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APRIL MINING DEVELOPMENT_ ISSUE
.
»y
Nevada Gity N uggvet
Thinking
Out Loud
Mol, 12. No. 34. The Cou
C nty Seat Paper
ed: “All the world’s a stage.’”’ We in
Nevada County are living through a
miniature is related
to the great historical drama of the
New Deal. Our January 20 march of
return to their work
in the Murchie, and our April.
5battle with. the pickets, to make work
safe
for
workers,
if
you
like,
are
only manifestations on a small scale
of
the
greater
march
and
greater
battle which is taking place through
out the United States.
NEVA CITY, CALIFORNI A
figures
halted
SOWDER SCOUT
P.T.A.TOHELP C10 VOTES NOT JAMES
MASTER FOR CUB TROOP Mine Employment In
COMPLETE ROOM TO PICKET RED©
FOR CAMP GIRLS DOG ROAD NOW
Nevada County Rises
os
A.
group
of
twelve
Cub
to work on their own terms and conditions is one of the paradoxes of the
New Deal. But that seems to be one
of the astounding developments. that,
is gradually emerging from the welt
er
of
confusion
Abundant
in
Life has
at Crockett, 23
which
involved
the
us.
As
men here voted to
Scouts
Foreman and James E. Sowder to the
Many subjects
of interest to par-.
ents were discussed at the last meet-.
ing
of the
Elementary
School
McQuay
Albout
167
members
of
the
property
in
Willow
Valley
CIO Saturday evening where games and
Par
local met last evening in the Strand
ent Teacher A'ssociation. Interest in
theatre building auditorium, includ
the Cub Scouts, financial aid to help
ing a few women and children, and
dren were topics for general discus
lowing advice given by George R. An
a weenie roast were enjoyed about a
big bon fire.
The boys were introduced to their
under B. C: Goldsmith. Sowder has
mapped out for them.
week. This week, being Public School
disqualify
Week an entertainment is to be giv
the pending
en on Tuesday evening. Dr. Emaline
rioters.
Banks will be the speaker
musical program
and
a
has been prepared
The
Judge
Raglan
Tuttle
in
trial of the six alleged
;
following letter
was
sent
to
the CIO local by Otto Schiffner, man
iby pupils of the elementary and high ager of the Lava Cap mine, last Frischools. There will be open houses day:
for those who wish to visit the class
out the 240 having an opportunity to
call
the
matter
themselves.
To
such a proceeding un-American
is to understate the case. That such
tertained
those
present with
a
pro
security so far as re-employment at
gram on Conservation. This was pre
the
Lava
Cap
is iconcerned,
I
com
sented in the form of a radio broad
mit myself to the following proposi
east, from station CFG, with Betty tion:
“That all of those men who
Smith acting as announcer.
the point where it becomes a countyleft our emiploy recently and
Work song and Trail to Pahatsi,
‘wide controversy, in
which
1500
now have returned
to
go
to
songs by entire group, Forest, by
members of one union are pitted
work, we will re-employ them
Aillice. Norton; Life of John
Muir,
against 100 men, a liberal count of
in accordance with their seniorJoyce Henwood; Recreation,. Marian
the dissenters who left Nevada counan
attempt
should
even
succeed
to
ty temporarily, calls for a searching
analysis of ‘the factors entering
into
the controversy.
A
good many
with us,
years
ity
of
service
lard; Birds, Betty, Foote; Sail, Jean
Odegaard; Wild Life, Katherine Dav
exclusive
at
our
property
of-any other employ
ment and your whole group will
is; Wild Flowers, Marilyn Lee; Wat-)
be re-employed before any new
had
er, Billie Keller; Original Poem, Bet
men
California,
ty Norton; Flute Solo,\Velda Flindt
That we will notify them to re
ago
particularly in
Gwin; Fish and Game, LaVerne Wil
we
are
given
employment.
This
port for work, thereby avoiding
their tactics were not very different. program was educational \as well as
the necessity of your men travel
the
I.
W.
W.
Their
principles
and
from those who are discontented with
their lot
today.
Whenever
these
I.
