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Percy M Pio 6017 S.E. 86h Ave Portland, Ore ght TB i NATIONAt EDITORIAL Seals 44 October 29 1959 mntered u second cl matter at the post office at Sheiton, Washington, under Act of March . xs. 'ublished weekly at 107 South 4th Street. ltublished in "Cristmastown, U.S.A." I0 Cents per Copy 20 Pages  3 Sections Sunday School Class To or Treat"For World's Kids t the seventh and of the Method- will turn in bags this year and for all of the this Saturday United Nations In- Emergency to the Rev. Rob- class members will two million more. the nation in people can be UNICEF tag on and will carry the milk carton label. They plan on door knobs so Win Awards constitut- Mason County's last Sat- Guard Axm- that each family will receive only one call. The Sunday school class and their director Freeman Felt de- Cided to do this work after learn- ing there are a billion children in the world and three-fourths of them are sick and hungry. Last year 55 million youngsters and their mothers were treated and fed by UNICEF. After making their house to house rounds on Halloween eve the students will have a party of their own with games and refresh- ments in the fellowship hall of the Methodist church. Felt has been ably assisted by his wife and Mrs. Harvey Warn- aca in the planning of the eve- nings activity. Class members have spent several hours painting advertising posters now on display in the city as well as making pumpkin door tags. THE SUNDAY mchool class would like to remind the public that a UNICEF dime will provide 50 children with a glau of milk or provide e'n0'ugh vaccine to pro- test , tldrett gainst TB or enmlgh penlvlliin to cure two chil- dren of yaws, a crippling txopical disease. PETITIONS w.. eve. "IAVAILABLE award for out- achievement three hundred 4-H: This Was Farm-! Petitions are now available on Association and Otho V. Bostwtck, Th e Kiwanis club achieve- to the Live Wires has Mrs. Frank and Nancy Bur- Mr. Frank Wit- ,of the boys and of Kiwanis pre- .leadership awards aartin Auseth and achievement and club work Bob Leeds, and Dick Ed- was given members: can- and Newt Au- medals; cloth- given to Karen and Christi reVue medals were Burnett, Karen and Christi' Burke pre- medals to Bob Brewer, Bradley Dairy Foods medal went to the Mason-'ffnurston bookmobile proposition for those desiring to sign, reports Herbert G. Nelson of Skookum Bay. THE PETITIONS ask dissolu- tion of the Mason-Thurston Libra- ry District and that people of both counties have the opportunity to vote in the 1960 general election if they wish such a district. "Anyone believing in the repre- eatative form of government wishing to sign one of the peti- tions may find them at various places throughout the county," Nelson said. Those wishing to obtain a peti- tion themselves may do so by writing to Nelson, Route 3, Box 280, Shelton. Only Mason County residents living outside the city of Shelton are eligible to sign the petitions. Shelton residents are not eligible. JUDGE PUTS BOYS TO WORK I Three teen-age youthm from Bel- fair and one from Port Oreha,,*d were sentenced to 10 days at hard labor by Justice of the peace, Joe Peters of Belfair Monday for drinking alcoholic beverages. The boys, all high school stu- dents, were ordered to dig ditches and paint buildings owned by the emmty. Besides the 10 days of work the boys also paid court costs of $3,50 each. The parents of the youths ap- proved the penalty of the court and one boy's father offered to buy more paint himself if they should run out. Justice Peters had previously meted out s, similar penalty to four boys who were caught steal- ing gasoline on the North Shore road. DAVISON E00OTEO TO UNION POSITION Greater Ilnion responsibilities have been accepted by Ralph Da- vtson of Shelton, active for many years in affairs of Local 161 at Shelton's Rayonier plant, with his election as secretary-treasurer of the Northwest Pulp and Paper- workers Council during a three- day conference in Aberdeen last week. The Council, formerly entitled the Tri-State Council of Paper- makers and Pulp Workers, adopt- ed its new new name after ex- panding to cover pulp and paper workers in Montana and Alaska in addition to the original 3-state membership from Washington, 0reoa and Idaho, F, ductional Foun- medals for out-, electric projects i Leeds, Martin Spooner. t (3 h a n c e received award for his project. a medal project of South Olmz- Presented Robert medal in forestry Forest Prod- Inc. and Bob Leeds for their work eel work Dick Ed- and Gordon eel work was with an awml Project a|zed with medals 8aegcr and Bob 400 present of 4-H County by (harles g. Peck. county officers elected were Edwards; vice Wolf; secretary, reporter, Deana who wel'e given of serv- Wolf, Mrs. Robert whir- ICity Suspends Rishel From Police Force The Shelton City Commis- sion suspended police officer Herbert Rishel from duty Tuesday night in city hall. The commission's position on the suspension is that Rishel was never legally hired as a police officer since he at one time had been convicted of a felony. Civil Service Commission Chairman Rocky Hembroff was notified of the suspen- i I sion and was present at the meeting but said he had no eomment on the matter at that time. RISHEL'S NAME has come up on several occasions during the hearing of Police Chief Paul Hin- ton. One of the charges against Hinton is that he hired a former felon as a police officer. Rishel was notified of his dismissal by the city Tuesday night. The charges against Rtshel made reference to the alleged falseness of his application for employment when he was hired by the city in 1956. The city's viewpoint on the Rishel hiring is that although he had received a restoration of civil rights from the governor he was still not eligible to hold a civil service office. The move to suspend Rishel had the backing of Mayor Earl Moore and Commissioners Joe Simpson and W. F. McCann. THE STATE passed a new law in regard to parole in 1951 which has caused some confusion as to the legal status of persons con- victed of felonies, according to State Parole and Probation Offic- er Har.ry Peterson of Bremerton. VFW Winners To Be Named Veterans of Foreign Wars Area Director John W. Riley will an- nounce the names of the writers of the three best scripts entered in the Irene S. Reed High School "Voice of Democracy" competition at 9:05 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, on radio station KITN. THE THREE scripts will be broadcast at this time and the winner will be selected by the judges who are; Shelton Postmas- ter Mr. J. H. Gray, Norman H. 