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ldttor,als. News Item: "Freeway sinking near Lynnwood" Capitol dome:
Grab a mini.vandal
Taxpayers in the Shelton School District could elimi-
nate a $200-per-month expense with very little effort.
Window-breaking and other minor vandalism by
youngsters this summer at Shelton schools is costing the
district that much in hard cash.
The damage could be considerably reduced, according
to Frank Willard, the school official in charge of mopping
up after the mini-vandals, if adults witnessing such de-
struction would collar the culprits until the police arrive.
By the time a school employee discovers an act of vandal-
ism and calls the police, the tiny terror who committed it
is half a mile down the street pouring kerosene on a eat or
otherwise amusing himself.
So, if you see an eight-year-old heave a rock through
a school window, catch him and hold him by the rompers
until the law arrives. You have the word of the police and
school authorities that he won't be sent to Walls Walls.
They will attempt, however, to persuade his paren to
schedule a happening in the woodshed at the earliest-
opportunity.
Hold the phone, ma'm
The annual infestation of magazine hustlers hit Shel-
ton this week. Unlike tansy ragwort, buttercups and Scotch
thistle, it is illegal to spray these noxious pests with a
lethal substance, but there are other ways to eradicate
them.
One local housewife got revenge for past annoyances.
by keeping the telephone solicitor on the line for forty-five
minutes. She completely fouled up the salesgirl's schedule
and finally had her on the ropes by intermittently gushing;
"I want them all! Send them all!"
Each time she said this the solicitor would say,
"That's fine, ma'm; just give us your address so we can
call on you." But the poor girl never did get the address
and neither did the supervisor she finally put on the line
as a last resort.
The housewife, of course, will never receive the Ladies
Home Post or the Saturday Evening Journal, or whatever
the crew was selling, but she's willing to put up with this
deprivation since she considers the time spent the most
satisfying forty-five minutes she ever devoted to Ma Bell's
instrument.
If you can't spare forty-five minutes, the easiest way
to squash the pe3ts is to use the tried-and-true, sure-fire,
jim-dandy "hold the phone" method. When the caller starts
her pitch, just say "Hold on a moment, please. Little Clyde
has to go to the bathroom." Or, "There's someone at the
door," Or, "The rice is boiling over." Then put down the
phone and leave it off the hook fifteen minutes before
replacing it.
The same pests won't bother you again.
"I can't understand it, Herb. It looked great on the drawing board."
The Washington Teamster
i
A judge speaks:
"This is what it means to be a felon, son.
These are words which any-
one's son might never hear until
too late. An Iowa attorney pre-
sents them as adapted from re-
marks nade by a district judge
while sentencing two high school
boys.. The youngsters had
The Flapdoodler
the community has some drive,
and they serve as a focal point
for the community year. But
thrills? No.
Rel)rters always describe the
parade their tired old eyes have
just witnessed sightlessly for the
umpteenth time as "festive,"
"memorable," "something to be
proud of," and "tol>drawer."
Bul the real newsy events that
happen during the parade never
see the light of day, media-wise.
Last weekend's gala spectacle
began with a booming cannon
shot, intended not only to get the
parade started, but also to raise
By CHESTER GUEST
The headline read: "Thou-
sands Thrilled by Gala Shoat
Festival Parade."
I wasn't foe)led, because I was
at the parade. Thousands of peo-
ple? More like hundreds, and
not all of them thrilled, either.
How could they be? These lo-
cal festivals aren't exactly de-
signed to be the pulse-racers re-
porters imagine them to Ix,. In-
stead, they celebrate such things
as potatoes, flowers, salt, Calvin
Coolidge and the invention of
peat moss.
They're nice, they show that
Always hold
matches till
cold,
Please Only ymicanprevent forest firesl
the hackles on the back of any
shoat-lover's neck.
A little old man who had been
mumbling to himself jumlmd a
foot, a fat teenage girl yawned
long and openly, and a little kid
in his mother's arms burst into
tears.
