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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
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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.