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Shelton Girl Receives
Tylczak in
a statement, e impreS-about High Office With Rainbow
with
Mr. Tylc- Pat Rhodes, Past Worthy Ad-
of Shelton's visor of Shelton Assembly No. 19,
Young naval Order of Rainbow, has been elected
his service at to the high office of Grand Re-
air station ligion of the states of Washington,
has been Idaho, and territory of Alaska, in
account of a Grand Assembly convention held
served to in Tacoma last month. Pat is one
ming of the few girls from the Shelton
• of the corn- Assembly to be appointed to a
t that he was regional office.
on a drunleen Pat entered Rainbow in 1941'
.tely with- and prior to her holding the of-
error is rice of Worthy Advisor in the
staff. Shelton Assembly she held the fol- I
being fair, lowing stations: Choir, Outer Ad-
to be visor, Confidential Advisor, Serv-
commun- ice, Choir Director, Religion and
deeds and Nature. She also held the Line
of other offices of Faith, Hope, Charity,
and Worthy Associate Advisor and
In finally Worthy Advisor.
,ped by The Miss Rhodes is the daughter of
Will eom- Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rhodes. She.
erroneous re- is now in nurses training' at the
Mr. Virginia Mason Hospital in Seat-
as if tie.
een published. A reception was held at the reg-
ular meeting of Rainbow Tues-
. day, July 15, honoring Miss
Watson, for- Rhodes.
The initiatory degree of the or-
der was conferre'd on Gaff Ahls-
along with keg, whQ is the granddaughter of
in Washing- a charter member of the local as-
sembly. Following the initiation
secre- the assembly, the past mother and
arena, father advisors and advisory board
erent burgee respectively gave impressive ad-
ac- dendas in honor of Miss Rhodes.
Wat- Winnifred Collier, Mary Eliason
ected presi- and Marjorie .Ann Valley were
of presented with white Bibles and
by Mrs. L. D. Hack presented Mar-
as- jorie Ann Valley with a Grand
Peculiar left Cross of Color pin. '
Prominent in Many Rainbow girls traveled
from Port Orchard, Centralia,
from pub- Olympia, Poulsbo and Warren As-
to news- sembly in Tacoma for the meet-
and was ing. Among the distinguished
the fight- guests were Juanita Miller, Past
again be- Grand Worthy Advisor; Carol Mil-
Russell ler, Grand Hope; Elaine Hedge,
pronounce. Grand Representative to Oregon;
definitely and Louise Roller, Grand Repre-
wing and sentative to Colorado. Worthy
e policies of Advisors Shirley Hansen of Port
and Governor Orchard and Ardith Leison of
the Truman Poulsbo were in attendance. Nu-
because
given the
by Hen-
to drum
to make a
or the pres-
more con-
left wing
approved by
Watson in
philosophy
Savage is
force in
pleasure in
greeting to
journalistic
News,
of Which has
and dis-
offices
ashington,
attract.
replete
of the
merous mother advisors and Past
Worthy Advisors were also pres-
ent.
Refreshments were served in
the banquet room, which was
cleverly decorated with dolls,
placecards and bouquets of. flow-
: eJc :;The Jble aa 'o:with,i
a lace cloth and centered vith a
bouquet of purple delphiniums and
pink roses, flanked on either side
by white tapers. Mary Eliason
and Florence Fentiman served the
punch.
Joyce Durkee entertained the
group with a piano solo and Ern-
estene Crane sang two numbers.
The girls also gave the skit they
presented at Grand Assembly.
Those taking part in it were Joyce
Storey, LaJoyce Hunter., Bobby
Jean Gardner and Norma Lu Day.
idson.
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TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERROR BLAMES
DRIVER WRONGLY
Due to al error in proof-read-
ing last week, a" story on the
front page of the last issue of
The Journal incorrectly stated
that Louis F. Tylczak had been
fined $250 for drunken drh, ing.
The story should have read,
"Luis F. Tylczak, Shelton, was
fined $10 for slmeding July 5.
Mr. Tylczak was not involved
in ally drunken driving charge.
The editorial staff of The Jour-
nal wishes to offer public apol-
egies for the error, and regrets
that it has caused Mr. Tylczak
inconvenience.
is to
publi-
Manu
and at the
edicates his
; the
City
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PAT RItODES
Receives High Rainbow Honor
Water Tank
Ready Soon
The new steel water tank back
of the Senior High School will be
ready for use in about two weeks,
City Engineer C. J. Phillips told
the City Commission meeting
Tuesday.
