December 31, 1945 (16 pages)

+ & BANAT THEE att aS ae ae The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready te guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster — Nevada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIF ORNIA gget This paper. gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read ‘about your friends, your neighbors, and your town, read The Nugget. Vol. No. 103 The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center_ MONDAY, DECEMBER at. 1945 JUST WONDERIN’ By A. Merriam Conner I wonder when the gates of time Swing west and east for old and new, And one departs with solemn tread And one comeg marching boldly through, If we, who prize the gift of¢days Will find in them our destiny ‘To mold with eager hearts and ‘hands The better years that are to be. f wonder ‘‘said little Willie, ‘why ts it so much farther from New Year’s day to Christmas, than it is from Christmas to New Years? Little Willie will learn as he grows older that in some cases the distance between two related points are not always equal. We are about to welcome the New Year 1946 and even now while rejoicing that the ‘world has been liberated from the terrors of war we are learning that the distance from peace to war, and from war to peace are far from equal. From peace to war. Why that is. only a step; it may ‘be taken in a day, “a night or an hour; but oh the long weary journey from war to peace. The obstacles to be cleared away, the values to be retrieved, the doubts and fears to be overcome. MEETING JAN. 7 TO HEAR GROUP INSURANCE PLAN ‘Paul Claiborne, chairman of the Western Mining Council’s compensation insurance committee, has wriiten to a group of Sierra and Nevada County business men and mining engineers asking them to act as an invitation committee for a meeting to be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday, January 7th, in: the National Hotel here for the purpose of considering a plan of group insurance for mine operators. Claiborne states that the committee which he heads will explain a plan of group insurance which will materially reduce the cost of insurance for mine operators. Asked to serve on the invitation committee are Roy Zimmerman, Fred F. (Cassidy, Claude ‘Clarke, Jeff 'Mooers, Fred Anderson of Nevada City, and L. L. Huelsdonk of Downieville, Sierra County, Ray Hererra, ‘Downieville, Clayton Bennett and Yes it is a great task to win our way from war to peace but that ae the task which 1946 places in our . " hands. Are ‘we wise and_ great’ enough to assume the burdens of. peace time and do the work assigned us. Have the patience, the foresight, the tolerance and understanding. This will. be a year of constructive labor for all of us and the tasks that each one of us ean do will be needed by the war torn world as it takes the long road back to sanity and peace. May we not remember that all are architects of fate, working in . the walls of time, some with mas ssive . deeds and great nome with ornament! of rhyme. . 1946 will be a laborious year, per chance a very trying one, it will call . for the best each one of us can give, but we are on the journey from war iF to a real ,and lasting peace and for . that reason we can give voice to the old greeting, peace on earth, 00d ‘will to men and a wery happy and constructive new year. FARM ADVISOR ARRIVES T0 TAKE OVER OFFICE William Brooks, veteran of World. : War II has arrived with Mrs. Broaks. and will take over his duties as Nevada County farm advisor on January 2nd. The position was created over a year ago by the Nevada County board of supervisors but due to war conditions the past could not be filled, As required under the law Brooks was appointed by the University of California College of Agriculture Extension Service and his appointment confirmed by the county supervisors. Brooks was assistant farm advisor in Stanislaus County. In 1935 he was made farm advisor of Colusa County. He took out a leave and entered military service and recently was discharged as captain in the Allied Government in Germony. He returned to California a few months ago. (Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are living at Bret Harte Inn in Grass Valley and are seeking a home. HOTMILL HIT BY OPA SUIT H. M. Haley, V. L. Haley and John Ottoson, partners in the MHotmill, 122 Broad Street, were named defendants yesterday in an injunction suit brought by the OPA in the U. S. District Court in Sacramento. The firm which has been manufacturing lawn sprinklers, is charged with exceeding ceiling prices from sales amounting to $1049. Trebte damages of $3149 are asked in the suit. H. M. Haley stated yesterday they had the permission of the OPA to make the sale of their lawn’ sprinkJers, but were ordered not to accept the full price, pending the receipt of a ceiling price. They sold the lawn sprinklers for $3 each and were amazed when they finally reeeived a ceiling of $1.17 each which ‘did not’ even cover the labor cost of producing them. They expect to defend the ease in court, ‘Charles Ayers, both of Alleghany, nd the Grass Valley and Nevada City chambers of commerce. JAMES M°GUIRE BORNE TO REST ithe committee Funeral services were held this morning in St. Patrick’s Catholic, ‘Chureh in Grass Valley under direc-. ion of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for James McGuire, mining engineer who died in Oakland Saturday. morn-. ing, Rev. William “Horgan conducted . ‘the service. Interment was in the ‘Catholic Cemetery. ‘MeGuire was ‘born 72 years ago on McGuire Ranch at Union Hill in this county. He was a brother of Thomas and William. MeGuire and of Mrs. Otto Rust of Grass Valley. Aifter graduating from Grass. Vialley schools he passed the county examinations and became a school! teacher. A few years later he enter-. ed the University of California and graduated’ as a civil engineer. For several years he was chief engineer for the Santa Fe Raliroad between Oakland and Bakersfield. He returned to the University of California, obtained a degree in mining engineering and shortly thereafter went to Africa where he was among the first of many Americans tto supervise and develop South African gold mines. STIERS HELD T0 ANSWER FOR BAD CHCEKS Vern Buckley of the California Inn on Main Street and Charles Bell of the Foxhole, Neal Street, ‘were ‘witnesses and signed complaints against Wilmer Sidney Stiers alias Walter Wagnes, charged with cashing fictitious checks in their resorts. Stiers was arrested by Deputy Sheriff George’ De Soto while posing as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s representative here. A search of his person established his identity and the fact that he had defrauded many others through cashing fictitious checks. He wag held to answer following his preliminary examination before Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse and his bail set at $1000. Funeral Today for Charles L. Smith Funeral services will be held this afternoon in Holmes and Myers Fineral Homeyfor Charles L. Smith, retired mining man, who died Friday in a Nevada City hospital. Interment will be in the family plot in the cemetery at Meridian. The deceased was born in Iowa 73 years ago. Since his return from Alaska where he had been engaged in gold mining he had made his home in Meridian, but following the death of his wife came to live with his daughter, Mrs. Erna A. Elliott, residing on the Grass V'alley-Nevada City Highway. His health had been GRAND JURY WOULD SELL COUNTY FARM The Nevada County grand jury in its report for 1945 recommenided to the county supervisors that the county farm, containing 40 acres in Willow Valley adjoining this city, be sold while the sharp deniand for Nevada CoWnty farms continues, The committee of the grand jury consisting of W. G. Robson, Louis Sleeman and John Thomas which visited the county farm reported that it was an excellent property, fertile and subject to irrigation for practically the entire acreage, but that fence and outbuildings weresrun down and delapidated and the dwelling in need of painting. Since the cost of repairs and painting would now amount to a considerable sum, recommended the farm be sold and the grand jury adopted the recommendation and sent it to the supervisors. The farm has been leased to Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen for the past 12 years for $30 per month. The report reveals that this grand jury following precedents established by those of 1934 and 1944 called on the sheriff and district attorney to clean up slot machines, punch boards and other gambling devi¢es. The grand jury recommended ; that any and all advertisements ofja one hour pick.up of the proceedreward to bring a suspect . ings on Sunday at 3 p. m. should first be} tions approved by the district attorney and’ fering a ieriminal to justice, the superior judge of Nevada Courty. COURSES TO OPEN FOR VETERANS IN The Placer college training program for veterans will get into full swing next Monday. January 7 on both hiigh school and college levels. The entire faculty from the DeWitt General Hospital’ which closed December 31 has been transferred: to the campus at Awburn. ‘Under this rogram’ discharged members of the armed services may enter at any time and proceed as rapidly as they are able under the guidance of instructors trained to meet their specific needs. The offices of Placer college will remain open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily next week to assist in registration and guidance. bed The regular second term of Placer college is scheduled to open January 28 and 29. These classes will also ‘be open to veterans. The following points in connection with the Placer speed up program have been announced by H. A. Chastain. Any veteran may enroll for study in the college on any level, regardless of his previous school training. Instruction geared to individual needs extends from elementary’ to upper division college subjects. Work may commence any day in the year and proceed entirely at one’s own rate of speed ‘12 months in the year. The student may put in as much time and at such hours as will fit his personal schedule day or evening. Diplomas and degrees are awarded as soon as the requirtments have been met. — Men meeting scholarship requirements may engage in regular intercollegiate athletic competition. All coagses carry regular recognized high school or college credit based upon hours of work. Training for elementary or high school diplomas is offered for veterans who wish to complete these basic requirements. SEASON’S RAIN 32.44 INCHES The rain storm which began December 21st, began to break Saturday and yesterday dawned clear, cold and bright. Precipitation for the storm was over 15 inches, bringing tthe season’s total 32.44 inches. The rains extended over the summit and caused a considerable re‘duction in the snow pliack at higher failing for several months. elevations. LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OPENS JAN. 5 From all over the state, from every town and city, Califorpia citizens will get together on January 5 and 6 in Sacramento in an emergWASHINGTON NOTES Bn Congressman Clair Engle WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—GOLD RELIEF BILL—Hearings commenced Monday on the bill to permit the gold miners to file claims against ency legislative conference to de-. velop a unified program for presen-! tation to the state legislature’s spec-. ial session on January 7.