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83 Year -- No. 7 Published in "Chriatmastown, U.S.A.", Shelton, Washington 10 Cents per Copy Thursday, February 13, 1969 IIntered as second clas matter at the post office at Shelton, Washington 98584 under act of March 8. 1879. Published at 227 West Cota. 16 Pages -- 2 Sections Jury Is Hearing HOWARD and his dog, Pennie, stand amid the ruins of their home on Haxstine Island. The dog was credited with saving her master's life by barking to waken him after the fire started. Saves Master From Fire In Home (ARMEN YATES has been said before, many, no doubt, that given OpPortunity things have a )f evening themselves out, for the bad or the good. particular story there is of both. For the story is wining story of a man Each having saved life. in th spring of 1961 a on a routine trip into town, noticed a dog lying in grass off the shoulder of the st past the city limits that particular day he only observed the By chance, he took an- route out' of town and think too much more about anin; 1. the next day he necessary to make an- trip to town. Again he no- the same dog in the same as though the moved since he saw it. This time he did He found a pup, or more nearly a skeleton of species, just passing into a young dog. When the man saw al's condition he made he didn't really a dog, as he already had but the dog certainly need- dog which was close to the point of no return, get in the man's pickup invited. It tried once, have the strength to in climbing or crawling Vehicle. With the man's Jog Succeeded on the After that there in esther's mind, to each other. years later the close call. His a resident of the pickup onto the promptly got some of his also coming home. Wasn't anything to indicate tragedy was about to All the cars loaded, slowly started to re- course back to the Is- one of the vehicles, a brake set or gears to SlOwly started to roll off of a ferry, whose .cteristic was its grow- condition, more vith passing age. Once the ferry the pick- roll down the steep concrete ramp and water. boy, a friend family, who th" for a day's out- err Hole-in-the.Wall hearing the owner of say his dog was in Submerged vehicle, the water and cllv- to open the door to let the dog swim free. Once the pet was rescued the man was only an interested spectator as his only means of transportation was hauled out the edge of Picker- ing Pass. Last week the same dog was the heroine of the Island when she saved her master in a fire that completely destroyed their log cabin home near the ferry- landing. The house, its ,complete construction being fir logs, was only six years old. An overheated electric heater apparently was the cause of the fire which started some time he- tween 6 and 7 a.m. The ferry crew coming on duty a little af- ter 7 a.m. were the first hu- mans to discover the blaze. But prior to that the dog, Pennte, aware of the fire and the dan- ger to her beloved master, sum- mcned up all the courage she had to stay at her master, George Howard's side in the flaming dwelling, to whine, bark and paw at her master, who lay asleep on the couch right next to a blazing partition, until he awakened and discovered his plight. Together man and dog fled the firy house which had nearly trapped them both. Later, reminiscing about his many losses, George first thought of a ceramic piggy bank which he had received as a child of five, and was more than sixty years old. This along with unreplaceable pictures were the things he regretted having lost the most. Out of curiosity his niece and another neighbor start- ed looking through the ashes in the corner of the house where George had kept the keepsake and soon had located one half of the bank. Designed to break apart with a light tap in the cen- ter to release its treasure of coins, the intense heat of the fire had caused it to pop open. The second half was found clear across the room, both still intact. So, at least one and only one, sentimental momento was sal- vaged from an otherwise total destruction. There was no insurance on the five-room home owned by Ho- ward and the collie, Pennie. For the present, at least, he plans to move into his brother-in-law's house which is located next door. Theo WaSte is presently staying in Seattle with George's brother, Bennet Howard. As far as George Howard is concerned Pennie has more than sufficently expressed her thanks and gratitude. Her debt has been more than repaid. Not that he has ever been in the least con- cerned about an even score. But fate has seen to it, in this case, as in a good many others, that in the due course of time an even