August 1, 1973 (12 pages)

-4 Ihe Nevada County Nugget Wed., Aug. 1,1973 Rough and Ready News By Fay {had an interesting experience last evening. Started so late on my irrigating that it was almost dark by the time I reached the upper pasture. I was standing facing up the hill toward the woods and just soaking in the beauty of the green area that my sprinklers will reach when out hopped a young jack rabbit. He hopped slowly along until he was about 5 feet from me. I was raised in ‘‘Jack Rabbit Country” but I never Saw a live one so close before. He had been watching me as he came toward me. I really froze when I saw him and it apparently fooled him into thinking I was just part of his evening hop. He sat and inspected me for a while. I thought surely I would move or breathe or burst. Finally he seemed to make up his mind and just hopped slowly and casually around me keeping his distance of 4 or 5 feet. He or she was a young thing. The body was the typical long drawn out one of a full grown jack but it was still not fully grown and very slim. His color was lovely but “ the most interesting features were his ex ceedingly long legs and ears. He seemed exceptionally long all over. Apparently our good grass is going to raise a very large rabbit. The ears were not beautiful but they were enormous SUSIE BERENS Shipstad and Johnson’s IeeFollies open Aug. 4 When a perky “pixi-like”’ blonde arrives on the scene, Follies, opening August 14 and Watch Out!! its new home ‘‘The Civic Auditorium” in San Francisco. running through September 2 at It has to be Susie Berens, star performer of the famed Shipstad Thursday, and Johnson’s Ice F ; August 16, will benefit the Northern California Susie is a double gol#medalist Diabetes Association. States World Figure Skating Team. Susie comes from a long line of skaters..Her mother is a skating coach and assists in setting Susie’s routines. The Berens family has three girls, all skaters!! Sally, 21, is also a performer with the Ice Follies while little Sherry Ann, 9, Bill’s Better Buys Brake Adjustment 41.88 WIDE OVAL TIRES 13” RAISED WHITE LETTERS AVAILABLE NOW. RECAPPING SERVICE _ PLAZA TIRE CO., INC. BEHIND SPD 265-4642 A bus load of Nevada Countyans will leave Friday morning, August 3 at 7:30 a.m. from the Greyhound bus depot for the big city. Sibyl Leuteneker of Chicago Park and Florence Kelly installation _ .Mrs. William Potteofr Potter Antiques had ‘Club. R&R. anticipated making the trip with us but our timing was off. Thelma is planning on attending her high school reunion in Walcott, Kansas the following week. Husband Bill will stay home and take care of the shop and their two miniature Dachshunds. Mrs. Potter will visit many old friends in Walcott and also in nearby. Kansas City while she is there. This is the first time she has been able to attend a class reunion since her graduation many long years ago. Yes, I think I will be Orton Goodwin, Roger know about how many. Thelma and I are about Sanford, Brad Ellsworth, the same and I are about the same age. I Harold Nye, Harvey Wearne “graduated from Hollywood high, Class of 24. Vince Lemon of ’ Sacramento was the installing officer. Suit filed against Turner Electric Co. R&R -Mrs. Ethel Cole Fitch and her husband, Charles of San Rafael, attended a class reunion in Grass Valley over last weekend. Mrs. Fitch is the daughter of Martina Morrison Paulls’ sister, the late: Mamie Morrison Cole. They visited Martina on Sunday. Next Sunday, August 5, there will be a Luau at Pioneer Park in Nevada City. Each year the Democrats of the county get Mobile Electric Sales filed a together and celebrate this way. This year Mrs. complaint for $26,985.66 against Paull, who isn’t a bit well, is hoping she will be Turner Electric on Monday. able to attend the affair with me. Two Sundays The complaint, filed with the of celebration in a row is quite a lot for Martina county clerk, states that the but she hasn’t lost a bit of her old time deter= local electrical firm has owed mination. R&R the money to Mobile, a California corporation with no Joe Krumholtz of Auburn and some of his home office address listed on the friends here in Rough and Ready met at the complaint, from September 1972 through May 1973. A firm of Los Angeles attorneys filed the suit for Mobile. In addition to the $26,985, Mobile asks for seven per cent interest ort the money and cost of the suit. Everyone pays in proportion to their use. That is certainly fair. In this method there are no other