February 1, 1937 (4 pages)

Thinking Out Loud (By S. S.) For eighty-four years the: very mediocre play Camille has been holding the boards of the theatres of the world and the new motion picture made from the play is proving a great success, with Miss Greta Garbo the Swedish star playing the part of “Marguerite Gautier.’’ With nothing startling or new in its ancient plot, with every joy and sorrow of the tragic courtesan Marguerite and her devoted “Armand” known to many people before the play unfolds, Camille goes on increasing in drawing power and being acted by foremost actresses on the stage and screen. Sarah Bernhardt, Modjeska, Eleanora Duse, and Ethel Barrymore have hushed and driven to tears the audiences of their generations in the final scene of the play in which the tubercular Marguerite dies in the arms of her lover. Paradoxically this sad and sentimental old play was written originally as a Ploblem play to correct certain social evils in the structure of Parisian society in the 1850’s. Written by young Alexandre Dumas, author of the swashbuckling Count of Monte Christo, as an expose of a_ halfworld of unhappy women permited to exist in that state by a selfish and thoughtless society, the play was accepted only as a rather sensational and tragic love story. This. study of a demi-mondaine and her world had only been permitted on the stage because the French government wanted something startling in the theatre to take the minds of Parisians away from the government activities of the time. Twenty one year old Dumas had used his own just-dead love affair as a model for his La Same AUN Camelias and had not been able to subjugate the story to the problem he had wanted to present. The 1852 audiences were at first shocked, But when the first pangs of horror wore off they were sympathetic, indulgent, and sobbed. Indeed Dumas had taken the public mind away from government blunders. La Dame Aux Camelias* became the rage of Paris. crossing the next year, became Camille AmAux the Atlantic to La Dame at In erica the Camelias hands of the American actress Jean; Davenport who was the first to play the part in this country. But a mere change in title did not make this wicked French play acceptable to Broadway in 1853, and this even though the full title on the program read Camille, or the Fate of a Coquette. In spite of Miss Davenport’s alterations the play. failed. Three years later the great Laura Keene set about making an even more moral tale of the drama, adding various angelic apparitions .and ghostly visitations of Marguerite’s old mother to the play. The critics exclaimed, on the greatly improved quality of the play, but Keene’s version was hardly more successful than Davenport’s. America’s . first great Camille production was yet to come. A heavy snowstorm and a_ half empty theatre greeted the opening performance of America’s first great Camille. In Paris, hardly a month before, the tempestous Irish-American Matilda Heron had seen La Dame and had determined to prove to audiences at home what they had so far refused to acknowledge, that she, Matilda Heron was an actress. In four weeks she translated the play and mastered the business of the part. And on that snowy night in the late fifties in New York, Matilda Heron triumphed in the play when everyone had predicted a fiasco. One critic said ‘“‘she clutched the dramatic diadem with a bound” and the play had a_ tremendously popular “and a lengthy run. Camille was “in,’ and ’New York was willing to accept a characterization in which ‘‘no harrowing thought, no disgusting detail was lacking—yet its very offensiveness added to its But American small cities, what Sarah power.” then in the clutches of Bernhardt latér described as ‘‘overstrained Puirtanism’’ could not accept the play as a pathetie tragedy of love. But they could accept, the play with the idea that ‘‘the wages is death.’’ Throughout the years and even until the end of the century they were finding all sorts moral values-.in the play. of sin of scramble t find -som< was, mad oO in the ristie This purity characte play of form was “judged art in any moral values. Furthermore it was an that from got a deal of pleasds age great Such ath-bed seenes, redemption, ure characters, and (Continued on Page Four) evada City Nugget _ COVERS bao GOL D oF = Ae rceobee hes The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the you help yourself. Nugget, therefore, Vol. 11, No. 10. Ales course, . C ounty Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORN * The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1937. DEER tee IN NEED OF FEED Captain A. H. Willard of the Fish and Game Commission, made an inspection trip into the Truckee area last week to visit districts where deer are wintering. He said the deer are not in bad shape. Some feed has been taken to them but the animals are feeding on mahogany brush. He also stated the Tahoe National Forest service was assisting in caring for the deer. Quail are ‘being fed all over Nevada county. Many little flocks are found on farms in sheltered places. The Grass Valley Rod and Gun club of Grass Valley is assisting in feeding the quail. TOWNSEND CLUB TO DANCE FEBRUARY 22 Miles! Tilden of of apaioll Corral, president of the Townsend club of that place, has been chosen president of the Townsend Congressional board. He has been an active worker for the Townsend plan since its inception, The French Corral club will hold a Washington’s Birthday Ball February 22 in Twamley Hall, North San Juan. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. MANY SEEK PIN OF EAGLE SCOUTS the indications of interest the eleventh annual rally of the scouts of the Tahoe Area council to be held in Roseville, March 6, is the filing of applications for the rank of Eagle scouts. Four applications have already been. approved by the local court of honor, and sent to the national office and six more are expeéted within the week. Still others.are being held up for service requirements, Chairman, Judge Raglan Tuttle says: ‘‘Many of these scouts are seniors in ‘high school, and have been in scouting for from three to. six years, adding that a large majority of the 97 Eagle scouts raised in this council have gone into institutions of higher learning. Those active in the area are giving leadership to the younger scouts of their troops. These prospective Eagle scouts will receive their Eagle badges if found properly qualified, from the hands of their as part of the impressive ceremony at the rally.” One of in the in father, opening SNOW BURDEN TOO MUCH FOR BARN LANDMARK a huge strucThe McCarey barn, ture of old ‘horse’ days Long street, collapsed this morning under its burden of snow. The barn has been a landmark for the district for scores of years, Originally it was sturdily built to withstand storms and stresses. All the tools and equipment stored in the baru were removed sometime since by Mr. McCarey, who has gone to live at Alleghany. OATES TO FACE FEDERAL COURT Sheriff. Carl. J. Tobiassen stated today that he has decided to turn Walter I. Oates, arrested on several felony charges over to the United States marshal at San Francisco. The marshal will come for Oates as soon as. possible, The United States Sheriff C. J. Tobiassen this forenoon in a telephonie conversation that Oates is wanted in Omaha, Neb., Los Angeles and on two warrants in San Francisco. FAMILY REUNION on marshal told Mrs:Irving Miss Margaret Long, end visiting Mrs. J ion was Mr.--atrd Long daughter, ims Modesto Mr. and happy f umily reun week Mr.*I the song's pare S: Long. A unday with Longs Margaret the Chico week with Miss State Callege “parel ing last her . vada City. OUSTOMAH LODGE HOLDS JOINT INSTALLATION Oustomah Lodge of Odd Fellows and Neva Rebekah Lodge of Nevada City held joint installation of newly elected officers Saturday evening. Although one of the heaviest snow stOrms of the evening about 75 were present for the big event of the lodges. The installing officer of the Rebekahs who resides at Dutch Flat, was not able to be present and Mrs. Ludwig Netz of this city was most gracious in the role of installing officer. Mr. Bennett of Grass Valley -was installing officer for the Odd Fellows. 2 Mrs. Anna Peterson was installed as Noble Grand, and Mrs. Barbara Peterson, vice grand, of the Rebekahs. E Louis Netz, Noble.Grand of. the Odd Fellows last term, took the office of Past Pooler was installed as Noble Grand, while Chester Peterson was placed in the office of vice grand. Chester, Peterson and. Mrs. Barbara Peterson are husband and wife and it the same family to hold important offices in each lodge at the same time. A delicious banquet was seryed. BROTHER OF NEVADA CITY RESIDENT PASSES George Pena, brother of Mrs. Harley M. Leete, succumibed to a heart attack at his home in Santa Clara Friday morning. Funeral services were held today in Santa Cruz, his former home, Mr. Pena had been engaged for many years in the insurance business in Santa Clara. Many friends in Santa Clara county and in Santa Cruz mourn his passing. SNOW STORM HAMPERS MINERS With one of the longest and coldést spells ever recorded for Nevada City and vicinity the district is most fortunate to escape with real suffering, fatalities or serious haps. The most. serious condition has been found in the closing of several large mines laying off.several hundred men for a few shifts. Lack of water and_in some cases elettricity and bad roads have caused several mines much inconvenience. The Nevada. Irrigation District supplies several of the mines with water for operations and through heavy snow fall the water has -been are working full three shifts to reopen the ditches. Herbert Nile, ditch superintendent, was in Nevada City Saturday evening recruiting men to go out on the streams, calling every get for this work. ‘Suygerintqndent (> Schiffner stated this morning thai his property the Lava Cap, employing 260 men would reopen Wednesday. It was closed Saturday evening Bad roads are partly to blame in this instance. Crews resumed: work at the Murchie mine this morning after a close down of two shifts due to water shortage. Superintendent Orlando McCraney stated this morning that his mine, on Cement Hill west of Nevada City, is closed due to bad roads. Pump men and others keeping the mine open are walking to the property. He expects the road to be open and resume operations in a day or so. According .to reports the North Star at Grass Valley remains closed, but will reopen shortly. The Idaho-Maryland and Brunswick mines lost two shifts during the week end due to lack of electricity. Snow laden trees falling across the lines cut off the current until P. GG GB; able to repair the lines. Superintendent the which no misand ‘‘anchor ice”’ held