September 27, 1967 (16 pages)

16 The Nevada County Nugget.. Sept. 27, 1967 Rescue Squad Fund Drive Is Under Way The Nevada City Fire Department Rescue Squad is exhibiting a scale model of the sailing vessel, Tam-O-Shanter, which formerly sailed out of San Francisco, The model, made by Peter Owler, was completed in 1936 while he resided at Mountain View, and was donated to the Rescue Squad for a fund drive, by his son, Norman, The model is valued at $1,000, 7 The fund drive, now underway will end Nov, 11, It is currently on display at Novak's Men's Wear, Broad Street, Nevada City. The vessel, the model and its maker offer a romantic and intriguing background, Owler was born in Scotland and served 17 years in the Royal Navy, entering the service at the age of 14, While docked in San Francisco, he jumped ship and wnet to work for Robert Louis Stevenson as skipper on the Tahiti and the Snark, He later. terminated his post with Stevenson and was hired to manage the Corenthian Yacht Club at Tiberon, Marin County, Gollowing his tenure with the Yacht Club he went to work as a messenger for Wells Fargo Express Company and within five years was promoted to agent at Mountain View, Calif., when the company opened an office there in 1906. He retired at the age of 80 and died at the age of 89, While with Wells Fargo he worked on his hobby of build‘ing model ships, A total of 60 of his models have won prizes in every event in which they were entered, The latest prize was the Sweepstakes prize won at the 1949 California State Exposition, awarded to the City of San Francisco, A newspaper picture of ‘this display may be seen at the Nevada City Fire Station. Some of these models were used in the filming of the picture '"Mutiny on theBounty," Said his son, None of these ships that were made by my father have ever been sold, and I sincerely hope that whoever claims this one will get a lot of pleasure from her, and keep it in ship-shape condition," Nevada City School Menu Mrs, Lavena Laughlin, cafeteria supervisor, announces the following menu for the Nevada City Elementary and Seven Hills Intermediate Schools for the week of October 2 6: MONDAY —Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Green Tossed Salad, Pear Halves, TUESDAY — Meat Loaf, Parsley Potatoes, Grated Carrots, Orange Juice. WEDNESDAY—Roast Turkey, . Mashed Potatoes, Green Salad, Fruit Jello, ~ THURSDAY —Toasted Cheese Sandwiches, Cole Slaw, White Grapes, FRIDAY—Pizza Pie, Green Salad’ Tomatoes and Cucumbers, Apricot Halves, Bread, butter, and milk are served with all meals, Obituaries VINEYARD—F uneral services were held Thursday in the Hooper-Weaver Chapel for Mrs, Margaret E, (Bessie) Vineyard, who died Sept. 18 in the Oak Manor Convalescent Hospital in Oakland, where she had been a resident for the past year. BERGEMANN—Funeral:services for Emma F, Bergemann, mother of Paul Bergemann and grandmother of Paul Bergemann Jr., both of Nevada City, -were held Sept, 20, in Berkeley. Mrs, Bergemann died Sept, 19, in Berkeley. HUSSEY—F uneral mass was celebrated Sept. 20, for Alicia Louisa Hussey, 89, who died Sept, 18, at the Nevada General Hospital, where she had been a patient since July, 1966, Services were held at St, Patrick's Church with interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery. WILSON —Funeral services were held Thursday at Hooper-Weaver Chapel for Allan (Al) Wilson, 53, who died Sept. 18 at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, MORRIS—Funeral services were held Wednesday at Napa Valley Memorial Gardens for Carl -V. Morris, 51, who died Sept, 16, Morris had lived in Grass Valley for 18 months prior to moving to Lake Berryessa inNapaCounty last January. He operated the Nevada County Roofing Service prior to his move, HUNT—Funeral rites for Alta Irene Hunt, who died Sept, 20, were held Saturday at HooperWeaver Chapel, The Rev. Noel Carden of the Grass Valley Methodist Church officiated, with interment in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Officers and members of the Order of Rebekahs conducted the chapel service, BALDWIN—The Rev. Arthur Kerkamp of Grace Luteran Church officiated at the funeral services for Louise M, Baldwin Saturday at Hooper-Weaver Chapel, Interment was’in Elm Ridge Cemetery, KRUGER—Word has been received here of the death of Mrs, Flizabeth Kruger, 53, in Auburn Sept. 20 A native of Nevada County, she was born in Birchville, the daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs, Herbert Thomas, early-day settlers there, Private funeral services were held Saturday