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LER, 17, Shelton, received internal injuries,
~es and lacerations on his neck when the car he was
above, went over a bank at Allyn last
the Washington State Patrol reported. The
kwiler was northbound on Hiqhway 3 just
north of Allyn when he failed to negotiate a left hand turn
and went off the road and over a bank to the left. The vehicle
rolled over on its top in the ditch. He was taken to Mas'm
General Hospital by the Allyn Aid Car.
ike of members of tile ITT-Rayonier here started March
Western Pulp and 27 after the union rejected the
against tile company offer.
Research The resident manager of the
ere is continuing, a Olympic Research Division, Dr.
Spokesman said Edwin L, Lovell, revealed this
week details of the company's
meetings have offer of a two-year contract. He
the spokesmen said:
"A general wage increase to
Tuesday started all hourly employees of 7V-,
the National percent the first year and 7
Board charging
.With a secondary
tn Pickeling a
at the firm's
by the company
removed from a
percent in the lirst year. the
premium pay for working night
shifts was increased two cents per
hour the first year and would
total 16 cents for swing shift and
25 cents per hour for graveyard
shift. In the first year of the new
contract, vacation improvements
were offered of four weeks after
12 years employment-Three
weeks vacation after seven years
beginning in the second year of
percent the second year was the contract along with a vacation
offered. In addition, there are pay increase to 46 hours per week
many individual job rate of vacation. The package also
adjustments, including ten cents included an eleventh paid holiday
per hour to journeymen to be added in1974.
mechanics each year. All of the ~"A fully-paid dental plan for
adjustments are to be applied employees was offered during the
of service. Pensions will be vested
for employees with five years
service and employees with more
than ten years service may elect
to receive an immediate hnnp sum
pension payment. Other features
include preferential hiring
provisions.
''There were also
improvements to funeral leave
provisions in the contract.'"
hool board
buys for
C°ntractorwho is before computing the generalfirst year. Sickness and accident classatorium
nil-pollution increase. The total wage increase benefits will now be paid O1~ the The Shelton School Board at
ation,, at the offered by the company, first day of hospitalization instead its meeting Tuesday night voted
;ration. including the individual job rate of requiring a three-day waiting t o a c c e p t t h e b i d o f
k eagainst adjustments, amounts to eight period. Each life insuranceHaywood-Wakefietd Company,
bracket was increased by $1 500 Longbeach, for 750 seats for the
over the two-year contract,classatorium of the new high
;THOMPSON the cue as Ralph Greenleaf,
the WashingtonAndrew Ponzi, Frank Toberski,
were given Charles Boughton and Fast Eddy
essons in poolFarrell.
When asked if he ever hustled
Shelton pool for a living, lvar surprisingly
player par replied in the negative.
rated some 40 "Pool playing has always been
met and ahobby with me,"he said.
institution's Now he spends much of his
' time sharing his hobby with
eye, others. Every week finds Mr.
his ability Bransford scheduled for a
dusting off demonstration in some pool hall
is fast as they or at the opening of a new tavern.
He has played throughout the
began his state, in Aberdeen, Hoquiam,
In 1931 he Olympia, Shelton, Tenino,
tn the Coast Vancouver and Seattle. In three
[~s, showing weeks he goes out-of-state to
at age 23. He Salem, Oregon.
9-ball, but Mr. Bransford's ,'captive"
run 130 balls audience at WCC hopes he will
provoked, return. They loved it.
SUch masters of
During the first year, weekly
wo'rkma n's compensation
payments would be SUpplemented
where necessary to equal the
sickness and accident payment
schedule. Two new sickness and
accident brackets are to be added
for a new maximum of $135 per
week.
,'Significa nt improvements
were proposed to the pension
plan. Age requirements were
eliminated for eligibility for
vesting and disability retirement
and, in both cases, entployees are
now eligible for full benefits after
15 years service and for partial
benefits down to 50 percent with
ten years service. In addition,
employees who retire early
between ages 55 and 65 will
receive much higher early
retirement benefits.
