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Thursday,
HINGS
.AS TREY
EM
to words, "what
thinking about,
Some stndy and
% out."
n county had
t fire loss and
of Washfngton,
can be largely
mpaign of cdu-
een waged to
forest destruc-
t011 Green
P'NUT
Rock Dell
2-Lb.
Jar S9€
DRY
Sun Sweet -
2-Lb.
33¢'
auxiliary move-
County Forest
has been a
and much
Del Monte
CORN
Cream Style i
Perl 69
Doz. •
ROAST
6"Lb" 2 79
Can •
Plant
SWEET
Now!
Lge. pkg. of 9
selected colors
HOT CAl00
pkg.
Protect tender plantS,
frost, storm or insectS.
We carry a complete
Puget Sound Seed
Ferry's Mandev
and Lilly
Get those
Your Garden
m
A $1.00 bottle
Makes 12 gallons
Spray the leaves
the roots.
i HOMELIKE ,.e,
so tho world can e (tl
and His TEXAS
Brought to You bY
Fisher Flouring
Dial your tavorite
9 P.M.
TUESDAYS
l/
PER3Y ,V F I
, !<
results attained
county's princi-
come from tile
has been cre-
The an-
fete, started
to be continued
of the ell-
Supporters, can
commun-
will have much
the public
forest preserva-
It also has
of calling atten-
of the Green
, of which Shelton
It takes fuel and
the wheels of
ng, and it takes
commun-
If business inter-
citizens will
L Small donation as
ia the future of the
will free-
the Festival.
worke'rs on be-
will call on all
iciting funds to
of the affair.
ndividual partici-
up to the per-
he will but
as an ill-
future dividends
great forest
provides a living
e Will be no host-
members
is to be all out-
this year and the
o the on-
so that
ourselves
those
erest at stake.
has a great fu-
)eople call be
it to that
Lergy, coopera-
assistance is
Festival an
in the
VOL. LX--N0. 17 SHELTON, WASTGTON , Thursday, April 25, 1946. 6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR
Death Claims Forest Fe.stival Parade to be i 00l-{hafer's t00G SAVES 6 ELVES
J. H. Nance, Bakery Sold
tTo Local Men
Canal Pioneer Ou{:s(:an(:Jlrt9 1946 Feature BEOE 0X B00li$S
HAIL THE FOREST QUEEN--Her Majesty, Queen Marilyn
W,'/klee, who will preside over Mason County's second annual
Forest Festival May 17 and 18. Queen Marilyn, a princess for
last year's firs{ festival, was. chosen queen of this year's event
by vote of her classmates at Irene S. Reed high school. {Plsoto by
Andrews Studio)
Vet Lack of Response to Housing Query
Organizational plans for the
parade feature of'the 1946 Mason
County Forest Festival "which will
be an outstanding community rec-
ognition of its principal industry
its forestry resohrees -- .were
worked out Tuesday night at a
meeting of the parade committee
of the Festival organization.
Ed Faubert, general chairman
of the parade feature, flanked by
his sub chairmen Roy Kimbel of
the industrial section and Mrs. L.
D. Hack of the civic float section,
made tentative plans for the big
Procession which will be held on
Saturday morning, May 18, start-
ing at 10:30 o'clock.
Each school will have a float
carrying its princess through the
'-y' .... JL[ I
MAX SCIlMIDT SELECTED
FOR PAUL BUNYAN ROLE
Selection of Max Schmldt,
six-foot-seven*inch C a m p 3
logger and former high chool
atMeie lmre, to enact the role
of Pmfl Bunyan, legendary sn-
perma= of Nortllwes:. hlgging,
ill tis/5 seoild annssh ]%Jason
County Forest Festiva , on May
l and 13 was announel by
Festiwd Clmirmu Rudy Wer-
berger late last week.
