December 24, 1964 (24 pages)

19 Puatiat: at: oF et: 4 -Nevada County Nugget.. December 24, 1964. Shopping Brings Understanding Of Semantics (Editor's Note--Steve Ayala, a former resident of Nevada City and a former employe of The Nugget, isserving with the Peace Corps in Quito, Ecuador. An account of his continuing adventures follows. ) This job of getting acquainted with Ecuador continues, with more pleasant sidelights than I can ever remember to describe to you. My first real day off I spent ona trip to Latacunga, two hours south, It's a third the size of Quito, but the markets are twice as large. The town is very well kept-up, and is in the next big basin south in a long line of such basins which extend from Colombia to Peru along the Andean mountain chain. On cross-country buses people pay by theseat, and the seats are three to a side, Coming back to QuitoI got a seat by the window, leaving two seats on the aisle for a family of five who bought two tickets and carried their dinner in a big basket. It was all fine and friendly, but I had some trouble ungluing myself from the wall when we reached Quito. Shopping brings new understanding of semantics, ‘For instance, an inquiry about a specialsomething is not infrequently met with a “no". It doesn't always mean "no" to the quéstion you ask, It may just as well mean "T don't know", or "I don't want to serve you" (shades of lunch counters, but not vicious). Maybe it's siesta time, maybe the shop owner had a fight with his wife, perhaps the clerk is new in the store. This morning I was riding downtown on that No, 5bus. Across the aisle was standing a man in some very well-styled slacks, on the back of which could be seen the label: “Trousers For Tall Men, By Wickbury, Bedford, Mass." The slacks were welk styled indeed; the-only trouble was that the shoes of that fivefoot-two man were completely covered by the extra-long cuffs. So now we know the color of the California political painting. Before we could only guess. California citizens voted that they didn't need a law to tell them right from wrong. Maybe they are right; maybe they are mature enough socially tonot need a law to tell them of the unjustness of racial discrimination. We'll see. Tomorrow three of us are taking an unofficial trip to Santa Domingo de los Colorados. The word colorado means "red", and the town is named after the Indians who are colorado because they paint themselves bright red. The babies are born unpainted. Then on Tuesday I'm off to Guayaquil for three weeks of observing urban community action in action. I bought the ticket today: 80 sucres ($4.00 US) for a twelve-hour trip clear across Ecuador. More notes from the coast. AT HOME. IN THE COUNTRY ¢=0t-0?—e-09~0 SANTA CLAUS came to Nevada City last week despite the downpour of rain. The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce had a stand set up for Santa on Pine Street and drew a few hardy kids and parents out in the rain. Chamber president, John Reed, didn't make it through the storm. Santa handled all the chores. BY HOLLIS BENTLEY TAILINGS Laura Wasn’t Part Of Jake’s Life RELIEF HILD Christmas 1864 Laura McFinney stopped across the table from Jake, resting her tray of dirtied dishes on the back of an empty chair, Her body sagged with weariness. “There's wild grouse left, Jake, would that please you?" There was a harshness inher voice. She was really asking “would anything please you, Jake?" Jake heard the second question and gazed after her as she made her way through the crowded dining room. The room was decorated with pine boughs and the miners were staying longer than usual by the big wood stove. It was Christmas day and a great snow storm was beating at the walls of the frame building. Jake saw some men passing a bottle and he wondered about Christmas. When he'd come to the Calitornia mountains he'dhad a purpose. That purpose was to do away with the past, He'd done that and Christmas must have been part of it for he had no feeling for it now. Laura McFinney, a young widow working in her family's boarding house, wasn'ta part of Jake's life, present or future. She was like a burr in his sock or a rock in his. boot--sooner or later he was going to have to think about her. She broke into his thoughts again as she placed his dinner soundly before him. ‘"Jake, you were in Wildcat Canyon long before the run. " She moved to the other side of the table where she could look him squarely in the eye. “What will you dowith your gold?" Jake saw mockery in her stern face, He deliberately beganto eat his dinner. Laura thrust her hands in the pockets of her apron and walked away. Jake put his fork down and stared across the room. What would he do with the gold? Alright, he thought, he was one of those kind of men who climb mountains just for the climb and mine gold in the wilderness because it's a difficult and satisfying thing to do, Without bringing back specific memories he knew he'd never again live in a city. He'd never cross back over these mountains. He kept the question of what would he do? just out of reach and approached it slowly from all sides. Laura: McFinney crossed his line of vision with her heavy tray. Christmas, goldand the future. Jake wrestled with these thoughts all evening. He didn't find any answers but he realized he'd forgotten how to think and plan. He'd learned to live from day to day now it was time to look at least a short distance into the future.Jake now had a feeling for Christmas, Christmas was a be~ ginning--1,864 years ago, The beginning of a new way of life. Beginnings were’brave things, however they tumed out. He smiled at Laura as she passed with her huge pot of coffee and she watched him from the corner of her’eye but said no more to him. Recital Planned Lee Lewis, daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Leland Stanford Lewis of Nevada City, will present an evening of dance Monday night in the Nevada City Elks Hall, Miss Lewis, an instructor of