December 24, 1942 (4 pages)

5 You will find here an unbelievable variety of interesting gift items at the prices you want to pay, and all merchandise of good quality. GIFTS FOR OLD AND YOUNG: Toileteries, Perfumes, Colognes, Leather Goods, Brush and ' Comb Sets, Men’s Sets, Stationery, Bath Sets, Albums, Playing Cards, Novelties. Xmas Cards and Wraps, Candy, Tree Lights and Sets . R. E. HARRIS THE REXALL DRUG STORE Phone 100 Nevada City Nugget — De cember 24, 1942. METHODIST CHURCH ‘Sunday school at 10 a. m. Bring, ‘the ichildren. Solomon said a good think in the book of BDeclesiastes ‘‘Remember now thy creatorsin the days of thy youth.’ (Preaching service at 11 a. m. Organ ‘prelude, [Mrs. (Charles Kitts. Sermon ‘After Christmas Whatt?’’ (pastor. (Come ‘and bring your ‘friends. ‘Each person ‘present will get a gift for the new year. Young people’s meeting at 6 p. mi All young people are cordially invited. Preaching service at 7.p. m. Song service for ten minutes. We shall sing . several of the best carols. (Come and. help us. The third sermon on the} “Famous Women in the Bible’, Do not miss this service. A present to all who come. Do not come for the present only, but for what you may contribute, and the ‘blessings you may receive. Week events: Bible study and prayer hour Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Come and bring your friends. SunSHRINERS WILL, ‘Sacramento, from 9:30 to 10 p. m. Cleveland, Ohio, is stopping over for — HEAR IMPERIAL POTENTATE DEC 28 Shriners of Nevada City and vicinity will gather Monday night to listen to a special message from Imperial .Potenate, Albert H. Fiebach, speaking to them over Radio KFBK, Fiebach, a prominent attorney of a brief visit with officials of Ben Ali Temple in the capitol,’ while on his way ‘to attend the East west football game for the benefit of the crippled children’s fund to be held in San Francisco on New Years Day. As gasoline rationing made it impossible for out of town members of Ben Ali Temple to visit Sacramento, Dr. ‘Nathan G. Hale, ‘Ben Ali potenWILLIAM HAYNES ADMITS ALPHA Page Three ———— > ee ‘ ‘Grass Valley Elks to LACM S UIC. . Give New Years Party Mrs. Al Williams and daughters ot! . The Elks of Grass Valley will prePark avenue, will spend Christmas *¢?! another gala New Years celebr1ion on the evening of December 31, Cwing tothe rationing of gas and week in Placerville with relatives. Sgt. Jim White, youngest son of STORES ROBBERY “ William Haynes, who has admit-. ted to Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen, . that he robbed Alpha Stores of guns, . bedding and miscellaneous articles . valued at $500, was given a preliminary hearing before. Justice of the. Peace George Gildersieeve yesterday . afternoon and held to answer. The. robbery occured last Thursday night. . Haynes was arrested in a stolen car! in Healdsburg on Saturday and was returned ‘to this city Sunday even-. ing. The Alpha Stores loot was! found in the stolen ear, This, ac-! ‘cording to Sheriff Tobiassen’s record . is the third time Haynes burglariz-. ed the Alpha Stores. Each time he’ was apprehended within 48 hours. . i tires it ‘is’ expevied <hat nearly all members and many of their friends ‘will attend the party. The commiitee in charge is urging all those Wlio , expect to be there, to make their servations by Saturday night, December 26. The committee. consists of Ernest George, Ray Pengelly, Elton Bennetis, George Bennetts, Stuart Chalmers, Frank Hooper, Don Lister, Carlton Thomas and _A. B. Snyder, chairman. Mrs. ‘Millie White of Clay street, is home on furlough till after Christ mas. Don Bosworth, paratrooper of Ft. Penning, Ga., was a Nevada City visitor yesterday. He came by plane to spend