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8HELTON, Publisl]ed in "Oh, rtstnmstow, U.8,A,/" Shelter, Washington
10 Rueal Schools Choose Their Forest Festival Princesses
' ..........
JAYDEE STROUD, daughter:of
Mr. and MrS. J. B. Stroud, ace.
3 Box 338, helton. Jaydee e-
Ibngs to the Timewatohers 4.H
ub under the leadership "of
Mrs. Lawrence Bede|l end Mrs.
Wa|ly Anderson. Her projects
ar sewing and yeast breads.
Jaydee attends outhds school.
Her hobbles ape fishlRg and
tmming.
SANDY LYIllAN;:d|Ughter of
Mr. ad Mrs. ,!tlntsy Lyman of
the SR61toMIIlfl Valrey. Sandy
beJonoa to tha SUtc $w
4,H |Ub u,41r the IsilderMtip
ef Mf'S. St elay Lymen ad
project ja lurichep,, Sndy Hikes
tO-l, PUrl And Hdk hore-
bek. Her filvi rials in
reins.
DIANE IINA and her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bins, will
be !t the Queeo's JBanquet which
officially opens the Mason
CoIjnty Forest Festival on May
21. Diane is princess from the
Pioneer school in Agate, She's
eleven years old and claJms
skill ih cookirig and sewing
'through her 4-H projects in the
tiate TIp Tops club.
PRINCESS RUTH--From the tiny school on Harstine Island
comes the class choice for Forest Festival princess. She is Ruth
Wingert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wingert. The float
from this community will be a replica of the first float entered
in the Forest Festival from Harstine Island, according to Mrs.
Josephine Seed, teacher of'these nine young people. Princess
Ruth has always lived on Harstine and her family includes two
sisters and a brother. With all the enthusiasm of her nine years,
she claims dogs and cats her hobbies. (Extension phoLo, Ziegier
print. )
COMING AS a county princess
from Mary M. Knight School is
Judy Landis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Landis. She
lived in Matlock all dher life and
finds sports her big interest. In
her family are three Meters and
one brother.
Older People T00ay Are In Better
Shape t0 Fro,Financial Problems
Mason County, which had a total
of ,829 ltouseholds in 1959, i now
a community of 5,800 households.
This increase, 20 per. cent. corn-
Locally, In the period since 195, pres favorably wKh the United
large part of the ic:ease in tle IBtates gain, 18 per cent and with
mmber Of households, wthiah :tlat of the State of Washington,
amouhts to 20 pet. ceflt, has been 19per cenL
in single units, occupied for tte An unprecedented number of the
most paz. by these ior citizens, local households, an estimated "/25,
TI{[I$1: DEVELOPING patteua Is ae. listed as single unit establlsi-
brought out in data gathered by ments.
the Department Of Health, Edtma- THI$ RLE in tim number of
tton al Welfare, by te Depart-
ment of Commerce andby other
De.a!h Calls
Will,am Potts
A greater number than ever be-
fot, e of Mason County s older Feb-
now have tle means to iiye
and ire doii" so.
SOUI'C@S.
It has been made possible bY
provisions that were made over
the years in the form of' pLsi0n
and retirement plans, in savings
and in /nmranee protection. They
have begnzn to off at an ae-
.: celerated rate. pay
LOUISE JASPER, Potlatch, Benefiting .chiefly from it are
<laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- the elderly and the incapacitated
liam Jasper, Potlatch. Her fa- Jwho would have had to rely 0n
thor is a road construction man laid from relatives oz" from welfat'e
y; ,a,,:,...._....encies in fr__r .,S, : Instei,self.s-
Louise belongs tb "t'af''i Each year more and more
Scouts.. Her leaders are Mrs. of them are finding it possible to
Bert Robbins and Mrs. Rudy ' mlntain their own households.
Schwab of Hoodsport. LoLfise The eourrent reports show that
likes to ride horseback, swim
and hike l the woods. She plays
the accordion for fun and the
saxaphone in the Hoodsport
sChool band.
Death called one of .tim most
popular personalities in the history
of Mason emmty last week when
William G. Potts, 87, passed away
at the Shelton General Hospital.
HE HD behind tiim a long,
successful career in politics, hav-
ing sez'ed as a state senator from
1903 to 1909 and as,state treasur-
er from 1924 until 1929. Mr. Potts
Iwas also a former warden of the
state penitentiary for one year in
people living alone is a national 11921. After rettring from the state
deyelopment. A survey by tim]treasurer's position he was witla
Bureau of the Census reveals that the state fisheries department in
sore than 6 million of the 50 the 1930s.
illion households in the United Fo r many years Mr. Potts corn-
States today are one-person units, muted between Union and Seattle
They have more than doubled
ince 1940. Since 1950 alone the
rise has been over 50 pet" cent. ;
An index of this expansion is in !
the payments made under the Old
kge and Sur¥ivors Insurance pro-:
,ram, one of the social security
)fllwarks ,which now covers three
:lines as many people as it did
bzqginally.
