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305 Broad Street, Nevada City—Telephone 36
A legal newspaper, as defined by statute
ROBERT H. and DONALD W. WRAY, Publishers
KENNETH W. WRAY, Editor and Advertising Manager
Member California Newspaper Publishers Association
“Published every Tuesday and Friday at Nevada City, California, and
entered as matter of the second class in_the postoffice at Nevada City
under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. :
“SUBSCRIPTION RATES
‘One year outside county (in advance) ......2--2.22-.------e-eeeeaceeeees $3.00
WASH VOar ii COUNTY (CIN BOUNCE).. oi icsce-.5 eke -2ccssocls suevstusesesccacseaseae 2.50
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-30 One month (in advance)
“EDITORIAL POLICY
A newspaper is primarily a public trust and secondaarily a private enterprise. Fortunately Nevada county
thas more than one newspaper, so many sides of a
ayuestion or a controversial subject can be aired without
zany single newspaper being accused of being a “‘yellow
sheet’’ without courage or the editor politely labeled as
stupid, careless or mugwump.
Those who oppose the best interests of the public,
those who would distort or withhold truths, prefer the
one-newspaper counties and its often attendant horse
trades and implied censorship.
A newspaper in a small city works under the burden
of limited size, staff and income. The small newspaper
cannot afford a non-revenue producing news gathering
staff of reporters large enough to cope with all the
many news developments of local government and priwate affairs. But within that limitation any newspaper
that wilfully disregards the creed of its public trust and
does not try to keep the people informed of their affairs .
as violating that trust An uninformed people is easily
-anislead, is easily grafted, is easily dispoiled.
“It is wrong to blister public officials merely for the
“sake of sensationalism, but it is an even worse offense
‘to cut the heart out of news merely because the news
“involves controversial official acts.
Lawyer William Arthur says: “‘It is generally recogrnized that unrestricted newspaper comment upon and
«criticism of the acts and official conduct of those in
s public office is the best insurance and safeguard against
“orrupt practices and the misuse of official power. Free
comment and criticism has the effect, also, of exposing
-ancompetence and neglect of duty.”
‘Without a ‘newspaper's reporting of government. acts,
“the people would soon lose control of its government.
ven here, it could happen.
4 PARK AT DEER CREEK?
Have you ever watched the ducks in Deer creek near
‘the Plaza? Every day several persons can be observed
engrossed in the antics of the little’ critters.
But watching the ducks what do you see? A jumble of
“water and rocks and mud.
Why not put a park in the bed of the creek? The park
“would need to be only large enough to add a touch
‘of greenness and restfulness to the view Brought to our
“attention by two of Nevada's City’s leading citizens,
John Shbaffi and Bob Paine, it carries the endosement of
“amany public spirited citizens.
Virginia creeper has been recommended as a vine
“growth to cover the walls. Flowers would attract to the
“almost perfect terrace on one side and a small load of
‘dirt would fill the necessary places. A few shrubs and
“some grass and you have the park complete.
_. With the completion of the dam at Scott’s Flat the
sdanger of floodtide washing away the park has been
“practically eliminated. And it appears to us the upkeep
“would not be a major item.
-Let’s do something..
~ANOTHER WEEK ’
‘In last Tuesday's issue we ran a list of the special
weeks occuring that week. It appears we left one out.
“National Rural Mail Box Improvement Week,” in
which the post office department encourages rural box
“owners to paint their boxes, letter faded names and shore
-up the sagging posts. Maintenance of the approved type
«of mail boxes is a small thing to ask in exchange for the
. year in, year out good service we receive from the men
“who carry the rural free delivery. Do it today.
‘Anyone who has attempted to locate a rural resident
by reading the names on rural boxes sometimes finds it
mot a simple easy task. The only time it is handy to
have an illegible mail box is when the bill collectors
acome around.
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_ .With prices going down bathing suits may now be
ought for a nice figure.
_. One pound of honey represents the lifework of 1,000
ees. So the next time you feel inadequate, think on that
fact and feel better.
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PROM HIS VANTAGE POINT IN THE PARLOR,
WILFRED \NATCHDOG IS A RELENTLESS ENEMY OF
ROTTEN POLITICS ~ is ZA, ATTA
G VENIAL WARDY Port
HEELERS! THAT'S YOU
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WHATS THE MATTER
WITH OUR CITy!
WHAT WE NEED ARE
CIVIC LEADERS WHO
LET THE CHIPS FALL
WHERE THEY
Bur WHEN OLD HEW-ToTHE-LINE GETS A
TRAFFIC TICKET,
LOOKIT =.
