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Thursday, December & Eacrett nber Co. gMPIC HIGHWAY QO 'hone 656 for BURGH PAINTS 00 w EAULING )ING SUPPLIES BY- ilroad MOTORS Phone 16 TOTEM CU R l ()S IAN RUGS AND BLANKETS hvajo Rugs tavajo Ceremonial Rugs eavajo Classical Rugs " - (Two Gray Hills) ° ,'himayo Blankets himayo Runners ]himayo Throws limayo Scarfs .M. until 8 P.M. Daily Except Monday SOUTH AND WEST  UNION, w.srI. • O. r. ld,'lV,- D:,c.vml:4,r-d 1:, . IlEI,TOU-M'AgDI4 CDUNTV ,IOTYUAI, I I II I i I i i II i i ...... i i ill 11 ] ] i i i i IT -.. ......................... yt Pro d Con Phone ....................... I'OO')CANALCOMMER(JIA|, Dewatto 5-Millionth Ma ag ' Lake Cushman ,,,.,,. .E.T MO,....Y an on ......... ........... -- t 're" v "qv 'qv 'qkv "wr ' v v " ',,' v vv v 'qf*' v v 'qe"r ', The .h)lm Matson family enter- taine(I his parenLs, Mr. and Mr.% VioLet Makso] of ()hdln I'o|' 'i'hanl;sgLvmg dinner. Way(1 has I)eon received by Mrs. T. D. N.oidcll of lhe birth of her first /2r:mdehild a boy named Charles Lewis Buruell. The child's l):ll'elltS, Mr. -111([ Mrs. Jtlnes ]lU'- ncl (Bealrice i[cideil), are now living in *vVatkins Glen, I. Y.. where Mr. P, urncll is teaching at Cornell Univ(,rsity. The E. I(. Trials were visited over the holiday by their son, Ed- ward Trial. and his wife and three children. Mrs. Charles Al'monr joined them for Thanksgiving din- ner. The nephew of ] ls ' Charles B']tlin has entered the Tahuya school, -Ie canle heft! fl'onl Mis- souri and is in the third grade. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. King en- joyed tlleir Thanksgiving dinner with several Dewatto friends Wil- liam M. Nance Ward Staight, Lee Baxter. Bad Spilhnan, Sirs. Lizzie Bedell and Mr. King's mother. Mrs. Earl King, now liv- ing at Tahuya. Charles Arn]our aRd son, Charles, Jr.. enjoyed the Seattle- Brcmerton football game Thanks- giving ])ay in Seattle. On their return they were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Nelson who re- mained a couple of days with the Armours. IIt]w Washer Produced The Maytag Company of New- t()ll, ]O\\;V-I, set a new world record in production of washing machines when it comphted the five mil- lionth washer, Walter Nash, May- tag deah:.r in Shelton, said this week after being officially noti- fied of the achievement. "This is possibly a classic ex- aml)le of the private enterprise system in hi)oration at its best." Fred Maytag, 1I. third generation president of the washer manufac- turing company, sai(] in con]inellt- ing on the accomplishment. The Maytag company was founded in 1893 by the late F. L. Maytag and three associates whose assets were according to their own assessments: "Fern' am- bitious men. a workable idea, $2,100 in capital, and an abmdant fulld of confidence in the future of Alneriea." The company at first manufae- tm'ed farm machinery, Its first washer was built in tf107 and was operated by a rotary handle. The first power washer, operated by a belt, flare an engine, was built early in 1909. Two years later an electric motor model was pro- duced. In 1914 a small gasoline en- gine, safe for'home use, was found and a washer named "The Multi- motor" was sold to lmmes without electricity. Early in 1919, after 'four years of experiment, Maytag succeeded in casting n all alilmiimm tub and produced whatwa c.atled in the trade "the washer" that could not be built " These earlier w,qsbers tlSod a dolly wfth pegs which pulled the clothes through " the water. In 1922 Maytag pioneered-with the gyrofonm principle of washing af- ter developing an aluminum agi- tator which forced the water thru the clothes instead of pulling the clothes through the w_ater. In addition to the famous Mas- ter washer, the Maytgg"copany now produces and distributes elec- tric ironers gas .ranges; and home freezers. The companY is retaining the five millionth washer as a sou- venir. CUT YOUR FOOD BILL tSIave those weeds plow'ed un- der this fall and herb" a' goqd gardeu in the spring. Let 'era rot and Watcl the garden grow PHONE 59:W ...................... i'-- New local telephone rates will go into effect with the next telephone bills, beginning with those dated December 1, Increased costs reduced the earnings of this business in Washington to .the vanish:- ing point This situation, if not improved, would have impaired bur ability to provide the service the public demands. Our rates, .generally, have not been increased since 1919 in most Washington crees andtowns. In asking our customers to pay more for service, we are not seeking /arge profits. Our policy with respect to earnings and service will con- tinue to be: to render an ever-improving