' 'In :an Count according to
the latest annual report, panents
o local residents are at the rate
of $818,000 a year and are rising
rapidly.
7 ,; ,L
Business Report Shows County's
Economic Growth, o Continuing
Statistics r by
H: Berry, dttrtct
Seattle office of Dun &
Inc:, reflect the growth of buslnelg
firms in Mason during
ast eight years.
ined from a .physical
the Dub & Rradetrset Reference
Book for 1958, totaled 228 manl-
lecturers€ wholesalers, azid retail-
ers in thl area'a,s compared to
205 listings ta 1950---an lncreage
of 112% for.the perlad.
THE REFERENCE Book,:inel-
dentally, 0nly list thanUfactre,
wholeaale, awl /etaile. It dobs
not include re)me Of the service
and professional bulnesmm ¢h
as bser nd beauty hopS, stok
,and eal estate brokers, Thus the
figure for bs/, i Mas
county would adtually be hhr
than the 28 qot atve: ....
Boo eontaine'ap-
tliree nlllt iiainejul
0ver: cmmuh-
end a record of how the concern
pays its bills.
WHILE CREDIT reports are
primarily used by businessmen
who want to evaluate the credit
risk before 'shipping or selling, in-
surance underwriters also use
c red!f reports to :eview risks,
rates, and coverage of fire and
other types of insurance.
and was a highly respected mem-
ber of the community who had a
great love for dogs. He had lived
at Union for the last 25 years
and after the death of his wife, 20
years ago, he retired from active
business and political life. A few
years ago he was presented with a
50 years membership pin from the
U'nion city Masonic lodge. Mr.
Potts was known as a msn with
many hunmn qualities who was
always anxious to help people in
any way he could without attraeL-
ing notice to it.
He was born in Ireland and
came to Seattle in 1890. He work-
ed as a bellboy in his youth and
later managed several Scattle ho-
tels.
MR. POTT8 was a member of
the Seattle Elks lodge number 92;
Eureka lodge, F&AM; Nile Temple
Shrine and Scottish Rite bodies.
He is survived by one brother
Jack Potts of Spokane.
Final Masonic services were held
Monday in Seattle and burial fol-
lowed in the Lake View Ceme-
tery.
--Try a Classified Ad--
of Aged on Increase
But Voluntary InsuranceHelps
NEW YORK. N. Y.--More than
three out of every eight persons
65 or over in this country now
have some form of voluntary
health limance, Health Informa-
tion Foundation reported today.
The proportion of the aged popu-
tetten With eueh insurance Sn-
,two-thirds of the aged population
ald they would like insurance that
covered all medical: expenses. The
medlap amount they Indicated they
wer willing to pay came to $5 a
month:
Shoppers Advised to Look for
Quality as Well as Style and Price
This year's traditional "white" The ideal pillowcase is two
sales are featuring some of the l inches wider than the pillow to
most colorful and fashion-wise I avoid strain during use. It should
household) linens seen in many I ,.also be long enough to completely
years. I eep and earl-colored towel I cover the pillow. •
sets, pastel and decorator pat- I WHETHER BUYING bedroom
terned sheets and pillowcases I or bathroom linens, textile tech-
share the spotlight with the con- nicians at. American Institute of
ventional white sale offerings. Laundering, research and educe-
However your pzofesslonal laun- tional center for the professional
dry advises shoppers to look for laundz:y industry, advise'i.shopprreS
quality as well as style and at-[to mae sure mat the aruces r
tractive price tags at the sales. I colorfast, pre-shrunk, and ph.ow
These tips are offered to shoppers. [ qum!ty, con stru. ctt.o.n. The ue.lzea
V¢'HEN [UntHAStt, zowels, , wasnaole. . eal Which the znsttute
..= ....... I,ssues to manufacturers assures
btt'y. Al'l" ......... towels don"t ........ hold their J the buyer of these qualities.
colors after laundering. AlSo, ob-I
GRAPEVIEW PRINCESSSu-
tan Fulmer's classmates at
Grapeview just elected her For-
est Festival Princess from their
district. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fulmer. Her
honor will include attendance at
the Queen's Banquet with her
parents and a place on the pa-
rade float from her community.
(Extension photo, Ziegter print.)
O.hamber Plan May
Droner at Alderbrook
Top scholars at Irene S. Reed
high school will be honored guests
at the May meeting of the Shelton
Chamber of Commerce May 14
which will be held at Alderbrook
Inn as an unofficial observation
of the opening of the tourist seas-
on in Mason County.
Two of the state's top speakers
have been lined up for the pro-
gram in the persons of H. De-
Wayne Kreager, director, and
George Prescott, tourist bm'eau
chief, of the State Department of
Commerce and Economic Develop-
ment.
: Hoodsport, Union and Belfair
civic leaders will join the Shelton
Chamber membership at the pro-
gram, which will be a Ladies Night
fete. About 125 persons are ex-
pected to attend.
Brinnon Man Awarded
Timber for $4800
A bid of $40 per thousand or
$4800 by O. W. Broderson, Brin-
non, was accepted by the Hoods-
port Ranger station-or 120 thous-
and feet of saleable timber near
Pole Ridge on ther*/orallips
drainage early this week.
