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Thursday, November 2!: i  INGS AS THEY EEM ,&apos; to words, "what gingRobes Christmas Gifting @ [ifferent gift him is one our hand, me, new are thinking about, some study and bring out." general election re- brought a change to in the United about because most the nation had become dissatisfied with poll- were interfering with g of the Am- Reconversion was and Congress or unable to semblance of order nation that had just :four years of war. The power wanted to con- with a domination of wartime regula- stifled their freedom in most everyday en- people then took ad- most potent wee- power--the ballo£, s of the election demon- most conclusively that people wanted less 7 /,h'FLA:",;' 'Ji...." ;'. VOL. LX--NO. 49. . SHELTER, WAS!-IINGTON. rhursday, December 5, 1946. 6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR _ ] I It Park Meters Installation After Jan. 1" So that work operations in con- nection with the installation of parking meters in Shelton shall not intezffere with traffic and street decorations during the hol- iday season, the board of city commissioners this week directed the company which was awarded the contract for the meters to de- lay installation of the apparatus until after January 1. Work in connection with installing the meters includes the boring of holes along the curbs to set the pipes into. The meters are expected to be installed early in January. The meter company asked the Try Your Shelton Merchants First N THIS EDITION- 18 pages- the to serve the most discriminating desire largest sized single regular edition of the customer. ever published by THE JOURNAL in Shelton people may have little its over sixty years of life, it is a pleas- thought for the advantages of shop- ure to.invite the attention of every man, woman and child to the store announcements which make a greater and better JOURNAL possible. Within the 18 pages may be found messages from most every retail establishment and market of Shelton, each pointing to merchandise values that can well be guides to the Christmas,shopper. The messages of the advertisements point to but a small list of gift attrac- tions that are today being displayed on counters and shelves lere and it ping with their home town merchants, but outsiders consider the advantages offered by local merchants superior to even the stores of larger cities. A Bremerton subscribed, attracted By re- cent JOURNAL advertisements, came this week and after several hours de- parted with several hundred dollars worth of merchandise which completed the family's entire list of Christmas buying. He was impressed with the large stocks, the fine quality of mer- chandise and the low costs, which he Street Xmas Greenery Due This Weekend Santa Claus is coming to town and Shelton streets will be decor- ated ii honor of the big man in the red suit and whiskers by the end of this week, according to Walter Hash, chairman of the Re- tail Trades committee of the Chamber of Commerce, who is in charge of arrangements for the Christmas street decorations. Fir and cedar garlands will he hung from street lights and ban- ners proclaiming the December 25th holiday will grace the down- town streets. These outdoor dec- orations coupled with the holiday displays in store windows will ap- SAVAGE NAMED DEMO CENTRAL COMMITTEE HEAD Charles Savage, defeated con- gressman from this district, was elected chairman of the Demo- cratic Central Committee of Mason county at a reorganiza- tion meeting of the group held Sunday at the courthouse. Others elected were Susie Pauley, vice-chairwoman; Earl Carr, secretary; Everett Four- re, state committeeman; Hel- ena MeCann, state commitee- woman and Mrs. Joe ltill, treasurer. Committees were set up and plans were made for a second meeting to be held In January at which committee reports will Ibe heard. I Roy Roessel Industry Here Likely Will Feel Strike John L. Lewis' coal strike reached its tenacles out to threat- en Shelton's industrial life with the announcement of the national rail freight embargo. At this late date it is unknown whether or not the embargo will effect this area. but local industry is anticipating the worst. The embargo has been invoked in an effort by the railroads to conserve coal. Except for a ll#t of "essential" items, the Interstate Commerce Commission in Wash- ington, D. C., railroads will be al- lowed to carry no commercial freight. aging robes. t .=. $13.50 & $14.50 L) ton ................ $13.00 ;, Wool & Rayon) 1 ...................... $17.50 'eel) : Blue yway 6-Inch most suitable gift the traveling man )r those on your who travel for the ;r joy of it is a e of our fine lug- e. Give him an in- dual piece or start t. < ti , autocratic domination '. government. The same fZ'g happen to organized '[e nation, for by its con- • "/regard for the rights of W r .;ll._ _tY of our citizens, they ,,;uling the things that ible a return to full  ;activity. Such strikes as J ,.'ted by John L. Lewis (attendant paralysis of } ief industry, not to over- d'xaatter of hardship and , lack of coal is going t? thousands of our peo- 0ther straw added to the O i" average person bears @@alJPs and unless something -,!e is done to bring a ttlement and return to i will be forced commission to name the man who will be in charge of the repair, servicing and collections from the meters, so that they could arrange for his training under direction of the City of Yakima's meter service man, the costs for the training to be borne by the com- pany. The city body also announced the temporary appointment of Frank Heuston to be city police judge, successor to Miss Virginia Malloy, who resigned recently. Heuston is also prosecuting attor- ney. The matter of the Standard Oil Company's lease of part of the city dock for their pipeline, whicn is not open for renegotiation, was that will elim- for similar abuses in The newest challenge forces of govern- from Oakland, Calif., forces, incensed over for the delivery picket lines, has entire community of people from doing is high time that Put to such abuses and of the sympathy have given the Labor has always in court when it was the interest of the file working man by improve his economm teething ongress postponed for further deliberation. es for  The company has a ten-year lease .%e The : on the wharf, the provisions of ered f which call for renegotiation after .es fro, r forc .%tection 0000ough qn. enti: :!, llon p .. It i  Put tc ehing , ricans #ld i] im 17bu t five years. The city commission and E. H. Faubert visited the barracks ann B.O.Q. building at the air station, to learn whether the property may be utilized for the relief of a hous- ing shortage. The city is consid- ering petitioning the navy to make the property available to the Pub- lic Housing Authority, so that some independent agency could operate them to help relieve the shortage of living accomodations in Shelton. when labor leader- AN ]D Q ¢,t€.4-=, ¢,i;Stymie the processes of VJ OG O lJl_|2[, -  'amunities and challenge 1 '[ ][xt ¢][|  ::/rs of govermnent, then lJ 1' LI $1[LPI -! i::lEeome to the crossroads. T-a1 T:____'_ .... J. m: , may 00qmpment ..... :lpa/ go for the money that The commumty service accomp- plu.k u- for the -riv  ,., .'oi- " v v "llishmcnts of Mason County Voi- 'i?el'atmg your automo-[tur e Forty and Eight Society of ,i!ii :,:][,i,+-. ', 0ter .v_e- [ *," Xmert'ema Leion, took an up- ,i?; " n I;tle streets r'ntt'puDllC --  • " 'i *e State of Washin I wrd surge by actmn of the vet- ! 'L 2'.'_ .... v"  erans at their meeting last week, .'..i.':.'.},/;'l; zuaz, you win oe g,ven . ,.:.::...l ,,_ - • ... a" le^st en ne occam( a .i;..@ ' nat wm  a " sumptuous d of your old j.- ..o . o h has fallen somewhat =",=e,' Y i:PUte by the years of 'e:Vanc al S )2during the war years Y . .. #.! "'! 'e " ble serves w, ,- .: ::, plates, now availa , zo, '€ t i :..ge look like the stream- o.yv o' ::utl#r "ening sides of a war- seTlngsnc ' a / off with the numerals . !e . ,een enamel. The plates cneCKnc°rl ing issued at the court- ne ., ,,a no change in fees or ':.'',=" Ji,[mee last veer. Arrange- Y ........ - b ' - chase ana made by Auditor ground ,  2- -ave behooves the Mason county shopper to visit local retail establishments and investigate merchandise, price and quality before going elsewhere for those Christmas and Holiday necessi- ties. ,.:i an agency nam- elfair district so that that area will not be to Shelton for the that should issuance of tim . Applicants are re- their certificate for 1946 when 1947 plates. This car- by the issuing a new certificate is witi the plates. For of those who are to the auditor's can be made by applicant sending year's registration and the required fees. the llighway pa- action agaitst all the new plates, after the start of the Legion and its group the Forty and built through the ending of the First 1919. and now ap- of the Second through service to community has something .along neans more than giv- to such a policy. Eight of Shelton a bequest of $100 for use of the P.