up. Crews crews were Fred Garrison states big snow plow in Bear Valley had its rear end -tarn . Out and! spent . . road several ae brought The T ed REO: was é-Ukiah hig the hwa Mile hat out today. from Five remains clos eCtS on of it is ne widened to Ss open, a part Ol and this is bei two way road. Noble Grand, Clifford . is quite unusual for two in! man he could, SCHOOL PUPIL AVERAGE COST IN Average current expenditures for the elementary schools in Nevada county were $86.71 per student in average daily attendance in 193931, reached their low of $73:22 in 1934-35 and increased to $78,79 in 1935-36. High school current expenditures averaged . $166.28 in 1932-33 and increased to $132.70 in 1935-36. These facts are brought out in a study of school expenditures in California counties for the six year_period 1930-31 to 1935-36, recently completed by California Taxpayers’ association. In addition to current expense, the study shows school expenditures for capital outlays and bond interest, but does not include payments for the redemption of bonds. Capital outlay expenditures for the elementary schools.in the county were $2.04 per pupil in 1930-31, went to a low of $1.44 in 1931-32 and had increased to $3.89 in 193536. Captial outlays for the high schools were $8.47 per. pupil in 1930-31, went to a low of. $7.11 in 1933-34 and had increased to $7.54 in 193536. Bond interest was $17.64 1930-31 and $9.40 in 1935-36, was found. The elementary schools of California as a whole average $102.60 per pupil in average daily attendance in 1930-31 for current . expenditures and $93.07 in 1935-36, with a low point for the state of $85.50 per pupil in 1933-34, the association stated. Captial outlays per student in the elementary schools. of ve state were $14.62 in 1930-31; $4.43 in 1933-34, and $21.98 in 1935-36. Bond interest was estimated at $8.85 in 1930-31 and was $8.22 per pupil in1935-36. California’s sociation found, pupil in. 1930-3 im it asper high schools, the spent $188.87 for current expenses, reached their point of $140.a per pupil in 19 4, and in 1935> spent $151.38. Capital outlays per student for the high schools averaged $44.84 in 1930-3 $9.20 in 1933-3 ANG so0.09An 198 Bond interest per student was estimated $15.57 in 1930-31 $11.68 in 1935School expenditures from 1931 to date, the association stated, reflect first the economies forced by the financial strain of the depression, and -sécond, the expansion of expenditures accompanying the recovIn the two years since 1934 the school costs for the whole state have increased $29,400,000, retracing more than two thirds of the decline which started in 1931. BIRTHDAY BALL GOES OVER BIG Anderson, program director for the President’s Birthday ball entertainment in Grass Valley Memorial hall Friday night, today thanked all those who participated in the program ‘or who helped in making the affair a big success The Birthday ball was attended by throngs despite the inclement weather. Anderson states that the vaudeville entertainment preceding the dance was te best one he has ever presented in Nevada county. IDAHO MARYLAND MEN GIVE RED CROSS $165 Today the Idaho-Maryland and Brunswick miners made up a collection among themselves of $165. for the Red Cross Relief Fund and presented it to the Red Cross Chapter in Grass Valley this evening. It is a generous impulse of these hard working men to assist in relieving those who are suffering from flood: and disaster in the mid-western United The sum represents the total 99.9 00-0 3 5-364. an and ery, Christian States. contribution as a unit. /¢ SCHOOL DESKS_ARRIVE a near Dont Truckee;-106 at Emig at. Colfax. at Donner Gap and 27 . i Norden inches mit is open to travel Reno bound. COUNTY $78.79 . CAMPFIRE GIRLS ROUGH Sacramento Bee after February 1.,rerant } Sum: . IT AT LOCAL HOTEL A joyous group of 76 Camp Fire Girls of Piedmont and Oakland spent the week end in Nevada City and’ enjoyed one of their happiest visits. The roads to their camps on Lake Vera. were closed with snow. State Ranger William F. Sharp opened the state unemployment camp at Nevada City’s southern limits for the 64 Piedmont girls and counselors giving them a place to cook and eat their meals as they had brought all their provisions. The firemen of Nevada City gave the 12 girls and counselors of Oakland permission to eat in the banquet room over their fire house on Broad street. The whole group stayed at the National Hotel at night. They were delighted with their trip and warmly praised the hospitality of this city for its many courtesies. All left late Sunday afternoon for their homes in the bay district, planning to again for the coming week end. PLEASE PAY MRS. PRESTON SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FEB. 1 Mrs. Preston of the Newstand, who will no longer be agent for the quests that all subscribers to the Bee, who have not done so, immediately pay their subscriptions, due up to February 1, to her. The road manager of the Bee states that hereafter no women agents will ‘be employed. CALIF. MINERAL PRODUCTION, 1936, IS $3000,557,000 The total value of. the production of California for the year mineral return }: 1986, just closed, is conservatively estimated by the statistical of the Division of Mines, Department of Natural Resources, under the direction of Walter W. Bradley, State Mineralogist, to have. been $300,557,000. This is in part