August 13, 1964 (24 pages)

a O28 pmmmense August 13, 1964.Nevada County Nugget. © . Be HEE et perry Se ee +E +P heel FTAUIINGS is seme A Lost Character Of The Roaring 60’s NEVADA 1861 Nevada's ladies fought and won many battles in the town's early days to suppress the notoriety of much of its citizenry. They had no intention of letting their town be known for anything but its best advantages. The Nevada Democrat generally agreed sothat many a character known well on the streets found his notoriety limited and in some cases extremely short lived. The ladies of Nevada had their charities but their policy was to ignore the more sordid cases of human survival hoping by this action to purge the city of the poor, the dirty and illclothed and diseased. Whether Nevada was growing so fast its memory lapsed or the good ladies truly won a point for the town's reputation isn't known in the barely recorded story of Mrs, Rostomily. Most of the townsmen knew Mrs. Rostomily by sight. She was in her fortys they guessed, small and thin. She never looked directly at anyone as she passed on the streets and yet her head was raised and her large eyes held a dark sparkle. She was French they said, once beautiful, once a courtesan. She lived in Nevada for nearly a year and yetno one really knew how long. She wasn't conspicuous and if she made her living from men the «men didn't talk about her the way they did the ladies on Spring Street. She was only noticeable tow ard the end which distorted the memory Nevada had of her. She lived in a rooming house alone. Her aloneness was so stark that it repelled even those like herself who were alone and poor and proud. When Mrs. Rostomily began to Bill Schloredt Promoted At Colfax Bank WilliamD. "Bill" Schloredt of Grass Valley, has been promoted to assistant cashier and operations lending officer at the Colfax branch of the Bank of America. Schloredt joined the bank in 1952 at the Grass Valley office. He moved to the Colfax branch in 1962 as assistant cashier. He is married to the former Barbara Frances Green of Grass Valley and they have four children. Schloredt was a member of the Grass Valley Jaycees, treasurer of the Nevada Chapter for Infantile Paralysis, is advisor and coach of the Catholic Youth Organization and treasurer of the Grass Valley Tennis Club. annoy her neighbors with what they called habitual bad conduct and drunkenness her landlord was pleased to force eviction on her. Drunk, Mrs. Rostomily laughed a great deal andhad the neighbors listened they would have recognized genuine mirth in her lone laughter. She was enjoying herself, There was something about life she was finding very funny. She smiled quite warmly when the landlord confronted her after she'd not responded to his evic~ tion notive. Her eyes were sunken and looked even darker and deeper like looking intoa mine shaft that leads all the way to hell. She assured him she would be gone the next morning --and she was. As the light strengthened in the east smoke mingled with greying shadows around the rooming house. The light increased and the smoke darkened. The neighbors were roused and breaking into her room found it in flames. In thecorner every combustible article had been stacked and upon them in proper funeral pile was the calcined body of Mrs. Ros~tomily. Another Fire Complaint In Grass Valley A misdemeanor com plaint was filed in the Grass Valley Judicial District Court against Richard N, Grant of Union Hill Road for violation of Section 4167 of the California Public Resources Code which makes it illegal to operate any internal combustion engine on forest, brush, or grass covered land without providing an affecspark arrester, or a muffler on passenger vehicles. The complaint was issued upon information and evidence obtained by Arlen Cartwright, Rollins Dam Patrolman with the California Division of Forestry. At least two forest fires have occurred this year as a result of hot carbon particles from the ex~haust of an internal combustion engine and Ranger Robert Burns emphasises the serious nature of this violation of California Forest Fire Laws. Michael Claytor Commissioned Ensign Navy Ensign Michael P, Claytor, son of Mr, and Mrs. Roy P. Claytor of Banner Road, Nevada City, was commissioned an Ensign, July 3, upon successfully completing the Aviation Officer Candidate School at the Naval School of Pre-Flight, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Roadside Stands Give Flavor Extra-tasty, farm fresh fruits and vine-ripe vegetables are now available once again at the foothill roadside stands where farmers and orchard owners sell directly to the public, a program.being encouraged by Farm Advisor John Smith as part of the orchard management program in Placer County. Atotalof 19 million dollars of fruit and vegetables and other farm products were sent out of Placer County last year. An increasing amount of local retail sales at the farm is noticeable in . the foothill slopes of the Sierra where extra color and flavor are available in tree ripe fruits to the ublic on vacation outings and weekend trips. 147-W-764 None.with the new refrigerator-freezers They never need defrosting! Gok OF DEFROSTING? <2) 4 ° {

