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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Grass Valley Nugget

May 17, 1949 (8 pages)

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ARMORY GIVEN TOP PRIORITY BY O'SULLIVAN Armory infantry tional FOG, TROUBLE DELAY POWER INSUNDAY OUTAGE for Volume 22—No. 22 regiment, California naNevada located in guard, county, has been given top priority for construction in the new $4,000,000 national] guard armory Dill, according to an announcement by Major General Curtis D. O’Sulli van, adjutant general of the California national guard. State Senator Harold Johnson, who received the announcement from the adjutant general, said the bill has excellent chances Fog in Grass Valley Sunday morning delayed for two hours the Tuesday, May 17, 1949 NEVADA CITY (Nevada County) CALIFORNIA Selection of School Trustees in City To Be Settled by Electors on Friday of What the Candidates SayONLY 2 SCHOOL CYRIL N. KERRIN + FREDA BECRAFT HAROLD BERLINER DISTRICTS HAVE SCHOOL MUSIC OFFICIAL RACES FESTIVAL HERE NEXT THURSDAY 4.000 to 12,000 volts in the Nevada sub-station. installing in City the Trouble new several caused also equipment hours delay and it was 11:20 am t%® restored was service before Grass Valley. Nevada City did not get electricity until 1:50 p.m. L. R. Farrell, manager of Ne-~ vada district of the power cam passage by the legislature. O’Sullivan did not announce the at site of to see the tops of the poles because pany, said the crews. who reporte® the armory. To you the residents. of Nevada “T am a native of Stockton.and City and surrounding area I would like to take this opportunity received my primary and secondary to submit my qualifications for a member of the Nevada City school board. I graduated from a large public schoo] Nevada City schools will present their annual ‘spring music festival high Thursday evening school in the auditorium, Participating in the event will be folk dancers from the elementary school, the elementary schooij orchestra, and the seventh and eighth grade chcerus. The high school wil] present its chorus and string tnsemble azd solists Saundra Pease, Maxine Walker. Ivey The May 19 reality the second and Kent performance half is in of the spring festival. To avoid the scheduling of an extra long program the music departments of the two schools presented the first half of the spring festival as part of the high school open house during public schools week. Appearing on that program were’ elementary school soloists Koreen Buster and Bruce Walker, the high school girls glee club, ang the high schoo] orchestra. Directing the coming musical event will be Bill Tobiassen, Wil lard Goerz, and Franc Luschen. system county in in Los’ Angeles 1934 and then went to Occidental ColNege in Los Angeles where I obtained my pre-medical education. While in college I had training in education by giving instruction track work in basketball and I took my medical training at the Angeles College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and grad Officers of the state division of Forestry in moved into Nevada City have new headquarters building here and are making plans for open new house building inspection in the of near the I have tried to aid all youth projects in Nevada county such ag scouting, playground work and’ instruction. I have one child in school at present and have another to start in two years. We own our own home here and believe in the future of our town. I fully realize that to have a good school system we must first have a hard working and straightforward school board and school ernment and <citizens?And if. elected to fill this vacancy I will try to carry out to the best of my ability all programs which will insure a better future for all our children CYRIL N. The Others who will share the new $10,000 headquarters located on the 17th two assistant rangers. has The six room, building ception room. also a re Some painting work remains to and last-minute be done on the outside of the building as well as more complete furnishing, of the inside which is expected to be done before the open house evest, Moran said, Work began on the building by state crews last November. Meanwhile Moran and his assistants are preparing to receive the special fire crews who are employed for the summer months. The first of these will begin their work. May 28. By July 15 the four stations in this district will have a total of more than $35 firefighters. Others employed in the summer work are truck drivers, foremen, lookout men and cooks. KERRIN FAIR PREMIUM BOOKS OFF PRESS THIS