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iPapua A' stralia’s rub S? Slam of Pa '1: « MENMWOMEN % I ‘77 '"on new a , ys. nstSuenfi ’ s HOME A. Hurst, R.T. 2/c, ar- 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 (Continued on page two) 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.