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[e Lst Guard I 111cc Draws l‘ge Crowd mg a great social and fin- sllccess, Shelton’s Coast a; amCe, sponsored by Flotil— of the Coast Guard Aux— 'l’fforded some 1200 of the ltlzenry a very enjoyable ‘ last Saturday. -, e for the fine way in ethe dance was conducted, ‘ H good music provided, was $1118“ from all sides, with w E‘u‘d events recorded. ‘l'xunately $475 was netted ‘ 0°31 CGA group from the whush will be used for bet- f facilities at the local M and the purchase of fit for the Flotilla’s new Thanks Given ,. ‘ of the Flotilla to the '100a1 concerns instrumen- 'makihg the big dance a Were extended. Special 1,, were given to the Shelton ,, C0., the Journal, the Inschool Board and Ray- coI‘porated. rhofiFection with the dance, ,. 1113. also held an open . satm‘day evening, during ,, tfil’eral hundred persons 1, e newly decorated head- ‘0, and inspected the local MPatrol vessels. E°Hday evening‘s regular : the newly acquired fire \ l ., taken out and mem- , he 9 Flotilla drilled in han- Fire Chief Dean Car- J,‘ also along to help in co- {the efforts of the CGA fll'e departments. ts Raised 0n EPT, “' Purchases . average American family . ' '3’“ must" be investing ' _ 7. {rbyent of its income in war . ththe end of 1943, Secre‘ '3 Treasury Henry Mor- g 11. said recently in an- 5 ham a_ new “streamlined” D- g u Palgn. “Of the 45 bil- ourrs still necessary to com- . M War financing needs for I ’l orgenthau said, “at least 7 L '1 dollars, or almost 25 . ‘.. 0f the national income . coremainder of the year .. b me from purchases of . N y ;6 .. oealjing $1,000 to $5,000 the W111 have seven-eighths current available individ- 75 1’ if}: too much to expect. ¢ , ,1 ell should and must in- ‘ e If our goal is to be individuals. From those ' hugs. 25 cents of each dol- ——/ .“ $5. arers For p'w Funeral- .' list of honorary pall- 01' the D. B. Davies fun- i , . Keck was incomplete due i r preparation, the Jour- ePrinting the complete ‘ 'I pallbearers were M. :1, Harry S. Bowen, G. V L“; F. R. Pearson, Char- , ‘ earls. C. E. Runacres, B. : 1. W. A. McKenzie, A. W- E. Breitenbach, W. ‘l . and Lyall Tracey. Employee At h )r 29¢ ‘ l' - 30¢ .Bllsmess Servwe ‘ ,5: savage of Salem Ore. x shelton, Sunday to take 8¢ v gost of tax accountant b ddy Business Service. Cformerly employed at clerk for Montg‘omery 0- 1n Salem. )r 19¢ -. L‘ . 1n 1', wNER IS F , fl sag FURLOUGH l. ‘= er“, son of Mr. and Mrs. De i to” a.’ , 4: 150 *1: :l , I 0 Sr., is home on fur- few days. TODD 1s TEMPHIS Mrgdd R.T.3/c, son of at- L. A. Todd, is now etc Memphis, Tenn, as of? 1n radio. His wife helton are visiting aby was born three .3 after b. l the hls father left Shel- LE Service. 2 it] E ” .. RT VISIT Le Lees 301} of Mr. and Mrs. ghortall'rlved home Sunday 7 ’c, eEWe. He is now a ~~.. D l beefy. a Petty Officer in 111 R‘hhas returned to his 5' 1,, We Island following l, e “3' He particularly theta hnumber of cars on ere 1n Shelton as he a . the i. i “(a a. CaEast you very sel- v 1. any more. , -I‘ “QM r s A\s‘ as? R‘sgl‘ONED , g 0n as homas received his " “lags Lieut. on June 11 of 33 at the Tank in Camp Todd, is the husband Mr. Elvira James, . and Mrs. Ben F. , 'Lt‘ SehoOl " Th°mas to 1'. v vim“ m. VOL. LVII NO. 26 gate Guard Recruiting New Members Success is greeting the efforts of the local company of the Washington State Guard to re— cruit more members to bring their unit back up to full strength, and replace the mem- bers lost to the service and to war industry. At last week’s meeting six new members were sworn in, and it is hoped that another large group will be sworn in this ,Week. This is a fine op- portunity for the young fellow facing induction to get some experience in drill that may get him a rating as soon as he en- ters service. Increase For City Workers Is Considered wage increases for city employees got under way at last Thursday's council meeting with the first reading of Ordinance No. 360 de- claring an emergency and increas— ing the pay scale for city em- ployees. If the new standard passes the council it will provide an increase of 10c per hour for laborers and $20 a month for salaried em- ployees. Chairman Clarence Grunert of the Park Committee reported to