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MENMWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
1. D DeROSIER
IN ENGLAND
has just arrived from
Onald DeRosier telling of
‘8 arrival in England. He is
along fine and seems to
at part of the world quite
.'. RECEIVED FROM
ROBERTSON
Lloyd Robertson received
-' from her husband this
CoI‘poral Lloyd Robertson,
‘ that he is now in a hos-
- meWhere in France. Extent
InJill‘ies were not mention-
‘ he hopes to be in action
. Soon.
doctor's prescrip’I
wnded by your R
naeisv, and born
of research and al
LABOR
" SHELTON
. .Labor, local youth, whose
S aboard a navy bomber
. ._»_Wide—spread publicity,
, v15iltor in Shelton last week
going to California to visit
“ of his family.
i, is symbolic of "
COLLINS
‘ .N LEAVE .
l(iney Collins, son of Mr.
9 C. C. Collins, stationed
‘_‘ Robinson, Arkansas, is
‘_’ a 10-day furlough. He
Wednesday for Blackston,
finish his training.
V. * VELAND
CON FURLOUGH
("eVeland, son of Mr. and
: 18 Cleveland, is home on
r‘ from Bushnell General
,;> Brigham, Utah, where
' ' elving treatment for in-
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VOL. LVIII—NO. 35
Register
N ow, Books
Close Oct. 21
Shelton and Mason county resi-
dents were reminded by City
Clerk A. K. McCampbell and
County Auditor Harry Deyette
that the registration books are
again open following the primary
election. Both officials asked
that persons who are not already
registered do so as early as pos-
sible to avoid a last minute rush.
The general election will be held
this year on November 7, and
registration will be closed Octo-
ber 21. ' -
Several county and city citi-
zens were disappointed at the pri-
mary election when they found
they could not vote because they
were not registered. The officials
asked that persons who are in
doubt as to their status as voters,
contact their registration plaCe
and check with the registration
officer. Persons who are not reg-
istered by the time the books
qufered during the battle
0 in Italy.
'- ‘3' BELLS
G HERE
grid Mrs. Harold R. Bell
llIlelton this week visiting
. es parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bell. They will spend a
Igrin Olympia with Mrs.
, ents and then go out
final for several days. Sgt.
r‘ n a. 20-day furlough from
'Calif.
STALEY
€001: VISIT
Ten Staley arrived in
“Saturday from Selfridge
exchu on a 16-day leave.
h. from Chicago to Seattle
‘ I
,, DEN
N CAMP
flames R. (Bob) Ogden re-
haletter August 28 from
~ hd. This is the first di-
' ' She has received from
9 he was reported miss-
;Ctlon April 28. S/Sgt.
V 0 was a waist gunner
‘ t0r, is now a prisoner
' Y, but says he is get-
' fine and gets plenty
} FINAL
)F‘F
5 MsoEN
s IYIISiIs'flen is home on
lets
, after completing his
h1- “Intelligence and Re-
99-” He has just been
, from the hospital after
.1 {Illness On his return
e en route to a new
, IPginia. Louis has qual-
ner chance 1&1?“ expert marksman-
1 practical TE ——
ket below "r i. MEDAL
lah AAF Bomber Sta-
Lg COSt- C nd—-AWard of the Air
v”exceptionally meritor-
_, ement while participat-
h tEiined bomber combat
’ “ OVer enemy occupied
1 Europe” to 2nd Lt.
' Tate, 28, Matlock, was
i' l ' recently.
S t 0n a B-17 Flying For-
Tate has taken part in
1 10 bombing missions
gny and the occupied
., is parents, and Mrs.
nee to save [3 his wife, reside at the
ire closing “figs-ILL ngte Ii: a1 glil’adl;
lined heavy rem ' ee lg
pellant rain "i TER
1e coat for .' MEDAL
th Air Force Bomber
. “gland—Staff Sergeant
Trotter, 20, radio
as to 10 I “(1 waist gunner on a
=6 5-95 ' 1. rfilter in the 3rd Bom-
3 1Vision of the Eighth
o 0.0 0 . Qahas been awarded the
, ht“ for “meritorious
“‘5 to 20 s .- . . coolness. cour-
res 6.90 r km" during bombing
’11
l . 4 " NaZi war making in.
