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r Januar &apos;23 'HINGS Thu 'sday, y ............... - AS THEY • " /SEEM b, ,-to-Wear ' nedyU%erde to words, ,,'hat rnd" . thinking about, i what some s,t,dy and ]ought bring out. -- !ivinEEre in Sholton,  l i  Lt. feel'i'g 'rather smug i | I'l ! ! v IdCUryP ) logging con- ,:? [[e 00tting quite a rug. i have new mills a-building, Fr Ors Wages have increased. our future's / : have been well greased " "° %::'U:, ' ---- t s Pause a moment, Oil i lea: l l::mth q ume seoanS e: ease.,, . ort of local Information .g is i? th2t our local V forbid has seen fit to aboli- - nee of school physician Lock of Winter ,s even failed to provide a nurse for our children, all: .t a time When throughout )1retry the health and pre- n of disease amongst our d D Children is receiving more an resses Y is it that' our largest  tions are failing to coo er- i JACKETS 'lethe--'W°rkraen's demtPn(ds f,^Svr; of Family Group .erage? Mason county f"Y county in the state "" o offer some such NOW )L SKIRTS ,AT REDUCTION :K SUITS F } OFF I in sparkling igh heels. that some restaur- are not compelled state's minimum cleaning and that our local, ex- lSlalwtays "in the • ecause of or that labor is their proper Support of the in- seem that dur- of the past a certain surplus up to carry tat' when schools illness or icy or three days, that just "knock Week ? While of our athletic our WOnderful band, tremendous loss of activity with enough to compete with state when they and universi- lers have told it. mt our state has our Bayshore of intense efforts on the fact that nine been killed and 23 ed in the past see- press them. our f c accidents? r own cult, the fault tors or the state three get that our ordinar- efficient "City Pc- into establish. parking me- here ? I'd pass an the sale of milk in the hat someone does Home" in tY especial- The people who care of them- not sick enough is unbeliev- problem of and with more and more ent of Social pay amply seems as if or some Could fill this is it that the Paper was so like IZED r WARE 59¢ PAILS I 45 3-GALLON i RE DEPARTMENT ii / PERCY r,' P I 6017 $  . 'r!" ,:'..'..'Z POI'rLANY O[q!:G ,: '  '  N,  ER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR Woods Sells' Meters Begin KliIFn aT TRAIN Laundry To Operating 1,| r1,1 li[] mmmmkmm nm ==m--=,. r.i}N_q_qliP, AT KAMll00HF Tacoma Men Here Monday One of the major business trans- ' Daytime free parking on SheI- / [] lfl m l [] [] i W [] [] actions of the past several years: ion's business section streets  [] •  [ j [] i  =I was completed last week and be- comes to an end at 9 a.m. next For the third consecutive week- comes effective February 1 @hen! Monday morning for at that hour  - "--:"- end Mason County chalked up a new owners takeflossession of the parking meters will begin their - •     m  • • • tqlm i  traffic fatality when one man was m. ason. county eam launory & official operatlon.in.tnis.commun- U .... & A .... %f/;ll I& /--I.A-/ killed and two others injured as ury winchers, lty, and from ¢nat moment on r-tnw ivltnv , ||a |r [eigl':[ a Northern Pacific work train and I H. Woods, who founded the free parking will be allowed only • s vv • • •t• sf • • =•• •w Jt, two cars collided at the Kamilche business on Tul 1, 1922, and has on'.Sundays and holidays and af- c,ss, ,,e *h, t,,m,,o :n, ....... operated, expanYed and improved tel4 6 p.m. in the evenings. Sunday's fatal accident at the Kamilche railroad ....  ........  ................ it in the intervening 25 years, an- nounced publicly Monday his sale of the laundry and cleaning firm to E. R. Krona ad Rudy Becker, both known here from previous business connections. The deal transfers ownership and manage- ment of the business but not of the buildings in which it is sit- uated on Railroad Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets. Both the new owners are Ta- comans, Mr. Krona coming to Shelton during the war to be aud- itor for Public Utility District No. 3 for a year-and-a-half, while Mr. Becker owned and operated Beck- er's Market at Hoodsport for,sev- eral years, selling it only a few months