March 10, 1949 (8 pages)

4 Ef 4 4 CITY COUNCIL BUYS POLICE PATROL CAR Purchase of a 1949 Ford police patrol car was approved at the regular March meeting of the Nevada City council at the city hall Thursday evening. Purchase price of the patrol car was $1959.70 wtih a trade-in allow“gue of $1450 on the present ear. The only bid was from Helmbach Motors, Grass Valley. The police department took delivery of the new vehicle Monday. Radio equipment has been installed. : John Zunino, garbage collector of the ctiy for the past ten years, was retained in the same capacity another year. Zunino 7 fold the: councilmen that if current costs continued he felt it necessary to increase the monthly charge, but that he would agree to the present rate until the future showed economic conditions continued to rise, Marvin Haddy, representing the Nevada City Athletic club, asked the council to consider the construction of an eight-foot high board fence around the city park to give a more presentable baseball diamond, to protect the \ «turf, and to provide revenue for the city and the local teams using the park. Roy W. Larson, also. representing the athletic club, estimated 1500 board feet would fence the park and it could be furnished for approximately $800. The delegation stated plenty of volunteer labor was available on the Anchos and the Merchants baseball teams. Councilman Thomas H. Taylor was appointed to consider the matter for presentation at the next council meeting. Elmer Fisher told the council he would install a rock crushing plant provided he could be assured at least 1500 yards of the product would be purchased. The council stated it could not promise him that without advertising for bids. Superintendent of Streets Herb Hallett was pres-. ent and declared his department needs 1500 yards of rock tore~@-pair the damage to the streets caused by the winter storm and if all the city streets were repaired 6000 yards would probably be required. At $1.75 per yard, City Clerk George Calanan asked from where would come the money for_such extensive repairs. The council approved the request of the city fire department that no parking signs be posted _ on the east side of Winter.street f between Washington and Cottage, H. F. “Si’’ Sofge proposed a 59 cents a day increase in pay to city policemen and street crew men except for the chief of police and the street stiperintendent who recently received pay boosts. The current rate of pay is $8 per day. Taylor opposed raising the pay of the street crew. Calanan said the city disbursed ~ $3,000 more than its receipts the past month in arguing against the raises. The ppposal was tabled. } # The city coun Al atithorized the * Clerk to wilta etter of thanks and appreciation to the U. S. forest service for the use of equipment to help clear the city streets of snow last month. Following adjournment the members of the ctiy council met in an informal discussion of the Nevada irrigation district with a delegation of Grass Valley city officials. Present were Arthur _ Innis, mayor; W. E. Wright, city attorney; Leon Cullen, William Mullis, Tdlor, Sofge, councilmen; and Calanan, all of Nevada City, and Alison Simmons, mayor; John Thomas, Neal Whiting, councilmen; W. J. Cassettari, city attorney; Carlos McGuire, city engineer; and Kenreth Manuel, city superintendent of utilities, dll of Grass Valley. Randy Gray Represents Gold Flat in Spelling Randy Gray, seventh grader, won the right in a final sgpelling match to represent the Gold Flat school in the coming spelldown to determine the elementary school champion speller of Nevada county. Randy has a splendid record in both orat: and written spelling. The runner-up in spelldown was Barbara. Hartman. The close rivalry between Barbara and Randy created a great deal of excitement in the final mtch. PRESS BREAKDOWN DELAYS THE NUGGET A -sheared-off bolt that? controls the fountain roller of -our newspaper press delayed the publication of this .week’s’ issue of The Nugget, . wy € Volume 22—No. 10 NEVADA CITY (Nevada County) CALIFORNIA Thursday, March 10, 1949 17% of Is Reac $1800 had been reported in and campaigns returned to % CLARENCE GRAY 68, NATIVE OF NEVADA CITY ANSWERS CALL Funeral services in memory of Clarence Gray, 68, native and lifelong resident of Nevada City, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at the chapel of the Myers Grass Valley Mortuary, South Auburn street, Grass Valley. Services were ready by Mrs. Ida McGonigal, of the Society of Christ Scientist, Nevada City. Interment was made in Pine Grove cemetery in Nevada City. Paltbearers were Jack Siegfried, Elza Kilroy, William Kilroy, Richard Nichols, Clyde Renfrow and William Young. : 520 Gray died at his home, Coyote street, Thursday night after a brief illness. His health had been. good up until the last day. or two and the brief illness terminating in his death was % shock to family members and friends. In his early years Gray displayed a keen interest in’ watchmaking and became an expert and adept repairman. For many years he maintained a business in Nevada City opposite the National Hotel. With his watchmaking he combined a retail jewelry business. Although he retired from active downtown store duties, Gray~didn’t forsake his watchmaking, but continued his profession at home to a week or two prior to his death. Surviving are a_ sister, Mrs. Clarence Osborne and a: nephew, Arnold Jackson, both of Nevada City. ; ; Gray was the son of an early day Nevada City pioneer, George Gray, who maintained an undertaking firm with Henry