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SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL, INC., Publishers Founded 1886 by Grant C. Angle Miiiing Address, Box 446, Shelton Phone 426-4412 Published at Shelton, Mason County, Washington, every Thursday. Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Shelton, Washington Member of National Editorial Assoaiation Member of Washington Newspaper Publishers' Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES--p4.50 per year in Mason County, in advance Outside Masou County $5.00 COPY DEADLINES RURAL CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTICES -- Monday 10 a.m. DISPLAY ADVERTISING -- Tuesday noon SOCIETY NEWS -- TUESDAY noon PICTURES AND NEWS --. Tuesday 5 p.m. WANT ADS -- Wednesday 10 a.m. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER -- William M. Dickie PLANT SUPERINTENDENT -- Jim Shrum OFFICE MANAGER --- Lodema Johnson NEWS EDITOR --- Alan Ford SOCIETY EDITOR -- Marj Waters OFFICE ASSISTANT -- Mary Kent Advertising Manager -- Don Adolfson PRINTERS---Dave Thacher, Jerry Stiller, Charles Schwarz, Pat Dugger @ f , I i wAY TO Pacific Northwest Bell deserves wholehearted support of this community's populace---and the entire state, for that matter---in its campaign to stimulate out-of-state tourism. The campaign's simplicity may be the key to its effectiveness. Residents of Mason County are invited to request a free 'convincer kit" which includes a record of the sounds of the Pacific Northwest--ferryboat whistles, bucking broncos, seagulls, chain saws, motorboats, waves and wind on the seashore, and other sounds native to Washington state; four colorful booklets that extol Washington's many attractions; and a litter bag. Even a special envelope for remailing to out-of-state friends or relatives is included in the kit. Why should you be interested in tourism ? PNB points out, quite logically, that tourism is this state's fourth larg- est industry, the average tourist family spends $28 a day and totals $365 million annually, and they support some 35,000 jobs annually in Washington. These facts also help attract new industry and stimu- late continued growth and prosperity in our state. That's why you should be interested in tourism! We are mighty glad Pacific Northwest Bell is/ Once more the figures prove how fortunate this com- munity is that it has a sustained yield forest unit to stabil. ize and guarantee its economy. Record payrolls: near-record employment to- tals, dn assured future raw materials supply, and certain expansion are the by-products clearly re- vealed in the report released this week by the Simp- son Timber Company after 18 years of participa- tion in its sustained yield pact wi h the U. S. Forest Service. The children born this week should still be benefitting from this unique and sensible contract more than 70 years hence. We count this as one of our many blessings in Mason County. A Motorists could make the nation's highways safer if they drove with thesame care and courtesy that truck driv- ers do. The truckers' outstanding driving record is the result of training, courtesy, alertness and sound judgment--fac- tors that many automobile drivers frequently ignore. Veteran truck drivers offer these tips for safe driving: 1---Keep your car in peak condition and check it regularly, P--Never exceed posted speed limits and ad- just your driving to road, weather and traffic con- ditions. 3--Avoid tailgating and yield the right-of-way whenever necessary. BOYS' STATERS--- Boys' State representatives from Shelton High School are juniors Jeff Fitzthum, Mike Johnson, Duane Fa- gergren and Bill Archer. Sales Tax Boost Could Be Answer to Need For More State Revenue, Think Legislators GIRLS' STATERS -- Selected as Shelton High School Girls' Star- ers this year are juniors Linda LaBissoniere, Judy Antonsen, Pat- sy Wolfe and Mary Connolly. By Robert C. Cummings OLYMPIA -- The story behind a move for a boost in the sales tax stems from the folks back home. Judicious inquiries by numerous legislators brought out the fact that despite oratory to the con- trary, most people seemed to pre- fer a sales tax boost to a hike in property taxes. ~Iost people had become re- signed to the fact that some tax increases were inevitable. Many would rather pay it a penny or two at a time instead of in two big lumps in their first and second half property tax payments. There is also a little politics in- volved from the legislators' view- point. The first impact of the property tax increase would come next year, an election year. The second half payments would be due in October, just one month before election. CIGARETTES /'he push for a 5-cent hike in the cigarette tax started after the death of a bill recluiring each package of cigarettes sold in this ~tate. to be labeled as a health hazard. This bill had enough votes to pass in the House, but when it failed to muster the two-thirds majority to advance to third read- ing and final passage, it went into Rules Committee. It