Bainbridge Review 1946-12-13

              
December 13, 1946

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School Holiday Dec. 19 to Jan. 2
Tag: Education, Bainbridge Island

Legion Asks Cash Donations for Vets in Hospital
Tag: Bainbridge Islander in the Armed Forces

High School Seniors Present Play in Auditorium Tonight, Tomorrow
Tag: Education, Bainbridge Island

Spartans Lose Two Ball Games
Tag: Education, Bainbridge Island

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I MUST BE GETTING OLD. May-be
my blood U turning •
gar. Perhaps the "human" tn pie la
and Juat the crab part goes wan-dering
around using my old ten-ement.
The fact la, I wish I would
be by Christmas.
It lan't Juat because "If Christ-mas
comes can bills be far be-hind."
No, It la not that, exactly. I do
get fed up on having a lot of peo-ple,
sometimes total strkngers,
saying "Merry Christmas" to me.
I look and feel foolish, but bow
and mutter, "Same to ye."
Soon every time you turn the
radio on. night or. day, someone *
Is singing or playing 'Silent
Night," very fortissimo. Yea, It
is the time at the year when the
past and future don't count—It
is the present
What will she or he give me—
what will I have to give her or
him. The merchants are largely
responsible. Every little commun-ity.
as well aa down town, trims
up In red or green. The ballyhoo
earlier .and earlier each
year, even before you finish the
turkey haah after Thanksgiving.
Each year I say to myself, "This
year I won't be swept off my feet
by the commercial propaganda."
It will probably be just like other
years, though. I'll stick to my
promise until a couple of days be-fore
Christmas; then I'll find my-self
r.inning riot, from store to
store, srawiptiig on people's feet,
giving old ladles and weaklings
tha elbow. Buying stuff, sending
things around, knowing that I've
broken my promise but feeling,
down Inside, pretty good about it
an.
A lot of people put a lot of
thought Into the Christmas buy-ing.
A school teacher told me that
she was trying to get some inter-est
Into the history lesson. She
said she asked one boy what were
some of tha causes that led to the
French revolution.
The boy answered. "Please, can
I be excused, I've got a lot of
troubles of my own."
The teacher asked him what
was troubling him - and the kid
brought up a strip of paper
headed, "Presents to Buy."
The radio helpe along, too.
Every commercial begins "Here
is a "must' for your Christmas
list." Then It goes on to tell about
everything from -glasses for poor
grandma to soap and toothpaste,
then on to the kind at pen that
writes , under water.
That last has always Intrigued
me. What kind of people are there
who would want to use a sub-aquatic
pen? That person I would
like to see, especially when he or
she Is using the submarine writ-ing
intrument.
Sounds kind of fishy to nth
(Joke is now over. Junior.)
I saw in the papers the other
day where they put an old goof In
' • going to be a
' and refused
i of Health exami-nation.
I be** they keep him until
the time ps*9 by when he can kiss
a lot of Mr-«yed little children to
whoqtlM Is still a symbol of
something sweet and lovely.
I watched for a. while the other
day. a lot of fond mothers and
grandmothers standing in line for
hours, before a department store
window. They were leading little
boys and girls, in to see Santa
Claus and to have (hem tell what
they want for Christmas.
They coach the poor kids all
the way down the line. When he
or she gets Inside, tired and cold,
he sits perfectly dumb, looking
like a maBgnant case of adenoids
or else opens up and yells until
you are sorry for Santa Claus.
You taunt he can't do what he
would like to do.
Now and then they have a kid
who will probably soon be on a
qui* program, who recites that
he wants a new, auto for daddy
%od a piano for mother. And
when Santa asks. "And what do
you want for yourself ?" the
little liar lisps, "Just to see others
MPW'" *
Word has just come that helps
t o make this Christmas time more
merry. John L. Lewis has decided
that there i s something at last
that even he cannot beat or boas.
The united opinion of the people
of these United States.
It will a l s o be of good-Influence
on other unscnipukiQs bosses of
other unions, that labor. when it
has the wrong leadership, can be
just as bad as capital when it is
used for selfish ends.