the council that the city park had been cleaned up and that formation of plans for a wading pool are now under way. Mayor Catto reported to the council on the garbage situation and was authorized to appoint a committee to work with him to find a solution. State Patrol Warns 0f Too Many Stickers OnvAutos Olympia, June 23—There once was a time when you could drive your car without a single sticker on the windshield or rear win- dows. That was in the carefree days when you could buy meat, groceries, shoes and sugar with- out the little coupons. Some people today must have four stickers displayed on the car. It has come to such a point that the Washington State Patrol finds itself compelled to enforce remov- al of any sticker not authorized by law to keep the windows clear Bohanan Pleads Not Guilty To Charge V George Bohanan, charged in Su- perior Court, Saturday with grand larceny in connection with the disappearance of a Mason County Creamery truck, pleadedl not guilty to the charge and in- dilcated that he would secure coun- ci . sour Men In Uniform Mail or phone NeWS about Mason County Boys the Armed Forces to The Journal—Phone 100 BILL STORTS IN MERCHANT MARINE Bill Storts left last week for Shephead Bay, N. Y., for training in the merchant marine school. He will be there for six months. VERNON STUCK IS HOME FOR MONTH n Vernon Stuck, Coxswain, U.S. N., returned home Sunday to spend a 30-day leave with his par- ents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stuck and family. It is his first visit home since November 1940. NEIL BUMGARNER HOME ON LEAVE Sgt. Neil Bumgarner, former Rayonier employee, arrived home Friday on a two Week’s furlough from the A. A. base at Pyote, Texas, to' visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gus Avouris. BOB KIMBEL OFF TO SCHOOL Bob Kimbel, US. Coast Guard, will go to Q.M. school for three months beginning July 1. KEITH EVANS TO MICHIGAN Keith L. Evans has been trans- ferred from Fort Lewis to Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan. NEWS OF SERVICE MEN FROM KAMILCHE Lester Adams, A.M.M. 3/c. Sta' tioned at the Naval Air Base at Glycoe, Ga., was home on fur- lough last week to visit his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Adams- (Continued on page 8) ' I Steps to provide salary and] SHELTON, WASHINGTON,Thursday, June 24, 1943. l lWoman Dies i As Truck Hits Freight Traini Fatally injured when the log- iging truck in which she was rid- ing with her husband and infant son skidded into the side of a] freight train, Mrs. Francis Welty, McCleary, died before she could be brought to the local hospital. The fatal accident occurred on the Kamilche cutoff six miles south of Shelton last Friday af- ternoon. John M. Williamson, State Patrol officer who investi- gated the crash, said tire marks on the road showed the heavily loaded truck had skidded 90 feet in a futile attempt to stop before it crashed into the train. Two Injured Welty and the baby, James Wil- liam, were taken to Shelton Gen- eral Hospital suffering from cuts and bruises. The baby was found some distance from. the scene of the accident, leading the supposi- tion that Mrs. Weltby had thrown him from the cab of the truck to !been living in McCleary for six years. She is survived b her husband and small son, and by three daughters, Jean, Joan and |Jacqueline, all of McCleary and l by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har- ley Morgan, Kansas. save his life. 3’ held in McCleary, had not been Slated Saturday . c g Citizens of the United States will urday for examination. An exam- Naturalization department will be sas in October, 1916, and had cant. Mrs. Welty was born in Kan- Funeral services, which will be completed as yet. , Alien Examinations I Six aliens desirous of becomin appear in Superior court this Sat- iner from the Immigration and on hand to examine each appli- 0 Against Use for driving and protect motorists 'on the highways. These are the stickers that youl may use on your car, and the pro- . 