December 23, 1940 (8 pages)

oy MONDAY, DECEMBER _ 23, 1940. NEVADA ClTY NUGGET COR Tae Nevada City Laundry QUALITY WORK SKILLFULLY DONE. BY HAND Prompt Courteous Service Free Delivery All our work is priced right, . Phone 577 241° Commercial St. Nevada City For VENETIAN BLINDS and LATEST PATTERNS ea Road ‘Through Washington . ‘Closed To Motorists . . day that through traffic from BloomIN WALL PAPER % John W. Darke 109-J Phones 109-M Get your placards: “Kor Rent”, “Hor . service but is not, as yet, useable due jto the approaches not being com. Dlete. Sale,” “No ,Trespassing’’ and ‘‘Koom and Board” at the Nugget Office. of through travel. Forest . Supervisor Ellis of the Ta‘hoe National-Forest announced tofield to. Washington was no longer possible due to the necessity of removing the old: bridge spanning Poorman's Creek. This bridge was recently dismantled and removed by the forest service due‘to its unsafe condition. The new _ steel bridge crossing Poorman’s Creek -has_ recently been completed by thé forest Weather conditions make is impossible to do any work on the approaches this winter, but they will be completed as early in the spring as it is possible to ge there to do the work. Road closure signs have been posted on both ends of the road advising travelers: of the, impossibility OLD COUNTRY By Harley M. Leete, Jr. ILLUSTRATED BY Clifford L. Warner The Ideal, Inexpensive Galt ror CHRISTMAS To friends who love the Sierras, the lore of the and tales of the mining camps of early days PRICE 50 On Sale at the Office of theNEVADA CITY NUGGET 305 Broad Street, Nevada City, California. Argonauts eee “ CLIFFORD wv, ~ . WARNER, SS = CENTS .NEVADA CITY ASSAY AND REFINING OFFICE _ Practical mining tests from 75 to 1000 pounds, giving the free gold percentages of sulphurets, value of sulphurets and tailings. Mail order check work promptly attended to. Assays made for gold, silver, lead and copper. Agent for New York-California Underwriters, Westchester and Delaware Underwriters Insurance Companies, Automobile E.J.N.OTT -Insurance Proprietor DICK LANES GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION ‘ BROAD AND UNION STREETS, NEVADA CITY, Avoid a big ones attended to in time. Let us check your car regularly. money. repair bill by having little It will save you Br Cinvroe Win sow eee YARDLEY poked.a tentative eye outside his blanket. last. It was daylight, at Across the tiny cabin measured breath almost drowned by the roaring wind outside. Bill’s eyes surveyed the cabin with its old steve and rickety furniture. enough, perhays, but this was no way to spend an entire winter, even for the sake of geographical: accuracy. Several hundred miles to the south, in Winnipeg, the. government office was waiting for early spring when Bill and Jim could finish their surveying assignment and bring back a report. burdie. Ahead, meanwhile, were two months of this maddening snowbound silence. Bill’s glance drifted to the oalen. dar. Suddenly he caught his breath— “Jim!’’ he shrieked. ‘‘Wake up! Wake up! Do you know what day this is?”’ Jim groaned, stirred a bit, and answered sleepily. “Tuesday, ain’t it? And so what?’’ “Jim! It’s Christmas Eve!’’ A few minutes later they found themselves staring blankly out the window, almost wishing they’d never discovered it was Christmas. It was kind of childish to let on that you cared, Bill thought. So he put on his parka and headed for the door. “Let’s forget it, Jim,”’ he advised. “T’m going to look at our traps and get some fresh air. Be back soon!’’ It was no picnic, trudging through knee-deep drifts for two hours. To make it worse, the traps were all empty. Even the animals were staying inside in this weather. “Wonder if they’1l miss Christmas, too?’’ he mused as he neared the cabin. Suddenly he heard a faint hum in the sky. It grew nearer. Unmistakably a: motor—an airplane! Bill raced for the cabin door. “A plane, Jim!’’ he cried. ‘‘Get some black. smoke going up the chimney!’’ Then he raced out to the clearing. The pilot saw him gesticulating wildly, or else he saw the fresh black smoke over the cabin. The big ship circled, flew off to the north, turned and came back, flying low. Over the clearing it almost stalled as the pilot dumped overboard a huge bundle that plummeted into the snow almost at Bill's feet. Then he waved and sped away.