December 13, 1937 (4 pages)

sod eC(Q)eek By H. M. L. Jr. AURA Renee . Mussolini’s doltish son, Vittorio, in writing of the thrills of war in his biography said, ‘‘War is beautiful.” He described how from his plane he bombed a group of Ethiopian cav᠀ alrymen, A direct hit exploded in their midst and they were blasted . out “like a rosebud opening its petals.’ How unfortunate that the stalwart Italian beauty worshipper should ‘be denied actual participation in this small pageant. It would have been an edifying experience for Vittorio. himself to have formed a petal, or perhaps two or three petals of the bloody rosebud. Colonel E. B. Price, of the U. S. (Marines in the Shanghai International Settlement, accomplished by a curt military demand more than scores of suave diplomats have been able to do in six months of expensive discussion and note-sending. His demands occasioned an immediate withdrawal of Japanese troops from the U. S. patrolled area in Shanghai —first concrete admission of an abuse of foreign rights in China since the beginning of the war. The demands of Colonel Price were couched in the only sort of terms the Japanese military autocracy cares to understand. If the Japanese hold their arrogant attitude toward foreign interests in China they may be ealled on to listen to more of the unpolitic language of the democratic military than they bargain for. Harry Hopkins, Relief Administrator announces that relief expenditures will have to ‘be increased to 23 million per month in order to care for 350,000 workers recently thrown out of work by the current Recession. Business on every hand expresses itself both ‘willing and eager to reemploy several times this number if the Administration will give assurances of good will and cooperation ,and relieve it of part of its onerous ‘tax burden. The undistributed profits tax, for instance, is now conceded to be an indefensible prosperity retardent. dt hasn’t even a friend in the Administration, yet the movement for its repeal has been pushed aside while’ an unwilling Congress is forced by Administration whips’ ‘to consider the nebulous Farm Bill. This pet of the president is so illdefined,.so far reaching, and so unwieldly that its chief “exponents are unable to explain the meaning of its ninety six *pages, Business suffers while an unsympathetic government dallies wtih experiments and. grants more millions for relief. Business is taxed into bankruptcy that the Administration may support the unemployed that business would employ were it not so heavily taxed. How Yong is the Administration going to play the nation’s right hand off against its left—Until both government and business are bankrupt? a Facilities of regular hospital and psychppathic institutions are not sufficient to care for the number of. chronic alcoholics. in California. In San Francisco, it is,pr oposed that the city and county erect an institution for the treatment of these unfortunates. Many people have come to the fore with the proposal that the expense of this project be produced by increased liquor taxes. These people pase their demands on the assumption that the liquor industry is the cause of the large number of dipsomaniaes and therefore should provide for their care. Whether this assumption is correct or not, the fact that the industry is already taxed near the possible limit now remains to be considered. If the price of liauor is forced higher, a resurgence of bootlegging must be prepared for. Such a resurgence always occurs when legitimate prices are so high as to put the profit back into the illicit liquor traffic. FR. GARRISON TO HEAD PEACH BOWL AGAIN son total a. F. R. Garrison, re-nominated superintendent was without oppositio for the office—ot President of the California State Employees’ Assoc iation, Chapter 40, at Marsville last week. Mr. Garrison was greatly surprised and pleased to be re-nominated for this position which he has held for ‘three terms. MT. ST. MARY’S BAZAAR “The annual Mount St, Mary’s Bazaar. given by’ the Mothers Club of the St. Mary’s Academy was held at ithe St. Cecelia Auditorium Friday, Saturday and Monday of last week. Raffles and a program were enjoyed on all the nights and it was greatly person, B. T. Frary and Jack Jordan NEW FEATURES The community committee under’ the chairmanship of Mrs, DeWitt Nelson will give a report of plans for the “White Christmas,’, which: will be held next Friday afternoon. This year as an innovation white wrapN evada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA with ton The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, ifiable ends. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: good motives and for just-—— Alexander HamilVol 1i-No. 09. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA he Gold Center _ _MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1937. A free-for-all fight and riot occurred between 10 o’clock last night and 2° o’clock this morning in the Gold Nugget Inn at Glenbrook. Sheriff Carl Tobiassen and Deputies Carl Larsen and Bill Woods, and Traffic Officers Hammill and Kitts responded to a call for assistance. Otis Lee wearing a CIO button with two other CIO buttons on his unemployed miners who have recently come here from’ Butte, Montana, were arrested. When the fracas Five Officers Quell Riot in Gold Nugget was over the floor shambles, splattered with blood, and stools used aS weapons were strewn over ‘the place. was saturated with blood and is now on exhibition at the sheriff’s office. but the three’ arrested had been drinking excessively and engaged in a free-for-all with the ‘bartenders and other customers of the resort. The interior of the Gold Nugget Inn the officers reported was completely wrecked and the damage will run intoa looked like a Frary’s white shirt How the riot started is uncertain good deal of money. FOR COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE The Nevada City Woman’s Civic Club will hold its regular meeting at eight o’clock tonight. This meeting will be held. as usual at, the Brand Studio. All mmebers are urged to attend as important business will be discussed, ; Christmas tree ped gifts will *»e sent to venerable “shut-ins.’’ These gifts will be sent not as a donation but as Christmas greetings. Those wishing to send such gifts please send them white wrapped to the Christmas tree on Friday. Mrs. Hal Draper is chairman of a committee which will have charge of their distribution. The Forest. Service has.offered the use of a room for the ladies to take care of_ this work. At the community tree vchich will be set up in the Native Daughters park, the school children will come with their white wrapped packages and present them. At 2:15 o’clock the high school students and grammar school students will join together, singing Christmas carols and songs. The high school band under the leadership of Mr. L. E. Sweeney will provide appropriate music. The choral program’ follows: ‘‘O Come All Ye Faithful,” ‘Silent Night,”. ‘Joy. to the World.’ The COMMUNITY TREE 2;15 P. M. FRIDAY Friday, December 17 the exercises at the Community Christmas Tree which will be placed in the Native Daughters Park will begin at 2:15. o'clock. Both the high school students and the grammar grade students will leave their ‘espective buildings at two o’clock and be assembled to sing at 2:15 y'elock. The high school band under the direction of L. E. Sweengy will accompany the high school students as they march from the school to the tree. The choral musie will be under the direcction of Mrs. ‘Marion Libbey. NEW GRAND JURY today and organized. Thomas Casey, farmer of Pleasant Valley was nom® inated foreman Tuttle. A Capella Choir will sing, “Sleep, of Child Jesus’ and “O Filii et Filliae.’”’ ~The choral music will be directed by Mrs. Marion’ Libbey. fhigh school CONFERENCE REPORT The assembly listened to interesting reports on the older boys conference. Cliff Hoff gave a resume of the conference. Ernest Chapman spoke on ‘“‘Fears,’’ Melvin Clark on “Boy and Girl Relations.’’ Don Thomas on “Foreign Relations’ and Reg Kennedy on “Victorious Living.’’ John Muscardini on ‘Physical Fitness.” RAINFALL MEASURE The last storm brought the seasonal rainfall to 23.40 which is far above normal for this time of the year. The U. S. Weather Bureau gauge conducted in this city by Mrs. Jennie Preston registered the following figures. Thursday 3.95. inches, Friday 7.72 inches and Saturday 1.17 inches. BIRTHDAYSI! Se eek to Your Friends. ” 6 December 14, 1937 ‘ AGNES RILEY Nevada City FLOYD STENGER Jordan Street December 16, 1937 MRS. HARRY ENGLEBRIGHT : Roosevelt. Hotel Washington, D. C. December 19, 1937 HELEN PROVINE Boulder Street ELEANOR SCHREIBER Broad Street attended by their many friends. IS ORGANIZED The new county grand jury met by Judge Raglan The members of the new grand jury are: Thomas Casey. Fred J. Carter. Stanley Wioolcock, Herman N. Hartung. William H. Black. Lee Cunningham. William V. Tamblyn. Frank L. Hooper. William Englehart. Robert W. Kohler. Arthur B. Foote. Clarence E. Cole. A. G. Chegwidden. E. O. Gassaway. William Adam. Newton Karsener. Rose D. Hubbard. Warren E. Odell. J. O. Jones. The report of the Grand Jury for Rev. the year 1937, which was released by the Superior Court yesterday, deals in the main with a summary of the county institutions, giving favorable standing to each and making a few minor reccommendations, More important recommendations include the maintaining of a ‘‘practical’”’ woman nurse at the county hospital, asking the succeeding grand jury to consider further the equipment of a department for a resident physician and surgeon, ithe provdiing of better sleeping quarters for the night jailor at the county jail. This resolution was adopted: “BE IT RESOLVED, That the Grand Jury of the County of Nevada, State of California ,recommend, and it does now recommend, to Frank Steel, the treasurer of said county, that hereafter no warrant issued against the County of Nevada be paid in the event such warrant be endorsed by any member of the Board of Supervisors -of said . county, other than warrants issued to said members of the board, and no warrant shall. be paid without the endorsement of the person presenting the same for payment.” : The’ grand jury also recommended fby resolution the passing of an antifireworks ordinance by the County Board. The report is signed by J. Chester Scheemer, foreman, and Benj. Hall, secretary. Griff Thomas of San Francisco stopped over in Nevada City Friday while enroute to Downieville. He had been called.to the Sierran city to MAN PLUNGING . ers who had witnessed the accident . where he is confined to his bed. INTO DEER CREEK SOON RESCUED The short wave radio and the new inhalator recently purchased by the Nevada City fire department were both called day morning when, at 2:3 into service early Sun0 o’clock, the Broad street bridge at the Plaza and for a Al Craze hopped over few minutes it looked as if he might perish in the high waters of Deer (Creek. Craze was with a party, members of which at once turned in an alarm. A telephone call to the city hall brought Max Solari down, speeding with the inhalator. The operator at the telephone. office notified the Traffic patrol at Hills Plat, and at once the message was put out over the short wave broadcaster. Jim Allen, nightwatchman, received the message on his shortwave receiver and within two minutes after Craze had taken his plunge Allen was on the scene with the police car. City Councilman Frank Davies‘was present along with several others and assisted in dragging Craze out of the stream, He went down stream about 20 or 30 feet where he lodged in some willows.