January 5, 1972 (12 pages)

2 ‘The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, January a BR Seipeap see O56 6-6 Sci sss gesegeadgcas OiU,0,0, 016, s10.8, otetetetehatate « oMatctatetatet BatststeetehaiesectettTts tteee! OOD anne ROO ae nek, orereeees o%a'e'n a's e'n anne nea’, ‘aan! OOOO COIS etetete = OCR . Sounding Board . WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR GRASS VALLEY AND EV, VADA cmy THROUGH THE R REMAINDER OF THIS DECADE? Bs Bs Ys OD atetetatetete OOOO ” 2 EDWARJ) GIANOLI: A mall on JACK PETERSON: I don't want Mill Street for one and more to see the two towns modernindustry in the county. ized. I'd like to see more usable old things, such as the coming gaslights, not have the past stuck ina museum, Grass Valley has changed: so much, modernized, but Nevada City remains: lovely.and,old looking. THELMA DUNDAS; All kinds of good luck, no more people coming in, With gaslights going in in Nevada City, it will be more attractive and I'm looking forward to that. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, r $01 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. ‘95959 Telephone 265-2471 PEGGY SCHIFFEL: No more people coming up. I like the way the two towns look now. i Second class postage. paid at Nevada City, California, Adjadicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, ~ Juce 8, 1960. DecreeNo. 12, 406, Fo tne Rates: one year, $3, 00; two years, $5, 00, 19687 } of the , HAL COX: Develop our water CALIFORNIA APER and sewer systems. With the ! TION . — push we got last year, it looks like we're on our way. BS 1972 NORTHERN MINES LEGEND . Gleanings from the Goldpan The week on NUHS campus By Judi Stober WANTED: Good homes for the legendary elflike creatures, the Tommyknockers. Since hardrock mining in the Grass Valley and Nevada City area is a passed era, many hundreds of Tommyknockers have been left homeless. For those needing a definition of a Tommyknocker, they were described by an old Cornishman as, from Cornwall; "Little fellows who 'ave the Miner's best interest at ‘art. We brought 'em 'ere they make the Mine safe when we do go 'ome. They do be a cross between a gnome and a brownie with a dash of leprechaun among 'em." These mine inhabitors, under the Cornish superstition, protected the miners from cave-ins. The Cornish miner held a great respect for the Tommyknocker, with a belief that was almost religious, The Tommyknocker's name is derived from the tapping on timbers in the mine. These ,tappings served as a warning of disaster to the miners. Anthony Fitch in "Ballads of Western Mines" explains the evil meaning of these tappings: An' we tease the ‘aunted place Fro' we won't work w'ere they be, An w'ever we ‘ear them knocking ‘ We sure wull always flee. For it means w'over ‘ears it Will be the next in line, For the pick-pick of the Tommyknockers Is the last and awful sign. It is very doubtful like many other legendary characters, if this elf-like creature was.ever really seen. There is a story though, of one miner in Nevada City, who quit his job after he saw a little man with whiskers, coming out one of the tunnels in the mine. Yes, it is truly an end of an era, gold mining has slowly died away. We have few, if any mines still producjng, and the larger ones have been filled with water, leaving many a Tommyknocker homeless. Chicago Park News By PAT JONES Sufferin' Suffolks, not to mention Hampshires, what with ewes lambing, no electricity and the rough weather, life was slightly more hectic\ than usual at the Robert Paasch ranch in Chicago Park, over Christmas. Marge didn't know how she could prepare dinner on a trash burner ™ for the expected 16 guests. As it turned out, only Marge's ~~ brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Klos and sons, and Marge's mother, Sofie Klos, made it. over from Rescue for Christmas day. The day following Christmas, Bob, Marge and young Bob took.an unscheduled trip to Richmond to deliver gifts and have Christmas dinner Tl with Bob's family. : John Cockerton, who was hos; pitalized following a stroke last fall, is at his Bear River Pines home. His family is caring for him, Cards and messages from ® friends are appreciated, but visitors must be limited as John tires easily. John’ drove the school bus from Chicago Park not too many years back. He is the owner of Smilin' John's Chevron Station in Cedar Ridge. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery. The entire Walter Weiss family was busy before Christmas Christine 5,000 miniature live G ristmas trees that were a hot tem in Bay Area super markets. Bosses of the thriving business in Peardale are Dwight and Marty, the two older Weiss boys. Another Phase of their nursery enterprise is ata standstill right now because of the snow. From October through March the boys do a brisk business shipping seedlings to Christmas tree growers all over California, plus Fa few living in the east. Mrs. Charles Sovey of Mt. Olive Road entered Auburn Faith Hospital Sunday. She was scheduled for surgery Mondav. Cards sent to her at P.O, Box 127 are sure to reach her. (Stay legal, Miz Sovey.) Mr, and Mrs, Bruce McDonald of Peardale, their son Bruce and wife from Nevada were dinner guests for Ruth Leedy on New Year's Day. The group watched the Rose Parade and other programs on colored tv. Members of the Peardale Pines 4-H Club are working on demonstrations for County Demonstration Day. Counting the 55 members and adult leaders, 75 people are involved in the club this year. It meets the second Monday of each month in Union Hill School. Rowland Grumbling and Lucile Dittl are the community leaders. Channon Grumbling is the president, Debra Woods, vice president; Lynette Dittl, secretary; Karen Selvester, treasurer; Susan Stofle, reporter; Rowlanda Grumbling, corresponding secretary; Allyn Von Seeth, set. of arms; Jill Von Seeth and Ken Mehrmann, recreation and sons leaders; Susan Crane and Teresa Eerliner, refreshments. It is traditional for the George Dyers of Sunshine Valley and the Robert Harrises of Dunsmuir to get together on’ New Years to celebrate and watch the football games, This year the gathering was at Dyers, Sunshine Valley artist Jo ‘Pease has*been neglecting her painting lately for more mundane pursuits, like making curtains for her new house, Jo's mother, Amelia P, Sherman, had one of those nasty colds that have been so prevalent, but she is better now. Paul's sister, Mrs, Lawrence Moore of Piedmont, spent a week with Paul, Jo and family during the holidays, The Robert Fentzells saw the New Year in with friends and neighbors. They hosted a party at their Meadow View Drive home, Nevada Lodge installation set Jan. 8 The 128rd installation of officers for Nevada Lodge No. 13, Free & Accepted Order of Masons will be held at 7:30 p.m, Jan. 8 in the Nevada City Masonic Temple at 110 North Pine Street. Ed Farley, inspector for the 208th Masonic District, will be the installing officer. Prior to the installation ceremonies a 6:30 turkey dinner will be sponsored by Evangeline Chapter of Eastern Star, with the Rainbow Girls serving. The dinner and ceremonies are open to the public. The installing ceremonies will be accompanied by some top quality entertainment, with two solo numbers by Julie Dallugge, accompanied by Keith Cantrill and two numbers by a celebrated "barbershop quartet,'' accompanied by Homer Smith. One quartet number will include soprano Anne Manuel. The 1972 officers for Nevada Lodge will be: William Lambert, master; Maskey Heath, senior warden; Charles Dunstan, junior warden; William Boodt, Sr., treasurer; J. Howard Keene, secretary; Victor Engstrom, chaplain; Gene Walter, marshal; Raymond Schneider, senior deacon; Martin Johnson, junior deacon; Albert J. Harris, senior steward, Jack L. Miller, junior steward; Homer Smith, organist; and Ralph Douglas, tyler. The lodge trustees will be L. W. Kopp Rev. Haven Martin and William Siler; Demar Dundas will repeat as officers' coach; and Warren Pendell will be chief candidates" coach, Nevada Lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of the State of Wisconsin on April 20, 1850, and is the sixth oldest lodge in California, At one time during the gold rush Nevada Lodge was the largest in the state a Se

