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SttELTON--MASON COUNTY JOURNAL Published in "Christmastown, U.E.AY, She]ton. Washington
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Belfair Youth Groups Are Having
Fund Raising Projects This Week
by Carolyn Freelin
P, ELFAIR ...... It's been one hec-
tic week for ntewlbers of t'V() OI
Belfair's yotmth organizations as[
lhey have worked preparing for I
fund-raising functions to support
l
tl]eir activities.
Today's the day for rummage
sale fans as the Job's Daughters
of Bethel No. 43 open their two-
day rummage sale in the Shelton
P.U.D. office. The sale will con-
tinue through tomorrow, from u
to 5 p.m. both days. The girls are
offering a good selection of all
kinds of articles, so shop early
for a good choice.
The hoteakes will be flipping
fast and furiously Saturday when
the Boy Scouts of Troop 513 and
lhe Scout Mothers' Auxiliary hold
their bi pancake feed. For all you
can eat- pancakes, butter syrup,
ham, milk and coffee-.head for
the area between Popes' and the
Serve-U in Bet(air between 9 ann
6 p.m. Tickets are 50¢ per per-
son and $2.50 for a family ticket
for five or more. In case of rain
the feed will move indoors to the
Belfair Fire Hall Sponsoring the
project are Centennial Flour Mills.
Nall eys'. S & Vff Coffee. Kitha p
Dairy, and Fiesta Hams.
ENGAGEMENTS and coming
weddings hold a key place in lo-
cal news this week. Among those
recently announced is the engage-
menu of Miss Gae Palmerton to
Thd "Wing. Parents of the couple
are Mr. and Mrs. Sam Palmerton
Pharmacy Phacts
From Nell Evander
Like all other I)rofessions and
businesses, we pharmacists are
constantly having to study new
methods and digest new facts.
Now, here's a fact that doesn't
have to be mem-
orized, but is stih
rather wonderful
to merely see anu
hear. During the
years 1930 throu-
gh 1934. one om
of every 1 5 7
mothers died
while giving bit'-
th. Today, be-
cause of the
modern scientific advances which
have been so great in the last
few years, we lose only one moth-
er out of every 2.222 giving birth.
There is just no way - is there -
to even estimate the value of the
lives that have been saved!'
Likes the wild blue yonder.
Open Daily 9:30 to 7:30
Saturdays 9:30 - 6:00
Neil's Pharmacy
of Moses Lake and Mr. and Mrs.
William Wing of the South Shore.
The wedding will be September 7
in Moses Lake. Both Gae and Ted I
attend Central Washington State
College in Ellensburg.
• The approaching wedding ol
Miss Diane Allen and Jim Cady
has been mmouneed by her' par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Allen.
lie is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. VV. Cady, Jr.. Diane is a 1963
graduate of North Mason High
School. Her fiance graduated from
South Kitsap High in 1960 and is
employed by the Mason County
P.IT.D. Their wedding will be Aug-
ust 24 in BelfaJr
Mrs. Marie Kunzl of Belfair
and Norbert Kunzl of Seattle an-
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Carolyn Julia. to Frank
H. ,Johnson. son of Mrs. Franl¢
Johnson and the late Mr. Johnson
of Port Orchard. Both are 1961
graduates of South Kitsap High
School. She attended YVashington
State University and Olympic Col-
lege and he attended Olympic Col-
lege. Both will enter Western
Washington State College at Bel-
lingham this fall as juniors. No
date has been set for the wedding.
A TRAVELER returned is John
Stokes. son of Mr .and Mrs. Sid-
ney Stokes. who arrived home last
week after a five-week trip to
Toronto. Ontario and the svmmcr
session of the Advanced School oz
Contemporary Music. John will
leave next week for two week-
long StaR Kenton Clinic camps at
the University of Denver. Colo..
and the Uuivarsity of Nevada a.t
RenD.
Guests at the Stokes' South
Shore home recently included Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Stokes and family
from Southern California and Mr.
and Mrs. Gale Stokes and family
from Hoquiarn.
Twelve members of the Rhodo-
dendron Garden Club met at a
picnic last Wednesday at the Jr-
land Point home of Mrs. V. Mas-
eher. The Masehers' lovely home,
widely noted for its extensive gard-
ens. Will be destroyed by the new
highway planned from Bremerton
to Chico, and so was opened by
Mrs. Mascher to the group.
Mrs. Gordon Squire. Miss Val-
ley W'illey, and Mesdames Charles
Kovaek. John Matson J. H. La-
verty, Rudolph Udean. Robert
Kelch. and Ken Riles are club
members who have taken respon-
sibility for arranging the flowers
in the Belfair Community Church
for the month of August.