° The two day non partisan meeting, called jointly by Attorney General Robert Kenny and San Francisco attorney Bartley Crum, and sponsored by more than 70 organizational leaders throughout the state, ‘will outline the needed legislation to meet critical peace time problems. Calls have gone out to more than 500 organizations and _ individusl leaders in some 20 California communities and farm areas represented by the Grange and its president, Geo. Sehelmyer. Every Grange will send delegates. Those from Central Valley will be assisted by Sam Wood, of the central valley project conference a new farmer labor consumer organization. Radio will play a novel role in the emergency conference, Already sc duled are a CBS statewide broadcast of the opening session on Saturday, January 5 at 1:30 p.-m. and over étaj by the government durin KYA and KMTR with addi. tional networks in rural areas. Also Chet Huntley will air his] nightly 10 o’clock wire from the conference itself in Sacramento. In addition to rural urban problems, the conference will consider such major issues as housing, veterans needs, FPEPC, full employment and public works. Schelmeyer will be chairman of tha! rural urban panel. Clarence Linn, deputy attorney general will direct the panel on unemployment in surance and social security, covering health and old age pensions. He will be assisted by Marianna Packard, executive ‘secretary of the northern Caliornia health commission. Col. Evans Carlson, Col. James Roosevelt and Assemblyman Everett Burkhalter will head the veterans panel. ‘Child welfare panel will be Acct. ed by Assemblyman Ernest Debs, League of Women Voters legislative director Mrs. Max Stern and "San Francisco club leader Harriett Eliel. Assemblyman Lester McMillan, California CIO secretary .treasurer, Mervyn Rathburn and State Senator Jack Shelly president of the San Francisco central labor council, will head the panel on full employment. Congressman George Outland will fly from Washington to participate in this panel and carry its decisions back to the. capital. Assemblyman Augustus Hawkins and Judge Isaac Pacht will lead the PEPC section to which all minority groups look hopefully to back the proposed PSPC initiftitve. All assemblymen and senators will be invited to attend the conference. They as well as all delegates will be given ballots and asked to indicate their stands on various issues. Results of this poll will be presented to the legislature which meets January 7th. Grass Valley Elks in New Years Party Tonight Lloyd S. Weeks chairman of the Grass Valley Elks committee in charge of the annual New Years Eve party this evening in the Elks Building stated that decorative artists, eaterers and excellent musicians are contributing their talents to make this a gala event. Reservations have been limited to 250. A buffet dinner hag been provided in -which three meat courges are offered, roast beef, roast turkey and baked ham with menu accessories for each. Ray Pengelly exalted ruler announced that during February a very special event will take place the burning of the mortgage on the Elks property situated at Main and School Streets. It is expected to excel in attegdance and gaity the party 30 years ago, when the building was in. Strongest pieces of evidence in supithe benefits whichthe federal government for their out of pocket costs while closed down the war. The first witness was r. Wilbur A. Nelson former head of the mining section of the WPB. His _testimony revealed the conflict in views in the WPB on the gold closing order. While head of the mining section of the WPB Nelson was of course required to enforce the rules and regulations laid down by the board. Now that he is out he can say exactly what he thinks and what he thought at the time. He had never agreed with the closing of the gold mines and consistently opposed the order as unnecessary and unjustified. This is the strongest kind of support for. the claims of the gold miners. It puts them in the position of having the man who was administering the order about which they complain on their side as a witness. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT —Also occupying the spotlight. in the first day’s hearing was a confidential re-. port from the policy analysis and research branch of the WIPB. This report, relating to the closing of the gold mines, was prepared for the use of the director of WPB and was a confidential document until the W PB was disbanded. It-is one of the port of the claims of the gold miners. It states that the gold mining industry was used as a guinea pig to test the policy of closing down socalled non essential industries in the early stages of the war. It points out that no similar order ‘was issued against other industry and thac were supposed . to accrue from the order never materialized. The gold miners have always contended that this order was unique and put them in a different position. than any other industry in the country. any The other day I went down to the White House to a little ceremony when President Truman signed a ere over normal as of December 31 NEWCOMERS IN BUSINESS HERE WELCOMED A group of veteran, old time business men of Nevada City Thursday evening welcomed approximately 20 new business men who have recently established stores or services in this city at a dinner in Olsen’s Inn on Spring Street. Bert Foreman, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce addressed the gathering on the chamber’s meed of their united support. He said that he regarded a decision regarding an airport for western Nevada County as-one of. the most important before the people here. Robert Tamblyn, recently discharged as an officer of the U. S. army air forces stated that he had gone over the Nevada City airport recently with an official of the Civil Aeronautics ‘Authority, who had highly commended the location. of + *the field, which lies on top of Cem~ ent Hill above all obstructions of power lines, buildings, or highways. However much’ work must be done to satisfy requirements of the authority in the way of leveling and extending the two runways. RAINANDSNOW PROMISES WELL TRUCKEE, Dec. 31—The series of rain and snow storms from December 20 to 26 brought a total of 6.39 inches precipitation at Truckee, which brings the total since September 1 to,.20.65 inches, or 13.52 in-, , and, is still snowing reports disee ranger H. I. Snider who records ze the.local weather. a This influx of moisture approach— es the 1937 record when we received a total 23.41 inches. While most of the moisture came in the form or rain last Friday and Saturday there was sufficient snow pack to prevent a heavy run off above the 5500 ft. elevation and an excellent winter pack of snow is being bill for the Spanish War veterans, which had been voted out of the committee on war claims, of which I am chairman. There were four of us at the ceremony besides the president. We stood beside him and because there were four people primarily interested, he used four pens in signing the bill so that each of us could have a pen. At the time he remarked that he was glad there were not ten of us. I was a little intrigued by the way he handled the situation. He wrote Harry with one pen, put it down, picked up another wrote the S, put it down, picked up another and wrote Truman, and then picked up the fourth pen and put a period after the S and a_ few little flourishes under his name. The photographers of course were present taking pictures during the ceremony. I carefully observed the president, ‘who seemed to be in splendid healtn and spirits. In fact, if the worries and burdens of his office are weighing on him very heavily he conceals it remarkably. As we were about to leave he said he would give up each a souvenir and handed us a _ little packet of matches, each of which had inscribed on the outside the following: Swiped from. Harry Truman. A box full of these was on his desk and I guess most of his callers get get away. He has a little calendar standing upright on his desk which has the schedule of his appointments, giving the names and times for each. This is kept constantly before-him. I noticed that we on schedule and got out on time. Our interview according to the calendar allowed for ten minutes, and that is approximately what it took. Chief Solaro Warns Boys With Guns : ‘Max Solaro, chief of police, has issued a warning to parents that boys practicing shooting with their .22 a city ordinance and are liable to first occupied. ‘ have their’ guns confiscated, ply providing no tal their hands into the box before they; rifles in the city limits are violating made for next summer water supexcessive ‘warm rains occur during the balance of the ‘winter months. The snow depth measured 37 inches at the Truckee ranger station on December 2'6 the total fall of 48 inhes of snow during December haying been settled by the rain. The tofall, for period Decmeber 1-26 was 8.42 inches. The yuletide storms caught many vacationists without chains to go over the Donner Summit and local dealers found their supply exhausted. Appeal has been made to any S one who has old pair of chains x around their home to bring them to ae some local garage or service station where they might be placed into use= ful service. To Vote on Union of Two School Districts ‘Walter A. Carlson, superintendent of schools has posted notices calling for a special election in the Bear River and Union School Districts on Friday, January 11th, at the school house in each district, to decide whe~~ ther or not to form a union district. Due to increase in population additional class rooms must be built on each school house if the number of pupils is to be properly cared for, Carlson states. Under these conditions, proponents of the merger urge that a bet-— ter educational program could be provided, were the needed classrooms added to the Union School House and a bus purchased to transfer the childrem of the Bear River School to the Union School. ESTATE OF J. P. TILSON . = A petition for letters of adminis__ tration in the estate of Jesse Powell Tilton of Norden, Nevada County — has been filed by Ted Kohler, public administrator. The deceased left stocks, bonds, insurance and valued at $4000. Heirs are Mrs. Jane Kazee of natchee, Wash., and Mrs. V. E trell, Mrs. Alma Nichols