'pcr location for them, according to Patrol Chief James A. Pryde: One gasoline ration sticker, of the highest denomination to which I.Vyou are entitled. It should be put in the lower part of the rear win- dow. Do not display A, B and C ‘stickers if you have three, dis- play the C sticker only. If you Ihave only A and B, display B. 1 License Sticker, One sticker validating your 11942 automobile license plates. It lgoes in the lower left hand cor— ner of the windshield. Federal use tax stamp. On July 1 you will get a new sticker. Re- ‘move the old one and put the new one in the lower right hand corner of the windshield. A sticker for identifying carsl I frequenting Military Posts or War lPlants. This sticker when requir- ed goes in the lower center space of the windshield. State statute makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with any stickers other than those re- quired by law or rule or regula- tion of proper and lawful author- lty. The four stickers mentioned lhave been declared lawful by the {State Commission on Equipment. No others are permitted. l "Compliance on the part of mo- [torlsts with the regulations will ,aSSlst the Washington State Pa- trol officers in the performance of their duty,” said Chief Pryde. "It is essential that the officers no- tice required stickers. When un- essentlal stickers are affixed to the Windows and windshield it is .confusmg, and it will be neces- sary for officers to stop the car which displays them to check the required stickers. This wastes time of the officers and incon- veniences the motorist.” Soldiers Allowed Ration on Leave When Johnny Doughboy comes1 home on a leave of absence he’lll be able to obtain ration allot,- ments to share with the family at whose table he eats. Formerly it was necessary for, a member of the armed services to present 1115 leave papers at the local War Price and Rationing Board for a point‘ certificate. Now a service- man' is provided with a. completed application form before he leaves camp, and he turns it over to the person named as the provider of meals. The food provider then submits the application to the 10- cal board, having 15 days after the serviceman’s furlou h e ‘ do this. g nds to a PICNIC SUNDAY The annual Church picnic of‘ Mount Olive Lutheran Church will be held next Sunday afterrioon, June 27, at Delight Park on Lake ' Isabella. Arrangements are beingl made for various games for young and old. ——.__'___ ADMINISTRATOR Charles R. Lewis was 'named administrator of the estate of Axel Frekman, decease in Su erio court Saturday. (1’ p r I ‘ l | Important Dates On Rationing To Remember . Canned Milk now rationed on Red Stamps. Coffee: Stamp 24, War Ra- tion Book 1, l-lb., valid through June 30. Sugar: Stamp 13, Book 1, 5 lbs., valid through August 15. Canning Sugar: Stamp 15 16, Book 1, lbs. each, valid through October 31. Processed Foods: v Blue K, L, M stamps valid through July 7. Meat, Cheese, Fats: Red J, K stamps (16 points) Book 2, val- id through June 30. L valid June 6-30. M valid June 13-30.N valid June 20-30. GASOLINE Coupons No: 6 expire July 21. Tires June 30 is deadline for B car inspections; Sept. 30 for A car inspections. , Shoes: Stamp 18 now valid. Fuel Oils: Coupon 5 valid thr~ ough Sept. 30. . New A and D gasoline books will be issued by mail {w .why 21. Tickets Now Available For Eagle Dance Tickets for the big Eagles Fro- lic and Dance to be held July 10 the old gym, are now available at the Western Supply Co., the dance committee has announced. All organizations interested in selling these tickets may secure them there. All proceeds from the dance will~ go toward a program of solving the present juvenlie prob- lem which is becoming increas- ingly serious locally. Feeling that every organization and fraternal group in the county should take part in the solution of this aggravated condition, the 10- cal Eagles Aerie decided to start the ball rolling by donating $100 to be used as a door prize at the big fund-raising dance, Merits Support The plan has received the wholehearted cooperation of’ the school officials, sheriff's office, city police, state patrol, state for- estry and other interested par- ties. ', Rau’s Orchestra, with added pieces, has been chosen to play the music for the occasion. .. It is the hope of committee members that by the time‘ the dance takes place all organizations will have joined together in the appointment of a committee to plan and carry out a program of juvenile