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Get Instructions
By Fire Wardens
Under the direction of District
Fire Warden George Frisk and
his assistant, Harry Clark, the
Shelton Company ol‘ the “ash-
ington State Gllard Reserve will
hold an intensive course in fire
fighting work Friday evening at
the Courthouse at ii p. m.
A film depicting the work of
the State Forestry Department
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RWARiUNIl
h the Red Cross now carry-
; most significant role in,
“‘8 Wartime and peacetime i
» residents of Mason county j
aliked to do their part in
t0 raise the national
00,000 Red Cross War Fund 1
, .
m , will be shown and then Mr.
asoyn Frisk will give a talk on the,
ed today, Quota for’ this part the state guard may play
l in forest fire prevention if an
emergency arises. Instruction in
difl'g‘rent methods of fighting
fire will also be given.
Capt. Frank Worden of the
r has been set at $5700.
y M. Newmark has been
ted War Fund chairman for
county. The local and na-
, fll‘ Fund campaign will
in Shelton Company expressed the
3’ ff rgfj?gc%l.ggr:rfihegn bgeba; thanks of the company for the
d 28, designated by Prmide'nt loan of movie equipment by the
3, “It as Red Cross Month. “Md “5"”-
Basi‘d: 0n Estimates ‘ - fl ' h "MW
War Fund goal for 1943 is v
“Don realistic estimates
leareflll survey shows arc‘
y ni‘teded to meet the heavy i
(:9 obligations and respon-'
.8 of the Red Cross, Chair- ' '
End. said. The sum covers ,
eatlonal and international I
ggeds if the organization
' ar. v r ». . “H
f he totaliozfigiotilninrgguiggg $11008 are rationed to three
. national organization has 93‘ ’5 a year ' .
, Slacks. eudgeted for direct national That order went into effect
without warning Sunday, with
, shoes "frozen" until Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 9.
1 After Tuesday, you can simply
walk into a shoe store, ‘give the
clerk your Stamp No. 17 from
War Ration Book One (that’s your
coffee and sugar book), and buy
one pair of shoes, Henry B. Owen,
assistant regional administrator of
the Office of Price Administration
for Washington, Oregon and parts
of Idaho and California, said to-
day. .
Confident that citizens will co-
operate with the wartime shoe
rationing program, Owen declared
there are plenty shoes now to take
care of all civilians but these sup—
plies must be conserved.
All retail sales on rationed
shoes stopped Sunday and remain-
ed frozen until Tuesday morning,
February 9, to give dealers time
to sort out rationed from unra-
tioned shoes.
Plenty of Timrr
There's no need for a shoe-buy-
ing stampede, Owen said, for
stamp 17 in War Ration Book One
is good until June 15.
“Americans have been buying
shoes faster than manufacturers
(Continued on Page Three)
SHELTON VALLEY
t0 the armed forces, ac-
.fihto Chairman Lliud.
'_ 9 total goal, $45,000,000
r I‘E‘lquired by Red Cross
5 to finance their work in
If families of servicemen.
tgrinder. or 5580300000 will
6 national organization,
mill/ever, requires one hun-
a1 i0h dollars to finance its
. T and international pro—
e differences will be met
gimme of 320000.000 from
‘I toWar Fund, which will be
\
the 1943 budget.
,001b0y Group
fits Free Shows
"‘Uing a policy of reward-
°Olboy patrolmen for their
' the Shelton Active club
"Mixed with Gus Graf,
.mgfiihe Paramount thea-
e the youngsters with
Vid
Owe.
Graf announced that he
alte
‘Pnate between afternoon
"mg shows so that the
*3 would not be kept out
lfictive Club asked the
~ 0 0 make public their ap-
n t0 Mr. Graf for his
response to their re-
i
a
With normal transportation fa-
cilities again restored, the Shel-
. ton Ea. les h v . d that
al ' g a e announce
' i I . e gfxgofggggnwggfflm’: their weekly dance at Shelton Val-
l :sizers of the estate of Mr lley W111 be resumed this Saturday.
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$1 79 Sat'ugifiased’ by Judge! APPnAisEns NAMED
' ' , ' F. H. Diehl, Phil C. Bayley and
l . AM. C. Zintheo were named ap-
1.99 WRIAGE LICENSES ipraisers of the estate of Inez
$1 10 , L E. Dooley, Seattle, and Johnson Miller, deceased, in Su-
E‘Es' ‘ aVansky, Seattle. iperior Court Saturday.
