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February 18, 1943     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Page Eight \ Throw your SCRAP into thelElmer Davis Win Broadcast Fridays L..."_ -711W-._ i "TAXI SERVICE l Phone 392-J fight. a l for cannot nights. I Elmer Davis, [Office of War Information, will: -broadcast a Weekly roundup ofgcities and counties by this new news on Friday evenings at 10:45 , population, an increase of 25 p9,. EWT over the BLUE networks. Mutual program on Sunday afternoons the benefit of workers who wi listen I ___._ ; director of thel NBC, CBS and: ll rebroadcast the to it on Friday UNION PACIIIC LENGTH ENS [dzdawuugust ilzaubt salmon. . ,_, __ .__-.- A...,....... I an ,changes comes to ' our own people, for sustaining the UNION PABIFG i suggested change was offered toI i include the Staircase-Lake Cush- [and Mrs. Ed Bergeson of Shelton. ,__‘ ,._.,_. 3‘va .. L. hw— c o I ' v Planning CounCIl 3Harstlne Island (Continued from Page One) ' industries. 1. a- l The new problems brought toi By Mrs_ Ear] Harriman l I Harstine Island, Feb. 16m~Har-i Istine has a new family who mov- Centi Watery sewers. SChOOlS- 111- ed into the Eric Christenseni dustrial sites and recreational fa- , house by the name of Mr. and, Cilities, are all live‘subjects forlMi-s. C. C. Swigertt and son] tOdaY. and must be laid out with John. They came here from Salem, ‘ 9y? to the future When Ore., and have bought some acre- indUStI‘V 311d age from the J. C. Simmons place 1 In Mason County and expect to build a home as'. employment. 'more attention must be paid to soon as they can. The boy is at- at least producing the foods for tending the Junior high in Shel- ton. Welcome to our neighborhood. A party was given for Thorl also for the recreational use of Johnson last Thursday evening the Hood Canal region for fu- at the community hall with a good ture revenues. In this connection I many of the neighbors being pres— a map showed the roads aroundlent. Those attending from the the peninsula. and the proposed mainland were Mr. and Mrs. Bill road across the mountains, and a Sund and family, Mr. and Mrs. lOkennick of Grapeview and Mr. forests as the major industry, and ‘ man extension, as well as con- (A very pleasant evening was had g/[ecfiae 44W 751/; Let’s get serious about this iob of Winning the War! To speed up movement of troops and vast supply of essential war materials, Union Pacific is voluntarily reducing the speed of its regular passenger trains. We know civilians will gladly adjust themselves to this necessity. Our Nation's welfare must come first. For details concerning the New Schedules effective February 15th inquire of fim , LOCAL AGENT II N ION PACIFIC RAILROAD The Strobgic Middl- Rout. IIlII VIIIIIIS necting up the Hurricane Ridge road for winter sports. Simpson Program George Drake revieWed the {program of the Simpson Logging lCompany, which had always re- j tained its logged lands and lately i had acquired a large area for re- } foresting, and through the nur- ; sery expected to plant some 7,000 [acres in young trees each year. The company is practicing modern . conservation methods and sustain- l ed wield cutting. with protective ' methods through their own hold— I ings as well as the state and other lowners, and find the public re- isponsive in supporting their of- i forts to make everlasting industry I and employment. by all. I son Norman of Seattle, were week end guests of Mrs. Matthew's ,parents, the Harry Sinclairs. Joe Glaser was home from Bremerton for a few hours Sun» day. . Miss Edna Wilson spent the {week end at Grapeview the guest of her sister and family, the Ber- | nard Housens. spent Sunday in Shelton with rel- , atives. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Haskell I spent the week end at their plaCe in town, returning to their island home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Sundius Johnson l The John L. Hitchcock family Wiesert. Earl returned home with F. M. Veatch of the U. S. Geo- l of Olympia, were out to theiri logical Survey, reported l l l guaging stations have been in- I stalled on all the streams flowing l i into Big Skookum bay to ascer—I tain the flow of these streams for use in future industry and fish- interest were discussed and the meeting was very informative. Besides County Commissioners ; Trenckmann, Paul and Dickinson, E and local citizens. the visitors in~ g cluded: J. C. McCallum, of Brem- jerton Planning Commission, Les- ; ter A. Stone, Orting, secretary of 'the P. S. Commission, Clarence Hickey, Everett, Snohomish Coun- ty Engineer: Frances W. Herring, OPA, Seattle. APPENDECTOMY Glen Edgely, employee at Simp- son Logging Company machine shops underwent an appendectomy .