Schmidt, recently returned
from l le fighting in Europe
where lm held an Army com-
mission, is now completing his
college education In t,h.e Uni-
versity of Washington s fores-
try school where his woods
prowess recently won him top
honors in tile, falling and chop-
ping competition during campus
]Z.restry day atlvltles.
ii I
procession, the floats to be beau-
tiUlly decorated and adding much
td the color and beauty of the pa-
ra.de.
Chairman F,mbert announced
that there has been some difficul-
ty in securing flat bed trucks for
the parade, and. any person or firm
willing to donate a truck for the
parade should get in touch with
,Y accomplish- 1 kept active until the last, inter-
csted in his neighbors and in
@ community progress. The three
Nance brothers wre real pie-
the. Period for filings incers of Hood Canal, and their
here, more pub- mark is found in much of the
being turned re'early day progress of Hoodsport
and particularly and the Dewatto district.
J. Harden Nance, 85, died at
the Shelton General Hospital Sun-
day, after several years of fail-
ing health, closing 63 years spent
on Hood Canal. Ftlneral services
were held at Witsiers Funeral
Parlors in Shelton on Tuesday,
with burial at the Shelton Mem-
orial Park. The serwce was con-
ducted by Rev. J. O. Bovee, with
the gravcside service by the Ma-
sonic Lodge of Union, No. 27, of
which the deceased was a long
and honored member.
Pallbearers assisting were Her-
bert Dickinson, Lester Dickinson,
Howard Lockwood, Roy Asleson,
Walter McDonald and Ralph Hilli-
goss of Hoodsport.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Mary Nance of Hoodsport; two
daughters, Mrs. Orpha Cushing,
Kelowna, B.C., and Mrs. Frances
Siegel, Woodson, Ore.; two broth-
ers, Monroe Nance of- Dewatto
and Wheeler Nance of Olympia;
and four grandchildren.
Harden Nance was born at
Cooksville, Tenn., January 25,
1861, and his parents moved to
Kentucky, where he lived uritil
18 years old. In 1879 the family
moved to Kansas and October,
1883, found the family with six
younger children landed in Seat-
tle. With a span of mules and
covered wagon they drove around
by Puyallup and Olympia to Un-
ion City, ferried across to Bald
]oint, and from there drove their
outfit along the beach at low
tides to Dewatto, where the
Nanee homestead was located, all
hands working at clearing up the
farm.
Father /Vance and Harden were
carpenters and implement mak-
ers, and were the builders of the
old David Shetton home, now on
Front Street, to replace one burn-
ed shortly before. Harden was a
boat builder and built several
craft and in early years carried
on a towing business on the Can-
al. His later life was spent at
Hoodsport, where he carried on a
machine and carpenter shop and
Dampens Hope For Federal Assistance him, or notify the Journal office.
The Festival Queen and her
royal entourage of princesses will
o sl make a tour of city schools and
p st s new officers a d was ma, - " * " I
ed b "- o-' n in/ous a Will attend the Llncom scnoo
y tne p st s u an P' oven house next Thursday eve-
proval of its participation in the] nng at 8"30 o'clock. On May 14
second annual lV[ason County For- aid 15 they will attend the mat-
+ w,,,,,.,o,,,a ,,,. .... ,q ,aJ.,' ': and eveniilg performances of
jutant Gray mqnotm'ced that Wild itr,. annuk| high sdh6di sentoF play
West Post of Tacoma has tenta-/"Nifle Girls.' .... . :.
tively agreed to send its drum Lincoln and Bordeaux school
and bugle corps here' for the' big Parent- Teacher 'associations will
parade as well as a softball team have charge of the school floats.
to play the local post's team.
Commander Lyle O'Dell named
a committee to make arrange-
merits for another ceremouial in-
itiation next month. Initiated Fri-
day were Paul E. Armstrong, H.
O. Austin, Bennett Boardman, M.
F. Deyette, J. F. Evans, A. W.
Frank, B. F. Heuston, R. C. Hill,
Charles C. Lee, J. R. Oakcs, H.
