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Ed, tor,als.
We Will Survi
re,
We hope that somewhere on God's green earth a clois-
tered man of science is working on a miracle pill which will
return the sense of proportion and sense of humor which
Americans are fast losing.
The current action of the Seattle city council in ban-
ning the appearance of Dr. Timothy Leary in the Seattle
Opera House is the latest example of what happens when
these virtues are misplaced. Dr. Leary had rented the au-
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ditorium to present what he termed a psychedehc rehglous
celebration," and was hustling tickets for the affair, when
the council, prodded by excited keepers of the public's mor-
als, withdrew its permission to use the premises.
The hassle is truly a battle of the flyweights--a herd
of elected sheep and a gaggle of agitated do-gooders vs. a
former Ivy League practitioner of the way-out who is try-
ins to raise a few bucks from the curious with flashing
lights and four-bit words.
Americans, who have survived P. T. Barnum,, Billy
Sunday, William Jennings Bryan and Aimee Semple Mc-
Pherson, are now having fits about a curly-haired spell-
binder who successfully sells tickets for speeches about
"sensory meditation, symbol-overload and media-mix."
Our nation has Fersevered despite the snake-oil medi-
cine show and the golden-tongued hucksters of tonics con-
taining 38 percent alcohol for our cherished little old ladies
and electric belts guaranteed to restore the potency of our
cherished little old men.
We outlasted Huey Long arid Fulton Lewis, Jr. and
will probably escape with our sanity from Ezra Taft Ben-
son, Gus Hall, Mary Poppins and James Bond. Have we
gone through all this to be cowed by an academic showman
who can inveigle the curious and the bored into paying to
hear him talk about "molecular and cellular phrasing"?
The do-gooders claim they are saving our children from
a horrible fate by depriving the doctor of his right to
speak. The time they spend howling at council meetings
could be better spent teaching their children the sound
values, the perspective, and the sense of humor that are
the only defense against spellbinders, medicine men, and
psychdelic ministers.
Letter Box:
Unfair To Motorcyclists
Editor, The Journal'
In reference to your editorial
in last week's l)aper concerning
motorcyclist deaths and injuries,
I believe you were most unfair
to motorcyclists in the way you
wrote your editorial
If you will look into this fur-
ther you will discover that the
deaths are caused by accidents
involving rrtotorcycles and cars
with the driver of the car being
at fault.
And the majority of tile in-
juries reported l)y the dt)ctors
and hoslfitals in Mason County
are motorcycle Scrambles, En-
dure Race riders with the in-
iuries caused on the track either
racing or practicing. Not saying
thai racing motorcycles is any
more dangerous l h a n racing
cars, boats or horses.
And upon observing the road
riding cyclists here in our town
I believe they tin the majority)
are alert and courteous in their
riding. Thank you for the time.
Mrs. Dean Smith
An Almost Editorial
Editor, The Journal:
Congratulations on lhe fin(,
editorial you almost wrote.
"-HOW, TO DIE YOUN(L"
Although the article is mis-
leading it is t)ased somewhal on
fact. In said article, il was slaled
that motorcyclists had the fast-
est growing casually rate on the
highway, It is also true lhal
trolorcycles are the fastest grow-
mg form of transporlation on
the higilway.
As stated." "The number of
motorcycles and their fatality
toll doubled during the, period
from 1962 to 1965." It is" anaazmg
the death toll wasn't higher,
considering the number of in-
experienced operators ridin
these machines on the highway.
As stated, "One million new
rnotorcjt.h,s on the highway is
forecast for the near fuldrc, A
filure ot over 5,000 deaths per
year is forecast." UNLESS action
is taken to reduce the death loll.
not the number of motorcycles.
Whnt action is being taken?
Motorcycling groups throughout
the State and Nation are press-
ins for Motorcycle Safety Legis-
lalion: specifically, the require-
ment of approved crash helmets
(64 percent of motorcycle deaths
in Wshingt.on are attributed to
head injuriesl and licensing of
motorcycle el)orators.
The reason for this contrary
to popular belief, is tha! the
safe operation of a motorcycle
requires more skill than the
operation of a car.
