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VIN STREET CRUISE!
_°t,- 40-Ton Fishing Boat Taken
Miles Thru Town To Launching
,. tlhe largest boat ever
. 'y ‘ . n made a two-mile
. 8- three-day period
«t . Ehway from Hillcrest
I" helton’s main street
“1 launching at high—
‘_"i evening at Be-
s length, 14-foot beam
lght represented two
“#111, spare-time. ef—
It by two brothers,
McLaughlin, who,
‘3 worked daily shifts
’ Where they are em-
in the digester
9 1°00ks
3 S ‘kefied their tremend-
1‘mg without outside
. 0’; the astonishingly
tW0 years and out:
,ydihaVe a fishing boat
, Wheat type, capable of
,,, ‘Eh seas in quest of
58,1011. tuna and other
t: with a value some-
Ween
1%
$12,000 a n d
a; mounting a
t
per'str
few
he mast and some
“I llCture, and
7 , E9 McLaughlin craft,
wanma M. of Shelton
me. is ready for ser-
°Wners hope to use
«I ‘1, on the halibut banks
"t°zé'rhe Emma M. will
." ~
‘i, n
,' sis
5 gross when all
tliken into consider—
‘el‘ed
., Ga
. VG
B ', 1:331; fishing boats of
i ., :36 the McLaughlin
0y 0 , dim-Stalled tanks with
by a 40 horsepower
I‘d gasoline motor
Mollie!" :
from ‘
will require three
. our to o crate its
mate P .
. . l
M. carries its own
i)
355' " f
0 plant, has bunks
/ tw° six, four
Off the wheelhousc.
M
CLaughlin is to be a
0f fish in its holds,’
member of the first crew which
takes the Emma M.
fishing banks, as cook.
The Emma M. was built in a
huge shed behind the McLaughlin
home on Arcadia street and was
‘completed just ahead of priorit-
gies, price raises,
course of construction.
g The problem of moving the 52-
foot, 40—ton craft the two miles
from the McLaughlin home to the
Bedeil moorage was entrusted to
lHerman K. Anderson, Aberdeen
housemovel'. and his two helpers,
Henry Killebrew and Bill Hanson,
also of Aberdeen.
The toughest, part of the two
mile trip was the first two blocks,
il'rom the McLaughlin home to the
, paved highway. All Monday after-
noon was taken up moving it that
ltwo blocks, soft shoulders on
‘Arcadia street proving the worst
obstacle to progress.
But Tuesday the rest of the
itwo-mile journey. right through
the heart of town, was complet-
ed in good order, although the
logging trucks acting as a brake
for the 40-ton load, while an An-
derson Transfer company truck
supplied what pulling power was
needed- 0“ the, level grade from l for developing a future reserve of
the foot of Hillcrest clear to the timber for industry, the first be-
mom'QSGv however» the big: POW' ing the retention over the years
,erllll truck pulled the
logging
heavy burden with comparative
leasi— and swiftncss to the launch—
ing spot by shortly after noon.
The actual launching was ac-lto Mason County by various op-l
ma M. and her supporting cradle
onto the tideflats at low tide \Ved-
nesday morning and afternoon
000 gallons of gas. and allowing the Wednesday eve-
ning high tide to float it free.
The Emma M.'s two-mile dry-
- Eland “voyage” was a highly pho-,
tographed event and witnessed by
many people, who realized it’s
of such size makes a trip down
"main street.”
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off to tllel
'Aln’
v»-.. D. 0.
£317 3. E. 55
PORTLAND, 0R5
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and material
shortages throug‘out its two—year'
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Consolidated with
SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Friday, May 15, 1942.
‘SLC TO BUY “l
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l [Hillel-est 'grade was taken very has filed application
P 210' i slowly With one of Ed Munsen's Auditor of Mason County for
the
a greater cruising complislled by dragging the Em-;e3-at01~s in past years,
and I-epre-‘
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below maybe once in a lifetime a boat;
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Bil; ACREAGE l
FROM COUNTY
The Simpson Logging Company
with the
purchase of more than 24,000
acres of county lands, of which
about one-fourth are now barren,
as the second step in the program
of all the company logged lands,
paying taxes on its holdings ev-
ery year. All the county lands
have been logged and turned back,
sent a large acreage from whichl
the county receives no revenue,l
and is anxious to get the landsl
back on the tax rolls.
