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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

April 13, 1960 (8 pages)

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sity 1 of lice on, aul in California has so increased over the past 10 years that today voluntary, admissions constitute onethird of all who receive state hospital treatment. . This trend was disclosed, by Dr. Daniel Blain, direc‘tor of the State Department of Mental Hygiene, wha . hailed it as the best indication we could have that out-. moded attitudes about mental illnéss are changing, and, that people are realizing the need for early treatment. The Arctic Ocean is 14,150 feet deep at the North Pole. CARLTON G. THOMAS. INVESTMENT and ry INSURANCE BROKER 129 Mill Street Phones 1229 and 1035 Grass Valley Jim Heather Phone 370 FLOOR COVERING Exclusive Dealer In Nevada County For MOHAWK CARPETING The world’s largest maker! of Carpets and Rugs. MOHAWK One of the oldest carpet manufacturers and a name to be relied upon. , WE HAVE A-FULL RANGE OF COLORS AND TEXTURES AT PRICES RANGING FROM VISCOSE AT $5.95 A SQ, YARD TO 100% WOOL STARTING AT $7.95 UP TO $13.50 A SQ. YARD. Wewill be pleased to have youcome in and let us show you our samples, or cail and we will call at your home with them. Also we make free estimates. We areconfident you will find something to suit your need, 233 Mill Street Local PGE Taxes Part Of Record Pacific Gas and Electric Company made final payments last week on its 1959. 60 tax bill, including $455,765 in Nevada County and $3,095 .in the city of Nevada City. The payments are part of a total of $65.6 million—the largest single property tax ever paid in Northern and Central. California. The record total is being distributed among 200 California cities, 49 of the state’s Grass Valley} 58 counties, and more than / 3,400 towns, school districts YOU'LL FEEL LIKE A FLIGHT 492..took off from Loma Rica Airport April 5 with a manifést holding local names of Thelma Bond, Secretary tor the GV Chamber of Commerce, A.J. Overton, A.L. Thorson, Mr, and Mrs. Bert Burns, PO Se peters ak ge a ot holders of the first tickets boutht from TSA and D. Maltman, Captain Ted W. Hunt, and L.L. Hayes with Liz Tiley comprised the crew of the DeHaviland Dove bound for San Francisco. and special assessment districts. Nearly half the money, $32 million, goes to schools. Counties receive $26. million, cities $3.9 million and assessment districts $3.7 million. $60,251,041. PG&E is paying $5 million more in property taxes . than it did a year ago. The 1958-59 fiscal year total was LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice, is hereby giyenthat the Nevada Union. High School District of Nevada County, California, will :receive bids for material. and installation in connection with Science Equipment to be installed in the Science Classrooms; Gymnasium Equipmenht;; and Gymnasium and miscellaneous Metal Lockers; all for the new Nevada Union High School to be located on Ridge Road approximately one and one-half miles North of the Grass .Valley city limits, in said Nevada Union High ‘School District of Nevada County, California, said bids to be in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications, and all other documents comprising the Contract Documents, now on file at the office of the ARCHITECT, Gordon Stafford, 1024% J Street, Sacramento, i$ INSURED WITH ti CURNOW HALLS insurance 316 Broad St. Phone N. C. 633 FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND A CHECK AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER CURE-RATE RISING ONLY 1 CANCER PATIENT -OUT OF 4 WAS SAVED 1959 1 CANCER PATIENT OUT OF “3 WAS SAVED, HALF OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS COULD BE SAVED, IF DIAGNOSED EARLY AND TREATED PROPERLY DEPENDS ON RESEARCH AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TOIT.SEND YOUR . GIFT TO CANCER, C/O YOUR LOCAL POST OFFICE. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY California. Copies may be obtained upon the deposit of $25.00 a set—Science Equipment; $10.00 a set each— Gymnasium Equipment and Metal Lockers, which deposit will be refunded on return of such copies within 10 days after the bids are opened. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to the statutes of the State of California, or local law thereto applicable, the said Nevada Union High School District of Nevada County, California, has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rates for holidays and overtime work in the locality in-which ' this work is to be performed, for each craft classifica tion or type of workman or mechanic needed to execute the contract which will be awarded the successful bidder. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom a contract is awarded and upon all subcontractors under him to pay not less than said general prevailing rates of per diem wages to all workmen employed in the execution of the contract, The prevailing rates so detremined are as set forth below and to which reference is particularly made: Craft Rate Per RatePer Overtime Classification Hour Diem Per Hour Carpenters $3.58 $28.64 Electricians 4.295 34.36 on.so Plumbers 4.20 33.60 8.40 Laborers—General 2.865 22.92 +9 OVERTIME: Any additional time worked after the regular work day, Saturdays, Sundays, and_ holidays, shall be considered overtime and paid for at double the straight time rate unless otherwise specified herein. *For the first four hours after the regular work day, overtime shall be paid for at the rate of time and onehalf. All additional time worked up to 8:00 A.M. and