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THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION is little Dawn Stephens,
delivered by her daddy on April 26. Pictured with her are her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stephens, and her brothers, Lyle,
left, and Dwayne.
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7:20 a.m. on April 26.
Ruby Stephens awakened her
husband at 6:30 in the morning
and they discussed the
light-although-frequent pains she
was experiencing.
Mrs. Stephens insisted that
her cramps were not sufficiently
severe for labor pains, and
considered them due to a mild
digestive disturbance.
However, husband Gary
wasn't convinced. While Ruby
headed for the bathroom, he
telephoned the doctor; but before
his call was completed an urgent
cry from his wife caused him to
drop the phone and rush to her
assistance.
"I didn't even have to spank
the baby," he marveled. "She
took one look around and started
crying beforeshe was completely
born."
Gary bundled mother and
daughter in blankets and rushed
them to the McCleary Hospital
where they remained for two
and
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In a suit filed in Mason
County Superior Court last week,
Mr. and Mrs. Kerr are asking for
$1,000 in special and $10,000 in
general damages and a court order
enjoining the Nicklaus family
from interfering with their rights
to the peaceful and quiet
enjoyment of their home and
surrounding premises.
In the suit the Kerrs state
they have owned their property
since 1932 and that on or about
the 26th day of December, 1967
Mr. and Mrs. Nicklaus have
permitted their children and their
friends to organize and operate a
rock and roll band upon the
premises of the defendants and to
broadcast the resultant music and
noise in such volume and
frequency as to /prevent the
plaintiffs from sleeping or resting
because of the banging of drums
and other noisy instruments in
the defendant's house and yard.
The Kerrs state that Harry
Kerr has been called upon to
consult with a physician regarding
his nervousness and aggravation of
a serious health problem and
aggravation of a cardiovascular
condition previously incurred and
in the opinion of the physician,
days.
"They were just fine," Gary
declared, "but I needed the two
days to quit shaking and get back
to normal."
Gary Stephens, born and
raised in Shetton, is employed in
the Simpson Veneer Plant, and
he, his wife, two sons and new six
pound, 14 ounce baby daughter
Dawn, live in a home on Deer
Creek.
Ron Kunkie, who by some
strange coincidence is a friend of
the family, has promised to
relinquish to Gary his honorary
physician's degree.
Tickets For
Banquet
On le
Tickets for the Forest Festival
Queen's Banquet, which is
sponsored by the Shelton
Chamber of Commerce, are now
on sale at a number of local
businesses.
The tickets are $3.25 each.
They are on sale at Capital
of plaintiff has lost his emotional Savings and Loan, Seattle First
fall stability and is in serious danger National Bank, Thurston County
SChool of complete nervous break down. Savings and Loan, Lumbermem's,
The $1,000 specialdamagesls Simpson Timber Co, ITT
before asked for doctor bills, cost at Rayonier, PUD 3, Rata" -" •
,If fortravel and rental of temporary Shelton School Suvc,ntenaent,stfY ~lUO,
Sept. quarters by Mr. and Mrs. Kerr an Office, Chamber of Commerce
te first
for loss of rents from a cabin they office, Floyd Powell at the
~e the
°spiral h~V:h ;:n their property from Washington Corrections Center
becaus ters have moved out Simpson Employees Federai
e of the noise. Credit Union, Mason County
-'an be The $10,000 general damages Federal Credit U-~ ...... ~,
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three is asked for the mental and Sound National Bank.
physical anguish they have The Queen's Banquet will be
suffered. May 18 in the Mr. View School
The suit was filed by Trena multi-purpose room.
Belsito Worthington, Olympia The name of the Forest
attorney who represents Mr. and Festival Queen will be revealed
Mr~ Kerr. during the program.
A Grapeview couple, who
were arrested by Shelton Police
and Mason County Sheriff's
Deputies a short time after about
$8,000 was taken from Miller's
Department Store, have been
charged with grand larceny.
Billy Lee Williams, 32, Box
94, Grapeview, appeared in Mason
County Justice Court Wednesday
afternoon on a motion for
reduction of his bail from the
$25,000 it is set at now.