O o O I t
1 , " inned on page 8)
close, will be unable to vote in
the general election in November.
All Should Register
It is the desire of election offi-
cials to have every person in Ma~
son county registered for the
general election, and persons who
have not done so are urged to
get their vote registered immed-
lately.
The only county .offices to be
voted upon are: county commis-
sioners for the first and third dis-
tricts and a P.U.D. commissioner
for the first district.
Commissioners for public util-
ity districts are now elected for
a term ,of six years, with one of
the three posts becoming vacant
every two years.
The terms of office of several of
the city officials expire this year
and the city primary will be held
along with the general election.
The city general will beheld in
December.
Mrs. Eva Binns
Passes Sunday
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday afternoon from Witsiiers
Funeral Home for Mrs. Eva Le-
‘count Binns, wife of Robert A.
Binns, well known local business
man.
Mrs. Binns passed away at the
family home at 825 Franklin St.
on Sunday, August 27, following
a long illness. She was born Sep-
tember 25, 1896, at Caro, Mich.
Rev. R. W. Maulden officiated
at the funeral services and the
body was taken to Tacoma later
for cremation.
Mr. and Mrs. Binns were mar-
ried at Bellingham, Wash., on
June 25, 1923. She was a school
teacher for five years, the last two
being in Shelton. She was a mem-
ber of the American Legion Aux-
iliary, Fred B. Wivell Unit 31,
Shelton.
Survivors include her husband;
one daughter, Adella; one son, Ro-
bin; a brother, Leslie Ames, LOS
Angeles; two sisters, Mrs. Flor-
ence Hess, Nooksack, Wash, and
Mrs. Alice Lewis, Medford, Ore.
Stores Close Monday;
Journal One Day Late
In keeping with the annual
custom, stores will be closed next
Monday, September 4, which 15
Labor Day. Local residents are
warned to make purchases cover-
ing the two-day holiday.
Because of the holiday the Jour-
nal will appear one day late next
week and subscribers will receive
it in their Friday mail instead of
Thursday.
SON ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Simons are
the parents of a baby boy Who
arrived at the Shelton hospital
on August 29.
Cl‘oss Issues Instructions In
rd to Letters to War Prisoners
h:ltnouncements have been ters are sent on to him-
hthe Red Cross head-
1,165“? concerning the
’ 'oetters and parcels to
, ‘--. War in Germany,
entltaly, and while .the
‘ ti 5 are changed from
i he. the following in-
it Correct as the Red
' “u. to date.
evl has been received
3 ’k to request relatives
in of American prisoners
, tFel‘many to exercise
"i, let?! the number and
thin ere sent. Many com-
Pfisoners themselves
i '| ceWed at Geneva over
. , , meant! length of letters
« Ce “from the United
lily. "3 is assumed that
henlong delays which
-.i in ‘Ped throughout 1943
' I?“ into the hands of
t{lirtlsgl‘iers was .due at
i . l
i .
»
0 the volume ex—
‘rggdpacity of the Ger-
IP to handle them
' £0 Italian camps was
1.0:” at Geneva the
‘ this year pending
oners‘ present camp
ording to a cable re-
.l of the International
"< the Red Cross. As
I’I‘ISOners' “perman-
‘3 learned, his let-
Following is a few pointers for
next-of—kin: in sending letters, be
careful to follow mailing instruc-
tions exactly; do not use V-mail
letters; be sure the address is
correct, letters should not be sent
in care of the American Red
Cross or the International Com-
mittee; it is essential to print or
type letters for prisoners held by
Japan; for Europe, if it is not
convenient to type letters, they
should be written clearly; letters
to Japanese-held prisoners must
not exceed 24 words, and to Eu-
ropean prisoners it is preferabie
that they should not exceed one
typewritten sheet; avoxd the use
of slang expressions as they con-
fuse the censor and delay mall;
families should not write Oftener
than twice a week, and once a
week is preferable becauSe too
many letters slows up delivery at
the other end due to censorship
and distribution. As the number
of prisoners grows and the traf-
fic dislocations caused by bomb-
ing and military operations in-
crease, the strain on the postal
service will not diminish; un-
mounted photographs may be Sent
in letters, but not in parcels, :11.
though the prisoners name and
complete address should always
be written on the back; no post.
