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SHINGTON-
PALMER HERE
v ‘DAY FURLOUGH
spending with his parents,
“ Mrs. Donovan Palmer.
*‘ Malm and Larry Sax of
are visiting Dean for sev-
home Friday from Wash-
ledD.C., where he has been
-"‘ for over a year. He is
S You :11 of Mr. and Mrs. Bert
ZES V
8 BEN SOPER
945 a ‘ PARENTS
t the-Chin: 7: Ben Soper left Thursday
new destination after spend-
Street
10-day visit with his par-
hg‘fnday . and Mrs, Ben Soper, Sr.
vening ‘ ~ been stationed at Lowry‘
9:00
Fifi‘gning NA A. GROUT
v 1 IN SHELTON
Edna A. (Peggy) Grout, W.
'Ct' 15 Was a Shelton visitor last
I AFTER i d from Hoff General Hos-
H” ' anta Barbara, Calif. She
' Port back to Dibble Gen-
Literature OSpital at Menlo Park.
:imes at v raut had a ten-day delay
iestby mafl' . which she spent in Shel-
Iother Chul‘ d Silverton, Oregon, with
h of Christv. ttller, Mrs. Bea Grout, who
.st : lting her brother there.
“ass' . D SNARR
-0N LEAVE
Leonard Snarr has, been
a 32-day furlough 'after
1 almost three years in
' tians. He visited his par-
_r. and Mrs. Erick Hoff-
d sister, Miss Tillie Snarr,
r relatives here in Shel-
,ln Tacoma, Seattle, Sedro-
and California. He was
“ free ride on an army
plane to San Francisco.
R TROTTER
FRIENDS
from Arthur W. Trotter
‘ Visiting Wally and Ger-
‘ afrp on his way to Berk-
i .
SH HOME
811‘
' ash, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nash, is home for a visit
his transfer to the East
hipman training. He has
tending the University of
‘1 on.
\-
BOYS
'Fon visrr
“ d Jack Pearce, sons of
Mrs. Frank Pearce of
were home on furlough
after a seperation of 26
It was a pleasant sur—
find each other at home.
Ve both returned to their
DICKINSON
HOME
Officer Gordon Dickinson
d Engineer James Zahar-
lhe U. S. Merchant Mar-
‘hg on the same ship, the
Brooklyn, N. Y., are vis-
the home of the former
port, with his parents,
“ Mrs. H. R. Dickinson.
8 have seen service in
"= of the Pacific and are
~ 8. short furlough.
j ORTHINGTON
‘ FROM TINIAN
Sirs: Once again I am
You of my change of ad-
," of more importance to
‘ now I receive your paper
rising regularity con-
é amount of mail traf-
the distance from home.
' 8 present we are settled
Tinian Island which at
.' seemed to have been
l‘csperous, raising, sugar
1 that has been changed
Tojo would be chagrined
We are raising now.
': (led in the Mariannas,
£lipan on D-day, June 15,-
38 no picnic. On July 27
1" over to ,Tinian which
1‘ quiet as the Marines
Us by three days.
1 9 quite busy, the nature
k can’t be explained but
'1 in our advance toward
" Onsoon season is about
lihis year and I rather
t3 passing as the rains
only thing here that is
f. Carl V. Worthington,
ms Gas Books
J Be Returned
“° entering the armed
“:8 required to turn in
line books to the local
‘ard before leaving for
amPS.
of deceased persons
ed to return the gaso-
.‘ and unused coupons of
' Palmer arrived here last
a 14-day furlough, which
Thursday, October 26, 1944.
Kiwanians
Hear Olympia
Speaker
A baker‘s dozen Olympia Ki-
wanians in charge of President
Leonard Burrus, took over the
Shelton club Tuesday and pro-
vided the program with a song
leader and a speaker in Bob Wil—
liams, who has talked here be-
fore, and always with some
thoughtful matter. The subject of
his talk was the “Battle of Dum-
barton Oaks,” which was a re-
view of such information as has
been given the public, and which
he termed as a battle‘of diplom-
‘ acy.
