August 2, 1961 (12 pages)

iS _— > ee soapy ee eee f te NEVADA CITY,.J. Paul Bergemann has been appointed district deputy grand exalted ruler for the California North Central District of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, it was announced last week, Bergemann, deputy county coroner and Nevada City businessman, was appointed tothe position by the newly installed Grand Exalted Ruler William Wall of the Elks district. The district includes Elks lodges in Nevada City, Grass Valley, Auburn, Carmichaeél, Placerville, Marysville, Sacramento, Woodland, Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, North Tahoe and South Tahoe. Bergemann served as exalted ruler of the Nevada City lodge in 1955-56, as district chairman of the ritualistic committee for two years, as well as chairman of the veteran and membership committees of the state association of Elks lodges. His new district position makes it necessary for him to resign his Nevada City lodge position of lodge trustee, a position he has held for two years. The local businessman recently completed a successful year as vice-president of the North Central District of the California Elks Association. His position was one which linked the district to’ the state association. His new post is one which links the district to the Grand Lodge itself. Bergemann and his wife flew to Salt Lake City so that the newly appointed officer could take his oath of office. Bergemann's appointment marks the fourth time in 63 years that the Nevada City lodge has enjoyed such a high appointment. Bergemann Appointed Elks Director Other members who servedin this capacity included A.M, Holmes, now residing in Sacramento, 1945-46; the late Phil Scadden, 1928-29; and the late Harry Braghetta, 1956-57, J. PAUL BERGE MANN Camptonville News A fire in the Milton Reservoir area was reported by . the Sierra Buttes Look-out at 1 P.M, July 22. A patrol plane pinpointed the fire and borate planes from Loma Rica field dumped borate, Fire fighters were taken in by heliocopter from Henness Pass road tothe hard -to-getatlocation. The fire proved to be across the river in the Nevada City District, Combined forcesof Camptonville and Nevada City districts of the U,S. Forest Service soon brought the fire under control and the Camptonville fire fighters returned to the Ranger Station here by 10 p.m. that night. +++eet The week end of July 8 the Oliver Moore's guests were Mr, and Mrs. Paul Taylor and daughter Sharon of Kentfield. The follawing week Mr, and Mrs, John Methven of Napa were guests. Mrs. Methven and Mrs. Moore are sisters, On the 17th the Moore's daughters, Frances and Kathy, were home from By IRENE STOOPS Alameda Naval Station for a few days’ visit. Both girls will be discharged from the Waves Aug. 11, ++¢+44+. Miss Sharon Schmorl returned home the middle part of July after spending a couple of weeks in Hollywood visiting her father, t++tteet Frances Cahill is doing nicely after undergoing major surgery on the 18th at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, t+t+etet Camptonville residents are very proud of their new Post Office which is now open for business, It is a very modern building, making a contrast of the old and the new in Camptonville, Dedication of the structure will be at a later date. t++eett July guests at the John Bigley's here were John's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Barnert of Eagle, Idaho, and another sister Mrs. Marilla Cooley and daughter of Bashon Island, Washington. John's mother, Mrs, Anna Bigley of Nevada City has also been a guest this month. ++ tteet Gravel Range Lodge #59, F, and A, M., held it's regular meeting July 20 and held a special meeting at the Masonic Temple at which time an Entered Ap-. prentice Degree was confer-' red. . ++ teet The Roy Van Order's guests the week of July 9 were Roy's mother Mrs, Effie Van Order, ‘his nephew Phillip Van Order, and his sister and fam-, ily Sarah, Claude and Claudia King, all of Los An-. geles. Roys’ sister, brotherin-law and family of six children of Concord camped at Rams Horn camp. ground the week of the 16th and spent part of their time visiting Roy and Ruth. ey are the Wilson Skipper family. Jean Haley's j GRAND TOUR .An exclusive postcard report from Nevada City's Mrs. C.S., Haley, who is touring Western Europe this summer. = Lillian’s Grass Valley Notes Mary (Mrs. William) Anderson and her son Bill Junior, 11, left this week