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For Hars tine GO THROUGHmSteve Stephen, Harstine is shown here loading a package into his car of the island residents who have come to with the rest of the country. Island- rthday greetings to Steve in their boxes this Stephen has been delivering mall to the years. He is a navy veteran who served when it was sunk in the Coral sea during War. (Journal photo, Ziegler print.) Plans Member Drive *.N WAR&apos;VETGeorge E. Halsell, who will 16th of this month, has been a member of 1694 for the past 30 years. He was dis. army on January 9, 1899, at Manila, P.I. The Plans a drive for new members whloh will be near future. Mr. Halse!l, who resides at 1511 south, is now recovering from an accident ago. He still keeps up on world affairs i(Journal photo, Ziegler print.) " Job Offered Still have time , • applied to Eaoreli Reouperahng adjacent to get petitions Work into the Friday ave- this service, the county have a pe- property to cost is and six dol- The pay- be per- to the Fair Busy Board for the to be held val- 4-H food economics wanted to ,,June may divisions of not be a organi- L; anti seer(:tary. Its Charles act ss ad- fai r- of -H leaders ae garden and the of the ee.OllOln- a,l(J crafts and cash Winners the three from extension any b()al'Cl Tllis ticket of the with can be agent's of- enlphasize tl]c bull ag contest and calf Only open they train Ken Eacrett pulled through the aftermath of his escape from drowning in California last week in good shape and is now recuper- ating at the home of his parents at 521 Cascade street. The 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Eacrett was brought home from San Mated after his release from a hospital there late last week. He had been rescued from death in the ocean near San Mated by a former Shelton high school classmate, Neff Seljestad, after heavy seas swept him S-ore some rocks on which the two boys and another Shelton youth, Bud Huss, had been climbing July 27. He suffered severe bruises and exposure during a 45-minute or- deal with the waves but threat- ened pneumonia in the aftermath did not become serious, enabling him to return to Shelton late in the week. IsWsA, Election An election of officer8 of local 38, IWA, will be held here this week. Among the offices to be filled by the vote will be those oz president, vice-president, secre- tary, warden, trustee and conduc- tor. Percy M Pio 6017 S.E. 86h Ave Portland, Ore r 73RD YEAR--NO. 32 :,t,-¢,d s s,:emad cla'rl matter at the peat offic.e at Shelton. Wuhiugtoa. 10 Cents per Copy • )uder Act of March  1879. Publishe( weekly at 107 FZouth 4tb Street Thursday, August 6, 1959 Published in "Chrtmastown, U.S.A." 16 Pages--2 Sections County Rejects Big PIo¢ Over Public Access (entre vets y The Mason county board of commissioners turned dowrt a request of the Ayock Land Company for the acceptance of a 40-acre plat of land, with 5000 feet of waterfront, lo- cated about four miles north of Lilliwaup. Frederick Hokanson, who with Glenn Correa, is a lega,l I representative of the company, sharply protested the decis. ion of the commission and maintained the county did not have legal grounds for their stand. COMMISSIONER ROY Mitch- ell quoted a legal opinion of for- mer state attorney general Don Esstvold who stated in 1954 that counties and cities had the right to decide on such matters and re- Ject plats if they failed to meet certain requirements. Hokanson took issue with Mitch- ell on the interpretation of the former attorney general's opinion and said that the cases he stated in his legal opinion involved public safety. Glenn Correa made a few state- ments to the commission remind- ing them that Thurston county had recently accepted a similar type of a plat without demanding that a public access be provided. He also told th.e commission that there has been a considerable sum of money invested by the company in thls plat and mince they feel that a private plat has more at- traction to buyers than one with public access the commission should realize that they have a right to expect something from their investment. "iF ALL people were allowed to build without providing public access, eventually the public would be cut-off from having any op- portunity to enjoy the benefits of the waters in the county," said Commissioner C. W. Strdckenbach. It soon became apparent that both tmrties had ahnost directly' i opp¢)sing views on the qnestion of mlblie access and that  their chances of getting together were dim. Commissioner Roy Mitchell mad(', a motion that the Ayock plat bc rejected until it has met the platting ordinance of 1950. Commissioners Streekenbach and Bariekman agreed to Mitchelrs motion. MITCHELL, ADDED, however, "This does not mean that I would not be willing to go out there and try to work something out." County Heads Hear Blue Cross Medical Offer The Mason county board of commissioners, who have been considering dropping Mason Coun- ty Medical Service Bureau for county employees, heard a propos- al from Blue Cross representa- tives Monday morning in the courthouse. JIM MORRIS, a Taconta Blue Cross man, told the commission that county employees could get 70 days of hospitalization at $16 a day plus surgical benefits ff 65 percent of them would agTee to go for a group plan. The cost for thin service under a group plan would he $3.99 a month for males, $5.0 , for females, $10.23 for an em- ployee with one dependent, and $12.22 a month for an employee with two or more dependents. The commission decided to give the county employees a chance to hear the people from Bhze Cross and make up their own minds on Mason County Medical or Blue Cross. ! The commission O.K.'ed a coun- ty road project for $20,000 which :will provide funds for blacktop- ping