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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

September 9, 1970 (12 pages)

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POOR OLD LIZZIEGETS WELL ’, EARNED REST After 17 years of faithful service, during which time she scooted Dr. Chappell of Grass Valley around on his professional visits, held pipe in her teeth, pulled roots from clogged sewers and did other menial tasks. that go with the plumbing __ business, Fred Breese's familiar white "Lizzie", has been retired onaccount of the infirmities and rattles that come. with old age, and her familir form will be soon on the streets no more, True, Lizzie, like grandma's socks, which had to have a new heel this year and a new toe next year, was not exactly the same in body as she was in 1913, but in spirit she was the same kicking bronco she had always ‘been. Lizzie, according to Fred, had quite an enviable record, At one time she made. the round trip from Nevada City to Tiajuana on 15 gallons of gas -or per‘haps it was 50 gallons; anyhow there was never a time she couldn't show her heels toa Cadillac, or any other car in ‘its class, Lizzie will spend her last days way down on the Middle Yuba near the Delhi Mine where, with one leg -I mean one wheel, jacked up she will suffer the humiliation of driving a centrifugal pump; and there she will stay because there is no road to get out over. a UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LEAVE THIS WEEK Among Nevada City. High school graduates who will become freshmen at the University in Berkeley this term are: Bill Rector, Milton Masters, Nadine Sutton and Adison Janes. The upper class students who have resumed their studies inrom the files Elzear® . clude Byron Janes, Foley, Alberta Baker and Frances Davey. non BLUE'S AVERAGE BATTINGRECORD With the active baseball season here closed, the first contribution of the statistician of the Nevada City Blues for hot stove league discussion, deals with the batting and pitching averages of the individual members of the club,. The official dope sheet shows the players all had sood seasons with the hickory stick, The batting average of the team are as follows: Gus Wasley,. .750; D. Marci, .579; L. White, .510; J. Davis, .510; Cal Fisher, 500; E,. Davey, ‘500; ia White, AGO; L. Hoskins, 445; P, Kistle, 438; W. Tamblyn, .422; C, Larsen, 400; V, Gleason, .333; R. Polglase, .333; H, Toccalini, .933; and T. Wasley, .275. * ok SIERRA MINE TO BE WORKED UNDER SNOW DEC, 5, 1930 Mining under novel conditions will be carried on at the Four hills Mine on Lower Spencer Lake this coming winter. The surface works of the mine are in a place where the snow falls and drifts to a depth of 40 feet during an ordinary winter. The boarding house was built three stories high. Then a flag pole was put on-top in order that it might be located when everything else was buried under the snow. An entrance to the building was made through the roof. The occupants live in semi darkness much of the time, A series of tunnels in the snow connect the. various buildings. Andrew Bachels of Goodyear Bar has a lease and he plans to keep ten stamps going through the winter. BUSINESS BILLBOARD 273-2961 THE GIPSON’S 7 ee He 8 INCOMING PRESIDENT of the Grass Valley Nevada City Kiwanis Club ‘Mike McKee receives his president's pin from wife Connie. a OUTGOING. PRESIDENT Robert Caris of the Kiwanis Club receives his past president pin. Doing the honorsis wife Betty. Nominations for plan commission still open Nevada” county supervisors Woodward, superintendent ofthe have nominated two potential county planning commissioners to: fill a vacancy the resignation of Ted Waddell, but nominations are still open. ‘Donald P, Huber, a United States Forest Service employe from Truckee, and Glen Jones, manager of the Grass Valley Hardware Company, are the candidates to date. Chairman Willie Curran nominated .Huber Tuesday, and William Thomas nomiated Jones last week. The board voted to hold nominations open when Curran and Dean Lawrence indicated they will submit other names after they obtain permission of the Len Gilbert FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY 111 W. Main P.O. Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca. Ph. 2656166 WASHINGTON HOTEL ROOMS—COCKTALS
Breakfast—Lunch—Dinner ; Washington, Calif, 265-4364 people involved. Supervisors appointed Clyde E, Pretcher, a retired chemical engineer, and Richard Schne der, an attorney, to the Air Pol-. lution Control Board. They agreed to ask Dist. Atty. Harold A, Berliner to serve onthe board. : In other* action Tuesday the Nevada City Elementary School District, for a "nominal fee," was given permission to park school buses at the county maintenance yard on Boulder Street. Approval’. eamesafter Dan district, explained that the Nevada Union High School Board created by has dissolved its bus pool, and the Boulder street, site meets the district's needs for its buses. He said the bookmobile and agriculture department, occupants of the property, do not object to the proposed use by the school district. --Directed that copies of a letter from the Department of Parks and Recreation regarding certain amounts of money available for recreational land be sent to the Bridgeport Bridge Committee, the Historical Landmarks Committee and the Truckee Donner Recreation District. --Referred letters requesting additional. money for budgets to the fiscal committee, The letters were from the clerk-recorder, Superintendent of schools, and social services. --Adopted resolutions approving maintenance and oper-° ation contracts for the county. dump and removal of abandoned vehicles; and a contract providing terms for leasing voting machines for a trial in the coming — élections 3° %. % ia Lk new members recordand’ club members all working together are. the ‘goals set by « the new president of the Grass F Valley Nevada City Kiwanis Milo (Mike) McKee was. installed -as, club president at a installation dinner held at Eddie's Broiler Tuesday. McKee has been a member of. the local Kiwanis Club for three . years, He owns a Grass Valley shoe shop, a former employe of The Union and a Grass Valley City Council member. Installing. officer for the well attended dinner was Henry Mutz, ‘lieutenant governor of Division 14, Mutz, from Gridley, replaced Frank Van Vliet of the local club, Van Vliet was retired during the ceremony, Outgoing president of the Kiwanis Club is Robert Caris who thanked the local members for the support during his term. Other officers installed were Ralph Friedrich, first vice president; Gene Johnson, second vice president, Louis Belli, secretary; Ray Westbrook, treasurer. The board of directors consists of Robert Costley, Kenny Dark, Bert Spaite, Mac McGregor, William Myers and Keith Sauers, . The Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting at noon Wednesday, at The Office. Mike McKee was still relegated to the sideline, and Bob Caris will continue to serve as president through September. Though installed, officially the officers do: not» ‘assume “their authority until Oct. 1. President Caris announced that there would be a Board of Director's meeting Tuesday morning at the Holiday House, He reported that the "Frozen Banana" fair booth was not the success expected. However, much had been learned, and that next year would find this a "really good project for the club." Several special meetings ~ were announced and all were encouraged to attend; the president's council on Sept. 20, and the installation of Lt.Gov. elect Henry Mutz, Sept. 24. Club Secretary Lou Belli was program chairman for the day, ,and he introduced his son, Mike Belli, who spoke on the subject of "Drug Alert". Having just returned from a two month motorcycle tour of U, S, and Canada, he gathered first hand information. on this most urgent problem. He urged all adults in the community to become involved, saying this is an education problem. Most of those involved in drug use, turn-off the adults, and law enforcement has little phase on them, he said. Most of the vast types of drugs used affect the mind, and after a "bad trip" or’ ‘two the damage can become permanent, In Canada, Hotels are run by "Freakouts", as a place for those seeking help, friends and shelter. He emphasized the need for youth programs and activities in this area to cut down on the drug use problem by providing youths with something to do. He urged everyone to attend the drug abuse committee meeting when it is held Tater this “month: