March 30, 1948 (4 pages)

(+ : ak Rae Vol. 21—No. 13 NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Tuesday, March 30, 1948 . THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L,, SR. — ‘The offer of the United States, France and Britain to return Triests to Italy apparently came in the nick of time to turn the communist tide. It looks now as if the Italian communists will score about 30 per cent of Italian yotes come April 18th. It is to be hoped that’ the communist tally will be less than that. For, if they secure something like one third of the total vote they will demand places in the cabinet, and that, as has often proved, means a course of wrangling, obstruction, and dissention. ; 4 + * While the American about’ face on the’ matter of Palestine partition has caused a sensation in ») Washington, D. Cc. we feel that the move was fully justified, first because the Arabs were _ so thoroughly aroused that they were ready to declare a holy war, and second, _ because a Nations army to occupy the country, would inevitably contain a strong contingent of Russians. We have had plenty of experience with Russian troops. When they enter. a country they like to remain pntil it has been safely corraled in the communist fold. This does leave President Truman pen to the charge of incon,stancy in foreign affairs, but in the fast changing scene of world polities, we believe the action of the administration was for the best. "We -want no camel’s nose under the tent. What we do not like about the present status of matters in Palistine, is the proposal to give the mandate to the United Nations. Both Jews and Arabs ‘have taken a_ positive stand. The Arabs demand complete sovereignty, the Jews are ‘preparing to carve their own state, out of the Holy Land, incidentally claiming its most fertile reevone, +s Usder these circumsances it looks very much as if the United Nations, if it accepts the mandate, will have to enforce peace, which means an army. Whose army will itbe? Jewish organizations are asking for help. They want an army of Danes and Norwegians to move in. The United ibe has no army, {t ‘won’t DANS one in time to be of service, is, when the British move “their last troops out of Palestine on May 15th. The Russians are waiting to be called. They would like nothing better than to barge in.’ In the meantime, the war between Jews and Arabs mounts in fury. Something like -2,500 persons on both sides have died in the sporadic raiding: and bombing between the two factions since the partition was decreed, es t * Our stake in the Arab countries is oil and lots of it. It mostly "lies in Saudi Arabia, and the huge company organized to bring it out by pipe line to the Mediterranean’s eastern shorés; ably partially responsible for the changes in the president’s policy. In event of war we need an oil supply and refineries nearer the scene of action than either the United States or Venezuela. Times of the advent of atomic energy in the industrial world is uncertain. We do and must depend for an indefinite time upon gasoline for propulsion. To keep and maintain a supply in the Near East it is necessary that. we be on good,terms with the Arabs. ‘Inpoint of fact, our ‘policy should have been “hands off’ in Palistine. * * * But this policy is heartlessly realistic. It takes no account of the years in which the Jews have gradually grown into Palestine, of the engineering feats which, have brought water and made the desert to bloom and citrus groves to flourish, and all the teeming industries now established. It is too late to assume a spectator’s -—~egole. The only recourse, so far as ‘we can see it is to move in, with a sizeable army and an adequate navy contingent, and of course, . an air force, and put a snuffer on the war. Protect each belligerent from the other. If we enforce a@ peace impartially, neither side can find fault. * * * This really may be the policy that is now maturing in Wash‘ington D. C. It would have the advantage of beating the Russians to the punch. It would give the warring factions a chance to cool off and, in time, might pro‘duce a satisfactory settlement of the trouble. Big Easter Egg Hunt Sunday ' NEVADA CITY: Twenty chil‘dren enjoyed a big Easter ege ‘hunt on thespacious grounds of ‘the Dr. Bernard W. Hummelt residence on. Nevada Street Sunday , afternoon, Hostesses for the af> fair were Mrs. Hummelt and . Mrs. Charles Haley. Those attending were Allan, Marcia, Janet and David Haley, Janie and Harold Hummelt, Peter and Richard ‘Briggs, Barbara and Bobby Elliott, Marion and Jean Griggs, David and Jim Curry, Harley Leete, Joan -land © Paul “Bundy, Erma, Josephine and JimUnited . . -ts~ prob=+4ELKS. TO INSTALL NEW RULER, JOHN SBAFFI, WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 194849 NEVADA CITY: The 49th Annual installation of officers of the Nevada City Elks Lodge will take place at a special meeting this Thursday evening at 8:15 P. M. The Auburn Lodge of Elks will do the installing and prominent Elks are. expected from. neighboring lodges. The following officers Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Esquire Chaplain Inner Guard Organist ' Secretary ee Elbridge Skeahan Lecturing Knight ... . F. Charles Garrison me eS Edward Franz will be installed: John Shaffi Robert Tamblyn Lonnie Noyes Robert Schiffner . F rank Luschen Robert Paine A review of the recent term of Past Exalted Ruler William Wasley will be given, a year in which was recorded a large increase in membership, complete renovation of the Elk’s Home, and a greatly improved social activity and bowling program. The new Exalted Ruler John Sbaffi will announce his program for the 1948-49 season and will appoint his committees Thursday night. Suggested building improvements will be discussed and plans for the Golden Anniversary of the Lodge next year will be formulated. Following the Installation the Social Sessions Committee, headed by Ray Spicklemier, will serve a special surprise buffet. After a long absence the Annual Fish Dinner, entertainment and dance will fill the Elks Home on Saturday April 17. The preparation of the dinner i is in the expert hands of Curtis Clark. TEN CAST HATS IN RING FOR SUPERVISOR NEVADA CITY: County Clerk Ralph E. Deeble reported Saturday that ten men had filed nomination papers for supervisor of District 1, Nevada City. This is probably a record for the county. Cary SS. Arbogast, incumbent, announced he would not seek reelection. In the order of