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! know there are man,]
the loss of our separate newspaper.
There are some, 1 know, who would rather have gone back to a
shopper-type paper, mostly ads, with a small news section, but written
and mailed in Belfair and kept separate from any other publication.
There are those too, and I suspect this is the largest group, who
wish we had found a way to keep the Huckleberry Herald going as it
was, but since there was no way, have accepted the "second best"
arrangement of having our same old newspaper, almost unchanged,
inserted in the Journal. They are not real enthused about the idea but
have accepted it and are grateful that the Herald found a way to
survive.
And then there are those who think combining the two Mason
County newspapers is a great idea.
When Mr. Gay, owner of the Journal, first walked into the Herald
office, after having been asked by the Herald owner if he would send
the Journal to finish out Herald subscriptions, I didn't really expect
him to be so obvious as to be rubbing his hands together and gloating
out loud that now, once again, his was the only paper in Mason County.
But I admit I wouldn't have been surprised to have found a trace of
that attitude in his manner which, try as he might, he wouldn't be able
to hide. After all, I've read a great many of his editorials in the past
four years and my impression of the writer wasn't exactly one of
sweetness and light.
I was totally unprepared for what actually happened.
Ace had already called to tell me that Mr. Gay had agreed to take
over the Herald subscription list. But I knew some citizens of the area
were working hard to find some way to keep the paper going so 1 asked
Mr. Gay if he would mind waiting a few days to pick up the master card
file containing the names of the 1100 Herald subscribers. He agreed.
Good. Maybe he'd grant another favor? It wouldn't hurt to try...
so I suggested that, if it was found to be impossible to keep the Herald
going, that a reporter from the Journal visit the Belfair area on a regular
basis to report North Mason news. He looked surprised. That was when
I found out he had been assuming, if he did take over the Herald
subscription list, that I would stay on, along with all the
correspondents, and the paper would just be added to the Journal.
Could this be the same man who writes the Journal editorials?
Well, he won't be so co-operative when I ask the next question, 1
thought as I asked if he would print the Herald for us if we managed to
find a way to keep it going as a separate newspaper. But he surprised
me and agreed to that, too. Good Heavens, 1 must have been misreading
those editorials all these years!
On that day I was among those who were grateful for the "second
best" solution, of keeping the paper alive even though we had to join a
larger paper. But the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea
and within a few days I was convinced that joining the Shelton Journal
was a great idea.
Since working in Belfair 1 have noticed that most people are
Bremerton-oriented, which is only natural since so many people of the
area work there. But we do belong in Mason County and ordinances
passed by the County Commissioners in Shelton or taxes sent out by
the County Auditor do affect this end of the County, too. With the
larger staff of the Journal, and the fact it is located right at the County
seat, it can cover news from the County offices much more effectively
than the one-woman editorial staff of the Herald has ever been able to
do.
As Herald readers take advantage of the ' extra" news provided by
the Journal and Journal readers browse through the Herald and learn
what's going on at this end of the County, there is a good chance that
the new joint enterprise will do a lot to bring the County together.
I know there are others in North Mason who feel as I do because
quite a few people have stopped in this past week to say they have
enjoyed the Journal the past few weeks and are looking forward to
getting both papers for the price of one.
I hope more and more of you will think it's a great idea as time goes
by.
Just don't let those Journal editorials fool you. Mr. Gay is really a
very nice man.
CIGARETTES TAKEN
The Allyn Grocery was
burglarized the night of July 20
and about $150 worth of
cigarettes were taken. The case is
being investigated by the Sheriff's
department.
SHAGGY DOG STORY
A black and white shaggy pup
with a flea collar was found on
the Grapeview Road July 20
according to a report from the
local Sheriff's office.
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A section of the Shelton-Mason County Journal serving as the
voice of Belfair, Aliyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake,
South Shore and North Shore.
Post Office Box 587, Belfair, Washington 98528
Telephone CR 5-6680
LOU DONNELL ............................. Editor
BARBARA NELSON .......... Advertising Representative
Published by Shelton Publishing, Inc., Post Office Box 430,
Shelton, Washington 98584 : telephone 426-44 ] 2.
Subscription: $5.00 per year in Mason County; $6.00 per
year elsewhere.
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paper O~ June 23 about the
school's Citizen's Committee:
Every parent that is unhappy
with teacher can write a letter to
the principal, then the principal
puts it in teacher's file and the
teacher is partially judged on their
efficiency from this.