'Smith of the Shelton Toastmas- ters Club and Kurt Mann of the Shelton Kiwanis Club. The success of the Shelton "Voice of Democracy" contest was due to the cooperation of Irene S. Reed High School Principal Geor- ge Hermes and English Teacher Paul J. Gillie, through whose courtesy this school program broadcast will be "piped" through- out the school via their public ad- dress system. Employment Office Set Up State Employment Security De- partment staff members will open a temporary employment office for Christmas tree workers start- ing next Monday in the Bell Build- tag. ANYONE SEIJ[NG employ- men in any phase of the Christ- mas tree cutting activity, which gets into full swing next week and is already under way on a small scale in some areas qf the county, are requested to make their applications through the of- rice, which will be located in the old quarters of the Shelton Title Company just across the alley from the Journal. John Kane of the department's head office in Olympia will be in charge of thc temporaxy Shelton office and will be assisted by an- other staff member. Food Workers Urged To Renew Permits The Thurston-Mason Health Dis- trict, division of sanitation, urges all food and beverage service workers whose peTaits have ex- pire, or are about to expire, to renew their permits at the next examination time. Exams will be given at the Health Department office, Courthouse Annex, 6th & Railroad Avenue, Shelton at 10 a.m. Friday, October 30 and at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 2. Anyone employed as a restaurant, tavern, meat, dairy or bakery worker must have a valid permit. The Health Department stresses that anyone taking the exams shonld read over the chapters ap- plicable to their work, in the new Food and Beverage Service Work- ea'a manual. These new manuals are available at the Health De- partment office. HEUSTON CROSS EXAMINE8 MOORE Frank Heuston is shown here OrOSS examining mayor Earl Moore last Friday In city hall. Moore claimed that Chief HInton had not cooperated with him since taking office and that he had heard many complaints about the police department. During the cross examination the tempers of both men flared up. Heuston irked Moore to a con- siderable extent when Heuston asked him how he would like it if he as head of the CAP was called down by his superior officers in front of his men. (Journal photo, Ziegler print) Jaycees Pick Top Farmer In County Shelton Jaycees this week an- nounced that Mr, and Mrs. Harry Craig have seen selected as Mason County Mr. and Mrs. Soil Conser- vation Farmer of 1959. THE JAYCEES annually spon- sor the project to pick the top sell conservation farmer. The Craigs have 180 acres a half mile south of Lost Lake, con- sisting of 135 acres of woodland, 30 of crop land and 15 of wild life. Conservation practices whicl led to their winning the title were cited by the Judging committee as follows: Efficient use of all crop land for pasture for a 30-head dairy herd, has good grazing rotation on all pastures, seeded all pastures to orchard grass and Ladlno clov- er, limed all fields, fertilities ac- cording to sell tests to get maxi, mum production, has a ('om¥1,: irrtgt]on :system and ii'rigate's according to needs of crop and soil, practices good forest management. MR. AND MRS. Craig will be guests of the Shelton Jaycees at the statewide soil conservation banquet in Sunnyside Nov. 14. Members of the selection com- mittee were Bill Hunter, Don Ra- gan, Martin Aueth and Bill Me- Fie, all Mason County Soil Con- servation District supervisors; Dolmar Schur, local farmer; Charles Peck, county extension agent, and Vern Nelson, soil con- servationist. West/ler High Low Precip. Oct. 21 .. 54 deg. 48deg. .5,iin. Oct. 22 .. 65 deg. 52deg. .55 in. Oct. 23 .. 60deg. 54 deg. .31 in. Oct. 24 .. 64 deg. 52deg. .41 in. Oct. 25 .. 62deg. 42 deg ......... Oct. 26 .: 64 deg. 38deg ......... Oct. 27 .. 54 deg. 44 deg. .10In. Rayonier Incorporated New Child Support Law May Help Cut Public Welfare Costs A new and stiffer child support program is now being enforced in the state of Washington as the re- sult of a law passed at the last legislative session held in Olym- pia. TIlE NEW LAW, called the er- rant fathers law, is being enforced by the State Attorney General's office and provides for liens on property of persons who desert the responsibility of paying for the support of their minor chil- dren. In the past, the county pros- ecuting attorney has been respon- sible for this job as one of the many duties of that office. The new law places the investigation of these cases in the hands of three assistant attorney generals who are devoting full time to this one problem. Laws requiring financial sup- port for minor children have been on the books for years but unfor- tunately it was extremely difficult for the smaller counties to supply the manpower needed to handle the investigation and prosecution of cases. Some of the larger court- ties such as King and Pierce do have personnel who devote their time exclusively to these cases and will continue to operate as they have in the past in regard to child support cases. The law was passed mainly for the lc.. popu- lated areas such ms Mason Coun- ty. During the 1957-59 biennium, it costs the taxpayers of Washing- ton $27,559,472 for aidto aepena- ent children. The cost in Mason county was $164,434.37 for the two year period. Irvin McArthur, administrator of the Man County Public As- sistance Office, thinks the new law will help reduce the cost of public assistance in the state. Me- Arthur estinmtes that between 60 and 70 percent of the fathers who are not now paying for the sup-i port of their children could be forced to do so as tim result of this new law. McArthur thinks that about 25 percent of those un- able to support their children have legitimate reasons such as sick- ness, accident, death