December 6, 1935 (8 pages)

“a evada City ~ Thinking Out Loud Rasses of Ethiopia are about to engage their forces in a major battle with Italian troops, The battle is expected momentarily. The Rasses are apparently appropriately named. Hither they are razzing the Italians or harassing them much of the time. Pardon, please. Vol. IX, No. 112. be quite sure whether he means to fight or not, when the oil supply is ordered cut off. None of them want not even England. Tl Duce,with his back against the wall, apparently reasons with the French king, who said: ‘‘After mé, the deluge.’’ If Mussolini falls, he means that others shall plunge with him into the same ruin. The Russian Cathedral Choir opens a new door in the témple of music. ROTARY: CLUB VIEWS ‘CARE OF CITY TRANSAMERICA FILM Rickard Hough, representing the Transamerica Corporation, in Club by Horace Curnow, chairman of the day. GARBAGE IS _ BEFORE COUNCIL into service The city council held its reguiar of streets, Herb Hallett. The truck is meeting last night and attended to and subsidiaries of this great corcouncil who offered to take care of poration, as ,the film unrolled. the disposal of the garbage of Ne MORE ACCIDENTS ON RURAL ROADS THAN IN CITIES vada City. They offered to give the city ten per cent of all ceipts if they were gross. given’ the recon tract. The matter is. to be consider ed by the city council and a decision will be made at a later meeting. If such a contract is let every house in the city would be required to have High school (By RALPH H. TAYLOR) Death rides the highways .of rurai suddenly interrupted repetition:-of sounded with rhymes péfiod for the term announced: Those who wow member as California more recklessly and disas curiously like: And at the end of the year, rural ‘‘Diggery, areas, counting their dead, faced an alarming total of 1464 killed, in ad diggery dock, the mouse ran up the Miles D. Coughlin, Foley, $12.50 $12.50; Dr. E. injured. Deaths in accidents on city these talented singers drew audience in Sacramento Memorial auditorium. Wednesday night. The drys are almost launch another attack Beginning with the. of ready on to the. wets. White House, they ‘have asked President Roosevelt to ban all liquor from the president ial table. results’’ Pointing to the ‘‘tragic of appeal they call atten tion to-the mounting death rate on the nation’s highways, due to drunken driving. While they do not refer to California, E. Raymond Cato, head of the state traffic patrol, states that the death rate from period totaled 1341) : Such are the challenging findings the State Department of Motor Vehicles following a state-wide survey of ‘traffic accidents to determine causes and fix responsibility for the state’s appalling motor death. roll. Of vital importance to California’s Bills for payment: A. Carlisle rural areas.” The greater “percentage of motor vehicle accidents, the study revealed occurred in the cities, but only 5.1 1 per cent of the city collisions resultdrunken driving this year is 20. per; ed in fatalities, while 15.9 per cent cent above last, and last year was of the accidents outside of the metroalmost double that of prohibition politan districts.were death crashes. days. They also point accusingly to the three And the explanation of $1.59; solemnly promised hootlegging would cease, «has aS been a matter no of record diminution in there illegal liquor traffic. It looks as if the liguor interests would have to do their own policing, or else— NEWMONT BEGINS EXPLORATION-OF NORTH BANNER It is reported that the Newmont company has taken a lease and bond on the North Banner, Woodville, and Janes mine properties which lie to the north and adjoin the Lava Cap mine, southeast of Nevada City. Several men under the supervision _of the Murchie mine management, a to-one city higher speed death limits ‘act ratio as a on curb collision ed by Civilian Conservation Corps workers. The huge fire-break, named the Ponderosa Way, is from fifty to 200 feet wide and has a trail or road, Joerschke, Thelma Maempe, David McCraney,» Oscar Bernice McQuay. A’ new idea in the form. of recognition pins for outstanding applicafor’ the $81.55; and orchestra leader. Feeling that awaitis for hard work should not $134.24; Betty Martin West, $31.20; Neptune Meter Co., $136.70; be confined to the physical making plans educa Charles R,. Hadley. Co., $7.19; Bostfon department alone, the music deworth Furniture Co., $16.25; Pacfie: Tel. and Tel. (Co.; 'Sa.255. Ros ers, Conley and Hale, $1.24; Bol ton‘s Variety. Store, $2.76; of Commerce, gation’ Dist., $15.00; $145.60; partment tric Co., $224.95; two. students who, at the end of the est daily average of practice hours. City Gas the school year, have turned in the hign Nevada Irri Pacific for presentation of two gold pins to the Chamber Nevada is ©’ Practice on any instrument is the foundation of good playing and it is felt that such awards should be ‘an inspiration to those who are study and ing some musical instrument at the high Plaza Super Service Station, $31.29; school, The present highest in standing of of daily average the ten practice time as announced by L. E. Sweeney MARY ANN HICKS ‘eometric. proportion upLAID TO REST THURSDAY a vehicle traveling The 20 serts: “Motor vehicle fatalities in California can be reduced from ten to 25 per cent within a year as soon as excessive speed can be effectively that 27.5 per cent of the crashes in ables actual the prac all high school .musicians to student is merely beginning on au instrument or is an advanced student does not effect the rating of the Hicks. Rev. Father O’Reilly officiat ed, After the mass interment took Catholic ‘cemetery refers to ing for the high honors. Whether a the soul of the late Mrs. Mary Ann the of have an equal opportunity in work yesterday morning for the repose of .in rating minutes Such an award system as this en Mass was held at St. Canice church place of tice daily. thing like g ward with the speed of the vehicle at the time of the accident.”’ Then, in recommendation, the, report as numerical number in Nevada City. Acting as pall bearers for the deceased were: Ben Tonella, William J. Coughlin, George H.-Calanan, Ed. W. Schmidt, E. J. Kilroy, Marshall W. Giselman. Mrs, Hicks passed away Tuesday morning. after an illness of several weeks at the age of 77 years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morgan of the Cherokee section and is one of the last of those pioneers who were born on the ridge in the fifties. In’1880 she was married to the late William H. Hicks and in 1889 the family moved to Nevada City. Se is survived by her daughter, Mrs, Martha Dillon of Nevada City, and a son, Norman Hicks of Sacramento. private do County Develop ment association, raised for expenses defraying three scouts, Marriott the Albert’ and $515.20, of the Pratti, Dick Ray Wilde, on their trip east, taken last August. Miles players. CHRISTMAS TREE TOBE INNATIVE DAUGHTERS PARK The committee to take charge of the “White Christmas’? met at the TWELVENEVADA CITY BOYS WILL ATTEND MEETING Coughlin, chairman of the finance Ten delegates, ‘representing the’ committee which had charge of raising the money yesterday rendered Nevada City high school, will leave the following report on the amount Saturday morning to attend the raised and’ the sources from which Nineteenth Boys’ Conference to be it came: ; From E. J. Kilroy, proceeds. from card parties $262.70. (contribu tion for Scout Albert Pratti) $75.00. From J. E. Marriott $50.00. From Ray Wilde $20.00. miscellaneous from cash contri : proceeds of card part Kilroy as follows: Cash proceeds. from private card $86.60. proceeds from reservations for Armory Hall party $41.50. Cash proceeds fram raffle of medicine cabinet donated by Nevada proceeds from sale of tic kets $65.95, Total $262.70. E. J. Kilroy, cash $24.00; tickets $7.75; total $381:75; A. J. Rore, cash $17.00; tickets $2.25; total $19.25. Chas. Elliott, cash $5.25; tickets 153 total $6.00. W. H, Goede, cash $9.80; tickets .253 total $10.05. C. W. Chapman, cash $11.05; tiekets $1.25; total’ $12.30. Pocahontas, cash $3.00; tickets, (53, total $3.75 National Hotel, cash $16.50;° kets $2.00; total $18.50. Total 00; cash Oroville union baseball player on the $96.60; will address tickets the ern California boys New York high tic$15. from north schools at the gathering. Also on the speakers list are Dr. George C. Jensen, principal of the Sacramento high school and Fred R. Morrow, College Student Pastor of the First Congregational in Berkeley. One student speaker from each high schoo] delegation will also address the group, the speaker from Nevada City being, Oscar Odegaatd, Jr. Discussion periods held during the County Lumber Company $16.60. Cash the this year, ‘*Score.”’ chureh ory Hall party $52.05. Cash by Yankees is among the speakers who ies was received by Chairman E. J. parties sponsored high school and the Community Y. Taylor Douthit, former Big League The above amount of $262.70 received is M,C. 7A, and has chosen as its theme From Nevada County Development From held at Oroville this year. This conference, covering a two day period, From John Tognarelli Cash proceeds from public Arm high school by L. E. Sweeney, band miles per hour or less,’ the. report states. “Watalities increase in some volved a ‘collision between trucks and passenger cars; 2.7 per cent involved collisions between two trucks, or other freight vehicles, and 40.4 per cent passenger cars only. Arno B. Cammerer, the director of “These data suggest that the colthe National Park Service, announclision involving freight vehicles are ed in San Francisco -that the firemore numerous than they should break some 650 miles in length exbe,” according to the findings of T. ‘tending along the Sierra Nevada H. Dennis, state highway maintenroothillis from the Pit River in the ance engineer, “for freight vehicles north to the Kern River east of Bakare approximately 15 per cent of all ersfield virtually has been complet point Charlies Alpha Stores, Ltd., $226.98. is as follows: Evelyn Bailey, 62; Fire fund: P. G.& E. Co.,.$4.47: Evelyn Lotz, 60; Amy Lou. McCran65 per cent of all motor vehicle fatUnion Publishing Co., 80c; Pacific e, 46; Dick Stevens, 42; Don Thomalities occur in collisions at speeds Tel.and Tel. Co., $11.00; R. E. Haras, 42; Ruth ‘Curnow, 41; . Elma in excess of 45 miles per hour. ris, 82c;) Max Solaro, $51.50. Total ‘Eden, 41; Ernest Young, 41;. Mar“Seldom, if ever, is there a deat” $68.59. garet Stevens, 40; Todd Bonnar, 40. in a traffic accident that involves a t checked.”’ Newmont property, are cleaning out In accidents involving two or an old tunnel and workings in order more vehicles, the survey. disclosed to prospect the properties. PONDEROSA WAY, 650 MILES LONG, COMPLETED ten Supply House, $42.53; Shell Oil Co., Electric Co.,-$7.538; Pacific Gas and recklessness, while open country is Electric Co., $16.22;. Irvine Seaman, taken as an invitation to ‘‘hit it up.” $30.36; George Brothers, $1.55; soundthe of e As‘conclpsive evidenc ness of this analysis, the state survey (disclosed that approximiately the mpisic department of the Nevada City the on to tion has been announced Nugget, $53,81;: Standard . Oil _ Co., the saloon would not. come back, $5.67; W. E. Wright, $50.00: B. F. investithe to open road, according Wright, $1.00; Pacific Gas and Elecand to' the fact that, though it was gators, lies in the fact that rigid the promise made by Roosevelt that admitted Odegaard, Alberta Walters. Miners Foundry and Supply of the Nevada butions $17.50 Total. $515. . Builders Co., Penrose, aid roen, Vernon Williams. Nevada City Garage, $43.54; Pacific Howard City. through throu, Association $90.00: Those Tel. and Tel. Co. $5.05; S. -S. Treve Nevada nations, card parties, and with the Lou McCraney, Marian Mohr, ‘Lucy Proctor, Robert Proctor, Joyce Stort & reached by the state department that “During the last . three years the brunt of the problem has been movthe Irma AWARDS TO BE GIVEN FOR MUSIC PRACTICE Co., $6.67; J. Ws. Shebley, $1.70; . country districts is the conclusion to Godfrey, Hughes, Hurst, Jean Martz, Mary Martz, Amy $75.00; Garfield Robson, $51.50. Total $556.50. : Labor: ‘Chas. Thomas, $16.00; A. J. Eddy, $56.00; Nick Sandow, $100.00; Fred Hilerman, #00 00. Total $232.00. ~% thick, $6.00; Ed Christensen, $8.50; ing Ruth Ross Alford, Roxanne 30ges, Gerald Coke, Edna Doolittle, Vella Flindt, Fred Garrison, June Hawke, Adele Mrs E. M_ gay streets for the same were: Harding, scholastic $20.00; glee, that end with a from California honor role were as follows: dition to thousands of maimed and M. Roesner, $40.00; H. W. Brown, their bag of tricks to amuse the big the’ were yesterday S. Hallet, $125.00; Geo. H. Calanan, clock,’’ and comic phrases of choral halloo, in Federation Licenses, $276. Salaries: B.F. Wright, $95.00; H. time in the state’s history. that won follow. glimpse of Russia’s traditional love “tangled streets of California cities! of music was revealed. In these livDuring last year, the motor vehicle 00; Personal property tax; “$315.01¢ ely and often boisterous choruses, death toll on country roads and highcourt fines and penalties, $10.00; was noted a gaiety that is seldom asways shot far ahead of metropolimiscellaneous, $14.25; interest, $2.Qn sociated with Russian character. Meltan~ traffic fatalities forthe first od. Total $2794.81. odies’ who aries paid out and bills ordered paid Del. Taxes, $53.55; shouts, students scholarship honors in the sscond test John that a superintendent HIGH STUDENTS WIN HONORS IN SCHOLARSHIP ship particularly by the an Indiana two-ton dump truck and a covered. garbage can. Revenue received by:the city; sal _FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1935. For Trip East, $51 5 i new truck for for tb the city arrived yesterday and was immediately put Water department, $1932.70; IrTaxes, $63.93; trously than the congested, trafficrigation, $427.00; music you help yourself. NEW TRUCK PURCHASED BY CITY HAS ARRIVED Scout Fund Raised Mr. Hough displayed the .film: was badly needed by the city in fulthe routine business. ’ . “Transamerica,’’ giving a lecture on Attorney. Frank Finnegan presentfilling its share in the several WPA the history, the activity affiliations ed two men: from Stockton té the projects now going forward. are extremely like those of the seer an church: The “‘Ave Maria’? was very like the Catholic. It was in the was troduced yesterday at the meeting of The recitatives of the Greek church secular ‘ NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA_ The GOLD Center The County Seat Paper the Nevada City Rotary Tl Duce threatens and the League of Nations hesitates. They can never world war, Baer COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA (By H. M. L.) According to press despatches the a ugget. The Nevada City Nugget helps your. Loney, and county to grow in population . } and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, . course of the convention will give an opportunity for all present to express their opinions on current problems, I’. M. Duckles, chairman of these annual conferences, invited a dele~ gation of ten from this city, and the’ following were chosen to attend. Oscar Odegaard, student speaker; Wal, ¢, ter Warnecke, student body © presi dent; Ray Wilde, yell convention; 19384 leader 1934 Dick Stevens, president convention; Bill Polkinghorn; Mervin Doolittle; John Kron; Fred Garrison; Peter Orzalli; Ben Sween ey, alumnus delegate; and Principal H. E. Kjorlie, leader of the local group. eae Last year, the convention was held at the Nevada City high school, the total $101.60. . invitation being accepted by the previous. the OUTDOOR XMAS TREES URGED FOR NEVADA CITY PARACHUTES TO combined group year This is the fourth consecutive year that the Nevac&a City high school has sent a delegation to the convention, and the first time a group of this size has, attended. Mrs.