-T.A. for the providing additional ,meat for the in the city, the do- ed on page two) Retail Merchants of Shelton, under auspices of the Retail Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, anxious to create an atmosphere here in keeping with the Holiday season and spirit, have made arrangements with a con- tractor for the decoration of down- town business sections, with particu- lar emphasis on both highway entrances to Shelton, so that visitors may have a good impression of the community. In keeping with the holiday motif, stores have been artistically decorated and with stocks arranged for close ob- servation and inspection, clerks and well trained store staffs await eagerly compared with adjacent city stores. Particularly he emphasized the spirit of helpfulness and service demonstrated by store clerks, their courtesy and con- sideration for the desires of the shop- per. With shortage of automobile tires and congested transportation facilities making shopping trips to distant uoints inconvenient and uncomfortable, it hardly seems necessary to ask consid- eration for Shelton merchants during this holiday season. Year in and year out, he stands ready to serve you with helpful and considerate .merchandising and this Christmas he has made unus- ual provisions for the stocking of everything that might have a place in the shopping list. Give him a chance, look over what he has to offer and you can rest assured that no better could be done elsewhere. gentlemen of the ton dressed iu patrolinenit make an appoint- Deyette or any the auditor's office County courthouse, time of the year the thoughts of comes the bitter- that auto ]i- again. automobile, truck, Owners Of other re- lic public highways ir 1947 plates npon auditor's office, the licenses starting The plates this with the letters enamel. enee of Belfair an agenCy of the is to be commis  and the plates are to DimesDrive Christmas TreesGrown I Jan. 15 to 30 He G AI! O W Id t =o .a,'o,. o, .o- re o vcr or nual fund raising drive for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation will u,  In a few days the trees that be held January 15 to 30, accord- ing to an announcement by T. E. Deer, newly appointed chairman of the Mason County Chapter. The Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is supported entirely by March of Dimes funds. In 1946 there were over 23,000 victims in the United States, the majority of whom depend solely on the March of Dimes as the only means of re- the occasion being marked by a storation to health. Tie 1946 Thanksgiving sprea.d epidemic was the second greatest by Mrs. Agatha Darrow, coffee: shop operator. The dinner, tur- key and all of the trimmings, was served with Voyageurs Dr. Ken- nedy, Harold Lakeburg and wig Jessup sharing the catwing and serving honors. The society announced that check for $100 will be presented the Lincoln School P.T.A. group, the money to be used by the as- sociation members for the put- installation of play- equipment at Lincoln school piayfield. In addition to the playground benefit voted by the 40 & 8, it was announced that a $10 bond had been purchased from the anti-tuberculosis organ- iaztion and that a silver trophy from the local society would be awarded the champion junior le- gion baseball team of the Fourth Legion district next year. The last meeting of the 40 & 8 was an outstanding success, large- ly attended and well in keeping with the Thanksgiving holiday. A hospitality hour was held before the dinner and 'business session. i TIME SHORTENING TO HELP 'YANKS WHO GAVE' DRIVE With only 17 more days of Christmas shopping remaining and fewer shopping days than that for the American Legion Auxiliary's "Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave" drive, auxiliary members here urge' residents to cooperate in contributing gifts for servicemen and veterans still in service hospitals at Christmas time. Gift boxes in which to deposit' the gifts have been placed at McConkey's Drug Store, the Fir Drug Store, Beckwith's and the Lumbermen's Mercantile. Suggestions for the gift pack- ages Include books, stationery and games, toilet kits and wear- ing apparel. LICENSES NOW ON 2 PLATES TO BE ISSUED stay out of the be on sale late this week in that area. For the first thne since 1942 two plates are being issued for inch vehicle and registration cer- tificates will bc available immed- iately. In past years the certifi- cates were mailed at a later date from the Department of Licenses at Olympi', but a single call at the auditor's office shall complete all of the necessary details. The fee and tax charges are unchanged rom last year. Motorists arc asked to bring their 1.946 registration certificates with them. Applications for ve- hicle licenses my be made by mail to the county auditor, the ap- plicant