telephone service at a cost as low as is consistent with financial safety and fair treatment to employees. (v) REATS for :S mrs, 6 to 8 p.m. .IICS, CARTOONS SUGGESTIONS to 16 Power URE METERS ORS ERS YERS INTERNATIO NAL TRUCKS bL SIZES -- SPOTLIGHTS 0LL FILM ,IZES , ACCESSORIES Im Development HRISTMAS CARDS. pots of the Northwest Phone *Representative New Monthly Rates for This Community Residence -- 1 Party $3.25 Business -- 1 Party $6.25 Residence  2 Party $2.75 Business  2 Party $5.25 Residence -- 4 Party 82.50 Residence-- Suburban $2.75 Residence--Farmer Line $ .75 *Complete telephone rates as approved by the Washington Department o Pe/blie Utilities may be obtained at olr business o][ice. Please Jeel jree to ask any questions you may have. ) The Pacific Telephone andTelegraph Company .. 120 Third Street 0 Telephone 497 Rates Presented Here Andrew J. Zimmerman Director, I Seattle,' Nov. 20. Rejection of Washington Dept. of Public I the l)roposcd new local telephone Utilities. Olympia, Washington rates proposed for 98 cities wqs 'qnnounced nere today by Andrew Dear Sir-- In reply to your recent letter I should like to eml)hasizc once again that our No. 1 objective is tn improve find expand am' servwe to keep pace with the ne.ds of tiffs rapidly growing slate. As the rccm'd in the public hearings held by you shows, the company's earnings have been very low from 1940 and we wont into the postwar period with earn- ings nearing the vanishing point and with wages and other costs rising at an unl)recedentcd rate. IT BECAME clear that Under snch conditions, considering that ])l'esont oxchange rates for prlle- tically "tlt exchanges were set as far back as 1919, it would be im- possible to expect investors o put their saving, into this business to finance the biggest unprovcment and expansion program we have ever faced. Accordihgly, we asked your de- partment to approve rates which we believed were the mmnnum re- quired to bring our ear]flags to the safety point We still feel that our request was reasoqable and we believe we proved our case in the many days of public hearings held by you and members of your staff last sum- mer and early this fail, IIOWEVER, we have agreed, and I hereby restate that agree- ment, to accept your findings and to put rates into effect which will produce a great deal less than the sums of additional money we be- lieve we require to maintain ade- quate earnings. This decision, we think, is in the public in.rest so that we can get on with the job we have to do in this state. We are going forward as rapidly as possible with the compilation of rate schedules which will com- ply with your findings. At the same time, we are rushing the mechanical work required to pro- vide extended service m many of :the cities and towns in the Puget Sound. Lewis county and Willapn Harbor areas. In addition, we are moving for- ward as rapidly as possible with • the provision of telephone service for all those who want it and with Lh( service improvements pro- posed. . , Within n very few days, you can expect to have filed with you the complete new rates, which will To- fleet the principles enunciated in your letter, and confirmation of the information about tim offering of the new services. Yours very truly, E, D. WISE, Vice President and General Manager. Grapeview The Grapeview Commtmity Club held an executive meeting a week ago last  .Tuesday ,r,evening a,t Mrs. Madelynn Stock's home. She is secretary. Grapeview Commun- ity. Club will have its regular monthly meeting at the school- house on Friday evening, Dee, 5, promptly at 8 o'clock. Grapeview-Allyn. Fire Depart- ment Will have its card party im- mediately following the above meeting. Julius Stock, Dorothy McDon- ald and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stock joined a family gathering for Thanksgiving dinner at the Stock paternal home at Rocky bay, Mrs. Leslie Rice and daughters, Sandra and Leslie, spent la&t week end. in Seattle visiting Mr, Rice's parent. Mr, and Mrs. Joe Tschida and Chester Hansen had Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs, Robert Hansen in their new home at OlYmpia. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parks also were guests. Mr. and Mrs. Orin Buckingham entertained out of town guests for Thanksgiving. On Friday after- ooon Mrs. Buckingham had the Pinochle Club at her house.--four .ables. Mrs. J:ulius Lombard of Wenatehee won the floating prize, Mrs. Vi Barrett and Mrs. Inga Imbard had high and low' re- spectively. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Lombard and young son, Johnny, have spent everal weeks here visiting his rents, Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Lom- ffrd. Julian has been doing some work on his property here. Kenny Hanson is our latest fly- ing xecruit. He's been at it for ome time and is doing well. The Grapeview postoffice, after having been located on Stretch Is- land for probably ,fifty years is 'this week msvlng to the new ad- dition at the store with Madelynn Stoek as postmistress, ,rs, Karolina Sund tells about ,p.seaplane guests that dropped irTeently. Lack of space forbids tl|ing the whole story. It seems one. 0f the planes was leaking gas and didn't know it. Another plane saw it and notified the first plane, Result was that Sund's had the plane personnel for overnight Kuests while mechanics were sent ,for, Mrs. Supd says it was not unusual in the erly days, before roads, for rowboat passengerk, Who couldn't weather the storms, to. come in and spend the night but she never thought, then, that some day she would be playing hostess to airplanes. • Mr. and Yrs. Lon Pike of Bremerton, Lawrence MeCue and the Bob Floreck family of Shel- ton had Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lombard. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Lombard and son, Johnny, spent an evening with tke Charles Lombaxds recertly. We've spoken about young John- ny in several news items ind each tia¢ we've wanted to give him a little corner of his own in our news. After all, he was born here and we'dlike to say to tlaose wlm heron'l: seem him on this visit to his grandmother's, that he really [s an outstanding child, very good looking add S good, with blbnd curly hair and the sweetest smile. l-e likes everybody, There was great excitement at the. store last Smday moring. J. Zinl|nerman. director of the de- partment (ff pnblic utilities. The (tiretor, in retuz'ning rate schedules to the Pacific Telephone and Telegrapb Company, said the local sorvic(  (.h'u'ges did not com- ply with his order directing a sys- tem-wide redtiction m l)roposed billings. In the letter of rejection Zim- merman pointed out that he had ordered system rate proposals re- duced $1,700,000 and that this sav- ing froln the l)rOl)oSed company charges "be applied first to resi- dential and farm .services." ASltING "further revision" by the lclephone company, Zimmer- man's letter urged immediate suh- mts:ion of revised proposals "so that thc service improvement plans reqqired by the Department may be instituted without further delay." "The difficulty in reaching a,n agreement," Mr. Zimmerman said m commenting on the Depart- ment's action, "is complicated by the fact that in addition to calcu- lating the revenue necessary to meet rising" costs and to yield a fair return on invested capital, the whole outmoded rate structure had to be modernized. Our .present rate system dates back to 1919 and changes in the telephone business and in custom- er demand for service require a new and modern system of rate determination. Unfortunately an impression has arisen that all present rates will be increased 14 per cent. THE DEPARTMENT has auth- orized an over-all increase in the revenues of the Pacific Telephone and .Telegraph Company. However, under the new rate classifications, increases will vary. iV[any rates will remain the same, a few will decline while some rates will increase consideraby more than 14 per cenL Exhaustive stud- ies have been made by the De- partment's staff to develop a for- mule to insure an equitable dis- tribution of telephone charges. The company's rate schedules must confoYnl to this formula. They do not as yet do so." The directors letter to the com- pany follos : ON OCTOBER 18, 1947, this Department authorized an over- all increase in telephone revenues which will affect the charges for service in the. several exchanges in varying amounts, In "taking th s aetion, it wa recognized that the t eleptmne ser- vice and equipment had to be drastically overhauled and changed in order to bring to the telephone users of this state a modern telephone system in keep- ing with the demands of the large increase in population and indus- trial growth. • The evidence in this case shows ..that the present .telephone rates, Which were estalished in :[919 and 1924, are inadequate in 1947 o produce the revenues neces- sary to provide a fair return on the investn%nt within the state to enable the company to attract '.dapital with which to make the / improvements are required by the I Department. THE SCHEDULE of exchange [rates which your company sub- mitred to the Department on June 20, 1947, was rejected because the estimated amount of revenue which would have been p'oduced thereby exceeded by at least $1,700,000 the amount which the Department believed to be justi- fied. Your company was therefore di- rected to construct a new sched- ule of rates which would reduce your estimated revenues by that amount, In order that the greatest num- ber of telephone users would be benefited from the reduced rev. enue requirements, you were in- structeq that as a general rule the reductiofis should be applied first to residential and farmer services, and that any remaining dollars available for additional re- ductions- were to be applied to other types of service in such man- ner as to produce proper differ- entials among the various users of the service. ON NOYEMBER 12. 