In addition to the lesson that
Lewis Uks had to learn there is
the progress made by the United
Nations on the pathway to peace.
Christmas Is for. children, not
'yet far'enough from the Begin-ning
to know of gre*xl and envy.
Can It be that at this birthday
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BEST WEEKLY IN THE NORTHWEST
BAIN8RIDGE ISLAND. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1946. Vol. XXI, No. 33 10 PAGES. 8 CENTS
ISLAND MAY
LOSE CASH
ALLOTMENTS
• Balnbridge Ialand stands to loee
considerable state and federal
money allotted to the area, unless
action 1s taken within a short Ume,
observers pointed out this week.
Lack of any demand from the
Ihand may fail to bring about ap-proval
of development projects be-fore
the expiration datee which
affect various grants. It was said
On a matching basis some 140.-
000 has been allotted to Balnbridge
Island for a community airport a
federal press release reported a
short time ago. This money would
have to be matched, from county
or state funds and the project
planned -as an Island activity.
Some $35,000 has been allotted
the county for improvement of an
Island road. Commissioner William
Nelson. Port Orchard, has told the
local road committee. According to
Mr. Nelson- the money Is assigned
to a definite type of maintenance
of roads by the state, although
efforts were being made to find
out just what projects could be
undertaken. The allotment comes
from thi^ state.
Another sum of »150,000 is
available for community projects,
according to Investigation. This
money Is an unspent balance grant-ed
Kitsap County from the Wash-ington
State Development Board.
The money actually comes from a
20 million "blank check" given
Gov. Mon Wallgren by thek 1945
state legislature.
Projects requiring funds from
the5|150,000 must be started Im-mediately
with approval being
sought as quickly as possible, in-terested
persons stated. Poeslbillty
of cutting off the money was for-seen
as the 1W7 legislature ap-proaches,
they said. Although the
trend Is to reduce such grants
from the state, some doubt has
fund would be curtailed.
One observer, studying other
possibilities for local money grants,
pointed out the loss of more than
seven dollars per person to the
It v In-corporated
\ r e a . According to his
statement, the state fund allotted
that sum to each person within a
city area. The money, whtch
might have been as much aa $40,-
000. could have .been used for any
local project. It was said.
GIRL SCOUT TROOP 192
VISITS SEATTLE PORT
• Girl Scouts of Troop 192 spent
an Interesting time at the Seattle
Port of Embarkation two weeks
ago. They Were escorted around
the army activities and were ta-ken
aboard the transport Gen. Le-
Roy Eltlng. They had lunch in
the port cafeteria.
Accompanying th^ troop were
Mrs. Ole LUlehel. 'Wing Point,
troop leader; Mrs. G. P. Treanor,
Seabold; and Mrs. L *A. Peters,
Port Blakely.
NOTES 81st BIRTHDAY
• A large gathering of friends
met at the home of Mrs. Sanna
Sllven. Seabold, honoring her 81st
birthday on Wednesday.
THOSE DENTURES.
LOST IN WINSLOW,
ARE BACK AT WORK
• Remember those dentures?
The ones found on Wlnslow
Way. all pink and. white and grin-ning
up at a taxlcab tire? The
ones found by Edge Harris. Wins-low,
who was driving an bland
Taxi? -
lit has been some time now since
tMe first story was told This re-port
is that they have been claim-ed
by a gentleman from Eagle-dale.
and that they did nobly on a
Thanksgiving feast.
According to the story, the
gentleman admitted celebrating
not wiOTly but too well some while
ago and had been a bit shy about
trying to locate his uppers. We're
glad he got them back.
LOCAL SPORTSMEN
AT YEARLY GAME
DINNER T0NI0HT
• Members of the Sportsmen's
Club will gather thl*evenifig at 7
o'clock for their annual dinner at
the New Brooklyn club house. As
usual, the entree will feature meat
and game procured by hunters.
Don Clarke, head of the Wash-ington
State Game Department,
will be the principal speaker^ Also
on the program are representatives
of Kitsap County Sportsmen's
Council and other department
members. J. Harvey Griffith.
Green Spot, will be toastrnaster.
More than 65 reservations had
been made early this week for the
dinner, which is for members only.
