December 13, 1972 (12 pages)

8 The Nevada County Nugget Wednesdav Dec. Nis lees THIS SNOWMAN (between 78 feet) was a surprise for George and Margie Brooks Thursday morning. The couple live on Brock Road in Nevada City and sometime through North San A surprise snowman the night the snowman was built. It was discovered when George opened the front door. Union photographer, John Hart snapped this photo looking out the living room door. Juan News by Idabel Covert Things are finally starting to move with the new school. At the last board meeting the architect was given the go-ahead to make working drawings, and a bid was accepted for a well. Unfortunately I don't have the name of the successful low bidder at hand. Once the working ‘drawings for the building have been approved by the big whoever at the State Department of Education, and the board gives their approval, the thing will be let out to bid, All of this will take a certain amount of time, of course, but at last, to quote a well-worn phrase, "We can see a light at the end of the tunnel." At the same board meeting Marilyn Plaza was hired as a half-time teacher to replace Leilani Greenley, who resigned recently. Mrs, Plaza and Isabelle Whittlesey will be in charge of fifth and sixth grades, teaching on alternate days, Bill McQuarrie, who had been teaching those grades, has been put in charge of a class at the North San Juan schoolhouse, which houses primary grades, The district now employs six credentialed teachers and a couple of teacher's aides. In addition, several mothers are doing volunteer work at the school, The next regular meeting of the board will be Dec, BUSINESS . 20, at North San Juan. The San Juan Ridge Riders will have a skating party Tuesday, Dec, 12 at the roller rink at LaBarr Meadows. That sounds a little bit off-beat for a horseman's club, but a horseshow would be just a bite difficult in this weather, I guess, The less said about the weather the better, I suppose. It's been covered from every possible angle already. I've noticed that most of the coverage has had a note of "Oh, goody! Snow!" about it. My own personal opinion is unprintable. All the people in charge of the Christmas program at the Methodist Church are hoping for a good turnout next Sunday evening. So many local folk are taking part in the program that there may not be many left over to be audience. Since this will be the only "people" Christmas tree that I know of for miles . around, maybe some furriners will want to come see and hear it. It sings, you know, Edith Haverty, our local entrepreneur, already has big plans for expanding and improving the production for next year. Maybe it will become a local tradition. The program starts at 7:30p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. Everyone is welcome. BILLBOARD ~ Len Gilbert HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY 13,,1972 Advice given for holiday drive or walk Holiday parites, preoccupation with Christmas shopping, longer hours and the ever-present possibility of rain or snow mark the period through New. Year's Day as "Danger Days" in Nevada County. To keep accidents to a minimum the following advice is given to motorists: If you plan to attend holiday parties, and if _ you plan to drink at these parties, make plans to have someone else drive you home, Keep auto windows clean and the view unobstructed and maintain and clean head and tail lights so they can give light when needed. Also, be on the alert for pedestrians and cars entering the roadway from side streets and parking areas, Drunk driving arrests traditionally soar in December and because of the "implied consent" law, license suspensions could increase, officers report. Police throughout .the state will be on the alert during 'Danger Days" watching for drunk drivers and drivers who are not operating their automobiles safely. Pedistrians are reminded to cross only at corners and keep to the right in the crosswalk and to cross only on proper signals, Also, walk on the left side of the roadway facing traffic, where there are no Sidewalks, and if you must be out at night, remember to carry or wear something white to help the driver see you. Handy guide for home and The publication of the second annual edition of . Year Round House & Garden Tours, a handy guide to private house and garden tours and areas of historic and botanic interest, has just been announced. The 1973 edition, covering the period from December 1972 to December 1973, has been expanded to include the state of Arizona as