March 8, 1972 (12 pages)

From the files of The Nugget 1950 JANUARY: Joseph Stenger, who had been a member exactly half the time that Nevada City Lodge No. 13, F&AM had been in existance, was returned to the chair of Worshipful Master as the organization began its second century. Stenger had served as Worshipful Master in 1906 andthe lodge which was instituted in November of 1850. The oldest fraternal unit in Nevada City, it was one year older than the Grand Lodge of California, and orginally known as Lafayette Lodge. * * * FEBRUARY: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weintraub of Sacramento purchased the historic National Hotel in Nevada City. Former owner was Robert Ryan of San Francisco. The hotel had many owners in its 90 year history, but was probably operated over the longest period by the Rector brothers, who owned it until 1924. i a oa MARCH: Mrs. Adeline Curtis, 82, who was the survivor of the first pair of twins born in Nevada County, died at her home on Washington Road. She and her twin sister, the late Mrs, Emily Marsh, who died August 1947, were born September 10, 1867 to Mr. and Mrs, Eliza Hethersall. * * Ox APRIL: Mrs. R. Thatcher of Reno, Nevada, purchased the 91-year old French Corral school house at auction for $750. She then presented it to the community of French Corral as a memorial to her parents, the late Charles M. and Coral Perry. Mrs. Thatcher was the granddaughter of W. E. Moulton, Sr., who came to California in 1846 via the Oregon Trail. He settled in the Ridge in 1849, and the family had maintained a residence there eve since. x * OF MAY: Nevada City showed a gain of 1 1/2% over the 1940 census figures, according to preliminary reports submitted by Harold A. Berliner, district census supervisor. The 1950 head count was 2,479, as compared to 2,445 in 1940, Total for the county was 19,300 in 1950 against 19,283 in 1940. * * * While members of the Masonic Lodge and VFW were preparing graves for Memorial Day decoration, they came across a weather beaten granite slab stating simply --"In memory of Brig. Gen. J. Collins, died September 18, 1864." Gen. Collins held that rank as Commander of the Fourth Brigade of the Fourth Division of California Militia at the time of his death. He was also serving as treasurer of Nevada county at the time. We nareke ae JUNE and JULY: The June 30 issue of the Nevada City Nugget was bannered, in this fashion: "Nevada City Observes Centennial."" A special edition containing 16 pages of "history past and history in the making" commemorated the date. A festival and numerous other special events served to remind residents and visitors of the anniversary over a four-day celebration . July 1 4. More than 20,000 persons were reported in town for the occasion, * * * AUGUST: Mrs. Martha Bradley Hogue, 84, a native of Nevada City and daughter of a 49er, died at the County Hospital, She was born July 6, 1866, daughter of County Surveyor and Mrs, H. S. Bradley. Mr. Bradley came to California from Boston, arriving in San Francisco on New Year's Day, 1849. Miss Martha Bradley was married to Lundy Hogue in 1895, Her husband died in 1906. * * * SEPTEMBER: Nevada County Committee for School District Organization voted unanimously in favor of a union high school for western Nevada county. The proposed district was to include 18 school districts of the county, excepting that part within the Tahoe Truckee joint unified district in the eastern end of the county. The matter was scheduled for public hearings in affected districts, and would be an issue for the voters to decide sometime after July 1, 1951. * * * ; OCTOBER: One hundred years of Methodism in Nevada County was observed with a special banquet and centennial service in the halls of the Nevada City Methodist Churchfounded in October 1850. * Ok * NOVEMBER: Organization and purpose of a defense corps company for the area was explained by Howard R, Link of Marysville. Link, a captain in the California Defense & Security Corps, stated that the local unit would be activated if and when the National Guard was federalized. The unit was to consist of five officers and 158 enlisted personnel. * * * DECEMBER: County officials, headed by the sheriff, denied that the huge red star atop the Nevada County Courthouse had any subversive aspects; that to their knowledge there was no communism linked with the big, brightly lighted star! Carl