a five day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. (C. ‘EB. Bosworth in ‘Richmond. Irving Long will motor to Chico o spend (Christmas with his wife, daughter and son in law and new grandson. : Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sweeney and baby arrived from San Jose to spend the ‘Christmas holidays) with Sweeney’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C: .G. Sweeney. Ben is spending his holiday re+ A. B. Innis, coor@ira 4¢ at Kai i: Ship Yard No. in Richmond and his daughter Mary of theUniversity of California are home for the Christmas holidays. Q oo day school Christmas program Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. ‘ate, mdde the arrangements for the radio address for their benefit. SAFE AND LOCKSMITH Keys Made While You Wait ; Bicycles, Steel Tapes, . Vacuum . Cleaners, Washing Machines, Electric Lrons, Stoves, Ktc. Repaired. SAWS, AXES, KNIVES, SCISSORS, ETC., SHARPENED Gunsmith, Light Welding RAY’S FIXIT SHOP 109 West Main St., Phone 602 GRASS VALLEY . For VENETIAN BLINDS and LATEST PATTERNS IN WALL PAPER . . } claimed his landlady gave him the The local gathering of shriners will be arranged by G. E. Dimmen, the potentate’s representative here. Previous to the poténtate’s talk, musical numbers will be furnished by the Ben Ali Shrine Chanters. BRANDY CITY — MAY GET ROAD TO TAP FOREST Brandy City on Fiddle Creek, that runs through Indian Valley, into the North Yulba, may have a road to it in the not too distant future if plans now being considered by Forest Supervisor Guerdon Ellis mature. This old mining ‘camp: with trees . growing in its ghostly streets, known only to the very old timers and a few trout fishermen, stands on edge of a primeval forest of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. The forest service is now engaged in making Hyman Wins in Appeal On Theft Charge Ray T! Hyman, convicted in Jistice of the Peace Charles. ‘Moreho.i-! se’s court in Grass Valley of stealing . 2 stove from his landlady, Mrs. Lita. B. Stanley, who atpealed his case to the superior court, has been exonerated of larceny in the decision of Judge George L.Jones. Hyman stove. Mrs. Stanley denied it. FROM John W. Darke . 209-3 Phones 109-M 520 Coyote -Street FINE Wid WATCH REPAIRING Radio Service & Repairing Work Called tor and Delivered Clarence R. Gray Phone 152 WILLIAM HOME MENS FURNISHINGS a survey and estimates of what the road wonld cost. Ambrose Desmond, engineer from the regional U. S. Forests office in San Francisco, is engaged in.this work. If the road is ‘built it will tap one of the two or three’ untouched, virgin forests of the Tahoe National Forest. Ed Langstaff, sergeant in the. U. . S. army is on furlough here for the holidays. He was a local miner and is enjoying meeting many friends 207 Broad Street New Deal Under Management of Pauline and Johnnie 108 W. Main™Street, Grass Valley BEER WINES, LIQUORS Delicious Mixed Drinks to Please Kvery Taste TO NUGGET SUBSCRIBERS Will you please notify the Nugget Office any time you do mot receive your copy of the, Nevada City Nugget. PHONE 36 + Uiergetiopreple tree ye yy teats * EE to OUR OLD FRIENDS AND NEW TICK’S Re shes sfererfeifesteste steatestestesteatestestestestesteatestesteateateatestestesteateotecteste teats she tet to. + cE EE NIM NMe eee eate Me steaesteate ste stent % % % % % % + \ % Sy % % Z E> ee ; * : : ee r es % + ; ¥ Mierhethenhe rte rie rfereieitestertertestesteatestestestestestesteatestetestestestestestectestestesteste cde clesteste che chests stete he tet too '. ee RET MTN ee Sete tie See Ne te tae te Nene te ste he tte tte stereo itestestesterfestesteatertenss DRIVE IN 1 Groceries, Fruit andVegetables Beer and Wine COR. YORK