May 25, 1948 (6 pages)

Hare aeepocmee o 2—Nevada City-Grass Valley Nugget, May 25, 1948 305 Broad Street, Nevada City, Telephone 36 A legal newspaper, as defined by statute. HARLEY M. LEETE, Jr. -.!.-022020222.02.0. Owner and Publishér * . Member California Newspaper Publishers Association Published every Tuesday at Nevada City, California, and entered as matter of the second class in the post office at Nevada City under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879: SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year (in advance) One month (in advance) DidceuulCssavs cea eles Soca delecscstediohuseeuezan $3.00 30 cents Just Wonderin’ I] Wonder when great questions rise To agitate the human mind, How many people answer them In terms that are not well defined. I wish some master mind would speak In firm, clear tones and tell us why The nations go their brawling way And good will reservoirs run dry. Once upon a time, the pastors of two Negro churches agreed to exchange pulpits for a few Sundays. In explaining the plan to his congregation, one pastor declared, “Brethren and sisterin’ de holy man who ' will serve you next Sunday, is one of de greatest expounders of de age, an’ de wisest. He knows de unknowable, he sees de unseeable an’ he unscrews de unscrutable!”’ The great man came at the appointed time and rising in the pulpit announced that for the morning subject he had chosen ““The Ship of Religion.’ Said he, “De great ship of religion sails on an’ on. Right through every storm de great ship sails on an’ on, wild wind blows an’ great waves rises, rocks an’ reefs threaten her an’ breakers roars, but de great ship sails on an’ on. My dear, dear chillens, de great ship of religion sails on an’ on, bekase she is founded on a rock!” Our mighty Ship of State, the American Union, is founded upon a rock—we all believe that fact should be patent to all beholders; so despite the howling winds ef fate that buffet her and the waves of dissention which assail, she too will sail on and on, following her own star and in time, reaching the harbor of her. dreams. The way ahead may be long and tortuous, but still let’s never entertain a doubt of her ultimate destiny. Men of old founded her upon a rock, and with the darkey pastor, we must say, “she will sail on an’ on.” Meanwhile, as we look about us and observe the confusion into which the world has fallen. in its war to win the peace, it may be that some wiseacre will arise who is able to peer into the future, see the unseeable, know the unknowable and: unscrew the -unscrutable; such a one might allay our fears by disclosing the light that shines behind the darkest cloud. ] Wonder why President Truman didn’t call Uncle . (Please turn to Page 5) 3 eopeeefeogeoedefesgeeteoteegedestesgeeputeopeopete sid + yercs® Valley Radio Service $ ve cy ( NAL” CMeliza ; 4 % jab _S_1 2B % Rabo SERVICE Phone 1032 : Sound Systems @® Recordings z Philco Auto Radios : Free Pick-up and Delivery in Nevada City + _% os Hinidinieiieininininieivieivivininieieivinicio: Advertisement) (Political Vote For HAROLD T. (BIZZ) JOHNSON Candidate For STATE SENATOR Stands for Lower State Taxes ' Nevada County Long AgoFloy-Margaret Reynolds 20 YEARS AGO * Horace A. Curnow, who (had been connected with the Nevada County Bank for sixteen. years and by his ability had risen up through the various positions until at the time of the transfer of the bank's ownership to the United Security System he was assistant manager, was promoted to the managership of. the Nevada City branch. The senior class of the Nevada City High annual play, a farce entitled ‘‘Stray Cats,’’ at the Nevada Fheatre. The east included Elmer Marriott, Elzear Foley, Howard Penrose, Howard Wasley, Lloyd Penrose, Erla Davidson, Ruth Tamblyn, Hattie . dangerous Huson, and Katherine McClish, The Camptonville department of the Forest Service began construction of a private telephone line from Millers Ranch to Forest City to, expedite fire control during the dry season. Ranger Frank W. Meggers and Chester . H. Anderson were in charge of the . } ; . work and were assisted by George . E. King of Goodyears Bar .