Bainbridge Review 1946-07-12

              July 12, 1946

Page 1

The Old Man Says

State Dept. Condemns Island Beaches
Local Pollution Sources Cause of Condemnation of Beaches, State Reports


Sunday Game is Benefit for Spokane


Farmers Invited to 'Field Days'
Tag: Agriculture, Bainbridge Island


Nominated J.C. "Jack" Staser
Jack Staser is Candidate for Commissioner, Dist. 2; Hodge Republican Office


Auxiliary Head Chosen
Tag: Bainbridge Islanders in the Armed Forces

Island Hosts, Guest Visit in Canada

County Vote Tabulation

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H t e am In t h e -lub c e l l a r
id a n election coming up.
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GMS£QF CONDEMNATION
OF BEACHES: STATE REPORTS
0 Local sources of pollution were blamed for the condemna-tion
of four Island beachcs as unsuitable for swimming in the
State Health Department report to the Bremerton-Kitsap
County Health Department, released for publication last Fri-day
afternoon. Two swimming areas, at Fay-Bainbridge State
Park and Manitou Bcach. were declared "satisfactory".
Condemned as polluted areas were all of Eagle Harbor,
F l e t c h e r Bay, P l e a s a n t Beach, anil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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ffi.t A,:BAihttRIDSE ISLAND, WASHINGTON. PRIDAY.'JULY J X X I I ; N o . II , PA»j»«ERHOENT5
e v e r y t h i n g t h a t happened
waa l * l d t o .UVB bomb. People never
seemed t o thlQk t h a t t h r e e ol
bomb* h a d been dropped and
n e v e r k n ew o t . i t u n t i l we react
In t i e papers. Why should t h i s be
a n y d i f f e r e n t ?
But e v e r y o n e waa on edge.2 I t
waa l i k e t h e f e l l ow in t h e hotul.
when t h e m a n in t h e room over
h im dropped h i s shoe w i t h a b a n g
on t h e f l o o r . Then h e t h o t he might
d i s t u r b someone so lie w r y Quiet-l
y laid t h e o t h e r shoe on t h e c a r -
p e t . The nervous man in the room
b e l ow w a i t e d a n d w a i t e d a s l o n g
a s he could s t a n d I t a n d t h e n
screamed, "Foe gosh s a k e , d r o p
t h e o t h e r one!"'
I h a v e been a. l i t t l ^ bit t h a t way
m y s e l f . I s a t by t h e r a d i o l i s t e n -
i n g t o t h e metronome t i c k i n g on
t h e " P e n n s y l v a n i a " . I h a v e been
t o dancea o a t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a In
t l x •"dear d e a d d a y s gone beyond
r e c a l l " , when s h e waa h e r e F l e e t
wi'ek. " 1
Bombs a w a y ; " . a n d t h e n I did
h e a r t j i e metronome a n y more'
• '5 I c a n ' t f i n d a n y i n f o r m a t i o n
U' i' v.V.at happened t o t h e Penn-
• s j i v a i
Then. ; ! v r o a lot of t a l k
!fce. a n J m a l s " ,pn t h e
i i i v - . P 5 you s e t . Where
. hi1*, MfceJ l<> ,b« on t h e
f h ' p j j Jj'y .w ot^'thv a n i m a l s — t o
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In thJHS.LY* !»r: .
P o i n t White. Blamed f o r t h e pol-lution
w e r e open d r a i n s , d r a i n a g e
ditches, a n d u n s a t i s f a c t o r y sew-a
g e s y s t e m s f r om I s l a n d homes
a n d business e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .
Several m o n t h s a g o t h e Mate k
d e p a r t m e n t a l l e g e d t h a t f a u l t y
s e w a g e disposal s y s t e m s on t h e
I s l a n d w e r e a cause of c o n t a m l n a - j
t i o n i n local beaches. Following—