(Continued on Page 8)
Huge Tooth Is
Unearthed On
Railroad Cut
Operations on the Shelton-
Bremerton railroad went back
into ancient history last week,
when a. shovel-Operator, work-
ing on the out near the city
dock, unearthed a. huge tooth
dating back evidently to pre-
historic times.
The giant molar, weighing
ovcr a pound, was found last
Thursday by Eugene Edwards,
who was operating the shovel.
The upper surface is covered
with a brown, horn-like enamel
with the other portion being a
greyish colored bone. Three
sharp points jut off the upper
surface.
Dr. J. T. Shimek, local den-
tist, gave it as his opinion that
the tooth probably came from
the back of the lower left jaw,
and because of its sharp joints
was evidently from a carnivor-
ous or marine type of animal.
Vocational
Farming Is
Encouraged
J. A. Guitteau, supervisor of
Vocational Agriculture, with an
inter-club group of Olympia Ki-
wanis, was the speaker at the
club dinner Tuesday, on the sub-
ject which is now being encour-
aged in the high schools of the
state to interest youth in future
farming.
He pointed out that youth can
do much more if properly started
and encouraged, as is being prov-
en in these war times. There are
97 high Schools providing some
form of practical instruction as
well as small farm test plots
where students interested may
plant and develop certain farm
products and seeds suitable to
the particular district.
Under the 1917 Smith-Hughes
Act the state and federal govern-
ment are cooperating in support-
ing this movement, but in con-
trast to other federal acts the,
states are permitted to organize
and operate the projects.
Encouragement
In farming counties there is no
need for special school farms as
the real farms Offer the incen-
tive to improve, but in the small-
er and “stump-farm” districts
there is little to encourage the
boys and girls to take up farm-
ing as a livelihood, and this field
is being encouraged by the state,
both in test plots for better seeds
for grains and grasses, under
competent instruction, and in
raising better grade calves for
future dairying.
More attention is being given to
the study of pastures and kinds
of grasses for permanent feeding,
and in some instances cooperative
small farms have been carried on
by youth itself, with gain of farm
knowledge, if not always profit.
(Continued on Page Two)
First Pigskin
Turnout Friday
With 20 boys in attendance,
Football Coach George Hermes
held a meeting of prospective can-
didates for the gridiron pastime,
Tuesday evening at the gym to
discuss plans for the coming sea-
son, and to give the coach a
chance to get acquainted with his
players.
First official turnout will be
held this Friday, September 1 at
p. m. with another workout
scheduled for Saturday at the
same time.
Coach Hermes also announced
that Shelton has accepted an in-
vitation to take part in 3. Foot-
ball Jamboree to be held at Ho-
quiam on Friday, September 15.
Other teams will be Hoquiam,
Aberdeen, Raymond, Montesano
and Elma. Thegame will be a
night affair.
Rooms Still Needed
For New Teachers
Anyone having a room avail-
able for a teacher is requested to
call the superintendent’s office
at 75.
The list turned in so far is
somewhat smaller than necessary
for the teachers coming in from
out of town.
BABY SON
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Demman
are the parents of a baby boy
born at the Shelton General Hos-
pital on August 23.
SON ARRIVES
A baby son arrived at the Shel—
ton General Hospital on. August
25 for Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mc-
Caughan. .
To Organize, Books
At Local Air Port
A group of women from the
Velunteer Special Service group
of the Red Cross plans to go to
the naval air base here Thurs-
day afternoon to organize and
catalogue the books in their lib-
x‘aI‘y. Anyone interested in lib-
ral‘y work is asked to contact
Mrs.- Edwin Lovell, as all assist-
anee possible is needed.
