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MENMWOMEN
m unrn _
ARMSTRONG
.3 FROM N. GUINEA
‘ mliere
. last week by
\U
Mrs.
gohlg down the road the
and stopped to pick up
, 'The line of conversation i
‘where are you
und
. to,
' ldier
?’ He said Chehalis.
“ "Y1 I was from Shelton;
‘We have a man from i
our company, a Wil-i
kson,’ so I arranged to
cOmpany that night and I
laid,
. ‘ in
ugh he knew me and we
glad to see each other.
1‘ only come in the army a
r‘ 9 ago so it was like
I .{11 home.
e
"g ‘5
)9», '.
Was down the street so
:1. y him up. He was also
'I to see both of us and
,j dedod to shoot the breeze
N times. Bill Mallows said
“It” the road so we found
ea second lieutenant,
Pilot for the artillery,
made four of us from
,We all drove up to my
, 01“ my Jeep with Betty
n one side and Gene on
b We looked at pictures
., .ananas and talked most
It certainl did us all
good.” y
, DAY
‘ NDY ,
11 letter was received
by Mrs. C. H. Mast
brother Robert T. Day,
5"thWho has been taking
.» 3 great Normandy in-
9 letter follows:
E few short lines to let
' . .I’m 0.x. and well. We
M swell weather here
ol'mandy coast just now
{01‘ the last week it has
IRTS
; R" inconvenient for our
i‘ gs develop into quite
L95 atutlimes but I believe as
8 campaign is near
ATS 1' have just finished a
;_95 3198p. It is getting so it
s 9k than a few guns
‘; eep me awake when
l "' some sleep. Think I’ll
90W and get a cup of
hue I can.”
ATS , L
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abel Hall, Cookson St.
, received several letters
3,95 ‘011. Sgt. Roy Hall, writ-
oh ance. One letter was
'MENT », the back»of an issue
find Stripes," carrying
ghly praising the 4th
hlch he is in.
Division was the first
I the French coast. A6-
the news story the men
‘193’s and nights without
JULY 1
—-bang-up speci
ely POINT FR
give you freed,
for your week,
ay outing. We'
Dandy meals .
:ion in SAVING
feed your farf'l
HOME
. CM 3/c, was home on
1 th his grandfather on
and with his parents,
.~ Buford Rose on their
is stationed at Al-
i
i K
i: To DUTY
krki'son of Mr. and Mrs.
., 18ft Monday by plane
I“lorida. He had spent
,ys here with his par-
'. “MET
an $1.10.; all“
u, ‘53 Grimes received a
Week from her hus—
j‘hfilames Grimes, saying
in? H. Sowers, son of
1.5- C. J. Sowers, left
ho a. 15-day furlough
i me. He returned to
Georgia, to be an
'tment of 3: \-
'..; R'ISHEL
nery i" HERE
,' Rishel and his
'0¢’ $130 gluon Rishel, have re-
30¢ pkgs. -mp Stoneman, Calif.,
TE THOSE
ll {:2.‘ “ed on page two)
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1
N
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l3. _descrlptive letter from
in, “Ele. editor of the.
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‘3 now on his way
he_convention of the
“l‘lal Association)
\—
Monday, June 26
only judge the
f' “Elf their maps may
‘ 911‘ expanse, for it
{3‘12
. can
‘ 4 hours of 16-knot
“mil from Chicago to
till—S upper straits,
me out of sight of
it cfilm Weather but.
élmes, and the pre-
38 one of those
3”“:- Losing several
strIke/of the crew,
, lunrth America” was
,wllm- Which is a fam—
th an old frame
the largest in the
‘ “much patronized in
la er years. There are
_ri
the champ
on the Island and
rounds.'2_, ‘ °§19 live there the
5 by' . lit in winter are
3"8'02' pkg ,‘ 91.01::- It takes nearly
B Lake Huron and
ay
(is
bateare scattered thru
filers, but only here
the Orre any settlement
three towns seen
The Michigan
l1 like Puget
y Island bluffs,
ral hundred feet
35¢
to Midland at
idb
Beve
sting letter was re-
. Paul
“8' from her husband, Lt.