well as California, Hawaii and Nevada. Another new feature is "The Guide to Related Services," which lists unique and interesting inns, restaurants, nurseries, shops and services. garden tours Year Round House & Garden Tours may be purchased by sending $1.25 plus 25¢ to cover postage and handling to E, J. Bewley, P.O. Box 9888, Oakland, Ca, 94613, The booklet is an ideal gift +for those who really want to get to know Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, It is an open door to. many interesting and exciting excursions, and is well suited for the foreign visitor who would enjoy visiting pri‘ vate homes and gardens and learning about the history anc environment of the Westerr . States covered. 111 W Main P.Q: Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca.Ph.265-6166 REPAIRING ===>, £. M. 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Its tenet that inmates are entitled to medical care consistent with that available to citizens in surrounding communities is indisputable, But it should be understood that optimum medical care as found at clinics such as Mayo is not for the average citizen in the average community. Not having expertise in the field of medicine the report was limited to the availability of care rather than the quality. Excepting for San Quentin and Chino the committee was extremely critical of the availability of both medical and psychiatric care, It charged the Department "has failed to utilize all of its available resources efficiently or has failed to act when it was under a duty to do so." There are significant findings in the report which merit attention. It suggests that the hospitals generally are unclean, that there is a shortage of doctors and psychiatrists and other professional staff, that there is an unconcern for the inmates well being, that inmates have difficulty seeing the doctors, that there are shortages of equipment, a lack of assistance from the outside medical community, a failure to utilize professionally trained inmates and a lack of training for those employed, These are all pertinent points and Karabian makes a tactical error in detracting from them by indulging in some vehement criticisms of specific hospitals and individuals. It not only puts those people and the Department on the defensive but it generates emotions and the choosing: up of Sides while the main overall problem becomes lost. The Department has countered with the statement that of the 45 physician and 38 psychiatric positions authorized all but 6 in each category are filled. Breaking this down it appears to provide 1 doctor for each 400 inmates and nearly as many psychiatrists, If all jobs were filled. On its face this is a better ratio than enjoyed in the average community. But it doesn't answer all of the questions. Why are there vacancies even assuming enough positions have been budgeted? How good are the doctors onthe job and what are they doing? If there is a shortage of good doctors, what is being done about it? In the past state hospitals, not only in California but elsewhere, have experienced difficulties recruiting doctors. Often they have taken misfits from the military or elsewhere. Confronted with similar problems the military undertook a program of subsidizing promising medical students on a contract whereby they agreed to serve a stipulated period after graduation in payment. This could be a solution to the state's problem. Still there are highly qualified medical men who are dedicated serving in state hospitals and any suggestion that the overall caliber of state doctors is not good would be a disservice. If there are any who do not meet the standards they should be weeded out promptly. Certainly the charge that inmates seeking medical attention must undergo a screening by medical aides because some may be malingerers is a Serious one. This same sort of thing was practiced in the military to the discredit of the military doctors, No one but a medical man is qualified to make that determination. If the hospitals are not sanitary they should be immediately made so, Karabian has recognized the impracticality and the lack of necessity for maintaining full blown hospitals at each institution and has recommended three departmental hospitals, north, south and central. To his credit he also recommends a survey by an impartial panel of doctors to assess the prison hospital needs. , . This committee should be provided by the California Medical Association making certain none have any axes to grind, But it should look ‘at the overall departmental needs rather than institution by institution. For, excepting for first level care and emergencies, surgery and other specialized treatment can much better be provided in a medical center located close to a medical school, This has been the success of San Quentin and the disadvantage of Vacaville, Every litter bit hurts WO) KEEP AMERICA pin >t, BEAUTIFUL : & es

