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Aprill MOODY. D. 0. mm“ 6017s. 5. corn i PORTLAND. OREF'QI -' n0ppelt’s I it“ I AIR RAID SIGNALS WARNING ALARM: by sirenM-fluctuating blast for two minutes. By powerhouse steam whistle—five-second blasts sep- arated by three-second silences over two minute period. ALL CLEAR: Continuous two — min 11 t e blast on both siren and steam whistle. Phone 545 for civilian defense information I? ‘ rk ‘ ll . l I ,3 nothing wrong with I I " e81ght of Elwyn ()ppolt, , V 80n of Mr. and Mrs. Oppcit of Shelton and ' $8 of Irene S. Reed I “901 in 1939, as the I N‘n’lhip honors he re- ‘ .ml‘ned at (lamp Roberts I _I tlfy. . ’ ’8 a 1903 Springfield ri- ‘1 Browning Automatic 9 (the latter a small ma- I Mann). Elwyn made a file-188 out of a possible . ,, highest score made in 85th Battalion in I X months. I earned him the ral- I l‘pshootcr, two rifle I th The Shelton Independent SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Friday, April 194,2 OFFICIAL COUNTY PA PER ' fete ISOllS I “~ (one f h ~ ~~ _ -H_ « i H diuu‘~_~’“~—_—N—___W_~___ m 8“ ‘" m “2'33"? ’V l t rs T Hel Bond Food 0 If“ Parker pen and pen- Editorial 1 1 0 UH Ce 0 p I a easy and: "3 Presented his rewards i I ' P d C trans 9553:3235 C°mm”"'ty Lead“ C°°pmte l) le g6 ampalgn anted'FAVOR F :s ol eve"y I. Was sure proud, but ' , - Been lookingwfg—a way to do 0 l t least yon, Elwyn wrote his In this issue appears another of the series of De- I Izgugrgfiiitheigélbgfn; WEE, 115$: B01) Hamilton , I ‘ road Van, [laced that he likes the I fense Pages which are being sponsored by the business ' Ithflshom, 3 'p ‘ Willamette U Iliv r and) (’futdoor me and the ex- ' ’ and professional men and theindustries 0f Shelton and ‘ ‘ ‘ Volunteers are wanted to as- ' e y I ‘. M the Army Shes "-5 vicinity. diet in carrying out the pledge ' News dispatches c m i n a tin g from Tacoma. late last week re- veal government plans for a large; ; Student Proxy Shelton’s second N practice air raid alarm will commence at 12:30 o’clock this 'canv so for the purchase of war bonds and stamps which will be conducth in Mason County May The list of sponsors carries the names of nearly I everyone in business in the community who have re- I \K‘. w“- Jl'll ROUND Still another money-making op- portunity is offered to the can—I _( ‘3 . Sunday afternoon . .~ - - - Robert Ha lton raduatc of . . . . . U. S. Manne Corps cantonment‘ sponded wholeheartedly to the call to help carry the "3:215:23?" .(,$?§alvf 4 ‘10 7- , Irene sfltoglci highg school in Wlth the 0mm“ Slgnal was]? Of .. ' ; . l . . p . u — «w n. , h. m , a . ‘ ' i .' :0 eigctfiisionagogge r Vltal message of our country’s need 111 thls cruelal hour. campaign h£i_irilf:,li cainaosfiri arctwanted, 1938 and son of Mn and Mrs_ Epgqrfgrcfl 215:3; and the power ouse . . . . . . . . . _ ' s. ‘2, 1'; ‘l ( '. L I W“ T “Oak Patch" area, believed to be Only a few have failed to 30m in this cooperative effort The Journal today announces a: *0 1‘ L 0 0‘ C V“ mo 0 cover Hugh R. Hamilton, who recent- The advanced time was deter- mined at Monday’s Weekly meet- ing of the War Advisory Council . . over dozen to 15 homes thus L . :am— . H . Second new “Ubgcnptlon ( enabling LllC campaign to be car- Paign in WhiCh it Will give a1.1.,1‘l6‘d011l'. quickly. other prize of $10 In cash- Thlsl The pledge campaign is to find ,in the Belfair-Tahuya district. I Condemnation papers were fil- ed in Federal Court last Thurs- ly moved to Gardiner, Oregon; I after seven years in Shelton, was elected president of the which is making it possible for the Journal to give much fuller publicity to each worthy project being organized to promote our war effort and secure our .7. “ET Ill: YET HAD (note change of title, another ac- is nt'rel different from the first ' , j student body at Willamette _ diallre bzorrtige 3g()%‘08r2$::t 0:01am home defense. nevev ‘Sloycash prize campaign I $312.1“ hf?" deg}? gadsnwlsoung University in Salem, Oregon, 31:); g‘ihfidtgoggifiogg :Zyncr’fioig ' ‘ .' . . z . l is , I ' lonally desireable set- gwned by Pope and Talbot, Inc., The public spirited citizens who have joined in this which ended last Saturday, and y 0 g ‘ mg last week. according to news ell do, in the way of purchasing War bonds and stamps for the duration of the war. It is being conducted under the auspices of the two parties, Democratic \l-‘tcpuhlican, showing one phase of the solidarity of the country. Precinct Heads Meet Saturday J. W. Graham, county Repub- than necessary and yet not inter- fere with morning church serv- ices