The timber, mostly douglas fir,
was appraised at $2230. Other
bidders were Diekman Lumber
Company, Tacoma, Elms Plywood
Corporation, Elms, Ervin Kelly,
Brinnon, and Jarvis and Hovey,
Hoodsport.
Oyster Shipments
To •Slop on May 4
The Hilton Canning Company
of Seattle will accept the last
shipment of oysters from local
growers for this season on May 4.
The company is supplied by 34
oystermen in Mason county. Ship-
ments by local growers to the
company will resume in mid-Oc-
tober. The stopping of shipments
during the warmer months is an
annual situation in the industry.
Clothing Pool
Needy persons from 16 of Mason
county's families were served at
the monthly Jayette Clothing Pool
last Saturday. Aiding with the
fitting of the clothing were Mrs.
Marion Richardson and Mrs. Ossie
Dean of the local Navy Mothers
'Club.
READY FOR
Pretty Peggy
ry honor for
est Festival,
cess from this
daughter of M
Anderson.
her claim to
val by winning
intermediate dD
ter contest.
love is for
won four ribbO
County HorSe
a member of
l Extension
Shelton
For
Name of 52
ers a warded
mathematics
Western
Education in Be
nouneed this
Bruce E. Kreger
mentioned.
.Awarded b.
0.nee
provide $75 a
ticipant, plus
dependents.
of a nationwide
mathe,natit:s
gasoline
Several
Prie(' changes
sidera tle
l)ea red at
during the past'
broug'ht: the
to 289 cents at
as low as 263)
ium. or .'ethel'
around 32.9.
SC
Monday Ita
buttered
plesauee and n
Tllesday
salad sa
and milk.
fluffy rice
and butte/' san(
crackers and
Thursday
peas, fruit
and milk.
b'riday -Cre
tuna fish
zce cream
Higll
April 22 .- 64 d
April 23 .. 64
April 24 .. 64 c
April 25 .. 61
April 26 58
April 27 . 51
April 28 .- 55
Rayo
JUDY NICHOLSON' ls : the
:daughter of Mi's. Evelyn Nieb-
01son, Route I; Box 35, Lilll-
sChool... She, ..belongs to Job s
Dau'ghter. Sheets silm a Girl
So0Ut, a .mmber of the News-
pip#r ClUb st, hool .arid the
uhlml choir. She likes to knit,
sew and eok. •
JANICE BLAKE, Union, dau(ih-
of Mr. and Mes,:Hsty
jlake, Uliatt. lafllce attettds
Union ehoel, IS a member of
tt'e Cooking Curies 4.W €llJb
blrder the lelerehip of Mrs,
q'ula Klnball |nd allO Il@llle
Helen TImm. Janloe's hobbles
Mr I swimming and hiking.
Creased about 50 per cent from
ptbllehed we a 1952 to 1957.
lgs ,j$nt. IN THE JANUA, Issue of its
sixty. Stt/cal bugeUn, Progress in
were
rmme were • I-l/aMth 8owl.s," tl Foundation
plaM=d flint results of d study
ings were can l eratio with the loa f
led m s
t $1ntt ReNarrh Center o
concerr. , ' ' .
Using te, D!h ' : $ rert tlt 1[ IaVlt of C. A ran-
Referenel¢,| .ilulaile .dit . .N. Uolt Of tlte popul.a-
it is ..iitteatlng to review what tWt '. & {lrer, l,00 persona m
heS hae:t thef0i" principal all,! vr tA-viewed at length
t items u their health,
MaSoxt conty0mtunltles du*In litnl, aeta, and Incomes.
the past trs:
Ltstings %Jh- ' Im of modern med-
m in crease ot lbIi te, tJMt bei" of aged
, I0 1058 Decres na in this try Is Increas-
Belfaiv ...... 15 ; 94 +$Q,# iM &; I, ewlt&t faster ntte than
ooa ts ....... is * +Zzs . l uo. At prep
Shelton} .... 141 158 +tl;0 t.'$ lqlamdflUl ._.ted out,
10 ,
Unlon .:. 1 + .)4 an estlmated lli milllon
Macon o, 8 ,-PI ffii Wtd ever in the U.S.,
AS ONE ihill;e Ill revlslng c #Ja Itqt l eX.pd tO
it ratings and ktmidng them up.td- t 25 million W .1980.
date, every': year the credit • r- Ttt!¥Je per oentofth.e aged
porting iceny wrlt to all bSl- earf1 type o vomntary
nesses who ae listed in the Refer- l)dth inuvance at the time of
ce ..Book t requetthelr tar the itervws. Almost all the in-
end halanq slleete. Berry sas Sur (at last e3 per cent) had
thst this letter sPeedS up tl flow kNpitaUatt lnsuzl, lee, . while
md procZ|ng " lome of the tw0-thtrdsof the insured were pt-
factk on wltich Credit ratings are tected Ngainat in-hospital doctor
bills andS21 per cent were covered
based, 'ore thn 95per cnt of aatnst physicians' out-of-hospital
all commercial trammct]orm in the
char.