°Dr. W. W. Reed was called but before he arrived two minhad given Craze first aid and_ his lungs were practically free of water and mud. Jackie James was among the rescuers. The inhalator was there fore not called into play though it was on hand and ready for service. HENRY KOHLER AND WIFE HURT IN CAR UPSET Mr. and Mira. Hew Washington, into City on the Tahoe Ukiah their car, got too far over on the soft Henry. Kohler of coming Nevada highway in shoulder last evening about 6 o’clock and the car turned over and was lodged against a tree down the bank. Both suffered from shock and from sealp wounds. Mrs. Kohler, the more seriously injured is now at the Nevada City Sanitorium, and both she and her husband are under care of Dr. A. H. Tickell. Henry Kohler has returned to his home in Washington CARD PLAYERS COME OUT IN SPITE OF STORM In spite of stormy homie weather about a hunrded cards “players were at the party given for the benefit of the Boy Scouts and Camprire Girls home on Friday night in the grammar school auditorium Early in the day the’ committee in charge were a bit skeptical about going forward with the plans for the party as it was storming so heavily.~Hiowever after’ due consideration they decided that there were enough loyal supporters of the Scouts and Camprire Girls to make it worth while. One hundred and four persons attended the party and when all monies are turned in it is believed that there will be about sixty dollars net. The many fine prizes presented by Nevada ‘City merchants and citizens were greatly appreciated by the winners. The party was sponsored by the Nevada City Rotary Club, the Native Sons, the P. T. A., The Scout Counceil and the Civic Club. Mrs. James Penrose was general chairman: and to her goes much of the credit of the success of the party. This is the first public affair held in the new auditorium and many expressed themselves as being delighted that Nevada City now had so fine and comfortable a meeting place. The chairs provided by the school were most-comfortable and the heating and ventilation was just right, The hall is neat and artistic.: The walls are a soft buff color and+the proportions of the room give it an artistic simplicity. Walter Butz, highway suffered a-dislocated shoulder while assisting in putting up the Flying Dutchman over Goodyears Bar creek look after his old home which was _— Happy Birthday _— ay ky iar in the line of the flood. Saturday evening. He is carrying his ‘is similar. foreman, Downieville Asks Half Million U. S. Succor On behalf of an emergency committee formed of Downieville citizens yesterday, Judge McIntosh of Sierra county yesterday wired Congressman Harry L. Englebright to ask immediate Federal aid for re-. habiliattion and construction in the flood racked seat of Sierra county. He asked for $250,000 immediate funds and a total of $500,000 funds from the “Federal flood reparations money appropriated at ‘the last session of Congress. At a special meeting today the Nevada City council considered the plight of the Downieville flood sufferers and found the needs ‘of the victims of the flood disaster. far greater than the resources of this section can care for. They decided to and have sent a telegram to Congressman Harry L. Englebright and to Governor Merriam asking them to render federal.and state aid. The letter to Congressman Englebright follows, the ione to Governor Merriam To the Honorable H. L. Englebright. Washington, D. C. The plight of Downieville is beyond descrip#ion. Many are homeless, the needs of the community are more than the limited resources of this section can eare for. We earnestly request you to do all in°your power to interest the federal government in rendering such aid as is posgible, based on the relief that in the past was rendered to the Mississippi flood sufferers. Respectfully yours, Nevada City Council Benjamin Hall, Mayor. A total of 19 haqmes and stores have been wrecked by the enormous volume of water that poured down the two branches of the Yuba North Fork on Friday evening following a cloud burst in the headwaters of the two streams Two highway bridges were carried away and these sweeping against the recently constructed cement bridge that was built by the state highway commission, wrecked to such an extent, that according to the report of Superintendent, Fred Garrison only half of it can be saved. William Gracey,. for many years chief of the accounting staff of the Norest Service in this city, and DeWitt Nelson, supervisor of the Forest Service, yesterday went to Downieville to offer. any assistance within their province. Mr. Gracey is now on headquarters staff of the Forest Service in San Francisco. Yesterday Mrancis Finnegan, chairman of the Red Cross unit hére authorized Red Cross