either. The first practice al- arm was conducted at 2 o’clock a month ago. Faster Pace Scheduled All units of civilian defense will again go through the motions of a simulated air raid although the theoretical incidents this time the second $10 cash prize will be given on different terms than the first $10. Read the details in the large announcement ad in issue. One candidate will receive a $10 cash prize in addition to what- ever prize of a bicycle or commis- sion he or she wins. All prize received by friends in Shelton. Bob has been exceptionally active in student affairs at Wil- lamette in the three years he has attended that institution and his election to the highest student office climaxes a long string of achievements during his college career. He will be a effort deserve the full support and commendation of the entire community. The countless demands for pub- licity to promote the many phases of war activity creat- ed a load far greater than the home paper could carry alone. Through this cooperative effort the community is being organized to do its part to help win the war and will be ready to meet any local emergency which may arranged for CEYI‘Y-Iand some state owned land, ac- year’s annual pre- cording to the Associated Press roundup April 29‘report. Baptist ChIII‘Ch base-I The report said the acreage is , i Pv-T-A. Sponsorship. “for establishment of what ap- ‘iss Alma Peterson, Shel-I'pareutly will be a large U. S.' Inch nurse Who has been Marine Corps cantonment andl ' ., arge of conducting the combat range.” The papers of declaration of ere big‘ political and lo 'n,dentists have offeredI 1c _ taking and Petition for Condem' arise. “Snglertq 3”“ be 2115:131ij anhligung' lican chairman, and Pete Eitriem, senior “on year' will come off at a greatly in- 2 .. , p], es this year as well nation stated that the federal gov- Ie y Juges on a ugh ay. t yoé county Democratic chairman, ' creased tempo than durmg the ' dtvi’SlClans, Miss Peterson I ernment already has appropriated! The drive took on e 111122 ure 1.1" havc named Mrs. M_ L. Watson, first practice last month. .............. . pubooUnlversity of Wash- $90,000 to build barracks and of— a favorite Sonfind ,dfivug" ‘91 4. Residents not involved in any 110 health studentsIficcrs quarters, according to the fins Week as the Cltlzena 0f he I as active chairman of the campaign and have placed their respective precinct committeemen and women at her command to of the active defense units are requested again to stay at home, to refrain from using the tele- phone between the alarm and the all clear signals, and to take ad- .‘ “nth the health depart- .- °f Olympia will assist Carr . and P.-T.A. mem- , qe 5’ng out the clinic. ,: Dal"Ement out of Olym- Associated Press. The land involved in the con- demantion proceedings has been valued by the government at $6,- SALVAGE DRIVE SPURREil; lilth MORE PIPE, Will. TEST AUTHORlZEl) , rvarious districts began concerted Iefforts so that their favorite can- didate should win one of the dis- trict capital prizes and highest honors. MUST REGISTER AT SENIOR ill SCHOOLI pledge I carry the canvass out. I Mason County's dew game pm- I vage begins paid up or in arrears can take Iprominnnt Hood Canal resident, 1 during the week; assi 780.28, the report added. I C i (. t, S‘ rt All precinct committeemen and vantage of the. occasion to prac- ) Imemit the? Chalrm'an and’ ~— — I B Subsgggggnalleosverlrlg: Iterri« women or bow parties are aSked .tlce what they “’0‘?” agtually do " .' -' m carrymg outl Game Protector .441 lull A i tory served by The Journal and t9 1"“ftt’h“. “‘9 courthE’use at two Mason County’s sugar distribu- luggse grogtf~'§g.,§“rsr:vlg- as the ............. 5:)” children up through H . I __,___, , hundreds who‘heretofore have not 3.3m“, 15f tiitfiggge 32321132: tors havi twothqutiei. to Permit: “victi‘insbl’c in‘kthisl Suneday’s figur- "thi attended the firstI In I Collection of Mason County's Two actions, concerned with subscribed to the paper are taking be outlian to them’ Their duties next Wfae as 151.113.1551! Prepare~ ative bombings. ) S , 83 Present school term, a luseful waste material paper, placing Sheltons munlmpal wa- advantageyof the specxal offer be- will be to am as captains in their t9 Rat Into Operatlon 1 sugar 3 First Aid Instruction .4 Can helton ~ _ rubber scra iron. etc~-»—will be ter 5 stem at peak efficiency were ing made by The Journal during , . , a . tiomng program. ,1 , » on and outlying dis g , p y . . d .