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October 16, 1969     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Plane Crash Takes Life Of Gay Taylor Garold L. (Gay) Taylor, 52, owner of Taylor TV Sales and Service here, was killed when his light plane crashed after it was unable to land on an unlighted field before daylight Sunday morning. Taylor's plane crashed near Issaquah after attempts to guide him to the Skyport Air Field near there had failed. King County Sheriff's officers had placed flares and parked their vehicles with the lights shining onto the fog covered field in an effort to direct Taylor to the air strip. Bill Hamilton, Washington State Aeronautics Commission Operations Officer attempted to locate Taylor's plane to guide him into the air strip, but, was unable to find him in the fog. Mr. Taylor was born Feb. 26, 1917 in Palisade, Colo. He had been a resident of Shelton and Mason County for the past 25 years and was owner and manager of Taylor TV Sales and Service at the time of his death. He had been active in a number of organizations and was Past Commander and Past Adjutant of the local American Legion Post; and a member of Kiwanis, VFW, Moose Lodge, Civil Air Patrol, National Riflemen's Association, Sheraton Fly-In Club, Shelton Flight Inc. and the 40and 8. He was married in 1942 to Fairy M. Williams. Survivors include three sons, Dale, Tumwater; Daron, Tacoma, and Darvin, Cheney; two daughters, Mrs. Darlene Stuck, Seattle, and Dania Taylor, Cheney; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Taylor, Weiser, Idaho; one brother, Kenneth, Renton, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Batstone Funeral Home with Rev. Mason Younglund officiating. Burial will be in Shelton Memorial Park. Gay Taylor School Board Asked About Drug Problem WHAT DO YOU DO for a friend on a cold morning? You put him inside your coat and give him a hug. That's what Roger Miller of Shelton was doing when the Journal photographer spotted him on Seventh Street Tuesday morning. e Is Thursday, October 16, 1969 Published in "Chrlstmastown, U.S.A.". Shelton. Washington. Entered as second class 10 Cents Per Copy matter at the post office at Shelton, Washington 98584, under act of March 8, 1879, 83rd Year -- No. 42 Published weekly at 227 West Cota. $5.00 per year in Mason County, $6.00 elsewliare. 22 Pages -- 2 Sections :on City Commission I aok the first step its i'olice Court a County District gave a first Kill Falli ng Tree set up a Municiple the Mason County our District, Glenn tlee Court Judge and Over the municiple handle cases which the city Police over by Rolla Court would be Under the proposal. !nlission will consider for final adoption aange would go mk Travis stated that Justice Court in the county, the asked to join, but, against it. lraission has given thought to the city court during and, had Petition to become Court. of city cases will handled through The prosecuting handles other Prosecutions. Blared that the not sought Judge nor had it attempt to find a for him. The mayor believes contientiou in Police Court Judge he had served in Terry Elson Torrance" (Terry) Elson, 19, Shelton, was killed in an unusual accident in the Olympic National Forest Monday. He was a passenger in a U.S. Forest Service crew bus when a large tree fell on the bus as it was going down the road to the area where the crew was to have worked that day. Jay Webster, Olympia, one of the other passengers in the vehicle, is recuperating in Mason General Hospital from injuries he received. The other two passengers, Vernon Dunsworth, the driver, and Richard Smith, Terry Elson both of Shelton, suffered only mmor injuries. Lea Flower, District Ranger for the Forest Service here, said the four were on their way to a work area about 10 miles above Camp Grisdale from the Forest Service Satsop Work Camp were they lived. They had noticed no unusual wind as they were on the road, Flower said, but, apparently a gust of wind blew the tree over as they passed. The vehicle was almost out of the timber to a logged over area when the accident happened, Flower said. The youth was born April '1 I, 1950 in Shelton and has lived here all of his life. He graduated from Shelton High School in ! 969. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Elson, Shelton, one brother, Ron, in the Army in Germany; one sister, Jeannie, Shelton, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hall, Matlock. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Batstone Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Carlsen officiating. Burial will be in Shelton Memorial Park. Curriculum Committee Reports Findings The Curriculum Committee of the Shelton Citizen's Advisory Committee is making a study of the courses offered by the Shelton schools; with specific attention being paid to the curriculum needs for a new four-year high school. The Committee has found that present facilities are being used as fully as possible; but, crowded classrooms and inadequate equipment is making both teaching and learning difficult. The Committee found: Given Two Charges also ordered to pay $835 restitution within the next three years, was ordered to pay the cost of his prosecution and to seek psychiatric help. He was also committed to the Mason County Jail for one month. The youth had pleaded guilty to the charge earlier and a pre-sentence investigation had been ordered. He appeared with his attorney, John Bishop, Bremerton. Doald W. Duggins, 21, was committed to the Department of Institutions on a charge of second degree burglary after a deferral of sentence, given him in the case earlier, had been revoked, Charge Filed Charges of uttering a forged instrument have been filed against Ronald Staley, 32, in Mason County Superior Court by Prosecuting Attorney John C. Ragan. / The incident involves a check cashed at the Deer Creek Grocery Oct. 3. Ienced Superior Court before Judge 22, was given a on a charge of He was g Graffe a former has been reported am. of Mr. and Mrs. formerly of is a 1964 High School. Said the family was 7 that the young missing Oct. ily was notified he was still on the id that efforts were him. said Lt. Graffe had his second tour t Nam at the time he raissing. I. The primary use of the library is as a study hall, not for use as a research center. 2. Lunch is served in shifts and still there are not enough scats. 3. Many classrooms are overcrowded and poorly ventilated. 4. Several classrooms have inadequate lighting. 5. Some classrooms have poor seating and furnishings. 6. The shop and industrial arts department is inadequate. 7. The counseling facilities al crowded and limited (there is no female counselor for some girl students in the junior high). 8. Space for testing is limited. Testing in high school is done in Angle Building cafeteria. 9. The health facilitie s , both physical and mental, need improvement. The Curriculum Committee will use the following basic principles in its studies and recommendations: 1. The intellectual development of the students is the primary responsibility of our school program. 2. The school program should provide opportunities for each individual to develop his full capabilities. 3. The needs of the individual must be respected to achieve an effective curriculum. 4. The educational program should provide experiences which gives the students opportuniti to achieve success within their own abilities, 5. The educational program should nurture curiosity and attitudes of persistence, open-mindedness and intellectual honesty. 6. Each student should have the opportunity to develop: a. The basic skills of reading, spelling, speaking, listening, writing, and mathematics. b. Creative thinking. c. An appreciation of the value of good physical and mental health. d. Technical skill. e. Reasoning ability. f. An understanding of moral, spiritual, and aesthetic values, and the ability to relate them to his own life. g. Respect for the rights and dignity of every person. h. Constructive attitudes and techniques for continuous learning in preparation for adult citizenship. i. An understanding of the peoples and nations of the world. j. An understanding and respect for the principles of self-government and the American way of life. The Curriculum Committee is trying to answer these questions: 1. Can an effective method of coordinating the subject matter presented to each of the grades of the different schools of this area be devised, so that each student has an equal chance to achieve in high school? 2. Since the horizons are changing, should we have an exploratory curriculum and encourage boys to take short courses in home economics, and encourage girls to take short courses in crafts and shop? 3. How can we prevent tracking or labeling a student from an early grade? Many successful business, political and military leaders were told at an early grade that they did not have the ability to learn, yet with maturity and motivation became honors graduates. 4. How can we provide a broader curriculum? 5. How can we anticipate the need for future flexibility? 6. How can, we expand the vocational program? Since Ohly 40% of the graduates go to college, we must provide vocational training for the 60% who do not go to college. 7. How do we get the most curriculum from the available dollars? In order to adapt to the needs of a changing society, updating of the curriculum is necessary. All present members of the Curriculum Committee agree that the best way to update the curriculum offered to the students of this area is to construct a new four-year high school now. How extensive the drug problem is in Shelton Junior and Senior High Schools and what can be done about it was the question posed to the Shelton School Board by a group of about 15 persons at the board meeting Tuesday night. The group, who stated they had been contacted by someone who told them a presentation on the dntg problem would be made at the board meeting, stated reports they had from their children were that drugs were availabl,: on the school grounds and that students had been in school while under the influence of some type of drugs. Supt. Louis Grinnell told the group that the administration and teachers were aware that there could be a drug problem and were as watchful as possible. The difficulty, Grinneli said, lies in getting procution of offenders if they are caught. High School Principal Chet Dombroski told l he group one of the things which is done is to keep non students off the school grounds. Ron Ring, chairman of the citizen's advisory committee, invited the group to meet with him in the Evergreen Auditorium to discuss what could be done and if the advisory committee could assist in the problem. Before the group left, a meeting with school and other officials was discussed. The meeting was set for 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Evergreen School. Representatives of the Police Department, Sheriff's Office, Shelton Education Association, Prosecuting Attorney and courts will be asked to attend along with any interested citizens and members of the school board and administration. A letter from the structural engineer who had checked the Junior High building was read in which he stated that apparently his report had been mis-understood. He stated that as long as the balcony was not used, the area underneath it was completely safe. The board instructed Grinnell to proceed to get quotes on repair of the balcony so it would be useable. He stated he had an estimate of about $1,000 from an architect for the work. Another report, on the Lincoln Gymnasium, indicated that while SOME OF THE STUDENTS in the accelerated reading class at Mt. View Elementary SchOol use the special materials which are available to them in the class. These include tapes, special programed reading material, condensed literature selection, filmstrips, film and speed pacers. The students from the second to the sixth grades are selected from the various classes some of the siding on the buiding was deteriorating, the building itself was struturally sound. Bids were opened on band instruments and were referred to the administration for study and recommendation. The board voted to institute a boy's varsity swimming program and to continue investigation toward starting a girls program. Doug Hanna, a new teacher in the district tiffs year, will be the coatch for the swimming team. Workouts will be held at the Pool Noutare. Don Wilson was named to the Citizen's Advisory Committee to replace Ruth Tuson, who resigned. Arne Johnsen was added as a member of the committee. A request for a leave of absence from Gladys LaMent was approved by the board. uuu 100 Students Participate In Vietnam Moratorium About 100 students in Shelton Junior and Senior High Schools were believed to be skipping school Wednesday in the national Viol Nam War Moratorium day. Supt. Louis Grlnnell said that about 20 students in the Junior High and 80 in the Senior High were believed to be out of school to join in the protest. The absences will be treated as any regular school "skip" and the penalty against the student will depend on the number of skips he has had previously. Grinnell said that as far as had been determined no faculty rnemben were taking part in the Moratorium. uuuuuuB AFS Seeks Applicants For Study Abroad The local American Field Service Americans Abroad committee is now accepting applications from Shelton ttigh School juniors and seniors who would be interested in spending a year in a foreign country, living in a new family environment, learning a new way of life and perhaps a new language. Last years finalist, Dan Nye, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Nye, was placed in a Norwegian home for the 1969-70 school year. Many of Dan's exciting experiences have been related to people of the community through his letters to The Journal. There are three different programs offered: The summer program from June through early September, with the stay abroad lasting from 8 to 10 weeks, depending on the host country; the School program Southern Hemisphere for which the student leaves in January, February or March and returns about one year later; the School Program Northern Hemisphere for which the student goes abroad during the summer and returns approximately one year later. Applicants may apply for a specific program or for all three, Seniors, however, cannot apply for the summer program. The family experience is the core of the program. Becoming a part of a family involves sharing its day to day existence; its relationships, its spirit, its emotions, its chores, its active moments and quiet times, Host families accept A.F.S. students into their homes voluntarily; they are not paid. if any prospective applicants and their parents would like further information contact Americans Abroad chairman Mrs. Cliff Stark€y, 426-2129, evenings. and each works at his own level in the program. There am60 students presently in the program. The program will be expanded when the new addition tothe school =is completed and additional materials are available. Lessening the cl toad by taking these students out of the class room gives teachers an opportunity to work more closely with the other students.