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• • • ld,tonals. The dreary campaigns The trouble with city election campaigns is that they are about as humorless as a John Birch Society member at a love-in. The incumbent stands on his record, pointing with pride to the chuckholes filled three weeks prior to the elec- tion, and his opponent vows to represent all of the people and fill more chuckholes than the rascal now in power. All candidates avow that they are Moose, Elks, Eagles and every other furry or feathered creature that crawls the earth or soars in the blue. Most of them have also slept through PTA meetings, suffered a weekend in the wilds with a Cub Scout pack, put the arm on their friends for contributions to the Red Cross or UGN. The whole thing is pretty dreary. Two recent political advertisements in the Lacey Lead- er, however, indicate that this may not always have to be the case. The first is the standard pre-election pitch of W. W. "Hap" Kemp, who hankered to remain on the city council of the Thurston County community• The dry-as-dust sales message revealed that Kemp had been a volunteer fireman, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a fire commissioner, a Cub Master, and an ad- visor to the South Puget Sound Timing & Racing Associa- tion. The second ad, also paid for by Hap Kemp, appeared the day after the election. It read as follows: "My Life as a Politician. During the past 30 days, I have walked the streets of Lacey twice and it seemed like 1,000 miles, once passing out Important Phone Number Stickers, then again passing out letters giving information about me. "During this time, I wore out two pairs of shoes, got dog bit three times, learned the needs of our streets, and should apply for the job of street superintendent. "1 interrupted 10 suppers, 15 naps, tore 1 pair of pants, got run off 2 times, kissed 3 babes, gave away 13 rain bon- nets, 23 balloons, 10 packages of gum. Helped 6 husbands kill the time ,of day, while their wives wanted them to work. "Got wet four times, catching cold twice, had to see my doctor for some medicine to keep going. My boss is sore, no sales, due to no work. My wife is unhappy as I have no pay check due to no sales. Wait until she misses the egg money I used to pay for this ad! "'In spite of all this, I still lost! My special thanks to the 878 friends who voted for me. I want to thank all those who didn't vote for me for their oonsideration." Why in the blue-eyed world didn't Kemp run an ad- vertisement such as this prior to the election? He'd have won by a landslide. Yaur loving By HERB*'CEN" The hot new recording at the moment would seem to be "Letter to a Teenage Son," intoned by one Victor Lund- berg while "Battle Hymn of the Republic" throbs in the background. Appropriately, it's on the Liberty label, and the righty-rock stations are playing the be jabbers out of it. Dear Old Dad starts the record on the subject of long hair and beards, and here he's not too bad. "Some great men have worn long hair and beards--George Washington and Abraham Lincoln," he notes wisely. After a lot of ifs, ands and buts, he finally says reluctantly "You have my blessing." As for pre-judging teen-agers as "drunken dope addicts" and "glue sniffers," Old Dad reaches a compro- mise: "If you will judge every human being on his own in- dividural potential, I will do the same." Whatever that means. As the record spins on, we start getting to the nitty and gritty• Draft-card burners! Aha. Dodging the issue for a moment, Dear Old Dad says, as lightning flashes around his head: "If you doubt that our free enterprise system in the United States is worth protecting.., if you doubt that each free individual in this great country should reap rewards commensurate only with his own efforts, then it's doubtful you belong here." (Hey Dad, what hap- pened ?) and finally: "1 would remind you that your mother will love you no matter what you do because she is a woman"deep stuff, there---"and I love you too, son. But I also love our country and the principles for which we stand. If you de- cide to burn your draft card, then burn your birth certifi. rate at the same time. From that moment on, I have no son." (Music up and out:) I realize there are certain countries in which the State takes precedence over the family, but I didn't think this was one of them. However, Father, who sounds suspiciously like Big Brother, knows best. Now, as to why this inspi- rational message is couched in the form of a letter: Ap- parently the son has left home and I, for one. don't blame him. Founded 1886 by Grant (3. tagle Mailing Addre: Box 4, Shelton, Wasl 98584 Phone 426-4412 Published at Shelt, Muon County, Wuhlngton, every Thursday. Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Shelton, Wash. Member of National Editorial Assoelatlon Member of Washington Newspaper Publishers' Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $5•00 per year in Mason County, in ad- vance -- Outside Mason County $6.00 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER m Henry G. Gay PLANT SUPERINTENDENT- J Shrum OIC' MAAG]]:R  IAxlema Johnson NEWS EDITOR  Alan Ford OInrI AHSTANT  Mary Kent S' IDITOR  MarJ Jacobin ADVERTING MANAGt  Don Adulfson ' , -- ,,, Page 4 - Shelton.Mason County Journal - Thursday, November "Now listen, colonel, you said you wanted more Green Berets and I'm going to send you more Green Berets." Capitol dome: Football games help get legislators to meetings By ROBERT C• CUMMINGS It still isn't determined whether there will be a special session of the Legislature, but it will look like one is being held in Seattle the weekend of Novem- ber 24-26. Three of the Legislature's lar- gest interim cgmmittees have b 2'4"rid Probably will meet'at least briefly, also, on November 25. They include the Legislative Council with 31 voting members, 12 "special" members and two liaison members for a total of 45; the Joint Committee on High- ways with 23 voting members and one non-voting member for a total of 24, and the Legislative Budget Committee with 16 mem- bers. That adds up to 85 legislators out of a total of 148 in the House and Senate. and a couple more of the other interim committees still have time to call a Seattle meet-. ing for that date. 'CONVENIENT TIME, PLACE It is a convenient time and place to hold an official meeting. The University of Washington- Washington State football game will be played in Seattle Novem- ber 25. It is a good way to get a full attendance at a committee meeting but it isn't always the best way to get work done. When all interim committees held their meetings at Ilwaco for the opening of the Megler-Astoria Bridge across the Columbia River, many legislators com- plained that little was accom- plished in the way of the work, because of the press of social activities. All legislators automatically get free tickets to choice seats at the game, however, and , by scheduling o f f i c i a 1 meetings t[ie"it tlat time, they also get their per diem and mileage ex- penses paid. The Joint Commit- tee on Highways has set its meeting dates for this quarter to coincide with the football dates for years, alternating between Seattle and Spokane, whenever the game is played. This year, however, will mark the first time for the Legislative Council to follow this practice. It always has carefully avoided meeting on this date in the past, though occasionally one of its subcommittees has taken advan- tage of the situation. SPECIAL SESSION Whether there will be a special session of the Legislature in Olympia will be known Novem- ber 21, when Governor Dan Evans meets with legislative leaders and the executive com- mittees of the Legislative Coun- cil and Legislative Budget Com- mittee. The fact that the Gover- nor has called this meeting has convinced a lot of people that he will call a special session, but this isn't necessarily so. As a matter of fact, things look better now than they did a month ago. There is a chance the deficit in public assistance can be handled within the $10 million in the Governor's contingency fund. A definite answer won't be available, however, until the Gov- ernor has later figures, which is why he set the November 21 date for the conference with legisla- tive leaders. STRAW VOTE ON LOGS The November 7 elections can be interpreted as an indication of hbw the vote will go on Initia- tive 32 at the 1968 general elec- tion. Initiative 32 is the initiative to the Legislature which the law- nakers passed on to the voters for a decision. It would restrict the export of logs sold from state-owned lands. Log exports were a prime issue in most port district elections. In each instance, port commis- sioners who had been active in development of the log export business for their ports were reelected; some by substantial majorities. The issue was con- fined to Western Washington ports, but that is where the heavy vote is concentrated. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM If anybody had any doubts that the Legislature would  thumbs down on a constifntibnal: convention again when it meets again in 1969, these doubts were dispelled by the executive com- mittee of the Legislative Coun- cil. The executive committee's announcment that its members don't- consider a constitutional convention feasible virtually as- sures that a convention call will go down the tube again; just as it did when Governor Evans asked for it in 1965 and 1967. The executive committee is composed of key legislators who are virtually certain to be back in 1969. Letter box: Ban the trucks i b:estepad; gTtomthvi:s{$d{il  b;  tcaC hmT!oTr!! up horsepower and still main- and cities by some d rf taining quietness in their pro- The interim period_ can^. ..:w dUcts, for development ot o[c, "S21 This is also true in the case of of power such as elecr "\\; ][ re s '  ear buses such a those of the Blu- or fuel cell. 'd ," mutt and Sailaway Lines, even Further legislation w°at:iiff.)( though their diesel engines are quire, on conviction Olc:SW'7', notoriously noisier than the gaso- noisy or smoky tru .l i,  line equivalents. These, incident- driver and owner to. o i t'i " ally are made by the same cam- days in iail, or one h°r;.l' pames as the passenger cars, gas chamber breathing , so that the same benefits of re- malodorous exhaust , d e: search are presumably available Constitution forbids crue!^'i'l' to all. usual punishment) carw " ] :n • " poi This commendable advance- erode. ]L "amen world  fo] ment is largely cancelled by too The last prow . -d i hUrr many truckers and, in this area, place of a dollar free eotiin particularly, by loggers who re- with making the pum,, ]that move all silencing equipment ir¢l Ui from their trucks or else substi- the crime. tute oversize forms of the ampli- In conclusion, let the ]ea of their f0,$ tiers so dear to the lower element ponder the fate Beck aa if of the motorcycle goon squads, leaders, Messrs. anfit If these observations sound as a consequence of ,e .dI01e like complaints, they are inten- behavior. Foll,-a ded to be, and as such, should R.N. l c elicit my proposals for relief. The Red American fraudulent . 'take I " I our hoW % Ik friendshiPS 'ttl es fo . Editor, The Journal: In a recent edition Realtor's Headlines i ran across the follow- ing letter from an American housewife which cautions the people of other nations not to misunderstand or misinterpret the real American--the one be- hind, not in, the headlines. It is worthy of quotation in the interest of placing in perspective the true Americans whom we all meet in their daily work: "We are the Americans you don't know. "We have no Washington lob- by, no image maker, no cause, and no gripe. "W;e happen to love our coun- try, probably the one thing we all have in common. Otherwise, we're busy earning a living, studying, running our homes, taking care of our children--keep- ing society together for one more day. You won't find us protesting or picketing, but you will find our children in Peace Corps and poverty programs, in military service around the world, and in universities everywhere getting to know and understand and love all of you. "W,e are taxpayers, not Bobby Bakers. We are people under God, . not. quibblers ,,over in- We are workers and doers, not dreamers of wealth. We don't marijuana, or take "W,e cherish our munities, and point that we are often ly and socially naive ..' over the $600 gover.n el ance for children Ut sufficiently interested or rated to fight it; weSe playing with little Ly,,, and corny, but we see ,- the office of President lutely awesome--so we the corn. _ "We are not HollyWO. i cans dabbling in jet°Sr lities, though we reaa "i .f! their gossip• We arv0ple: ! extremely normal Ill' bleS like you---but materia iltZfi more than aTY 0: r ;t 1 Our prosper'ty "'t- e i wa of our spiritual Y' . so Ymueh, and we vantt° t  and sometimes you o ^,,rter or you don't want it on 0ti¢ i "Don't forget: your are talking to our poliuy all f them are not  state°men they shoaltt that doesn't change {h;t 1 a et's remember m.St nd l " tin: at eU" we start snoo , 'I .......  