November 4, 1959 (8 pages)

ictor VISIBLES omical ontrol ast sive les at use & ipment t, Ph, 214 California. he Paper with $2.50 will itizen for 52 th each subee ad in this maximum), BEFORE Fire Beats Man to Reducing Mill Workmen last week set to work dismantling the old reducing mill for the Empire Mine, using dynamite to break the old air pumps loose from their concre ,ings. They were scheduled:to remove the wooden shroud from the world's largest Pelton wheel--which is there-early this week and begin tearing it apart for scrap iron. Circumstances save the men the task of removing the wooden shroud and ooden part of the-old stone Pid Wednesday November 4, 1959 te mountuses. ‘Requiem for janother of the fast-disappearing monuments to the time when this county every vther led California in the production of gold. AND AFTERMATH buildings at the’ end of Mill Street, Grass Valley, /as fire of unknown origin gutted the structure and burnedthe Pelton wheel housing. This week, dismantling work continues on schedule andthe Pelton wheel,’ which was not only the world's largest, but the invention of a man who was born in Camptonville and housed lived much of his Hfein Nevada City, will be hauled off and melted down for new Citizen Advertizer Stumpf Does it Again, Learns Why Snarlboro Men Tattooed By SIDNEY STUMPF Citizen Weather and Odd Phenomena Editor SALEM-WINSTON, N.C. --I'm back from Merrie Old England and off on another scientific project to make life easier and more pleasant for you, the people of Nevada County. I start this article with heavy heart. Not only was I saddenedby my failure to decipher those eternal words of wisdom being recorded for us by Fabian, but thesad tale of Errol Flynn's bereaved Lolita really broke me down. My tears are slopping up the floor of my motel room as I write, But, Icannot dwell on the disappointments of the past. I must, instead turn my attention to those yet to come, This weekI shall endeavor to answer what my mail (one letter) indicates is the question ofthe age as far as Ne.vada Countians are concerned--namely why are all the men whosmoke Snarlboro cigarets tattooed? And, thought I in an in‘spired moment, what better place to uncover the answer to this than in Salem-Winston, the, place where they make Snarlboros, And, thought I again, in \ another example ofthe brilme liantdeductive reasoning that has characterized my entire career, who better to see than HillmanJ. Stertz, director of research and development for the Snarlboro Company? Although normally a modest fellow, (this, good i\looks, intelligence and honty being my outstanding irtues) I had to admit this was the only logical step to take. , My interview, complete . with allthe clever witticisms . I dropped during the course of myc. versation with Stertz, follows. ; Stumpf: "Mr, Stertz,I believe?" Stertz: " You were expect"ing maybe Mrs, Nussbaum? That, for’ your benefit, Stumpf, is just a line I had left over from-the last Fred Allen script I wrote." Stumpf: "Please Mr. copy NEEbED so FILt or HS space Stertz, I'm the one who's) billed as the comedian on this show, You're cast as the well-meaning but slightly stupid scientist. I beg you, goodsir, to stick to the prepared script." Stertz; "Enough of this circumlocution, get to the point, I haven't got all day, youknow, Havean appointment in 15 minutes with a tattooed snake charmer who is scheduled to pose for our next Snarlboro a dv ertisement," Stumpf: “Yhat's exactly why I'm here, The citizens of Nevada County, good folk and true, want to know why all the men in your ad are tattooed, " svettz: “Well, Mr. Stumpf, let.me say the reasons for this are many, varied andcomplex. Some of them are very Freudian in nature .” Stuupt: “Now look who's indulging in circumlocution, ' stertzs,"That word does havearing to it, doesn't it? I use it myself-as frequently as possible, Please give me the chance to work it into this conversation at least once more before I have to take leave of you te meet the snake charmer. . Stumpf: ;'Oh, oe insist. Although Ilrave.several other good words