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commissioners instructed County
Prosecuting Attorney Byron Mc-
Clanahan to draw up an ordi-
nance requiring the identification
of power driven boats in Mason
.ounty.
DICK ANGLE, president of the
Shelton Insurance Agents Associ-
ation, protested the awarding of
the county's 1959 liability insur-
ance to Farmer's Group agent Bill
Pearson. Angle said his group had
submitted a bid $200 lower than
the one submitted by Pearson. The
ssion said they gave the bid
rsen onthe recommendation
state insurance commission-
rice becatme it was consid-
ood policy to deal with one
company on insurance needs if
possible.
Herb Cromer, who has been a
city fireman since 1938, retired
from service effective April 1.
R. J. (Rocky) Hembroff was
named winner of the Shelton Jun-
ior Chamber of Commerce Distin-
guished Service award for 1958.
The state supreme court has
ruled that the 1957 law giving the
state jurisdiction over law en-
forcement on Indian lands is legal.
The city of Shelton rejected a
bill for $3192 from the Teeney
Truck and Tractor company of
Olympia on the grounds tt was ex-
cessive and also the law did not
allow cities to spend more than
$2500 without letting bids.
LITTLE BRIAN Brehmeyer was
found by two sheriff's deputies
from Lewis county on Sunday
morning about 6:45 April 12 after
being lost all night in the woods
near Lake Nahwatzel. The bey
was was unharmed and in good
spirits when found.
Prime Minister Nehru of India
declined an invitation from Herb
Rotter, chairman of the Republi-
can Central Committee of Mason
county, to attend an international
friendship dinner to be held here
April 18.
A jury of six men and six wom-
en found Mrs. Irene Creech guilty
of first degree murder on Apql 23.
Mrs. Creech's defense maintained
she was insane. The trial presided i
over by judge Henry Clay Agnew
lasted three days. Mrs. Creech's
attorney, Henry Opendack, said
he would appeal the case to the
state supreme court.
Plans for a $3,000,000 expansion
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a Hood Canal realtor. A corpora-
tion was formed and if present
plans materialize the inn will be
one of the most plush resorts in
the world. Architect's plans for
the new expansion have already
been completed.
The first week in May saw a
conflict between the city com-
mission and Dean Palmer about
the use of wood facings on down-
town buildings. The city said Pal-
mer must obey a city oIzlinance
which prohibits the use of wood
fronts on buildings because they
are fire hazards. Palmer said his
facing was not a fire hazard.
A meeting between officials of
Simpson, the city of Sheiton, the
state fire marshal's office and in-
surance underwriters resulted in
a change of the ordinance allow-
ing the use of certain types of
wood facings.
THE BODY of Ab Osmun who
drowned here on March 30 was
found in Hammersley's Inlet.
The local office of the state de-
partment of public assistance an-
nounced that recent budget cuts
made by the state in the last legis-
lature would mean a reduction of
their services in Mason county.
The stats cut the budget by about
19 million dollars, j
Queen Andrea visited Olympia
with governor Albert D. Roselltnt.
Judge Henry Clay Agnew turn-
ed down a request for a new trial
for Mrs, Irene Creech who was
convicted here of first degree mur-
der.
Michael Scrafford, a 15 year old
local boy, is recovering from in-
juries sustained in an accident
with a car while driving his bike.
The bey was carried 181 feet by
the car which struck him while he
was delivering his paper route.
QUEEN ANDREA Kneeland
presided bver a banquet held in
her honor May 21 at the Mt. View
grade school. The banquet opened
the four day 15th annual Mason
County Forest Festival.
Among the outstanding events
of the festival was the dedication
of the Shay locomotive in Brewer
Park and the coronation of the
Queen at colorful ceremonies held
in the high school gym.
Large crowds enjoyed the kid-
dies Kartoon Parade and Paul
Bunyan Parade Saturday morning
as it wound through the streets of
Shelton with bands, floats produc-
ing all the excitement expected of
a parade. Saturday afternoon a
Logger's Sports show was held at
Loop Field and Saturday night the
Queen's Ball was held at the Skat-
ing Rink on Mt. View. The four
day celebration ended Sunday
with a big sports car race at the
Shelton airport.
A Citizens Advisory Committee
is studying the space problem of
school district 309. The schools are
facing this situation because of a
continued increase in enrollment.
One of the worst space problems
exists at the high school lunch
:oom which can accommodate 150
students. However, the junior high
school has an enrollment of 600
students. *
JUNE GOT started on a happy
note when representatives of the
Simpson Logging Company and
the International Woodworkers of
America signed an agreement
which will run until May 31, 1961.
This was the first two year con-
tract signed between the company
and the union. Union officials said
the new contract would mean an
increase in pay of from 20 to 23
cents an hour over the two year
period.
