September 4, 1974 (8 pages)

ad vie ° 1 amine bela mete aot atl Sigiginntine nto SOT Sine AAO Det Notes By P. L. The moon was almost down and the sun was bidding for supremacy the other morning when I woke so suddenly it startled me into wondering who’d called my name! The awakening was so complete that all thought of further futile, so I breakfasted” hit the road for a nice long ride ahead of the day’s heat. a _ Up Highway 20 I rambled and over to Lake Tahoe just as the area was coming alive to the new day’s offerings. The waters of the Lake were deceptively placid at that early hour and dotted here and there with tinysailing craft just setting out on the exploration of the day. — Loath to leave that splendid scene too early, I took the long way around to :Stateline and Highway 50. Stateline never sleeps.like old Virginia Street in Reno and the famous “Strip” of Vegas.that’s where the action is and that’s were you'll find the diehards. hardly conscious, but still jousting the windmills of fate over the gaming tables. _ _ The seemingly endless “motel row’ bordering the Lake was alive and crawling with arrivals and departures.and the thought flitted thru my mind that there was something livelier about the arrivals than could be noted in the : There was a fair trickle of traffic heading generally Westward over Highway 50 when I finally got around to choosing that route homeward bound. I’d at a coffee shop just long enough for a bit of ‘wake-me-up-again beverage and to make the less than desirable acquaintance of a _ string of panhandlers.all wanting “‘bus fare home.” Believe it or not, there were some tiny bits and pieces of snow still visible in the higher reaches above that spectacular route; no one was in too much of a hurry so seeing the sights was easy to accomplish. And. bv the NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street Nevado City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation. by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year . $3.00 Two Years . $5.00 Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERSmith time I’d reached Placerville I’d. © worked up a reasonable facsimile of an appetite for luncheon. Found a small cafe on a side street.and for the life of me I can’t. recall its name.where I was served one of the best baked ham sandwiches found anywhere in many a moon. It was accompanied by an equally good potato salad, some crispy fresh carrot sticks, several big ripe olives and a slice of very good tomato, plus” excellent coffee with free refills yet all for $2.25 plus tax! Oh, yes.forgot to mention that the bread in the sandwich was freshly made on the premises. What more could one ask? The reason for having to wait nearly 30 minutes for a counter seat was fairly obvious after I got my order filled and had tasted it.my guardian angel must have patronized._the place previously, because she (he? ) or something kept me standing in line after patience had almost deserted me. It had warmed up considerably by the time I ambled into old Coloma, so I found some nice cold beer and a shady spot — and sat back to indulge in one of my favorite occupations.‘“‘people watching”’. And there were plenty of them to watch! It was a typical, hot summer. Saturday in that ‘melting pot” of faces from faraway places. I — noted vehicle licenses from practically all 50 States and one very elegant camper bore plates from British Colutnbia. Therewere six well-equipped motorcycles parked near my resting place and all had Baja California plates on them. Where their riders were at that * moment I couldn’t say.but it would have been interesting to see what they looked like after riding that distance on those contraptions. About two o’clock I got behind the wheel again and headed for home, well satisfied with my day ‘‘away from it all.”’ There’s just no place like Northern California for variety in sight‘. seeing.it’s all here; all you have to do is look around you and boredom or weariness takes a powder. Alvan Roderhizer on Alaskan patrol Coast Guard Radarman Third Class Alvan L. Roderhizer, son of Mrs. Lawrence Fore of Grass Valley, and whose wife Linda is.the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sweeney of Grass Valley has left Honolulu aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon on a two-month Alaskan fisheries patrol. The primary mission of the 378-foot. vessel during the cruise is the. enforcement of. U.S. fishing treaties and agreements. A 1967 graduate of Northeast. High School, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., he joined the Coast Guard . in May of 1972. 