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A FEATURED event of the week was the stowing away of 125 pounds, of barbecued salmon by approximately 250 4-H'ers, parents and friends. Guest night was on Wednesday, and the large camping area was shaken from its usual serenity of placid waters and foliaged trees by the spirited voices of youngsters entertaining the elders. As soon as camp opened at two o'clock Monday afternoon the 4-H'ers got together and sel'ect- ed their group leaders. Elinor Brumbaugh was elected council major, number one kingpin of the camp, and Jerry Richert was named assistant. CAPTAINS NAMED by the boys and girls include Della Ad- ams, Mary Petty, Jeanne Eve- leth, Mary Denivan, Kathy Kohl and Daymond Speece. Th es e youngsters are responsible for the activities of the various class and play groupings. Of the hardy campers at Panhandle the girls predominate in numbers. Although bedtime the first night was at 10:30 o'clock, a low hum could be heard for a time past that hour as the eager young- sters wearily talked and whisper- ed themselves to sleep. There are two 16-by-30 foot tents, four 16- by-16 foot tents and a number of smaller ones. TUESDAY MORNING at six o'clock a couple girls launched the day with quick swim in the lake, and shortly after the break- fast bell was sounded. "At first the meals were served family style, but the campers decided cafeteria style would be better," said Betty Sister who with Mrs. Mary Frutiger handles square- dancing and recreation classes. "%'e've all been eating elk meat here. and it's good," said Betty. Although much of the time of the. boys arid' girls is spent at* (Continued On Page Four) POMONA GRANGERS TO MEET FRIDAY A Pomona grange meeting will bc held at Southstde grange hall on Friday, July 29. reported Carl Emsley. Pomona master. The session Will begin at 8 o'clock in the evening• Mr. Ems- ley said that there was much business to be surveyed and that all persons concerned are urged to be present. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton. Wash.. under Act of March 3. 1879. SHELTON, WASHINGTON Thursday, July 28, 1949. 8 Camera shoot gor- the "Mag. f/1.9 4 speeds otlon. See Plus tax. EWS 0 8c PER COPY; $3.50 PER YEAR Rep. Mack was told by acting director of parks, A. E. Demaray, that such a highway is definitely under contemplation in a $175,- 000,000 park road and trail pro- gram, but that no assurances could be given as to a date when this particular road would be scheduled for construction. THIS HIGHWAY, when built, will provide one of the nation's most scenic drives for mountain, Golf Course Here Is One Year Old]Cap it°l Hill POPULAR RAY WHITESIDE, shown demonstrating the follow- through he teaches in his role ae professional at the Shelton- Bayshore Golf Course, has guid- ed the operation of the new links which observes its first anniver- sary August 1. Ray came here from Centralla, where he held hie first post as a full-fledged course pro, although previously he had been assistant pro at the Olympia Golf & Country Club. He is a Seattle native. (Picture by Andrews) Mills Hum As Vacations End Almost all'vacationing is enaed this summer for employes in the i Simpson Logging Company, and i mill wheels are rolling and log crews are. cutting. Both Reed Mills in Shelton are operating on regular schedules. Woodfiber s t ar t e d production Wednesday after its vacation, and :Olympic Plywood plant will start to hum again on Monday morning. During the vacation periods at the mills some repairs were made and improvements completed. Rain that hit Olympic Penin- sula over the past week has en- abled logging men at Camp Gris- dale to work in the forests with- out fearing fires that could have started during the dry weeks. In some of the  mountainous regions along the Upper Wynooche river percipitation averaged 3.7 inches in recent days, reported William Bryan, District U. S. Forest Rang- el'. Proposed Olympic Road Gets Support In Congress Proposals that the National Park Service build a high- way connecting Lake Quinv, ult and Hood Canal were laid before officials of the Park Service in Washington, D. C., this week by Russell V. Mack, Hoquiam, representative from the Third Congressional District. THE PARK ROAD proposed by@ Rep. Mack would require 26 to forest and lake scenery, and it 30 miles qf new construction and would result in tens of thousands would opeh, he said, "some of the additional tourists each year vis- most scenic parts of the high iting the Lake Quinault and Hood country of the Olympic moun- Canal resort regions. tains including the Enchanted Rep. Mack said the _ proposed valley region which many tour- Hood Canal-Lake tuinault road ists have described as equal in is already about half completed scenery to the most beautiful since there is at this time "a parks of the Swigs Alps.'