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FOR SALE: 50 New Hampshire
and Plymouth Rock young lay-
Irorty Mill Tax I
Is Helpful To a
ing hens. Neil McPhee. Lake; I
Isabella. Call either Saturday or!
Sunday. 10-30wrlt. '" ”——’
FOR RENT: 2 room furnished ca-
bin, lights, water and wood.
Inquire Maple Beach on Lake
Isabella. J#10-30--11-13—3t.
WANTED: 4 or 5 room furnished
house in Shelton. Steady rent-
ers. Write William Graham, Un-
ion. Wash. 10-23-30--11-6—3t.
FOR SALE: davenport $5.00;
breakfast set 310; baby crib and
mattress $3; stove board $1. In-
quire 853 Fairmont or phone
583M. R—-10-30—-1t.
FURNISHED BEATUY SHOP
for rent. Inquire Crabill’s or
Ralph‘s Groeery, Hillcrest.
10—30--11-6-1"—3t.
FOR SALE: 'ééi‘rbrd‘tiuékfcoad
tires. Phone 256WX or inquire
Journal
FOR SALE: Red Cocker Spaniel
pup. Inquire George Carlson,
Rte. 2, Box 130 or Phone 4F11.
10-30--11-6—2t.
Journal want-Ads get cash
‘rom those who want your “Don't
.Vants."
KEEP
v . this November 3 as Referendum]
V J ,No. 6, and must be passed to keep
v, TAX IIIIITIAw’
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vars FOR
REFERENDUM
No. 6 .
For ten years owners
of homes, farms and
other real and personal
property have been pro-
tected against excessive,
taxes by the 40-Mill Tax
Limit Law.
In those ten years the
40-Mill Tax Limit saved
hundreds of homes and
farms from confiscation.
It kept propertyon
the tax rolls, lowered
levies, reduced delin-
quency and public debt.
It stabilized school
and governmental reve- I
nues.
It attracted industries
to Washington and built 1
payrolls.
This protection can I
be continued only if the
people
Vole P01!
Referendum
No.
reenacling the
40-Mill Tax
Limit "law
in. ill-MIL]. m j
unn- comma?
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N-10—30»-t I tracts.
'their property taxes as a result
of the 40-Mill Tax Limit meas-'
ures, county records reveal.
I In 1933, the people of Mason
county owed to government $220,-
679 which they were unable to
pay and. which constituted a sub-I
stantial‘mortgage on their prop-l
ertyr 3‘” by 1942 tOtal tax de‘Iin benefits allowed injured work—I
men, payable from increased taxI
liquency-in this county was onlyI
$64,622 which has been greatly{
reduced in the past 10 months.
Over the. state as a whole de-i
linquent_ property. taxes have=
been'reduced 76 per cent under
the operation of the 40-Mill Tax
Limits law, a reduction from $47: I
994526'in‘ 1933 to only $11,469,-
.290 ‘by' January 1, 1942, and many
ofrthe delinquencies still remain-
‘iwg are being paid on time con-
Reductiou in levies under tax
limitations made it possible for-
.home, farm and other property1
owners to meet their current tax
billrs each year and also to pay‘
accumulated back taxes.
At the same time Mason county
. schools and local governments are
{better financed than before the'
[40-Mill Tax Limit Law went into
'effect. For the same items of-
county government chargeable to
Ithe current expense fund Masonl
lIcounty had $8,859 more in 1941
than in. 1933.
The 40-Mill Tax Limit Law, al-
=ready passed five times by the
people, will be on the ballot again I
Ithc ‘measure safe from amend-
'I ment or repealby the-legislature.
-; Turkey Growers
.; Celebrate Xmas
I Early—“2th Cash
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-marketing through the Washing-
ton Co-operative Egg and Poultry
Association had an early visit
from Santa Claus following the
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Initiative Measure NO. 151, is
an act expanding the old age
I sistance law now in effect, by pro- i
‘Mason COI‘I‘ntY Propelty 0“flersipos'ing to increase the
allowances;
I are nearly Out Of the red 0“ l and benefits. It also would include :
general welfare relief and doublul
the cost to taxpayers with some
prospect of jeopardizing the pres- ==—-—
ent benefits now assured old age
I recipients.
