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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
September 24, 1970     Shelton Mason County Journal
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;/L !::i!i¸~ HI~R[~, ~-41'2~¢~ Iill JUPITER PLUVIUS unloaded his whole supply of the wet stuff in half an hour last Saturday afternoon, as these pictures of Shelton's First Street show. Water flowed over the sidewalks, traffic slowed to a crawl, and pedestrians ran for cover. Photos hv Derails Mel rer n County Working to reduce from various Some $32,448.16 budget hearing at for the general !nCludes all of the m except the road anticipates Ill revenue. requests from the 'Partments of the °Vernment total tinty anticipates Year with a general of $32,246.12, IOUnt which the are out of rated revenue from property $458,636 for the bUrces of revenue receipts from office of $54,250, office of $7,570, s office of $3,775 sources of Among the receipts is $66,400 Per cent sales tax earlier this budget in the for the coming 3vn the sheriff's men were arrested Unty Sheriff's aturday morning Were Jerry P.O. Box 123, ed with second and Donald P.O. Box 146, on charges of second degree ~et for each at is being held in in lieu of bail. bail and was involved an ~ened on the Reservation in Were accused of Elizabeth Byrd, home on the Mrs. Byrd was COurt house by and, after the lade, she was Hospital for injuries. Was arrested at intersection of Rd. and old Deemer was ze in Union office, a request of $192,91"/ contpared to an appropriation of $140,509 for last year. About $35,000 of this request is taken up in a request for three additional deputies. Another item is a request for one additional vehicle for the department and a request for $3,300 for criminal investigation. The budget also anticipates replacing three of the present sheriff's cars. The second largest budget request is from the assessor's office, with a total of $121,292 requested compared to an allocation of $97,855 last year. The request includes an additional posting deputy. In addition, the assessor's office has a suplemental budget for the re-evaluation program (Please turn to Page 2) Thursday, September 24, 1970 84th Year -- Number 39 Published in "Christmastown, U.S.A.", Shelton, Washington. Entered as second class 24 Pages -- 2 Sections matter at the post office at Shelton, Wasl~ington 98584, under act of March 8, 1879. ' - Published weekly at 227 West Cota. $5.00 per year in Mason County, $6.00 elsew¢~ere. Ten Cents Per' Copy Ci The Shelton City Commission was urged Tuesday, in a letter from the Jaycees and by several of the local businessmen who attended the comtnission meeting to strongly consider salary and benefit improvements for city police and firemen. The Jaycee letter was read by Jerry Swartos, executive assistant. The letter said in part "with increased revenue derived from the adoption of the ½ of 1% sales tax, the members of the Shelton Jaycees would like to re-emphasize the need for increased wage and benefit scheduled, particularly for City Police and Fire Departments." The letter also stated the Jaycees endorsed the proposed wage schedules which are being proposed by the fire and police departments. The wage increases are necessary, the Jaycees said, to attract and retain highly-qualified and dedicated personnel in the FORMER GOV. Albert Rosellini, left, and Mrs. Georgia Miller enjoy a laugh during the dinner honoring Mrs. Miller as a distinguished citizen Saturday evening. two departments. The commissioners commented that as yet, it has not been determined how much the revenue from the sales tax will be. They stated the budget is just being put together and added that while the sales tax will bring in additional money, the city will also lose a $20,000 state allocation it has been getting at the same time. Fireman Lawrence Dutton presented the proposed salary schedule from the police and firc departments. He stated the two departments are asking salary increases of 20 per cent which would bring the salary for a first class policeman or fireman up to $756 a month. He presented comparisons with other departments in the area which showed Shelton low Desecration Corey Cookston, 18, 1221 V, Franklin St., Shelton, has been charged with desecration of the U.S. flag following his arrest by Shelton Police Officers over the weekend. Officers said they were talking to Cookston about another matter when they observed a portion of a U.S. flag sewn into his trousers leg. He posted bail of $150 on the charge. He will appear in Mason County District Justice Court before Judge Glenn Correa Monday. Mrs. Georgia Miller was honored for her many years of community service at a dinner Saturday night sponsored by the Mason County Democrat Club. The dinner was held in the recreation building at the Fair Grounds and was attended by a good crowd. The guest list was headed by former Gov. Albert Rosellini, who came down from Seattle to attend. Other officials present were State Rep. Paul Conner, who acted as master of ceremonies; State Sen. Gordon Sandison and State Sen. Robert Bailey of of seven which were listed. The present Shelton salary