2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Sept. 4, 1974 Off The Cuff} . Rough and ‘Ready N ews By Fay Dunbar Fairs bring out hidden talents and accomplishments. The Wm Franks, who are next door neighbors, raise beautiful Milking Shor’ thorn cows. It was-a pleasant surprise to learn that the four cows they entered at the Fair brought home (5) five ribbons. Mrs. Franks favorite,,Mary Jean, was one of the two Senior cows. One of Mary Jeans babies Ann, now grown and entered also with her first baby, won a Blue Ribbon. The.baby, third generation, won a 4th place. Then the whole family were entered in a Class called Produce of Dam and won 2nd place. The other Senior cow was from another blood line. She too won a second place. Bill and Hepsi are the third generation of Franks to live on and run this family farm. The Farm won State wide recognition a couple of years ago for being managed and lived on for 100 years by the same family. Bills father, Manuel, and Manuels father, John, have farmed there since 1868. In the olden-days they raised all the produce necessary to maintain a family. Hepsi raises a beautiful garden and I have some tomatoes, vine ripened, to prove it. Manuel Frank had converted the Farm activities to Dairying. He did harvest some hay. At one time, Manuel told me, they plowed and planted corn in the rich meadow land. Manuel used to bring. me some marvelous apples. He said the tree had been when he was a boy. We have some very old apple trees hidden in the brush on our hillside. I suspect they were carried there by birds. But I have often wondered if they could possibly have been planted by Johnny (Appleseed) Chapman. He is thought to have come through here with his pouch of Apple seeds sometime in the early 1800s. Johnny was the hero of many legends. He was born about 1775 and died 1845. Last week was my week for GOOD tomatoes. . Mrs. Kenneth (Leona) Wright sent me some. Mrs. Hugh Brown from Grass Valley also sent a few. I-have also been fattening up -on corn. with butter its my favorite vegetable. Good neighbors sure are a blessing. Theirvegetables don’t even taste like those things I buy at the grocery. The Nevada County Newcomers held a picnic in Pioneer Park last week. We were all to wear interesting hats. Among the most unusual ones was one resembling a chicken. Another was made of a Chinese basket lid decorated and tied on with a ribbon under the chin. The prize was won by Mrs. Alice Licht of Rough and Ready. It was made on an inverted plastic serving dish with the dip bow] used as the head cap. It was artistically decorated with flowers and ribbons. It was interesting to note the other three ofus from Rough and Ready wore straws hats like farmers or at least covered with fresh garden vegetables. Alice brought two guests, her granddaughter Laurie Licht dnd her friend Bruce. Last week was a busy one. There was another trip to Graniteville with members of the Historical Society. This time Mrs. Almyra Baker Hansen of Sacramento (except in the summertime) formally gave the mining equipment from: the old Baker mine to the Society for display at the Museum. On our way home we stopped to visit Mr. Poage. He invited us into his beautiful old fashioned parlor. He advised us the.Parlor was in the new part of the home it was only about 80 years old. He had gorgeous gold framed pictures of members of _ his family on the walls. His father came to this _ country in 1 from Kentucky. His mother was born in North San Juan. They still don’t have electricity in Graniteville. Mr. Poage uses gas lights. If you decide to go for a picnic someday be sure and stop at the Forest Service Camp just before your reach Graniteville. My clock just struck 1:00 a.m. but there are still a great many cars going by on their way home for the big weekend. Another of my last weeks experiences was an evening trip to Chico. We came home at 2:00 a.m. I think we were the 4 ; only ones on the road between here and . Labor Day weekend to me means the beginning of School. Ready Springs completed its new enrollments a week ago. When school starts, can winter be far behind! Its crisp outside tonight. That ol’ Harvest Moon is shining light as day. Made myself a cup of hot broth to get me through.: Sincé our American families seemingly have turned the raising of their children over to the public school system it was hopeful to read that bit about the new Multi-Culture classrooms © in a San Francisco school. Among the observers mentioned attending there was an Israeli-Arab. He is developing a plan for the Arab and Jewish children of Nazareth. Their problem in that area is particularly difficult. In these multiculture classrooms the children are taught about their own culture and about the many other cultures of the world around them. It is hoped in this way they will build pride in their own ethnic heritage and learn to accept and respect the customs and uniqueness of others. A little child shall lead _them. After all as one theacher said people are the same the world over. Music and even food from other cultures is helping to bring. understanding even to we adults. Who can resist the charm of an Irish Ballad or a Hebrew Chant or the smell of Pizza or for that matter a Cornish Pasty. One of the voung ladies I registered at the fair was Mrs. Debbra Ingraham. She told us proudly that her greatgrandfather-in-law was Josiah Royce. She