their filing the ten are Lorin Williams, William H. Crase, Frank Davis, Cedric S. Porter, Carl J. Tobiassen, Don Macari, H. S. Foreman, Thomas W. Reynolds, Harley M. Leete Jr., and Bud~Erich~Braunli¢n. In_the second district, Valley, Frank J. Rowe, incumbent, has one contender for the post, John L. Frank. Henry G. Loehr, incumbent for the ‘fifth district, Truckee, is unopposed. Voters have until April 22nd to register for the June 1st primary election, Joy Hilliard, the eleventh candidate for supervisor for the first, or Nevada City District, was officially ruled out of the running yesterday by County Clerk Ralph H. Deeble, who found that Hilliard’s residence was just outside the supervisorial district. Hilliard made the discovery himself and withdrew his nomination papers. Deeble announced that Saturday noon is the deadline for filing nomination papers. SEVEN RUN FOR CITY NEVADA CITY: City Clerk George H. Calanan reports that the city election April 13th will see seven candidates for three places at the city council table contending for the posts. The candidates are Thomas Taylor, incumbent, Charles W. Veale, incumbent, Vernon T. Gulartie, Samuel J. Hash,,-Merle M. Headley, Edward R. Hewston, and H. F. Sofge. Election officials named by the city council are Miss Mary Hoskin, judge; Mrs. Virginia O’Neill, inspector; Mrs. Ida Cullen, Mrs. Josie Muscardini, Mrs. Annie Christenson, and Mrs. Minnie Sandow, Clerks. The poling place will be in the city hall, and it will be open from.8.A, M. to 6 P.M. my Kendrick, Naia and Branny Bickel. Each.child was given an Easter basket to collect his eggs in. Over 200 colored hard boiled eggs were hidden in the garden, There was an assortment of candy eggs too. Among the“eggs was one with each child’s. name. inscribed on it. Grassy BAWDY HOUSE WOMEN FINED TOLD TO LEAVE GRASS VALLEY: Three women charged with being inmates of a house of prostitution in Hills Flat, on a complaint signed by John N. Riggs, an operative from Attorney General Howser’s office, pleaded guilty yesterday before Justice of the ‘Peace Charles A. Morehouse. They were fined $100 each and told to leave the county. The three are Kay Adams, 27, Joyce Miller, 23, and Maud Leonard, 44. They were arrested at 408%, East Main Street, Hills “lat, adjoining Grass Valley. ~This-folows-fines--of—$100--each-+ for Peggy Thomas, 43, and Ruth Davis, 30, in-the-Court of Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve, on their plea of guilty Tuesday, for the same offence. The five women were arrested March 18th by Riggs while Sheriff Richard W. Hoskins was attending a meeting of all sheriffs. of the state in Santa Barbara. In two letters of recent months, the attorney general had inquired of Sheriff Hoskins whether or not there was prostitution in Nevada County. Sheriff Hoskins replied that after making an investigation, he found none. GRASS VALLEY: A .compromise offer’of the Nevada City and Grass Valley city councils on water rates was accepted by the board of directors of the Nevada Irrigation District. The cities have been paying 16 cents per inch, They offered 25 cents per inch, as against the price quoted by Forrest Varney, manager. of the district, who thought the rate should be 43.2 cents per inch. The contract with the two cities, under the 16 cents: per inch rate, had over three years to run. The new contract will run 10 years and will be retroactive to January 1st, 1948. Belligerent Miner Out on Bail _ NEVADA CITY: Robert Snider, 34, miner and welder, was released from jail Sunday on an assault _charge after _ depositing $500 bail, Chief of Police Max Solaro said that Snider knocked Wilson down down in front of the Sierra Hotel on Spring Street. His head hit the sidewalk and he failed to regain consciousness. He was taken to the Miners Hospital. An X-ray failed to show that his skull was fractured. It was expected he would. be. released last evening. PLACERVILLE — MAN IN RACE FOR ASSEMBLY PLACERVILLE: Roy Smith, native son of Puervine and veteran of five year’s service in the Army in World War II, today announced his candidacy for the Assembly District 6 to represent our ten-county area. Smith’s grandfather, E. Marsh, served as County Re-4 corder for El Dorado County for more than #5 years and it was through this association that Smith first interested himself in the needs, the aims, and the objectives of the residents of the area. In amnouncing his candidacy for election at the June 1 primaries Smith declared: “This year’ drought spells out the importance of the necessity for increased water and power development in the mountain areas of our state. It indicates to me that too much argument has centered around the water vs power question with nothing constructive being done. All future devel= opment, of course, must protect our primary interest in both water and power as we are the ‘water shed’—the great reservoir for the lowland counties. In this development, I believe, we should have State aid wherever needed. ‘*As to taxes, I am disappointed at the Legislature’s refusal, at the current session, to reduce the State sales and income taxes. The reduction, in 1943, in the sales tax from three to two and one-half per cent was, for the most part, meaningless aS on the average purchase we continue to pay a three per cent tax. “Exemptions in the _ lower brackets of the income tax should be raised to bring needed relief to the small business man, the small rancher and the many who are working for wages. “With living costs advancing at a steady rate, the one opportunity for saving is in economy in Government. ‘Since the last. Legislature voted a boost in the gasoline tax, the registration and driver’s license fee, it is highly important that we have a representative in Sacramento who will fight for the interests of the.rural areas to see that we get our fair share of new highway construction. We are paying for it. We should get results! “It is my belief that I can expect the united’ support of all those persons interested in better education for our children as I stand for decent salaries for our school teachers and equal advantages for Our rural children comparable with those in the larger communities. “State loans to veterans have proven inadequate in that the ceiling has been too low. Since veterans have an almost 100 per cent record of repayment of these loans, I believe the maximum for farms and homes should be boosted to $10,000. = “Surprising to me is the lack of State