February 16, 1942 (4 pages)

i. further and suggest to the supervisors who resoluted against it a few months ago, before the JapHun-Dago war started, that they too should get busy and promote the prosperity of the county by improving the roads, in so far as they aré able, outside the cantonment area itself. The fact that ‘ Nevada County stands to lose taxes on some 20,000 or 25,000 acres, should make them.all, the more willing to recoup these losses by promoting the prosperity that can flow from this influx of a popula‘ tion one and a half times greater than that of Nevada County as it is:today. We believe that every workman, and after the workmen, every soldier, flyer, artilleryman, tank driver, and officer should have placed in their hands on arrival at the cantonment, a pamphlet setting forth the advantages ‘(Nevada County communities offer to those « who here make their homes, temporary or permanent. In this respect, Yuba County and Marysville particularly’ are several advertising jumps ahead of us right now. The cantonment ‘building center, is only half as far from Marysville as it is from Grass Valley and Nevada City, but there will be plenty of people, construction and civilian workers and the families of officers who will. prefer to. live in Nevada Couny. The higher, cooler altitude, the recreation facilities, and the scenic: and historic attractions of Nevada County can offset the factor of distance, to a large extent, if the board of supervisors and the chambers of ‘commerce, rise to the opportunity: now open. We have no doubt whatever: that the matter of transportation will be cared for by bus companies already organized .and . operating. But ‘the chambers, of . -commerece must” prepare +» immediately for a campaign of education among the people who will presently populate a military encampment, the buildings of whteh will .be* scattered over. an aréa six, miles long. by three miles, wide,-centgring around the cross ‘roads at’ Erle It is too bad that theresis. “not ,today a pamiphlet, descr‘ibing the, attractions of Nevada County as a place of residence, at least in sufficient quantities, to give out to all those who will be ‘seeking. homes in the vicinity of the. cantonment. It would seem to any thoughtful, disinterested person immediate. preparation and printing of a suitable brochure on Nevada County communities is something that should be done. : It may not have occurred to many: residents of Nevada County that highway No. 20-is going to be a very busy. thoroughfare the moment work .on the’ cantonment gets under way. It-offersia through route from Reno and all points east d,irect to the gates of the cantonment below, Smartville,. There are three bottlenecks in this route. One on the west bank of Bear Val-}. ley, which the state highway commission has appropriated the money to correct, and whch will probably be completed early this spring. The second bottleneck is through, Nevada City itself. Here fast moving traffic would be slowed up through a maze of narrow streets and sharp turns, The city council in conjunction with the state highway commission can clear up this bottleneck if they g0 about it. Time presses. The third bottleneck is this side of Rough and Ready, where a winding narrow road perhaps a quarter of a mile in length needs straightening and widening. This is another bit of work which no doubt the military authorities will ask the state highway commission to do before the through east-west route to the cantonment can be utilized speedily and safely. It should be remarked in this connection that some of the army’s largest storage dumps are in Nevada state. Army trucks already use Highway No. 40 to a. great extent “in bringing stores to the coast. ‘When the cantonment is built, the removal of bottlenecks on Highway No. 20 will make this the fastest most direct route for military uses in the entire northern part of California. We are. conhas received notice that its quota of $2,000 for the ‘War Fund’ and which was raised in good season has been increased by 30 per cent to the amount of $2,600, because the needs which must be met have become more specific. “Our fighting forces being sent to jan increasing number -of fronts throughout the world require’ the services of the Red Cross which will go forward with them,’’ War Relief Drive. Chairman R, J. Bennetts reported. The Nevada: City District has ‘been cancassed quite thoroughly yet some were-missed while others were unable to contribute at the time they were solicited. It is the fervent hope that all who have not made their donatoin to the war fund will do so now either to the captain in\ their vicinity or to the Morning Union, The Nugget or: to one of the officials at the city hall or if it be more convenient Telephone 20 and a messenger will call for the offering. If you have-already given and can dents within the boundaries of sible was supposed to have go turn it to them after the war i Each piece of property was appraised separately and no doubt the ranchers will not object to the sum they will receive for the land. However, many will be forced to leave ranch homes established by their grandfathers and the thought of leaving life long homes will be heartbreaking. The exact