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October 28, 1965     Shelton Mason County Journal
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L¸ ( P.AGE 6 BI- X.TON-- SON COUNTY JOURNAL---Published in C¢Christmastown, U.S.A.", Shelton, Washington Thursday, SHELTON-MARON COUNTY JOURNAL, INC., Publishers Founa~d Ae~86 by Grant C. Angle COPY DEADLINES' RURAL CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTICES --- Monday 10 a.m. DISPLAY ADVERTISING --- Tuesday noon SOCIETY NEWS -- TUESDAY noon PICTURES AND NEWS -- Tuesday 5 p.m. WANT ADS -- Wednesday 10 a.m. Mailing Address, Box 446, Shelton Phone 426-441~ Published at Shelton, Mason County. Washington, every Thursday. Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffice, Shelton, Washington Member of National Editorial Association Member of Washington Newspaper Publishers' Asm)ciation SUBSCRIPTION RATES--~$4.50 per year in Mason County, in advance Outside Mason County $5.00 W ¢ 0 - .... .,, ., . -- _ ,,L ,U, I A School Election Just Ahead Puzzled voters will ballot on a confusing.school pro- posal next Tuesday, along with other measures and candi- dates for school board posts. Puzzled they have reason to be, for the 1965 legisla- ture possibly hit an all-time peak in confusion when it en- acted the two laws concerning taxation limits in a frantic effort to equalize school financing. We have come to the conclusion that anyone who wishes to see school standards kept on a ris- ing plane has no choice but to vote for the 14- mill levy continuation which school officials ask. The proposal to release the funds locked up many years ago fo ra swimming pool which couldn't be financed with the meager money the fund had also deserves passage, this time. When this was voted down at an earlier election it was because the money was then proposed to go into the general fund. This time it is ear-marked specifically for improvement of physical education and athletic facili- ties It is generally recognized that the need for improvement in this area in Shelton is urgent, W,e urge voters to approve, this time. Five excellent candidates seek the two school board positions open this year. We are satisfied any of them would carry out the responsibilities capably. We think there are two whose qualifications and training make them more valuable to the school district than the other three however. Frank Heuston and Dick Brewer, by virtue of their particular talents, are those two. Heuston has proven in the five years he has already served on the board that he is the type of strong leader needed to give the board an inquisitiveness and perception which removes it entirely from the real of "rubber stamp" which so often character- izes school boards, ttis knowledge of law has been of great value to the board. In the same manner Brewer's depth of knowledge in finances can be an unusually valuable asset to a body which is charged with operating a million public business such as the Shelton school district represents. The people of School District 309 are fortu- nate to have two such excep'tionally well qualified men willing to give their taients to public service. Halloween Safety For Parents should make sure their youngsters wear or can'y something white when trick or treating on Halloween. A white handkerchief or scarf tied around an arm will help them be seen by motorists. If they must wear masks /it would be best if they did not) the eye holes should not be so small as. to limit their vision. Halloween activities this coming Sunday evening will bring swarms of youthful trick-and-treaters out after dark onto the streets where they will become one of the yearly traffic problems. Motorists should be especially watchful for children darting out from behind corners and parked cars. Parents can help insure their children's safety by mak- ing sure they can be seen at night. An Easily Solved Whoever planned the new addition to the Shelton post- office certainly didn t give public convenience the consider- ation it was due. Among several other poorly planned details not quite so obvious to the public, the lack of a package-mailing receptacle worth the name is highly conspicuous. Anyone who has a package more than four inches thick cannot mail it either in the postoffiCe o1 in the mail box in front of the building. This is highly nconvenient particularly to merchants who are called upoh frequently to mail packages on the weekend when the post0ffice is not open or in the evenings after it has closed. For example, a Shelton druggist last Saturday had need to mail a package of medicine which was a box ap- proximately five inches square. He couldn't aail it be- cause the new postoffice addition doesn't have adequate facilities for packages as did the original