So when teacher corrects
Johnny, Johnny in return tells
Mom, (and not always the truth,
as Johnny's like to dramatize;)
she writes the principal a letter
and around we go.
Do you think this is fair
judging?
What will happen to the
discipline in the Belfair Schools
and the youngsters? It should be
utter chaos. Why should a teacher
correct Johnny when his position
is on the line? WOULD YOU?
All I can say is thank heavens
my youngsters don't go to the
Belfair Schools.
A summer resident,
A. Smith
Carl Anderson dies
in nursing home
Carl J. "Charlie" Anderson,
79, who was injured in an
accident at Beard's Curve June 8
died July 21 at the Belmont
Nursing Home in Bremerton.
The Reverend Wendall Harder
of Belfair Community Baptist
Church officiated at the funeral
service held last Saturday at the
Pendleton-Gilchrist Funeral Home
in Port Orchard.
Mr. Anderson was born Dec.
14, 1891, on Bainbridge Island to
the late John F. and Emma
Anderson.
Mr. Anderson grew up and
attended school on Bainbridge
Island. He met his wife, the
former Florence M. Hester, in
Port Orchard and the couple
were married there July 16, 1913.
They had just celebrated their
58th wedding anniversary.
Mr. Anderson served his
apprenticeship at PSNS in 1909.
He also worked at various places
in the Port Orchard area including
Ilal's Hardware and Hal's Motor
Company.
When Mr. Anderson retired
from PSNS as a machinist
supervisor in I (956 he had
completed 30 years of service
with the government
He was a member of the F &
AM Lodge 98, Port Orchard, and
the Curly Creek (;range.
Lie is survived by his wife,
Florence. of the family flame:
four sons, Max E. Burrell. Seattle,
Ronald C. Burrell, Abington, Pa.,
Jack F. Burrell, Kent (King
CountyL and Richard Burrell,
Belfair: one sister, Mrs. ltarry
(Alida) Finnick. Seattle: and
several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Concluding services and
interment were held at the
Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Port
Orchard.
BOOKS WANTED
North Mason Friends of the
Library are accepting donations
of books for their sale booth at
the Flea Market, August 7th and
8th, at the Masonic tlall in
Belfair. Paperbacks in good
condition, as well as hardbacks,
will be welcome. Call Mrs. Curtis
Bell, CR 5-2320. or Mrs. Kenneth
Bates. CR 5-6594, for pick-up.
SOUTH SHORE THEFT
Raymond Schumsky of
Auburn reported on July 22 to
the Belfair Sheriff's office that
several items had been stolen
from a garage at his summer home
near Happy Hollow on South
Shore. Missing were a fire
extinguisher, spare tire and wheel
for a boat trailer, boat horn and
three 6-gallon Evenrude gas tanks.
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meet at the Wtason'~c. "Temple in
Belfair for a potluck dinner
Sunday, August 1 at 12:30 p.m.
Members of other VWWI
Barracks who are visiting in the
area are invited to attend. Also
persons who are eligible to join
the group but who have not done
so, Mothers, wives, daughters or
sisters of World War I veterans are
eligible. Mrs. Alice Squires,
CR5-2065, will be happy to
answer questions from potential
members.
Following the potluck dinner
will be a business meeting at
which will be a discussion of the
booth sponsored by the group at
the August 6 and 7 Flea Market.
On this committee are Mrs.
Robert Deck of Union, 898-2293;
Mrs. Herbert W. Davidson, TR
6-8556 and Mrs. Martin Tate, CR
5-6344. They would appreciate
donations of white elephants for
the sale.
Members of the group are
asked to reserve Wednesday,
August 11, for a District I
.~uxLl~a~y ~Ytl co-host the pot~_ucY~
dinner. ]?his will be the [irst
District meeting since the
instaUation of Homer Stewart as
District Commander and
Marguerite Minty as District
Auxiliary president.
Application mode for
fill on North Shore
An application has been
received by the Army Corps of
Engineers for a permit to build a
bulkhead and place
approximately 800 cubic yards of
fill behind it to furnish a place to
park a travel trailer during the
summer months at a summer
residence on North Shore
belonging to Jean Pritchard of
Port Orchard.
Interested parties are
requested to submit, in writing,
any comments or objections to the
proposed work before August 22
to the Seattle office of the Army
Corps.
