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8, 1971
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FOREST FESTIVAL QUEEN candidates and Paul Bunyan were all sporting
new Festival buttons after attending a luncheon at which the button sales
campaign was kicked off Tuesday. Seated, left to right, are Princess Diana
Williamson, Paul Wittenberg, who portrays Paul Bunyan; Princess Kathy
Kelley; back row, Princess Janice Springer; Princess Wendy Erhart and
Princess Peggy Davis.
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Published in Shelton, Wash. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton,
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The Mason County
Commission, at its meeting
Monday, approved contracts for
three road projects in the county
on which bids had been opened
the previous week.
County Engineer J. C. Bridger
told the commission, the low
bidder on all three projects,
Lincoln Construction Co., had
requested its bids be withdrawn
because of an error and he would
recommend the withdrawal be
allowed.
The contracts were awarded
to the second low bidders on each
for the work on San Joaquin Ave.
on Capitol Hill had been obtained
and asked authority to prepare a
call for bids on the project. He
was given approval to prepare a
call for bids.
Fire Chief Allan Nevitt asked
what could be done about vacant
houses to make them less of a fire
hazard. City Attorney B. Franklin
Heuston stated the only action
available was a nuisance
abatement procedure.
of the projects.
Tucci and Sons, Tacoma, were
awarded contracts on the
McReavy Road, for $71,359.50
and the Agate Road for
$67,765.25.
The contract on the
Binns-Swiger Road was awarded
to Almer Construction, Seattle,
for $23,739.
The commission, on the
recommendation of the engineer,
awarded contracts for liquid
asphalt used by the Road
Department.
The contracts went to the low
bidders on the /rarious kinds of
products used by the Road
Department. Union Oil Co. was
awarded the contract for MC 800
and RC 300 and for kling
anti-stripping addative. Chevron
Asphalt was awarded the contract
for MC300 rubberized. Refinery
Sales was awarded the contract
for light dust pallative.
The commission was informed
by District Justice Court Judge
Glenn Correa that he was
appointing Gerald Whitcomb and
School Board
The Shelton School Board
will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the
Evergreen School Library for its
regular April meeting.
B. F. Heuston as justice of the
peace pro-tern and Whitcomb as
Justice Court Commissioner.
Three persons entered pleas of
not guilty to criminal charges
when they appeared in Mason
County Superior Court Friday
morning.
Their cases were all set for the
February, 1972 jury term.
Entering a plea of not guilty
to a charge df first degree
burglary was Robert L. Johnson,
Olympia. He is accused of
entering the Lilliwaup Grocery in
February.
Entering pleas of not guilty to
charges of possession of
dangerous drugs were Steven
Needham, 23, Shelton, and Mrs.
Joan LaBresh, 37, Shelton.
They were arrested at the
LaBresh home early in January.
All three of the defendants
are represented by Shelton
Local
The Mason County Ministerial
Association is sponsoring an
evening Good Friday service at
the United Methodist Church at
7:30 p.m.
The main part of the service
will be a film, "I Beheld His
Glory".
The service is open to the
public with several churches
participating.
it's his first Easter, this bright youngster has figured out a way
to the Easter Bunny and his load of eggs. He's going to sneak up
in the cabbage patch.
, Shelton School District will
have a one-day spring vacation
Friday.
The spring vacation was
shortened to make up for days
l
The planned new Shelton High School took another big
step forward Tuesday when voters in the five non-high school
districts voted in favor of bond issues to raise their share of
the money for the new facility.
Supt. Louis Grinnell said the architect has been notified
to proceed with preliminary plans which must be submitted
to the State Department of Public Instruction for approval.
Work on the preliminary plans could not continue until
the non-high participation was settled, which was
accomplished in the vote Tuesday.
Grinnell said the preliminary plans should be ready to go
to the State Board in August and final plans ready to go in
November.
The project could then be bid about January, 1972.
The present target date for having the new facility
completed is the start of the 1973-74 school year.
Voters in all of the non-high districts gave the bond issues
a substantial majority in favor.
In the Pioneer District, which had the largest share,
$1,006,702, voters gave the bond issue a favorable vote of 86
per cent, with 225 yes votes and 34 no votes. A vote of 218
was needed to validate the election, with a turnout of 260
voters in the election.
In the Southside District, whose bond issue was for
$207,354, the vote was 85.4 per cent in favor, with 187 yes
votes and 32 no votes. A turnout of 146 voters was needed
with 219 turning out.
In the Grapeview District, the vote was 84.6 per cent on
the $420,000 bond issue, with 220 yes votes and 40 no votes.
Two Shelton men, Peter H.
Stroem Jr., 26, St. Rt. 2, Box 39,
Shelton, and Steven Selby, 19, St.
Rt. 2, Box 39, Shelton, are being
held in Mason County Jail on
possession of drug charges.
