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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

February 2, 1942 (4 pages)

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Fees o Truckee by short time here last week. eeeniigess cemey COUNTY RURAL TEACHERS’ CLUB TO JOIN IN ACTIVITIES OF : LOCAL RED CROSS CHAPTER The Nevada County Rural Teachers’ Club gathered for a social hour; chwanden, became the bride of Vicand business meeting at the National Hotel here last week. Alfter a pleastor Manc iu of Grass Valley yesterday ant social time, enjoyed in the dining room of the National group adjourned to the upstairs lobby for the more serious part of meeting. Mrs, Ethel Willits, Knoblock a represéntative of the, Washington National Insurance Company. Knoblock explained the advantages of group insurance for the teachers. After his short discussion he answered ary Guestions that were asked and then left the group to decide what they wished to do about the matter. There wasn’t any attempt at high pressure salesmanship, but just a simp’e straightforward presentation of facts. Judging by the re‘actions, his arguments were very favorably received, for it was later decided to appoint a committee to make further inquiris into’ the plan, of group insurance, as presented by Mr. Knoblock’s company. This committee, as afpointed by the president consisted of the following members: Mrs. Esther Joyal, Miss Margaret Smith and Mrs. Kathryn. Hewitt, Mrs? Amy McCraney, chairman of} the Red Cross Works Program for. Nevada City, had been invited by . the clud as guest speaker to discuss the present needs in the types of work that are being carried oy and . assist the teachers in determining what they could do, not only as a grovo, but in community relations and in school é:ctivities. Mrs. McCranev p-esented her s3tbject in an . interesting way. All realized the} arder*t endeavor of the workers in turning out quantities of finished garments. Mrs. Willits appo’ ‘Moa Miss Laura Loucks arnd-Mrs. Fred Mounday to interview Mrs, MicCraney and find out just what the Rural Teachérs Club could ‘best undertake as a group to help the local chapter of the Red Cross. Mrs. Willits and Mrs. Irma Atkins were nominated as representat-! ives to the California Teachers Association. Mrs. Willits withdrew her mame and the secretary was there. tpon instrveted to cast a unanimous Eallot for Mrs, Atkins. Miss Loucks made a report on the! results of the-recent campaign for small pox vaccination. She said that . it Was very ful and that there! had been a 75 per cent res*onse in. the county to take advantage of this . opportunity. Miss Loucks also told us! that the packages, which had been: prepared by the Junior Red Cross Association, had been to. China. Walter Car'son, s.:perintendent of schools stressed the nezessity of continuing with air raid drills as a precautionary measure. He also request-. ed teachers to call to the attention . of pupils the necessity of investing , in savings stamps. This is recognized . as a purely voluntary matter, but one that should receive the thought. ! ful attention of all citizens in these} trying times. Mrs. Sylva Mosher discussed plans for special emphasis on conservation in the rural school program. The. U. 8. Forestry Service will assist in every possible way. The conservation poster contest will be offered again this year, Plans that would prove most ada*table for the rural schools were discussed and the suggestions will be presented to the Forest Service for approval. Arrangements will be made for the showing of pictures in the schools during Conservation Wek, March 7th to 14th, % Mrs. Mosher suggested that the children be urged to cultivate victory spring gardens when and where it appears practical, The plan of work of the sub-committee on nutrition of the CiviHan Defense Council will offer more definite sugzestions ata later date. It was called to the attention of the group that 2 non-educational magazine ‘‘iNuggets’” ofifers prizes for original poems written by school children. Such work should be sent to Nina Willis Walter, 70 Bonnie. Avenue Pasadena. ; The meeting adjourned at 18 o’clock with each teacher determin-. ed to double her efforts in the interest of defense. success! oat Sout Here From Truckee— Carl Tobiassen, Jr., employed in the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, visited for a EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHIC ALIENS’ Registration PHOTOS ARE BEING TAKEN IN OUR STUDIO wee M M. recently elected president, . Thomas