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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

December 29, 1950 (4 pages)

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(E TIME OF YOUR LIFE” PROMISED BY LOCAL ELAS IN 51ST ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S FEED, SHOW AND DANCE HERE SUNDAY NIGHT The fifty-first annual New Year’s Eve party of the Nevada City Elks Lodge No. 518, will feature a sin-tillating revue, tuned to the times, entitled “The Time of Your Life,” according to Ed A. Frantz, Exalted Ruler of the lodge. The revue is being produced by Frank Stewart and Chet . Murschel and music is being furnished by Jerry Austin and his band, who for Twenty-Third Year, this event will carry the name of the “Elks Playboys.” The two .producers have promised laughs and songs by a cast which will include Bob Peterson, Lucy Murschel, Dorothy Jines, Berniece Gibson, Howard Jones, Mosco Smart, Bill Kohler, and Betty Rae Waddelow. George Mathis, Nevada City’s well known artist, has produced special effects to add to the scenic attractions of No. 53 SUTTER KIN MAY SUE NATION FOR COMPENSATION IS BASIS OF SUIT shes [PIONEER EMPIRE} “the show. The producers plan to include old favorites on the musical program of Two, Viennese descendants Wi of Captain John. Sutter, pioneer of California, whose namesake son the show and will include Nevertheless, lies buried in the Pioneer cemeOrange Colored Sky, Down the Lane, tery of Nevada City, are planning Ed A. Frantz Strummin’ on the Ol’ Banjo, and Dixie to sue the government for ap. Exalted Ruler Land Band. proximately three million dollars. Frantz announced the event is in charge of~ Harry Braghetta Sutter founded Sutters Fort, and Beryl Robinson, and the evening will start with a banquet which . , became the first white setat 7:30 p.m. The show is slated for 10 o’clock, followed by dancing. tlement on the site of presentVerne Gullickson will dispense noise-makers to Elks and their fay Sacramento, and incident to guests at the. entrance to the hall. its development was an associate The' committee in charge of the event is inaugurating a more of James Wilson Marshall, who liberal policy toward guests. Previously guests were restricted to prospected for gold in Nevada out-of-town persons. This year members may bring guests from county in 1848 and discovered anywhere. gold at Coloma. : Frantz, also released information about the California Elks Association. major project of a charitable and benevolent nature adopted this year—a program of aid to children suffering from cerebral palsy and of aid to other’physically handicapped children. Frantz said an association committee has been studying the problem of a worthy project for twenty years and had éven created a sinking fund with which a project could be started. The cerebral palsy project was adopted at the September convention of California Elks in Sacramento. . Dr. Edward J. MeCormick, Toledo, Ohio, physician and Elk who has been. active in cerebral palsy field; said the program needs call for training of physiotherapists to aid in rehabilitation of patients, erection of modest treatment centers for the care of this disease and the staffing of the centers with capable workers. Dr. McCormick said “Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by injury to the part of the brain that controls the motions of the individual. The damage may occur’ before, during or after birth and the great majority of cases are not caused by birth injury as many people are inclined to believe. Some of these children cannot walk or talk or use their hands well enough to feed themselves or to dress themselves.” ¢ & No Traffic Fatalities Over Holidays Here Y May everything ‘wonderful come your way all through 1951! % GRANDSON TELLS OF BATTLE WITH GOOKS Sutter’s empire vanished in the A first hand picture of the odds faced by American fighting men in Korea is contained in a letter received here by Mr. and Mrs. rapid series of developments following the discovery of gold in the tail-race of the Coloma mill. Dr. Andrew de Salza, Santa T. T. Kirkham, Blue Tent, from Barbara, who announced the con their. grandson, Frank Kirkham, a tank commander who took part in the 217-mile retreat during the last two weeks. Kirkham’s letter said in part: MATHIS MARIONETTE and her nephew; Otto OléxySHOWN IN OAKLAND templated ‘suit, identified himself as a friend and agent. of the descendants, Mrs. Emma Seuchter, Schoenobach. He said she is a granddaughter of Sutter’s sister, Mrs, Sarah Sutter Kittinger. De Salza said the government in 1914 offered to settle the descendants’ claim for $300,000,000. The. family was not interested at that time, he'said, because it had large holdings in the grand duchy of Baden in Germany. This was “Frosty the Snowman,” a giant “It was not that they had betmarionette, the creation of Jean ter equipment. than we had, but Mathis, and animated by her they had about 10 or 15 times as husband, George, is delighting many men and more coming all youngsters of the bay area:in a the time. display at Children’s Fairyland, “It is hell when 70 or 80 Gooks Lakeside park; Oakland. rush your tank just about bareFrosty, three feet high, alterhanded and all