This application seeks all coun-
ty lands in a body, so far as the
county owns, in Township 19,!
ranch 4, 5 and 6; Township 20,
ranges 4 and 5, and Township 1,
I 5 west. The Company
agrees to purchase all the lands]
Hospital Functions Told
Clubs By Nurse Speakers
With Hospital Day (which was
Tuesday) as their theme, Miss
Zella Deeny, superintendent of
Shelton General Hospital, and
four of her aides, Miss Ardith
Dahlman, Miss Rose Gardner,
Miss Louise Daniels and Mrs.
Minnie Byrne, reviewed progress
and work of the Shelton hospital
before the Kiwanis club Tuesday
and the Active club Wednesday.
Miss Deeny, in presiding, ex—
pressed her thanks for the com~
munity support in the building
and conduct of the Shelton hos-
pital which has made it one of
the best in the state and most
complete in all its departmental
equipment for service, and gave
due credit to the medical staff as
well as the nursing staff for the
fine record of recent years. The
modern hospital, she stated, came
from the urgent need of medical
lservice and care in time of war,
dating back to the Crimean War.
and the service of Florence Night~
ingale, who is credited as the
founder of the hospital in peace
as well as wartime, and of the
Red Cross as a civilian aid.
Skilled Aides Necessary
The modern hospital is now a.
Iowned by Mason County and pay scientific institution requiring the
one dollar an acre for all, includ~
service of trained and skilled
ing the now barren lands and technicians in its work, fully as
the lands with young tree growth. important as that of skilled doc-
No farm lands or lands having 3 tors and surgeons, whose work is
la possible value for other uses aided by the diagnosticians, Miss
are included. If the deal is ac- Deeny continued. In recent years
cepted .the lands will be trans- the Red Cross has become world-
ferred for cash and be placed on wide in its mission and has call-
7 E-WINTER PROSPECT
ARRIES SHELTON SOLDIER
gxsjrilTIONED IN AUSTRALIA
06 are the days Shel-l
- ;,t0ncCOLlnty folks will
)1 Ontribute two-bit
n 2 gash) to purchase a dry?
-.,' ank here in a two-
u‘l to
;... be conducted by‘
2 f Legion post and
3 Id
' ch Were chosen and
3 g. a1I‘man named byI
. ‘. conImittee Tuesdayl
allbert is arranging
ifirst mail arriving in Mason
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Mitchell of Route 1, writes
“that he finds Australia much like
California and that he is now go—
ing through his second success-
himself: I
Dear Mother and Dad,
I don’t mind it over here a bit.
seas and we‘re now in the little
QM“. Eula Martin.
Z. .tthg distribution and'
1. .e Sales force, and
'3 handling six win—
’ V l J! hlch will be placed
I'OZO', . 0,1490 1. Harry Perry
‘, an‘man of the pro-
" ,‘kéuand auxiliary mem—
, tic t8 of Troop 25, and
hed in Shelton will
e
0 2 y V 0$3188 crew.
> , ‘
dry blood plasma
QQOleete
Plasma
N00 me t
for
being
units
are
as sale.
IVed
les
by forest pro-
."i y as of May 14
« have extended the
, .,'q°per80ns may obtain
,1 lure nHessian-y burning,
.. ‘ c Warden George
, mid Yesterday.
“ extension date is
l7: .1“, this is subject to
._ ‘tocation by the Ar-
' ‘. mfg Officials if mili-
“ 1‘ conditions war-
h‘e‘ozger calls for all
‘ ',- of . ~mpleteJy extin-
argt‘tcm sundown and
F118; Pun longer than
,. . 0th explained. Any
_ te fire subject to in-
“fire ulsuance by duly.