never was able to get out again. CURTAILMENT Before this happened, law-mak- ers were talking about an increase of only about eric cent per pack- age. Then the law-makers started making a few inquiries. They learned from the Tax Commission that, based on exper- ience from previous cigarette tax boosts, a 5-cent increase would re- sult in a 12~ per cent reduction in cigarette sales in this state. This 12½ percent would be a permanent falloff; not the usual drop which invariably follows a tax hike. It was agreed that even a warn- ing label couldn't cut smoking back that much. Despite all this. the Tax Corn- mission statisticians estimated that a 5-cent increase would bring in $20 to $25 million additional revenue per biennium. PACKAGE When thinking turned toward sales taxes, money-raising became less of a problem. An increase of 1/3 cent in the sales tax would bring in an addi- tional $40 million, A Vz-cent in- crease wot~ld net $60 million. With $20 million available from The Rules Committees as usual, however, witnessed more death~ than any other committees. There was one difference from other sessions. Neither Rules Com- mittee )lad. a "bucket" where bills were indefinitely postponed. All of them were permitted to die nat- ural deaths. There are 20 lawyers in the Senate, and another 16 in the House. Despite common belief, however, they don't stick together on leg- islatiol~;j cven.o~that ~hich af- fecgs [h~i~ ()~ 10rofession. When the Uniform Commercial Code passed the Senate, the at- torneys were split almost evenly, 11 to nine. One of those wbo spoke against the measure voted for it, princi- pally because he was one of the original sponsors. Otherwise the split would have been right down the middle. As it was, until several mem- bers switched to the winning side, the bill barely made it, 25 to 24. , The 233-page Uniform Com- mercial Code was one of three bills of catalog proportions which were enacted into law this sessiop_ The UnifolTn Corporation Code contained 369 pages and the Pro- bate Code, 133. Few laymen knew what the bills contained when they voted. The same could be said for quite a few lawyers. OPEN HOUSING The reason Gov. Evans' open bgusing bill died in Senate Rules Committee was that few wanfed to vote against it, but many were afraid to vote for it in view of referenda by which similar meas- ures were overwhelmingly defeat- ed in Tacoma and Seattle last year. If the measure had passed, real estate men would have almost certainly tied it up by referendum. Few legislators wanted to run for reelection with the issue on the same ballot. RECORD Rep. Ray Olsen, Seattle Demo- crat and veteran of nine consecu- tive sessions, probably has the record for number of bills passed. Twenty-one measures which he Probation Office During March The Mason County Juvenile ProbatiOn office handled 14 de- linquency referrals, 11 dependency referrals and eight traffic viola- ton referrals, a total of 33 dur- ing March. Of the 14 referred as delin- quents, four were charged with burglary, one with robbery, five with use of liquor, two for game violations and one for other rea- sons. In the disposition of the cases, three were referred to adult court for prosecution, one was referred to the Department of Institutions, four were placed on official proba- t/on, two were put under informal supervision, four were sent to other courts for action and six were handled through informal ad- justment. OF THE EIGHT traffic refer- rals, two were charged with speed- ing,. three with having no opera- tor's license, one with having no vehicle license and one with being a minor in possession of and con- suming liquor. Three were deferred to adult traffic court, two had their licens- es withheld, one had issuance of a license delayed, one was released to the parents with a reprimand and one case was dismissed. Douglas Fir Sawmill Produc|ian Is Up PORTLAND (SpeckA) ..... Week- ly production at Douglas fit' saw- mills in the Western Wood Pro- ducts Association producing reg- ion during March totaled 188 mil- lion feet conlpared with 180 in the previous month. Orders in- creased from previous month. Through the month, orders to- taled 174 million feet, and ship- ments, 170 million feet. Unfilled order files were estimatd at 675 milton feet, a gain from 656 mil- lion the previous month. Total in- dustry inventory was estimated to be 1.2 billion feet at the end of March. The weekly average of Douglas Fir Region lumber production in March was 188,446,000 b.f.; or 119.1 percent of the 1960-64 av- erage. Orders averaged 174,318,000 b.f.; shipments i70,011,000 b.f.; weekly averages for February were production 180,242,000 b.f.; 113.9 percent of the 1960-64 aver- ~ge; orders 137,477,000 b.f. ship- merits 160,874,000 b.f. Three months of the 1965 cum- ulative production 2,250,785,000 b.f.; three months of 19~, 2,- Orders for three months of 1965 break down as follows: Rail and Truck 1,710,461,000 b.f.; domestic cargo 330,626,000 b.f.; export 109,- 365.000 b.f.; local 