August 5, 1947 (8 pages)

READ THE NUGGET OR NEWS OF THE ‘sT COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES —————— a ————— —— ~aanemenet 1am NEVADA CITY NUGGET ————— GRASS VALLEY PER MONTH AND WORTH .A LOT MORE The Twin Cities Paper NEVADA city. GRASS NOES, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper a AUGUST Dy he By H. M. L. ——J J “the tire department has recently a gold badge of membership : of active service to Dr. rem As a matter of fact the baie should have been awardr entire community, and we ; “feeling that every volunteer oaber of long and faithful standing should receive a similar badge, pesented by the city council, representing all citizens of the communFor, the firemen render such an jmportant, yoluntary service to the } ety and manifest such devotion to the community interest, that the . ret of us are under a tremendous -gligation to them. In a material nse all those who own real estate ‘the city, are in‘debt to the fire nent and the volunteer mem_erohine ‘tor wo reasons. Am. officfire department reduces the in“rance: rate, particularly when the dtizeng and the city cooperate with Fit, and each year it saves tremendous . jomes in homes and business buildpA he fire att the foot of Sacramento ; Gtreet, Saturday afternoon is an-inF dance. The pbuilding which burned tad long een on a list of several which the fire department has had ander watchful. surveilance. Meth. ois of combatting a fire there had F heen studied in advance. The fire; nen knew just what to do at any Wate of burning. But it was even worse than had been anticipated. i opal breeze carried flaming . shingles amd debris up Deer Creek . Canyon setting fire to other homes. Mese “spot” fires, with a town tindet @ry and @ brisk breeze, menaced the entire community. One house on pme Street was badly damaged. Dr. Steen. living above the . Wied building on Sacramento, . @ain demonstrated the merit of the #presented him. He seized one heavier nozzles along with Coughlin, another experienced gfid devoted his time to preig the wall of the building . ove the burping structure. By , wing wall of the burning building #® 4 shield, and keeping the fire i pn igniting it, the building next . for was preserved, hardly scorched, even though the interval between the buildings was but four F feet, = _ Thefire department often receives Mtiticlgm, ‘but not from citizens who . Nile the unselfish devotion with Seniagad volunteers perform. their E Mepartments in larger cities, dtien . The vagaries of fires and MNS ele . of grinds cannot alwaya be ‘fieen. Our own view is that the ) of Nevada City, are a against fire losses ~ 4 Most cities where fire de‘are on a parity with the ‘torees and are paid out of tax Te tee department cannet stop} —" titizens-from setting fire to own homes, but they almost ily stop the spread of the {0 other homes. What the fire © pian is a little more to compel obedience to oragainst fire hazards maintained ss + i again houses, such ree ed with inflammaibles . a: inherent in accumuia. of materialg ‘tnat generate Se atts, combustion; and ° per: all, defective and antiMated witing for electric appliancas b Cmeaae remarks, fires are not nearly as frequent we as ‘devastating as they his . eenener days. There 2 in fire Miners Home Flames Endanger Whole Town NEVADA CITY: Rampaging flames leapt to a height of 100 feet Saturday afternoon at 2:45 p. m. as fire destroyed the Miner’s Home on Sacramento St. In an outstandingly successful. effort, the Fire Department saved the adjacent Plaza Grocery and Pentecostal Church building in an hourlong battle. A strofip breeze, blowing the flames k d be up Deer Creek Canyon ignited the file of Mr. gare os Norvil Chic Hamman at 124 Grove Street. Prompt action by! the firemen saved the home, but some damage was done by the flames and water. . FIRES AT BULLARD’S BAR, EL DORADO CANYON EXTINGUISHED NEVADA CITY: Gordon Vance fire dispatcher for Tahoe National ‘Forest. re@ported two fires that might have proved serious. The first, on the Pepper Ranch, on Bullard’s Bar, Yuba County, was put out Saturday afternoon