March 4, 1970 (12 pages)

y The Nevada County Nugget — Wednesday, March 4, 1970 The Sounding Board . TOMMYKNOCKERS ARE "LEGENDARY LITTLE FELLOWS WHO USED TO WORK IN THE MINES," SAYS ERNIE HARRIES, HE CLAIMS HE LEARNED THIS FROM HIS FATHER WILLIAM HARRIES, WHO WAS THE LAST PUMP MAN AT THE GOLDEN CENTER MINE, IT IS SAID THE IMPISH CORNISH ELVES CAME HERE WITH THE EARLY DAY MINERS, AND WERE A SYMBOL OF GOOD LUCK, HOWEVER, THEY SOMETIMES PLAYED TRICKS ON THEIR FRIENDS, THE MINERS, THE SOUNDING BOARD THIS WEEK ASKED FIVE PEOPLE WHAT IS A TOMMYKNOCKER AND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? HERE ARE THE ANSWERS. PAULINE BERGEMANN, Nevada City: "The Nevada City Lions Club has one--it isa little elf and looks like a miner. 1 MILDRED FRAZEE, Nevada think they are supposed to bring -City: "They are typical of the good luck,” history of the area, .They are a-sort of Cousin Jack version of an Irish leprechaun." ° MARGIE SHOOK, Grass Valley: “Ah, I am afraid not, but I have heard about them ever since I came to Grass Valley and first discovered pasties, I think it's a little myth they have going around here. NEVADA COUNTY NUGC PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 301 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2471 DONALD KINSMAN, Grass Val. ley: "A what? I don't know!" Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal news. paper of general circulation by the Nevada — County Superior Court,Juce 3, 1960. Decree Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5.00. 19SS7 PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER. CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER a a i. hh BARBARA FLANAGAN, Nevada No "I don't know, give me a [Rough . Me a Mendy By Fay M. Dunbar 273-2934" Some maps probably do still show the name Nigger Creek on Rough and Ready's. meandering little stream but the State Resources Agency map for 1959 already shows it changed to the "less offensive’ name of Negro Creek. If this is still not acceptable it may have to be changed again «but I certainly hope not without a fight for this historically significant name, It actually is an honor to the black and beautiful to have it so named, Beautiful as our wild woods are around here it is not what this country's fame is founded upon. We are part of the historically famous Mother Lode country. and let us not give up these significant old names easily, They are part of our heritage. « If we lose the battle then we should surely be allowed a substitute that would carry on with the historic gold’country beginnings, The substitution of the proud and historically significant name of a member ofthe black race suchas Caroline Allen or of her father Frank Allen might be acceptable. Let Wildwood Acres carry on with its more modern name. It's beautiful, too, for its time. KAKHeKER YR KK * We also have in our herifage, as a whole people, the characteristic and certainly the legal guarantee of tolerance. The other day a neighbor, Mrs, Don (Lorraine) Long reminded me of a particularly appropriate old Indian saying. Being just a tiny bit Cherokee mysélf, my maternal great grandmother was a Cherokee princess so the story. goes, I was as proud as punch, The saying sayS: "Don't judge a brave until you have walked a mile in his moccasins", Actually this teaching goes all the way back to the Bible. There is that bit "be ye kind, one to another, tender hearted forgiving each other". And then there is the old adage "we are brothers under the skin", But, the Indian one kind of sends-me. Can you imagine hating anyone after you have lived his life fora while? One might be ashamed or disgusted, but hate, I think not. KEKEXEP GREEK K E, L. (Jack). Bixler was doing a. good deed last Thursday, as is his usual way of life, and got the worst of the deal. He .was clearing up some trouble with the big oak tree on the Grange hill when his saw got the upper hand. It did literally get the upper part of his left hand, HE surely had: his hand on Jack's shoulder that’ day. Only the skin was cut away and the good doctorust sewed it back, Jack says it isn't so bad except not being able to do things for a while. *FKEHAR BR KKK * Young David Doolan is home from. the hospital and