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Lincoln Asks
to words, what
• 'IV are thinking about,
!iat some study and Postmaster Warren Lin-
[aLAN .... :,t bring out." " coln in Shelton today asked
.:is- local residents to plan their
":Ul experiences of the
l::::!::! .., :b years still in mind, Christmas shopping sched-
on,Chamber ules now to permit early
iii!]!i!i :i Christmasare determineddecorationsthat mailing of Christmas cards
" .................................................... ::gOod as the money avail- and gift packages, thus avoid-
' :'re will al!()w, and
• A Cuddly Lamb 'fcomplete saws-! ing last-minute crowds at
::corations " Chairman postoffice windows.
Wo(er is personally watch- To assure delivery before Christ-
rt igre ss of those who are mas Day, Lincoln advised that out-
d,, :ng- t-h_e c.o.mmun!ty's i of-state mailings should be made
,., . .strets for the belial y
I hrOugs.toutside decora-before December 10. Christmas
greeting cards for local delivery
been given contracts to, should be mailed by December 15,'
me streets and after :he said.
ringing of boughs and "On Christmas Eve, it is a great
sry have blythely gone satisfaction to be certaih that your
INow Complete
More than 2,700 feet of
electrical cable was unreeled
from the mainland to Har-
stint Island Tuesday to make
the final connection in the
long-awaited electrification of
the island homes.
The huge reel of cable was sub-
merged Tuesday afternoon, and
the final connections were ex-
pected to be completed and ener-
gization of the Island lines was
scheduled for last night, according
to Claude Danielson of Mason
County PUD No. 3. "
This marked the final step in
bringing to actuality the dream
which had been in the minds of
Harstine residents for many years.
THE CABLE which was laid
And Playful Puppies Two; ' i ....
. They II Make Their i?
k_...') Into Your Heart
And Stay the
| 'r.,.i Whole Year Thro,
ANIMALS
2.98
\\; 00ttle
\\; " is 15 inches; scotty, 12 incl]
, lamb and terrier, 11 inches
i:! L
if.,', With Shelton money in i
,i;t and a lot of dissatis-
mca- '€; '!lWcated:, with the results.
"-ca..:][z, the contract has been,
'.sea. ,. local decorators and!
$hMitler promises that as
'il b as is possible will be
The
Under i
Wonderful the Tree matter of holiday
ok _i! is important to any
Ich - ,:j and the elegance or
e beauty at Christmas-
,'F .... i the community as al
miler _ ., . e one or not. Merchants:
'4: individually polled by
K -ftors as to their wants
r"|x\\;\\\\i.Y!ng .their own business
F acceptance of the pro-I
V ,, :iLerally will contribute
' :/e spirit of Shelton dur-[
• ' : mtlr
auty will really make a boy's Christmas'::' "J!';n holiday season. The
;auge steel with detachable trailer. Si ,./:.:l ecorations m to re]-
eels, even a spare in the rear. e visitors who will
A7 r shopping needs and
• --', ]d a beautified commun-
.ribute a lot to the pic-
• Built o[ All-Steel . T ' obtained.
J9 any direction of the
:/,': m a given point in
:! tates, one is impressed
number
" il,accounted of
::::hy the peoples of this
/:Pa should be thankful
.... .•; .(':)al opcasion for Thanks-
have an abundance of
COAl, TIIUCK :::!=,1 coutrary to the
l.O0 those who seek to
American way of
A whiz of a truck! The freedoms and higher
"dump" £s easily operated., we do have a
Eleven inches long, )athy for others o
suffer for lack of
......... body comforts: The
Page Eight) '
y" _ Comes
In
Concert
;e outstanding musical
=- ',7,lLule year for Southwest
" llllll '[" is coming up next
':i est Sympho y "-
"" >:luer the direction of Eu-
• Scale Model [ece orchestra, made up
............. /a of the Seattle and Ta-
• a..;. , I,:Phon roun will pre
- !e program that has
Uncoupling .f':;.;? twice in Seattle and
..... • ..... v ):',_COma during the course
1 i ," ' f-ial series ....
l l. appearance of the
lee$oe$o6e@$
if" gauge scale model With pewer-
tender and four true-to-life cars.
ormer, connector and "Uncouple
Terms Also Available
is sponsored
Guild of that
assumed full re-
ticket sales and is
prices for re-
and general admis-
Shelton
hities are expect-
this opportunity to
musical program of
Christmas cards and packages
have been delivered because they
were mailed early," he pointed
out.