boundary of the cantonment is still not known here. One report indicated the famous Barnegat but last week in Grass Valley it was reported the cantonment would not take in Harry Cox’s Guernsey farm. It was learned, however, that Cox had been preparing to evacuate. He purchased 150 acres on the north side of the Tahoe Ukiah Highway, Which will not be within the camp, and was planning. to establish his . dairy there. Bids for the construction of 1200 buildings for the cantonment will be opened March 4th. However, it igs} understood no time will ‘be wasted from now until actual construction gets underway. Preliminary work will be pushd and contracts are now being Jet for incidental jobs. The Hills Flat Lumber Company has spare an additional sum it will be gratefully acknowledged. . Following are the captains and the} . districts they have served. so .faith. fully and will be glad to receive further contribu fons. . Nevada Street, Mrs. Pan] Kemper. . : Main Street. Mrs. Ed Berger. . Pine Street, Mrs. Louise Polglase . Bast Broad, Mrs, Ed Uren. j “se ramento, Mrs. E. Tucker. . Lost Hill, Mrs. Russell Wilson. acy Avenue, Mrs.+*Minnie Young, . Glenbrook, Mrs, Wm. A, Simkins, . Mrs, Eltiott, ' °° i Zion ‘and Cross Mrs. E .Baxter. 3lue Tent and Selby Flat, Mrs, . 'Champie, : . Prospect Mrs, Don Steger. North Bloomfield, Mrs. Chas. C.} ; Gaus. : . Washington, Mrs. John Crowley. Shady Creek, Sweetland, Mis. Prank* Reader. Binchville, French €orral Arthur [T. O'Connor, North San Juan Kern Fogarty. . Zeiiprght, Ed Bonner. . “North Columbia, Miss Bridget pMatphes. 2030 CLUB 10 HOLD MEETING The recently organized 20-30 Club for Nevada City and Grass Valley, ‘will meet in the Shamrock Cafe here tomorrow night; : Men between 20 and 30 years of age who desire to become a member of the club or are interested in the -organization. are welcome ‘to attend the dinner and the: meeting which ‘will. follow. Oldest Resident ‘At Nevada County Hospital Succumbs *-Paneral. services “were conducted at the’ Holmes ‘Funeral Home here for Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, 95, oldest inmate at the Nevada County Hospital here who. died Thursday afternoon. Pes Up until a week before her death, Mrs. Johnson had enjoyed reasonably good health and each day was able to eat with the other hospital inmates despite her extreme age. Mrs, Johson had been in the county hospital for the past 12 years. She was the widow of the late Hook Johnson, a former well known bootblack of this city. Weekend Visitor Here— Bob Michell student at Sacramento Junior College; spent the Lee Michweekend with his father, ell. : vinged that Nevada City and Grass Valley are in line for a consider-able growth in population in a short time, Prosperity, indeed, may be just around the corner. Perhaps it is right on {top of us. It is a new experience; for Nevada ‘County. No one is Wise enough to forecast the effect of the cantonment and all its varied activities upon the ¢ountry, roundabout and the inhabitants thereof. But we do believe that in a . said. The crime was in violation of _ sense, it will mean a big Hit. Be given a subcontract for lumber. NURSE HELD HERE FOR NARCOTICS AUTHORITIES Sheriff Carl J. Tboiassen said today federal narcotic authorities from Sacramento will be here later in the day for Mrs. Esther Kelly, 37, who is-held in the county jail for stealing 3500 capsules of morphine. and codine from the Miners Hospital. Mrs. ‘Kelly, a nurse at the hospital, has confessed stealing the narcotics for her own use, the sheriff federal statutes and Sherifif Tobiassen has notified federal’ narcotic agents in Sacramento. The nurse told the sheriff she once had been confined in an ‘eastern prison for forging a. prescription for narcotics. ' Here Several Days— Mrs. Richard Phelan, who has ‘property interests in Nevada and Sierra Counties was.a-visitor in: Ne-. . vada City for several days, “Penny Sense—Good Defense’ TOCKINGS and socks pulled on and off by the toes wear longer than when tugged by their "tops. Teach the “littlest one” to treat socks gently— Careful handling of stockings will ease the strain on silk supplies and save you money to invest in SAVINGS STAMPS! War tanch would be within the camp area. PROPOSAL TO LEASE LAND IN FAVOR OF OUTRIGHT PURCHASE The heartbreaking task of informing ranchers and resithe Nevada-Yuba army canton" ment area that they must vacate their homes as soon as postten under way today. e proposal to lease the land from the owners and re s over is believed to have been abandoned in favor of outright purchase at a reasonable price. LIGHTS OUT WHEN AWAY FROM HOME The Nevada Elen Defense desires every Sident cf the city to know that it is a violation of the city blackout ordinance to leave home at night with the light burning, The ordinance provides a if lights are not extinguished one minute after the blackout signal is ; sounded, The defense council, ing here Thursday night, was told many residents and many businessmen are in the habit of leaving lights . burn at night. Chief of Police Max . Solaro was instructed to see . blackout ordinance enforced. . eral days has businessmen when they leave their close of the day. Council at its meetprovisions. ar e been advising