September 24, 1969 (12 pages)

8 The Nevada County Nugget: Wednesday, September 24, 1969 Art of splitting sugar pine shakes revived here The almost forgotten art of splitting sugar pine shakes was revived here recently when the Washington Ridge Youth Conservation Camp split shakes for the Bridgeport covered bridge. Nevada county's representa tive to the California Assembly, Gene Chappie, arranged for the shipment of sugar pine from the Calaveras Big Trees area. The boys ‘at camp brushed up on her history and flexed their muscles to make shakes from the sugar pine bolts. Archie Landsburg, a veteran of the craft who with his father practiced it in an earlier era, came from his North Bloomfield home to show the younger generation "how it is done."’ Dale Berger, forestry foreman, directed the operation. Museums furnished patterns for ancient tools which are no longer produced. The youths fashioned a mallet from an Oak limb, The froe (the cutting tool) was made at Black Bart's shop in Grass Valley. Shakes are created by attacking the bolt, a piece of sugar pine that is 32 inches long and six inches thick. The mallet is swung on the froe, which in turn splits the bolt. "The boys are enthusiastic about the project,” said Ed Schukert, forestry superintendent. He added that the youths thrive on diversified work, and problems arise when they become bored with too much ofthe same type of work. Camp are splitting sugar pine shakes for the Bridgeport Covered Bridge. According to Ed Schukert, CDF forestry Old timers reminiscing about Contests in only three special service areas an era when sugar pine shake roofs were in their hey dey, claim they were efficient, During the summer, light and air filtered through the roofing, but come. winter rains the shakes were snug and waterproof, they Election of directors will be required in only three of Nevada county's special service districts on Nov. 4. That is because there are only . three districts in which more people are running than there are vacancies, say. The M. L, and D, Marsh Lum ber Co, of Nevada City was a purveyor of sugar pine shakes during the era of their popular ity. There are those who recall riding bundles of bolts down the Milton Ditch in the early 1900s, These had been cut by Chinese In all other districts, the number of candidates either equals or is less than the open seats, laborers, so no elections will be required. In fact. no one was moved to Cedar shakes replaced the old familiar roofing, and as time marched on modern roofing ma file for office in several dis tricts. Filing closed Monday at the terials came into being. county However, there are those who still clerk's office for all special districts, which in this county range from and agency claim that a sugar pine shake ~oof was "the best ofall." which runs an airport to those which provide basic needs of ¥ * * superintendent, the boys enjoyed their historical project. THESE YOUTHS at the Washington Ridge Youth Conservation ' water, simplicity . sewers and fire pro tection. The only contested election in western Nevada county, an nounced earlier in The Union, involves Nevada Irrigation Dis trict, R.C, McDowell will oppose incumbent C. Bruce McDonald in the second district. Incumbents James McAdams, ee ges FCP OS Sey ee The BERGEMANN & SON district one, Vernon Vineyard, district four, and Al Scurr, ; treasurer, are unopposed. uneral Chapel Two eastern county districts ready to serve you. day or night THESE Call 265-2421 BOST AVE. OFF LOWER GRASS VALLEY ROAD, NEVADA CITY . ARE the tools that split the bolts that make the shakes that someday will roof the Bridgeport Covered Bridge. At the top is a wooden mallet which strikes the froe (the tool just below the mallet) which splits the bolt (the wooden slab at the bottom of the picture) to make the shakes,’These tools, no longer manufactured, were patterned after those on display in museums. * *% face contests, and in one, a face familiar to most Nevada countyans will be on the ballot, That is Henry Loehr, county supervisor for 24 years who was defeated in the 1968 primary. Loehr will seek a seat on the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District board against Roy Waters, incumbent, and Igantius Firpo. Only two will make it, Truckee-Tahoe Airport Dis trict also has three men seeking two positions -D, E. McPherson, Alfonso de Luque and Jack C, Domerque. Jr. Of the remaining districts, there are five in which all residents failed to file. These are Ophir Hill Fire District, two va cancies; Watt Park fire, two; Truckee fire, three; Bullion fire, two; and Washington Water District, three. The secretaries of each of these diestricts will have to write the county and /ask the board of supervisors to fill the vacancies, Deputy Clerk Melba Polglase said, ’ Here are the names of those who filed in fire districts and are automatically elected because there ‘is no opposition: Alta Oaks (two seats) -William Gallino and Glenn T. Jones, 49er Fire District (three seats)--Caribeno Orzalli, Peter L. Pastorino and Alto V. Casci, Gold Flat (three seats)-Mario Personeni and Manuel Gallino, Peardale-Chicago Park (two seats)--E, D, Cochrane and Herman (Buck) Jones, ne and Ready (three sonia’ --L, Sorensen, Art Phelps and T.i“ Broadus, Frank Graham and Robert Grappi were the only people who filed for the board of Nevada County Soil Conservation Service as.-were Edward A, Fra tes and Dore J. Westbrook in Truckee Sanitary District. 