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VOL. LXI--NO. 38 SHELTON, WASHINGTON. Thursday, September 18, 1947. 6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEA]
Census Slows
As Residents
Fail to Report
The census of the City of
Shelton has not been com-
pleted, because many of the
families missed by census
enumerators have failed to
call the city hall to report,
according to Commissioner
Reggie Sykes.
Feeling that many of the city's
residents do not realize the im-
portance of a full and accurate
count, Sykes pointed out that ev-
eryone not yet listed should im-
mediately contact the city hall.
Because revenues received from
the state are based upon a per cap-
ita for each city, the only way
Shelton can get an increase in
state funds is to show an increase
in population.
The state funds are expected to
drop considerably in 1948 accord-
ing to the latest estimates from
the Washington Association of
Cities. In 1946, the total revenue
from state gas tax, liquor board
and liquor tax and auto excise tax
fund was $10.68.
However, the estimated amount
for next year will be approximately
$8.66, more than a $2 drop. In
order to compensate for the ex-
pected drop per capita, Shelton
must report its increase in popu-
lation, Sykes said.
The state fund drop is princi-
pally due to a decrease in liquor
profits for the state. These drop-
ped from $5.30 in 1946 to an esti-
mated $3.18 for next year, accord-
ing to the Association of Wash-
ington Cities estimate.
Enthusiasm Shown
I For Adult Night
School Classes
Registration which opened last
Monday indicates large classes will
be on hand for the first lessons
next week when the annual adult
night school courses start at Irene
S. Reed high school
Further registrations will be ac-
cepted when the various classes
actually begin next week. The
class schedule follows:
MONDAYIndustrial arts (Ar-
ne Johnscrn, instructor), sewing
(Hildreth Horn, instructor), typ-
ing (Cliff Hawldns, instructor),
Spanish (Ruth Creasey, instruc-
tor), consumers mathematics
(Grant Packard, instructor).
TUESDAY--retail selling (Cliff
Iawkins, instructor ).
WEDNESDAY Bookkeeping
(Cliff Hawkins, instructor).
THURSDAY -- Typing (second
class of week).
As usual, typing again draws
the heaviest enrollment but retail
selling, one of the new courses
offered this year, has come up as
next most popular of the classes.
Sewing has been added to the
group since the first announce-
merit of the night school agenda.
All classes will convene at seven
o'clock for their first sessions
next week, then decide exactly
what hours the majority of the
students desire.
- Classes will hold for 12 sessions.
I 00ra.s-0000r R-o.00500
Boxes to Route Two
The transfer of 52 rural route
boxes from route 2 to route 1 was
announced effective Tuesday bY
Postmaster Warren Lincoln
in
Shelton.
The boxes which were changed
will be added on the end of route
1 in order not to make a re-hum"
bering of the entire route neces-
sary. The transfer was made in
order to equalize the mileage and
the number of boxes on the two
routes, Lincoln said.
Tlmse who have been transfer-
red, residents of the Capitol Hill
district, will receive their marl
deliveries about 2 p.m. under the
new route schedule.
uncemenl
Pleased to Announce the Addition
Of
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Allot Grade
School Cash
Of $225,OOO
A grant of $225,000 in
state funds will be given to
the Shelton school board for I
construction of the new grade I
school building, according to[
an announcement from the
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State Department of Educa-
tion last week.
The money will be matched by
local funds of $150,000, which will
make a total somewhat lower than
the original $500,000 it was hoped
would be available. The urgent
demand for funds by school dis-
tricts all over the state made the
smaller grant necessary.
13 Classrooms
The new building which will he
begun soon will have 13 class-
rooms, an auditorium, library,
lunch room and suitable office
space. It will be located between
8th and 9th streets, in front of
the new gymnasium.
The plans for the building are
already being drawn, and occu-
pancy is now scheduled for Sep-
tember, 1949.
The new grade school building is
the first of a series of expansion
projects planned by the local school
board, according to R. W. Olt-
man, superintendent of schools
here.
Junior High Next
The next on the list will be an
addition to the present junior high
building to care for the expected
increase of some 150 students
within two years. The building is
operating at full capacity now.
The addition will be placed at
the east end of the present build-
ing and will include shops, a cafe-
teria, a home economics depart-
ment and six or eight additional
classrooms, according to" prelim-
inary plans.
