December 15, 1950 (8 pages)

NUGGET ACTION POSTPONED ON. ATHLETIC FIELD LICHTS Action on lighting the athletic field at Pioneer park for football, baseball and softball, was tabled at Monday evening’s meeting of trustees of the Nevada City unified school disirict, until a ruling on such a project is received from the National Production Authority, which recently placed’ a ban on récreationa: costing more than $5,000. According to tentative plans drawn by the city council and projects ‘the school board earlier this year the two governing bodies would join in financing the project estimated ‘to cost about 38,000. The city council had advertised for bids but atcier the ruling no action was taken. It was unofficially reported the lowest bidder was about $10,000. A sete Congressman Clair Engie received by the city troin council tnis week quoted the NPA ruling anu saia that the plans for the proposed project had been sent to tne prodcction authority for a ruling. Bruce Foreman, who replaced Lloyd, M. Geist as principal of the elementary school, recommended the board authorize several changes in handling cafeteria funds at the school. He suggesteu ithe present system of meal ticket be eliminated and that the meal purchases be placed on a cash basis. Foreman contended that with a cash register to account for the money, all cafeteria funds could be handled by the office and teachers could use the time now spent in keeping books, in classroom instruction. The board study the system used in Grass Valley and authorized the acquiring of a cash register to test the proposed cash system. The board approved use of the school beses next Friday to bring school children who wish to attend the Christmas show to be given at the Cedar theatre; delayed opening of school following Christmas vacation to Jan. 3, and authorized loaning of several hospital beds in storage at the high school to civic organizations to be used on a rental basis in Nevada county homes. CAGE TEAMS TROUNCE TRUCKEE COUSINS Nevada City high school’s “basketbal! teains trounced their cousins from the other side of the mounta:ns—irucxee last Thursday evening nere by scores of 46-23 in the varsity contest, and 61-19 in the B game. Jerry Coicinan, center was.the high point :mian fe thao--Yo'liw jackets with 12 points. Forward Joe Griggs counted nine, Hans fonninsen, ivevada City guard, points. COCKTAIL HOUR Grass ‘Vatley pranch of the Bank of <¢sinicrica is holding a cocktail hocr at the bank: before attenu:ng the aniua. Christmas dinner party to be hela at the Gold Neg.t Inn.tonight. A Red Cros veluntser at Japan, wriies a leiter fo? Sat. Island, N. ¥., who sufiered a sho ing. Hundreds of Am: veterans of i! Japan. instructed him to! led the B game with 16 Helping Hand For Korean Wounded. sonrs . OVER THOUSAND AT NEVADA CITY SCHOOLS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM . . Over one thousand persons at, tended the annual Nevada City school district Christmas musical prozram Wednesday evening at the high school auditorium. The program marked the first appearance of the high school ‘.orus in the new maroon choir robes, which were financed by the sale of pasties at the Armistice day football game. The program was based on the music of Christmas, telling the story of Christ. in song, and stua nus’ from the. kindergarten to . nigh school seniors participated. The program was in charge of Wiliam Tobiassen, vocal; Miss Frances Mason, primary groups; Franc Luschen, instrumental, and Mrs. Elise De Mattei, dance. directed by Donna Knowlton, welcomed the assembly following processional with . ‘Jingle Bells.” sang “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” Little. Joy Lotz, first grader, who knocked us dead with her drum-majoretting Armistice day, did it again with a vocal rendition of “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed . Reindeer.” d The primary chorus, with Kent Spangler handling the solos, rendered “Up on the Housetop,” “Christmas Star,’ and “Away in a Manger.” “Winter Wonderland” was presented by the high school boys’ quintet, Ronningen, Kent Walker, Gordon Crane and Bud Seeberg. The fourtH graders folk danced ;to “Jingle Bells.” . Choraled by the seventh and eighth graders were “The First Noel,” “The Three Kings,” “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” “Silent Night.” “Frosty, the Snowman,” was a , vocal solo by Josephine Kendrick 