Williams told District Justice
Court Judge Glenn Correa his true
name was Billy Lee Williams, but,
that he was also known as William
This information was relayed
to Police who immediately
broadcast it to other law
enforcement agencies.
A few minutes later, Mason
County Deputy Sheriff G. L.
Gulbranson radioed he was right
behind the vehicle described and
in pursuit.
The vehicle, officers said,
turned onto a gravel road toward
the Capitol Hill area just beyond
Gott Oil Co. oil Highway 3.
The couple was arrested in a
wooded area near Capitol Hill and Shelton City Jail until Tuesday
the money recovered, officers : when he was taken to the Mason
said. County Jail.
The arrest came shortly after Mrs. Williams was taken to
7 p.m. Friday. ~Thurston County Jail and held in
Williams was held in the the women's quarters there.
Lee Goldman and William L.
Dunbar.
Arrested with Williams was his
wife, Frances Louise Williams,
about 28. She did not appear for
the bail reduction hearing since
she is being held in jail in
Thurston County.
Judge Correa, on a motion by
Shelton Attorney John C. Ragan,
reduced the bail for Mrs. Williams
from $25,000 to $5,000. Ragan
represented the couple in the bail
reduction hearing.
The attorney told the court
the couple have a four-month old
daughter and a three-year old son
who have been with friends since
their parents arrest Friday
evening.
Ragan told the court Williams
is out on bail bond on cb,arges of
petit larceny in King Cot~nty and
grand larceny in Pierce County.
Mrs. Williams was released on
personal recognizance in both of
those counties, Ragan said.
Mrs. Williams is also known as
Frances Louise G~ldman and
Frances Louis~ Jennings,
according to Vrosecuting
Attorney Byron McClanahan.
McClanahan told the justice
court he was planning to bind
both cases over to Superior Court
and have the couple appear
Friday for identification.
Judge Correa stated that since
the cases were going to be
handled in Superior Court, he
would not reduce the bail for
Williams, but, would reduce Mrs.
Williams' bail to $5,000.
The chase which lead to the
arrest of the couple started when
Shelton Police received a call
from Miller's stating a couple had
just left the store after diverting a
cashier's attention and taking
about $8,000 from the cash
register.
Officers were told Ran
Elledge, manager of the store,
attempted to stop the couple as
they left, but, was unable to do
SO.
He obtained a description of
the vehicle in which they left the
scene along with its license
number.
Thursday, May 6, 1971
85th Year -- Number 18
Published in Shetton, Wash. Enteredas second class matter at the post officeat Shelton,
Wash. 98584, ulQder act of Mar. 8, 1879. Published weekly, except two issues during
week of Thanksgiving, at 227 W. Cota. $5 per year in Mason County, $6 elsewhere.
3 Sections- 24 Pages
10 Cents Per Copy
Larry Olli
Jerry Mann
Gail HasBrouck
Dan Nye
en
Gro
ion
Larry Olli, Gail HasBrouck,
Dan Nye and Jerry Mann have
been named as speakers for the
Shelton High School Graduation
Exercises next month.
Olli is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Don Olli, Shelton. His school
activities include German Club,
Science Club, ASB President,
football, baseketball, track,
Honor Society, band and stage
band.
Olli, who was chosen by the
high school faculty, will attend
the University of Puget Sound
this fall.
Miss HasBrouck is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
HasBrouck.
Her school activities include
Honor Society, Z Club president,
and Pep Club vice-president.
She is a student member of
the Shetton School District
Citizen's Advisory Committee.
Nye is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Nye, Shelton.
He was an exchange student
Three young Kitsap County
men, who are charged with three
counts each of robbery and
second degree assault, appeared in
Mason County Superior Court
Friday for identification.
The three are Stanley Kropp,
John T. Wood and Robert
Jackman.
The incidents on which the
charges are based occured in the
Allyn area, all in one evening last
month.
Fred Gentry, Olympia
peakers
to Norway under the American
Field Service Americans Abroad
program last year.