taxes. The problem is how to stand up for your basic principles long enough to get all the other taxes repealed. Or is it? Anyway I kind of feel I am selling my principles short even if this is kind of a sticky wicket sort of thing. R&R Mrs. William Ettleman is at the new Golden Center Convalescent Hospital. Etta was our former postmaster. For those of you who don’t remember our community back a few years. She retired about 5 years ago. At that time our post office was in the quaint old building that now houses The Country Store. Etta is not a bit . well but may have visitors. Bill, who is not so chipper himself, will have to go it alone for awhile. : The Charles Tangers who now own and run The Country Store will finally be leaving us. Mr. Tanger found the station just too much leg work. Literally thatis! He has been undergoing treatment for his leg, but will be mighty glad to get a little real relief. We will miss the Tangers. They have been a most pleasant addition to our community. They aren’t really going too far Grass Valley Rotary Club Governor Sales and Transaction Tax arrangement. that particular area. I think the only sense he was using was the hearing one. Since I almost quit breathing I was able to get this beautiful look at him. He was finally satisfied about me and didn’t even look back as he hopped off down the hill to greener pastures. We have seen rabbits on our hillside before but never so close. They hop across our upper pasture to our neighbors pasture just as the deer do. RER London Square and see some of the Oakland and Wally Krill. Past District petitions against it but I am very unhappy about the whole thing. I think we all ought to do a lot of soul searching. I believe the ‘‘best way for the most people,” in the matter of taxation, is a and very utilitarian. He must-have felt safe in ‘Museum,I am-particularly looking forward to practices daily and enters Richard Merritt was installed competitions. Norval Babtie, as President of the Grass Valley fondly called the ‘‘Grandfather Rotary Club at a recent inof skating” is also the Greatstallation dinner held at Lake grandfather of the Berens Girls. Wildwood Country Club. See Susie in the World Cecil Tremewan was installed Premiere of the 1974 edition of as vice-president and new Shipstad amti Johnson’s Ice directors for the coming year Mexican Villa last Wednesday for lunch and to discuss Joe’s strong position against the new .06 = sales tax. I personally have signed on of the R&R of Grass Valley arranged this little excursion for the Historical Society. We will explore Jack and a past member ofsffie United Dunbar though. Just to Nevada City. a Bruce Harwood, U. S. Air Force, who was sent to duty in Korea last June, has just recovered from a bout with pneumonia. Bruce says the weather there is very hot, one minute followed by cold wet monsoons (rains) the next. The winters are very cold. Doesn’t sound like a very pleasant country. Bruce will be there for the balance of his years assignment. His training was in maintenance and repair for our aircraft. ar : R&R Pvt. Ist Class Robert B. Nyce, Jr. will be home from Fort Riley August 9'on a 30 day leave. Bob has signed up for another 6 years of Army life. He has been assigned to duty in Panama. When he returns to duty he will take with him a new bride, Miss Brenda Hill. They are to be married at the Little Wedding Chapel in Rough and Ready on August 18 at 1 p.m. The wedding will be followed by a reception for the young couple at-the William Bursill home on Garden Lane. Well wishers attended a bridal shower, given for Miss’ Hill last Friday afternoon, July 27, by her friends and future sisters-in-law Mrs. June Freitas and Mrs. Debbie Corll. She was feted by a very large group of friends and neighbors and some friends of the groom. Bob hopes to be able to greet all of his friends while he is home on leave. R&R. There are three August birthdays before next column day. Col. Lewis Wright will attain a year’s more wisdom on August 5. Dawn Behr baum will celebrate her most important day on August 8 and Cathy Pharis will celebrate on August 9. Chases’ Calendar lists an interesting Independence Day celebration for August. Switzerland celebrates UNABHANGIGKEITSTAG on August 1. Switzerland’s perpetual league was founded on this day in 1291. This is the date the several quarreling factions in Switzerland agreed for “common defense” against the Austrian invasion to work together under ‘the government of the Swiss Confederation.”