2 ‘The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, January a BR Seipeap see O56 6-6 Sci sss gesegeadgcas OiU,0,0, 016, s10.8, otetetetehatate « oMatctatetatet BatststeetehaiesectettTts tteee! OOD anne ROO ae nek, orereeees o%a'e'n a's e'n anne nea’, ‘aan! OOOO COIS etetete = OCR . Sounding Board . WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR GRASS VALLEY AND EV, VADA cmy THROUGH THE R REMAINDER OF THIS DECADE? Bs Bs Ys OD atetetatetete OOOO ” 2 EDWARJ) GIANOLI: A mall on JACK PETERSON: I don't want Mill Street for one and more to see the two towns modernindustry in the county. ized. I'd like to see more usable old things, such as the coming gaslights, not have the past stuck ina museum, Grass Valley has changed: so much, modernized, but Nevada City remains: lovely.and,old looking. THELMA DUNDAS; All kinds of good luck, no more people coming in, With gaslights going in in Nevada City, it will be more attractive and I'm looking forward to that. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, r $01 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. ‘95959 Telephone 265-2471 PEGGY SCHIFFEL: No more people coming up. I like the way the two towns look now. i Second class postage. paid at Nevada City, California, Adjadicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, ~ Juce 8, 1960. DecreeNo. 12, 406, Fo tne Rates: one year, $3, 00; two years, $5, 00, 19687 } of the , HAL COX: Develop our water CALIFORNIA APER and sewer systems. With the ! TION . — push we got last year, it looks like we're on our way. BS 1972 NORTHERN MINES LEGEND . Gleanings from the Goldpan The week on NUHS campus By Judi Stober WANTED: Good homes for the legendary elflike creatures, the Tommyknockers. Since hardrock mining in the Grass Valley and Nevada City area is a passed era, many hundreds of Tommyknockers have been left homeless. For those needing a definition of a Tommyknocker, they were described by an old Cornishman as, from Cornwall; "Little fellows who 'ave the Miner's best interest at ‘art. We brought 'em 'ere they make the Mine safe when we do go 'ome. They do be a cross between a gnome and a brownie with a dash of leprechaun among 'em." These mine inhabitors, under the Cornish superstition, protected the miners from cave-ins. The Cornish miner held a great respect for the Tommyknocker, with a belief that was almost religious, The Tommyknocker's name is derived from the tapping on timbers in the mine. These ,tappings served as a warning of disaster to the miners. Anthony Fitch in "Ballads of Western Mines" explains the evil meaning of these tappings: An' we tease the ‘aunted place Fro' we won't work w'ere they be, An w'ever we ‘ear them knocking ‘ We sure wull always flee. For it means w'over ‘ears it Will be the next in line, For the pick-pick of the Tommyknockers Is the last and awful sign. It is very doubtful like many other legendary characters, if this elf-like creature was.ever really seen. There is a story though, of one miner in Nevada City, who quit his job after he saw a little man with whiskers, coming out one of the tunnels in the mine. Yes, it is truly an end of an era, gold mining has slowly died away. We have few, if any mines still producjng, and the larger ones have been filled with water, leaving many a Tommyknocker homeless. Chicago Park News By PAT JONES Sufferin' Suffolks, not to mention Hampshires, what with ewes lambing, no electricity and the rough weather, life was slightly more hectic\ than usual at the Robert Paasch ranch in Chicago Park, over Christmas. Marge didn't know how she could prepare dinner on a trash burner ™ for the expected 16 guests. As it turned out, only Marge's ~~ brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Klos and sons, and Marge's mother, Sofie Klos, made it. over from Rescue for Christmas day. The day following Christmas, Bob, Marge and young Bob took.an unscheduled trip to Richmond to deliver gifts and have Christmas dinner Tl with Bob's family. : John Cockerton, who was hos; pitalized following a stroke last fall, is at his Bear River Pines home. His family is caring for him, Cards and messages from ® friends are appreciated, but visitors must be limited as John tires easily. John’ drove the school bus from Chicago Park not too many years back. He is the owner of Smilin' John's Chevron Station in Cedar Ridge. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery. The entire Walter Weiss family was busy before Christmas

