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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&apos;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. Ftmded 1886 by Grant C. Angle Addreu: Rox 430, Shelton, Wuh. 98584 Phone 426-4412 Publish at Shelton, Mason County, Washington, every ThuraLay. ]ter u Second-Class Matter at the Postofflce, Shelton, Wa. Member of National Editorial AuociaUon Member of Washington Newspaper PUblishers' AseociaUo SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $5.00 per year in Mason County, in ad- vance -- Outside Mason County $6.00 ]DrPOR AND PUBLISHER -- Henry G. Gay PLANT SUPERINTENDENT  Jim Shrum OTFIC MANAGER - Lodema Johnson lqrrcB EDITOR -- Alan Ford OTI'C .4ISIBT-TT- Mary Kent ]DITOR -- MarJ Jacobson DV]BRTISING MANAGER -- Don Adolfson 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 '