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0003’. Wisconsin, to visit
5, Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
also his sisters and his
ewalk or 15'. Citime from Italy. The 1
7 {‘10 seen each other for
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rowing letter was receiv-
1‘ and Mrs. Merle Cleve-
LTON gregard to their son Mel-
‘ '.
IRETE Department, May 29—
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of en received from the
St- Brldge , 0Perations stating your
\IE 123 5,, Melvin E. Cleveland, is
v ‘ul‘ned to the U. s. No
8’8 given as to his pres-
. ica1 condition. No doubt
tSommunicate with you
fill! upon his arrival.
'Dunlop, Brig. Gen.”
_ , ‘OBEDELL
GIN DUTY
-. mil 0. Bedell, who has
is”? hospital for three
0w back on active du-
lat0r~ ,;_I is the son of Mrs.
, MARINES
T 1 00178 Louise Short of the
ilve Years ’. 1'98 Women’s Reserve,
“Ed her orders to report
,,. eJeune, New River, N.
t4‘to begin her indoc-
(shraining.
. 1211‘. is the daughter of
' y rs- Fred L. Short, 312
teAVe., Bremerton, and
. .311 Of Irene S. Reed high
me Was formerly employ-
_'m, supply department of
. Navy Yard.
ih Bay,
reign W ars.
GEORGE
' HORIE
“George Kneeland, N.A.
a l'lere Saturday after-
, he VISit with his mother,
' n Ifileeland, and relatives
‘ 1 °He flew out from the
arsons and Pvt.
0f the U. S. Marine
6 home last week on
afare now taking ad-
"J “1mg at Oceanside, Cal-
, g; Visited with his sis-
i to
“ hllsband, Capt. Dayley
“ New Guinea.
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TING’ON
. Mrs. Alonzo Robinson
Road received word
son Neal, who is sta-
the Solomon Islands,
“ .receivéd his new rat-
” (1 class‘ storekeeper.
h“ ting a leave to come
5 long and that it will
‘ to him to see some
, for a change. He has
Mel Islands eight months
.,I y seen about a dozen
Fl in all that time.
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hrgtMr. and Mrs. Jack
, r Mather. Bernard, Shel-
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a “ e: of the state Pa.—
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lust be I“ meg-JV and the com-
3 ‘5 \vith the in-
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.. ell-'lff’s office and
' "film" 806 the com-
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knit. ,thfi police force
' . .5 fflrce have been
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0 call Mrs. Blan- '
Lester Nordwell arrived ‘
flll‘lough on June 3 from ,
T/Sgt. Ernest Nordu’ell,
D. Dayley, who has.
Shelton from Paris,’
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VOL. LVIII—NO. 23
Bids Opened
On 2nd Leg
4
;Of Railroad
Four Seattle and one Great
‘Falls, Mont., construction com-
panies were apparently low bid-
ders as figures for the construc-
tion of the seCOnd half of the
new Bremerton-Shelton railroad
were opened last week in the
public works division of the Pu-
; get Sound Navy Yard. Two of the
I‘Seattle firms were joint bidders,
‘ so only three low bidders were re-
vealed by naval authorities.
Apparently the lowest of the
bids was that of the Sound Con-
struction Company and Peter Kie-
wit Sons Company, both of Seat-
tle, $2,341,340.57. An alternate
bid, offered if the federal govern-
'ment provides certain materials
for the work, was also submitted,
aggregating $2,057,817.49.
Other Bids
The other two bids announced,
and alternate figures, were sub—
mitted by Bowen and McLaughlin,
Greitt Falls, $2,395,405 and $2,-
124,410.59, and Guy F. Atkinson
Company, Seattle, $2,576,859.93
and $2,276,177.08.
The contract covered by the
bids includes construction of ap-
proximately 23% miles of track,
from the Kitsap-Mason county
line into Bremerton, including a
line to the Naval Ammunition De-
pot, as well as highway overpas-
ses and other work.
All of the bids submitted will
be sent immediately to the Bureau
of Yards and Docks at Washing-
ton, D. C., where the award will
be made.
