February 21, 1938 (4 pages)

is . Thinking _ful nation it is. ‘harder. eitnzenship. Out Loud HooM. &; In the Jast issue of this newspaper we laid our labor disturbance in Nevada County at the door of the White House where ‘t belongs. What this county is -enduring is perhaps to average Amoutrages perpetrated in the sacred name of labor in eastern Yet in. ‘Nevada County the ‘citizenship is more resentfnl of outside interference with its mining industry, than perhaps anywhere else in the United States. This, for the reason that we are the descendants iof the 49ers who carved a. gold empire out of the massive flanks of the Sierras. not so aggravating erjean citizens as the Our history has ‘been one of self sufficiency. We have settled our disputes reasonably and amicably among ourselves Without recourse to distant labor overlords. This county has produced hundreds of millions in gold that has helped to make tire United States the rich and powerWhile this basic commodity of all wealth has been, and is being produced, wages through out Nevada County have been higher than anywhere else in -Califlornia. When Nevada County mine operators were paying an average wage some two years ago of $4.50 ‘per. day, Amador county mines were paying $3.50. The average scale today arrived at through agreements and contracts between mine management and the Mine Workers Protective League is approximately $5.00. We need no copper miners from Montana . ior Arizona, who for a_ brief time + while the Roosevelt sun of prosperity shared in copper profits in their wage scales, to tell us how to run the gold mining industry. High wage scales mean nothing when they cannot be depended upon for: steady job and a living. The Roosevelt depression ticeday is due in large measure to high wage scales reflectshone, ed in the price ofall commedi-ies that enter into every day living costs. Resentment in Nevada county over eva da COVERS RICHEST GOLD it AREA IN CALIFORNIA. ugget. . The Liberty with j ifiabje ends. ton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: oi the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, good motives and for just— Alexander HamilVol. l2, No. 16. The County Seat Paper “NEVADA. CITY. CALIFORNIA ~The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY . 21, 1938, THE TRUTH The following telegram was Treceived from Robert Searls,.San Francisco, attorney for the Newmont mining company: H. M. Leete, Publisher Nevada City Nugget. A local publication known as the. “Miners*™ Voice’? quotes me as having stated to a Labor Board repres‘entative that negotiations would be opened by the Empire Star Mines Company, Limited, with the _ International Mill and Smelter Workers Union, and all men who ceased work at*the Murchie Mine would be re-in-, stated. These statements are absolut-~ely untrue and the direct opposite of what I advised Messrs. Larse and Robinson was the present position of the company. Would appreciate your correcting any public misunderstanding which may have been caused by the publication in—question. ROBERT M. SEARLS. nother C. I. 0. Lie Refuted . THE FALSEHOOD The following paragraph, which the telegram at the left is intended to refute, appeared Saturday morning +3“the handbill known: as the “Miners’ Voice’:Investigating Attorney Andrew Larsen, of the NLRB, and International President Reid Robinson, met with the Murchie Mine attorney” Robert Searls in San Francisco on Wednesday. All agreed that the time had arrived when negotiations should be started toward affecting a strike settlement. Attorney Searls indicated that all the men could be put. back to work. He further inferred that orders to negiotiate would have to come from New York City. NOTE—At the CIO meeting Sun+ day, February 6, 317 were present, On February 13, there were 200. Last_night, February-20, the number was 35. Statement of We are fiully aware of the circula. tion of news in regard to the so-call. ‘ed Murchie Mine strike by the CIO; publicity agents.It is to clear away all doubts as to our stand that this statement-has been prepared for the press. A few miners, aided—by the spirit of alcoholism, the minority—of the CIO sympathizers and the activities of an official of the lecal I. M. M. & S. U., an affiliate of the CIO., took ‘t upon themselves to declare a strike at the Murchie Mine and stopped the majority of the day ‘shift from going to work the morning of January 15. This action was unfair the communistic tactics of the CIO, affiliate here is steadily growing. The threat of a certain CIO official who came here from Idaho, to ‘‘break the county’ is apparently being carried cut. The cost of extra deputies and the ces: cf supporting the families of the CIO members who have quit work on pretext of picketing, to hang about pool halls and liquor emto hold ‘nightly seances, to peace distu’bamees late a are well known. They have; respcivt of call indusUnder imstances poriums, create nicht, lost the trious citizens. sobe ops the most favOrable e.rcr few Gi them could or would hold a itob. attempt te This “Its down on t>e} community,” ready payers is i to increase the load al-. by Nevada ‘Cc the indignation majority borne “WILY: tax} arousing t of an overwhelming of cit. have constantly «in against the, forma-} which Ve this warned extra-tegat bodies to ‘ake the law into tneir own hands. . Vigilante committees izens, column tion of are justifiable . -exemplified because many cf the bela senak ; a! and uncalled for: and was further wildered workers held CIO cards and did not know of the ‘“Ieck-out” etfort on the pant of the ClO organin the district. We workers in a majority, of the workers, asked permission of the miné management to return to work, which we had unwittingly ; allowed to be temporarily disrupted . 