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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
September 14, 1967     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Percy M. Pie Bookbinding Co. 6017 S. E. 86th Portland, Ore, 97216 81st Year -- No. 37 Published in "Christmas)own, U.S.A.", Shelton, Washington 26 Pages -- 3 See)lena Thursday, September 14, 1967 Entered am second class matter at the point office at Shelton, Washington 98584 under act of March 8, 18"/9 Publiahed at 227 West Cota. 10 Cents Per Copy 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&apos;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. (Please turn to Page Two) 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.