'of the sixth grade. . The string ensemble presented '“White Christmas,” and “Christmastide.” Tobiassen led the assembly in community singing of “The First . Noel,” “Angels, We Have Heard 'on High,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle . Belis,” and “O Come, All Ye . Faithful.” . ihe high: sehool chorus pvent-d “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “I Heard the Bells on Caristmas Day,” “Cantique de ioei”’ with. Bud Seeberg as soloist, “Carol of the Bells,” “Christmas Eve,” “The Lord’s: Prayer’ with Kent. Walker as_ soloist, “Heavenly Light,’ and “Ang ls We Have Heard on High.” Mrs, J. Fu. Stes fried was named president of St. Agnes Guild sf ‘Trinity Episcopal church at mect. " ing held last week at the horne Mrs. Le!and Smith. . } ay are in charge. 11th Station Hospital, Fukuoka, Joun Earl, West Babylon, Long ulder wound in the Korean fightsrican volunteers are serving wounded ne Korean’ war recuperating at military hospitals in . HAD XORED F mm ALL H/5 TEAMS y POINTS . HIS TOTAL POINTS SCORED TO THAT DATE, “WBETTERED ANY INDIVIDVAL SCORING TOTAL SINCE (923.4 MORE THAN LIVING UP TO HIS ADVANCED BILLINGS, THIS YOUNG SOPHOMORE HALFEACK LOOKS AS THOUGH HE Witt ONCE AGAIN BRING THE NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS /N70 BG the kindergarten rhythm band . } William Prentiss, fourth grade, , Dean Morrison, “Hans . and’ Other officers elected were Mrs. H. J. Ray, vice president; Mrs. R. J. Polk, secretary, a. wos. L. V. Michell, treasurer. Plans were made for the dinner to be served Sunday in the . varish hall. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. SEVEN PROMINENCE 4 . i) GURPRISE AND SHOCK CAME WITH THE HW/SKERS OPENER.J THEY NEO INDIANA } ter Vy 20-20 00 amt RY Se : SCORED Alt 8 T.2'S 2 EXTRA POINTS Why some people —hever win at CAN Why do they always lose? Because they have no plan for winning. They don’t think ahead. So, when their opponent suddenly “goes out,” they’re left holding cards that count against them. Some people, too, can never save money—even though they make as much as the next guy who has plenty tucked away. Trouble is, they have no plan for saving. And when the next guy’s retired with children in college, they may still be trying to make ends meet. Fortunately, if you’re one of these people, there’s still time to sign up for one of the easiest plans ever invented for saving money regularly—the Payroii Savings Plan. Just tell the cashier where you work to put you down for so much. Then, like millions of others, you'll have money automatically set aside each payday. And it will grow fast—by } in ten short years. : So, before you know it, you'll be talking about sending vour children to college—and choosing a garden spot for late: years. NOGGE Nevada City, California, Friday, December 15, 1950-25 COUNTY UNIT OF MINING COUNCIL ‘ . : . FOUNDED HERE Ed C. Uren, Nevada City mining engineer, was unanimously named president of the Nevada county chapter of the Western Mining .Council at its organization meeting held here Saturday evening at the Deer Creek Inn. Miss E. G. Lane, national incouncil, New VONAH—At Miners hospital, Nevada City, Dec. 7, 1950, to Mr. and laa Ben Vonah, Nevada City,a son. MILLER—At Community hospital, Grass Valley, Dec. 5, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller, Auburn, a daughter. PATTERSON—At Community hospital, Grass Valley, Nov. 27, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson, Nevada City, a daughter. REED--At Community hospital Grass Valley, Dec. 1, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed, Grass Valley, a daughter. FREEMAN — At Community hospital, Grass Valley, Dec. 8, 1950, te Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Free-~ vestigator for the was named secretary of the _ local chapter. The chapter approved drawing . !'man, Colfax, a daughter. DEVITO—At Community hosa resolution opposing changes in. pital, Grass Valley, Nov. 30, 1950, mining law which would up annual mining claim assessment work from $100 to $300 and in some cases. to $600. E. J. N. Ott and Byron Eastman, Nevada City, and Uren are members of the committee to be forwarded ‘to mining council headquarters for distribution to other chapters for signatures. Copies of the resolution will . be forwarded to Washington. Changes in mining law which the council contends will be detrimental also to cattlemen, timber operators