AND COMMERCIAL ue STREETS NEVADA CITY, PHONE 808 ~ Merry Christmas ‘FROM “KEEP 'EM FLYING” © DEFENSE . STAMPS —_—eo-— Chamber of Commerce { ry OFFICE IN CITY HALL PHONE 575 CAFE 7 MAY THE SPIRIT OF THE. SEASON BRING JOY TO YOU Mrs. Libbey Shields . THE STYLE SHOP ° Nevada City BRADLEY-TURNER MINE EQUIPMENT 'S REMOVED CAMPTONVILLE, Dee23 356 Lucientes, of Sacramen‘o, has been “usy during the past weck on a contract removing certain pieces of minand only through the cooperation of forest service equipment and men was he able to succeed in geeting it out. Saturday afternoon as one of the caterpillars was working in the upper end of town, it accidentally ran over a cut in to the water main for a fire hydrant and broke it off. sendair, wrecking the town water main. ; William Lang, of Lang’s Garage was . Summoned with his portable welding outfit and soon repaired the damaze so that the town’s water service was not impaired. De Molays Will Give Dance Tonight lay will be given this evening in the Veteran’s Memorial hall. With a three-day holiday following dents, former Grass Valleyans and all members of the organization will . swell the attendance at the dance to make it one of the largest on record. j Ralf price. O-ca~ Odegaard Sccond Lieutenant at Fort Sill. Oklahoma FORT SILL, Okla., Dec. 94.—Second Lient. Osear T. Odegaard, 441 ing a Battery Officers’ Course in the lField Artillery School. Lieut. Odegaard, son of Mrs. Gerjtrude M. Odegaard, reporied to Fort Sill from Fort Lewis, Wash. Before starting active duty he was employed as Jr. Draftsman at the Moore Shipbuilding yards. DIES AT WEIMAR CAMPTONVILILE, Dec. 24.—Wwilliam Brown, a native of Ireland, who has resided at his mining claim in Garden Valley for the past twelve years died last week at Weimar hospital from an illness of long standing. He had only been at the sanitarium for albout a week; he was 57 years of age. During the time he resided here he followed “placer mining on_ his own claims. There are no known reJatives. Interment was made at Weimar, ATTACKED BY DOG CAIMPTONVILLE, Dec. 23.—Postmaster Katherine L. Pauly was attacked ‘b a dog Thursday evening on Upper Main Street, and sustainéd a lbad ‘bite on one of her legs, was taken to Grass VaHey for medical attention Friday and is now recovering. The dog, owned by a resident of Upper Main Street, was»shot Friday, the animal having attacked people before. aa ~ Fewer Miners in State Since Gold ‘Rush SAICRAMENTO, Dec. 24.—(UP)— Today, ‘because of the war, there are fewer miners in California than at any time since the historie-gold-rush in 1849. The industrial accident commission revealed many of the gold pro-. ducing mines and dredges have been closed to release miners for the ‘production of minerals essential to the war plants. Miss Fidella Legg, “instructor in Vallejo is visiting her parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs. George. Legg. ing machinery from the Bradley Tur ser Mines, to be taken to the shiv DIANA BARRYMORE yards for defénse work. Due to tne their son, Elliott Syms and _ wife ROBERT CUMMINGS snow. storm a short time agu, con‘79M the Sliger mine near Auburn; and siderable difficulty was encountered, daughters, Mrs. Guy Smith and husKAY FRANCIS ing a large column of water into the, The annual Christmas Eve ball of the Grass Valley chapterof DeMothe 4 dance it is expected that college .stuMen in uniform will be admitted for Broad Street, Nevada Ci‘y, is enter-' ! ‘Tor all principal functions other than ‘unemployment ground aviation in Junior College at : time workiug at the loval postoffice. Miss Catherine Togenarelli came up! from Sacramento to spend the Christns sesemeat ‘NEVADA THEATRE ' mas holidays: in Nevada (City with _her parents,Mr. and (Mrs. John Toz‘narelli. Das aoe uae Direction . ue tos onmy weather many mem lt. Anp 6 JR., ENTERPRISES, jpers of Evangeline Chapter, O. EB. S.; ING, . lw ere not able to bring gifts for the 50x going to soldier lhoys at Camp Beale. There were fifty four pack-. . ‘ages in the box, They were taken to camp ‘by an officer living in Nevada City. Mr. and iMrs. B. L. ‘Syms will have TONIGHT BETWEEN US GIRLS With : band, ‘Kingman, Arizona: Mrs. Doug. lass Farmer and husband. Their grandson, Robert ‘Farmer, who is , with the army engineers, ‘will,not pe able to get home. ‘Mr. Smith is with ‘the Utah (Construction Jcompany and ‘is on his vacation. Douglass Farmer came over from iReno, where he is Friday and Saturday THE PIED PIPER With . MONTY WOOLY RODDY McDOWELL ; ' and engaged in war work. ANNE BAXTER ‘Mrs. Blaine H. Farmer returned Plus from Sacramento Wednesday where! she had spent a week visiting her husband who has been in Sutter hospital since July 14. He was hurt at ,the Oak Valley . Lumber company . plant near (Camptonville. He is a! [tractor driver and a huge snag log . , fell on him breaking his balck in two . . places, a shoulder, four ribs. Under , the care of Dr. Thos. Haigh he is RON alble to be up and is getting along nicely. (Farmer exipects to leave the hospital shortly after the first of the year. 1 Attorney Frank Finnegan came up: ‘rom San Franriseo Supndey evening ind remained until Monday evening attending to business affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis and Mr. ‘nd Mrs. Fred Tour‘elotte of Willow Valley will spend Christmas in Sac“amento with the former’s son, Wes/ley Davis, and family. C. «B. Clark, owner and operator of the Relief gravel mines at North ; Bloomfield, and wife, will come ‘o 'Nevada City for the Christmas holi‘day. Mr. and Mrs. George Osterman of Los Angeles are spending the Christimas holidays in Nevada City with ' Ost erman’s mother, ‘Mrs. Clara Sitarfe. FLY BY NIGHT NANCY KELLY RICHARD CARLSON . Sunday and Monday _ MY SISTER EILEEN . With ROSALIND RUSSELL and BRIAN AHE RNE STATE COST OF GOVERNMENT IS LOWEST IN YEARS State Controller Harry B. Riley today announced that the elimination of the state relief administration had reduced the cost of state government in the fiscal year which ended last June 30 to. the lowest point in five years. Expenses other than relief jumped . $16,569,548 over the preceding fiscal . ' year, but the termination of the dole saved $25,984,46. enough to offset the increases and give a net decrease of $9,324,598 in the total cost off state government compared with} 1940-41, Riley said. Expenditures in 1941-32 totaled $266,669,125 compared with $275,995,724 in the preceding year, Rilev said, a decrease of $9,324,598 or 2.378 per cent. Revenue in the year ended last June 30 amounted to 1$345,443,602, or $78,771,447 more than expenses. Controller Riley said that with a few minor exceptions expenditures lis NEEDED even when budget is limited eystone Market DAVE RICHARDS, Prop. 213 Commercial Street Phone 67 Nevada City We supply our patrons with the meat from the best cattle, sheep and hogs that money can buy. We have built our reputation on service and _ quality and reasonable prices. Ask your. neighbors about us. They will tell you. relief in 1941-42 were higher than in 1940-41. — NEVADA CITY ASSAY AND REFINING OFFICE Vractical mining tests from 75 to 1000 pounds, giving the free gold percentages of sulphurets, valuc of sulphurets and tailings. _ Mail order ¢ eck work promptly attended to. en Assays made for gold, sifer, lead and copper. Agent for New York-California\Underwriter-. ‘Westchester , and cs Delaware Underwriters Insurance Jompanies, Automobile Insurance

