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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
7
A historical query on Oregon labor law explains discharge without notice is allowed unless a contract requires advance notice. It notes wages earned are payable immediately upon final discharge and discusses paid vacation requirements.
Question whether an employer can require a woman to work ten hours or two night shifts without extra pay or accommodations. The reply notes night work not generally regulated, but women employed after 10 p m in plants handling poultry fish or eggs must receive transportation. For inquiries contact Norman O. Nilsen at the State Bureau of Labor in Salem Oregon.
The Broadbent community invites the public to a desert program at Broadbent hall on Saturday at 8 pm. Reas meals will be served and the event features regular notices of local society activities and newly installed officers of the P T O.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Ivy of Coquill and many others from Sacramento Gold Beach Shelton Roseburg Portland and Colton visited friends and relatives in Coquille over the past week. Trips included a Grants Pass business outing and a Davenport grove picnic for dairy clubs. Several guests stayed with local families and a six week Missouri Kentucky trip was noted.
The article surveys long standing yet varied tuberculosis remedies from alcohol and horseback riding to drastic treatments. It notes patient recoveries despite severe illness and comments on the persistent search for a definitive cure.
A Coos County health column notes a farmer’s claim that nettles cured a pig’s cough and could inspire science to test tubercle remedies. It highlights past gains from herb doctors and the ongoing search for antituberculosis drugs, sponsored by the local tuberculosis association.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Gus Metzgus with two children and Mrs. Mabel Borland, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Martinka with four children, all of Myrtle Point, joined Mr. and Mrs. James Devereaux for a luncheon in Gaylord. Sunday visitors at Duane Hayes home included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pribble of Powers. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Myers and their children have moved to Gaylord from Myrtle Point and reside in a trailer on the B. C. road.
Mr and Mrs Harry Morgan and Richard visited Robert Root home. Mr and Mrs Carman hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Farrell Rankin. Louis Lund returned home from Kaiser Hospital after a stay in North Bend. John Carman and children saw Gareth in Myrtle Point. Mr and Mrs De Smith and Marvin of Powers greeted John McWilliams family.
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