you can do is try nately kicks his feet, raises his to get them before some wise right hand and tips his hat while, guy throws a sachel charge’ on lost during World War II, he addkeeping time by, tapping with a you, That is how they got one of ed, and the descendants are ready broom in his left hand. my tanks. The entire crew to press the claim. Frosty will be on display in the jumped out okay but they were No court action will be taken, Oakland park through Monday. swarmed over and that is about De Salza declared, until further He is made of papier-mache and all I know about what happened investigation. to them. terrycloth. De Salza contends that after “All in all I lost 12 men, seven Mathis, in collaboration with Sutter died in 1880 the governmissing—most likely dead, two ment paid his sister, Mrs. Kit-: Sven Skaar, recently completed killed for sure and three woundan illustrated booklet on the bay tinger, $3,000 a month for an unarea Fairyland, which is No, 3 ed. They were the best and it determined period. of a series entitled “Trip ‘Teaswas a big loss to me’ Sutter, he said, owned 49,000 Kirkham served with the army ers. oF acres of land in the Sacramento of occupation in Germany folNumber 1 deals with highway . valley, granted him by the govShortly 49 from Nevada City to Downie‘lowing World War II. ernor of Mexico. after re-enlisting he was sent. to No recompense ever was made, ville: No. 2 covers the Sacramento Korea with the:Second division. river road from the state capital De Salza claims, for the gold ta-'h ken from the land. during the to Fisherman’s Wharf in San
gold rush of 1849, nor was his Francisco. Assemblyman Francis C. Lindsay, Loomis, who represents this area in the lower’ house of the California legislature, was named defendant in a civil action filed Wednesday “in Placer county by Placer County District Attorney C. E. Tindall. The action seeks to recover $5,090.87, Tindall states © Lindsay collected for. services and expenses in connection with the Upper American river project during his term as an assemblyman the past two years. In the suit, filed in the name of Placer county, the district attorney also asks that Lindsay. be compelled to pay 20 percent of the amount collected as ‘damages for the use thereof.” The complaint states the action is brought under the provisions of section 26525 of the state government code. Tindall states both the posts of assemblyman and employe of the upper American river project constitute services to two state agencies in violation of the code. In a second cause.of action Tindall seeks to collect $515.75 from Lindsay for services to Placer county on behalf of the same project during October, November and December, 1948, be fore Lindsay became an assemblyman. An additional 20 percent penalty also is asked. The complaint states this sum represents money charged to and’ collected from both Placer and El Dorado countie. It is charged the amount rép resents_claims, paid by the coun Nevada City and the districtyand struck a bank. Pauson said ties, computed for “identical time reported no traffic fatalities over someone apparently attempted to spent: and alleged expenses inthe Christmas weekend—a threesteal the vehicle. curred.” A driverless pickup truck endday holiday period that witnessed The complaint states’ Lindsay the bloodiest toll of traffic in the ed in Deer creek Wednesday aftwas not entitled to be paid by nation, with 676 deaths reported. ernoon, when it rolled away from Placer county because he had Several minor accidents were its parking space in front of the been compensated for the identireported to: authorities in this National hotel, sideswiped anothcal time spent and expenses iner parked pickup, struck a post area. curred in El] Dorado county. Melvin McGuire, 23, Nevada in the Standard service station The suit also sets forth that on City, was arrested by Deputy on its way. Oct. 4, 1948, the board of superNumber 4 is tentatively schedSheriff Arthur Pepper Sunday on Everett T. Treffren, Blue Tent, ownership of the land recognized visors employed Lindsay to asa California highway patrol wardriver of the truck, said he had after California became Ameri. ’ uled to cover: the Lake Tahoe sist in filing applications for watarea. rant charging him with hit and parked it while he went into the can, soil, er, power and storage rights on run and reckless driving. National hotel. Treffren thought Dr. Vernon W. Padgett, Nevada the waters to be impounded in According to CHP, McGuire perhaps the emergency brake recounty health officer, is newly the Upper American River Prowas the driver of an automobile leased. The pickup. of W. R. Peelected vice president of Placerject, set the rate of compensation which left the highway Saturday ters, parked in front of the Hot Nevada-Sierra County Medical at $2.50 per hour, and his milenight and sheared off a power Mill, received a damaged rear Association. age at eight cents. pole, wrecked a row of mail fender. It says Lindsay was appointed Also serving during the year The names of seven Nevada Pfc Earl F. Rose, son of Mrs. boxes and crashed through fence Workmen from Car] Ivey’s gacounty youths who were inductLouis Rose, Camptonville, was a will be