Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Thursday, January 13.1977 3

Prisoners make pointed presentationBy DICK COCKLEUftlii-UlmniflllllHin

When members of the Washington StatePenitentiary's notorious motorcycle club make apresentation, they don't give away plaques andtrophies.

They give away handmade knives.Prison Supt. B.J. Rhay was the recipient of that

kind of "award" this week."They invited me down to the club room and

made the presentation," Rhay said, examining agroup of 10 deadly knives, known as "shanks" in theconvict lexicon.

Made from files and iron bars, they range inlength from about six to 18 inches, with handles ofwood, tape, string and glue.

"They wanted to prove to me they're cleaning uptheir hand," Rhay said.

"They've got a school started, a motorcycle

school. That's their interest and they want that to betheir image."

Rhay said he rolled the knives in a towel andbrought them out of the prison.

The 50-member club's "school" is held in the clubroom in the old prison powerhouse building.Members learn to strip and repair two- and four-cycle engines.

The bikers' membership is among the toughest inthe prison, and they have a reputation as enforcers.Rhay admitted they probably have not changedrnrnnlptplv

"There's been some rumors from time to timeabout activities, and I'm sure people from the bikeshop were involved," he said.

Rhay said the bikers' newfound concern withtheir image and attempt at a new direction is thework of the club's chief, Mike Abrams.

Abrams, 36, is a former member of the outlaw

Gypsy Jokers motorcycle club. He is servinj; timeon a July 1976 conviction for grand larceny and autotheft from King County.

"I think he is probably one of the driving forces inthe new image . . . He is furnishing strongleadership for the club, strong positive leadership,"Rhay said.

Most motorcycle club members, "aren't reallybikers, free world bikers," according to thesuperintendent.

"Most of them haven't ever been on a motorcycle,let alone know anything about it."

Rhay said former biker chief John ThomasMusic, 27, is still a member of the club.

Music, a convicted murderer and the last inmatetaken off the penitentiary's death row, touched off astatewide manhunt last April when he walked awayfrom his minimum security job as a bee keeper. Hewas recaptured May 21.

Cold contributes to M-F firesMILTON-FREEWATER - Freezing weather con-

tributed to two fires in Milton-Freewater Wednesday.According to fire officials, a 12:45 p.m. fire at a mobile

home at 422 NW Eiehth Ave.. did about $500 damage. Thefire erupted when someone was thawing frozen pipesunderneath the home with a propane-gas torch.

Officials said the fire was limited to underneath thehome. Owner of the home was not identified.

A wall at the Clifton Motel, 1221 S. Mam St., caught fireabout 4:26 p.m. when someone attempted to thaw outfrozen downspouts with a propane-gas torch.

That fire caused between $300 and $400 damage, fireofficials said.

Both fires required two units and 20 men who spentabout one hour at each fire.

Blood donors give 136 pintsDespite snowbound and icy roads, the January quota of

140 pints of blood was nearly reached Wednesday in themonthly drawing held by the American Red Cross.

"We had a real good drawing, considering the weather,with 136 pints donated," said Mary Christiansen,executive secretary for the Red Cross.

Next drawing is Feb. 9 at the Masonic Temple, 607 E.Main St.

Donors included the following galloneers:Dr. Phillip Siegel, nine gallons; Charles Tompkins,

Ralph Brandon and Sylvia Graham, eight gallons; AlmaGraham, six gallons; Robert W. Gyllings. four gallons;Jean Hayes and Robert Kibler, three gallons; JoanHodgson, Scott Esary and Arthur Bishchoff Jr., onegallon.

The Sudbury and Intercity Homemakers furnished thecanteen.

Computer slows— issuance of auto

blue mountain briefing |icense renewals

M-F wage hearing setMILTON-FREEWATER — An arbitration hearing will

be held in Milton-Freewater Saturday in an effort to settlea wage dispute between the city and its police depart-ment.

The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. at city hall, accordingto City Manager Steve Loveland.

Lafayette G. Harter, a professor at Oregon StateUniversity, will act as the arbitrator.

Loveland will represent the city, and Grant Elliott ofPendleton, an agent for the Teamster's Union, willrepresent the police.

Other issues in the 1976-77 fiscal year contract havebeen settled. The fiscal year began last July 1.

Chess club to reactivateThe Walla Walla Valley Chess Club will move out of a

stalemate in activity Friday.The club, inactive for about a year, will recommence

holding meetings, starting Friday at 7:15 p.m. at the FirstFederal Savings basement, S. First Avenue and E. AlderSt.

The club will meet Jan. 21 at the same time andlocation.

Agenda at the first meeting will include organizing acounty tournament and the election of a club president. Nomembership is required to play chess with the club.Beginners are welcome. Advanced players will beavailable to explain the rules of chess.

If you haven't yet received the formto renew your 1977 Washington Stateauto license, the chances .are youwon't before the Feb. 4 deadline.

A computer overload in Olympiahas resulted in many Walla Wallaarea motorists not receiving theirprebilling renewal form, according toElaine Damm, auto licensingsupervisor at the Walla Walla Countyauditor's office.