"WHEN YOU postpone mailing
to the last minute, -you risk dis-
appointing your friends by having
your messages and gifts caught in
the rush and perhaps not delivered
until after Christmas."
He advised combining early mail-
ing with use of "Do Not Open Be-
fore Christmas" notes or stickers
on packages and envelopes.
Lincoln anticipates even heav-
ier mail loads this Christmas than
during the record-breaking 1946
holiday season.
HE SAID that local postoffices
across the nation are already pre-
paring for this peak load by re-
cruiting extra mail clerks and car-
riers, collecting and overhauling
delivery trucks, and oiling up the
stamp cancellation machines.
The ' local postofftce "has ,al-
ready done a large part of its own
Christmas shopping by laying in
supplies of many thousands of dol-
lars worth of stamps," he an-
nounced.
"We would appreciate it if peo-
ple would stop in next week and
purchase the extra stamps they
are going to eed for their Christ-
mas cards and letters," he said.
"This is one phase of Christmas
shopping that can be completed
early, and it will help us a great
We .can give thanks every moment for the fact that ours is such a
bountiful land, There may not be as much of everything as some of us
might like but just as the turkey has only two drumsticks, there's a
limit in other things too.
So, we're practical, and substitute what there is plenty of to stretch what
there's little of. And if we don't buy more than we need, or heap our
plates with more than we can comfortably eat, we can give thanks for
this land's capacity to share with others.
There may be times when' we in America may have tc tighten our belts
a notch but let's remember there are still millions of our neighbors
who haven't got a belt other than a piece of string to tighten who
haven't had a full course meal in years!
Thanksgiving? We've every reason for it, so let's enjoy it to the full,
and see to it that we give other folks a taste of it as long as they need
turn to us for a friendly share of the things we have to spare.
deal in speeding up traffic at post
office windows during December." George Adams
LINOOLN recommended that
Chri,sts cards be sent first class
-6/he,e {el'e is any possibilily that Takes Lead In
the tddress may be incorrect ,or
incomplete; sines only envelopes
wardingbearing'aprivileges.3"cent stamp have for-Indian Meeting
Stressing the need for complete
and accurate addresses, he pointed
out that thousands of cards and
packages are days late arriving i
every Christmas season, or end up
at the deadqetter office, because
of insufficient addresses. He em-
phasized that zone numbers should:
be included whenever tvailable to
speed delivery.
• Parcel post packages cannot be
accepted unless they are stoutly
wrapped, he said. "This means
heavy cord, sturdy outer paps',
and heavy cardboard inside. Pack-
ages must not exceed 70 pounds in
weight, and are limited in size to
100 inches in length and girth com-
bined."
Christmas cards can be handled
more readily if they are tied in
btmdIes, with all the envelopes fac-
ing the same way and the stamps
in the same corner. Progressive
mailings over a period of several
days evens out the work at the
post office, he added.
Speedy Drivers
George N. Adams, of Hoods-
port, took a leading role in
the two-day conference of
more than 200 representa-
tives of 23 Indian tribes from
Washington, Oregon a n d
Idaho which was held in Nes-
pelem last week.
Speaking as president of the
senior Indiau organization in the
district, Adams favored consolida-
tion of all tribes in the area into
one federation.
The plan-was tentatively adopt-
ed, with a constitution approved
by the conferees to be submitted
to various tribal councils for final
approval.
TNE NEW federation will be
known as the Affiliated Tribes of
Northwest Indians, and will in-
clude the previous 15-tribe North-
west Federation of American In-
dians in the region.
