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December 16, 1932 (8 pages)

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oN : Nevada City Nugget NEVADA CITY ~ . ‘ : Where Climate, Bg é Good Water and Gold Invite the World. 2 45, = Nevada City Nogeet 1 A LIVE NEWSPAPER pub. lished in a live town. Published iin The Best Little Cityin the Mother Lode District — VOL. VII, No. 16 The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1932 SCOUT WORK MAKES ALL NEVADA CITY SCHOOLS Young People REDMEN.HALL CUB NE W ME TH OD OF GOOD HEADWAY OF LATE): CLOSE BECAUSE OF ILLNESS Surprise Friends; PLANS COMPLETE PROBLEM IS GOLD RECOVERY Marry in Reno FOR CHRISTMAS STILL UNSOLVED PROMISES MUCH PROGRAM TODAY Bill Norton is the first Cub Scout applicant to pass his ‘‘Bob Cat” test and therefore is the first boy in this Yesterday it was announced that both the high and grammar schools of this city would be closed for the City to become eligible for the title “Wolf Cub Scout.’’ Bill is rest of the year because of the pre nine vailing sickness that is current at old and so is under the classiWhat Are We Going to Do years fication Nevada With the Redmen Hall? That is the Question ie. Tuesday evening there was an other meeting of basketball enthusiasts at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Plans were talked over per taining to the starting of a town wa) ; ® team this winter season. There are plentyof experienced players in this town, who are anxious to get start of ‘‘Wolf Cub.’’ years of Boys of ten age will be called ‘Bear Cubs” and eleven y ear old boys are called ‘‘Lion Cubs.’’ Upon r eaching the age of twelve, they are eligible to become Boy Scouts of America. Bill has three more years of Cubbing before him and much will be heard from him-before that time is up. Last. Saturday the meeting mission to use the Redmans Hall a strenous series for the games. a result of this activity, Was soon forgotten. The Redmens Hall Association is asking $250 from the town basketball team for the use of of games and A live meeting is the as cold being planned * re 2 Children and Adults Will Participate in Parade and ~ the There were 35 pupils absent.from bay the young couple will return to Program. the grammar school and.40 from the make their home at the Buffington A high ranch, west of Nevada City. new that will metallurgical discovery revolutionize the recovery of gold impounded in black sands, school yesterday. yesterday's ‘married in Reno last Tuesday. ‘ After a. honeymoon around In the Un ited States history class atthe high school, there were twelve students absent out of a class of twenty-four and base ores hag _ been In another class ‘there were fifteea cal engineer graduate of the Mackay. School of Mines, Nevada Reno. ,at University of fone out of a class of:twenty-five. Both Miss Tremaine, teacher, and Mr. Kjorlie, high Costs of treathave been laid up. ment of the low grade refractory ores under this new method will be school principal, Mr. Kjorlie is now feeling much better. Both schools will be closed down for the Christmas holidays. and will SKI COURSE NOW OPEN _ BUT SNOW STILL LIGHT LOCAL P. 0. FORCE HAS FUND FOR CHARITY y mini i Y Mr. Buffington-is engaged in min ing and his wife is well known in this city, The big event of the year for Nevada City children will he the stac ing of the annual Christmas Tree being a niece of Mrs. 8.1 . ; Parade Granger and Mrs. J. EB. Walker of and party this afternoon. Starting at two o’clock, the parade’ Nevada _ City..TheNugget joins with many friends in wishing these will form at the: Washington Grammar School and from there the maryoung folks a long and happy marchers will head ‘down toward the ried life. court house. On the lawn of .the court house there has for the past several days been a full sized old fashioned Christmas Tree with the modern decorations of colored elec BASKETBALL THIS AFT. open again on January the third inLOCAL H. S.-ST. MARYS in a position -to be worked on a stead of the originally planned, the so low that many heretofore unprofitable properties will be placed HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WANT TO PLAY : BASKETBALL f taken by surprise when it was learn ed that the young couple had been for tomorrow at two o’clock in the the hall this winter. profitable commercial basis. tric lights. eighth. There is now a movement on foot Foresters Hall. All Cubs should try Three high school basketball This new discovery is the resuit Upon reaching the tree, particifor the city to take over the Redto be there on time. games will be on tap this afternoon of twelve years of persistent effort pants of the parade who have gifts mens Hall and use it for the much at Redmen’s Hall on Broad street on the part of Lauritzen. The reto give to the needy and deserving needed municipal auditorium. The of this city. As they are afternoon search work has brought him to all will deposit them at the foot of the eity officials are balking at taking games, admission will be free. The parts of the United States. tree. Later in the day these gifts it over because of the attached obfirst game starts at 2:30 and is be“No longer will it be necessary will be distributed to the best po:ligation of -around .