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Percy M Pio 6017 8.E. 86th Ave portland, Ore I [og Monument YEAR--No. 50 December 17, 1964 CHUCK ROWE Leaves Retatil Fiet of the Shelton division of ml erm n's Mercantile In- & Builders Supply to Ro- ett.da'nl, a veteran of 20 in the building supply field, announced yesterday by Rowe, p,'esident of the Mercantile Co., Inc. date of the transac- be Feb. 1, 1965. has been affiliated L.M. since Oct. 1, 1962, business manager of the His purchase includes the and property at First streets in which the bus- situated, of the L.M. building supply! removes Rowe completely I Shelton's retail business fa-! With which he has been as- actively since 1949, when 0remdent of Lumber- stile Co., Inc. His sale L.~vL department store, known as Miller's, to the ~irsch Co. in 1962 was the step, although back before War II Rowe had operated ~all fmmtain-type business I as The Penguin for a short In the Shelton Hotel build- LUMBERMEN'S Mercan- 0., inc, still operates build- divisions in Olympia: ater as well as one in Larson Masons ' LOUI LAItSON ~orshipfld Master • Masonic Lodge No. Loui Larson to its at the anm,al elec- night when he was Worshipful Master for 1 be installed during tra- St. Johns Night rituals r 26, in the 101st instal- r Mt. Moriah Lodge, along ~ill Brickert, Senior War- rge Howard, Junior War- lrren Tobey, treasurer; lhcney, se'~retary; Lorrell senior deacon; Fred Junior deacon; Victor El- steward; Edward Au- steward; Alex Smith, Stanley Phillips, chap- ~hd 'toy Hicks, Tyler. RCA VICTOR COLOR TV Eells & Valley Appliance Center & Cots 426-4663 Published in "Ckristmastown, U.8.A.", Shelton, Washington Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton. Washington, undor Act nf March 8. 1879. Publ|shed weekly at 227 West Cots. 20 Pages -- 3 Sections 10 Cents per Copy THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE BOB SLETTEDAHL New O~mr of L.M. Fremont, Calif., and currently is constructing another in Orange] County, Calif., southeast of Los] Angeles on the San Diego high-I way. Rowe said the sa:e of the Shel- ton division was made so his eom-i pany conld concentrate on a new cash-and-carry type of building supply operation which is grow- ing rapidly in California, However, the L.M. will contin- ue to maintain its headquarters offices in Shelton, in the Lum- bermen's building, for an indef- inite time and Rowe will continue to maintain his home on Hood Canal. He is a 1933 graduate of-Shel- by Rev. Lewis B. ~Vysong In John 1:4 we read these words, "In Him was life and tim life was tim light of men". When Jesus was born in Beth- lehem, he came to a small town rather than a big city. Palentine :¢as an agricultural rather than an industrial center. Thinking ~ong this line you might expect Him to be a better fa]~ner than factory worker or a better car- penter than a clerk. However, Je- sus, as our Eternal One, became all things to all men. He was the Man of all ages. t Jesus was also born with hand- icaps. Nazareth was such a mnall village that people even comment- ed "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" He was born in reproach. He was not Joseph's son. He was born in poverty with no crib or pillow of His own. Yet, He did not live a cloistered life. He knew His Mission for early in His life He said, "Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business ?" With these and other apparent contradictions we are confronted with the simple fact that if there were no Christ there would be no Christmas. Concerning His com- ing, there are three points that we would like to emphasize. First - CHRIST WAS A SEP- ARATOR OF MEN---When Jesus was born He separated history in- to two distinct segments--B.C. and A.D. Wise men and shepherds welcomed Him. Herod and the inn- keeper did not. As the years slipped by He was destined to be a divider of men all through life. "I came not to send peace but a sword", He said on one occasion. Christ, the great sepaxator of Men. From the crib to the cross it just had to be so. American tragedy--the divided family---one half busily prepar- ing for Sunday School and church, the other half either still in bed or equally busy getting ready for a pleasure trip. Men, women and children have been torn to pieces by wild beasts crucified upside down, burned at the stake, because of their love for God and because of the hatred of their tormentors. There is no' a church in America but that there are ~dves with aching hearts, mothers with lumps in their throats, husbands sitting done in the pew, boys and girls wondering