City tries to get land near DeSalesLI..I .'i i ' .1 .. . lnc> iiileraiMJncv com- Thu i - h v ' s K l u H i u m a lesser aualitv." according intenii'encv moniesA 42-avrc tract of stateliighway land near DeSalesHigh School still hasn't beendeeded to the city forconstruction of the VeteransMemorial Park arid AthleticComplex, according to SamMaxson, city recreationsupervisor.

City Ally. James Mitchellis continuing efforts toobtain title to the formerborrow pit • before Jan. 1when the city will requestmatching funds from theInteragency Committee forO u t d o o r R e c r e a t i o n ,Olympia , to b u i l d aproposed $300,000 athleticcomplex there.

The interagcncy com-mittee rejected a plea for 75|><-'r cent funding for theproject in early Octoberbecause clear title to theland hadn't been obtained.

Chances are good the titlewill be turned over to thecity before the Jan. 1deadline, Maxson said.

The highway departmentagreed to deed the tract tothe city with $159,000 forimprovements after freewayconstruction of the U.S.Highway 12 bypass cut off aportion of a city recreationfield west of BorleskeStadium.

The c i t y ' s S t a d i u mC o rn p 1 e x Co rn m i 11 e er e c e n t l y r u l e d t h a tdevelopment of the areashould start by next spring,whether or not matchingfunds are available, he said.Founded to plan thecomplex, that committeehas 25 members.

According to highwaydepartment stipulations, thesite must be developedwithin two years if the city isto save it, Maxson said.

Wi thou t interagencyfunding "the end result willbe a usable field, but onewith considerably lessdevelopment and possibly of

a lesser quality," accordingto Maxson.

Planned for the first stageare two illuminated Softballfields, rcstrooms, bleachers,dugouts, a paved parkinglot, lighted tennis courts anda practice field for soccerand football.

But if interagency fundsare not forthcoming, only asingle softball field, withlights of a lesser quality, anda graveled parking lot willb e b u i l t , a n d t h econstrurtion of tennis courtswill be delayed," Maxsonsaid.

P roceed ing w i t h o u t

interagency monies wouldmean construction must beaccomplished with $153,000remaining of the statehighway grant, Maxson .said.About $6,000 of those fundsh a v e been spent fo rplanning and engineering,he said.

The city may request 50per cent funding from theinteragency committee,rather than the 75 per centasked last fall, because thereare many applications foreach a v a i l a b l e g r a n t ,Maxson said. No f i n a ldecision has been made, hesaid.

Walla UnionSunday, December 16,1973

County finally completes totalsin 1974 budget- a week late

The blanks in the 1974 WallaWalla County budget resolution werefilled in Friday afternoon by CountyAuditor Ted Bjerke.

The C o u n t y Boa rd ofCommissioners approved the finalbudget resolution Dec 7 in order tocomply with state law, however theamount of money budgeted was leftblank because the figures had notbeen compiled

The Walla Walla County 1974current expense fund totals $1,791,-103, which is only a slight change fromthe total in the preliminary budget of$1,793,706.

The 1974 final county budgetrequires a $54.186 transfer from thecounty reserve fund in order to bringrevenue up to budgeted expendituresThe preliminary budget would have

required a $70,673 transfer from thereserve fund

Only a few minor changes weremade in budgets of sell-supportingcounty departments or agencies thatare financed by the county inconjunction with other governmentalentities. These agencies expect tospend roughly $3.5 million in 1974.

The Walla Walla Rural CountyLibrary District's proposed 1974expenditure of $65,000 was mistakenlyincluded in the preliminary budgettotal. The library district's budget wasremoved in the final budget for a netreduction of $65,000.

Another major cut in finalbudget expenditures is a reduction of$12,700 from the current expense fundto pay the Fire District 5 (Burbank)and cities .of Walla Walla, Waitsburg

and College Place for ambulanceservice to county residents

The county commissionersdecided to pay the four entities forambulance service with federalrevenue sharing money in 1974. Theybudgeted $15,000 of the federal moneyfor that purpose

The County Horticulturistsbudget was also cut from $13.074 inthe preliminary budget to a final totalof $8.140 The horticulturist's office isreducing services and has eliminateda clerk-typists position in the office

R e d u c t i o n s f r o m t h epreliminary budget were offset byseveral increases, notably an increasein the sheriff's department budgetfrom $224.688 to $268,174.

