December 5, 1973 (8 pages)

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Dec. 5,1973 By P. 1: One by one: they leave this world. A descendant of the HMS Bounty mutineers has recently’ died on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific, leaving only 59 natives of that rocky land-split still in residence there. She was Ninette Christian, 76, greatly respected widow of Melville Christian who was a direct descendant of Lt. Fletcher Christian. He it was who led the much written-about mutiny against the notorious Captain Bligh, navigated the ship to Pitcairn..under sentence of death on the gallows for his deed. Word of Ninette’s death on October 16, was relayed by radio to a contact at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Glendale, where appropriate memorial services were later held. We take for granted, here in California, the fact that many of us live near or right on top of major earthquake faults. There’s hardly-any place on this planet that can be considered immune from quakes; but hundreds’ of potentially destructive seismic shocks are usually pretty much ignored in daily news because they occur in remote, sparsely populated areas. Each year, however, an average of 10,000 people are killed by earthquakes! There is always, every minute of each passing day, a quake of some degree recorded on some seismograph..somewhere on our old globe. And each of these ‘“‘shiver and shake’’ events carries the potential of a tragic, ‘Major disaster within its rocking and rolling performance. Because of this potential for major disaster at any time, predicted or otherwise, projects are underway in the United States, Japan and the USSR particularly, to develop a method of accurately forecasting quakes before they strike. 301 Broad Street Nevgea 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 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year .. $3.00 Two Yeors .. $5.00 _ Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER [PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Notes Off The Cuff} Smith 7 In the September issue of “Spectrum,” published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Staff Writer Gordon Friedlander has reviewed these efforts. i He compares earthquake forecasting skills to those of weather forecasting of 50 years ago; but scientists at the National Center for Earthquake Research, U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park are more optimistic. They believe that such predictions will be made just as readily as those regarding weather patterns and changes are made today; but the attainment of a_ large-scale operational earthquake warning grid is still some years off. The ability to predict quakes has been a major objective of scientists and engineers since the beginning of the science of seismology. Large, fast computers and a world-wide network __ of ‘standardized seismographic stations have advanced this field of study powerfully. Japan, that quake-riddled island nation, has had a wellfunded and thoroughly planned program of forecasting since 1965. The Russians, in the fearful knowledge that approximately 20 per cent of their land space is subject to quakes, have also developed programs for the advanced study of such phenomena. In the United States, the high probability of severe earth shocks in the Western states has promoted several in-depth studies which are the all-absorbing interest of scientists and residents alike. There are no_ reliable forecasting methods available yet, however..although with the on-going development of new electronic technology and dedicated research, results should certainly lead to the reduction of the annual casualty toll caused by earthquakes. Jim Paugh new forester Jim Paugh has joined the Northern Mother Lode resource area as a forester. His primary duties will be timber sale work in the Nevada City Grass Valley and Georgetown Placerville areas. He replaces Tom Costello who recently moved to the Diablo Resource Area in the Folsom District. ‘ Paugh is a June 1973 graduate of Utah State University with a ’ degree in forestry specializing in watershed management. During and before college he worked one summer for the U. S. Forest Service and spent three and one-half years in the U. S. Air Force. Jim and his wife, Rosee, enjoy hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. They have two young sons, Tim and Randy. Santa visits Grass Valley SANTA CLAUS AND some elves were visitors to the Cornish Christmas celebration in Grass Valley Friday evening. Here a youngster visits with Santa and reveals her Christmas wishes. Santa and the other functions of the Christmas Cornish Christmas will be back each Friday evening until Christmas. CAPT. HOMER MULLINS, left, president of Beale's Aero Club and Col. Donald A. Walbrecht, right, acting commander of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, are on hand as Aero Club Manager Mr. John E. Krueger accepts a plaque recognizing the club for its accident-free operations in 1972 from Mr. Robert J. Krass, chief of the Federal Aeronautics Administration's district office in Sacramento. This is the third year in a row that the base's Aero Club has received such distinction. (USAF Photo)