NEW CONSTRUCTION--REMODELING--ROOFING
DECKS CONCRETE WORK
FO RM I CA--CERAM I C T lEE
Free Estimates
Call CR 5-2196 Collect
New 19 ft. Starfire
with 16.5 HP Mercruiser and
full top. Was $.5,81.5.00 ................. NOW $4995
New 17 ft. Thunderbird
with 65 HP Mercury and EZ Loader
Trailer. Was $4,005.00 ................. NOW $2995
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Bank Terms Belfair CR 5-2297
Puget National
The hometown bank.
Hello again! I'm back as your
correspondent for a while. I
enjoyed many newsy letters from
the Huckleberry Herald Readers
when I wrote this column before,
and I hope to hear from you
again. Let me know about your
vacation, new additions to your
family, or just for fun, drop me a
line and let me know what is
going on in your particular home
town. A telephone call from the
permanent residents of Mason and
Benson Lake is always a welcome
ring as Wednesday rolls around
and I get that panicky "what am I
going to write 1Ehis week feeling".
For those of you who are
reading the Huckleberry Herald
and the Mason Lake Meanderings
for the first time, we'd like you to
know what a Gung Ha
Community we have... Benson
Lake news is also included in this
column, as the people from there
are an intricate part of our
community. The people of these
two Lakes have accomplished a
fete unheard of in the large cities
of today. By working together
and playing together, we have
built a really fine recreation hall,
completely usable and
comfortable in just one short
year. Wonderful volunteer labor
from both the permanent
residents and summer people
combined with donations totaling
over $10,000 made it all possible.
The donations also paid for a lot
of fun as the dances, pot lucks,
card parties and etc, were enjoyed
as the building progressed.
The Mason-Benson Woman's
Fire Auxiliary is a working bunch
of gals too. They keep our
District Firemen in the finest and
safest gear, have furnished our
firemen with radio equipment as
well as a Fireboat for Mason
Lake. Besides that, like the MBC
Club, (incidentally pronounced
''Embassy") it's a fun
organization with the friendliest
people anywhere.
So much for blowing our
horn...
Some changes have taken
place at Paradise Estates since I
last wrote this column. New
tennis court, large sturdy swings
for the young set, two horse-shoe
courts, new bright tables and
green lawns for picnicking (that's
due to all that lovely rain we
had!!!!), a riding lawn mower
helps too.
have persisted in cutting it
everytime it is rebuilt on the
north side of the Lagoon. The
fence will be run clear to the Lake
in the near future, and hopefully
this will solve the problem. There
are a lot of expensive boats
moored there! The car gate will
be locked from 11 p.m. and
opened at 8 a.m. thru the summer
months to insure the safety of the
boats. AI Rodewald is the full
time maintenance man now and is
taking excellent care of the area.
We are also sporting a flag now
and he raises and lowers it daily.
Good job, AI. Gordon Hathaway
has been working for Paradise for
quite a few years but would like
to be able to travel when the
mood strikes, so resigned and will
now follow the wind.
Paradise Estates held it's
annual meeting July 12tb in a
downpour of cold rain with very
few property owners in
attendance. (l don't blame them,
it was a nasty day). Doug Sayan
was elected the President of the
Association for a two year term,
Pete Peterson, Secretary-Treasurer
and Lee Rice, Vice President. R.
B. A. Johnson was elected as a
trustee as well as Tom Workman
and Bob Nickols for a two year
term.
Two cabins in Paradise have
been robbed this summer. The
Taylor cabin on Paradise Blvd.
and the Fisher cabin on kakeview
Blvd. Just groceries and liquor
were taken from Fishers with
expensive tools left behind.
Another happening in "Little
Seattle" (as we permanent
residents are beginning to call it in
the summer) was Mr. Skoog's red
truck going for a swim in the
Lagoon when the brakes failed as
he was launching his boat. Also a
throttle ~uck on a large boat in
the lagoon a few weeks ago and
the boat hit a dock and the young
driver was thrown out, but luckily
was unhurt.
A near tradgedy did occur
however, as two very young girls
jumped off the diving board
before first learning how to swim,
and were rescued by a couple of
anonymous boy-s. This
encouraged Paradise Assoc. to
hire life guards for all the Holiday
weekends.
Congratulations to Donna and
Bill Freeto, new Mommy and
Daddy of a baby boy, The proud
We've had our troubles in grandparents are Nancy and Don
Paradise as well, some summer Welch of Mason Lake.
people don't like the fence and The annual 4th of July dance
Quality Landscaping
By Bob
& Gift ;ho )e
[ North Shore Road Belfair CR 5-2558
held at the MBC Club was a
howling success.. Really great
hamburgers ( a meal in a bun)
with homemade potato salad was
served to the families before the
dancing and during... The L. Z.
