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Ed,tonals:
Hippy, Hippy, Hooray
The one saddening aspect of the current hippy move-
"meat is the thought that these rosy-checked swingers will
one day end up in the same straitjackets the rest of us
wear.
It's one thing to talk about loving your neighbor and
building a beautiful new world when you're nineteen, but
quite another to sustain the hippy spirit when you're
twenty-five and on the downhill grade to the Golden Years
Happynest Estates, Inc.
"Love Thy Neighbor" is a dandy subject for an ideal-
istic bullsession, but it just won't stand up under the pres-
sure from the reigning motto of our society, "Do Unto
Others Before They Do Unto You." It's also tough to
steadfastly love thy neighbor when he spends most of his
waking hours demanding that the cops run you out of
town.
Each passing year brings its changes• The stringy-
haired blonde in the burlap turtleneck and corduroy skiv-
vies is suddenly imbued with a bad case of the mother
instinct, seeks a bathtub and a hairbrush, and bugs her
padmate until he surrenders and ends up selling hardware
in Sears' basement to meet the payments on a suburban
split-level.
The front-stoop folk singer with the walking rum-
mage sale appearance who has been blind behind his hair
since it grew to the end of his nose, succumbs to an offer
of $250 a week to play in a joint with tablecloths and finds
he enjoys having his hair fixed at 25 bucks a throw and
owning ten pairs of tight pants tailored in London.
The plumber's son who has been wearing a purple
middle blouse and green boots so the gang will let him
stay around for kicks, suddenly realizes that if he doesn't
join his fathers lodge right now he will be forty-five before
he can become the Supreme Unequaled Hindquarters of
the Concatenated Order of Yahoos and get to attend the
national convention in Florida with all expenses paid.
The hypochondriac hippy gives up the carefree life
when he finds he is fighting a losing battle for recognition
with only a bad case of dandruff in a society which salutes
only the ulcer, the coronary, and alcoholism as true marks
of success.
So it goes. The years take their toll and the shaggy
ones are weaned away from LSD and put on alcohol, aban-
don the Free Speech Movement and join the John Birch
Society, give up walking and start to play freeway roulette.
Booting and booing and ordinances aren't going to
shear their locks. Age will send them out in the pasture
with the rest of us where they will "baaaa" in perfect
register.
Leave them alone, and they'll come home, wagging
their tails behind them.
t <, : ,
By CllESTER GUEST that. I think a writer's life
The advertisement was tempt- would be fun." These brilliant
int. observations also were termed
"There's something different "interesting" by the eager staff
Letter Box:
What's Going On Around Our Schools?
Editor, The Journal:
]n last week's Shelton Journal
there was a front page an-
nouncement that: should make all
the parents of children in the
Shelton school district take some
time out and ask some questions.
Just what is going on around
our schools that we don't know
about and hould? What has hap-
Ci y Cash Divided Many Ways
Editor, The Journal: At the moment there is before
After reading Mr. ClifLon's let- the State Legislature in Olym-
pened to communications be- our children's education first
tween the schoolboard, Supt. anti and hope and pray that things
the public? can be settled before it's too
There have been rumblings late and more of our faculty
for some time now and the leave.
rumors are flying• Let us find Why do you have to import
out. just how much truth there people from out of state to fill
is behind all of this and come vacancies and pass by our local
up with somme answers. One can qualified teachers. Just what
not help but wonder just what chance does anyone have of
the real reasons are for our ever getting ahead in this school
teachers leaving, district?? And why should they
The last number to leave, ac- even try?
tcr of last week, I would like pia a bill which would provide ,cording to hearsay, is 38,. and . . here.,lsn,t.much time left,be-
t) cla:ify a few items..additional funds to cities and this was of last Friday, ,Don't. * ti)e"SChbo] ' is put atilt thlere is
know ,what the numb€r 'is bY ony one more school board
The City df?:helton could'us.::i: ?:S i t° supplement their bud,- ....... ii ......... • '''
more patrolmen: we don't deny gets. Hopefully, this bill will be now but one member of the meeting left before the contracts
that fact; however, Shelton is passed, faculty said that all that can are settled for the next year.
not alone in this need. As many I personally feel that when are looking elsewhere for jobs• That meeting is the second Tues-
large and small cities alike and if more monies are avail- This is shocking to me and I day of the month in the Ever-
throughout the state are in need able to the City of Shelton, the was just wondering how many green School library. It starts
Capitol Dome:
• U i
Fortieth Leg,slatu00
Passed Lots Of •
By ROBERT C. CUMMINGS endar by justi
The 40th Legislature probably
will go down in history as having
passed more legislation affecting
the every-day lives of more peo-
ple (exclusive of taxes) than
any legislature since the days of
the New Deal in the thirties.
