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July 22, 1948 (9 pages)

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GETT AWAY THIS BIG ONE DIDN 40 INCHES LONG -25 POUNDS— l HARLEY M.--LEETE, JR. =) = GAS FIRE STOPPED BY FAST ACTION ful little object, green glass en cased in rattan, shaped like a drip coffeemaker. Rey Spickelmier says it was invented ni the 60’s or 70’s. The prospective soda water maker inserted the gadget upside down and presto—there he was with fizz-water—he hoped. & & & To Earl Covey, Grass Valley’s member of the State Centennial appointed Commission Advisory > by Governor Earl Warren, goes credit for securing the magnifi yuri of California float for **gurth parade. Covey also en of with extenguishers, “bde made by the Native Sons and done. the showing in the par 1 the Daughters of the Golden West— a total of seven splendid floats e+ & & Judge James S. Snel] is known California in as an “‘expediter’’ judicial circles. Whenever there is a bad bottle-neck in Los Angeles or other metropolitan courts, the knowledge legal whose judge, quickly straightens' out adminisHis called. is tangles, trative to is bringing chapels ability We vada: County. & That meticulous, modern, metmart, merchandising ropolitan, Novak & Colvin Department Store, at 127 Broad Street, has added a new wrinkle to its window display—a suncolored plastic win_a€ow shade that rolls down by a magic electric eye whenever direct sunlight strikes the quality goods displayed in their window. e F & Mr. Store; and Gat’s in merry-go-round The Toy G. R. Mrs. The Nugget fire Headiey’s blaze before any Thureday, July 22, 1948 4 estimated by the width, would be = MONDAY NIGHT NEVADA CITY: A brief gasoline fire yesterday at 4 P. M. threatened to destroy a 1931 softtop Model A Ford parked at the Plaza. Quick action by Eldon Kendricks, owner of. Nevada City Ice Delivery and Ira Steinhauf, co-owner _ a NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Volume 21—No. 29. In the Bottle Shop window is wm displayed the: grandfather of the é modern seltzer bottle. It’s a grace GRASS VALLEY: Robert Kerr, cn chairman has announced the schedule for the charter night festivities of the newly-formed Junior Chamber. of— Commerce, Monday night at 7:30 P. M. in the Veterans Memorial Building. Garage, put Speaker of the evening is J. Roger Beas, former State president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Beas. is a noted professional lecturer who recently completed a nation-wide tour. Other guests of honor include Mayor Elmer Robinson of San ' Francisco, “George Waite, eurrent State president of the Junior Chamber, Sheriff ° Richard -Hoskins, Mayor Alison Simmons, Nevada City Mayor Arthur B. Innis. Chamber of Commerce President Lou Hartman, Nevada City Cham out damage was ae The blaze was Started when the ¢ar backfired and a spark ignited some free gasoline in the roadway. ND. G. W. INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS IN LOVELY CEREMONY NEVADA CITY: Marian Bates Deputy Grand President, and her Pet Photo corps of twenty Grand Officers and escort team from Sierra Pines Parlor No. 275 of ‘Colfax, installed the officers. of Laurel Parlor No. 6, Wednesday-night. July 21st in the Oda Fellows Hall, Nevada City. There was a large attendance of members and visitors to witness» the beautiful ceremonies of the officers induetion. The lodge room was a profusion of flowers, making a lovely Pictured wove are James McMahon and Richard Knee, progressive young businessmen who operate Nevada City Radio and Electric, at 311 Broad Street, next to the Broadway Theater. Many excellent steps forward have been taken in the modern merchandising and service concern that is Nevada City Radio and Electric under the direction .setting for the many officers and Burton, in Grass Valley has been their .escort teams, all of whom of Richard Knee and James McMahon. It is a business with three important facets: the radio and appliance retail department, the radio repair service, and the improved, embellished, and reconwere in formal dress. sound truck service. structed so aS to be a suitable Refreshments were served in 4 .Knee purchased the business, adornment for their brand new the beautifully decorated banquet ! in September, 1947, from McMahon building on Neal Street. Next adhall, and a vote of thanks was dition: musics given to the chairman of the evenand Robert Smith. Formerly of, eh & ing, June Kelly, and to her coMallejo, Knee was