The conference was a four-
party affair, in part for China,
was held back until England, Rus-
,sia and the U. S. had farmed
the program in the rough,’ but;
along practical rather than ideal
lines, in the hope of finding the
way to world peace and combin-
‘ing all the peace-loving nations
but the speaker pointed out that
while the Big Four, with the lat-
er addition of France, would dom-
inate whatever plan was finally
adopted, there were many smaller
nations which must be consider-
ed in time, lest boundary trade
and other issues again come in
ta mar peaceful relations.
Adopt League Planks
He also urged that while the
new World Court adopted many
of the planks of the dead League
of Nations, it included some of
the lacking, features on which
foundation could be laid for last-
ing peace, as far as present vision
goes, but there were many points
Of division which must be worked
out and with such armed force
and direction as between the sev-
eral countries, as well as divisions
within which must be considered,
and one point of importance and
perhaps friction would be the del-
egation of power in one man who
might represent the U. S. to use
the armed power of this country
to keep peace, or make war, with-
out the consent Of our Congress.
Including China in the group,
trade questions, and the pOWer
of Russia in Europe are only two
of many questions on which a
binding force must be in sound
and capable mnds; and if perm-
anent world peace is hoped for,
-1 even'Gornmyand Japan must be
provided for in some manner.
Annexation
Is Dlscussed
Arguments both for and against
the proposed annexation of five
districts to the City of Shelton
were heard at a mass meeting
held at the court house Tuesday
evening, with representatives of
the city government and interest-
ed parties present.
Most of the doubt appeared to‘
center around the length of time
necessary for the city to bring
water and sewers to the proposed
districts. Members of the council
pointed out that no promises
could be made by them, but that
the areas would get the improve-
ments a lot faster if they were
in the city than being outside.
Petitions asking for the annex-
ation of the districts were Pre—
sented to the city council and the
necessary res'olutions were passed
placing the matter on the. ballot
for the city general electlon on
December 4. ,'
Thanksgiving Will
Fall on Nov. 23
Governor Arthur B. Langlie last
week said that he would issue a
proclamation, naming Thursday,
November 23, the official Thanks-’
giving date in Washington state_
The governor said he was mak.
ing the announcement_ ahead of
the issuance of an official proc-
lamation to clear up the confu-
sion for business houses which
are planning merchandising cam-
paigns in connection With the ho}-
iday. ' .
Langlie‘s action. Will place
Washington state in accord With
Congress, which established the
fourth Thursday in November as
Thanksgiving Day'-
FINAL DEGREE
G. E. DeRosier was awarded a
final decree of divorce from Cleo
DeRosier in Superior court Sat—
1 ed to the local board.
Getting Under
“D time is the official,
:’ . t0 the annual fall mem- i
Impaign of the Tumwa-'
,5. 0f the Boy Scouts of,
The campaign to last.
to December 31.
thoss" o. w. Bill Bush,
, other times known as
9f the Tumwater Coun-
lzanon and Extension
. ls heading up the
He has as his “Top
9 members of his com-
each district.
ad‘l‘iding gang is look-
: 8‘" herds (new Boy
D“: New Cub Packs and
fiUnits) and for indi-
ys” (new Cubs, Scouts
Scouts). Just to show
1 business they will
,~. f1edged “cowboy” Out
.' J
03110 brings in a new
I ganizing a new unit)
in
aWarded a fine cer-
erit.
“Qt or Cub bringing
urday.
‘ out Membership Campaign
Way In Council
in a new member will officially
be designated as a “bronco bust-
er" with a. presentation of one of
the “ranch acorns” and a “bron—
co buster” certificate of merit.
Mr. Bush announced that for the
first time in the history of the
Boy Scouts of America, the north-
western states, known as Region
11, have an opportunity to own
the Logillard Spencer Trophy for
the greatest percentage of gain
in membership in any one year.
He further stated, however, that
with the large number of troups
re-registering between now and
the end of the year, in which each
is expecting to lose a few mem-
bers due to moving, graduation,
etc., that this gap must .be filled
in addition to bringing in many
new members. v
He went on to say that several
"new herds” had been heard from
in the Round-up program in the
form of organization of new
troups in Shelton, Olympia, Cen-
tralia and Onalaska.