stores at the High School Ski ca snares Feb. 23 -lacer Union High School will . be ites to the Northern Section Cal; fornia Interscholastic Federation Championships at the Auburn . Ski Club grounds at Cisco on Februjary 28; Richard L. Nelson, Placer ski coach, has been appointed tournament director. Entry blanks have been sent to all 80 members of the Federation in the south to Yreka in the north. These blanks are due at the Placer High School on February 23. The cross country race will commence at 10:30 a. m.; the downhill at 1:15 p. m. and tthe slalom at 2:30. Each team for each event will consist of five contestants, the four best times being counted. This is the F. I.’s system of scoring. Word Received Here From John Ghidotti Relatives and friends here of John Ghidotti were happy to learn he is safe and was able .to escape ‘clutches of. the Japanese, who took ever the Island ,in.-the Philippine group on’ -which Ghidotti was stationed as’ a mining Superintendent. ‘Frank Ghidotti; brother of John, he ing superintendent last week. John was born and educated in . Nevada .City. He has been located in the Philippine Islands as a mine.executive for many years, About a year ago he spent several months in“ Nevada City but returned’ to manage a mine on Mosbate Island. THELMA BUTZ AND ROBERT GATES WED “The ma marriage. of Thelma, ‘Charlotte Butz and Robert Alvon Gates was solemnized at9° o’clock. yesterday morning at the Methodist Church parsonage here by Rev. David Riilston. The wedding was attended by family members. The ‘couple are to reside in Sacramento where Gates will be engaged in defense work. Gates. is a son of Victor Gates of this city. He and ‘his bride resided most of their lives in'the Rough and Ready district. MARRIAGE DECLARATION by Elmer Glyn Evans, 19, of Vallejo, and Gloria Maude Croff, 16, of Nevada City. Mr. and-Mrs. Leonard Johnson and Al O'Connor, foriiér residents “Money! / ‘lof this city, spent the weekend here. , penalty . that the; men Solaro during the past sev-. local . to extinguish all lights) the received a cablegram ‘fromthe’ min-} EVANSiCROFF—In Nevada City, . , -.-. (Nevada County, February 13, 1942, day for registering. The Nevada County Selective Service Board had expected a registration of between 1200°and 1400 in the county (but judging from the number signing Saturday and yesterday that figure will fall several hundred short, The registration in Nevada City for the first two days, Merle Morrison, clerk-of the Selective Service Board says, was 210 and-in Grass Valley approximately 500. Truckee had a registration of 60 and Soda Springs 10. Other districts in the county have not yet been heard from. The Selective Service Board will meet tomorrow to check the cards of the newly registered men. BUSINESS MEN URGED TO AID IN’ ARMY CAMP PLAN will be ci munities. ae of making the ¢ irculated in these same com. } thousand . roads, the bet weer thirty and forty men, the improvement of Planning for housing amusement and. recreation facilities, are subjec for discussion tomorrow night, Mr. Sofge, secretary o the States that every businessman has a stake in these plans and the benefits that flow therefrom. NEATH COMES 'N NIGHT TO AGED CHINESE Funeral services were held at the Holmes Funeral Home here this afternoon for Hong Lee, iarly known as Ah Jack, aged local Chinese resident, who was’ found dead Saturday alfternoon in the Chinese laundry on Commercial Street, where he resided. The body of Ah Jack who apparently died of a heart attack during Friday. night, was discovered by Chief of Police ‘Max Solaro, after C. H. Hing, for whom the aged. Chinese worked, reported he failed. to show up at the Hing store during the day. Ah Jack had been a resident of Nevada County for more than 40 years. He at one time worked as a cook, Following the funeral rites, burial was in the Pine Grove Cemetery. ts Judge Jones Grants . Probation To George Day chamber . The Nugget is delivered to . . This —, aa oe complete your home twice a week V q a vit NU Fert . rptience of all loca Giese: for only 30 cents per you want to read about your month . friends, your neighbors, read zs 3 COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA l ihe Sea J Vol. 16, No. 14. ie ive County Seat Paper NEVADA CHASCALIFORNIA cote tem eee ___ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1942. > Thine . War Relief ‘Orders To Vacate Area Resistetion . caugne Thinking ar helie rders !o Vacate Area Registration Caught Out Loud Here For C . To Be Short Of in the eae uota Here For Cantonment Are ne ‘y ese . xpectations Rifties ioe “Por ware”? ® oa utindaner «se NOW $2600 Expected To Be Given iis vmsier as sv soul s western border of the county is to : : Countyans registered Saturday and The painful necessity of having be constructed, we would like to Se yesterday under the Selective Service. all his teeth extracted as experiencsuggest that we should be employ: ; law requiring the registration of all od-recéntly at Sutier~ Mossi th ed in getting as much benefit The Nevada, City Chapter} GOVERNMENT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DROPPED men between 20 and 44 who had not! Sacramento by H P. Davis of this from it as posssible. We might go of the American Red Cross previously signed. Today is the final} city, When Davis was wheeled to the elevator following the operation the elevator operator asked the nurse: “Basement?”’’ Davis was weak but his sense of humor arose to the occasion. He barked: “No you damn fool, I’m not dead yet.”’ A group of local citizens had an idea they would foree the Jehovahites who each Saturday peddle the Watchtower here to salute the American Flag or suffer the consequenc-_ es. However, they were dissuaded from such action by the district attorney and war veterans who knew there was no violation of the law in the peddling activities, despicable as their. refusal to salute the flag, especially during these times,.may be. Irate citizens in other communities resorted to force in an attempt to halt the Jehovah Witnesses from selling Watchtowers. on the. street but that has always made matters worse. : The law authorities are bound ‘by oath to protect the Jehovahites bat . j ' enforcement icounty superintendent of . been its Truckee re¢ ‘the establishment of the Donner Trail A special meeting of the Nevada } City Chamiber of Commerce to con-. sider’ methods by which this co munity can take advantage of busiopportunities offered: by the. are shment of an army cantonment jus beta Smartville, has been called fo Tuesday (tomorrow) evening at 7:39 o'clock in the City Hall, All business . are urged to attend this’ meetling. The cantonment wil! need th cooperation of all: communties in vicinity, and in. return for this cooreration much of the vast sums: ex-} pended’ first for construction, and. ;second for Ln a ce 2 and growth (a call to service at any time . led once a attractions ! ‘Saturday, ' Nevada City know?rto‘an army ‘of . severely criticized for a more famil-. , “Superior Judge George L. Jones; -here Saturday granted probation to George Day, Plumas County lumber worker, who was fund guilty of fail-' ing to provide for a minor child by a jury here last week. — One of the probation terms, however, will be the serving of 30 days in. the county jail. Day will be released if he can obtain a job before the 30 days are served. Russell Farley Here— Russell Farley, inspector for the state board of equalization, was in Nevada City on business today. Here Yesterday— Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sofge of Sacramento were visitors yesterday at ithe me of Mr. and Mrs, Si Sofge, parents of Harold. Here \From Vaillejo— Mr, and Mrs. George Willard of Vallejo visited with relatives here yésterday. Mrs. Willard is the former, Pearl Strach of. this city. we cannot help but agree with the . district attorney of Siskiyou County, % who commented, when they appealed to him for protection: “It is a strange contradiction that they appeal for protection toe the law’ agencies of a nation whose flag they refuse to salute.” , Walt Carlson, schools, has explaining to he favored Sluicing the mers: trouble why having sidents Eddie Powell, Reserve, expects We learn the city streets-are to be ‘Giéan2 week heneéforth. Every City coun still. being. olishing Tom: White’s position. Friends of White have even gone so far as to prepare a petition for circulation among: the businessmen and property owners, asking the council to give White his job back. The petition points out that the debris littered streets., are School : District United States Army unsanitary. . We hear a local mother was ‘‘up in arms’’ because her }minor son not long ago was out until .4 a. m, watching other youngsters play a pinball machine in a certain emporium here. . In Grass Valley the other day we heard a local man called a “‘rat’’ to his face. And he took it ‘without comment. Wouldn’t mind knowing the details behind it Jack Nettell, county recorder, is the first county official to abanidon his car for the duration. Nettell travels from his home in Grass Valley to his office in the court house here by the bus. Our suggestion to county officials would be to make their homes in this city and their transportation problem would be solved. All county officers but R. N. McCormack Walter Carlson, Judge George L. Jones, Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen and L. G Lageson make their homes in Grass Valley . . . The name for the new theatre in GrassValley has been selected. I+ is the Oro, which, we are told, is Spanish for “Gold’’. Vague rumors Miles Coughlin and Tony Rore will be candidates for city council. Coughlin as city judge gets $12.50 per month, As city councilman he wouldn’t get a cent. We have discovered, through an ear to the ground, that Mayor Ben Hall will be a candidate in the approaching council election, despite recént assertions that he may retire because of continual bickering on the . council. And we also found out that Al Bates,. chief air raid warden and popular employee of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, will throw his hat into the ring for one of the two council vacancies. Bates’ popularity at the polls was proven last year when he was elected a member of hte Board of Education. The California divorce his wife was obtaining was too slow for Leonard Hickhoff, former Murchie miner, so he established residence _ in Reno to obtain a six weeks di-vorce, We learn hie third marriage ts.