via air-jet, for Hawaii. Mrs. Anderson has been the well~ liked proprietress of the "Health Food Store', which she has recently sold. This month would have marked her seventh anniversary there, Her stay in Hawaii is of a undecided nature, as she plans to rest for a-while and look around before taking further steps. Mr, Anderson (Bill Senior) will stay on in this area as a prospector while his family vacations and decide upon plans for the future. Joan Chandler, the Anderson's fifteen year oldniece also accompanied her aunt to Hawaii. Keith Trenton and his sister Alma Richardson, both from the Bay Area, are the new managers of the Health Food Store, located on Mill St. in Grass Valley, t+++eet Mrs, June Thompson of Phoenix Arizona, and her sister Mrs, James Way, and family of Long Beach Calif. , spent aJuly week-end visiting their mother Mrs. Dee Barnes who has recently movedtoGrass Valley. Mr, Barnes left the same weekend on a business trip to.Los Angeles, t+ettest Fred and Louise Howard, of Howard and Son's W, Main, enjoyed the visit paid them by the parents of Mrs. Howard, Mr, and Mrs, Harry Haffelmeier of Los Angeles, who came for a few days beginning July 20. The Haffelmeiers are admirers of the town and this isnot their first time here, They made a trip to Grass Valley in February, last, and fell in love with this portion of California. On their latest visit they were guests of Barron Howard who lives adjoining his parents on the Auburn hiway. t+ eett. We are happy to report that Mrs. Catherine Little: john has been able to return hometo herson and his wife, ‘Ar, and Mrs, Leonard Littlejohn of 211 Park Ave, N.C, Mrs, Littlejohn has been ill the past year with virus pheumonia, and has spent most of that»time in the Sierra Memorial hospital as a patient, and convalescing at the Oak Park Nursing Home. We are glad that she has made sufficient recovery from her long siege. She is only ninety plus. t++tteteet A number of residents of our city spent their summer vacations just enjoying themselves around their homes. Among those we know about was Bess (Mrs, Guy Ashmore) whowas away from her job at the J. C. Penny store for two weeks beginningJuly 17, She had been visiting her two grandchildren Larry 12, and Lorrie Dee 10, Melsee Harvey of 336 No, School was absent from the Jones Memorial hospital for the month of July. Mrs, Harvey has been employed as a nurse there for sometime, And Clara Holly, al‘sO a nurse, on duty at the Oak Park Nursing Home, just stayed around for two weeks, having taken a vacation south at an earlierdate, We are sure there are many others who like home well enough to stay there when the opportunity offers. t+++eet Mrs, E,M, Delpez (Della) wasin Ouray Colorado from July 10 to the 22 helping to care for her mother who is ill, One day of her visit provided the chance for a family get-together with her three brothers, all of Colorado, and one sister of Seattle Washington, Mrs, Delpez, who is employed in our localJ., C, Penny store as office cashier, reportsthat her mother is improved somewhat at this time, t+t+t+ets The Native Daughters of ° the Golden West, Mansanita Parlor no, 29, held a potluck and swim at ‘Sam's Pool’ Grandview Terrace on August 1, Potluck was served at 6:30 with the swim’ taking place both before and after. t++tttes The monthly card party of St. John’s Alter Society washeld at 8'p,.m. Tuesday 28 at Columpia Hill. t++eteet Daily Vacation Bible Schools have, as usual, played a vital and constructive partin the lives of hundreds of Grass Valley children during the months of June and July. Most of the churches have held a session for a period of ten days or more, featuring religious instructions, handcrafts of various types, games, singing and many other projects that go to make up a worthwhile and successful school. Most of the churches have reported an unusual show of enthusiasm this year, and nearly all had record attendance, The Adventist School was so well liked that it was decided to continue for one day each week until the end of August. Classes will be held each Wednesday from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. Among the many interesting bits of information gleaned was that the children of the Nazarene School had a fund raising project to help built a church in South America. Schools will continue ina number of the churches throughout the month of August. +oettet Mrs, Ora Woods Allen, 72, who was critically