June 8, 1948 (4 pages)

I ] phenor to to Dr. .Chapman., e & & -¥. Then there were those nine wears when Dr. Chapman was . belonging to a livery stable owner. . THINKING OUT LOUD . By H. M. L., SR. — J It is not every community that remembers to honor its older citizens who have striven for the well-being of their neighbors and the upuilding of their village or city. It is not every town that gathers its people together to ‘do its leaders who have fought the good fight for decency, order and cleanliness, whose lifelong effort has been devoted, in short, to make his community a better place to live. eh And it is not every civic leader, who lives to be 84 years whose mind still functions clearly and precisely, whose physical strength shows little diminution, whose faculties are still those of a vigorous man of, well, say 60 years. ze e hb But in ‘Dr. Chester W. Chapman and in Nevada City, we have both these very exceptional conditions, a. witnessed Saturday night, when 68 men and women sat down to dinner in the National Hotel to honor a. former mayor and city councilman, a_ lifetime member of the fire department, and whose crowning achievement, if such a one ‘could be said to have crowning achievement, was erection of the Donner Monument at Fe foot_of Donner Lake, a a Whatever art critics may say of the monument, it is a massive testimonial to the heroic Donner Party, and it was largely built through the energy, patriotism and dogged determination of Dr. Chapman while he was chairman of the Landmarks Committee of the Native Sons of the Golden West. e Hh He was undaunted and determined during the interminable chatter of so-called art critics, and. \of the desire of many people, some of them Native Sons, who wanted the monument placed in Golden Gate Park, because as it was then said, in 1918, that more people would see it in the park than at Donner Lake. Now, however, it is doubtful if one fifth as many people would see it in Golden Gate Park as now view it annually, passing into and out of California over Highway 40. California owes that monument in large’ measure mayor of Nevada City. During his term the earthquake and fire déstroyed San Francisco’s business Volume 21—No. 23 NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Tuesday, June 8, 1948 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO H. 8. STUDENTS NEVADA CITY: Commencement exercises for the graduating class of 1948 were held Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. Forty-two boys and girls were given diplomas by J. Paul Bergemann, secretary of the board of education. Student speakers were Genevieve Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon Ellis, and Don Eden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Eden. Musical numbers were played by Bernice Peterson on the piano, Lois Beverage, violin, and Jacqueline Sheldon, piano. Dorothy Barach, vocal student, sang Serenade by Franz Schubert. Fred Rev. Angus--Miller,.rector —of Trinity Episcopal Church, gave the invocation, and benediction. Awards * were presented by Edward A. Frantz, principal. The Nevada City High School chorus, directed by William Tobiassen, sang several selections, and the school orehestra, directed by Franz ‘Luschen, played a number of selections. Frantz announced during the commencement ceremony the award of five scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships are Bernice Peterson—the $50 scholarship of the Alpha Gamma Sigma honor scholarship society of Placer College, and $100 scholarship of the Nevada City Rotary Club; Finette Champie—$209 scholarship of the Harriet M. Hauber Fund; Don Eden, Genevieve Ellis ,and Lee Miller—each a $250 scholarship from a fund bequeathed the school by the late Mrs. Virginia Bradley: MEETINGS COUNTY CHAMBER NEVADA CITY: -George Handistrict and much of its residential oe i aieseinegy ets ae area. Oke CRSRinar ene fowe merce, has anounced a meeting Leds ne Datel of A cies gettintaad of the organization at the City Se ee ed Cane ceeeies tay Pern Deed ae ao, Mite pate AOE BPE WECE BOF tae. Clink organization’s . regular several weeks. *& h & Another service during his term as mayor was to get Broad Street agaved, all except one smal] section Most of the money was contributed by the Nevada City merchants on a voluntary basis. The paving, we can remember with nostalgia, was done at $1.00 a square foot, and it is stilt holding up fairly ‘well. e h In step with his inspiring devotion to the ideals and purposes of the Native Sons, and to the bgtterment of his native Nevada sity, Dr. Chapman and his late wife found~time to rear a fine family of four sons and a daughter, all of whom did their bit in winning the late war, Whether his devotion to his family sprang from his devotion to the best. interests of his native city, or the other Way around, no one can Measure. e he h If Dr. Chapman ever gave himself a thought, or his future, there was no noe handy to record it. He was always working for an objective, worthy of his time, worthy of the community in which he was reared, and worthy of those prepts on which he was reared. ; eh At any rate, the outpouring Saturday night at dinner, and later of about .250 people in the Flementary School Auditorium, was a splendid testimonial to a man who had given himself without stint to his community and his country, over a long life. KELLY ARGUES ARDY CASE GRASS VALLEY: Lynne Kelly, the attorney appointed by the court to defend Lois Hardy, convieted of murder. last January by a jury which failed to reeommend mercy, has gone to San Francsico to argue the automatic appeal before the State Supreme Court. It is understood that he would appear before the court yesterday and today. Mrs. Hardy has been waiting action of the Supreme Court in the women’s ‘prison at ehachapi. She was condemned to death in the gas chamber. Last Rites Held For Miss Kate Coombs GRASS VALLEY: Kunera! services were held Monday afternoon in a local mortuary for Miss Kate Edwards Coombs, who died Friday afternoon in a local’ hospital. Rev. Donald Getty conducted the service. Interment was in the Rfasonic Cemetery. Miss Coombs was born in the family home, 338 Mill Street, where she lived her entire life, 75 years ago, She was a life