ago. "We will bend every effort to serve customers of the Mason County Steam Laundry & Dry Cleaners as well if not better than before our purchase of the busi- ness," the new owners stated, i They said they plan no change i in the personnel employed in the plant now and added that Mr. Woods' two sons, Don and War-  ren, will remain with the staff in the capacities of route managers Here is a view of the new, comfortable, cushioned seats re. cently installed in the junior high School auditorium and ?or which the student body has pledged itself to raise the extra $1000 the seats cost above the money appropriated by the school board for seats when the junior high was rebuilt. Giving the seats a trial and their full approval are. these junior high stu- dents, left to right: FRONT ROWLorraine Andrews, Jack Llndsey; SECOND ROW--June McCoy, Jerry Oakley, Frank Kenyon, Jack Valley, Warren Edgley; THIRD ROWLeRoy Moore, Pledamae Garoia; FOURTH ROW--Don McCowan, Terry Lynn Skelsey, Pat Cox, Janet Hunter; FIFTH ROWPhyllis Rucker, Peggy Hagan. --AndrewsPhoto and drivers. Mr. Woods also will remain in an advisory capacity for By BRUCE SCHWARCK the time being while the new own- I Principal, Shelton dm;or High ers get acquainted with details of I In the accompany gpin icture isl the business• Herb Cromer, as-a group of Junior High Schoo sistant Shelton firechief, is re- ] stud-ent enjoying the comforts of (Continued on page 8) ]the ndw auditorium seats. To in- [sure this added comfort for the Tony Fonzo Joins Ed Roberson In Partnership With the addition of Tony Fon- zo as a partner in the firm, a service not previously offered to the public is now available at the Roberson & Fonzo Plumbing & Heating Company qUarters at222 South Secoffd Street. Mr. Fonzo's addition as a part- ner with Ed Robersofi in the op- eration of the business enables Salesman for plumbing and heating supplies and services which was ot avail- able when Mr. Roberson was oper- ating the firm alone• Now the company's store is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and a larger and more diversified stock of plumbing and heating supplies is available• The new partnership brings one of Shelton's best knowu business men into a new enterprise for Mr. Fonzo has associated with num- erous businesses here over a span of 21 years as a Shelton resident• He recently sold the Stop Inn res- taurant after operating it during the war years. Previously he had owned and operated Tony's Place on Second Street between Cots and Railroad from 1935 to 1944 and the Tin Can Cafe in 1928 and 1929. Before entering busi- ness for himself Mr. Fonzo had worked in the construction trades here for the late Bob Allan and Dan Anderson, and prior to mov- ing to Shelton he had worked on a ranch at Allyn from 1915 to 1926. DESCRIBES CARIBBEAN SEEN FROM AIRLINER gin Islands, our shedule was to be a daylight 22--A week affair of Tuesday. However, the -Woman', and best made plans sometimes mis- muffs and slipperi- hill. to as few ely I th- mountain and ] .a remarkable ! hln a seven- 1 ever was one. .'ago, start- or us until oga. and t peniymula : Miami• bgiv- rief was not im- is import- many we encounter- is big busi- appeals to cocktail curio shops tdering and throng- rnany women-- idea person !cription is prob- ami, because we see other than through sy area of ravel, and Chicago to Mi. extended aerial and carry, and we were not too en- thusiastic when advised that we would have to take a night plane to make our connections at San Juan for the Virgin Islands• It reminded me of the "kicking ar- ound" I had experienced during the war, trying to find my ship by thousands of miles of will-o- the-wisp air travel, I must say that Dorothy pry- cd a good soldier nd if she was frightened when she looked down on the vacant Caribbean or ex- perienced the stomach risings of air pocket boundings of the big plane, she gave no outward ap- pearance of fright, but did admit later that she was scared almost speechless. She is now a dyed- in-the-wool air traveler, possess- ing the confidence that modern air travel, efficiency, safety and security imports to the