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\ctive Club Boxing
. rd Will Be Year’s
op Sporting Event
'skers Aren’t
‘ ' l ed to Play
, ta Claus Here
' don’t need whiskers to
: Santa Claus in Shelton
Year, folks. You can sub-
" for the jolly old North
'l‘esldent by gathering up a
'B'ifts right now to be sent
‘- service men.
nts for the service men
will spend the holiday
from home, are being as-
led by the Mason County
ted Women’s Club. They
be left at the. Journal. In-
Sive gifts may be selected
8 local stores.
’1 Eula Martin, who is in
e of the gift collection;
a. generous response by
citizens of the district, so
the lonesome boys in uni-
here may be cheered by
' lllllform thoughtfulness of
neighbors in this county.
. Callison
ows Big
megPiX
Shelton Kiwanis Club had
a1 treat for Tuesday’s din-
Sion, in three reels of big
‘ pictures shown by I. P. Cal- v
a citizen of Mason County
to a pleasant home on
Canal which is full of trop-
f past hunts as well as shots
era. The series was of 16m ’
Pictures taken by him on
‘ trips into the Wildest of
‘West sections of the Rockies
ada, B. C. and the Yukon,
11 as shots in the nearer
3‘ grounds of the Okanogan
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des showing the beauties of
gged regions visited, there
many scenes of the actual
for moose, bear, mountain
deer and caribou, in their
1 habitat, with close up
Of the big game bagged on
of these hunting trips. The
" are hundreds of miles from
tion in wild countries that
ely visited by man. althO
a11d there are trapper and
families who lead hunting
f‘ into the wilds.
9f the trips was into the
‘ _boo country of the Rocky
, _ins ‘and‘ anomer'wiis. up
~1ft Sticken river a hundred
or more by steamer to Tele-
Creek, noted as a stopping
1n the early gold rush to
0ndyke, and where the tele-
' Still connects with civliza-
I‘Iere one of the trophies of
‘ th’s hunt was a big moose,
stately antlers now adorn
ling
girl or
$6.75
$4.95
rYiany other game trophies.
Ellison did not run all his
but has more interesting
' and floral runs, which he
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DAUGHTER ARRIVES
and Mrs. Horace Skelsey
8 parents of a baby daugh-
ho arrived at the Shelton
ta! on December /12.
llison home on the Canal.
Shelton's big boxing card be-
ing sponsored by the local Active
Club is shaping up as one of the
best sporting events ever offered
local fans With outstanding fight-
ers from the Army and_Navy due
to perform.
. Proceeds from the show will go
'toward the Active International
fAlaska Frontier Project, which
furnishes recreational facilities for
service men stationed in remote
isections of Alaska.
Among the sensational fighters
which the club plans to present on
the card, are Simpson “Mr. Five
by Five" Evans, rotund colored
l'fighter whose awkward but ef-
rfective style keeps the customers
in an uproar. Evans will fight
John Williams, another colored
heavyweight from Camp Jordan.
Top Notchers
l Both these boys made a fine
showing at the big International
boxing show held in Seattle last
Friday, which drew over 6,000 cus-
tomers.
Another feature bout will ‘pit
Jeffrey Lee, colored lightweight
from Camp Jordan, against Rus-
sell Hofling of Elma, claimant of
the state lightweight champion-
ship.
Several bouts are being arrang-
ed featuring boys from the local
airport. These bouts are being
arranged by Chief Brechtol and
should furnish plenty of entertain-
ment.
The big program gets under
way at p. m. in the Old Gym-
nasium. A fine pre-show ticket
sale presages an overflow crowd
so the word is out to get there
early if you want a good seat.
Tickets are on sale by
bus and also at the door. Prices
=are set at $1.25 ringside, $1.00
general admission and 500 for
enlisted men.
iVictory Committee
_Has Regular Meeting
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Mason county’s Victory Com-
mittee, which is studying post-
war plans for employment and re-
habilitation, held its first regular
meeting Tuesday evening at the
Hotel Shelton. Routine matters of
organization and planning occu-
pied the meeting.