help. St. David’s Church Moves To New Home ! i l l l o Application Forms Ready For ‘A? Cards Application forms for renewing basic gasoline rations are now available at local filling stations and other centrally located places, and should be picked up by motor— ists and motorcycle owners as Soon as possible, the Mason Coun— ty War Price and Rationing Board announced this week. The forms must be filled out and sent to the rationing boardl in order to get new “A” and “D” i l l coupon books to take the place of present ones which expire on July 21. To save the public time and trouble, arrangements have been completed to handle the re- newals by mail. “Early applicants will assure themselves of getting their new books before their present onesl expire,” the Ration Board chair-t man said. “Mail renewals were planned to make the task of get- ting new coupon books as easy as possible. There will ‘ be no school house registration this time, and car and motorcycle own- ers will not be required to come, to the Ration Board to get their ration books. The books will be mailed back. , Don’t Wait "‘We hope autoists and motorcy- l clists will cooperate by not wait- ing until the last minute to file their applications. This would mean delay and inconvenience to everyone concerned.” The application form is a sim- ple one that can be readily filled out largely from information on the car owner’s registration card and present tire inspection record. Tire serial numbers must also be written in. This form, when filled out, is to be mailed to the Board together with (a) the back cover of the owner’s present “A” book (prop- erly filled out), and (b) the cur- rent tire inspection record show- ing that proper inspections have been made. Wivell Herd Is Given Award The Jersey herd owned by Char- 103 H. Wivell Dairies, Inc,,.S.he1,- ton, has been given national dia- tinction in being awarded the Star Herd designation of The American Jersey‘ Cattle Club. The purpose of the award is to pro- mote and foster high and profit- able production as an important part of the war effort. This herd of 37 registered Jer- sey cows has produced 248845 lbs. milk, 14025 lbs. butterfat in the past year. The 28.91 cows in milk throughout the year averaged to produce 7378 lbs. milk, 5.64%, 415.81 lbs. butterfat on twice a day milking. High cow for the} year was John Hillis' Sonia 1154- 698, with a record of 10093 lbs.l milk, 6.33%, 636.45 in 354 days,| Beginning with this Sunday eve- and at 6 years 1 month of age, ning, June 27, the congregation of St. David’s Episcopal church, will worship in the building of the First Methodist Church. The hour of worship is 7:30 p. m., and the order of service is that of evening prayer and sermon, except on the first Sunday of the 'month, when there is celebration of Holy Com- munion. BABY DAUGHTER Mr. and ‘Mrs. Eric Magnuson are the parents of a baby girl born at the Shelton hospital on June 17. _. The sire, La Lomita Endowment' \Wonder 332716, was represented by 11 daughters. This is the 11th year the Wiv- ell herd has been on Herd Im-I provement Registry test. I l I BABY BOY A baby son was born at the Shelton hospital on June 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Needham. DAUGHTER ARRIVES Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stewart areI the parents of a baby girl born at the Shelton hospital on June 21. County Organization For Youth Help Formed Here Atrthe meeting called for the formation of the Mason County Youth Council the presiding offi- cer Blanche Neyhart, gave a sur— vey of the conditions which neces- to further revision by a by-laws committee and the motion carried. sitate this organization. The in-, :2 Ml other of the rional L4... terest of the high school students relative to the old gymnasium for a center was stressed. The Mason County Youth Coun- cil is to be the instrument thru which youth activities are to be centralized and coordinated. Its purpose is to give. all youth a. wholesome outlet which will coun- teract the unwholesome condi- tions which lead to youthful de- linquency. Other towns have tried this idea out and report quick success. Myron Lund discussed the ten- tative lay-laws, revising of which is to be submitted at the next meeting. Many good