—about—
OUR BOYS
, IN UNIFORM
Mail or phone news about
Mason County Boys in the
armed forces to the Journal
1 '4 ~le
GEORGE VALLEY
IMPROVING
George Valley, who had been
very ill with pneumonia, is now
recovering in the hospital at Far-
ragut, Idaho, and would like to
have his friends write him. His
address is George L. Valley, AN,
U.S. Naval Hospital, Ward C-14,
Farragut, Idaho.
BOB CHASE SENT
TO SOUTH DAKOTA
Bob Chase has been transferred
from Florida to Sioux Falls, So.
Dakota, where he will attend ra—
dio school. He reports the camp
much larger and a good deal
colder.
,. SCHOOL
. dETiC Carlson, 18, son of
g Mrs. John Carlson, is
I , to send and receive the
in that guide America’s
I; tthEIr battle against the
he U. S. Naval Training
‘ f01‘si
. gnalmen at the Unl‘
.0: Illinois.
f case 2. minem'olled in a 16-week‘
r Which he will learnl
l
10-lbs. 7
'aisearchlight and sema-
10-IbS. ‘ He 8“‘31s in International
ceivalso will learn to take
, nz‘filag Signals, use pel-
lgator’s range finder,
f case 1 ‘ituiezfrchlights and signals
"1 darkness, and iden-
10 lb '1 rm Wamines and distress EULAs FISHER
' S- , AT NORFOLK
00L "" Eulas Fisher S 1/c, son of Mr.
ARRAG‘filrrNS and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher has been
box 2' ‘esut, IdahofiA few days sent to Norfolk where he is a
truck driver for pilots.
CLAY McCLANAHAN
HOME ON LEAVE
Clay McClanahan has been home
on a 15 day furlough from Ft.
Barrancas, Florida. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc—
Clanahan. His brother Barney, a
was . .
c a civilian, but now
1b 1 rgaggcmlins, son of Mr.
‘ 243 shfford C. Collins, Rt.
o'f helton, is wearing the
recefi,“ apprentice seaman
“’lng his recruit train-
hsrg. S. Naval Training
In
255-le. ' ‘
, n
55-lbs. 1- l
m BE member of the Army Air Corps,
1' oYé‘DALCIAfigW writes he has been moved from.
Range“, son of Mr_ and Egypt to Liberia.
Stirling C. Bell. has finished NADINE ARNOLD
.ed at Denver and is now ENLISTS 1N WAACS
8‘ and e 413th Base qul‘s Fort Des Moines, Iowa—Auxi-
., Gunnery Range at liar
. T‘gevada. His wife re— y
may from a, visit
Nadine Austin Arnold of
2022 Terry Ave., Seattle, Wash,
has begun training in the Wo-
‘ men’s Army Auxiliary Corps.
to She was immediately assigned
1 fine and
E.
Kettin
he 8‘ along
Well
s
“has,
(Continued on page eight)
'boards
DANCES OPEN,
16 to come home on to a Receiving Center company
March to see all for a week's elementary military
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SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Thursday, February 11, 1943.
NESTISN 0F
SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS DUE
With many directors retiring
in the different localities, annual
school board elections will be
held March 6 in all county school
districts, County Superintendent
J. E. Martin announced Tuesday.
Filings for places on the school
will close Wednesday,
February 24, Supt. Martin stated.
He also advised all those inter-
ested in filing, to do so with the
clerk of their school board and
not with the county superinten-
(lent.
Slipt. Martin also announced
that voters registration books
Would close February 19, and urg-
ed all those interested in voting
in the school election Should reg-
istcr.
Elections will be held at the
various school houses, with hours
at discretion of the various dis-
tricts. Mr. Martin issued a list of
the school districts affected and
also the names of retiring direc-
tors. '
Districts Listed
District No. 2, LOWER SKO-
KOMISH we Frcd Hanson, Mrs.
Clara. Rosenberg; No. 3, OAK-
LAND BAY ee Orville Moran,
Claude Jackson; No. 4, FORBES
WeMrs. Florence Taylor; No. 10,
UNION— Lyle G. Rittlc, Mrs. Dor-
othy B. Aldrich; No. 11, OYSTER
(Continued on Page Two)
EENBIHS PASS.—
AS LEGISLATURE
PASSES HALFWAY
Thirty of the 60 days of the
legislative session have passed,
with the record of over 200 bills
introducod in the House and 170
in the Senate, but only 10 laws
to date have passed both houses.
