May 3, 1949 (4 pages)

. » rd + BOARD ACQUIRE WATER RIGHTS" Francis Lindsay, assemblyman from this district, was a surprise visitor to. yesterday’s meeting of the Nevada county board of supervisors. He. urged the board file on surplus water originating in this county and protect the county from later filings by federal bureaus. Lindsay also wanted to know the board’s attitude on a, recommendation by the Nevada county grand grand jury the superior court judge, distriet attorney, and auditor receive salary, increases. The assemblyman warned the board no action on a bill could be started unless the board approved the salary raises ang that action would have to be executed within two weeks when the county government bill goes into committee. Lindsay ,said the raises were not out of line with other counties, Lindsay said he took it for granted the. approval of the board would immediately follow his receipt of the grand jury’s recommendation, and it was irregular the request for the bill was sent him without the recommendation of the board. Lindsay said the legislature cannot approve the salary raises without the approval of the Nevada county board of supervisors. Lindsay also said the idea of a state park is good and all interior counties should take steps to acquire parks and recreation areas. Lindsay also said he is co-author of a bill seeking $1,000,000 to be used by counties to repair winterravaged roads. He asked the board to place an estimate before the committee which will hear the bill. Lindsay said a new fish hatchery is expected to be built in Lincoln to serve the needs of this area. Appearing before the board were «Gil Priece, Frank Boundy and Ray Smith who asked the old Deer creek road be made a county road, -gtating it was almost impassable in places. The board recommended a Petition be circulated and presented to the board asking such action. Priece stated a petition bearing 42 signatures had been presented the hoard in 1946 but no -action had been taken. Carl Tobiassen said he would investigate the road in the near future. Richard. Kelsy asked for repairs on the Rattlesnake road, stating. it. was. in -terrible shape. A The board officially canvassed the votes for. formation of Tahoe forest hospital district and appointed directors. The vote was 441 for, 64 against. Directorg<are Ted D. Barrett. King. Beach; F. B. Sederberg, Tahoe Pines; James Sherritt, Soda Springs; Charles Keller and Ray Scott, Truckee. The board earmarked $88, 000 for the Memorial addition to the: county’ hospital, and transferred $1,200 from the hospital mdintenance fund to the salary fund. GRASS VALLEY STORE. GETS RESULTS FROM NUGGET ADVERTISING Neil Hurlburt, manager of Grass Valley Furniture Store, is a firm believer’ that advertising in the Nugget pays off. The store, located at. the south approach to Grass Valley, has been a consistent advertiser with the local newspaper. : Hurlburt stated he has gotten good results from his advertising with the local newspaper and was completely convinced of it this week when he sold. several ‘‘Ser vatables’’ on the basis of an advertisement published in last week’s Nugget. YOUNG WOMAN FOUND DEAD HERE SUNDAY . The body of Mrs. Dolores Eberstein, 36, was found Sunday noon at her home, 539 West Broad street. She had apparently died in her sleep.Saturday night, Funeral] services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Holmes Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Max Christensen officiating, Interment will be in ‘Forest View cemetery. Mrs. Eberstein is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cormier, Grass Valley, and was born May 30, 1912, in’ Raymond,, Wash. She is also survived by a son, Knoll Marshall, and a sister, Mrs. Lucille Irby, both of Nevada City. — Mrs. Jeff Mooers and Richard and Margaret, ang Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Larsen attended the funeral services of ‘Corporal Clyde K. Mooers, former Grass Valley youth, in San Bruno Friday. Mooers died during the Bougainville campaign of the Pacific theater of World War II. ‘Mr. and children, ‘marrieg on Sept. NEVADA CITY (Nevada County) CALIFORNIA Tuesday, May 3, 1949 JNLESS YOU ACT. NOTHING WILL BE DONE.” GENERAL O’SULLIVAN — WARNS IN SPEECH ONN. C. ARMORY “Unless you act, nothing will be done,”’ was the blunt warning of Major General Curtis D. O'Sullivan, adjutant general of the California National Guard to a group of approximately 200 residents of Nevada City and Grass Valley, speaking on the possibilities of a ERNEST TOWLE DIES MONDAY IN WET HILL HOME Death came yesterday morning at 2 o’clock for Ernest W. Towle, 77, Wet Hill, native of Nevada City. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m., at Holmes Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Dahlgren Casey, officiating at religious rites. Oustamah lodge 16, I1.0.0.F., will conduct the rites. for the dead. Cary Arbogast, chaplain, and Jonathan Pascoe, will officiate. Interment Will be in Odd Fellows cemetery. Towle was born Feb. 29, 1872, near the reservoir on Sugar Loaf hill, and was educated in Nevada City schools. He followed the trade of a stationary engineer all his life. He had retired for many years. Towle traveleq a lot following his trade and had-roamed as: far as the SeuthSeas but Nevada City was always his home and he was never gone for long. Towle was very active for 52 years in the Oustamah lodge of the 1.0.0.F., and was ‘a past noble grand. He also served as chief patriarch of Odd clon wacampment, : He atid “Ling~srick™ Kins were 27, 1927. There were no children. Towle is survived, in addition to his wife, by two brothers, Carol W. Towle, Willits, and Leslie H. Towle, San Francisco. NEVADA CITY T0 GET” $2,285 SLICE OF, LIQUOR LICENSE FEES Liquor _ license fee revenues amounting to $2,353,170, representing earnings of the half-year period froma July 1, 1948, to Dec. 31, 1948, are soon to be distributed between the cities. and counties of the state. This is the 26th such allocation. In making this Jerrold I, Seawell, member of the board of: equalization from. the third equalization ° district, explained that. this sum is 100 per cent of the license fees earned for that six-months period. Seawell further explained, ‘This sum of money is made available to the local government for liquor law enforcement and regulation so that local control may be exercised to the fullest extent that local communities. desire local control and enforcement®”’ Of this current allocation of $2,353,170, Nevada county will have returned to its unincorporated area $4,947.50, and to Nevada City, the amount of $2,285. announcement, Rose -HereTonight On Official Visit to Odd Fellows Lodge Meeting District Deputy Grand Master ‘Henry Rose, Auburn, will make his official visit to Oustamah lodge No. 16, I. O. O. KF, tonight,, according to George Halstead; noble grand. The lodge will confer first degree to Forrest McClelland, Refreshments’ will follow lodge meeting. the High School Plays Placer Here May 5 Nevada City high school’s Yellowjackets will play the Placer high school baseball team Thursday afternoon at Pioneer park. The Yellowjackets baseball team with John Cartoscelli on the mound, battled the San Juan Spartangs on even terms’ throughout six innings Friday at Pioneer park, but faded in the final frame to lose, 8-3. ah o& national guard armory in Nevada county at a dinner in the high school auditorium Thursday evening. General O’Sullivan was the guest of the chambers of commerce of Nevada City anl Grass Valley, local service clubs and company E, 184th infantry, California national guard=.He was accompanied from Sacramento by Lt. Col.’ John G. Mackay, commanding officer of the second battalion, to which company E is attached. He was greeted and escorted in Nevada City by Captain Harleth M. Brock, commanding officer of company E. Brock was also master of ceremonies at the dinner. The General was feted at a late afternoon cocktail partyat Deer Creek inn, following whieh an inspection tour of armery sites was. tonducted. A reception in the high school auditorium preceded the roast beef dinner prepareq and cooked by the high-school cafeteria class under the supervision of Mrs. Adele Sturtevant. Music was supplied by an orchestra under the direction of Willard Goerz. John Sbaffi was named to head} a committee including Ray Spickelmier, Moscoe Smart and I. C. Bell to promote and obtain an’ armory for Nevada City. Smart offered a three-acre tract in Nevada City to the national guard asa site for the armory. The general said the rosie ofthe national guard is bogging down for lack of housing. Equipment and supplies available to local units of the guard cannot be issued because of the shortage, he continued. ‘‘The obligation of the state to house the guard is not being met. I have done all I can. They know the facts. The security of the nation is at stake.’ ‘O’Sullivan urged the people of this area to act in pointing out the need of the armory to their representatives: in the legislature. “They will heed you if you act. But unless you act, nothing will be done.’”’ REAL. ESTATE BOARD CALLS NEW GAS RATE GROSSLY EXCESSIVE Nevada County Real Estate Board charged the new increased gas rates of the Pacific Gas & Electric company as being “grossly excessive’’ at its regular monthly meeting in Deer Creek inn here. A committee was appointed to promote a re-hearing of the increase. William Stinson, president of the board, presided at the meeting. Donner Legion Post [Asks Memorial Hall A delegation of eight members of Donner Summit American Legion post appeared before the board of supervisors here yesterday afternoon and asked for a Memoria] hall to be constructed near the summit. William Rutherford, was _ spokesman for the delegation, which represented 52 members of the post. Rutherford saiq the post has the land available. The board tabled the request for consideration and possible ‘incorporation in next ‘year’s budget. ELKS SHOW SET FOR SATURDAY, NIGHT, MAY 7 Director Frank Stewart is busy the edrly part of this week with rehearsals and polishing the script and scenes of the Elks lodge baseball uniform benefit show set for Saturday evening in the Elks hall. The evening’s festivities will start with a baked ham dinner at 7 o'clock with the shaw scheduled tg #tart at 9 o'clock. Featured performers of the show are Madame Sophie’ SophSnitch, an opera singer from San Francisco; Ivan Godnogutz, a Los Angeles impressario who is a wizard at extracting soothing sounds from the stringed gut of a cat; Dixie Lee Mauch, a dancer, and Ernie Young, acrobatic dancer who will stage a burlesque of Miss Mauch’s performance. George and Bill Campbell arranging lights and scenery. Stewart said this morning others who will perform in the .show are George Hanson, Dr. C. N. Kerrin, Chet Murchel, Lucy Murchel, Frank Cartoscelll, Bill Gibson, Allan ‘ Clapp, Moscoe; Smart, Bob Petersen; Dick Prine, Chuck Hilpert, George Campbell, and the Lionetes, Audrey Kerrin, Virginia Clapp, Bernice Gibson, Rose French and Dee Montonari. Dancing: will follow after the conclusion of the show, with Al Schweigert and his orchestra furnishing the music. MYSTERY CONTEST IS BEING HELD THIS WEEK BY FURNITURE CENTER The Furniture Center, Grass Valley, this week is conducting a mystery contest with 7-way floor lamps as prizes. The contest'is a guessing test of the price of a bedroom set which is displayed in the store’s south window on Auburn street. Bill Rogers, manager of the store, said as many lamps will be given to as many who make correct guesses. Rogers said a sealed box will be placeq just inside the door of the main entrance of the store and estimates are to be placed in the box. Saturday, May 7, at 3 p.m., the box will be opened and the winners will be presented the lamps. Winners must be present at the time. are HITTING THE JACKPOT DEPUTY SHERIFF OTIS HARDT had just swing his sledge hammer wrecking the four machines seized in a raid of Skyline lodge in Yuba Pass in January when this picture was snapped. The destruction ended a chapter in a courthouse controversy over the, machines. Picture by Pert, cut courtesy Sacramento Bee. NEW OWNER OF HARRIS DRUG James de Martini, for the past 18 months a pharmacist at the Harris drug store here,‘ purchased the pharmacy yesterday from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott; who have operated the store since August 1, 1947. De Martini is a Grass Valley resident, is married and has three children. His wife’s name is Thelma. They plan to move to Nevada City. Elliott was a pharmacist for R. E. Harris for’ 20 years .and purchased the business from _ the widow. Elliott was son-in-law of Harris. The business had been in the family for 23 years. Previous to that it’ had been operated by R. J. Bennetts for approximately 32 years. The Elliotts, Charles and Genevieve, have no definite plans ‘for the future but expect to remain in Nevada City for the present. They are active in Eastern Star. Frank G, Finnegan, local attorney, is handling the legal papers. D WARNS AGAINST ITINERANT CESS POOL PUMPERS Dr. Vernon Padgett, Nevada county health officer, today issued gaged or who plan to engage in the business of pumping septic tanks, cesspools and seepage pits in Nevada county, must be registereqd with the county health department before they can pump in the county. This rulimecomplies with chapter six of the California health and safety code. The primary purpose of the ruling is to control and prevent dumping of sewage in non-approved areas and to eliminate the g0called “fly by night’’ pumpers who make a practice of touring the area, usually in the spring and continuing on through the summer months. These persons often. not only charge excessive fees but seldom do satisfactory work. Padgett said there are permanently locateq operators in the county who can be relied upon to do good work at reasonable rates. Heurges householders inquire for registration papers of the cess pool Pumper before permitting him to work. Applications for registration may be obtained at Dr. Padgett’s office in Grass Valley. COUNTY BUDGET FOR AGED AND BLIND IS $495,621 THIS YEAR Nevada county’s ‘$495,621 budget for payments of aged and blind aid for the. current, 1948-49, fiscal year, included $39,339 from county tax sources, $231,427 from federal contributions, and $224,855 from state payments, California TaxPayers’ association said today, ,pointing to the relatively small portion of the cost that fell on ‘flocal property for aid to the aged and blind prior to the adoption Of. Preposition No. 4. Proposition No. 4 transferred the county share of the. cost. of these two aids to ‘the state. Of the $495,621 total budgeted . for payments of aid to the needy aged and blind in the county, $472,118 was for aid to the aged and $23,508 for aid to blind, the taxpayers’ association said. Over the state as a whole, $149,753,804 was” budgeted by California counties for payments of aid to the needy aged and ‘blind for 1948-49, the Taxpayers’ association found. Of this amount, $12,731,721 was budgeted from oounty taxes, $66,009,704 was to’ come from the federal government, and $71,012,380 was from the state treasury. Adoption of Proposition No. 4, with its loosening of eligibility requirements and its inérease in payments to the aged and blind, upped state costs for the first six months of operation by an estimated $28,000,000. This was only partially offset by an estimated $8,000,00 reduction in county costs. a warning that all persons now enCHAMBER FILES PROTEST OVER PHONE RATES Nevada City chamber of com~ merce Saturday filed a_ protest against the 100 per cent increase in the long distance telephone toll between Nevada Gity and Grass Valley, inaugurated April 1 by the Pacific Telephone company. warded a telegram to the public } utilities commission in Sacramento protesting the hike. The chamber’s telegram. the excessive rate inaugurated beley. Former rate of five cents is out of reason owing to the fact that only four miles separate the two towns.’’—Chamber of merce, Sofge. Board of directors of vada City chamber of commerce will meet tonight at 8 o’clock in the chamber’s chambers hall. Increased rates of utilities will be the principal matter of business, according to H. F. “Si’’ Sofge, secretary. MARY JACKSON NATIVE OF CITY LAID TO REST Funeral gefvices were held Sate. urday afternoon at 2 o’olock in the chapel of Holmes Home for Mrs. Mary Virginia Jackson, 81, native of Nevada City. Mrs. Jackson died Thursday afternoon at the home of her son, J. J. Jackson, 126 Boulder street. The Rev. Father William Daly, pastor of St. Canice Catholic church, officiated at the last rites. Interment was in Pine Grove Cemetery. ° <tc : of Somewhere.” Shes was accompanied on the organ. by Dorothy : Kitts. Pallbearers were Carl Foote, Tom Richards, . Ernest Schreiber, Tom Reynolds, Max Solaro -and George Sandow. Surviving, in addition to J. J Jackson, are a. daughter, Grace Englebright; and grandsons, James Pierce Jackson, and Harry J. Englebright. She was the lagt survivigs of the children of Mr, and Mrs. John Hurst, pioneer operators of the Star bakery in the early days of the gold rush. Mary Virginia Hurst was born here Dec. 11, 1867. She was married. Aug. 26, 1896, to J. J. Jackson, in San Francisco. He precedeq her in death 23 years. During the last several she had lived with her son and his’ wife,, Thelma, who had taken care of her. Although a weak heart had confined her to her room much of recent years, Mrs. Jackson enjoyed visiting with the many callers. Mrs. Jackson lived short time of her life in Nevada City. She lived for a short while in San Francisco. She was an honorary life member of Ponemah council No. 6, Degree of Pocahontas, and had been a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West and Neva Rebekah lodge. BOSTON MERCANTILE STORE SELLS STOCK . TO SOUTHLAND FIRM The Boston Mercantile store, operated by Mrs. May Jacobs, yesterday sold its stock of merchandise to the Eastern Jobbing House, Los Angeles, and has closed the store. The merchandise is being--removed to” Los” Angeles. Fix= tures were not included in the sale. Selling price was $4,500. CARL NETZ IN FAIR OAKS DRILLING TEST Carl Netz of Nevada City hae all but @ for all drilling contest to be held at the Fair Oaks centennial celebration May 20, 21 and 22. Teams will represent McClellan field, Rocklin and Fair Oaks. _ Anyone interested in doing some brushing up on the old art can get the necessary equipment and tacting Carl Netz at the Monumental works here. There wilk be other contests such as gold panning and possibly mucking. Mrs. Elmer Bosworth sang “Lead . Kindly Light,” and “Beautiful Isle & Telegraph The local civic organization for“Nevada City chamber of com's merce desires to protest against’ ‘ tween Nevada City and Grass Val. Com4 the Ne-"' in cityFuneral. 9 , Mrs: ‘yoty years * accepted the challenge for the free” tool sharpening facilities by~-cons=

