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For Fair Contest
VIN' WOMAN--Mrs. John Holtorf, Route 6, Shelton,
icing for about a month for ne Women's 'NaiI-T
to be held during the Mason County Fair August
the new fairgrounds at the airport. Her son Bobby,
m this Journal photo. Mrs. Holtorf is experienced
She and her son Dick, now 18, built the fence
horse corral six years ago. Mrs. Holtorf is
good at winning things. She won the Journal Who's
s last Week. The prize for the top nail-driver is $5.
Gas Use Should
Next Month
will drop by
natural gas
O. M. Jones,
Natural Gas
of Shelton people
Alderbrook Inn
Lion for those who
gas service from
for Sept. 1.
gas should
about 30
of Septem-
its part
Shel-
her now de-
Ga. Co.,
ural gas by William Plait. director
of safety and training for Cascade.
Platt said the "lighter than air"
quality of natural gas and the
safety devices on modern gas ap-
pliances make iL a safe fuel to use.
Jones also commented on the
delays on getting natural gas in-
to Shelton and Bremerton. a pro-
ject which has been in the works
for several years.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits approved by
the Mason County Commi.ion
Monday included F. J. Dubler,
dock, $350; C. R. Gudger, shed,
$750; Harry F. Evans. wood cabin,
$1,000; Don Oft, dock, $300; Fred
Hendry and Fre<l.ThLmdcau, drive-
in theater $18,000; Theodore Beck.
garage, $500; Jack E. Cartwright,
w0od residence, $6,700; Lawrence
D. Keller. addition to residence,
$1 000.
uction
AW A demon-
of nat-
Percy M Pio
6017 S.E. 86th We
Tortland, Ore
Thursday, August 8, 1963 Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton. Washington, 10 Cents per Copy
under Act of Marclt 8, 1879. Published weekly at 227 West Cote.
77th YEAR--NO. 32 Published in "Christmastown U.S.A.', Shelton, Washingtmz 16 Pages -- 2 Sections
Shooting Incident Takes
Life Of Lost Lake Woman
, Mason County Sheriff's officers
are investigating a shooting inci-
dent Tuesday afternoon which took
the life of Mrs. Emily Fruitchan-
tie, 41, Rt. 1, Box 283. Elms, a
resident of the Lost Lake area.
Mrs. Fruitchantie died Of a .22
caliber bullet which struck her in
the left chest about 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday. She died a short time
later.
The shot was fired by a 17-year-
old girl, the Mason County Sher- Her husband, Joe, told officers
iff's officer said. The name of the he was shingling a barn when one
girl is being withheld pending of the children came and told him
further investigation. "'mommy has been hurt."
No charges have been filed un-
til the investigation is completed,
the sheriff's office stated.
Mrs. Fruitchantie was picking
peas in the.garden of the. fmnily
home near Lost Lake when she
was struck by the bullet, the sher-
iff's office said.
Committee To Study
Open Range Question
Mason County Commissioners,
after hearing arguments on both
sides on closing the "open range"
area in the Matlock vicinity, vot-
ed to appoint a committee of three
persons from each side to study
the problem and make a recom-
mendation to the commission.
Members suggcsted for the com-
mittee, from those who spoke in
favor of keeping the open range,
are Bob Trenchmann. Helen Mor-
row. an Boney Loertscher an from
those seeking to have the range
closed. Ken Frank, Buck Arm-
strong and Bill Looney.
ABOUT 50 persons attended the
hearing at 11 a.m. Monday. The
meeting was moved from the com-
mission chambers to the court
room to make room for the crowd.
Ken Frank, speaking in behalf
of closing the range, said that
tree farmers have an investment
of more than $100 an acre in land
when they plant it to trees and
believe they n e ed protection
against damage by wandering
cattle to new tree stands. It is
only while the trees are small that
they are damaged he said.
Bill Looney, tree farm manager
for Sinpson Timber Company,
said that Simpson owned about
63 per cent of tim land in the area
on which the closure Was asljcd ,
and said that the company was
supporting the closure to cut down
on damage to tree plantings.
