October 27, 1971 (12 pages)

ey Ce. Lad 10 The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, October 27, 1971 “Notes off the Cuff” By P. L. Smith Don't forget to start writing letters to our Editor for publication in next week's Nugget and those thereafter. You can "let off steam" about County problems, discuss your personal philosophy, tell your friends and neighbors how you've made some obnoxious household chore easier. . .or all about your fav~ orite hobby or recreational activity; or any of a number of interesting things. Just leave out profane or vulgar material, and don't get involved in any discourse on denominational religion. Confine your letters to 350 words, and be sure to date and sign them. Hf your letter conforms to these easy rules, it will be considered for publication on a date to be selected by the Editor. . . .as space permits, . . .in The Public Pulse. **e** Want some beautiful Christmas Cards absolutely FREE? Well, just look through this week's paper for an advertisement telling you how you can get a box of high quality cards with any new subscription, or renewal of a subscription to the Nugget! Bonus boxes will be given to those persons entering a "gift" subscription for a friend _or relative in addition to their own, This offer is good only until 5 p.m, November 12th. . and it starts on Monday, November Ist. You'll have your Alice Collins elected head of auxiliary Alice Collins was installed president of the Nevada General Hospital Auxiliary at a luncheon meeting held at the hospital. Gene Miller and Marian Rose decorated the dining room with pink and white flowers. Mrs, Miller conducted the installation ceremony. Other new officers are Helen .Brown, vice president; Emily Kyler, secretary; Muriel Rudd, treasurer and directors, Gael Shaw, Dot Byrne, Frances Burket and Thelma Gates. In addition to their regular hospital activities members of the auxiliary are working on the annual bazaar to be held in November. > If all lu Come in for: Fabricated Trusses Building Hardware Electrical Fixtures Plumbing & Fixtures Everything you need — “H's All Here” ’ firemen cards in time for early mailing. "Mix" and "Match", . .the two calico kittens who recently came to life at my place. are pretty clever little "con" artists when it comes to getting lots of extra tid-bits to eat. About 6 a.m, daily they start ee ae appeals and prepare a hearty breakfast which they gobble down as tho’ they'd been on a seven-day fast. Then they go outside and engage in sparring matches and other rugged forms of exercise all over the yard. They seem to have built-in clocks in their scheming little heads, because about 30 minutes before I have to leave for work they beg for admittance again. . . .and tell me, in no uncertain terms, that -if they don't get something else to eat they'll do something pretty drastic. While Mix is sitting in front of the refrigerator, cussing me out in lusty cat-language, Match is threatening to ruin my nylons! In self defense, I hastily prepare another ration of food . . « e Which vanishes as tho’ by magic. Their capacity is something to marvel over. . and it is just as great each evening! xe KK And speaking of cats, several years ago I watched the sevenman Fire Department of asmall town attempt to rescue a cat lodged in the tip-top branches of a 70-foot tree. Neighbors had tried every means at their command to get the cat down to earth, and finally summoned the to finish the job. The men utilized all of the equipment normally used to rescue persons trapped on the upper stories of burning buildings. . got it positioned and sent two of the crew up topside with a large sack, Just as they were within easy reach of the animal, that danged cat decided that he'd had enough of such games. . and nonchalantly slithered down the tree unaided! Needless -to say, the spectators added quite a few rather colorful words to their vocaublaries. . .as the harried firemen secured their gear and returned to the fire station! Classified Ads, the little fellows with the big pulling power — mber is just lumber vs How come Yuba River has so many fine customers? YUBA RIVER LUMBER COMPANY Building Supplies — Plumbing — Electrical & Paint 12391 NEVADA CITY . .So I crawl out $33, CALL 265-4521OPEN 7 A.M. . Other counties feel pinch of ’* Other counties in Northern California are facing the same problems that affected Nevada General Hospital. A financial crisis, The crisis is a result of the state cutting the payment for long term patients to $14 a day. The cost at Nevada General has been Plumas County, despite a packed house at the supervisors meeting begging them not totake the step, bas closed its hospital for the aged. The supervisors were faced with losses estimated at $300 per day. The board voted to close the county geriatric hospital on Nov, 15, laying off some 40 workers and tranferring the 