detailed in the tabulation below, but as there are more than 50 mineral substances on California’s commercial list, figures on the most important items only are available at this early date. The blank report forms are being mailed to the operators in all mineral lines, and the detailed and complete report will be compiled and published later. The estimated total of $300,557,ene is an increase of approximately 7,716,000 over the -935. production total value, and is the largest since 1929. The principal increases in value of output over section those of the were shown by petrogold, miscellaneous hollow. building tile, lead, copper, and miscellaneous indusf{rial materials. The only important mineral substances to show decreased values were natural gas and zinc. The value and amount of the petroleum output showed increases over those of 1935, with a total quantity of about 214,212,000 barrals, an increase of about 3.5 per cent over that of 1935. The average price of all grades of crude oil was higher than that of the previous year. There was an increase for the lighter gravity oils the latter part of February and other minor changes throughout the year. Receipts of bullion at the mine ana smelters showed an increased output of gold of some 159,000 fine ounces over 1935. All other major metals, with the exception of zinc, showed an increased output. The increased gold production and higher prices for these metails stimulated their yield and brought about the reopening also of the Walker Mine, Plumas county, for many years a large producer of copper. Of the structural group practically all the materials under this heading showed increased outputs and values. This was accounted for by the fact that building permits in 51 previous year leum, cement, stone, brick and principal cities of the state increas. ed 80 per cent over. the year as well as a marked ine and pul previous. rease in. ‘tion He works. } large Both construc miscellaneous sh the products I wed .000 (1.050.000 fine 00 Ibs.) Ibs.) lead. zinc. 677,000 )50,000 68,000 2,000 (10,3 (1,490,000 (40,000 lbs.) 50.0 copper. DONATIONS FOR RED CROSS NOW TOTAL $443.16 Total Red Cross contributions for Nevada City up to Saturday night were $443.16. This sum is much larger than the doubled quota that was requested for the city. Contributions’ listed Saturday were T. Lacey Jones, $2.00; Miss Ruth Tamblyn, $1.00; a friend, $1:; Mrs. Mary Gribbin and Mrs. L. Morcum, $1.25; The Misses Muller, $1.3 and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Towle, $1.00; John Zunino, $1.00. ODEGAARD SKIIS T0 AND FROM HIS OFFICE While everyone was seeking to get about without sliding or falling Saturday and sleighs were a common sight it remained for Oscar Odegaard, manager of the Nevada County Lumber company, to go all of them one better. He resides on upper Broad street and drives his car bach and forth over the quarter mile to’ work. Surprised citizens beheld him ski down through town across the Plaza and on up Boulder street: to his office, He made two or three trips down town on skiis getting about. much easier than trying to drive his car around in the several inches of snow and ice. This method of travel is not recommended to everyone as it was found to be swift and rather slick traveling along toward evening. STUB CCC CAMP REMOVED T0 GV. The CCC camp west of Grass Valley, which had about half the group of boys ill with flu a few days ago. reports no serious cases now. Dr. Darrell Hawley, camp physician, has kept a constant watch over the health of the camp with the result the boys are all ready to go to work as soon as weather permits. Crews of the boys are clearing snow from the roads and paths about camp and shoveling it from the roofs of the camp houses. All CCC boys in the Camptonville camp, 170 boys and officers, were moved to Camp Grass Valley last Saturday. They will remain until warmer weather and then will return to camp to carry out several plannea projects. RED CROSS TO BROADCAST FOR ” HOURS TONIGHT The Red Cross sponsored program of favorite and famous radio and concert entertainers, who are giving their services free for this program, giving publicity to relief work carried on at the flood stricken areas, will be tonight from 7 to 9 p. m. The program will be heard over the blue network on the N. B.C. according to Mrs. Belle ‘Douglass, active in the Red Cross campaign for relief funds in Nevada City. An earlier, report had the program scheduled for last, night, which was an error. All commercial broadcasts will be suspended during this program. H. W. Schmidt and wife returned Sunday from Orland ' where’ they were called on account of the death and funeral of Mr. Schmidt’s brother, Lewis Schmidt. Saturday evening, January 23. The accident occurred — when Lewis Schmidt started to set down an automatic shot gun in his pump house and stumbled. 310,000 chromite, (9.500 flasks) quicksilver. dther metals including platinum, tungsten ore, etc. 200,639,000 (214,212,000 barrels)petroleum, 16,67-6; 000 000 m. ecu. ft.) natural 000 barrels) cement. sand hollow 70,000 other structural neluding bituminous marble, 775,000 miscelindustrials materials. 9,825,000 salines, ineluding ‘borates, pot fodine, salt, soda, ete. 300,557,000 total. 16,779,7,950,000 gravel, 1,building marock, . Sand1d rock, and ) brick “ana magnesite, late, ete. 4; laneous (290:370<-————*