sending along his certifi- cate and the necessary fees. As in years past the state high- way patrol is expected to start immediately after the first of the year to arrest all drivers found without the required 1947 plates, in the nation's history, Chairman Deer asserted. The local chapter announces the following appointments of cam- paign committee members includ- ing Mason County campaign di- rector, T. E. Deer; Shelton cam- paign director, Fleming Byars; schools campaign director, WiN iiam Goodpaster; women's commit- tees, Mrs. W. F. McCann, and publicity, Mrs. Mary McBride. Mr. and Mrs. Deer and Mrs. McBride attended a pre-campaign meeting held in Tacoma last week at which Walter Williams, state director, was introduced along with representatives from local chapters. Plans for the 1947 cam- paign were outlined at that time. According to statistics gath- ered by the organization there were 484 new cases of polio with 23 deaths recorded up to Novem- ber 23 in the state of Washington. Victims in 30 out of 39 counties were reported. Olsen Furniture Moving January 1 An impending temporary change in location and plans for construc- tion of a new building of its own are announced today by the Olsen Furniture Company through Own- er Ole Olsen in an advertisement on page 13 of this edition of The Journal. The temporary ehmge in loca- tion will become effective Janu- ary 1, when the store's stock will be moved to two smaller quarters in the new Andrews building at 126 North Second Street, where appliances and smaller home furn- ishings will be stocked, and to part of the Huerby Motors build- ing at Fifth and Railroad, where the main furniture stock will be located, The new Olsen Furniture build- ing will be located at Fourth and Cots streets when completed, wlich Mr. Olsen hopes will be within six months after obtaining necessary building peranits. 3 Naturalized Here In Court Saturday Three new citizens were added to the "roll call" Saturday during naturalization day in Superior Court. George Dailcy of Tacoma was examiner and the new citizens are Mary Battles, who was born in Toronto, Canada, and was a British subject; Karl Wilhelm Lundkvist, born in Finland, whose name was changed to Carl William Lundquist; and Einar Wilhehn DahlgrexL born in Sweden. whose name was changed to William Dahlgren. Second Sportsmen Dance Saturday.Eve at Uniou The second in the series of monthly dances planned by the Hood Canal Sportsmen's Associa- tion will be held this Saturday evening in the Union City Mason- ic Hall-with music supplied by Cecil Morse and his Wasllington Playboys, a six-piece orchestra. HOME ECONOMIST APPOINTED IN MASON COUNTY Appointment of Mis Harriet Ruth Reeder as Assoolate Ex- tension Agent for Mason Coun- ty was approved this week by the county commissioners. Miss Reeder will take over her duties January 1, coming here from Grant County, Indiana, originally. She is a graduate of Purdue University and has been a home economist in Frank- lin and Lewis counties during the past two years. This is the first time in a number of years Mason County has had a home economist, and Miss Reeder will be welcomed by residents of the county. I I1! Santa Claus To Be At L. M. Toyland Friday, Saturday Hey, tdddiesI Santa Claus pays his annual vlsit to the Lumbermen's Mercan- tile store this week end and would like to meet you in person in the L.M.'s toyland either Fri- day or Saturday. He'll x)e in toyland both days from 10 to 11:30 in the morn- rags a n d from 3 to 4:30 in the afternoons, so tell Morn or Dad you Imve a dat with him and ask' them to see that you get there on time to see him md tell him what you want for Christmas. 'grew in Mason county will be sprouting anew midst settings of I Christmas celebration and con- I fusion in American homes from[ here to Havana. Some will be / (disguised under blue and silver'. [.int and glamorized by elaborate 1 deeorati0ns, while many will be J trimmed with the symbols of the I old-fashioned holiday  candles, J pop-corn balls and paper chains. Mason county residents may be sure that many of the Christmas trees all over the United States will be the same that graced near- by hills and woods just a few weeks ago, for the J. Hofert Com- pany alone, one of the largest of the tree cornpauies in the area, had shipped over a quarter of a million trees from this area. The Hofert Company, which has been cutting in this area for the past 35 years, begins operations around the first of November, af- ter the first frost of the year and continues work from three to five weeks. The heavy frost drives the sap into the ground enabling