expenditures for the relief of, Downieville and James Penrose, Charles Bosworth and the Alpha Stores sent trucks over to Goodyears Bar where, groceries. rubber™=boots, clothing and furniture were transferred across the cable to other trucks waiting on the oppostie bank and so transferred into Downieville. Chief items of the Red Cross supplies, bought in Nevada City at a cost of between $3,000 and $4,000, Mr. Finnegan ‘states were 200 overalls, 100 pairs rubber botts, 60 complete outfits for children, 200 blankets, 100 mackinaws, a truck load of coal and a truck load of fuel oil and a big supply of mattresses. DeWitt Nelson, forest supervisor reports that. 125 persons including those whose homes were swept away, and those forced to leave their homes because. the foundations had been. undermined making them unsafe, were in immediate need of relief. Of these many were children. Supervisor Nelson today established a spike camp of 40 CCC boys-and foreman at Downieville who* will help in the work of mucking out the LIGHTS ON AT DOWNIEVILLE Dan Stewart, superintendent “of the P. G. & E. company in this area, stated this forenoon that only one 50 foot pole was needed at Downieville to replace ones destroyed by the flood last Friday.A 'P. G. & E. crew of ten men were among the first to make the trip into Downieville after the disaster and while at the time of going to press the message has not yet come in,.Mr. Stewart feels sure electricity is on for nearly all the houses. Fred Develey, district manager of Alleghany, was sent to Dowarm in a sling today. oes ‘his brother were in the basement of Hatton was on an Alpha Stores truck. debris and of rehabiltation. Their aid will be needed in shoring up @ number of houes and store building foundations which were either wash= ~~ ed away or impaired. Nelson states that no one is now suffering but that cold weather or a snow storm might easily result in great hardship, since most of the town‘s fuel supply was washed down the river. i The Forest Service established @ short wave broadcasting station at Downieville and with a transmitter and receiving set in the headquarters here is able. to keep in instant touch with the situation there. If the flood had occurred at night, Mr. Nelson states, unquestionably scores of Downieville people would have perished. As it was many had very narrow escapes, So rapidly did the water rise. Henry Scofield and their store trying to shut off water . which was leaking in/ when suddenly the outside walls/gave way; they were engulfed in /water to their necks. Over this cable or ‘‘flying “Date man’ yesterday and today poured @ constant stream of newspaper, cam-~ eramen and sightseers from all parts of the staté and a world of supplies. Max Solaro drove the Penrose truck/and was accompanied . by James Penrose and Pat Courser:’ Coe Bosworth drove his truck and W. Bob Evans piloted a Union Oil truck loaded with coal, gasoline and fuel oil. Supplies consisted mainly of blankets, mattresses, gum boots, clothing, hams, bacon, eg8s, milk, candles, fuel oil and coal, all purchased in Nevada City. The men went on into Downieville and viewed the disaster and stated it was a terrible sight. They left here at four o'clock and returned at 10:30 last evening. Among the first to make the trip to Downieville after the flood. was Superintendent Fred Garrison state division of highways, wherrthe_ “‘flying Dutchman’ was completed @ group had gathered to go over the stream. Amang them were a, moviecameraman of Los Angeles and eight newspapermen. A picture was taken of the first man to go over the cable. Superintendent Garrison also took many views of the flooded area. A crew of men are building @ bridge over the site of the washed out bridge at Goodyears Bar and it is expected it will be ready to travel ‘over Friday. The rest of the road is passable. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company has a crew of men in the area and expect to have ser vice restored this afternoon. A temporary line was strung on lines leading into Reno, Nevada, and service is now carried on over. this circuit. Last Friday the little city of Downieville suffered the worst catastrophe in its history when evidently a cloud burst on the north fork of the Yuba river, already a roaring torrent, brought a head of about four feet of water into the city in three or four seconds and it rose. to seven or eight feet before sathatadnae In this poaring stream were logs and ‘trees. A small house was picked up on the first crest and went over the bridge to lodge against ‘the last or third bridge a wreck and Helo pile up a dam that spread a river of. water at a rapid rate. The telephone office near the second bridge toppled into the stream and went under the approach, swirled out the other side as kindling wood. : About 18 buildings were lost and 16 automobiles were, swept away. — Many houses are twisted on their’ o foundations, undermined or partly demolished. Three feet of water stood in the St. Charles hotel but the building is not seriously damaged. Lusks garage at the southern end of the city was undermined and twisted on its foundations. The Tahoe National Forest buildings on a (Continued on Page Four) SIX YEAR JAIL SENTENCEJohn R. (Jack) McDonald, co victed about a year ago in the vada county superior court by a j trial of passing fictitious checks been sentenced by the E on Terms and Paroles to a imprisonment of six years. ald was at one time sui nieville and is in charge. 5 Siglea