instructor in! ‘the -apprentice -school ‘for élecOne of the nicest things about workers. GRASS VALLEY: Recent visiBroad Street, besides its braad following officers were tricians at Mare Island (Navy Yard. The New and progressive, the Netors at the Bret Harte Inn in new asphalt surface, is the brookseated: Grass Valley; and guests of Mrs. side garden of Gene Barbieri’s, President, Sarah .Charonnat; Mada City ‘Radio Electric carries Deer and F. E. Morgan are her neice, Dr. his tavern an ‘excellent stock of nationally between Past President, Gladys Rockefeller -merchandise, including: fevelyn Keman, and friend, Miss ‘Creek. If all the odd plots of First Vice President, Christine known Hotpoint washing machines, reDorothy ‘Towne from Des Moines, éarth here were as. beautifully Kite; Second Vice ‘President, cared-for, we’d have the prettiest Beryl Granholm; Third Vice Pres‘frigerators, freezers. kitchen sinks, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs.David Jacobdisposalls, and +water son and their children, Anne and town in the country. ident, Alice O’Connel; Marshal, ranges, + * Daniel, of Palo Alto.,Mr. JacobEffie Goering; ‘Treasurer, Annie heaters, radios (Motorola, Packson was private secretary. to the Here’s something we're pracDarke; ard Bell, ‘Bendix, Sonora, SetchelMusician, June Kelly; didn’t ‘know. tically sure you Carlson), records, wiring supplies, late President of Stanford UniRecording Secty., Nellie Clark; versity, Dr. Donald Tressider, There’s a flock of gray karakul Financial Secretary, Hyacinth electrical fixtures, Wessex and and now occupies the office of sheep up: by Bridgeport on the Martz; Westinghouse heaters, and many Inside Sentinel, Marcel Ridge. Bert Foreman’s got several Deschwanden; known ‘kitchen apAssociate General Secreatry for Outside Sentinel, nationally Stanford University. auto robes woven from the long Annie Laurence. pliances. ,Many Visitors For ber President Paul son, to stock the private fish pond his ‘‘Remle’”’ Colfax Highway. at Ranch the on e h Our city hall has a new look— new cream the whole back to and front brown paint facade brings its pristine, for it ultra-modern appearanc, e he h Sofge F. Harry Councilman reports that the next street surfacing -project for Nevada City is Uren Street, formerly known as Washington Road, running parallel to Nevada Street. e & & is being Harris Drug Store brightened, under the watchful eye of owner Charles Elliott, with a paint scheme of turquoise and lemon yellow. ee Jim Harding of the Sierra Nevada Radios and Appliances on Commervial Street, has completely rearranged his shop in an extremely pleasing manner—big thick carpet and everything. e h & That 40%-inch Mackinaw trout that Game Warden Hiscox and Biologist Fraser netted at Weaver Lake is enough to scare you half to death just to look at it. It’s got a mouth as big as your head and fangs like big steel saw teeth, and just as hard. It’s an ugly gray, with big spiny fins, and the over-all impression it gives is one of just plain mean-ness! It’ll soon be on display at Footes Liquor Store, and we’ll have a pic NEVADA CITY: The Nevada County Board of Supervisors have completed the purchase of a large lot at the corner of Cottage and North Pine Streets from Mrs. Gertrude S. Murray and Mrs, Elsie Sharpe. The lot is to be used for building a Nevada City Veterans building. The price paid was and they received the congratulations and good wishes of their members and guests. This -was the final meeting of the term, and the officers are looking forward to serving afiother happy and successful term of office. BASEBALL STANDINGS for. Philco, Packard Bendix and Motorola radios. Bell, of Penyrn were Sunday ' of Mrs. Mérgan’s. visitors = CYCLIST AT DEATH'S DOOR: FAILED TO MAKE FAST TURN NEVADA CITY: A New York man is in critical condition at the County Hospital, due to a head injury, and a second man was treated for cracked ribs, which occurred at 7 P. M. Tuesday when the motorcycle they were riding failed to make a turn at 40 miles per hour one mile west of the 5 Mile House on Highway 20. Leonard Elwyn Daniels, 22, of Whitstone, N. Y., driver, was pinned under the 600 lb., 1937 Harley Davidson and Earl Stutsman, 33, of Reno was thrown FOOTHILL AMATEUR LEAGUE STANDINGS ee = hes OE, (Northern Division) 857 Auburn 6 857 Placerville Outlaws . 