April 29, 1943 (4 pages)

Si hi ie Maer e a ¢@ caine The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per id month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” —Daniel Webster Nevada City Nu . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA gget . This paper gives your complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. hea ‘Vol. 17, No. 34. The County Seat Paper Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. A good many years ago this writer protested any steps to permit entry of Japanese to. this country and any measure which would make them citizens. We al° ready had the Nego problem and a formidable problem it still is. We had already permitted children of ‘Chinese born in this country to become citizens. To draw asharp line between Japanese and citizenship, after the Chinese had already been permitted to cross it, many felt was unjust, and accordingly Japanese were permitted to ‘become citizens when born in the United Sta'tes, just as in the case of any other alien. racé. There is no attempt to draw ’ ‘eolor lines here, or to group races into. desirable or undesirable citizens. The Negroes citizens we got with the Emancipation Proclamation and the Chinese came _ with building of the Central Pacific, mainly, though there were many Chinese in California during the Fifties and Sixties, Their children for three generations have been and are citizens. The Gentlemen’s Agreement accounts:for a considerable number of Japs we now have on our hands in inland camps kept at the expense of tax payers, though agreement was intended to close the door to entry. But under the ‘‘merchants. and students’ clauses“ ;we: continued to accumuldte Japs,. whose progeny became citizens. " peeve At various times and places we have had other racial problems, riots and feuds. The reason we have these problems today is beecaues, just as in the case of Chinese railroad workers, our captains of industry wanted and got cheap labor. The steerage of great steamship lines were for years filled with the poorest and lowest European breeds brought to this country to work in steel mills and coal mines. We would not have a John L. Lewis today, tellng the United States government where to get off, were it not for our. sins in permitting indescriminate immigration Canadian immigration — policy has been far different and better than ours. Aside from the one mistake of permitting a few colonies of .Russian Doukhobors to’ settle + there, Canada has been free of racial problems originating in its immigration policy. Of course there is always the difficulty of getting on amicably with the French Canadians, but that has nothing to do with immigration. In fact the French were there’ first. » We believe that General DeWitt acted wisely in removing all Japs from western coastal areas to the camps inland. A civil body now has charge of these camps. We do not for a moment believe that they should be permitted to return to the coast even for farm work, badly'as labor is needed. They can be employed, and should be, upon farms in the general neighborhood of their camps. Those who are citizens, and of whose loyalty proof is available, should be and are being drafted into ‘the armed services, just as any other citizen is. We have an idea that Japanese soldiers will be rather careful of the United. States Army uniform. What they do in it and with it. will relect honor or discredit upon all of Japanese blood in this country. In Hawaii thousands of Japanese youths are enrolled in our fighting forces and there is no reason to feel that the Japanese of the ‘Pacific Coast are any less loyal than those of Hawaii, where they were probably exposed to more subversive influences than here. What to‘do after the war is over with the Japanese is a question that has “many answers. It would seem that all alien Japs can be de© elared undesirable citizens and returned to their home islands. Most of these are elderly people but some. undoubtedly are still capable of increasing the number of United States citizens of Japanese ° GRASS VALLEY SHELVES YOUTH . CENTER PROJECT With a green light showing and the way prepared for a recreation center for the youngsters, the Grass Valley city council met specially Tuesday evening to conclude arrangements for its establishment. But no group of youngsters showed up for the meeting. The council had arranged to ‘take over the Phillips building in. East Main street, had prepared a’ program for renovating the building, putting in a dance floor, duck pin alleys, and other amusements. The American Legion and the Grass: Valley Parent Teachers’ Association were ready to lend a helping hand When, after waiting for some time, no young people showed up for the special meeting, the council voted io shelve the recreation center project. SEAWELL BILL DEFINES WATER POLLUTION The bill introduced in the California Senate by State Senator Jerrold Seawell, defining pollution of streams reads as follows: Pollution as a condition of water for human consumption includes the NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA protection into port. ii SOVIET WAR VESSELS NEAR A SOVIET ARCTIC PORT—This picture taken from the Soviet documentary film “69th Parallel,’ depict the arrival at an arctic port of a huge Allied ,convoy after undergoing incessant attack by Nazi dive and torpedo bombers, shows Soviet warshps firing their -anti!