by Tahoe forest fire supipression craw aided bby lumiber workers from Penidola‘s sawmill, all of Camptonville, Yuba County. é The second was in #1 Dorado Canyon, discovered Sunday night by the lookout on Duncan Peak in Placer County. Due to darkness it was difficult to locate, but finally it was discovered and placed under control. The fire at Bullard’s Bar, Vance stated, covered but two and a half acres, but had got away might have awept through valuable timber lands in the canyon of the Middle Yuba. EVERYBODY LISTEN! BERLINER INTERVIEWS NEVADA CITY: Harold Berliner, Ir., well known printer and book publisher, will interview Harley M. Leete, Jr., owner of the Nugget, Wednesday night 4&7:15 p. m., over station KGFN. + Topic of Berliner’s program will be “A Day im the Life of a Country Hditor.”’ CHARLES ELUOTT NEW OWNER OFHARRIS DRUG STORE NEVADA CITY: Charles P. Elliott and Mrs. Elliott on August 1. hecame owners of Harris Drug Store, formerly R. E. Harris Drug Store. The Elliott’s vurchased the store from Mrs. Elliott’s mother, Mrs. R. E. Harris, widow of the former own-er. oust Elliott has been engaged in Harris Drug Store business for 22 years and in pharmaceutical work for nearly 20 years. R. E. Harris purchased the store from R, J. Bennetts. Elliott has for along, time been active in civic and fraternal, as well as business circles. For a long . time he served on the Board of Education and as a yestryman of Trinity 1 Church. He is a past mas-. ster, of Nevada Lodge, Neo. 13, F. and} A, “M. INo personnel changes are planned-by the new owner. Fire Bug ‘Gets 6 Months In Jail . (MARYSVILLE: ‘Troy. YN. Burgess, 22. of Route 2, Grass Valley, was eentenced to six months in the Yuba (County Jail after entering a plea of gudity in. the Maryeville Justice (Court to a charge of setting a fire in the Loma Rica District. The term was imposed by Justice of the Peace L. J. Mulvany. ‘Burgess was arrested on 2 Warwant signed by Yulba County Ranger William F. Brock. after several days of investigation. The fire Barat set burned over 50 acres of dng is that no man hag a right toy: or maintain a tire hasard . Five other fires were started, but extingmished before doing important harm. At the height of the Miner's Home fire, spectators standing 75 yards away in the Standard Oil Station were made uncomfortably warm, ‘by the intense heat of the blazing structure, Smoke billowed"in a widé Pillar far into the sky. The roof of the Plaza Grocery, separated by omly a few feet frout ‘the Miner’s Home caught fire in ha a dozen places but each flame w successfully extinguished. A sprin: . ler system mounted atop the hig) peaked roof of the Plaza helped, : high pressure streams from fire hoses did the critical work. £ <4 The Miner’s Home, built on the steep bank ‘of Deer Creek, was inat¢cessible from the back, but firemen sent a half a dozen heavy streams front and ome from each side. A hose manned by Dr. C. W. Ch: man, veteran fireman, and Miles Coughlin protected the near wall the Pentecostal Church Building. ' ei The entire resources of personnel and equipmemt of the fire department were used to battle the blazes. Assistance was Teceived from "the: State Division of Forestry. Sixty two firemen participated in the quenching and preventional activities of the afternoon. « The Miner’s Home was an ancient 20-room frame structure with a saloon on the ground floor and ‘apartments and lodging rooms wupstairs. Darrel C.Brown owns the building. In addition to the Hamman home, where water damage mingled with the lames to injure the building, the roof of the home of Miss Mary Hoskins home on Boulder’ Street caught fire, as did that of Mrs. Charles Penrese’s house on Grove Street. Original source of the Miner’s Hliome fire was guessed to be fauity flues. It was understood that cooking was underway there when the flames began. Firemen have for years listed the Miner’s' Home as a hazard, and studied methods of battling a possible fire there. The building was formerly owned by Pete Barach. One part of the building was occupied by the Vaugh family, absent shopping