Referendum Petition NO. 22, re-
lates to‘industrial insurance, and
would provide a general increase
on employer and employee.
Referendum 23 provides for ap-I
pointment of an independent at-
torney to advise grand juries, andi
No. 24 would prohibit elected pro-
secuting attorneys of the county
from appearing in certain cases.
Forty Mill Tax
Referendum No. 6, proposed by
the legislature, is the familiar
Forty-Mill tax limitation on real
-property which has been passed
by the people several times. In
view of all other old and new
state and federal taxes, this is
the only” act which serves as a be lost it can be charged as having been
lost in Washing
check on rising taxes in the power!
of the people.
Amendment to the Constitution,
is the proposal to make possible
the levy of another form of taxes,
now reserved to the federal gov-
ernment, that of income taxes
Igraded and juggled to suit the
legislature. This has been voted
and with the federal taxes in
prospect there is little left to tax,
and the. state is in no great need,
for moremoney to spend. This law
would also add another bioCk of
state employees.
Democratic Candidates
The Democratic ticket is head-
ed by Martin Smith for Congress, } and "considering the rights of all
the people, and not yield:
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who has'serveda for ten years,
and is a candidate. forre-election,
urging'his service for the district.
Chas. Savage, U. S. Ford, M, D.,
and Francis Pearson, who served
in the last legislature, are candi-
dates for re-election, representing
the counties of Mason, Jefferson
and Clallam.
J. E. Martin, now finishing his
term as School Superintendent,
seeks the County ’l‘reasureship,
and Warren Lincoln, present As-
close' of the Association’s turkey sessor, is seeking re-election, as
marketing year last September 9.
Frbm the past year’s operations,
the Association accumulated a re-
tion to regular market prices paid
growers for their turkeys as they
Werg received last marketing sea-
son. ’
The reserve Iwas distributed by
the Board. of Directors of the
Washington Co-op as follows: a
cash deferred payment of 044,026
or 1.1 cents per pound to growers
of all turkeys marketed through
the department during the past
year, and $20,466 or 1/2 cent per
Ipound to the surplus reserve fund
to meet any contingencies of mar-
keting during the next few years.
[Unless this lg cent per pound is
lrequired to cover losses from the
Association‘s turkey operations, it
i will be returned to last year’s Co-
basis as the 1.1.. vents per pound
cash payment just recently made.
{Meat Packs Are
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“Limited By WPB
Order Rulings
As a result of the military re-
‘quirements, the War Production
Board Food Requirements Com-
imittee has limited packers meat
deliveries to civilians during the
final quarter of 1942 to the fol-
lowing percentages ‘of the same
period last year: beef and veal,
80 per cent; lamb and mutton, 95
per cent; and pork 75 per cent.
Civilians are asked to limit them-
selves to only; 21/2 .pounds per
week. This amount, however, is
not a. serious limitation when it is
considered that three pounds of
meat, poultry and fish per weekl
is considered'a‘dequate fOr a pro-
per diet. Also as compared to the
two pound per week average con-
sumption during the depression
yearsit can not be considered a
'drastic hardship.
LAST Saturday night we were set-
tin' around Jeb Crowell’s house.
and from upstairs we hear the
' squawks those Crowell youngster
put up while their Ms was dunkin’
’em in soap and water. Causes Job
to comment:
“Just shows how times change.
Used to be a law here in America
that nobody could take a bath
without a doctor’s prescription!”
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Then we got talking about the
funny laws some people have put
through in this country—like the
state where they made it against,
the law to wake a man up if he’s
sleeping on the railroad tracks.
