December 22, 1971 (12 pages)

~ “@ — § The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, December 22, 1971 RN Child cancers often hard to recognize Children's cancers are often hard to recognize since, like cancer in adults, they may masquerade as trivial disorders. A healthy awareness of possibility of cancer and a knowledge of the signs and symptoms of the common childhood tumors may serve to save a child's life. The warning signaJs mentioned here may not mean cancer, but they should be brought to the attention .of:a doctor. Cancer of the. nervous system is a cancer which arises in certain nerve fibers of the body, and may occur anywhere, usually swelling in the abdomen, Brain tumors symptoms: dizziness, difficulty in walking, unexplained nausea. Cancer of the kidney symptom is swelling or lump inthe child's abdomen, Leukemia is cancer of the blood-forming tissues. Early detection is difficult because the onset often resembles the symptoms of ordinary ailments, Leukemia might be suspected when the child is listless, pale and anemic. No.1Chain Saw for the money! Hc meli Automatic Chain Saw Automatic oiling for bar and culting chain adjustable for light or heavy-duty cutting. Automatic all-weather starter for quick ‘n easy starting. Automatic one-piecé clutch — the industry's sim-\, plest, most Only reliable clutch. . 4 g95 Come in and see the 150 — Manufacturers world’s best pn rangee ea chain saw value! bar and chain It has all the features you'd expect on more expensive SPD SAW SHOP 265-5573 “mas~’party. 735 Zion, Nevada City . Cedar Ridge News By Santa Fe Ryan The Women's Auxilliary of the Ophir Hill Fire Dept. held its annual Christmas party at the Dragon Seed Restaurant in Cedar Ridge. This year it was also a farewell party for two members who are moving away from the area: Zoe Stuart and Edrey Summers, ; President Marguerite Subbotin has been snowed in all week in her hill top home, which is above Firehouse #1, Marguerite reports the objective of the group is to raise funds to buy safety-protective gear for the men on the force, The last items purchased were steel-toed boots and air-pacs. Before the Auxilliary was organized, the men had to provide their own protective gear. The ladies meet at 8, the first Thursday of each month at the Ophir Hill Fire Dept. Fire House #1 at Union Hill, Brenda Dayton said they all "had a ball" at the party and announced that soon their newest member, Betty Mecartea will open a Ceramic shop in Cedar Ridge, in the Y, where Brunswick Road comes into Colfax Highway. _ * * * * The Ophir Hills Volunteer Fire Dept. held its regular meeting at the #1 Fire House Tuesday evening. Jerry Dayton said it was a "training meeting" to keep everybody in tiptop shape. ‘Ok OF OK M. E. Spansel Jr. and his family, from Los Angeles, will be spending Christmas with his parents, Malvern Spansel Sr., on Day Road. There will be stockings for the two grandchildren waiting for Santa to fill Christmas eve. The Malvern's other two sons were home for Thanksgiving. : * OK OK * The Ray Seghezzys will be with their family and Pat's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shepherd of Pine Cone Circle. Pat's sister, Sue Allen, and her six children will also be at grandma's, . * KK *K The cozy little wood stove in Don's Cedar Ridge Store is most welcome these cold wintery days. Don and Karen Sintek had their first anniversary November 1, 1971. It is just one year since they came to Cedar Ridge. Originally from Rawlins, Wyoming, they lived in Santa Clara, Calif., for nine years, where Don was an electrical engineer with Fairchild, Karen was at school Friday morning helping with the ChristDon is busy remodeling and enlarging their living quarters, 3 * KK * \ Excited youngsters poured from the Union Hill School at noon last Friday, as school let out for Christmas vacation. A few snow balls whizzed through the air as the youngest youngsters carried their goodies home from class parties, The eighth graders in Berle Shelton's class were treated to the showing of an original play, entitled "Christmas Play" written by Mark Nygard and Danny Del Gado; Danny is also president of the class and was ‘director’ of the play. A fireplace had been constructed as a backdrop for the performance. Santa Claus, played by Mike Newfelt, had his problems. First he lost his stomach; then to his chagrin, and the amusement of the audience, he lost his pants!. St. Nick visited all the classrooms after the play and distributed apples and chocolate covered Santas. In Mrs. Webster's kindergarten class, the children were a bit wary of Santa Claus at first. But, he soon won them over and they sat on his lap and told him what they wanted for Christmas. Mrs. Marge Niver helped with the party and gift exchange. First and second graders in Mrs, Heafey's room enjoyed songs, Santa and goodies provided by the mothers, In attendance were Virginia Gilbert, room mother; Irna Mildred, Betty Hess, Carole Morgan, Jan Woods and Mildred Shanks. German, Swedish, Russian and Rumanian.dances were enjoyed by the sixth and seventh graders in