The Daily Chronicle from Centralia, Washington • Page 9

News Briefs Qfearies Smoke Sighted Tile Lewis County Sheriff's Department received several culls Monday from persons reporting a deal of smoke In Western County. Source of the smoke, deputies said Tuesday, was a slash burn on Weyerhaeuser property. Alarms Answered Centrally firemen responded to reports of two vehicle fires Monday. The firemen were called at 3:04 p.m. to extinguish a fire in a 19GO sedan, owned by Bob Welch, at 524 East Main St.

The blaze was confined to the motor and hood and damage was estimated at $200. A broken fuel line was listed as the probable cause of the fire. At 4:04 p.m. the firemen extinguished a truck fire at the end of Marion Street. The cab of a 1954 pickup truck, owned by Jerry Clark, 1317 Logan was destroyed.

A leaking fuel tank was blamed for the fire. Damage was estimated at $300. The Fords Prairie Fire Department also responded to the fire alarm. Scouts At Jamboree About 35 Boy Scouts from Lewis County have joined 350,000 Scouts at the National Scout Jamboree at Farragut State Park, Idaho. Scoutmaster Harold Akers and members of Troop 320 left Saturday.

Scouts of Troop 329 left Sunday. Both troops rendezvoused at Sun Lakes State Park near Dry Falls for dinner. They arrived at Farragut Monday. Grangers host 4-H'ers Special guests at a recent meeting of Logan Hill Grange were 4-H members Nancy Finney, Oakville, and Ray Graham, of Logan Hill Headliners. After a potluck dinner, Miss Finney and Graham showed slides and told of their trip to Washington, D.C., to the National 4-H Convention.

Mrs. Mae Emmerson was elected to membership in the Grange. Mrs. Early Knapp was elected to fill the vacancy of executive committeeman, and Thomas Lahar was appointed to fill the vacancy of agriculture chairman. Mrs.

Lila Freitag read a letter from Peggy Pacsmag, Logan Hill Headliners 4-H Club member and IFYE delegate to Finland from Lewis County. Potluck dessert will be served after the Aug. 18 meeting. Marine Corps offers bonus The U.S. Marine Corps Will pay $2,500 to young men who volunteer and can qualify for the Marine Corps' combat arms field.

bonus was discontinued been reinstated and will be effective until further notice. Information may be obtained by telephoning collect Sgt. Ed Parker of the Marine Recruiting Office, Olympia, 456-8282. Officials won't seek office By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Six Tri-City area officials and a port district commissioner from Othello, say they will not seek office in the November election, due to the requirements of the financial disclosure act. Those who have said they will not file include Kennewick School Board members Andrew Webster and Geneva Davidson; Kennewick Mayor Lawrence Mabry; Richland school board member Harry Shaw; Richland Councilman Bert Field; Pasco Councilman Larry Larsen and Ernest Meyer, Othello, a port district commissioner.

"The public has a right to know certain information about their councilmen, but doesn't have a right to know how much money they have in the bank," Larsen said. Meyer said, "My financial affairs as far as the public is concerned should be my own and not compelled to be revealed." Meeting Reminders Welcome Wagon Club annual family Wednesday, 6 Fort Borst Park, Ccntralia, newcomers welcome, take hot dish of food, cold dish of food, table service. Martin King Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Veterans hall, PC Ell. Ccntralia Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., breakfast, Lewis-Clark Hotel.

Cougar Flat Grange game night, Wednesday, 8 p.m., Grange hall 4-H Club clothing members public style review, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Southwest Washington Fairgrounds community events building. Mossyrock Damsiglitcrs Square Dance Club, Saturday, 9 p.m. to midnight, Punter's Place, Mossyrock. ROEWE THEATRES Core Family Ik-union at Ixjwis Clark Park, Aug. 5.

Potluck, bring liingo prizes. Cards issued on signing 321-lt Kuinmagc Sale, (ith McFadden, Aug.2,3,4.0:30-4:30 321-31 The Chiropractic Office of Dr. U. J. Knutson will be closed Aug.