« % h 50 YEARS AGO The Union Hotel in Nevada City under. the new ownership of . W._F. Stevens boasted ‘‘electric . lights throughout, the largest and most modern dining room in the vicinity, a Western Union Telegraph office, depot for stage coaches to all points, and no Chinese employed.”’ The Eagle Bird and the Live Oak Quartz Mines, known, as the Diamond Creek Consolidated Gold and Silver Quartz Mine, locted on the South Yuba about four miles east of Washington, was sold at auction by Sheriff Getchell to satisfy a judgement of $845 held by H. D. Morris. Alphonse Isoard, son of A. Isoard of Nevada City, returned from the Copper River country in Alaska sick and disgusted and reported hundreds of men searcing for gold faithfully under extreme hardships without success and that increasing numbers of them, suffering cold, hunger and snow blindness, were wishing they had remained at home, It was stated on good authority that the disheartened men were offered free passage by the steamship companies if they (Political Advertisement) A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II ENDORSED BY VETERANS Elect ROY A. SMITH MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY YOUR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 213 Commercial Street TELEPHONE 67 : KEYSTONE MARKET School presented Ser . Retired Farmer Is Summoned GRASS VALLEY: services were held yesterday at 11 A. M.-in Myers Mortuary Chapel for James R. Tibbs, who died Thursday night in a Nevada City hospital. Tibbs was _a_ retired. from Kentucky where heewas born 74 years ago. He had lived here but a short time. z Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Tibbs, and daughter, Miss Lillian Tibbs, both of Grass Valley. 5 Rev, John W. Watson conducted the services. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery. would circulate stories of thir success and Alaska’s richness. Fred E. Brown and Edward J. Morgan, real estate agents of Nevada City, listed for sale the Moyle property near the Narrow Gauge depot; an eight-room house on Nevada Street with large lot, good barn and stablé, well and city water for $1250; the Palmer house on Nevada Street; the Lones residence on Broad Street; a _ tenroom’ house on Sacramento Street for $1000; a six-room house within the city limits with one’ and a half acres under. cultivation, a cow and chickens’ for $1000—$500 down and the balance in easy payments, 75 YEARS AGO The Rev. Mr. Sims of Petaluma who had been a visitor in Nevada City, was requested by the Society of the Congregational Church in this place to become the pastor for one year. An article from the Transcript: “Nevada County has furnished the .leading bankers, capitalists and landlords of the state. Sacramento. San Francisco, Napa and other cities of the state have old Nevadans for landlords, and Oakland is soon to have one for the largest hotel in the state. A half dozen of the banks in the. state are run by Nevada County men also.’’ ‘ Mountain strawberries were appearing in the local markets. The retail price was twenty-five cents per pound and the flavor and quality far exceeded that of the valley grown berries, WSVTVG — Ysa My ‘y A) Grass Valley laundry Dry Cleaners 111 BENNETT STREET GRASS VALLEY Telephone—Grats Valley 108 POLITICAL CANDIDATES Primary Election Tuesday, June 1, 1948 SUPERVISOR BUD ERIC BRAUNLICH For Supervisor 1st District FRANK DAVIES For Supervisor 1st District For Supervisor 1st District Funeral farmer CAMPTONVILLE NEWS By Acton M. Cleveland CAMPTONVILLE, May, 19: Miss Frances Cassano of Sacramento. spent a few days lest