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CHUCK McAULAY of Shelton, after 20 years of searching,
has found his sister Betty from whom he was separated in
early childhood.
Mayor Frank Travis and
Finance Commissioner David
Kneeland, both of whom are
seeking re-election, spoke to the
Shelton Jaycees at a candidate's
program Tuesday night at the
Jaycee Hail.
Their opponents on the
November 4 general election
ballot, James Lowery and Brad
Owen, were unable to attend the
meeting.
Travis outlined some of the
things which have been
accomplished during the 13 years
ssessor
Samplings in each of the three
county commission districts in
Mason County recently
completed by the assessor's office
indicate how much assessed
valuation Mason County has lost
because of classification of forest
land.
Assessor Willis Burnett
presented the results of the survey
to the county commission
recently.
he and Kneeland have been in
office.
One of the major ones is the
complex facilities plan which is in
the study and planning stage now.
He said the project, to bring
the sewer treatment effluent up
to federal and state standards for
discharge into Oakland Bay, will
cost between $2 and $3 million
before it is completed.
The federal government will
pay 75 percent of the cost, the
state 15 percent of the cost with
the remainder to be paid by the
repo on
There were 13 samples made
in each district and each of the
samples were pieces of property
of 20 acres of more.
District One showed the
highest percentage and dollar
value of loss, the survey showed.
According to the survey,
which included 442.21 acres in
District One, there was a total loss
in the samples of $196,957.21.
city. The~city, he said, has been
setting some money aside for this
project.
Another area where the city
was able to get assistance from
the state and federal governments
was in the traffic regulation signs
which have been installed on city
streets over the past two years.
In the area of recreation
activities, he said, there has been
the development of Callanan Park
which was done largely by the
Jaycees, some work at Kneeland
Park and .at Johnson Park on
Capitol Hill.
Work is planned at Loop Field
and the old Lincoln gym, which
was obtained by the city and is
used almost every night by
various groups.
Kneeland said through the use
of CETA funds, a building
inspector has been employed and
one employee has been added at
the library and at the city hall
office.
Also mentioned was the
adoption of the building code and
comprehensive plan, the
improvement in street lighting
vaJues
The average price per acre
under forest land classification
was $34.03 per acre. The average
market value of the land was
$478.03, the survey showed.
The sample in District Two
included 617.21 acres which
showed a total loss of $149,945.
The average valuation per acre
under forest land classification
was $45.37 while under market
value valuation, it was $288.31.
The District Three sample
included 1,057.48 acres which
showed a total loss of $34,830.
The valuation per acre under
forest land classification was
$64.59 while under market value
valuation, it was $252.92.
The average loss per acre in
District One was $445.39; in
District Two, $242.94; and in
District Three, $32.94.
Burnett said part of the
reason for the loss in District
Three being less was that because
of a tax appeal ruling, values on
some large holdings in that
district had been rolled back
before the forest land
classification law went into effect.
and paving about 200 blocks of
streets in the city.
Travis said city department
heads keep their eyes open for
possible federal programs which
can assist the city financially
without being too much effort in
time, work and cost.
Kneeland
stating that the
smoothly while
have been in office !
present time there
obligation bonds
is the one company that
on the muffler, tailpipe
exhaust pipe and
labor!
(for as long as you own
That's a guarantee. So don't
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shopping around,
NObody's going fo bear this
NO WAITING FOR PARTS
Your muffler, tailpipe and exhaust pipe are always fit
CUSTOM PIPE ]
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1725 Olympic Highway S' Shelton, Wa.
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By JAN DANFORD
Contrary to the old cliche, it
is not a small world.
To a man seeking without
dues for a family lost to him in
eady childhood the world is a
wide one, indeed, and the odds
against his eventual success are
overwhelming.
However, on September 3,
Chuck McAulay of Shelton was
reunited with a sister from whom
he was separated at the age of two
years, thus bringing to a close a
dedicated search conducted for
the duration of almost two
......
This true story, stranger by
far than fiction, began
approximately 47 years ago when
Chuck McAulay was born in
Flint, Michigan. When he was two
years old his father was killed in
an auto accident, leaving his
mother with five small children,
an abundance of problems and
very little money.
In her desperation the
bereaved woman decided that it
was in the best interests of the
family that she relinquish two of
the youngsters. Chuck was
adopted by George and Stella
McAulay of Flint. His
three-year-old sister, Betty, was
adopted by another family.
Five years later Chuck, with
his new parents, moved to
Phoenix, Arizona.
"When I was 13," he relates,
"they told me I was adopted. It
was sort of a shock.
"Although I had considered
my childhood a normal one, Dad
McAulay and 1 never got along
too well. A year later I left home.
I suppose learning that [ was
adopted had something to do
with it."
Chuck McAulay, school days
ended, went to work on a dairy
ranch near Chehalis. After two
years he took employment with
Western Union and traveled in the
Portland area.
In 1945 he returned to
Chehalis to marry Birdie, the girl
he couldn't forget. After two
years in the U.S. Army Chuck
became a logger and the couple
lived in Aberdeen.
