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.r 6, 1962
Published in "Christmastown, U.S.A." Shelton, Washington
Entered as second (:lass matter at the post office at Shelton. Washington,
raider hot o£ :March 8, 1879. Published weekly at 227 West Cola.
'RSGreeting Shelton students when they returned
after summer vacation were nine new teachers.
row Marilyn Johnston Mrs. Catherine Foseide,
Jd in
mith, 19, 701
is in Mason
of $2,500 bail
degree burg-
caught in the
early Saturday
Mason County
ing by saw
building.
eers, a deputy
patrolman
assistant mana-
called and
with a key.
rnaia, checking
Smith hid-
County
Budget Pro//ms
The Mason County Commission
zeceived preliminary budgets from
the various departments when it
met Monday.
From these, the preliminary
budget will be worked up. The
county's budget hearing will be
Oct. 4.
The commission set up an $18,-
000 Harstine Island Bridge ac-
count in the treasurer's office. The
money comes from an* $18,000 loan
from the Housing and Home Fin-
mice Agency for tests and pre-
liminary plans for the bridge.
A hearing on Shorecrest Ter-
race Second Addition was set for
he had en-
20 Pages 3 Sections
10 Cents per Copy
Marilyn Schmidt and Hazel Riffey; back row, William Stein-
bacher, Don Erickson, Frank Starz, Donald Josephson and James
Doherty.
Norih Mason School
Board Reverses Rule . County Pupils
On Married Students
The school board of North Ma-
son School District voted last
week to reverse a policy set prev-
iously against admitting married
students to the high school.
The action came when a newly-
wed Belfair girl, Mrs. D. E Pet-
ersen, asked for hearing on the
board policy.
She entered North Mason High
to begin her senior year.
The board action came at a
short special meeting last week•
The board's action also elimin-
ated a possible court test of an
attorney general's ruling that
school boards do not have the au-
Hmrity to refuse to admit stud-
ents just because they are mar-
Hed.
Back To School]
After Vacation
It was back to school for stu-
dents in Mason County Tuesday
as vacation came to an end after
the Labor Day Holiday with its
}intoner-like weather.
Tentative enrollment at Shelton
schools shows 660 in the Junior
High school, a few less than the
874 last year. Estimated enroll-
ment in Iz'ene S. Reed high school
is 675, about 90 more titan last
year.
Supt. R. W. Oltman said this
get s0me beer. 11 a.m. Sept. 17.
change in the senior high enroll-
. I lr;nt was from the entrance of the
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i junior high last year.
PI VUIU JC(UHU ,,J00H I00,HCQ
III1
Estimated elementary sil0o) zl-
. . rollment at 11.40 is: clown :.,,Outi
40 from last year when 1180 Were
Justice @.rt Work Party
boys serving sentences on
Work Party clear brush
Cemetery Sunday after-
Weekends
Work
don't COllie
boys who
that
een arrested
Work party
noon. The new sign at the cemetery entrance
was' installed by the boys under the supervision
of Reserve Deputy Sheriff D. G. Lane.
enrolled in the filet six grades,
Kindergarten enrollment is esti-
mated at 216, up from the 185
enrolled last year.
There are nine new teachers in
the Shelton system and two who
are returning after absences.
CLASSES OPENED at Shelton
schools with a full day of class
the first day.
Rural districts in the county
with elementary schools also op-
t ned their doors Tuesday morning,
most with short first-day sessions.
Schools in the Mary M. Knight
district at Mat:lock opened Tues-
(iay.
In the North Mason District
e!asses opened Wednesday follow-
ing a teacher's institute meeting
Tucsday.
Shellon Radio
Station To Go On
Air Nexl Week
One Contest In Each Party, Two Bond
Issues Face Voters In Primary Tues.
Three Charged
With Forestry
e Violation
'Tin not alone, people along
ez'e have been using the logs for
.rood for years," Irvin McArthur,
dministrator of the Mason Coun-
:y Department of Public Assist-
race office told the Journal this
,,eek following charges filed last
reek again=t him for violation of
.he Forestry Code.
McArthur was charged on a
varrant signed by Judge Charles
I'. Wright in Superior Court Fri-
xay with appropriating branded
ogs of the Simpson Timber Co.
md other logging firms for his
)wn use.
ELWOOD AND PHIl,LIP Stout,
awmill operators in the Agate
rea, were charged with a similar
,..ffense in a ,eparate action
brought by Prosecuting Attorney
Byron McClanahan.
McArthur lms been suspended
from his job as welfare adminis-
i rator and posted $5,000 property
bond. The Stouts are expected to
post bond.
McClanahan said that logs val-
ued at $1,385.55 were found in
the posse:sion of the Stouts and
McArthur. Some still carries
brands while others showed evi-
dence that the brands had been
removed.
