December 22, 1950 (12 pages)

esi eens ween cigpenia> Pg re y @ City council to transfer the duties ‘of municipal assessing and tax’ “in 1952. COUNCIL TABLES ASSESSING AND TAX PROGRAM A planned move by the Nevada collecting to the county assessor and tax collector wa blocked temporarily Tuesday night following a sharp protest by county officials. .A city ordinance, given preliminary approval by the council last week, was tabled following protest from Frank Rowe, county supervisor; Miss Elma Hecker, county treasurer and tax collector; Ralph Deeble, county cterk, and auditor; and P. G. Scaddens county assessor. Councilmen agreed to postpone’ passage of the ordinance which was to have gone into effect Dec. 29 until county officials have had time to study the effects of such a move on their present duties. Before further action is taken the council also agreed to discuss the proposed change with the Board of Supervisors. Rowe accused the council of bad faith in the transfer action and said the first he knew of the plan to shift the obligation was when -he read about it in the newspapers. Rowe suggested the councilmen appear before the supervisors and work out an arrangement satisfactory to both the city and county. He accused the city council of putting the county~-“over a barrel”’, Scadden suggested the city hold up the proposal until the present program of reappraising the county is completed. He said the equalized assessment figures will be ready for the tax rolls Miss Hecker said her staff already is working nights to keep up with tax work and :no added services could be performed without additional personnel. Deeble said he knows the city has the legal right to shift the responsibility to the county but he believes the county is not equipped to accept the added duties. Mayor Thomas Taylor explained the city has no desire to “put anything over” but was merely following a practice is effect in many Superior California counties. City Clerk George Calanan contended the change would place only a very small added responsibility on county offices in view o f the fact they already assess city properties and collect county taxes on them. He said the city will collect about $30,000 this year. To transfer city assessing and tax collecting to the county for the 1951-52 fiscal year the ordinance must be passed by Feb. 1, according to City Attorney John L. Larue. Scheduled action on the lighting of Pioneer Park athletic field again was delayed pending additional information from the National Production Authority. The NPA has banned construction of recreational projects costing more than $5000. Total cost of lighting a combination baseball, here has been estimated at $8000. According to an agreement between trustees of the Nevada City unified school district and the city council last spring the city and the school board would Share the cost of such an in stallation. Plans ‘for revising the project to bring it within the NPA cost limits are now under study. SON OF NATIVE WINS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP John H. Richards, Berkeley, a son of Alvin Richards, also of Berkeley; is one of two California winners of the Rhodes scholarship to Oxford MEverehy England, this year. * Alvin Richards is a brother of ‘Tom Reynolds, local druggist, and is a native of Nevada City. The scholarship winner is a chemistry major senior student at the Berkeley campus of the University of California. CHRISTMAS LEAVE Ray Smart, U. S. Navy, is visiting here on Christmas leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mosco Smart. Ray is a member of the crew of the U. S. S. Sabildo No. 16, a LSD. He reports softball and football field . back to duty in San Diego Thursday. Twenty-Third Year, No. 52 OFFICIALS DENY HUGE RED STAR IS COMMUNISTIC Dominating the night skies of Nevada City this Christmas season is a lighted red star atop the Nevada county courthouse. County officials yesterday denied the huge red star had any subversive aspects, and to their knowledge there was no Communism linked with the big red star of lights. Carl Larsen, custodian of the courthouse, emphatically denied any Communist infiltration into his courthouse. He said “that star has been up there for four years and it has always had red lights. The red star was placed on the courthouse roof before there was any Russian threat to -the republic” “There are no Communists or subversives in or about the courthouse, and what’s more there aren’t going to be any,” Larsen added. Sheriff Richard W. Hoskins told the press yesterday his office has found no evidence of subversive or Communistic aspects about the red star. Hoskins said, “The red of the star is the red of Christmas, and not the red of Communism.” One official, when asked about the red star, used unprintable language to your SepPrter, but in ‘a friendly vein. COUNTY ASKS DAMAGES ON GREENHORN BRIDGE ‘-Nevada county Thursday filed a $12,000 damage action against Oscar Phillips and Buster Boswell, log