' Strong in New Guinea,
. g his meeting with three
‘ elton boys. The letter fol-
d after awhile that Bill I
1illought he saw Doni
VOL. LVIII——NO. 27
Ration Board
News
PROCESSED FOODS: Book
4. Blue stamps A8 through A5
valid indefinitely.
QUALITY BEEF, BUTTER,
CHEESE: Book 4. Red stamps
A8 thru Z8 valid indefinitely.
SUGAR: Book 4. Stamps 30~
31—32 valid indefinitely for five
pounds each. Stamp 40 valid
thru February 28, 1945 for five
pounds home canning only. For
additional home. canning sugar
apply local OPA board.
SHOES: Book 3 — Loose
stamps invalid. Airplane stamps
1-2 valid indefinitely.
GASOLINE COUPONS: Un-
indorsed coupons invalid. A12
valid thru September 21. B3 or
03 may be renewed within but
not before 15 days from date
on cover.
TIRE INSPECTION REC-
ORDS: Must be presented with
all gasoline or tire applications.
FUEL OIL: Order NOW. Per-
iod 4—5 coupons valid through
September 30. Period 1 coupons
valid NOW but oil not to be
used before September.
STOVES: Apply at local OPA
board for purchase certificates.
WOOD, COAL AND SAW-
DUST: Order your 12-month’s
supply from dealer NOW.
PRICE CONTROL: Make in-
quiries and complaints to price
clerk at local OPA board.
New Point
iChanges
Announced
To make possible a more uni-
form distribution of beef and
lamb to consumers, the Office of
Price Administration today an-
nounced that ration values rang-
?wfaVe' He Spent part of I: mg from 3 to 10 red points per
pound would be established over
the past week end for previously
point-free best cuts of lamb.
Present values for choice beef
steaks and roasts will be raised
one and two points per pound.
The new point values became
effective Sunday (July 2) and are
for the four-week July ration per-
iod ending July 29, 1944.
All other meats continue ration
f'cle of Trip Across
mm East by Journal Editor
free, including canned meats and,
canned fish. Only best cuts
(steaks, chops and roasts of beef
and lamb) need points, OPA said.
OPA also announced that: But-
ter in July remains unchanged at
12 red points per pound. Margar-
ine is unchanged at two red points
per pound. American cheddar
cheese. continues unchanged at 10
red points per pound.
Group II and III cheeses, at
zero point value since June 18 SO
that large stocks of perlShable
cheeses in the groups could be
sold quickly, will be given a ra-
tion value of four red pomts Per
(Continued on Page 3)
WASTE PAPER
Although paper is no- longer
being collected by the Boy Scouts,
local residents are urged to con-
tinue saving and tying up bundles
8 their furlough atlof old papers and magazines as
there are several agendas WhiCh
will continue to collect them.
Great Lakes
high—but mainly of sand, grow-
ing rocky and rough among the
islands. However, most of the land
in sight showed a 11108 growth of
green, of small trees much like
our own reforesting. Showmg that
Michigan is protecting its timber
for the next generation. We are
told that timber in this section of
early big logging 13 001mm; back
and even now is a source of
wealth in lumbering-
In this far northern section,
close to the Canadian boundary,
there is little evidence of farming
along the shoreS, but probably
back in the interior Wlll be found
the farming that supports and
feeds this country. after.“ the big
industries not yet in eVldence 9,,
this trip. Through the two big
lakes the country and its tree
growth looks like home, but the
casual visitor is impressed by the
great expanse of _waste country
there is in this region. as Well as
in our Cascade and Olympic
mountains. There is nothing like
our mountains around here; no
snow in sight, but It gets plenty
cold and rough in Winter when
people “hole up" and more. 01‘ loss
hibernate, although It 15. nice
enough in summer. People like it
for they know no better, and as
they are generally busy andt filial:-
ing good money, or at leas an—
dling, they seem cheerful.
