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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 .. Hurst Keith Hurst, Valdor Jack-
- J hhe S'-- eel} n of the son, Richard LaMarsh, Walter La-
llCl :.'tl/^29all triangle at Marsh, Doug Larson, Farnum
HELP YOU SELECT !th!f:n::,:::: L{!::yniiti z' .
• .__. a_,-,. ..... ,-'-r {i- all-' ludcd in the Gee, Thelma McGee, Warren VIel-
S [UI([ 21CCtSoIICS I:"Y B. u Wh ^ '. ...... --
' lle_,vs s J ve or culn =, joset .Miller':, James og-
rl ell
I'OR THAT " ,It} th the Arcadm den, ,lack Page, ]alvin Pearcy,
.......... . attZ..Pr. Melcum Del Prante.
- : }t'tif tnwaite place Richard Prhmc Bob Rains, Carl
-_ _ - _ _ - -- # i' o,Mrs. Marjorie Rains, C. Ainley Rempel*, Henry
/ _ - ,_ - -/ ]IIio ae Friendship Robertson, Tom Robertson, Wayne
"[. 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,