in Grass Valley: at the time of the fire. (Mrs. Beryl P. Robinson turned in the original alarm. Both the Miner’s Home and the ‘Hamman house were insured. Fire Chief Cameron Larsen strong-. er ly praised the department personnel . heir quick and effective work, as well as citizens who aided the ? GRASS VALLEY: Coroner Alvah Hooper, who has been president. of the Northern California Directors Association, reports that at a meeting of members in Colusa, Colusa County, night, Burrell Ullery of Yuba City had been chosen to succeed him. Other . officers elected were Ray Spiller, vice president, and Leon Sanford, secretary-treagurer, both of Oroville, Butte County. ja night man is badly needed, he said. . WITH AUTO t Buck was ‘IS UNDER WAY .]is no relation to the donor. . bestowed the scholarship, reside in! SHERIFF ASKS FOR MORE HELP NEVADA CITY: Sheriff ‘Richard W. Hoskins has asked the county Apoard of supervisors for a night (man, or for a remote control radio ‘station at his office. . Hoskins declared that with increasing crime in almost all categories, cattle rustling and youth Gelinquency his deputies are workfing night and day. The assistance of The board took his request under ad“LUCKY BUCK” NEVADA CITY: Albert Boccaltboni, 20, rodeo rider known as Lucky unlucky enough = Friday to run afoul of the-law. He is charged with reckless driving and assault and ‘battery. The shériff’s office alleges he dragged a motorist from his car, beat him wp, then got into his own car and drove recklessly away. © -. prize and $15 for second ‘prize will AUBURN (Placer Co.),The annual: summer boy scout camp of the -Tahoe Area Council is under way ‘this week at Paliatsi on Lake Kflporn with the largest enrolment in the history of the council. Scout Executive Raymond Ewan said 110 boys are attending the first week’s session. This is over the. regular capacity of Camp fPahatsi, Hwan said, ‘but means have been found to accommodate the boys. Scouts have been divided into three troops to. provide. better= organization. Leaders are Phil Leak of Roseville, Alfred Briggs of Lin-" coln and’°Ed Jackson of Auburn The program of activities inetudes: camp handicraft, nature study, hikes, swimiming and evening campfires. : The first week’s activities will be concluded with a water carnival. Friday and a court of honor Saturday at which scouts will receive awards for advancement made while at camip. Eiwan said preparations are underway for another large enrolment @uring the second and final week of cand : Richard ‘WalkerWins Scholarship GRASS VALLEY : Richard Walk, who has completed hic. freshman neat at the University: of California on an alumni scholarship, it was announced. yesterday will receive an Rh C. Walker scholarship for the remaining three years in_the university. The recipient of the scholagship. R. C. Walker, a native of Grane Valley who graduated from the Un! versity of California in, 1922, & establishing the scholarship in mem‘ory of his ‘parents, . and Sarah Jane Walker. The family formerly Mived on Neal Street. The elder Walker was superintendent of the Empire Mine when the chief owner was the late W. B. Bourne. He was in-' jured in a mine accident and subsequently moved to Oakland. (Mrand Mrs. R. C. Walker, who len from the Wheatland bank. The chase and rocovery of the loot cover: Murderous mp HOSKINS PLANS TO BRING COUPLE — HERE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA HOMECOMING AT FOREST SLATED. AUGUST 16 AND 17 FOREST (Sierra Co.): Newly elected, President Patrick S. Morris, of the Forest Improvement Club will spark-plug the 14th Annual Homecoming to be held at Forest, Sierra County, August 16th and 17th. Forest has long been noted for its hospitality, good times and the quality of the entertainment. Morris states that this traditional ‘hospitality will be exteded to the Visiting public. A five piece orchestra led by Red ‘Bruning will start the ball rolling on Gaturzay night. Al Hope, Secretary and Treasurer of the Club, assisted by Jack Woods, ‘will manage the: door prize and dance. There will also be dancing Sunday night. As a