roads at Harstine Island, Stretch Island, Bastone Cutoff and several, streets in the Mt. View area. Hold Her Steady Now STEADY MENRolla Halbert (left), Shelton police judge and justice of the peace, and Eldred Bee, manager of Tradewell's Shelton supermarket, served on the chef's staff at Sunday's annual Kiwanis hoecake breakfast which fed nearly 1400 eater= and raised funds for the swimming GlaH, (Photo by Dean.) McCann Wants Closer Check On Equipment Commissioner W. F. Mc- Cann urged that all city equipment be placed under the responsibility of the city engineer's office in order to make sure that the city re- ceives its money's worth for repairs when necessary. McCann suggested this at the regular Tuesday meeting of the city commission held in the city hall. He also would like to see a full accounting of the money received from police court fines. "The more I look into the police court situation the less I like it," he said. AI,TIIOUGI! no formal action was taken concerning either mat- ter, it was brought up by McCann in vtaw of the fact that the pre- liminary budgets for 1960 will soon he due and since the new 40 hour week law is still in effect for city employees the commission may be faced with extra financial problems to keep within the law. The commission gave their O.K. to a request from the U. S. Forest service to install a radio antenna on top of the city water tank on Angleside. MAYOR EAJtL Moore ordered the police department to.;maka a check on corners in the city where a traffic hazard exists because of tall brush which causes an ob- struction to drivers. The commission heard the read- ing of ordinance 663 which pro- vides for $1925 for wages for a new full time fireman for the rest of 1959 in order to keep the de- partment within the 40 hour work week law. It was also decided to put in a new sidewalk at 1111 Cota since the old wooden sidewalk formerly on that street has been torn down. The commissioners feel that this street, now without any sidewalk, is g danger to pedestrians. THE FOLLOWING b u i l d i n g permits were issued by the city: Frank Travis, $1500, 502 Laurel, Dick Boiling, 303 Kineo, $500, Bernard Dorcey, 118 South 7th, $800, and Ken Rose, 205 East 14 street, $1500. Fair Booths Still Available for Olubs There are still a few concessions booths available for the 1959 Ma- son county fair. Civic organiza- tions interested in obtaining a booth can get further information by calling Don Brown, fair man- ager, at HA 6-3653. The fair hoard has signed an agreement which will provide three kiddie rides and one for the older children at this year's fair. Last year, 5500 persons attend- ed the event and this year a even larger crowd is expected. Fire Destroys Agate Home Tuesday Fire completely destroyed the home of Larry Marler, near the Pioneer school at Agate Tuesday afternoon around 3:45 p.m. while the family was away camping in tile mountains. Fire fighters from-the Depart- mcnt of Natural Resources bat- tled the blaze for three hours in order to keep it from spreading. The ernst and ammmt of dan]age are still undctermine(i. Marler is married and has three children. Dryer Than Usual Weather reports show that this July was 2.8 degt-cv.u warmer th'ul usual witl the mcrcnry averaging 80 degrees. Six any:::, when the t.enperatnrc scared above 90 degrees, helped to make this a hoLter than average month. Tile lowest lemperature for July was 43 degrees on July 29. It was also dryer this year than usual. 00feat00er High Low Precip. July 29 .. 82 dog. 43 dog ......... July 30 .. 92 deg. 46 deg ......... July 31., 97 deg. 52 deg ......... Aug. 1 .. 75deg. 52deg ......... Aug. 2 .. 72deg. 49deg ......... Aug. 3 .. 73deg. 47deg ......... Aug. 4 .. 73deg. 48deg ......... --Rayonier Incorporated. CECIL CROW Hits the First Plteh Cecil Crow Wins 'Who's Who' $10 Award Cec Crow hit safely the first time he came to bat in the Jour- nal's "Who's Who in Mason Coun- ty" contest this week, but it was .just a $10 bunt single. He missed a $150 home run when he let a couple of clues go by without swinging, but we'll have to say this in his defense -- they were border-line pitches. CEC, AN EDGERMAN in Strop- son's Mill One and a mighty cap- able "watch-charm" guard for tile Highclimber football team a few years back, entered the Who's Who contest for the first time this week, although he admits he and his wife, the former Pat Hart, have been giving the contest a few dry runs earlier. The clues Cec missed were the same ones nine-out-of-ten of the record-smastfing number of con- testants this week also missed. Practically all of the contestants correctly identified Buford Rose, veteran Shelton car salesman, as t,e w<ek's mystery pers(mage but his car license number (XAF 455) which was used twice in the Eells & Valh;y ad to look like appliance model numbers and the sneakiest one of all, "average weight 178 pounds" in the ham description in the 20th Century Thriftway ad. BY MISSING those clues Crow allows the jackpot to accumulate for another week -- the fifth con- secutive time it hasn't been won-- and so for next week's instalhnent of the fascinating contest there will be $185 in the jackpot plus the weekly $10 prize for correctly identifying the mystery charac- ter.., a nice little vacation nest- egg for some lucky person with a perfect list of clues. Go to it neighbors! But here's a word of apology . . . one. of the clues applying to Buford Rose was mistakenly not removed from this week's list -- "specialty is barbecue" in the Prepp's Rexall Store. space in the Who's Who sponsors group ad on page 10 so don't llt it as it will not count in this week's €ontest, Queen Andrea Rides In Seafair Parade Public attention to tile Keep Washington Green program i re- ceiving a big boost in Seattle's