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Welcome to another chapter of "Life with Julia," the
drama that attempts to answer the question: Can an
Oklahoma Indian find complete happiness with the
legislation of a Washington Congressperson?
You will remember in the previous chapter Julia Butler
Hansen was honored by five Oklahoma Indian tribes for her
"great leadership and distinguished service" to American
Indians.
One of the warmest tributes was given by W. W. Keeler,
chief of the Cherokee Nation and, in his spare time, president
of Phillips Petroleum Company, who told Mrs. Hansen she
had "rare insight" and "you've had a great part in making our
life better."
In today's chapter we find Chief Keeler has made an
illegal $100,000 gift of Phillips' corporate funds to Richard
Nixon's presidential campaign.
Is Chief Keeler deserting Julia? Is Richard Nixon the new
champion of the American Indian? Will Julia use her rare
insight to vote to cut the oil depletion allowance to provide
more money for Indian affairs? Will it snow in Cathlamet
next July?
Watch for the next exciting chapter.
In light of recent disclosures on tile national scene, one
could reasonably assume that lawyers would be keeping a low
profile these days.
Biting the bullet, keeping a stiff upper lip and steering
clear of political entanglements would seem to be in order for
the barristers during the daily-growing parade of their
brethren at the bar involved in nefarious activities that would
have turned Sir William Blackstone's hair white at the age of
seven.
"... so I asked him if he was going to Key Biscayne this weekend and he
says 'No, Bebe just traded it for a condominium in Argentina.' "
A poll of the man in the street would probably place
lawyers on that rung near the bottom of the credibility
ladder usually reserved for newspaper publishers and ward
heelers.
Thus far, the only talk of disbarment for the legal creeps
is a fuzzy mumbling that "something undoubtedly will be
done," lending credence to E.B. White's observation some
years ago that "it is easier for a man to be loyal to his club
than to his planet; the by-laws are shorter, and he is
personally acquainted with the other members."
The ordained sell=policing power that attorneys share
with doctor, artificial inscminators, landscape architects and
other professionals is apparently another victim of the energy
shortage.
The members of the Thurston-Mason County Bar
Association, however, are undaunted bY the rockets' red
glare and bombs bursting in air. Raising their heads above the
ramparts, they have offered laymen of the two counties the
fruits of their political and professional sagacity. Free of
charge.
At hand is a letter from the association's president
announcing the results of a candidate preference vote in
connection with the contest for judicial position 4 of the
Superior Court for Thurston-Mason Counties. Of tile
association's 80 members, 60 cast votes, as follows:
Gerry L. Alexander ...................... 44
Carol Fuller ............................. 4
Franklin K. Thorp ....................... 12
Given the mood of the peasants, this may be the
strongest recommendation Carol Fuller receives prior to the
primary.
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Bob Bowen reports that a group o! men lunching together were
discussing the best way to discou~rage home burglars. One revealed that
he kept a gun under his bed while another said he had installed an
elaborate system that triggers an alarm when an intruder steps through
an invisible beam. A third had his house rigged with a siren on its roof
so all the neighbors could come running. The father of five young
children was the last to comment. He said, "If a burglar woke me up
late at night ! would probably take him by the hand and lead him to
the bathroom."
(Hugh Park in Atlanta Journal)
The White House tour guide now says, "Here is the Green Room, the
Blue Room and the Bugged Room."
(lndianopolis Star)
Quoting Sidney P. Marland Jr., assistant secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare, speaking at Fairfield University: "1 am from the
government, that institution whose function, as some have said, closely
resembles love among elephants: action on a high plain with a great deal
of trumpeting - and no results for years."
(Akron Beacon Journal)
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Proposals lo reduce the size of
the Legislature still live despite
the prospect of legislative salaries
being rolled back by Initiative
282. The idea to reduce tile
legislative membership was born
when the last Legislature raised
the law-makers' pay from $3,600
to $10,560 a year.
Initiative 282, which appears
certain of passage, would cut the
salaries back to $3,800, but
Senator Gary Grant, Renton, is
proceeding with a proposed'
constitutional amendment to
reduce the size of the Legislature
to 51 representatives and 25
senators.
It is possible to reduce the
size of the Legislature to 63
representatives and 21 senators by
statue, without a constitutional
amendment. But a future
legislature could quickly increase
the number again to its present
maximum constitutional size of
99 and 49.
A constitutional amendment
on the subject would have the
effect of freezing the size of the
Legislature at 51 and 25.
Three Good Bets
Measures on the governor's
priority list which look like good
bets for passage in September
include economic impact
legislation to deal with problems
created by closure of state
institutions, such as Northern
State Hospital at Sedro Woolley.
Others are a bill to extend
increased unemployment
compensation benefits to
part-time workers, and a
statewide building code.
