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Nevada City Nugget
NEVADA CITY ~
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Where Climate,
Bg é
Good Water
and Gold Invite the World.
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Nevada City Nogeet
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A LIVE NEWSPAPER pub.
lished in a live town.
Published iin The Best Little Cityin the Mother Lode District
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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