August 28, 1939 (4 pages)

THEATRE THES, ““Death is a universal character, When audiences meet Death face to face on the screen I want them to flave the feeling that here is some@hne they have met somewhere before” Thus Director Harold C. Bucquet explained his attempt to personify Death in understandabie form in one of the most daring subjects ever to be filmed, the picturization of the Broadway stage success. “On BorTowed Time.”’ opening tomortow at the Nevada Theatre. ‘ ; In the story, Death is a mysterious stranger, Mr. Brink, who appears to mortals when the time has come for them to go with him ‘where the woodbine twineth.”’ “But there is nothing macabre or terrible about Mr. Brink just as the , Story proves that there is nothing to he feared in Death itself,’ Bucquet Pointed out. “Mr. Brink is a kindly, benign, tolerant personality with a dry sense of humor.and an unlimited patience despite his implacability. To have made him weird or horrifying, Would have been an obvious, unimaginative trick. We played’ him straight.’’ John Ghidotti, Sr. and Dominic Merzetta motored to Sierra City Friday, and visited the summer home built.'’by the former's son, William Ghidotti, and wife in that city. D, mal. ‘CTSONGA . Julius E. Ramm of Caninta>y'"’ was a recent visitor at the home of} his sister, Miss Emmi tam Grove streat. C. S. Deifny, who is with th Graw-Hill Publishing company and son came up from Southera Ca! ifornia Friday and spent somes in this ‘section. He visited ‘the bright and other mines in ‘Kis = tion while here besides ellivg 9 several friends. Fenton ‘F‘eming. who from San Francisco for 3 »> *'3> his vacation, left Sundey fer > wero in San Francisco ard Tres land. While here he arrazecd ta hy his old home renainted: Tt wos this house that Ex-President Hore Hoover lived when just ort of versity of Stanfo-d in the Murchie mine. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Stephe>: and children. Harry; Jim and M°: Catherine Stephens, returned Frig>: from a delightful vacation clone the coast and in the bay cities. They als visited the fair. This is the first tri: of Mr. and Mrs. Stephens (at cama While ewi~lov to Sa Francisco in several years-ard th-v were pleased with the two bridges and other changes. Mrs. Sadie Rogers, who-has’ been visiting her two sisters and other relatives several weeks in the bay district, accompanied her nephew and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guenther, to Nevada City yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Guenther who are on a ya‘ zation from Yreka are spending this: week in: Nevada City with his mother, Mrs. Ida Guenther. Nevada Theatre . MONDAY DAUGHTERS COURAGEQUS Rosemary Lane, human happiness, in a plot that grips with human TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY ON BORROWED TIMF ent it is imperative that you sec achievément. Start at 7:26 and 9:31. THURSDAY AN UNDERCOVE ' DOCTS The four dauzhters are Priscilla Lane, Lola Lane and Gale Page in roles that glow with and heroic Leca’se the story of “On Borrowed Time” is so startling and diferit from the beginning, Shows FRIDAY * drer-atic story. of a renegade doctor, based on an actual incident as recorded in Chief G-Man J, Edgar Hoover’s book, “Persons in Hiding.” Any business man will te “When you borrow money .». borrow from a bank”? Bank of America Timeplan loans are available for every need The business man has a sound reason for saying “borrow from a bank.” He knows that a bank is the logical source of low-cost credit for any constructive-need. He knows that the occasional necessity for borrowing is also an opportunity—an opportunity to build your bank credit. TIMEPLAN IS ALL-PURPOSE BANK CREDIT Time plan loans are available for home modernization . . . Timeplan automobile financing is available through any California dealer for the car of all makes and models . . » Timeplan home ing and additional cash on your autom When you buy on time be sure you © sign Kytten gd Bastern . Island tomorrow. The Northern Calithe fair grounds and a grand ball is _ to be given in the California building *;g-and officer of the order. Slora years, left Thursday for Los AnIl you. building, buying, and purchase of any make of appliance dealers finance appliances Timeplan Pf oelpao for refinancon the Timeplan line Timeplan contract. Time plan is the only financing which gives save you money . . You need not be a depositor of Bank o finance a car or to b f : t Bank of America NATIONAL Z8YS7.¢ AS. Member Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Complete Banking Services. Commercial. Savings . Trust. Safe Deposit Nevada City Branch H. A. Curnow, manager orrow money through ‘Timeplan. SOCIATION REAR ALY OSI NUGGET ateeeiaemainneatel LEST HE ——— FORGE ; erty in Lower California, old Mexico. the . Louie Davidson, who suffered a/ severe attack of ptomaine poisoning} last week, is slowly recovering whicn . is good news to his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. Neava, restaurant people of San Francisco, and Mis. Neava’s brother, John Pianezzi, spent Friday and Saturday in their. oid home city. They formerly resided in the od hotel at the Gold Run bridge now an apartment house. John Pianezzi is superintendent of the Santa Rosa’e mine, gold and gypsum propon a two weeks vacation from mine. Leiter left this afor the hay district. She will Star Day on Treasure Mos, Charles fornia Grand Officers association will ‘ * Brena elub house on . Mrs, Leiter is a past é ‘2tired mining man, ho has resided in Nevada City sevgeles and from there will continue on to Missouri where he will visit his sister. Mr. and Mrs, Loren Meservey and daughter of Crockett spent last week with Mr. Meservey’s: mother, Mrs. . W. E. Meservey at Town Talk. Miss Mabel Main, former Nevada City high.school teacher, now teaching in Wasco, arrived today and is visiting Mrs. C. E. Parsons. Miss Main has just completed a tour of the United States. Mrs. Alta Rowe of Sacramento is also a guest at the Parson home. Miss Florence Meservey. of Oakland left yesterday after spending a week at Town Halk with her mother, Mrs. W. E. Meservey and other relatives. FINGERS MASHED Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Penrose came down from the Relief Hill mine today for a ‘few hours. Penrose is under the care of Dr. W. W. Reed, who is treating two badly crushed finfers. While at work at the mine moving big timbers used in tunnel work his fingers were mashed. Jean Hawkins to Wed Oklahoma Man Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hawkins of Salem,‘ Oregon, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jean Hawkins of Nevada City, to Richard DeVilliers of Braman, Oklahoma. The couple will be married at a double wedding ceremony on. OctoMiss Eloise Hawkins will be married to M. B. Van Cleave of Salem. Miss Jean Hawkins has resided in this city about two years and is employed as a stenographer in the Tahoe National forest headquarters in this city. She has made a large circle of friends in this city. The groom is to be pastor of the Christian church in Morrison, Oklahoma, and a graduate of Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma. He is spending his vacation in this city. The couple will leave some time next month for Oregon for the wedding. They will make their home in Oklahoma. HOME FROM TOUR Major and Mrs. F. H: Chapman have returned from a motor trip of 4625 miles, calling enroute on many friends and relatives, notably in San Francisco, Hollywood and Yuma, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Kanab and Salt Lake, Utah, Bend and Fort Stevens, Oregon ,Seattle, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia, returning via the Redwood highway, their 1933 Ford car made an average ile, paid for or not. +. on the green you statewide bank of 26 miles per gallon of gasoline. A stop was made in Mt. Rainier ‘National park, which about completes the list of all parks in the west visited by them. NOTICE TO FUEL ODL DEALERS Sealed bids for furnishing fuel oil to the Nevada City Elementary School (tank capacity 3,000 gallons) and the ‘Nevada City High School (tank capacity 9,500 gallons), for the season October 15, 1939 to July ‘1, 1940, inclusive, will be received by Ahe undersigned on or before 8:00 p m. Monday, September 11, 1939. Oil must conform to the United States Department of Commerce Standard C. S, 12-35 grade No. five (5) and bids must specify a guaranteed price per