30 patients to privately owned hospitals in Quincy. The actual daily cost per patient at the facility was $24 a day. Amador County, in an effort to offset losses from the cutback, is laying off about 15 nurses at its county-operated hospital. The cutbacks will enable the hospital to meet the state's minimum requirements for nursing home care. The cost of per patient day at the hospital was $30 a day. Nevada General has been ordered to reduce costs of care for long term patients. The cost The periencing now. ed rice or egg noodles. . (Serves 6 generously), Cook's Corner Best Recipe of the Week _ BEEF GOULASH Submitted by. Mrs, Dorothea Mannering of Penn Valley. This is an excellent dish for the cooler weather we are exth a heavy Dutch Oven heat 1/4 cup shortening, add four” cups onions coarsely chopped and saute until golden brown, Add-2 pounds cubed chuck beef and cook over medium heat, stirring, until beef loses its bright redness. Add 2 tsp. salt, 1 tbsp. sweet paprika, 1 small can tomato paste, 1 medium can Las Palmas sauce, 1 1/2 cups minced celery, 1/2 cup minced green peppers, fresh ground black pepper to. taste, and (optional) a large can of sliced mushrooms. Simmer very Slowly, cover, until beef is tender. This should take approximately 2 hours. If necessary, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water to prevent sticking. Serve with fluffy steamfor a hearty “one dish meal," There were more cattle drives last week. Most of them rest for the night in French Corral, and it's kind of exciting to watch the cattle pour through the gate into the pasture across from the Wells Fargo building. It's pretty noisy, too, for a while, until they settle down for the night. is fixed at $33 a day and is Each cow has a bell, and it's presently costing Nevada County UCD students as guests Nine foreign students from the University of California at Davis spent Saturday as guests of the Nevada County branch of * American Association of University Women in cooperation with the Golden Empire Chapter UNA-USA, The students enjoying the picnic lunch and afternoon visit to the Mineral and Gem show were Alfred Ankomah and Sam Gordon from Ghana, Miss Susan Ansari from Iran, Mr, and Mrs. Jean Malingreau from Belgium, Vu Dinh Bon from Vietnam, D. Sawney from India, Sungll Lee from Korea and Miss Nina Wiger from Norway. The highlight for the visitors from the warm -countries was the snow-— fall, the first they had ever seen, HWY. — Grass Valley really amazing how quiet it finally gets, under the circumstances. Every once in a while during the night something will disturb the herd, and a wave of sound passes over and dies away into silence, But it is a pleasant sound, to me, and I hope they never do decide to haul them in trucks. It must be going to be an early winter this year, they are coming out of the mountains ‘so soon, We have seen drives on Thanksgiving Day in other years. This year the cattle have to ford the river, because of the closing of the Bridgeport Bridge. The North San Juan Teen Club had its regular monthly dance Saturday night with live music from a Grass Valley band called Wormwood. Members of the group are Dan Pratt, drummer; Gary Meyer, bass; Joe Schrick, lead guitar; and rhythm guitar played by a boy whose last name I'm sorry to say I couldn't find out, but whose first name is Roman, Also with the band were Gerry Landers and Don Maxwell in charge of equipment, Mike Frazee, photographer, and Virginia Mommi. The dance was held in the Fire Hall, which was North San Juan News. By Idabel Covert decorated in‘a Halloween motif. It is with sadness that I note the passing of Parker Wetzel, my neighbor for the last 10 years, and a very good one. He was 81 years old, and had many interesting stories to tell of the old days on the Ridge, being a native of the area, Report from the San Juan Ridge Union School board of trustees: The firm of Osborne and Stewart, ‘Architects, has been retained to design the new school building, and_ the date of the bond election to make the new school possible is January 18, 1972, This date will be posted in the community soon, Negotiations on the purchase of land are going ahead as fast as possible, The next meeting of the school-board will be November 1, 7:30 p.m., at Columbia Hill School. I must make another correction on the story I wrote about Adele Browning's trip to France. The Clyde Browning of Grass Valley who accompanied her is her son, not her nephew, as erroneously stated. Hope this takes care of everything. * Little Sally, Hedy, and Genie Smith, of Tyler Road, were surprised by their paternal grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Smith, of Arizona, who dropped in for an unexpected visit last week, Everybody’s Favorite the OLD Brewery On the PLAZA in Nevada City Good Drinks & Good Food American and Chinese Menus — George and ‘Jean Goodhue. Your Hosts

