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r Januar '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, .::