The county paid the salaries of

two deputies and a clerk-jailer withfederal revenue sharing money in1973, but the County Board ofCommissioners decided to pay theirsalaries from the current expensefund in 1974.

The final 1974 current expensefund budget was also increased by$15,475 so the juvenile departmentcould apply for state money to offer afoster care program

The commissioner's budget wasincreased by a $15,000 contingencyfund to help pay unanticipated costsin 1974. The commissioners' final 1974budget totals $77,325

A $4,000 expenditure was addedto the Walla Walla Justice Courtbudget to pay for court-appointedattorneys

Prisoners file suit claimingtheir rights have been denied

A show cause hearing hasbeen set for 9:30 a.m. tomorrowin a suit filed by fiveWashington State Penitentiaryinmates protesting maximumsecur i ty c o n f i n e m e n tprocedures.

Prisoners Kenneth Agtuca,Ronald Hart, Henry Rush,Raymond Jamison and MarvinBonga have fi led theircomplaint for a declaratoryjudgment, injunction and writof habeas corpus in Walla WallaCounty Superior Court.

Listed as defendants are

Penitentiary Supt. B. J. Rhay,acting secretary of the state'sDepartment of Social andHealth Services Milton W.Burdman and the penitentiary'sassociate superintendent oftreatment, Robert A. Freeman.

Alleging denial of their rightsunder the Constitution's 14thA m e n d m e n t and theWashington AdministrativeCode, the five prisonersmaintain they have been denieddue legal process because noevidence or testimony wasintroduced at penitentiary

hearings leading to theirincarceration in the prison'stightest custody unit.

The suit seeks an orderdec l a r i ng v i o l a t i o n ofconstitutional rights and apreliminary and permanentinjunction against their furthermaximum custody confinementwithout a hearing.

It also requests the mens'immediate release from tightcus tody and an orderrestraining prohibiting acts ofpunishment or reprisal againstthem.

Supt. Rhay denies Monroeis sending inmates here

Rumors that prisoners fromMonroe Reformatory are nowbeing transferred to WallaWalla have been discounted byWashington State PenitentiarySupt. B. J. Rhay.

"There's that and a lot ofother rumors circulating," Rhaysaid Friday when asked aboutthe possibility of inmatetransfers.

The warden said prisonofficials here have discussedwhat might happen if the

reformatory operation iseventually phased out, asreported earlier this week.

However, no reformatoryshutdown notice or phaseouttimetable has been receivedfrom Olympia officials, Rhaysaid.

"They will undoubtedlytransfer the dynamiters downhere," he said.

Rhay was referring to anyMonroe prisoners who might beimplicated in the hiding of 45

sticks of dynamite at thereformatory. That cache wasdiscovered Monday.

If the Monroe institutionshould be shut down, thepenitentiary will probablyreceive some of the prisoners,said the superintendent.

The penitentiary populationhas been about 1.000 menduring the past year. It has beena low count compared withearlier times when up to 1,800men were at the institution.

No explosives found in search

Stocking stufferThe Blue Mountain Humane Society says a kitten is a

purr-feet Christmas present. The humane society said anumber of cats and dogs are looking for homes thisChristmas. Prospective pet owners can completeChristmas gift lists by checking with the AssociatedVeterinary Clinics. (U-B photo)

2 hospitalized afterrollover near Dayton

MONROE. Wash (AP) - Athorough search of the StateReformatory was completedFriday mghl and turned up noexplosives. Prison authoritiessav the schedule has returned

to normalAssociate Seupt. Richard El-

more said some contraband, in-cluding a few homemadeknives, was found. The four-daysearch began after dvnamite

Man cut, breaks legin auto accidentA Walla Walla man Differed

multiple lacerations andabrasions and a broken right legnn an accident Friday night,according to Walla Walla police

Merle Paulson. 59, 1523Portland SI , was struck by avehicle driven by Mirhacl Lee

Dennis, 20, 11 No. Roosevelt atthe intersection of Blue andIsaacs, officers said. Paulsonwas taken by City-CountyAmbulance to Walla WallaGeneral Hospital, where he isnow reported to be in goodcondition

was discovered just outside theprison walls late Monday.