gallon, or per 42 gallon ‘barrel, delivered in tanks at the respective school buildings in Nevada City, California, as. needed. Bids must be delivered to P. G. Seadden, Clerk, on or before 8:00 p. m., Monday, September 11, 1939. Further information may be obtained from P. G. Scadden, Clerk, or from H. A. Curnow, Bank of America, Nevada City, California. Fy BRANCHES IN 307 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES BOARD OF EDUCATION. NEVADA CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. (Signed) P. G. SCADDEN, Clerk. Dated August 28, 1939. i “Nevada City, California. Aug. 28, Sept. 4, 11. . NEVADA CITY OF ber 15 as a sister of the bride to be,, 1854 PROSPERED NEVADA CITY IN 1884 Contributed by H. P. Davis The Nevada Daily Transcript’s Annual for 1884 estimated the gold production of Nevada County, to this date, as placer mines $111,000,000, gold quartz mines, $60,000,000, a total of $171,000,000, and stated that the annual production exceeded $3,500,000. The Annual for 1884 says of Nevada City: “It has one of the best systems of/ water works in the state, planked streets, lighted at night with gas (which is very generally used by citizens as an illuminant), ten schools well graded and under efficient management, a fire department consisting of two companies owning their own halls, a theatre capable of seating 600 people, a. military company owning an immense armory that is frequently used for dances and public gatherings, numerous religious and secret organizations, and all the other institutions that are generally found in a thriving and enterprising city. The community principally derives its support from the mining industry, hydraulic and quartz being the branches carried on in the immediate vicinity, while drifting is also pursued to some extent a few miles distant., The deepest mine is Providence, now working at a depth of 1100 feet and there finding very heavy and rich deposits.’ The population of was about 6000. . In the Nevada City District, in 1884, the principal gold-quartz min-) es in operation included: Providence, 40 stamps. 1100 feet. Merrifield, 30 stamps. feet. Nevada City ' Depth Depth 900 total . . MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1939. tae aie a Mt. Auburn, 10 stamps. Depth 600 feet. : : Chapman Ranch, 10 stamps. Tunnel, Pittsburg, 10 stamps. Depth 800 feet. Charronat, 10 stamps. Depth 700 feet. Martin and Mitchell, 4 Worked by tunnel. At the Deadwood, in Willow Valley, with an eight stamp mill, the Thomas (New England) with a ten stamp mill, the Banner, and _ the ‘Sneath and Clay (with ten stamps) operating at this time were suspended. Several other small mines were in operation and at the Pioneer Chlorination works at Gold Flat 10 stamps were in operation. At Grass Valley in 1884 the principal quartz mines included the Idaho, New York Hill, Hartery, Empire, Peabody, Gold Hill and Rocky Bar. stamps. VACATION H. F. Sofge, se¢retary of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, and son, Harold Sofge of Sacramento, left this evening for Lake Tahoe where they will spend this week on a vacation. Bob Tamblyn of this city will look after the affairs. of ‘the Chamber of Commerce while Mr. Sofge is away. (Hi! KIDS—ILL MEET YOU: AT AMERICA'S LARGEST STATE FAIR AT. SACRAMENTO \_ SEPT. 1 THRU <a B . ) Wyoming, 16 stamps. Depth 700 feet. (Mountaineer, 700 feet. Champion. Tunnel 1800 feet. Nevada City, 20 stamps. Depth 750 feet. (Murchie, 18 stamps. feet. 10 stamps. Tunnel Depth 700 iy icin ahi a at the most smashing big-value event in-our history . Kelvinator’s 25th Anniversary! And it’s your opportunity to own a beautiful new Kelvinator electrie refrigerator at an amazingly low price! Come in today. See this new Kelvinator beauty. Héar the story of its sensational coldNevada City Phone 5 (an mee $1595. 4 BUYS A BIG 6 CU. FT. 4 “THRIFTY 6” KELVINATOR CONDITIONED COLD Moist cold where moist cold is best making power—the silent, sealed POLARSPHERE. Learn about “conditioned” cold. See startling new timeand work-savingconveniences! And remember—at a price like this, it’s easy to have one of these big new Kelvinators in your kitchen! Don’t miss a chance like this, Come in— today! ALPHA STORES. Lid. Grass Valley Phone 88