mining community the major vart of the different contests for Sunday will be of a mining nature. The main. event will be the machine drilling contest. The $50 as first entice many entrants for this event. Other attractions will include handdrilling, mucking, jackhaimmer. drilling, races and many other events . for both young and old. Spec Carvin . is in ae of the contests. KRONEMEYER BACK FROM U.OF NEVADA GRASS VALLEY: Executive Man ager Ray J. Kro emeyer of the Chamiber of Commerce. has just returned from a session of advanced business and technical study at the University. of Nevada. The 5-day course was programmed by Western Institute of ‘Commercial and Trade Executives. In addition to the refresher course in commercial techniques, instruction in business and techniques was given. : é ‘One thing that the study of economic theory thee made clear, siid Kronemeyer, was that an increasing effort for tourist trade in the Grass ValleyiNevada City area, was the only sure method of developing permanemt prosperity here. (Last evening Kronemeyer and Elmer Stevens, “Gold Days’ author journeyed to Sacramento to confer with Adrian Awan, State Fair program director on the possibility of using part of “Gold Days” in “California Processional,” a mammoth of 1000 scheduled for the opening day of the fair. Elmer Stevens Talks On Early Day Bad Men GRASS VALLDY: Elmer Stevens, addressing the Grass Valley Lions . Club on — Day Bad Men, drew an inter robbery: ot . » North San Juan stage recent Wheatland bank robbery. in the early robbery disposed of the bandits and recovered the loot much in the ‘same manner as did Sheriff . Richard W. Hoskins the money tak-parallel of the 1873: near the South Yuba River and the es Steve Venard, ‘a Welle Fargo-agent . TRUCKEE: Joseph L. Hardy,. Ir. ig 23, and his 2'l-year-old wife tormin— ated a lurid courtship and marriage ~ in which robbery and murder played dominating roles, when the stolen automobile in which they ode crashed Thursday into a telephone pole near Las Vegas, Nevada. The dual confession made by the pair to authorities revealed that Hardy had slain James W. MeLain, 48, of San Fernando, while McLain sat upon a blanket with Mrs. Hardy, who according to their story, cooperated by turning the murdered man’s head away so he would not see the revolver in her husband’s « hand. A Las Vegas reported revesle® that the newly married couple broke down and made their confessions during a jail revival service, after being arrested for possession of & stolen car, when they crashed Me‘Lain’s automobile. McLain had veen snot twice in the back of the head and struck om the head with a large stone. — The body was found high on & hillside: rolled in an Indian blanket. Nearby was a mattress from a baby’s crib and a partly filled bottle of wine. The place is three quarters of a mile from the highway, 500 test from the end of a dirt road. There ic no evidence of a strug gle. McLain was fully clothed. and, the investigating officers said is certain the man was killed af place his body was found and net in his car as one of the several” con flicting stories told by. the “. pelabed. 64-4 eS The murder complaint was Poi iby Deputy Sheriff N. F. Dolly be~ fore Justice of the Peace Ro tle here. Sheriff Rchard. and Coroner Alvah Hooper a vada City at. 1 a. m. today lea Vegas to return the slayers. It is derstood here the two agreed te waive extradition. ‘ William Gautsche, Catiforn 2 way patrolman, was the first to find. he body after a party of officerswent into the, hills in following a description given by Hardy to Sheriff 7 Jones in Las Vegas. The authorities here bellows the. ody had lain in the hills for not more than three days. MicLain, an elevator, operator in the United States Veterans Administration Hospital in San Fernando, — left last July 26th on a vacation trip in California pointe and Salt . Lake City, Utah. The couple: 1 acquainted with McLain in’. ‘Reno, ‘ ; They spent a night with him ~> hostorical presentation with. a castl” ed practically the same area. Stev-) ae er 63 by ce aie > ie Merete: Cone Sree ae orice Ses h E =