i,ve .... shelton Proved with blisters Editor,The Journal: I wish to publicly thank all the people who helped to make the A.F.S .Work Day a success. We raised over $170. lVy hat is off to those who hired these teenagers. To those who needed wood piled, or ditches dug, or leaves raked, or babies sat; we're glad you thought of us and o:: those stUO _..=1  . I applaud time and r:4i:  donated their They proved by =¢erSi: backs and bliste, eO'"'° teenagers are willing  1 believe ' --" a cause they clyd; ;t.,l .F. ' i| The Flapdoodler: The super-ferry Hyak has everything, including guys in admiral's hats By STEVE ERICKSON boards. A faded schedule is propped against a telephone One more thing the Hyak had that I never sac tt The Vernita ferry was 50 miles east of Yakima. But it's gone now. The Harstine Island ferry is 15 miles north- east of Shelton. It's still there, but not for long. The Bremerton ferrynamely, Superferry Hyak de- parts hourly from downtown Seattle, awesome evidence that the day of supersonic travel has arrived. Whether on land, sea or air, the day of leisurely con- veyance has vanished. The day of hurry is here. The day of hurry up and wait. At Vernita, a toll bridge spans the Columbia River now. But in the old days, making the ford was a science- fiction clash of the old world with the next. Because as you dropped from rolling highlands down to the Columbia, you overlooked the Hanford Atomic Works, with its bright vapor lights, weird humming, and signs that warned, "Entering restricted area. No cam- eras." When you wound down the hill to the river you didn't even see the ferry at first. It was a flat barge with a four- car capacity. It crossed a narrow, fast stretch of river that hissed ominously as it slipped by. The ferry, pow- ered by a small engine, was held from washing down- stream by a shore-to.shore suspended cable. It was scary, but fun, to cross at Vernita. And it was free. The Harstine Island ferry is out of the boondocks, too. It's "berth" looks like a launching ramp for 14-foot out- 16, 1967 pole, and if the light is good, you learn that the ferry will be along in 45 minutes. It's an uncovered flatboat, eight-car capacity, with a noisy diesel engine and a small dinghy hanging off the back in case the ferry sinks. Upon first seeing both ferries you'd be derelict in your urbanity if you failed to exclaim, "Real folksy," or, better yet, "How quaint!" The Hyak is quite another matter. It has two decks for cars, two more for people, and a coffee shop upstairs. There are enough chairs to seat Mao's army, enough booths for a thousand bridge games, and enough picture-window glass to gi rdle the Astrodome. It slices through Puget Sound without a shudder, plow- ing flotsam and jetsam under with the same ease and dis- damn it would use in scuttling the Vernita ferry, if it should be brave enough to get in the Hyak's way. It's a nice boat. It's got everything; fog horn, mop- drenched floors, guys in admiral hats motioning where to park, kapok life jackets, passengers in mini-skirts, and a huge bronze plaque telling us the Hyak was launched in June, 1967. It's also got a lot of large signs saying "No drinking allowed." I saw one guy who hadn't read the signs. He stag. gored from stern to portside, poop deck to bow, with a mysterious brown-sacked bulge in his hip pocket. Sea legs? Not him, not recently. nita or Harstine Island: That fugitive art forr Graffiti, as you know, is wall-writing. , way, "Fools' names and fools' faces. • • etc." ..... • 1223' :, The Hyak's lavatory was a graffitori, if I pl  was no surprise The first thin that alwaYS ' ll l}' ne k t freshl ainted w s. fences a ,i w des ops, y p all .  i tory surfaces is graffiti. ut gi¢'  i! Such epithets as, "Promise her anythLng"st to * , LSD," and "God isn't dead. He just doesn  ' involved." I'm no graffitarian. I enjoy graffiti, but In' de my aloof, I have always refrained from pty $1,  upstairs, and about the "No drinking" signs: ;':;gl sitting rooms and the spotless floors and Win d . €¢11 circling me. About all that solid comfort.. /nka,  " incredible number of knots the good ship HY ing. All that speed. Then I recalled crossing tain I would either freeze or drown, and a the ferry wasn't there yet, and it was an old local winemaker, and we talked half-hour. Mine was the only ball-point pen on cil, lipstick and knife-point scrawls. It but it seemed to apply. "Death," I wrote, "is nature's way of slow down,"