$4,000. They Last Sunday a group visited the tween -the~local high school “D” for the-operator, large or small, to] sible advantage. Any one who are endeavoring to get some other Nevada City-Grass Valley Ski Club team and the Washington Grammar Guy ‘As ‘Reder, R. R. C. C. Brunny, Paul ship -his sulphide or base ores to would care to help in this worthy organization to take the hall over school of this city. course about ten miles out the Tacharitable cause is asked to giva so that it can be used as a municiMaglovsky. and Jack Petrovjch have smelters for treatment. Neither will hoe-Ukia Immediately following ‘the high h highway. For the first recently arrived in Névada City from it be necessary to expend large sums either produce, cash or toys. Secpal auditorium. ge ee ‘easterh’ states with the intention of for installation of cyanide and oil time this year the tobaggan was put school “‘B’” and ‘‘C’” teams will take ond hand toys are very acceptable, The Nevada City Fire Department in use and the participants report the floor to decide who shall be enworking a gravel property in this flotation plants.”” say men who Gifts of this nature can either be have is considering that action but as yet an enjoyable though chilly outing. titled to the honor of being “‘second district. Brunny is an experienced studied the Lauritzen system. left at the Brand Studio on Broad they evidently think the obligation The course will be open again this team’’ at Nevada City high school. grave} miner, Jhaving worked for street or under the Christmas Tres It is said that the new process is too much to shoulder. They* are week end and it is hoped by winter After that fray, the class “A’’ team many years in Alaska, Oregon and will tomorrow afternoon. revoluti onize the mining willing to aid in almost any way indussport enthusiasts that more snow will take the court versus the first California. Reder has done considtry of the nation by scrapping all Already many and if some other group would lend donations have will fall by that time. There was team of St. Marys Academy of Grass erable work in, Canada. present systems and processes of ors been left at the a financial hand, the fire laddies Brand Studio, little more than a foot of snow last Valley. _ Several. gravel properties around reduction for the recovery of gold among them would be only too glad to help the being a sack of potaweek and because of the light texNevada City were looked into last Playing on the St. Marys team toes, several saeks of and other metallic substances. Plan along. flour, a case ture, the toboggan slide was somewill be two former stars from Neweek and the first part of this week. of milk, a case of assorted vegeIt is claimed that under the new what slow. It seems to a great many people Wednesday the’ men vada City high school. They are Donwent to the tables, order from different indiprocess the heretofore untouched that the most feasible idea would French Corral district By Christmas enough snow should ald Macarri and Bud Baker, who on the San viduals for groceries, merchandise
vast deposits of sulphide and base be for the city to buy the hall and Juan ridge to further be on the course to make it really graduated from the local high school inspect gravel orders from stores and a few case ° ores carrying gold values from $2 property for the swimming pool site properties. Water enjoyable. Many folks from around last semester. is expected soon Considerable rivalry donations . to $5 per ton will be made commer; that has already been voted on by on the ridge and Yuba City and Marysville are exis anticipated as these boys will be activity will then cially profitable. It is further said the people. In the bank there rests ‘be feverish as many After the trip to the Christm as pected Playing men have been to patronize the course this against their old teammates. that the treatment of these ores $11,100 drawing 2-per cent interest preparing for the winter. Last week quite a group The valley team comes here with the tree this afternoon,’a program of winter season durcan be made at the location of mine that belongs to Nevada City. The ing the past few months. came up from that district and enreputation of being one _ organimusic will be rendered by the high — operation at a few cents per concenpeople of Nevada City have voted school band and all the children will The four men from the east are joyed the sports immensely. zation. trate ton. to use that money for the purpose well impressed with unite in singing Christmas carols. mining possibilCoach Barron was called to his It is expected that the installaAll citizens besides members of of building a community swimming ities in this region. In a talk before the Mining AssoThey hope to tion of the engine and cable to draw home in Sonora yesterday and so ' pool. the grammar and high schools are The first thing to do when locate here and work some property ciation of California at Sacramento, the toboggan back up the hill will the local teams will be playing withbuilding a swimming pool is to buy, either on a lease or an invited to participate in the parade. Sacramento draw more outright purGeorge B. Ackerman, people to the coure than out the moral support of their menor acquire in some way, a site. As chase. It is hoped that the closing of the mining man, stated last week: ‘ have come heretofore. That thous tor. yet that action has not taken place schools yesterday afternoon will not “Values unmrecovered in present and feet of slide is covered These games will be the second in a and the money lies idle in the bank. lessen the interest in the Christmas operating cyaniding and oil flotafew seconds high school. teanis