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April 9, 1942 (4 pages)

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The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month b evada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. © If you want to read about your . , friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. * Vet 16-No=29: NEVADA CITY, CALI FORNIA The Gold Canter1 Sa The County Seat Paper Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. In a town of twWorthousand population when an election is pending that afects the city government, and when citizens offer their candidacy for posts in that government the only reward for which is the sense of accepting an honor and discharging its duties satisfactorily, there is not much that a newspapér can do about it community’s welfare, could not do. This is true because any voter : reasonably awake to his. .respenPk sibilities knows the candidates either personally or by reputation as well as members of a newspavs ; per staff. However in general it ean be said that those candidates. who have made a:success of their job, their businesses, and who own their homes, and have proved their public spirit in unselfish service to their communities, invariably give satisfactory ‘service to their city when chosen to the responsibilities of the city council. In practically all California cities there is an element, a segment of the population, which is interested in creating better conditions for various forms of vice. Unifori . tunately for this group the laws alifornia, unlike those of Neimpose very stringent’ reguand for many things, such as gambling, they are prohibitory. Of course, When some minor group does manage to get control of a city government, they are able by winking at law violation, temporarily to give the town that “‘wideopen”’ condition that inevitably results in bribery and graft. Governments controlled by rowdy and law violating elements not only render a town a less desirable place in which to live, they also are tremendously costly to the tax payer. But when the majority in any city taken over by its disreputables, lose their control it is because they will not take the trouble to GET OUT AND VOTE at municipal elections. A few years ago a bold attempt ‘was made to turn this city over to vice businesses. It. will be remembered that a certain Hotcha Palace applied to the city council for a license. The chief of police and majority of the council turned down the application very firmly indeed. They were backed up by the Woman’s Civic club and ‘other citizens. The alignment on the city council at that time is something that voters should remember when they go to the polls next Tuesday. It is well to remember for instance that Mayor Hall was a member of the majority of the council at that time, which refused the Hotcha outfit permission to establish a gambling emporium on Broad Street. It is well to examine the candisdaicies of those who seek election next Tuesday with a view to keeping on the city council a majority who will rigorously exclude such . institutions’ as the Hotcha Patatceite to public office in any county or city. candidates should have a stake in the town in which they live. Candidates for public office, we feel, should own their own homes, and be tax payers, with a fellow feeling for other tax payers. Rarely will a tax payer vote i for fly-by-night enterprises, or licenses for law ‘violating businesses. ‘For any tax payer. knows that these instittions draw to cities an \ undesirable element, that they . ’ eause juvenile delinquency, and \ that they increase cost of policing, jailing ete., and only a few of the . disreputables that seek these soi called amusements and make a business of vice and debauchery profit by them, to’the detriment of the rest of the community. In practically every community these disasters can be prevented if all citizens GET OUT AND ' VOr'E. which any citizen interested in his . We think it should be a prerequis-* Directors Of Chamber Are Elected The newly. elected’ directors of the Nevada City Chambef or Commerce (will meet Monday night to select a president, vice president and secretary-treasurer. of the local booster organization. The new directors were named Tuesday night at a meeting in the Shamrock Cafe. They are: Hal Draper, George Gildersleeve, H. F. Sofge, R.J. Berggren, Richard Worth, Bud Kyle and H. S Foreman. The more than 20 members in attendance at the meeting. enjoyed coffee and doughnuts. A resolution was adopted, thanking outgoing officers anddirectors for their service to the chamber during the past year. Outgoing. Vice President H. E. Kjorlie was given particular thanks for devoting much time