Local Stores
Will Close
' Armistice Day
Following an annual custom,
Shelton’s business houses will
all be closed on Armistice Day,
November 11, Roy Ritner, chair-
man of the Chamber of Com-
merce Retail Board, announced
this week. '
A few restaurants, and one
drug store will probably remain
open but the rest of the town’s
efiablishments will take the day
0 .
Members Of the American Le-
gion and Veteran’s of Foreign
Wars will join in their annual
breakfast at the Hotel Shelton.
In the afternoon the main at-
traction will be a football game
to be played between Shelton
and Sequim high schools on the
local field.
Cast Announced
For Junior Play
With tryouts for the Junior
Class play “Take It Easy" com-
pleted early this week, the cast
of six boys and four girls has
begun regular rehearsals at the
Irene S. Reed high school.
Members of the cast include
Stanley Fitz, Ron Sharer, Al
Johnson, Guy Beckwith, Jack Kil-
leen and Donald Cropper.
Because of the close competi-
tion among the girls, the four
feminine roles have been double
cast. Those selected are Irene
Bailey, Dorcas Van Cleave, Mar-
jorie Ann Valley, Mildred Carter,
Winnifred Collier, Joan Frisk, Al-
ta Bailey and Merridee Wivell.
The play i§ra three-act comedy
to be presented in the high
school auditorium, November 23
and 24. Stage settings are being
constructed under the direction
of Floyd Armstead, shop teacher.
The play is directed by Miss Mar-
garet Baldwin, junior English
teacher.
Bordeaux Cu_bs
To Meet Friday
Each den in Cub Pack 12 has
been charged with providing its
regular monthy pack meeting,
Friday evening, October .27 at.
Bordeaux school, called for 73.
(share Of entertainment for the
o’clock.
All parents of Cubs in Pack 12
are urged to attend, as some im-
portant Pack business is to be
discussed at the short meeting
for parents to be held before the
fun starts.
Cubbing is for boys between the
ages of nine and 11 years of age.
Parents who have sons in Bor-
deaux school between these ages
are cordialy invited by the Pack
Committee to bring their sons and
attend this Pack meeting.
Plans for conducting Pack
meetings have been revised and
new rituals adopted. Exciting and
interesting procedures are
schedule and are designed to en-
liven Pack meetings.
As part of the new program,
honor and recognition will be
forthcoming for the Cub Den hav-
ing the most complete roll call of
parents for the meeting. So it
is up to each parent to see to it
that their son’s Den gets into
the honor race.
Concluding festivities for the
evening will be a. cider and dough-
nut feed.
Big New Barn
0n Webb Ranch
Tom Webb, owner, and Ed
Lcitz, lessor, Of the Webb Farm
on the. Skokomish River, have
started construction on a large
barn of concrete construction to
replade the old barn burned last
summer. The structure is 40 x 120
feet on the ground, and planned
for handling most of the milking
cows of which there are around
150, and is located on higher
ground some distance from the
original site.
GRANGE PARTY
A card party will be held by
the Shelton Grange at Shelton
‘Valley this Saturday evening. All
members are urged to attend.
There will be cake, coffee and
fruit salad.
Five More
Blue Stamps
Validated
Validation dates for five more
blue stamps for processed foods
and four more red stamps for
meats—fats were announced b
the Office of Price Administra-
tion today.
Each of the stamps will be
worth ten points, and will be
valid indefinitely, R. J. Father-
ingham, district food rationing
officer said.
On Sunday, October 29, red
stamps L5, M5, N5 and P5 will
be good for meats-fats, a total
0f 40 points. The four red
stamps will have to last for
five weeks. It is expected that
the next red stamps will not be
validated until December 3.
0n \Vednesday, November 1,
blue stamps S5, T5, U5, V5 and
W5 become. valid for proeessed
foods, 3. total of 50 points. These
stamps will have to last a
month. Under the present sys—
tem, five bluo stamps are val-
idated on the first of each cal-
endar month.
SHELTON, WASHINQTON, VOL. LVIII—NO. 43
Climbers
Win First
Game 12-6
Gaining revenge for an to 0
beating Raymond administered to
them two weeks ago and win-
ning their first Central League
contest since they beat Monte-
sano 7 to 0 in. 1940, Shelton’s
Highclimbers topped the Ray-
mond Seagulls in a hard fought
game on Loop Field last Friday
'12 to 6. .