5 You will find here an unbelievable variety of interesting gift items at the prices you want to pay, and all merchandise of good quality. GIFTS FOR OLD AND YOUNG: Toileteries, Perfumes, Colognes, Leather Goods, Brush and ' Comb Sets, Men’s Sets, Stationery, Bath Sets, Albums, Playing Cards, Novelties. Xmas Cards and Wraps, Candy, Tree Lights and Sets . R. E. HARRIS THE REXALL DRUG STORE Phone 100 Nevada City Nugget — De cember 24, 1942. METHODIST CHURCH ‘Sunday school at 10 a. m. Bring, ‘the ichildren. Solomon said a good think in the book of BDeclesiastes ‘‘Remember now thy creatorsin the days of thy youth.’ (Preaching service at 11 a. m. Organ ‘prelude, [Mrs. (Charles Kitts. Sermon ‘After Christmas Whatt?’’ (pastor. (Come ‘and bring your ‘friends. ‘Each person ‘present will get a gift for the new year. Young people’s meeting at 6 p. mi All young people are cordially invited. Preaching service at 7.p. m. Song service for ten minutes. We shall sing . several of the best carols. (Come and. help us. The third sermon on the} “Famous Women in the Bible’, Do not miss this service. A present to all who come. Do not come for the present only, but for what you may contribute, and the ‘blessings you may receive. Week events: Bible study and prayer hour Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Come and bring your friends. SunSHRINERS WILL, ‘Sacramento, from 9:30 to 10 p. m. Cleveland, Ohio, is stopping over for — HEAR IMPERIAL POTENTATE DEC 28 Shriners of Nevada City and vicinity will gather Monday night to listen to a special message from Imperial .Potenate, Albert H. Fiebach, speaking to them over Radio KFBK, Fiebach, a prominent attorney of a brief visit with officials of Ben Ali Temple in the capitol,’ while on his way ‘to attend the East west football game for the benefit of the crippled children’s fund to be held in San Francisco on New Years Day. As gasoline rationing made it impossible for out of town members of Ben Ali Temple to visit Sacramento, Dr. ‘Nathan G. Hale, ‘Ben Ali potenWILLIAM HAYNES ADMITS ALPHA Page Three ———— > ee ‘ ‘Grass Valley Elks to LACM S UIC. . Give New Years Party Mrs. Al Williams and daughters ot! . The Elks of Grass Valley will prePark avenue, will spend Christmas *¢?! another gala New Years celebr1ion on the evening of December 31, Cwing tothe rationing of gas and week in Placerville with relatives. Sgt. Jim White, youngest son of STORES ROBBERY “ William Haynes, who has admit-. ted to Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen, . that he robbed Alpha Stores of guns, . bedding and miscellaneous articles . valued at $500, was given a preliminary hearing before. Justice of the. Peace George Gildersieeve yesterday . afternoon and held to answer. The. robbery occured last Thursday night. . Haynes was arrested in a stolen car! in Healdsburg on Saturday and was returned ‘to this city Sunday even-. ing. The Alpha Stores loot was! found in the stolen ear, This, ac-! ‘cording to Sheriff Tobiassen’s record . is the third time Haynes burglariz-. ed the Alpha Stores. Each time he’ was apprehended within 48 hours. . i tires it ‘is’ expevied <hat nearly all members and many of their friends ‘will attend the party. The commiitee in charge is urging all those Wlio , expect to be there, to make their servations by Saturday night, December 26. The committee. consists of Ernest George, Ray Pengelly, Elton Bennetis, George Bennetts, Stuart Chalmers, Frank Hooper, Don Lister, Carlton Thomas and _A. B. Snyder, chairman. Mrs. ‘Millie White of Clay street, is home on furlough till after Christ mas. Don Bosworth, paratrooper of Ft. Penning, Ga., was a Nevada City visitor yesterday. He came by plane to spend a five