6 429 Grass Valley Brown Bombers 286 -286 Colfax 143 Nevada —City Last Sunday’s Scores Grass Valley 10, Colfax 3 Auburn 18, Brown Bombers 12 Plaeerville 4. Nevada City 0 (Southern Division) Officers of the Junior Chamber who will be officially installed are: President Willard Rose, vicepresident Roderick H. Bost, Secretary Shirley Bratton, Treasurer Lloyd Decker. Directors are: Kerr, Wayne Brown, Elton Williams, Vernal Roth, and the aforementioned officers. Master of ceremonies for the evening is Charles L. Strohm. Dinner will be provid by the American Legion Au; ry. Instilation ceremonies a er the direction of the Sacramento Junior Chamber. % Last Sunday’s The concert will be similiar to the one given. during the . July 4th celebrations. ELLSWORTH SHERMAN HEADS NATIVE SONS Sherman, worth president, vice its held Sons, visited his sister and her husband, Dr. and Mrs. Locke, and they, together with a second cyclist, Don Pinney, were on their way from Reno when the accident oc— Aside from the smashed fender the cycle is in good condition. -667 .833 .692 .667 .462 .833 -808 .077 Scores Auburn 6, Colfax 0 Grass Valley 7, Roseville 3 Lincoln 9, Nevada City 2 Score Saturday Night Folsom 8, Placerville 5 Games Next Sunday Placerville in Auburn —Pert Photo NEVADA CITY: The Nugget mistakenly gave credit for the “Great Seal of the State of California” NEVADA CITY: The sudden and mysterious disappearance of President; Vern 1st Gulartie: president, Eric Bisbell; 3rd vice president, Donald Macari; ChapDr. secretary, Recording man: Financial secretary, George Halstead. officers were Bob Installing Kohler. and Grass Valley Native Sons. _:. PERSONALS e Miss Betty Sorenson is visiting Jacqueline Harding of the Sierra Nevada Radios and can war Spanish--American the Appliances store. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hilpert and daughter, Darlene, of Torrance. Calif., are visiting the Hilperts, Sr. Jim Demartini of Harris Drugs is spending one week of his vacation in San Francisco. moved by § mischief-makers, or stolen by out-of-season deer hunthas ers, presented been actually by Goyne to Mrs. Walker W. Reed of this city. Goyne had formerly loaned the long rifle to the Native Daughters to decorate the [Iot. NINETEEN YR. OLD HELD FOR TRIAL ON RAPE CHARGE
Colfax in Nevada City Game Saturday Night Lincoln in Roseville was the 10 foot tall colonial girl in crinoline dress, represented by Jean Ogden. NEVADA CITY: Robert Bettis, 19, charged with rape, was held to answer in the superior court following preliminary hearing Friday befo Justice of the Peace George Mrs. W. Gildersleeve. Sally -Kaltbrenner, the ? heavy that he would almost any tackle likely used in Lake Weaver. breai to %&® The fish was taken to Leomis Wednesday to be nmrounted, and when: returned will hang on the wall of Foote’s Liquor Store om Broad Street. FISH HATCHERY The directors, unanimously ac cepted this as the next project of the Chamber during a meeting Friday night in the Nevada City Hall. The first step toward the the project, it was announced, wil? be the selection of site, collectime all the necessary data concerning: water: conditions and other factors, for the State Fish and Gare Commission. other county organizations, the plans will be submitted to the commission, with the request that it be included in the current pro— gram of erecting fish hatcheries: and rearing ponds from money set aside by the commission for this: I Cc. Bell was directed to se~eure the data and supervise the initial investigations. EORESTERS CET SET FOR FIRE COMBAT NEVADA CITY: Guerdon Ellis; supervisor NEVADA ‘CITY: The State Board of Equalization has called a hearing to consider the case of to be held Jelinek H. William July 29th in the county courthouse. of Tahoe NationaP Forest stated yesterday the forest sérvice is training at White Cloud’ an. especially expert crew to fight fires. He said it has been the lesson of experience well trained men that \a can few fight fire more expeditiously and economi-— cally than many half trained men. Jelinek was convicted of selling The crew is being trained, at liquor to a minor about tw9 months ago. Cited with Jelinek is, White Cloud, 12 miles east of this: city on Highway 20. The wnit Leo J. Gutsch. The minor in the case of Jelinek consists of 15 men and’ they are was Mrs. Lorene Stagno who ennipped with their camp kitchen, was convicted of drink. ! and cook. It buying a Mrs. Stagno was but 18 at the time. Judge James Snell held she was not a minor ina legal sense, since women in California law attain the rights of adulthood on marriage. Attorney General: Fred Howser, however, recently