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ARERR NELBen s63
B— Nevada City-Grass Valley Nugget, January 6, 1949
Gold Digger’s Trail(Continued from Page 2)
ordered an excellent dinner—the first good meal .
had had in months—and went to bed.
. Next morning, when I awoke, there was a very
polite little note from Ratti, asking me if I could
spare the time to come over to his store. When . went
in this time, everybody treated me with marked courtesy, bowing and scraping all over the place. The Casa
Grace had ordered Ratti to deliver to me one hundred
Peruvian pounds—about five hundred dollars in our
coin. In spite of my ragged overalls, I was established
as a man of substance. Two hours later came a wire
from Lomellini, up the other way, in Cuzco. Did not .
receive any letter from you and had no idea you needed
anything. If you need money, command us immediately.”’ It was no longer necessary to “command,”
however. ‘!
After two days spent waiting fora train in Juliaca,
_during which Brother Ratti requested me to consider
“his home my own, . took the train to Arequipa, still
unshaven and unshorn, and ragged. There was no
barber~inJuliaca sufficiently sanitary to“entrust my
face to. . had seen too many. natives go in with
scabs and sores on their faces, and there was not even
any effort to cleanse the razors between shaves.
Arriving on a Sunday night at Arequipa, I found
that the next week was Carnival Week, and no stores
at all were open. And no train out for another-three
days. But there was a good hotel, and I needed rest
and food—as . said before, I had dropped nearly
sixty pounds weight on my trip into the mountains,
and before, on my way to Cuzco.
On a bright Wednesday morning, I walked down
to the railway depot. It was filled with Peruvian army
officers and their wives, well-dressed civlians and
others, on their way down to the coast for the holidays which everyone takes in Carnival Week, which
lasts a fortnight, by the way. The peons all had their
separate waiting rooms and travelled in third class
coaches. Behind the first class coaches was a glorified
chair car called the “‘coche salon’’ and the price of
riding in it required the payment of a double fare. The
only occupant was a lady, fair, fat and forty, who!
learned later was a Contessa something or other. She
was the sister of the manager of the road. __
The Peruvians gazed at me superciliously, thinking that I was just another renegade Gringo, obviously,
and shying'away from my ragged and not too prepossessing self. . was clean, however, having found
a hotel with a shower bath in it and having luxuriated
in the same for three days. But not shaved, because all
the sanitary barber shops, such as they were, remained
closed in carnival time. And I could buy no new
clothes for the same reason.
-> So when the train whistled to devatt hae: Mollendo,
on the coast, there was considerable \interest among
my well-dressed friends when they discovered that
the only occupants: of the “coche salon’’ were the
aforesaid Contessa and a ragged Gringo in overalls.
All day long, you could see them coming to the car
door to take a look.
(i be continued)
~ WOODLEAF UNIT .
(Continued: from page 1)
gions whether or not they were
immediately affected. The fight
Was carried to congressmen after
California. One of the arguments
of opponents was that if Woodteaf were approved a “rash” of
such. agreements would spread
through state timber regions,
Only one such co-operative bea hearing in March at Quincy,. tween government and private inGalifornia (Plumas County) where. terests exists in the United
the only advocates of the unit] States. That one-is at Shelton,
Washington.
One similar unit, but involving
ail federal timber with a private
cutting operation, is located: in
New Mexico, and another of the
same nature is contemplated in
that state.
Shortly after receiving the telegram from ‘Senator Downey which
read “You will be glad to learn
such a plan may be carried out} that the Forestry Service has
in the Plumas area. But they add-; dropped proposed Woodleaf projed that Woodleaf is, for the time] ect”’
being anyway, a dead issue. Association issued a _ statement
Soper-Wheeler would -have to. saying “This project was evitake thte necessary steps to revive . dently a move to establish a monthe project and further action! cpoly on timber land which should
would require another public hearbe available to bidding by every
ing. citizen. Weé.are sure that area
The Woodleaf unit would have residents will continue to oppose
been the first such project in such socialistic tendencies.”’
Ticklers By George
were Soper-Wheeler and Sacramento Box and Lumber Company
officials and Forestry Service emPloyees. A decision was twice
postponed.