‘C. E, Parsons, one of the directors of the Outdoor Christmas Tree Association, wishes to remind the citizens of Nevada City that last year Nevada City ranked first in the United States in the number of outdoor Christmas trees per capita AID FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS NEXT Whether spectators of.future forest fires will be thrilled to see a ord and Nevada City has had considnicked company: of forest rangers erable publicity because of it. leap from airplanes and drop with All citizens of the city who can are urged to light an out door Christparachutes to the fire line depends upon tests now being carried on at mas tree this year. the Ogden airport. Because of her seven hills Nevada The latest device to be tried out City is an unusually beautiful setting for the outdoor Christmas tree by the Forest Service in its annuat a new and it is hoped that this year we will battle with the red enemy is have many visitors who will see type of parachute which will land the forest ranger near the fire line — them. direct from an airplane without the Mr. Clarence Pratt of San Francisco, head of the Outdoor Christmas bother of walking or riding from the Tre Association, last season expressnearest landing field. Having used ed a desire to see the trees on the planes to deliver food and equipiNevada City hills and said if posment to forest fire fighters, the airinvented a sible he would come to see them this minded foresters have year. An invitation will be extended quick releasing safety harness, and population. This is a very-fine rec Chamber of Commerce Wednesday and formulated their plans. The forest service will contribute the tree,-the Pacific Gas and Electric Company linemen will set up and have added a one and a half inch to him, registered vehicles, yet they are diwire the tree which will be placed Mr. Pratt.started the outdoor tree diameter tube to the perimeter of rectly involved in 380.2 per cent of in Native Daughters Park on Broad movement as a conservation movethe parachute which when inflated the accidents studied. street. The high school will be askment to save so many thousands of causes a quick opening upon release. “Clearly, an examination of these tect the boys from the storm and ed to furnish the music and _ the trees from being cut during ‘the To further minimize free falling disaccidents is in order.’’ cold. The traffic uniforms~ are. all grammar school children will presChristmas season. The idea has not tance the firemen descends through Throwing still further light on white. The patrols are changed twice ent a program. only helped the conservation mover throughout its entire length. Its pur an aperture in the airplane floor the state’s highway accident prob.@ year, those on duty this semester The school children will bring; ment but has become a means. of down a light weight ladder until pose not only is to check forest fires lem, which claimed 2,805 dead and are Hal Draper, Jr., Bob Carr, Els‘thetr white wrapped . gifts for the broadening the Christmas: viewpoint, suspended in the parachute shroud but to provide a cleared space‘ from 45,153 injured last year, the survey , worth Pingaree, and Lubrun Willess fortunate ones and it is hoped it has an outward giving impulse as lines, The pilot releases him at th where they can be fought. brought forth that accidents involyliams. Principal Walter Carlson :bethat there will be enough cash doitextends greetings and_ gives right moment and his weight draws More than 4,500 CCC men have ing drunken drivers or drunken pedlieves the training, of the _ traffic nations to furnish a treat of a bag beauty to those beyond ones immedthe parachute from the ‘container worked on the: project. in the last estrians increased’ 20 per cent durpatrol officers and in fact the whole of candy to each school child. Conthe ship’s floor. jate group of friends. eighteen months. ing the twelve-month period. school is of great benefit as it makes tributions may be left at the office So far’only limited proof of the of the Morning Union or the Nevada the children traffic eonscious. «TURKEY FOR FIREMEN practicability of this ideais avail-. ANOTHER CUSTOM MILL The ‘attendance. at Washington City Nugget. able in.‘the form of 34 ie ti It is reported L. W. Cheney, su perintendent of the -Gracey. mine, southeast of Nevada City, has de SCHOOL TRAFFIC PATROL HAS NEW COATS, CAPS cided to operate his mill as a cusHague-Thomas-Hegarty Post, Amtom mill. James Kistle is to: be in . charge of the reduction of ore. The erican Legion, presented the four grammar school is considerably im proved, many children have returned to school after measles or mumps. recovering from : Hose Company No. 1, of Nevada HUDSON MINE City met in their quarters’ on Broad A small crew is employed in re . opening the old Mr. Will C. Fouyer, local traffic Hudson mine in workings’ the of Rough street last delicious evening and enjoyed a elevation of from 400 to pe turkey and raviola banabove the ground. ‘the quet at their monthly meeting. Tony Rore was eHairman’ of the and 10-stamp* mill, is ‘equipped with a Washington’ grammar school traffic officer who 'has been ill‘for Several Ready district under Harold Parr refreshment committee and he was}. of the dong flotation and . concenerating units officers of this city with new yrainweeks in Jones Memorial Hospital, and F. Fippin, who have the bond assisted by his wife, and)sister in ton ‘passed and. plans are to. keep the plant runcoats and caps and the boys appear Grass Valley, has so far recovered -and lease on the property. The proplaw, Mrs. Marvin Weeks, nh prepare . : ning steadily on ore from the mine in full uniform when the first rain that his family expects him home erty holds good promise and exten jandUom ore. ‘occurs. The cap has a cape to prothis week end. . sive explorations are planned. ing one of the finest din ers servéd in some time. ; # Calitornk ¥, ‘mine near g Ne fg es