W. W., which preached the same doctrine of ‘fone big union’?
as
that
accompanied by Ada
Pratti.
enjoyable.
several
and
Seoutts.
have
outgrown
be entering
raise the pack to 40 boys. The grammar school P.-T. A. is sponsoring the
Cub Scouts.
ALLEGED RIOTERS
TRIAL DELAYED
Trial of five alleged rioters in con
morning of January 20th, scheduled
to start today in superior court, was
the
magalxine:
tion,’
automatically postponed Saturday by
(Signed)
too numerous in any community, tiaey
committee.
The next meeting will be held on
May 6.
:
OTTO SCHIFFNER.
The above note refers apparently
election
of
Nobs.
Clamps Petrix, Wm. Tamblyn, Jr.
the
asked
tumble
them
weeds
but everywhere
not
to
hither
hesitate
and
to those Lava Cap workers who join
Grand Surgeon, Bernard W. Hummelt, M. D.
Grand Farmer, Otis Brown.
Grand Royal Musician, E. L. Dud
President
Roosevelt:
found
urday,, Bhanimously
the tumble weeds, when he took office in March, 1938. ‘the cohditions laid
blow they scatter seeds. So the enforced exit of dissentient elements
from any community is no real rem
The crying need of the day
amendment of the Wagner labor act
edy, either from a social or economic
. which
standpoint,
au
will
actually
permit
major
Schiffner’s note.
erga x! reported
voted
down
that
to
accept
in
Mr.
many of the
local CIO members will-presently go
to Boca to Work on the dam that is
ities of working men to rule in their. being
construbtted
there with
Fec
is
company,
the
operating
on
Buckeye
Greenhorn
creek with five men employed. The
following reports have, been received
from various mining companies:
MOUNTAINEER PROPERTY
Crews are drifting and developing
on the bottom
‘lthe
or 400
Fortuna shaft of
eer property
at
foot level in
the Moungain
Nevada
City’s
sou
limits. Latest reports are the
looks quite
promising.
Consid
erable ore was milled in the Gracey
Glencoe mine mill this being discontinued when it was decided to
drift to develop ore bodies.
(Brownie).
ATLAS DREDGING COMPANY
Rapid progress has been made by
Damn Fool Doorkeeper, Elza Kil
Noble
Grand
Hangman,
Carl
To
biassen,
of Nevada City throughout the win
ter months, The dragline equipment
handles
2,000
yards
of
gravel
per
and
Herbert
Reisner,
g
That a fair and impartial trial can
not be had in Nevada County;
MOTION DENIED
TO DISQUALIFY
JUDGE TUTTLE
waged in Nevadiaa City and Grass Valley
a
campaign
of
villification
against the local and more particularly against the defendants;
That
the
newspapers
of
Grass
Valley and Nevada City are attempt
veloped area in
the Norambagua
property near Grass Valley is reported
to
be
showing
encouraging
re
sults, The property which:-has been
That there isa. prejudice against
cident. on January 20 there has been
NORAMBAGUA PROPERTY
Diamond
drilling below the de
enlarged
to
through
leaskng
several
hundred
acres
adjoiing ground
was leased by the H. Potter Campbell company of New
York
a year
leged rioters now pending, heard Fri
ago. Milling profitable ore from the
day before Judge Martin Welch of main workings continues.
Sacramento, to an absurdity, District
Attorney Stoll won an easy victory.
NORTH STAR MINE
Anderson pleaded that Judge TutSinking in the North Star shaft
tle’s denial of probation to one Richthas reached the 8,600 foot level and
lin, convicted by jury of resisting an excellent milling ore is showing in
ing to poison the minds of the citizofficer, constituted a disqualification
the deep levels. The mill is running
ens and prospective jurors against
The chief difference between the dependent group like the Mine Workto try six alleged rioters, who were steadily on ore from the main workpected to be resumed just as soon as
all members of Local 283, and parCIO, and the old IWW group, is that: ers Protective League, does not wish;
to have been tried May 2. Anderson ings and recent development’
will
snow and weather gonditions admit.
ticularly these defendants.
the New Deal has placed: on
‘the, to pay tribute to either
Lewis
or
claimed the appeal for probation had materially increase reserves.