t h i s charge, t h e B a i n b r i d g e I s -
l a n d H e a l t h Council I n s t i g a t e d a
p r o g r am f o r t h e e x a m i n a t i o n of
local s h o r e s b y • members of t h e
c o u n t y h e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t .
Chosen by p o p u l a r r e q u e s t , t h e
.six bcaches w e r e examined over
•i, period of s e v e r a l weeks, - v l th
• v . . ..iiiipics being s u b j e c t e d t o
ties.'* ,.to ijctcruune' t h e pollution
p r e s e t and ".ae conditions dur-i:
cVjo^ges. if t i d e s a n d w e a t h e r .
Tftu. cotnpi?;e r « p o r t follow?:
TC'i ;'|;;<|liv»!/. At. I).
H e a l t h
H e a l t h
1'ublie
SUNDAY SAME
ISHWFIT
FOR SPOKANE
• P r o c e e d s f r om Sunday's
baseball game between t h e
B a w l i r i d g e I s l a n d F i r e m e n and
Olson's A l l - S t a r s , SealUc. will
go t o t h e b e n e f i t f u n d f o r fam-ilies
of t h e n i n e Spokane base-ball
p l a y e r s who lost t h e i r lives
in t h e r e c e n t bus t r a g e d y . Man-a
g e r Karl Call s h a m , Winslnw.
announced Wednesday evening.
The g a m e Will be played at
t h e B a i n b r t d g e High School
field on S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n ,
s t a r t i n g a t 2 o'clock. P l a n s a r e
being made f o r a reoord a t t e n -
dance o f - I s l a n d a n d S e a t t l e
f a n s .
Mid h e
W 1 - ' - 1—*er who b r o k e
» ago. He got
^ ' c o n t r a c t o r ' s «*»
h e f s u e d t h e c o n t r a c t -
. T h a t used t o be
y a l l sued for—MO,000.
e came u p in c o u r t
3 a s k e d what he h a d been do-f
o r t h e p a s t year. He said. " I
- , n g "d^n't h a v e t o work. T h a t f e l l ow
t h e f e 1"—pointing t o one of bis Bt-t
o r n e y s — " g i v e s me S100 a month
J u s t f o r n o t h i n g . " The l a w y e r l e f t
Immediately f o r an unannounced
d e s t i n a t i o n a n d h a s n ' t been seen
since. The l a b o r e r h a d t o g o b a c k
t o work.
I n t h e l a s t c i t y election a fel-l
ow named Carroll r a n f o r c i t y
_bt r a n a g a i n f o r
f o m f t h l n g .
t h i n k He
< of a
doctor who came h e r e
M m a l y e a r s a g o a n d s h o r t l y a f t e r
coming h e r e h e h a d h i s n a m e
d p m j p d t q U a t of a v e r y promin-e
n t a n d a u e c t i f u l physician.
T h e m a n who -took t h e name of
ttM.Well known p r a c t i t i o n e r w a s
z>0 .good- Hf put"*people on c a r r o t
J n l c « d i c t a and, »old t h e s a m p l e s
o f , medicine t h a t t h e , d e t a i l men
f r om t h e d r u g f i r m s l e f t In his
o f h e e . H e was no g o o d . b u t h i s new'
nsm.f g o t h im a g o o d m a n y pa-f
^ , . « r h i k . ' W1jen be was
w h y , h e t o o k t h e name he
he answered, "Why in t h i s
(Continued t r a m P a ^ « .One)
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. -wjd P u b l i c
m e e t i n g tin
. «atpd t h a t t h e
. v,jifi«HcaIlh and
. ~,-j£i i s a p County
o c h t m a k e a v .
C a m b r i d g e I s -
. . ^ t t a g l a H a r b o r , Mani-
• j i a t c i'Mrk, P o i n t White,
a n d P l e a s a n t Bcach
b e a c h e s .selected f o r
, T u , * t v- I t was r e q u e s t e d t h a t
v i , i n f o r m e d a s t o which
w e r e s a f e f o r swimming
which w e r e n o t s a f e
. 0 ^ . A p r i l 2, 1946. a s a n i t a r y
s u r y e j t o f t h e s h o r e l i n e was made
I t e a c h of t h e s e s i x beaches by
r D « o n o e l f r om t h e B r e m e r t o n -