ey Ce. Lad 10 The Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, October 27, 1971 “Notes off the Cuff” By P. L. Smith Don't forget to start writing letters to our Editor for publication in next week's Nugget and those thereafter. You can "let off steam" about County problems, discuss your personal philosophy, tell your friends and neighbors how you've made some obnoxious household chore easier. . .or all about your fav~ orite hobby or recreational activity; or any of a number of interesting things. Just leave out profane or vulgar material, and don't get involved in any discourse on denominational religion. Confine your letters to 350 words, and be sure to date and sign them. Hf your letter conforms to these easy rules, it will be considered for publication on a date to be selected by the Editor. . . .as space permits, . . .in The Public Pulse. **e** Want some beautiful Christmas Cards absolutely FREE? Well, just look through this week's paper for an advertisement telling you how you can get a box of high quality cards with any new subscription, or renewal of a subscription to the Nugget! Bonus boxes will be given to those persons entering a "gift" subscription for a friend _or relative in addition to their own, This offer is good only until 5 p.m, November 12th. . and it starts on Monday, November Ist. You'll have your Alice Collins elected head of auxiliary Alice Collins was installed president of the Nevada General Hospital Auxiliary at a luncheon meeting held at the hospital. Gene Miller and Marian Rose decorated the dining room with pink and white flowers. Mrs, Miller conducted the installation ceremony. Other new officers are Helen .Brown, vice president; Emily Kyler, secretary; Muriel Rudd, treasurer and directors, Gael Shaw, Dot Byrne, Frances Burket and Thelma Gates. In addition to their regular hospital activities members of the auxiliary are working on the annual bazaar to be held in November. > If all lu Come in for: Fabricated Trusses Building Hardware Electrical Fixtures Plumbing & Fixtures Everything you need — “H's All Here” ’ firemen cards in time for early mailing. "Mix" and "Match", . .the two calico kittens who recently came to life at my place.. are pretty clever little "con" artists when it comes to getting lots of extra tid-bits to eat. About 6 a.m, daily they start ee ae appeals and prepare a hearty breakfast which they gobble down as tho’ they'd been on a seven-day fast. Then they go outside and engage in sparring matches and other rugged forms of exercise all over the yard. They seem to have built-in clocks in their scheming little heads, because about 30 minutes before I have to leave for work they beg for admittance again. . . .and tell me, in no uncertain terms, that -if they don't get something else to eat they'll do something pretty drastic. While Mix is sitting in front of the refrigerator, cussing me out in lusty cat-language, Match is threatening to ruin my nylons! In self defense, I hastily prepare another ration of food . . « e Which vanishes as tho’ by magic. Their capacity is something to marvel over. .. and it is just as great each evening! xe KK And speaking of cats, several years ago I watched the sevenman Fire Department of asmall town attempt to rescue a cat lodged in the tip-top branches of a 70-foot tree. Neighbors had tried every means at their command to get the cat down to earth, and finally summoned the to finish the job. The men utilized all of the equipment normally used to rescue persons trapped on the upper stories of burning buildings. . got it positioned and sent two of the crew up topside with a large sack, Just as they were within easy reach of the animal, that danged cat decided that he'd had enough of such games. .. and nonchalantly slithered down the tree unaided! Needless -to say, the spectators added quite a few rather colorful words to their vocaublaries. . .as the harried firemen secured their gear and returned to the fire station! Classified Ads, the little fellows with the big pulling power — mber is just lumber vs How come Yuba River has so many fine customers? YUBA RIVER LUMBER COMPANY Building Supplies — Plumbing — Electrical & Paint 12391 NEVADA CITY . .So I crawl out $33, CALL 265-4521OPEN 7 A.M. . Other counties feel pinch of ’* Other counties in Northern California are facing the same problems that affected Nevada General Hospital. A financial crisis, The crisis is a result of the state cutting the payment for long term patients to $14 a day. The cost at Nevada General has been Plumas County, despite a packed house at the supervisors meeting begging them not totake

