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What do the United States Chamber of Commerce, organized labor and Bert Parks have in common? You'll never guess, so we'll tell you - these strange bedfellows are all opposed to the women's liberation movement. The chamber disseminated its opinion on its official stationery, George Meany blabbed labor's views to a reporter, and Parks, chief barker for Atlantic City's annual Battle of the Bosoms, libeled the ladies in a magazine article. All three have urgent economic reasons for maintaining the sexual status quo, but Parks' problem is more immediate since his job is at stake. Parks' specialty is maneuvering a mammiferous multitude about a stage in Middle America's version of the Oriental slave market, the Miss America Pageant. He does not sell the merchandise, of course, just displays it, so the perspiring gentleman in the third row is left with his bid stuck in his throat and the young lovelies return home to torment the boy next door. Parks was mighty upset when the liberation lassies pointed out the type of game he is running. He described his detractors as "rather disgruntled young ladies." "A psychiatrist would have a ball with them," he said. "Somewhere in their background, someone must have disappointed them awfully badly. Maybe it's their home life or their physical appearance. And ! have grave doubts about their sexuality. "Sixty-eight dollars is a lot of money, but it includes thirty issues of 'Weekly Reader' and riot insurance." "All ! know is one of them used to play left end for Notre Dame. That's not exactly our idea of a feminine woman, if you've ever looked at them, there's not much chance of their ever becoming real human beings, much less an attractive Miss America." Goodness gracious, Bert, how you do go on! Those are mighty ungentlemanly words for a fellow who is trying to combat unisex. If you are going to perpetuate the myths that allow you to peddle flesh in millions of living rooms, you're going to have to be nice to all women, not just the well-constructed robots who help your sponsors sell hair spray and deodorant. You remember, Bert, it all started in the Garden of Eden. Adam was reading a good book .... improving his mind - when Eve appeared and started pestering him. He told her to shove off, but she kept after him until he took a bite out of the apple. One bite did it. He never picked up the book again but his unimproved mind was busy working out an arrangement with his new-found playmate. "Look, Eve," he said, 'TII light your cigarettes, open doors for you and carry out the garbage. All you'll have to do is bring me one of those apples whenever I want one." Then he took her picture, sold it to Playboy, and the roles of the sexes in commerce were established. Another attempt to end the senseless slaughter in lndochina was shot down in flames Tuesday when the Senate rejected the McGovern-Hatfield amendment to the 1971 military procurement bill. - The amendment would have forced withdrawal of all United States troops from Vietnam by cutting off the money to finance them. voters two years Iater. February 29, 1972, was the cut-off date set by the amendment for withdrawal. That is one month shy of four years from March, 1968, when Presidential Candidate Richard Nixon, seeking votes from war-weary voters, promised that he had a plan to end the war. Four years and thousands of bodies later, the American people will undoubtedly still be getting words, words, words... We thought that mass communications, the automobile and universal education had caused the demise of the country bumpkin, but apparently there are still some out in the brush. The tribulations of one such fellow from Shelton were outlined in the following story from a Seattle newspaper. "A man 'tourist' from Shelton, Wash. and two friends become acquainted with two of Seattle's slickers Thursday evening. The three get into a car occupied by the two to discuss the purchase of a brick of grass. The slickers agree to drive the tourist to a place where he can buy tile grass, but stipulate that his two friends must not come along. When the car arrives at the 3500 block on First NW, the two men indicate that they have reached their destination. They ask their victim for $180 with which to go and make the purchase. He gets out of the vehicle first and the two men drive off at a high rate of speed." Intrigued by the item, we called the newspaper that printed it - The North Central Outlook - and asked the nice lady on the other end of the line where they got the story. "From the police report," she answered. "When the guy who was trying to buy the marijuana saw his $180 disappearing in a cloud of exhaust fumes, he went to the police station and filed a complaint." By ROBERT C. CUMMINGS technical training will get more a code for submission to the next Five initiatives to the recognition from the next session. Legislature already are on file, a Legislature. But if so, it would be The proposed departmental new record. The seacoast at the expense of