Both of the latter measures
already have been cleared by the
Senate standing committees and
sent to Rules Committee with
"do pass" recommendations.
Nip and Tuck
Nip and tuck status is about
the best that can be given to the
governor's bills for funding public
transportation and prevention of
oil spills.
While the gasoline shortage
has given impetus to the public
transportation bill, the resulting
loss of revenue to the highways
program doesn't help the proposal
to fund public transit by
extending the sales tax to
gasoline
The Senate Ecology
Committee has developed a
substitute bill for oil spill
prevention. The governor's
proposal failed to reach the floor
for consideration in either house
in the previous session. One in
each house still rests in its
respective Ways and Means.
The governor's bill to
reorganize the Board of Prison
Terms and Paroles also appears to
have a 50-50 chance, but it could
be modified considerably from
the form in which it was
introduced.
What Price Persistence?
Legislation to establish a
department of transportation
holds a high spot on the
governor's priority list, as it has in
every legislative session since
1967.
This is the measure which
would merge the departments of
transportation, motor vehicles
and related agencies into a single
super department, to be headed
Maybe it is just as well that Congress. so often occupies
itself with trivialities, since the results aren't always salutary
when it deals with serious subjects.
So we probably shouldn't complain that Senators Moss
and Magnuson have taken an interest in art - the kind that
appears on cereal boxes and other supermarket packages.
Specifically, they think the artists have been picturing too
many things on the package that aren't actually in the box.
So the senators have introduced a bill to outlaw such
misrepresentation, Now we're not sure how many people
would open up a box of Quaker Quick Grits expecting to
find fried eggs and bacon inside, simply because those items
are pictured, along with true grits, on the box. But if there
are such people they no doubt need to be protected against
this and probably a good many other hazards of daily life.
We don't know what else might have to go, but for the
sake of visual interest for shoppers, we hope the senators will
spare the Jolly Green Giant, Betty Crocker and Donald Duck.
Back in the old days, kids relieved small town tedium by
calling up the corner grocer to ask if he had Prince Albert in
the can, but it was meant to be a joke. Maybe Congressmen
are entitled to have a little fun, too, and what's the harm it it
keeps them out of more serious trouble.
The Wall Street Journal
'~n. 4 - qh~=lton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 30, 1973
by a secretary who would be department of business and
appointed by, and serve at the consumer services. It would put
pleasure of the governor, most consumer-related agencies
If anything, the chances of under one roof, but would leave
this bill passing in a short the consumer protection division
nine-day session are considerably of the attorney general's office
less than they were in formerintact where it is.
sessions. It also would facilitate merger
The legislature, still isn't in of the department of motor
any mood to give the governorvehicles into ,the proposed new
control of the highway program, department of transpoj3ation by
but it can't stop him from trying, transferring the professional
His persistance on this subject, licensing division into the
however, could do much to department of business and
j e o p a r d i z e s o m e o t h e r consumer services. This feature
reorganization bills he wants, alone could be a sizeable handicap
Kindred Casualties under the circumstances.
But regardless of its remote
Two other governmental link with the department of
reorganization bills are on the
governor's priority list for transportation bill, a majority of
September, but are expected to the legislature doesn't seemed
suffer the same fate as his disposed to create any new
department of transportationbill, departments in the executive
One would create a new branch of government at this
time.
Translated from a column
in a Japanese newspaper
Possibly because there were no urgent outstanding
problems in the latest Japan-U.S. summit talks, those around
the White House apparently were more worried about the
developments in the Watergate scandal, which is now
reaching its peak.
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was repeatedly asked his
opinions on the matter. Mr. Tanaka evaded the issue, giving
the following non-committal answer: "I believe that the
American people will find an appropriate solution. This
incident probably will not hurt the dignity of the United
States."
The prime minister himself, however, doubtless was
resigned to the possibility that his statements in the meetings
were being recorded in their entirety.
It is said that the United States is now in a "bugging age."
In the case of the electronic engineering technology which
brought about such an age, however, Japan is actually more
advanced (if that is the right word). In Japan, bugging devices
about the size of a box of matches are being sold as toys for
children, and in the latest summit talks, it is reported that the
following joke was being told in Washington: "The present
from Prime Minister Tanaka to President Richard M. Nixon
was a delicate recorder made in Japan."
In other words, if those in authority want to create such
an age, a "bugging age" will immediately come to Japan. On
top of that as indicated by the history of the special secret
service police and the Law for the Maintenance of Public
Peace .... Japan has a nature which makes it easy to place it
under a system controlled by those in power.
What kind of world would it become if those in authority
used such modern conveniences as bugging devices?
It is reported that ever since the Watergate scandal,
people have begun to read George Orwell's novel about the
future, "1984," again. The contents of the book telling about
the words and actions of everyone being watched by bugging
devices are said to have described the extremes of
totalitarianism - so it is ironical that this anxiety has spread
in the United States, which calls itself the mecca of freedom.
