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cessful business is continuous
ADVERTISING.
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SERVICE '
Phone 392
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.Black Ball Line,
Service News
(Continued from page one)
of a letter written by Sgt. Gene
Tucker, to Mr. and Mrs.
Stevenson. November 21, Some-
where in Germany——
From France we went to Bel-
gium, from Belgium to Holland
where we went directly into ac-
tion. We fought there. for quite
:some time, in fact for that parti-
cular engagement we were the
spearhead and saw plenty of ac-
tion. We all thought that when
we had reached our objective We
would be relieved and sent back
to a rest area, but that not to be
our fate, instead the evening of
the day we finished our mission
we went into bivouac. The next
morning we were loaded in trucks
and headed for Germany, the fol-
lowing evening under cover of
darkness we went into position
against the enemy only 200 yards
away and have been in constant
contact with the J errys ever since.
In fact, we've been out of con-
tact only the one day we moved
from Holland to Germany. You
can tell by that, life hasn't been
that “bed of roses” the last
month.
I’ve had “Screaming Minnies,”
the German 99 gun, knock me
right out of my foxhole, and yet
I’m here to tell about it with
no other effect than a headache
for a few hours. I can face their
machine guns and rifles all day
long without too much worry, but
when I hear those screaming ba-
bies coming I start hunting a
'hole. Their mortars are almost as
. bad.
Today things are fairly quiet.
We are in a town that we took
yesterday. Our home for the day
is an air raid shelter. We took a
stove out of a home, found some
lanterns and kerosene so have
heat and light. Also, by the way,
the food is very good right up in
the lines. Last night, chicken,
canned roast beef, potatoes, green
beans, tomatoes and bread with
peaches, peanut butter and cof-
fee.
CPL. DANIEL TOUGH
VISITS IN SHELTON
Cpl. Daniel Tou h visited here
last week end at e home of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Lipscy. He is
stationed at Greensboro, N. C.,
and was delay enroute from Boca
Ration, Florida. He is in radio
and radar.
From the
Journal
Staff
Grant C. Angle -
J. E. Angle '
Dick Watson
Bessie Bolen
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Lillian Warren
Dorothea Hurst
K. C. Holmes 1
Delmar Cole
sax
There Are Many
Practical Xmas Gifts
at the ‘ ,
JOURNAL OFFICE
Such As
Gift Box Stationery
Document
Files for valuable
records
Expanding Files for records
receipts, recipes, etc.
Scotch Tape Dispensers
Zipper Note Books
Coloring Pencil Sets
Record Books
Desk Pen Sets
Desk Calendar Pads
Note Pads
Recipe File. Boxes
And Many Other Items
Journal Office
Address Books
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CPL. JACK CLARK
IN ENGLAND
Cpl. Jack Clark, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Clark_ has arrived in
England with the Army Air
Forces. i
JACK SCEVA
AT U. of IOWA l
Jack Sceva, A/c, son of Mr.
and Mrs. N. J. Sceva, Hoodsport,
is now at the University of Iowa,
Iowa City, for pre-flight training
after completing a year of train-
ing at the University of Wash-
ington.
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JOE PARSONS ‘
IN SOUTH PACIFIC i
Word has been received by Mrs.
J. L. Parsons from her son Pvt.
Joe L. Parsons, USMC, that he
is now somewhere in the South-
west Pacific and getting along
fine.
ELLSWORTH HILTONS
VISIT SHELTON
Capt. and Mrs. Elsworth Hilton
and son visited. in Shelton last
week end with Capt. Hilton’s mo-
ther, Mrs. Nettie Hodge. It was
his first trip home after‘a year
in the Aleutians.
EDWIN HEPNER
GIVEN CITATION
Pvt. Edwin Hepner, army medi-
cal corps, has been cited for
meritorious services from Aug-
ust 12 to August 21 in the vicin-
ity of Pontedaro, Italy. Accord-
ing to the citation Pvt. Hepner's
work was as follows:
“On August 12, 1944, the col-
lecting platoon of Company E,"
of which Hepner was a member,
was called upon to evacuate all
the aged sick and wounded civil-
ians from the area in and ar-
ound the town of Pontedaro. Dis-
regarding his own safety and wel-
'fare, Pvt. Hepner and his unit,
accomplished the task of evacu-l
ating a total of 233 civilians, of,
which 34 were litter cases. These ‘
litter cases had to be carried a
considerable distance. On one oc-
casion, six patients had to be lit-
lPrisoner of War
[secretary for the Mason County
tered in total 'darkness 3. round
[trip distance of four miles thru
an area which was thoroughly in-
{fested with personnel mines, and
junder heavy enemy mortar and
ismall arms fire. This task accom-
iplished without a casualty. In
addition to evacuating the civil-
:ians from this area, Private Hep-
!ner and the platoon carried out
their regular assigned duties
which was that of supporting
Combat Command “‘B”. The con-
cern for the welfare of the aged,
‘sick and wounded, and the cool
.. and efficient manner in which‘Pri-
vate Hepner and his platoon per.
formed this task with complete
disregard for their own safety ex-
emplifies the finest traditions of
the Medical Corps and reflects
great credit upon themselves and
their organization and is deserv-
ing of high praise.”
