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eggs; . é ‘ f" Lilli ill I In W11 Officially of the new 1 Auxiliary Air Station lo- 011 the Olympic Highway 0f Shelton, by Capt. C. 'Spl‘ague, Commandant of 8-Val Air Center, Seattle, R T S “mounced by the prospec- Commanding Officer, Lt. ,beFagergren. The ceremony held at 10:30 am. Sat- iate to get ii August 14- skirts as , F r1 win wan aizergren expressed his d all-arou ‘ that because of war trick skir “118 and for reasons of Assorted c Security, it will be im- ‘ to extend an open in- ,' to the public at large “d this ceremony. nal invitations will be i' to a representative 0f the community. to $7.90 0 Room Is aaring mpletion nthat the Shelton uso fur- ]: being painted, applica- be ks for Junior Hostesses , en placed in several of town stores. USO committee hasn’t Out a definite weekly g as yet, for they don’t .OYV many boys they will , ,ldlng for, but they will be "'about 100 Junior Hostess- . ,8 duty it will be to talk -, ‘1 With the boys who come ‘ all games or talk about ’ ‘ back home. ach week there will be a- h the hostesses will help 1‘ rig for it, much as they ‘ high school and college #1 asking the girls to be .l "1 filling out their appli— . the Advisory Board , the point that seeing ser- 1? are entertained is one , Ome front duties. . the blanks have been a meeting will be called ‘blAdVJsory Board, so turn aJlks in promptly. ,4 t_ Regulations give rules for USO Junior an are: 1. She must be . d between the age of 18 years. 2. As soon as cards “ed a girl must present goggle door to be admitted. inued on Page Five) Pharmacist ,. 1 L053} C'Conkey’s a position as pharm- McConkey Pharmacy, erilfitson of San Francisco a, OVer his new duties at establishment. B‘BSB .- 25¢ is :13 of experience in the . toutlcal line was accom— 2i Shelton by Mrs. Knudt- §°n Phillip is With the Orth Africa. , REE DROWN IN SUNDAY ATING TRAGEDY; Dov SAVED BY MOTHER " knudtson, who has had‘ PM )3 P10 601? 5 £ 86'”! AVE PORTLARD ORE Claiming three lives and onl cheated of a fourth and fifth by the heroic efforts of a mother to save her child, a Sunday boating ,tragedy in Oakland Bay shocked the community this week. I Dead were Millard Dunbar, cm- at the airport, ployed l Mahoney, (Major George employee of the Simpson Railway and Carl J. lCarlson. Mrs. Dunbar managed to struggle to shore with her four- year old son. Still suffering from shock Mrs. Dunbar was unable to relate a coherent story after the tragedy but reconstruction by the sheriff’s office indicated that the Dunbars and Mahoney had been visiting Carlson in his cabin in the cove just east of Eagle Point Sunday. Finding an old 14 foot flat bottom rcwboat on the beach they de— cided. to go out in the bay for a ride. The tragedy took place about 8:45 p. m. since Mahoney’s watch stopped at 8:48. Seams Started shore. Evidently excited by the water the occupants must have capsized the boat since it was found bottom side up at the scene of the drownings. Again proving themselves adept in any emergency the local Coast Guard Auxiliary carried through in fine style. Called to the scene at about 10:30 p. in. three boats Pauley responded. (Continued on Page Two) I I Funeral Today For Dunbar l Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. toda, (Thursday) for Millard “Alien 3' urinary Who‘was one of the victims of Sunday’s boating tragedy. Service will be from Witsiers with interment in Shelton Memorial Park. Dunbar was born in Shelton, |0ctober 30, 1906, and was 36 years old at the time of his death. He was employed at Ray— ‘onier Incorporated for some time, but for the last month had been iworking at the airport. of the flotilla belonging to Les Chase, Roy Kimbel and. Frank Mrs. Dunbar at first stated she thought the bottom of the ..boat gave away, but examination later showed the boat still intact. It is thought that the seams started because of the craft’s long dis- use and water began pouring in before the party was far from Survivors include his wife Eve- |lyn; two sons, Ralph and Leroy; ihis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dunbar; a brother, Clifford in Alaska, and three sisters, Miss .Arvilla Dunbar, Seattle, Mrs. Eva