December 8, 1971 (12 pages)

10 The Nevada County Nugget, seidanitee) December 8, 1971 iene ac Scilly os tg “Notes off the Cuff’ ~ By Py Smith Quoting from a national printing trade journal, American Press, of recent issue: "If you have some problems with the U. S, Postal Service, jot down this name and address and keep it handy. (We don't know how long this will last because it sounds just too much: like a good thing, and most ofus are unaccustomed to good things from the Federal Government): Mr, David L. Ordway U. S, Postal Service Dept. of Consumer Affairs Washington, CD. C, 20260. "Mr. Ordway is the new ombudsman for the Postal Service .and not any too soon, either." "Nuf sed! ” * * * I've never been too crazy about the so-called’ "comic strips" featured in many newspapers. Too many are just too much, and some are downright silly. But . there’s one bright example of good clean wit and humor, plus a basic pathos, and that is to be found in the fabulous "Peanuts" strip by Schulz, I recently attended the NUHS production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the friendly, intimate visit with the "Peanuts" gang. The youthful cast enthusiastically projected their characterizations into a reality which did net fade with the final curtain. .I'm still chuckling. Congratulations, kids! You really topped some professional productions of the show. * * * An old Spanish saying goes something like this.""He who Woodgrain Finish PENCIL Only *4.95 POSTAL SCALES Save Money 1 Lb. Only $3.25 2 Lb. Only $5.50 1970 borrows money from a friends and never repays it, is too cowardly to steal." Sadly enough it is a case of "more truth than poetry" more often than not, * * * I-saw a man standing on the corner of Broad and Pine the other day looking intently at the County Courthouse building. . .at least that's what he appeared to be doing. Anyhow, a few minutes later he came into the Nugget office and inquired. .seriously ."Is that the Nevada County Courthouse?" We assured him that it was, indeed, and he walked out muttering something we didn't catch. Some days are like that! * * x To me, most spiders are rather obnoxious . but the other day I watched one in total fascination for about 15 minutes, Ihad spilled a few cat food pellets (little round ones flavored with fish. which my pixilated pussies love) on the steps of my mobile home. This big, stubbylegged, rather "furry" type spider came along, apparently minding his own spidery business .and ran into one ofthe pellets, He backed off aninch. charged the pellet like a battering ram, and kept this up until he had it off the steps and on the ground below. That goal attained .he sat on top of the pellet and surveyed the area carefully for several minutes . then rolled it slowly and carefully under the porch steps and out of sight. I am wondering if he's trying to hatch it? Navy offers scholarships in dentistry Men and women students ma’ triculating in, or accepted by dental schools accredited by the American Dental Association are invited to apply for the . Navy's 1972 dental student scholarship program, Successful applicants will be commissioned ensigns in the U. S. Naval Reserve and receive up to four years of free college and books. In addition to full pay and allowances received while attending school, which amounts to over $7,800 5] per year for single ensigns and s over $8,200 per year for a married ensign, candidates will receive full tuition and authorized fees and $200 per year for books, CALENDAR STANDS Sets $2.40 Since the time spent in school counts toward retirement and promotion, those individuals accepted for the program will normally begin their active duty in the Navy as a lieutenant. Single lieutenants make over $12,800 per year and married lieutenants are paid over $13,000 per year. Interested individuals are invited to submit their applications between Jan. 1 and March 15, 1972, Mma BT eo uw ss By Fay M. Dunbar 273-29345 0 "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go." Rough and Ready gets its Christmas face Friday night, Dec. 10. Sure hope we have better weather than the Cornish Christmas in Grass Valley has been getting on Fridays. The tree lighting program will start at 7 p.m, at the community tree infront of the post office. Everyone may bring an outdoor ornament if they wish. There will be community carols and a "Christmas Present" presented by the 4-H Club; The club is also having a cake auction with Supervisor Larry Filer conducting the bidding. Santa will be there through the courtesy of our Rough and Ready Volunteer Fire Department. Hot drinks for everyone will be served by the chamber. There will be candy for the children. Chairman Lisetta Scheave invites you all to come and sing aes with us, ROR RK KR RE The Grange Party is Saturday night beginning with a Christmas potinels at 6:30 p.m At the invitation of their new lecturer, Connie Baer, the Newcomers Lyric Ensemble of Nevada ‘county will sing the Christmas music portion oftheir program. Clarence Treadway will do some old-fashioned fiddling. Mrs. Olyve Simmons. will dd some unexpected things with the Night Before Christmas. The Lyric Ensemble is a county wide group but it seems like Rough and Ready because our director is Mrs, Ken (Helen) Beatie of our community, Busy as the Beaties are now, with two families of grandchildren, Helen still finds time for weekly practice sessions with the group. There are six other members of the 26 voices, Violet Hawson, Barbara Miller, Beulah Shearer, Olyve Simmons, Elaine Vogt and myself from the Rough and Ready area, One of the ensemble feature numbers this year is Gesu Bambino by Frederick Martens and Pietro Yon, It's a beautiful number and with the soprano obligato sung oy Mrs, Beulah Shearer it takes on extra beauty. *~ **e KKK KK KK *K The Newcomers Club Christmas luncheon on Dec. 15 will be at the Rough and Ready Grange Hall and will be catered by the Mexican Villa of Rough and Ready. The Arnold Solis family have planned the salad bar and the cafe's speciality, hot smoked beef, for the occasion. The ensemble which is sponsored by this club will sing for this party also.The luncheon was arranged by Mrs, LA. (W inifred) Creegan Newcomers Club general chairman, ' kK kK OK ROK OK OK Last week's snow storm certainly enhanced the feeling of Christmas in the air. All signs of snow have vanished from our own area but it's still beautiful just a few short miles up Highway 20. When Mmes. Connie Baer, Violet Hawson, Lisetta Scheave and I attended the Historical Society's annual dinner in Nevada City last Sunday evening we were thrilled by the beautiful outdoor lighting already glowing in that area. In its snowy setting it really looked like a storybook Christmas. *eEKKE KR KE KK K Program portion of the Historical Society dinner was a speech by Governor Newton Booth, Shade of Booth doing the speech was Dr, Arch McPherson, The original, done in Nevada City in 1572 fitted many of our situations today showing the former California governor's grasp of his country's problems. One phrase " — the people are responsible for every public abuse —" strikes me as particularly significant, Much as we complain about taxes, and of course some.other things, with our remarkable form of government it is obviously our own fault that we have allowed our public officials to get us-into this situation. The old biblical parable .says separate the bundle of sticks and you can break each one separately and this is surely what they do to us on every issue that affects their own or their backer's pockets. Since’ we haven't learned in the bast 100 years it seems unlikely that we will improve in the near future. * KOK KOK KK KKK We had as much fun putting up outdoor Christmas decorations in Rough and. Ready last Sunday as groups have singing Carols on Christmas Eve, We arrived with greens and big peppermint sticks and red bows at people's doors and were greeted with true Christmas spirit. The ladies of the committee met last week and wrapped the big sticks with their red stripes and tied the big bows. Mmes, Helen Brown and Irene Lanzandorfer both brought truck loads of greens and these decorations were tied to front gate posts with old fashioned wire from our bales of hay. Afterwards we had coffee and cake and friendly chatter. Stan Baer, Harold Brown and John Schuster provided the manpower and Conne Baer, Annabelle Dick, Irene Lanzendorfer, Winifred Schuster and I decorated the entryways while Violet Hawson prepared the huge wreath for the Blacksmith Shop. Chairman Lisetta Scheave put the whole thing together. *OK KK KOK KOK KK Seems like the temporary closing of the old Nevada Theater, which has dragged out so long, is about to end. Everyone involved seems determined that the theater shall be reopened for the new gas lights on Broad Street. Seems that the old building is remarkably sound after all. **e KKK KK KK The Quentin Doolans and the Bert Spaits have just returned from a visit down Southern California way to see our former neighbors, the Roy Bradleys, The e Eratays were owners of the Rough and Ready Mobile dome Park. ** KK KK KK KK Miss Loris Best enjoyed the junior prom at NUHS last Saturday night, She wore a full length blue velvet gown with long sleeves and trimmed very simply with white lace underlaying soft, self-color velvet ruffles. Her escort complimented the blue gown with his powder blue a ia * OK KK OK KK OK KK I hope all of you saw the delightful picture of Miss Nola Vogt and her prize Cheviot Yearling Ram in the news recently. Nola entered five sheep in the Grand National Livestock Exposition at the San Francisco Cow Palace and won four awards, Competition was very keen. There were 1,100 head of sheep entered from the four western states. Nola is conducting an experiment with crossing Hampshire and Cheviot breeds. She selected the Cheviot for its early maturity and the Hampshire for its blocky meat producing qualities, Her project seems to be doing very well. The William Vogts live on Lower Bridgeport Road, I always know when Nola goes on these interesting exhibitor's junkets because we miss Elaine Vogt at our singing sessions, Mother and daughter both seem to enjoy the shows. * KOK KOK OK OK OK KO Mrs. Lisetts Scheave spent Thanksgiving with her son and his family in Auburn, It's wonderful for her to have her family so close. Daughter Jacqueline Kelly lives in Sacramento, There is another daughter also close by but it has not been my privilege to know her as yet.

