December 24, 1945 (16 pages)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1945 NEVADA = eet traction imiproved, Palmer said. As the situation now stands, little no prospecting will be done to find radioactive substances, sinee the bill provides that any ores containing thorium, and elements higher than uranium in atomic weight shall be retained to the United States government. In addition the order proposed by Secretary Harold Ickes provides that minerals with any radioactive content will henceorth be withdrawn from private ownership, Palmer pointed out. RADIOACTIVE ORES IN NEVADA Work on numerous deposits. of radioactive minerals scattered over the deserts and mountains of Nevada will be definitely retarded if the bill dealing with the development and control of atomic energy now before the national senate becomes a law, in the opinion of Walter S. Palmer, head of the University of Nevada department of metallurgy and director of the state analytical laboratory. Although most of these deposits contain only slight percentages of the valuable ingredients of atomic energy, the materials found in Nevada might well become extremely important-if need for the substances fbecome desperate or methods of exor uranium, This control will effectively stifle any further search for the minerals, and will result in the prospector’s keeping silent with regard to any ‘known deposits. Palmer favors a control such as is now maintained on gold ores by the government with government purchases of the materials to encourage further development in this field. every Some of the strongest radioactive mineral showing in Nevada are found near Denio, Ashdown and Round. Mountain, Palmer said. These areas are known to contain uranium oxide minerals, ibenite. Radioactive materials are extracted from the Ashdown tound Mountain deposits, and although no great quantity has been discovered, the ease of recovery may yet cause these locations valuable: South of Palisades, ~ radioactive materials has been found in asphaltite, a carbonaneoulsp material while the Ruby Mountain in Elko. County and the McGill and Manhattan areas have yielded small quantities. (Near Overton both ecarnotite and allanite have been found in_ the amounts readily detectable. North of Reno 18 miles there is also a deposit of carnotite which also carries alautunite, and _ toreasily and to prove PAGE NINE » lanite, while at the norhtern end of . Black Rock desert ‘pasit of allanite. is another Many of the radioactive ores in. about eating between meals? In 8i08= . 15686 Nevada have been discovered by use the of ultraviolet lamp. Cursiously enough, . Palmer (explained ores respond readily to while pitchblende and carnotite the two. most important members of the uranium family do not. For those minerals which do nol register under the 7 said there ultraviolet light, Palmer is a simple acid treatment which enables the ultraviolet light to reveal the presence of radioactive materials. Radioactive ores and minerals are most frequently found in Nevada in pegmatite veins, in granite type rock and in opal materials. de-. lesser . the damp, . BETWEEN MEAL will be children, always “with IN SNACK TRY THIS ON: PACKAGES. Slightly dampen the string before so this . tying up mail bound packages and us--what) there's less chance of it working in transit. } ee . Children Lqnestion: is wer to that one, happy milk one woman suggests . such a medium ed punch banana . Peel} as a = > + Pal made as follows: = SAFE j}and scrape a ripe banana, then mash . If you are saying Merry Christmas and beat thoroughly. Add / with light this year, you are urged milk and beat again. Serve in a tall to be sure and check your strings eiage hs and Of lights which probably have satisfying to child, yet it won't rved you during the war ee a spoil his appetite for the next meal. . Years before. Sockets may “have ibe. come broken and cords frayed, and if so, proper repairs should be made to reduce risks of hazards from the short circuits. a cup of punch gars is nutritious a WILL TWO BAKE AS QUICKLY AS ONE? SUGARLESS SWEET For a sweet that isn’t sugar sweet home economists suggest serving halved grapefruit spread lightly with honey and broiled for a minute or two. Top if desired with a maraschino cherry. Two pies or cakes will bake as quickly as one if both baking pans are the same size. If a nine inch pan and an eight inch pan are put in the oven together the food in the smaller pan will bake more quickly. i SRR HARDARARAARAARAAIRNERND To each of us the word Christmas summons many happy memories. To some it recalls a ride over the frozen countryside to grandma’s, sleighbells tinkling all the while. To others at recalls happy reunions in mirthfilled living rooms, gay banquets and glowing Christmas trees. But to all it recalls days of charm and endearment, the