graduate regulations for factory-built management measure will boostprograms in universities andhousing would adopt the national the total to six. colleges, uniform mechanical code, uniform The largest number filed The Legislature's Joint plumbing code, and the national previously was four, which Committee on Higher Education electrical code. occurred in 1938 and again in already appears to be leaning in A hearing, originally 1960. the direction. Its chairman, Sen. scheduled for last week, was Those on file so far include Gordon Sandison, Port Angeles, is postponed to give industry one labeled by the Seattle calling for a review of the entire representatives more time to Liberation Front, its sponsor, as a concept of higher education, to study them. The hearing will be "war on taxes;" one "directing" meet demands of the future, held Within 90 days. the Legislature to amend the It is his view that in the The 1970 Legislature gave constitution to permit use of coming 10 years there will be responsibility for regulating gasoline taxes for mass transit; much more demand for a construction of modular homes to two different measures to legalize well-trained plumber, electrician the Department ot Labor and dog racing, and a litter control or medical para-professional than Industries. bill. a philospher or a sociologist.The Municipal Committee Of the 34 initiatives to the He believes that the 1971 so far hasn't resolved a Legislature filed in previous years, Legislature will review manpower controversy over which agency seven have been certified. Two needs in appropriating money for should administer a state uniform were enacted into law by the higher education. Many seem tobuilding code. Legislature without further ado, doubt the demand for more No Tax Bite though one subsequently was tied • i In most areas where Gov, Dal ~E¢~ ~6~o~'dW ta~~ 'fff~grar~ We're trying to contact the fellow; someone sold us a little machine that makes twenty-dollar bills from one-dollar bills and we'd like to talk to him about an investment. Mailing Address: Box 430, Shetton, Wash. 98584 Phone 426-4412 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $5.00 per year in Mason County, in advance -- Outside Mason County $6.00 The other five were referred to the people in the following election without action by the Legislature. Of the latter, three were approved and two, were rejected. Plumber Or Sociologist? There appears to be a good chance vocational education and EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ...................... Henry G. Gay could not go on. , • Page 4 ' Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, September 3, 1970 Editor, The Journal: Please grant me space to reply to last week's three sets of comments. Sounds like your amplification of the complaints were somewhat overdone. The experience represented a tornado rather than a tempest and if it were in a teapot it must have been a huge one with the lid blasted clean off by the noise. The worst sufferer was the wife of one of our most respected citizens now recovering from two operations whose living room and bedroom face the building so there was no escape for her. As to the Darigold attitude - here are excerps from their letter. 'Thanks for writing us about the problem. We certainly can sympathize and you can be sure that we would feel the same as you do if we lived in your neighborhood. Our Mr. Kennedy discussed this with Mr. Gay and assures me that there will be no more of this disturbance. If you have any reason to write us again, don't hesitate to do so. Signed C. W. Broughton. As to Mary's comments - the neighbors justly complained of the constant traffic of cars and feet at front and back doors not only all day but at all hours of the night with wonderment of such activities. As to Gerald's letter that we Editor, The Journal: I would like, to comment on the wonderful job done by the people at the Mason County Fair. There is a lot that is done behind the scenes that is not readily visible. It takes a lot of planning and cooperation. Also, without the young people who helped, I am sure that the fair graduate programs. ................ llo~gt For Code ," '. New regulations for factory-built or "modular" homes proposed by the Department of Labor and Industries could bolster the possibility of the 1971 Legislature enacting a uniform building code for all construction. The Legislature's Municipal Committee, headed by Senator Gordon Walgren is preparing such looms largest as a controversial issue, Republicans have been able fear and do not respect the new bearded generation who have been taught to think. Too bad they were not taught the satisfaction derived from the profits of a good day's work in self-support instead of the freely doled out food stamps and other doles that they receive as their right. A year or so ago a group discovered my ranch house, broke open the doors and the proceeds from m/ antiques went for pot-pills. Two weeks ago when asked two o, 3,our group to move on account of sewer trouble I found all