Shelton dominated the whole
game, running up 12 first downs
to Raymond’s three and playing
most of the contest in the Sea-
gull’s territory.
The Highclimbers started out
like they were going to make a
rout of the game, marching down
the field for three consecutive
first downs, but a series of three
offside penalties stymied’ them.
One penalty nullified a finefrun
to the 12—yard line by Dick Davis-
court, who incidentally, played his
best game of the year to spear~
head the Shelton attack.
Tough on Ground
Fullback Julian Howarth show-
ed plenty of power through the
middle, and it was this continued
ground-gaining in the middle. of
the line which forced Raymond
to tighten up their defense and
left them open for the flank.
passes whiCh scored both of Shel:
ton’s touchdowns. ,
The first score came in_the
third quarter after Shelton had
recovered a Raymond fumble'pn
the 20-yard line. The Highclimb-
ers moved down to the 12 and
then Quarterback Tom Kidwell
threw a flat pass to Dick Davis-
court who went over the line with
a Raymond tackler around his
neck. Another pass attempt failed
to click for the point try.
Raymond quickly evened the
score when Shreve took the next
kickoff back 80 yards to cross
the Shelton goal. The Raymond
try also failed and the two teams
were deadlocked 6 to 6. l
Undaunted, the Highclimbers
marched back down the field on
some heavy plunging by Howarth
and Daviscourt. With the defense
again drawn in, Kidwell tossed
another flat pass, this time to Al
Eaton, who went over standing
up. Thetry for pointagain failed.
The last four‘"mil'1utes of the
game were filled with thrills as
Raymond, in desperation, filled
the air with passes. The High-
climber backs acquitted them-
selves well and took over the ball
on their own 12-yard stripe as
the game ended.
With several of his best play-
ers riding the bench because of
injuries and ineligibility, Coach
Hermes had only ‘two seniors
playing on his team but the young
players showed up so well that
some of the veterans are going to
have a tough time cracking the
first lineup again.
Shelton will travel to Monte-
sano this Friday to face the high—
riding Bulldogs, who have been
winning all their games with ease.
Hermes expects to have Dan
Smith and Beanie Daniels back
on the job to strengthen his club.
Funeral Wednesday
For Mrs. Anna Young
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday for Anna Young, Kamil-
che, who passed away at her
home on October 23. Services
were held from Witsiers’ Funeral
Home with the Rev. R. C. Muhly
in charge.
Mrs. Young was born December
20, 1888 at Helsingberg, Sweden,
and came to the United States in
1912. She had lived in Kamilche
26 years.
Survivors include her husband,
Carl Jack Young, Kamilche; a
daughter, Anne Young; son, Har-
ry Young, Seattle; a. sister, Mrs.
Ruth Mybrey, Chicago and two
grandchildren.
Mason Wilbur-
Passes at Home
Mason Wilbur, resident of Sko-
komish Reservation for the past
33 years, died at his home there
on October 21. Services were held
from Witsiers’ Funeral Home on
Tuesday with interment in the
Reservation Cemetery.
Mason Wilbur was born on the
reservation, November 17, 1911.
Survivors include his wife, Helen;
three sons, Robert, Delbert and
Wayne; one daughter, Marguer-
ite; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Al-
len, Mrs. Elizabeth Bird, Miss El-
sie Wilbur; one brother, Welling-
ton Wilbur, all of the reserva-
tion.
CANNING SUGAR V
October 31 is the deadline for
the issuance of canning sugar
certificates for this season.
Applications should be in the
local O.P.A. office before Octo-
ber 25.
WARNING
Dr. H. L. Kennedy, City
Health Officer, announces a
case of diphtheria in town and
strongly urges adults or chil-
dren with sore throats to get
in , touch with public health
authorities or private physicians
at once. He also urges that all
children over six months, who
have not been immunized
against diphtheria obtain this
irotection either from county
health officer at the courthouse
2 to 4 p.m. on Mondays or from
their own physician. I
‘local Girl Scouts will be
from the path of the enemy by providing passage to new homes in
new lands.