and other users of public land, are proposed by the Bureau of Land Management, of the Department of. the Interior. Opponents of the proposed alterations, claim they will eliminate the prospector, described’ as the backbone of mining development. i Uren said he could see no sense in eliminating the prospector as such a move would not only stop new development in gold but in the nation’s strategic minerals. Until: the New Deal, government had always encouraged the prospector, Uren said. Jack KempVanEe,.Auburn, national secretary, described gold as a metal of peace and expressed the belief that as long as the U. S. has a war economy there will be little use for gold. He added that until the U. S. returns to peace economy the industry will have to concentrate on strategic minerals. Miss Lane, hostess at the session, labelled the propoed ‘mining law change a “death to mining.” J. P. Hall, Santa Cruz, presiiframe the resolution which. will. to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeVito, Grass VaHey, a daughter: CARR — At Miners hospital, Nevada City, Dec. 9, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carr Jr., Nevada ‘City, ‘a son. ADAMS — At Jones Memorial hospital, Grass Valley, Dec. 9, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Adams, Grass Valley, a daughter. Two ° BRITTON CUNNINGHAM — In Reno, Nev., Dec. 12, 1950,Alvie Odell Britton, 21, Colfax, and Barbara Jane Cunningham, 18, Grass Valley. MASSERA REARICK — In Reno, Nev., Dec. 7, 1950, Ernest F. Massera, 49, Nevada City, and LUNCHEON Guests of a Monday luncheon the hostess of which declined to have her name published, was. attended by Mrs. Gladys Wilson, Mrs. Helen Stewart, Mrs. Elaine Ingalls, Mrs. Jean Knowlton, Mrs. Helen Trimble, Mrs. Lonnie: Tremoureux and Mrs. Janet Titcomb. BOOK CLUB DINNER Town Talk Book Club, which consists of 30 members, is having: cocktails at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cassettari, Valley, before a dinner to be held at the Deer Creek Inn this coming Sunday. dent of the council, was scheduled to be the principal speaker but did not appear. ‘ Important Meeting SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2 P. M. ROUGH AND READY HALL Annual Election of Officers NID WATER USERS ASSOCIATION CEDAR THEATRE Tonight and Saturday “UNION STATION” With William Holden, Nancy Olson and Barry Fitzgerald “SHOW DOWN” Featuring William Elliott and Walter Brennan December 15 and 16 _— Sunday, Monday and Tuesday “SUNSET BOULEVARD” With Gloria Swanson, William Holden and Eric Von Stroheim December 17, 18 and 19 Wednesday and Thursday “THE ADMIRAL WAS A LADY” Starring Wanda Hendrix and Edmond O’Brien “THE AVENGERS” Featuring John Carroll an Adele Mara Friday, December 22—-Matinee 2 P. M. FREE for the Kiddies “EL PASO,” Starring John Payne and Gabby Hayes Several Shorts Buy Scrip Books at the Theatre — $2.50 and $5.00 December 20 and 21 . Nyon ed ge Mba gh byaanteapadla? boy toryes i ale. DORABLE *®._ FARZ MY FEET HURT!) AND THEN OVER Mae Rearick, 41, Longview, Wn. Grass: WIRE SECT

NUGGET ACTION POSTPONED ON. ATHLETIC FIELD LICHTS Action on lighting the athletic field at Pioneer park for football, baseball and softball, was tabled at Monday evening’s meeting of trustees of the Nevada City unified school disirict, until a ruling on such a project is received from the National Production Authority, which recently placed’ a ban on récreationa: costing more than $5,000. According to tentative plans drawn by the city council and projects ‘the school board earlier this year the two governing bodies would join in financing the project estimated ‘to cost about 38,000. The city council had advertised for bids but atcier the ruling no action was taken. It was unofficially reported the lowest bidder was about $10,000. A sete Congressman Clair Engie received by the city troin council tnis week quoted the NPA ruling anu saia that the plans for the proposed project had been sent to tne prodcction authority for a ruling. Bruce Foreman, who replaced Lloyd, M. Geist as principal of the elementary school, recommended the board authorize several changes in handling cafeteria funds at the school. He suggesteu ithe present system of meal ticket be eliminated and that the meal purchases be placed on a cash basis. Foreman contended that with a cash register to account for the money, all cafeteria funds could be handled by the office