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Photo A : !ii~•~!i¸ ~i~ Photo B i iiil/!siiii ! ii!i¸ i ! iii!ii Voters in the Shelton School District will have an opportunity to hear arguments for and against the district's special levy at the Mason County Young Democrat meeting at 7 p.m. May 14 at the courthouse. The district has put a three-part levy, which totals $666,000, on the ballot for June 3. The separate parts of the levy include $250,000 for the purchase of six new buses; $344,000 to provide a 10 percent pay increase for all district personnel and $72,000 to hire four additional teachers. There will be a question and answer session after speakers on both sides of the issue have been heard. All voters in the district are welcome to attend the meeting and hear the discussion on the levy. Thursday, May 8, 1975 Eighty-ninth Year, Number 19 4 Sections - 40 Pages 15 Cents Per Copy SAMPSON few months ago 1 was watching a late night talk When the topic turned to tile mysteries of the Triangle" - an area where ships and planes .inexplicably disappeared. Being interested in phenomena I listened carefully and began reading about the Bermuda Triangle. more I studied the more 1 became convinced an area extremely similar in characteristics existed In Mason County. If one studies the demography Ihical characteristics of the Bermuda Triangle ;n makes the same objective study of the area and Cota streets in downtown Shelton, the tic and psychic similarities are nearly identical. pay phone calls to distinguished professors the state further confirmed my theory. each call, even if I didn't take the full three my coins mysteriously disappeared into the g I was on the right track and that my Photo C by a Shelton sign, power and a bank Street Tuesday of the article, t, 42, 1317 n, was police, who aCCident, said. Officers said the 1968 station wagon which Mrs. Lewis was driving southbound on Highway 3 hit the stop sign at Highway 3 and Pioneer Way, jumped the curb onto a traffic island, proceeded across the traffic island to Harvard Street and, back to Highway 3 where it rounded a hypothesis, as scientists would explain, was philosophically philosophical and "pretty darn good," 1 casually• strolled up and down Cota Street with a Yashica 124 camera and came up with some startling photographs. For example in photo "A" a Sheltonite, unaware of the power of the Cota Triangle, enters the area and, as photo "B" shows, mysteriously vanishes m a matter of seconds. The second set of photographs shows a car "C" of quite large size seemingly "parked" and then, only moments later, it is gone, "D,'" its whereabouts unknown. 1 don't want to unnecessarily alarm the citizenry of Mason County. However, if you intend to venture into the Cota Triangle, please notify your friends and/or relatives. ((Footnote: While I was taking these remarkable photographs i left my lunch in an inconspicuous brown paper bag and placed said paper bag in an equally inconspicuous place. When I returned the bag and its contents were nowhere to be found.) Photo D power pole on the east side of Highway 3 and entered 'the northbound lane of travel of~the highway heading south where it collided with an American-made compact station wagon driven bY Thelma Linn, Rt. 1, Box 709, Shelton. Officers said the impact spun the Linn vehicle around and that the Lewis vehicle then went across Highway 3, coming to rest on the west bank along the highway. Officers said Mrs. Lewis was charged with driving while intoxicated and having no operator's license. Charges that civil service regulations have not been followed in some instances in the Mason County Sheriff's Office made in a letter to Prosecuting Attorney Byron McClanahan by Tacoma attorney Frederick O. Frohmade r recently. McClanahan presented the letter to the county commission. The prosecutor said he planned to have a meeting with the County Civil Service Commission to go over the records to determine what was being questioned. Undersheriff Edward Doench said he and Sheriff Dan McNair planned to meet with McClanahan and see what he advised on the alleged accusations. "We know they are not bonafide," the undersheriff said. Warren Knutzen, secretary of the Civil Service Commission, said the commission planned to meet with McClanahan to discuss the' questions raised in the letter. the legitimate purpose of the law have received unequal treatment; applicant and examination favorites of Dan McNair and Thomas E. Creekpaum are believed to have