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Mason County officials have
adopted a wait-and-see attitude
about pinball machines and other
activities which could be
considered gambling following a
rulling by a Tacoma judge last
week banning all bingo-type
pinball machines as gambling
devices.
Prosecuting Attorney John C.
Ragan told the county
commission Monday he would
have to see the complete decision
before deciding what effect it
might have here.
Ragan said he could not see
where the recent court decision
changed anything and that his
policy would continue to be what
Tax
IIs
Mason County and the city of
Shelton collected $36,376.97
from the half per cent sales tax
during the months of September
and October, it was announced
this week by the State
Department of Revenue.
Of the money, $19,924.43
went to the city of Shelton and
$15,725 to Mason County.
The money for the two
months brings the total collected
by the two government bodies to
$70,659.24 since the tax was
imposed July 1.
During the first four months,
Shelton received $38,119.54 and
the county $31,126.51.
The city of Shelton receives
85 per cent of the money
collected in the city. The county
receives the other 15 per cent of
the money collected in the city
and all of the money collected
out of the city.
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it has been for the past four years.
If there is a complaint filed that
there has been a violation of the
law, he would take whatever
action was necessary, he said.
Ragan said that in the four
years he has been in office, there
have been no complaints filed.
Sheriff John Robinson told
the commission that as the result
of conversations which he had
had with county officials the
previous week, he had done some
investigating and as far as he
could tell there was no indication
of any syndicate gambling
connections in Mason County.
He stated he had received no
new communications from the
Attorney General's office and he
believed the county should
continue along the same lines as it
has been until a firm decision is
made as to what has to be done.
Ragan commented that the
Tacoma judge's decision is almost
certain to be appealed, which
would delay enforcement of the
ruling.
Prosecutor-elect Byron
McClanahan told The Journal he
would not make any comment on
what his position would be until
after he takes office Jan. 11.
The city of Shelton licenses
card games, pinball machines and
punch boards.
The county, while it has an
ordinance on licensing these
devices, has not issued any
licenses for a number of years.
Licenses
Vehicles
On Sale
For"
Vehicle licenses will go on sale
at the Mason County Auditor's
offices and at three agencies in
the county Jan. 4, County
Auditor Ruth Boysen said this
week.
r'~" l = A 1 1 c a r s, t r u c k s a n d
IS RUMORED that rescue dogs will patrol the streets of ulaoeres
commercial
and
utility
trailers
have to be licensed by Feb. 4,
relton on New Years Eve. However. the report is Scheduled Mrs. Boysensaid.
rconfirmed. Mobile homes and travel
I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Thurston-Mason Health trailers are to licensed by Jan. 30
District and the Thurston County or they will be assessed a penalty
Medical Society are sponsoring an of six per cent per year and will
instruction class on diabetes, Jan. not be allowed on the highways
NOT EXACTLY the life of the Christmas party was this
fractious feline who failed to find the festivities to his liking.
Thursday, December 31, 1970 Published in Shelton, Wash. Entered as second class matter at the post offlceat Shelton, 16 Pages - 2 Sections
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5 and 6 at the Gloria Dei Church, without being subject to law
at 15 15 Harrison Avenue, enforcement penalties.
Olympia. In addition to the auditor's
The two day class session will office, licenses are available at Jim
Donald V. Zamzow, 43,1131 Survivors include his wife, cover general information for the Sneddon's Farmers Insurance Warm-hearted, extremely contribution, a $5U donation pitched in with its annual $100 $292.59, Vic's Quick Stop
Fairmont, Shelton, was found Betty, Shelton; two sons, Mark Diabetic to assist in self care, such office, 125 N., First, Shelton; the generous donors pitched in with from Lumbermen's of Shelton, assist. Another $9 was added $294.92, and Family Market
ld in a car in Whatcom County and Patrick, Shelton; one as dietary management, insulinBelfair Sheriff s Substation and at small to huge contributions $25 each from 20th Century from the sale of some extra $186.11.