READ THE NUGGET OR NEWS OF THE ‘sT COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES —————— a ————— —— ~aanemenet 1am NEVADA CITY NUGGET ————— GRASS VALLEY PER MONTH AND WORTH .A LOT MORE The Twin Cities Paper NEVADA city. GRASS NOES, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper a AUGUST Dy he By H. M. L. ——J J “the tire department has recently a gold badge of membership : of active service to Dr. rem As a matter of fact the baie should have been awardr entire community, and we ; “feeling that every volunteer oaber of long and faithful standing should receive a similar badge, pesented by the city council, representing all citizens of the communFor, the firemen render such an jmportant, yoluntary service to the } ety and manifest such devotion to the community interest, that the . ret of us are under a tremendous -gligation to them. In a material nse all those who own real estate ‘the city, are in‘debt to the fire nent and the volunteer mem_erohine ‘tor wo reasons. Am. officfire department reduces the in“rance: rate, particularly when the dtizeng and the city cooperate with Fit, and each year it saves tremendous . jomes in homes and business buildpA he fire att the foot of Sacramento ; Gtreet, Saturday afternoon is an-inF dance. The pbuilding which burned tad long een on a list of several which the fire department has had ander watchful. surveilance. Meth. ois of combatting a fire there had F heen studied in advance. The fire; nen knew just what to do at any Wate of burning. But it was even worse than had been anticipated. i opal breeze carried flaming . shingles amd debris up Deer Creek . Canyon setting fire to other homes. Mese “spot” fires, with a town tindet @ry and @ brisk breeze, menaced the entire community. One house on pme Street was badly damaged. Dr. Steen. living above the . Wied building on Sacramento, . @ain demonstrated the merit of the #presented him. He seized one heavier nozzles along with Coughlin, another experienced gfid devoted his time to preig the wall of the building . ove the burping structure. By , wing wall of the burning building #® 4 shield, and keeping the fire i pn igniting it, the building next . for was preserved, hardly scorched, even though the interval between the buildings was but four F feet, = _ Thefire department often receives Mtiticlgm, ‘but not from citizens who . Nile the unselfish devotion with Seniagad volunteers perform. their E Mepartments in larger cities, dtien . The vagaries of fires and MNS ele . of grinds cannot alwaya be ‘fieen. Our own view is that the ) of Nevada City, are a against fire losses ~ 4 Most cities where fire de‘are on a parity with the ‘torees and are paid out of tax Te tee department cannet stop} —" titizens-from setting fire to own homes, but they almost ily stop the spread of the {0 other homes. What the fire © pian is a little more to compel obedience to oragainst fire hazards maintained ss + i again houses, such ree ed with inflammaibles . a: inherent in accumuia. of materialg ‘tnat generate Se atts, combustion; and ° per: all, defective and antiMated witing for electric appliancas b Cmeaae remarks, fires are not nearly as frequent we as ‘devastating as they his . eenener days. There 2 in fire Miners Home Flames Endanger Whole Town NEVADA CITY: Rampaging flames leapt to a height of 100 feet Saturday afternoon at 2:45 p. m. as fire destroyed the Miner’s Home on Sacramento St. In an outstandingly successful. effort, the Fire Department saved the adjacent Plaza Grocery and Pentecostal Church building in an hourlong battle. A strofip breeze, blowing the flames k d be up Deer Creek Canyon ignited the file of Mr. gare os Norvil Chic Hamman at 124 Grove Street. Prompt action by! the firemen saved the home, but some damage was done by the flames and water. . FIRES AT BULLARD’S BAR, EL DORADO CANYON EXTINGUISHED NEVADA CITY: Gordon Vance fire dispatcher for Tahoe National ‘Forest. re@ported two fires that might have proved serious. The first, on the Pepper Ranch, on Bullard’s Bar, Yuba County, was put out Saturday afternoon by Tahoe