The federation plan was adopted
after its proposal by older tribe
Ill
cuss00ET; JD00ion City, Will
MAY BEYOUR ,VAU.LTI00@Iac e School
ON DRIVER.SIGNALS
Next time you cuss a metorist'
for failing to signal a turn take
a second look and see If maybe
you don't deserve the cnssing
yourself.
There are at least three dis-
abled vdar veterans in this com-
munity who are unable to use
their left arms but who are still
capable drivers and possess driv-
ing licenses.
The veterans have signal
lights' on their cars and use
them inn lieu of the arm signals
they are unable to make.
So take a closer look next
time you tail a car so closely
you almost ram it in the rear
when It makes a turn. Perhaps
you didn't lodk close enough to
.see the signal light.
Perhaps that car was oper-
ated by a disabled war vet--and
perhaps you should get the cuss-
lng, not the driver.
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Craft and Hobby
Show Scheduled
Sunday Evening
With New Building
Replacement of a 60-year-
old school building at Union
City with i: a new two-room
structure of modern design
and at moderate cost is plan-
ned for next spring by the
Union school district.
Directors Nolan Mason and
Wright Carlson presented archi-
tect's plans for the building at a
public meeting in the Union school
Sunday•
The meeting endorsed the plans
presented by the directors and in-
structed them to proceed with pre-
liminary details necessary to set-
ting up the project for contract
bids•
MASON EXPLAINED the dis-
trict had been unable o obtain
state funds to supplemenffthe $32,-
000 building fund voted in Septem-
ber, 1946. He said it would be at
least two years before the state
Tuesday was on order for nearly
two years by the PUD, and when
it was finally delivered the price
was nearly twice the cost quoted
when it was ordered, Danielson
said.
At least 72 new customers will
be served by the PUD with the
final connection of the new lines
on the Island.
The actual cable laying was
speedily and efficiently carried out
by Roy J. Kimbel and his Yacht
Gypsy, aided by a crew of line-
men from the utility district.
MAURICE NEEDHAM and W.
L. Jessup, editor of the Jomal,
witnessed the cable installation
as guests of Kimbel, but the oc-
casion caused little stir among
Harstine residents.
(Continued On Page Eight)
He Just Missed
Rose Bowl Trip;
'Little Bit Hasty'
An all-expense-paid trip to the
Rose Bowl football game and Pas-
adena Tommament of Roses cele-
bration on New Year's Day was
only a whisker away from Fred
Abeyta, 34-year-old bartender at
Mac's Corner here, but because
he was low man in guessing the
scoring-by-quarters in the Wash-
ngton-Washington State football
game last Saturday he had to be
satisfied with a $50 cash prize
in.d,
..... Shelton ,man, Ay..air
corp veteran wlth overseas ser-
vice in World War It, tied with a
Seattle youth and a Kirkland girl
for first place lathe finals of the
Seattle Times annual Guest-Guess-
ers football predicting contest last
weekend, correctly predicting 19
of the 20 games right.
%VITH ONLY two trips to the
Rose Bowl offered, Abeyta w'as
outguessed on the quarter-by-
quarter scoring of the Husky-Cou-
gar game by the two other con-
testants with whom he tied and
so had to be content with a $50
consolation prize instead of the
trip.
A two-column picture of Abey-
ta appeared in the Tuesday eve-
ning edition of the "Seattle Times
sports pages. His only sis-call
in the 20 games listed in the guest-
guesser finals was the Maryland
v i c t o r y over Vanderbilt. He
called Northwestern's upset vic.
tory over Illinois which tripped up
the other two contestants.
, "I must have been a little hasty
picking that Maryland-Vanderbilt
game," Abeyta told a Times rep-
resentative. "I'm sure if I'd stud-
ied that one a bit I'd have called
it the other way."
Many Shelton and Mason Coun-
ty folks participated in the Times
football guessing contest during
Decorations Blossoming,
Stores Preparin9 Stocks
", I • I
For Chrnstmas Opening
The annual facedifting program for Shelton for the holi-
day season was begun this week in anticipation , of the Christ-
mas opening which will be held a week from tomorrow.