the furniture removed. When I went to recover it, it was thrown out and down the stairs at me with language as strong as the pitch that broke many of the articles. It was told me that a group before moving out of our neighborhood, smeared the walls with soot, clogged "the drains and the gas burners with breakfast food. How would you like this, Editor Gay? When they are ready to clean themselves up, take their places as self-supporting, mature useful citizens with respect for themselves and for the property and comfort of others - then they need no longer be worried about our attitude toward them. Ethel B. Dinning Thanks to the youngsters with their horses, cows and other exhibits, and a special thanks to the young man who carried on at the horseshoe-pitching courts. He did a wonderful job and a hard one. A well-done to all who worked so hard so that everyone could enjoy it. Rickard T. Sebnettler Editor, The Journal: Recently, there has been placed on West E Street, at the end of Callanan Park, a sign reading "Slow - Children". We would like to thank the National Bank of Mason County for donating the signs and hope people will be reminded of the many children who play in this area, as it is a park area. When people see the sign, our hope is they will slow down in their cars, as many vehicles go by each day. Editor, The Journal: In response to the letter in last week's Journal, "Forced to conform," I think it should be pointed out that human nature, at best, is very conducive to open-mindedness and free-thinking. However, the forces working against it seem to outweigh those working for it. The best way to be heard is not to heave rocks at the apathetic silent majority, for they are not only mute but deaf as" well. Neither is working through said "channels" the answer. Marching, picketing, throwing rocks, striking and carrying guns are all part of the game played by the older generation. We will not be heard by playing their game their way. We will only pacify them. I do not wish to imply, either, that everyone in the "over thirty" bunch is wrong and that all those under thirty, the probation generation, are right. I have met some very out-front people well over thirty, which gave me renewed hope. I have also met some of the biggest phonies, who were well under, which renewed mY anxiety. The SILENT silent majority, as well as the more vocal branch, seems to be sitting back comfortably thinking that the day of the "New Left" will pass. I must remind you that while you laugh, smirk, condemn, ignore and suppress, thinking our ideas and dreams will be put away as to avoid primary fights among legislative candidates. But there are exceptions. Rep. Marjorie Lynch, Yakima, is being opposed in the Republican primaries because she supported the Governor's program. In King County's 30th District, one of Rep. Paul Barden's opponents for the Republican nomination is basing his campaign on the fact that Barden voted against the tax proposal. Compromise Lost Optimistic legislators, who thought they had reason to hope the Washington Environmental Council would drop its plans to sponsor an initiative to the Legislature on seacoast management, aren't optimistic any more. All hopes of a compromise faded when an expected division over the issue within the council ¢ailesd.to materialize. ," , ' It isn't known when the measure will be filed, or what it will provide until the final draft is completed. - There are also bus stops in the area during the summer for the swim bus and during the school year for the children who no longer cross Highway 101 from this side of the highway, so please "Slow" for the "Children". Mr. & Mrs. Duane Nault Mr. & Mrs. Jim German Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Burhman Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Mork Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Lang Mr. & Mrs. Ken Linderman Mr. & Mrs. Brian Dye Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Arnold childish things at the magic age of 21, we are rapidly approaching the day when we will by far outnumber you as members of the voting population. You will then have to play our game, our way. I would think you would lend me a more understanding and compromising ear. Someday you may be begging for mine. The "legal machinery with which to carry out reforms" does not exist, for college students as well as high school students are regarded as children to be guided and controlled. Perhaps the most important "lesson" learned while trying to work for change within a school system is how bureaucracy works. Ken Kesey, author of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" and "Sometimes A Great Nation," addressed the Vietnam Day Committee's anti-war rally at Berkeley with the idea that the only way for them to protest the war was to turn their backs on "the whole damn thing," not to put themselves on the level of the establishment and play its game. No, throwing rocks is not the answer because the silent majority cannot hear the sound of shattering glass or human outcries. But