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P ERCY IV 6017  F ;" LJ V,T I a,+! I II PIO 86Tt AV E &apos;J r< EG J'; ' " Of Mr.View Proposed For Annexation To Shelton 26 ¸ INGS Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton. Wash., under Act of March 3. 1879. Briefs Asked In Test Of Peddler Law A test case involving a conflic- t]on between state law and a Shel- ton ordinance has heen opened in Mason County Superior Court, and attorneys are now submitting briefs on request of Judge Charles T. Wright. THE PLAINTIFF, Raymond M• Larson, Seattle veteran, claims im- munity to Shelton's peddler's or- dinance because a Washington State law authorizes veterans to peddle anywhere in the state with- out paying license fees. The city's "Green River Ordi- nance," adopted June 24 of ].947 On the basis.of one originating in Green River, Wyoming, puts rigid restrictions on peddlers operating within the city limits• Contending tha the Shelton ped- dler's ordinance is unconstitution- al, Larson filed charges May 13, and oral "arguments were heard June 17 by Judge Wright, who SHELTON, WASHINGTON Thursday, June 30, 1949. 8c PER COPY; $3.50 PER YEAR War Declared On Old Fraud In Public Aid War" on fraud under Initiative 172, the state's public assistance law, was declared at a three-day meeting of all county welfare ad- mini'+trators at Spirit Lake last week, reported Mrs. Mary Mc- Bride, head of the Mason county welfare unit. Roderic Olzendam, newly ap- pointed Director of the State De- partment of Social Security re- vealed new procedure and policies for militant policing of the wel- fare program. TIlE NEW PROCEDURE pro- vides for a streamlined pattern of bringing civil suits for the recov- ery of funds paid out under fraud- ulent applications or concealed change of status. Provision is made for criminal prosecution by local prosecuting attorneys where it is warranted. Until now, possibility of local criminal prosecution has been con- "what about, dy and as it of the Iteresting ex- are exciting, are (a- seed be no oc- any real- for any He will al- to take the question. county have part of the the past 40 to that, fie- brought to the North- has had its as in favor, of the national in one of its the following, Senator Jack News, Petitions Presented City Offer 18-Block Addition A landslide into Shelton started on the Mountain View hill bordering the northwest city limits Tuesday night. An area of nearly 18 blocks was proposed for annexation. As soon as the city council' ............................................................................... meeting was opened, Harold Lakeburg slid over the coun- cil desk a petition asking that an eight-block area be joined with Shelton. Within five minutes Clint Houpt walked in and presented a petition requesting the annexa- tion of nine rd0re blocks• ' WHEN THE CITY councilmen had quickly scanned the two peti- tions, a hearing on tim proposed  annexation of Schultz addition t :was called, and since no one pres- ent opposed the move, the city at- torney was instructed to draw up the ordinance required for annex- ation. ' 'c?flWt'o, ' an: area between Mt. View and Capitol hill, lies north of Shelton. The. pulsating tone of the com- missioner meeting Tuesday night indicated that Bhelton's strsining border ts becoming more flexible under,the pressure to expand. IN OFFERING his petition, Harold Lakeburg said that those signing represented more than 90 per cent of the legal owners of the ,assessed valuation of the property lnvol,ed. The Lakeburg addition wonld Inch|de four blocks adjacent to the west side of Olympic high- way and four more blocks adja- cent to these. The eight-block area snuggles against the extreme northwest corner of the city lim- its line. Mail Carrier Extension Begins July 1 Extension of city delivery ,erv- ice goes into effect Frid,ty. July 1, Postmaster "Warren l.,iSlcOlll stated Tuesday. A new carrier is being added to the block-pacer staff of mailmen. The area servetl by the w:tlkin:;" mailm0.n will include pat't o£ Angles]de addition from Turner avenue north, Slunnltt (h|ve in Forest Park, Dearborn ctvenuc 1,1 Hillcrest extension, Olympic View addition from boundary west to Hay street, an(I part of Park street. Rural delivery servw+e to the extended areas will bc discontin- lied when carrier service starts tomorrow. Persons living in these ar'eas lllust make a.Prangements for receiving their' mail umler the new setup, the postmastec said. "In order to receive tb: serv- ice patrons will be reqmrcd to prowde receptacles or' door slots 1oi' mail," Mr. IAncoin sI)eciied. "Walks from street to porches should be provided, street signs there are on relief in l work in Puget The coun- reveals on their rolls, number in the com- the load ? work ere are some by pri- county• That person on re- Persons in the sty. Some state' is here.', is still some it's a good advance, cer- can prevent