long member of. the Order of Eastern Star and the Methodist Church. She devoted herself to her home, family, church-and lodge. Bereaved are.two sisters, Mrs. «Ada Gurule, San Diego, and Mrs. -Vvital Christine Widder, Grass Valley. She leaves several nieces and) nephews. monthly meeting. Prime.topics for discussion and action will be the placing of two full-color highway signs, which the chamber plans to place on Highways 20 and 40. j Important organizational matters will be discussed. Mrs. A! Irby is secretary of te SierraNevada Chamber. e & CITY CHAMBER NEVADA CITY: A_ regular meeting of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce has been set for Tuesday, June 8th, at 8 P. M. in the City Hall. President Paul Bergemann urges all merchants to attend for final plans for the mammoth Fourth of July celebration, and details, have yet to be arranged, e he VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS NEVADA CITY: Banner Mountain Post, No. 2655, Veterans of Foreign Wars, met last night at 8 P. M. in Cardinal Hall. Harleth M. Brock is Commander and Metthew Griggi is Adjutant. 2 f GRASS VALLEY HIGH GRADUATES 89 GRASS VALLEY: A class of 89 Friday evening received their diplomas and awards from Principal W. M. Wilson at the commencement €xercises in Grass Valley High School. Schools closed in both Nevada City and Grass Valley for the long summer vacation. The commencement exercises opened with the processional by the high school] band, followed by various. selections. Rev. Frank Buck, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, pronounced the invoeation. William Schloredt, senior president, gave a welcoming address. Jeannine Sherwood and Betty Campbell each rendered a vocal solo. Maxine Smith, one of the two student speakers, addressed the audience on Zeal for Democracy. Betty Waddelow sang a solo, and the, school band played a recessional, SEARCH FOR ELMER ROOT IS SLOWING NEVADA CITY: Mrs. Ray Fontz, wife of the ditch tender of the Nevada Irrigation District, who lives at Camp 19, last night stated that the search for Elmer Root, Jr., has prectically ceased. Elmer Root, Sr., the young man’s father, stated he expected to return next Friday. But yesterday there was no one searching for the fisherman who made camp with Norman F. Davis of Roseville Saturday afternoon, May 29, and shortly thereafter disappeared. Undersheriff Otis Hardt said yesterday that he understood the search had been discontinued except for the week-ends when he thought friends of the missing man might undertake to continue the search: A NEW BROOM The old saw “A new broom sweeps clean’ has a particularly apt application here in Nevada City. A short time ago, the people elected three new members to the city council. Soon after they took office, the Lribine of the city street crew began busily polishing the streets every morning at 6 A. M. As a result, our town is developing its own ‘new look’, a clean and spritely appearance that is extremely aratil ving to everyone. City councilmen have a thankless, payless job. Their reward comes only in a sense of having done their public duty and, perhaps, also in such instances as this, when appreciation of their work is publicly expressed. Another important achievement of the council is thei improvement of the baseball diamond, which is now in prime shape. So to new members, Harry F. Sofge, Merle Headley, and Thomas H. Taylor, as well as incumbents Arthur Innis and Mayor Albert S. Bates, we say, congratulations on a job well done! (Note: This is not to be construed as a negative reflection on any former members of the city. council, who almost invariably have done an excellent job in meeting city problems during their terms of unselfish public service.) H. M. L., Jr. LOCAL GIRL GIVES EYE T0 BLIND WOMAN RASS VALLEY: Wana Lou a 17, Grass Valley High School sophomore, residing on Meadowbrock ‘Lane, Peardale District, has been identified as the girl who gave the cornea of one of her eyes to Mrs. Violet Choate, 26, totally “blind, of Port Townsend, Washington. The transplanting was done in the University of California Hospital, San Francisco. Miss Unruh was suffering from an infection of one eye, which “did not afféct the cornea. The eye was removed by -Dr. R, A. Montano in _the Marysville clinic, carefully packed and dispatched by plane to San Francisco. Arrangements for a dual operation were made _ by . American Red Cross and the University. Mrs. Choat must wait several weeks before she will know if the oeration was successful. % THIEF SENTENCED NEVADA CITY: George Gardner, charged with grand theft, was sentenced yesterday to 90 days in the ‘county jail and placed on probation for a year, after the.charge had been reduced from grand to petty theft. : Gardner was charged’ with stealing money and goods from his employer in Kingvale, Nevada County. ROOT’S MOTHER OFFERS A $1,000 REWARD NEVADA CITY: Mrs. Elmer F. Root, Sr., mother of Elmer Root, Jr., of Sacramento, who has been missing since last Saturday afternoon when he disappeared. while fishing in the Bowman Lake country, announced jshe would offer a reward of $1,000 to anyone finding her. son. Mrs. Root lives at 2411 L Street, Sacramento, and her son is: employed in Sacramento by the telephone company. Sheriff Richard ,.W. Hoskins Stated he would not be responsible for persons who enter the area, particularly hazardous and dangerous to those without experience, who go without authority. The sheriff has had a posse out in the~ search every day. since Sunday morning. Besides the sheriff’s posse, it is estimated that at least 40 men have searched a wide area, involving Fall and Rucker Creeks and the region between the two. Root and Norman L. Davis of Roseyille on Saturday camped at Camp 19, home of the N. I. D. ditch tender. Root proposed to fish down Bowman canal then cross over and fish Fall Creek up stream. Davis fished up stream on Bowman canal and. crossed over and fished down Fall Creek. Davis failed to meet Root and notified the sheriff’s office that fr THE Diary of a 49’er FROM THE BOOK EDITED BY C. L. CANFIELD night. . 