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“Railroad law I once heard
about,” says Basil Strube, the sta-
tionmaster, “said when two trains
meet at an intersection, neither
can proceed until the other one
has gone ahead.”
“How could that be a law?”
asks Pete Swanson. “That just
don’t make sense."
“Lots of laws don’t make sense.”
says Jeb. “Why just think! We’re
livin' in a land where most folks
From where lsit. . . I
fly Joe Marsh
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hold for tolerance and understand-
ing. And yet it wasn‘t so long ago
we had a law of Prohibition. Ac-
«5an for that, if you can.”
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Well, he had us there. Here's
America—where we set so much
store on seein’ the other fellow's
point‘of view—havin’ such a law.
Now. that it's all over, it’s hard to
realize how people put up with
a law like that, even as long as
they did.
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From where I sit, a man’s got
every right to enjoy a satisfyin'
glass‘of beer when he wants to
quench his thirst. Beer’s a friendly
drink. It’s a drink of moderation.
too. And most folks—even the ones
that don’t drink beer themselves—
are tolerant enough, nowadays, to
respect the rights of folks who do.
I reckon Jeb was right—we‘ve
had some mighty strange laws in
this country.
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Copyright. 104?. Brewing Indium Foundation
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is E. F. Martin, present Sheriff,
who is unopposed.
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H. R. Dickinson, from the sec-l _ ,
aseWe 01" 564.492 on over 4,000,000 0nd district; and Robert Trenck- I
idea of Winning the war.
pounds of turkeys marketed dur- mann from the third, are County
mg the year. This was in addi- Commissioners asking re-election,
the latter unopposed.
R. J. Seljestad is candidate for
Constable in Shelton, also unop-
posed.
Ropublican Candidates
Fred Norman, 3. business man
from Raymond, who has served
several terms. as State Senator;
from Pacific County. is making
ties of the Southwest district, for
Representative in Congress.
Charles T. Wright of Shelton
is the only candidate of the Re-
publicans for the legislature, and.
while he has made two previOus
contests against odds for the po-
sition he is encouraged to hope
for election this time, being the
op turkey grOWers on the same I only one out for three places.
Harry Deyette for Auditor and
Clare Engelsen for Clerk, are
unopposed. J. L. Catto, long an
employee of the local bank, now
a business man in Shelton, is
making his first try for county
office, seeking the Treasureship,
for which he is well qualified.
B. Franklin Hueston, who is
serving by appointment as Pro-
secuting- Attorney, is not opposed,
and the only party candidate for
Commissioner is Mrs. Alvin But-
ler, seeking the place in the sec
and district.
The Non-Partisan Ticket
The County Superintendent of
Schools is a non-partisan office,
and J. W. (Bill) Goodpaster, Supt.
at Hoodsport, is the candidate, un-
opposed.
The Judges of the Supreme
Court, for all three positions are
unopposed, Joseph A. Mallery for
No. 1, William J. Millard for No.
2; and John S. Robinson, for No.
3- position. .
In Shelton for Justice of the
Peace, Walter A. Magoon in Posi-
tion 1, and M. .C. Zintheo in No. 2,
are unopposed. , -.. .
..'Public Utility No.
In..all, precincts of Mason Coun—
ty will be' found a separate set
of ballots and poll books for the
election. ..of Commissioners for
Public Utility No. 3, which covers
the entire county. Two members
of the present board are seeking
re-election, J. F. Bichsel and R.
R. McDonald, who have carried
the utility from its inception
through to its present importance,
and with them is T. W. Webb,
who succeeds Enoch Nelson in
the north district.
This ticket is opposed by Lyle
O’Deli in District No. 1. George
Clifton in District No. 2, and in
the third district H. L. Hadsell
and R. W. Strike are opposing
R. R. McDonald.
Public Utility No. 1
Public Utility No. 1 election
will have separate ballots for vot-
ers in parts of Lilliwaup, Hoods-
port, Skokomish, Union and Eells
precincts who are included in the
Utility district.
