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Percy M Pio
6017 8.E. 86th Ave
Portlahd, Ore
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YEAR--No. 52
December 31, 1964
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people, new
new businesses--high-
news in Mason County
news story of the year, or
a continuing story, was the
staffing, dedication
inmates for the new
Corrections Center
ly in 1964, the first of the
who would staff the cen,
into the administration
the first to be complet-
the spring and
more buildings were
over to the state by the
and the staff as the
continued to grow as new
were hired and training
started.
?tember, the new institu-
dedic'ated with a crowd
visiting the facilitics
the week-long open house.
early in November, the
inmates, transferees from
at Monroe, ar-
The first 20 were followed
more a week later and a
of 20 was to have
this week.
SIGNIFICANT dev-
was the decision of the
School Board to bring the
program at the center
the dil~ction of the Shel-
District and the nan?.-
George Hermes, principle
~lton High School, as princi-
the high school at the cen-
be known as Garrett Heyns
coming year promises to
)re development of the Col'..
reception center sehed-
':go into operation i~1 Feb-
.and the educational prog-
fall.
second place in the
news was the $325,000 libel
by State Rep. Charles
against seven couples last
final chapter in the suit
this week with the
it was being with-
During the year, the num-
defendants had been re-
meetings of the Mason
Hosl~ital Commission have
for the last Wed-
of each month hereafter,
courtroom tn the county
and 7:30 p.m. as the
::and starting time.
~ first such session under this
will be held Dec. 30 with
subject to be a discus-
Tibor Freesz, Seattle
on a possible contract
services in connection with
for a new communKy
hospital commissioner,~-
Bill Batstone, Dick An-
Gordon Dickinson--have
With several architects on
previously and select-
as most qualified due
special knowledge of the
here through work he
mdy done on the Shelton
situation.
week the hospital corn-
discussed with mere-
the State Health Depart-
the special hospital needs
community as a gldde to
for the new hospi-
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on service & quality
T2 years experience
in Color TV
RADIO
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Published in "Ch,ristmastown, U.S.A.", Shelton, Washington
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Shelton, Washington,
under Act of March 8, 1879. Published weekly at 227 West Cota.
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AT WCC DURING 1965--The pictures illustrate developments at the Washingbon Timpani will occupy in the administration building before the staff moved into
Corrections Center during 1964 as construction was completed, training of thethe building early this year. In the upper right, members of the staff of the
staff started, dedication of the facility was held and the first inmates arrived. In center listen during one of the numerous training sessions. On the lower
the upper left, Dr. Garrett Heyns, director of the Department of Institutions, left is part of the m~owd which attended the dedication ceremonies and on the
and Ernest Timpani, superintendent of the Corrections Center, look over the ,office lower right, the first inmates arrive.
County and city road crews
were busy again Tuesday clearing
snow from streets and roads af-
ter amounts ranging from six to
18 inches fell Monday night.
The county road crews were out
early Tuesday morning plowing
out roads, Reports of amounts of
snow include from 15 to 18 inches
in the Lake Cushman area, six
inches around the aivport and Is-
land Lake, six to 12 inches hi the
Skokomish Valley and six inches
in the Matlock area,
THE CITY STREET crews also
began working early Tuesday
morning to clear streets. Most of
the work was plowing out streets
to keep them open, while there
was some sanding e~rly Tuesday
morning. Turner street from First
to Seventh had been closed to traf-
tic, giving youngsters a place to
slide and ski. Also closed was sec-
ond street from Wyandottc to Se-
attle Streets.
Hills were slippery at times, dc-
pe~ding on the tcmpcrature and
the snow cover.
PUD 3 reported outages Tues-
day in the Lost Lake, Dayton mm
Matlock areas. Outages were caus-
ed by trees ladened with snow
falling across the power lines.
PAID QUARTERLY
YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1965 at
107 South 4th St.
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Phone 4,;6-6639
NATIONAL
BANK
0~" MASON CO.
MASON COUNTY'S HOME OWNED BANK
ACCOUNTS INSURED TO $10,000
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Late donations overshot the
$900 goal set for this year's 40 &
8-Jounml Christmas fund and
reached a $978 final total.
This may be a very fortunate
happenstance for general chair-
man Bill Pearson, although he has
not yet produced final financial
figures, estimates the cost of the
1964 project, whicl~ totalled 85
baskets, may go over $1,000 when
all bills are paid.
Donors whose contributions mis-
sed last week's accounting includ-
ed Cliff Wivell $5, George Moore
$1, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Bedell
$5, an(msnuo~ls $2, Wally Dundas
$5, Merv's Tirecap $25, J. W. Gris-
dale $10, Shelton Printing & Sta-
tionery $5, NeWs Pharmacy 10,
Albert E. Bocttcher $5, and Sloane
Agency $5.