1 —— 4 We have not got very much baggage to bother us. I have packed up all of the old letters and home trinkets and will send them by express. What little stuff we leave behind in the way of crockery, cooking utensils, etc., the neighbors are welcome to. . will give Calkins my shotgun and Charlie Barker my banjo. . have a pride in keeping up this diary to the last, and will write in it again next Sunday and carry it with me in my saddle bags. We are going to have a blow-out at the Hotel de Paris Wednesday night, a sort of farewell to those of our friends that we care to say good-bye to. Marie and the landlady are arranging for it, and we will surely have a good feast. JUNE 13, 1852—There are only six more blank pages in this book and . don’t think . will fill them, neither will I start another one. . don’t think I have written anything here that I would be ashamed to have my wife read. Pard has gone over it from start to finish and says that . ought to keep it until I am old and grayhaired. Then it will take on a new meaning and . will regret those glorious days when “youth Was mine.” I don’t exactly catch his meaning, but it is certain that I shall look back to the old creek and the memories of it and its surroundings, and it will be a pleasant remembrance. We had our dinner Wednesday evening and there were seventy-seven of us altogether, including the Saleratus Ranch boys and our neighbors. Marie looked in and helped the landlady a while .There was real champagne, a couple of baskets of it, and before . knew it Pard had me by one arm and Marie by the other and the guests stood up and drank a toast to France and America and the ‘pair whose prospective alliance would (Please turn to page 4) ‘old I. O. O. F. Hall in that comMISS GOYNE TO BE HONORED AT DINNER NEVADA CITY: Miss Gertrude Goyne, Nevada County teacher who has taught school for 56 years, four of which were spent in the Blue Tent school and 52 in the Nevada City Elementary School, will be tendered a dinner and reception Saturday night in the Eelementary School. Master of ceremonies for this event will be Judge George L. Jones Who occupied’ the superior court bench here for many years. The dinner and menu will be in charge of Mrs. Ida Mae Foote. Miss Goyne announced several weeks ago that at the end of the school year she would retife. She was~born in the-city and graduated from its schools. She began teaching while still in her teens. It is expected that there will be a large’mumber of graduates from Miss Goyne’s classes at the dinner and reception. SUPERVISORS RAISE HOME NURSE BUDGET NEVADA CITY: The Home Nurse budget item was raised by the ‘Nevada County Board of Supervisors recently from $600 to $1600 a year, at the request of a delegation of Red Cross workers headed by Miss Bernice, Glasson. Miss Glasson stated that the home nursing program will be handicapped without the Red Cross funds which are now being withdrawn. On' motion of Supervisor Frank A. Rowe, seconded by Jerome Couglen, members of the board, the $1000 increase was authorized. A delegation of residents from Rough and Ready, headed by Mra. Robert Steuber, asked.the board to include county funds in the budget for the restoration ofthe munity and for a road leading to it. The board after.some discussion asked the committee to contact the Nevada County Historical Society asking for the inclusion of the amount desired in the society’s budget, a part of which is included in:the county’s budget. mR C. OF C. SEEKS CASH FOR PROMOTION NEVADA CITY: A delegation, headed by C. G. Dana, from the Sierra Nevada Chamber of Commerce On Friday presented a petition to the board of supervisors, asking for $2,500 a year for promotional activities. The chamber proposes to erect two signs, one at the junction of Highways 40 and 49, and the other at the junction of Highways 40 and 20. Each sign is 12 by 42 feet in dimensions and small models of them were shown the supervisors. One will cost $540 on a year’s contract, the other $600. Dana told the supervisors that the money will be used for promotional work, such as the signs, for the upbuilding of the county, and all projects will be presented to the board for its consideration. Other members of the delegation_were Downey—EClineh;-Mrs-Al Irby, A. B. Innis and I. C. Bell. SUPERVISORS 0 K. FUNDS TO BUY LOTS FOR VETS’ BLDG. NEVADA CITY: The Nevada County Board of . Supervisors, winding up their June’ session Saturday transferred $7,000 from the reserve veterans fund to the Nevada City Memorial Building fund. The money is for the purchase of a large lot at the corner of Cottage and Pine Streets, belonging to Mrs. Elsie Schreiber Sharpe and Mrs: Gertrude Schreiber Murray. On motion of Supervisor Frank Rowe a change order for additional work on the Grass Valley Memorial Building was. ordered. The motion was seconded by Cary . S. Arbogast. % :PERSONALS -:GRASS VALLEY: Mr. and Mrs. Will T. George have returned from a‘ visit with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rowe of San Francisco. Mrs. Katherine Jones of Monterey is visiting Miss Annie Curtis of Dalton Street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zehms of Long Beach spent part of their vacation in Grass .Valley last week, — MARRIAGE LICENSE CAMPBELL-LATIMER — In Nevada City, Nevada County, June 8, 1948, William Campbell, 20, and Donna Marie Latimer, 18, both of of Grass Valley. . Dr. Chapman Feted HISTORIANS, ELKS, NATIVE SONS HONOR PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZEN — NEVADA CITY: Dr. Chester Warren Chapman, grand old man of this community's public life, was honored Saturday night by a dinner at the Naticnal Hotel and a grand reception at the Elementary School’ Auditorium. The Historical Society, the Native Sons, and the Elks combined with Dr. Chapman's friends to sponsor the function. George Calanan organized the gatherings. The dinner was attended by about 75 and the reception by over 250. The program follows: Introduction by Mrs. Doris Foley, President of the Nevada County Historical Society, of Judge James Snell as Master of Ceremonies; Address of welcome by Mayor A. S. Bates; Nevada City; Music—selected,— Frank Luschen, accompanist, Mrs. Jean White; Address, Miss Esther Sullivan, of Marysville, Past Grand President and Chairman of California History and Landmarks, Native Daughters of the Golden West; Old