traveler. The imp to San Juan, Puerto Rico, made in four legs and eight hours in the air, started at 1:50 a.m., the first stop setting us down at Camaguey, on the south- east tip of Cuba. The break of day, a beautiful sight with an orange horizon blending into a blue sky as the sun rose. the colors grow- ing more distinct and vivid as the big molten gold sun mounted. The blue of the Caribbean below is matchless with any other body of water, while fleecy mounds of cmmflus clouds, brought indescrib- able effects in contrast with the colors created by the break of day and' blue waters below. It was an optical sensation rarely Witnessed and, one always to be remembered. Two more hours of smooth fly- ing and we were set down on the Pan American strip at Port-au- Prince, Iaiti, and then on to Cuidad Trujillo, Dominican Re- public, the last leg to San Juan (Continued on page 8) JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS TO OPEN SEAT-FUND CAMPAIGN ON FEB. 10 • a essayingthe San Juan and according to , school and community the Junior High School student body has ac- cepted, as a project, financing the added cost of these cushioned seats. Student salesmen will soon con- tact you about buying your souv- enir dedication ticket• These tick- ets will be sold for. one dollar each, including tax. You will be entitled to see the fine musical performance given by the Junior High School band and glee clubs on the nights of February 25-26. You will also have done your part toward making it possible for the Junior High to complete its pro- ject. You vtlt be allowed to 'keep your ticket as a souvenir. In a previous article it was pointed out that the added cost of cushioned seats is approxi- mately $1,000. This amount our Junior High School has agreed to raise• Our student body wanted to have a definite part in provid- ing comfortable cushioned scats to replace the less comfortable plywood seats destroyed by the fire. We are asking you to share with us the use of these fine seats and also the responsibility of rais- ing this amount of money. Two of these seats will be on displiy in a window of the Lum- hermen's Mercantile store begin- ning Monday, February 3. This will give everyone an opportunity to see them. The ticket sale will begin Mon- day, February 10. If you are not contacted by student salesmen af- ter that date and you want a part in securing these seats you may telephone 95 and we' will have a salesman contact you or if you live out of town and would like to have a part contact us by mail in care of the Shelton Junior High School• There's Reason for Shortage of Dimes; They're 'On March A few sharp-eyed office work- ers and store clerks were baffled last week by what appeared to be a shortage of dimes in Shelton. When the cash registers registered plenty of pennies, nickels, quarters and dollars, but no dimes, someone• probably T, E. Deer./ chairman of the Mason County Infantile Par- alysis Foundation, suggested that most of the dimes had marched tlght into the coffers of the March of Dimes• True or not, Mr. Deer reminds that for the little bit of trouble en- countered by those who had to make change minus ten- cent pieces, nothing but good--in the form of treatment and cure of in- fantile paralysis victims and pre- vention of epidemics of polio--.will come of it. In a last mint'te reminder, Mr. Deer reporL that the drive will end tomorrow and those who have overlooked the white containers throughout Shelton for the dimes had better get "off the dime•" Indications that Sheltou has been generous in its contributions to the March of Dimes are plentiful, according to the chairman, but he requests that there be no let-up in the effort until the final min- ute of the campaign. Pomona Grange Holds First Session of, Year i i i POLICE CHIEF EXAMINATIONS " SLATED FEB. 10 Civil service examinations for the position of police chief of the Shelton Police Department will be held Monday, February 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the city hall, according to Charles R. Lewis, a member of the Police Civil Service Commismon of Shelton. The commission will give the