injured in a car crash June 29, is now in the Jones Memorial Hospitalin Grass Valley recovering from a fractured leg. She was brought back to Grass Valley July 26 from Jerome where.she has been receiving hospital care. ++ eee Katherine Fessler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Carl Fessler of Grass Valley, and Edward Lynch of Poco Riviera California, were marriedat 8 P.M, Ceremonies were held in Las Vegas July 22. +t tees. The regular meeting of the City Council was held July 25 at 7:30 P.M, This was the second meeting for our new Mayor, Jack Hodge, 71-20-61 Thun, Switzerland Dear Friends, py. Every Swiss we encounter speaks French, German, English & sometimes Italian too, Makes us ashamed of us one-language Americans, We stay in wonderfully wellrun, pretty inns for $3.50 to 4.00 a day, including dinner & breakfast. Food is marvellous. LE BL A> “/ 13-l4Xe dC, Colrnsa Switzerland is surely paradise on earth, Magnificent mts, rise sheer from lake, town and meadow. Everthing is clean, vigorous; the people are relaxed, friendly and hapUSK 1,8, Scenes from the Coloured Mosaic Flooring of the ROMAN VILLA, ‘BRADING, I.W. Isle of Wright-Eng. she had it, Lad ®ee@r. -15161 ; After Oxford we crossed from Southampton to Newport, capital of Isle of Wright@ conquered by Romans in 55 B,C., it was governed in turn by Roman, Saxon, Normans, and finally the English, We saw ruins of once splendid Roman governor's house, with hot water furnace; huge fortress-castle built by William the Conqueror in 1070; and Osborne House, Queen Victoria's summer home, still furnished as CEE anaes. No. 1. The unexplained allegory of the Cockheadéd Man, the House and the. Ladder, and the Two-winged Leopards. = ON ee Sees + ee :BY DEAN THOMPSON REPORT FROM EUROPE. .We continue a letter report from teacher John Conway: "Then, .to Frankfurt where my relatives met me. "Dr. Fred Pfeil is the head Protestant minister at Offenburg and lives. in a charming three story, 17 room house. He has seven children all of whom are learning English, French, Latin, and Greek (just as all children learn in the Netherlands), “He took me by car to Weinheim, Oldenwald Forest andtoFurstenau Castle. Much of this castle remains as it did originally---on a high mountain---overlooking the Neckar River. "Here, in Heidelberg, are the Americans---living in a colony of their own called Patrick Henry Village. (The Americans make no attempt to speak German or to become familiar with the people and their ways---everyone must adjust tothe American soldier---and many are often in conflict with the police and the law. Of course, in all due justiceto the American soldier, young boys in Holland and in Germany become legally men at the age of-16. They can enter bars and live with older people and are accepted by older people. Boys here are young men, InAmerica, perhaps, we prolong the growing up process much too long---then our boys come over here and do not respond favorably to this sudden freedom. ) Michelstadt with its church-built in 1484 is beautiful. Every village has its water fountain and many, many crosses on which is Christ. Offenburg is a city of 30,000 people. It is a charming town near the Black Forest and is in the Rhein River plain. "This morning I visitedthe old world town of Gengenbach. Here the church is beautiful---outstanding art work and sculpture. How beautiful are the old, old churches, built hundreds and hundreds of years ago and still standing asthey alwayswere, Yet near here 35,000 people were burned to death in an air raid that took place on a cold evening in January-~--but there is little trace of the bombings--all is calm, serene, now once more beautiful, and Christ still watches from his cross, near the fountain, in the town square, "After a delightful journey along the Neckar River, I, with my cousin, visited Heidelburg University---a charming place---and a university to which I would like very much to go, "We also visited Heidelberg Castle which is high on a mountain overlookingtheNeckar. The statues there are outstanding---and look very real. “Iam now living with my cousin, Ruth, and her husband, Dr. Fritz Pfeil, He is head pastor of the C :fenburg Evangelical Church Cathedral here. The c.urch is built in Gothic style popular 100 or more years ago. Dr. Pfeil holds an AB, MA and Doctor's degree from Heidelberg University. Heisan author and composer as well, He also teaches religion in the schools, "I