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December 4, 1947     Shelton Mason County Journal
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....... - .... - ...... r ......... ,. _2 "' ...... . ...... .......................... _ ]!11 I JI I ............. I,I +[..![I ...... :i, ........... JI ................... L ........ I ........ SHIP YOUR FREIGHT BY BOAT FAST FREIGHT SERVICE WITH DOOR DELIVERY IN 8HELTON Seattle Freight should be routed via Str. Indian, Ferry Dock, Tacom Freight v, tr. Skookum Chief, Milwaukee Dock, No. 2 Time Schedule as follows: [.,eaves Tacoma daily, except Sunday at 6 p, m, for Olympia and Shelton Arrives Shelton daily, except Sunday CLARENCE CARLANOER, President PUGET SOUND FREIGHT LINES FRIENDLY ACTION SAVES CANAL HOME Because of prompt action on the part of neighbors Thursday night when the Jim Johnsons were away from home, their house was saved, nndamaged from fire. Nearby residents noticed the glow lhrough windows and rushed in the front and back doors to find [ the davenport on fire in the front i room. Jack Simmons put the fire l out with water brougllt him by others, and uw uavenport was tossed outside, a complete loss. There was () other damage to speak of. Cause of fire was un- determined but it was thought that lighted cigarette sparks might have been to blame. Hoods- I port fire fighters were on the scene within minutes but were not needed this time. For Better Automotive Service " " Wheel Aligning * "Fender arid y; Repairing * Painting and Color Matching * * Steam Cleaning " Estimates Gladly Furnished on ,Any Job "THIS:TIME IT:S •HUDSON'' Olympic Tree Farm Included In New Booklet The timber futui'e of the Pacific Northwest is described pictorially in a 26-page booklet, "West Coast Tree Farms," just publislmd by the West Coast Lumbermen's and Pacific Ndrthwest Loggers Assoc- lations. Told in full through the med- ium of selected photographs plus a series of drawings by Arthur 3imrose. Oregon artist, is the , story o1: the origin and develop- ment of tim 2,524,693 acres of Tree Farms in Western Oregon : and Washington. "Tree Farms," the booklet ex- plains in a brief foreword, "grow timber. Year after year. without stopping, ti]ey produce the forest c'ops which nean jobs and pay- fl ro]ls and community stability. [I They mean lumber, paper, ply- /tweed and other: forest products L for America forever. ] "Tree Farms are not 'Just a name'; they're not a fad. A Tree Farm is a practical business ven- ture, and is expected to pay its way. Tree ,arms are designed to permit the greatest possible har- vest on a permanent basis, from qdr .imber lands." The b9det recalls tlmt the r"r movement, which orig- inate i-the Douglas fir region of Washington and Oregon, is now'-hationwide, with more than iLOPQ,O0 acres of Tree Farms in :17 "stctds. Copies of the booklet may be obtained by writing the, W.est Coast Lumbermen's Assoc- iation, 1410 S.W. Morrison Street, P0rfland 5, Oregon. SB.,)nN-aSOL C0[Y-JOURNaz, Thursday, Deeem, December 4, 1947. ' " - .... '" ............. ' ' '" " .... - ................................................... --'" " -" "" " ............... ":'- ....... :-subm-arines aount-e4 THE OLDTNER . , •  " t 63 per cent of all JaP- A | 2 Heavy ulsers s during World War II.  [1". ,,,,,  * • 1 ][)7] ]LTl',lill of a modern U.S. Navy =-v, ,,, uecommlsslone(i;  uii 1 |lV? is longer than a foot- Xnd we of the Pacific Northwest have a front- row seat for the performance. As if a magician's wand had swept across them, we see forests being transformed into items which add to our standard of living. Douglas fir lumber is the wealth--the buying power -- of this region. With it we purchase 6 out of 10 of the radios, re- frigerators, automo- biles and other man- ufactured items we u, SiXty per cent d the payrolls ia Westem Ore: non and Washgton come from tic, bet producs. Thirds icvf anther sors, too, in the mighty Doughs  forcWs. They're a renewable resource. Whm traes are harvested, others begin to grow. Th !un:er industry is aiding that growth in crew/way pssible--with Tree Farms, indust- sponso/ed tree nurseries, fire protection, and mod- ern logging and milling methods. Yes!... there'll always be timber wealth in die Pacific Northwest, and there'll a/ways be timber magic. SIMPSON LOG6!MG CO. + SHELTON and McCLEARY, WASHINGTON David L. Gumerson Passes in Oklahoma David L. Gumerson, who was born in Maon county in 1892, passed awayat Enid, Oklahomh, November 19. He grew up in th'$s part Of the country, then served in World War I, and went• to OR- lahoma to makehis home. Among ,he survivors are +his motlmr, +Mrs.' Htlda Gumerson. who. is a sister of Gus Swanson.of Shelton. Mr. Gumers0n had vls- ite  in Shelton dring September an' Oc:tober of this year. Use the Jourhal Wailt: Ads they really .get rel!ts. Recollections from 50 Years Ago By Lafe Redafe Wal, I rec'lect back in '97 wuz the first mow of the year 'bout this time. Snow didn't last long, though. Melted putty soon after it hit the ground. Wuz seine snow out at the art spent several days in Olym- Canal, an' it lasted 2,t hours 'fore it melted. November wuz a pretty mild month, however, an' true to Shelton tradition, 'cordin' to The Journal, Doe. Swarthout wuz the vie- tim o' an unusual accident thet week ill '97. A meat saw fell offen the hook above his meat-bl'ock an' hit his hand a nasty smack. Cut a gash 'bout 3 inches long in it. O." S. JOiINSON, from Hood Canal had a narrer excape from a couple confidence men in Seattle. He hod gone up there with $500 to buy supplies for hisself an' his 'neighbors, an he rm} into these fellers. They claimed they had a sack o' gold nuggets from the Klondike, so !e wuz a-gonna buy them He started back to ,his o-te[ fcr Some i  his nolle.v btit stol)pi,d to talk to n policehan when he lost hi'; way. Wet, I rcckin them confidenc6 men seen lim talkin' to the pad- dy, euz they wuzn't around when le got back with llis money. A COUPLE o' Shelton c0up]es hed sons 'thet week.! bac k in '97. FiKst weetg 0' December, tlet wuz. They wllz a Son born tO Mrs John Sliaw. on Dec. 1st, an' also a son wz b0nl to Mrs. Win. Rankin. November 30th. She wuz tile daughter o' S. D.. Grout. an' lived o)Jt at the "rollway," on Little Skookum. 'cordin' to the Jom'nal. Pore Paddy Renan died in the cpstody o' the sheriff in Shelton, following .a' serioNs illnea from the :after effects o' dver-indnl- ence, tie wuz a beloved charac- el- arotmd town, and the Mler- iff's wife an the other inmates o' the ja!l done everything possible to sa'vc' him HE COME ][[ERE froffi Mon- tana. an elaifled to have beeii in- terested in a minin' claim with his brother back there. But poor Paddy wuz a "subject for oom- passion-=lioncst,, generous, good- hearted. If his associates had but helped him up, instead of encour- aging his appetite and forcing him down," the Journal said. A:thur Govey, secretary for the S. G. Simpson company came into town thet Week to pay the taxes for the Blakely mill company. Thos. O'Neill wuz in Seattle: Till• Shelton come over from erring on a visit. Miss Clara Ansorge, who wuz starting a new school at Stew- Shelton Valley Come tO Gr,ange this Thursday. First meeting of December. The newly elected treasurer of Shclton Grange was left out of ou report of last week. Sorry. MTS:' :Lula Jones is the new treasurer. There were'many guests at the Thanksgiving tables in Shelton Valley. At the Hackerds on the . pld,Winsor place were Mrs. Hack- rd s mother and the Von Bus- kirks