Mr.,Pauley's class. The highlight of their international Christmas party was the Pinata they had made in the shape of Santa Claus, The youngsters in Miss’ Perrin's room took time out from readin’ and writin’ to share gifts and goodies served by Mrs. Knox, Phillipps, Hastings, Mildred and Karen Sintek, Mrs, Brattin's third and fourth graders have been studying about missions and there. were lovely drawings of various Everybody's Favorite. Te OLD Brewery On the PLAZA in Nevada City Good Drinks & George Good Food ee Goodhue. American and Chinese Menus YU" Hosts Tuesday and Thursday. missions on the bulletin board. Also, some very intricate . drawings of the state bird--quail, state flower--poppy, state seal, flag, fish-golden trout, and animal--grizzley bear. Several mothers sent punch and cookies. Mrs. Jensen -and Helen Bigelow were on hand to help. There were games and prizes and a gift exchange. In Jack Murphy's room, the party was a rousing success, Mothers donated the refreshments and Jack said the youngsters served and cleaned up by themselves, Mrs. Brattin will spend the) vacation days with her two year old, Lisa and also plans to entertain, ride her horses, and "do lots of skiing.” * KK * George and Peaches Brown are looking forward to a quiet Christmas in Cedar Ridge "at home." They escaped the city hub-bub and mad rush when they moved to Cedar Ridge three years ago, after living in San Carlos for 21 years, * KOK * Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Busse and their five children will be guests of Roberta and John Cox at their new cabin on Lake Serene. This will be a very special holiday as it is a family reunion for the Homer Knight family. . * kK * : Some of the 53 airplanes’ based at the Nevada County Air Park have been snowed in, but the 4,200 foot runway has been kept clear of snow. Rick Brown, flight instructor, said a new ground school will start Jan. 1, with a class for private rate Monday and Wednesday; and one for instrument rate on The classes will run seven to eight weeks, Woody Woodbury flew his Twin Comanche to San Jose on Saturday to pick up his daughter, Judy, who came home for the holidays from Kansas City. There was a lot of excitement out there on Friday when a brand new De Havilland jet radioed in to request landing instructions. The president of the Humble Oil Company was coming in from Oklahoma City to pick up his daughter who attends John Wolham School. Sunday morning, retired Capt. A. C. Lundberg, formerly with Trans-World Airlines, stopped by the pilot's lounge to rap, see the planes and have a cup of coffee with the boys, Bill Johnson had an early Christmas with friends, when he drove to San Diego the weekend of Dec. 12. Bill is a former Army chopper pilot. ; Robin Bullock, secretary, and her husband Randy BuNock, airport manager, celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary Dec. 18. The Bullocks, daughter Jennifer, 5, son Hardy, 1, and Robin's brother Rick, will fly to Mineral, Calif. to spend Christmas with Robin and Rick's mother, Mrs. Betty Brown.’ Early Sunday morning somebody took a liking to Fred Knoop's Navajo. There were scratches and marks on the door where someone had tried to jimmy it open. Fred is the owner of the Loma Rica Ranch, * * *K * r Rev. Kunke]. at the First Baptist Church of Cedar Ridge tells us that services will be held as usual on Sunday, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m, * KK Jack Murphy, fifth and sixth grade teacher at Union Hill and his wife Lynda are off to Eureka for the vacation with their two offspring; Tahni Michelle, 2, and Douglas Michol, 1, They will be guests of Lynda's parents Clifford and Irene Dunn, OK OK George Footman, 72, of Edgewood Drive. lost control of his 1970 Maverick, when he hit a slick place, Thursday morning Dec. 16, and plowed into a tree head-on. Slim Jenkins rushed him to Alta Sierra Hospital. He had a severe gash on his head, injured his hand and legs and has two black eyes. The car was badly damaged. Mr. and Mrs, Footman moved here from Millbrae, Calif, seven years ago when he retired. * Ok O* Mr. and Mrs, Leonard J. Lutz will be celebrating the holidays with their three children and six grandchildren, including "a brand new one" Mandy. Jim Feightner was out at the Air Park Sunday morning surveying the snow scene. He and wife Ethel look forward to seeing their daughter Pat and her husband Jim Maring, and grandson 8 mos, old Jeff. The Cedar Ridge Beauty Shop is looking very festive these days. Says Gerry Dayton, "I made Dorothy put the tinsel on the tree, and she hasn't come om of it yet." * Dorothy Anderson will be traveling to Yerington, Nevada, with her family to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Womak. December 10th, Alice and Hobart Smith celebrated their seventh anniversary of the Cedar Ridge Ladies Shop. Lois Callahan, who has been with Alice since March, helped serve coffee and fruitcake to those who dropped in. Hobart has been kept dashing, delivering the lovely gold boxes with their green, red and gold ribbons to snow covered Cedar Ridge.