Fashioned Dance by the Nuggeteers; Song, Miss Margaret Chapman of Oakland, granddaughter of Dr. Chapman; Presentation, Judge George L. Jones; Reply, Dr. C. W. Chapman; Senator A. G. Thurman; Earl Covey, Member State Centennial Committee; Elza Kilroy in a replica of the Donner Monument. Song by William Tobiassen (Selected); Call, Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, of Nevada City and Grass Valley. In addition, Mrs. Esther Sullivan of Marysville, past grand president of the Native Daughters, gave a talk on the life of the Murphy family of Donner Lake. Senator A. G. Thurman of Colfax made a:short address. Elmer Stevens substituted for Seth Millington, grand past president of the Native Sons: Millington and his wife were injured in an auto accident on their way to the dinner. ‘Earl Covey, district supervisor of the Native Sata, and member of the State Centennial Committee, spoke briefly, as did Mayor Albert S. Bates. Engle Thanks Nevada County Voters RED BLUFF: Congressman Clair Engle, re-elected at the June 1 primary to represent the second congressional district for another two-year term, today issued a statement thanking the voters of Nevada County for their support. Returns from all but a few precincts indicate Engle overwhelmingly won the democratic and republican nominations in every county of the 18-county district. Commenting on the _ election, Engle said: “I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for the excellent support given me by the voters of this county. I shall do my utmost to represent the district honestly and conscientiously, and to uphold the confidence the people have placed in me as indicated by their overwhelming vote.” “T also wish to thank the newspapers of the district for their constructive presentation of the issues of the campaign. Engle left Red Bluff on Wednesday by plane for Washington to participate in hearings on legislation of interest to the district. MB Hooper, Myers, Form Mortuary Partnership GRASS VALLEY: Alvah Hooper, Nevada County coroner, it was announced yesterday, has become associated with, Larry Myers of Myers Mortuary Chapel on a partnership basis. The coroner states that he will be available every day at the South Auburs Street address of the mortuary chapel. Hooper recently resigned his post as manager of the Pooper and Weaver” Mortuary. % Barn Dance Held In Gold Flat For Rabbit Breeders Group NEVADA CITY: Jack J. Townsend was host to a meeting of the Sierra Nevada Breeders Association at his home in Gold Flat Saturday night last, when an old fashioned barn dance was enjoyed in the loft. Several members of the Nuggetteers were present to teach new steps. Potluck refreshments were served at midnight and dancing was resumed. The affair proved so enjoyable that more barn dances are expected. New officers of the association announced were Jack J. Townsend, president; Steve Rule, vice president; and Mrs. Evelyn Frank. They will take office on June 11. ‘Crofford Bridges Appointed To Defend Leroy Dickerman NEVADA CITY: Leroy Dickerman, 32, a miner, charged with hit and run driving, arraigned in the superior court, was given an attorney, Crofford Bridges, to defend him. He will make his plea in June 14th. Early Sunday. morning,. May 20th, the highway patrol reports that Dickerman’s car hit Ethan A. LeNeve, fractured his leg and tossed him into the rear end of LeNeve’s pick-up truck. LeNeve had left the driver’s seat to see if his rear lights were burning. The collision happened near LeBarr Meadows. Dickerman continued into Grass Valley and was arrested near the bus depot on Bank Street. Cemetery. HOSKINS TO REPORT ON VICE CONDITIONS NEVADA CITY: Sheriff Richard W. Hoskins will leave Saturday morning to attend a conference of sheriffs throughout the state with Atorney General Fred Howser in Los Angeles. ° t) The conference will open at 10 A. M. Monday in the state building. The sheriff was instructed to report verbally on vice conditions in Nevada County, including the existence or non-existence of slot machines, punch boards, prostitution, book-making and lotteries, RAY HYMAN SUED BY PRESLEYS . GRASS VALLEY: Madeline Presley and Charles Presley yesterday filed suit against Raymond T. Hyman and Irene Hyman for breach of contract and recovery of money paid under contract. The plaintiffs alleged that in May, 1947, they paid defendants Hyman $10,000 and agreed to pay $7,000 more in installments for Ray’s Fountain and Newsstand at 122 West Main Street, Grass Valley. Part of the contract was that defendants should turn over to the Presley’s the lease of the property which had six years to run. The plaintiffs state this has not been done though they have often asked for it. Th®’ plaintiffs now ask that the money paid in to the Hymans be returned to them, amounting now to $11,200, and damages in the sum of $3,000, and the contract be cancelled. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC A SUCCESS GRASS VALLEY: The annual Union Sunday School Picnic open= ed Friday morning in Memorial Park. Approximately 1,000 persons, Sunday School children and their parents, were in attendance, A long schedule of sports began shortly after 10 o’clock and continued through the afternoon, Two picnic\.luneh periods interrupted the games and other events, one at noon andthe other in the evening. Many brought picnic lunch__ , es for both periods. All schools’ were suspended for the day to permit attendance of students an@ their parents, ° *% Funeral Vesteuiae For James Maben, Former Dairyman GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services took place Monday at 2 P. M. in a local mortuary for James Richard Maben, who died Wednesday evening -at his home on the Auburn Highway. : Maben, a native of Kansas, aged 71 years, for many years owned a dairy ranch. Owing to ill health he had been retired for. several years. He was one of the leading milk producers of western Nevada County. Surviving members of his fam-. ily are his wife,’ Mrs, Dorothea ~ Maben, two sons, Leroy R. and Kenneth J. Maben. of the Maben Ranch, brothers Charles and John _ Maben of Oregon, and sisters, Mrs. Bertha Torsily and Mrs, Hattie Knits, all of Oregon. — Rev. Donald Getty. odist Church conduct ice. Interment was. ae :