happiest days of our lives. Ve OM EPS MPN NN I RN May you know this happiness in i dg Ss) all its fullness once again, dear friends, this Christmas season of 1945. PAINT SHOP 221 BROAD STREET NEVADA CITY TELEPHONE 79 MAM MD aM Da a EN EL DE A ES RMI SRT AAS MSI RRA PAM 5 EERE MSE MED MENS ENS SMR THE NATIONAL HOTEL EXTENDS TO YOU ALL THE BEST OF WISHES FOR A Merry Christmas AND A . Happy New Year Dining Room Closed Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Open Christmas Day and New Years Day Pe en on ag WE as NOP ag WSS ay TS. ws OM a WS ac WO ag WOR a: WI: VO x << 3 fit ast ie tattasieet Sate ER par Sa tetievha tee betientes tas ae ae ee to Poy, eS, Fie idol Rtot Real Oat dat bat Btal Cat bear xa 3 (agen : at ‘ie IP #7 A Bats i. MY BY = = Sh. aS hss : hs BaNS Bi Bas dnt Bus re x DKS i Wi a “~S i ys stew ¥ in mt ae ae 2S Wi is for friendliness, for the Ns f° j open house and the : My rf It is the time, too, for = i us to greet our friends, : Fs to thank them for their ¥ oh consideration of us, % a ! and to wish them all a % ss very Happy Christmas. NG * UNION HOTEL . 3 G. K. ROSCOE, OWNER Ss a 120 Main Street Nevada City en ace 145 5 MME MEM MN J Sete ¥ 7 LT ye 9 eT etes NE NUS HT RU ER A A ¢ e ST. NICHOLAS ia BLANKET of snow on the roof, peace and stillness and warmth and firelight, the lovely litter of Christmas on the living room floor. Certainly there’s a Santa Claus, and as we wish you a Merry Christmas we atid this wish for good measure: May good old St. this Christmas of 1945, Nicholas come laden, with more of the good things of life for you than you have ever before enjoyed. ves Upholstery 223 BROAD STREET . Bu Bae Diba Be BeBe Be Be De BeBe Be Be Be BeBe BeBe N Be BeBe Be BeBe MM RE Be BeBe Be BeBe Bee De Be Dees Be Be TS BetUS ENEMIES ISERIES IEICE NECN EN RE : : , NEVADA CITY TELEPHONE 79 * Stealing over the countryside is the blessed peacefulness of Christmastime. The very air ‘seems charged with it. Even the birds—what few remain—appear to share in the general rejoicing that has come over the world. We earnestly hope that this Christmas season of 1945 will bestow unusual blessings upon you and yours . your home the soft glow that even Christmas tree lights cannot bequeath—the full joy of Christmas seasons long past but forever remembered. May such a Christmas be yours! The Bottle Shop HARRY THOMPSON AND RAY STICKEMIER 306 BROAD STREET — NEVADA CITY . that it will bring to

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1945 NEVADA = eet traction imiproved, Palmer said. As the situation now stands, little no prospecting will be done to find radioactive substances, sinee the bill provides that any ores containing thorium, and elements higher than uranium in atomic weight shall be retained to the United States government. In addition the order proposed by Secretary Harold Ickes provides that minerals with any radioactive content will henceorth be withdrawn from private ownership, Palmer pointed out. RADIOACTIVE ORES IN NEVADA Work on numerous deposits. of radioactive minerals scattered over the deserts and mountains of Nevada will be definitely retarded if the bill dealing with the development and control of atomic energy now before the national senate becomes a law, in the opinion of Walter S. Palmer, head of the University of Nevada department of metallurgy and director of the state analytical laboratory. Although most of these deposits contain only slight percentages of the valuable ingredients of atomic energy, the materials found in Nevada might well become extremely important-if need for the substances fbecome desperate or methods of exor uranium, This control will effectively stifle any further search for the minerals, and will result in the prospector’s keeping silent with regard to any ‘known deposits. Palmer favors a control such as is now maintained on gold ores by the government with government purchases of the materials to encourage further development in this field. every Some of the strongest radioactive mineral showing in Nevada are found near Denio, Ashdown and Round. Mountain, Palmer said. These areas are known to contain uranium oxide minerals, ibenite. Radioactive materials are extracted from the Ashdown tound Mountain deposits, and although no great quantity has been discovered, the ease of recovery may yet cause these locations valuable: South of Palisades, ~ radioactive materials has been found in asphaltite, a carbonaneoulsp material while the Ruby Mountain in Elko. County and the McGill and Manhattan areas have yielded small quantities. (Near Overton both ecarnotite and allanite have been found in_ the amounts readily detectable. North of Reno 18 miles there is also a deposit of carnotite which also carries alautunite, and _ toreasily and to prove PAGE NINE » lanite, while at the norhtern end of . Black Rock desert ‘pasit of allanite. is another Many of the radioactive ores in. about eating between meals? In 8i08= . 