hauling contractor and driver, charging them with negligence which resulted in extensive damage to the Greenhorn dreek bridge five miles east of Grass Valley. The suit claims a log projecting from the side of the load struck a bridge truss and rendered the structure unsafe for public use. Joe F. O’Connor, road commissioner, has taken steps to replace the bridge with a Bailey structure, which he says will support greater weight than the original bridge before it was damaged. HOOVER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT Carl W. Hoover, 30, “Washington, entered a plea of guilty to a charge .of petty theft yesterday in superior court and the case was referred to Probation Officer Thomas Barrett for reeommendation. Hoover entered a plea of guilty after a charge of burglary, a felony, was reduced to petty theft, a misdeameanor. The charge was changed on recommendation of District Attorney Vernon Stoll. Judge James Snell set Jan, 5 for the date of sentencing. Hoover was ‘charged with breaking and entering the Washington Hotel Nov. 21 and taking a case of whiskey. He was represented by Robert Schiffner, Nevada City attorney. RECTOR TO HEAD RED CROSS DRIVE The Rev. Max Christensen, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, has been named chairman of the 1951 Red Cross fund drive, according to an announcment by J. Paul Bergemann, chairman of the Nevada City chapter. The quoto for the campaign which will begin in the spring has been set at $1400. Bergemann pointed out that in view of present world conditions the quota may be increased to meet new emergencies. Rev. Christensen will be in charge of the Red Cross fund drive in all of Nevada county east of Nevada City. He succeeds John L. Larue who served as fund drive chairman in 1950. Pictured above is the huge Christmas tree that has featured the. Christmas atmosphere of the Alpha Hardware Store, Broad Street. The tree, which reaches to the ceiling of the hardware and furniture store, was decorated by the staff of the store. WE BITE OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW For the first time in many months, The Nugget missed its regular Friday, 9 a.m. deadline. We just tried to do too much— we bit off more than we could chew in the time allotted. This week’s issue of eight pages printed in two colors, and four pages printed in conventional black presents a project that few weeklies, even those of large staffs, ever attempt. The issue represents 216 man-hours of work; divided among three persons and the part time of a fourth. The project started Monday, and in addition 24 hours of the week was utilized in jeb work. The. Nugget’s annual Christmas greeting edition was well patronized by Nevada county merchants, and we wish to apologize to those merchants who time prevented us from contacting for their season’s greetings to their customers through the columns of their local newspaper. HELEN FORTIER HEADS MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE Mrs. Helen Fortier was named to head the Nevada City campaign of the March of Dimes, according. to William Durbrow, Town Talk, county chairman of the drive. The drive is scheduled for Jan. 15 to Jan. 31. Durbrow, appointed by county polio head Ra\ Hodge, Grass Valley, will head Sll March of Dimes activities. This is the first year a separate drive chairman has served. In previous year the chapter head had dpuble_ responsibility of heading the drive and chapter activities. Claire Hughes will serve as Grass Valley chairman. William Valdon will head the rural area and W.'M. Wilson will direct a sports program to benefit the cause. Elmer Stevens, former county head, will act as chairman of the annual March of Dimes dance, slated for Jan. 27. MOBILE UNIT OF BLOOD BANK TO APPEAR IN CITY ‘ A mobile unit of the Sacramento Medical Foundation Blood . Bank will be at the county hos. pital, Monday, Jan. 29, according to announcement by Charles W. Veale, hospital superintendent, and organizer of the campaign to have the mobile unit brought to Nevada county. William Mullis, city councilman, is chairman of the campaign and Richard James, fire truck driver, is assistant chairman. Mullis said the campaign will be held through several civic and fraternal organizations. Signup of blood donors is scheduled to get underway next week. Printed forms for the drive have been prepared to aid in the drive. The blood bank is sponsored by the Nevada City Fire Department and Veale was named to start the program rolling. Organizations which plan to § participate in the drive include Hydraulic Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West; Laurel Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West; Banner Mountain Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars; Nevada City Elks Lodge No. 518, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW. NID LAND TAX DUE BY DEC. 26 According to Elton A. Tobiassen, assessor for the Nevada Irrigation District first installment of the 