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December 13, 1973     Shelton Mason County Journal
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\\ Y© r MORLEY KRAMER The Shelton Public Library is a display of candles Ide by Ann Kaman. started out as a for the entire family for Kaman. She was given the and equipment used by her and now is a professional and she exhibits at shows as well as sells her For those inspired by the ~play to try their hand at adlemaking, the library has pod books on the subject. William Nussle saw the need a comprehensive text on for fun or profit, he has written Candle fting: From an Art to a with the hobbyist as well the candle manufacturer in You will find suggestions trying the unique and the 1: wax chip candles, candles, holiday season and many others. Koppel has written Sandcast Candles as a guide - anyone who and uses this book can make )tured or unsculptured candles out of wax and sand, combined with driftwood, stones or shells. The author provides you with all of the necessary background information, and then takes you step by step through the procedures which will result in a variety of permanent sculptured sandcast candles. In Creative Candlemaking, Thelma Newman includes information on the history of candlemaking, how to make candles using various methods, designing candles, making molds, and adding ornamentation to the finished candles. The Complete Book of Candlemaking; An Expanded Version of Contemporary Candlemaking by William Webster and Claire McMullen has step-by-step instructions in candlemaking from simple candles to creative efforts such as hanging and floating candles and water fantasies. Visit the candle display at the Shelton Public Library for ideas. The library is open from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. planning r convention Jehovah's Witnesses from congregations will lemble at Port Orchard to begin their two-day ~i-annual circuit assembly. G. Gill, Presiding Overseer, the meetings are to be in the Marcus Whitman High School auditorium. assembly theme, "Keep in Mind Jehovah's Day," be highlighted by talks and ;trations on Saturday, with a ministry school. Irday and Sunday mornings be used by the delegates to age in the door-to-door ~istry. The afternoons and will be spent in assembly and to all of these the is invited. The baptism will be handled Sunday morning with the distric, supervisor giving the discourse and instructing the candidates. Sunday afternoon will bring the high point of the assemlby as William H. Green of New York delivers the address: "Act Wisely as the End Draws Near." Mr. Green is the district supervisor and is presently assigned by the Watchtower Society to serve conventions and congregations in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and northern Oregon. Gill stated that a number of persons in the Shelton congregation will be involved in the assembly operations and that all are looking forward to the convention with great anticipation. / Local OU By DOLORES DRAKE HOODSPORT - Local Boy Scout Brian Perkins plans to "Share a Little Christmas" this season by collecting non-perishable foods to be distributed to the needy people of Mason County. Local residents wishing to contribute food may deposit it in containers located at the Hoodsport Market, Hoodsport Sears Catalog Office, and the Hoodsport Community Hall. Brian will be making collections through December 22. He will deliver the food to the Mason County Refeval Center for distribution. Cub scouts and their parents are busy this week constructing swags for their annual Christmas swag sale. The cub scouts will start selling the swags Saturday. The price will be the same as last year, $2 each. Cub scouts will be selling swags door to door in the Union, Lilliwaup, Hoodsport, Potlatch, and Upper, Lower and Middle Skokomish Valleys. Special requests for swags may be made by contacting Bob Whitten at the Lake Cushman Sales Office, phone 877-5233. This cub scout pack fund-raising activity will help finance yearly activities and pay for books, pins and re-enrollment expenses. Senior citizens in the community are now able to make round-trips into Shelton via an eight-passenger mini bus. The bus is collec the community hall by Clayton Furrier. Ornaments are needed for the tree and anyone liking to donate some may contact Dona O'Neil. A community surprise farewell party