suggestions were made. The most important centered on whether a direct or indirect inclusion of the students should be made. Some present fav- ored a Junior Youth Council to be organized later to be represented in the Mason County Youth Coun' cil. E. F. Martin made a very op- portune talk stating that last month 12 juveniles were placed in jail. After this a motion to or- ganize the Mason County Youth Council was made and carried. Mr. Charles Savage moved that the organization tentatively adopt f, The following were elected as temporary officers: chairman, Rev. R. C. Muhly; vice chairman, Mr. Beckwith; treasurer, Berna- dine Layton; secretary, Mrs. Lau- ra K. Plumb. A motion was made and car- ried to limit the Board of Direc- tors to nine members, including the officers of the organization. The five elected were J. W. Gra- ham, Mrs. Clarence Grunert, E. F. Martin, Mrs. George Cropper and Emil Lauber. The following committees were appointed: Administrative—Clarence Grun- ert, chairman; Mrs. Jane Sim- mons, Charles Savage, Harry Cole. Finance Committee~ Lawrence Carlson, chairman; S. B. Ander- son and Mr. Beckwith. Guidance Committee-J. W. Gra- ham, chairman; Dr. Robert Brown, Mrs. Florence Smith, Mrs. MacBride and Mrs. E. F. Martin. Planning Committee—Rev. Muh- ly, chairman; Harry Clark, Mrs. George Cropper, Mrs. Laura K. Plumb, E. F. Martin, A. Hansen, Emil Lauber. The names of Mrs. Francis Eacrett and Charles Wright ,._were added when the moa tion carried to combine the plan- ning and program committee. Labor Committee: Charles Sav- age, chairman; Mr. Collins, Mr. Merrett Butrick. , A tentative date for the next, meeting was set for Monday, July the by-laws as drawn up subject 26th. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER Finer Points of A Lockheed Lightning ' That’s a model of the famous twin-tailed Lockheed Lightning which has proven the scourge of the Nazis in North Africa and the Japs in the South Pacific which those three persons in the picture above are intently studying. Students at the advanced aircraft recognition school at the National Guard Armory in Olympia last week, they are: Mrs. Anne Tate, Matlock; Paul A. Davis, Elma; and Mrs. Betty Wolf, Shelton. Mr. Davis is Elma superintendent of schools while Mrs. Wolf is a teacher. Junior Red Cross Busy Making Entertainment Items For Soldiers The lives of many soldiers in hospitals and camps in United States will soon be brightened by the efforts of the Junior Red Cross work which was started in Shelton three weeks ago under the direction of Mrs. Francis Eacrett, director, and Mrs. Edwin Lovell, production chairman. The Junior Red Cross program is open to all school children be- tween the kindergarten and sen- ior high school age. They make comfort and recreational articles for soldiers within the borders of the states such as cartoon books, ash trays and crossword puzzle books. (Before you throw away that paper or magazine remember to save the crosswoord puzzle for the Junior Red Cross). At present the groups are meet- i ing just once each week with the lHillcrest children meeting in the Bordeaux school on Tuesdays and the downtown children gathering in the Lincoln school basement on ,Wednesdays. They meet at 10 LO’ClOCk and work until noon. Due to the shortage of supervisors the activties are limited and any mo- ther who can give an hour ‘or two of her time each week for this worthy work should call either Mrs. Eacrett or Mrs. Lovell. Just the short time the groups have been meeting they have completed over 50 cartoon books, four dozen ash trays and 100 crossword puzzles. If your child isn’t already con- tributing to the war effort why not send them to Junior Red Cross class next week. Mount Olive Lutheran Church To Establish Parish School This Year Mr. Arthur F. Zehe, Vancouver, Wash., will be installed as the Christian Parish School teacher for the Mount Olive Lutheran Church next Sunday morning, June 27, at eleven o’cloek. The service will be under the direc- tion of the pastor, Rev. R. C. Muhly, Shelton, assisted by the‘ Executive Secretary of the Ore- gon-Washington district, Rev. Wil- liam H. Hillmer, Olympia, Wash. Mr. Zehe is a graduate of our Portland Concordia Academy, and of the River Forest Teacher’s