Thinking Out Loud (By S. S.) For eighty-four years the: very mediocre play Camille has been holding the boards of the theatres of the world and the new motion picture made from the play is proving a great success, with Miss Greta Garbo the Swedish star playing the part of “Marguerite Gautier.’’ With nothing startling or new in its ancient plot, with every joy and sorrow of the tragic courtesan Marguerite and her devoted “Armand” known to many people before the play unfolds, Camille goes on increasing in drawing power and being acted by foremost actresses on the stage and screen. Sarah Bernhardt, Modjeska, Eleanora Duse, and Ethel Barrymore have hushed and driven to tears the audiences of their generations in the final scene of the play in which the tubercular Marguerite dies in the arms of her lover. Paradoxically this sad and sentimental old play was written originally as a Ploblem play to correct certain social evils in the structure of Parisian society in the 1850’s. Written by young Alexandre Dumas, author of the swashbuckling Count of Monte Christo, as an expose of a_ halfworld of unhappy women permited to exist in that state by a selfish and thoughtless society, the play was accepted only as a rather sensational and tragic love story. This. study of a demi-mondaine and her world had only been permitted on the stage because the French government wanted something startling in the theatre to take the minds of Parisians away from the government activities of the time. Twenty one year old Dumas had used his own just-dead love affair as a model for his La Same AUN Camelias and had not been able to subjugate the story to the problem he had wanted to present. The 1852 audiences were at first shocked, But when the first pangs of horror wore off they were sympathetic, indulgent, and sobbed. Indeed Dumas had taken the public mind away from government blunders. La Dame Aux Camelias* became the rage of Paris. crossing the next year, became Camille AmAux the Atlantic to La Dame at In erica the Camelias hands of the American actress Jean; Davenport who was the first to play the part in this country. But a mere change in title did not make this wicked French play acceptable to Broadway in 1853, and this even though the full title on the program read Camille, or the Fate of a Coquette. In spite of Miss Davenport’s alterations the play. failed. Three years later the great Laura Keene set about making an even more moral tale of the drama, adding various angelic apparitions .and ghostly visitations of Marguerite’s old mother to the play. The critics exclaimed, on the greatly improved quality of the play, but Keene’s version was hardly more successful than Davenport’s. America’s . first great Camille production was yet to come. A heavy snowstorm and a_ half empty theatre greeted the opening performance of America’s first great Camille. In Paris, hardly a month before, the tempestous Irish-American Matilda Heron had seen La Dame and had determined to prove to audiences at home what they had so far refused to acknowledge, that she, Matilda Heron was an actress. In four weeks she translated the play and mastered the business of the part. And on that snowy night in the late fifties in New York, Matilda Heron triumphed in the play when everyone had predicted a fiasco. One critic said ‘“‘she clutched the dramatic diadem with a bound” and the play had a_ tremendously popular “and a lengthy run. Camille was “in,’ and ’New York was willing to accept a characterization in which ‘‘no harrowing thought, no disgusting detail was lacking—yet its very offensiveness added to its But American small cities, what Sarah power.” then in the clutches of Bernhardt latér described as ‘‘overstrained Puirtanism’’ could not accept the play as a pathetie tragedy of love. But they could accept, the play with the idea that ‘‘the wages is death.’’ Throughout the years and even until the end of the century they were finding all sorts moral values-.in the play. of sin of scramble t find -som< was, mad oO in the ristie This purity characte play of form was “judged art in any moral values. Furthermore it was an that from got a deal of pleasds age great Such ath-bed seenes, redemption, ure characters, and (Continued on Page Four) evada City Nugget _ COVERS bao GOL D oF = Ae rceobee hes The Nevada City Nugget helps your city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the you help yourself. Nugget, therefore, Vol. 11, No. 10. Ales course, . C ounty Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORN * The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1937. DEER tee IN NEED OF FEED Captain A. H. Willard of the Fish and Game Commission, made an inspection trip into the Truckee area last week to visit districts where deer are wintering. He said the deer are not in bad shape. Some feed has been taken to them but the animals are feeding on mahogany brush. He also stated the Tahoe National Forest service was assisting in caring for the deer. Quail are ‘being fed all over Nevada county. Many little flocks are found on farms in sheltered places. The Grass Valley Rod and Gun club of Grass Valley is assisting in feeding the quail. TOWNSEND CLUB TO DANCE FEBRUARY 22 Miles! Tilden of of apaioll Corral, president of the Townsend club of that place, has been chosen president of the Townsend Congressional board. He has been an active worker for the Townsend plan since its inception, The French Corral club will hold a Washington’s Birthday Ball February 22 in Twamley Hall, North San Juan. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. MANY SEEK PIN OF EAGLE SCOUTS the indications of interest the eleventh annual rally of the scouts of the Tahoe Area council to be held in Roseville, March 6, is the filing of applications for the rank of Eagle scouts. Four applications have already been. approved by the local court of honor, and sent to the national office and six more are expeéted within the week. Still others.are being held up for service requirements, Chairman, Judge Raglan Tuttle says: ‘‘Many of these scouts are seniors in ‘high school, and have been in scouting for from three to. six years, adding that a large majority of the 97 Eagle scouts raised in this council have gone into institutions of higher learning. Those active in the area are giving leadership to the younger scouts of their troops. These prospective Eagle scouts will receive their Eagle badges if found properly qualified, from the hands of their as part of the impressive ceremony at the rally.” One of in the in father, opening SNOW BURDEN TOO MUCH FOR BARN LANDMARK a huge strucThe McCarey barn, ture of old ‘horse’ days Long street, collapsed this morning under its burden of snow. The barn has been a landmark for the district for scores of years, Originally it was sturdily built to withstand storms and stresses. All the tools and equipment stored in the baru were removed sometime since by Mr. McCarey, who has gone to live at Alleghany. OATES TO FACE FEDERAL COURT Sheriff. Carl. J. Tobiassen stated today that he has decided to turn Walter I. Oates, arrested on several felony charges over to the United States marshal at San Francisco. The marshal will come for Oates as soon as. possible, The United States Sheriff C. J. Tobiassen this forenoon in a telephonie conversation that Oates is wanted in Omaha, Neb., Los Angeles and on two warrants in San Francisco. FAMILY REUNION on marshal told Mrs:Irving Miss Margaret Long, end visiting Mrs. J ion was Mr.--atrd Long daughter, ims Modesto Mr. and happy f umily reun week Mr.*I the song's pare S: Long. A unday with Longs Margaret the Chico week with Miss State Callege “parel ing last her . vada City. OUSTOMAH LODGE HOLDS JOINT INSTALLATION Oustomah Lodge of Odd Fellows and Neva Rebekah Lodge of Nevada City held joint installation of newly elected officers Saturday evening. Although one of the heaviest snow stOrms of the evening about 75 were present for the big event of the lodges. The installing officer of the Rebekahs who resides at Dutch Flat, was not able to be present and Mrs. Ludwig Netz of this city was most gracious in the role of installing officer. Mr. Bennett of Grass Valley -was installing officer for the Odd Fellows. 2 Mrs. Anna Peterson was installed as Noble Grand, and Mrs. Barbara Peterson, vice grand, of the Rebekahs. E Louis Netz, Noble.Grand of. the Odd Fellows last term, took the office of Past Pooler was installed as Noble Grand, while Chester Peterson was placed in the office of vice grand. Chester, Peterson and. Mrs. Barbara Peterson are husband and wife and it the same family to hold important offices in each lodge at the same time. A delicious banquet was seryed. BROTHER OF NEVADA CITY RESIDENT PASSES George Pena, brother of Mrs. Harley M. Leete, succumibed to a heart attack at his home in Santa Clara Friday morning. Funeral services were held today in Santa Cruz, his former home, Mr. Pena had been engaged for many years in the insurance business in Santa Clara. Many friends in Santa Clara county and in Santa Cruz mourn his passing. SNOW STORM HAMPERS MINERS With one of the longest and coldést spells ever recorded for Nevada City and vicinity the district is most fortunate to escape with real suffering, fatalities or serious haps. The most. serious condition has been found in the closing of several large mines laying off.several hundred men for a few shifts. Lack of water and_in some cases elettricity and bad roads have caused several mines much inconvenience. The Nevada. Irrigation District supplies several of the mines with water for operations and through heavy snow fall the water has -been are working full three shifts to reopen the ditches. Herbert Nile, ditch superintendent, was in Nevada City Saturday evening recruiting men to go out on the streams, calling every get for this work. ‘Suygerintqndent (> Schiffner stated this morning thai his property the Lava Cap, employing 260 men would reopen Wednesday. It was closed Saturday evening Bad roads are partly to blame in this instance. Crews resumed: work at the Murchie mine this morning after a close down of two shifts due to water shortage. Superintendent Orlando McCraney stated this morning that his mine, on Cement Hill west of Nevada City, is closed due to bad roads. Pump men and others keeping the mine open are walking to the property. He expects the road to be open and resume operations in a day or so. According .to reports the North Star at Grass Valley remains closed, but will reopen shortly. The Idaho-Maryland and Brunswick mines lost two shifts during the week end due to lack of electricity. Snow laden trees falling across the lines cut off the current until P. GG GB; able to repair the lines. Superintendent the which no misand ‘‘anchor ice”’ held up. Crews crews were Fred Garrison states big snow plow in Bear Valley had its rear end -tarn . Out and! spent . . road