In District 1 Jess Michael, and
No. 2, Alvin Hulbert. are not op-
posed, while in the third district
H. E. Lockwood and M. D. Bear-
den will contest for the third com-
missionership.
In November 10th in Shelton
precincts, election for city offi-
cers will be held.
PINOCHLE PLAYERS
MAKE HIGH SCORE
At the Depoe home on Mill
Creek the highest possible pino—
chle hand was reported at a recent
party, which included Mr. and
Mrs. George Depoe and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Boysen. The high
score was 1500 trump and 300
pinochle in one hand.
Wood is not a conductor, but a
good insulator of electricity; con-
sequently radio interference is re-
duced to a minimum in a lumber-
built home.
. . , stop
his campaign over the nine coun-i‘ some of the “brass hats” and
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SEEL'EQN-MASOE GOUNTY JOURNALL
SHELTON-MASON‘ COUNTY JOURNAL
Consolidated with The Shelton Independent
Published every Friday morning
Member of Washington Newspaper Publishers“ Association
and National Editorial Association.
Entered us second-class matter at the postoffice at Shelton. Washington .
GRANT C. ANGLE, Editor
J. EBER ANGLE, Manager
'BILiI DICKIE, News Editor RICHARD WZATSON, Adv. Mgii.’
Subscription. Rate-s7 '
$2.00 per year in advance; 6 months 1.25: outside Mason County $2.50;
Canada $3.00; oreign $3.50.
SAD NEWS IS COMING HOME
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Slowly the sad news from the war fronts is cominglindustry wages 01:
Obselfve Short ho
ford to pay the high prices represen
home, and it is depressing because there is not yet a glim- |
mer of hope that the tide of battles is turning in our favor, ,
while the loss of young American manhood will be appall-l
ing when the full truth is known. We gloat over the mass;
killing of our enemies, but must realize that our own losses
of men and ships cannot be very far behind, and the secrecy
adds to the worry. i
So far our valiant fighting forces are holding their
own in most places, even in the Solomons, but there is a!
haunting fear of another Bataan, in that our help for our‘l
forces is “too little and too late”: if the battle there shouldI
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ton City, the seat of government, through conflicting au-
lost time and the wastes apparent to every citizen at home.
We learn of the need to turn all our forces to the war I
effort, and go without gas, rubber, sugar, coffee, meats,‘
and soon most staples, and looking backward we find that
in most of the items government agents have muddled and
favor and graft in spots, to the end that when the forces‘
abroad are supplied there will be little left of many things
for‘civilian life.
' There is a great need to send to Congress men big
enough to think out big problems, and not blindly “yes”
to' every whim of the times Without thinking them through.
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to class or minorities which seek only their own gains
I and care nothing for the welfare of 130 millions of people.
The sad news Should wake us up to think twice on our vot-
ing and measures on November 3rd.
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STREAMLINING OF GOVERNMENT i
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The streamlining of government is taking much long-l
er this time than in World War I, and the process of I
weeding out the deadwood and the useless political hang-’
FARMERS ARE THE GOATS
The farmers of the land, the real dirt farmers, ar
getting the worst of all the deals being cooked up by
Congress and the administration leaders, with their labor
eing enticed away by fancy and more or less unearned
wages in the defense as well as other industries which can
-pass on their overhead to the government, and to add to
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the injury ceilings are now placed on most Of their produc~
tion as solace to consumers.
read the signs must know that farmers, unless the injus-
tice is soon relieved, will not be producing for next year
and thereafter while the emergency lasts, simply because
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Anyone who looks at the picture today and who cani
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:they are at the end of the rope; they cannot afford to pay I grandparents,
Mn and
urs, nor can they af— I Adams, and his matern
ted in the labor costs grandmmherr Mrs- Mary,
of all they must buy. The powers-that-be have Sln’lplyl
forgotten that those who fight must eat, and all we eatl
comes from the farmer.