DeSpains band (which is
becoming a tradition as well)
played their unbeatable music for
the dancers. The weatherman
cooperated beautifldly with a
warm summer evening. All the
hard working people that chaired
and worked on the committees to
make the dance possible (and it is
a tremendous job) are to be
congratulated. The heads of the
committees were Doug Sayan, in
charge of tables, Mrs. Wiltze, food
and the kitchen, Maxine
Gunnarson, Ice and mixer, Bill
Lewis took care of all those lovely
tickets that brought in all that
money to improve the Club
House some more.
A teenage dance was held
Sunday night the 4th of July with
over a hundred enthusiastic
teenagers girating to the music of
the "Reuben Edgar Og'" (Reuben
Edgar Og'????) The last half hour
or so was dedicated to music they
most like to play, "'The Blues".
The same group played for
the opening of the Inn Quest in
Shelton a couple of weeks ago
(new teenage center). These are
mostly Mason Lake boys, Dan
Sayan, Steve Peterson, Keith
Bystrom, and Kim Nicklaus of
Grapeview, with the assist of a
couple of Seattle and Shelton
youths sitting in.
Tom Brokaw, our Fire
Captain of Mason Lake says
everything is going great with the
Fire Department if they could
just find the culprit who is
sneaking two gallons of gasoline
each week (can't go far on that!).
Pete and I made a flying dash
to Seattle last Thursday the 15th
to have breakfast aboard the
Coast Guard Cutter "Klamath"
before our son, Mark, sailed for a
three-month cruise. They will
spend some time in ttonolulu,
two weeks in Japan and be on
Midway Island for a few days.
Also they will spend two 21-day
weather patrol and search and
rescue stints in the Pacific.
Sven and Maxine Gunnarson
entertained Mr. and Mrs.
ltcrmanns of Edmonds and their
house guest, a young girl from
Cologne, Germany, the weekend
of the 17th. Such lovely weather
too!
Lou Grothe is out of the
hospital and with her daughter,
Mrs. Chapman, at 17317
Fremont Ave. N., Seattle now.
l'm sure she would appreciate a
call when you are in town or a
card. Lou would like to thank all
her friends who sent cards while
she was in the hospital. Get well
Lee Lopriore--BUILDER
WE HAVE BUILDING LOTS
WE HAVE FINANCING, VARIABLE INTEREST
NEW CONSTRUCTION -- REMODELING
LICENSED -- INSURED -- BONDED
CR 5-2021
mouth-to-mouth resuscitatiola.
Persons interested in taking
advantage of the mini-course,
which will begin at 8:30 a.m. and
last until shortly after 4 p.m.,
(permanent residents are
welcome, too)may sign up at
either of thetwo marinas at
Mason Lake. Any questions about
the course may be answered by
calling Sven Gunnarson,
426-8813.
the ~eek at 1u1¥ 12 to 1"7. "Inae
Mason County SherifFs of(tee is
investigating.
CYCLIST INJURED
Mike Fleury of Victor was
taken to Harrison Hospital in
Bremerton by the Belfair Aid car
July 22 after being caught in the
throat by a cable across a back
road above the North Mason High
School while riding a motor cycle.
TREE SERVICE
TOPPED, TRIMMED OR REMOVED
FULLY INSURED
WES GRIFFEY CR 5-2117
Tun ups Minor Repair Work
24 Hr. Wrecker Semite
CR 5-2077
MOBIL
soon, Lou. Her telephone number
is L! 2-8385.
Jerry and Ruth Hill and their
children took a trip to Southern
California and Mexico just after
school let out for the summer,
but now the brush is turning
green again, work will begin for
another season. Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Hill have been vacationing
frequently in their trailer and
pulling their big boat along for
fishing.
John and Jean Moore waved
good-by to their son, Tom as he
sailed away on a fishing schooner
out of Shelton a couple of weeks
ago. He will be fishing in the
Alaskan waters for the next two
months.
Jan and Louis tludgens picked
up a new Volvo last week in
Tacoma. Pretty sporty
cam muting buggy.
to have you
with us
The staff at
is pleased
S OF SHELTON
to have the
HUCKLEBERRY HERALD
distributed along with
the Shelton Mason
I
County Journal.
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We invite the readers
of the
to stop in the store when
you're in Shelton.
We'll be glad to help
you with your building
and gardening needs.
Watch for our ads in
each issue of the paper.
Z,1=r~I~IIl~'II
OF SHELTON
"Buildin
Mason County"
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