received copies of the examinations and their answers beforehand in violation A Mason County Superior Court jury Thursday found Thomas R. Yorke, Shelton, guilty of possession of a controlled substance (LSD) after hearing evidence in the case for a day and a half. The case went to the jury about noon and the verdict came in about 5 p.m. Yorke was accused of having the LSD in his possession in the early morning hours of February 9 when he was stopped by intended to search Yorke for weapons, but that before he started the search, Yorke had reached into the pocket in his jacket and had thrown something across the street. Deputy Sheriff B. Dean Byrd for A number of the things which not having current license tabs on are , ntioned, Knutzen said, are kisv tde. thihgs which the Civil Service ...... Byrd had testified that he Commission has nothing to do Guilty plea made in lewdness case with. In the lengthy letter, Frohmader makes numerous legal quotations. He did not state in the letter whom he represented in raising the questions. The letter said in part: "However, in Mason County, apparently there is, and has been, a systematic endeavor on the part of the Civil Service Commission, Sheriff Dan McNair and Chief Criminal Deputy Thomas E. Creekpaum to subvert the civil service laws and other laws of the State of Washington, and a continuous and illegal violation of the civil rights of applicants for Sheriff's positions and applicants for promotional examination. There has been unequal protection of the laws under the Constitution of the State of Washington, the Constitution of the United States and R.C.W. 41.14.010 through R.C.W. 41.14.900, in that persons similarly situated with respect to Marvin C. Torbert, Shelton, pleaded guilty to one charge of lewdness when he appeared in Mason County Superior Court before Judge Gerry Alexander last week. Torbert was scheduled to go on trial before a jury on the charge, but entered his plea before the trial was scheduled to start. He had originally been charged with two counts of the same offense involving 15- and 16-year-old girls. Judge Alexander ordered a pre-sentence report on Torbert before he is sentenced. of R.C.W. 41.14.180: "No commissioner or any other person shall.., furnish any person any special or secret infommtion for the purpose of improving or injuring the prospects or chances for any person so examined ..." It can be proven that Chief Ul Byrd testified that a reserve deputy who was riding with him at the time had gone across the street and found the small glass container which contained what proved to be LSD. Byrd had testified that the officers had observed where the object Yorke had thrown had landed. The reserve deputy had also testified to seeing the object thrown and to going across the street and getting it after seeing it land. Also testifying for the prosecution was Shelton Police Patrolman Craig Hansen, who testified he had gone to the scene of the stop, which was in the city, to back up the county units. He said when he arrived he saw the reserve deputy coming back across the street and that he had assisted in checking the area after being told Yorke had thrown something and that it had been recovered. Yorke denied throwing the small bottle or having had it in his possession. His testimony was supported by a passenger in the car at the time, Steven McCarty. In his f'mal arguments to the jury, Shelton attorney Gerald Whitcomb, who represented Yorke, stated he did not believe the officers could have followed the object if it had been thrown, since it was a dark, rainy night. The officers had testified, Whitcomb said, that the object they said Yorke had thrown had gone about 80 feet from the car. Whitcomb also stated that Yorke had another bottle in his pocket which contained a small Criminal Deputy T. E. Creekpaum has consistently had prior possession of said examinations and answers; and it is believed that such examinations and answers have been wrongfully conveyed to applicants of his (Please turn to Page 3) amount of mariiuana and that he had been charged in district court for that. If he was going to throw one, why not the other, Whitcomb asked. Members of the jury were Asa Malette, Esther Jarvis, Lodema Johnson, Robert Nichols, Winifred Lowery, Heather Marsh, NinaKorzemowski,' Carol Dale, Robert Michaels, Elmer Herrell, Charlotte Matson and Donna Lasley. Theft from food bank reported Twelve cases of vegetables, two cases of fruit and a box of miscellaneous groceries was