The
Additional items of the motion are not been considered on its merits.
statute book the Wagner act, which
} Green, they should not be forced to
North Star mine has been viene
merely a rehash—of—ClO—pronounee-.
specially protects and fosters their do so by an arbitrary ruling of the
District Attorney Stoll pointed out pay ore for about 85 years.
ments which have been printed sevorganization and aims.
With this Labor Board.
in a transcript.of Judge Tutttle’s
eral times and need not be repeated ruling that the appeal for probation
government ‘backing a small minorNATIVE SON MINE
We feel very confident ‘that soonhere. The closing item reads:
ity (accepting John L. Lewis’ own
Thomas Brown is in charge of the had been considered. He went on to
figures) 4,000,000, becomes a former or later we shall have a just labor
That as a result of all the foregodeclare that if the judge were to be work at ithe Native Son mine in the
jdable force even as opposed to some relations act, either a new one, or
ing acts by a large number of peodisqualified on account of his denial Blue Tent area north of Nevada City._
Banner Mt. Post, V F.
W.,
\and ple of Nevada County and due to the
56,000,000 other workers, organized the Wagner act amended. If the reof probation to Richlin, he would A small building or two have been
volt against the injustice
of
the Auxiliary held joint installation
and unorganized.
campaign of villifiication carried on be disqualified in all criminal. cases. built and a pipe line is being laid
Wagner labor act which flares in Odd Fellows hall Saturday aw 4 against the defendants it would be Anderson tried to prove that this to carry water down to the scene of
Even with the advantage of FedNevada County, in Crockett, and in with about 120 members and guests impossible for them to get even the would, indeed, be the fact, but that future operations. Some machinery
eral backing, however, and a s'pecother communities, east and west, present. Installing officers were Earl
miblance of a fair trial, or to be was too much for Judge Welch, who has Been tricked to the site and
ial dispensation in their favor in the becomes sufficiently national in its Raymond for Banner Mt. Post and tried by-fair and impartial jurors in regarded that conclusion as untensome time was spent in prospecting
appointment of a radical Labor Remanifestation, we shall have a speedy Mrs. John Figurski, the “Auxiliary. Nevada County.
able, and denied Anderson’s mothe ground.
Glenn Cleland, and Mrs. Elsie WelYations. Board, the CIO would not remedy in legislation.
hed to the motion as exhavits tion to disqualify Judge Tuttle.
don, were ouogoing officers for the
have cut such a figure on the naavits by Mark Cook, Walter
No.
LODE MINES
Men
Payroll
kional stage had it not been that ali
Judge Isadore Golden, chairmar post and auxiliary. A delicious turroll, Burt Asher
BATTERY CHARGED
Employed
communists, all radicals, and miany of the Governor’s Commission which key banquet was served at the close
ron. The affidavits conWarrants for the arrest of Vic
: Newmont
;
:
of the government pensioners on the last week considered Nevada County’s of the evening on a gaily décorated
l version of the CIO of Gates and#John Doe Robinson on
Piatra =. .s
405 $60,750
table.
New
ofificers:are
as
follows:
WPA rolls, quickly flocked to their revolt against the Wagner act, with
charges of battery ‘were issued today
North Star .....
41,100
banners. It is the adoption of the keen insight, aptly compared the act _ Officers of the post installed are: vada County si
in the justice court on complaint of
Pennsylvania
16,200
Judge Tuttle has set Friday, May Robert Harris, that the two atttackfamiliar communist tactics that thus to the Prohibition Amendment. There Norman Kistle, Commander; Joseph
Murchie 2.0.2.0.
21,100
Zetbright.: ....2.2.< 134
21,100
far have made this small minority is, of course, a very apparent paralW. Day, Senior Vice Commander; 6th, as the time for hearing argued him last evening in the New Deal
Idaho-Maryland
Junior
Vice ments on the motio . In the meanin Grass Valley.
in the vast American population a ellism between the two
measures. William E. Wyman,
New Brunswick .. 243
36,450..
formidable force.» All their tactics However, it required thirteen years Commander; Lewellan Wanamake, time District Attorney, Vernon Stoll
TOGO Goccse cc: 461
69,150
‘fall into the familiar communistic to repeal the
Prohibition AmendChaplain; Omar Tonella, Adjutant; will file counter afifidavits.