said they had been told the story of his living in a tent where the Grass Valley Library is now. I picked up the Historical Bulletin on Josiah Royce and it seems like the *great philosopher, son of Josiah and Sarah Royce was born in a tent at that location. Josiah © was born on November 20, 1855. Grass Valley had become a prosperous town earlier in that year but it suffered its most devastating fire on September 13, 1855. In that one dreadful night over 300 buildings covering an area of about 30 acres was swept away. Thompson and West says “About an hour after an astonished sun had gazed upon the scene of desolation, a frame shanty was seen moving down the hill from the west end of town. Slowly but surely it advanced, and was backed up against Wells, Fargo and Co.’s brick vault, which was still standing among the ruins. In a few moments ‘Old Block’ appeared with a ten foot scantling, on which was rudely painted Wells, Fargo and Co.’s Express Office. In less than eight hours after the cry of fire had alarmed the midnight air; ‘Old Block’ stood smiling behind his counter, amid the smouldering ruins and with the ground still warm beneath his feet, ready as he said, ‘to attend to business’.”” How could they lose. Rough and Ready suffered two such firés. The first came on June 28, 1853. Two streets with some 40 buildings were burned but were immediately rebuilt better than before. There was still plenty of gold. The town burned again on July 8, 1859. Only the Odd Fellows Hall, the Downie House, Gilhams Store, and three or four other buildings were saved. Our town was not rebuilt this time as before. To quote T and W again ‘Where once stood some 300 houses, stores, saloons, and shops, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, and a town throbbing with busy life, are now some two dozen houses scattered about a single store.” Hope you are all going to see the Constitution Day Parade Sunday, Spetember 8. Our Constitution was drawn and signed in less time than it has taken to add our new Pension security law. Of course our Constituion, including its Amendments (Bill of Rights) is not so long. The Constitutuional Convention was the assembly of delegates at Philadelphia, May 25Sept. 17, 1787 which framed the Constitution of the United States. The completed work of the Constitutional Convention was transmitted by the Congress of the Confederation, Sept. 28, 1787 to the several states for ratification. It became the ogi law of the land at that time, Sept. 28, 1787. ;

ad vie ° 1 amine bela mete aot atl Sigiginntine nto SOT Sine AAO Det Notes By P. L. The moon was almost down and the sun was bidding for supremacy the other morning when I woke so suddenly it startled me into wondering who’d called my name! The awakening was so complete that all thought of further futile, so I breakfasted” hit the road for a nice long ride ahead of the day’s heat. a _ Up Highway 20 I rambled and over to Lake Tahoe just as the area was coming alive to the new day’s offerings. The waters of the Lake were deceptively placid at that early hour and dotted here and there with tinysailing craft just setting out on the exploration of the day. — Loath to leave that splendid scene too early, I took the long way around to :Stateline and Highway 50. Stateline never sleeps..like old Virginia Street in Reno and the famous “Strip” of Vegas..that’s where the action is and that’s were you'll find the diehards. hardly conscious, but still jousting the windmills of fate over the gaming tables. _ _ The seemingly endless “motel row’ bordering the Lake was alive and crawling with arrivals and departures..and the thought flitted thru my mind that there was something livelier about the arrivals than could be noted in the : There was a fair trickle of traffic heading generally Westward over Highway 50 when I finally got around to choosing that route homeward bound. I’d at a coffee shop just long enough for a bit of ‘wake-me-up-again beverage and to make the less than desirable acquaintance of a _ string of panhandlers..all wanting “‘bus fare home.” Believe it or not, there were some tiny bits and pieces of snow still visible in the higher reaches above that spectacular route; no one was in too much of a hurry so seeing the sights was easy to accomplish. And. bv the NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street Nevado City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation. by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year .. $3.00 Two Years .. $5.00 Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPERSmith time I’d reached Placerville I’d. © worked up a reasonable facsimile of an appetite for luncheon. Found a small cafe on a side street..and for the life of me I can’t. recall its name..where I was served one of the best baked ham sandwiches found anywhere in many a moon. It was accompanied by an equally good potato salad, some crispy fresh carrot sticks, several big ripe olives and a slice of very good tomato, plus” excellent coffee with free refills yet all for $2.25 plus tax! Oh, yes..forgot to mention that the bread in the sandwich was freshly made on the premises. What more could one ask? The reason for having to wait nearly 30 minutes for a counter seat was fairly obvious after I got my order filled and had tasted it.my guardian angel must have patronized._the place previously, because she (he? ) or something kept me standing in line after patience had almost deserted me. It had warmed up considerably by the time I ambled into old Coloma, so I found some nice cold beer and a shady spot — and sat back to indulge in one of my favorite occupations..