the trees to remain green for a longer time after they arc cut. 4000-5000 Benefit Here According to R. J. Bartholomew, manager of the Hofert operations here, though his company em- ployed only about 130 persons dur- ing the season, he estimated that between 4000 to 5000 persons here were directly interested in the in- dustry, including truckers and railroad men. The first operation in the Christ- mas tree business is, of course, the actual cutting of the txces. Trees cut range in size from two feet to 45 feet and are first inspected in the woods for "bushiness," lop- sidedness and other qualities that pertain to the value of the tree as a Christmas decoration. Thc cutting of so many trees has been the subject of criticism by persons uninformed of the manner and eonditons of growth of the fir tree. As Mr. Bartholomew ex- propriately herald the Christmas shopping season. The decorations which are con- tracted to be much the same as last year, will be set up by a team which earlier this week decorated Olympia streets. The evergreen trim will run along First St., thru the main section of the city. Rail- road Avenue and Cots Street will be the boundary streets of the decorated arcs rUTlllill" eFtst and west. Decorations on north-south streets will begin on First Street and continue to Fiftl Street. Shelton's retail stores have had their yuletide trappings in place for ten days or longer m some cases, many store staffs having decorated well in advance of Thanksgiving Day this year. With Thanksgiving out of the way now, many local merchants have noted a decidedly inures.ned tempo in Christmas buying this week, they report, which only goes to emphasize their urgings .to gift hunters to shop early this year before the supplies of mer- chandise on their shelves is pick- [ ed over too greatly, i C002m00r To '/ Eleftt n ?fYitc?r s / board of five members to compose the board of trustees of 0 the Shel- ton CImmber of Commerce will be the principle order of business of the group s next general mem- hcrship meeting Thursday night, December 12, at the Hotel Shelton Coffee Shop. A refreshment hour will precede the dinner and busi- ness session. A nomination committee con- sisting of J. L. Catto, chairman, and Charles Somers and Oscar Lcvin, have made the following selections as their choice for the five directors, while other nomi- nations ]nay be made from the floor at the nekt meeting. Those suggested by the committee in- clude: Charles Seiners, Grapeview district vintner and vinyardist; George Andrews, photogTapher; L. A. Fields, automobile acces- sory dealer; IV[. H. Needham, men's clothing store owner; and James Rousch, Hillcrest Hardware store proprietor. The newly elected board of five directors, whoever they might be, will retire during the meeting and by their selection will choose the new officers for the Chamber of Commerce to serve during 1947. S. B. Anderson, president during the past year, will retire in favor of the new president. Anderson's tenure as directing head of the Chamber has resulted in a fine record of accomplishment by the civic group and during that time the membership has steadily ex- panded. Selection of a new president shall probably be made from among the two vice-presidents, Roy Ritner, now so,wing as first vice-president, and Joe Forrest, second wee-president. A large membership of the Clmmber is urged to attend the meeting so that election of new officers and the ruling board of trustees shall come as the result of action by a representative group of members: ,. plained, the Christmas tree indust- HOME FOR HOLIDAYS i ry has received the approval of Bob Bednmki, son of Mr. and I the Department of Agriculture and Mrs. Steve Bednarski, was n l of logging companies who realize Thanksgiving holiday visitor at the value of thinnin and m't]nin the home of his parents on Summit I trees to encourge l'ealthy growtl: Drive. Hc is now living in Van-iSeed trees are left by the cutters couvel rash ", • to insure new growth of trees "- [ From the woods the trees are BOY FOR DAILEYS I transported by trucks to the var- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.'Dailey ious packing yards of the tree are the parents of a boy born companies wlere workers sort the Tuesday, December' 3 iu the Shel- Itrees as to size, thspect the trees ton General Hospital. (Continued on page six) DRIVING IS DANGEROUS NOW During these hurried, hectic holiday activities, a word of caution to motorists seems highly timely to avoid tragedy on the street always a heart-break- ing experience but doubly so during a season so imbued with joy and happiness as the