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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
September 23, 1921     Shelton Mason County Journal
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PLAN TO ATTEND MASON COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK, SEPT 29, 30, OCT. I 1,2 VOLUME XXXV. SHELTON, MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921 NO. 41 BEGIN WORK ON CONCRETE BUILDING FOR POSTOFHCE HOPE TO HAVE NEW STRU TURE READY FOR OCCUPANCY BY NOV. I--COMPANY ORGANIZES At a meeting of interested citizens held in the Town Hall last Friday evening a temporary organization was effected of the Shelton Postoffice Building Company to carry on the project of building and equipping the new postoffice building for the de- partment. The company is incorpor- .ated for $10,000 and range is permit- ted for umlertaking the buying and selling of property and also of other building operations if the members desire in future. The temporary officers are: G. C. Angle, president; Mrs. Ellen Horn, vice president; Alden C. Bayley, sec- retary; and A. L. Bell, treasurer, and these with F. C. Willey constitute the trustees in charge of building operations, which were begun this week in order to take advantage of as much good weather as possible in the effort to complete the building and, if possible, the equipment by November 1st. The new postoffice will be located adjoining the Town Hall and Memor- ial building, at the corner of Railroad and Fifth streets, and will be ecually permanent, though somewhat plainer ]n appearance. It will be built of concrete with lath and plastered in- terior and 30x70 feet in size. The arrangement will be planned espec- ially for convenience in handling the mails and the entire fitting and equipment will be new and modern throughout, giving to local and rural patrons of the Shelton postoffice fa- cilities far in advance of the present needs. Contractor Dan Anderson has been "placed in charge of the construction work and is expecting a Carload of material on the carferry Saturday. "the building company decided on concrete in order to u as much of ome material and labor as possible and those who have taken stock in the phblic enterurise will be doing "the community the most service. The $10.000 in stock has been oversnbscr}bed, but some of the larg- er subscribers will be reduced if others aesire a share in the building corporation. •SCAPE INJURY WHEN CT. cOLLInE ON SATSOP RIVER BRIDGE, Bill Rediska, who was in town from the Satsop district yesterday, was still a little pale and shaken from an accident in which he figured at €he Martin bridge Tuesday morning. ]:[e was riding with Carl Rose, of UpperSkokomish, in the latter's big Cadillac car bound south, and had just reached the bridge when a new Chevrolet truck chassis driven by two Elma men was crossing and the ars came together at a good speed. The Cadillac struck the truck fairly and threw it across the road- way while the Cadillac reared at the shock and almost went over the steep lank . Rose, who was driving, was thrown over the wheel and into the back seat, but Bill sat tight and both escaped with a few cuts and minor bruises. The occupants of the truck also managed to keep their seat and avoid injury. Both cars were wreck- ed to the extent of several hundred' dollars, .the Cadillac being brought in yesterday to the $helton Garage for repairs. ARREST FIVE FOR CATCHING SALMON AT POWER CO. DAM GAME COMMISSION G VlES WARNING THAT SPEARING SALMON IS, UNLAWFUL :AND MUST"  Op'r '' ' Five young 'men are :tn the toils • and a number of lads have a needed scare this week] the result of activ- ity of the game wardens, and the practice of spearing salmon in the creeks or catching the fish in any manner near a dam or fishway has been given a setback. The practice is unlawful and will be stopped by drastic fines, the Game Commission announces. Warden McConkev and deputy Christensen haupenel along at the vower dam Wednesday night and took Herbert and Charles Gor- SHORTCUT NOT YET FEASIBLE While it is hoped before long to arrange for short detours around the paving work on the Olympic high- way to avoid the long McCleary trip, it is not advisable for even light cars to attempt the shortcut at this time. A little later when the pav- ing has sassed a bad point some of the worst spots can be avoided and more of the paving used, with some time saved by going this way. Until the word is officially given, the saf- est way is to continue going by McCleary. LIVE :PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS' INSTITUTE