3.1M! - wardens or rang-
h‘om
“liq fatlon may be ob-
ttle
1r
Fig?“ 149 in Shel-l
Hoodsport.
liikg
I dis
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2-1 f
'/
«llitclaiming any ex-
Bu ’ " bf yfi Private Elwyn
., of hhafid Mrs. Or-
. i e on, sim 1
I Ktthfiattention to 11151130):
" i 10,, aljksmanship re-
_reh18 battalion at
rem Gently. and which
12' rted ' -
:11 24. in these col
fie .
Rigid last week by
‘l 0;
M Q Ex ‘5 Journal staff
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madfled “all you
, i. “,3 attention dur-
"lstructions. We
“"1 (no ammun-
n our bellies in
sand and learn-
:S. listed in or-
, .
, Ml
. ,gqueeZfi—you don’t
, “with?” in the Army,
a“ he whole hand
how when it's
d'by not know-
.before it’s sent. I can tell
es should be re-‘
country of Australia.
I never thought even a few
lmonths ago I would ever get a
chance to see Australia, but here
I am. This country is a great deal
like California. There's not many
trees, the ground is rotten, if not
worse, and we have just as much
sunshine.
Winter is just coming on over
here. so this is my second winter
already this year. It will be just
my luck to have them ship us
back next spring in time for win-
ter back there.
The people over here are very
friendly toward us, always wav-
ing and eager to chat. They have
a very good opinion of the Am-
erican people as a whole. Most of
the cars are Fords, Chevs. and
other American made cars, the
songs they sing are American,
the shows are American made
films, the same ones you see over
there.
The Australian money is quite
confusing at first (but I’m learn-
ing now, for instance, they
have half pennies, threepence, six-
pence, shillings, pounds, etc., all
of which are worth less than our
money. .
By the way, I can’t say much
about the trip over here or army
life because this is all censored
you I
never enjoyed the trip though I
got seasick once. We saw one
shark about seven feet long. Also
flying fish.
Send your letters airmail to
this address:
Pvt. Robert G. Mitchell
Btry A 167 F.A., A.P.0., No. 41
U. S. Army
c-o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.
Before enlisting in the Army,
Mitchell worked at the power-
house here. '
MARKSMAN SAYS HE
T FOLLOWED TEACHINGS
“2. Learn to use a sling—there
are two of these slings, one IS
the loop sling used for prone and
optional or off-hand depending up-
on which gun you're firing, 116’“
is the hasty sling or the combat
sling, used for kneeling, sitting or
optional on off-hand.
“3. Learn what a sight-picture
actually looks like.
“4. Position—the Army is very
strict on position, and if you knew
the exact reasons you’d be sur'
prised.
“If you learn those four things
in ten days you’d make expert
easy.”
Private Oppelt also reported he
is going to mechanical school
now and .“we are really belng
pushed. We went into the 8'35
chamber last Friday (May 1) and
it sure is something different. It
makes you cry and choke at the
same time. It takes six seconds
shut your
to get your mask on and your
{carrier snapped up.”
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They’ve. finally shipped us over- acrev
In what is believed to be the-the county tax rolls.
The County Commissioners are
County from local soldiers sentl giving notice to an colmty or.
to Australia. Private RObeI‘t Gilganizations and clubs, as well as
'Mitchell,
to all interested citizens, to ap-
pear at the Courthouse on Thurs—
day, May 2lst, at 7:30 p. m., at
which time the company will ex-
plain its plans for the future, and
~ive winter. But let him speak for any protests of citizens may be
heard. That the sale of its hold-
ings acquired through delinquent
I can well imagine you folks'taxes over many years is .desir-
have been wondering what has able would seem to be Without,
happened to me by this time. Well, .quegttlnn. as the county
I’m o.k. I'm in good health, and 38111718“
has been
selected tracts for the
same or little more cash per
With slow progress, but
leaving a wake of waste and fur-
ther fire hazard in culling out a,
little timber or wood. and in the‘
end the lands go back on the
county.