6214 9} the Murchie Mine Workers vada City-Grass Valley mining dis‘trict. We cannot wicloniaad why any organization for the good of labor and the community would tolerate an attempted “lock-out” that would cause loss and hardship not anly to their own members but every wage earner in the district. We believe that the National Labor Relations Roard should have been consulted before, and not after, the CIO organizers had caused this grievious occurrence in our community. We believe the whole affair to be an attempted ‘“‘locko-out” and not a strike. We realize the undue hardships many families of this. district have undergone and we place the responsibility on the outside and the local CIO worgamizers. : We are for law and order and the rights as American citizens to pursue our work with peace and tranquility. : As the majority of the Murchie Mine workers we respect the law enforeement agencies of Nevada Coun. by outsiders and local CIO, tre min-, ty, the State of California, and of ' ority. This permission was granted !the United States of America. We and on January 2Cth we re.urned to! stand firm on.our rights of ‘civil libwork. We appreciate the backing we . erties and ‘the right to work. We received by local organizations and. fully intend to protect our rights our citizens in-our back-to-work move-}femilies and cur jobs from any ortment. The law enforcement agenceis! ganization which allows ‘any organwere presen” to prevent and unlaw. izer or agitator to use such unscrupful acts committed by any American! wlous methods as have been used eitinzen or foreigner. Six-.so-calle? [here and in the end leave the effects yickets, of whom one had -.never. of their dastardly work upon the worked at the Murchie Mine and one] shculders of the men and their famwho had not worked at tre Murchie} ‘lies wieom they have so misled. Mine for the past two years, were We are resolved to remain = uwnrrested by the officars for illegal] tainted by the efforts of those who acts. The other pickets were made; control the minority and who we beup of the minority of the Murchie . liev enot only seek to destroy our only when the machinery of justice workers and off-shift miners from . jobs, locally, but strike at the very breaks down as it did in San Franctiseo’s early history and the peonle’s servants are cowed or bought over by corrupt forces. But, here and now Sheriff’. Tobiassen, ‘himself, has warned Ithat nlow is no time to complicate condtiions, and thus make his work of\maintaining the peace Yet hundreds of men are becoming restless under the load imposed by a handful of malcontents and their families who have “laid down’’ on the tax payers. How long public indignation, in view of last Friday nighit’s “parade,” can be controlled, is becoming a pressing auestion. The history of Nevada County is the history of an upstanding, law abiding Yet at rare intervals when undigestiible elements enitered or thrust themselves into the county econdmy, like fa strong man retching, the sturdy citizens rose en masse and when the community’ ceased heaving, leaders of discordant and subversive groups found themselves landed beyond the county. boundaries. Devotedly we T'cpe that the tax jayers of Nevada County will not be its fondest dreams—electricity for ‘the entire community. After receiv‘Ae proper instructions’ ‘from the other mines in the district, who are . more interested in CIO than they’ are in respeating the maj-— of the Murchie miners and the the Neority majority of the workers in activities . o foundation of the American system f Government. THE MUBCHIE MINE WORKERS. HAROLD DEETER, President. February 19, 1938. SAN JUAN WILL PETITION FOR ~ LIGHT, POWER The historic mining gees of Nort thy San Juan may soon realize one of . railroad commission, and officials of the P. G. & E. Mrs. Robert Braithwaite of the Ridge town is putting forth every effort to convince the higher powers that North San Juan has shaken off its epithet of ‘ghost town” and with the construction and completion of the debris dam on the Upped Narrows of the Yuba river . \will again spring into a lively cul, tural and commercial city. j { } ‘Malena 26 MINE WORKERS LEAGUE EXPELS AL GARESIO The Mine Workers Protective League on Thursday evening heard the report of its committee which had tried Al Garesio, one time sec(retary of the CIO affiliate, on charges of bringing members into tthe league, namely Joe Garesio and Fred Bianci, through pulsion was -unlanimous. Joe Garesio and Bianci will have their before the committee soon. GUILD FOOD SALE St. Agnes Guild, under the direction of its president, Mrs. BE. M. Rector, will hold a fdod sale Saturday, in front. of the Alpha building. Delicious \home cooked. “SONGS OF A GOTH A PAINTED FACT By ROY GRIFFITHS DEETER Picking strawberri nails Simply is not done Because you constantly find, yourself Picking your own thumb, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President Fred .E. Conner announces that there will be'a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at their misrepresentation. . The members voted whether or not to expel Al Garesio. The vote for ex-; hearings : ) ranger position at Truckee made va!the local headquarters putting this . survey in final form, outlining meth-: rooms in the city ha]l this evening at eight o’clock. All members are urged to attend. BUSINESS HOUSES WILL HONOR WASHINGTON Nearly all business houses in Nevada City will be closed tomorrow, Wasningtan’s Birthday, february 22. The post office, the bank and Jil county and