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August 27, 1970     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Inju Ronald Wood Water Group Loan A $34,000 loan from the Farmers Home Administration to Sunset Beach Water Association, was approved this week, Rep. Julia Butler Hansen and Sens. Warren Magnuson and Henry M. Jackson announced. The funds will be used for improvement of water service to 54 rural and commercial water users in the Union area. The project will provide a new water source and replace existing distribution lines which are deteriorating and undersized and provide improved fire protection, the official announcement said. The construction is expected to provide 640 man days of employment, the announcement said. The loan will be repaid over a 40-year period with an interest rate of five per cent. Jaycees To Hear The Shelton Jaycees have set a dinner meeting to which all candidates for county elective offices have been invited. The mect~:~' will s~art wllh a 7 p.ln. dinr~ al ' rule's I:.~, ilcr. tci be followed by comments from the candidates present at 8 p.m. : ' ~, county ol~ice candidates have been invited to attend the dinner to discuss their • qualifications for the office they iF Ronald Wood, 25, a tormer Shelton resident, was seriously injured when he was thrown from a run-away train at Mare Island Naval Base, Vallejo~ Calif. Aug. 14. Relatives said he was taken to a naval hospital for treatment for his injuries. Wood was a brakeman on a box car which broke loose from a train at the Naval Shipyard. The car was loaded with high explosive projectiles. Relatives said Wood told them he rode the train for about 3½ miles while trying to stop it before falling off when the car failed to round a curve in the tracks. Wood is a graduate of Shetton High School and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wood, Shelton. Will ers Wins Medal In Vietnam Army Sfc. Will L. Rodgers, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Whitley L. Rodgers, Shelton, recently received the Bronze Star Medal near Long Binh, Vietnam. He was presented the Bronze Star Medal for distinguishing himself through meritorious service in connection with military operations against hostile forces in Vietnam. The medal, adopted in 1944, recognizes outstanding achievement. He received the award while assigned as a personnel sergeant in the 29th General Support Group's Headquarters Company near Long Binh. The sergeant, whose wife, Doris, lives at Olympia, entered the Arm~ in 1962 ' Bachelors Degree For Mary Miles Mary Miles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Erickson, Shelton, was awarded a bachelors degree in education from Seattle University. She and her husband, James, live in Seattle. By CARMEN YATES HARSTINE-Late last Sunday evening Dorothy Barnett and her daughter, Nancy were playing a quiet game of Scrabble at their home on the southwest end of the Island. Along about 9 p.m. they thought then heard the sounds of voices 'of someone in trouble. Then for a brief time they didn't hear anything. But after Nancy was settled outside in her sleeping bag on the front side of the house she again heard the calls. Nancy summoned a next door neighbor, Roland Shew, to help her get her brother's boat into the water. The night was dark with clouds covering the sky and a brisk wind blowing up its heels on the water. They headed across the choppy water toward the source of the cries at Coons Cove on Squaxin Island. Before long,they found a brother and sister standing at the foot of a bank waist deep in water with an incoming tide that still had about an hour to rise. The two teenagers had set off earlier in the afternoon to walk around the Island. They had become stranded about a mile from where their parent's boat was anchored at the State Park. Neighboring boats had been trying to help the worried parents locate the youngsters and a State Trooper from Cooper's Point also was looking. Nancy and Roland helped the wet frightened brother and sister into the boat and gave them blankets and warm sweaters they had thought to take along and took them back to their anxious parents. The family had been on a weekend outing from Tacoma. Just as Nancy and Roland returned home her morn was putting the last word of the Scrabble game on the board. That word? Heroic, what else. lncidently, just prior to this event Nancy Barnett had just received her Senior Life Saving card. An equally happy ending to a lost boat and motor story took place last Monday afternoon at Island Shores. A week ago Monday the Elwood Bragets noticed a boat in front of their seek. Assault Is Island Shores home. After awhile it became apparent the craft with • Investigated, , - S+ it ,; 'Police CBers Schedule investigating possible assault in Meeting Sept. 1 2 