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2—The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, November 4, 1949 years passed by we believe it is safe to remove the obsolete section. Vote YES.
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‘The Nugget recommends a YES vote on proposition 7.
This proposition would also repeal the following obsolete ‘matters: exemption from taxation of the Golden ths
Gate international exposition of 1939; relief of taxpay305 Broad Street, Nevada City—Telephone 36
A legal newspaper, as defined by statute
ers of Los Angeles and Orange counties for the year 1933
who had property destroyed in the earthquake of March
ROBERT H. and DONALD W. WRAY, Publishers
KENNETH W. WRAY, Editor and Advertising Manager
10, 1933; setting of Jan. 1, 1935, as operative date of
‘Member California Newspaper Publishers Association
the Riley-Stewartt tax plan; obsolete portions of the RiPublished every Friday at Nevada City, California, and entered as
' as matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City under ley-Stewart tax plan ‘pertaining to insurance companies;
Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
and an obsolete sections dealing with bank and corpora
tion taxes inoperative since Jan. . , 1935.
Vote YES.
SHlidieeieeieeing
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One year outside’ county (in advance) .2..:s.c.9.o0.o.ceccecccceeencccscecceces $3.00.
One year in COUNTY. (in SaVvance) ac ee 2.50
‘pour months (in advance): 200 ak.
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Panama-Pacific exposition of 1915, and increases legisgiven by the Placer union high Ted
lative control of state welfare program. Vote YES.
The Nugget recommends a YES vote on proposition 9.
BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS
This proposal repeals the method prescribed by the conProposition . is a proposed new section to Article XVI stitution convention of 1879 for submission of said
con
of the state constitution and provides for issuance and sale stitution to the people of California.
of $250,000,000 of state bonds for providing loans and obsolescence it can safely be repealed.
grants to school districts.
The Nugget recommends a YES vote on proposition
1. Tog many of our schools are overcrowded—the state
average increase in school enrollment from 1940 to 1948
is 35 per cent and in five years more it is expected to be
After 70 years of
Vote YES.
The Nugget recommends a YES vote on proposition
10. This proposition will repeal section 26a of Article .
of Assembly Constitutional Amendment 72 setting the
effective date of two initiative measures never approved
by the people and as a result was never ‘used and never
The Nevada City elecan be.
Vote YES.
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mentary school has a current enrollment of 577 in a
Why propositions 4 through 10 were never acted upon
plant built to accommodate 500. The high school is in before is amazing.
better shape with a 200 enrollment in a plant that will
accommodate 300. But before those figures make you
complacent about the critical state-wide school buildings
need—remember this—the full impact of greatly expanded school. enrollment caused by the emigration into
The Nugget recommends a NO vote on proposition 1 1.
This measure repeals additional obsolete sections of the
constitution but makes the mistake of deleting provision
fortime of election of Superintendent of Public Instruc
ade will not hit the high school for another three or four
years—and when that happens the high school plant will
ing approved by the voters. Vote NO on 11..
the state and the bumper crop of babies of the past dection.
be inadequate.
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NEWS OF NEVADA CITY HIGH SCHOOL
siento riettetie tie rioie es
The Nugget recommends.a YES vote on proposition 8. Releloteloioieieiotetefetetetitesoteieteiietetetetesiestenieaiesienieaieertentese
ship drive is starting this: week
The
school
had
the
privilege
of
. Chis proposition repeals an amendment establishing the’ seeing an outstanding program undern.the chairmanship of Mrs,
One month Gn-SAVance) noc essnsenecsncsens i
about 200 percent over’ 1940.
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This measure should correct this error before be
The Nugget recommends a NO vote on proposition . 2.
Nevada City district is financially able This proposition establishes daylight saving time from
to bond itself to take care of the next few years—but if the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in Sep
a unified high school district is formed—Proposition . tember. Besides California's time would be out of step
would come to the aid of the district. The need is defwith the rest of the nation and with railroads, airlines
inite now in the major part of the state. Many. schools and steamship départures. Sun time was good enough
districts now exist where ten years ago only grassland for grandpappy and, by gum, it’s good enough for us.
and jackrabbits were.