Lane. SNOW AND MOISTURE CONTENT YUBA PASS DOUBLES LAST YEAR Second snow survey of the year was made on Yuba pass this month by Fred T. Rixey and Robert M. Miller of Downieville, accompanied by District Ranger Frank B. Delaney. The survey revealed an average snow depth of 75.7 inches of snow at the pass with a water content of 26.7 inches. This is a considerable increase over 54.5 inches of snow with a water content of 13.5 inches measured on the same ground Thursday, Jan. 27. Last year at the same date 82 inches of snow and 12 inches. of water was measured. SETZER-CASKEY CASE OPENS IN SUPERIOR COURT THIS MORNING The case of Margaret Setzer versus Sam Caskey will open in Judge James Snell’s — superior court this morning at 10. o’clock. The plaintiff charges a $1,568.97 statement due July 15, 1948, for logs sold and delivered to defendant is unpaid. She asks collection plus interest. Frann Finnegan is attorney for the plaintiff. John Larue is representing the defendant. Bank Robbery Program Aired Saturday Night The shooting of a Yuba county sherift’s officer and the killing of one of the holdup men in a manhunt that centered on Nevada county in 1947 will be featured on ‘‘Gangbusters’”’ . Saturday night at 8:30 over ABC radio stations. A robbery of . $11,000 from a Wheatland bank started the drama that climaxed in a thrilling hunt by Sheriff. Richard W. Hoskins and his deputies, Red Cross Drive hed The drive for Red Cross funds was almost over the top with 77 per cent of the goal reported into the campaign headquarters in the city hall. Slightly over when the drive committee the work this morning. J. J. Siegfried expects the campaign should be completed and over the top by: week's end. Mrs. H. D. Draper is remaining at the city hall most of the day during the drive in order that captains may have a convenient. place to make their reports. Elza Kilroy won the honor of being the first captain to report to Siegfried, chairman of the drive. Stan Halls, Ray L. Strange and Robert Schiffner were on the advance drive committee that turned in $558. Beside Kilroy, other captains who have reported either to Siegfried or Mrs. Draper are Mrs. Carl Baker, Mrs. E. C. Uren, Mrs. Arnold Jackson, Mrs. John Fortier, Mrs. Douglas D. Farmer, Mrs. Donald Steger, Mrs. Beryl Robinson, Mrs. L. W. Kopp, Mrs. Lee Mitchell, Miss Elma Hecke% Mrs. William Lawrence, Mrs. ron E. Brock, Mrs. O. E. Engstrem, Mrs. John <A. Deschwanden, Fred Bush, Lloyd Geist, Sam. Weiss, Fred Conner and Cecil’ Payne. } MORATORIUM ACTION ON MINE ASSESSING EXPECTED IN MARCH Action on legislation to continue suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims will be taken up by the house subcommittee on mines and mining sometime this month, Representative Clair Engle, chairman, announced. Mining law provides that $100 in assessment work must be done €ach > fiscal ear in order to hole an unpatented claim. During the War an essessment moratorium was declared and was continued by legislative action until July 1, 1948. “In quiries, ced inthe as response to numerous we plan to settle moratorium question as soon possible so that claim holders wil know one way or the other whether they must complete their assessment work. The mining industry has been requested to exress its views and the legislation will be considered the latter part of this month’’, Engle said. The Congressman pointed out that last year congress did not aecide to extend the moratorium until 12.days before the deadline with the result that many claim holders were umnecessarily put to the expense of doing _ their assessment work. HENRY (. MENZEL DIES IN NEVADA CITY YESTERDAY Services in memory of Henry urday at 2 p.m. in the Holmes Funeral home. Menzel died in a local hospital early Wednesday morning. The Rev. William Adam, pastor of the Lutheran Church in Chicago Park, will conduct the seryice. Interment will be in Forest View cemetery. The deceased was born in Colorado 70 years ago. He was a retired shoe dealer. He had lived in this area about three years. Surviving are a wife, Mrs. Addie Menzel, and a daughter, Mrs. Teford Oates of the Banner road. Meet in Colfax Sunday A regular meeting of the California Hydraulic Mining association will be held at the Colfax Hotel, Colfax Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. Oliver Bowen, division of mines engineer, has been invited to be guest speaker. The pre-meeting luncheon will be at 1 p.m. EDITOR: Nevada City Nugget Dear Sir: Your recenteditorial at the was erroneous in description a bonus. We do take exceptio tion that your Editorial was right to be proud of the part We are sorry! used. We are sorry. Charles Menzel will be held Sat-. Miners Association To We Are Sorry! regarding has received wide publicity and was a matter of discussion last meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Nevada City. It was the consensus that the editorial content veteran. Please understand, we do not condemn your right to e¥press your views on the advantages or disadvantages of of “the Average Veteran’. We feel as a veteran’s Organizathose who served their country well. They have earned the Veterans—we believe an apology is in order. We're Eating Crow We are sorry for unfortunate use of words in our editorial of last week, entitled ‘“‘The Government Owes Me a Living.” We are sorry for the misinterpretation of the thought we were attempting to put across. We are sorry the incident spread out of town and became a Roman holiday to person and interests not involved. We are sorry direct and immediate contact was