HERE NE00T WILL BE FEATURE OF FAIR AND INCLUDE MANY FEATURE S OF GENERAL INTEREST TO PUBLIC The teachers of Mason County will gather in annual institute at the High School building in Shelton for roll call next Wednesday morning and continue in session until Friday evening, being one of the attractions of the Fair Week. The county super- intendent, Mrs. Jean Todd Fredson, has a few numbers still lcking and the completed program cannot be given in this issue, but included are several good things that Shelton peo- ple can enjoy with the visiting teach- ers. John Henry Lyon, director of music in the Tacoma schools and a "commu- nity sing" leader, who was a feature at Camp Lewis, will be here through the institute and also at the Fair to liven 'em up. O. A. Stixrnd, f the 'Post-Intelligencer, will give a dem- onstration of educational fihns at the auditorium on Wednesday evening, which is open to the public. Mr. Sparks, of the Ellensburg Normal, Mr. Neely of the state superintend- ent's office and Miss Mary Suther- land of the state college extension de- partment, are on the daily roram, with others in sp'cl.ql educational in- struction. Miss Sutherland will tal]¢ from 11 to 12 a. m. and from 1 to 2 n.m. on Friday on the general sub- iect of nutritlo. Shelt,n eol re nsked to ake n nfere,t In tb ,,;tu ann thnse bavlnff acPnmmnrlntnn.q for vit;nff ta,hers should advise the superin- fndent. ORGANIZE ECONOMICS CLUB IN ALLYN DISTRICT Mrs. Marie Kneeland, Mrs. C. S. McGee and Mrs. Mayme Taylor ac- companied County Agent Drew and Mr. Frank, plantologist from the state experiment station at Puyalhip Wednesday on 'a trip to Allyn where they organized a Home Economics Club among the ladies of that dis- trict. Mr. Drew and Mr. Frank spent the afternoon inspecting the Eckert vineyards, orchards and berry fields. ASSESSOR'S REPORT SHOWS TENTH. AREA OF COUNTY UNTAXED TAX BURDEN LIGHTENED BY ADDITION OF $17,000 NEW LOGGING PROPERTY TO ROLLS County Assessor Shelton has re- cently gone over the enrolled lands of Mason County and found that a considerable area of acreage within the county is not taxed. Of the to- tal surveyed area of 404,322.88 acres 37,587 acres, or nearly one-tenth, does not help out MasonCounty in a tax ay because they are still in the ands of the government or the state. The state still holds in Mason County 17,114 acres of land unsold the school lands total 18,188 acres and the state university still owns a lone forty acre tract, while, the vacant government land is found to be 2,245 acres. This land has imver been taxed and will not be pla'ced on the rolls until it passes to private ownership. In addition to this there are more than three townships of land, approx- imately 60,000 acres, of unsurveyed lands in the Northwest corner of Mason County owned by the govern- ment and included in the Olympic Forest Reserve. There is no imme- diate prospect of the survey or dis- posal of these lands, as it is the policy of the government to hold the in charge re11, who are employed at the elec- tric lant, and Roy and Martin Ste- forest reserves intact for years to venffand James Noldy They had come, or at least until such time as clo,ed the fish ladders and were there comes a demand and the timber robbing the traps below the dam of will be cut under regulations which salmon bound for the upper stream to will uermit the taking only of matur- spaw , ed timber likely to deteriorate and Before Justice Ward yesterday the ] require protection of young and  name nleaded ll to growm rees ,s a tax source this "rst +three d gu" ty I. " g.. " . . ' the complaint of the game warden latter oers no immecliae encour- and the Gorrells were each fined t15]agement of he]plng out the taxpayer. and costs, but the Justice recalled[ However, Assessor Shelton last that Roy Stevens had been befqre[week made a find which added about 'the court in the past for violating 1517,000 to the assessment rolls for "the game laws and made his fine $0 next year, when he visited the White rnd cos. Martin Stevens and Noldy Lumber Company, in Grays Harbor Tailed to appear for trial and war- county. Te railroad of the corn- rants have been issued for their ar- Test. Both the state and county game .officials announce that the practice of spearin salmon either in the creeks or|l tide water is unlawful and mus be stopued, and they ofer the fines given in the above case s ample warning to Vlolators. pany is now extended over the line and a new camp. was recently located in Mason County, which with the engines and loggng equipment rep, resented an increased valuation of $34,000: This will help Mason Coun, ty :to recoup the loss due to the lands purchased by Tacoma and re- moved from taxation.. Mason County Fair Program AT SHELTON, SEPT. 29-30, OCT. 1-2. Thursday, September 29th, Preparation of Exhibits. General Exhibition. Friday, September 30th. 1:30 P.M. Bee Demonstration. 