to the folder which was printed during the past year. It was pointed out the folder, which attractively illustrates Nevada City attractiveness for residents and fr vacationists, was due principally to Kjorlie’s efforts. ‘Candidates for the position of director of the chamber in addition to those elected were: Byrl Roblinson, Walter Cherry, John Anargus, W. E. Mullis, A. L. Lange, John Hubbard and R. bh. Tamblyn. Guerdon Ellis is retiring president. Vice President Kjorlie did. not care to become president of the organization, inasmuch as other duties require a considerable portion of hiis spare time Mobley Is Visitor— Myers Mobley, former now employed as a pharmacist Vallejo, is visiting relatives friends in Nevada City. resident zn in and DIOCESE WILL HOLD CONCLAVE IN MARYSVILLE The Annual Convention Episcopal. Diocese of Sacramento, comprising the 26 northern counties of California, will be held on Tues> day and Wednesday, April 14-15 in St _ John’s Church, Marysville. The Right Reverend Noel Porter, Bishop of Sacramento will preside at all sessions, and delegates will come from all Episcopal CHurches in northern California. The Council. of (Churehwomen and Women’s Auxiliry will convene at the same time. A special feature of this Convention will be the inspection of the new church plant, just completed and eosting $35,000. The Rev. Carl N. Tamblyn is the rector. The delegates for Trinity Parish are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kemper, Mrs. A. B. Innis, Mayor Benjamin Hall, and Mr. Cedric S. Porter. Delegates to the Council of Churchwomen are: Mrs. Charles Parsons, Miss Mary Hoskins, Mrs Charles Walker, Mrs. Minerva Wright, Mrs. Benjamin Hall; with Mrs. William Fenton and Miss Rita Hutchison as alternates, SUICIDES IN SIERRA William Black, 64, committed suicide, according to Sierra County officers, at the Alpha Derrer Mine, where he was caretaker recently The body was found Tuesday. A revolver was found beside the body. The body of Black was brought io the Holmes Funeral Home here where final rites are pending. SUCCUMBS HERE Phillip Hoffman 66, a laborer who was stricken ill several days ago on a Grass Valley street, died Tuesday at the Nevada County Hospital. The Holmes. Funeral Home took charge of the remains. of the The April meeting of the California Hydraulic Mining Association will be held Sunday afternoon at historic North San Juan. The regular meeting will start at 2p. m. but a luncheon will be served Hat 1 p. m. for those who desire. Arrangements for the meeting are being made by H. F. Sofge-and Geo. Gildersleeve of Nevada City.
In addition to important business to be transacted, Bob Adamson of the Ingersoll-Rand (Company will show mining pictures, including underground mining work. Past President George Hallock wil]. give a report on the priority situation as it concerns mining. Hallock has attended all the meetings held on the priority question. 8 GENE TUCKER ARRIVES IN NEVADA CITY Eugene Tucker, well known Nevada City resident, who had been in the employ of the Newmont Mining Corporation in South Affrica for the past several years is back in Nevada City following an adventurous trip across the Atlantic. The combined cargo and passeng-: er ship on which Tucker sailed from South Africa on Mareh 1st, was torpedoed in thé Atlantic and Tucker told friends here he now knows what it feels like to be dead. Tucker was among the 88 passengers and members of the crew rescued. Following his arrival in the U. S. he immedaitely took an airplane for San Francisco to see his brother, Bob, who is ill in the University of California Hospital. RETURNS FROM PANAMA Harold Deeter, well known local miner and former superintendent of the Mack Mine here, has returned from Panama, where he had been employed for months as a safety engineer. Deeter was transferred from the Panama job to a defense project in. Nevada. Mrs. Deeter went to San Francisco to meet her husband, who is to leave for his new job after Hydraulic Mining Association 7, = Meet Sunday At North San Juan . Caught inthe . Riffles Last night a local man’ received a long distance call from Sacramento. A male _ voice said: : “T’m warning you! You better stop going out with my girl friend.” And, peculiarly, this “girl friend’’ two days ago received a letter, postmarked Sacramento, and ina woman's _handwriting, threatening her if she continued her friendship with a, Grass’ Valley man now employed in defense work. The Grass Valley man is a frequent weekend visitor in this city and at the present time is ahead in the battle for the local woman’s affections. The situation has reached a point where at least one of the parties concerned no_ longer thinks it is “‘amoozin’’ anda