1947, the Department received your revised proposals and has carefully exam- 1ned the rates suggested. The Department finds that the latest proposed rates do not in all re- spects conform to the require- ments of the Department, and therefore they are being returned to you for further' revision in order that the $1,700,'000 reduction in revenn ordered by the Depart- ment may be more equitably dis- tributed. It is expected that Ytl will ad- vise me when your revised pro- posals will be submitted sa that the service improvement plus re- quired by the epartmnt :ay be instituted wittmUt Surther del/y ome 'linseed eli beciiffih Over- heated off an electri plat ith a resultant' rite: iS Was qgickly put out wi.h a rite exttpguisner. The Charlps' cG10hlii'family have gone o" their former home in Oklahoma /'or a month's visit, Their young son, Denny, has been ill for a time or they would have left here sooner,-Bill Spooner, vice president, WiIt preside over the Grapeview Community Club meeting on 'Friday evening in :Mr. McGlothlin's absence. We asked Mrs. Annie Nelson why we never get a news item from her, and she said that she never does anything. These are approximately her words '!I picked berries in Puyallup this summer and lost twenty, pounds and now I am crocheting a table- cloth." Looks like a pretty heavy schedule. ..... -7 ...... " Saves 8uffar Try sprinkling sugar on, cookie dough with a shaker rather than by t:and. The proc.ess is easier, the sug- ar zs spread more ew'ly, and ugar i, saved, Ernes¢. Worl president of the Thanksgiving at Lake Cushman follnd lots of social life. Penplo wero busy coining and going. Mr. nnd Mrs. Art Gilmore spent the holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Soymnur Walton of Tn- enma, and from there traveled to Seattle to visit his mother, Mrs. Cmrles Gihnore, for the rest of the week. The Ray Petersons entertained the W. G. Petersons, Mr'. and Mrs. Rohert Smith of Potlatch and Mr. and Mrs. Nels Johnson of the Grove. Mr, and Mrs. Verne Hill dined with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Banner in Shelton. Mr. and Mrs. Don Brown gave n family dinner for her parents, Mr. andMrs, C. "W. Jones :Mr. and Mrs. Genrge Ferris and family. Mr. and Mrs, Jones left Fr/day for a month visit in the State Of California. :Mr, and Mrs. Dave Collins trav- eled to Olympia to eat tin-key and celebrate their 15th wedding anni- versary which fell on Thanksgiv- ing Day, with Mrs. Collins' annt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gal- loway. They tetra'ned home and left again Fri¢y morning to vis- it friends in Seattle. Mrs. Nadine Lamaster of Seat- tle spent the holiday with her mother, Mrs. Blanch Radtke. Mrs. Radtke traveled to Seattle Satur- day and planned to return Tues- day. Mr. and Mrs, Del Laramie and son spent Thanksgiving with Mr, and Mrs. L, M. Townsend at Du- pont where Mr, Laramie fell ill and is now home under' the care of Dr. Collier. Mr, and Mrs. Mark Ryan en- tertained Mr. and Mrs, C. ]3. :Mc- Allister of Tacoma and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hale of Hoodsport, They also eelebraled Steve's birth- day which was en T]mnksgiving Day. Friends visiting the Les Sand- rigs for holiday dinner were Ed- ward Sandvig, owner of the Bel- lingham Drug Co., and Mr. and :Mrs. O. L. Sandvig and children from Bellingham. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Radtke were Mr. and Mrs, Rodney Smith mad family of Seattle and Mr. and :Mrs. Richard Sparks and family of Hoodsport, who enjoyed turkey with all the trimmings, The O, K. Linscotts planned to have fun stepping out by them- seh, es for Thanksgiving (linner to some good Hood Canal eating es- tablishment. But their luck failed them. Mrs. Linscott contracted a severe cold and ;was confined to bed from Tuesday to Saturday. Mr. Llnseott ate a nice turkey din- ner the day after Thanksgiving at the home of the Otto Radtkes, and brought a daintily prepared tray to* lrs. Linscott, so there was cause for thanks after all. The Linscotts tFaveled to Boeing Airport December 1 to meet their daughter, Mrs. Robert Rains and son, Ronnie. who were to arrive by United Airlines from San Diego. They expect their son, Kenneth, home by December 6 to stay until the 24th, and Mr. and 'Mrs. John Hadley sre due to ar- 'v,e around the 17Lh to stay until. 