+ & BANAT THEE att aS ae ae The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready te guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster — Nevada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIF ORNIA gget This paper. gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read ‘about your friends, your neighbors, and your town, read The Nugget. Vol. No. 103 The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center_ MONDAY, DECEMBER at. 1945 JUST WONDERIN’ By A. Merriam Conner I wonder when the gates of time Swing west and east for old and new, And one departs with solemn tread And one comeg marching boldly through, If we, who prize the gift of¢days Will find in them our destiny ‘To mold with eager hearts and ‘hands The better years that are to be. f wonder ‘‘said little Willie, ‘why ts it so much farther from New Year’s day to Christmas, than it is from Christmas to New Years? Little Willie will learn as he grows older that in some cases the distance between two related points are not always equal. We are about to welcome the New Year 1946 and even now while rejoicing that the ‘world has been liberated from the terrors of war we are learning that the distance from peace to war, and from war to peace are far from equal. From peace to war. Why that is. only a step; it may ‘be taken in a day, “a night or an hour; but oh the long weary journey from war to peace. The obstacles to be cleared away, the values to be retrieved, the doubts and fears to be overcome. MEETING JAN. 7 TO HEAR GROUP INSURANCE PLAN ‘Paul Claiborne, chairman of the Western Mining Council’s compensation insurance committee, has wriiten to a group of Sierra and Nevada County business men and mining engineers asking them to act as an invitation committee for a meeting to be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday, January 7th, in: the National Hotel here for the purpose of considering a plan of group insurance for mine operators. Claiborne states that the committee which he heads will explain a plan of group insurance which will materially reduce the cost of insurance for mine operators. Asked to serve on the invitation committee are Roy Zimmerman, Fred F. (Cassidy, Claude ‘Clarke, Jeff 'Mooers, Fred Anderson of Nevada City, and L. L. Huelsdonk of Downieville, Sierra County, Ray Hererra, ‘Downieville, Clayton Bennett and Yes it is a great task to win our way from war to peace but that ae the task which 1946 places in our . " hands. Are ‘we wise and_ great’ enough to assume the burdens of. peace time and do the work assigned us. Have the patience, the foresight, the tolerance and understanding. This will. be a year of constructive labor for all of us and the tasks that each one of us ean do will be needed by the war torn world as it takes the long road back to sanity and peace. May we not remember that all are architects of fate, working in . the walls of time, some with mas ssive . deeds and great nome with ornament! of rhyme. . 1946 will be a laborious year, per chance a very trying one, it will call . for the best each one of us can give, but we are on the journey from war iF to a real ,and lasting peace and for . that reason we can give voice to the old greeting, peace on earth, 00d ‘will to men and a wery happy and constructive new year. FARM ADVISOR ARRIVES T0 TAKE OVER OFFICE William Brooks, veteran of World. : War II has arrived with Mrs. Broaks. and will take over his duties as Nevada County farm advisor on January 2nd. The position was created over a year ago by the Nevada County board of supervisors but due to war conditions the past could not be filled, As required under the law Brooks was appointed by the University of California College of Agriculture Extension Service and his appointment confirmed by the county supervisors. Brooks was assistant farm advisor in Stanislaus County. In 1935 he was made farm advisor of Colusa County. He took out a leave and entered military service and recently was discharged as captain in the Allied Government in Germony. He returned to California a few months ago. (Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are living at Bret Harte Inn in Grass Valley and are seeking a home. HOTMILL HIT BY OPA SUIT H. M. Haley, V. L. Haley and John Ottoson, partners in the MHotmill, 122 Broad Street, were named defendants yesterday in an injunction suit brought by the OPA in the U. S. District Court in Sacramento. The firm which has been manufacturing lawn sprinklers, is charged with exceeding ceiling prices from sales amounting to $1049. Trebte damages of $3149 are asked in the suit. H. M. Haley stated yesterday they had the permission of the OPA to make the sale of their lawn’ sprinkJers, but were ordered not to accept the full price, pending the receipt of a ceiling price. They sold the lawn sprinklers for $3 each and were amazed when they finally reeeived a ceiling of $1.17 each which ‘did not’ even cover the labor cost of producing them. They expect to defend the ease in court, ‘Charles Ayers, both of Alleghany, nd the Grass Valley and Nevada City chambers of commerce. JAMES M°GUIRE BORNE TO REST ithe committee Funeral services were held this morning in St. Patrick’s Catholic, ‘Chureh in Grass Valley under direc-. ion of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for James McGuire, mining engineer who died in Oakland Saturday. morn-. ing, Rev. William “Horgan conducted . ‘the