city offiees will be closed: ‘The dedication of the new élementary school will take place tomorrow. The school will be open to the public at 1:15.p. m. The program will begin at 2 p.m SNOW HAMPERS MAIL SERVICE TO ALLEGHANY John J. Connell, mail contractor between Forest, Alleghany and Nevada City brought out the first pares with painted }/ cel post and first class mail in three} or four days from the upper eoun-. try last Thursday evening. He stat. ed the wind storm of the ninth was. the worst ever experienced in the . area. Deep snow about the homes! prevented damages but some trees . were blown down. Mr. Connell spent ! the week end in this ‘city and is mak ing ‘preparations to take a tractor. back with him to travel over the route. He was surprised to find very little snow at North Columbiaafter: traveling through such great depths in the upper country where drfits are fully forth feet in places. He stated an airplane from: Marysairport dropped ‘supplies to men at the Seven Aces mine . is stated were shut off food . for about a week. There is no im-} need of food in Alleghany. Power was off three or four days during the worst of the storm but. miners have all returned to work a lines. have been repaired. From the Graniteville. tractor, Steve Matteoda, it was learned snow lies very deep on the eround . n that little town. If the snow becomés deeper and no food is ak in, the citizens of the district may suffer. It may hecome necessary, to drop food to the town from an plane. Mr. Matteoda stated. one of his horses, trained to walk on snow shoes broke loose and ran down a steep canyon into the deep snow without them. The animal was found but it had worked round and round until it had a cireular space worked out to stay in. As the horse can not be gotten out hay is being carried tlo it ‘until the snow melts or a-trail can be dug to it. om ville three who it mediate coni . ASSISTANT RANGER ARRIVES William Fischer reported at local Tahoe Forest Service headquarters this morning to fill the assistant cant by the transfer cf Glarth M. Flint to Los Padres national forest in Southern California Fischer has spend some time making a complete survey of recreational areas in several national forest and in this region also. He will spend a month at . school--and the high . Meeting, J. airs . . New Elementary School — Dedicated Tomorrow The ‘program ‘prepare d by. the’ Ne/ vada City board of education in hon. or of the dedication of the Nevada City elementary school next Tuesday Washington's. birthday, be a most interesting The school building will be thrown open to the public at.1:15 p. m. so that those who have not previously had‘the opportunity of inspecting the new edifice, miay now have the opportunity of doing so. Principal Walter Carlson and the teaching staff of the school, assisted’ by a committee of pupils, will be in attendanre, to point out the features of interest. The Nevada City school: band, under the direction of its instructor, Mr. Leslie M. Sweeney, will render appropriate selections during this period. At 2 o’elock p. m. the program will take place in the new auditorium of the school. The miain speaker of the day will be L. F. Byington, a premises. to one. {Past Grand President of N.S. G. W. and former resident. of Downieville. Introductory remarks will be made by J. F. Colley,: -presider* of board of education. Other speakers will include Mrs. Belle. Rolfe Douglass, who will ‘present an interesting sketch of the history of Nevada»City schools; Harmon E. Skillen, a Past Grand President of NS. G. W. representing Grand President Eldred L. Meyer, at the dedication; Fred L. Arbogast, a son of old Nevada City who has never learned -to transfer his affections. away from his birthplace; presentation of flags, a patriotic feature of ‘Native Sons’ dedicatory ceremonies, will be made ‘by William L. James. local president of Hydraulic Parlor and accéptance of flags, in behalf of the board of education by Es M. Rector. A most charming feature of the . oeeasion will consist of a three ‘enisode musical pageant and tableau, harmonizing with the spirit of Washington’s Birthday, entitled *‘Ameriea, the Beautiful.” Three musical features will be nerformed the pupils of the elementaty school, under of musical supervisor An artistic backthea bv the directicn Mrs. Marian Libbey. ground for a portion of these Settings has been speltially designed and prepared by Mrs. Doris Foley, of the local school. Following the pregram, the audience will adiourn to the rotunda enfrance of the building, where the grand officers of the N: S. G. W. will conduct the dedication of the memorial plaque. ee The program in . lows: Musical Pageant “Colonial Days’’, . Mrs. Marian Libbey and pupils. Introduction by Chairman of the -F.*Colley, president of 3oard of Education. Address, L. F. Byington, . Grand President N. S. G. Ws History of Waishington . Scheol, Mrs. Belle Rolfe Douglass. “Crossing the Plains’’, vnageant, High School puipi}s Libbey. Remarks, Harmon E. Skillen. Grand President N. S. G. W. Recollections, Fred L. Arbogast. Presentation of Flags, William James, President Hydraudic Parlor. Acceptante of Flags, E. M. Rector, Member Board of Education. “Young America Today” tableau, Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls. detail is as folPast and Mrs. Past ‘Chorus (a) Cuckee Clock; (b) Ten Pretty Girls. School pupils and Mrs. Libbey. Adjournment “to rotunda. Dedication of plaque, Grand Officers of N. S. G. W. : Dedication, Chaplain. Star Spangled Banner, Chorus accomnnnind by ‘band. B. P. W. CLUB WILL DINE AT NEW YORK HOTEL Mrs. Hal P. Davis will be the guest speaker at dinner