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Dec. 5,1973 By P. 1: One by one: they leave this world. A descendant of the HMS Bounty mutineers has recently’ died on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific, leaving only 59 natives of that rocky land-split still in residence there. She was Ninette Christian, 76, greatly respected widow of Melville Christian who was a direct descendant of Lt. Fletcher Christian. He it was who led the much written-about mutiny against the notorious Captain Bligh, navigated the ship to Pitcairn...under sentence of death on the gallows for his deed. Word of Ninette’s death on October 16, was relayed by radio to a contact at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Glendale, where appropriate memorial services were later held. We take for granted, here in California, the fact that many of us live near or right on top of major earthquake faults. There’s hardly-any place on this planet that can be considered immune from quakes; but hundreds’ of potentially destructive seismic shocks are usually pretty much ignored in daily news because they occur in remote, sparsely populated areas. Each year, however, an average of 10,000 people are killed by earthquakes! There is always, every minute of each passing day, a quake of some degree recorded on some seismograph...somewhere on our old globe. And each of these ‘“‘shiver and shake’’ events carries the potential of a tragic, ‘Major disaster within its rocking and rolling performance. Because of this potential for major disaster at any time, predicted or otherwise, projects are underway in the United States, Japan and the USSR particularly, to develop a method of accurately forecasting quakes before they strike. 301 Broad Street Nevgea 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 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year .... $3.00 Two Yeors ... $5.00 _ Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER [PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Notes Off The Cuff} Smith 7 In the September issue of “Spectrum,” published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior

Staff Writer Gordon Friedlander has reviewed these efforts. i He compares earthquake forecasting skills to those of weather forecasting of 50 years ago; but scientists at the National Center for Earthquake Research, U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park are more optimistic. They believe that such predictions will be made just as readily as those regarding weather patterns and changes are made today; but the attainment of a_ large-scale operational earthquake warning grid is still some years off. The ability to predict quakes has been a major objective of scientists and engineers since the beginning of the science of seismology. Large, fast computers and a world-wide network __ of ‘standardized seismographic stations have advanced this field of study powerfully. Japan, that quake-riddled island nation, has had a wellfunded and thoroughly planned program of forecasting since 1965. The Russians, in the fearful knowledge that approximately 20 per cent of their land space is subject to quakes, have also developed programs for the advanced study of such phenomena. In the United States, the high probability of severe earth shocks in the Western states has promoted several in-depth studies which are the all-absorbing interest of scientists and residents alike. There are no_ reliable forecasting methods available yet, however...although with the on-going development of new electronic technology and dedicated research, results should certainly lead to the reduction of the annual casualty toll caused by earthquakes. Jim Paugh new forester Jim Paugh has joined the Northern Mother Lode resource area as a forester. His primary duties will be timber sale work in the Nevada City Grass Valley and Georgetown Placerville areas. He replaces Tom Costello who recently moved to the Diablo Resource Area in the Folsom District. ‘ Paugh is a June 1973 graduate of Utah State University with a ’ degree in forestry specializing in watershed management. During and before college he worked one summer for the U. S. Forest Service and spent three and one-half years in the U. S. Air Force. Jim and his wife, Rosee, enjoy hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. They have two young sons, Tim and Randy. Santa visits Grass Valley SANTA CLAUS AND some elves were visitors to the Cornish Christmas celebration in Grass Valley Friday evening. Here a youngster visits with Santa and reveals her Christmas wishes. Santa and the other functions of the Christmas Cornish Christmas will be back each Friday evening until Christmas. CAPT. HOMER MULLINS, left, president of Beale's Aero Club and Col. Donald A. Walbrecht, right, acting commander of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, are on hand as Aero Club Manager Mr. John E. Krueger accepts a plaque recognizing the club for its accident-free operations in 1972 from Mr. Robert J. Krass, chief of the Federal Aeronautics Administration's district office in Sacramento. This is the third year in a row that the base's Aero Club has received such distinction. (USAF Photo)