examination. Application for the position must be on file with the com- mission before 5 p.m., Satur'- day, February 8. Application forms may be obtained from Mr. Lewis at his office In the Bell Building. All-School Play Cast Announced Rehearsals for the all-school play, "A Little Honey," to be pre- sented Wednesday, February 19, by students of Irene S. Reed High School, are now under ,ay under the direction of Miss Margaret Baldwin• The play concerns "a teen-age girl and her attempts to "get her man." Students partieipaL;ng in the play are Norms Simonson, Berna- dine Winiecki. Albert McBride, Lorraine Frew, Harley WiveI1, Nedra Downer, Bob Mell, Myran- ell Jackson, Barbara Meyers. Dave Ryan, Marjorie Jackson, Shirley Anderson and Anna Lou Elliot. The assisting" staff inclu4es Na- dinc Lauber, Shirley Waite, Shir- ley Abel. Pat Young, Pat Hemp- hill. Vernon Schuffenhauer, Leroy Robbins and Bob Brown. Parking meters are being set Into place today on the standards erected here two weeks ago on Railroad Avenue from First to Fiftl Street, on Cots Street from 1Ptvsll to Third, on First Street from Grove to Franklin, and on all cross streets from First to Fifth between Cots and Railroad. They must be observed during the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily and will be checked closely by Russell Gunter. recently ap- .pointed by the city commission to be parking meter checker and serviceman as a member of the city police force. Parking charges will be five cents an hour or oc cent for 12 minutes, the rotten; being con- strutted to operate in 12-minute periods up to one herr. Travis Heads Hospital Assn Frank A. Travls was re-elected president of the board of direc- tors of the Shelton General Hos- pital for 1947 during the apnual meeting last Wednesday evening. Other officers elected included George Cropper, vice-president and Reginald Sykes, re-elected secretary-treasurer. Executive committee members included Mr. Travis and H. R. Dicldnson, both re-elected, and J. M. Dobson and Don McKay, newly elected members. 25 Contestants Appear Tonight In Talent Show Twenty - tlve contestants are scheduled to appear this evening in the Active Club Amateur show at 8 p.m,, in the Junior High School auditorium. Specialty num- beng including dancing,' lnging and instrumentals will be featured during the evening's entertainment. Tickets are on sale by Active Club members. Those appearing on tonight's program are Jeannine Mitchell, vo- calist: Joyce and Joan Price, dancers; Jean Hadsell, dancer; Shirley Thorpe. vocalist; Yvonne Raines, vocalist; Norman Ander- son,' vocalist; Anne and Pat Mun- roe, vocalists; Margaret Oltman, vocalist; Mildred Dugger, acro- batic dancer; Edwin Mercer, danc- er; Eddie Mercer, Hawaiian gui- tar: Loren Mercer, violinist; Mary Jamison, accordionist. Barbara McElroy, pianist; Leah McGraw, pianist; Minnie Ander- son, reader; Jackie Halbert, danc- er; Mary and Sally Boysen, danc- er; Alols Kenyon, dancer; Doro thy B. Shoemaker, vocalist; Joan Soper, vocalist, and Gertrude Mc- Elroy, vocalist. MERRIDEE WIVELL WINS HORSE IN STATE-WIDE 4-H CONTEST Mason County Pomona Grange Evans, has been a 4-H club mere- held its Ja:nuary meeting Saturday bet for the past three years• She at Matlock with Master Howard has carried a garden project for Bailey presiding and a good crowd two years and has been a blue- in attendance despite the bad ribbon winner in the State Gar- weather of the night, t den Contest for as many years. Several resolutions of vital in- Recently she has become inter- retest were discussed, entertain- ested in light horses• She pur- taunt presented by Margaret Bish chased two light horses and raised , colt on the Wvell farm, tram- op was enjoyed, and the Matlock a ' ' ladies served refreshments, ing the colt for riding and the Her skill as a horscwoma and knowledge of the care of horses brought distinction last week to Miss Merridee Wivell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Wivell, when she was declared a winner in a recent State 4-H Light Horse con- test. The contest was sponsored by the State Extension Service m cooperation with the Washing- ton