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Grossenbacher BROS. Inc.
614 N. W. 6th Ave,
Portlamd, Ore. 97209
The
demise
of the
Wicked
Witch?
Nope --
Just a worker preparing to
move the first house off the
property in downtown
Shelton which is being
cleared in preparation for
the construction of a new
Safeway store. The uprooted
domicile, owned by
Bernhard Winiecki of
Shelton, will be replanted
on Hillcrest.
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hursd;
ay, March 2, 1978
00;0000-.]ourrlal" Stephen Swantak killed
when tractor t,ps on him
Ninety-second Year - Number 9 4 Sections - 42 Pages 15 Cents Per Copy Stephen J. Swantak, 58, Kortright, New York.
of residents who
ly gotten their
the new
and garbage
at the Shelton
meeting
voice questions and
ent uti00lity bi Ils bring
to city commission
both of whom
businesses,
Mackev,
ry
r.ainfall in Shelton
nches, Berwyn
lteer weather
Rayonier Inc.,
inch more than
February of
two inches
aid while it was
or as cold in
as in February
temperature
years was
appeared to state they use the
city garbage service little since
most of what they have to get
rid of is too large for the garbage
cans and they must do the
hauling themselves.
City Clerk Helen Stodden
told both that if they signed a
form at the city hall office they
would be put on the list to share
a garbage can and their rates
would be cut in half.
LlOyd C6vington, the owner
of an apartment house, told the
commission he realized rates
were going up, but the increase
of more than 100 percent was
considerably higher than he
anticipated.
He stated he would like to
see the city take a look at the
operations and see if there was
SOme way to get rid of some of
the costs.
Mayor James Lowery
commented that it had been a
number of years since water,
sewer or garbage rates had been
increased, and that the increases
were needed to meet the
increased costs of the services.
He also commented that the
sewer rates reflected a mandate
from the federal government for
secondary treatment of sewage
and the city having to sell
$500,000 in bonds payable over
25 years to pay its share of the
new treatment plant, which
amounts to about 10 percent of
the cost.
Lowery said he was aware
that the commercial accounts
had seen the largest increase in
the sewer rates and that the
County asked
to regulate
pornography
Vicki Conley of Shelton
appeared at the Mason County
Commission meeting Monday to
ask if the county had an
ordinance to control
pornography.
After being told it did not,
she asked the commission to
consider adopting such an
ordinance.
The commission asked her to
contact Prosecuting Attorney
Byron McClanahan to discuss the
question with him.
computer programming would be
checked to make sure it was
correct.
Several other owners of
apartment houses and duplexes,
appeared to protest the rate
increase.
They were all told that the
city clerk's office would check
their bills if they would come
into the office to make sure they
were accurate.
City Clerk Helen Stodden
told the owners of the duplexes
there had been a problem with
their rates and that the problem
would be corrected.
Peggy Knutson stated she
knew of several businesses which
were paying the residential rate
and asked why this was.
When asked to name
examples, she refused to do so,
with the comment that as far as
she was concerned they could
continue to pay the residential
rate and she would not give the
names.
Public Works Manager Dennis
Colvin told the commission there
was a problem with the request
for right-to-enter forms requested
by the U.S. Army Corps of
(Please turn to page two.)
22 when a
Under the dump
they Were riding,
OVer end down a
killed when road
way beneath truck
killed about truck and was working as a The Mason County sheriff's "indicated the two men were
contractor for Simpson at the
time of the accident.
The accident occurred about
15 miles northwest of Simpson's
Camp Govey.
Mason County Coroner
Byron McClanahan said he was
notified of the deaths about
6:30 p.m. the day of the
accident after the bodies of the
two men had been brought out
by ambulance.
office was not notified of the
deaths until shortly after 8 ann.
the next day.
The Muse 9 County sheriff's
office and Washington State
Patrol investigated the accident
the next day.
McClanahan said it appeared
the deaths would be ruled the
result of an industrial accident
rather than a traffic accident.
He said investigation
M. Watson,
and
Watson
a driller on the
tion crew by
Company and
OWner of the
nty votes on
d detour plan
County
meeting
Walker
the
Will be
summer for
railroad
Madey
and
Studied
a detour
mmended
use of
three months or so away at the
present time. The Arcadia Road
will be closed about three
months for the construction
Work, Young said.
He also said the county will
Spend an estimated $15,000 in
additional maintenatlce on
Walker Park Road in anticipation
of the additional traffic from the
use as a detour.
Young said he had contacted
the Shelton public works
department and they were
agreeable.
Traffic coming in on the
de r enter Fairmont Street
when it gets into the city and
connect with Highway 3 on
Hillcrest at the intersection
there.
The engineer said he ITad
contacted state highway officials
about the possibility of
establishing a temporary trfffic
signal at the Fairmont and
Highway 3 intersection, but hat
the state officials did not believe
the traffic volume would Warrant
one.
The commission oted
unanimously to approve Ymng's
recommendation for the ietour
route.
sitting in the cab of the truck
which was being loaded with
gravel and that the edge of the
road gave way and the truck
went over an embankment end
over end. The two men, he said,
were thrown out of the cab of
the truck.
Trucks had been loading at
the site previously, McClanahan
said.
