August 7, 1974 (8 pages)

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Aug. 7,1974 . [Notes Off The Cuff] By P.L. Smith a ee y : ul i i is a gE RARE ued, in recent weeks, by a ee cecil Maas ot destroyed; a.neighbor’s sack of and scattered about; rocks the other day, a rock thrown through and breaking a rear. porch window in one apartment near mine! “Call the cops” you ‘say? Nevada City has an efficient ‘police force, but small’ in numbers. Calling them because you find some flowers ripped off or some fertilizer disposed of someone. has — deliberately broken one of your windows . serves absolutely no good. purpose unless you can identify the culprits! The paper work ’ involved in taking such reports consumes valuable time better ‘spent in preventive police work where the threat of major property destruction or bodily harm may be involved. If you see these little incidents and can positively identify those the police and give them the advantage, at least, of a reasonablé basis for making specific charges against specific suspects. Much of this sort of trouble occurs every summer when the delights of the school ' vacation begin to wear thin. Parents want the kids out of the house but seldom provide sufficiently interesting or informative outlets for all that to do”’ usually results in acts or incidents contrary to what the average parent had in mind. And, if you should. chance upon neighborhood youngsters involved in some. questionable activity . how much better it would be to seek out their: parents or guardians and sincerely try to reach some un-. . before a pattern NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street . Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid ‘at Nevada’ City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June a; 1960. ‘Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: ‘One Year. . $3.00 Two Yeors . $5.00 property taxes, depending . the individual’s income. The “‘I wish I’d said that first” department: A young lady describing a less than attractive date.“‘Well, he has all -the Last month, on July 26th to be . exact, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated its 199th Birthday .that it is getting old is obvious, but that its service is improving is dubious. “Practice makes perfect’’ the old saying goes.but, pray tell, how much practice does the mail service need to perfect its system? *For men only: Want a new, exciting and. certainly productive. hobby? Try needlepoint! Men everywhere are really getting “hooked” on the stuff. And, are turning out a ' Jot of items of great beauty and profitable sales potential in some of our more “ conscious’ centers. It isn’t the easiest needle skill in the world to master.you must have good of concentration and powers good dexterity in addition to color sense.but stick with it for a while and you’ll agree that the results are worth the time and labor.and the cost, which isn’t a small consideration. Seniors must file property tax claims . Only (205,476 qualified California homeowners have filed 1974 claims for reimbursement of their 1973-74 property taxes under California’s Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Law, according to Martin Huff, Executive Officer of the Franchise Tax Board. : -Huff said the claims should be filed before Aug. 31 to be valid. The law provides for reimbursement of up to 96 percent of upon "3F feeb a John Janes. 3 They have named it John and Linda’s Rough and Ready Station. They do complete motor ups, brake servicing, and general automotive repair as well as sell gasoline. They have been open about two months now and give service seven days a week. They take a holiday Sundays and only work from 8:30 to 5 p.m.The other days its dawn to dark and after. Most of you already know Linda, John was in Grass Valley and grew up in have been married one arm in a cast. It is.due to a type of break necessitated imof the area. Faye also summer, He is eS. Not the people kind but rather the building It seems impossible but Don is 17 years old now. I knew them both from 4H. I don’t think I had been rained outa little early, the thought, “wouldn’t that be nice,” crossed my mind. I decided we” just couldn’t be so lucky. It was beautiful to wake up Monday to the sound of rain. What a remarkable year! Sunday’s luau included lots of visitors from "Rough and Ready. I had not realized we had so much talent, There was a-tape, of Hawaiian music on the piano, done by Mrs. Ralph (Welda) Chittock that was beautiful. , Mrs. Scott (Alice) Licht and Don Goodwin 3 did several of my favorite Hawaiian numbers. Especially nice was Don singing the. Hawaiian Wedding Song and Alice doing the hand language for Beyond the Reef. Our Fourth District Supervisor, Larry Filer and his wife, Maciel, seemed to enjoy their day with us. _Larry donated the door prize which was won by Mrs. Audrey Brewer of Nevada. City. Supervisor Fred Conway was present. Also the contenders for both seats, Mr. Eric Rood and Mr. Mike McKee. Baron Reed, running for the new Third State Assembly District, was our guest and gave a brief resume of his program. Our neighbor, Mrs. William.