and teachers could use the time now spent in keeping books, in classroom instruction. The board study the system used in Grass Valley and authorized the acquiring of a cash register to test the proposed cash system. The board approved use of the school beses next Friday to bring school children who wish to attend the Christmas show to be given at the Cedar theatre; delayed opening of school following Christmas vacation to Jan. 3, and authorized loaning of several hospital beds in storage at the high school to civic organizations to be used on a rental basis in Nevada county homes. CAGE TEAMS TROUNCE TRUCKEE COUSINS Nevada City high school’s “basketbal! teains trounced their cousins from the other side of the mounta:ns—irucxee last Thursday evening nere by scores of 46-23 in the varsity contest, and 61-19 in the B game. Jerry Coicinan, center was.the high point :mian fe thao--Yo'liw jackets with 12 points. Forward Joe Griggs counted nine, Hans fonninsen, ivevada City guard, points. COCKTAIL HOUR Grass ‘Vatley pranch of the Bank of <¢sinicrica is holding a cocktail hocr at the bank: before attenu:ng the aniua. Christmas dinner party to be hela at the Gold Neg.t Inn.tonight. A Red Cros veluntser at Japan, wriies a leiter fo? Sat. Island, N. ¥., who sufiered a sho ing. Hundreds of Am: veterans of i! Japan. instructed him to! led the B game with 16 Helping Hand For Korean Wounded. sonrs . OVER THOUSAND AT NEVADA CITY SCHOOLS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM . . Over one thousand persons at, tended the annual Nevada City school district Christmas musical prozram Wednesday evening at the high school auditorium. The program marked the first appearance of the high school ‘.orus in the new maroon choir robes, which were financed by the sale of pasties at the Armistice day football game. The program was based on the music of Christmas, telling the story of Christ. in song, and stua nus’ from the. kindergarten to . nigh school seniors participated. The program was in charge of Wiliam Tobiassen, vocal; Miss Frances Mason, primary groups; Franc Luschen, instrumental, and Mrs. Elise De Mattei, dance. directed by Donna Knowlton, welcomed the assembly following processional with . ‘Jingle Bells.” sang “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” Little. Joy Lotz, first grader, who knocked us dead with her drum-majoretting Armistice day, did it again with a vocal rendition of “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed . Reindeer.” d The primary chorus, with Kent Spangler handling the solos, rendered “Up on the Housetop,” “Christmas Star,’ and “Away in a Manger.” “Winter Wonderland” was presented by the high school boys’ quintet, Ronningen, Kent Walker, Gordon Crane and Bud Seeberg. The fourtH graders folk danced ;to “Jingle Bells.” . Choraled by the seventh and eighth graders were “The First Noel,” “The Three Kings,” “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” “Silent Night.” “Frosty, the Snowman,” was a , vocal solo by Josephine Kendrick 'of the sixth grade. . The string ensemble presented '“White Christmas,” and “Christmastide.” Tobiassen led the assembly in community singing of “The First . Noel,” “Angels, We Have Heard 'on High,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle . Belis,” and “O Come, All Ye . Faithful.” . ihe high: sehool chorus pvent-d “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “I Heard the Bells on Caristmas Day,” “Cantique de ioei”’ with. Bud Seeberg as soloist, “Carol of the Bells,” “Christmas Eve,” “The Lord’s: Prayer’ with Kent. Walker as_ soloist, “Heavenly Light,’ and “Ang ls We Have Heard on High.” Mrs, J. Fu. Stes fried was named president of St. Agnes Guild sf ‘Trinity Episcopal church at mect. " ing held last week at the horne Mrs. Le!and Smith. . } ay are in charge. 11th Station Hospital, Fukuoka, Joun Earl, West Babylon, Long ulder wound in the Korean fightsrican volunteers are serving wounded ne Korean’ war recuperating at military hospitals in . HAD XORED F mm ALL H/5 TEAMS y POINTS .. HIS TOTAL POINTS SCORED TO THAT DATE, “WBETTERED ANY INDIVIDVAL SCORING TOTAL SINCE (923.4 MORE THAN LIVING UP TO HIS ADVANCED BILLINGS, THIS YOUNG SOPHOMORE HALFEACK LOOKS AS THOUGH HE Witt ONCE AGAIN BRING THE NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS /N70 BG the kindergarten rhythm band . } William Prentiss, fourth grade, , Dean Morrison, “Hans .

