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. path oroun “Humour; 3.1-: ' 2% Se}... ‘55 m umronu ‘ . MARK FREDSON t 0N LEAVE p IER WRITES HOME CHRISTMAS PARTY " Laurel (Packy) ing specialized training. >‘ . McMurry’s date, Miss Bev- “Sweet- of A.S.T.” and together they the Grand March and she f the Uni- Simon, was voted crowned queen o ,ty of Idaho. i: RD J. LEVIN EIVES ADVANCEMENT Mark Fredson arrived . December 16 from New I ea where he has served for t a year with the Army Air McMur- " ‘tes, his sister telling of a tmas dance he attended at University of Idaho, where he i VOL. LVIII—NO. 52 ,City Election :Will be Held Th' F 'd Nine Write-in votes in the pri- mary election placed Judson H. Holloway, chemist for Rayonier Incorporated, in the race for Eighth Air Force Bomber.mayor against E A-iTravis .in , n, England—The promotionlthe new City commxssxon spec1al , ichard J. ardier on the Eighth Air Fortress “For- from the rank cond lieutenant to first lieu- “ B-17 Flying McHenry,” Levin, 22 year 01d,election this Friday, { 29th. l l December *Holloway appeared at the city hall December 21st and paid his filing fees, thereby qualifying him I: has been announced by as a candidate, being second run- el Charles B. Dougher of ner—up in the mayorality race. s-Barre, Pa., commanding Due to his late filing, ballots r of. the 94th B°ml1 Group‘ .had to be reprinted to include his Levm ’5 the so“ of Mr' mid ‘ name. There will now be a race 0' R" Levm Of 115 Franklin for every office in the new city 3, Shelton. His wife, . s M. Levin, Mrs. lives at thel address. He was employed ,Jigger with the Associated ,' ilders of Seattle before en-’ commission set-up. Reginald Sykes and John Bennett vying with each other for the position of commissioner of finance and accounting, and Roy Kimbel and A i g in the Amy Air Forces in W. F. McCann competing for ary, 1943. Levin holds the Air Medal two Oak Leaf Clusters re- “meritorious achieve— ,' during bombing attacks on military and industrial tar- ,' for . and in support of Allied Ed forces. 3' CHASE IS " FOR, XMAS Chase, S2/c, completed camp in time to spend a parents, Mr. and the A as holidays. He will leave with his Glen Chase during ml! for his base at San Diego. TON BOYS MEET ‘ 29 SCHOOL gory Mahaffey writes his *‘ that he is now studying an engineer on a B-29 at Air Field, and . being there he has met 2nd en Carlson, who is also tak- ‘ ’ marillo Army “ 8 same course. ' ' ROBERTSON S TO JOURNAL . ‘ Journal this week received commissioner of streets and pub— lic improvements. Ernest Dahlgren Elected Master of Mt. Moriah Lodge At a public installation ser- vice of the Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 11 and Laurel Court No. 26, Or- der of the Amaranth, Wednesday evening, December 27th, Ernest Dahlgren was installed as Wor— shipful Master and Royal Pa- tron. The double ceremoiiy took place before a large attendance of Masons and members of Laurel Court. The following Masonic officers were installed bylL. D. Hack, act- ing as installing officer, assisted by E. B. Sutton, installing mar- shal with Niel Zihtheo as installa ing musician, Horace Crary, chap— lain; Clarence Grunert, senior warden; W. S. Catto, Junior War- den; M. H. Needham, treasurer; J. L. Catto, secretary; Harland r from Ray J“ RObertson' IJordan, senior deacon; Leo Mar- l hRay has been .at 3.9a for tin, junior deacon; Earl Jordan me now- He wntesv m 93” and Claude Rhodes, stewards; Joe 8. while now, and l .,. be close to one of them.” done wishing Ray’s address Fecure it from the Journal. MFIELD BOYS ANCE, GERMANY :' d has been received that , I38.1e Bloomfield is now some- ' and his bro- is! ' Ce. Though they have been same area several times v . in Germany rT/Cpl. Pete Bloomfield, :haven’t met yet. ‘ ithird brother, 0N BOYS MEET w GUINEA {telling of his meeting ' Hollandia, 3 together for threq er 11, 12 and 13. 116. left January 6. ’mms'r RETURNS 'r UNITED STATES A ' Voy duty . . warm, ‘ um?“ \ 1.714.“: com- V GLENN sownns kc a. ‘1 NED IN ENGLAND 100nm Glenn Sowers is stationed Gift , ere in England. He left 310:: I» .‘ tes in October. r LE FROM STARS . 1.8TIRIPES REPRINTED ng s/Sgt. Merritt Eells, son 1' and Mrs. Roy Eells ( Continued on page Five) Sunday afternoon Rev. R. 