New A Gas
Renewal Plan
Announced
A new plan—.shortened and sim-
plified—for renewing “A” gaso-
line rations, was announced today
by Arthur J. Krauss, district di-
rector, Office of Price Adminis-
tration. Present “A” rations ex-
pire September 21.
1—All service station operators
should get supplies of renewal
blanks from local OPA boards at
once. . .
2~Motorists will get their re-
newal blanks from service sta-
tions.
3—War workers will get re-
newal blanks from their plant
transportation committees.
The rest of the process will be
handled entirely by mail.
Use Mails
4—As soon as a driver picks up
a renewal blank from a. service
station, he should make-it out in
full and MAIL it with the back
cover of his present “A” book
to his local OPA board.
5—To prevent loss and delay,
full and correct street address of
the local OPA board must be
plainly written on the envelope.
Local board address is just Shel-
ton, Wash.
6—Local OPA boards will issue
coupons in the order in which re~
newal applications are received.
Coupons will be issued by MAIL
ON LY,‘ starting September 5.
“This plan is to save time and
effort for drivers and local
boards,” Krauss said. “It's simple
as possible: Get your renewal ap—
plication from service station or
plant transportation committee:
mail it with your “A” book back
cover to your board: the board
will mail the coupons back to
you. Personal applications or tele-
phone inquiries will only delay the
boards.”
(Continued on page two)
Christmas Gifts
For Prisoners
“American Red Cross officials
have suggested that the families
of war prisoners use the current
next-of—kin labels to send their
own Christmas parcels, since no
special Christmas label will be
issued by the Provost Marshal’s
office,” Charles Savage, Chapter
chairman, announced today.
“Transportation conditions in
Europe are steadily deteriorating,
so parcels should be sent prompt-
ly in order to reach the men in
European camps inotime for the
holidays,” Savage said.
Radio System
In Operation
New radio equipment, recently
installed in local police and sher-
iff cars, is now in use giving
county law enforcement officers
a communication blanket for the
entire area.
Both Chief of Police Andy Han-
sen and Sheriff Gene Martin re-
port very satisfactory results
from use of the sets and predict
and added efficiency in law en-
forcement in these parts with the
new equipment.
Ration Board
, News
PROCESSED FOODS: Book
4. Blue stamps A8 thru F5
valid indefinitely. Blue, stamps
65 through L5 valid September
1st.
QUALITY BEEF and LAMB,
BUTTER, CHEESE: Book 4.
Red stamps A8 thru D5 valid
indefinitely. Red stamps E5,
F5, G5 valid September 1.
SUGAR: Book 4. Sugar
stamps 30-31-32 valid indefin-
Iter for five pounds each. Su—
gar stamp 33 valid September
1 for five pounds. Sugar stamp
40 valid thru February 28,
1945 for five pounds home can-
ning only. For additional home
canning sugar apply local OPA
board.
SHOES: Book 3 —-. Loose
stamps invalid. Airplane stamps
1-2 valid indefinitely.
GASOLINE COUPONS: Un-
indorsed coupons invalid. A12
valid thl'll September 21. A13
valid September 22—351; re.
newal blanks from Service sta-
tions. BS 01' 03 may be re-
newed within but not before
15 days from date on cover,
FUEL OIL: Order Now, Per-
iod 4-5 coupons valid tin-u Sept,
30. Period 1 coupons valid new
but all not to be used before
September. Order Now_ .
STOVES: Apply at local OPA
board for purchase certificates.
WOOD, COAL and SAW-
DUS’I‘: Order your l2-months’
supply from dealer NOW.
MEAT AND GROCERY
CEILINGS: Get your ceiling
price list from local 013A board.
USED CAR CEILINGs; post.
ed at OPA boards and dealers.
()VERCHARGES: Report to
price clerk. local .OPA board.
RENT CONTROL: Petitions
now being l“waved in all area.
rent offices under “peculiar cir-
cumstances”, amendment. All
rented dwellings must be regis—
tered at rent control offices
and change of teuancy forms
tiled as new occupants movem-
stun
GREEN
WASHIN
6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR
"THANKS FOR HELPING OUT THIS SUMMER. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO DO
AN EVEN BETTER JOB WHEN YOU’VE FINISHED YOUR SCHOOLING."