%V. Petty, L. D, Quinn, Jack Raw-
ding, E. S. Rauscher, R. B. Ren-
ecker, J. J. Smith, A. G. Tobey,
L. L. Webb and K. H. Wolden.
veterans if the response is suffi- In addition, membership appli-
cient to warrant it, but with less cations were received from W. F.
evening the than ten answers so far there is Austin, L. J. Bleecker, B. Don-
service was little talking point in behalf o£ aldson, E. R. Fisher, L. H. Fish-
COUNTY-WIDE SUPPORT
OF FESTIVAL ASSURED
The 1946 edition of the Mason
County Forest Festival, major
project of the Keep Washington
Green Committee was given a
rousing sendoff and manifestation
of county wide supp9rt at a meet-
ing last week. All Xparts of the
county had representatives at the
session and each pledged full and
whole hearted support to the big
Festival program that will be
held in Shelton on May 17 and 18.
The Sholton committee headed
Sale of Shafer's Bakery by A1
Sharer to Virgil Smith and Don
Rmsberg of Shelton was an-
nounced this week. The new own-
ers said they wilt continue to op-
erate the bakery under the same
name, with the same staff of
employees, with Arlo Bradley aM
production manager, and with the
same formulas and variety and
quality of products.
', Mr. Bradley joined the Shafer
staff six months ago with 20
years of experience behind him
in some of the largest bakeries
on the Pacific coast. He has done
a great deal of party catering in
I Holl)nood and is in a position to
give expert attention to any spe-
cialty ,work in the baking line.
I In announcing the sale of his
business, Mr. Shafer expressed
I his gratefulness to the customers
and business as,ociates who made
it possible for the concern 1.o en-
joy an ever-growinff volume dur-
ing its five 3ear; opvratiot un-
der Mr. Shafer'.: direction.
[1". Shafcr',q }3Q<i::K ,;!rcrq' (]oto,q
back to r ':'rJ. "l'.:* 1= [', X"JI' t I:O
work for I* ('I'1 : r ' ) 1 ', ( 'c ]- C f'y ]¢xre,
continnil] Ittt(,c it,s sale to ]I1D,'
hal and Dunbar. and progrcssir.g
to fm'eman as the firm became
the Clyde Wilcox Bakery, and
later, the Daviseourt Bakery,
In 193(, the Shafer family
moved to Pe Eli when Mr. Sharer
first entered the baldng business
for himself, continuing there un-
til 1941 when he purchased the
present Shafer Bakery from the
Boudueau Brothers and built the
business up to Its present popu-
larity.
Mr. and Mrs. Shafer have no
immediate plans for the future_
other than a desire to maintain
their home here. Both are gradu-
ates of 'the Shelton schools and
are enthusiastic about the future
of Shelton and the Northwest in
general.
In taking over operation of
Shafer's Bakery, Mr. Smith and
Mr. Remsberg assure the com-
munity that except for the switch
in og;nership there will be no
change whatever in any phase of
the concern's operation.
Lightning Storm
Does Damage In
00O00sport Area
by Frances Radtko
H0odsport 'Considerable dam-
age was inflicted in this com-
munity by an electrical storm last
Thursday, lightning striking 'in
eight known places.
Fire shot from the telephone
switchboard toward Hazel Bleeck-
er, the operator, and damage to
the switchboard itself and phone
lines left about half' .. local
telephones out of order.