recreational development in our ten great counties, Both summer and winter sports for the average family should be supported to the utmost. “To insure this development the State should make every effort to protect its title to its tideland against the encroachment of the Federal Government since the royalties from these lands go to State Beach and Park development. For the past fiscal year this has amounted to more than $5,000,000 with néarly two and one half million dollars’ earmarked for the State Parks. ‘With determined and courageous representation in the Legislature our counties should—and could— demand more park acquisition and maintenance projects. Once started, our entire area would benefit from the popular usage of these parks. “Since I have a host of friends in both major Parties and since most of the decisions in the Legislature are made on a nonpartisan basis, I sha] file on both slates. Loren E. Atwood, Placerville, has been named Smith’s camPpaign manager and present plans eall for establishing “Smith for Assembly” headquarters in each of the ten counties of the district. RECENT ARRIVALS AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL NEVADA CITY: Recent arrivals. at the National Hotel include the following: S. D. Johnson, Fresno; Mrs. C. N. Reed, Grand } Junction, Colorado; EB. L. Benson, Washington; Marie T. Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Reno. Vance Huckins, owner of the hotel, and a party of friends are visiting in: Nevada City. ee Dr. George R. King, Rigby, Idaho; J. Hayes Belmont Hotel, Los Angeles. Forest Service officials: G. M. Gowen, C. C. Buck, R. L. Deering,’ G. L. Fraser, A Ww Peterson, F. J. Kemper, BoP: ‘ Jefferson. Se © iainigth and Tracy H. Doylie of Fallon Nevada; Anson and John Stark of Constable, New Jersey. ; . 1859. Charles! ~ Mistorical Socieny ‘THE STORY OF SWEETLAND By Ada Perry Landsburg Editor’s Note: Ada Perry Landsburg was born in the. little town of Sweetland, January 30, She was the daughter of John and Lydia Perry, and spent many years there as well as in Relief Hill, North Bloomfield and Nevada: City. She and her husband moved to Kuna, Idaho, to be near. her daughter, Linda. Some years after her husband passed away, she had the misfortune to fall, and has been bedridden for more than ten years. SCHOOLS The first school held in Sweet-/ land, so far as the writer knows was held in a cabin on the east side of town a few feet north of the Hiscox home. It was a private school, taught by a man, named LaRue. How long he taught the writer does not know. The first public school was opened Sept. 1862 in the front room of the building called the “Old Dominion.” The teacher was Miss Nellie Cummings, a. good teacher. and a good Christian woman. Through her kindness, I Was permitted to attend school. though I was only three years and seven months old. The age was supposed to be five to entitle young children to attend, but as the: school was small, and as she had a little niece who was not quite five who was‘to attend, she got permission from the Board tHat. I too might attend. Though so young, I had already mastered the alphabet and the two letter words like “Itis an ox,” ete; That was the method of teaching at that time. School was a wonderful place to me. We. do not think there was more than a dozin scholars, and the oldest not more than fourteen years old. We do not remember how many terms Miss Cummings taught, but believe two. The following year a _ school house was built.on the North side of town, 1863. The hill was steep and excavating had to be done, but even so, the front of the building was five or.six feet from the ground. A very neat little building was erected, and _ the building painted white, with green blinds at the windows. It was surely a great addition to the tewn and in a very sightly place, avery roomy pbuilding for our school at that time, but later “Y6modeled as to seats and desks, to accomodate a growing school. We believe Miss Cummings taught during our first year there. Our second teacher was Miss Lyons, also a fine Christian woman. Her predecessor, Miss Cummings had already taken a school of one scholar, had married E.B.-Ransom, and was living in a home a mile north. of town. When Miss Lyons term was ended, she too married. The lucky man was Judge O. P. Stidger, “Editor of the North San Juan Times.”’ The third teacher of Sweetland Schoogl,—also--a—fine teacher was Miss Maggie Skinner, who at the close of her term followed the example set by the former teachers and she too married and became the wife of George E. Yates, a mining man. They made _ their home in Sweetland for many years. (Editor’s note: A print of the Yates home is on display in the window of The Nugget.) ' The next teacher was Mrs. C. E. Tabor. Next, her sister, Miss Ora Miller, who later taught in the Nevada City Schools, later married—Parsons, and made their home in that city. Following these came a number of men teachers. Goldsmith, who left in the middle of the term, and eloped with — a Nevada City woman. . Be : ‘Our next teachers were men. E. A. Cushing, Abner. Buell Crowell, which brings us to the year 1872. By this time we had outgrown our little school house on the hill and that summer a new school house was built midway. of the town on a flat piece of land opposite the large red barn, before mentioned. It was quite a large building holding four rows of double seats; had two anterooms in the front part of the room: and between them a space for platform and teacher’s desk, high ceiling with ventilator, also a bell tower and bell, an open porch in the front and back. This building too was painted white, and windows shielded with green blinds. An ever-living spring 4 few feet away from the building provided water for the school. The first man who taught in the new building, which was dedicated in the fall of 1872, was Adam Zellars, a very well educated man ‘and a good teacher also. Then followed Miss Clark and Miss Culbertson, both professed Christians. Miss Clark, not too well liked was obliged to. leave before her term expired, and Miss Culbertson came to; take her place. We would say in) jus‘tice to Miss Clark thatshe too was a good teacher, and her leaving was due to illness in her family and she was needed at home. Sometime, later, like our other lady teachers, she was married. Miss Culbertson was a wonderful teacher, and a wonderful woman as well, though we did not know how, wonderful, until after she (To be continued) . before firemen arrived. . AT IN ASSEMBLY RING ie CHAMBER PRESIDENT WILL RUN 10 REPRESEN! 