Representatives of Pulp and Paper
Industry Study Problem of Disposal
Logging Truck
Runs Wild On
Railroad Ave.
Possible
serious damage was
narrowly averted on downtown
streets last Friday when a
heavily-loaded logging truck,
driven by Roe Franklin, local
truck—logger went out of control
coming into town and careened
down, Railroad Ave. narrowly
missing several cars. .
According to Franklin, the
pir line on his braking system
piloted as he was preparing to
slow up to make the turn north
off Railroad onto Fifth street.
Failure of the braking system
killed the motor and Franklin
was unable to shift down into a
lower gear.
Sizing up the situation the
driver decided that the corner
of Second and Railroad would
be the best bet and negotiated
the turn without mishap ex-
cept for loss of rubber off the
tires.
Rodeo Set For
Next Sunday
With outside talent scheduled
to show up for special events, Ma-
son county’s own Rodeo at the
Wivell rodeo grounds two miles
south of Shelton, gets under way
again this Sunday with another
gala show promised.
Exhibitions in calf roping, trick
riding and roping will be put on
by the visiting experts and new
bucking stock will also be on hand
for the show.
Several novelty events such as
stake dodging, musical chairs and
claim staking will also be on the
program, Manager Clarence Wiv-
ell reported yesterday. '
Giant Dahlias Are
Grown at Matlock
Two giant yellow dahlias, mea-
suring over 12 inches in diameter,
were brought into the Journal
office last week end by Dora
Hearing of Matlock.
The two blossoms of the “City
of Port” strain were placed on
display in Herbert G. Angle’s of-
fice window.
Four Speeders Pay
$70 in Bail Money
Bail was forfeited in four speed-
ing cases scheduled to appear be-
fore Justice M. C. Zintheo last
Friday. None of the quartet
showed up.
Those forfeiting bail were K.
W. Carney, $5; Dennis W. Babbi-t,
$35; Earl J. Sonier, $10; and Jack
W. Hanson, $20.
Dr. H. L. Kennedy In
GoveyBldg. Saturday
Opening of ,new offiecs in the
GOVey building was announced
last week by Dr. Harold L. Ken-
nadlf. local physician. He 'will be
in his new Offices at Suite 1, Gov-
83’ building beginning Saturday,
September 2.
BABY DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. James Lacefield
are the parents of a baby girl
born at the Shelton hospital on
August 25.
BABY BOY
A baby boy was born at the
Shelton Hospital on August 26
for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lunde.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
M. E. Burslie, Fertile, Minn,
and Betty Spray, Shelton; Jack C.
Osborne, Shelton, and Gwendo-
.lyn lone Becker, Shelton.
Representatives of the pulp,
paper and paperboard industries
in the Pacific Coast Region, com—
prising the states of Washington,
Oregon and California, have just
concluded a series of meetings at
Seattle during which a Standing
Industry Committee for the re-
gion was organized. This and
similar committees representing
other regions of the United States
will play an important part in
implementing the activities of the
National Council for Stream Imo
provement which is undertaking
a broad program of research di-
rected toward solution of the in-
dustries’ waste utilization and dis-
posal problems. Through the ac-
tivities of such committees, the
industrial waste disposal problems
of the industries in each region
will be presented for appraisal
and the nature and direction of
current research necessary to an
ultimate solution will be deter-
mined.
The National Council for Stream
Improvement, representing the
bulk of the pulp, paper and paper-
board industries in the entire Un-
ited States, has undertaken a
broad program looking toward
solutions to all phases of waste
problems involved through a bal-
anced program of fundamental
and applied research based on an
evaluation of the industries’ ex-
perience, an appraisal of water
conditions, and a review of all
prior research and development
work recorded both here and
abroad. A Multiple Fellowship at
the Mellon Institute of Industrial
Research has been established
and began functioning on research
problems on July 1, 1944. Re-
search programs at other insti-
tutions in various regions of the
country will be established as
soon as the various problems
have been appraised by. the Na-
(Continued on page 2)
Junior High Students
Should Register
With only 94 Junior high school
students having registered to
date, Principal Bruce Schwark
has issued an urgent request that
all prospective students come in
and register at once.