i. further and suggest to the supervisors who resoluted against it a few months ago, before the JapHun-Dago war started, that they too should get busy and promote the prosperity of the county by improving the roads, in so far as they aré able, outside the cantonment area itself. The fact that ‘ Nevada County stands to lose taxes on some 20,000 or 25,000 acres, should make them.all, the more willing to recoup these losses by promoting the prosperity that can flow from this influx of a popula‘ tion one and a half times greater than that of Nevada County as it is:today. We believe that every workman, and after the workmen, every soldier, flyer, artilleryman, tank driver, and officer should have placed in their hands on arrival at the cantonment, a pamphlet setting forth the advantages ‘(Nevada County communities offer to those « who here make their homes, temporary or permanent. In this respect, Yuba County and Marysville particularly’ are several advertising jumps ahead of us right now. The cantonment ‘building center, is only half as far from Marysville as it is from Grass Valley and Nevada City, but there will be plenty of people, construction and civilian workers and the families of officers who will. prefer to. live in Nevada Couny. The higher, cooler altitude, the recreation facilities, and the scenic: and historic attractions of Nevada County can offset the factor of distance, to a large extent, if the board of supervisors and the chambers of ‘commerce, rise to the opportunity: now open. We have no doubt whatever: that the matter of transportation will be cared for by bus companies already organized .and . operating. But ‘the chambers, of . -commerece must” prepare +» immediately for a campaign of education among the people who will presently populate a military encampment, the buildings of whteh will .be* scattered over. an aréa six, miles long. by three miles, wide,-centgring around the cross ‘roads at’ Erle It is too bad that theresis. “not ,today a pamiphlet, descr‘ibing the, attractions of Nevada County as a place of residence, at least in sufficient quantities, to give out to all those who will be ‘seeking. homes in the vicinity of the. cantonment. It would seem to any thoughtful, disinterested person immediate. preparation and printing of a suitable brochure on Nevada County communities is something that should be done. : It may not have occurred to many: residents of Nevada County that highway No. 20-is going to be a very busy. thoroughfare the moment work .on the’ cantonment gets under way. It-offersia through route from Reno and all points east d,irect to the gates of the cantonment below, Smartville,. There are three bottlenecks in this route. One on the west bank of Bear Val-}. ley, which the state highway commission has appropriated the money to correct, and whch will probably be completed early this spring. The second bottleneck is through, Nevada City itself. Here fast moving traffic would be slowed up through a maze of narrow streets and sharp turns, The city council in conjunction with the state highway commission can clear up this bottleneck if they g0 about it. Time presses. The third bottleneck is this side of Rough and Ready, where a winding narrow road perhaps a quarter of a mile in length needs straightening and widening. This is another bit of work which no doubt the military authorities will ask the state highway commission to do before the through east-west route to the cantonment can be utilized speedily and safely. It should be remarked in this connection that some of the army’s largest storage dumps are in Nevada state. Army trucks already use Highway No. 40 to a. great extent “in bringing stores to the coast. ‘When the cantonment is built, the removal of bottlenecks on Highway No. 20 will make this the fastest most direct route for military uses in the entire northern part of California. We are. conhas received notice that its quota of $2,000 for the ‘War Fund’ and which was raised in good season has been increased by 30 per cent to the amount of $2,600, because the needs which must be met have become more specific. “Our fighting forces being sent to jan increasing number -of fronts throughout the world require’ the services of the Red Cross which will go forward with them,’’ War Relief Drive. Chairman R, J. Bennetts reported. The Nevada: City District has ‘been cancassed quite thoroughly yet some were-missed while others were unable to contribute at the time they were solicited. It is the fervent hope that all who have not made their donatoin to the war fund will do so now either to the captain in\ their vicinity or to the Morning Union, The Nugget or: to one of the officials at the city hall or if it be more convenient Telephone 20 and a messenger will call for the offering. If you have-already given and can dents within the boundaries of sible was supposed to have go turn it to them after the war i Each piece of property was appraised separately and no doubt the ranchers will not object to the sum they will receive for the land. However, many will be forced to leave ranch homes established by their grandfathers and the thought of leaving life long homes will be heartbreaking. The exact boundary of the