Jones, Hotel, the! introduced Ralph C. FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY FOR IANE HUTCHISON Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Holmes Funeral Home here for Mrs. Jane Hutchison, wife of James Hutchison. Mrs. Hutchison died suddenly Phursday afternoon. Following the funeral here, the body was taken to Vallejo for burial. Mrs. Hutchison came to Nevada City with her husband following their marriage in Vallejo in 1897. She soon asSumed a wide acquaintanceship in this city and at one time was matron of the vangeline Chapter of Eastern Star, She also at one time held the position of deputy grand district matron. The deceased wa's a member of the Episcopal Church and was active in the St. Agnes Guild. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hutchison leaves a son, David Hutchison of San Francisco. Funeral Rites Held In Santa Cruz Saturday For Former Nevada City Resident Funeral rites. were held Saturday ‘n Santa Cruz for Francis Sommers, a native of Camptonville and former Nevada City resident, who died in Santa’ Cruz last week. In 1924 Sommers married Alicea} ,Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sommers in Santa in this city. wes a-building contractor Cruz. VERNIE. DECHW ANDEN BECOMES BRIDE OF — VICTOR MANCIU Vernie Arletta Deschwanden, the! . yemployed in Grass daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Desmorning at the City Hall here. The ceremony was performed by '\City Judge Miles D. Coughlin. The witnesses were Barney Stalder of ‘Grass Valley and Revert Deschwanden, a brother of the bride. . Following the ceremony, the, bridal couple were feted at a family dinner at the Desechwanden home in Gold . Flat, The former Miss Deschwanden-~ is a graduate of the Nevada City High ;School and the Western: School of Business in Sacramento. She recently returned to Nevada City from Sacramento, where she was employed as secretary and switchboard operator for the Triangle Produce (Company, to make plans nas her wedding. ‘Manciu, a native of Fremont, Mich., where he attended schools, jis Valley at the North Star Mine. Manciu has been a resident of California for the past ten years. COURT CALENDAR The following orders were made in the Superior Court Friday by Judge George L. Jones: Estates of Mary A,Jefford deceased, petition for probate of will. Continued to February 20. Estate of Annie Ford, deceased, final account and petition for distribution. Submitted. Estate off Richard Henry Ford, deceased, petition to set aside hometrust. Submitted. E'state of Max Golden, deceased, return and account of sale of personal , property. Order. confirming sale, Estate of Olga Kopp, deceased, pet ition for order to execute deed of
trust. Submitted, Estate ‘of Charles W. Leiter, deeeased, petition for family allowance. Petition granted. Estate of Katherine M. Looser, petition for letters of administration. John J. Looser appointed administrator. Mr. and Mrs. Jones and ‘Mr. and ;Mrs. Al Sommers of this city at-. . tended the funeral. Al Sommers ‘was a brother of the deceased, Joe Imbrulia vs, Gertrude Imbrulia, motion for judgment on the pleacingd@, Continued’ to Fefiruary’ 6th. Evora R.*Stevens vs. Frank Johnson, Report of referee. Continued to February 6th. Angeline Roberts et al, vs. Archie Ramsey, motion for new trial. Argued and submitted; D. T. Reynolds vs. Joe Larghero et al demurrer to amended com pleint. To be submitted on briefs. THINKING OUT LOUD (Continued from Page One) survived their school days. They underwent psychological changes. Mollyecoddles on playground and in the school room were much discouraged. If a few were ruined, the many were saved, School masters were known to coach the losers in fistic contests in the manly art and incite them to hammer away at school yard bullies. If the bully was teo strong for his mates, the teacher intervened and let him taste bitter defeat with fist hickory as the occasion served. At the end of the term were prizes for the dilligent, even though these were not always the most scholarly. knives for good spellers. Books for those who mastered their grammar. Cross bows and arrows for the boys who bested arithmetic, and dolls for good little girls. "The dullards and laggards suffered under this system, but the intelligent and industrious prospered. The school duplicated in little the big rough. world which the children eventually en'tered, It was a man’s world and men teachers manned the schools, We live now in gentler times, and softer. Two generations have been taught that war is the worst