° They got it inside, somehow, though they wanted to open the bundle right where it landed. Once the rope was torn loose an oilskin pouch flew out. A note was inside. From the. boss: “In case you boys have forgotten,’’ it read, ‘‘tomorrow’s Christmas. Herewith the makings, including some presents your families asked us to send along.”’ Bill and Jim looked at each other, then they cheered. “Merry Christmas?’’ asked Bill. “Why, it’s the best’ ever! Wait’ll you taste this turkey!!’’ (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) 53 Sundays in Year According to the Gregorian calendar, every year-has-53 days of the one it begins on. Generally speaking, the year contains 53 Sundays every five or six years. This occurred in 1928, 1933, 1939, and again in 1944, 1950, 1956, 1961,1967, etc. The United States naval observatory points out that in any continuous series of 28 years, five have 53 Sundays, unless the’ series includes a year whose number ends in two ciphers without its being a leap year, as in 1700, 1800, 1900: When leap year begins on Saturday, two of the six-year periods fall consecutively.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Old-Time New Year Serious Oldtime New England was serious on New Year’s,-as witness the title of a book published there in the year of 1702 by one Richard Standfast: “A New Year’s Gift for Fainting Souls, or, a little handful of cordial comforts scattered through several answers to 16 questions and objections: As also doubting Christians invited to Christ.” Chinese New Year’s Greeting The Chinese New Year’s greeting is ‘‘Sui-hi,” or ‘‘May joy be yours.’’ Nugget comes at $2.50 a ‘year. Jim was snoozing quietly, his Cozy . The pilot dumped overboard a huge. [Winter Drives Deer To Lower Elevations 'To Slaughter By Speeding Autcmobiles FAST DOWNAILL Four, deer in two nights. That is the toll taken by automobiles on highways in this vicinity. Game Warden Earl Hiscox said that within recent weeks an average of one deer per day has been killed by automobiles. The deer are taken to the county hospital here, where the meat is served to the patrents. Hiscox said a little care by motorists* would prevent the wholesale slaughter of the deer. He said by dimming lights when they (the . lights) strike a deer and by bringing cars to a stop the killing of deer can practically be eliminated. i Dangerous To Motorists 5 The striking of the deer with au_tomobiles can aiso be dangerous to i the occupants of the machine, Hiscox stated. In most instances when deer have been hit the radiators and fenders are severely damaged. The game warden said most of the deer killed are old does and yearare driving the deer to lower elevitions and the animals are continua}ly crossing the highways. ed and never reported. Most of them are hit on the Tahoe-Ukiah Highway between the Five Mile House of N2vada City and Bear Valley, near Emigrant Gap. You Bet School Presented Yule Program Friday The pupils of the You Bet School presented a Christmas program at the school house Friday night, marking the close of classes for the Christmas holidays. The program, arranged by Mrs. . Margaret Melton, teacher, was as follows: ; Song—Have You Heard?. School. Recitation—Christmas Stocking. Jerroid Brady. Recitation—Getting Ready for Christmas. Eloise Johnson. ' Dialogue — TheGreatest Gift; . . i Recitation — Letter From Santa, ' Marie Casner. i . Booby Casner. Recitation—From S. C, Ravmond Brady. Dialogue-—Mechanical Toys. Mabel. Johnson, Raymond Brady Eloise Johnson, Chester Brady, Alberta Johnson and Jerrold Brady, Recitation—The Holly. Alvin Eulberg. Station. Recitation —. My Kitty, Mabel Johnson. Recitation — Country (Christmas Trees. Chester Brady. Dialogue—A Lonely Christmas Eve. Mildred Brady, Alvin Eulberg, Jerrold Brady, Beverley Sack and Kenneth Brady. Recitation—A Joke on Santa. Jane Nix, Recitation—On Earth! Peace. Beverley Sack. : Song—-Sierra Sue. ner. Recitation—A Clown on Top _of the Tree. Alberta Johnson. Recitation —‘Hurrah! Kenneth Brady. Dialogue—Peace