Construction of the first half of
the railroad from Shelton to the
Kitsap County line, already is un-
derway and is being done by the
General Construction Company of
Seattle.
Oyster Men
File Damages
Damage suits totaling $224,-
448.49 were filed in federal court
Thursday by eight Olympia oyster
bed owners against Rayonier In-
corporated. The suits allege dam-
age and destruction to the oyster
crops in 1941 and 1942 and dam-
age to future propagation of
crops through pollution caused by
.wood pulp and chemicals allowed
to escape into the waters of Oak-
land and Oyster bays and Ham-
mersley inlet by the defendant’s
pulp and paper mill at Shelton.
Plaintiffs and the amounts they
are seeking are: Olympia Oyster
company, $100,009.39; J. J. Bren-
ner Oyster company, $34,303.24;
W. J. Waldrip and Ernestine Wal-
drip, $18,135.96; Olympia Federal
Savings and Loan association and
P. D. Northcraft, $6,852.37; An-
nie Fraser, Mildred, James, Ber-
tha and Zora Waldrip. and Eugene
E. and Florence Taylor, $19,-
982.35: C. S. McKee, $4,240; Wava
V. Bowman, $17,586.18, and W. H.
Bordeaux Oyster company. $23,
339.
Junior Red Cross
’not listed in the following list
I
Girls to Work
Junior Red Cross girls are ar.
ranging to take care of children
by the day for mothers who are
busy in Red Cross work. especial-
ly those taking Nurses’Aid. The
girls will be given credit for the
work by the local _chapter. Any
other girls who are interested and
should call Mrs. Vivian Morgan,
chairman of the Junior Red Cross.
The girls lisltedNbedlow fire all
s ‘enced gir 51 a me auber,
LXperl Park Addition,
Walker phone
.5913; Marjorie Jackson, Hoods-
port, 11U2; Shirley White. Route
2, Box 194; Ruth Mason, 720
Franklin St; Leona McCreary,
‘Box 385, Shelton; Darleen Knight,
Star Route, Box 285; Union; Ber-
nadine Winiecki, Box 573, Shelton,
phone 546; Alice Salisbury, 232
Grove St., Shelton; Marilyn JOnes,
206 N. lst St., Shelton, phone
138R; Pat Young, 520 Cascade,
Shelton, phone 240M; Patty Hart,
321 So. 3rd St., Shelton, phone
105; Marciel McAferty, 125 C0-
ta; Charlotte Kowsloski, 923 SQ
5th, neighbor’s phone, 368M; Amy
Profitt, 704 N. 3rd, phone 178M;
Marguerite Langeland, Route 2,
Mt. View, Shelton; Donna Weber,
406 So. 7th, Shelton; Marie Mar-
shall, Route 1, Box 35, Shelton;
and Alice Gunter, Star Route 1,
Box 208, Shelton.
Shelton Transfer
Offers New Semce
A new service in long distance
hauling of small amounts of goods
is being offered by the Shelton
Transfer Co., Mason countys only
licensed transfer company.
Persons having small amounts
of furniture or other itemlsoxltnch
the wish hauled 0 any 111
theystate should contact the Shel-
ton Transfer and arrange for in-
clusion in the next trip-
______—_.___.._.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
A baby daughter arrived at the
Shelton hospital on June 2 for
Mr. and Mrs. Burl LanCY~
____________..__—
BABY SON I '
Mr. and Mrs. John H-lckam are
the parents of a baby boy pom
at the Shelton Hospital on mg
L I
Edgar Cole
Home; Receives
Flying Cross
S/Sgt. Edgar W, Cole, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. Cole, arrived
home Monday on furlough from
England, where he has been
taking part in the pro-invasion
bombing campaign against Ger-
many.
Edgar, a graduate of the
Shelton high school in June
1941, was engineer—gunner on a.
Flying Fortress, and successful-
ly completed 30 combat mis-
sions over the continent; and
after a short rest will be off
again for reassignment to new
duties elsewhere.
During his tour of operations,
he distinguished himself on
many occasions and was award-
ed the Air Medal with four Oak
Leaf Clusters; and just before
leaving England-was awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross,
one of the top honors bestowed
on Army or Navy airmen.