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8 The Nevada County Nugget: Wednesday, September 24, 1969 Art of splitting sugar pine shakes revived here The almost forgotten art of splitting sugar pine shakes was revived here recently when the Washington Ridge Youth Conservation Camp split shakes for the Bridgeport covered bridge. Nevada county's representa tive to the California Assembly, Gene Chappie, arranged for the shipment of sugar pine from the Calaveras Big Trees area. The boys ‘at camp brushed up on her history and flexed their muscles to make shakes from the sugar pine bolts. Archie Landsburg, a veteran of the craft who with his father practiced it in an earlier era, came from his North Bloomfield home to show the younger generation "how it is done."’ Dale Berger, forestry foreman, directed the operation. Museums furnished patterns for ancient tools which are no longer produced. The youths fashioned a mallet from an Oak limb, The froe (the cutting tool) was made at Black Bart's shop in Grass Valley. Shakes are created by attacking the bolt, a piece of sugar pine that is 32 inches long and six inches thick. The mallet is swung on the froe, which in turn splits the bolt. "The boys are enthusiastic about the project,” said Ed Schukert, forestry superintendent. He added that the youths thrive on diversified work, and problems arise when they become bored with too much ofthe same type of work. Camp are splitting sugar pine shakes for the Bridgeport Covered Bridge. According to Ed Schukert, CDF forestry Old timers reminiscing about Contests in only three special service areas an era when sugar pine shake roofs were in their hey dey, claim they were efficient, During the summer, light and air filtered through the roofing, but come. winter rains the shakes were snug and waterproof, they Election of directors will be required in only three of Nevada county's special service districts on Nov. 4. That is because there are only . three districts in which more people are running than there are vacancies, say. The M. L, and D, Marsh Lum ber Co, of Nevada City was a purveyor of sugar pine shakes during the era of their popular ity. There are those who recall riding bundles of bolts down the Milton Ditch in the early 1900s, These had been cut by Chinese In all other districts, the number of candidates either equals or is less than the open seats, laborers, so no elections will be required. In fact. no one was moved to Cedar shakes replaced the old familiar roofing, and as time marched on modern roofing ma file for office in several dis tricts. Filing closed Monday at the terials came into being. county However, there are those who still clerk's office for all special districts, which in this county range from and agency claim that a sugar pine shake ~oof was "the best ofall." which runs an airport to those which provide basic needs of ¥ * * superintendent, the boys enjoyed their historical project.

THESE YOUTHS at the Washington Ridge Youth Conservation ' water, simplicity .. sewers and fire pro tection. The only contested election in western Nevada county, an nounced earlier in The Union, involves Nevada Irrigation Dis trict, R.C, McDowell will oppose incumbent C. Bruce McDonald in the second district. Incumbents James McAdams, ee ges FCP OS Sey ee The BERGEMANN & SON district one, Vernon Vineyard, district four, and Al Scurr, ; treasurer, are unopposed. uneral Chapel Two eastern county districts ready to serve you. day or night THESE Call 265-2421 BOST AVE. OFF LOWER GRASS VALLEY ROAD, NEVADA CITY . ARE the tools that split the bolts that make the shakes that someday will roof the Bridgeport Covered Bridge. At the top is a wooden mallet which strikes the froe (the tool just below the mallet) which splits the bolt (the wooden slab at the bottom of the picture) to make the shakes,’These tools, no longer manufactured, were patterned after those on display in museums. * *% face contests, and in one, a face familiar to most Nevada countyans will be on the ballot, That is Henry Loehr, county supervisor for 24 years who was defeated in the 1968 primary. Loehr will seek a seat on the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District board against Roy Waters, incumbent, and Igantius Firpo. Only two will make it, Truckee-Tahoe Airport Dis trict also has three men seeking two positions -D, E. McPherson, Alfonso de Luque and Jack C, Domerque. Jr. Of the remaining districts, there are five in which all residents failed to file. These are Ophir Hill Fire District, two va cancies; Watt Park fire, two; Truckee fire, three; Bullion fire, two; and Washington Water District, three. The secretaries of each of these diestricts will have to write the county and /ask the board of supervisors to fill the vacancies, Deputy Clerk Melba Polglase said, ’ Here are the names of those who filed in fire districts and are automatically elected because there ‘is no opposition: Alta Oaks (two seats) -William Gallino and Glenn T. Jones, 49er Fire District (three seats)--Caribeno Orzalli, Peter L. Pastorino and Alto V. Casci, Gold Flat (three seats)-Mario Personeni and Manuel Gallino, Peardale-Chicago Park (two seats)--E, D, Cochrane and Herman (Buck) Jones, ne and Ready (three sonia’ --L, Sorensen, Art Phelps and T.i“ Broadus, Frank Graham and Robert Grappi were the only people who filed for the board of Nevada County Soil Conservation Service as.-were Edward A, Fra tes and Dore J. Westbrook in Truckee Sanitary District. Buy United States Savings Bonds