"By the number of calls we'regetting, if they've got five vehicles,they're only getting one or twoprebills," she said.

"Some people are getting all ofthem."

Car owners who haven't gotten theform should take their car's licensenumber and registration to theauditor's office, she said.

The computer overload occurredwhile state officials were changing tothe new staggered licensing system.

"This is the reason the > 'rechanging the system anyway. Thecomputer can't keep up witheverything," Mrs. Damm said.

Railroad to close M-F, Weston agenciesUBphoiub, DickC •

Sharp

award

James Cummins, associate superin-tendent of treatment at the WashingtonState Penitentiary, inspects the knives thatmembers of the prison's motorcycle club"awarded" to warden B.J. Rhay this week.

MILTON-FREEWATER - TheOregon Public Utility Commissionerhas granted Union Pacific Railroadauthority to close its Milton-Freewater and Weston agencies.

The action means the railroad willconduct its business by vehicle in thearea and the railroad's agent for thearea will work out of Walla Walla.

The railroad savs the move will

improve service to shippers in theMilton-Freewater-Weston areas.

Public Utility CommissionerCharles Davis said the move is in thepublic interest because service toshippers will be improved.

Under the new system, the agentwill drive to the shippers' places ofbusiness to sign bills of lading andperform other duties instead of

requiring shippers to come to therailroad office.

Toll-free telephone service will beprovided from the Milton-Freewater-Weston areas so customers can callfor rates, routes and other in-formation, according to Davis.

Most of the railroad's customers inthose areas are grain and vegetableshippers, according to Davis.

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County health department closes Wallula restaurantThe glow from two candles lit the

women's restroom in a Walla WallaCounty restaurant, but candlelightdidn't hide the filth in its kitchen.

The Walla Walla City-CountyHeal th Department recentlysuspended the food-service permit ofthe Trade Winds Cafe near Wallula tosafeguard public health.

If the establishment is brought up tocode, it will be allowed to reopen.

"Basically, the lack of cleanlinesswas unacceptable," sajs DavidEaton, director of environmentalhealth. "Bad water was the realclincher."

Demerits stemmed from rodentdroppings on shelves, storage whichenticed mice to set up housekeeping,a filthy men's restroom and more,according to Eaton.

"Bins of flour and sugar weren't

covered." Eaton says. "There was nosoap for workers to wash their handsin the kitchen and the \vat-temperature in the dishwasher didn'tsanitize dishes."

The restaurant has a seatingcapacity of about 25.

Inspection re\ ealed 64 demerits, orviolations of state health codes. Arestaurant can be closed for 40demerits.

Eaton says the health departmentfound 40 demerits on two previousinspections Glen Sherman, a Tri-Cities businessman who leases therestaurant, was warned twice, ac-cording to Eaton. For example, hetold Sherman to chlorinate well waterto purify the water. It wasn't done,according to Eaton.

Tests proved fecal contamination intwo water samples, which were takena week apart, according to Eaton.

hospitalsPatients

(Wednesday)Walla Walla

General HospitalAdmitted: Dale G. Thiessen, Judy

A. Downing, Lance C. Stoddard,Maudine Richardson, all of WallaWalla: Sally Reynolds, CollegePlace; Alton Sircin, Rose MarieWhinery, both of Milton-Freewater;Leslie P. Wright, Weston.

Discharged: Doris M. Myrick, JohnW. Partridge. Kelly A. Peters,Millerd Van Donge, Vera J. Austin,

all of Walla Walla'. Ernie Garza. DonLepper, Lowell L. Jones, Oscar G.Nygren, all of Milton-Freewater;James E. Brown, Adams.

St. MaryCommunity Hospital

Admitted: Beverly J. Rahn, CecilL. Waddell, Debra Wood, Donald E.Amery, Dora E. Hoshaw. Gerald D.Schuster, Glenna L. Mulhair, GordonTaylor, Roy S. Snell, all of WallaWalla; Susan G. Burwell. Milton-Freewater; Marilyn L. Schuening,Pendleton; Mary E. Sargent. En-terprise; Sharon L. Fisher, Helix;Clara M. Courtney, Irrigon.

Discharged: Danny J. Myers,Elmer M. McCIenny, Joey H. Merrill,Linda M. Whitney. Nancy A. Soto andson, Pamela Leiper, WilhelmineWhitney, all of Walla Walla; LynetteA. Johnson, Milton-Freewater.

DaytonGeneral Hospital

Admitted: Esther DeFord. JosephOliver, both of Dayton.

Discharged: Warren James, BenThonney, Grace Crewse, GladysDunlap. Wesley Calkins, all ofDayton.

Garfield CountyMemorial Hospital

Discharged: Virginia Beckwith.

Pomeroy.

Births 'Walla Walla

General HospitalTo Lawrence and Rose Marie

Whinery, 322 NW Eighth St., Milton-Freewater, a girl. Holly Marie, 6pounds, G1: ounces. Jan. 12,1977.

St. MaryCommunity Hospital

To Matt and Debra Wood. 1231ABoyer Ave.. a girl. Brandi I-ee. 9pounds, 14'^ ounces. Jan. 12.1977.