The first parade unit was a boy
dressed like a farmer, leading a
shoat by a leash. As the pair
passed my vantage point the
man next to me, obviously an
out-of-towner and definitely not
a shoat aficionado, turned to me
allzi said, "Gad, but he's a home-
ly brute, ain't he." This, about
the guest of honor--his majesty,
the shoat.
"Yeah/' I agreed.
Next came a middle-aged man
and his middle-aged wife, grin-
ning self-consciously and occa-
sionally waving to the thrilled
thousands (bored hundreds) from
the back seat of an unmarked
convertible. As the car slipped
by, everybody applauded, sort of.
If a fly had become caught be-
tween any pair of clapping hands,
he would scarcely have noticed
it.
My cynic asked out of the side
of his mouth, "Who's he?"
"Dunno," I said. However, I
had strong suspicions. He must
have been the parade marshal,
or the Grand Shoat, or the. Tail-
Twister, or something. It didn't
really seem to matter.
A band marched by, full of
individualists who insisted on
stepping to their own cadance.
Nobody was in step with any-
body else. The band was too
chicken to play anything. Thank
God.
A horse trait approached. Clip-
pity-clop, cllppity-clop, SPLOSH,
cllppity-clop, on out of sight.
A clown skipped along the
street, hurling candy to the kids.
He slipped in the SPLOSH, and
fell on his dignity. That got a
laugh from the throng.
Some young girl majorettes
went by, dropping their batons.
Jeeps passed.
Time stood still.
Finally it ended, and I step-
ped carefully across the parade-
route-turned-street, toward a tav-
ern I had noticed. I sat on the
end !tool and ordered a short
beer before noticing that my pc-
rade cynic was sitting on the
next stool.
"Nice parade," he said.
"Yeah," I said. "Festive."
"IVJlemorable," he said.
"We can all be proud."
'Sure thing.,,
The beer sure tasted good.
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Psge 4 ' Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 13, i967
thoughtlessly made a practice of
"borrowing" automobiles to go
joyriding. The article is presented
here for parents, who may wish
to impress their own sons with
the importance of obeying the
law. These are strong 'words, but
much easier to take second,hand
than from a.judge,, however kind..
ly, speaking man-to-man from
the bench !
Following is the text of the
pronouncement:
"You come from good homes,
both of you.
"E--, I have known your fath-
er for many years and I have
for him as much respect as for
any man I know. I do not know
what attitude he has taken about
this at home, but since your
arrest he has gone about his
work with his face as full of
sorrow as if there had been a
death in his family.
"You retain his love, but you
will never again have his full
respect and confidence. There
will never be a time when you
are away from hone when he
will not have a feeling of fear
and wonder about what you are
doing.
"H--, Mr. R-- tells me that
your family is as good as E--'s.
You may be sure that the things
I say apply equally to you.
"Now you have been convicted
of a felony. A felony is a crime
for which you might be sent to
the penitentiary. In this case I
do not have to send you to the
penitentiary. The law gives me
the choice of sending you to Ana-
moss for one year, to the county
jail for six months at hard labor,
or fine you $300. Because you
are only sixteen, I can send you
to Eldora instead of to Anamosa.
Because this is your first con-
viction and because you are not
infected with venereal disease,
I am permitted to give you a
parole. The law does not allow
parole for persons infected with
venereal disease nor for offenses
other than the first. Never again
will any court have the right to
parole you.
"But if you never see the in-
side of the penitentiary or the
jail you will not have escaped
from the penalties of your crime.
You stand convicted of a felony.
The record of your conviction
will be here as long as the court-
house stands.
"No amount of good conduct
in the future can ever erase It.
Next year, or ten years from
now, or when you are old men,
if you are ever called to be
witnesses in any court of law,
some law;er will point his finger
at you and ask this question:
'Have you ever been convicted
of a felony?' And you will hang
your head and admit that you
have, because if you should deny
it, then the record of these pro-
ceedings will be brought up from
the vaults and read to the jury.
And the question will be asked
of you for the purpose of cast-
ing doubt on your testimony. Con-
victed felons are not believed
as readily as other persons.