Lightning struck on the hill by
the Union Oil tanks but caused no
serious damage, while across the
highway from the Pete Allard
residence a lightning bolt ripped
the heavy steel jacket from a
transformer, melting everything
doubtless be a
this fall and
for our county
P.ected,
of the Journal, de-
pro-
asiasm
of the
are
activities
rls of the coun-
U n"
Agri-
here
of atten-
of our boys
they choose,
in life and
ency that will
useful as citi-
The 4-H
programs
of inter-
clubs have
and de-
lhms. Gar-
sewing, house-
Other domestic
The 4-H pro-
purpose of
of clti-
the nation,
o rural chin
them for bet-
Mason county
record of
fronl
of equality
Atten-
the 4-H club
part. of this
rvices have
their histories,
in fit-
round holes,
made a bar-
In the case of
a tug-
expert and
citizen,
years of cx-
.orgy in pen-
eeping Foss
might have
Of his 'cap-
Was most need-
FOSS was
elton Kiwanis
he has some
and
navy that
,Udi, ed and tel-
Were lost to tile
Y inefficiency,
inaptitude than
l)ago throe)
War veterans in need of hous-
ing in Shelton apparently are. far
less numerous than the noise
made about the situation would
indicate, the ./Iason County Post
about decided, 'for less than ten
and state n answers to the POSt's question-
far, all the[ ]jm: naire--earried on the frorit
on both IIcur 3 States bf The Journal the past pagetwo
have been filled,
left for added Here This Week weeks and again today fern fi-
Party competition nal time---have been returned.
Adjutant J. H, Gray reported
arty and the Lutheran Parish School Teach- at last Friday's post meeting.
probably be ers from the states of Washing .... Unless at least 40 or 50 vet-
ngs close, It is ton, Oregon and Idaho are es- erans mgnify their need for hous.
ty positions sembled at Mout Olive Lutheran ing, i,t is feared there will be
have gone i Church this week for the annual small chance of obtaining any
ng in past years
worthwhile list, i District Conference. The sessions government housing project or as-
were opened with the keynote ad- sistance on the matter," Adju-
has been • dress by Arthur Zehe, teacher at tant Gray commented. He and
to fifth class. Mount Olive School. His topic was other V.F.W. officers are willing
provides "Christian Education in the Post- to promote action to seeure fed-
m salaries, War-World." Papers were read eral assistance in obtaining hous-
future officers and discussed on Biblical doctrine, ing in the Shelton area for war
to ar- teaching methods, music and phy-
is not sical education.
parlous econom- On Wednesday
these increases special conference
From the Grave" by Praetortus.
and "Alleluia! Christ is Risen" by
Kopolyoff.
About 30 teachers are in at-
tendance with 12 of them from
Washington, 12 from Oregon and
six from Idaho. Committees from
the Ladies' Aid served a noon rues,1
each day and the teachers were
quartered with families in the
• congregation.
Industry Ass'n Picks
Kreienbaum, Schmitz
C. H. Kreienbaum, president of
the Simpson Logging Company,
is included in the list of directors
for the third district of the Asso-
ciation of Washington Industries,
accorling to Ed Davis. managing
director of the Association.
The association also elected
Ferdinand Sehmttz, Jr., as its
president. Schmitz is a member
of a pioneer Seattle family and
was formerly with Rayonier In-
corporated, Shelton Division.
ii i •
Pre-School Health
Clinic May 11
For Youngsters
Under tile joint auspices of
the Lincoln and Bordeaux P.-T.
A.s, a child pre-school health
clinic will be held in the Lin-
coln gymnaslnm May 11 from
9 a.m. until noon at which all
chlltlren enlerhsg the Snelton
School system for.the first tin]e
who will be five years old by
November l and through six
years of age will be examined
free.
All Sheltgn physicians---Dr.
G. A. LeCompte, Dr. B. N, Col-
lier. Dr. lt. 1,. Kennedy, and
Dr. B. B. Formanwlll donate
tlwir services for Iho clinic.
Any parents of children tn this
age group having qnestlons to
ask abont the clinic shay re-
ceive the answers by teie -
phoning 437-R, 144-R, or 7-W.
Youngsters who will be five
by November 1 will be eligible
to enter kindergarten and
those six by December 1 will be
eligible to enroll in the first
grade, City School Supt. R..V.
