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Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
December 4, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
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Two men given prison sentences by court Two men whose parole had already been revoked were given additional prison terms by Judge Frank Baker Friday morning. Francis Cooper Jr., Shelton, had pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny previously. Judge Baker sentenced Cooper to a maximum term of 15 years in the custody of the Department of Institutions. Deputy Prosecutor Gary Burleson told the court Cooper's parole on a previous conviction in King County had been revoked. Cooper's attomey, James Sawyer, told the court this was Cooper's third felony conviction and that all three had occurred while Cooper was intoxicated. He said the grand larceny charge to which Cooper had pleaded guilty occurred after a seven-day drinking spree with the woman who owned the property which was taken. Sawyer said Cooper was intoxicated when he took the items from the house and was on his way to return them when he was arrested. Sawyer recommended that any sentence which was imposed should include alcohol rehabilitation. Carl Dodge, Shelton, was sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in the custody of the Department of Institutions on a charge of forgery. The court was told Dodge was already in the corrections center after his parole had been revoked on a previous sentence. Judge Baker ordered that the sentence he imposed run consecutively with the sentence which had been imposed previously. The court was told that Dodge cashed a check which had been written out by someone else and made payable to him. The check was written on a blank check which had been taken from a residence in Shelton previously. Sawyer, who represented Dodge, told the court Dodge admitted cashing the check in a Shelton tavern, but did not admit taking it from the residence where it was taken from. Jury verdict favors defendants A Mason County Superior Court jury last week found Olympic Vista developers Guy Beckwith and Jack Bowen had not been negligent in constructing or maintaining the road on which Guilty plea given burglary Richard Bellisle, 17, pleaded guilty to a charge of second degree burglary when he appeared before Judge Frank Baker in Mason County Superior Court Friday morning. He was accused of breaking into Saeger's Motor Shop in Shelton September 25. Judge Baker ordered a pre-sentence report on Bellisle before he is sentenced. He had been remanded to Superior Court on the charge after an earlier hearing in j;ivenile court. Bellisle is presently being held in the Mason County jail. Benefit planned for Yates family A benefit potluck dinner tot the Glenn Yates family, whose Harstine Island home burned last week, has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Harstine Community Clubhouse. Those attending are asked to take their own table service. Additional information can be obtained by calling 426-8873. Donations of clothing and money to assist the burned-out family can be left at Pioneer School. School board meets Tuesday The Shelton School Board will hold its regular December meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Evergreen School Library. iiiilitllllllllllllllnnltnlUllllililllltllltillnllllli Mason General Hospital A daughter to the Reverend Kurt and Betty Hardenbrook, 530 East Birch, November 26. A daughter to Karl and Cathy Miller, P.O. Box 5, Hoodsport, November 28. A daughter to Steven P. and Alberta Woods, Route 3, Box 548, Deoember 1. A daughter to Kathryn and Gary P. Budeson, Route 3, Box 641, December I. Velner Stevenson suffered a fall July 4, 1970 while looking at a lot in the development. Stevenson had sued the developers for damages for injuries suffered in the fall. Stevenson fell from the edge of the road, the testimony showed. The jury had been asked to determine first if the developers were negligent in the construction of the road and, second, the amount of damages Stevenson should receive if the developers had been negligent. in answering the first question, the jurors found there had been no negligence. Members of the jury were Hazel Coleman, Richard Johnston, Shannon Carr, Billie Baisch, Ann Goodwin, Norma Hibler, Marguerite Madden, Richard Loving, Marvin Biehl, Julianna Bare, Richard Dwyer and Dana Frint. Duggins trial starts Monday The trial of Donald Duggins, charged with manslaughter and second degree assault in the hunting accident death of his nephew, Wayne Duggins, in October, will start before a Mason County Superior Court jury Monday morning. The case is scheduled as the first one for a jury term in Superior Court here next week. New Rotary club started The new Rotary Club in Sheiton is named Shelton Skookum and meets each Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. at Heinie's Broiler. Official inauguration and charter will take place in the latter part of January. Presently the board and members are meeting each Wednesday morning, establishing programs and projects which will be of benefit to the community. Some of the Skookum members joined with representatives from the noon Rotary Club to soundly defeat a Kiwanis Club team in flag football last week. it was difficult to tell which players belonged to what team on the muddy field. Amazing Proof! These lmazing, unretouched photos show how old boots can