Larsen custodian of the courthouse, said that the red star had been displayed for several years . always had red lights . and was there before there was any kind of Russian threat to the Republic! The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, March 8, 1972 9 North San . ‘Notes off the Cuff” . Smith Juan News By Idabel Covert The big news this week in the spaghetti dinner at the fire hall Saturday night, March 4, cooked by Frank Gallino, and By P. L Sunday marks the. beginning of Girl Scout Week, March 1218, and will also serve to commemorate the organization's 60th anniversary in the United States. Founded by Juliette Gorattended by numerous people, don Low in 1912, toinspire girls including our worthy assessor, Elton "Bub" Tobiassen; Haven Martin and his wife Pearl; and mother-in-law Mrs. Anna Howard, Mr. Martin is the pastor of the United Methodist Church of Nevada City. Jack and Pearl Miller, formerly of North San Juan, now living in Grass Valley, were there. Jack lifted his melliflous voice in appeals for new duespaying members several times during the evening with a degree of success. At one time he was on the board of trustees of the fire department. Two-hundred sixty delicious dinners were served by the busy kitchen crew, working in shifts. Practically every family belonging to the fire department had a job to do, and did it well. Doris Sparks manned the microphone as_ she _ presided over the presentation of 10 prizes donated by local merchants; and when dinner was over, she auctioned offthe cakes remaining. She is a very good auctioneer, with all the cakes bringing a nice price. Among others from out of town were Esther Keetar of Cedar Ridge, Jane Servell, of Grass Valley and Eleanor Pfalmer of Grass Valley. Eleanor used to live here, and sang in the choir of the Methodist Church. The next fire department benefit will be the annual Scotch Broom Breakfast. In past years the date has been Mother's Day, and I suppose it will be the same this year. This event brings people from all over the northern counties, and is looked forward to by all of us hilldwellers. From time to time, I like to present to those who read this little newsletter a quotation from a favorite author. This one is timely, I think: "If your morals make you dreary, depend upon it, they arewrong. I do not say give them up, for they may be all you have, but conceal them like a vice lest they should spoil the lives of better and simpler people." This is by Robert Louis ( Stevenson, who lived in another era, but whose words, like those of all great writers, apply to the world always, whatever the year. TIGO, WISCONSIN -1e7Mt oMANE 1200 LIVESLOST.~ Wiig HUNDREDS OF HOMES F \\ ki . BURNED. IMMENSE NIUE “StaNDS OF TIMBER DESTROYED. — from seven through 17 years of age with the highest ideals befitting resourceful and happy citizens. Its purpose remains unchanged today. The membership now totals nearly four million. This includes 3,500,000 girls and 670,000 adults. . the latter serving as leaders, consultants or on, a variety of vital committees. These fine young women, the Girl Scouts, represent the homemakers and community leaders of the future. . . .they will have a great deal to do with shaping tomorrow's America, Support them! * OK OK OK Not only are there many "look alikes" in this world, but occasionally you run into a case of "sound alikes' on the telephone. A couple of nights ago a good friend of mine over in Auburn called to invite me toa small social affair at her home . . she added, "bring a friend if you care to, the more the merrier.''" We chatted for a few minutes and then hung up, About a half hour later my phone rang again, and a voice that certainly sounded like hers said, "I have a suggestion. . .why not bring Alice?" I agreed it would be nice, said thanks and we hung up again. Suddenly, the thought occurred to me. .'"I know three gals named Alice. . .I wonder which one Pamela meant?" So, I called , my friend Pam back and asked her “which Alice did you mean?" Her response. . . .after a few moments silence. .was "who's Alice?" This could have gone on all evening. . . .but we finally agreed that the voice I heard on the second phone call was a "dead ringer" for Pam's and let it go at that. Now, I can't help but wonder which Alice got left out of whatever that other party was planning to do? If you see what I mean! * kK * Some people really are eternal optimists. In the middle of one of our heaviest rainstorms, a few days ago, a salesman for some outfit in Sacramento dealing in swimming pools called me on the phone and gave mea beautiful pitch for "a private pool at my home this summer." There was more water all around my mobile home than anyone could possibly find a good use for at the time. . . .somehow, adding a swimming pool to the mess didn't have too much appeal to me! * Ok OK OK Mix and Match, the Calico cats who lay down the law at my place, met up with their first TV set. a few evenings ago. . . and it was a hysterical confrontation for the onlooker. . . .me. For the first few minutes after the set was turned on they seemingly didn't notice anything different in the room, Suddenly, Mix jumped up in front of the set and sat there — quivering all‘over as tho' with a heavy chill. Match joined Mix. . .but put her nose right up against the "picture''’ for a moment. . . .then rose up on her hind legs and started to scratch the glass. I pulled her down, and she scratched me and took a dive under the bed. Mix, however, decided there was something interesting about all the movement in the picture and settled down to purr in contentment, . . .keeping her eyes glued on the action for -Several minutes, Then, she went into the bedroom and somehow coaxed Match into rejoining us in the living room, Match did come back, finally, but refused to have anything furth@r to do with the TV. She nestled down in a corner of the divan. . .her back to the boob-tube, .and promptly went to sleep! She was probably thinking "there's just no acci for what some ‘people ike," BUSINESS BILLBOARD OFFICE MACHINES New & Used SERVICE RENTALS SUPPLIES OFFICE FURNITURE © STATIONERY SUPPLIES EST. 1946 THE GIPSON'S : 279-2561 120 W. Main Grass Valley 273-4288 SALES and . . ve RGA stevia Len Gilbert Television—Radio— Stereo : ‘PAR ARERS : We Service All Makes KNEE’S TY PHONE 265-4610 748 ZION ST., NEVADA CITY HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY 111 W. Main P.O. Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca. Ph. 265-6166 Ca WATCHES >@ipS cydcKs” . JEWELRY ee SS REPAIRING E. M. DALPEZ ewewer 310 BROAD ST., N.C. 2an-4t018 = — ¢

From the files of The Nugget 1950 JANUARY: Joseph Stenger, who had been a member exactly half the time that Nevada City Lodge No. 13, F&AM had been in existance, was returned to the chair of Worshipful Master as the organization began its second century. Stenger had served as Worshipful Master in 1906 andthe lodge which was instituted in November of 1850. The oldest fraternal unit in Nevada City, it was one year older than the Grand Lodge of California, and orginally known as Lafayette Lodge. * * * FEBRUARY: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weintraub of Sacramento purchased the historic National Hotel in Nevada City. Former owner was Robert Ryan of San Francisco. The hotel had many owners in its 90 year history, but was probably operated over the longest period by the Rector brothers, who owned it until 1924. i a oa MARCH: Mrs. Adeline Curtis, 82, who was the survivor of the first pair of twins born in Nevada County, died at her home on Washington Road. She and her twin sister, the late Mrs, Emily Marsh, who died August 1947, were born September 10, 1867 to Mr. and Mrs, Eliza Hethersall. * * Ox APRIL: Mrs. R. Thatcher of Reno, Nevada, purchased the 91-year old French Corral school house at auction for $750. She then presented it to the community of French Corral as a memorial to her parents, the late Charles M. and Coral Perry. Mrs. Thatcher was the granddaughter of W. E. Moulton, Sr., who came to California in 1846 via the Oregon Trail. He settled in the Ridge in 1849, and the family had maintained a residence there eve since. x * OF MAY: Nevada City showed a gain of 1 1/2% over the 1940 census figures, according to preliminary reports submitted by Harold A. Berliner, district census supervisor. The 1950 head count was 2,479, as compared to 2,445 in 1940, Total for the county was 19,300 in 1950 against 19,283 in 1940. * * * While members of the Masonic Lodge and VFW were preparing graves for Memorial Day decoration, they came across a weather beaten granite slab stating simply --"In memory of Brig. Gen. J. Collins, died September 18, 1864." Gen. Collins held that rank as Commander of the Fourth Brigade of the Fourth Division of California