connection with an incident over the weekend in which Mrs. Janice Christmastown CBers will Lopeman told officers she was have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sept. beaten up. 12 to discuss revision of the club's Officers said the incident bylaws. occured on Cota St. and that Mrs. When you choose your photographer, be sure you choose a "Professional" who is really interested in photography. Choose... Lopeman was contacted at Mac's Corner Tavern. She was taken to Mason General Hospital for treatment. Officers said she suffered a possible concussion, cuts and bruises and a possible broken nose. Police are seeking her husband, William, for questioning in the incident. Members attended coffee breaks in Astoria, Ore. Aug. 1 and 2 and Aug. 8 and 9 in St. Helen's Ore. Attending the Astoria event were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Yeck and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keith and sons Clay and Junior. Attending the St. Helen's event were the same persons along with Mr. and Mrs. George Churas. .escue its large 60 horse motor had no occupants. At this point they put their own boat in the water and went out and towed it in and tied it to their buoy. This accomplished they notified the sheriff giving a description of the boat and motor. The only clue was the name, Mike Gregory on a fishing tackle box. For a whole week the boat went unclaimed until last Monday when two young boys came along in a boat and appeared to be studying it. They came ashore and told Kay Braget that the boat belonged to their father, Wayne Haagensen from Dickensen Point, a little ways beyond Johnson Point. They left to get Haagensen. A short time later the owner, happy and obviously overcome with relief on locating the missing craft and motor arrived to prove his ownership and claim the boat and motor. He told Kay he had just purchased the boat and hadn't even had a chance to get a number on it or take out insurance. The Open House for Mary and Ernie Byers at Point Wilson last Sunday was a real success and enjoyed by all present. The 'all' totaled close to or just over 100 people. It was a great day for two very nice folks. The host and hostess for the occasion was Mary and Ernie's neice and nephew, Alma and Ernie Chaffee. Ernie's brother, Dick and family from California were up for the special occasion. Some of the Byers friends they hadn't seen for 30 or 40 years made the trip to the Island to extend best wishes to the couple. A table was overflowing with cards and gifts. As the Byers home filled to capacity the guests overflowed next door into the Chaffee home. The Grange held its August meeting at the Hall last Wednesday evening. Over pot luck supper the other members enjoyed hearing a few of Chapman's daughter, Becky's experiences on her seven week trip to Europe. Becky was as delighted to be back home as Mom and Dad were to have her back. Just after she returned home the Chapman family traveled to Renton to help Phil's sister Mary and her husband, Nobel Odell celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Dorothy poured and Becky cut cake for the occasion. The three tiered cake had as the top tier the original top tier from their wedding cake. A tablecloth handmade by Mary and Phil's mother covered the table. More than 60 people helped the couple celebrate the occasion. After the Grange meeting a private party was held in the Hall. Pauline and Ike Carlson put on the party for their many friends and relatives here in this area. The party was a good way to get their many friends together, especially this year when their time on the Island has been quite limited. Only a week and a half this year IsJan compared to the three weeks they usually spend at their Island Shores vacation spot. There were between 20 and 30 people on hand for the spur of the moment get-together. Music for dancing was provided by an organ belonging to Ike's brother, George and his wife, Clara. Everett Simons had his accordian: Adella Dwyer played the piano; Sindius Johnson had his banjo and friends of the George Carlson, the lrwins came and he played the fiddle. Everyone present enjoyed the evening very much. A big thank you to the Carlsons for providing the occasion for the event. This past Monday evening the Grange Bowling League held its first meeting of the season at the Shelton Valley Grange Hall. Glenn Yates, newly-elected president of the league, reported most of the details were ironed out at the meeting and they plan to have their first game next Monday night. The Steig Gabrielsens after getting their pickup back last week are off on a three or four day fishing trip to Neah Bay which we will have a report on next week. But this week's story concerns said pickup. A week ago last Friday they tried for several hours to no