recuperating nicely. In fact he hopes. to be back in school very soon, Mrs. Goldie Tarech is at’ home to her friends, ( and‘ ladies in dire need of a new spring wardrobe.) at Space 14 in the mobile homes park. Mrs, Tarech is a long time friend of Mrs. Frank Kavka (Violet Hawson) and sister of Dorothy Fisher. Mr. and Mrs,: Rich Avery, Mr. and Mrs, Roy Bradley and Mrs, Helene Hurlbut were dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Bert Spaite last Saturday evening. Lucky guests! Marguerite is a wonderful ' cook, Dr. -and Mrs. Bert Spaite spent the weekend of Feb, 20 in Oakland, They visited the Dr. Gail Spaites'in El Cerrito to help Dr, Gail celebrate his birthday, He EKER BR ee ** * The Newcomers Club of Nevada county held their February meeting at the Rough and Ready Grange Hall last Wednesday, The ladies and many of their husbands, met for a potluck luncheon. Following a brief business meeting, William Bursill’ showed beautiful colored slides of Rough and Ready. Mrs. Helen Beatie, with Mrs. Meda Snow as aceompanist, led the group in community singing of some favorite. get together songs. The Roogh and Ready 4-HClub will hold its regular meeting at the Grange Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. The Rough and Ready Grange will hold its tegular afternoon public party on Sunday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m. The Ladies ‘of the Grange will meet at Meadow Vista Grange March 10 at 10:30 a.m. for the Placer Nugget Pomona CWA meeting-and luncheon, * “The Rough and Ready Chamber: of Commerce Board of Directors will hold their March meeting on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m, at the Perry Real Estate Office, KEEFER WRK ** Orin Brown. ‘of Phillips 66 has been appointed’ chairman of the Merchants Committee for the Rough and Ready Chamber. Both Mr. and Mrs, Brown have been contacting all of the merchants . to check how the chamber can best fulfill its obligations to promote the community. *¥eEXKAR YR ***** Don Burkhard, son. of the Everett Burkhards of Rough and Ready is building a herd of pure bred Black Angus: cattle as his 4-H_ project. Don plans on using his herd to add to his college fund. He started out this year with Negrita Blackbird VF 4 bred to Bancolier Lad of Barr. In January, Adelaida Blackbird, a very fine Angus Heifer calf, was born, She will be saved for the herd but Don has two young steers which will help pay for the hay needed to supplement his available pasture. #F*EXHKER YR EKKE Mr. and Mrs, Greiner were guests of Mrs, Helene Hurlbut last week, The Greiners are long time friends of Mrs, Hurlbut, They make their home in Lincoln, Nebraska and are on a month \ long vacation away from the Nebraska winters. They all enjoyed rehashing old times, **EK*F ER GREK KEK* Mr, and Mrs, Harold Horner of Ontario, California, were guests of the Don Litchfields last weekend, The Horners were former business associates of the Litchfields and had a lot of pleasant associations to recollect, 4 KeEKER BR RKER KE Mrs. Frank (Mary) O'Neal spent’ four-days last week on a conducted tour of Las Vegas, arranged by Mrs, Ruth Covey of the Golden Age Club of Grass Valley. Together with q bus load of friends and new acquaintances they saw the "Fun City" and enjoyed some of its shows and some delicious dinners in the exciting clubs, #*X¥**XER OR ** * * * . Don't forget Conservation Week, March 7-13. With the ecology kick everyone is on at the ‘present, it should be extremely interesting as well as profitable for the ecology of the country, *eCRER ER SS EE Mmes, Margaret Brown, Fay Dunbar, Lisetta Scheave and Winifred Schuster visited Cloma and Friday House last Thursday with the Landmarks Commission, The weather was } beautiful and the countryside delightful. We all enjoyed a personal visit with Mr, George Mathis and saw his new home and studio (Friday House), He has very few things of Rough and Ready left, but any of his Gold Country studies are wonderful. As is usual we missed seeing the sawmill at work, Someday I am going to make a special trip to catch that mill at work. Eighteen of us had lunch together at Sierra Nevada House and discussed some of our Gold Country's current enterprises, SCRE ERE ACRE RR ER ER