Forrest, Shelton, and Mrs. Eola Quinn, Shelton. Carlson Funeral Services Friday services for Carl .1. one of the victims of Funeral Carlson, held Friday afternoon. Services will be held at Witsiers Funeral Parlors at 1 p. m. Carlson was born in Finland in 1883. He has one brother but his name and address are unknown. BABf—GTIRL A baby girl was born at the Shelton Hospital on August 10 for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wingert. BFANS i773? OUR _, IIUSSMAN A bony t9 ll11am Hussman, a 1943 . a? Irene S. Reed High Jul ter going to Camp Ky 20, is now stationed ' ArHOX, Kentucky. He is mored Force. an .wngrs. H. E. Miller re- ‘: ard; this week of their ‘ chrlval in England where ill red to a bomber squad- }: at eceived his advanced in F the provost Marshal sch ort Custer, Mich., Mia- lorida and New Or- a . EAVE -Mlnel‘. son of Mr. and is With the U. S. Coast Dehding his leave with - a mix thel‘ v . 3 cm in Port Town- ; . ooyNG, T.M.3/C Y Isrr MOTHER y (“mg T.M. 3/c, left . e . b. lo %9 after spending 15 Y‘8 parents, Mr. and 01mg. His mother is ilafié‘mler. who is stationed in Shelton and with' B! 5’ Plane for his base‘ S/SGT. JAMES KELLY ARRIVES HOME S/Sgt. Jimmie Kelly, son of Mrs. Hazel Sundsten arrived home last Monday on a well earned fur- lough. Sgt. Kelly, who was on many bombing raids in the North African campaign, recently receiv- ed the First Oak Leaf Cluster for heroism during one of those raids. He will leave here on the 25th to report to Salt Lake City. His brother Sl/c Clifford Kelly, sta- tioned at Pasco, spent several days the first of the week in Shelton visiting his brother. PFC. FRED ABEYTA HOME ON FURLOUGH Pfc. Fred I. Abeyta, who is sta- tioned at Walla Walla is visiting friends and relatives in Shelton this week. LLOYD ROBERTSON RECEIVES'PFC. STRIPE Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rob- ertson received word this week that their son, Pvt. Lloyd Robert- son, had just received his Pfc. rating. He is stationed at Camp Haan, Calif. DEL DANIELS, 1.7mm WOOLSEY IN MARINES Two Shelton men were inducted into: the United States Marine Continued on Page Seven) y Sunday’s triple drowning, will be. Consolidated wit SHELTON, WASHINGTON, Thursday, August 12, 1943. 536 More Are lAccepte‘d For Service Only nine prospective inductees to the armed forces were rejected out of the total of 45 who went to Seattle last Saturday for ex- amination. Out of the 36 accepted, six were nominated for entry into the Navy and two into the Mar- ine Corps. Following are the names of the men accepted. Those marked N will enter the Navy and those marked MC will enter the Marine Corps. The remainder will be in- ducted into the Army. Ray Enlow, William Otis Mc- Creary Jr., Macklin Francis Wil- son, Daniel Robert Bennett. Wil— liam Donald Price, Jesse Gerald Asche, Chester "Jesse Pulsifer. Raymond Lyle Phillips, Donald Ray Gates N, Calvin Larry Byrd, Hollis Hoosier, Raymond Marshall Music N, John Edward Fitzpa- trick, Elmer Marion James, How- ard Kirkwood Plumb N, Oscar Siegfried Johnson N, Robert Lewis McGhee. Delbert Norman Daniels MC, Mark Sheldon Ferrier, Roy Ar- thur Boad, Robert Allen Nutt N, Louie Elmer Woolsey MC, John Arthur Lund, John Val Wenz, Jr., Leland Richard Lonsberry, Rob- ert Elroy Schillinger N, Robert Lawrence Stephens, Frank Wil— liam Wokojance, Bert Wilbur, David Kaphingst. Park Program Progresses Well With over 250 children having taken- advantage of the play- ground facilities at Kneeland Park during the first month un- der supervision, the current pro- gram for use of the park is work- _ing out very satisfactorily, ‘Coun- lcilman Clarence Grunert reported I this week. Children meet at the Boy Scout house every day except Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p. m. and en- 'joy various recreational devices including ping pong, horseshoes, 7 tennis and baseball. i A new teeter-totter has been gbuilt and the swings repaired. A i slide has also been fixed. ! Mrs. Oliver Morris, who is in ; charge of the A park,’»repo gthe children are enjoying the fa- 'cilities grettly. , George Mahoney' l Funeral Yesterday Funeral services were held Wednesday for George Mahoney, one of the victims of the triple drowning