Students may register today
and Friday from 1 to 4:30 p. m.
and 7 to 8:30 p. m.
BABY DAUGHTER
Corporal and Mrs. Jesse M.
Wolfe of Gowan Field, Boise, Ida.,
are the parents of a baby girl
born on Saturday, August 26.
The new arrival has been nam-
ed Donna Kay, and is the grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Wolfe of Shelton.
Installation
Of Legion
Officers Sept. 5
With Clive Troy elected as
post commander, installation of
new officers for the Fred B.
Wivell Post, American Legion,
will be held at the Memorial
I53tuhildlng on Tuesday, September
Elected to serve with Troy
are C. R. Gerhardt, first vice-
commander; Oscar Levin, sec-
ond vice-commander; H. E.
Lakeburg, finance officer; Earl
Johnson, adjutant (re-elected
for the fifth year); M. A. Clo-
thler, historian; Rev. ,R. W.
Maulden, chaplain; Dave Knee-
land, senior color bearer; Gar-
old Taylor, junior color bearer
and Bruce Willey, sergeant-at-
arms.
Kneeland, Taylor and Willey
are veterans of the present war.
Installing officer will be Sy
Spears of Puyallup, new dis-
trict commander of district
four. All members are urged to
be in attendance.
Schools Open On
Tuesday; New Jr.
High Ready Soon
Schedule of events for
the opening day of Shelton
schools was released yesterday by Superintendent R. W.
Oltman, who also announced that contractors on the Junior
High building had assured him that the building would be
ready for occupancy by the middle of September.
Mr. Oltman expressed the appreciation of himself and
the school board for the excellent job being done in the
renovation of the Junior High building, burned last spring.
In face of war time difficulties the contractors are doing
a spendid job, both in the time needed to complete the
job and the quality of work being done.
Ration Board
Volunteers
Badly Needed
Because of the imminent de-
mand for “A” gasoline ration
books, due next month, the 10-
cal O.P.A. office is in urgent
need of volunteer workers to
speed up‘ the issuance of the
new books.
The local office will be re-
quired to re-issue over 4,000
new “A” books to residents of
Mason county, so it is really an
emergency that must be met,
and only with the aid of vol-
unteer workers will the job be
accomplished.
In order that all applicants
may receive their new gas
books before September 21, any
women who can spend a. day or
even half a. day during the next
three weeks, should contact the
local office immediately so that
a schedule may be worked out.
The office phone is 250.
Local Man
Gets Taste \
Of Army Life
“The combat training our boys
receive is tough and complicated,
but it has to be for the type of
fighting for which they’re train-
ing.”
That’s the conclusion Charles
Savage, s tate representative,
came to after his three-day taste
of G.I. training at Fort Lewis
together with 150 other business
and labor representatives who
found out first hand what the men
in the service have to undergo.
Savage marveled especially at
the detailed and complicated
work of the medical corps in units
right at the front and far behind
the lines.
Hazard Course Tough
Impressive to him, too, was the
tough hazard course which the
soldiers use in their physical
training program.
“We took the course, all right,”
Savage said, “but I had a nicely
skinned shin to show for it when
I was through. I’m afraid some
of the fellows are still in some or
those deep trenches we had to
climb in and out of.”
The 48-hour G.I. tour was start-
ed last Wednesday night. The
labor and business representatives
went through everything induc-
tees are made to do, but in cap-
sule form, of course.
.“This sort of thing certainly
showed us civilians how very
much the boys in service are do-
ing for all of us at home,” Sav-
age concluded.
Shelton schools will start Tues-
day, September 5th. The morning
program for the students will be
as follows: all elementary grade
and senior high students will re-
port at 10:30. In the afternoon
the elementary grade and junior
high students will report at 1:00
o’clock. Starting Wednesday and
’continuing for a few days, the
junior and senior high school
schedule will be the same as it
was last spring after junior high
school fire. This temporary sched-
ule will be as follows, with both
groups attending class in the
Irene S. Reed high school build-
ing. Senior high classes will run
from 8:00 to 12:00 and junior high
classes from 1:00 to 5:00.