Seafair this week from Andrea Kneeland, queen of the 1959 Mason County Forest Festival, in her new role as Miss Keep Washington Green. THE SHELTON girl, crowned Miss Keep Washington Green by Will Rogcrs, Jr., at. tile Governor's I)inner in 'tacoma last Aprii, rode t.he Keep Washington Gz-een float which won the Jndges' Award in tile Seafair Parade at Seattle last Saturday. In company with many other comnnlnity queens, Miss Kneeland m rmnaining in Seattle throughout this week to participate in dally events lied in with the celebra- tion. Queen Andrea, 18, is tile daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kn(,eland t)f Sllelt,)n. Postmen Bitlen In (lily by Dogs DOgS Who moll, st Shelton post- nu'n may als() shut. o!'f mail deliv- el'),' |() their owners, ]ot.lnaster .lohn Gray warned this week after :! :l'i('s (,f in('ideuts in the past t.ml days in whivh mail ('ari'i,.!r;- 1 have been bitt(,n by canine pets, POSTMASTER GRAY pointed out thai p, mtaI regulations clearly istatc that mail delivery can be de:',ied ]lonst'ho]ds where dogs lnelacc the carrlel'S. "SIX lnail c;irl'ilq's bllV(' h,'ell bitten in the p,st ten days on their city r, mtes in Shelton," the pst- master explained, "an(l in four of tile eases the dog" owners w(ue uncoopcrative about doing nny- thing about it. For tlle protec- tion of the carriers we will have to refuse delivery in such cases." Some of the canine - inflicted wounds required hospital atten- tlon, Gray reported. County Road Building Hits Financial Snag Future road building in Mason county may be slowed down as the result of a lack of federal matching funds which in the past have cov. ered about half of the cost of many county road projects. Jess Champers of the state highway department told the county commission that at the present time no one seems to know when these funds will be available, again since the 1958 appropriation by the federal congress has been used up. ALTHOUGH THE U.S. Bureau of Public Roads is $500,000,000 in the red at the present time, it is expected that federal matching funds will be available sometime within the next year. In the past, the Bureau of Pub- lic Roads has paid 53.6% of the cost of road construction which meets certain federal requirements and the county has paid the rest from the state gas tax refund. One of the projects which may be affected by this situation is the new road on the north shore near the Belfair State Park. The cost of this ,project is estimated at $75,000 and the county figured that federal mate.hing funds wouhl be available for the job. Now that the federal money is not forth- coming, the commission has de- cided to give the proposed new construction more thought before going ahead with it. L e w Florence Cap tures 80 Mile Seafair Race * :z, * Affable, llluscnlal" LeW Florence ()l' Olympia, aided by mechanit!al Vl00ns Big Rate '"'"';"' .,,h,c,, beset' two ears he was trailing, won the 1959 Sea- fair Sports Car Trol)hY Race ancl the handsnme cup d¢)nted by the Shelton Chamber of Conamer'ee at ; :: Shelton airport trsck Sunday : in his red-and-white Sebring Fez:- LEW FLORENCE RECENTLY THE Mason county superior eonrt ruled thst the cmm- ty did have the right to acquire Canal Property Owners Plan Tax Appeal Protesting Hood Canal taxpay- ers plan to appeal to the State Tax Commission if th(,y do not gain satisfaction from the Mason county board of equalization, ac- cording t¢) Robert Schultz, chair- lnan of t.bt grt)ui). THE NORTH Mason county lroperty owners base their pro- t(,st (,n the following contentions: ti:'It all of thc l)roIx,rty in Mason (:, ',nty ]nts n()t l')een )'(,assessed ;: : tlmrefor(, it is imt)ossible to arrive at e(luitahle assessments unl:il this has be(n done, that 1960 ass(,.'ment vahlatious ill Mason eolnltv ar(" it<it Conlp,lt'al)]o with w:t,,/tr, mt pr()pertics in otller iparts (if the state, that the vahm= ties was nlado on a "h)()k see" ra ri. Plorenee toured the 25 laps of the 3.2 mile airport track in 49 minutes flat to win by less than t,,n seconds over persistent George Keck of Seattle, also driving a Ferrari. IN FACT Ferraris took the first four places as well as sixlh in the teu cars which finished the fel- l.life race of the day, for over 150(} ee modified ears, when (](r,'.i< GIyer of Sacramento came in for third place, Dz', Frank Becket of Mercer Island (a school classmate of Shelton's Dr. Hal Nmeng) was fourth and Jack Nethercutt of l-)s Angeles was sixth. A Porsche driven by George Grienswiteh which copped fifth place was the only interloper mar- ring the Ferrari sweep. Florence actually led for only the last three laps of the 80-mile race, trailing Don Jensen's Pon- tiac Special in the early going, Tom CarstenW Lister Corvette un- til it blew a water hose on the 8th lap, and Pete Ively's Mark 15 Lotus until it lost power from a loose distributor cap on the 22nd lap. JENSEN WAS the leader for the first four laps thanks to a favorable position in the starting grid, then Caretens took over until his mishap let Iwely into the fore- front, where he ran for the next 13 laps before suffering bis diffi- culties. The six-race progrsm w a s spiced by numerons spin-outs, a lost wheel, a tire which lost its tread, and several roll-overs, but no one was injured. A crowd es- timated at upwards of 10,000 spec- tators viewed the competition under partly cloudy skies and a stiff breeze. Pete I)vely, .one of the feature race favorites, did not eome out of the (lay without honors, for hc won the opening race of the pro- gram, for under 1500 ec modified cars, in hi. Mark XV Lotus in 39:27 for, the 20 laps. DEAN GEDDES of Seattle, Pa- cit'ic Coast Sports Car Club of America point h,ader, did not add anything to his point total Sun- property in the area by a writ of 'bast s without consideration of any (Contmu(.d (m t'agc 6) use and necessity. However, the rnathenmtical formula and that present shortage of funds may lhe 196(, a.sse'asments show no ;>,p.