Mason county finds itself in a
financial pinch as the result of a
law which requires time and a
half pay for employees after 40
hours of weekly work. Both the
city of Shelton and the county are
" Sheln Washin
r for I,ounty
trying to figure out ways to main- appeared before the city commis-
taln present services without get- sion protesting the establishment
ting into trouble over the law. of a tavern in that area. The corn-
The State Department of Nat- mission referred the matter to the
ural Resources sold 475 acres of State Board of Liquor Control.
Christmas land here on a 10 year Earl Crumb, principal of the
lease basis. Lower Skokomish school, told the
The Washington, D. C. office of Mason county board of commis,
the U. S. Soil Conservation Serv- stoners he is against any change
ice is now considering making a in the present intercounty book-
full scale Investigation of the Sko- mobile. Crumb said rural students
komish valley for flood control depend heavily on the bookmobile
purposes, and it is important to the educa-
Joe Lawson, a 16 year Ine S. tional development of the children.
Reed high scholl student, saved The Skokomish teacher said Ma-
the lives of a 12-year-old boy and son county is a culturally back-
his mother when they were swim-: ward area.
ruing in Hammersley Inlet. The MAON COUNTY sheriff's dep-
mother was watching her son uties are combing Harstine Island
swim when he appeared to be in after reports that a man, possibly
trouble. She went out to help but
mentally deranged, has been
breaking into homes and causing
a havoc.
Shelton Police Chief Paul Hin-
ton has returned to duty after be-
mg suspended from his position
September 17 by mayor Earl
Moore. Hinton said he was not
mad over his suspension. The dif-
ficulty between Moore and Hinton
developed concerning his handling
of a case involving a police officer
K. P. Warner who was accused by
fellow policemen of furnishing
liquor to two minor Indians.
THE MONTH of october saw
judge Charles T. Wright rule
against Mason county in regard to
its present ordinance regarding
the acceptance of plats. Judge
Wrigh t . ruled that the county must
accept the plat of the Ayock Land
Compemy at LflUwaup. The board
of commissioners had previously
rejected the plat on the grounds
it did not meet county platting
regulations. Judge Wright, in de-
livering his decision on the case,
said the county did not have the
right to demand public access
when accepting plats except in
cases where public safety is in-
volved. He added that the Lilli-
waup plat did not involve the pub-
lic safety. The court ruling actu-
ally went one step further than
the demand of the Ayock com-
pany in that judge Wright ruled
the county could not france a prop-
erty owner to sell his land to the
county for recreational purposes
unless the owner wanted to do so.
Shelton Police Chief Paul His-
ton, who was suspended from of-
rice by mayor Moore on Septem-
ber 17, reinstated September 19
and suspended again on Septem-
ber 24 said he will appeal his case
to the civil service commission.
Mrs. Byron Deffinbaugh lost
her right leg in a hit and run acci-
dent on the Bayshore highway
about tlu'ee miles north of town.
The car came around the corner as
Mrs. Deffinbaugh was picking up
shingles from the highway. Local
and state police are conducting an
intense search for the driver.
The county approved a budget
of $287,527.84 for 1960 and the
city O.K.'ed a budget of $226,189
for the coming year.
BERNIE BAILEY, a local bar-
ber, filed a list of charges with
the city saying the present civil
service commission should not
hear the Hinton case pending be-
fore them because of bias. How-
ever, Bailey withdrew his charges
the following day.
The county board of education
approved a budget of $1,600,835
for 1960.
The civil service hearing of Po-
lice Chief Paul Hinton got under-
way here this week with the city
presenting their case. The city
claims Hinton is guilty of negli-
December 31,
gent duty on 15 counts including
thc destruction of evidence, allow.
ing a prisoner to escape from jail
and of being critical of police of-
ficers when they were performing
their duty. The city wanted to
have a tape recording allowed in,
to the hearing which was made on
the evening of September 16 in
city hall.
The civil service boad ruled the
tape inadmissable as evidence. Ac-
cording to testimony made by sev-
eral police officers, Francis Beat.
ty, a 19 year old Indian boy, was
arrested by city police on a com.
plaint from Larry Durkin. Beatty
was di'unk and sleeping on the
porch of the home when found by
police. Later at the police station
Beatty said officer K. P. Warner
could not swim herself. Joe saw
the mother and boy in trouble as
he was leading his cow out to pas-
ture near the inlet. He jumped
over a fence, ran across the beach
and out into the water in a brave
effort to save the mother and her
boy. Fortunately, he was success-
ful.
County assessor Willis Burnett
increased the valuations on some
600 parcels of land in the north
end of the county. Most of the
property is waterfrontage.
JULY OPENED on a sad note
when the home of William White
at Lost Lake was destroyed by
fire with the loss running around
$15,000.
