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October 14, 1959 (14 pages)

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Page 2. NEVADA ,COUNTY CITIZEN AND CITIZEN ADVERTISER . Published every Wednesday, 132-MainSt., Nevada City, California, by Nevada County Citizen, Inc. Phone Grass Valley or Nevada City 126 Alfred E. Heller ‘Publisher Max Nowis2°52 (oe aes. ew cas Se Don Fairclough, ., ... . Circulation Manager Clarice Mc Whinney ....... Art Editor Margaret Abrahamson. ..... Society Editor Single copy price, 10 cents . Subscription prices: One year, $2.50; two years, $4.50; three years, $6.00: Postal regulations require that all subscriptions be paid in advance. --POLICY (Continued from Page 1) ied.into the futureto augment. and enhance thosé good things which are new. We are for those industries that will bring payrolls, people and economic stability to Ne— vada County so long as they . can accomplish these things without destroying the beauties of our land or the charac. ter of our communities. We are for more people, more homes and more business-and this is hardly altruistic, since these are the lifeblood ofa newspaper's existence-but we are against abominable mass housing developments such as at Hillsdale near Sacramento or Westgate or Daly EDITORIAL . We Welcome The Deadly Titan The recent Defense Department an— nouncement that Camp Beale and the surrounding areas has been chosen ag the site for a $42 million dollar Titan ICBM launching center has much significance for Nevada County. The construction phase of this project will undoubtedly provide numerous jobs; both skilled and unskilled, for workers inthis area. In addition, it is likely that many of the 700 Air Force Personnel scheduled for permanent assignment:.to this emplacement will make their homes in Grass Valley and Nevada City. Por the promise of new jobs, new wealth, new neighbors, new homes we are grateful. We do not begrudge any man a good: job. Nor do we begrudge the Defense Department its legimate needs. But we could not help thinking, when we read of the elaborate Beale development, of other things that $42 million of public money could buy: Freeways, fire trails, parks andrecreation areas , libraries, new-planted forests, farm research, mec icalresearch; School improvement—to name onlyafew. . Furthermore, it is unfortunatethata veritable working army of decent-minded Americans should devote its priceless skills and good-will] energy, to construction, much of itin underground caverns, of platforms serving one end: ultimate destruction. Forthese Beale Titans, if they are ever fired, will be fired only incase of all-out atomic war. And if they are not fired, and serve as they are no doubt City outside San Francisco. And, for good measure, we are for good schools, good libraries ,, good government-and against sin. Most of all, though, we are = for you--the reader andthe only true citizen. Our eyes and ears are open, our everpresent cameras~are focused, to the end that you will find on our pages the, Nevada County you know and love. t bo Alfred E. Heller Publisher It is the candid opinion of Miss Matie Luther, an extremely; candid person,, that Miss) Matie Luther is no fit subject to be The Citizen's first "Citizen of the Week." "Why," she gays, "I could think of at least a half dozen other people who would be much more interesting than Iam. I'm just another old maid schoolteacher.” ; Then after swearing that she's led a very. humdrum existence and is, therefore, a very humdrum person, Miss Luther goes on to prove otherwise. Asked about herfirst name, Griich hymg with, Katie) the 63-year: Po re-~ tired schoolmarm says ,"I don't know where it came from--I'ye never run across it. Many people Pronounce it Mattie. But Idon't like Mattie as much asI like Matie, much as I don’t like that.” One thing about her name she does know--it's not a nickname or a contraction. Matie it is, complete and unabridged. ; Born inthe silver mining town of Aspen, Colorado, she came to Grass Valley -with her miner father and family in 1912 when Aspen's silver deposits were worked out, Not long after that she began her teaching career in Mariposa at the magnificent salary of 860 a month for a nine month working year. In 1922 she turned to molding the minds of Grass Valley's youth--a calling she followed until 1957 when she retired "on my Own accord--not because I had