10 The Nevada County Nugget, seidanitee) December 8, 1971 iene ac Scilly os tg “Notes off the Cuff’ ~ By Py Smith Quoting from a national printing trade journal, American Press, of recent issue: "If you have some problems with the U. S, Postal Service, jot down this name and address and keep it handy. (We don't know how long this will last because it sounds just too much: like a good thing, and most ofus are unaccustomed to good things from the Federal Government): Mr, David L. Ordway U. S, Postal Service Dept. of Consumer Affairs Washington, CD. C, 20260. "Mr. Ordway is the new ombudsman for the Postal Service ..and not any too soon, either." "Nuf sed! ” * * * I've never been too crazy about the so-called’ "comic strips" featured in many newspapers. Too many are just too much, and some are downright silly. But .. there’s one bright example of good clean wit and humor, plus a basic pathos, and that is to be found in the fabulous "Peanuts" strip by Schulz, I recently attended the NUHS production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the friendly, intimate visit with the "Peanuts" gang. The youthful cast enthusiastically projected their characterizations into a reality which did net fade with the final curtain. .I'm still chuckling. Congratulations, kids! You really topped some professional productions of the show. * * * An old Spanish saying goes something like this..""He who Woodgrain Finish PENCIL Only *4.95 POSTAL SCALES Save Money 1 Lb. Only $3.25 2 Lb. Only $5.50 1970 borrows money from a friends and never repays it, is too cowardly to steal." Sadly enough it is a case of "more truth than poetry" more often than not, * * * I-saw a man standing on the corner of Broad and Pine the other day looking intently at the County Courthouse building. . .at least that's what he appeared to be doing. Anyhow, a few minutes later he came into the Nugget office and inquired. .seriously .."Is that the Nevada County Courthouse?" We assured him that it was, indeed, and he walked out muttering something we didn't catch. Some days are like that! * * x To me, most spiders are rather obnoxious .. but the other day I watched one in total fascination for about 15 minutes, Ihad spilled a few cat food pellets (little round ones flavored with fish.. which my pixilated pussies love) on the steps of my mobile home. This big, stubbylegged, rather "furry" type spider came along, apparently minding his own spidery business ..and ran into one ofthe pellets, He backed off aninch.. charged the pellet like a battering ram, and kept this up until he had it off the steps and on the ground below. That goal attained ..he sat on top of the pellet and surveyed the area carefully for several minutes . then rolled it slowly and carefully under the porch steps and out of sight. I am wondering if he's trying to hatch it? Navy offers scholarships in dentistry Men and women students ma’ triculating in, or accepted by dental schools accredited by the American Dental Association are invited to apply for the . Navy's 1972 dental student scholarship program, Successful applicants will be commissioned ensigns in the U. S. Naval Reserve and receive up to four years of free college and books. In addition

to full pay and allowances received while attending school, which amounts to over $7,800 5] per year for single ensigns and s over $8,200 per year for a married ensign, candidates will receive full tuition and authorized fees and $200 per year for books, CALENDAR STANDS Sets $2.40 Since the time spent in school counts toward retirement and promotion, those individuals accepted for the program will normally begin their active duty in the Navy as a lieutenant. Single lieutenants make over $12,800 per year and married lieutenants are paid over $13,000 per year. Interested individuals are invited to submit their applications between Jan. 1 and March 15, 1972, Mma BT eo uw ss By Fay M. Dunbar 273-29345 0 "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go." Rough and Ready gets its Christmas face Friday night, Dec. 10. Sure hope we have better weather than the Cornish Christmas in Grass Valley has been getting on Fridays. The tree lighting program will start at 7 p.m, at the community tree infront of the post office. Everyone may bring an outdoor ornament if they wish. There will be community carols and a "Christmas Present" presented by the 4-H Club; The club is also having a cake auction with Supervisor Larry Filer conducting the bidding. Santa will be there through the courtesy of our Rough and Ready Volunteer Fire Department. Hot drinks for everyone will be served by the chamber. There will be candy for the children. Chairman Lisetta Scheave invites you all to come and sing aes with us, ROR RK KR RE The Grange Party is Saturday night beginning with a Christmas potinels at 6:30 p.m At the invitation of their new lecturer, Connie Baer, the Newcomers Lyric Ensemble of Nevada ‘county will sing the Christmas music portion oftheir program. Clarence Treadway will do some old-fashioned fiddling. Mrs. Olyve Simmons. will dd some unexpected things with the Night Before Christmas. The Lyric Ensemble is a county wide group but it seems like Rough and Ready because our director is Mrs, Ken (Helen) Beatie of our community, Busy as the Beaties are now, with two families of grandchildren, Helen still finds time for weekly practice sessions with the group. There are six other members of the 26 voices, Violet Hawson, Barbara Miller, Beulah Shearer, Olyve Simmons, Elaine Vogt and myself from the Rough and Ready area, One of the ensemble feature numbers this year is Gesu Bambino by Frederick Martens and Pietro Yon, It's a beautiful number and with the soprano obligato sung oy Mrs, Beulah Shearer it takes on extra beauty. *~ **e KKK KK KK *K The Newcomers Club Christmas luncheon on Dec. 15 will be at the Rough and Ready Grange Hall and will be catered by the Mexican Villa of Rough and Ready. The Arnold Solis family have planned the salad bar and the cafe's speciality, hot smoked beef, for the occasion. The ensemble which is sponsored by this club will sing for this party also.The luncheon was arranged by Mrs, LA. (W inifred) Creegan Newcomers Club general chairman, ' kK kK OK ROK OK OK Last week's snow storm certainly enhanced the feeling of Christmas in the air. All signs of snow have vanished from our own area but it's still beautiful just a few short miles up Highway 20. When Mmes. Connie Baer, Violet Hawson, Lisetta Scheave and I attended the Historical Society's annual dinner in Nevada City last Sunday evening we were thrilled by the beautiful outdoor lighting already glowing in that area. In its snowy setting it really looked like a storybook Christmas. *eEKKE KR KE KK K Program portion of the Historical Society dinner was a speech by Governor Newton Booth, Shade of Booth doing the speech was Dr, Arch McPherson, The original, done in Nevada City in 1572 fitted many of our situations today showing the former California governor's grasp of his country's problems. One phrase " — the people are responsible for every public abuse —" strikes me as particularly significant, Much as we complain about taxes, and of course some.other things, with our remarkable form of government it is obviously our own fault that we have allowed our public officials to get us-into this situation. The old biblical parable .says separate the bundle of sticks and you can break each one separately and this is surely what they do to us on every issue that affects their own or their backer's pockets. Since’ we haven't learned in the bast 100 years it seems unlikely that we will improve in the near future. * KOK KOK KK KKK We had as much fun putting up outdoor Christmas decorations in Rough and. Ready last Sunday as groups have singing Carols on Christmas Eve, We arrived with greens and big peppermint sticks and red bows at people's doors and were greeted with true Christmas spirit. The ladies of the committee met last week and wrapped the big sticks with their red stripes and tied the big bows. Mmes, Helen Brown and Irene Lanzandorfer both brought truck loads of greens and these decorations were tied to front gate posts with old fashioned wire from our bales of hay. Afterwards we had coffee and cake and friendly chatter. Stan Baer, Harold Brown and John Schuster provided the manpower and Conne Baer, Annabelle Dick, Irene Lanzendorfer, Winifred Schuster and I decorated the entryways while Violet Hawson prepared the huge wreath for the Blacksmith Shop. Chairman Lisetta Scheave put the whole thing together. *OK KK KOK KOK KK Seems like the temporary closing of the old Nevada Theater, which has dragged out so long, is about to end. Everyone involved seems determined that the theater shall be reopened for the new gas lights on Broad Street. Seems that the old building is remarkably sound after all. **e KKK KK KK The Quentin Doolans and the Bert Spaits have just returned from a visit down Southern California way to see our former neighbors, the Roy Bradleys, The e Eratays were owners of the Rough and Ready Mobile dome Park. ** KK KK KK KK Miss Loris Best enjoyed the junior prom at NUHS last Saturday night, She wore a full length blue velvet gown with long sleeves and trimmed very simply with white lace underlaying soft, self-color velvet ruffles. Her escort complimented the blue gown with his powder blue a ia * OK KK OK KK OK KK I hope all of you saw the delightful picture of Miss Nola Vogt and her prize Cheviot Yearling Ram in the news recently. Nola entered five sheep in the Grand National Livestock Exposition at the San Francisco Cow Palace and won four awards, Competition was very keen. There were 1,100 head of sheep entered from the four western states. Nola is conducting an experiment with crossing Hampshire and Cheviot breeds. She selected the Cheviot for its early maturity and the Hampshire for its blocky meat producing qualities, Her project seems to be doing very well. The William Vogts live on Lower Bridgeport Road, I always know when Nola goes on these interesting exhibitor's junkets because we miss Elaine Vogt at our singing sessions, Mother and daughter both seem to enjoy the shows. * KOK KOK OK OK OK KO Mrs. Lisetts Scheave spent Thanksgiving with her son and his family in Auburn, It's wonderful for her to have her family so close. Daughter Jacqueline Kelly lives in Sacramento, There is another daughter also close by but it has not been my privilege to know her as yet.