Mt. Moriah Lodge Will Celebrate
80th Anniversary This Saturday
Carman Sentence
Is SuSpended
Dean 'Carman, former, Shelton
fine chief, who pleaded guilty sev-
e'rhl months ago to a charge of
second‘ degree burglary, was giv-
en a 15-year Sentence in the state
penitentiary and ordered to pay
court costs in superior court, Sat-
urday. ,
Judge John Wilson suspended
Carman’s jail sentence on good
behavior, giving as his reason the
fact that Carman was under the
influence of .narcotics at the time
he was discovered breaking into
local drug stores, and evidently
had little control over his own
activities.
Sentence was delayed at the
original hearing in order to give
Carman a chance to take treat-
ment at a state yinstitution.
War Fund Drive
In Low Gear
With Adams county first to
reach the War Fund goal, local
drive chairmen are very anxious
to have all money collected turn-
ed in so that Mason county can
also go over the top.
To date only 36 per cent of the
local quota has been turned in and
all workers are urged to have
their money in immediately. Peo-
ple who have not been contacted
may make donations at Hal Ol-
stead’s office.
Junior Hi Gridders
Face Aberdeen
Shelton Junior high gridders
Will travel to Aberdeen this Fri-
day to play the Bobkittens in a
return engagement. Shelton lost
the first game 18 to 6 when Aber-
deen intercepted a pass and scored
a touchdown with Shelton on their
45-yard line.
Sportsmen Will
Meet Here Tonight
The Hood Canal Sportsmen’s
Association will hold its regular
monthly meeting as guests of
District Fire Warden Harry Clark
at the State Forestry hall this
evening (Thursday). All members
are urged to attend as several
intteresting speakers will be pres-
en .
Ted Daniels Home
For Visit
Ted Daniels, son of William
Daniels, and an employee of the
Bureau of Public Roads, Costa
Rica, is a Shelton visitor on a
furlough of_85 days. It is his
first trip home since October 1,
1940 when he was stationed in
Panama. He flew from San Jose
to Texas by plane and came on
the train the rest of the way.
His wife and daughter are vis-
iting her parents in Columbia.-
RETURN “E” AND “R”
Last of the non-serially num-
bered off-highway gasoline cou-
pons, lettered “E‘ and “R” expire
October 31. Station operators
have through November 10 to turn
unexpired doupons in to their
suppliers for gasoline or to ex-
change them at their local OPA.
XMAS SEALS
As an aid. to the approaching
T.-B. League Christmas Seal Sale,
in a
store window Saturday helping to
prepare, T.—B. Seals and letters
for mailing.
EN REFUGE—Member agencies of the National
tional home canning sugar ap-
War Fund aid thousands fleeing
Commemorating the 80th Anni-
versary of Mt. Moriah Lodge No.
11, F. and ’A’. M. and honoring
-.past masters of the lodge, a. din—
ner will be held at the Temple
Saturday evening beginning at
6:30 .p.m. The regular meeting will
get_undcr way at 8p.
01d timers and: vi itors are»
especially invited to attend and
the program committee has plan-
ned an interesting program.
Mt. Moriah Lodge was organ-
ized on the night of November
29, 1864, at the old town of Oak-
land, then the county seat of Ma-
son county, and located about one
and a. half miles east of Shelton.
The Masonic Hall at Oakland
was constructed of rough lumber
obtained from the nearby saw
mill. v
The lodge was moved from the
old lodge hall in Oakland to Shel—
ton and the first meeting in this,
hall, located on Front Street at"
the east end of Cota Street, was
held on the night of October 29,
1887. After many years in that
location the lodge was moved to
its present new and handsome
Temple at Third and Cedar on
July 11, 1925.
Catholic Church
To Observe All Saints
All Saint‘s Day, Holy Day of
Obligation will be observed at St.
Edward’s Church on Wednesday,
November 1 with two masses.
First Mass will be conducted at
6:30 am. and High Mass at 9
am.
On Thursday, NOVember 2,
Feast of All Souls will be ob-
served with three masses. First
mass at 7 a.m., second mass at
7:45 am. and third Requim High
Mass at 9 am. ‘
FIELD WORKER HERE
Thelma Kluss, Red Cross Field
representative for this district,
will make her official visit here
on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
day of this week.
BOY FOR SMITFS
A baby boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Smith at the
Shelton hospital October 23.
stamps L5 thru P5 valid Octo-
ber 29.