New laws have been enacted
affecting motoring, retail credit,
automobile purchases and insur-
ance, to name a few.
As usual, much other import-
ant legislation has been enacted,
but the effects aren't always
felt directly, or immediately.
CONTIOVERSIAL CREDIT
The highly controversial dis-
closure requirement in the re-
tail control act continues in dis-
pute. After the Governor de-
clined, under considerable pres-
sure, to veto this section, a new
bill was quickly introduced in
the Senate to repeal it.
This is the section which re-
quires retail sales contracts to
state the annual, as well as the
monthly rate of interest and, ser-
vice charges. Opponents contend
that this discriminates against
retailers, who extend credit as
a convenience, in favor of loan
agencies which extend credit as
a business.
Loan agencies are permitted
to operate a charge card plan
without being required to state
any rate n,.'..' .....
This portion of the act coul
wind up at uzc L,.,.a,o.
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Considering the fact that vL'-
tually everybody buys an auto-
mobile, new legislation licensing
and regulating the activities of
automobile dealers and automo-
bile salesmen also will have
widespread effects, though these
won't be felt directly•
The measure, designed after
a Wisconsin law, is broad in its
regulation of dealers and sales-
men, but also protects dealers
in their relationships with manu-
facturers•
It prohibits rrmnufacturers
from "loading" dealers with
automobiles he hadn't ordered,
requires manufacturers to de-
liver within 60 days any model
advertised for "immediate de-
livery," and restricts the cir-
cumstances under which a
manufacturer may cancel a
dealer franchise.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES
This measure precipitated
very little debate on the floor
of either house, but was the sub-
ject of one of the longest, drawn-
out backstage battles in the
Legislature. It passed the Sen-
ate in the regular session and
after time, .,,
It finally pa
the Governor ,j
the special sesS
session had
in two or th", W
° av be norraai' '
made it ;
CHECK yoUlt !
Pro00ably %
of any legist: t
authorizing the i it
stop motorists' th
on the higha_ 1
The State yau.. [
using this la/
action can't be
though the ::
ceived by ¢.'[[b
a lot of PeQ,ll
major porti
ver, have
ple Who dq,l
The pa00<i
licenses
ment, but
nor conduct l
daylight cbe00 /
with plainlY°
As previ0Us
test of the
ity is considl
INSURANCI$
Though m ./
legislation P
failed in °l
has been .:..1
insurance b:
consumers'
alive at this: I
legmlation ..2li
lation of inSv; [
This contv,i
other interi p
e.
throughout ,
years. !
REFORM lk I
la Allb( of this e
• elcd ,,refOrm'
"reform" pr0 ;SeZ
keynote of the
special sessi :
special effOrt [
reform overSh
else in the le
His efforts i i
al reform,
held its share
(iOVERNIII$1
Governor I]IF '
reorganizati° I
could be c]
legislation..Ide.
success wit
program, c°dDl
cal divisioP .Ji,
His m ear: *
Tax Comffd$;
lishing a Ih a I
Resources itl 1
into laW; a
ishing a n,e
Planning I'P"i
worth Guest." Why the Wads-
worth? Because "My mother tells
me I'm a distant relative of
Henry Wadsworth LongfeUow."
The Famous Writers staff man
commented in the margin, "A
very interesting statement, Mr.
Guest."
The test asks "What do you
hope to achieve as a writer?"