A good share of those OUtSlde
our party are young folkS. boys
(Continued on Pane TWO).
Light VOtc Seen
In Primary Election
Tuesday July 11
Despite the fact that nearly the
entire slate of state offices plus
senatorial and congressional posts
are up for nomination this year,
[a very light vote is predicted for
next Tuesday's primary election.
PreSsure of war work, disintcr«
est in politics due to the war,
and the f act that a great number
of voters lost their registration
due ti. failure to vote in the 1942
election, and never took the
trouble to register again are fac-
tors which lead political observ-
ers to believe that a light vote
will result.
Since the presidential election
does not enter into the picture
until the general election in Nov-
ember, main interest in this state
will be in- the Republican fight
_for the gubernatorial nomination
and the contests for seats in the
Senate and national legislature.
G.O.P. Contest
Arthur B. Langlie, incumbent
and Louis Wasmer of Spokane are
the. two candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for governor
and a close race is expected. The
Democratic candidate, senator
'Mon C. Wallgren, is unopposed.
In the senatorial election three
candidates, Congressman Warren
Magnuson, Martin F. Smith, for-
mer member of congress from the
3rd district and John A. Hogg,
mayor of Vancouver, will fight it
out for the Democratic nomina-
tion. On the Republican ticket
there are no less than 11 candi-
dates with Herb Sieler, Chehalis;
'Harry P. Cain, Tacoma; Cameron
Sherwood, Joseph A. Mallery,
Howard E. Foster, Clement L.
Niswonger, Edwin L. Rice, Stella
Blanchard, Gordon B. Dodd, J.
Parkhurst Douglass and Charles
Arlin Nave seeking the nomina-
tion. .
Main interest _in the congres-
sional race for Mason county lies
in the 3rd district, of which this
county is a part. Charles Savage
of Shelton and Marion Sexton of
(Continued on; Page Six)
McConkey At
iDrug Convention
Roy McConkey returned last
week from the annual convention
of the Washington» State Pharm-
aceutical Association, where he
learned of the latest developments
in the profession of pharmacy and
the drug industry, as well as ob-
tained assurance that civilian
needs for medicines and other
pharmaceutical supplies would be
met adequately, despite huge re-
quirements of the war.
McConkey was impressed by
preparations being made for post—
war conversion to peacetime op-
eration and declared, “The public
can be confident that pharmacy
and the drug industry has looked
to the future and will be able to
‘meet the greater demand for its
gservices which are bound to grow
Jout of the enlarged use of the
,new miracle drugs such as the
‘sulfas and penicillin, as well as
the trend toward use of preven-
tive medicines upon physician’s
. prescription to preserve health ra-
'ther than cur illness.”
Veterans of Foreign
WAS I “ETD N
' ' GR‘EEN’
SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Thursday, July 6, 1944.
Lt. Don Ruff
,Killed In
lPlane Crash
Instantly killed when his plane
crashed at Ephrata, Wash., July
during a routine training flight,
Second Lt. Donald C. Ruff, son.
-of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Ruff of
Shelton joined the list of Mason
'county boys who have paid the
supreme sacrifice for their coun-
trY- 1 .ill
Funeral services will be held
.Saturday at two o’cwck from the
‘Lutheran Church with Rev. R. C.
Muhly in charge. The funeral will
be a military one with a special
contingent of 15 officers and men
from McChord Field being pres-
ent. There will be an army color
guard and bugler.
Survivors include his mother
and father; two sisters, Mrs. Clay-
ton Ferrier and Mrs. Lewis Stru-
thers; one brother, Ivan Ruff, 13,
at home.
