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December 21, 1944     Shelton Mason County Journal
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:: x...”;1.« v .- . ;.:—.r~:_;g :1 A».er 3‘ Us ‘,— Page 8 The SECRET WEAPON of suc- cessful business is continuous ADVERTISING. TAXI SERVICE ' Phone 392 Save GAS and TIRES. . Take a Ferry Emmerich-Seattle Lv. Bremerton Lv. Seattle 5:50 am 5:45 am 7:00 06:00 07:30 6:15 8:15 7:00 8:35 8:15 9:35 8:50 10:10 9:30 10:50 10:10 11:30 10:50 12:15 pm 11:30 1:00 12:10 pm 1:40 12:50 2:10 1:30 3:00 2:00 3:40 2:35 4:40 3:00 4:55 3:40 5:10 4:25 5:50 5:15 6:30 6:00 7:15 6:30 7:50 7:10 8:25 7:45 9:00 8:40 10:00 9:40 11:10 10:20 12:15 am 11:30 12:55 ‘ 12:30 am 0 Except Sunday. .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 I?" 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 John ~ .- i :3 ‘experiences while in the North, l l ‘ years. a 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. | 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 E F' 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. we find ourselves gssgmawwmmflw blessings. 41%: V .1 l ,\ x . W ' 1 Christina , *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 i! ii * a Mell Chevrolet Company g at a loss for words i l i sHELTON-MAson (roomy JOURNAL} "S ' 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 .. M 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. «:2 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 for a. gala. holi- She’ll love any— 3}“- 0‘" Gm" 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' LUMBERM EN’S 1M EREANTILE tn? Mark 9 Deceml: ea where t a year IER \VR CHRISTM . Laurel Writes his tmas dar University 7: king spec / .McMuri Simon, of A.S.T. ‘ the Gran .crowned ty of Ida RD J. EIVES Al Eighth . v n, Engla ichard J. ,bardier 01 'e B-17 Fl; ~ McHenr} Cond lieul . t has b ‘1 e1 Charl< s-Barre, 1‘ of the Levin is O. R. Lei t, Shelto lis M. Li address. , trigger u uilders 01 E in the J v ary, 1945 Levin h< two Oak , for “n ' during l military ,_ and in ' (l forces. ‘ CHASE " FOR I k Chase camp in with his Glen ( ‘ imas holi ” for his “I TON BC " 29 SCH! .gory M: I“ that l an engi marillo I being thi ‘ en Carls the same ' ' ROBERT S T0 " Journal ,. ter from ” Ray ha ,tlme no“ haven’t : 1 ~ 3. while miss it. , ow to k ;‘ ddies ar t be clos ‘ Tone wis secure it MFIELI ANCE, “I‘d. has Dale Bloo , ' in Ger T/Cpl. l j ce. 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