CIIAIRMAN PEARSON, in be-
half of 40 & 8 Voiture 135, joins
with the Journal in the apprecia-
tion felt by both sponsors for the
wonderful public iesponse given to
this year's Christmas project.
In addition to the contributions
of l]loncy fl'onl 95 i]ldividuals and
fi~mls which have been acl:llO\~,-
ledged in these columns during the
past six weeks, special donations
of food, candy slid toys which
have beell of material assistm]ce
in making each Christmas basket
a, g.~13croIls one have conic frolll
the General Supply Company of
Bremcrion, Stone's C'mdy Cane
Company of Olynlpia {owned bY
Bert l-loard of Shelton), lhe
tel-
wants Club, and Pioneer School.
Most of the toys wi~ich went in-
to the Christmas baskets were
provided through the annual Jay-
cee-Jayette toy collection and re-
mir project.
Zenilh
COLOR TV & STEREO
Olsen Furniture
328 Cota 426-4702
CAREFUL---Bill Pearson, general chairman of the 1964 Christmas
basket project sponsored by the 40 & 8 jointly with the Journal,
really wasn't a bit scared as he adjusted an ear on the huge
stuffed dog which was included in one of the baskets. Jay Urnp-
henour, a fellow voyageur of the 40 & 8 Voiture. was helping as
the baskets were assembled last Wednesday night in the PUD 3
auditorium, Approximately 85 Christmas baskets were delivered to
unfortunate Mason Go:Jnty families through the project th!s year.
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The decision to overturn the
Goldmark judgment was based
on the Supreme Court decision,
Savage had filed tile suit before
the Supreme Court decision was
rendered,
In his suit, Savage had named
former State Rep. Roy Ritner,
County Commissioner Harry Elm-
hind, John W. Bennett, Everett
Sisson, Harry Berguson, Odelle
Richey and their wives, and Se-
attle advertising man Lawrence
Timbers and his wife as defend-
ants.
At the time of the dismissal of
the case Monday only Elmlund,
Bennett and Mr. and Mrs. Timbers
remained as defendants.
Attorneys for both sides Mon-
day presented Judge Mifflin with
a stipulation "that from the view-
point of all parties to the case
there is insufficient proof to war-
rant trial".
JUDGE MIFIeI~IN fined Sav-
age $200 for contempt of court
for an article he wrote which ap-
peared in the Shelton-Mason
County Jom~al criticizing the con-
duct of defense attorneys in ob-
taining affidavits in the case.
He directed that the content
fine be paid $100 each to Ehnhmd
and Bennett.
The libel suit had been set for
trial in Superior Court here start-
ing Jan. 19, and Would have con-
cluded the current jury term.
Savage said that in addition to
tile difficulty in proving malice,
as would have had to have been
done in light of the Sup,'eme Court
decision, the dates set for the
trial came din:ins the time the
State Legislature would be in ses-
sion, and, that he would just as
soon not have the case tried willie
the session was in progress.
The $325,000 libel suit brought
by State Rep. Charles Savage
against 14 persons, 12 of them
from Mason County, last Febru-
ary was dismissed Monday b)
agreement of both parties.
The action came in Judge James
Mifflin's courtroom in Seattle
Judge Mifflin had been named to
hear the case.
The case was dismissed with
prejudice, which bars it from re-
trial at a later date.
At the time of the dismissal of
the case, only f6ur of the original
14 defendants remained, the oth-
ers all having been dismissed
from the case at hearings the past
summer and fall.
In the suit, Savage had accused
the defendants of libeling him in
a mimeographed leaflet which had
attempted to link him to Com-
munism and Cofftmunist causes.
The leaflet appeared during the
1962 campaign for the 24th Leg-
islative District.
A U. S, SUPREME Com~ decis-
ion in a suit against the New
York Times and the recent aver-
turning of the $40,000 judgment
won by State Rep. John Gold-
mark, Okanogan, in a similar case
both had a bearing on the dismis-
sal of Savage's suit.
In tlle. New York Times case,
the Supreme Court held that mal-
ice had to be shown in order to
prove libel in comment on the
conduct of public officials.
]V[ason County's first 1965 baby
will be born with more than a sil-
ver spoon in his or her mouth.
'Twenty lovely gifts await the
new year's first newborn, offered
by 20 Shelton merchants. (See
page 7 for details), i~:..
.... Non,fishing- ........ const~-t .te~)
much of the gift list,,j;h~ groC-I~||~|nt~
cry stores offering caresser baby l ~Jg||||qJ
food and a dairy providing aI
month's supply of milk at thei Simpson Timber Company ex-
rate of two quarts a day. Three'peels a mixed year in the'Shel-
Other stores offer gift certificates ton Working Circle in 1965, its
75th anniversary.