8:00 P.M. Talk on Business Administration, Ste- phen I. Miller, University of Washington. Community Sing, direction of "Everybody Sing" Lyons of Tacoma. 9:30 P.M. Jitney dance in the Fair Building. Saturday, October 1st. 9:00 A.M. Stock judging and talk on Dairying, R. G. Fowler, Chehalis. "10:30 A. M. Poultry Judging and talk on Poultry Keeping, W. M. Coats, Seattle. 2:00 P. M. Football game, Bremerton-Shelton. 8:00 P. M. Vaudeville Show and Contest, Fair Building. 9:30 P.M. Dance at Earlwin Hall, Carmody's Or- chestra. Sunday, October 2. P. M.--Baseball game and tug of war. Season++Tickets--Adult $1.50, single admission 50c. --Children 50c, single admission 25c. Don't miss the Merry-go-round. Governor Hart has taken notice of. Explosion of a chemical factory at a current of criticism which has been [ Oppau, on the Rhine, Germany Wed- going over the state regarding the lnesday killed 1500 Germans, destroy- conduct and general condition of the led the town and damaged the coun- insane asylums and has selected a Itry for a score of miles around. committee of state citizens to make I Congress is back on the job again an impartial investigation and report, after thirty days of vacation. BOOST FOR THE COUNTY FAIR. Next week the eleventh annual Mason County Fair will begin its showing and the grounds and buildings, now the property of the county, will for five days of the year, become lively and interesting. The property represents an investment of around $10,000 and being supported by the taxpayers every citizen of Mason County has an interest in its wel- fare which should be shown in the two helpful ways, --by adding something to the showing of home prod- ucts and by bringing all the family to the fair. We should be warned by the experience of our neighboring county of Grays Harbor, which has a heavier investment in its new fair property and faces a considerable deficit because untoward weather cut down its attendance at the recent fair. Whether the weather happens to be good or bad Mason County people must take interest in making their fair next week successful. To offset the increased hazard of the weather after this time of the season Mason County has the advantage of making a more creditable exhibition than the earlier fairs, because more products have reached maturity and offer visible proof of their quality. Those of our people who have visited other fairs this year feel that the class of the home prod- ucts will not suffer in the comparison, though they may be lacking in quantity. Mason County Fairs are distinctively home shows, featuring mainly what our own people can produce, thus are a fair index of what progress is being made in Mason County toward better stock and better farming. In its list of premiums are shown fairly liberal awards for merit, and these have been con- fined to home people; outside exhibitors being ad- mitted to show but not permitted to share in the premiums. In this particular our fair differs from others and our home people encouraged to compete with, their neighbors rather than with outside spec. ialists. RAIN GETS THE GRAIN Another period o:f rain began last Saturday and has continued with in- termission this week, catching the last cutting of grain out. The larg- est field reported is on the farm of Ernest Reitdorf in Kamilche valley, where more than forty acres of late grain is standing in the sheaf. As most of the grain on the Rietdorf t farm has been harvested in good con- dition the owner feels that he has averaged fairly well and there is still some prospect of salvaging the dam- aged grain. EARLWIN HALL SOLD TO W. H. LUNT SR., WHO PLANS IMPROVEMENTS NEW OWNER WILL REPAIR BUILDING AND ENLARGE AND FIT STAGE FOR ENTER TAINMENTS The Earlwin hall building, which has been Shelton's only large gather- ing place for some years past, was sold last week by Earl Kneeland to W. H. Lunt, who plans extensive im- provements to the property to fit it better for public uses. The stage will be enlarged and fit- ted with new scenery and other con- veniences, for local entertainments and the large room celled for the comfort of gatherings. As the buihl- ing is used mainly for dances this will be kept in view by the owner in making changes. The Earhvin Rink