. » rd + BOARD ACQUIRE WATER RIGHTS" Francis Lindsay, assemblyman from this district, was a surprise visitor to. yesterday’s meeting of the Nevada county board of supervisors. He. urged the board file on surplus water originating in this county and protect the county from later filings by federal bureaus. Lindsay also wanted to know the board’s attitude on a, recommendation by the Nevada county grand grand jury the superior court judge, distriet attorney, and auditor receive salary, increases. The assemblyman warned the board no action on a bill could be started unless the board approved the salary raises ang that action would have to be executed within two weeks when the county government bill goes into committee. Lindsay ,said the raises were not out of line with other counties, Lindsay said he took it for granted the. approval of the board would immediately follow his receipt of the grand jury’s recommendation, and it was irregular the request for the bill was sent him without the recommendation of the board. Lindsay said the legislature cannot approve the salary raises without the approval of the Nevada county board of supervisors. Lindsay also said the idea of a state park is good and all interior counties should take steps to acquire parks and recreation areas. Lindsay also said he is co-author of a bill seeking $1,000,000 to be used by counties to repair winterravaged roads. He asked the board to place an estimate before the committee which will hear the bill. Lindsay said a new fish hatchery is expected to be built in Lincoln to serve the needs of this area. Appearing before the board were «Gil Priece, Frank Boundy and Ray Smith who asked the old Deer creek road be made a county road, -gtating it was almost impassable in places. The board recommended a Petition be circulated and presented to the board asking such action. Priece stated a petition bearing 42 signatures had been presented the hoard in 1946 but no -action had been taken. Carl Tobiassen said he would investigate the road in the near future. Richard. Kelsy asked for repairs on the Rattlesnake road, stating. it. was. in -terrible shape. A The board officially canvassed the votes for. formation of Tahoe forest hospital district and appointed directors. The vote was 441 for, 64 against. Directorg<are Ted D. Barrett. King. Beach; F. B. Sederberg, Tahoe Pines; James Sherritt, Soda Springs; Charles Keller and Ray Scott, Truckee. The board earmarked $88, 000 for the Memorial addition to the: county’ hospital, and transferred $1,200 from the hospital mdintenance fund to the salary fund. GRASS VALLEY STORE. GETS RESULTS FROM NUGGET ADVERTISING Neil Hurlburt, manager of Grass Valley Furniture Store, is a firm believer’ that advertising in the Nugget pays off. The store, located at. the south approach to Grass Valley, has been a consistent advertiser with the local newspaper. : Hurlburt stated he has gotten good results from his advertising with the local newspaper and was completely convinced of it this week when he sold. several ‘‘Ser vatables’’ on the basis of an advertisement published in last week’s Nugget. YOUNG WOMAN FOUND DEAD HERE SUNDAY . The body of Mrs. Dolores Eberstein, 36, was found Sunday noon at her home, 539 West Broad street. She had apparently died in her sleep.Saturday night, Funeral] services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Holmes Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Max Christensen officiating, Interment will be in ‘Forest View cemetery. Mrs. Eberstein is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cormier, Grass Valley, and was born May 30, 1912, in’ Raymond,, Wash. She is also survived by a son, Knoll Marshall, and a sister, Mrs. Lucille Irby, both of Nevada City. — Mrs. Jeff Mooers and Richard and Margaret, ang Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Larsen attended the funeral services of ‘Corporal Clyde K. Mooers, former Grass Valley youth, in San Bruno Friday. Mooers died during the Bougainville campaign of the Pacific theater of World War II. ‘Mr. and children, ‘marrieg on Sept. NEVADA CITY (Nevada County) CALIFORNIA Tuesday, May 3, 1949 JNLESS YOU ACT. NOTHING WILL BE DONE.” GENERAL O’SULLIVAN — WARNS IN SPEECH ONN. C. ARMORY “Unless you act, nothing will be done,”’ was the blunt warning of Major General Curtis D. O'Sullivan, adjutant general of the California National Guard to a group of approximately 200 residents of Nevada City and Grass Valley, speaking on the possibilities of a ERNEST TOWLE DIES MONDAY IN WET HILL HOME Death came yesterday morning at 2 o’clock for Ernest W. Towle, 77, Wet Hill, native of Nevada City. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m., at Holmes Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Dahlgren Casey, officiating at religious rites. Oustamah lodge 16, I1.0.0.F., will conduct the rites. for the dead. Cary Arbogast, chaplain, and Jonathan Pascoe, will officiate. Interment Will be in Odd Fellows cemetery. Towle was born Feb. 29, 1872, near the reservoir on Sugar Loaf hill, and was educated in Nevada City schools. He followed the trade of a stationary engineer all his life. He had retired for many years. Towle traveleq a lot following his trade and had-roamed as: far as the SeuthSeas but Nevada City was always his home and he was never gone for long. Towle was very active for 52 years in the Oustamah lodge of the 1.0.0.F., and was ‘a past noble grand. He also served as chief patriarch of Odd clon wacampment, : He atid “Ling~srick™ Kins were 27, 1927. There were no children. Towle is survived, in addition to his wife, by two brothers, Carol W. Towle, Willits, and Leslie H. Towle, San Francisco. NEVADA CITY T0 GET” $2,285 SLICE OF, LIQUOR LICENSE FEES Liquor _ license fee revenues amounting to $2,353,170, representing earnings of the half-year period froma July 1, 1948, to Dec. 31, 1948, are soon to be distributed between the cities. and counties of the state. This is the 26th such allocation. In making this Jerrold I, Seawell, member of the board of: equalization from. the third equalization ° district, explained that. this sum is 100 per cent of the license fees earned for that six-months period. Seawell further explained, ‘This sum of money is made available to the local government for liquor law enforcement and regulation so that local control may be exercised to the fullest extent that local communities. desire local control and enforcement®”’ Of this current allocation of $2,353,170, Nevada county will have returned to its unincorporated area $4,947.50, and to Nevada City, the amount of $2,285. announcement, Rose -HereTonight On Official Visit to Odd Fellows Lodge Meeting District Deputy Grand Master ‘Henry Rose, Auburn, will make his official visit to Oustamah lodge No. 16, I. O. O. KF, tonight,, according to George Halstead; noble grand. The lodge will confer first degree to Forrest McClelland, Refreshments’ will follow lodge meeting. the High School Plays Placer Here May 5 Nevada City high school’s Yellowjackets will play the Placer high school baseball team Thursday afternoon at Pioneer park. The Yellowjackets baseball team with John Cartoscelli on the mound, battled the San Juan Spartangs on even terms’ throughout six innings Friday at Pioneer park, but faded in the final frame to lose, 8-3. ah o& national guard armory in Nevada county at a dinner in the high school auditorium Thursday evening. General O’Sullivan was the guest of the chambers of commerce of Nevada City anl Grass Valley, local service clubs and company E, 184th infantry, California national guard=.He was accompanied from Sacramento by Lt. Col.’ John G. Mackay, commanding officer of the second battalion, to which company E is attached. He was greeted and escorted in Nevada City by Captain Harleth M. Brock, commanding officer of company E. Brock was also master of ceremonies at the dinner. The General was feted at a late afternoon cocktail partyat Deer Creek inn, following whieh an inspection tour of armery sites was. tonducted. A reception in the high school auditorium preceded the roast beef dinner prepareq and cooked by the high-school cafeteria class under the supervision of Mrs. Adele Sturtevant. Music was supplied by an orchestra under the direction of Willard Goerz. John Sbaffi was named to head} a committee including Ray Spickelmier, Moscoe Smart and I. C. Bell to promote and obtain an’ armory for Nevada City. Smart offered a three-acre tract in Nevada City to the national guard asa site for the armory. The general said the rosie ofthe national guard is bogging down for lack of housing. Equipment and supplies available to local units of the guard cannot be issued because of the shortage, he continued. ‘‘The obligation of the state to house the guard is not being met. I have done all I can. They know the facts. The security of the nation is at stake.’ ‘O’Sullivan urged the people of this area to act in pointing out the need of the armory to their representatives: in the legislature. “They will heed you if you act. But unless you act, nothing will be done.’”’ REAL. ESTATE BOARD CALLS NEW GAS RATE GROSSLY EXCESSIVE Nevada County Real Estate Board charged the new increased gas rates of the Pacific Gas & Electric company as being “grossly excessive’’ at its regular monthly meeting in Deer Creek inn here. A committee was appointed to promote a re-hearing of the increase. William Stinson, president of the board, presided at the meeting. Donner Legion Post [Asks Memorial Hall A delegation of eight members of Donner Summit American Legion post appeared before the board of supervisors here yesterday afternoon and asked for a Memoria] hall to be constructed near the summit. William Rutherford, was _ spokesman for the delegation, which represented 52 members of the post. Rutherford saiq the post has the land available. The board tabled the request for consideration and possible ‘incorporation in next ‘year’s