day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. (C. ‘EB. Bosworth in ‘Richmond. Irving Long will motor to Chico o spend (Christmas with his wife, daughter and son in law and new grandson. : Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sweeney and baby arrived from San Jose to spend the ‘Christmas holidays) with Sweeney’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C: .G. Sweeney. Ben is spending his holiday re+ A. B. Innis, coor@ira 4¢ at Kai i: Ship Yard No. in Richmond and his daughter Mary of theUniversity of California are home for the Christmas holidays. Q oo day school Christmas program Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. ‘ate, mdde the arrangements for the radio address for their benefit. SAFE AND LOCKSMITH Keys Made While You Wait ; Bicycles, Steel Tapes, . Vacuum . Cleaners, Washing Machines, Electric Lrons, Stoves, Ktc. Repaired. SAWS, AXES, KNIVES, SCISSORS, ETC., SHARPENED Gunsmith, Light Welding RAY’S FIXIT SHOP 109 West Main St., Phone 602 GRASS VALLEY . For VENETIAN BLINDS and LATEST PATTERNS IN WALL PAPER . . } claimed his landlady gave him the The local gathering of shriners will be arranged by G. E. Dimmen, the potentate’s representative here. Previous to the poténtate’s talk, musical numbers will be furnished by the Ben Ali Shrine Chanters. BRANDY CITY — MAY GET ROAD TO TAP FOREST Brandy City on Fiddle Creek, that runs through Indian Valley, into the North Yulba, may have a road to it in the not too distant future if plans now being considered by Forest Supervisor Guerdon Ellis mature. This old mining ‘camp: with trees . growing in its ghostly streets, known only to the very old timers and a few trout fishermen, stands on edge of a primeval forest of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. The forest service is now engaged in making Hyman Wins in Appeal On Theft Charge Ray T! Hyman, convicted in Jistice of the Peace Charles. ‘Moreho.i-! se’s court in Grass Valley of stealing . 2 stove from his landlady, Mrs. Lita. B. Stanley, who atpealed his case to the superior court, has been exonerated of larceny in the decision of Judge George L.Jones. Hyman stove. Mrs. Stanley denied it. FROM John W. Darke . 209-3 Phones 109-M 520 Coyote -Street FINE Wid WATCH REPAIRING Radio Service & Repairing Work Called tor and Delivered Clarence R. Gray Phone 152 WILLIAM HOME MENS FURNISHINGS a survey and estimates of what the road wonld cost. Ambrose Desmond, engineer from the regional U. S. Forests office in San Francisco, is engaged in.this work. If the road is ‘built it will tap one of the two or three’ untouched, virgin forests of the Tahoe National Forest. Ed Langstaff, sergeant in the. U. . S. army is on furlough here for the holidays. He was a local miner and is enjoying meeting many friends 207 Broad Street New Deal Under Management of Pauline and Johnnie 108 W. Main™Street, Grass Valley BEER WINES, LIQUORS Delicious Mixed Drinks to Please Kvery Taste TO NUGGET SUBSCRIBERS Will you please notify the Nugget Office any time you do mot receive your copy of the, Nevada City Nugget. PHONE 36 + Uiergetiopreple tree ye yy teats * EE to OUR OLD FRIENDS AND NEW TICK’S Re shes sfererfeifesteste steatestestesteatestestestestesteatestesteateateatestestesteateotecteste teats she tet to. + cE EE NIM NMe eee eate Me steaesteate ste stent % % % % % % + \ % Sy % % Z E> ee ; * : : ee r es % + ; ¥ Mierhethenhe rte rie rfereieitestertertestesteatestestestestestesteatestetestestestestestectestestesteste cde clesteste che chests stete he tet too '. ee RET MTN ee Sete tie See Ne te tae te Nene te ste he tte tte stereo itestestesterfestesteatertenss DRIVE IN 1 Groceries, Fruit andVegetables Beer and Wine