Members not attending the
meeting have been reminded that
the December meeting will be held
Wednesday of the coming week
instead of the usual date, which
will be Christmas Day.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
DEC. 19 TO IAN. 2.
• Christmas vacation for Ialand
pchools will start, Friday afternoon
and will continue until the resump-tion
of classes on January 2, Supt.
Roy Thordarsdn. Wlnslow, said
this week.
No decision has been made re-garding
the time lost during the
enforced school cloatng during tha
November snow, Mr. Thordaraon
added. State law may permit the
district to claim attendance money
on an average enrollment basis
without extending the school year,
he added.
BERTHA ROGERS UNIT
HOLDING TULE PARTY
• The Bertha Rogers Orthopedic
Unit will hold Its annual Christmas
party on Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. K. R. Anderson. Seabold.
An exchange of gifts will be made.
Luncheon will be served at 12:30
o'clock and will be followed by a
program In the afternoon.
HERE WITH BROTHER
0 Mrs. James Swain. Redwood
City. Cal.. Mrs. T. W. Newworth.
Eureka. Cal., and Mrs. Frank
Ryder, Tacoma, are visiting their
brother. Lee Beck, West Blakely,
and his family.
SpecM
NUB0RA OFFER:
OM Giant Nubora Soap powder plus one-half
eguaJiikot An nM IiIi honorrrQi nieocn
BOTH FOR 97°
WHITE STAB TUNA
Shredded 39c Solid Pack 43c
CLAPP'S Baby. Foods, dozen 89c
Dude Ranch STRAWBERRY PRESERVES 59c
THE WINSLOW I.G.A. STORE
EAGLE HARBOR MARKET
Phone
336
WINSLOW WAY Phone
337
COMMUTERS
ASK CHANGE
OF BOAT TIME
• Urging a change in evening
ferry service from Seattle a group
of Island commuters were seeking
signers to a petition to present the
Black Ball company this week. In-volved
especially is a desired
change of departure from the pres-ent
ferry leaving Seattle at 4:05
o'clock.
More than 75 signatures had
been secured early this week, Rob-ert
Jacoby, Wlnslow, one of the
leaders In the movement, reported.
Contacts were being mAde both on
the ferry leaving Seattle at 4:05
and at 5:30 o'clock.
The commuters arc asking that
the 4:05 ferry be changed to 4:25
or 4:30 aa a more convenient hour.
Promulgators of the proposition
defend the change with the argu-ment
that more people could take
the later boat They also say that
crowded conditions on the 5:30
o'clock ferry would be thus allevl-ated
and that parking space on
the Seattle dock would be consider-ably
helped. *
The later boat would automatic-ally
call for a change from the
present 6:05 boat, moving it up
probably 20 minutes. This, the
commuters argue, would be of
great help to workers employed
until ^o'clock, who now must wait
' until 7:20 before leaving for the
Ialand.
Black'Ball officials would make
no comment on the possibilities of
a change although, in conference
with a committee of commuters,
they agreed that action would be
taken should a petition carry
enough signatures to-Indicate need
for the change, be presented.
Boatmen on the ferry have Indi-cated
that they believed the pos-sible
change could be made with-out
confusion in Seattle as docking
spacc Is ope* at the time Involved.
E. W. FOSTERS TO SPEND
WINTER ON ISLAND
» Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Foster,
former Islanders who have been
living in Soap Lake for the past
few years, are back on the Ialand
for t l * winter. They are living in
a small realdenoe they own at
Fletcher Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster were own-ers
and operators of the dance
pavilion and recreational area at
Fletcher Bay for many years.
They recently sold their residence
at Soap Lake.
MADISON 4-H MEMBERS
AT SATURDAY BANQUET
• Among county 4-H Garden
Club winners who attended a
Bremerton banquet Saturday
were Jack Selfors, Gerald Trask.
members of the Port Madison
club: E. J. Caddick, Port Madison,
leader of the group; and Mrs.
George Trask, Rolling Bay.
The two lads received cash
awards for placing high In county
Judging of gardens. Also receiv-ing
awards, but absent from the
Saturday affair, were Robert
Thompson and Yvonne McDonald.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams Tell
Of New Grandson •»
• Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams.