"It may be that some day you
will have a chance to get a job
in one of the expanding countries
of South America, and you will
apply for a passport. You will
not get it. Canada might allow
you to come in for a two-week
fishing trip, but you will not be
allowed to stay. No country will
allow ,you to,become a residen,
Your world is oh l so rneh mall-
er than it was.
"Some day you may seek a
position In the civil service of
your state or of your nation. On
the application blank you will
find thls question: 'Have you
ever been convicted of a felony?'
If you answer is not truthful,
it will be detected, because ap-
pointments are made only after
investigation. The record is here
to be found by anyone interested.
"Some day you may want to
take a position of trust, where
a surety bond is required. On
the application for the bond will
appear this question: 'Have you
ever been convicted of a felony?'
And while you go from one
bonding company to another try-
ing to find one willing to take
a Chance on you, the position
will be filled by some applicant
who has not been convicted of
a felony.
"In a few years you will be
twenty-one and others your age
will have the right to vote, but
you will not. Your father may
be a candidate for public office,
but you will not be allowed to
vote for him. The members of
your political party will not be
interested in you, because you
will have no vote to give. You
will be a citizen of your state
and your country, but you will
have no voice in public affairs.
"It may be that some day the
governor will pardon you and
restore your rights, but it is go-
gf
Robert V. Graham that the total
ing to be humiliating to ask him. real and personal propery taxes
He'll want to know your whole levied in this state has more
record. It is a bad one. than doubled within a ten-year
"Your country is calling men period.
to the colors. Its need is such The reason so few realized it
that men are being drafted. But is that property taxes have re-
the army will never accept you, placed so.called "nuiscance tax-
nor wiU. the, navy..lVMitar 9,,, es" hs' tile' "ldden th "'dw' '
are proud +of< the Lervice,.,.they,., , + ' .... . ', ' ':
will, not permit it to be lebascd
by the enlistment of convicted
felons. You may serve your coun-
try in a labor battalion, perhaps,
but never behind the guns. Yours
may be the drudgery of war,
but never the honor that comes
to a soldier.
"I am granting you a parole.
A parole is in no sense a par-
don. You will report to the men
who have accepted your parole
as often as they may ask and
at such times as they ask. Your
convenience is not a matter of
importance. You will answer full
and truthfully any questions they
may ask you. Should they sug-
gest that you refrain from going
certain places or with certain
companions, you will follow their
suggestions without question and
without grumbling.
"You will also obey your par-
ents. If your parents send you
to bed at 9:00 o'clock, you will
go without complaint. You will
perform such tasks as are as-
signed to you. Your parole is a
fragile thing.
"Should the slightest complaint
of your conduct reach this court,
your parole will be revoked im-
mediately and you will begin
serving your sentence. You will
not be brought back here for
questioning or explanations. You
will have no opportunity to speak
to this court. You will be picked
up and taken to prison without
notice to you and without delay."
"See if it knows where I left my oar keys,"
School
gets Congressional
By ROBERT C. CUMMINGS people own their st+
them dayS, a. t ,
Passage of an enabling act know what taxes .,
by Congress means a virtual end The mortgage d 1
to state bond issues for corn- ays the taxes :
mon school construction pur- Pncreases oV er e i
poses. It coincides with a con- merits. The l0,+
stitutional amendment approved what his paYrnen,
by the voters last November, es- don his taxeS, [P,+
tablishing a common school con- months, a Pr°pe:e$ i
struction fund, using income doesn't always +.
from common school lands. T0
State Land Commissioner Bert DIFFERENT $_,
Cole has already deposited some
$2 million in the new fund dur- With
ing the past six months, but income
before it could be used, enabl- story. TheY.