To Charles and Sharon Fisher. Box332, Helix, a boy, Christopher Ryan, 7pounds. 9 ounces, Jan. 12.1977.

emergency services reportTraffic accidents

From Sam Wcdncsda\ to 8 a.m toda*WALLA WALLA POLICE

9 OS a m Wednesday — .Spokane and Mainstreets DTIVCT- Claborn James Dull, 37. Mollala.Ore . struck awning at Sassoon's Merchandise. 128K Main Si No injuries

11 4!i am Wedncsda} - Spokane and Mainstreets Drivers William B Fallen. 21. 1410rieasant St. and Jonathon D Nichols. 2.1 135Thome SI No injuries

12 45 p m Wednesday — S Second Avenue aridAlder Street timers Jay Michael Gehrett. 24. .16I <-nore St . Susan Kathleen Severs. 21.35* ChawAvc and Herbert Alfred Cole. 22. .130 S FourthA\( '•:< f. Noiniunesi 44pm Wcdncsda}—13 N Clinton St Driver

Herlvrl N Bnrnorofi no ace Itsted, S22 SumachSI, struck parked, unoccupied vrhicle No in-lunes

5 58 p m. Wcdncsda> - Colviile and Poplarstreets Dmcrs Gcorcc Darns Turner, fin. 325 EAlder St. and William Ernest l^nR. 64. WallaWalla Veterans Administration Hospital No in-

WASHINGTON STATE PATROL12.(6 p.m Wednesdav — One-tenth mile east of

Walla Walla on E Alder Street Drivers JohnKramer. IS. 153 School A\ e . and John Trapp. 26.513 S Third Ate No injuries

Thefts, burglariesFromP-a m Wednesday loSa m toda>

WAUJt WALL.* POLICEFrtim Outraceous Taco Factory. 9 IVncr \\f .

Wcdncsdaj Taken Currency Value I2B8From Apartment 6 at 105 N Spokane SI Taken

Two electric heaters, curtams. furniture ValueMore than $1(10

From The !>iamond Shop. '7 E Main St.

Waitsburg kindergartenbell to ring next week

WAITSBURG - A small rue fornap-time, a toothbrush and tooth-paste-, a regulation-size shoe box andan old shirt or apron.

That's what the younger set will beparting when they begin kin-dergarten here next week.

Prercfiistration notices have beensent out to the families of 18 childreneligible for kindergarten, accordingto Glynn Davis, principal. Childrenmust have reached the age of five bylast Sept 10toqualify,hesaid.

Prcregistration dates have beenscheduled next Monday and Tuesday,Davis said. Any parent of an eligible

child who did not receive apreregistration notice should contactDavis

Kindergarten, whirh will run forthe remainder of the school \car. willbegin next Wednesday.

Teacher will be Pam Conovcr.Route 1, special math teacher atDayton last year She is a VXi'.igraduate of Centra] Washington SlatrCollege in special c-ducalmn forgrades kindergarten th'ough 12 Shfwas a resource-room teacher a1KiUilas before coming U> Daytnn.

The school day will run from 8-45a.m. to 3pm.

WedncMi?\ Taken by unlawful issuam c of Kinkcheck Ont'walch Value SlOj

WAI.I.A WALLA COUNTY SHERIFFFrom caraize "wned by Man. Ix>nneker. lioJte-i.

Mill Creek K",i(l. Wednesd.ij Taken »niteli-% ision sel Valut Not indicated

Fires, ambulance runsFrom 8 a.m Wedncsdat to 8 a m toda>

WALI.A » ALt-A FIRE DEPARTMENT10 51 a m Wrdnfsdaj — 17 N Second A%c .

Walla Walla Book Store, fire in Iichl fitlure rau'-nl05 malfunctiomnc balla«t Damace e<3imaled$140 One unit, lour nen in ««mce 20 minutes

11 U) a m Wedneidai - <30 Bridge SI. ricnroJunior Hich School, false alarm, no damace C*n''unit, two men in service lOrrunutes

1 1 S.i a m W<-dnesdjj 16 W Mam St. HraltriHut. fire in hcht future caused fo% malfum bonincballast No damaee One unit, four men in service23 minutes

2 (IB p m Wednesdaj - Tarkmc lot at 22tKi EIsaac*. A-v. car fire cirtineuisned -m arrival ofequipment NO damac*" estimate One uml, thm

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men in ser\ ice 25 minutesWA1.LA WALLA AMBULANCE

2SS pm Wedncsdai - 119 W Walnut St toWalla Walla General Hospital, one person,sickness. In sen ice 32 minutes

MILTON-FREEW ATER FIRE DEPARTMENT12 45 p m Wednesday — 422 NW Eighth Avc .

mobile-home fire, caused b> att*implinc to thawfrozen pipes with a propanc-cas torch. $500damage Tw o units. 20 men in service one hour

4 26 p m Wedncsdaj - 1221 S Main St. wallfire, caused b> attempting to thaw dowTispoutswith a propane-Has torch. J300 to WOO damseeTwo units. 20 men in service one hour

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