61H DISTRICT NEVADA CITY: Big, genial Louis Harti Nevada City resident who made a name for himself as one of Grass Valley's most public-spirited business leaders, today formally announced his candidacy for the _ 6th District Assembly seat vacated by Senator Allen G. Thurman's elevation to the higher house. Hartman, who lives with his wife and three children on the Ridge Road, Route . Box 314 A, Nevada City, and whose business address is [08 Race Street, Grass Valley, made the announcement after being accorded the powerful support of friends throughout the area and the state. The insurance executive has done a Kis job as Pres+ ident of the:Grass-Valley Chamber of Commerce. He is ~ Equitable Life Assurance agent for Placer and Nevada Counties. For a year he owned and operated Sennet’s grocery in Grass Valley. The candidate has resided in California for 22 vik his. 38 years. He was born in Alexandria, Indiana, and educated in Huntington Park, California. There he headed the high school debating department. On graduation, Hartman went to. work with a will in the selling game, and has been doing a progressively more important job as he gained experience. He is a member of the Elks: Rotary, Ben Ala Shrine, Scottish Rite, Free and Accepted Masons, Nevada County Farm Bureau, Commission, and the Methodist Church. Hartman will file for both Democratie and Republican nominations. Nevada County Planning® BOYS NABBED IN WILD ADVENTURE NEVADA CITY: Four boys, the oldest 15, the others 14, by /pilfering in homes and a store in the Feardale area along the Colfax road accumulated a truckload of blankets, axes, groceries, a 50 pound sack of flour, cans of coffee, horse harness, hatchets, a goats’ skin rug and numerous other articles The loot was piled high in the sheriff's office yesterday morning following their discovery by Deputy Sheriff Arthur D. Pepper; who had two of the boys accompany him on the trip. . According to Pepper, the boys own-a@ horse. They hoped to load this-plunder> on the. horse .and take off when school closed, for Texas. Two outdoor caches were found near the Driggs’ Sawmil! in Peardale, and another was found:on Alta Hill. The loot was found in the brush covered wih tarpaulins. The boys are students in the James S. Hennessy School, Grass Valley. The boys are accused of robbing the Pine Tree store on Colfax Highway of many grocery jtems, and of breaking into the homes of Joseph. Jacuzzi, J.W. Holtog, and other cabins, homes, sheds and outbuildings in the Peardale sections. Their names were withheld from publication. CHRISTIAN. SCIENCE CHURCH Christian Science Society. of Nevada City holds services every Sunday in their church at 114 Boulder St. at 11. o’clock. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. Wednesday evening testimonial meetings are held the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 8 o’clock. Our Reading Room is in the church foyer. It is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, holidays excepted, from 2 to 4 P. M. The public is cordially invited to attend our services and visit our Reading Room. The subject of the Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for Sunday, April 4, is “Unreality,!’ with the Golden Text taken from Job: “Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his récompense” (15:31). Included in the sermon are the following citations: I Corinthians: “Now I beseech you, bretherng by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (1:1@). “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mafy Baker Eddy: “One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; constitutes the brotherhood of man; ends wars; fulfils the Scripture, ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself;, annihilates pagan and Christian idolatry,— whatever is wrong in social, civil, criminal, pee and religious codes; equalizes the sexes; annuls the curse on man, and leaves nothing that can sin, suffer, be penished or destroyed”’ (p.340). HOUSE BURNS NEVADA CITY: Fire destroyed the ‘roof and charred some of the walls of the home of Mrs. Ada Scheurn Friday morning on the road running back of Lake Olympia. Mrs, Scheurn is the ‘mother of . ’ eight children and due to the ab-. sence of a telephone in the neigh. borhood, the fire got a good start flames hekont the ed from an 0 PLACER NEVADA BASEBALL SCHEDULE AUBURN: The directors of the _ Placer-Nevada. Baseball league have adopted the first half of the league’s schedule at a meeting held in the Hotel Auburn. Due to conflicting dates in Rose>ville with the Sacramento County League nine in that city the adoption of the final seven games of the fourteen-week schedule was put over until the next meeting. The league this season will-not operate On a split season as Heretefore but will Diay a. straight fourteen-week™ saeaue wee oe team finishing in first place winning the pennant, Following the pennant race the four top teams will then play a series of games for the President’s cup. Following is the schedule for the first seven games. APRIL 18 Colfax in Lincoln — Fi Auburn in Folsom : Placerville in Grass Valley Nevada City in Roseville APRIL 25 Lincoln in Folsom . . : Nevada City: in Placerville Roseville W&R in Auburn Grass Valley in Auburn MAY 2. i Placerville in Lincoln Colfax in Grass Valley Nevada City in Auburn Folsom in Roseville MAY 9 Auburn in Lincoln Grass Valley in Nevada City Roseville in Placerville Folsom in Colfax MAY 16 Auburn in Roseville Nevada City in Folsom Lincoln in Grass Valley ~ Colfax in’ Placerville MAY 23 Grass VaHey in RosevillePlacerville in Folsom Colfax in Auburn , Lincoln in Nevads, City . MAY 30 Nevada City in Colfax He Placerville in Auburn 7 { Folsom in Grass Valley . : Roseville W&R in Lincoln — “ The Colfax membership in the league was transferred to Colfax Legion, vw Me ois Post No. 192, American the director to be appointed by the Commander of the Post and w rs stipulation that should the gion at any time desire to discon= : tinue the sponsorship of the fax team the franchise shall be turned to Chester Gibbs of 8 The final meeting prior to opening of the league s be held at the Hotel Aubt L Monday . night, April 12th, which time the directors, ¢ and managers of the 1 their wives will be the guests of Director Harv : of Placerville. ~ a8 Herbert Clegg and ‘Manager “Hurley represented Aubure = Ladies’ ‘Steale NEVADA CITY:

