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December 24, 1970     Shelton Mason County Journal
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\ :t's eat!" "Delicious!" "I'm SO full/" ay, December 24, 1970 - Number 52 Published in Shelton, Wash. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton, Wash. 98584, under act of Mar. 8, 1879. Published weekly, except two issues during week of Thanksgiving, at 227 W. Cota. $5 per year in Mason County, $6 elsewhere, 26 Pages - 3 Sections 10 Cents Per Copy Bench warrants were ordered issued for Edward Johnston and Grant O. Hartline in Superior Court Friday. The warrants were ordered by Judge Frank Baker on a motion by Prosecuting Attorney John C. Ragan. They were convicted of traffic violations in a Superior Court jury trial last February. They had appealed Justice Court convictions on the charges. After the trial, both were given jail sentences by the court but were not committed immediately. They have tailed to snow up to serve their sentences, Prosecuting Attorney John C. Ragan told the court in asking for the bench warrants. Robert Selby, Shelton, charged with possession of dangerous drugs, appeared in court Friday morning on a bench warrant issued the previous week. Judge Frank Baker told Selby he had been informed by his (Selby's) court-appointed attorney Fred Gentry, Olympia, that Selby had been uncooperative about contacting the attorney to discuss his case which is scheduled for the February Jury Term. Selby told the court he had attempted to contact Gentry, but he had been unable to do so. Judge Baker told the youth Gentry was willing to continue as his attorney if Selby would cooperate, and ordered the youth to make every effort to contact the attorney as soon as possible. Frank E. Ori, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on a charge of grand larceny by check. Judge Baker ordered a pre-sentence report on Ori. On a motion from Ori's attorney, bail was reduced to $1,000 pending completion of the report. Judge Baker continued until Jan. 8 the case of Donald Doelker, 18, Seattle, charged with grand larceny by possession of a stolen automobile. Doelker told the court he had been unable to obtain an attorney. proposed new Shelton moved another step process of financing night when the County for School District voted to recommend of financing to the of Education. approval came on a 4-1 board member C.W. voting against the division include Shelton, per cent, $2,813,271; er, 1 9.42 per cent, 302; Hood Canal, 13.67 $708,631 ; Grapeview, Per cent, $297,552; Side, $207,354 and 2.9 per cent, $150,33 I. county committee had voted to have Hood Participate on the basis of ~r cent of its assessed since the district will sending its ninth grade to Shelton High, and to participate in the ~rth Mason High School at of 40 per cent. Proposal now goes to the of Education at its the middle or end of approval by the State the proposal is returned to School District ~Vill in turn notify each of districts what their of the money will be. in the Shelton district a $3.1 million bond November, 1969. receiving notification as their share of the money non-high districts have to call for a vote on a to raise the money. If is defeated a second be held within 60 the bond issue is defeated the County Committee with State Board what should be done. county committee Separate Toy Car approval came after two motions, both intended to lessen the amount of money the non-high districts will contribute, were defeated. The first, made by Laurence Bedell, was to accept the proposal for all parts of the construction which were eligible for state matching money. This motion died for lack of a second. The second motion was made by Streckenback as the same basis as Bedell's and to include the swimming pool as part of the project which the non-high districts would not have to participate in. The motion was seconded by Bedell and was defeated by a vote of 3-2. The county committee was presented with the Shelton rls as is It will. take a strong closing rally to put the 1970 Christmas basket fund over its $1,000 goal. Tuesday morning (due to the Journal's advanced deadline this week) the 40 & 8-Journal Christmas project had accumulated only $657 toward that target figure. With delivery of the food and toy baskets scheduled only 48 hours after this writing, the $347 needed to attain goal would have to come in a hurry, although late contributions can do the trick just as well as those arriving before .the project's actual completion. Sixteen contributors since last week's report raised the fund from its $443 figure of that time, topped by a $42 sum collected by employees at PUD 1. The Shelton By Dea! District proposal in May, and, after the 1970 assessed valuations for