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t brds, *'what about, . . ,t,dy and VOL. LXN0. 16 Coats to the Easter and right summer a  Solids, checks in kitten's ear ellS. / . ,. ::.: ..2 b SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Thursday, April 18, 1946. 6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR o GENE MARTIN Char- district repre- national legis- ed over the her- be unapposed a second term Airport's Return to City, Co.nty Offered by Navy " Republicans the place, sub- primaries. Fred i, who replaced 'years ago and Saval e, seeks ington and was Week putting under his poll- is a veteran arena, hay- terms in the He Southwest that he cam- to return to picture. is the Seeking the and while the f information , his entry contributes the election would otherwise and Mason and corn- are getting these days, of a Forest some day, make of that will commun- The annual ng in fur- ington Will be a gala May 17 and uniformed proverbial red theme Common- is the a parade, leg- and a queen regal splendor, de up of popu- Princesses se- chools of the a small part ow being de- nunity has an occasion that its principal and what than that forest in- so mtmh to the Pacific public is the Fes- and friends, be Lere for and o that for Shelton Q Times in sec- series of thrill- scenes of the results of of Bob of Mr. and mg of Shelton. from them from from the renown for in collec- sep- of the purch- of ;e locations. gained and Whether or not the Mason County airport, now under juris- diction of the Bureau of Aeronaut- ics, Navy Department, is to be a future asset or white elephant for Mason county and Shelton, is a matter that will be decided in the future, but the facility is now available for lease to the two lo- cal governmental agencies and will be turned over to them if they desire, when the Navy moves out. The present lease offer is with- out charge to the county or city. A report on the status of the air- port was made last week at the monthly meeting of the Shelton Chamber of Commerce by City Commissioner Roy Kimbel. Facil- ities which will be a part of the property turned over to the city and county nclude airfield lights, hangar, engine house and fire fighting equipment, storage tanks, machine shop and many other things. Project Being Studied The project, when apd if taken over by the county, will require some expense in maintenance, and officials are now giving thought to possibilities of creating reve- nue that will in time make the project self supporting. Two Belfair Men 0nly New Fliers For County Jobs Only two new candidates for county offices have joined the ranks of official filings since the Easter Egg Hunt At I p.m. Sunday In Tremper Block Kiddies from two to ten years of age will rustle through the grass of the Tremper Block n ext Sunday afternoon in search of prize winning Easter eggs in the annual Active Club easter egg hunt. The hunt starts at one o'clock with youngsters diyided into age groups to avoid size con- flicts and will bc supervised by members of the Active Club. Prizes will be distrlbnted at the scene, which is a departure from past procedure but one which the committee adopted this year as more feasible than having the kiddies collect their prizes directly from merchants who sponsor the prize eggs. The Tremper Block, scene of the hunt, is the vacant block directly in front of the new Shelton gymnasium, near Loop Field. Fashion Show Attracts Large Crowd One of the largest crowds ever opening day flurry of eight aspir- attracted by a style show in Shel- nuts a week ago. ton was present last Friday eve- The new additions to public of- ning when the Lincoln Parent- rice seekers are both Belfair rest- Teachers Association sponsored an plot a course of action that will dents, F. R. Williams, lumber Easter Parade of Fashions at the be followed by all Shelton merch- company owner, seeking the see- Junior High school auditorium, ants. end district commissioner on the There were about 40 models all The Chamber of Commerce Democratic ticket, and Daniel Or- together, and around 552 people cutt, logger, filing as a Republican attended the show which started went on record as favoring the candidate for sheriff. [ with the kiddies, who incidentally, I Bremerton- Tacoma bus lines in Mr. Williams' filing brings