The new addition will extend
nearly to the football grandstand,
and the present athletic field was
laid out with this p;oject in mind.
Present plans call for completion
of the addition in 1950.
Munro Shoe Store
Opening Saturday
At 125 Railroad
An old teammate rejoins Shel-
Ion's retail business circle Satur-
day when Al Munro opens his new
family shoe store at 125 Railroad
Avenue, former location of the
Needham's Men's Wear store.
To be known as Munro's Shoe
Store, this new Shelton firm will
feature complete lines of men's,
women's and children's footwear
at popular prices carrying such
well known manufacturers' names
as Little Yankee children's shoes,
Freeman's men's shoes, Friendly
sports shoes, Fortunette casuals,
and Krippendorf footrest ladies
, shoes, among others.
Mr. Munro owned and operated
Munro's Men's Wear store here
from 1941 to 1946, when he had
to close the business because of
the lack of a location. For the
past seven months he has been
with the Lumbermen's Mercantile
men's department.
A graduate of Irene S. Reed
high school with the class of 1932,
Mr. Munro has lived and worked
in Shelton ever since and is well
lnown throughout Mason County.
His opening this Saturday will
not be With his complete line of
merchandise for his slipper and
boot stock will not be in for an-
other month, but the Munro Shoe
Store Will have a good supply of
general Work and dress footwear
for its public debut Saturday,
Settle First Case
Out of Court
In Jury Session
The first case scheduled for the
new jury term in Mason County
Superior court provided little op-
portunity for court room fire-
oWfOrks londay. It was settled out
court.
The case was filed by 'the Wash-
ington Service Co. agahst Art
Taylor.
It was revealed in the session,
however, that 33 Jurors of the
panel drawn in August had been
excused for various reasons before
the jury term began Monday.
Excused were, by Judge D. F.
Wright on August 20: John T.
Liegal; on Auust 23, Fred B.
jSnelgrove, Chet Hillman, Arvid
ohnson and Fannie M. Smith; on
August 27 Allen E. Rau; on Sep-
ten/br 13, O D Durand, Lee
Westlund, A "N "Parrett, Clyde
Townsend, Charies Chester and
Harlan E. Parker.
Excused by Judge John M. Wil-
son on September 6 were: Ray
Morkert, E. J MeGill, John J.
Stuyts, Alvia Bard and W. H. An-
derson.
Women excused were Helvi La-
tham, Corrine F. Allan, Ella
Lange, Mac Hanson, Mary Bed-
narski, Bertha Larson-and Estelle
Castle.
Excused by Judge D. F. Wright
on September 15 were: Bert Dav-
is, James A. Berry, H. I. Mille,
Karl T. Rose, Joseph D. Gruve ,r
John W. Rayson, John V. Sulli-
van and Arthur Hliboki.
One juror drawn, Gone B. Tal-
bot, was no longer registered in
Mason county.
Yesterday was the 160th anniversary of the adop-
tion of the Constitution of the United States.
In Philadelphia, founding-place of our government,
the year-long celebration of our government's
ratification began with the official opening of the
"freedom train,!' a special train bearing the original
Constitution and many other historical documents.
All over the nation however, yesterday was re-
membered as the re-dedication day of Democracy
in the world. The precepts of government estab-
lished by the writers of the Constitution in 1783
have come to be followed all over the world.
Today, 160 years later, the Constitution stands as
a foundation for the future--a future of demo-
cratic action by all peoples of the world, united
and acting in the common good.
Hammersly Inlet
Improvements
May Be Expected
Stating his belief that Congress-
man Russell V. Mack would pro-
vide the impetus to secure federal
legislation and appropriations for
improvement of Hammersley's In-
let navigation, Roy Kimbel re-
ported to the Chamber of Com-
merce on a trip taken last week
on his yacht to show Mr. Mack
where the development was sought.
Kimbel's report was the high-
light of the regular monthly bust-
hess meeting of the Chamber here
at Hotel Shelton Coffee shop. A
guest speaker scheduled, Ernest
Gribble of Olympia, was unable to
I attend.
The large attendance of mem-
bers heard reports of committee
chairmen on progress of several
outstanding projects of the organ-
ization, including a report and
recommendation from C. Henry
Bacon's advertising committee that
a sign board be erected in the
area of Mud Bay, which would
attract tourists to Shelton and
Hood Canal instead of turning off
to Grays Harbor.