taken from the Mason County Food Bank at the First Christian Church Sunday night. Helen Morrow, who is in charge Of the Food Bank, discovered the items missing when she went to check to see what food was available for distribution. A door to the church was found open by Shelton police officers at 11 : 15 p.m. Sunday 'and officers called Reverend Kurt Hardenbrook, pastor of the church, to check the building. The missing food was not discovered until Mrs. Morrow came down to the Food Bank the next day. Police said there was no sign of forced entry into the building. at officials on are upset that includes the in this aft/approve of ietnamese aited States?" that half Were divided en definitely and mixed against the felt that States is ag economic :Cially with Country does they would were SPouses of ~rnployees of polled red by American soldiers. lsabelle McDonald, retired cook, 3 21 N. Fifth - Yes, because the poor little things have to be taken care of and I bet half of them have American dads. But do we have room for the adults? SANDY STONE "1 have mixed emotions." America's a large country. We can make room for them. We've all got to love each other. Corrine Shriner, housewife, 1514 Union - Yes. I believe that we have a little bit of responsibility - especially with the children. The Americans fathered many of the children over there. With 15 years, we can't really turn our heads from the people. Grace Campbell, housewife, Rt. 2, Box 191 - Yes. I guess you'd have to approve if they have no other place to go. But 1 think we've got enough here who need help- financial and housing. Betty Craddick, registered nurse, Arcadia Rd. - It depends on what kind of refugees you're bringing in. If they're offspring of American G.I.s, then yes. Or if they'reemployees of the American government and would have been executed, then I approve of it. Otherwise - no. I don't think anyone would take care of us that way. Dick Baxter, consulting ~.forester, 1117 May - If we're still on a quota-type basis on immigration, then they should fall under the same category as any Other immigrants. 1 feel we have a moral obligation, but 50,000 lives plus billions of dollars is a lot that we have already expended. Mrs. Ted Davis, retired secretary, Star Rt. 1, Box 263, Union - No. I think we ought'to frst take care of our own. Look at how many people are on unemployment, food stamps. I think we're being stupid. I'm all heart when it comes to helping people, but this I can't see. MRS. TED DAVIS "Take care of our own." Clovis Rodgers, dry planer, Rt. 2, Box 157 - No, I don't. The schools are full now and many people are laid off en3ployment. Pauline Barmm, bank teller, P.O. Box 66 - ! have mixed feelings. I'm all for taking care of the orphans. It's not their fault. But are we going to be able to take on more people when so many people in the United States are out of work? I hate to ever ignore people in need, but... Jerry Samples, PUD manager, 223 W. G - Yes and no - as long as it doesn't affect the people in this country who are out of work today. We've got a lot of people in our own country to take care of. My son spent three different tours of Vietnam, and ! have reservations in regards to us getting involved in the first place. George Booth, school teacher, Rt. 3, Box 658 - I don't have any feelings one way or the other. I'm indifferent to it. This is a free / / BETTY CRADDICK "Depends on what kind of refugees." country. There's no reason why we should impose rules on one group of people and not another. What are we doing here? We're immigrants, too. The Indians are the natives. Clara Roy, housewife, Rt. 10 - Yes, I guess it's all right. I wouldn't mind having one of the children. If they (the adults) are married and their better halves are over here, 1 think they should come. Generally, I think they should try and work it out over there. Margaret E ngebretson, hospital kitchen worker, 927 Franklin - No, 1 don't -- because l think we've got enough right here to feed and we're short of work as it is. Sandy Stone, ward clerk, 426 Fir - Yes, I do. I can'see bringing them out of South Vietnam, but l'rn just wondering if the United States is the best place for them. I guess I'm just like everyone else - I have mixed emotions. Russ Jacobsen, research assistant, P.O. Box 251 - I think so - up to a degree anyway. I think that's more or less the philosophy of the United States - to help out those in need, with controls, of course. DICK BAXTER "A moral obligation, but..."