(Hepsi) Frank came over last week to help clean up my barsouthern California. Gene, of course, stayed home to take care of the air conditioning business. It’s that time of for sure.Janie’s mother and father live in Upland and she and the three girls visited them and other relatives and friends who live in the Upland Ontario area. Most of the tomatoes and cucumbers used at the luau last Sunday came from the Bursill Ranch. ‘ The cucumbers were and their tomatoes are just beginning to ripen. The Bursills will be busier than ever now until tomato harvest is over. They also raise delicious melons.and Bill is especially proud of his cantaloupes. They sometimes raise a few Cranshaw melons. Try one sometime if you can find one an . They are expensive but have a most unique and delicious flavor. Found another way to use the ever plentiful Zuccini squash. It is a tasty addition grated into most any.green salad. The biggest event coming up in our county now, it seems to me, is the District Fair. I’m sure Fair Manager Earle Shine would agree. It will open Thursday Aug. 22. This reminds me we always say it never rains in August but it usually showers at least once during fair time. Our fair and fairgrounds are so beautiful now that it’s hard to remember their humble It seems way back in 1926 or 1927 Mr. Loyal Freeman, son of a Grass Valley baker, and Edith Scott as secretary organized a few tables back of the old Grass Valley High School to display their harvest bounty. eee displayed produce and a. couple of ves. ; The following year they moved to the area back of the Veterans Building. They increased their pens of livestock and added home canned produce. From then on it grew like Jack and the beanstalk. Soon they moved out to the present fairgrounds. No buildings just grounds. Mr. Jack Bixler is our area representative on the fair board here in Rough and Ready, He has seen much of the progress at our present District Fair. The Jack Bixlers had company’ all last week. Jack’s brother, Alvin Bixler, came from Tulare for a brief visit. His daughter, Norma Moore, and her daughter and small son spent ‘their week in our beautiful country. They were visiting from Glendora in

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Aug. 7,1974 . [Notes Off The Cuff] By P.L. Smith a ee y : ul i i is a gE RARE ued, in recent weeks, by a ee cecil Maas ot destroyed; a.neighbor’s sack of and scattered about; rocks the other day, a rock thrown through and breaking a rear. porch window in one apartment near mine! “Call the cops” you ‘say? Nevada City has an efficient ‘police force, but small’ in numbers. Calling them because you find some flowers ripped off or some fertilizer disposed of someone. has — deliberately broken one of your windows . serves absolutely no good. purpose unless you can identify the culprits! The paper work ’ involved in taking such reports consumes valuable time better ‘spent in preventive police work where the threat of major property destruction or bodily harm may be involved. If you see these little incidents and can positively identify those the police and give them the advantage, at least, of a reasonablé basis for making specific charges against specific suspects. Much of this sort of trouble occurs every summer when the delights of the school ' vacation begin to wear thin. Parents want the kids out of the house but seldom provide sufficiently interesting or informative outlets for all that to do”’ usually results in acts or incidents contrary to what the average parent had in mind. And, if you should. chance upon neighborhood youngsters involved in some. questionable activity .. how much better it would be to seek out their: parents or guardians and sincerely try to reach some un-. .. before a pattern NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street . Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid ‘at Nevada’ City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June a; 1960. ‘Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: ‘One Year.. . $3.00 Two Yeors .. $5.00 property taxes, depending . the individual’s income. The “‘I wish I’d said that first” department: A young lady describing a less than attractive date..“‘Well, he has all -the Last month, on July 26th to be . exact, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated its 199th Birthday ..that it is getting old is obvious, but that its service is improving is dubious. “Practice makes perfect’’ the old saying goes..but, pray tell, how much practice does the mail service need to perfect its system? *For men only: Want a new, exciting and. certainly productive. hobby? Try needlepoint! Men everywhere are really getting “hooked” on the stuff. And, are turning out a ' Jot of items of great beauty and profitable sales potential in some of our more “ conscious’ centers. It isn’t the easiest needle skill in the world to master..you must have good of concentration and powers good dexterity in addition to color sense..but stick with it for a while and you’ll agree that the results are worth the time and labor..and the cost, which isn’t a small consideration. Seniors must file property tax claims

