Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
December 31, 1964     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 1     (1 of 14 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 1     (1 of 14 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
December 31, 1964
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




Percy M Pio 6017 8.E. 86th Ave Portlahd, Ore / YEAR--No. 52 December 31, 1964 @ 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- COLOR TV on service & quality T2 years experience in Color TV RADIO :~- Cota 426-6602 C % i, 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. 14 Pages -- 2 Sections 10 Cents per Copy @ ' ':~: ' ' ~ : : :,i¸: : i,/, :~i ::,::/!::!:~ 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. O 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. @ • 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 .L ................................... US OF YOU of MASON COUNTY Member F.D.I.C, I I III I I i RCA VICTOR COLOR TV ,~,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-