These bills were mainly the early
appropriation measures usually
issued to cover expenses of the
body of around $240,000, except
one. for $40,000 which covers a.
new ‘item of $5 per diem for ex-
istence of the legislators. Several
deficiency bills are in this list,
and one authorizing counties to
engage in civilian defense.
The Senate bills passed include
No. 43, by Ford, Democrat, Clal-
lam, Mason. permitting judge of
Supreme and superior courts full
salaries although they are retired.
Savage Bill Passes I
In the House, bill No. 20 by
Savage and Pearson, Dem., Clal-
lam, Mason, relating to sale of
real and personal property owned
by counties, including sale of tim-
ber and reservation rights, was
passed, als6 No. 61 by Pearson,
authorizing creation of civilian de-
fense systems in cities and towns
and the making of expenditures
therefor. Also 6, by Cramer, Rep.,
dealing with local improvements
in certain cities and delinquent
bond payments; No. 93, Loney,
Rep, limited driving permits to
persons under 15 for farm work;
No. 112, Hank, Dem., Kitsap, au-
thorizing cities and towns to ac-
quire property and establish
street parking space; No. 120,
Philips, Dem., eliminating period-
ical examination for driver li-
censcs.
Elmer Yurkas Is
Pneumonia Victim
Stricken with pneumonia, E1-
mer Yurkas. former Shelton res-
ident, died Sunday in a hospital
in Vancouver, Wash. He had been
employed at the Kaiser shipyards
in that city.
Witsiers Funeral Parlors an-
nounced that no funeral arrange-
ments had been completed as yet.
Survivors include his wife Jul-
iette, one son Gray Elmer, Jr.,
mother, Mrs. Rosalie Yurkas of
California and a brother Walter
in the army.
Supplemental Gas
Ration Available
You can get extra gasoline to
clrivc you car to a new, bona fide
change of residence, but not for
a roundtrip to transport members
or household goods, since the lat-
ter would not be for the purpose
of moving the vehicle from its
present location.
This was one of several inter-
pretations released by OPA mile-
age-rationing authorities.
Others included:' no special' ra-
tions for attending funerals, vis-
iting sick friends or relatives, or
for making trips on personal bus-
mess.
Students Hear Talk
By University Man
' Bringing the spectators to their
o points. The Highclimbers only
ILEGISLATURE IN SERIOUS
i MOOD THIS SESSION PEARSON
TELLS LOCAL KIWANIS OROUP
" Holiday Planned
1 On Washington’s
' Birthday Here
i
Continuing a precedent es-
tablished over the past few
years, Shelton merchants “'1”
close their doors and observe a
holiday on Washington’s birtli—
day, February .22, the. Retail
Trade Committee advised this
‘ week.
falls on a Monday this year,_ a
two-day holiday will he provul—
ed for nearly all clerks in the
local retail establishments,
As usual, drug stores, cafes
and probably service stations
will stay open to serve the pub-
lic with necessary items.
SHEEN Bums
UP ST R 1N G 0F
HOOP DEFEATS
feet with a thrilling last—minute
finish, which failed by one small
point of bringing victory, Shel-
ton's Highclimbers were bested by
Montesano last Friday evening 31
to 30.
The local casaba tossers were
trailing 31 to 25 with only three
minutes to go, when they sud—
denly found the range and
brought the score up to 31 to 30..
With one second to go, Bill
Chase cut loose with a. shot from
the side which barely failed to
[connect as the final whistle blew.
IHowever the sound of the whistle
was lost in the bedlam and play
continued for another ten seconds
until Sam Wilson canned what
everyone thought was the winning
basket.
Barger High
Chet Burger, hard—running for—
ward, was the mainSpring of the
Shelton attack dropping
field goals and one free throw for
made‘eight out of 21 free throw
(Continucd on page eight)
Quiet Session At A
Council Meeting
Only a small amount of business
was transacted at the city council
meeting last Thursday, although
there was plenty of discussion on
some matters.
The council passed a resolution
directing that $72.71 be transfer-
ed from Gas Tax Funds to credit
of city with the Director of
Highways, to such fund as he may
designate for painting of yellow
highway strip through town.