and others. Youth Honor Day Absence Creates HIGHER HALLOWE'EN HAZARDS in ouHrigcohermuHnTte: yheaaZ;dScaSh°uld b;e angirC:Pttaad aDsence of the Youth Honor program sponsored with such excellent results by the Moose Lodge in past years. Because of the absence of the planned, supervised activity programs which were the basis of the Youth Honor project Shelton's younger set will be "on their own" to a much greater extent this Hallowe'en night. And that throws a lreater responsibility on the rest of us because fun-seeking youngsters will be roaming the streets in greater numbers than if they had dances, skating parties, movies, and the other activities here. tofore associated with the Youth Honor program. Not all the hazards of Hallowe'en are on the streets. Most motorists will recognize, or should, anyway, that you can't count on excited youngsters to play it safe, so drivers should exercise extra caution when driving on Hallowe'en. But the home and its surroundings can also present dangerous hazards to trick-or.treaters. Home owners not only have a moral responsibil- ity to keep youngsters safe at Hallowe'en but, in many instances, can be legally responsible if someone is in- jured on their property. To guard against a tragedy that may mar a child's Hallowe'en fun, here are some safety tips for home owners to consider: 1--Light your porch if it's likely you'll have visits from trick-or-treaters. An excited youngster is ripe for a tumble in the dark. 2Make sure your yard isn't an obstacle course for children. Cover excavations. Tie strips of white cloth to temporary fences around shrubbery or newly seeded grass. 3--If you have a dog, keel) it secured. The strange sights and sounds of youngsters dressed up to look like ghosts and goblins could excite it--with dire results. Parents, too, can help by making sure their chil- dren's vision is not impaired by masks and movement hampered by trailing costumes, and that they are dressed appropriately for the kind of prevailing weather. With proper supervision and safety precautions, this can be a happy and mishap-free Hallowe'en even without Youth Honor Day activities. ' L LII I . J . I II LIIII I II I II']lliLl" _ [lit J IIII II .... ll,I THE MASON county office of the Department of Public Assist- ance is now handling 60 aid to de- pendent children cases involving 186 persons including both chin ! dren and mothers. Besides the; $164,434.37 for ADC Mason coun- ty spent $34,458 for child welfare services over the two year period. Child welfare sez-¢ices include spe- cial services needed by children with special problems. The new law went into effect July 1 and already 'the eastern and northwest parts of the state have an assistant attorney general handling this problem. It is ex- pected lhat an appointment will be made soon to work on these type of cases fo rthe southwest )art of the state. Last year public assistance co,t Washington taxpayers over $280, 000,000 and it is hoped that the new law which cuts some of the red tape in connecth)n with the )rosecution of these cases and provides for more rigid investiga- tions will lighten this burden to some extent. Pill Thanks Canal Voters John Pill, superintendent of Hood Canal School District 404, expressed his thanks this week to the people there who helped get the bond issue passdd by the w)t- ers for the new Junior high school. HE AID, "Our school board of directors will continue to press for a strong local school district so that pupils in our district will have the same advantages as stu- dents in other districts. Bids will probably be published next week for the clearing of land for the new school site. County Gets Bill For $936 The State Department of Insti- tutions sent a bill of $936 to Ma- son county this week for payment of medical services for Irene Creech who was convicted of first degree *, murder here last April. THE BII,L was based on a cost of $9 per day for 104 days during the summer of 1958 at the West- ern State Hospital. She was or- dered to the hospital for observa- tion by the Mason County Supe- rmr court. Mrs. Creech is now at the istate prison af Walla Walla. Her at- torney has filed notice of appeal on her case to tile state supreme court. PO Work Applicants Now Being Accepted Applications are being taken now at the Sielton post office for Christmas season work, Post- master J. It. Gray announces. I)epending on the mail load dur- ing the period, two or three wo- men or six men will be employed at the post office between Dec. ember 10 and 25, the postmastez said. Gray also said that if enoug persons express interest he will request the civil service board to set up a register from which fu- tm'c employment needs of the post office can be drawn. Former Idaho Bishop To Officiate Sunday :Bishop Rtiea, retired Bishop of Idaho, will officiate at the serv- ices Smday, Nov. 1 at St. David's Episcopal Church. The women of thr parish will participate in the annulll corporate COUlmunton at the 11 a.nl. service, The women's United Thank Offering will be given at this service. Following the 11 a.m. service there will be a coffee hotly honor- ing Bishop Rhea. St. Cecellas Guild is in charge of planning the coffee hour. VERDICT ON HINTON EXPECTED TODAY Everything from baseball to concentrated "night school law courses" came into the testimony in the final day of the civil service commission hearing of the dismissal charges against suspended chief of police Paul Hinton. The "night school law" came into the hearing during the testimony of Bernard Bailey, Shelton barber, who has filed and subsequently withdrawn charges against the present civil service board. BAILEY SAIl) that at the time he arranged a meeting thzx)ugh Police Sgt. V. J. Santamaria with Mayor Earl Moore and city tttor- ney Barry Hatten, that all he wanted was information about the hiring' of a convicted felon by the police department. He said he had asked about this °f the mayor be" i Winner $105 fore and had never felt that he had been given a satisfactory an- swer. As the evening meeting, on Oc- tober 10, progressed Bailey stated that points in the civil service code were pointed out to him, and that by the time the meeting was dver it seemed like a good idea to file charges against