‘“‘people watching”’. And there were plenty of them to watch! It was a typical, hot summer. Saturday in that ‘melting pot” of faces from faraway places. I — noted vehicle licenses from practically all 50 States and one very elegant camper bore plates from British Colutnbia. Therewere six well-equipped motorcycles parked near my resting place and all had Baja California plates on them. Where their riders were at that * moment I couldn’t say..but it would have been interesting to see what they looked like after riding that distance on those contraptions. About two o’clock I got behind the wheel again and headed for home, well satisfied with my day ‘‘away from it all.”’ There’s just no place like Northern California for variety in sight‘. seeing..it’s all here; all you have to do is look around you and boredom or weariness takes a powder. Alvan Roderhizer on Alaskan patrol Coast Guard Radarman Third Class Alvan L. Roderhizer, son of Mrs. Lawrence Fore of Grass Valley, and whose wife Linda is.the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sweeney of Grass Valley has left Honolulu aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon on a two-month Alaskan fisheries patrol. The primary mission of the 378-foot. vessel during the cruise is the. enforcement of. U.S. fishing treaties and agreements. A 1967 graduate of Northeast. High School, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., he joined the Coast Guard . in May of 1972. 2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Sept. 4, 1974 Off The Cuff} . Rough and ‘Ready N ews By Fay Dunbar Fairs bring out hidden talents and accomplishments. The Wm Franks, who are next door neighbors, raise beautiful Milking Shor’ thorn cows. It was-a pleasant surprise to learn that the four cows they entered at the Fair

brought home (5) five ribbons. Mrs. Franks favorite,,Mary Jean, was one of the two Senior cows. One of Mary Jeans babies Ann, now grown and entered also with her first baby, won a Blue Ribbon. The.baby, third generation, won a 4th place. Then the whole family were entered in a Class called Produce of Dam and won 2nd place. The other Senior cow was from another blood line. She too won a second place. Bill and Hepsi are the third generation of Franks to live on and run this family farm. The Farm won State wide recognition a couple of years ago for being managed and lived on for 100 years by the same family. Bills father, Manuel, and Manuels father, John, have farmed there since 1868. In the olden-days they raised all the produce necessary to maintain a family. Hepsi raises a beautiful garden and I have some tomatoes, vine ripened, to prove it. Manuel Frank had converted the Farm activities to Dairying. He did harvest some hay. At one time, Manuel told me, they plowed and planted corn in the rich meadow land. Manuel used to bring. me some marvelous apples. He said the tree had been when he was a boy. We have some very old apple trees hidden in the brush on our hillside. I suspect they were carried there by birds. But I have often wondered if they could possibly have been planted by Johnny (Appleseed) Chapman. He is thought to have come through here with his pouch of Apple seeds sometime in the early 1800s. Johnny was the hero of many legends. He was born about 1775 and died 1845. Last week was my week for GOOD tomatoes. . Mrs. Kenneth (Leona) Wright sent me some. Mrs. Hugh Brown from Grass Valley also sent a few. I-have also been fattening up -on corn. with butter its my favorite vegetable. Good neighbors sure are a blessing. Theirvegetables don’t even taste like those things I buy at the grocery. The Nevada County Newcomers held a picnic in Pioneer Park last week. We were all to wear interesting hats. Among the most unusual ones was one resembling a chicken. Another was made of a Chinese basket lid decorated and tied on with a ribbon under the chin. The prize was won by Mrs. Alice Licht of Rough and Ready. It was made on an inverted plastic serving dish with the dip bow] used as the head cap. It was artistically decorated with flowers and ribbons. It was interesting to note the other three ofus from Rough and Ready wore straws hats like farmers or at least covered with fresh garden vegetables. Alice brought two guests, her granddaughter Laurie Licht dnd her friend Bruce. Last week was a busy one. There was another trip to