. The citation given him with
this medal reads in part: “For
extraordinary achievement
while serving as Waist Gunner
on a. B-17 airplane on combat
missions over Continetal Eu-
rope. Displaying great courage
and skill, Sgt. Cole, fighting
from his gun position, warden
off many enemy attacks and
materially aided in the success
of each mission. The coolness,
courage and skill displayed by
Sgt. Cole on all these occasions
reflect the highest credit upon
himself and the Armed Forces
of the United States. Home ad-
dress: Shelton, Washington.”
Kiwanians
See Desert
Battle Film.
The Shelton Kiwanis Club had
a full house at dinner Tuesday‘
for the showing of the Navy
ed film “Diaoert Victory,” secured
by M. H. l‘lcodllam through the
Coast. Guard. The film was leng-
thy, requxring an hour to run, and
was in the main of war pictures
taken in Africa by the photogra-
phers connected. with the British
forces, and devoted mainly to that
division of the big contest at Al-
amcin, in which General Alexan-
dcr outsmari‘cil the canny Rom-
mcl and routed the German army.
Some German film was included
which was taken in that country
showing conferences at home by
high Nazis, and captured as part
of the spoils of war.
Real Thing
The film was the real thing
giving every phase of the prepara-
tion and the skirmishes leading
to the final battle, and the var-
ious strategies were illustrated.
The sound battle effects at times
Were thunderous and gave some
hint of what our boys have gone
through in Italy and are now fac-
ing on the invasion front in
France.
The big guns, the bombs from
planes and the hand fighting by
infantry and tanks on the desert
sands presented a taste of purga-
tory in which many lost their
lives. There was no film of direct .
American participation, but our
troops were in the fighting, and
their picture story will be shown
later on when it is released.
Included were glimpses of
Churchill’s visit to the front. and
scenes of factory production in
England, where a large percentage
of the workers are WOmen doing
their bit with little evidence of
any shirking.
Organization of G.O.P.
Work is Started.
Thursday evening of last week
a meeting sponsored by the Young
Republican Club of Mason County
was held in the court house for all
precinct committeemen and their
assistants, to complete their or-
ganization. J. M- DaWIBy, chair-
man of the Thurston County Re-
publican Central Committee and
a delegate to the natlonal con-
vention was present to help with
the organization plans. He was
accompanied by Gerald Sophy,
secretary of the Thurston county
club and also a Candidate for the
office of state senator. Organiz-
ation plans are practically com-
plcted.
Information 01} Flag
Etiquette Available
Booklets giving information on
how to respect and display the
flag of the United States, and
also some of the history and high.
lights of the Marlne Corps are
available in limited Quantity at
the Journal office. V
The booklets were PUbllshed‘ by
the Marine Corps and are of par.
ticular value to schools and er.
ganizations. They may be Obtain-
ed free of charge.
RED CROSS
Mrs A. E. Hillier. PrOduc-
ti0n chairman of the Red Cl‘Oss
in Mason County, has ammunc-
ed that all workers are to call
for their summer Work at the
in the Red
own- '
1
Council
Works On
Street_ Oilin g
Oiling of city streets as a sum-
mer program of the street depart-
ment occupied the main attention
of the City Council at their reg-
ular meeting last Thursday eve-
ning.
Engineer Phillips recommended
that not less than two applications
of oil and rock be placed on the
streets. He pointed out that last
year due to the oil shortage, only
one coat was put on many of the
local streets and the coating did
not hold up as well as previously.
Mayor Catto directedfitheStreet
Committee to convene with Phil-
lips and Street Superintendent E.
E. Brewer to work out a program
of oiling so that streets now
ready for application of oil would
be taken care of. Those streets
not down to grade, would be grad-
ed up this fall so that they might
be oiled next summer.
waer Dangerous
Councilman W. F. , McCann
brought to the attention of the
council the dangerous condition
being created by the now" aban-
doned watch tower on Hillcrest.