~ “@ — § The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, December 22, 1971 RN Child cancers often hard to recognize Children's cancers are often hard to recognize since, like cancer in adults, they may masquerade as trivial disorders. A healthy awareness of possibility of cancer and a knowledge of the signs and symptoms of the common childhood tumors may serve to save a child's life. The warning signaJs mentioned here may not mean cancer, but they should be brought to the attention .of:a doctor. Cancer of the. nervous system is a cancer which arises in certain nerve fibers of the body, and may occur anywhere, usually swelling in the abdomen, Brain tumors symptoms: dizziness, difficulty in walking, unexplained nausea. Cancer of the kidney symptom is swelling or lump inthe child's abdomen, Leukemia is cancer of the blood-forming tissues. Early detection is difficult because the onset often resembles the symptoms of ordinary ailments, Leukemia might be suspected when the child is listless, pale and anemic. No.1Chain Saw for the money! Hc meli Automatic Chain Saw Automatic oiling for bar and culting chain adjustable for light or heavy-duty cutting. Automatic all-weather starter for quick ‘n easy starting. Automatic one-piecé clutch — the industry's sim-\, plest, most Only reliable clutch. . 4 g95 Come in and see the 150 — Manufacturers world’s best pn rangee ea chain saw value! bar and chain It has all the features you'd expect on more expensive SPD SAW SHOP 265-5573 “mas~’party. 735 Zion, Nevada City . Cedar Ridge News By Santa Fe Ryan The Women's Auxilliary of the Ophir Hill Fire Dept. held its annual Christmas party at the Dragon Seed Restaurant in Cedar Ridge. This year it was also a farewell party for two members who are moving away from the area: Zoe Stuart and Edrey Summers, ; President Marguerite Subbotin has been snowed in all week in her hill top home, which is above Firehouse #1, Marguerite reports the objective of the group is to raise funds to buy safety-protective gear for the men on the force, The last items purchased were steel-toed boots and air-pacs. Before the Auxilliary was organized, the men had to provide their own protective gear. The ladies meet at 8, the first Thursday of each month at the Ophir Hill Fire Dept. Fire House #1 at Union Hill, Brenda Dayton said they all "had a ball" at the party and announced that soon their newest member, Betty Mecartea will open a Ceramic shop in Cedar Ridge, in the Y, where Brunswick Road comes into Colfax Highway. _ * * * * The Ophir Hills Volunteer Fire Dept. held its regular meeting at the #1 Fire House Tuesday evening. Jerry Dayton said it was a "training meeting" to keep everybody in tiptop shape. ‘Ok OF OK M. E. Spansel Jr. and his family, from Los Angeles, will be spending Christmas with his parents, Malvern Spansel Sr., on Day Road. There will be stockings for the two grandchildren waiting for Santa to fill Christmas eve. The Malvern's other two sons were home for Thanksgiving. : * OK OK * The Ray Seghezzys will be with their family and Pat's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shepherd of Pine Cone Circle. Pat's sister, Sue Allen, and her six children will also be at grandma's, . * KK *K The cozy little wood stove in Don's Cedar Ridge Store is most welcome these cold wintery days. Don and Karen Sintek had their first anniversary November 1, 1971. It is just one year since they came to Cedar Ridge. Originally from Rawlins, Wyoming, they lived in Santa Clara, Calif., for nine years, where Don was an electrical engineer with Fairchild, Karen was at school Friday morning helping with the ChristDon is busy remodeling and enlarging their living quarters, 3 * KK * \ Excited youngsters poured from the Union Hill School at noon last Friday, as school let out for Christmas vacation. A few snow balls whizzed through the air as the youngest youngsters carried their goodies home from class parties, The eighth graders in Berle Shelton's class were treated to the showing of an original play, entitled "Christmas Play" written by Mark Nygard and Danny Del Gado; Danny is also president of the class and was ‘director’ of the play. A fireplace had been constructed as a backdrop for the performance. Santa Claus, played by Mike Newfelt, had his problems. First he lost his stomach; then to his chagrin, and the amusement of the audience, he lost his pants!. St. Nick visited all the classrooms after the play and distributed apples and chocolate covered Santas. In Mrs. Webster's kindergarten class, the children were a bit wary of Santa Claus at first. But, he soon won them over and they sat on his lap and told him what they wanted for Christmas. Mrs. Marge Niver helped with the party and gift exchange. First and second graders in Mrs, Heafey's room enjoyed