was given for Ken and Molly Connally Saturday evening at the Hoodsport Community Hall. The Connallys are planning to move to Elma after Christmas. The Hoodsport Boy Scout Troop will hold a Court of Honor and scout family potluck dinner December 17 at the Hoodsport Community Hall. The potluck dinner will start at 6 p.m. Families are asked to take a main dish and salad or dessert, plus their own table service, beverages will be provided. At 7 p.m. they will have troop plans followed with the Court of Honor at 7:15 p.m. Local recognition will be given to scouts who will complete their Eagle rank this month. Guests are welcome. A nutritionist will be at the healthmobile when it makes its I next regular visit to Hoodsport on the first Thursday of the month. The nutritionist will be available during the lunch hour of noon to 1 p.m. and will speak on any nutritional subject the public wishes to know more about. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Schwab returned home December 2 from a month-long trip that took them to Australia where they visited their daughter Carolyn and her husband Bob Larson. Milton. There were no fuel short'ages, but the 140-mile trip took four hours. Rudy and Betty found Australia to be very beautiful in the warm summer temperatures. Jacaranda trees were blooming profusely with purple blossoms. Hibiscus were also in full bloom. Many very tall, gracefully gangly gum trees dotted the tenain and colorful parrots, kookaburras and magpies roosted in the trees. When the temperature rose above 80 degrees, the chichardoes started making a racket more annoying than any bunch of crickets. During their three-week visit with the kids, the Schwabs saw many of the sights. They went up to Mt. Kaierra which looks out over Port Kembla. A day was spent at the Taronga Zoo and on another trip they rode the hydrofoil across Sydney Harbor FASHION SAMPLER 3 Basic Crafts Materials and instructions to start comes out to Hood Canal on Fridays and picks passengers up at Bob and Carolyn live in three traits: 4-post knitter with 11 a.m. After shopping in Milton on Mollymook Beach, ~ yarn. Bargellopillowkitwithneedle, Shelton, they are met at Safeway which is located 140 miles south ~ w001 and backing, plus mini-patch, at 3 p.m. for the return trip of Sydney. Bob is teaching | bag kit2012;S43 home. _ general science and math at the ! Those interested in traveling junior and senior high school and by mini bus are requested to make reservations with Maybelle Willson at 877-5292. The bus service is supported by donations. llene Ager is busy decorating, anticipating the visit of her nephew Stanley Grieb and wife Norma who reside in Oroville, California. They will be spending the Christmas holidays with llene. An eight-foot sheared Douglas fir Christmas tree was delivered to s38s Carolyn is teaching kindergarten. They had just moved into their new home when Rudy and Betty arrived and were able to give them | a hand with the last-minute painting and varnishing jobs. Coins make an inexpensive gift and a lasting investment. These listed below are only a few that will be on display at the Angle Agency, Fourth and Railroad. Weekdays 1:00-5:30, Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., until Christmas. or rls as to the shopping center at Manley expensive in Australia and eating to the Fiji Islands They spq!..~, Beach. out was reasonable, four days in Fiji at Nadi, Suva and On a trip to the Pebbly Beach Many swimmers enjoyed the Sigatoka. They took a flight from Reserve, Rudy and Betty saw 30 beaches. The Schwabs spent many Suva over the tropical terrain to kangaroos, many of which came relaxing days on the beaches and Nadi where they boarded a bus close enough to be petted and in the warm, clear, blue-green for the trip back. By bus the: hand-fed. The little joe,ys peeked water, traveled through the nat~ out from their mothers pouches November 26 Rudy and Betty villages with their thatched roo~ with all four legs extending over departed from Sydney for a flight ~ tile outside. On a trip to the capital city of Canberra, they visited the parliament buildings which To strengthen your financial resembled our capitol in Olympia. Three days were spent in Sydney where they visited the opera house arrd saw a movie in the Music Hall. The fresh lobsters, other seafoods and fresh tropical fruit were a daily diet in Australia. Rudy and Betty also eujoyed a traditional Thanksgivmg dinner with turkey and cranberry sauce in a country without a Thanksgiving. Food was less protection, tie Life Insurance in )~ with Social Security. ARTHUR J. WIRTH P.O. Box I 158, Olympia, 98507 Bus: 352-0503 Res: 491-0510 New York Life Insurance Company Life, Health and Group Insurance Annuities * Pension Plans ~ A COMPLETE FARM & GARDEN CENTER* w- *~ AND PET SERVICE $HELTON-2121 OLYMPIC HIWAY N.