The new tank, of welded steel,
will have a capacity of 50.000 gal-
lons, equal to 'the two old wooden
tanks which are being replaced.
It was decided to build the pres-
ent tank from steel when extens-
ive research revealed that the aw
erage life of wooden tanks was
about five years, Phillips said.
The water department also has
decided to install six-inch mains
in the new Bayview tracts area.
The new mains will be laid along
Mason, Center and Dearborn
streets.
No further action was taken at
the Commission meeting on the
proposed addition of the Capitol
Hill district to the city of Shelton.
Action is expected on this proposal
next week.
Future Plans
Call for More
Bayview Homes
Plans for building 28 more
homes on the Homes, Inc. Bayview
tracts Simpson Logging Co. pro-
ject were revealed last week by
Cecil Kavanaugh, president of the
home-building company.
"The additional homes will i)e
started as soon as the original 32
dwellings are sod," Kavanaugh
said, "and we will cmtinue to
build more homes as long a.s the
demand is here."
The Tacoma, lumber dealer
added that about 14 of the Bay-
view homes are already sold, and
that many more prospects are
waiting for arrangements to be
made to finance the purchases
under GI loan regulations.
Neff Zintheo has been appointed
agent for the Pacific First Fed-
eral bank to handle payments and
loan arrangements for local Simp-
son employees. Kavanaugh will
also arrange to be in Shelton ev-
ery Thursday afternoon from 2:30
until late evening, in order to take
earnest money and handle initial
details of sales.
The new homes are reserved to
GI's employed by Simpson who
will have a 60 day period in which
to arrange the purchases of one
of the new homes, which will then
be offered for sale to other Simp-
son employees.
"I have talked to some Simpson
emlfloyees who have been driving
as much a 100 miles every day in
order to reach their work at Simp-
son," Kavanaugh said. "The Bay-
view project was begun in order
to provide homes for these men in
Shelton."
Special interest has been shown
in the low down payments required
for these homes of only 5 per cent,
with the added feature of fifteen
years to complete payments.
These low payments, coupled
with the low purchase prices
placed on the new homes have in-
tensified the demand for the
houses, Kavanaugh said.
The low cost of the houses in
the project was made possible by
the use of mass-production meth-
ods, using concrete forms over and
over, and by using lumber which
has been cut to size at the mill
and can be fitted into place at
once.
The volume purchase of mater-
ials, and the use of large, special-
ized crews also helps cut prices.
The large number of units allows
a lower margin of profit on each
house, Kavanaugh added.
Mason County Land
Owners in Court Action
The owners of 23 plots of land
in Mason County were notified
this week that court action will
be taken and judgment sought
against them for taxes, penalties
and assessments against their
property.
The owners must appear in court
within sixty days from today, or
face a judgment by default, and
possible salc of the land.
WESTLUNDS ARE PARENTS
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. "Lee Weutlund at thc Shelton
General Hospital on July 9.
Fuel Company
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SHELTON, WASHINGTON.
Collier Clinic
Open House
On Saturday
Saturday is the date set for the
official opening of the new Clinic
Hospital at Fifth and Birch
Streets.
Although the Clinic has been tr
use since last week, all beds but
two now being occupied, the open
house which begins at 10 a.m.
Saturday and lasts until 4 p.m.
will inaugurate the Clinic's offic-
ial operation.
The beautiful new brick and
glass building houses offices of
specialists in diagnosis, internal
medicine, surgery, pediatrics, eye,
ear, nose and throat and itentistry.
It is eq.uipped with a diet kitch-
en, nursery and beds for fifteen
patients to supplement the opera-
tion of the completely equipped
and modern surgery and fracture
department.
New X-Ray equipment was in-
stalled this week. There is a com-
pletely equipped department for
physiotherapy, which includes heat
and light treatments and hydro-
therapy to be used in the treat-
ment of cases of arthritis, conval-
escent fracture cases and mus-
cular diseases.
A short formal dedication cere-
mony will begin at 3 o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon, Dr. Collier said.
Chamber Appoints
New Port of
Shelton Committee
A new Port of Shelton commit-
tee was formed by the Chamber
of Commerce at its regular meet-
ing last Thursday. The members
of the committee named are Roy
Kimbel, M.' H. Needham, Herbert
G. Angle, and Hal Olstead.
The Chamber also appointed
Vern Miller as new chairman of
the War Memorial committee, and
added the name of Rudy Oltman
to th group.
