December 4, 1974 (8 pages)

San Francisco with 174 with a heavy and valuable cargo bound for the hungry Pacific Northwest.The ‘‘Brother Jonathan’s’’ . . the leaky and obsolete ship as full as possible. Captain Samuel deWolf. that she was riding feet deeper than wir G toe cae oe was quiet or find another job. _ The wheezy steamer labored against towering waves as it pushed its way up the northern coast. The storm had worsened when they reached the harbor of Crescent City and Captain deWolf hoped towait in the harbor until the gale lessened. But there were several portant passengers aboard—them General George Wright, enroute to the of the Columbia, and his wife, Dr. Anson Henry, newly < Governor of the Was Territory, and Joseph Lord, a Wells Fargo t carrying 2 3 s Ss 8 Ele : ina g of J off : ef Se 4 age olf t Early 30 Captain and steamed into the black, By noon the wind and waves had increased to such a point that i q : : . the overloaded vessel any farther.’ The “Brother Jonathan” came to a standstill rocks of St. George Reef, eight Captain deWolf ordered her turned back to port but it was too ‘late. Just before 2:00 the “Brother Jonathan’’ struck heavily against the rocks. The planks sprung and the foremast came crashing down through the deck. The next wave brought her _farther on the rocks and her keel broke and the bottom tore away. The order was given to lifeboat, filled with -fr: women and children, was lowered. A wave caught the little boat and before the terrified eyes: of the people ondeck it capsized, drowning its passengers. A second boat was lowered. It, too, capsized, throwing more screaming women and children into the water. A third lifeboat, the smallest, was lowered holding five women, three children and ten crewmen who jumped “abe ty oe t away from the floundering ‘Brother Jonathan’ Captain deWolf called after them, “Tell them if they hadn’t overloaded us, we would have got through all right.” There were no more lifeboats. put out imNo lights for PG&E Christmas decorations Local Pacific Gas and Electric services centers will be decked with holly and other ornamentations this coming As a result, the California Public Utilitie: Commission, several months ago temporarily lifted its restrictions on decorative lighting. “Nevertheless,” Swearingen said, ‘“‘PG&E has not secured under contract all of the fuel oil we will need in 1975. Wise and efficient use of energy continues to be not only desirable but to stretch available PG&E will employ to reflect this Continuing ‘conservation ethic’ PG&E encourages persons planning ° traditional lighted holiday displays to do so with ‘conservation in mind. Cornish Christmas bus service plans The Gold Country Bus will extend its service on Friday’s for the annual Cornish Christmas celebration in Grass Valley. : Bus service will be available until 9 p.m. each Friday until Christmas. There will be no bus service on Thanksgiving Day. ? Ste Wie eee AE a) oe Go & RERTR SY Oh HOR COC ty se he Ses oy re a After a lengthy and at times heated approval of a tentative lot split, died for lack of a second at Tuesday’s N vada City Council meeting Hi en tdi EE tf i “and that is the problem that brough' neighbors together. He continued, ey doesn’t care about the area — he ut. and we want to keep it that way.” Councilman Ernie Pello said he felt the involved streets were no worse. in the snow than Broad Street. Councilwoman Ilse Barnhart questioned the fact that the lot in question had only one large pine tree, THE ANNUAL "Liars’ Night” trophy was won this year by Bill Lambért (left). William. Wetherall, city attorney, explained the “open space provision states. that in an R-1. District (single-family residential) it’s not legal to cut 20 per cent or more of trees without a permit from the _planning.commission.”” He suggested that perhaps the planning commission would make a that more trees. be ‘ planted. ‘“‘We’ve never had this come up before,” he mused. Another man in the. audience questioned the fact that the planning all ' going to stop?” He repeated, ‘‘why go to all this work and then throw it. down the ~~ The new ,” said Mayor John Rankin, referring to one recently and §Dapron’s’ request. meets requirements, as it is 9,500-square feet.’’ . Councilman Peter Ray questioned several times. concerning why the variance was granted ‘‘in the first place. We should go one way or the other, — lay down ground rules and follow them. We’re not being consistent and we can’t go both _ ways ‘at the same time.” “The variance has already been granted,” Wetherall explained, ‘‘and you council — this is a lot split application and _ After a considerable discussion, Pello made a motion to approve the tentative lot split but it died for lack of a second. During roll call Pello and Rankin voiced their disapproval of a motion to deny the split but approving votes were made by Ray, Womack and Barnhart. — Lambert told about his amazing hunting prowess and won over John Waggoner, ’ John Phillips, Stephan Johnson, William Ward, J. McPherson and George Mars. The contest is held annually by the Timberline Toastmasters Club. Presenting the trophy is club president, John Phillips. Judges were Pat Jones and Ruby Nobles. per ee Wee wer Cy wee ee