forest fire supipression craw aided bby lumiber workers from Penidola‘s sawmill, all of Camptonville, Yuba County. é The second was in #1 Dorado Canyon, discovered Sunday night by the lookout on Duncan Peak in Placer County. Due to darkness it was difficult to locate, but finally it was discovered and placed under control. The fire at Bullard’s Bar, Vance stated, covered but two and a half acres, but had got away might have awept through valuable timber lands in the canyon of the Middle Yuba. EVERYBODY LISTEN! BERLINER INTERVIEWS NEVADA CITY: Harold Berliner, Ir., well known printer and book publisher, will interview Harley M. Leete, Jr., owner of the Nugget, Wednesday night 4&7:15 p. m., over station KGFN. + Topic of Berliner’s program will be “A Day im the Life of a Country Hditor.”’ CHARLES ELUOTT NEW OWNER OFHARRIS DRUG STORE NEVADA CITY: Charles P. Elliott and Mrs. Elliott on August 1. hecame owners of Harris Drug Store, formerly R. E. Harris Drug Store. The Elliott’s vurchased the store from Mrs. Elliott’s mother, Mrs. R. E. Harris, widow of the former own-er. oust Elliott has been engaged in Harris Drug Store business for 22 years and in pharmaceutical work for nearly 20 years. R. E. Harris purchased the store from R, J. Bennetts. Elliott has for along, time been active in civic and fraternal, as well as business circles. For a long . time he served on the Board of Education and as a yestryman of Trinity 1 Church. He is a past mas-. ster, of Nevada Lodge, Neo. 13, F. and} A, “M. INo personnel changes are planned-by the new owner. Fire Bug ‘Gets 6 Months In Jail . (MARYSVILLE: ‘Troy. YN. Burgess, 22. of Route 2, Grass Valley, was eentenced to six months in the Yuba (County Jail after entering a plea of gudity in. the Maryeville Justice (Court to a charge of setting a fire in the Loma Rica District. The term was imposed by Justice of the Peace L. J. Mulvany. ‘Burgess was arrested on 2 Warwant signed by Yulba County Ranger William F. Brock. after several days of investigation. The fire Barat set burned over 50 acres of dng is that no man hag a right toy: or maintain a tire hasard . Five other fires were started, but extingmished before doing important harm. At the height of the Miner's Home fire, spectators standing 75 yards away in the Standard Oil Station were made uncomfortably warm, ‘by the intense heat of the blazing structure, Smoke billowed"in a widé Pillar far into the sky. The roof of the Plaza Grocery, separated by omly a few feet frout ‘the Miner’s Home caught fire in ha a dozen places but each flame w successfully extinguished. A sprin: . ler system mounted atop the hig) peaked roof of the Plaza helped, : high pressure streams from fire hoses did the critical work. £ <4 The Miner’s Home, built on the steep bank ‘of Deer Creek, was inat¢cessible from the back, but firemen sent a half a dozen heavy streams front and ome from each side. A hose manned by Dr. C. W. Ch: man, veteran fireman, and Miles Coughlin protected the near wall the Pentecostal Church Building. ' ei The entire resources of personnel and equipmemt of the fire department were used to battle the blazes. Assistance was Teceived from "the: State Division of Forestry. Sixty two firemen participated in the quenching and preventional activities of the afternoon. « The Miner’s Home was an ancient 20-room frame structure with a saloon on the ground floor and ‘apartments and lodging rooms wupstairs. Darrel C.Brown owns the building. In addition to the Hamman home, where water damage mingled with the lames to injure the building, the roof of the home of Miss Mary Hoskins home on Boulder’ Street caught fire, as did that of Mrs. Charles Penrese’s house on Grove Street. Original source of the Miner’s Hliome fire was guessed to be fauity flues. It was understood that cooking was underway there when the flames began. Firemen have for years listed the Miner’s' Home as a hazard, and studied methods of battling a possible fire there. The building was formerly owned by Pete Barach. One part of the building was occupied by the