the dance at Stevens College, is visiting her family for the holidays. The dance program, which is free of charge, is scheduled. ‘for 8 p.m. She was graduated from Stevens College with an A.B, degree in fine arts aud dance. She has also studiedin Bakersfield, San Francisco ‘and Los Angeles, Loehr Reappointed Henry G. Loehr, chairman of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, has accepted reappointment to the California Commission of the California -Nevada Interstate Water Compact Commission at the request of Gov. Brown, ai) Christmas Fun_ Is Scheduied For De Witt Hospital Religious services,” entciainment, parties and stage productions are being planned and under way to make this Christmas one of the most enjoyable ever for the patients atDeWitt State Hospital, announced John A. Mitchell, M. D., Superintendent and Medical Director. Allof the hospital wards, dinAng areas, chapel and the audi-~ torium have been decorated by Nursing Services and Rehabilita_tion Services personnel with the help of patients and hospital volunteers. Never have so many beautiful Christmas gifts been purchased or donated for the patients at the hospital. Several thousand dollars worth of gifts, almost all of them new, have been donated, all made possible by the generosity of people in communities surrounding DeWitt. Also, several thousand dollars worth of gifts have been purchased by the hos* pital, using funds from the Hospital's Patients’ Benefit Fund. This is a fund which is primarily supported by profits from the hospital canteen. Gifts consist of cosmetics, jewelry, watches, cigarettes, cigars, pipes and tobacco, games, toys, craft and hobby kits, wallets, sunglasses, and last but not least, clothing. Included with a generous allotment for carefully fitted dress clothing are all the accessories such as purses, leather belts, ties,. etc, Each patient is receiving a minimum of four gifts. Donations also came in the /form of entertainnient from numerous cOmmunity organizations,

19 Puatiat: at: oF et: 4 -Nevada County Nugget... December 24, 1964.. Shopping Brings Understanding Of Semantics (Editor's Note--Steve Ayala, a former resident of Nevada City and a former employe of The Nugget, isserving with the Peace Corps in Quito, Ecuador. An account of his continuing adventures follows. ) This job of getting acquainted with Ecuador continues, with more pleasant sidelights than I can ever remember to describe to you. My first real day off I spent ona trip to Latacunga, two hours south, It's a third the size of Quito, but the markets are twice as large. The town is very well kept-up, and is in the next big basin south in a long line of such basins which extend from Colombia to Peru along the Andean mountain chain. On cross-country buses people pay by theseat, and the seats are three to a side, Coming back to QuitoI got a seat by the window, leaving two seats on the aisle for a family of five who bought two tickets and carried their dinner in a big basket. It was all fine and friendly, but I had some trouble ungluing myself from the wall when we reached Quito. Shopping brings new understanding of semantics, ‘For instance, an inquiry about a specialsomething is not infrequently met with a “no". It doesn't always mean "no" to the quéstion you ask, It may just as well mean "T don't know", or "I don't want to serve you" (shades of lunch counters, but not vicious). Maybe it's siesta time, maybe the shop owner had a fight with his wife, perhaps the clerk is new in the store. This morning I was riding downtown on that No, 5bus. Across the aisle was standing a man in some very well-styled slacks, on the back of which could be seen the label: “Trousers For Tall Men, By Wickbury, Bedford, Mass." The slacks were welk styled indeed; the-only trouble was that the shoes of that fivefoot-two man were completely covered by the extra-long cuffs. So now we know the color of the California political painting. Before we could only guess. California citizens voted that they didn't need a law to tell them right from wrong. Maybe they are right; maybe they are mature enough socially tonot need a law to tell them of the unjustness of racial discrimination. We'll see. Tomorrow three of us are taking an unofficial trip to Santa Domingo de los Colorados. The word colorado means "red", and the town is named after the Indians who are colorado because they paint themselves bright red. The babies are born unpainted. Then on Tuesday I'm off to Guayaquil for three weeks of observing urban community action in action. I bought the ticket today: 80 sucres ($4.00 US) for a twelve-hour trip clear across Ecuador. More notes from the coast. AT HOME. IN THE COUNTRY ¢=0t-0?—e-09~0 SANTA CLAUS came to Nevada City last week despite the downpour of rain. The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce had a stand set up for Santa on Pine Street and drew a few hardy kids and parents out in the rain. Chamber president, John Reed, didn't make it through the storm. Santa handled all the chores. BY HOLLIS BENTLEY TAILINGS Laura Wasn’t Part Of Jake’s Life RELIEF HILD Christmas 1864 Laura McFinney stopped across the table from Jake, resting her tray of dirtied dishes on the back of an empty chair, Her body sagged with weariness. “There's wild grouse left, Jake, would that please you?" There was a harshness inher voice. She was really asking “would anything please you, Jake?" Jake heard the second question and gazed after her as she made her way through the crowded dining room. The room was decorated with pine boughs and the miners were staying longer than usual by the big wood stove. It was Christmas day and a great snow storm was beating at the walls of the frame building. Jake saw some men passing a bottle and he wondered about Christmas. When he'd come to the Calitornia mountains he'dhad a purpose. That purpose was to do away with the past, He'd done that and Christmas must have been part of it for he had no feeling for it now.