My I.s Angeles friend answers,
"¢Iostly I want to make a name
for myself. It would give me
the chance to go to big cities
and see plays and things like
man. of additional men, increases in City Commission would be more other parents were aware of this at 8 p.m., but come a little had advanced to House Rules
about people who feel the urge
to write," it: said. It cited several The test asks that blanks be salaries and more modern equip- than fair in their allocation to situation? early because the front door of Committee for a place on the her's office,
famous-writer instructors who filled in with missing words• meat. the police department. I feel this What can we do.. we ask the school is usually locked and third reading calendar at ad- The TaX."-
were on the staff of its "Famous Example: Strong as (blank). It There is a specified amount of is true because of their com- ourselves?? Nothing until all the you have to go around to the journment, replaced DYd.i:I
Witers School." The ad said asks that, cliches like "strong funds a city can raise to sup- plete cooperation with the police rumblings and rumors are other side. Sent back to the Senate it Revenue he.at.l['l
"a divine discontent" led them as an ox' be avoided. So my port itself, and there are a hum- department in the past. looked into openly and fairly by On behalf of many worried took several days to get it out The depart;..
our FULL school board and sup )ar( nts of Rule hree""
Los Angeles enemy puts, "Strong her of departments and services Frank Rains ' . ' ' : - l' r, s Committee again. Then time, t t0.
to success in writing. ' ' . - " ' : ' m Puh it hung in the House Rules Corn- Tax APP e .t
There were testimonials from as an ix." Then, as an after- between which these monies Police Chief ermtendent This may take some Thel a n , sis
ecstatic customers: thought, he adds "Strong as rrmst be divided. City of Shelton time but we have to think of Rt. 3 Shelton mittee for days, missing the cal- mission saw lh
"I've just sold a story to True Sulcrman." The staff man was
pleased. He gave me a "C"
for $1,00%'. A Pr,v,lege To Hear Concert
"This i the first thing I've grade on this part of the test. . .
had pul)lished in over 20 years The crowning achievement was
of trying, and I owe it, all to a so-called "short story" in-
you fellows back there.' eluded as appendage A or some-
And, in glorious sum'mary, thing. This anonymous Los An- Editor, The Journal: marches and the scores from
.......... ' . stage plays performed equally
"I've done it:" geles rink I used to know sent mace very utue ss sam prms- - '1
It was tempting, but it sounded in a two-page masterpiece in ing our young people and their w. , ..... -O FL3 ['
expensive so I resisted the urge which he makes every literary derf " "e " "e't I must we were especmuy toucnea oy
won Ul teach rs, I I 1 . ...... !! t
to clip their coupon and send mistake known to man, and in- gsve' crem[ ....... to oo[n me cnosrs; anu a specml thanK- .,1
for a 48-page brochure, vents some new ones. " " you for the lovely voice of
Thursday evening, April 13, Sherry Watson, which thrilled us
H°wever' a L°s Angeles wag It features characters n°b°dy the Shelt°n Juni°r ligh Sch°°l all" G 1
who poses as a friend of mine would believe, with names like gave its Spring Concert, directed I want to thank each young
could not resist the temptation. "Mrs. Kisses," and "policeman
He clipped the coupon, sent it Harry Flus, her" and "a cop by three truly dedicated men, musician and singer and give
Mr. Williams, Mr. Dethlefs and heartfelt thanks to the three men
in, and received in the mail one called Kid.' It is profane, an- 1V[r. Moorehead. We were priv- who brought out the best in all.
"Famous Writers Aptitude Test". imaginative, and could best be ileged to hear beautiful songs, Helen F. Christensen
He filled in the blanks with the described as a universal situs-
most innane answers possible, tion. In short, it stinks. I should
kidded and cajoled the Famous sue somebody for defamation of 00.lU Dowll (l[CU$ Ill 0[ymDla
Writers people, pulled their leg, clmracter over it, but I won't r,_se • • , Last year 245 Washington these fatalities, a home checklist for the hazards be obtaiffl'.