V•B. Honstain
God Says To Wait
Editor. The Journal:
One little match with a head
start can burn down a whole
city.
A little gossip can develop inla
a scandal that will cause the
ruination of a character.
But a few words spoken for
God can stir the hearts of men
and bring about a great revival.
Big things have been formed
by small beginnings.
A word or two in love and
ur "erstanding can encourage the
n¢ Babe in Christ to rise to
great heights. (A little leaven
leaveneth the whole lump.--- Ga-
latians 5.9),
God says to wait. We grow
impatient sometimes wanting
big things to happen in a hurry,
but God has a plan for every-
thing and everybody, which,
small as it may seem at the
time, will mushroom into some-
thing wonderful and glorious if
carried out according to his
plans, tie has plans worked out
that we couldn't even begin to
think of.
We are puzzled sorrmtimes why
things are done in a certain
way, but there is a reason for
it all if God is behind it. So
it matters not if the happening
is large or small if God is our
guide.
Psalm 2%14: "Wait on the
Lord: be of good courage, and
he shall strengthen thine heart;
wait I say, on the Lord."
Evelene Farrell
Founded 1886 by Grant C. Angle
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Page 4 - lhelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, February
Capitol Dome: ,
C ties Have
oun 1
State Loot
:':°:'2:
wt)ich has been. overlooked, in all:: to the grocer procesS
lns trek aoom nnanclm am far er it also wouldi]
from the state, has hit upon a pricme wars
the shtte plunging into ,. The=u, ,0,^..l.,.h;,
head-on fight with the cities The l...auo u pe .ce.t, •
• , . " ' m;tlg protmceo m tnls
(.()unties have fell like forgotten _. ...^.. i_ ._.,.._., _^^
00,e,,,'hiidren ever :.?
Evans' first message to the Leg- . _.x..* ^ ate",2"
• . The rrveatuv ,. t.c
]slature, whlch was tal]ored ,to
urban problems and $25 million dustry's major! piece
tion this session and
slab' aid to the cities without
"Frankly, Reagan is turning out better than I exi)eeted."
Letter Box:
Farmer Tells Of Damage Inflicted By Elk Herds
In the spring of 1964 I tflanted
11 acres of field corn which
would have, if harvested and put
up as silage, fed from 20 to 25
cows through the winter. By
September some of the corn was
as high as 7 to 8 feet tall and
looked quit(* good. Bul during
that month the elk took over and
For this and the usual winter
fence damage I put in a claim
of $400.00. Fred Rowdy,. a game
dept. official told me he didn't
think the board would approve
the claim because he wouldn't
recommend a payment since he
had heard I had killed some
elk. I received a letter refusing
the claim.
Stud.00nts Denied Information
as to the facts of the American
(and world) situation, and the
Comm unist purposes and
methods.
My invitation to attend the
class was not cleared first by
the student with the authorities.
It was later refused. Why must:
the inquisitive student be denied
the above, information?
In the past eight years, the
John Birch Society anlaysis of
world events have been accurate
often enough to justify studying
its material.
Penelope Robbins
when the game dept. h)oked at
lhe troll they agreed that the
field was 75 percent destroyed.
There wasn't a single ear of
corn left in the whole field and
Iew stocks left: standing over 4
foot high. For this I put in a
very nominal claim of $459.00
I)ased on value ,if silage standing.
The game dept. apl)roved only
$40(I.00 of this, which they paid.
I had an 18 acre field of hay in
sight of the house, the first crop
was harvested and the second
crop was doing well in July.
About 3 weeks later the growth
al]peared l.o slow down, another
week went I)y and it seemed to
When a man has worked on
a farm clearing the land and
developing c.rops, it is heart-
breaking seeing it wantonly des-
troyed by a herd of anim'als. I
am sure you understand how you
would feel to see the areas you
have worked on ruined by your
neighbors cows or horses.
The third area of concern is
that of disease. One day I found
a dead elk lying in the field
which definitely appeared to
black leg. This disease, which
kills an animal within a few
hours after the first symptoms
al)pear, had never been present
on this side of tbe river. Once
the germ,s are established in
an area they will live for years
in the ground and are acces-
sihle to cattle.