1950-51 land tax will become delinquent after 6 p. m. of Tueday Dec. 26. ? Payment may be made at the Nevada Irrigation District office on South Auburn street, Grass Valley. After Dec. 26 a penalty of 10 percent will-be added to the unpaid first installment. The second installment of the land tax is now due but will not become delinquent until the last Monday of June, 1951. Landowners have been mailed land tax bills for the current year or those without their tax bills may be able to ascertain’ the amount from the assessor’s office. CHRISTMAS MAIL BREAKS ALL RECORDS Tuesday’s Christmas mail was the biggest in the history of the Nevada City postoffice, according to Postmaster William Wasley. Monday was a close second to the Tuesday volume. Saturday winds up the preholiday rush of the local postoffice, and five extra clerks were used to speed the mail outward and to delivery to local homes and business houses. Wasley and his crew of tired clerks expect two or three days of heavy volume of mail the early part of the week, and then plan a well-earned return to normal mail volume. Wasley said all indications are that 1950 will be a record breaking year for the local postoffice, and that the office may possibly reached the coveted first class rating. AID TO NURSES Members of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Placer-Nevada-Sierra Medical Society last week voted to further a_ sustaining scholarship for nurses who needa additional assistance during their training. The medical auxiliary group met at the DeWitt State hospital at Auburn. Mrs. Dean Tipton was elected recording secretary and Mrs. Christian Pederson was appointed ways and means chair-y man. Mrs. C. Ettrick Lewis of Auburn, president, conducted the meeting. NEVADA CITY 1S BUSY READYING FOR CHRISTMAS More than 1200 bags of Christmas candy nuts andoranges have been prepared and will be distributed to children of the area on the streets of Nevada City this week and at the special kiddies’ show this afternoon. The free show at the Cedar Theater will begin at 2 p. m. today and will feature a western, “El Paso”, and three comedies. The show is open to — of the Nevada City area. School buses will pick up ‘and return children of the rural areas including Gold Flat and North San Juan. Santa Claus made his first appearance on the streets of Nevada City this week passing out candy and extending season’s greetings. ‘ The bags of candy were prepared by volunteers under direction of H. F. Sofge, chamber of commerce secretary. Other volunteers will meet at Seaman’s Lodge this afternoon to begin packing Christmas baskets for distribution to deserving families in the area tomorrow. The baskets will contain a chicken and all the necessities of a Christmas dinner. O. J. Melton, chairman of the basket drive has asked that as many as possible report at Seaman’s Lodge to assist in preparing the baskets. Melton said the Christmas baskets will go to 34 needy families Saturday. Distribution of the food will be under the direction of George Hansen of the Nevada City Lions Club. Mrs. Doris Foley is in charge of repairing toys which also will go into the baskets. MAYOR TAYLOR ASKS PUBLIC OPINION OF PORTABLE LIGHTS Mayor Thomas H. Taylor asks for public reaction to the test of a portable traffic signal device held Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Broad and Pine streets. : Christmas shopping traffic was thrown into confusion when the city officials chose the rush hour to test the battery-driven portable cop. The .test was unannounced, and drivers used to a hundred years of uncontrolled traffic blinked unbelievably at the flashing red and green lights. Mayor Taylor said the city was not necessarily planning to purchase one of the devices, which sells for $595, ‘but he said the council is interested in learning whether controlled traffic would be practical here. The Nugget has advocated traffic lights at the intersection for more than a year. V. F. W. COUNCIL NAMES CHILDERS Delegates from Nevada’ City, Lincoln and Auburn attended a meeting of the Placer County Council of the Veterans of. Foreign Wars held here Monday night. Ray Childers of Nevada City was appointed adjutant of the council by Commander Gordon Tryon and John Blackburn was named council quartermaster. Tryon also presented Past Commander Ed Kellog of Auburn with a past commander’s medal. Next meeting of the council will be in Auburn Jan. 22. — COUNTY WILL UNITE IN PRAYERS FOR PEACE Prayers for the nation and for the peace of the world will be said at church services throughout Nevada county on Sunday, Jan. 7. The countywide service was announced by members of the Nevada County Ministerial Association. The Weather Fred Bush, observer Max. Min. Friday, Dec. 15: .:.:. 52 44 Saturday, Dec. 16 . 55 35 Sunday, Dec. 17 .. 54 33 Monday, Dec. 18 .. 45 32 Tuesday, Dec. 19 . 54 39 Wednesday, Dec. 20 = 57 33 Thursday, Dec. 21. 57° 32 Rainfall: Dec. 15, 1.82; Dec. 16, 03; Dec. 19, .10; season, 39.65. 3-S* +

