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Graveside s
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Brown & Haley's o. 1694, Veterans of For-
ars were held at Shelton
,1-- _tai Cemetery
$2.01]by member.,
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:itLXI--NO. SHELTON, WASHINGTON. Thursday, 25, 1947. 6cPER COPY; $2.50PER Demonstrating generosity spirit, .
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December
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its
and
Christmas
Shel-
r n "'-----'--, -- -- , ton has contributed to three major drives which were con-
fancy ' [ • Pal " ducted in order to help make the holiday season one of
• , . .00i/State Head. Local Workers Elderly Man Is Santa Claus, North e. ,
Cnr,s00mas --rappe,}i x x x ] .. . . 7. -- . --. ]g,,r# n. Ino=l I_= = ** = _**= = . :* , .=** Most generous were thei Christmas Day
: ':'' ' r AS THEY ||u|¢ vii a.vu! merchants who contributed to , d
I Namee in Sarc, ot Ulmes [Sl00elton s t;lmstmas Letter the NorthwestChristmasChurchServlce
" iIO " .M IYJ. [ ; ! Fomdation is supported solely by W||%li|||i]| b ,V J'Dear Santa: Ship campaign. Following Will R,, Hm-rl
ZZ£" / 'what ] ;i::: ::::::: ......... ::: : : :/ the March of Dimes each January ] .... [ . ,, , --,w .-.,--u
" hat ...!!.¢:i ............ ::!:i:::i.::: Williams will be'assisted in the Murl Rlshel, about 70, a I am writing my Chrmtmas letter to you, but my hst close behind were the house- .
. luced to words, w @i::i::i::i::i!::::ii ........ ::::ii:i::i:::/:! . . . ' Two Shelton churches will have
..= ) aretthinking 'about, [ i::i:ii:ii national drive by local committees [Shelton man who was m3ured i of things I want is so long and muddled that I hardly know wives who gave food and special services Thursday for
." what some sunny ann .!iii!i!iii!" i!i!::i::i:!iil in every community at me coun- " " f "r , . . ChAstmas. All the other church
" .., .... ,.: ht bring'out." {i :::.::.:{::::.. :::'::::::I try. In Shelton the drive chair-/on the. wrecking job o. re where to start. There are may things I need, yet I. have staple goods for needy fame- groups in the city held their spe-
2 [ ii::::::i:/ manwfllbeFreChmfT. E. Deer, mowng the Simpson Raflroad,.much to be thankful for. hes, and others who helped to cial services Sunday..'•..
,,, , ::%:: • .:v,:::.#::::: WhO has namca as his assistants • • [' • Chri mas will
County s second human }}!!i::il ': } .................... :lii}::t H W Byars for Cit Director, Mrs shop buildings was reported , My people are all worklng:,' make a merry Christmas for t,. . ,,,. b+cefraay
rlfice another instanment :i :' ...... ":.:} : } " : " Y ' • • . , t ' . ' ' . . me ........................ u.h
• ' nd *:#:: :: .... v: .!:!::J W..F. McCann as .women s cam- shghtly improved but still in at good obs; the industrial • the "Yanks Who Gave " with a Christmas Eve' party for
iidi! taeacoarnasho°l°dcPamS" critical conditionat the Shel-section is rapidly getting!Bill Evers Gets With a total of almost $600 in th0Yngthetnan:s %r°orrla
rst Class Dale Bloomfield i! .... ::::':i::::.:: . . ' ,, ,, . " .' : •
': here last ':" '::}}:.i} li] pmgn. ton General, Hospital yester- that new look. Industrial • • cash for the purchase of food for services will be held at 11.