Christine 5,000 miniature live G ristmas trees that were a hot tem in Bay Area super markets. Bosses of the thriving business in Peardale are Dwight and Marty, the two older Weiss boys. Another Phase of their nursery enterprise is ata standstill right now because of the snow. From October through March the boys do a brisk business shipping seedlings to Christmas tree growers all over California, plus Fa few living in the east. Mrs. Charles Sovey of Mt. Olive Road entered Auburn Faith Hospital Sunday. She was scheduled for surgery Mondav. Cards sent to her at P.O, Box 127 are sure to reach her. (Stay legal, Miz Sovey.) Mr, and Mrs, Bruce McDonald of Peardale, their son Bruce and wife from Nevada were dinner guests for Ruth Leedy on New Year's Day. The group watched the Rose Parade and other programs on colored tv. Members of the Peardale Pines 4-H Club are working on demonstrations for County Demonstration Day. Counting the 55 members and adult leaders, 75 people are involved in the club this year. It meets the second Monday of each month in Union Hill School. Rowland Grumbling and Lucile Dittl are the community leaders. Channon Grumbling is the president, Debra Woods, vice president; Lynette Dittl, secretary; Karen Selvester, treasurer; Susan Stofle, reporter; Rowlanda Grumbling, corresponding secretary; Allyn Von Seeth, set. of arms; Jill Von Seeth and Ken Mehrmann, recreation and sons leaders; Susan Crane and Teresa Eerliner, refreshments. It is traditional for the George Dyers of Sunshine Valley and the Robert Harrises of Dunsmuir to get together on’ New Years to celebrate and watch the football games, This year the gathering was at Dyers, Sunshine Valley artist Jo ‘Pease has*been neglecting her painting lately for more mundane pursuits, like making curtains for her new house, Jo's mother, Amelia P, Sherman, had one of those nasty colds that have been so prevalent, but she is better now. Paul's sister, Mrs, Lawrence Moore of Piedmont, spent a week with Paul, Jo and family during the holidays, The Robert Fentzells saw the New Year in with friends and neighbors. They hosted a party at their Meadow View Drive home, Nevada Lodge installation set Jan. 8 The 128rd installation of officers for Nevada Lodge No. 13, Free & Accepted Order of Masons will be held at 7:30 p.m, Jan. 8 in the Nevada City Masonic Temple at 110 North Pine Street. Ed Farley, inspector for the 208th Masonic District, will be the installing officer. Prior to the installation ceremonies a 6:30 turkey dinner will be sponsored by Evangeline Chapter of Eastern Star, with the Rainbow Girls serving. The dinner and ceremonies are open to the public. The installing ceremonies will be accompanied by some top quality entertainment, with two solo numbers by Julie Dallugge, accompanied by Keith Cantrill and two numbers by a celebrated "barbershop quartet,'' accompanied by Homer Smith. One quartet number will include soprano Anne Manuel. The 1972 officers for Nevada Lodge will be: William Lambert, master; Maskey Heath, senior warden; Charles Dunstan, junior warden; William Boodt, Sr., treasurer; J. Howard Keene, secretary; Victor Engstrom, chaplain; Gene Walter, marshal; Raymond Schneider, senior deacon; Martin Johnson, junior deacon; Albert J. Harris, senior steward, Jack L. Miller, junior steward; Homer Smith, organist; and Ralph Douglas, tyler. The lodge trustees will be L. W. Kopp Rev. Haven Martin and William Siler; Demar Dundas will repeat as officers' coach; and Warren Pendell will be chief candidates" coach, Nevada Lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of the State of Wisconsin on April 20, 1850, and is the sixth oldest lodge in California, At one time during the gold rush Nevada Lodge was the largest in the state a Se