esi eens ween cigpenia> Pg re y @ City council to transfer the duties ‘of municipal assessing and tax’ “in 1952. COUNCIL TABLES ASSESSING AND TAX PROGRAM A planned move by the Nevada collecting to the county assessor and tax collector wa blocked temporarily Tuesday night following a sharp protest by county officials. .A city ordinance, given preliminary approval by the council last week, was tabled following protest from Frank Rowe, county supervisor; Miss Elma Hecker, county treasurer and tax collector; Ralph Deeble, county cterk, and auditor; and P. G. Scaddens county assessor. Councilmen agreed to postpone’ passage of the ordinance which was to have gone into effect Dec. 29 until county officials have had time to study the effects of such a move on their present duties. Before further action is taken the council also agreed to discuss the proposed change with the Board of Supervisors. Rowe accused the council of bad faith in the transfer action and said the first he knew of the plan to shift the obligation was when -he read about it in the newspapers. Rowe suggested the councilmen appear before the supervisors and work out an arrangement satisfactory to both the city and county. He accused the city council of putting the county~-“over a barrel”’, Scadden suggested the city hold up the proposal until the present program of reappraising the county is completed. He said the equalized assessment figures will be ready for the tax rolls Miss Hecker said her staff already is working nights to keep up with tax work and :no added services could be performed without additional personnel. Deeble said he knows the city has the legal right to shift the responsibility to the county but he believes the county is not equipped to accept the added duties. Mayor Thomas Taylor explained the city has no desire to “put anything over” but was merely following a practice is effect in many Superior California counties. City Clerk George Calanan contended the change would place only a very small added responsibility on county offices in view o f the fact they already assess city properties and collect county taxes on them. He said the city will collect about $30,000 this year. To transfer city assessing and tax collecting to the county for the 1951-52 fiscal year the ordinance must be passed by Feb. 1, according to City Attorney John L. Larue. Scheduled action on the lighting of Pioneer Park athletic field again was delayed pending additional information from the National Production Authority. The NPA has banned construction of recreational projects costing more than $5000. Total cost of lighting a combination baseball, here has been estimated at $8000. According to an agreement between trustees of the Nevada City unified school district and the city council last spring the city and the school board would Share the cost of such an in stallation. Plans ‘for revising the project to bring it within the NPA cost limits are now under study. SON OF NATIVE WINS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP John H. Richards, Berkeley, a son of Alvin Richards, also of Berkeley; is one of two California winners of the Rhodes scholarship to Oxford MEverehy England, this year. * Alvin Richards is a brother of ‘Tom Reynolds, local druggist, and is a native of Nevada City. The scholarship winner is a chemistry major senior student at the Berkeley campus of the University of California. CHRISTMAS LEAVE Ray Smart, U. S. Navy, is visiting here on Christmas leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mosco Smart. Ray is a member of the crew of the U. S. S. Sabildo No. 16, a LSD. He reports softball and football field . back to duty in San Diego Thursday. Twenty-Third Year, No. 52 OFFICIALS DENY HUGE RED STAR IS COMMUNISTIC Dominating the night skies of Nevada City this Christmas season is a lighted red star atop the Nevada county courthouse. County officials yesterday denied the huge red star had any subversive aspects, and to their knowledge there was no Communism linked with the big red star of lights. Carl Larsen, custodian of the courthouse, emphatically denied any Communist infiltration into his courthouse. He said “that star has been up there for four years and it has always had red lights. The red star was placed on the courthouse roof before there was any Russian threat to -the republic” “There are no Communists or subversives in or about the courthouse, and what’s more there aren’t going to be any,” Larsen added. Sheriff Richard W. Hoskins told the press yesterday his office has found no evidence of subversive or Communistic aspects about the red star. Hoskins said, “The red of the star is the red of Christmas, and not the red of Communism.” One official, when asked about the red star, used unprintable language to your SepPrter, but in ‘a friendly vein. COUNTY ASKS DAMAGES ON GREENHORN BRIDGE ‘-Nevada county Thursday filed a $12,000 damage action against Oscar Phillips and Buster Boswell, log hauling