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• • . Letter box: Ed,toMals. Back to the caves Savages have simple solutions to problems that beset their tribe. They throw spears at anything strange that moves and offer living sacrifices to placate evil spirits. Are today's Americans reverting to the actions of their primitive forebearers when they should be using their brains to untangle the complex issues now facing them? A mounting number of incidents throughout the coun- try in the past few years indicates that the savage reaction is on the upswing. Three examples of this caveman ap- proach to solving problems  one right here in Shelton -- show that at the same time we are about to land men on the moon some of our citizens are still mentally digging for roots with a sharp stick. The Wyoming Senate recently amended a proposed constitutional amendment giving 19-year-olds the right to vote m if w they don't have long hair. The amendment, which didn't sy anything about the length of women's hair, provided that haircuts of youths 19 and 20 must con- form to military standards. "When you accept the responsibility of a citizen, you should look like a citizen," said Senator J. W. Myers, a back- er of the amendment. One of the good senator's ancestors undoubtedly solved a similar problem of youthful independence by crushing the skulls of young men who wouldn't paint themselves blue and join their elders in a dance around a stone idol. A prize-winning painting by a California high school boy was removed from an exhibition when the artist dis- closed the palm-tree-like object in his work of art was sketched from a marijuana plant. The object in the painting didn't look like a marijuana plant and the judges had ruled it a winner, but the minute the boy mentioned the taboo word the natives reached for their stone knives and cut it down. A Shelton man, who is intrigued by this national mad- ness, recently discovered by experimentation that a witch doctor could still find patients in our town. Irvin McArthur delivered a short talk before his fellow Toastmasters two weeks ago. It was a routine speech cov- ering, among other weighty matters, the national debt. When he had finished, McArthur, who was wearing a turtleneck shirt, took a medallion necklace and a beret out of his pocket, put one around his neck and the other on his head. "Now, then," he asked his fellow Toastmasters, "am I the same fellow who just made the speech?" They apparently agreed he was, because they awarded him first place for the effectiveness of his presentation, which was titled "National Schizophrenia." The Toastmasters meet at the ungodly hour of 7 a.m. When the meeting adjourned, McArthur, who is in charge of the local office of the State Department of Public Assist- ance, walked to the postoffice to pick up the morning mail, en to his office. He still wore the medallion and beret. i!ii  .... Later that morning  6ailed:the Bremerto:::tdd]c ,i slstance office on department business and learned that his early morning stroll had been noticed by at least one of the natives. The man on the other end of the line informed him .that a Shelton citizen had called state headquarters in Olympia with a complaint that McArthur was traipsing around town wearing outlandish garb and was therefore incompetent to perform his duties. McArthur wasn't relieved of his post, probably because his detractor used a telephone rather than a rattle adorned with dodo feathers and filled with sacred beans. Let's talk books: Grow old along with me By LOYD A. COOK A face in the mirror: Why do I expect to see a young mug looking back at me? • Russell 8pelts. Of the current books on aging and retirement, I like best George W. Ware "The New Guide to Happy Retirement" (Crown, 1.968) Topics ae well selected, good use is made of study findings, and thinking seems heady, as they say in football. About one in every ten Ameri- cans is over 65 and the ratio is increasing. Before today is over, 4,000 persons will have a 65th birthday, and in a year 1.4 mil- lion will rea this age. 0f our 19 million 65 or over, 11 million is not where to retire, whether to work parttime, how to get medfcal care, leisure pursuits, Social Security, community ser- vice, or a host of other matters discussed in the book. It is the question, simply, shall I retire at all, and if so when? That this is far from being a free chaice for everyone is well known. For ex- ample, bad health may force re- tirement, or a man may have  reached the age limit permitted by his Job. I want now to venture some views about the aged in our soc- iety, views with which anyone is welcome to disagree. 1. Not mamy years ago, when parents grew old they lived with their children, or they had the children live with them. This is are women so that the female still pretty much true today. The does do better than the male. Af- less fortunate then as now were ter age 74, there are 160 women on welfare, As we move into for each 100 men, Of every 100 the future, it is likely that faro- persons 65 or more, 6 percent lly ties will continue to weaken are 85 or over, which comes to one million. Only 4 percent live in institutions, and 70 percent in family settings. The 26 percent who live alone are mainly wo- men. For a male born in 1968, life expectancy is 66.9 years; for a female, 73.7. A man of 50 today has three chances in four to reach age 65, after which chan- so that rrtore aged will have to go it pretty mdch alone. 