The matter was generally dis-
cussed after a report of approval
was made by the board of direc-
tors.
President Roy Ritner presided
over the session, which included a
fine dinner before the business ses-
sion.
PARENTS OF GIRL
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Parker of
the McGuire Apartments on 12th
and Railroad, became parents of
a baby girl September 11 at the
Shelton General Hospital.
i Search Party
Scours Dayton
Area for Plane
Forty Bellevue, Wash., people
are searching the Dayton area for
an airplane that was carrying
Robert Bryan to Olympia which
may have been forced to land in
the heavily wooded section on Sep-
tember 7.
Young Bryan left Kelso intend-
ing to land at Olympia for refuel-
ing, but never reached there.
Army, Navy, Coast Guard and
Marine planes have been assist-
lng the search for the missing
plam; and while little hope is held
that the flyer would be found alive,
his parents are anxious to know
of iheir son's fate.
Any person of the Dayton area
who heard a plane in that area
on September 7 is asked to give
the information to the Journal.
The plane, a yellow Piper Cub,
was last reported over Chehalis
on the scheduled flight to Olympia
but never reached there.
There is a possibility that a
forced landing was made in the
rugged country of this area, but
hopes are fading that the young
aviator, a war veteran, will be
found alive
A J. Whitney, publisher of the
Bellevue American, was a member
of the searching party here this
week.
RETIYRNS A GRANDMOTHER
Mrs. Wilford Jessup returned
Monday from a week's trip to
Renton where she stayed with her
daughter who returned from May-
nard Hospital in Seattle with a
baby girl.
The baby was born to Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Watt September 4 and
was named Maryanne,
Youthful 'Police' Escorts
85 Patrolmen Aid Safety
A flashing red flag, white "Sam Brown" belts and light
slicker once again mark the opening of school and regular
safety activities of the school-boy patrol.
Taking their stands seven
times daily, the patrol boys
are a living reminder for the
often-careless motorist to
"slow down and be careful."
Since the first week of school,
85 fourth, fifth and sixth grade
boys have appeared regularly on
their assigned coaers at Railroad
at Fifth, Cola at Fifth and Cola
at Seventh streets for the Lin-
coln boys, and Olympic Highway
at Cascade and Pioneer Way .at
Five Corners for the Bordeaux
patrolmen.
Other patrol boys travel on the
school buses carrying kindergar-
ten children.
Rain or shine the boys are on
duty every day ,at 8:30, 11, noon,
12:30, 2:30 and 3:10, waving their
warning flags and escorting young-
er students across the dangerous
arterials.
The school boy patrol program
has the full cooperation and ap-
proval of every law enforcement
agency in the county, but they
need the cooperation of each driv-
er to assure accomplishment of
their little rewarded job.
To the present time, there have
been no fatal school accidents, and
each patrolman hopes that by do-
ing his bit, the 100 per.cent rec-
ord will be continued.
The following patrol officers are
on duty at Lincoln school: Toby
Halbert (captain) Phil Kieburtz
(assistant captain), Gary Getty,
Edwaxd. Pratt, Billy Smith, Eddic
James, Gary Barnhard, Richard
Prizner, Dennis Yenter, Bobby
Barrett, Peter Kendall, Larry Rid-
ley, Billy Stewart, Neff Seljestad,
Clifford Waters, Freddie Patter-
son, Paul SWietering, Buddy Gray,
Billy Ramey, Billy Boysen, George
Shonkwfller, Ronald Workman,
Gordon Valley, Bonnie Combs,
Tommy Baze and James Fetterley.
Others are: Stanley Lindholm,
Michael Lumsden, Richard Clif-
ton, Jack Valley, Roll Schlosser,
Mickey Goodwin, Bill Null, Don-
ald Kenyon, George McBride, Pat
Getty, Tommy Miles, Peter Frank,
Duane Rodgers, Robert Stratton,
Billy Holder, Bruce Combs, Ken-
neth Brownfield, Bobby Young,
Jim Peterson, Charles Anderson,
Sally Sharp, Shirley Dodds, Kaven
Kneeland, Donald Brownfield, Lar-
ry Barry, Eugene Costin, Ronald
Larson, Russell Morken, ;Michael
Meyer, Corwin Myers, Richard
Edgeley, Eric Ericson, Billy Max-
well, Wallace Lord, Billy Swank,
Richard Nichols and Robert Rut-
ter.