THEATRE THES, ““Death is a universal character, When audiences meet Death face to face on the screen I want them to flave the feeling that here is some@hne they have met somewhere before” Thus Director Harold C. Bucquet explained his attempt to personify Death in understandabie form in one of the most daring subjects ever to be filmed, the picturization of the Broadway stage success. “On BorTowed Time.”’ opening tomortow at the Nevada Theatre. ‘ ; In the story, Death is a mysterious stranger, Mr. Brink, who appears to mortals when the time has come for them to go with him ‘where the woodbine twineth.”’ “But there is nothing macabre or terrible about Mr. Brink just as the , Story proves that there is nothing to he feared in Death itself,’ Bucquet Pointed out. “Mr. Brink is a kindly, benign, tolerant personality with a dry sense of humor.and an unlimited patience despite his implacability. To have made him weird or horrifying, Would have been an obvious, unimaginative trick. We played’ him straight.’’ John Ghidotti, Sr. and Dominic Merzetta motored to Sierra City Friday, and visited the summer home built.'’by the former's son, William Ghidotti, and wife in that city. D, mal. ‘CTSONGA . Julius E. Ramm of Caninta>y'"’ was a recent visitor at the home of} his sister, Miss Emmi tam Grove streat. C. S. Deifny, who is with th Graw-Hill Publishing company and son came up from Southera Ca! ifornia Friday and spent somes in this ‘section. He visited ‘the bright and other mines in ‘Kis = tion while here besides ellivg 9 several friends. Fenton ‘F‘eming. who from San Francisco for 3 »> *'3> his vacation, left Sundey fer > wero in San Francisco ard Tres land. While here he arrazecd ta hy his old home renainted: Tt wos this house that Ex-President Hore Hoover lived when just ort of versity of Stanfo-d in the Murchie mine. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Stephe>: and children. Harry; Jim and M°: Catherine Stephens, returned Frig>: from a delightful vacation clone the coast and in the bay cities. They als visited the fair. This is the first tri: of Mr. and Mrs. Stephens (at cama While ewi~lov to Sa Francisco in several years-ard th-v were pleased with the two bridges and other changes. Mrs. Sadie Rogers, who-has’ been visiting her two sisters and other relatives several weeks in the bay district, accompanied her nephew and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guenther, to Nevada City yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Guenther who are on a ya‘ zation from Yreka are spending this: week in: Nevada City with his mother, Mrs. Ida Guenther. Nevada Theatre . MONDAY DAUGHTERS COURAGEQUS Rosemary Lane, human happiness, in a plot that grips with human TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY ON BORROWED TIMF ent it is imperative that you sec achievément. Start at 7:26 and 9:31. THURSDAY AN UNDERCOVE ' DOCTS The four dauzhters are Priscilla Lane, Lola Lane and Gale Page in roles that glow with and heroic Leca’se the story of “On Borrowed Time” is so startling and diferit from the beginning, Shows FRIDAY * drer-atic story. of a renegade doctor, based on an actual incident as recorded in Chief G-Man J, Edgar Hoover’s book, “Persons in Hiding.” Any business man will te “When you borrow money .». borrow from a bank”? Bank of America Timeplan loans are available for every need The business man has a sound reason for saying “borrow from a bank.” He knows that a bank is the logical source of low-cost credit for any constructive-need. He knows that the occasional necessity for borrowing is also an opportunity—an opportunity to build your bank credit. TIMEPLAN IS ALL-PURPOSE BANK CREDIT Time plan loans are available for home modernization . . . Timeplan automobile financing is available through any California dealer for the car of all makes and models . . » Timeplan home ing and additional cash on your autom When you buy on time be sure you © sign Kytten gd Bastern . Island tomorrow. The Northern Calithe fair grounds and a grand ball is _ to be given in the California building *;g-and officer of the order. Slora years, left Thursday for Los AnIl you.. building, buying, and purchase of any make of appliance dealers finance appliances Timeplan Pf oelpao for refinancon the Timeplan line Timeplan contract. Time plan is the only financing which gives save you money . . You need not be a depositor of Bank o finance a car or to b f : t Bank of America NATIONAL Z8YS7.