Other business at the meeting
was the announcement of plans
to meet with the various Grange
organizations in Mason County be-
ginning next fall, which was re-
vealed by President Roy Ritner.
A report by Walt Eckert of the
meeting of the Olympia Chamber
revealed that there will be no fur-
ther action taken on the proposed
straightening of the Shelt?n-Olymv,
pia' highway til the next "sessiOn
of the State Legislature. There
were no funds appropriated for the
work by the last Legislature.
Future plans of the chamber
are to have a banquet for the Shel-
ton Junior Legion baseball team,
which,has been making an excel-
lent showing for thc town, accord-
ing to a report by A1 Huerby.
The chamber also has written to
the Railway Express agency head-
quarters in Seattle asking them
to provide better service for the
Shelten area.
A showing of colored movies of
the 1946 and 1947 Shelton Forest
Festival concluded the meeting.
Unique Adoption
In Mason County
Court Saturday
I An adoption case which turned
out to be a real "family affair"
was brought to light in th Ma-
son County courthouse Saturday.
Tim unique adoption proceeding
was concluded in Mason County
Superior Court when Charles F.
Chester became the legal son of
Charles T. Wright of Shelton.
The unusual aspect of the sit-
uation was that tlm boy's new
father acted as attorney in the
hearing, and that the presiding
judge was his new grandfather,
Judge D. F, Wright.
This is the first time in Mason
County's history, and possibly in
the nation's history when such a
proceeding was confined so ex-
clusively to one family, Mrs. Helen
Wright, the boy's mother, re-
ported.
h00cal Kiwanian
Returns From
Eastern Meet
Fred Beckwith, Shelton jeweler
and president of the city's KI-
wanis.Club, was the speaker at the
regular weekly club luncheon at
Memorial Hall, giving a full re-
port of deliberations of the recent
international convention of the
sewice group at Chicago.
Mr: and :Mrs. Beckwith were on
the special train that carried
Northwest delegates to the big
conclave, returning to Shelton by
way of Kansas City and Los An-
geles.
While in Chicago the Shelton
visitors inspected Kiwanis Inter-
national offices and many other
points of interest in the Windy
City. President Beclvith was an
official delegate of he Shclton
club.
SON IS BON
"At the Shelton General Hospital,
July 13. a baby boy was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wisemaa.
HEY! HAY HERE
FOR THE CUTTING
Anyone interested in free hay
may contact Leonard Tiffany
about cutting the grass on the
Airport, lie reportcd yesterday.
"There is lots of good hay for
the taking," he added.
Thursday, July 17, 1947.
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PREVEHT FOREST FIRES !
VIRGINIA WEAVER POTTERIES
PUT SHELTON ON ARTISTIC MAP
A business which is rapidly put-
ting Shelton on the artistic "map"
of the country, is the handcraft
glazed pottery factory operated
by" Virginia and Everett Weaver
near Agate.
The small handcraft factory is
located in the basement of the
Weaver's home on Hammersley's
Inlet, and was built since the
young couple bought the house
after the war.
Although the factory is small,
the work being turned out is of
such original design and high
quality that pottery factories all
down the Pacific coast have taken
favorable notice of the "Virginia
Weaver" products.
The outstanding designs origin-
ated by Mrs. Weaver which have
a tti(:tcd such fvorable comment
4h'i[/¢est are the delicate raised
reIe 'of various western cedar
trees which are formed on the
pottery.
In explaining the process used
for making the pottery, Everett
Weaver pointed out that they use
their own molds for casting the
pieces. The molds, made from
plaster of Paris, carry impres-
sions of the cedar boughs which
come out on the finished pieces
scarcely indistinguishable f r o m
real twigs of the tree.
Simple Process
The process itself is fairly sim-
ple to an outsider. The molds are
filled with a liquid clay "slip"
which is allowed to dry in the
mold, then taken from the mold,
smoothed, sanded and fired in the
kiln.
The various colors are applied
by means of a glaze which is also
fired in the special brick furnaces
making a beautiful finished pot.
tery piece.
The essential process is simple,
it is the details of fine workman-
ship which makes Virginia Weaver
pottery outstanding.
The clay used, for example, is a
specially processed pottery clay
gathered from Florida, California
and Kentucky and mixed in the
proper proportions, then ground to
face-powder fineness. It is shipped
to the Weavers from California.
The molds, too, are an essential
requirement for fine work. The
Weavers make their own inolds
because there ia no one in this
state who can do the work for
them.