last Sunday, from Wit- siers Funeral Home with the Rev. Maulden officiating. Interment was in Shelton Memorial Ceme- tery. Mahoney was born February 2, 1886, in Seattle and had lived in Shelton for the past 46 years. He was employed as a. brakeman on the Simpson Logging Railway. Survivors Anna Mahoney; a brother Rich- ard; two half—sisters and three half-brothers in Seattle. Camp Committee Needs Magazines Magazines are again needed by the Camp and Hospital Committee and the Junior Red Cross for dis- tribution to army posts. The large supply gathered by Mell Chevrolet Co. has all been sent out. Any magazine that contains good reading material is wanted. They should be taken to Mell Chevrolet Co., or call Mrs. Fran- cis Eacrett, 163R. Demos Dance At Old Gymnasium Use of the old gymnasium has been secured by the Young Demo- crats Club of Mason County for their big Labor Day dance to be held Saturday, September 4. Committees have been appointed by President Everett Fourre and are hard at work making prepara- tions for the best possible music and other arrangements. BABY SON ARRIVES A baby son arrived in Aber- deen on August 10 for Mr. and Mrs. Victor Palmason. Mr. Palmason, a. former Shel- ton teacher, flew up from Camp Roberts, Calif, where he is sta- tioned with a radio corps. DAUGHTER ARRIVES A baby daughter arrived at the Shelton General Hospital on Aug- ust17 for Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hal . BABY SON Mr. and Mrs. Everett McFer- ran are the parents of a baby boy born at the Shelton Hospital on August 8. GIRL FOR MILLERS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller are the parents of a baby girl born at the Shelton Hospital on Aug- ust 5. use! "SON ARRIVES rts that h "he Shelton Independent RAYO‘ i 1 Supression Forces On The Forest Front as Going into ‘action with a drive worthy of ccmmandoes, these young men of the State Division of Forestry’s suppression forces showed recently the results of their many weeks’_ training when they. attacked a.small.yct hotand dangerous forest, fire (shown above) and got it under control in less than half an hour. The State Forestry Division now has 800 of these young men, age 16-17, inv‘lcmnrgencyi 'crews‘ln the wooded areas of Washington, ready to't‘i‘de herd on fires set by enemy bombers or due to carelessness of otherwise good Americans. Girls Turn In. ,7 ! l include his mother} I l l Currency Found On Local Street Two young Shelton girls made ' a third girl very happy yester-‘ ‘ day' morning when’ they turned in $50 in currencyrto the Jour- nal which the latter girl had lost. The two, Elaine Lessard and Yvonne Fisher, found the mon- ey, two $20 bills and a $10 bill, on the sidewalk in front of Catto Hardware. They immed- iately brought it _to the Jour— nal and a few minutes later, the third girl, who was paying bills for her father, came in and claimed them‘oney. Chehalis Paper ’ 50 Years Old The Chehalis Advocate, now published by Chapin Foster and George Hayden, celebrated .its Fifitieth Anniversary last week, with a review of the past career, more or less spotted by changes in ownership and editors, and in politics. It was founded by earn- est advocate of the Populist Par- ty, one of the early movements to change over the government. It was the “People’s Advocate” for several years, a cooperative concern with numerous editors, in— cluding I. P. Callison, now retired at Union, who took the Democra- tic side of the tri-party combin- ation, Democrat, Populist and Silver Republican, which cleaned the Republicans out in 1897 and then faded out .of state politics around 1905. For another ten years the paper continued democratic, but since has been Republican in politics advocated under several changes, Chapin Foster entering the pic— ture in 1925, and his associate in 1934. The Shelton Journal is some- what older than the Advocate and has noted all these changes in its contemporary through the years, and now extends the hope that its faith will carry on until the coun- try is redeemed from its present chaos. Incidentally, most of the state newspapers are independent Republican. Naval Officer Talks To Kiwanis Douglas Mosher, Warrant Offi— cer, and Lieut. Drew, U.S.N., now