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Of Mr.View Proposed For Annexation To Shelton
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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.
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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.
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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,
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, 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