15686 Nevada have been discovered by use the of ultraviolet lamp. Cursiously enough, . Palmer (explained ores respond readily to while pitchblende and carnotite the two. most important members of the uranium family do not. For those minerals which do nol register under the 7 said there ultraviolet light, Palmer is a simple acid treatment which enables the ultraviolet light to reveal the presence of radioactive materials. Radioactive ores and minerals are most frequently found in Nevada in pegmatite veins, in granite type rock and in opal materials. de-. lesser . the damp, . BETWEEN MEAL will be children, always “with IN SNACK TRY THIS ON: PACKAGES. Slightly dampen the string before so this . tying up mail bound packages and us--what) there's less chance of it working in transit. } ee . Children Lqnestion: is wer to that one, happy milk one woman suggests . such a medium ed punch banana . Peel} as a = > + Pal made as follows: = SAFE j}and scrape a ripe banana, then mash . If you are saying Merry Christmas and beat thoroughly. Add / with light this year, you are urged milk and beat again. Serve in a tall to be sure and check your strings eiage hs and Of lights which probably have satisfying to child, yet it won't rved you during the war ee a spoil his appetite for the next meal. . Years before. Sockets may “have ibe. come broken and cords frayed, and if so, proper repairs should be made to reduce risks of hazards from the short circuits. a cup of punch gars

is nutritious a WILL TWO BAKE AS QUICKLY AS ONE? SUGARLESS SWEET For a sweet that isn’t sugar sweet home economists suggest serving halved grapefruit spread lightly with honey and broiled for a minute or two. Top if desired with a maraschino cherry. Two pies or cakes will bake as quickly as one if both baking pans are the same size. If a nine inch pan and an eight inch pan are put in the oven together the food in the smaller pan will bake more quickly. i SRR HARDARARAARAARAAIRNERND To each of us the word Christmas summons many happy memories. To some it recalls a ride over the frozen countryside to grandma’s, sleighbells tinkling all the while. To others at recalls happy reunions in mirthfilled living rooms, gay banquets and glowing Christmas trees. But to all it recalls days of charm and endearment, the happiest days of our lives. Ve OM EPS MPN NN I RN May you know this happiness in i dg Ss) all its fullness once again, dear friends, this Christmas season of 1945. PAINT SHOP 221 BROAD STREET NEVADA CITY TELEPHONE 79 MAM MD aM Da a EN EL DE A ES RMI SRT AAS MSI RRA PAM 5 EERE MSE MED MENS ENS SMR THE NATIONAL HOTEL EXTENDS TO YOU ALL THE BEST OF WISHES FOR A Merry Christmas AND A . Happy New Year Dining Room Closed Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Open Christmas Day and New Years Day Pe en on ag WE as NOP ag WSS ay TS. ws OM a WS ac WO ag WOR a: WI: VO x << 3 fit ast ie tattasieet Sate ER par Sa tetievha tee betientes tas ae ae ee to Poy, eS, Fie idol Rtot Real Oat dat bat Btal Cat bear xa 3 (agen : at ‘ie IP #7 A Bats i. MY BY = = Sh. aS hss : hs BaNS Bi Bas dnt Bus re x DKS i Wi a “~S i ys stew ¥ in mt ae ae 2S Wi is for friendliness, for the Ns f° j open house and the : My rf It is the time, too, for = i us to greet our friends, : Fs to thank them for their ¥ oh consideration of us, % a ! and to wish them all a % ss very Happy Christmas. NG * UNION HOTEL . 3 G. K. ROSCOE, OWNER Ss a 120 Main Street Nevada City en ace 145 5 MME MEM MN J Sete ¥ 7 LT ye 9 eT etes NE NUS HT RU ER A A ¢ e ST. NICHOLAS ia BLANKET of snow on the roof, peace and stillness and warmth and firelight, the lovely litter of Christmas on the living room floor. Certainly there’s a Santa Claus, and as we wish you a Merry Christmas we atid this wish for good measure: May good old St. this Christmas of 1945, Nicholas come laden, with more of the good things of life for you than you have ever before enjoyed. ves Upholstery 223 BROAD STREET . Bu Bae Diba Be BeBe Be Be De BeBe Be Be Be BeBe BeBe N Be BeBe Be BeBe MM RE Be BeBe Be BeBe Bee De Be Dees Be Be TS BetUS ENEMIES ISERIES IEICE NECN EN RE : : , NEVADA CITY TELEPHONE 79 * Stealing over the countryside is the blessed peacefulness of Christmastime. The very air ‘seems charged with it. Even the birds—what few remain—appear to share in the general rejoicing that has come over the world. We earnestly hope that this Christmas season of 1945 will bestow unusual blessings upon you and yours . your home the soft glow that even Christmas tree lights cannot bequeath—the full joy of Christmas seasons long past but forever remembered. May such a Christmas be yours! The Bottle Shop HARRY THOMPSON AND RAY STICKEMIER 306 BROAD STREET — NEVADA CITY . that it will bring to