why Morn and Dad nev- er come. Jesus also was.the Greater Sep- arator at His death. This is evi- denced by the attitudes of two thieves. It ~s portrayed by the'on- lookers. "Come down from the Crossv one group cries while the other whispers, "He was a just Man". The line is still drawn today. There is the broad and narrow way. There is the wheat and the chaff, the sheep and the goats, the converted and the unconvert- ed. Into which group are you found ? CHRIST WAS NOT only the "separator of men", but He w~s (Continued on Page 2) Week For Vacation CHAPEAU FOR A MONUMENT---Construction of this roof over the Log Monument on the South entrance to Shelton was complet- ed recently. Plans for the protective covering for the monument were drawn by C. E. Beauchamp and the labor and material were donated by Roy Kimbel. The City Commission this week sent a letter to Kimbel thanking him for his efforts. Mayor Frank Travls Jr., at the city commission meeting Tuesday, expressed appreci- ation to Kimbel and Beauchamp for their work on behalf of the preservation of Shelton's "symbol", @ One week away from Christmas]have to increase approximately tim 40 & 8-Journal Christmas]twice as fast as last week. fund finds itself $229 away fromI 40 & 8 Voyageurs plan to as- its goal. i semble the Christmas baskets of At press time yesterday the food and toys for unfortunate Ms- fund had reached $661 on its way] son County families next Wednes- to a hoped-for $900. I day evening in the PUD 3 audi.- Included in the $109 contribu- tm'ium and deliver them Thurs- ted to the fund since last week's report was a $5 personal check from Gib Rucker and his wife, now living in San Diego. As member of the 40 & 8 heze, Ruc- ker was one of the original foun- ders of the project back in 1947 and until his retirement and move day, the day before Christmas un- der the direction of BilI Pearson, this year's general chairman. ton high school and finished his higher education at the University Virtually all Simpson Timber of Washington in 1937. Co. woods and plant operations Sletledahl also a University of But it happens in our very midst, will be closed down daring the to soutitel~n Califo!'tfia last year Washit~ton'~rad of 1934 sai'd he too. Few families escape. It is Christmas holidays so eligible ent- na(~ ocen the 4u ~: ~ Iiuaz\ciaL rej~- wiD chmwe ~l~e name of 'the bus- in evidence here, now--this very ployees may take their third week reseniative t.t, nu signer ot ~:necKs • .¢ o • - ........ ]- in ever" church crrou'~ Ev-of ~,acatior{ tor the nlnn s operation, tae was incss ne nas purcnaseo to Lure- ~:~* z . • ,,~" v. • ; ~ , . .. • el Sunda nlornlng the g'teat and also ~:eneIa]~ . cltanman foz a couple J bermen's of Shelton with title held "Y , Y , Camps Grisdale and Govcy officiallly by the Slettedahl In- separation" takes pmce. The great the .raiiroad will be closed' after oz year~. . ..~ .... vestment Co., Inc. ~ work Dec. 18 and are scheduled His ires.rest in tn¢. wnrmtmas ,~xrnw,, m,[a~ ~m~ ,~m~ h~ - • ~ to redden Jan .4, However, both lprojcct dimTt die with his move. License Tabs for 1965 will g'c z,J~_1 i.,FI:~V I.a.azz~ ,...~•.... ............ ' " ' ~ ~ *O "' ) :' C ' ................ l~& ~m=~ I ~ the elosin~' and o,~emn,~ dates may I OTHERS ~II0 c n'h~bt led hu- on sale Jazz. 4, and continue ownefl and opera~eu Lne ~.l ~VXUnL~ ~ " ~ ~ '~ a " r ...... *. ~,,~ 0 .......i,, ~I.~,~ L~• JUly ~| be affected by s0ow ling the p, st we~k included Mr. through Jan. 30. Licenses must. be ~t ...... 2~2-:~. ~,~...v~-;:~...-.- ~;~:-~, ' '-- - • In.~ul'atin~ Board "Pla-t~ ~b:'v-'l and Mr'~. Paul LOcke $5, Mr. and on l.he vehicle by Feb. 1 to avoid the Elms firm he lived in Calif,' ".,~ T~t~ ~#~s~,'~ ton w, ilt.,close doom ,at' 8 ~'.,~m,,~2,irs.; £1,£e,~ C. Baylcy.$5, Degroe being picked up. Applications may .... is for lU. -ears then returned] ]r~F[ $lllJ~ iiq~Jlllll IDac. 24 and reopen at 8 a:m.,"Jan.]of I{on.or $5,Pete Ko?nt?nel! $~ be made at the County. Auditor's ...... ~ :" '-- .... 4 /anonymous Szu Mr "m(~ Mrs t~, z offiee in the Court House, or to Elms for ~-snor~ time Deiore ' ' r. " ' "~ ..... 'oinin the ~,.~VI staff in Shelton ][_ ~'~,~_.,~ Shelton Sawmills, Shelton Ven-l Grant $,), H. l-I. $1, Mrs. Sandra. with one of the three outside Ag- J~, :" ~'~-,'s a~:o" I~ .11~_I111~_11 err, Olympic Plywood, Shelton;tPortzlinc $1, St. David's El)is-ents. be mailed from the License YJe- partment in Olympia Dec. 28 and should be in applicant's hands by the opening date. Those who can t wait. longer should bring in their last Certificate of Registration ior high Another son, Rick, is on the docket for this month was bez" of those e p '..V~. s . ::] a : . . . or, if not available, bring their now a ~resnman "' " at" t~he. Universi~ty..... seLuea': ou~" o~" court~ this.