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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
June 8, 1978     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Grossenbacher Bros, Inc, W. 6th Ave4 Portl THE STILLMAN AWARD is a great honor for a dog, but this one appears to prefer David Goodrich's hug of gratitude. dogs win Stillman awards DANFORD :illman awards were presented on morning to the two dogs credited the life of two-year-old David when the child was lost last in a wooded Belfair area. at, a blond husky-St. Bernard ,ed, and Captain, a dark Belgian shared the spotlight on the stage of auditorium as Glenn Guyton of Citizens For Animals the ceremony. MeCaslin of Bremerton accepted a in behalf of her dog, and Joyce of Belfair took charge of the identical received by her pet. David gave a large rawhide "bone" provided helicopters were involved in the search. Local officials participating in the rescue and present at the award ceremonies included Sheriff Dan McNair, and Jack Hauge and Dimitri Todd from his office. Attending from Seattle was Grant Smith, state coordinator of Explorer Search and Rescue. From Fort Lewis came We2 Claude Whittle, team commander of Search and Rescue. The Stillman award is a memorial to Dr. William O. Stillman, founder of the lO0-year-old National Federation of Humane Organizations. According to MCCFA president Louise Guyton, until Monday no Stilhnan award had been received in the state for six years. "The dogs were eligible," she explains, "because they protected a person other than their owners." David, son of Mary Goodrich of Bremerton, often visits his aunt to play with her dog, Captain, and with Bear, who belongs to a neighbor. No matter what the fine print says, David has his own opinion: "They're my dogs," he declares. the child spent 30 long and cold in the woods after wandering Belfair home of his aunt, Joyce the two dogs remained with him, Lg body heat when temperatures freezing. than 500 persons on foot, on in four-wheel-drive vehicles and in AT STILLMAN AWARD CEREMONIES are, left to right, Peggy McCaslin with Bear, Glenn Guyton, Joyce Norman with Captain, and David Goodrich. °0000irl i drowning vi tim Sharon Lynn Henry, 17, 427 North Eighth Street, Shelton, died in Mason General Hospital in the early morning hours Sunday after being pulled from the water in Rae Lake several hours earlier. The Mason County sheriff's office received a call about 6 p.m. Saturday of a possible drowning in Rae Lake. The officer who responded to the call said the girl was out of the water .when he arrived, that he gave her cardiopulmon- ary resuscitation until an ambulance arrived and she was taken to the hospital. Miss Henry was admitted to the hospital and died shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. The sheriff's office said they were told Miss Henry and Debbie Hutton, 15, were swimming in the lake and that Miss Hutton had gone to shore when she saw that Miss Henry was in trouble in the water. Two neighborhood youths, officers said, assisted Miss Hutton in getting Miss Henry out of the water after which she was taken to the hospital. Miss Henry was born May 4, 1961 in Shelton and had lived here all of her life. At the time of her death she was a student at Offer made to sell land for a park An offer to sell property at Fudge Point on Hartine Island to Mason County for a county park was presented to the county commission at its meeting Tuesday. Commissioner Tom Taylor presented a letter which was signed by the heirs of Walter and Isabella Scott in which they offered to sell the property to the county for 25 percent less than the MAl-appraised price. Taylor said he had discussed the proposal with those involved and had also discussed it with state officials who had indicat:t the possibility of getting federal funds for the purchase. The commissidn approved the hiring of an appraiser to get the necessary appraisal to get the proposal started. Two conditions were attached to the offer, that the land remain a public park in perpetuity and that the name be Scott Memorial Park with a suitable name plaque denoting the memorial to Walter and Isabella Scott. The property has about 3,600 feet of salt waterfront and tidelands and about 55 acres of uplands. The letter was signed by Phyllis Scott Anderson, Betty Scott Matheis, Grace Scott Hendry, Ralph Scott and Walter Scott Jr. Shelton High School. Funeral Home with Pastors She was a member of the Kenneth Herring, William Self Northside Baptist Church. and Mason Younglund Funeral services were held at officiating. 2 p.m. Tuesday at Batstone Burial was in the Skokomish Y Cemetery. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Henry, Shelton; a brother, Stephen Henry, Shelton; a sister, Chay Ward, Shelton; grandparents Fred and Mildred Schultz, Shelton; grandmother, Theresa Nason, Shelton; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. eltotl. 000000'Jourrl.al Thursday, June 8, 1978 Ninety-second Year - Number 23 4 Sections - 42 Pages 1S Cents Per Copy One WCC inmate still at largeafter One of three inmates who escaped from the Washington Corrections Center Friday afternoon was still at large Wednesday. He was identified as Michael Worthy, 22, who had been committed from Lewis County for burglary and vehicle theft. Richard Vernon superintendent of the corrections center, said Worthy had been involved in an escape from the corrections center in 1973 and had been convicted of escape as the result of that and that at the time of his escape Friday he was facing habitual criminal charges. Worthy was last seen in Montesano Monday night after he and one other of the escapees were found in a used car lot there. The other two escapees were identified as Monty Portrey, 24, who had been committed from Whatcom County on two counts of second-degree burglary, and Mark Oldrich, 17, committed from King County on a charge of first.degree robbery. Oldrich was taken into custody in the Dayton area Friday afternoon by James t! .trey. associate superintendent for custody at the corrections center, and Portrey was arrested by Montesano police officers Monday night. Vernon said the three had apparently taken a pair of wire cutters out of a shop at the corrections center, cut through the first fence and