the commis- sion. BAILEY MAINTAINED that at first he had been interested only in the moral issue of a felon on the police department, but that at his meeting with Hatten and Moore. Moore had suggested that if things were going to blow up they might as well go the whole way. Through questions asked by Ar- t orncy Frank Heuston. counsel for t'aul Hinton, Bailey related that afler the session he went home and wrote a letter stating the charges against Ihe commission and that the next morning Barry Hatten picked the letter up at his barber shop and that later in the day he met with Hatten and Mom'e and Hatten gave him an amended letter of his charges telling him to copy it in his own hand and submit it to the city commission, which he did. UNDER CROSS examination by Hatten, Bailey said that the city attorney had advised him that as a citizen he wouhl have to draw tip the cti;ges himself, tht he Hatrten couldn't do it for him. In further cross examination Bailey said that he was "shook", when at a meeting with County Prosecutor McClannahan, Sheriff Potter and I'rank Heuston. Heu- ston brought up the possibility of filing charges against him of con- spiracy to subvert ju,tice and criminal libel. I,A.TEI ON during the morn- ing hearing, County Prosecutor Byron McClannahan was called to the stand to testify about the meeting with Bailey when the possibility of criminal action was discussed and about complaints he had made in the past to the mayor and the city attorney about the police department. He stated that he did not recall having been critical of the chief or the department but had men- tioned specific cases where he was dissatisfied with the manner of investigations. He also said that after he found out that the mayor had relayed things he had told him in confi- dence on to other people, things that he felt were gossip and hear- say, he decided to clear them up by his own investigation and found that: the majority of them were without foundation. IN A DIII ECT exchange with Hatten, McClannahan said, "Do you honestly want to know what I think about this whole thing? I think you gave Bailey some bum advice." The day that Chicago beat Los Angeles 1-0 was the day officer Dick Nelson recalled, during his testimony as being the time he met in the Shelton Hotel with Hatten and Moore and told them that he thought they were using him as a "patsy" in the Hinton case. During his testimony Nelson said that it was also clear between he and Heuston that if he was part of a conspiracy "to get Hin- ton" that Heuston would have his job. Other witnesses called during the morning were Frank Willazl, ")rincipal of the vocational school of tle city school who testified that he felt the handling of juve- nile problems had been greatly improved since Hinton had be- ":ome chief and that he was the best police chief he had worked with. GEORGE HERMES, high school principal, said that his associa- tion with Hinton had been agree- able and that he felt that Hinton had helped many teen-agers who otherwise would have gotten into trouble. It was annoulced at the noon recess that the bearing wouhl con- tinue on through the day and into the night Wednesday until all tes- timony lind been heard. The com- mission members, Stan Parker, Rocky Henlbroff, Archic Dittman and secretary Torger Lee would then consider the case aml prob- ably have their decision Thursday morning. On Thursday the nmrntng ses- sions of the hearing, Chief Hinton was qnestioned by his attorney, Frank Heuston, about the hiring of officer Herbert Rishel. Hinton said he first met Rishel in 1952 when Rishel was working for the department of natural resources, (Continuer  ¥ D Extra Clue Costs Woman I)OLORES LAI!ZDN Too 51;my Cities Again For the second week in suc- cession and for the fourth time during ,the 1. weeks of the con- "tesf,g elne" Which wasn't a clue has denied the winner the full jackpot, in the Join'hal's "Who's VVho In Mason County" conr.esI MRS, (;EOR(;E I.,AIJZON of 6:]5 Cascade street is the latest victim of this unfortunate difficulty, so pocketed only $10 instead of $115 this week. She found all 37 cor- rect chics and successfully identi- fied the week's mystery character as the Journal editor, but she add- ed a 38th "pointer" which, willie it fitted appropriately, wasn't an in- tended clue. Mrs. Lauzon mistook the word "writer" in the description of a tot's toy in the L.M. ad last week for a clue. "I was doubtful when I wrote it down," she admitted when infozmed that her entry had been drawn as the 18th week win- ner. M.. Lauzon has been a regular entrant in the contest, ahmg with other members of her family. That 38th "chle" leaves $105 carrying over to next week to add to the $45 for the 19th weelc, so someone who finds all the clues in today's Journal and correctly iden- tifies the mystery character stands to win a total of $150. Let's_ go_,. el,re hunters! " Legion Officers To Visit Local Pod District officers will make an official visit to Fred B. Wivell Post 31 of the American Legion, Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, at 8 o'clock in the Memorial Hall. Fourth District Comnmn(ier Ed Davis of Tacoma will bc accom- panied by District Vice Command- er Verne Hill of Puyallup. All I- gionnairPs and ex-servicenlen are invited. Refreshments will bc servcd. Rolarians !o Hear Arihur H, Wickens Shelton R,:,tarians will host the annual visit of Arthur H. Wickens, governor of I)istrict 502, Rotary International, at: 6:30 p.m., this evening in tile Shelton H(tel. Wlekens will address the h)cal club and their wives and confer with the board members on Ro- tary administration and service activities. I st TB Vidim of '59 Taken to Firlands Mason County's first tui)crcu- Iosis patient of 1959 was iakcu to Firlan(Is Sanatorium in Seattle last S(]nday by Mrs. Lois David- son, execulivc s(!cl'(lary of iJto Mason County Ttlbcrculosis Aa- socialion. "It is unfortunate that this tiler.her had LObc taken frolu lleI' family just before Thanksgiving and C:hrlstnms," Mrs. l).tvtdsoI1 commented, "but if silo ('.o,)pcr- ales flflly with Lhc, sauitariun staff she should bc able to return by next spring." Tile woman, a Skokomil Val- ley resident, is the only Mason County patient at Firlands at: the present time, Mrs. Davidaon added. Percy M Pio 6017 S.E. 86h Ave Portland, Ore ght TB i NATIONAt EDITORIAL Seals 44 October 29 1959 mntered u second cl matter at the post office at Sheiton, Washington, under Act of March . xs. 