"n r turned .%.z,:,!: ::::::::::v:::::a:: " " I Rev William Albach has chosen
'. to final rest !.. L.:i!::i::i:' :;. Deer pointed out that the Shel- . the sufferi,g people of Europe •
!rstCl}f;:l ilgBi!u-!si :1 ton umt has done valuable work day. leaders are tylng the bows on Side hl]] {10U er Shelton will play an xmportant part verses 2 6 an o th n
" m ' . .... '.'...: ::a.:::::::: : ...... , . , d 7 f e ni th
v , see e oz ms ragm aea ..:. : .......... .*1 m the past year m combatting m- R]shel was inured last Thurs- • in' the Northwest Christmas ship
...... ' r of :: : .... ,; . several big deals to assure | % , . . " Chapter of Isamh for his text, and
s ragnC:e; ) :iv : ...:!: .:i!ii fantlle paralysis by sending to day when a large door blew from whmh will leave for Europe on • • ,,
IMPERIAL alld a szd .... [ii!: Idaho a hot-pack machine owned its hinges on the machine shop 'bright future for me and my I!! U Utt Tra Christmas day
• v ' e services under "*:::":" .,:::::.-z. ..:.:] • will use as his theme The Heav-
of the waso Y ° ' Y P
n oun : :.m'.:: ......... .*:.*::: ..... . . , • enly Light that Dispels this
• ' ........... ..'-::¢.:::i by the county group The machine building and fell on him He re- • ,
-'.:,; ..... • • eole. s • r e THE MONEY subscnb(d to the Worlds Darkness
• :: ..... s u " " v i P P If theres omethmg quee b -
Bro 711 Hfi ii::'::":"::::: :: wa....,.sed,_+m the_, dmastrous...,.,.. ._., Be .... se cezved,.^ .^.+se -^,..Aere crushing ......... mjur ,.,^...es of : But it is the httle' thin s that hind Mother Nature's sktrts Bill Chambez of Commerce" commit-' ' THE ST. EDWARD'S Catholic
¢1 -al* 9 ]J. OLflbl*" 9 .one nxust have to keep up with ,Evers is the guy who 11 spot it. tee headed by eolge nurews Church will have three masses on
Ill
Cemetery and were wit-
members of the. heroic
family, scores
and members of ester-
who were deeply
the litany of the ritual-
A group of mem-
01i Shelton Aerie No. 2079,
yes Order of Eagles, served
The blowing of
;ize ...................... CAN traditional, soldiers fare-
Jncluded the impressive
i ll,!rivate First Class Bloom-
'r es l 1¢iiS born at Kamilche in
duo ...................... JAR [ !!'.ending schools in Shel-
1 he gained a wide circle
dships. He cute.red the
25 .k[y!my in 1943 and was
]ings t Camp Breckenridge,
before going overseas
.................. 4 PKGS. :!i He battled through most
during those critical
ed Olives the European war and
in action in the bitter
PER JAR of Northern Belgium and
"Battle of the Bulge."
of Private Bloom-
nut returned from his Fur-
place under auspices
ed (limit) ........ PKG. States Army, being
to Shelton by an of-
J lly The burial place was
e e plot at Shelton Mem-
GLASS Private Bloomfield
of Compeny "B,"
. i of the First Divis,
;IItUV"*----' and a letter from
ag Officer in notify-
JAR r of the tragedy of
paid high compliment to
soldier fo: his cour-
Loss actions on a dangerous
in connection with the
ew, whole ............ CAN ng in and around the
The letter stated that
iBloomfield had the high-
rn Corn I of his comrades and
outstanding soldier and
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7 •
0f the tangled jungle of po-
. -- ;i:l guesswork and gossip in
;'d<'¢' . .7 .!'..ion with the political fu-
..'tb : Shelton's Charles R. Sav-
' '. ..... ;-::i).ler Democratic Third Dis-
:.', J-/ ;ngressman who was un-
and
'" ,5" ( ..;izirst by Fred Norman
i!,' ti ";" . ,//:,, special election by Rus-
" .,.¢.:dlL'-: ...'-','lv[ack, one thin is certain
:' "L. • '//:...,-'*::.ils that Savage will not be
,'-.- "s... "'::,, .::ldate for Governor of the
X, 1" ' ./#:.r Washington The Sizelton
V , , , '
.d former national repre-
me in a lengthy visit at The
i(I,:.0ffice buried into obhvion
Meat iii;)tl.by a seattle newspaper po-
• ll l:':alyst that he viewed with
J :! !ltlon an ambftion to .it
..:. ...... :: ............. JAR -- ra , "
. .i.€ or Wallgren s chair at
Bread € l
CAN --41, :::'.ii;A s long as I can be as-
'i!f the support that was
' at the last election, I
[00ocktail should again strive for
Sauce
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ing Tissue
............... 2 PKGS.
