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Appeal Area Representatives of Army Service Ex- Committee said the Christmas Appeal letters been mailed. local committee is on the helping those in need, es- at Christmastime. Psy- say that Christmas is disturbing season of the for those who lack family friends. Lonely men and become deeply depressed and in extreme cases suici- during the holiday season. Salvation Army has tradi- recognized the impor- of preventing this danger- local committee helps the Y with food, shelter, clothing, baskets, toys, and stated this is just a part of the rendered to those less among us. Bags" of goodies are to rest homes and hos- for each guest or patient. are people who do not family members or friends them at Christmas. uiries To Need Full afion people who get the from the Veterans may be d.isap- rf'd, according to John B. ¢(h, Manager of the Seattle legional Office said that his office re- average of 400 letters that can't be answered the writer failed to enough identifying infor- |tl. deal with the problem, said that his office will to ,get the needed in- by sending a form let- ' the letter-writer, specifying needed to act on the request. form is included in letter so that the letter- can give VA such infor- as name of veteran, number, social security dates of service, date of branch of service, and VA if the veteran has assigned one. explained that the Seat- Regional Office main- approximately 197,.000 in- ase files, hundreds the same name. So that can be located quickly needed, a number has been to each file. Once the or other beneficiaries of is advised of this he should use it in all correspondence with VA. Gets Award Douglas L. Bishop, son of Mrs. Leo S. Bishop, 1, has received the U.S. Commendation Medal l]cis E. Warren AFB, Wyo. Bishop, a security was decorated for service while as- at Pleiku AB, Vietnam. now at Francis E. War- the Strategic Air Corn- of Irene S. Reed he attended Olym- College, Bremerton, Washington State RESIDENTS of the Lilliwaup area know it's Christmas each year when John Aar0 gets out his ladder and lights to trim and decorate the large holly trees which stand Army Has Holiday Plan For New Enlistments • " 'Operation Holiday', the U.S. Army's special December enlist- ment program is in full swing," Sgt. Ken Ellingson local Army recruiter said here today. "This is the unique program, which provides the new, volun- teer soldier the opportunity to enjoy the Christmas holidays at home in the company of family and friends," he commented• Sgt. Ellingson explained that those enlisting between Dec. 6 and Dec. 20 may be granted leave until 5 p.m. Jan. 2nd after processing at the Training Cen- ter. Those processing at the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station between Dec. 21 and Dec. 29 may arrange for leave until Jan. 3, when they /:;' t ® N  in front of his home. Although almost 80 years old, Aaro goes up the ladder and takes care of the trimming and decorating himself. must return to the Examining Station for shipment to the Train- ing Center. "We are doing everything pos- sible to include the Christmas Spirit in our enlistment pro- gram," he continued. "Complete information a b o u t 'Operation Holiday' may be obtained by con- tacting me at Shelton Post Office every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. or by telephoning collect Olympia 357-3080. The operating hours of this recruiting station are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. A SERVICEMAN pays $2 a month for a $10,000 Servicemen's Group Life Insurance policy or $1 a month for a $5,000 policy. Dro, wn by Greg Mal!inger  5th Grade, let. View School .... " HIMLIE REALTY Wilma Downing, Dick Knauf, Dave Thacher, Skip Ness, Vince Himlie, Dick Boiling Cost Of Living Goes Up • "It costs over $9.191 a year for a four-person city worker's family to maintain "a moderate living standard," the Labor De- partment has reported, accord- ing to a statement this week by the Mason County Labor Council signed by President Darrell Sparks. 'The spiraling living standards and aspirations of Americans in the 1960s are revealed in an up- dated "City Worker's Family Budget" Bureau of Labor Staffs- ties. "The common size family used as a yardstick to measure liv- ing needs and patterns is made up of a 38 year old fulltime worker in the prime of his job career, his wife. a boy age 13 and an 8 year old girl. "The moderate budget costs much less for a smaller family, but much more for a larger family, the Labor Department study shows. The budget cost also) varies by family age and type and by city and region. "The moderate budget for the selected family of four averages $9,376 in metropolitan areas and $8,366 in smaller cities, accord- ing to the study. Thus the budget would cost more currently since consumer prices for goods and services have risen about 2.5 per- cent in the last year. "The Labor Department esti- mates that the budget type fami- ly, with just one fulltime bread- winner, had an average income before taxes of at least $11,000 in 1966. Government figures show that only 25 per cent of the nation's 48 million families have an income of $10,000 or more. "While the Labor Department warns against making easy com- parison between worker earning and the moderate budget, valid comparisons can be made if carefully qualified for family size and age and location. "In general, worker earnings fall short of achieving the "mod- erate living standard." "For example, the Labor De- partment job report for Septem- ber showed the factory produc- tion worker averaging $116 a week, including overtime. A full year's work would bring him earnings totaling $6,032. A CItBhD can often be spared a lifetime of physical or mental disability by early diagnosis and treatment of birth defects, ac- cording to the March of Dimes. MORE TIIAN five-million .vet- stration outpatient clinics in a year. SANTA CLAUS was caught in the Shelton General Hospital Sunday in the maternity ward, with Karen Evans and her new baby. Santa had a bag of goodies for most of the patients in the hospital. Local 3-38 of the International Woodworkers of America had its Christmas party in the Local Union Hall, with Santa in attendance, Sunday. The Local, the last few years has had enough sacks of goodies to take care of its own party and then take some out to the rest homes at Allyn and Shelton and to Shelton Cneral hospital. = Santa is also known as John Drebick to the people who know him. (photo by Bob Whitmarsh) d )j Drawn by Mark Tuson -- 5th Gzde, Bordeaux School SHAIIB-ELLISON CO. SHELTON PUYALLUP BREMERTON TACOMA i " i Happy Holidays Drive Safely from all of us here a÷ MELL CHEVROLET Front Row, I to r  WINSTON ASCHE, GIB LORD, DAVE CAMPBELL, STEVE MARLEY, CHUCK MUSTAIN, TOM BOLLING, TOM ROOF. Standing, I to f  BOB OSTERMAN, CARL HARRYLOCK, ART MELL, TOM BUNNELL, CHESLEY WHITE, ED HALL, CORINNE WILLIAMS, LARRY CHAMBERLIN, BEULAH HELSER, RON BREWER, ART NICKLAUS, ART BAKKE, LES RODGERS, BRUCE WiLLEY. and may your New Year 0 LID S M 0 B I LE i be happy and prosperous! Thursday, December 21, 1967 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 21