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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Grass Valley Nugget

July 22, 1949 (8 pages)

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Soe eee EE SEP * syacinth Martz, financial sec! ¥ 4—The Nevada City Nugget , Friday, July 22, 1949 Society snd Chub Ties . Mrs. Floy-Margaret Reynolds, Society Editor The kindest courtesy you,can show in your home-town newspaper. The nicest gesture you can give your hosts when you are away visiting your newspaper. And we will sre atl Mrs. Floy-Margaret Reynolds, telep and will be glad to assist you in re Nugget office, 305 Broad street, or in print. your guests is to have their names is the mention of their names in y appreciate, publishing your items. hone 186-J, is' our society reporter porting the event. Or a cal] to the telephone 36, will place your news Laurel Parlor Installs New Officers Here Formal installation was held in the Odd Fellows hall Wednesday for the officers of Laurel Parlor No. 6, Native Daughters of the Golden West. Deputy Grand President Carrie Berryman, Manzanita Parlor, assisted by Grand Past President Ann Whiting, Grand Marshal Pauline Patterson, Acting Marshall Edna Maguire, and a corps of grand officers conducted the beautiful and impressive ceremonies. The following officers were seated: Beryl Granholm, president. Christine Kite, past president. Sarah Charonnat, junior past president. Gladys Rockfeller, senior past president. Josie Muscardini, president..’ Dolores Harris, president. Mary Shipley, third vice president. Effie Goering, marshal. Nellie Clark, recording secretary. Anna Tucker, assistant secretary. Thelma Butz, treasurer. June Kelly, organist. first vice second vice retary. Marcelle Deschwanden, inside sentinel. Annie Hullet, outside sentinel. Lena Calanan, Mary Meservey, and Minerva Wright, trusteés, Annie Hooper, proxy. A large attendance of members and visitors from Sierra Pines and Manzanita Parlors was present. Among them were the following deputy grand presidents: Sarah Charonnat, Manzanita Parlor; Pauline Patterson, Sierra Pines Parlor; Carrie Berryman, Laurel Parlor; Elinor Bolton, Sierra Pines; S. V. D. G. P., Adelade Star, of Colfax; President of Manzanita Parlor, Myra Odgen; Grand Organist of Past Presidents Organization of California Louise Wales. These officers were called. upon for and responded with appropriate remarks. ; Mrs. Louise Wales was grand organist for the installation ceremonies of Laurel Parlor. Gifts from Laurel Parlor’ were presented to Deputy Grand Carrio Berryman by Thelma Butz, and to the outgoing president, Christine Kite, by Edna Maguire. Deputy Grand President Carrie Berryman presented gifts to the following officers: , Ann Whiting, grand past president. Pauline Patterson, grand marsiial. ‘ Louise Wales, Effie Goering, marshal. ‘Ji the recipients responded with remarks of deep appreciation. Hearty congratulations were extended to the new officers, and deputy grand, and supervising grand presidents. Following the installation all repaired to the banquet room, where the committee served degrand organist. licious refreshments at beautifully appointed tables. The officers were honored with a beautiful decorated cake of congratulation. Both lodge room and banquet hall were profusely decorated with flowers. Baskets of these were sent to Mrs. Tredinnick, one of Laurel’s members who is seriously ill in hospital. Under thé good of the order, President Beryl! Granholm gave an interesting talk. Deputy Grand President Carrie Berryman gave a beautiful readguests. . : H . The committee received a vote . }! of thanks for their part in the installation. Deputy Grand President Carrie . Berryman was heartily congrat. uldted on the beautiful rendition of. the installation rites, and Laurel Parlors members ex-. pressed their deep gratitude to her and their happiness in having her as their deputy grand president forthe past year for she was a faithful officer and gave generously of her time and . services and was ever ready to! assist in. the performance of her . duties and was a loyal member of . the Order of Native Daughters of the Golden West. a SPSS AD EN ler 8 sche 9 Ne SN eg oe REIS re ‘Tat 1:30 p.m. Grass Valley Workers who volunteered time and effort to the early summer project. of erecting new poles at the Memorial park softball diamond will be guests of the Nevada County Softball association at a dinner to be held at the California Inn tonight. Dinner hour ‘is 6:30 p.m. Association president, Don Foote will be in charge. * * * Miss Donna Hyatt, daughter