sod eC(Q)eek By H. M. L. Jr. AURA Renee . Mussolini’s doltish son, Vittorio, in writing of the thrills of war in his biography said, ‘‘War is beautiful.” He described how from his plane he bombed a group of Ethiopian cav᠀ alrymen, A direct hit exploded in their midst and they were blasted . out “like a rosebud opening its petals.’ How unfortunate that the stalwart Italian beauty worshipper should ‘be denied actual participation in this small pageant. It would have been an edifying experience for Vittorio. himself to have formed a petal, or perhaps two or three petals of the bloody rosebud. Colonel E. B. Price, of the U. S. (Marines in the Shanghai International Settlement, accomplished by a curt military demand more than scores of suave diplomats have been able to do in six months of expensive discussion and note-sending. His demands occasioned an immediate withdrawal of Japanese troops from the U. S. patrolled area in Shanghai —first concrete admission of an abuse of foreign rights in China since the beginning of the war. The demands of Colonel Price were couched in the only sort of terms the Japanese military autocracy cares to understand. If the Japanese hold their arrogant attitude toward foreign interests in China they may be ealled on to listen to more of the unpolitic language of the democratic military than they bargain for. Harry Hopkins, Relief Administrator announces that relief expenditures will have to ‘be increased to 23 million per month in order to care for 350,000 workers recently thrown out of work by the current Recession. Business on every hand expresses itself both ‘willing and eager to reemploy several times this number if the Administration will give assurances of good will and cooperation ,and relieve it of part of its onerous ‘tax burden. The undistributed profits tax, for instance, is now conceded to be an indefensible prosperity retardent. dt hasn’t even a friend in the Administration, yet the movement for its repeal has been pushed aside while’ an unwilling Congress is forced by Administration whips’ ‘to consider the nebulous Farm Bill. This pet of the president is so illdefined,.so far reaching, and so unwieldly that its chief “exponents are unable to explain the meaning of its ninety six *pages, Business suffers while an unsympathetic government dallies wtih experiments and. grants more millions for relief. Business is taxed into bankruptcy that the Administration may support the unemployed that business would employ were it not so heavily taxed. How Yong is the Administration going to play the nation’s right hand off against its left—Until both government and business are bankrupt? a Facilities of regular hospital and psychppathic institutions are not sufficient to care for the number of. chronic alcoholics. in California. In San Francisco, it is,pr oposed that the city and county erect an institution for the treatment of these unfortunates. Many people have come to the fore with the proposal that the expense of this project be produced by increased liquor taxes. These people pase their demands on the assumption that the liquor industry is the cause of the large number of dipsomaniaes and therefore should provide for their care. Whether this assumption is correct or not, the fact that the industry is already taxed near the possible limit now remains to be considered. If the price of liauor is forced higher, a resurgence of bootlegging must be prepared for. Such a resurgence always occurs when legitimate prices are so high as to put the profit back into the illicit liquor traffic. FR. GARRISON TO HEAD PEACH BOWL AGAIN son total a. F. R. Garrison, re-nominated superintendent was without oppositio for the office—ot President of the California State Employees’ Assoc iation, Chapter 40, at Marsville last week. Mr. Garrison was greatly surprised and pleased to be re-nominated for this position which he has held for ‘three terms. MT. ST. MARY’S BAZAAR “The annual Mount St, Mary’s Bazaar. given by’ the Mothers Club of the St. Mary’s Academy was held at ithe St. Cecelia Auditorium Friday, Saturday and Monday of last week. Raffles and a program were enjoyed on all the nights and it was greatly person, B. T. Frary and Jack Jordan NEW FEATURES The community committee under’ the chairmanship of Mrs, DeWitt Nelson will give a report of plans for the “White Christmas,’, which: will be held next Friday afternoon. This year as an innovation white wrapN evada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA with ton The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, ifiable ends. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: good motives and for just-—— Alexander HamilVol 1i-No. 09. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA he Gold Center _ _MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1937. A free-for-all fight and riot occurred between 10 o’clock last night and 2° o’clock this morning in the Gold Nugget Inn at Glenbrook. Sheriff Carl Tobiassen and Deputies Carl Larsen and Bill Woods, and Traffic Officers Hammill and Kitts responded to a call for assistance. Otis Lee wearing a CIO button with two other CIO buttons on his unemployed miners who have recently come here from’ Butte, Montana, were arrested. When the fracas Five Officers Quell Riot in Gold Nugget was over the floor shambles, splattered with blood, and stools used aS weapons were strewn over ‘the place. was saturated with blood and is now on exhibition at the sheriff’s office. but the three’ arrested had been drinking excessively and engaged in a free-for-all with the ‘bartenders and other customers of the resort. The interior of the Gold Nugget Inn the officers reported was completely wrecked and the damage will run intoa looked like a Frary’s white shirt How the riot started is uncertain good deal of money. FOR COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE The Nevada City Woman’s Civic Club will hold its regular meeting at eight o’clock tonight. This meeting will be held. as usual at, the Brand Studio. All mmebers are urged to attend as important business will be discussed, ; Christmas tree ped gifts will *»e sent to venerable “shut-ins.’’ These gifts will be sent not as a donation but as Christmas greetings. Those wishing to send such gifts please send them white wrapped to the Christmas tree on Friday. Mrs. Hal Draper is chairman of a committee which will have charge of their distribution. The Forest. Service has.offered the use of a room for the ladies to take care of_ this work. At the community tree vchich will be set up in the Native Daughters park, the school children will come with their white wrapped packages and present them. At 2:15 o’clock the high school students and grammar school students will join together, singing Christmas carols and songs. The high school band under the leadership of Mr. L. E. Sweeney will provide appropriate music. The choral program’ follows: ‘‘O Come All Ye Faithful,” ‘Silent Night,”. ‘Joy. to the World.’ The COMMUNITY TREE 2;15 P. M. FRIDAY Friday, December 17 the exercises at the Community Christmas Tree which will be placed in the Native Daughters Park will begin at 2:15. o'clock. Both the high school students and the grammar grade students will leave their ‘espective buildings at two o’clock and be assembled to sing at 2:15 y'elock. The high school band under the direction of L. E. Sweengy will accompany the high school students as they march from the school to the tree. The choral musie will be under the direcction of Mrs. ‘Marion Libbey. NEW GRAND JURY today and organized. Thomas Casey, farmer of Pleasant Valley was nom® inated foreman Tuttle. A Capella Choir will sing, “Sleep, of Child Jesus’ and “O Filii et Filliae.’”’ ~The choral music will be directed by Mrs. Marion’ Libbey. fhigh school CONFERENCE REPORT The assembly listened to interesting reports on the older boys conference. Cliff Hoff gave a resume of the conference. Ernest Chapman spoke on ‘“‘Fears,’’ Melvin Clark on “Boy and Girl Relations.’’ Don Thomas on “Foreign Relations’ and Reg Kennedy on “Victorious Living.’’ John Muscardini on ‘Physical Fitness.” RAINFALL MEASURE The last storm brought the seasonal rainfall to 23.40 which is far above normal for this time of the year. The U. S. Weather Bureau gauge conducted in this city by Mrs. Jennie Preston registered the following figures. Thursday 3.95. inches, Friday 7.72 inches and Saturday 1.17 inches. BIRTHDAYSI! Se eek to Your Friends. ” 6 December 14, 1937 ‘ AGNES RILEY Nevada City FLOYD STENGER Jordan Street December 16, 1937 MRS. HARRY ENGLEBRIGHT : Roosevelt. Hotel Washington, D. C. December 19, 1937 HELEN PROVINE Boulder Street ELEANOR SCHREIBER Broad Street attended by their many friends. IS ORGANIZED The new county grand jury met by Judge Raglan The members of the new grand jury are: Thomas Casey. Fred J. Carter. Stanley Wioolcock, Herman N. Hartung. William H. Black. Lee Cunningham. William V. Tamblyn. Frank L. Hooper. William Englehart. Robert W. Kohler. Arthur B. Foote. Clarence E. Cole. A. G. Chegwidden. E. O. Gassaway. William Adam. Newton Karsener. Rose D. Hubbard. Warren E. Odell. J. O. Jones. The report of the Grand Jury for Rev. the year 1937, which was released by the Superior Court yesterday, deals in the main with a summary of the county institutions, giving favorable standing to each and making a few minor reccommendations, More important recommendations include the maintaining of a ‘‘practical’”’ woman nurse at the county hospital, asking the succeeding grand jury to consider further the equipment of a department for a resident physician and surgeon, ithe provdiing of better sleeping quarters for the night jailor at the county jail. This resolution was adopted: “BE IT RESOLVED, That the Grand Jury of the County of Nevada, State of California ,recommend, and it does now recommend, to Frank Steel, the treasurer of said county, that hereafter no warrant issued against the County of Nevada be paid in the event such warrant be endorsed by any member of the Board of Supervisors -of said . county, other than warrants issued to said members of the board, and no warrant shall. be paid without the endorsement of the person presenting the same for payment.” : The’ grand jury also recommended fby resolution the passing of an antifireworks ordinance by the County Board. The report is signed by J. Chester Scheemer, foreman, and Benj. Hall, secretary. Griff Thomas of San Francisco stopped over in Nevada City Friday while enroute to Downieville. He had been called.to the Sierran city to MAN PLUNGING . ers who had witnessed the accident . where he is confined to his bed. INTO DEER CREEK SOON RESCUED The short wave radio and the new inhalator recently purchased by the