-m_son Lee force the county to alter their plans (in the north shore project, prop(n'ty breakdown, that land ) owner had no way of knowing There has been opposition to the that only the land was reassessed buildingof the roadbysome north and that buihiings ,,re to be re-rp"a-er r, cs"'an'- shore residents, Both Commissioners Mitchell  ss( ,st(:t Z (X t V(' Z" r well as that there are incitui{.ies iu the 1960 and Streckenbach expressed an valuations. unwillingness to go ahead on the a-erger Slated assumption that the money will EDSON CASE, a Puyallup law- be ax, ailable soon and thst the ye), has he(,n r,,pr,.sentin.' owners '.Ollltty utd be repstd If they of nz'ly 6"00 parcels of land m pick up the tab themselves, the area, consisting of Hood C, anal Plans i'nr merging two of the "I can't see it right now," said waterfronl, propm'ty, in negotia- natioll' pioneer paper manufac- ConunL,sioner Roy Mitchell, in lions with the b, ard. 1,ring firms Simpson Paper whose district the new road is be- The board has recommended Company, of Everett, Washington, ing built, vahlation ('.hanges for about 12 and Lee Pal)or ComlmnY (if Vicks- "If, if, we don't know if we will pieces of canal property and have burg, Michigan, were announced get the money," said Commission-Inow completed their equalization today by Thos. F. Gleed, president er C. W. Streckenbach, "I don't work. Commissioner C. W. Streck- of Simpson Timber Company, and think we should use county money cnbaeh, chairmau of the board, Maxwell D. Bardeen, president o£ for something with so many ifs said he has ue c()mment 'bout the Lee I'aper Company. in it." appeal move (:if the group. SIMPSON Paper Company is a , wholly-owned subsidiary of Strop- Hugh Gruver Gets Promotion .m com,.ov w,,.,, crates t:imber lands and forest , prodncts manufacturing plants in Polioe Roped Bad Oheoks Being Passed The She|ton Police department wishes to warn local merchants that several bad cheeks have been reported to their office and that this is the time of the year when bad check passing reaches its highest point. THE POLICE suggest that merchants secure proper identifi- cation when cashing checks and try to get the license number of the car driven by the person cash- ing the check. This is the best way the police have to trace bum check passers. Police say that some local mer- chants do not take the proper pre- cautions when cashing checks. Washington, Oregon, and Califor- Promotion of ttngh F. Gruver, nia. 37, to the position of buyer in Bardeen said Lee sharehnlders Simpson Logging Company's pur- will vote later this month on the chasing department at Shelton proposed merger, establishing a was announced this week by F. C. new Washington corporation to be Rockefeller,' comptroller, called Simpson Lee Paper Com- Girl VER ILL the vacancy m panv. the purchasing department c)'eat- I)irectors of the new company ed by the retirement of Percy wilt include W. G. Reed, Seattle, Funk and subsequent promotion:chairman of Silnp)n Timber of Jim Hillier to purchasing agent. Company; T. F. Gleed, Seattle, Gruver will join Ray Smith as a l presiden t of Simpson Timber Simpson buyer. Company; C. H. Bacon, Jr., Scat- Gruver went to work for Strop- tle, executive vice president of son at the main office in April, Simpson Timber Company; C. H. 1946, and moved to the hsulatingl Kreienbaum, Seattle, vice chair- Board Plant two yea.ra later. He man, Simpson Timber Company; has been there ever since except Maxwell D. Bardeen, Kalanmzoo, for 18 n](mths in the Navy during president of the Lee Paper Corn- the Korean Conflict. pany, and Norman Bardeen, Kala- He has t)een personnel super- mazeD, vice president and sales visor at IBP since 1953. manager of Lee Paper Company; Gruver was graduated from Merrill W. Taylor, Kalamazoo, h'ene S. Reed high school and has . ctm.irman of The First NationaJ lived in Shelton since 1938. Bank and Trust Conlpany of Kal- • Enjoys Breakfast amazeD, and John C. Howard, Kalamazoo attorney. MAXWELL BARDEEN will be president of Simpson Lee Paper Company, Vice presidents will in- elude Don li'. McCall of Everett, Norman Bardeen, and Albert A. Ciwiatian of Vicksburg. Christian also wil! serve as secretary, and Kenneth A. Warren; Kahu'nazoo) now Lee Paper Company t reamu'- or, will become Simpson Lee tl'easLll'er. Selection of executive head- quarters for the new company will be made ]at:or. Stnll)son P/tper (2ompany phmt at Everett was folnl(hM in 1,N91 and operated as Everetl. Pulp and Pap(,)' Company until it was a(.'- quired by SilllpSOII iH 19h]. 2"11,' luodcl'nized Evere(t 111il] elnphys more thau 1,000 people ill pull) ' pa.per ;tlld £ollvCl'Ling ope)'alious, A Iwarmil m)nvcrting plant wa; established in Los Angeh's Several nlon[ hs ago. Lee Paper Colnpany Was f()lllld- ed at Vicksburg, Michigan, 17) ]ulles from l(alallazo() in 190.i. .:,, .:i; :/;:i :;:2: EARLY BIRD--Ned Wlvell, member of the pioneer Mason County family, was the first of nearly 1400 persons served during the annual Kiwanis Club hotcake breakfast last Sunday staged to raise funds for the community's free swimming and life saving classes. Final figures haven't been computed yet hut the 1959 breakfast is certain to be a record-breaker all the way around, reports general chairman Bill Seiners. A large portion of the breakfasters were sports car race participants and spectators, who came from all points of the Facific Coast. Most distant of sorne 30 visiting Kiwanians who registered at the breakfast was Lute Kol|t= of 8ants Ann, Calif, (Jotlrnal photo, print by egler.) ,,['aaa0, I AND O. K, RE-OAP For More Economlo