8 The Nevada County Nugget Wednesdav Dec. Nis lees THIS SNOWMAN (between 78 feet) was a surprise for George and Margie Brooks Thursday morning. The couple live on Brock Road in Nevada City and sometime through North San A surprise snowman the night the snowman was built. It was discovered when George opened the front door. Union photographer, John Hart snapped this photo looking out the living room door. Juan News by Idabel Covert Things are finally starting to move with the new school. At the last board meeting the architect was given the go-ahead to make working drawings, and a bid was accepted for a well. Unfortunately I don't have the name of the successful low bidder at hand. Once the working ‘drawings for the building have been approved by the big whoever at the State Department of Education, and the board gives their approval, the thing will be let out to bid, All of this will take a certain amount of time, of course, but at last, to quote a well-worn phrase, "We can see a light at the end of the tunnel." At the same board meeting Marilyn Plaza was hired as a half-time teacher to replace Leilani Greenley, who resigned recently. Mrs, Plaza and Isabelle Whittlesey will be in charge of fifth and sixth grades, teaching on alternate days, Bill McQuarrie, who had been teaching those grades, has been put in charge of a class at the North San Juan schoolhouse, which houses primary grades, The district now employs six credentialed teachers and a couple of teacher's aides. In addition, several mothers are doing volunteer work at the school, The next regular meeting of the board will be Dec, BUSINESS . 20, at North San Juan. The San Juan Ridge Riders will have a skating party Tuesday, Dec, 12 at the roller rink at LaBarr Meadows. That sounds a little bit off-beat for a horseman's club, but a horseshow would be just a bite difficult in this weather, I guess, The less said about the weather the better, I suppose. It's been covered from every possible angle already. I've noticed that most of the coverage has had a note of "Oh, goody! Snow!" about it. My own personal opinion is unprintable. All the people in charge of the Christmas program at the Methodist Church are hoping for a good turnout next Sunday evening. So many local folk are taking part in the program that there may not be many left over to be audience. Since this will be the only "people" Christmas tree that I know of for miles . around, maybe some furriners will want to come see and hear it. It sings, you know, Edith Haverty, our local entrepreneur, already has big plans for expanding and improving the production for next year. Maybe it will become a local tradition. The program starts at 7:30p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. Everyone is welcome. BILLBOARD ~ Len Gilbert HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY 13,,1972 Advice given for holiday drive or walk Holiday parites, preoccupation with Christmas shopping, longer hours and the ever-present possibility of rain or snow mark the period through New. Year's Day as "Danger Days" in Nevada County. To keep accidents to a minimum the following advice is given to motorists: If you plan to attend holiday parties, and if _ you plan to drink at these parties, make plans to have someone else drive you home, Keep auto windows clean and the view unobstructed and maintain and clean head and tail lights so they can give light when needed. Also, be on the alert for pedestrians and cars entering the roadway from side streets and parking areas, Drunk driving arrests traditionally soar in December and because of the "implied consent" law, license suspensions could increase, officers report. Police throughout .the state will be on the alert during 'Danger Days" watching for drunk drivers and drivers who are not operating their automobiles safely. Pedistrians are reminded to cross only at corners and keep to the right in the crosswalk and to cross only on proper signals, Also, walk on the left side of the roadway facing traffic, where there are no Sidewalks, and if you must be out at night, remember to carry or wear something white to help the driver see you.