S/ate industrial insurance
officials were also notified of the
accident and conducted an
imestigation.
The accident occurred at a
Simpson road construction site.
Mr. Watson was born
February 9, 1940 in Beaumont,
Texas and had lived in Shelton
since 1969. He formerly lived in
Seaside, Oregon.
He was a veteran of service
with the U.S. Marine Corps in
Vietnam and was a member of
IWA Local 3-38.
Survivors include his wife,
Donna, a son, Mike, and a
daughter, Lara, all of the family
home; and his mother and
stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Brown, Seaside, Oregon.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. February 24 at Bats,one
Funeral Home with Reverend
William Andrews officiating.
Burial was in Shelton Memorial
Park under the direction of
Batstone Funeral Home.
he
Kortright New York.
Frank Swantak, all of New York;
Route 1, Box 281, Shelton, was
killed Tuesday afternoon when
the farm tractor lie was
operating tipped over backwards,
pinning him underneath it.
The Mason County sheriffs
office, which investigated the
accident, said it apparently
occurred between 2 arid 4 p.m.
Tuesday at Swantak's farm in
the Kamilche area.
Officers said Swantak had
gone out to where the tractor
had become stuck about 1:30
p.m. Tuesday.
They said he apparently
started the tractor where it was
stuck and the machine turned
over backwards, pinning him
between the ground and the seat.
Officers said Swantak was
dead at th scene and was found
upside-d,v stii/iz the scat of
the tractor.
The sheriff's office received
the Call about the accident
shortly before' 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday.
Mr. Swantak was born
November 17, 1919 in South
tie was a resident of Mason
County the past 16 years and
was self employed as a farmer
with Swandale F:mns in the
Kamilche area.
The Swantak family was
named Kilsap County Dairy
Family of the Year in 1958.
lie was married to Ruby
Warnes April 11, 1942 in South
One soil Dennis, preceded
him in dear,.
Srlrvivors include his wile,
Ruby, Shellon; thrce sons, Larry,
William and Stephen Jr., all of
Shelhm; four daughters, Joyce
Whiteakker, Miles City, Montana;
Linda Miller, Laura Saeger and
Pamela Swantak, all of Shelton;
three brothers, Michael, Joe and
six sisters, Jenny Meehan, Mary
Chapman, Sophie Cole, Anna
Hotaling, Effie Rupenshuck and
Helen Sega, all of New York; 11
grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday at Batstone
Funeral Home with burial in
Shelton Memorial Park.
Garbage ordinance petition
i
su t filed by city attorney
people.
At the time tile commission
received the petitions they, on
the advice of Cily Attorney Herb
Fuller, had voted to reject the
petitions because they had not,
Tire City of Shelton filed a
suit in Mason County Superior
Court Wednesday morning asking
the court tt declare pctiti,ms
which had been submitted to it
earlier invalid)
The petitions had asked that been filed within the 30 days set
tire commission either repeal die*. out in state.law.
ordinance which set the new Named defendant in the suit
garbage rates or to put the filed by the city was Carlton A.
ordinance up to a vote of the Swearingen, one of the signers of
the petitions. Notarized affidavits
from Mrs. Swearingen attesting
to the number of signatures on
the petition were, attached to
two of the sheets of petitions
when they were presented to the
commissioners. '
At the thne, the commission
had rejected' the/petitions, the
commission had asked Fuller to
file a court suitto determine the
validity of the petitions.
In information filed in the
suit Wednesday,, Fuller pointed
out the state law which says that
an ordinance shall not go into
effect before 30 days from the
time of final passage and is
subject to referendum during the
30 days.
1978 LIONS CLUB PRINCESS Lynn
Frazer (inset arfd top) lords it over he,
defeated also-rans last week after
coronation ceremonies at the middle
school. From left are Lisa Vorse,
Cameon Fredson, Kathryn Hawkes,
Karin Knudsen, Joy Sherwood, Danni
Mak and Wendy Hoff. Princess Lynn
will have the honor of riding the Lions
Club float in the annual Forest Festival
mrade.
Exceptions, he pointed out,
are ordinances initiated by
petition, ordinances which .have
an emergency clause and are
• passed unanimously by all
members of the commission or
ordinances pertaining to local
improvement districts.
In the suit, Fuller' said, the
ordinance had been passed
December 6, 1977 and published
in the Journal December 8,
1977, as required by law.
The petitions, he said, were
presented to the commission
January 31, 1978, which was
more than 30 days after the final
passage of the ordinance.
The Suit asks a declaratory
judgment from the court that
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Women
says man
in bedroom
Shelton police are continuing
their investigation of an incident
Friday in which a woman
reported she awoke in her
bedroom to find a man standing
over her.
Lucinda Waller, 1827
Summit Drive, told officers she
was awakened about 3:20 ann.
Friday by the blankets on her
bed being folded away from her
body. '
She told officers:th e'man
was standing over her :when she
woke up and that, when she
awakened, he dropped the
blanketsand quickly, but
quietly, left the room, dosing
the doorbehind him. '
:: She said she heard a car start
but was unable to get a license
number or description of the
vehicle.
Officers checked in the area
but were unable to locate a
suspect in the incident.
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