College. He has taught two years at St. Paul’s Parish, Wenatchee, and eight years in the parish school of St. John’s of Vancouver, Wash. Mount Olive Lutheran Church plans to open its Mount Olive Parish School on September 7. The school will be comprised of grades one to six for the time be- ing, so as not to break into the Junior High School program of education. All the standard sub- jects of the grade schools of the State of Washington will taught, standard textbooks will be used, the latest methods of teaching are employed, and the full credits of any elementary school are to be established. Religious Education In addition to a full school program, under state school su- pervision, as it is found in other grade schools of Mason County, there will be an added feature of the Mount Olive Parish School not found in other grade schools of the county, namely, period set aside each morning of the week for study of religion. Although it is 11 weeks before the Parish School opens, there are already 25 students registered for 'the Fall term. The school will en- deavor to give preference to Lu- theran children; however, if there is room remaing, general registry of ,students has been authorized by the Mount Olive School Board, if there are others who care to enroll. There are in the Lutheran U. S. Working Women On The Labor Fronts By December, 1943, one—third of the female population of~work- ing age—17,400,000 women—will be required for the civilian labor force and the armed forces, said WMC Chairman Paul V. McNutt. At least 2,000,000 women must be added to the labor force in 1943. ADMINISTRATOR Charles R. Lewis was named Administrator of the estate of Emma Albright in Superior court, BOY FOR'BROWNINGS A baby son was born at the Shelton hospital on June 22 for Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Browning. BABY GIRL A baby girl arrived at the Shel- ton hospital on June 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill. beI Church in America some 1300 full time Parish School teachers, most of them male teachers; there is a total enrollment of 66,054 pupils as of 1941. These schools have been in operation for many years; some of them observed their cen- tennial in recent years. For the present it will be neces- sary to make use of the Mount Olive Parish Hall as a classroom for the Parish School. It is hoped that after the war an adequate structure can be erected to house the Mount Olive Parish school. Mr. Zere will take up residence at 1428 Boundary St., on Hill- crest. Some of his colleagues from the Puget Sound area will assist in the installation services next Sunday morning. One Of Twin Boys Dies On Sunday Graveside services were held Tuesday for Wallace Oliver Han- son, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hanson of Hoodsport, :who died at the local hospital on lSunday, five days after birth. I Armed with hammer and saw Herb Nelson built a nice new woodshed for our post on May 4th. It was badly needed. Another improvement was on the interior where time and mon- ey donations made our post much more livable, with paint and cur- tains and a gay new couch cover given by Mrs. Frank Bishop. our thanks go to those who helped. Joe Waldrip and Clyde Land- saw, two observers, graduated from the Irene S. Reed high school on May 27th. Another observer, Arthur A. Cook, joined the Navy and re- ported at Farragut, Idaho, for training on the 15th. One hundred hour arm bands were received by Molly Jolliff, Effie Snyder, Bob Wallin, Ruth Wallin, Mildred Ridout, Effie Brownfield and Jess Brownfield. Those visiting the filter cen- ter in April and May were Frieda Hdeft, Patsy Jones, Viola Eich, Cleota Adams, Ruth Wallin, Ber- tha Lord, Aurilla Davis, Eileen Schroeder, Ethel Cook, Clara Har- rier, Mrs. James Lightbody, Sarah James, Agnes Lytle, Virginia Wiles, Molly Jolliff, Nina Mae Stuck, Clyde Landsaw, Grace Col- lins, Irene Chambers, Dave Whit- ener, Ed Krise, Frank Carpen- ter, Bill Gorrell, Effie Brown, Maybelle Clark, Thelma Clark, l Simpson Co. Observe 4'8th Anniversary This week marks the 48th anni- versary of the incorporation of the Simpson Logging Company. On June 24, 1895, S01 G. Simp- son and A. H. Anderson formed the present company for the pur- pose of enlarging