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Irene Harvey
Michael Harvey
Patrick Harvey
Dan Harvey
er,
ecelve
By JAN DANFORD
The seventh of June was a red
letter day in the family of Irene
and Robert Harvey of Potlatch.
Mrs. Harvey. who for 13 years
taught in the Evergreen School in
Shelton. returned to college in the
fall of 1966. In 1967. she was
graduated from the Seattle
Unixersity with a BA degree in
Educat ion.
In the same year, her soil Dan
received a diplolna from St.
Martin's college, with a degree in
('ivit Engineering.
Another son. Michael. was
graduated with a degree in civil
e ngi neering fronl St. Martin's
College in 106q.
June 7 was graduation day for
Patrick. tile youngest soil, who
as
iplomes
received a degree in political
science from Seattle University.
The Tillicum Beach Resort
was a family enterprise for ten
years. It was sold in 1963, and
Robert Harvey is now with Hood
Canal Real Estate. Irene Harvey
teaches the fifth grade in the
Hood Canal School, and the boys,
all unmarried, reside together in
Seattle. Dan is with the Army
Corps of Engineers; Michael is
employed by the State of
Washington as an engineer for the
Highways Department; after
fulfiUing his military obligations,
Patrick plans to attend Gonzaga
Law School.
The boys are all graduates of
Hood Canal Junior High School
and of Shelton High School.
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City Summer the end of May it appeared the courts•
Will be heldswimming instruction program llopp will be assisted by Steve
would not be held. Evander, a graduate of Shelton
'.nt came this Fox said this week Donald High School this spring and a
Irman llollingshead, Eugene, Ore., had member of the High School
Recreation purchased the pool from Lee Tennis Team.
with Keifer and planned to have it The tennis less.ons will start
Nuotare at ready for the start of classes July June 29 and will continue
through Aug. 7, Hopp said.
Sentence On
,n, who washad the right to appeal his
by a conviction within the next 30
Court days.
Court Byron McClanahan, Shelton
mg of the Attorney who had represented
to the Johnson as his court appointed
of attorney, told the court he would
• alum of 15 complete the case ready for an
appeal if Johnson wished to file
imposed by one, but, that hc wanted to
withdraw from the case then.
told Johnson he
II
Census
this week received a supply of forms
get counted in the U.S. Census in
Catto told the commission at its
Previously issued an appeal for all persons
to contact city hall.
Census forms which had not been picked
the Census Office.
Census forms would be available at
e day and at the City Library in the
they were not counted in the
stated the city wanted to be sure
was counted since the population
arrives at will determine the city's
funds.
Rains asked about the possibility of
at city hall to get better utilization of
Department was asked to measure out
and, Rains said when some
the painting could be done.
set Aug. 4 for opening bids on insurance
53
to a
Cases
for
for
• C~few
six
included two for injurious living
conditions, eight for runaway,
one for truancy, one for shelter,
seven for vacation of orders and
five for change in orders.
Dispositions included
informal adjustment in 24 cases,
transfer to another court in one
case, one referred to the welfare
department, one suspended
commitment to the Department
of Institutions, ten cases in which
services were completed, two
cases of courtesy supervision and
14 transferred to their county of
residence.
Other
referrals
13.
The program will run from
July 13 to Aug. 21, a six week
session, Fox said.
Registration will start
immediately at City Hall• The fees
will be the same as last year, $10
for the first child and $6 for each
additional child in a family.
There will be tickets available
at the Multi-Service Center for
those youngster,; from low
iliColllC ldlllUleS wile Could I1O[
participatein the program
otherwise
Youngsters have to be five
years old or older to participate in
the program, Fox said
There will be five classes for
beginners, starting at 9. 10, and
1 1 a.m. and 1 and 2 p.m.
There will be one class for
intermediates, starting at noon. A
second class for intermediates will
be held starting at 3 p.m. if there
are enough registrations for it,
Fox said
The bus schedule will be the
same as last year, Fox said, with
the same stops being made at the
same times throughout the day.
Aleca Rudell will be in charge
of the swimming program again
this year. There will be five
instructors for the classes.
Registrations are also starting
for the summer tennis program,
which is also a part of the City
Summer Recreation program.
Allen Hopp, Shelton teacher
and tennis coach, who is in charge
of the tennis instruction program,
said registrations will be held at
city halt until the start of the
program June 29 and that
registrations will also be held the
first day of the sessions for those
who are unable to register
beforehand.
There is no charge for the
tennis lesso ns.
