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Nevada City poser — ‘Thursday; ‘December 2, 1943
Nevada City Nugget
305 Broad Street. Phone 36.
‘A Legal’ Newspaper, as defined by statute. Printed and Published
é at Nevada City. ‘
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Editor anu ive.
H. M. LEETE ~ re =
Published Semi-Weekly, Monday anu
at Nevada City, California, and entered as mi
matter of the second class in. the pgstoffice at
luursd ty
Nevada City under Aet of Congress, March 3,
1879. :
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
One year (In Advance) ....-.----.-.------------$3.00
Oo sth Tn LiL + See Rial, Weebiat er ieee Rava a ae per 80 cents Jf
THE BATTLING SMITHS
There was something symbolic of the American Army,
and America's strength asa nation, in the announcement
made a few days ago, that three major general Smiths led
United States forces in the hard-hitting,
Battle of the Gilberts.
All of the land forces engaged in the giant operation, it
was announced, were commanded by Major General Holland
Mac T. Smith of the Marine Corps, a hero of World War I.
Leading the Second Marine Division against the Japs on Tarawa was Major General Julien C. Smith, one of the nation’s
most decorated soldiers. And the third Smith in the fray was
Major General Ralph Smith, commanding the army's 27th
Infantry’ Division, which took Makin. This member of the
Smith clan also saw service in World War . — and has distinguished himself and added lustre to the Smith name in battles without number.
We are glad that they permitted a few lines to come over
the crowded cables about the three General Smiths in the Battle of the Gilberts, because there are tens of thousands of
Smiths and Joneses and Browns in the Army and the Navy
and the Marine Corps. who never make the news dispatches,
and don’t necessarily win citations, but who are winning battles for America all over the world. And there are other thousands working quietly but industriously in war plants at home.
There once was a time when only knights or men of royal blood were generals, and when the Smiths and the Browns
fought and died unhonored and unsung. But -it is a healthy
indication that the American Army is as democratic as the
democracy it fights for when three General Smiths pop up in
one. news item. The Smiths, God bless them, have arrived.
And no one knows that better than the Japs who ran into them.
A CITY CONDEMNED
Hell hath no fury, at least that the human mind can comprehend, that Berlin hasn't already experienced. Under the
fierce, remorseless pounding of allied bombers, it has become
a blazing hell on earth—the shambles of a once proud city,
condemned to death for its crimes against civilization and
humanity.
It is tragic enough when the death sentence is passed on
an individual. But when a city of 5,000,000 people is condemned to death, it is a tragedy such as the world has never
seen. It is fearful retribution, but even so, it is not as great as
the sum total of the murderous horror that the mad men of
Berlin have visited on others.
Berlin is a city condemned. Of that, events of the past
days and weeks leave little doubt. But the lives of untold millions of innocent men and women will be: saved because the
murder clinic of Berlin is being liquidated. There is still another city of men who have lived by the sword and must perish by it before the horror is ended. After Berlin must come
Tokyo. And then, perhaps, free men can walk and live again,
-gecure in the knowledge that the reign of terror has ended.
PLANTING TREES
During the last year 34,890 trees were grown by the
forestry department for planting in mountain areas, while
17,460 were set out along county roads for beautification and
soil erosian control purposes.
_ This is not a sporadic attempt to reforest denuded watersheds or to beautify the landscape for the benefit of the tourist trade, even though the latter is an indirect result. It is a
part of a sustained year-to-year tree planting policy.
. Over a period of time its effects can be visualized even
though. it may be difficult to reduce trees to a dollars and cents
valuation. But it takes no mathematician or ‘accountant to
understand their worth from a lumber and soil erosion and
watershed control -standpoint. And anyone with eyes knows
-how they change a road or highway from a monotonous strip
of concrete or gravel toa shady and inviting lane.
form of land ownership in California
and thus they are a subject about
which Californians should be . informed. The San Francisco Regional
Service Committee has prepared a
series of six articles about. these
grants of which’ this article is the
last. ~7
Editor's Note: Old Spanish and
~ Mexican grants were the first stable
highly-successful . .
County, a grant of five square leaz-j
a naturalized citizen of
came under the later ownership of
William Bidwell one of the most
famous ranchos in California.
BidwelrF came to (California in
1841, a leader of the first emigrant
party ever to cross the plains.’ He
received two grants from the Mexican
sovernment, one near Rio Vista, the
other near Colusa, but neither proved satisfactory and Dickey’s. land
became his by purchase in-the late
40s. : f
Bidwell raised cattle, as. did other,
rancheros of the period, but he pioneered in many other forms of agriculture not then common. His _irrigation ditches, believed to be the
first dug in the Sacramento VaHey,
diverted -the waters of Chico Creek
to his extensive orchards, vineyards
and alfalfa fields. He planted the
first wheat in the vicinity. He made
a 1300 mile round trip on horseback
in 1847 to San Diego to procure
young fruit trees and vines. He put
the first California raisins on ths
market in 1868.