Vaugh family, absent shopping in Grass Valley: at the time of the fire. (Mrs. Beryl P. Robinson turned in the original alarm. Both the Miner’s Home and the ‘Hamman house were insured. Fire Chief Cameron Larsen strong-. er ly praised the department personnel . heir quick and effective work, as well as citizens who aided the ? GRASS VALLEY: Coroner Alvah Hooper, who has been president. of the Northern California Directors Association, reports that at a meeting of members in Colusa, Colusa County, night, Burrell Ullery of Yuba City had been chosen to succeed him. Other . officers elected were Ray Spiller, vice president, and Leon Sanford, secretary-treagurer, both of Oroville, Butte County. ja night man is badly needed, he said. . WITH AUTO t Buck was ‘IS UNDER WAY .]is no relation to the donor. . bestowed the scholarship, reside in! SHERIFF ASKS FOR MORE HELP NEVADA CITY: Sheriff ‘Richard W. Hoskins has asked the county Apoard of supervisors for a night (man, or for a remote control radio ‘station at his office. . Hoskins declared that with increasing crime in almost all categories, cattle rustling and youth Gelinquency his deputies are workfing night and day. The assistance of The board took his request under ad“LUCKY BUCK” NEVADA CITY: Albert Boccaltboni, 20, rodeo rider known as Lucky unlucky enough = Friday to run afoul of the-law. He is charged with reckless driving and assault and ‘battery. The shériff’s office alleges he dragged a motorist from his car, beat him wp, then got into his own car and drove recklessly away. © -. prize and $15 for second ‘prize will AUBURN (Placer Co.),The annual: summer boy scout camp of the -Tahoe Area Council is under way ‘this week at Paliatsi on Lake Kflporn with the largest enrolment in the history of the council. Scout Executive Raymond Ewan said 110 boys are attending the first week’s session. This is over the. regular capacity of Camp fPahatsi, Hwan said, ‘but means have been found to accommodate the boys. Scouts have been divided into three troops to. provide. better= organization. Leaders are Phil Leak of Roseville, Alfred Briggs of Lin-" coln and’°Ed Jackson of Auburn The program of activities inetudes: camp handicraft, nature study, hikes, swimiming and evening campfires. : The first week’s activities will be concluded with a water carnival. Friday and a court of honor Saturday at which scouts will receive awards for advancement made while at camip. Eiwan said preparations are underway for another large enrolment @uring the second and final week of cand : Richard ‘WalkerWins Scholarship GRASS VALLEY : Richard Walk, who has completed hic. freshman neat at the University: of California on an alumni scholarship, it was announced. yesterday will receive an Rh C. Walker scholarship for the remaining three years in_the university. The recipient of the scholagship. R. C. Walker, a native of Grane Valley who graduated from the Un! versity of California in, 1922, & establishing the scholarship in mem‘ory of his ‘parents, . and Sarah Jane Walker. The family formerly Mived on Neal Street. The elder Walker was superintendent of the Empire Mine when the chief owner was the late W. B. Bourne. He was in-' jured in a mine accident and subsequently moved to Oakland. (Mrand Mrs. R. C. Walker, who len from the Wheatland bank. The chase and rocovery of the loot cover: Murderous mp HOSKINS PLANS TO BRING COUPLE — HERE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA HOMECOMING AT FOREST SLATED. AUGUST 16 AND 17 FOREST (Sierra Co.): Newly elected, President Patrick S. Morris, of the Forest Improvement Club will spark-plug the 14th Annual Homecoming to be held at Forest, Sierra County, August 16th and 17th. Forest has long been noted for its hospitality, good times and the quality of the entertainment. Morris states that this traditional ‘hospitality will be exteded to the Visiting public. A five piece orchestra led by Red ‘Bruning will start the ball rolling on Gaturzay night. Al Hope, Secretary and Treasurer of the Club, assisted by Jack Woods, ‘will manage the: door prize and dance. There will also be dancing Sunday night. As a mining