the caused a great deal of memO-I their petition for a continuation • first note of competition into the ment on the part of the audience, t of service from Hoodsport to Port Angeles• The service would pro- political picture, his candidacy op- The next in line was a showing vide a schedule for the residents posing that' of present Commis- of wearing apparel for the Junior north Of ld0dfport,, nowthe'di{d stoner Herb Dickinson, chairman Miss i n c 1 u d i n g shorts, play of the line, and the Eldon section. of the board. So far all other clothes, raincoats and dresses. filings are not in opposition to Then came the group of models any others for the primary nomi- showing clothing for older we- nations, and the only office other men. The Lumbermen's Mercan- than the second district commis- tile furnished the clothes and Mrs. sionership in wihch two candi- Pauline Harris, stylist for the dates are now filed is that of Lumbermen's Mercantile, corn- sheriff, where Mr. Orcutt is a Re- mented on the clothing as it was publican aspirant and newly ap-- being shown. pointed Sheriff William F. Comp- Mrs. Elmer Smith, In'esident of the Lincoln Parent-Teachers As- ton is a Democratic candidate. The only'county office without sociation, on behalf of the asso- ciation wishes to thank the fol- an official seeker so far is the lowing: all the model@; the Lure- treasurer, n 2 one having placed bermen's Mercantile, Henry Ba- his name " contention as The con, manager; Mrs. Harris, styl- Journal goes to press this week. ist and commentor; The Van- Filings close May 9. ity DeLuxe Beauty Shop, Anne's Beauty Shop and Dorothy's Beau- General Supply Becomes Olympic Motors In Sale Stanford White, fomer Auburn business man, has purchased the business and equipment known as the Geleral Supply Company from Ray Drebis, Ray Keysers and John Webber at First ' and Mill streets and has changed the name to Olympic Motor ,Sales. The new firm has been ap- pointed Hudson motor car agent and distributor in this territory, Mr. White announced. He plans expansion of the general repair service wiich the former firm started several months ago as ra- pidly as present economic cir- cumstances permit with service and maintenance for all makes of cars. Hudson car servie{ng will be a specialty. At the same time, a large stock of service parts for all types of cars is being assembled with Hud- son parts again a specialty, Mr. White said. Mr. White has been connected with the automobile business for the past 25 years, with the Hud- son car agency at Auburn just before coming to Shelton snd prior to that had been service foreman for the largest Hudson dealership in Montana. earby forest They and their and the pronounced ever takeu. the Se- Parts of the of in the se- and back- probab- nation, importance scenic won- through its claim credit a tmm per- offered here ty Shop, who styled the hair for the models; Forrest's Gardens who furnished the corsages for some of the models and the cut flowers used in the decorations; W. A. Witsiers, members of the String Ensemble who furnished the music for the show under the direction of Kenneth Blanchard l who also sang during the inter- missions; Bruce Schwarck, prin- cipal of the Junior High School; Mr. Woodruff; Mr. Olson; the boys and girls of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades who sold tick- ets; the Cub Scouts, who arrang- ed the seats; the Girl Scouts who ushered; John Hudson for the ad- justment of the lights; The Shel- ton Garden Club committee which decorated for the show and in- cluded Mrs. Alfred Michaelson, Mrs. Hal L. Olstead, Mrs. Orle Gonter, Mrs. A, J. Conner, Mrs. George Cropper and Mrs, A1 Mun- ro; and the general public for their enthusiastic support of the entire show. Seattleite Hurt. In Lilliwaup Fall Arthur Peterson of Seattle is still confined in the Shelton Gen- eral Hospital, following an acci- dent last week, when he fell from a 10-foot bulkhead at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Gus Pet- erson, near Lilliwaup. He slipped wheu disposing of oyster shells and fell to the beach below. Be- fore he lost consciousness, he call- ed for help and Mr. and Mrs. Litsey, occupants of a cottage nearby, emd Gus Ordgren, bro- ther of Mrs. Gus Peterso)l, came to his aid. According to reports