I ] phenor to to Dr. .Chapman., e & & -¥. Then there were those nine wears when Dr. Chapman was . belonging to a livery stable owner. . THINKING OUT LOUD . By H. M. L., SR. — J It is not every community that remembers to honor its older citizens who have striven for the well-being of their neighbors and the upuilding of their village or city. It is not every town that gathers its people together to ‘do its leaders who have fought the good fight for decency, order and cleanliness, whose lifelong effort has been devoted, in short, to make his community a better place to live. eh And it is not every civic leader, who lives to be 84 years whose mind still functions clearly and precisely, whose physical strength shows little diminution, whose faculties are still those of a vigorous man of, well, say 60 years. ze e hb But in ‘Dr. Chester W. Chapman and in Nevada City, we have both these very exceptional conditions, a. witnessed Saturday night, when 68 men and women sat down to dinner in the National Hotel to honor a. former mayor and city councilman, a_ lifetime member of the fire department, and whose crowning achievement, if such a one ‘could be said to have crowning achievement, was erection of the Donner Monument at Fe foot_of Donner Lake, a a Whatever art critics may say of the monument, it is a massive testimonial to the heroic Donner Party, and it was largely built through the energy, patriotism and dogged determination of Dr. Chapman while he was chairman of the Landmarks Committee of the Native Sons of the Golden West. e Hh He was undaunted and determined during the interminable chatter of so-called art critics, and. \of the desire of many people, some of them Native Sons, who wanted the monument placed in Golden Gate Park, because as it was then said, in 1918, that more people would see it in the park than at Donner Lake. Now, however, it is doubtful if one fifth as many people would see it in Golden Gate Park as now view it annually, passing into and out of California over Highway 40. California owes that monument in large’ measure mayor of Nevada City. During his term the earthquake and fire déstroyed San Francisco’s business Volume 21—No. 23 NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Tuesday, June 8, 1948 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO H. 8. STUDENTS NEVADA CITY: Commencement exercises for the graduating class of 1948 were held Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. Forty-two boys and girls were given diplomas by J. Paul Bergemann, secretary of the board of education. Student speakers were Genevieve Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon Ellis, and Don Eden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Eden. Musical numbers were played by Bernice Peterson on the piano, Lois Beverage, violin, and Jacqueline Sheldon, piano. Dorothy Barach, vocal student, sang Serenade by Franz Schubert. Fred Rev. Angus--Miller,.rector —of Trinity Episcopal Church, gave the invocation, and benediction. Awards * were presented by Edward A. Frantz, principal. The Nevada City High School chorus, directed by William Tobiassen, sang several selections, and the school orehestra, directed by Franz ‘Luschen, played a number of selections. Frantz announced during the commencement ceremony the award of five scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships are Bernice Peterson—the $50 scholarship of the Alpha Gamma Sigma honor scholarship society of Placer College, and $100 scholarship of the Nevada City Rotary Club; Finette Champie—$209 scholarship of the Harriet M. Hauber Fund; Don Eden, Genevieve Ellis ,and Lee Miller—each a $250 scholarship from a fund bequeathed the school by the late Mrs. Virginia Bradley: MEETINGS COUNTY CHAMBER NEVADA CITY: -George Handistrict and much of its residential oe i aieseinegy ets ae area. Oke CRSRinar ene fowe merce, has anounced a meeting Leds ne Datel of A cies gettintaad of the organization at the City Se ee ed Cane ceeeies tay Pern Deed ae ao, Mite pate AOE BPE WECE BOF tae. Clink organization’s . regular several weeks. *& h & Another service during his term as mayor was to get Broad Street agaved, all except one smal] section Most of the money was contributed by the Nevada City merchants on a voluntary basis. The paving, we can remember with nostalgia, was done at $1.00 a square foot, and it is stilt holding up fairly ‘well. e h In step with his inspiring devotion to the ideals and purposes of the Native Sons, and to the bgtterment of his native Nevada sity, Dr. Chapman and his late wife found~time to rear a fine family of four sons and a daughter, all of whom did their bit in winning the late war, Whether his devotion to his family sprang from his devotion to the best. interests of his native city, or the other Way around, no one can Measure. e he h If Dr. Chapman ever gave himself a thought, or his future, there was no noe handy to record it. He was always working for an objective, worthy of his time, worthy of the community in which he was reared, and worthy of those prepts on which he was reared. ; eh At any rate, the outpouring Saturday night at dinner, and later of about .250 people in the Flementary School Auditorium, was a splendid testimonial to a man who had given himself without stint to his community and his country, over a long life. KELLY ARGUES ARDY CASE GRASS VALLEY: Lynne Kelly, the attorney appointed by the court to defend Lois Hardy, convieted of murder. last January by a jury which failed to reeommend mercy, has gone to San Francsico to argue the automatic appeal before the State Supreme Court. It is understood that he would appear before the court yesterday and today. Mrs. Hardy has been waiting action of the Supreme Court in the women’s ‘prison at ehachapi. She was condemned to death in the gas chamber. Last Rites Held For Miss Kate Coombs GRASS VALLEY: Kunera! services were held Monday afternoon in a local mortuary for Miss Kate Edwards Coombs, who died Friday afternoon in a local’ hospital. Rev. Donald Getty conducted the service. Interment was in the Rfasonic Cemetery. Miss Coombs was born in the family home, 338 Mill Street, where she lived her entire life, 75 years ago, She was a life long member