City Attorney Charles Lewis re-
ported that the county will lease
40 acres of land between Island
Lake and the city springs.
HARRY DANIELS
DIES IN CANADA
Word of the death of Harry T.
Daniels, former Shelton resident,
in. Vancouver, B. C., was received
here last week.
Mr. Daniels was a brother of
William E. and Ivyl Daniels. He
left here in 1910 and had lived in
Whaleton, B. 0., ever since.
CALLED FOR FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Johnson
and Mr. and Mrs. William Morri-
son of Seattle, were called here
for the funeral of Barney Stewart
on Saturday and the Johnsons re-
mained for Sunday at the Baum-
gartner home.
Since Washington’s birthday
seven }
[PENSION UNION
Legislative progress to the half-
way point was reviewed by Dr.
U. S. Ford, representative from
this district which includes Mason
, and Jefferson with his own county
I of Clallam, at the Kiwanis session
t'l‘uesday in more detail than has
{yet appeared in the news because
‘more legislation is in the forma-
tive period.
The body, in his opinion, is the
most conservative and earnest in
years, as well as the best bal-
anced and deeply concerned with
the affairs of state related to the
war effort, but in particular which
have bearing on the after-war
conditions. As yet there is no
extensive lobbying in evidence and
the committees are working out
the many bills before them, sift-
ing out the good, and weeding out
some of those which seem de-
signed for special interests, or
treating them to safe amendment.
Many Subjects
Dr. Ford stated the main sub—
jects for legislation calling for
public funds were highways and
division of gas taxes, taxation, so—
cial security, school and education
needs, civil defense demands, for-
estry and state lands measures,
Initiative 12, the pOWer bill, pulp
tax and regulation, population in-
crease and call for new services,
along with a flood of minor mat—
ters most of which will not get
far beyond the conversation
stage. The state’s nice balance of
some 20 millions will be much
(Continued on Page Four)
Druggists Give
Quinine Stocks
To Government
" With the armed forces of the
United States fighting malaria
as well as the enemy in the
South Pacific jungles, the War
Production Board has appealed
to western druggists and physi—
cians to contribute all surplus
quinine or opened packages to
a national quinine pool.
These stocks of quinine and
other cinchona alkaloids .held by
pharmacists will be used by the
United States Army and Navy
for their operations overseas.
The national quinine pool is
being established through the
cooperation of the American
Pharmaceutical Association and
the Drugs and Cosmetics Sec-
tion of the Chemicals Division,
WPB.
Funeral Services
For Mrs. Middleton
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday for Mrs. Mabel M. Mid-
dleton, who died at her Agate
home last Sunday. The services
were held from the Catholic
Church with burial in Holy Cross
cemetery.
Mrs. Middleton was born Jan-
uary 12, 1893, in Greenville, Mich— .
igan.
Survivors include her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. August C. Johnson,
Agate; three sons, Thomas W. Os-
borne, Norman Osborne and Eu-
gene Osborne; three daughters,
Mrs. Rachel Wingard, Seattle,
Mrs. Lillian Hammond, West Vir-
ginia and Mrs. Elizabeth Dickgis-
er, Aberdeen. There are also two
grandchildren.
MEETS SATURDAY
The Old Age Pension Union will
hold its regular meeting Thurs-
day, February 11 at 8 pm. Ev-
eryone interested is invited to at—
tend the meeting which will be
held at 417 South Second.
MARRIED NURSES—HELP OUT A
IN EMERGENCY AS HOSPITAL
, FACES SHORTAGE 0F NURSES
The married nurses in Mason
County are meeting the urgent
need of graduate nurse assist-
ance on the Shelton General Hos-
pital staff, according to a state-
ment received from Miss Zella
Deeny, superintendent of the hos-
pital.
It entails sacrifice on the part
of these women to get help in
their homes, or again where the
husbands are cooperating to‘ per-
mit the nurse to come in for four
or six hours a day or evening,
Miss Deeny said.
The regular nursing staff must
be relieved one day a week, and
they are able to carry on an un—
interrupted schedule by the splen-
did assistance of the married
nurses, she said.
Following are a group of the
women Miss Deeny mentioned
\who are now assisting: Mrs.
(James Needham, former superin-
Shelton students were treated . tendent of Shelton General Hos-
to a very interesting and educa-
tional discussion given by Prof.