BUCK ARMSTRONG, repre-
senting the Northwest Christmas
Crowd Turns Out For
Salmon Barbecue
orowd turned out to eat and look over the work
on the young campers who had been on their an-
nual outing since Monday,
camp were Mrs. Arthur Bakke
Shelton; Mrs. Laurence Bedell,
Shelton; Mrs. Joe Bourgault, Sko-
komish Valley; Mrs. Ray Bracy,
Southside; Bert Day, Belfair; Mrs.
Ben Drake, Mill Creek Road; Mrs.
Eugene Evers. Shelton Valley;
Mrs. Jerry Hill Mason Lake; Mrs.
John Holtorf, Southside; Mrs.
Richard Kelley, Igamilchc; Mrs.
John MacRae, Shelton; Mrs. Ar-
thur MeI1. Southside; Mrs. Joyce
Snyder, Shelton; Mrs. A. H. Wet-
Keep Washington Green princess,
at Camp Assembly.
"Wednesday - Trooper Russell
E. Sherman Washington State Pa-
trol. spoke on youth safety.
CAMP EXCtIANGES were from
Lewis County this year. TheY wer
Carol Boonc: Cowlitz Prairie, an
Bill Klusman, Onalask. They
stayed in camp all week and were
excellent campers.
, 1 s Ruby
Camp cooks xcre M'.. d
81n
art, Mrs. Lavina Pulsifcr, an
Mary Alice Crossan all of the Sko-
komish Valley.
At the Awards Program Friday
night, the Live Wires 4-H Club,
led by Mrs. Frank Wolf, won the
Simpson Trophy for camping ex-
cellence with 783 points.
Tlle Time
V/atchers, led by Mrs.
Laurence Bedell and Mrs. Arthur
Mell, came in second. The club was
only two points behind the winners
4-H members leant a
S salmon off the wire
4-H salmon barbecue at the
Camp Friday night. A good
LtLke
annual SaN
were 160
Lronl all parts
adult leaders.
Committee
cn Drake,
Mrs.
ehe; Mrs.
Skokomish
Moll, South-
Matlock.
Guest speakers were: with a total of 781 points, h
Monday - Karen Wolf. South- Robert Whitmarsh, Skokomis
, , Valley, business agent for Local
side, Who short ed colored slides and
spoke of her 1962 trip tO the 4-H 38, IWA, directed the Friday
Club Congress at Chicago. I "ght fun party for the older 4-tt
Tuesday -- Lorraiae bender, club members.
Tree Growers Association. sup-
ported the closure, stating it should
be the privilege of the h, nd owner
to control the use of his land.
Bob Crapo, speaking in sup-
port of keeping the range open,
said that there were only about
500 head of cattle in the area.
and that there were many more
deer in the area than cattle and
the deer were doing much of the
damage to trees.
Boney Loertscher, supporting
keeping the range open, said that
grazing cattle kept the grass down
and reduced the chance of fire.
BOB Trenckmann. supporting
keeping the range open, said that
most cattle owners tried to keep
their livestock confined on their
own property, but, wanted to keep
the range open to have protection
from liability if the cattle did get
out and get onto a road and get
hit 1)y a car.
Several other speakers spoke
along the same lines, that thc ct-
tle owners did not want to have
their animals running at large,
but, wanted to retain the open
range as protection against lia-
bility. Several said that the small
amount of income they got out o
their cattle operations would not
be woFLh the risk if the range
was closed.
Union CompJetes
Balloting On
ProposedCon tract
Local 3-38, International Wood-
workers of America, members
here completed voting on the pro-
posed contract between the nnion
and the Simpson Timber Company
Tuesday and the ballots were sent
to the union's regional headquar-
ters in Portland for counting.
All IWA and Lumber and Saw-
mill Workers union members era-
by the Simpson operations
in Washington, Oregon and Cali-
fornia voted on the contract.
Announcement of the result of
the vote will come when counting
has been completed by regional
union officials.
The Simpson contract, the only
one so far in the Pacific North-
west Lumber industry was worked
cut in negotiations in Portland
earlier this month.
Ilems Taken In School
Break.In Are Recovered
A nulnbcr of items, taken from
Mr. View School in a break-in
Sunday night, were recovered by
Shelton Police in the bmmh a short
distance from the school Monday
afternoon.
Police were notified of the break-
in by Ed McPhcrson, janitor at
the school, when he arrived at tlle
school MOnday morning.