y The Nevada County Nugget — Wednesday, March 4, 1970 The Sounding Board . TOMMYKNOCKERS ARE "LEGENDARY LITTLE FELLOWS WHO USED TO WORK IN THE MINES," SAYS ERNIE HARRIES, HE CLAIMS HE LEARNED THIS FROM HIS FATHER WILLIAM HARRIES, WHO WAS THE LAST PUMP MAN AT THE GOLDEN CENTER MINE, IT IS SAID THE IMPISH CORNISH ELVES CAME HERE WITH THE EARLY DAY MINERS, AND WERE A SYMBOL OF GOOD LUCK, HOWEVER, THEY SOMETIMES PLAYED TRICKS ON THEIR FRIENDS, THE MINERS, THE SOUNDING BOARD THIS WEEK ASKED FIVE PEOPLE WHAT IS A TOMMYKNOCKER AND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? HERE ARE THE ANSWERS. PAULINE BERGEMANN, Nevada City: "The Nevada City Lions Club has one--it isa little elf and looks like a miner. 1 MILDRED FRAZEE, Nevada think they are supposed to bring -City: "They are typical of the good luck,” history of the area, .They are a-sort of Cousin Jack version of an Irish leprechaun." ° MARGIE SHOOK, Grass Valley: “Ah, I am afraid not, but I have heard about them ever since I came to Grass Valley and first discovered pasties, I think it's a little myth they have going around here. NEVADA COUNTY NUGC PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 301 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2471 DONALD KINSMAN, Grass Val. ley: "A what? I don't know!" Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal news. paper of general circulation by the Nevada — County Superior Court,Juce 3, 1960. Decree Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5.00. 19SS7 PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER. CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER a a i. hh BARBARA FLANAGAN, Nevada No "I don't know, give me a [Rough . Me a Mendy By Fay M. Dunbar 273-2934" Some maps probably do still show the name Nigger Creek on Rough and Ready's. meandering little stream but the State Resources Agency map for 1959 already shows it changed to the "less offensive’ name of Negro Creek. If this is still not acceptable it may have to be changed again «but I certainly hope not without a fight for this historically significant name, It actually is an honor to the black and beautiful to have it so named, Beautiful as our wild woods are around here it is not what this country's fame is founded upon. We are part of the historically famous Mother Lode country. and let us not give up these significant old names easily, They are part of our heritage. « If we lose the battle then we should surely be allowed a substitute that would carry on with the historic gold’country beginnings, The substitution of the proud and historically significant name of a member ofthe black race suchas Caroline Allen or of her father Frank Allen might be acceptable. Let Wildwood Acres carry on with its more modern name. It's beautiful, too, for its time. KAKHeKER YR KK * We also have in our herifage, as a whole people, the characteristic and certainly the legal guarantee of tolerance. The other day a neighbor, Mrs, Don (Lorraine) Long reminded me of a particularly appropriate old Indian saying. Being just a tiny bit Cherokee mysélf, my maternal great grandmother was a Cherokee princess so the story. goes, I was as proud as punch, The saying sayS: "Don't judge a brave until you have walked a mile in his moccasins", Actually this teaching goes all the way back to the Bible. There is that bit "be ye kind, one to another, tender

hearted forgiving each other". And then there is the old adage "we are brothers under the skin", But, the Indian one kind of sends-me. Can you imagine hating anyone after you have lived his life fora while? One might be ashamed or disgusted, but hate, I think not. KEKEXEP GREEK K E, L. (Jack). Bixler was doing a. good deed last Thursday, as is his usual way of life, and got the worst of the deal. He .was clearing up some trouble with the big oak tree on the Grange hill when his saw got the upper hand. It did literally get the upper part of his left hand, HE surely had: his hand on Jack's shoulder that’ day. Only the skin was cut away and the good doctorust sewed it back, Jack says it isn't so bad except not being able to do things for a while. *FKEHAR BR KKK * Young David Doolan is home from. the hospital and recuperating