a O28 pmmmense August 13, 1964..Nevada County Nugget.. © . Be HEE et perry Se ee +E +P heel FTAUIINGS is seme A Lost Character Of The Roaring 60’s NEVADA 1861 Nevada's ladies fought and won many battles in the town's early days to suppress the notoriety of much of its citizenry. They had no intention of letting their town be known for anything but its best advantages. The Nevada Democrat generally agreed sothat many a character known well on the streets found his notoriety limited and in some cases extremely short lived. The ladies of Nevada had their charities but their policy was to ignore the more sordid cases of human survival hoping by this action to purge the city of the poor, the dirty and illclothed and diseased. Whether Nevada was growing so fast its memory lapsed or the good ladies truly won a point for the town's reputation isn't known in the barely recorded story of Mrs, Rostomily. Most of the townsmen knew Mrs. Rostomily by sight. She was in her fortys they guessed, small and thin. She never looked directly at anyone as she passed on the streets and yet her head was raised and her large eyes held a dark sparkle. She was French they said, once beautiful, once a courtesan. She lived in Nevada for nearly a year and yetno one really knew how long. She wasn't conspicuous and if she made her living from men the «men didn't talk about her the way they did the ladies on Spring Street. She was only noticeable tow ard the end which distorted the memory Nevada had of her. She lived in a rooming house alone. Her aloneness was so stark that it repelled even those like herself who were alone and poor and proud. When Mrs. Rostomily began to Bill Schloredt Promoted At Colfax Bank WilliamD. "Bill" Schloredt of Grass Valley, has been promoted to assistant cashier and operations lending officer at the Colfax branch of the Bank of America. Schloredt joined the bank in 1952 at the Grass Valley office. He moved to the Colfax branch in 1962 as assistant cashier. He is married to the former Barbara Frances Green of Grass Valley and they have four children. Schloredt was a member of the Grass Valley Jaycees, treasurer of the Nevada Chapter for Infantile Paralysis, is advisor and coach of the Catholic Youth Organization and treasurer of the Grass Valley Tennis Club. annoy her neighbors with what they called habitual bad conduct and drunkenness her landlord was pleased to force eviction on her. Drunk, Mrs. Rostomily laughed a great deal andhad the neighbors listened they would have recognized genuine mirth in her lone

laughter. She was enjoying herself, There was something about life she was finding very funny. She smiled quite warmly when the landlord confronted her after she'd not responded to his evic~ tion notive. Her eyes were sunken and looked even darker and deeper like looking intoa mine shaft that leads all the way to hell. She assured him she would be gone the next morning --and she was. As the light strengthened in the east smoke mingled with greying shadows around the rooming house. The light increased and the smoke darkened. The neighbors were roused and breaking into her room found it in flames. In thecorner every combustible article had been stacked and upon them in proper funeral pile was the calcined body of Mrs. Ros~tomily. Another Fire Complaint In Grass Valley A misdemeanor com plaint was filed in the Grass Valley Judicial District Court against Richard N, Grant of Union Hill Road for violation of Section 4167 of the California Public Resources Code which makes it illegal to operate any internal combustion engine on forest, brush, or grass covered land without providing an affecspark arrester, or a muffler on passenger vehicles. The complaint was issued upon information and evidence obtained by Arlen Cartwright, Rollins Dam Patrolman with the California Division of Forestry. At least two forest fires have occurred this year as a result of hot carbon particles from the ex~haust of an internal combustion engine and Ranger Robert Burns emphasises the serious nature of this violation of California Forest Fire Laws. Michael Claytor Commissioned Ensign Navy Ensign Michael P, Claytor, son of Mr, and Mrs. Roy P. Claytor of Banner Road, Nevada City, was commissioned an Ensign, July 3, upon successfully completing the Aviation Officer Candidate School at the Naval School of Pre-Flight, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Roadside Stands Give Flavor Extra-tasty, farm fresh fruits and vine-ripe vegetables are now available once again at the foothill roadside stands where farmers and orchard owners sell directly to the public, a program.being encouraged by Farm Advisor John Smith as part of the orchard management program in Placer County. Atotalof 19 million dollars of fruit and vegetables and other farm products were sent out of Placer County last year. An increasing amount of local retail sales at the farm is noticeable in . the foothill slopes of the Sierra where extra color and flavor are available in tree ripe fruits to the ublic on vacation outings and weekend trips. 147-W-764 None..with the new refrigerator-freezers They never need defrosting! Gok OF DEFROSTING? <2) 4 ° {