: He said McArthur had 71 logs,
mostly cedar, valued at $457.28.
The logs had been taken to the
Stout sawmill to be sawed up into
lumber.
The logs were from rafts of
timber stored in Hammersly Inlet
which had broken free.
"THERE SHOULD be some law
or regulation on how long the
logs can lay around before they
are considered abandoned," Mc-
Arthur said.
The logs laid on the beach for
about six weeks after the raft
broke up before he touched them,
McArthur said.
Some of these logs have been
laying on the beach for years, he
said,
The practice of picking up the
logs which float up on the beach
has been a common one for many
.g/ea,rs, McArthur said, and no one
1. ever sa(l anything about it
beinr7 against the law.
"If I had known it was a felony"
to pick up the logs, I would have
(Cuntinued on page 2)
WILLIAM POTTER
.:
ED FAUBERT
* * *
D. S. (San]) CI, AI{K
Mason County voters will be
going t, tim polls Tuesday to
mink their ballots for their choi-
ces in tm primary contests.
More than 9,000 voters have
egistered for the primary.
The voting places for three p;e-
cincts in the county have been
(-banged this year, C. Nolan Ma-
,'on, cotmty auditor, said.
Voters in the Capitol Hill pre-
cinct will cast their ballots at the
City Center Motel, those in the
Isabella precinct at the Dave Dick
residence and those in the Kamil-
the No. 2 precinct at the Little
Skookum Community Hall. All
otimr polling places remain the
same as in the 1960 election. A
complete list of polling places ap-
pears in the legal notice of elec-
tion elsewhere in this issue of
The Journal.
The pc'ls are open from 8 a.m.
tc 8 p.m.
On the county level, one con-
test in eazh party will be on the
ballot. A Republican candidate for
County Clerk will be selected from
the slate of Edward Faubert ann
Mrs. Laura M. Wagoner. The win-
ler will oppose Democrat Gwen
Sutherhmd in the general elec-
tion to succecd retiring Ha'ry
Deyette.
ON TIlE DEMOCRAT slde,a
printary contest for sheriff will
decide the question for the gen-
eral election also. Seeking tle
Democra nomination arc Incum-
bent William A. Potter and fqr-
mer deputy D. S. (Sam) Clark.
The winner will have no RepuBli-
can opposition in the general eltc-
t ion. *
In the 24th Legislative District,
the field of four candidates in
each party will be reduced to three
in the primary.
Democrats seeking their party's
nomination are incumbents Roy
R. Ritner, James Mcfadden and
Paul Conner and Charles Savage.
Republican candidates are A. S,
(Steve) Viger, Bert Robbins, Clay-
ton Fox and Arthur Munson.
TWO /rEPUBLICANS are on
balh)t as their party's candidate
to oppose incumbent Julia Butler
Hansen for her ThUd Congres-
.,uonal District seat in the general
election. The Republicans are Ed-
win J. Alexander and Los J. Pet-
crson.
'.['here are two candidates in
(:aeh party for the U.S. Senate
seat up for election this year. In-
MRS. LAURA VAGENER
E/ectionBoards Have Changes
The 68 election boards in Mason
County precincts will all be re-
organized this year because of a
switch in majority party designa-
tion from the Republican to the
Democrat.
State law says the election
hoard will be composed of an in-
spector and one judge from the
majority party and one judge
lrom the minority.
In the /958 and 1960 elections.
been busy the p.st weeks lining
up persons to serve on the elcc-
lion boards.
The county has 43 precincts,
but, 68 e.lectmn boards because 25
of the precincts have two boards,
an election board and a counting
boarc/.
Alines( all ot tile voting boards
l,aw been filled, Mason said, and
all will be re.ady for e.lectiou.
Mason County was listed as a Re-
publican majority county because
former president Dwight D. Eis-
enhower carried the county in the
1956 cleetion.
In the 1960 election. President
John F. Kennedy carried the coun-
ty by 480 votes to put it back
into the Democrat majority col-
umn.
This switch meant that for the
election Tuesday all boards had to
be changecl, with inspector and
one judge being Democrats instead
of Republicans and the Republi-
cans retaining one judge.
Auditor C. Nolan Mason has
Grange In 'Charge
Of Fair Exhibits
Twanoh Grange, as first place
winners :it the Mason County Fatr.
]s in charge of collecting items to
b( displayea at the Puyallup Fair
this month.
Anyone wishing to enter canned
or fresh veKetables, fruits, gTain,
mrnt etc. can do so hy leaving
articles at. Eells and Valley or
Singer's SelTiee Station in Shel-
Ion; Allyn Shell Station, Allyn; or
at lilt'. Bclfair Fire hall by Sep-
t ember 12.
eunlbent Democrat Warren G.
