October 4, 1967 (16 pages)

10 The Nevada County Nugget. . . October 4, 1967 Nevada City Artist Hand Paints China With Mrs, Margaret Sarah Irving, 539 West Broad St,, Nevada City, what was once just a hobby has now erupted into a fullétime occupation--ttie art of hand-painted china, ‘and anytime anyone came to visit me during this period they seemed to be so interested in the work and ‘the art itself that I decided to open a china-painting studio,"DISPLAY — Shown here are:sevéral of Mrs, Ir-. ving’s pieces of hand painted china, displayed at her kitchen studio in Nevada City. Nuaaetph FUN : er Kitchen studio ih, Nevada. City. Nuggetpholo yb Aor ALENT ARTIST AT WORK — Mrs. Margaret Sarah Irving, 539 West Broad Street, Nevada City, has One of our most ardent boostopened a China painting studio there. She is slaees here at work in her kitchen studio. Mrs. Irving first became interested in collecting and handpainted objects when she was working in an antique shop about seven years ago, in Sepulveda, Calif, Her interest soon grew, and she began taking lessons in the ancient art from Rosemary Kebler, then from Eddy Hertwick, professionals, However, when her husband's job: necessitated a move to another community she could find no one with whom she could continue her lessons, so she turned to self-teaching, "I worked harder and with greater concentration," she said, Mrs, Irving begins a project with blank china and selects her design either from a pattern or free-hand, The paints uséd are flecked with metal, and after the design is completed the item is fluxed and put into a kiln. for curing, where the paints are baked solidly into the chinaware, The Irvings have three children. Their two-sons are in the service, Michael, is a member of the 82 Airborne Div./and the other is stationed in Germany. Their daughter, Pat, is a junior at Nevada Union High ‘School. Mrs, Irving's husband, Robert is assistant supervisor at Malakoff State Park, Bloomfield, ANCIENT ART — Mrs. Irving has won several awards for her china-painting works of art. Amohg them is this award winner, pictured above. Nuggetphoto Unusual Ruling Handed Down SAN FRANCISCO — According tence of 60 days in jail and to. a tecent ruling of the State a year’s probation handed down Court of Appeal, a man whose earlier after a trial in Santa. wife gave birth to a childthrough Rosa Municipal Court, Sorenartificial insemination did not sen was also ordered to make have to support the youngster support. payments to his wife, after a divorce, according to an The appellate court held the dispatch from United Press Insection of the-penal code under fefnational Saturday. which Sorensen was convicted apThe Stockton man, former J, plied only to a child's real faSorensen, had appealed a senther, which the defendant wasn't, Historical Society To Set Up Museum Nevada County will have its own "Gold Museum" soon, to house artifacts, relics and collections of valuable historic treasures presently scattered through the area, This was evident during a meeting Thursday of.the Nevada County Historical Society held at the Yuba River Lumber Company office, Spearheading this effort at the meeting was a representative group ofGrass Valley merchants, backed by a firm pledge from the Grass Valley Rotary Club, Spokesman for the Grass Valley merchants were Glen Jones and Richard Merritt, who, with the cooperation of Bob Gates, vice president of the historical society, had been working on the goal of finding a suitable place to house, for display, the many artifects connected with early Nevada County and the gold era which have been offered to the society by various sources. However, lack of a suitable place to store and display these items has been a constant bottleneck, because some of the prime doners of these historic items hesitated to release them to the society unless there was a suitable place where they could be cared for properly, Among these is the fabulous collection of Arthur Dowdell of Grass Valley, from the old Empire mine, Dowdell reportedly has been approached by commercial museums in other parts of the country, offering him a giant sum of money for the collection, However, Dowdell recently had expressed his desire to keep the carefully catalogued and itemized collection in Nevada County. ‘ "It was this desire," Jones of the merchant's group said, "that led the formation of our committee to see if we could help the historical society obtain these by assuring the donor that they would: be housed properly," Gates then advised the group © that the owner of the building in Grass: Valley, referred to as the "Golden Rule Store" had offered to rent the structure to the society at“ a reasonable sum, The owners, Mr. and Mrs, Colen E, Smith, Gates said, would lease the building to the Nevada County. Historical Society for $100 per month, and Gates then presented the oneyear lease to the directors for approval, Gates then informed the group that the Grass Valley Rotarians had pledged or obligated themselves to the amount of $500 to get the project rolling. It was the opinion