3-20. 320-21 Volunteers fight fires By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Volunteers and firefighters from state and county departments controlled three fires in southeast Washington Monday. An estimated 200 volunteer firemen and farmers corralled a wind-driven fire in the Tucannon River Canyon between Dayton and Pomoroy after it burned an estimated 20-squaremiles of farm land. An estimated 35-40-acre timber fire near Vallyford, southeast of Spokane, as controlled by State Natural Resources and County firefighters. The Tucannon fire began shortly after noon Monday and was reported burning itself out on the edge of irrigated fields along the river.

Columbia County- Sheriff Gary VonCadow said one man was seriously injured fighting the fire. Albert Laib, 59, Willow Creek, was reported in fair condition in Dayton General Hospital after flames jumped the fire lane he was cutting and trapped him. A second fire in the araa broke out near Waitsburg, burning 300-400 acres of cropland before being controlled, Waitsburg police said. Firefighters were generally unsuccessful in building firelines to hold the blazes, driven by winds estimated at up to 20 miles an hour. A DNR spokesman said the Vallyford fire was controlled late Monday evening after burning timberland and an unknown amount of wheat acreage.

of the fires weren't immediately determined. New toilets scheduled PACKWOOD A contract to build 14 vaulHype toilets at La Wis Wis Campground has been awarded by Gifford Pinchot National Forest to- Coulee Construction Seattle. That company submitted the low bid of $27,436. According to Packwood Ranger District forester Gary Carver, the contract was awarded to replace open- pit toilets which do not meet current control standards. contract also calls for improving and raising the level of the drainfield at the campground.

A contract for the phenotypic selection of 175 seed trees was earlier awarded to Woodstock Reforestation of Lebanon, on a bid of $9,870. Under that contract, trees are to be located and selected according to their physical characteristics. Trees growing straight and tall and lacking physical defects would be the type chosen. The purpose of locating such trees is to enable the Forest Service to collect seed for its nurseries later this fall. It is hoped that the same physical characteristics present in the parent trees will be passed on to the infant seedlings, thus generating a crop of "super trees" for later harvest.

The phenotypic selection contract covers both the Randle and Packwood Ranger Districts, according to Bill Lee, ranger from the Forest Service's Vancouver office. Training ships to be retired SEATTLE (AP)-The Navy announced plans Monday to retire four reserve training vessels with home ports in the Northwest. All will be replaced by ships from the active fleet. One of them, the destroyer escort Bridget of Seattle, will be replaced by the destroyer Epperson from Pearl Harbor, Sen. Henry M.

Jackson's office announced from Washington. The Washington Democrat's office said the Bridget will be leased, loaned or sold. Other vessels to be retired, the Navy announcement said, are the destroyer Brinkley Bass of Tacoma the destroyer Wallace L. Lincl of Portland and the destroyer escort Evans of Seattle. Estates Filed with the Lewis County Clerk's Office for probate in Superior Court: The estate of Herbert Carlson, Winlock, $15,000, with Alice Carlson, Napavine, petitioner, The estate of Solon Roesiger, Chehalis, $150,000, with James E.

Erickson, Granite Falls, petitioner. FOR SUPERB DINING IN THE CHEHALIS AREA IT'S MARY MCCRANK'S DINNER HOUSE MICIIAKL I.UCIKN CIIKISTIN Seventeen-year-old Michael Lucieti Chi'istln, of Tucoina, died Monday morning near Detroit as a result of a private airplane accident. Mr. Christin was born Oct. 15,1955, in Sacramento, and was a five-year resident of Tacoma.

Me had attended Centralia Junior High School between Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Barbara Christin, Tacoma; a brother, Matthew James, Tacoma; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J.

Christin, Centralia. Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Claquato Cemetery, Chehalis, with Chaplain Richard Barada officiating. Services are under the direction of Newcll-Hoerling's, Cenlralia. HAROLD B.

NEWCOMER OAKVILU5 Harold B. Newcomer, an Oakville resident for the past three years, died Monday afternoon at a Cenlralia hospital. He was G7. Mr. Newcomer was born Oct.

16,1905, at Banner, Wyo. He had lived at Gate before moving to Oakville. He was employed by the Department 1 of Natural Resources, Olympia, for 12 years. Survivors are the widow, Carlys, Oakville; two daughters, Mrs. Eljo Brown, address unknown, and Mrs.

Donna Heager, Lacey; a son, Tommy, in Kansas, two stepsons, Denzel Roberts, South Carolina, and Donald Roberts, Port Angeles; two stepdaughters, Carlys M. Haggerty, Oakville, and Mrs. Veronica L. Peters, Port Angeles, a sister and a brother, names and addresses not reported, 19 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m.

at Oakville Cemetery with Chaplain Richard Barada officiating. Services are under the direction of Newell- Hoerling's, Centralia. JOHN L. COOLEY JR. John L.

Cooley 53, died Monday in Centralia. He was born May 15,1920, in St. Paul, Minn. He lived on route 1, Rochester, the past eight years. He was formerly of South Seattle.

For many years he was active in automotive sales and at the time of his death was sales manager for the Fiat division of City Motors. He was a charter member of the Burien Elks Lodge, past master of the St. Andrews Lodge F. and A.M. of Renton, past high priest of Issaquah Chapter, Royal Arch Masons and honorary high priest of the Triple Tau Chapter, Royal Arch Masons.

Survivors include his widow, Josephine at home; three sons, Dr. William W. Cooley, Bainbridge Island, John L. Cooley III, Denver, and Dale J. Cooley, Kent; one daughter, Mrs.

Elaine A. Lynoais, Renton; his father, John L. Cooley Hammit, one brother, Lee Cooley, Arlington, three sisters, Mrs. Abbie Price, Bow, Mrs. Adelaine Halverson, Jacobs Lake, and Mrs.

Harriett Clark, Mount Vernon, and nine grandchildren. Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Sticklin Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Charles Hindman officiating. Masonic rites under the auspices of St.

Andrew's Lodge will conclude the services. The casket will remain closed. Interment will follow at Washington Memorial Park, Seattle. Five fined in Chehalis Five persons received fines and two forfeited bails Monday night in Chehalis Municipal Court action. Defendants, charges and case dispositions: Fined: Delford W.

Placid, Chehalis, consumption of alcohol while a minor and being drunk and disorderly, $52.75. Bruce L. Baxter, route 5, Chehalis, speeding, $17.75. Francis A. House, Chehalis, speeding, $22.75.

Robert M. Porter, Centralia, speeding, $22.75. Stephen L. Rasmusson, Chehalis, speeding, $27.75. Bail forfeitures: Richard Uhlmann, Chehalis, no driver's license on person, $15.

John E. White, route 5, Chehalis, expired operator's license, $15. Divorces Suits for divorce have been filed with the Lewis County Clerk's Office by: Marlene J. Vaughn from James B. Vaughn.

Daricne L. Adams from Merle R. Adams. Edith L. Boeck from Otto F.

Boeck Sr. Divorces have been granted in Lewis County Superior Court to: Dolores Bond from Bruce Bond. Starria L. Stone from Norman L. Stone.

Norma J. Moore from Richard F. Moore. Uiral Gentry from Shirley Gentry. 4 MHoi South On Old U.S.

99 Featuring Homettylo preparation of wholeiome food. Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Saturday 5 p.m. to 8i30 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m, to 7 p.m.

Closed Monday and Tuesday. Reservations appreciated 740-3662 Watch For The New Look Waste material to be discussed OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP)- Atomic Energy Commission experts and officials of the state Department of Ecology will discuss management of radio-active waste material at Hanford in a meeting scheduled for Aug. 13, Ecology Director John Biggs announced Tuesday. Biggs said he asked for the meeting following the report of leakage of waste material at the Hanford site.