¢ AS. Member Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Complete Banking Services.. Commercial.. Savings .. Trust.. Safe Deposit Nevada City Branch H. A. Curnow, manager orrow money through ‘Timeplan. SOCIATION REAR ALY OSI NUGGET ateeeiaemainneatel LEST HE ——— FORGE ; erty in Lower California, old Mexico. the . Louie Davidson, who suffered a/ severe attack of ptomaine poisoning} last week, is slowly recovering whicn . is good news to his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. Neava, restaurant people of San Francisco, and Mis. Neava’s brother, John Pianezzi, spent Friday and Saturday in their. oid home city. They formerly resided in the od hotel at the Gold Run bridge now an apartment house. John Pianezzi is superintendent of the Santa Rosa’e mine, gold and gypsum propon a two weeks vacation from mine. Leiter left this afor the hay district. She will Star Day on Treasure Mos, Charles fornia Grand Officers association will ‘ * Brena elub house on . Mrs, Leiter is a past é ‘2tired mining man, ho has resided in Nevada City sevgeles and from there will continue on to Missouri where he will visit his sister. Mr. and Mrs, Loren Meservey and daughter of Crockett spent last week with Mr. Meservey’s: mother, Mrs. . W. E. Meservey at Town Talk. Miss Mabel Main, former Nevada City high.school teacher, now teaching in Wasco, arrived today and is visiting Mrs. C. E. Parsons. Miss Main has just completed a tour of the United States. Mrs. Alta Rowe of Sacramento is also a guest at the Parson home. Miss Florence Meservey. of Oakland left yesterday after spending a week at Town Halk with her mother, Mrs. W. E. Meservey and other relatives. FINGERS MASHED Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Penrose came down from the Relief Hill mine today for a ‘few hours. Penrose is under the care of Dr. W. W. Reed, who is treating two badly crushed finfers. While at work at the mine moving big timbers used in tunnel work his fingers were mashed.

Jean Hawkins to Wed Oklahoma Man Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hawkins of Salem,‘ Oregon, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jean Hawkins of Nevada City, to Richard DeVilliers of Braman, Oklahoma. The couple will be married at a double wedding ceremony on. OctoMiss Eloise Hawkins will be married to M. B. Van Cleave of Salem. Miss Jean Hawkins has resided in this city about two years and is employed as a stenographer in the Tahoe National forest headquarters in this city. She has made a large circle of friends in this city. The groom is to be pastor of the Christian church in Morrison, Oklahoma, and a graduate of Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma. He is spending his vacation in this city. The couple will leave some time next month for Oregon for the wedding. They will make their home in Oklahoma. HOME FROM TOUR Major and Mrs. F. H: Chapman have returned from a motor trip of 4625 miles, calling enroute on many friends and relatives, notably in San Francisco, Hollywood and Yuma, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Kanab and Salt Lake, Utah, Bend and Fort Stevens, Oregon ,Seattle, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia, returning via the Redwood highway, their 1933 Ford car made an average ile, paid for or not. +. on the green you statewide bank of 26 miles per gallon of gasoline. A stop was made in Mt. Rainier ‘National park, which about completes the list of all parks in the west visited by them. NOTICE TO FUEL ODL DEALERS Sealed bids for furnishing fuel oil to the Nevada City Elementary School (tank capacity 3,000 gallons) and the ‘Nevada City High School (tank capacity 9,500 gallons), for the season October 15, 1939 to July ‘1, 1940, inclusive, will be received by Ahe undersigned on or before 8:00 p m. Monday, September 11, 1939. Oil must conform to the United States Department of Commerce Standard C. S, 12-35 grade No. five (5) and bids must specify a guaranteed price per gallon, or