WEEK of and Ciy postoffice, the 1949 fair premium books seventh annual] fafr of the District Agricultural Associa tion will be off the press this week to available be. soon will and prospective exhibitors: at the office of the association in Grass Valley. The 96-page booklet, bound jin gold cover to mark ‘the centennial of the golden county, has been produced by the’ commercial printing deparment of ‘the Nugget. It was quite a chore for the staff, addition to publishing a in newspaper twice weekly and keeping up with the regular volume of commercial printing. Historical Museum Open This Weekend Nevada County Historical Museum will be open Saturday afternoon under the, supervision of Mrs. Martha Dillon. Mr. and Mrs. Geary Feagans will be Sunday attendants. and when background, especially where one of the most important duties of choo] trustees is to study and pre pare a sound budget for the digtrict. “My vested husband and I have inour life savings in the building of a new home ang developing a new apple orchard $f considerable acreage just out of Nevada City on Cement Hill road. We have a young son now attend and social welfare of the community.”’ ‘J have obtained and_ studied thoroughly the education code of the state of California. I know the duties of school] trustees and feel confident that I am fully qualified to act competently in the interests the community in education for our “People in the community have expressed their desire to have a woman representative on the schoo] board and I from voters in this ask support district who stand for. progress and in our schools.’’ FREDA efficiency BECRAFT FRANK PERI FUNERAL TODAY AT MORTUARY Funeral services will be neral who home for’ died here Frank Friday Feri, 89, morning. Peri had been a prospector .in the Nevada county area for more than fifty years. Peri was a native of Italy and had never married. A familiar figure in Nevada City and vicinity, Peri had until a month-ago been in excellent health; having lived actively in the mountains where he had many mining claims. Peri is survived by two sisters, Teresa anqg Guidita, in Italy, and a cousin, Peter Luciano, a partner in some of the claims. Interment will be in Forest View cemetery. ing to an announcement by. William Treloar, commander of the BUDDY POPPY SALES BY VFW ON SATURDAY post. Banner Mountain Post No. 2655, Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its annual “Buddy Poppy Sale” * Saturday, according to an announcement by Al Wharff, chairman, of the poppy committee. Norman Edwards Now Teaching in Bay Area Lt. (jg) Robert 8. Neasham, USN, great-grand early education and in Nevada After three years of college at the Universiy of San Francisco I was admited to the College of Law at the University of Notre Dame from which I graduated, schooldays made me want to make my -home here, so shortly after graduation I came to Nevada City, number My Norman Edwards, a former resi of part time helpers. for children wish the of . sible Be interested citizens of and our respon community and nation knowing our traditions and how to make a _ democracy work. . Have the basis for learning a trade, or getting job. and holding a 4 . If they have the desre and talent, be able to proceed direcly to a first class university, no other preparation than with their high able school diploma and be to hold their own with students from. any other high school in the state. And I would like to see nothing in the before aims. school program that came the achievement of these Districts without a candidate’s name on the ballot seed the retiring trustees are: Birchville: Forest doni. Mrs. Ruth Springs: North Bloomfield: Cole, Jr. North San Jones, Lake. Charles Ron Clyde Juan: Mrs. M. Loretta Wolf: Mrs. A. J. Dunbar. Districts with incumbents seeking re-election are: Blue Tent: Phyllis Cherokee: Louis A. Chicago haus. Park: H. Sins. Spease. Melvin F. Gel Clear Creek: John H. Oakie. Indian Springs: Ralph Alderman. J. Townsend. Pleasant Valley: Fred B. Smith. Rough and Ready: Mrs. Marie H. Watters. Candidates