• week. not edgmm, zor a tnirct week o~!, In or(let to resin its $900• goat Certificate of Ownership and the of Waslfington, the oldest son, Several others were settled last vacation. ]the fund's accumulation pace will Validation Stickers (plate tabs) Terry, a graduate student at the week and were taken off the can ----------- will be issued, providcd, your lic- University of Alabama seeking endar. B I ~ . • a ease plate number is furnished. his Masters degree. He is a grad- The case settled this week, ]~_~f ~=t¢ ~g~llfD PRE-RUN cards will be mailed uate of Western Washington State which ~as scheduled to have out on Motorcycles this year. College. A daughter, Catherine started Monday. The Pre-Runs for House Trail- Rust, is a teacher at Oxnard, Cal- The case involved damages for ers will be mailed out at a later ifornia, injuries to the boy, then 8, suf- date, since they have until March IN cOMMENTING on his pur- fered when hit by a car on the 31 to be issued. chase of the L.M. division Slette- North Shore Road July 28, 1963. The County Auditor's Office is dahl said: "Chuck Rowe through On the court calendar in Decem- regularly ()pen 8 to 5 p.m. Mon- Lumbermen's Mercantile Company ber, with all of the cases sched- day through Friday, except lmli- has done an outstanding job ef uled this month now settle'd out days, for over-the-counter licens- servicing the building needs of of court, ing. Applications will be handled this community. With Gayle The case of Merwin Henslin by mail for those who are unable Wentz as manager and a fine against Melvin Morgan, a suit or- to apply in person. staff, we intend to continue of- er damages for a traffic accident, Outside agencies will issue lic- feting Shelton the best in service was settled last week. The case and p~-ice. Our plans call for ex- had been scheduled for. Dec. 14 enses, during their regular busin- ess hours, beginning Jan. 4 and panding the lines and moderniz- and 15. continuing through the year. They ing the store, but this will be ALSO SETTLED last week was done over a period of time. the case of Joseph F~iehantie are operated for the convenience of the public and are authorized 'Sh:lton has a stron~futme,:nC~lel.e~OtloSi~s~emsoand against Janet Priscilla Smith. ai Fruichantie had sued for damag- to charge a 50 cent fee on each es for the wrongful 'death of his license issued. They are: Belfair family and I are" anxious to join wife, Emily, in August of 1963. Hardware, Belfair; Hood Canal and be an integral part of the Mrs. Fruichantie was killed acci- I~eal Estate Office, Hoodsport. community." dentally while working in her and Jim Sneddon Insurance Ag- ency, 125 N. 5th, Shelton. garden at the family's home on ~;~ Early Deadline For by Miss Smith. " ;i .... Fruichantie had stied on behalf Journal Next Week Ofren.himself and his minor child- 0C8 The Jonrnal will go to press The case Monday will complete Pla,¢_.._.ri, fl, lr, n" (lay e~rly next week because' all except two of the civil cases •~,w ( of the Ci)rist~a,~ lu)liday. I)c|ul- for ti~e jury term this time. The two remaining civil cases are the Chris Pa ty dines for news items an;I adver- $325,00@ .~o, .~,,, o, St.,o tmas r ti.~ing will be moved ahetul one Charles Savage against. Harry day. Elmlund, John W. Bennett and Corresl)ondent's eoh,mns and Mr. a}td Mrs. Lawrence Timbers I\VA Local 3.38 is planning its society items will have to be which is scheduled to start Jan. annual children s Christmas Par- 19 and the case of William B. ty to start at 2 p.m. Dec. 20. Bergeson against Tot~,ald and The~party is for all members of I-~.ilda Westby which is set for the union Local and their families Jan. 16-17. and will be in the auditorium of Several criminal cases, most of the IWA building. them appeals front Justice and :"! : : Santa will be on hand and Liters City Police com't conviction~, are MR. & MRS. PETE STR.OEM Iwili be a program of entertain- sct~'eduled in January before the Mam~ge New Apartment Units ]start of the last two civil suits. ':: * * * * I ment for the children. Each child Open house is scheduled this I a correctional officer on the staff will receive a sack of favors. City Saturday and Sunday in tim ncw at the \Vashington State Correc- s pp/emen l--B-udget 20-unit apartntent structure ou[tions Center., U Mt. View bL~ilt by Elwood Larsen. I Street Ordinance , of Vanco.vcr. App The Shelton City Cmnmi.;sion To bc known as Elwood Manor, For Fair roved approved an ordinance establishr the new apartment building of- A supplemental budget for the • ¢, Mason County Fan' for $1,300 wa.. approxed b.