“a evada City ~ Thinking Out Loud Rasses of Ethiopia are about to engage their forces in a major battle with Italian troops, The battle is expected momentarily. The Rasses are apparently appropriately named. Hither they are razzing the Italians or harassing them much of the time. Pardon, please. Vol. IX, No. 112. be quite sure whether he means to fight or not, when the oil supply is ordered cut off. None of them want not even England. Tl Duce,with his back against the wall, apparently reasons with the French king, who said: ‘‘After mé, the deluge.’’ If Mussolini falls, he means that others shall plunge with him into the same ruin. The Russian Cathedral Choir opens a new door in the témple of music. ROTARY: CLUB VIEWS ‘CARE OF CITY TRANSAMERICA FILM Rickard Hough, representing the Transamerica Corporation, in Club by Horace Curnow, chairman of the day. GARBAGE IS _ BEFORE COUNCIL into service The city council held its reguiar of streets, Herb Hallett. The truck is meeting last night and attended to and subsidiaries of this great corcouncil who offered to take care of poration, as ,the film unrolled. the disposal of the garbage of Ne MORE ACCIDENTS ON RURAL ROADS THAN IN CITIES vada City. They offered to give the city ten per cent of all ceipts if they were gross. given’ the recon tract. The matter is. to be consider ed by the city council and a decision will be made at a later meeting. If such a contract is let every house in the city would be required to have High school (By RALPH H. TAYLOR) Death rides the highways .of rurai suddenly interrupted repetition:-of sounded with rhymes péfiod for the term announced: Those who wow member as California more recklessly and disas curiously like: And at the end of the year, rural ‘‘Diggery, areas, counting their dead, faced an alarming total of 1464 killed, in ad diggery dock, the mouse ran up the Miles D. Coughlin, Foley, $12.50 $12.50; Dr. E. injured. Deaths in accidents on city these talented singers drew audience in Sacramento Memorial auditorium. Wednesday night. The drys are almost launch another attack Beginning with the. of ready on to the. wets. White House, they ‘have asked President Roosevelt to ban all liquor from the president ial table. results’’ Pointing to the ‘‘tragic of appeal they call atten tion to-the mounting death rate on the nation’s highways, due to drunken driving. While they do not refer to California, E. Raymond Cato, head of the state traffic patrol, states that the death rate from period totaled 1341) : Such are the challenging findings the State Department of Motor Vehicles following a state-wide survey of ‘traffic accidents to determine causes and fix responsibility for the state’s appalling motor death. roll. Of vital importance to California’s Bills for payment: A. Carlisle rural areas.” The greater “percentage of motor vehicle accidents, the study revealed occurred in the cities, but only 5.1 1 per cent of the city collisions resultdrunken driving this year is 20. per; ed in fatalities, while 15.9 per cent cent above last, and last year was of the accidents outside of the metroalmost double that of prohibition politan districts.were death crashes. days. They also point accusingly to the three And the explanation of $1.59; solemnly promised hootlegging would cease, «has aS been a matter no of record diminution in there illegal liquor traffic. It looks as if the liguor interests would have to do their own policing, or else— NEWMONT BEGINS EXPLORATION-OF NORTH BANNER It is reported that the Newmont company has taken a lease and bond on the North Banner, Woodville, and Janes mine properties which lie to the north and adjoin the Lava Cap mine, southeast of Nevada City. Several men under the supervision _of the Murchie mine management, a to-one city higher speed death limits ‘act ratio as a on curb collision ed by Civilian Conservation Corps workers. The huge fire-break, named the Ponderosa Way, is from fifty to 200 feet wide and has a trail or road, Joerschke, Thelma Maempe, David McCraney,» Oscar Bernice McQuay. A’ new idea in the form. of recognition pins for outstanding applicafor’ the $81.55; and orchestra leader. Feeling that awaitis for hard work should not $134.24; Betty Martin West, $31.20; Neptune Meter Co., $136.70; be confined to the physical making plans educa Charles R,. Hadley. Co., $7.19; Bostfon department alone, the music deworth Furniture Co., $16.25; Pacfie: Tel. and Tel. (Co.; 'Sa.255. Ros ers, Conley and Hale, $1.24; Bol ton‘s Variety. Store, $2.76; of Commerce, gation’ Dist., $15.00; $145.60; partment tric Co., $224.95; two. students who, at the end of the est daily average of practice hours. City Gas the school year, have turned in the hign Nevada Irri Pacific for presentation of two gold pins to the Chamber Nevada is ©’ Practice on any instrument is the foundation of good playing and it is felt that such awards should be ‘an inspiration to those who are study and ing some musical instrument at the high Plaza Super Service Station, $31.29; school, The present highest in standing of of daily average the ten practice time as announced by L. E. Sweeney MARY ANN HICKS ‘eometric. proportion upLAID TO REST THURSDAY a vehicle traveling The 20 serts: “Motor vehicle fatalities in California can be reduced from ten to 25 per cent within a year as soon as excessive speed can be effectively that 27.5 per cent of the crashes in ables actual the prac all high school .musicians to student is merely beginning on au instrument or is an advanced student does not effect the rating of the Hicks. Rev. Father O’Reilly officiat ed, After the mass interment took Catholic ‘cemetery refers to ing for the high honors. Whether a the soul of the late Mrs. Mary Ann the of have an equal opportunity in work yesterday morning for the repose of .in rating minutes Such an award system as this en Mass was held at St. Canice church place of tice daily. thing like g ward with the speed of the vehicle at the time of the accident.”’ Then, in recommendation, the, report as numerical number in Nevada City. Acting as pall bearers for the deceased were: Ben Tonella, William J. Coughlin, George H.-Calanan, Ed. W. Schmidt, E. J. Kilroy, Marshall W. Giselman. Mrs, Hicks passed away Tuesday morning. after an illness of several weeks at the age of 77 years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morgan of the Cherokee section and is one of the last of those pioneers who were born on the ridge in the fifties. In’1880 she was married to the late William H. Hicks and in 1889 the family moved to Nevada City. Se is survived by her daughter, Mrs, Martha Dillon of Nevada City, and a son, Norman Hicks of Sacramento. private do County Develop ment association, raised for expenses defraying three scouts, Marriott the Albert’ and $515.20, of the Pratti, Dick Ray Wilde, on their trip east, taken last August. Miles players. CHRISTMAS TREE TOBE INNATIVE DAUGHTERS PARK The committee to take charge of the “White Christmas’? met at the TWELVENEVADA CITY BOYS WILL ATTEND MEETING Coughlin, chairman of the finance Ten delegates, ‘representing the’ committee which had charge of raising the money yesterday rendered Nevada City high school, will leave the following report on the amount Saturday morning to attend the raised and’ the sources from which Nineteenth Boys’ Conference to be it came: ; From E. J. Kilroy, proceeds. from card parties $262.70. (contribu tion for Scout Albert Pratti) $75.00. From J. E. Marriott $50.00. From Ray Wilde $20.00. miscellaneous from cash contri : proceeds of card part Kilroy as follows: Cash proceeds. from private card $86.60. proceeds from reservations for Armory Hall party $41.50. Cash proceeds fram raffle of medicine cabinet donated by Nevada proceeds from sale of tic kets $65.95, Total $262.70. E. J. Kilroy, cash $24.00; tickets $7.75; total $381:75; A. J. Rore, cash $17.00; tickets $2.25; total $19.25. Chas. Elliott, cash $5.25; tickets 153 total $6.00. W. H, Goede, cash $9.80; tickets .253 total $10.05. C. W. Chapman, cash $11.05; tiekets $1.25; total’ $12.30. Pocahontas, cash $3.00; tickets,

(53, total $3.75 National Hotel, cash $16.50;° kets $2.00; total $18.50. Total 00; cash Oroville union baseball player on the $96.60; will address tickets the ern California boys New York high tic$15. from north schools at the gathering. Also on the speakers list are Dr. George C. Jensen, principal of the Sacramento high school and Fred R. Morrow, College Student Pastor of the First Congregational in Berkeley. One student speaker from each high schoo] delegation will also address the group, the speaker from Nevada City being, Oscar Odegaatd, Jr. Discussion periods held during the County Lumber Company $16.60. Cash the this year, ‘*Score.”’ chureh ory Hall party $52.05. Cash by Yankees is among the speakers who ies was received by Chairman E. J. parties sponsored high school and the Community Y. Taylor Douthit, former Big League The above amount of $262.70 received is M,C. 7A, and has chosen as its theme From Nevada County Development From held at Oroville this year. This conference, covering a two day period, From John Tognarelli Cash proceeds from public Arm high school by L. E. Sweeney, band miles per hour or less,’ the. report states. “Watalities increase in some volved a ‘collision between trucks and passenger cars; 2.7 per cent involved collisions between two trucks, or other freight vehicles, and 40.4 per cent passenger cars only. Arno B. Cammerer, the director of “These data suggest that the colthe National Park Service, announclision involving freight vehicles are ed in San Francisco -that the firemore numerous than they should break some 650 miles in length exbe,” according to the findings of T. ‘tending along the Sierra Nevada H. Dennis, state highway maintenroothillis from the Pit River in the ance engineer, “for freight vehicles north to the Kern River east of Bakare approximately 15 per cent of all ersfield virtually has been complet point Charlies Alpha Stores, Ltd., $226.98. is as follows: Evelyn Bailey, 62; Fire fund: P. G.& E. Co.,.$4.47: Evelyn Lotz, 60; Amy Lou. McCran65 per cent of all motor vehicle fatUnion Publishing Co., 80c; Pacific e, 46; Dick Stevens, 42; Don Thomalities occur in collisions at speeds Tel.and Tel. Co., $11.00; R. E. Haras, 42; Ruth ‘Curnow, 41; . Elma in excess of 45 miles per hour. ris, 82c;) Max Solaro, $51.50. Total ‘Eden, 41; Ernest Young, 41;. Mar“Seldom, if ever, is there a deat” $68.59. garet Stevens, 40; Todd Bonnar, 40. in a traffic accident that involves a t checked.”’ Newmont property, are cleaning out In accidents involving two or an old tunnel and workings in order more vehicles, the survey. disclosed to prospect the properties. PONDEROSA WAY, 650 MILES LONG, COMPLETED ten Supply House, $42.53; Shell Oil Co., Electric Co.,-$7.538; Pacific Gas and recklessness, while open country is Electric Co., $16.22;. Irvine Seaman, taken as an invitation to ‘‘hit it up.” $30.36; George Brothers, $1.55; soundthe of e As‘conclpsive evidenc ness of this analysis, the state survey (disclosed that approximiately the mpisic department of the Nevada City the on to tion has been announced Nugget, $53,81;: Standard . Oil _ Co., the saloon would not. come back, $5.67; W. E. Wright, $50.00: B. F. investithe to open road, according Wright, $1.00; Pacific Gas and Elecand to' the fact that, though it was gators, lies in the fact that rigid the promise made by Roosevelt that admitted Odegaard, Alberta Walters. Miners Foundry and Supply of the Nevada butions $17.50 Total. $515. . Builders Co., Penrose, aid roen, Vernon Williams. Nevada City Garage, $43.54; Pacific Howard City. through throu, Association $90.00: Those Tel. and Tel. Co. $5.05; S. -S. Treve Nevada nations, card parties, and with the Lou McCraney, Marian Mohr, ‘Lucy Proctor, Robert Proctor, Joyce Stort & reached by the state department that “During the last . three years the brunt of the problem has been movthe Irma AWARDS TO BE GIVEN FOR MUSIC PRACTICE Co., $6.67; J. Ws. Shebley, $1.70; . country districts is the conclusion to Godfrey, Hughes, Hurst, Jean Martz, Mary Martz, Amy $75.00; Garfield Robson, $51.50. Total $556.50. : Labor: ‘Chas. Thomas, $16.00; A. J. Eddy, $56.00; Nick Sandow, $100.00; Fred Hilerman, #00 00. Total $232.00. ~% thick, $6.00; Ed Christensen, $8.50; ing Ruth Ross Alford, Roxanne 30ges, Gerald Coke, Edna Doolittle, Vella Flindt, Fred Garrison, June Hawke, Adele Mrs E. M_ gay streets for the same were: Harding, scholastic $20.00; glee, that end with a from California honor role were as follows: dition to thousands of maimed and M. Roesner, $40.00; H. W. Brown, their bag of tricks to amuse the big the’ were yesterday S. Hallet, $125.00; Geo. H. Calanan, clock,’’ and comic phrases of choral halloo, in Federation Licenses, $276. Salaries: B.F. Wright, $95.00; H. time in the state’s history. that won follow. glimpse of Russia’s traditional love “tangled streets of California cities! of music was revealed. In these livDuring last year, the motor vehicle 00; Personal property tax; “$315.01¢ ely and often boisterous choruses, death toll on country roads and highcourt fines and penalties, $10.00; was noted a gaiety that is seldom asways shot far ahead of metropolimiscellaneous, $14.25; interest, $2.Qn sociated with Russian character. Meltan~ traffic fatalities forthe first od. Total $2794.81. odies’ who aries paid out and bills ordered paid Del. Taxes, $53.55; shouts, students scholarship honors in the sscond test John that a superintendent HIGH STUDENTS WIN HONORS IN SCHOLARSHIP ship particularly by the an Indiana two-ton dump truck and a covered. garbage can. Revenue received by:the city; sal _FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1935. For Trip East, $51 5 i new truck for for tb the city arrived yesterday and was immediately put Water department, $1932.70; IrTaxes, $63.93; trously than the congested, trafficrigation, $427.00; music you help yourself. NEW TRUCK PURCHASED BY CITY HAS ARRIVED Scout Fund Raised Mr. Hough displayed the .film: was badly needed by the city in fulthe routine business. ’ . “Transamerica,’’ giving a lecture on Attorney. Frank Finnegan presentfilling its share in the several WPA the history, the activity affiliations ed two men: from Stockton té the projects now going forward. are extremely like those of the seer an church: The “‘Ave Maria’? was very like the Catholic. It was in the was troduced yesterday at the meeting of The recitatives of the Greek church secular ‘ NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA_ The GOLD Center The County Seat Paper the Nevada City Rotary Tl Duce threatens and the League of Nations hesitates. They can never world war, Baer COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA (By H. M. L.) According to press despatches the a ugget. The Nevada City Nugget helps your. Loney, and county to grow in population . } and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, . course of the convention will give an opportunity for all present to express their opinions on current problems, I’. M. Duckles, chairman of these annual conferences, invited a dele~ gation of ten from this city, and the’ following were chosen to attend. Oscar Odegaard, student speaker; Wal, ¢, ter Warnecke, student body © presi dent; Ray Wilde, yell convention; 19384 leader 1934 Dick Stevens, president convention; Bill Polkinghorn; Mervin Doolittle; John Kron; Fred Garrison; Peter Orzalli; Ben Sween ey, alumnus delegate; and Principal H. E. Kjorlie, leader of the local group. eae Last year, the convention was held at the Nevada City high school, the total $101.60. . invitation being accepted by the previous. the OUTDOOR XMAS TREES URGED FOR NEVADA CITY PARACHUTES TO combined group year This is the fourth consecutive year that the Nevac&a City high school has sent a delegation to the convention, and the first time a group of this size has, attended. Mrs.