postoff ce, where there was a package-drop capable of accepting l easonably large parcels. This is a detail which could easily be co r, ect- ed. We hope it will be without delay. ' The 'Invisible Man' The recent rash of accidents involving riders operating two-wheeled vehicles prompts a word of caution from what , " ' x }erlence" you might term the voice of e 1 " • Please, you folks who ride Hondas, bicyclles and other small two-wheel transportation on tl Je public thoroughfares, do so with the idea in yot}r own mind that you are the "invisible man", This is putting it a bit strongly, admittedly, btrt the fact is you are very difficult to see. Car drivers accustomed to keeping their eyes p, ,eled for other cars on the streets and highways, oftem do not see you because your smaller size has a tendenc to blend in with the surrounding terrain. So think of yourself as the invisible man and retort accordingly. You'll be a lot safer. ' Solved With Sense! This community should be relieved at the sensible so- lution achieved ill the differences between the Shelto ¢i (Continued from Page 1)Chemist Joins nated wZtil a turf surface. I Anstey's presentation was sup-/ ported and supplemented by sev- ,yon~or StM[ eral others at the meeting. When the vote to advocate release of the locked-up swim pool funds was taken there was no opposition. OTHER DISCUSSION at the program, an "open end" type dur- ing which members wine invited Lo bring up any shbject they wish- :ed for airing, centered mainly around the confusing and centre- versial tax proposals which will be on next Tuesday's ballot. John W. Bennett, a past Cham- ber president, and Robert Quiggle, city school superintendent, attemp- ted to clarify the two apparently contradictory laws passed by the 1965 legislature. Bennett described the situation as having two facets: those who need tax funds to maintain their financial status quo (the schools), and those jumping on the band wagon to get additional tax funds (the county). He urged approval of the school 14-mill levy proposal, rejection of the county's request to continue collecting taxes at eight mills. The first, he said, woulu maintain school funds at their present lev- el, the. latter would add approxi- mately $100,000 to the taxes col- lected by the county. He described the county's need for that much more money as unwarranted. Quiggle explained that the change in the method of appor- tioning school equalization funds came about because some counties were taking unfair advantage of it to get mote than their share of state funds through unduly low property assessment ratios. The new laws now causing such con- fusion and necessitating next Tues- day's vote on sustaining the 14- mill school levy were designed to wipe out that inequality. The subjects discussed by An- stey, Bennett and Quiggle occupied so much time that many other subjects scheduled for airing had to be' omitted. DICK ANGLE, county hospital commissioner, spoke briefly on the hospital situation (essentially cow ering the same material in the Journal's story last week); Bill Looney, member of the city lib- rary board, pointed out that Shel- ton will be needing a new library before many more years; and Bud Lyon, immediate past Chamber president, talked briefly on Christ- mas decorations. A three-man delegation from the Montesano Chamber of Commerce, headed by President Jack Mempa, presented a plaque to Shelton Chamber President Max Schmidt for the winning float the Chamber and Simpson Timber Company sponsored in Montesano's Dairy Day parade. Jim Morgan, manager of the Shelton office of the Kitsap Physi- cians Service, was introduced and expressed the hope his organiza- tion would~be able to merit the good will and support of the Shel- ton Chamber. Vice President V/nee Himlie was in charge of the night's program. (Continued from Page 1)i Harvaru a.u Ulympm ~rcc£s. The City Civil Service Commis- sion certified John Michael Smith as eligible for appointment as city police patrolman. Police Chief Richard Camper told the commis- sion Smith would be available Nov. 1 to go to work. He will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Arthur R. (Bud) Morris several weeks ago. Finance Commissioner D av e Kneeland reported on a meeting of Finance Officers sponsored by the Association of Washington Cities in Spokane which he and City Clerk-Treasurer Mrs. Alma Catto attended. KNEELAND SAID one of the most interesting parts of the meet- ing was the discussion of the plan by the city group to circulate pe- titions to get a referendum on the ballot in November 1966 general election to allocate to the cities 10 per Cent of the sales tax collected by the state. Kneeland said supporters of the proposal contend it would not mean an increase in