Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
May 9, 2024     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 7     (7 of 40 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 7     (7 of 40 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
May 9, 2024
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




11 May 11, 1939, the Journal announced Shelton’s annual . cleanup effort. “With the city offering its cooperation next week, Shelton’s annual Cleanup Week will be from Monday May 15 through Sat- urday May 20. So, this little logging and rayon center should wake up and find it- selfall spic and span a week from Sunday morning.” City residents were asked to clean up their yards, clear out attics and ments, and scrub up the garage and woodshed. The resulting accumulation of unwanted junk and broken down odds and ends could be piled in the alleys behind their homes, to be picked up by a city truck. Under the direction of Street and Water Superintendent E. E. Brewer, the town would be covered several times during HISTORY AT A GLANCE the week by city crews, and the accumulations of rubbish dug out by Shelton residents would be carted off to the garbage dump. “But those are only the things which constitute the minimum for Clean—up Week,” Mayor C. C. Cole commented. “The week itself should point also to a con— tinuing campaign through the spring, carried on week in Shelton, individually by every house— holder, to improve the city’s appearance. There could be lots of paint spread. There should be lots offiowers planted, lawns improved, shrubs put in, and other work to be done. An indi- vidual pride in appearance of each place in the city by its owner will result in im— proved community pride and a better community appear— ance. Those are things we should do now to be prepared to give the best possible im- pression to the thousands of tourists who will see Shelton this summer." However, while the may— or was promoting flowers, lawns, and shrubs, residents were also being asked to con- serve water, due to unprece— dented dry, hot weather. The city’s water supply was being drained by increased yard sprinkling, threatening the ("WWW 9"; W. Bulb Farm Rb Shelton Invest in your pet’s » health, wellness and happiness! J PE TAXI VA [LAB]. For more information, please visit our website at www.pyrhopefarm.com we, m. u». mum. numrh I urna :M360.482.3225 Thursday, May 9, 2024 Shelton—Mason County Journal — Page 7 reserve necessary in case of fire. Superintendent Brewer said, “This is a situation we do not usually meet with un— til mid—sum‘mer, and we are asking cooperation from resi— dents so that we don’t have to apply sprinkling restric— tions. The first priority is to maintain a sufficient reserve to keep pressure high enough in case of a fire.” He asked that sprinkling be done only during the cool hours of the morning or the evening, add- ing that “lawns should not be flooded to the point that water runs down the street.” Mayor Cole asked that in ad- dition to careful watering, residents should repair leaks in water pipes. According to Superintendent BreWer, a hole only 1/32nd in diameter would leak 170 gallons in 24 hours under 40 pounds of water pressure. On May 14, the HUNTER FARMS A Familg Farm Tradilion Sheflon temporarily accessed water from a well at the Rayonier plant in May 1939. Photo courtesy Mason County Historical Museum 1939 temperature in Shelton hit 90 degrees, then dropped to 40 degrees at night. The high May 15 was 92 degrees. On May 1.6, Rayonier offered to let the city temporarily hook up to one of its wells to aug- ment the water supply. Finally, the rains came. Weather during the last half of the month of May more than made up for the unusu- ally dry first half, with 3.34 inches of rain falling the fourth highest total on re— cord for Shelton. I Jan Parker is a re- searcher for the Mason County Historical Musezmz.. She can be reached at mch— sparherfll‘gmailrom. Mem- bership in the Mason County Historical Society is $25 per year. For (1 limited time, new members will receive a. free copy of the book “Shelton, the First Century Plus Ten.” 1921 E Hwy. 106 - Uni ., on, 360.898.2222 0 360.426.2222 - wwwhunter—farmscom WA 98592