_Th ee tut of four insured per-
U.Sk are ,made'o er*dlt terms," he
addl, qne purp0 of the Ref-
erence Bgpk to help Imslnen-
men injt)y rt. ef the country
make cret l@clstons to ship' or
lltO buinessmet In a,y psrt of
the country,"
, The credtt rating is one of the
key 'factors Jn approving orderw to
chip o cell.
ch Reference Book llstlng,
Which1 inciudeb the rating, is a con-
densrd ammar¥ of, th informs-i
Iiti, liill ItlWAt,tltl, tI i_'1111tli** t
ciel seetl0n (.WlatC]l usuaI lhlli
the latest financial statement);
gi bore the entire cost of the
cverage themselves, at an aver-
age (median) cost o $4 a month.
Other sources of payment included
present or previous employes, chil-
d,s or other relatives, and trade
ulon or fraternal orders.
ES THAN 3 per cent of those
interview! had tried to buy
health insurance and been turned
down, according to H.I.F. More
than erie-fourth of the uninsured
had abvet thought of getting uch
lflrane, we almost as many
=ai tlty 4ida t wat it. Thirty-
fbur t ef th unsured said
The Foundation reported that
Just ove half the people in the
,and-over roup favored govern-i
ment • insurance that would pay
lospital and medical expenses.
Among th'ese, hewers/', almost half
wated such insurance only for
serve, feel and pull the different
sections to make sure that all
stretch equally. Uneven tension
can cause towel parts to pucker
oz" become distorted after launder-
"needy" peiraeus, ing. Choos close, large, loosely.
A3L']I:,UOIt THE number of,twisted and thlckly-packed lOOpS, DOES YOUR CLUB
aged persons covered by voluntary which indicate that the towels will'
healtli insurance has increased be absorbent and will give good
lniftcantly in the last few years,{ service. ]
the Foundation report contued, Cotton sheets come in two basic [
further study in this area is need-! types, muslin and percale. Mus- !
€d--and Other persons themselvea li n is a utillty-type sheet that is
'muat showgreaterinterestinse-: eed More Money
cu,r/ng Insurance. heavier, less expensive and usually
gives longer wear. Percale sheets
plans for financIng health are lighter and have a more lux-
needs of the aged may vary," the
report stated, "but all should agree urtous feel. Check sheeting for
on one point: that a group of older i firm compact selvage edges and
ltemons responsible for their own l hems that are straight with even
health is an asset to society--and stitching. When purchasing pat-
in keeping with present attitudes! terned or pastel bed linens, shop.
towal independent active later lpers should also check for color.
"'°'",o A limited number of Food
life for alL" For quality bed linens, look for
a.t threads that are evenly woven and
of the same thickness. Properly
D0 g woven fabrics do not need heavy
sizing, which is a filler material
On
"-- -uru.ntnss Here used loosely we,ca fabric,.
,'he dro/ngof two persons in :Heavily sized items, especially Concess,on Booths
Hammersleys Inlet on March 10, sheets and pillowcases, have a
is now being investigated by the good appearance when new. How-
US Coast Gua ever, after laundering, the sizin
'--= --'±'ne oony or'':=Mirmm ...... rem oz is gone and the item become ; are avai-a--elbl fo-r
rl ..... i= w'ao • .... a t net mor very limp. Even the professional
s,,-t-.- = """ "' " " resto
ning but the body of Ab OsmUnJ undl ctnot fully .... re I
nishan t= =Hll rt=;ne I rlcs. cnecK for slzu g, ID Erie
...... ............... • , e Fe-tivals downtown
coast Guard 00uthorities have tf00brle l00ghtly, pO0000c00'y sub-
examined the files, of. the Mason ,stanCe, azns tooappearS'mucn mzlng.tne a" ' con- Forest
County herJffs office in conec-[ r,,, n,, ,,.,,,-= •
• ion with "he ea , .... ,.=, v,,,,,,t,t' raze so
[ I. se
• " I that the bedding will fit proper- P
............................. I y and there will be ample ms-
Marriage Licenses terial for tucking. Correct size
means more comfort as well as
Applying for marriage licenses
in the Mason county auditor's of-
rice this pat week were:
Rqbert Seamans, 22, Port An-
geleg, and Glenna Hays, 18, Port
Anll ....
Fred J. Williams, legal, Brem-
etrton, and MarY C. Chase, legal,
&hl', 66, :Llg'iW,
and Elva Gregory, 64, Seattle.
better wear. To find the correct
size, take the length of the mat-
tress, add six inches for thickness
at each end and ten inches for
tuck-in and folding over the blan-
ket. The width of the sheet should
be twenty, four inches wider than
the mattress. This allows a five-
to sevn-/neh t&he-uP on ¢h s|de,
alnl,g on te thlcl•e 0t ttt
mattress, and a five-inch tuck-in,
SEE GUY BECKWITH
AT BECKWITH'S JEWELRY
8HELTON, Publisl]ed in "Oh, rtstnmstow, U.8,A,/" Shelter, Washington
10 Rueal Schools Choose Their Forest Festival Princesses
' ..........