Horse Breeders Association. Miss Wivell, a member of "The Ivy Climbers" led by Mrs. Robert Andrews Photo various gaits: According to offi- zials of the State Extension Ser- vice, Merridee meets all the re- quirements of a good horsewo- man--she is fond of horses, quiet, even tempered and a close observ- el'. The rules of the contest speci- fied that contestants must have been 4-H club members for the past two years, must be 14 years of age and conform with the rules act down by the Extension Ser- vice and the Breeders Associa- tion. This yeax six bred mares md two ,'5'earlings were offered to 4-H merner. The mares are cared for by the members until• the colt is six months of age. The mare is then turned back to the associa- tion, sired and distributed to other winners next year. The colt is the property of the 4-H mem- ber, crossing serves to bring again into'public attention the fact that many years of protest and requests or action made by local civic officials and organizations seeking proper warning signals at that point have gone unheeded by those in position to remedy the situation. The Shelton Chamber of Commerce has made sev- eral requests in the past 15 years or so for adequate warning signals at this dangerous crossing, now marked ,only by a stationary cross-arm set within a very few feet of the tracks, and the Kamilche Grange and other organizations have also expressed their disapproval of the dangerous situation which continues to be'a haz- ard to the life of all who use the Shelton-Olympia high- way. Th('rc shonld be a "movi,g, [hts;ing, illamin- afcd wardng sigml placed at aTt (ldct].ltate distance Jrom the railroad tracks to allow a 'motorist com- ing down the Kamilchc grade to stop his vehicle in time to avoid hittiug a train crossing the high- way at that point. The situation is dangerous even in daylight as it now stands, for visibility is restricted in both directions. At night it is far worse. And while the subject is at hand, another crossing only a mile or more distant, where the same %racks cross the cutoff road to Grays Harbor, is likewise as inadequately marked and as urgently needs immediate correction. With the increased population of this area and the attending heavier traffic which the Shelton-Olympia highway is carrying now and will continue to carry, it is imperative that IMMEDIATE ACTION BE TAK- EN BY THE PROPER AUTHORITIES to eliminate the extremely dangerous situations which have been neglectfully allowed to exist at these two crossings for all these years in the face of public protest and requests for action. NEW SAWMILL OPENS WAY FOR $200,000 HOODSPORT PROJECT Hoodsport ..... When operations The new sawmill on Annas Ba. were started recently by the Eni- I will solve that problem as it will tai Lumber Company's all-electri- cally-t)owered sawmill, located on 'Ania Bay near Minerva Park on Hood Canal, the major hurdle which was holding up a $200,000 construction and improvement project in this community planned by the Ahl Hood Canal Enterprises was swept aside. The sawmill, while no directly connected with the Ahl Enter- prises, is owned by some of the stockholders of the latter concern and most of its lumber produc- tion will be utilized by the Ahl Enterprises in the construction work included in its plans of giv- ing Hoodsport a large, modern tourist resort which will include 45 cabins, a modern fishermen's wharf for sports fishing with a marine servme in connection, a 20-room hotel, a large restaurant, and a large modern service sta- tion, all to be built on property in the Oscar Ahl estate. Stopped by Lack of Lumber Plans for the big project, which will have a valuation in the neigh:- borhood of $200,000 when com- pleted, according to bess J. Haines, manager, have been drawn for several months but actual start of construction has been held up because of lack of lum- ber. Rudy Werberger Again President Forest Festival Re-elected on the record of his past performance as president of the Forest Festivalpagcant, Rudy Werberger will be responsible for the success of the Third Annual Forest Festival which will be held the weekend of May 17. Mr. Werbergcr was re-elected president at n m,eting of the Fes- tival leaders held Wednesday, Jan- uary 22. at the c.mu'thouse. Others elected to official positions were Oscar L,,vi. vice president; and Joc zl;!