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December 25, 1975     Shelton Mason County Journal
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A SNOWMAN and a mock snowball fight were featured in this presentation during the Pioneer School program last week. Winners of the Christmas Decoration Contest sponsored by the Shelton Chamber of Commerce were announced this week. First place winner in the religious category was Rose Diemert, 729 Pine. In outdoor displays, first place went to Mr. and Mrs. George Magnett, Mill Creek Road; second to Mike Barden, Holiday Beach, Hoodsport; and honorable mention to T. H. Dittrich, 2009 Walker Park Road. In the novelty category, first place went to asker Erickson, 97 Picketing Drive, Timberlakes, and second place to Kenneth O'Dell, 118 S. Seventh, Shelton. First place in the commercial division went to Dr. William Widman, 310 West Birch, and Second prizes in the honorable mention to Jerry Smith residential categories were "living Realty, PRO Office Building, trophies," special show plants Seventh and Railroad. o b t ained from Homewood Nursery. First prizes in the residential categories were dinners for two donated by the Timbers The first prize in the Restaurant, the Capitol commercial category was a Restaurant and Taylor Towne five-foot Ficus Benjamina tree for Restaurant. the office. sen nce gtven on ru Thomas Yorke, who had been lb nd guilty of possession of a controUed substance by a Mason County Superior Court jury previously, was given a two-year deferred ~ntence and ordered to spend 90 days in the Mason County jail when he appeared before Judge Gerry Alexander Friday afternoon. Judge Alexander told Yorke that if he is found guilty to a second degree burglary charge which was filed against him last week, his deferred sentence would probably be revoked and he would be committed to the Department of Institutions. The court granted a request from Yorke's attorney Jerry restgns as Jerry Smith announced this week he has submitted his resignation as manager of the Mason County Fair, to be effective January 1,1976. Smith stated his reasons as increasing business commitments and other community activities do not allow him to spend the necessary time needed as fair manager. He hopes to stay active in the fair administration in an advisory capacity. The Mason County Fair Board is now seeking a replacement and parties interested in the fair manager position should send a complete resume to the president of the fair board, Bill Hunter, at the Mason County Courthouse. The fair manager position has a salary of $1,200 per year. Whitcomb, Shelton, to delay the start of the 90-day county jail sentence until December 26. A pre-sentence report prepared on Yorke had recommended that he be committed for the drug possession offense. Deputy Prosecutor Gary Burleson said his office concurred in the recommendation. Whitcomb told the court that the burglary charge which had been filed against Yorke was not a conviction and should not be considered in the sentencing. Whitcomb said that Yorke had no prior criminal record, but that by his own admission had become involved with drugs while serving in the Army in Germany. Whitcomb recommended that Yorke be given probation and an opportunity to either find a job or continue his education. Testimony at the trial at which Yorke was found guilty of drug possession was that he had been stopped on a traffic violation by a deputy sheriff who observed Yorke throw something across the street into a parking area. The officers testified they found a bbftl containing LSD where the object which ihey said Yorke threw landed. Yorke was also identified on the charge of second degree burglary. He and another young man are accused in information filed by Prosecuting Attorney Byron McClanahan with breaking into a trailer house owned by Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone. Olympia attorney Steve Henderson was appointed to represent Yorke on the burglary charge. Human rights Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail. Abraham Lincoln Art and truth We all know that art is not truth. Art is the lie that makes us realize truth - at least the truth that is given us to understand. Pablo Picasso Farley D. Thoms, 20, 1021 East Ethridge, Olympia, was arrested by two Mason County sheriffs deputies on a Thurston County warrant. tte was arrested at the Matlock Road interchange on Highway 101 Friday evening. He was taken to the Mason County jail where he was held for Thurston County authorities who came after him. I I No matter who you're insured with now, our NEW will SAVE YOU insurance money. Check us today Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 117 East Cota 426-3317 I I II II I J l II II I I I nuaJ 'ember 26, 27 and JIM PAULEY, IlK. Mr. View at Kneeland Center Phone 426-8231 P, le 2 - Shelto -Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 25, 1975 Jim Lowery: 'i am (Continued frompageone.) what's going on in town, or outside of the high school are Lincoln Gym, which is really old, and Loop Field, which needs a lot of development still. I would