The Simpson Company is em-
barking on a large project of sus-
tained yield and reforesting of
barren lands through nursery
trees, and joined with other con-i
cerns and state and national
agencies in a huge fire protection
program for the hazards of sum-
mer as well as for any dangers
from enemies. As there are few,
if any, private holdings being!
developed for farm purposes with-
in the region sought, none are
harmed.
City Affairs To Be
Handled May 2].
By DeMplay Boys
Civic affairs will be ndled, at
least in theory, by De olay boys
May 21 in the annual custom car-
ried out by the youthful frater-
nal organization.
All DeMolay boys will be ex-
cused from school that day, ex-
cept those taking tests. All mun-
icipal offices will be taken over
for the day by DeMolay members.
who will get a chance to see how
city affairs are managed, and
that evening they will hold a
Council meeting just before that
of the regular council, and will
sit in on that session, too.
DeMolay boys who will hold
down city offices for that day
are:
Mayor—Phil Palmer
Police chief —— Glenn Conner;
Assistant—Dave Kaphingst
Fire Chief—J. P. Cheek; As-
sistant~Bill Cobum
Water. Supt—Earl Lumsden
Police Judge—Vern Stewart
City Attorney—Jean Hubbard
Treasurer—Glenn Sewers
Auditor~Jack Clark
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Councilmen — M o rt Munscn.
Dick Staley, Randy Jordan and
Russell Pickens.
' .Five new members will be in-
itiated into Mark E. Reed chap-
ter of the Order of DeMolay at
ceremonies at Bremerton next
Monday evening. They include
John Austin, Aldin Whittle, Bill
StBVenson, Warren Earl, and Rus-
sell Jacobson.
Wright Chairman
For Boy Scouts
Charles T. Wright, Shelton at-
torney. last night was elected Ma-
son County district chairman of
the Tumwater Council Boy Scouts
and John Robinson, assistant
manager of the Shelton branch
bank. Was chosen vice chairman
bylthe district executive board,
Wthh consists of representatives
0f *3th sponsoring organization.
wrlght has been district com-
STORE DELIVERY
SCHEDULES SHIFT
EFFECTIVE TODAY
In line with the new regula-
tions regarding retail delivery
service, which go into effect to-
day, local stores are rearranging
their schedule of delivery hours
in order to comply with the or-
ders.
The schedule of the L.M. Co.
is contained in an advertisement
on the back page, other stores'
schedules will be found in their
individual ads. Local consumers
should contact their merchant
and find out the exact time of
his delivery as the new orders
specifically prohibit him from
making any special trips.
Office of Defense Transporta-
tion Order No. 6 is of special in-
terest to local business men and
consumers as it covers the oper-
ation of local delivery carriers.
All Deliveries Affected
This order affects all local de-
livery and includes the operation
of any vehicles, amongst others,
“in the furtherance of or inciden-
tal to any commercial enterprise
within any municipality or com-
mercial zone, or making hauls
which do not exceed 15 miles in
length.
Other curtailments on the ac-
tivities of retailers included in
this order are: it prohibits the
retailer from making any special
deliveries except to hospitals and
Ito the armed forces of the United
States. These include deliveries
other than on the regularly sched-
uled delivery service.
Prohibits the making of any
“call backs" on any given date
even in the case of error on the
part of the carrier.
Prohibits more than one deliv-
ery on any one date to any one
person unless the shipment to any
one person requires more than the
capacity of a single truck.
Effective June 1, 1942, the to,
'tal motor vehicle mileage of rub-
ber-tired vehicles must be reduc-
ed by a. minimum of 25 per cent
of the total mileage in operation
during the same calendar month
of the year 1941.
Another order which will ef-
fect the rural areas prohibits any
delivery over 15 miles unless the
truck is loaded to capacity at the
point of origin and will be loaded
to not less than 75 per cent of ca-
pacity on the return trip.
SON FOR SAEGERS
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Saeger
of Route became parents of a.
son born Saturday at Shelton
hospital.