Driving O.K. RUBBER WELDERS For Hars tine GO THROUGHmSteve Stephen, Harstine is shown here loading a package into his car of the island residents who have come to with the rest of the country. Island- rthday greetings to Steve in their boxes this Stephen has been delivering mall to the years. He is a navy veteran who served when it was sunk in the Coral sea during War. (Journal photo, Ziegler print.) Plans Member Drive *.N WAR'VETGeorge E. Halsell, who will 16th of this month, has been a member of 1694 for the past 30 years. He was dis. army on January 9, 1899, at Manila, P.I. The Plans a drive for new members whloh will be near future. Mr. Halse!l, who resides at 1511 south, is now recovering from an accident ago. He still keeps up on world affairs i(Journal photo, Ziegler print.) " Job Offered Still have time , • applied to Eaoreli Reouperahng adjacent to get petitions Work into the Friday ave- this service, the county have a pe- property to cost is and six dol- The pay- be per- to the Fair Busy Board for the to be held val- 4-H food economics wanted to ,,June may divisions of not be a organi- L; anti seer(:tary. Its Charles act ss ad- fai r- of -H leaders ae garden and the of the ee.OllOln- a,l(J crafts and cash Winners the three from extension any b()al'Cl Tllis ticket of the with can be agent's of- enlphasize tl]c bull ag contest and calf Only open they train Ken Eacrett pulled through the aftermath of his escape from drowning in California last week in good shape and is now recuper- ating at the home of his parents at 521 Cascade street. The 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Eacrett was brought home from San Mated after his release from a hospital there late last week. He had been rescued from death in the ocean near San Mated by a former Shelton high school classmate, Neff Seljestad, after heavy seas swept him S-ore some rocks on which the two boys and another Shelton youth, Bud Huss, had been climbing July 27. He suffered severe bruises and exposure during a 45-minute or- deal with the waves but threat- ened pneumonia in the aftermath did not become serious, enabling him to return to Shelton late in the week. IsWsA, Election An election of officer8 of local 38, IWA, will be held here this week. Among the offices to be filled by the vote will be those oz president, vice-president, secre- tary, warden, trustee and conduc- tor. Percy M Pio 6017 S.E. 86h Ave Portland, Ore r 73RD YEAR--NO. 32 :,t,-¢,d s s,:emad cla'rl matter at the peat offic.e at Shelton. Wuhiugtoa. 10 Cents per Copy • )uder Act of March  1879. Publishe( weekly at 107 FZouth 4tb Street Thursday, August 6, 1959 Published in "Chrtmastown, U.S.A." 16 Pages--2 Sections County Rejects Big PIo¢ Over Public Access (entre vets y The Mason county board of commissioners turned dowrt a request of the Ayock Land Company for the acceptance of a 40-acre plat of land, with 5000 feet of waterfront, lo- cated about four miles north of Lilliwaup. Frederick Hokanson, who with Glenn Correa, is a lega,l I representative of the company, sharply protested the decis. ion of the commission and maintained the county did not have legal grounds for their stand. COMMISSIONER ROY Mitch- ell quoted a legal opinion of for- mer state attorney general Don Esstvold who stated in 1954 that counties and cities had the right to decide on such matters and re- Ject plats if they failed to meet certain requirements. Hokanson took issue with Mitch- ell on the interpretation of the former attorney general's opinion and said that the cases he stated in his legal opinion involved public safety. Glenn Correa made a few state- ments to the commission remind- ing them that Thurston county had recently accepted a similar type of a plat without demanding that a public access be provided. He also told th.e commission that there has been a considerable sum of money invested by the company in thls plat and mince they feel that a private plat has more at- traction to buyers than one with public access the commission should realize that they have a right to expect something from their investment. "iF ALL people were allowed to build without providing public access, eventually the public would be cut-off from having any op- portunity to enjoy the benefits of the waters in the county," said Commissioner C. W. Strdckenbach. It soon became apparent that both tmrties had ahnost directly' i opp¢)sing views on the qnestion of mlblie access and that  their chances of getting together were dim. Commissioner Roy Mitchell mad(', a motion that the Ayock plat bc rejected until it has met the platting ordinance of 1950. Commissioners Streekenbach and Bariekman agreed to Mitchelrs motion. MITCHELL, ADDED, however, "This does not mean that I would not be willing to go out there and try to work something out." County Heads Hear Blue Cross Medical Offer The Mason county board of commissioners, who have been considering dropping Mason Coun- ty Medical Service Bureau for county employees, heard a propos- al from Blue Cross representa- tives Monday morning in the courthouse. JIM MORRIS, a Taconta Blue Cross man, told the commission that county employees could get 70 days of hospitalization at $16 a day plus surgical benefits ff 65 percent of them would agTee to go for a group plan. The cost for thin service under a group plan would he $3.99 a month for males, $5.0 , for females, $10.23 for an em- ployee with one dependent, and $12.22 a month for an employee with two or more dependents. The commission decided to give the county employees a chance to hear the people from Bhze Cross and make up their own minds on Mason County Medical or Blue Cross. ! The commission O.K.'ed a coun- ty road project for $20,000 which :will provide funds for blacktop- ping roads at Harstine