-4 Ihe Nevada County Nugget Wed., Aug. 1,1973 Rough and Ready News By Fay {had an interesting experience last evening. Started so late on my irrigating that it was almost dark by the time I reached the upper pasture. I was standing facing up the hill toward the woods and just soaking in the beauty of the green area that my sprinklers will reach when out hopped a young jack rabbit. He hopped slowly along until he was about 5 feet from me. I was raised in ‘‘Jack Rabbit Country” but I never Saw a live one so close before. He had been watching me as he came toward me. I really froze when I saw him and it apparently fooled him into thinking I was just part of his evening hop. He sat and inspected me for a while. I thought surely I would move or breathe or burst. Finally he seemed to make up his mind and just hopped slowly and casually around me keeping his distance of 4 or 5 feet. He or she was a young thing. The body was the typical long drawn out one of a full grown jack but it was still not fully grown and very slim. His color was lovely but “ the most interesting features were his ex ceedingly long legs and ears. He seemed exceptionally long all over. Apparently our good grass is going to raise a very large rabbit. The ears were not beautiful but they were enormous SUSIE BERENS Shipstad and Johnson’s IeeFollies open Aug. 4 When a perky “pixi-like”’ blonde arrives on the scene, Follies, opening August 14 and Watch Out!! its new home ‘‘The Civic Auditorium” in San Francisco. running through September 2 at It has to be Susie Berens, star performer of the famed Shipstad Thursday, and Johnson’s Ice F ; August 16, will benefit the Northern California Susie is a double gol#medalist Diabetes Association. States World Figure Skating Team. Susie comes from a long line of skaters....Her mother is a skating coach and assists in setting Susie’s routines. The Berens family has three girls, all skaters!! Sally, 21, is also a performer with the Ice Follies while little Sherry Ann, 9, Bill’s Better Buys Brake Adjustment 41.88 WIDE OVAL TIRES 13” RAISED WHITE LETTERS AVAILABLE NOW. RECAPPING SERVICE _ PLAZA TIRE CO., INC. BEHIND SPD 265-4642 A bus load of Nevada Countyans will leave Friday morning, August 3 at 7:30 a.m. from the Greyhound bus depot for the big city. Sibyl Leuteneker of Chicago Park and Florence Kelly installation _ .Mrs. William Potteofr Potter Antiques had ‘Club. R&R. anticipated making the trip with us but our timing was off. Thelma is planning on attending her high school reunion in Walcott, Kansas the following week. Husband Bill will stay home and take care of the shop and their two miniature Dachshunds. Mrs. Potter will visit many old friends in Walcott and also in nearby. Kansas City while she is there. This is the first time she has been able to attend a class reunion since her graduation many long years ago. Yes, I think I will be Orton Goodwin, Roger know about how many. Thelma and I are about Sanford, Brad Ellsworth, the same and I are about the same age. I Harold Nye, Harvey Wearne “graduated from Hollywood high, Class of 24. Vince Lemon of ’ Sacramento was the installing officer. Suit filed against Turner Electric Co. R&R -Mrs. Ethel Cole Fitch and her husband, Charles of San Rafael, attended a class reunion in Grass Valley over last weekend. Mrs. Fitch is the daughter of Martina Morrison Paulls’ sister, the late: Mamie Morrison Cole. They visited Martina on Sunday. Next Sunday, August 5, there will be a Luau at Pioneer Park in Nevada City. Each year the Democrats of the county get Mobile Electric Sales filed a together and celebrate this way. This year Mrs. complaint for $26,985.66 against Paull, who isn’t a bit well, is hoping she will be Turner Electric on Monday. able to attend the affair with me. Two Sundays The complaint, filed with the of celebration in a row is quite a lot for Martina county clerk, states that the but she hasn’t lost a bit of her old time deter= local electrical firm has owed mination. R&R the money to Mobile, a California corporation with no Joe Krumholtz of Auburn and some of his home office address listed on the friends here in Rough and Ready met at the complaint, from September 1972 through

