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Bountiful bumpers Gutter language
You needn t crack a book to improve your mind during "
your sununer vacation. Just get behind the wheel of your Edit;r,:h: J:ppal[led at the anlTS, paper is the b u I
automobile. The highways, praise be to Exxon, are jammed
with cars, most of which carry the distilled wisdom of the language used in the lendarticle As the Pastor otl
ages on their bumpers. Following are examples of the type ofthe yoUrlanguagePaperusedlastbyweek.Mr. BarberWhile ueep.ChurChconcernhere inlorShe.lttthe
of message contained on the ubiquitous bumper sticker: in counseling is the business of el this. commumty.
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MASOCHISTS UNITE!
Black and Blue is Beautiful
A brand of folk wisdom
By JOHN GAAR
Reading Alexander Solzhenitsyn's commencement
address to Harvard University reminded me of comments
made by an old American Indian I met and by science
fiction writers Ursula K. Le Gain and Robert Sheckley.
What do they have in common? Let's take them in
order.
I heard an Indian friend explain to her grandmother
how we had landed on the moon. Her rendering of
"rocket" was fascinating. "A flying candle with a fire on
one end," was her description. How did the 19th century
react? The grandmother felt if the Great Spirit wanted men
on the moon He would have put them there. She didn't
sound impressed.
In "Dimension of Miracles" Sheckley has another
unimpressed character remark, "What's such a big deal
about the secrets of the Universe? They've been overrated,
just like everything else. When you come right down to it,
nothing's as good as you think it's going to be."
Le Guin's book, "Tile Dispossessed," traces the career
of a man named Shevek as he leaves one planet for
another. The journey is a philosophical one as he moves
from a communist society to a capitalist one. That's a
skimpy sketch of the book but I think Solzhenitsyn will
duplicate Shevek's experiences.
The common tie with Solzhenitsyn is this: they're
unimpressed with technology and western culture. If
Solzhenitsyn weren't a man of renown and accomplishment
GIVE SMOKEY A HAND
Kill All Campfires and Smokers
language to understand.
HELP PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE
Steal Something From An Indian
CAUTION: The driver of This Car
Operates on Regular Grass
Belly Carter Has ABeet Billy[
GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE
Guns Kill Gooks
ave Trees --Don'1" i Read: Newspapers I
SAVE THE WHALES
REGISTER HARPOONS
At GENERAL ELECTRIC
Nuclear Waste is Our Most Important Product
we'd be calling him an ingrate, advising him to love
America or leave it, or demand his expulsion.
There's another tie. Confront a person or group with a
totally new and overwhehning culture and what's the
response? We get lectures on spirituality. What else can
they say? Competing with the new culture is obviously
impossible. Former Indian Prime Minister Nehru mastered
that kind of lecture. He prattled about "mystical Mother
India" and some westerners loved that hokum. Eventually
India misused nuclear material and exploded an atomic
bomb.
Solzhenitsyn is an intelligent man but he's experiencing
future-shock. He's unprepared for western life with its
variety, intensity, conflicts, experimentation. Even casual
visitors discern our shallowness and superficiality. More
interesting will be his comments after he learns the
language and ascertains the depths of some of the culture.
Whether Solzhenitsyn be right or wrong is unimportant.
Whether we have critics is important. Excluding political
tyrants or terrorists, our critics give us more than advice.
They give us their time. They understand our nation is the
greatest governmental experiment in history. If we fail,
well, consider the alternatives.
Criticism from anyone is difficult to accept but it's
preferable to court orders, imperial decrees or worker's
paradises. And criticism is not divisible into candy-coated
phrases like "constructive" to make us feel better.
Editor, The Journal:
Many years ago I knew a
southerner named Harris, a slim
whitehaired philosophical old
chap endowed with charm, wit
and eloquence. His conversation,
spiced with a Dixie drawl, was a
delight to listen to.
One day Harris was nettled
by somebody who asked him
what his nationality was.