each district were completed in September, the division of the amount of money each district would have to contribute was decided. The amount of money is based on the assessed valuation of each of the districts. The county committee held hearings in each of the participating non-high districts during October and November to give residents in those districts a chance to express their opinions. If the proposal is approved by the State Board at its January meeting, this will mean the non-high districts will be voting on bond issues for their shares sometime around the middle or end of March. UB Elks Association and Beta Zeta Chapter 1953 of Epsilon Sigma Alpha each added $25, William Lord and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Florek put together $20, seven The Shelton District, after its voters approved the bond issue in November, 1969, hired the Tacoma Architectual Firm of Lee, Pearson and Richards to design the proposed new building. The architects came up with the estimated cost of $5,183,841 which was used in arriving at the amount of money each of the non-high districts will be asked to contribute. The architects have continued with the planning work, and, have met with the Shelton School Board, members of the administration and faculty of the high school to get their thinking on what should be included in the new facility. Preliminary planning work will continue until the non-high district votes are completed. Preliminary plans cannot be turned in to the State Board until after the non-high votes have been completed. State matching money will be available at the rate of about 28 per cent of the parts of the project the state will match. Items which the state will not match include site purchase, site preparation, equipment and furniture, covered grandstands, bleachers and some other items. The motions which Bedell and $10 contributions came from Mr. Streckenback made at the county and Mrs. Ole Olsen, the A1 committee meeting Monday night Coleman Logging Company, were to have exempted the H o m e G as Corn pany of non-high districts from paying on Hoodsport, Dr. and Mrs. E.G. Van these items also. Ackeren in memory of Mrs. Clyde The proposed new-hlgh--school Wells, Prepp's Rexall Store, Ann will be constructed on a 40-acre .:, ............... and A.W. Frank, and one site off Spring Road which the anonymous source; The Girls Shelton School District purchased Pinochle Club gave $12, and four from Simpson Timber Co. with $5 sums are credited to Warren funds approved in bond issue ....... Earl, Chapter B, P.E.O., Mr. and several years ago. Mrs. Fred Snelgrove, andin The Shelton Citizen's memory of Mamie Earl. Advisory Committee assisted in All contributions shouldbe the promotion of the project in brought or sent to The Journal the Shelton District, and, is for acknowledgement, making plans to assist with informing the voters in the non-high districts when their bond issues come up. Last Week Alden were called on Monday long-time Shelton businessman, to assist in getting a died Dec. 16 in the Fir Lane unstuck from a toy Convalescent Center. Mr. Bayley was born Oct. 1, Police report read: 1887 in Battlecreek, Mich., and a radio dispatch to had lived in Shelton the past 56 to a residence to assist in years. in removing a child s He was an attorney and at one )rn a VW. Arrived to find time practiced law here. ~Ven months, with his leftThe was president of the ,CaUght in the windshield ~i,a toy VW. The finger was Mason County Title Insurance Co. m,~°llen This officerhad to and was the founder and I~. the' toy in order to president of the Mason County A'l~ethumb." Savings and Loan Association i C. Bayley, 83, until its merger with Capital Savings and Loan several years ago. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 11 and the Shelton Kiwanis Club. Survivors include one son, Phil, and two grandchildren. Mr. Bayley had made his home at the Holly Hills Apts. Funeral services were held at the Masonic Temple at 10 a.m. Sunday with Mt. Moriah Lodge officiating. Burial was in Shelton Memorial Park. Holiday Brings Early Deadline The Journal will be published a day early again next week because of the New Years Holiday. Deadlinesfor all news and advertising will be one day earlier than usual. The deadline for society news will be 10 a.m. Monday. Rural correspondents columns should be in by noon Monday. The deadline for classified advertising will be 2 p.m. Monday. i?!ii~?~ i~¸¸ ! SANDY BASKIN, (far left), Julie Archer (middle) and Terri Bostrom (far right) are directing the High School's production of "Winnie the Pooh" after they have adapted it to the stage. Characters that look on here at rehearsal are Vicki Buckley as Pooh Bear, Guy Hodge as Rabbit and Dennis Graves as the storyteller.