Vote NO.
school yesterday.
A wonderful
program. consisting of dancing,
singing, a spectacular orchestra
and more talent than I could ever
mention. The program . lasted
from 12:40 to 1:30. The assembly
\7
Sigourney .and
committee
members, Mrs. Roy Larson, Mrs.
T. Nelson and Mrs. H. Scribner,
Come on now, parents; let’s make
it a 100°percent drive for the
high school this year.
The big Amazon dance comwas enjoyed more than; any pre-. mittee was chosen. Heading comvious essembly given for a long mittees are Pat Foote, refreshtime,
é ments; JoAnn Waechter, decorat
The Junior Red Cross fund being; Ann Coughlin, clean-up; and
Abby Salter, publicity.
There was a D basketball game
The whole high school was
held in the high school auditorpleased to hear the San Francisco
ium “Tuesday after school with Examiner had named Dick -PenRoseville.
rose™“‘Prep of the Week.”
At a special meeting Tuesday
Mr. Immel’s English class is
morning of the freshmen class, taking up proper proceedings for
Ann Coughlin was,elected secrecarrying on freshman class meettary to fill the place vacated by
ings correctly so that when they
Tony. Williams.
become. seniors they’ll know. all
The entire high school student about catrying on their meetings.
gan at the high school yesterday.
body
wishes
to
extend
deepest
sympathy on hearing of the passing of Russell Wilson, father of
Elizabeth Wilson, secretary of the’
high school student body.
Mr.
Wilson’ died Tuesday morning.
The Yellowjackets :lost to the. The Nevada County SportsMarysville Indians 21-13 Friday. men’s club has set Sunday, Nov.
Coach Bob Bonner’s junior var13, as the date for its annual fall
sity team lost to Marysville 48-0. turkey shoot. The event is sche
SPORTSMEN’S CLUB SETS
NOV. 13 TURKEY SHOOT
Tomorrow Nevada iCty will play
Warren Immel will begin making meeting of. the club at city hall
Christmas presents as soon as the where plans were jelled for the
big order they sent for arrives. shoot,
In the meantime the leather class
.
NOTICE FOR
PAYMENT OF .
COUNTY TAXES
ager of the company, announced . $1,200,.Guerdon Ellis is chairman
. they finish the present project linquent on the 5th day of Dea survey is being undertaken to, of the drive.
of making aprons. The aprons are’. cemiber, 1949, at 5 o’clock p.m.,
determine the views and desires}
Ray Ewan, area councilor, said tobe used later on in the year and unless paid prior thereto six
of residents of the area for exas far as he can recall this was; when the class takes up cooking. percent will be added to the
tended service.
; the first 100 percent successful. To start the child care unit, Mr. amount thereof. The remaining
2. It is our belief that George McLain is a crackpot demagogue preying on the unfortunate and that any government department or agency should be removed from his
Civic groups and individuals tive in recent’ years here.
Emmett Gallagher of the Save'one-half of the taxes on all real
property will be payable on and
and his ilk influence. We regret the proposition does
More Variety store has donated a
. after the 20th day of January,
beautiful
doll,
the
ph
size
not retain administration of the welfare program by the
of a one-. 1950,-and will be delinquent -on
one company representatives
to determine their desires
with HAROLD SCHE
year old baby. The class is going the.20th day of April, 1950, at 5
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state—county government is destroying itself by its inrespect
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to such an extended serv-. ,
to make a wardrobe for the doll. o’clock P. M., unless paid prior
efficiency.
Proposition 2 retains the: assistance payice plan,
ais each thing is made, it will be thereto six percent will be added
OPERATION “MIKI”
placed on display with the doll in tu the. amount thereof together
ments at the current levels and puts it under the control
Extended service, Ingalls exHarold Scheave, Jr., fireman
window of. the Save-More with a further charge of $1.00
of the legislature—the duly elected representatives of plained, would permit Nevada U.S. navy, Route 1, Nevada City, the
variety store. Everyone is very for each lot, piece or parcel cf
City and Grass Valley telephone
the people.