COR. YORK AND COMMERCIAL ue STREETS NEVADA CITY, PHONE 808 ~ Merry Christmas ‘FROM “KEEP 'EM FLYING” © DEFENSE . STAMPS —_—eo-— Chamber of Commerce { ry OFFICE IN CITY HALL PHONE 575 CAFE 7 MAY THE SPIRIT OF THE. SEASON BRING JOY TO YOU Mrs. Libbey Shields . THE STYLE SHOP ° Nevada City BRADLEY-TURNER MINE EQUIPMENT 'S REMOVED CAMPTONVILLE, Dee23 356 Lucientes, of Sacramen‘o, has been “usy during the past weck on a contract removing certain pieces of minand only through the cooperation of forest service equipment and men was he able to succeed in geeting it out. Saturday afternoon as one of the caterpillars was working in the upper end of town, it accidentally ran over a cut in to the water main for a fire hydrant and broke it off. sendair, wrecking the town water main. ; William Lang, of Lang’s Garage was . Summoned with his portable welding outfit and soon repaired the damaze so that the town’s water service was not impaired. De Molays Will Give Dance Tonight lay will be given this evening in the Veteran’s Memorial hall. With a three-day holiday following dents, former Grass Valleyans and all members of the organization will . swell the attendance at the dance to make it one of the largest on record. j Ralf price. O-ca~ Odegaard Sccond Lieutenant at Fort Sill. Oklahoma FORT SILL, Okla., Dec. 94.—Second Lient. Osear T. Odegaard, 441 ing a Battery Officers’ Course in the lField Artillery School. Lieut. Odegaard, son of Mrs. Gerjtrude M. Odegaard, reporied to Fort Sill from Fort Lewis, Wash. Before starting active duty he was employed as Jr. Draftsman at the Moore Shipbuilding yards. DIES AT WEIMAR CAMPTONVILILE, Dec. 24.—Wwilliam Brown, a native of Ireland, who has resided at his mining claim in Garden Valley for the past twelve years died last week at Weimar hospital from an illness of long standing. He had only been at the sanitarium for albout a week; he was 57 years of age. During the time he resided here he followed “placer mining on_ his own claims. There are no known reJatives. Interment was made at Weimar, ATTACKED BY DOG CAIMPTONVILLE, Dec. 23.—Postmaster Katherine L. Pauly was attacked ‘b a dog Thursday evening on Upper Main Street, and sustainéd a lbad ‘bite on one of her legs, was taken to Grass VaHey for medical attention Friday and is now recovering. The dog, owned by a resident of Upper Main Street, was»shot Friday, the animal having attacked people before. aa ~ Fewer Miners in State Since Gold ‘Rush SAICRAMENTO, Dec. 24.—(UP)— Today, ‘because of the war, there are fewer miners in California than at any time since the historie-gold-rush in 1849. The industrial accident commission revealed many of the gold pro-. ducing mines and dredges have been closed to release miners for the ‘production of minerals essential to the war plants. Miss Fidella Legg, “instructor in Vallejo is visiting her parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs. George. Legg. ing machinery from the Bradley Tur ser Mines, to be taken to the shiv DIANA BARRYMORE yards for defénse work. Due to tne their son, Elliott Syms and _ wife ROBERT CUMMINGS snow. storm a short time agu, con‘79M the Sliger mine near Auburn; and siderable difficulty was encountered, daughters, Mrs. Guy Smith and husKAY FRANCIS ing a large column of water into the, The annual Christmas Eve ball of the Grass Valley chapterof DeMothe 4 dance it is expected that college .stuMen in uniform will be admitted for Broad Street, Nevada Ci‘y, is enter-' ! ‘Tor all principal functions other than ‘unemployment ground aviation in Junior College at : time workiug at the loval postoffice. Miss Catherine Togenarelli came up! from Sacramento to spend the Christns sesemeat ‘NEVADA THEATRE ' mas holidays: in Nevada (City with _her