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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

May 18, 1960 (10 pages)

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cers are ordained ministers. states, is administered by day, May 27, at 8 p.m. Baca ’ ST cc nicareasd eervicka by tee Gi neighborhood center. ‘ The leadership of the Salvation Army is: trai in schools for officer’ training. Each year more 200 cadets are commissioned in the United States, homeless persons. about 3.5 million meals ' year for transient, ‘ { The Salvation Army mul.) employees. Each year nearly half million people are serv by 186 Salvation Army mi bile canteens, which to floods, fires, earthqu and other major disaster The 54 camps which About 900,000 religious salvation Army operates meetings are conducted aNthe United States provid nually by the Salvation oamping experiences for 16, Army. Of these nearly 75,000 are held in the open air, which the Salvation Army considers its greatest cathedral. : The Salvation Army’s broad network of © social services is an expression of its practical Christianity. The Salvation Army oper: ates 37 maternity homes and hospitals in the United States, including two general hospitals: Care is provided for 18,000 hospital patients and 10,610 unmarried mothers, of whom 7,257 were in residence in maternity homes. The. 394 boys’ and girls’ clubs and community recreation centers operated by. the Salvation Army have a 500 children each season. The Salvation Army lo cates more than 1,200 miss ing persons a yedr. Jobs, both permanent temporary, are secured the Salvation Army fo about 115,000 persons annu/ POPPY SALE Banner Mountain V.F.W. Aux. #2655 will be having their annual Poppy Sale on! May 20th. next Friday. "Give. for the boys who gave so: much for us". Also, on that: same evening at 8 p.m. the Aux. will hold their regular meeting in the Veterans Hall Nevada City. of Car School, announces that tion exercises will be-held in the school auditorium on Frithe Campto 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 22. Both are open to the public. ee eee Camptonville Womens Club met at the home of Freda Del Porto on Thus4 day night, May 5. Following the business meeting, delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. The mystery package brought by Tivie Brown was won by Gladys Groves. ee 8 We wonder how many out-of-towners know that Camptonville has ‘a Pelton Wheel Monument. located across the street from the U. S. Forest Service. The monument was erected in 1928 by Gravel Range Masonic Lodge and was dedicated later in the same year by the Grand Lodge of California with an impressive ceremony. The land. on which it is located was owned by Judge Cleveland, the plaque was donated by the Allis-Chalmers’ Co. and the Miners Foundry made and donated the Pelton Wheels. danced her way through a number or two, Cindy Buckbee, Jill Worley, Sandy Gillis and DeeVee Brown sang as duets and then as a quartet. eeses Charlene and Wilbur Welker attended a banquet of enumerators (census takThe monument is in memory of Lester A, Pelton, a Camptonville resident who invented the water wheel here. No one has ever been able to improve upon the efficiency of the Pelton Wheel, Miss Shirley Butz spent the week of May 1 in the hospital because of a serious case of poison oak. “eee Mr. and Mrs. Ray Krotser of Berkeley were visitors at the Colin King home over the weekend of May 7. ia baby. logging truck driver ee on a miniature truck complete with logs. Don and Janice Asheley and Bob and Ruth Smidt took a brief but fun vacation over the weekend. Phil and Betty. Salero baby-sat for the Asheleys and Berta and Bud Swartz ran the business while they took in Stateline and drove down to Angels Camp to see Don’s parents, who are opening a ‘new cafe and motel. The Asheleys and DeSmidts Coffee Shop should be ready some time next week, e288 ADVERTISER “SECTION = Of The NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Combined With The Citizert And the Nevada City-Grass Valley Nugget and the Tri-County News Volume No. 34 No, 20 Nevada City, Wednesday, May 18, 1960 (Photo: Courtesy Malak-Canadian National Railways) One of the most interesting .and arresting sights in the majestic Parliament Buildings in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, are the