be k4borato(y studies Drove it's cheaper to have boots repaired than to buy new ones! I Before After Shelton Third & Grove / RUSSELL BASKIN, left, and Carl Bernert from Mason County PUD 3 won the pole rescue competition at the recent Governor's Safety Conference in Olympia. This was the second year in a row the PUD 3 team placed first in the contest. @ rl Donations to the 40 and 8-Journal Christmas Fund, which provides Christmas baskets tbr needy families in Mason County, have started coming in. Two donations of $10 each have been received in the past week to bring the total to $30. The fund last year raised more than $1,500 to provide the Christmas baske ts. The Journal handles the fund-raising efforts for the project and the 40 and 8 takes care of obtaining the material for the baskets, seeing that they are packed and distributed. Contributions can be brought to the Journal oMce at Third and Cota or mailed to Post Office Box 430, Shelton. The two donations received this week were Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1694, $10, and Mrs. Edith Wakefield, $10. Fire which damaged truck investigated Shelton police and Shelton fire department officials are continuing their investigation of a fire which damaged a truck which was parked in front of the Jack Sylsberry residence, 510 Oak Street, early Monday morning. Officers believe the fire was set intentionally, using some kind of flammable liquid. Two tires on the truck, owned by Sylsberry's brother, Melvin Sylsberry, Lacey, were damaged by the flames. ! Jack Sylsberry is a Shelton police patrolman. The fire was first discovered by Sylsberry's wife when it started about 3:30 a.m. Monday. She awakened her husband, who called for help and had the blaze under control by the time police and firemen arrived. Fire Chief Allan Nevitt said a representative of the State Fire Marshal's Office was expected to be in Shelton Thursday to aid in the investigation. The Shelton Jaycees and the Mason-Thurston Community Action Council are participating in a project to winterize homes for senior citizens and low incx me persons. A group of Jaycees has volunteered to provide manpower for the project with a work party Saturday- Material is provided by the community action council. Work which will be done includes storm windows, caulking, weatherstripping and minor home repairs. The objective of the project is to improve the homes of senior citizens on fixed incomes and low income persons to reduce heating costs. Anyone interested in having work done on their home can contact the Mason County Senior Center, 426-2568, or Mason Youth Services, 426-5823. A Mason County couple, David and Nancy Stdplin, each received five-year suspended sentences and six-months' county jail terms on drug possession charges from Judge Frank Baker in Mason County Superior Court Friday. The court ordered that Striplin start his six-month county jail term January 1, and that Mrs. Striplin start hers July 1 after her husband's release. Judge Baker said he was ordering the sentences served that way so that one of the couple would be at home to take care of their three children. Stdplin also received a 90-day jail sentence, to be served concurrently with his six-month sentence, on a misdemeanor charge of possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana. The suspended sentence he received was on a previous charge on which he had been given a deferred sentence. Judge Baker revoked the earlier deferral of sentence after a hearing which preceded the sentencings Friday. The court was told that officers had gone to the Striplin home in the Lost Lake area April 25 with a search warrant for drugs. Detective Brian Schoening told the court at rite parole revocation hearing that a quantity of amphetamines had been found in Mrs. Stdplin's purse and that marijuana and marijuana seeds had been found in other areas of the house. He also testified that drug paraphernalia had been found in the house at the time also. Schoening also stated there were three rifles found in the house which David Striplin admitted were his. Mrs. Striplin testified at the parole revocation hearing that her husband had been gone for several days before April 25. He had left, she said, after they had had a quarrel and decided to try a separation. He had been home about four hours when the officers arrived with the search warrant. Mrs. Striplin said the amphetamines which had been found in her purse were hers and that she had purchased them after her husband had left and that he did not know anything about them. She also testified that a vanity in which part of the marijuana and paraphernalia were found was one in which she kept her things. Striplin testified that he used the guns which were found tor hunting and that he had not been told when he had been placed on parole previously that he was not supposed to have any guns in his possession. He said the guns were on a gun rack in the living room in plain sight. at TH E SHOP 126 Cota St. Opening Display of Limited Editions Planters, Sculpture Artist will be sculpting The judge also ordered the case be brought back before him for review after one year. THE SHOP Dec. 5 & 6- 12-3 I i i .s 1 1 Dance ; Register now for new Classes Starting January at our Shelton studio BALLET - pre-school to adults - beginners to i advanced - MODERN JAZZ - LADLES BELL For information dial 352-9693 or 401-5380 Write: P.O. 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