Bus students should be out to
the road where they usually catch
the bus in plenty of time. Definite
bus schedules will be announced
after the runs have been made a
few times.
The kindergarten will operate
the same as it has in the past.
Children living north of the Lin-
coln school will attend class in
the morning and those living
south of the Lincoln school will
attend in the afternoon. Children
five years old or those reaching
the age of five before December
151:, 1944, will be eligible to attend
kindergarten. In case of extreme-
ly crowded conditions, the young-
est,of the group ,might have to
be eliminated.
Opening of the cafeterias will
be announced through the schools.
There will be a general session
for all teachers at 8:30 in the
Irene S. Reed high school build-
ing. At 9:30 all teachers will re-
port to their respective buildings
for final instructions from their
principals.
The junior and senior high
school students will also have a.
general assembly to open their
school day Tuesday, September 5.
The following teaching appoint-
ments have been announced for
the senior high school.
Floyd Armstead, Algebra, Me-
chanical Drawing, Shop and
Stage; Margaret Baldwin, Eng-
lish; Cecilia. Bell, English; Alma
Burke, English and Library; Ruth
Creasey, French, Latin, Spanish;
Rose Mary Garvey, Bookkeeping,
Typing; Rosine Garfield, Short-
hand, Typing; Dorothy Haw-
thorne, Geometry and Algebra;
Ben Leighton, Biology Jean Linn,
Home Economics; Reta Louder-
milk, Chemistry, Aviation, Phys-
ics; Edith Profitt, History and
Economics; Lynn Sherwood, Band
and Chorus.
Bowlers Will Meet
This Friday Evening
An important meeting for all
men interested in league bowling
will be held at the Shelton Recre-
ation Parlors on Friday, Septem-
ber 1 at 8 p. m. Everyone inter-
ested is urged to attend.
All women interested in parti-
cipating in ladies’ league will
meet at the bowling alley at
8 p. m. on Monday, September 11.
Postmaster General Warns Against
Poor Packaging of Christmas Gifts
Save strong string and box ma-‘
terial and start to plan shopping,
Postmaster General Frank C.
Walker advises Americans in an-
noucing the rules for mailing of
Christmas gifts for Army and
Navy personnel overseas.
This year the Christmas mail-
ing period for both Army and
Navy overseas forces is the same
—September 15 to October 15.
After October 15 no gift parcel
may be mailed to a soldier with-
out the presentation of a written
request from him.
The great demands upon 'ship-
ping and the need for giving pre-
ference to arms, munitions, medi-
cine and food is the prime reason
for the early mailing date. More-
over, gift parcels must travel
great distances to reach Army
and Navy personnel who are lo-
cated at remote points, and fre-
quently the transfer of large num-
bers to new stations necessitates
forwarding of the packages and
additional time is required,
“The response that our people
made last year during the over-
seas mailing period demonstrated
that they will cooperate in any
measure designed for the welfare
'of our armed forces personnel,"
Mr. Walker said. “It is not easy
to concentrate on Christmas gifts
in the midst of warm weather
here at home but our people rec-
ognized the need, and because
they want the men and women
who are absent from their homes
to know that they are not forgot-
ten at Christmas they took pains
to assure prompt delivery of
Christmas gifts.
“I know that our people will
observe the overseas mailing
schedule once more this year but
I do wish to stress this fact:
More care must be taken in wrap-
ping and packing parcels secure-
ly and addressing them clearly
and correctly.
“It is not a pleasant thing to
visit a postal concentration cen-
ter and see the numbers of Christ-
mast parcels which will never
reach servicemen and servicewo-
men. Post office personnel have
orders to do everything they can
to effect delivery of such gifts,
because we know how important
they are for the happiness of the
armed forces. To‘o frequently,
nothing can be done.
“I am sorry that anyone ever
mentioned that the size of a shoe
box is the approximate limit for
packages intended for gift mail-
ings overseas. Unhappily many
people became convinced that a
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