at Hooper-Weaver Chapel, Interment was in Forest View Cemetery, GRANHOLM — Funeral services for Herbert Carl Granholm, 57, were held Monday at Bergemann and Son Chapel, Interment was in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Granholm died of a heart attack Thursday while fighting a fire near Alleghany, MEMORIES OF THE PAST— Sidewalk superintendents watch construction crews work on the overpass of the new freeway under construction at the foot-of Broad Street. In the right-hand corner of the photograph can be seen some of the old rail ties which supported the rails of the electric street cars that used to operate in Nevada City, which were unearthed during the progress of the work. Nugget photo. Nevada City School Teachers Get Raises Mimimum starting salaries for teachers were raised from $5,580 to $6,000, and classified employes of the Nevada City School District will receive raises from $10 to $15 monthly, a result of recommendations submitted to the Board of Trustees by board member Carl Early, who had met earlier with a teachers’ committee, The board, with four members present adopted the raises, Mrs, Harriet Hume demurring and voting nay, saying she felt a beginning teacher should not receive the same pay as a tea-_ cher who has been with the district one or two years, However, only one teacher will be affected by the raise to $6,00 minimum, according to W. Edward Browning, superintendent, All the others, he said were in a higher category, Minimum salary before the increase was $5,580, and the top of step five, with a degree plus 60 units was $8,712 and has been raised to $9,000, Mrs, Jean Haley, who said she was spokesman for four teachers with 75° or more utits, but not a masters degree, spoke to the ‘board, She asked that the sixth step, which now reads masters degree only, be enlarged to include AB plus 75 units as well, Browning suggested that the teachers’ committee be asked to recommend an equivalency category to go in step six, The board voted to remove $10,533, from undistributed reserves and apply it to the budged category for salaries to offset the cost of the salary increases, Victor Huber presided at the meeting with all members but Jerry Christie present. Water Color Classes Richard Yip, internationally known artist and teacher will conduct outdoor water color painting classes in Nevada City on October 28, and in Grass Valley on October 29, These .weekend watercolor courses are designed for the enjoyment of painting outdoors, and are geared to both beginners and advanced painters, Teaching procedure will include complete onthe-spot demonstration and brief lecture along with individual guidance by the instructor, Mr. Yip is well known for his patient and stimulating instruction, He has successfully conducted similar classes here for the past six years, as well as in Mendocino, Monterey, Marin, and other scenic areas of California, Oregon, Arizona, Hawaii, and Mexico, The local class is being directed by Mrs, Helen Liotta, Anyone interested should contact her at Route.3, Box 118, Grass Valley, phone 273-2909, The artist-teacher, Mr. Yip was recently awarded the Award of Excellence "for distinguished professional accomplishment in painting and the teaching of painting" from the University of the Pacific. He attended CaliChristian Women To Meet Harold Weaver, president of Sierra College, will speak of the new planetarium on the Rocklin campus at the ChristianWomen's Club Thursday, September 28, at Alta Sierra Country Club, A new time of 12:30 p.m. has been set for the monthly luncheon in order to accommodate mothers of the younger schoolage children, Soprano soloist Ann Manual will carry out the theme of"Back to School" in her presentations, Lyle Birkey of Garden City, California, will tell of his interesting work under the Village Mission organization. The Grass Valley-Nevada City club is one-of several hundred groups located throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, and although this non-denominational group was organized in this area little more than a year ago, it has been received with great interest and response, All ladies are cordially in(vited to attend; however, to ine your luncheon seat, reservations should be made as soon as possible with Veda Lykins, 273-7931, Nursery service for the younger children may ‘also be made when making luncheon reservations with Mrs, Lykins, fornia College of Arts and Crafts, and University of the Pacific, and holds a master's degree from the University ofC alifornia, He has won many awards for his watercolor paintings. a,