Graniteville with members of the Historical Society. This time Mrs. Almyra Baker Hansen of Sacramento (except in the summertime) formally gave the mining equipment from: the old Baker mine to the Society for display at the Museum. On our way home we stopped to visit Mr. Poage. He invited us into his beautiful old fashioned parlor. He advised us the.Parlor was in the new part of the home it was only about 80 years old. He had gorgeous gold framed pictures of members of _ his family on the walls. His father came to this _ country in 1 from Kentucky. His mother was born in North San Juan. They still don’t have electricity in Graniteville. Mr. Poage uses gas lights. If you decide to go for a picnic someday be sure and stop at the Forest Service Camp just before your reach Graniteville. My clock just struck 1:00 a.m. but there are still a great many cars going by on their way home for the big weekend. Another of my last weeks experiences was an evening trip to Chico. We came home at 2:00 a.m. I think we were the 4 ; only ones on the road between here and . Labor Day weekend to me means the beginning of School. Ready Springs completed its new enrollments a week ago. When school starts, can winter be far behind! Its crisp outside tonight. That ol’ Harvest Moon is shining light as day. Made myself a cup of hot broth to get me through.: Sincé our American families seemingly have turned the raising of their children over to the public school system it was hopeful to read that bit about the new Multi-Culture classrooms © in a San Francisco school. Among the observers mentioned attending there was an Israeli-Arab. He is developing a plan for the Arab and Jewish children of Nazareth. Their problem in that area is particularly difficult. In these multiculture classrooms the children are taught about their own culture and about the many other cultures of the world around them. It is hoped in this way they will build pride in their own ethnic heritage and learn to accept and respect the customs and uniqueness of others. A little child shall lead _them. After all as one theacher said people are the same the world over. Music and even food from other cultures is helping to bring. understanding even to we adults. Who can resist the charm of an Irish Ballad or a Hebrew Chant or the smell of Pizza or for that matter a Cornish Pasty. One of the voung ladies I registered at the fair was Mrs. Debbra Ingraham. She told us proudly that her greatgrandfather-in-law was Josiah Royce. She said they had been told the story of his living in a tent where the Grass Valley Library is now. I picked up the Historical Bulletin on Josiah Royce and it seems like the *great philosopher, son of Josiah and Sarah Royce was born in a tent at that location. Josiah © was born on November 20, 1855. Grass Valley had become a prosperous town earlier in that year but it suffered its most devastating fire on September 13, 1855. In that one dreadful night over 300 buildings covering an area of about 30 acres was swept away. Thompson and West says “About an hour after an astonished sun had gazed upon the scene of desolation, a frame shanty was seen moving down the hill from the west end of town. Slowly but surely it advanced, and was backed up against Wells, Fargo and Co.’s brick vault, which was still standing among the ruins. In a few moments ‘Old Block’ appeared with a ten foot scantling, on which was rudely painted Wells, Fargo and Co.’s Express Office. In less than eight hours after the cry of fire had alarmed the midnight air; ‘Old Block’ stood smiling behind his counter, amid the smouldering ruins and with the ground still warm beneath his feet, ready as he said, ‘to attend to business’.”” How could they lose. Rough and Ready suffered two such firés. The first came on June 28, 1853. Two streets with some 40 buildings were burned but were immediately rebuilt better than before. There was still plenty of gold. The town burned again on July 8, 1859. Only the Odd Fellows Hall, the Downie House, Gilhams Store, and three or four other buildings were saved. Our town was not rebuilt this time as before. To quote T and W again ‘Where once stood some 300 houses, stores, saloons, and shops, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, and a town throbbing with busy life, are now some two dozen houses scattered about a single store.” Hope you are all going to see the Constitution Day Parade Sunday, Spetember 8. Our Constitution was drawn and signed in less time than it has taken to add our new Pension security law. Of course our Constituion, including its Amendments (Bill of Rights) is not so long. The Constitutuional Convention was the assembly of delegates at Philadelphia, May 25Sept. 17, 1787 which framed the Constitution of the United States. The completed work of the Constitutional Convention was transmitted by the Congress of the Confederation, Sept. 28, 1787 to the several states for ratification. It became the ogi law of the land at that time, Sept. 28, 1787. ;