several ae brought The T ed REO: was é-Ukiah hig the hwa Mile hat out today. from Five remains clos eCtS on of it is ne widened to Ss open, a part Ol and this is bei two way road. Noble Grand, Clifford . is quite unusual for two in! man he could, SCHOOL PUPIL AVERAGE COST IN Average current expenditures for the elementary schools in Nevada county were $86.71 per student in average daily attendance in 193931, reached their low of $73:22 in 1934-35 and increased to $78,79 in 1935-36. High school current expenditures averaged . $166.28 in 1932-33 and increased to $132.70 in 1935-36. These facts are brought out in a study of school expenditures in California counties for the six year_period 1930-31 to 1935-36, recently completed by California Taxpayers’ association. In addition to current expense, the study shows school expenditures for capital outlays and bond interest, but does not include payments for the redemption of bonds. Capital outlay expenditures for the elementary schools.in the county were $2.04 per pupil in 1930-31, went to a low of $1.44 in 1931-32 and had increased to $3.89 in 193536. Captial outlays for the high schools were $8.47 per. pupil in 1930-31, went to a low of. $7.11 in 1933-34 and had increased to $7.54 in 193536. Bond interest was $17.64 1930-31 and $9.40 in 1935-36, was found. The elementary schools of California as a whole average $102.60 per pupil in average daily attendance in 1930-31 for current . expenditures and $93.07 in 1935-36, with a low point for the state of $85.50 per pupil in 1933-34, the association stated. Captial outlays per student in the elementary schools. of ve state were $14.62 in 1930-31; $4.43 in 1933-34, and $21.98 in 1935-36. Bond interest was estimated at $8.85 in 1930-31 and was $8.22 per pupil in1935-36. California’s sociation found, pupil in. 1930-3 im it asper high schools, the spent $188.87 for current expenses, reached their point of $140.a per pupil in 19 4, and in 1935> spent $151.38. Capital outlays per student for the high schools averaged $44.84 in 1930-3 $9.20 in 1933-3 ANG so0.09An 198 Bond interest per student was estimated $15.57 in 1930-31 $11.68 in 1935School expenditures from 1931 to date, the association stated, reflect first the economies forced by the financial strain of the depression, and -sécond, the expansion of expenditures accompanying the recovIn the two years since 1934 the school costs for the whole state have increased $29,400,000, retracing more than two thirds of the decline which started in 1931. BIRTHDAY BALL GOES OVER BIG Anderson, program director for the President’s Birthday ball entertainment in Grass Valley Memorial hall Friday night, today thanked all those who participated in the program ‘or who helped in making the affair a big success The Birthday ball was attended by throngs despite the inclement weather. Anderson states that the vaudeville entertainment preceding the dance was te best one he has ever presented in Nevada county. IDAHO MARYLAND MEN GIVE RED CROSS $165 Today the Idaho-Maryland and Brunswick miners made up a collection among themselves of $165. for the Red Cross Relief Fund and presented it to the Red Cross Chapter in Grass Valley this evening. It is a generous impulse of these hard working men to assist in relieving those who are suffering from flood: and disaster in the mid-western United The sum represents the total 99.9 00-0 3 5-364. an and ery, Christian States. contribution as a unit. /¢ SCHOOL DESKS_ARRIVE a near Dont Truckee;-106 at Emig at. Colfax. at Donner Gap and 27 . i Norden inches mit is open to travel Reno bound. COUNTY $78.79 . CAMPFIRE GIRLS ROUGH Sacramento Bee after February 1.,rerant } Sum: . IT AT LOCAL HOTEL A joyous group of 76 Camp Fire Girls of Piedmont and Oakland spent the week end in Nevada City and’ enjoyed one of their happiest visits. The roads to their camps on Lake Vera. were closed with snow. State Ranger William F. Sharp opened the state unemployment camp at Nevada City’s southern limits for the 64 Piedmont girls and counselors giving them a place to cook and eat their meals as they had brought all their provisions. The firemen of Nevada City gave the 12 girls and counselors of Oakland permission to eat in the banquet room over their fire house on Broad street. The whole group stayed at the National Hotel at night. They were delighted with their trip and warmly praised the hospitality of this city for its many courtesies. All left late Sunday afternoon for their homes in the bay district, planning to again for the coming week end. PLEASE PAY MRS. PRESTON SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FEB. 1 Mrs. Preston of the Newstand, who will no longer be agent for the quests that all subscribers to the Bee, who have not done so, immediately pay their subscriptions, due up to February 1, to her. The road manager of the Bee states that hereafter no women agents will ‘be employed. CALIF. MINERAL PRODUCTION, 1936, IS $3000,557,000 The total value of. the production of California for the year mineral return }: 1986, just closed, is conservatively estimated by the statistical of the Division of Mines, Department of Natural Resources, under the direction of Walter W. Bradley, State Mineralogist, to have. been $300,557,000. This is