-aircraft guns at the attacking planes shortly before the arrival in ‘port. The Red ships and accompanying planes met. the convoy at a pre-arranged destination for boot tops, a checkered shirt offset by a grizzled grey beard, piercing black eyes surmounted by a presence therein of any mineral, ani-. mal or vegetable matter as a cause dangerous to human health, but the . presence of turbidity or any mineral . attention and respect anywhere. he! matter which is superflous but a deleterious in water used for farm-}. ing or other industry, shall be held: not to be a cause of pollution as a condition of such water. CANYON CREEK CLOSED TO ALL FISHERMEN (Canyon Creek from Bowman's dam to South Yuba river is closed this year. Game Warden WHarl Hiscox has posted the stream and announces that any anglers found fishing there under the misapprehension that the stream is open to trout fishermen, will be immediately arrested. Canyon Creek is on the published list of streams closed this year by the California Fish and Game Commission. Parents Charged With Delinquency Face. Trial Following a motion in the Nevada Township Court before Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve by Attorney James Snell defending Mr. and (Mrs. John Davis, charged with contributing to the delinquency of their own seven year old daughter, to dismiss the case against them, the court ruled that the complaint filed by District Attorney Ward (Sheldon stated a public offense, and denied the motion. i The district attorney, however, stated he would file’ a new complaint. The case was transferred from the Grass Valley Township court, after Snell had filed a motion alleging prejudice on the part. of Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse. Without admitting the allegation the justice of the peace transferred the case to the ‘Nevada Township Court. Earl Cleveland of Sacramento spent Saturday in Nevada City visiting ‘his-mother, (Mrs. J. S. Langdon of Depot street. , blood. About one third of all Japs in this country are aliens, something like 40.000. These could be deported and it might be an excellent thing to do. Hight transports could do the job. To remove alien Japs from Hawaii would be a larger project, but could be done. But so far'as citizens. of the United States, of Japanese blood are cencerned they can and. will stay, unless we amend the Constitution, and that we think would be a.very dangerous proceeding, far more a peril to our country than the Japs are or could be. shock of disheveled hair, John Clark Was a. perfect physical specimen of a mountaineer who would command went. Like most men of his stature he was mild of manner and always a gentleman. He smoked an occasional cigar but strong liquor was taboo with him. When Teddy Roosevelt, whose well known admonition to Uncle Sam was to ‘‘speak softly but a big stick,’’ made his western n 1903 Grass Valley and Nevada (City gathered some of™ the most showy and rich specimens of high grade quartz that could be’ found. Those from the Idaho and the Empire being particularly showy in free gold. A cabinet of polished manzanita wood was fashioned to contain the specimens and a special excursion over the Narrow Gauge carried more than a thousand people to ‘Colfax on the afternoon of May 19, 1903. It had been decided that John (Clark should make the presentation. The’ westbound train pulled in shortly after five. and Teddy appeared on the rear platform. After a few brief remarks a box was. provided for Clark to—-stand—on;-He had outfitted himself with a new pair of Levis, his boots were blackened and he wore a red bandana around his neck. As he stood there holding the cabinet aloft and handing it to the president he made an imposing figure. To show the remarkable memory of a still more remarkable man Clark told me that the following year he was in Reno on the inner fringe of 2 crowd when Roosevelt came west on a second trip. After Teddy had concluded his remarks from the rear of the train he spied ‘Clark and called out “Hello Clark. What are you doing over here?’’ In spite of all the social activities of his office, the president had not forgotten the incident at Colfax. John Clarks intellect was above the average. His hands were large and somewhat puffy in appearance, but what he could’ do with those hands was nothing short of marvelous. Not one in a million could handle his digits like Clark. He could beat any of the local sharps at billiards—not with a cue mind oue—but using the strength of his fingers to give torque to the cue ball he could make shots which were difficult even with a cue. With cards it has been said of ‘him that he could deal out any kind of a hand he desired without detection. At one time he joined a crew of shake cutters on Gaston Ridge who regularly came to Washington to indulge in their week end poker games. They asked Clark to sit in, but for a time he demurred, saying. that he didn’t understand the game. Finally after much coaxing: they got him to