budget. ELKS SHOW SET FOR SATURDAY, NIGHT, MAY 7 Director Frank Stewart is busy the edrly part of this week with rehearsals and polishing the script and scenes of the Elks lodge baseball uniform benefit show set for Saturday evening in the Elks hall. The evening’s festivities will start with a baked ham dinner at 7 o'clock with the shaw scheduled tg #tart at 9 o'clock. Featured performers of the show are Madame Sophie’ SophSnitch, an opera singer from San Francisco; Ivan Godnogutz, a Los Angeles impressario who is a wizard at extracting soothing sounds from the stringed gut of a cat; Dixie Lee Mauch, a dancer, and Ernie Young, acrobatic dancer who will stage a burlesque of Miss Mauch’s performance. George and Bill Campbell arranging lights and scenery. Stewart said this morning others who will perform in the .show are George Hanson, Dr. C. N. Kerrin, Chet Murchel, Lucy Murchel, Frank Cartoscelll, Bill Gibson, Allan ‘ Clapp, Moscoe; Smart, Bob Petersen; Dick Prine, Chuck Hilpert, George Campbell, and the Lionetes, Audrey Kerrin, Virginia Clapp, Bernice Gibson, Rose French and Dee Montonari. Dancing: will follow after the conclusion of the show, with Al Schweigert and his orchestra furnishing the music. MYSTERY CONTEST IS BEING HELD THIS WEEK BY FURNITURE CENTER The Furniture Center, Grass Valley, this week is conducting a mystery contest with 7-way floor lamps as prizes. The contest'is a guessing test of the price of a bedroom set which is displayed in the store’s south window on Auburn street. Bill Rogers, manager of the store, said as many lamps will be given to as many who make correct guesses. Rogers said a sealed box will be placeq just inside the door of the main entrance of the store and estimates are to be placed in the box. Saturday, May 7, at 3 p.m., the box will be opened and the winners will be presented the lamps. Winners must be present at the time. are HITTING THE JACKPOT DEPUTY SHERIFF OTIS HARDT had just swing his sledge hammer wrecking the four machines seized in a raid of Skyline lodge in Yuba Pass in January when this picture was snapped. The destruction ended a chapter in a courthouse controversy over the, machines. Picture by Pert, cut courtesy Sacramento Bee. NEW OWNER OF HARRIS DRUG James de Martini, for the past 18 months a pharmacist at the Harris drug store here,‘ purchased the pharmacy yesterday from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott; who have operated the store since August 1, 1947. De Martini is a Grass Valley resident, is married and has three children. His wife’s name is Thelma. They plan to move to Nevada City. Elliott was a pharmacist for R. E. Harris for’ 20 years .and purchased the business from _ the widow. Elliott was son-in-law of Harris. The business had been in the family for 23 years. Previous to that it’ had been operated by R. J. Bennetts for approximately 32 years. The Elliotts, Charles and Genevieve, have no definite plans ‘for the future but expect to remain in Nevada City for the present. They are active in Eastern Star. Frank G, Finnegan, local attorney, is handling the legal papers. D WARNS AGAINST ITINERANT CESS POOL PUMPERS Dr. Vernon Padgett, Nevada county health officer, today issued gaged or who plan to engage in the business of pumping septic tanks, cesspools and seepage pits in Nevada county, must be registereqd with the county health department before they can pump in the county. This rulimecomplies with chapter six of the California health and safety code. The primary purpose of the ruling is to control and prevent dumping of sewage in non-approved areas and to eliminate the g0called “fly by night’’ pumpers who make a practice of touring the area, usually in the spring and continuing on through the summer months. These persons often. not only charge excessive fees but seldom do satisfactory work. Padgett said there are permanently locateq operators in the county who can be relied upon to do good work at reasonable rates. Heurges householders inquire for registration papers of the cess pool Pumper before permitting him to work. Applications for registration may be obtained at Dr. Padgett’s office in Grass Valley. COUNTY BUDGET FOR AGED AND BLIND IS $495,621 THIS YEAR Nevada county’s ‘$495,621 budget for payments of aged and blind aid for