Even in announcing: the shelving of the plan Forestry Service
officials contended they did so
reluctantly.
They predicted that ultimately.
ren ye shuld eared Maw how to
officials of the Lumbermen’s4
Hey, Leggo My Led 4
Benson (No. 11), DePaul University forward, as they fight for the
ball in a basketball game at Chicago Stadium: ‘Minnesota won
67 to 50.
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Dear Louisa:
What is an oldmaid? I thought
that appellation went out of style
about ten years ago, but someone spoke of me the other day as
an old maid.
UNMARRIED—THIRTY.
Tenn.
Answer: :
An old maid—is—a—prissy,—narnow-minded person of any age
from twelve to sixty, married or
unmarried. At least, that is my
private opinion, Some of the worst
old maids I have ever known were
married women — those holierthan-thou kind—who expect little children to be angels and expect the worst of other women
and men.
But .some of the unmarried
women of my acquaintance, who
ére well on their way toward the
the half century mark, could not,
Hal Roach, who for more than
thirty years has been a producer in Hollywood, has begun
the first of a series of television
productions and, from now on
says Roach, all his work will go
into the television field.
Believing that the’ best way
to prevent children from. “‘going
to the dogs’”’ is to give them a dog,
Alan Young, film actor and .comedian, for the fourth consecutive
year, went to the Los Angeles
dog pound just before Christmas,
by an stretch of imagination, be. Paid the pound and license fees
termed old maids. They are too. for the captured dogs and gave
amusing and clever, they are too. them to dog-hungry youngsters.
interested in things and people,. He had given away 300 dogs in
and they are too broad minded to . Previous years.
be called anything but attractive women. The announcement that Lila
Minnelli, all of two and a half
years of age, had made her screen
debut, did not create even a
small ripple until it was revealed
that her mother was Judy Garland.Liza’s first screen opportun‘ity came when M. G. M. asked
Judy if Liza could play a small
LOUISA.
Dear Louisa: ;
I am going with a very fine
boy but my parents refuse to
believe that he is anything but
a rowdy because all of the men
in his‘ family have a bad: name
about getting drunk and mis-. part in “Annie Get Your Gun.”
behaving. Judy consented, but then “The
8 Good . Old. Summertime’ was
This boy hates all
much as I do, and has
behaved like a_ perfect
man We are both old enough
to get married but my parents
are trying to break us up although the boy has a good job.
They say that they are sure he
will be just like all te rest of
that. as
always
gentileswitched forward on the Garland
schedule and Liza was assigned
a walk-through role as the daughter of Judy and Van Johnson.
British exhibitors have voted
“The Best Years of Our Lives”
the biggest box-office success of
the family. American movies they showed in
What must I do? the year ended September 30.
{ Runner-up was. “The ~ Jolson
B. L.—Kans.
Answer: . Story,’’ followed by ‘“’Till the
Clouds Roll By,’’ Duel in the Sun”
nd, tied for fifth place, “I Wonder
Who’s Kissing Her Now” and
“The Bells of .St. Mary’s.’’
It is always well to look at a
boy or girl’s family before you
marry into that family. As RL,
usual thing, you can get a good
picture of the kind of wife or
husband.you will get by looking
at your intended’s father or mother. I say;.as @.usual thing, but
this does not always hold true.
Occasionally in a family of nogoods. there will be-one or two
ffine girls or boys who, instead
of following in the footsteps—ot
these erring elders, bend eyery
effort to be different from them.
Some of the finest men and
women have come from apparently very. poor stock. Some of
the people who have done. the
most for humanity and for their
own families were reared in poverty and had absolutely no’ background,
So we do wrong to condemn
a young man because of the behavior \of his family. If, in spite
of their examples, he has behaved
himselfy and done the best he
could, he sould be accorded more
praise and consideration than the
boy who has no such handicaps.
I don’t think you will be wrong
in sticking to such a young man.
Good luck to you.
LOUISA.
Marie Wilson has the coveted
role in ‘My Friend Irma.’’ Both
Doris Day and Diana Lynn tested for the role of Jane, but that
role has not been assigned yet.