'ublished weekly at 107 South 4th Street. ltublished in "Cristmastown, U.S.A." I0 Cents per Copy 20 Pages  3 Sections Sunday School Class To or Treat"For World's Kids t the seventh and of the Method- will turn in bags this year and for all of the this Saturday United Nations In- Emergency to the Rev. Rob- class members will two million more. the nation in people can be UNICEF tag on and will carry the milk carton label. They plan on door knobs so Win Awards constitut- Mason County's last Sat- Guard Axm- that each family will receive only one call. The Sunday school class and their director Freeman Felt de- Cided to do this work after learn- ing there are a billion children in the world and three-fourths of them are sick and hungry. Last year 55 million youngsters and their mothers were treated and fed by UNICEF. After making their house to house rounds on Halloween eve the students will have a party of their own with games and refresh- ments in the fellowship hall of the Methodist church. Felt has been ably assisted by his wife and Mrs. Harvey Warn- aca in the planning of the eve- nings activity. Class members have spent several hours painting advertising posters now on display in the city as well as making pumpkin door tags. THE SUNDAY mchool class would like to remind the public that a UNICEF dime will provide 50 children with a glau of milk or provide e'n0'ugh vaccine to pro- test , tldrett gainst TB or enmlgh penlvlliin to cure two chil- dren of yaws, a crippling txopical disease. PETITIONS w.. eve. "IAVAILABLE award for out- achievement three hundred 4-H: This Was Farm-! Petitions are now available on Association and Otho V. Bostwtck, Th e Kiwanis club achieve- to the Live Wires has Mrs. Frank and Nancy Bur- Mr. Frank Wit- ,of the boys and of Kiwanis pre- .leadership awards aartin Auseth and achievement and club work Bob Leeds, and Dick Ed- was given members: can- and Newt Au- medals; cloth- given to Karen and Christi reVue medals were Burnett, Karen and Christi' Burke pre- medals to Bob Brewer, Bradley Dairy Foods medal went to the Mason-'ffnurston bookmobile proposition for those desiring to sign, reports Herbert G. Nelson of Skookum Bay. THE PETITIONS ask dissolu- tion of the Mason-Thurston Libra- ry District and that people of both counties have the opportunity to vote in the 1960 general election if they wish such a district. "Anyone believing in the repre- eatative form of government wishing to sign one of the peti- tions may find them at various places throughout the county," Nelson said. Those wishing to obtain a peti- tion themselves may do so by writing to Nelson, Route 3, Box 280, Shelton. Only Mason County residents living outside the city of Shelton are eligible to sign the petitions. Shelton residents are not eligible. JUDGE PUTS BOYS TO WORK I Three teen-age youthm from Bel- fair and one from Port Oreha,,*d were sentenced to 10 days at hard labor by Justice of the peace, Joe Peters of Belfair Monday for drinking alcoholic beverages. The boys, all high school stu- dents, were ordered to dig ditches and paint buildings owned by the emmty. Besides the 10 days of work the boys also paid court costs of $3,50 each. The parents of the youths ap- proved the penalty of the court and one boy's father offered to buy more paint himself if they should run out. Justice Peters had previously meted out s, similar penalty to four boys who were caught steal- ing gasoline on the North Shore road. DAVISON E00OTEO TO UNION POSITION Greater Ilnion responsibilities have been accepted by Ralph Da- vtson of Shelton, active for many years in affairs of Local 161 at Shelton's Rayonier plant, with his election as secretary-treasurer of the Northwest Pulp and Paper- workers Council during a three- day conference in Aberdeen last week. The Council, formerly entitled the Tri-State Council of Paper- makers and Pulp Workers, adopt- ed its new new name after ex- panding to cover pulp and paper workers in Montana and Alaska in addition to the original 3-state membership from Washington, 0reoa and Idaho, F, ductional Foun- medals for out-, electric projects i Leeds, Martin Spooner. t (3 h a n c e received award for his project. a medal project of South Olmz- Presented Robert medal in forestry Forest Prod- Inc. and Bob Leeds for their work eel work Dick Ed- and Gordon eel work was with an awml Project a|zed with medals 8aegcr and Bob 400 present of 4-H County by (harles g. Peck. county officers elected were Edwards; vice Wolf; secretary, reporter, Deana who wel'e given of serv- Wolf, Mrs. Robert whir- ICity Suspends Rishel From Police Force The Shelton City Commis- sion suspended police officer Herbert Rishel from duty Tuesday night in city hall. The commission's position on the suspension is that Rishel was never legally hired as a police officer since he at one time had been convicted of a felony. Civil Service Commission Chairman Rocky Hembroff was notified of the suspen- i I sion and was present at the meeting but said he had no eomment on the matter at that time. RISHEL'S NAME has come up on several occasions during the hearing of Police Chief Paul Hin- ton. One of the charges against Hinton is that he hired a former felon as a police officer. Rishel was notified of his dismissal by the city Tuesday night. The charges against Rtshel made reference to the alleged falseness of his application for employment when he was hired by the city in 1956. The city's viewpoint on the Rishel hiring is that although he had received a restoration of civil rights from the governor he was still not eligible to hold a civil service office. The move to suspend Rishel had the backing of Mayor Earl Moore and Commissioners Joe Simpson and W. F. McCann. THE STATE passed a new law in regard to parole in 1951 which has caused some confusion as to the legal status of persons con- victed of felonies, according to State Parole and Probation Offic- er Har.ry Peterson of Bremerton. VFW Winners To Be Named Veterans of Foreign Wars Area Director John W. Riley will an- nounce the names of the writers of the three best scripts entered in the Irene S. Reed High School "Voice of Democracy" competition at 9:05 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, on radio station KITN. THE THREE scripts will be broadcast at this time and the winner will be selected by the judges who are; Shelton Postmas- ter Mr. J. H. Gray, Norman H. 