from the hospital, his injuries were not ser- ious t he is suffering mostly from shock and the jar his sys- tem received from the fall. Mr. Peterson and his wife were preparing to return to Seattle af- ter spending a few days at the beach home of the Gus Petersons when the accident occurred. He is also a brother of Mrs. Lee Hale. Grange Degree Work At Shelton Valle Tonight Grange degrees ill be exempli- fied for men]hers of both the Shel- ton Valley and Kamilche granges tonight by the Skokomish Valley Grange drill team in the Shelton Valley grange hall. The program opens at eight o'clock and will include a potluck supper, Master Archie Lemke m- nounced, RESIGNS FROM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE The retail committee headed by Walter Nash presented several matters considered of importance to the business life of the com- munity, one being a proposal to prevent boom expansion here by fly-by-night bu§iness enterprise. George Andrews told of several individuals who had souglt loca- tions here for business that would compete with already established firms. The committee will confer with city officials to see if some regulations may be provided that will eliminate irresponsible busi- ness concerns from getting estab- lished in the community. Fred Beckwith, on behalf of the retail committee, sounded an alarm against peddlers and read an or- dinance that had solved the sit- uation in a Wyoming city. A sim- ilar ordinance to cover the abuse in Shelton is to be suggested to the city commission. Membership Growing Secretary E. H. Faubert in the absence of the membership chair- man, Roy Ritner, announced that 33 new members had been en- rolled in the Chamber of Com- merce, and many of them were in attendance at last week's meet- ing. Memorial Committee Chair- man Robert Trenckmann reported that his group was awaiting an opinion from the attorney general as to the legality of the county providing a swimming pool in memory and honor of Shelton vet- erans of World War II, to be paid for by a general tax levy. The retail committee, members of which are concerned about the new wages and hours law for women, are to hold a special meet- ing at an early date, at which all retail merchants will be invited, to thrash out the matter and to Merritt Eells To Manage New Radio Service For Nash Installation of a radio sales and service department, to be man- aged and operated by Merritt Eells, recently discharged from the U. S Army Signal Corps, is announced this week by Walter • Nash, owner of Nash Brothers household appliance dealers. Mr. Eells has been connected ]with radio work from its com- mercial aspects for the past eight years, first in service work here in Shelton before the war. then with the Boeing Aircraft Gorpor- ation's technical department for a year before his enlistment in the Army Signal Corps, where he spent three years in all types of radio work and earned a field commission w h i 1 e. serving 20 months in Europe on a special assigmen.t which carried him into virtually every country involved in the war. Mr. Eells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eells of Shelton, is a gradu- ate of Irene S. Reed high school with the class of 1938. He Will. have complete charge of the new Nasl Brothers radio department, which in addition to radio repair and servicing, will feature the Stromberg-Carlson, Stewart War- ner, Majestic, Bendix, and Recor- die lines of radios and record players when they become avail- able. Son Phones From Tokyo To Mrs. Minnie DeMiller Mrs. Minnie DeMiller received a great thrill last Saturday eve- ning in Bremerton when she talk- ed by phone to her son, S/Sgt. Wayne Simpkins, in Tokyo. She said she could hear him very plainly. The call came through at seven o'clock Saturday night and it was noon on Sunday in Tokyo. Sgt. Simpkins has been in Tokyo since December and says he hopes to be home before too long. Negotiations l Marilyn Waklee Named Under Way InlForest Festival Queen ,,, Timber Ranks l 0000,oo00,on 00.oon Marilyn ..... Negotiations between lumber operators, including the Simpson Logging Company of Shelton and Maon county, and the Interna- tional Woodworkers of America, C.I.O., have been on a prelimi- nary basis thus far and more talks are scheduled, it was an- nounced this