the sales tax and that the 10 percent would be less than the normal annual growth in sales tax revenue re- ceived bY_ the state. He said it was estimated that it would mean about $14 per capita to the cities or an estimated $88,- 000 to Shelton. The money, he said, would be available in the budget which starts Jan. 1, 1967 if it gets on the ballot and is approved by ~he voters. Mayor Frank Travis appointed Mrs. Elroy Nelson to serve on the Park Board. She had been recom- mended in a letter from the Dirt Dobbers Garden Club last week. THE MAYOR SAID he was ~igning a proclamation setting Nov. 11 as Veterans Day in Shel- ton. The Commission voted to ap- prove requests for zoning vari- 'races for the construction of du- p!exes to Bruce Jorgensen and ,rancis Mayer on the recommen- dation of the Planning Commis- sion. Mrs. Bill Peele appeared at the :ommission meeting to voice an )bjection to a pile of wood which is lying along side of the street at !llth and Cota Streets which she had reported several times and about which nothing had been done. She also asked Commissioner Elroy Nelson to investigate what she believed was a member of the city street crew taking sick leave Lime when he 'was not sick., EX.SH ELTONIAN PROMOTED Harold T. Brazil, 49, who began school board aild sut)erilltelldent Bob Quiggle. '" his lifetime connection in public Both sides are to be commended for corn- utility service at the age of 14 when he dug power pole holes, read promising, for not forcing the situation into ameters and served as a relief cash- knock-down-and-drag-out court struggle, ler for the old West Coast Power We have seen these things happn numrous tinls in ,Company in Shelton, has been the past in other areas of Mason County with resultant :named manager of the far-flung wounds which take years to heal, if they ever do. Okanogan County P'ublic Utility /:)/strict. He had been regional Shlton has been spared that cleavage, thanks to the lf~ghting engineer for Line Mate- ability of sensible men to submerge their differences for rfals, Inc., of Seattle prior to ac- the public good. ee tinl the Okanogan post,, ROBERT STRACHILA Robert L. Strachila has joined the staff of Rayonicr's Olympic Research Division in Shelton. In making the announcement, Dr. Ed- win L. Lovell, Division Manager, said Strachila will be a research chemist in the laboratory's silva- chemicals program. A native of the Bellingham area, Strachila received his Bachelor of Science degree in June from Cen- tral Washington State College at Ellensburg, where he majored in chemistry. Married, Strachila, his wife, Vir- ginia, 18-month,old daughter, and new son, are living at 1928 South Second, in Shelton. Agnes M. Crnich Dies In Montana Agnes Martin Crnich died last Thursday in Butte, Mont., aL 75 years of age. Mrs. Crnich came to Washington as a young girl and spent most of her early years in Shelton. She moved Lo Montana about 35 years ago. Survivors include her husband William Crnich, Butte, Mont., two sons and three grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Margaret McConkey, and a nephew, Roy McConkey, both of Shelton. Mrs. Ottermatt Succumbs At 92 Jeanette Ottermatt, 604 Cedar St., died last Saturday in the Shelton General Hospital at 92 years. She was born June 24, :1873 in Mason County and lived here all her life. In 1901 Mrs. OttermatL was .op- SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEET--Officers of the newly-formed Mason County School Directors as- sociation talk with State Rep, Paul Conner at the dinner meeting of the group last week. Conner was the speaker at the meeting and discussed problcms encountered by the legislature in adopt- ing school legislation and reviewed the legislation Kiwanians &hod Board Candidates Shelton Kiwanians doubled-up on their weekly luncheon program Tuesday, holding one of their pop- ular "ballot battalion" features and hearing of plans for the formation here of a Key Club for high school boys. Candidates for the. Shelton school board election to be held next Tuesday were heard on the "ballot battalion" end of the program. Only three of the five candidates were present, but through state- ments made by those present and on behalf of the absentees it was disclosed all five favor passage of the 14-mill levy proposition which will be voted upon Tuesday along with the candidates. Unanimously they felt "there is no other choice" in order to main- lain school finances at adequate levels. TO THE QUESTION "do you believe the present management. system in use by the Shelton school district will work?" there was a difference of opinion among the candidates present. Jim Barrom said he thought it would work if given enough time and pointed out that the system is now used by the Simpson Timber