We believe the state should take over all
welfare function. The present set-up operated partly by
the state and partly by the county is draining the financial resources of the state. In Nevada county, for in
stance, the welfare functions of the county. was admin
is participating in the joint armyland separately assessed and for
from navy exercise, “Operation Miki,” excited about the doll. And the
assessment
of
personal
entire homemaking I class wants each
one exchange to the other withproperty.
as a crew member of the subto thank
Mr.*Gallagher for his
out the payment of a toll charge,’ marine USS Greenfish, which is
All taxes may be paid at the
but at an increase monthly rate one of the aggressor units under contribution of the doll. to the time the first installment as hereclass.
in provided is due and payable.
for telephone service.
command of Rear Admiral O. S.
Mr. William Tobiassen received
Taxes are payable at the TreaThe present toll rate for a staColclough, defending the Hawaisome new Christmas music
last /surer’s and Tax Collector’s office,
tion call between the two cities. ian islands against the Western
Friday and he really has some. Nevada County Courthouse, Neis 10 cents for the first three Task Force.
beautiful arrangements this year. . vada City, California.
minutes and the rate for a per-. ’
The Greenfish is a guppy-snorELMA HECKER,
The class will start rehearsing
son call is 30 cents for the initial kel submarine that was commisright away to get ready-for the Ex-officio Collector and County
period of three minutes. With ex-: sioned June 7, 1946, and reported
Treasurer, Nevada City,
yearly Christmas .program pre-.
tenced service the toll charge’ for duty at Pearl Harbor on Nov.
California.
sented at the high school.
would be eliminated.
25, 1948 =
Publ.
Nov.
4, 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2,
The high school PTA member1949,
Ingalls said exchange rates un-;
Following the attack phase of
der the new plan for principal. the maneuvers the Greenfish will
subscribers to place calls
istered by a staff of nine. Today the county welfare
staff has three members and the state has ten for a total
of 13. Another bad feature of Article XXV was the
lack of control by the governor, legislature or the controller of the administration by the director of the state
department of social welfare.
Opponents of proposition 2 claim repealers and
orgaclasses of service are as. follows:. return to the submarine base,
nizations for repeal are false fronts for big business
Extended . Pearl Harbor, and resume normal .
and
the California state chamber of commerce—if that
Present
Service. Operations.
is a
Individual business .$5.75 $8.00
crime. Opponents claim that Mrs. G. W. Luhr, ‘wife.
of
an official of the Southern Pacific railroad, is using
the
California Parent-Teachers association as a tool for
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idence
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her 2‘party
residence
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323/ 1950 SCHOOL ANNUAL
husband’s company. Opponents claim the present
law
Ingalls said that in order to
Individual residence’ 375 450/ STAFF NAMED FOR
saved the county taxpayers $21,000,000, but the
aver
provide
extended
service
addi
Work has started on the 1950
age taxpayer is not consoled by relief of a tax by one tions to the present telephone faQuill, annual of Nevada City high
school, it was announced this
agency only to have another agency collect it and more. cilities amounting to some $33,000 this
week by Miss Maxine Ivey,,
would be required with a resultVote YES on proposition 2.
ing increase in annual operating editor of the publication.
The Nugget recommends a YES vote on proposition 3.
Miss Ivey has set Tuesday, Nov,
costs of about $5,100. The rates
proposed for this service would 15 as deadline for senior pictures.
Pat Dames, associate editor,
result in increased annual reveand
Dolores Townsend, business
nues of about’ $35,000 which
would approximately. offset the manager, are assisting her.
Other members of the staff are
additional cost of $5,100 and the
The proposition raises the pay of.a legislator from a
“token’’ $100 a month to $300 a month. Although still
wholly inadequate it is a step in the right direction. The
proposition also limits the length of general and budget revenue loss of $31,000 resulting Mary Jo Ann Waechter, Elizabeth Wilson, Pat Sturtevant, Anisessions requiring the legislature to get down to business from the elimination of the toll ta Orzalli, Abbey Salter; Jenell
charge.
earlier than the present practice. We believe our Art
In view of the expressed interStinchfield, Joan Oje, Ross Dahl,
Samishes will not be eliminated from state government est in extended service in the Peter Scribner, Betty Malcolm,
Joan Peterson, Georgann Behruntil we make it worthwhile for a man to make a lifeNevada City-Grass Valley area, baum, Audrey Foote, Irma Kenthe company recommended in its
time career of serving his state as a legislator. Vote YES report to the public utilities comdrick, Shirley Horr, Ruth Estes,
mission that the public survey to Madge Nelson and Sandra Pease.
on Proposition 3,
The Nugget recommends a YES vote on proposition 5.
