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Rural schools see more pupils Rural schools in Mason County opened their doors Tuesday to increased numbers of students in some cases and about the same as last year in others. The Shelton school district reported a decrease in enrollment from opening day last year. Pioneer School reported an opening day enrollment of 292 students, 29 more than the 263 which were on hand opening day' last year. School officials said the 293 is also above the highest enrollment experienced last year, which was 279. Hood Canal School reported 26 more students on hand for the opening day this year than there were last year. There were 341 students the first day this year compared to 315 last year. Southside School reported enrollment about the same as last year with 196 students on hand Tuesday compared to 205 the previous year. Additional students who had not yet started the first day of school are expected to bring enrollment u_p.t 0 about where it was the past year. Grapeview School reported a similar situation with 101 students on hand the first day compared to 104 the first day a year ago. Enrollment is expected to stabilize at about the same level as last year. Mary M. Knight School, which started August 29, reports an increase in enrollment of 15 students over the start of school last year. The school now has 180 students enrolled. TELEPHONES WERE answered, pledcles taken and processed in the Muscular Dystrophy pledge center in the Preview Realty office at Gateway Center Sunday and Monday. Shelton school $3,000 in pledges made enonrtO!JfrommYag?tedOcoWmntition. Presently, Aberdeen to Muscular Dystrophy October 1 as was the case for 'the first time last year. This will mean Shelton will compete in Triple A rather than Double A contest in the 1979-80 school year. Generally, this means that Shelton will play the largest schools available in playoffs for state contests, however, they may well stay in the Black Hills League except for football Chamber to hear candidates The Shelton Chamber of Commerce has scheduled appearances by candidates for county elective offices at its first meeting of the season. The meeting will be held 'at The ltut with dinner at 7 pan, i,d the pam at 8 p.m. Each candidate will be allowed two minutes to introduce themselves and make comments. If less than 18 attend, time will be allowed for questions to the candidates. The program will also include several committee reports from chamber committees. Those planning to attend are asked to contact chamber President George Hermes at 426-6177 or Rudie Oltman at 426-2021 or 426-4406. School board meets Tuesday The Shelton School board will hold its regular September meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Evergreen School library. Give to the American Cancer Society I I I I 'WHE WORD'S OUT. YOU CAN'T BEAT OUR LOW PRESCR00rlON PRIC]00r' 112 W. Alder 4264272 [ _ I Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County is the only Triple A school in the Black Hills League, although several other schools are getting close to this classification. Middle School is down slightly as was the case last year and probably reflects both the birth rate and the smaller classes in Shelton's upper elementary grades the past couple of years. The lower birth rate is causing lower school enrollments everywhere in the nation in areas where the general population is relatively stable. The post war school population bulge is over and lower enrollments are causing school building closures in many parts of the nation, Grinnell said. Shelton's stabilizing enrollment and repassage of the levy last spring for the purpose of keeping low class sizes in the elementary primary (k-3) grades will mean the average of 22 to 23 studnts in these classes. The part of the levy that was used to hire eight teachers in the high chool should hold class sizes in many areas of the school at a lower level than in the past, enable the school to offer more subject, and to provide a six rather than five period day for students. Since the primary grad class sizes in the elementary school were reduced two years ago with levy funds a careful analysis will be made by the district to determine whether the youngsters affected have learned any more than being in classes with greater numbers of students as was the ease before the levy. Also, whether the use of teacher aides in the kindergarten the past two years, so reading skills could be taught at an earlier date, has been successful will be thoroughly explored. The reason for the study is to determine The Mason County ch/pter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association raised $3,000 at its pledge center and $1,253.92 at its fishbowl at the Gateway Center Sunday and Monday during the annual muscular dystrophy telethon, according to Sue Baker, chairman of the Mason County unit. The telephone center to take pledges was set up in the offices of Preview Realty at Gateway Center. The fishbowl, where donations were made, was set up in the parking lot at the Gateway Center. Activities included bands, clowns, balloons and a dunk tank. Mrs. Baker said two of the bands whidl were to have shown up Monday afternoon, Battle Axe and Quest were unable to Two lose lives in boating accidents whether the expenditure of the additional funds in these areas is justified, according to Grinnell. (Continued from page one.) Sheriff's officers said Barber, along with Larry Chamberlain, Olympia, Allen Carter, 40, Shelton, and William Geschwindt, 58, Shelton, were in a boat fishing Sunday aftemoon in the area of Steamboat Island in Thurston County when the boat began to have motor trouble and' to take on water. Carter, officers said, went out of the boat and swam to shore on Steamboat Island where he called the coast guard to report a boat in trouble. The other three, after Carter left the boat, officers said, moved the boat into Totten Inlet in Mason County waters. The sheriff's office received a call about 4:40 p.m. Sunday from a woman in the Kamilche area that a boat was sinking. The sheriffs office also received a earl from the coast guard at 5:20 pan. advising them that there had been a boating accident and that one person was dead and one missing. Officers said that after the boat had been moved and began to take on more water, Barber also jumped out of the boat and attempted to swim ashore and did not make it. Chamberlain and Geschwindt, officers said, stayed on the boat and were removed by persons in the area who went out in a boat to assist them. Both were taken to Mason General Hospital where they were treated for hypothermia, officers said, and then released. ........ Officers said that after arriving at the scene and because of the two calls which had been received, they began a search for Carter who they did not, at that time, know had made it to shore. Officers said the search continued until about 10 p.m. with the coast guard auxiliary, local citizens and the Squaxin Island Tribal Police assisting in the search. Officers said Carter was located about 11 p.m. at the Golden Pheasant Tavern south of Shelton. The sheriff's office did not release the name of the drowning victim, Joe Barber, until Tuesday afternoon because of the difficulty in locating next of kin. Officers said relatives were located in Ohio and Virginia Tuesday and notified of the death. archnick's tole ann gilt cottage 208 E. Pine 426-2100 Beginning Intermediate Beginning Advanced Rosemaling Rosemaling lntermedia Beginning Class Schedule For tall Men., Sept. 11, 10 a.m: - 1 p.m. --: Basic stroke, tole, daisies and leaves. Teacher - Kathi Durkin Men., Sept. 11, 7 p.m. -10 p.m. -: Glamour glass, Lemon and daisy board, Priscilla Hauser Mums, Cottage Inking. Teacher: Helen Soper Tues., Sept. 12, 7 p.m. -10 p.m. - Basic stroke, board prep., Daisies and leaves, Strawberries. Teacher - Jane ltellman Tues., Oct. 3; 10 a.m. -1 p.m. :- Joan Johnson technique, starting with Veg. in a tin pail. Teacher -- Ernie Nicklaus Wed., Sept. 13, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. -- Beg. Rosemaling, Beautiful wooden plate as project. Teacher - Jeanne Nutt Wed., Sept. 13, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. -: Beg. Rosemaling, Beautiful wooden plate'as project. Teacher - Jeanne Nutt Fri., Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-12 noon - Advanced tole projec!s. Good brush-up! 'reacher - Jeanne Archer Fri., Sept. 15, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. -- Basic stroke, tole, daisies and leaves. Teacher .... Bey Lyman Workshops Supplies are extra. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Mallard Duck, beautifully done with palette knife! 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 012.50 I WATCH FOR CHRISTMAS PROJECTS! t I Beautiful Canvas Russian Painting--Gypsy Painting 1 • €lh Journal - Thursday, September 7, 1978 perform. Linder and Lawson came in on a last minute notice to perform from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday she said. They were joined during the performance by Mike Smith and Joe McClanahan, Mrs. Baker said. The Don Knoop family performed Sunday afternoon and evening. The dunk tank was a successful fund raising effort, she said. State Representative Brad Owen and Belinda Rae, who was substituting for 'her mother, country treasurer candidate Dorene Rae both went off the platform and into the water for a $100 contribution from Chuck Linder, Mrs. Baker reported. Mrs. Baker expressed appreciation to all of those who assisted with the fund raising effort.  gUltatl/Iltm/II:UL b"l'AIN/a :.tttD • t£TS O.O AND RNm O 0OO _gHt_ ::',="rTt $ • ro Wooo sl[ql. BHAIi & IItlNal rw, ffNeF. • 0Eeg • I¢llagllO woOt Road work is halted The Mason County Engineer's Office has notified Earl Lincoln Construction of Bremerton of its intention to halt work on the Mason Lake Road project for which the fim has a contract. County Engineer Marley Young said the engineer's office decided not to go ahead with the final phase of the work, which was putting crushed rock on the road surface. Young said the normal procedure for road construction in this area is to have the grading and drainage work on the road done one season and then let the road settle over the winter before the crushed rock and asphalt for light bituminous surfacing is put on. In the contract for this project he said, the first crushed rock surfacing was included as a part of the contract for the work to be done the first season. With the rest of the work satisfactorily completed, he said, Meeting scheduled The Mason County Republican Women's Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Old Lumberyard Inn. Speaker for the program will be Alan Corwin, an account executive from Dean Whitten Reynolds Jr. who will discuss ways to handle money. The public is welcome to attend. Shelt0n Art Gallery Artist of the Month Velma Graves -- Demonstrations -- (in Alexander Melhod) Call 426-114 the application of the crushed ock had been started when it was decided that because of material from the road base working up into the crushed. rock that it would have to be done over again next spring before asphalt could be applied that it would be work and then surfacing next He said the notified to stop application and done. To our boss. We you. We SU you. DORENE RAE Mason County Troas00 0VE00COkT GUARANTEED " WATER CLEAN-UP " DRIES FT fOR PAINTED WOOD • HARDBOARD • STUCCO MASONRY" GALVANIZED METAL Paid for by Lois Simpson, Bey tanphear, Hazel Lemon, Norene Stevens, Cheryl Brown and Nanc mOTECTS WOOD BEAU11FIX GU%ITEED - WATER -UP fOR SIDING • SHAKES & SHELTON-426-2611 Downtown * First and Pine ()pen 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 8-4:30 Sat. * 10-4:30 Sun.