ME
., BUB,
FERGIT IT!
YOU VOTE
Just Wonderin’
I Wonder about heaven now,
Oh yes, the other place as well,
I do believe you're wondering too,
But you don’t tell
A few nights ago, we were talking with a group of
friends about the great telescope on Palomar, one of
those present, said, . wonder if there will ever be a
telescope that wi!l permit us to look right into heaven.”
It was a curious idea and for a split moment, no one
spoke, then some one laughed and with one accord we
stepped down from the stars and began speaking of our
every day world and the many conflicting beliefs that
hold the human mind in thrall.
The subject of heaven intrigues us all at one time
or another and most of us have changed our ideas of it
more than once. As a small child, the location of heaven
seemed of vast importance to me, and one day [. asked
a visitor about it; without a moment's hesitation she
pointed straight up at the chandelier. Some one had told
me that the world turned over, so I began and followed
for several days a line of speculation that led no where
either up or down. . moved about in a maze of bewilderment such as we grown ups so often prepare for the
child mind, so many times without special effort. A
careless explanation, a:question hurriedly answered. We
really should be more careful.
“Where is heaven’? So many answers have been
given to that query, that it would be presumptuous for
me to evolve one; but . feel sure it will never be discerned through the telescope of Palomar. Perhaps the
great Persian poet, Omar had the right idea when he
wrote —
“IT sent my soul through the invisible,
The secret of the after life to spell,
And bye and bye my soul returned to me,
And answered, I myself am heaven and hell.”
Surely it is only within ourselves, that we shall find
our heaven or our hell and . greatly rejoice to know
that it is within our power to choose between the two.
Ours is the choice, ours and no others,
We hear in detail of the vexed problems of the world,
but not so much of its quiet and effective progress
toward a better way of life and a finer way of living.
Truly the progress of man is often slow and painful;
strange for instance that we have just begun to debunk
the old theory that, killing one person makes one a
murderer, while killing thousands makes him a hero.
Chaotic as the world now is, men are beginning to
think straight, to use logic and to exercise reason. War
will yet be outlawed.and soon there will-be laws which
will be used to punish those who engage in mass murder
for any cause at all but self defense.
Yes Gallileo, “the world moves,’ and we are moving
along with it, with better thoughts and better plans for
a better tomorrow.
Adeline Merriam Conner.
LOW BEAM ADVISED
When driving at night in heavy
operation of your. car’s
SLOW STARTING .
When en automobile engine does
not start promptly, the trouble] traffic,
low on the
Charles Scott Haley
LO Lb
We paddled out way up in the lee of the other bank
and landed at the roadhouse in: silence for a moment.
But soon our erstwhile slavedriver was patting me on
the back and bubbling over with genial humor. Whether
from relief or from weariness, we ourselves expanded to
meet him, and it was a happy group that piled out to
make a much appreciated dinner.
Next day we started out with a wagon and two horses
which were a part of the roadhouse menage. The plan
was to go as far as the Delta River; where the road
stopped, and then to use one animal for a pack mule, and
ride the other by turns, to Portage Creek, about forty
miles away. We fought our way through an overgrown
trail till we reached the Delta river about noon, and then
loaded our baggage and started on afoot, taking turns
for an hour at a time with the saddle animal. About
eight in the evening, we decided to camp. We had come
out of the timber belt onto a sort of tundra which was
very difficult walking for several miles, and finally
reached a small hill on the far side.
We pitched our beds on the grounds, set mosquito
tents over them, and ate a meal of soggy hotcakes and
coffee, and turned in to sleep. At least we hope so;
but by that time the breeze had died down, and all the
mosquitos in Alaska as well as considerable Candian re‘inforcement, descended upon us. . have suffered mos. quitos on the headwaters of the Amazon, along the
coasts of Central America, and in ‘the wilds of Colombian
jungles, but I have yet to see anything so consummately
. savage and bloodthirsty as the mosquito of the Alaskan
tundra. Our nets were not much protection, because they
sent sapper squads underneath to open the way for new
detachments as fast as we had. massacred .the ones already inside.
The sun was up till nearly midnight, and then it just
wound itself down the horizon for half an hour, and
came up again in the early morning So we were out
afid on the road about three o'clock, glad to be rid of our
tormentors in the early morning breeze.