Dr. G. D. Tipton, DeWitt executive secretary-manager of into Glenbrook Gas storage yard. rage required five hours and two ed into'the army last Friday just member of the 127th Engineers, state hospital, new president; and the: project on Dec. 8, 1948. Pepper -said McGuire drove tow trucks to remove the truck With the complaint are filed in time to spend Christmas in a part of the force that liberated Dr. Thomas Rossitto, Auburn, away before officers arrived. He from the creek. The truck was supporting documents covering the service, were released for Pyongyang, North Korea, before secretary. was released after being served heavily damaged. Dr. William Miller, Auburn, is all amounts of the individual publication this week by Mrs. it was de-liberdted by the Chiwith the citation. A three-car collision at the inDorothy Stevens, clerk of the lonese Reds. to attend the state convention as claims in question, both in El Two cars were damaged early tersection of York and Commercal selective service board. Rose is a machine gunner in delegate, with Dr. Harry March, Dorado and Placer counties. Tuesday when a.car driven by cial Wednesday afternoon snarled Lindsay qualified as assembly-, They are John Charles Vaugh-. company A of the engineer unit Grass Valley, named as alternate. William A. Peard, 38, Nevada traffic, resulted in property daman, Nevada City; Carl Richard man from the sixth. California. assigned to the 187th Airborne City, crashed into parked car of age, but no personal injury. district on Jan.3, 1949.-He was Forrest, Herbert Odell Hutchison, Regimental Combat Team. ROBERT S. OGDEN, 70 Norman Harries on West. Broad. The three-car crash involved Douglas Wayne Greeley, Grass On Oct. 20, Pfc Rose made ‘a Robert Shannon Ogden, 70, nare-elected, to the office at the Peard told city police he was on vehicles driven by Mrs. June SeeValley; Fred Arthur Clark, North parachute jump behind enemy tive of You Bet, and resident ‘of June, 1950, primaries, and is to away to work in Grass Valley berg, Blue Tent Road; Mrs. June San Juan; John Thomas Rublin, lines in the Sukchon area to cut Nevada City, died yesterday at start his second term next month, when the accident occurred. Harlan, Route 1; and a parked John Allochis, Truckee. off North Korean Forces in the Nevada county hospital. Funeral Sunday. morning a car operated car belonigng to Francis J. Corin, Mrs. Stevens said the next in. Pyongyang sector. Rose also parservices will be held at 2 p.m., by Ed C. Gary, Colfax’ highway, Grass Valley. Corin was cited for duction call is for 20 men to: re‘ticipated in the Kumpo Peninsula tomorrow at Bergemann Funeral took out eight feet of railing on illegal parking. port Tuesday, Jan. 9. campaign. Chapel. eastern approach of South Pine street bridge. Police said Gary Nevada City high school ard apparently had a. front wheel elementary school will resume Jock. ‘}classes Wednesday morning, acA car registered to. John Harcording to Ed Frantz and Bruce old :*Pauson, Stockton, was damForeman, principals of the two aged when the car ran down Neschools. vada street, crashed into a tree Gold Flat school will resume classes Tuesday morning, accord-' ing to Henry Nines, principal. DR. PADGETT OFFICER OF MEDICAL GROUP SEVEN INDUCTED FROM CAMPTONVILLE YOUTH DISTRICT LAST FRIDAY ENTERED PYONGYANG a LOCAL SCHOOLS RESUME CLASSES WEDNESDAY COUNTY HOSPITAL THANKS YULE DONORS Nevada county hospital staff, through Superintendent Charles W. Veale, expresses appreciation for entertainment and gifts furnished by various groups during the Christmas season. Among them are Trinity Episcopal church choir, women’ of North San Juan, Laurel Parlor of Native Daughters of the Golden West, Ponemah Council of De gree of Pocahontas, Homé » * NEVADA COUNTY FAIR BUILDING UNDERWAY A $120,000 exhibit building for the Nevada county fair is sched =~ church, choir of Bethel church of une Valley, Sweet Adeline club, s Valley Methodist church r, and the boxes of home cane candies, cookies and fruit for @ach bedside table supplied ; by the Farm Bureau groups.— orities. * The Weather Fred Bush, observer _ The above original sketch by George Mathis, Nevada struction wasPie Lawrence Carter of Nevada City. The City artist, depicts the partially completed home of Bob Paines moved into the home yesterday. Plans for the and Ruth Paine, who are among our comhmunity’s most home were started June 25, two days before the Korean~ popular couples. The home, located at the city limits on war started, and with Bob’s contact with the spiraling Zion street, is of redwood frame construction, with an prices. of the ‘past six months, he a staunch Republican, interior of gumwood veneer. This is the first unit of a — has given considerable thovge soward:bey sincud controls — me home that will ‘eventually consist of five rooms. Coneee ee . . Boyd said work could be pats : ed by June 30 provided there — are no delays due to defense pri. De partments of Forest Springs, Nevada City, Peardale, Penn Valley, Grass Valley Cornish Choir, the women of Nevada City Methodist uled to go out for bid, according to announcement this week State Architect Anson Boyd in Sacramento. Friday, Dec. 22 ... Saturday, Dec. 23. Sunday, Dec. 24 Monday, Dec, 25