Deputy sheriff Sam Clark was
restored to duty by the Mason
County Civil Service Commission.
Clark was discharged from duty
last January and had appealed his
case to the commission.
Prosecuting A t t o r n e y Byron
McClanahan filed a writ of use
and necessity in order to acquire
property on the north shore road
for a new highway. Many of the
residents there are not in favor of
the highway.
The Mason county beard of com-
missioners turned down a request
from Edson Case, a Puyallup law-
yer, to compromise the valuations
recently made by assessor Willie
Burnett on Hood Canal.
The price of plywood took a
seven dollar wholesale cut accord-
ing to the Simpson Logging com-
pan3?.
Hood Canal property owners
were on hand in the Mason coun-
ty courthouse when they protest-
ed raises in property valuation to
the Mason county board of equal-
ization.
The Shclton Port Commission is
trying to acquire a 500 acre In-
dustrial site from the U. S. gov-
ernment at John's Prairie.
The city of McCleaT celebrated
their Second Growth Festival
from July 31 to August 2.
The city of Shelton ordered Bev-
erly Heights residents to replace
a waterline within 90 days.
Ken Eacrett, a 21 year old Shel-
ton youth, is in San Matco hos-
pital after nearly drowning while
swimming in the ocean there re.
cently. He is in serious condition.
The Mason county board of
commissioners turned down a re-
quest for the acceptance of a 40
acre plat near Lilliwaup by the
Ayock Land Company of Taco-
ma. The commission turned dowr
the plat on the grounds it did not
meet county platting regulations.
Law Florence of Olympia won
the second annual Sea Fair Sports
Car Race held at the Shelton air-
port.
The city of Shelton ordered 36
property owners to eliminate blind
corners on their property which
they feel is a traffic hazard.
Some 350 north Mason county
residents plan to protest their re-
cent porperty valuations to the
State Tax Commission. They had
recently been turned down for
tax relief by the Mason county
beard of equalization.
THE ].959 Mason county fair
opened this week at the fair-
grounds in the Shelton valley. It
is expected the fair will last draw
about 6000 people.
Nannte L. Cos, 820 Alder street,
filed a claim with the city for
$1250 because of injuries suffered
!in a fall at Second and Cota
streets. She maintains the city is
at fault because of faulty side-
walks.
Fourteen million board feet of
timber was sold here this month
by the U. S. Forestry Se-ice at
Hoodsport for $752,775.
The Ayock Land Company of
Tacoma plans to take their case
for the acceptance of a plat at
IAlliwaup to superior court on No-
vember 2. The board of county
commissioners recently turned
down their request for the plat
acceptance.
The city of Shelton is facing
budget problems for 1960 and
must cut $39,320 off present de*
artmental request l the budget
to be balanced. •
SEPTEMBER got off to a
stormy start when Gene Elms, a
32 year old Aberdeen salesman,
was forced at gunpoint to drive a
stranger to the woods near Mat-
lock. Elms said the stranger hit
him over the head with the pistol
and robbed him of between eight
to ten dollars. Police are invetl.
gating the matter.
County officials will have to
chop $68,037 from their prelimin-
mT 1960 budget if they are to
stay out of the red.
County school Superintendent
Bill Goodpaster says the one
teacher, one pupil school at Ta-
huya. is legal. All of the families
at Tahuya except onc are sending
their children to school at Belfair.
Residents of Tahuya voted dowel
a consolidation move with school
district 403 at. Belfa.ir. Goodpaster
feels the one pnpil school is a re-
sult of that election and the par-
ants of the other Tahuya children
are going t0 school at Belfair as
a protest against the election.
Prior to the one pupil school at
Tahuya. Mason county did have
the smallest school in the state
which is at Harstiue Island and
has seven students. Tahuya usu-
ally has about 25 students.
Dr. Harry Deegan's history of
Mason county began appearing in
this issue of the Shelton-Mason
County Journal.
vntm t. Vmw kit
ly completed. The pool is being l Dr. Kelvin Hamilton, a native of
built by Lee and Betty Kiefer.
Mason county's 1959 Christmas
trees began hiting the yards this
weal/.
The Shelton Civil Service Com-
mission turned down a request for
reconsideration of the 45 day sus-
pension meted out to Chief Hinton
recently.
Police officer Herbert Rishel
has notified the civil service board
he plans to appeal his case to
them. Rishel was recently sus-
pended from the force.
Chief Deputy Mel Robertson re-
turned from a 90 day training pe-
riod at the National FBI aca(lemy
in Washington, D. C.
Mason county observed National
Retm'ded Children's Week Irom
November 15 to 26.
THE LAST WEEK in Novem-
ber provided a news story which
had great economic significance.