59,768,000 b.f. The industry's unfilled order file stood at 675,940.000 b.f. at the end of March, lumber inventory at 1.200.283,000 b.f. 296,84],000 b.f. more cigarette taxes, it left the law-makers plenty to play with. They could keep the sales tax increase at 1/3 cent and raise the balance Of $75 or $80 million sought by Gov. Dan Evans by ex- tending the sales tax to certain personal services. PERSONAL SERVICES i ' ]/---Be equipped for emergencies--carry emer- It d tint take the ]egmlators gency equipment and a first aid kit. long to Shy completely aw~iy from any thought extending the sales Truck drivers obey these rules and have compiled an tax to hea,th care'and dental ser- outstanding driving record by doing so. The nation's traffic vices...... The thought of their opponents' accidents could be sharply reduced if all drivers foilowed shouting tax on misery" gave exampl e them nightmares. their, islature, however, were willing to , Many of the lawyers in the Leg- accept a tax, 9n legal fees from the start. As time went on, others I came over to their way of think- ing. ,GRAVEYARDS TV 8 I A total o.f 265 bills,died in the Rules Committees of tiie two hous- es. This included 135 in the House Rules Committee, including 99 [ ] pill[ [ House ahd 36 Senate bills, and 130 in Sen'ate Rules, where 108 Sen- ate bills and 22 House bills died. All were kept alive by joint res- olution after the regular session adjourned sine die. ,11 [i II Part of them died when the last day passed when neither house could consider its own bills. The rest of them succumbe~l when the deadline passed for considering general, legislation. Scores of bills died in their or- iginal committees as usual, never seeing the light of day again after being introduced. 1 }i9 King St, (Mt. View) Ph. i20--I~!2 Others managed to get through one house :but failed to get as far as Rules Committee in the other NEW YORK (Special) What consumes about $8,200 worth and is the price tag on the average 18- that a boy will outeat her by at year-old youngster in Mason Coun- ty? How much have his parcnts spent over the years in the pro= cess of transforming him from a gurgling infant to a young adult. Very few parents have any idea of what the cost has been. They have never thought of their child- ren in terms, of dollars and cents. Had they paused along the line, however, to tally up the bill, they would have been staggered. The cost of raising a child to age 18 runs well into five figures. For- tunately, it is spread out over the 18 years and is on a pay-as-you- go basis. Economic studies into the finan- cial costsof parenthood have been made by the Department of Agri- culture, the New York Community Council and others. TItEY SHOW that there is a least $500 over the period. This is a cost that is distributed over the 18 years. Some costs, on tile other hand, must be handled as they arise. TIIE INITIAL expenditures, for example, in connection with the birth of the child. Medical fees, hospital bills and baby equipment call for an outlay of $650, on av- erage. Afterward, in the course of his 18 years, a boy will use $2,400 worth of clouting and a girl, $2: 900 worth. Dental and medical ex- penditures for the normal child are figured at about $1,000. Other items listed are the por- tion of housing and transportation costs attributable to the child as well as the many incidental ex- penses, ranging from dolls to base- ball bats and from lipsticks to great divergence, from family to bicycles. sponsored have been signed into family, in how much is spent. For What has been the overall am- law. He is budget director for the most part, income is the de- punt spent on the 365 boys and King County Commissioner Ed- termining factor, girls in Mason County who are Munro, and many of his measures Where net income per family is reaching 18 this year. affected county government, between $6,000 and $8,000, as is Based on the average expendi- the average in Mason County, the ture per child loca!ly, a grand to- Some h[a.v~e statewide signifi- outlay per child is approximately tal of $8,176,000. And that is be- canc~, however. One is a bill auth- $22,400 to age 18. fore any consideration of college prizing cities and counties to Join The biggest part of it is for costs, ior those who are going together in financing a multi-pur- food. The figures show that a girl there. pose sports stadium wit~r-a bond issue. It is designed to bring big " time professional sports to the Seattle area. Another permits Washington state to participate ifi President Johnson's "anti-poverty. program, A freshm'an, Hal Wolf, Yelm Re publican, sponsored the first bill to pass the Legislature after the redistricting logjam broke. It also was the first bill after redistricting to be signed into law Cct cil Thc Ma.