The greenery which blos-
somed out on some of the u, m . . .
city's intersections will elwrecKers tan
supplemented by other decor-
somed out on some of the
city's inte st( ions ¢il be
supplelent d] oth d ;or- A m me
, ations along the main streets Inn K0un0 .ouse,
and at intersections in the from m- s "
business district, imcnlne
bnop
h car ] =
Ot er de atio swi 1 be install-} .......
ed by many of Sh$lton storekeepers] wreckers were pecmng az
in their concerted program to]the walls Of the vacated
bring a real Christmas spirit to / ; ..... ,;,,. .......
the city. [ .,pou. u66...F, uu**y
THE DECORATIONS are all be- 1 roundhouse and m a c h i n o
ing installed by Jess ]Hill, and he] hor W;l.,o A ...... ,
has pledged to have them complet-I t" ........... v,,
ed before the grand opening next I this week.
week. However, there will be no| By the first of the year, Henry
outdoor lightiug this year, follow-| Bacon Inc.," a Seattle wrecking
ing .a. reqtjes.t from 'the govern- I firm, annonnced the old structures
ment [o run'am n'om excessive use| will be leveled and Shelton will
ofelectric power tiffs year. .| have a look at how its landscape
BoeCau;]e o genet[etor" u'ourne a:| appeared before Simpson built at
i 'vue a (1 o ee .aa.ms,.there| this location 30 years ago.
oatln°ragweh° eectcY t:g2::e/ SilAnlls2llareandSh°nPt:lCfl*line%:f
rated' by extensive use of outdoor| . :,; ..... ,.^ . ,^_, .... ,
lightmg for the Christmas hoh-| '-E--LITI--- o ....
days, Manager Claude Danielson of : D M.O • ON . r. tne rouno-
IT i Rh rt n r n to nouse ls to oegm m IUlA SCale
the P._.D• .n __e_.o_ _e....r ...... ' . .
- early nexK weeK, with work on
The Chamber of Commerce,
which is sponsoring the decora-
tion program for the city streets,
has acceded to Danielson's request
to limit outdoor lighting, Chair-
man Vcrn Miller of the decorating
committee reported.
STORES IN Shelton will remain
open until 8 p.m, on the .day of
the 'Christmas open house Decem-
ber 5. New stocks of merchandise,
and Christmas decorations will be
displayed by each store, it was
reported.
Shelton merchants are stressing
the "Shop in Shelton" theme this
year, pointing out that local stores
offer the same merchandise as big-
ger cities, and often at lower costs,
because of lower overhead here
than in metropolitan shopping cen-
ters, F. E. Beckwith, reported.
Lines are complete, and the locaI
men ask only that Shelton shop-
pers "look around here first," be-
fore going elsewhere to buy.
The Shelton stores will be open
until 6 p.m. every night in the
weeks following their opening, and
plan to remain open until 8 p.m.
on the Monday before Christmas,
according to Miller.
Reiten Motors
Office Robbed
Investigation o$ a robbery at the
Reiten Motors garage at First
and Pine streets last Friday" eve-
ning revealed that some unidentt-
f|ed person had presumably en-
Lt'dred' 'he bOilling'-by.che front
door with a key, Chief of Police
Claude Havens reported yester:
day.
Havens said that there was ap-
proximately $50 to $100 missing
from the store Saturday morning.
The back door which was pre-
viously closed was found open the
following morning.
The door could not be unlocked
from outside.
Simpson Gives
1,600 Turkeys
To Employees
More than 1,600 plump Thanks-
giving turkeys were distriSuted to
employees this week by the Simp-
son Logging Company in contin-
uance of a practice started 27
years ago by the late Mark E.
Reed.
Turkeys were given to all mar-
ried employees and heads of tam-
flies working in Simpson offices
and plants here at McCleary,
Grisdale and Seattle.
Distribution of the Packaged
birds, whose combined weight ex-
ceeded eight tons, was handled by
the meat department of the Lum-
bermen's Mercantile, with Bob
the tile-walled machine shop to
follow in a few days.
The wrecking company expects
to have a full crew of about 12
men on the Job beginning Monday
and they plan to finish the Job in
about three weeks• Six men from
Seattle are now engaged in pre-
liminary work on the wrecking
job.