the. current, 1948-49, fiscal year, included $39,339 from county tax sources, $231,427 from federal contributions, and $224,855 from state payments, California TaxPayers’ association said today, ,pointing to the relatively small portion of the cost that fell on ‘flocal property for aid to the aged and blind prior to the adoption Of. Preposition No. 4. Proposition No. 4 transferred the county share of the. cost. of these two aids to ‘the state. Of the $495,621 total budgeted . for payments of aid to the needy aged and blind in the county, $472,118 was for aid to the aged and $23,508 for aid to blind, the taxpayers’ association said. Over the state as a whole, $149,753,804 was” budgeted by California counties for payments of aid to the needy aged and ‘blind for 1948-49, the Taxpayers’ association found. Of this amount, $12,731,721 was budgeted from oounty taxes, $66,009,704 was to’ come from the federal government, and $71,012,380 was from the state treasury. Adoption of Proposition No. 4, with its loosening of eligibility requirements and its inérease in payments to the aged and blind, upped state costs for the first six months of operation by an estimated $28,000,000. This was only partially offset by an estimated $8,000,00 reduction in county costs. a warning that all persons now enCHAMBER FILES PROTEST OVER PHONE RATES Nevada City chamber of com~ merce Saturday filed a_ protest against the 100 per cent increase in the long distance telephone toll between Nevada Gity and Grass Valley, inaugurated April 1 by the Pacific Telephone company. warded a telegram to the public } utilities commission in Sacramento protesting the hike. The chamber’s telegram. the excessive rate inaugurated beley. Former rate of five cents is out of reason owing to the fact that only four miles separate the two towns.’’—Chamber of merce, Sofge. Board of directors of vada City chamber of commerce will meet tonight at 8 o’clock in the chamber’s chambers hall. Increased rates of utilities will be the principal matter of business, according to H. F. “Si’’ Sofge, secretary. MARY JACKSON NATIVE OF CITY LAID TO REST Funeral gefvices were held Sate. urday afternoon at 2 o’olock in the chapel of Holmes Home for Mrs. Mary Virginia Jackson, 81, native of Nevada City. Mrs. Jackson died Thursday afternoon at the home of her son, J. J. Jackson, 126 Boulder street. The Rev. Father William Daly, pastor of St. Canice Catholic church, officiated at the last rites. Interment was in Pine Grove Cemetery. ° <tc : of Somewhere.” Shes was accompanied on the organ. by Dorothy : Kitts. Pallbearers were Carl Foote, Tom Richards, . Ernest Schreiber, Tom Reynolds, Max Solaro -and George Sandow. Surviving, in addition to J. J Jackson, are a. daughter, Grace Englebright; and grandsons, James Pierce Jackson, and Harry J. Englebright. She was the lagt survivigs of the children of Mr, and Mrs. John Hurst, pioneer operators of the Star bakery in the early days of the gold rush. Mary Virginia Hurst was born here Dec. 11, 1867. She was married. Aug. 26, 1896, to J. J. Jackson, in San Francisco. He precedeq her in death 23 years. During the last several she had lived with her son and his’ wife,, Thelma, who had taken care of her. Although a weak heart had confined her to her room much of recent years, Mrs. Jackson enjoyed visiting with the many callers. Mrs. Jackson lived short time of her life in Nevada City. She lived for a short while in San Francisco. She was an honorary life member of Ponemah council No. 6, Degree of Pocahontas, and had been a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West and Neva Rebekah lodge. BOSTON MERCANTILE STORE SELLS STOCK . TO SOUTHLAND FIRM The Boston Mercantile store, operated by Mrs. May Jacobs, yesterday sold its stock of merchandise to the Eastern Jobbing House, Los Angeles, and has closed the store. The merchandise is being--removed to” Los” Angeles. Fix= tures were not included in the sale. Selling price was $4,500. CARL NETZ IN FAIR OAKS DRILLING TEST Carl Netz of Nevada City hae all but @ for all drilling contest to be held at the Fair Oaks centennial celebration May 20, 21 and 22. Teams will represent McClellan field, Rocklin and Fair Oaks. _ Anyone interested in doing some brushing up on the old art can get the necessary equipment and tacting Carl Netz at the Monumental works here. There wilk be other contests such as gold panning and possibly mucking. Mrs. Elmer Bosworth sang “Lead . Kindly Light,” and “Beautiful Isle & Telegraph The local civic organization for“Nevada City chamber of com's merce desires to protest against’ ‘ tween Nevada City and Grass Val. Com4 the Ne-"' in cityFuneral. 9 , Mrs: ‘yoty years * accepted the challenge for the free” tool sharpening facilities by~-cons=