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In the plethora of regulatory boards and committees
given life by the State of Washington, the funeral directors
and embalmers hand down opinions on funeral directing and
embalming, the lawyers pass judgment on fellow barristers,
and the barbers keep tabs on the head-shearers.
We have a sneaking hunch, however, that when the
legislature gets around to authorizing a state gambling
commission there won't be a gambler on it.
Following November's approval by the voters of legalized
lotteries, Governor Dan Evans appointed an ad hoc
committee to study and then report to him what types of
gambling the constitutional amendment would entail.
He named as chairman of the group the president of
Seattle Pacific College, David L. McKenna, who describes
himself as "a non-gambling man of the cloth and a
politically-naive educator."
A perfect selection in a state where all insoluble "little bit
pregnant" problems are given a righteous coating before they
receive official blessing•
The state, for instance, will sell you enough liquor to
drink yourself to death, but, heaven bless, it won't sell you
the fatal dose on Sunday.
There is one small problem for the taxpayers if the
gambling commission is composed of non-gamblers,
according to Red Parsons, the Sage of Hood Canal, who was
on intimate terms with a pair of dice before he lost his baby
teeth.
"If dose guys on da gamblin' commission don't know
nuttin' about gamblin', dey will probably have to go to
school while de're on da job, like dose guys in social and
health services who were gettin' eighteen tousan a year while
goin' to da university. An da only place dey can go to school
is in Las Vegas, which will coss the taxpayers plenty!"
You're a born pessimist, Red.
As if there weren't enough alarums to keep the American
people in a perpetual sweat, the headshrinkers are now
warning us that something should be done to ferret out
ding-a-lings in high public office.
The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry urges the
creation of a panel of medical experts to examine
government officials to help resolve the question of
competence to serve.
We suggest that before lawmakers waste time considering
such a panel they talk to Professor D.L. Rosenhan of Stanford
University.
Dr. Rosenhan conducted an experiment in which eight
"fake" patients displaying mild symptoms got themselves
admitted to 12 psychiatric wards. Seven of the group, which
included Dr. Rosenhan, were diagnosed as schizophrenic
despite the minor symptoms they indicated.
Furthermore, the doctors and nurses continued to treat
the eight "'patients" as seriously disturbed even though they
reverted to normal behavior as soon as they were admitted to
the hospital.
"The only people who weren't fooled," said Dr.
Rosenhan in describing the experiment in the magazine
Science, "were some of the patients."
This suggests that what is needed more than a panel of
psychiatrists to examine government officials is a panel of
mental patients to help resolve the question of the
competence of psychiatrists.
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Around 200 doctors were attending a medical convention in one of the
city's older hotels. After finishing his speech, one of the physicians sat
down - and crashed to the floor when his chair collapsed. As he lay
amidst the wreckage, a voice called out from the rear of the room: "Is
there a carpenter in the house?"
(Baltimore Sun)
A culturist reports he took his 5-year-old daughter to the Kent State
University Opera Workshop for the first time and the child was
fascinated by the conductor flailing about with his baton as the soprano
went into her aria. "Daddy," the girl asked, "why is that man hitting
that lady with a stick? .... He's not hitting her," came the reply. "He's
just conducting." "Well, then," the kid reasoned, "why is she
screaming?"
(Mickey Porter in Akron Beacon Journal)
it's easy to have a successful small business today. All you have to do is
start out with a successful large business.
(Bob Goddard in St. Louis Globe Democrat)
By HARRIET BARNETTE
Gone are the days: Young boys lined up on the curb saying, "Gee,
they're going like sixty!" as they identified the passing cars like
Pierce-Arrow, Hudson, Packard, Stutz Bearcat. The good old days when
you said, "Look at the gas and put in oil." and going from Tacoma to
Seattle on the old road when' somebody had to get out and guide you
through the fog as the curtains of the Model T touring car waved back
and forth, chilling you to the bone.
Champagne or carbonated drinks will keep their bubbly if you place a
piece of sterling silver in the bottle after opening. (Donno what it does
to the sterling.)
