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Thursday, September 14, 1967 Entered am second class matter at the point office at Shelton, Washington 98584
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a buckskin dress and a
a(l and moccasins when she
Simmons 50 years ago.
Was elegant in a multi-
coh)red Indian blanket and a hea(ll)iece of
horse hair and porcuI)ine quills. For-
tuna)ely he has had no need to use the
club he had carried.
Couple To Have Anniversary
\\;
Fishing anl chicken raising.
will be put aside for a time this
weekend while .Mr. and Mxs.
Wa!t,:Srnoas take time. out for
a 50th'i&lding anniversary cele,
brati0n.
An open house from 2-6 p.m.
in their home Sunday will fete
the occasion two months early
so the Simmons can have their
two daughters with them. Com-
ing from California to be with
their l)arenls are Mrs. Madelyn
Hughes, of Riverside, and Mrs.
Lorraine Ogilbee, of Hunting-
ton Beach. They will be accom-
lmnied by Mrs. Simmons' sister,
Mrs. Jean Mullenl of Los An-
geles. Unfortunately none of
their seven grandchildren will be
able to make the trip because
of school and jobs.
1Vr. and M:rs. Simmons were
married Nov. 19, 1917 in Olym-
pia. Although they were mar-
ried by a Justice of the Peace,
Wore her wedding dress when she posed
anniversary picture. Walt changed
in shirt which is about 80 years
hair and porcupine quills for a chief's
i!oW carries a peace pipe instead of a club.
in their home on the
will fete Mr. amd
this Sunday in honor
Anniversary. The
County Voters Face Several Issues Tuesday
Frank Travis
Earl Moore
Sailing Accident
John W. Bennett
Takes Life Here
• A sailing outing with his
daughter, visiting here from
Florida, ended in death for Le-
Roy W. Messinger, 68, Shelton,
Friday afternoon.
Cor(mer John C. Ragan said
Messinger and his daughter, Mrs.
Rachel Ingrham, Temple Ter-
race, Fla., went sailing in Ham-
mersley Inlet, in a sail boat
]Vessinger had recently pur-
chased.
Apparently, a rope from the
Ileal become iangh:d in the ru(l-
der and the two went. into the
water to get to shore. When Mrs.
Ingrham got to shore, she did
not see her father and sum-
moned help.
Her husband swam out and
l)rought the boat back to shore,
but tbe victim was not with the
boat.
His body was spotted floating
in the inlet by two neighbor boys
Steve and Dan O'Neil, a short
time later.
The Mason County Sheriff's of-
rice was called shortly before 5
p.m. to investigate the accident.
An autopsy showed the cause
of death to be drowning, Ragan
said.
Mr. Messinger was born Feb.
26, 1899, in Fremont, Nova Sco-
tia. He was retired and has lived
in Mason County the past three
years.
Survivors include his wife, Ger-
trude; one son, C. T. Messinger,
Temple City, Calif.; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rachel Ingrham, Tem-
ple Terrace, Fla., two brothers,
Fred, Creston, B.C. and Ralph,
Elrose, Canada and seven grand-
children.
Harstine Bridge Bonds
Set For Nov. 7 Ballot
• A bond issue for $450,000 for
construction of the Harstine Is-
land Bridge will go before Ma-
son County voters in the general
election Nov. 7, the Mason Coun-
ty Commission decided Monday.
The comn%ission voted to put
the proposal, the same as was
defeated in the 1966 general elec-
tion, up to a vote again.
The remainder of the cost of
the bridge, estimated at around
$1 million, would be borne I)y a
• Voters in the city of Shelton
will narrow the number of can-
didates for each commission pea
sition to two, voters in three
school districts will cast ballots
on money propositions and voters
in a proposed fire district area
will decide whether or not they
want to form a district in the
primary elections Tuesday.
Polls will be open from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. A complete list of the
polling places appears on page
16 in the official notice of elec-
tion in The Journal this week.