community the major vart of the different contests for Sunday will be of a mining nature. The main. event will be the machine drilling contest. The $50 as first entice many entrants for this event. Other attractions will include handdrilling, mucking, jackhaimmer. drilling, races and many other events . for both young and old. Spec Carvin . is in ae of the contests. KRONEMEYER BACK FROM U.OF NEVADA GRASS VALLEY: Executive Man ager Ray J. Kro emeyer of the Chamiber of Commerce. has just returned from a session of advanced business and technical study at the University. of Nevada. The 5-day course was programmed by Western Institute of ‘Commercial and Trade Executives. In addition to the refresher course in commercial techniques, instruction in business and techniques was given. : é ‘One thing that the study of economic theory thee made clear, siid Kronemeyer, was that an increasing effort for tourist trade in the Grass ValleyiNevada City area, was the only sure method of developing permanemt prosperity here. (Last evening Kronemeyer and Elmer Stevens, “Gold Days’ author journeyed to Sacramento to confer with Adrian Awan, State Fair program director on the possibility of using part of “Gold Days” in “California Processional,” a mammoth of 1000 scheduled for the opening day of the fair. Elmer Stevens Talks On Early Day Bad Men GRASS VALLDY: Elmer Stevens, addressing the Grass Valley Lions . Club on — Day Bad Men, drew an inter robbery: ot . » North San Juan stage recent Wheatland bank robbery. in the early robbery disposed of the bandits and recovered the loot much in the ‘same manner as did Sheriff . Richard W. Hoskins the money tak-parallel of the 1873: near the South Yuba River and the es Steve Venard, ‘a Welle Fargo-agent . TRUCKEE: Joseph L. Hardy,. Ir. ig 23, and his 2'l-year-old wife tormin— ated a lurid courtship and marriage ~ in which robbery and murder played dominating roles, when the stolen automobile in which they ode crashed Thursday into a telephone pole near Las Vegas, Nevada. The dual confession made by the pair to authorities revealed that Hardy had slain James W. MeLain, 48, of San Fernando, while McLain sat upon a blanket with Mrs. Hardy, who according to their story, cooperated by turning the murdered man’s head away so he would not see the revolver in her husband’s « hand. A Las Vegas reported revesle® that the newly married couple broke down and made their confessions during a jail revival service, after being arrested for possession of & stolen car, when they crashed Me‘Lain’s automobile. McLain had veen snot twice in the back of the head and struck om the head with a large stone. — The body was found high on & hillside: rolled in an Indian blanket. Nearby was a mattress from a baby’s crib and a partly filled bottle of wine. The place is three quarters of a mile from the highway, 500 test from the end of a dirt road. There ic no evidence of a strug gle. McLain was fully clothed. and, the investigating officers said is certain the man was killed af place his body was found and net in his car as one of the several” con flicting stories told by. the “. pelabed. 64-4 eS The murder complaint was Poi iby Deputy Sheriff N. F. Dolly be~ fore Justice of the Peace Ro tle here. Sheriff Rchard. and Coroner Alvah Hooper a vada City at. 1 a. m. today lea Vegas to return the slayers. It is derstood here the two agreed te waive extradition. ‘ William Gautsche, Catiforn 2 way patrolman, was the first to find. he body after a party of officerswent into the, hills in following a description given by Hardy to Sheriff 7 Jones in Las Vegas. The authorities here bellows the. ody had lain in the hills for not more than three days. MicLain, an elevator, operator in the United States Veterans Administration Hospital in San Fernando, — left last July 26th on a vacation trip in California pointe and Salt . Lake City, Utah. The couple: 1 acquainted with McLain in’. ‘Reno, ‘ ; They spent a night with him ~> hostorical presentation with. a castl” ed practically the same area. Stev-) ae er 63 by ce aie > ie Merete: Cone Sree ae orice Ses h E =