contractor and driver, charging them with negligence which resulted in extensive damage to the Greenhorn dreek bridge five miles east of Grass Valley. The suit claims a log projecting from the side of the load struck a bridge truss and rendered the structure unsafe for public use. Joe F. O’Connor, road commissioner, has taken steps to replace the bridge with a Bailey structure, which he says will support greater weight than the original bridge before it was damaged. HOOVER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT Carl W. Hoover, 30, “Washington, entered a plea of guilty to a charge .of petty theft yesterday in superior court and the case was referred to Probation Officer Thomas Barrett for reeommendation. Hoover entered a plea of guilty after a charge of burglary, a felony, was reduced to petty theft, a misdeameanor. The charge was changed on recommendation of District Attorney Vernon Stoll. Judge James Snell set Jan, 5 for the date of sentencing. Hoover was ‘charged with breaking and entering the Washington Hotel Nov. 21 and taking a case of whiskey. He was represented by Robert Schiffner, Nevada City attorney. RECTOR TO HEAD RED CROSS DRIVE The Rev. Max Christensen, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, has been named chairman of the 1951 Red Cross fund drive, according to an announcment by J. Paul Bergemann, chairman of the Nevada City chapter. The quoto for the campaign which will begin in the spring has been set at $1400. Bergemann pointed out that in view of present world conditions the quota may be increased to meet new emergencies. Rev. Christensen will be in charge of the Red Cross fund drive in all of Nevada county east of Nevada City. He succeeds John L. Larue who served as fund drive chairman in 1950. Pictured above is the huge Christmas tree that has featured the. Christmas atmosphere of the Alpha Hardware Store, Broad Street. The tree, which reaches to the ceiling of the hardware and furniture store, was decorated by the staff of the store. WE BITE OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW For the first time in many months, The Nugget missed its regular Friday, 9 a.m. deadline. We just tried to do too much— we bit off more than we could chew in the time allotted. This week’s issue of eight pages printed in two colors, and four pages printed in conventional black presents a project that few weeklies, even those of large staffs, ever attempt. The issue represents 216 man-hours of work; divided among three persons and the part time of a fourth. The project started Monday, and in addition 24 hours of the week was utilized in jeb work. The. Nugget’s annual Christmas

greeting edition was well patronized by Nevada county merchants, and we wish to apologize to those merchants who time prevented us from contacting for their season’s greetings to their customers through the columns of their local newspaper. HELEN FORTIER HEADS MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE Mrs. Helen Fortier was named to head the Nevada City campaign of the March of Dimes, according. to William Durbrow, Town Talk, county chairman of the drive. The drive is scheduled for Jan. 15 to Jan. 31. Durbrow, appointed by county polio head Ra\ Hodge, Grass Valley, will head Sll March of Dimes activities. This is the first year a separate drive chairman has served. In previous year the chapter head had dpuble_ responsibility of heading the drive and chapter activities. Claire Hughes will serve as Grass Valley chairman. William Valdon will head the rural area and W.'M. Wilson will direct a sports program to benefit the cause. Elmer Stevens, former county head, will act as chairman of the annual March of Dimes dance, slated for Jan. 27. MOBILE UNIT OF BLOOD BANK TO APPEAR IN CITY ‘ A mobile unit of the Sacramento Medical Foundation Blood . Bank will be at the county hos. pital, Monday, Jan. 29, according to announcement by Charles W. Veale, hospital superintendent, and organizer of the campaign to have the mobile unit brought to Nevada county. William Mullis, city councilman, is chairman of the campaign and Richard James, fire truck driver, is assistant chairman. Mullis said the campaign will be held through several civic and fraternal organizations. Signup of blood donors is scheduled to get underway next week. Printed forms for the drive have been prepared to aid in the drive. The blood bank is sponsored by the Nevada City Fire Department and Veale was named to start the program rolling. Organizations which plan to § participate in the drive include Hydraulic Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West; Laurel Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West; Banner Mountain Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars; Nevada City Elks Lodge No. 518, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW. NID LAND TAX DUE BY DEC. 26 According to Elton A. Tobiassen, assessor for the Nevada Irrigation District first installment of the 1950-51 land tax