On duty at the Bordeaux cross-
ings on Hillcrest are: David. Aus-
tin (captain), Bobby Ferguson
(assistant captain}, Bobby Price,
Charlie Watson. Homer McCutch-
con, Evan Adams, Kenny Eacrett,
Carl Vanderwall, Robert Hough,
Russ Talks Mason Booth
To Kiwanis Wins Prize at
Club Meet
Nick Yantsin, a native of
Russia, told an interested
Shelton Kiwanis club aud-
ience that Americans should
have a deeper appreciation
for the freedoms they take
for granted.
Yantsin said that appreciation
of the American way is the only
method of combatting the inces-
sant chant of pro-Soviet ideaology
and superiority to the American
system.
He is a member of the Aber-
deen police force, and during the
war was a member of the U.S.
Naval Intelligence,
Yantsin told of his wide acquain-
tance with Russians of all walks
of life, and his daily contacts with
people connected with Russian
shipping at American ports.
He said the Russian, personally
and individually is not much dif-
ferent than ourselves, but collect-
ively he is a reluctant and strange
person.
Puyalhp Fair
The Mason County exhibit
at the Western Washington
Fair in Puyallup was given a
second prize ribbon in the
over-all judging last week
The exhibit, sponsored by the
Shelton Chamber of Commerce
was planned and built by Lee Hus-
ton, Arcadia, and County Exten-
sion Agent Andy Kruiswyk.
The award carries with it a cash
prize of $150. The Mason county
booth also was awarded a special
$50 prize for its outstanding ar-
rangement. Judging was on the
basis of 50 per cent for quality,
30 per cent for quantity and 20
per cent for variety of exhibits
shown.
The Mason county exhibit is lo-
cated in the agriculture display
section of the fair, and is arranged!
in the form of four concentric
stars, with equal display of items
from every side of the booth.
Featured is a painting of Mount
Washington by Mel. Bearden, of
Hoodsport, which is flanked by
displays of grapes, apples, honey,
The speaker also said that he I soap, butter and many different
had visited much of Russia during varieties of vegetables. Flowers
the war and that the great con-| complete the artistic display.
tribution by Soviet arms to bring| Among t he contributors of
victory was largely due to the|fruits, vegetables and grains from
great mass of American equip-| Mason County who made the prize-
ment and weapons that was given] winning exhibit possible are G. i.
them. | Hill, Charles Seiners, Rudy Wer-
He stated his belief that the
Russians had created the "iron
curtain" so Russians would not
learn of things in the United
States, or advantages of living
and freedom, or that they would
become dissatisfied with their own
country and begin to ask ques-
tions.
Russians, declared the former
intelligence officer, find it diffi-
cult to understand why our gov-
ernment will allow criticism of
public officials and the govern-
ment, when in Russia., if such was
practiced the offender would be a
subject for liquidation.
The Aberdeen police officer
spiced his very interesting talk
with several humorous incidents
of Russian behavior in the United
States during their visit here. He
said that he had been forced into
several embarrassing experiences
when being forced to act as a go-
betwer and ipret for, one
Russian captain who sought an
engagement with young women.
City Commission
Gives Action On
New Sewer Lines
Acting on the recommendation
of County Health Officer Dr. Ken-
neth Partlow, the City Commission
Tuesday authorized the formation
of a local improvement district on
Angleside to provide sewers for
new houses being constructed by
Joe Tice and H. G. Noble.
Dr. Partlow asked that action
be taken at once to provide ade-
quate sewage disposal for one
house in the block which is now
occupied but has neither sewer
connection nor septic tank. The
new sewer will be installed at once.
In another action on the sewer
situation in Shelton, a call for bids
to increase the size of the sewer
line from the location of the new
Simpson office building between
2nd and 4th streets was authorized
by the City Commission yesterday.
A report on a petition presented
to the City Commission by Mrs.
Mabel Hall asking for the dredg-
ing of Goldsborough creek from
1st to 7th streets was made by
City Engineer Phillips at the
Tuesday Commission meeting.
Phillips reported that the creek
had been dredged from 1st street
to tidewater earlier in the sum-
mer and he felt that the deeper
channel will relieve the situation
higher up the creek also. No fur-
ther action on the petition is con-
templated.
No further action on the Shelton
water supply was revealed by the
commission at its meeting, altho
the engineering department is still
testing the new well.