Oltinan announced yesterday.
conducted by the Rev. Walter such action. ]er, K. W. Getty, C. P. Kirkland
Wangerin, to which the public Friday's meeting was the first i A. J Mallon, E. A. Munsen and
had been invited. The Mr. Olive held since installation of the Nels Schultz.
choir sang "Today Arose Christ
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 ........................................ Address ................................
I am in need of housing and would take advantage of
sueh facilities should they be established here. I served
............................................................ (branch of service)
from .............................................. to ......................................
Signed ........................................................
C. H. Everett of
Tillicum Passes
Funeral servmes will be con-
ducted a.t 1:30 p.m. this after-
by Chairman Rudy Werberger
and including L. A. Fields, E. J.
Burgoyne, Cliff Wivell, George
Andrews, Roy R. Ritner and Fred
Beckwith joined with the dele-
gates from other sections and
plans for the two.day observance
which honors the forest industries
of the county were outlined and
given approval.
Representatives of d is t r i c t s
other than Shelton included Bert
Davis, Lilliwaup; Rudy Becket,
Hoods,port; Howard Lockwood,
Hoodsport; George Adams, Sko-
komisla; M: C. Stark, Alderbrook;
J. C/Boyle, Twanoh State Park;
Victor Raisini, Allyn; and Wal-
ter Eckert, Grapeview.
Eagles Nominate
New Officers
Next Monday Eve
New officers for the Shelton
Eagles Aerie will bc nominated
Monday evening, April 29, ac-
cording to, Glerm Gardner, secre-
tary. lEleetions will be held May
6 and im;:allation will be held the
first nzee.ting in June.
Present officers whose terms
expire m June include Albert
Lord, p,£st president:. Raymond
Morkert, president; Phillip Rob-
illard, vice-president; Walter Aus-
tin. chaplain;. Garfield Robinson,
conductor; Glenn Gardner, sec-
retary; arvin :Morke% nside
guard; Frank Rodenbug, outsid0
guard; and Harold Cart, treas-
noon for Charles Henry Everett, urcr.
76, retired owner of Tlllieum During the regular meeting
Beach Resort on Hood Canal, who Monday evening, about 20 mere-
died suddenly at his home there bets of the Aberdeen Aerie were
Tuesday, from Wltsiers Funeral guests as well as some from He-
Chapel with interment to follow quiant and Montesano. The Abet-
in the Old Tacoma Cmetery.
Mr, Everett dropped dead of a
heart attack While getting wood
from his woodshed Tuesday. Boru
March 8, 1870 at Belview, Kan.,
he had lived, at Tillicum Beach for
the past 16 years, having sold
th resort a year or two ago.
He is sm'vived by his wife, Lil-
lian, and three brothers, Roscoe
in California and Clayton and
Clifford of this state.
The servlces today will be con-
ducted by two Hoodsport minis-
ters, Rev. Richard Bates and key.
C. A. Pickering.
SON BORN "
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harrison are
the parents of a baby son bom
April 17 at the Shelton General
Hospital.
deen officers took over the chairs
and did the initiatory work for
a large class of candidates.
Frank Cohen, district director
from Bremerton, was also a visi-
tor.
The Eagles auxiliary met Mon-
day evening for their regular
meeting and a large attendance
was present. Three new members
---Mildred Rooney, Beulah Baker
and Irene IV/.. Luhm were initiated.
Nomination of officers was held,
after which pIans were discussed
for attendance Wednesday eve-
ning, May 1, of a district meet-
ing in Aberdeen. Those planning
to attend the meeting are asked
to meet at the stage depot t 6
o'clock.
Following the meeting a social
Imur and refreshment were en-
Joyed,
inside and scarring a nearby tree.
A tree near the Blue Ox was
split into three pieces and large
chunks were hurled thrdugh the
air, crashing through the roof of
the structure in several places
and allowihg rain to ruin several
pieces of bedding.
At nearby Lake Cushman tlm
storm performed 'spectacularly
also but without doing damage.