Nevada City fire department were both called day morning when, at 2:3 into service early Sun0 o’clock, the Broad street bridge at the Plaza and for a Al Craze hopped over few minutes it looked as if he might perish in the high waters of Deer (Creek. Craze was with a party, members of which at once turned in an alarm. A telephone call to the city hall brought Max Solari down, speeding with the inhalator. The operator at the telephone. office notified the Traffic patrol at Hills Plat, and at once the message was put out over the short wave broadcaster. Jim Allen, nightwatchman, received the message on his shortwave receiver and within two minutes after Craze had taken his plunge Allen was on the scene with the police car. City Councilman Frank Davies‘was present along with several others and assisted in dragging Craze out of the stream, He went down stream about 20 or 30 feet where he lodged in some willows.°Dr. W. W. Reed was called but before he arrived two minhad given Craze first aid and_ his lungs were practically free of water and mud. Jackie James was among the rescuers. The inhalator was there fore not called into play though it was on hand and ready for service. HENRY KOHLER AND WIFE HURT IN CAR UPSET Mr. and Mira. Hew Washington, into City on the Tahoe Ukiah their car, got too far over on the soft Henry. Kohler of coming Nevada highway in shoulder last evening about 6 o’clock and the car turned over and was lodged against a tree down the bank. Both suffered from shock and from sealp wounds. Mrs. Kohler, the more seriously injured is now at the Nevada City Sanitorium, and both she and her husband are under care of Dr. A. H. Tickell. Henry Kohler has returned to his home in Washington CARD PLAYERS COME OUT IN SPITE OF STORM In spite of stormy homie weather about a hunrded cards “players were at the party given for the benefit of the Boy Scouts and Camprire Girls home on Friday night in the grammar school auditorium Early in the day the’ committee in charge were a bit skeptical about going forward with the plans for the party as it was storming so heavily.~Hiowever after’ due consideration they decided that there were enough loyal supporters of the Scouts and Camprire Girls to make it worth while. One hundred and four persons attended the party and when all monies are turned in it is believed that there will be about sixty dollars net. The many fine prizes presented by Nevada ‘City merchants and citizens were greatly appreciated by the winners. The party was sponsored by the Nevada City Rotary Club, the Native Sons, the P. T. A., The Scout Counceil and the Civic Club. Mrs. James Penrose was general chairman: and to her goes much of the credit of the success of the party. This is the first public affair held in the new auditorium and many expressed themselves as being delighted that Nevada City now had so fine and comfortable a meeting place. The chairs provided by the school were most-comfortable and the heating and ventilation was just right, The hall is neat and artistic.: The walls are a soft buff color and+the proportions of the room give it an artistic simplicity. Walter Butz, highway suffered a-dislocated shoulder while assisting in putting up the Flying Dutchman over Goodyears Bar creek look after his old home which was _— Happy Birthday _— ay ky iar in the line of the flood. Saturday evening. He is carrying his ‘is similar. foreman, Downieville Asks Half Million U. S. Succor On behalf of an emergency committee formed of Downieville citizens yesterday, Judge McIntosh of Sierra county yesterday wired Congressman Harry L. Englebright to ask immediate Federal aid for re-. habiliattion and construction in the flood racked seat of Sierra county. He asked for $250,000 immediate funds and a total of $500,000 funds from the “Federal flood reparations money appropriated at ‘the last session of Congress. At a special meeting today the Nevada City council considered the plight of the Downieville flood sufferers and found the needs ‘of the victims of the flood disaster. far greater than the resources of this section can care for. They decided to and have sent a telegram to Congressman Harry L. Englebright and to Governor Merriam asking them to render federal.and state aid. The letter to Congressman Englebright follows, the ione to Governor Merriam To the Honorable H. L. Englebright. Washington, D. C. The plight of Downieville is beyond descrip#ion. Many are homeless, the needs of the community are more than the limited resources of this section can eare for. We earnestly request you to do all in°your power to interest the federal government in rendering such aid as is posgible, based on the relief that in the past was rendered to the Mississippi flood sufferers. Respectfully yours, Nevada City Council Benjamin Hall, Mayor. A total of 19 haqmes and stores have been wrecked by the enormous volume of water that poured down the two branches of the Yuba North Fork on Friday evening following a cloud burst in the headwaters of the two streams Two highway bridges were carried away and these sweeping against the recently constructed cement bridge that was built by the state highway commission, wrecked to such an extent, that according to the report of Superintendent, Fred Garrison only half of it can be saved. William Gracey,. for many years chief of the accounting staff of the Norest Service in this city, and DeWitt Nelson, supervisor of the Forest Service, yesterday went to Downieville to offer. any assistance within their province. Mr. Gracey is now on headquarters staff of the Forest Service in San Francisco. Yesterday Mrancis Finnegan, chairman of the Red Cross unit hére authorized Red Cross expenditures