Not until 1956 did the
mysteries of his origin begin to
unfold. It was then that his
natural mother, accompanied by
her second husband, came to visit
her lost son. She told him of his
sister, Betty, but knew nothing of
her whereabouts.
At this time Chuck McAulay
was seized by an unswerving
determination to fred his sister.
His wife shared an enthusiasm for
the project.
"She worked at it just as hard
as I did," McAulay declares.
In 1968 Chuck and Birdie
came to live in Shelton, and two
years later Chuck met for the first
time his youngest sister, Dolores.
Two years ago he traveled to
Prescott, Arizona to visit with his
eldest sister, Margaret. Another
trip was made to Arizona last
sununer to meet gith his mother
and sisters and older brother,
David: but Betty could not be
found.
A chance notice of a
newspaper obituary by a distant
relative led, at last, to the end of
the trail that had become an
obsession to Chuck McAulay.
Three long years had passed
between the printing of the news
story and the ultimate recognition
of the name of Chuck's sister with
its revealing relationship to the
deceased adoptive parent. The
McAulays were notified.
Chuck and Birdie composed a
letter to be sent to Betty.
"Birdie made about three
drafts before we came up with
one that sounded all right," he
explains. "We were so afraid of
saying the wrong thing."
Lacking an address, the
communication was mailed to
Marathon, Florida. Betty's home,
however, was not in Marathon but
in an entirely different area,
Marathon Shores. The letter was
eventually delivered and Betty
answered with a long distance
telephone call.
Plans were made and on
September 3 Chuck and his wife
met Betty in the Denver,
Colorado home of her daughter.
"It was a sentimental
moment," McAulay admits. "It
may be trite to say that blood is
thicker than water, but it seems
to be true.
"In spite of the fact that we
are practically strangers, we feel
like a family. We're planning a big
reunion in Phoenix at Easter time.
"I've looked for Betty for 20
years," he adds, "and everywhere
I turned I ran into dead ends or
stone walls. Now I have a brand
new family.
"The search is ended, but I'm
so accustomed to it that I can't
seem to stop. l'm compiling a
family tree."
A definition
Science is organized knowledge.
Herbert Spencer
A public meeting to discuss
ideas for decorating Shelton for
Christmas has been set for 7:30
p.m. October 16 in the PUD 3
conference room.
The meeting is being
sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce committee which is
working on new decoration ideas
and raising money for them.
To date, contributions have
reached about $3,000.
Jury gives
its verdict
A Mason County Superior
Com't jury. warded the-,~ Swan
estate heirs $8,940 in damages for,
damage to ten acres of land which
were partially cleared by accident.
The jury found the J. Hofert
Company, owners of the
adjoining property, liable for the
damage. A second defendant in
the case, Don Makoviney
Company, was found not liable.
The case involved !0 acres of
land which Makoviney equipment
cleared while clearing adjoining
land for Hofert. Makoviney said
he was directed where to clear by
a Hofert employee.
auto
Tim Parzybok, general field
manager of the parts and service
division of the Ford Motor
Company in Seattle, will be the
speaker at the Shelton Chamber
of Commerce meeting tonight.
The program starts with a 7
p.m. dinner at Heinie's Broiler
with the program at 8 p.m.
Parzybok will talk about the
problems of the automotive
industry including pollution and
safety.
II
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Please phone for appointment
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On Hillcrest
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Shelton 426-1091 :
Contributions can be sent to
Rudy Oltman at the Chamber of
Commerce office in the PUD
building.
The committee has purchased
40 new street decorations which
will be used the first time this
year.
The committee is looking for
Planner's office
has new home
The Mason County Planner's
Office moved to the former
Collier Clinic building this week.
The building permit and
inspection operations are in the
planner's office and are .tin the
new location.
The new office is located at
Fifth and Birch, one block north
of the courthouse.
With the move, an additional
telephone number has been added
for t he planner's office,
426-5593.
The county commission
recently leased space for the
planner's office and the
Intermediate School District 113
office in the Collier building.
Negotiations are continuing for
leasing space for the county
engineer's office in the Collier
building also.
additional decoration ideas and
will welcome ideas from local
residents on what should be done.
The meeting October 16 is
open to the public and all ideas
will be considered.
Arrest made
for forgery
David Armstrong, who was
arrested on a first degree forgery
charge last week, was released on
$1,500 bail after appearing in
Mason County Superior Court
before Judge Hewitt Henry for
identification.
Armstrong appeared with his
attorney, James Sawyer, Shelton.
~- The charge, invoWes a Szlo.,
check which Armstrong is accused
of attempting to cash.
Also appearing before Judge
Henry last week was Sheldon
Harrison, also known as Don
Williams, charged with possession
of a stolen vehicle.
Sawyer was appointed to
represent Harrison on the charge.
Bail was set at $1,500.
Harrison is charged in
information filed by the
prosecuting attorney in the case
with being in possession of a car
belonging to James Bumett
September 28, knowing the ear
was stolen.
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