.' good road from Lake Quinault to The road proposed by Rep. Graves creek, a distance of 16 Mack through the Olympics would miles, and from Hoodsport inland extend from the end of the pres- past Lake Cushman for 17 miles. ent Graves Creek Inn highway, MEMBERS OF the Hoodsport 16 miles northeast of Lake Quin- Commercial Club have gained the cult, through the mountains to support of tim Shelton Chamber the present national highway at of Commerce in backing the pro- Hoodsport, and would skirt soy- posed road. Last week Hood Can- oral of the Olympic mountain al Post 230, American Legion, peaks, adopted a resolution favoring the IF LEO QUINN, Matlock Route, C. E. GLANDON, 1427 Summit Drive will call at The Journal office with this coupon they may ex- change it for two tickets each for the current attraction now playing at the ,Paramount theatre as guests of Gus Graf of the Paramount and The Journal. The four tickets that will be given each week to se- lected Jourual subscribers will be houored at either Monday or Tuesday shows. Look for your name next week. This Monday & Tuesday: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers In  '.'The Barkle= of Broadway" ..........  ; L" ..: ,/T=,';:', ' . 7=::_::*'=:: construction'of the road. ARCADIA RESIDENTS TO ;CONSIDER FIRE PROTECTION PLANS Fire protection needs for the Arcadia peninsula will be ironed out at a general meeting called at the Southside grange hall the evening of August 4 for all resi- dents in-the district. Purpose of the meeting is to get the sentiment of the people in regards establishing a volun, teer fire aepartment for all of Ar- cadia peninsula lying outside the Shelton city limits. The provision of fire-fighting equipment will be considered. Speakers will be on hand from the fire departments at Grape- view and Allyn and the State For- estry office, and all Arcadia pen- Insula residents are urged to at, tend. The session starts at eight o'clock in the evening, ThUrsday, August 4. Earl Carr, onc--0f the conunit- teemen,, said that preliminary talks with some of the persons in the area reyealed the fire-pro- tection plans were Welcomed. PARENTS OF BOY Mr. and Mrs. Earl Anderson arc parents of a son born July 21 3helton Beneral hospital, The ! resiae- at -Allyn. ...... Water Flow Solid Swing Smacks Ball On Fairway All it takes is aim and a solid swing. The dull smack of a golf club against a round white ball, sending it soaring down the fairway toward a fresh green mound and a tiny black hole, has provided sporting music to the ears of three times as many recreation seekers in this community as that small, far-sighted and energetic group of men who planned the Shelton-Bay- shore golf course predicted a year ago. The success of Shelton's newest athletic and recreational enterprise has been little short of phenominal and where it was thought to bc a gamble just a short year ago, it is now on a solid operating asig far exceeding the most optimistic out- looks of its original baclers. FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the opening of the Bayshore Golf Course is August 1. Shelton and Mason eounby residents in incrcas, ing numbers throughout the past year have been discovering the many thrills that come with knocking a golf ball over the three miles in the 18-hole course. Started as a Chamber of Com- merce function, work to develop the course was climaxed in cee- monies a year ago when the Shelton mayor cut a ribbon and opened the fairways and greens to the public. Since that time the successes marking the progress of interest in golfing have been monumental. THE BAYSHORE Golf club, a non-profit organization, last year took over the support of the course, and with the funds gain- ed from club dues and green-fees many improvements have been made. All the greens are watered with & sprinkler system, and the club is planning to extend the sprinklers and irrigate three fair- ways. Made up of a men's division and a women's division, the Bay- shore Golf club eventually may have a children's division. Ray Whiteside, professional golfer on duty at the course, last Friday organized a children's day, and (Continued on page seven) City Street Oiling Contract Let, Job Begins In August A contract for the oiling' of city streets has been awarded to the George M. Grisdale Construction company, and "all who want oiling done should have their money de- posited with the city treasurer on or before Friday, August 5," an- nounced H. Enzo Loop, commis- sioner of public works. Commissioner Loop points out that no .street segment less than one block in length will be oiled. He said that the city would pre- pare the gravel foundation• Treatment will consist of two applications of oil and a lower of cover stone. "The resulting job will be smooth and durable," Commissioner Loop asserted. For streets not previously oiled the treatment rate that will be charged residents is 50 cents for a linear foot 20 feet wide. "For example," Mr. Loop said, " a per- son owning a 60-foot block