not made with us instead of the devious oblique channels that were March 9, 1949 “Mr. Average Veteran”’ of the part played by the n to your belittling description a cruel, unjust reflection on they played. On behalf of all Banner Mt. Post No. 2655 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Harleth M. Brock—Post Cmdr. Gordon H. Tryon—Post Adj. ESTABLISHED IN 50'S CLOSES ITS BUSINESS Co., located at 244 Beulder street, Nevada City, has closed its business. The lumber company was the JESSIE B. MCKINNEY DIES IN INDIAN FLAT HOME TUESDAY NIGHT Funeral services’ will place in Holmes Funeral at 2 o'clock tomorrow for Mrs. . Jessie B. McKinney who died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Delma E. Scott, will be in the Forest View cemetery. Mrs. McKinney was born in Moore’s Flat, near North Bloomfield, 77 years ago and had spent all her life in Nevada City and vicinity. Beside her she leaves a son, Orrin D. MoKinney in Oakland. The deceased was the daughter of an early day druggist, John Knotwell, of Moore’s Flat. APPLEGATE HEARINGS MOVE HERE TODAY long string of witnesses were heard yesterday in Grass Valley in the hearing conducted by Leslie Bradshaw, examiner for the public utilities commission, ‘in the application of William Applegate for a _ certificate . of public necessity and convenience in freight hauling from Sacramento to the Nevada City-Grass Valley area. Many merchants of Grass Valley were called to the stand by attorneys acting for the Pacific Motor Transport which is protesting the application. This morning Examiner: Bradshaw moved the hearing to Nevada City. PIONEER LUMBER YARD The Nevada County Lumber take Home Indian Fiat, daughter, FRED JOUBERT, NATIVE OF CAMPTONVILLE, DIES Fred J. Joubert, 66, operator of the oldest continuous hydraulic mine in California with a production record of 60 years, died at hishome in-Camptonville Friday night. Funeral services were held at the Camptonville Masonic “Hall successor to a pioneer lumber] on Tuesday at 2 p.m. under Macompany that originally set UP. sonic auspices. The Holmes Fua saw dnill near Rock Creek iN. neray Home of Nevada City was the 1859's. Two brothers,. M. L. in charge. Marsh and D. M. Marsh, operated [* Fred J. Joubert, conceded one th? nusiness. until:.around the of te state's outstanding “hytime of the first world war. draulic mining authorities, was The company had operated un-. , native of Depot Hill at the der its present name for aPp-. yuba-Sierra county line and was proximately thirty years. a lifelong resident of CamptonThe local yard, managed by. ville. He was a graduate of the Mary D. Kohler, was associated. University of California college with the Auburn Lumber Co.,. of mines and had operated-the Auburn, Colfax and Newcastle; . Joubert mine at Depot Hill after Davis Lumber Co., Davis; . leaving college. Truckee-Tahoe Lumber © Co,, Joubert had been a_ school Truckee; Loomis Lumber Co.,. trustee of Camptonville for many Loomis; and Woodland Lumber} years. He was several times a Co., Woodland, Past Master of Gravel Range Lodge of Masons at Camptonville and was serving as Masonic inspector of the 12th Masonic district for the 25th year. He leaves a wife; a daughter, Lesta H. Joubert, dean of girls at Marysville union high school; a brother, Lewis J. Joubert, mining engineer, San Mateo. HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL GOES TO PUBLISHERS Tuesday night. The Rev. Frank Buck will Nevada City high school's an‘conduct the service. Interment} nual, The Quill, has been sent to the publishers after three months’. work by staff members. Pictures, writing copy, and the 49er scheme is the theme of the publication. Editor Joyce Lee announced the book would be completed about May 28. Miss Lee said the staff and advisor, Mrs. Margaret Stevens, were pleased with the book. One of the outstanding features of the book, according to Miss Lee, will be the sports department which includes action shots of basketball players. The editor gave credit to the staff members, Jenny Lamson, associate editor; Joyce Moore, business manager; Kenny Middleton, art editor; Mary Hartell, photograph editor; Arleen Ronningen, snapshot editor; and Virginia Pease, advertising, Personal and Real Taxes Now Payable Miss Elma Hecker, tax collector for Nevada county, announced this morning the final installment of real ‘taxes are now due and payable and will be delinquent Wednesday, April 20. Personal property taxes also are now due and payable. ties. Whether Nevada City people’ -go or to which yourself.” merce, to a group of 40 members and ladies of the Nevada City Chamber of -Commerce in the banquet room of the National hotel Tuesday evening. Shingle gave an hour’s talk on the duties of a chamber of commerce and its members to its. community: A dinner of roast beef, peas, carrots, mashed potatoes, ice eream and coffee was served to potted plant centered the speaker’s table. Following the soup course Bill Tobiassen, Nevada City, entertained the group with baritone solos of “Old Man River,’ and the new song, “Galway Bay.” He was accompanied at the piano by Dorothy Kitts, Nevada City. President Ray ‘Spickelmier presided.and introduced the speaker. Shingle lead off with the admonition in publicizing the community. “Point with pride to the attributes of your community, but look with concern at the thinking of yvur citizens.” The speaker remarked that H. F. “Si” Sofge, secretary of the loeal organization, is widely respected throughout the state of California, and like himself has outlived the normal span of a vhamber of commerce secretary by nine years, both being in their eleventh year as secretaries of their 1¢espective communities Pointing out that the most important crop oc! any healthy community is its children, Shingle usked, “What are you preparing for posterity?’ The Marysville man asked the members of thé group what they are doing for a place to attract and retain the growing generation. Shingle asserted a civic body, such as a chamber of commerce 1s a definite need of any community to develop its cultural attributes and is nu ars. Reaffirming that secretaries of chambers of commerce’ average two years before a clashing with unyielding minorities change the secretary, Shingle told, the members they were the chamber, not the secretary, and a ‘chamber that placed all the burden on-.a secretary was not a healthy one. Shingle continued with ‘No one. wanted Harry S. Truman in the White House but the people. That’s ‘what we've got and we’re going to have to live with it.” The trend of government will have to be put up with. Nevada City can expand its business and professional enterprise, Shingle declared. One family’ brought into the community or kept here enriches the economy of the community by approximately $3500 annually. “One man’s effort multiplied by many makes a good chamber of commerce.”’ Shingle said such an effort would be the means of increasing the ecenomy of the community. “It’s your ‘corner -to brighten. Whether Nevada City is a place through which people go or to which people -go depends upon yourself “Exploit your. recreational possibilities : “Do something,” concluded Shingle. If the tack is wrong ‘you can always start in another direction. But “do somthing.” Motion to donate $10 to the Red Cross was approved. : Marvin Haddy spoke briefly urging the chamber’s support of the Nevada City Athletic club. BAKED HAM TONIGHT AT ELKS LODGE MEET Baked ham will feature: the menu tonight at 6:30 o’clotk at a past exalted rulers’ night of the Nevada City Elks lodge in the Elks hall. Bud Kyle is preparing the dinner. Current’ chair scheduled for KP. Next week, St. Patrick’s day, the local lodge will honor the high school basketball and football teams at a special testimonia] dinner, ‘Most valuable player’? award will be made to a football and basketball player of the Yellowjacket squads. ~ In addition to the © squads, ’ officers are George Abbott and Bob Bonner, coaches, and Ed Frant prine!pal, will attend. y To Chamber “Do something! Exploit your recreational possibiliThus spoke Warreri Shingle, secretary of the Marysis a place through which people go depends upon ville Chamber of Com-* the members and guests. The} tables were center lined with sprigs of white cedar and a the future to make Nevads City. ROTARY HEAD J. M. Shock, Tahoe. national. forest engineer, and Rotary qeomber since 1945, was nominated for president of the club Thuraday at the weekly dinner meeting. The nomination was presented by a committee ‘headed by Guerdon ~Bilis. Election wilk be held March 24. Other officers nominated for the new year are R. V. Conrad (re-election), secretary; and Hi. A. Curnow, treasurer. Directors, nominated to serve two-year terms are I. C. Bell and HK. Lf. Snider. Directors nominated to the one-year term are Stan Halls, Ken Adams and Carl Foote. An entertaining talk on grape growing and wine making, one of California’s greatest industries, was presented by Ken Adams who fortified his remarks with sound .movies that traced the manufacturing of wine from its beginning to its modern piace in the diet of the people all over the world. Plans are being completed for the Rotary ladies’ night dinner March 31. Bert Foreman is im charge of the affair. DAVID HALEY CHAMP SPELLER OF LOCAL — ELEMENTARY SCHOOL David Haley, 12-year-old SOm of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seott Haley, 304 Nevada street, Was crowned spelling champ of the Nevada City Elementary school Monday morning after spelling down 28 of the school’s top wore wizards in .the annual contest held. before the entire student e, %body.* “<= It was, the school champ for one of the school’s scholars. The spelling whiz is a seventh grade student of Mrs. Luvia Kilroy who coached the winner to his second championship, second year as young Hatley, outstanding: Finishing in runner-up positions in the spelling contest were Ann Tamblyn, and Eddie Under-~ wood of Ruth Hogan’s fifth grade. Mary Lou. Authur of the eighth grade’ was the winner of the spelling bee held in James S. Hennessy school, Grass Valley, last week. Mrs. Esther McCandless, teacher in the school, conducted the contest which was held among the winner of various. room contests. Two from each oom in which contests were held, were chosen. 4 “. Water Meeting in NID. : Offices Friday Night ‘— Forrest ‘Varney, manager of the Nevada irrigation district, has invited officials of: .Graga Valley -and Nevada City to meet Friday in NID offices in Grass Valley for further discussion of the proposal to raise the water. cates of all Grass Valley ané Nevada City residents to $2.50 a month. Postoffice Cancels Berlin Parcel Post William J. Wasley, acting: postmaster of, Nevada City, re~ ceived a télephone message Saturday from the postoffice de-~ partment advising: him not te accept any parcel post for de=~ livery to any sector of Bertin, Germany. ; Thursday, March 8 . 40. Friday, March 4 ES Sunday, March 6.. 48 Monday, March 7 .. 51 Tuesday, March 8 . 46 Wednesday, March 9. 49 Rainfall: Mar. 8, 1.80; Ma 40; Mar. 5, 10; Mar. 6, .20; 7, 05; Mar. 8, .40; Mar.

