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ursday, December 13, 1
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ncy grade nuts
dnuts, Almonds, 49,
tzils, Pecans, &
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Percy M Pie
6017 S.E. 86th Ave
Portland, Ore
i0000hrJstmas Day Marks 55th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. 6. A. "6us'" Swanson
tRISTMAS COUPLE -- Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
it, s,, Swanson were wed Christmas day 65
are ago. In the above photo they look over the
!reed marriage certifi_cate given to them on
it eventful day. The Swansons were married
helton and have spent all but 15 of those
happy years here. No special celebration is
planned to honor the occasion, however, they
plan to be at home most of the day to receive
any friends who happen to drop in to offer their
congratulations.
lie Y)ecember 31, 1897 Mason
ty "Journal reports as follows;
wanson-Sinipon. Married at
home of the hride's parents,
Dec: 25th, ]897, Gustaf
Wtlson to Miss Lydilt Shnp.
Rex'. L. J. Co-lsgton, of-
Will D. Morrlson and
Daisy Steward acted as
brats their 65th wedding anni-
versary this Christmas. day, have
lived all of those married years
except 15 in the Shelton area.
As rop0xted in the 1897 .hmrnal
they did make their first home at
Chapman ti<Ck¢iVe:where their only
mode of transportation was by
boat. Gus was pretty happy
when Lydia said "Yes'. He had
i
Gus and Lydia first came to
Shelton about the same Lime. She
was nine years old when she
moved "m:-;re with her parents. At
tSe age of six (]us moved from
Sweden to Kansa with his' pail-'
eats then on to Washington when
he was fourteen.
When saved the formula for 65
years of happy marriage Gas was
people," After the sere- been refitting her by boat, t0r six the spokesman. His advice was,
about forty reitlve: am! months. After the ceremony they "Never forget marriage is a 50-50
sa,t down to a splendid made the trip to town fob" gro-proposition. There is nothing like
has dinner, prepared for certes once a week. , companionship when you are
:occasion, and the afternoon Originally Gus was a carpenter, older."
spent in enjoyable pas- In 1909 the couple moved to TR- No special party has been
es by the young friends of coma where he worked in the ship- planned for the anniversary of the
happy eoullle. The families yard • They returned to'Shelton in 65th year of their marriage. How-
'i the eontrae¼ing parties have 1924 In 1928 Gus built their pres- ever 'Gus is taking Lydia out to
.! residents of this vlelnit ant home on Arcadia Road. At the dinner because sle has cooked her
::i lix or more years, and ha;e same time he built a boat shop fair share of large Christmas-An I
ly well-wishers. They will and went into the boat building niversary dinners in the past.
. iL ee their hOmO for the present, business "for himself. They will be home most of the
1 l the farm of A. Swanson, in ,The Swansons have one adopted day, though, and will be happy to
1 ilman's Cove, where Gust. is daughter. They now have five receive any of their many Inends.
1 - $ :!este/l in the potato evapo- grandchildren. All are in Call- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY_GUS
U )t," fornia. Their only relative in this AND LYDIA, AINu 2, vir.tetx
1 ',i Swansons, who will eels- area is a sister of Mrs. Swansons'. CHRISTMAS, TOO!
O00'¢,als Outline (he g '
.n Meet Shifting Market Conditions
• •• • 'ARY Changes to inset between the company and the fed- to the right plant for the proper
rket conaitions and eral government, utilization at the lowest possible
md-icate an -in- Included I in the possible expan- cost, Oswald said, and it is to-
! in Simpson Timber Corn- alon of the company's Shelton fa- ward this end that the studies are
::ies- in Shelton were ciltttes are new, centralized, yen- working, il '
' mpson officials at ear peeling drying and warehous- REED SAID thinn g" of second
: here "Monday niglt, ing facilities instead 9f the sap- growth stands is producing 27
'y, entertained-about arate facilities now in Slelton, million board feet annually, com-
nd-civic leaders McCleary and Olympia. pared with 18 million five years
o, Grays Harbor and C H Bacon Jr nresider ,,. ago. Contractors logging small
,!ryC::n:lhe:':l?g.teg5t7 tSemPcSoOp:Oly d thentthcem !Tifye!£lSH!f/p!aii7 !90O
Yield Unit agreement others in the nation, were feeling
Claude Daniel.
i manager of P UD 3 will
try Samples, 44, a 1936
ate of Irene S. Reed high
Who has been a mem-
the district's staff for 17
the .last six years as sup-
ndent. His duties aa sup-
dent are being assigned
ly Umphenour; who has
assistant superintendent
.Past five years. Samples
most of his life in
, coming here from Ab-
in 1928. His daughter
was graduated from
=. Reed high school last
and his son Roger is now
grader in Shelto n junior
' (see page 3)
the "price squeeze", and can and
will make the changes necessary
to remain competitive in the mar-
ket.