/],,;en. tresurt'r, Aside from the aforementioned officers, the executive committee is comprised this year of S. B. Anderson, H. L. Hadsell and L. A. Carlson. Charles R. Lewis will continue as secretary of the or- ganization. Trus[ees elected at the Wed- nesday meeting were Ray Sim- mons, representative of the Elec- trical Workers' Union, Howard Brier of the University of Wash- ington and state director of the Keep Washington Green program, and George Hermes. principal of Irene S. Reed High School. The next meeting of the Festival directors will be held Wednesday, February 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the courthouse. RALPI! PIGG IN SEATTLE Ralph Pig' was removed frnnl Shelton General Hospital to tie U.S. Naval Ho,pital in Seattle last Friday threugh arrangements made by the Mason County V.F.W. post while he recuperates from a serious illness. 40 & 8 MEETS TONIGIIT 40 et 8 members will join to- gether Thursday evening for their regular dinner meeting at the Sheltod Hotel, starting at 0:30. be able to cut timbers up to 30 feet in length and 30 inches in dimension with a planer " wHiCh will be installed soon providing finished lumber. The new mill is 'cutting about 8,000 board feet daily in its early operatlon but has a capacity of 15,000, accord. ing to Mr. Haines, who is one of the stockholders in the Enitai Lumler Company as well as being manager of the Ahl Enterprises. Nick Ward, foreman of the saw- mill operations, is also a stock- holder and supervises a crew con- slating of his two sons, Sidney and Lawrence, his nephew, Frank, and Vern Gambriel. The Ward boys are native sons of Hoods- port. The mill's operation is com- pletely powered by electricity. Park Ready This Year At least part of the big tour- ist center planned by the Ahl En- terprises are expected to be com- pleted and operating in time for the 1947 tourist season, Mr. Haines said. The plans include making a small park area with a trout pool in and along the small creek which flows through the Oscar Ahl property here, The Ahl Hood Canal Ente{pris- cs is incorporated with he State of Washington with Oscar Ahl, pioneer Hood Canal resident, and his sons and daughters as stock- holders. They include Mrs. Laura Lord of Shelton, Mrs. Eva Sim- mons of Shelt0n, Mrs. Nick Ward and Mrs. Edna F. Haines of Hoodsport, Mrs. Hattie Ellison of Seattle, Mrs, Louise Rose of Seat- tle, and Ernie Ahl of Tacoma. Sunday afternoon in a freak acci- dent. James E. Arrants, 33, of Port Orchard, died shortly after being taken to Shelton hospital from head and internal injuries inflicted when the car in which he and his brother, Joseph, and his father, Harve, were riding was struck by the caboose of a work train which was backing across the highway crossing about two o'clock Sunday afternoon. A second car, following the At- rants Velficle, also struck the freight train but the driver, Lu- cien LeMay of PorLland, was able u) ,llow down suffieiently to swing, iris s(lan to lns.l<e =x Elancing 'ira- [)act in the direci.ion of the train's }POV(H'I{tlt .¢;() neiLher lie, hi.'; ,ifc nor his young dallgtlLer were in- lured despite considerable damage done to the LeMay car. The elder Mr. ArranLs is still under observation at Shelton hos- pital for severe head and possible internal injuries mlffered in the crash, but the other brother was released after being treated fo head cuts and shock. The Arrants car was completely demolished by the impact and "looked like it had been cut open with a can-opener," to use the de- scription of State Patrolman Matt- son of Olympia, who investigated. According to Officer Mattson, testimony given him by witnesses indicated the train crossed the highway going toward Elms but stopped and began to back across !t again in the opposite direction, a mmeuver which apparently con- fused both Arrants and LeMay as they thought the train had contin- ued in its original direction, the state patrolman said. '/'he body of the victim was tak- en to Port Orchard from here but later shipped to Newburg, Oregon, for funeral services and burial. He was a bulldozer operator and an Army sergeant in the last war. Surviving are his widow and three children of Port Orchard. Hc was born July 23, 1913. 