will pay only $15, because he will have to pay only for is half of the street." The soliciting of money must be done by the residents in the blocks that will be oiled, and the money must be turned over to the city treasurer by the deadline date of August 5. Horse Races Set For Dust-Churning Day .On August 21 A rip-roaring horse racing and cowboy show is planned for Aug- ust 21 at the Island Lake rodeo grounds. This will be the second large horse event arranged in Mason county this year. CLARENCE WIVELL of the Shelton Rodeo club reveals that AI Wherton of Tenino will direcl the management of the horse show. Wherton is a noted cowboy who has been active in many Northwest rodeos. Horse-racing fan will have op-i portunity to participate in the contests that will determine who has the best horses in the back pastures of Mason county. Wivell asks that anyone having fast ani- mals contact the race committee of the rodeo club. Among the events of the day i will be a free-for-aU barrel rac. : For those who like to see high- stepping horses there will be six classes of parade animals on exhi- bition and in competition for pi'izes. ATTEMPTS ARE being made to arrange chariot races for addi- : tional thrills, but entries so far  have not been verified. The last rodeo in Mason county was staged before . sell-out crowd at the Island Lake grounds May 15. GIRL IS BORN A girl was born July 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Griffith, 815 Pine St., at Shclton General hospital. EASILY SWINGING her club, Mrs. Harold Ahlskog (right) drops her golf ball into the number four hole at Bayshore Golf Course. Watching her make the clean putt are her partner, Mrs. Arthur Parrott (center) and Ray Whlteside, professional. The two are representative of many who frequently enjoy a few hours of golfing on the pleasant greens and fairways of the new course tlt observes its first anniversary August 1. And|•ews Photo Friendly Civic Groups Aid Hospital, Tea Set August 11 A year-around friendly community project to assist Shelton General Hospital is leading firmly to a Silver Tea to be given by the Zonta club August 11 at the hospital grounds. TIIE TEA WILL be the second annual affair established to awak- en the concern of the citizenry for their hospital and to augment funds for room repair and equip- ment. Zontians are preparing aGay Nineties Fashion Parade for the outdoor gathering. The show, un- der the direction of Mrs. Ernest Crane, will feature high school seniors modeling the things that Pleasant Rains Region The dry Spell for our region was getting downright serious during the early weeks in July. But the weatherman, who has been taking an extreme amount of abuse in the past year, apologetically came through with a relieving .83 inches of rain in the past few days. Even though .83 inches is not much, it was sufficient to regen- erate drooping leaves in gardens and to cut down fire hazards in the forests. It greatly aided farm- ers, loggcr, amateur gardeners, and made cvcr,7one feel better. Tim 17-year average rainfall for July is .89 inches, reported Bob Weaver, weather observer at Rayonier Incorporated. Weaver noted that the rain so far in 1949 is about nine inches short of the average for thi region. All persons are cautioned not to slacken their vigilance against forest fires, for the danger is al- ways present in summer months despite a slight shower now and then. Firewarning-Flag To Flutter From New Pole In City To warn of extreme fire dan- gers a waving flag will fly in downtown Shelton as a signal to spectators that weather condi- tions make woods activity hazard- OTIS. A nw flagpole erected this week in front of the postoffice wiff bear the fluttering signal during days that conditions are extreme. GIB RUCKER, Simpson Log- ging Company forester, said that on some days when clouds and rain make the humidity high the flag will not be flown. However, fire season is in effect throughout the summer, and even when the flag is not seen residents must not relax their precautions against fire. In former .years the flag was at the old Fire Hall on Fifth and Franklin streets, but when that building was destroyed last Oc- tober and the fire office moved to Shclton airport, leaders in Shel- ton decided to erect a new pole in the more prominent position on Railroad avenue. ROY McCONKEY, Kiwanis cltlb president, is in charge of the flag- raising project, and installation work is being handled by Gib Rueker and his crew. The pole is 41 feet long and set in a base of concrete. Plans call for the removing of the pole during win- ter months when forest fire dan- gers are not critical. L.I.D:-6 AMENDED DEFINES INTEREST ON BONDS An ordinance amending the original ordinance on L.LD. Six, authorizing the improvement of Railroad avenue, was approved by city commissioners at their Tues- day night session. The amending law defines the limits on interest rates of bonds issued in