THE LUMBER industry can no
longer cut a tree up in the most
profitable way and say to the
consumer, here it is, come and get
it, Bacon said.
Because of the competition from
other materials in construction,
the lumber industry must make
a product which the consumer will
buy.
Bacon said Simpson's future
program includes changes iU pro-
ducts, in manufacturing proces-
ses and possible shifting of some
plant facilities within the Shel-
ton Unit witlin the next few
years.
Bacon sad the company would
cent!hue to do everytling it can
to promote stable employment in
the cities and towns in the Shel-
ton Unit.
Gil Oswald, vice president in
charge of manufacturing, outlined
some of the ideas which had come
up in a detailed study of the com-
pany's operation and the future
of products in the building in-
dustry.
HE SAiD from the results of
the ,hzdies so far, the shifting
of wneer operations to Shelton fob'
peeling, drying ancl warehousing
vaa indicated, but, that the study
was continuing and no firm de-
cision had been made yet.
He said that studies were also
being made in means of increas-
ing the use of hardwood in the
door plant at McCleary.
The problem is getting the log
and employment WOUld restllt
from utilization of 400 million bd.
ft. of alder previously untapped
on unit lands.
Growth withii! the lllfit since
it.s founding was stressed hy Be,
con's reference to these tatistics:
PAYROLLS ....... Simpson's pay-
rolls in the Sustained Yield Unit
in 1962 will total $12,036,000 com-
pared with $11,85L000 in 1957 and
$5,707,000 in 19d7. By year's end,
Simpyon will have lTaid a total of
$152,000.000 to Unit employees
since 19,i7.
EMPL,OYMENT .... The Unit
had 1,482 emph)yoes in its open-
tug year and 2,295 in 1957. As
of this year, the total is 1,984, a
decline which Bacon described as
"now past: bottom and "not bad
in view of conditions the past two
years,"
TAX SUPPORT OF COUN-
TIES ...... Simpson paid Mason
Cotinty taxes of'$236636 in 1961
compared with $165,078 five years
ago and $51,037 in 1947. Payments
to Grays Harbor County were
$78,675 last year; $48,780 in 1956,
and $30,157 in 1947.
TIMBER ACREAGI --- U.S.
Forest Service land, 111,108 ac-
res, within the Unit has not
changed.since 19,i7, but Simpson
has expanded its commitment to
the Unit from ]58,760 acres in
1947 to 233,924 at present. Volume
of timber now standing on the
3,i5,032 acres within the Unit is
estimated at 5/fi bilIion bd. ft. The
Unit has 175 acres producing
wood for each Simpson job.
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ASSESSED VALUATIONS
Grays Harbor County valuation
(Continued oa page 5)
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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Thursday, December 20, 1962
76TH YEAR--NO. 51
Published in "Ohristmastown, U.S.A." Shelton, Washington
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton, Washington.
under Act of March 8, 1879. Published weekly at 227 West Cola.
10 Cents per Copy
24 Pages 3 Sections
Engineer Tells Construction Of Post Offic
Federal, Local
,,,hw., Wor00IAdditio n Planned Next Year
;yr !r F;a:s: 'iin:s'!to ti :TPila "
feet on everyone, George Krishlake, Construction of the addition to
State Highway Department En- .the Shelton Post Office is schedul.
gineer for the Third District, told
Shelton Rotarians last Thursday.
When Interstate 99 is completed,
he said, it will bring San Fran-i
cisco within a one-day drive from!
Shelton over a road designed for!
70 miles an hour.
This could mean a great deal
as recreation-hungry Californians
*seek some other place than their
own ah'eady Overcrowded facili-
ties. Many of them discovered the
Pacific Northwest during visits to
the World's Fair this summer and
many will be hack, Kirshlake com-
mented.
The state is in good shape on
the Interstate sections in its
borders, with 99 from Vancouver
to Olympia completed except for
some finishing touches. Work is
in progress with some sections al-
ready in use taking the route to
the Canadian border.
The state has two other inter-
state sections, No. 10 from Seat-
tle through Spokane to the Idaho
border and a branch of this sec-
tion ,extending through the Yak-
ima Valley to connect with Inter-
state 30 In Oregon.
