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|i00or Arch,e Brans. Speaks To
|dents At Southside School
, Pie Bookbinding Co.
E. 86th
00M00ar00us Sentenced To Prison Term By Judge
• Curtis Marcus, 21, was sen-
tented to a nlaximum of 20 years
in prison on c.harges of posses-
sion of marijuana when he ap-
peared in Mason County Super-
[or Com't Friday morning.
The sentance was passed by
Judge Charles Wright after the
court had denied a motion mr
a new trial presented by Mar-
eus' attorney Gerry Alexander,
Olym, pia. Alexander contended that the on- the jury could not agree on to the public from the actions
State law provided u nlinimum tire case should have been de- both, it. should not have been of his client. He said that he
of five years for the offense, clared a hung jury since the alh)wed to bring in a guilty ver- la(l checked with tile State Pa-
After his nlofion was denied jury could not agree on the dict on the one charge.
and sentence passed, Alexander charge of dispersing marijuana Pn)secuting Attorney John C. role Board and the minimum
gave the court an oral notice which Marcus had also been Ragan asked for the maximum amount of time Marcus would
of appeal, cimrged, penalty for Marcus, have to serve in prison would
Judge Wright re-al)l)ointed AI- Alexander contended that Mar- In arguing for a defe,'red sen- be three years and six months.
exander as attorney for Marcus (.us was charged with both of- tence for 1Vtm'eus, Alexander lVlarcus was allowed to re-
in any appeal action, tenses in the same ac.tion, not said he believed the penalty main free on bond while appeal
In arguing for a new trial, two separate charges, and, since was too severe for the danger action is being considered.
81st Year -- No. 16
Thursday, April 27, 1967
Capital
Savings
Buys Hotel
Archie Binns lived in the area grade students. The fifth graders
until he fin[sheet high school in also attended.
1917 when he left and went to Binns has written a number
sea. of books with the Pacific North-
His father, Frank Binns, es- west as background.
tablished the first school of what
is now Southside and Archie at-
eighthtended grade.this school through the City Recreation
Binns said his father fought
the idea of consolidation of the
Program
• A summer recreation pro-
gram, which will include base-
ball, track, golf, archery and
tennis in addition to the swim-
ruing program was outlined by
Park and Recreation Commis-
si(m Chairman Arnold Fox at
the Shelton City Commission
meeting Tuesday night.
Fox outlined the program after
being appointed to a five-year
term as chairman of the newly
formed commission by Mayor
Frank Travis.
The mayor appointed five
members to the commission,
wifich will replace the separate
Park Board and Recreation Com-
mission which the city has had
up to now.
Others appointed to the com-
mission are Dr. George Radich,
four years; Dr. J. Kelvin Hamil-
ton, three years; Tom Myers,
two years, and Mrs. Martha
Witsiers, one year.
All five have been serving on
;he Park Board.
Fox said the total budget for
the program which he outlined
would be $6,225.45.
It would include a full-time
instructor-supervisor at Callanan
Park and at Kneeland Park.
He said he would like to have
l)re-rcgistration for the swim-
ruing program and would get
the necessary registration forms
pre,-ared soon.
In order to carry out the In'O-
gram on a six-week basis, he
said, the costs of the swimming
• Capitol Savings and Loan
Associatkm was the only bidder
on the Shelton Hotel when it
was sold by Sheriff Wally An-
derson at a sheriff's sale Friday.
The firm held the first mort-
gage on the hotel and had forced
the sale through a torch)sure
of its mortgage. :
Capital bid $41,659.75, the
amount needed to clear its mort-
gage and take care of the costs
of the proceedings.
Outlined
program would have to be in-
creased to the participants,
His plan calls for a pool fee
of 20 cents, an increase of five
cents over past years and a
$5 registration fee for the first
child in each family in the pro-
gram and $1 for each additional
child.
In the past, there has been
no registration fee for the swim-
ming program.
The entire program would run
for six weeks, Fox said. The
past several years, the swim-
ming program has been sched-
uled for six weeks and then ex-
tended to eight weeks when funds
became available.
The commission received a let-
ter of resignation from Ralph
DePoe as humane officer for
the city.
Travis and Police Chief Frank
Rains agreed to get together to
discuss what can be done about
a replacement.
DePoe said that the job would
require someone who had more
time than he did to spend on
it. He said he was working in
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Published ,n Chmstmastown, U.S.A. , Shelton, Washington
Itered aa second claim matter at the post office at Shelton, Washington qi$4
under act of March 8, 1879. Published at a/ West Cots.
I t h o r and
resident
Was a
School last
school.