Lessons will be held in two
locations this year, at Kneeland
Park and at the High School
Meeting
The Shelton School District
Assessed valuations in Mason
County have been raised from 25
to 50 per cent this year in line
with a State Supreme Court ruling
and a directive from the State
Department of Revenue, County
Assessor Willis Burnett said this
week.
This will have little
appreciable effect on the amount
of taxes the individual taxpayer
will pay next year, Burnett said,
unless his property was re-assessed
this year and the value increased.
The State Legislature, Burnett
said, to keep taxes from being
doubled under the State Supreme
Court ruling, reduced the
maximum millage from 40 mills
to 22 mills. Each taxing district in
, Citizen's Advisory Committee will
have no more meetings until July,
Walt Parsons, president of themeeting ~ij,
group, said after the
Monday night.
Only four members of the
committee showed up for the
June meeting, less than the •
quorum needed to conduct
business.
The May meeting had also
failed to get a quorum.
Parsons said he would send a
letter to all members of the
committee advising them of the
action.
The group will probably have
to have a meeting in August to
discuss the action to be taken by
non-high districts to raise their
share of the funds for the new
high school.
It is hoped to get the bond
issues on the ballot in the
non-high districts in September.
m
tile county will have its millage
cut proportionately, but. will still
collect tile same or a little more
money than they did this year.
The southwest fourth of tile
county was re-assessed this year,
Burnett said. roughly fronl
Shelton south to tile Tburston
County line and trom Shelton
west to tile (;rays Harbor ('ounty
line.
The majority of the property
which was re-assessed this year, hc
said, was acreages.
Connnenting on the variation
in appraised values between large
and small tracts of adjoining
property, the assessor said market
trends have shown that a small
tract will generally comnland a
higher prier: per acre than a large
tract• Other factors, he said,
include road frontage and access
to tile property and the amount
of tile property which appears to
be usable.
Burnett said any property
owner whose property values
were changed this year should
have received a notice of this.
All taxpayers received, in
their tax statements in February,
a notice of the change from 25 to
50 per cent assessed valuation.
Those whose property was
re-appraised this year should have
received another notice in a
second letter telling them what
the new appraised value was.
The County Commission will
JOE JOHNSON, Extension Livestock Specialist from
Washington State University, shows Karen Johnson, a
member of the Evergreen Wranglers 4-H Club how to adjust
the bridle on her horse during a training session at the Mason
County Fair Grounds for horse project 4-H Club members.
set ill July as the Board of
Equalization.
Any property owner who
feels his assessment is inequitable
and feels he cannot convince the
assessor that the appraisal is
inequitable, can appeal to the
Board of Equalization, the
assessor said.
Tile Board of Eqnilazation,
lnust, according to law, meet the
first Monday in July, which this
year will be July 6.
Since Monday is the regular
County Commission meeting day,
the commissioners will convene
briefly as the Board of
Equalization and then recess until
Tuesday.
Appointments for those
wanting to appear before the
Board of Equalization will be
scheduled July 7 and 8, a Tuesday
and Wednesday, and July 14, the
following Tuesday.
Appointments may be
scheduled for other days if the
amount of appeals makes it
necessary.
Burnett suggested that any
taxpayer who wants to appear
before the Board of Equalization
should bring reasonable evidence
that his appraisal is not
comparable to other similar
property.
Burnettsaid that he has,
through a state financial
assistance program for counties,
been able to increase his staff in
an effort to bring appraisals in the
county up to date.
He said the 1969 and 1970
sessions of the State Legislature
appropriated almost $6 million
for use by assessor's offices in
updating and revaluing property
in their counties.
Mason County received
$61,980 under the program,
Burnett said. The money was used
to add personnel to his staff to
get re-appraisal work done more
rapidly.
Work under the grant must be
completed by June 30, 1971, the
assessor said.
The sales tax in Mason
County and the city of Shelton
will go up to five per cent July 1.
when collections of the half per
cent sales tax voted by the city
and county commissions go into
effect.
The tax is presently 4.5 per
cent.
The 1970 special session of
the legislature gave cities and
counties permission to levy a
half-per cent sales tax to help
finance their operations.
Both the city of Shelton and
Mason County approved the
imposition of the tax after public
hearings on it.
Theft Of Safe
Is Reported
Clarence Wivell reported to
the Mason County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday night that a safe
containing about $300 had been
removed from his residence.
He said the safe, which was in
a closet covered up, was removed
some time between 10:30 and
I 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Sheriff's Office is
investigating.