meeting of the ‘Business and Professional Womens club at the New York Hotel on \vada City who knew it for their Al‘ iappreciation of their sponsorship of musical. TRIBUTE PAID TO BUILDERS OF FIRST SCHOOL (By E. M. Rector, Chairman Building Committee Nevada City Board of Education) Seventy years ago, while the people of the nation were struggling to put their various houses in order after the chaos-of Civil War the citizens of Nevada City concluded very wisely that. the first step toward prosperity in a pioneer community should be ‘the establishment of a good school. The answer was the generously ‘proportioned Washington grammar school, built in 1868, dedicated 6n Washington’s Birthday 1869, and financed by the enthusjastic effort and taxing power of @ generation which had yet to hear of installment buying or long term bond issues. It was the first educational institution of size and permanency in the commfunfty, and, toe gether with Lincoln school, long since demolished, it afforded tie community until 1912 both grammar and high-school facilities. The present high school was constructed in 1912, How well it served its purpose— how cherished has been the retollection of its quaint old stateliness, need only be asked of those thousands of sons and daughters of Nema Mater from the sixties until the present. When the notes of its last bell pealed forth from theaging belfry, the flowing eyes of many Dbespoke the wrenched hearts‘rings of those who listened and wanderea— down the lanes of memory to toddling childhood days at Washington ~ school. Buk. all things must end, and 30 came the day when a board of education mindful of the needs of a grow ing community, decided that Nevada City must have.a modern school. Nevada City elementary school, up to dete, modern and complete in every detail, is the answer It has recently been completed at a total cost. of $117,000. of which $72,000 was furnished by. bonds of the sehool district, and the balance, $45, kindly government, under works ‘administration appropr (Project 1381D). Thanks are due to the taxpayers of Nevada School District, whose loyal financial support has rendered Nevada City elementary school 2 reality; also to the Federal Government, which has contributed a very substantial portion of the cost of this project. Also, to the Grand Officers of the Native Sons of the Golden West, we wish to express our Cd the school dedication. We believe that Nevada City, elementary school fulfills the public need of a new and thoroughly up todate-educational institution for the grammar school pupils, complete in every detail. Perhaps it is not too much to hope that the generations. yet to come may look back fondly to years spent at the splendid school which is now being so happily dedicated, with the same affectionate reverenve we now cherish for its endeared predecessor, Washington grammar school. If so, the humble. efforts of this board of education will not have been in vain. CIVIC CLUB ATH ANNUALWomens Civie , The Nevada City fourth annual Club will hold. its © Seized ‘by an economi. nausea. We Fer the past \ two. weeks (Mrs. B . : P ‘ sae oe species ‘that--Sherift. Braithwaite has been cireulating cain will be on sale at 10:30. Pro-. iods to develope resources in accord . Thursday at 6:30 o’clock. Mrs. Davis. /dinner meeting at the Methodist ) eS aa a Le ceeds are for Trinity church. rite die rill t2 “Haiti? whe i cha son M t » Tobiassen and his deputiés, assist-. petition in which every house is list. ty bas public needs. will talk on “‘Haiti where she lived church parlors on Monday, February ed by the State Traffic road to keep. ed that ‘are potential consumers of ; . PON, — for a number of years. Thursday’s. 28th. : hs — has can Nig at : vs election. At ¢ pss wee meeting . p: : . ‘Miss\Catherine Tioognarelli, daugh-' dinner will be the clubs first annual) Mrs. Clyde Gwin ‘ischairman of ey aes el lees a a ae le ee ee ca i an Ei dge Lreeeoe ter of Mr. and Mrs, John Tognar-. ‘‘Pal Party’? at which gifts for pals,. the committee of arrangements wi uation . nae may _arise. ore Lal ee we Ca ifornia y a } ining Mr. Hallock will leave’ for San elli, who attends the Dominican con-. whose names were drawn early in the Mrs, Belnap Goldsmith, Mrs, Lela states that he has had over 500 of-. Association held at noon Saturday in. jrrancisco Thursday morning . Conse-. yent in ‘San~Kafael came up Friday ar will be exchanged. ‘ Smith and Mrs. Bert Forman as fers of assistance from reputable! Colfax, Mr. George Hallock,\presid-. quently each home owner ME ever es Me aes ie cat itizens in all walks of-life. This as-. @nter-was appointed a co it} f ; Y . eventing for the week. end. ee als helpers. The committee will C1Uize alKS 0 ire. NIS as. Cnt; vas appointed a comm} tee 0 renter who have not listed their . Geena cae ates eee Pinar Dees a ee an eX-. Wednesday to complete i surance of preparedness should be, one to aopeat pore nally ipetore the property or petitioned for lights are DeWitt Nelson, Superintendent. of amination made of his right slould-! ments. The affair: will be a é enough to qutet the , community's ;ta-Iroad .commission in San FraQ-. urged to call at Her “home or get in. Tahoe ‘National Forest, and E. L.\ er bya physician tomorrow. It is . followed by a short program, A rising onze against this high icmimacee i seo end present the petitions and)touch with Mrs. Braithwaite before Baxter of the local forest service stated the shoulder has, adhesions . planned for the members and t tie intrusion. jrender a plea for lights ‘for the. Wednesday evening. Staff left yesterday for Woererviie: . esau: by arthritis. husbands. ae 3 : j . E i ‘ j