will become delinquent after 6 p. m. of Tueday Dec. 26. ? Payment may be made at the Nevada Irrigation District office on South Auburn street, Grass Valley. After Dec. 26 a penalty of 10 percent will-be added to the unpaid first installment. The second installment of the land tax is now due but will not become delinquent until the last Monday of June, 1951. Landowners have been mailed land tax bills for the current year or those without their tax bills may be able to ascertain’ the amount from the assessor’s office. CHRISTMAS MAIL BREAKS ALL RECORDS Tuesday’s Christmas mail was the biggest in the history of the Nevada City postoffice, according to Postmaster William Wasley. Monday was a close second to the Tuesday volume. Saturday winds up the preholiday rush of the local postoffice, and five extra clerks were used to speed the mail outward and to delivery to local homes and business houses. Wasley and his crew of tired clerks expect two or three days of heavy volume of mail the early part of the week, and then plan a well-earned return to normal mail volume. Wasley said all indications are that 1950 will be a record breaking year for the local postoffice, and that the office may possibly reached the coveted first class rating. AID TO NURSES Members of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Placer-Nevada-Sierra Medical Society last week voted to further a_ sustaining scholarship for nurses who needa additional assistance during their training. The medical auxiliary group met at the DeWitt State hospital at Auburn. Mrs. Dean Tipton was elected recording secretary and Mrs. Christian Pederson was appointed ways and means chair-y man. Mrs. C. Ettrick Lewis of Auburn, president, conducted the meeting. NEVADA CITY 1S BUSY READYING FOR CHRISTMAS More than 1200 bags of Christmas candy nuts andoranges have been prepared and will be distributed to children of the area on the streets of Nevada City this week and at the special kiddies’ show this afternoon. The free show at the Cedar Theater will begin at 2 p. m. today and will feature a western, “El Paso”, and three comedies. The show is open to — of the Nevada City area. School buses will pick up ‘and return children of the rural areas including Gold Flat and North San Juan. Santa Claus made his first appearance on the streets of Nevada City this week passing out candy and extending season’s greetings. ‘ The bags of candy were prepared by volunteers under direction of H. F. Sofge, chamber of commerce secretary. Other volunteers will meet at Seaman’s Lodge this afternoon to begin packing Christmas baskets for distribution to deserving families in the area tomorrow. The baskets will contain a chicken and all the necessities of a Christmas dinner. O. J. Melton, chairman of the basket drive has asked that as many as possible report at Seaman’s Lodge to assist in preparing the baskets. Melton said the Christmas baskets will go to 34 needy families Saturday. Distribution of the food will be under the direction of George Hansen of the Nevada City Lions Club. Mrs. Doris Foley is in charge of repairing toys which also will go into the baskets. MAYOR TAYLOR ASKS PUBLIC OPINION OF PORTABLE LIGHTS Mayor Thomas H. Taylor asks for public reaction to the test of a portable traffic signal device held Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Broad and Pine streets. : Christmas shopping traffic was thrown into confusion when the city officials chose the rush hour to test the battery-driven portable cop. The .test was unannounced, and drivers used to a hundred years of uncontrolled traffic blinked unbelievably at the flashing red and green lights. Mayor Taylor said the city was not necessarily planning to purchase one of the devices, which sells for $595, ‘but he said the council is interested in learning whether controlled traffic would be practical here. The Nugget has advocated traffic lights at the intersection for more than a year. V. F. W. COUNCIL NAMES CHILDERS Delegates from Nevada’ City, Lincoln and Auburn attended a meeting of the Placer County Council of the Veterans of. Foreign Wars held here Monday night. Ray Childers of Nevada City was appointed adjutant of the council by Commander Gordon Tryon and John Blackburn was named council quartermaster. Tryon also presented Past Commander Ed Kellog of Auburn with a past commander’s medal. Next meeting of the council will be in Auburn Jan. 22. — COUNTY WILL UNITE IN PRAYERS FOR PEACE Prayers for the nation and for the peace of the world will be said at church services throughout Nevada county on Sunday, Jan. 7. The countywide service was announced by members of the Nevada County Ministerial Association. The Weather Fred Bush, observer Max. Min. Friday, Dec. 15: .:.:. 52 44 Saturday, Dec. 16 .. 55 35 Sunday, Dec. 17 .... 54 33 Monday, Dec. 18 ... 45 32 Tuesday, Dec. 19 .. 54 39 Wednesday, Dec. 20 = 57 33 Thursday, Dec. 21.. 57° 32 Rainfall: Dec. 15, 1.82; Dec. 16, 03; Dec. 19, .10; season, 39.65. 3-S* +