week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Cassano of this place. E. J. Fournier of Sierra City passed through from Sacramento en route to his home. M. E. Whittum made a brief business trip to Weimer Thursday. Fred J. Joubert was a business visitor at Grass Valley Tuesday. Percy L, Marcyes of Marysville was in this section Saturday on a brief business visit. Postmaster Maudelene M. Cleveland left Wednesday for Santa Cruz and Hobergs to attend the annual Postmasters Conventions, Fred Presley of Sacramento was in town on business Friday. Paul Bergman and Chas Gordon of. the Holmes Funeral Home of Nevada City were in town Monday conducting the funeral of the late Mrs.“"Mary ‘T. Reed. / Gerald C. Smith, proprietor of the Gold Pan Lodge, returned /a few days ago from .theNaval Hospital at Mare Island where ‘he ahs been receiving medical treatment. M. S. Smart of .Nevada was a business visitor in Saturday. L, EH. McIntyre made a/ brief business visit to Grass Valley last week, ~ f —* / BUILD NEVADA COUNTY 7 GEORGE BOLES OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED 312 Broad Street. Telephone 270-W Nevada City City town HARLEY M. LEETE, JR. DON MACARI For Supervisor 1st District CEDRIC S. PORTER For Supervisor 1st District THOS. W. REYNOLDS For Supervisor ist District CARL J. TOBIASSEN For Supervisor 1st District For Supervisor 1st District LORIN WILLIAMS ASSEMBLY — 6TH DISTRICT FRANCIS C. LINDSAY For Assemblyman, 6th District For Assemblyman, 6th District B.W. (Sarge) REYNOLDS For Assemblyman, 6th District LOUIS “Lou” HARTMAN For Assemblyman, 6th District MELVIN L. PIEROVICH Nevada City WILLIAM DURBROW For Assemblyman, 6th District Direction T. and D. Jr, Enterprises, Inc. TUESDAY SAIGON: With ALAN LADD VERONICA LAKE March Of Time No. 10 WEDNESDAY .ALWAYS TOGETHER THURSDAY Also WHEN THE DALTONS RODE BRIAN DONLEVY RANDOLPH SCOTT FRIDAY -SATURDAY DENNIS O’KEEFE MARY MEADE Also GINGER FRANK ALBERTSON BARBARA REED SUNDAY MONDAY. and TUESDAY NORTHSIDE 777 With j HELEN WALKER JAMES STEWART town Saturday DAYS OF POMPEN RECALLED (Official Navy Photograph) in Pompeii. Rare Art Draws Sailors—When the American destroyer USS Carry visited Naples with the Twelfth Fleet the crew members shown u part of their shore liberty to examine an original painting unearthed CLEAN THE CLEANERS “Clean the cleaners periodicaladvises L. G. Evans,. General VACATION DRIVING “To drive free from accidents and to enjoy your vacation more, Service Manager for National] don’t drive too fast or too fay Automobile Club. ‘Those’ that . on any. one day,’ cautions Pert keep the oil, gas, and carburetor] Stewart, Jr. Field Secretary for air clean get very dirty’ in: the] Natinal’) Automobile Club. Sex process. Finally, they stop clean-. planned trip will prove more-resting.”’ ful and. pleasant.”’ Z ad COOL is the word ing style officer’s hardwood frame. seat. FOLDING CHAIRS STEEL CHAIRS . ere Nevada City Telephone 5 } Bt S PGA GL RUA VS ok aS Ss PCN RNE ET & ssorenot espe syrceenceet oes for this popular foldchair with enameled Bright striped canvas 9.30 CAWN AND PATIO FURNITURE THAT INVITES YOU TO Tia Lyfe. with fine furniture from ALPHA Our mezzanine furniture department is ready, this summer, with porch and lawn chairs to make the season most enjoyable. of strong light hardwood . . . natural finish and enamel 4.70, 5.75, 8.30 AND 9.60 ‘in brilliant hues, for porch and lawn . . . 11.85 SNOOZE away the sunshiny days beneath the protective awning of this fine canvas deck chair. You'll go a long ways to match this cool comfort ALPH A ARDWARE SINCE CO a WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS (ES: cm a me —{—— \ LOW-SLUNG, deepcushioned, finished in bright chrome over hard-wearing tubular metal, you'll find it hard to believe we + can sell this luxuriously lazy chair for only. . 12.95 12.75 “Grass Valley Telephone 88 ae a