parents,Mr. and (Mrs. John Toz‘narelli. Das aoe uae Direction . ue tos onmy weather many mem lt. Anp 6 JR., ENTERPRISES, jpers of Evangeline Chapter, O. EB. S.; ING, . lw ere not able to bring gifts for the 50x going to soldier lhoys at Camp Beale. There were fifty four pack-. . ‘ages in the box, They were taken to camp ‘by an officer living in Nevada City. Mr. and iMrs. B. L. ‘Syms will have TONIGHT BETWEEN US GIRLS With : band, ‘Kingman, Arizona: Mrs. Doug. lass Farmer and husband. Their grandson, Robert ‘Farmer, who is , with the army engineers, ‘will,not pe able to get home. ‘Mr. Smith is with ‘the Utah (Construction Jcompany and ‘is on his vacation. Douglass Farmer came over from iReno, where he is Friday and Saturday THE PIED PIPER With . MONTY WOOLY RODDY McDOWELL ; ' and engaged in war work. ANNE BAXTER ‘Mrs. Blaine H. Farmer returned Plus from Sacramento Wednesday where! she had spent a week visiting her husband who has been in Sutter hospital since July 14. He was hurt at ,the Oak Valley . Lumber company . plant near (Camptonville. He is a! [tractor driver and a huge snag log . , fell on him breaking his balck in two . . places, a shoulder, four ribs. Under , the care of Dr. Thos. Haigh he is RON alble to be up and is getting along nicely. (Farmer exipects to leave the hospital shortly after the first of the year. 1 Attorney Frank Finnegan came up: ‘rom San Franriseo Supndey evening ind remained until Monday evening attending to business affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis and Mr. ‘nd Mrs. Fred Tour‘elotte of Willow Valley will spend Christmas in Sac“amento with the former’s son, Wes/ley Davis, and family. C. «B. Clark, owner and operator of the Relief gravel mines at North ; Bloomfield, and wife, will come ‘o 'Nevada City for the Christmas holi‘day. Mr. and Mrs. George Osterman of Los Angeles are spending the Christimas holidays in Nevada City with ' Ost erman’s mother, ‘Mrs. Clara Sitarfe. FLY BY NIGHT NANCY KELLY RICHARD CARLSON . Sunday and Monday _ MY SISTER EILEEN . With ROSALIND RUSSELL and BRIAN AHE RNE STATE COST OF GOVERNMENT IS LOWEST IN YEARS State Controller Harry B. Riley today announced that the elimination of the state relief administration had reduced the cost of state government in the fiscal year which ended last June 30 to. the lowest point in five years. Expenses other than relief jumped . $16,569,548 over the preceding fiscal . ' year, but the termination of the dole saved $25,984,46. enough to offset the increases and give a net decrease of $9,324,598 in the total cost off state government compared with} 1940-41, Riley said. Expenditures in 1941-32 totaled $266,669,125 compared with $275,995,724 in the preceding year, Rilev said, a decrease of $9,324,598 or 2.378 per cent. Revenue in the year ended last June 30 amounted to 1$345,443,602, or $78,771,447 more than expenses. Controller Riley said that with a few minor exceptions expenditures lis NEEDED even when budget is limited eystone Market DAVE RICHARDS, Prop. 213 Commercial Street Phone 67 Nevada City We supply our patrons with the meat from the best cattle, sheep and hogs that money can buy. We have built our reputation on service and _ quality and reasonable prices. Ask your. neighbors about us. They will tell you. relief in 1941-42 were higher than in 1940-41. — NEVADA CITY ASSAY AND REFINING OFFICE Vractical mining tests from 75 to 1000 pounds, giving the free gold percentages of sulphurets, valuc of sulphurets and tailings. _ Mail order ¢ eck work promptly attended to. en Assays made for gold, sifer, lead and copper. Agent for New York-California\Underwriter-. ‘Westchester , and cs Delaware Underwriters Insurance Jompanies, Automobile Insurance