itUod~Yers" here were informed daughter, Cindy, Shelton, a and oral therapy, and urine Taylor.H°°dsp°rt Lumber Co. by Donna totalling nearly $600 in ,a 3-day Thriftway, Mr. and Mrs. Clintoranges left over after all the The baskets were delivered
brother, Percy, Shelton, and his testing. Physician referral is not Applications can be made at period to hoist this year s 40 & Willour, and the Zonta Club, and baskets had been delivered. Thursday by PUD 1 and PUD 3
death was an apparent suicide mother Mrs. Mabel Zamzow, necessary. 8-J ournal Christmas fund $5 each from the John E. Harris In all, 93 families received
lth death caused from carbonShelton. Persons with diabetes and the auditor s office by mailing in over-the-top by a comfortablePainting Company, Shelton Glass baskets of food and toys in this ofCreWSheltonmemberSstreetaSsisteddepartmentbY a City
~noxide poisoning. Funeral services will be heldfamily members are invited. There pry-runs accompanied by a check margin. Company, Cliff Wivell, Mr. and year s project. Individually, this truck and 40 & 8 Vulture 135
He was born May 5, 1927 in at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Batstone is no charge for the instruction, for the amount of the license fee, Total contributions had Mrs. O.J. Ashford, and Mr. and included 133 adults, 127 boys, voyageurs. The baskets were
Funeral Home with Rev. Horace
~as and had lived most of his Classes for the two day period Mrs. Boysen said. Applicationsreached $1,248.63 when the Mrs. H.E. Lakefurg had upped the and 108 girls ranging from infants assembled in PUD 3 auditorium
in the Mason County area. HeMounts officiating. Burial will be will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. mailed in to the auditor's office books were closed on the final fund to $801 from last week'sto 19 years of age. In the majority Wednesday by 40 & 8 voyageurs,
~s employed as a boom foreman in Shelton MemorialPark. Please take a sack lunch. Coffee will be processed the same dayassist Monday morning, a $5 report. Soon after the tremendous of cases the families were Legionnaires of Post 31 and
t Simpson Timber Co. at the The family sugg, ests donations will be served. Advance they are received and returned to donation by Dallas and Ruth anonymous contribution, the fatherless. In addition, beautiful auxiliary ladies of both units.
~ae of his death, to the Children s Orthopedic registration is necessary. Please the applicant, she said. , Wells. This sum amply covers the Kiwanis Club $33.80 from a baskets of fruit, candies and nuts Chairman Umphenour, speaking
i He was a veteran of World Hospitalin lieu of f/owe s. call Thurston County Health Office hours at the auditor s costs of the 1970 Christmas similar action, the Gott Oil were given to Mason County's for the 40 & 8 and Journal
fir II. Dept. 352-4851, ext. 60. office are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. basket project, which generalCompany contributed a $25 check, three rest homes, and a quantity co-sponsors of the huge project,
~ewDep tlesJOl~rit herlf~tid~GuaOnson rice ch air m an JaY Umphen°ur the SRA Pin°chle Club member °f f°°d t° the Sk°k°mish Shaker expressed his deep gratitude f°r
reported to be $1,108.56 after added $2, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Church for a Christmas dinner is all who helped bring the 1970
• • ~ • ~ compiling all the bills. Stalker tossed in $10, and two sponsored.
The story-of-the-week from anonymous donors added $5 andIn the breakdown of food undertaking to a very successful
conclusion. "It was the smoothest
[ ~ | the donor front is a real $3 respectively. Monday morning purchases chairman Umphenour operation yet,' he said of the
heart-warmer. Just hours before another $5 anonymous donation listed the following: Shoprite workers who participated.
