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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
August 22, 1974     Shelton Mason County Journal
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The lively look of Knockabouts • . . a deep blue walking coat with shiny silver" hardware or j a great little shirt-jac topping a full legged pant. Shirt-Jac, $52.00; Pant, $50.00; Turtleneck, $23.00; Coat, $70.00; Pant, $30.00; Turtleneck, $24.00. Women's 409 Railroad 9:30 to 5:30 426-6432 le We're open 110 hours a week! Monday- Saturday 7 a.m.- 11 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Chicken to go at Brad's 1 NOW OPEN BRAD'S i Greg & Brad's BRAD'S II 1612 Olympic 1931 Olympic Hwy. S. in Aberdeen Hwy. N. | l • Super-fast Home Service • Any Radio or TV • No Minimum (If it takes 5 minutes, that's all you pay for.) • Expert • Complete Color Service • Free Tube Test •Communication Installation & Service OIAL|R e 2218 Olympic Hwy. N. Page S-10 - SheltowMason County Journal - Thursday, August 22, 1974 Willa Morgan, permanently disabled and divorced mother of five, knows exactly how the camel felt when the final straw was added to his load. Insurance checks, her only income, ended June 1. In April of 1973, Mrs. Morgan was hospitalized for a back injury incurred while employed as a meat-wrapper in the Safeway Store in Lacey. She lay in traction in Mason General Hospital. A release signed by her physician permitted her return to work on August 20. Her first day on the job ended abruptly when Willa incurred a ruptured disc. She was placed in traction in St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, and on September 12 underwent surgery for the removal of the disc and the fusing of two vertebrae. Ended is her career as a meat-wrapper, begun in the Shelton Shoprite Store and continued on a part-time basis in the Safeway Store of Shelton until Willa Morgan secured full-time employment in Lacey. She cannot stoop or bend to any great extent. She can neither sit nor stand continuously for long periods. She cannot lift. There are many things she can no longer do. After her original injury, Mrs. Morgan received Welfare assistance under industrial insurance payments were instigated. Until eligibility was established for her second claim, she again received help from the Social and Health Services Department of Public Assistance. Mrs. Morgan and her three younger children lived in a new house on Mountain View until monthly payments could no longer be met. Their home is now an older, smaller and less-expensive dwelling, gradually becoming more livable with needed repairs and remodeling. Mrs. Morgan's older children are James McCabe of Shelton and LaRee Norris of Fallon, Nevada. Still residing at home are 13-year-old Kelly, ten-year-old Loran and l I-year-old Renae, all students in Evergreen School. "When they were little," Willa Morgan states, "Baby-sitting problems headed my list of difficulties. Now the kids are not only very self-sufficient but also a great help to me. They can cook, dean, wash dishes, do the laundry. "We all pitch in," she continues, "1 can force myself to accomplish a certain amount of housework, but can't take very much of such exertion." She cans fruits and vegetables; she makes jam and jelly and pickles. She has learned to sew and to knit. She attended an Olympic College-sponsored night class to study the preparation of income tax. Payments on her house, on her car, and on a Thursday, August WlLLA MORGAN SMILES in the face of adversity. second-hand sewing machine and gas furnace take a large bite out of a meager budget. Through the unemployment office Willa Morgan is now attending Capitol Business College in Olympia. Living expenses are paid to her by the Manpower Development and Training Act. Cash is scarce in the Morgan household, but somehow happiness survives. Willa recalls a merry Christmas when homemade gifts were cheerfully exchanged. With the help of friends, the Morgans are growing a summer garden of sufficient proportion to provide winter foods. WiUa Morgan is physically capable of handling a job as receptionist or secretary, and after schooling. hopes to find such a position. "I can type," she explains, "'but l'm not very fast; and I don't know shorthand yet. I can drive a car, too; but I haven't been able to find work compatible with my abilities and limitations." Willa Morgan greets the world with a smile. She surrounds her children with love and assurance. Although she fears the uncertainties of each tomorrow, she refuses to panic. Pride in her ability to cope with disaster has given her a quiet strength sufficient to deal with each day in turn. Belief in herself and in her fellow human beings has built her hope for the future. 22, 1974 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page S-23 ir ( ......... ¢,