I notified the game department
of rry finding. They came out,
took samples, hurled the re-
mains and spread lime over the
ground where the elk was buried.
Several days later I received a
report that it was not black leg,
but they suggested I not let any
cattle in that field for at ]east
three weeks.
At a later date I lost my first
cattle from black leg on the
farm. They died in the same
field as the elk had died. There
is no cure for black leg; we
can only try to control it by
vaccination, which is recom-
mended every six months
at a cost of about $1.00 per
head per year. Since that
time I have lost five head of
cattle on that place, even though
vaccinated, with a value of $700.
I am sorry the game depart-
ment has been unable to find
an answer to controlling their
elk. I have been willing to try
any reasonable suggestions the
game department has made.
But this damage has been go-
ing on for a long period and
I can't just continue to stand by
and see n W property destroyed.
As a last resort some elk have
been killed to help lessen the
damage. In each case the game
delmrtment has iramediatly
been notified so the meat might
be saved. I would join the sports-
man in being thankful if a betler
solution to the difficull problem
cou.ld be found.
Tud Riehert
Editor, The Journal:
It has been asked "What pos-
sible harm could elk be doing
to Mr. Richert's farm." I would
like to answer this question pub-
4icly.
I have a 680 acre cattle farm
in Skokomish Valley. The land
must be fenced to separate cattle
grazing area and crop land for
winter feed. This entails five or
six miles of fence.
The elk have consistently dam-
aged these fences. They come
down from the hills in herds as
large as fifty head at a time.
They will go straight thru a four
strand wire fence. An esample
is one day's loss of 150 foot of
4 strand fence with 13 fence posts
broken to the ground.
This happens often is smaller
areas. At times every fence on
tbe place is damaged in some
way by these elk. with broken
wires, broken posts or stretched
wires•
My mare cross fence is a 5
strand heavy-duty barb wire. It
has been broken a number of
times. In an attempt to find
some solution with the Game De-
partment they agreed to furnish
pickets to place in this fence if
I would do the work of attaching
them to the fence with the hope
that the elk would not go thru
this type of fence. This agree-
ment came with the stipulation
I pick up the pickets and sign
a 10 year agreement to keep the
fence in good repair. The good
repair is sometimes difficult
since the elk, when jumping the
fence, take portions of the fence
with them.
Up to this time I have been
-nable to find any answer to
keeping the elk from ruining the
fences and the consequential
problem of these breaks remains.
One day I came upon a well
worn path where the elk were
coming into mY hay field. I
came up with the idea that if
I could catch one alive and put
a cow bell on it that it might
discourage them from coming
in, so I set up two snares. I
caught one but the game warden
found it before I did, He said
the elk was injured by the snare
so he shot it left the carcus to
rot and took both my snares.
Another even more costly as.
peet of the elk has been their
damage to crop land. In the
spring of 1965 I planted 16 acres
of grass and clover at a cost of
over 24.00 dollars per acre or
more than $385.00. In April the
crop was up and looking good,
then we began having visits
from the elk. We had as high
as 42 head,at one time running,
playing and even rolling in the
new seed bed. Due to the soft
wet ground each elk track went
about 6 inches deep• The field
was heavily damaged. Yea can
Imagine wat 42 head of elk
would do to your newly seeded
lawn.
2, 1967
Editor, The Journal:
Academic Freedom, so jeal-
ously guarded by the schools,
:tnpears to apply only in some
instances.
As a member of the John
Birch Society, I was asked, by
a senior at Irene S. Reed High
School, to explain the Society
"Name, beginning, aim, methods
and membcrship policy."
The stated goals of the Society
are "Less government, more in-
dividual responsibility, and a
better world." The method is the
education of self and neighbor
Peon Wage Rate Gimmick
Then we have the new Gover-
nor bobbing in and out of legis-
lative halls advocating and re-
ceiving support from both sides
of the aisle to do away with the
tax needle altogether and let the
. governor and legislators tell the
people how much they are go-
ing to spend and how much they
are going to pony up to pay the
bill.