Bullion: 2.3
42
6,200
pattern. In the east when winning ment. This was due to the fact that Hugh Jones, Quartermaster.
Jurors who have been \summoned
Lava Cap
:
Auxiliary officers: Bess Larrabee, to appear in the superior court
Banner .....0
their physical struggle against other Sreat resistance to it was not Very
on
Central 2.0.23. 260
39,000
workers, they tremendously resent well organized and consisted mainly President; Margaret Bosworth, SenMonday,
Tuesday and Wednesday,
Bradley
:
calling out state troops. Governor in individual revolts. A federal agent ior Vice President; Tillie Weiss, will not have to attend on those daiNDAD s.S5io8s
oe
35
5,250
——
“Davey, of Ohio is anathema to them. shot and killed a bottlegger, or vice Junior Vice President; Helen Keifer, es due to the indefinite postpeneOthers
Treasurer;
Margaret
Tonella,
ChapIn California, when their little skirversa. The liquor war was a desolument of the trial. They will be notiGolden Center ..... 130
19,500
Send a Greeting
Williams,
Conductress; fied later when to appear.
mish in Nevada County goes against tory battle fought here and there belain; Moe
Norambaugua ...... 30
4,500
to Your Friends.
Nancy '
Guard;
Spring Hill ......5 15
2,150
them with equal vehemence and ire, tween individuals or small groups, Mildred Tobiassen,
Great Northern .... 20
3,000
they denounce Governor Merriam for but eventually public sentiment crysJames, Trustee; Mary Tonella, SecStockton Hil!
NOT calling out the troops.
tallized and the statute was wiped retary, Jessie Costa, Dorothy Kistle,
DEPOT HILL MINE
April 26, 1938
Sunflower .....:.2.-2..
Color Bearers; Agnes Hoskins, Hisoff-the books.
Hot Watér: 2.22
WILLIAM GRIBBEN
Thus far the CIO has the unenvitorian; Elsie Weldon, Patriotic InFred funtess reports this to be
Morning Star een sesenenes
‘Coyote Street
able record of putting more men OUT
In the case of’ the Wagner act, structor; Minnie Young, Musician.
the best water season for operations
Golden Star
MARGARET WHITE
Grater 3
of employment. than any other or‘however, it threatens to establish the
at the Depot Hill gravel mine since
Nevada City
Mountaineer
ganization in the history of the UniCIO, as a powerful and subsidiary
1921, The best values are now being
STOCKTON HILL MINE
April 28, 1938
Greystone
ted States. With the labor‘board, and dictatorship of the Federal Governfound far up on top of the huge
MRS. ROSA LEONARD
Kirkham
indirectly of course, the President, ment. The revolt is not among inThe management at the Stockton bank above the pit, in a small chan‘Long ‘Street
supporting them, they are a large dividuals and small° groups, but
‘s Hill property south of Grass Valley
BN 3 VO a ieee
Sasa eee
nel formed by an ancient river. The
HAZEL PELLEGRINI
factor in the
-present
depression. actually headed by
the
American states sufficient ore has been blockgold seems to be in yello quart in
Middle Yuba
z
w
.Nevada City
OM OBA Sci..
Their activities in Nevada County, Federation of Labor aided actively ed out to keep a 50 ton daily capacthis chann
el. Joubert operates the
_May 2, 1938 .
Weeds Point ..
the net result of which is to put one by every independent
union,
and ity mill in operation more than a monit
or while he has three men emMISS ANNIE RICHARDS
MeKengle 0
hundred men formerly employed in backed, just as in Nevada County, year. Plans cali for a mill in the near
ployed in ithe pit.
The Depot Hill
Shovel Placers ..
Zion Street
the Murchie, either on relief rolls or by the great mass of people wko use future. The shaft is to be deepened gravel mine has the longest record . Relief Hill
May 3, 1938
busily hunting other employment, is their heads to think with, heartily 1,000 feet below the present 315 ft.
Deer Creek-..
of continuous operation of any hyMARGARET PHARISS
Penn Dredee te ees
multiplied at least thousands of timloath any new encroachment on their level. and extensixe lateral developdraulic mine in California. Tailings
East Broad Street
Lopez
es throughout the country until now liberties, or abrogation of the rule ment pressed. The main vein is four are deposited behind Bullards Bar
— Happy -‘Birthday __
it is estimiated-that 12,000,000
workof majorities.