of. the Order of Eastern Star and the Methodist Church. She devoted herself to her home, family, church-and lodge. Bereaved are.two sisters, Mrs. «Ada Gurule, San Diego, and Mrs. -Vvital Christine Widder, Grass Valley. She leaves several nieces and) nephews. monthly meeting. Prime.topics for discussion and action will be the placing of two full-color highway signs, which the chamber plans to place on Highways 20 and 40. j Important organizational matters will be discussed. Mrs. A! Irby is secretary of te SierraNevada Chamber. e & CITY CHAMBER NEVADA CITY: A_ regular meeting of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce has been set for Tuesday, June 8th, at 8 P. M. in the City Hall. President Paul Bergemann urges all merchants to attend for final plans for the mammoth Fourth of July celebration, and details, have yet to be arranged, e he VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS NEVADA CITY: Banner Mountain Post, No. 2655, Veterans of Foreign Wars, met last night at 8 P. M. in Cardinal Hall. Harleth M. Brock is Commander and Metthew Griggi is Adjutant. 2 f GRASS VALLEY HIGH GRADUATES 89 GRASS VALLEY: A class of 89 Friday evening received their diplomas and awards from Principal W. M. Wilson at the commencement €xercises in Grass Valley High School. Schools closed in both Nevada City and Grass Valley for the long summer vacation. The commencement exercises opened with the processional by the high school] band, followed by various. selections. Rev. Frank Buck, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, pronounced the invoeation. William Schloredt, senior president, gave a welcoming address. Jeannine Sherwood and Betty Campbell each rendered a vocal solo. Maxine Smith, one of the two student speakers, addressed the audience on Zeal for Democracy. Betty Waddelow sang a solo, and the, school band played a recessional, SEARCH FOR ELMER ROOT IS SLOWING NEVADA CITY: Mrs. Ray Fontz, wife of the ditch tender of the Nevada Irrigation District, who lives at Camp 19, last night stated that the search for Elmer Root, Jr., has prectically ceased. Elmer Root, Sr., the young man’s father, stated he expected to return next Friday. But yesterday there was no one searching for the fisherman who made camp with Norman F. Davis of Roseville Saturday afternoon, May 29, and shortly thereafter disappeared. Undersheriff Otis Hardt said yesterday that he understood the search had been discontinued except for the week-ends when he thought friends of the missing man might undertake to continue the search: A NEW BROOM The old saw “A new broom sweeps clean’ has a particularly apt application here in Nevada City. A short time ago, the people elected three new members to the city council. Soon after they took office, the Lribine of the city street crew began busily polishing the streets every morning at 6 A. M. As a result, our town is developing its own ‘new look’, a clean and spritely appearance that is extremely aratil ving to everyone. City councilmen have a thankless, payless job. Their reward comes only in a sense of having done their public duty and, perhaps, also in such instances as this, when appreciation of their work is publicly expressed. Another important achievement of the council is thei improvement of the baseball diamond, which is now in prime shape. So to new members, Harry F. Sofge, Merle Headley, and Thomas H. Taylor, as well as incumbents Arthur Innis and Mayor Albert S. Bates, we say, congratulations on a job well done! (Note: This is not to be construed as a negative reflection on any former members of the city. council, who almost invariably have done an excellent job in meeting city problems during their terms of unselfish public service.) H. M. L., Jr. LOCAL GIRL GIVES EYE T0 BLIND WOMAN RASS VALLEY: Wana Lou a 17, Grass Valley High School sophomore, residing on Meadowbrock ‘Lane, Peardale District, has been identified as the girl who gave the cornea of one of her eyes to Mrs. Violet Choate, 26, totally “blind, of Port Townsend, Washington. The transplanting was done in the University of California Hospital, San Francisco. Miss Unruh was suffering from an infection of one eye, which “did not afféct the cornea. The eye was removed by -Dr. R, A. Montano in _the Marysville clinic, carefully packed and dispatched by plane to San Francisco. Arrangements for a dual operation were made _ by . American Red Cross and the University. Mrs. Choat must wait several weeks before she will know if the oeration was successful. % THIEF SENTENCED NEVADA CITY: George Gardner, charged with grand theft, was sentenced yesterday to 90 days in the ‘county jail and placed on probation for a year, after the.charge had been reduced from grand to petty theft. : Gardner was charged’ with stealing money and goods from his employer in Kingvale, Nevada County. ROOT’S MOTHER OFFERS A $1,000 REWARD NEVADA CITY: Mrs. Elmer F. Root, Sr., mother of Elmer Root, Jr., of Sacramento, who has been missing since last Saturday afternoon when he disappeared. while fishing in the Bowman Lake country, announced jshe would offer a reward of $1,000 to anyone finding her. son. Mrs. Root lives at 2411 L Street, Sacramento, and her son is: employed in Sacramento by the telephone company. Sheriff Richard ,.W. Hoskins Stated he would not be responsible for persons who enter the area, particularly hazardous and dangerous to those without experience, who go without authority. The sheriff has had a posse out in the~ search every day. since Sunday morning. Besides the sheriff’s posse, it is estimated that at least 40 men have searched a wide area, involving Fall and Rucker Creeks and the region between the two. Root and Norman L. Davis of Roseyille on Saturday camped at Camp 19, home of the N. I. D. ditch tender. Root proposed to fish down Bowman canal then cross over and fish Fall Creek up stream. Davis fished up stream on Bowman canal and. crossed over and fished down Fall Creek. Davis failed to meet Root and notified the sheriff’s office that fr THE

