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June 19, 1969     Shelton Mason County Journal
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.o ! y C y W" " "dg Op " Unda eremon mll Mark Harstmne Brm e enmng ,, '"e Good Old Days . Dedication A÷ 2 p.m., t'or Islanders Then Traffic Sfarfs sent t) u k a message he'll let  is now just three "n all the VIP's Bridge Open- share of the a lot of the pro- Some .just plain gather on the formal tine Island bring an end more ferry Pass. No catch a ferry, You neIn't h've p . YOU are number an Islander of this, espe- with ice among the oth- at the clock the company rry (they can time now), for off each by three on alternate joining the Work weeks, like most family will nights for bound at their of the €, 'ow do ya runs the Year their won't be gone (when dock semi- Yard comes a Super-mar. anything you know how long this will take when hc finds out what's the matter. No more friendly ferry crew to check with as to who is going to town, who wouldn't mind pick- ing up a prescriplion, or pcq'hal)s s;nlc milk or a loaf of bread, or (lid a gas truck come across yet Ibis morning, or do you know if John Doe is off the Island or if he's come back. And, alas, for Chet Strccken- bach there won't b(, a ferry crew to fish sit for him while he's away on a trip. N,, ol,e will have to t)e tbe 49th car on the 6 p.m. ferry Sunday evening. Four or five wives will be re- lieved of having to cook lunch at 11 a.m. Gone, too, will probably be the tranquil, deserted roads that Is- hinders knew after the ferry's en- gines were silenced for the night. But the one thing that is going to be missed by most everyone, r) matter which side of the is- sue the individual was on, is the friendly chatting and visiting in the terry lines while we were either waiting to get off or on at the other side, waiting to get back home again. Seeing neighbors and catching up on the latest news or per- haps meeting some of the new folk or just passing local color on to the tourists has been a favorite past ttme of everyone for many a long year. And driving across that new bridge is going to leave a vague, emt)ty feeling in most of us for quite some time. For this writer it's eeainly going to be the end of a dandy source cf items for this column. We can see the writing on the wall where one party line is concerned. You other seven certainly have all my sympathy ! Just think how great (from my point of view) if it had been a toll bridge. This column could have been filled if I were one of the toll-takers. Ah, but such is the stuff dreams are made of. ,i) your you get to dis- high and awaiting and find a lest in view) • the Grand already i ; i L who resigned recently as a School Board, was honored at a the administrative staIf of the school Was presented with a plaque in apprecta- of service on the school hoard. The an of Frank Heuston, a school had the courage to stand against the in his search to provide good educe- of the Shelton Schools  Shelton Ad- 1969." Thursday, June 19, 1969 ,:h'd Year No. 25 rut)ltslaed in "'Chrtstmastown, U.S.A.", Shelton, Washingto atered as second class matter at the ptmt office at Shelton, Whlnffton under ct of March 8. 1879. Published at 227 We, ll Cot&. 10 Cents Per Copy 24 Pages - 3 Sectiotm ks nn reet • Slaeiton City Engineer Howard Gt.dat Imid this week the street program which the city proposed to l)roperty owners several weeks ago and on which it has been receiving petitions for the past several weeks totals 77 blocks or about 4 *& miles. The work will be (kme under an LID and will be paid for by O vmng the property owners. The streets to be improved will get a 24 ft. strip of two-inch asphalt. Godat said the city should be able to mail out preliminary as- sessments and set hearing dates about July I and that that final approval of th LID could be completed by mid-July and bids Action Today On Impasse A five-man committee to study and make recommendations on the impasse between the Shelton School Board and Shetton Educa- titzn Association over negotiations for administrator's salaries will meet with the parties involved here today. The committee is chairmaned by Dr. Robert Woodruff, superin- tendent of schools at Aberdeen. Other members are Omer Parker, a Hoquiam attorney anti school board member; Walter Hutchin- son, a Clover Park School Board member; Gary Gerhard, a teach- er from Bothell and Bruce Hard- ing, a teacher from Bellevue. The committee will meet at the Timbers Restaurant at noon with the SEA representatives and with Sup. Louis Grinnell at 2:30 p.m. They will meet with other members of the" Shelton adminis- trative staff at 3:30 p.m. and will have dinner with the school board at the