He is a student representative
on the Shelton School District
Citizen's Advisory Committee.
Nye states he is interested in
working toward a Youth Center
ame
in Shelton and increasing lines of
communications between
opposing factions.
He has also been active in
drama in school.
Mann is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kurt Mann, Shelton.
SSQU
attorney, was appointed to
represent the three youths.
A rraignment of William
Morris, 28, Shelton was set over
one week.
Morris is charged with four
counts of first degree assault in
connection with an incident in
which a truck was driven into the
corner of his wife's parents home
last November.
A motion from Gerald
Whitcomb, attorney for Steven
Selby and Peter Stroem, asking
for additional information
concerning the chargesagainst
them was settled when
Prosecuting Attorney Byron
McClanahan told the court he
would provide the information
requested to the extent to which
he had it.
A 16-year-old youth who
appeared in juvenile court on a
charge of burglary, was put on a
six-month probation.
The Shelton City
Commission, at its meeting
Tuesday, rejected a request from
the Eagles Lodge for use of
Callanan Park for overnight
camping facilities during a youth
convention it is sponsoring here
May 15 and 16.
The commission had received
the request verbally two weeks
ago from Ray Marrs, chairman of
the project for the Eagles, and at
that time had asked the request
be presented in writing.
Marrs sent a letter to the
commission, which was read at
the meeting Tuesday, asking for
the use of the park. He stated all
units which would use the park
were self contained and would
require no other facilities.
The commission stated it had
studied the request, and, had
decided on a policy which would
block on either side of Highway
101 in the Mt. View area from D
St. to I St. on one side and C St.
to I St. on the other which adjoin
the present commercial areas
which border the highway be
established as high density
residential to provide an eventual
buffer zone between the
commercial area and residential
areas beyond them.
They recommended the
proposed area for a county-city
building should not be in the
Goldsborough Creek area as
proposed in the comprehensive
plan, but, that the existing city
and county property be
considered for a potential
county-city complex.
The planning commission
commented the area south of
Grove St., north of Goldsborough
Creek, west of Cookston St. and
permit no overnight camping ineast of 7th St. will vary, but, will
the city parks, eventually become an R3 area.
A major factor in the decision
was the lack of facilities for
overnight camping.
The commission commented
while the Eagles group would
have self-contained camping units,
others who might want to use the
park in the future might not, and
this would creat a problem.
On the recommendation of
Fire Chief Allan Nevitt, Ed Roller
was appointed to the Fire
Department on a permanent basis,
having completed his six months
probationary period.
Street Supt. Robert Temple
reported the city had received the
new truck and Police Chief Frank
The commission set May 18 at Rains reported his department
7d3oOtP: offOt:e hearing on the had received its new patrol car.
Inn th comprehensive
p e city has had prepared.
The action came after a letter
Tribe
was received from the city oauaxln
planning commission outlining its
views on the plan. • Gets Grant
eco m% ,0 nn,n. of t.0
ma "'e u e the present zoning
p 0 s d with recommended Bureau of Indian Affairs to the
expansions of the various areas as Squaxin Indian Tribe for the
seen fit. Construction of a community
T h e y r e c o m m e n d t h e water distribution system on the
expansion of the business district Squaxin Island Reservation has
west on Railroad Ave. one block been approved, Rep. Julia Butler
on each side, to I lth St. on the Hansen announced this week.
north and lOth St. on the south.Contractor for the project is B
They also recommend the half and G Construction, Auburn.
SHELTON HIGH SCHOOL ECOLOGY CLUB members collecting cans for
recycling are, left to right, Alan Skare, Lark Hamlin, Alan Harding, Dan
Bolender, Jerry Smith, Mark Hatch, Len Morris and Nancy Ewart.
Containers were donated by ITT Rayonier, Inc. and placed in space provided
by the Family Market on their parking lot. The public is asked to deposit
therein flattened cans, rinsed, with labels removed, which will be taken to
Continental Can Co. in Olympia for recycling. Active in the project but not
pictured is Wendy Webb ........