play and, needless to say, he soon became so profitient that he took the bunch regularly to the cleaners. : But he finally met his match one night at Emigrant Gap. Seen by a carry te \ trip} . JOHN CLARK, IN MANY RESPECTS, “A ‘MAN TO MATCH OUR MOUNTAINS” (By ED C. UREN) ' John Clark was a familiar figure in Nevada County for many years. He was strictly a man of the mountains. Standing 6 feet 4, broad of shoulder and of powerful physique, it is said of him that during an altercation in Truckee one night when ‘three men set upon him he picked them up bodily as _ they came at him and heaved them through the door, glass and all. Dressed as he always was in blue overalls tucked into his open.at the neck, his florid face . Sergeant Weldon is friend the next day looking very disconsolate John was asked the reason. for the depression. He said “I used} to think I knew all there was to bet learned, about cards, but a damn tramp nigger blew in here last night! and I found that I didn’t know any-. thing about the game.’’ For 33 years prior to his death in 1923 Clark spent the snow ee months on the high summit of the Sierras at his quartz locations at. ‘Meadom Lake. He and his associate . (Cook of Sierra City erected a small} mill.on the Hercules lode, but on account of the refractory nature of the ore he was never able to make much success in his mining ventures. His winters were spent in Reno and Truckee, with occasional trips to Nevada City. As Meadow Lake was) buried. under from 30 feet upward of snow from October to May he had considerable time on his hands and with his provedbial skill at poker he never lacked funds to’ carry on the. next season’s search for the elusive! values in the veins at Summit City. MRS. LYDIA SHAW CALLED TO REST Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. for the late Mrs. Lydia Shaw, widow of Dr. John F. Shaw, well known dentist of this city. Both Dr. and Mrs. Shaw removed to Oakland several years ago and made their home ‘there. Mrs. Shaw passed away in Oakland Wednesday morning. The funeral services will take place in the chapel of Holmes Funeral Home and interment will be in the family plot in Pine’ Grove Cemetery. Surviving the deceased are a son, Elgin Shaw, and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Nichols, both of Oakland, two brothers, Harlan Wheeler of Grass Valley and Dean Wheeler of San Francisco and a sister Miss Florence Wheeler of Oakland. Grass Valley Building Contractor Succumbs Axel William Carlson, building contractor, 62 years of age, passed away early this morning at his home 622 South Auburn street in Grass Valley. He hadi been employed until recently in war housing contracting at Richmond. : The deceased was a native of Minnesota. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Esther Carlson, and a daughter, Mrs. John Hollow of Grass Valley. “Funeral services will take place batieaae afternoon at two o’clock in the chapel of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary with interment in ‘Elm Ridge Cemetery. ; Mrs. Del Larsen returned Sunday evening from a week end visit in Sacramento and ‘Roseville with friends and relatives. Her husband is now at Camp Cook near Santa Maria. . $2,487.68. The route is 18.40 miles ths Gold Conte Prisoner of the Japs Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weldon of the Newtown district, have been notified by the United States War -Department that their son, Sergeant Ver non Weldon, is a prisoner of the Japanese in the Philippines. Sergeant Weldon, according to the despatch was. captured when the Americans surrendered on Corregidor a year ago this month. Although he entered the Air Corps he ‘had fought through the (Manila and Bataan battles. He had formerly been reported as ‘‘missing in action.” Position Of Postmaster At Alleghany Open The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination to fill. the position of postmaster at . Alleghany, California at which a vacancy exists or is about to occur. This examination is held pursuant to an act of congress, approved June 25, 1938, whicl placed presidential postmasters within the classified civil. service. The postmasters ‘salary at Alleghany is $1500 per year. Receipt for applications close on May 14, 1943 and applications must be properly executed and on file at Washington, D. C. prior to that date. ‘New Truck. for Grass . Valley Fire Department The Grass Valley Volunteer Department has a new utility truck, . rebuilt from a pick-up body. that. answers all the requirements of a. squad ear. The new ear,’ brightly paint2d, . contains equipment for small fires, . and carries the department’s resus. ciator, first aid box, gas flood lights with portable lighting, units, helmets, axes, and hose. Chief . Leroy Bond is greatly pleased with . this addition to the city’s fire appar-. atus. ‘ Fire masks, Nevada City to Colfax Mail Route Open to Bids The Post Master General’is ad-! . vertising for bids on the Star Route,. casions when he must visit Nevada Nevada City to Colfax, with stops at'. Grass Valley and Chicago Park, At present the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad has the contract at in length and must be collected