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BOXHOLDER — LOCAR
OCCUPANT
Nevada County’: s Own
«
NUGGET SHOPPE
CIRCULATION
in trading area
res
6,288
bE
renew the moratorium next year
‘By CLAIR ENGLE
probabbly will be made.
«w WASHINGTON: A _ review of RUSSELL BILL SIDETRACKED
‘the mining developments in the
The Russell Bill to provide inrecent session of Congress shows
centive
payments for domestic
a few bright spots and some disproduction of strategic minerals
appointments.
and metalg got tangled up in the
MINING MORATORIUM
final log jam and failed to pass.
In the closing weeks of. the This was a grave disappointment
session a moratorium on mining to many segments of the mining
assessment work was passed and industry in this country. However,
signed
by
the President. The the efforts on behalf of that bill,
investigation
necessity of this legislation ittogether with. the
self indicates the condition of of current and strategic minerals
domestic mining. Domestic minand metals by the House subcoming in alll phases is in the dumps. mittee on Mines and Mining, foSo much so that the mining incused national attention on the
for
a
critical position ,of this country:
moratorium
°
Permit No. 17*
Nevada City, Calif
Friday, July 2, 1948:
NEVADA. .CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
FREEGOLD BILL HELD FOR
NE) SESSION OF CONGRESS
asked
PAID
A LEETE PUBLICATION
Volume 1—No. 32
dustry
Sec. 562, P. L. & R
U. S. POSTAGE
on assessment work in order to We are lacking in:the essentials
preserve existing claims in the of a sustained war effort in the
face of high current costs of meevent it became necessary. The
terials and labor. The moratorium appropriation of some $600.000,000
and
on assessment work is only for for stockpiling of critical
the past year (the fiscal year strategic minerals and metals to
ending July ist) and unless the be used by the Munitions Board
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BHuatiOn_Terprovee an effort to
OPEN HOUSE
AT LEGION
BILL TOBIASSEN
STUDYING WITH ~
FRED WARING GROUP
GRASS VALLEY: The Ameriean Legion will hold open house
Tuesday night,-July 13th, for the
SHAWNEE ON DELAWARE
PENNSYLVANIA— William E.
Tobiassen, music supervisor in the
Nevada City public schools is attending the Fred Waring Music
Workshop at Shawnee-on-Delaware,
Pennsylvania
during
the
week of June 20, 256.
purpose of awarding medals to
all World War II veterans who
The Workshop is under the personal
direction of Mr. Waring
who brings his entire group of
singers,
musicians,
‘arrangers
have not yet received them.
The program ig for Army, Navy,
Marnie Corps and Coast Guard
veterans. Those who. will receive
medals should bring their original
discharge papers with them.
BIRTH
and
writers to broadcast their weekly
schedule of six half-hour radio
DAVIS—In Nevada City, Nevada County, June-27, 1948, to Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Davis. a son.
fe
shows from the village community
center, Worthington Hall.
Tobiassen is observing all the
daily rehearsals and broadcasts of
the Pennsylvanians, taking part
in’
intensive
choral
rehearsals,
studying methodg of choral conducting, program building, sight
eading and microphone techniques
—all under the direction of Mr.
Waring, his assistants and mem
The Shopper SalutesLOCAL STUDENTS
GET SCHOLARSHIPS
NEVADA CITY: The University of California hag awarded undergraduate scholarships to three
students from Nevada City, the
university
committee
graduate
today.
scholarships
on
under
announced
Martin Keith Marsh, a sophomore student in the College of
Letters and Science. was awarded
a LaVerfie Noyes Scholarship.
Donald S. Eden and Genevieve
E. Ellis received F. W. Bradley
Memorial Scholarships. The F. W.
Scholarships . .
Bradley
Memorial
were founded by Virginia S. Bradley for the benefit of graduates
of Nevada City High School, in
memory of her son.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
CLARK-HEGARTY — In Nevada City, Nevada County, July 1,
1948, Wendell Henry Clark, 23,
Nevada City, and Rose Cecille
Hegarty, 20, Grass Valley.
bers of the
staff.
Waring
WILLIAM T. MARTIN
GRASS VALLEY: Today the Nugget Shopper
salutes William T. Martin because he is one of this:
city’s most intelligent and aggressive business leaders.
organization
He is the owner of Bond’s Radios and Appliances, one
of Nevada. County’s leading mercantile institutions.
Martin is owner of two fine retail stores, one im
Grass Valley and one in Nevada City, as well as two
warehouses, one in each city. His Grass Valley store is
located at 124 East Main Street, and the Nevada: Citystore at 244 Commercial Street.