of districts where the retiring trustees are not seekre-election: French Corral: Mae L. Wilson, candidate; Mrs, Adele Browning, retiring trustee. Kentucky Flat: Jean M. Cates, candidate; Mrs. Sadie S. Smith, ‘etiring trustee, Lime Kiln: Irving R. Pearl, candidate; Mrs. Lillian Campbell. Union Hill: candidate; Walter Perey J. B. Murphy, Bosanko, re tiring trustee. Terms of office of trustees of Floriston, Truckee and” Meadow Lake high schoo] terminate July 1949. Trustees for the newly formed Truckee-Tahoe joint unified district. were. elected Jan. 21, 1949. They are W. A. Loynd, Eugene Nardi, Truckee; William Rutherford, Soda Springs; Lester E. Ashley, 49, Sacramen=caterpillar operator was in= to stantly killed Thursday evenimg im North San Juan when he wae crushed by a heavy tractor which slipped while being unloaded from. the bed of a truck, Coroner Alvah Hooper investi-~ gated. He was accompanied by Sheriff’s deputy. Arthur Pepper. Workmen assisting with the un leading operations. said the blade of the tractor had. heen dropper and the truck backed onto a slight incline of a sidehill, for easier un— loading. In moving the tractor, it sipped? off the bracing, crashed againgt an angle iron and toppled over the side of the truck, crushing Ashley beneath. A ley resident of Sacramento, had recently at North accepted San Juan. Ash= a jok The accident teok place about one block from the center of town, near the Columbia Hill road turn-off. He is survived by his wife, whe resides in Sacramento. The body was shipped to the George Klump funeral home in Sacramento, Good Crowd Sees Play Day Acting on Friday More than 200 persons watche® the one-act plays presented Pri-+ day evening in the high schoot auditorium present drama class of Nevada City high school, under the direction of Miss Evelyn Corr. : VYhe plays were “The Man in qualifications directly to you, your consideration. I can as the Bowler Hat,’’ ‘‘The Deceivers,’™ and ‘Grandma, Old Style.* \*" if elected, do not wish to be special inerest group I have not solicited the ganization, but you of particular prefer my to Martin, Tahoe City, Lucas, Kings Beach. and or elected, to attend the meetings of the Board faithfully and to do all required work in connection with the office. Schoo] i Hudson, Nevada county 27. He waived a jury trial. The older brother will be representeqd in court by Robert C. Shhiffner, Nevada City attorney. Frank will be sentenced this morning in superior court, His . , Francisco, Edwards will -teach cosOfficer Tom Barrett will present tume designing, fashion illustrathis report to the court this morning and color. ing. EY an@ Roseville City High High School,. Park, -3 p.m. Club . Auxiliary Show, 8 p.m. Nevada School Auditogins, Fashion City High ~~ = Tomorrow Mother’s Night, Laure] Chagtars, Native, Daughters of the Caiden. West. Nevada City Club, Methodist court with cattle rustling, pleaded guilty Friday to stealing and butchering a 1000-pound steer belonging to Guy N. Robinson of Grass Valley early last month. Frank’s brother, George, entered a plea of not guilty. He will face trial on grand theft charges May vs. Lions charged superior speech at Roseville, 3 p.m. Bee game, Pio= neer FRANK HUDSON PLEADS GUILTY TO RUSTLING SENTENCE SET TODAY Willard the Today Nevada Baseball, HAROLD BERLINER Frank by CALENDAR OF EVENTS honest _ interest in the future of the children of the community, and I _ promise,if in OPERATOR DIES IN TRACTOR ACCIDENT, RIDGE Stanley I any endorsement of any sure Howard Pen rose, who is not running for reelection. Candidates are Harold Berliner, Mrs. Rosalyn F. Becraft and Dr. Cyril N. Kerrin. . Farrell said theré should be Httle variation in voltage in Nevadm City now. Farrel] stated the company has expended approximately $306,080 im improvements of district service. Thomas Because bound to my for quirements on the phase-out of 12,000 volt circuit serving the lorak' substation. Nevada City unified district has three candidates seeking the vac 1, of Washington, Calif., recently comdent who has been artist in Hollypleted a course of instruction at the wood, is now a member of the Naval Photographic Interpretation teaching staff of the Rudolph offense carries a possiblé prison Center, Naval Receiving Station, Schaeffer School of Design, San sentence, of 1-10 years. Probation Wa , D. C. He entered Naval ce July 10, 1942. Before entering the Navy, Lt. Neasham at Carlson, ley substation. The additional delay of returm of power to Nevada Sity was @tcasioned by additional work re Voltage tested low for the Ne Oakiand: Jack and figure capably enough for eyery-day living. work. vada City circuit and new taps had to be placed on the new transformers for the local substation, Nevada City is that they may: Learn to read and write well, to speak easily and correctly, start cies has six candidates: Francis W. Bennallack and Jearold F. Brust, incumbents, Carl D. Brock, John three years later, cum laude, in 1945. Memories of my Grass Valley could Grass Valley with three vacan *50’s. I was born in San Francisco ancy created by J. held today at 2 o’clock at Holmes Fu Wasley also-asks patrons of the boxes and paint the