City voters will decide which
two of four candidates for mayor
will appear on the ballot in the
Nov. 7 general election. Seeking
the office are Bernie Bailey,
Shelton barber John W. Bennett,
an engineer for Rayonier Inc.;
Earl Moore, a former mayor, and
Incumbent Frank A. Travis.
The slate for public works com-
missioner will be narrowed from
three to two in the voting Tues-
day. The candidates are Incum-
bent Elroy Nelson, Glen Watson,
a builder and land developer
here and William Peele, a re-
tired l)rinter.
In lh(, contest for finance com-
misMoner, both of the candidates
seeking the t)ffice, Incumbent
Dave Kneehmd and ArnoM Fox,
a medical technician, will ap-
pear ()n the general election l)al-
]( )1.
Volers in the Shelton School
l)isiricl are being asked to ap-
prove a one-year 19-mill special
levy for the construction of 10
new classrooms to replace the
old Bordeaux building and to ac-
(luire a. site for athletic facilities
and a protx)sed new intermedi-
ate school.
The proposed bond issue wouhl
raise about $330,000 for the pro-
l)osed projects, and, is the first
part of a three-part building phm
proposed by the district.
Voters in the North Mason Dis-
trict are being asked to apl)rove
an excess levy of about ]0.8
mills to raise $71,000 for the
maintenance and operation of the
school district during the era'-
rent. school year.
Voters in the Hoed'Canal Di,.%...
.trict are acJed with, two laropo:"
st)ions, an excess levy of about
four mills to raise $21,325 for
niaintenance and an e)cess 'evy
o[ two mills to raise $11,000 for
the purchase of a new school
bus.
Voters in the Island Lake, Air-
port and Spring Road areas and
iV/t. View and Northcliff dreas
outside the city limits will de-
cide whether or not to form a
fire district.
This is a reduced version of
a proposed district which was
defeated last May.
Also on the ballot will be a
slate of candidates for fire dis-
trict commissioner, William M.
Dick)e, Thomas Savage and
Gerald Pyle.
If the district is formed, the
commissioners will seek election
to regular terms in the Nov. 7
gemeral election.
Road Improvement District on
the island and general obligation
bonds from Road District 1, in
which the island is located.
The commission action was to
have a resolution putting the pro-
posal on the ballot drawn by the
Seattle law firm which has been
handling the details of the pro-
posed bond issue for the com-
mission.
The commission gave approwd
to the plats of Lake Arrowhead
No. 4 and 5, with health (Iv-
partment restrictions to appear
on the face of the plats.
Health Department represenia-
David T. Kneeland
Elroy Nelson
the young brave and his bride
wore full Indian regalia.
The bride was lovely in a dress Howard Suit A i t--cja'ns- informati()nfiVes at the was'meetingsuppliedasked then,thai
of buckskin worn with beaded approval be delayed until further
moccasins and headpiece A "____.a Start
pouch at her waist, a gift of her by the platter
l,n'andmother, was also made of
beads and buckskin. She carried
a beautifully designed bag of corn
husks and wool. The bridegroom
wore a multi-colt)red Indian blan-
ket with a young brave's head-
piece of horse hair and porcu-
pine quills.
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UGN Drive
Racjan Is Dismissed
• A damage suit, filed by Robert
M. Howard, operator of the Lamp
Post Tavern, against Prosecuting
Attorney John C. Ragan, was dis-
missed in Mason County Super-
)or Court Friday on a motion
for voluntary dismissal by How-
ard's attorney, James Healy Jr.,
Tacoma.
Howard had asked $190,000
for (lamage to his reputation and
business l)ecause of pn)secution
on a charge of robbery, of which
he was found not guilty by a
Superior Court Jury last July.
In the suit, Howard contended
the prosecution was unjust, un-
fair and unwarranted.
"Evidently the plaintiff and his
attorney looked Ul) the law in
that area and found that th(,
l)rosecutor has complete immun-
ity from this type of lawsuit
when acting in his official ca-
Imcity," Ragan said, "anti then
changed their minds and asked
for dimissal of the aclion."
"This is such a basic ln'op()-
sit)on of law thai any first year
law student knt)ws thal ju(lges
and l)rosecutors have immunily
when they act in the perform-
ance of their duties," he ad(led.