This was the announcement by the
Simpson Logging Company of
their intention of building a new
one milion dollar mill on the Shel-
ton waterfront. Besides the new
mill, plans for deepening Shelton's
harbor and creating new indus-
trial acreage on the waterfront
were announced. The dredging op-
eration itself will involve 475,000
cubic yards of silt and gTavel. The
new mill will employ about 35
men when completed. The new
mill will process about 20,000,000
beard feet of lumber a year and
will have the most modern mill
equipment. The , new mill will
bring Simpson's total daily output
here to more than 700,000 board
feet making Shelton one of the
biggest lumber producing cities
in the nation. ;
i Damage by recent floods caused
losses amounting to about $50,0001
on county roads according to the
county engineer's office.
Mrs. Gene Rutledge was taken
to the University of Washington
medical center in Seattle because
of an attack of paralytic polio.
THE CITY OF Shelton passed a
motion in the first week of De-
cember to recommend the freeway
i plan of Harlan Nelson and As-
i sociates of Portland to the state
J highway department for the new
fern" lane Shelton-Olympia free-
way. The engineering firm was
hired by the city to make a com-
plete study of the highway here
and to recommend the locations el
interchanges into the city. The
Nelson plan calls for a cloverleaf
to be located about a mile up
Railroad avenue and another ac-
cess to be located on the Cole
road at the south end of the city.
Besides drawing up a freeway
plan the company is also making
a comprehensive study of the en-
tire county. This study is called
a comprehensive plan and its pur-
pose is to help the area gTOW
more effectively from a long
range economic standpoint. The
city and county have put about
$10,000 into this project.
The city of Shelton completed
a report at the request of the Uni-
versity of Washington and Wash-
ington State University stating it
would take $2.583,000 to put all
of the city's streets, highways and
storm sPwcrs in first class shape.
Roy Dunn was elected presfdent
of the Shelton Chamber of Com-
merce for 1960. He replaces Dick
Souliere.
Dr. Louis Beck, Rayonier's Shel-
ton research head, was transferred
to the corporation's Vancouver,
B.C., research department. Dr.
Beck had been here since 1950 and
was very active in community af-
fairs. Replacing Dr. Beck will be
of the post office.
THE YEAR 1959 was a very
active one for Mason county.
While the year started with an
attitude of cautious optimism, it
ended with an attitude of defin-
ite optimism. The expansion plans
of Simpson was the big story in
an economic sense but along with
that the Chamber of Commerce
has been extremely active. The
chamber has several irons in the
fire right now and 1960 could see
more industrial expansion in Ma-
son county. Much credit is due
to past chamber president, Dick
Souliere, who has worked very
hard in an effort to develop the
area. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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taking this information from
Beatty because he was drunk and
accused the officers of trying to
railroad Warner.
School district 404 voters ap-
proved a bond issue of $316,000
for the building of a new junior
high school at Hoodsport. The
bond issue passed by a four to one
count.
The Shelton Civil Service Com-
mission suspended Police Chief
Paul Hlnton from duty for 45 days
without pay as the result of
cbarges brought against him by
the city. Hinton was found guilty
of censure on three of five counts,
The loss in pay-to Hinton will
amount to $750.
TIlE CITY COMMISSION sus-
pended police officer Herbert
Rishel from duty on the grounds
he was once convicted of a felony
and ineligible to hold a job in the
department. Rishel's name came
up repeatedly in the rccent hear-
ing of Chi Hinton. One of the
chargcs against Hinton was that
he knew Rishel had a record when
he hired him. The civil service
conunission ruled that he was not
guilty of censure on that count.
NOVEMBER saw the city com-
mission accept the verdict of the
civil service commission concern-
,ing Police Chief Paul Hinton who
was suspended from duty for 45
days. The commiion however
made a motion not to accept the
recommendation of the civil serv.
ice board in regards to certain
criticisms made by the board of
the mayor and his advice which
the board felt was improper.
Construction of a new swim-
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The State Finance Committee motors for
of Washington was low bidder on
$294,000 worth of school district 1960
40t bonds. The interest rate was
4.5 per cent per year It is ex-
pected the new school will be
ready by September of 1960.
B. FRANKLIN Heuston, attor-
ney for Police Chief Paul Hinton,
said he will take Hinton's 45-day
suspension from office without
pay to superior court.
A public polio clinic is slated
for the armory on December 30
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
168,000 bales of Christmas trees
were shipped from Mason county
this year.
A case of furnishing liquor to rearurin
minors was dismissed by the su- the new
parlor court on grounds that for-
mer policeman K. P. Warner was J0hns0n
not notified of his trial.