Thunder shook pictures 'on tlle
walls of homes and rattled dislaes
in cupboards but no other damage
was reported.
Tot Falls Fr0m
Moving Car, Not
00eriously Hurt
Injuries sufferec when she fell
from her mother's moving car
were not serious Tuesday to Kar-
en, four-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Lee restlund, a Shelton lmspital
xa mination disclosed.?
The accident occurred wllen l'it-
]tle Karen, riding in the rear seat
[of the West]und sedan, opened
It he rear door and was ynkcd
[out of the moving" vehicle ' when
'the wind caug*ht the doer and
pulled it open .:, the tarwas
crossing the: C,:ldsborough B':j,¢,.'C
(In First Sneer early Tu¢)sthiy
evening.
City policemen, who hapl}enea
to be behind the. Westlun}t car,
rushed the tot to the hospital,
where examination proved the in-
juries were not serious.
Bath Water Burns
Cause Tot's Death
Burrts suffered when he turned
so, aiding hot water into his bath
during abbreviated absence of his
mother caused the death of Wil-
liam Alexander Wilkerson, 2kl-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas A, Wilkerson, at Shelton
General Hospital last Friday.
Mrs. Wilkerson stepped out of
the room mon6entarily while giv-
ing the lad his bath and in that
brief period he twisted the hot
water tap on and flooded scald-
ing water into llis bathtub.
Yhe Wilkersons live at 401 San-
derson Drive, Naval Air Base, and
have been She[ton residents for
[our months.
Funeral services and interment
were in Olympia yesterday, In
addition to the parents, a sister,
Peggy Ann, survives. The young-
ster was born August 21, 1943 in
Tacoma,
Retailers Meet
Six lives were believed save
by the barking and actions of a
pet police dog early Sunday
New Arcadia Road
Bridge Under Way
Pile driving equipment has been
moved in bY the Kimbel Logging
company and work will start this
week on eonstruction of the new
Arcadia Road ¢Iill creek bridge
for the county, it was ammunced
y Roy Kimbel, head of the con-
struetion firm. Traffic will be
continued over the old bridge dur-
ing construction, the new span
being' built directly west of the
old bridge. The old bridge is to be
demolished on completion of the
nw structure.
The pile driving equipment
which has been at work in Olym-
pia for the past six months was
moved to the location on Mill
Creek this week, The new bridge
will be of treated piling and
frame superstructure.
Mother Of Sheltonian
Dies At Pentieton
Mrs. Grace Cumm;ngs of the
CamerOn Hotel returned to Shel-
ton yesterday after attending the
funeral of her mother, Mrs. Al-
fred Hornby, in Penticton, B.C..
last Saturday. Ms. HoYaby died
• at Penticton, April 18.
Monday To Talk
Minimum Wages
All Nllelton rettil esoxblish-
snenl.t which will be affcct:ed by
the new minimum wnge law for
wemeo are urged by the l{ct=il
Tredes Conmflttee of the Shel-
tOll CIsanlher of Canlnlerce Ire
have representatives attend a
meeting elled by the commit-
tee for next Monday evening at
eight o'chk in the city ball.
A full dl;nsslon of the law
and how It, will affect Sheltm
retail establishments will be
held, Chairnum Walter Nash of
the eonunitteo said in announc-
btg the meeting.
morning when fire of unknown
origin so completely destroyed the
Blue Ox dance pavilion Lwo miles
north of Hoodsport on Hood Can-
al that the metal of stove,% bed-
steads, etc., was melted beyond
identification.
Mr, and Mrs. L. K. Keating,
operators of the Blue Ox, and
their daughter, sort-in-law, aud
two grandchildren, barely had
time to get into their clothes
and flee the f/aming structure
before it collapsed. The dog's
frantic barking and biting of Mr.
Keating's hands awoke trim just
in tmae to warn the other sleep-
ing residents of the doomed build-
il K.