have seven second cousins here---ali of whom are charming, delightful, and polite. Christian, 21 years, is a forester. "(Actually, the German foresters are many years ahead of usin forest management. The forests are kept as clean asa park, New trees are planted to replace those cut, the actual age of each tree is known and.charted on a map, and the quality of wood for commercial purposes is known and also charted. Complete records are kept, One becomes and advances in forestry by being able to to pass tests for advancement, ) "Beate, the oldest girl, is a photograph dress model and also goesto a language school in Gengenbach where she is studying to become an interpreter for diplomatic service, "Verena, the second oldest girl, attends a school where she is preparing to become a doctor of medicine and psychiatry. "Egbert, the second oldest boy, attends a school where he is studying to become an engineer, “As to the German school system: All children learn English, FrenchandLatin, These languages arerequired They are taught by native born teachers. Spanish is also taught butitis«’ .ve, All children ‘n Germany attend school untilia i: -f age, Then, they are divided into two groups, 4 ding to their choice and ability---1. Toatradeschool to learn a trade, 2. To university preparatory. In Gern.ay all children must be trained to earn a living." With these thoughts, we'll leave the balance of the Conway letters until next week, PREDIC TION.0e November issue of Sunset Magazine will feature Nevada City in its lead story.Sunsetwritera five. day visitor at the National Hotel, e ° ee GET. WELL SOON.Stan Thompson, coowner of Gra-Neva.Appliances, hospitalizedwitha nervous disorder. Partner Cliff Nichols, back from a vacation, will be running the store solo until Stan's return. (Wives, of course, are helping.) EXPERIENCED COUNSEL IN YOUR TIME OF NEED We offer you friendly, sympathetic help with attention to the details that mean so much, We strive to .give everyone the finest, .no matter how much or how little they spend. BERGEMANN FUNERAL CHAPEL CALL US DAY OR NIGHT WE ARE READY TO SERVE YOU Ty Paul Bergemann (Formerly Holmes Funeral Home) 246 Sacramento St., Nevada City Dial 265-2421 24-Hour Ambulance Service

iS _— > ee soapy ee eee f te NEVADA CITY,.J. Paul Bergemann has been appointed district deputy grand exalted ruler for the California North Central District of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, it was announced last week, Bergemann, deputy county coroner and Nevada City businessman, was appointed tothe position by the newly installed Grand Exalted Ruler William Wall of the Elks district. The district includes Elks lodges in Nevada City, Grass Valley, Auburn, Carmichaeél, Placerville, Marysville, Sacramento, Woodland, Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, North Tahoe and South Tahoe. Bergemann served as exalted ruler of the Nevada City lodge in 1955-56, as district chairman of the ritualistic committee for two years, as well as chairman of the veteran and membership committees of the state association of Elks lodges. His new district position makes it necessary for him to resign his Nevada City lodge position of lodge trustee, a position he has held for two years. The local businessman recently completed a successful year as vice-president of the North Central District of the California Elks Association. His position was one which linked the district to’ the state association. His new post is one which links the district to the Grand Lodge itself. Bergemann and his wife flew to Salt Lake City so that the newly appointed officer could take his oath of office. Bergemann's appointment marks the fourth time in 63 years that the Nevada City lodge has enjoyed such a high appointment. Bergemann Appointed Elks Director Other members who servedin this capacity included A.M, Holmes, now residing in Sacramento, 1945-46; the late Phil Scadden, 1928-29; and the late Harry Braghetta, 1956-57, J. PAUL BERGE MANN Camptonville News A fire in the Milton Reservoir area was reported by . the Sierra Buttes Look-out at 1 P.M, July 22. A patrol plane pinpointed the fire and borate planes from Loma Rica field dumped borate, Fire fighters were taken in by heliocopter from Henness Pass road tothe hard -to-getatlocation. The fire proved to be across the river in the Nevada City District, Combined forcesof Camptonville and Nevada City districts of the U,S. Forest Service