is . Thinking _ful nation it is. ‘harder. eitnzenship. Out Loud HooM. &; In the Jast issue of this newspaper we laid our labor disturbance in Nevada County at the door of the White House where ‘t belongs. What this county is -enduring is perhaps to average Amoutrages perpetrated in the sacred name of labor in eastern Yet in. ‘Nevada County the ‘citizenship is more resentfnl of outside interference with its mining industry, than perhaps anywhere else in the United States. This, for the reason that we are the descendants iof the 49ers who carved a. gold empire out of the massive flanks of the Sierras. not so aggravating erjean citizens as the Our history has ‘been one of self sufficiency. We have settled our disputes reasonably and amicably among ourselves Without recourse to distant labor overlords. This county has produced hundreds of millions in gold that has helped to make tire United States the rich and powerWhile this basic commodity of all wealth has been, and is being produced, wages through out Nevada County have been higher than anywhere else in -Califlornia. When Nevada County mine operators were paying an average wage some two years ago of $4.50 ‘per. day, Amador county mines were paying $3.50. The average scale today arrived at through agreements and contracts between mine management and the Mine Workers Protective League is approximately $5.00. We need no copper miners from Montana . ior Arizona, who for a_ brief time + while the Roosevelt sun of prosperity shared in copper profits in their wage scales, to tell us how to run the gold mining industry. High wage scales mean nothing when they cannot be depended upon for: steady job and a living. The Roosevelt depression ticeday is due in large measure to high wage scales reflectshone, ed in the price ofall commedi-ies that enter into every day living costs. Resentment in Nevada county over eva da COVERS RICHEST GOLD it AREA IN CALIFORNIA. ugget. . The Liberty with j ifiabje ends. ton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: oi the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, good motives and for just— Alexander HamilVol. l2, No. 16. The County Seat Paper “NEVADA. CITY. CALIFORNIA ~The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY . 21, 1938, THE TRUTH The following telegram was Treceived from Robert Searls,.San Francisco, attorney for the Newmont mining company: H. M. Leete, Publisher Nevada City Nugget. A local publication known as the. “Miners*™ Voice’? quotes me as having stated to a Labor Board repres‘entative that negotiations would be opened by the Empire Star Mines Company, Limited, with the _ International Mill and Smelter Workers Union, and all men who ceased work at*the Murchie Mine would be re-in-, stated. These statements are absolut-~ely untrue and the direct opposite of what I advised Messrs. Larse and Robinson was the present position of the company. Would appreciate your correcting any public misunderstanding which may have been caused by the publication in—question. ROBERT M. SEARLS. nother C. I. 0. Lie Refuted . THE FALSEHOOD The following paragraph, which the telegram at the left is intended to refute, appeared Saturday morning +3“the handbill known: as the “Miners’ Voice’:Investigating Attorney Andrew Larsen, of the NLRB, and International President Reid Robinson, met with the Murchie Mine attorney” Robert Searls in San Francisco on Wednesday. All agreed that the time had arrived when negotiations should be started toward affecting a strike settlement. Attorney Searls indicated that all the men could be put. back to work. He further inferred that orders to negiotiate would have to come from New York City. NOTE—At the CIO meeting Sun+ day, February 6, 317 were present, On February 13, there were 200. Last_night, February-20, the number was 35. Statement of We are fiully aware of the circula. tion of news in regard to the so-call. ‘ed Murchie Mine strike by the CIO; publicity agents.It is to clear away all doubts as to our stand that this statement-has been prepared for the press. A few miners, aided—by the spirit of alcoholism, the minority—of the CIO sympathizers and the activities of an official of the lecal I. M. M. & S. U., an affiliate of the CIO., took ‘t upon themselves to declare a strike at the Murchie Mine and stopped the majority of the day ‘shift from going to work the morning of January 15. This action was unfair the communistic tactics of the CIO, affiliate here is steadily growing. The threat of a certain CIO official who came here from Idaho, to ‘‘break the county’ is apparently being carried cut. The cost of extra deputies and the ces: cf supporting the families of the CIO members who have quit work on pretext of picketing, to hang about pool halls and liquor emto hold ‘nightly seances, to peace distu’bamees late a are well known. They have; respcivt of call indusUnder imstances poriums, create nicht, lost the trious citizens. sobe ops the most favOrable e.rcr few Gi them could or would hold a itob. attempt te This “Its down on t>e} community,” ready payers is i to increase the load al-. by Nevada ‘Cc the indignation majority borne “WILY: tax} arousing t of an overwhelming of cit. have constantly «in against the, forma-} which Ve this warned extra-tegat bodies to ‘ake the law into tneir own hands. . Vigilante committees izens, column tion of are justifiable . -exemplified because many cf the bela senak ; a! and uncalled for: and was further wildered workers held CIO cards and did not know of the ‘“Ieck-out” etfort on the pant of the ClO organin the district. We workers in a majority, of the workers, asked permission of the miné management to return to work, which we had unwittingly ; allowed to be temporarily disrupted . 