JAYDEE STROUD, daughter:of
Mr. and MrS. J, B. Stroud, ace.
3 Box 338, helton. Jaydee e-
Ibngs to the Timewatohers 4.H
ub under the leadership "of
Mrs. Lawrence Bede|l end Mrs.
Wa|ly Anderson. Her projects
ar sewing and yeast breads.
Jaydee attends outhds school.
Her hobbles ape fishlRg and
tmming.
SANDY LYIllAN;:d|Ughter of
Mr. ad Mrs. ,!tlntsy Lyman of
the SR61toMIIlfl Valrey. Sandy
beJonoa to tha SUtc $w
4,H |Ub u,41r the IsilderMtip
ef Mf'S. St elay Lymen ad
project ja lurichep,, Sndy Hikes
tO-l, PUrl And Hdk hore-
bek, Her filvi rials in
reins.
DIANE IINA and her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bins, will
be !t the Queeo's JBanquet which
officially opens the Mason
CoIjnty Forest Festival on May
21. Diane is princess from the
Pioneer school in Agate, She's
eleven years old and claJms
skill ih cookirig and sewing
'through her 4-H projects in the
tiate TIp Tops club.
PRINCESS RUTH--From the tiny school on Harstine Island
comes the class choice for Forest Festival princess. She is Ruth
Wingert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wingert. The float
from this community will be a replica of the first float entered
in the Forest Festival from Harstine Island, according to Mrs.
Josephine Seed, teacher of'these nine young people. Princess
Ruth has always lived on Harstine and her family includes two
sisters and a brother. With all the enthusiasm of her nine years,
she claims dogs and cats her hobbies. (Extension phoLo, Ziegier
print. )
COMING AS a county princess
from Mary M. Knight School is
Judy Landis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Landis. She
lived in Matlock all dher life and
finds sports her big interest. In
her family are three Meters and
one brother.
Older People T00ay Are In Better
Shape t0 Fro,Financial Problems
Mason County, which had a total
of ,829 ltouseholds in 1959, i now
a community of 5,800 households.
This increase, 20 per. cent. corn-
Locally, In the period since 195, pres favorably wKh the United
large part of the ic:ease in tle IBtates gain, 18 per cent and with
mmber Of households, wthiah :tlat of the State of Washington,
amouhts to 20 pet. ceflt, has been 19per cenL
in single units, occupied for tte An unprecedented number of the
most paz. by these ior citizens, local households, an estimated "/25,
TI{[I$1: DEVELOPING patteua Is ae. listed as single unit establlsi-
brought out in data gathered by ments.
the Department Of Health, Edtma- THI$ RLE in tim number of
tton al Welfare, by te Depart-
ment of Commerce andby other
De.a!h Calls
Will,am Potts
A greater number than ever be-
fot, e of Mason County s older Feb-
now have tle means to iiye
and ire doii" so.
SOUI'C@S.
It has been made possible bY
provisions that were made over
the years in the form of' pLsi0n
and retirement plans, in savings
and in /nmranee protection. They
have begnzn to off at an ae-
.: celerated rate. pay
LOUISE JASPER, Potlatch, Benefiting .chiefly from it are
<laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- the elderly and the incapacitated
liam Jasper, Potlatch. Her fa- Jwho would have had to rely 0n
thor is a road construction man laid from relatives oz" from welfat'e
y; ,a,,:,...._....encies in fr__r .,S, : Instei,self.s-
Louise belongs tb "t'af''i Each year more and more
Scouts.. Her leaders are Mrs. of them are finding it possible to
Bert Robbins and Mrs. Rudy ' mlntain their own households.
Schwab of Hoodsport. LoLfise The eourrent reports show that
likes to ride horseback, swim
and hike l the woods. She plays
the accordion for fun and the
saxaphone in the Hoodsport
sChool band.
Death called one of .tim most
popular personalities in the history
of Mason emmty last week when
William G. Potts, 87, passed away
at the Shelton General Hospital.
HE HD behind tiim a long,
successful career in politics, hav-
ing sez'ed as a state senator from
1903 to 1909 and as,state treasur-
er from 1924 until 1929. Mr. Potts
Iwas also a former warden of the
state penitentiary for one year in
people living alone is a national 11921. After rettring from the state
deyelopment. A survey by tim]treasurer's position he was witla
Bureau of the Census reveals that the state fisheries department in
sore than 6 million of the 50 the 1930s.
illion households in the United Fo r many years Mr. Potts corn-
States today are one-person units, muted between Union and Seattle
They have more than doubled
ince 1940. Since 1950 alone the
rise has been over 50 pet" cent. ;
An index of this expansion is in !
the payments made under the Old
kge and Sur¥ivors Insurance pro-:
,ram, one of the social security
)fllwarks ,which now covers three
:lines as many people as it did
bzqginally.