'Smith of the Shelton Toastmas- ters Club and Kurt Mann of the Shelton Kiwanis Club. The success of the Shelton "Voice of Democracy" contest was due to the cooperation of Irene S. Reed High School Principal Geor- ge Hermes and English Teacher Paul J. Gillie, through whose courtesy this school program broadcast will be "piped" through- out the school via their public ad- dress system. Employment Office Set Up State Employment Security De- partment staff members will open a temporary employment office for Christmas tree workers start- ing next Monday in the Bell Build- tag. ANYONE SEIJ[NG employ- men in any phase of the Christ- mas tree cutting activity, which gets into full swing next week and is already under way on a small scale in some areas qf the county, are requested to make their applications through the of- rice, which will be located in the old quarters of the Shelton Title Company just across the alley from the Journal. John Kane of the department's head office in Olympia will be in charge of thc temporaxy Shelton office and will be assisted by an- other staff member. Food Workers Urged To Renew Permits The Thurston-Mason Health Dis- trict, division of sanitation, urges all food and beverage service workers whose peTaits have ex- pire, or are about to expire, to renew their permits at the next examination time. Exams will be given at the Health Department office, Courthouse Annex, 6th & Railroad Avenue, Shelton at 10 a.m. Friday, October 30 and at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 2. Anyone employed as a restaurant, tavern, meat, dairy or bakery worker must have a valid permit. The Health Department stresses that anyone taking the exams shonld read over the chapters ap- plicable to their work, in the new Food and Beverage Service Work- ea'a manual. These new manuals are available at the Health De- partment office. HEUSTON CROSS EXAMINE8 MOORE Frank Heuston is shown here OrOSS examining mayor Earl Moore last Friday In city hall. Moore claimed that Chief HInton had not cooperated with him since taking office and that he had heard many complaints about the police department. During the cross examination the tempers of both men flared up. Heuston irked Moore to a con- siderable extent when Heuston asked him how he would like it if he as head of the CAP was called down by his superior officers in front of his men. (Journal photo, Ziegler print) Jaycees Pick Top Farmer In County Shelton Jaycees this week an- nounced that Mr, and Mrs. Harry Craig have seen selected as Mason County Mr. and Mrs. Soil Conser- vation Farmer of 1959. THE JAYCEES annually spon- sor the project to pick the top sell conservation farmer. The Craigs have 180 acres a half mile south of Lost Lake, con- sisting of 135 acres of woodland, 30 of crop land and 15 of wild life. Conservation practices whicl led to their winning the title were cited by the Judging committee as follows: Efficient use of all crop land for pasture for a 30-head dairy herd, has good grazing rotation on all pastures, seeded all pastures to orchard grass and Ladlno clov- er, limed all fields, fertilities ac- cording to sell tests to get maxi, mum production, has a ('om¥1,: irrtgt]on :system and ii'rigate's according to needs of crop and soil, practices good forest management. MR. AND MRS. Craig will be guests of the Shelton Jaycees at the statewide soil conservation banquet in Sunnyside Nov. 14. Members of the selection com- mittee were Bill Hunter, Don Ra- gan, Martin Aueth and Bill Me- Fie, all Mason County Soil Con- servation District supervisors; Dolmar Schur, local farmer; Charles Peck, county extension agent, and Vern Nelson, soil con- servationist. West/ler High Low Precip. Oct. 21 .. 54 deg. 48deg. .5,iin. Oct. 22 .. 65 deg. 52deg. .55 in. Oct. 23 .. 60deg. 54 deg. .31 in. Oct. 24 .. 64 deg. 52deg. .41 in. Oct. 25 .. 62deg. 42 deg ......... Oct. 26 .: 64 deg. 38deg ......... Oct. 27 .. 54 deg. 44 deg. .10In. Rayonier Incorporated New Child Support Law May Help Cut Public Welfare Costs A new and stiffer child support program is now being enforced in the state of Washington as the re- sult of a law passed at the last legislative session held in Olym- pia. TIlE NEW LAW, called the er- rant fathers law, is being enforced by the State Attorney General's office and provides for liens on property of persons who desert the responsibility of paying for the support of their minor chil- dren. In the past, the county pros- ecuting attorney has been respon- sible for this job as one of the many duties of that office. The new law places the investigation of these cases in the hands of three assistant attorney generals who are devoting full time to this one problem. Laws requiring financial sup- port for minor children have been on the books for years but unfor- tunately it was extremely difficult for the smaller counties to supply the manpower needed to handle the investigation and prosecution of cases. Some of the larger court- ties such as King and Pierce do have personnel who devote their time exclusively to these cases and will continue to operate as they have in the past in regard to child support cases. The law was passed mainly for the lc.. popu- lated areas such ms Mason Coun- ty. During the 1957-59 biennium, it costs the taxpayers of Washing- ton $27,559,472 for aidto aepena- ent children. The cost in Mason county was $164,434.37 for the two year period. Irvin McArthur, administrator of the Man County Public As- sistance Office, thinks the new law will help reduce the cost of public assistance in the state. Me- Arthur estinmtes that between 60 and 70 percent of the fathers who are not now paying for the sup-i port of their children could be forced to do so as tim result of this new law. McArthur thinks that about 25 percent of those un- able to support their children have legitimate reasons such as sick- ness, accident, death and others. Youth