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/i J( / : i :¸ THIS NEW COVERED CHAPEL was recently completed at Shelton Memorial Park. The cemetery will be open May 30 for Memorial Day. Local veterans organizations will present their Memorial Day program at the cemetery at 11 a.m. that day. unlz ion repo g ven percent of DSHS, said an aggressive pre-schoolfacility. children in educational effort is now being To be adequately immunized State have been fully carried out to alert parents to the against preventable diseases, a This was determined need for immunization protection child should have completed by Conducted by the for the very young, the age of two years the basic of Social and Health In addition, parents are being series of four DTP (diphtheria, reminded to retain immunization tetanus, pertussis) injections, four Beare, director ofrecords as a requisite for enrolling doses of polio vaccine and one SeT ices Division of a child in any public school or dose each of measles and rubella vaccine. ~ ~ The survey indicates that the ~ELI 1 lowest immunization levels statewide are found in rural areas. In 17 counties with populations of 50,000 or less, the survey :lttll le showed only 37 percent of the two-year-olds fully immunized. Urban area levels proved only slightly higher. DE' TIAL -- SUMMER HOMES /~g[ Beginning next fall, entering COMMERCIAL ._~ ~ J/d~]JL school children - including those ~ Systems for aH your needs. :r~]lllT transferring from out of state, ~ & INSTALLATION ~,~ those beginning kindergarten, and 426-5931 - ~ , younger children entering nursery , SHELTON schools and daycare facilities- r~ystems MEMBER OF WASHINGTON STATE & will be required to furnish NATIONAL WATER WELL DRILLERS ASSOCIATION evidence of immunization. The regulation allows PUMP & DRILLING 275-2015 exceptions for medical reasons or COMPANY HIGHWAY 3 ALLYN for religious, intellectual or philosophical objections. Voluntary Sale by Order of Board of Directors SALE .,Wed.?,Thur.MAf20,2 22'°°°A',,o, 0a, Simpson Timber Co. Insulating SHELTON, WASHINGTON Multi Million $ Replacement Value I •1 st DAY- WET END: Refiners, Pulpers, Defiberat0rs, Digesters, Umps, Tanks, Color Mixing Equipment, Dry Chemical Mixing :quipment, Air Comps, Electrics, ETC. 2!ltl DAY -- FINISHED DEPT.: (2) COMPLETE CEILING TILE LINES W/Ten tor Calender Rolls, S ra E ul Coolm . oners, Wheelabra , P y q p., g 6 Drying Units, Etc; MISC TILE SUPPORTING EQUIP. Incl. Zagar Pres m S stem, Lammatm E Ten ses, 1974 Dusi Collect g y " g q p., - Oners, Embossing & Calender Rolls, Router Station, Dryer, Cooling Units, Roll Coaters & Painting Equip., Tanks, Blowers, Electrical Equipment, ETC. DAY __ Maintenance Shop, Tremendous Quantity of Supplies Machine Parts, Tool Crib, Lab Equipment, Forklifts, Warehouse IPment, ETC. Write for Free Descriptive Brochure SALE UNDER SUPERVISION OF Auctioneers 900 S.W. FIFTH AVE., PORTLAND, OREGON 97204 • (503) 222-9151 Milton d. WERSHOW Co., Auctioneers 629 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 • (213) 938-2171 Laurie Vander Wegen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Vander Wegen of Shelton, is spending a year in Japan as an exchange student under the Rotary International student exchange program. In the following letter she tells about some of her experiences in Japan: Hi Everyone! How are you? I'm back in school now, and the new school year has started. I only have two classes, and they're both on Saturday. I have 18 hours of study by myself a week. That's a bit much, but I'm also on call to help with English classes. I get out of school at noon. There is one thing I don't like about being back in school - the new students. There are a lot of new students who aren't used to seeing a foreigner in school. I'm back to being stared at again. Everyone who was there last year is used to me being around. It really causes confusion when one of the new students shouts out (in Japanese) "There is a foreigner at school." The other day that happened and the gentlest person I have ever met. There are four children. Munetaka, 19 (boy); Mad, 17 (girl); Muneyuki, 12 (boy); and Muneaki, 2 (boy). They are all very nice. The youngest is an absolute doll. I will take a picture of him and the rest of the family. Mr. Masuda may be hard to get a picture of -- he is very busy. He is an ear, nose and throat doctor. He has to make emergency house calls nearly every night. I just recently found out why - because of the way they prepare fish here. They fry fish, leaving the head and tail, skin, bones - almost everything - intact. If you're not careful you might swallow a bone. Therefore Mr. Masuda spends his evenings extracting fish bones from people's throats. He is very busy with that, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, PTA and Rotary. A couple of Sundays ago I went to Hagi with the Masudas. Hagi is famous for the pottery made there and, after visiting relatives, we went to Hagiyaki shopping and got a tour of some of the kilns. April 24 was the big festival have dressed up in the olden style kimonoes and costumes and paraded to the Akama Shrine, and prayed for him. It is really beautiful - especially the young girls in their kimonoes. I watched them get dressed - they wear about 60 lbs. of clothes. They start out by painting their bodies white, then putting on layers and layers of clothes. The cloth is silk and quilted, so it is very heavy. The obi (belt) alone weighs over 10 lbs. They end up by putting on a wig - which is olden style and very heavy - the inside is steel. They wear hell-shaped wooden shoes which are fl~e or six inches high and weigh over five lbs. each. When they are through they can barely walk - must have