There is some complaint against the higher cost of
1fresh food supplies as well as canned goods, but it is for-e
gotten that the Japs who formerly produced our greeng
goods are interned for the duration, perhaps for all time,
and what labor is to be had is less efficient and more costly;
this will be more acutely felt next
shortage as well in every line regardless of price.
country will pay dearly for the vicious circle which kited
Ilabor and prices, on top of the drain of the able-bodiedi
thority and Orders, the muddling of economic affairs, the into aCtual
SGrVice and the exoaus 0f men to the defense
industries to avoid service.
One need not look further than the epidemic of auc-
tion sales of cows and farm equipment to appreciate the“
fact that milk already scarce will be little more than a
Imemory a year hence, with deliveries already on the way
down Several times in the Dash: dallied and fought among themselves with
perhaps someI
people will find milk and butter luxuries, even for the chil-
dren before long. This is but one of many reactions of the.
'unwisdom of many government actions.
Now comes a belated order in effect freezing farm
Ilabor and granting the deferment privilege to those work-
ing on the farms, and this may havegsome effect in en»;
year and there will be
The
Friday. qughelfll
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Baby Archie Mill,” 5;;
Funeral For ‘
Archie Miller, the info“t
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miner
at the home on the SR
Reservation Sunday, fig?
months, born April 23. 194 ,
eral services will be held
Witsier Chapel Friday at 2.
Besides the parents the I
ors include six brothers. 6
Fred, John, Lewis, Ned 91‘
field, and six Sisters, Jeanie.
erine, Annetta, Luella
Leona; his paternal "‘3’
Mrs. Fred Miller; his
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond”
of Route 3 are the pare“;
baby son born Thursday
Shelton hospital. ,
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TWO FEATURES
Ellery Queen
“ENEMY AGE
‘ out for gas and tire lack, the cows going to ease the grow- I “and“
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ing scarcity of meat; but as it takes years to build up
“MOONLIGH'IIYI.
a dairy herd, every cow slaughtered means that a lot of MASQUERAD
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TWO FEATURES
Arm Corio, Buster 9' ',
“JUNGLE SIRE
couraging more help to farmers at Wages within theirg Plus '
reach, and keeping the boys “down on the farm.” It comes r1
“Tombstone Till-i
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courage the farmers to carry on their part for the fight- 0“ lay) 01328,,
ing forces, the’ci’vilians‘ left at home, and for lend-lease.
THE FORGOTTEN HEROES.
With the announced sinkings of 477 merchant ships
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war started, involving the loss of 2301 officersl
theorists who
One.step just noted is the stopping of the mass ofl
hand-outs from a single department of government, and
the waste of wage and paper in the mass of publicity sent
payrolls areserving no usefulpurpose except to keep the
truth from the people.
In time, let us hope, Congress and the government will I
much of the foolishness and waste going on, shelve
get down to the sole big
task of checking the national reverses and bringing a
more hopeful cast of the news. The men who are doing
the fighting on the forty fronts over the world are doing
their job, in spite of the handicaps of their leaders at home.
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PASSING OF DR. BEACH
I The passing of Dr. William Morton Beach, marks the
end of a long lifeof community service dating back to the
days when the country doctor’s life was one of consided-
able hardship; the “horse,.and buggy days” when roads
were in the making and long trips over Mason County
meant a full day or more.
Those who can recall of those early experiences have
always had full measure of respect for the pioneer doctors
who were called in time of family stress and never failed
to respond, even though there was no hope for reward;
they may have lacked the modern ways but their score
of lifesaving was remarkable.
In those earlier years Dr. Beach was active in local
sports, playing baseball until his fifties, and also a keen
fisherman in the days of flies when “plunking” was un~
known. In later years his athletics were confined to bowl-
ing in which he had lost little of the old skill; so in many
places besides the lodge hall Doctor Beach will be mourn-
ed.