the operations of the older Port Blakely inter- ests. The Simpson Logging Company today is the largest independent logging and milling company op- erating in the Northwest. The present operations consist of two logging camps, logging railroad, machine shop, two sawmills at Shelton and a plywood and door plant at McCleary. Although there is no one re- maining within the organization today that has been with the com- pany since its incorporation, much of the company’s success is due to the old-timers that have been with them from 20 to 45 years. Elsewhere in this 'paper will be found the list of employees with their years of service. Tree Farm Formed With 48 years of logging behind them, the company officials are looking forward to many years more of operation. In these 48 years the company has never al- lowed an acre of cut over land to revert to the county for taxes. These original lands and some additional acreage form a large tree farm from which it is plan- ned that succeeding generations will harvest another tree crop. If this plan is successful it means a continuous supply of timber products from this area, which will make for permanency in the local forest communities. Today all operations are on a war time basis, with practically all wood products going directly into the war effort. Local Residents Mother Passes While On Visit Passing suddenly while on a visit here with her son and daugh- ter, Mrs. Nancy F. Nichols of Maridian, Idaho, died here last Sunday. She had been visiting with her son James H. Rutledge and her daughter Mrs. Viola Klink for about five weeks prev- ious to her death. The body was shipped back to Idaho for burial. Four sons and four daughters survive besides the widower. Ration Board News The Ration Board again re- quests that persons having busi- ness with the board do so by mail. PLEASE! Do not bother board members at their places of business! Persons making application for special rations must allow board plenty of time to consider their case. Gasoline panel meets on Tuesday and Friday. GAS COUPON CHANGE Changes in the design of the gasoline ration coupons for com- mercial vehicles use beginning July 1 were announced today by the Office of Price Administration as a further means of taking up “slack” mileage and of removing potential sources of black market gasoline. A new “TT” coupon, which re- places! the present “T” coupon, will be made valid for use thru- out the country on July 1. The old type of “T” coupon, now be- lng used by commercial operators, ill/ill be invalid on and after July It will be illegal, OPA stated, for anyone to continue to hold, after July 5, any of the old type of “T” coupons. Any such cou- pons which were issued for use in the west, and which are left over on July 1, must be surren- dered to an ODT district office, or a local war price and rationing board not later than July 5. Local boards will begin issuing (Continued on page eight) Written of and for the Mason County AWS Volunteer Members .Compiled and Edited at the Olympia Filter Center Maxine Bloomfield, Zora Waldrip, Sarah Waldrip, Effie Snyder, Eugene Taylor, Gladys Nelson, Mildred Ridout, Doris Craddick, ‘Evelyn Bloomfield, Evelyn Bin- dara, Harriet Frye, Bill Frye, Ruth Nelson, H. G. Nelson. We are sorry to report the sudden death of one of our ob- servers this week, John Sells. He was a good neighbor too and will be missed. Service men and former observ- ers home on furlough were Sgt. Donald McDonald from North Carolina, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald McDonald, James Walbur- ger, Farragut, Idaho, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Walburger, Lester Adams, A.M.M., from Glynco, Georgia, Naval Air base, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Admas, Jus- tin Taylor, F.C.3/c, whose ship is somewhere on the east coast, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tayo lor. The parents of these boys are all observers, Mrs. Taylor be- ing the chief observer of How * * MATLOCK The following observers from the Matlock observation post re- ceived loo—hour arm bands and one 500—hour pin at a meeting that was held on the night of June 11 in the Grange hall. The following observers received 100- (Continued on Page Two)