"While we expect Simpson woods
aud plants to operate at or near
capacity throughout the year, the
market outlook is not brigl~t,"
said Max Schmidt, Jr., timberland
manager. "In nearly all our pro-
duct lines, plywood particularly,
the industry is producing more
than there is demand for. This
causes all producers to scratch
~ard for every sale and leads to
depressed prices for finished pro-
duets."
Schmidt said the floods in Ore-
son and northern California have
badly hurt the, forest industry
there which may provide a boost
for the industry in westm~ Wash-
ington. In the flood stricken areas
plants have been severely dam-
aged, logs may be scare and the
shipment of finished products ~qll
be hampered for an undetermined
length of time. All this ~,ill effect
the ability of companies to pro-
duce and ship goods. In addition,
there sh:)uld be increased demand
Eells & Valley
Appliance center
Second & Cota 426-4663
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OF YOU
of MASON COUNTY
Member F.D.I.C,
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,~,AVINGS BONI) SAI,ES
Sale.s of U.S. Savings Bonds
during November in Mason Coun-
ty were $4,907, according to L. A.
Carlson, county savings bond
C]I tli rrll all.
Local 38, I'~VA. is sponsoring
a New Year's Eve party this
Thursday night in the IWA hall
at Second and Grove Streets for
all its members and their wives.
Dancing and refreshments will
be enjoyed from 9:30 p.m. until
1:30 a,m.
Local 38 To Have
Years Party
No questions will be asked!
Some encyclopedia volumes have
disappeared from the library dur-
ing' tile last few years. These can-
not be replaced !except by replac-
ing the set. A special request is
directed to parents of students,
i:o check on any books in tile
house which do not belong to you.
Perhaps you may find one of the
missing volmnes.
An isolated volume cannot be of
any real wdue to the person who
has it, hut its absence f,'om 'the
Library is painful. Every replace-
ment of a missing book at the
Yibrary means a new book which
connot be purchased. Tile help of
the public in returning lost books
to the Library will mean more
new books available on the
shelves.
Clark told the commission that
sheriff's cars had been involved
in several accidents during the
year, making additional work on
them necessary.
The commission set 11 a.m. Jan.
11 for the opening of bids on a
sedan and a pickup for the coun-
ty highway department.
THE ASSESSOR was a uthc~r-
ized to prepare a call for bids
on ~ four-wheel drive vehicle for
his office. The vehicle is needed,
Assessor Willis Burnett told the
commission, for the forest board
land work which it took over from
the state about a year ago.
The commission also approved
a franchise for a water system
in the plat of Star Lake No. 1.
lumber and start of a ma3or ex-
pansion and modernization pro-
gram at. the Shelton lusulatiou
board plant,
Simpson per diem employees re-
ceived a 7~,~ cents all hour wage
Roost in Jm~e, whicll was negotia-
ted in 1963. The contract, which
runs until June, 1966, includes
another 7}5 cents wage hike next
J Ulle.
ior facilities in veneer and dry
To give all absent-minded pat- ~ . .
rons a chance to start the newUOUnlv Annrnvn
year with a clear conscience, Shel- I I~ Ifflff w.ww
ton Public Library is declaring a t Em=,nnn. I:,,.d. I:.,,
week of no fines from Jan. 2 toI mmmvw~v vii u~um~ myra
Jan. 8 inclusive. No fines will be l~|~~ ~R¢~|~
charged on books returned during l~||~|||| ~ I~CI|||||~|||
that time. If you have been put-I The Mason County Commission
uing off ~eturning an overdue I Monday spproved an emm;gency
book,, tins ~s yore" opportumty. If/appropriatlon for the Sheriff's of:
pet" chance you snould be in pos-/fice for $1,500.
session of a book for which theI The money will be used for
fine would now be beyond the vehicle maintenance, $1200, and
price of the book, please retrain it. $300 for the jail. Sheriff Sam
with which parents can start pur-
chases of baby needs, and a drug
Store is providing $10 worth of
baby supplies.
Another drug store is providing
the baby scale so necessary to
checking the infant's weight, a
florist will send a potted plant to
mother's hospital room when the
first baby checks into this world,
another store is providing mother
with an electric hair dryer, a jew-
elry store is giving an engraved
sterling silver cup, a savings an(l
loan will start the new one off
with a $10 savings account, and a
photographer will take the babsr's
first picture.
Other stores are providing a tot-
toter, a plastic baby bath, a baby
.album, a nurser kit, an intrigu-
ing pull toy, a baby blanket, and
personalized stationery for the
parents.
Quite an imposing and useful
batch of gifts for little Miss or
Master 1965. Clear the decks for
his or her arrival.
for building products to replace
and repair flood damaged,, homes.
SIMPSON PLANTS and woods
plan to work steadily m}xt year
except for vacation closures. How.-
ever, prolonged, depressed mar-
kets could result in curtailments,
according to Schmidt.
Simpson had a good first half
in 1964, but the second half tailed
off as demand and prices fell,
Schmidt said. Highlights of the
year included completion of ms-