The Department of Ecology, Biggs said, has requested that it be afforded the opportunity to examine and evaluate the AEC operation at Hanford and to check testing procedures designed to guard against leaks. Biggs said Thomas Nernzek, manager of the AEC Richland operations office, agreed to the meeting and indicated his staff will answer all questions concerning disposal operations. "I commend the willingness of AEC representatives to come to Olympia and publicly discuss these highly pubicizcd matters," Biggs said. "The commission is interested in seeing this problem fully resolved and is doing so in a way which indicates a valid effort to fully inform the public." Meanwhile, representatives of the federal Environmental Protection Agency were meeting Tuesday with the AEC to discuss the leaks. The August meeting with the stkte, planned to be open to the public, is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

in the General Administration Building in Olympia. The Daily Chronicle, 98531, Tuesday, July 31, 1973 Graystone official cites firm's economic benefits Lockwood released BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -Kidnapers released Charles Agnew Lockwood Monday, almost two months after the 67-year-old British businessman was abducted, his family said. "He is in good health and resting in the house of friends," said one of Lockwood's relatives. Lockwood is chairman of the board of the Roberts a British-owned financial company. Buenos Aires newspapers had said in unconfirmed reports that the kidnapers were demanding $2 million dollars for his release.

There was no immediate report of any ransom being paid. Lockwood was kidnaped June 6 as two of his daughters watched. Four gunmen grabbed him near his suburban home, pistol-whipped his waiting chauffeur and forced Lockwood into a truck and sped away. No official reports have linked the kidnapers with any of Argentina's half dozen guerrilla organizations. A faction of the Marxist-led People's Revolutionary Army has claimed responsibility for some of the abductions.

Sen. Stennis is released WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. John C. Stennis has been released from the hospital after treatment of gunshot wounds suffered last January in a holdup in front of his home. "This is a happy day for me, and it marks another step toward resuming my full work schedule, which I am anxious to do," the Mississippi Democrat said Monday upon his discharge from Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Stennis, 71, will not be able to resume full duties for several weeks, the hospital said. Stennis was shot Jan. 30 and was in critical condition. He was temporarily released from the hospital in the spring but returned for removal of the second of two bullets. Three young men were arrested in the robbery-shooting.

Funerals COOLEY, John L. Jr. Thursday, 1 p.m., Slicklin Funeral Chapel. Remembrances may be donations to the Royal Arch Children's Foundation. CHRISTIN, Michael L.

Friday, 1 p.m., Claquato Cemetery, Chehalis. NEWCOMER, Harold 13. Saturday, 1 p.m. Oakville Cemetery. Marriages Marriage licenses have been issued in the Lewis County Auditor's Office to: Jimmic L.

Taylor and Sherry L. Dahlin, both of Centralia. Elaine K. Wiens and Lynda K. Spicer, both of Tcnino.

Mikal F. Aust, Chehalis, and Shcrrill A. Smith, Onalaska. Twin City DRIVE-IN THEATRE Ends Tuesday JEREMIAH fromW.imur Bros, H-Sfl A W.vnor ComrnuniiMtions Company Honkers" SHOW STARTS AT DUSK "Graystone brings more money into Lewis County than it sends outside," said Dean Scott at a Monday luncheon meeting of the Industrial Committee of the Centralia Chamber of Commerce. Scott indicated that products manufactured in the local block plant are sold in other parts of the state and outside the state.

Scott, manager of the plant, is one of four partner-owners of the Graystone complex in Western Washington. The first plant in Lewis County was started in 1920 by W.F. Paddock. It was known as lA'wis County Concrete Products. Scott joined the local plant in 1948.

Some years later the Boise-Cascade Co. acquired all the Graystone plants. Apparently the return on investments was not as high as with wood fabrication. About 10 years ago, Boise- Cascade Co. sold the plants to the local managers in Centralia, Aberdeen, Olympia and other locations.