All escaped withont injury, but
J
i00regressmg ,
Proposed establishment of a bus
system that will connect all resi-
dential sections of Shelton with
the downtown business area on
regular schedules, has progressed
to the point where a permit is
soon to be asked of state author-
ities, The bus system, proposed by
Wilbur Flint and James Neuert.
of Shelton, would be covered by
a franchise tha will be asked
the city commflston as soon as
state approval ot rates and sched-
ules is received.
/ Mr. Neuert appeared before the
commission Tuesday and after a
discussion of the proposal, said it
was their desh'e to provide ser-
vice to all seetions of the resi-
dential areas and as Iar as the
airport. They intend to start the
service with what equipment can
be secured, but will eventually
rovlde new and modern bus ve-
ieles to care for tlm traffic.
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tt',!] fi(htb,, it ia rtr,,u'%:l. Cash
"'CCi i;-' "t't'V.'l lt' . :.;,: ,!.I'" Ilia,elLa'S
i'tt, .,, 't,•.,: ?,,ll", (' parked
b ';t*i('t lil,! bl,'lQ,.,:,, X.],r '.'k' (II'[V(HI
;t\\;VlV Ill t,'1[12!,
(]:l.IlSe O(! [;il*} fife i5; IltlkfloV;n,
althollgh one theory tlm.t :t cigar-
ett.e tossed into the waste towel
basket iE the men's re:?t i'oout is
aciwmced while another ,ays the
lightning storm of Thursday night
which damaged the btfilding dam-
aged the electrical wiring and
lead to the fire. So complete was
the destruction of the buildiw,
however, that attempts to detez-
mine the origin were futile
The fire victims were cared for
at the Calvin Wilson home in
Hoodsport, then went to Tacoma
where they have a home.
The Blue Ox, built 18 years ago
by Ed Shively, has been, a. ttood
Calm] landmark and will bc miss-
ed by tourist,, who liked to visit
it and view the valuable and cur-
ious collection of oddly shaped
driftwood within ik wails, and the
mythical relies of the legendary
Paul Bunyan, fairy-tale fashion-
er of Hood Canal, and Ms fanmd
Creation Of a bus system, a t bhm ox, from which the pavilion
long felt need in the community, i got its name,
would be a decided asset and has I Another narrow escape from
been urged on the proposed oper-" death ineflames, occurred at ap- .,
ators by a long list of interested : I)roximat:. y the same time as the
Citizens. -- Blu(. Ox l'i''c when William Simp- ,i,
'4on, bachelor, logger, lost all his
possess ons and IN gf*6z fi't' '
destroyed his home at the head ,
of Purdy Canyon on Olympic
Highway, approximately five miles
north of Sfieiton. Simpson barely
Kiwanis Members got out of the bth'ning h.ouse him-
elf,
Kiwanians were importuned to Cause of this fire, too, is not'
onsider themselves a committee known. The loss in,said to lack
to bring to their families and em- insurancecoverage,
ployees facts and figures concern-
ing the toll of highway accidents Ry " d an Candi
in death and property damage cit- r
ed by F. B. Snook, safety on- ac}
gineer or the General Insurance For P ose utor
Company, at the club's weekly r c
luncheon meeting at Memorlai
Hall Tuesday. 0nly New Filing
R[r. Snook demonstrated a de-
tonator type of testing device au- Only one additional hat has
tomatically showing the lengti of been tossed into the county poll-
time a person takes to move his tichl ring in the past week, that
foot from the throttle to the brake
pedal and bring his vehicle to a
stop. The speaker was inroduced
by Hal Olstead, insurance agent,
and brought here that Shelton
might escape insofar as possible
the steadily mounting losses from
traffic accidents.
Several coronet solo selections
were given by Miss Jane Williams.
She was accompanied bY. Lynn
Sherwood, head of the higa school
music department.
The next club meeting wiil, .be
an evening session at Irene S.