issued an opinion, holding though that married is Mrs. Wehe, Donald, charged with was dismissed: the ing for several days. The. crew occupies the old CCC barracks at White Cloud and wien not engaged in fighting fire will make camp furniture, fire places, build telephone lines or work on other worthwhile projects. NEW METHOD A smouldering fire in a sawe dust pile. on Alder Creek, fourm miles from Truckee is the scene of an experiment in a new metho® of extinguishing fires by the Tahoe. National Forest service. NEVADA CITY: Mathew LaSalle and Joseph Wehe, arrested two weeks ago for possesion of deer meat-out of season, who had pleaded not guilty and demanded a_jury trial,. appeared before Justice of the Peace George W. Gildersleeve yesterday and changed their plea to one of guilty. Each was fined $75. A brother of moves in on a fire\ with enough rations to keep:fight still a ILLEGAL VENISON COSTS NIMRODS $75 APIECE aged 17 same offense also The method involves treating the water with a detergent, re-. ducing surface tension to almost nothing. Reports inicate that: one gallon of treated water is as; effective as fifty gallons of untreated water. The Tahoe Nationar Forest office reported enough of” this material has been shipped to Alder Creek to treat 1,00 gallons of wey WOMAN KILLS ° FARM MARKET ELF WITH 22 * TO OPEN SATURDAY NORTH BLOOMFIELD: Mrs. Katherine Massera, 65, apparently despondent over ill health. took her life here on Tuesday at 8 Py M., by shooting herself through the mouth. NEVADA CITY, Hugh Brown, secretary-treasurer of the Nevada County Farm Produce Market, available raspberries, announces also feature a A .22 califre rifle, found Her husband, working. in the Frederick, yard when was he heard the shot. Sheriff Richard Hoskins an® Coroner Alvah Hooper conducte® the investigation, together with Deputy Coroner Larry Myers, andi announced that all evidence indi~ cated suicide, ou Myers Morinery is.jn charge: af the body. PARA] beans. ance of 103 .Scout campers, refreshment and cording to Scout RReonsiye delicatessen stall where farm style Lmond J. Ewan. sandwiches, coffee, salads, pies and cakes will be served, or can be bought, to take: home. second week’s emia f Meet near the body inthe bedroom, was used, will include youngberries, squash, eggs, poultry, rabbits, and bunch vegetables. The market will N. Y. gladiclasbanked.onpink and] so with copper wih® this big fellow wae purpose. complaining witness, . said that Bettis entered her house, dragged her from one room to another, clapped his hand over her mouth and told her that if she screamed she would never scream again. The complaining witness testified that she was 26, and the mother of two children. Bettis’ bail was fixed at $1,000. Esterly Goes To ‘BUZZ' COLVIN ON RECEPTION FOR LEGION BLDG. COMM. NEWLYWED MELIZAS mid Lake, leaders, but Folllowing the completion of Nevada County, July 16, 1948, ‘to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peterson of Grass Valley, a daughter. e & s GRAY—In Nevada City. Ne$7,000. The motion to purchase the lot The amount requested was $9,400. vada County, July 16, 1948, to Mr. was made by Supervisor Jerome The board cut the figure back to and Mrs. T. Benton Gray of Grass+ onasa wats EY . William w Coughlan and seconded by SuperValley, a son. $4,800, the same as last year. NEVADA CITY: An ‘informal GRASS VALLEY: The AmeriSe & visor Cary Arbogast. The board Esterly, Lions International a GUNNING—In Nevada City, triet Governor for district 4A accepted deedg to the roads in Emil J. N.Ott, Jr. and wife of can Legion post has elected six wedding reception and dance was the Alta Vista Pines subdivision, Sacramento, are visiting their members to serve on its building held at Lake Olympia Friday Nevada County, July 17, 1948, to of which William evening, July 16th, for Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gunning where he will. bringing them into the county parents here, as is their daughter committee, Carey is chairman, ‘The ether Mrs. Alfred P. Meliza, recently} road system. The board eccepted Mrs .Beatrice Hoge. . of Roseville, Placer Cqunty, a natio members are Orin Johnson, Tavio ‘married in Virginia City, Nevada. daughter. ees x the Knack Subdivision and its -_ st eB road system. : Mr. and Mrs: mn Livermore, Batista,» Bd-~Bawden, Merril .Col-. }sRhe. bride, wearing a white formal, eut the ‘wedding cake. vin and Arnold Thorson. ~ LUZMOOR—In re Ted The board» declined _topene Mr. were white and pink . :ty. July 19, 1948, to me yar of Woodleaf, ond ginger Pitta, oI P“-The post has dectded to pubDecorations the bupiget of District ade Vernon. Stoll, .who asked for wa weekend. with Dorothy Randolph, lish a once-a-month newspaper entitled; The Wegion-Air, ley, a ‘son. white tables, fepution and clerks for each ona. of Ralston’s, and her husband, Grass Valley in Folsom County. He said larger treut ane caught in Lake Tahoe and Pyrae workable plan and assurance of Mrs. Alvin Welch and little the market will open its fourth year on Saturday, July 24th, at daughter are visiting Mrs. W. W. 10 A. M. All farmers and backDavis, mother of Mrs. Welch, in yard gardeners are asked to’ bring her home on Factory Street. a Dr. John M. Rector of San any’amount of surplus fruits and vegetables for the benefit of added Francisco, is visiting. his mother, Mrs. Percy Carr of Nevada Street, ‘variety. The Farm Market is located on and his family is spending the the Lake Olympia Road, a hunsummer with her. Misses Helen and Nancy :Jones dred yards off the Grass ValleyNevada City Highway. Residents of San Francisco are the guests of the two cities are given an of their parents, Judge and Mrs. opportunity to purchase farm George Jones of Nevada Street. at farm -to-consumer Mr. and Mrs. Victor Buck and products prices. their guests, Mr. and Mrs, Leon Market Master Will Cartwright Headley and Mrs. Ida Headley have returned from trip to San will handle produce of those unFrancisco; Big Basin and Santa able to stay to sell their own. Cruz. The Headleys returned to float to the Native Daughters of Grass Valley. This their home in Detroit early this lovely float was decorated by the Nevada City Native week. % Daughters, Minerva being represented by Frances Estes. BIRTHS PETERSON—tIn Nevada City, The Grass Valley Manzanita Parlor No. 29 Float Warder non from the Forest Service lot at Broad Street and Union Alley NEVADA CITY: -The Sierra% was this morning explained by Richard R. Goyne, former owner Nevada Chamber of Commerce has: undertaken the promotion of & of the cannon. The big gun, which was varicomplete fish hatchery and rearing: ously reported as having been repond in the county. in vice 2nd Daniels picked Stutsman 'up in Reno, where he cured. Native CITY: Parlor Joseph -was Game Hiscox states the tout is "tn largest’ ever caught im Nevadm CHAMBER Flash ! SN WILL SEEK— Stagno, Tuesday pe minor. of ° officers stallation night. The new officers are: EllsHydraulic Mr. and Mrs. John Weills and their five children of Kent, spent last week in Nevada City. Mrs. Weills is the former ‘Audrey Davis. R. J. Ronchi, My: ana" Mrs: sister of Mrs. John Muscardini, is visiting her family here. Pet, 12 at 7:30 P. M. Luncheon followed the meeting. PLACER-NEVADA LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS TO DATE Placerville Lincoln Auburn .-. Folsom Roseville W Grass Valley Colfax Nevada City NEVADA CITY: The Nevada City Band will give a courtesy concert from the National. Hotel balcony --tonight NEVADA about 12 inches long. Fraser Assisting CASE OF MARRIED WOMAN, 18, WHO BOUGHT DRINK CONCERT 7:30 TONIGHT from it. Loomis Rocklin Placerville 49ers Forest Hill Newcastle Lincoln _ Yesterday’s Scores Loomis 28, Forest Hill 1 Rocklin 9, Lincoln 2 Placerville 12, Newcastle ture of it in — week’s Nugget. + ~ SUPERVISORS BUY LOT FOR VETS’ BUILDING chairs, BS oroiwrere brook and rainbow trout and just sold 1,000 to Mayor Elmer Robin their agent whe to Lou Hartman, it’s at Indian Mountain Guest Ranch. The ranch has several hundred thousand baby ffil Mr. and Mrs. Howard Snelling The firm is authorized service aur thriving According hatchery. fish to py O has a Nevada County already inated Coke his shop, to prove it. A San Francisco firm weaves and merchandises them. ~ he F This is the second term the president and the many officers have been honored by being nom Bergemann, Sierra Nevada Chamber President yeorge Hansen, Truckee Chamber President William. Porter, and Chief of Police Frank Knuckey. Mrs. Frederick Morgan wool] of these sheep, on display in J: C. Fraser, Verret. CITY: NEVADA biologist for the Fish and Game morning: yesterday Commission, caught a 25 pound Mackinaw trout in Weaver Lake in the high country east of Bowman Lake. The trout was caught with a gillnet. It measured 40% inches in length. Attached to his jaw was a Davis spinner and a leader. Down his throat appeared the tail which Fraser of another trout, open August 1 . i