soon brought the fire under control and the Camptonville fire fighters returned to the Ranger Station here by 10 p.m. that night. +++eet The week end of July 8 the Oliver Moore's guests were Mr, and Mrs. Paul Taylor and daughter Sharon of Kentfield. The follawing week Mr, and Mrs, John Methven of Napa were guests. Mrs. Methven and Mrs. Moore are sisters, On the 17th the Moore's daughters, Frances and Kathy, were home from By IRENE STOOPS Alameda Naval Station for a few days’ visit. Both girls will be discharged from the Waves Aug. 11, ++¢+44+. Miss Sharon Schmorl returned home the middle part of July after spending a couple of weeks in Hollywood visiting her father, t++tteet Frances Cahill is doing nicely after undergoing major surgery on the 18th at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, t+t+etet Camptonville residents are very proud of their new Post Office which is now open for business, It is a very modern building, making a contrast of the old and the new in Camptonville, Dedication of the structure will be at a later date. t++eett July guests at the John Bigley's here were John's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Barnert of Eagle, Idaho, and another sister Mrs. Marilla Cooley and daughter of Bashon Island, Washington. John's mother, Mrs, Anna Bigley of Nevada City has also been a guest this month. ++ tteet Gravel Range Lodge #59, F, and A, M., held it's regular meeting July 20 and held a special meeting at the Masonic Temple at which time an Entered Ap-. prentice Degree was confer-' red. . ++ teet The Roy Van Order's guests the week of July 9 were Roy's mother Mrs, Effie Van Order, ‘his nephew Phillip Van Order, and his sister and fam-, ily Sarah, Claude and Claudia King, all of Los An-. geles. Roys’ sister, brotherin-law and family of six children of Concord camped at Rams Horn camp. ground the week of the 16th and spent part of their time visiting Roy and Ruth. ey are the Wilson Skipper family. Jean Haley's j GRAND TOUR .An exclusive postcard report from Nevada City's Mrs. C.S., Haley, who is touring Western Europe this summer. = Lillian’s Grass Valley Notes Mary (Mrs. William) Anderson and her son Bill Junior, 11, left this week via air-jet, for Hawaii. Mrs. Anderson has been the well~ liked proprietress of the "Health Food Store', which she has recently sold. This month would have marked her seventh anniversary there, Her stay in Hawaii is of a undecided nature, as she plans to rest for a-while and look around before taking further steps. Mr, Anderson (Bill Senior) will stay on in this area as a prospector while his family vacations and decide upon plans for the future. Joan Chandler, the Anderson's fifteen year oldniece also accompanied her aunt to Hawaii. Keith Trenton and his sister Alma Richardson, both from the Bay Area, are the new managers of the Health Food Store, located on Mill St. in Grass Valley, t+++eet Mrs, June Thompson of Phoenix Arizona, and her sister Mrs, James Way, and family of Long Beach Calif. , spent aJuly week-end visiting their mother Mrs. Dee Barnes who has recently movedtoGrass Valley. Mr, Barnes left the same weekend on a business trip to.Los Angeles, t+ettest Fred and Louise Howard, of Howard and Son's W, Main, enjoyed the visit paid them by the parents of Mrs. Howard, Mr, and Mrs, Harry Haffelmeier of Los Angeles, who came for a few days beginning July 20. The Haffelmeiers are admirers of the town and this isnot their first time here, They made a trip to Grass Valley in February, last, and fell in love with this portion of California. On their latest visit they were guests of Barron Howard who lives adjoining his parents on the Auburn hiway. t+ eett. We are happy to report that Mrs. Catherine Little: john has been able to return hometo herson and his wife, ‘Ar, and Mrs, Leonard Littlejohn of 211 Park Ave, N.C, Mrs, Littlejohn has been ill the past year with virus pheumonia, and has spent most of that»time in the Sierra Memorial hospital as a patient, and convalescing at the Oak Park Nursing Home. We are glad that she has made sufficient recovery from her long siege. She is only ninety plus. t++tteteet A number of residents of our city spent their summer vacations just enjoying themselves around their homes. Among those we know about was Bess (Mrs, Guy Ashmore) whowas away from her job at the J. C. Penny store for two weeks