'to drive to Twin Falls, ‘3 the minister of Imman- q‘eran Church of that city, ‘St in Chaplaincy work at Val Hospital at Sun Val- Muhly, since 1937 con- ththe Mount Olive Lu- 'urch of Hillcrest, has congregation grow from ers in 1937 to 400 today. .45 ago the Mount Olive Parish School, grades at. was established; Ar— Of Vancouver was call- 1, ctor of education, and ment in this second term stands at the peak fig' day School now totals 2()0 pupils, including the Orning Bible Class. The aJther League, a young 1‘g‘anization, has an av— flauce of 30; the Sen- Walter, was ‘ y sent out from the East Robert Tembreull received! -!‘ th’s week from her bus-l . ' l hervthe next to the last meeting of . Cpl. Warren (Bud) Ear}, l the .City Council held Thursday N_G_ Thaboys evening, Decomber 21. By unani- days, ’ have been in that theatre 1‘ for about a year. Bob, (i. left last December 26 “Ave from August lst. Earl has also heard from ch since he was in the is an article from "lid Stripes, written by Arc _White, that Mr. and Mrs. ulllum received from their , ’Sgt. Donald Gillum, 980th is y and family will leave {Where Pastor Muhly is to “Newt seen the paper .for’c. Hansen, marshal; Arthur Ja- believe miss it. It means a lot to‘ ' 0W to know where all his ‘ddies are. Who knows, you cobson, chaplain and Claude Lo- gan, tyler. Bernadine Winiecki gave a pia- no solo, followed by the Address of Welcome by L. D. Hack; vecal solos, James Needham and ac- cordion solo by John Swanson, Jr., addresses by Retiring Master Wm. S. Valley and Master-elect Dahlgren. Officers of Laurel Court No. 26 were installed by Sir Knight Thurman Givens, Royal Past Pa— tron of Tacoma, ass1sted by Mis- Itress of Ceremonies Ollie Cleve- land, Installing Marshal Ida (uonunucu on page 5) Council Grants Wage Increase Very harmonious and quiet was mous vote an ordinance was ap- proved increasing the pay of the fire chief and water superinten- dent $15.00 per month, retro-ac- Also unanimously approved was the bill providing $1,600 for three extra elections held by the city. The first election was on the ques— . tion of annexation of five outly- districts into the city limits; ing e second, the city commission th “ Hurst, Sl/c, who has been ‘ primary; and the third, the run- in the Atlantic, ;' to the States in time to ‘We days during the Christ- holidays with his brother, R.T.1/c, in Washington, D. off for the successful primary candidates to be held December ' 29th. City Attorney Charles Lewis re- ported to the council that he had notified several property owners to clean up their parking strips. The last meeting of the council under the mayor-council form of government is scheduled for Jan- uary 4th. ‘- Dick Watson Leaves For Washington, D. C. Dick Watson, former news edi- tor of the Journal left Tuesday for Washington, D. C., to take up his new duties as secretary to Congressman Charles Savage. His family will remain here for the present. Muhly’s Departure Marks ‘1' of Seven Year’s Service 20. Sunday morning services have seen the little white chapel fill- ed, and the usual oveJrflow and- ience seated in the parish hall ad- joining. Financially the parish is in good strength, though none are wealthy, because all carry a, share of the burden. Pastor Muhly anticipates that the work in his new parish is go- ing to be quite heavy, with a much larger membership, work at the naval hospital, and a. contem- plated post-war boom for the ' Twin Falls country. The congregation presented Rev. Muhly and family with an en- graved sterling silver- plate, and a Christmas purse. The new pastor of Mount Olive in Shelton is the Rev. Walter M. Wangerin of Vanport City, Ore. Pastor Wangerin is married, has an infant son, Walter Jr. The Wangerins plan to arrive in Shelton January 23 and he is to be installed at the I-Iillcrest Lu- theran Church on January 28, in a vespel" sewlce conducted by Oswald has a: membership of 1 Pastor Ernest. Draws of 01mm. meme, Military, Naval Academy Exams For January 27 Examinations for the purpose of designating candidates for nomination to vacancies in the United States Military and Na.