16 The Nevada County Nugget... Sept. 27, 1967 Rescue Squad Fund Drive Is Under Way The Nevada City Fire Department Rescue Squad is exhibiting a scale model of the sailing vessel, Tam-O-Shanter, which formerly sailed out of San Francisco, The model, made by Peter Owler, was completed in 1936 while he resided at Mountain View, and was donated to the Rescue Squad for a fund drive, by his son, Norman, The model is valued at $1,000, 7 The fund drive, now underway will end Nov, 11, It is currently on display at Novak's Men's Wear, Broad Street, Nevada City. The vessel, the model and its maker offer a romantic and intriguing background, Owler was born in Scotland and served 17 years in the Royal Navy, entering the service at the age of 14, While docked in San Francisco, he jumped ship and wnet to work for Robert Louis Stevenson as skipper on the Tahiti and the Snark, He later. terminated his post with Stevenson and was hired to manage the Corenthian Yacht Club at Tiberon, Marin County, Gollowing his tenure with the Yacht Club he went to work as a messenger for Wells Fargo Express Company and within five years was promoted to agent at Mountain View, Calif., when the company opened an office there in 1906. He retired at the age of 80 and died at the age of 89, While with Wells Fargo he worked on his hobby of build‘ing model ships, A total of 60 of his models have won prizes in every event in which they were entered, The latest prize was the Sweepstakes prize won at the 1949 California State Exposition, awarded to the City of San Francisco, A newspaper picture of ‘this display may be seen at the Nevada City Fire Station. Some of these models were used in the filming of the picture '"Mutiny on theBounty," Said his son, None of these ships that were made by my father have ever been sold, and I sincerely hope that whoever claims this one will get a lot of pleasure from her, and keep it in ship-shape condition," Nevada City School Menu Mrs, Lavena Laughlin, cafeteria supervisor, announces the following menu for the Nevada City Elementary and Seven Hills Intermediate Schools for the week of October 2 6: MONDAY —Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Green Tossed Salad, Pear Halves, TUESDAY — Meat Loaf, Parsley Potatoes, Grated Carrots, Orange Juice. WEDNESDAY—Roast Turkey, . Mashed Potatoes, Green Salad, Fruit Jello, ~ THURSDAY —Toasted Cheese Sandwiches, Cole Slaw, White Grapes, FRIDAY—Pizza Pie, Green Salad’ Tomatoes and Cucumbers, Apricot Halves, Bread, butter, and milk are served with all meals, Obituaries VINEYARD—F uneral services were held Thursday in the Hooper-Weaver Chapel for Mrs, Margaret E, (Bessie) Vineyard, who died Sept. 18 in the Oak Manor Convalescent Hospital in Oakland, where she had been a resident for the past year. BERGEMANN—Funeral:services for Emma F, Bergemann, mother of Paul Bergemann and grandmother of Paul Bergemann Jr., both of Nevada City, -were held Sept, 20, in Berkeley. Mrs, Bergemann died Sept, 19, in Berkeley. HUSSEY—F uneral mass was celebrated Sept. 20, for Alicia Louisa Hussey, 89, who died Sept, 18, at the Nevada General Hospital, where she had been a patient since July, 1966, Services were held at St, Patrick's Church with interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery. WILSON —Funeral services were held Thursday at Hooper-Weaver Chapel for Allan (Al) Wilson, 53, who died Sept. 18 at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, MORRIS—Funeral services were held Wednesday at Napa Valley Memorial Gardens for Carl -V. Morris, 51, who died Sept, 16, Morris had lived in Grass Valley for 18 months prior to moving to Lake Berryessa inNapaCounty last January. He operated the Nevada County Roofing Service prior to his move, HUNT—Funeral rites for Alta Irene Hunt, who died Sept, 20, were held Saturday at HooperWeaver Chapel, The Rev. Noel Carden of the Grass Valley Methodist Church officiated, with interment in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Officers and members of the Order of Rebekahs conducted the chapel service, BALDWIN—The Rev. Arthur Kerkamp of Grace Luteran Church officiated at the funeral services for Louise M, Baldwin Saturday at Hooper-Weaver Chapel, Interment was’in Elm Ridge Cemetery,