- .. . . , own plecmcts in charge of a 1 The cannot sell any sugar Other detais of Mondays War -------------- (‘- wzged to bring them t0. “"71"”th “9:: as the munty fit/1‘ taken by the City council We — this campalgn- Subscrllmrs 91th“ group of the volunteer canvassers . y . Council session found the body ' comml ee ac l 0 am ich will be conducted to 4 p.m. each of tector, William Hall. got a good a . a ysv next Wednesday and workout in his first fish-planting ,0 . . Vaccinations and diph- clllations will be given .. desh‘e. ., :ggitional physical ex- Will be appointments by Shell 3'18 on the following day Students to conduct Gr Clinic will have Mrs. I: cl‘lmert and Mrs. John ‘ . , .al‘ge of taking child “83. Mrs. Frances Ea- , .i pace .n c In. Grge of eye examina- ‘ flan runert in charge of .- he,“ ‘1 Mrs. William Stev- of publicity. “my men from 45 (years of age (those “attained their 45th {A (101‘ before February Who have not at- %65th birthday on have a. date with Xt Monday. ‘80 to their pre- . tin“? (or, any conven- e“ 1")ng place) some- ' . an the hours of 7 a.m. I hum“; register under the iet th “V, In e Service registra- {6532: 8.53. are not liable to ly aged ‘* lee £5 under the selec- 18 meat. I N of 1940. gngMPLOYE ILL Amer, 91' Navy Yard em—I a " ed ' , , or treatglgllttpn hospital \ 0nd that given at granted frecgcamc the two University hallvtionist, Mrs. Forest Patty Killmer ,duties since being transferred ‘hcrc from Cowlitz county. I He assisted a group of 18. Ta- Children found I coma sportsmen Sunday in back— Ipacking 5000 rainbow fry into {Upper Dry Bed lake. The fish from the game depart- Im’ent's South Tacoma hatchery.’ I Upper Dry Bed .will be kept closed to fishing this season to give its .new finny inhabitants a ,clianec to mature; It had no fish [at all until the Tacoma sports- I mcn mentioned above became in- ,torested. last year, but it'll be a Igreat rainbow paradise in anoth- er year or two. I Lower Dry Bed. another pet of ,the Tacomans, will be open to [fishing this year, opening May I 24 with other higher elevation wa- ters. It is stocked strictly with cutthroat trout. Alumni Meeting Tuesday Night President Jim Pauley has call- ed a. meeting of the Shelton High School Alumni Ass’n for next Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the senior high for the pur- pose of formulating plans for the annual alumni-senior banquet and dance and to name committees to carry out the plans made. All grads of Irene S. Reed high lschool are invited to,attend. I Uncle Sam Gets 3 . Shelton Volunteers l v Within the past week three well Iknown young Shelton men have volunteered in Uncle Sam's arm- ed forces. Mark F'redson, log scaler on .the Simpson booms, enlisted in the Army Air CorpS, Bill Levett and Chuck Kneeland, both Ray- onier employes, both enlisted in the Naval Reserve. Betty Lemke CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATE AND PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT THE SPECIAL .PRICE OF I I functioning under the chairman- ship of Walter A. Magoon. Three organizations Boy Scouts... granges and 4-H clubs-—~~ are actively participating in the salvage campaign and will benc- fit financially from their collec~ tions. Any Mason County home with salvage material it wishes to give to the drive should notify any of the above—mentioned three organ— izations in its particular commun— ity to have that material collect- ed, or by calling Mr. Magoon at 115., find The 4-H clubs are handling any salvage material, the granges are concentrating on scrap iron, and the Boy Scouts are centering their efforts on paper. All three organizations are selling their collected salvage material to Ray Keyzers of Kamilche, who then disposes of it to the reclamation centers. Anyone with a large amount of salvage material can secure the market price for it if they desire by contacting Mr. Keyzers. Some of the things found ar- ound most homes which are sought in the salvage drive are listed on page 7 of today’s Jour- nal. F. D. R. Approves SEVEN WILL WIN BICYCLES IN Bill Baldwin Edward Bergeson, Jr. Gladys Browne Donald Lynn P. U: Project Telegraphic advice received by The Journal Thursday from Con- grcssman Martin Smith I‘eports President Roosevelt’s approval of a W.P.A. project in the amount of $34,076 for construction of 61- ectric pOWer transmission lines with transformers, anchors and: connections to service Mason county rural areas by Public Util- ity District No. 3. The project is now eligible for operation at the distriction of the state W.P.A. administrator, the telegram said. _ Patty Case Above are pictured the entries in The Journal's