Up until quite recently, it was said that the White House
itself was one big and delicate bugging device. We don't want
Prime Minister Tanaka under any circumstances to copy the
White House and "renovate" his official residence.
Editor, The Journal:
I am one of those interested
in the trend of the "Richard
Nixon's Band" issue and have
accidentally saved my opinions
until now.
! am reminded of a saying:
Anyone slinging mud always gets
his hands dirty. I feel it fits those
involved with the cartoon
mentioned.
If we were able to get a real
opinion from the many children
from divided and broken homes, I
am convinced we would hear
mostly something
against what we might
Delinquency. I know
feel good to children
in the squeeze.
Could it be that
had this in mind als0
gave us ten rules to
lives? I'm glad there
this world who believe
created above the
animals and prove it
words and actions.
Jol~!
Editor, The Journal:
I've just finished reading the
ACLUW report along with our
new Sheriff McNair's comments.
It is plain to see our new
sheriff is more concerned with his
money and budget than McNair is
with the prisoners confined to his
jail.
I have been going to visit
some of the prisoners off and on
for years in the county jail and !
have always been appalled at the
rundown jail and its conditions.
The maximum security cells
are so closed in and the walls so
high it is almost impossible for
the imnates to even see the
windows unless they look almost
straight up.
In order to visit we had to
stand the whole time and try to
hear one another through screen
and steel doors. While visiting, I
saw a crippled lady who also had
to stand the whole visiting period.
Even if they placed a chair for
you to visit it wouldn't work very
well as then the visitor would be
out of range of the screen you
have to speak through and you
would only be speaking to the
steel door. The screen is about
five feet high. The size of the
screen is approximately 4 by 8
inches.
But even the trusty inmates
are a sad lot with no inkling of
the outside. When entering to visit
one Sunday a prison trusty sadly
asked me what the weathgr was
outside. From the inside of the
jail they can't even see outside, i
think that in itself is inhumane.
Speaking of "the hole"-
they said a prisoner who is
confined there is
approximately 24
know of one
who was there for
weeks. He was
dangerous so it really 1
place for him. But
they truthful about
stated?
The sheriff's c0
sounded rather s~c
argumentative.
leads me to believe he
care about the needs
prisoners and
them as men
would like to keep
before him and his
True, the jail
condition before
placed in office -
Robinson, Anderson
were sheriff. But he
to make things bette~
concern himself with
even a little bit.
1 hope Mason
the real need of a
and strive to get a
that has a heart
treat prisoners be
locked-up animals to
and put out of sight.
My sympathy is
the jailer, as at one
asked to leave
interruptions came.
waiting to be let
minutes while the jail
fro tending to
Let's we as a
get together in
work to get a new
one that is up-to-date
point to with pride.
Editor, The Journal:
Thank God for the foresight
of our Founding Fathers who
wrote the First Amendment into
our Constitution and 1 thank Him
too for men like you, who have
the courage to print the truth as
they see it. You have struck
responsive chords in the hearts
and minds of every red-blooded
American who is willing to stop,
look, and listen to what has been
going on in our r~ation's capital.
We find your sense of humor
delightful and your assessment of
current developments very astute.
We can only say to your critics
that we feel that the"
and "offense" of
speak is like the
the eye of the
then again, it must
get a clear picture
on with one's
sand. Some birds doO
that way
Good luck to you
support of our
Yours is the same
which motivated
Patrick Henry and
to know we are
Editor, The Journal:
It would be interesting to
know exactly what deals Nixon
and Breshnev made at the summit
meeting. What did they do about
limiting U.S. multiple warhead
missile programs in the second
round of S.A.L.T. talks when the
Soviets already had the whip hand
in everything but the accuracy of
precision instruments which they
would get in the new give-away.
(Human Events, June 16.)
By what twisted reasoning did
Senator Jackson come to the
conclusion Russia would be doing
something for the U.S. by
allowing open immigration of
Russians into the U.S.? With such
tight Russian government control
would we get anything but agents
and spys? Would those people be
restricted as to where they could
go as our citizens are in Russia?
Would Russia be open to people
of other nations? Jackson's
speech was so fine that it is a
shame to spoil it with that little
bombshell.
Dr. Draskovich warns in "Will
America
danger of belie
promises. He says,
agreements were
for the comnatll
matters of strategY,
reason: a
the purpose of
and subjugating
talk to gain
unavoidable
but it does not
foes, it smashes
therefore will not
with written and
paper."
In Ernest
speaking of the
"There is little
American
Russia out of a
situation"
He then
by Richard Nixota
such help to
we know now
says has no
he does.
ancient times only about 200 kinds of
wn. Today scientists have named between
,000 species, with about, 2000 new kinds
ered or developed every ear.