6214 9} the Murchie Mine Workers vada City-Grass Valley mining dis‘trict. We cannot wicloniaad why any organization for the good of labor and the community would tolerate an attempted “lock-out” that would cause loss and hardship not anly to their own members but every wage earner in the district. We believe that the National Labor Relations Roard should have been consulted before, and not after, the CIO organizers had caused this grievious occurrence in our community. We believe the whole affair to be an attempted ‘“‘locko-out” and not a strike. We realize the undue hardships many families of this. district have undergone and we place the responsibility on the outside and the local CIO worgamizers. : We are for law and order and the rights as American citizens to pursue our work with peace and tranquility. : As the majority of the Murchie Mine workers we respect the law enforeement agencies of Nevada Coun. by outsiders and local CIO, tre min-, ty, the State of California, and of ' ority. This permission was granted !the United States of America. We and on January 2Cth we re.urned to! stand firm on.our rights of ‘civil libwork. We appreciate the backing we . erties and ‘the right to work. We received by local organizations and. fully intend to protect our rights our citizens in-our back-to-work move-}femilies and cur jobs from any ortment. The law enforcement agenceis! ganization which allows ‘any organwere presen” to prevent and unlaw. izer or agitator to use such unscrupful acts committed by any American! wlous methods as have been used eitinzen or foreigner. Six-.so-calle? [here and in the end leave the effects yickets, of whom one had -.never. of their dastardly work upon the worked at the Murchie Mine and one] shculders of the men and their famwho had not worked at tre Murchie} ‘lies wieom they have so misled. Mine for the past two years, were We are resolved to remain = uwnrrested by the officars for illegal] tainted by the efforts of those who acts. The other pickets were made; control the minority and who we beup of the minority of the Murchie . liev enot only seek to destroy our only when the machinery of justice workers and off-shift miners from . jobs, locally, but strike at the very breaks down as it did in San Franctiseo’s early history and the peonle’s servants are cowed or bought over by corrupt forces. But, here and now Sheriff’. Tobiassen, ‘himself, has warned Ithat nlow is no time to complicate condtiions, and thus make his work of\maintaining the peace Yet hundreds of men are becoming restless under the load imposed by a handful of malcontents and their families who have “laid down’’ on the tax payers. How long public indignation, in view of last Friday nighit’s “parade,” can be controlled, is becoming a pressing auestion. The history of Nevada County is the history of an upstanding, law abiding Yet at rare intervals when undigestiible elements enitered or thrust themselves into the county econdmy, like fa strong man retching, the sturdy citizens rose en masse and when the community’ ceased heaving, leaders of discordant and subversive groups found themselves landed beyond the county. boundaries. Devotedly we T'cpe that the tax jayers of Nevada County will not be its fondest dreams—electricity for ‘the entire community. After receiv‘Ae proper instructions’ ‘from the other mines in the district, who are . more interested in CIO than they’ are in respeating the maj-— of the Murchie miners and the the Neority majority of the workers in activities . o foundation of the American system f Government. THE MUBCHIE MINE WORKERS. HAROLD DEETER, President. February 19, 1938. SAN JUAN WILL PETITION FOR ~ LIGHT, POWER The historic mining gees of Nort thy San Juan may soon realize one of . railroad commission, and officials of the P. G. & E. Mrs. Robert Braithwaite of the Ridge town is putting forth every effort to convince the higher powers that North San Juan has shaken off its epithet of ‘ghost town” and with the construction and completion of the debris dam on the Upped Narrows of the Yuba river . \will again spring into a lively cul, tural and commercial city. j { } ‘Malena 26 MINE WORKERS LEAGUE EXPELS AL GARESIO The Mine Workers Protective League on Thursday evening heard the report of its committee which had tried Al Garesio, one time sec(retary of the CIO affiliate, on charges of bringing members into tthe league, namely Joe Garesio and Fred Bianci, through pulsion was -unlanimous. Joe Garesio and Bianci will have their before the committee soon. GUILD FOOD SALE St. Agnes Guild, under the direction of its president, Mrs. BE. M. Rector, will hold a fdod sale Saturday, in front. of the Alpha building. Delicious \home cooked. “SONGS OF A GOTH A PAINTED FACT By ROY GRIFFITHS DEETER Picking strawberri