cantonment is still not known here. One report indicated the famous Barnegat but last week in Grass Valley it was reported the cantonment would not take in Harry Cox’s Guernsey farm. It was learned, however, that Cox had been preparing to evacuate. He purchased 150 acres on the north side of the Tahoe Ukiah Highway, Which will not be within the camp, and was planning. to establish his . dairy there. Bids for the construction of 1200 buildings for the cantonment will be opened March 4th. However, it igs} understood no time will ‘be wasted from now until actual construction gets underway. Preliminary work will be pushd and contracts are now being Jet for incidental jobs. The Hills Flat Lumber Company has spare an additional sum it will be gratefully acknowledged. . Following are the captains and the} . districts they have served. so .faith. fully and will be glad to receive further contribu fons. . Nevada Street, Mrs. Pan] Kemper. . : Main Street. Mrs. Ed Berger. . Pine Street, Mrs. Louise Polglase . Bast Broad, Mrs, Ed Uren. j “se ramento, Mrs. E. Tucker. . Lost Hill, Mrs. Russell Wilson. acy Avenue, Mrs.+*Minnie Young, . Glenbrook, Mrs, Wm. A, Simkins, . Mrs, Eltiott, ' °° i Zion ‘and Cross Mrs. E .Baxter. 3lue Tent and Selby Flat, Mrs, . 'Champie, : . Prospect Mrs, Don Steger. North Bloomfield, Mrs. Chas. C.} ; Gaus. : . Washington, Mrs. John Crowley. Shady Creek, Sweetland, Mis. Prank* Reader. Binchville, French €orral Arthur [T. O'Connor, North San Juan Kern Fogarty. . Zeiiprght, Ed Bonner. . “North Columbia, Miss Bridget pMatphes. 2030 CLUB 10 HOLD MEETING The recently organized 20-30 Club for Nevada City and Grass Valley, ‘will meet in the Shamrock Cafe here tomorrow night; : Men between 20 and 30 years of age who desire to become a member of the club or are interested in the -organization. are welcome ‘to attend the dinner and the: meeting which ‘will. follow. Oldest Resident ‘At Nevada County Hospital Succumbs *-Paneral. services “were conducted at the’ Holmes ‘Funeral Home here for Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, 95, oldest inmate at the Nevada County Hospital here who. died Thursday afternoon. Pes Up until a week before her death, Mrs. Johnson had enjoyed reasonably good health and each day was able to eat with the other hospital inmates despite her extreme age. Mrs, Johson had been in the county hospital for the past 12 years. She was the widow of the late Hook Johnson, a former well known bootblack of this city. Weekend Visitor Here— Bob Michell student at Sacramento Junior College; spent the Lee Michweekend with his father, ell. : vinged that Nevada City and Grass Valley are in line for a consider-able growth in population in a short time, Prosperity, indeed, may be just around the corner. Perhaps it is right on {top of us. It is a new experience; for Nevada ‘County. No one is Wise enough to forecast the effect of the cantonment and all its varied activities upon the ¢ountry, roundabout and the inhabitants thereof. But we do believe that in a . said. The crime was in violation of _ sense, it will mean a big Hit. Be given a subcontract for lumber. NURSE HELD HERE FOR NARCOTICS AUTHORITIES Sheriff Carl J. Tboiassen said today federal narcotic authorities from Sacramento will be here later in the day for Mrs. Esther Kelly, 37, who is-held in the county jail for stealing 3500 capsules of morphine. and codine from the Miners Hospital. Mrs. ‘Kelly, a nurse at the hospital, has confessed stealing the narcotics for her own use, the sheriff federal statutes and Sherifif Tobiassen has notified federal’ narcotic agents in Sacramento. The nurse told the sheriff she once had been confined in an ‘eastern prison for forging a. prescription for narcotics. ' Here Several Days— Mrs. Richard Phelan, who has ‘property interests in Nevada and Sierra Counties was.a-visitor in: Ne-. . vada City for several days, “Penny Sense—Good Defense’ TOCKINGS and socks pulled on and off by the toes wear longer than when tugged by their "tops. Teach the “littlest one” to treat socks gently— Careful handling of stockings will ease the strain on silk supplies and save you money to invest in SAVINGS STAMPS! War tanch would be within the camp area. PROPOSAL TO LEASE LAND IN FAVOR OF OUTRIGHT PURCHASE The heartbreaking task of informing ranchers and resithe Nevada-Yuba army canton" ment area that they must vacate their homes as soon as postten under way today. e proposal to lease the land from the owners and re s over is believed to have been abandoned in favor of outright purchase at a reasonable price. LIGHTS OUT WHEN AWAY FROM HOME The Nevada Elen Defense desires every Sident cf the city to know that it is a violation of the city blackout ordinance to leave home at night with the light burning, The ordinance provides a if lights are not extinguished one minute after the blackout signal is ; sounded, The defense council, ing here Thursday night, was told many residents and many businessmen are in the habit of leaving lights . burn at night. Chief of Police Max . Solaro was instructed to see . blackout ordinance enforced. . eral days has businessmen when they leave their close of the day. Council at its meetprovisions. ar e been advising stores at the High School Ski ca snares Feb. 23 -lacer Union High School will . be ites to the Northern Section Cal; fornia Interscholastic Federation