service. Interment was in the ‘Catholic Cemetery. ‘MeGuire was ‘born 72 years ago on McGuire Ranch at Union Hill in this county. He was a brother of Thomas and William. MeGuire and of Mrs. Otto Rust of Grass Valley. Aifter graduating from Grass. Vialley schools he passed the county examinations and became a school! teacher. A few years later he enter-. ed the University of California and graduated’ as a civil engineer. For several years he was chief engineer for the Santa Fe Raliroad between Oakland and Bakersfield. He returned to the University of California, obtained a degree in mining engineering and shortly thereafter went to Africa where he was among the first of many Americans tto supervise and develop South African gold mines. STIERS HELD T0 ANSWER FOR BAD CHCEKS Vern Buckley of the California Inn on Main Street and Charles Bell of the Foxhole, Neal Street, ‘were ‘witnesses and signed complaints against Wilmer Sidney Stiers alias Walter Wagnes, charged with cashing fictitious checks in their resorts. Stiers was arrested by Deputy Sheriff George’ De Soto while posing as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s representative here. A search of his person established his identity and the fact that he had defrauded many others through cashing fictitious checks. He wag held to answer following his preliminary examination before Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse and his bail set at $1000. Funeral Today for Charles L. Smith Funeral services will be held this afternoon in Holmes and Myers Fineral Homeyfor Charles L. Smith, retired mining man, who died Friday in a Nevada City hospital. Interment will be in the family plot in the cemetery at Meridian. The deceased was born in Iowa 73 years ago. Since his return from Alaska where he had been engaged in gold mining he had made his home in Meridian, but following the death of his wife came to live with his daughter, Mrs. Erna A. Elliott, residing on the Grass V'alley-Nevada City Highway. His health had been GRAND JURY WOULD SELL COUNTY FARM The Nevada County grand jury in its report for 1945 recommenided to the county supervisors that the county farm, containing 40 acres in Willow Valley adjoining this city, be sold while the sharp deniand for Nevada CoWnty farms continues, The committee of the grand jury consisting of W. G. Robson, Louis Sleeman and John Thomas which visited the county farm reported that it was an excellent property, fertile and subject to irrigation for practically the entire acreage, but that fence and outbuildings weresrun down and delapidated and the dwelling in need of painting. Since the cost of repairs and painting would now amount to a considerable sum, recommended the farm be sold and the grand jury adopted the recommendation and sent it to the supervisors. The farm has been leased to Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen for the past 12 years for $30 per month. The report reveals that this grand jury following precedents established by those of 1934 and 1944 called on the sheriff and district attorney to clean up slot machines, punch boards and other gambling devi¢es. The grand jury recommended ; that any and all advertisements ofja one hour pick.up of the proceedreward to bring a suspect . ings on Sunday at 3 p. m. should first be} tions approved by the district attorney and’ fering a ieriminal to justice, the superior judge of Nevada Courty. COURSES TO OPEN FOR VETERANS IN The Placer college training program for veterans will get into full swing next Monday. January 7 on both hiigh school and college levels. The entire faculty from the DeWitt General Hospital’ which closed December 31 has been transferred: to the campus at Awburn. ‘Under this rogram’ discharged members of the armed services may enter at any time and proceed as rapidly as they are able under the guidance of instructors trained to meet their specific needs. The offices of Placer college will remain open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily next week to assist in registration and guidance. bed The regular second term of Placer college is scheduled to open January 28 and 29. These classes will also ‘be open to veterans. The following points in connection with the Placer speed up program have been announced by H. A. Chastain. Any veteran may enroll for study in the college on any level, regardless of his previous school training. Instruction geared to individual needs extends from elementary’ to upper division college subjects. Work may commence any day in the year and proceed entirely at one’s own rate of speed ‘12 months in the year. The student may put in as much time and at such hours as will fit his personal schedule day or evening. Diplomas and degrees are awarded as soon as the requirtments have been met. — Men meeting scholarship requirements may engage in regular intercollegiate athletic competition. All coagses carry regular recognized high school or college credit based upon hours of work. Training for elementary or high school diplomas is offered for veterans who wish to complete these basic