All brick, tile, timbers, sashes
and other building material will
be salvaged, according to spokes-
men for the company. Salesman
E. Knight and Foreman F.
Selwarz are in charge of the ac-
tual operations.
The contrast for the wrecking
job was let by the Simpson Prop-
erty Development division, and
plans for a new office and mer-
chandise development on the site
of the old buildings are now being
made.
Civic Center Is
Approved By
Jaycees Here
Final approval of the proposed
plan to provide a civic-youth cen-
ter in Shelton was given by the
Shelton Junior Chamber of Com-
merce at its meeting Tesday eve-
ning at the Colonial House.
Approving a report from Chair-
man Ed Lowell of the administra-
tion sub-committee that there is
a great need for such a project
ald' thai'the town could support
a larger civic center, the club
members voted to undertake the
tremendous responsibility of se-
curing a new civic building.
Further action on the project
will be tmdertaken with study by
the promotion sub-committee of
the .best methods for providing
funds to build the civic center.
Concrete action is expected within
a few months.
THE JAYCEE m e e t i n g at
which the important first step in
the new civic project was taken
was described by President Oene
Burgoyne as "the best meeting in
the club's history."
Preceding the report by Lovell,
a special speaker; Irv Stimson,
National Director of the Junior
Chamber for Washington state,
told the local members of ways to
improve their club.
Stimson, a well-known Seattle
man, stressed administration and
other activities which can best be
accomplished by committees with-
in the organization,
HE PRAISED the Shelton club
for its fine showing since its or-
ganization last spring, and indi-
cated that Shelton is "in the run-
ning" for the award of the club
of the year in Washington.
Stimson was accompanied to
Shelton for the Tuesday meeting
For,Ages 3 to 6
$2.25
STEELWAGON
A grand toy for a girl or
boy. ate.el, painted bright
red. Even has rubber tiresl
arful Gift for the Small Fry .::
" , Speedy
TWO.WH
SCOOTER
3.98
flashy red flntsl. s'::
rolling wheels wit]z -"i
melded rubber tires. a $
a parking stand. F:::I,,
good exercise, tOO,
is'such a large an-
is particularly
able to present the
that is currently
the larger cities of
Southwest Wash-
are backing the event
enthusiasm.
musical instruc-
Reed High School
making arrange-
local students
the event in school
erred scats are still
Beckwith's Music
as general admis-
are selling fast,
are urg-
tickets early.
Group
Officers
Year
for the coming
by the Mason
association at
the court house
ag.
officers who will
were president,
vice presi-
Carlson; sec-
rion Smith; tress,
Hooper; custodian;
board mere-
term), Mrs. Fred
lII.S. Olive Grcn-
tr term) Mrs. Don
Charles Lewis.
on has asked each
to meet, elect
to the assorts,
cember 31, in order
work may be
end of the year.
in joining a
s urged to Con-
Arsdale at
Under 'Eagle
Eye' of Police
A closer enforcement of the
speed laws in Shelton and Mason
county was promised this week
following a conference between
Shelton police, a county commis-
sioner and a representative from
the Veterans of Foreign wars.
The conference was called by
the Rev. Wayne Wright and Lylc
O'Dell representing the VFW" and
in O'Dell's case, the County Cam-
missioners also, in an effort to
reduce speed law violations near
school zones.
Talking with Chief Claude.Hay.
ens of the Shelton police and Of-
ficer Cecil Clark, who is the of-
ficer assigned to school protection
patrol duty in the city, the men
reached the conclusion that the
best way to stop speeding in re-
Stricted zones is to begin an ex.
tcnsive arrest campaign.
O'DELL promised that similar
action /fll be taken by the Sher-
iff's office for school• zones and
other reduced speed areas outside
of Shelton in order to help elim-
inate the menace of speeding driv-
ers.
The men pointed out that many
local drivers fail to observe the
20 mile limit in school zones, and
they cited the example of the
child who was recently struck by
Srn auto in the Beverly Heights
district when the driver failed to
reduce his sped in a 35-mile zone.