Over 500 inmates were con-fined to their cells, and recrea-tion was curtailed during thesearch of housing units and oth-er facilities. Elmore said.

Prison Supt Roger Maxwellsaid two family Christmas pro-grams scheduled for Dec. 16and 23 were canceled becausethe search made it impossibleto make arrangements for theparties.

Elmore said visiting privi-leges would be reinslituted Sat-urday

Two persons requiredmedical care for injuriessuffered early yesterdaymorning in an accident 19 milesnorthwest of Dayton.

The driver, Zachery Z. Zink.23, of Starbuck was taken toDayton General Hospital fortreatment of lacerations on thehead and numerous bruises,according to the WashingtonState Patrol

The passenger. MichaelKiersey, 20. of Travis Air ForceBase. Calif., had numerous cutsand bruises He was also takento the Dayton hospital, troopers

said.According to the report, the

vehicle was northbound onKellogg Hollow Rd. when itwent off the right side of theroad and rolled over twice afterswinging back across the leftside of the road Damage to thevehicle was said to be high.

Hospitaldecorations

Since Christmas is most important for youngchildren, nurses at St. Mary Community Hospitalare making sure the first Christmas for babies bornthere is a merry one. Alice Anderson, left, andDebbie Moore, both obstetric nurses at St. Mary,string lights in preparation for holiday births. (U-Bphoto)

State to study publicuse of school busesWalla Walla's school buses

could be used for publictransportation, if a pilot studyproposed by the StateSuperintendent of PublicInstruction (SPI) provesfeasible

"There's a lot of problems tobe worked out and information(to be) gathered about theramifications of local transitauthority operating the schoolbuses," William Daley, SPIlegislative liaison said

The pilot study which wouldtake place in the Aberdeen-Hoquiam and Longview-Kelsoareas, will be proposed to theLegislature at its special nextsession.

Letters urging the use ofbuses for other than school-related purposed were sent tothe SPI office from the WallaWalla School District.

Supt. Franklin "Pete"Hanson said, however, heopposed the idea of a pilotstudy.

"You want a local school busto be used by adults, you cancooperate with the localgovernment and local (transit)business to provide it," Hansonsaid.

"I honestly think the state ispast the pilot stage in the energycrisis.''

Local attorney John Reese,who suggested the schools send

a letter to the SPI office, saidthe change in state law to allowadults to ride the school busesshould be a "blanket" change.

"The change should say theadults can ride school buses andleave it up to local governmentsto say when," he said

The date of the next specialsession of the legislature has notbeen set.

City land interestdeclared surplus

The city of Walla Walla'sinterest in 7.7 acres of land atthe City-County Airport hasbeen legally declared surplus.

Under a ruling Friday byWalla Walla County SuperiorCourt Judge Alber t N.Bradford, the city can now sellits interest in the property for$7,500 to the Walla Walla "PortDistrict.

The district will then sell theproperty to CommonwealthElectric Co., for use as a

division office and major repairshop f o r c o n s t r u c t i o nequipment in the Northwest.

The property had to be legallydeclared excess land before thesale could be completed

Similar legal action has beentaken by the county, which is aco-owner of the land.

The property will be sold toCommonwealth for S15.000. thetotal price for both the city andcountv interests.

Stereo, hav stolenj ~r

Stereo equipment and hay aremissing in thefts reported tolocal law enforcement officials

Daniel Evans. WhitmanCollege, told Walla Walla Police$800 worth of stereo equipmentwas stolen from his room inLyman Hall.

A tape deck and six tapesvalued at $140 were taken fromthe car of Eddie Barclay. 34Eagan. police said, and $80 incoins from the home of MilesRoudebush, 519 N 10th.

Walla Walla County sheriffsdeputies said 19 bales of hay

were taken from the ReubenCummins ranch. Touchet.

A peace sign was formed inroad gravel near the diminishedhay stack, they said.

Gasoline thefts have beenreported in both the city andcountv.

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