week. The union, it was stated at Portland, will ask a strike vote in their wage dispute with North- west operators, Union president James E. Fadling, reported this week. Negotiations" on wages and working conditions for a new con- tract to replace the wartime agreement have been under way here for several weeks between of mar- proxim- Wen'Ion, as iation with should art on mat- in female three) Planning Memorial For All Its and Wants List Complete k he'ing to erect a ans*, Joe Fadden, John Files, Jos- tt nityea_nd women eph Glassey, Clayton Gmter', ditions will change soon ', ffer you these clothes in  e duJ*.o serves m Kenneth Guntcr, Nigel Herriford, it come in anyway and b tteCOpne wia[ of our clothes brushes t ': Nat Hohnan, Jack Holman. n nemorial is Glen Horst, Beverly Horst, John ^4 +% .1+I ........ 1 i'..0r .. 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OrJ  dr2 s Route 3 Robertson, Neal Robinson, James ]'- : "" ""  -,t ed at present I Rutledge*, Dick Rutledge, Jack ', V' I b • I Saeger, Dick Saeger, Kelth Sat- ^ lP er AverY, [ terthwaite, Teed Satterthwaite, N'3 DEPARTMENT !, Iel. , John Cole, Charles Sheppard, 1V[arwn Shep- , . ,WlltzVyl Daniels, I pard, Roger Stoy, Art Wolden i -- t ke '.agle, James]Ken Wolden, Don Wolf, Howaru Cvts*nsley, James i Yule. Chester Ev- [ (* Indicates died in service.) i;i , fir operators and the union corn- instead of 10 and 1]. as previous- mittee for 40,000 C.I.O.-I.W.A. ly announced. members. Selection of Queeu Marilyn's "We have considered the pro- court of princesses is now com- posals of the lumber operators for i contract Changes and have voted plete and includeSgrade school,Jean Hadsell of !;to lejeet these proposals," Fad-t B°rdeaux Eleanor ling said. He' reported sessions l Ellis°n of Lincoln grade school, would resume today with repre-Peggy Nuxoll from Mary M. Knight, Martha Lou Palmer from sentattves of the lumbermen'S in- Hoodsport, Irene Eddy from Bel- dustrial relations committee, the Oregon coast operators and WiN fair, juniorand Ernestinehigh school.rane of Shel- lamette Valley Operators' Asso-i ten Beginning May 1, every mascu- elation. Fadling reported the operators submitted 33 changes in the con- tract which he declared "would set Working conditions in the lum- ber,industry back 10 years." He said the operators sought to eli- minate night shift differential, union shop, check-off and to re- duce workers' benefits under the National War Labor Board rul- ing, • Te union leader said the work- ers and also asked $1.17 an hour instead of the present $1.05 mini- murk, but that the employers had not Ianswered the proposal. Employer, representatives here could not be reached today for comment. Salvage Officer S00ws Kiwanians Scene Films Captain Henry Foss, United States Naval Reserve, now re- turned to his Tacoma tugboat company activities after six years of service, much of it in the Cen- tral and Western Pacific during critical island assaults, gave members of the Shelton Kiwanis Club a first hand glimpse of the war areas in a series of colored pictures Tuesday at the club's weekly luncheon. The meeting fol- lowed luncheon served at the Memorial building, the guest speaker being introduced by C. H. Kreienbaum, president of the Simpson Logging Company. Captain' Fogs, salvage officer for Pacific forces, directed} the re- turn to ,service of hundreds of vessels and facilities wrecked by Japanese enemy action or the ele- ments and had a leading part in one of the most effective opera- tions of the Pacific war. His pictures showed interesting scenes of the life, peoples and the ter- rain of Pacific tropical islands, along with some phases of the naval activities during the recent war, His final scene, a group of flag bedraped cm2ses of navy men killed at Eniwetok in the Western Marshalls, evoked the comment from the speaker that he hoped the sacrifice of those men might bring some small sac- rifice from people today to re- store the world to peace and well being. He advocated that the Un- ited States feed and look after even our late enemies, so that people again could resume nor. real ways of living and the atreds be forgotten. Waklee to rule over the second annual Mason County Forest Fes- tival and postponement of the event for one week, or to May 17 and 18, capped events