The officers wamed that the
speed limits apply to special-haz-
ard areas near schoolsand busy
intersections, whether or not
signs are visible warning the driv-
er of the danger• '
Drivers arrested speeding thru
a school'zone will be assessed the I
maximum penalty, they promised, I
and there will be no "overlooking' I
of violations by tim police, ' I
The police too have children in [
school who"are being endangered, '
leaders in order to assure unified
opposition to proposals which are
unfavorable to Indian interests.
The conference delegates also
went on record as seeking a .great-
er voice in the selection of their
government overseers, and Sis op-
posing any changes in present 'In-
(Continued On Page glght)
Okonek 50th
Anniversary To
Be Celebrated
The fiftieth wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. J..F. Okonek will
be celebrated at an open house
party in Grapeview Sunday.fter-
noon from 2 to 5 p.m.
The couple were married on Nov-
ember 29, 1897, and came to
Grapeview from Crystal Falls,
Mich. They have siX children liv-
ing near their home at Grapeview.
All the friends of the couple are
invited to come to the open house
celebration Sunday to pay re-
spects to Mr. and Mrs. Okonek.
They have lived at GTapeview :for
25 years.
MASON COUNTY
GI'S IEPORT IN
FROM AUSTRIA
• A short letter from Linz, Aus-
tria, reveals that two Mason
(.ounty beys are stationed there
Wlih
"; the U.S. Army Sibmal
Cerps.
The letter was written by
Bob W. Smith, of Lilliwaup, who
reported that Charles Fergmon
from Shelton Is also in his cora-
l)any.
Smith said the sigml corps
Is "not too bad. It's a lot bet-
ter than being in the consta-
bulary."
I
A craft and hobby show will be
presented at Mount Olive Lutheran
Church, Cascade and the Highway,
next Sunday afternoon between the
hours of 5 and 9 p.m.
Sponsored by the .Walther Lea-
gue, he ex, hibtion is intended to
give both young and old the oppor-
tunity to display their hobbies and
handicrafts and at the same time
present ideas for others looking
for a hobby or craft.
The show will include oil paint-
ings, wood work needle work
scrap books, and numerous collec-"
tions. Collections will include bet-
fie. caps, buttons, pitchers, stamps,
photographs, coins, match folders,
dolls, model airplanes, guns, per-
fume bottles, cups, etc. Vocal and
instrumental .music will be pre-
sented, at half hour intervals.
EXHIBITORS will be on Imnd
throughout the show in order to
explain and' to answer questions
about their hobbies to all comers.
The Walther Leaguers will serve
refreshments at all hours. There
will be no admission fee ror
charges. If yml have a hobby, are
looking for a holby, or can enjoy
seeing some one'else's hobby yotl
are cordially invited to look over
the craft and hobby show at Mount
Olive Lutheran Church next Sun-
day evening.
The public is also encouraged
to participate ih the show. Any-
one having, a hobby or handicraft
he or she would like to display is
asked to telephone 239J o; 395M
as soon as possible to register.
The show is being presented in
order to encourage the develop-
ment of various talcnt, to a-
quaint fellow hobbyists and crafts-
would again have appropriations
which might be available.
"While we would like to have
the state's help, it is with consid-
erable pride that we are going
ahead on our own," Mason told the
school patrons. "We will hope that
in two more years it will be pos-
sible to get aid which will lead
to further improvements."
DIRECTORS said the present
building will be moved to another
position on the school site to serve
as a gym and community hall.
Mason said the school board will
proceed with the new structure
just as fast as approval of build-
ing plans comes from various state
authorities, including the State De-
partment of Public Instruction alad
the State Health Department.
The Union City school has 41
pupils enrolled in first to sixth
grades this term.
Bodies of Two
Soldiers Being
Returned Here
The. bodies of two soldiers from
Mason county who died in Europe
during the war are included in the
group of 28 being returned to
Washington state this week from
Belgium and France.