2. Elderly persons are not un- like good crystal, easily shatter- ed on impact. Thus the prin- ciple of minimum interference with them is basic. That is, the older an individual is the less his or her life should be disturb- ed, unless health is involved. 3. Our concern should be, not ces are more than even that he only to see that tired old bodies will live to be 75. live in as much comfort as pea- Let us return to "happy re- sible, but to make sure that the tirement." Ware notes that the human ,spirit does n:;t die. By big issue facing many persons this is meant the will to do and jWMMMWMMMMMMMMHMmMWHmMMHHB • • "0 V,ewpomt. If we go after the truth about ourselves, we must go after the whole of it, not just that part which is congenial. Gordon AIIport, iitHHImMmimmHHiMH i':':':':':':':':':':': O o w O o "Remember the good old days when nobody would give us credit?" .... Capitol dome: Legislature boosts cost of driving, owning auto By ROBERT C. CUMMINGS , l)espite what you may have read or heard, some important legislation was enacted during the 60 days of the regular legis- lative session. The measure having the most financial impact on the general public was one increasing both the basic fee for motor vehicle registration, and the cost of dri- ver's licens(,s. The basic fee for motor vehicle licenses was increased $1.40, from $8.60 to $10. The driver's license fee went up $1, from $4 to $5. When the present system of motor vehicle licensing was first established in this state in 1931,, the basic fee was $3 .......  ,, ,  Aslate as 'i49,: ' driver's license fee was still $1, The extra money gained from the new increases will be well- spent, however. It all goes to the State Patrol, and will make it possible to put 70 additional troopers on the highways. FAR REACMNG One of the most far-reaching pieces of legis!ation enacted by the regular session was encom- passed in two bVls which ended the 50-year-old "civil war" be- tween private and public power. venture, to take part in family and community life. 4. I see little to commend the practice of shuttling the aged into vast retirement compound. such as found in Arizona and elsewhere. I doubt that, on the average, the old are better off with their own kind. The "activ- ities" of such places are n.') sub- stitute for the push and haul of everyday life. 5. Books like Ware's have a place in the picture, .a part to play, but the great need is for more research on aging, what it is and what it means. Geronto- logy, the science of aging, is no more than forty years old and is due for a great upsurge of pub- lit; and professional interest. As I grow old, I like to think about the centenarians (and those not so old) among us, over 16,- 000 in the nation as a whole. Not long ago there was a news photo of a Larry Lewis who, at the age 101, runs the 100 yards in 17.8 seconds. Another centen- arian writes a news column. A third is a judge and presides in court, and two others still man- age lheir own big businesses. While tha. Census does not tell how many of the 16,000 are full of sass and vinegar, but n 9 means all of them are doddery and unable to recall what year it is. To conclude, I am reminded of a spry old friend who, at 91, claims that aging is largely a matter of luck, good luck in her case. She likes to point to Methu- selah, the Old Testament pat- riarch, who is said (Gen. 5:27) to have lived 969 years. "Gives us youngsters a mark to shoot at," she may say with a wry grin. She is a happy person, ful- ly competent, and much concern- ed about day to day affairs. Her own long and useful life is, it seems to me, a fine "mark" to shoot at, and I do indeed here and now wish her many more years. Page 4 - Shelton.Mason County Journal - Thursday, March 20, 1969 One measure grants the "right to vote" on a public utility dis- trict's authority to go into the power business in any district which has been established at least 10 years and hasn't made any specific moves to go into the power business during thi: time. It also provides s:)mething long-desired by public power, the right of PUD's to join together or with other branches of govern- ment, or private utility to gener- ate and distribute electrical en- ergy "within and without" their boundaries. The other measure declares duplication of electric services to be "against the puic inter- est," and provides for establish- ment of boundaries in areas The Flapdoodler: White sox easier to000000:mix and match By STEVE ERICKSON White sex, I learned recently, are OUT. So are people who wear them. Me, for example. I started wearing white sox in college, after numerous people mentioned that while my multi-colored argyle job- bies were admittedly SHARP, they weren't really IN. What is in, I asked ? White sex, they said. So began my White-Sex Period. • For awhile there it was white sex with jeans, white sex with Bermudas, white