coming down, but not so that the local ‘With $4,500 of that $11,100 the tree event. tion plants, and there is today not going back! Last week both the With the completed. inhave played. Redmens Hall and property could any Plant in either of such classifistallation Mrs. Douglas, in charge of the of the engine and able, “A” and “B’’ teams lost to the unbe purchased and put into good cation that recovers all of the gold instead of Christm as tree committee from the limited and 145 pound teams from dragging a toboggan back shape for the swimming pool site. values, are recovered from the tailup Womens ’ Civic Club, has spent a Hesser’s Pharmac the y of steep hill, just climb aboard Sacramento Claiming that this is one of the From a business standpoint, a betings of such plants by the Lauritzen great deal of time'and effort in orby narrow margins. and ride to the top. The “(” team few high schools in the Northera ter move could not be made. The process. : took the starch out of the ‘“‘D” teams der to insure the success of this site for the pool is near the center part of the state that has no basket“The. greatest.of -all--benefitsand sails by the tune of 6 to 12 although year’s Christmas tree. Aid has been ‘of town and .shower.and--dressing ball team for girls. .Quite-a number the one they had their hands full doing it. given her by Miss Minnie-Brand and that will redound to the imrooms are already built to order. of the local high school girls are other. With mediate the aid material of Today’s games will be the firsi several assistanc e of the Besides that (you might Say for endeavoring to instigate a movement everyone, this will be made’a happy common man, scholast the ic ‘forgotte games n for man,’ the ‘“‘A” to establis and h a team here. There are nothing) the city gets a full sized “B”’ teams and the entire student Christmas time for all: at last twelve girls who would like is through the recovery of gold, auditorium and gymnasium. In line with a custom which has body together Platinum and other precious metala with a good number Through that move Nevada City to play and probably a number more been followed for many years, the from of townsfolk is oe to be on Gold Flat Club Has the black sands found along would get a swimming pool in the would like to join once the team employes at the Nevada City postthe river beds, in alluvial and aurihand. Program Last Saturday summer time, a gymnasium in the gets started. office, including the ‘postmaster, Lineup ferous gravel deposits.” for the “A” team is anThe question has come up before winter time and the only good-sized have accumulated a fund for chariThe Gold Flat Thursday Club nounced as follows: auditorium the year around. That but there seems to be some objection WORK ON SCOTT' table purposes. This year the fund S FLAT held a supper and program on SatOates move is a “‘Natural.” The city gets coming from some of the members totals $20, and was raised by takurday last, December 10th, in the MINE IS SUSPE NDED an auditorium, the school continues of the faculty. Two problems were ing-one cent a day from the salary Pierce Knigh ts of Pythias hall, when confron ted by the girls when they to have a gymnasium, the basketball of each postoffice employee. membe rs Work invited their husbands and on the’ express Scott’s ed their Flat : iteam gets a court and the people desire. One was the hyThe fund will be turned over to families. About 100 people were get what they have already voted court and the other was an instrucdraulic mine that has been in progthe Parent-Teachers Association to Schiffner, who last game played present and all enjoyed a fine tor in the sport. As for the court, ress for the past few months has for. time. be used in providing milk at the loa steady guard game is expected to A cooked dinner was: served been suspended because of a shortthe Redmen’s Hall will do very , after This plan has_ been brought up age of water due to snow blocking cal schools. This is good work and be shifted to a forward berth and is which a program was rende red bd before the city officials but for some nicely a sit has done in past years. is only one of many charitable acbound to see action before the game the ditches of the Nevada Irrigation the club members. reason they have failed to take the The girls’ used to pracice when the tivities which are taking place in is many minute s old. District. boys were not using the court. necessary action. It is said that The program included a number Nevada City. The high school boys have this * As for the instructor or coach, Mr. John W. Scott, mining engineer, some of them are afraid they will of fine offerings and was under the week fixed the Redmen Hall gym Bev Barron, boys’ basketball coach, has been in charge of the developbe criticised. Let it be known that direction of Mrs. William MasterAmong the arrivals this week t9 floor to better accomodate the fast has offered to help in that capacity ment work at the mine there has already been criticism for and actual spend Christmas holidays, son of Nevada City. are Misses play of a basketball game. if the girls organize the team. They product ion work wag anticipated for Betty Bettles,. Marga the inaction taken by the city ofret Rector, Bill have also moved the basket After the program, everybody All that seems to be necessary this winter season. on one It is not known Rector and Byron Janes, ficials in the matter of the swimjoined in games and dancing, students