FRANK WILLARD
FNOW CAPTAIN
Promotion of Lt. Frank Wil-
lard, former local high school
coach, to the rank of captain, was
announced this week by the army
command.
.ERNEST AYERS
[HOME ON FURLOUGH
Pfc. Ernest R. Ayers returned
to Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex.,
’after having spent his furlough
with his parents
This was his first visit home in
27 months, during which time he
was in Alaska.
He had some very interesting
in Hoodsport.
such as skiing, driving dog teams,
fishing through the ice. His out-
fit was awarded the citation “ser—
vice over and above the line of
lduty.” In March he flew from Be-
‘thel, Alaska, to Kodiak, to see
his brother, Sgt. Earl Ayers,
lwhom he hadn’t seen for over two
NEWS ABOUT
TOWNSEND BOYS
Cpl. Thomas Townsend Spent
Thanksgiving week in Shelton
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
iJoe Townsend. He has finished
[his training at Tyma, Ariz., and
'is now taking further training in
radio work at Lemoore Army Air
Field in California.
Word has been received from
Pvt. Eugene Townsend that he
has arrived safely on an island
somewhere in the South Pacific.
Newton Townsend, SZ/c, writes
1that he has seen many of the
sights of New York, where he is
attending radio school.
Sgt. Milburn Townsend has re-
turned to Fort Knox, Ken, after
a ten-day visit home with friends
and relatives. He has been sta-
tioned at Fort Knox as a radio
instructor and technician for the
past two and a half years.
Ready
Martin, executive ‘
Cartons
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Mrs.
Chapter Red Cross announces 1'
that there are 10 prisoner of war i
cartons at the headquarters which
are available for next of kin to
send packages to prisoners of war.‘
It has also been announced that
in order to expedite mail to newly
captured prisoners of war in Eu-
rope, the office of the Provost
Marshal General has arranged
that relatives need no longer wait
for the prisoner‘s camp address
and P.O.W. number.
As soon as a man is officially
reported a prisoner of war in Eu-
rope and until his next of kin is
informed by the war department
of his permanent camp address
and number, letters and cards I
may be addressed to him as fol-l
lows: name, rank, United States
Prisoner of War in Germany,
Care of International Red Cross
Directory Service, Geneva, Switz-
erland. This does NOT apply to
parcels. The International Red
Cross will hold such mail until
the prisoner’s camp address is re-
ceived at Geneva, and will then
forward it.
John Killmer
Passes Monday
Funeral services were held yes-
terday for John Killmer, 80, who
passed away at the Shelton hos-1
pital on Monday. Services were
from Witsier’s Funeral Home
with Rev. J. O. Bovee in charge.
Interment was in the Shelton
Memorial Park.
Mr. Killmer was born March 3,
1864 at Philadelphia and had lived
in Shelton for 17 years, being
‘ employed by the Simpson Logging
Company. His wife passed away
last June. Pallbearers were Paddy
Lee, Reginald Sykes, O. M. Steen,
Perry Baker, Walter Magoon and
Len Weston.
Survivors include four sons,
Leo, Clark, S. D.; Ray, Morenci,
Ariz.; Earl, Seattle, and Alfred,
Shelton; five daughters, Mrs.
Mary Schultz and Mrs. Evelyn
Heiden of Clark, S. D.; Mrs. Vina
Clark of Shelton; Mrs. Della Rob-
inson of Centralia and Mrs. Narie '
Van Note of Chicago; one bro—
ther, Charles of Pennsylvania.
There are 22 grandchildren and
10 great grandchildren.
The SECRET WEAPON of suc-
cessful business is continuous
ADVERTISING.
FRANK WILLIAM GRAY
LISTED AS MISSING
Word has been received that
Seaman l/c Frank William Gray,
18, who formerly lived at Agate
for about five years where he was
very active in the Boy Scouts, was .
officially reported missing in ac-
tion last week by the Navy De-
partment.
He attended Shelton schools,
moving to Seattle a few years
ago to graduate from the Roose-
velt high school before joining the
Navy on his 17th birthday, Octo-
ber 7, 1943.
Seaman Gray was on the Gam-
bier Bay in the Battle of Leyte,
second battle of the Philippins,
October 24-25.
' His mother, Mrs. F. W. Gray
is now living in Seattle.
MAJOR JOE VIGER
ARRIVES HOME
Major Joe Viger arrived home
this week for Christmas, his first
one at home in five years. He
will be leaving soon for overseas
duties. Major Viger was among
the first of the Air Forces to ar-
rive in England several years ago.