I'm jum dying to use as we go along._ Good ones like yclept, dichotomy, potsherd, ophelimity--just to name a few." Stertz: “I know what you mean, Stumpf, you are a kindred soul, I just go around ali day looking for an opportunity to use words like those and it just never comes up." . Stumpf: “Horribly frustrating, isn'tit? We are rare enlightened souls in juxtaposition in a sea of dolts," Stertz: “too true, too true. Stumpf, I can’t pass up a golden gift like this from the vagarious Goddess of Chance, Let's just spend the rest of the afternoon dreaming. up conversational openings for these wonderful All ashore that's going. TOYS Select and lay-away today. \ Nevada City SERVED IN STYLE_ ) ee / Daily 5 p.m. 10 p.m. y a 12 Noon 10 p.m. Saturday 5 p.m. 'til 2 Closed Wednesdays ane Wunor SENIOR CITIZENS MEET The Mother Lode Senior Citizens Club met at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Ne-. vada City on Thursday, Oct~ obert 29th, The meeting was conducted by Mrs. McDanieis. The Members decided to hold a Whist Card Party early ig November. The next meeting will be a potluck dinner, to be held the Veterans MemorialHali, Nevada City. There will be entertainment after the dinner. Lay-A-Way GIFTS & TOYS Today d=D> a ,, November 5, at 6 p.m. at. \Grass Valley-Nevada City, “FOR RESERVATIONS PARTIES, OR BANQUETS CALL NEVADA CITY 79 ta eto National — Nevada City polysyllabic words. Work, & say, be damned," Stumpf; "What about your snake charmer?" Stertz: "He can wait. Tattooed menIcan find any where, but rare intellects of the same caliber as my own’ are precious beyond description.” Stumpf: "But what about my assignment? The Citizen editors are an unfargiving lot, They wantto know why all the men in your ads are tattooed and if I don't find out, there's no telling what they might do, Why, those fiends might even cancel my subscription to Mad Magazine," Stertz: “They wouldn't dare, Gad Stumpf, I never realized that such cruelty still existed in this enlightened age." Stumpf: "Tis true," Stertz: "Well, just to accommodate atrue followerof Alfred E, Neuman, I'll tellyou. But as] warned you before, it's horribly Freudian, "Yousee Stumpf, up until the time of their marriage, Mrs, Snarlboro--a very charming woman--had been atattooed lady in a circus-and, somehow, all those pictures made her feel different and uneasy in everyday society. "Well, Snarlboro started this advertisement series to convince his wife that virtually everyone was tattooed; that she wasn't unusual at all.’ Stumpf: "“Butallthe people in the Snarlboro ads are men.” Stertz: “I know, But Snarlboro is a good businessman in addition to being a good husband--and who would buy cigarets ‘recommended by any woman nutty enough to be tattooed?” Stumpf: "You're right. Horribly Freudian," RARE TREAT Shark livers smothered in toadstools, sliced buckeyes and Squid oil make an unusual fare for surprise dinner guests, They will never forget your thoughtfulness if you serve this, On ton, hts Prog, te @ THAT Face» ™s "GIRL IN CALICO” HEA «yy BLUE AIN . ee ra eW aural’ CAN DLE-MAKER ‘HELEN BONTECOU And, Left, Helper Christina Roese _ Artist Makes Candles For Christmas Fair In this age of atomic-generated electrical power, solar batteries and luminescent panels, Helen Bontecou ‘Twas Love At First Sight Jim and Rosemary Miller first saw Nevada City while they were on vacation last Summer--and it was a classic case of love at firstysight. "We were camping near here,” Jimrelates, “and came through the town one day when we were driving around sight-seeing. I decided right then and there this was the place for me andI was going to move here no matter what, " Miller, then an employe of the H,J.Heinz Company in Tracy, went back home, quit his job and came back here to buy the Ten-to-One Club from Tom Walsh. Next Tuesday, the Miller’s willofficially celebrate their move to Nevada City with an Open House at their place of* business, There will be music and entertainment in addition to free refreshments for all those who come to the party. The Millers have two sons,. Craig