per 42 gallon ‘barrel, delivered in tanks at the respective school buildings in Nevada City, California, as. needed. Bids must be delivered to P. G. Seadden, Clerk, on or before 8:00 p. m., Monday, September 11, 1939. Further information may be obtained from P. G. Scadden, Clerk, or from H. A. Curnow, Bank of America, Nevada City, California. Fy BRANCHES IN 307 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES BOARD OF EDUCATION. NEVADA CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. (Signed) P. G. SCADDEN, Clerk. Dated August 28, 1939. i “Nevada City, California. Aug. 28, Sept. 4, 11. . NEVADA CITY OF ber 15 as a sister of the bride to be,, 1854 PROSPERED NEVADA CITY IN 1884 Contributed by H. P. Davis The Nevada Daily Transcript’s Annual for 1884 estimated the gold production of Nevada County, to this date, as placer mines $111,000,000, gold quartz mines, $60,000,000, a total of $171,000,000, and stated that the annual production exceeded $3,500,000. The Annual for 1884 says of Nevada City: “It has one of the best systems of/ water works in the state, planked streets, lighted at night with gas (which is very generally used by citizens as an illuminant), ten schools well graded and under efficient management, a fire department consisting of two companies owning their own halls, a theatre capable of seating 600 people, a. military company owning an immense armory that is frequently used for dances and public gatherings, numerous religious and secret organizations, and all the other institutions that are generally found in a thriving and enterprising city. The community principally derives its support from the mining industry, hydraulic and quartz being the branches carried on in the immediate vicinity, while drifting is also pursued to some extent a few miles distant., The deepest mine is Providence, now working at a depth of 1100 feet and there finding very heavy and rich deposits.’ The population of was about 6000. . In the Nevada City District, in 1884, the principal gold-quartz min-) es in operation included: Providence, 40 stamps. 1100 feet. Merrifield, 30 stamps. feet. Nevada City ' Depth Depth 900 total . . MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1939. tae aie a Mt. Auburn, 10 stamps. Depth 600 feet. : : Chapman Ranch, 10 stamps. Tunnel, Pittsburg, 10 stamps. Depth 800 feet. Charronat, 10 stamps. Depth 700 feet. Martin and Mitchell, 4 Worked by tunnel. At the Deadwood, in Willow Valley, with an eight stamp mill, the Thomas (New England) with a ten stamp mill, the Banner, and _ the ‘Sneath and Clay (with ten stamps) operating at this time were suspended. Several other small mines were in operation and at the Pioneer Chlorination works at Gold Flat 10 stamps were in operation. At Grass Valley in 1884 the principal quartz mines included the Idaho, New York Hill, Hartery, Empire, Peabody, Gold Hill and Rocky Bar. stamps. VACATION H. F. Sofge, se¢retary of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, and son, Harold Sofge of Sacramento, left this evening for Lake Tahoe where they will spend this week on a vacation. Bob Tamblyn of this city will look after the affairs. of ‘the Chamber of Commerce while Mr. Sofge is away. (Hi! KIDS—ILL MEET YOU: AT AMERICA'S LARGEST STATE FAIR AT. SACRAMENTO \_ SEPT. 1 THRU <a B . ) Wyoming, 16 stamps. Depth 700 feet. (Mountaineer, 700 feet. Champion. Tunnel 1800 feet. Nevada City, 20 stamps. Depth 750 feet. (Murchie, 18 stamps. feet. 10 stamps. Tunnel Depth 700 iy icin ahi a at the most smashing big-value event in-our history .. Kelvinator’s 25th Anniversary! And it’s your opportunity to own a beautiful new Kelvinator electrie refrigerator at an amazingly low price! Come in today. See this new Kelvinator beauty. Héar the story of its sensational coldNevada City Phone 5 (an mee $1595. 4 BUYS A BIG 6 CU. FT. 4 “THRIFTY 6” KELVINATOR CONDITIONED COLD Moist cold where moist cold is best making power—the silent, sealed POLARSPHERE. Learn about “conditioned” cold. See startling new timeand work-savingconveniences! And remember—at a price like this, it’s easy to have one of these big new Kelvinators in your kitchen! Don’t miss a chance like this, Come in— today! ALPHA STORES. Lid. Grass Valley Phone 88