Diary of a 49’er FROM THE BOOK EDITED BY C. L. CANFIELD night. . 1 —— 4 We have not got very much baggage to bother us. I have packed up all of the old letters and home trinkets and will send them by express. What little stuff we leave behind in the way of crockery, cooking utensils, etc., the neighbors are welcome to. . will give Calkins my shotgun and Charlie Barker my banjo. . have a pride in keeping up this diary to the last, and will write in it again next Sunday and carry it with me in my saddle bags. We are going to have a blow-out at the Hotel de Paris Wednesday night, a sort of farewell to those of our friends that we care to say good-bye to. Marie and the landlady are arranging for it, and we will surely have a good feast. JUNE 13, 1852—There are only six more blank pages in this book and . don’t think . will fill them, neither will I start another one. . don’t think I have written anything here that I would be ashamed to have my wife read. Pard has gone over it from start to finish and says that . ought to keep it until I am old and grayhaired. Then it will take on a new meaning and . will regret those glorious days when “youth Was mine.” I don’t exactly catch his meaning, but it is certain that I shall look back to the old creek and the memories of it and its surroundings, and it will be a pleasant remembrance. We had our dinner Wednesday evening and there were seventy-seven of us altogether, including the Saleratus Ranch boys and our neighbors. Marie looked in and helped the landlady a while .There was real champagne, a couple of baskets of it, and before . knew it Pard had me by one arm and Marie by the other and the guests stood up and drank a toast to France and America and the ‘pair whose prospective alliance would (Please turn to page 4) ‘old I. O. O. F. Hall in that comMISS GOYNE TO BE HONORED AT DINNER NEVADA CITY: Miss Gertrude Goyne, Nevada County teacher who has taught school for 56 years, four of which were spent in the Blue Tent school and 52 in the Nevada City Elementary School, will be tendered a dinner and reception Saturday night in the Eelementary School. Master of ceremonies for this event will be Judge George L. Jones Who occupied’ the superior court bench here for many years. The dinner and menu will be in charge of Mrs. Ida Mae Foote. Miss Goyne announced several weeks ago that at the end of the school year she would retife. She was~born in the-city and graduated from its schools. She began teaching while still in her teens. It is expected that there will be a large’mumber of graduates from Miss Goyne’s classes at the dinner and reception. SUPERVISORS RAISE HOME NURSE BUDGET NEVADA CITY: The Home Nurse budget item was raised by the ‘Nevada County Board of Supervisors recently from $600 to $1600 a year, at the request of a delegation of Red Cross workers headed by Miss Bernice, Glasson. Miss Glasson stated that the home nursing program will be handicapped without the Red Cross funds which are now being withdrawn. On' motion of Supervisor Frank A. Rowe, seconded by Jerome Couglen, members of the board, the $1000 increase was authorized. A delegation of residents from Rough and Ready, headed by Mra. Robert Steuber, asked.the board to include county funds in the budget for the restoration ofthe munity and for a road leading to it. The board after.some discussion asked the committee to contact the Nevada County Historical Society asking for the inclusion of the amount desired in the society’s budget, a part of which is included in:the county’s budget. mR C. OF C. SEEKS CASH FOR PROMOTION NEVADA CITY: A delegation, headed by C. G. Dana, from the Sierra Nevada Chamber of Commerce On Friday presented a petition to the board of supervisors, asking for $2,500 a year for promotional activities. The chamber proposes to erect two signs, one at the junction of Highways 40 and 49, and the other at the junction of Highways 40 and 20. Each sign is 12 by 42 feet in dimensions and small models of them were shown the supervisors. One will cost $540 on a year’s contract, the other $600. Dana told the supervisors that the money will be used for promotional work, such as the signs, for the upbuilding of the county, and all projects will be presented to the board for its consideration. Other members of the delegation_were Downey—EClineh;-Mrs-Al Irby, A. B. Innis and I. C. Bell. SUPERVISORS 0 K. FUNDS TO BUY LOTS FOR VETS’ BLDG. NEVADA CITY: The Nevada County Board of . Supervisors, winding up their June’ session Saturday transferred $7,000 from the reserve veterans fund to the Nevada City Memorial Building fund. The money is for the purchase of a large lot at the corner of Cottage and Pine Streets, belonging to Mrs. Elsie Schreiber Sharpe and Mrs: Gertrude Schreiber Murray. On motion of Supervisor Frank Rowe a change order for additional work on the Grass Valley Memorial Building was. ordered. The motion was seconded by Cary . S. Arbogast. % :PERSONALS -:GRASS VALLEY: Mr. and Mrs. Will T. George have returned from a‘ visit with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rowe of San Francisco. Mrs. Katherine Jones of Monterey is visiting Miss Annie Curtis of Dalton Street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zehms of Long Beach spent part of their vacation in Grass .Valley last week, — MARRIAGE LICENSE CAMPBELL-LATIMER — In Nevada City, Nevada County, June 8, 1948, William Campbell, 20, and Donna Marie Latimer, 18, both of of Grass Valley. . Dr. Chapman Feted HISTORIANS, ELKS, NATIVE SONS HONOR PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZEN — NEVADA CITY: Dr. Chester Warren Chapman, grand old man of this community's public life, was honored Saturday night by a dinner at the Naticnal Hotel and a grand reception at the Elementary School’ Auditorium. The Historical Society, the Native Sons, and the Elks combined with Dr. Chapman's friends to sponsor the function. George Calanan organized the gatherings. The dinner was attended by about 75 and the reception by over 250. The program follows: Introduction by Mrs. Doris Foley, President of the Nevada County Historical Society, of Judge James Snell as Master of Ceremonies; Address of welcome by Mayor A. S. Bates; Nevada City; Music—selected,— Frank Luschen, accompanist, Mrs. Jean White; Address, Miss Esther Sullivan, of Marysville, Past Grand President and Chairman of California History and Landmarks, Native Daughters of the Golden West; Old Fashioned Dance