Port Blakely, received word last
Friday, of the birth of a grandson
on December 0 to their daughter
.and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
L. Ostordon. Burton. The boy has
been named Douglas Roy and
' joined a two and a half year old
sister.
' Mr. and Mrs. Ostordon were ex-pected
to arrive here this week for
a visit.
Dinner Notes Birthday
Of Roger Rodin
• A dinner December 5 honored
the 18th birthday of Roger Flodln
at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Maldur Flodln, Island
Center. A theatre party was en-joyed
later.
, The party was a special event
f o r . several of the young men
present were at home on army fur-lough.
Guests were Eleanor Ross,
Ginger.McComb, Robert Bell. Jr..
Don Clayton. William Kemplnsky,
. James Ruttner, Lyle Flodln and
Jack Al^ln.
BUY
CHRISTMAS
SEALS
'LIQUID SUNSHINE*
UPSETS PLANS FOR
WINTER VISITING
• MB. Genevieve Jackson, Rolling
Bay, Is another Islander who has
discovered that "there is no place
like home."
Mrs. Jackson -returned to the
Island last week, cancelling plans
to winter In Los Angeles, Calif.,
with friends and relatives.
According to the report, Mrs.
Jackson found too much "liquid
sunshine" in California and re-turned
here where she can get
around without hip boots.
LEGION ASKS GASH
DONATIONS FOR
VETS IN HOSPITALS
• So that hospitalized war veter-ans
and servicemen may not be
forgotteh, members of the Colin
Hyde Post, No. 172, The Ameri-can
Legion, started action this
week to give Island residents a
share in the remembrance at
Christmas. Coin containers were
placed with all island merchants
for donations to t h e fund.
"Gifts for the Yanks who Gave"
is the slogan being used by the
Legion. Gifts found most sultalbe
and appropriate for the wounded
and sick men wlU be purchased
from the donations. Each person
In a hospital will receive an at-tractively
packaged box of gifts.
The coin containers will be left
with the local stores until De-cember
21. Cash only has been re-quested
In order that the widest
variety of gifts may be purchased
for the hospital patient^. Individ-ual
gifts donated to such drives
often result in duplication of
some Items and a lack of other
gifts, it was reported.
More than 5000 patients are in
hospitals in this area, the com-mittee
said as it urged all Is-landers
to contribute. Members of
the committee are Pat Nlelson.
Joe Davison and Roy Purves. all
of Wlnalow.
MASONIC GROTTO'
HERE TOMORROW
• A Masonic "Grotto" will exem-plify
the third degree of Masonry
tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock
at the Masonic Temple. Port
Blakely. All local- and visiting
members of the order are urged to
attend.
The group comprising the
Grotto comes from Seattle. With
them many other officials and vis-iting
lodge members are expected
to attend the Island affair.
Port Madison 4-H's
To Meet Tuesday
• The Port Madison 4-H Sewing
Club will meet at the home of
Mrs, Al Ingall*-after school Tues-day
afternoon. This will be a reor-ganization
meeting for the mem-bers
and there will be an «lectio
of offlcrs.
Mrs. Ingalls is succeeding Mrs.
George Trask, RoJJ'ng BaJ. as
leader t>f the club.
SPARTANS
LOSE TWO
BALL GAMES
By BOB SIOLB
• Balnbridge Iiland Spartans were
bowed down In defeat both on Fri-day
evening when they were
downed by Overtake, 37-33; and by
the North Kitsap Vikings at the
Olympic Jamboree Saturday even-ing
in a two-quarter match, 17-11.
Friday night's Overtake game
was the~ first basketball game of
the season for the local squad, and
the Saturday Jamboree was a
demonstration play-off for all eight
members of the Olympic League.
Despite the two defeats, the fact
that the Balnbridge High School
gymnasium was crowded to capa-city
and the Jamboree at Port
Townsend saw the spectators vle-lng
with players for room in "the
building, wan an encouraging ink-ling
that they were backed by avid
fans. *
The Spartans met' the Overtake
Wolverines on better than even
terms for the first three quarters
of Friday evening s play, leading
the visitors all the way. The Wol-verines,
led by Bundle, star center
who piled up IB points before the
evening was over, began to pull
up on the Spartans after the half
and were tied at six minutes before
the end of the game. During those
final minutes the score was tied
many times, with Overtake final-ly
gaining and holding a four-point
lead. Tom Woodman led the
Island squad scorers with nine
points to his credit.