He stated that he had received
many complaints of small chil-
dren climbing up the stairs, and
pointed out the danger of their
falling off the tower. Mayor Cat-
to stated that the situation would
be taken care of immediately and
the tower protected in such a
way that small children could not
climb it. ,
The Council also granted per-
mission to the U.S.O. for the use
of Franklin Street between sec~
ond and third for a pavement
dance on the evening of June 21
and directed that the block be
closed off for the occasion.
In answer to a. question put to
him by Councilman McCann, City
Attorney Charles Lewis, stated
that in the matter of the bond of
Jordan Clapper, charged with mis- l
appropriation of city funds, he
ihad filed suit against the bond-
,ing company because of their
failure to pay the city’s claim,
and that the matter would now
i wait court action.
i Some discussion was held as to
, the future of the youth movement
lin the city with the council ex-
lpressing the desire to give all
possible backing to any ,worth-'
.while plan for youth recreation.
OPA Board Planning
Awards for Service i
l The MasOn County OPA Board
is planning a presentation of
i awards to all those who have vol-
, unteered their services for 50
hours or more. The committee in
charge is very anxious that none
be overlooked.
In order that all names may be
secured, the board requests all
.Who have served to call at the of-
fices or send in a card stating
their name and number of hours
of seerce.
This information must be se-
cured by June 15, and the cooper-
ation of the public will beigreatly
appreciated.
Mason County Creamery
Starts New Series
Featuring interesting and in-
formational bits of news of con-
cern to consumers throughout the
VRush Fuel Oil
lAppliéations
lUrges OPA‘
All householders who have re-
ceived their renewal applications
for fuel oil for the next heating
season should fill them out in full
and send them by return mail
to their local boards, R. E. Mor-
gan, district rationing executive,
Office of Price Administration
, said today.
All SIX questions listed on the
renewal application must be an:
Layered in full by householders to'
{obtain fuel oil coupons or appli-
cations will be returned by the
board. 'Hotels and apartments
need answer only the three which
are indicated.
Present fuel oil rations must
|last through the present heating
season Which ends September 1,
and if possible a reserve should
be held over to guard against
possible shortage next season. To
date, nousenomers living in Seat—
tle and other paints west of the
Cascades, should have at least 10
per cent of their yearly annual
ratioiis left to carry them thru
the months ahead; east of the
mountains where warmer weather
chilly days.
Exchangablc
Period 4 and 5 coupons for the
present heating season are valid
through strict economy—any cou-
pons are left over, they may be
exchanged for coupons for the
(Continued on Page 3)
Young Democrates Will
county, the Mason County Creaml-
cry is this week inaugurating a
series of advertisements under the
heading, “Mason County Cream-
ery Says.”
The reader will find many hu-
morous little references which add
to the interest of the items.
SURVEY BEGUN
Members of the Shelton Active
Club are hard at work this week
carrying on an employer survey
for the Mason County Post-Vic-
tory Committee. All merchants
and employers are urged by Chairv
man S. B. Anderson of the Post-
Victory Committee to cooperate:
with the Activians in filling out
the questionnaires.
BABY DAUGHTER
Mn and Mrs. John W. Gibson
are the parents of a baby girl,
born at the Shelton hospital on
June 6.
Fire Fighting
School Put On,
By Air Station
Members of Coast Guard Flov
tilla 48. 10031 firemen and repre-
sentatives 0f the State Forest
Department and logging com-
panies Were interested specta-
tors at a demonstration of fire-
fighting techniques dii‘splayed by
the- fire department of the Shel-
ton Naval Auxiliary Air Station
last Monday evening.
The. demonfilration was the
second phase In an educational
program On fire-fighting spon-
sored by Flotilla 48 and put on
by the personnel of the airport.
Demonstrations were givon on
the use of Vill‘lous types of fog
nozzles, as well as from ex-
tinguishers, _1n combatting gas-
olinc and all firms. Use of gas
masks in Entering smoke filled
bufldmfls was also demonstrat-
Meet This Sunday
Regularly monthly meeting of
the Young Democrats Club of
Mason County will be held Sunday
afternoon at the home of Secre-
tary Pete Melin. Important mat-
ters pertaining to the approach-
ing election will be discussed, and
delegates chosen for the state
convention to be held in Tacoma.
