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i• i• i¸ / ii ~i~ / 'iiiil i ii!'! i!!ii iii !ii i,I' i:il¸ i ~ !i~~ ii /~iii~i~ ii ~i~!~i:ii~!~ crunc THE SORRY NO GASOLINE SIGN on the left hadn't been used at Wolden's Chevron Service Station on H illcrest since the gas shortage a year ago, but it was out last Thursday morning after three gas pumps at the station were ripped out by a pickup which struck them last Wednesday night. The State Patrol, wh ich investigated the accident, said the 1974 pickup driven by Omer Tracy, 40, Rt. 3, Box 768, Shelton, was a total loss. Tracy was not injured. The patrol said the pickup was southbound on Highway 3, went across the roadway to the left, into a ditch, out of the ditch and into the gas pumps. Damage to the service station equipment was estimated at $10,000, the patrol said. persons were law enforcement of sale or substances HOVey, 25, 1515 eet, Shelton, was but 10:30 p.m. residence. The by a Mason sheriff and a Patrolman on a had been issued with sale or amphetamine last December 19. He was also charged with possession of marijuana in a Justice Court charge. The charge resulted from a search by officers at the time of the arrest. Hovey appeared in Mason C ount~, Superior Court before visiting Judge Dorwin Cunningham Friday for identification on the charge. Gerald Whitcomb, Shelton attorney, was appointed to represent Hovey on the charge. He appeared in court before Judge Robert Doran Tuesday IS ar, th burglary Giles, 20, 521 was arrested officers eady on a charge of Zid Giles was :end and Cota officers who a report been seen window out of Store and son of Completed Were filed proesecuting in Mason before Oran Tuesday Shelton attorney Gerald Whitcomb was appointed to represent him. A plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf and trial was ordered set within 60 days. Bail on Giles was set at $10,000. A parole violation hold had also been placed on him after his arrest. AFS seeking a host family A host family for a foreign student the group will sponsor here for the next school year is being sought by the local American Field Service Chapter. Any family who is interested in being the host family for the foreign student can contact Tom Aaron at 426-4246 evenings for further information. afternoon and was released on personal recognizance. Bail had been set at $5,000 at the time the warrant was signed. Also arrested was Mark S. Ewing, 24, 1726 Ridge Road. Ewing turned himself in to the Mason County sheriff's office Friday afternoon and, after being booked into jail, he appeared before Judge Hewitt Henry with his attorney, Don Taylor, Olympia. On a motion by his attorney, Ewing was released on personal recognizance by Judge Henry. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and trial of the case ~vas ordered within 90 days. Ewing is charged with sale or delivery of dl amphetamine last December 16. Also arrested was Stanley L. Watters, 22, 218 N. Sixth, Shelton. He was arrested at 2:55 p.m. last Wednesday by Shelton police officers. He appeared before Judge Dorwin Cunningham of Lewis County Friday morning. Judge Cunningham was sitting in Mason County as a visiting judge that day. Shelton attorney Gerald Whitcomb was appointed to represent Watters on the charge. He 'appeared before Judge Robert Doran Tuesday afternoon and was released on personal recognizance. Trial in the case was ordered set within 90 days after he entered a plea of not guilty. Three other persons who had been arrested in a series of drug sale arrests by local law enforcement officers last week also appeared before Judge Doran BROWN, left, was honored at a retirement party Friday g his 17 years with the Mason County Sheriff's Department. Im is Sheriff Dan McNair. (See story on page two.) Tuesday. Trial within 90 days was ordered for Donald Benson Jr. and Dana Anderson, both of whom had been arrested last week. Whitcomb represents both. They entered pleas of not guilty to the charges of sale or delivery of a controlled substance. Benson had been released on personal recognizance and Ms. Anderson had posted a bail bond after their arrest last week. Also appearing before Judge Doran was Edward Logue, who had also been arrested last week and appeared in court previously, at which time Whitcomb had been appointed to 'represent him. A request by Louge that another attorney be appointed to represent him was denied by Judge Doran. His bail was reduced from $5,000 to $1,500 and trial was ordered in the case within 90 days. One of four Mason County high school senior girls will be announced as Mason County Forest Festival Queen at the queen's banquet Tuesday night. Candidates for queen are Connie Tuson and Rhonda Endicott from Shelton High School, Bonnie Crabtree from Mary M. Knight High School, and Cheri Yoest from North Mason High School. The queen was selected by a panel of judges last Thursday evening after they had heard the girls present a talk on the theme of the Forest Festival, "The Magic Tree," give their opinion on a question on current events, and give a talent presentation. The name of the queen is kept secret until the announcement at the queen's banquet. The queen's banquet is being held about two months earlier" than usual this year. in past years the queen's banquet has been the kick-off event for the Forest Festival Week activities in May. The queen's banquet is sponsored by the Shelton Chamber of Commerce and will be held in the Student Union Building at Sheiton High School starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. The event is open to the public. Tickets are available at Seattle-First National Bank, Puget Sound National Bank, I1"1" Rayonier, Mason County Federal Credit Union, Neil's Pharmacy, Shelton High School office, the Chamber of Commerce office in the PUD 3 building, and Simpson Timber Company. Tickets will also be available at the door Participating in the coronation ceremony which will follow the dinner, in addition to the candidates for queen, will be Paul Bunyan Gary Nelson, Shelton Middle Schools Lions Thursday, March 20, | 975 Eighty-ninth Year, Number 12 5 Sections- 44 Pages | 5 Cents Per Copy Humane officer is named in Tulla Kimball was appointed t~lason Cotmty ltumane Officer by Superior Court Judge Hewitt Henry Friday after a court hearing on the appointment. The Versatile Horsemen's Association had petitioned the court for the appointment of Mrs. Kimball. The club was represented by Ed Holm, Olympia attorney, in the petition to the court. After the appointment, an oath of office was administered by Judge Henry. A recommendation from the city water department that charges for turn-off and turn-on because of non-payment of water bills be increased from $4 to $6 was taken under consideration by the Shelton City Conmfission at its meeting Tuesday. City Engineer •Howard Godat told the commission the recommendation had been made by the water department to cover additional costs Which incurred for overtime in these cases frequently. City Attorney B. Franklin Heuston told the commission he had some reservations about the proposed increase and would like a week to study possible legal questions. The commission, on the recommendation of Godat, voted to accept the bid of Sahiberg Equipment Company for a jet sewer cleaner for the sewer department. The firm's bid of $14,589.32 was low of four bids received on the equipment. The commission voted authorization for the mayor to sign an agreement with the State Department of Ecology which will allow the city to get a grant for part of the cost of the complex facilities study which is underway. A petition for annexation of a piece of property in the Mt. View area was received from John and Thelma Kneeland. Club Princess Vickie White and rural school Princesses Patricia Johnson, Grapeview; Kim Smith, Hood Canal Junior High; Dana Petrick, North Mason Upper Elementary; Jan Rogers, Mary M. Knight; Kathy~Goldsby, Pioneer; and Laurie Conklin, Southside. The crown will be placed on the queen by festival president Bill Davison. Master of ceremonies for the program will be Ross Haffner. Chamber president Norm Eveleth will welcome the guests and lead the flag salute, and the invocation will be presented by Rudie Oltman, chamber secretary. The early date for the queen's banquet js one of several changes in the Forest Festival this year. A nether activity will be scheduled to lead off festival activities May 27-31.. Much of the festival, including the logging show and carnival, is being moved to the Mason County fairgrounds "this year. The parades will be held in downtown Shelton as they have in the past. Plans are to have booth exhibits and concessions at the fairgrounds also. FOREST FESTIVAL QUEEN CANDIDATES, left, to right, Rhonda Endicott, Cheri Yoest, Bonnie Crabtree and Connie Tuson, pose with Paul Bunyan Gary Nelson after the queen's selection dinner last week.