Laura McFinney, a young widow working in her family's boarding house, wasn'ta part of Jake's life, present or future. She was like a burr in his sock or a rock in his. boot--sooner or later he was going to have to think about her. She broke into his thoughts again as she placed his dinner soundly before him. ‘"Jake, you were in Wildcat Canyon long before the run. " She moved to the other side of the table where she could look him squarely in the eye. “What will you dowith your gold?" Jake saw mockery in her stern face, He deliberately beganto eat his dinner. Laura thrust her hands in the pockets of her apron and walked away. Jake put his fork down and stared across the room. What would he do with the gold? Alright, he thought, he was one of those kind of men who climb mountains just for the climb and mine gold in the wilderness because it's a difficult and satisfying thing to do, Without bringing back specific memories he knew he'd never again live in a city. He'd never cross back over these mountains. He kept the question of what would he do? just out of reach and approached it slowly from all sides. Laura: McFinney crossed his line of vision with her heavy tray. Christmas, goldand the future. Jake wrestled with these thoughts all evening. He didn't find any answers but he realized he'd forgotten how to think and plan. He'd learned to live from day to day now it was time to look at least a short distance into the future.Jake now had a feeling for Christmas, Christmas was a be~ ginning--1,864 years ago, The beginning of a new way of life. Beginnings were’brave things, however they tumed out. He smiled at Laura as she passed with her huge pot of coffee and she watched him from the corner of her’eye but said no more to him. Recital Planned Lee Lewis, daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Leland Stanford Lewis of Nevada City, will present an evening of dance Monday night in the Nevada City Elks Hall, Miss Lewis, an instructor of the dance at Stevens College, is visiting her family for the holidays. The dance program, which is free of charge, is scheduled. ‘for 8 p.m. She was graduated from Stevens College with an A.B, degree in fine arts aud dance. She has also studiedin Bakersfield, San Francisco ‘and Los Angeles, Loehr Reappointed Henry G. Loehr, chairman of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, has accepted reappointment to the California Commission of the California -Nevada Interstate Water Compact Commission at the request of Gov. Brown, ai) Christmas Fun_ Is Scheduied For De Witt Hospital Religious services,” entciainment, parties and stage productions are being planned and under way to make this Christmas one of the most enjoyable ever for the patients atDeWitt State Hospital, announced John A. Mitchell, M. D., Superintendent and Medical Director. Allof the hospital wards, dinAng areas, chapel and the audi-~ torium have been decorated by Nursing Services and Rehabilita_tion Services personnel with the help of patients and hospital volunteers. Never have so many beautiful Christmas gifts been purchased or donated for the patients at the hospital. Several thousand dollars worth of gifts, almost all of them new, have been donated, all made possible by the generosity of people in communities surrounding DeWitt. Also, several thousand dollars worth of gifts have been purchased by the hos* pital, using funds from the Hospital's Patients’ Benefit Fund. This is a fund which is primarily supported by profits from the hospital canteen. Gifts consist of cosmetics, jewelry, watches, cigarettes, cigars, pipes and tobacco, games, toys, craft and hobby kits, wallets, sunglasses, and last but not least, clothing. Included with a generous allotment for carefully fitted dress clothing are all the accessories such as purses, leather belts, ties,. etc, Each patient is receiving a minimum of four gifts. Donations also came in the /form of entertainnient from numerous cOmmunity organizations,