The county is preparing for the
celebration of Christmas with Vm75
many decorations in town includ-
ing a 100 foot tree on the lawn
fastest moving Sea-Horse
ever launchedl
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PHONE HA 6-3165
Evenings
WALT WOLDEN
Local Representative for
NORTHWEST ,
INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY
COMPANY
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commissioners instructed County
Prosecuting Attorney Byron Mc-
Clanahan to draw up an ordi-
nance requiring the identification
of power driven boats in Mason
.ounty.
DICK ANGLE, president of the
Shelton Insurance Agents Associ-
ation, protested the awarding of
the county's 1959 liability insur-
ance to Farmer's Group agent Bill
Pearson. Angle said his group had
submitted a bid $200 lower than
the one submitted by Pearson. The
ssion said they gave the bid
rsen onthe recommendation
state insurance commission-
rice becatme it was consid-
ood policy to deal with one
company on insurance needs if
possible.
Herb Cromer, who has been a
city fireman since 1938, retired
from service effective April 1.
R. J. (Rocky) Hembroff was
named winner of the Shelton Jun-
ior Chamber of Commerce Distin-
guished Service award for 1958.
The state supreme court has
ruled that the 1957 law giving the
state jurisdiction over law en-
forcement on Indian lands is legal.
The city of Shelton rejected a
bill for $3192 from the Teeney
Truck and Tractor company of
Olympia on the grounds tt was ex-
cessive and also the law did not
allow cities to spend more than
$2500 without letting bids.
LITTLE BRIAN Brehmeyer was
found by two sheriff's deputies
from Lewis county on Sunday
morning about 6:45 April 12 after
being lost all night in the woods
near Lake Nahwatzel. The bey
was was unharmed and in good
spirits when found.
Prime Minister Nehru of India
declined an invitation from Herb
Rotter, chairman of the Republi-
can Central Committee of Mason
county, to attend an international
friendship dinner to be held here
April 18.
A jury of six men and six wom-
en found Mrs. Irene Creech guilty
of first degree murder on Apql 23.
Mrs. Creech's defense maintained
she was insane. The trial presided i
over by judge Henry Clay Agnew
lasted three days. Mrs. Creech's
attorney, Henry Opendack, said
he would appeal the case to the
state supreme court.
Plans for a $3,000,000 expansion
progranl for th.e Alderbrook Inn
were made here by Was ,lohnson
te tf. year
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SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL-- Publishei in hrtsfmasown
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a Hood Canal realtor. A corpora-
tion was formed and if present
plans materialize the inn will be
one of the most plush resorts in
the world. Architect's plans for
the new expansion have already
been completed.
The first week in May saw a
conflict between the city com-
mission and Dean Palmer about
the use of wood facings on down-
town buildings. The city said Pal-
mer must obey a city oIzlinance
which prohibits the use of wood
fronts on buildings because they
are fire hazards. Palmer said his
facing was not a fire hazard.
A meeting between officials of
Simpson, the city of Sheiton, the
state fire marshal's office and in-
surance underwriters resulted in
a change of the ordinance allow-
ing the use of certain types of
wood facings.
THE BODY of Ab Osmun who
drowned here on March 30 was
found in Hammersley's Inlet.
The local office of the state de-
partment of public assistance an-
nounced that recent budget cuts
made by the state in the last legis-
lature would mean a reduction of
their services in Mason county.
The stats cut the budget by about
19 million dollars, j
Queen Andrea visited Olympia
with governor Albert D. Roselltnt.
Judge Henry Clay Agnew turn-
ed down a request for a new trial
for Mrs, Irene Creech who was
convicted here of first degree mur-
der.
Michael Scrafford, a 15 year old
local boy, is recovering from in-
juries sustained in an accident
with a car while driving his bike.
The bey was carried 181 feet by
the car which struck him while he
was delivering his paper route.
QUEEN ANDREA Kneeland
presided bver a banquet held in
her honor May 21 at the Mt. View
grade school. The banquet opened
the four day 15th annual Mason
County Forest Festival.
Among the outstanding events
of the festival was the dedication
of the Shay locomotive in Brewer
Park and the coronation of the
Queen at colorful ceremonies held
in the high school gym.
Large crowds enjoyed the kid-
dies Kartoon Parade and Paul
Bunyan Parade Saturday morning
as it wound through the streets of
Shelton with bands, floats produc-
ing all the excitement expected of
a parade. Saturday afternoon a
Logger's Sports show was held at
Loop Field and Saturday night the
Queen's Ball was held at the Skat-
ing Rink on Mt. View. The four
day celebration ended Sunday
with a big sports car race at the
Shelton airport.
A Citizens Advisory Committee
is studying the space problem of
school district 309. The schools are
facing this situation because of a
continued increase in enrollment.
One of the worst space problems
exists at the high school lunch
:oom which can accommodate 150
students. However, the junior high
school has an enrollment of 600
students. *
JUNE GOT started on a happy
note when representatives of the
Simpson Logging Company and
the International Woodworkers of
America signed an agreement
which will run until May 31, 1961.