Giovanni Costigan of the Univers-
ity of Washington last Thursday.
Prof. Giovanni discussed the
war in its many aspects and ac-
pital, has returned to be staff as-
sistant in surgery and obstetrics.
Mrs. Vera Devlin is working six
hours a day, six days a week. Mrs.
Rosie Post Smith, and Mrs. Alma
Moore of Hoodsport work from
cording to Prof. :Loop gave a three to five days a week. Mrs.
splendid talk.
I Julia McCaslin. a. new member of
the nursing group in Shelton is
assisting in Vnursery, laboratory
and X-ray six days a week. Mrs.
Ruth Anderson, nurse at Simp-
son’s Camp Three will relieve on
Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Ar-
chie Adams is getting her house-
hold in order so as to assist on
night duty. Mrs. Fred Snelgrove
and Mrs. Kenneth Blanchard will
do, relief ,nursing when needed.
Other members are coming
back! as soon as they can arrange
to get help in their homes.
Mrs. Woody Jones, has return-
ed as a nurse helper this week.
Mrs. Henry Rishelr has com-
pleted 150 hours as a nurse aide.
She, with Mrs. Minnie Byrnes,
will be starting on another 150-
hour nursing service for the year
of 1943. Out of a class of seven
these two aides are continuing
this excellent service.
Mrs. Glenn Landers is also giv-
ing three hours a day for four
days a week.
All hospitals are helping to
meet the War Emergency, and
the nurses and local women are
responding to the call.
The hospital will welcome any
nurses in the community who have
not registered as yet.
, Olli
[7W ILSJVAI '0'!”
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
iPROCEDURE IS SALE or RATIONED CANNED
EXPLAINED IN FOOD FROZEN FOR GNE WEEK
The “A, B. C's of fuel oil ra-
tioning” were outlined today for
the state‘s users of fuel oil and
kerosene by Floris Nagelvoort,
state rationing officer of the Of-
fice of Price Administration.
Oil for the farmer’s smudge
pots, fuel oil for circulating heat-
ers and furnaces, kerosene for
lighting and cooking in war work-
ers' trailers, kerosene for a brake-
man's lantern-~they‘re all part of
fuel oil rationing, Nagelvoort \ex-
plained. More than 1,200,000 per-
sons are expected to be affected
by the fuel oil rationing regula-
. tion, which became effective‘Feb-
ruary 1.
Registration points for fuel oil
rationing were
week by City School Superinten-
dent l-I. Enzo Loop and County
School Superintendent J. E. Mar-
tin.
Supt. Loop announced that all
iregistration for fuel oil for pri—
vate dwellings will take place at
the Lincoln school building on
February 15, 16 and 17. Hours of
registration will be between 4 p.
.m. and 6 p. m. and 7 p. m. and 8
p. m. on the three days. .
Supt. Martin named the fol—
lowing list of schools as regis-
tration points: Lower Skokomish
also serving Union, Oakland Bay
also serving Grant and Agate, 0y-
.ster Bay also serving Callow and
Forbes, Hoodsport also serving E1-
don and Lilliwaup, Allyn also
serving Victor, Belfair also serv—
ing Tahuya. and Dewatto, Middle
Skokomish also serving Camp
and Upper Skokomish, Southside,
Grapeview, Harstine and Mary M.
(Continued on page four)
OPA Board Again
Requests Filing
Ceiling Prices
Because a number of firms
have failed to file ceiling prices
on certain services with the Ma—
son County War ,Price and Ra;
tioning board, the board has re-
quested that a list of these serv-
ices, on which prices must be
filed, be printed.
The deadline for filing has al-
ready passed and violators are
liable to heavy penalties if they
fail to comply promptly.
Services falling under the reg-
ulations of the OPA include: au-
tomobile repairs,» servicing and
storage, bicycle repairs, cleaning,
dyeing and pressing, clothing re-
pair, electrical appliance repairs,
farm equipment repairs.
Film developing and' printing,
food locker service, furniture re-
pair, gas appliance repairs, hat
cleaning and blocking, laiindering,
radio repairs, refrigerator re-
pairs, rug cleaning, safe deposit
rental, shoe repairs, stove repairs,
tool sharpening and washing ma-
chine repairs.
There are others in addition
these more common services.
The ceiling prices set for most
of these services are the highest
prices charged for each in March,
1942.