' 'In :an Count according to
the latest annual report, panents
o local residents are at the rate
of $818,000 a year and are rising
rapidly.
7 ,; ,L
Business Report Shows County's
Economic Growth, o Continuing
Statistics r by
H: Berry, dttrtct
Seattle office of Dun &
Inc:, reflect the growth of buslnelg
firms in Mason during
ast eight years.
ined from a .physical
the Dub & Rradetrset Reference
Book for 1958, totaled 228 manl-
lecturers€ wholesalers, azid retail-
ers in thl area'a,s compared to
205 listings ta 1950---an lncreage
of 112% for.the perlad.
THE REFERENCE Book,:inel-
dentally, 0nly list thanUfactre,
wholeaale, awl /etaile. It dobs
not include re)me Of the service
and professional bulnesmm ¢h
as bser nd beauty hopS, stok
,and eal estate brokers, Thus the
figure for bs/, i Mas
county would adtually be hhr
than the 28 qot atve: ....
Boo eontaine'ap-
tliree nlllt iiainejul
0ver: cmmuh-
end a record of how the concern
pays its bills.
WHILE CREDIT reports are
primarily used by businessmen
who want to evaluate the credit
risk before 'shipping or selling, in-
surance underwriters also use
c red!f reports to :eview risks,
rates, and coverage of fire and
other types of insurance.
and was a highly respected mem-
ber of the community who had a
great love for dogs. He had lived
at Union for the last 25 years
and after the death of his wife, 20
years ago, he retired from active
business and political life. A few
years ago he was presented with a
50 years membership pin from the
U'nion city Masonic lodge. Mr.
Potts was known as a msn with
many hunmn qualities who was
always anxious to help people in
any way he could without attraeL-
ing notice to it.
He was born in Ireland and
came to Seattle in 1890. He work-
ed as a bellboy in his youth and
later managed several Scattle ho-
tels.
MR. POTT8 was a member of
the Seattle Elks lodge number 92;
Eureka lodge, F&AM; Nile Temple
Shrine and Scottish Rite bodies.
He is survived by one brother
Jack Potts of Spokane.
Final Masonic services were held
Monday in Seattle and burial fol-
lowed in the Lake View Ceme-
tery.
--Try a Classified Ad--
of Aged on Increase
But Voluntary InsuranceHelps
NEW YORK. N. Y.--More than
three out of every eight persons
65 or over in this country now
have some form of voluntary
health limance, Health Informa-
tion Foundation reported today.
The proportion of the aged popu-
tetten With eueh insurance Sn-
,two-thirds of the aged population
ald they would like insurance that
covered all medical: expenses. The
medlap amount they Indicated they
wer willing to pay came to $5 a
month:
Shoppers Advised to Look for
Quality as Well as Style and Price
This year's traditional "white" The ideal pillowcase is two
sales are featuring some of the l inches wider than the pillow to
most colorful and fashion-wise I avoid strain during use. It should
household) linens seen in many I ,.also be long enough to completely
years. I eep and earl-colored towel I cover the pillow. •
sets, pastel and decorator pat- I WHETHER BUYING bedroom
terned sheets and pillowcases I or bathroom linens, textile tech-
share the spotlight with the con- nicians at. American Institute of
ventional white sale offerings. Laundering, research and educe-
However your pzofesslonal laun- tional center for the professional
dry advises shoppers to look for laundz:y industry, advise'i.shopprreS
quality as well as style and at-[to mae sure mat the aruces r
tractive price tags at the sales. I colorfast, pre-shrunk, and ph.ow
These tips are offered to shoppers. [ qum!ty, con stru. ctt.o.n. The ue.lzea
V¢'HEN [UntHAStt, zowels, , wasnaole. . eal Which the znsttute
..= ....... I,ssues to manufacturers assures
btt'y. Al'l" ......... towels don"t ........ hold their J the buyer of these qualities.
colors after laundering. AlSo, ob-I
GRAPEVIEW PRINCESSSu-
tan Fulmer's classmates at
Grapeview just elected her For-
est Festival Princess from their
district. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fulmer. Her
honor will include attendance at
the Queen's Banquet with her
parents and a place on the pa-
rade float from her community.
(Extension photo, Ziegter print.)
O.hamber Plan May
Droner at Alderbrook
Top scholars at Irene S. Reed
high school will be honored guests
at the May meeting of the Shelton
Chamber of Commerce May 14
which will be held at Alderbrook
Inn as an unofficial observation
of the opening of the tourist seas-
on in Mason County.
Two of the state's top speakers
have been lined up for the pro-
gram in the persons of H. De-
Wayne Kreager, director, and
George Prescott, tourist bm'eau
chief, of the State Department of
Commerce and Economic Develop-
ment.
: Hoodsport, Union and Belfair
civic leaders will join the Shelton
Chamber membership at the pro-
gram, which will be a Ladies Night
fete. About 125 persons are ex-
pected to attend.
Brinnon Man Awarded
Timber for $4800
A bid of $40 per thousand or
$4800 by O. W. Broderson, Brin-
non, was accepted by the Hoods-
port Ranger station-or 120 thous-
and feet of saleable timber near
Pole Ridge on ther*/orallips
drainage early this week.