June 17. All members are urged
to attend.
prevails, a minimum of four per.
cent Should be left for P05510191ence, in addition to very active
JIM.qu ’“fiup‘y‘,
D. Fitzpatrick—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
h
‘Jack Beckwith
Heads De Molay
Jack Beckwith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Beckwith, was install-
ed as Master Councilor of the 10-
cal DeMolay chapter at ceremon-
ies held at the Masonic Temple,
Tuesday evening.
Other officers installed include:
Senior Councilor, Gordon Hop-
land; Junior Councilor, Tom Kid-
well; Senior Deacon, Doug Lar-
son; Junior Deacon, Ben Peck-
ham; Senior Steward, Robin
Binns; J unior-Steward, Guy Beck-
with; Orator, Al Johnson; Scribe,
Keith Herzog; Treasurer, George
Booth. I ' " *
Sentinel, Tony Nelson; Chap-
lain, thn Robinson; Marshal, Dan
Wilson; Standard Bearer, Mort
Munson; Almoner, Weldo‘n Bates;
Preceptors, John Cole, Laurel Mc-
Murray, Bud Reitdorf, Wayne
Gibbler, Bob Bellinghausen, Ken
Haegan and Don Cropper.
New Assistant Scout
Executive is Elected
Floyd C. Miles has been chosen
Assistant Scout Executive of the
Tumwater Council. He will as-
sume his new duties immediately.
Mr. Miles enters this Council’s
employ with a wide background of
business and organization experi-
work in Scouting in several com-
munities. _
Mr. and Mrs. Miles and two
,children are prominent in Church
through September 30 and if—~
activities and civic affairs. He is
an ardent sportsman, acquired his
advanced education at the Univer- ‘
sity of Nebraska, and has consid-
ered making Scouting a vocation
as well as an avocation for some
time.
He will attend the National
Training School for Scout Exe-
cutives at Mortimer L. Schiff
Scout Reservation at Mendham,
New Jersey starting in Septem--
ber.
0N VISIT
Mrs. Robert Price and her four
children left Sunday for a visit
with relatives and friends in Den-
ver, Goodland and C o l o r a d o
Springs, Colo.
No Rest for The Taxpayer; Auto
Use Tax Stamp go on Sale June 10
Auto use tax stamps in the
denomination of $5.00 will be plac-
ed on sale in all post offices and
most Internal Revenue offices on
Saturday, June 10, Collector Clark
Squire announced today.
The stamps will evidence pay-
ment of the tax for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1944. They
are required to be on cars in oper-
ation on that date.
The new stamps are serially
numbered, gummed on the face
and have provision on the back
for entry of the make, model,
serial number and state license
number of the vehicle.
To guard against loss or theft,
Squire suggested that when af<
fixing the stamp, the vehicle own-
er dampen the windshield rather
than the adhesive side of the
stamp. The lower right hand cor-
ner of the' windshield has been
designated by the State Patrol
as the proper place to affix the
stamp. . u“
As a special precaution and to
substantiate purchase in case of
loss, the Collector suggested that
each motor vehicle owner make a.
record of the serial number of his
stamp at the time of purchase.
Every ,owner of. a motor ve-
' hicle which will be. used on the
public highways in July will be
liable for payment of this auto
use tax for the full fiscal year.
Post offices will sell the stamps
over the counter for cash only.
Officers of the Collector of In-
ternal Revenue are authorized to
accept cash, post office money
orders and certified checks in pay’
ment of the auto use tax stamp.
Uncertified checks will not be ac-
cepted.
The Collector also announced
that post offices will no longer
sell auto use stamps in a. denomin-
ation less than $5.00. Post offices
will sell the $5.00 denomination
stamps only and motor Vehicle
owners liable for payment of the
use tax after July for periods of
less than the full year must ob-
tain their stamps in lesser denom-
inations from the Collector of In-
ternal Revenue.
The law requires automobile
owners not only to purchasa but
to prominently display the stamps
on their motor vehicles. For the
sake of uniformity, they are di-
rected to affix stamps to their
windshields in the lower right
hand corner. As in the past In-
ternal Revenue Deputies will
check cars in search of violators.