and delivered 13 times a week, twice during week days and once on Sundays and holidays. Bids must be in the hands of the Postmaster General in Washington, D. C. by 4:30 p. m. on May.18, 1948. : Boy Hitch-hiker Confessing to Much Time in Jails Earl Hiscox, game warden, picked up a boy, under 15 years of age, thumbing his way on tthe ‘(Colfax road, who confessed to having been nine times in reform schools or jails. The boy, who had been for sometime waiting in the rain for a ride, is now detained in the Nevada County Jail. His finger. prints have been sent to the ‘State Bureau for Criminal Idenification for examination. Youth Charged With Assault to Commit Rape Charged with an assault to commit ape, Willis Raymond, 18 years old, was placed in the county jail yesterday morning, after Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve, had fixed his bail at $200. The’ warrant was issued on complaint of Prohation Officer A. W. McGagin, after’ the mother of one of the minor girls al-! leged assaulted, had complained. The alleged attack took place in Olympic Park near the skating rink. The shrriff’s office reports that the accused youth is a brother of Paul Raymond, recently caught in a trap by Auburn police while attempting rape, and subsequently convicted and sent to San Quentin. ' LIEUTENANT VISITS MOTHER Second Lieutenant Richard Keene spent last week with his mother in the Glenbrook district south of Nevada City. He is a flight radio operator on an air transport command for the United Airlines. He thoroughly enjoys his work and just recent-, ly received his promotion. Dick was a Nugget carrier several years ago. He is a graduate of the local schools and his advancement:is being followed with pleasure by his many friends. e THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1943. when the war is over it .will be reCrossing Road and VETERAN MINER HASVALUABLE ~~ MERCURY CLAIM Clement Schuster, veteran miner, 81 years of age, who lives on Grizzly Ridge that looks down into the ‘Middle Fork of the Yuba River, states that he is part owner in cinnebar and bauxite claim that only’ need about three miles of road to become valuable contributors to the nation’s quick silver and aluminum requirements. ‘ Schuster, who was a member of* the American Olympic team in 1885 and participated in the Olmpic games at Dresden in Germany in that year, held the world’s record for the broad jump. During the last . sixty years of his life he has been especially interested in quick silver mining, but has also engaged in gold mining. At one time he owned a large block of stock in the Champion mine just outside Nevada City, which was closed in 1923. He makes*his home at the Grizzly Gold Mine, long since closed, but, according to Schuster, still one of the big potential producers of SierraNevada County border. The mine helongs to Grizzly Ridge Mining Companw and Schuster believes ‘that habilitated and placed in operation again. Of his cinnebar and bauxite claims Schuster declares, that in all his long. experience,, he has never seen richer ores. The cinnebar in the summer time is soft and earthy and in the winter a stiff clay. The bauxite ore has a potash base and reveals na iron content whatever. The Foote’s Crossing Road that leads into Alleghany, where the (Sixteen-to-One Mine is located, passes within three miles of Grizzly Rirde, but the road, to the ridge, long neglected since the Grizzly Mine closed, is nearly impassable. Schuster, despite his four score years, walks down to Foote there takes thestage into Nevada City on rare ocCity or Grass Valley. JUNIOR-SENIOR ANNUAL BALL TOMORROW EVE The juniors and seniors of the Nevada City High School will hold their annual ball tomorrow evening in the school gymnasium. The decor-_ ative theme will be moonlight and flamingoes. Palm trees will add te the tropical effect. The senior class president, Edward MvGivern, is general chairman, the junior class president, Don Miller, is his chief assistant. Dance music will be provided hy the famous Jerry Austin Orchestra from Grass Valley which has been secured for the occasion. Admission is 75 cents per person and $1.00 per couple, and guest cards may be obtained at the office. Proceeds from the affair will be donated to the Red. Cross.‘Committees are: Decoration committee: Seniors, Fremont Graham,Pauline Keckle, Karl Engstrom; Juniors, Ernie Helme, Lotus Wales, Bob’ Wolf; clean-up committee: Ed Me.° Givern, Don Miller, Bill Hallett; program committee: Seniors, Bob Bonner, Doris Garwood, Ed Berger; © Juniors, Betty Rore, Virginia Bonebrake, Eva Pehley; refreshment committee: Seniors, Umbért Soga, Lenore Gregory, Dolores Rockefeller; Juniors, Naomi Smithson, Joe Day, George Agostini; music committee: ~ Seniors, Marion Edmonds, Bill To-» biassen, Helen Butz. : , EASTER FIELD MASS). Several auto loads of people from this city attended the “field mz service at Camp Beale at 11 o% Haster Sunday forenoon and _thoroughly enjoyed the impressive : vice in which hundreds of soldiers and citizens, took part. Commu singing, the Philipino band splendid sermon were enjo: Nevada City were, Mr. and Hieronimus, Mrs. Anna Mrs. DeMattei, Mr. and M Sikes, and George M: leghany.