at end inward five feet so that < now is for the girls to gain the conjust when work will plenty be resumed. ming pool. the oe of California. Between the numbers on the proof room will be had out of bounds sent of the faculty. A petitio n was When a man takes a public -pogram musical selections were played on the end of the court. to have been signed by the girls but sition there is criticism no matter by an orchestra consisting of the that was dropped because of the lack what he does; and if he does nothMINING MAN THREATENED following instruments: Piano, Mrs. of an instructor. Now that Mr. Baring there is more criticism. In fact WITH PNEUMONIA AT MINE C. E. Dolton, banjo and cornet, Mr. ron has offered to help there seems everything worthwhile that was ever Frank Stuart; violin, Mr. Joe Frost; to be no good reason why the girls done has been subjected to criticism. William G. Feuton, of the Fenguitar, Mr. Chester Frost. This orshould not have their basketball Continued cold weather has causcity water That should not stop a worthy prosupply has been seriously ton mine about nine miles from Nechestra also furnished the dance team a swell as the boys. ed plenty of trouble in Nevada City draine ject. It did not stop Columbus, it vada City, is sick in bed and threatmusic, which was enjoyed d by the fact that until a many Grass Valley high school ‘has it’s this week, and ‘Herbert S. did not stop the completion of the Hallett, people have been letting hydrants ened with pneumonia. This informalate hour. Panama Canal and it did not stop girl team and they play games with superintendent of the city water Tun to preven Just before the members and the t pipes freezing. No tion was brought to Nevada City the starting of the San Francisco a number of other high schools in system, has had a crew of men at water is coming from the north side Wednesday morning by Mrs. Fenguests left the hall, each child was work keeping the main supply open. reservoirs Bay Bridge, so why should it stop this part of the state. Ay and the middle reservoir ton, who came to town on business presented with a box of candy. Some say that the sport is too Local plumbers have been on the is only the progress of Nevada City? matter s. Mr. Fento n was taken ill about half full of water. The streneous. The local high school jump since last Friday, and pipes ELKS CARD PARTY WED. : lower reservoir, however, is practiwith a bad cold several days ago. MAN ARRESTED UNDER WRIGHT girl have worked with picks and -have frozen in residences NIGHT 18 BiG BRE all over cally full and this assures water in ACT AT NORTH BLOOMFIELD Shovels in the school yard, played the city. Attending the Tahoe Area CounThe main water supply case of emerge ncy. hockey, soccor, volley-ball, cil of the Boy Scouts this week in tennis was threatened Saturday, when the The ecard party given Wedr ,The weather has continued clear Hans Hansen, of North Bloomand baseball with no ill effects. Roseville, were George L. Jones, Mr. evening by the Nevad In Snow Mountain ditch of the Nevada and cold a City during the first part of the field, was arrested under the profact they claim. they need more exIrrigation and Mrs. W. EB. Perry, Allen ChapYodge was a big succes district beeame blocked week,-. with. no indica s and tion of a man visions of the Wright Act Monday ercise than they are permitt and Dick Parsons. ed to with ice. was The crew under Superin-. change raised to be used in of temper ature. Report s. for operating a still and possession have now. Instead of girls’ rules tendent Hallett had to work work. This is hard to from all over northern California, one. t of intoxicating liquor. Dr. W. W. Reed and Fred C. tivities carried only Judge Mobthey want to play under the boys’ get the water throu gh the Cascade tell of unusually low temperatures on by , Worth are among the Nevad Miley fined Hansen $150 and as he rules when they play “basketball. a City help these who are unfort ‘ditch to the city’s southside reserin some cases establishing new recreside as unable to pay the fine he is nts who have been sick this local organization At any rate it should rest with the voir at. Canada Hill. , pees ords for this time of the year. The fined in the county jail. girls themselves, if they want tol. week with influcosa, Monday morning the fire hydrant minimum . ledge. in aie: y temperature in Nevada play basketball under boys’ rules, in front of the city hall broke and City during the cold spell loach Bey Barron made a ‘if.to they should is 9 above Gordon Bettles, -Nevada City min be-given the opportunit Was necessary to shut off the wa-. .zero. ~The” “thermometer. reached ‘ing man, ‘has bead sbuta is home in Sonora yesterday afterity as girls in ad te Miah=Youn Sa other high schools are ter in that part of town Wednesday that mark last Friday and again home for sever moon. al days by given. _ an attack in order to repair the hydrant. The snerie. of influenza. EASTERN MEN TO WORK LOCAL GRAVELMINES 7 The announcement came in this afternoon and classe swere final. sulphide -was this time. That May Revolutionize Gold Mining made by A. A. Lauritzen, metallurgi not in full attendance due to the exed but the one drawback that has treme cold w eather prevailing. The not as yet been hurdled igs the perboys on hand however went through . Man Has Invention The many friends of Rolfe Buffington and Miss Zeta Frey were Cold Weather Continues: Water Pipes Freeze and Plumbers Busy