The average citizen, and high-paid workers particul-
are due for a- shock next spring when the new fed-
arly, . .
go into effect, taking up. to 25
eral taxes in various forms
percent of all net earnings, besides the 5 per cent “Victory” ,
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Tax from wages, should carefully consider all plans which,
Would increase the state taxes. "
By the same token they should favor the measure
which would at least hold down state taxes to the present
levels, already enough for the state to carry on in actual
needs during the emergency; The forty-mill tax limit law,
shown as Referendum No. 6. '
This is the only voice the many have to control taxes
on their homes, farms and property of the many, which
makes up the aggregate of state taxes; and the vote should
be strong enough that the next Legislature will not dare
longer to dally in making this law a Constitutional Amend-
ment, that the voters may not be annoyed by having to
vote it anew every two years.
IS VOTING FRANCHISE VALUABLE?
With only one-third of the registered voters of Mason
county exercising their franchise m the primary elections
the wonder is what is the matter with the people in these I
days of trouble and uncertain future.
There are several important questions affecting their
own direct future, as well as persons to be elected to office
to make new laws to govern and tax as well as to carry on
the clerical functions of county government.
PENSION FRIENDS WARN 0F DANGER
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Governor Langlie, Otto Case,_ the Eagles and other
known friends of the old age penswns are warning‘of the
danger in passing Initiative No. 151, both to the state and.
and the present pensioners. The proposal would add some}
40,000 more to the pension rolls. because it includes many!
not entitled because of old age, Who should be cared for,
as now under welfare laws. If passed, it will probably mean ‘
another cent or two added to the state sales tax.
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Last year Thanksgiving Day was advanced, and this
year so will Christmas, for it Is necessary to mail gifts for
men in the, service 'by' November first; which means that
holiday buying must be speeded up.
put the New Deal ahfad 0f the countryjs l and men, these unsung heroes are
worth a thought along}
urgent need for aetmn and“ cooperauon and the one mg with the men of the
navy who receive much more attention,
even if we are not permitted to know how many have madel
[the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty The merchant ma- I
rine has played fully as important part in the war, since‘
none of our fighting over-seas could have been done with-
outnove’r the land; but unfortunately most 0f the “work out the food
and supplies which have followed our enlisted l
ers are merely passed on to other departments and their.forces on their
way; and these ships and men have been
almost helpless against the enemy submarine, unarmed
Conservation Means
Greater Production
Agricultural Conservation pay—
ments in,1943 will be a means of
getting a definite production job
done, reports Bert Rau, County
A.C.P. chairman. 1943 payments
will be. directly conditional to the
meeting of war production goals
established on each farm. Such
goals on all products represent a
virtual war production contract
between farmer and government,
according to statements by Clif-
ford Townsend, administrator of
the A.C.A. .
FORFEITS BAIL
James D. Noll forfeited $10 bail
by not appearing before Justice M.
C. Zintheo, Monday. He was ar-
rested for speeding by K. N.
Mandley, state highway depart-
ment officer.
and without the glory of putting up the good fight.
Chatterbox Cal,
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT :
MRS. RAY COOK
BREAKFASTS — LUNCHES -— DINNERS
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j; VOTERS SHOULD BE TAX-CONSCIOUS,
Keep Politics .0th 0f
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Public Utility District No. 3, .of Mason
COunty was organized and has been Carried on to
its present successful and economical Operation,
now covering all Mason County, by the original
board consisting of J. F. Bichsel, R. R. McDonald
and Enoch Nelson;
These two Commissioners are candidates
for re-election, with T. W. Webb to replace Mr. Nel-
son, who retires voluntarily because Of personal af-
fairs, and recommends and supports T. W. Webb
as his successor. The election of the three named,
Messrs. Bichsel, McDonald "and Webb, is a gua-
ranty that the affairs of the Utility and its-needs
for further expansion when the government re-
leases the necessary materials, will be carried on
as amicably and economically as in the past, and
that the Public Utility which serves the public gen-
erally will be continued free from all political or
disturbing influences.
Vote for
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Bichsel, Mconald and Webb