"Rayonier has also proposed
plant closure provisions which are
equal to those existing in the
industry. Employees with 25
years service will receive 40 hours
severance pay for each year of
service up to 1040 hours, while
shorter service employees would
receive 20 hours pay for each year
school complex.
The firm's bid was low of two
received on the seats.
Bids received from fot, r firms
on bleachers for the field house
were referred to Assistant
Superintendent Bruce Jalos for
study and recomn~endation.
Bids were received from
Washington School Supply
Company, Guy B. Sweet
Company, Northwest Interiors,
Incorporated, and Frank B.
Cohen Incorporated.
Superintendent Louis
Grinnell told the board
negotiations were in progress to
get damage front a recent fire at
the junior high repaired.
Grinnell said the damage was
estimated at about $10,000 plus
about $2,000 worth of equipment
which was damaged.
He said the district's insurance
company was getting quotes from
contractors on the necessary work
and it was hoped to have it done
during spring vacation.
The board approved a school
calendar for the 1973-74 school
year" which was submitted by
Grinnell.
Voters in the Kamilche
School District Monday rejected
for the second thue a special levy
which would have given the
district money to continue
operation.
The proposed special levy for
$39,500 received less than 50
percent approval with 63 yes
votes and 69 no. It needed a 60
percent majority for approval.
Voters in the district earlier
this year had turned down a
previous special levy. There can
be no further vote on the levy for
this year.
It was pointed out before the
levy by school officials that the
second failure would leave little
choice but to close the school and
consolidate, probably with the
Shelton district.
A representative of the
Washington State Department of
Public Instruction said the first
step now is to determine how
much money the district has and
how long it can continue to
operate. Preliminary
investigations he said, indicate it
cannot operate for the remainder
of the school year.
After it is determined how
much money there is, he said, the
Kamilche school board would
probably pass a resolution stating
their school must close. He said if
the school board continues to
operate the school when available
money is exhausted they would
be personally liable.
If tire board voted to close the
school the state official said, the
education of the children in tire
district would then be the
responsibility of the state
department of public instruction
which would then probably
contract with the Shelton district
to take over the operation with
consolidation to follow.
He said state education
officials would meet with the
Kamilche board as soon as it is
determined just how much money
there is.
Thursday, April 5, 1973 Eighty-seventh Year, Number 14 3 Sections - 28 Pages Ten Cents Per Copy
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The second-degree assault trial
of Michael Westlund, John
Vonhof and Richard Adams is
expected to go to the jury
sometime today (Thursday).
The defense case was
concluded Wednesday morning
with the testimony of Rudy
Flakus, a property owner at
Sunset Beach where the incident
which led to the charges took
place last September 2.
Westlund is accused of
assaulting Deputy Sheriff Jack
Hauge, Vonhof with assaulting
Trooper Ed Van Dusen and
Deputy Dale Haynes and Adams
with assaulting Deputy Brian
Schoening.
The incidents which led to the
charges occurred when officers
arrested Westlund on a charge of
contributing to the delinquency
of minors. During the arrest,
Adams and Vonhof got into the
struggle after Westlund began to
resist the officers.
At the time of the incident, a
group of people were gathered at
the home Westlund was renting at
Sunset Beach.
Westlund and Vonhof were on
the witness stand Tuesday
afternoon giving their versions of
what had happened.
Westlund told the jury he had
decided to have the party and had
talked to the neighbors telling
them of his plans and getting no
objections.
He stated he was 28 years old
and had lived most of his life in
Mason County and now lived in
Tacoma. He has a construction
company which does shoring
work for construction projects.
He said he had been convicted of
several misdemeanors, but no
felonies.
Westhmd stated he had
invited about 30 people to the
party, none of them minors. The
party was planned for the
Saturday before Labor Day and
was intended to run from early
afternoon into the evening.
He said the people began
arriving about 10 a.m.
Westlund said he had
purchased a keg of beer which
was on a picnic table which was
toward the back of the property
about 100 feet from the
driveway. During the day, he
commented, the picnic table
broke down when too many
people sat on it.
