September 3, 1964 (24 pages)

7 i i t . hi i t September 3, 1964. . Nevada County Nugget. RHA ROE ER Pee Pee ee rt et . The Freeway Is Coming, TAILINGS HOUS BENTLEY There Was Smallpox In The County . Omega Was Afraid i Ue ‘Hu rrah, Hurrah A BENEATH THE SPREADING sequoia tree, the wrecker's blows do fall, and when the blows stop falling, there'll be splinters left, that's all, This scene of freeway preparation activity is at the former Bergemann Funeral Chapel where demolition started Tuesday. Cattleman’sField Day Set For Sept. 5th The completed program for the Cattlemen's Field Day to be held September 5at the North Star Ranch, Grass Valley, has been announced by Nevada County Farm Advisor, Les McCabe. The program is sponsored jointly by the University of-California Agricultural Extension Service and the Tahoe Cattlemen's Association. Association president George Meredith willcallthe meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Floyd Carroll, Animal Husbandry Department, University of California at Davis, will discuss “Management Keys” and research currently being done in the beef cattle field. McCabe will follow with the results of the beef cattle progeny testing and carcass analysis program. This project is aimed at finding bulls that sire rapid gaining offsprings with superior meatproducing carcasses, The California Beef Cattle Improvement Program will be discussed andthe audience will participate in grading some animals on this program. Dr, Carroll, McCabe, and Placer County Farm Advisor, Jack Herr will participate in this part of the program. (} Abar-b-que beef lunch will be _/served at noon by the PlacerNevada CountiesCowbelles. Reservations for this $1.50 meal may be made at the Farm Advisor's Office, Grass Valley. The afternoon program will open with a discussion of taxation of agricultural land. Heading the panel will be State Senator Paul Lunardi. Others participating .will beRonald Welsh, State.Board of Equalization; Nevada County Supervisor W.W. “Tabe" Bishop; Nevada County Assessor Charles Kitts; Placer County Supervisor Robert Radovich; and Placer County Assessor Lloyd Geraldson. Following the panel discussion, officers of the California Cattlemen's Association will discuss State and National problems affecting the cattle industry. Last order of business is a business meeting of the Tahoe Cattlemen ‘s Association with adjournment scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Joseph E Biggs Aboard The USS Constellation Joseph E, Biggs, seaman ap~ prentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer O. Biggs of Grass Valley is a crewmember of the attack carrier USS Constellation operating off the coast of Southeastern Asia. The Constellation, one of the Navy's mobile floating airbases, provides fuel, maintenance and supplies for more than 80 airplanesMWA2A «WE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF POWER MOWERS OMEGA July 1862 There was smallpox in the county. The disease was showing up in many of the settlements. Along the rivers men didn't pay much attention to their neighbors. They had no time for sickness in themselves and expected the next man to take care of himself. If a man were found dead, and this was an everyday occurrence, his remains were sometimes buried, sometimes carried to a public official and sometimes stepped over and ignored. The towns, with their more permanent residents and developing social responsibility, were very much aware of the forces that threatened their future and prosperity. Fire was the major threat but the fear of contageous disease could spread faster than the epidemic. T owns the size of Red Dog and You Bet with populations of about 200 built special houses outside of town for victims carrying the deadly disease. When smallpox appeared people were frightened. A town's first experience with it was often tragic. The citizens of Omega discovered a virulent case of smallSeptember ]Oth_Is The Deadline For Voter Registration Deadline for voter registration for the November general election is September 10 according to Nevada County Clerk John T. Trauner. Persons unable to get to the clerks office at the courthouse in Nevada City may register with deputy registrars at 17 locations throughout the county. “REMODEL Furnish Everything: 1 tdeas 2. Designing Financing Materials Construction BUILDERS & CONSUMERSLUMBER COMPANY G. V.-N. C. Highway / At Glenbrook . . Phone 273-6105. pox andtheir only thought was to get rid ofthe carrier. Never were donations so generously given as when money had to be raised to transport the sick man out of the area. Getting him out was the main thing and this the good people accomplished with that sense of relief and virtue that hides responsibility so well. The sick man had no money. His body was fighting the most dangerous stage of the disease and he was carried the 20 miles toNevada in an open wagon, ex~ posed to several hours of July heat and dust on the rough, heavily traveled Washington Ridge road. He was not adm itted tothe County Hospital but cared for in acabin on the south side of Deer Creek downstream fromtown. He died two days later. He was buried and the cabin burned. The case was discussed by the Nevada newspaper, the editor bringing out the sad mistakes for which the nameless miner had paid so supremely. The county was prepared to pay for the care of those in need. The cost of transporting the man would be borne by the county had not the cost of his care at Omega been equal to that of bringing him in fromthe remote area. Little need be said about the great number of people exposed by the dying man's long journey. Omega never knew the man's name nor didit inquire as to his progress or his end, U.S. Pat. Pend. DON'T GO BACK 10 SCHOOL Without Checking Our Low Clothing Prices Seestenm or MEN OF ACTION CHOOSE NEW ''PERMA-STRETCH’’* BY PACIFIC TRAIL! Be one of the first to wear Pacific Trail’s sensational nylon stretch jacket with permanent **controlled action” stretch! Quilted to Bonded Dacron 88 for weightless warmth, and reversing to contrasting nylon taffeta. Marquis styled with new hide-away double hood, zip pockets, knit cuffs. Wash ’n wear, too! Loden, black; teal, burgundy or vicuna reversing to black. Sizes S, M, L, XLie « « $19.95. NOVAK’S MEN'S WEAR 205 Broad Street, Nevada City