and Keith, ages seven and five respectively, and have had no regrets to date about their move to Nevada County. "You know,” Said Mrs. Miller last week, "we livec in Tracy for years and I came to think of it as home. But” went back theretovisit a fev days ago and I could hardh wait to get back to Nevadi City. We've only been her about two months but I al: ready get homesick for the . place.” apy” ea ATED L gtic4 sora Featup,, ma practices the ancient art of candle-making. The Nevada City weaver and artist has been working busily in her Commercial Street studio making eight dozen tapers for the Artists’ Christmas Fair of the Nevada City Art Association, The Fair will be held early in December. ° ‘Miss Bontecou andher young assistant, Christina Roese, manufacture their candles with the meanest of equipment. Her production machinery consists of an old electric hot plate and‘a wax canister built up from empty coffee cans. The process itself involves melting the wax inthe canister and dipping wicks into the molten mixture. The wicks, which are attachedta dowels, have to be dipped at least 35 times in the manufacture of a single candle. Made ina variety of calors, the Bontecou candles are composed of a variety of materials. Many of them are made of discarded candle stubs Miss Bontecou's friends give her for remelting. Helen admits her lights are not as brilliant as those made by Westinghouse, Sylvania and General Electric--but they will continue to burn brightly even if wind knocks down the power lines. DUTCH BULBS Select Quality ‘For Largest Blooms Buy and plant now for next spring Grass Valley-Nevada City +. and introducing a brand : Yo rgion THE APTERDR 4 a Chrysler Corporation invites you to swing along with TV's most acclaimed personality brand new show. ‘ANOTHER EVENING WITH The Bill David ’ ERED ) STAIR ? and The Jonah Jones Quartet Ken Nordine Thompson Singers . Rose ana His Orchestra . Choreography by Hermes Pan # Produced and Directed by Bud Yorkin Executive Producer Fred Astaire TONIGHT AT J ~ in color an NBC 3

ictor VISIBLES omical ontrol ast sive les at use & ipment t, Ph, 214 California.. he Paper with $2.50 will itizen for 52 th each subee ad in this maximum), BEFORE Fire Beats Man to Reducing Mill Workmen last week set to work dismantling the old reducing mill for the Empire Mine, using dynamite to break the old air pumps loose from their concre ,ings. They were scheduled:to remove the wooden shroud from the world's largest Pelton wheel--which is there-early this week and begin tearing it apart for scrap iron. Circumstances save the men the task of removing the wooden shroud and ooden part of the-old stone Pid Wednesday November 4, 1959 te mountuses. ‘Requiem for janother of the fast-disappearing monuments to the time when this county every vther led California in the production of gold. AND AFTERMATH buildings at the’ end of Mill Street, Grass Valley, /as fire of unknown origin gutted the structure and burnedthe Pelton wheel housing. This week, dismantling work continues on schedule andthe Pelton wheel,’ which was not only the world's largest, but the invention of a man who was born in Camptonville and housed lived much of his Hfein Nevada City, will be hauled off and melted down for new Citizen Advertizer Stumpf Does it Again, Learns Why Snarlboro Men Tattooed By SIDNEY STUMPF Citizen Weather and Odd Phenomena Editor SALEM-WINSTON, N.C. --I'm back from Merrie Old England and off on another scientific project to make life easier and more pleasant for you, the people of Nevada County. I start this article with heavy heart. Not only was I saddenedby my failure to decipher those eternal words of wisdom being recorded for us by Fabian, but thesad tale of Errol Flynn's bereaved Lolita really broke me down. My tears are slopping up the floor of my motel room as I write, But, Icannot dwell on the disappointments of the past. I must, instead turn my attention to those yet to come, This weekI shall endeavor to answer what my mail (one letter) indicates is the question ofthe age as far as Ne.vada Countians