in part detailed in the tabulation below, but as there are more than 50 mineral substances on California’s commercial list, figures on the most important items only are available at this early date. The blank report forms are being mailed to the operators in all mineral lines, and the detailed and complete report will be compiled and published later. The estimated total of $300,557,ene is an increase of approximately 7,716,000 over the -935. production total value, and is the largest since 1929. The principal increases in value of output over section those of the were shown by petrogold, miscellaneous hollow. building tile, lead, copper, and miscellaneous indusf{rial materials. The only important mineral substances to show decreased values were natural gas and zinc. The value and amount of the petroleum output showed increases over those of 1935, with a total quantity of about 214,212,000 barrals, an increase of about 3.5 per cent over that of 1935. The average price of all grades of crude oil was higher than that of the previous year. There was an increase for the lighter gravity oils the latter part of February and other minor changes throughout the year. Receipts of bullion at the mine ana smelters showed an increased output of gold of some 159,000 fine ounces over 1935. All other major metals, with the exception of zinc, showed an increased output. The increased gold production and higher prices for these metails stimulated their yield and brought about the reopening also of the Walker Mine, Plumas county, for many years a large producer of copper. Of the structural group practically all the materials under this heading showed increased outputs and values. This was accounted for by the fact that building permits in 51 previous year leum, cement, stone, brick and principal cities of the state increas. ed 80 per cent over. the year as well as a marked ine and pul previous. rease in. ‘tion He works. } large Both construc miscellaneous sh the products I wed .000 (1.050.000 fine 00 Ibs.) Ibs.) lead. zinc. 677,000 )50,000 68,000 2,000 (10,3 (1,490,000 (40,000 lbs.) 50.0 copper. DONATIONS FOR RED CROSS NOW TOTAL $443.16 Total Red Cross contributions for Nevada City up to Saturday night were $443.16. This sum is much larger than the doubled quota that was requested for the city. Contributions’ listed Saturday were T. Lacey Jones, $2.00; Miss Ruth Tamblyn, $1.00; a friend, $1:; Mrs. Mary Gribbin and Mrs. L. Morcum, $1.25; The Misses Muller, $1.3 and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Towle, $1.00; John Zunino, $1.00. ODEGAARD SKIIS T0 AND FROM HIS OFFICE While everyone was seeking to get about without sliding or falling Saturday and sleighs were a common sight it remained for Oscar Odegaard, manager of the Nevada County Lumber company, to go all of them one better. He resides on upper Broad street and drives his car bach and forth over the quarter mile to’ work. Surprised citizens beheld him ski down through town across the Plaza and on up Boulder street: to his office, He made two or three trips down town on skiis getting about. much easier than trying to drive his car around in the several inches of snow and ice. This method of travel is not recommended to everyone as it was found to be swift and rather slick traveling along toward evening. STUB CCC CAMP REMOVED T0 GV. The CCC camp west of Grass Valley, which had about half the group of boys ill with flu a few days ago. reports no serious cases now. Dr. Darrell Hawley, camp physician, has kept a constant watch over the health of the camp with the result the boys are all ready to go to work as soon as weather permits. Crews of the boys are clearing snow from the roads and paths about camp and shoveling it from the roofs of the camp houses. All CCC boys in the Camptonville camp, 170 boys and officers, were moved to Camp Grass Valley last Saturday. They will remain until warmer weather and then will return to camp to carry out several plannea projects. RED CROSS TO BROADCAST FOR ” HOURS TONIGHT The Red Cross sponsored program of favorite and famous radio and concert entertainers, who are giving their services free for this program, giving publicity to relief work carried on at the flood stricken areas, will be tonight from 7 to 9 p. m. The program will be heard over the blue network on the N. B.C. according to Mrs. Belle ‘Douglass, active in the Red Cross campaign for relief funds in Nevada City. An earlier, report had the program scheduled for last, night, which was an error. All commercial broadcasts will be suspended during this program. H. W. Schmidt and wife returned Sunday from Orland ' where’ they were called on account of the death and funeral of Mr. Schmidt’s brother, Lewis Schmidt. Saturday evening, January 23. The accident occurred — when Lewis Schmidt started to set down an automatic shot gun in his pump house and stumbled. 310,000 chromite, (9.500 flasks) quicksilver. dther metals including platinum, tungsten ore, etc. 200,639,000 (214,212,000 barrels)petroleum, 16,67-6; 000 000 m. ecu. ft.) natural 000 barrels) cement. sand hollow 70,000 other structural neluding bituminous marble, 775,000 miscelindustrials materials. 9,825,000 salines, ineluding ‘borates, pot fodine, salt, soda, ete. 300,557,000 total. 16,779,7,950,000 gravel, 1,building marock, . Sand1d rock, and ) brick “ana magnesite, late, ete. 4; laneous (290:370<-————*