- val Academies will be held on Wednesday, January 27 at 9 a.m. in six Southwest Wash- ington cities, Congressman-elect Charles Savage announced to- day. The examinations will be giv- en in the post offices in Aber- deen, Chehalis, Longview, Olym- pia, Raymond and Vancouver. All young men interested in taking these examinations are urged to write Charles Savage M. C., House Office Building, Washington, D. C., before Jan- uary 13, so that their names may be turned in to the Civil Service Commission and infor— mation circulars sent out. In order to qualify for en- trance to the U. S. Naval Aca- demy, candidates must be not younger than 16 and not older than 20. For the Military Aca- demy at VVe'st Point, candidates must be not younger than 17 or older than 22. Job Change Warning has been issued by the Selective Service that all drafted men who have been deferred be- cause of occupation must file a request for determination before leaving one job for another. All requests for change of em- ployment will be reviewed by the local draft board. If they find that the change of employment is not in the best interests of the war effort, the request will not be granted, and the draftee classi- fied as 1-A if he persists in chang- ing to another job. May Appeal Drafted men, however, will have 10 days ianhich to. appeal the decision of the board in the event they wish to do so. ~ ' As this new order affectsall those voluntarily changing since December 12th, 1944, all draft-age men are urged to con- sult with the local board if they have left the employment for which they were deferred since that date. Those applying for a determina- tlon in re-employment status will be} advised in writing of the deci- sion of the board. Funeral Services For Vernon Loo Goldy Funeral services for Vernon Lee Goldy, age 52, former resident of the Matlock district, who died December 23rd at Tacoma, were held Tuesday, December 26th at the Witsier Funeral Home, Rev. R. W. Maulden, officiating. Survivors are his wife, Alma Goldy, Hoquiam; one son, Wil- liam C. Goldy; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Winkelman, Shelton; brother, Darl Goldy, Shelton; three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Zoyer, Spokane, Mrs. May Roff of Shel- ton, Mrs. Harriet Ayers of Ta- coma, and two grandchildren. Farmers Must File Income Farmers are required to file in- come tax reports with the Col- lector of Internal Revenue by J an- uary 15, 1945, advises County Agent Okerstrom. The report made by that date may be either an estimate on form 1040 ES or a final report an form 1040. The form 1040 F must also accom- pany form 1040 if it is used. In either case the estimated tax should be paid to the Collector of Internal Revenue by that date. If an estimate is reported now a fin- al report must be filed by March 15, 1945. By making a. final re- port now and paying the tax no additional report is required. Most farmers have likely re- ceived the required form from the revenue office but if not the forms should soon be available at: the extension service office. ’ December Weather, Proves Not Bad ‘ The month of December furn- ished a variety of weather, none of it really bad so long as there was no snow. The first two weeks were very foggy and kept the flyers on the ground and auto travel in low gear, but with few accidents. Then followed a. week of cold and .frosty days, ‘whlch wound up in a day of rain and Wind, the latter causing some cl- ectric light cuts; altogether the month was mild for the winter season. DIES 0F HEART ATTACK Sudden death from a heart at- tack came to Will Taylor Coles, Decembel“26 at Allyn. Coles, a former Simpson Logging Com— pany employee, was born in Ne- braska April 13, .1886. . Funeral arrangements will be announced on arrival of a..-daugh- ter from California. . .7 SON ARRIVES EnSign and Mrs. Gilbert Os- wald arc the parents of 'a baby boy _who arrived at the Shelton hospital on December 22. Ensign is stationed at Fort Florida. . fever doubled in cases for the Navy Head Thanks Workers The Simpson Logging Company and its employees are the- proud ' recipients of a letter of greeting and thanks from Admiral E. J. King, head of the United States Navy, for their splendid efforts to speed the victory. The letter from Admiral King is printed, in full below: UNITED STATES FLEET Headquarters of the Commander in Chief NAVY DEPARTMENT Washington 25, -D. C. December 12, 1944 To the Men and Women of Simpson Logging Co. On this fourth wartime Christ- mas I wish to extend greetings and thanks, in behalf of the fight- ing men of the fleet, to you whose loyal support on the production lines is helping to carry them to victory. In a very real sense, our past successes have been paced by the lgreat productive effort on the home front. They have been won through maximum cooperation be. tween the assembly line and the firing line. It is imperative that this team-work continue to the end