~" the Mas)n County , v ( • Commission Monday, The supple- mcntal budget was to get funds in by uoon Monday in order to be published in the I)ai~r next week. Display advertising d(m d- line will bo noon Monday and el:l,ssit'ied a.(h'crtising 3r p.nt. Monday, TIn': Journal will Im printed Tuesday afteruooll and delh'ercd to subscribers Wednesday. The ,~.ne schedule will ap- lilY the followlug week whcn The Journa,! will agah~ come out day early because of the Ncw Years ] Ioli(h,,y, EXCEPTIONAL FORESTERS INC. Job Training for the mentally retarded Selling Trees and Swags in Tradewell Lot 1964 Falcon Drawing Dec. 19, 1964 KMAS Radio Station Member F.D.I.C. of ing arrterial streets in the city'.~ fers the most modern accommo- artericl ,4treet program and r,,~. daLions to its occupants, inclnd- vising traffic laws all into one ing a large swimming pool. Tho m'dinancc when they met Tues- stmtcture, built iu three units, fac- day. es Adams Street between G & H A five-year renewal of a lease streets. on the city dock to the Standard Tlte public is invited to inspect Oil Co. was approved, the new apartment units all day False arrest insurance for the Saturday and Sunday. city's police department was ap- Elwood Manor is the second Zenilh COLOR TV & STEREO proved. Olsen Furniture 328 Cots 426-4702 major housing structure built in Shelton by Larsen and his assoc- iates. The 34-unit Timbers Motel is the first, opened early t]~is year. Both structures are owned and operated by Elwood Larscn, Inc., as well as built by the firnL Larsen has retained Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stroem to manage El- wood Manor. Stroem came ,to Shelton recently from Ionroe ELwooD LARSEN Opens °nd Major Structure r. i J in the 196,) budget which had not :} . . , i been animzpated at tim tnne the budget was prepared. A hearing on mt emergency budget request by the Sheriff's of- rice for $1.,500 was set for 11:30 a.m. Dee. 28. Bids will be opened Monday on improvements in the lighting in the Auditor's offices in the cotu't hollse. The ammal winter road restric- tions resolution vvas approved by the commission after being pre- sented by tho county engineer. @ hamber Talk On Des/in, Protection of both the con- sumer and the legitimate business. man as one of the major functions of the Washington State attorney general's office was explained by word and film for a large turnout of Shelton Chamber of Commerce members last week by Dean Floyd, a member of the attorne.~ general's staff assigned to the consumer protection division. The meeting was held in the} new banquet room at Heinie's Broiler. Floyd reviewed the history of the Consumer Protection Act and the law against false advertising pas~ed in 1961 and the Installment Credit Disclosure Act passed in 1963 by the Washington legislat- ure and pointed out that since it began functioning in 1961 the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office has been responsible for refunds or contract cancellations worth many hundreds of thousands of ~dollars for consumers who were victims of misrepresentation or fraud on the part of unscrupulous sales- men and have put an early end to consumer rackets that, if al- lowed to run unchecked, could have cost Washington citizens ntillions of dollars. FLOYD GAVE a running com- mentary on a half-hour motion film depicting some of the com- mon fraudulent sales practices which bring thousands of com- plaints to the attorney general's office. "We have already had over 1,000 letters protesting Christmas selling methods this season," Floyd stated. He suggested that consumers look with suspicion on the "free" gift offer, the model home pitch, and the "bait-and-switch" adver- tising practices. Floyd also advised individuals approached by salesmen with whom he is not acquainted to never sign anything he imd not read and UNDERSTOOD, refuse to sign a blank contract or any sales contract in which the blanks are not completely filled in (it is a violation of the 1963 install- ment credit disclosure law to sign a blank contract which is filled in later, and the law also re~,uii~s that the'~lg~er get a copy),--'"never accept oral guarantees or prom- ises (they are worthless), silence the high pressure salesman who talks ..incessantly while you are trying to read the contract, be critical of phony price tags (was $50, now $15), ~sk questions