The suit was filed about three
weeks before its (lismissal.
Appearing at the meeting alst)
were the platter J. R. McGowan,
his ath)rney, C, lenn Corrca, anti
two engineers from firms in So-
attic which have been working
on the plat.
Ferry To Drydock
• The Harstine ferry is sch(,d-
uled for rou( in(, <h'y-dockin
(end of six monlh p(,rio(I ), Jor
the for,,n(xm of S(,pl, 25, and
is expecled t,) I)e out of (lry-
dock Sept. 29. Work to be ac-
complished in inspection by U.S.
Coast Guard, includes I)ssible
under water repairs, roplllc()nlont
of some deck planking and mi-
nor engine repairs.
• The United (;,)od Ncil4hl)ors
<)f Mason C,)unty will ki(.k()ff its
1967 fllnd (.aml);dI:,n Or(. 2 a,.-
et)rdinK t() S. \\;V. V;in(hT \\;V('t'Ii.
UGN presid(,nl.
Clmribabh, aV('nch's in this
yoar's fund appeal will in(.hi(h'
Bliy Sciiuls. Girl S(.(iu|s, Exct!p-
tional F,)r(,slers, Red Cr(iss, t<id-
hey F'und of Mason Counly and
Ii now ag('n(:y, lhe Chikh'en's
Home Soci(qy of Washingtt)n.
While the Iolal goal of lhe
drive has n,)t been tit,finitely
established at this i)oil+ll the l)rob-
al)le toal will I)e near $18.000,
an increase ()t 15 per c(,nt Van-
der Wegen said,
Bernie Bailey
Arnold Fox
Glen Watson
William Peele
Filings Start For School, Fire, Port Positions
Galen Burgess
Brehmeyer Jr,, (tistri(.t 2, seek-
ing re-election, anti James K.
Gribble, district 5, seeking the
position now hehl by Mrs. Helen
Stodden.
Seeking }in ,,pen l),)sili()n on
the Southside Schtiol Board is
Harold E. Johnson, and filing
for re-election in the North Ma-
son District for district 3 is Ken-
neth Leatherman.
Two incumbents, Jesse Tharpe
and Jesse Cates, have filed for
the Tahuya Fire Commission.
Others filing for positions in
fire district commissions are
Robert Gwin, Union, and John
R. Matson, Be)fair.
Burgess is endorsed in hi bid
for the school district position
by IWA Lcal 3-38 and the Ma-
son County Labor Council,
Simmons were married Nov. 19, 1917 in
Olympia and have been Mason County resi-
dents the past 37 years.
• Several candidates for school,
fire and port district commis-
sions, which will be voted on in
the Nov. 7 general election, have
filed with the county auditor's
offices since the opening of the
filings Friday. Filings close Sept.
22.
Galen Burgess, a machinist for
Simpson Timber Co., filed for
the position on the Shelton School
Board now held by Lester Spil-
seth.
Filing for re-election to the
Shelton BOard was Dr. Herbert
Hergert, who is presently filling
an unexpired term to which he
was' apPointed..
Three candidates have filed,
one for each of the board po-
siti0ns, in the Mary M. Knight
School district. They are Clarence
Palmer, district 4, and Herbert
He has been a resideni of Shel-
ton the past 15 y('ars and has
three sons attending school in
lhe district.
Burgess sill)ports the district's
long-range huiMing l)rogram,
Where Did The Furnl÷ure Go?
• L. C. Hansen, Shelton, told
police someone removed furni-
ture valued at almost $1,600
from a home he has for rent
at 1029 E. Cascade sometime be-
tween Sept. 2 and 9.
Hansen said the furniture was
removed through a large sliding'
window in the home, which he
has been renting furnished.
The furniture taken included a
four-chair dinette set, two rugs,
one 10 by 10 and one 13 by I';
one coffee table, a plate glass
roirror and a cedar chest.
Total value of the furniture,
he told police is $967.
Police, in investigating the theft
talked to several residents of the
area, none (ff whom had noticed
anything suspicious.