The construction of the Inter-
state system is the largest con- I
struction effort ever attempted by l
man.
It is 35 times larger than the
combined effort for the Panama
Canal, Grand Coulee Dam and the
St. Lawrence Seaway which now
rate as the top construction ef-
forts of all time.
• Sp'eaking 6f State Highway
pertinent projects h)cally, Kirsh-
lake said the grading and other
work in preparing the roadbed for
the extension of the freeway from
Kennedy Creek to Lynch Road was
95 per cent complete, but, the re-
maining five per cent had pre-
sented some real problems. It will
be completed in the spring, and
a contract fob" paving,- this section
tins already been awarded.
How much, further toward Shel-
ton the freeway can be extended
in the next fe' years depends on
the State Legislature, Kirshlake
said. All funds now appropriated
will be used ut) in sections present-
ly under construction, t
He said the section crew from
the Department had just recently
moved to the new building con-
atrueted near Shelton this sum-
mar. The section Crew facility at
Belfair has been closed, Kirshlake
said, and the crew now stationed
in Shelton will handle work on
both aides of the city. " (Illustration by SHARON EVERS --- Age 10 Mr. View School)
Bud Lyon, Rota,T representa-
tive on the Forest Festival Board, ff ' D D V [' Ill D T ( rT'q I/l, A
reported that membership cards lyJ[ l' J[ JL J[ t) I1 J[ J[ k I i¥1 2"]k
had been printed up and were From The Journal Staff
available. The club has agreed
to take over the button sales for Bill Dick@- Jm Shrum Lodema Johnson- Barbara Nelson
th:bestival next year. _ . AI Ford -- Marj Waters Mary Kci,,t -- Russ Stuck Dave Thaeher
u nu,L was o am enalr
mall. " p- gr - Ass Pearson, Jerry Stiller
Christmas fund Short00 Forest feshva/" Members&ps"
$200 Of Intended Goal
ed to start in 1963, The Journal
was informed by Congresswoman
Julia Butler Hansen this week.
In a telegram, Mrs. Hansen maid
Robert H. Wohleb. Olympia ar-
chitect, was awarded a contract
by the General Services Adminis-
tration for drawing plans and spe-
cifications for the addition. Con-
struction is to start in 1963, Mrs.
Hansen said.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Ge-
neral Services Administration and
the Postal Department approved
$290,000 ]:m the addition to the
Post Office here.
The Post Office work includes
a 56-foot extention on the west
side of the present building, wMch
will extend the building to a 117-.
foot frontage. Extensive remodel-
ing of the interior of the building
is also in the plans along with a
covered loading platform and
blacktopping of the area in hack
of the building to Franklin Street
except for a small strip of lawn
along the street.
The postmaster's office will be
moved from its present location
in the Southside corner of tile
h,dt-rag to new quarters in the
Louthwest corner in the new sec-
tion. The vault beside the office
will also be moved.
The area presently occupied by
the postmaster's office wil be Used
for post office boxes, the number
of which will be increased about
50 per cent from the present 428
to 629.
THE STAMP, money order and
0tKr mergtces windows Will be rno.
v,ed to the new addition with open
bank-type .counters installed. A
ceiling higll glass door'wfll be In-
stalled btLween the present, lobby
area and the new service COtlrfl:er
area. "i'nese doors will be h.)cked
when the Post Office closes leav-
lug the present lobby area open,
The present lobby'area will hou-
se the leLt;er, paper and package
drops coin-operated stamp dispen-
sers anti the relocated post of.fic
boxes.
Ohildren Draw ;
Ghrislmas Greelinp:,,
Each year our children's +en-
thusiasm for Christmas is reflec-
ted in this. holiday issue of 'the
Journal. We think it is particur-
ly fitting that in Cirlstmst.Wn
USA the traditional g'reelg, of
the business community at(e drawn
by yougatera in She.lion grade
schools. :<
While they may lack thd iolish
of commercial art work they rt
flect the sponsors sincere (Sest
wishes fox' your holiday happiness.
We hope you will read them ti%l
and know both the yoffng artists"
and the sponsors will appreciate
your comments.
(COlltinl, led oil ila,gl 5)
On Sde
Still shy nearly $200 of its inten-
ded $750 goal, the 40'& 8 Journal
Chrislmas fund gets down to bu-
siness tonight when members of
the 40 & 8 and its auxiliary, the
8 & 40, go to work assembling
the baskets which will go into
many Mason County homes to-
morrow to provide a brighter
Christmafl for families in unfor-
tunate circumstances"
The 40 & 8, 8 & 40 workers
will make up the baskets in the
PUD 3 auditorium tonight, from
whence trucks operated by PUD 3
pcrsormel and 40 & 8 members
will disperse them to their destin-
ations tomorrow.