in develop- ment of the two-day program in the past week. Miss Waklee's selection as For- est Festival Queen resulted from balloting' of her classmates at Irene S. Reed high school last week and advances her from the roll of princess which she held in the 1945 Forest Festiv.al. Postponement of the festival program for a week was sched- uled t9 avoid conflicts with tradi- tional "senior class activities at Irene S. Reed high school, so the new date for the second annual festival are now May 17 and 18 Yingst Family Arrives From Pennsylvania Mrs. John Yingst and two small sons arrived in Shelton last Thurs- day after making the cross-coun- try trip frnm their home in Le- banon, Penn,, to join Mr. Yingst and make their home here. Mr. Yingst is employed by the Simp- son Lagging Company and has been here since last October• They have a new home on Hillcrest. ATTENTION WORLD WAR II VETS In an effort to establish a basis for a campaign to secure Federal Housing assistance for World War II veterans in Shelton, all persons of that category are asked to fill out the questionaire below and return it to The Journal so that veterans organization workers may support a campaign to secure such housing for this community and its veterans. No obligation is connected with this report. " Name .......................... j ............. Address ................................ I am in need of housing .and would take advantage'of such facilities should they be established here. I served ............................................................ (branch of service) from ............. ., ................................ to ...................................... t'N2__  o,gnea ........................... : ............................ line citizen of this community is being asked to wear a red woods- man's hat on which green and gold buttons advertising the sec- ond annual Mason County Forest Festival will be pinned, an adver- tising stunt like the growing of beards in some communities to promote pioneer days and similar community festivals. Anyone having ideas for spec- ial features for the big festival parade is asked to submit them to Parade Chairman Ed Faubert at the Hotel Shelton. Legion Sponsors "Boys' State" Candidate Here Fred B. Wivell Post. American Legion, will sponsor attendance o£: an outstanding Shelton high school l boy at "Boy's State," in- stitute for 450 high school boys of the state to be held at Brem- erton late in June under Ameri- can Legion sponsorship. The candidate probably a member of the Irene S. Reed high school, junior class, will be selected by a post committee to be appointed by Commander Roland Gerhardt, the high school principal and president of the school's student body. The insti- tute, which will include classes in American history and civics, pointing to a full understanding of the American fTrm of govern- ment, interspersed' with physical education and recreational activ- ities, will be supervised by a corps of 50 senior high school instruc- tors, with Homer Jones, former naval officer, serving as camp commander. The boys, coming from all parts of the state, will be accommodat- ed in a housing project at Brem- erton and will be carefully guid- ed throughout the ten day pro- gram. A junior is preferred, so that he can return and act as a leader for younger boys in his senior year of high school work. The "Boy's State" program, in- stituted in 1940 by the American Legion, was held at Camp Mur- ray, near Fort Lewis, with the army participating in the pro- gram. This year the Navy at Biemerton will have a hand in the arrangements. 140 Fathers, Sons Attend Banquet There wasan attendance of 140 at the Fathers and Sons Banquet held last Tuesday evening in the ]rene S. Reed high bchool. Dr. Franklin Thompson, presi- dent of the College of Puget Sound was the principal speaker and Superintendent R. W. Oltman and Principal George Hermes al- so gave short talks. The fathers were welcomed by A1 Eaton, Boys Club president and L. L Erhart. responded for the Dads. The Boys Club sponsored the banquet, the first of its kind to be held. here and it is hope@ the banquet will be an annual affair. Rites Saturday For Ben Johns Funeral services will be held for Ben Johns, 67, who died at Cush- man hospital in Tacoma Monday, in tile Skokomish