Company. erator of the first telephone ,ex-[ change in Shelton. After 27 'jests I ment by committee is .the mo~L she retired as manager ()~ the i confusing, expensive, tired consum- Shelton Exchange. She also served ing manner to do things, and sug- eight years as City treasurer and gested that a "vertieal form of at one time did typesetting in the old Mason County Journal office. The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Rev. Clar- ence Lody officiating followed by burial in Shelton Memmial Park. Surviving are two brothers, L. B. Fredson and Phil Fredson, both of Shelton; one nephew, Paul Fredson, of Shelton; and three nie- ces, Misses Rose and Dora Fred- son, both of Shelton, and Mrs. Betty Austin of Yakima. IN ROTC Cadet Steven W. Anstey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin J. Anstey, Shelton, has begun training lead- ing to a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force under th~ auspices of management" in which responsi- 1)fifties: and authorities are clearly defined produces more effective and efficient management. NEITHER DICK BREWER nor Les Joslin, opponents for the other directorship, were present. Brewer was represented by Ken Frank, who presented his qualifications and personal history. Joslin had no stand-in but his statement of qual- ifications and history were read by Bill Seiners, chairman of the "bal- lot battalion" program. Bill Watts, Northwest Pacific district chairman of Key Club ac- tivities for the Kiwanis Club, a British Columbian from Vancou- ver, explained the Key Club pro- gram, which he described as an ef- fort to teach community and pub- the Reserve Officer Training Pro- lie service to high school boys. gram at Central Washington State "THIS IS ONE of the few things College. Anstey is a 1965 graduate not taught now in our public of Shelton High School; he will schools," Watts said. "Key Clu,'~ participate in four years of in- membership is chosen from boys tens/fled classroom and leadership wl~o have proven capabilities in instruction, take part in visits to their classes, sports, and extra- Air Force Bases, and attend AF- curricular activities. It is a Kiwan- ROTC Field Training between his is effort to build citizenship and junior and senior years. Upon suc- leadership early in lfie." cessfully completing the General Kiwanis President John Pill Military Course (in which he is named Pat Byrne and Jack Chris- now enrolled) and the Profession- tenses as co-chairmen to study the al Officer Course at Central, he possibility of forming a Key Club will be eligible for commissioning aL Shelton high school, with Bud as an Air Force Officer upon grad- Knutzen, Rod Cottrell and Rocky uation. Hembroff as advisors. THROUGH THE FLOOR--Shelton Police arc looking for the bur- glar who entered the Shelton Liquor Store through this hole in the floor in the rest room on the second flo'or of the building which houses the store. The burglar got away with $88.67 in cash, an adding machine valued at $250, a transistor radio.direc- tional finder for navigation valued at $300; two half-gallons of Canadian Club whiskey valued at $17.95 each and four fifths of whiskey valued at $9.65 each. The radio-directional finder be- longed to Mrs. Helen Barnes, a clerk in the s~ore. The break.in was discovered by Mrs. Agnes Alexander of the Coast Credit Service office which adjoins t~e rest room through which entry was made, The burglary ooourred some time Sunday night, passed which affects schools. The group adopted its by-laws at the meeting also. Left to right are Chnr]es Jackson, secretary-treasurer; Les Spil- seth, trustee; Connor; Herb Brehmeyer, vice-pres- ident; Barrie Stroud, president, and Dick Rasmus- sen trustee. From The 1 MASON COUNTY JUSTICE COURT Appearing on the docket in Ma- son County Justice Court before Judge Glenn Correa during the days in jail, six suspended; Jul- ein Driessche, driving while intox- icated, $110 fine, five days in jail, suspended, license revoked 30 days; Rudy Pierson, driving while intoxicated, $110 fine, five days in jail, suspended, license revoked 30 days; William D. Hartman, reckless driving, $110 fine, $50 suspended, license revoked 30 days; George E. Towner, driving while intoxicated, $110 fine, five days in jail, suspended, license revoked, 30 days. Sheriff's Office Raymond K. Anderson, driving while intoxicated, $110 fine, five days in jail, suspended, license re- yoked 30 days; Stephen Lovely, litterbugging, $50 forfeit; Doug- las Price, littcrbugging, $50 for- feit; Melvin Braaten, Jitterbugging, $50 forfeit; Robert Houston, lit- terbugging, $50 forfeit; Carl T. Chapman, faihtre to stop, $12 for- feit; Gerald L. Puckett, failure to comply with safety responsibility act:, driving while intoxicated, $220 fine, 10 days in jail, suspended, license revoked 60 days. $ ~." , (~ame l)elmrtmcnt Ernest Kinney, overpossession of smelt, $29 forfeit; Garland Cross- while, possession of deer in closed season, $250 fine, $]00 suspended; Dale Boquint, illegal possession of deer, $250 fine, $150 suspended. SHEI.TON POLICE COURT Appearing on the docket in Shelton Police Court Monday night before Judge Rolls Halbert was Gordon SLeenson, drunkenness, $25 forfeit. CITY BUILDING PERMITS Building permits approved by the City of Shelton during the past week were to Andrew Cho- jinacki; fense, $250, and W. C. Knight, mobile home, $6,400. ¢ $ :;; FIRE DEPARTMENT Oct. 23, 3:04 a.m.