(+ : ak Rae Vol. 21—No. 13 NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA Tuesday, March 30, 1948 . THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L,, SR. — ‘The offer of the United States, France and Britain to return Triests to Italy apparently came in the nick of time to turn the communist tide. It looks now as if the Italian communists will score about 30 per cent of Italian yotes come April 18th. It is to be hoped that’ the communist tally will be less than that. For, if they secure something like one third of the total vote they will demand places in the cabinet, and that, as has often proved, means a course of wrangling, obstruction, and dissention. ; 4 + * While the American about’ face on the’ matter of Palestine partition has caused a sensation in ») Washington, D. Cc. we feel that the move was fully justified, first because the Arabs were _ so thoroughly aroused that they were ready to declare a holy war, and second, _ because a Nations army to occupy the country, would inevitably contain a strong contingent of Russians. We have had plenty of experience with Russian troops. When they enter. a country they like to remain pntil it has been safely corraled in the communist fold. This does leave President Truman pen to the charge of incon,stancy in foreign affairs, but in the fast changing scene of world polities, we believe the action of the administration was for the best. "We -want no camel’s nose under the tent. What we do not like about the present status of matters in Palistine, is the proposal to give the mandate to the United Nations. Both Jews and Arabs ‘have taken a_ positive stand. The Arabs demand complete sovereignty, the Jews are ‘preparing to carve their own state, out of the Holy Land, incidentally claiming its most fertile reevone, +s Usder these circumsances it looks very much as if the United Nations, if it accepts the mandate, will have to enforce peace, which means an army. Whose army will itbe? Jewish organizations are asking for help. They want an army of Danes and Norwegians to move in. The United ibe has no army, {t ‘won’t DANS one in time to be of service, is, when the British move “their last troops out of Palestine on May 15th. The Russians are waiting to be called. They would like nothing better than to barge in.’ In the meantime, the war between Jews and Arabs mounts in fury. Something like -2,500 persons on both sides have died in the sporadic raiding: and bombing between the two factions since the partition was decreed, es t * Our stake in the Arab countries is oil and lots of it. It mostly "lies in Saudi Arabia, and the huge company organized to bring it out by pipe line to the Mediterranean’s eastern shorés; ably partially responsible for the changes in the president’s policy. In event of war we need an oil supply and refineries nearer the scene of action than either the United States or Venezuela. Times of the advent of atomic energy in the industrial world is uncertain. We do and must depend for an indefinite time upon gasoline for propulsion. To keep and maintain a supply in the Near East it is necessary that. we be on good,terms with the Arabs. ‘Inpoint of fact, our ‘policy should have been “hands off’ in Palistine. * * * But this policy is heartlessly realistic. It takes no account of the years in which the Jews have gradually grown into Palestine, of the engineering feats which, have brought water and made the desert to bloom and citrus groves to flourish, and all the teeming industries now established. It is too late to assume a spectator’s -—~egole. The only recourse, so far as ‘we can see it is to move in, with a sizeable army and an adequate navy contingent, and of course, . an air force, and put a snuffer on the war. Protect each belligerent from the other. If we enforce a@ peace impartially, neither side can find fault. * * * This really may be the policy that is now maturing in Wash‘ington D. C. It would have the advantage of beating the Russians to the punch. It would give the warring factions a chance to cool off and, in time, might pro‘duce a satisfactory settlement of the trouble. Big Easter Egg Hunt Sunday ' NEVADA CITY: Twenty chil‘dren enjoyed a big Easter ege ‘hunt on thespacious grounds of ‘the Dr. Bernard W. Hummelt residence on. Nevada Street Sunday , afternoon, Hostesses for the af> fair were Mrs. Hummelt and . Mrs. Charles Haley. Those attending were Allan, Marcia, Janet and David Haley, Janie and Harold Hummelt, Peter and Richard ‘Briggs, Barbara and Bobby Elliott, Marion and Jean Griggs, David and Jim Curry, Harley Leete, Joan -land © Paul “Bundy, Erma, Josephine and JimUnited . . -ts~ prob=+4ELKS. TO INSTALL NEW RULER, JOHN SBAFFI, WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 194849 NEVADA CITY: The 49th Annual installation of officers of the Nevada City Elks Lodge will take place at a special meeting this Thursday evening at 8:15 P. M. The Auburn Lodge of Elks will do the installing and prominent Elks are. expected from. neighboring lodges. The following officers Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Esquire Chaplain Inner Guard Organist ' Secretary ee Elbridge Skeahan Lecturing Knight ..... .. F. Charles Garrison me eS Edward Franz will be installed: John Shaffi Robert Tamblyn Lonnie Noyes Robert Schiffner . F rank Luschen Robert Paine A review of the recent term of Past Exalted Ruler William Wasley will be given, a year in which was recorded a large increase in membership, complete renovation of the Elk’s Home, and a greatly improved social activity and bowling program. The new Exalted Ruler John Sbaffi will announce his program for the 1948-49 season and will appoint his committees Thursday night. Suggested building improvements will be discussed and plans for the Golden Anniversary of the Lodge next year will be formulated. Following the Installation the Social Sessions Committee, headed by Ray Spicklemier, will serve a special surprise buffet. After a long absence the Annual Fish Dinner, entertainment and dance will fill the Elks Home on Saturday April 17. The preparation of the dinner i is in the expert hands of Curtis Clark. TEN CAST HATS IN RING FOR SUPERVISOR NEVADA CITY: County Clerk Ralph E. Deeble reported Saturday that ten men had filed nomination papers for supervisor of District 1, Nevada City. This is probably a record for the county. Cary SS. Arbogast, incumbent, announced he would not seek reelection. In the order of their filing