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rch 8, 1962 SttELTON--MASON COUNTY JOURNAL- PubliBhed in "Ohristmastown, U.g.A'.," Shelton, Washington
WHEN YOU VOTE NEXT" TUESDAY
ELECT TRAVIS KNEELAND NELSON
Your New City Commissioners
FRANK TRAVIS -- MAYOR
DAVE KNEELAND -- FINANCE
ELROY NELSON -- STREETS
rSHELTON NEEDS A CHANGE AT CITY HALL BECAUSE
of the Present Administration's Record of Bickering, Strife, Court Suits, Wasted Money, Disrup-
t..., L .. " :_flop, :Employee Firinp, Bad Public llelations, and Other Actions. .....................
• DETRIMENTAL AND DiVISIVE TO our COMMUNITY .
,Following are a few of the headlines which made news in Shellon since the presenl admmislrahon took office
IS THIS THE KIND OF CiTY 60VERNMENT YOU WANT FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS?
1|11)5"f1958 M'rc: Y FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS
0 WA:,..,, HARMON a olic of corn lete coo station
L:Lt(.The story) Announcm
"all d g P Y P P
E'er the lrtments of city government, Mayor Earl Moore took
& 'Vv': ',u at city hallTuesday. . " "
_t is sil.serve with the most effici.ent uge of your tax dollar
',loll .oe: In all future meetings we will expect the com-
w-4y ef 2_.perform with dignity and in a manner becoming the
nelton,,. °
HATTEN IS NEW CiTY ATTORNEY
F 3: CITY EMPOYES COULD CAUSE RED HOT
LITICAL HASSLE (referring to the dlsoharg¢ of
.Ted Napier and Clark Colvln).
ION MEETING HOTTER THAN WEATHER
ING PROTESTS
OF CITY MEETING 'DOCTORED'?
)Doetering of the minutes of the city commis-
June 3 was inferred by city finance commissioner
letter of protest submitted to his two con-
week's session.
COLVIN, NAPIER ACCUSE CITY HEADS
TALK ON FIRING CAUSE
ATTORNEY HATTEN'S FIRING ASKED BY SIMP"
LASTS RED CHARGES AS POLITICAL SMEAR
I$SION
PEALS SUSPENSION, SAYS MAYOR HAD
FIRING QUESTIONED
i.D'ROP CHARGES AGAINST CIVIL SERVICE
N.D HEAR HINTON CASE
PENDS RISHEL FROM POLICE FORCE
TO HINTON REINSTATEMENT BUT NOT
BOARD REPORT
, 1959
APPEALS TO COMMISSION
MS $750 BACK PAY
TURN DOWN HINTON CLAim
1359
ON IRKED AT JP COURTS HERE
COURT JUDGE HALBERT'S FIRING STARTS
TIFF )
January 14, 1960
RESTRAINING ORDER FILED AGAINST CITY (Halbert
Case)
February 11, 1960 ' •
JUDGE SAYS HALBERT FIRING UNLAWFUL
March 3, 1960
HATTEN DEMANDS NEW JUDGE IN RISHEL CASE
March 17, 1960
MERCHANTS ASK CITY TO ALLOW FREE ONE-HOUR
DOWNTOWN PARKING
March 24, 1960
CITY SAYS FREE PARKING WOULD CUT OFF NEED-
ED SOURCE OF REVENUE
JUDGE DENIES CITY'S MOTIONS IN RISHEL CASE
March 31 1960
MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY GIVE REASONS FOR LEGAL
COSTS IN STORMY SESSION (group asked why tight
budget eliminating many services but money for" court cases
$1100 to appeal Rishel and Halbert cases)
April 7, 1960
HALBERT, RISHEL CASES DROPPED; HATTEN QUITS
CITY ATTORNEY IRKED BY MAYOR'S DECISION
April 21, 1960
CITY TO GO AHEAD WITH APPEALS OF HALBERT,
RISHEL CASES NOW
August 18, 1960
MAYOR FAVORS $80,000 ADDITION TO PRESENT CITY
HALL
September 15, 1960
MAYOR WARNS HINTON NOT TO CRITICIZE CITY
September 22, 1960
SANTAMARIA PROTESTS RANK REDUCTION (due to
department budget cut eliminating night sergeant)
October 13, 1960
MAYOR MOORE IRKED WITH JOE SIMPSON (refusing
to approve 1961 budget cutting man from garbage dept.)
November 3, 1960
CITY TO BUY OLD PUD 3 BUILDING FOR $30,000
December 8, 1960
MAYOR, COUNTY CLASH OVER FINANCING OF CIVIL-
IAN DEFENSE PROGRAM
December 29, 1960
MAYOR ADMITS PUD BUILDING REMODELING COST
NEAR THAT OF NEW BUILDING
January 5, 1961
DR. LARSOI WANTS NO PART OF CITY'S NEW OR-
DINANCE TO 'CONTROL DOGS
January 12, 1961
CITY DECIDES'.NOT TO BUY OLD PUD SITE AND
BUILD NEW CITY HALL
January 26, 1961
JUDGE RULES POLICE CHIEF HINTON IMPROPERLY
FIRED BY MAYOR. MOORE SAYS H INTON CASE NOT
ENDED
April 6, 1961
DOG OWNERS SAY NEW LEASH LAW CRUEL TO AN-
IMALS AND INEFFECTIVE
April 13, 1961
PETITION BEARING 560 NAMES ASKING REPEAL OF
DOG LEASH LAW PRESENTED CITY
CASCADE-OLYMPIC LOW BIDDER ON NEW CITY HALL
April 20, 1961
CITY APPROVES $125,000 BOND ISSUE TO FINANCE
NEW CFT HALL
April 27, 1961
COMMISSION O.K.s NEW BOND ORDINANCE
May 11, 1961
NEW PETITIONS TO BE CIRCULATED BY CITIZENS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
May 25, 1961
MAYOR REFUSES TO MAKE PUBLIC LETTER FROM
CASCADE.OLYMPIC CO.
June 1, 1961
ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESENTS CITY WITH PETI-
TIONS CONTAINING 712 SIGNATURES SEEKING PUB-
LIC VOTE ON NEW CITY HALL PROPOSAL
June 15, 1961
CITY APPEALS HINTON CASE TO SUPREME COURT
BUT FACES MONEY PROBLEM
June 22, 1961
CITY'S LEGAL COSTS DISCUSSED AT MEETING
July 20, 1961
VOTERS NIX CITY HALL BY 4-1 MARGIN (1186-292) --
APPROVE DOG LEASH ORDINANCE (796-676)
August 3, 1961
MAYOR SAYS PROPOSED CIVILIAN DEFENSE BUDG-
ETS RIDICULOUS
August 17, 1961
CASCADE-OLYMPIC SUBMITS CITY BILL FOR $24,614
August 2d, 1961
CORREA QUITS A6 CITY ATTORNEY
October 26, 1961
CITY HEADS AGREE TO PUD SUB-STATION CON-
STRUCTION REQUEST PROVIDED CHANGES MADE
November 9, 1961
STEVE VIGER APPOINTED TO REPLACE SIMPSON
November 23, 1961
RISHEL WINS ROUND ONE IN COURT BATTLE
November 30, 1961
CITY REJECTS PUD ZONING REQUEST
December 14, 1961
CITY TO APPEAL RISHEL CASE, MAYOR BLASTS PAST
ADMINISTRATION
December 21, 1961
HINTON TO SUE MAYOR MOORE FOR $50,000
January 4, 1962
RISHEL TO SUE MAYOR MOORE FOR $30,000
\\;
Plofes If 've had enou" " d
• you gn of this bran of "Peace and Harmony"
59' If yOU want to restore dignity and common sense to city hail:
If you want your taxes in streets instead of the ..