Indian Reser- vation cllurch next Saturday at three o'clock. Rev. Jake Hall of Jamestown (Jefferson county) will conduct the last rites, with bur- ial following in the reservation cemetery. Mr. Johns' birthdato is nu- known but lte had lived on the Skokomish Reservation for many years. He is survived by his wife, Hattie; five sons, Benjamin, Steven, Raymond, Frank and Lee; four daughters, Virginia, Lucy, Lillian, and Mrs. Mable Tweddy; and seven gTandchildren. GIRL BORN Mr'. and Mrs. Everitt Morken have a baby girl born April 13 at the Shelton General Hospital. Pete Maras Gets ll-Foot00 250-1b. Cougar In Traps Pete Maras, long-time cm- ploye of the Simpson Leggin Company, hits earned himself a new nickname through his trapping prowess. To his friends hereafter he's going to be "Cougar Pete." The new appendage was earn- ed during this past winter when he trapped himself four u- gars In the Olympics during his spare thne, the largest of which was a giant cat meas- uring 11 feet two inches in hmgth and weighing 250 pounds. It was trapped on Mr, Church, above Camp 5, near the Mtson- Grays Harbor county line and in the locality where that hlg earthquake of February 14 ori- ginated, Frlsken's Y. Compton Is Named As Successor E. F. Martin, for more than 15 years associated with official life of Mason county as a peace officer, 12 of those as sheriff, this week rcsig'md his post and William Compton, Martin's chief deputy, was appointed to the place for the remainder of his term. Martin resigned in a letter to the county commissioners and up- on their acceptance of his action, promptly appointed his principal assistant. Compton has flied for the office of sheriff as a Derno- crat, subject to the July primary election. Following is Martin's letter of resignation to the board of com- missioners: lEffeciive May 1 "Please be ndvi,qed that 1 will resign as Sheriff of Mason (:ounty hs of May 1, 1946. "I regret tlmt I must take this step, but I find the salary that I ant receiving inadequate to meet the costs of living under present ill H Prep Music lie has also captured many conditions, and it is necessary other predatory anhnals, in- that I find more lucrative era- eluding coyotes and wildcats, ployment. Since )fls is my scc- • "Cougar Pete" is rather unique = • . as cougar-hunters go for lm ]end consecutive term as Sheriff of Mason county, I am not eligible trees no dogs, Just snowshoes for reelection so could not bene- and camps on the cougar trails, fit by the higher salary in pros- '*Cougar Pete" Hves near pect for my successor. i "Our association as public of- ricers of Mason county has been Groups Do Well Again Irene S. Reed higl school came home with a rating of excellent in the Girls Glee Club competi- tion and excellent plus in the Mixed Choir judging at the South- west Washington high school fes- tival chorus and orchestral group music meet at Longvlew last Sat- urday. pleasant and I appreciate deeply the fine spirit of cooperation which your board and the other officers of the county government have shown to me and my office." Here 55 Years Ms rtin was born in Olympia and has beuz a resident of Mason county for the past 55 years. Hc is a veteran of World War I, as is his successor, and is prominent in affairs of the American Le- gion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, in addition to many other civic and fraternal organizations of the city and county, I Compton assumed official du- ties in the sheriff's office three years ago when hc was appointed chief deputy to succeed to tlm vacancy created by the trsgic death of Fred Hiekson, killed in accident at the courthouse. Comp- ]:on is retired from the regular army and has veteran organiza- ttion affiliation. There are 38 voices in the glee club and 54 voices in the mixed choir. The excellent plus rating for the choir was due to two judges having rated the group as excellent and one as superior. Shelton was also included in the Class B rating of Girls Glee I Clubs, Centralla and Kelso being Real Artist Heard the other two clubs in the same class. There were five choirs in Class B, including Centralia, Shelton, Hoquiam, Kelso and Chehalis. During the evening a concert was held and Shelton had nine selected entrants in a 150-voice Festival choirJoan Soper, Shir- ley Thorpe, Marjorie Ann Valley, Viola Knutson, Marilyn Waklee, Guy Beckwith, 3ohn bunbar, A1 McBride and Tony Nelson. Shclton also presented six mem- bers to a 78-piece Festival Or- chestra which appeared in the evening concert--Allan Brum- baugh and Lee Rucker, first vio- lins; Philip Stoehr and Norms Si- monson, second violins; Leona Hall, viola; and Roy Dcffinbaugh, first trombone. Sixty students made the trip in two busses, accompanied by Mrs. Jones, Grant Packard and Lynn SherWood. The Shelton Band will compete April 27 in Olympla'with six oth- er Class B bands in another prep music competition. 