This was the first two year con-
tract signed between the company
and the union. Union officials said
the new contract would mean an
increase in pay of from 20 to 23
cents an hour over the two year
period.
Mason county finds itself in a
financial pinch as the result of a
law which requires time and a
half pay for employees after 40
hours of weekly work. Both the
city of Shelton and the county are
" Sheln Washin
r for I,ounty
trying to figure out ways to main- appeared before the city commis-
taln present services without get- sion protesting the establishment
ting into trouble over the law. of a tavern in that area. The corn-
The State Department of Nat- mission referred the matter to the
ural Resources sold 475 acres of State Board of Liquor Control.
Christmas land here on a 10 year Earl Crumb, principal of the
lease basis. Lower Skokomish school, told the
The Washington, D. C. office of Mason county board of commis,
the U. S. Soil Conservation Serv- stoners he is against any change
ice is now considering making a in the present intercounty book-
full scale Investigation of the Sko- mobile. Crumb said rural students
komish valley for flood control depend heavily on the bookmobile
purposes, and it is important to the educa-
Joe Lawson, a 16 year Ine S. tional development of the children.
Reed high scholl student, saved The Skokomish teacher said Ma-
the lives of a 12-year-old boy and son county is a culturally back-
his mother when they were swim-: ward area.
ruing in Hammersley Inlet. The MAON COUNTY sheriff's dep-
mother was watching her son uties are combing Harstine Island
swim when he appeared to be in after reports that a man, possibly
trouble. She went out to help but
mentally deranged, has been
breaking into homes and causing
a havoc.
Shelton Police Chief Paul Hin-
ton has returned to duty after be-
mg suspended from his position
September 17 by mayor Earl
Moore. Hinton said he was not
mad over his suspension. The dif-
ficulty between Moore and Hinton
developed concerning his handling
of a case involving a police officer
K. P. Warner who was accused by
fellow policemen of furnishing
liquor to two minor Indians.
THE MONTH of october saw
judge Charles T. Wright rule
against Mason county in regard to
its present ordinance regarding
the acceptance of plats. Judge
Wrigh t . ruled that the county must
accept the plat of the Ayock Land
Compemy at LflUwaup. The board
of commissioners had previously
rejected the plat on the grounds
it did not meet county platting
regulations. Judge Wright, in de-
livering his decision on the case,
said the county did not have the
right to demand public access
when accepting plats except in
cases where public safety is in-
volved. He added that the Lilli-
waup plat did not involve the pub-
lic safety. The court ruling actu-
ally went one step further than
the demand of the Ayock com-
pany in that judge Wright ruled
the county could not france a prop-
erty owner to sell his land to the
county for recreational purposes
unless the owner wanted to do so.
Shelton Police Chief Paul His-
ton, who was suspended from of-
rice by mayor Moore on Septem-
ber 17, reinstated September 19
and suspended again on Septem-
ber 24 said he will appeal his case
to the civil service commission.
Mrs. Byron Deffinbaugh lost
her right leg in a hit and run acci-
dent on the Bayshore highway
about tlu'ee miles north of town.
The car came around the corner as
Mrs. Deffinbaugh was picking up
shingles from the highway. Local
and state police are conducting an
intense search for the driver.
The county approved a budget
of $287,527.84 for 1960 and the
city O.K.'ed a budget of $226,189
for the coming year.
BERNIE BAILEY, a local bar-
ber, filed a list of charges with
the city saying the present civil
service commission should not
hear the Hinton case pending be-
fore them because of bias. How-
ever, Bailey withdrew his charges
the following day.
The county board of education
approved a budget of $1,600,835
for 1960.
The civil service hearing of Po-
lice Chief Paul Hinton got under-
way here this week with the city
presenting their case. The city
claims Hinton is guilty of negli-
December 31,
gent duty on 15 counts including
thc destruction of evidence, allow.
ing a prisoner to escape from jail
and of being critical of police of-
ficers when they were performing
their duty. The city wanted to
have a tape recording allowed in,
to the hearing which was made on
the evening of September 16 in
city hall.
The civil service boad ruled the
tape inadmissable as evidence. Ac-
cording to testimony made by sev-
eral police officers, Francis Beat.
ty, a 19 year old Indian boy, was
arrested by city police on a com.
plaint from Larry Durkin. Beatty
was di'unk and sleeping on the
porch of the home when found by
police. Later at the police station
Beatty said officer K. P. Warner
could not swim herself. Joe saw
the mother and boy in trouble as
he was leading his cow out to pas-
ture near the inlet. He jumped
over a fence, ran across the beach
and out into the water in a brave
effort to save the mother and her
boy. Fortunately, he was success-
ful.