Pfc. Dale E. Bloomfield, whose
next of kin is Mrs. Myrtle Bloom-
field, Star route 1, Slelton, and
Pfc. James Taylor. whose next of
kin 'is Nellie F. Taylor, Belfair,
are being returned on the army
men, to create new and useful transport Robert Burns which
ways to occupy leisure time, and docked in New York early this
to acquaint the general public week.
with a portion of the purpose of The bodies were Drought from
the Walther League, .Lutheran Henri Chapelle Military Cemetery
Young People's Group which is I at Eupene, Belgium, and will be
sponsoring this show. I taken to the Quartermaster Gen-
This is not a contest and is be- eral depot in Auburn, the War
ing presented free of adanission. Department announced this week.
the season.
Tembreull supervising details.
Atomic Dangers Told
At Sports Club Dinner
A tremendous turn-out of interested sportsmen and
people who Were "just interested" was reported following
the banquet of the Mason County Sports and Skeet Club
last Saturday night.
Although only 100 plates
were originally planned for,
more than 124 were served
and others were turned away,
Kenny Frank, who was in
charge of the banquet, report-
ed
The banquet was tle final cele-
bration of the winners in the re-
cent predator hunt contest, in
which Frank's team came out on
top. Prizes were awarded to the
high scorers as part of the pro-
gram that night.
TIlE MAIN speaker of the eve.
ning, Clarence Pautzkc, fish bio-
logist for the State Fish and
Game department graphically de-
scribed the dangers of atomic war-
fare as he had observed them at
the Bikini atom bomb test in July
of 1946.
Fish samples taken in all parts
of the lagoon were examined for
radio-activity, ahd it was found
that the contamination had spread
from a small area around the
blast in 1946, to the whole 400
square miles of the lagoon a year
later.
The tests also showed that the
most dangerous radiation was de-
cayhg at such a slow rate that
Bikini will be uninhabitable for
at least 100 years.
TlIIS RADIATION has the
power to affect che hereditary
characteristics passed on from
parents to their offspring, and as
a result, Pautzke pointed out,
many fish are now belng produced
in Bikini which are badly dr.
formed, and others have tmdoubt-
cdly died as a result of faults in
their growth processes.
Similar results have been found
in the growing of earn seed which
was exposed to the radiation at
Bikini,he said, and further evi-
dence f the disastrous effects on
succeeding generations has begun
to appear in children recently
boru in Japan of pareuts who
were in the bomb areas )f Naga-
saki and Hiroshima.
There is no doubt that the same
damage would bc permanently
visited upon any other area which
might 'be exposed to atomic rad-
iation as the result of u war, and
on all the surrounding area where
winds or waters could carry the
contaminated materials into food
and water supplies of the p0pula-
tion.
CITING A personal example of
the radiation effects. Pautzko told
of his taking jars and a pressure
cooker with lfim to Bikini with
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by Chuck Thompson, Tacoma,
State vice president of the Jay-
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Masons Elect
New Officers
For Next Year
Mount Moriah Lodge No. 11,
Free and Accepted Masons of
Washington held their annual elec-
tion meeting Saturday night in
Shelton where new officers were
named for the couting year.
The Worshipful Master who will
be installed in a public ceremony
at the next regular meeting of the
group, December 27, is Harland
P. Jordan. The new Senior War,
dew, Leo Martin, and .the new Jun-
ior Warden, Earl Jordan, will also
be installed at the meeting next
month.
Other officers in tle group whe
will be installed at the next meet-
ing include Ed B. SuLtan, t.rcaS.
urer, and William C. Batchelor,
secretary.
W/]bcrL CaLto will be the retir-
ing Worshipful Master of Moan!
Moriah Lodge• He said yeaterda
that hc will preside overlies mar(
meetings before his term in offiC
is ended January 1. The comin
meetings will be for the purpos(
of initiating new candidates lnt(
.the organization.
Tle new appointive officers wh(
will also be installed at the nex'
regular wresting in December haw
not been anltounccd by tile ncv
Worshipful Master.
MRS. CARR RECOVERS
Mrs. Roy Carr, wife of the Ma
sou County Commissi0neL hm
been confined to her home for
week because of illness, but is no
sufficiently recovered to be abh
to receive visitors. The Carrs lie,
at Kamllche,