was built about sixteen years ago before the decad- ence of the roller skate and for a time was a source of profit, but of of later years has not proven a very good investment in its present con- +dition. Mr. Lunt believe he can find a greater use for the building that will justify the investment he plans and the community will appre- ciate the improvement to the town. LOGGER WHO CLAIMED EXEMPTION ASKED TO WAIT FOR CITIZENSHIP APPLICANT FOR PAPERS HAS "PAT" ANSWERS TO EXAM- I ER'S QUESTIONS Judge D. F. Wright held a short l session of superior court Saturday to consider three applicants for citizen- ship, and Paul B. Phillips Was pres- ent as the federal examiner. George P. Verot, the Shelton blacksmith, being an overseas veteran, passed easily, and so did Oscar Rudolph Sundstrom of Route 2, but Albert Kuhnle of Camp 5 had his petition set off for five years because he had formally claimed exemption from ser- vice in the draft, although being a native of Germany he was exempt from service by law. In the course of questioning Mr. Sundstrom, Examiner Phillips asked what would follow if Congress passed a law making the Swedes in this country slaves. The response came quickly that "the President would veto it," which was a "pat" assayer, although Mr. Sundstrom later quali- fied it by stating that such an act l would be unconstitutional, the point the examiner desired to reach. Other court proceedings included the final settlement of the estate of Thomas Murphy, decree of solvency in the estate of Honoria M cGini and a mother's pension of $35 a month for Mrs. Sarah Christian and her children. STATE'S VALUATION SHOWS A DECREASE ,+ OF INCOME SOURCES" EQUALIZERS FIGURE THAT A I HIGHER TAX RATE IS NECES-  iSARY TO RAISE NEEDED "  .... ! : REVENUES There is a. feeling growing over the state that 11!* : h 1 there are too many large fairs, and incidentally too ':  Olympia, sept". "2O,--The state many sideshows in the fairs we have. The state eq.haliz'ation committee now in session • has jffst completed the ratios between really owns and supports but one such institution, :the several counties and the aggre- the State Fair at Yakima in progress this week, and it is urged that one of the larger fairs on the West Side should be taken over, or at least encouraged by the state, while the other fairs should be confined in the main to local products, with perhaps a few clean attractions to interest the children. The Journal is a firm believer in the old-fashion- ed county fair, excepting the growing tendency at some fairs to run largely to fake shows which bring an undesirable class of gentry to prey upon the pub- lic. The sport of horse-racing as it is now conducted on the fair circuits has not much to commend it, but where possible is still a feature worth while. But the county fair is one of the best educators we have, and its lessons come from comparisons. What one sees leaves an impression that is lasting and in the brief fair period the entire community is reached better than by any other method of instruc- ,tion, Whether the state goes out of the fair busi- ness or not the county :fair is a permanent inStitU- tlon, close to the people at home, and it is  every- body's business to makeit self-supportin Hilt - i gate. realized assessed valuation of all the property in the state. Yesterday the state equalization committee, consisting of Govel*nor Hart, State Treasurer; Babcock and State Auditor Clausen, issued the fol- lowing resume of its work for 1921 as completed to date: "The average assessed ratio to ac- tual value,' as equalized by the state committ'ee,'..+iS 41.65 per cent as against 42.54 per cent a year ago. "The equalized assessed valuation of all of the property in the state is $1,177,239,240 as against an assessed valuation last year of $1,193,923,659, a shrinkage of assessed valuation for the year of $16,784,419. This loss of values is made up from shrinkage in values as returned by county assess- ors on real and personal property of approximately $13,700,000, and a re- duction on steam and' electric roads and telegraph lines of about $3,085,- 0__ • :, irtl+ O0i'The numberof atilisus school chil- dren in the tate; at certified to the equalization committee by the state superintendent of public instruction, is 375,870 as against 363,814 lt year.' "The law requires the equalization committee to levy a tax, which to- gether with the indirect revenues (Continued on page 8) COMPLETE PLANS COUNTY'S BIGGEST AND BEST FAIR PROGRAM INCLUDES MANY FEA- TURES WHICH WILL MAKE FAIR HERE NEXT WEEK LONG TO BE REMEM- BERED