BABY GIRL SATURDAY
A baby daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Cole of
Route 4, Olympia, at Shelton hos—
pital Saturday.
Legion Carnival Coming Monday
Sponsored again by the local
American Legion post, the Amer-
ican United Shows open a. six-
day stand on the Mt. View prairie
just north of the city limits next
Monday.
A percentage of the proceeds
will be turned over to the Ameri-
can Legion's child welfare fund.
Features include the Great
Romero, the man on the swaying
steel pole, a. dare-devil exhibition,
the Volera brothers in their
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vWatson, drive chairman, reported
can produce 500 to 700
cd for civilian support in money,
and now in this period of threat-
ened danger at home is enlisting
its battalions to supplement the
hospitals in relief of the ailing
and helpless at home, and train-
ing men and women to be useful
in the emergencies around them.3
Miss Ardith Dahlman, in charge
of the nursery, reviewed her work
in the first care of new babies,
and the methods of feeding and
insuring their identification, and
exhibited the certificate the mo-
ther receives on her graduation,
with the footprint of her baby. In
1938 there Were 218 babies born
in the Shelton hospital, in 1939
and 1940, around 200, but last
year, 1941, the increase began at
215, and 1942 promises a banner!
year, with the war boost.
Is Your Blood Available?
Miss Louise Daniels, nurse
helper, who is taking her first
year of training, stated that she
is enjoying the work and plan-
ning this fall to take the requir-
ed course in a city hospital, but
hopes to return here for her fu-
ture work. She was born in Shel-
ton, played at nursing with other
girls and grew up with: the de-
sire to choose that profession for
the future which has a future in
defense needs.
Miss Rose Goodman, technician
in the new laboratory, explained
her function in supplemental diag-
nosis for information of the med-
ical staff, and particularly of
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PLEDGE CAMPAIGN I
SURPASSES QUOTA
BY LARGE MARGIN
Complete returns have not been
compiled yet but Mason County’s
»war bond pledge campaign went
well aver its quota, Mrs. M. L.
yesterday.
Campaign books which had been
computed showed a total monthly
pledge of more than $25,000 with
several precincts yet to be added.
Among these was Belfair, which
unofficially reported. more than
$6,000. Mason .County had been
assigned a $24,100 quota by the
state office, so the response here
was highly pleasing to Mrs. Wat-
son, drive chairman, and C. C.
Cole, county defense savings
chairman.
Along with this cheering report
came a record weekly sales day
at Irene S. Reed high school last
Wednesday, when $230.60 in war
bonds and stamps were bought by
students. The highest previous
single day’s total had been $70.
The total was divided into $112.50
for war bonds, and $118.10 for
war stamps.
0PM Stops City’s
Sewage Disposal
Plant Proposal.
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City officials tabled for the
duration of the war their inten-
tion to improve the city’s sewer
system by. building a disposal
plant when Mayor William Stev-
enson informed city councilmen
at their meeting last week that
the OPM had notified local au-
thorities it would be impossible
to secure priority rating for the
materials needed.
The city had approximately
$16,000 in the sewer fund avail-
able for the improvement.
Similarly, an OPM order pre-
vents P.U.D. 3 from installing
any more new street lights, Supt.
E. W. Johnson told the council
in explaining why the requested
street light on South Third street
had not been installed.
A pump to conduct the test
on the abandoned Rayonier well
at the foot of Railroad avenue
was delivered last week end and
the test is now underway, City
Engineer C. J. Phillips told the
council but results won’t be
known for a. while yet. If the well
gallons
a minute the city intends to add
it to the municipal water system
in lieu of drilling a new well.
GRAPEVIEW MAN ILL
Robert Hansen of Grapeview
was admitted ,to Shelton hospital
as a. flu patient.
clowning act on the horizontal
bars, an exceptional young acro-
batic contortion dancer.
The man‘ on the swaying steel
pole is the newest of the thrill
acts. He performs amazing feats
on a 90-foot steel pole while it
sways in a. 35-foot arc.