ing legislation by Congress was systems, and
necessary. That is because the erty is
common school trust lands were where the
originally received from the fed- is why
eral government as a land grant are the
for a specific purpose. Most of to bat for
the income from school lands is ing
from timber sales. Increased
• During the past biennium it over the
totaled $13.8 million, but under however, h
previous constitutional provi- more
aware of
sions it all went into the per-
manent school fund. Only the out on
interest from that fund may be total
used. up to $338
expected
SUSTAINED YEILD ,,property-tax
RESPONSIBLE as they we
of the 40.ram
Establishment of the school con- Governor
struction fund helps put state
financing in step with modern ing on this
tax
developments. When the original that unless
land grants were made, timber broadened,
was considered a "one-time crop" still higher
and, once harvested, gone for-
ever. MONEY G0$ +
The sustained-yield manage- ffi
ment of state lands, developed The bienni h
during the "thirties," has result- but it looks
ed in a perpetual income from only $125,0001, cl .a!|f:
this source. The enabling act pay damage'thefe
passed by Congress was the re- state during
suit of coordinated efforts by the A Pierce c
congressional delegations of voicing a
Washington, North Dakota, South was killed y f.r0¢l
Dakota and Montana. The later walking awa
three states have enabling acts stitutionthertiC7196cll -----l"rJL
similar to Washington's. propriatedWhich for ts¢'i I]'
"HIDDEN TAXES" DOUBLED $275,000. €'i:] !'
A lot of residential property The judgegeet@$
owners were startled to learn, by the suprea-'a,t .#/t
from a report by State Auditor but as it doe d
for 30 yearS,
able against te''g/l'
nium which st.rtedl
wouldn't .hs e t Ot .
enough
vioUS aPYo
There was 'Y:l
of Pthe $350,0i
aP rSi riated :: ,,,
"'Th'gh: in the eye
is London attract,O!0000.++00+
Y . urc,a Lil
can ue P te J'
I London is a city of eleven out chocola ia
and one half million people, com- can be f ouu, bY ','g.'
pacted into some 36 square miles, places callea stlcl'
London is a city of people. Lon- sundry nau, he w" i li
don is a city of life. London is TenneSSe _
conservative. London is friendly! and W impya'
London is the melting pot of We hired[of
the micro-mini skirt, the negro, for a tour
the jew, the Australian, the Ger- us time ad lr] '
man, the businessman the tour was verY f.e
director; in short, it's great, a relaxed
London contains people ex- car. We h'. )pePe+,'++'E
friendly. As an example, in point, GuardW'
my wife got lost on the sub- and there ve.;
way, and couldn't remember the tators watChlgrasp(:.f.i
came an e
name of the hotel. A man, who
apparently had nothing else to Westvat
find her way, which he proceed- day i. [%,
ed to do. She returned from largest ¢"
whence she started, cadilly Cir c$!;!
We had an enjoyable trip to I t
Regent's Park to the London about a t
Zoological Gardens, particularly " • !)I
to see Chi-Chi, the giant panda, of
Pandas, as you know, are not Carna
bears. It seems Chi-Chi has the
more care than any single thing more
in London: a private kitchen, stores
humidity controls, filtered air street,
system, and is weighed periodi- with
catty to determine if she is The
healthy. There are only two pan- in
dis outside Communist China, put it
one here in London, the other nothing
in Moscow. ,'Thigh
1Vadame Toussaud's Wax Mu- to be
seum is very large--comprising treuse,
es are
three floors and filled with wax knee (t
figures, from the Queen to Twig-
fashiOn
gy. Also a chamber of horrors are the
is in the basement--one of the ManY.
interesting sights here is the ac-
tual guillotine blade used to de-
capitate Marie Antoinette, King just
Louis XV, and countless others, ing
The crowds are quite heavy
now, as it seems that part of
the educational structure of Eng- them
land is based on a multitude
of field trips to all the historical our
sights of London. The older
youngsters with a year or so of
school remaining travel to busi- lian
ness houses to become familiar off on
with work before actually at- subWaY'
taining it. I felt this was a valid
point, that we in the U. S. could movie
well evaluate for tts merits, yes,
A whole evening was devoted here
to riding good old double decker as are
bus No. 31 in a complete cycle. It is
It went through the Swiss Cot- to
tage area and out to Chelsea. daY.
In the Chelsea area are the slums, week
A most interesting trip. truly '