Christ- mas holidays. With the rainy season at hand, and a cold snap tossed in occasionally, driving conditions are anything but favorable at this time of the year, what with braldng power of both mechan- ical and human quality being lessened by street sur. face conditions. So, Mr. Motorist, take more than usual care these festive days of hustle and bustle so that you won't be he cause of tragedy in some home this Christmas because your vehicle struck down a pedestrian or a chool child. Marie Kubik Reported Now Out of Danger I,atest reports from Tacoma at'(.' that Marie Kubtk who was ser- iously injured in the automobile accident that killed Bud Forbes recently is coming along nicely gnd is out' of danger. She is still confined in a Tacoma hospital, but her doctors hope that she can be brought to the Shelton hospital in tne near future. Nell Hudson. also in the same accident, was brought to the Shel- ton Hospital last week and is get- ting along nicely. The fourth occupant of the car, Bill Shelton. was also recovering nicely according to last reports a few days ago. Kiddies Musical Nook Built By Beekwith's Special attention is being de- voted to children's music this hol- iday season at Beckwith's Music Store and a kiddies music nook has been set off from the rest of the store by Mrs. Opal Packard, manager of Beckwitl£s music de- partment. Records in aiDulns and singly, as well as sheet music, telling practically all the popular chin dren's fairy taes are included in the kiddies music nook stock car- ried at Beckwith's and parents and relatives looldng for Christ- mas gifts for the young are invited to look around in idddics nook $or ideas. New Deputy The change of personnel in the sheriff's office here. which began with the resignation of Sheriff William E. Compton and the sub- sequent appointment of Dan Or- cntt to finish (?mnpton's term of office, ws c(mtinued this week with the announcement of the res- ignation of Russell Gunter as dep- uty sheriff and the I)crmanent ap- pointment of Roy Roessel to re- place him. Sheriff-elect 3auk Cole, who will take office January 1, made the appointment. He had previously named Orcutt to nerve with him as chief deputy sheriff. Oreutt officially took office Monday. Roessel. who assumed his du- ties Monday, became acquainted with law enforcement work while a member of the city and county police departments. Large Audience Thrilled by Prep Band-Choir Concert Approximately 500 p e r s o n s turned out Tuesday evening to hear the Irene S. Reed High School music department present its An- nual Winter Band-Choir Concert at the new gymnasium. Both the band and choir were under the direction of Lynn M. Sherwood. Outstanding on the program we two numbers by the band which were directed by student members of the rgantzation, Tom Connolly and Gerald Ristine. Dur- ing intermission Jane Clothier, Start Erickson, Boy Collier, Roy Deffinbaugh and Gene Durand pre- sented novelty German band se- lections. Other features Of the concert were an accordion solo by Mary Lou Jamison, a performance by the baton-twirling majorettes. Pat Killmer, Marguerite Langland and Jane Aldrich, and a musical fairy story "Jack and the Beanstalk" narrated by Dave Castagno. Musical numbers on.the program included: Band Star Spangled Banner ................ Key Patriots Prayer ........................ Coons Jolly Robbers Overture .......... Suppe Vienna Dreams Waltz....Sieczyuski Dancing Tambourine .............. Pollo Star Dust ........................ Carmichael Blaze of Honor March ........ Harlin Choir Oh, Wlmt a Beautiful Mornin'.... .............................. Rodgers According to S, A. Hatcher, Simpson Logging Company vice president, if the embargo goes into effect in this area it will be. only a matter of a short time before the Simpson industries are forced to close down. Operations at Me- Cleary will be the first to cease since the finished lumber products there must be kept iu the ah'cady crowded warehouses. Output of pulp at the tayonier plant will be similarly effected by the embargo, said Winston Scott. assistant resident manager of the plant l, ere. dren's fairy tales are included in Manager George Cropper ex- plained that the Imlp mill has enough raw material on hand to continue operations for as long as three weeks, however. Concealed Weapon Charge Brings $100 Fines To Couple Thomas & Seymour and Zohar Seymour, of Seattle, each pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed pis- tol without a license to do so Tu ca- day in Justice Zintheo's court and were each fined $100 and costs. They had been arrested Sat- urday evening