In California, where most of the
small handcraft pottery factories
are located, there are many mold
makers who will take the original
clay sculptured piece and return
a complicated mold in a few days.
Some molds have as many as fif-
teen pieces, but are used to make
onepottery object.
Virginia Does Sctflpturing
Tim sculpturing for the original
pieces is done by Virginia, and it
is her work which gives the local
pottery its beauty and charm. She
is planning to add new pieces to
tie Weavetr line which will five
them a complete group of vases,
small occasional dishes and trays,
etc.
Virginia Weaver learned the
pottery making art from the noted
Frenchwoman, Su.anne Kochlin,
in Los Angeles, and became so
interested in the work that she
gave up her thriving fashion de-
signing shop to start her own pot-
tery plant.
Her fashion designing has given
Virginia's pottery glazing a dis-
tinctive quality of originality in
the use of colors. The glazes, in
either lead or tin bases of many
brilliant colors are applied by
brush or by dipping.
Assisting Virginia and Everett
in their thriving young business
are Marion Hamilton, Arlene
Leeds, Mrs. Hultgren and Mrs.
Packwood on a fullttme basis. Sev-
eral others help on a part time or
piecework scale.
As time goes by, Virginia Wea-
ver potteries will become known
throughout the country for their
unique designs and originality.
They are sold today in most of
the western states and in New
York. In the future there will be
no lift, it for the enterprising
Weaves.
BOYS OVER 15
INVITED TO
SEA SCOUT MEET
The initial organization meet-
ing for a new Sea Scout Troop
will be held at 7 p.m. next 'Mon-
day in the main courtroom at
the courthouse, Roy Peacher a-
nounced yesterday.
The Shelton Coast Guard Aux-
iliary is sponsoring the new sea
scout organization, and will pro-
vide the ue of Roy Kimbel's
boat for a temporary ship.
Pitons are nnderway for the
purchase of a war surplus cruis-
e,r for the permanent asc of the
Sltelton Sea Scout troop. All
boys over 15 are invited to at-
tend the Morally evening meet-
trig ad get acquainted with the
Sea Scout program.
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4 Fire Alarms
Answered By
Shelton Agencies
The Shelton Fire Department
answered two alarms last week,
with no damage resuIing from
either fire.
One, a grass fire at 1211 Rail-
road Ave,, occurred at 4 p.m. July
10. The cause of the fire was not
determined.
The second fire alarm came in
about 4:15 Tuesday, and was a
rubbish fire at the back end of the
lot at 506 Park St. The cause of
this fire also could not be determ-
ined.
The Forestry Service fire de-
partment also answered two
alarms, one being the Eldon Store
fire Sunday morning, and the sec-
ond a permit fire in the ttood canal
area in which snags were being
burned. District Warden Herb
Grell investigated but no action
was taken on the burning snags.
Tle. story of the Eldon fire, writ-
ten by a Journal staff correspond-
ent, is to be found in another part
of today's paper.
Hoodsport Men
Stop Eldon Fire
(By Frances Radtke)
Firefighters at Hoodsport were
awakened at 3 a.m. Sunday morn-
ing by the fire. siren. A blaze
broke out on the roof of a build.
ing near the Pierc9 store at Eldon
wlfich housed his lighting plant.
Hoodsport flrefightcrs, called by
Mr Pierce were on the Scene with-
in minutes. The blaze started on
the roof of the building which Mr.
Pierce saw upon awakening from
a sound sleep.
Cost of damage was undeterm-
ined but thc building was a com-
plete loss as well as all the val-
uable machinery, stored groceries,
building materials and lighting
plant. It was thought the fire may
have been caused by defective wir-
ing.
Two fire trucks arrived "shortly
from the Hoodsport Forestry to
assist when the Hoodsport fire
truck had to be refilled with wa-
ter. Mcn on the Forestry trucks
were Joe Smith, Bill McCombs,
Roy Thompson and a forestry vis-
itor. Because of the splendid co-
operation between Hoodsport fire-
en and the Forestry firefighters
a woodshed was saved full of
wood which would in all probabil-
ity have caused the burning of
cabins in the cabin camp close at
hand.
Ike Pahncr, being among the
first to respond to the fire siren's
call, drove the Hoodsp0rt truck
and we understand 14 Hoodsport
wives were ahxiousiy awaiting
their firemen husbands' return for
news of the fire.