KRUGER—Word has been received here of the death of Mrs, Flizabeth Kruger, 53, in Auburn Sept. 20 A native of Nevada County, she was born in Birchville, the daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs, Herbert Thomas, early-day settlers there, Private funeral services were held Saturday at Hooper-Weaver Chapel, Interment was in Forest View Cemetery, GRANHOLM — Funeral services for Herbert Carl Granholm, 57, were held Monday at Bergemann and Son Chapel, Interment was in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Granholm died of a heart attack Thursday while fighting a fire near Alleghany, MEMORIES OF THE PAST— Sidewalk superintendents watch construction crews work on the overpass of the new freeway under construction at the foot-of Broad Street. In the right-hand corner of the photograph can be seen some of the old rail ties which supported the rails of the electric street cars that used to operate in Nevada City, which were unearthed during the progress of the work. Nugget photo. Nevada City School Teachers Get Raises Mimimum starting salaries for teachers were raised from $5,580 to $6,000, and classified employes of the Nevada City School District will receive raises from $10 to $15 monthly, a result of recommendations submitted to the Board of Trustees by board member Carl Early, who had met earlier with a teachers’ committee, The board, with four members present adopted the raises, Mrs, Harriet Hume demurring and voting nay, saying she felt a beginning teacher should not receive the same pay as a tea-_ cher who has been with the district one or two years, However, only one teacher will be affected by the raise to $6,00 minimum, according to W. Edward Browning, superintendent, All the others, he said were in a higher category, Minimum salary before the increase was $5,580, and the top of step five, with a degree plus 60 units was $8,712 and has been raised to $9,000, Mrs, Jean Haley, who said she was spokesman for four teachers with 75° or more utits, but not a masters degree, spoke to the ‘board, She asked that the sixth step, which now reads masters degree only, be enlarged to include AB plus 75 units as well, Browning suggested that the teachers’ committee be asked to recommend an equivalency category to go in step six, The board voted to remove $10,533, from undistributed reserves and apply it to the budged category for salaries to offset the cost of the salary increases, Victor Huber presided at the meeting with all members but Jerry Christie present. Water Color Classes Richard Yip, internationally known artist and teacher will conduct outdoor water color painting classes in Nevada City on October 28, and in Grass Valley on October 29, These .weekend watercolor courses are designed for the enjoyment of painting outdoors, and are geared to both beginners and advanced painters, Teaching procedure will include complete onthe-spot demonstration and brief lecture along with individual guidance by the instructor, Mr. Yip is well known for his patient and stimulating instruction, He has successfully conducted similar classes here for the past six years, as well as in Mendocino, Monterey, Marin, and other scenic areas of California, Oregon, Arizona, Hawaii, and Mexico, The local class is being directed by Mrs, Helen Liotta, Anyone interested should contact her at Route.3, Box 118, Grass Valley, phone 273-2909, The artist-teacher, Mr. Yip was recently awarded the Award of Excellence "for distinguished professional accomplishment in painting and the teaching of painting" from the University of the Pacific. He attended CaliChristian Women To Meet Harold Weaver, president of Sierra College, will speak of the new planetarium on the Rocklin campus at the ChristianWomen's Club Thursday, September 28, at Alta Sierra Country Club, A new time of 12:30 p.m. has been set for the monthly luncheon in order to accommodate mothers of the younger schoolage children, Soprano soloist Ann Manual will carry out the theme of"Back to School" in her presentations, Lyle Birkey of Garden City, California, will tell of his interesting work under the Village Mission organization. The Grass Valley-Nevada City club is one-of several hundred groups located throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, and although this non-denominational group was organized in this area little more than a year ago, it has been received with great interest and response, All ladies are cordially in(vited to attend; however, to ine your luncheon seat, reservations should be made as soon as possible with Veda Lykins, 273-7931, Nursery service for the younger children may ‘also be made when making luncheon reservations with Mrs, Lykins, fornia College of Arts and Crafts, and University of the Pacific, and holds a master's degree from the University ofC alifornia, He has won many awards for his watercolor paintings. a,