SUGAR -'-— Book 4. Sugar
News
PROCESSED FOODS—BOOK
4. Blue stamps A8 thru R5 val-
id ind finitely. Blue stamps S5
MEAT, BUTTER, CHEESE—
Book 4. Red stamps A8 thru
stamps 30 thru 33 valid indef-
initely for five pounds each-
ruary 29, 1945, for five pounds
home canning only. For addi-
ply local OPA board.
lane
stamps 1-2 valid indefinitely.
Airplane stamp valid Novem—
GASOLINE—unindorsed cou-
gallons each, expire December
he made within 15 days prior
cover. Basic D (motorcycle)
FUEL OIL—Period 4-5 and
new period 1 coupons valid
thru August 8], 1945. llIaxi—
23 of total yearly ration should
not exceed 4 per cent.
Ration Board
thru 5 valid November 1.
K5 valid indefinitely. Red
Sugar stamp 40 valid thru Feb-
SHOES —- Book 3. Airp
her I.
pons invalid. A13 coupons, four
21. B and 0 applications may
to earliest renewal date on
renewals due November 11.
iniun consumption to October
6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR
ask the voters of the school
issues totaling $140,000 at 3.
held on November 7.
but would
tary school building
Lincoln School built in 1909.
Kiwanians Visit
Olympia Club
Shelton Kiwanians visited Olym-
pia Monday noon for an inter-
club session with that club and
provided the speaker for the oc-
,casion in Rev. R. C. Muhly, who
gave. a thoughtful address dealing
with the postwar handling of the
German situation. .
He pointed outthat the present
temper of Americans would be to
exterminate the German people,
but urged that while severe pen-
alties must be visited on the in-
human leaders of that mistaken
people, they must be allOWed to
return to peaceful lines and work
out their own salvation. The cap-
tors must bring free speech, free
press and free religion back to
the race, and the foundation for
this will be found in the little
church reaching into 'the hearts
and homes of the people and re-
turning them to civilization and
freedom from dictatorship. -
Those who wentover Were Don
and Mrs. Clark, Rudy Oltman, G.
C. Angle, Dick Eddy, Emil Lauber,
Neil Zintheo, Joe Graham, Walter
Eckert, Fred Beckwith, Lawrence
Carlson, Ed Elliott and Rev. Muh-
ly. Olympia will pay a return call
Tuesday noon. ~ ‘
Boy Scout Of
Honor Held Thursday
Few awards were made at last
Thursday night’s court of honor,
which is usual occurrence with the
first court of honor of the fall
season due to the return to school
and membership activities of the
troops. ‘ i l
One Life Scout award was
made to Bill. Furlong, Troop 12,
and a Star Scout badge was
awarded to Gerry Hart, Troop 10.
Merit badges were awarded to
Eugene Stacy, Troop 12 and Dick
Angle, Troop 99.
New m
Are Coming In
Registrations are still coming
in to the county auditor’s office
from the officers over the county
and in considerable numbers to
indicate a larger number of vot-
ers than in 1940. So far 360 war
voter ballots have been sent “out
and about 125 absentee ballots,
but between now and election day
the absentees will be at least
doubled.
BABY GIRL ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Olson are
the parents of a. baby girl born
$.11; the Shelton hospital October
i
Post-War School
Building Program
Outlined By Board
An ambitious post-war building and remodeling pro-
gram was announced this week by the Shelton School Board.
This program is outlined to acquaint the .
planning and is the reason behind the Board’s dec1s10n to
public with the
district to vote on two bond
special school election to be
The funds available through the bond issues would
not cover the contemplated cost of the building program
provide funds to match Federal and State
monies with the inauguration on a broad public works
program after the war to take up slack of employment.
Largest item in the program calls for a new elemen-
to replace the present antiquated
A second item is the rejuvena-
tion of the athletic plant‘with the
contemplated building of an in-
door swimming pool and a new
grandstand and Sodding of the
athletic field. Further details on
these points will be discussed in
next week’s Journal.
School Superintendent R. W.
Oltman pointed out that the bond
issues authorized at the election
win not be floa‘ted until plans
are prepared and the actual work
ready to begin. In this way the
taxpayers will not be paying in-
terest on money which must lie
idle until materials and labor are
available to carry on the work.