someone on each side of them to help hold them up. Luckily in the parade they ride in carts most of the way so don't have to do much walking. We followed the parade and went into the shrine with them. The whole ceremony is very elaborate and beautiful. There is another festival soon - May 5 is Boys' Day. Everyone is flying colorful carp streamers. This originated many years ago school, but I had to go to Rotary so didn't. Well, it's starting again. It's not so hot - but just so humid I feel like I'm suffocating. I'd better get used to it soon, because it's going to get worse. Hard to sleep at night. I've been leaving my window open trying to get some breeze through. The only thing leaving my windows open has accomplished is letting a stray cat into the house. The cat found its way into Mari's room and tried to attack her parakeet at 2:30 a.m. Luckily, she was still up studying, and scared the cat away before the bird got hurt. Her last two birds haven't been so lucky; one got eaten by a cat and the other by a snake that got into the house. (I still haven't figured out how it got upstairs, though). You should have my U of W and U of O applications by now - I sent them small packet. Please take them to Mrs. Martin. Also find out about the Oriental Studies schools - none of the brochures say anything about reading and writing Japanese. Also find out about where I would live. A year ago l would have thought school dorms, but that makes me laugh now - really laugh. How many people want raw Kabotsu and rolled eggs with sugar for breakfast? And the Japanese have some ways of doing things that are 100 percent better than our ways. I don't want to have to change back in every way. Well- think and talk about it. Must go now - have a Japanese dollmaking class in a little while. Love to all, Laurie If you don't know a about Mason County Citizens everyonehave a look.includingAfter ameshortWentsearcht° of the year in Shimonoseki. Mrs. when there was a feudal system for Animals, it's time to ............. Inoue picked me up at 7"30 a m. and samurai in Japan. The carp is ot the SChOOl Omlatng xumi and ~ " . " ............ to go watch all the preparatmns, believed to be a very strong tlnauy realized mat 1 was me _. . ,.... aoout ~uu years ago an emperor fighting fish - and parents Stop r .- --'ussvfoofin' foreigner. I guess the new ....... ........ to " drowned ~n the waters or[ wanted their sons to grow up to students wnl get used me utter ...... , , _ ,., ~mmonoseK1. tae was omy eight be strong warriors so they flew aroul a wine "1 r, all like where l' years old His followers, to honor the carp streamers. Today the al y. y m . " ...... Mrs "" " him, paraded to the Akama streamers are still flown, although There is an organization that affords shelter and adoption for nvlnff now Mr and . masuaa _. " " " Shrine to pray for him Everythe meaning has changed a little, homeless animals in our community. You can obtain a are absolutely wonderful - very ear sin e t" en er " " le It is no longer for warr!ors. The nominalmembershiPand simplYthe servicebY fillingis irreplaceable.CUt the formAdultsbelow.$5.00Theper f,,year,iS kind. Mrs. Masuda has got to be Y c la , c tam peop official name is Children s Day - Juniors (under 14) $1.00 per year. Or, if you wish, a lifetime although there is a separate Girls' membership is $100. Don't wait til it starts rainingcats and dogs. Fill it out now • Festival. and become an active member. Or if you'd rather donate, you Pass open,ng work Marl and I went to Osaka. may do so by sending your gift to Mason County Citizens for Had a good time, but it rained Animals Shelter Fund, P.O. Box 657, Shelton, WA 98584. almost the whole time we were I-- .......................... "11 IS In progress there and we couldn t get tickets J J to come back by Shinkansen - or I Name.... ! Highway Department 410), between the junction with even tickets to sit down on a I .... snow-removal crews will be Cayuse Pass Highway on thewest I I Addr intensifying their efforts to open and the Morse Creek gate on the regular train so we stood up part I ess ~ I of the way until the train emptied j I up the three presently closedeast, opened by late June. out enough so there were seats. ! Age ____ Type of membership wanted ____ I high-mountain pass highway Last year the North CascadesWe left Osaka at 9:30 p.m. and routes across the Cascade Highway section was opened to ! " ' Mountain range to through through traffic June 14, Cayuse got to Shimonoseki at 5:40 a.m.| M.C. Citizens for Animals, P.O. Box 657 Shelton J traffic, according to George H. Pass was opened May 29, and Mad and Muneyuki both went to ........................... t Andrews, Director of Highways. Maintenance engineers anticipate (weather permitting) that the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20), between Diablo on the west and the Early Winters Guard Station on the east, can be opened by late May; Cayuse Pass (State Route 123), between the junction with the Chinook Pass Highway and the White Pass Highway near Ohanapacosh along the eastern edge of Mt. Rainier National Park, opened by mid-May; and, Chinook Pass (State Route Chinook Pass was opened July 12. Pass through fire Has any man ever attained to inner harmony by pondering the experience of others? Not since the world began! He must pass through the fire. Norman Douglas Pure hearts Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 Evergreen Square • 426-3456 • Shelton I Montgomery Ward Catalog Sales Agency 417 RAILROAD 426-2691 Reg. 18.98 Reg. 8.98 75th Anniversary Special 44 qt., reg. 29.95 ...................................... 1-- GAL" reg. 27.50 ............... 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