beginningJuly 17, She had been visiting her two grandchildren Larry 12, and Lorrie Dee 10, Melsee Harvey of 336 No, School was absent from the Jones Memorial hospital for the month of July. Mrs, Harvey has been employed as a nurse there for sometime, And Clara Holly, al‘sO a nurse, on duty at the Oak Park Nursing Home, just stayed around for two weeks, having taken a vacation south at an earlierdate, We are sure there are many others who like home well enough to stay there when the opportunity offers. t+++eet Mrs, E,M, Delpez (Della) wasin Ouray Colorado from July 10 to the 22 helping to care for her mother who is ill, One day of her visit provided the chance for a family get-together with her three brothers, all of Colorado, and one sister of Seattle Washington, Mrs, Delpez, who is employed in our localJ., C, Penny store as office cashier, reportsthat her mother is improved somewhat at this time, t+t+t+ets The Native Daughters of ° the Golden West, Mansanita Parlor no, 29, held a potluck and swim at ‘Sam's Pool’ Grandview Terrace on August 1, Potluck was served at 6:30 with the swim’ taking place both before and after. t++tttes The monthly card party of St. John’s Alter Society washeld at 8'p,.m. Tuesday 28 at Columpia Hill. t++eteet Daily Vacation Bible Schools have, as usual, played a vital and constructive partin the lives of hundreds of Grass Valley children during the months of June and July. Most of the churches have held a session for a period of ten days or more, featuring religious instructions, handcrafts of various types, games, singing and many other projects that go to make up a worthwhile and successful school. Most of the churches have reported an unusual show of enthusiasm this year, and nearly all had record attendance, The Adventist School was so well liked that it was decided to continue for one day each week until the end of August. Classes will be held each Wednesday from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. Among the many interesting bits of information gleaned was that the children of the Nazarene School had a fund raising project to help built a church in South America. Schools will continue ina number of the churches throughout the month of August. +oettet Mrs, Ora Woods Allen, 72, who was critically injured in a car crash June 29, is now in the Jones Memorial Hospitalin Grass Valley recovering from a fractured leg. She was brought back to Grass Valley July 26 from Jerome where.she has been receiving hospital care. ++ eee Katherine Fessler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Carl Fessler of Grass Valley, and Edward Lynch of Poco Riviera California, were marriedat 8 P.M, Ceremonies were held in Las Vegas July 22. +t tees. The regular meeting of the City Council was held July 25 at 7:30 P.M, This was the second meeting for our new Mayor, Jack Hodge, 71-20-61 Thun, Switzerland Dear Friends, py. Every Swiss we encounter speaks French, German, English & sometimes Italian too, Makes us ashamed of us one-language Americans, We stay in wonderfully wellrun, pretty inns for $3.50 to 4.00 a day, including dinner & breakfast. Food is marvellous. LE BL A> “/ 13-l4Xe dC, Colrnsa Switzerland is surely paradise on earth, Magnificent mts, rise sheer from lake, town and meadow. Everthing is clean, vigorous; the people are relaxed, friendly and hapUSK 1,8, Scenes from the Coloured Mosaic Flooring of the ROMAN VILLA, ‘BRADING, I.W. Isle of Wright-Eng. she had it, Lad ®ee@r. -15161 ; After Oxford we crossed from Southampton to Newport, capital of Isle of Wright@ conquered by Romans in 55 B,C., it was governed in turn by Roman, Saxon, Normans, and finally the English, We saw ruins of once splendid Roman governor's house, with hot water furnace; huge fortress-castle built by William the Conqueror in 1070; and Osborne House, Queen Victoria's summer home, still furnished as CEE anaes. No. 1. The unexplained allegory of the Cockheadéd Man, the House and the. Ladder, and the Two-winged Leopards. = ON ee Sees + ee :BY DEAN THOMPSON REPORT FROM EUROPE. ..We continue a letter report from teacher John Conway: "Then, .to Frankfurt where my relatives met me.. "Dr. Fred Pfeil is the head Protestant minister at Offenburg and lives. in a charming three story, 17 room house. He has seven children all of whom are learning English, French, Latin, and Greek (just as all children learn in the Netherlands), “He took me by car to Weinheim, Oldenwald Forest andtoFurstenau Castle. Much of this castle remains as it did