éit the Shelton hospital on Mon- ay. ._.____...___. PUREX 1/2-gal. FIG BARS 2—lbs. , RIPE ouvns qt. 35c 2% 41¢ APPLE BUTTER 2-lbs. 29¢ 6 rolls Soup 6 9‘??? 49¢ 37¢ Tissue Tomatoes 2 cans Solid Pack .............................. .. Starch 3 pkgs. Corn or Gloss .......................... .. 25¢ VEGETABLES [Grapes . . . . ,2-lbs. 39¢ CALIFORNIA Carrots 2bu. 19¢ SALAD Mix 2pkgs.25¢ Calavos .. . . . 2 for 25¢ Bananas . . . . . . lb. 10¢ SWEET POTATOES 2cans 45¢ 13:; (’6, I all. ’ FACIAL TISSUE 500 count . . 25¢ IN E SODAS 2-lbs. 31¢ GRAHAMS 2-lbs. 33¢ After Saturday February 20 Sale of all items on the point ration list will be prohibited for one week. A list of these items may be found in tonight’s Journal, please do not ask for them. Store Closed All Day WASHINGTON’S B, I n Monday, THDAY February 22 CITY MARKET % eries. Many other subjects of local I i on friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Verot of Shelton Were callers on Carl Nel- 'son of the south end on Monday afternoon. The frogs were heard croaking f now we know the backbone of winter is broken for this year. Keep working froggies!! Wednesday calling and Mrs. Bessie Hitchcock. Don‘t forget Grange will be held at the John Hitchcock home this coming Friday night and also don’t forget another ration at the 'school house February 23, 24, 25. Old Time Resident Passes Saturday Mrs. Eleanora Johnson, 79, wi- dow of Hiram Johnson who died in 1926, passed away at the Shel- ton General Hospital February 13 and her funeral services were held at the Witsiers Funeral Home on Wednesday, followed by inter- ment beside her husband in the , Shelton Cemetery. Rev. J. O. Bov- Eee conducted the services. Al- §though in failing health for some years past due to advanced age, her illness was aggravated by a :recent fall in which her hip was broken and she was confined in the hospital during her last weeks. . Since the death of her husband she has Iived alone at her home Angelside, and carried on practical nursing as long as she was able to care for patients at that ' island place Sunday and visitinglpm‘te‘i the 3 bad. The l l l her home. She is survived by an adopted son, Albert Butler, .and I four granddaughters, Leona Lau- ber of Vancouver, Marguerite Ken- ney, Union, Marie Runyon and Cleo Nehring of Shelton. There are also 12 step children on her husband's side. Deceased was born November 14, 1863, in Pennsylvania, where she was married to Oscar Butler. and they came to this state and Mason County in 1900 with their son by adoption. They first set- tled on Little Skookum bay, near the families of Alvin Butler and E. N. Johnson, and after a year or so all moved to Shelton. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Butler moved lat- er to Raymond Where they lived until Mr. Butler's death, and the widow moved back to Shelton, and later married Hiram Johnson, liv- ing on a small farm on the South- side of town and later in the home built on Turner Ave, until Mr. Johnson's death. While herlonly successful gardens. command acquaintance was limited she was ' that namhk‘fammes W1” be able esteemed by those who knew her. Cemetery Ass’n Meets Tuesday Notice of the annual meeting of the Shelton Cemetery Associa- tion next Tuesday evening at Wit- siers Funeral Funeral, starting at 7:30 o'clock, was announced to- day by W. A. Witsiers, president. Election of officers and other business matters will be attended to. BROWNS SELL RANCH Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Brown have sold their Agate ranch to W. O. Weaver of Puyallup. The Browns will make their new home in east Port Angeles. SERIOUS OPERATION Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Daniels have received word of a serious operation for their granddaugh- ter, Catherine Neely, at Centralia. Complete Spring Showing ANKLETS For The Whole Family 15¢ pr. A Style and Color For Every Outfit Wilcox 10c Store 2 prs. 25¢; =purposes, whose names are un- l I l SHELTON-MASON COUNTY! JOURNAL _1..___..._ svv_.....__ _ c L-.v..--.a s.