Capital Restaurant. Dr. Woodruff said the final meeting will be with all parties concern- ed about 7:30 p.m. Norm Westling, from the State Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion's office will be with the com- mittee as a consultant, Woodruff said. The request for the appoint- ment of an impasse committee was made by Paul Gillie, chair- man of the SEA negotiations team to Supt. of Public Instruc- tion Iuis Bruno. Gillie told Bruno the question ts whether the school board is required by law to negotiate with the SEA on salaries for prin- cipals and other administrators. The board and the SEA com- mittee had taken opposing sides on the question in their public ne- gotiations sessions last mortth, each backed by an opinion from its attorney that It was right. The school board received a letter before the start of negotia- tions signed by the members of the administrative staff of the district asking that they not be represented by the SEA. The question was the subject of several sharp discussions dur- ing the negotiations sessions. The district has issued con- tracts to all administrators who are returning to the district for next year. Fire Chief A÷ Meefing • Fire Chief Allan Nevltt and Volunteer Fireman Robert Mea- chain left Wednesday for the an- nual WashlnLton State Firemen's Conference at Moses Lake. The four-day school will have classes on fire investigation, fire tactics and defensive d'iving this year in addition to the regular meetings and competitive drills between different fire dpart. merits. Three Jailed For Burglary In County • Three young men, one from Grapeview and two from Kitsap County, have been arrested on charges of second degree burg- lary tiffs wek. Arrested by Mason County of. ricers were Tom M. Graham, 18, BOx 438, Silverdale "and David L. George, '22, P. O. Box 123, Grapeview. The third youth is Vernon Gra- ham, 1106 N. Montgomery, Brem- erton, who is being held in Kit- sap County jail. Mason and Kit- sap County officials cooperated in the investigation. They are charged with taking a garden tractor, mini bikes, an electric broom, a beater, wall clock, rugs and other items from the John Hemphill residence March 31. Charges against the three were filed in Mason County Superior Court by Prosecuting Attorney John C. Rasan. for construction opened early in August. Streets on which peitions have been received are listed below. Godat stated that if there is any streets which should have been on the list and is not, the prop- erty owners should contact city hall. Madison St. from F to J and BtoE. Adams St. from E to I. Monroe St. from C to D. Dry Weafher Closes Woods • As temperatures soared to highs of 94 Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mason County resi- dents began thinking about air conditioners and ways to stay cool. Those charged with keeping fires under control increased their vigilance as hot weather brought extremely dry conditions. Simpson Timber Co. announced Monday evening that Its logging operations at Camp Grisdale and Camp Govey were being closed for the remainder of the week because of the dry conditions. The five-day forecast from the weather bureau offered above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. Boys Find Skull On Beach I Two boys walking along the beach on Stretch Island Wednes- day afternoon came up with an unusual discovery--a human skull imbedded In some tree roots along the bank. The boys, Laurie Lutz, 7, Grapeview, and Gary Smith, 15, from Oregon were walking along the beach on the Smith lot when they spotted the skuU. They dug It out of the bank and brouglvt it home. Larry Lutz, old- er brother of Laurie, said the skull appeared quite old and weathered. The Mason County Sheriff's of- rice was notified of the discovery. School Board I The Shelton School Board will hold a special meeting at 8 p.m. June 24 in the library of Ever- green School. Purpose of the meeting will be to open blds on painting of the High School gym- naslum nd other business. • t I St. from Monroe to Madison and Highway to Washington. G St. from Madison t) High- way and Jefferson to King. F St. from Adams to Highway. D St. from Monroe to Adams. C St. from VanBuren to High- way. Jefferson from J to K and F to G. Washington from F to J. Laurel from E to I. 12th St. from Birch to Pine. Alder St. from 12th to 13th. H from Madison to Monroe and Highway to Washington. Pine St. from 12th to 13th. Turner St. from 14th to lh. May St. from 15th to 16th. 16th St. from Turner to Har- vard. Grant from 4th to 7th. Kineo from 5th to 6th. 5th from Kineo to Harvard., 7th from Wyandotte to Euclid. Wyandotte from 2nd o 7th. University Ave. from Pioneer Way to Division St. Arcadia