,
1 Many Young Men
Join Local State
Guard Unit
At the Monday evening meet-
ing of the Shelton Company of
the Washington State Guard
Reserve, ten new recruits were
sworn in, reports Captain Oker-
strom. These included George
Palms, Raymond Hall, Gerald
Eagle, Bill Whaley, Ward Dun-
bar, Stanley Fitz Jr., Robert
Aitken, Glenn Richards, Don
Zam Zow, Marvin Morket and
Charles Horst.
These boys are receiving the
basic military training that will
assist them in advancement if
, and when they are inducted in-
to service. Others who anticipate
being inducted in the future are
advised to enlist in the local
company now so that all may
start with the same training.
'.McCOMB
- , ' CINNATI U.
‘ William H. McComb, son
r- and Mrs. Homer A. Mc-
I 0f Shelton, is one of the
, S of soldier-students in the
l‘Sity of Cincinnati‘s 1555tn
‘ Specialized Training Unit
g to return to college after
a? is over.
Overwhelming number of
' men at the university here—-
, 5 Cent—expect to attend col-
? university after they have
their part for Uncle Sam, a
5' among 600 typical A.S.T.P.
0‘1 this campus revealed.
i “its of the survey, believed
the first of its kind, were
‘ ced here today. There are
1‘ cent who have no present
on of continuing their stu—
‘ lifter the war and four per
. “‘26 now undecided.
'1 1 "1g from every state, these
[‘"Students are believed by
lty authorities to repre-
‘ average cross-section of
amately 100,000 A.S.T.P.
_’1 more than 200 campuses.
the men here from Wash-
w, homes, 100 per cent say
111 take up post-war studies.
.ureto ' ELLISON
' dt 1e ZONA
'e o « tter received from Herb El-
lploie 'foi'mer local resident, tells
theml being transferred again.
_ qdress now is Cpl. Herbert
11195011 19147914, c—o Chinese
'Ament, Marana A.A.F., Tuc-
Fz- He says “although my
‘3 no longer in Shelton, I
.afinjoy getting the Journal,
v i
,the men in service. It’s nice
‘1. about, and know where
hot my friends are stationed,
SeI‘Vice.”
ANSFERRED
Rawding has been trans-
. frOl'n Farragut, Idaho, to
n.
y the column you have!
0‘” they are getting along.
[JAMES EDGBERT
l VISITS HERE
Sgt. James B. Edgbert has been
visiting Mrs. Roy Castle for the
past two weeks. He has been sta-
tioned in the Canal Zone for the
past two years and has just been
transferred to Fort Lewis.
ELI FISHER
WRITES HOME g
Part of a letter from Eulas
(Eli) to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Fisher of East Cascade:
“You’ve probably read all about
the news in the Southwest Pacific.
Anyway it was our first bit. of
action. I was kind of nervous and
I believe everyone else was the
same. But now I feel pretty safe
lfrom the way our gunner did.
, “Say, Mom, I finally got your
‘ box of cookies. Boy, but they were
i sdre good. At the time I got them
' our crew was working on a plane
so they lasted about 10 minutes.
-All the fellows told me to tell
you thanks.”
WARREN WOODS
AT TARAWA
I. H. Woods has received word
. from his son Warren, U. S. Navy,
stating that he was now stationed
at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, and is
getting along fine.
He will return to the
l on furlough.
ty Army Air Base.
i Salt Lake Ci
LOUIS HEITSTUMAN
IN CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grassl have
received word that Mrs. Grassl‘s
brother, Cpl. Louis Heitstuman is
now stationed in California. His
address is 19th Photo Charting
fS.B.A.A.F., San Bernardino,
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JAMES RUTLEDGE
RECEIVES WINGS
Climaxing a year of peak pro-
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VOL. LVII—NO. 51
Shortage Of
Gas Facing
N orthwest
Motorists may find themselves
in the position of being unable to
obtain gasoline when they present
coupons at their service stations.
This grim warning was issued
today by C. B. Lafromboise, dis-
trict mileage rationing represen—
tative, Office of Price Adminis-
tration.
is so acute that unless motorists
curtail and conserve to the utmost
they may find they can’t get gas-
oline even though they have cou-
pons,” he said.
