November 13, 1968 (12 pages)

Serving the communities of Nevada City. Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, yEKIODICALS SECTION { : CAL ST eager a sake French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Newtown, Indian Flat,. Bridgeport, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, ne eset tectonic Fes Pion RENT Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, La ‘Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Volume 45 NUMBER 46 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1968 NEVADA CITY viewed from Prospect Hill. This picture probably was taken in the 1920's. A sign on a distant roof advertises auto accessories, and two gas buggies are visible in Main Street near the Union Hotel. Sacramento Street is in the foreground, the old courthouse is upper left and *. Sugarloaf rears skyward in the background. Youth wounded while hunting The sheriff's department is investigating the presumed accidental shooting of an 18-year old Nevada City youth while he was quail hunting Sunday in the Greenhorn area, Glenn R. Davis was treated for shotgun pellet wounds at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, according to Undersheriff Frank Gallino, The undersheriff said Davis was hit in the stomach and both legs. The wounded youth and his 15 and 18-year old companions reported that they had seen no other persons or vehicles in the area, Gallino theorized that another hunter fired the shots, but was unaware he had hit a person. PETE LAVEZ AGP A, Downieville foreman aoe ‘the Division of Highways, was killed Monday when this logging t truck he was driving ran off Depot Hill grade on Highway 49 north of Camptonville, Armistice Day being a holiday, Lavezzola was driving the rig for a relative. Man dies after collision Jack Edward Wood, 57, injured in.a Highway 20 car-van accident early Sunday, died in a Sacramento medical facility early Tuesday morning. His was the fifth traffic death in Nevada county this year, the California Highway Patrol said. Wood, who worked as a druggist in Reno and whose wife lives at 130-1/2 Townsend St., Grass Valley, was westbound in a car when it reportedly crossed the centerline of the highway and smashed into an eastbound one-ton van hauling two horses about 10 miles east of Nevada City. Richard Knight, 39, of Colusa told the Patrol that he saw the Wood car approaching and then saw a cloud of smoke. The car veered and crossed the highway and into the van, Knight said he tried to turn to the right to excape the oncoming car. Knight was not hurt. His passenger, June Knight, said she _ Would see her own physician. The Patrol said Wood commuted from Reno about twice weekly. He worked for Hales Drug Store. Nevada City Scouts hold honor court Nevada City Boy Scout Troop No. 24 held a Court of Honor earlier this month to recognize scouts who have worked for six months or more to earn merit badges or rank advancement. John Miller was recognized as first scout in the troop to earn the coveted God and Country award, which was a twoyear undertaking. The Rev. Robert S. Meyer, who worked with him, will present the actual award later in a cerémony in the Presbyterian Church, Two scouts, David Goodwill and Bill Hill earned the rank of Star Scout. First class ranks were earned by Steve Davis, Ray Bonnell, and Kit Wiegman, Second class ranks were earned by Tom Watson, Arthur Huber, Mike Hill, Jim Pennington, Dana Van Dyne, and Thomas Jeffress, The boys presented their moth° ers with tiny pins which were replicas of the symbols on their badges. OR ee eet eed EY me wy 5

Serving the communities of Nevada City. Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, yEKIODICALS SECTION { : CAL ST eager a sake French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Newtown, Indian Flat,. Bridgeport, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, ne eset tectonic Fes Pion RENT Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, La ‘Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Volume 45 NUMBER 46 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1968 NEVADA CITY viewed from Prospect Hill. This picture probably was taken in the 1920's. A sign on a distant roof advertises auto accessories, and two gas buggies are visible in Main Street near the Union Hotel. Sacramento Street is in the foreground, the old courthouse is upper left and *. Sugarloaf rears skyward in the background. Youth wounded while hunting The sheriff's department is investigating the presumed accidental shooting of an 18-year old Nevada City youth while he was quail hunting Sunday in the Greenhorn area, Glenn R. Davis was treated for shotgun pellet wounds at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, according to Undersheriff Frank Gallino, The undersheriff said Davis was hit in the stomach and both legs. The wounded youth and his 15 and 18-year old companions reported that they had seen no other persons or vehicles in the area, Gallino theorized that another hunter fired the shots, but was unaware he had hit a person. PETE LAVEZ AGP A, Downieville foreman aoe ‘the Division of Highways, was killed Monday when this logging t truck he was driving ran off Depot Hill grade on Highway 49 north of Camptonville, Armistice Day being a holiday, Lavezzola was driving the rig for a relative. Man dies after collision Jack Edward Wood, 57, injured in.a Highway 20 car-van accident early Sunday, died in a Sacramento medical facility early Tuesday morning. His was the fifth traffic death in Nevada county this year, the California Highway Patrol said.

Wood, who worked as a druggist in Reno and whose wife lives at 130-1/2 Townsend St., Grass Valley, was westbound in a car when it reportedly crossed the centerline of the highway and smashed into an eastbound one-ton van hauling two horses about 10 miles east of Nevada City. Richard Knight, 39, of Colusa told the Patrol that he saw the Wood car approaching and then saw a cloud of smoke. The car veered and crossed the highway and into the van, Knight said he tried to turn to the right to excape the oncoming car. Knight was not hurt. His passenger, June Knight, said she _ Would see her own physician. The Patrol said Wood commuted from Reno about twice weekly. He worked for Hales Drug Store. Nevada City Scouts hold honor court Nevada City Boy Scout Troop No. 24 held a Court of Honor earlier this month to recognize scouts who have worked for six months or more to earn merit badges or rank advancement. John Miller was recognized as first scout in the troop to earn the coveted God and Country award, which was a twoyear undertaking. The Rev. Robert S. Meyer, who worked with him, will present the actual award later in a cerémony in the Presbyterian Church, Two scouts, David Goodwill and Bill Hill earned the rank of Star Scout. First class ranks were earned by Steve Davis, Ray Bonnell, and Kit Wiegman, Second class ranks were earned by Tom Watson, Arthur Huber, Mike Hill, Jim Pennington, Dana Van Dyne, and Thomas Jeffress, The boys presented their moth° ers with tiny pins which were replicas of the symbols on their badges. OR ee eet eed EY me wy 5