They were arrested early
Saturday morning by Shelton
Police and Mason County
Sheriff's Deputies who went with
a search warrant to the home the
two occupied at the St. Rt. 2,
address.
Bail wa~ set at $5,000 each
and they are being held in jail in
lieu of bail.
Prosecuting Attorney Byron
M cClanahan said the two are
being charged in Justice Court
with possession of dangerous
drugs, and, that these charges will
be superceded by charges of
possession of dangerous drugs
with intent to sell and possession
of narcotic drugs with intention
to sell which will be filed in
Mason County Superior Court
this week.
In addition, McClanahan said,
a charge of carnal knowledge will
About 100 Mason County
young people participated in the
walk for the retarded in Olympia
March 28.
At the average of $22.84 per
marcher, this would mean the
Mason County participants took
in about $2,284 for the project.
The money will go half to the
local chapter of the Washington
Association for Retarded Children
and half to the State WARC.
Les Hein, who was the adult
in charge of the local effort, said
pledge cards are still coming in.
Also lending an assist from
the Shelton area was the
Christmastown CBers and
Attorney Gerald Whitcomb as
their court-appointed attorney.
Also appearing in court was
William Morris, 28, Shelton,
charged with second degree
assault, malicious destruction of
property and trespass.
The charges stem from an
incident in which it was claimed
Morris was the driver of a car
which was driven into the corner
of his father-in-law's house late
last year.
His arraignment was
postponed one week.
In juvenile court, a
13-year-old boy, accused of
taking a box of tools from a
garage at one residence and a mini
bike from aiaother was placed on
probation for one year under the
supervision of Gerald Seipp.
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Church
Several local churches are
sponsoring a Youth and
Children's Good Friday service at
3 P.m. Friday in St. David's
Episcopal Church.
The combined Wesley Hi and
Carol Choirs of the Methodist
Church will present the anthems.
The informal service is open
to all children and youth of the
community.
hfs Have
lost because of snow earlier this
year.
Classes will be dismissed at
1:30 p.m. Thursday and will
resume Monday.
A turnout of 114 was needed to validate the election,
with 261 persons going to the polls.
In the Hood Canal District, the vote was 70.2 per cent in
favor of the $708,631 bond issue, with 337 yes votes and
143 no votes. A turnout of 358 was needed to validate the
election, with 480 voters casting ballots on the proposal.
Kamilche District voters approved their $150,331 bond
issue by 68 per cent with 34 yes votes and 16 no votes. A
turnout of 47 was needed to validate the election which saw
51 persons come out to vote.
While approving the bond issue for their participation in
the new nigh school, Hood Canal voters rejected two special
levies, one for one half mill to raise $8,000 to hire a full time
girl's physical education teacher and one for four fifth mill to
raise $13,000 to hire a full time principal for the district.
The vote on the PE teacher was 255 yes and 215 no, a
per centage in favor of 54.2 per cent, less than the 60 per
cent needed. The vote on the principal was 205 yes and 258
no, a vote in favor of 44.2 per cent.
Voters in the North Mason District approved two
one-year special levies. The levies had been rejected in a Feb.
9 election.
The vote on a special levy of about 15.94 mills to raise
$354,103 for maintenance and operation in the district was
approved by a 70.4 per cent in favor. The vote was 758 in
favor and 318 against.
The vote on a 2.03 mill levy to raise $45,000 for
additional school busses was approved by 66.67 per cent. The
vote was 710 in favor and 355 against.
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be filled against Selby. The charge
involves a 14-year-old girl who
was found in the home at the
time officers arrived. She was
referred to juvenile authorities.
Officers went to the home
with a search warrant signed by
District Justice Court Judge
Glenn Correa. The two were
arrested after officers found what
they believed to be drugs in the
home.
Simpson Timber Co.
Mrs. Harriet Richards,
president of the local WARC
chapter, expressed appreciation to
all the people here who assisted
with pledges, the young people
who participated in the walk and
others who assisted.
About 700 young people
participated in the walk,
according to Perry Liljestrand,
executive director of the State
WARC. So far, he said, 309 cards
have been turned in.
He said the pledges on the
cards which were turned in
totaled about $7,000.
The young people, he said,
walked an estimated 9,900 miles
and most of them completed the
entire 16 mile course.
Hunt
Is Sunday'
The annual Easter Egg hunt
sponsored by the Shelton Moose
Lodge for youngsters ages
1-through 12 is scheduled for 2
p.m. Sunday at Mt. View School
Grounds.
There will be prize eggs and
ice cream for youngsters
participating.
BRAD AITKEN, who portrays Huckleberry Finn, plays the
harmonica in this scene from the Shelton Junior High Drama
Department's production of "Huckleberry Finn. The play
will be presented at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Junior High
Auditorium.