'KINIY Va.nOLEAVE TRT :",, !!;, PAINFULLY IN ACCIDENT McKinley VanCleave, Shelton distribution manager of the Ta- coma News Tribune, was injured Saturday night on the Mud Bay. hill in an accident which involves his car and another driven by Bar- bars Smith, also of Shelton. VanCleave suffered a broken rib, torn chest ligaments and cuts and bruises. His daughter, Dar- leen, also in his car, suffered a bad cut on,her face and bruises. Both were treated at Shelton hos- pital for.£heir injuries, then re- leased. Miss Sith was reported unin- jured. Coroner's Jury Exonerates Driver Evidence presented an inquest Jury investigating the circum- stmces surrounding the traffic death January 18 of John Henry Goodwin, 68,year;old Public Util- ity District No. 3 employee, re- sulted Thursday in exoneration of Ollie B. Rigg's of Port Orchard, driver of the car which struck and killed the Shelton man, of responsibility for the fatal acci- dent The jury found, from tlm evi- dence presented, that Mr. Good- win, instantly killed while cross- ing the Olympic highway between Cascade and Bellview streets on Hillcrest, contributed to his own death by attempting to cross the Mrs. Ellison serves as secretary, highway at a point other than a treamu'er of the corporation, Bu- marked crosswalk and that the ford Rose of Seattle as president, driver haft done all lr hs power and Mr. Haines as manager, to avoid the accident. THIS WASHINGTON OR WYOMING? SNOW, COLD, RAIN, WIND HIT US Dasenwnt of the Gra:lan. Llte.,tre risi0K to nearly two feeL. Leaks 1]] roofs were rcportcd a': the srong 9,qnd whipped tie rain illto crcviecs of buildings. Thc city park took on the appearance of  lake as the water from Anglesida settled there. "Monday morning /ound the vi- cinity blanketed in a layer of snow which brought about the closing o Schools and other or- ganizations dependent upon trans- portation facilities. The schools were reopened on Tuesday• Dropping temperatures on Mon- day evening froze the melting snow, further complicating road conditions. An order by the coun- ty comnflssioners restricted heavy traffic on all roads, besides clos- ing the two Matlock bridges to all but very ]iglt loads. In general, the constant freezing and thawing of the past few weeks has caused serious damage to all roads thrn- out the country. According to a. report from the Rayonier weather bureau. :],46 inches of rain fell on Saturday as an opener for the weather spree. The. average temperature ranged from a iaxinmm of 43.8 degrees alcove Zero to a minimum of 28.2 degrees over mosf ,of:'thls month. A .q(:vul'e wind aP.tl Fail) storm f)llowed by ;t heavy snow.l'all nnd ['allmK Lemp'atures s(,rwd for tim Liird time this winter to Lie up Mason county transportation and Lo wreak havoc on already damaged roads. An unusually heavy rainfall coupled with driving winds last week end caused minor floods and other damage to the area. Monday morning a heavy snowfall covered the Shclton area. Freezing tem- peratures followed which prevent- ed the melting of the snow and instead created additional da.ngers on the highways. A dry snow fall was recorded here Wednesday morning. Tim rainfall which hit the com- munity last Saturday brotgit nearby rivers to a dangerous high, and in some low areas caused nfin- iature floods, wasldng out roads and small bridges. Although no main bridges were, washed out, two bridges in the Matlock area were closed to heavy traffic due to the damage caused by the high, raging waters• The industrial area around the Shelton waterfront was submerg- ed early Saturday morning. Resi- dential areas near Goldsborotlgh Creek and Mountain View Wr flooded in about a foot of Wati Basements throughout the city were flooded, the water in thb The .15-year average is somiwhat higher with a 45.9 degree maxi- mmn and a 32.8 degree m/nimUm,  .::