“Already oil companies on the
deliveries to service stations be—
cause of lack of supply. There is
no hope for increase so rapidly.
;The demand will mount as we
lget closer to the time when war
moves into our part of the Paci-
fic. We are using gasoline faster
than we can get it and there’s
no relief in sight.”
Use Fewer Cars
The only solution, Lafromboise
said, is to use fewer cars.
“Drivers who ride alone should
alternate their cars with other
drivers or get in a ride pool of
drivers. That will only be a drop
in the bucket, but it may be the
last drop,” he said.
Transportation committees have
been set up in every war price
; and rationing board in Seattle and
in many other war centers where
riders and drivers may register
for ride pools. Ride-sharing must
be utilized to the utmost, Lafrom—
boise warned. At present more
drivers than riders are registered.
l. Rehabilitation
Program Important
Sale of Tuberculosis League
Christmas Seals has fallen below
expectations, Mrs. Lois Davidson,
executive secretary reported this
week. Emphasizing, thaimportanoe
of the League's» program, Mrs.
'Davidson urged all people mailing
gifts or cards to purchase seals
Ito put on them.
1 Calling attention to the future
as well as the present importance
of the rehabilitation program,
Claude H. Odom of Olympia, State
Supervisor of Vocational Rehabil-
itation, declares that it is evi-
‘dent there will be an increased
need for the work after the war,
and welcomes the rehabilitation
[program recently inaugurated by
!the Washington Tuberculosis As-
sociation for sanatoriums desir-
:ing it.
I “In our work,” said Mr. Odom,
“we must consider the future as
Iwell as the present program of
rehabilitation. It is our responsi-
bility to prepare disabled individ-
uals for permanent employment
as well as for a present job. There
is no question but that we shall
go through a very serious period
of adjustment after the war is won
and it Seems to me that we must
lprepare now ,for that post-war
period.
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ACP Committee
Men Elected
At the series of community
ACP meetings just completed,
farmers elected committeemen to
represent each community. Com-
mitteemen elected
Rau, Elvin Hearing, Hayes Davis,
Henry Peterson, Ed Wilson and
John MacRae. This group will
meet and elect the county chair-
man, vice-chairman, one regular
member and two alternate mem-
bers. / '
Farmers who have not reported
their practices for the 1943 pro-
gram year should do so before
December 22, advises Rail. Those
who secured superphosphate last
year are especially urged to re-
port so as to avoid incurring the
penalty.
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EARLY SERVICE
Services for St. David’s Epis-
copal Church, meeting at the First
Methodist Church, will commence
this Sunday, December 19 at 5
p. m. instead of the usual hour of
7:30 p. m.
Young Demos
Club Secures
Big Orchestra
Signing up of Henry Bickler's
top-notch orchestra from Seat-
tle for the big New Year’s Eve
Frolic being staged by the
Young Democrats Club of Ma-
son County, was announced this
week by President Everett
Fourre.
Bickler’s orchestra is one of
the best known in the North-
west and continues the Young
Demos reputation of securing
the best in music 'for their
dances.
A door prize will be awarded
at the dance and favors and
novelties will be available for
those attending. .
ewe. a «r :10
s. 1:: zoom mi:
r, We v oar
Shelton
' Santa Clans
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“The present gasoline shortage'
include Bert
SHELTON,
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Schedules
Local Tour
Proving that Santa Claus
‘hasn’t forgotten his little
friends in Shelton and Mason
county, the old gentleman in-
formed the Journal yesterday
by special wire that he will visit
us three times before Christ-
mas.
The first time will be this
Saturday afternoon when he will
wander around town visiting the
various stores and interviewing
the kids to see what they want
for Christmas, and also to find
out from their parents how good
they have been.
Because of the large number
of children who want to see
him, Santa will return on
Thursday and Friday afternoons
of next week for a last-minute
check-up on requests.