and’ Other officers elected were Mrs. H. J. Ray, vice president; Mrs. R. J. Polk, secretary, a. wos. L. V. Michell, treasurer. Plans were made for the dinner to be served Sunday in the . varish hall. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. SEVEN PROMINENCE 4 . i) GURPRISE AND SHOCK CAME WITH THE HW/SKERS OPENER.J THEY NEO INDIANA } ter Vy 20-20 00 amt RY Se : SCORED Alt 8 T.2'S 2 EXTRA POINTS Why some people —hever win at CAN Why do they always lose? Because they have no plan for winning. They don’t think ahead. So, when their opponent suddenly “goes out,” they’re left holding cards that count against them. Some people, too, can never save money—even though they make as much as the next guy who has plenty tucked away. Trouble is, they have no plan for saving. And when the next guy’s retired with children in college, they may still be trying to make ends meet. Fortunately, if you’re one of these people, there’s still time to sign up for one of the easiest plans ever invented for saving money regularly—the Payroii Savings Plan. Just tell the cashier where you work to put you down for so much. Then, like millions of others, you'll have money automatically set aside each payday. And it will grow fast—by } in ten short years. : So, before you know it, you'll be talking about sending vour children to college—and choosing a garden spot for late: years. NOGGE Nevada City, California, Friday, December 15, 1950-25 COUNTY UNIT OF MINING COUNCIL ‘ . : . FOUNDED HERE Ed C. Uren, Nevada City mining engineer, was unanimously named president of the Nevada county chapter of the Western Mining .Council at its organization meeting held here Saturday evening at the Deer Creek Inn. Miss E. G. Lane, national incouncil, New VONAH—At Miners hospital, Nevada City, Dec. 7, 1950, to Mr. and laa Ben Vonah, Nevada City,a son. MILLER—At Community hospital, Grass Valley, Dec. 5, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller, Auburn, a daughter. PATTERSON—At Community hospital, Grass Valley, Nov. 27, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson, Nevada City, a daughter. REED--At Community hospital Grass Valley, Dec. 1, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed, Grass Valley, a daughter. FREEMAN — At Community hospital, Grass Valley, Dec. 8, 1950, te Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Free-~ vestigator for the was named secretary of the _ local chapter. The chapter approved drawing . !'man, Colfax, a daughter. DEVITO—At Community hosa resolution opposing changes in. pital, Grass Valley, Nov. 30, 1950, mining law which would up annual mining claim assessment work from $100 to $300 and in some cases. to $600. E. J. N. Ott and Byron Eastman, Nevada City, and Uren are members of the committee to be forwarded ‘to mining council headquarters for distribution to other chapters for signatures. Copies of the resolution will . be forwarded to Washington. Changes in mining law which the council contends will be detrimental also to cattlemen, timber operators and other users of public land, are proposed by the Bureau of Land Management, of the Department of. the Interior. Opponents of the proposed alterations, claim they will eliminate the prospector, described’ as the backbone of mining development. i Uren said he could see no sense in eliminating the prospector as such a move would not only stop new development in gold but in the nation’s strategic minerals. Until: the New Deal, government had always encouraged the prospector, Uren said. Jack KempVanEe,.Auburn, national secretary, described gold as a metal of peace and expressed the belief that as long as the U. S. has a war economy there will be little use for gold. He added that until the U. S. returns to peace economy the industry will have to concentrate on strategic minerals. Miss Lane, hostess at the session, labelled the propoed ‘mining law change a “death to mining.” J. P. Hall, Santa Cruz, presiiframe the resolution which. will. to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeVito, Grass VaHey, a daughter: CARR — At Miners hospital, Nevada City, Dec. 9, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carr Jr., Nevada ‘City, ‘a son. ADAMS — At Jones Memorial hospital, Grass Valley, Dec. 9, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Adams, Grass Valley, a daughter. Two ° BRITTON CUNNINGHAM — In Reno, Nev., Dec. 12, 1950,Alvie Odell Britton, 21, Colfax, and Barbara Jane Cunningham, 18, Grass Valley. MASSERA REARICK — In Reno, Nev., Dec. 7, 1950, Ernest F. Massera, 49, Nevada City, and LUNCHEON Guests of a Monday luncheon the hostess of which declined to have her name published, was. attended by Mrs. Gladys Wilson, Mrs. Helen Stewart, Mrs. Elaine Ingalls, Mrs. Jean Knowlton, Mrs. Helen Trimble, Mrs. Lonnie: Tremoureux and Mrs. Janet Titcomb. BOOK CLUB DINNER Town Talk Book Club, which consists of 30 members, is having: cocktails at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cassettari, Valley, before a dinner to be held at the Deer Creek Inn this coming Sunday. dent of the council, was scheduled to be the principal speaker but did not appear. ‘ Important Meeting SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2 P. M. ROUGH AND READY HALL Annual Election of Officers NID WATER USERS ASSOCIATION CEDAR THEATRE Tonight and Saturday “UNION STATION” With William Holden, Nancy Olson and Barry Fitzgerald “SHOW DOWN” Featuring William Elliott and Walter Brennan December 15 and 16 _— Sunday, Monday and Tuesday “SUNSET BOULEVARD” With Gloria Swanson, William Holden and Eric Von Stroheim December 17, 18 and 19 Wednesday and Thursday “THE ADMIRAL WAS A LADY” Starring Wanda Hendrix and Edmond O’Brien “THE AVENGERS” Featuring John Carroll an Adele Mara Friday, December 22—-Matinee 2 P. M. FREE for the Kiddies “EL PASO,” Starring John Payne and Gabby Hayes Several Shorts Buy Scrip Books at the Theatre — $2.50 and $5.00 December 20 and 21 . Nyon ed ge Mba gh byaanteapadla? boy toryes i ale. DORABLE *®._ FARZ MY FEET HURT!) AND THEN OVER Mae Rearick, 41, Longview, Wn. Grass: WIRE SECT