Handwriting: if you cross your T's with an upward stroke, you are an
optimist. (Downward, you are a pessimist.)
Lady Elsie Mendl had this embroidered on her personal bed pillows:
"Be pretty if you can, clever if you must, but be agreeable if it kills
you. "'
Editor, The Journal:
Your editorial on the ERA,
. ,Fantasy and Fact" makes good
:reading and I appreciate the
humor, but two points should be
noted: 1 ) I agree with your "fact"
:in each case and do not support
'- the "fantasy." I oppose the ERA
• for valid reasons while supporting
'the objectives of the ERA
proponents. 2) You printed
Section 1 of the ERA; most
people have overlooked Section 2.
'i'11 have steak au poivre a la creme and ¢o show
my concern for food prices ... don't cook it in
brandy,
lust pour ketchup over it'
Editor, The Journal:
In a trial due to convene
toward the end of this month,
three men will be defending
themselves against multiple '
• counts of second degree assault,
allegedly committed against
members of the Mason County
. Sheriff's Department and
Washington State Patrol.
The circumstances
surrounding the arrests of these
:;persons, and others, last Labor
Day weekend are at the least
"unclear. The reports released to
the press by the various police
agencies vary greatly from the
:" :statements made by many of the
'eye-witnesses. When the court
hears the case, it will theoretically
": sort through the testimony and
(thereby arrive at the truth of the
-,,matter. This being the purpose of
" this institution, let justice be
i done.
Recently however, an
" '~pttempt to hold a benefit dance in
:. ,the hall located at the Mason
.,County Fairgrounds to raise
-,money for the Vonhof-Westlund
. iDefense Fund was abruptly halted
' by the sheriff of Mason County.
One of the stipulations for
~?holding a dance at the fairgrounds
' ~As that two deputies be present.
;. Sheriff Robinson refused to
authorize any deputies to oversee
~ this activity.
When asked by me his reasons
,:for his non-cooperation, he
replied that its purposes, (i.e. the
to live purpose of the benefit dance to
Appropriations for the •.raise money for the defense
expenses of each were cut to last "fund), were "adverse to the
only until January I, 1974.county"; that these people were
The appropriation carries a"anti-establishment." He refused
proviso that if the. legislature to discuss it further.
doesn't agree to their creation by Since he refused to discuss it
then each goes out of. existence.' further, 1 feel some public
Law-makerltasCurve discussion is necessary. The
decisionto authorize deputies
If Representative .Alan (public servants) to attend
Bluechel, Republican, Kirkland, ,activities such as public dances
goes through with his plan for an should be based solely on
initiative limiting special sessions .availability of personel, not on
to 30 days, it could strike out a. the sheriff's personal value
lot of other plans., • judgments as to the political
It wouldn t have any effect on: ~beliefs of the persons attempting
this year's special session, because
if passed, it wouldn't become
effective until next December.
But it would kill any idea of a
continuing session for 1974 or
1975, unless it were amended,
and that would be hard to do.
By ROBERT C. CUMMINGS
Sponsors of Initiative 276 are
learning that while it is possible to
establish a commission by
initiative, getting the legislature to
fund it is something else.
The Senate Ways and Means
Committee has slashed the
appropriation "for the Disclosure
Commission created by the
initiative by more than half.
Governor Dan Evans had
recommended an appropriation of
$274,000 for the biennium. The
Senate committee slashed it to
$103,000. That is $103,000 mote
than the law-makers were willing
to give it to operate for the
balance of the present fiscal year
ending July 1.
The legislature refused to
include any money for the
commission in the supplemental
budget it passed last month.
The commission currently is
operating on a $30,000 allocation
provided by the governor from his
emergency fund.
Hanging By a Thread
Two commissions and a
council created by the governor
face an uncertain fate because of
Senate committee action.