. K u a a p County H e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t
Uf - 4 a company w i t h Mr. McCoy of
i h e S t a t e P a r k a n d t w o senior
c l a s s s t u d e n t s f r om t h e B a i n b r t d g e
I s l a n d High School. The p u r p o s e
of t h i s s h o r e l i n e s u r v e y was t o
d e t e r m i n e t h e e x t e n t a n d l o c a t i o n
of pollution f r om local sources.
R e s u l t s of t h i s s u r v e y a r e a s f o l -
lows:
" F l e t c h e r ' s B a y : Sewage f r om
t e n s e p a r a t e buildings e n t e r s
F l e t c h e r ' s Bay a n d t h e a r e a i m :
m e d i a t e l y contiguous. This sew-a
g e is d i s c h a r g e d upon t h e beach
a t a point above low tide.
" P l e a a a n t B e a c h : Sewage f r om
s e v e n buildings p l u s a d r a i n a g e
c u l v e r t c a r r y i n g w a s t e s f r om t h e
P l e a s a n t Beach b u s i n e s s d i s t r i c t
d i s c h a r g e sewage on t h e beach a-bove
l ow tide.
"P®lat W h i t e : Ten p r i v a t e resi-dences
h a v e aewage disposal sys-t
e m s t h a t d i s c h a r g e sewage on t h e
b e a c h n e a r t h e high t i d e m a r k .
" E a g l e H a r b o r : The p r i v a t e re-sidences
a n d o t h e r e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
d i s c h a r g i n g s e w a g e i n t o E a g l e
H a r b o r a r e t o o numerous t o l i s t
h e r e i n .
" F * y S t a t e P a r k : T h e r e was no
evidence of local pollution.
" a t a a l l o o B e a c h : T h e r e was no
evidence of local p o l l u t i o n In t h e
i m m e d i a t e ."vicinity of t h a swim-ming.
a r e a .
" A n a v e r a g e of .12 w a t e r s a m -
p l e . were collected f r o m each of
t h e s i x beaches over a period of
one m o n t h . T h e s e s a m p l e s were
e x a m i n e d b a c t e r i o l o g i c a l l y to de-t
e r m i n e If t h e w a t e r . contained
MftMERS INVITED
TO TOLD DAYS'
• F a r m e r s " f i e l d d a y s " a t t h u
Western W a s h i n g t o n E x p e r i m e n t
S t a t i o n , p u y a l l u p . will be held on
T u e s d a y a n d Wednesday. County
A g e n t Dino Slvo, reminded I s l a n d
i a r m o r s t h i s w e e k . . T h e aeasiona
a r e being r e s u m e d a f t e r a b a n d o n -
m e n t d u r i n g w a r t i m e .
Those a t t e n d i n g will be t a k e n
on t o u r s of p r o j e c t s a n d a c t i v i t i e s
being c a r r i e d on a t t h e e x o e r l -
m e n t a l s t a t i o n . Picnic lunches will
need t o be provided by g r o u p s a t .
t h e m e e t i n g w i t h c o f f e e and ice
c r e am f u r n i s h e d by t h e a g r i c u l t u -
r a l division.
BALDWINt» A R E BACK ,
• Mr. and Mrs. C h a r l e s Baldwin.
P l e a s a n t Beach, r e l u m e d home
T u e s d a y evening a f t e r s p e n d i n g
s i x weeks in E a s t e r n S t a t e s .
L O I ' I S I A X I A N H E R E
• C h a r l e s Kee*> H u f f , B a t o n
Rouge. La. i s s p e n d i n g t h e sum-row
a t t h e h o m e of Capt. a n d Mrs.
A n d r ew H a u g e n , West Blakelv,
" J a c k " ' S t s s e r , t Manitou.
named D e m o c r a t i c c a n d i d a t e
f o r commissioner of d i s t r i c t 2.
Mr. S t a s e r received 1.147 votes
f o r t h e nomination, b e a t i n g
Karl West, P o r t Orchard, h i s
n e a r e s t c o m p e t i t o r , by 102
votes.
AHXHIKRY
HEADCH0SN
« . Mrs. Cart Kullander. Hawlry.
wa# elected t n e n ew president of
Colin Hyde Unit No. 172. The