on Earth. Entire School. Mrs. Melton and the You Bet School pupils cordially invite the public to attend the Christmas program. Santa Claus will be there and refreshments will be served. M&argaret CasHurrat;! Downieville’s Notorious Mickey Will Be Placed In The Roseville Zoo If and when Mickey is caught, he will be taken.from the wildwood of the high Sierra and be given a home behjnd a high wire fence. Mickey is a spike buck and Downievill’e No. 1 problem. Several citizens have been attacked or chased by the animal, now generally considered a menace to women and children. Mickey’s fate was sealed* when he attempted to break in a door of the home of Deputy Sheriff Stanley McCormick, He*was chased off by dogs before the arrival of the officers. Arrangements have been ‘made to place the deer in the Roseville City Park but Mickey has to be caught first. HOOPER & WEAVER MORTUARY, INC. 246 So. Church Street Grass Valley . Phone 364 Twice a week the Nevada ~ City 24-hour Ambulance Service lings. The storms and cold weather, Hiscox said a lot of deer are kill-' School. . oe down-hill run and have autos pick them up near the highway. Everybody likes candy. A fine assortment at Colley’s ( later bk . Shamrock Cafe GIVEN INSPECTION A fast downhill ski run, predicted by Hannes’ Schroll, © national ~ s!i ~champion, to be the best speedy snow course in the United States when it is completed was scouted recently in ithe Tahoe National Forest by Schro!l 'and John Wiley, of the Sugar Bowl, and the Tahoe National Forest Re-. serve Officers. L. S; Smith, J. R. Hodgson and H. I. Snider. Entrance to the run wil’ he via the Sierra Crest Ski trail runnine southeasterly about one and = o07°half miles from U. S. Highway 40 at . Donner Summit toward Donner Peak. . The new trail will leave the Sierra ; Crest trail about one half. mile sou. thwest of Donner Peak, and. 2fteascending the historic peak where the emigrants of ’47 passed and cursed the snow, will lead the expert down a one mile long swinging course toward the canyon bottom just west of Donner Lake. Not For Amateurs Since very little clearing will be needed and no right of way difficuli-. ies will be encountered, according to! District Ranger Snider, it is expected . the trail will be placed in operation . this winter for good skiers, but will be no run for an amateur on ac-. count of its steep descent. It is hon-! ,ed that the course will be ready fur the California State Ski tournameni this winter. It will be known, proa-' ably, as the South Donner ski trail. . . The Middle Donner and North Don! . ner resort, will be best for the less expert skiers who wish to make that : . CHICKEN, STEAK AND TURKEY DINNERS 50c Broad Street, Nevada City SL ee Factory. Specified Engine Tune-Up and Steering and Front End Alignment Equipment @ STUDEBAKER PONTIAC Sales and Service Cd) Service Garage W. S, Williamson, Prop, Cor. Pine and Spring Phone 106 HANDY COM Costs Less Now. in dens, in bathrooms, in bathroom in Bien heater. PACIFIC GAS Snap a switch for a glow of electric heat that is clean, radiant and healthful as sunshine when your electric wall heater. Handy as a full len ; mirror in your dressing room or bathroom is this tall and comforting builtAND FORTING HNCVOEUUSAATTANO ATOR HA iN Line eRe In every home there is need for the quick EXTRA service of electric heat. In hard to heat corner rooms, dressing rooms, electric heat will solve a difficult heating problem economically. Electric heaters, either the portable plug-in type or the built-in-the-wall type are often extra necessities. They serve and save, heating one particular spot thoroughly. They perform this service quickly, pouring out a flow of sunny heat at the _ snap of a switch. With the new low Electric Rates the kilowatt hour charge for electricity drops rapidly in cost when you use electric heating. has a built-in Every home needs a handy portable electric heater like one of these pictured here. Plug into any con. venience outlet. Light in weight and easily carried from room to room where extra heat is needed. Both are guaranteed by the manufacturers for long years of service. SEE YOUR DEALER OR THIS COMPANY Pp: G-auEAND ELECTRIC COMPANY