Militia at the time of his death. He was also serving as treasurer of Nevada county at the time. We nareke ae JUNE and JULY: The June 30 issue of the Nevada City Nugget was bannered, in this fashion: "Nevada City Observes Centennial."" A special edition containing 16 pages of "history past and history in the making" commemorated the date. A festival and numerous other special events served to remind residents and visitors of the anniversary over a four-day celebration .. July 1 4. More than 20,000 persons were reported in town for the occasion, * * * AUGUST: Mrs. Martha Bradley Hogue, 84, a native of Nevada City and daughter of a 49er, died at the County Hospital, She was born July 6, 1866, daughter of County Surveyor and Mrs, H. S. Bradley. Mr. Bradley came to California from Boston, arriving in San Francisco on New Year's Day, 1849. Miss Martha Bradley was married to Lundy Hogue in 1895, Her husband died in 1906. * * * SEPTEMBER: Nevada County Committee for School District Organization voted unanimously in favor of a union high school for western Nevada county. The proposed district was to include 18 school districts of the county, excepting that part within the Tahoe Truckee joint unified district in the eastern end of the county. The matter was scheduled for public hearings in affected districts, and would be an issue for the voters to decide sometime after July 1, 1951. * * * ; OCTOBER: One hundred years of Methodism in Nevada County was observed with a special banquet and centennial service in the halls of the Nevada City Methodist Churchfounded in October 1850. * Ok * NOVEMBER: Organization and purpose of a defense corps company for the area was explained by Howard R, Link of Marysville. Link, a captain in the California Defense & Security Corps, stated that the local unit would be activated if and when the National Guard was federalized. The unit was to consist of five officers and 158 enlisted personnel. * * * DECEMBER: County officials, headed by the sheriff, denied that the huge red star atop the Nevada County Courthouse had any subversive aspects; that to their knowledge there was no communism linked with the big, brightly lighted star! Carl Larsen custodian of the courthouse, said that the red star had been displayed for several years .. always had red lights .. and was there before there was any kind of Russian threat to the Republic! The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, March 8, 1972 9 North San . ‘Notes off the Cuff” . Smith Juan News By Idabel Covert The big news this week in the spaghetti dinner at the fire hall Saturday night, March 4, cooked by Frank Gallino, and By P. L Sunday marks the. beginning of Girl Scout Week, March 1218, and will also serve to commemorate the organization's 60th anniversary in the United States. Founded by Juliette Gorattended by numerous people, don Low in 1912, toinspire girls including our worthy assessor, Elton "Bub" Tobiassen; Haven Martin and his wife Pearl; and mother-in-law Mrs. Anna Howard, Mr. Martin is the pastor of the United Methodist Church of Nevada City. Jack and Pearl Miller, formerly of North San Juan, now living in Grass Valley, were there. Jack lifted his melliflous voice in appeals for new duespaying members several times during the evening with a degree of success. At one time he was on the board of trustees of the fire department. Two-hundred sixty delicious dinners were served by the busy kitchen crew, working in shifts. Practically every family belonging to the fire department had a job to do, and did it well. Doris Sparks manned the microphone as_ she _ presided over the presentation of 10 prizes donated by local merchants; and when dinner was over, she auctioned offthe cakes remaining. She is a very good auctioneer, with all the cakes bringing a nice price. Among others from out of town were Esther Keetar of Cedar Ridge, Jane Servell, of Grass Valley and Eleanor Pfalmer of Grass Valley. Eleanor used to live here, and sang in the choir of the Methodist Church. The next fire department benefit will be the annual Scotch Broom Breakfast. In past years the date has been Mother's Day, and I suppose it will be the same this year. This event brings people from all over the northern counties, and is looked forward to by all of us hilldwellers. From time to time, I like to present to those who read this little newsletter a quotation from a favorite author. This one is timely, I think: "If your morals make you dreary, depend upon