by City Police Of- ricers Gone Moon and Dick Ja- cobs for selling nylons in a beer tavern and when the city police investigated, they found a suit- case full of nylons, among other things, in their car. A short time previously there had been a hos- iery robbery in Seattle and when the officials here called the Seat- tle p0ice, they were told to hold Mr. and Mrs. Seymour for Seattle same night and took them to- tle fur further investigation which disclosed these two were not wanted by the Seattle force after all. They were returned to Shelton where they entered a guilty plea and paid their fine. Arresting officers stated the car was full of other articles of clothing, a loaded sub-machine gun ,and other ammunition, in ad- dition to cash and jewelry. 2nd Addition To Mt. View Hearing Schedule/Dec. 23 County commissioners have set Monday, December 23, at 10 o'clock in the nmrning at the courttmuse for the hearing on the proposed plat of a second addition to Mt. View Addition to Shetton, Madame Jeanette .................. Murray A pro-final estimate of $,tl,- So's I Can Write My Name .... 217.69 On a recent road oiling job ................................ Cain in commissioner districts 1 and 3 Sleigh Song ............................ Kountz was approved for J. Forbes. con- Ride the Chariot .................... Krone tractor, whicl amounts to 85 per cent of the entire Job. The bal- Accompanist, Merrily Hill Band American Patrol .............. 2v[eacham The Bells of St. M;ary s ........ Adan s Desert Song ........................ Romberg The Iron King March...=...St. 'Clair Fantasy .................. Tschaikowsky Bad Boy Boogie .................. Bennett Glorious Youth March ...... Whistler Madigan Patients Xmas Gifts Asked A call for Christmas cheer for the servicemen at Madigsn hos- pital, Fort Lewis, ,ms been issued by the America Red Cross, ac- cording to Ethel Flatncr, camp and hospital chairman €)f the Red Cross organization in llason coun- ty,. Christas project inchlding a dance, refreshments aud gifts has been arranged and Mrs. Flat- her has asked that any club or individual wishing to help may contribute hard candy, homemade cooldCS, phonograph records or any other type of gift. Persons wishing to assist may cofitaet Mrs. FIatncr at 193J. ance of 15 per cent will be paid 30 days after the job has been ap- proved. County Enginder Art Ward made a revised cost estimate of a road oiling job which was 10 per .cent higher than a prewous one, tha.t did not get any bidders, and the county commissioners approved the new estimate of $29,364.50. The oil :job covers a distance of 18.6 miles from Kitsap county line to Tahuya bridge. Eagles Lease Building At Second and Grove Papers leasing ttae brick building at Second and Grow. streets for five years were signed by tie Shcl- ton Eagles Aerie wiLh the owners. Hanson and Burrows, of Tacoma and Olympia, recently, Aerie Presi- deut Cliff Collins mmounced this week. along with plans for tim expenditure of $1500 for remodel- ing the structure. When cmnpleted, the remodeled building will be suited excellently for all types of club and organi- zatkm metings and even Ls, IV[r. Colins said. N . . ) EARLY SNOW MARKED OVEMBER AS UNUSUAL WEATHER MONTH November 1946 may not go down in the mmals of Mason County his- toz as the month with the most unusual weather, but it will be some time before residents cease to talk of the early snow which blanketed the cunnnunity for a week of last montl. According'to tne monthly weather report issued from the Rayonier weather bur- emL November differed little in temperature and rainfall from pre- vious Novembcrs. The mean maximum tempera- ture was 50 degTccs with the mean mtnimum established at 31.4 de- grees, making an average temper- ature of 40.7 degrees. Over a 15 year period the Rayonier bureau has recorded a 51. degree maxi- mum and a 36.2 degree minimum temperature for the month of No- vclbcr. The highest temperature, 60 de- grees, was recorded ou both the 3rd aid 26th of the month, while the coldest day was 23 degrees on Armistice Day. Total raiufall for tle month was 7.64 iches with the day of the most precipitation coming on No- velnber 23. when one iBch of. ra.in poured down over the city, The average rainfall recorded during November over the past ten years is 8.34 inches. Totatl raififall for the yea,'. 52.53 incles, resembles closely the ten-year average of 52.08 inches up to this date. Eleven inches of snow fell dur- ing the month With seven inelms of the total falling on the 18th. November had eight days of cieaX weather0 eiglt days of partially cloudy and 1-1 cloudy days.