Carl Wolcker Dies
At Local Hospital
Carl Hugo Wolcker, a resident the Shelton hospital-
of Shelton for the past 14 years
died at the hospital Monday. Fun—
eral services were held yesterday
from Witsiers Funeral Parlors
with Rev. Muhly presiding.
Mr. Wolcker was born in Swe-
den on February 27, 1887. He was
employed as a deck sealer at
Reed Mill No. 1.
Survivors include the widow
Violet; two daughters, Mrs. Edna
Temple, Bremerton, and Mrs.
Ruth Bernert, Shelton; one broth-
er, Einer_ Wolcker and four
grandchildren.
Army Deserter
Arrested Here'
After steadily working in a. lo-
cal lumber mill for the past four
months, Herbert Tate of Shelton
was revealed as an army deserter
early this week.
Upon receipt. of a telegram
from Camp 0rd, Calif., Deputy
Sheriff Fred Hickson and Police
Chief Andy Hanson arrested Tate
who readily admitted his guilt.’
He is being held in the local bas-
tile pending arrival of army au-
thorities.
3 Journalism Profs
Lost By University
Three University of Washington
journalism instructors have left
for duty with the armed services,
depriving the school of nearly
half its faculty, it was disclosed
this week. ‘
Director Vernon McKenzie and
Professor Byron Christian left
yesterday for training in Miami
for first lieutenants in the air
corps, and Professor Merrit E.
Benson is to report to Jackson—
ville, Fla., for duty as lieutenant
in (the Navy ground school,
announced this I
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Coffee Ration
Reduced; Pound
For- Six Weeks
You will get just as much
coffee with Stamp No. 25 as
you did with Stamp No. 28,
but the one pound of coffee will
have to last six weeks—a week
longer, it has been announced
by the Office of Price Admin-
istration.
Reduced coffee invontoriesin
the hands of wholesalers and
retailers make it necessary to
cut the ration, OPA said.
Stamp No. 25, the next coffee
stamp in War Ration Book One,
became valid on February 8,
and will be good for the pur-
chase of one pound of coffee.-
through midnight March 21.
Stamp No. 28. which has been
valid since January 4, expirPlI at
midnight, February 7.
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ATTEND HEARING ,
0N MEASURE 1'0
CONTROL WINES
A delegation of Mason County
wine producers, , grape growers
in Olympia. Tuesday evening at-
tending a joint hearing of the
House and Senate Liquor Control
Committees on H. B. No. 28
which would restrict the alcoholic
content of wines sold in taverns,
beverage and grocery stores to 14
per cent. '
Sheriff Gene Martin and County
Prosecutor Frank Houston were
there favoring the spirit of the
bill though they felt it should be
changed to eliminate all fortified'
wines now being sold through
these outlets.
Charles Somers, Wm. Somers
and R. Werberger, operators of
local wineries, also were present
at the hearing, observed that if
the content limit was raised
somewhat the bill would not
greatly effect our county wine
output which is all’ naturally fer-
mented and none of which is for—
tified although a portion carries
a higher alcoholic content than
the 14 per cent limit suggested.
Other interested attendants at
the hearing were our Representa-
tive, Chas. Savage and Walter
Eckert, Grapeview vinyardist.. Re-
presentative Francis Pearson of
the 24th district is a member of
the House Liquor Control Com-i
mittee.
Officers of the Washington
Wine Council representing all
state wine interests urged that
no changes be made in the pres-
ent law which has protected and
built up the industry in the last
seven years.
BABY SON
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Holmes are ,
the parents of a. baby boy born
at the Shelton hospital on Sun-
day.
DAUGHTER ILL
Little Janet Jackson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Jack-
son is receiving medical care at
and law enforcement officers were }
AllllNlNG . STARTINEEATURAY FEB.20
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The can opener will yield to
{lie cook book after midnight
Febi'iary 20. From that time un-
F til March 1, when rationing starts,
there will be no canned fruits
or vegetables sold.
Frozen fruits and vegetables,
dried fruits (not dried vegetables),
and canned soups and canned baby
foods also are included in the or-
der, issued yesterday by the of-
lfice of price administration.
With the armed forces and
lend-lease taking, in some cate-
gories, half of the canned foods
put up, the government has or-
dered rationing to assure every-
one a fair share.