The donation pace slowed down
onlcwhat last week, surprisingly,
This usually is the strongest per-
iod for contributions, but only
$238.50 came in since last week's
report, for a total now of $559.55,
just $190 short of the goal.
Perhaps late donations will still
hit the target.
Journal, Has Early
Deadline Ned Week
The Journal will have an early
deadline .for news and advertising
next week because of Christmas. :
' The" Journal will be delivered on i
the regular day, Thursday.
The deadline for correspondence i
and advertising will be noon Mon-I
day. The deadline for society newel
will be .3 p.m. Friday and for:
other news items and sports 5 p.m.
Monday.
Donors of the past week were:
Golden Age Club ................... :$25.00
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Grant ........ $5,00
Prepp's Rexall Store ............ $i0.00
Dr. & Mrs. A. C. Linkletter $10.00
Kitse(p-Mason Dairy ............ $10.00
Donald B. Smith ................ $2.00
Dorothy Jeasup ........................ $5.00
Mrs. Louis Van Arsdalc .... $5.00
Anonyntous .............................. $5.0(/
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hopland $2.00
Mrs. Stella Hillier ................ $5.00:
Madrona Barracks 1462
WWI Veterans ................. $10.00:
Mary Sykes ................... $5.00
Welfare "office Staff ........... $7 O0 !
Boyaen Constmiction Co ..... $10.00
Madrona Barracks WWI
Veterans Auxiliary ...... .......... $5,00
Anonynous ................................. $2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hansen $5,00
Anonymous ................................ $2.50
St. I)avids Episcopal Guild .... $5.00
Susic E. Pauley ........................ $5.00:
Mr. and Mrs. George Cropper $5.00!
Irene a.nd Roy Dunn ............ $5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Nelson .... $5.00
Anonymous ................................ $1.00
Ads and Ann Frank ................ $5.0(}
Rae Melcum ........................ $5 00
Journal staff .......................... $12.00
Helen and Lud Andersen ........ $5.00
Olsen Fm'niture ¢2o ............. $10.00
Dr. and Mrs. R.W. Norvold $5.00
Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Bennett $10.00
Mr. & Mrs. Claude Danielson$5.00
Lions Club ................................ $20.00
Mr. & Mrs. Alden. C. Bayley $5.00
Total for week ................ $238,50
Given Previously ............ $321.05
Grand Total .................... $559,55
• FOREST FESTIVal MEMBERSHIPS Get-
"ling two of the first membership cards for the
1963 Forest Festival this week were Mayor
Frank Travis Jr., center, and County Cornmis- sociation.
The membership drive for the can be turned in shortly before the
Mason Cotuity Forest Festival
wung into action this week with
the start of sale of membership
cards.
The bncnibership cards qlich are
bein sold now are a new inovation
this year. Membership sales are
being handled by the Shelton Ro-
tary Club.
"MUCI[ EXPRESSION of sup-
port was given thropghout the
county fob" the Forest Festival,"
said M. M. "Bud" Lyon, Rotary
representative on the Festival
Board. "Now we hope folks will
back this up with purchase
of thl mmberhip card which
sion Chairman, Harry Elmlund, right. The
cards were presented by M. M. "Bud" Lyon, rep
resenting the Rotary Club and the Festival As.
dates of the festival for the umial
activity button?'
The membership cards went on
sale today at tile Mason County
Savings and Loan Association, Ma-
son County Federal Credit Union,
Simpson Credit Union and Thura-
ton County Federal Savings and
Loan and ' Sea-lst National Bank.
Receiving two or the first mem-
bership cards were Mayor Frank
A Travis Jr. of Siielton, and Har-
ry Elmlnnd. Mason County Com-
mission Chairman.
Getting into the spiblit of the
season, the Rotary Club augg'est-
ed that a membership card for the
Forest Festival WOu](l lllakc an
appropriate Christmas or bi'rt.h-
day gift for the, person who Ills
everytiing.
The dates of the 1963 Forest
Festival have been set for May
23-25.
The sale of membership cards
was inagurated this year a.s part
of the effort to increase button
sales for the Festival. These hut-
ton sales, along with donations,
make up the bulk cf the income to
finance the Festival.
"Show your faith in the Forest
Festival, buy your memberllp
I10%V."