stationed at the local airport, were guests at the Kiwanis Club Tuesday. EnsignMosher gave an informal talk of his eighteen months service on the carrier En- terprise, which was more or less off record, although most of the engagements have been made pub- A baby boy arrived at the lie. The hearers gained a fair Shelton Hospital on August 10 for Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKinney. l idea ,of what some of the “hot spots" in the Pacific really ware. l l U.S. Forest Service Zlde Tells C. 0f C. About Forests George E. Griffith, from the regional office of the U. S. For— ' est Service at Portland, was the principal speaker at a special ses- sion of r the Shelton Chamber of Commerce advanced to last Thurs- day at Hotel Shelton. His topic was “Our Fighting Forests,” as expanded from the many peace time uses of wood to its present demand in one form or another for our wartime needs all over the world where our forces and our Allies are fighting. The ex- tent of these uses, old and new, is best appreciated from the state- ment that wood is now one of the “Big Four" of national pro- ducts, ranking close to steel in manufacture. Justifying its title of “Fight— ing Forests” the speaker pointed out only a few of the many war- time uses for the logs which come out of Mason County woods, constructing buildings, large and small, wood ships, PT boats, small war craft, decking for battleships and aircraft carriers, all calling for the highest grade of timber. Spruce plywood is used for air- ships, and ‘the trouble is we do not have enough of this particu- lar species at hand. Aircraft Uses “In aircraft we are also using plastic bonded plywood that can be moulded in all shapes, and compregnated wood with the strength of steel for propellers. The British Mosquito bomber, a Ration Calendar For August Book No. l—Sugar, Stamp No. 13 good for five pounds un- til August 15; Stamp No. 14 .good for five pounds from Aug- ust 16 to November 1; Stamps Nos. 15—16 good for 5-lbs. of canning sugar to October 31. Shoes—~Stamp No. 18 good un- til October 31. Book No. 2—Canned Goods: Blue Stamps R, S, T good Aug. August 7, R, S, T good August 1 thru September 20; Meats and Fats: Red Stamps T gnod through August 31; Oils and Cheeses: U good thru Aug. 31, .V thru August 31, \V from Aug. 15 thru Aug. 31. “A” Gasoline Coupons— No. 7 good for four gallons thru September 21. Tire inspection for holders of “A” coupons is every six months. "B" tire in- spoction every 4 months. “C” Gasoline Coupons—good 3 months from date of issuance. “C” tire inspection every three months; “T” tire inspection ev- ery six months or 5000 miles of driving. Fuel Oil Coupon No. plres September 30. 5—ex- fast deadly machine which has been used all through the war, is made entirely from Douglas fir lplywood. Eleven billion feet of lumber is being used in boxing land crating this year, for every- thing shipped overseas must be l pressed pulp containers are used. “The pulp and paper industry is playing a large part in supply- ing direct war materials, while there is a new and fascinating field of wood chemistry, in which the Germans have taken the lead but we are fast catching up in expanding our uses to meet the growing needs of war. Here again our trouble is in securing enough production to keep our boys at the fighting fronts supplied, hence the appeal to bring back the log- gers to their old jobs in the woods, the source of all supply. Post War Importance “In the post war period these forests, such as are growing up in Mason County, are going to be even more important. You are going to need these resources to carry on post war industry. We told you a few years ago what we thought of the Olympic pen- insula timber, and this is still true. We haven’t changed our minds a bit, or our prophesy. “But all this peace and war effort has one great enemy—fire. Don’t kid yourselves that we are not going to have a fire season this year, on account of the long wet spring. Look at the inflam- mable material in your old burns and cut-overs, where most bad fires start. The forest guard crews have their hands full with accidental, lightning or enemy caused fires. They shouldn't be called to fight