Lt. Ruff was a native $031 of
Shelton being born here on May
17, 1924. He graduated from Ircne
S. Reed high school in 1942 .and
entered the Army Air Corps as
a cadet on February 6, 1943, hav-
iing enlisted in October, 1942. He
;received his commission on March
112 of this year and was assigned
to the Army air field at Ephrata,
Wash., as an instructor.
Lt. Ruff was well known to
many people in Shelton and was
loved and respected by all his
shock to his many school friends
who are scattered throughout the
service.
Angles Return
From Conclave
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Angle and
G. C. Angle returned home on the
Fourth from a 15-day trip East
to Milwaukee for a short conven-
tion of the National Editorial As-
sociation, and a seven-day steamer
trip through the Great Lakes to
Buffalo, which was a relief from
[congested rail travel. June had
been a rainy month as here, and
crops in general were noted as
backward, but with a good start
and well nourished for a good
crop. Not so many Victory gar-
dens ‘were'noted as last year at
this time but the variety of meals
along the way was somewhat
better. Although there were
storms on both sides no bad wea-
ther was encountered on the trip,
the stations and trains are con-
gested but unnecessary travel at
this time‘ is discouraged.
Bid on Hood Canal
Depot Project
Apparent low bidder last week
on a project including railroad
and road connections, sidings and
azine at Bangor, Hood Canal, was
the Sound-Kiewit company of
Seattle, the 13th naval district
announced. The bid was $2,424,346.
The contract Will be awarded in
Washington, D. C.
NEW STAMPS VALID
'Additional ration stamps be-
came valid in July worth 10 points
each and good indefinitely. The
housewife now has blue stamps
A8 through A5 for processed
foods; and 3611 stamps A8 through
Z8 for meats-fats.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES
A baby daughter arrived at the
Wars Meeting Friday
The local post of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars will hold their
regular meeting at the Memorial
Building on Friday, July 7 at 8
p. m. Commandant Jack Gray
urges a full attendance as the
Montesano Post will be at the
meeting in force to recover their
post gavel. , I
In respect to their late comrade,
Fred Hickson, the charter draping
ceremony will be held. Routine
business of importance will come
before the meeting.
Carman Sentencing
Again Delayed
Sentencing of Dean Carman,
former fire chief, on second de-
gree burgalary charges was post-
poned for another three months
by Judge John M. Wllson on a
request from both the prosecution
and defense.
Judge Wilson announced that
he would pronounce sentence on
Saturday, October 7.
Musical Program
I‘Atv Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club was favored
at its adjourned session Wednes-
day with a musical program fur-
nished by Ken Blanchard, includ-
ing special instrumental. numbers
on the piano by Mrs. Lleut. Con-
nors, and several songs. by the
Quartette of Mrs. Dickie. Mrs.
Stewart, Mrs. Lentz and Mrs.
Dotson with Mrs. Dotson at the
Piano.
M
BABY SON
A baby son arrived at the Shel-
ton hospital‘ on June 28 for Mr.I
and Mrs. Lewis Bare-
DAUGHTER BORN
Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Damdson
0f Vaughn are the Parents of a,
baby daughter born at the Shem
ton hospital on June 30.
y t b
lands of S
Shelton hospital on July 6 for Mr.
and Mrs. LaVern Liddle.
BABY GIRL .
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lindholm
are the parents of a baby girl
born at the Shelton hospital on
June 28.
m
FINAL SESSION
Final meeting of the Board of
Equalization VVlll be held Monday,
July 10 at the court house, County
Assessor Warren Lincoln an-
nounced yesterday.
Mu—
DEMO RALLY
A pre-electlon rally for office
seekers and members of the Dem-
ocratic party .wnl be held this
Saturday evenlng at 7:30 o’clock
at the court houSe. All interested
persons are urged to attend.
Goodyear Asks for Cooperation — I
friends. His death will come as a :
5bottom of the shaft last Friday’
buildings at the U. S. naval mag- ‘
Nine More From
County Enter
Armed Forces
Another group of Mason
county’s young men hit the road
for Uncle Sam's service during
the past week when seven
headed for naval training and
two going to the army.
