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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Grass Valley Nugget

August 5, 1949 (8 pages)

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FLORICULTURE SHOW AT FAIR — TS EXPANDED © The board of supervisors adjourned Tuesday afternoon to reconvene Saturday, Aug. 20, when it will hold a public hearing on The floriculture department of) $ the seventh annual Nevada coun. the current budget of the county. ty fair will have the largest collection of floral exhibitions in the history of the fair, according. to Loyle Freeman, manager. The . fair is scheduled for Thursday. assistant, to Dr. J. H. Bernard for },of Glen Ridge and Hills Flat hollyhocks, nasturtiums, ,snapdragons, pelar scabiosd, sweet williams, waterlilies, giant “8 t ? i 5 ANSWERS FINAL CALL “NAVY ROCKET REVZALS NEW DATA—A Navy Aérobee' . Mrs. Rosanna Bennett, mother of Clayton A. and Ellsworth R. Bennett of Nevada City and sister of Mrs. Thomas N. Bradbury of Alleghany, died at 7:45 Thurs ay morning, at the Jones’ me .morial hospital, Grass’ Valley, where she had been a patient for rymtitps us, ferns, hydrangeas, LAC LUD, Hi iss, miniature ivies, the past several months. . Mrs. Bennett was 82 years. She plargoniurn. philodendron, roses, rubber. tants. scephanotis, -tuwas born at Cumberland, Sierra county,.on Dec. 15, 1866, a daughberous Leyonias. A special class this year is a ter of Martin and Katherine Nirise, orange, red and white cac-. stems part of design, one accestus; pink, red, white dnd yellow. sory permitted; teapot; mirror display ‘representing gold dishill who“hiad come from Boston, decorative; orchid, red, white and. background; a children’s story covery theme, using cut flowers, ‘Mass. via the Isthmus of Panama. yellow pom-poms, fat least six book title; in fish, animal or fowl growing plants if desired, and acIn 1884 she married. Richard . cessories. The exhibit is to ocBennett, engaged in mining and blooms; lavender,/ orange,. red container;, miscellaneous. Bouquets of annuals by color cupy nto more than 18 inches in hotel business at Alleghany. and white single /blooms. The family removed to .NeRoses call for gpecimens_as folin a vase or bowl: lavender or width and 24 inches in length. Basket displays for churches or vada City in 1898 and resided lows: single, white or cream tea biue, pink, yellow, all white inhalls: dahlias, gladioli, mixed. here until the death of the husdouble, rose of pink tea double, cluding container. Bouquets of mixed pereaniials Floral arrangements’ will wand and father in 1913. Mrs. copper or apricot tea double, and in a vase or bowl: chrysantnejudged on five points: color comBennett had resided for tne past miscellaneous. Artificiay arranged and namums, gaillardia, Michaelmas bination, relation to receptacle, 30 years at Reno, Nevada daisies, snapdragons, verbenas. proportion and balance, design In addition to her sons and Bowl arrangements: black eyed and originality,. condition.. of sister, surviving are four grandsusans, pansies. plant material. children, two great-grandchildren Flower art: framed flower picFeature and miniature exhibits and several nieces and nephews. ture, shadow box, dried flower will be judged primarily on deThe funeral services will b: arrangement : sign and originality. with color held at St. Patrick’s ch arch, By Jim Towne . Miniature exhibit: rock garden, combination, proportion and. balGrass Valley, at 10 o’clock Saturusing cactus, succulents and acJ, ance, and condition’ of plant maday morning with burial: at cessories; ming tree, three accesterial secondary. ‘. Pine . Grove cemetery, Nevada SMOG—He is. comparatively soties permitted; dish garden. Premium books giving. comone of the county’s new residents. These exhibits are to occupy not plete lists of exhibits, prizes; and City. His ‘topic of conversation was more than 18 inches square or rules are*availdble: at the: Grass Rosary will be said tonight at the Hooper-Weaver ‘mortuary, Los Angeles climate. The man equal. Pa . Valley office of. the 17th.:District . left the southern city because of . Grass Valley. Potted plants: African violets, Agricultural association it. The smog was injuring his health. Many of his friends were in. the same predicament. One man who could not very well leave the city had to’move some 90 miles north before he found good: climate and accommoda. zinnias, pom-pom zinnias, 7in. sro urt} hoa ing Wacko hanging basket _ nias. tural growth Cut dahlias have been: gr ped . . form two sections of a class. Arrangements are as follows: in a single class. They e divided into the following éctions: . mantle, three accessories perblue, red and white bedding; ce-! mitted; in clear glass container, . TAILINGS. tions. “Well, we’ve certainly got the climate here’, ventured one of: the group, “now for, accommodations.” ‘You need er, “a man and his family can’t live on climate.’ The ‘discussion turned to. possible’ enterprises. and their promotion. “But,” replied the first speaker, “I don’t = ae & We wonder if that is so. If true, such an attitude is as deterimental to the progress of the county as smog is to Los Angeles. haps the situation is her own Imagination! * * Could be. * CONTRAST—Recently we were an invited guest to a potluck supper. It was given by one of the church guilds. A lovely Grass Valley home and its spacious gardens was the setting for ¥ A $44.50 AS LOW AS ¢ Platform Rockers $39.50 * leaving the depot. We wondered why the delay. Finally a woman hurried in. She was apologizing to the driver as she _ entered. When seated, and just before we went our way she. said, “Thank you so much, driver, this is the nicest thing that has happened to me since I’ve been living here.” It was the first gesture of kindness that she had received in two years of residence.” She is elderly and lonely. She came here because of the clean mountain air, the quietness and beauty of the country. She is returning to the valley where she doesn’t feel well, but has friends. Perfault. the affair. The charming hostess, AS LOW AS — 2 OFF ON SOME APPLIANCES 20% of whether the road: com viewing office. In the rear will be a rooms. dictating room and They. the valued. rest altera tions at an estimated $3500. n* specifications arid ‘called for competitive bids, accordings to » decision. last week by Justice Rolfe L,hay Thompson in the Calipeals. Presiding Justices Annette Adams and Pau! ‘Peek concurred. The court said™se2ctions 1071 to 1074 inclusive ofthe streets and highways ‘code, provide that where the*cost exceeds $3,000 the board of supervisors shall adopt plans and specifications and advertise for bids: But if the board determines that the “bids are too high and that ‘the work can be dona more cheaply by day labor the board shall reject the bids and order the work to be done by Celotex ceiling and asphalt tile flooring, air conditioning and heating unit will ready the place the road commissioners.” Or the board may then readvertise for for occupancy. H. J. Washburn new bids. has contracted. for. the painting. The court held that superior Foreman said his plans for the ; court of Plumas county properly future are indefinite, but plans, sustained without leave to amend to remain here a while. He has! a demurrer filed by the Plumas been tendered some attractive! county board of supervisors in a offers, he stated, but he does not . taxpayer’s suit filed by Chester plan to mae up his mind right. Hard, a citizen of that county. . Hard sought to restrain the board
away. Foreman was well pleased with . of supervisors ‘from re-surfacing the results of his clearance sale, and stated approximately 2,000 persons had visited the store during the course of the sale county roads at a cost in excess of $3,000 under the supervision of a road commissioner who was not a registered civil engineer. ipeverettanannncnne: GE AP” GE OE We. Sn “GT “au. Ma. . f& SERENE REFLECTION $ There is consolation in the memory of a dignified funeral service,. with its religious meaning “and -impressive facilities.” Holmes Funeral Home réspectfully observes the practices of all ’ faiths—in =:my lig PON t gi ¢ a manner. de =. signed to bring the greatest * -comfort. :! HOLMES FUNERAL HOME J; PAUL BERGEMANN, Owner Telephone 203 Nevada City 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE 246 Sacramento St. friends. Members and_ guests from all parts of the-county were present. As one huge family we sat down to tabels wtih an abundance of good food. The minister led the assembly in saying grace and giving thanks for our blessings. We were blessed. The banker, rancher, business man, clerk, salesman, teacher, truck driver, etc.,, their