on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays shall be paid for at the rate of double time. **Time and .one-half, except Sundays and holidays which are double the straight time rates. Each bid shall be sealed and accompanied by a certified check or bidder’s bond for ten per cent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the said Nevada Union High School District of Nevada County, California, and will be received by the Clerk of the Governing Board of.said Nevada Union High School District of Nevada County, California, in Room 13 at the existing Senior High School, 340 Buena Vista, Grass Valley, California,-in said Nevada Union High School District of Nevada County, California, up to the hour of 8:00 P.M. on the 19th day of April, 1960, and will be publicly opened and read at the hour of 8:00 o’clock P.M. on said 19th day of April, 1960, in Room 13 at the existing Senior High School in said Nevada Union High School District of Nevada County, California,
‘The above-mentioned certified check or bidder’s bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract if awarded the work; and will be declared forfeited if the successful bidder refuses to enter into said contract after being requested to do so by the Governing Board of said Nevada Union High School District of Nevada County, California, — ‘The successful bidder will be required to furnish . a@ Labor and Material Bond in an amount equal to Fifty . Percent (50%) of the contract price, and a Faithful Performance Bond in an amount equal to One Hundred ercent (100%) of the contract price, said bonds to be tisfactory to the Governing Board of said School DisThe said Governing Board of said Nevada Union High School District of Nevada County, California, reserves the right to reject any or all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid. 2 Dated this 30th day of March, 1960. NEVADA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, WILLIAM W. WILSON, ‘Secretary of the Governing Board. _ Publish: April 6, 13, 1960. Equipment Firemen’s Ball set for May 7, tails, and beginning a conare offered by all Nevada City volunteer firemen. Funds raised by the Volunteers gotoward equipment to increase the efficiency and usefulness of the-fire departPersonal Income Growth The California growth in the growth of personal incomes, personal incomes. This group was topped by Neita personal income of which more than doubled during the past two decades. “This was quite an accom; plishment,” said Johnson, “And Nevada County was the only one in California, to achieve it.” The average for the mountain counties was an increase of 48.8 per cent in incomes. This is 2 per cent greater than the state avers age. JEWELRY Our GOLD NUGGET and QUARTZ JEWELRY Makes lasting gifts and apprepriate souvenirs of the Gold Country. DIAMONDS. WATCHES CLOCKS And Many Other Gifts SILVERWARE EXPERT WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRING With the 100th Anniversary Nevada City Volunteer Firemen are now working out decerted ticket drive. Tickets State Chamber of Commerce has. supplied Congressman Harold T. Johnson with figures that reflect a tremendous district’s eccnomy'in the last score of years. In most instances, Second District counties are well above average in the Fifteen mountain counties proved to be the fastest growing California area in a comparison of per capite vada County, the per capg Ball Funds To Purchase ment. During the past few years alone, Firemen's Ball proceedshave bought a specially-built body for the Rescue Car, and an Army Jeep which is used in inaccessible terrain during rescue work and doubles as a Fire Chief's car. Reviewing the department's service to Nevada City, Secretary Ted Sigourney points out the record shows: YEAR AND CALLS RESPQNDED TO: FIRE 1959 87 1958 15 1957 59 MUTUAL AID 1959 ; 17 1958 5 1957 2 FALSE ALARMS 1959 7 1958 2 1957 1 TOTAL FIRE LOSSES: 1959 $18, 637.00 1958 $12, 124.00 1957 $18,026.20 "These figures", says Sigourney, “show that no matter how hard we try, we can not save them all--but they also show that we lost only one out of each twenty-eight fire calls..not a bad average." county service. The underground ballistic testing range at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Md., is large enough to serve as a bomb . shelter for 3,000 persons, lowers Oe for All Occasioris b ve Nevada City G oust NADINE GUSTAFSON, Proe. 230 COMMERCIAL ST. ' . PHONE 116 NEVADA CITY BEAUTY SHOP 308 BROAD STREET ye Phone bi Nevada City 376 = Golden Arrow Ranch . Guest Ranch and Resort Motel GOLD RUN, CALIFORNIA ~ Complete Dinners Served Daily WEEK-DAYS 5 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SUNDAYS 2 P.M. TO 8 P.M. New York Steake oo.. cecccceccescensctcesecseceteeseess Fried Chicken _...... Dinner Steak Spring Lamb Chops 5 Dinner Franks and Sauer Kraut....:.. anemia $2.00 JOHN V. and HELEN HARTMIRE, Owners Phone ALTA 5352 Exit Freeway at Gold Run, turn right cn Magra Road, “Old 40." 46 Mile West A Waslaon of Warne’ Comey ie as JUNE 7, 1960. .In business 20 years prior to entering . A devoted family man; Wife, Victoria; Sons, Ray Smart, Nev. Co. rancher, and Lee Smart, Army officer; Daughter, Mrs. Twyla Furano, Nev. Co, housewife, . + Community Leader Past Exalted Ruler, Nevada City Elks #518 Past Commander, Nevada City V.F.W. Post 2655" Past President, Grass Valley Eagles Past President, Nevada City Chamber of Commerce (Parade chairman, 1958) : E, Clampys-Vitus : American Legion Post 130, Grass Valley Chairman 1960 July 4th ‘Celebration s VOTE FOR 7 MOSCO SMART Incumbent SUPERVISOR FIRST DISTRICT a