The elder Binns was also a
hotanist and was the first ci-
vilian to classify the flora of
this area.
Talking to the stuclents last
week, Binns told about the early
days in the area with transpor-
fat[on by water only and the
maneuvering it took to get. to Se-
attle or Tacoma hy steamer.
Binns, who now makes his
home at Sequim, was aCCOlnpan-
led hy his two daughters, Ellen,
9, and Margaret, 7.
Hc was invited to come to the
school fl)r a visit hy Mrs. Pearl
L 'Mtgomery the fifth grade
teacher.
i ..... "He' and his daughters were
guests at a luncheon prolmred
hy the mothers of the fifth
Fire Rating
Bureau Is
Working Here
• The Washington Survey and
Rating Bureau wits in Shelton
Wednesday to start an inspection
concerning fire protection. Fire
Chief Allan Nevitt said this week.
The inspection by the group
sets the city's fire rating and
determines to a large extent fire
insurance rates which property
owners pay.
Among other things which will
be checked will be the pressure
on fire hydrants. This may cause
some discoloration in water sup-
plies, Nevitt said.
The inspection was requested
by the city. The last inspection
was made in 1950.
"!, fifth
sixth
annual sixth
handle Lake.
'arly-day
father,
caffle to the
and cleared
Cabin, Binns
in saw
State return-
Shortly after
in Shelhm
IlloVing to a
. now the Binn.
Irday
hal
Drama Class To
Present Plays
Daylight Savings Time
Comes Sunday Morning
The time for the semi-annual switch for Daylight Sav-
ing Time arrives at 2 a.m. Sunday.
So, remember to turn your clock one hour ahead when
y,ou go to bed Saturday night.
You will lose an hour of sleep this way, but, you won't
be an hour behind everyone else (except those who forgot
also) when you wake up Sunday morning.
As for the lost hour,of sleep, you will gain it back next
October when the time switches back again.
THE OLD ARMY Recruiting calendar which hangs in the
Shelton PJ; (,,;,/,e will be the subjec! of a feature artit.le
which will appear in the Recruiting and Re-enlistment
Journal which is distributed to ",ll recruiting offices in
the U. S. and Army installations throughout the world.
Betty Bransdorf, l)uhlic information officer, (l. S. Army
Main ite(.ruiting Station, Seattle, was here last. week to
take l)icttlres of the calendar and get information for the
arti(,le. Here, Mrs. lralls(]orf, right, Postmaster dacR
Gray, left, and Sgt. Kenneth Ellingson, Army recruiter
from Olympia, look over the (,alendar. The calendar is 50
years old or older, judging from the illustrations which
appear on it and dates which are on it.
• Shelton High School drama
students will present three one
act plays at the Reed Building
auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday,
The plays are "They're Com-
ing", a comedy written by
Drama Instructor Dean Tarrach;
a melodrama, "Curse You Jack
Dalton", and a drama, "The
Turning Tide".
Tickets are $1 for adults and
50 cents for students.
a sawmill and did not have the tucas. Extradition
time needed to devote to the
job.
The commission received a
letter from Rocky Hembroff ask-
ing if the city and c'.)unty could Heanng Postponed
get together to set a safe speed
limit on the Northcliff Road,
which is partially in each.
The Mayor signed a procla-
mation for National Music week. Mason C o u n t y authorities ber of occasions (luring the
have been advised that a hear- trail of Curtis Marcus on stint-
ing on the extradition of John }ar charges.
Lucas from San Diego has been The two youths came here to-
postponed until May 13. gether last IXcember from Cali-
Lucas was scheduled to come fornia. Lucas returned to Call-
into court in California last Fri- fornia shortly beforc Marcus was
day for a hearing on his extra- arrested last January. A Superior
dition here on charges ()f po- Court jury subsequently convict-
ssession of marijuana and dis- ed Marcus of tx)ssession of mari-
persing marijuana to minors, juana but could not agree on
His name came up on a num- the charge of dispersing.
Old Post Office Information Asked
• Phil Murl)hy, secretary (,f
the Mason County Historical
Society, has requested an assist
in finding out the information
requested of him in a letter from
a man in San Francisco re('ent-
]Y
The letter, from Mel C. Na-
than Jr., San Francisco, stated
he is interested in the postal
history of Washington during ter-
ritorial days and after statehood.
He is preparing a list of Wash-
ington l)ost offices, the date
when they were established, the
date they were discontinued (if
so and the names of the first
postmasters.
Murphy asked that anyone
with information on the subject
contact him so he can forward
it to Nathan.
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Belfair Man
Drowns In
Wooten Lake
• Cecil Ernest Baldwin, 64, Rt.