of' the struggle. We must now redouble our ef- forts, for only by sustained hard work and hard fighting can we hope to shorten the war. I am confident that each one of you at this Christmas season will re- dedicate yourself anew to your individual wartime tasks in order that victory may be achieved as soon as possible—and that “Peace on earth, good will toward men” may be regained for all the na- tions of the world. E. J. KING, r Admiral, U. S. Navy I Inspirational Award Given Julian Howarth Julian Howarth, senior, won top honors at the Annual Christmas Assembly held in the Irene S. Reed High School auditorium last. Friday, at which football letters jobs .and athletic awards were pre- isented. , ! Not only was he named hon- |orary football captain for the . year, as well as winning the block- 'ing and tackling citation, but most important of all, he rated the coveted Inspirational Award, to be presented each year by the Active Club to the high school athlete selected by his team mates Ifor his inspirational qualities, Isportsmanship, leadership and all- around ability. . This award, the first to be giv- en, was in the form of a mem- lorial trophy, commemorating the' memory of Navy Lieutenant iCommodore Burnett, former Shel- ‘ton high school athlete killed in an airplane accident while serving his country at the Naval Train— ing Base at Pasco, Wash. The trophy is to be kept at the school, but a small gold football iwill be given the winner each lyear. Fleming Byars, secretary of the Active Club, presented the award to Howarth. Other seniors winning football“ letters for 1944 were Jack Beck- with, Willard Wivell, John Cole, Clarence Wilson, Donald Daniels and Weldon Bates. Juniors: Dick Daviscourt, Tom KidWell, Don Wilson, Gale How- ard, Don Smith, Allen Eaton, Jack Killeen, Harold Wilson, Gor- don Adams, Larry Caxfiinal, Gene Bergeson, with Bob Bellinghauser winning the letter as m er. Sophomores: Bob Berg, Harold Gene White and Bill Kempton. The Christmas program was in charge of Miss Alma. Burke, Eng- lish teacher, and Lynn Sherwood, director of music. Doctor Urges I Health Care With the season for sore throats here, Dr. Eason, county health of- lficer, today urged every precau- tion be taken to avoid spread of any of the communicable diseases associated with such‘ symptoms. Dr. Eason urged that when cases of sore throat appear‘that the involved person stay, at home and contact his or :her family doctor, as it may be the warning signal of scarlet fever, diphtheria or streptococcus throat. He pointed out that scarlet ‘ Anker, week ending December 9, compar- ed with the previous week and that diphtheria is still above av- erage in manyparts of the state. NORTH BAY LoooEn DIES in OL'YilIPlA , Funeral services were‘held at Olympia today for. Eugene E. 0v- erton, 80, a pioneer logger and millman of this district, who op. erated a small railroad and log- ging caipp at the head of North Bay during the 1920 decade. He died at his home in Olympia where his later years were spent. Born at Adams, .N.Y., in 1864, he came to Seattle in ‘1889 and operated a shingle mill, and since engaged in milling at Little Rock and ,Orting, but in recent years was occupied with. timber inter- ests in Oregon. He is survived by one son, two grandchildren, and a niece, Mrs.~ Scott Bullitt, of Se- attle. Board and Thursday, January 2nd and forimxtweekaulsn. twelve-month to come. couraging news from the With the dying year nearing its end, and all its tra— k vail passing into 'the limbo of forgotten things as far 5: as possible, it is time to welcome the New Year of l 1945 with the fervent hope for better things for the Just now our hopes are centered on more en- fighting fronts, an early Victory, and the safety and return of our boys and girls so widely scattered all over the globe and so far from home, family and friends, It is perhaps a blessing that we can only fear and not fully realize the hardships they are undergoing in the battles for Victory over forces not far re- moved from savagery; and can only pray that the . New Year will bring greater happiness to all homes and peace to the Nation and.the whole world. Bert Mitchell Claims Russian Demands will be Quite Modest Ration Board News PROCESSED FOODS— Book at. Blué stamps X5 thru B2 valid fisefimtely. Wamfimmnm CHEESE-— n k' 4. Red stamps Q5, E5 and S5 valid indefinitely. SUGAR. Book 4. Sugar stamp 34 valid indefinitely for five pounds. v STAMPS