Championships at the Auburn . Ski Club grounds at Cisco on Februjary 28; Richard L. Nelson, Placer ski coach, has been appointed tournament director. Entry blanks have been sent to all 80 members of the Federation in the south to Yreka in the north. These blanks are due at the Placer High School on February 23. The cross country race will commence at 10:30 a. m.; the downhill at 1:15 p. m. and tthe slalom at 2:30. Each team for each event will consist of five contestants, the four best times being counted. This is the F. I.’s system of scoring. Word Received Here From John Ghidotti Relatives and friends here of John Ghidotti were happy to learn he is safe and was able .to escape ‘clutches of. the Japanese, who took ever the Island ,in.-the Philippine group on’ -which Ghidotti was stationed as’ a mining Superintendent. ‘Frank Ghidotti; brother of John, he ing superintendent last week. John was born and educated in . Nevada .City. He has been located in the Philippine Islands as a mine.executive for many years, About a year ago he spent several months in“ Nevada City but returned’ to manage a mine on Mosbate Island. THELMA BUTZ AND ROBERT GATES WED “The ma marriage. of Thelma, ‘Charlotte Butz and Robert Alvon Gates was solemnized at9° o’clock. yesterday morning at the Methodist Church parsonage here by Rev. David Riilston. The wedding was attended by family members. The ‘couple are to reside in Sacramento where Gates will be engaged in defense work. Gates. is a son of Victor Gates of this city. He and ‘his bride resided most of their lives in'the Rough and Ready district. MARRIAGE DECLARATION by Elmer Glyn Evans, 19, of Vallejo, and Gloria Maude Croff, 16, of Nevada City. Mr. and-Mrs. Leonard Johnson and Al O'Connor, foriiér residents “Money! / ‘lof this city, spent the weekend here. , penalty . that the; men Solaro during the past sev-. local . to extinguish all lights) the received a cablegram ‘fromthe’ min-} EVANSiCROFF—In Nevada City, . , -.-. (Nevada County, February 13, 1942, day for registering. The Nevada County Selective Service Board had expected a registration of between 1200°and 1400 in the county (but judging from the number signing Saturday and yesterday that figure will fall several hundred short, The registration in Nevada City for the first two days, Merle Morrison, clerk-of the Selective Service Board says, was 210 and-in Grass Valley approximately 500. Truckee had a registration of 60 and Soda Springs 10. Other districts in the county have not yet been heard from. The Selective Service Board will meet tomorrow to check the cards of the newly registered men. BUSINESS MEN URGED TO AID IN’ ARMY CAMP PLAN will be ci munities. ae of making the ¢ irculated in these same com. } thousand . roads, the bet weer thirty and forty men, the improvement of Planning for housing amusement and. recreation facilities, are subjec for discussion tomorrow night, Mr. Sofge, secretary o the States that every businessman has a stake in these plans and the benefits that flow therefrom. NEATH COMES 'N NIGHT TO AGED CHINESE Funeral services were held at the Holmes Funeral Home here this afternoon for Hong Lee, iarly known as Ah Jack, aged local Chinese resident, who was’ found dead Saturday alfternoon in the Chinese laundry on Commercial Street, where he resided. The body of Ah Jack who apparently died of a heart attack during Friday. night, was discovered by Chief of Police ‘Max Solaro, after C. H. Hing, for whom the aged. Chinese worked, reported he failed. to show up at the Hing store during the day. Ah Jack had been a resident of Nevada County for more than 40 years. He at one time worked as a cook, Following the funeral rites, burial was in the Pine Grove Cemetery. ts Judge Jones Grants . Probation To George Day chamber . The Nugget is delivered to . . This —, aa oe complete your home twice a week V q a vit NU Fert . rptience of all loca Giese: for only 30 cents per you want to read about your month . friends, your neighbors, read zs 3 COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA l ihe Sea J Vol. 16, No. 14. ie ive County Seat Paper NEVADA CHASCALIFORNIA cote tem eee ___ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1942. > Thine . War Relief ‘Orders To Vacate Area Resistetion . caugne Thinking ar helie rders !o Vacate Area Registration Caught Out Loud Here For C . To Be Short Of in the eae uota Here For Cantonment Are ne ‘y ese . xpectations Rifties ioe “Por ware”? ® oa utindaner «se NOW $2600 Expected To Be Given iis vmsier as sv soul s western border of the county is to : : Countyans registered Saturday and The painful necessity of having be constructed, we would like to Se yesterday under the Selective Service. all his teeth extracted as experiencsuggest that we should be employ: ; law requiring the registration of all od-recéntly at Sutier~ Mossi th ed in getting as much benefit The Nevada, City Chapter} GOVERNMENT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DROPPED men between 20 and 44 who had not! Sacramento by H P. Davis of this from it as posssible. We might go of the American Red Cross previously signed. Today is the final} city, When Davis was wheeled to the elevator following the operation the elevator operator asked the nurse: “Basement?”’’ Davis was weak but his sense of humor arose to the occasion. He barked: “No you damn fool, I’m not dead yet.”’ A group of local citizens had an idea they would foree the Jehovahites who each Saturday peddle the Watchtower here to salute the American Flag or suffer the consequenc-_ es. However, they were dissuaded from such action by the district attorney and war veterans who knew there was no violation of the law in the peddling activities, despicable as their. refusal to salute the flag, especially during these times,.may be. Irate citizens in other communities resorted to force in an attempt to halt the Jehovah Witnesses from selling Watchtowers. on the. street but that has always made matters worse. : The law authorities are bound ‘by oath to protect the Jehovahites bat . j ' enforcement icounty superintendent of . been its Truckee re¢ ‘the establishment of the Donner Trail A special meeting of the Nevada } City Chamiber of Commerce to con-. sider’ methods by which this co munity can take advantage of busiopportunities offered: by the. are shment of an army cantonment jus beta Smartville, has been called fo Tuesday (tomorrow) evening at 7:39 o'clock in the City Hall, All business . are urged to attend this’ meetling. The cantonment wil! need th cooperation of all: communties in vicinity, and in. return for this cooreration much of the vast sums: ex-} pended’ first for construction, and. ;second for Ln a ce 2 and growth (a call to service at any time . led once a attractions ! ‘Saturday, ' Nevada City know?rto‘an army ‘of . severely criticized for a more famil-. , “Superior Judge George L. Jones; -here Saturday granted probation to George Day, Plumas County lumber worker, who was fund guilty of fail-' ing to provide for a minor child by a jury here last week. — One of the probation terms, however, will be the serving of 30 days in. the county jail. Day will be released if he can obtain a job before the 30 days are served. Russell Farley Here— Russell Farley, inspector for the state board of equalization, was in Nevada City on business today. Here Yesterday— Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sofge of Sacramento were visitors yesterday at ithe me of Mr. and Mrs, Si Sofge, parents of Harold. Here \From Vaillejo— Mr, and Mrs. George Willard of Vallejo visited with relatives here yésterday. Mrs. Willard is the former, Pearl Strach of. this city. we cannot help but agree with the . district attorney of Siskiyou County, % who commented, when they appealed to him for protection: “It is a strange contradiction that they appeal for protection toe the law’ agencies of a nation whose flag they refuse to salute.” , Walt Carlson, schools, has explaining to he favored Sluicing the mers: trouble why having sidents Eddie Powell, Reserve, expects We learn the city streets-are to be ‘Giéan2 week heneéforth. Every City coun still. being.. olishing Tom: White’s position. Friends of White have even gone so far as to prepare a petition for circulation among: the businessmen and property owners, asking the council to give White his job back. The petition points out that the debris littered streets., are School : District United States Army unsanitary. . We hear a local mother was ‘‘up in arms’’ because her }minor son not long ago was out until .4 a. m, watching other youngsters play a pinball machine in a certain emporium here. .. In Grass Valley the other day we heard a local man called a “‘rat’’ to his face. And he took it ‘without comment. Wouldn’t mind knowing the details behind it Jack Nettell, county recorder, is the first county official to abanidon his car for the duration. Nettell travels from his home in Grass Valley to his office in the court house here by the bus. Our suggestion to county officials would be to make their homes in this city and their transportation problem would be solved. All county officers but R. N. McCormack Walter Carlson, Judge George L. Jones, Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen and L. G Lageson make their homes in Grass Valley . . . The name for the new theatre in GrassValley has been selected. I+ is the Oro, which, we are told, is Spanish for “Gold’’. Vague rumors Miles Coughlin and Tony Rore will be candidates for city council. Coughlin as city judge gets $12.50 per month, As city councilman he wouldn’t get a cent. We have discovered, through an ear to the ground, that Mayor Ben Hall will be a candidate in the approaching council election, despite recént assertions that he may retire because of continual bickering on the . council. And we also found out that Al Bates,. chief air raid warden and popular employee of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, will throw his hat into the ring for one of the two council vacancies. Bates’ popularity at the polls was proven last year when he was elected a member of hte Board of Education. The California divorce his wife was obtaining was too slow for Leonard Hickhoff, former Murchie miner, so he established residence _ in Reno to obtain a six weeks di-vorce, We learn hie third marriage ts.