ELECT TRAVIS - KNEE LAN NELSON
t a.m. Thursday, March " " (This spa.ce paid for by Citizens Advisory Council .... Bob Rice, president; Winston Scott, vice-president; Kay Gott, secretary-treasurer)
Saturday, March 10fh.
the righf fo limit quan-
k dealees.
Need For More Diplomacy In
Mayor's Office Spurs Travis
If Frank Travis Jr. wins the
mayorality battle next Tuesday he
will become the first son of a
former mayor to follow in his
father's footsteps in Shelton muni-
cipal history.
Frank St. seled as mayor of
Shelton for one term in the mid-
1940s. So far as is known this
is the first instance when a former
mayor's son has endeavored to
do this,
Frank Jr. has lived in Shelton
for 37 of his 44 years, coming
here from Seattle in 1925. He was
born in Seattle Aug. 5, 1917.
After graduating from Irene S,
Reed high school in 1935, he
prepped for one year at Lakeside
Boys School in Seattle before en-
tering the Universffy of Washing-
ton, where he spent four years in
the College of Economics and Bus-
iness, majoring in marketing and
dvertlsing.
On Aug. 7, 194¢ .... exactly four
months before Pearl Harbor---.he
enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard,
serving five years to the day un-
til his discharge on Aug. 7, 1946.
During his miliLaz-y seiwice he
married his wife, Connie, in San
Francisco in 1943, They now have
two daughters, 14 and two years
old.
Upon returning to Shelton af-
ter rorld War II, he went to work
at Simpson Timber Company's in-
sulating board plant, starting as
a wrapper and moving up to shift
superintendent during his 10 years
with the company. Five years ago
he entered business for himself as
owner of the Washington Ever-
green Company.
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i i , ,
During his en:ployment with
Simpson he served on the board
of directors or" the Simpson Em-
ployes Federal Credit Union for
five years.
He has been a member of the
American Legion for 15 years aad
was one of the early World War
II veterans elected as vice-Com-
mander of Fred B. Wivell Post.
He has been a member of the 40
& 8 for three years, serving as
chairman of its board and as gen-
eral chairman of tbe 40 & 8-
Journal Christmas basket project
for 'the past two years. He has
also been a member of the Shel-
ton-Bayshore Golf Club for 11
years, serving as its president and
being active also in the Men's 19th
Hole Club. He has been a Kiwan-
ian for the past four years, and
is a charter member of the Citi-
zen's Advisory Council.
His hobbies are golfing, skiing
and growlug .orchids.
In making his first venture in-
to the field of public politics,
Travis feels his education and
business experience qualify him
adequately to conduct city busi-
ness.
He is seeking the office of may-
or because he feels Sheiton needs
"more decorum and diplomacy in
commission meetings and that city
faciliLies expansion ghou]d be com-
mermurate with the community's
growth."
"I earnestly solicit voter support
for Elroy Nelson, Dave Kneeland
and myself as a slate for a com-
plete change in the city commis-
sion."
$ * #
Nelson One Of Community's
Most Active Civic Workers
Although he has never held an
elective public office, Elroy Nel-
son is one of Shelton's most de-
voted civic servants.
At one time or anothel:--and of-
ten simultaneously--he has gven
his time and energies to the fol-
h)wing activities:
Veterans of Foreign Wars' Post
692, serving as its conmlander
in 1934; present commander of
World War I Veterans Post, of
which he is a charter member;
board of directors of Shelton Gen-
eral Hospital five years, its pres-
ident for four years until last
month; charter member and ac-
tive organizer of Simpson Em-
ployes Federal Credit Union (20
Tears), serving as its president;
member of city civil service com-
mission, also its chairman; mem-
ber of city planning commission
seven years, six as its chairman;
member of Local 38, I,W.A. for
many years, on its executive boal'd
four years; member of Red Cross
board during World War II and
for some time afterward, chair-
man of its blood bank one year;
Scoutmaster of Bey Scout troop
in 1931; active member of the
Methodist chureiL
He just about has Lo maintain
that kind of pace to keep ahead
of the city's most active civic
ladies.