American Legion Auxiliary, a t t h f
a n n u a l election m e e t i n g l a s t Wed-n
e s d a y evening. Mrs. K u l l a n d e r
fcucref>ds Mrs. Amanda Clinton,
Kaglednli'.
O t h e r o f f i c e r s chosen Included
Mrs. Knbert Monahan. Rolling
Bay. f i r s t v i c e - p r e s i d e n t : Mrs, Sel-t
n e r Mickeison. Eagledale. second
v i c e - p r e s i d e n t : Mra. Robert P e a r -
son. Creosote, t r e a s u r e r .
Also elected w e r e Mr*. I r e n e
E r i c k s o n , Win alow, s e c r e t a r y : Mrs
Edmund S t a f f o r d . P l e a a a n t Beach,
h i s t o r i a n ; Mrs. I d a Crane, Rolling
Bay, c h a p l a i n : a n d Mrs. D o r o t h y
Hokholzer, Winslow.
Island Hosts, Guests
Visit Is Cosada
• F o u r t h of 3 u l y g u e s t s of Mr. and
Mrs. O. Alan Oakes. C r y s t a l
8 p r i n g s , included Mr. a n d Mrs. G.
A. Cannon. P o r t l a n d . Ore. On F r i -
d a y t h e two couples j o u r n e y e d t o
Vancouver. B. C-, f o r an o v e r n i g h t
v i s i t .
Chief e n t e r t a i n m e n t a t t h e Can-adian
c i t y waa a g i r l ' s s o f t ball
game between a Vancouver t e am
and t h e P o r t l a n d t e am in which
t h e C a n n o n s d a u g h t e r , F r a n c e s ,
la a member.
aiakod
Sd b-p
o l l u t i o n a n d If aa. t h e d e g r e e of
pollution.
"The Washington S t a t e D e p a r t -
m e n t of . H e a l t h h a s t h a following
( P l a u e t u n t o P a g e JBIght)
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% With an incomplete report from the county auditor show-ing
J , C. ;(Jack) Staaer, Manitou, with 1,040 votes for the
Democratic nomination as commiusioner from district 2. Bain-bridge
Island's candidate was assured of a position on the No-vember
ballot He will be opposed by Republican A. W. Hodge,
Port Orchard- who received 080 votes in the unofficial return.
Election officials reported a "slow" vote during early hours
• ' T u e s d a y and w i t h t h e t o t a l vote
M I M I „ - ca*t f a r below t h a b a l l o t i n g In
B O U N T Y V O T E t h a , u t ftcner*} election, t h e poli-
• I , . , - . . . . - . , t l c a l r a c e waa a cloee one f o r
T A M I L A S I O N m a n y c a n d i d a t e s . N
Of chief I n t e r e s t t o » a l n b r i d g e
• T h i s is t h e u n o f f i c i a l K i t s a p I s l a n d e r s was t h e c o u n t y « m m u -
County v o t e m T u e s d a y ' s p r i m a r y a i o n e r ' a nomination w i t h Mr. S t e •
election. AU p r e c i n c t s w e r e re- " * r ' *®*"l tou Beach, w i n n i n g over
p o r t e d b u t t h e f i n a l tabulation was h l s - c l o a e a t c o m p e t i t o r by allghUy
s t i l l t o be r e l e a s e d o f f i c i a l l y . o v f r 1 0 0 v o t " A * r e p o r t s came
S t iU t o be added t o t h e f i n a l m d u r i n g ">e d a y Mr. S t a s e r
t o t a l s w e r e 192 a b s e n t e e ballots t r a i l e d Karl H. West, P o r t Or-which
will n o t be coimtd u n t i l c h a r d - *>y a f e w v o t e s b u t galnei!
t e n d a y s a f t e r t h e election. Re- * ' * " d m o r e ^ pre-t
u r n a f r om such b a l l o t s could c l n c t " r e p o r t e d .
e a s i l y c h a n g e w i n n e r s In s e v e r a l J u d g e Edmund S t a f f o r d . Pleas-racea,
i t w a a p o i n t e d out. ant- Beach, Incumbent s e e k i n g re-
S E K A T O R I A L election t o t h e second position ir.
H a l t e d S t a t e s S e n a t o r t h * c o u n t y s u p e r i o r c o u r t , t r a i l e d