"Nationality?" he queried,
"Well, suh, I'm a white native
son of Virginia if that means
anything. In any case, black,
yellow, red or white,
hell difference does
make?
"Remember that
_man's skin is of
underneath, his
universally the same
must tell you, suh,
being a white Vir
American are merely
labels. One's color or
origin are of no
whatever. I am a
world."
Z
Disregarded signs
Editor, The Journal:
Not often can one find such
clear cut evidence of deliberate
trespass as your picture on page
4, July 13th edition of your
newspaper - "A Moss Covered
Cove on Pickering Passage" -
taken of and on my property at
McClain's Cove.
However, despite your
obvious disregard of "no
trespass" signs, I will
mainly because you
of the most
around.
Also, if you could
subscripti9n for one
me at my Yakima
send the paper there,
most appreciative.
Wm.
Saved in the nick of time
You think you've got problems, friend? residents Tuesday night.
You don't know the meaning of the word. Read on as "Some even drove out there to see if a drug bust was in
Words are o ffen "
Editor, The Journal: the Shelton-Mason
The full page article on Journal in the
'Sex-crazed prison sociologist enjoyed most of them.
Bob Barber,' in last week's the interview with the
Journal was a disgusting and was filled with ex
insulting account. I found revolting.
There are ways of expressing The general public
one's self without resorting to of understanding
vulgarity, used in a discreet
I want to congratulate Steve is no need of blurting
Patch for the interesting that are offensive and
write-ups he has had published in Mable
we present the trials and tribulations of Sally, the heroine progress or if a plane had crashed.
of a film now in production in southern California. "It was nothing quite that spectacular, nevertheless, the Enioyed gym fl
The following is lifted from a story in the Ramona activity at the airport was interesting. A film company fl S
(California) Sentinel. from La Habra was making a movie with the assistance of
"Sirens blaring, red lights flashing, and an airplane Ramona Fire Department and Mission Aviation Fellowship. Editor, The Journal: and helpers Jenny
buzzing Ramona's airport drew the attention of many "The movie, called 'Turbulence,' is a Christian film that Last evening my daughter and Lisa Brown, were
I "ap'-o''"ome: tells why the righteous suffer, explained its writer and and myself wentto the only hope that in
[l,,J[[[[ l[l[ director, Dave Elliot. exhibition of the summer parks years Shelton keeps
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"The hour-long film will cost $50,000, said its producer and recreation gymnastics program.
[t ,l[[l Paul Goodman of Mission Enterprises. It's a low budget program. Bonnie Whitmore Those young boys
should have a big pat were really something
Poll says voters want film he admitted, but volunteer help made it possible, on the
] period i ie2'sa!nd t!t!n°r!i°uts°2!visaeriildmcgraiiai! back f°r her w°nderful j°b she were remarkably g°°d'
did with these young up and enjoyed it very much.
In Anita's House Are Many Mansions coming Olympic stars. , Mrs.
But Only One aoset t ax ¢ Ut i Her assistant Bryce Smith
........ One day the youngster, Ricky, played by Rick Ramos,
By ROBERTC. CUMMINGS as thermalplants. But all of the accidently shoots himself while playing with agun. The Worm €lppreci •
T l [ [3 [l] When voters overwhelmingly revenue would be distributed mother then takes him to the local airport so he can be
approved Initiative 345, they within the impacted area.
apparently weren't just voting
against the sales tax on food.
IOYCOTT UPll A
typical "blue collar" legislative
recent poll taken in a
district which encompasses both
urban and rural areas, the prime
motivation of 81.2 percent was
to get a tax cut.
In other words, they would
have voted for any form of tax
reduction which happened to be
on the ballot, regardless of where
it hit.
Considered Unfair
An even larger percentage of
this same majority, however,
90.4 percent, said they wanted
to get rid of what they
considered to be an unfair tax
on a necessity.
Similarily, 81.2 percent said
that if a tax increase is needed
to fund education, they would
oppose an extension of the sales
and use tax to personal services.
More than two-thirds, or
68.7 percent, said they hoped
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flown to medical assistance 300 miles away.