TO BE VALIDAT- ED: Red stamps T5 thru X5 December 31. Blue stamps 02 thru G2 January 1. INCREASED RATION POINTS: December 26. But- ter, 20 to 24. DECREASED RATION POINTS: December 31. Canned fruits 10 to 20 points. Better grades of meat, average two points. SHOES —- Book 3. Airplane stamps 1-2-3 valid indefinitely. GASOLINE—unindorsed cou- pons invalid. “A” 14 coupons, four gallons each, valid Dec- ember 22 to March 21, 1945. Fourth quarter “T” rations ex- pire December 31. FUEL OIL—Period l and 2 con ns valid thru August 31, 194 . Maximum consumption to December 25 of total yearly rar tion should not exceed 30 per cent in Western Washington and 35 per cent in Central Washington. Active Club Elects Officers Fleming Byars was elected president of the Active Club of Shelton at their regular meeting December 20th, to serve from January to July, 1945. Other officers elected were Dean Archer, vice~president, and Bob Million, secretary. Lee West— lund and Dick Hudson Were chos- en for one-year ’-' terms on 'the board of trustees. and Jack Bi» shop and Ed McKinney selected for six-month terms. . Hold-over members of the board are F. J. McCaslin and Pete Melin. DR. CHAS. WINTERMUTE DIES AT OYSTER BAY Dr. Charles A. Wintermute, 66, died suddenly at his summer home, the Will Waldrip place on Oyster Bay, Sunday, and funeral services Were held at. Mills Chapel in. Olympia this morning, with in. torment in Everett. He was a re- tired doctor of dentistry in Seat— tle, and is surviVed by his widow, Rule P., a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Currie, Everett, a. brother, Ray Wintermute, and a sister, Mrs. Della. McKinnon, both of Seattle. MARRIAGE LICENSES Stanley Scott Paul, Fort Lewis, and Audrey Whitfield, Vaughn; Fred A. Jordan, Shelton, and Grace Keena, Seattle; Al Nagel, Shelton, and Alberta Le Gault, Elma. , O BUYS HOME Mrs. Lewis Wiley, who recently purchased the Bishop home at 129 East Cedar from Mrs. Roy Eells, moved into her new heme last Wednesday. Temporary Change in Ration Board Meetings The local Ration Board an- nounces that the regular Ration panels will meet Tuesday Bert Mitchell, of Grapeview and Seattle, was guest speaker at the after Christmas session of Ki- wanis Tuesday noon, and gave an talk on the subject of Russia, pre- senting some new lights on pres- ent day issues drawn from his knowledge of that country and its aims back in World War I, as well as current day reading of Russian literature in keeping up to date. H , 1,“; ., V After briefly reviewing tii3‘bl'd Russia up to the revolution which brought Stalin to power and the changes from collectiviSm to the semi-capitalistic state, and the trends away from true commun- ism, which is far from democracy in that the ruling power is still autocracy and state capitalism, the speaker outlined his views of Russia’s aims for the future world state. .Russia, he suggested, desires first to gain and hold the good- will- of both England and the Un- ited States, and to disarm these countries of suspicion that com- munism as we understand that idea, will be encouraged to expand its power in the world, or even over the weaker nations of Eu- rope. Stalin is aware of the be- lief growing in other countries that the next war will be against Russia, and he is anxious that there be agreement among the leading powers to get along (Continued on page 8) Journal Will be, Late Next Week New Years falling on Monday of this year, Journal subscribers will receive their copy on Friday morning instead of Thursday. Correspondents and advertisers are urged to get their copy in early. Native Daughter Dies in Seattle Death came to Mrs. Hamilton, wife of John W. Harn- ilton, in Seattle, December 24th, and funeral services will be held at Romney—Watson 00., Saturday at 3 o’clock, followed by interment in ACacla Cemetery in that city. Deceased was the sister of Mrs. Mina Lee and Clarence Huntley and she was the of Shelton, daughter of a pioneer family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huntley, early residents of Mason county. She was born at Kamilche and her early life was spent in Shelton. Besides her husband she is sur- vived by two daughters, Mrs. C. 0. Hart and Mrs. George Huns- Joane Hunsdorfer and Mrs. Ellis Hunsdorfer, grandchil- dorfer; dren, with one great grandchild, Patricia Anne. Lucia Pringle Johnson Passes December 25 Mrs. Lucia Pringlc Johnson passed away Monday, December 25th at her home at 