Fresh fruits and vegetables will
not be rationed, and one of the
goals of the program will be to
compel people to do more real
lcooking and less can opening.
Home canning also will be en-
couraged because such‘goods will
not be Counted against ration
coupons.
48 Points a Month
Rationing will be by points, 48
points per person in the month of
March, regardless of age or occu-
pation. Because there still will be
so many unrationed foods—espe-
cially fresh fruits and vegetables
~~~there will be no distinction, as
there is in Europe, between per-
sons who do light work and
heavy work. Since canned baby
foods are also on the list, babies
will get the same ration points as
their elders. Ill persons requiring
special diets will be able to get
them on medical certificates.
Restaurants and other public
eating places will be limited on
canned goods but under present
plans, will not collect ration cou-
pons from their customers-leav-
ing all ration points to be spent
for home cooking.
To housewives, one big problem
will be that of planning a month
ahead. For instance, at 48 points
per person, a family of three will
have 144 points to spend in March.
Each can, bottle or package on
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Planning’Groups
Will J 0 i n In
Chamber Meeting
With members of the Puget
Sound Regional Planning Council
‘in' attendance, the Shelton Cham-
ber of Commerce will hold a joint
meeting with the group tonight,
with a dinner at 6:30 at the Hotel
Shelton. ‘
The Planning Council has been
making the round of the state
meetings in various cities, taking
up local problems and devising
ways and means of meeting pres-
cut as well as future questions.
and advancing the interests of
each section in conjunction with
the whole state program.
Members of the Seattle and Ta-
coma planning councils will be
present and will give a picture of
the’state’s outlook as a. whole
with the part Mason county is to
play.
George Drake of the Simpson
Logging Co. will present the ac-
tivities of the company in the way
of reforesting and perpetual yield
planning. and the part this will
play in the future of this district.
The gathering is open to the
public and Silk interested persons
are cordially invited to attend.
ANOTHER STORY OF LIFE IN
THE BIG SNOW OF 1943 TOLD
BY RESIDENT OF HOOD CANAL
Stories of experiences in the
“big snow” of 1943 continue to
seep out of the backwoods as
transportation again returned to
normal, and those who had been
snowbound and lived a pioneer
life were able to get out and tell
their tales.
One interesting experience _is
related by Eddie Crans, resident
of Hood Canal, who commutes to
Bremerton every day for work
taking five men with him.
One fateful Tuesday morning
they awoke to find four inches of
snow on the ground. Thinking it
would last but a few hours, they
left for Bremerton to work.
Snowbound
That night there was 30 inches
of snow on the ground and they
definitely were “snowbound” in
the navy yard city.
With all traffic halted, Crans
worried increasingly for two days
and finally on the third night he
decided he would walk or rather
“mush” home.
Following the tractor’s path, he
reached home 61/2 hours later——
every step of the way by foot.
“That was the longest walk I
ever attempted and I don’t want
to repeat it ever," he declared.
“I kept to the tractor tracks but
the snow was waist high along-
side, and I kept slipping and fall-
ing. But I was worried about my
wife and daughter so I kept push-
ing along, as hard as I could go.
“Finally I got to Belfair, where
I got some food and started on.
Another navy yard worker was
there and went with me. Finally
i
we reached his house where I had
some coffee and started again on
the last five miles toward home.
It was nearly morning when I ar-
rived. From Triangle City to my
place, 1 counted 84 stalled cars.
including army trucks, bread
trucks, busses and logging equip-
ment. V
Red Cross Supplies
“The same morning I got in,
the road was cleared partly, just
one way traffic, and army trucks
came in with supplies of bread
and food furnished by the Red
Cross. Until they arrived, a lot of
the canal dwellers had been going
on pretty short rations.
“One big bus was stalled near
Happy Hollow. The cabins there
were opened for them, some of
them slept in the store in make-
shift beds. And they practically
ate the store out of business be-
fore traffic was restored.
“I arrived dead tired at home
and figured on a 24-hour sleep.
But when it got light, my wife
told me about our roof. Two of
the rafters near the chimney had
broken under the weight of the
snow. I had to get up and shovel
30 inches of snow off the roof.
Water Frozen
“Of course all the power and
telephone service was out. Can-
dles and old kerosene lights were
put to use. But many families
have electric water pumps. They
all froze upe-including' ours.
That’s when we had to resort to
melting snow for water. Believe
me, it’s a primitive way to get
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