Forestry fire fighters remained
until about 5:30 soaking the sur-
rounding grounds and searching
for sparks or burning cinders. The
Hoodsport Forestry truck wa
driven by Roy Thompson.
Scow Load
Of Lumber
Litters Bay
Row-boating off Arcadia Point
hit a record high last weekend
when a Simpson Logging Com-
pany scow, loaded with 351,000
feet of lumber, upset after strik-
ing a "dead head" hemlock log
while in tow to Tacoma.
With one- and two-inch No. 3
:ommon hlmber scattered from
what the tug crew described as
"Hell to breakfast," Arcadia resi-
dents had a field day towing free
boards ashc re.
Liability firms enlisted the aid
of Simpson milhnen in salvaging
the lumber. A crew of 16 men,
headed by Phil Robillard, picked
up better than 65 per cent of the
floating paterial over Saturday
and Sunday.
Foss tug officials reported the
scow struck the floating log about
1 a.m. Friday. The free end of
the log drove through the bottom
of the scow and pushed on through
the deck. shifting all but 80,000
feet of lumber overboard. The
cargo was headed for Tacoma for
shipment to Boston.
Most of the floating boards
washed ashore on Squaxin Island
and salvage crews, aided by boats
and a crane, loaded scows which
returned to Sielton. The disshev-
eled cargo is being reassembled on
Reed M:ill One dock.
As a result of the costly mis-
hap, boatmen are scouting the bay
channels for other floating men-
aces to navigation.
Yarnspinning
Pioneers Ready
For Big Picnic
Mason County pioneers are dust-
ing off their favorite early-day
yarns to have them ready fe.r
spinning at the annual picnic and
meeting of the Mason County Pie..
neers Association scheduled for
JUlYo 27 in Kneehmd Park in Shel-
ton
All early*day residents of this
and adjoining counties, with their
families and former residents and
friends, are invited to enjoy a day
of reunion on that date. bringing
a family basket and eating
utensils.
Coffee, sugar and cream arel
being supplied f+ee by the. Shel-I
ton Chamber of:'Comne*6e, " .... [
President Grant C. Angle of the
Pioneers Association urges all
who are eligible for membership
in the association to sign up and
leave their family histories for the
permanent records of the associa-
tion. The organization is entirely
voluntary, President Angle points
out, and without admission fees
or annual dues of any ldnd.
Mrs. Mamie Earl is secretary
of the association.
Hood Canal And
Olympic Tourist
Bureau Meets
Washington h,as a $100,000,000
tourist industry, stated A. F.
Raitar, advertising and public re-
latinns representative of the State
Division of Progress and Industry.
He spoke, following a hmeheon st
Dusty Rhodes Resort July 8, to
members of the newly formed
Hood Canal and Olympic Penin-
sula Tourist Bureau "The stale
profits 3% on every dollar the
tourist spends°" he continued. He
then spoke on ways and means The
state department and the resort
owners can assist tourists.
A large number of Hood Canal
resort owners and business people
were in attendance to enjoy sev-
eral other interesting speakrs.
Norman Box, secretary-manager
of the Bremerton Chamber of
Commerce, commented on the need
for better transportation by bus,
rail and airplane. Other speakers
from Bremerton were Steve Kerr,
chairman of the publicity and
tourist committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, 8id Wiggins, assist.
ant manager of Sears Roebuck Re-
tail Trades Bureau, and Mayor
L. Hum Keen. A visitor from the
Washington State Fisheries was
Inspector Vincent J. Santamaria.
Mason County Commissioners
Herb Dickinson. Roy Carr and
Shorty O'Dell spoke and assured
the bureau of their wlmlehearted
¢ooperatiou.
Orgamzer and president of the
new bureau, Leigh Hunt of the
Oyster House, introduced the
speakers and explaincd the pur-
pose of the association is to bring
more tourists to the Hood Canal
area by providing better recrea-
tional facilities, promoting friend-
liness and better travel directions
as to routes and points of interest.
Kennedys Return
From Long Trip
Dr. and Mrs. Harold L. Kennedy
are home in Shelton after six
weeks of Eastern traveling, dur-
ing whiclx time Dr. Kennedy at.
tended sessions of the American
Medical Association at Atlantic
City, NeW Jersey. Pie also at-
tended clinical meetings at other
Easters IospJtals.
The Id:ennedys, who returned llere
Saturday morning, visited at Chi..
cage, Atlantic City, New York
City, Boston, Detroit and St. Paul
during their absence.
