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THAT'S 010 April 16, 1920 ' Judge visits Shelton after IWW trial _ Judge John M. Wilson visited Shel- ton Saturday for the first time in sev- eral months, and presided over the 10- cal courts. The visit was in the nature of a rest after two months of strenu- ous work as trial judge in the famous I.W.W. Armistice Day murder case at Montesano. Not a few trying situ— ations developed during the trial and not a point escaped the eagle eye of the attorneys on either side — but Judge Wilson came through without even the defense being able to cast a seri- ous reflection on his impartiality and fairness to the defendants. The jury proved the weak spot which permitted the criminals to escape the extreme ‘ penalty. Olympia Door mill to dismantle facility The Olympia Door Company is pre- paring to dismantle the .old mill in that city which has been cutting building material for this region for thirty years, and replace it with a fine new mill of 100,000 daily capacity to be equipped with modern machinery. Charles Springer, who founded the original mill, is still its head. A good share of the logs sawed come from Mason County, and it ' might have been an advantage to plant the new mill at Shelton where the raw material is unlimited. Sugar shortage Local dealers have been running pretty short of sugar for some time and forced to limit sales, but this week the L.M. store received 300 sacks and in' three days 200 sacks had gone out at $17.50 - and the limit again went on. April 13, 1939 Pressure boiler finished at Central Power House The installation of the huge high— pressure boilers and tubing system for the new steam plant at the Cen— tral Power House was completed this week, and the crew engaged in the erection of the steel is leaving for its next job, probably in California. The crew has been in Shelton for five months and hate to move on just as the fishing is opening and the sum- mer season is ahead to be enjoyed. They are employed by the C. C. Moore Engineering Co. and came here from Juneau, Alaska, Where they installed a new plant at the University; their work taking them all over this coun- try and into Mexico and other foreign lands, and in spite of unsettled con- ditions power concerns find places where they seem justified in building new plants or making expansions. However, the job in Shelton is only half done, and for the present nothing further will be done toward further installation, which will include the huge Dutch Ovens, steam and electric fittings and setting the turbine and poWer pumps. It Vwill require another five months to complete the plant ad— dition after the company decides to undertake its completion. The present plant is ample to care of all the steam and electric needs of the mills and for city power. April 14, 1949 Shake shocks Shelton, but damage slight A quick earthquake that rolled across the Pacific NorthweSt at 11:57 a.m. Wednesday shook up buildings in Shelton and sent residents scurrying on trembling knees for safety in the streets and under doorway arches. No extreme damage was reported. Several described the earthquake sensations as being similar to the feeling one gets ‘ when standing in a slowly-rocking row- boat. While the ground firmly rolled, most kept eyes on structures in their surroundings looking for the start of damage. In Shelton Wednesday after- noon a police patrol car covered the business area with a loudspeaker, or- dering, “Clear the business district as soon as possible. There is no immedi- ate danger.” Reports from other areas that a succeeding shock was expected was given as the reason forthe warn- ing. A brick chimney on the old Lincoln school building toppled with crushing sounds, but a fire drill, quickly staged, permitted all to get out in an orderly manner. Plaster was dislodged from the walls. Other buildings were dam- aged by the earth shock. No fires were reported as a result of the quake, but calls to the police department reported broken chimneys at several locations. Hoodsport works on new playfield First sunburns of the year were acquired last Saturday by many citi- zens who spent the day preparing the ground for the Hoodsport Community playfield. Long before the hour set' Dess Haines, Howard Lockwood and Harry Yenter trimmed and cleared trees along the creek bank. Shortly after the playfield was buzzing with activity. Clarence Hicks, Bill Beardon and Dave Anderson hauled the logs and posts donated by Bill Goodpaster for play equipment and fences. Oth- ers joined in a “raking and cleaning up campaign.” Lee Erhart and his son Bob came from Lilliwaup to make sure there was sufficient lumber on hand for tables and benches. The material was donated by Bert Hill. Bob Erhart, Glen Lockwood and Jim Chard set up the horseshoe courts. Teenage girls offered their services painting tables and benches'as soon as they were ready. As the Hoodsport Water Works, owned by Gordon Dickinson, is donat— ing the water used at the playfield, Herb Dickinson started laying pipe. Dave Anderson, with the assistance . of Ed Deschamps, got well underway a rustic lawn swing. Anderson has ,made these swings for other commu- nities where he has lived. Cub Scouts also helped clean up. The Hoodsport Community playfield is for commu- nity use. Material is on hand for con- . struction of tables, benches, sandboxes and swings, as well as bricks donated by Emil Lauber for an outdoor picnic stove. Anyone who feels he can spare an hour or two any evening or on Sat- urday, is asked to come give his help. April 18, 1963 i Lightning causes property damage A Mason County’s second thunder and lightning storm in four days —— a rarity in this country — paid special Thursday, April 16, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page A-27 attention to the Bill Brown home. For- tunately for the Browns, the elements chose the only ten minutes they were out' of