the ten are Lorin Williams, William H. Crase, Frank Davis, Cedric S. Porter, Carl J. Tobiassen, Don Macari, H. S. Foreman, Thomas W. Reynolds, Harley M. Leete Jr., and Bud~Erich~Braunli¢n. In_the second district, Valley, Frank J. Rowe, incumbent, has one contender for the post, John L. Frank. Henry G. Loehr, incumbent for the ‘fifth district, Truckee, is unopposed. Voters have until April 22nd to register for the June 1st primary election, Joy Hilliard, the eleventh candidate for supervisor for the first, or Nevada City District, was officially ruled out of the running yesterday by County Clerk Ralph H. Deeble, who found that Hilliard’s residence was just outside the supervisorial district. Hilliard made the discovery himself and withdrew his nomination papers. Deeble announced that Saturday noon is the deadline for filing nomination papers. SEVEN RUN FOR CITY NEVADA CITY: City Clerk George H. Calanan reports that the city election April 13th will see seven candidates for three places at the city council table contending for the posts. The candidates are Thomas Taylor, incumbent, Charles W. Veale, incumbent, Vernon T. Gulartie, Samuel J. Hash,,-Merle M. Headley, Edward R. Hewston, and H. F. Sofge. Election officials named by the city council are Miss Mary Hoskin, judge; Mrs. Virginia O’Neill, inspector; Mrs. Ida Cullen, Mrs. Josie Muscardini, Mrs. Annie Christenson, and Mrs. Minnie Sandow, Clerks. The poling place will be in the city hall, and it will be open from.8.A, M. to 6 P.M. my Kendrick, Naia and Branny Bickel. Each.child was given an Easter basket to collect his eggs in. Over 200 colored hard boiled eggs were hidden in the garden, There was an assortment of candy eggs too. Among the“eggs was one with each child’s. name. inscribed on it. Grassy BAWDY HOUSE WOMEN FINED TOLD TO LEAVE GRASS VALLEY: Three women charged with being inmates of a house of prostitution in Hills Flat, on a complaint signed by John N. Riggs, an operative from Attorney General Howser’s office, pleaded guilty yesterday before Justice of the ‘Peace Charles A. Morehouse. They were fined $100 each and told to leave the county. The three are Kay Adams, 27, Joyce Miller, 23, and Maud Leonard, 44. They were arrested at 408%, East Main Street, Hills “lat, adjoining Grass Valley. ~This-folows-fines--of—$100--each-+ for Peggy Thomas, 43, and Ruth Davis, 30, in-the-Court of Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve, on their plea of guilty Tuesday, for the same offence. The five women were arrested March 18th by Riggs while Sheriff Richard W. Hoskins was attending a meeting of all sheriffs. of the state in Santa Barbara. In two letters of recent months, the attorney general had inquired of Sheriff Hoskins whether or not there was prostitution in Nevada County. Sheriff Hoskins replied that after making an investigation, he found none. GRASS VALLEY: A .compromise offer’of the Nevada City and Grass Valley city councils on water rates was accepted by the board of directors of the Nevada Irrigation District. The cities have been paying 16 cents per inch, They offered 25 cents per inch, as against the price quoted by Forrest Varney, manager. of the district, who thought the rate should be 43.2 cents per inch. The contract with the two cities, under the 16 cents: per inch rate, had over three years to run. The new contract will run 10 years and will be retroactive to January 1st, 1948. Belligerent Miner Out on Bail _ NEVADA CITY: Robert Snider, 34, miner and welder, was released from jail Sunday on an assault _charge after _ depositing $500 bail, Chief of Police Max Solaro said that Snider knocked Wilson down down in front of the Sierra Hotel on Spring Street. His head hit the sidewalk and he failed to regain consciousness. He was taken to the Miners Hospital. An X-ray failed to show that his skull was fractured. It was expected he would. be. released last evening. PLACERVILLE — MAN IN RACE FOR ASSEMBLY PLACERVILLE: Roy Smith, native son of Puervine and veteran of five year’s service in the Army in World War II, today announced his candidacy for the Assembly District 6 to represent our ten-county area. Smith’s grandfather, E. Marsh, served as County Re-4 corder for El Dorado County for more than #5 years and it was through this association that Smith first interested himself in the needs, the aims, and the objectives of the residents of the area. In amnouncing his candidacy for election at the June 1 primaries Smith declared: “This year’ drought spells out the importance of the necessity for increased water and power development in the mountain areas of our state. It indicates to me that too much argument has centered around the water vs power question with nothing constructive being done. All future devel= opment, of course, must protect our primary interest in both water and power as we are the ‘water shed’—the great reservoir for the lowland counties. In this development, I believe, we should have State aid wherever needed. ‘*As to taxes, I am disappointed at the Legislature’s refusal, at the current session, to reduce the State sales and income taxes. The reduction, in 1943, in the sales tax from three to two and one-half per cent was, for the most part, meaningless aS on the average purchase we continue to pay a three per cent tax. “Exemptions in the _ lower brackets of the income tax should be raised to bring needed relief to the small business man, the small rancher and the many who are working for wages. “With living costs advancing at a steady rate, the one opportunity for saving is in economy in Government. ‘Since the last. Legislature voted a boost in the gasoline tax, the registration and driver’s license fee, it is highly important that we have a representative in Sacramento who will fight for the interests of the.rural areas to see that we get our fair share of new highway construction. We are paying for it. We should get results! “It is my belief that I can expect the united’ support of all those persons interested in better education for our children as I stand for decent salaries for our school teachers and equal advantages for Our rural children comparable with those in the larger communities. “State loans to veterans have proven inadequate in that the ceiling has been too low. Since veterans have an almost 100 per cent record of repayment of these loans, I believe the maximum for farms and homes should be boosted to $10,000. = “Surprising to me is the lack of State recreational development in our ten great counties, Both summer and winter sports for the average family should be supported to the utmost. “To insure this development the State should make every effort to protect its title to its tideland against the encroachment of the Federal Government since the royalties from these lands go to State Beach and Park development. For the past fiscal year this has amounted to more than $5,000,000 with néarly two and one half million dollars’ earmarked for the State Parks. ‘With determined and courageous representation in the Legislature our counties should—and