. feet wide.
dam.
‘
:
own affairs.
If,
for instance
an
in
eral aid. The work on the dam is ex
BANNER MT. POST
SEATS OFFICERS
BIRTHDAYSII
x”
STL, ST RT
A new
Placer
L
ley,
ed other CIO members in Sacramen
yon ,. whieh
by the Idaho Maryland.
ore
Clamps Mitrix, Bob Adamson.
Reducing the argument of -Attorthe defendants by reason of their
ney George R. Anderson, whose mothere. To keep them moving is the' ers are unemployed, which closely to\recently and forfeited their jobs membership in Local 283, IUMMSW; tion to disqualify Judge Raglan Tutold, futile device. The wind blows . approximates
the unemployment at the Lava Cap. These men on SatThat ever since the date of the in"tle from trying the case of six alcounty
with last month. In March ‘the total
payroll was $366,450.
It is now
$373,150. The increase is due prineipally to additional men employed
thern
Royal Platrix, Lou Kopp.
an in
crease of about 40 men as compared
Noble Grand Treasurer,
Horace
24 hour~day>~The company 6xpétts,
Curnow.
to finish operations on ‘their leased
ants for change of venue.
Grand
Noble
Recorder,
Clyde
ground about August first.
They
The five defendants facing trial
Gwin.
started
at
the
Anthony
House
near
—Henry Yuen, Pete Zdrich, Jim VasBridgeport.
Among the properties
sion, C. E. Circle, Roy Taten—con
dredged was the Gillam ranch. They
tinue at liberty on bail.
E
are now. working ‘the Davey property.
The motion is signed by George
sons:
:
an
of the
the x
mining “euieiegs
for this month reveals
the filing of a motion by the defend
to
of
evening
survey
roy.
the Alas Dredging Company on leasnection with the rock-hurling epiNoble Grand Chiseler, E. C. Jaced properties along Deer Creek west
sode at the Murchie mine road the
obs.
ler,. publications chairman and\ Mrs.
chairman
Friday
Clamps Vitrix, Carroll J. Cough
R. Anderson
examina
Clamps Vitus in the National Hotel
lan.
their attorneys. The petition for the
change avers among these other rea
physical
meeting of members of EK
A
ment
the
be required of any of these men
a
/2
officers was held. The following ofBoy fficers were chosen:
A drive is to be put on to
Noble Grand Humbug, Fred W.
will
Mrs. R.’.B. Champie has been a™
oboe
At
the
pointed historian, Mrs, George Kei
were invited to move on to the
joining county, and often the next
but
erty for employment. It will not
preached today by the CIO, became. Stevens
ad
ing back and forth to the prop
LOCAL CLAMPERS
ELECT FRED NOBS
GRAND HUMBUG
Eighteen Cub Scouts are registerlast
ed
cubs
“Being in conference with your
rooms.
strike and thereby throw out of .emAifter the business session the Ahrepresentative, Mr. Wilson, and your
ployment 240 men; willy nilly, withidenah Group of Camp Fire Girls encommittee, to give: the feeling of
vote on
a
were taken in the machines of Bert
sion.
derson, attorney on Saturday after had years of experience in scout work
2,300. men from returning to their
_ iMr. Carlson gave a talk on the hishis appearance in court here for the
work. That there should ever-be a
and the boys havea splendid season
tory and purpose of public schooi purpose of arguing his motion to
doubt of thé right of the majority
MONDAY, APRIL 23; deta
= The Gold Canter
finish the club room for the Camp voted not to re-establish.the picket
new Cub Scout Master James E. SowFire Girls and a plan to get a difline on the Red Dog road. This acIn Crockett, for instance, accordder, who is in the timber sales divferent type of movies for the chil-) tion, it is reported was taken foling to information
received
here,
ision-of the Tahoe National Forest
300 men, in round
in the right to publish the Truth,
with good motives and for justifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton
EN
William Shakespeare once remark
the miners to
March 15, 1848:
The Liberty of the Press consists
COVERS RICHEST GOL D AREA IN CALIFORNIA
H. M. L
drama, that in
From the Californian,
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ride