In addition to all that activity,
he finds time to give to five time-
consuming hobbies--mmerology,
wood-working, photography, tra-
vel and reading.
His life has beun devoted to
tools. Fie worked as a. carpenter
for 12 years, then became a mill-
wright for the Simpson Timber
Company, for whom he has work-
ed since coming to SlmlLon 39
years ago.
He is seeking the office of pub-
lie works commissioner because
of his general interest in city
government and a strong sense of
civic duty, plus a conviction that
the city is now subject to ridi-
cule.
"I want [o reverse that trend,
and see that resl)ect and confi-
dence are restored to our city
govermnent,' he said in explaining
why he s a candidate for the of-
fice,
He was bon in Lead, South Da-
kota, Dec. 16, 1897. During World
War I h served in the U.S. Army
and spent a yea]- in France. He
is the father of two sons, Laurel,
now a(tministraLor at 'ast.ern
* State Hospital, 'and Donn, who
operates a tugboat on the boom
of his wife, Mabel, for she is one. for Simpson Timber Co.
Background In Finance BaN.is
For Dave Kneeland's Cand.dacy
By education and experience, commande" of Fred B. Wivell Am.
Dave Kneeland is ideally qualified
to fill the position of cty finance
commissioner.
His education at Linfield and
St. Martins college was devoted
to the field of business and fin-
ance, and his work for the past
11 years with the Simpson Tim-
ber Company bas been in cost
accounting, where he is now of-
flee supervisor of the company's
timber operations in Washington.
Providing for his family of 11
children has also taught him pru-
dent mmmgement of the dollar. He
has six girls and five boys rang.
ing from nine months to 18 years
of age.
Dave is a native son of Shelton,
as was his father before him. He
was born here in 1916. Those 45
years in Shelton give him the
honor of longest residence in this
community of any of the candi-
dates seeking office in next weeks
election, even though he is sec-
ond only to Frank Travis as
youngest of the candidates by age.
His wife, too, is a native Shel-
tonian. She is the former Elsie
Smith, daughter of an early-day
Shelton businessman. W. H,
Smith.
Dave was graduated from Irene
S. Reed high scl]ool with the class
of 1936 after an outstanding re*
cord both in the classroom and in
sports. As an athlete he earned
three varsity letters, each in foot*
bal, basketball and baseball, at
the same time maintaining Hon.
or Soc.iety grades.
During World War II he served
two years in the U.S. Air Force
as a Eight instnel.or. He was the
first WWII veteran to be elected
Incumbents Decline
Invitation To Give
Biographical Data
The Jounml's invitation to sup.
ply biograRhical material and
comment for articles suci as the
three appearing on this page has
been declined by Mayor Earl
Moore and Comnlissioners Steve
Viger and W. F, McCann.
A lisL of 12 questions with an
invitation to conmmnt as desired
was submitted to all six candid-
ares for next Tuesday's electiori
by the Journal xith the idea of
providing Shelton voters with as
nluah informaLion about tlm indi-
vidual candidates ns possible.
It was from their answers, to
Lhis questionnaire and invitation
thaL the informative stories about
Frank Travis Jr., Dave Kneeland
and Eh'oy Nelson were compiled.
ericm Legion post.
Deslite the responsibilities of
providing for his large family,
Dave has given time and energy
to the Legion, 40 & 8, Toastmast.
e]'s and St.. Edwards Catholic
Church and indulged in his two
hobbies--golf and fishing.
Like Travis, this is his first
"venture into the field of public
politics, but a strong feeling that
there "is need for a change in
city hall" and that a candidate
fully qualified in the field of fin-
ance should seek the office of city
finance commissioner persuaded
him to accept the urgings friends
to become a candidate for the of-
fice.
" I am convinced th, city's tax
dollars can be more effecLivel
and wisely used than they have
been during the past four years,"
he said
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