San Francisco with 174 with a heavy and valuable cargo bound for the hungry Pacific Northwest.The ‘‘Brother Jonathan’s’’ . . the leaky and obsolete ship as full as possible. Captain Samuel deWolf. that she was riding feet deeper than wir G toe cae oe was quiet or find another job. _ The wheezy steamer labored against towering waves as it pushed its way up the northern coast. The storm had worsened when they reached the harbor of Crescent City and Captain deWolf hoped towait in the harbor until the gale lessened. But there were several portant passengers aboard—them General George Wright, enroute to the of the Columbia, and his wife, Dr. Anson Henry, newly < Governor of the Was Territory, and Joseph Lord, a Wells Fargo t carrying 2 3 s Ss 8 Ele : ina g of J off : ef Se 4 age olf t Early 30 Captain and steamed into the black, By noon the wind and waves had increased to such a point that i q : : . the overloaded vessel any farther.’ The “Brother Jonathan” came to a standstill rocks of St. George Reef, eight Captain deWolf ordered her turned back to port but it was too ‘late. Just before 2:00 the “Brother Jonathan’’ struck heavily against the rocks. The planks sprung and the foremast came crashing down through the deck. The next wave brought her _farther on the rocks and her keel broke and the bottom tore away. The order was given to lifeboat, filled with -fr: women and children, was lowered. A wave caught the little boat and before the terrified eyes: of the people ondeck it capsized, drowning its passengers. A second boat was lowered. It, too, capsized, throwing more screaming women and children into the water. A third lifeboat, the smallest, was lowered holding five women, three children and ten crewmen who jumped “abe ty oe t away from the floundering ‘Brother Jonathan’ Captain deWolf called after them, “Tell them if they hadn’t overloaded us, we would have got through all right.” There were no more lifeboats. put out imNo lights for PG&E Christmas decorations Local Pacific Gas and Electric services centers will be decked with holly and other ornamentations this coming As a result, the California

Public Utilitie: Commission, several months ago temporarily lifted its restrictions on decorative lighting. “Nevertheless,” Swearingen said, ‘“‘PG&E has not secured under contract all of the fuel oil we will need in 1975. Wise and efficient use of energy continues to be not only desirable but to stretch available PG&E will employ to reflect this Continuing ‘conservation ethic’ PG&E encourages persons planning ° traditional lighted holiday displays to do so with ‘conservation in mind. Cornish Christmas bus service plans The Gold Country Bus will extend its service on Friday’s for the annual Cornish Christmas celebration in Grass Valley. : Bus service will be available until 9 p.m. each Friday until Christmas. There will be no bus service on Thanksgiving Day. ? Ste Wie eee AE a) oe Go & RERTR SY Oh HOR COC ty se he Ses oy re a After a lengthy and at times heated approval of a tentative lot split, died for lack of a second at Tuesday’s N vada City Council meeting Hi en tdi EE tf i “and that is the problem that brough' neighbors together. He continued, ey doesn’t care about the area — he ut. and we want to keep it that way.” Councilman Ernie Pello said he felt the involved streets were no worse. in the snow than Broad Street. Councilwoman Ilse Barnhart questioned the fact that the lot in question had only one large pine tree, THE ANNUAL "Liars’ Night” trophy was won this year by Bill Lambért (left). William. Wetherall, city attorney, explained the “open space provision states. that in an R-1. District (single-family residential) it’s not legal to cut 20 per cent or more of trees without a permit from the _planning.commission.”” He suggested that perhaps the planning commission would make a that more trees. be ‘ planted. ‘“‘We’ve never had this come up before,” he mused. Another man in the. audience questioned the fact that the planning all ' going to stop?” He repeated, ‘‘why go to all this work and then throw it. down the ~~ The new ,” said Mayor John Rankin, referring to one recently and §Dapron’s’ request. meets requirements, as it is 9,500-square feet.’’ . Councilman Peter Ray questioned several times. concerning why the variance was granted ‘‘in the first place. We should go one way or the other, — lay down ground rules and follow them. We’re not being consistent and we can’t go both _ ways ‘at the same time.” “The variance has already been granted,” Wetherall explained, ‘‘and you council — this is a lot split application and _ After a considerable discussion, Pello made a motion to approve the tentative lot split but it died for lack of a second. During roll call Pello and Rankin voiced their disapproval of a motion to deny the split but approving votes were made by Ray, Womack and Barnhart. — Lambert told about his amazing hunting prowess and won over John Waggoner, ’ John Phillips, Stephan Johnson, William Ward, J. McPherson and George Mars. The contest is held annually by the Timberline Toastmasters Club. Presenting the trophy is club president, John Phillips. Judges were Pat Jones and Ruby Nobles. per ee Wee wer Cy wee ee