tally is achieved. Two car loads of old friends of George Howard's, the Langstead and Skone families of Seattle drove down to see the man and: dog last weekend. Tlmy brotlght with them a Dog Hero Award from the Canine Lovers Associa- tion for Pennie and gave it to George. The award is the first thing Howard proudly shows all cal- lers. Finds Burglary Case , Three youths who admitted taking part in a burglary, three law enforcement officers, and the woman whose home had been burglarized had taken the wit- ness stand for the prosecution in the trial of David Miskinis, 20, Shelton, on charges of two counts of second degree burg- ary and one of grand larceny. when court recessed Tuesday afternoon. The trial recessed after the completion of the state's case Tuesday afternoon and will re- sume at 9:30 a.m. this morning after a holiday Wednesday be- cause of Lincoln's Birthday. Taking the witness stand as the final witness for Prosecuting Attorney John C. Ragan was Randy Ogg, 15, who now lives in Ellensburg. Ogg testified that he had been with Miskinis and Charles Holt during much of the day last May 31 and in the early morn- ing hours June 1 when the in- cidents in which Miskinis is charged occurred. He testified that some time (luring the day May 31, he and Miskinis and Holt, had left Mis- kinis' home and gone to an un- occupied house in the Dayton area. He stated they forced the door to the house open and removed a rug, some pillows, tapestry and other items, loaded them in- to a car and took them to Mis- kinis' home on Adams St. He testified that he had been with Mtsklnis most of the rest of the day and the following night. He said he, Miskinis, Holt and Victor Anderson were at the Mis- kinis home shortly after mid- night when Danny Walter, John Peters and Marvin Simpson ar- rived there after returning from playing for a dance somewhere, Th: roup sat around in Mis- inis' .bedroom until,-early in the morning, Ogg said, when they all got into WaRer's car and re- turned to the home in the Day- ton area where they went into the house again and some more items were removed. Under cross examination by G, uilb/ Rumpff, 44, Shelton guilty of two char. liberties by a Superior Court Week. in its vet- night after of deliberation. had heard three in the case. involved two girls, and one 16, THEIR EIGHTH BIRTHDAY will be celebrated tomorrow by the Trotzer triplets. Jean, Jane and Joan (not neces- sarily in that order above) were born on Valentine's Day in 1961. They axe the daughters of Mr" and Mrs. Norman Trotzer, Second graders now, the girls confuse their teacher, their friends, their father, and, on occasion, their mother. Outside of school their main Interest is caring for the cow they raised from a calf. They have taken total responsibility for the animal and are looking forward to caring for a calf expected next month. Misklnis' attorney, Byron Mc- Clanahan, Shelton, Ogg stated he had never heard the story about the house being haunted and a pi- ano in the house which a ghost was supposed to play. He said he had first known Misktnis several years ago when they were neighbors, and, after not seeing him for some time, became re-acquainted when he stopped at Miskinis' home about a month before the incident to ask about a motor bike Miskinis had there. Testifying earlier were Peters and Walter, who both told bas- ically the same story - that they had gone to Miskinis' home after returning from playing for a dance shortly after midnight, and, after sitting around listen- ing to records for the rest of the night, they had all gone to the house in the Dayton area in Waiter's car and all had gone into the home and several items, including pillows and a small rug, candles and candle holders, were loaded into the back of the car and taken to Miskinis' home. Both boys told about hearing stories about the house being haunted, and, Peters admitted he had played the piano which he had heard a ghost sometimes played. The ghost, he said he had heard, was supposed to have been someone who was shot while playing the piano, and that there were bullet holes in the piano. Both Peters and Walter said they were 17 years old, and had met Miskinis when they had played in bands together. Undersheriff Harold Brown told the jury in his testimony that he had gone to Miskinis' home to talk to him about the items missing from the John Dinning home in the Dayton area. He stated he had been invited into the home by Miskinis and that the youth had given him some pillows and other items which were later identified as coming from the Dinning home. Brown said Miskinis had later come to the