nails Simply is not done Because you constantly find, yourself Picking your own thumb, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President Fred .E. Conner announces that there will be'a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at their misrepresentation. . The members voted whether or not to expel Al Garesio. The vote for ex-; hearings : ) ranger position at Truckee made va!the local headquarters putting this . survey in final form, outlining meth-: rooms in the city ha]l this evening at eight o’clock. All members are urged to attend. BUSINESS HOUSES WILL HONOR WASHINGTON Nearly all business houses in Nevada City will be closed tomorrow, Wasningtan’s Birthday, february 22. The post office, the bank and Jil county and city offiees will be closed: ‘The dedication of the new élementary school will take place tomorrow. The school will be open to the public at 1:15.p. m. The program will begin at 2 p.m SNOW HAMPERS MAIL SERVICE TO ALLEGHANY John J. Connell, mail contractor between Forest, Alleghany and Nevada City brought out the first pares with painted }/ cel post and first class mail in three} or four days from the upper eoun-. try last Thursday evening. He stat. ed the wind storm of the ninth was. the worst ever experienced in the . area. Deep snow about the homes! prevented damages but some trees . were blown down. Mr. Connell spent ! the week end in this ‘city and is mak ing ‘preparations to take a tractor. back with him to travel over the route. He was surprised to find very little snow at North Columbiaafter: traveling through such great depths in the upper country where drfits are fully forth feet in places. He stated an airplane from: Marysairport dropped ‘supplies to men at the Seven Aces mine . is stated were shut off food . for about a week. There is no im-} need of food in Alleghany. Power was off three or four days during the worst of the storm but. miners have all returned to work a lines. have been repaired. From the Graniteville. tractor, Steve Matteoda, it was learned snow lies very deep on the eround . n that little town. If the snow becomés deeper and no food is ak in, the citizens of the district may suffer. It may hecome necessary, to drop food to the town from an plane. Mr. Matteoda stated. one of his horses, trained to walk on snow shoes broke loose and ran down a steep canyon into the deep snow without them. The animal was found but it had worked round and round until it had a cireular space worked out to stay in. As the horse can not be gotten out hay is being carried tlo it ‘until the snow melts or a-trail can be dug to it. om ville three who it mediate coni . ASSISTANT RANGER ARRIVES William Fischer reported at local Tahoe Forest Service headquarters this morning to fill the assistant cant by the transfer cf Glarth M. Flint to Los Padres national forest in Southern California Fischer has spend some time making a complete survey of recreational areas in several national forest and in this region also. He will spend a month at . school--and the high . Meeting, J. airs . . New Elementary School — Dedicated Tomorrow The ‘program ‘prepare d by. the’ Ne/ vada City board of education in hon. or of the dedication of the Nevada City elementary school next Tuesday Washington's. birthday, be a most interesting The school building will be thrown open to the public at.1:15 p. m. so that those who have not previously had‘the opportunity of inspecting the new edifice, miay now have the opportunity of doing so. Principal Walter Carlson and the teaching staff of the school, assisted’ by a committee of pupils, will be in attendanre, to point out the features of interest. The Nevada City school: band, under the direction of its instructor, Mr. Leslie M. Sweeney, will render appropriate selections during this period. At 2 o’elock p. m. the program will take place in the new auditorium of the school. The miain speaker of the day will be L. F. Byington, a premises. to one. {Past Grand President of N.S. G. W. and former resident. of Downieville. Introductory remarks will be made by J. F. Colley,: -presider* of board of education. Other speakers will include Mrs. Belle. Rolfe Douglass, who will ‘present an interesting sketch of the history of Nevada»City schools; Harmon E. Skillen, a Past Grand President of NS. G. W. representing Grand President Eldred L. Meyer, at the dedication; Fred L. Arbogast, a son of old Nevada City who has never learned -to transfer his affections. away from his birthplace; presentation of flags, a patriotic feature of ‘Native Sons’ dedicatory ceremonies, will be made ‘by William L. James. local president of Hydraulic Parlor and accéptance of flags, in behalf of the board of education by Es M. Rector. A most charming feature of the . oeeasion will consist of a three ‘enisode musical pageant and tableau, harmonizing with the spirit of Washington’s Birthday, entitled *‘Ameriea, the Beautiful.” Three musical features will be nerformed the pupils of the elementaty school, under of musical supervisor An artistic backthea bv the directicn Mrs. Marian Libbey. ground for a portion of these Settings has been speltially designed and prepared by Mrs. Doris Foley, of the local school. Following the pregram, the audience will adiourn to the rotunda enfrance of the building, where the grand officers of the N: S. G. W. will conduct the dedication of the memorial plaque. ee The program in . lows: Musical Pageant “Colonial Days’’, . Mrs. Marian Libbey and pupils. Introduction by Chairman of the -F.*Colley, president of 3oard of Education. Address, L. F. Byington, . Grand President N. S. G. Ws History of Waishington . Scheol, Mrs. Belle Rolfe Douglass. “Crossing the Plains’’, vnageant, High School puipi}s Libbey. Remarks, Harmon E. Skillen. Grand President N. S. G. W. Recollections, Fred L. Arbogast. Presentation of Flags, William James, President Hydraudic Parlor. Acceptante of Flags, E. M. Rector, Member Board of Education. “Young America Today” tableau, Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls. detail is as folPast and Mrs. Past ‘Chorus (a) Cuckee Clock; (b) Ten Pretty Girls. School pupils and Mrs. Libbey. Adjournment “to rotunda. Dedication of plaque, Grand Officers of N. S. G. W. : Dedication, Chaplain. Star Spangled Banner, Chorus accomnnnind by ‘band. B. P. W. CLUB WILL DINE AT NEW YORK HOTEL Mrs. Hal P. Davis will be the guest speaker at dinner meeting of