wives, children and ter and good will out on that terraced lawn. We can still feel the strong hand clasp of the minister and the warm, friendly one of our host and hostess. What is the missing link that is keeping the people from clicking as one strongly welded community? Is your community next? Look what forest fires do EACH YEAR—year in and year out! pli CC TO MACHINE OIL 98c FAIR TRADE ITEMS EXCEPTED ms five-room homes! as SWS 50% OFF e 36x6 Window Shades : They destroy enough trees of saw-timber size to build 86,000 rt Odd Box Springs were $39.90 now $29.90 and jolly host made every one Imagination? Could be! leased: the -premises lion acres of land—an area the size of the State of New York! Carpet Close Outs feel at home. Though a stranger, friends. There was much laugh bb have Each year they blacken 30 mil we knew that we were among a tess Single Divans KINDNESS—The bus was late e roads when AUGUST SALE think, by their attitude, that the natives care to have strangers and their money in the county.’ ,%* on more than that,” replied the new com * ners = a daisies, Michaelmas daisies, ‘gaillardia, double hollyhocks, fringed gonuims, ROSANNA BENNETT, 82, cket, at the right, zooms skyward from its shipboard lauriching latform some 700 miles off the .west coast of South America. / Instruments in the nose of the rocket revealed .that cosmic ray intensity above the atmosphere at the geomagnetic equator is twice as great as had been estimated, a fact which scientists believe will prove. valuable in the understanding of nuclear forces. ,The data.” was obtained at an altitude of more than 65 miles. calendulas, morning remodeling the premises residents, to furnish an economic to the California welfare departstudy. of the proposed: Glenbrook ment, which plans,.to move in sanitary district. Only objectors Sept. 1. so. the proposed district at -its . The contractors stated the front second hearing Tuesday were part. of the.premises ;will have some residents on the fringe of . the reception office and interne tentative district. Gladioli, lilies and pink ama carnations, labor work appliance store he has operated the cost exceeds $3,000, regard -are. of indigents. in Truckee. for Mr. and Mrs. Tony Waxner, The board. called upon Ed ewners of the building. The WaxLitke, chairman of a committee arrange columbine, coreopsis, Esther Reed California counties eannot do iay 3] licensed or. unli/cesult of arrangements: to emuntil the -board. of. suGeorge Wasley and Floyd H.éensed, ploy Dr. Laurence D. Nelson as Smith started work yesterday. nervisors has first adopted’ plans ryllis are grouped into-one class, and are to be arranged in bou asters, H. S. Foreman lact night, closed the doors of the furniture and County Clerk Ralph E. Deeble the past four years at the corner Valley. The floriculture department has been divided into 89 sections, with three prizes for each. Many sections are devoted to basket “Quets of at least three stalks. Specimens of cut flowers, annuals and perennials form another class. Listed’ in the 1949 premium book of the fair are BERT FOREMAN CLOSES COURT RULES COUNTY DOORS OF FURNITURE ROAD REPAIRS OVER AND APPLIANCE STORE $3,000 OPEN TO BIDS will ‘report at that meeting the of Pine and Gommercial streets through Sunday, Aug 25 to’ 28, at the county fairgrounds, Grass displays, bouquets and ments. The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, August 5, 1949-—5 MOF", ©, SUPERVISOR BOARD ASKS COST OF NEW SANITARY DISTRICT They burn enough pulp-size trees to make 3 million ‘tons of newsprint! They destroy watershed cover, ,causing soil erosion and loss of valuable water! Forest fires bring destruction, shortages and higher prices that mo one can escape! And it’is a fact that: 9 out of 10 of them are man-caused! oe Sees oe a asi a FOREST FIRES CA NW BE PREVENTED IF YOU WILL FOLLOW—FAITHFULLY—THESE FOUR SIMPLE RULES 1. Hold your match "til it's cold 3. Drown your campfire, then stir —then pinch it to make sure, and drown again, 2. Crush out your cigarette, cl 4. Ask about the law before burning ® gar, pipe ashes, Use an ash trayl grass, brish, fence rows, or trash, A Public Service Project of The Advertising Council. ; The Furniture Genter FeememberOnly you can OPPOSITE VETERANS: MEMORIAL BUILDING 250 So. Auburn Street Phone 36 Open Tuesdays and Fridays ’til 9:00 P.M. — Bs