Hare aeepocmee o 2—Nevada City-Grass Valley Nugget, May 25, 1948 305 Broad Street, Nevada City, Telephone 36 A legal newspaper, as defined by statute. HARLEY M. LEETE, Jr. -.!..-022020222.02.0. Owner and Publishér * . Member California Newspaper Publishers Association Published every Tuesday at Nevada City, California, and entered as matter of the second class in the post office at Nevada City under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879: SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year (in advance) One month (in advance) DidceuulCssavs cea eles Soca delecscstediohuseeuezan $3.00 30 cents Just Wonderin’ I] Wonder when great questions rise To agitate the human mind, How many people answer them In terms that are not well defined. I wish some master mind would speak In firm, clear tones and tell us why The nations go their brawling way And good will reservoirs run dry. Once upon a time, the pastors of two Negro churches agreed to exchange pulpits for a few Sundays. In explaining the plan to his congregation, one pastor declared, “Brethren and sisterin’ de holy man who ' will serve you next Sunday, is one of de greatest expounders of de age, an’ de wisest. He knows de unknowable, he sees de unseeable an’ he unscrews de unscrutable!”’ The great man came at the appointed time and rising in the pulpit announced that for the morning subject he had chosen ““The Ship of Religion.’ Said he, “De great ship of religion sails on an’ on. Right through every storm de great ship sails on an’ on, wild wind blows an’ great waves rises, rocks an’ reefs threaten her an’ breakers roars, but de great ship sails on an’ on. My dear, dear chillens, de great ship of religion sails on an’ on, bekase she is founded on a rock!” Our mighty Ship of State, the American Union, is founded upon a rock—we all believe that fact should be patent to all beholders; so despite the howling winds ef fate that buffet her and the waves of dissention which assail, she too will sail on and on, following her own star and in time, reaching the harbor of her. dreams. The way ahead may be long and tortuous, but still let’s never entertain a doubt of her ultimate destiny. Men of old founded her upon a rock, and with the darkey pastor, we must say, “she will sail on an’ on.” Meanwhile, as we look about us and observe the confusion into which the world has fallen. in its war to win the peace, it may be that some wiseacre will arise who is able to peer into the future, see the unseeable, know the unknowable and: unscrew the -unscrutable; such a one might allay our fears by disclosing the light that shines behind the darkest cloud. ] Wonder why President Truman didn’t call Uncle . (Please turn to Page 5) 3 eopeeefeogeoedefesgeeteoteegedestesgeeputeopeopete sid + yercs® Valley Radio Service $ ve cy ( NAL” CMeliza ; 4 % jab _S_1 2B % Rabo SERVICE Phone 1032 : Sound Systems @® Recordings z Philco Auto Radios : Free Pick-up and Delivery in Nevada City + _% os Hinidinieiieininininieivieivivininieieivinicio: Advertisement) (Political Vote For HAROLD T. (BIZZ) JOHNSON Candidate For STATE SENATOR Stands for Lower State Taxes ' Nevada County Long AgoFloy-Margaret Reynolds 20 YEARS AGO * Horace A. Curnow, who (had been connected with the Nevada County Bank for sixteen. years and by his ability had risen up through the various positions until at the time of the transfer of the bank's ownership to the United Security System he was assistant manager, was promoted to the managership of. the Nevada City branch. The senior class of the Nevada City High annual play, a farce entitled ‘‘Stray Cats,’’ at the Nevada Fheatre. The east included Elmer Marriott, Elzear Foley, Howard Penrose, Howard Wasley, Lloyd Penrose, Erla Davidson, Ruth Tamblyn, Hattie . dangerous Huson, and Katherine McClish, The Camptonville department of the Forest Service began construction of a private telephone line from Millers Ranch to Forest City to, expedite fire control during the dry season. Ranger Frank W. Meggers and Chester . H. Anderson were in charge of the . } ; . work and were assisted by George . E. King of Goodyears Bar .