of Eatonville Wash., and also the Nortlmvers, Mr, anti Mrs. Wayne Glover en- tertained Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Paulson and their daughters, Louise and Smdra, Mr. and Mrs. Les Spilseth azd a cousin of Mrs. Spilseth. Miss Betty Slater came home from Seattle where she is attend- ng the U. of W. to be with the folks on Thanksgiving Day. Th Kimbels of Tacoma spent Thanksgiving Day at Alder-Brook ranch and by the way, last Sun- "day Mr, Kimbel, put m one more phone. Now the Highlands, AI derrBrook and the Sister. ranch are connected. Mrs. Signe Kneeland s p e nt T!aanksgiving in Seattle witlx Mr. and Mrs. Gem Kneetand and faro- fly. Art Coffman, his daughter, Ju- dith, and son, Donald D.. called at the Highland last Thursday after- 110011. • Potlatch Th home of IVfi-. and Mrs. C: A. Pickering was the scene of a hap- p homecoa'in and" fail e- -Y.. ._+ g .. my. r ,umon on TnanKsgwing Day. :Mr. ' ,nd Mrs. Arthur ic#ex, ing and spn, 9, eam,e up f/'0m Salem, O:e., ]r. ,a]I:d., Mrs. Wayne Plckr ,i €ring al) three sons were here from Seat] and Mr. and Mrs. lfarion Rqbb,ins, tldlr two sons m.d daJghter, came from Hoods- port. . Aztother Thanksgiving day, gath, ering W.s dt the heine of lVir: ahd Mrs. E_dw. ATnold. ' Dinner guests were lgr.: and Mrs. T. Jacobsen from Tillicu, Mr.: and Mrs K SirnoS. and tw0 sons and Mr.'and :MRS. om Ja.rvis d little taugh- ter, Bgrbara.. lark Hussman was 'home from Ig,, . , . + the a£ Seattle for the holiday vacation He • ' , Wth Clarence Robr inson of Lak Cushman, returnc'd to school SUnday evening• Another college student home for the holidays was Caroline Rei- man who is attending the College 0f Puget Sound at Tacoma. 'She too went back to school Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Reiman enter- tained two young seaman from the S. Pasadera stationed at Bremerton on Thanksgiving Day. The young men are from the Rei- Taan's home state, Kansas• Other dinner guests for the oceasJon were key. and Mrs. Ends from Shelton. :Mr. and Mrs. Jerry lIaury and danghter; .Christine, of Olympia, spent Thanksgiving at the lobert Sheldon home. Mr. and Mrs. Seen Larson and family lmve moved from Shelton to Potlatch and are now occupy- ing' the place recently purchased from the Re,roans. z'S. Laura Lord of Shetton MI" add Mrs. Sidney Ward of Auburn ga4 Mr. nd lgrs. Orri= llison of H0bdspor were gueste of Mrs. Nick' Ware on ThanKsgiving Day. piq an' Tacoma art.ending the \\;r. C.T.U. moctinK. Mb;.qos q'ressa Huntley an' Deltic McDonad re- tllrncd fer school after s,)(,ldilg Thanksgiving at honie. LANSING II. I)iq(;Kl,]II return- ed home fl'orP_ Michigan. It go so cold it drove him out '('.ordin' to the Jollrnal. He rel)orted the farmers m good spirits, an priccs wnz generally high an' crops good. Thet wuz the week the L.M. company wuz havin' a special hosiery sale. I re-call. They wuz offerin' 50 dozen Ladies' Cash- UlCI'( hose fit :15 cts, for a pair, an' 50 dozen boys heavy wool hose, 20 cts. for a pair. Dr. Kennicott, dentist, wuz of- ferin' fillings o' gold an' other materials for 50 cts. an' a dollar. No charge fez" cleanin', neither. TIlE FREE VILL offerings o' food an" supplies for the Method- ist Hosl)ital in Portland took up all the available space at the Methodist church at Tlmnksgiving time. They made up ten packages fer shipment to Portland, fr which they wuz duly thankful. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS MAY INCREASE ONLY Two weeks ago, we i)oifited out that avorker insured uuder the old-age insurance program, and over 65, may reeei bene- fits if he is temporarily unem- ployed for a mouth or nmre, even though he plans io return to cow,red employment later. Some elderly people It a, v e raised this question: "If I aPlflY for benefits now, and receive ttenl for a few months while I am out of work, will that ]'c, dll(:e ,he aulount I'll receiw wben I deei(le to retire permanently ?" Tile auswer ig "No." Oll('O established, the social security benefit will never gel any small- or; in some cases, it may Im Increased. Snppose John Jones, age 67. has an operation that will keep him off the job for tltree mouths. He applies for old-age insurunce, and receives benefits during the nlonihs he is nol working. Later. hc returns le work and put in anolher five. years before he decides to knoelc off and take things easy. If his wages durhlg that five- year l)eriod were enough to in- crease his average monthly wage, his social se('.urity pay- mew! will be increased. Other- wise, l! will remain at Hm amount he received durhlg his siekness. It will not be lowered. Navy Seeks Men The heavy ('.rlfisers IIS. Bv(,m- ert(m and IISS Los Angeles will bc berl]lcd aL an Frnlw+isc¢) on Nov. 29 lot deoolnlllis4ionilg, it was a]mounced loday by Thir- I toenth Naval Dist,'let Headquar- ters. Those cruisers arc bomg inact- ivaLed and placed in the Reserve Fleet six months carlier tlmn pr('- vi0usly phtnned because of instlJ'- fie ient 1)ersonile[ to )lall t]lcm. Navy authorilies pointed out. Concerning the personnel situa- tion throughout tim Navy, Rear Admiral 'I'. L. Sprague. USN. Chief of Naval Personnel. has an- neunced that although Navy en- listments and reenlistments for October exceeded 99 per cent of the monthly quota, the acelnnu- lated new enlistments from Jtfly 1 to November 1 are 35 per cent under the quota required to kee I) the Navy at ,its plamaed strength. "The large and increasing llUn-l- her of reenlistments is especially gratifying," Admiral S p r a g u e said• He added. "It demonstrates that men iff tim Navy recognize the advantages and benefits of a Naval career." Local Naval recruiters urge all lneu, veterans and non-veterans, between the ages of 17 and 30 (inclusive) who are interested in the benefits of the Navy, to call at their nearest Navy Recruiting Station for detailed information. All With Ra 00[Rvlc0000 • ,(_a -+'--" 24 Hour Garage +.,h for your phone--call • :, n 66--give us instruc- :jland you'll enjoy excel- Private Dining RoolVl ..... ...... ork10Cal or long alstancc tJOTTee n P/ aervice reasonably • and efficiently hand- Located within the industrial, shoppin( Theatrical distri SHELTON • ]:RANSFER Dircctly across th e: S. 2nd Phone 66 from the County-Ctt  Reservations AS. L  @ @ +CLEANER tRtUTION GRAND OLD CUSTOM--jgin,f the folks for Christmas. Grand, brand-new wa this ultra-monet, s, s txmalnsd v0n0a of the famous NORTH: you're bound, between the North a¢ific oa mt andChlcag0,go lacific's sleek ne Day-Nile ¢.0gcl, .,. new buffet-lounge cars.. ai)le sleeiersall drawn by Sm0oa new. diesel pgwer! ..::!:i ! 1:k::; :;:: RIDt IN A NeW O_YNLTE CQCH..L.owest fare; yet your Northern Yacmc coach tinker buys many luxuries: extra leg.room, re clmang "Sleepy Hoi- tow" seat with full leg resin, your own reading Light, well-appointed dressing rooms. €,   !::::} . , # , i +;'+ :1 ++: + DINI IN NEW DINER-LUNCH CAR. Take your choice: 5IT BACK AND SEE how this sandwiches,, beverages, names at .tle quic- diesel locomotive makes short service counter • • • or ornern acmc s match- lances. Soon this 4 less, full-course meals at tables. Eithex way, get rails will be famous foods in a handsome setting. --superb sleeping cars For Travel information and reservations, call ... H, E. DeSHIEL'DS N, P. Depot, 1st & Turner  Phone 127 to do RELAX IN NeW BUFFET-LOUNGE CAR. coch and tourist car beauty is a "clUb  ar" chairs and settees, between-mealS  writing desk, wide "picture" windows. HORTHERN PACIFIC R, 328 COTA PARKING