1529 Sum- mit Drive. She was 73 years old, having been born in Lynn County, Oregon, November-24th, 1871, and has resided in Shelton for the past three and one-half years. She is survived by- her hus- band, Phillip A. Johnson, Shelton; two daughters, Mrs. Lott Armin, Sioux Falls, So. Dakota, and Mrs. Harry Platz, Seattle; one son, Norman Collins, San Gabriel, Calif; one sister, Mrs. Amne Bentley, Tekoa, Wash, and five gamdchildren. Services will be held Saturday, December 30th at 11:00 a.m. from Witsier‘s Funeral Home, Rev. R. W. Maulden officiating. Inter- ment Will be at Acacia. Cemetery in . , Laura Don DeRosier Missing In Action Private First Class Donald P. DeROsler, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. DeRosier, 225 | South Seventh Street, has been reported as a missing « in action by the \Var Department, accord- ing to a telegram received from the secretary of war, Decem- ber 26. / Young DeRosier , miss, 'e’s-x' ‘ has . it . leaving this s . ropcan Theatre. He twas with a Headquarters Company of an Infantry Division in Germany. Yule Fire Destroys Silvers Home While all over town Christmas eve was being enjoyed in count- less family gatherings with laden trees and many gifts, the e‘njoy- ment of the O. G. Silvers family was rudely broken by fire which destroyed their home in the West End with the loss of all its con- tents and furnishings; Fire was first noticed by neigh- bors as it burst out of the Silve'rs home across Goldsborough Creek at about 14th street, but first~ comers were only able to save a few small effects. The Silvers family was spending the evening with friends where the children were all enjoying the tree when the alarm sounded. The fire was first noticed in the front room where there was a small decorated tree standing near the fireplace, but the tree lights were off and the open fire screened, so the origin of the fire was unknown. The fire crews fol- lowed the siren with the truck, but .nsstl‘gge was no city water at the honi&"and flie'“water rat the nearest hydrant at 12 street was slow in coming. However, the house was beyond saying and the water in the adjacent stream too low to permit the use of suction hoses. At first neighbors feared chil- dren were in the home. Fortun- ately they were not but two blooded dogs locked in were lost. The property carried insurance. Two other fire calls came last week but in neither case was there any damage. Individual Bond Sales Lag With the quota of individual bond sales still lagging in the closing days of the Sixth War Loan, Chairman Walter Elliott urges the purchase of “E” bonds by everyone as quickly as pos« Bible. ‘ “We cannot read the papers without realizing the sacrifices been has our boys are making on every front,” he states. “It is equally important that we invest to the limit in war bonds so that even- tual victory may be ours.” The quota of than 50 has been raised, Elliott stated, al- though total top. , Bonds may be purchased at the post office, the bank, or from the Simpson Logging Company. .,- l! firm. ut‘uit . no” if: 1‘ 1L Record Marred What appeared at first to bel 60 PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAR individual bond sales was set at $300,000, but less per cent of this amount sales for Mason county have gone well over' the Railroad Construction Is Top Story in . News Events of 1944 In 1944, as in 1943, construc- tion heads the list of important news events. In 1943 construction of the Naval Air Station was the most important undertaking of that year. In 1944 even greater construction activity was exper- ienced in Shelton with the arrival of surveyors to plot the route of the Shelton-Bremerton railroad from the waterfront of Shelton t0 the Kitsap county boundary line, the contract for which had been given to the General Construction Co "" :cmaind-er of the ,Sound-Kic‘wit cti lpany, of Silverdalc, Vv’ash., and is lexpected to be completed some- time next year. Construction activity for the Shelton—Bremerton railroad began in May and reached its peak dur- ing June, July, August and Sep— tember. Tourist camps were filled to capacity with out—of—town workers and trailer-houses bear- ing license plates from alfnost ev- ery state in the union. Hotels, apartment houses and restaur- ants were crowded to capacity. While the railroad is intended primarily as a military supply route at the present time, Shelton officials are confident. that With the ending of the