Honor Day Absence Creates HIGHER HALLOWE'EN HAZARDS in ouHrigcohermuHnTte: yheaaZ;dScaSh°uld b;e angirC:Pttaad aDsence of the Youth Honor program sponsored with such excellent results by the Moose Lodge in past years. Because of the absence of the planned, supervised activity programs which were the basis of the Youth Honor project Shelton's younger set will be "on their own" to a much greater extent this Hallowe'en night. And that throws a lreater responsibility on the rest of us because fun-seeking youngsters will be roaming the streets in greater numbers than if they had dances, skating parties, movies, and the other activities here. tofore associated with the Youth Honor program. Not all the hazards of Hallowe'en are on the streets. Most motorists will recognize, or should, anyway, that you can't count on excited youngsters to play it safe, so drivers should exercise extra caution when driving on Hallowe'en. But the home and its surroundings can also present dangerous hazards to trick-or.treaters. Home owners not only have a moral responsibil- ity to keep youngsters safe at Hallowe'en but, in many instances, can be legally responsible if someone is in- jured on their property. To guard against a tragedy that may mar a child's Hallowe'en fun, here are some safety tips for home owners to consider: 1--Light your porch if it's likely you'll have visits from trick-or-treaters. An excited youngster is ripe for a tumble in the dark. 2Make sure your yard isn't an obstacle course for children. Cover excavations. Tie strips of white cloth to temporary fences around shrubbery or newly seeded grass. 3--If you have a dog, keel) it secured. The strange sights and sounds of youngsters dressed up to look like ghosts and goblins could excite it--with dire results. Parents, too, can help by making sure their chil- dren's vision is not impaired by masks and movement hampered by trailing costumes, and that they are dressed appropriately for the kind of prevailing weather. With proper supervision and safety precautions, this can be a happy and mishap-free Hallowe'en even without Youth Honor Day activities. ' L LII I . J . I II LIIII I II I II']lliLl" _ [lit J IIII II .... ll,I THE MASON county office of the Department of Public Assist- ance is now handling 60 aid to de- pendent children cases involving 186 persons including both chin ! dren and mothers. Besides the; $164,434.37 for ADC Mason coun- ty spent $34,458 for child welfare services over the two year period. Child welfare sez-¢ices include spe- cial services needed by children with special problems. The new law went into effect July 1 and already 'the eastern and northwest parts of the state have an assistant attorney general handling this problem. It is ex- pected lhat an appointment will be made soon to work on these type of cases forthe southwest )art of the state. Last year public assistance co,t Washington taxpayers over $280, 000,000 and it is hoped that the new law which cuts some of the red tape in connecth)n with the )rosecution of these cases and provides for more rigid investiga- tions will lighten this burden to some extent. Pill Thanks Canal Voters John Pill, superintendent of Hood Canal School District 404, expressed his thanks this week to the people there who helped get the bond issue passdd by the w)t- ers for the new Junior high school. HE AID, "Our school board of directors will continue to press for a strong local school district so that pupils in our district will have the same advantages as stu- dents in other districts. Bids will probably be published next week for the clearing of land for the new school site. County Gets Bill For $936 The State Department of Insti- tutions sent a bill of $936 to Ma- son county this week for payment of medical services for Irene Creech who was convicted of first degree *, murder here last April. THE BII,L was based on a cost of $9 per day for 104 days during the summer of 1958 at the West- ern State Hospital. She was or- dered to the hospital for observa- tion by the Mason County Supe- rmr court. Mrs. Creech is now at the istate prison af Walla Walla. Her at- torney has filed notice of appeal on her case to tile state supreme court. PO Work Applicants Now Being Accepted Applications are being taken now at the Sielton post office for Christmas season work, Post- master J. It. Gray announces. I)epending on the mail load dur- ing the period, two or three wo- men or six men will be employed at the post office between Dec. ember 10 and 25, the postmastez said. Gray also said that if enoug persons express interest he will request the civil service board to set up a register from which fu- tm'c employment needs of the post office can be drawn. Former Idaho Bishop To Officiate Sunday :Bishop Rtiea, retired Bishop of Idaho, will officiate at the serv- ices Smday, Nov. 1 at St. David's Episcopal Church. The women of thr parish will participate in the annulll corporate COUlmunton at the 11 a.nl. service, The women's United Thank Offering will be given at this service. Following the 11 a.m. service there will be a coffee hotly honor- ing Bishop Rhea. St. Cecellas Guild is in charge of planning the coffee hour. VERDICT ON HINTON EXPECTED TODAY Everything from baseball to concentrated "night school law courses" came into the testimony in the final day of the civil service commission hearing of the dismissal charges against suspended chief of police Paul Hinton. The "night school law" came into the hearing during the testimony of Bernard Bailey, Shelton barber, who has filed and subsequently withdrawn charges against the present civil service board. BAILEY SAIl) that at the time he arranged a meeting thzx)ugh Police Sgt. V. J. Santamaria with Mayor Earl Moore and city tttor- ney Barry Hatten, that all he wanted was information about the hiring' of a convicted felon by the police department. He said he had asked about this °f the mayor be" i Winner $105 fore and had never felt that he had been given a satisfactory an- swer. As the evening meeting, on Oc- tober 10, progressed Bailey stated that points in the civil service code were pointed out to him, and that by the time the meeting was dver it seemed like a good idea to file charges against the commis- sion. BAILEY