Si hi ie Maer e a ¢@ caine The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per id month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” —Daniel Webster Nevada City Nu . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA gget . This paper gives your complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. hea ‘Vol. 17, No. 34. The County Seat Paper Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. A good many years ago this writer protested any steps to permit entry of Japanese to. this country and any measure which would make them citizens. We al° ready had the Nego problem and a formidable problem it still is. We had already permitted children of ‘Chinese born in this country to become citizens. To draw asharp line between Japanese and citizenship, after the Chinese had already been permitted to cross it, many felt was unjust, and accordingly Japanese were permitted to ‘become citizens when born in the United Sta'tes, just as in the case of any other alien. racé. There is no attempt to draw ’ ‘eolor lines here, or to group races into. desirable or undesirable citizens. The Negroes citizens we got with the Emancipation Proclamation and the Chinese came _ with building of the Central Pacific, mainly, though there were many Chinese in California during the Fifties and Sixties, Their children for three generations have been and are citizens. The Gentlemen’s Agreement accounts:for a considerable number of Japs we now have on our hands in inland camps kept at the expense of tax payers, though agreement was intended to close the door to entry. But under the ‘‘merchants. and students’ clauses“ ;we: continued to accumuldte Japs,. whose progeny became citizens. " peeve At various times and places we have had other racial problems, riots and feuds. The reason we have these problems today is beecaues, just as in the case of Chinese railroad workers, our captains of industry wanted and got cheap labor. The steerage of great steamship lines were for years filled with the poorest and lowest European breeds brought to this country to work in steel mills and coal mines. We would not have a John L. Lewis today, tellng the United States government where to get off, were it not for our. sins in permitting indescriminate immigration Canadian immigration — policy has been far different and better than ours. Aside from the one mistake of permitting a few colonies of .Russian Doukhobors to’ settle + there, Canada has been free of racial problems originating in its immigration policy. Of course there is always the difficulty of getting on amicably with the French Canadians, but that has nothing to do with immigration. In fact the French were there’ first. » We believe that General DeWitt acted wisely in removing all Japs from western coastal areas to the camps inland. A civil body now has charge of these camps. We do not for a moment believe that they should be permitted to return to the coast even for farm work, badly'as labor is needed. They can be employed, and should be, upon farms in the general neighborhood of their camps. Those who are citizens, and of whose loyalty proof is available, should be and are being drafted into ‘the armed services, just as any other citizen is. We have an idea that Japanese soldiers will be rather careful of the United. States Army uniform. What they do in it and with it. will relect honor or discredit upon all of Japanese blood in this country. In Hawaii thousands of Japanese youths are enrolled in our fighting forces and there is no reason to feel that the Japanese of the ‘Pacific Coast are any less loyal than those of Hawaii, where they were probably exposed to more subversive influences than here. What to‘do after the war is over with the Japanese is a question that has “many answers. It would seem that all alien Japs can be de© elared undesirable citizens and returned to their home islands. Most of these are elderly people but some. undoubtedly are still capable of increasing the number of United States citizens of Japanese ° GRASS VALLEY SHELVES YOUTH . CENTER PROJECT With a green light showing and the way prepared for a recreation center for the youngsters, the Grass Valley city council met specially Tuesday evening to conclude arrangements for its establishment. But no group of youngsters showed up for the meeting. The council had arranged to ‘take over the Phillips building in. East Main street, had prepared a’ program for renovating the building, putting in a dance floor, duck pin alleys, and other amusements. The American Legion and the Grass: Valley Parent Teachers’ Association were ready to lend a helping hand When, after waiting for some time, no young people showed up for the special meeting, the council voted io shelve the recreation center project. SEAWELL BILL DEFINES WATER POLLUTION The bill introduced in the California Senate by State Senator Jerrold Seawell, defining pollution of streams reads as follows: Pollution as a condition of water for human consumption includes the NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA protection into port. ii SOVIET WAR VESSELS NEAR A SOVIET ARCTIC PORT—This picture taken from the Soviet documentary film “69th Parallel,’ depict the arrival at an arctic port of a huge Allied ,convoy after undergoing incessant attack by Nazi dive and torpedo bombers, shows Soviet warshps firing their -anti!