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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.” l 1 off to tllel 'Aln’ v»-.. D. 0. £317 3. E. 55 PORTLAND, 0R5 I l and material shortages throug‘out its two—year' I I l I VOL. LVI—No. 20 Til GUN Consolidated with SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Friday, May 15, 1942. ‘SLC TO BUY “l l i l l i l 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-‘ I I below maybe once in a lifetime a boat; I 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 7‘ 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 ,. u 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.” I 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 I 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 I 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 (Continued on Page Four) I 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. 1 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 l 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 (Continued from Page Four) 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.