Island, Stretch Island, Bastone Cutoff and several, streets in the Mt. View area. Hold Her Steady Now STEADY MENRolla Halbert (left), Shelton police judge and justice of the peace, and Eldred Bee, manager of Tradewell's Shelton supermarket, served on the chef's staff at Sunday's annual Kiwanis hoecake breakfast which fed nearly 1400 eater= and raised funds for the swimming GlaH, (Photo by Dean.) McCann Wants Closer Check On Equipment Commissioner W. F. Mc- Cann urged that all city equipment be placed under the responsibility of the city engineer's office in order to make sure that the city re- ceives its money's worth for repairs when necessary. McCann suggested this at the regular Tuesday meeting of the city commission held in the city hall. He also would like to see a full accounting of the money received from police court fines. "The more I look into the police court situation the less I like it," he said. AI,TIIOUGI! no formal action was taken concerning either mat- ter, it was brought up by McCann in vtaw of the fact that the pre- liminary budgets for 1960 will soon he due and since the new 40 hour week law is still in effect for city employees the commission may be faced with extra financial problems to keep within the law. The commission gave their O.K. to a request from the U. S. Forest service to install a radio antenna on top of the city water tank on Angleside. MAYOR EAJtL Moore ordered the police department to.;maka a check on corners in the city where a traffic hazard exists because of tall brush which causes an ob- struction to drivers. The commission heard the read- ing of ordinance 663 which pro- vides for $1925 for wages for a new full time fireman for the rest of 1959 in order to keep the de- partment within the 40 hour work week law. It was also decided to put in a new sidewalk at 1111 Cota since the old wooden sidewalk formerly on that street has been torn down. The commissioners feel that this street, now without any sidewalk, is g danger to pedestrians. THE FOLLOWING b u i l d i n g permits were issued by the city: Frank Travis, $1500, 502 Laurel, Dick Boiling, 303 Kineo, $500, Bernard Dorcey, 118 South 7th, $800, and Ken Rose, 205 East 14 street, $1500. Fair Booths Still Available for Olubs There are still a few concessions booths available for the 1959 Ma- son county fair. Civic organiza- tions interested in obtaining a booth can get further information by calling Don Brown, fair man- ager, at HA 6-3653. The fair hoard has signed an agreement which will provide three kiddie rides and one for the older children at this year's fair. Last year, 5500 persons attend- ed the event and this year a even larger crowd is expected. Fire Destroys Agate Home Tuesday Fire completely destroyed the home of Larry Marler, near the Pioneer school at Agate Tuesday afternoon around 3:45 p.m. while the family was away camping in tile mountains. Fire fighters from-the Depart- mcnt of Natural Resources bat- tled the blaze for three hours in order to keep it from spreading. The ernst and ammmt of dan]age are still undctermine(i. Marler is married and has three children. Dryer Than Usual Weather reports show that this July was 2.8 degt-cv.u warmer th'ul usual witl the mcrcnry averaging 80 degrees. Six any:::, when the t.enperatnrc scared above 90 degrees, helped to make this a hoLter than average month. Tile lowest lemperature for July was 43 degrees on July 29. It was also dryer this year than usual. 00feat00er High Low Precip. July 29 .. 82 dog. 43 dog ......... July 30 .. 92 deg. 46 deg ......... July 31., 97 deg. 52 deg ......... Aug. 1 .. 75deg. 52deg ......... Aug. 2 .. 72deg. 49deg ......... Aug. 3 .. 73deg. 47deg ......... Aug. 4 .. 73deg. 48deg ......... --Rayonier Incorporated. CECIL CROW Hits the First Plteh Cecil Crow Wins 'Who's Who' $10 Award Cec Crow hit safely the first time he came to bat in the Jour- nal's "Who's Who in Mason Coun- ty" contest this week, but it was .just a $10 bunt single. He missed a $150 home run when he let a couple of clues go by without swinging, but we'll have to say this in his defense -- they were border-line pitches. CEC, AN EDGERMAN in Strop- son's Mill One and a mighty cap- able "watch-charm" guard for tile Highclimber football team a few years back, entered the Who's Who contest for the first time this week, although he admits he and his wife, the former Pat Hart, have been giving the contest a few dry runs earlier. The clues Cec missed were the same ones nine-out-of-ten of the record-smastfing number of con- testants this week also missed. Practically all of the contestants correctly identified Buford Rose, veteran Shelton car salesman, as t,e w<ek's mystery pers(mage but his car license number (XAF 455) which was used twice in the Eells & Valh;y ad to look like appliance model numbers and the sneakiest one of all, "average weight 178 pounds" in the ham description in the 20th Century Thriftway ad. BY MISSING those clues Crow allows the jackpot to accumulate for another week -- the fifth con- secutive time it hasn't been won-- and so for next week's instalhnent of the fascinating contest there will be $185 in the jackpot plus the weekly $10 prize for correctly identifying the mystery charac- ter.., a nice little vacation nest- egg for some lucky person with a perfect list of clues. Go to it neighbors! But here's a word of apology . . . one. of the clues applying to Buford Rose was mistakenly not removed from this week's list -- "specialty is barbecue" in the Prepp's Rexall Store. space in the Who's Who sponsors group ad on page 10 so don't llt it as it will not count in this week's €ontest, Queen Andrea Rides In Seafair Parade Public attention to tile Keep Washington Green program i re- ceiving a big boost in Seattle's Seafair this week from