-aircraft guns at the attacking planes shortly before the arrival in ‘port. The Red ships and accompanying planes met. the convoy at a pre-arranged destination for boot tops, a checkered shirt offset by a grizzled grey beard, piercing black eyes surmounted by a presence therein of any mineral, ani-. mal or vegetable matter as a cause dangerous to human health, but the . presence of turbidity or any mineral . attention and respect anywhere. he! matter which is superflous but a deleterious in water used for farm-}. ing or other industry, shall be held: not to be a cause of pollution as a condition of such water. CANYON CREEK CLOSED TO ALL FISHERMEN (Canyon Creek from Bowman's dam to South Yuba river is closed this year. Game Warden WHarl Hiscox has posted the stream and announces that any anglers found fishing there under the misapprehension that the stream is open to trout fishermen, will be immediately arrested. Canyon Creek is on the published list of streams closed this year by the California Fish and Game Commission. Parents Charged With Delinquency Face. Trial Following a motion in the Nevada Township Court before Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve by Attorney James Snell defending Mr. and (Mrs. John Davis, charged with contributing to the delinquency of their own seven year old daughter, to dismiss the case against them, the court ruled that the complaint filed by District Attorney Ward (Sheldon stated a public offense, and denied the motion. i The district attorney, however, stated he would file’ a new complaint. The case was transferred from the Grass Valley Township court, after Snell had filed a motion alleging prejudice on the part. of Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse. Without admitting the allegation the justice of the peace transferred the case to the ‘Nevada Township Court. Earl Cleveland of Sacramento spent Saturday in Nevada City visiting ‘his-mother, (Mrs. J. S. Langdon of Depot street. , blood. About one third of all Japs in this country are aliens, something like 40.000. These could be deported and it might be an excellent thing to do. Hight transports could do the job. To remove alien Japs from Hawaii would be a larger project, but could be done. But so far'as citizens. of the United States, of Japanese blood are cencerned they can and. will stay, unless we amend the Constitution, and that we think would be a.very dangerous proceeding, far more a peril to our country than the Japs are or could be. shock of disheveled hair, John Clark Was a. perfect physical specimen of a mountaineer who would command went. Like most men of his stature he was mild of manner and always a gentleman. He smoked an occasional cigar but strong liquor was taboo with him. When Teddy Roosevelt, whose well known admonition to Uncle Sam was to ‘‘speak softly but a big stick,’’ made his western n 1903 Grass Valley and Nevada (City gathered some of™ the most showy and rich specimens of high grade quartz that could be’ found. Those from the Idaho and the Empire being particularly showy in free gold. A cabinet of polished manzanita wood was fashioned to contain the specimens and a special excursion over the Narrow Gauge carried more than a thousand people to ‘Colfax on the afternoon of May 19, 1903. It had been decided that John (Clark should make the presentation. The’ westbound train pulled in shortly after five. and Teddy appeared on the rear platform. After a few brief remarks a box was. provided for Clark to—-stand—on;-He had outfitted himself with a new pair of Levis, his boots were blackened and he wore a red bandana around his neck. As he stood there holding the cabinet aloft and handing it to the president he made an imposing figure. To show the remarkable memory of a still more remarkable man Clark told me that the following year he was in Reno on the inner fringe of 2 crowd when Roosevelt came west on a second trip. After Teddy had concluded his remarks from the rear of the train he spied ‘Clark and called out “Hello Clark. What are you doing over here?’’ In spite of all the social activities of his office, the president had not forgotten the incident at Colfax. John Clarks intellect was above the average. His hands were large and somewhat puffy in appearance, but what he could’ do with those hands was nothing short of marvelous. Not one in a million could handle his digits like Clark. He could beat any of the local sharps at billiards—not with a cue mind oue—but using the strength of his fingers to give torque to the cue ball he could make shots which were difficult even with a cue. With cards it has been said of ‘him that he could deal out any kind of a hand he desired without detection. At one time he joined a crew of shake cutters on Gaston Ridge who regularly came to Washington to indulge in their week end poker games. They asked Clark to sit in, but for a time he demurred, saying. that he didn’t understand the game. Finally after much coaxing: they got him to play and, needless to say, he soon became