7 i i t . hi i t September 3, 1964. . Nevada County Nugget.. RHA ROE ER Pee Pee ee rt et . The Freeway Is Coming, TAILINGS HOUS BENTLEY There Was Smallpox In The County .. Omega Was Afraid i Ue ‘Hu rrah, Hurrah A BENEATH THE SPREADING sequoia tree, the wrecker's blows do fall, and when the blows stop falling, there'll be splinters left, that's all, This scene of freeway preparation activity is at the former Bergemann Funeral Chapel where demolition started Tuesday. Cattleman’sField Day Set For Sept. 5th The completed program for the Cattlemen's Field Day to be held September 5at the North Star Ranch, Grass Valley, has been announced by Nevada County Farm Advisor, Les McCabe. The program is sponsored jointly by the University of-California Agricultural Extension Service and the Tahoe Cattlemen's Association. Association president George Meredith willcallthe meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Floyd Carroll, Animal Husbandry Department, University of California at Davis, will discuss “Management Keys” and research currently being done in the beef cattle field. McCabe will follow with the results of the beef cattle progeny testing and carcass analysis program. This project is aimed at finding bulls that sire rapid gaining offsprings with superior meatproducing carcasses, The California Beef Cattle Improvement Program will be discussed andthe audience will participate in grading some animals on this program. Dr, Carroll, McCabe, and Placer County Farm Advisor, Jack Herr will participate in this part of the program. (} Abar-b-que beef lunch will be _/served at noon by the PlacerNevada CountiesCowbelles. Reservations for this $1.50 meal may be made at the Farm Advisor's Office, Grass Valley. The afternoon program will open with a discussion of taxation of agricultural land. Heading the panel will be State Senator Paul Lunardi. Others participating .will beRonald Welsh, State.Board of Equalization; Nevada County Supervisor W.W. “Tabe" Bishop; Nevada County Assessor Charles Kitts; Placer County Supervisor Robert Radovich; and Placer County Assessor Lloyd Geraldson. Following the panel discussion, officers of the California Cattlemen's Association will discuss State and National problems affecting the cattle industry. Last order of business is a business meeting of the Tahoe Cattlemen ‘s Association with adjournment scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Joseph E Biggs Aboard The USS Constellation Joseph E, Biggs, seaman ap~ prentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer O. Biggs of Grass Valley is a crewmember of the attack carrier USS Constellation operating off the coast of Southeastern Asia. The Constellation, one of the Navy's mobile floating airbases, provides fuel, maintenance and supplies for more than 80 airplanesMWA2A «WE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF POWER MOWERS OMEGA July 1862 There was smallpox in the county. The disease was showing up in many of the settlements. Along the rivers men didn't pay much attention to their neighbors. They had no time for sickness in themselves and expected the next man to take care of himself. If a man were found dead, and this was an everyday occurrence, his remains were sometimes buried, sometimes carried to a public official and sometimes stepped over and ignored. The towns, with their more

permanent residents and developing social responsibility, were very much aware of the forces that threatened their future and prosperity. Fire was the major threat but the fear of contageous disease could spread faster than the epidemic. T owns the size of Red Dog and You Bet with populations of about 200 built special houses outside of town for victims carrying the deadly disease. When smallpox appeared people were frightened. A town's first experience with it was often tragic. The citizens of Omega discovered a virulent case of smallSeptember ]Oth_Is The Deadline For Voter Registration Deadline for voter registration for the November general election is September 10 according to Nevada County Clerk John T. Trauner. Persons unable to get to the clerks office at the courthouse in Nevada City may register with deputy registrars at 17 locations throughout the county. “REMODEL Furnish Everything: 1 tdeas 2. Designing Financing Materials Construction BUILDERS & CONSUMERSLUMBER COMPANY G. V.-N. C. Highway / At Glenbrook . . Phone 273-6105. pox andtheir only thought was to get rid ofthe carrier. Never were donations so generously given as when money had to be raised to transport the sick man out of the area. Getting him out was the main thing and this the good people accomplished with that sense of relief and virtue that hides responsibility so well. The sick man had no money. His body was fighting the most dangerous stage of the disease and he was carried the 20 miles toNevada in an open wagon, ex~ posed to several hours of July heat and dust on the rough, heavily traveled Washington Ridge road. He was not adm itted tothe County Hospital but cared for in acabin on the south side of Deer Creek downstream fromtown. He died two days later. He was buried and the cabin burned. The case was discussed by the Nevada newspaper, the editor bringing out the sad mistakes for which the nameless miner had paid so supremely. The county was prepared to pay for the care of those in need. The cost of transporting the man would be borne by the county had not the cost of his care at Omega been equal to that of bringing him in fromthe remote area. Little need be said about the great number of people exposed by the dying man's long journey. Omega never knew the man's name nor didit inquire as to his progress or his end, U.S. Pat. Pend. DON'T GO BACK 10 SCHOOL Without Checking Our Low Clothing Prices Seestenm or MEN OF ACTION CHOOSE NEW ''PERMA-STRETCH’’* BY PACIFIC TRAIL! Be one of the first to wear Pacific Trail’s sensational nylon stretch jacket with permanent **controlled action” stretch! Quilted to Bonded Dacron 88 for weightless warmth, and reversing to contrasting nylon taffeta. Marquis styled with new hide-away double hood, zip pockets, knit cuffs. Wash ’n wear, too! Loden, black; teal, burgundy or vicuna reversing to black. Sizes S, M, L, XLie « « $19.95. NOVAK’S MEN'S WEAR 205 Broad Street, Nevada City