oy MONDAY, DECEMBER _ 23, 1940. NEVADA ClTY NUGGET COR Tae Nevada City Laundry QUALITY WORK SKILLFULLY DONE. BY HAND Prompt Courteous Service Free Delivery All our work is priced right, . Phone 577 241° Commercial St. Nevada City For VENETIAN BLINDS and LATEST PATTERNS ea Road ‘Through Washington . ‘Closed To Motorists . . day that through traffic from BloomIN WALL PAPER % John W. Darke 109-J Phones 109-M Get your placards: “Kor Rent”, “Hor . service but is not, as yet, useable due jto the approaches not being com. Dlete. Sale,” “No ,Trespassing’’ and ‘‘Koom and Board” at the Nugget Office. of through travel. Forest . Supervisor Ellis of the Ta‘hoe National-Forest announced tofield to. Washington was no longer possible due to the necessity of removing the old: bridge spanning Poorman's Creek. This bridge was recently dismantled and removed by the forest service due‘to its unsafe condition. The new _ steel bridge crossing Poorman’s Creek -has_ recently been completed by thé forest Weather conditions make is impossible to do any work on the approaches this winter, but they will be completed as early in the spring as it is possible to ge there to do the work. Road closure signs have been posted on both ends of the road advising travelers: of the, impossibility OLD COUNTRY By Harley M. Leete, Jr. ILLUSTRATED BY Clifford L. Warner The Ideal, Inexpensive Galt ror CHRISTMAS To friends who love the Sierras, the lore of the and tales of the mining camps of early days PRICE 50 On Sale at the Office of theNEVADA CITY NUGGET 305 Broad Street, Nevada City, California. Argonauts eee “ CLIFFORD wv, ~ . WARNER, SS = CENTS .NEVADA CITY ASSAY AND REFINING OFFICE _ Practical mining tests from 75 to 1000 pounds, giving the free gold percentages of sulphurets, value of sulphurets and tailings. Mail order check work promptly attended to. Assays made for gold, silver, lead and copper. Agent for New York-California Underwriters, Westchester and Delaware Underwriters Insurance Companies, Automobile E.J.N.OTT -Insurance Proprietor DICK LANES GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION ‘ BROAD AND UNION STREETS, NEVADA CITY, Avoid a big ones attended to in time. Let us check your car regularly. money. repair bill by having little It will save you Br Cinvroe Win sow eee YARDLEY poked.a tentative eye outside his blanket. last. It was daylight, at Across the tiny cabin measured breath almost drowned by the roaring wind outside. Bill’s eyes surveyed the cabin with its old steve and rickety furniture. enough, perhays, but this was no way to spend an entire winter, even for the sake of geographical: accuracy. Several hundred miles to the south, in Winnipeg, the. government office was waiting for early spring when Bill and Jim could finish their surveying assignment and bring back a report. burdie. Ahead, meanwhile, were two months of this maddening snowbound silence. Bill’s glance drifted to the oalen. dar. Suddenly he caught his breath— “Jim!’’ he shrieked. ‘‘Wake up! Wake up! Do you know what day this is?”’ Jim groaned, stirred a bit, and answered sleepily. “Tuesday, ain’t it? And so what?’’ “Jim! It’s Christmas Eve!’’ A few minutes later they found themselves staring blankly out the window, almost wishing they’d never discovered it was Christmas. It was kind of childish to let on that you cared, Bill thought. So he put on his parka and headed for the door. “Let’s forget it, Jim,”’ he advised. “T’m going to look at our traps and get some fresh air. Be back soon!’’ It was no picnic, trudging through knee-deep drifts for two hours. To make it worse, the traps were all empty. Even the animals were staying inside in this weather. “Wonder if they’1l miss Christmas, too?’’ he mused as he neared the cabin. Suddenly he heard a faint hum in the sky. It grew nearer. Unmistakably a: motor—an airplane! Bill raced for the cabin door. “A plane, Jim!’’ he cried. ‘‘Get some black. smoke going up the chimney!’’ Then he raced out to the clearing. The pilot saw him gesticulating wildly, or else he saw the fresh black smoke over the cabin. The big ship circled, flew off to the north, turned and came back, flying low. Over the clearing it almost stalled as the pilot dumped overboard a huge bundle that plummeted into the snow almost at Bill's feet. Then he waved and sped away.