of H. O. Hyatt of Grass Valley and a student at Chico State college, will be sent by her sorority, Pi Kappa Sigma, to attend the national convention at Grand Canyon, Ariz. Miss Hyatt was selected for the trip as the pledge who achieved the highest grade point in scholarship for the past year. ok * * A group of elderly citizens, members of the Citizens Committee, met Tuesday in the Women’s club house. A short program was offered consisting of two musical numbers by Mr. and Mrs. William Post and a very enjoyable dance routine by young pupils of the Starlet School of the Dance. Business of the evening was publicizing the coming of ‘George H. McClain, who will give an address in the Veterans Memorial building on Monday, Aug. 8 * * * Past Presidents Association No. 6, Native Daughters of the Golden West, will meet at the home of Beatrice George on Conaway avenue, tonight to receive an official visit from State President Edna Kretcher of Sacramento, Potluck dinner will be served at 6:30 o’clock. Members are asked to bring their own table service. A program and other entertainment is planned for the period following the meeting. * * * Mr. and Mrs. U. V. Williams battled’ a large rattlesnake as thick as a man’s wrist and bearing eight rattles, at the side of highway 49 just south of Grass Valley Wednesday evening. Fishermen report rattlesnakes are in greater numbers this year than for many years. Ed Poorman Spending Summer in Nevada City Ed Poorman, San Jacinto, is spending the summer months in the area, taking care of business j eonnected with his mines on the. Middle Yuba River. He has spent . many summers here and recalls the Union hotel in .the days of . its glory in the last century, and . when it was the first place wired . for electricity in this area. . Poorman’s grandparents, Ed} and Alice McGary, came across . the country with the 49ers and . crossed the Sierras’ by. way of flenness Pass above ‘Alleghany. They were.accompanied by their five-year old daughter, Margaret, who became Poorman’s mother. The McGarys continued through . to Sacramento, Soloma county . and finally San Francisco. In 1928 Poorman drove his mother over the Henness Pass road in a retracing trip of: the . covered wagon trip of 79 years . previous. , Birds will not fly out of sight of the ground when here is a! thick fog. Veterans are not required to pay attorneys or agent for representing them in monetary claims against the veterans administration. Fees for such services are payable only by the VA itself and are deducted from the monetary benefit due the veteran at the
time the claim is allowed. Fees are fixed by law at $10 for an original claim and $2 for a claim to obtain increased benefits. Any agent or attorney who charges, or attempts to charge any veteran for such services is subject to penal provisions of the law in addition to loss of his accreditation. * * * Unless veterans attending colleges and universities under the G-I bill notify veterans administration within 30 days before the end of a term or semester that they do not want to take leave, VA _ automatically will place them on 15 days leave. VA explained that veterans in colleges and universities are placed on subsistence rolls from the date of enrollment until 15 days after the close of the term or semester. This automatic 15-day leave policy makes it possible for veterans studying under the accelerated program to receive unbroken subsistence payments between terms or semesters. * * * Question: What must I do to get my NSLI dividend payment at the earliest possible moment? Answer: Do not write VA about your NSLI dividend. To do so will cause delay. Special application blanks are now being prepared, and are expected to be available in August at every post office, veterans service organization and VA office. * * * Question: Is a peacetime veteran entitled to hospitalization, outpatient medical and dental treatment? Answer: A peacetime veteran may be entitled to hospitalization provided he was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions for a disability incurred in line of duty or is receiving compensation for a service-connected or service-aggravated disability. Such a veteran may also be entitled to outpatient medical and dental treatment and prosthetic service for his serviceconnected disability. 