Ivlagnuson is opposed by John Hll-
go Frye for that party's nomina-
tion. Republican candidates are
[¢l('hard G. Christensen and Ben
Larsen
Two special elections are com.
InK up in the primary.
FIRE DISTRICT NO. 2 in thtt
Belfair arcs is,seeking a special
levy of 10 mills t.o raise $25,000
to purchase a new fire trtmk and
equipment to be stationed on the
Sonl, h Sllore and construct a. metil
fire station building, near Bear
Creek.
Voters in the three Belfair pre-
(Cmtinued on page 2)
Forest Service Fire Retardant
Whitmarsh
BusinessAgent
I'o00" Local 38
P/ant In Operation A t Airport
0 per cent
conduct
tas been not-
s startea
Radio station KMAS makes its
official debut as part of the Mason!
County scene next Monday, pro-
riding FCC approval of its license
arrives by Saturday.
The new Shelton station will
broadcast at 1280 kilocycles on a
sun-up to sun-down schedule; Its
1000-watt power will give it a
lange of slightly less than 20
miles.
The station has been testing its
ew equipment t]is week follow-
ing erection of its broadcasting
tower on the Mr. View prairie
just outside t]e city limits and
a short distance off Olympic
highway. Its studio is located near
the towel, in a small building lcas-
ed from James Bleecker.
Tom Townsend of Shelton,
Bruce Jorgensen of Olympia, and
13ob Sheets, recently of Raymond,
are owners and will comprise the
(,perating personnel of the new
station. Sheets will act as man-
ager, having had 7% years ex-I
perience in that capacity at sta-
tion KAPA in Raymond.
Daily boadcasting schedules
will start at 6:30 a.m. and contin-
ue until sunset. KMAS has no
network affiliatl(m at this time
but has subscribed to the Assoc-
iated Press radio news and weath-
el' service and will offer programs
basically of music.
Oily Commission Has
Short, Quiet Session
The Shelton City Conmlission
bad a ,hol't an(t nell-naves pro-
dl.lC]l'lg meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The nlinuteg were read and ap-
proved and department heads
called on for reports ...... tilere were
Fiche.
Mayor l.,'vanl¢ Tray,s polled the
commission, with only one snb-
jel',t brol l,,il t up, ConunJssioner
Elroy Nelson said he had had a
compl:unt lllat trucks crossing
, repaired allot on Highway 10I
were disturb{zig a resident in the
area. and timt hc (Nelson) would
investigate.
The city's preliminary budget
will come for approval at the next
meeting,
too, by
not
Ollg those
and
and
Clearing and
Uuion City
the cooperation of :t number Of
county agencies, including Judge
William DeMciro of the Belfair
Justice Court, the County Com-
mission, Sheriff William Potter's
Office, the Superior Court and the
Prosecuting Attorney's office.
These on the work party arc
given a choice when sentenced in
Belfair Justice Court either a
fine and jail sentence or time on
the work party.
Pioneer Cemetery.
A CREW of boys w.orked all day
Saturday and part of Svnday at
the cemetery cleat;ing out brush,
setting up tombstones which had
been knocked down. clearing paths
and putting up railings.
Other jobs have included work
for' the fire district, School dis-
triets, and other public groups and
cleaning and waxing county ve
Males.
Larger projects have been ac Ages rm)ge front 16 to 22 for of-
conlRlished since July when fences of which petty thefts, dis-
county vehicle was provided for orderly conauet, minors drinking
transportation and county tools and traffic violations arc the most
made avails, blc for the work. eommor.
Tile work is supervised by a TIle boys are $liycn \\;york pa.rty
Deputy Sheriff front tile Sheriff's rentences of from two to 30 days,
Reserve. depending oil tile ei'iousncss of
The program ot)era.tes throtigl the offer{so.
'.rilEY IIEI'ORT for \\;vorl¢ at 9
a,m. Saturday and aL 1 p.m, Sllll-
day and lint in an eighi.-hour day
each (lay. Tlley v,'erl,: ,55 nfinutes
out of each hour wilh a £jve min-
vie re, t. Smoking, talkiug or
horseplay is. not allowed during
the. work periods.
Parents si/'n a waiver l'ele, asing
the governnlentul bodies of all
tesponsibility for injury while on
ihc work party. Tile waiver was
1,capered by Superior Com'L Judge
Charles T. Wrigltt for the jusliee
('Oll]q,
' Tilt; 'W( l'k p,[1,1\\;r l'p' +/
• .... ,, , .+.,...1 was
d.arted m 1957 by Joe Peters, wlt()
had been apPointed justice of the
Fence. The Program followea a
large nunlber Of complaints about
various minor offenses during the
(Cu£Liuuud u.u pue 2)
WERE YOU, MR' RITNER?
yourself B23 times on ,roll
in the 1961 Sessions, ......
all the pacific. ' l
How can you represent all'-
are a,bsent so many times?