for the relief of, Downieville and James Penrose, Charles Bosworth and the Alpha Stores sent trucks over to Goodyears Bar where, groceries. rubber™=boots, clothing and furniture were transferred across the cable to other trucks waiting on the oppostie bank and so transferred into Downieville. Chief items of the Red Cross supplies, bought in Nevada City at a cost of between $3,000 and $4,000, Mr. Finnegan ‘states were 200 overalls, 100 pairs rubber botts, 60 complete outfits for children, 200 blankets, 100 mackinaws, a truck load of coal and a truck load of fuel oil and a big supply of mattresses. DeWitt Nelson, forest supervisor reports that. 125 persons including those whose homes were swept away, and those forced to leave their homes because. the foundations had been. undermined making them unsafe, were in immediate need of relief. Of these many were children. Supervisor Nelson today established a spike camp of 40 CCC boys-and foreman at Downieville who* will help in the work of mucking out the LIGHTS ON AT DOWNIEVILLE Dan Stewart, superintendent “of the P. G. & E. company in this area, stated this forenoon that only one 50 foot pole was needed at Downieville to replace ones destroyed by the flood last Friday.A 'P. G. & E. crew of ten men were among the first to make the trip into Downieville after the disaster and while at the time of going to press the message has not yet come in,.Mr. Stewart feels sure electricity is on for nearly all the houses. Fred Develey, district manager of Alleghany, was sent to Dowarm in a sling today. oes ‘his brother were in the basement of Hatton was on an Alpha Stores truck. debris and of rehabiltation. Their aid will be needed in shoring up @ number of houes and store building foundations which were either wash= ~~ ed away or impaired. Nelson states that no one is now suffering but that cold weather or a snow storm might easily result in great hardship, since most of the town‘s fuel supply was washed down the river. i The Forest Service established @ short wave broadcasting station at Downieville and with a transmitter and receiving set in the headquarters here is able. to keep in instant touch with the situation there. If the flood had occurred at night, Mr. Nelson states, unquestionably scores of Downieville people would have perished. As it was many had very narrow escapes, So rapidly did the water rise. Henry Scofield and their store trying to shut off water . which was leaking in/ when suddenly the outside walls/gave way; they were engulfed in /water to their necks. Over this cable or ‘‘flying “Date man’ yesterday and today poured @ constant stream of newspaper, cam-~ eramen and sightseers from all parts of the staté and a world of supplies. Max Solaro drove the Penrose truck/and was accompanied . by James Penrose and Pat Courser:’ Coe Bosworth drove his truck and W. Bob Evans piloted a Union Oil truck loaded with coal, gasoline and fuel oil. Supplies consisted mainly of blankets, mattresses, gum boots, clothing, hams, bacon, eg8s, milk, candles, fuel oil and coal, all purchased in Nevada City. The men went on into Downieville and viewed the disaster and stated it was a terrible sight. They left here at four o'clock and returned at 10:30 last evening. Among the first to make the trip to Downieville after the flood. was Superintendent Fred Garrison state division of highways, wherrthe_ “‘flying Dutchman’ was completed @ group had gathered to go over the stream. Amang them were a, moviecameraman of Los Angeles and eight newspapermen. A picture was taken of the first man to go over the cable. Superintendent Garrison also took many views of the flooded area. A crew of men are building @ bridge over the site of the washed out bridge at Goodyears Bar and it is expected it will be ready to travel ‘over Friday. The rest of the road is passable. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company has a crew of men in the area and expect to have ser vice restored this afternoon. A temporary line was strung on lines leading into Reno, Nevada, and service is now carried on over. this circuit. Last Friday the little city of Downieville suffered the worst catastrophe in its history when evidently a cloud burst on the north fork of the Yuba river, already a roaring torrent, brought a head of about four feet of water into the city in three or four seconds and it rose. to seven or eight feet before sathatadnae In this poaring stream were logs and ‘trees. A small house was picked up on the first crest and went over the bridge to lodge against ‘the last or third bridge a wreck and Helo pile up a dam that spread a river of. water at a rapid rate. The telephone office near the second bridge toppled into the stream and went under the approach, swirled out the other side as kindling wood. : About 18 buildings were lost and 16 automobiles were, swept away. — Many houses are twisted on their’ o foundations, undermined or partly demolished. Three feet of water stood in the St. Charles hotel but the building is not seriously damaged. Lusks garage at the southern end of the city was undermined and twisted on its foundations. The Tahoe National Forest buildings on a (Continued on Page Four) SIX YEAR JAIL SENTENCEJohn R. (Jack) McDonald, co victed about a year ago in the vada county superior court by a j trial of passing fictitious checks been sentenced by the E on Terms and Paroles to a imprisonment of six years. ald was at one time sui nieville and is in charge. 5 Siglea