In their version, this peon
wage raise gimmick, 40-mill tax
limit and these penny-ante school
and other bond issues are im-
pediments to their flair for spend-
ing other people's money and
having the people being able to
have any check and balance
powers.
A very apt statement: heard
in a recent bull session of one
pick-up-the-tab committee was:
"Any more tax gimmicks the
Republicans don't think up, the
Democrats will?'
Cliff Collins
Editor, The Journal:
From the stories eminating
from the hill in Olympia by
news media, radio and television
the current legislative session is
showing wonderful improvement.
over past sessions in the ap-
plication of more tax needle to
Washingtonians.
For instance, thc pay raise
just agreed to whoeeby some
hundreds of instituti,ml workers
in the two to four hundred dollar'
a month pay scale will receive
from 10 to 20 a month raise,
yet it costs some 12 to 17 million
dollars.
I wonder how come the big
Executive Voice of the State Fed-
eration of Employees ain't bel-.
lering about some of his people
getting more rinse in a month
than his peons get in a whole
year. Yet, the peon wage scale,
according to the Voice, was the
reason for the raise. Oh tax
needle were is thy sting?
Ri, kards Not Richards
rea dismissed my Case. I did
not forfeit any money on this
charge. I would appreciate a pub-
lic apology in this week's Jour-
nal.
Ron Rickards
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
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Editor, TIw Journal:
I draw your attention to the
court action listed in the Jan-
uary 19 issue of the Mason Coun-
ty Journal. You listed a Ron
Richards of P.O. Box 634 as
forfeiting $12 on a defective equip-
ment charge. The address is
correct but the name is Ron
Rickards with a "k" and not an
"h" if your please. What is worse
than the way you spelled my
name is the fact that Judge Cor-
any menlion of the counties.
It was only with some diffir
,:ully Ihal ct)ler heads in . the
counl) con-dylissioners ! ass6cia-.
lion kept some of their more
otllspoken nwmbers l'ronl I)lung-
in mh) a battle which could
have I'(,stllled in tx)lh the cities
odd Ihc tounlies going heine
eml)ly-handed. There is still lalk
of trying I0 gel a portion of. the
$25 million which Governor
l,Jvans wltnls Io earlnark for the
cities, unlil someb(xty found a-
Iioth('r revenue source. ,
SLICE O1" TAX 311LI.A(;F
SO['(;HT
Tim phtn. whi(.h has been ac-
rel)h'd b the county commis-
,lt)llel'S, IRJVv €rails for allocating
hall o[ the i)rOl,rly tax collected
I)y lilt' shth' h) lilt' counties. It
t)uhl anl)unl Io 2 mills. In
Iheory. Ihe slale collecls only
2 n'dlis oI the 40-mill levy, but
it toiler'Is on ;in assessnlent bast'
el 50 percenl of true value,
wlfi]e the rest of the millage is
rollecled on local assessment
bases, which average less than
25 per cenl stalewide.
As a result, the state millage
Is the equivalent of 4 mills. The
counly plan would allocate half
el lhal millage to the counties
for the next two years. Assum-
ing lhat the constitulional amend-
men( reducing the assessment
I)ase to 25 per cenl is al)proved,
lhe state's millage would drop Io
the same level as others. At that
time, under the county l)hm the
entire 2 mills would go to the
counties. The two year interval
when the millage was divided
would serve as a transition per-
ted.
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN
The counties have already
built up some legislative sup-
port for their program, 'but a
new obstacle has bobbed up.
Another group has come up with
the same phm, only this group
wants the money for the schools.
The counties may find them-
selves up against a foe more
fornidable than the cities.
Legislation authorizizing thc
Director of Agriculture to es
tablish uniform minimum prices
for milk and frozen dairy pro-
ducts could stir up considerable
controversy, but it has strong
support. It would authorize the
director to establish production
and marketing areas, give him
powers, authorize him to issue
emergency regulations and pro-
hibit any processor, distributor
or dealer from purchasing milk
or frozen dairy products at less
than established minimum
prices. Teeth for enforcement
also are provided.
Billed as assurance for the
/
tisan support.