Entry had been gained by re-
moving a Piece of plywood used
to cover a broken sky light on the
roof of the building. The hinges on
the door to the principal's office
were removed to gain entrance
there.
• Included in the items which were'
taken, and recovered were two
telephones, two adding machines,
an audiograph, three speakers,
one power trait for a loudspeaker,
one nficrophone, and mx mirrors.
Who's Who
Pot Is Won
Guess we're making this contest
ust too dalJl easy.
,on,_2 . rained ih.e Who's Who
when':.[,'. 3acpot of $e4 this week
old "Su e correctly identified Hal'-
all 24 (:rland as our subject with
Clues.
WITII ,IUST two weeks left in
the contest the jackpot is
down to $34 back
for next ;,eek.
But don't feel to self-confident.
"Vc're out to fool you this week so
keep YOur eyes open for some
surprises.
Last Week's complete list of chzes
was :
Combs hair straight
Horn-rimraed lasses
One daughter, Kathy
(coathmcd on ,page 2)
the Camp ter, Southsidc; Mrs. Robert Whit-
Were Tom marsh, Skokomish Valley; Mrs.
President, Roger Williams. Skokomish VaN
Vice- ley; Mrs. Don Wilson. Soutlmide;
Sal- Mrs. Frank Wolf, Southside.
side; Ro- The Sahnon Barbeque Friday
Kay afternoon was prepared by Mrs.
and Kathy Georgia Miller, assisted by Bruce
Miller, and Mrs. Jeanne Plant, all
Don Fennel, of Skokomish Valley.
,!stant by
Zehe,
and El-
members in
atLending
MRS. FRUITCHANTIE was
born in Seattle June 27, 1921. She
had lived in the Lost Lake area
about two years where she and
her husband operated a dairy
farm.
Funeral services xor Mrs. Fruit-
chantie are pending at Batstone
Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband,
Joe, three sons, Frank, Dan and
Tom. all of Lost Lake. and five
daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Swan,
Hoquiam; Mrs. Joanne Morgan,
Germany, and Dens. Mona and
Nancy, all of Lost Lake and one
half sister.
Fire Burns Over
39 Acres Near
Camp Govey
A forest fire. which flared near
a Simpson Timber Company ope-
ration near Camp Gooey Saturday,
continued to smoulder under con-
trol early this week.
The ffre burned about 39 acres
in cutting unit W3 on Walter
Creek, a tributmw of the middle
fork of the Satsop River, ten
Flower of the U. S. Forest Service
said.
The fire apparently tarted from
logging equipment, probably front
a haulback line rubbing on logs,
Flower said. It broke out about
3:40 p.m. Satm'day. The fire
spread rapidly at first. Flower
said, and for a time trapped some
logging equipment.
Tuesday there were three tan-
kers using water to keep the blaze
uder control,
About 65 men.from the Shn W"
son Timber Company and 18 from
the Forest service along with 7
tankers and two bulldozers were
used in bringing the fire under
control Saturday night and Sun-
day morning,
TVO PLANE loads of borate
mixture were dumped on the fire
Saturday night. One plane loaded
with the borate mixture arrived
from Wenatchee were dumped and
a second loaded atthe borate mix-
ing plant at the Shelton airport
on the blaze helping bring it under
control.
Flower said there was some da-
mage to timber which had been
felled and bucked in the area over
which the fire burned. About 45
percent of timber volume of tle
unit was hit by the fire. he said,
but mnch will be salvageable, The
blaze reached little standing tim-
ber.
Flower said this was the first
fire of any size which had occur-
red in thd National Forest in the
Simpson Timber Company opera-
tions since 1951.
As a note of caution, he added,
that while the cool damp weather
the past fen, weeks has kept the
ground moist, what is above the
ground is dry enough to burn fast.
City Gets
Bid On
Insurance
The Shclton City Commission
eccived two bids on liability in-
surance for the city when it met
Tuesday. The two bids were turned
over to the city attorney for study
and recommendation:
Bids were received from the
Shelton Agent's Association, $1,-
645.91 and the Farmer's Insurance
Group, $1.673.63.
The commission will act on the
bids at a special meeting at 10
a.m. Friday.