Andrea Kneeland, queen of the 1959 Mason County Forest Festival, in her new role as Miss Keep Washington Green. THE SHELTON girl, crowned Miss Keep Washington Green by Will Rogcrs, Jr., at. tile Governor's I)inner in 'tacoma last Aprii, rode t.he Keep Washington Gz-een float which won the Jndges' Award in tile Seafair Parade at Seattle last Saturday. In company with many other comnnlnity queens, Miss Kneeland m rmnaining in Seattle throughout this week to participate in dally events lied in with the celebra- tion. Queen Andrea, 18, is tile daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kn(,eland t)f Sllelt,)n. Postmen Bitlen In (lily by Dogs DOgS Who moll, st Shelton post- nu'n may als() shut. o!'f mail deliv- el'),' |() their owners, ]ot.lnaster .lohn Gray warned this week after :! :l'i('s (,f in('ideuts in the past t.ml days in whivh mail ('ari'i,.!r;- 1 have been bitt(,n by canine pets, POSTMASTER GRAY pointed out thai p, mtaI regulations clearly istatc that mail delivery can be de:',ied ]lonst'ho]ds where dogs lnelacc the carrlel'S. "SIX lnail c;irl'ilq's bllV(' h,'ell bitten in the p,st ten days on their city r, mtes in Shelton," the pst- master explained, "an(l in four of tile eases the dog" owners w(ue uncoopcrative about doing nny- thing about it. For tlle protec- tion of the carriers we will have to refuse delivery in such cases." Some of the canine - inflicted wounds required hospital atten- tlon, Gray reported. County Road Building Hits Financial Snag Future road building in Mason county may be slowed down as the result of a lack of federal matching funds which in the past have cov. ered about half of the cost of many county road projects. Jess Champers of the state highway department told the county commission that at the present time no one seems to know when these funds will be available, again since the 1958 appropriation by the federal congress has been used up. ALTHOUGH THE U.S. Bureau of Public Roads is $500,000,000 in the red at the present time, it is expected that federal matching funds will be available sometime within the next year. In the past, the Bureau of Pub- lic Roads has paid 53.6% of the cost of road construction which meets certain federal requirements and the county has paid the rest from the state gas tax refund. One of the projects which may be affected by this situation is the new road on the north shore near the Belfair State Park. The cost of this ,project is estimated at $75,000 and the county figured that federal mate.hing funds wouhl be available for the job. Now that the federal money is not forth- coming, the commission has de- cided to give the proposed new construction more thought before going ahead with it. L e w Florence Cap tures 80 Mile Seafair Race * :z, * Affable, llluscnlal" LeW Florence ()l' Olympia, aided by mechanit!al Vl00ns Big Rate '"'"';"' .,,h,c,, beset' two ears he was trailing, won the 1959 Sea- fair Sports Car Trol)hY Race ancl the handsnme cup d¢)nted by the Shelton Chamber of Conamer'ee at ; :: Shelton airport trsck Sunday : in his red-and-white Sebring Fez:- LEW FLORENCE RECENTLY THE Mason county superior eonrt ruled thst the cmm- ty did have the right to acquire Canal Property Owners Plan Tax Appeal Protesting Hood Canal taxpay- ers plan to appeal to the State Tax Commission if th(,y do not gain satisfaction from the Mason county board of equalization, ac- cording t¢) Robert Schultz, chair- lnan of t.bt grt)ui). THE NORTH Mason county lroperty owners base their pro- t(,st (,n the following contentions: ti:'It all of thc l)roIx,rty in Mason (:, ',nty ]nts n()t l')een )'(,assessed ;: : tlmrefor(, it is imt)ossible to arrive at e(luitahle assessments unl:il this has be(n done, that 1960 ass(,.'ment vahlatious ill Mason eolnltv ar(" it<it Conlp,lt'al)]o with w:t,,/tr, mt pr()pertics in otller iparts (if the state, that the vahm= ties was nlado on a "h)()k see" ra ri. Plorenee toured the 25 laps of the 3.2 mile airport track in 49 minutes flat to win by less than t,,n seconds over persistent George Keck of Seattle, also driving a Ferrari. IN FACT Ferraris took the first four places as well as sixlh in the teu cars which finished the fel- l.life race of the day, for over 150(} ee modified ears, when (](r,'.i< GIyer of Sacramento came in for third place, Dz', Frank Becket of Mercer Island (a school classmate of Shelton's Dr. Hal Nmeng) was fourth and Jack Nethercutt of l-)s Angeles was sixth. A Porsche driven by George Grienswiteh which copped fifth place was the only interloper mar- ring the Ferrari sweep. Florence actually led for only the last three laps of the 80-mile race, trailing Don Jensen's Pon- tiac Special in the early going, Tom CarstenW Lister Corvette un- til it blew a water hose on the 8th lap, and Pete Ively's Mark 15 Lotus until it lost power from a loose distributor cap on the 22nd lap. JENSEN WAS the leader for the first four laps thanks to a favorable position in the starting grid, then Caretens took over until his mishap let Iwely into the fore- front, where he ran for the next 13 laps before suffering bis diffi- culties. The six-race progrsm w a s spiced by numerons spin-outs, a lost wheel, a tire which lost its tread, and several roll-overs, but no one was injured. A crowd es- timated at upwards of 10,000 spec- tators viewed the competition under partly cloudy skies and a stiff breeze. Pete I)vely, .one of the feature race favorites, did not eome out of the (lay without honors, for hc won the opening race of the pro- gram, for under 1500 ec modified cars, in hi. Mark XV Lotus in 39:27 for, the 20 laps. DEAN GEDDES of Seattle, Pa- cit'ic Coast Sports Car Club of America point h,ader, did not add anything to his point total Sun- property in the area by a writ of 'bast s without consideration of any (Contmu(.d (m t'agc 6) use and necessity. However, the rnathenmtical formula and that present shortage of funds may lhe 196(, a.sse'asments show no ;>,p.