about finance charges and compare in- terest rates and carrying charges, compare prices asked by door-to- door salesmen with those offered by stores in your community (of- ten the store price is lower). FLOYD'S KEY bits of advice, however, were these: don't buy m haste, buy only what you can afford, and abo~e,,, all, shop with established firms in your own community. He suggested that any person who feels he has been deceived or defrauded write a letter giving all facts of the instance to the attorney general's office, includ- ing any guarantees, booklets, bro- chures, etc., which are involved. He asked that all instances of deceptive dealing, misrepresenta- tion, broken promises, misleading advertising, phony contests, and "other shady business practices be reported to the Conmnner Protec- tion Division of the Attorney Gen- eral's office or to the local Cham- ber of Commerce. Shelton and Mason County shiv- ered Wednesday morning as tem- peratures dropped to 13 degrees, as reported by the vohmteer wea- ther observer at Rayonier Inc. Outside of frozen water pipes in some homes and trying to get enougtt heat out of heating sys- tems to keep warm, the cold wea- ther was not giving much trou- ble. Most of the snow which had fallen Sunday night and Monday was gone front the roads before the freezing weather hit, leaving only an occasional patch of ice on-" the roads witcre wat:er had been standing. People here could take one con- solation, that the winter storm which brought the chilly weather ]tit many other areas much hard- er witi~ below zero tentperatures and blizzards reported across nmch of the nation. "-----------T------- Charles A. Zowiski, 48, Shel- ton, lost his life in a fire which destroyed a cabin in which he lived at Tuppcr's Resort on Lake Nahwatzel early Sunday morning. The fire was discovered by Ronald Moore, Matlock~ about 4:30 a.m. He notified A1 Tupper, operator of the resort, who in tnrn called police and firemen. MR. ZO1VISKI'S body was found in the burned cabin by s,w.rfff's officer: The cause of Lh0 fire is undetermined. A memorial service will be held at l0 a.m. Saturday in Batstone Phmeral Home with Rev. Charles Wigton officiating; cremation will follow the services. Mr. Zowiski was born March 4, 1916 in Carbonado. Survivors include his wife of Shelton, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Clebenger, Seattle, and Miss Violet Zowiski, Seattle• Santa will be making his final appearance in Shelton for the season this weekend when he is at his place on Railroad Avemm next to Mann Real Estate Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, He will be there from 7-8:30 Friday night and again Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Stores will be open evenings from now until Christmas Eve for the convenience of shoppers'. Stores will close at. the regular closing hour Saturday night and on Christmas Eve. Schools in the county will be out Dec. 23 for Christmas vaca- tion. Shelton schools will have a full day of school that day. Clas, ses will resume Jan. 4. County Tree Production The state of Washington ill receive about $13,000 from the sale of 28,400 Christmas trees off state-owned land this year, Land Commissioner Bert L. Cole an- nounced today. Maspn county led .in Christmas tr~e production, with a total of 1,400,000 trees sold off both public and private land. In Mason county the Department of Natural Re- sources sold about 24,500 trees wm'th $10,000 from state-owned land, both througlt public auction sales and leases. OTHER SALES were in Kitti' tas county, 3,000 trees ~,,,orth $1,000; Cowlitz county, 400 trees', $560; Thurston county, 500 trees, $405; Kitsap county, 600 trees, $426; and Whatcom county, 500 trees worth $500. State law sets a $1-per-tree fine for persons caught cutting Cbrist~ mas trees on state or private land without the owner's permission, log patrol supmwisor John Grif- fiths of the Department of Natu- ral Resources said. In addition 11 counties have laws providing that anyone see~;. with five or more Christntas trees in his vehicle may be required to show proof of ownership. The counties are Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pend Oreillc, Thurston, Whatcom, Mason, Island, Kitsap, Pierce, Kliekitat and Clallam. i Shelton Police are investigating the theft of $1,392.38 front ti~e Canteen Service Co. at 225 S. Seventh St. Wednesday evening, The money was taken from a building used to store merchan. dise for the service by Roger D. Russell, who is the representative of Canteen Service imre. '][:HE THEFT WAS reported by Gl