corlnection with L,I.D. Six. nom and grandmom used to weal'. Mrs. Isabella Thompson, hos- pital superintendent, announces that the llospital will be open to public inspection during the af- ternoon. The tea will be from two to five o'clock Thursday after- noon, August 11. IN CIIARGE OF arrangements for the tea is Mrs. Ralph Crabill, who is assisted by Mrs. Thomp- son and Mrs. Elmer Smith. The Zontian-sponsored event is for ihe benefit of the hospital. Funds acquired from last year's tea were used to install new acousti- cal tile on walls and ceilings in the hospital. To keep the projects moving throughout the year, Zonta mem- bers hope to start hospital guilds. Mrs. Smith said that of those at- tending the tea some will be se- lected as leaders of hospital guilds, patronizing groups. Underway during the current year has been a community pro- gram organized to redecorate various wards and rooms in the building. Although several groups and individuals have vohmteered to take over some of the rooms, there are still nearly a dozen which need patronizing assistance, reported Mrs. L. C. Van Arsdale of the hospital board. SIIELTON CHAMBER of Com- merce nd the 40 et 8 group are taking over separate rooms. With the aid of the Rayonier Canteen fund members of Local 16], Inter- national Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, have declared they would redcc- (Continued on page four) New Park Board Ajpointed By Mayor new park board was appoint- ed Tuesday night by Mayor Harry Carlon. Members include Mrs. Charles Lentz, Mrs. Robert Weav- er and George Clark. Problem Hit Water supply problems are erupting on Capitol Hill. Buck Armstrong of the C r y s t a 1 Springs Water company that seTes the district appealed to city commissioners Tuesday evening for aid. • E. ]E. BREWER, water superin- tendent, and C. W. Fisk, assist- ant city engineer, were ordered to investigate the water situation on Capitol ' Hill nd to report at the commissioner meeting next Tuesday afternoon. Armstrong said his pumping equipment and reservoirs are 'be- coming too inadequate to supply the demand and that the flat rate of two dollars a month charged each user doesn't bring in enough revenue to finance expansion. "For 21 years the Crystal Springs Water company has been giving service for two dollars. We have applied for a raise in rates from two dollars to five dollars a month to finance a new reser- voir," Armstrong said. A TELEPHONE call to The Journal from Earl McKee, of the Washington Public Sea'vice Com- mission in Olympia, announced that the commission has set a hearing on the requested rates increase for 10 a.m. Friday, Aug- ust 5, at the city hall in Shelton. Buck Armstrong and his bro- ther, Stanley, took over the Crys- tal Springs Water company from their father, Preston 'Armstrong. "We have been losing money on our Capitol Hill public utility," said Buck, "and to increase the service we must have some means to construct a new reser- voir or to provide water from other soUrces." Hearings On M t. View To Be Aired In Court August 5 Two hearings affecting the peo- ple of Mountain View will be held in the Mason County Superior Court on Friday, August 5. The hearings have been scheduled to determine the legality of petitions offered by opposing factions seek- ing (1) to annex parts of Mt. View t to Shelton, and (2) to form a new] i city = 0n St' Vt' r .... One hearin rtains to county I commissioners, and the other af- I fects the city:commissloners. Fac-I ing the county is an alternate writ[ of prohibition obtained by those opposing the proposed formation of a new city of "Independence." And facing the city Ln an alternate wrlt of prohibition obtained by In- dependence supporters to stop ac- tion on annexation petitions. I The respective commissioners will be asked to show cause why the writs of prohibition should not be made permanent. The sessions start at I0 o'clock iu the morning. EDGERLEY IS NAMED LIQUOR VENDOR, WISEMAN RESIGNED Willis H. Edgerley has been ap- pointed vendor of the liquor store in Shelton to replace Harold F. Wiseman who resigned. Announce- ment of the appointment was made by the State Liquor Con- trol Board last week. Edgerly has been a local resi- dent for about two and a hlf years, coming to Shelton from Seattle where he was a, liquor- store vendor during 1942-45. Potlatch Folks Home From Europe Praise Our U.S.A. "No place in the world can compare with Hood Canal as a place to live," affirmed Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Macke af Potlatch who returned last week from a four-month trip in European countries. TRAVELING ON the continent on business and pleas- ure, both were so anxious to get back home that they ook a plane instead of returning on a ship. They had departed from Shelton March 21 and embarked from New York on a steamer. "Mr. Macke was in Europe. on business, and because I had never been over there before I went along