Mr. and Mrs. William Vetters oz
Belfair are the proud parents of a
baby ty born Aug. 1 at Iqarrison
Memorial Hospital in Bremerton.
4th_ & Railroad 426-3327 I Mr'Belfair.Vetters teaches 4th grade at
Gus O/ahon00
Button Selling
Champion, Dies
GUS OLAFSON
Choral)ion Button Seller
Unheralded and unrecognized,
Mason County's champion Forest
Festival membership button sales-
man passed quietly to his reward
last week.
Few. if any of the many forest
festival workers who knew Gus
Olafson recognized the obituary
of Gus Rosberg, published in last
week's Journal. as that of the
man who sold more forest festival
membership buttons than any
other single individual. Neither
did we on the Journal staff.
JUST HOW GUS Rosberg got
to be Gus Olafson is sorething
perhaps someone of Scandinavian
origin can explain, but during the
many years he was a resilient of
this community he had become
known as Gus Olafson. first by
the millworkers with whom he as-
sociated for many years and for
whom he helped found Local 138
of the International Woodworkers
of America. serving as its secre-
tary; then by his customers while
he operated a shoe repair shop on
Third street, where C. C. Cole
& Sons now have offices; and last-
ly by his fellow workers in the
forest festival.
Gus Olafson did much for the
forest festival, and the forest fes-
ival did much for Gus. As the
years piled up and his energies
declined, his main interest in life
became his connection with the
forest festival. It became a tradi-
tion that the first membership
button each year went on Gus'
famous red hat. bedecked with
each of the 18 buttons issued by
the festival association
AND EACII YEAR from the
moment the buttons arrived Gus
kept a pocketful of them on hand.
and he was ever prepared to sell
them. He was rightfully proud of
his record, for he sold hundreds
of buttons year after year, even
in failing health the past two or
three years which greatly reduced
his ability to move about
Shortly after this year's forest
festival, at 80 years of age, Gus
no longer was able to care for
himself in the quarters he had oc-
cupied at the Shelton Hotel for
many years. He was placed in the
Manor Nursing Home where others
could attend his needs. There he
died July 25, unheralded and un-
recognized under his true name
of Rosberg.
The forest festival has lost one
of its sincerest friends and most
00TER CAN'T ME valued workers, its champion mer-
bership button salesman.
weather
The
.True
Value High Low Precip.
July 31 ............ 70 55 .10 in.
of August" 1 ........ 72 54
August 2 ........ 81 48
August 3 ........ 81 49
ELECTRICITY August 4 ........ 73 55 --
August 5 ............ 68 56
August 6 ............ 75 56
Two Shelter Kiwanians
To Attend Convention
In Anchorage, Alaska
Two Shelton Kiwanians will rep-
resent their club at the conven-
tion of the Pacific Northwest Dis-
trict of Kiwanis International in
Anchorage, Alaska. Aug. 18-20.
District Lt. Gov. Roeky Hem-
broff and Shelton club president
Olivet. Ashford. along with their
wives will attend the meeting.
Gun Club Is Seeking
Some New Members
Anyone interested in having a
safe place to shoot and learn
more about guns Is invited to a
meeting of the Shelton Rifle ann
Pistol Club in the PUD Audi-
torium at 8 p.m. Aug. 13.
The club is making an effort to
increase its membership. Those
interested in shooting, gun hand-
ling and firearms safety are
sought as prospective members.
Membership in the club provides
an opportunity to purchase gov-
ernment surplus guns and ammu-
nition at reduced prices.
Letters to the Editor
OPEN LETTER TO
MRS. VIRGINIA ALLISON
Mrs. Allison:
In your report from the Lilli-
waup area. you stated. "We along
Hood Canal have learned to dis-
like skin divers". I feel this state-
ment should be deleted to read
"Some of us along Hood CanaL"
The skin divers in the Hood Canal
area are well aware of the discen-
lion caused by a minority group
of divers. However. upon further
investigation, it has been proven
that the odium attached to all
skin divers in general, has eminat-
ed from a group of "rogue" divers
1tom the ,Portland Vancouver
area. and the feeling of animosity
Los been furthered by a small, but
busy group of Hood Canal proper-
ty owners.
These divers as individuals are
everything you claim, and even
more. but as skin divers, they are
a very small group in a huge body
of people.
As an example of the injustice
of accusing a body as a whole for
the ill will generated by a few,
please consider divers as indivi-
duals. The local diving clubs in
Shelton have memberships consis-
ting of people who own water-
front property on almost every
body of water in Mason County.
(Including Hood Canal. These
people are Doctors, Nurses. Marine
Biologists, Chemists, Laboratory,
PUD. and Telephone workers. Tea-
chers, Business owners, etc. I list
these occupations to show that
generally speaking, these "people"
are deserving of the same amount
of respect as anyone else. and yet,
with the act of donning a diver's
wet suit. theyare • automatically
classified as one of those "obnox-
Ious" skin divers.