‘C. E, Parsons, one of the directors of the Outdoor Christmas Tree Association, wishes to remind the citizens of Nevada City that last year Nevada City ranked first in the United States in the number of outdoor Christmas trees per capita AID FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS NEXT Whether spectators of.future forest fires will be thrilled to see a ord and Nevada City has had considnicked company: of forest rangers erable publicity because of it. leap from airplanes and drop with All citizens of the city who can are urged to light an out door Christparachutes to the fire line depends upon tests now being carried on at mas tree this year. the Ogden airport. Because of her seven hills Nevada The latest device to be tried out City is an unusually beautiful setting for the outdoor Christmas tree by the Forest Service in its annuat a new and it is hoped that this year we will battle with the red enemy is have many visitors who will see type of parachute which will land the forest ranger near the fire line — them. direct from an airplane without the Mr. Clarence Pratt of San Francisco, head of the Outdoor Christmas bother of walking or riding from the Tre Association, last season expressnearest landing field. Having used ed a desire to see the trees on the planes to deliver food and equipiNevada City hills and said if posment to forest fire fighters, the airinvented a sible he would come to see them this minded foresters have year. An invitation will be extended quick releasing safety harness, and population. This is a very-fine rec Chamber of Commerce Wednesday and formulated their plans. The forest service will contribute the tree,-the Pacific Gas and Electric Company linemen will set up and have added a one and a half inch to him, registered vehicles, yet they are diwire the tree which will be placed Mr. Pratt.started the outdoor tree diameter tube to the perimeter of rectly involved in 380.2 per cent of in Native Daughters Park on Broad movement as a conservation movethe parachute which when inflated the accidents studied. street. The high school will be askment to save so many thousands of causes a quick opening upon release. “Clearly, an examination of these tect the boys from the storm and ed to furnish the music and _ the trees from being cut during ‘the To further minimize free falling disaccidents is in order.’’ cold. The traffic uniforms~ are. all grammar school children will presChristmas season. The idea has not tance the firemen descends through Throwing still further light on white. The patrols are changed twice ent a program. only helped the conservation mover throughout its entire length. Its pur an aperture in the airplane floor the state’s highway accident prob.@ year, those on duty this semester The school children will bring; ment but has become a means. of down a light weight ladder until pose not only is to check forest fires lem, which claimed 2,805 dead and are Hal Draper, Jr., Bob Carr, Els‘thetr white wrapped . gifts for the broadening the Christmas: viewpoint, suspended in the parachute shroud but to provide a cleared space‘ from 45,153 injured last year, the survey , worth Pingaree, and Lubrun Willess fortunate ones and it is hoped it has an outward giving impulse as lines, The pilot releases him at th where they can be fought. brought forth that accidents involyliams. Principal Walter Carlson :bethat there will be enough cash doitextends greetings and_ gives right moment and his weight draws More than 4,500 CCC men have ing drunken drivers or drunken pedlieves the training, of the _ traffic nations to furnish a treat of a bag beauty to those beyond ones immedthe parachute from the ‘container worked on the: project. in the last estrians increased’ 20 per cent durpatrol officers and in fact the whole of candy to each school child. Conthe ship’s floor. jate group of friends. eighteen months. ing the twelve-month period. school is of great benefit as it makes tributions may be left at the office So far’only limited proof of the of the Morning Union or the Nevada the children traffic eonscious. «TURKEY FOR FIREMEN practicability of this ideais avail-. ANOTHER CUSTOM MILL The ‘attendance. at Washington City Nugget. able in.‘the form of 34 ie ti It is reported L. W. Cheney, su perintendent of the -Gracey. mine, southeast of Nevada City, has de SCHOOL TRAFFIC PATROL HAS NEW COATS, CAPS cided to operate his mill as a cusHague-Thomas-Hegarty Post, Amtom mill. James Kistle is to: be in . charge of the reduction of ore. The erican Legion, presented the four grammar school is considerably im proved, many children have returned to school after measles or mumps. recovering from : Hose Company No. 1, of Nevada HUDSON MINE City met in their quarters’ on Broad A small crew is employed in re . opening the old Mr. Will C. Fouyer, local traffic Hudson mine in workings’ the of Rough street last delicious evening and enjoyed a elevation of from 400 to pe turkey and raviola banabove the ground. ‘the quet at their monthly meeting. Tony Rore was eHairman’ of the and 10-stamp* mill, is ‘equipped with a Washington’ grammar school traffic officer who 'has been ill‘for Several Ready district under Harold Parr refreshment committee and he was}. of the dong flotation and . concenerating units officers of this city with new yrainweeks in Jones Memorial Hospital, and F. Fippin, who have the bond assisted by his wife, and)sister in ton ‘passed and. plans are to. keep the plant runcoats and caps and the boys appear Grass Valley, has so far recovered -and lease on the property. The proplaw, Mrs. Marvin Weeks, nh prepare . : ning steadily on ore from the mine in full uniform when the first rain that his family expects him home erty holds good promise and exten jandUom ore. ‘occurs. The cap has a cape to prothis week end. . sive explorations are planned. ing one of the finest din ers servéd in some time. ; # Calitornk ¥, ‘mine near g Ne fg es