The noted Jack Bartlett troupe
of trained donkeys is another
outstanding attraction, while the
usual carnival sideshows, conces-
sions and thrill rides are likewise
present.
llllllllS’lRllE
DOHDS AT NEXTi
no PRACTICE
Shelton’s third practice air raid,
scheduled for Sunday, May 24,
will have. an added feature, a de-
monstration of the different types
of bombs, City Defense Coordina-
tor Doanc Brodie informed the
County War Advisory Council at
its weekly meeting Monday.
The demonstration will be stag-
ed by Captain August Mattson of
the Everett fire department. Fur-I
ther details will be published next
week.
Chairman Robert Trenckmann
of the War Advisory Council
named W. A. Magoon, Rudy Wer—
berger, Dean Carman, J. E. Mar-
tin and H. E. Loop as a commit-
tee to press cleanup week and
emphasize the salvage program.
Chairman Phil Murphy of the
speakers committee related that
meetings at Skokomish Valley
and Harstine Island last week had
been the most enthusiastic of the
series the committee has been
conducting for several weeks past.
Civilian fire fighting organiza-
tions are being formed in all dis-
tricts, he said, while the Harstine
Island session revealed much in-
terest in the formation of guerilla
bands in case of invasion. This
meeting, too, brought the first
lspontaneous demand for the sing-
ing of the “Star Spangled Ban-
ner” at the close, Chairman Mur—
phy related. '
District Dental ,
Clinic Scheduled
In Shelton Today
Dentists of the Thurston-Mason
area will convene in Shelton to-
day to attend a one day “refresh-
er course” in dentistry for chil-
dren to be held in the dental clin-
ic quarters in the Social Security
building. 1'
George W. Teuscher D.D.S., M.
D.S. Associate Professor of Pedo-
dontia, Northwestern University,
Chicago, will conduct the course.
The entire day will be devoted to
lectures on child psychology and
other pertinent subjects, and to
demonstrations of the latest tech-
niques in dentistry for children.
Recent draft figures have serv-
ed to reemphasize the opinion of
leading authorities in dental
health, that adequate and con-
tinued dental care for children
and adolescents is the most im-
portant contribution dentistry
can make to the future good
health of the nation. Until the
cause of tooth decay is scientifi-
cally established, proper early
dental attention is the only means
of preventing tooth loss.
Dr. J. T. Shimek of the Den-
tal Society is in charge of local
arrangements.
-The clinic was Scheduled in
Shelton because the facilities in
the Social Security building are
the best for such a purpose in the
entire district.
In announcing the course to be
held in Shelton, Dr. S. P. Lehman,
District Health Officer of the Ma-
son-Thurston-Olympia. Health De-
partment, stressed the fact that
his department, always active in
the defense of child health, is co-
operating fully with the state
wide program for dental health.
Lakeburg Resigns
Ratioing Board
Because of his inability to de-
vote the time necessary to the
job and to avoid ill' effects on
his health, Harold E. Lakeburg
has resigned from the Mason
County Rationing Board, of which
he has been chairman since its
formation last January.
As yet no successor has been
chosen‘Lnor a new chairman nam-
ed as both Harry Carlon and Mrs.
Hal Briggs, the latter board sec—
retary, have declined to accept
the chairmanship.
Since May 1 the board has es-
tablished offices in the Social Se-
curity building on the second floor
with Mrs. Frank Russell as clerk.
Temporary office hours are 9 a.m.
to noon and 1 to 5 pm. All appli-
cations for tire and tube purchas-
es and tire recaps and inquiries
concerning sugar rationing should
be made directly to Mrs. Russell.
Mother’s Day Message
lb Tommi
"e Shelton Independent
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER '
ERfOR SUGAR IN 000va
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I Unexcited Deer
Puts Excitement
In Neighborhood
I Unconcerned by the excite-
ment it created, a. young deer
calmly strolled across the front
lawn of the James Simmons
home on the Southslde Hill in
mid-morning yesterday, walked
up the street to the Herb
Dammon home and shortly af-
terward disappeared down the
deep gulley close by.
