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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

April 15, 1947 (8 pages)

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Walter Nale and fs id azd Carole, . week end to bene Gilbert of S Laing, The Gilbert famweek end guests at the Nale Wilson formerly with the ar Pine Company of ton, has moved to Sacramen“entering a real estate conir] Neagham left last Saturday Berkeley te see his two year old , Bobby Neasham. Deen sick with bronchial croup. r rned home. ‘Tuesday revorty had improved nicely. ind Mrs. Ew MeCulla left for Flint, Michigan. ¢ a month to Boboy}. as a nation, very much wanting t word that her mother . . ment exists in Congress for a ceilin; _hension of these astronomical fig: , ures. Twenty billion may seem more ‘not’ éounting interest on nationa, such a budget would cost the aver. _ age family $1,000 in taxes this year . tax burdens than to limit our spend. rf i down to the swollen figure oi/ @ most logical way to avoid an an. ' AHEAD Fev GEORGE $. BENSON Presidcnt--Harding College Searcy, Arkansas Put on a Lid If you aren’t a deadbeat and you expect to stay out of bantruptc; and you want a decent credit rec ord, the chances are that you pa) your expenses pretty much as you go When emergencies arise, you watct your budget so that you spend as little as possible, It’s a good olc American custom to live within in come’ That’s a practice that makes for sturdy citizenship and for -com munity stability. But here we are, all of us togethe: cut cur taxes but very leery abouw reducing budget expenditures. Th< national budget, you know, represents what we do with our tax money It is fine to shout hooray when taxe: are cut, but it will make more sens« if we first learn to whittle down ou alarming budget’ without frowning A good strong lid of governtien' spending is the only sane route t tax reductions. . A Halt to Spending The President fias’ proposed < . budget of $37,500,000. 000 which Con? gress if currently reviewing: Senti on al spending much lower tha: the budget recommended by thc President. Congress, as soon as pos. sible, should place a limit of $30,600,000,000 above which federal sp¢ 1d ing may not go, Ultimately, a budge: of $20,000,000,000 ought to be ade quate to run our federal machinery Most citizens claim little comprelike measurements characteristic o! distances to the stars. ure is dollars. This proposed peace. time expenditure program of $37,500, 000,000 is $9,320,000,000 more than we ) Spent for non-defense items in 1946 debt: This astronomical budget means that almost $300 is asked from every . living American. It is estimated thai ‘Budget in hand, your pencil wil “show in short order that we have nc better way to get out from under oui ing. We may cut our taxes withou' payi any ‘attention to federa. spending, but the outcome will be ‘defic. sven and added debt. Toa a aying Salaries.d says there has beer ction in war-expandec vernment, Not count. ‘to constantly in Big ag These $39,000,000 this de sp in 1932, ie reductions reviewed by Congressional committees have sug. _ gested elimination of about one-halt million federal sgt This is too few. To bring the number oi lian employees of the govern: ‘1939 we must gt off 1,500,000. (We'd still have 900,000 eating from. the public ‘Ibreadbasket.) This would be But the fig-. BIG YEAR AHEAD -NEVADA CITY. -GRASS VALLEY NUGGET _ eo *#By Alan Maver JO& GORDON corner mance srar, * _(§ $0 PLEASED BY HIS SWITCH To THE CLEVELAND INDIANS. . THAT HE EXPECTS _TO HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SEASONS OF _ His CAREER J aélone Mac PHAIL ran clues ———— ee dna ON EVADA CITY LONG AGO FLOY MARGARET REYNOLDS = 20 YEARS AGO The Delphian Chapter of Nevada County held a formal session at the Grass Valley library. Dr. Suzanne ®. Throop described a number cf prints and etchings sent from art dealers in San Francisco and also interpreted two plays A Day With Franz Wals and Murillo. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Starr of Grass Valley left for New York and an extended tour of Europe. Mr. and.Mrs. Fred.C. Worth were making many improvements in the famous old National Hotel, The latest convenience was a private telé{phone system with an eighty posi{. tion boafd to give a sivithing con_. nection, both local and long distance from each guest room. A meeting of second mortgage bond holders of the Nevada County Railroad and merchants of Nevada City and Grass Valley held a maeting in Grass =a to urge support ofithe railroad. F. F. Cassidy of tle ‘Alpha Hardware and Supply Company and George H. Calanan receiver for the railroad ‘were the principal. speakers.. Students of St. Mary's Convent j; held an entertainment in which Scott . Randy, Cecil Coughlin, Elmer /Marrott. ae Alice Shearer took part. 50 YEARS AGO Phil ‘Bradley of the Spanish Mine e was inte for several days visit. . ‘English tea and pasty supper rch, During the evening a #i cand literary program was under the direction of Werry, aided by the best local Nevada City and Grass mong the singers who asVv. E.R. Willis, Ida Fuller, world famous the most spectacular ens given by the ladies of the Meth-. -Were Mr, and Mrs. S. Jn Prisk. . appearing at the Nevada . : ever presented in. this . ¢ city. The Butterfly Dance, Fire Dance, and the Night Dance were three of her.most beautiful. Arrangements were completed for receiving in this city a telegrahic report of the Corbet-Fitzsimmons prize fight at Carson City. The report was to be received and buletined at the Union Hotel.