The timber, mostly douglas fir,
was appraised at $2230. Other
bidders were Diekman Lumber
Company, Tacoma, Elms Plywood
Corporation, Elms, Ervin Kelly,
Brinnon, and Jarvis and Hovey,
Hoodsport.
Oyster Shipments
To •Slop on May 4
The Hilton Canning Company
of Seattle will accept the last
shipment of oysters from local
growers for this season on May 4.
The company is supplied by 34
oystermen in Mason county. Ship-
ments by local growers to the
company will resume in mid-Oc-
tober. The stopping of shipments
during the warmer months is an
annual situation in the industry.
Clothing Pool
Needy persons from 16 of Mason
county's families were served at
the monthly Jayette Clothing Pool
last Saturday. Aiding with the
fitting of the clothing were Mrs.
Marion Richardson and Mrs. Ossie
Dean of the local Navy Mothers
'Club.
READY FOR
Pretty Peggy
ry honor for
est Festival,
cess from this
daughter of M
Anderson.
her claim to
val by winning
intermediate dD
ter contest.
love is for
won four ribbO
County HorSe
a member of
l Extension
Shelton
For
Name of 52
ers a warded
mathematics
Western
Education in Be
nouneed this
Bruce E. Kreger
mentioned.
.Awarded b.
0.nee
provide $75 a
ticipant, plus
dependents.
of a nationwide
mathe,natit:s
gasoline
Several
Prie(' changes
sidera tle
l)ea red at
during the past'
broug'ht: the
to 289 cents at
as low as 263)
ium. or .'ethel'
around 32.9.
SC
Monday Ita
buttered
plesauee and n
Tllesday
salad sa
and milk.
fluffy rice
and butte/' san(
crackers and
Thursday
peas, fruit
and milk.
b'riday -Cre
tuna fish
zce cream
Higll
April 22 .- 64 d
April 23 .. 64
April 24 .. 64 c
April 25 .. 61
April 26 58
April 27 . 51
April 28 .- 55
Rayo
JUDY NICHOLSON' ls : the
:daughter of Mi's. Evelyn Nieb-
01son, Route I; Box 35, Lilll-
sChool... She, ..belongs to Job s
Dau'ghter. Sheets silm a Girl
So0Ut, a .mmber of the News-
pip#r ClUb st, hool .arid the
uhlml choir. She likes to knit,
sew and eok. •
JANICE BLAKE, Union, dau(ih-
of Mr. and Mes,:Hsty
jlake, Uliatt. lafllce attettds
Union ehoel, IS a member of
tt'e Cooking Curies 4.W €llJb
blrder the lelerehip of Mrs,
q'ula Klnball |nd allO Il@llle
Helen TImm. Janloe's hobbles
Mr I swimming and hiking.
Creased about 50 per cent from
ptbllehed we a 1952 to 1957.
lgs ,j$nt. IN THE JANUA, Issue of its
sixty. Stt/cal bugeUn, Progress in
were
rmme were • H/aMth 8owl.s," tl Foundation
plaM=d flint results of d study
ings were can l eratio with the loa f
led m s
t $1ntt ReNarrh Center o
concerr. , ' ' .
Using te, D!h ' : $ rert tlt 1[ IaVlt of C. A ran-
Referenel¢,| .ilulaile .dit . .N. Uolt Of tlte popul.a-
it is ..iitteatlng to review what tWt '. & {lrer, l,00 persona m
heS hae:t thef0i" principal all,! vr tA-viewed at length
t items u their health,
MaSoxt conty0mtunltles du*In litnl, aeta, and Incomes.
the past trs:
Ltstings %Jh- ' Im of modern med-
m in crease ot lbIi te, tJMt bei" of aged
, I0 1058 Decres na in this try Is Increas-
Belfaiv ...... 15 ; 94 +$Q,# iM &; I, ewlt&t faster ntte than
ooa ts ....... is * +Zzs . l uo. At prep
Shelton} .... 141 158 +tl;0 t.'$ lqlamdflUl ._.ted out,
10 ,
Unlon .:. 1 + .)4 an estlmated lli milllon
Macon o, 8 ,-PI ffii Wtd ever in the U.S.,
AS ONE ihill;e Ill revlslng c #Ja Itqt l eX.pd tO
it ratings and ktmidng them up.td- t 25 million W .1980.
date, every': year the credit • r- Ttt!¥Je per oentofth.e aged
porting iceny wrlt to all bSl- earf1 type o vomntary
nesses who ae listed in the Refer- l)dth inuvance at the time of
ce ..Book t requetthelr tar the itervws. Almost all the in-
end halanq slleete. Berry sas Sur (at last e3 per cent) had
thst this letter sPeedS up tl flow kNpitaUatt lnsuzl, lee, . while
md procZ|ng " lome of the tw0-thtrdsof the insured were pt-
factk on wltich Credit ratings are tected Ngainat in-hospital doctor
bills andS21 per cent were covered
based, 'ore thn 95per cnt of aatnst physicians' out-of-hospital
all commercial trammct]orm in the
char.
