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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

January 20, 1971 (12 pages)

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Oak wood is mighty tough. Here Ernest Vogt! demonstrates how the powerful wood splitter he made can cut through a large chunk of oak. Vogt built the two-speed hydraulic wood splitter as a Nevada Union High School shop project. NU senior wins A Nevada Union High School ‘senior, Ernést Vogt, has been named a winner of one of the annual James F, Lincoln Arc Welding Awards. A total of $15,000 was distributed to 254 high school shop students from 33 states for the best written reports by students, describing their ability to plan and build an arc welded project. Fifteen California youths were named winners. The fifth regional award of $50 went to Vogt for a two-speed hydraulic wood splitter. Vogt's instructor at Nevada Union is Robert Paasch, Vogt, supervised by Robert Paasch, NU instructor, built his wood splitter and is currently using it on the family ranch in the Lake Wildwood area. The Nevada Union student has put the machine to good use, splitting oak wood which he sells. This is the 19th year school shop awards have been given by the James F, Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation. The program's objectives are to increase student interest in arc welding and to encourage the development of their communicative ‘Skills, Judging factors included usefulness of the project, ability and judgment shown in design and construction, ingenious and effective use of arc welding, and clarity and completeness of the entry's description and illustration of the project.) ''/ iio Approximately 1,760 telephone subscribers in rural Grass Valley will have lower monthly charges from the newly expanded rate area that became effective this week. George Hutchins, local Pacific Telephone manager, said the area included in the ‘boundary change was determined by population density and consists mainly of Banner Mountain, Auburn Highway to one half mile south of Alta Sierra Drive, part of Alta Sierra, La Barr Meadows, Starbright Acres, Highway 20 west, including Rough and Ready and Penn Valley. Telephone rates for one, two, and four party service outside the base rate area include = mileage charge added to we basic monthly charge. A Penn Valley or Alta Sierra resident with a one-party line will save approximately $13 per month, under the new system, and an eight-party subscriber changed to four-party will save fifty cents a month, the manager explained. Within the area are 1,290 telephone subscribers, of these, 981° have either one, two or fourparty service on which the monthly mileage charge dropped completely. The other 309 subscribers have eight-party line service. Each of these were contacted, where possible, and willreceive
the grade of service according to their preference. . Construction problems. may ‘eause ‘a’ delay: in some'of the Rural phon customers will wots get rate break ‘telephone service. We also know Jaycees through out the nation will celebrate Jaycee week starting Sunday. : Since July 16, 1948, the Grass Valley Jaycees have been active in their community development. The first project the Jaycees changes. Telephone splicersare conducted in Grass Valley was working to complete connections "Get Out and Register." Since in the Penn Valley area, but lowthe completion of that project er rates will be applicable even they have worked on making though changesare not complete, Highway 20 safe to travel, street Hutchins said, signs for Grass Valley, building In addition, 470 telephone subof a wooden lung for polio vicscribers outside the new area tims, and the purchasing of the will receive reductions in first driver's training car for the mileage rates, Hutchins said, high school. Savings in mileage charges for Some of their more recent all subscribers due to the exProjects were the Little League pansion will total $5,286.00 a Lights at Condon Park, Special month. Olympics for the handicapped Hutchins said the estimated Children and placing of trees in cost to provide facilities for the Nevada City and Grass Valley. expanded areas was $292,000. Their most recent accomplishThis was part of the $584,000 project stated last summer when underground conduit was placed on West Main and South auburn Streets in Grass Valley. "We're happy we can offer these service improvements to telephone users in the Golden GV seeks members during Jaycee Week ‘ BUSINESS BILLBOARD Wednesday, January 20, 1971 5 ment was the hosting of the Junior Miss Pageant in December. : Jaycees are young men between 21.and 35 who are interested in improving themselves and their community. Many opportunities are available to young men while in Jaycees. Selfimprovement programs such as speak-up, write up, and leadership training are offered to these men. This week the Grass Valley Jaycees are seeking new members to build their working force in their community. Any young man 21°to 35 years of age who is interested in Jaycees and what Jaycees can do for him please call 265-5511 or 273-7923. Empire," Hutchins stated. "We know this is just another step added to the many taken in the ° past that have upgraded local _ THE GIPSON’S © 279-2961 we have more stepstotake in the future. Some are already close to reality, others are being planned. They are all a part of © the growing demands for telephone service in a growing area," Sit back and let classified ads to the selling, renting or buying. for you. e aSieliened taal eae ake al Len Gilbert FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY . 111 W. Main P.O. Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca. Ph. 265-6166