the ‘Business and Professional Womens club at the New York Hotel on \vada City who knew it for their Al‘ iappreciation of their sponsorship of musical. TRIBUTE PAID TO BUILDERS OF FIRST SCHOOL (By E. M. Rector, Chairman Building Committee Nevada City Board of Education) Seventy years ago, while the people of the nation were struggling to put their various houses in order after the chaos-of Civil War the citizens of Nevada City concluded very wisely that. the first step toward prosperity in a pioneer community should be ‘the establishment of a good school. The answer was the generously ‘proportioned Washington grammar school, built in 1868, dedicated 6n Washington’s Birthday 1869, and financed by the enthusjastic effort and taxing power of @ generation which had yet to hear of installment buying or long term bond issues. It was the first educational institution of size and permanency in the commfunfty, and, toe gether with Lincoln school, long since demolished, it afforded tie community until 1912 both grammar and high-school facilities. The present high school was constructed in 1912, How well it served its purpose— how cherished has been the retollection of its quaint old stateliness, need only be asked of those thousands of sons and daughters of Nema Mater from the sixties until the present. When the notes of its last bell pealed forth from theaging belfry, the flowing eyes of many Dbespoke the wrenched hearts‘rings of those who listened and wanderea— down the lanes of memory to toddling childhood days at Washington ~ school. Buk. all things must end, and 30 came the day when a board of education mindful of the needs of a grow ing community, decided that Nevada City must have.a modern school. Nevada City elementary school, up to dete, modern and complete in every detail, is the answer It has recently been completed at a total cost. of $117,000. of which $72,000 was furnished by. bonds of the sehool district, and the balance, $45, kindly government, under works ‘administration appropr (Project 1381D). Thanks are due to the taxpayers of Nevada School District, whose loyal financial support has rendered Nevada City elementary school 2 reality; also to the Federal Government, which has contributed a very substantial portion of the cost of this project. Also, to the Grand Officers of the Native Sons of the Golden West, we wish to express our Cd the school dedication. We believe that Nevada City, elementary school fulfills the public need of a new and thoroughly up todate-educational institution for the grammar school pupils, complete in every detail. Perhaps it is not too much to hope that the generations. yet to come may look back fondly to years spent at the splendid school which is now being so happily dedicated, with the same affectionate reverenve we now cherish for its endeared predecessor, Washington grammar school. If so, the humble. efforts of this board of education will not have been in vain. CIVIC CLUB ATH ANNUALWomens Civie , The Nevada City fourth annual Club will hold. its © Seized ‘by an economi. nausea. We Fer the past \ two. weeks (Mrs. B . : P ‘ sae oe species ‘that--Sherift. Braithwaite has been cireulating cain will be on sale at 10:30. Pro-. iods to develope resources in accord . Thursday at 6:30 o’clock. Mrs. Davis. /dinner meeting at the Methodist ) eS aa a Le ceeds are for Trinity church. rite die rill t2 “Haiti? whe i cha son M t » Tobiassen and his deputiés, assist-. petition in which every house is list. ty bas public needs. will talk on “‘Haiti where she lived church parlors on Monday, February ed by the State Traffic road to keep. ed that ‘are potential consumers of ; . PON, — for a number of years. Thursday’s. 28th. : hs — has can Nig at : vs election. At ¢ pss wee meeting . p: : . ‘Miss\Catherine Tioognarelli, daugh-' dinner will be the clubs first annual) Mrs. Clyde Gwin ‘ischairman of ey aes el lees a a ae le ee ee ca i an Ei dge Lreeeoe ter of Mr. and Mrs, John Tognar-. ‘‘Pal Party’? at which gifts for pals,. the committee of arrangements wi uation . nae may _arise. ore Lal ee we Ca ifornia y a } ining Mr. Hallock will leave’ for San elli, who attends the Dominican con-. whose names were drawn early in the Mrs, Belnap Goldsmith, Mrs, Lela states that he has had over 500 of-. Association held at noon Saturday in. jrrancisco Thursday morning . Conse-. yent in ‘San~Kafael came up Friday ar will be exchanged. ‘ Smith and Mrs. Bert Forman as fers of assistance from reputable! Colfax, Mr. George Hallock,\presid-. quently each home owner ME ever es Me aes ie cat itizens in all walks of-life. This as-. @nter-was appointed a co it} f ; Y . eventing for the week. end. ee als helpers. The committee will C1Uize alKS 0 ire. NIS as. Cnt; vas appointed a comm} tee 0 renter who have not listed their . Geena cae ates eee Pinar Dees a ee an eX-. Wednesday to complete i surance of preparedness should be, one to aopeat pore nally ipetore the property or petitioned for lights are DeWitt Nelson, Superintendent. of amination made of his right slould-! ments. The affair: will be a é enough to qutet the , community's ;ta-Iroad .commission in San FraQ-. urged to call at Her “home or get in. Tahoe ‘National Forest, and E. L.\ er bya physician tomorrow. It is . followed by a short program, A rising onze against this high icmimacee i seo end present the petitions and)touch with Mrs. Braithwaite before Baxter of the local forest service stated the shoulder has, adhesions . planned for the members and t tie intrusion. jrender a plea for lights ‘for the. Wednesday evening. Staff left yesterday for Woererviie: . esau: by arthritis. husbands. ae 3 : j . E i ‘ j