ON THE RECOMMENDATION
of Police Chief Paul Hinton, Frank
G. Danford was named city night
radio man to succeed Sam Ebin-
ger, who has resigned to accept a
job with an Olympia radio station.
The commission voted to ap-
prove leases with the PUb 3 and
the County Civil Defense office for
their space in the new radio build-
ing at the water tower on Angle-
side.
City Engineer Pat Byrne told
the commission that he had com-
pleted cost estimates on improve-
merit of Seventh S1;eet from Al-
der south, and that is appeared if
that project was doric, most of'the
city's gas tax money for arterial
streets would be used up. The com-
mission, instructed Byrne to pre-
pare cost estimates on work need-
ed on Pioneer Way and Fairmont
Street.
TEACHERS NEED HOUSES
Several Hen teachers need hou-
ses for rent, Shelton Supt. of
Schools R. W. Oltman announced
this week. Anyone having a house
rental available is asked to call
the Evergreen Grade School at
426-828L
Construction On Correction
Center is Making Progress
STEAM-HEATING PLANTThis steam-heating
plant at the Washington Corrections Center near
Shelton should be completed by Sept. 1. This Jour-
nal photo shows a back view of the plant. Those
are boiler stacks sprouting from the top of the
ISy Denny Iihtton
What's it like to be turned loose
or a couple of hours to wander
o.roilnd on your own at the con-
truction site of the $13 million
Washington Correction C e n ter
seven miles northwest of Shelton?
This reporter had that oppor-
tunity last week. but after once
getting started I didn't get very
far. I was halted on my journey
not by force, but by facination
after Visitirtg only two projects of
the immense 22-building complex.
ON ENTERING the institution
for the first time. I checkcd in
with Ted Knudson. general mana-
ger of Mutual-Valle Construction
Co. to get permission. Knudson
pointed out two interesting pro-
jects, the soon-to-be-completed
County Assessed
Va/uation is
AlmostUnchanoed
Assessed valuation of property in
Mason County was about $1,000
lower in 1963 than in 1962 Willis
Burnctt. County Assessor, said
this week. ]1
While real property showed some
increase, personcl property value
declined.
THE VALUATION does not in-
elude utilities and railroad pro-
perty, which is assessed by the
State Tax Commission on a state-
wide basis.
Real estate valuations 'made by
the assessor for 1963 nn which
1964 taxes will be paid totaled
$20.535,955 as compared to $20,-
344.520 in 1962.
Personel property valuations
n, ere $4,745,110 as compared to
$4,937,575.
BURNETT SAID the decrease
in property valuations was due
largely to depreciation of equip-
ment in Rayonier's idle pulp mill
here.
The total real and personal pro-
perty valuations in the county for
1963 were $25.281,065 compared to
$25,282.095 in 1962.
building. That is an ash silo on the left front with
the larger coal silo behind it. The plant should
be put into operation bY Oct. 1, Ted Knudson, gen-
eral manager of Mutu_l Valle Construction Co,,
said.
steam heating plant acl the water
tower, from whcre I could start
my trip. But that's as far as I got
after realizing that two hours had
slipped by unnoticed while visit-
ing the two sites.
"The plant will be capable of
providing steam power for opera-
tion in anofier month." Knudson
said. It shonld be completed to
provide steam by Sept. 1 and be
put into operation by Oct. 1. d
said: ................
The plant contains two silos,'t"
large one for coal and a smaller
silo for ash. Located along side
lhe building is a huge coal bunker.
TiIEN I YVAS OFF to the con-
struction of the water tower --
and what a construction! In talk,
ing with some of the tower work-
men one told me that I could get
much better pictures, even one of
lhe entire institntion project, from
a perch atop the tower. My ae-
eepance would have meant a long
climb up to he top on the open
stairs and I thought a tong fall
back down, too). I'm sorry but
this reporter isn't quite that in-
quisite (or brave} and declin-
ed the offer.
But I did find out a lot of in-
teresting information with my two
feet glued to the ground. The
tower when completed will scale
173 feet with a 300.000 gallon tank
on the top, Knudson explained.