-m_son Lee force the county to alter their plans (in the north shore project, prop(n'ty breakdown, that land ) owner had no way of knowing There has been opposition to the that only the land was reassessed buildingof the roadbysome north and that buihiings ,,re to be re-rp"a-er r, cs"'an'- shore residents, Both Commissioners Mitchell  ss( ,st(:t Z (X t V(' Z" r well as that there are incitui{.ies iu the 1960 and Streckenbach expressed an valuations. unwillingness to go ahead on the a-erger Slated assumption that the money will EDSON CASE, a Puyallup law- be ax, ailable soon and thst the ye), has he(,n r,,pr,.sentin.' owners '.Ollltty utd be repstd If they of nz'ly 6"00 parcels of land m pick up the tab themselves, the area, consisting of Hood C, anal Plans i'nr merging two of the "I can't see it right now," said waterfronl, propm'ty, in negotia- natioll' pioneer paper manufac- ConunL,sioner Roy Mitchell, in lions with the b, ard. 1,ring firms Simpson Paper whose district the new road is be- The board has recommended Company, of Everett, Washington, ing built, vahlation ('.hanges for about 12 and Lee Pal)or ComlmnY (if Vicks- "If, if, we don't know if we will pieces of canal property and have burg, Michigan, were announced get the money," said Commission-Inow completed their equalization today by Thos. F. Gleed, president er C. W. Streckenbach, "I don't work. Commissioner C. W. Streck- of Simpson Timber Company, and think we should use county money cnbaeh, chairmau of the board, Maxwell D. Bardeen, president o£ for something with so many ifs said he has ue c()mment 'bout the Lee I'aper Company. in it." appeal move (:if the group. SIMPSON Paper Company is a , wholly-owned subsidiary of Strop- Hugh Gruver Gets Promotion .m com,.ov w,,.,, crates t:imber lands and forest , prodncts manufacturing plants in Polioe Roped Bad Oheoks Being Passed The She|ton Police department wishes to warn local merchants that several bad cheeks have been reported to their office and that this is the time of the year when bad check passing reaches its highest point. THE POLICE suggest that merchants secure proper identifi- cation when cashing checks and try to get the license number of the car driven by the person cash- ing the check. This is the best way the police have to trace bum check passers. Police say that some local mer- chants do not take the proper pre- cautions when cashing checks. Washington, Oregon, and Califor- Promotion of ttngh F. Gruver, nia. 37, to the position of buyer in Bardeen said Lee sharehnlders Simpson Logging Company's pur- will vote later this month on the chasing department at Shelton proposed merger, establishing a was announced this week by F. C. new Washington corporation to be Rockefeller,' comptroller, called Simpson Lee Paper Com- Girl VER ILL the vacancy m panv. the purchasing department c)'eat- I)irectors of the new company ed by the retirement of Percy wilt include W. G. Reed, Seattle, Funk and subsequent promotion:chairman of Silnp)n Timber of Jim Hillier to purchasing agent. Company; T. F. Gleed, Seattle, Gruver will join Ray Smith as a l presiden t of Simpson Timber Simpson buyer. Company; C. H. Bacon, Jr., Scat- Gruver went to work for Strop- tle, executive vice president of son at the main office in April, Simpson Timber Company; C. H. 1946, and moved to the hsulatingl Kreienbaum, Seattle, vice chair- Board Plant two yea.ra later. He man, Simpson Timber Company; has been there ever since except Maxwell D. Bardeen, Kalanmzoo, for 18 n](mths in the Navy during president of the Lee Paper Corn- the Korean Conflict. pany, and Norman Bardeen, Kala- He has t)een personnel super- mazeD, vice president and sales visor at IBP since 1953. manager of Lee Paper Company; Gruver was graduated from Merrill W. Taylor, Kalamazoo, h'ene S. Reed high school and has . ctm.irman of The First NationaJ lived in Shelton since 1938. Bank and Trust Conlpany of Kal- • Enjoys Breakfast amazeD, and John C. Howard, Kalamazoo attorney. MAXWELL BARDEEN will be president of Simpson Lee Paper Company, Vice presidents will in- elude Don li'. McCall of Everett, Norman Bardeen, and Albert A. Ciwiatian of Vicksburg. Christian also wil! serve as secretary, and Kenneth A. Warren; Kahu'nazoo) now Lee Paper Company t reamu'- or, will become Simpson Lee tl'easLll'er. Selection of executive head- quarters for the new company will be made ]at:or. Stnll)son P/tper (2ompany phmt at Everett was folnl(hM in 1,N91 and operated as Everetl. Pulp and Pap(,)' Company until it was a(.'- quired by SilllpSOII iH 19h]. 2"11,' luodcl'nized Evere(t 111il] elnphys more thau 1,000 people ill pull) ' pa.per ;tlld £ollvCl'Ling ope)'alious, A Iwarmil m)nvcrting plant wa; established in Los Angeh's Several nlon[ hs ago. Lee Paper Colnpany Was f()lllld- ed at Vicksburg, Michigan, 17) ]ulles from l(alallazo() in 190.i. .:,, .:i; :/;:i :;:2: EARLY BIRD--Ned Wlvell, member of the pioneer Mason County family, was the first of nearly 1400 persons served during the annual Kiwanis Club hotcake breakfast last Sunday staged to raise funds for the community's free swimming and life saving classes. Final figures haven't been computed yet hut the 1959 breakfast is certain to be a record-breaker all the way around, reports general chairman Bill Seiners. A large portion of the breakfasters were sports car race participants and spectators, who came from all points of the Facific Coast. Most distant of sorne 30 visiting Kiwanians who registered at the breakfast was Lute Kol|t= of 8ants Ann, Calif, (Jotlrnal photo, print by egler.) ,,['aaa0, I AND O. K, RE-OAP For More Economlo Driving O.K. RUBBER WELDERS