~o]l County Labor Coun- cil Ibis week is::uled a statement supp.riing the "Truih In Lend- ing"' bill n()w" before Conf~r,,,~,. The statement u'a:~ .,~iy, ued 1)3, ]3;~rell Sp:)rks,president of lhe 1,abor Commil. IJsed c;Ir ;ll|¢l'Cf~t ]'ate,~t qS hizh as 40, 60 and 100 perc(,nt, :1 3,17 percent ]'tile of ill[A:rcflt ou l| flll'- nitme Imrchase, ~t telcvisio]~ ,~:ct )re'chase in which the inter:,:~l was not. lUelHioned orally m' in wi'it- inK but was charged :~I. :;:}3 per cent were diseh~:~d in ltearinKs on the Truth-in-Lending bill, S(.na- tots Paul DouKlas (D-Ill. I, sponsor of the measure, and Clifford P. Case (R-.N.J.), co-sponsor, clmrged in interviews on Washington H,e- ports to the People, AFL-CIO pu- blic service program he'~rd on more than 700 radio stations. As Douglas described the pro, posed legislation, "it would require that those who lend money for personal purposes, such as cons]l- met- loans, and those who sell on the instalhnent plan, tell the bor- rowers and buyers the truth abont the finance charges--the total amount of money which the bor- rower or buyer pays for the use of the credit, and what this comes to as a true annual ]:'ate on tile amounts which he actually owes." CASE POINTED out that the bill would not regulate interest rates, but that a knowledge of the interest rate by the consumer might have the effect of reducing it, o1" leading the buyer or borrow- er to reconsider the whole trans- action. "State laws regulating interest rates don't apply to installment purchases, but only to direct loans of money," he said. "Also, state laws on usury can be gotten \Vali(,r Scobie, ,,f the School of 1Jni\'c;'~iI.# of Mi~. iV[()., ]l;l:-; betql li('.e:-; li"(~r('.~,t0r for. (d' .KI;II ilr~ll it was alnlotlnced S(;(fi)ie has ,Ira imp" the lit; and his h(,ir h()lYle on i.~; a } [onle grmhmte. April 8 .............. A pril{) .............. A ln'il 10 ........ .... April 11 ............ April 12 ............ April 13 ............ April 1.4 ............ TenlperatureS period ending ON Richard A. among', the ~ llal*ter honor Washington state burg. around by calling a service charge, charge, or that Douglas incidents tee showed of the legis of the strated, he "we have consumer credit day," "The true gnised, sonic rate, sometimes it, sore etimeS interest in AWARD PRESENTED -- Mrs. Wanda Nilscn, UI presents a certificate of award and a [apel emble Wojahn, a clerk at the Post O~fice, for her fice. The award was made by the Postal Departr~ a $100 check along with the certificate and pin. MULT SERV [: ,The most advanced oil in the RPM by Gov. Evaas. It provides for ,collection of the true mixed lleet oil, outstanding Ioz ~ax on Wine iron/.t~e distributor {1ire, stop and go driving or hot, instead of the retailer, savlhg the |re in either gasoline or diesel admin~stratlve C0pts for the Tax Commission and bookkeeping costs disperses contaminants so for the distributor, through the finest commercial filters .... ,, . minute they can't harm engines O tn il t:heOITo Zhis will at least double your oil stock this-'n-e-w--RPM DELO Multi" etlefal Fund ,long ith other Oil, The Canal School district aIl( deliver them promptly. has been given an entitlement of ' .. $16,771 in federal funds under Public Law 874, and Pioneer school district $1,535, Rep. Julia Butler Hansen and Sen. Warren Magnus- on announced this week. The Hood Canal Distict will re- ceive $12,758 immediately and the Pioneer District $1,151. Both will receive the remainder of the funds to which they are entitled at the end of the school year. RARE -- William T. Stiner, 2437 Laurel street, sits between Lou! ,,~ o uarson, Mast Donalo • . er of Mr. Moriah Masonic Lodge, and .... worKmart of C Dlstrtc¢ A~T hehalis, Deputy to the Grand Master from 17, as he looks over the certificate he has just received signifying County Vice Chairman Velma his more than MasOmc :M:c~nell.y returned to her Shelton . . 50 years of continuous membership in the . Loage W B Saturday home from Spokane Sunday after .... Workman made the presentat on last attending the April 9.10 state Re-evening Just before paying his official visit to Mt. Moriah Lodge. ~.~.~i5-,.,~'- nar Stlner was s Lodge publican meeting. Gov. Dan.~]vans . : originally inducted into Masonry in St. John ""a was main speaker Rt the Frtday In ~eattle in 1908 and received his Fellowcraft and Master ,v, - ¢ Cm CO~E ~.~~ dinner held in the Davenport Ho- son degrees in Great Fal s, Mont., lodge ater the same yea.r. H~ , tel. ' aemltted to Yakima Lodge in 1916 and to Destiny Lodge No. u • . m tacoma in ever , 1921, where he has ma ntained his membership sheltO~ ~IP.W ~J)'~[S~iO~: . slnce, although he has lived in Skokomlsh Valley and 5helton 118 S. Third St. • ce 1941 Th r was i W Gro Pamela Boardnian,~ Shelt0i% is .: • • 50-year de tlflcate s gned by Daniel . _ff 426.4411 on the firs,~ list.of ne~ admissions gan, ~rand Master, and Harold B. Mat ock, Grand Secretary. A bU- year....Ma.lo o n n ed th St her for the 1965 f~tll quarter releasect r~I lapel pi aceompa " e certificate. Mr. DISTRIBUTOR, STANDARD oIL P by, the re~istra~'s.office &t W..~s.l~" ce,e~rated his 90th birthday March 22. He was born in orange- li{~;t~6ii ~£a£ii UiiI~r~['~l£~ tlil§ week. ville, Pa., in 1875.