Ave. from Lake Blvd. to Highway. Satsop Ave. from Union to Boundary. Boundary St. from University Ave. to Satsop Ave. Mason Street from Ellinor to Fairmont. • When the ribbon is cut Sun- day and traffic begins to flow across the bridge to ttamtine Is- land it will be the end of sev- eral years of planning and fin- ancing attempts to replace the ferry which has served the island for many years, with ;t bridg(,. The dtiication ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m Sunday on the mainland side of the hritk€,. Following the ceremony a cav- alcade of lIarstine l)ioneers rid- ing in a horse-drawn surrey and antique cars will lead the pro- cession in the first crossing. Speaker for the dedication will be Georgx Zahn, chairman of the Washington State Highway Commission. County Engineer J. C. Bridger will give a project summary and submit the completed bridge to the county• The ferry will make its last run with the 2 p.m. run Sunday. The Mason County Sheriff's of- rice will be in charge of parking and traffic control at the cere- mony. Bridger said there will be room for about 40 vehicles in the bor- row pit next to the access road to the bridge on the mainland side along with parking ah)ng the access road. The commission Monday auth- orized Bridger to join wih the contracor on the bridge to put up barricades at both ends to pre- vent cars from heing driven uo the bridge until it is finished ami formally opened. The contractor had had some difficulty, with persons driving across the bridge after the crews left for the day, Bridger told the commission, but, the barriers shouhl solve the problem. Long-time Harstine residents who will be taking part in the first cawdcade across the bridge include Hilma Wingert, Martin Goetsch, John ttitchcock, Esther Gc,tsch, Hulda Wilson, Mrs. {2. Glaser, Mabel Iiarrlman, Mrs. Ever(tt Simons, Mrs. Gunar John. son. h'vie Wingert, Arlo Wingert, Alvin Anderson, Hilaur Ashby, Fit, Christcnsen and Marie Couch. The Iiarstine Grange, Social Cluh and Ladies Club will serve refreshments at the community hall after the ceremony. The Shelton Chamber of Com- merce is COOl)crating wlh the county commission in sponsoring the dedication cercm,ny. Planning for the bridge to the Island has been a thought for many years and got into the plan- ning stages in the early 1960s. Proposals to finance Rs eo struction with a county-wide gen, eral obligation bond issue falll in several attempts. A law passed by the 1967 ses- sion of the State Legislature which permits the formation el road improvement districts opened the way to the financing lmckage which was finally USt in getting the money for the bridge construction. Voters in November, 1968, ap- proved a $450,000 general obliga- tion bond issue for part of the financing of the project, whose cost was more than $1 million. An additional $350,000 in bonds was sold by a road improvement district which was formed on Harsttne Island. An additional $300,000 limited obligation bond issue from Road District One pro- vided the remainder of the mon- ey. Western Pacific Constructors, Seattle, was awarded a contract for the construction on a bid of $1,005,471 in April of 1968 and construction started in mid-May of last year. .The bridge is the largest high- way project ever in the state ft, nanced entirely by county ftmds with no federal or state assist, ante. DR. ARNOLD ANDRES, chairman of the Jaycee Commu- nity Attitude Survey project, explains the results of the survey which were presented at the Shelton Chamber of Commerce meetln$ at Latke IAmerlck last week. I The results of the community attitude surw)y conducted by the Jaycees earlier this year were presented at the June meeting of the Shelton Chamber of Com- merce last Tuesday. Dr. Arnold Andres, who wu chairman of the project for the Jaycees, discussed the report af- ter printed copies were handed out to members of the audience. The complete report Is printed elsewhere in The Journal this week. Clint Willour, chairman of the Plan of Progress (POP) Commit. ee told about that organization's activities and aims. He stated that the program Is a long-range effort and would probably take about 15 years be- fore it was completed. The early stages, which have been g(dng on during the past year, have been devoted to studying pre lems ha the city and gathering information. The group had also discussed a building code for the city of Shelton and was looking Into the possibility of a Joint effort tn this direction between the city and county. Chamber membe elected Dr. Lynn White, Jerry Salisbury and Bob Sheetz as members of the board of trustees durll the meet- ing. They will' take ofl'i la ept, ember, Attitude Survey Report Given