is $~30 a month. Those listed in the comparison were the Olympia Police I)epartment, $767: Lacey Police Department $762; Washington Corrections ('enter, $705; Thurston County Sheriff's Office, $705; Mason County Sheriff's Office, $695 and Lacey Fire Department. $650. The information also stated the Lacey Fire Department had been promiseda 17 per cent salary increase. I n another list of fire departments in cities of 5,000- 10,000 population, Shelton was listed as lowest m two classifications, sixth in one and fifth in the fourth. Dutton stated that the departments had also compiled some information as to where the additional money would be available from. tie stated that the city would get an additional $50,625 in property tax revenue and an estimated $132,000 from the city sales tax, a total of $182,625. Deducting $25,000 from this for the state allocation the city is losing, it would still leave an additional $157,625 in revenue for 1971. He stated that the proposed salary increases would cost the city about $33,000 a year. Patrolman Cecil McLain, speaking on behalf of the policemen, stated that the proposed salary increases would bring the two departments up to a parity with what other departntents in the area are getting now, but, would still leave Shelton on the low end of the scale when other departments get raises as they probably will in the upcoming budgets. Commissioner Dave Kneeland stated that he wanted to correct the impression that the city had not given patrolmen and firemen raises in past years, tte stated the city employees had been given raises each year, sometimes they had been small, but, they were given raises each year. The commission stated that the policemen and firemen would be given all consideration when the new budget is prepared, but, that the commission could not promise any percentage salary increase right now until a better determination of the sales tax Judge Hewitt Henry Friday reduced bail from $5,000 to $1,000 for James P. Boyce, 18, Bremerton. The action came after Boyce's court-appointed attorney Gerald Whitcomb, Shelton, asked the youth be released on his personal recognizance, or, in the alternative that the bail be reduced. Whitcomb told the court the youth's parents live in the Belfair area and that he was planning to return home if he was released. Prosecuting Attorney John C. Ragan told the court that Boyce was out on personal recognizance on a Kitsap County charge of second degree burglary when he was arrested in Mason County on a charge of possession of a stolen auto. Whitcomb was appointed to iller nore Pacific County. Mrs. Miller has been active in Mason County Democrat party activities for more than 40 years, first getting interested while assisting her father• the late State Rep. George Adams in his campaigns. Rosellini and the three members of the State Legislature in the comments all recalled serving in the legislature with Adams. ('onner read telegrams from Sen. Warren Magnusol/ and Sen. Henry M. Jackson. Bailey spoke on behalf of Rep. Julia Butler tlansen and for himself. Mrs. Miller was presented with a certificate as a Distinguished Citizen by Sandison. She was presented with a bouquet of roses on behalf of State Sen. Martin Durkin. Robert Whitmarsh, president of the Democrat Club, presented Mrs. Miller with a statue of a donkey. She commented after the presentation that it would join her "'stable" at home. The "'stable" consists of a collection of stuffed donkeys each named after a political candidate from a past election. In addition to her activities in revenue is made and other city needs are reviewed. One comment which was made from the audience was that the city hired patrolmen in police department and when they had completed some training, which cost the city about $2,000 for each man, they moved on to another area where the pay was higher. The commission stated that the preliminary budget would have to be completed by Nov. 19 and would be available to anyone interested.- The final budget has to be (Please turn to Page 3) represent Gay F. Thompson, Seattle, who is charged with second degree burglary. Another youth charged with the same burglary, Larry E. Tableman, told the court his family had informed him they were obtaining an attorney for him. Judge Henry told the youth he would wait a week to see if he did have an attorney before taking any further action. A charge of grand larceny by check against Bill Morris was dismissed on a motion by Ragan. Ragan told the court restitution had been made for the check. The charge involved a check written to the Mason County~ District Justice Court in payment of bailon a traffic violation charge. inner the Democrat party, and other community activities, Mrs. Miller has raised a family of 15 children, seven girls and eight boys. A number of her .children, grand children and one great-grandchild were on hand for the event Saturday evening. She has been active in Boy Scouts, 4-H, was a member of the school board for School District 2 before its consolidation, and has been active in Skokomish Indian Tribal affairs, serving on the Tribal Council. A dance followed the dinner and program.