are concerned--namely why are all the men whosmoke Snarlboro cigarets tattooed? And, thought I in an in‘spired moment, what better place to uncover the answer to this than in Salem-Winston, the, place where they make Snarlboros, And, thought I again, in \ another example ofthe brilme liantdeductive reasoning that has characterized my entire career, who better to see than HillmanJ. Stertz, director of research and development for the Snarlboro Company? Although normally a modest fellow, (this, good i\looks, intelligence and honty being my outstanding irtues) I had to admit this was the only logical step to take. , My interview, complete . with allthe clever witticisms .. I dropped during the course of myc. versation with Stertz, follows. ; Stumpf: "Mr, Stertz,I believe?" Stertz: " You were expect"ing maybe Mrs, Nussbaum? That, for’ your benefit, Stumpf, is just a line I had left over from-the last Fred Allen script I wrote." Stumpf: "Please Mr. copy NEEbED so FILt or HS space Stertz, I'm the one who's) billed as the comedian on this show, You're cast as the well-meaning but slightly stupid scientist. I beg you, goodsir, to stick to the prepared script." Stertz; "Enough of this circumlocution, get to the point, I haven't got all day, youknow, Havean appointment in 15 minutes with a tattooed snake charmer who is scheduled to pose for our next Snarlboro a dv ertisement," Stumpf: “Yhat's exactly why I'm here, The citizens of Nevada County, good folk and true, want to know why all the men in your ad are tattooed, " svettz: “Well, Mr. Stumpf, let.me say the reasons for this are many, varied andcomplex. Some of them are very Freudian in nature .” Stuupt: “Now look who's indulging in circumlocution, ' stertzs,"That word does havearing to it, doesn't it? I use it myself-as frequently as possible, Please give me the chance to work it into this conversation at least once more before I have to take leave of you te meet the snake charmer. . Stumpf: ;'Oh, oe insist. Although Ilrave.several other good words I'm jum dying to use as we go along._ Good ones like yclept, dichotomy, potsherd, ophelimity--just to name a few." Stertz: “I know what you mean, Stumpf, you are a kindred soul, I just go around ali day looking for an opportunity to use words like those and it just never comes up." . Stumpf: “Horribly frustrating, isn'tit? We are rare enlightened souls in juxtaposition in a sea of dolts," Stertz: “too true, too true. Stumpf, I can’t pass up a golden gift like this from the vagarious Goddess of Chance, Let's just spend the rest of the afternoon dreaming. up conversational openings for these wonderful All ashore that's going. TOYS Select and lay-away today. \ Nevada City SERVED IN STYLE_ ) ee / Daily 5 p.m. 10 p.m. y a 12 Noon 10 p.m. Saturday 5 p.m. 'til 2 Closed Wednesdays ane Wunor SENIOR CITIZENS MEET The Mother Lode Senior Citizens Club met at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Ne-. vada City on Thursday, Oct~ obert 29th, The meeting was conducted by Mrs. McDanieis. The Members decided to hold a Whist Card Party early ig November. The next meeting will be a potluck dinner, to be held the Veterans MemorialHali, Nevada City. There will be entertainment after the dinner. Lay-A-Way

GIFTS & TOYS Today d=D> a ,, November 5, at 6 p.m. at. \Grass Valley-Nevada City, “FOR RESERVATIONS PARTIES, OR BANQUETS CALL NEVADA CITY 79 ta eto National — Nevada City polysyllabic words. Work, & say, be damned," Stumpf; "What about your snake charmer?" Stertz: "He can wait. Tattooed menIcan find any where, but rare intellects of the same caliber as my own’ are precious beyond description.” Stumpf: "But what about my assignment? The Citizen editors are an unfargiving lot, They wantto know why all the men in your ads are tattooed and if I don't find out, there's no telling what they might do, Why, those fiends might even cancel my subscription to Mad Magazine," Stertz: “They wouldn't dare, Gad Stumpf, I never realized that such cruelty still existed in this enlightened age." Stumpf: "Tis true," Stertz: "Well, just to accommodate atrue followerof Alfred E, Neuman, I'll tellyou. But as] warned you before, it's horribly Freudian, "Yousee Stumpf, up until the time of their marriage, Mrs, Snarlboro--a very charming woman--had been atattooed lady in a circus-and, somehow, all those pictures made her feel different and uneasy in everyday society. "Well, Snarlboro started this advertisement series to convince his wife that virtually everyone was tattooed; that she wasn't unusual at all.’ Stumpf: "“Butallthe people in the Snarlboro ads are men.” Stertz: “I know, But Snarlboro is a good businessman in addition to being a good husband--and who would buy cigarets ‘recommended by any woman nutty enough to be tattooed?” Stumpf: "You're right. Horribly Freudian," RARE TREAT Shark livers smothered in toadstools, sliced buckeyes and Squid oil make an unusual fare for surprise dinner guests, They will never forget your thoughtfulness if you serve this, On ton, hts Prog, te @ THAT Face» ™s "GIRL IN CALICO” HEA «yy BLUE AIN . ee ra eW aural’ CAN DLE-MAKER ‘HELEN BONTECOU And, Left, Helper Christina Roese _ Artist Makes Candles For Christmas Fair In this age of atomic-generated electrical power, solar batteries and luminescent panels, Helen Bontecou ‘Twas Love At First Sight Jim and Rosemary Miller first saw Nevada City while they were on vacation last Summer--and it was a classic case of love at firstysight. "We were camping near here,” Jimrelates, “and came through the town one day when we were driving around sight-seeing. I decided right then and there this was the place for me andI was going to move here no matter what, " Miller, then an employe of the H,J.Heinz Company in Tracy, went back home, quit his job and came back here to buy the Ten-to-One Club from Tom Walsh. Next Tuesday, the Miller’s willofficially celebrate their move to Nevada City with an Open House at their place of* business, There will be music and entertainment in addition to free refreshments for all those who come to the party. The Millers have two sons,. Craig and Keith, ages seven and five respectively, and have had no regrets to date about their move to Nevada County. "You know,” Said Mrs. Miller last week, "we livec in Tracy for years and I came to think of it as home. But” went back theretovisit a fev days ago and I could hardh wait to get back to Nevadi City. We've only been her about two months but I al: ready get homesick for the . place.” apy” ea ATED L gtic4 sora Featup,, ma practices the ancient art of candle-making. The Nevada City weaver and artist has been working busily in her Commercial Street studio making eight dozen tapers for the Artists’ Christmas Fair of the Nevada City Art Association, The Fair will be held early in December. ° ‘Miss Bontecou andher young assistant, Christina Roese, manufacture their candles with the meanest of equipment. Her production machinery consists of an old electric hot plate and‘a wax canister built up from empty coffee cans. The process itself involves melting the wax inthe canister and dipping wicks into the molten mixture. The wicks, which are attachedta dowels, have to be dipped at least 35 times in the manufacture of a single candle. Made ina variety of calors, the Bontecou candles are composed of a variety of materials. Many of them are made of discarded candle stubs Miss Bontecou's friends give her for remelting. Helen admits her lights are not as brilliant as those made by Westinghouse, Sylvania and General Electric--but they will continue to burn brightly even if wind knocks down the power lines. DUTCH BULBS Select Quality ‘For Largest Blooms Buy and plant now for next spring Grass Valley-Nevada City +. and introducing a brand : Yo rgion THE APTERDR 4 a Chrysler Corporation invites you to swing along with TV's most acclaimed personality brand new show.. ‘ANOTHER EVENING WITH The Bill David ’ ERED ) STAIR ? and The Jonah Jones Quartet Ken Nordine Thompson Singers . Rose ana His Orchestra . Choreography by Hermes Pan # Produced and Directed by Bud Yorkin Executive Producer Fred Astaire TONIGHT AT J ~ in color an NBC 3