sex with suits. White sex with everything. One day I showed up someplace wearing white sex with a swimming suit. Cool it, I was told. That's going too far. I cooled it. After college (and the white sex vogue) passed I con- tinued wearing white sex with everything but swimming suits. I stood by oblivious while the trend changed from white to black, to blue, to brown sex. Anything but white. And nobody said a word. I was the last to know. When the news finally did come it was with the sub- tlety of a sledge hammer. And it arrived in triplicate. . First, wife said "Steve, if you're going to wear white sex again tonight why don't we just stay home." Strange, I thought. She used to like them. Next day at work my cohort howled "Ye cats, man, you're wearing white sex!" I'd already noticed so I offered no comment. "In case word hasn't reached you," he said, "white sex went out with money belts and the Great Auk." "The Great Auk is gone?" I said in what seemed at the time a sparkling bit of repartee. The crusher came when The Oregonian, my own em- ployer, attacked from the rear. In a "humor" column by a would-be-wit, the Big O said people who wear white sex are the same ones who drive Edsels, carry lunch to work in a brown bag, enjoy Doris Day movies, and wear polka-dot bow ties. I'm pretty sensitive and I got the point right away. Out went all my white sex, just as my argyle jobbies had gone years earlier. My unmentionables drawer filled up with pastel sex, black and brown ones and even a pair of red ones I was afraid to wear. But a problem developed. One sock from each pair al- ways seemed to be missing when I wanted to wear that particular pair. In the olden days this never happened. I mean, one white sock looks pretty much like any other white sock. So I thought about it for awhile, and in the end I went to the garbage can and rescued all my white sex, one step ahead of the garbage man, (who, incidently, wears white sex). Who needs sex appeal anyway? where city-owned utilities have been competing with private pow- er, and with PUD's. Passage of these two bills at- tracted little attention - nothing like that precipitated by the many bitterly-fought battles be- tween private and public power in the last 50 years.- but it will go down in history as landmark legislation. APPALOOSAS ESCAPE DOGS A bill authorizing pari-muluel betting at races between appa- loosa horses galloped through both houses of the Legislature, unscathed by any attempts to "saddle it with a dog bill." Usually when any bill relating to pari-mutuel betting starts mov- ing, sot1@bqy  "scall ' tlVt¢'with an amendment legalizing dog racing. Sponsors of this measure, bow- ever, persuaded the dograce fanciers that appaloosa racing would be staged only at county. fairs, which needed the bill. A dog-racing amendment might kill the bill and do unjust dam- age to the non-profit fairs. A vote for such an amendment, in- cidentally, might also have hurt a legislator's chances for reelec- tion, if it killed the bill. POLITIC8 Defeat of former Gov. Albert D. Rosellini in his race for King County executive was a sharp setback in his attempt to stage a political comeback, and it put Sen. Martin J. Durkan well out in front for the Democratic nom- ination for Governor in 1972. It also put the victor, King County Commissioner John Spell- man, in the forefront as a pos- sible Republican gubernatorial candidate. How Spellman's political for- tunes shape up in this latter field, however, depends upon how he handles his new job dur- ing the next three years. It could become a springboard to the governorship, but it also could prove to be a dead end street. MANY IMPLICATIONS The King County e!ection re- sults will have their effects upon the Legislature. Some legislation was held up while legislators waited for the election to see which way the wind would blow. One example is the increase in the real estate sales tax from 1 to 2 cents, with the extra cent to go to county current expense funds. This permissive legislation was written by Spellman, who has been chairman of the legislative steering committee of the Assoc- iation of County Commissioners. On the other hand, Rosellini campaigned on a platform op- posed to any new or increased taxes. NOT ENOUGH HELP Spellman's election also could muster some strength for the "non-tolerance" gambling bill introduced in the Legislature at request of Arty, Gen. Slade Gor- ton. Spellman campaigned on a platform opposed to all profes- sional gambling. This measure, however, has never moved out of the House Committee on Business and Pro- fessions. Even if it got out of there in the special session, it still would have trouble in Rules Committee, Note to dog Editor, The Journal: To the owners of the two dogs dropped off in the Hoodsport area in the past few weeks: You should be ashamed of of yourselves. It is bad enough to take animals when you are not prepared to take proper care of them, but to drop these same animals off for other people to care for is disgusting. Any veterinarian can dispose of these unwanted pets for a small sum. If you, the owner don't then someone else must. In this case, one of these dogs was taken in