Unless they get legislative
approval, the Women's Council,
the Asian-American Commission
and the indian-American
Commission only have six months
Editor, The Journal:
The following letter has been
sent to the Mason County Board
of Commissioners:
Gentlemen:
I am the owner of a piece of
property near Grapeview with a
substantial real estate tax
Editor, The Journal:
I am appreciative of Governor
Evans' definite stand against the
use of the death penalty in this
state.
Our legislators must not allow
pressure from well-meaning but
emotionally-motivated people to
influence them to bring back the
death penalty. It is especially
unrealistic to apply it to certain
special categories of crime
victims!
assessment. Since I am not a
resident of Mason County, I am
taxed without representation. I
have no serious objection to this
inequity as long as Mason County
continues to be one of the
beautiful unspoiled counties of
the state.
The late Dr. Garrett Heyns
when head of our department of
institutions, was strongly opposed
to the use of the death penalty.
His opinion was formulated
through the many years of
experience he had as prison
warden and director of penal
systems.
Frances R. Catto
to sponsor the activity. (Do you
have to be a Democrat to have a
dance?)
Furthermore, the only county
institution that this benefit could
in any way be adverse to is the
sheriff's department; and then
• .0nly if some members of that
department acted in bad
/)judgment last Labor Day
~weekend, and it is so decided by
court. If this should be the
In the last few ~tears, thz~re has "7 xmtcome of the trial, then the
been an explosive proliferation of "
gaudy real estate developers' slgns ,
on the county roads. The list•
these despoilers is headed by.-
Hartstene Pointe, -Quadrant '
Corporation, Weyerhaeuser and " Editor, The Journal:
down the line to many obscure " House Bill 791 - The
posters of tigns long obsolete Washington Land Use Act -
still standing and faded. ', would put all land under state
Many of these signs ,are on":.eontrol. There are 151 pages
property without permission ofj: which leave no loophole for the
the owners. They are all more• of a) property owner.
blight to the roadside than , Instead of "power of eminent
caterpillars are to the trees. I urge-, domain" which makes the victims
you to consider some economic., mad, they take property by
action for theii, control, andS,j'' 'discontinuance of land use" if
removal- ,:', local state or federal governments
, think tt
Resp~ullysubmltted,'~ " " should be used for
U.S. Appraisal Co2:i~s°mething else. It is all worked
Alfred V. Perthou; M.A.LJ )out in great detail with a hearing
President , and payment as they see fit.
Article 2 of HB'791 provides for
• entry to your property to correct
• violation of discontinuance orders
There is no proof in any state and fines for non-compliance,
in the union or in any country in Tirn rland"Rl-- - . • $500 for a starter with $200 a
the world that the death penalty Editor, The Journal: .. • ,glond Ltbrary not '-'-day after conviction.
giving up meir f es; but I can't)" After 2 or more violations, -
is a deterrent to crime.lt never has been applied l have been living in Shelton UoundbitomaksnadinWruthh. rdaflaaY? nH: n= yi!isY o !ia !a nc O di hi
fairly and equally to the all of my life and 1 have been " ~J '. ' '' ' ::'~ ..... . " -
convicted and is completely going to the Shelton Public t oa
irrevocable when there are false Library since I learned to read. I are my triads. They aren't home. of damage done by your use of
think the $7 fee is ridiculous, in the clay me. So when are they your land would have to be paid
1 am sick and tired of having
to take my "out of town" friends
down to the library so that they
can check out books on my card.
It puts a great responsiblity on me
if they don't get the books back
in time.
1 understand about
convictions.
There is no issue nearer to the
conscience of citizens of
Washington than that of capital
punishment. It is an immoral and
primitive statute, which has no
place in an enlightened concept of
criminal reform, which discount
vengeance by society as a reason.
ose to
supP , .,,. booki from. by you in addition to court costs
Ti benana., . .. .
..... '- ' :,., arta lawyer ~ees.
we ne.eo.•theltbrary toomtmh '~ •They even provide for
to boYcottt.t. ao ~must use it. I' ~: replacing'you. You might possibly
O¢ in till~
h P t a ch01ee of what public
l tter- :': •program or "new town"
Irate Patron . you wished.