then tunneled under a second fence. He said there had been several false alarms at the fence Friday morning and that about the time of the escape, which took place between 1:30 and 2 p.m., there was an alarm from another part of the fence which the roving patrol went to investigate. While the patrol was in the other area, Vernon said, the three escapees apparently dug under the second fence. Vernon said it is possible the three had assistance from someone who set off the alarm in the other area. After the escape, corrections center officers and Mason County sheriff's deputies began a search for the three missing inmates. The search was concentrated in the Dayton area. Vernon said Oldrich was taken into custody by Harvey, who had the day off and was coming in after hearing about the escape. He said Harvey spotted Oldrich in a field near the Dayton corners and that after pe Friday being ordered to halt, Oldrich tried to dive into the bushes but surrendered after a warning shot was fired over his head. Oldrich was returned to custody at the corrections center. The search continued, concentrated in the Dayton area, thrOUghout Friday night and the weekend. Vernon said Portrey and Worthy were believed to have been seen in the rural area beyond Dayton Sunday morning by a resident of the area. In an incident Friday night, ill Municipal court has night sessions The Shelton Municipal Court has been holding one night session a month, on the fourth Thursday of each month, since the first of this year. The night court session was established to allow those charged with misdemeanor and traffic offenses to appear in court without taking time out from their jobs. The night court was established as a convenience to defendants. Anyone who has been issued a citation and wants to appear in night court can contact the municipal court clerk, 426-9772, weekdays between 8 a.m° and 5 p.m. to make arrangements. Regular municipal court sessions are held at 3 p.m. each Thursday. The first and third Thursdays are reserved for arraignments. Bail may be forfeited or fines paid at the police station day or night. lllll Body of man identified A body found floating in Totten Inlet May 30 has been identified as that of John C. Johnston, 33, 4250 Breckenridge West, Tacoma, Mason County sheriff's officers said this week. Mason and Thurston County authorities were attempting to establish the identity of the body last week after it was spotted floating in Totten Inlet and brought to shore. Officers said Johnston had been reported missing from Steamboat Island since May 4. He was a salesman for Ben Marche. Cause of the death is still under investigation, officers said. one of the corrections center patrols in the wooded area behind the corrections center spotted a man carrying what appeared to be a rifle come out of the woods. The person, when challenged, did not stop, Vernon said, and appeared to point the gun at the of'ricer. The officer, Vernon said, fired a warning shot into the air and the man disappeared into the woods. Portrey and Worthy were next seen about midnight Monday night when they were seen in a used car lot in Montesano by Montesano police officers. Portrey was taken into custody, Vernon said, and is being held in Grays Harbor County facing possible criminal charges in connection with file break-in at the office of the used car lot. Worthy fled the used car lot and was not caught by the Montesano authorities, Vernon said. He is believed to have several sets of keys to cars in the used car lot, Vernon said. The keys were taken from the office at the car lot when it was broken into. Vernon said bloodhounds were brought in Friday night to assist in the search but because of the hot temperatures they were unable to pick up any scent. This was the first escape from the corrections center in 3½ years, Vernon said. Mason County sheriff's officers said there were from four to eight deputies involved in the search through Salurday night. Four deputies who were on duty Friday afternoon whell the escape was discovered joined the search immediately with an additional four from the night shift joining in when they came on duty. Washington State Patrol officers also assisted in the search, Vernon said. House move,s from downtown Saturday was moving day for the large two-story white house which for more than 50 years has stood at 219 North Fifth Street° Attended by PUD and telephone trucks, police and moving crew, it made its ponderous way along Seventh Street, up Alder, across C Street to North 13th and along the Northcliff Road to its new location across from the entrance to Terrace Heights. Streetlights, electric and telephone wires, and television cables were disconnected and lowered before its majestic progress. Four days of preparation by Seattle's Krohn Moving Company crew preceded the actual move. Concrete foundations and porches Were broken up, plumbing and other connections removed, fireplace footings freed, and the home was jacked up for the wooden and steel timbers and girders and dollies to be put in place. The time also included inspections and procuring of the necessary permits by the house's new OWners, Dr. and Mrs. Douglas McDugle, who purchased it from Mr. and Mrs. William Crutcher. The former homesite on Fifth Street is part of a two-block area being vacated for the construction of a new Safeway store. The house was built about 1927 by C.F. Wilson, a Shelton plumber. The Wilsons first rented rooms in the stx-bedroom home to workers starting the Rainier Pulp Mill, which later became known as the Rayonier mill. The roomy home then afforded separate bedrooms for the Wilsons' four children, and a spare room left over. One son, Dan, recalls dancing on the oak floors in wool socks -- recreation and floor polishing combined. The heavy structural timbers, oak flooring and brick fireplace of the pre-depression period have stood the house in good stead, and now, located above the Town Creek Ravine, the house will have a new start. A new foundation and porch floors, a new roof, replumbing and some electrical work are planned by the McDugles, who will also do some remodelling. They plan to resell the house when the restoration is completed. THIS HOUSE WAS on its way from Fifth Street to Northcliff last Saturday.