That afternoon we arrived at our destination on Portage Creek. Our companion—the one beside Frank, the
packer—was carrying the only rifle in the party, and
we had seen considerable game, both young moose and
caribou, so while we made ourselves comfortable in his
camp, he set out to provide us with some moose ‘meat.
In this he was successful, and came back to camp for
the packhorse. . accompanied him out for about a mile
and helped him cut up an enormous bull. With what
seemed to me shameful waste, we only took the hind
quarters, leaving the rest for the wolves, but those two
quarters weighed two hundred pounds apiece, and were
all that we could load or the packhorse could carry. But
it sure tasted good to have moose steaks with our hotcakes next morning.
The next few days were spent between sampling the
property and fighting mosquitos, in about equal proportions. The ground had been surface placered for some
years in a small way, but we could find nothing of commercial grade for a company to operate.
As it was more and more evident from our manner
of testing that the property was unsatisfactory, the prospector who had come out with us—who owned the
property and also the only rifle in the outfit—became
glummer and more hostile. Finally, we set a day in
which to return. He not only declared his intention of
staying where he was but said that he would not lend his
gun to Frank, our guide, for any compensation whatever. As it was less than two day's ride to Martins, this
did not greatly worry. us—we had seen nothing but
moose and caribou and black bear on the way out—so
one bright morning, we set out. _
Frank was leading the pack animal, which had our
only weapon—a sharp axe—packed with bedding rolls
and equipment. Janin and . took turns in riding our
saddle animal. The morning was bright and sunny and
the only trouble we were anticipating was a night’s camp
with mosquitos, and we thought we might avoid that
if we put in an eighteen hour day and got back. to
Martins.
Along about eleven o'clock, . happened to be riding
the horse, and as we were crossing around the head of
Ohio Creek, I saw some caribou way down the gulch As
they are very curious beasts, . thought I would ride out
toward them and see if they would run up close enough
for me to get a good picture. I had my camea ready in
hand, and sure enough, as soon as they saw me, they:
started to run for me. I thought at the distance—over a
mile—that the three of them looked low slung for
caribou, when I was startled by a yell from Frank.
‘ “Those aint caribou, your durned fool! They’re glacier
ear.
“What can we do?” said Janin.
“Do! There's nothin’ we can do. without a gun, but
run fer our lives. Them bear have all been shot at and
they're mean, and tougher than a grizzly. Three of ‘em
will tackle anything on earth. Run like hell, mister, and “CAR LUBRICATION
Improper lubrication of bearings
“and bearing surfaces is responsi“ble for many automobile break* downs, according to the California
Automobile association which advises car Owners to select one reliable lubricating service and have
all lubricating done by the same
station, if possible, so that responsibility for proper lubrication
‘ “will be fixed.
The deepest known place in the
‘North Atlanticocean, ‘(Milwaukee
~Cepth,’’ is 30,246 feet, about 95 miles
morthwest. of Puerto Rico.
RENEW RADIATOR HOSE
_ Renewal of radiator anq heater
hoses when your car is being overhauled is advised by the California
State Automobile association. Hot
water flowing through rubber hose
under pressure for a period of
time may cause the interior of
the hose to swell and retard the
flow of water, although outwardly
the hose may appear to be in per-.,
fect condition.
San Bernardino county is the
state’s largest silver producer, with
a recorded output from 1880 to 1946
of $29,750,959.
may be caused by a partially dis.
charged battery, according to the!
California State Automobile association. Slow starting also causes
ecrankease dilution and_ cylinder
wear, due to raw gasoline being
pumped into the cylinders where
it washes the lubricant from the
cylinder walls into the crankcase.
The letter of the law of God,
separated from its spirit,tends to
demoralize mortals, and must be
corrected by a diviner’ sense of
liberty and light.
—Mary Bakér Eddy
headlights entirely
beam is advised by the California
State Automobile association. The
vehicle code requires shifting to
the low beam when within 500
feet of an oncoming vehicle. Use
of the low beam when in heavy
night traffic avoids frequent shifting from high to low.
keep your horse’s head away from them, or he'll bolt.”
We started at a jog trot across the divide, and kept
out of sight of the bears, who were running back up
the creek and quartering slightly away from us. There
was not a tree in sight for miles—nothing but bare grass
covered rolling hills.
My horse did not appreciate the importance of the
occasion, and could not run fast enough. So I offered
him to Janin, who was an older man, and got off and
showed the horse how to run. :
There can be no exceptions to
the time-testeq rules of traffic
safety, warns the California State
Automobile association. Your one
exception can be the\cause of an
accident. (to be continued)of
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