consultaation with the district ___ THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942. Work On New . Post Office Starts Construction of Nevada City’s new $20,000 postoffice. scheduled’to be occupied by July 1st, got undenway here Tuesday. The postofifice is being built by R. Perrott of Oakland. Although the building is being constructed with (private eapital, a priority on material is available because it will house a federal agency. : Perrot came to Nevada City to complete final details for the start of work on the building, which is beimg erected on Commercial and Main ‘Streets. The lot was sold to Perrott by F. F. Cassidy and Walter Daniels, local realtor,’ handled the deal DR. WERNER TO BE LECTURER Dr. G. A. Werner, professor of higtory at the College of the Pacifie and one of the leading authorities on Latin America on thé” Pacifie Coast, will be the speaker at the Nevada City Public Forum at the elementary School here tonight. Dr. Werner’s lecture will open at 7:30. At 8:30 an hour’s’ discussion will start. “The role of Russia’ will be the tonic of Dr. Werner’s jecture, which will be the fourth of the series of Yectures sponsored by the Nevada attorney is to be secured. BEY saw a quarter gleaming among the . debris in the gutter in front of the . Save More Store A day or two later . Ed Martine found a dime and. one penny near the Purity Store. Another resident sighted a ten cent piece in. the gutter in front of the Harris Drug . Store but. being a modest soul he didn’t stoop to pick it p because it was covered with ud and there were teo many onlookers. . Anyway, all that leads to a possi-. bility the city council may be overlooking a bet in not calling for bids, the man offering the highest percentage of money found being given a spending several days here. contract to sweep the streets. The other morning a local resident . ’ City Unified School district Lambert Thomas received a letter from Herb. Caen, S. he newspaper columnist, stating the information contained in Caen’s column that 2500 miners in Nevada City wonld he out of work by May tst, obtained from a “prominent Nevada Cityan” who happened to.be in the bay city recently. , What! was A traitor in our midst? ’ Fred Williford, former. Nevada County Deputy Sheriff, hasnt officjally announced his ‘Candidacy for sheriff. but already in distribution are match packages’ boosting Williford as ‘‘the man for the job.” centrate completely on b trict, has had a colorful hi stock will be sold to the devoted to the war. effort. Top, right, the strange road for fifty two years. short changed once. came its principal owner Progress in transportation will spell doom for the old system in use on the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company's line between Nevada City and Colfax. An application has been presented to the state railroad commission for permission to abandon the rail line and contruck service. The road, completed sixty (six years ago to serve the mines in the disEngine No. . , which, with other The rails will find their way into channels ment familiar to Nevada County residents under the name of “Casey Jones,’ a combination locomotive and coach, made partly from an automobile truck. Lower left, Thomas Kennedy, warehouse superintendent, who has been employed by the railalso-acts-as-collector-for_the railroad, has collected millions of dollars and was only Lower right, John F. Kidder, who surveyed the route of the line and later be ~ aah the line. us and freight story. Top, left, rolling highest bidder. President J. E. item of equipis approved. Kennedy, who sixty-six years and president, Ga and Mrs. Kidder, who succeeded her husband as president and general manager of Although the steam road no longer will be a part of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, the company will continue operations with buses and automotive freight carriers. “The application tor abandonment of the steam road is ern narrow gauge streamlined buses with nationwide connections and fleet freight trucks, provides overnight service from San Francisco and door to door delivery in the communities of Nevada City and Grass Valley.”’ Taylor said no time will be lost in tearing up the tracks and salvaging all possible steel and metal from the bridges, tunnels, and other equipment when the application The using of the tracks and other steel for the war will be a spectacular finale to the railroad, which has had a colorful ‘career since the golden spike marking its completion was driven in Nevada City in May, . ! Photos ‘used through. courtesy of Sacramento. Bee+. Progress Spells End Of Colorful Narrow Gauge R. R. Line st ag de $s a progressive Taylor said. “Today's company, with ago.