war, it will be converted into a private carrier, thereby greatly enhancing its value to Shelton and may also aid in opening up the Olympic Na- tional Park as one of America’s greatest scenic attractions as lWell as a natural playground in the post-war era. Destruction of the Junior High Scnool by fire was, undoubtedly, the second most important news story of the year. On May 11th, Citizens of Shelton were dismayed to find that tour gaunt smoke blackened walls was an that re- mained of the Junior High Scnool DUIIulug, bunt in 1:151 at a. cost of lpIUd,UUU. Classes for an the pupils were scneuuied on a half- uay bas1s, enabling the Students to finier out. their academic year at the high scnool. Fortunatety“ tms tremendous loss was covered by insurance and the new junior high building built up from the remaining walls was ready for Occupancy by sep- t‘ember 25th. Third, in importanCe in out- standing events IOI‘ 1944 was the wuuung of the “E” award by the Simpson Logging Company for OuLSLallulng 1JBI‘10mlaIlCt: in the proouction of war material. Pre- sentation ceremonies were held October 5th in front of the com- pany garage at 3rd and Franklin” Sts. before a large crowd of Simp- son Logging Company employees and Citizens. Fire was the theme of another important news Story When names partially destroyed one of Shel- ton’s ,md landmarks, the O'Neill Building, later known as moose hall. The O’Neill Building was built in 1888 by Davm Shelton and occupied by the Thomas .O'Neill department store for many years. Election of Charles Savage to congress from the Third District rates fifth in the order or news events. His slight lead over Fred Norman, Republican incumbent, was a great surprise in political circles. Charles Savage is well known in Shelton, haying worked as a logger 1n the lumber camps and being active in labor circles. ;At the time of his election, he was business agent for the local union of the plywood employees. Another news-worthy election was for the commission form of I" . LO; l .governuent held November 7th am‘ ".i .3, ,i use to the mar- giz (.1ung,'..g 11o lot; (if gore :at .<:.;. mayor—council ; to commission. Also making the headlines was a record of perfect citizenship for the opening on June 8th of the the folks in Shelton over- the Fifth War Loan Drive. Mason Christmas holiday was marred ’ county was given a quota of Wednesday morning when 0. Stephens, 233,South First St. (115- $700,000, the largest yet given this county for the sale of war covered that his 1937 Chevrolet 1 bonds. The drive was successful, gray coach, bearing license no. X-826 had been stolen from the garage Christmas night. Although the Stephens did not discover the loss of their car un- til after 4 o'clock Tuesday after- noon, a neighbor, Bill Moll, in- formed them he noticed it miss- ing the morning after Christmas, but thought the Stephens had taken it out. The only holiday accident re- ported to the Sheriff’s office was that of C. K. .Craddick, Route 1, , Box 73, Shelton, who ran into a cow on the highway between the Golden Pheasant and Kamilchc. Spoo nsl. Spoons! Pleads U.S.O. Imagine your embamsment you were a. hostess and dis- covered that you had more guests than teaspoons with which to serve them! This is the predicament in which U.S.O. hostesses find themselves when entertaining servicemen at the U.S.O. headquarters. Therefore, they are issuing an appeal for teaspoons. teaspoons and...niorc' teaspoons. All those wishing to contribute are asked to . leave teaspoons at the Journal office. If Mason county going over the top. Rating high in news interest, too, was the resignation of H. Enzo Loop, veteran and widely known educator of the state and superintendent of the Shelton schools for 35 years. Another story of equal impor- tance was the death of Fred Hickson, chief deputy sheriff, kill- ed instantly when he accidentally fell down the elevator shaft at the Mason county court house. Following is the Journal’s rat- ing of the top 10 news stories of 1943. Others will probably have different ideas. First. Ten 1. Building of Shelton-Brewer- ton railroad. 2. Junior high fire. _3. Simpson Logging Company Wins Army-Navy “E” award. 4. Moose Hall fire. 5. Savage elected to congress. 6. Commission form of city government adopted. 7. War loan drives. 8. Resignation of H. Enzo Loop. 9. Rebuilding of junior high. 10. Fred Hickson killed. 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