Both measures also would
Official Government Vehicle
THIS CAR RUNS ON HOT AIR
Get Involved in Your Government
Solicit a Bribe
] ItVS YOU MUGGED YOIYR PAIENT8 TODAY. I
Vote for
THOMAS P. O'NEILL (D) South Korea
their votes would force some
sort of tax reform. They weren't
asked for their views of an
income tax, but they rejected it
by a majority of more than 77
percent just five years ago.
Tax on Energy Mulled
Meanwhile, a House
subcommittee on revenue is
considering two proposals for
taxing energy facilities.
Both bills would levy a tax
on hydroelectric facilities as well
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repeal the property tax paid by
private utilities, and the excise
"in-lieu-of" tax paid by PUD's.
City Facilities
Included
Each of the proposals also
would tax all generating facilities
owned by cities, which presently
aren't taxed either by the state
or, in most cases, by local taxing
districts.
The same rate and method is
proposed by both bills, an excise
tax of three percent on the
wholesale value of the energy
produced.
But different ratios of
distribution are proposed.
Radius Varies, Too
One proposal, known as
Draft No. 2670, would apportion
70 percent of the proceeds to
the state for distribution to
school districts within a
thirty-five-mile radius, with the
balance going directly to local
taxing districts.
The other, Draft No. 2617,
would apportion 90 percent to
the state for redistribution
within a fifty-mile radius, and
ten percent to local taxing
districts.
Draft No. 2617 also would
levy a five percent excise tax on
the construction costs of all
facilities built after the effective
date of the act.
"While enroute, the plane runs into a storm - thus the
title - and Ricky stops breathing. The pilot, who is a
missionary, goes back to revive the boy while the mother
takes over the controls.
"After Ricky regains consciousness, the pilot goes back
to the cockpit, but the plane hits an air pocket before he
gets there, rendering him unconscious.
"The frantic mother is left to fly the plane all by
herself. To add to her problems, the plane loses an engine
and the lights at the airport are knocked out by lightning.
"However, the girl's estranged father, who is at the
airport with her mother and handicapped brother, is
frantically trying to get the power restored.
"Back in the air, the girl is fighting with the controls
when another problem appears. She's headed straight for a
mountain.
"But, just in the nick of time, 'she accepts the Lord,'
and" saves herself and her passengers from a fiery crash.
"Meanwhile, back at the airport, flares are placed on
the runway in the shape of a cross to aid in the landing.
Fire trucks and an ambulance await the crippled aircraft."
Whew!
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Mailing Address: Box 430, Shelton, Wa. 98584 Phone 426-4412
Published at 227 West Cota Street, Shelton, Mason County,
Washington 98584, Weekly.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $7.00 per year in Mason County
$9.00 per year in State of Washington $]2.00 per year out of State
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ...................... Henry G. Gay
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Editor, The Journal:
This is a belated expression
of my pleasure and.appreciati6n
of the Visitor's Guide (June 15,
1978) _ a beautiful job by
Carolyn Maddux and Barbara
Nelson in behalf of our beautiful
Mason County.
No, this was not lost
mail for a month. It's
the greater the age, the
takes "to get around"
a few words. My
still warm.
Emma B.
Mack McGinnis'
Dr. William A. Ward is blamed by a friend for the
telephone executive who was also a health science buff
managed to create a clone of himself. The clone was a
likeness but was terribly obscene. Finally, in desperation,
exec took the clone to a cliff and pushed it off,
the first person to be charged with making an obscene
(George Dolan in Forth Worth
Two men were talking about a friend. "I can't understand
loses so much money at the racetrack and yet he is so lucky
plays poker." "That's easy to understand," his friend
don't let him shuffle the horses at the track." r i
(Charlie Wadsworth in Orlando
Joe Griffith says he saw the effects of Proposition 13
California for a Fourth of July speaking engagement: "I
that was led by the United States Marine Corps Trio."
(George Dolan in Fort Worth
Remember when debtors used to be thrown in prison? Look;
we've come.., now they're offered more credit