Reed high school with th6 ladleS
of members as guests. Dinner Will
be served at the school, after
which they will go to the' audi-
torium and be entertained by a
student pr_ogr_, a_m_,
Front Street Opening
Coming Up Tuesday Eve
In ft, rtherancc of. plans for the
opening, g. of FrontL street. , from
Rgiload avenue o fine street,
pro<iding arnother tho!:oughfare to
Serve thc. n, cw Shelion industr/al
area, the" city 'commissio( t'){ans
ou making the proposa! :t mbjcet
of l.,urincs at th ir n xl :v.ulit!ff
iTlo(.th; oD fl.p,:;t ',lJ, ;'i \\;',-tqSeh
i.ill(.! pI"olRF¢;.V f'821)eA,[s \\;,Ai[ ]:,e :::;i-
f2d t,) attend aral disctls:,g the mui.-
tcr, According to the pr%icct,
Front str,:et( would be, made a
through street 'from Goldsborougb
creek to Pine.
The next meeting, a month's
end session, will be called at the
city hall at 8 p. m. next Tuesday.
Draft Board
Moves Into
Memorial Hall .
Business affairs of ti,e Mason
County, Draft Botrd will I)e con-
ducted from t nuw location
the rtght wing of Menmrlal
Hll--binnhlg next Monday
nl0rniiig,
tt'fico .pae the dnfft board
has ntilized in the bamluent of
tire Shelton postofilce hllihling
ever since its formaiJon in 1940
Is being taken over by the
State ,Forestry Servic, e,
The draft board wUl con-
tlnue to operate on a five-day-
a-wek basis, Monday tlsrouglt
Friday, Mrs. Helen Hanson,
clerk of the board, said |n an-
nonncing the chage of Iota-
lion.
belonging to former acting coun-
ty prosecutor John A. Ryan. wire
will seek ele(;tion as a Democra-
tic cmdidate to tile office he held
for approximately a year by ap-
pointment. • -
Ryan, a disabled veteran of-
World War I, was one of three
acting prosecutors appointed at
various times to cant on after
the enlistment of Prosecutor B.
Frank Houston in the Navy in
1943.. Ryan held the office until
Houston's return last Jam.tory t.
Ryan's ,filing is tha 'Second for
the prosecutor's position but does
not provide competition in the pri-
mary as Houston, the other can-
didate, seeks re-election on tle
Republican ticket,
The county treasurer's office re-
inains as the only one unsought-:
by officially filed mmdidates so
far.
1(}5 D00zen Prize
Eggs Reward for
l,i ;.:h:,i,V 5'Ci:,'." 'i?', t:! { 2:tlltd;y
',, }:U'.! tiler akt:".l.|(I iFcti'2iNg hll:llt
sLa.gc'd by tlie .;t:tiV.: (.)l'tlf pro-
vialed tiem 105 duzcn prize eggs
wl:iel returned tle finders.a total,
of $20 in cash, eight quarts of ice
Qrea,)a, one '(uhrt Of whipping
cremi, four quarter-pound chtinka '
of butter, and two live rabb
we/l as all the ice cream
young egg tearcher could eat,
Practically all Shelton Mer-
chants sponsored prize eggs,-' for
the hunt while the Mason County
Creamery'dbnated the butter, ice
crean and whipping cream prizes
and Buck Armstrong the rabbits,
Boy Scouts of Troop 10, sponsored
by the Active Club, ltid.the eggs.
May 14, 15
Senior class thespians at Irene
S, Reedhigh scimol present their
armual class play May' 14 and
15 i,his year selecting tile m ysJ
tr ( ' ' " "
e y-trama Nmo Grls by Wil-
fred H. Pettitt. . r ,
7he cast has been in rehetraI .:
for over two weeks. The pty:ia, ",
one or' the most popular in tha, 'r
country today for high s0hti01, pro-' :.
duetion and staged in a proldgue .
and two acts.