Our local clubs have. for the
half decade, been advocates of
moderation when fishing. We
spend our time t(nderwater search-
ing for marine specimens, shells.
sunken ships, scenery and photo-
graphy subjects. Further we have
been called on to recover cars.
outboard motors, mormg anchers.
bodies, fishing poles, shells, fish
specimens, etc. by some of the
people 'along Hood Canal." These
things we do gladly, and stand
ready to do again, if the need
arises.
I write this letter to point out
that the "Old Breed" of skin diver
is also a conscienciOus group, and
I feel that the situation which has
existed hereto for, is partly the
fault of those who have lumped
all skin divers into one category,
d condemned the lot. If the
blame ear be placed on the guilty
par0ies in the future, perhaps
there can be greater harmony
"along Hood .Canal'"
Sincerely
E. R. (Dick) Fuller
The electric meter,
as ccurate and pre-
cise as man can make,
measures the amount
of electricity you use
each month.
But even this accu-
rate instrument can't
measure the real val-
ue of eleetricitythe
family pleasure from
TV, radio, record play-
er . . . the work-say-
mg electric watcher &
dryer . . , the kitchen
clean-up team ef elec-
tric dishwasher and
waste disposal . . . the
convenience of the
food freezer and re-
frigerator . . . the
marvels of electric air \\;
conditioning and ele- \\;
t r he at.
Nothing ou buy "
does more to bring "
t _J] \\; comfort, convenience
1 and better living than ,
..AII/l ; y o u r electric service,
;e
'/ a bargain you ll de-
[(d"l"-- /ill/ pend on every day of la.
TO
PROFESSIONAL
DRY-
CLEANING
CARE!
Many of the new fabrics require really
extra special care when it comes to
cleaning. We know how to treat all
synthetic fabrics so they will be spark-
ling clean and still retain their special
"miracle" qualities. Why take chances?
Call us today!
@ FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY @
P.U.D. NO. 3 MASON
COUNTY
JACK COLE, president; TOM WEBB, vicepresident;
ED TAYLOR, secretary JERRY SAMPLES, manager
LIVE BETTER ELECTRICALLY
PANTORIUM CLEANERS
SERVICE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
215 S. 2nd Ph. 426-3371
Local Families Take Part in WSU
Extension Service Food Cost Study
These Mason County Homemak-
ers deserve credit for their dili-
gence. They kept detailed rec-
ords of their family food spending
during the month of March. This
was part of the study conducted
by Washington State University
through the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. There were 156 fam-
ilies who kept records. Mason
County had nine cooperators.
Recently the state summary be-
came available. Pictmed here are
some of the local recorders going
over results. They are seated, left:
Mrs. W. R. Baker. and Mrs. Eldon
Harper. Standing left is Mrs. Du-
aRe Scott. and Mrs. Floyd Ridout.
Others from this county were the
families of Edward Bunnell, Glenn
Gee. Stanley Lyman. Robert Tem-
breull and Paul B. Wood.
Findings from this area are be-
ing used by credit agencies and
financial advisors in making esti-
mates of costs of family living.
SOME OF THE MOST pertinent
results showed that about $112.12
per month was going over the su-
permarket counters from the av-
erage families. Of this there was
eighty percent spent for food. In
additiofi families were spending
about $6.81 for school lunches ana
$12.33 for restaurant meals. This
made the cash costs for food alone
well over $100 per month• The
study included 38 families who
lived on farms. 64 who were rural
non-farm residents, and 54 who
were living in town. There were
4.5 persons per family. They had
nearly.20 people as food or snort(
guests in their homes during the
month.
About one-third of their food
money was going for meats. Fruits
and vegetables were taking one-
fifth Dairy foods were taking one-
sixth. Breads and cereals were al-
so taking one-sixth. Soft drinks
took about $4 per average family
during the month. Over three-
fourths of the families were us-
ing meats they had stored in their
own freezers or lockers. Many oth-
er' foods were being used from
Seattle Woman is
Suicide Victim
At Belfair
Mrs. N£ary Gay Belcham. 58.
Seattle, died in a trailer home at
Belfair Saturday night of a self-
inflicted gunshot wound.
Her husband, Ralph, told Mason
County Sheriff's officers he was
walking their dog near their
trailer home at Lynnwood Tracts
at.Belfair when he heard the shot
and rushed back in and found his
wife dead.
The couple lived at 16236 Am-
baum Blvd., Seattle. and had pur-
chased property at Belfair plan-
ning to. build a retirement home
there.
home frozen stock. About 35 per-
cent were baking their own bread.
In spite of home production and
attempts at ecenomy there was
still a big chunk of monthly in-
come going for food.