--Fire in the Irene Miklethun home, 415 Fair- mont, cansed $2,000 damage to the home and $500 to the contents. Oct. 23, 12:35 p.m.--A chimney fire at the Lawrence Wilson home, 600 S. 6th St., caused no damage. Oct. 24, ~:35 P.m.--A work shed on the Earl Schmidtke home out- side the city limits burned. $ '$ $ SUPERIOR COURT New Cases Albert LeGault against West :oastTelephone Co., suit. Adjustment Department Credit Bureau against Roger Heath, debt. $ $ $ SHERIFF'S OI~'ICE ARRESTS Booked at the Mason County Sheriff's office during the past week were Rudy Pierson, driving while intoxicated; Stephen Love- ly, aiding and abetting litterbug- ging; Douglas Prme, aiding and abetting litterDuggmg; Robert Houston, aiding an(] abetting lit- ' Salvation Army Group Here The Service Extensi0 tee of the Salvation the Timbers This committee McArthur, Miss Diane Mrs. Geraldine Watt, Sgt. Frank Rains DicRinson. Last year the helped with food, clothing for 116 people Some of these were campships for children otherwise not attend camp. The Booth pital in Spokane is Salvation Army and unwea mothers. 174 l:his home last year money of the provided through I terbugging; Melvin Braaten, litter- bugging; Alan Middleton, safety responsibility act violation; Julien Driessche, driving while intoxicat- ed; Robert D. Chamberlin, tres- pass; Clarence Goff, Pierce County bench warrant; Raymond K. An- derson, driving while intoxicated; Gerald L. Puckett, driving while license revoked, failure to comply with safety responsibility act, dri- ving while intoxicated, negligent driving. SHERIFF'S OFFICE Henry Baker, Belfair, reported his house entered and a .22 rifle taken. Reba Gustafson reported two chain saws stolen. Donald Doak reported two rifles taken. Ed Kroh reported about two cords of firewood which the Ex- ceptional Foresters had cut was taken. ¢ .$ $ SHELTON POLICE Fred D. Smith reported vandal- ism Lo his car. Ralph Robinson reported a ve- hicle he reported stolen Feb. ]2 was found by a friend on a logging road in the Kamilche vicinity while hunting. The car had been stripped and wrecked. Thomas O'Brein, McCleary, re- ported a wallet lost. Dude Sanderson reported a six- pack of beet" taken from his car. , Dennis Cardinal reported ann- ther vehicle had sideswiped his. Myrtle Ro~e reported a ~ga1~ theft. Donald Hickham reported a tool box and some tools taken from his car. Use Journal with I0 ( #all 9 Outdoor Husk Power Disc ' il)uaI.Trac Drive " Oilite Steering Two Safety ilrest drlve the HOMEUIE on Phone 426- We service We Sol of the Heuston Mold : t FRANK HEUSTON'S 5 WORLD WAR II VETS ENTITLED TO DIVIDEND A recent employe newsletter at Bangor carried the following item provided that all veterans of World SHELTON SCHOOL War II. " 'll )'~s.~ed by Congress has b, i ..... , . . • Purnose pz.ovzded that ahvetmans of World War II receive a dividend on their • D,rectlon'-- GI life insurance of 50 cents per thousand for earn month in the • Comlnon Sense service. This i~ wheLhcr or not they still carrv this insurance. • Experience "Veter;~ns wPl not get this money unless theyask for it. It • Planning !should amount Lo $~uu. If you are • Perception veteran and haven't received this money, yoU should ask for it to- • Sound Thinking day. ivVrite to: Veterans Aclminis- i tration Center, Fort Snelling St Paul, Minn. 55111. "You must give your name, ad- dress, the branch of service you SENSIBLE were in. serial number, date of ,hnroebirth' dateSand OfyourenlistmentGi Insuranceand dis- Shelton Needs Such Ability on the ...... '" ' it ' number, if you know :.a~!}e V.A. "hat everY worJ,= war 1I urges '.. ". NEXT TUESDAY VOTE • a'-nly regardless of who- veteran Pt ' : r ' n ..... )r not you t,hmR you d~d ap. ":"" L-'~e,-'ll "leL you know if you p y. e/ad,, received this ,noSey nave air ,c ~" DIRECTOR HAVE GIVEN -C-k--(IS Shelton Police Tuesday found a car in a garage at a home which has been vacant for several weeks. The car turned out to be one which was stolen frol~ Tumwater several months ago. Wrapped in One Package This All Means -- ,: FOR SCHOOL (Paid Political Advertisement)