Robinson sa" be assigned as a jailory The Journal staff was preparing to arrived and 40 & 8 Vulture 135$334.94, 20th Century Thriftway
L Two new deputies will join J oinin g t h e S h e ' t"s lbr two da s a
[ae Mason County Sheriff's Office Department will be Gaylen would be assigned on the night week and would be with the lock up to go home for Christmas
~aff starting the first of the year. Gulbranson, 26, Belfair, and Fred patrol in the south end of thepatrol division for three days. Eve festivities a telephone caller
rt~nds for two additional deputies Pharris, 29, Shelton. ' county to begin with. Robinson, said the Mason asked how much the fund needed
[~ere provided in the 1971 budget Gulbranson, a native of Kitsap Pharris was born in Shelton County Sheriff s Office was one to reach its $1,000 goal. He said
[IPPr'oved by the county County, has lived in Mason and has lived here all of his life of the few Sheriff's Officesin the he'd seen in the Journal a few
[~.namission last October. County the past two years andexcept for 2% years spent in state which does not have a moments before that the fund was
detective division.
running short with only $657
[l~At the same time, Sheriff has been a member of the Seattle. He graduated from
I~hn Robinson will establish a Sheriff s reserve for about six Shelton High School and attended The new division will give the in at that writing. Mary Kent and
[!etective division in the months. He was employed as anAutomation Institute in Seattle department a better opportunity Lodema Johnson hurriedly
t~lePartment, auto parts salesman prior to for oneyear, to make a secondaryinvestigation brought the figures up to the ~i!
L At the time the two joining the Sheriff's Office. He has been employed by . into criminal complaints. The moment and told the caller the
~dditional deputies were He graduated from South Olsen Furniture for the past 7% men in the division, he said, will fund needed $199 at that instant
~l~Proved, Robinson told the Kitsap High School in tort years. . be able to work on follow up to reach its goal. Within a few
t~namission this would allow him Orchard and attended Olympic Pharris is married and the investigations without having to minutes a man walked into the
[~ opportunity to establish the College at Bremerton for two father of one child, perform routine patrol duties as Journal, placed a check for $199
~teetive division, years. He is not married. Robinson said Pharris wouldhas had to be done in the past. on the counter and said he'd leave ~r~-
Another advantage, he said, is it on one condition.."That this
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GAYLEN GULBRANSON. left, and Fred Pharris, will join
the Mason County Sheriff's Department as deputies the first
of the year. The new deputies are additions to the staff.
that members of the new division
will be able to contact people in
civilian clothes and in unmarked
cars in instances where residents
would rather not be contacted by
a uniformed officer in a marked
patrol car.
The new division will be
headed by Tom Creekpaum. who
has been assigned as Chief
be strictly anonymous." That
promise was assured...and
remains inviolate...with sincere
appreciation to such a genuinely
generous individual imbued with
the true spirit of Christmas.
Prior to this unique
Criminal Deputy for the past
several months with the rank of
Approved
sergeant.
Other members of the new
division will be deputy Marvin
Snyder, who will work primarily
in the North Mason area, and
Lester Kennedy, who will be
working mostly in the remainder
of the county.
A class H liquor license to sell
liquor by the drink has been
approved for the Taylor Towne
Cuff, the State Liquor Control
Board announced this week.
Robinson said the creation of
the new department is a
Youth Jailed
continuation of efforts to upgrade
the operation of the department. On Pot
Charge
In the past year, some of the
other things have included the
establishment of jailors on duty
24 hours a day and the promotion
of four members of the
department of supervisory
positions in various areas.
A 16-year-old Shelton youth
was arrested on a charge of
possession of marijuana about
11:45 p.m. Saturday after being
stopped by officers along Arcadia
Road.
PACKING FOR TAKEOFF on one of the delivery runs
which placed Christmas baskets of food and toys in 93 Mason
County homes last Thursday are 40 & 8 voyageurs John
Luhm, Jay Umphenour and Clyde Coots (left to right).
Umphenour, general chairman of the 40 & 8-Journal
Christmas basket project, kept an eye on Luhm and Coots as
they loaded Luhm's pick-up truck with heaping boxes made
up in the PUD 3 auditorium the previous day by 40 & 8 and
American Legion men and ladies of the auxiliary units of
both organizations. Altogether there were 133 adults and 235
d'nildren ranging in age from infants to 19 years in the 93
families receiving Christmas baskets.
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