4 Ef 4 4 CITY COUNCIL BUYS POLICE PATROL CAR Purchase of a 1949 Ford police patrol car was approved at the regular March meeting of the Nevada City council at the city hall Thursday evening. Purchase price of the patrol car was $1959.70 wtih a trade-in allow“gue of $1450 on the present ear. The only bid was from Helmbach Motors, Grass Valley. The police department took delivery of the new vehicle Monday. Radio equipment has been installed. : John Zunino, garbage collector of the ctiy for the past ten years, was retained in the same capacity another year. Zunino 7 fold the: councilmen that if current costs continued he felt it necessary to increase the monthly charge, but that he would agree to the present rate until the future showed economic conditions continued to rise, Marvin Haddy, representing the Nevada City Athletic club, asked the council to consider the construction of an eight-foot high board fence around the city park to give a more presentable baseball diamond, to protect the \ «turf, and to provide revenue for the city and the local teams using the park. Roy W. Larson, also. representing the athletic club, estimated 1500 board feet would fence the park and it could be furnished for approximately $800. The delegation stated plenty of volunteer labor was available on the Anchos and the Merchants baseball teams. Councilman Thomas H. Taylor was appointed to consider the matter for presentation at the next council meeting. Elmer Fisher told the council he would install a rock crushing plant provided he could be assured at least 1500 yards of the product would be purchased. The council stated it could not promise him that without advertising for bids. Superintendent of Streets Herb Hallett was pres-. ent and declared his department needs 1500 yards of rock tore~@-pair the damage to the streets caused by the winter storm and if all the city streets were repaired 6000 yards would probably be required. At $1.75 per yard, City Clerk George Calanan asked from where would come the money for_such extensive repairs. The council approved the request of the city fire department that no parking signs be posted _ on the east side of Winter.street f between Washington and Cottage, H. F. “Si’’ Sofge proposed a 59 cents a day increase in pay to city policemen and street crew men except for the chief of police and the street stiperintendent who recently received pay boosts. The current rate of pay is $8 per day. Taylor opposed raising the pay of the street crew. Calanan said the city disbursed ~ $3,000 more than its receipts the past month in arguing against the raises. The ppposal was tabled. } # The city coun Al atithorized the * Clerk to wilta etter of thanks and appreciation to the U. S. forest service for the use of equipment to help clear the city streets of snow last month. Following adjournment the members of the ctiy council met in an informal discussion of the Nevada irrigation district with a delegation of Grass Valley city officials. Present were Arthur _ Innis, mayor; W. E. Wright, city attorney; Leon Cullen, William Mullis, Tdlor, Sofge, councilmen; and Calanan, all of Nevada City, and Alison Simmons, mayor; John Thomas, Neal Whiting, councilmen; W. J. Cassettari, city attorney; Carlos McGuire, city engineer; and Kenreth Manuel, city superintendent of utilities, dll of Grass Valley. Randy Gray Represents Gold Flat in Spelling Randy Gray, seventh grader, won the right in a final sgpelling match to represent the Gold Flat school in the coming spelldown to determine the elementary school champion speller of Nevada county. Randy has a splendid record in both orat: and written spelling. The runner-up in spelldown was Barbara. Hartman. The close rivalry between Barbara and Randy created a great deal of excitement in the final mtch. PRESS BREAKDOWN DELAYS THE NUGGET A -sheared-off bolt that? controls the fountain roller of -our newspaper press delayed the publication of this .week’s’ issue of The Nugget, . wy € Volume 22—No. 10 NEVADA CITY (Nevada County) CALIFORNIA Thursday, March 10, 1949 17% of Is Reac $1800 had been reported in and campaigns returned to % CLARENCE GRAY 68, NATIVE OF NEVADA CITY ANSWERS CALL Funeral services in memory of Clarence Gray, 68, native and lifelong resident of Nevada City, were held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at the chapel of the Myers Grass Valley Mortuary, South Auburn street, Grass Valley. Services were ready by Mrs. Ida McGonigal, of the Society of Christ Scientist, Nevada City. Interment was made in Pine Grove cemetery in Nevada City. Paltbearers were Jack Siegfried, Elza Kilroy, William Kilroy, Richard Nichols, Clyde Renfrow and William Young. : 520 Gray died at his home, Coyote street, Thursday night after a brief illness. His health had been. good up until the last day. or two and the brief illness terminating in his death was % shock to family members and friends. In his early years Gray displayed a keen interest in’ watchmaking and became an expert and adept repairman. For many years he maintained a business in Nevada City opposite the National Hotel. With his watchmaking he combined a retail jewelry business. Although he retired from active downtown store duties, Gray~didn’t forsake his watchmaking, but continued his profession at home to a week or two prior to his death. Surviving are a_ sister, Mrs. Clarence Osborne and a: nephew, Arnold Jackson, both of Nevada City. ; ; Gray was the son of an early day Nevada City pioneer, George Gray, who maintained an undertaking firm with Henry Lane. SNOW