to." In History for a person who constantly refers to herself as "an old maid schoolteacher, " very surprising. When asked what she planned to do in the future, shéreplied quickly, "I think I'll take another jet’ plane ride just as soonas possible." Miss Luther; it turned out, had flown to New York and back last summer ona jet airliner and found the experience one of the highlights of her life. It: reminded her of her first plane ride--back in 1922 when she hopped.a board a frail biplane made of wood, wire and .cloth and*t0ok off from a Gras Valley pasture to ‘survey her hometown. "I liked it so much, "she recalls; “that I spent $25 for two flights within the week. I had to borrow the money for the second one, but I thought it was worth . atthetime, she againwent . i aloft ina small plane a few years ago and decided to restrict her future flying to i airliners. While waiting for her . next jet hop, Miss . Luther occupies her time working inthe kitchen or the flower garden of her comfortable home at 154 Race Street, Grass Valley, or helps with local charity campaigns or civic projects. For instance, she was ff This Week From the Citizen Files: 1958--Thorton Schmerda Se Wednesday, October 14, 1959 MATIE' LUTHER FINDS RETIREMENT INTERESTING, ACTIVE Her Flower Garden is Just One of Her Activities THE CITIZEN OF THE WEEK chairman of this year's “Mother's March of Dimes" polio campaign. "Imagine," she says, chuckling, "me an old maid schoolteacher, leading the Mother's March of Dimes." Miss Matie Luther, according to Miss Matie Luther, never did,an inter esting thing in her life. 2 for F-ples g penny ‘{t." \ IF: : Hq No finer, faster. =4 acting aspirin at any price! : & Bes BR gBRE® teen nexal PANOVITE SoH Multi-Vitamin Capsules ED, 100’s, Reg. $2.98 . 2 for 2.99 Excellent multi_ vitamin supplement. ay vitamins, 4 oz., Reg. $1.15.. 2 for 1.16 THERAMINS, high ‘potency therapeutic muiti-vitamin capsules. 100's, Reg. $8.95.. 2 fOr 8.96 “REXALL ASCORBIC_ACID TABLETS. 2 GSO Oe for 1.05 . VITAMIN A, B, D & @ CAPSULES, High potency supplement. intended, as a deterrent to war, we have still poured many lifetimes of honest sweat and labor down an unproductive hold. All on account of man's suspicion of his fellows. How much more pride a man would have in himself and his nation if he knew he was building steel and concrete bridges of peace instead of steel and concrete platforms of war! ᐀ But the $42 million are committed out of national necessity, andwe are reconciled to being situated in the backyard of what will surely be one of the prime targets of any American enemy. We can only hope, in all sincerity, that the nations of the world, especially Russia and the United States, move into high gear and begin to Practice what they preach about taking definite and effective steps towards disarmament. It is only after the practical fact of disarmament; not aftera discussion of it, that we will be able to divert-these millions of hard-earned American dollars away from the dark launching pits to sunlit projects of continuing benefit to all of us. In the meantime, we welcome the deadly Titan for the economic benefit it will bring our community. She is quick to admit the last two years have been a ball. "I'mreally glad I did it, " she says. "It hasn't been dull by any means and it's so nice not to have to run when you hear a bell ring after all those years." ‘Lest anyone exercise theirconclus ion-=jumping muscles by thinking Miss Luther's love of retirement stems from a lack fession, she says: "All I ever thought of was teaching. And that's what I did. "It's been so interest— ing over the years, having these boys and girls coming into your classrooms., then watching them go out into the world. "Some of them, you'd tell yourself, were going to run into trouble in the world--and you'd see this come true. "And then there were always the surprises. And they were the most interyesting of al l~-especially he ones who made good when: you-hadn't expected them to." d -Herinterests are many @nd varied. And sometimes, of love of the teaching pro. . ley, a man who thought fo himself, became irked witl the Viceroy advertisement: and switched to anothe brand. Schmerdley, an embalmler's apprentice who made intercontinental ballistic missiles as a hobby, tried to vent his spleer against the Viceroy people by firing his latest mode] missile atthe cigaret plant.