__....._ Matlock Woman Dies Last Week By Mable Prisznor Mr. and Mrs. Shaw. Nee Tcna ; l Rabideau. spent Sunday with Mrs. and family. Elvin Sai Crowell Mr. and Mrs. i i l i l l l l l l Ilimdsport, Feb. 16 Mr. and‘ 1 Mrs. Neil Mathews leave Thurs-l 3 day for Walla Walla. to make Hearing : were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Nye Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Huson Spent the week in Seattle with the for— mer's brother. Mrs. James Green called. on Mrs. E. Rankin Sunday aftcn noon. A number of neighbors and re]- iativos attended the funeral serv- ices of Mrs. Axel Willedson Sat- urday. Her going was a shock to us all and will be greatly missed by the young folks as well as the older ones as she was such a; pleasant and good woman, al- iMcDonald home and ways willing to lend a helping. hand. W'e extend our deepest sympathy to her loved ones who Mr. and Mrs. Bill Matthews and ' are left. Albert Wilkcman called on Bernard Smith Saturday after- noon. Mr. Smith is much better. Gordan Palmer came home on Thursday from the armed services in Texas and will visit with his mother, Mrs. M. F. Palmer, for a while. Delmar week end Higgerson spent the in Shelton with Earl him to spend the week. War Council (Continued from Page One) workmen's compensation. Coordinator Heuston then re- telephone situation along the lines operated by the Bayshore Telephone Co. as very recent heavy storm knocked down nearly all the line and rendered the northeastern portion of the county without Monday evening, February 15, so means 0f communication. Mr. l l Werberger, a. director ofisponsored a St. Valentine dance News Brevities From Hoodsport By Lois Pierce their home. lIoodsport will miss these fine young people. Mrs. McDonald returned Sun- day from a, month’s visit at Seat- tle and Port Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gibson brought Mrs. stayed for ’ a few days visit. ‘ Mr. Dunham, father of Bills Dunham. was quite ill Sunday but is much improved at this writ- ing. 45 Jimmy Cochrane and a friend from Tacoma. visited at the H. E. Lockwood home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Con-i tralia visited with their daugh— ter and son-in—law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Goodpaster, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lunt were; Olympia. visitors Sunday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. Herzog of, Bellingham, were w e e k end : guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. K.i Dean at Lake Cushman. l Mrs. Shranc of Seattle has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Les- ter Dickinson, the past week. Mrs. Glen Lockwood and Mrs. H. E. Lockwood were business 'visitors at Tacoma lastvFriday. Mrs. Ralph Hilligoss received word of the serious illness of her mother Mrs. Hamilton, of New‘ York. Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Pickering entertained the pre-school and primary department of the Sun-- day School last Monday night atl a Valentine party. ' Mrs. Follett, Mrs. Kilby, Mrs. Abby and Mrs. H. R. Dickinson were Olympia visitors Monday. I Mrs. D. Broderson returned home Wednesday evening from Port Townsend hospital. The Young Woman‘s Club the company, also declared that l with the help of Mrs. Gilbert and the Bayshorc Company would be Mrs_ Earl Harriman Spent last unable to do anything about the such and extensive repair job. At the request of Harry Car~ Ion, the War Council nominated Angus O’Neil and Mrs. John Dot— son to places on the War Price and Rationing board. As a gesture of appreciation to Gus Graf for his untiring efforts in raising funds for the Aircraft Warning Service posts, the War Council authorized S e c r e t a r y Charles Lewis to draft a letter of appreciation. The letter fol- lows: Dear Mr. Graf: Some few weeks ago the Ma.- son County War Council asked you to solicit contributions for winterizing Aid Raid Warning Service Posts in Mason County. You worked hard, did a very fine job, and reported to me that you had collected $431.00, and furn- iShed us with a list of names of the contributors. At the last meet- ing of our War Council, I was instructed to write to you and to express the .thanks of our War Council and the people of Mason County for your splendid efforts and for the generous contribu- tions in money and material. We realize that there are many peo- ple in the county Who are contri- buting their time and labor to this purpose, and other patriotic known to us, but to all these people, we wish to extend our thanks and the thanks of the peo- ple of Mason County. Yours truly, Charles R. Lewis. Garden Club (Continued from page 1) For that purpose, a growing per- centage of commercial food pro- ducts must be dehydrated for shipment overseas. This year the average family will not be able to purchase much in the way of canned vegetables. Without