by the Nuggeteers; Song, Miss Margaret Chapman of Oakland, granddaughter of Dr. Chapman; Presentation, Judge George L. Jones; Reply, Dr. C. W. Chapman; Senator A. G. Thurman; Earl Covey, Member State Centennial Committee; Elza Kilroy in a replica of the Donner Monument. Song by William Tobiassen (Selected); Call, Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, of Nevada City and Grass Valley. In addition, Mrs. Esther Sullivan of Marysville, past grand president of the Native Daughters, gave a talk on the life of the Murphy family of Donner Lake. Senator A. G. Thurman of Colfax made a:short address. Elmer Stevens substituted for Seth Millington, grand past president of the Native Sons: Millington and his wife were injured in an auto accident on their way to the dinner. ‘Earl Covey, district supervisor of the Native Sata, and member of the State Centennial Committee, spoke briefly, as did Mayor Albert S. Bates. Engle Thanks Nevada County Voters RED BLUFF: Congressman Clair Engle, re-elected at the June 1 primary to represent the second congressional district for another two-year term, today issued a statement thanking the voters of Nevada County for their support. Returns from all but a few precincts indicate Engle overwhelmingly won the democratic and republican nominations in every county of the 18-county district. Commenting on the _ election, Engle said: “I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for the excellent support given me by the voters of this county. I shall do my utmost to represent the district honestly and conscientiously, and to uphold the confidence the people have placed in me as indicated by their overwhelming vote.” “T also wish to thank the newspapers of the district for their constructive presentation of the issues of the campaign. Engle left Red Bluff on Wednesday by plane for Washington to participate in hearings on legislation of interest to the district. MB Hooper, Myers, Form Mortuary Partnership GRASS VALLEY: Alvah Hooper, Nevada County coroner, it was announced yesterday, has become associated with, Larry Myers of Myers Mortuary Chapel on a partnership basis. The coroner states that he will be available every day at the South Auburs Street address of the mortuary chapel. Hooper recently resigned his post as manager of the Pooper and Weaver” Mortuary. % Barn Dance Held In Gold Flat For Rabbit Breeders Group NEVADA CITY: Jack J. Townsend was host to a meeting of the Sierra Nevada Breeders Association at his home in Gold Flat Saturday night last, when an old fashioned barn dance was enjoyed in the loft. Several members of the Nuggetteers were present to teach new steps. Potluck refreshments were served at midnight and dancing was resumed. The affair proved so enjoyable that more barn dances are expected. New officers of the association announced were Jack J. Townsend, president; Steve Rule, vice president; and Mrs. Evelyn Frank. They will take office on June 11. ‘Crofford Bridges Appointed To Defend Leroy Dickerman NEVADA CITY: Leroy Dickerman, 32, a miner, charged with hit and run driving, arraigned in the superior court, was given an attorney, Crofford Bridges, to defend him. He will make his plea in June 14th. Early Sunday. morning,. May 20th, the highway patrol reports that Dickerman’s car hit Ethan A. LeNeve, fractured his leg and tossed him into the rear end of LeNeve’s pick-up truck. LeNeve had left the driver’s seat to see if his rear lights were burning. The collision happened near LeBarr Meadows. Dickerman continued into Grass Valley and was arrested near the bus depot on Bank Street. Cemetery. HOSKINS TO REPORT ON VICE CONDITIONS NEVADA CITY: Sheriff Richard W. Hoskins will leave Saturday morning to attend a conference of sheriffs throughout the state with Atorney General Fred Howser in Los Angeles. ° t) The conference will open at 10 A. M. Monday in the state building. The sheriff was instructed to report verbally on vice conditions in Nevada County, including the existence or non-existence of slot machines, punch boards, prostitution, book-making and lotteries, RAY HYMAN SUED BY PRESLEYS . GRASS VALLEY: Madeline Presley and Charles Presley yesterday filed suit against Raymond T. Hyman and Irene Hyman for breach of contract and recovery of money paid under contract. The plaintiffs alleged that in May, 1947, they paid defendants Hyman $10,000 and agreed to pay $7,000 more in installments for Ray’s Fountain and Newsstand at 122 West Main Street, Grass Valley. Part of the contract was that defendants should turn over to the Presley’s the lease of the property which had six years to run. The plaintiffs state this has not been done though they have often asked for it. Th®’ plaintiffs now ask that the money paid in to the Hymans be returned to them, amounting now to $11,200, and damages in the sum of $3,000, and the contract be cancelled. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC A SUCCESS GRASS VALLEY: The annual Union Sunday School Picnic open= ed Friday morning in Memorial Park. Approximately 1,000 persons, Sunday School children and their parents, were in attendance, A long schedule of sports began shortly after 10 o’clock and continued through the afternoon, Two picnic\.luneh periods interrupted the games and other events, one at noon andthe other in the evening. Many brought picnic lunch__ , es for both periods. All schools’ were suspended for the day to permit attendance of students an@ their parents, ° *% Funeral Vesteuiae For James Maben, Former Dairyman GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services took place Monday at 2 P. M. in a local mortuary for James Richard Maben, who died Wednesday evening -at his home on the Auburn Highway. : Maben, a native of Kansas, aged 71 years, for many years owned a dairy ranch. Owing to ill health he had been retired for. several years. He was one of the leading milk producers of western Nevada County. Surviving members of his fam-. ily are his wife,’ Mrs, Dorothea ~ Maben, two sons, Leroy R. and Kenneth J. Maben. of the Maben Ranch, brothers Charles and John _ Maben of Oregon, and sisters, Mrs. Bertha Torsily and Mrs, Hattie Knits, all of Oregon. — Rev. Donald Getty. odist Church conduct ice. Interment was. ae :