of most of those present, however that this was not tobe a permanent museum, but only to facilitate the acquisition of these treasures until a more permanent location, mostly likely the Pelton house, could be restored and put to this use, as other projects were already underway to make this possible, "By starting off with the Golden Rule Store," Gates said, "we would have the beginning of an objective or goal,. and that by the next summer it would pay for itself by admissions," The motion of charging admission to the museum met with immediate approval of the group, with the remark that ‘It costs just as much to run-a free museum as a paid one," Gates concluded; ‘We must be ready to go (with a building), . before anyone will donate. these artifacts or someone else will get them, As to the fixing up the Golden Rule building and maintaining it--"We have the manpower," Jones told the group, "people who are available in all kinds of ways," ers, wrote a letter to: Burgess Meredith -when he was on the "Today" show on NBC Television -telling him about our lovely climate, forests, historic artifacts, air, and Gold. Meridith answered, as follows: "It was good of you to write me and to tell me all about Nevada City. I have heard of the place. many times and have always wanted to go there but never had the chance, When I do get there I will certainly head straight for your home and we can have a chat,‘ Most sincerely, (signed) Burgess Meredith My secret agent tells me that our booster writes occasionally to different important figures, telling them about all our fine advantages; and that occasionally she gets very nice replies, Her idea is not to advertise Nevada City, indiscriminately-and wind up with another Virginia City. Have you visited there lately, in the middle of Summer? We went last July, and had chewing gum ‘stuck to our shoes, and icecream dripped down our necks, Coney Island at its Best(?), cannot outdo it, Virginia City was such a lovely ghost-town; but it is a Real ghost now. Sad and bedraggled, Whoever made the Nevada rummy town World famous, proably made some money, But finally couldn't stand the bedam he, mostly, had created, aad moved East, . Had he foreseen what he would be responsible for, we doubt that e would have gone about publidizing Virginia City in the way d, . we \have the vision to preserve it. Det us hope that we have the vision’ to enforce: it's preser~ va SCS Directors George Dyer, Lorin Trubschenck and James Vendley were reappointed as directors of the Nevada County Soil Conservation District

10 The Nevada County Nugget. . . October 4, 1967 Nevada City Artist Hand Paints China With Mrs, Margaret Sarah Irving, 539 West Broad St,, Nevada City, what was once just a hobby has now erupted into a fullétime occupation--ttie art of hand-painted china, ‘and anytime anyone came to visit me during this period they seemed to be so interested in the work and ‘the art itself that I decided to open a china-painting studio,"DISPLAY — Shown here are:sevéral of Mrs, Ir-. ving’s pieces of hand painted china, displayed at her kitchen studio in Nevada City. Nuaaetph FUN : er Kitchen studio ih, Nevada. City. Nuggetpholo yb Aor ALENT ARTIST AT WORK — Mrs. Margaret Sarah Irving, 539 West Broad Street, Nevada City, has One of our most ardent boostopened a China painting studio there. She is slaees here at work in her kitchen studio. Mrs. Irving first became interested in collecting and handpainted objects when she was working in an antique shop about seven years ago, in Sepulveda, Calif, Her interest soon grew, and she began taking lessons in the ancient art from Rosemary Kebler, then from Eddy Hertwick, professionals, However, when her husband's job: necessitated a move to another community she could find no one with whom she could continue her lessons, so she turned to self-teaching, "I worked harder and with greater concentration," she said, Mrs, Irving begins a project with blank china and selects her design either from a pattern or free-hand, The paints uséd are flecked with metal, and after the design is completed the item is fluxed and put into a kiln. for curing, where the paints are baked solidly into the chinaware, The Irvings have three children. Their two-sons are in the service, Michael, is a member of the 82 Airborne Div./and the other is stationed in Germany. Their daughter, Pat, is a junior at Nevada Union High ‘School. Mrs, Irving's husband, Robert is assistant supervisor at Malakoff State Park, Bloomfield, ANCIENT ART — Mrs. Irving has won several awards for her china-painting works of art. Amohg them is this award winner, pictured above. Nuggetphoto Unusual Ruling Handed Down SAN FRANCISCO — According tence of 60 days in jail and to. a tecent ruling of the State a year’s probation handed down Court of Appeal, a man whose earlier after a trial in Santa. wife gave birth to a childthrough Rosa Municipal Court, Sorenartificial insemination did not sen was also ordered to make have to support the youngster support. payments to his wife, after a divorce, according to an The appellate court