,Merry Coffey ;', They mean business! This and
Page 4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 15, 1973
All I ask is that we read
Section 2: "The Congress shall
have the power to enforce, by
appropriate legislation, the
provisions of this article." The
critical point is the change from
the 1970 version of ERA which
stated: "The Congress AND THE
SEVERAL STATES shall have
the power, WITHIN THEIR
RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS,
to enforce..."
The former language has been
purposes of this benefit dance
would in fact have turned out to
be advantageous to the county as
a whole. (No county wants
policemen who cannot handle the
inherent responsibilities of the
job.)
Whatever the outcome, it
seems worthy of some thought
and attention from all of us.
As a result of this set-back,
which incidentally was not the
first thwarted attempt at having a
benefit dance for this purpose, an
address for donations to the
Vonhof-Westlund Defense Fund is
available for those wishing to
contribute. It is the
Vonhof-Westlund Defense Fund,
c/o T.R. Wingard, P.O. Box 601,
Belfair, Wa. 98528.
Please be aware of this trial,
the implications of it are
pertinent to everyone in Mason
County.
T. R. Wingard
used in every
amendment where
to restrict state
authority• The latter
been used in a
constitutional
the intent was to have
and federal res
authority. By removing
language, any court
that clear
remove from the stateS t
in Congress the power
on any issue
subject.
I have opposed
migration of power
level to the federal
years, and I must
grant of exclusive
as a move in the wrong4
I believe that the state:
are more capable
legislation relating to
divorce, property
custody of children, etC.,
federal Congress.
As a matter of
support retaining
bit of power at
the people where it
controlled by
intended or not, the
be the first
power by the states to
level since 1913, and
massive and
In conclusion,
oppose equality, but 1
the negative side
ratification of ERA.
Washin
Editor, The Journal:
The Seattle P.I, states that
you are a sturdy fighter against
hypocrisy, phoniness,
euphemisms and all forms of
political chicanery. If you wrote
the article quoted in the P.I.,
could it be you are using some of
these plus extreme exaggeration
to further your own opinions on
highways.
We are one of three
contractors joint venturing to
construct the state highway
bypassing Shelton. We find this
highway to be a beautiful piece of
roadway through a beautiful area
which will serve a pressing need
for the people of Shelton. We
have been highway contractors
for many years and
contributions.
contributed much to
of this country
bypass will do much
of Shelton in making
place to live.
The exaggeral
innuendos
paper do no credit
paper.
I would hope that
take the time to
visit our project
learn better the
ideals of the
and what he is
Butler
En
Editor, The Journal: The Spirit of '73:
From reliable sources, I have
information that the reason for
the closure of Northern State
nineteen year old
to do with tax
Robin Hood
rich and gave to
Olympia the
the rich AND poor "
Hospital is to make the inmates Whether it be i~
available as wage earning property tax, saleS
legislators in the Olympia Looney plain tax on tax, it is
Bin. Dandy Danny Boy and his Revenue sharing
den of thieves all campaigned on
tax reduction. Since being
elected, it has all reversed. All the
earth shaking news from Olympia,
aside of course from the legalizing
other Washington Future bills will
be pushed hard because they are
part of Federal Year 2000 Plan
which calls for complete
government ownership and
control of all property and means
of production - socialism.
It doesn't work! Our free
economy has to feed the
communist countries. Who will
feed us? We became a great nation
under free competitive enterprise
and ownership of property. We do
not really own property when all
we can be sure of is that we will
be allowed to pay taxes.
Winifred Bunker
our money with
The '71 le
to special
$6,000,000
'73 legislature is
pass the income taX.
wisdom from the
looney bin is for
annual sessions.
We just can't
of these tax
submit the
to campaign and
one stipulation,
STAY HOME.
Now I would
from our tax
including
how, with all this
my (and everyone
have talked) '73
increased at least
reduction I can do
Come 1974 I
this letter - lest
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