Subscription cam- paign which comes to .a close at 9 0'010Ck saturday night, May 2. Seven of these candidates will win tOPn?tChi The others will win liberal cash commisSIOnS. brand new bicycles. With the knowledge J OURNAL’S SUBSCRIP Freddie Cropper LaVern McGowan Barbara Munson nesday evening at a special meet- ing. One authorized the purchase of an additional 1570 feet of eight- inch pipe and 500 feet of six-inch pipe to complete the improvement and extension project now in its finishing stages and the other au- thorized, City Engineer C. E. Phillips to proceed with a test of the well at the foot of Railroad avenue abandoned by Rayonier when its production fell off to ,a. point where the mill found it un- satisfactory for its purposes. If tests show at least 500 gal— ions can be obtained per minute the council believes the city onier obtained around 4,000 gal- lons per minute from this well until the earthquake late in 1940, but after that the output dropped so greatly that the. well became unsuitable for the. pulp mill’s pur- poses. The mill has indicated its willingness to turn the Well ovar to the city if it can use it. The council authorized a month- ly $25 salary for City Defense Co- ordinator Doane Brodie, retroac- tive to December 1 Wednesday night, while at its regular ses- sion last Thursday the council passed Ordinance 341 relating to the conduct of people during blackout and Ordinance 343 pro— viding an emergency fund of $500 for civilian defense purposes; the exact wording of which may be found among the legal. publica- tions on page of today’s Journal. Mayor William Stevenson set May 4 to 9 at Shelton’s annual cleanup week, about which fur— ther details will be given in next week’s Journal. Tacoman To Speak To Townsend Club Dr. Gordon Fleming of Tacoma, an able speaker, will talk at the Townsend Club No. 3's weekly meeting next Monday night at eight o'clock in Memorial Hall. The public is cordially invited. Ginger Deer Nancy N utt that who. they do m the next nine do. will win, lhe candidates are out Working these last days count. You can help one of these youngsters win will I not have to drill a new well. Ray-‘ ‘ Vacation Of All tense interest, not only among advantage of the special offer of $3.00 for two years. Interest Becomes Intense Interest in this short campaign has reached its height this week as the deadline for the drive—W. Saturday, .May 2~draws near.. Daily standings in The Journal ulzndow and in today’s paper will add even more excitement and this is expected to increase until» the climax comes ‘in just nine 'days. Anticipation of these vote standings has already drawn in— the candidates themselves but among the interested subscribers of the paper and the backers of the various candidates. Streets In Plat ‘ 0f Oakland Asked Public hearing was scheduled' by the county commissioners Mon— day at their weekly meeting for May 11 at ten o‘clock on the peti- , tion of Alden C. Bayley request- ing vacation of the entire plat of Oakland, including all streets the bicycle he or she wants . Bonnie Eagle Stanley Phillips and alleys, to permit its return to acreage. At the public hearing Monday. on the petition of Anna P. Teri- dO et al for Vacation of certain streets in the plat of Lilliwaup. the board approved vacation of Helen street and the alley through Block 20, but denied the request-‘ ed vacation of Phelps street, deeming it necessary to reach other property in the plat. A petition presented by Victor Kronquist et a1 asking construc— tion of ,an eighth of a mile of county road in a portion of sec- tion 29, township 22, range 1.I was accepted and filed but ac- tion deferred pending information on whether the board will be per- I mitted to build nCW'roads this year. Ivan Ferris Joan Prin gle .‘ . and save money as well . Robert French Ramona Remme ys will decide what prize they their hardest to make . . by $3.00 FOR TWO-YEARS. THIS MONEY SAVING OFFER ENDS MAY 2. (to be known as minutemen and Women). Each will be equipped with a badge identifyingthem for canvass purposes. as well as oth- er necessary supplies on which the family pledges will be regis- tered. Volunteers Phone 545 All. minutcmcn and women will meet Saturday next week-in the courthouse to have last minute plans and details outlined for them on how the pledge cam- paign should be conducted. Persons wishing to volunteer to act as minutemen ~or minutewo- men in their respective precincts are asked to notify either Mrs. Watson, .who has established headquarters in the same office with the Civilian Defense office in the