originally---on a high mountain---overlooking the Neckar River. "Here, in Heidelberg, are the Americans---living in a colony of their own called Patrick Henry Village. (The Americans make no attempt to speak German or to become familiar with the people and their ways---everyone must adjust tothe American soldier---and many are often in conflict with the police and the law. Of course, in all due justiceto the American soldier, young boys in Holland and in Germany become legally men at the age of-16. They can enter bars and live with older people and are accepted by older people. Boys here are young men, InAmerica, perhaps, we prolong the growing up process much too long---then our boys come over here and do not respond favorably to this sudden freedom. ) Michelstadt with its church-built in 1484 is beautiful. Every village has its water fountain and many, many crosses on which is Christ. Offenburg is a city of 30,000 people. It is a charming town near the Black Forest and is in the Rhein River plain. "This morning I visitedthe old world town of Gengenbach. Here the church is beautiful---outstanding art work and sculpture. How beautiful are the old, old churches, built hundreds and hundreds of years ago and still standing asthey alwayswere, Yet near here 35,000 people were burned to death in an air raid that took place on a cold evening in January-~--but there is little trace of the bombings--all is calm, serene, now once more beautiful, and Christ still watches from his cross, near the fountain, in the town square, "After a delightful journey along the Neckar River, I, with my cousin, visited Heidelburg University---a charming place---and a university to which I would like very much to go, "We also visited Heidelberg Castle which is high on a mountain overlookingtheNeckar. The statues there are outstanding---and look very real. “Iam now living with my cousin, Ruth, and her husband, Dr. Fritz Pfeil, He is head pastor of the C :fenburg Evangelical Church Cathedral here. The c.urch is built in Gothic style popular 100 or more years ago. Dr. Pfeil holds an AB, MA and Doctor's degree from Heidelberg University. Heisan author and composer as well, He also teaches religion in the schools, "I have seven second cousins here---ali of whom are charming, delightful, and polite. Christian, 21 years, is a forester. "(Actually, the German foresters are many years ahead of usin forest management. The forests are kept as clean asa park, New trees are planted to replace those cut, the actual age of each tree is known and.charted on a map, and the quality of wood for commercial purposes is known and also charted. Complete records are kept, One becomes and advances in forestry by being able to to pass tests for advancement, ) "Beate, the oldest girl, is a photograph dress model and also goesto a language school in Gengenbach where she is studying to become an interpreter for diplomatic service, "Verena, the second oldest girl, attends a school where she is preparing to become a doctor of medicine and psychiatry. "Egbert, the second oldest boy, attends a school where he is studying to become an engineer, “As to the German school system: All children learn English, FrenchandLatin, These languages arerequired They are taught by native born teachers. Spanish is also taught butitis«’ .ve, All children ‘n Germany attend school untilia i: -f age, Then, they are divided into two groups, 4 ding to their choice and ability---1. Toatradeschool to learn a trade, 2. To university preparatory. In Gern.ay all children must be trained to earn a living." With these thoughts, we'll leave the balance of the Conway letters until next week, PREDIC TION..0e November issue of Sunset Magazine will feature Nevada City in its lead story..Sunsetwritera five. day visitor at the National Hotel, e ° ee GET. WELL SOON..Stan Thompson, coowner of Gra-Neva.Appliances, hospitalizedwitha nervous disorder. Partner Cliff Nichols, back from a vacation, will be running the store solo until Stan's return. (Wives, of course, are helping.) EXPERIENCED COUNSEL IN YOUR TIME OF NEED We offer you friendly, sympathetic help with attention to the details that mean so much, We strive to .give everyone the finest, .no matter how much or how little they spend. BERGEMANN FUNERAL CHAPEL CALL US DAY OR NIGHT WE ARE READY TO SERVE YOU Ty Paul Bergemann (Formerly Holmes Funeral Home) 246 Sacramento St., Nevada City Dial 265-2421 24-Hour Ambulance Service