to see the different coun- tries," said Mrs. Macke, adding, "it certainly was pleasant to re- turn home. Vice president of Simpson Log- ging Company, Mr. Macke made the extended trip to "keep abreast of new developments and research in the manufacturing of wood products and to return some calls made earlier by foreign industrial- ists." GAZING TtlROUGH a broad window of his living room at the wind-rippled water of Hood Can- al where the constant movement of tides represented activity and life instead of dull stagnation, Mr. Macke said gently that "the fam- ous resort places in Switzerland and on tile Rhine attract each year thousands of tourists who 'simply had not sccn Hood Canal first." Some of Mr. Mackc's calls took him to the Rhine' country of Cologne and Koblenz, where many years ago he had attended school. Born n a town in the Mosel-river valley, he had come to know that region very well in the years be- (Cuatiaue on pa 7) Pioneers Hold Large Picnic In Sunday Rain In spite of a drizzling rain that foced the Sunday picnic indoors to the Memorial build- ing, the annual gathering of the Mason Couhty Pioneer Association turned out to be large and successful. Almost all the old-time families were represented. TO.TAL ATTENDAN(,E was: close to 250, with local visitors l coming in the afternoon. All com- ers were cared for. and the Shel- ton Chamber of (;ommerce pro- vided the extras, with coffee brewed by Mrs. Mamie Earl. The quick change from Knee- land Park to the Memorial build- Ing was made under the dh'ection of Maurice Needham Snnday morning when solid clouds indi- cated a long rain. The only criti- cism of the indoor meeting was the noise created when everybody tried to talk at once. But tim groups managed to get together and find oldtimers whom they once knew but had forgotten, and did not know were still living. AMONG THOSE from a dis- tance were Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Gilbert, former Methodist pastor, and Will Morrison, now of Seat- tie. Both were connected with the Journal 50 or more years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Durboraw, former teactler and school stlpcr- intendent, and Roby Becket" Edi- ,ran, now of A Serdeen, and the Rcbin Shcedy family of Rainier, Oregon, are other long-distance travelers to the picnic. The Sheedy family has been gone more thm 50 years from Shelton. The "oldtimers who are living today, are important as a steady- ing frce in what at times appear to be a shaky society that totters from right to left out of a com- mon pot of absolutely contradic- tory notions or principles that slip for brief moments to the comprehensible surface. WHETHER ,SPEAKING of our local community of Shelton or of thc general sweep of civilization, whether of our own grandpar- ents or the historic span of count- less generations, the words of Waiter Lippman in regards tra- dition are priceless. He says, in Education %Vithout Cultnre: "Individuals do not have the time, the opportunity, or the en- ergy to make all the experiments and to discern all the significance that have gone into the making of the wlmle heritage of civili.a- tion. "In developing knowledge men must collaborate with their an- cestors. Otherwise they aust be- gin, not where their ancestors ar- rived, but where their ancestors beal, If they exclude the tradi- tion of the past . . . they make it necessary for each generation to repeat the errors, rather than to benefit by the successes, of its predecessors." TIIE LARGE gathering of Ma- son county pioneers in Shelton (Continued on Pagi 6) Last Rites For Mrs. Edith Hensel Scheduled July 30 A Mason county pioneer who came here 65 years ago, Mrs. Edith Hensel, 81, died Tuesday at a Shel- ton hospital. The funeral will be held ag one o'clock the afternoon of July 30 from Witsiers Funeral Home, and the Reverend J. O, Bovee will officiate. Born in Medford "Center, Maine, on March 30, 1868, Mrs. Hensel came to Mason county with her parents in 1884, and a homestead was started at Dayton. Sloe was married to Gustave Hensel in De. comber of 1890, and they lived at Dayton. When her husband died July 13 of 1921, Mrs. Hensel moved to Shelton where she made her home ever since. • Surviving arc three daughters, Mrs. Ida Canen, Mrs. Emma Hall, and Mrs. Sadie Elson, all of Shelton; a son, George Hensci, and seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Howard Rob- inson, William Valley, Dell Adams° Vic Bunnell, Art Griggs and Ed Bergerson. Burial will he at Shel- ton Memorial Park. SALE OFFICE AND STATIONERY SUPPI00 AT BARGAIN PRICES SALE WAS PRICE STAPLERS ........................ $1.60 $1.(}0 SCOTCH TAPE HOLDERS .40 .15 CARTER'S INK ................. 25  .10 GLUE .................................... 15 .05 MEMO BOOKS .................. 10¢ & 15€ BOOKKEEPING SYSTEMS 3.50 2.00 COLUMNAR PADS ............ 60 .30 GUMMED LABELS ........... 10 .05 MANY OTHER BARGAINS THE JOURNAL 107 FOURTH