so profitient that he took the bunch regularly to the cleaners. : But he finally met his match one night at Emigrant Gap. Seen by a carry te \ trip} . JOHN CLARK, IN MANY RESPECTS, “A ‘MAN TO MATCH OUR MOUNTAINS” (By ED C. UREN) ' John Clark was a familiar figure in Nevada County for many years. He was strictly a man of the mountains. Standing 6 feet 4, broad of shoulder and of powerful physique, it is said of him that during an altercation in Truckee one night when ‘three men set upon him he picked them up bodily as _ they came at him and heaved them through the door, glass and all. Dressed as he always was in blue overalls tucked into his open.at the neck, his florid face . Sergeant Weldon is friend the next day looking very disconsolate John was asked the reason. for the depression. He said “I used} to think I knew all there was to bet learned, about cards, but a damn tramp nigger blew in here last night! and I found that I didn’t know any-. thing about the game.’’ For 33 years prior to his death in 1923 Clark spent the snow ee months on the high summit of the Sierras at his quartz locations at. ‘Meadom Lake. He and his associate . (Cook of Sierra City erected a small} mill.on the Hercules lode, but on account of the refractory nature of the ore he was never able to make much success in his mining ventures. His winters were spent in Reno and Truckee, with occasional trips to Nevada City. As Meadow Lake was) buried. under from 30 feet upward of snow from October to May he had considerable time on his hands and with his provedbial skill at poker he never lacked funds to’ carry on the. next season’s search for the elusive! values in the veins at Summit City. MRS. LYDIA SHAW CALLED TO REST Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. for the late Mrs. Lydia Shaw, widow of Dr. John F. Shaw, well known dentist of this city. Both Dr. and Mrs. Shaw removed to Oakland several years ago and made their home ‘there. Mrs. Shaw passed away in Oakland Wednesday morning. The funeral services will take place in the chapel of Holmes Funeral Home and interment will be in the family plot in Pine’ Grove Cemetery. Surviving the deceased are a son, Elgin Shaw, and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Nichols, both of Oakland, two brothers, Harlan Wheeler of Grass Valley and Dean Wheeler of San Francisco and a sister Miss Florence Wheeler of Oakland. Grass Valley Building Contractor Succumbs Axel William Carlson, building contractor, 62 years of age, passed away early this morning at his home 622 South Auburn street in Grass Valley. He hadi been employed until recently in war housing contracting at Richmond. : The deceased was a native of Minnesota. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Esther Carlson, and a daughter, Mrs. John Hollow of Grass Valley. “Funeral services will take place batieaae afternoon at two o’clock in the chapel of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary with interment in ‘Elm Ridge Cemetery. ; Mrs. Del Larsen returned Sunday evening from a week end visit in Sacramento and ‘Roseville with friends and relatives. Her husband is now at Camp Cook near Santa Maria. . $2,487.68. The route is 18.40 miles ths Gold Conte Prisoner of the Japs Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weldon of the Newtown district, have been notified by the United States War -Department that their son, Sergeant Ver non Weldon, is a prisoner of the Japanese in the Philippines. Sergeant Weldon, according to the despatch was. captured when the Americans surrendered on Corregidor a year ago this month. Although he entered the Air Corps he ‘had fought through the (Manila and Bataan battles. He had formerly been reported as ‘‘missing in action.” Position Of Postmaster At Alleghany Open The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination to fill. the position of postmaster at . Alleghany, California at which a vacancy exists or is about to occur. This examination is held pursuant to an act of congress, approved June 25, 1938, whicl placed presidential postmasters within the classified civil. service. The postmasters ‘salary at Alleghany is $1500 per year. Receipt for applications close on May 14, 1943 and applications must be properly executed and on file at Washington, D. C. prior to that date. ‘New Truck. for Grass . Valley Fire Department The Grass Valley Volunteer Department has a new utility truck, . rebuilt from a pick-up body. that. answers all the requirements of a. squad ear. The new ear,’ brightly paint2d, . contains equipment for small fires, . and carries the department’s resus. ciator, first aid box, gas flood lights with portable lighting, units, helmets, axes, and hose. Chief . Leroy Bond is greatly pleased with . this addition to the city’s fire appar-. atus. ‘ Fire masks, Nevada City to Colfax Mail Route Open to Bids The Post Master General’is ad-! . vertising for bids on the Star Route,. casions when he must visit Nevada Nevada City to Colfax, with stops at'. Grass Valley and Chicago Park, At present the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad has the contract at in length and must be collected and delivered 