careless man caused fires. Helping Tojo and Hitler “Anyone who throws a lighted match or cigarette cut the car window should say ‘Hcil Hitler,’ because he is giving aid to the enemy. You can help to make all (Continued on Page Three) Chamber Considers Pulp Mill Closure A Chamber of Commerce com- mittee held a session Monday evening to consider what action could be taken to relieve the situ- ation which has caused the clos- ing of pulp making at the plant of Rayonier Incorporated, due to shortage in hemlock log alloca- tion to the local plant. Also con- tact with Boeing was started in the effort to have a small parts making plant established in Shel- ton to absorb any local labor that , may need employment in order to stay at home. The logging camps are also open to those who wish enclosed in wood, although some l developments. —___—~——— DOWN l l l l l l l I logging work while waiting new Agnes Republicans To Meet On Monday Eve An important meeting of Re- publican Precinct Committee- men of Shelton precincts will be held Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the courtroom at the court house, County Republican Chairman B. Franklin Houston announced yesterday. Fred Norman, Representative from the 5th Congressional Dis- trict of Washington, of which Mason County is a part, will be present as well as Wilder Jones, State Republican Chairman and, Robert Pence, Spokane County Chairman. Heuston urged all precinct committeemen and all others interested in the program of the Republican Party to attend the meeting. Changes Are Made In War Board Office Harry A. Carlon, chairman of the local War Price and Ration Board, has made a number of changes in office personnel and proceedure for the purpose of providing more efficient service to the public. Carlon is prepar- Iing plans to give faster service on all applications and to pre- vent errors and delays which might inconvenience patrons of the board. Carlon announced that Mrs. Grace Hallonquist, who has been fuel .oil clerk, will now be, price clerk, and that Miss Meriam Biehl, recently appointed as food clerk, will be fuel oil clerk. Mrs. Eve— lyn Russell, chief clerk, who has recently been acting as price clerk will return to her old duties as food clerk; , ~', Give Experience According to Carlon the changes were made to acquaint the sal- aried staff better with all of the work of the board. Such changes will be made two or three times a year. Carlon points out that in case of the sickness or resigna- tion of any clerk the board will be in a better position to con- tinue to giVe efficient service if a trained substitute is available. Carlon emphasized the new opening hour of 9:30 a. In. every week day and the Wednesday evening office hours when the board will be open for the con- venience of working people, farm- ers, and others who find it diffi- cult to visit the rationing office during the day. Board members also will visit any community where such service is desired. Three mimic—d— In Accident I l l l i l i ! l l Shortage of hemlock logs forced the closing of the big local pulp mill of Rayonier Incorporated which ceased operations here last night releasing most of its em— ployees to seek other work. The closing of one of Shelton's major industries came as a shock to the community in which it has oper- ated since 1927. Company officials issued the following statement in explanation: It is with regret that we are compelled to announce the im- mediate closing of the pulp plant of Rayonier Incorporated at Shel- ton, Washington, for an indefinite period. The shutdown is unavoid- able due to a decision by the War Production Board that it is not possible to allocate logs from the open market in such quantities as would keep the Shelton plant operating. - Logs Scarce The company‘s present supply of logs will however be sufficient to insure continued operation of the Rayonier pulp plants at Port Angeles and Grays Harbor. Rayonier officials have been working on adequate log alloca- tion and additional log production in order to keep the Shelton plant operating. Due to Rayonier being a heavy producer of high alpha pulps for essential war purposes, ‘briefs were filed with the War Production Board and vigorous efforts made to secure log allocation on the basis of comparative war essentiality of the end uses for which pulp is supplied. The brief stressed the fact that failure to secure the logs would work a hardship on the community, the company’s employees and the company itself. Possibility of additional log im- ports from British Columbia was (Continued on Page Three) ants?