° They got it inside, somehow, though they wanted to open the bundle right where it landed. Once the rope was torn loose an oilskin pouch flew out. A note was inside. From the. boss: “In case you boys have forgotten,’’ it read, ‘‘tomorrow’s Christmas. Herewith the makings, including some presents your families asked us to send along.”’ Bill and Jim looked at each other, then they cheered. “Merry Christmas?’’ asked Bill. “Why, it’s the best’ ever! Wait’ll you taste this turkey!!’’ (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) 53 Sundays in Year According to the Gregorian calendar, every year-has-53 days of the one it begins on. Generally speaking, the year contains 53 Sundays every five or six years. This occurred in 1928, 1933, 1939, and again in 1944, 1950, 1956, 1961,1967, etc. The United States naval observatory points out that in any continuous series of 28 years, five have 53 Sundays, unless the’ series includes a year whose number ends in two ciphers without its being a leap year, as in 1700, 1800, 1900: When leap year begins on Saturday, two of the six-year periods fall consecutively.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Old-Time New Year Serious Oldtime New England was serious on New Year’s,-as witness the title of a book published there in the year of 1702 by one Richard Standfast: “A New Year’s Gift for Fainting Souls, or, a little handful of cordial comforts scattered through several answers to 16 questions and objections: As also doubting Christians invited to Christ.” Chinese New Year’s Greeting The Chinese New Year’s greeting is ‘‘Sui-hi,” or ‘‘May joy be yours.’’ Nugget comes at $2.50 a ‘year. Jim was snoozing quietly, his Cozy . The pilot dumped overboard a huge. [Winter Drives Deer To Lower Elevations 'To Slaughter By Speeding Autcmobiles FAST DOWNAILL Four, deer in two nights. That is the toll taken by automobiles on highways in this vicinity. Game Warden Earl Hiscox said that within recent weeks an average of one deer per day has been killed by automobiles. The deer are taken to the county hospital here, where the meat is served to the patrents. Hiscox said a little care by motorists* would prevent the wholesale slaughter of the deer. He said by dimming lights when they (the . lights) strike a deer and by bringing cars to a stop the killing of deer can practically be eliminated.

i Dangerous To Motorists 5 The striking of the deer with au_tomobiles can aiso be dangerous to i the occupants of the machine, Hiscox stated. In most instances when deer have been hit the radiators and fenders are severely damaged. The game warden said most of the deer killed are old does and yearare driving the deer to lower elevitions and the animals are continua}ly crossing the highways. ed and never reported. Most of them are hit on the Tahoe-Ukiah Highway between the Five Mile House of N2vada City and Bear Valley, near Emigrant Gap. You Bet School Presented Yule Program Friday The pupils of the You Bet School presented a Christmas program at the school house Friday night, marking the close of classes for the Christmas holidays. The program, arranged by Mrs. . Margaret Melton, teacher, was as follows: ; Song—Have You Heard?. School. Recitation—Christmas Stocking. Jerroid Brady. Recitation—Getting Ready for Christmas. Eloise Johnson. ' Dialogue — TheGreatest Gift; . . i Recitation — Letter From Santa, ' Marie Casner. i . Booby Casner. Recitation—From S. C, Ravmond Brady. Dialogue-—Mechanical Toys. Mabel. Johnson, Raymond Brady Eloise Johnson, Chester Brady, Alberta Johnson and Jerrold Brady, Recitation—The Holly. Alvin Eulberg. Station. Recitation —. My Kitty, Mabel Johnson. Recitation — Country (Christmas Trees. Chester Brady. Dialogue—A Lonely Christmas Eve. Mildred Brady, Alvin Eulberg, Jerrold Brady, Beverley Sack and Kenneth Brady. Recitation—A Joke on Santa. Jane Nix, Recitation—On Earth! Peace. Beverley Sack. : Song—-Sierra Sue. ner. Recitation—A Clown on Top _of the Tree. Alberta Johnson. Recitation —‘Hurrah! Kenneth Brady. Dialogue—Peace on