Sponsors include
. Jerry •Hanna, Wens'
Dewey Donohue,
Don Talley, Kelso;
crats; and Harry B,
• Olympia; and Ernest
Everson; both
WOULD LICENSE
TRAILER DRIVERS
There is a bill in
Transportation
is certain to create ql
if it ever starts mo:
measure, NB363, woul
an examination and
eense to tow any type 0!
m .the highways. The
would be cheap
per year, and would
regular driver's
stamping across it,
Tow." '
At the moment, only'fl
trailer industry, which
haulage trailers, has
cern. However, it
all other trailers as we
Irailers, boat trailers, e
The prime sponsor of:
sm, Representative
Cormick, Spokane D
said it was prompted
number of drivers he
on the highways who
qualified to tow a trs
sponsors are Mary Ell€
free, Seattle Republic
Gary Grant, Seattle t3
BRIDGE STILL OUT .
The chances' of a Cr,i
Bridge bill passing thl
grew dima'ner by the ho3
pears it will bc anotll
weeks before the
bility report will be
principally because
makers gave their
another assignment.
On top of that is a
to substitute a
from Vashon Island to!
mainland for a high
bridge as originally
allow ship passage, a
trestle approach would
from Vashon Island to
ing bridge across the
nel. It would have three
500 feet wide, one
mun vertical
feet, one 135 feet, and!
feet•
All southern Puget
munities have been
the proposal, which Va
less costly than the'high
sion bridge across the We:
nel. They want a pagS
least 1,000 feet wide, ant
clearance of 580 feet.
with apparant lack of
the squabble probably i
is needed to keep the t
sue in mothballs for a o
years.
FI pd dlef
The a o0 .LI ,
By CHESTER GUEST
• ITEM: Seattle City Council
forbids Dr. Timothy Leary, self-
styled "Messiah" of the LSD
cult, to appear at the Seattle
Center Opera House•
FLAPDOODLER: That's real
tough. It's getting so a guy can't
even go out and recruit junkies
any more.
Have Dr. Leary's civil rights
been violated? Is the Seattle City
Council uhconstitutional, inde-
fensible and un-American?
All this Up-beat swinger want-
ed to do was describe the thrill
of a 'trip" taken on the LSD
line. Wlhars wrong with that?
Thc former Harvard psycholo-
gist, a proponent of mind-expand-
ing drugs such as LSD, billed
his scheduled appearance as a
"psychedelic religious celebra-
tion," and the "re-enactment of
the world's great religious
myths using psychedelic
methods: sensory mediation, sym-
b01-overload, media-mix, molec-
ular and cellular phrasing, pan-
tomime, dance, sound-light and
lecture-serrrmn-gospel."
Horsefeathers and banana off.
This guy's "religion" is escape
into stupification, his "mind-ex-
pansion" more of a shrinking
of the entire cerebrum:.
I'm fully aware of the olviou
public defense of Dr. /_]eary's
right to appear. So-called broad-
minded citizens will come forth
in droves saying, "Sure, taking
LSD is dangerous and we don't
want everybody running around
using the stuff. But this man
has the right to speak if he pays
rent for use of the Opera House.
Our forefathers fought long,
hard and bloody for the freedom
of speech, and we can't deny
it to any man,"
Eyewash and balderd i
course this is a eount,
speech, press and thO
free, but freedom, must
pered with judgement
good sense•
LetUng this boob
young people into his ct
we stand and merely
the most flagrant me(
the constitution. It's .0
than making new la,
old murderers. And that
on now, too. , L'
The right of the indt.
express his views is ot!
in this case by the rise
eiety to protect and '
itself, ;
This is a day when e
smallest communities,
with reports that scl0° I
ren are using dope. It ls
to tuJrn irresponsible pI4
to encourage those whO.
tried .the stuff yet but a
sidering it. l::
It may appear to thi
observer that the Seat
Council took the easy
by prohibiting Dr.' Lea
appearing at the
But quite the opposite
This is the day of
Freedom.• Freedom of
thing, for everybody,
means anybody. Let it
Suppress nothing,
thing. Cry out.
In going against such
eeived mores of the
Seattle City Council
was letting itself in for
portion of abuse and
The. councilmen
they still barred Dr.
be there's hope left
squares like me.
n0t,