perhaps it is not too much to hope that they may be able to see thousands of backs turned against their society and their game, which we refuse to play. Wendy Bolender Editor, The Journal: As a worker in the Democratic booth at the County Fair I would like to answer Art Pagel and Sue Lemagie. I wanted to work at the booth to help my candidate's cause, and made inquiries as to what procedure to follow. I found that I had to contact the chairman of the booth to volunteer my services. This I did, and was assigned a shift. This procedure was open to all who wanted to work in the booth. A list of all the workers was posted on the walls of the booth, and the names of Art Pagel and Sue Lemagie were not listed. While in the booth I passed out the materials of all candidates, whether I was for or against them. I admit that the Maxie balloons were hard to keep track of. as many youngsters were quick to take advantage while I was busy talking to someone - what kid doesn't like a balloon or a colorful bumper sticker? Editor, The Journal: After reading letters and your editorials, 1 would like to say thank you. sir, for renewing not only the faitb of the young, but mine, in my age group. By your kindness, you "made them feel that you, for one, judged them not by the things you saw on the outside, but what was inside. Mrs. Dinning, 1 am sorely disappointed in you. You have called me friend and stated that you have faith in God, yet you defile the names of these young people whom God created. (It is surprising God didn't give up in disgust on our age group, but He is striving to improve in our young ones.) My son is the drummer in this band, and I am more than proud of him and his group for their ambition, honesty and open minds. This same age group is fighting and dying so that you and I, Mrs. Dinning, are allowed to write letters such as these. 1 don't like long hair, but that doesn't make it wrong. I think if my son is man enough to stand up and fight in Vietnam for eighteen months, he is man enough to stand up and groom his Editor, The Journal: Thanks, Mr. Editor. Thanks for printing it the way it was. It's too bad that when a group of young people have the incentive to go out and really work for what they want to do, a group of the so-called older generation won't even take time to find out what is really going on, before they start to criticize and make trouble. If any of these people had bothered to talk with the boys they would have found out that they have been working very hard for many months to get the band going. They are a group of boys who are very serious about their music. They all had jobs, saved their money to finish buying their equipment, sold their cars and bought a bus which they fixed up so they could save on living expenses and transportation while on the road. They were having a hard time finding a place to practice because as you know people seem to be skeptical of anyone who has long hair, grows a beard and plays music a little too loud at times. Thanks to you, Mr. Editor, you came to the rescue and let the boys use the old Creamery if they lived up to certain stipulations. The boys worked hard to clean up the building. They kept the visitors down and saw to it that their music stopped by 10 p.m. My husband and I went over to the Creamery three or four times while the boys were there and did not find anything at any time that remotely resembled Editor, The Journal: As many people in our town know, the Multi-Service Center of Mason County is a place for low-income people to come for help. As a low-income person, I was introduced to the Multi-Service Center last September and through the center I have received the hope that I had lost. I am now attending Olympia Vocational Technical Institute and by spring I will be able to help myself. Until this help qame, the Our -society ts rule of law, and as one of democracies in the we accept this rule, years we have government of law, and time in historY strong The U.S. has been probably people have political express them. probably suff personal insults candidate. Sue and Art ideas within they resort to they will be system whiC reform, and freedom to work together to way of life bY rules. Eleanor L. j01utsett long hair and if he so wisheS. My with the absorb and - and in ideas and ways. open to them, proud of these when they feel say so, and own say, "1~ "Well, many times right but way. But to proved right, smart for an old me, what mother get children? I hope tha the strength mind - The world shOO give three chef they are the great nation- You can yourself into old shreW, a ha y, full • PP . 'eve. youth. ThiS I beli Jewell Bell , ,jt-~,, Ot a love nest, drugs, Manson. I think it of the to a few someone beard and loud at times these and take a of these closing your have to s~ surprise~ sore e a good No, answers, Each the other ourselves" people You don't their look: but at they are. thing l prejudiced• I hope it. TheY but, then, They have have just to try attd come true. 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