2, Box 719, Belfair, drowned in
Wooten Lake Tuesday afternoon,
the Mason County Sheriff's of-
rice said.
The body was recovered from
the lake about 6:45 p.m.
The body was first seen float-
ing on the lake by Diane Rich,
a resident of the lake.
It was towed to a float hy
three men who attempted to re-
vive the victim unsuccessfully.
The Sheriff's office said that
Baldwin had apparently gone
fishin in a boat in the lake.
He had left horn, about 1 p.m.
to go fishing.
His ear was found parked at
the public access area at the
lake and a ix)at was found over-
turned in the lake.
The body was taken to Bat-
stone Funeral Home.
Coroner John C. Ragan said
an autopsy would be performed.
Seventh Shelton Invitational Saturday
evident in the statistics of last year's event.
More than 50 of the 245 entrants went to the
AA State Meet, and the coaches' association
awarded $500 in college scholarships to young
men preparing to become coaches or physical
education instructors.
Athletes from the following high schools
have entered the meet : Aberdeen, Auburn, Cen-
tral Kitsap, Chehalis, Clover Park, Curtis,
East, Evergreen of Vancouver, Federal Way,
Fife, Foster, Franklin-Pierce, Highline, Kelso,
Hoquiam, Lincoln, R. A. Long, Mark Morris,
Mercer Island, Mt. Tahoma, North Thurston,
Olympia, erring, Port Angeles, Puyallup, Shel-
ton, South Kitsap, West and Woodland.
The cream of the track and field crop from
29 Western Washington high schools will con-
verge on Shelton Saturday for an assault on
the records of the Shelton Invitational Track
Meet.
The pole vault mark of 14' 3", held by Shel-
ton's Mike Johnson, will probably be cracked
by one or both of two vaulters who have top-
ped 14' 6" this year.
Colorful Casey Carrigan, the sophomore
sensation from Orting who thrilled the Invita-
tional crowd last year as a freshman with a
vault of 14 feet, will be gunning for the record.
as will East High's Mark Edman, who cleared
14' 6" last week to set new meet, field and East
records in the Columbia River Relays.
Also on hand for an attempt to break the
3:30.5 mark they set in the Shelton meet last
year will be Olympia High School's mile relay
team composed of Jim Lockland, Bob Wilson,
Don Wilson and Charles Saibel.
Preliminaries in the hurdles, sprints, 880
relay, and long jump will begin at 2 p.m. on
Loop Field. The finals will commence at 7 p.m.
The Invitational, which has grown in pres-
tige and popularity each year, has a two-fold
purpose: To bring together top athletes and
better prepare them for their coming sub-dis-
trict and district meets, and to provide financ-
ing for the Shelton Coaches' Association col-
lege scholarship fund.
he accomplishment of both these goals is
Grange Benefit
Dance Saturday
• Mason County Granges will
SlOnsor a dance at Shelton Val-
ley Grange Hall Saturday night
as a fun(l raising for their schol-
arship program.
The Grange annually offers tw-
$150 scholarships to graduating
seniors from a high school in the
county to students planning l.o
major in veterninary medicine,
home economics, nursing, for-
estry or agriculture, those sci-
ences which improve rural life.
Tickets to the (lance arc $1.
Music will be by the Standbury's
orchestra.
City Clean.Up
Set Next Week
• The city's annual clean-up
campaign has been set for May
1-,5.
During this time, city crews
will pick up trash placed tn
alleys )r at curhsidc by eit/
residents.
Pickups will be made by call
only. Anyone wanting trash
picked up can have it done by
calling 426-4491.
Festival
Button
Sales Brisk
• A [)risk early sale of mem-
bership buttons for the 23rd an-
nual Mason County Forest Fes-
tival was reported this week by
Glen Hufnail, button sale chair-
hid I1.
The button, designed by Bob
Graham, Shelton High School
senior, features a fishing rod,
tent and rifle in keeping with
the theme (ff ttds year's Forest
Festival, "Forest Fun."
Hufnail said volunteer workers
have placed button boards in
business establishments through-
out Mason County. Adult but-
tons cost $1 each, children's but-
tons 25 cents.
In addition to its outdoor rec-
reation theme, the Forest Fes-
tival is again this year dedi-
cated Io keeping Washington
Green. The Forest Festival ts
held each year at the beginning
of forest fire season.
Sponsor of the button sale
drive is the Shelton Rotary Club.
OLYMPIAS crack mile relay team will attempt to break
the record it set last yeax, when it competes in Saturday's
Shelton Invitational track meet.