the home Victory Gar- den it is quite possible families will go hungry, according to our custom of diet. With intelligently planned and cared for Victory Gardens—~and to grow all their own vegetables from June to September. Home canning of Victory Garden pro- duce will supply that family thru the winter and until the new year‘s garden has begun to pro- duce. There are several hardy vegetables which can be. raised here the year around. Mr. Okerstrom will also give out bulletins, printed by the De- partment of Agriculture, on Vic— tory Gardens. Garden Club mem- bers will bring floral displays ar- ranged of shrubs and flowers from their gardens. PLEASE SIGN CONTRIBUTIONS Because the Journal cannot check on the authenticity of un- signed contributions, no news or social items will be printed when sent in unless they are signed with the. name of the writer. ,— 25¢ pr. l Mrs. Linscott at the school gym_ Saturday night. The dance wasi on Mrs_ Beuqsituation for months since they for the high school age group; lah Hitchcok, Mrs. Celia Glaser were WithOUt funds to complete A1301“ 100 attended and a“ “3': port having had a wonderful time. Hold Installation The Navy Mothers Club will in- stall their new officers on Wed- nesday, February 24 at 8 p. m. in the Memorial Building. All Navy mothers are invited. Lunch will be served. Navy Mothers Will I WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY Monday, Feb. 22 KRISPY CRACK'ERS Extra crisp and flavorful 2-lbs.. . . 32¢ Thursday, li‘cbruaryfiilfitl I'NDERGOES SURGERY Lewis Russell of Camp Five admitted to the hospital last nesdziy for surgery. IN HOSPITAL 1' Walter Bennettxof Camp 3 was admitted to the hospital last week , end for medical attention. TWO MILES or COPPER WIRE FOR I '* 7A., R In Ill y. Wilhe- ;. ~ .‘ America needs bombers by the thousands and boar bombers need copper wire—about two miles of it to a £30m [in] plane. All critical materials like copper must go for war rdgfatréizl weapons~they are no longer available for new tele- 13:1. Sm phone equipment—bombers and tanks and ships and we.“ yet guns and shells come first. » se elecm And war calls come first on the telephone lines! Just F1133. S to build one bomber takes about 12,000 telephone calls. Jame/28% Building thousands of planes, hundreds of ships . . . figpton, moving men and supplies . . . causes a flood of calls on Mr: the existing telephone lines that is the greatest in history. Continued To keep the lines open for war calls, we need your help. To war-busy centers, please make only calls that are essential. Your understanding and your assistance are deeply appreciated. W'ar Calls Come First THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPA 130 South 3rd. Phone 497 REMEMBER STORE CLOSED ALL DAY ; . \~ After Saturday stocks of foods to be rationed (ment will be frozen for one week. Don’t hoard, but Local' buy enough for the week to come. $35011 E Us t . VigfLI-IZI SUNSHINE Sijleti) .5 gm ‘ H n5’0n With Extra. Heavy Glass Ash Tray Bothfor.....49¢i SUNSHINE GRAHAMS ............ .. 2—lbs. 32¢ HI H0 BUTTER WAFERS ............ .. lb. 21¢ Peach Blossom WHEAT TOAST WAFERS ............ .. lb. 19¢ CAKE FLOUR GINGER """""""""""""" " lb' For Lighter, Better Cakes TOMATOES ................................ .. cans 29¢ Zl/z-lbs. 25¢ ' Silverdale Puree, No. 21/2 TOMATO JUICE ........................ .. 46-0z. 25¢ ‘ Smooth Delicious Flavor Knox CATSIZP....I.)..&1. .............................. .. 2 for 41¢ G E L A TIN s Heinz 1 -oz. 0 e ' HAPPYVALE PEAS ...... .. 17-oz. for 21¢ Sgeagfrfgfegg,§fg§:§§efg 0?, ha, 4 Sieve Tender Sifted I fit gnd ] HERCbUITES SYRUP .................. .. bottle 25¢ Pkg. . . . . . . . . 23¢ 'ntglgggr 24-02. 0t e lght‘ EGGS 2 (I02. Strictly Fresh, local large special “A” F FISHER’S BLEND .... .. All Purpose Flour (241/2-lbs. FISHER’S HOMELIKE 49-lbs. 100% Hard Wheat WHEAT GERM .......... _. Rich in Vitamin B Products 97c FORMAV 3-Ibs. 69c Pure Vegetable Shortening PRODUCE isher’s Lettuce ................ .. hd. 10¢ Hard, crisp heads—Fresh new crop 0 O M Celery .................... .. lb. 12¢> ‘nn «is ervs ‘new 0 6 Utah type, Crisp and green "“w Cergal. Cooksviii;tlantlvgjllcat Rhubarb __________ N 2-1135. I Hot House, Fancy quality ll/Zlb‘ Handy saCk 23¢ Potatoes ...... .. 25-Ibs. 1.00 Oregon DeChutes, U. S. No. 1 51.313 “’8‘ 2'05 Oranges ........... ._ 10-le. 79¢ Sunkist Navels, swt., (V2<case 2.99) 1'79 Grapefruit ______ .. 10-lbs. 63¢ Arizona Seedless, (yz-case 1.99) .............. .. 25¢ Apples 10-Ibs. 69¢ Yakima Winesaps, (Box 1.89)