nicely. In fact he hopes. to be back in school very soon, Mrs. Goldie Tarech is at’ home to her friends, ( and‘ ladies in dire need of a new spring wardrobe.) at Space 14 in the mobile homes park. Mrs, Tarech is a long time friend of Mrs. Frank Kavka (Violet Hawson) and sister of Dorothy Fisher. Mr. and Mrs,: Rich Avery, Mr. and Mrs, Roy Bradley and Mrs, Helene Hurlbut were dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Bert Spaite last Saturday evening. Lucky guests! Marguerite is a wonderful ' cook, Dr. -and Mrs. Bert Spaite spent the weekend of Feb, 20 in Oakland, They visited the Dr. Gail Spaites'in El Cerrito to help Dr, Gail celebrate his birthday, He EKER BR ee ** * The Newcomers Club of Nevada county held their February meeting at the Rough and Ready Grange Hall last Wednesday, The ladies and many of their husbands, met for a potluck luncheon. Following a brief business meeting, William Bursill’ showed beautiful colored slides of Rough and Ready. Mrs. Helen Beatie, with Mrs. Meda Snow as aceompanist, led the group in community singing of some favorite. get together songs. The Roogh and Ready 4-HClub will hold its regular meeting at the Grange Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. The Rough and Ready Grange will hold its tegular afternoon public party on Sunday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m. The Ladies ‘of the Grange will meet at Meadow Vista Grange March 10 at 10:30 a.m. for the Placer Nugget Pomona CWA meeting-and luncheon, * “The Rough and Ready Chamber: of Commerce Board of Directors will hold their March meeting on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m, at the Perry Real Estate Office, KEEFER WRK ** Orin Brown. ‘of Phillips 66 has been appointed’ chairman of the Merchants Committee for the Rough and Ready Chamber. Both Mr. and Mrs, Brown have been contacting all of the merchants . to check how the chamber can best fulfill its obligations to promote the community. *¥eEXKAR YR ***** Don Burkhard, son. of the Everett Burkhards of Rough and Ready is building a herd of pure bred Black Angus: cattle as his 4-H_ project. Don plans on using his herd to add to his college fund. He started out this year with Negrita Blackbird VF 4 bred to Bancolier Lad of Barr. In January, Adelaida Blackbird, a very fine Angus Heifer calf, was born, She will be saved for the herd but Don has two young steers which will help pay for the hay needed to supplement his available pasture. #F*EXHKER YR EKKE Mr. and Mrs, Greiner were guests of Mrs, Helene Hurlbut last week, The Greiners are long time friends of Mrs, Hurlbut, They make their home in Lincoln, Nebraska and are on a month \ long vacation away from the Nebraska winters. They all enjoyed rehashing old times, **EK*F ER GREK KEK* Mr, and Mrs, Harold Horner of Ontario, California, were guests of the Don Litchfields last weekend, The Horners were former business associates of the Litchfields and had a lot of pleasant associations to recollect, 4 KeEKER BR RKER KE Mrs. Frank (Mary) O'Neal spent’ four-days last week on a conducted tour of Las Vegas, arranged by Mrs, Ruth Covey of the Golden Age Club of Grass Valley. Together with q bus load of friends and new acquaintances they saw the "Fun City" and enjoyed some of its shows and some delicious dinners in the exciting clubs, #*X¥**XER OR ** * * * . Don't forget Conservation Week, March 7-13. With the ecology kick everyone is on at the ‘present, it should be extremely interesting as well as profitable for the ecology of the country, *eCRER ER SS EE Mmes, Margaret Brown, Fay Dunbar, Lisetta Scheave and Winifred Schuster visited Cloma and Friday House last Thursday with the Landmarks Commission, The weather was } beautiful and the countryside delightful. We all enjoyed a personal visit with Mr, George Mathis and saw his new home and studio (Friday House), He has very few things of Rough and Ready left, but any of his Gold Country studies are wonderful. As is usual we missed seeing the sawmill at work, Someday I am going to make a special trip to catch that mill at work. Eighteen of us had lunch together at Sierra Nevada House and discussed some of our Gold Country's current enterprises, SCRE ERE ACRE RR ER ER