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‘ . 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.
On account of the lack of space
in this issue, it has been necesv
sary to hold the itemiZed weekly
review of the year’s outstanding
news events until next week’s
edition.
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