He stated he had been
drinking but was not drunk. Later
on in the afternoon, he said. he
had gone to the Sunset Beach
Grocery with Dennis Townsend
to get some wine, and while he
was there a patrol car pulled into
the parking lot and an officer got
out. The officer told him, "Clary,
you're under arrest." He said
about that time a second patrol
car arrived and another officer
joined them.
He stated he told the officers
he was not Clary, and when asked
for identification, stated he had
left it at his home and agreed to
go to the-house and get the
identification. He said he went to
his house and got his driver's
license and showed it to the
officers.
He stated the officers then
asked where Jerry Clary was and
told the group at the party they
had I0 or 15 minutes to produce
Jerry Clary or the officers would
be back and tear the place apart.
Westlund stated at that time
he told the officers if they
returned they had better have a
warrant.
As the officers were leaving,
he said, he observed Mrs. Reta
Clary coming from the back of
the property and that she
followed the officers as they left.
He stated he believed the
officers came back a second time
but that he did not talk to them.
The officers returned again,
he said, and he walked down to
the driveway to talk to them attd
Some 200,000 King sahnon,
purchased by the state from the
Squaxin Island Indian fish rearing
pens near here were released into
Puget Sound Tuesday.
The intention of the purchase
is to increase the amount of King
salmon available to sports
fishermen in Puget Sound.
The fish, weighing about half
a pound now, are past the age
when their species migrates into
the ocean so are expected to stay
in the sound.
Previous tests indicate the fish
will gain about five pounds during
their first year after being
released.
The Squaxin Indian fish
rearing project was started a few
asked if they had a warrant. One
of tire officers, he stated he
believed it was Schoening, stated
they had a complaint and that he
was under arrest.
Westhmd said he told the
officers he would go peacefully.
One took hold of each of his
arms, he said, and they started
down the driveway.
He stated one handcuff was
put on him and that Ire felt the
officers were acting as it" they
thought he was going to resist.
Westlund stated as he attd the
officers were about in the middle
of the road, he felt a sharp push
years ago with the intention of
raising the fish for the tbod
market.
it is part of the tribe's plan
for developing a fish and oyster
business on the island reservation
a nd an Indian motel and
cantpground on the island.
The Indians also hope to
purchase back from non-Indians
land which has been sold on the
island.
At the present time there arc
about $30,000 worth of oysters
growing on the beaches of the
island and about 50,000 salmon
in the rearing pens which will be
sold to the food market after
those purchased by the statc are
released.
and that lie was hit from behind
and he and the officers fell. He
stated his recollection of what
happened after that was not too
clear, but he could remember
being in the road with a number
of officers on top of him and that
they all of a sudden cleared out
and hc and the one deputy who
had ahold of the hand cuff which
was on him were alone, ltc stated
his memory is hazy, but
remembers being jerked and hit
several times and that he began
hitting, striking ou! at the officer.
Westlund said the next thing
lie remembers clearly was being in
the patrol car with Wendy
Knutson He statcd he was having
difficuhy breathing because of
the blood in his nostrils and that
it was hot in the patrol car.
He stated Deputy Fred Pharris
got in the patrol car and they
drove away but returned to the
sccne. It was hot in the car and he
and Wendy began screaming and
that Pharris reached into the car
and maced them.
Wcstlund stated he was
eventually taken to the hospital
and then to jail.
Vonhof followed Westlund to
thc stand for the defense.
lie stated hc had lived in
Mason County since 1960 and
presently lived in the Pickering
area where he was building a
home and that he was employed
as a truck driver. He said hc is 28
years old.
He stated Westlund had
invited him to the party about
two or three days before and that
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GAYLE THORNOCK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Evans, Shelton, has
been selected as the Shelton Lions Club Forest Festival Princess. She will
ride on the Lions Club float in the Forest Festival parade and will take part
in the queen's banquet at the festival. She was selected by the ninth grade
students from a list of 10 candidates selected by the faculty. She is 5 feet, 1
inch tall, and has brown eyes and hair. April Kuhr was selected as alternate.