it, they arewrong. I do not say give them up, for they may be all you have, but conceal them like a vice lest they should spoil the lives of better and simpler people." This is by Robert Louis ( Stevenson, who lived in another era, but whose words, like those of all great writers, apply to the world always, whatever the year. TIGO, WISCONSIN -1e7Mt oMANE 1200 LIVESLOST..~ Wiig HUNDREDS OF HOMES F \\ ki . BURNED.. IMMENSE NIUE “StaNDS OF TIMBER DESTROYED.. — from seven through 17 years of age with the highest ideals befitting resourceful and happy citizens. Its purpose remains unchanged today. The membership now totals nearly four million. This includes 3,500,000 girls and 670,000 adults. .. the latter serving as leaders, consultants or on, a variety of vital committees. These fine young women, the Girl Scouts, represent the homemakers and community leaders of the future. . . .they will have a great deal to do with shaping tomorrow's America, Support them! * OK OK OK Not only are there many "look alikes" in this world, but occasionally you run into a case of "sound alikes' on the telephone. A couple of nights ago a good friend of mine over in Auburn called to invite me toa small social affair at her home . . she added, "bring a friend if you care to, the more the merrier.''" We chatted for a few minutes and then hung up, About a half hour later my phone rang again, and a voice that certainly sounded like hers said, "I have a suggestion. . .why not bring Alice?" I agreed it would be nice, said thanks and we hung up again. Suddenly, the thought occurred to me. ..'"I know three gals named Alice. . .I wonder which one Pamela meant?" So, I called , my friend Pam back and asked her “which Alice did you mean?" Her response. . . .after a few moments silence. ..was "who's Alice?" This could have gone on all evening. . . .but we finally agreed that the voice I heard on the second phone call was a "dead ringer" for Pam's and let it go at that. Now, I can't help but wonder which Alice got left out of whatever that other party was planning to do? If you see what I mean! * kK * Some people really are eternal optimists. In the middle of one of our heaviest rainstorms, a few days ago, a salesman for some outfit in Sacramento dealing in swimming pools called me on the phone and gave mea beautiful pitch for "a private pool at my home this summer." There was more water all around my mobile home than anyone could possibly find a good use for at the time. . . .somehow, adding a swimming pool to the mess didn't have too much appeal to me! * Ok OK OK Mix and Match, the Calico cats who lay down the law at my place, met up with their first TV set. a few evenings ago. . . and it was a hysterical confrontation for the onlooker. . . .me. For the first few minutes after the set was turned on they seemingly didn't notice anything different in the room, Suddenly, Mix jumped up in front of the set and sat there — quivering all‘over as tho' with a heavy chill. Match joined Mix. . ..but put her nose right up against the "picture''’ for a moment. . . .then rose up on her hind legs and started to scratch the glass. I pulled her down, and she scratched me and took a dive under the bed. Mix, however, decided there was something interesting about all the movement in the picture and settled down to purr in contentment, . . .keeping her eyes glued on the action for -Several minutes, Then, she went into the bedroom and somehow coaxed Match into rejoining us in the living room, Match did come back, finally, but refused to have anything furth@r to do with the TV. She nestled down in a corner of the divan. . .her back to the boob-tube, .and promptly went to sleep! She was probably thinking "there's just no acci for what some ‘people ike," BUSINESS BILLBOARD OFFICE MACHINES New & Used SERVICE RENTALS SUPPLIES OFFICE FURNITURE © STATIONERY SUPPLIES EST. 1946 THE GIPSON'S : 279-2561 120 W. Main Grass Valley 273-4288 SALES and . . ve RGA stevia Len Gilbert Television—Radio— Stereo : ‘PAR ARERS : We Service All Makes KNEE’S TY PHONE 265-4610 748 ZION ST., NEVADA CITY HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY 111 W. Main P.O. Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca. Ph. 265-6166 Ca WATCHES >@ipS cydcKs” . JEWELRY ee SS REPAIRING E. M. DALPEZ ewewer 310 BROAD ST., N.C. 2an-4t018 = — ¢