by neighbors. Our children adopted the other, mak- ing a total of six dogs in the two homes. After awhile the neighbor no- ticed the dog biting her fur out and had her checked by the vet. This dog was infected with mange and had to be put to sleep. The disease can be picked up by other animals and humans and since the animal was the home the other two children will have to be and the home There is a total of on this street alone ler children that may be not to mention the fact may have been all over before coming here. I hope you can see mage you have caused negligence and that ren are treated better pets. You may say you not afford to have the i for but this is no These same been unemployed winter, also, but was right by their the animal. They added expense of their other animals having to dispose Mrs. Where is Quilcene? Editor, The Journal: Enclosed is a letter sent to Governor Evans concerning the omission of Quilcene from the index of the state map. Also en- closed is a copy of the map showing the omission. As long as we include impor- tant places on the map like Pysht and Sappho, I believe Quilcene should also be included. While this is not the gravest error ever made by the present administration, we do feel it is one that can be corrected. Charles Savage State Representative The Honorable Daniel J. Evans Governor, State of Washington Olympia, Washington 98501 Dear Governor Evans: On behalf of the people of Quilcene, Washington and my- self, I would like to call your attention to an error in a state publication which has been re- peated 409,000 times and is apt to continue its repetition unless corrected. Quilcene a lovely community located on Highway 101 in Jef- ferson County friendly people izens of the state is on the ways' Map in is not listed in the and Quincy is listed, listed twice, but sign or trace of I realize this is mistake the state of Washing ton but it is of concern dents of Quilcene to all of us in who may be left state matters as We hope the cene from the index repeated in the next l state map, and we sion has not been into other areas, we hope that the ment is not going to cene altogether. Please do what getting Quilcene in Charles State The .City of Editor, The Journal: My family has lived in Shelton for the past three yeal and dur- ing this short time I believe that we have come in contact with more people than I did in ten years in Tacoma. We have enjoyed meeting every- one whether it was on business or socially. We have come to know the working man as well as those that do not work. We have been in many of the homes. We have worshipped, worked or played with them. Shelton to me is a beautiful town and should be a place where there is complete har- mony. Most of the discord is due to lack of understanding of our neighbors' problems because eit- her we think we have too many of our own or else we plain don't care. During the coming m()nth I challenge each of you to look around and pick a person you have not had any, or much con- tact with and try to understand their problems. I might say that this should only be done with love in your heart and an open mind. There are so many different needs in the community that can be met and fulfilled if people are willing to cooperate. Below I will try and list a few in the order I think they rank: 1. People need a person that can be a true friend - encourage- ment when they need it and truthfulness about their problem whether it hurts or not. Every great man has had a person he got encouragement from. Most of the low-income don't have any encouragement to improve them- selves, therefore, unless we can encourage them and make them feel that they are just as neces- sary to this community as the man that has $10,000 in the bank, we are wasting the money on them. My Bible tells me that all men have talent, so let's try to uncover some new. Some of Love this .can be done therapy, so if you in this line make 2. Teenagers Some of the could really help, learn a lot. Maybe produce a leading we took the time to resources. 3. A trading Some people that people here need. What of shop where done? There is an that I know that er. She cannot cannot get she would be iror or She is not outright cash. 4. Maybe this cond - knowing class in civil qualified leaders. votes should Many times I my vote counts, it should be my life. Some commissioners should get a claSS going. There are that could be is a job for portation for mer program care centers ADC mothers and be Now a word to benefit from we should be dealings, clean We will we don't agree keep an open understand tifui in all hospital. Wou'd it not he called the Founded 1886 by Grant C. Angle Mailing Addre: Box 480, Shelton, Wash. 9814 Published at Shelton, Mason County, Washington, Entered as Second-Class Matter at the lstoffice, Member of National Editorial Member of Washington Newspaper PublisherS' SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $5.00 per year in vance -- Outside Mason Cunty EDITOR AND PUBLISHER  Henry G. Gay SUPERINTENDENT  Jim Shram OFFICE MANAGER  Lodema Johnson NEWS EDITOR -- Alan Ford • OCE ASSISTANT  Mary Kent S EDITOR -- MarJ Jaoobma ADVERTISING MANAGER -7- Don Adolfson