Next Thursday is the date set for the opening of the Mason County Fair. The management is putting forth every effort to make the Fair really worth while. It has the right to expect the utmost co-operation from everyone in this county. By the exhibits you bring out will the resources and the possibilities of the county be judged; by your attend- ance at the Fair will the people of the community be judged. It will show prospective homebuilders wheth- er or not they can expect to be re- paid for their toil in clearing up our idle lands, and whether or not our people are made of the stuff which makes for good neighbors and good citizens. We must have more settlers on our land if we are to continue to till our soil when, instead of paying less than six per cent of the taxes, as the farms do at present, we will have to pay fifty per cent of the taxes. Therefore let us have such a fair and attendance that the attention of the whole northwest will be attracted to us and give us the advertising that we need. Buy a season ticket and plan to attend every day. Warren Lincoln, President Mason County Fair. What Can You Exhibit? Your own county fair is only one week away and it is time that all were giving a little thought as to what they are going to exhibit. Most every one wants to help out the fair, but did you ever stop to think that the best way you can help out the fair is to bring in an exhibit? Just stop one minute and think, "What can I exhibit?" Whether live stock, threshed grain, sheaf grain, grasses, vegetables, clover, corn, or other farm products, bring in the best you have and help make a real fair, by making competition. Take a few minutes off to plan what you will bring and then see that your plan materializes. Details of the Fair. Since the fair management has made arrangements to have livestock entries hauled to and from the fair grounds in trucks it will facilitate matters if those intending to enter live stock will make their entries as soon as possible, in order that the routes may be laid out early and not require covering the same ground. twice. Address entries to Mason County Fair, Shelton. Better Babies Booth. All the proud mothers of Mason County are invited to bring thei babies to this booth to be weighed and examined for the contest. This booth will be open all during the fair in charge of Mrs. Reginald Sykes, assisted by Mrs. J. Richter and Miss Martha Alder, and Drs. Roberts and Shimek. Handsome prizes have already been purchased and are on display in the windo+w of Wood's Jewelry Store. Don't miss the talk by Miss Sutherland Saturday on the care of babies. This booth will be electrically heated and safe for the babies. On Friday aftelmoon Miss Suther- land will be at the Home Economics booth and will give instruction on the cutting of patterns, and on Sat- urday a dress form will be made at this booth to show how it is done. Antitubereulosis Booth. One of the instructive features at the county fair will be the Anti- tuberculosis booth in charge of the €ounty nurse, Miss Martha Alder, where health bulletins will be given out. The new scales for weighing individuals have arrived and will be inStalled at the booth together with standard,ehart, and,young and old may. get weighed and find out whether they are over or under nomal weight. The serie ip free l the public and the count'niirse will be glad,to give instructio on health topics, especial- ly to mothers. Notes of the Fair. The Olympic Flouring Mills, through Thos. O'Neill, offer a whole barrel of flour as a special premium for the best loaf of bread made from Olym- pic flour. The Fair ladies will conduct the "good eats" booth each day serving dinner between 11:30 and 1:30 and 5:80 to 7 o'clock. And the eats will be good. The jitney dance will be given in the lZar building on Frxday night and , the big dance at Earlwin hall on aturday night. Good music will be >rovided. Tea and wafers will be served free to visiting ladies in the Art depart- ment each afternoon, wafers being furnished by the Pacific Coast Bis- cuit Co., and fuel for the oil stoves by the Standard ,Oil Company. For the entertainment of the young people a fine merry-go-round has been secured for the four days. All judging will be held Saturday, OCtober 1st. See the Fair program and the premium list for further in- formation. + Of course, all the children and not a few of the elders will be glad to know that the merry-go-round will be here during the fair  next week. With the same concession will be a number of shws inn tent, which the public may patronize if they de- sire.