Informatio __ 1961 House Journal.)
the Mason County Labor Council,
........ Washington, Bob Kangas, Secretary)
ROBERT WHITMAR SH
New Business Agent
Robert Whitmarsh, Camp Go-
vey busleler, defeated incumbent
Charles R. Savage in a ballot-bat-
tle for the post of business agent
of Local 38, International Wood-
workers of America, union offic-
ials announced last week.
fo Savage'r a Democratic candidate
• 24th district legislator, was
t'idding for re-election to a second
term as business agent. He had
held the office the past two years.
On the same ballot, Dave Price
was re-elected to his position as
trustee for a, three year temn.
They will begin their new terms
it; office during a Local 38 reg-
nlar meeting Sept. 28.
Installation was completed last
week of the new fire retardant
mixing plant installed by the For-
est Servie at the Shelton Air-
port.
The plant will mix borate, ben-
tonite, algae-jel and other ma-
terials with water to be hauled by
airplane to fight fires.
Work was started in the in-
stallation about July 15, said Hen-
ry Hansmeier, who is in cllarge
el fire -control for the Shclton
office of !;te Forest Service. The
job is completed except for a few
finishing touches such as paint-
ing the wood in the platform
around the tanks and enclosing the
lower part of the platform.
The plant is tie omy one of its
kind in this part of the state,
Hansmeler said. It will be used
to setwe the Olympic National
Forest, Baker National Forest,
the West side of Snoqualmie Na-
tiomtl Forest and the North part
of the Gifford Pinclmt National
Forest, he said.
It can bc made available to oth-
er agencies if it is needed.
The plant consists of a 250-gal-
lon electrically-operated nfixing
tank and two 5,000 g'allon storage
tanks for the material afte it is
mixed.
Loading pipcs arc included
which will allow uwo planes to be
loaded at the same time.
The mixture can be kept in
thc storage tanl¢§ for some time,
Hansmeier said, and, although
some of the chemicals may settle
cut of the water, the pmnp front
them is arrang'ed so it will stlr
the material so iL is mixed when
it comes out.
Borate in 50-pomld sacks is
stored at the airport, ready to be
mixed if tt is needed. There are
about 30 tons on harnd. Hansmeier
said, which is enough to mix 30,-
000 gallons of water.
Harold Drake, an employee of
the Shelton office of the Forest
Service has been llalned mix-
master to operate the plant when
it iv needed. When not operating
1he plant, he works at other For-
eat Service duties,
The plant hcrc is one of several
in the Northwest whmh the For-
est Service has, and the closest
one to here is at Wenatchee.
A POI{.TABLE PLANT was
used here last year in fighting
a fire in the Olympic National
Forest
The wiring and ditcll digging
were contracted and tlze tanks and
e.quipmen bought on bids, Hans-
meier said, with most of the rest
of the work done by Forest Ser-
vice employees.
The Forest Service had good
cooperat.ien from the Public Util-
ity Dist.rict and Port Commission
in getting the installation m, le
said.
VVater is fnrnished t.o the plant
from a 4-incit line from the waLcr
systen at the airport. The sys-
rein has 3. well which has never
been pumped dry, Hansmeier said,
which should give the plant an
ample supply of water when it il
needed.
When the plant is in use, a
wooden platform on which bags
el borate are unloaded by a lift
truck is located near the tank
where it is handy for dumpiug
0urinK the mixing operation.
The use of fire retardanta is
not new, Ha.nsmeicr said, but, in
recent years they have been found
increasingly useful Lo slow a fire
down so fire fighting crews cruz
get in and bring it under control.
They are not intended to sine.
ther a fire entirely, Hansmeler
:ai(1, but. to bring it partially un-
der control so the fire fighters
can get to it.
Planes with special tanks are
under contract to the Forest Ser-
vice for hauling the matoFlal and
clumping iL on fires.
The most common planes are
/he PBY, which hauls 1,000 gel-
lens at a time, and the B25s and
B26s which haul 900 gallons.
The planes are equipped with
two and sometimes four tanks
which can be emptied all at once
c.r separately.
Occasionally, smaller planes or
helicopters are used to work on
mal]er fix,,s, Hanmneier said.
The new plant gives fire fight.
(TS an inlportant tool to use in
their job of keeping the area
g teen.
.:.if:: ..r:;,:::
NEW PLANT READY--This is the new fire rctardant mixing,
plant in,tailed by the Foreet Servie at th Shelton Airport, In-
stallation was completed last week so the plant is operable, al.
though a few flnlehlng touhee remain.