Sales in 1948 reached $25,000 per month, according to Scott. Now, he said, the monthly gross is between $100,000 and $300,000. Business volume has increased and financial results have improved with the introduction of a portable concrete plant and new concrete products. The local manager said pumice from the Bend, operation is used successfully in making blocks for fireplaces and flues. The block plant is the most automated in the state, he said.

During a tour of the plant Scott showed 53 different products which are manufactured by the local block machine. Pipe is now made at the Aberdeen plant. Scott reported that the payroll is about $600,000 to $700,000 yearly for approximately 50 employes. The work is no longer seasonal. The inventory at the local plant is about $100,000.

Describing his major task as that of selling, Scott said the local operation keeps four trucks and trailers busy hauling to out-of-town dealers and work sites. John Eyerdam, Centralia, presided at the luncheon meeting at King Solomon's restaurant. GOP, Demos stingy with campaign money By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Candidates for local office and unexpired legislative and judicial posts in Washington have begun filing for office this year because of a new law. Previously, no general election would be held until in an odd-numbered year, but a statute enacted by the 1973 legislature calls for annual genera! elections across the state. Candidates ranging from Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman to Robert Brachtenbach, the newest state Supreme Court justice, began filing with election officials Monday.

Most will appear on the Sept. 18 primary ballot. But the state Public Disclosure Commission, created recently by the Initiative 276, says political parties are saving their money for the general election in November. Republicans and Democrats have filed reports of the money they have collected this year up to July 18. Republicans totaled more than $57,000 in 621 separate gifts and Democrats totaled more than $36,000 in 617 different contributions.

Donors include single individuals, corporations, unions and county party organizations. Many contributors are legislative lobbyists who, in most cases, contributed more to Republicans. Legislative races'drawing attention include a succesor for Sen. Robert Ridder, D-Seattle, and Sen. John Slender.

Ridder announced his resignation Monday and endorsed his wife Ruthe for the position. Rider blamed his resignation on the crush of extra work caused by the newly instituted continuing legislative sessions. The King County Council will appoint a successor to Ridder after the county Democratic organization submits a list, of three names. The term expires next year. Sen.

Michael Mattingly, R-Federal Way is a conservative named to replace Sen. John Slender. Matlingly must stand for reelection in a Democratic district. Al six Superior Court judges appointed this year by Gov. Dan Evans to fill nearly created seats must seek election.

Ballots also will include three controversial measures: a state income tax, the 19-year-old drinking age, and lowering pay raises for legislators and statewide elected officials. Chehalin charged Births Mr. and Mrs. David Allen, Centralia, a girl, 6 pounds, ounces, Saturday, St. Peter Hospital, Olympia.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Danzer, Centralia, a boy, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, Monday, Centralia General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

Tom Edmunson, Seattle, a boy, 8 pounds, 13 ounces, July 26, Group Health Hospital, Seattle. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Leatherwood, Centralia.

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Dawes, Gait, a girl, named Kristy Ann, 6 pounds, 9 ounces, Monday, at a Lodi, hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Dawes, Chehalis. Gary Whitcomb, Chehalis, was issued a citation charging property damage Monday as the result of a vandalism investigation by Lewis County sheriff's deputies. Deputies had received a report from the C.W. Bignold Montesano, saying that a tractor in an area nine miles east of the Centralia Steam- Electric Plant had been vandalized. The oil lines, filter and some oil had been removed.

Bail on Whitcomb's citation was listed as $100, deputies said. Two other incidents were investigated Monday. David Rankin, Glenoma, said his home was entered and coins valued at $45 taken. Bill Leber, Mineral, reported that from $300 to $400 worth of tools was taken from a project in the Mineral area. Both incidents are under investigation.

friendly THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON Midway between Chehalis and Centralia Aug. 7 through Aug. 12.