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Collection: Newspapers > Nugget Shopper

July 2, 1948 (4 pages)

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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 (Please Turn to Page 2) 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. SUN PAK APPLE ~ SAUCE a CaS —_ \s at ‘iat <i Franco-American COWBOY “HATS 2 cans WAVE KING CRABMEAT ~ BEST FOODS MAYONNAISE _ 43e . Pint ZDe ASPARAGUS EARLY GARDEN crackers MONARCH VEGETABLE JUICE DZ an @D for SDE, 2 lb.,can FOLGERS COFFEE OLD SOUTH éss
OE [a ‘we SUGAR HILLS FLAT STORE OPEN ON SUNDAY PHONE 191 g a) > “C400 LUGCTECCECELOOEE ese jemoi SEA ISLAND CANE WE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY heaters and a few appliances as a sideline for his oil and BLACK 1.99 . RED BASEBALL 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. ") 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 CHEEZ-IT atin GLOBEAI . {a TEA 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 EandA Yessirree! we've got those SPAGHETTI Z29e No. 2 can_10e 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 4 ‘along the = for4