4 */*, 8 j Question: Can you tell what peacetime veterans are entitled to funeral and burial expenses? Answer: Funeral and _ burial expenses, up to $150, are payable by the VA in the death of peacetime veterans who were receiving compensation at the time of death, or who were discharged or retired from service for disability incurred in line of duty. * te * Question: Is my wife entitled to apportionment of my compensation after an interlocutory decree’ of divorce has been . granted? Answer: Yes, and until the decree becomes final. DR. WALTER MULLIS DENTIST 435 ZION ST. PHONE 564 J NEVADA CITY NEVADA CITY—ON THE THRESHOLD TO THE BEST IN SPORTS RECREATION NEVADA CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Notice of Intent To Hold Claim Forms and Sarah Charonnat a toast to . . . the officers, parlor, members, and . ] . NOW AVAILABLE . at evade City Big ee Grass Valley fea ; F , 305 Broad Phone 36 NEVADA CITY @ 10c each ( . J SRR me} IN THE CONTRACT — Peggy Castle, a newcomer to Hollywood, has no kicks coming about this picture. She recently signed a long-term contract which contains a spécial “cheesecake clause,” requiring her to display her charms in publicity photos as well as on the screen. The measure was taken when glamorous movie queens began refusing to pose for publicity pictures after achieving stardom. Car Stolen in Grass Valley Wednesday Richard Cooper, Roseville, was returned to Nevada county jail last night. He had been lodged in Placer county jail since Wednesday night when he was apprehended following totatty wrecking a motor vehicle stolen the same night from in front of 326 Mill street, Grass Valley. The car was owned. by Ray Miller, Grass Valley. . WEDNESDAY EVENING Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Joseph Van Buren Manley, 62, retired carpenter, who died Wednesday night at his Five-Mile house on the Ukiah Tahoe highway, at Holmes Funeral chapel, the Rev. Dahlgren church, ‘ officiating. Interment . will be in Pine Grove cemetery. . Pallbearers will be Ted Reid, , Lee Cummings, Tom Richards, . Kent Walker, William E. Wyman . and Lyle Reid. . Born in Pontiac, Mich., he came to California with his famtty many years ago and had lived in Nevada City the past 15 years. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; daughter, Mrs. . Edna Shannon, San _ Francisco; stepchildren, Mrs. Rachel Donnis, Reno, Nev., Mrs. Beulah Thompson and Mrs. Marguerite Coverston, Fallon, Nev., Frank Dodd and Robert Boldt, Sacramento, and Vinéent Glick, Santa Rosa; sisters, Mrs. E. E. Shrieder and Mrs. Rose Breeze, both of Pontiac, Michigan. BUILDING PERMITS George D. Beyer, Grass Valley, $1,000 frame summer home near Lake Spaulding. Hans Jorgenson, Jr., Auburn, $2,000 adobe brick garage and temporary residence, Cherry Creek Acres. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Clark, Grass Valley, $3500 frame home, Oak and Pine Drive, Grass Valley. Dorville, Gallino and Kohler, contractors. WEEKEND VISITORS Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martine included her sister, Miss Francis Pryor, teacher at Walnut Grove school; aunt, Mrs. Eva Mowat, Honolulu, T.H.; and _ brother, Roger Pryer, assistant agricultural agent at Maxwell. It is Mrs. E. Casey, pastor of Methodist, BUILD NEVADA COUNTY TRY MILTON’S FAMILY PACK ICECREAM . FOR YOUR HOME FREEZER HOME-MADE Vanilla Fresh Strawberry Chocolate $1.60 carton Phone 123 FOR ORDERS YOUR FINE CLOTHES Won’t Suffer at GRASS VALLEY LAUNDRY & Dry Cleaners We clean them with care and preciseness—a service to good housekeepers who demand the best. No; harsh ingredients or careless handling at Grass Valley Laundry—a trial will * GRASS. VALLEY LAUNDRY and DRY CLEANERS PHONE 106 Mowat’s first visit in. nine years. This familiar sight was reneated 71,000 times last year t was an all-time record.. mor< a 71,000 new connections lines in one year—1948. Nearly 60,000 of them were new single-family dwelling units. That’s more than the number of connections we made in the last two prewar years put together..a Five new power generating plantshave been brought onthe line in the last thirteen months. Their combined capacity is almost 600,000 horsenower. toP.G.andE. growth. In the users. It takes New power lines, built since the war to carry electricity to where it’s needed, would reach half-way around the earth at wi the equator..12,000 miles, ge ucamatic example of California’s 46 counties we serve, there are half again as many people as in 1940..more than 1,500,000 new power lots of horsepower to meet their requirements..and here’s what we’re doing to provide it: We're rushing still more plants meet California’s future growth. By the end of 1951, we ll have doubled our prewar nerating capacity, Work never stops on our power-building program P-G-EPACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY iy