held the dispatch from United Press Insection of the-penal code under fefnational Saturday. which Sorensen was convicted apThe Stockton man, former J, plied only to a child's real faSorensen, had appealed a senther, which the defendant wasn't, Historical Society To Set Up Museum Nevada County will have its own "Gold Museum" soon, to house artifacts, relics and collections of valuable historic treasures presently scattered through the area, This was evident during a meeting Thursday of..the Nevada County Historical Society held at the Yuba River Lumber Company office, Spearheading this effort at the meeting was a representative group ofGrass Valley merchants, backed by a firm pledge from the Grass Valley Rotary Club, Spokesman for the Grass Valley merchants were Glen Jones and Richard Merritt, who, with the cooperation of Bob Gates, vice president of the historical society, had been working on the goal of finding a suitable place to house, for display, the many artifects connected with early Nevada County and the gold era which have been offered to the society by various sources. However, lack of a suitable place to store and display these items has been a constant bottleneck, because some of the prime doners of these historic items hesitated to release them to the society unless there was a suitable place where they could be cared for properly, Among these is the fabulous collection of Arthur Dowdell of Grass Valley, from the old Empire mine, Dowdell reportedly has been approached by commercial museums in other parts of the country, offering him a giant sum of money for the collection, However, Dowdell recently had expressed his desire to keep the carefully catalogued and itemized collection in Nevada County. ‘

"It was this desire," Jones of the merchant's group said, "that led the formation of our committee to see if we could help the historical society obtain these by assuring the donor that they would: be housed properly," Gates then advised the group © that the owner of the building in Grass: Valley, referred to as the "Golden Rule Store" had offered to rent the structure to the society at“ a reasonable sum, The owners, Mr. and Mrs, Colen E, Smith, Gates said, would lease the building to the Nevada County. Historical Society for $100 per month, and Gates then presented the oneyear lease to the directors for approval, Gates then informed the group that the Grass Valley Rotarians had pledged or obligated themselves to the amount of $500 to get the project rolling. It was the opinion of most of those present, however that this was not tobe a permanent museum, but only to facilitate the acquisition of these treasures until a more permanent location, mostly likely the Pelton house, could be restored and put to this use, as other projects were already underway to make this possible, "By starting off with the Golden Rule Store," Gates said, "we would have the beginning of an objective or goal,. and that by the next summer it would pay for itself by admissions," The motion of charging admission to the museum met with immediate approval of the group, with the remark that ‘It costs just as much to run-a free museum as a paid one," Gates concluded; ‘We must be ready to go (with a building), . before anyone will donate. these artifacts or someone else will get them, As to the fixing up the Golden Rule building and maintaining it--"We have the manpower," Jones told the group, "people who are available in all kinds of ways," ers, wrote a letter to: Burgess Meredith -when he was on the "Today" show on NBC Television -telling him about our lovely climate, forests, historic artifacts, air, and Gold.. Meridith answered, as follows: "It was good of you to write me and to tell me all about Nevada City. I have heard of the place. many times and have always wanted to go there but never had the chance, When I do get there I will certainly head straight for your home and we can have a chat,‘ Most sincerely, (signed) Burgess Meredith My secret agent tells me that our booster writes occasionally to different important figures, telling them about all our fine advantages; and that occasionally she gets very nice replies, Her idea is not to advertise Nevada City, indiscriminately-and wind up with another Virginia City. Have you visited there lately, in the middle of Summer? We went last July, and had chewing gum ‘stuck to our shoes, and icecream dripped down our necks, Coney Island at its Best(?), cannot outdo it, Virginia City was such a lovely ghost-town; but it is a Real ghost now. Sad and bedraggled, Whoever made the Nevada rummy town World famous, proably made some money, But finally couldn't stand the bedam he, mostly, had created, aad moved East, . Had he foreseen what he would be responsible for, we doubt that e would have gone about publidizing Virginia City in the way d, . we \have the vision to preserve it. Det us hope that we have the vision’ to enforce: it's preser~ va SCS Directors George Dyer, Lorin Trubschenck and James Vendley were reappointed as directors of the Nevada County Soil Conservation District