His flour mill,
County, ground wheat raised on his
own land for his own use and for
sale to other settlers. Ultimately the
ranch enterprises included vineyards, orchards, sheep, grain dairjes, an apiary, a. nursery, alfalfa,
chickens, turkeys, a flour and feed
mill, a cannery and packing house,
vinegar factory and meat market.
On the property was the rancheria of the Mechoopda Indians.
These and their neighbors Bidwell
protected, supervised, and taught—
at a time when most white men were
concerned only with despoiling them.
Under his tutelage they became self
supporting agricultural workers and
artisans. After his death in 1900
provisions of his will secured them
their ancestral home in perpetuity.
In its final form the rancho, east
of the Sacramento River, was 14
ues, civen in 1844 to Wiltiam Dickey! 7000 under
Mexico, be-};
the first in Butte .
jing in a pot large enough to hold all
‘sent us this life-giving food and to
Rasbho Del “Arroyo Chico in Butt e} mi les long and three to four miles
. wide and con_ained 6,000 acres with
intensive culiivation.
The old Bidwell mansion and _ its
surrounding park now are a part of
Chico-«State Collegé and! 2400 acres
of the rancho, are included in -Bidwell Park, Mrs. Bidwell’s gift to the
community.
WHEN U.S. FOOD
REACHES RUSSIAN
ORPHANS’ HOME
By ANTONINA OKHELOVTSEVA
MOSCOW (By cable) — I am a .
teacher at the Taraskova Children's .
Home. 15 miles from Moscow. I just
announced to the children that a
new shipment has arrived from Am-.
condensed
and tins of. meat.
erica containing
fruit,
applause and cheers.
At this moment three little cooks .
—the children do most of the work
themselves —were busy helping to
prepare dinner, The soup was cookthree cooks. My announcement of the
arrival of American food produeed
great excitement. The little cooks
began to question me in very Dbusiness-like fashion as to just what had
arrived and what kind of meat was
in the cans. Then they asked me to
write to the Americans who _ have
tell you how much it means to us.
Before I tell you about our children’s home you may like to know
more about me. I am a blonde, blueeyed: girl of 20. My friends call me
“Tonia’’ for short. Last spring I was
graduated from a two-year course at
the Moscow Teachers’ Institute, and
I went to work in the children’s
home at Taraskova. :
I live in Moscow and commute to
Taraskova daily by train. Each day
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TIES
Notice To
—
Due to the fact that the last day on which county
7 ELMA HECKER,
. Treasurer and Ex-Officio Tax Collector.
7s Bea bake
" means.
HOOPER &
ae MORTICIANS © —
To Serve With Understanding
is our desire. We are trained to quietly
take over all details of funeral arrangements. We wish to do it exactly as you
would wish and at a cost within your
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Grass Valley .
milk, .
Our 189)!
children greeted this news with loud .
LOCAL AND LONG
I walk three miles from, the Taraskova railroad station to the childrens
in the evening.
Most: of our 189 wards are orphans from communities recaptured
from the Nazis. All of them have
lost their mothers, some of whom
were driven off to Germany as gjave
labor, some killed by the Nazis,
some starvé to death under Nazi
occupation. A‘few of our wards have
ifathers fighting in the Red Army,
but most a lost their fathers,
too.
Almost ali of the orphans in our
ichildren’s Rome were found by the
‘Red Army soldiers who recaptured
. 'Nazi-held towns and: villages. The
. children were ‘ragged, emaciated,
pale and deeply shocked: by the horlors they had undergone and witinessed during Nazi ruleof their
jhome towns. They were sent to us 10
be cared for until their fathers re. turn from the war or until they can
be adopted.We must do everything
in our power to make normal, healithy children out of them.
Our children’s home has received
. American canned foods several times—meat, fruits and milk. These supplies sent through Russian War’ Relief, are a great help. They bring joy
to ‘the children, who are especiaily
fond of the sweet condensed milk.
‘When peace comes,’ seven year
old Igor Shirokov said to me, ‘‘and
papa cames home from the ‘war, we
shall have condensed mlik for appetizer, condensed milk for the main
dish and condensed milk for dessert.”’
Each new consignment of American supplies permits us to take care
of a greater number of children who
are fully entitled, to such help, for
thgir fathers and brothers have fallen in battle against the Nazis. It is
comforting that they are receiving
aid from the American people. We
shall never ‘forget this.
NOTICE FOR PAYMENT
OF COUNTY TAXES
The taxes on all personal property
secured by real property and one
half of the taxes on all real property
for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1943, and ending June 30, 1944, will
be due on the first day of November, 1943 and will be delinquent on
the 5th. of . December, 1943, at. 5
o’clock p. m. and, unless. paid prior
therete six per cent’ will be added to
the amount thereof, and if said one
half be not paid before the 20th day
of April, 1944, at 5 o’clock p. m. an
additional three per cent will be
added thereto. The remaining one
half of the taxes on all real property
willbe payable on and after the first,
day of January 1944, and will be delinguent on the 20th day of April,
1944, at 5 o’clock p. m. and unless
paid prior thereto three per cent will
be added to the amount thereof ‘together with a further charge of 50c
. for each lot, piece or parcel of Jand
separately assessed and for each assessment of personal property.