requirements. SEASON’S RAIN 32.44 INCHES The rain storm which began December 21st, began to break Saturday and yesterday dawned clear, cold and bright. Precipitation for the storm was over 15 inches, bringing tthe season’s total 32.44 inches. The rains extended over the summit and caused a considerable re‘duction in the snow pliack at higher failing for several months. elevations. LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OPENS JAN. 5 From all over the state, from every town and city, Califorpia citizens will get together on January 5 and 6 in Sacramento in an emergWASHINGTON NOTES Bn Congressman Clair Engle WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—GOLD RELIEF BILL—Hearings commenced Monday on the bill to permit the gold miners to file claims against ency legislative conference to de-. velop a unified program for presen-! tation to the state legislature’s spec-. ial session on January 7.° The two day non partisan meeting, called jointly by Attorney General Robert Kenny and San Francisco attorney Bartley Crum, and sponsored by more than 70 organizational leaders throughout the state, ‘will outline the needed legislation to meet critical peace time problems. Calls have gone out to more than 500 organizations and _ individusl leaders in some 20 California communities and farm areas represented by the Grange and its president, Geo. Sehelmyer. Every Grange will send delegates. Those from Central Valley will be assisted by Sam Wood, of the central valley project conference a new farmer labor consumer organization. Radio will play a novel role in the emergency conference, Already sc duled are a CBS statewide broadcast of the opening session on Saturday, January 5 at 1:30 p.-m. and over étaj by the government durin KYA and KMTR with addi. tional networks in rural areas. Also Chet Huntley will air his] nightly 10 o’clock wire from the conference itself in Sacramento. In addition to rural urban problems, the conference will consider such major issues as housing, veterans needs, FPEPC, full employment and public works. Schelmeyer will be chairman of tha! rural urban panel. Clarence Linn, deputy attorney general will direct the panel on unemployment in surance and social security, covering health and old age pensions. He will be assisted by Marianna Packard, executive ‘secretary of the northern Caliornia health commission. Col. Evans Carlson, Col. James Roosevelt and Assemblyman Everett Burkhalter will head the veterans panel. ‘Child welfare panel will be Acct. ed by Assemblyman Ernest Debs, League of Women Voters legislative director Mrs. Max Stern and "San Francisco club leader Harriett Eliel. Assemblyman Lester McMillan, California CIO secretary .treasurer, Mervyn Rathburn and State Senator Jack Shelly president of the San Francisco central labor council, will head the panel on full employment. Congressman George Outland will fly from Washington to participate in this panel and carry its decisions back to the. capital. Assemblyman Augustus Hawkins and Judge Isaac Pacht will lead the PEPC section to which all minority groups look hopefully to back the proposed PSPC initiftitve. All assemblymen and senators will be invited to attend the conference. They as well as all delegates will be given ballots and asked to indicate their stands on various issues. Results of this poll will be presented to the legislature which meets January 7th. Grass Valley Elks in New Years Party Tonight Lloyd S. Weeks chairman of the Grass Valley Elks committee in charge of the annual New Years Eve party this evening in the Elks Building stated that decorative artists, eaterers and excellent musicians are contributing their talents to make this a gala event. Reservations have been limited to 250. A buffet dinner hag been provided in -which three meat courges are offered, roast beef, roast turkey and baked ham with menu accessories for each. Ray Pengelly exalted ruler announced that during February a very special event will take place the burning of the mortgage on the Elks property situated at Main and School Streets. It is expected to excel in attegdance and gaity the party 30 years ago, when the building was in. Strongest pieces of evidence in supithe benefits whichthe federal government for their out of pocket costs while closed down the war. The first witness was r. Wilbur A. Nelson former head of the mining section of the WPB. His _testimony revealed the conflict in views in the WPB on the gold closing order. While head of the mining section of the WPB Nelson was of course required to enforce the rules and regulations laid down by the board. Now that he is out he can say exactly what he thinks and what he thought at the time. He had never agreed with the closing of the gold mines and consistently opposed the order as unnecessary and unjustified. This is the strongest kind of support for. the claims of the gold miners. It puts them in the position of having the man who was administering the order about which they complain on their side as a witness. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT —Also occupying the spotlight. in the first day’s hearing was a confidential re-. port from the policy analysis and research branch of the WIPB. This report, relating to the closing of the gold mines, was prepared for the use of the director of WPB and was a confidential document until the W PB was disbanded. It-is one of the port of the claims of the gold miners. It states that the gold mining industry was used as a guinea pig to test the policy of closing down socalled non essential industries in the early stages of the war. It points out that no similar order ‘was issued against other industry and thac were supposed . to accrue from the order never materialized. The gold miners have always contended that this order was unique and put them in a different position. than any other industry in the country. any The other day I went down to the White House to a little ceremony when President Truman signed a ere over normal as of December 31 NEWCOMERS IN BUSINESS HERE WELCOMED A group of veteran, old time business men of Nevada City Thursday evening welcomed approximately 20 new business men who have recently established stores or services in this city at a dinner in Olsen’s Inn on Spring Street. Bert Foreman, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce addressed the gathering on the chamber’s meed of their united support. He said that he regarded a decision regarding an airport for western Nevada County as-one of. the most important before the people here. Robert Tamblyn, recently discharged as an officer of the U. S. army air forces stated that he had gone over the Nevada City airport recently with an official of the Civil Aeronautics ‘Authority, who had highly commended the location. of + *the field, which lies on top of Cem~ ent Hill above all obstructions of power lines, buildings, or highways. However much’ work must be done to satisfy requirements of the authority in the way of leveling and extending the two runways. RAINANDSNOW PROMISES WELL TRUCKEE, Dec. 31—The series of rain and snow storms from December 20 to 26 brought a total of 6.39 inches precipitation at Truckee, which brings the total since September 1 to,.20.65 inches, or 13.52 in-, , and, is still snowing reports disee ranger H. I. Snider who records ze the.local weather. a This influx of moisture approach— es the 1937 record when we received a total 23.41 inches. While most of the moisture came in the form or rain last Friday and Saturday there was sufficient snow pack to prevent a heavy run off above the 5500 ft. elevation and an excellent winter pack of snow is being bill for the Spanish War veterans, which had been voted out of the committee on war claims, of which I am chairman. There were four of us at the ceremony besides the president. We stood beside him and because there were four people primarily interested, he used four pens in signing the bill so that each of us could have a pen. At the time he remarked that he was glad there were not ten of us. I was a little intrigued by the way he handled the situation. He wrote Harry with one pen, put it down, picked up another wrote the S, put it down, picked up another and wrote Truman, and then picked up the fourth pen and put a period after the S and a_ few little flourishes under his name. The photographers of course were present taking pictures during the ceremony. I carefully observed the president, ‘who seemed to be in splendid healtn and spirits. In fact, if the worries and burdens of his office are weighing on him very heavily he conceals it remarkably. As we were about to leave he said he would give up each a souvenir and handed us a _ little packet of matches, each of which had inscribed on the outside the following: Swiped from. Harry Truman. A box full of these was on his desk and I guess most of his callers get get away. He has a little calendar standing upright on his desk which has the schedule of his appointments, giving the names and times for each. This is kept constantly before-him. I noticed that we on schedule and got out on time. Our interview according to the calendar allowed for ten minutes, and that is approximately what it took. Chief Solaro Warns Boys With Guns : ‘Max Solaro, chief of police, has issued a warning to parents that boys practicing shooting with their .22 a city ordinance and are liable to first occupied. ‘ have their’ guns confiscated, ply providing no tal their hands into the box before they; rifles in the city limits are violating made for next summer water supexcessive ‘warm rains occur during the balance of the ‘winter months. The snow depth measured 37 inches at the Truckee ranger station on December 2'6 the total fall of 48 inhes of snow during December haying been settled by the rain. The tofall, for period Decmeber 1-26 was 8.42 inches. The yuletide storms caught many vacationists without chains to go over the Donner Summit and local dealers found their supply exhausted. Appeal has been made to any S one who has old pair of chains x around their home to bring them to ae some local garage or service station where they might be placed into use= ful service. To Vote on Union of Two School Districts ‘Walter A. Carlson, superintendent of schools has posted notices calling for a special election in the Bear River and Union School Districts on Friday, January 11th, at the school house in each district, to decide whe~~ ther or not to form a union district. Due to increase in population additional class rooms must be built on each school house if the number of pupils is to be properly cared for, Carlson states. Under these conditions, proponents of the merger urge that a bet-— ter educational program could be provided, were the needed classrooms added to the Union School House and a bus purchased to transfer the childrem of the Bear River School to the Union School. ESTATE OF J. P. TILSON . = A petition for letters of adminis__ tration in the estate of Jesse Powell Tilton of Norden, Nevada County — has been filed by Ted Kohler, public administrator. The deceased left stocks, bonds, insurance and valued at $4000. Heirs are Mrs. Jane Kazee of natchee, Wash., and Mrs. V. E trell, Mrs. Alma Nichols