Those being inducted into the
navy were Robert James Pierce,
Newton Andrew Townsend, Pa-
trick Donald Smith, Marvin
James Leman, George Francis
Smith, Byron Defflnbaugh and
Frederick Russell Berg.
Those entering the army were
Alex Alfred Bartels and John
Nathan Wierman.
Under recently changed reg-
ulations inductees will no long-
er have any choice of the
branch of service they prefer
and will not know what branch
they are going into until they
are inducted.
Fred Hickson
!Dies In Fall
:Down Shaft
I Instantly killed when he acci-
,dentally fell down the elevator
ishaft at the Mason county court'
'house, Chief Deputy Sheriff Fred
Hickson's body was found at the
morning. According to all evi-
dence available, he had evidently
fallen into the shaft sometime
Thursday afternoon.
According to Charles T. Wright,
Mason county coroner, Hickson
had been working on the elevator,
which had been out of order for
some time. It is thought that he
had gone up on the second floor
to make some repairs, and had
either slipped or received a shock
causing him to fall into the pit.
Wright issued the following
statement in regard to the fatal.
ity:
“Fred Hickson, Chief Deputy
[Sheriff of Mason County, met
death from a fall in the elevator
shaft of the Mason county court
house. He is believed to have fall-
en at some time either shortly
pe‘fore or after 4 p. m. on Thurs-
[baja June 29. The body was not
found until 8:15 a. m. the follow-
ing day. Mr. Hickson is believed
to have fallen from the second
floor entrance to the shaft, the
cause of the fall is and will re-
main unknown, but it is believed
that he was trying to make re-
pairs to the equipment. Mr. Hick-
son was probably attempting to
lock the door into the shaft to
prevent the same kind of an acci-
dent which took his life.”
Not Missed
Because he was scheduled to go
out of town on a piece of busi-
ness, his absence was not noted
until the next morning when De-
v
‘ puty Bill Compton, remembering
the elevator shaft, examined it
and discovered Hickson’s body on
top of the elevator which was in
the basement. Death was evident-
ly instantaneous.
Deputy Hickson was born May
20. 1894, in Orono, Mich. He had
lived in Shelton for 37 years. He
Was a veteran of World War I,
having been in the Navy from
May 8, 1917 until July 7, 1919.
He was a past commander of the
Mason County Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars and a past district
commander of the same organiza-
tion. He was also a member of
the American Legion and the
Eagles.
Survivors include his widow,
Edith, and a daughter, Doris; a.
brother, Sam, and a. sister, Mrs.
Mable Clothier, both of Burien.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at Witsiers
Funeral parlors with the Rev. R.
W. Maulden in charge. Interment
was in the Veterans of Foreign
Wars cemetery.
GIRL ARRIVES
A baby girl arrived at the Shel—
ton hospital on June 30 for Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Buttcrwood.
BABY GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Spinhar-
hey are the parents of a baby girl
born at the Shelton hospital on
July 4.
So that Areas Need not be Closed
At a recent meeting of the Keep from the Wynochee River to the
Washington Green committee, T.
S. Goodyear: suPervisor of fores-
try, reVealed l«hat more than 1,-
600,000 acres 0f forest land closed
to hunters and fishermen last
ear, has 110 een closed for the
fire season of 1944.
“Some of the
lar
areas." Goodyear said,
ger closed
"including
Pacific ocean.
i To date 21 closure notices have
'been issued. These closures total
725,760 acres as against 2,339,-
‘840 acres last season.