So good was John Derek in
“Knock on <Any Door,’ that
Humphrey. Bogart and Harry
Cohn have bought Millard Lampell’s ‘‘The Hero” for him. They
believe they -have a real star in
Derek.
RAY & PHIL
notice on the lid:
An unidentified Minnesota player gets all tangled up with Bill
‘. were very like each other;
Will You Smile!
Not Her Bill
Bill Jones, a country storekeeper, went to the city to buy a
stock .of_ goods. The goods were
forwarded immediately and arriv-:
ed before Bill. ;
As his wife looked at the largest box she gave a shriek and
rushed for the hammer. A neighbor coming to her assistance
asked what was the trouble. Pale
and trembling, she pointed to the
“Bill inside.’’
So Cruel
Mrs. Green—And whom does
this statue represent?
Mrs. Hills—That is Diana executed in.Terra Cotta.
Mrs. Green—Oh, the poor thing!
How cruel they are in those outlandish\ countries!
His Grammar Makes Us Wonder
How He Got By
Dad—How did you come out
. with your exams?
Son—Fassed ’em like they were
cars ahead. *
Cupid’s Ally ae
Fred— I love her, although: she
isn’t pretty. She has that “indefinable something—
Jim—Oh, yes, 4 know: My girl's s
dad has piles of it. too.
\
Too Late
Zoole—Today I met’a girl who
had never been kissed.
Kulper—I would like to meet
her,
Zoole—You’ re too late now.
Warned!
Bunchunk—And then she said
that if any man kissed her without warning she would scream
for her father.
Dzudi—What did you do then?
Bunchunk—I warned her.
Simple Method
Mrs. O’Dooley had twins. They
in fact
to the casual observer they were
identical.
“Faith, Mrs. O’Dooley,”’ said a
neighbor t6 her one day, “I can’t
make out how it is you can tell
them apart.’’
“Sure, and it’s aisy enough.”
was the answer. ‘‘Ye see, one has
got his teeth and the,other hasn't.
So I stick my fingér into Pat’s
mouth, and if he bites I know
it’s Dennis.”’
Or Don’t Write At All
How to make stamps stick:
Buy stamped @nvelopes at the
postoffice.
Use needle and thread. sewing
around the edges evenly with pink
silk; No. 80.
Eat lots of honey.
Give the letters to the office
boy.
What A Lark
Wife (Coyly) — A little bird
told me you were going to buy
me a new car for my birthday.
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_ three-member commission. Kee-,
New Un Official
President Truman appointed
Joseph B. Keenan, Washington
attorney, to be U. S. representative on the UN Conciliation
Commission for Palestine. He
will serve with representatives
from France and Turkey on the.
nan served as chief U. S. prosecutor at the war crimes trial
“in Japan.
Well, it must have been a little
cuckoo.
The Fraction System
Lawyer—‘‘Was the man you
found under the street car a total
stranger?”’
‘‘No, sir, a partial stranger.’’
“What do you mean?’’
“Well, one arm and leg were
gone.”’
Appeal to Vanity
First Conductor—How do you
keep the ladies from going out the
back door of your street car?
Second Conductor—Oh, [ just
say, “Out the front way, please.
Old ladies can go out the back if
necessary’’—and they all go out
the front.
Changed
“George,’’ said Mrs:
to her husband, “‘I have received
a letter from mother saying she
is not accepting our invitation ‘to
visit us, and saying we do-not
appear to want her. What does
she mean by that? I asked you
to write and tell her to come at
her own convenience. You wrote
to her, didn’t you?
“Yes,’”’ said George, “But—er
—I couldn’t spell that word conLovewell
BIRTHS
WILLIAMSON — In Nevadily,
City, December 22, 1948, to Mr.
and Mrs. Mar Williamson of Soda
Springs, a son.
eh &
BROW N—In Nevada Cify, December 25, 1948, to Mr. and Mrs.
Leland H. Brown, a daughter.
e hos
LEWIS—In Nevada City, December 28, 1948, to.Mr. and Mrs. g7
Elmer Lewis of Grass Valley,
twin sons.
e Hh
SHARP—In Nevada City, December 28, 1948, to Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond O. Sharp of Grass Valley, a son.
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