’Phil Bayley s
New Chamber
President
At the monthly meeting of the
Shelton Chamber of Commerce at
Hotel Shelton Thursday, with 30
members present, the slate of new
officers selected bythe nominat-
ing committee was adopted with-
out dissent. The new officers, Phil
Bayley asp'resident, R. Werberger
and St B. Anderson, vice-presi-
dents, and Harold Lakeburg, sec-
retary—treasurer, will be formally
inducted into office at the first
meeting in January, probably an
evening meeting with a special
speaker and program, '
the ladies will be invited. The
evening was devoted to several
projects of interest to the county,
which called for more or less
discussion and suggestions for ac-
tion.
The following members ‘were
elected to the board of trustees:
in. T- Tremkmann, A. L. Hu'erby,
F. E. Beckwith, Roy Ritner and
Oscar Levin.
M. H. Needham reported for the
committee charged with the pro-
ject for a Memorial Board at some
centlal point listing all Mason
County men and women in ser-
vice, which would be of consid-
lerable size as well over a thous-
Iand names must be provided for.
IThe record is. now being compiled
from various sources, but the pub-
lic is asked to check over the lists
which are far from complete, and
should include every person from
this county now or later to be
in service.
Near Postoffice
The progress made so far is for
the tentative location of the Mem- ,
_orial Board on the postoffice
igrounds and the promise of the.
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New Tire Capping
Machinery Installed
Installation of the newest, most
modern tire-capping machinery
was announced this week by Ted
Cain, proprietor of the Shelton
iTire Service located on First
Street near the bridge. ,
Cain warned motorists that if‘
they expect to stay on the high-
ways next year they had better
get their tires fixed up now. He
also stated that he still had a
.quantity of Grade Three tires
1 available.-
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MISSING IN ACTION
Reported missing in action is -
Arthur Morrow, Jr., a. resident or
Elma, but very well known in
Mason county. Young Morrow, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morrow
of Elma was in the Navy. l
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Xmas Show
Scheduled for
Wednesday
The Christmas Pageant, under
preparation by the youth of Club
Hi, is nearing production and
each part is being polished to fit
into what should be a very effec-
tive presentation scheduled for
Wednesday, December at 7:30
.m. in the Youth Center.
The Youth Chorus will sing
three well known carols, while the
community chorus will add its bit
to the beauty of the evening by
singing three numbers by F. Me-
lius Christiansen. Together the
choruses will render “Lullaby on
Christmas Eve" a beautiful selec-
tion by Christiansen.
String Ensemble ,7
The club string ensemble will
accompany the youth choir and
also furnish prelude and interlude
music, which will knit the pro-
gram into an easily flowing and
coherent whole.
Staging is being constructed at
present, which will provide atmos-
phere suitable to the spirit of the
program, which of course, will be
predominantly Christmas.
Ticket sales will be conducted
beginning Monday with seats sell-
ing for 50c. Tickets will be on
sale at various localities down-
town.
Navy Gets Four
In Draft Call
The Navy took the lion’s share
of inductees from the group sent
to Seattle last Wednesday for ex-
amination by the local Selective
Service Board. Of the seven ac-
cepted, four were sent to the
Navy, two to theArmy and one
to the Marine Corps.
Inducted into the Navy were
Edwin Joseph Metzler, James
Robert Knopfler, Richard Belt-
man Hotz and Raymond Laverne
Rice; the Army accepted Russell
Martin Johnson andfiobert Rol-
lin" Seymour, and George
Brydon was sent to the Marine
Corps.
BABY GIRL
A baby daughter arrived at the
Shelton Hospital on December 15
for Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Ross-
‘ maier.
BABY BOY BORN
A baby son was born at the
Shelton Hospital on December 14
for Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Struthers.
Service Man’s
List Is Being
Compiled
In connection with the erec-
tion of a. local sign board bear-
ing the names of men from
in the armed
forces, the Journal will print
within the next two weeks a
list of local service men.
The list will be as complete
as p05sible, however all per-
sons having relatives or friends
in the service should check the
list carefully to see if any are
missing. All persons having rel-
atives who entered the Army,
Navy, Marines or Coast Guard
since the first of the year should
put their names on a postal
card and mail it in to the
Journal; Do not telephone.
M. H. Needham, chairman of
the sign committee announced
that no drive would be made for
funds. However, all persons in-
terested in contributing to this
project may leave their dona-
tions at his store or at Eddy’s
Business Service.
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Shelton Churches Will Have Special
Services and Programs On Christmas
As is the annual custom, special
Christmas services and programs
will be held at a number of local
churches, a check by the Journal
revealed yesterday. Following ‘is
printed a review of the programs
to be put on. Due to inability to
contact the minister, some of the
Local churches are not represented
ere.
_ Each church extended a special
invitation to the public.
Methodist Church
Sunday morning, December 19
The Christmas program will be
presented by the Sunday school
classes at 9:45 in the morning.
The program will consist of songs
and recitations by the various de-
partments and classes.
Sunday Evening, December 19
A Christmas Cantata by Ber-
nard Hamblen, “The Babe of
Bethlehem” will be given at 8
.p. in. Walter O. Eckert will direct
‘ the Cantata and those taking part
in it are Eileen Runacres, pianist,
Helen Johnson, John Steinberg, J.
Gordon Edlund, Bea. Larson, Ruth
Rowe, Jane McKay, Winnifred
C011ier. the Choir and the W0-
, men’s Chorus.
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Baptist Church
Thursday evening, December 23
A Pageant of the Christmas
Story will be given by the senior
department while the primary and
junior departments will present
songs and recitations. The pro-
gram will start at 8 o’clock.
Foursquare Church
Thursday evening, December 23
Starting at 7 :30 p. m. the young
people will present “A Soldier‘s
Prayer at Christmas Time." The
Sunday school children will give
a number of songs and recitations.
Esther Freswold is the new pastor
of the church.
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
Friday evening, December 24
The children’s annual service will
be held at 7:30 in the Chapel.
Christmas day services will be
held at 11:00. On December 26,
;in the usual Sunday services, the
final Communion of the year will
be had.
Mt. View Chapel
Thursday evening, December 23
The regular Sunday School pro-
gram will be presented on Thurs—
day evening starting at 7:30
o’clock.
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GTON,Thursday, December 16, 1943.
Railroad Near Reality
SHOPPING
DAYS
TILL XMAS
Former Shelton
Football Player
Wins Silver Star
Buell F. Russell, Jr., Fire-
man first claSS, United States
Naval Reserve, son of Mr. B. F.
Russell, Route 1, Shelton, has
been .awarded the Silver Star
Medal, it was announced by the
13th Naval District.
The citation, signed by Sec-
retary of the Navy Frank Knox,
set forth:
“For conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidity in action during
an engagement with enemy
Japanese aircraft in the Solo-
mon Islands Area . . After
his ship had been damaged Rus-
sell remained below and assist-
ed in securing the boilers. Later
he voluntarily returned to the
flooded engine room compart-
ments and aided in lifting safe-
ty valves on the boilers in order
to relieve the pressure. His cool
courage and heroic devotion to
duty were in keeping with the
highest traditions of the United
States Naval service."
High SbhOOl
Organization
,Has Concert
9 With a large number of music
lovers present, the” Winter Con-
cert of the Shelton High School
Band and Choir, held at the Jun-
ior High Auditorium last Sunday,
was a big success.
! Both musical organizations pre-
sented varied and interesting pro-
_grams which were very well re-
ceived by those present. Director
J. Gordon Edlund is to be con-
gratulated for his efforts.
The personnel of the two or-
ganizations included:
Senior Band Members
Junior high students: Dick An-
gle, Grant Angle, Herb Angle,
Phyllis Arbogast, Richard Baum,
Barbara Butler, Don Clark, Shir-
ley Clay, Jane Clothier, Roy Def-
finbaugh, Shirley Dittman, Anna
Lou Elliott, Glenna Fitz, Don
Fraser, Garreth Grimes, Phyllis
Herzog, Dick Holland, Marjorie
Jackson, Nadine Lauber, James
Mead, Robert Mell, Joan Moran,
Lucille Palmer, Yvonne Palmer,
Gerald Ristine, Jean Seay, Rose-
mary Stevenson, Pat Troy, Bill
Valley, Clifford Vanderwall, Dick
Weirauch, Gene White.