75 YEARS AGO Henry Welch of this city concluded his course of study and received his MD at Bellevue Medical College in New York. Hon. ‘David Belden, formerly of Nevada City was appointed District Judge in the 20th Judicial District by. Governor Booth, Dr. Patterson received the appointment of surgeon in the United States army and was assigned a place at Fort Bidwell. The Episcopal Society purchased the lot of Wm. Groves on Nevada Street extending the building site for their church from Nevada Street to High Street. ernment patent to 149 acres of land in Rough and Ready township. PERSONALS. Mrs. N. S. Kresge of Chico and Mrs: ‘Blsie Yellencer of Auburn, who have been visiting their sister. Mrs. iF. £) Caldwell, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Smith, returned to ‘their homes yesterday. Mrs. Guerdon Ellis and Mrs, Leland Smith left yesterday for Berikeléy . iwhere’they will spend this “week. « number of diesbled veterans awaiting: induction.into training for tignal rehabilitation continued me during January 1947, vet; -HPpinictration said. Robert Houghton received a cae: CALIFORNIA NEWS ITEMS IN THE EARLY DAYS By H. P. DAVIS Under the caption California, 1853, the Illustrated London, England, News printed a news letter “From our own correspondent’ dated, San Francisco, Sept, 15, 1853, in which conisderable space was devoted to the “recent elections.” “During the past fortnight,” he said “we have passed through a flutter or great excitement, consequent upon our elections of state, county and city officers. The returns have not yet come in from the different counties but it is nevertheless, well known that the Democratic party are strongre-elected their governor, John Bilger’ who is’ acknowledged an unfit and unvopular personage, but party in the United States is indifferent as to it—-they rally to the cry of measures.” , 1849 “In Thompson & West's History. of Nevada County it is stated that in the summor of 1849, James W. Marshall the discoverer of gold at Sutters "Mill, “while conducting a party of immigrants over the mountains, encamped in the banks of Deer Creek—and there ‘panned some of the dirt on the bank of the streem and found good color.” : 1852 : Two colored men came in the last steamer from California bringing with them the snug little sum of $80,000, the most of which they had gathered from ome locality, in four months operation.—Gleason’s Pictorial, Boston, Mass,, Jan. 17. 1852. Mining Intelligence—A gentleman just down from Texas Bar, on the Yuba River informs us that the Alleghany Company, consisting of two men, took out in three days last week the following sums—First day, 1516: second day, 1016; third day, 1116. He also informs us that same Claim has yielded hertofore more than fifty thousand dollars since it was first opened.’’-—Marysville Express, Oct. 24, 1853. “We enjoyed the pleasure of visiting the Empire Quartz Crushing (Mill a few days ago, and while there, were informed that out of 110 tons, of: quartz they received 95 pounds of amalgam—value 8960 dollars. Also we shave been informed that the Belvette ‘Mining Company have realized in two. days erushing the neat little sum of 2000 dollars.— Grass Valley Telegraph, October 12, 1853. FUNERAL FOR WILLIAM HARVEY GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 a. m. in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for William H. Harvey. who died Saturday morning in a _ local hospital. Rev. Jesse R. Rudkin will conduct the obsequies. Interment will be in Elm Ridge Cemetey. 51-years ago. He was miner and prior #to the longillness which preeded his death, ago. Surviving children. are Mrs. Eva Hooker, Mrs. Betty ‘Clair Webb, . William J. and Delbert E. Harvey. . His parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Harvey, and several . ah oatbenonben also are bereaved. bled se \ ; Phe gala eimbellishea dome of San ly in the majority.That party have . Harvey was born in~ Grass vaney . f] TUESDAY. APRIL.15 — it — Veterans administration eg, s. the World War I veteran y.0 1 for March 1 at nearly Son the total veteran Population : poximately 18,378 000, Atiben: @p. ely 475,000 live in northéry Cole nia. liter ES unless we act will die of TO CONQUER CANCER AMERICAN CANCER SOCIET NATIONAL. BROAD STREET NEVADA CITY e REAL ESTATE . Insurance, Mimeographing, Public Stenographer, Notary. Phone Answering Service STINSON COMPANY 102 W. Main Street . Grass Valley Telephone 101-J Signs —ANY KIND— Elliott Sign Co. Phone 670} 117 Broad Street. MOVING eed es HOUSEHOLD GOODS “BOUGHT AND SOLD ‘was employed. in loca}. mines. His wife died but a few weeks . Francisco's aus hall ‘rises 308 tet . . SPONSORED BY . ) HOTEL . Scteatiidinatinciantindiocinde inti Reliable Transfer & Storage Hills Flat, Grass Valley, Phone iy . GOLD PAN nian nar ae F Rati Midi — LIQUOR STORE PAULANE AND JOUNNIE ZUGNONE . Phone 986 ‘ . Grass Valley. Coen Date spel Rea AM