the house to toss a lightning bolt which did considerable damage. Light- ning hit the Brown television anten- na, followed the lead—in wire into the house, burned a strip across the living room floor, blew up the television set, melted the telephone which rested on top ofthe set, and burned a spot on the wall behind the set. The path of the lightning across the living room floor followed the television lead-in ran di- rectly under a davenport on which Mrs. Brown had been sitting just be-' fore the family drove downtown to complete an errand ten minutes ear— lier. They were about a block away on. their return when the lightning struck and they saw the smoke it created. “That’s as close as we ever want to come to lightning,” the Browns agreed. April 16, 1970 1 Proper freeway eXit driving is told How often has the driver in front of you come to a complete stop before entering a freeway from an entrance ramp? No doubt such a driver believes he is being careful — that if he stops and takes a good look before entering the busy freeway, he is less likely to become involved in an accident. On a very busy freeway, with traffic bum— per-to-bumper, his logic may be sound; his actions may have been necessary. However, a great majority of the time when stops are made prior to entering a freeway, it is wholly unnecessary, and oftentimes more unsafe than if the driver had not stopped. Drivers enter- ing a busy freeway, according to State Patrol Chief Will Bachofner, should be checking traffic as they move onto the ramp, and then move into traffic at the prevailing speed of that traffic. Unless traffic is extra heavy, by doing this a driver can generally get into the general flow of traffic without inci- dent. Stopping before entering brings the risk of being struck from behind by a motorist who expected you to follow the rules. It also raises the chances of being involved in, or causing, a col- lision once you get on the highway, since your speed will be far lower than that of other vehicles on the highway. It also causes other drivers behind you to take this same risk. April 15, 1999 Scouts gather food Boy Scout and Cub Scout units from the Mason District of Pacific Harbors Council will return to residences after 9 a.m. this Saturday to collect bags of nonperishable food items for local food banks. Residents can leave the bags right on their doorsteps. This is the 10th year for the Scouts’ spring food drive, “Scouting for Food,” and last Saturday the boys distributed 1,000 bags throughout the county. Anyone who did not receive a bag but wishes to contribute to the food drive, can con- tact the Scouts._Last year the Scouts collected over 330 bags of food. Chamber unveils its plans for flower baskets on streetlamps It’ll be a flowery summer in Shel- ton this year. Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Geibel has announced that the cham- ber will install hanging floral baskets on the light standards in downtown Shelton. The hanging baskets filled , with colorful flowers soon will be in— stalled on light and utility poles along Railroad Avenue, thanks to the coop— erative efforts of the chamber and the city of SheltOn. Two 18-inch moss bas- kets will be attached to each of 21 poles along Railroad Avenue from First to Eighth streets. The baskets and the flowers will arrive the week of June 1. Once the baskets are hung, they will stay up until September. The hanging brackets that will be attached to the poles are designed from the historical theme used along the Railroad Avenue Improvement Project. The brackets will be made at the Washington Cor— rections Center. ‘And, while Railroad Avenue will be the first area to fea— ture the hanging baskets, the chamber is offering the program to merchants by area in Other parts of the city and county. Those merchants interested in the offer may call the chamber. April 12, 2_007 Stevenson works as Senate page For a time, Paige became a page. Paige Stevenson, a sophomore at Shel- ton High School, took time away from her studies March 5 to 9 to serve in the Senate Page Program. She was spon~ sored by the Senate Republican Caucus. The Senate Page Program is an oppor- tunity for _Washington students, ages 14 to 16, to work at the state capitol for a week. Pages are responsible for such tasks as running errands and delivering mail. They spend time in page school and on the Senate floor learning about parliamentary procedure and the leg— islative process. About 50 students per week participate in the program. Dur- ing page school, students write their own bill to present at a mock hearing. Stevenson wrote a bill that would man- date DNA testing for inmates before they could be sentenced to death row. In her spare time, Stevenson enjoys do- ing hair and shopping at the Burling- ton Coat Factory. Her advice for future pages is to “wear comfortable shoes.” April 18, 2019 New system for rating, repairing city roads The City of Shelton has adopted a new system for rating and repairing its roads. The Pavement Condition Index assesses the condition of roads and pri~ oritizes streets that need repair or re- construction. Factors include the road condition, traffic volume and the types of use. The city’s public works depart- ment engineering staff adopted the sys- tem within the past six to eight months, public works director Craig Gregory on Tuesday told the Shelton City Council. The system divides roads into four clas- sifications: principal arterials, minor arterials, collector streets and local/ residential. The system lists the sur- face types of each street: asphalt, chip seal, concrete or gravel. An inspection leads to identifying the condition of the road. Roads will receive reviews every three years which will determine main- tenance and reconstruction priorities. All repairs and reconstruction are con- tingent on adequatefunding. I I Compiled from .the archives of the Shelton-Mason County Journal.