The excited ejaculations of
youngsters in the neighborhood
alarmed the unusual visitor not
the least, to outward appear-
ances, anyway, Mrs. Simmons
reported.
HOW WORKING WILL
AFFECT OLD AGE
CHECKS EXPLAINED
Old age assistance recipients
who accept work when offered
or available will not have their
applications for old age assist-
ance cancelled by so doing but
merely their warrants for that
particular month cancelled if the
amount earned was in excess of
the warrant total, County Wel-
fare Administrator Glenn Rat-
cliff pointed out this week.
If the sum earned from work-
ing is less than the amount of
the warrant for assistance, then
that earned income will be con-
sidered as incidental income and
the warrant will be issued intact,
he explained further.
In that manner, as soon as the
work accepted by the old age
assistance recipient is ended his
warrants will go through as us-
ual without the necessity of re—
applying for assistance.
Administrator Ratcliff issued
the statement to clarify the posi-
tion of his,,department orient ac‘
ceptan‘ce of work on farms, etc.,
this summer as the labor short—
age becomes acute.
NEW CHILD WELFARE
SERVICE AID SECURED
Gladys Torgerson of
Great
Falls, Mont., has been added to
the Mason County Welfare staff
as child welfare service worker
and will report here June to be-
gln her duties, Welfare Adminis-
trator Glenn Ratcliff announced
Wednesday. '
She fills a. vacancy which has
existed in the local staff since
the resignation of Mrs. Eleanor
Nelson last October. Miss Torger—
son is a. graduate of the Univers-
ity of Montana and has taken
graduate work at the University
of Washington, University of
California, and Montana State
College. She comes with high re-
commendations from the Univers-
lty of Washington social science
department, Mr. Ratcliff said.
$17,495.90 WELFARE
EXPENDITURES IN APRIL
April expenditures by the Ma-
son County Welfare Department
totalled an average $17,495.90,
Administrator Glenn Ratcliff an-
nounced Wednesday.
Of that total, $12,550 went to
397 old age assistance recipients,
$1,299 for aid to dependent chil-
dren in 32 families, $287 to nine
blind persons, $378.29 for 22
cases of general assistance,
$195.22 for foster home‘ care for
13 children, $721.19 for hospital-
ization and, nursing home care
(of whiCh $507.91 was for O.A.A.
recipients), $1210.94 for medical
and dental services (of whiCh
$979 was for O.A.A. caSes),
$150.69 for funerals and appli-
ances, and $703.57 for administra-
tion.
SON FOR HUTCHINSONS
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hutchinson
of Shelton became parents ‘of a
baby son at Shelton hospital
.gar, following hundreds of
Monday.
4
IPOPULITION
. INCREASE IS
SUGGESTED
Sugar rationing figures indi-
cate Mason County has had a
fairly severe case of growing
pains since the 1940 federal cen-
sus was taken.
With three school districts still
unreported, a total of 12,808 per-
sons registered during the four-
day sugar rationing registration
period last week, according to fig-
ures released Wednesday by Mrs.
Frank Russell, clerk of the coun-
ty rationing board.
The 1940 federal census gave
Mason County a population listed
at 11,601. The three unreported
districts — Callow, Dewatto, and
Victor—will run the total well
over 13,000, it is safe to predict,
while the registrars in the sever-
al districts believe several hun-
dred persons failed to register.
Incidentally, those who failed
to register last week will now
have to appear before the county
rationing board after May 21,
armed with a good reason why
they did not register last week.
before they can secure ration
books. This will have to be done
at the board’s office in the Social
Security Building in Shelton.
There is no other place in the
county to do so.
While the county appears to
have gained something more
than 1500 population since the
federal census two years ago,
Shelton, too, shows evidence of
having gained strongly in that
period, but just how much is dif-
ficult to determine because the
Shelton registration figures in-
clude residents of the Dayton,
~Cloquallum, Isabella Valley, Shel-
Iton Valley, Capitol Hill, Mt. Wiew
and other closely surrounding res-
idential areas.