“ City Float ls Authorized Repair ,of the city float which lies west of the dock, was author- ' ized last week by the City Coun- cil. Superintendent Brewer was instructed to procure stringers and other necessary materials to carry out this work. The council also authorized the extension of South 6th Street for 80 feet Southwest of Blocks P and Q. This extension was made at the request of A. M. Hulbert. Laying of tile for drainage pur- poses and the paving of a side- walk up the Olympic Highway from Harvard to Fairmont was also recommended by the Street Committee,‘ and the City Attorney was instructed to secure approval from the State Highway Depart- ment, Fire Chief Dean Carman re- quested and received permission to install a new flag pole in front of the City Hall. Mayor J. L. Catto named a committee of S. A. Hatchet and John Sullivan to confer with Lawrence Giddings, present gar- bage commissioner, as to the pos- Three persons re'ceived injuries[sibility of entering into a new when a car driven by Bill Short contract for disposal of the city’s of Union collided with one driven garbage. by Carl Currier of Bremerton, Sat- urday evening on the Union-Pur- dy Canyon cutoff. Mrs. Currier received cuts on forehead and leg and had two teeth broken. Evelyn Bucktram, riding with Short, received a brok- en arm and another passenger, Dick Skiff had facial cuts. Short, driving I NEW McCLEARY POWER PLANT IN OPERATION' The new and modern powei plant of the Simpson Logging Company. at McCleary, with its 225-foot stack of concrete, has been completed and is now in on the wrong operation furnishing power for side of the road, blamed the glare the extensiVe door and veneer of the sun for the accident. ———-—‘, t operations there. A Your Aircraft Written of and for the Mason County AWS Volunteer Members Compiled and Edited at the Olympia Filter Center John Wallin, obserVer on the Kamllche Observation Post, pass- ed away on Monday night, July 12, 1943. To this man who has served his watch regularly and who has given some $20 towards wood and other things for this post, we can never forget him and his loyalty to his country in time of war. The IV Fighter Command wish- es to send their deepest sympa- thies and regrets to his family and friends. It is men like John Wallin who have helped the Ar- my Air Forces in spotting planes and who protect our shores from enemy attack. The observers from the Kamil- che Observation Post have felt the loss of this man very much. * =l‘- The following observers from the Matlock Observation Post have completed their courses of aircraft. recognition taught by Mrs. Ann Tate, post instructor. George Booth, Mrs. Hattie Dun- kelberger, Fred Ferris, Ruth Ja- cobson, Mrs. Vivia Jacobson, Bob Lessard, Mrs. Edna Lovins, Mrs. Nye._ Clarence Wilson, Ralph Worman, Dale Nye, Don Nye, Eugene Nye, Roy Nye, Wil- liam Nye, Eugene Palmer, Mrs. Augusta Portman, Mrs. Lillian Portman, Mrs. Nellie Rossmaier. Observers serving from Janu- ary 1, 1942, at the Kamilche post include: Mrs.' Emma McDonald, Arthur Nelson, Mrs. Arthur Nelson, Mrs. William Rietdorf, William Riet- dorf, Etta »‘ Frazer, James Frazer, Mrs. Wesley Whitener, Mrs. Will Waldrip, Will Waldrip, Grace Pet- ty, Eu Petty, Ruth Nelson, Her- bert Nelson, Della Greenwood, Roy Greenwood, Zora Waldrip, Sarah Waldrip, Adla McDonald, Ronald McDonald, Ann Carr, Dave Whit- ener, Alberta Zandell, Ed Krise, Aileen Schroeder, Lester Wald- burger, Edna Waldburger, Max Waldburger, Frank Carpenter. Mary Tipton, Harriet Rrye, Bill Frye, Bethe Waldrip, James Wal- drip, Molly Jolliff, Effie Brown, Dan Brown, Thelma Clark, Law- rence Clark, Maxine Bloomfield, Harold Carr, Marie James, Sam James, Lloyd Clark, Charlie Clark, Mayme Clark, Mildred Scott, Eth- el Want, Clara Stuck, Fred Stuck, India Sells, Bertha Lord, (Continued on page twu)