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MONARCH
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heaters and a few appliances as a sideline for his oil
and BLACK
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CAPS
119
t
wards was able to establish a second stcre, in Grass
Valley, at 124 E. Main Street.
A short time, later, he sold the fuel business te,
County and Sierra County. The business is still expanding.
Martin was born in Grass Valley in 1900. His:
DEPARTMENT STORE
127 BROAD ST.
ICE COLD
WATERMELONS
PHONE 88&-W
CITY
mother was born and raised here, and his grandfather
Tom Hodge was one of the pioneer founders of the
city. He built the old brewery that. still stands near
Mill Street.
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Martin was married in April, 1921. Mrs. Martin,
a former Sacramento girl, keeps the books for the business, and their son Russell is assistant manager of the
Grass Valley store. They live ina pleasant and spacious
home on the Auburn Highway. Martin, an enthusiastic
hunter and fisherman, keeps his own dogs, and is most
familiar with the rugged country of this area, where
SAVE $50
on new washing machines at Bond’s
Clearing our overstock on new
floor model washers.
FRUITS NOW IN SEASON
APRICOTS, PEACHES,
CANTALOUPES, FIGS
One Year Guarantee
TOP QUALITY VEGETABLES
Now only 99.95 SAVE $50
CORN, CUCUMBERS,
SQUASH, MUSTARD GREENS
ROMAIN, TOMATOES, ETC.,
. _F00DCENTER
149.95 round washers with pump
175.00 square table-top deluxe with pump
Now only 125.00 SAVE $50
These washers are priced far below cost!
_ SAVEty TODAY
RADIO.
;
Wayne Brown, and since has concentrated his energies.
on the radio and appliance business, which is regional in:
nature, serving a large area including all of Nevada
LARGE DILL
A‘ 10e
distr ibution. The volume in the fuel oil line grew under
Martin’s magic hand just as had the wood business:.
Soon he was in a position to buy the J. J. Jackson
grocery building at 244 Commercial Street, Nevada
City and open a radio and appliance store. At this time
he continued the fuel oi! business, and shortly after
BEANIES
are
85°
a ». 69e
Novacolvit®
47 os. can
.
forming Bond’s Fuel Co. During the war he sold oil
RED, GREEN, TAN
NEVADA
Se
economic trends, he went into the fuel oil business,
WALT DISNEY
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atin
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As time progressed, more people began switching:
from heating with wood te-oil. With a.sharp eye, omw.aleds
in good wool felt
1/, Ib pkg. 49e
DEL MONTE
j14e
1702. can DOE
TENDERLEAF
TOMATO JUICE.
season.
for youngstérs
FOR ICE TEA
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Yessirree!
we've got those
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How Nevada County’s largest dealer in appliances:
came to be in this retail business is an interesting story
in itself. Back in the dark depths of the Depression of
1931, Martin, who was at that time in the building business discovered that all building had ceased.
He left Sacramento, where he was working and
went to the family farm at Challenge. While he was
there he engaged in the woodcutting and merchandising:
business as a side-line. With characteristic energy, hesoon built the volume to 11,750 tier of wood per.
S OUEEN
QF FOURTH
NEVADA CITY:.
Dianée Crase,
beauteous candidate for Queen: af
the Fourth sponsored by the: Elks,
has been named her royal highs
ness for the gala celebration, —
In. the contest, conducted’ hy
the Chamber of Commerce. (votes -”
were sold to secure Fourth funds}
Miss Crase received 839,515. Annas
belle Roberts, vivacious candi«
date sponsored by A. F. of L.,
Local 365 and the Tavern Owners Association, won. second place
with 509,250 votes. Third was
Pocahontas candidate Marie Basso.
with 297,750, and Girl Scouts candidate Belle Benedict, with 53,25
votes, was fourth. ,
The queen will ride with the
othér
candidates
as
ladies
in
waiting on a majestic float. She.’ ~
will be crowned Saturday evening
at the National Hotel.The queen
candidates, whe _
oe
worked hard to sell tickets, theres.
“Nevada County’s
~e4 . by raising funds for the celebras.Leading Home Appliance Stores”
tion, were awarded cash prizes
$50 for first, $25 for second.
124 East Main Street—Phone 1029+
Grass Valley
’
4 $12.50 each for third and
The: Fourth of July «
mi
ces
Commercial Street—Phone 393
stated
that
benches
will
be
pl
Nevada City
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