could— demand more park acquisition and maintenance projects. Once started, our entire area would benefit from the popular usage of these parks. “Since I have a host of friends in both major Parties and since most of the decisions in the Legislature are made on a nonpartisan basis, I sha] file on both slates. Loren E. Atwood, Placerville, has been named Smith’s camPpaign manager and present plans eall for establishing “Smith for Assembly” headquarters in each of the ten counties of the district. RECENT ARRIVALS AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL NEVADA CITY: Recent arrivals. at the National Hotel include the following: S. D. Johnson, Fresno; Mrs. C. N. Reed, Grand } Junction, Colorado; EB. L. Benson, Washington; Marie T. Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Reno. Vance Huckins, owner of the hotel, and a party of friends are visiting in: Nevada City. ee Dr. George R. King, Rigby, Idaho; J. Hayes Belmont Hotel, Los Angeles. Forest Service officials: G. M. Gowen, C. C. Buck, R. L. Deering,’ G. L. Fraser, A Ww Peterson, F. J. Kemper, BoP: ‘ Jefferson. Se © iainigth and Tracy H. Doylie of Fallon Nevada; Anson and John Stark of Constable, New Jersey. ; . 1859. Charles! ~ Mistorical Socieny ‘THE STORY OF SWEETLAND By Ada Perry Landsburg Editor’s Note: Ada Perry Landsburg was born in the. little town of Sweetland, January 30, She was the daughter of John and Lydia Perry, and spent many years there as well as in Relief Hill, North Bloomfield and Nevada: City. She and her husband moved to Kuna, Idaho, to be near. her daughter, Linda. Some years after her husband passed away, she had the misfortune to fall, and has been bedridden for more than ten years. SCHOOLS The first school held in Sweet-/ land, so far as the writer knows was held in a cabin on the east side of town a few feet north of the Hiscox home. It was a private school, taught by a man, named LaRue. How long he taught the writer does not know. The first public school was opened Sept. 1862 in the front room of the building called the “Old Dominion.” The teacher was Miss Nellie Cummings, a. good teacher. and a good Christian woman. Through her kindness, I Was permitted to attend school. though I was only three years and seven months old. The age was supposed to be five to entitle young children to attend, but as the: school was small, and as she had a little niece who was not quite five who was‘to attend, she got permission from the Board tHat. I too might attend. Though so young, I had already mastered the alphabet and the two letter words like “Itis an ox,” ete; That was the method of teaching at that time. School was a wonderful place to me. We. do not think there was more than a dozin scholars, and the oldest not more than fourteen years old. We do not remember how many terms Miss Cummings taught, but believe two. The following year a _ school house was built.on the North side of town, 1863. The hill was steep and excavating had to be done, but even so, the front of the building was five or.six feet from the ground. A very neat little building was erected, and _ the building painted white, with green blinds at the windows. It was surely a great addition to the tewn and in a very sightly place, avery roomy pbuilding for our school at that time, but later “Y6modeled as to seats and desks, to accomodate a growing school. We believe Miss Cummings taught during our first year there. Our second teacher was Miss Lyons, also a fine Christian woman. Her predecessor, Miss Cummings had already taken a school of one scholar, had married E.B.-Ransom, and was living in a home a mile north. of town. When Miss Lyons term was ended, she too married. The lucky man was Judge O. P. Stidger, “Editor of the North San Juan Times.”’ The third teacher of Sweetland Schoogl,—also--a—fine teacher was Miss Maggie Skinner, who at the close of her term followed the example set by the former teachers and she too married and became the wife of George E. Yates, a mining man. They made _ their home in Sweetland for many years. (Editor’s note: A print of the Yates home is on display in the window of The Nugget.) ' The next teacher was Mrs. C. E. Tabor. Next, her sister, Miss Ora Miller, who later taught in the Nevada City Schools, later married—Parsons, and made their home in that city. Following these came a number of men teachers. Goldsmith, who left in the middle of the term, and eloped with — a Nevada City woman. . Be : ‘Our next teachers were men. E. A.. Cushing, Abner. Buell Crowell, which brings us to the year 1872. By this time we had outgrown our little school house on the hill and that summer a new school house was built midway. of the town on a flat piece of land opposite the large red barn, before mentioned. It was quite a large building holding four rows of double seats; had two anterooms in the front part of the room: and between them a space for platform and teacher’s desk, high ceiling with ventilator, also a bell tower and bell, an open porch in the front and back. This building too was painted white, and windows shielded with green blinds. An ever-living spring 4 few feet away from the building provided water for the school. The first man who taught in the new building, which was dedicated in the fall of 1872, was Adam Zellars, a very well educated man ‘and a good teacher also. Then followed Miss Clark and Miss Culbertson, both professed Christians. Miss Clark, not too well liked was obliged to. leave before her term expired, and Miss Culbertson came to; take her place. We would say in) jus‘tice to Miss Clark thatshe too was a good teacher, and her leaving was due to illness in her family and she was needed at home. Sometime, later, like our other lady teachers, she was married. Miss Culbertson was a wonderful teacher, and a wonderful woman as well, though we did not know how, wonderful, until after she (To be continued) . before firemen arrived. . AT IN ASSEMBLY RING ie CHAMBER PRESIDENT WILL RUN 10 REPRESEN! 61H DISTRICT NEVADA CITY: Big, genial Louis Harti Nevada City resident who made a name for himself as one of Grass Valley's most public-spirited business leaders, today formally announced his candidacy for the _ 6th District Assembly seat vacated by Senator Allen G. Thurman's elevation to the higher house. Hartman, who lives with his wife and three children on the Ridge Road, Route . Box 314 A, Nevada City, and whose business address is [08 Race Street, Grass Valley, made the announcement after being accorded the powerful support of friends throughout the area and the state. The insurance executive has done a Kis job as Pres+ ident of the:Grass-Valley Chamber of Commerce. He is ~ Equitable Life Assurance agent for Placer and Nevada Counties. For a year he owned and operated Sennet’s grocery in Grass Valley. The candidate has resided in California for 22 vik his. 38 years. He was born in Alexandria, Indiana, and educated in Huntington Park, California. There he headed the high school debating department. On graduation, Hartman went to. work with a will in the selling game, and has been doing a progressively more important job as he gained experience. He is a member of the Elks: Rotary, Ben Ala Shrine, Scottish Rite, Free and Accepted Masons, Nevada County Farm Bureau, Commission, and the Methodist Church. Hartman will file for both Democratie and Republican nominations. Nevada County Planning® BOYS NABBED IN WILD ADVENTURE NEVADA CITY: Four boys, the oldest 15, the others 14, by /pilfering in homes and a store in the Feardale area along the Colfax road accumulated a truckload of blankets, axes, groceries, a 50 pound sack of flour, cans of coffee, horse harness, hatchets, a goats’ skin rug and numerous other articles The loot was piled high in the sheriff's office yesterday morning following their discovery by Deputy Sheriff Arthur D. Pepper; who had two of the boys accompany him on the trip. . According to Pepper, the boys own-a@ horse. They hoped to load this-plunder> on the. horse .and take off when school closed, for Texas.. Two outdoor caches were found near the Driggs’ Sawmil! in Peardale, and another was found:on Alta Hill. The loot was found in the brush covered wih tarpaulins. The boys are students in the James S. Hennessy School, Grass Valley. The boys are accused of robbing the Pine Tree store on Colfax Highway of many grocery jtems, and of breaking into the homes of Joseph. Jacuzzi, J.W. Holtog, and other cabins, homes, sheds and outbuildings in the Peardale sections. Their names were withheld from publication. CHRISTIAN. SCIENCE CHURCH Christian Science Society. of Nevada City holds services every Sunday in their church at 114 Boulder St. at 11. o’clock. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. Wednesday evening testimonial meetings are held the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 8 o’clock. Our Reading Room is in the church foyer. It is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, holidays excepted, from 2 to 4 P. M. The public is cordially invited to attend our services and visit our Reading Room. The subject of the Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for Sunday, April 4, is “Unreality,!’ with the Golden Text taken from Job: “Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his récompense” (15:31). Included in the sermon are the following citations: I Corinthians: “Now I beseech you, bretherng by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (1:1@). “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mafy Baker Eddy: “One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; constitutes the brotherhood of man; ends wars; fulfils the Scripture, ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself;, annihilates pagan and Christian idolatry,— whatever is wrong in social, civil, criminal, pee and religious codes; equalizes the sexes; annuls the curse on man, and leaves nothing that can sin, suffer, be penished or destroyed”’ (p.340). HOUSE BURNS NEVADA CITY: Fire destroyed the ‘roof and charred some of the walls of the home of Mrs. Ada Scheurn Friday morning on the road running back of Lake Olympia. Mrs, Scheurn is the ‘mother of . ’ eight children and due to the ab-. sence of a telephone in the neigh. borhood, the fire got a good start flames hekont the ed from an 0 PLACER NEVADA BASEBALL SCHEDULE AUBURN: The directors of the _ Placer-Nevada. Baseball league have adopted the first half of the league’s schedule at a meeting held in the Hotel Auburn. Due to conflicting dates in Rose>ville with the Sacramento County League nine in that city the adoption of the final seven games of the fourteen-week schedule was put over until the next meeting. The league this season will-not operate On a split season as Heretefore but will Diay a. straight fourteen-week™ saeaue wee oe team finishing in first place winning the pennant, Following the pennant race the four top teams will then play a series of games for the President’s cup. Following is the schedule for the first seven games. APRIL 18 Colfax in Lincoln — Fi Auburn in Folsom : Placerville in Grass Valley Nevada City in Roseville APRIL 25 Lincoln in Folsom . . : Nevada City: in Placerville Roseville W&R in Auburn Grass Valley in Auburn MAY 2. i Placerville in Lincoln Colfax in Grass Valley Nevada City in Auburn Folsom in Roseville MAY 9 Auburn in Lincoln Grass Valley in Nevada City Roseville in Placerville Folsom in Colfax MAY 16 Auburn in Roseville Nevada City in Folsom Lincoln in Grass Valley ~ Colfax in’ Placerville MAY 23 Grass VaHey in RosevillePlacerville in Folsom Colfax in Auburn , Lincoln in Nevads, City . MAY 30 Nevada City in Colfax He Placerville in Auburn 7 { Folsom in Grass Valley . : Roseville W&R in Lincoln — “ The Colfax membership in the league was transferred to Colfax Legion, vw Me ois Post No. 192, American the director to be appointed by the Commander of the Post and w rs stipulation that should the gion at any time desire to discon= : tinue the sponsorship of the fax team the franchise shall be turned to Chester Gibbs of 8 The final meeting prior to opening of the league s be held at the Hotel Aubt L Monday . night, April 12th, which time the directors, ¢ and managers of the 1 their wives will be the guests of Director Harv : of Placerville. ~ a8 Herbert Clegg and ‘Manager “Hurley represented Aubure = Ladies’ ‘Steale NEVADA CITY: