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October 26, 1967     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Percy M. Pio Bookbinding Co. 6017 S° E. 86th Portland, Ore. 97216 of Mason County axe trip to Honduras, and planted it in May. Corn stalks grown by Oliver With no special fertilizing, they soon is home neax Walker Park. dwarfed American corn planted alongside. Seed earlier this year on a Each tall stalk yields one ear of corn. s Acts To Turn Dock t • To Port D,str,ct I ity C°mmissi°n' The city and the port district the hands of the port district. ][tleSuay, took the have haa discussions aDout the The commission received a re- h tLturning the city dock in the past several weeks quest from Bonneville Power Co. i  ,,e Shelton Port since the city put load limit re- for an easement across city proP- ioh a ,,. pproved a by City At- h Heuston, stat- the city to Ver to the Port td the mutual commission a petition in the property strictions on the dock because of the deteriorating condition of some of the deck planking. The city commission stated it did not feel that city funds should be used to repair the dock since the city gets little or no use or revenue from it. The Port District owns the boat moorages which the dock serves. The action started this week will put the entire operation in erty on Mt. View for the con- struction of another power line paralleling the present lines. The commission took the re- q u e s t under advisement and plans to get an appraisal made of the property over which the easement is requested. Bonneville offered $3,000 for the easement The commission received a written request from Thomas Brokaw, Mason Lake, for a fran- Citizens" Committee Idea Gets Good Response • A majority of the some 60 per- sons who turned out for the meet- ing to discuss city problems, sponsored by the City Planning Commission Tuesday night, in- dicated a willingness to serve on a citizen's advisory committee. In a questionnaire, which was passed out to the audience at the close of the meeting, most of those who answered stated they felt the city had problems and that they would be willing to serve on the proposed committee. Clint Willour, secretary of the Planning Commission, acted as chairman of the meeting. City Supervisor Pat Byrne out- lined, with aid of slides, some of the problems the city faces. One of the most obvious, he said, was the lack of storm drainage systems for most areas of the city, indicated by large water puddles which appear in streets, alleys and yards when it rains. The situation will get worse, he said. as the area around the city develops. He compared the downtown area to the end of a funnel, which as time goes along, will receive more and more wa- ter drained from the areas above it. As the city grows, Byrne pointed out, the tax dollars which the city receives will go less and less toward capital improvements as demands for other services, particularily in the field of pub- lic safety, demand more money. How these needed capital im- provements can be financed and in which priority they should be done is one of the questions which the citizens of the city will have to answer. Byrne also discussed the deteri- orated condition of the sanitary sewer system in the downtown area, which is allowing drainage water to infiltrate the lines, over- loading the sewage treatment plant. The question is, he said, should the sewage treatment plant be enlarged to accomodate this ex- cess flow or should the sanitary. system be replaced to correct the problem. Enlargement of the sewer plant Police Car Is Damaged In,Cha0000 • One of the Shelton Police Cars was in the city shop the first part of the week getting repaired after a chase Friday night which saw the vehicle involved in a minor collision with a car it was pursuing and later end up off the road. The incident started when Po- lice Patrolman Frank Lorenzen observed a car going at what he believed to be a high rate of speed down Railroad Ave. and went in pursuit. The car he was after missed the road and ended up on a lawn between 10th and llth on Rail- road. Wen Lorenzen pulled in front of the vehicle, it backed out and headed up 10th St., go- ing into the ditch again at 10th and Pine. As Lorenzen attempted to pull the Patrol vehicle in front of the other car, the two collided, and the pursued ve- hicle took off again, heading back to Railroad Ave. and west out of town. As Lorenzen pursued the other car, he lost control of the patrol car near the Goldsborough Creek bridge and went into the ditch. The driver of the other vehicle Roy D. Wood, 18, turned him- self in at the police station. He was fined $115 and given a 40-day suspended jail sentence when he appeared in Police Court Monday night on charges of driv- ing while intoxicated, reckless driving and destruction of city property. Turn Clack Back Saturday Night • Ical residents, along with those in the rest of the state, will get a chance to catch up on the hour of sleep which they lost last April when standard time returns Saturday night. time. For most People, however, the turn back will be made Satur- day night before going to bed so they Wake up Sunday morn- ing with the time correct. ,n'an ml'--ure@ - i-- c hise for the operation of a tele- The official hour for the chazzge vision cable in the city. The corn- is 2 a.m. Sunday, when all mission agreed to hold the re- clocks should be turned one hour q u es t over for another week. back to get back on standard From Fire Escape lhlstrom, Shelton reported improving and able to L'ei:tred in a fall talk to his wife Tuesday. il  at the Chi- Dahlstrom is an employee of Certified Manufacturing Co. and !L akiraa Saturday has been a member of the Jay- g a State Jay- cees about six months. :!- aeeting along Thirteen couples from the Shel- ii" es from the Shel- ton Jaycees attended the con- vention, which saw Bob ester- man elected as a member of the model legislator for the model Legislature which will be held in Olympia Nov. 11. The Shelton Jaycees were pre- sented with the Founder's Day Plaque for their efforts in es- tablishing a Jaycee Chapter, the Happydale Jaycees, at the Wash- ington Corrections Center. fihlstrom escape hotel room About half Went out, he would probably be the least ex- pensive, he said, but it would not correct the other conditions which the condition of the system is causing, including high main- tenance costs and the problem of rats getting into the lines among others. The water department is the healthiest in the city, Byrne said, and its system is in the best repair, largely because of a citizen's committee effort some years ago which had led to the decision that the old wooden waterline should be replaced. This replacement, Byrne said, will be completed in a couple years. A recent question which has developed in the thinking of city officials is whether or not the city should be looking for alter- nate sources of water. This question came up, he said, in the report of the Surveying and Rating Bureau on the fire control potential of the city. One of the recommendations, he said, was that an alternate source of water be established, since all of the supply presently comes from one source through one line. The question of what would happen if this line was damaged was brought out, Byrne said. Street lighting was another point brought up by Byrne. The question here, he said, is whether it might not be better to find some other means of fi- nancing capital improvements in street lighting and using the money which is presently being used both to pay for electricity and upkeep and to finance capi- tal improvements for the cost of electricity and upkeep only and finance the capital improvements in some other way. During a question and answer period following the presentation, it was brought out that if a citi- zen's committee was formed, it would be necessary to have tech- nical advice on many of the prob- lems. It was also suggested that the presentation which had been made at the meeting should be made to other groups. Willour stated that any group which would like to hear the presentation should contact either he or Byrne and that a presenta- tion could be arranged. The commission rejected the request of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stidd to park a mobile home next to their house on Cota St. The commission said that investi- gation showed the lot was too small to accomodate the trailer and still be somewhere within the density provisions of the city zoning law. Also, the commission said, the location is just across the bridge from a mobile home park which is being installed. Police Chief Frank Rains told the commission that Patrolman Bremerton Friday and that the Alvin Johnson was graduating from basic law enforcement school at Olympic College in Bremerton Friday and that the police chief and the mayor plan- ned to attend the graduation. 81st Year No. 43 Published in "Christmastown, U.S.A.", Shelton, Washington 20 Pages -- 2 Sections Thursday, October 26, 1967 rotated u cond class matter at the post office at Shelton. Wuhington 98584 under act of March 8. 1879 Published Lt 7 went cota. 10 Cents Per Copy Burglary Is Inves÷iga÷ed • The 1V£ason County Sheriff's office is continuing its investiga- tion of a break-in at the Hoods- nilm mwP?rttD"rug Store last Wednesday n g hich drugs were taken. The OWner of the store told officers that about $1,500 worth of drugs were taken. The break-in was reported to the Sheriff's office at 8:30 a.m. last ThUrsday. to 1Wemorial and is in although was Suspended Sentence Given Marcus On Marijuana Charge • Curtis (Buzz) Marcus 22, con- victed of possession of marijua- na by a Mason County Superior Court jury last March, was given a suspended sentence of a maximum of 20 years in a state penal institution and $10,000 fine by Judge Charles Wright Friday morning. Judge Wright ordered Marcus to pay $1,500 to Mason County at $50 a month in addition to paying the cost of his prosecu- tion. Part of the conditions of the suspension of his sentence, Judge Wright told the youth, would be obey the laws of the State of Washington, refrain from the use of drugs and liquor and to stay out of Mason County except for brief visits. The sentence was passed after the court heard Marcus' court appointed attorney Gerry Alex- ander, Olympia, ask that Marcus be given a deferred sentence. Marcus has been in Mason County jail for five months, Alex- curler said, awaiting sentencing. lz/ * has the ,promise of a job in Seattle and will be able to live with his cousin, Gary Nunnlee, a former Shelton school teacher, now with the Highline School Dis- trict. None of the youths involved in the incident last winger were really harmed by what had hap- pened, Alexander said. Alexander also pointed out that Probation Officer John Young, in an exhaustive pre-sentence re- port, had recommended a de- ferred sentence for Marcus. Prosecuting attorney John C. Ragan told the court his only recommendation was that Mar- cus be sentenced to a penal in- stitution according to statue. If a deferred sentence were to be given, Ragan siad, he thought that as a condition for this, Mar- cus should serve at least a year in the county jail. Judge Wright commented that when Marcus first appeared be- fore him for sentencing, shortly after his conviction, he had felt there was no alternative except to sentence him to a penal in- stitution. After reading the pre-sentence report, and being informed of larcus' excellent conduct during the time he has spent in jail, the judge said, he had concluded that a suspended sentence might be beneficial. Another factor, the judge said, was two letters the court re- ceived from Marcus' mother, in which she stated that she did not believe there was anything wrong in the use of marijuana. Marcus had originally ap- peared for sentencing before Judge Wright shortly after his conviction, at which time the Judge had sentenced him to a penal institution. Before the for- mal order of sentence was signed the judge granted a request from Alexander for a pre-sentence in- vestigation after one was ordered for John Lucas, another youth involved in the same incidents, after his plea of guilty to the charge of possession of marijua- na. The presentence report was re- ceived recently. UGN Nears One- Third Of God • Approximately one third of the 1967 UGN fund goal has been reached either by cash contribu- tions or pledges, fund drive chair- man Bill Dickie reported just be- fore presstime yesterday. Although an exact dollar total was not available, estimates pl ace the contributions and pledges at close to $fi,000, the 15 per cent higher than our in- ie's Broiler, with more up-to-the- itial effort a year ago." moment details of the status of The second noteworthy contri- the drive forthcoming. button came from the State Pa- Individuals who haven't been trol Academy. A check for $122, contacted by a UGN solicitor about twice last year's contribu- may send their checks directly tlon. was accompanied by the to the UGN by mailing it c/o following letter from Lt. Riley ................... J. Bryant, Training Officer: "Enclosed is our check to the drive chairman said. This year's United Good Neighbors  Fund goal is $17,900. for $122 which represents contri- Two efforts drew special corn- buttons from:the personnel at the mendation from the chairman at this early point in the UGN drive. Certified Manufacturing Company, participating for the first time since moving to this community has a total contri- bution from its 175 individual em- ployees and the company itself of about $1,000 with some solici- tation not yet complete. The em- ployee proportion was about 75 per cent of the total. "We are extremely gratified by this excellent effort at Certi- fied," drive chairman Dickie commented. "it brightens tre- mendously our prospects of reach- ing our goal this year, which is Washington State *Patrol Acade- my. "It is indeed a pleasure to be able to participate in the United Good Neighbors Program here in Mason County. The Washington State Patrol has always felt that this is a very beneficial pro- gram and we have always en- couraged participation by our personnel throughout the state. "We find a deep satisfaction in being able to help in this worthy program and wish you an abundance of success in this effort." A progress breakfast wag scheduled this morning at Hein- Rotary Club To Honor Student • The Shelton Rotary Club is starting a program under which it will honor a "Student of the lnth" at Shelton High School. Information about the first stu- dent to be so honored appears on page eight of The Journal this week. With this program, the Rotary Club will honor students for achievement, citizenship and acti- vities. The honored student will be a guest of the club at its meeting the week he or she is selected and will be presented with an award honoring his selection. SHELT THIS BUSY GROUP was a part of the some 35 persons who took part in a Civil Defense exercise last Thursday during which a simulated nuclear attack brought fallout to the area. At this table set up in the basement of the court house, those who would be in charge of services in an emergency solved problems which were presented to them by another group which prepared the mock inci- dents. The exercise was under the direction of Howard Duff and Howard Walker of the University of Washing- ton. This was the third such exercise, called an Emer- gency Simulations Training Exercise, held in the state. State officials who attended the exercise as observers were State Civil Defense Director H. E Link, District One Administrator; Tom Whalen, Olympia; Region Eight Director George Hoppe; Floyd Ettridge, district five ad- ministrator, Chehalis, and Ray -vans, Island County Civil Defense Director, The participants were represen- tatives of county and city government and others who have been designated to handle some phases of the opero tlons in an emergenc F.