Bus Fare Boost
Asked Here By
Bremerton Line
A hearing has been scheduled
in Tacoma for October 8 to deter-
mine whether or not bus fare on
the Bremerton- Tacoma stages
should be increased.
An application for increasing the
fares was filed in August with the
State Department of Transporta-
tion, but the boost which was
scheduled to go into effect Mon-
day has been delayed until after
the hearing.
The increase asked by the com-
pany will tend to equalize the
company's fare schedules accord-
ing to the traffic between differ-
ent cities. There would be no
change on. the tickets from Shelton
to Olympia, but fares would go up
.from here to Bremcrton, and
there would be a 50 per cent boost
in commuter ticket books.
The company is operating on a
1939 tariff schedule at the present
Arthur McMahon, David McGee, time, according to company repro-
Lamber Buch, Rodney" Shenarood, sentatives.
Gary Russell, Harold Demmon, I The hearing will be held at the
Jimmy Frisken and Robert Jotm-]conference room of the Pierce
son. I County hommissioners in the court
At the airport, Loren Mercer I house, Tacoma. Protests may be
and Charles Van Overbeke havc lPresented when the hearing be-
the duy of controlling traffic or] gins at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Octo-
crossing youngsters. " ber 8, 197.
berger, Walt Eckert, Laurence
Coffer, C. R. Dugger, Eugene
Brown, Eric Sjoholm, Mrs. Paul-
son, Chet Rosenberg, Mrs. Swer-
inger, Mrs. Eva Hovind, Mrs.
Fuesner, Mrs. Howarth, Charles
Phillips, tester Bienek, Bert Rau,
Lee Huston, Mrs. De Miller and
Mrs. Buchanan, The L.M. Store
the Shelton Garden Club, the Ag-
ate Grange, and Roy Kimbel En-
terprises, which furnished a truck
to carry materials to Puyallup.
Fresh flowers were taken to
Puyallup yesterday to keep the
booth in first class shape until
the end of the fair Sunday night.
Shelton Baseball
Grandstand Plans
In Final Stages
, Work on the new Shelton ase
ball grandstand WIli get ufiderway
in the near future. Government
restrictions have been eased and
all preliminary plans completed
for the project, School Superin-
Lendent R. W. Oltman, said yes-
terday.
The stands will be located on
:the southeast corner of Loop Field
i just back of the present portable
bleachers When com.pleted there
will be seating space for about
1,200 under roof plus 650 on
bleachers. The over-all length of
the field will be increased by ap-
proximately 45 feet.
The work is to be done as far
as possible by the high schools
Vocational Carpenters' Class un-
der the supervision of Arne John-
son and George Woodruff. The
construction will be unique n that
the running track will go under
the full length of the stand. This
eliminates all interference of the
track with the baseball infield.
The Carpentry Class expecting to
do the construction work has a
membership of 11 boys and is oper-
ated on a vocational basis. Th
boys are enrolled in the class on
a half day basis and receive all
types of training in construction
processes.
When this phase of the field is
completed, Shelton will have one
of the best and nmst complete out-
door athletic setups i te south-
west.
2 Shelton Church
! Groups Are United
Effective with next Sunday's
services, the Assembly of God
Tabernacle will encompass the
former Calvary Pentecostal church
congregation and will use the lat-
ter's edifice at 130 East Pine
street for its services hereafter,
:according to an announcement
madff this week by Rev. Sam Mg-
Gill of the Assembly of God.
The combination of the two
congregations will total an esti-
mated 125 members to start, Rev.
McGill said, with a Sunday school
of approximately 200 children. The
combined congregation will be un-
der the name of the Assembly of
God Tabernacle.
Two special dedicatory' services
observing the occasion will bc
held Monday at 3:00 p.m. and 7:45
p.m.
The union of the two churches
solves at least temporarily a long
standing problem of an adequate
place of worship for the Assembly
of God Tabernacle.
Garbage Dumping on
Union Road Protested
The Mason County commission-
ors acted to investigate the dump-
ins of garbage on the road leading
to the garbage dump near Union
following the receipt of a letter
from the Hood Canal Improvement
Club at the meeting Monday.
Other action taken by the com-
missioners included the granting
of a three-month dance license to
the Dayton Conmmnity Club, and
the purclse of a gas pump from
Cliff Wiell.
PARENTS OF SON
€
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
W, I-I. Cook, Rt. 3, September 14,
at tho Clinic Itopital.
