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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
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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
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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!
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Could be.
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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.
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We. Sn “GT “au. Ma.
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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.
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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.’
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on
more
than that,” replied the new com
*
ners
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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
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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
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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!
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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. —
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