County assessor Willis Burnett
increased the valuations on some
600 parcels of land in the north
end of the county. Most of the
property is waterfrontage.
JULY OPENED on a sad note
when the home of William White
at Lost Lake was destroyed by
fire with the loss running around
$15,000.
Deputy sheriff Sam Clark was
restored to duty by the Mason
County Civil Service Commission.
Clark was discharged from duty
last January and had appealed his
case to the commission.
Prosecuting A t t o r n e y Byron
McClanahan filed a writ of use
and necessity in order to acquire
property on the north shore road
for a new highway. Many of the
residents there are not in favor of
the highway.
The Mason county beard of com-
missioners turned down a request
from Edson Case, a Puyallup law-
yer, to compromise the valuations
recently made by assessor Willie
Burnett on Hood Canal.
The price of plywood took a
seven dollar wholesale cut accord-
ing to the Simpson Logging com-
pan3?.
Hood Canal property owners
were on hand in the Mason coun-
ty courthouse when they protest-
ed raises in property valuation to
the Mason county board of equal-
ization.
The Shclton Port Commission is
trying to acquire a 500 acre In-
dustrial site from the U. S. gov-
ernment at John's Prairie.
The city of McCleaT celebrated
their Second Growth Festival
from July 31 to August 2.
The city of Shelton ordered Bev-
erly Heights residents to replace
a waterline within 90 days.
Ken Eacrett, a 21 year old Shel-
ton youth, is in San Matco hos-
pital after nearly drowning while
swimming in the ocean there re.
cently. He is in serious condition.
The Mason county board of
commissioners turned down a re-
quest for the acceptance of a 40
acre plat near Lilliwaup by the
Ayock Land Company of Taco-
ma. The commission turned dowr
the plat on the grounds it did not
meet county platting regulations.
Law Florence of Olympia won
the second annual Sea Fair Sports
Car Race held at the Shelton air-
port.
The city of Shelton ordered 36
property owners to eliminate blind
corners on their property which
they feel is a traffic hazard.
Some 350 north Mason county
residents plan to protest their re-
cent porperty valuations to the
State Tax Commission. They had
recently been turned down for
tax relief by the Mason county
beard of equalization.
THE ].959 Mason county fair
opened this week at the fair-
grounds in the Shelton valley. It
is expected the fair will last draw
about 6000 people.
Nannte L. Cos, 820 Alder street,
filed a claim with the city for
$1250 because of injuries suffered
!in a fall at Second and Cota
streets. She maintains the city is
at fault because of faulty side-
walks.
Fourteen million board feet of
timber was sold here this month
by the U. S. Forestry Se-ice at
Hoodsport for $752,775.
The Ayock Land Company of
Tacoma plans to take their case
for the acceptance of a plat at
IAlliwaup to superior court on No-
vember 2. The board of county
commissioners recently turned
down their request for the plat
acceptance.
The city of Shelton is facing
budget problems for 1960 and
must cut $39,320 off present de*
artmental request l the budget
to be balanced. •
SEPTEMBER got off to a
stormy start when Gene Elms, a
32 year old Aberdeen salesman,
was forced at gunpoint to drive a
stranger to the woods near Mat-
lock. Elms said the stranger hit
him over the head with the pistol
and robbed him of between eight
to ten dollars. Police are invetl.
gating the matter.
County officials will have to
chop $68,037 from their prelimin-
mT 1960 budget if they are to
stay out of the red.
County school Superintendent
Bill Goodpaster says the one
teacher, one pupil school at Ta-
huya. is legal. All of the families
at Tahuya except onc are sending
their children to school at Belfair.
Residents of Tahuya voted dowel
a consolidation move with school
district 403 at. Belfa.ir. Goodpaster
feels the one pnpil school is a re-
sult of that election and the par-
ants of the other Tahuya children
are going t0 school at Belfair as
a protest against the election.
Prior to the one pupil school at
Tahuya. Mason county did have
the smallest school in the state
which is at Harstiue Island and
has seven students. Tahuya usu-
ally has about 25 students.
Dr. Harry Deegan's history of
Mason county began appearing in
this issue of the Shelton-Mason
County Journal.
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ly completed. The pool is being l Dr. Kelvin Hamilton, a native of
built by Lee and Betty Kiefer.
Mason county's 1959 Christmas
trees began hiting the yards this
weal/.
The Shelton Civil Service Com-
mission turned down a request for
reconsideration of the 45 day sus-
pension meted out to Chief Hinton
recently.
Police officer Herbert Rishel
has notified the civil service board
he plans to appeal his case to
them. Rishel was recently sus-
pended from the force.
Chief Deputy Mel Robertson re-
turned from a 90 day training pe-
riod at the National FBI aca(lemy
in Washington, D. C.
Mason county observed National
Retm'ded Children's Week Irom
November 15 to 26.
THE LAST WEEK in Novem-
ber provided a news story which
had great economic significance.
This was the announcement by the
Simpson Logging Company of
their intention of building a new
one milion dollar mill on the Shel-
ton waterfront. Besides the new
mill, plans for deepening Shelton's
harbor and creating new indus-
trial acreage on the waterfront
were announced. The dredging op-
eration itself will involve 475,000
cubic yards of silt and gTavel. The
new mill will employ about 35
men when completed. The new
mill will process about 20,000,000
beard feet of lumber a year and
will have the most modern mill
equipment. The , new mill will
bring Simpson's total daily output
here to more than 700,000 board
feet making Shelton one of the
biggest lumber producing cities
in the nation. ;
i Damage by recent floods caused
losses amounting to about $50,0001
on county roads according to the
county engineer's office.
Mrs. Gene Rutledge was taken
to the University of Washington
medical center in Seattle because
of an attack of paralytic polio.
THE CITY OF Shelton passed a
motion in the first week of De-
cember to recommend the freeway
i plan of Harlan Nelson and As-
i sociates of Portland to the state
J highway department for the new
fern" lane Shelton-Olympia free-
way. The engineering firm was
hired by the city to make a com-
plete study of the highway here
and to recommend the locations el
interchanges into the city. The
Nelson plan calls for a cloverleaf
to be located about a mile up
Railroad avenue and another ac-
cess to be located on the Cole
road at the south end of the city.
Besides drawing up a freeway
plan the company is also making
a comprehensive study of the en-
tire county. This study is called
a comprehensive plan and its pur-
pose is to help the area gTOW
more effectively from a long
range economic standpoint. The
city and county have put about
$10,000 into this project.
The city of Shelton completed
a report at the request of the Uni-
versity of Washington and Wash-
ington State University stating it
would take $2.583,000 to put all
of the city's streets, highways and
storm sPwcrs in first class shape.
Roy Dunn was elected presfdent
of the Shelton Chamber of Com-
merce for 1960. He replaces Dick
Souliere.
Dr. Louis Beck, Rayonier's Shel-
ton research head, was transferred
to the corporation's Vancouver,
B.C., research department. Dr.
Beck had been here since 1950 and
was very active in community af-
fairs. Replacing Dr. Beck will be
of the post office.
THE YEAR 1959 was a very
active one for Mason county.
While the year started with an
attitude of cautious optimism, it
ended with an attitude of defin-
ite optimism. The expansion plans
of Simpson was the big story in
an economic sense but along with
that the Chamber of Commerce
has been extremely active. The
chamber has several irons in the
fire right now and 1960 could see
more industrial expansion in Ma-
son county. Much credit is due
to past chamber president, Dick
Souliere, who has worked very
hard in an effort to develop the
area. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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Beatty because he was drunk and
accused the officers of trying to
railroad Warner.
School district 404 voters ap-
proved a bond issue of $316,000
for the building of a new junior
high school at Hoodsport. The
bond issue passed by a four to one
count.
The Shelton Civil Service Com-
mission suspended Police Chief
Paul Hlnton from duty for 45 days
without pay as the result of
cbarges brought against him by
the city. Hinton was found guilty
of censure on three of five counts,
The loss in pay-to Hinton will
amount to $750.
TIlE CITY COMMISSION sus-
pended police officer Herbert
Rishel from duty on the grounds
he was once convicted of a felony
and ineligible to hold a job in the
department. Rishel's name came
up repeatedly in the rccent hear-
ing of Chi Hinton. One of the
chargcs against Hinton was that
he knew Rishel had a record when
he hired him. The civil service
conunission ruled that he was not
guilty of censure on that count.
NOVEMBER saw the city com-
mission accept the verdict of the
civil service commission concern-
,ing Police Chief Paul Hinton who
was suspended from duty for 45
days. The commiion however
made a motion not to accept the
recommendation of the civil serv.
ice board in regards to certain
criticisms made by the board of
the mayor and his advice which
the board felt was improper.
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The State Finance Committee motors for
of Washington was low bidder on
$294,000 worth of school district 1960
40t bonds. The interest rate was
4.5 per cent per year It is ex-
pected the new school will be
ready by September of 1960.
B. FRANKLIN Heuston, attor-
ney for Police Chief Paul Hinton,
said he will take Hinton's 45-day
suspension from office without
pay to superior court.
A public polio clinic is slated
for the armory on December 30
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
168,000 bales of Christmas trees
were shipped from Mason county
this year.
A case of furnishing liquor to rearurin
minors was dismissed by the su- the new
parlor court on grounds that for-
mer policeman K. P. Warner was J0hns0n
not notified of his trial.
The county is preparing for the
celebration of Christmas with Vm75
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