proper name on the box plainly. my and received my in schools there county. securing the area Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 26, 27 nd 28, accord mail to where Judge George Gildersleeve sold me the Nevada City News. I I have a vital interes therefore have since built it into two growin the schools of Nevada City and ing businesses, a modern job printI agree heartily with this stateing plant to serve Nevada county, ment taken from the Manual for which employs four full time men, School Board Members — ‘“‘there and a mail ‘order business, bringis a direct relationship between ing new: money into the county public education and the econgmic and hiring two full time and a the their back father, who had a store here in the ing Nevada City elementary school. are route repair stems made and advice given on sound surveys rural mail their school graduates who will go on to college, I believe that my own tests in Friday’s election of school trustees. Five districts are without a candidate to fill a vacancy, according to Walter A. superintendent of schools. crews A delay of one hour an@ 35 minutes was incurred when trouble. developed in the two new 66,909 volt switches from the Drum ang Colgate circuits at the Grass Val~ Only two schoo] districts in Nevada :county will have official con me _ to erations in each of the five westcollege experience equips Ralph A. Greenwell ern states and combine them into know what their high school prepD. Gaskins, and Tecla E. McHugh. Joseph Henone regional financia] report, study aration should be. financial conditions and where My interest in Nevada county wood is not seeking re-election. equalization of be accomplished. completed routes will As a Nevada City employer I know what educational background was my duty to formulate monthly a financia] statement of dealer op Forty-Niners post No. 9878, Veterans of Foreign Wars, North San Juan, will hold its Buddy Poppy sale in the North San Juan, Camptonville and North Columbia William Supervisors. accompany the carrier business man North San Juan Poppy Days May 26, 27, 28 according an announcement by Wasley, postmaster. the “Big Three’ automobile manufacwill enable young people to get turer’s regional sales offices. It and hold a job. And for those high most adequate tax dollar. Annual city carrier route inspection is being conducted by the to J. in of which agement department of one of the of CITY CARRIER SURVEY HELD BY POST OFFICE Nevada spent years financial practice I feel that this experience has provided a good according to Ranger Lou Moran. er, were several struction of first aid classes. I have lived in this county since September 1943 wih the exception future, Nevada City-Grass Valley highway are the dispatcher, assistant rang periences, deviations were detected, report them so personal contact could be system. Without this how as citizens in this great county of ours do we expect to educate’ and develope our future democraic gov DIVISION MOVES TO NEW OFFICES “T have had approximately 20 years of executive secretarial ex uated in 1943. I continued my training with children as doctor for several school teams and in of the year 1945 which was spent in the U. S. Navy. Since returning helped me to realize the problems and needs of our young people. Knowing and working with so many of these boys for three years has made me genuinely concerned with their future well-being. unable were of fog and it was not until 6 Rn Many of you know my work with the Boy Scouts, which has education in public schools of San Joaquin, Fresno and Alameda counties. Sunday, a.m., 4 the % — start of work by Pacific Gas ani maintenanRge company Electric switch-over from the crews in Women’s Civie: Church Hall, 8 p m. Buffet luncheon. Thursday: Joint rectors, Gathering,, board of Nevada Grass City ang di~ EISLER SKIPS THE COUNTRY Valley Chambers ef Commerce, _ councils of both cities, Seaman’s. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Jus Lodge, 8 p.m. Music Festival, tice Department announced May 11 that it has ‘‘received reports’’ that a man “identified as Gerhart Eisler’ has been discovered sociation, as a stowaway aboard the S.S. School, Batory, a Polish ship which .sailed from New York May 6. Eisler was once described by the House UnAmerican Activities Nevada City Garden Club, Mra. Elsie Siegfried, 515 Coyote Street North San Juan, Camptonville and Vicinity Chamber of Com— Committee as ‘‘America’s No. 1 Communist.” Juan, Nevada City High School Auditorium. Gold Flat Parent-Teachers As~ Gold Flat Elementary . 8 p.m. merce, Twamley Hall, North. Sam 8 p.m.