'aper
................ 2 PKGS.
post, and shall be
against Mack next
Shelton Democrat is
name in public by a
addresses that he has
over the state in
On Page Three)
VV. Walter Williams
Appointment of W. Walter Wil-
liams, Seattle businessman and
banker as Washington State
chairman for the 1948 March of
Dimes, was announced recently by
Basil O'Connor, president of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis•
The 1948 campaign, to be held
Jan. 15-30, will mark the. tenth
anniversary of the National Foun-
dation, established by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt to "lead, di-
rect and unify" the fight against
infantile paralysis. The National
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NO. 1: ........... CAN
Pickles
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00rrysauce
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first wedding, according to Mr.
and Mrs. Swanson, was that two
years later, Daisy Stewart and
Will Morrison, who worked for
The Journal at that time, were
married to each other.
Of added inzeresL to Shelton
friends of the Swansons is that
their golden wedding is the third
te be celebrated by couples in the
area within the past month. Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Okonek of Grape-
view celebrated November 29, and
Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Callison of
Union celebrated December 15 as
golden wedding anniversaries.
than 300 cases at its peak and is
still dangerous.
In announcing William' accep-
tance of the Washington State
chairmanship, O'Connor disclosed
that since 1943 infantile paralysis
has taken a tragic toll, with more
than 72,000 Americans having
been .stricken.
"Thousands,' he warned, "con-
tinue to face a long fight for re-
covery. This summer, fortunate-
ly, we had a 'breathing spell' as
polio incidence nationally did'.not
approach the awful total of 1946.
"The cost of the 1946 epidemic
alone will run to some $30,000,000,
without taking into account the
large sums neessary to care for
those stricken this summer. We
do not know what 1948 may bring,
but we must be prepared."
Christmas Day Marks
Swansons 50th Wedding
Fifty years ago Christmas*
day, 00ustaf A. S00anson of Scout Leaders'
Sheiton was married to Miss
Lydia Simpson, daughter of C00nference Will
Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Simpson Start l00Iondh00:: "
of Shelton. The annual "Greenbar Confer-
"The marriage was perforned by enos" of the Tumwater area court-
the Rev. L, J. Covington with Miss cil of the Boy Scouts of America
Daisy Stewart and Will D. Mar- will begin a 1 p.m. Monday with
registration in the old gymnasium.
risen as attendants of the couple, More than 100 boys from the court-
according to a story in The Jour- cil which includes Mason, Thurs-
hal in 1897. ton and Lewis counties will meet
Following the ceremony, accord- for the two day session in Shelton.
The conference will bring to-
ing to The Journal, more than 40 gether the troop staffs of units
people sat down to Christmas din- in the council and other troop offi-
her. cials to discuss troop activities
AT CHRISTMAS dinner tamer- and programs and general troop
row, 50 years later, Mr. and Mrs. operations.
Vern Miller, local businessman
Gus Swanson of Shelton will cele- who is in charge of arrangements
brats their golden anniversai'y of for the conference, has asked Shel-
that wedding" before the turn of ton people to lodge boys for the
the century, night Monday and provide Mon-
An interesting eacurc of that day dinner and Tuesday breakfast
ribs.
RISHEL HAD been working on
the job only about three weeks
when the accident occurred, and
his was the first accident on the
project, according to Foreman F.
Schwarz of Henry Bacon, Inc., the
Seattle firm which is wrecking the
abandoned buildings.
Schwarz added that the job
would be completed by Christmas,
and he said that the-bad weather
had made the work dangerous,
slowing down the wrecking.
In order to prevent accidents,
the crew was kept on the ground
during wet or frosty weather, and
he termed Rishels accident "an
act of God.' He said Rishel was
standing near the door which was
torn loose when a sudden gust of
wind swept over the building.
Masons to Install
New Officers On
Saturday Night
The installation of new officers
fo, 1948 by Mount Moriah Lodge
No. 11, Free and Accepted Ma-
sons,An Shelton will be open to the
public, Worshipful Master Wilbert
" Hed that 6nt6riathmeAt,:aiw
refreshments will be provided by
the Order of Easteml Star follow-
ing the installation ceremonies
which will begin 'at 8 p.m. De-
cember 27 in the Masonic Temple.
New officers who wereelected
for the coming year and who will
be installed at .the meeting in-
clude Harlan Jordan, worshipful
master, Leo Martin, senior war-
den, Ear] Jordan. junior warden,
William Batchelor, secretary and
Edward B. Sutton, treasurer.
Appointive officers who will be
installed include Frank Willard,
senior deacon; Claude Rhodes, ju-
nior deacon; Joe Hanson, senior
steward; Art Jacobsen, junior
steward; William Pierce, marshal:
Orvillee Oppelt, chaplain; Claud
Logan, tyler, Neff Zintheo, or-
ganist.
the Joneses.
WHOOPS! There they go again
• . . No, not quite, Just a little
dim. It's poor P,U.D. He could
sure use a few Jolts of voltage,
if you can find any, Santa.
While I think of it, I want to
thank you for the pretty red and
green stop and go lights you finally
.managed to get for me last week.
I certainly needed them, but I
realize that some things even you
can't get too easily.
But, Street Lights, I think I
need some of them, too. I've heard
about them in other cities, but
they are a little bit of a novelty
'O me.
I HAVE heard some people say
that after the business houses turn
out their lights they can't tell when
they have reached home. There
was a rumor that someone coming
home from Olympia one night got
clear up to Hoodsport before he
realized he had passed me up..Bet
The government trapper turned
up with another good story last
week when he displayed g 2-footed
coyote around town.
In this case the third time
wasn't the charm for Mr. Coyote•
Twice before he had stepped into
traps but escaped by gnawing off
the feet of the legs caught, in both
cases his left legs.
THE THIItD time Mr. Coyote
got his right front foot into a No.
trap set by Evers and he would
have had that one gnawed off, too,
if Evers had been a couple of
hours later arriving, for the foot
was about half severed.
How the coyote had managed to
survive with two feet gone, both
on the same aide to make him a
decidedly lop-sided critter, is a
mystery even to such a veteran
of Mother Nature's way as Evers,
but the fact remains the coyote
was in prime condition despite the
handicap and Judging by the hard-
ened and healed condition of the
he was loaded with "juice," and two stumps of legs had been get-
not the kind poorold P.U,D. needs, ling around or more than a year
either. With his heavy, list to the port.
n • . "I've heard stories about the
A d speaking of flluminatmn ..... -... ,_ ... . ._
• ant- 'dn o thnl vO" orad d Sltle-nlll gouger, otn: rIS 1S the
--- ,, 'A,. ¢; h,,h*',, .,h*..,n o, cl0s St hing to it Ive ever actual-
Olrl'., ,,gnt s "la , , ,, ,, .... :
- th ....... • ... - ,x.f ly seen, the government trapper
"c0hld find their way thiUgh me{ _='. f U " .-"' ' % ;% ""
wlthout ending up on Capltl hill, I W:I]Pf]]tIQ rlaaul:
or over in Poverty gulch. ,, ,u,,z .,
Oh, yes, I think you should be
sure to stop here between 6 p.m,
and 8 a.m. when you come through.
Someone stuck hundreds of big
pins into me that have little boxes
on talc where people put nickels
and pennies when 'they want to
park here. They keep putting mon-
ey in them all day long, but they
always stop doing it at night.
DO THEY have Forest Festi-
vals up at, the North Pole? We
have a big,. one here every year.
It could be even bigger and bet-
ter, though, cause nothing is too
good for my people.
I have grown a lot since you
were last here---you probably
(ContlucG On Page Seren)
Planting Crews
End Season Here
Fire warden and tree planting
crews of the State Forestry office
in Shelton ended their season this
week for a several-month vacation
until the spring fire season begins.
Wardens ended their patrols
Monday as the end of the Christ-
mas tree season neared, while the
tree planting crews finished their
work for the year Tuesday.
Four wardens and the lookout
at Dayton Peak station were
among the men taking a vacation
along with the ten-man planting
crew.
WEST CONVALESCES tlERE
, Mr. J. G. West, a long time resi.
dent of Shelton, returned from a
Tacoma hospital recently.
He is convalescing after a
month's illness.
We Wish You All . . .
from the Gang at
Brothers
Merritt Fells George Valley
Oscar Lundberg Barbara Nelson
Walter Nash
for them.
.E anyone who can HOODSPORT YOUNGST0000 ENJOY
take one or more boys to contact
either
himself
at 609, or Ernie I'llg.,'l'-I:l,]l.,l.lNl,¥1 I',Xl/i<g.li\