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Thriving side by side in the Shelton area are widely
divergent life-styles, the varied aspects of which accent and
complement one another in a constantly moving
kaleidoscope of color.
If Mason County may be likened to a tapestry, it is
certain that the women of the communities have played an
important part in the selection of a pattern and in the
development of the design.
Bright and bold are the forward strides of woman as she
takes her rightful place in business, politics, art, education.
Sombre threads of sadness have outlined often her dedicated
efforts, only to emphasize the irridescence of her
achievements.
Basic shades, calm and strong, depict the homemaker
whose vision of immortality lies in the gentle directing of
first faltering footsteps before the young have found the
life-style suited to themselves.
The wife and mother of today has devised a life-style
both intricate and efficient. With the help of labor-saving
devices she has shaken away the shackles of housework to
successfully hold positions of importance in the world
beyond her doorstep.
In the tapestry of living, no strand of yarn can be
sufficient unto itself; no single color can complete a scene,
and no solitary stitch can stand alone. Threads are
interwoven and stitches intermingle as woman, many-faceted,
emerges to paint upon the warp and woof of life her own
tremendous picture of today.
No longer is woman seen only as the fringe that edges the
pictorial of life. This she has been and ever shall be
encompassing the entirety to soften raw surfaces with beauty
and sensitivity - but today she shows her true colors as a
portion of the pattern, designer and weaver.
KARATE can be a womanly art of self-defense.
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FIRES are often fought by women.
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Nettie Tauscher -- Matlock
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Wanda Meek -- Union
Dorothy Larson -- Potlatch
Phyllis Fixemer -- Tahuya
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Dominating the local postal picture, women
preside in eight of Mason County's ten post
offices. In only Grapeview and Shelton do male
postmasters officiate.
In Union is located Mason County's oldest
existing post office, in service since 1858. Wanda
Meek became its postmaster in 1954. She is most
active in the National Association of Postmasters
of the United States, and for four years held
offices which led to a state presidency in 1972. In
1973 she served on the executive board as
past-president.
She serves on the advisory board to the postal
service for post offices third class, and on the
national advisory board to NAPUS for post
offices third class. She has been a member of
many committees and has received awards for
outstanding achievements.
Currently servi| g on the guest committee Of
the National Association of Postmasters of the
United States, she is a co-chairperson of the
decorating committee now involved in
preparations for the convention to be held in
Seattle from September 8 through September 12,
the first national convention of NAPUS ever
slated in the State of Washington.
"Training is my real interest," Wanda Meek
dectares. 'Tve worked with many conventions
and seminars."
Acting directly for the post office
department, Mrs. Meek for 17 years has trained
postmasters, among them Betty Goodpaster,
Dorothy Larson and Phyllis Fixemer.
Mrs. Goodpaster has been employed in the
Hoodsport Post Office since 1953, becoming
postmaster in 1960. With Mrs. Meek she co-chairs
the decorating committee for the NAPUS
convention.
"We're ornamenting 3,000 oyster shells with
pearls," she says, "and we're also using
approximately 6,000 sand dollars."
Mrs. Goodpaster has been educational
chairman for NAPUS at a state level and is also a
past-president of District !!1. She serves on the
advisory board of the Seattle District for offices
of third class, and acts as trainer postmaster for
Tacoma Sectional Center for offices of third class.
Mrs. Larson, Potlatch postmaster for the past
15 years, is a widow with five children and eight
grandsons. She is a member of Amaranth and of
Order of Eastern Star.
Before she became postmaster, she owned and
operated a bakery in Potlatch for 15 years.
"I like to be a postmaster," she states. "It's a
good way of life. I'm my own boss."
Faith Evans has been postmaster in Lilliwaup
for 25 years, and has received citations for the
Natural Beauty Program in which offices and
grounds are beautified and additional citations for
excellence in maintenance of her facility.
A past district secretary of NAPUS, she has
often acted as hostess for state conventions, and
is currently a member of the committee for
decorating and hospitality for the approaching
Seattle convention.
Phyllis Fixemer began work in the Tahuya
Post Office in 1969 and was appointed its
postmaster in 1971. She was born in Hoodsport
and reared in Tahuya, residing in Shelton for 20
years prior to her return to Tahuya in 1957.
A resident of Ailyn since 1943, Doris Stock
became acting postmaster there in November of
1943 and accepted the official position of
postmaster in February of 1945. She and her
husband, Fred, have three children. She is
secretary of District !11.
Belfair's postmaster is Pat Henningsen, who
entered the postal service in 1960. A postal clerk
when postmaster A. M. Christiansen retired in
May, 1971, she served as officer in charge until
her appointment as postmaster the following
December.
Mrs. Henningsen and her husband, Robert,
have lived in Belfair for 24 years. They have a
son, Walt.
Postmaster Nettie Tauscher of Matlock has
held her position for the past four years. Her
office is located in the one and only store in the
area. There Nettie and her husband, John,
groceries, magazines and all sorts of essentials.
"I even pump gas," she laughs.
]3etty Goodpaster -- Hoodsport
Pat Henningsen -- Belfair
Doris Stock -- Allyn
Faith Evans -- Lilliwaup
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