Application for purchase of boat
use stamps for the new fiscal year
are now being mailed to boat own-
ers in this district. The boat tax
is determined by the length of
the boat. These stamps must. be
purchased through the office of
the Collector.
lFiith war
60 PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR
Loan Will
OpenMonday; Looal
Quota Is $700,000
Paul Wood Jr.
Is Listed As
War Prisoner
D-Day will live in memory for
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Wood, 4743
17th Ave. N. E., Seattle, not as
the day on which Allied forces
invaded the European _continent
but as the day on which they re-
ceived word that their son, Pvt.
Paul C. Wood, 20, is a prisoner
of war in German hands.
Mr. Woods was formerly adver-
tising manager of the Journal.
Wood, 20, a machine gunner in
the infantry, was listed as missing
somewhere near Anzio on April
23.
“And now,” his father, so hap-
py he couldn’t remember his ad-
dress, said yesterday, “we know
that Bud will be coming home
after all."
The young soldier, a graduate
of Roosevelt high school and a.
former University of Washington
student,, had been in the front
lines in Italy from January until
the time of his capture—“didn’t
have his shoes off for three
weeks,” according to his father.
Eagles Hold
. Installation
lOf Officers
Installation of new officers and
the initiation of new members was
the main order of business at a
special meeting of Shelton Aerie
No. 2079, Fraternal Order of Ea-
gles, held in the Eagle’s Hall on
lSunday, June 4.
Albert C. Lord was installed
as Worthy President for the com-
ing year. Other officers who will
assist him are Ray Morkert, Wor-
thy Vice-President; Philip Robil-
lard, Worthy Chaplain; Glenn L.
Gardner, secretory; Harold Carr,
treasurer; Walter Austin, Worthy
Conductor; Alonzo Robinson, In-
side Guard; Herman Ahern, Out-
side Guard; George Cooper, trus-
tee.
Assisted by Newell Bo’on of
Bremerton the local club initiated
nine new membeis into its ranks
during the day. Those coming in
were Charles Weirauch, Roland
Gerhardt, William Cooper, Wil-
liam Homan, Charles Evers, Lew~
is Berry, Paul'Gray, Shirley Heis—
ingh and William Henderson.
Talks Given
Several interesting talks were
given during the meeting. Char-
'les Lewis, Shelton City Attorney,
spoke on “The Work the Order
had accomplished in the past and
what it stands for in the com-
munity.” NeWell Boon of Bremer-
ton spoke on “The Workings and
Benefits of the Order,” and Wild-
er of Port Orchard, spoke on
“‘How Members Should Support
1 the Officers.”
Entertainment for the day was
'furnished by Betty and Margie
Rayson and Kathleen Carlson, ac-
companied by Mrs. Rail, who sang
lseveral selections. Lorraine An-
drews rendered two piano solos.
About 20 visitors were present
from Elma, Seattle, Port Orchard
and Bremerton.
Fire Department Asks
lReturn of Gas Masks
A request has been made by
the Shelton Fire Department, that
all persons who were issued gas
masks under the Civilian Defense
program, return them to the fire
hall so that the city can secure
a new set of masks.
Fire Chief T. D. Deer stated
that out of 48 gas masks issued
two years ago, only seven have
been accounted for, and that the
city. cannot obtain the more mod-
ern type of mask until they turn
{in the old ones.
Chamber Meeting At
Hotel This Evening
Dr. Paul Raver, Administrator
of the Bonneville Power Adminis-
tration will address the Shelton
Chamber of Commerce this eve-
ning (Thursday). President Phil
Bayley announced last week.
Dinner will be served at 6:30
p. in. Those unable to be at the
dinner may attend the meeting
which will get underway approx-
imately at 8 p. m. "
VISIT wuionv
Mrs. G.’ C. Angle and Mrs. Lucy
Needham spent several days last
week on Whidby Island visiting
Mrs. Angle’s sister, Mrs. James
Harp, at, Langley, and- relatives
at Coupeville.