Entry by registration will be
permitted on the Upper Cowee-
men River Watershed, and along
.the Kalama. River from Pigeon
Impson Logging Com- ' Springs to Elk Creek; the Tokul
umber Compan , Willa at
Harbor Lumber Mills,y st. Parlil
and Tamar“a LuInber Company,
Long-l3ell Lumber Company, and
pe and TallPOt. Inc.,
effect early “1 the fire season
are still Wlde Open. The St. Regis
Paper Company did not close the
Coon Creek area. while the Ly-
man Tlm‘?” Company left cer-w
tain Se?t’°ns ,Open to permit
fishing 1“ TWUI Lakes. In tho
Grays Harbor area. Poison Log-
ging Company opened 100,000
acres‘ to flshermen,
usually in
Creek-Tolt' River area; Mineral
Creek and East Fork of Tilton
River during June; part of the
Chehalis River area in the McDon-
ald Operation; and part of the
N‘ooksack River in the Sound
Timber Company area.
“As a result of these conces-
isions we hope sportsmen will co-
operate fully with the Keep
Washington Green program,” R0-
deric Olzendam, chairman of the
committee said. “Up to the pres-
ent time 323 forest fires have
been reported as against 583 fires
“extendizgllast year at this time.”
Reported
As Missing
Lt. Miles E. Elliott of Shelton
has been reported missing in ac-
tion over Germany since June 20,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed El-
liott, informed the Journal this
week. He was piloting a P—51
Mustang fighter plane based in
England and had been engaged
in strafing operations designed
to hamper movement of troops
and supplies.
Lt. Elliott had been awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross
and two: oak clusters for service
over enemy territory and was to
receive them in the near future.
Miles, or “Bus” as he was bet-
ter known, was a graduate of
Irene S. Reed high school and
entered the service January 7,
1942 as an enlisted man. He was
promoted to corporal in July of
1942 and advanced to sergeant on
December 7, 1942. He was admit-
ted to flight training as a cadet
in the Army Air Corps at Santa.
Ana, Calif., and was commission-
ed a second lieutenant, November
3, 1943, at Luke Field, Ariz.
Many Missions
He had been in combat service
in England since March of this
year and had completed many
_missions over enemy territory.
One such mission received con-
siderablc mention when he flew
so low over a locomotive while
,Strafing‘ it, that in the resultant
lexplosion the bottom of his plane
was covered with soot.
Lt. Elliott was married to Miss
Alice Greenwalt in January, 1942.
His wife now resides in Wenat-
chee. His father, Ed Elliott, is an
lold-time employee of the Simpson
Logging Company. One sister,
Mrs. Karl Faulhaber, lives in Los-
Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Elliott re-
turned Monday from a trip to
Wenatchee where they spent sev-
eral days with Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Greenwalt and their daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Miles Elliott.
Bids—for Ferry
Open July 20
Bids for the construction of a
ferry to be used between the
mainland and Harstine Island will
be opened July 20 at 2 p. m., Ma-
son county commissioners advised
this week.
The commissioners also an-
nounced the acceptance of the
resignation of J. A. Cole, ferry
operator. Earle Harriman has
been appointed to replace Cole.
The commissioners have receiv-
ed notice from the state High-
way Department that gas tax reé
,ceipts for road building in Mason
‘ county next year are estimated at
$106,276.74.
Local Winery
’Cited for Work
Honored for the aid given the
war effort by the recovery of
crude tartrates, St. Charles Win-
ery received a framed certificate
of merit from the Stuffer Chem-
ical Company this week.
The certificate states that “this
is to certify that St. Charles Win-
ery is aiding the war effort by
recovering crude tartrates in the
form of calcium tartrate, argols
or less.”
The tartrates are recovered
from the residue formed on the
sides of the wine vats. St. Char-
les is one out of only 150 win-
eries in the entire nation who
are doing this valuable war work.
Credit Grantors Assn.
Hold Annual Meeting
Regular meeting of the Mason
County Credit Grantors was held
at the Shelton Hotel last Thurs—
day for lunch. The following offi-
cers were elected for the coming
year:
Al Huerby, president; Al Mun-
ro, secretary; Hal Olstead, chair-
inan of the membership commit-
ee.
OPA MONDAY
Beginning next Monday the Ma—
son county OPA board will meet
Monday evenings from 6 o’clock
to 9:30 o’clock. Meetings pre-
viously were held Wednesday eve-
nings. Office hours during the day
will remain unchanged.