Catholic Plan
For School
Is Approved
The recommendation that
a permit be granted for the
construction of a parochial
school by St. Edwards church
was made by the City Plan-
ning commission following a
public hearing Monday eve-
ning.
The approval was given by a
five to one vote of the seven com-
mission members, with the chair-
man not voting. The recommenda-
tion was revealed in a letter to the
City Commission at its regular
meeting Tuesday.
The City Commission voted to
table the report after a prelimi-
nary discussion, because of the
press of other business which had
occupied the meeting until after
4 p.m. when the planning commis-
sion letter was read.
IIeaing Opened
The hearing was opened by
Chairman R. W. Oltman of the
city planning council and he asked
a reading of the application for
the new school which was pre-
sented by St. Edwards church, and
a reading of the protest petition
signed by residents of the district.
Chairman Oltman then asked
for comments from the group of
about fifty citizens packing the
council room of the City Hall, and
Bruce Elmore, representing the
supporters of the parochial school,
told of the proposed new building,
emphasizing that it would help
relieve the elementary school
classroom shortage.
Fireproof Buihllng
He stated that the proposed
school wilt be of fireproof con-
crete and masonry construction,
will have four classrooms, two of-
fices and two necessary rest-
rooms and cloak-rooms. The
building will be about 73 feet by
85 feet and will occupy approx-
imately one-third of the six lots
fronting on Third street, and
across from St. Edward's church.
Elmore stated that it was
planned to house children from the
first six grades only, and it, was
anticipated there would be about
70 children to start with more
possible in future years.
Teaching would be done by five
Catholic sisters and supervision,
it was pointed out, would be ex-
cellent from the point of view of
numbers of students for each
teacher.
Plans Shown
An architect, s drawlng of the
proposed building and its floor-
plan were passed around among
the group present for their inspec-
tion. Elmore stated that all build-
ing code regulations for the city
will be followed in respect to fire
safety, plumbing, electr:icat wiring:. : .......
and: SO on.
Oltman then asked for com-
ments from the protesting citizens
and at first received no response.
O. E. Runacres, 421 North Third
St., acting as a spokesman for
the protesting petitioners at first
stated that their comments were
contained within the p e t i t i o n
which had been. presented pre-
viously.
Objections Voiced
After a second request for com-
ment and discussion by Oltman,
Runaeres arose again and stated
briefly that the main points of ob-
jections were based upon the small
size of the lot in relation to the
(Continued Ou Pag( Eight)
'City Is Backing
New Building,'
Say Jaycees
"The people seem to be behind
the project 100 per ce[lt," was the
comment of 'committee members
of the Junior Chamber who are
working on the proposed new $90,-
000 Civic-Youth center here.
Reporting that they are now
contacting members of various lo-
cal civic organizations to organize
a concerted drive for the construc-
tion program, Carrel McElroy,
chairman of the organizing sub-
committee for the project, said
that he had encountered nothing
but favorable comment from Shel-
ton residents interested in the cen-
ter.
McElroy and Ed Lovell, another
member of the Youth Committee
of the Junior Chamber, met with
the six senior high school repre-
sentatives in Principal George
Hermes' office ysterday to dis-
cuss plans for the formation of
a youth organization at the school
net week.
The youngsters will form a new
youth club at a general assembly
in the school Monday, with an
election, appointment of commit-
tees and adoption of rules and reg-
ulations scheduled.
Tbe new club will have no dues
or fees, and will cooperate in pre-
senting the new program of month-
ly youth dances scheduled to start
next month. Membership cards are
now being printed, and will be
used by all members of the club.
2 Local Children.
Hurt in Montana
The two young daughters of
Ralph Brekke were hospitalized in
Billings, Mont., Monday following
an accident involving the car
driven by Otto Kump, Shelton bar-
her, about 12 miles from Billings.
The daughters, accompanying
their mother, Kump and Alau
Johnson, son of Roland Johnson,
manager of P.U.D. No. 1 werc on
their way to Aberdeen, S. Dak.,
to visit friends md, relatives.
The accident occurred Monday
afternoon and Kump'a car was
completely demolished when all,
other auto smashed into its side.
The injuries suffered by the two
RUe girls were not 'believed to he
serious, althougi one of them wa
unconscious for several hours. :
Ralph Brekke, their father, let
for Billings nday, ......