WeineI-Olstead insurance office on Railroad Avenue, tele~ phone 545, or to notify either of their precinct committeemen. Mrs. Watson or one of her as- sistants will be in the office there from 2 to 4 pm. daily hereafter until the pledge campaign is completed. Dog Licenses Oil Sale At City Hall Shelton dog owners may- now secure licenses for their pets by applying at the city hall. Sale be- gan last week with 18 taken out ,so for. Male dogs are licensed for $1 and females for $2. , Dog owners are requested by city officials to call for their li- censes as plans have been dis- carded, at least temporarily, for .the house-to-house canvass as the man they had in mind for the Job is not available now. If owners do not care to take out licenses they are requested to give the city permission to take the dogs and dispose of them painlessly. Journal Classified Ads Are Real ‘GmGetters —~ Phone 100 Bobbie Jeane Gardiner Ronald Rhinos I I l I Lucy Skerbini 2. They must register at Irene S. Reed high school Tuesday or Wednesday between 2:30 and 9 p. m. (out~of-town distributors who find it, difficult to observe this schedule will be registered anytime they come in before those dates). Those included under the reg- istering provisions are retailers, wholesalersrinstitutions and in— dustrial users, including food ser- vice, establishments. Harry Carlon, vmember of the Mason- County rationing board, has been delegated to serve’as county sugar rationing adminis- trator. Registration of sugar dispensers will be handled under the super- vision of City School Supt. H. E. Loopand Miss Dora Fredson, sen- ior high school principal, with some member of the senior high faculty appointed as actual reg- istrar. Registration will take place in Supt. Loop's office at the senior high. Those included under the reg- istration regulations will be re— quired to record ( 1) an estimate of their gross sales of meats, groceries, fruits and vegetables for the week ending April 25, 1942; (2) sugar delivered to them during November, 1941; (3) num- ber of pounds of sugar now pos- sessed by them. Cafes must come prepared to‘ make an estimate of the amount of sugar used for meals or food services during 1941, or they may use figures for March, 1942, as an average to work by. v Sugar consumers will register the following Week, May 4 thru May 7, in the Shelton grade schools and in rural schools. Fur- ther details of cOnsumer registra- tion will be published in next week's Journal. HOODSPORT LAD ILL Rex Howry, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rea Howry of Hoodsport, entered Shelton hospital Monday for medical Care. TION C MPAIGN . . . . . ALL OTHERS WILL WIN CASH. COMMISSIONS Florence Griggs Barbara Groshong Jimmy Hale Eugene Stacy moving its meeting up to seven o‘clock (instead ofg7130) so that its members could insert two hours of Red Cross first aid in- struction (to be given by Myron Lund) the same evening following the meeting; approving a resolu- ti ,n drafted by Council Secretary Charles R. Lewis requesting the City of Tacoma to take immed- iate steps to disguise its Cush~ Iman power plants and pipe lines ,so they won’t be the near-perfect aerial beacons for possible enemy flyers they now are, heard a re-_ ‘port from Welfare Administrator IGlenn Ratcliff on the state social workers conference he attended in Seattle at which considerable discussion was given to the la- bor problem this state faces in‘ industry and agriculture with the use of women workers as a pos- sible solution and the resulting problems that would create, and heard a brief patriotic talk by Mrs. M. L. Watson, head of the war bond pledge campaign to be conducted here May 4 tp 7. Fire Instructor Works In County Twenty-five Shelton high school Istudents signed up for forest fire Iduty thissummer this week and jwere given practical instruction ‘in .forest fire fighting technique Wednesday by Stanley Suiter, in- structor in fire suppression 'fOr vthe State Forestry Department. I Mr. Suiter will spend some six weeksin Mason County doing sim— ilar work with civilian fire War- dens and with students at Shel- ton junior high and Mary M. Knight high school. GRANDDAUGHTER I Mr. and Mrs. Percy Funk be- came grandparents for the first time with the arrival of a baby daughter, Bonnie Kay, to their son and daughter-in-law, Mruand Mrs. Jim Funk, in Seattle on April 10. Geno Stockwell \ . Patty Troy paying your subscription to one of the candidates now. Elsewhere in today’s Journal is a list showin g compartive standings of the candidates. (Photos by Andrews Studio).