PIONEER PICNIC
SUNDAY, JULY 30
The annual picnic of the Mason
County Pioneer Association will
be held as usual at Kneeland Park
in Shelton on Sunday, July 30th,
and early day residents should
keep the date in mind. The‘ im-
provement of the park grounds
is expected to be completed, and
in condition for the gathering by
that time.
Geoduck Tide Will—
Prevail this Friday
Geoduck h u n t e r s attention!
The lowest tide of the year will
occur this Friday '(July 7) after-
noon at approximately two o’clock
when a depth of -3.1 feet will be
reached.
All persons with long shovels,
old clothes and strong arms and
backs may partake of this sport
peculiar to the Northwest. '
6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR
Miles Elliott Mason County lvcr
Top In BOnd Drive;
Series “E”
Rodeo Sunday
At Cole Ranch
South of Town
With bronc riding, bareback
riding, steer riding and calf
roping as featured events, Shel-
ton will have its first Rodeo in
many years at the Cole Ranch
south of town, Sunday, July 9.
The Rodeo is being put on
under the direction of Clarence
Wivell and Tex Brewer and has
been carefully planned so that
the customers will receive the
best available entertainment.
In addition to the regular
Rodeo evonts there will be spe-
cial races and novelty events
for the kids to participate in.
Wivell expressed the hope that
if the attendance warranted
other rodeos might be planned
for the near future.
OPA Warns
Of Fuel Oil
Shortage
oil shortage in the Pacific North-
west that dealers and consumers
should fill their tanks at once so '
all possible fuel oil can be stored
while it still is available.
This emphatic warning came to-
day from James C. Scully, re-
gional fuel rationing representa-
tive, office of price administra-
tion.
“Lack of transportation facil-
ities from the source is a serious
factor. Householders should fill
their tanks now‘ to release deal-
ers’storage. We are not crying
'Wolf.’ We are right up against
it," Scully declared. .
Send in Renewals
Local OPA boards are doing
their utmost to get fuel oil cou-
pons for the next heating sea-
son to consumers without delay
Householders who have not yet
filed renewal applications with
boards should do so at once or
they may be caught short. As
soon as coupons are received, or-
ders should be placed so dealers,
with their limited trucking and
manpower problems, won’t face a
bottleneck on deliveries.
Boards are handling central
heating plant applications first;
then space heaters. Consumers are
asked not to call their boards but
to allow a reasonable time for
processing applications and issu-
ing coupons.
When period 1 coupons are re-
ceived, orders should be placed,
but that fuel oil is for the next
heating season and should not be
used until as late in September
as possible.
Winnifred Collier
At Music Institute
Miss Winnifred Collier of Shel-
ton is one of more than 125
high school students through out
the state attending the tenth
High School Institute at the Uni-
versity of Washington this sum-
mer.
Included in the five weeks of
intensive music study, which will-
continue until July 21, are courses
in orchestra, band, chorus, en-
sembles, voice, twirling, music
appreciation and techniques of ra-
dio performance. A full recrea-
tional program is planned for the
students during their free time.
BABY SON
A baby son was born at the
Shelton hospital on June 30 for
Rev. and Mrs. William Berg.
Sales Low
Though Mason county has gone
over the top in their total bond
quota for the Fifth War Loan
Drive, sales of bonds to individ-
uals is still far behind the quota
set.
Through the purchase of bonds
by companies Mason county’s to-
tal now is well over the $800,-
000 mark, or more than $100,000
over the quota of $700,000 set for
the drive. However, only $298,000
out of the $400,000 quota set for
individual sales has been sub-
scribed leaving over $100,000 to
go. '
Largest purchase to date was
one for $350,000 made by the
Simpson Logging Company. Oth-
er large purchases include $30,000
l Ed McKinney,
by the county, $25,000 by Wil-
liam G. Reed, $25,000 by Rayonier
Incorporated, and $25,000 by the
Mason County Savings and Loan
Association.