the step, bas closed its hospital for the aged. The supervisors were faced with losses estimated at $300 per day. The board voted to close the county geriatric hospital on Nov, 15, laying off some 40 workers and tranferring the 30 patients to privately owned hospitals in Quincy. The actual daily cost per patient at the facility was $24 a day. Amador County, in an effort to offset losses from the cutback, is laying off about 15 nurses at its county-operated hospital. The cutbacks will enable the hospital to meet the state's minimum requirements for nursing home care. The cost of per patient day at the hospital was $30 a day. Nevada General has been ordered to reduce costs of care for long term patients. The cost The periencing now. ed rice or egg noodles.. . (Serves 6 generously), Cook's Corner Best Recipe of the Week _ BEEF GOULASH Submitted by. Mrs, Dorothea Mannering of Penn Valley. This is an excellent dish for the cooler weather we are exth a heavy Dutch Oven heat 1/4 cup shortening, add four” cups onions coarsely chopped and saute until golden brown, Add-2 pounds cubed chuck beef and cook over medium heat, stirring, until beef loses its bright redness. Add 2 tsp. salt, 1 tbsp. sweet paprika, 1 small can tomato paste, 1 medium can Las Palmas sauce, 1 1/2 cups minced celery, 1/2 cup minced green peppers, fresh ground black pepper to. taste, and (optional) a large can of sliced mushrooms. Simmer very Slowly, cover, until beef is tender. This should take approximately 2 hours. If necessary, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water to prevent sticking. Serve with fluffy steamfor a hearty “one dish meal," There were more cattle drives last week. Most of them rest for the night in French Corral, and it's kind of exciting to watch the cattle pour through the gate into the pasture across from the Wells Fargo building. It's pretty noisy, too, for a while, until they settle down for the night. is fixed at $33 a day and is Each cow has a bell, and it's presently costing Nevada County UCD students as guests Nine foreign students from the University of California at Davis spent Saturday as guests of the Nevada County branch of * American Association of University Women in cooperation with the Golden Empire Chapter UNA-USA, The students enjoying the picnic lunch and afternoon visit to the Mineral and Gem show were Alfred Ankomah and Sam Gordon from Ghana, Miss Susan Ansari from Iran, Mr, and Mrs. Jean Malingreau from Belgium, Vu Dinh Bon from Vietnam, D. Sawney from India, Sungll Lee from Korea and Miss Nina Wiger from Norway. The highlight for the visitors from the warm -countries was the snow-— fall, the first they had ever seen, HWY. — Grass Valley really amazing how quiet it finally gets, under the circumstances. Every once in a while during the night something will disturb the herd, and a wave of sound passes over and dies away into silence, But it is a pleasant sound, to me, and I hope they never do decide to haul them in trucks. It must be going to be an early winter this year, they are coming out of the mountains ‘so soon, We have seen drives on Thanksgiving Day in other years. This year the cattle have to ford the river, because of the closing of the Bridgeport Bridge. The North San Juan Teen Club had its regular monthly dance Saturday night with live music from a Grass Valley band called Wormwood. Members of the group are Dan Pratt, drummer; Gary Meyer, bass; Joe Schrick, lead guitar; and rhythm guitar played by a boy whose last name I'm sorry to say I couldn't find out, but whose first name is Roman, Also with the band were Gerry Landers and Don Maxwell in charge of equipment, Mike Frazee, photographer, and Virginia Mommi. The dance was held in the Fire Hall, which was North San Juan News. By Idabel Covert decorated in‘a Halloween motif. It is with sadness that I note the passing of Parker Wetzel, my neighbor for the last 10 years, and a very good one. He was 81 years old, and had many interesting stories to tell of the old days on the Ridge, being a native of the area, Report from the San Juan Ridge Union School board of trustees: The firm of Osborne and Stewart, ‘Architects, has been retained to design the new school building, and_ the date of the bond election to make the new school possible is January 18, 1972, This date will be posted in the community soon, Negotiations on the purchase of land are going ahead as fast as possible, The next meeting of the school-board will be November 1, 7:30 p.m., at Columbia Hill School. I must make another correction on the story I wrote about Adele Browning's trip to France. The Clyde Browning of Grass Valley who accompanied her is her son, not her nephew, as erroneously stated. Hope this takes care of everything. * Little Sally, Hedy, and Genie Smith, of Tyler Road, were surprised by their paternal grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Smith, of Arizona, who dropped in for an unexpected visit last week, Everybody’s Favorite the OLD Brewery On the PLAZA in Nevada City Good Drinks & Good Food American and Chinese Menus — George and ‘Jean Goodhue.. Your Hosts