Handy guide for home and The publication of the second annual edition of . Year Round House & Garden Tours, a handy guide to private house and garden tours and areas of historic and botanic interest, has just been announced. The 1973 edition, covering the period from December 1972 to December 1973, has been expanded to include the state of Arizona as well as California, Hawaii and Nevada. Another new feature is "The Guide to Related Services," which lists unique and interesting inns, restaurants, nurseries, shops and services. garden tours Year Round House & Garden Tours may be purchased by sending $1.25 plus 25¢ to cover postage and handling to E, J. Bewley, P.O. Box 9888, Oakland, Ca, 94613, The booklet is an ideal gift +for those who really want to get to know Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, It is an open door to. many interesting and exciting excursions, and is well suited for the foreign visitor who would enjoy visiting pri‘ vate homes and gardens and learning about the history anc environment of the Westerr . States covered. 111 W Main P.Q: Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca.Ph.265-6166 REPAIRING ===>, £. M. DALPEZ seweusr . 40:-BROAD ST., Park At The Door Of The Friendly Store Cedar Ri ae see Colfax Hiway — 273-4664 273-2961 0,0, 0.0.0.0 © © 0.0.0 0.0.0 2 oe seater ete”, COR DD ocececoceresentaPatatatatateteret eee ee #0 00.0.0 0.0.0,0,0,0.0.0,0,0. 0.0.0.0 .t arate tatatataret ee" ee eee ween eee eee 070505050-050,0,0,0,050,0,050sececececee eaten ta tetetetseeerececerereeeeO Oe erororero ores en 0.0.0.0. 0.0.0.0.0.8.0.0.0.0.0.9.9.9.9,0.9.° SP PP ODE I DD alte he PP I I a DO at at a In a most serious indictment, an assembly committee has charged the State Department of Corrections with a failure to provide adequate medical care for inmates of the state's prisons. A 64 page report issued by the Assembly Select Committee on Prison Reform and Rehabilitation deals in general with the overall hospital care provided. It also cites specifics in connection with certain of the institutions. Its tenet that inmates are entitled to medical care consistent with that available to citizens in surrounding communities is indisputable, But it should be understood that optimum medical care as found at clinics such as Mayo is not for the average citizen in the average community. Not having expertise in the field of medicine the report was limited to the availability of care rather than the quality. Excepting for San Quentin and Chino the committee was extremely critical of the availability of both medical and psychiatric care, It charged the Department "has failed to utilize all of its available resources efficiently or has failed to act when it was under a duty to do so." There are significant findings in the report which merit attention. It suggests that the hospitals generally are unclean, that there is a shortage of doctors and psychiatrists and other professional staff, that there is an unconcern for the inmates well being, that inmates have difficulty seeing the doctors, that there are shortages of equipment, a lack of assistance from the outside medical community, a failure to utilize professionally trained inmates and a lack of training for those employed, These are all pertinent points and Karabian makes a tactical error in detracting from them by indulging in some vehement criticisms of specific hospitals and individuals. It not only puts those people and the Department on the defensive but it generates emotions and the choosing: up of Sides while the main overall problem becomes lost. The Department has countered with the statement that of the 45 physician and 38 psychiatric positions authorized all but 6 in each category are filled. Breaking this down it appears to provide 1 doctor for each 400 inmates and nearly as many psychiatrists, If all jobs were filled. On its face this is a better ratio than enjoyed in the average community. But it doesn't answer all of the questions. Why are there vacancies even assuming enough positions have been budgeted? How good are the doctors onthe job and what are they doing? If there is a shortage of good doctors, what is being done about it? In the past state hospitals, not only in California but elsewhere, have experienced difficulties recruiting doctors. Often they have taken misfits from the military or elsewhere. Confronted with similar problems the military undertook a program of subsidizing promising medical students on a contract whereby they agreed to serve a stipulated period after graduation in payment. This could be a solution to the state's problem. Still there are highly qualified medical men who are dedicated serving in state hospitals and any suggestion that the overall caliber of state doctors is not good would be a disservice. If there are any who do not meet the standards they should be weeded out promptly. Certainly the charge that inmates seeking medical attention must undergo a screening by medical aides because some may be malingerers is a Serious one. This same sort of thing was practiced in the military to the discredit of the military doctors, No one but a medical man is qualified to make that determination. If the hospitals are not sanitary they should be immediately made so, Karabian has recognized the impracticality and the lack of necessity for maintaining full blown hospitals at each institution and has recommended three departmental hospitals, north, south and central. To his credit he also recommends a survey by an impartial panel of doctors to assess the prison hospital needs. , . This committee should be provided by the California Medical Association making certain none have any axes to grind, But it should look ‘at the overall departmental needs rather than institution by institution. For, excepting for first level care and emergencies, surgery and other specialized treatment can much better be provided in a medical center located close to a medical school, This has been the success of San Quentin and the disadvantage of Vacaville, Every litter bit hurts WO) KEEP AMERICA pin >t, BEAUTIFUL : & es