County Chairman Walter M.
Elliott urged that all persons who
have not bought their allotment
of bonds yet, should make their
next purchase through the Shel—
ton Naval Air Station. Bonds pur-
chased from the air station will
be credited to the county total and
also will help the local station in
their contest with other air fields
in the state.
Native Son Dies
At Hospital
Funeral services were held on
lThursday afternoon from Witsiers
Funeral Parlors for Daniel Quin-
cey Bennett, native son of Shel-
ton who passed away at the local
lhospital July 3, at the age of
.48.
Daniel Bennett was born here
November 23, 1896. He had spent
nearly all his life here and was
a veteran of World War I, hav-
ing served in the Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Phyl-
lis; one son, Daniel Robert, now
in the Army Air Corps; one
daughter, Miss Edithof'Shelton'f,
his father, John F. Bennett; two
brothers, Dewey, Shelton, and
Verl of Prosser; one sister, Mrs.
Elma Baker, Shelton.
Pallbearers were Cliff Wivell,
Maurice Needham, Dick Saeger,
Herbert Angle, Martin Smith and
Arthur Griggs.
Active Club will
Install Wednesday
With this week's regular meet-
ing cancelled because of the
Fourth of July holidays, members
of the Shelton Active Club will
gather at Clarmel Inn on Hood
Canal next Wednesday evening
for their regular installation din-
ner.
Officers to be installed include
president; Dick
Watson, vice-president; Fleming
Byars, secretary, and F. J. Mc-
Caslin, Pete Melin, Lee VVest-
-lund and Byars on the Board of
Trustees.
All Activians and associate
members are urged to attend and
should contact Dick Watson at
the Journal office for reserve.-
tions.
Dickinsons Visit;
See Son Graduate
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Dickinson
of Hoodsport returned Sunday
from a three weeks trip to New
York City where they visited
their son Donald on the occasion
of his graduation at Kings
Point Marine Camp as third mate
in the Merchant Marine with pros-
pect of early shipment out. They
returned by Canadian Pacific but
found more or less trouble due to
congested travel, but got home
safe and sound.
Local OPA Board Preparing to put
Price Ceilings into Effect on Used Cars
Ceilings on used cars go into
effect July 10 and the local OPA
board is getting set to give the
public accurate information on
,price and to protect both buyers
:and sellers from violation of cell-
ing prices, J. H. Gray, board
chairman, said today.
One or more members will be
added to the local price panel,
qualified by experience and traili-
ing to administer the regulation.
All buyers and sellers of used
cars, whether individuals or deal-
ers, come under the new ceiling
prices. Price lists now are posted
in board offices so anyone inter-
ested can know the exact ceiling.
Because of the hundreds of models
of cars covered, price ceiling in-
formation cannot be given out
over the telephone.
Dealers also have the ceiling
price lists.
The OPA regulation provides a
"base price” for individuals and
others who do not maintain re-
pair shops, and a higher “war-
ranted price” ceiling for dealers
who do maintain repair shops and
sell cars guaranteed for 30 days
or 1,000 miles. Only dealers can
sell at the “warranted price."
“Sharply rising prices for used
cars made it necessary for OPA
to set the new ceiling prices,"
Chairman Gray said. “Most deal—
ers have wanted used car ceil—
lngs and approve them. War
workers and others who need a
car for occupational purposes now
are protected against inflationary
prices.” ~
A certificate of transfer will be
needed for used car sales. These
may be obtained from the board
and local dealers. A certificate of
transfer must be filled out jointly
by buyer and seller and filed with
the buyer’s board when he applies
for gasoline rations. From these
certificates, the board will know
what the ceiling and selling
prices were, and thus guard
against overcharges.
In selecting price panel mem-
bers for the used car ceiling task,
experience and background in the
automotive or affiliated industry
have been given firsti considera-
tion, Gray said.