However, the 6256 Shelton reg-
istrations for sugar rationing
clearly indicates a fair gain over
the 3711 population figure given
in the 1940 census.
Belfair is undoubtedly the fast—
est growing county district in
proportion to its size for the su-
gar registration total there was
1764.
By districts the sugar registra-
tion last week was:
Total Books
District Appllc. Issued
Southside . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 349 285
Agate ........................ .. 191 152
Lower Sokokomish .... .. 512 437
Harstin’e ...................... .. 123 87
Union .................... .. . 332 272
Upper Skokomish. 95 65
Mary M. Knight 469 390
Hoodsport . 527 447.
Allyn ........ .. .. 306 268
Camp 3 . 205 150
Lilliwaup 124 119
Eldon ....... .. .. 76 64
Grant ....... .. . 138 104
Grapeview . 215 177
Shelton ...6256 4851
Tahuya .. 179 156
Belfalr .............. .. ...1764 1499
Mid Skokomish .. 305 212
Oyster Bay ..... .. .. 225 179
Oakland Bay 294 250
Forbes ........................ .. 123 95
Persons who declared posses-
sion of more than six pounds of
sugar at the time of registration
were not issued ration books, so
actually only 10,259 books were
handed out to the 12,808 regis-
trants, Mrs. Russell said.
Instructions to consumers. gro-
cers and rationing boards of
Washington on the handling of
sugar ration stamps were issued
by Arthur J. Krauss, Assistant
Rationing Administrator for su—
quer-
ies from all sections of the state.
1. All consumers must present
their ration books and not just
ration stamps to their grocer or
retailer, who will detach the
stamp.
2. Each stamp is for one pound
of sugar, 3. two-week’s supply.
The stamp has no bearing on the
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POPPY DAY MAY 22, 23;
V.F.W., LEGION COOPERATE
The American Legion and V.
F.W. Poppies will make their ap-
pearance on the streets of Shelton
on May 22nd andv23rd when mem-
bers and volunteer workers of
Posts No. 31 and 1694 will pre-
sent their annual appeal in behalf
of service and ex-service men and
their dependents.
The American Legion headquar-
ters for the sale will'be in the
lobby of the Shelton Hotel under
the direction of Mrs. E. H. Fau-
Phoned From Hawaii bert and the V.F.W. headquarters
Her Mother’s Day message at-
rived a day late, at 9:30 Monday
morning, but it thrilled Mrs. Sa-
die Johnson of Shelton no end
just the same.
The message was a trans-Paci-
fic telephone call
daughter, Betty, (Mrs. John Har-
rier) in Honolulu. Betty said she
had to make reservation for the
call two weeks in advance and
will be in the Magoon Real Es-
tate office at 325 RR. under the
direction of Fred Hickson. Any
workers wishing to offer their
services will be welcomed by
either organization.
Millions of these
little red
from her flowers are assembled each year
by disabled veterans in govern-
ment hospitals working for sev-
eral months previous to Memorial
Day. It offers the soldier handi-
then couldn’t get placed until a capped by illness or wounds an
day late, Mrs. Johnson said.
convalescence, and afford a. source
of income for necessities not in-
cluded in government regulations.
Proceeds of the annual Poppy
sale are, kept apart from all other
post funds and are used exclus-
ively for welfare activities among
men in the active'military serv«
ice as well as for relief work
among disabled and needy ex-
service men. The Welfare Com-
mittees of the local posts are en-
abled to give aid and relief to
comrades in distress, those whose
disabilities have destroyed their
source of livelihood and others
who have been the victims of un-
employment.
As we face another devastating
war, this sale brings us an op-
portunity to prove to those who
sacrificed so much in the last
war as well as to those who are
facing countless sacrifices in the
present that we shall never for-
get the debt we owe all of Amer-
ica’s men-in-arms—the living as
opportunity to earn during his
well as the dead.