May 1973. A firm of Los Angeles attorneys filed the suit for Mobile. In addition to the $26,985, Mobile asks for seven per cent interest ort the money and cost of the suit. Everyone pays in proportion to their use. That is certainly fair. In this method there are no other taxes. The problem is how to stand up for your basic principles long enough to get all the other taxes repealed. Or is it? Anyway I kind of feel I am selling my principles short even if this is kind of a sticky wicket sort of thing. R&R Mrs. William Ettleman is at the new Golden Center Convalescent Hospital. Etta was our former postmaster. For those of you who don’t remember our community back a few years. She retired about 5 years ago. At that time our post office was in the quaint old building that now houses The Country Store. Etta is not a bit . well but may have visitors. Bill, who is not so chipper himself, will have to go it alone for awhile. : The Charles Tangers who now own and run The Country Store will finally be leaving us. Mr. Tanger found the station just too much leg work. Literally thatis! He has been undergoing treatment for his leg, but will be mighty glad to get a little real relief. We will miss the Tangers. They have been a most pleasant addition to our community. They aren’t really going too far Grass Valley Rotary Club Governor Sales and Transaction Tax arrangement. that particular area. I think the only sense he was using was the hearing one. Since I almost quit breathing I was able to get this beautiful look at him. He was finally satisfied about me and didn’t even look back as he hopped off down the hill to greener pastures. We have seen rabbits on our hillside before but never so close. They hop across our upper pasture to our neighbors pasture just as the deer do. RER London Square and see some of the Oakland and Wally Krill. Past District petitions against it but I am very unhappy about the whole thing. I think we all ought to do a lot of soul searching. I believe the ‘‘best way for the most people,” in the matter of taxation, is a and very utilitarian. He must-have felt safe in ‘Museum,I am-particularly looking forward to practices daily and enters Richard Merritt was installed competitions. Norval Babtie, as President of the Grass Valley fondly called the ‘‘Grandfather Rotary Club at a recent inof skating” is also the Greatstallation dinner held at Lake grandfather of the Berens Girls. Wildwood Country Club. See Susie in the World Cecil Tremewan was installed Premiere of the 1974 edition of as vice-president and new Shipstad amti Johnson’s Ice directors for the coming year Mexican Villa last Wednesday for lunch and to discuss Joe’s strong position against the new .06 = sales tax. I personally have signed on of the R&R of Grass Valley arranged this little excursion for the Historical Society. We will explore Jack and a past member ofsffie United Dunbar though. Just to Nevada City. a Bruce Harwood, U. S. Air Force, who was sent to duty in Korea last June, has just recovered from a bout with pneumonia. Bruce says the weather there is very hot, one minute followed by cold wet monsoons (rains) the next. The winters are very cold. Doesn’t sound like a very pleasant country. Bruce will be there for the balance of his years assignment. His training was in maintenance and repair for our aircraft. ar : R&R Pvt. Ist Class Robert B. Nyce, Jr. will be home from Fort Riley August 9'on a 30 day leave. Bob has signed up for another 6 years of Army life. He has been assigned to duty in Panama. When he returns to duty he will take with him a new bride, Miss Brenda Hill. They are to be married at the Little Wedding Chapel in Rough and Ready on August 18 at 1 p.m. The wedding will be followed by a reception for the young couple at-the William Bursill home on Garden Lane. Well wishers attended a bridal shower, given for Miss’ Hill last Friday afternoon, July 27, by her friends and future sisters-in-law Mrs. June Freitas and Mrs. Debbie Corll. She was feted by a very large group of friends and neighbors and some friends of the groom. Bob hopes to be able to greet all of his friends while he is home on leave. R&R. There are three August birthdays before next column day. Col. Lewis Wright will attain a year’s more wisdom on August 5. Dawn Behr baum will celebrate her most important day on August 8 and Cathy Pharis will celebrate on August 9. Chases’ Calendar lists an interesting Independence Day celebration for August. Switzerland celebrates UNABHANGIGKEITSTAG on August 1. Switzerland’s perpetual league was founded on this day in 1291. This is the date the several quarreling factions in Switzerland agreed for “common defense” against the Austrian invasion to work together under ‘the government of the Swiss Confederation.”