Al Itaxes may be paid at the time
the first installment as herein provided is due and payable.
Taxes are payable at the Treasurer’s office, Nevada County Courthouse, Nevada City, California.
ELMA HECKER,
Ex Officio Tax Collector and
County ‘Treasurer, Nevada
City,. California.
WANTED — From private owner.
Small acreage some level for pasture, water, in or near Nevada
City or Grass Valley, No agents.
Box 581 Roseville, Calif.
11-43ip . :
WANTED
$50.00 GOLD PIECE
Will pay $100.00 up, depending on
variety and condition of coin. Also
other pioneer gold coins.
L. E. SHEROW
P. O. Box 2 Nevada City
‘ 9-27-7p
I WILL PAY $1 Bach For 1909 Indian head cents with letter “3”
below wreath and 1909! Lincoln
head cents with letter “s” below.
date and initials “VDB” near low‘
er edge on reverse. Also want gold
dollars, $2.50 and $3 pieces. Box
2, Nevada City. 9-277p
home, and another three miles back }Phone: Offiee 429.
) Tlers
_ Phot oto F SE cepa
TRAITS
107 ee Street, Grass Valley .
Phone 3-W
PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
DENTISTS
DR. JOHN R. BELL
DENTIST
Office Hours: 8:30 to 5:30
Evenings by Appointment
Morgan & Powell Bldg. Phene 321
DOCTORS
DR. A. BURSELL
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Res. and Office, 446 Broad Srteet,
Nevada City.
Hours 9 A. M. to 8 P. M.\.'
B. W. HUMMELT, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
400 Broad Street
Office Hours: 10-12 a. m.;
Evenings. 7-8. Phone 395
ATTORNEYS
HARRY M. McKEE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
205 Pine St., opposite courthouse
Nevada City, Calif.
FRANK G. FINNEGAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
207 North Pine Street
Nevada City, California
Telephone 273
H. WARD SHELDON
ATTORNEY°AT LAW
Union Building §_ Broad Street
Nevada City Telephone 28
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
HOLMES FUNERAL HOME
‘The Holmes Funeral Home service is priced within the means of
all. Ambulance service at all hours.
Phone 2038
246 Sacramento St. Nevada City
ED
MINING ENGINEERS
in a ETRE
J. F. O°; CONNOR
Mining and Civu Engineer
United States Mineral Surveying
Licensed Stirveyor :
203 West Main St. Grass. Valley
GRASS VALLEY
2-5 p. m.
X-RAY
I
SSR
DENTISTS
‘DR. ROBT. W. DETTNER
» DENTIST
X-RAY Facilities Available
Hours: 9:00-5:00. Evening anpointGrass Valley, Galit.
. DOCTORS
rn Ao
CARL POWER JONES, M.D
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
—
Office Hours: 1 to 7 to 8 p. m.
Sundays 11780 to 12:30
129 South Auburn St., Grass Valley
S. F. TOBIAS, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
214 ‘Neal St., Grass Valley
Office Hours: 12-3 and 7-8
Residetice 1049
DANIEI L. HIRSCH, M. D
PHYSIQCIAN AND SURGEON
Offices and Receiving Hospital, 118
Bush St. Hours: 10-12; 275, évenings
7-8 P, SP, M. Day or night phone Th.
a em arn ee
NEVADA CITY
FRATERNAL AND
. __CLUB DIRECTORY
WOMEN’S CIVIC CLUB
Regular meetings the 2nd and
4th Thursdays of the month, at the
ae School Auditorium, 2:80
m
ee ee HAL DRAPER, Pres.
RS. FLORENCE KJORLIB, See.
——=:
fs NEVADA OITY LODGR, No. 518
B. P. Oo. ELKS.
Meets every second and fourth
Thursday evening at 8 p. m.: in
Elks Home, Pine st. Bhone 108.
Tey Elks welcome, ‘
W. L. TAMBLYN,LAMBERT THOMAS, Sec.
——————
DISTANCE
moving in standard furniture van.
First class staroge facilities. Furniture bought and sold.’ Hills Flat
Reliable Transfer,: Grass Valley,
Phone 471-W or 39. 8-1tf
HYDRAULIO PARLOR NO. 56,
N. S. G. W.
Meets every Tuesday evenine at
Pythian Castle, 232 Broad Street
Visiting Native Sons welcome,
GERALD D. PEARD, Pres.
R. C. W. CHAPMAN, Rec. Sec’y
WEAVER
' Telephone 346
EXPERT RADIO REPAIRING — —— RE eee
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Loud Speaker Systems for Rent.
Complete stock of portable and
large type. radio batteries. ART’S
RADIO HOSPITAL — Specialists
in Radio ills. 112 South Church
Street, Grass Valley. Phone 984.
OUSTOMAH LODGE,
No. 16,1.0.0. F. ~ .
Meets ever Tuesday evening at
ea ae
2-19tf
”
_ JOHN W. DARKE; Fin. Sec’y.
—_———
ments. 12014 Mill Street. Phone 77ue he Odd Fellows Hall, “
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