Sheriff's Office at his request to talk about the items which had been found at his home. Brown identified a statement which Misldnis gave in which he said he had been at the home and that the items found at his home were taken from the house in the the Dayton area. Brown said he later recover ed a number of the other mis- sing items in subsequent visits to the Mlakin home. In a hearing on whether or not the statement Miskinis gave and signed should be admitted, Mlskinis contended that rown had told him he was only Inter ested in recovering the stolen items, and, that no charges would be brought if the items were recovered. Sheriff Wally Anderson and Deputy David Canady testified they had witnessed Miskinis' (Continued on page 2) Kathy Dickinson Rita Nutt Frances Trimble Janice Wittenberg Candidates , Candidates for 1969 Forest Festival Queen have been selec- ted by Mason County's three high schools. Candidates from Shelton High School are Rita Nutt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Nutt; Kathy Dickinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Dickinson, and Janice Wittenberg, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Witten- herg. The candidate from Mary M. Knight, is Frances Trimble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trimble. The North Mason candidate is Sandi Fleury, daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Fleury, Belfair. One of the five girls will be selected as the queen by a panel of Judges at the Queen Selection dinner March 4. Tim other four will he princes- ses for the Forest Festival act- ivities. SandS Fleury David Erwin Dies Of Iniuries • David Clyde Erwin, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs, Robert Erwin, Shelton, died in Tacoma Gen- eral Hospital last Thursday of injuries suffered in a sledding accident here Jan. 2/. The Mason County Sheriff's Of- fice said its investigation of the incident in which the youth was injured was continuing. Officers said the youth was be- ing towed behind a vehicle on an inner tube when he crashed into a telephmm pole. He was taken to Mason Gen- eral Hospital for emergency City Has Hearing On Housing Proposal • The Shelton City Commission at its meeting Tuesday approved a resolution which would permit the operation of federal renl sumplementai housing in the city. The commission's action came after a hearing at which a num- ber of people appeared, some in support and others in opposition, not so much to the resolutlon itself, but, to the site which has been proposed. Mayor Frank Travis did not vote on the issue and turned the meeting over to Commission- er Dave Kneeland during the discussion, Travis said he, as mayor, is a member of the Shel- ton General Hospital board, and, that since the property the de- veloper of the proposed project is interested in is the old Shel- ton General Hospital site, he would take no part in the dis- cusslon or decision. Kneeland stressed that the ac- tion the commission was con- sidering involved only approval of rent supplemental housing in the city, and did not involve any specific location. Curtis Peterson, a represen- tative of Conifer Inc., Tacoma, the firm which is interested in the project, appeared at the meet. ing to answer questions. Peterson stated that the deve- lopment would be owned by his company, and, they would be re- sponsible for its maintenance. Those who appeared at the meeting to speak in opposition appeared to be not against the rent supplemental program in the city, but, against the propos- ed location. Most of those who attended were residents of ad- Joining areas. treatment and then transferred to the Tacoma Hospital. The accident occurred on the Delight Park road at Isabella Lake. He was born Nov. 10, 1950 in Centralia, and had lived in this area two years. He was a stu- dent at Shelton High School and a member of the United Metho- dist Church. Funeral services were held Saturday at the United Metho- dist Church with Rev, Horace Mounts officiating. Burial was in Shelton Memorial Park under the direction of Batstone Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erwin, Shelton, four brothers, James, Stephen, Paul and Timothy, all at home. Grandmothers, Mrs. Clyde Erwin, Centralla, and Mrs. Elsie Madsen, Chehalls, and great-grandmother, L. K. Mad- sen, Chehalls. HC L Voers Pass School Bond Issue • Hood Canal School District voters Tuesday approved a $360¢ 000 bond issue for building con- struction by a margin of 78 per cent. The bond issue received 456 yes votes and 122 no. The voter turnout needed was 430, which was well below the 579 who did turn out.