« % h 50 YEARS AGO The Union Hotel in Nevada City under. the new ownership of . W._F. Stevens boasted ‘‘electric . lights throughout, the largest and most modern dining room in the vicinity, a Western Union Telegraph office, depot for stage coaches to all points, and no Chinese employed.”’ The Eagle Bird and the Live Oak Quartz Mines, known, as the Diamond Creek Consolidated Gold and Silver Quartz Mine, locted on the South Yuba about four miles east of Washington, was sold at auction by Sheriff Getchell to satisfy a judgement of $845 held by H. D. Morris. Alphonse Isoard, son of A. Isoard of Nevada City, returned from the Copper River country in Alaska sick and disgusted and reported hundreds of men searcing for gold faithfully under extreme hardships without success and that increasing numbers of them, suffering cold, hunger and snow blindness, were wishing they had remained at home, It was stated on good authority that the disheartened men were offered free passage by the steamship companies if they (Political Advertisement) A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II ENDORSED BY VETERANS Elect ROY A. SMITH MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY YOUR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 213 Commercial Street TELEPHONE 67 : KEYSTONE MARKET School presented Ser . Retired Farmer Is Summoned GRASS VALLEY: services were held yesterday at 11 A. M.-in Myers Mortuary Chapel for James R. Tibbs, who died Thursday night in a Nevada City hospital. Tibbs was _a_ retired. from Kentucky where heewas born 74 years ago. He had lived here but a short time. z Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Tibbs, and daughter, Miss Lillian Tibbs, both of Grass Valley. 5 Rev, John W. Watson conducted the services. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery. would circulate stories of thir success and Alaska’s richness. Fred E. Brown and Edward J. Morgan, real estate agents of Nevada City, listed for sale the Moyle property near the Narrow Gauge depot; an eight-room house on Nevada Street with large lot, good barn and stablé, well and city water for $1250; the Palmer house on Nevada Street; the Lones residence on Broad Street; a _ tenroom’ house on Sacramento Street for $1000; a six-room house within the city limits with one’ and a half acres under. cultivation, a cow and chickens’ for $1000—$500 down and the balance in easy payments, 75 YEARS AGO The Rev. Mr. Sims of Petaluma who had been a visitor in Nevada City, was requested by the Society of the Congregational Church in this place to become the pastor for one year. An article from the Transcript: “Nevada County has furnished the .leading bankers, capitalists and landlords of the state. Sacramento. San Francisco, Napa and other cities of the state have old Nevadans for landlords, and Oakland is soon to have one for the largest hotel in the state. A half dozen of the banks in the. state

are run by Nevada County men also.’’ ‘ Mountain strawberries were appearing in the local markets. The retail price was twenty-five cents per pound and the flavor and quality far exceeded that of the valley grown berries, WSVTVG — Ysa My ‘y A) Grass Valley laundry Dry Cleaners 111 BENNETT STREET GRASS VALLEY Telephone—Grats Valley 108 POLITICAL CANDIDATES Primary Election Tuesday, June 1, 1948 SUPERVISOR BUD ERIC BRAUNLICH For Supervisor 1st District FRANK DAVIES For Supervisor 1st District For Supervisor 1st District Funeral farmer CAMPTONVILLE NEWS By Acton M. Cleveland CAMPTONVILLE, May, 19: Miss Frances Cassano of Sacramento. spent a few days lest