WORKMEN WERE scampering]
around way up there in the sky
as calm as if they were sitting
behind a. desk. making ready for
the hoist of another 24-foot exten-
sion of the mast of the derrick for
construction of the tank. How
those workmen can concentrate on
their work while over 150 feet
above the ground I'll never be able
to figure out.
Knudson said the water tank is
scheduled to be completed in about
two and one-half months.
I returned to the Mutual-Valle
office to talk more with Knudson
and Lyle Lloyd; assistant project
manager for Mutual-Valle.
"The institution is not open to
visitors at anytime because of the
inherent danger involved witl/ the
unfinished project." Knudson re-
minded prospeciive sight-seers. In
came Conda Dick, the watchman.
He and his dog are there after
hours md on weekends to see that
nobody tries it.
County Sets Hearing
On Curfew Ordinance
with W. A. Norris and Mrs. Ruby
Davis, appeared to discuss the
building permit for which Norris
lad applied and which the COmmis-
sion had turned over to the plan-
ning commission.
Ragan protested that his client
was not properly notified that dis-
euSsion of the permit had been de-
layed for two weeks after a group
of property owners in the area had
appeared at the commission nleet-
ing July 29 to protest.
NORRIS HAS APPLIED for a
permit to build a used auto parts
building at the corner of Mill
Creek Road md Highway 101.
Residents of the area have peti-
tioned the commission not to ap-
prove the building permit.
THE COMMISSION approveo
he plat for Shorecrest Terrace
Third Addition.
A hearing was set for 11 a.m.
on a. plat for Agate Beach Estates.
The board appointed Delbert
Stormo to the board of Fire Pro-
tection District No. 5 on the rec-
ommendation of the board. He suc-
ceeds Robert Anderson, who re-
;figned because he was moving
,u of the count,
The Ma:on County Commission
has set Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. as the
Ume for a hearing on a juvenile
non-loitering ordinance proposed
to them several weeks ago.
The hearing was at the request
of Marvin Christensen, juvenile
probation officer, who had sub-
mitred the proposal to the commis-
sion on behalf of the county In-
teragency Group, made up of so-
cial serviceand law cnforccment
agencies, which had prepared it..
TI4E COMMISSION set a hear-
ing on emergency appropriations
for the sheriff's office, juvenile
probttion office and for repmr
work done on the downspouts anti
drainage at the court house. The
hearing was set for 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 26.
A proposed lease on the coun-
ty's share of the radio building
recently constructed by the city at
lhe Angleside water tank, was
received from the city. The pro-
posal was for $90 a year for five
years. The commission delayed ac-
tion on the lease, asking that cost
figures on the building be provid-
ed by the city.
John .aa, aLtozmy aloag
WATER TOWER -- Workmen
were hoisting a 24-foot extension
of the mast of the derrick for
construction of a 300,000 gallon
water tank at the Correction
Center last week. The big tank
will come later. When complet-
ed, the construction will be 173
feet high.
Former She/ton
Man h Killed
In Alaska
Martel Allan Jackson. 39, a
former Shelton resident, died of an
accidental gunshot wound aboard
his fishing-boat. Argo. neat" Ket-
chikan, Alaska, July 31.
His wife, Hester, told officers
in Alaska that sbe was loading a
gun aboard the boat when it wen
off accidentally.
The couple's two children were
also aboard at te time.
MRS. JACKSON notified offi-
cials by marine radio and a Coast
Guard plane picked up her hus-
band and took him Lo Ketchikan
General Ho pital where im was
dead on arrival.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Ctaudc &kson, live in Shelton.
Born April 21, ]924, Jackson
had lived for several yea\\; m
Shetton.
He formerly workcd as a, car-
penter and served in the Navy
during World VCar II, He had lived
in Alaskt for the past seven years.
He is survived by his wife, Hes-
ter Jackson, now of Shelton. ma
children Johanna and Robbie. al-
so of Shelton. He also has four
children 'in Olympia, Stcphanie,
Melanie, Jennifer and Day. His
parents are M]'. and Mrs. Claucle
A. Jackson of Shelton.
Funeral services were held at
1.o0 p.m. yesterday at the Selene
& Eros Mortuary in Olympia with
Roy. J. Burton Salter of St. Joln'
Episcopal Church officiating. In-
tcrment in the Masonic Memorial
Park £ollowcd,