Earth. Entire School. Mrs. Melton and the You Bet School pupils cordially invite the public to attend the Christmas program. Santa Claus will be there and refreshments will be served. M&argaret CasHurrat;! Downieville’s Notorious Mickey Will Be Placed In The Roseville Zoo If and when Mickey is caught, he will be taken.from the wildwood of the high Sierra and be given a home behjnd a high wire fence. Mickey is a spike buck and Downievill’e No. 1 problem. Several citizens have been attacked or chased by the animal, now generally considered a menace to women and children. Mickey’s fate was sealed* when he attempted to break in a door of the home of Deputy Sheriff Stanley McCormick, He*was chased off by dogs before the arrival of the officers. Arrangements have been ‘made to place the deer in the Roseville City Park but Mickey has to be caught first. HOOPER & WEAVER MORTUARY, INC. 246 So. Church Street Grass Valley . Phone 364 Twice a week the Nevada ~ City 24-hour Ambulance Service lings. The storms and cold weather, Hiscox said a lot of deer are kill-' School. . oe down-hill run and have autos pick them up near the highway. Everybody likes candy. A fine assortment at Colley’s ( later bk . Shamrock Cafe GIVEN INSPECTION A fast downhill ski run, predicted by Hannes’ Schroll, © national ~ s!i ~champion, to be the best speedy snow course in the United States when it is completed was scouted recently in ithe Tahoe National Forest by Schro!l 'and John Wiley, of the Sugar Bowl, and the Tahoe National Forest Re-. serve Officers. L. S; Smith, J. R. Hodgson and H. I. Snider. Entrance to the run wil’ he via the Sierra Crest Ski trail runnine southeasterly about one and = o07°half miles from U. S. Highway 40 at . Donner Summit toward Donner Peak. . The new trail will leave the Sierra ; Crest trail about one half. mile sou. thwest of Donner Peak, and. 2fteascending the historic peak where the emigrants of ’47 passed and cursed the snow, will lead the expert down a one mile long swinging course toward the canyon bottom just west of Donner Lake. Not For Amateurs Since very little clearing will be needed and no right of way difficuli-. ies will be encountered, according to! District Ranger Snider, it is expected . the trail will be placed in operation . this winter for good skiers, but will be no run for an amateur on ac-. count of its steep descent. It is hon-! ,ed that the course will be ready fur the California State Ski tournameni this winter. It will be known, proa-' ably, as the South Donner ski trail. . . The Middle Donner and North Don! . ner resort, will be best for the less expert skiers who wish to make that : . CHICKEN, STEAK AND TURKEY DINNERS 50c Broad Street, Nevada City SL ee Factory. Specified Engine Tune-Up and Steering and Front End Alignment Equipment @ STUDEBAKER PONTIAC Sales and Service Cd) Service Garage W. S, Williamson, Prop, Cor. Pine and Spring Phone 106 HANDY COM Costs Less Now. in dens, in bathrooms, in bathroom in Bien heater. PACIFIC GAS Snap a switch for a glow of electric heat that is clean, radiant and healthful as sunshine when your electric wall heater. Handy as a full len ; mirror in your dressing room or bathroom is this tall and comforting builtAND FORTING HNCVOEUUSAATTANO ATOR HA iN Line eRe In every home there is need for the quick EXTRA service of electric heat. In hard to heat corner rooms, dressing rooms, electric heat will solve a difficult heating problem economically. Electric heaters, either the portable plug-in type or the built-in-the-wall type are often extra necessities. They serve and save, heating one particular spot thoroughly. They perform this service quickly, pouring out a flow of sunny heat at the _ snap of a switch. With the new low Electric Rates the kilowatt hour charge for electricity drops rapidly in cost when you use electric heating. has a built-in Every home needs a handy portable electric heater like one of these pictured here. Plug into any con. venience outlet. Light in weight and easily carried from room to room where extra heat is needed. Both are guaranteed by the manufacturers for long years of service. SEE YOUR DEALER OR THIS COMPANY Pp: G-auEAND ELECTRIC COMPANY