_Th ee tut of four insured per-
U.Sk are ,made'o er*dlt terms," he
addl, qne purp0 of the Ref-
erence Bgpk to help Imslnen-
men injt)y rt. ef the country
make cret l@clstons to ship' or
lltO buinessmet In a,y psrt of
the country,"
, The credtt rating is one of the
key 'factors Jn approving orderw to
chip o cell.
ch Reference Book llstlng,
Which1 inciudeb the rating, is a con-
densrd ammar¥ of, th informs-i
Iiti, liill ItlWAt,tltl, tI i_'1111tli** t
ciel seetl0n (.WlatC]l usuaI lhlli
the latest financial statement);
gi bore the entire cost of the
cverage themselves, at an aver-
age (median) cost o $4 a month.
Other sources of payment included
present or previous employes, chil-
d,s or other relatives, and trade
ulon or fraternal orders.
ES THAN 3 per cent of those
interview! had tried to buy
health insurance and been turned
down, according to H.I.F. More
than erie-fourth of the uninsured
had abvet thought of getting uch
lflrane, we almost as many
=ai tlty 4ida t wat it. Thirty-
fbur t ef th unsured said
The Foundation reported that
Just ove half the people in the
,and-over roup favored govern-i
ment • insurance that would pay
lospital and medical expenses.
Among th'ese, hewers/', almost half
wated such insurance only for
serve, feel and pull the different
sections to make sure that all
stretch equally. Uneven tension
can cause towel parts to pucker
oz" become distorted after launder-
"needy" peiraeus, ing. Choos close, large, loosely.
A3L']I:,UOIt THE number of,twisted and thlckly-packed lOOpS, DOES YOUR CLUB
aged persons covered by voluntary which indicate that the towels will'
healtli insurance has increased be absorbent and will give good
lniftcantly in the last few years,{ service. ]
the Foundation report contued, Cotton sheets come in two basic [
further study in this area is need-! types, muslin and percale. Mus- !
€d--and Other persons themselvea li n is a utillty-type sheet that is
'muat showgreaterinterestinse-: eed More Money
cu,r/ng Insurance. heavier, less expensive and usually
gives longer wear. Percale sheets
plans for financIng health are lighter and have a more lux-
needs of the aged may vary," the
report stated, "but all should agree urtous feel. Check sheeting for
on one point: that a group of older i firm compact selvage edges and
ltemons responsible for their own l hems that are straight with even
health is an asset to society--and stitching. When purchasing pat-
in keeping with present attitudes! terned or pastel bed linens, shop.
towal independent active later lpers should also check for color.
"'°'",o A limited number of Food
life for alL" For quality bed linens, look for
a.t threads that are evenly woven and
of the same thickness. Properly
D0 g woven fabrics do not need heavy
sizing, which is a filler material
On
"-- -uru.ntnss Here used loosely we,ca fabric,.
,'he dro/ngof two persons in :Heavily sized items, especially Concess,on Booths
Hammersleys Inlet on March 10, sheets and pillowcases, have a
is now being investigated by the good appearance when new. How-
US Coast Gua ever, after laundering, the sizin
'--= --'±'ne oony or'':=Mirmm ...... rem oz is gone and the item become ; are avai-a--elbl fo-r
rl ..... i= w'ao • .... a t net mor very limp. Even the professional
s,,-t-.- = """ "' " " resto
ning but the body of Ab OsmUnJ undl ctnot fully .... re I
nishan t= =Hll rt=;ne I rlcs. cnecK for slzu g, ID Erie
...... ............... • , e Fe-tivals downtown
coast Guard 00uthorities have tf00brle l00ghtly, pO0000c00'y sub-
examined the files, of. the Mason ,stanCe, azns tooappearS'mucn mzlng.tne a" ' con- Forest
County herJffs office in conec-[ r,,, n,, ,,.,,,-= •
• ion with "he ea , ......=, v.....,t,t' raze so
[ I. se
• " I that the bedding will fit proper- P
............................. I y and there will be ample ms-
Marriage Licenses terial for tucking. Correct size
means more comfort as well as
Applying for marriage licenses
in the Mason county auditor's of-
rice this pat week were:
Rqbert Seamans, 22, Port An-
geleg, and Glenna Hays, 18, Port
Anll ....
Fred J. Williams, legal, Brem-
etrton, and MarY C. Chase, legal,
&hl', 66, :Llg'iW,
and Elva Gregory, 64, Seattle.
better wear. To find the correct
size, take the length of the mat-
tress, add six inches for thickness
at each end and ten inches for
tuck-in and folding over the blan-
ket. The width of the sheet should
be twenty, four inches wider than
the mattress. This allows a five-
to sevn-/neh t&he-uP on ¢h s|de,
alnl,g on te thlcl•e 0t ttt
mattress, and a five-inch tuck-in,
SEE GUY BECKWITH
AT BECKWITH'S JEWELRY