BILL BATSTONE
VISITS IN SHELTON
Bill Batstone, T.M. 2/c, has ar-
rived home for Christmas and
New Years with his wife and par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Batstone.
PIERRE ROBINSON
HOME FOR VISIT
Pierre Robinson, son of Pier and
Lucille Robinson of Lilliwaup, is
home after 19 months of naval
aviation training for a few day’s
visit. He will leave soon for the
Southwest Pacific. Pierre is a
combat air crew man, trained in
gunnery, radio and radar, and will
function on a two-man bomber.
TWO BOYS COME
HOME FOR VISIT
Sgt. Ken Latham and Bill Bat-
stone, U.S.N., arrNed home last
week after having accidentally
met each other in an Oakland U.
80. Ken leaves Christmas day to
return to his duties at Camp
Cooke, Calif.
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*Christmas is here. And once more
to express how We feel about your‘
loyalty to us during 1944. But we
know you will understand.
We wish for you and your family
the best of Merry Christmases, and
the best that this happy season can
bring in both material and spiritual
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Dear Friends:
It’s Christmas time! A time when we all walk down memory’s lane
and stop for a moment at that memory picture of our Mother sending us
off to Sunday School for our first Christmas lesson. It was about the
Christ Child. Our eyes sparkled as we saw the Star hovering over the
stable, the camels and donkeys tied about and, lastly, the Babe and His
Mother resting inside. And then: ‘
We journey on. We are older now, and it is Christmas several
years later. With more matured thought but eager as ever, we are again
sent forth to yet another Christmas message. This time it is the story
of the carpenter’s son, a boy of twelve, who we see sitting with the Wise
Men discussing weighty problems of that time. He had told His parents
that He must be about His Father’s business, and we are just beginning
to understand. We wander on.
We are on the banks of the river Jordan. There is a crowd in the
water. Can’t you just see John hesitating—then baptising one Jesus of
Nazareth? In the hush that followed, we see the dove fly down and
hear the voice from Heaven declare: “This is My beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased. Hear ye Him.”
To all of us, these are everlasting memory pictures of “our child-
. hood.” We are grateful for them because they renew our faith and
inspire
our hope. A hope which teaches us to forgive from our hearts as well
as our lips.
Yes, we believe these are the pictures that will eventually bring
true peace and good will among all. men. It is with these thoughts in
mind that we of the Lumbermen’s Mercantile Company extend to all our
friends everywhere a Merry Christmas and the hope for a New Year that
will see an end to world strife——and the beginning of a new and better
way of life in which all men will have learned to live in peace and
harmony.
Cordially,
LUMBERMEN’S MERCANTILE COMPANY
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A GIFT CERTIFICATE WILL SOLVE THAT LAST-MIN UTE G I F T
PROBLEM. THE RECIPIENT OF A GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM THE
LUMBERMEN’S’ MERCANTILE COMPANY HAS THE WHOLE STORE
FROM WHICH TO SELECT THE GIFT OF HIS OR HER CHOICE
Mary Dunhil
Warm, wonder-
.ful c o l o r I u l
sweaters . . . the
Christmas g i f t
every 1' e m a l e
from six to sixty
loves to find un-
der the tree.
If uncertain give
HER Lingerie. A
Slip, 3. Robe or
a. Nightie. They
are always the
right Gift.
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EXCLUSIVE AT L.M.
Give her a piece of costume
jewelry on Xmas and win her
heart forever! Our Gift Shop
has a superb selection of beau-
The holiday spirit pervades the
air. This is the time of year
when you want to dress up
and look your loveliest. Our “fill Pins: CIiI'Sr
Dress Shop has earrings. neck-
an outstanding laces . . . all ex- Toasty - lwa'rml’
selection of ele- pressing the 919’ /\ ggdlglpelf'b cog?
gant dresses ex- Kant moo‘l 0‘ fortel‘s make 3
pressly designed the new season. in 0st welcome
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Shop has an out-
day season and one Of the Pieces- standing selec-
a lovelier you. you choose here. tion of both,
0 Our Men‘s Shop has many gifts for men
. Handsome Ties, Dobb’s Hats, Hickcock
Suspenders and Belts, Hickcock Jewelry,
Mufflers, Sportsman’s Shaving Lotions and
Colognes, Billfolds, Handkerchiefs, Fine Shirts
and the‘new Lightweight Jacket insulated
with Jen-Cel-Lite. Curlee and Timely Clothes.
These are just a few of the many Gift items
awaiting selection for the man in your life.
Many are exclusive in Shelton at the Lum-
bermen’s Mercantile Company.
MEN APPRECIATE
For Your Convenience our Store will Remain Open
Tonight and Tomorrow Night until 8 o’clock
7’
Thursday, D_ecember 21,.1'
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