Senior high students: Betty Lou
'Arbogast, Laura Jean Baker, Ri-
chard Baldwin, Gene Bergeson,
Beverly Burrell, John Cole, Win-
(aAlg aged uo penuliuog)
lLocal Drug Stores
Change Schedule
Due to the fact that Christmas
merchandise will be nearly all sold
[out by Christmas day, there has
been a slight change in the store
hours of local drug stores. .
Prepp‘s Rexall store will be op—
en this Sunday. Instead of all
three stores being open on Christ-
mas day, only the Fir Drug store
will be open. On December 26,
McConkey Pharmacy will be open;
on New Year’s Day, Prepp’s and
on January 2, Fir Drug.
Hunters Note
Expiration Of
01‘ interest to local hunters
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Elk Licenses
is the fact brought out by Game
Protector J. A. Murphy that
1943 elk license and tags ex—
pire at midnight December 31.
According to Murphy many
hunters believe that the licenses
are good for the special season
next March, but this is not so.
The Game Protector also
pointed out that anyone buying
a 1944 elk license and tag and
then shooting an elk in Jeffer-
son county during the open Sea.-
son there,» is all through for the
year as only one elk is allowed
. to a hunter.
So study up on your game
laws hunters and don’t say we
didn’t warn you.
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‘Hoop Quintet
Facing Bremerton next Thurs-
day, December 23 in the first hoop
game of the current season, Shel— I
ton’s Highclimbers go into thei
1944 campaign with rather weak
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Palmer Johnson,vBelfair teach-
er, who is coaching the local club
this year, reports that his charges
are big enough and willing but
very green.
“The boys just don’t have the
fundamentals," Coach Johnson
explained, “which should have
been drilled into them four or
ifive years ago. However, they are
developing fast and we may give
the rest of the league a run for
their money yet.”
Johnson plans to start an en-
tirely unexperienced club against
Bremerton, most of the starters
being members of last year’s Jun-
ior high school team.
‘ Starting Five
At forwards Coach Johnson
plans to start Eaton and Bates,
at center Larry-Cardinal: and at
guards Daviscourt and Wilson.
Eaton is a little Indian lad who
shows signs of being a fast and
tricky player. Bates, who never
played before this year, and Card-
inal are pretty ragged as yet, but
are showing great improvement
with each practice session. Wilson
and Daviscourt are veterans of
last year’s Junior high team and
should be the mainstays of this
year’s club.
On the second five Johnson has
Beckwith, Viger, Parr, Daniels
and Peckham. Joe Parsons, who
played first team ball last year,
is turning out, but willrbe lost to
the squad after the first of the
year. .
Beanie Daniels played consider-
able ball last year and will prob-
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Stores Open Late
For Xmas Buyers i
In order to accomodate local
shoppers who, because of working
hours, might not be able to get
their Christmas purchases made,'
many of the local stores will stay
open later tonight and tomorrOw
and next Wednesday and Thurs-
* day.
On these days the stores will be
open from 10' a. m. to 8 p. m.
However, all those
morning are urged to do so in
order to alleviate the rush hours
in the late afternoon and eve-
ning.
BABY SON
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Leeds are
the parents of a baby boy born
at the Sheton Hospital on Decem-
ber 8.
who can shop
during the day time or in the‘
A telegram from Congressman
Fred Norman Friday brought first
official news of the projected rail-
road extension from the Northern
Pacific at Shelton to the Puget
Sound Navy Yard and Bremerton,
as provided for in House Reso-
lution 3741, the naval public works
measure authorizing 235 millions
for various projects.
Of this sum 12 millions are ear-
‘marked for the Bremerton exten-
sion and the necessary facilities
at each end of the line. While the
House passed the measure it must
go to the Senate, where approval
is routine, and then before the
Appropriation Committee which
iwill set the limits for each pro-
ject.
According to the message the
plans envisage some shipping fa-
cilities at Shelton as well as on
Port Orchard Bay, and also the
use of ties and other materials
as far as possible from local mills.