Dr. R. E. Brown, chairman of
the school board issued the fol-
lowing statement as the official
presentation of the program to
the public by the board. /
v Board's Statement
“The board of directors of
School District No. 309 are asking
consideration of two bond issues
at the coming election on Nov-
ember 7. They include one in the
amount of $105,000 for rebuilding
the present Lincoln school, and
for addition to other existing city
schools where and when . these
may be necessary; and another
for $35,000 for an indoor swim-
ming pool and for replacing the
grandstand at the athletic field.
“Many years ago expansion of
the city’s schools became neces-
sary and the old wooden school
was removed and replaced by the
present Lincoln school building in
1909. At that time the school fa.-
cilities were adequate for the pop-
ulation of the town, but did not
remain so for long. It was there-
fore followed by the Irene S. Reed
high school and by the Bordeaux
school, the latter to meet the
needs of the growing Hillcrest
district. Once again the popula-
tion grew beyond the school facil-
ities and the new addition in 1931
was the Junior high school, fol-
lowed by the addition of another
wing. But even these additions to
the schools are now filed to over~
flowing and very recently it has
been necessary to take care of
the growing roll of school chil-
dren by building classrooms in
the basements of the Lincoln and
Bordeaux schools, and an addi-
tional room for kindergarten at
Lincoln.
“For the coming years we en-
vision further increase in popula-
tion in the Pacific Northwest and
we believe that the Shelton dis-
trict will share in this increase.
It Seems inevitable that we will
need more and better school facil-
ities than we now have.
Lincoln School Outdated
"The Lincoln school has served
the community well, but it is over
35 years old and is badly out of
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Important Measures Appearing
0n General Election Ballot
Heading the election ballot will
be found three proposals for leg-
islation, each coming from special
groups, one passed on by the
legislature, and deserving careful
thought by the rest of the elec-
torate not directly concerned ex-
cept as to taxation.
In the state booklet which goes
to every registered voter, these
and other ballot questions are
set forth in full, together with
arguments for and against, and
reading both and judging the in-
terests of both sides, the average
voter, may form his opinion, al-
though the common practice when
one does not know or is in doubt
is to vote against. ,
The two initiatives, 157 and
158, are intended to increase the
pensions and other relief for aged
and indigent, but hitched with
other ideas not so meritorious.
No. 157, creates another state se-
curity board, and among other
things extends unemployment
compensation benefits to include
war veterans (who will receive
government relief) and govern-
ment employees. If carried out
in full the estimated cost would
be around one hundred millions
yearly, as against the present
cost of one-quarter that amount.
It would call for more than dou—
ble: the present sales tax which
the legislature would be forced to
enact. '
No. 158, which is called the “$60
at 60” measure calls for a thiee
per cent gross tax on all transac-
tions and services, from' raw ma-
terial to manufacture and con-
sumer, where the same item
might pay several times the tax.
This would more than double the
present pension list and might
run up to two hundred millions a.
year; and while such a plan of
liberal spending in which every
pensioner must spend his allow-
ance in the month in order to get
the next, might boost business,
it would leave the pensioner living
from month to month with no
hope for the future. The danger
in both this and No. 157 is that
they would imperil the present
fairly liberal pension and relief
plan, upset the veteran’s program
and might bankrupt the entire
state.
The two constitutional amend-
ments deserve favorable consid-
eration. No. 1, the 40-min limita-
tion on property taxes having
been favorably voted six times,
should be made permanent; while
No. 4 ,would fix the gas and other
auto tax moneys permanently for
the purpose intended, highways,
roads and streets for the benefit
of auto users who pay them, in-
cluding the growing school bus
travel.
Referendum No. 25 is a refer-
endum on petition only, which has
been proposed by certain P.U.D.
groups, several taxing but not
operating, apparently aimed at
eventual absorption of all public
utilities under federal control. Ma-
son county with two P.U.D.’s now
functioning satisfactorily is not
interested in building up an out-
side organization which might
take away home management and
control of our power distribution.
The commissioners of both our
districts are doing a good job
running our power business and
have no time or inclination to
dabble into the problems con-
fronting other sections of the
state.