avail to get it started. After trying everything they could think of to locate the problem they threw up their hands and called a tow truck. It either wouldn't start or if it did they couldn't keep it running. The first of last week the cause of their troubles came back. The repair man inquired, would you folks believe you had a frog in your gas line? Well you did. Steig immediately replied, save it. I'm going to put it in a jar and set it on the mantel for a conversation piece! Simpson Man To Retire AI Dreger, Seattle, assistant sales manager-softwood lumber, and dean of Simpson Timber Company's forests products salesmen, will enter early retirement this fall. Dreger came with Simpson from Weyerhaeuser in 1939. He has been responsible for the sale of "billions of feet" of hemlock and fir lumber from Simpson's Shelton sawmills during his 31 -yeal career. Thomas R. Ingham, Jr., of Seattle is" named to succeed Dreger as assistant sales manager-softwood lumber. Ingham joined Simpson in 1964 with assignnments in Seattle, Shelton, Oregon and California. Since 1966, he has been in Simpson's redwood sales department where he currently is senior sales coordinator. It is proof of a bad cause when it is applauded by the mob. Seneca Pioneer Sets Dean's Studio 426-3272 for an appointment J _! Registration will be held at Pioneer School Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 from 9 a.m, to 3 p.m. All new students in the district are asked to come to the school and register during the two days if possible. Returning students are asked to register ahead of time also in a new proceedure being started this year. Student fees should be paid, lunch tickets purchased and paper work completed ahead of time. Fees are $3 for all students, School will start Sept. 8 at 8:45 a.m. Something that is new here at the cafe, but already very popular, is our family style dinner. A favorite family style is chicken, and we serve it with all, and we do mean all, the trimmings. If you'd rather have something else, we also feature steaks, all sorts of seafoods and roast beef, plus many other tasty dishes. Remember, we're open from 1 1 a.m. to ! I six days a week and closed Mondays. ROBIN HOOD CAIFE Union, WaShington Ahead of THE KM-80 • Full 1/3 H.P. Motor • Fast Positive Installation • Dishwasher Outlet • Stainless Steel Cutting Action LIMITED TIME ONLY For quick, positive, Do-it-Your- self Installation Llff] EIR]mVJDL T'S Of Shelton * I LIMITED TIME UL Approved KM-90 • Full ½ H.P. Motor • Fully Insulated • Swivel Impellers • Stainless Steel Cutting Action • Continuous Feed Unlimited Capacity "Buildin Mason County" 426-2611 i iii ii Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, August 27, 1970 n Berntsen Department John Berntsen received his Captain's Badge this week according to Chief Allan F. Nevitt of the Shelton Fire Department. Berntsen joined the department July 1, 1967 and has completed an officers training course and fire investigation course in addition to regular basic fire fighting courses. Next month he will attend his third Oil Fire Control School which is held each year in Yakima to teach firemenn the proper procedure in handling some of the hottest fires they fact in oil and gasoline. The Mason County UGN Kick-Off has been scheduled fox Oct. 1 and hopes are that the campaign can be completed in about two weeks, Vince Himlie, president of the UGN, told a meeting of the board of directors Friday. Himlie said the executive committee had been meeting with Campaign Chairman Laurel Nelson and that most committee workers for the campaign drive have been lined up. The program at the meeting was presented by the Mason County Foundation, one of the UGN participating agencies. Charles Savage, president of the Kidney Foundation, reviewed the development of kidney machines briefly. Mrs. Joanne Davidson, a Mason County woman who has a home treatment kidney machine, discribed its operation. She stated the machine takes the poisons out of the blood that a normally functioning kidney does. She stated she is attached to the machine three times a week for nine hours at a time. peter ,'~'he jane ,,spirits Sat. Dean Jones, Buddyt "THE Compiled ¢ filming by t "AFR ICAN 1 WED., SEPT. 21 $1.50 cAR John Berntsen CAPITAt SAVINGS IS Two Year * $1,000.00 When Compounded Daily NEW HOURS: 8:30 tO .5:30 Monday througiq TllUr$_aYd Ftldavs until 6 p.m. SHEL'ION First & f~ailroad, 426"8211 Home Office: Olympia ~ SfteltO0 ' Olympia - Montesano VancOuver Regular and Anti-Perspirant Reg. Value $1.78 el NOW Reg. $1.75 NOW Regularly $1.00 NOW $1.88 Vl Quality made. and navy "Sneaky" Price Quart Size Regularly $2.29 foam- on style k the home perrn with the soft Regularl RegularlY $1.49 STORE OPEN: 9:30 A.M. - 8:30 P.M. 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