Plenty of Backing
As all of Washington's dele-
ation is united in pushing the
Yard extension, it is not
expected that it will be long de-
layed once the appropriation is
secured, and it is understood that
some preliminary surveys have al-
ready been made on locations, in-
cluding those made several years
ago when the project was first
broached in connection with the
Navy Yard.
Besides the Navy Yard urging,
the railroad project has the back-
ing of Seattle, because of the great
congestion of freight for the Yard,
including the shipping of muni-
tions through the city endanger-
ing life and property; not to
speak of the many huge car-fer-
ries passing through the narrow
passage with the big passenger
ferries making dozens of trips
daily along with navy ships of
all kinds.
As the railroad construction is
not considered heavy the figure
of $100,000 a mile for the 42
miles, or around $4,000,000, is con-
sidered well above the actual cost,
and even in these times the figure
should be much less, leaving ample
funds for dockage yards and facil-
ities at either end. While the road
would be an extension of the
Northern Pacific, it would be op-
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Five New Citizens Are
Admitted Saturday
Five new citizens of the United
States were naturalized at last
Saturday's session of Superior
Court. The new citizens accepted
were Daisy Victoria Bennett, An-
tonie Johanna Swiger, Peter Mar-
as, Anna Concetta Twardowski
and Edwin Lester Loverl.
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Navy
Car License
Applications
Due This Month
Although windshield stickers
Will not arrive until later appli-
cants for 1944 automobile licen-
ses must have their applications
in by December 31, as usual,
according to the Mason county
auditor’s office.
Stickers will not be available
until about December 20, be-
cause the army was given pri-
ority by the sticker manufac-
turer. In the meanwhile, the ap-
plicants will be given receipts
and stickers will be mailed from
Olympia when they are ready.
Because of the delay in ob-
taining stickers, motorists will
be given a grace period, from
Januaiy 1 to February 1, 1944,
to show stickers on their wind-
shields.
The passenger car licenses
and fees are the same as for
1943 in most cases. Truck and
passenger car licenses are is-
sued at the county auditor’s
office and at the Belfair Lum-
ber Co. every Monday from
4:30 p. m.
New Ration Tokens
Manufacture of 2-billion ration
tokens was started this week by
the Osborne Register 00., Cin-
cinnati, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced today.
The order calls for the manu-
facture of 1,100,000,000 red tokens
to be used in making “ration
change” in buying meats and fats
and 900,000,000 blue tokens for
processed foods.
Tokens will be smaller than a
dime and made of tough vulcan-
ized fibre.
OPA also announced—
1. The new ration token plan
will go into effect Sunday, Feb-
ruary 27.
2. Food retailers will get their
supply of tokens from the na-
tion’s banks. Applications must be
made immediately.
3. Tokens will be distributed to
retailers about February 22.
4. Strips of stamps, each hav-
ing a value of 10 points under
the plan, regardless of the numeral
now appearing on the stamps, will
be validated on a horizontal or
across-the-book basis rather than
on a vertical or up and down
basis, as at present.
5. A regular schedule of val-
idity dates will be established.
[This will provide a total offive
Will Go Into
Effect Next February, OPA Announces
processed foods stamps worth 50
points for each consumer at the
start of each month. Three meat-
fats stamps worth a total of 30
points, will become valid every
two weeks.
6. Consumers will obtain tokens
from retailers as change in buying
rationed foods after February 27.
The consumer then may use these
tokens when purchasing rationing
foods from any retailer at any
time, since tokens have no expira-
tion date.
Tokens- will mean a savings to
the government, OPA said.
It costs the government nearly
$1,500,000 to produce a ration
book. With tokens to supplement
ration stamps of a. single denom-
ination, war ration book 4 can
last 96 weeks. At least three Ra-
tion books, at a total cost of about
$4,500,000 would be required to
carry ,through this period if ra-
tion tokens were not used.
OPA believes the supply of tok-
ens to be made available for use
starting February 27 will last a
year, possibly longer.
When the new simplified plan
goes into effect February 27, all
stamps both in the processed foods
and meat-fats program vsn’ll have
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