week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Cassano of this place. E. J. Fournier of Sierra City passed through from Sacramento en route to his home. M. E. Whittum made a brief business trip to Weimer Thursday. Fred J. Joubert was a business visitor at Grass Valley Tuesday. Percy L, Marcyes of Marysville was in this section Saturday on a brief business visit. Postmaster Maudelene M. Cleveland left Wednesday for Santa Cruz and Hobergs to attend the annual Postmasters Conventions, Fred Presley of Sacramento was in town on business Friday. Paul Bergman and Chas Gordon of. the Holmes Funeral Home of Nevada City were in town Monday conducting the funeral of the late Mrs.“"Mary ‘T. Reed. / Gerald C. Smith, proprietor of the Gold Pan Lodge, returned /a few days ago from .theNaval Hospital at Mare Island where ‘he ahs been receiving medical treatment. M. S. Smart of .Nevada was a business visitor in Saturday. L, EH. McIntyre made a/ brief business visit to Grass Valley last week, ~ f —* / BUILD NEVADA COUNTY 7 GEORGE BOLES OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED 312 Broad Street. Telephone 270-W Nevada City City town HARLEY M. LEETE, JR. DON MACARI For Supervisor 1st District CEDRIC S. PORTER For Supervisor 1st District THOS. W. REYNOLDS For Supervisor ist District CARL J. TOBIASSEN For Supervisor 1st District For Supervisor 1st District LORIN WILLIAMS ASSEMBLY — 6TH DISTRICT FRANCIS C. LINDSAY For Assemblyman, 6th District For Assemblyman, 6th District B.W. (Sarge) REYNOLDS For Assemblyman, 6th District LOUIS “Lou” HARTMAN For Assemblyman, 6th District MELVIN L. PIEROVICH Nevada City WILLIAM DURBROW For Assemblyman, 6th District Direction T. and D. Jr, Enterprises, Inc. TUESDAY SAIGON: With ALAN LADD VERONICA LAKE March Of Time No. 10 WEDNESDAY .ALWAYS TOGETHER THURSDAY Also WHEN THE DALTONS RODE BRIAN DONLEVY RANDOLPH SCOTT FRIDAY -SATURDAY DENNIS O’KEEFE MARY MEADE Also GINGER FRANK ALBERTSON BARBARA REED SUNDAY MONDAY. and TUESDAY NORTHSIDE 777 With j HELEN WALKER JAMES STEWART town Saturday DAYS OF POMPEN RECALLED (Official Navy Photograph) in Pompeii. Rare Art Draws Sailors—When the American destroyer USS Carry visited Naples with the Twelfth Fleet the crew members shown u part of their shore liberty to examine an original painting unearthed CLEAN THE CLEANERS “Clean the cleaners periodicaladvises L. G. Evans,. General VACATION DRIVING “To drive free from accidents and to enjoy your vacation more, Service Manager for National] don’t drive too fast or too fay Automobile Club. ‘Those’ that . on any. one day,’ cautions Pert keep the oil, gas, and carburetor] Stewart, Jr. Field Secretary for air clean get very dirty’ in: the] Natinal’) Automobile Club. Sex process. Finally, they stop clean-. planned trip will prove more-resting.”’ ful and. pleasant.”’ Z ad COOL is the word ing style officer’s hardwood frame. seat. FOLDING CHAIRS STEEL CHAIRS . ere Nevada City Telephone 5 } Bt S PGA GL RUA VS ok aS Ss PCN RNE ET & ssorenot espe syrceenceet oes for this popular foldchair with enameled Bright striped canvas 9.30 CAWN AND PATIO FURNITURE THAT INVITES YOU TO Tia Lyfe. with fine furniture from ALPHA Our mezzanine furniture department is ready, this summer, with porch and lawn chairs to make the season most enjoyable. of strong light hardwood . . . natural finish and enamel 4.70, 5.75, 8.30 AND 9.60 ‘in brilliant hues, for porch and lawn . . . 11.85 SNOOZE away the sunshiny days beneath the protective awning of this fine canvas deck chair. You'll go a long ways to match this cool comfort ALPH A ARDWARE SINCE CO a WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS (ES: cm a me —{—— \ LOW-SLUNG, deepcushioned, finished in bright chrome over hard-wearing tubular metal, you'll find it hard to believe we + can sell this luxuriously lazy chair for only.. . 12.95 12.75 “Grass Valley Telephone 88 ae a