a time of mg about ob- Sane Fourth" Years of repe- und as it failure to and in- by most ob- they r are never be areas, or in a permitted to Under strict Fourth of .ple go into The na- beauty overflowing• of matches, campfires disgraceful P toll of the in them. precau- ;for be on 7) EY, op Lrnal office ordered that written briefs be pre- pared. THE CITY OF Shelton has pro- , sented to the Superior Court arguments which claim (1) the (Continued On Page Two) Self-Service Gas Station Ban Asked In Proposed Laws Both the city and county govern- ments were presented this week with proposed ordinances to pro- hibit the operating of self-service gasoline stations. Neither group has taken action. The suggested laws were offered by Dick Saeger, C. L. Wivell and Jim Pauley on behalf the Shelton chapter of the Washington Gaso- line Dealers Association. The ordinance is set up to pro- hibit any person other than em- ployes of service stations and gar- ages from putting gas into tanks, Dick Saeger said, claiming, "Self- aervice.ga ,tat, t :create a fire hazard." City Attorney Glenn Correa said he would closely investigate the constitutionality of such an ordin- ance before any action would be taken by the city. "If the ordinance is proved un- constitutional, it would be diffi- cult for the city to enforce it," Correa said. "It may be better to wait until this type of ordinance is clearly termed constitutional before it is adopted." County officials have taken the matte," under advisement. DOUGLAS A, GROUT DIED WEDNESDAY Douglas A. Grout, 60, life- long resident of this area, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at Unio• City shortly after midnight Wednesday morn- ing. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Frhlay in Port- land at the A. 0. Rose Funeral Parlor, Sixth and Alder streets. Mr. Grout is survived by his wife, Beatrice; one son, Curtis; and two gnmdchiidren, all liv- ing at Union City. COONETTES are what Roger (left) and Jerry Richert (cen- ter) call their pet racoons, shown above in the lunch posi- tion. In the hands of Ted Rich- ert and his two sons, the Coon- ettes are turned on their backs before they can drink their milk. Three.or four days old when found by the Richer( boys, the Federal Business Census Is Started In Mason County A business census began in Mason county Monday morning, it was announced by James L. Rondeau, district supervisor of the U. S. Bureauof the Census. The census is being conducted,by the Department of Commerce. C. H. ATTERBERRY, from tire district office in Tacoma, is work- ins in Mason cpunty on the data- gathering mission for the federal government: The survey, last taken in 1939, will cover all re- tail, wholesale .and service busi- nesses. "Figures collected will provide a basis for measuring the con- tribution made to the country by the distribution and service trades in supplying goods, employment and wages," Mr. Atterberry ex- plained. "Businessmen may use this information in offers to r duce distribution costs and to in- crease stabilization." copnt-y---Okel-iS Health Law at Monday Meet County Commissioners Monday approved a health ordinance for food handling, which will go into effect January I of 1950• They also moved to pay eight cents a mile to the health offices., county agent and assessor for use of county cars in connection with business. BOY FOR SOLLOCK'S Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Sollock, of Rt. 2, Box 315X, are the par- ents of-a boy born June 25 at Shelton General Hospital. Kreidler Hearing Continues Through 2 Dates •  More testimony was heard in a courtroom full of people Saturday in a hearing to consider whether Burton Kreidler should be rehired principal of Belfair school, and the session was continued until a later date. PICKING UP the thread of thought woven in the initial hear- ing of June 16, other residents of Belfalr school district 45 offered statements in an attempt to show that the school board had acted H within its rights in dismissing Kreidler on April 14. Petition At Belfair Pats Board On Back Over the past two weeks a petition In support of the deal- signs made by the ilelfalr a©hool board hag been oirculsted among the residents In school district 45. By Saturday the petition had picked up 323 signatures, and school board iupporters declare tbat more will be added. Coonettes are now four months old and more friendly than kit- tens and more miscievous than puppies. They are kept In a large box near the house most of the time lest they ruin Mrs. Richert's flower beds or scamp- er off with moveable household articles. The inquisitive coons neaHy got away with the photograph- er's camera while inspecting It for edible possibilities. Besides drinking milk the little creatures ravish bits of meat, candy and cookies. The Coonettes are an example of the infinite possi- bilities for enjoyment that can be pursued on the farm. The Richerts own a large beef-and-dairy farm in Skokom- i=h Valley. (Andrew's photo). Down On The Farm Food Is Vital To Life Local Farmers Produce By llarry R. Bay +.ua, "Morn, I'm hungry. When do we eat?" A universal thought as expressed in the younger years of all humans strikes very closely to the stomachs and re- veals the importance of food to the peoples of the world, Although not the major scan0- most of their activities to the ac- my of Mason county from a dollar qV]tion of food, turning t9 .0thor .standpoint, the cliverified iarrni things only when hunger is sp- here is basic to the sustenance of peased. life in that its purpose is to pro- vide food. Even before the days MUCH OF TIlE security of Ma- son county rew:dents rests on the of Christ the philosopher Socrates tireless and purposeful ambition o noted that the ultimate founds- the farmers who have been work- tions for earthly life is food, shel- ing close to the soil since earliest ter and clothing, pioneer.days. They've been tilling "Now the first and greatest of tim ground while fishermen have necessities is food, which is the been combing the waters and log- condition of life and existence," gers have been harvesting'the tim- declared Socrates. People devote her stands. A large percentage of our people Smashup At Mill 1,re ill tile country. On the basis of tile 1940 (:snails, the rural popu- lation of Mason county was 68 ureeK uemousnes per cent, compared to King coun- ty's 23 per cent, Pierce county's Car, Hurts Four :,0 per cent, Thurston county's 57 per cent, or Grays Harbor Four were injured, one seriously, county's 31 per cent. Of Washing- in a smashup that completely de- ton's 39 counties only eight ex- molished the car in which they ceed Mason county in rural pop- were riding a half mile south of ulation. Shelton at 12:30 o'clock Saturday TIlE SIGNIFICANCE of our morning. , heavy rural population that is A 1 ASSENGER, Idabelle %Vhite, scattered throughout the county 17, of Shelton, rcccivcd a cam- is that food always is readily ponnd fracture of the pelvic bone, available no matter what dire Because not all witnesses sup- porting the school board have had time to air their views, and be- cause Kretdler has not vet hi'e-ill II All Bill a • |  |• II sentedhiscaseofapeal {.eh00r JW g Motorists t;auuoneu Don't Spoil Your ,ng Saturday was r00cs;edat oa00; O'CLOCK. I m, • . . • • • The hearing w,i resUmecountyat 'lTo Drive With Semble Care Vacation . p.n,. July 8 at the Mason • • couruthouse, it was announced fused by various interpretations of the federal and state laws deal- ing with the disclosure of confi- dential information to prosecuting attorneys• A recent ruling from the attorney general, requested by Olzendam, states, "The county welfare department is not pro- hibited from making available tO (Continued on page seven) Simpson Logging Groups Combined In Working Circle All operations of the Simpson IJgging Company in Mason and Grays Harbor counties are to be co0bined under the title of the Shelton Working Circle, effective July 1. President W. G. Reed an- nounced today. ltome WITHOUT PICTURES rry a Wide Selection of and L FILMS : ',,, FOR ALL CAMERAS I TE A IES r EWS STUDIO d Street Phone 152 Tuesday by Bill Goodpaster, pre- siding officer, county mperlnten- dent of schools. PERSONS TAKING the witness stand reiterated the points brought out in testimony at the hearing of June 16. These were that Kreidler had dominated the school board, had ,tot cooperated With parents, .  had administered sulfa drugs to ,  skin injuries of pupils, had charged extra for odd jobs he did for the , ._-- school, had authorized use of a school vehicle for a function not pertaining to school duties. One woman leveled her gaze 'r* fully on .Krcidlcr and accused him of throwing rocks at a do E. Rex Crosses, clerk of the school board, insisted, "When I Joined the board in 1946, Kreidler was then taking over the policy-mak- ing functions of the school board. He was ms¢rumental in the hiring . (Continued on Page 7) THE SHELTON Working Circle garding the papers have been was established by the Shelton found satisfactory, Cooperative Sustained Yield For-I MEANWHILE THOSE seeking estry Agreement signed between}the formation of a new city, to be Simpson and the U. S. Government  named Independence, have' filed in December, 1946. t notice of presentation which says, wRe  Jr the+ lilhelUm • ,,Notiee,l .:helt : vn that on orKmg Clrc£e die]lion of the lthe lath day of July, 1949, at 10 Simpson Logging Company Will be a'.m., a petition for the incorpora- under general management of C. tion of +0a'ww":IYdependence, H. "Hank" Bacon, Jr., who has Mason County, Washington, will served as assistant to the presi- dent since last January. Former designations of Woodflber divi- sion, Grisdale division and Shel- ton-McCleary division are discon- tinued. Bacon will continue to be located in the Shelton office. APPOINTMENT of George L. Drake, chief forester and former Grisdale division manager, and C. E. Runacres, St., comptroller, as vice presidents of the Simpson Logging Company also was an- nounced by Reed. Runacres will continue his position as comptrol- (Continued on Page 7) Equalization Board To Convene July 5 The Man County Board of internal injuries, and multiple leg economic or political disruptions ins a review of the assessed eel- and body lacerations, may throw the world, and our uation of their property may pro- Others in the car who were r'egxon as a part of the world, into sent their 'cases to the board. The treated at Shelton General Has- grave clmos. Availability of food session starts at 10 a.m. in the pital and released were the driver, is a security factor pointedly real county assessor's office at the Robert DeRochier, 23, of 218 to our people here, even though courthouse. South Eleventh street, Shelton, in times of prosperity our frill The Board of Equalization con- minor injurieS; Kenneth LaMarsh, tummies often lead us to dismiss slats of the three county come]s- 21, of 119 Franldin street, Shelton, any concern we may have for the signers and Vincent E. Paul, as- multiple face lacerations and supply .sources• sessor, who will act as clerk to the bruises, and Walter LaMarsh, 23, In driving about the county one board. In the two-week period of of 119 Franklin street, Shelton, sees the resourcefulness of local July 5 to July 19, the board isre- quired by law to meet at least bruises, farmer:; and stumls ranchers in[. ....... , . , mree umes, ar aul sam THE 1941-MODEL car was creating substantml units of food] • ' way.travelingIt south(ailed Onto OlympiCmake ahigi-left  ! e art n ' "I f alltCwlhlP:i?ddfi?en:teb ] turn over Mill creek bridge, plowed off a guard rail and rolled over into the creek. The motor" was hurled from the car and its front with gravel layers, rnore suited to JAYCEES GATHER fenders were stripped. A heavy poult,'y ,tltd other types of food- PIPE FOR SIGNS guard rail was rammed through raising not vitally dependant on the auto from front to rear. good soil. Members of the Junior Chamber According to Randy Jordan, ]BEST DAIRY LAND is in Sko- of Commerce have organized work Mason County State Patrohnan komish valley, Kamilche valley parties to collect and prepare who investigated, the smashup was and Shelton valley, while the drier scrap pipe for use in mounting caused by excessive speed. Darn- sections of western Mason county new metal signs at street inter- ages to the car, a total wreck, have led to the general raising of sections. Chairmen in charge of were estimated at $1,000• (Continued on page 7) work details are Roy Peach and Dick Jacobsen. The proposed Lakeburg addi- tion comes within the boundaries of the area designated for the suggested fourth-class city of In- dependence, which would include the general Mountain View terri- tory. HOUPT'S PETITION seeks the entry into Shelton of all blocks from two to eleven, excluding l number four, in a section adjoin- ins Lakeburg's west boundary. The ditrtrict ts. between the Shel- ton cemetery and city limits. "We can get assurance of wa- ter upply and fire protection by bringing our land into Shelton," Lakeburg stated. "Because there are many cabin renters and trail- er houses at my auto £ourt, suffi- cient supplies of water must be secured." Both petitioners submitted plats to city commissioners, who will schedule hearings when details re- Since June 1 the 'fatalities in Washington have been increasing. In nine days 17 persons were killed. Chief Pryde pointed to the safe Memoria.1 week end as exent- plary of what every holiday could be if each driver would pledge himself to thc rules of safe, courte- ous and responsiblc conduct on the highways. %% qlll ONI,% A lew exccpLrons trhe tnotorists of Mason county this year have been avoiding seri- ous tccidcnts, eVe|| when warln week ends brougllt tliousands of visitors to nearby recreational centers. While on the highways, be careful of out-of-county motor- isis, tunny of whom when away front honle become restless, throt- tle-eagcr knucklehcads. the accidents last "It is far better to be safe than , soi'ry,' Chie£ Jamc Pryde ald. In an effort to reduce for (ur county its per-population quota of injured during the Fourth of July period of slaughter on the high- ways of the nation, the Journal is condensing some of the factual lesson created in blood and wreck- age during 1948. Chief James A. Prydc, Wash- ington State Patrol, said that rural traffic accidents on July 4, 1948 c oat Washingtbnians $263,000, claimed six lives and brought suf- fering to many more. "THE CAUSE OF wanton waste of money and nla, npower can be lald on motorists who violated the t,st and good judgement and responsibility," Chief Pryde de- clared. "Inattention, following too closely, speeding and traveling in the wrong lane accounted for 48 per cent of year," ..... be presented to the Mason County Board of County Commissioners in regular sesslon," About 30 Independence-backers held a meeting last Friday evening at the Mt. View roller rink to dis- cuss steps to be taken and to get a summary of the problems from Ralph G. Swanson, Olympia attor- ney who represents them. THE MOVE TO incorporate In- dependence was launched June :13 when a petition signed by about 100 residents in Mountain. View was presented county commis- sioners by Tom Kneeland. On June 17 Superior Court Judge Charles T. Wright signed an order restraining t h e commissioners from acting until the legal aspects of the petition is heard July 23. erected and street lighting in- stallcd." The nimble, dog-dodging, relia- ble mailmen will be covering new ground tomorow, and the poster- (ice department urges all residents to aid them by filhng the require- ments speedily. Postmaster Warren Lincoln re- turned to his duties as headman at the Shelton paste((ice this week following his return Sunday from a two-week vacation trip witi, Mrs. Lincoln to California where they visited their daughters in Whittier and Covina. Mrs. Lincoln stayed in Covina lo await the arrival of a new graud- child in the immediatc futm'c. Postmater Lincoln reported the wcather extremely hot during his California stay. He enjoyed higllly a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Dunning, froster Shelton residents now living just three miles from the Lincoht's daughter in Covina. + VACATION CI.,OSURE ANNOUNCED TODAY IN LOG OPERATIONS Va('ation ':shutdowns will start this week end for Simpson Log- ging Company employees nt Gris- dale, Woodfiber plant, Simpson, railroad and boom in Shelton. Grisdale operations ('.lose this evening and will reopen Monday, July 1]. Siml),m railroad will have the same schedule. The boom is to reopen Tuesday, July 12. Voodfiber is to start its vaeaUon period Friday night and tentative- ly is scheduled to.reopen July ]9. Rccd Mill One enaployees, who started vacations June 21, arc to report to work Tuesday, July 12. Reed Mill Two is to start its va- cation period Friday night, July 8, reopening July 25, and Olympic Plant is dated to close Friday night, July 15, and reopen Aug- ust i. Equalization will hold its +'+lPublic Officials Lead Open meeting on July 5. Persons wish- Lives, Mayor Carlon Knows About 20 posts and signs el- ready have been prepared. They' will be installed soon on downtown street corners, reported Osker Erickson, chief of the city street crew. Needham Food Center Slates Fete Saturday Celebrating their first anniver- sary in their Me. View location, Jim Needham and Lee Westlund are throwing a birthday party at the Needham Food Center this Saturday to which all Shelton and eMd?son ounty residents are invit- Free cake and coffee will be served all day Saturday and all feminine visitors to the store will be presented corsages with com- pliuents of the management, Special anniversary prices will prevail both Friday and Saturday as the store celebrates its first birthday. GIRL BORN JUNE 27 A girl was born June 27 at Shelton General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Rosa Preston, P.O. Box 501. To thoa who claim that a pub- lic official can do nothing with- out arousing widespread publicity, Shelton's Mayor Itarry Carlou proves the opposite. MANY OF HIS friends wcrc somewhat concerned duriug the days of June over the mayor's re- strained look that foretold abound- ing joy and anticipation. At times while moving along- Shelton's streets his light steps carried the impression he was walking through aromatic flower gardens. On Monday of last week he took a leave from the Rayon]or Credit Union, of which he is treasurer, and was gone until Wednesday. "The mayor was very excited when he came to the City Hall that day," remarked Commissioner H. Enzo Loop. crated calls in Shelton. the mayor departed again, this time driven by accomplice Mrs. Ahna carte, city clerk, to the Olympia airport where a speedy plane was waiting to depart on its scheduled eveuing run to Seattle. M:ayor Cal'hna hasn't been seen sines. Hc's cruising toward Alas- ka aboard the Princess h:atltleca with a very close companion• Monday the news leaked out. The mayor got, married! FOLLOWING a large dinner at Olympic Hotel in Seattle late "last Friday afteruoon. Mayor :Han' A. Carlon of Shelton and Dorothy M• Felix of Los Angeles were joined tn wedlock, The next evening they departed for Vancouver, B.C.. for an Alaskan honeymoon, ']?hey x- pec.t to return to Shclton during AFTER MAKING several dclib- the week of July ]i, z , ages am f PRICES EFFECNVE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY -  -_ _ - _- POT ROAST .... lb. 39 ¢ PORK SAUSAGE ..... lb. 39 ¢ .... 3,, SLICED BACON. "ii'i lb. 45 + COLD CUTS ...... lb. 49 FRYERS HAMS RABBITS SALMON HALIBUT WESTERN MEAT CO, 411 RAILROAD PIIONF 1