13 times a week, twice during week days and once on Sundays and holidays. Bids must be in the hands of the Postmaster General in Washington, D. C. by 4:30 p. m. on May.18, 1948. : Boy Hitch-hiker Confessing to Much Time in Jails Earl Hiscox, game warden, picked up a boy, under 15 years of age, thumbing his way on tthe ‘(Colfax road, who confessed to having been nine times in reform schools or jails. The boy, who had been for sometime waiting in the rain for a ride, is now detained in the Nevada County Jail. His finger. prints have been sent to the ‘State Bureau for Criminal Idenification for examination. Youth Charged With Assault to Commit Rape Charged with an assault to commit ape, Willis Raymond, 18 years old, was placed in the county jail yesterday morning, after Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve, had fixed his bail at $200. The’ warrant was issued on complaint of Prohation Officer A. W. McGagin, after’ the mother of one of the minor girls al-! leged assaulted, had complained. The alleged attack took place in Olympic Park near the skating rink. The shrriff’s office reports that the accused youth is a brother of Paul Raymond, recently caught in a trap by Auburn police while attempting rape, and subsequently convicted and sent to San Quentin. ' LIEUTENANT VISITS MOTHER Second Lieutenant Richard Keene spent last week with his mother in the Glenbrook district south of Nevada City. He is a flight radio operator on an air transport command for the United Airlines. He thoroughly enjoys his work and just recent-, ly received his promotion. Dick was a Nugget carrier several years ago. He is a graduate of the local schools and his advancement:is being followed with pleasure by his many friends. e THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1943. when the war is over it .will be reCrossing Road and VETERAN MINER HASVALUABLE ~~ MERCURY CLAIM Clement Schuster, veteran miner, 81 years of age, who lives on Grizzly Ridge that looks down into the ‘Middle Fork of the Yuba River, states that he is part owner in cinnebar and bauxite claim that only’ need about three miles of road to become valuable contributors to the nation’s quick silver and aluminum requirements. ‘ Schuster, who was a member of* the American Olympic team in 1885 and participated in the Olmpic games at Dresden in Germany in that year, held the world’s record for the broad jump. During the last . sixty years of his life he has been especially interested in quick silver mining, but has also engaged in gold mining. At one time he owned a large block of stock in the Champion mine just outside Nevada City, which was closed in 1923. He makes*his home at the Grizzly Gold Mine, long since closed, but, according to Schuster, still one of the big potential producers of SierraNevada County border. The mine helongs to Grizzly Ridge Mining Companw and Schuster believes ‘that habilitated and placed in operation again. Of his cinnebar and bauxite claims Schuster declares, that in all his long. experience,, he has never seen richer ores. The cinnebar in the summer time is soft and earthy and in the winter a stiff clay. The bauxite ore has a potash base and reveals na iron content whatever. The Foote’s Crossing Road that leads into Alleghany, where the (Sixteen-to-One Mine is located, passes within three miles of Grizzly Rirde, but the road, to the ridge, long neglected since the Grizzly Mine closed, is nearly impassable. Schuster, despite his four score years, walks down to Foote there takes thestage into Nevada City on rare ocCity or Grass Valley. JUNIOR-SENIOR ANNUAL BALL TOMORROW EVE The juniors and seniors of the Nevada City High School will hold their annual ball tomorrow evening in the school gymnasium. The decor-_ ative theme will be moonlight and flamingoes. Palm trees will add te the tropical effect. The senior class president, Edward MvGivern, is general chairman, the junior class president, Don Miller, is his chief assistant. Dance music will be provided hy the famous Jerry Austin Orchestra from Grass Valley which has been secured for the occasion. Admission is 75 cents per person and $1.00 per couple, and guest cards may be obtained at the office. Proceeds from the affair will be donated to the Red. Cross.‘Committees are: Decoration committee: Seniors, Fremont Graham,Pauline Keckle, Karl Engstrom; Juniors, Ernie Helme, Lotus Wales, Bob’ Wolf; clean-up committee: Ed Me.° Givern, Don Miller, Bill Hallett; program committee: Seniors, Bob Bonner, Doris Garwood, Ed Berger; © Juniors, Betty Rore, Virginia Bonebrake, Eva Pehley; refreshment committee: Seniors, Umbért Soga, Lenore Gregory, Dolores Rockefeller; Juniors, Naomi Smithson, Joe Day, George Agostini; music committee: ~ Seniors, Marion Edmonds, Bill To-» biassen, Helen Butz. : , EASTER FIELD MASS). Several auto loads of people from this city attended the “field mz service at Camp Beale at 11 o% Haster Sunday forenoon and _thoroughly enjoyed the impressive : vice in which hundreds of soldiers and citizens, took part. Commu singing, the Philipino band splendid sermon were enjo: Nevada City were, Mr. and Hieronimus, Mrs. Anna Mrs. DeMattei, Mr. and M Sikes, and George M: leghany.