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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Grass Valley Nugget

November 4, 1949 (4 pages)

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£ See 2ey ‘« Hiieieiteiieininieteieiefutoley ee > 2—The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, November 4, 1949 years passed by we believe it is safe to remove the obsolete section. Vote YES. C { F, ‘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. eit: Y DARLEEN CROWLEY * ol “7 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 of $250,000,000 of state bonds for providing loans and obsolescence it can safely be repealed.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. 2 te 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. * 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. +. * 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 AV E state—county government is destroying itself by its inrespect IN 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 3.19 ... 3,25 idence t her 2‘party residence 273 323/ 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. © 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 \ TO THE MERCHANTS OF NEVADA CITY . Our sincere appreciation and:thanks to thos e merchants who donated to the Pocaho ntas Card Party. : , BELLE BRAKE, eo Chairman . es a?