. Only (205,476 qualified California homeowners have filed 1974 claims for reimbursement of their 1973-74 property taxes under California’s Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Law, according to Martin Huff, Executive Officer of the Franchise Tax Board. : -Huff said the claims should be filed before Aug. 31 to be valid. The law provides for reimbursement of up to 96 percent of upon "3F feeb a John Janes. 3 They have named it John and Linda’s Rough and Ready Station. They do complete motor ups, brake servicing, and general automotive repair as well as sell gasoline. They have been open about two months now and give service seven days a week. They take a holiday Sundays and only work from 8:30 to 5 p.m.The other days its dawn to dark and after. Most of you already know Linda, John was in Grass Valley and grew up in have been married one arm in a cast. It is.due to a type of break necessitated imof the area. Faye also summer, He is eS. Not the people kind but rather the building It seems impossible but Don is 17 years old now. I knew them both from 4H. I don’t think I had been rained outa little early, the thought, “wouldn’t that be nice,” crossed my mind. I decided we” just couldn’t be so lucky. It was beautiful to wake up Monday to the sound of rain. What a remarkable year! Sunday’s luau included lots of visitors from "Rough and Ready. I had not realized we had so much talent, There was a-tape, of Hawaiian music on the piano, done by Mrs. Ralph (Welda) Chittock that was beautiful. , Mrs. Scott (Alice) Licht and Don Goodwin 3 did several of my favorite Hawaiian numbers. Especially nice was Don singing the. Hawaiian Wedding Song and Alice doing the hand language for Beyond the Reef. Our Fourth District Supervisor, Larry Filer and his wife, Maciel, seemed to enjoy their day with us. _Larry donated the door prize which was won by Mrs. Audrey Brewer of Nevada. City. Supervisor Fred Conway was present. Also the contenders for both seats, Mr. Eric Rood and Mr. Mike McKee. Baron Reed, running for the new Third State Assembly District, was our guest and gave a brief resume of his program. Our neighbor, Mrs. William.(Hepsi) Frank came over last week to help clean up my barsouthern California. Gene, of course, stayed home to take care of the air conditioning business. It’s that time of for sure.Janie’s mother and father live in Upland and she and the three girls visited them and other relatives and friends who live in the Upland Ontario area. Most of the tomatoes and cucumbers used at the luau last Sunday came from the Bursill Ranch. ‘ The cucumbers were and their tomatoes are just beginning to ripen. The Bursills will be busier than ever now until tomato harvest is over. They also raise delicious melons.and Bill is especially proud of his cantaloupes. They sometimes raise a few Cranshaw melons. Try one sometime if you can find one an . They are expensive but have a most unique and delicious flavor. Found another way to use the ever plentiful Zuccini squash. It is a tasty addition grated into most any.green salad. The biggest event coming up in our county now, it seems to me, is the District Fair. I’m sure Fair Manager Earle Shine would agree. It will open Thursday Aug. 22. This reminds me we always say it never rains in August but it usually showers at least once during fair time. Our fair and fairgrounds are so beautiful now that it’s hard to remember their humble It seems way back in 1926 or 1927 Mr. Loyal Freeman, son of a Grass Valley baker, and Edith Scott as secretary organized a few tables back of the old Grass Valley High School to display their harvest bounty. eee displayed produce and a. couple of ves. ; The following year they moved to the area back of the Veterans Building. They increased their pens of livestock and added home canned produce. From then on it grew like Jack and the beanstalk. Soon they moved out to the present fairgrounds. No buildings just grounds. Mr. Jack Bixler is our area representative on the fair board here in Rough and Ready, He has seen much of the progress at our present District Fair. The Jack Bixlers had company’ all last week. Jack’s brother, Alvin Bixler, came from Tulare for a brief visit. His daughter, Norma Moore, and her daughter and small son spent ‘their week in our beautiful country. They were visiting from Glendora in