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July 20, 1978     Shelton Mason County Journal
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25-year sentence given for robbery Dennis Welter, 18, Olympia, was sentenced to a maximum of 25 year s in prison on a charge of first-degree armed robbery. The sentence was imposed by Judge Robert Doran. Welter had previously pleaded guilty to the charge he had held up a clerk at Brad's Quick Stop with a gun last February 2. Judge Doran, in imposing the sentence, told Welter that to grant probation in a case where a gun had been used in an armed robbery was unthinkable. He also said commitment to a drug rehabilitation program, which had been recommended by defense attorney John Jarrett, would not be proper because of the lack of security in the proposed drug program. good athlete and well thought of by his teachers and from a good family, that at the same time while he had no adult record because he was 17 years old at the time of the robbery, he did have an extensive juvenile record including a number of burglaries. Before the sentencing, Judge Doran heard testimony from Scott Wessell, a counselor at the Drug Abuse Prevention Center in Kelso. The court was told Welter had a drug problem and would be acceptable in the program. The program, the court was told, runs from nine to 18 months. Deputy Prosecutor Gary Burleson told the court Welter had a juvenile record of thefts, shoplifting, drug use and SHERIFF DAN McNAIR, right, Medley how to operate the new heavy-duty engraver which is available on loan from the sheriff's office for marking equipment. shows Scott Hilburn, left, nd Jerry questioned by grou Oq Reduced city water ra o gets f, rst read,ng First reading to an minimum charges. The present The new rate would ]nces: amendment to its water rate minimum charge is based on the effect August 1. h Mu ordinance which will reduce use of 800 cubic feet a month. The proposed rate cl hy i water rates for amounts used Users would continue to pay the the result of the coma,- a se • l!o. ar  higher than 1,000 cubic feet a 50-cent rate for use between 800 request to the publ month was given before the and 1,000 cubic feet a month, department to look l" he Shelton City Commission at its The rate would decrease to possibility of a reduced ehi r, meeting Tuesday night. 25 cents a cubic foot for any w a t e r r a t e w h i c h fl ngt ,#resta The proposed rate change amount used more than 1,000 encourage sprinkling 'lThe would continue the present cubic feet a month under the lawns green. !' ....  ..... .  Another change i wi "i: ' ordinance would ',hal tyD Weeq program spen shutting off water if th, ......  ........ 50-cents-per-cubic-foot rate for proposed amendment. word "shall" to "may" Representatives of the Mason The judge said while Welter drinking. He recommended was an outstanding student, a incarceration forWelter. Engraver aval|able for County needs more heavy equipment building inspectors There is inadequate manpower in the Mason County Building Inspection Department to get inspections done as they are needed, the Mason County Commission has been told. Jerry Raymond, owner of Raymond Concrete, appeared at the commission meeting Monday to ask the commission if something could be done about the problem. Raymond told the commison he puts in concrete foundations for buildings and that inspection is often not available when necessary. Regional Planning Director James Connolly, under Whose office the building inspection department works, told the commission part of the problem is a shortage of manpower and part is that the inspectors are unsure what the commissioners want in reports they have requested. The reports, he said, also take time to prepare which could be used in making inspections. Connolly said he would start looking for another experienced inspector and that revenue from building permit fees would be adequate to handle the cost. The Mason County sheriff's office has recently received a heavy-duty engraver for use in marking heavy equipment in the Operation Identification program. The engraver is available on loan without charge from the sheriff's office and is designed for marking such things as farm equipment, logging equipment or industrial equipment, according placed the engravers free of to Dimitri Todd, crime charge in sheriff's offices prevention officer for the throughout the state. department. Anyone interested in using The engraver was purchased the engraver to mark equipment by the State Attorney General's can contact the sheriff's office Office in its Crime Watch Crime Prevention Unit at program and was financed 426-9766. through a Law Enforcement Smaller engravers for marking Assistance Agency grant, smaller items are also available The attorney general's office on loan from the sheriff's office. Five-year sentence is given in theft case Howard Sudan, an inmate at The sentence was imposed in and July of 1977, Sudan was section which p ,vt0, not paid within 30 days. )e' This change was result of a request fri ITI] He stated there have been commission after cog County Taxpayers Association animal deaths due to tansy members had been told and the Mason County Weed poisoning in the county which requirement for shuta Control Board attended the have been verified by a causing problems f0l county commission meeting veterinarian, people who had not Monday to discuss the weed The program, he said, is problem with keepi control program, aimed particularly at educating utility bills current in Charles Bennett, a the property owner to identify The ordinance willi representative of the taxpayers tansy and the methods for its second reading and association, told the commission control, adoption at the co that group questioned whether The budget for the weed meeting next week and the weed control program should control program, he said, is into effect August 1. be paid for out of county $11,040 for this year. revenues since they believe it is The county has a part-time The commission rea the responsibility of the property weed supervisor, Ed Wall, which letter from Shelton af owner, it shares with Thurston County, Gerald Whitcomb inforr Tom Davis, chairman of the Davis said. city it had a water line! weed control board, stated the Commission Chairman John PUD 3 property for hid not have an easement fr program is aimed at tansy Bariekman stated the problem is r a g w o r t w h i c h i s a n the worst in the southern part of PUD. ' Godat told the con accumulative posion which builds the county. The commission, he the water line serv¢i up in the bodies of animals, said, had removed funds for the affecting the liver and causing program from the budget last fail Kneeland Center propert) death, but had reinstated them after was built on a right* receiving a number of requests, which John Kneeland ha0 Bennett said his group would the PUD but which weal Taxes are welcome a program put on by apply to a city utility. reported the weed control board The letter was referred explaining the program, city attorney for stud the Washington Corrections Mason County Superior Court by assigned as a porter in the The City of Shelton received recommendation, er tl ..... ""  -- • Center, was sentenced to a Court Commissioner Dan hospital at the Washington Burglary charae =s ,naximum of five years in the O Leary, who had found Corrections Center and as such $54,902.44 and Mason County $48,322.45 in the June oe | i • .  custody of the Department of Sudan guilty of the charge after had access to a telephone with distribution of the local sales tax SELF EMPLOYED? 1 ll El,ca aaalnst man Social and Health Services on a a trial without a jury June 21. long-distance capacity, revenue, the State Department of " •  charge of second degree theft Findin-s of the court afte .... -  " r oaring mat time, the court Revenue reported this week. Ask me about tax-favored i ' burglaryChargeSwere°ffriedSec°nd'degreein Mason in lieUAugustineOf bail andappeareda parolebeforehOld. Tuesday. the trial were that during June Mrs.findingSAnnSaid'BakerFrankof SeattleBaker andand The state received $1,571.95 pension plans for self-employed 1 Exc County Superior Court Tuesday Court Commissioner Dan Mrs. Donald Baker of Olymnia from the money collected in individuals. against Ronaid Augustine, 30, O'Leary for identification on the received telenhone calls from"  Mason County for collection and  lto distribution of the funds.  miz Shelton. . . charge Tuesday afternoon ! erson r . • "'" " elo] • _ll•=|,lr  1111a@a6 p who 1dent]fled Mmself as The June allocation brings William F. llclmltz .: Augustine was taken rote The Olympia law firm of --mu=m  llSqldll4n a re-resentative - " • ' .... :!k adlnind! h:vtOotfaisOlfar n" this$75r, • ;f;; e.. New York Life Insurance. Company 11!, 'in' Vol Govey Bldg Suite 5 Mason County, $120,379.53; and ..t..... , ". _.. Effll!ii .......... g • _ Sears charge card numbers. The the state $4,045.51 for total 4rn  KaiJrooa, bnelton l|liiJt p i jan rormvestigationorourgmry. Bail was set at $3,000. The Mason County jail-detention budget for findings were that Sudan made distributions to date of Phone42(v445 ilJiMned The charges were filed Augustine is being heldinMason Commission has approved a overtime and extra help and the calls. $269,700.54. )po against him Tuesday, charging County jail in lieu of bail. request for budget transfers for $1,092.18 left in the police The findings said that, h t him with burglary jointly with • the sheriff's °ffice t° pr°vide °perati°ns ace°ant f°r thesame f°ll°wing th°se calls' Sudan r   i rhe Ralph Grewell, Shelton. Grebell funds to hire a deputy to replace purpose, made calls to Sears stores in inert was charged previously and has Wantedman Deputy Douglas Haskins, whois McNairalsoreportedthatla Kent and Kirkland andin I MEET l ' been hold in Mason County jail on disability leave for six total of 16 people and 148½ Portland, Oregon, ordering derr arrested months, hours of time at a cost of merchandise which was to be s, Robert D Miller, 28, 424 The transfers, which total $1,553.53 had been used in the sent to him at the corrections Ere Protest on Washington, [l'remerton, is bein $7,263.65, come from a variety . f the met search for three escapees from center The value o n "  of a s'o" "n the s ..... the Washington Corrections merchand I PBO  n-'-- -' .... held i Mason County jail on a p y Its I nerlHs ise was $328.76, the ,  h i tUlill IlVtn bud et Center June 2 and 3 findm s said parole hold from California. g • " " g " • , i:":::,, ,, rls' ,,r.,,,  e ......... :..-, Miller was arrested by a Sheriff Dan McNair told the - ,, . . ' ?hot of Spencer Lake, appeared Washington State Patrol trooper commission the funds are I  _ =L=. I1 , .  "ii'! --7: , pro be fore the Mason County about 9 p.m. Friday on Highway available in the budget because M   m  II m .....L •  .. ,., You won t f!nd a better carpet and J !,l:, iie ,s, ( Commission to protest the noise 106 on a traffic violation. . persons at higher rates of pay ,_,  =u==l= ru=00n l00lJlJ  linoleum installer than Mike Piner .... ' ...... =r.ar which comes from the Spencer were resigning and those hired : -- • " " 1 Mike come r to Shelton from ronnring I  .0, Lake Tavemduringthesummer Stones coming at a lower rate of pay. Aflflnr00_l tf  I I Wenatchee...and at Lumbermen's J'll :eft while there is music and the The next World War will be MCsN:2r t also told the i rr-----" =='== I 1 successtul businesses in Seattle and J :='..  windows are open. fought with stones, comm" " hat as of June 1. ml JLaall .,.  mm am  1 we're proud to have Mike as our only Jt' ' "  ae He told the commission he Albert Einstein there was $182.36 left in the i IWIII  IM't,|lllIIllgli  I installer. - is, asel, had registered complaints with  IN - Fruit-Of.The.Loom .....  1 When Mike first came to Shelton, I J[ ter i the Liquor Control Board and     -"" ,1 IN  /A\\;\\ .... LaaleS MlOUSeS i 1 we checked with his previous | For • norvs & the sheriff's office and had no  II  '\\;\\ ....... RoO. 7.99 & S8 99 *- 1 associates and customers...and found J ,,',llm : Sec response * * , it AthletiC " ' 1 that people think hes the best. Now IJ  i gri • : ...... ISm=le Awh,I W rh BradJ ]J  Shirts '569 $00too 1 he s building a list of satisfied |BlJJI=, J sheriff's office appeared at the r   )) \\;'  NOW V  1 customers here in Mason County...a Jr J[ilf ' • commission meeting after I w,s _ -IrIobSIRPIISHEexPINSES gl I-I //   -  1 list well show you if you come in. At |IF" [:/ , 11 Spencer had left and told the L_,l?_L-.f=-li4. ¢.,/ 1[ oF.L wrm tl  X \\; . (-'  1 Lumbermen s we know that selling you I '" , i commission any noise complaint Ill ) () J'aT->L "-'1 --| | ""  \\;\\\\" ' \\;\   -r3, iI 1 quality floor coverings is only half the J /i ti was within the jurisdiction of the II'  IIPI 11 Brad's /i  '  I J r  \\;\  ' - I Iob., The insta!lation must be corret or "   | sheriff's office and that the ill ]llg'--[B[ ]i i.'',,,I ][ 9/'/ /7"x !" you ve wasted our mane ! problem would be checked into. 5 I , 1 'J) /// .i } -"') I. 1 Check our free installation offer ¢_ r, --rr ,,_  • 1   //ii! / . I below. It s a good deal on a great new _ FLL. la" II.iLI I I!  Athletic Shirts Sizes / [:ii::iiiiiii:!i.." "-' I M carpet for your home. Port meet;n,-,  It..2L-,h--.IBl__/x[g/.LLl lJ -.' S-M-L-XL. Trim Fit Briefs, [ f! :'iii:ii!i#a/ - , 4 ....  a II " '°" " /L The regular Port of Shdton  ]' p®n$| • .. €...,.. Ii  le m" (  , ,e meeting for July 12 has been. .   itJu't-'-'-w-' '''"'':-ip,o $1, FO $1LI nl', /J" 1l.-.o- ' / "| FMEI changed tO July 19, rt was ,:.!!,  8p - p g V announced this week.  mi ur. II"opp®r )J .  . 8tl Z & Y g , Tan Reg.  1 l! " for the hot o1' summer-' $,5.75. ' ' im tlmel Rag $4 99 economy may tmpt you to .11 V/q4J --IE I 1 (| " '='" • - A 99 " your own property and ,ave our |/ fPrlJJrTm M / / lJ 1'4 Sli i qF' ! I , €ommission, but when HIMLIE WjrOIdE J 1 |l =.owT_q -v J m I 32 oz. R rnable Bottles F me we'll provide T. r".',, /!  P-rman.ntPre. PRINTFRONT : 1 l ,. \\;..''- you with Mike Plper"s profe..ional , S,Q /aalill i i& v |I00A I00ql'V l00E| | II _ WORKPANTS T-SHIRTS 'i I m ]  carpet Installation free with your tot 1 1 "N] I  purchase of o minimum of 20 yards of into a real estate trantaction (/U // 18 r I/F ( llg  --reen ta '- C " n i " . jNi / / 1   Olympus-label carpeting, plus pod. -- / .... ..  L., C /m  , n Ioaen green, artoO P Ctures  I they'll prove they really earn   Il/ •  1   [J  32 to 42 ' remarks S ze= ,..... ,_. 1 1 1 m I O4ympus is Lumbermen's private label [11 their fee. They don't iu,t sit / " " " ." " / l  ".  X.Q r e " Reg S--,,,. [ i / / I [] I for a huge range of carpeting from the qF'o'W'W g ,rou.U Dud | .rusnea  Dy Tne Dug or can. | tl i $7.49. ' • in I I J I • / nation's top mills, at low price, I Come ) )r ' ___... II , $9.99 :FEOO " pro|pective buyers together to Ml! l =  II 1  .... --a[l,, eern th, approval of any La a v,- nn II 1 /J . , way and \\;IP I E Bankcards Welcome \\; '20011 \\;1 M/IN[ Open 7 a.m.-12 p.m., Mon.-$at., 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Sun. II I=4 OLYMPIC GATEWAY CENTER " T vest" SEIELTON * 49.6-2611 Brad Owen: Owner /1  2505 OLYMPIC HWY. NORTH ....  . Open 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon..Fri. ' "°''"""° [ : ![ • t • • • • • • • iI • • II • • • • X-1 ' ' M'30 $-t. • 10-4;30$un. was within the jurisdiction of the she riff's problem would be checked into. Page 2 Sh dason County Journal Thursday, July 20, 1978