like to take some funds out of parks and recreation to work up a comprehensive plan so we can qualify for state and federal funds for such development. I also feel very strongly that we need some sort of community center, a place where the kids can go to play pool, dance, find out whatever would suit them. As far as the kids are concerned, they have nothing now. The reason they haven't responded to the ideas the community has come up with so far is the kids have never really been asked what they want. Q. How do you react to the 10 p.m. curfew for kids in the city? A. I'm opposed to the way it is right now. A curfew should be the parents' responsibility - not the city's. But I certainly can't see any reason for a young person to be loitering around downtown after l0 o'clock. Q. How do, you go about getting the kids' suggestions? A. Recently ! visited the high school and asked several kids what they would like to see in the community. Q. And what do they want? A. The three things the kids wanted most were a pizza parlor, a roller rink and a movie theatre. They have a great deal of interest in a "hangout." Interest also was expressed in educational activities, crafts, intramural sports, theatrical programs, and so on. "I might have the reaction to kick the ~tell out of the guy... '" Q. How would you describe yourself? A. I'm probably the worst person in the world to ask that question. Let's see... I like to think of myself as sensitive to the needs of people.., a decent listener. I know I've got my problems, but I'll be damned if 1 could tell you what they are, because I just don't pay much attention to them. I like people. I like to mingle with them and ecen li work with them. I don't have to listen to myself, though, and other people do. Q. Do you have a political goal, personally? A. No. I don't have anything I need to feather my bed for. I'm not concerned with getting ahead in politics. And if I never hold another office after this, that's fine with me. Q. is it true that Simpson runs the city? A. Not true. It does have a great deal of impact on the city, of course, because it employs the majority of the people. And, if it did pull out, it obviously would leave Shelton high and dry. But I've never known it to try to use any sort of leverage on the city. Q. Must money speak loudest in politics? A. Some people insist that the guy who pays the big taxes should get all the goodies. I don't believe in that. Just because someone has all the bucks doesn't mean he should get preferential treatment - but he shouldn't get less, either. Q. Can the city maintain its managerial independence over local projects when those projects rely on state and/or federal support? A. What we want, primarily, are capital projects, and in their case the government usually doesn't have much to say after it's approved the grant initially. The only possible restrictions would be on how you plan, which is not so touchy. What 1 don't like, however, is when they dictate how a certain man or woman should be used. I ener For the most part especially worried having its hands tied. told on a couple the city commission advised it can't do think that's a crock Q. Do you think are doing the job they A. I don't feel the coming out with the learn, and if teach them how to going to have a lot of life. Q. How do you prevailing sense of A. The apathy does but something else much more deepl negativism. It comes media. Large corporate are damaging our society l of their growing rather than looking for combat the problem, to be doing no criticizing. It's time somebody out and reinstilled the people. We have to askl can we do to make a change?" Negativism isn't healthy - constructive is. Q. Does the Sheltonian take city seriously? A. A lot of people kind of an apathetic you let them know you listen to what they want, be a good leader and good politician. And that's probably political thing you're me to say. plemen' There is no way Mason County can pay Kitsap County for assessing their own property, Prosecuting Attorney Byron McClanahan told the county commissioners at their meeting Monday. McClanahan's comment was "in response to the commission's request for advice on what should be done about a letter from the Kitsap County Prosecuting assessme Attorney's office, stating notices of an extra tax assessment to make up for an under-assessment on the North Mason School District levy would be sent out as soon as Mason County paid Kitsap County $1,500 for the work. .~ The full amount of the special levy apiamved"by North M~s0n voters in 1974 was not collected with taxes this year because the ISCUSS assessed valuation used to calculate the amount of taxes to be collected was larger than the actual assessed valuation. Part of the North Mason school district is in Kitsap County. The estimated amount of the extra tax to be collected in the portion of the district in Kitsap County is $33 i .5 !. County Treasurer John Cole told the commission his office had about complet, supplemental tax which will go to school district. It has office about $2,500. 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