-426-3341 (B) RESEARCH MICROSCOPE LAB Departing from Hoodsport on Explore the world of tiny living organisms. Die-cast microscope November I, Rudy and Betty magnifies S0X. 15X. 300X and 400X. Stage illuminator (intl. not incl.]. Fine quality lenses provide accurate image. Steel storage made a twelve-hour stopover in cabinet opens to 26½" wide. Instructions• 2202i468P... $|244 Honolulu before flying on to DEKTO • I Unassembled JR. CRAFT BENCH With Big Tool Selection Everything for the junior handyman (or gal) in a solid pine workbench with presswood top and lower stora'ge shelf. Pro-type woodworking vise on front; • assorted tools, misc. nail and screW packs, project booklet. 20V2"W x I 43Vz"H. 22081875 (E) WILT CHAMBERLAIN BASKETBALL I Shoot, block and pass from anywhere on cowS. Remote control guards and centers; jump shot and free-throw mechanisms. lrx32" board. 1710/5410 ..... 14.44 BUMP-A-LITE POOL One bumper lights up-if you hit it. go on to the next. The wildest pool game .v.,, f,o,/s., ........... *23" Skittle Pool ........ Bumper Pool ....... (F) Stanley Cup HOCKEY Oelaygd action puck-dropper, fiexiglass shiolds. Zt½ a ~". 171115350. s|844 Toys the whole family will enjoy! Play-Ooh KITCHEN PLAY Big 20-pnge cookbook illustrates "pretend" foods. Set incl. 3 molds, two S-us. cans non- toxic Play-Ooh modeling compound, plastic work ~ee. flatwere and plates, cooking uten- sils, rolling pin. etc. (B) SPIN-OFF MARBLES Players shoot marbles as rapidly as pos- sable to spin paddle wheel off on ou ponent's side. 1612/675 ..... 5.97 Mirro Cookware Set Fun gift for boys & girls 3 years and older Corn Flower Set 18-piece set of play Coming dishes Sydney. From Sydney, it was a very, very slow drive down t~ ~,,~ .=. ,-¢,~ "lke" Silver Dollars Government Packaged . s4- Silver Dollars 878- x92s Uncirculated .................. From Silver Dollars Nice Circulated ..... s4" Proof Sets 1957.1972 ........................ *4" For the advanced collector, the scarce government packaged ,2500 Carson City Dollars 878 .......................... Ea. x882, .......................... eo s35°° "Mercury" Dimes Uncirculated ............. *2so Or 3 For s700 Canadian Silver Dollars 1963-1966 .................. Ea. 1967 Canadian FI, Goose Commemorative Dollar Canadian Cased Proof Silver Dollars .................. s5" F. Canadian Proof-Uke Sets (6coins)1963-1973 ........ s3" " HI1 This is a small listing of the many numismatic offerings that will be on display for that special Christmas gift. For further information, call 426-4719 after 6:O0 p.m. GEORGE T. BOOTH Phone 426-4719 P.O. Box 866, $holton )I- IF IF IF W- W- SPECIAL 1 ] O ,u| (C) ELECTRIC " PINBALL GAME o Great action for everyone! ~ill~ Has 11. auto-score pins, 3 chutes, replay lever, 5 steel balls. Lights blink ; face panel lights: win, place, show area RR illuminates. Automahc scot- ,u! mg wheel. Unit is 31"Lx16"Wx )i~ 45"H. UL listed. 1906/400G r) (A) POTTERYCRAFT Tabletop motorized poneds wheel plus 3 Ibs. ai=-dry clay for making vases, bowls and a lot more! With two shaping tools, glaze, paints. brush. BaSts. not incf 2101t32800 (C) MINI CRANE TRUCK Construction work truck carries a crane that swivels on its flat bed. Crane boom and cable operated by crank. Cable-end mag- net included 9" Ionq 1403,1099 Bulldozer or Road Grader Die cast metal -- great for any boy, Pogo-A-Go-Go Fully enclosed tempered steel spring takes up to 150 Ibs. Hi-riser handle barswith grips; non-skid foot pads, rubber tip. Hop to it! 241319180...B.44 • (F) TING-A-LING BINGO Musical spinner wheel and bingo cards picture happy holiday settings. 2 to 4 players, age 4 to g. 16161262 .... $a1~42 SESAME STREET TURN and TELL 2.69 Turn Blg Bird to a question, put him in the answer cup and he magically spins tO match up letters and numbers with people and things. Incl. 8 sets of questions. 0703/2390 Thursday, December 13, 1973 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page 21 '