, pleasant part of the trip was
c reunio, of Shelton people in Nexv
York City attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Joc Forrcst, the Kcnncdy
and Joe Haason.
Tentative plans for improvement
of the Bay Shore Highway from
Simlton, by widening and installs-
lion of guard rails, at dangerous
points is to be undertaken within
the next month or six weeks, The
Journal was advised by O. R. Dins-
more, state highway department
official.
The improvements are to follow
the present road location and work
is expectcd to be completed by
Fall.
Whether or not plans for a new
location of the Bayshore ,Lretch
of dangerous road has been aband-
oned completely is not known, but
highway officials lmve been em-
ployed in securing right of way
deeds for property that would have
been used on the new location.
Mr. Dinsmore was unable to de-
tail the improvements that will bc
provided, but did state that pre.,-
,rot dangers will largely be elim-
inated from the highway.
In addition to ifnprovements of
the Bayshore road by the elimina..
tion of narrow and dangerous
cutes and embankments, steps
are being taken to have the pres-
ent highway between Shelton and
Olympia improved and modernized.
Trustees of Olympia Chamber of
Commerce adopted a recommend-
ation last week that the Olympia
and Shelton Chambers jointly
work for the improvement of tha
highway between the two cities.
The recommendation, submitted
by H. F, Josefsky, chairman of the
Olympia group's 'Highways Com.
miLtee, followed a discussion in
which Walter E. Eckert, represent-
ing Shelton Chamber of Com-
merce, took part.
Thc two Chambers will seek
legislative action to have the ad,
known for its many sharp curves,
straightened out. Present condi-
tion of the highway discourages
travel, it was brought out.
FLYING DISC
OVER SHELTON,
REPORIN SAY
It's a birdl It's a planel It's--
not Superman, but a Flying
Disc!
That was the electrifying re-
port rumored to have circulated
around the Rayonier Chemistry
laboratory last Wednesday.
We say rumored because no one
is willing to talk about the whole
thing.
A Journal reporter tried to catch
the man said to have avowed with
stanch conviction that he HAD
TOO seen a flying disc, but like
the famed Egyptian Sphinx, "He
ain't talking."
In fact, no one is talking for
publication.
Anderson had seen the flying disc,
and would give the Journal all
the information necessary.
However, Mr Anderson could
no be reached.
An unimpeachable source re-
vealed today that Mr. Anderson
had been sitting alongside the
phone when the Journal reporter
called, but for seasons best known
to himself.he refused to talk about
the Shelton Flying Disc.
Following the desire of Mr. An-
derson, we leave the Flying Discs
to die an unlamented death. May
they rest in peace•
Building Permits
Hit New High
First Half-year
Compilation of figures have re-
vealed that there were $625,150
worth of new buildings started in
the first half of 1947 in Shelton.
There were 53 new dwellings
begun, including the 32 new houses
in the Homes, Ine. Bayview tracl
project, according to the figures
gathered from the files of the
building permits issued in Shelton
since January 1.
Also included in the new build-
ings begun were the new round-
house and machine shop for Simp-
son logging company, located on
Front St., and three new store
buildings, those of Mell Chevrolet,
Olo Olsen, and John Dotson.
There were a total of 87 differ-
ent building permits obtained in
the six.month period. This com-
pares with the 132 building per-
mits obtained for the whole year
in 1946, with a year's estimated
cost of building set at $475,905 for
2dl of last year.
If construction continues at the
present rate, Shelton will have
tripled its new construction for
1947 over 1946.
Bids Called For
On P. 0 Repairs
Tle Post Office Department,
through the Public Buildings Ad-
ministration, Federal Works Ag-
ency, Seattle, Washing[oh, is call-
ing for bids for interior and ex-
terior painting and miscellaneous
repairs of Shelton Post Office,
Warren Lincoh, postmaster, an,
nounccd yesterday.
The local post office has three
copies of specifications, general
conditions and drawings, also bid
forms which may be seen at the
posLmasLea"s office by anyone in-
terested in bidding oa the job.
Bids will be opened in Seattle at
2:00 p.m. July 30, 1947.
The Post Office Department
called for bids for this same
work and improvements ] as t
April to bc opened may 14, 1947,
but rejected all five of thc bids
submitted at that time, Included
within the scope of work is a con-
crete sidewalk on Franklin Street.
iiOiiN---- .......
Mr and Mrs Harold E. Sehu,
bert of An(horage,'-G Alaska, form- i
er residents of Shelton, are thh ":
parents of a hby boy born July
10,