s, Reg. $1.59_.....-2 {OF 1.60 DISTINCTIVE BOXED STATIONERY. Each Reg. $1.002 for 1.01 CHRIST MAS CARDS. peony tage ool 69¢..... 2for .70 DECORATED PAPERS. ‘onee Regs Boe. CURLING RIBBONS. pony Pop ng jy 25e.. a) 2 for .26 ce 2 for. .26 ENVELOPES or WRITING PAPER. Think the State Legislature is a temple of dignity and solemnity where sage solons devote all-their time to sonorous discussions of naught but the weightiest of Think again. Speaking before the Professional Women Club's dinner a week ago Monday: at.the fair grounds, Seventh District State Senator Ronald Cameron told the following legislature. "At the opening of each session of the Legislature there are a bunch of bills that nobody objects to that are quickly passed after a perfunctory reading and gotlegislators can get downto more serious andcontraversial matters. "Now, generally a Senator stands up with a stack of these non-contraversial bills and summarizes them Since the other Senators know the gist of the bill, ‘they talk and-walk around the chamber, never listening to the reading. '. "Well, when it came my turn, I got up and began to read a summary of this bill that was being passed to help Nevada County car dealers cut some of the red tape from the business dealings. ‘As I started toreada hush fell over the chamber and all the senators feturned totheir seats and listened as intently as if lwere reading a major piece of legislation. "Now [thought Iwas doing a pretty good job ofreading--but I hardly expected a reaction like this. “Well, [had hardly finished when one ofthe senators rose to say, ‘Now Senator problems that face our state? Nevada County Business and tale of his first day in the ten out of the way, so the] as rapidly as _ possible,. : lsolons Not Always ‘Serious-Minded ‘Cameron, you did a mighty fine job of rea. ing that bil! --but would. } yOu please te!) ime just whgt.it means.' . ‘It took about three or four minutes @&plaining the bill--whith was very complicated--and asked the senator if that satisfied him. "Thén another senator arose to say, ‘Senator, on page four you mentioned section 2013 of the State ‘Motor Vehicle Code. Could you tell me just what that section says?' "Well," Cameron toid the dinner audience, "I began to wonder what was happen‘ing to me. I had expected ‘no opposition tothis bill and now it looked like the thing was going to be defeated. . #Then the senators began ‘to laugh and Ifoundour they'd cooked the whol. thing up as sort of ay initiation cermony for a new senator." The bill, incidentl, passed. The dinner, which was held by the Grass Valley ani Nevada City Women's Clubs to. celebrate National Business Women's Week, drew about 200 persons. State Senator Cameron, the evening's main speaker, devoted most of his talk to the future of this’ district, He sees the main hope for this and the district's other two counties in the recreation industry. "Recreation dollars wil] start this area's.second gold rush," he said, adding that the recreational dollar was the "cleanest, easiest and the soundest dollar" available because areas that cateredto tourists and sportsmen didn't have to furnish schools, welfare or other public facilities and care for these people. = ' FAMILY WEEKLY and SUNDAY NEWSPAPERSREXALL AEROSOL TH PASTE More paste, less waste, better taste. ‘ = Nome BRITE SET . . HAIR SPRay 7-02. Aerosol, Reg. $1.00 2 tor 1.01 Z it brig! MONACET APC TABLETS. ; Pain reliever. 100’s,:Reg. 89c.2 for .90 KLENZO ANTISEPTIC MOUTH WASH. Pint, Reg. 79c .....2 for .80 REXALL GLYCERIN SUPPOSITORIES. Reg. 33s 32%, 2 for .54 REXALL SACCHARIN TABLETS. Ya-gr. 100’s, Reg. 35¢e_.....2 for .36 REXALL MILK OF MAGNESIA. ; Pint, Reg. 52c.... .2for 53 REXALL RUBBING ALCOHOL. Pint, Reg. 79c...... aaannne. 2 for 80 CHILD'S TOOTH BRUSH, Klenzo. Reg. 29c. .2for .30 REXALL AEROSOL MERTHIOLATE. Antiseptic, Reg. 98¢..:..... 2 for .99 PRO-CAP ADHESIVE TAPE. ¥"x10 yds. Reg. 43c....2 for .44 QUIK-SWABS, sterile cotton Reg. S80 2 for .60 LATEX HOUSEHOLD GLOVES, Belmont, S,M,L. Reg. 89c..2 pr. .90 HEATING PAD, . Electrex. 3 speed. Reg. $5.95. 2 for 5.96 LEATHER BILLFOLDS. : Men's or Ladies’. sn $2.00..2 for 2.01 Unfortunately, somethinc went awry during the launching and the rocket blew ur onthe pad while Schmerdley Schmerdley is officialh listed as "missing". 1859--Charles Q. Dever. while searching for a substi: tute for celluloid, accident: ally invented the billiar: ball. 1492--Columbus Christopher set off from Spain, despite warnings from the populace that the Earth was: flat ‘jand his ships would sail off’ the-edge of it and be devour-’ ed by dragons. Three days later > Christopher and his three ships-ithe Gina, the Sophia and th Santa Lolobrigida+-saile off the edge of the Earth an were devoured by dragons. ISH COLONY eye" COLOGNE & SOAP ‘NOT ON THE Ic SALE PLAN BUT WONDERFUL BUYS Men’s & Ladies’ ae, WRIST WATCHES rtly . styled dress Sotee Swiss move‘ments. 1525, .. 8.88 REXALL QUIK-BANDS REXWAY BATHROOM SCALE in sa Becgeni Dispenser with handle. $8.50 = ae Phone 22] baped hair right, Keeps ' As Advertised on REXALL’S TV SPECIAL “STRAWBERRY BLONDE” with a big ALL-STAR CAST SUNDAY, OCT. 18 — NBC-TV ‘ Multi-purpose antiseptic mouth wash, Kills contacted germs. REATMENT 12 ox., Reg. $1.00 2 for 1.01 infectious dandruff. DEODORANT {iy True antiperspirant. 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