3anuary 6. The Hadleys will drive up from San Diego. Mrs. Linscott will give the December 12 Cush- man party at her home, Week end guests of the Mak Ryans were Mr, and Mrs. Lowdll E. White of Seattle. Les Sandvig launeled his new boat, a 16-foot cabin cruiser which he has been building for the past several months, last Friday. He took it by trailer to the canal for the launching. It is apparently o.k. except for motor adjusting. The boat is white and has a glass enclosed cabin. He plans to spend  many happy lmurs aboard it with his finally, and friends. The garages by Ken Bitney's house are being torn down and re- placed with new ones off the main Hood Canal Commercial Club. wishes to remind nl¢21nt)el's If) {'onlc nnd bring their friends to Lhe ])(t luck dinner December g in the Hoodsport schoolhouse at 6 p.nl. All are welcome. Members. be sure to bring prop- erly wrapped gifts for the girls and boys of the Elma orplmnage. Put boy pr girl on the outside and approximately what age they are intended for. Ages of the chil- I dren are between seven and thir- i teen years. Mason County Post Nee 1694 Veterans of Fnreign Wars ReIDtlar Meeting Friday, Dec. 5- 8 p,m, Memorial Building J. H. Gray, Q,M. Adj. Phone 352J W. T, Jackson, Commander Phone 697 For Best Service and HIGHEST QUALITY Let UNION HEATING OILS Provide You Home Comfort This Winter FUEL OIL TANKS AVAILABLE GIBSON-WINNE OIL. COMPANY UNION OIL pRODUCTS Phone 326 Pr0mPf/- Delivery *. o_* .... oo,.,i, o... o.,,o :i: i! Do You Know 1. That time used the urge of fifty mill on years to move i the first slug in the sea, then grow it to the bin0 o *!: calldd man. "" 2, That necessity gives us defensive equipment slowly, :!.* as needs arise, destroys such equipment quickly when 4. the need is past. i! 3. That ,nan's fjreatest gift is thirking equipment to .:. interpret sensory perception, eason, memory[ Next ":" to it, Vision, 2 o €.'. 4. That, in 96% of all sensory perception, visibn is used :'! and that no longer u,ed so much for defense, we call it .:. Life Expectancy Earning Power. *i; 5. That nature constructed the human eys tO properly ":° fOCUS at walking speed. In running vision blurs, yet we force vision to drive ears at,60-70 miles per hour. i Airplanes at 200.300 miles per hour,,. %* ,;*': 6. That all lightilg agencies such as illuminating gases, .I. kerosene, and electricity have been perfected or dis- Cpyerd in he last !00 years. 4. i: 7. That an average American child at age 3 has 97% • normal vision: at 10 year s has 94 normal vision; ¢° at 17 years, 92% normal vision, at 22 years, 84% normal °_% . . .;,;, vision; and at 50 years, 75g/ normal vision. :i.: 8. The African aborigine, the Austallan bushman, the ! Laplander, apd the Arab have g.6% normal vision at age 50 when unexp.olsed to oiv[lJzation s refinements "" and the di=eass they bring. ::: ,. 9. That the average Aeri.n citizen spends, fom th.¢ • cr;idl6 t the ave, oqe-third 0"f ch 24 hours using ¢." arLiflciat agen6ies for I'urpoaes .natre never intended. .t. In sohool, at movies, dri}/ing cars and airplanes, Using ':, electric light--too much or too littlein all gainfpl :: occupation, reading, wprking playing, using ,the in- J.. venti0:n and teed Of today--too fast for an eye ad- "" justed to fifty thobsand years ago. i 10. That npt S, of ouc population has two eyes of equal strength with normai,'or better, vision. 4, .'i*" tContinued next week) ':Death t:erFalnates all 9anful effort. Los of vision term- lnates 96f Of 'gpqfuJ fflorts upon whi¢ Life insurance ,, premiums depe . ASSURE VISION ,--FULLY, COMPLETEL ANp FOREVER--NOW [ o?o road by the old Headman house,   w w out,e**c tar and other road equipment, Cushman has seen some foggy weather the last few days which usually lifts around noon, Jim Radtke is building an ab- el "serVati°n NSURRN¢¢ !i: platform in a tree across * Ir°p hissl:;: an innovation on J ]' , -&.,aT, ;o,-- REAL ESTATE- BON0S "NOTAY pU6LI£ ;; In hospitals milk is an important PHONE 304 " SHELTON  WASH, i!i toed and ts slso used in pharmaceu. ,, "' ' :i,* ?ls ' .:..`..:..:...`:...........:..........:.:......:...`..:.:..:.:..:..:.2:...:.:..:":..:......:..:..:..:.*. 2L_)_,,L:-:.: .::: :2.2 :_.Y., _C,\\;-2:L-: Y: =LL .,_ We Have ON DISPLAY NOW Model KB6F 6-wheel Model KBS.6 2-axle to drop into our showroom and INSPECT THESE LATEST INTERNATIONAL MODELS q, # KIMBEL MOTORS South First and Mill Streets Phone 465-W =