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determine the views. and desires
Mrs. Margdret Stevens, is ad
and that the matter then be re
constitution pertaining to per diem payments of delegates viewed with the commission as to
_to the state constitutional convention of 1878-79. Inaspossible further action.
KITCHEN-FRESH
CANDIES
‘much as probably all delegates are now dead a YES vote
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED?
CHAMBER DIRECTORS
MILTON'S HOME-MADE
will remove this useless section.
PLAN WINTER PROGRAM
Board of directors of the Ne_. The Nugget recommends a YES vote on proposition 6. vada City chamber of commerce . ICE CREAM &7,,2° $1.60
“Please Order in Advance
The proposal repeals a section of the constitution which discussed obtaining outstanding
speakers for a winter program
HAND-MADE DOLLS
is also dbsolete, as in proposition 5. It repeals section at
its Tuesday evening meeting
a of Article IV adopted in 1933 which states the effec-' at city, hall.
Regular’ meeting of the ¢ham-.
tive date of statutes enacted at the 1933 regularsession
of the legislature as 90 days after adjournment. With 16
TUR KEY
F IRST ANNUAL
SHOOT
Sponsored by
NEVADA COUNTY SPORTMEN’S CLUB
BLUE ROCKS AND RIFLES
CANADA HILL
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
for the service be completed bevisor.
his proposition would repeal an obsolete section of the fore any further action is taken
ber is scheduled for’ 8’ o’clock on
Tuesday evening at city hall,
MILTON’S
CONFECTIONERY
PHONE 123
re e
ny’
duled to be held at Canada Hill.
the Placer high school at Hen-. Leo Cullen will chairman the
negssy field. There was a big. pep event. Shooters. will be limited
rally Friday afternoon in the high . to two birds,
President Thomas Keckley was
school auditorium.
The crafts class, taught by Mr., in charge of Monday evening’s
‘Opponents td the proposition point out that small
is finishing purses, billfolds and_.
districts that should be progressive and unify or consolidat TELEPHONE COMPANY . NEVADA CITY FIRST IN . various other things. There are .
e
also clay and copper worls that .
will by means of this proposition build school facili
ties SURVEYING DISTRICT
are really turning out beautiful. .
.
TAHOE
COUNCIL
AT.GOAL
that will be obsolete and inadequate before the last nail
In Mr. Immel’s art class he is!
Following the filing with the . IN SCOUT FUND DRIVE having the students use their)
is driven home. The inefficient and inadequate we
will public utilities commission by tite .
The taxes on all personal propimagination in drawing, some
have with us always. The greatest good for the great
est Pacific Telephone & Telegraph; _Nevada City was the first commodern art. And some of them) erty secured by real property and
ene-half of the taxes on all real
number should be the determining factor. California company for its report on the} munity in the Tahoe Area Counare really good.
. property for the: fiscal year bestudy of possible extended serv-. cil to reach its goal in the 1950
needs expansion of school facilities now and in the
In homemaking I, Mrs. Newby . ginning July 1, 1949, and ending
fuice in the Nevada City and Grass; Boy Scout fund campaign.
{told her class they would begin June 30, 1950, will be-due on Noture. Vote YES for proposition 1.
Valley area, E. R. Ingalls, man-.
The goal for Nevada City was} a anit on child-caré, as soon as.
vember 1, 1949, and will be de-.
The Nugget recommends a YES vote for proposition
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TO THE MERCHANTS OF NEVADA CITY
.
Our sincere appreciation and:thanks to thos
e
merchants who donated to the Pocaho
ntas
Card Party.
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BELLE BRAKE,
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Chairman .
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