MAINTAINED that at first he had been interested only in the moral issue of a felon on the police department, but that at his meeting with Hatten and Moore. Moore had suggested that if things were going to blow up they might as well go the whole way. Through questions asked by Ar- t orncy Frank Heuston. counsel for t'aul Hinton, Bailey related that afler the session he went home and wrote a letter stating the charges against Ihe commission and that the next morning Barry Hatten picked the letter up at his barber shop and that later in the day he met with Hatten and Mom'e and Hatten gave him an amended letter of his charges telling him to copy it in his own hand and submit it to the city commission, which he did. UNDER CROSS examination by Hatten, Bailey said that the city attorney had advised him that as a citizen he wouhl have to draw tip the cti;ges himself, tht he Hatrten couldn't do it for him. In further cross examination Bailey said that he was "shook", when at a meeting with County Prosecutor McClannahan, Sheriff Potter and I'rank Heuston. Heu- ston brought up the possibility of filing charges against him of con- spiracy to subvert ju,tice and criminal libel. I,A.TEI ON during the morn- ing hearing, County Prosecutor Byron McClannahan was called to the stand to testify about the meeting with Bailey when the possibility of criminal action was discussed and about complaints he had made in the past to the mayor and the city attorney about the police department. He stated that he did not recall having been critical of the chief or the department but had men- tioned specific cases where he was dissatisfied with the manner of investigations. He also said that after he found out that the mayor had relayed things he had told him in confi- dence on to other people, things that he felt were gossip and hear- say, he decided to clear them up by his own investigation and found that: the majority of them were without foundation. IN A DIII ECT exchange with Hatten, McClannahan said, "Do you honestly want to know what I think about this whole thing? I think you gave Bailey some bum advice." The day that Chicago beat Los Angeles 1-0 was the day officer Dick Nelson recalled, during his testimony as being the time he met in the Shelton Hotel with Hatten and Moore and told them that he thought they were using him as a "patsy" in the Hinton case. During his testimony Nelson said that it was also clear between he and Heuston that if he was part of a conspiracy "to get Hin- ton" that Heuston would have his job. Other witnesses called during the morning were Frank Willazl, ")rincipal of the vocational school of tle city school who testified that he felt the handling of juve- nile problems had been greatly improved since Hinton had be- ":ome chief and that he was the best police chief he had worked with. GEORGE HERMES, high school principal, said that his associa- tion with Hinton had been agree- able and that he felt that Hinton had helped many teen-agers who otherwise would have gotten into trouble. It was annoulced at the noon recess that the bearing wouhl con- tinue on through the day and into the night Wednesday until all tes- timony lind been heard. The com- mission members, Stan Parker, Rocky Henlbroff, Archic Dittman and secretary Torger Lee would then consider the case aml prob- ably have their decision Thursday morning. On Thursday the nmrntng ses- sions of the hearing, Chief Hinton was qnestioned by his attorney, Frank Heuston, about the hiring of officer Herbert Rishel. Hinton said he first met Rishel in 1952 when Rishel was working for the department of natural resources, (Continuer  ¥ D Extra Clue Costs Woman I)OLORES LAI!ZDN Too 51;my Cities Again For the second week in suc- cession and for the fourth time during ,the 1. weeks of the con- "tesf,g elne" Which wasn't a clue has denied the winner the full jackpot, in the Join'hal's "Who's VVho In Mason County" conr.esI MRS, (;EOR(;E I.,AIJZON of 6:]5 Cascade street is the latest victim of this unfortunate difficulty, so pocketed only $10 instead of $115 this week. She found all 37 cor- rect chics and successfully identi- fied the week's mystery character as the Journal editor, but she add- ed a 38th "pointer" which, willie it fitted appropriately, wasn't an in- tended clue. Mrs. Lauzon mistook the word "writer" in the description of a tot's toy in the L.M. ad last week for a clue. "I was doubtful when I wrote it down," she admitted when infozmed that her entry had been drawn as the 18th week win- ner. M.. Lauzon has been a regular entrant in the contest, ahmg with other members of her family. That 38th "chle" leaves $105 carrying over to next week to add to the $45 for the 19th weelc, so someone who finds all the clues in today's Journal and correctly iden- tifies the mystery character stands to win a total of $150. Let's_ go_,. el,re hunters! " Legion Officers To Visit Local Pod District officers will make an official visit to Fred B. Wivell Post 31 of the American Legion, Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, at 8 o'clock in the Memorial Hall. Fourth District Comnmn(ier Ed Davis of Tacoma will bc accom- panied by District Vice Command- er Verne Hill of Puyallup. All I- gionnairPs and ex-servicenlen are invited. Refreshments will bc servcd. Rolarians !o Hear Arihur H, Wickens Shelton R,:,tarians will host the annual visit of Arthur H. Wickens, governor of I)istrict 502, Rotary International, at: 6:30 p.m., this evening in tile Shelton H(tel. Wlekens will address the h)cal club and their wives and confer with the board members on Ro- tary administration and service activities. I st TB Vidim of '59 Taken to Firlands Mason County's first tui)crcu- Iosis patient of 1959 was iakcu to Firlan(Is Sanatorium in Seattle last S(]nday by Mrs. Lois David- son, execulivc s(!cl'(lary of iJto Mason County Ttlbcrculosis Aa- socialion. "It is unfortunate that this tiler.her had LO bc taken frolu lleI' family just before Thanksgiving and C:hrlstnms," Mrs. l).tvtdsoI1 commented, "but if silo ('.o,)pcr- ales flflly with Lhc, sauitariun staff she should bc able to return by next spring." Tile woman, a Skokomil Val- ley resident, is the only Mason County patient at Firlands at: the present time, Mrs. Davidaon added.