At the all-league Jamboree the
Spartans met the North Kitsap
quintet In the third game of the
evening. Equally fine playing by
both teams held the score at a
ten point tie until a few minutes
before the end when the Vikings
hit a scoring spree with three bas-kets.
putting the game on ice.
Bob Sigle's five points was high
for the" Spartan players. '
Other matches In the Jamboree
resulted In the following scores.
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LEGION AUXILIARY AIDS
LOCAL VETERAN FAMILY
• More than 135 was contributed
toward assistance for a local vet-eran.
following the Amerclan
Legion Auxiliary luncheon last
Friday. The Island veteran and
his family have had a series of
illnesses and this project has been
added to the list of similar ac-
• tlvlties handled by the Legion
unit.
Serving on the luncheon com-mittee
were Mrs. Robert Pearson.
Creosote; Mrs. Laura Bert rand.
Mrs. Carl Kullander, Mrs. Dale
Clough. Mrs. Reardpn, all of Win-slow;
Mrs. L A. Petersen, Wing
Point; and Mrs Henry Ford,
Femcllff.
VISITING IN OREGON
• Mrs. Lee Bland, Wlnslow. Is
visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. C.
O. Bland, Aurora. Ore., this week.
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PRESENT PLAY
IF AUDITORIUM TONIGHT. TOMORROW
• What with postponed produc-tion
dates, costume difficulties,
and other rehearsal problems,
"Second Childhood." t h e high
school Senior Play being present-«
ed tonight and tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock, will be more than a
riot. Miss Sylvia Schneider, facllty
director, reported this week. The
play, a farce comedy, Is sure to
be one of the outstanding school
productions,-cast members vowed
as they went into the flnU week's
driU.
A If Loenegard. cast as a 89
year old general, didn't know for
sure which branch of the service
he was in early this week. Coe-tumers
were unable to provide
military uniform so A If was
changed to an admiral. But a few
days later the general's suit was
found and back the actor went to
his military role. All the time, as
general or admiral, he continued
his pursuit of the young girl with
whom he Is supposed to be In
love. ,'
Other featured members of the
cast Include Dale Groves, as a
professor who discovers a "youth
serum": Judith Frazler, his sis-ter;
Faye Youhg as his daughter;
his assistant. Bud Lundgren.
Others In "the cast, all of whom
are highly praised by the director
and others who have observed re-hearsals,
are Betty Townsend.
Marilyn Klelst, Gretanelle Ruts-chow,
JoAnn Wallace. Dick Bcn-
-wett. David Coe and Lloyd Pahy.
iTJie play was first scheduled
fur November 22 and 23 but was
postponed whnrthvjnow and cold
fof«£^_y>e closing or^hool. How-ever
the added weeks oK prepara-tion
have given time fd*—better
performance. Miss Schneider has
reported.
Reserved seats may yet be ob-tained
today by calling the high
school and will also be available
at the box office both today and
tomorrow. There are also many
general admission seats open.
To assist Island - residents with-out.
transportation, a school bus
route has been arranged to oover
the Island. Following i.a the sched-ule
of bus stops:
North End—Fletcher Bay Four
Cornra 6:50 p.m.; Balnbridge Gar-dens-
6:52; Seabold Church 7:05;
Manzanlta 7:15; Leonard's Comer
—Big Rock 7:25; Port Madison
Church 7:27; Day's Corner 7:30;
Rolling Bay School 7:33; Rolling
Bay Store 7:36; Manltou Beach
•7:36; Ferncllff 7:42; High School
7:50.
South End: Flodln's Corner
7:05; Bucklln's Corner 7:07;
Point White Dock 7:17; Pleasant
Beach 7:55; I.O.O.F. Hall 7:28;
Port Blakely - 7:30; Eagledalc
Store* 7:35; High' School 7:45.