stone carvings which cover the ceilings, archways and cornices of the structure that houses the Peace Tower, Memorial Chamber and the House of Commons and Senate. The press as well as the parliamentary great of Canada are honored in the carvings. Here Grattan O’Leary, a distinguished Canadian editor, poses for his carving. FNS I almost had to call on Mr. Dutch Ovenkid for assistance on cakemaking in a Dutch oven when my ELECTRIC range quit. Fortunately, after two. weeks of tinkering and tampering it was discovered the automatic mechanism was accidently on, rendering the oven useless. GOOD NEWS TRAVELS FAST! pe fo . Gianini Honored By BofA Local Bank of:-. America staff members last week joined more than 25.900 coworlrers in offices throughout California and the world in honoring the memory of the hank’s founder. A. P. Giannini, on the 90th anniversarv of his brith. In a brief observance Herbert Toudv. manager of the Grass Vallev branch. introduced the hank’s president, S. Clarke Beise. who spoke to. the worldwide staff by recordanig. Beise, in his commemorative message, the inchanging human values which Giannini stressed ‘in the banking practices he inaugurated. These values remain the basis for the organization’s philosophy despite changes brought about by electronic data processing and other technological advances, Béise concluded, Born in San Jose in 1870, Giannini founded Bank of America in San Francisco in 1904. He died in 1949. Jalopy Season In Cold ia ae This was Percell's first time racing, andhe will be tough competition atthe rate he is going. 2nd; in #0 Oscar Dean, Nevada City and 3rd John Gwinn, Grass Valley in #40. Tom Eby won the trophy dash. The trophy girl was Miss Jean Blum and she was presented to the crowd ina Pontiac from Hockett Motors, In the final HeatJohn Gwinn, Grass Valley took Ist in his#40. 2nd was Les Sandiforth, Nevada City in #38, and 3rd, Bud Collier, Grass Valley in #15. In the 15 lap Semi Main Tom Eby captured first, MorrisSeaman, 2nd,.BillHarvey 3rd; and Bob Del Carlo, Soda Springs came in 4th. Inthe 25 lap main event ; John Gwinn came in first; , Kim Buck, 2nd, Les Sand. iforth, third, Ray Amold 4th; and Bob Goss, 5th. Nevada County Racing Association got off to a good start Friday evening with a near capacity crowd attending the opener at the County Fair Grounds racing track. _ The two fastest cars in the races were 40X, driven by Jerry Percell andO driven by Oscar Dean. In the special race to decide the winner, Oscar Dean won. Winners forthe evening were: First Heat; 1st Bob Hill, Grass Valley in #16; 2nd, Sam Younger, Grass Valley in #44; 3rd Jerry Watson, Chicago Park in #35 and 4th Morris Seaman, Grass Valley in #11. Second Heat: lst Tom Eby in#7; 2ndLes Sandiforth Nevada City in #38; 3rd Les Lester, Newtown, in #24. Third hear 1st Kim Buck, G.V. in #21; 2nd Bud Collier, Grass Valley in #15 and 3rd Charles Scott, Grass Valley in #14. Fourth Heat: 1st Jerry Peremphasized . On Tuesda'y, May 31, Bank of America’s Nevada County Branch is moving to a handsome new bank at 109 Neal Street in Grass Valley. And everybody’s invited to an Open House celebration the week before! The Open House will be Wednesday, May 25, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Don’t miss it! You can enter a Gold Rush Contest—maybe win a $50 or $25 savings account, or one of five other special prizes. There’ll be souvenirs and refreshments for all, and Bank of America’s traditional Gold Key Ceremony, featuring local civic leaders. Bring the whole family! You can tour the new bank and see all its convenient new features . . . get acquainted with the B of A folks who serve you here . . and find out about the prompt, friendly and complete service they offer. Join the fun at the Open House! And remember — Bank of America’s Nevada County Branch opens for business in its new offices on Tuesday, May 31. GOLD RUSH CONTEST RULE Suess how mony coins are in the Prospector’s pan in our lobby. a Children may enter if accompanied by a parent. Entries are limited to one per person. Contest will be open through Friday, June 10 to all except Bank of America employes and their families. Winners will a be notified by mail. 5 Se ee BANK OF AMERICA t, &rass Vailey GRA-NEVA’S GRADUATION SPECIALS Come in Early for Full Selection NORELCO ELECTRIC RAZORS ca V—M ” TEENTIME LOCK RADIO. Prices Start At $26.96 TRANSISTOR RADIO Prices Start At $24.95 GENERAL ELECTRIC Snooz-Alarm’ Clocks PORTABLES & TABLE MODEL RADIOS “Ask Your Neighbor” ot nega nai ebeass