S am C. H c r r e n ID) 482 ^ " " • k W. Ryan, B r e m e r t o n , by a
H a r r y P . C a i n <Rl - • • 5999 m a r g i n of f o r t y votes a s r e t u r n s
Ruasell H . F l u a a t (D) 1349 came In. Kenneth E. Young. Ponls-
1 —• B i g t m - p > 753 b o , u * a l e f t f a r behind e a r l y in Uie
Hugh B. Mitchell (D) 6959 d a v - J u t lKa S t a f f o n l will meet Mr
m v f l B r t n i n v * 1 Ryan In t h e fall election since no
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e * In Cengrrns m a j o r i t y of vote* w e r e c a s t
F i r s t District Two D e m o c r a t i c incumber.ts
A l f r e d R. R o c h e s t e r i D ) 103 w e r * t o r "<""HMtv.n« or
Hugh I>e Lacy <Ii) ______ 6516 re-election. F r e d B. Cohen. Brem-
H e n r y S. Noon, J r . IDJ .. .... M« o r t n n ' l f u i t ,h«" b l < l f o r r e t u r n a s
Homer R. J o n e s ( R ) 5105 a t t o r n e y t o Ralph
Cliff H a n s e n ( R i 201 P u r v U - B r e m e r t o n . Sheriff F r e d
Ravmond E ( R a v i V e t t a r s . Bremerton, lost t h e nomi-
Knighl i R ) ........ 261 n * U o n t o E J- ' E r n l e > Roy.
Howard C. C o s t l g a n (D) 235$ * f r ' P " r v , ! ' u " " " * r o m " r r r " M -
J o i e p h D. Roberta iD> 436 C u U n R * t t o r n c v w l , h M r < ™ f n
JUHOES O F SUPRKME COURT r ' , l , n K t h * J * v , H l n n w h c n Mr. P u r -
(No»-Partli>an) ^ s e n t e r e d m i l i t a r y service. Mr
P o s i t i o n No. 1 - C o h M ' u ' " " * ' e e t e d t o t h e post a t
W a l l e r B. Beala —10473 U l ' U t*t * ' * c t l o n
P o s i t i o n No 2— J a m e s Munro. C r y s t a l S p r i n g s .
E. W. Schwellenbiii h SMI * h , R h . « ' P " b » e a n vote
Thomas E. C r a d v 3660 p r o - o c u l , n * r • t t o m e y nom-
P o s i t i o n No. 3 - , n a t l o n * n d w 1 1 1 t K t r M r P u r v i s
Raymond W. C l i f f o r d 2301 , n 0 , 6 election. Ml". Mun-
Rav-mon W. C l i f f o r d 2301 ^ t "M» I , p O W d , 0 r l h * n o t n , n R -
. E d w a r d M. Connelly 3553 "
M a t t h e w W. Hill 6737 D ' H ' W o l f I e ' B w ^ ' r t o n , f o r m -
J C D G E S O F S U P E R I O R COURT * h o n l * . was
, n o m i n a t e d f o r t h e c o u n t v position
P o s i t i o n ' •» ' Bo,-
P - „ V w „ „ „ „ , , , , gen. P o r t Orchard, w i t h E l m e r
Z * , h ; ; Webster. Poulsbo, t r a i l i n g . Mr.
Ednitina StiKonl » W ° " " " r 1 MU" w™ "P-T
. r / i p n I T U 1- P"** p a c h o U , t r *t t h e general
S t a t e R e p r e a e e t a i I vea, 3 n | DIsL XL™*0™* V ° "
M u r r a y F . T a y l o r (D> 2825 u *
Robert M. Ford i D i 4330
David L. t l e o r r e (Di isn.-! ? i :::::: S * , n n c r D**her f i r»s t* "d i s•t•r•ipc~t , tab°d-e- 6->-
R i c h a r d G. Robinson ( R ) . . . 2653 ^ w * "
Willard W. P a r k e r (P.i 2SW n l w v L f r , ! . . . ^ n o Repub-
H e n r y X. Brown (D) 3810 ^
COUNTY S H E R I F F P o l ' r -
E a r i c o s b e v (R) 1190 ° l n - hwmmbent. was n o m i n a t e d EJ. V S Sy-,-57™: ZrT FtSZXS"?* Freil O. V e t t e r s ID) 4610 rt ° r "
Rex H a i n e s (R» • 3416 r e t i r i n g c o u n t y school sup-
OOUVTY f L F R h " e r t n t w d e n t Theron O. K a n f f m a n .
Reina M. O s b um , R ) H 9 1 8 . t h e
COUNTV AUDITOR K l ^ t h ^ ™ t " n < ' '
E d g a r D. S m i t h (D) 10658 , „ r i
C O U N T * T R E A S U R E R c . ^ , « u JL P
M. Douelas (D) 5588 „ ' P o r t O r c h a r d , lost
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