SON ARR-IVES
Mr. and Mrs. Linden Albrecht
are the parents of a baby boy
born at the Shelton hospital on
June 7. . .
With a quota of $700,000 for
Mason county, the largest yet
given this 'county for the sale of
War Bonds, the Fifth War Loan
will open next Monday morning.
Vt’alter M. Elliott, County War
Bond Chairman announced yester-
day that plans had been perfect-
‘ed for the local drive and that
ihe expected this county to con-
tinue its fine record.
Mason county has never failed
to exceed its quota in War Bond
drives, and during the Fourth War
Loan was the first county in the
state to reach its $575,000 quota,
and went on to exceed it by over
$200,000.
Two drives will be conducted in
the county this year with the W0-
men‘s Federated Clubs conducting
a house-to-house campaign thru—
out the county under the direction
of Mrs. M. L. Watson, and the
men organizing a sales group un-
der the chairmanship of Laurie
Carlson.
Offices for the county drive will
be opened in the H. L. Olstead
Insurance Agency and anyone who
is not reached by a solicitor may
go there to purchase bonds.
Elliott pointed out the great
task before the people of the
county in selling this amount of
bonds. During the Fourth War
Loan $300,000 was alotted to in-
dividual purchasers and $375,000
was sold. This time the quota for
individual purchasers has been
raised to $400,000 and the main
emphasis of the drive is being
placed on this type of buyer.
Mrs. Watson issued the follow-
ing, call to women of the county
in inaugurating the drive:
“It’s to mothers, wives and
sweethearts that the real invasion
has started, and our boys are giv—
ing their all, even life itself. We,
must not fail them in this crucial
hour. Mason county’s quota for
the Fifth War Loan is $700,000
and the women of the county have
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iAWS Meeting on.
Friday Ewening
In the nature of a. farewell
meeting the county Aircraft
Warning Service will hold a final
get~together at the court house
this Friday evening at 8 o‘clock
in the court room.
District Observer Fred Hickson ‘
issues an invitation to all persons
who have ever served on the Air-
craft Warning Service to attend
this meeting and a particular in-
vitation to the observers of Shel-
ton, Arcadia, Pickering, Bayshore,
Union and Matlock observation
posts.
City Market Closed
Teday for Funeral
City Market will be closed all
day Thursday because of the fun-
eral services for Johnny Bichsel,
son of the proprietor. Harry Ditt-
man, manager of the market, an~
nounced that it would be open
again Friday and the regular
Thursday deliveries would be
made on that day.
VISITS HOME
Lt. Donald Ruff was home over
the week end visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Ruff. He is
training to be a fighter pilot.
Ration Board
News
PROCESSED FOODS: Book
4. Blue stamps A8 thru V8 valid
indefinitely.
QUALITY BEEF, BUTTER,
CHEESE". Book- 4. Red stamps
A8 thru ws valid indefinitely.
SUGAR: Book .4. Stamps 30-
31 valid indefinitely, 5 pounds
each. Stamp» 32. valid June 16
for 5 pounds. For additional
home canning sugar apply local
OPA board. Stamp 40 valid thru
February 28, 1945 for 5 pounds
homo canning only.
SHOES: Book 3, loose stamps
invalid. Airplane stamps 1—2 val-
id indefinitely.
GASOLINE COUPONS: lin-
indorsed coupons invalid. “A”
11 valid thru June 21, 3 gallons
each. “A” 12 valid June 22.
“B3” or “OS” may be renewed
within but not before 15 days
from date on cover.
TIRE INSPECTION: Records
must be presented for gasoline
renewals, special appliqations,
and tire replacements.
FUEL OIL: make renewal ap-
plication NOW. Period 4-5 cou-
pons valid thru September 30.
Maximum consumption to June
5 of total yearly ration should
not exceed 90 per cent west of
Cascades; 97 per cent cast of
Cascades. ‘
STOVES: apply at local OPA
board for purchase certificates.
WOOD, COAL AND SAW-
DUST: order your 12-months
supply from dealer NOW.
PRICE CONTROL: make ill-
qulrles and'complaints to price
clerk at local OPA board.