of evils. Regiments of regimented women school teachers throughout the land have taken over teaching in. the elementary schools. We have draft dodgers and tax dodgers, young men who fear pain and love pleasure, who ‘Will endure insults rather than fight, who have no interest in government other than its benefits, who enjoy the priviliges of a democracy but resent bearing its responsibilities or fulfilling \its duties. Not all. of them, of course, but too many. Tt would “be vastly unfair to burden the schools with the entire load of blame for this condition. The American home has changed radically and for the worse. But teaching which ‘should be first of all professions has been relegated to a position of little dignity. The is that while lawyers and reason Auburn. typical laconism— walk—if need be!’’ Yankee ingenuity met the demands of necessity! The ink of governmental pens had hardly dried-on the new tire law before the wheels of transportation companies throughout the nation had started a gigantic program to “keep America moving.” Transcontihental railMines speeded schedules timings. Bus lines moved apace—adjusting schedules to America would not mark time! In the new program however careful ieye was kept that no hitch would occur in the mighty program of shifting military men and equipment—that comes first! The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company is fully equipped, fully manned, fully capable of handling western Nevada County’s travel needs. The busses of this company are comfortable, commodious, designed for safety and easy travel. Schedules from Nevada City and Grass Valley dovetail perfectly with schedules of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company at Colfax and the Pacific Greyhound at public convenience, making sure that It’s far less costly to travel by bus and rail, too! With fine regard for “pegged prices’” “this company, with national carriers, adheres to attractive low rates, without lessening regard for safety and comfort. Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Stage Lines » Nevada Pacific Trucking Agency » Freight ahd Merchandise Traffic Headquarters at Union Terminal Building Pasicuger Service Union Terminal Bus Depot, between Bank Street and Colfax » Avenue, Grass Valley ‘You Never Miss The Water "Til The Well Runs Dry’ Today’s restricted tire sale enforcement caught a_ gearshifting America practically flat-footed. At first it peemed a calamatious situation to a nation accustomed to substracting time from distance via the family motor car. But, along with other unpredicted developments in the new adjustment of living, Americans buckled down with “If it’s rubber our armed forces need, we'll x or there . There were jackdoctors, engineers, physicists and chemists have gone forward with the sruge of the times to the “big money’, the people of this country have failed to: value the teaching profession worth, Teachers, nia, are greatly underpaid. shun the profession except’ in its Nevada City Nugget — Monday, February 2, 1942. higher services. Women make it their career when they must. The rewards will have to be greatly increased to bring the teaching profession back to the standards of. two generations ago. No Trespassing, For Rent, Rooms for Rent and For Sale Placards on Sale At The Nugget Office. at its even ” essential in Califor(Men Are you PRE PARED ENJOY HOME MORE now that YOU’ are AT HOME more? i v. ALARMS Hi . ] BLACKOUTS & RESTRICTIONS Ask at any P. G. & E. office for our hanabeok of suggestions on how to prepare your home for a Blackout. You are spending much more time at home. There is more neighborliness too. Living rooms and playrooms have become nightly centers for quiet, comforting entertainment. Is your living room and playroom prepared for this purpose with adequate and proper lighting? Is the light sufficient and properly diffused for easy seeing? Does your present lighting do all it can to make rooms more cheerful, attractive and comfortable? Good lighting should serve to ease eye-tasks as well as enhance the beauty. or eye-appeal of your home furnishings. Mere brilliance of light is hard on the eyes and causes ugly shadows in a room. Good light is light that is well diffused, seft, glareless and easy on the eyes. A good selection of efficient and attractive lamps and fixtures is still available. You will have no trouble choosing the styles you willlike. They arereasonably priced too! Start enjoying good lighting on the home front tonight. 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