poked them in the ribs with his because that would only draw residents met death in their To call attention to this fact which cause falls will be dis- safety c°tl'l
elbow and sent in the completed more attention to it ........ '
homes by accident, and most Governor Dan Evans has de- trbuted throughout the state, operati.g "ip:
form with a sly wink. Anti he But the staff man liked it. Editor, The Journal: show by not signing the money . ' . " ' ." : p' - partment of Public these llt
often these accidents we as el)red the week of A r]l 2329 The State De hsts
used my name. He writes (no doubt with a Two days after this punch and bill to pay for any more clown- result of a minor act of care- as Washington State Home Safe- Instruction will urge all elemen- PTAs, Idea',:. [L;
They took him seriously. After crooked pencil): "The beginning judy show started, the Governor ing until they complete their lessness. Nationally some 29 000 iy Week. Mrs. Evans has been tary school principals to cooper- Denartrenw[[
all, money was at stake. A rep- of your story arouses reader- signed the bill which raised leg- work, which should have been • . ' ' - - .,s ",lil
• Americans died from accidents named honorary state chairman, ate in this effort by sending the hess firse l[I
resentative called my home of- interest at once. You have a flair islators wages and expense ac- finished in their regular session in their homes and fall account- The theme for the week will checklist home with their pupils, ducing, u" il
fering a Famous Writers course for dialogue, and you use it s, '!,][
at a good rate, because I oh- skillfully to project the feeling counts to put the show on the --and get out of Olympia and ed for rrmre than 50 percent of be 'Are You a Fall Guy?" and Copies of the check list can ployee .l
viously had talent. He called of a certain background." road for a 60-day run. let a real circus comle in with
He had to sign another bill their clowns. , "d S HO
twice before I convinced him I And as a parting shot I am to pay for this special run. He J•L. Parsons, A Check L,sf a core Card for me Falls
wasn't interested. Then he gave encouraged thusly: "Further
up and sent me the completed work and study wilt strengthen now has the power to close the n,un.
test. I couldn't believe my eyes. your ability, Mr. Guest, and Yes No d.,
My Los Angeles friend had develop new techniques. So do 1. Are small throw rugs anchored and 10. Are bedroom lamps or light swttcla
filled in the form,, "Chester Wads- continue '" ay0 u
• worn rugs repaired? ................ located so no one has to move
'P ,
hlldr01
Continue anywhere special ?
Like maybe the Famous Writers
Sc heel ?
I really don't believe Chester
Wadsworth Guest shows much
promise as a creative writer,
even though he did get an over-
all grade on the aptitude test
of C-plus.
So, even though I did qualify
for the course, by unwanted
proxy, once again I'll resist the
temptation to subscribe, God and
would-be Los Angeles funnymen
willing.
lundOd 1856 by Grant C. Angle
Addrm: Box 480, helton, Wasl 98584 Phone 4-441
,t Ielt(m, MOn COUUty, Walgton, every Thllrmy,
]Datd U kd*Cla Mtter at the postofflce, Shelto Wash.
Pal4- 8helton.Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 20, 1967
in the dark?
2. Do all stairways hae railings? ................
11. Do you have night lights in c
[,.,,, 3. Are all stairways lighted? ................ rooms and halls? . l
I 4. Are all members of family taught to 12. Does everyone make a habit of puttl 1!'
never leave things on stairs? ................ things away when finished wits ,'[
[")' @ 5. Is furniture placed so it doesn't them? .F I
block normal walking areas? ................ 13, It there a safe hand hold or grab b ,
6. Are gardening tools and workshop for bathtub or shower? wlip
Always hold equipment stored neatly off floor? . ............... 14. Are youngsters in family taught_S?
matches till 7. Are garage floors (,.leaned regularly safe to climb and what dangew 'l
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cold. of grease or oil? ................ 15. Is yard free of boards, nails, :!i
broken glass?
8. Are broken stairways, handrails, loose
, floor boards rei)aired promptly? ................ 16. Are outside entrances, walks, and
9. Is floor wax used sparingly and polished well-lighted ?
0a Only can prevent forest firesl thoroughly to reduce slipping? ................ 17. Are ladders in good repair?
IF YOUR SCORE IS 18. Are ladders and step-stools
15 to 18 Good! Keep it that way. instead of a makeshift, such
12 to 15 Better watch your step. of boxes or an u,nsteady
7 to 11 YOU are riding for a fall. 6CORE ONE POINT FOR EACH yES
beiow 7 YOU'RE A FALL (;UkI YOUR
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