AND MOISTURE CONTENT YUBA PASS DOUBLES LAST YEAR Second snow survey of the year was made on Yuba pass this month by Fred T. Rixey and Robert M. Miller of Downieville, accompanied by District Ranger Frank B. Delaney. The survey revealed an average snow depth of 75.7 inches of snow at the pass with a water content of 26.7 inches. This is a considerable increase over 54.5 inches of snow with a water content of 13.5 inches measured on the same ground Thursday, Jan. 27. Last year at the same date 82 inches of snow and 12 inches. of water was measured. SETZER-CASKEY CASE OPENS IN SUPERIOR COURT THIS MORNING The case of Margaret Setzer versus Sam Caskey will open in Judge James Snell’s — superior court this morning at 10. o’clock. The plaintiff charges a $1,568.97 statement due July 15, 1948, for logs sold and delivered to defendant is unpaid. She asks collection plus interest. Frann Finnegan is attorney for the plaintiff. John Larue is representing the defendant. Bank Robbery Program Aired Saturday Night The shooting of a Yuba county sherift’s officer and the killing of one of the holdup men in a manhunt that centered on Nevada county in 1947 will be featured on ‘‘Gangbusters’”’ . Saturday night at 8:30 over ABC radio stations. A robbery of . $11,000 from a Wheatland bank started the drama that climaxed in a thrilling hunt by Sheriff. Richard W. Hoskins and his deputies, Red Cross Drive hed The drive for Red Cross funds was almost over the top with 77 per cent of the goal reported into the campaign headquarters in the city hall. Slightly over when the drive committee the work this morning. J. J. Siegfried expects the campaign should be completed and over the top by: week's end. Mrs. H. D. Draper is remaining at the city hall most of the day during the drive in order that captains may have a convenient. place to make their reports. Elza Kilroy won the honor of being the first captain to report to Siegfried, chairman of the drive. Stan Halls, Ray L. Strange and Robert Schiffner were on the advance drive committee that turned in $558. Beside Kilroy, other captains who have reported either to Siegfried or Mrs. Draper are Mrs. Carl Baker, Mrs. E. C. Uren, Mrs. Arnold Jackson, Mrs. John Fortier, Mrs. Douglas D. Farmer, Mrs. Donald Steger, Mrs. Beryl Robinson, Mrs. L. W. Kopp, Mrs. Lee Mitchell, Miss Elma Hecke% Mrs. William Lawrence, Mrs. ron E. Brock, Mrs. O. E. Engstrem, Mrs. John <A. Deschwanden, Fred Bush, Lloyd Geist, Sam. Weiss, Fred Conner and Cecil’ Payne. } MORATORIUM ACTION ON MINE ASSESSING EXPECTED IN MARCH Action on legislation to continue suspension of annual assessment work on mining claims will be taken up by the house subcommittee on mines and mining sometime this month, Representative Clair Engle, chairman, announced. Mining law provides that $100 in assessment work must be done €ach > fiscal ear in order to hole an unpatented claim. During the War an essessment moratorium was declared and was continued by legislative action until July 1, 1948. “In quiries, ced inthe as response to numerous we plan to settle moratorium question as soon possible so that claim holders wil know one way or the other whether they must complete their assessment work. The mining industry has been requested to exress its views and the legislation will be considered the latter part of this month’’, Engle said. The Congressman pointed out that last year congress did not aecide to extend the moratorium until 12.days before the deadline with the result that many claim holders were umnecessarily put to the expense of doing _ their assessment work. HENRY (. MENZEL DIES IN NEVADA CITY YESTERDAY Services in memory of Henry urday at 2 p.m. in the Holmes Funeral home. Menzel died in a local hospital early Wednesday morning. The Rev. William Adam, pastor of the Lutheran Church in Chicago Park, will conduct the seryice. Interment will be in Forest View cemetery. The deceased was born in Colorado 70 years ago. He was a retired shoe dealer. He had lived in this area about three years. Surviving are a wife, Mrs. Addie Menzel, and a daughter, Mrs. Teford Oates of the Banner road. Meet in Colfax Sunday A regular meeting of the California Hydraulic Mining association will be held at the Colfax Hotel, Colfax Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. Oliver Bowen, division of mines engineer, has been invited to be guest speaker. The pre-meeting luncheon will be at 1 p.m. EDITOR: Nevada City Nugget Dear Sir: Your recenteditorial at the was erroneous in description a bonus. We do take exceptio tion that your Editorial was right to be proud of the part We are sorry! used. We are sorry. Charles Menzel will be held Sat-. Miners Association To We Are Sorry! regarding has received wide publicity and was a matter of discussion last meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Nevada City. It was the consensus that the editorial content veteran. Please understand, we do not condemn your right to e¥press your views on the advantages or disadvantages of of “the Average Veteran’. We feel as a veteran’s Organizathose who served their country well. They have earned the Veterans—we believe an apology is in order. We're Eating Crow We are sorry for unfortunate use of words in our editorial of last week, entitled ‘“‘The Government Owes Me a Living.” We are sorry for the misinterpretation of the thought we were attempting to put across. We are sorry the incident spread out of town and became a Roman holiday to person and interests not involved. We are sorry direct and immediate contact was not made with us instead of the devious oblique channels that were

March 9, 1949 “Mr. Average Veteran”’ of the part played by the n to your belittling description a cruel, unjust reflection on they played. On behalf of all Banner Mt. Post No. 2655 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Harleth M. Brock—Post Cmdr. Gordon H. Tryon—Post Adj. ESTABLISHED IN 50'S CLOSES ITS BUSINESS Co., located at 244 Beulder street, Nevada City, has closed its business. The lumber company was the JESSIE B. MCKINNEY DIES IN INDIAN FLAT HOME TUESDAY NIGHT Funeral services’ will place in Holmes Funeral at 2 o'clock tomorrow for Mrs. . Jessie B. McKinney who died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Delma E. Scott, will be in the Forest View cemetery. Mrs. McKinney was born in Moore’s Flat, near North Bloomfield, 77 years ago and had spent all her life in Nevada City and vicinity. Beside her she leaves a son, Orrin D. MoKinney in Oakland. The deceased was the daughter of an early day druggist, John Knotwell, of Moore’s Flat. APPLEGATE HEARINGS MOVE HERE TODAY long string of witnesses were heard yesterday in Grass Valley in the hearing conducted by Leslie Bradshaw, examiner for the public utilities commission, ‘in the application of William Applegate for a _ certificate . of public necessity and convenience in freight hauling from Sacramento to the Nevada City-Grass Valley area. Many merchants of Grass Valley were called to the stand by attorneys acting for the Pacific Motor Transport which is protesting the application. This morning Examiner: Bradshaw moved the hearing to Nevada City. PIONEER LUMBER YARD The Nevada County Lumber take Home Indian Fiat, daughter, FRED JOUBERT, NATIVE OF CAMPTONVILLE, DIES Fred J. Joubert, 66, operator of the oldest continuous hydraulic mine in California with a production record of 60 years, died at hishome in-Camptonville Friday night. Funeral services were held at the Camptonville Masonic “Hall successor to a pioneer lumber] on Tuesday at 2 p.m. under Macompany that originally set UP. sonic auspices. The Holmes Fua saw dnill near Rock Creek iN. neray Home of Nevada City was the 1859's. Two brothers,. M. L. in charge. Marsh and D. M. Marsh, operated [* Fred J. Joubert, conceded one th? nusiness. until:.around the of te state's outstanding “hytime of the first world war. draulic mining authorities, was The company had operated un-. , native of Depot Hill at the der its present name for aPp-. yuba-Sierra county line and was proximately thirty years. a lifelong resident of CamptonThe local yard, managed by. ville. He was a graduate of the Mary D. Kohler, was associated. University of California college with the Auburn Lumber Co.,. of mines and had operated-the Auburn, Colfax and Newcastle; . Joubert mine at Depot Hill after Davis Lumber Co., Davis; . leaving college. Truckee-Tahoe Lumber © Co,, Joubert had been a_ school Truckee; Loomis Lumber Co.,. trustee of Camptonville for many Loomis; and Woodland Lumber} years. He was several times a Co., Woodland, Past Master of Gravel Range Lodge of Masons at Camptonville and was serving as Masonic inspector of the 12th Masonic district for the 25th year. He leaves a wife; a daughter, Lesta H. Joubert, dean of girls at Marysville union high school; a brother, Lewis J. Joubert, mining engineer, San Mateo. HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL GOES TO PUBLISHERS Tuesday night. The Rev. Frank Buck will Nevada City high school's an‘conduct the service. Interment} nual, The Quill, has been sent to the publishers after three months’. work by staff members. Pictures, writing copy, and the 49er scheme is the theme of the publication. Editor Joyce Lee announced the book would be completed about May 28. Miss Lee said the staff and advisor, Mrs. Margaret Stevens, were pleased with the book. One of the outstanding features of the book, according to Miss Lee, will be the sports department which includes action shots of basketball players. The editor gave credit to the staff members, Jenny Lamson, associate editor; Joyce Moore, business manager; Kenny Middleton, art editor; Mary Hartell, photograph editor; Arleen Ronningen, snapshot editor; and Virginia Pease, advertising, Personal and Real Taxes Now Payable Miss Elma Hecker, tax collector for Nevada county, announced this morning the final installment of real ‘taxes are now due and payable and will be delinquent Wednesday, April 20. Personal property taxes also are now due and payable. ties. Whether Nevada City people’ -go or to which yourself.” merce, to a group of 40 members and ladies of the Nevada City Chamber of -Commerce in the banquet room of the National hotel Tuesday evening. Shingle gave an hour’s talk on the duties of a chamber of commerce and its members to its. community: A dinner of roast beef, peas, carrots, mashed potatoes, ice eream and coffee was served to potted plant centered the speaker’s table. Following the soup course Bill Tobiassen, Nevada City, entertained the group with baritone solos of “Old Man River,’ and the new song, “Galway Bay.” He was accompanied at the piano by Dorothy Kitts, Nevada City. President Ray ‘Spickelmier presided.and introduced the speaker. Shingle lead off with the admonition in publicizing the community. “Point with pride to the attributes of your community, but look with concern at the thinking of yvur citizens.” The speaker remarked that H. F. “Si” Sofge, secretary of the loeal organization, is widely respected throughout the state of California, and like himself has outlived the normal span of a vhamber of commerce secretary by nine years, both being in their eleventh year as secretaries of their 1¢espective communities Pointing out that the most important crop oc! any healthy community is its children, Shingle usked, “What are you preparing for posterity?’ The Marysville man asked the members of thé group what they are doing for a place to attract and retain the growing generation. Shingle asserted a civic body, such as a chamber of commerce 1s a definite need of any community to develop its cultural attributes and is nu ars. Reaffirming that secretaries of chambers of commerce’ average two years before a clashing with unyielding minorities change the secretary, Shingle told, the members they were the chamber, not the secretary, and a ‘chamber that placed all the burden on-.a secretary was not a healthy one. Shingle continued with ‘No one. wanted Harry S. Truman in the White House but the people. That’s ‘what we've got and we’re going to have to live with it.” The trend of government will have to be put up with. Nevada City can expand its business and professional enterprise, Shingle declared. One family’ brought into the community or kept here enriches the economy of the community by approximately $3500 annually. “One man’s effort multiplied by many makes a good chamber of commerce.”’ Shingle said such an effort would be the means of increasing the ecenomy of the community. “It’s your ‘corner -to brighten. Whether Nevada City is a place through which people go or to which people -go depends upon yourself “Exploit your. recreational possibilities : “Do something,” concluded Shingle. If the tack is wrong ‘you can always start in another direction. But “do somthing.” Motion to donate $10 to the Red Cross was approved. : Marvin Haddy spoke briefly urging the chamber’s support of the Nevada City Athletic club. BAKED HAM TONIGHT AT ELKS LODGE MEET Baked ham will feature: the menu tonight at 6:30 o’clotk at a past exalted rulers’ night of the Nevada City Elks lodge in the Elks hall. Bud Kyle is preparing the dinner. Current’ chair scheduled for KP. Next week, St. Patrick’s day, the local lodge will honor the high school basketball and football teams at a special testimonia] dinner, ‘Most valuable player’? award will be made to a football and basketball player of the Yellowjacket squads. ~ In addition to the © squads, ’ officers are George Abbott and Bob Bonner, coaches, and Ed Frant prine!pal, will attend. y To Chamber “Do something! Exploit your recreational possibiliThus spoke Warreri Shingle, secretary of the Marysis a place through which people go depends upon ville Chamber of Com-* the members and guests. The} tables were center lined with sprigs of white cedar and a the future to make Nevads City. ROTARY HEAD J. M. Shock, Tahoe. national. forest engineer, and Rotary qeomber since 1945, was nominated for president of the club Thuraday at the weekly dinner meeting. The nomination was presented by a committee ‘headed by Guerdon ~Bilis. Election wilk be held March 24. Other officers nominated for the new year are R. V. Conrad (re-election), secretary; and Hi. A. Curnow, treasurer. Directors, nominated to serve two-year terms are I. C. Bell and HK. Lf. Snider. Directors nominated to the one-year term are Stan Halls, Ken Adams and Carl Foote. An entertaining talk on grape growing and wine making, one of California’s greatest industries, was presented by Ken Adams who fortified his remarks with sound .movies that traced the manufacturing of wine from its beginning to its modern piace in the diet of the people all over the world. Plans are being completed for the Rotary ladies’ night dinner March 31. Bert Foreman is im charge of the affair. DAVID HALEY CHAMP SPELLER OF LOCAL — ELEMENTARY SCHOOL David Haley, 12-year-old SOm of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seott Haley, 304 Nevada street, Was crowned spelling champ of the Nevada City Elementary school Monday morning after spelling down 28 of the school’s top wore wizards in .the annual contest held. before the entire student e, %body.* “<= It was, the school champ for one of the school’s scholars. The spelling whiz is a seventh grade student of Mrs. Luvia Kilroy who coached the winner to his second championship, second year as young Hatley, outstanding: Finishing in runner-up positions in the spelling contest were Ann Tamblyn, and Eddie Under-~ wood of Ruth Hogan’s fifth grade. Mary Lou. Authur of the eighth grade’ was the winner of the spelling bee held in James S. Hennessy school, Grass Valley, last week. Mrs. Esther McCandless, teacher in the school, conducted the contest which was held among the winner of various. room contests. Two from each oom in which contests were held, were chosen. 4 “. Water Meeting in NID. : Offices Friday Night ‘— Forrest ‘Varney, manager of the Nevada irrigation district, has invited officials of: .Graga Valley -and Nevada City to meet Friday in NID offices in Grass Valley for further discussion of the proposal to raise the water. cates of all Grass Valley ané Nevada City residents to $2.50 a month. Postoffice Cancels Berlin Parcel Post William J. Wasley, acting: postmaster of, Nevada City, re~ ceived a télephone message Saturday from the postoffice de-~ partment advising: him not te accept any parcel post for de=~ livery to any sector of Bertin, Germany. ; Thursday, March 8 . 40. Friday, March 4 ES Sunday, March 6.... 48 Monday, March 7 ... 51 Tuesday, March 8 .. 46 Wednesday, March 9. 49 Rainfall: Mar. 8, 1.80; Ma 40; Mar. 5, 10; Mar. 6, .20; 7, 05; Mar. 8, .40; Mar.