Details of this study are availa-
ble through the local Extension
Office in the Basement of the
Post Office phone 426-4732.
Gary Ritner
Again Winner
On TV Show
GARY RITN ER
Wins Prizes
Gary Ritner won $8.955 worth
of merchandise on the television
quiz program "The Price is Right"
Friday night attd as top money
winner will return tomorrow night
to try again.
His total winning€ for two ap-
pearances on the show include
$18,886. His prizes Friday were a
color television with Stereo and
radio console, $600 cash bonus and
a Piper Cub airplane.
Ritner. 26. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Ritner. Shelton, is employea
by a stockbroking firm in Seattle.
He is in New York taking a train-
mg c,urse on Wall Street.
W
BUD PAULEY DODGE
USED CARS
1959 PLYMOUTH BELEVEDERE $11095
Auto. Trans. V-8 Power Steering - Sharp
1957 PLYMOUTH STA. WGN ............. 795
V-8 - Std. Trans.
1955 CHEV. STA. WGN ........................ s445
2/Dr. - 6 Cyl. St¢l, Trans.
1956
FORD
2-Dr
.................... .: .................. *395
V-8- Overdrive
1955 PLYMOUTII 4-Dr ........................... *545
V-8 - Automatic - Sharp
1954 DODGE 4-Dr ................................... 295
V-8 - Automatic Clean Car
1953 DODGE 4 DOOR ............................ $245
Good running condition
GET A GOOD DEAL ON A 63 DODGE
WHILE WE STILL HAVE A NICE ASSORTMENT
OF 63's
PAULEY MOTORS
Front St. & Railroad Ave. Phone 426-8183
1927 Divorce Action
Completed Friday In
Superior Court
A final decree in a divorce ac-
tion started in 1927 was signed
by Judge Raymond Clifford in
Mason County Superior Court.
In the action. Marie Commack
was granted a divorce from May-
ion Commack effective July 24.
1927.
John Ragm, attorney for the
plaintiff, told the court that an
interlocatory decree was signed in
1927. but. at that time. a rex-mon-
th wait was required before a final
decree was mgned. The final de-
cree was never siga]ed, he said.
and only recently did the plaintiff
discover this.
Two other divorce decrees. Dal-
las E. Savage from Alva F. Sav-
age and Charles O. Knudson from
Joan Knudson. were granted by
the court Friday.
Flower Showing
Clinic is Planned
In preparation for Lhe flower
show at the Mason County Fair,
which they are sponsoring, the
Dirt Dobbers Garden club is plan-
ning a clinic cutting, grooming
and transplanting flowers for
show.
The clinic is scheduled for noon
to 2 p.m. Aug. 13 in the PUD aud-
itorium.
Coffee and punch will be served.
The einb is sponsoring the clin-
ic in order to make the flower
show bigger and better and to
answer questions which potential
exhibitors may have.
Adults and 4-H members are in-
vited to attend.
Driving Violation
Brings Jail Sentence
Gordon O. Steehler, Shelton, was
sentenced to 10 days in jail on
charges of driving while his license
was suspended when .he appeared
in Shelton Police Court before
Judge Rolla Halbert Monday night
Steehler gave oral notice, trough
his attorney, Glenn Correa, that
he was going to appeal the sen-
tence.
Also on the police court docket
Monday night were TerlT Oster-
berg, no arteriel stop, $12 forfeit:
Jack Johnson drunk in public, $10
forfeit: Larry C. Tobin. speeding,
22 forfeit; Rqbert A. Dillenberg,
faulty equipment, $12 fmqeit; No-
fen H. Avery, improper turn. $12
fine; Neff O. Seljestad, reckless
driving, disorderly conduct. $100
fine.
Airport Here is Slop
In Women's Air Race
The Shelton Airport has been
designated a stop in the "Lip-
stick Derby", all-woman air race
Saturday.
The feminine piloks will land at
the Shelton Airport where they
will clock in an4 out on a time
clock, which along with its crew
will be set up there for the event.
The race starts at Renton. with
the contestants flying first to Kel-
so. then to Shelton. on to Bell-
ingham and back to Renton for
the conclusion of the race.
To
GOOD
prices.
Shi)res
Call OlymP
1 BEDROOM
-;3.000. owner
sell aF once
view sl)li
gpa('ious
)lace,
gn
yOIIl'
4th. Sheltoa.
FOR SALE 3
large 1.ts
('hzded
and school.
painting. 1)
Priced at
Call Mann
RENT
nish('d one
living room;
closed utilitY,
Realty to(laY
alay hotlrS,
l)lay area,
choi(:e
3or4
ern trai Let.
6692 evenings-
FOR SALE
land mare.
426-2174.
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district.
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Date
1963.
GLENN
Attorney w, "
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