songs, Santa and goodies provided by the mothers, In attendance were Virginia Gilbert, room mother; Irna Mildred, Betty Hess, Carole Morgan, Jan Woods and Mildred Shanks. German, Swedish, Russian and Rumanian.dances were enjoyed by the sixth and seventh graders in Mr.,Pauley's class. The highlight of their international Christmas party was the Pinata they had made in the shape of Santa Claus, The youngsters in Miss’ Perrin's room took time out from readin’ and writin’ to share gifts and goodies served by Mrs. Knox, Phillipps, Hastings, Mildred and Karen Sintek, Mrs, Brattin's third and fourth graders have been studying about missions and there. were lovely drawings of various Everybody's Favorite. Te OLD Brewery On the PLAZA in Nevada City Good Drinks & George Good Food ee Goodhue.. American and Chinese Menus YU" Hosts Tuesday and Thursday. missions on the bulletin board. Also, some very intricate . drawings of the state bird--quail, state flower--poppy, state seal, flag, fish-golden trout, and animal--grizzley bear. Several mothers sent punch and cookies. Mrs. Jensen -and Helen Bigelow were on hand to help. There were games and prizes and a gift exchange. In Jack Murphy's room, the party was a rousing success, Mothers donated the refreshments and Jack said the youngsters served and cleaned up by themselves, Mrs. Brattin will spend the) vacation days with her two year old, Lisa and also plans to entertain, ride her horses, and "do lots of skiing.” * KK * George and Peaches Brown are looking forward to a quiet Christmas in Cedar Ridge "at home." They escaped the city hub-bub and mad rush when they moved to Cedar Ridge three years ago, after living in San Carlos for 21 years, * KOK * Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Busse and their five children will be guests of Roberta and John Cox at their new cabin on Lake Serene. This will be a very special holiday as it is a family reunion for the Homer Knight family. . * kK * : Some of the 53 airplanes’ based at the Nevada County Air Park have been snowed in, but the 4,200 foot runway has been kept clear of snow. Rick Brown, flight instructor, said a new ground school will start Jan. 1, with a class for private rate Monday and Wednesday; and one for instrument rate on The classes will run seven to eight weeks, Woody Woodbury flew his Twin Comanche to San Jose on Saturday to pick up his daughter, Judy, who came home for the holidays from Kansas City. There was a lot of excitement out there on Friday when a brand new De Havilland jet radioed in to request landing instructions. The president of the Humble Oil Company was coming in from Oklahoma City to pick up his daughter who attends John Wolham School. Sunday morning, retired Capt. A. C. Lundberg, formerly with Trans-World Airlines, stopped by the pilot's lounge to rap, see the planes and have a cup of coffee with the boys, Bill Johnson had an early Christmas with friends, when he drove to San Diego the weekend of Dec. 12. Bill is a former Army chopper pilot. ; Robin Bullock, secretary, and her husband Randy BuNock, airport manager, celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary Dec. 18. The Bullocks, daughter Jennifer, 5, son Hardy, 1, and Robin's brother Rick, will fly to Mineral, Calif. to spend Christmas with Robin and Rick's mother, Mrs. Betty Brown.’ Early Sunday morning somebody took a liking to Fred Knoop's Navajo. There were scratches and marks on the door where someone had tried to jimmy it open. Fred is the owner of the Loma Rica Ranch, * * *K * r Rev. Kunke]. at the First Baptist Church of Cedar Ridge tells us that services will be held as usual on Sunday, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m, * KK Jack Murphy, fifth and sixth grade teacher at Union Hill and his wife Lynda are off to Eureka for the vacation with their two offspring; Tahni Michelle, 2, and Douglas Michol, 1, They will be guests of Lynda's parents Clifford and Irene Dunn, OK OK George Footman, 72, of Edgewood Drive. lost control of his 1970 Maverick, when he hit a slick place, Thursday morning Dec. 16, and plowed into a tree head-on. Slim Jenkins rushed him to Alta Sierra Hospital. He had a severe gash on his head, injured his hand and legs and has two black eyes. The car was badly damaged. Mr. and Mrs, Footman moved here from Millbrae, Calif, seven years ago when he retired. * Ok O* Mr. and Mrs, Leonard J. Lutz will be celebrating the holidays with their three children and six grandchildren, including "a brand new one" Mandy. Jim Feightner was out at the Air Park Sunday morning surveying the snow scene. He and wife Ethel look forward to seeing their daughter Pat and her husband Jim Maring, and grandson 8 mos, old Jeff. The Cedar Ridge Beauty Shop is looking very festive these days. Says Gerry Dayton, "I made Dorothy put the tinsel on the tree, and she hasn't come om of it yet." * Dorothy Anderson will be traveling to Yerington, Nevada, with her family to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Womak. December 10th, Alice and Hobart Smith celebrated their seventh anniversary of the Cedar Ridge Ladies Shop. Lois Callahan, who has been with Alice since March, helped serve coffee and fruitcake to those who dropped in. Hobart has been kept dashing, delivering the lovely gold boxes with their green, red and gold ribbons to snow covered Cedar Ridge.