23000 Acres In Reclassification Tuesday morning, the annual hearing on reclassification of cut over lands was held in the court- ,house• Any company that desires a reclassification on cut-over lands for the purpose of reforesta- tion. may ask the state for a re- By Sheltonians ' In Wilma Baker By Lynn Shemvmx! Enthusiastic audiences 1 a s t Thursday afternoon and evening wa.rmly applauded Wilton Baker, well known violinist, for her ar- tistic performance of two beauti- i fully balanced programs, given at the Shelton high school auditor- ium under the auspices of the M:usic Department. Her complete mastery of her in- strument, coupled with a tone I both lovely and individual, gave Shelton concert goers a rare treat. Her ability to play both serious and humorous music convincingly gave much enjoyment. She closed her evening program with two beautifully played en- cores, the lovely Meditation from Thais by Massenet and the charm- ing Liebeslcid by Kriesler. 200 Parents Enjoy 2nd Jr. Hi Program Parent's Night at the Junior High School last Wednesdav eve- ning was a grand success ac- cording to P r i n c i p a 1 Bruce Schwarck. There were 200 par- ents in attendance. The meeting started at 8 o'clock when the par- ents visited the various rooms. The Girls' Glee Club under the direction of Mrs. Chase entertain- classification of Such lands for ed them with songs in the audi- lower taxation, toriunl. A panel discussion was The Simpson Logging Company held on tle subject of Reading and the Milwaukee Land Company Problems at Junior High School were two of the largest concerns level, led by Grant Packard, 1)ick seeking si]ch lands for reforests- l:Indso. Eleanor Nnrberg. :Mrs. tion purposes. The state allowed Genevieve Re wan d and Mr. the reclassification in some cases SChwarch. chairman. and turned down others. The land I At the close of the evening, re- that was allowed the reclassifies- [ freshments were served iu the lion totaled 23,000 acres.  cafeteria. Hooper Chosen G. O. P. Chairman; Young Democrats Club Picks Zabroskl. Victor Zabroskt was elected Acing quickly to replace cuun- president of the Young Men's Democratic Club of MasmCounty Sunday during an annual election held in the courttouse. The meet- ins was devoted to. a discussion of policy making. Other officers elected included Floyd Terrell, vice-president; George Clifton, s e c r e t a r y - treasurer; Everett Fourre, chairman of the execu- tive board; and holdover mem- bers of the board include Dean Archer, Charles Savage, Dick Watson, W. F. McCann, Vic Za- broski and Pete Melin. Tlerc will be a meeting Sm- day, April 28 at tle com'thouse at 2 o'clock to elect delegates to the state convention which will be held May 18 and 19 in Seattle. ON FOR BLANDS Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bland are tile parents of a baby son born April 16 at the .Shelton General Hospital. I ty chairman Reginald Sykes, of the Mason County Republican Central committee, who resigned last week because of the press of private bushmss demands, a meet- ing of the executive group of tle committee quickly approved the selection of John Hoopcr for the position. Hooper, a loader of Young Re- publicans in the last campaign, hss accepted the party responsi- bility and plans an early organ- ization of precinct party work- ers, so that Republican candi- dates be assisted following the primary election in July: Hooper is an entployee of Iayonter Ill- . corporated and is widely known ! in Shelton, His selection as county chair- man is expected to bring new and youthful enthusiasm to the coun- ty organization and a spirited campaign is promised in behalf ) Republicaa ca/tdldates and prin- ciples thls fall,