February 24, 1933 (6 pages)

NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. TI Nevada City Nugget is a Member of the United Press evada City Nuapet Nevada City Nugget LIVE. NEWSPAPER pubjished in a tOWn. © live Vol. VII, Ne. 34 eo Sesto Seat eae ue oe ee CiTY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1933 eae ET Fire Dept. Out For The Nevada~ City Fire Department Delégates at a meeting last evening in the city hall took the ininto, a fund for improving the city the swimming pool fund, voted years ago and now chen Jo tas to $11,000 into a fund -for mproving the city water system. A committee consisting of H. Penrose, Dick Goyne, Dick Bigelow, and R. Wright, were named to confer with the city council at. their next meeting and. discuss with them the feasibility of calling a popular vote, and converting the municipal pool fund to immediate us4 in repairing mains from the reservoirs to the city and if any money then remains, to enlarge the city resevoirs. RECENT BREAK CIT#D It was declared that the recent break in redwood stave pipe leading from the Canada Hill reservoir might result anytime in a catastrophe. When the gates. of the reservoirs are open, Herbert Hallet stated, a good big break in one of: the pipes could empty all reservoirs with interpipe connections, in the course of three hours. While it was reported that a considerable number of Nevada City _residents favor using the fund for building a swimming pool and gymnasium out at the high school, it was considered rather futile to build a swimming pool, when water enough to fill city bath tubs is jeopardized by bursting pipe mains. TENTATIVE PROPOSALS Tentative plans include replacing the old redwood stave pipe leading from the Canada Hill reservoir, old iron pipe from the Sugar Loaf reservoir, installation of more hydrants and modernization of others, and the enlargement of reservoirs, so that the city may be assured of a_ six weeks supply in case of another interruption in the supply from the Cascade and “Snow Mountain ditches. Regarding the recent emergency work done by citizens of this community under the leadership of the fire department, Dick Goyne, chairman of the general committee which had charge of opening the Snow Mt. ditch,. reported as follows regarding receipts and disbursements: REPORT Cash Receipts, $91.50 Disbursements* mains, for rubber boots, emergency lunches and incidentals, $73.02. Balance, $18.45. This balance has been turned over to the Firemen’s Emergency. Fund, and the rubber boots are being cared for that they may be available for any future publie use. Our sincere thanks are extended to the many citizens who responded to the call for workers, and labored so diligently and well. Also to those who contributed lumber and other material and tabor for the sled, which simplified the transportation question. Also to the merchants and others’ who contributed materials for lunches, and to the ladies who assembled the-lunches for the first crew ‘ out. To any and all Who so wholeheartedly and efficiently aided in this emegency, I extend the sincere thanks of the general committee. It was voied that the money left over from this emergency go into an emergency fund as recommended. : ; The delegates voted to purchase a dozen 15-minute flares for warning away motorists from fire hose when fighting fires at night. DEPUTY MARSHALLS NEEDED A committee was appointed to But One Mass Sunday At St. Canice Church There will be but one mass at St Canice Catholic church next Sunday at 8 a. m Father O’Reilly will say mass at Birchville at 10 a. .m. Favor Voting Swim Pool Fund To Safeguard City . grieved to learn Tuesday morning firemen N ate r System Pea i ine wait upon the city council and re=. ; . quest the appointment oftwo or} thee ‘fiemen to act as deputy city . marshalls during fires. The reason . this request is that © various drivers serious sly . for: thoughtless auto interfere with the movements of fire . the work of the . occurs. A’. believed This . and hamper everytime a trucka, fire arrests and fines, it this few will remedy condition. committee consists of Miles . Coughlin, Re Le: Ps Big. elow. . R. Wright, the secretary, reported that reecipts of the named Dick Gayne, the net fire-. " . SEARCH PARTIES SEEK . DESTITUTE OLD MAN' 5a to For several days, according advices from, Downieville yester-1!. day, search ‘parties have -been . combing the mountains around . that city for Ed La Crue, and old, detsitute man, inmate of the Sier-j7. ra County: hospital, . who, it is thought, wandered away from the institution: during a mental lapse. La Crue is -65 years of age, about 5 feet, 10 inches in height, and’ was wearing a dark suit when Jast seen. His cothplexion is dark. Any. information regarding hiin should transniitted to.any of2 ficer who will know what to do. It is reported: that in the past he made one or two attempts to en i life 1 ho feared that e has perished miserably of -eotd in the sno\Ww-covered mountains. ‘umounted.to oO MRS, KATE NIHELL IS SUMMONED BY DEATH The hundreds of friends of Mrs. Kate Nihell, wife of Capt. George Al Nihell of Banner Mountain, were of nren’s:baH $555. her sudden death. She had retired Monday night apparently in the best of health and spirits, and last week with her husband made the trip out-from her home over the snow to do some shopping with her husband in Nevada City. Tuesday morning, when Capt. Nihell arose to cook breakfast as has been his custom for a good many years, Mrs. Nihell complained that she felt tired and would sleep a. little while after her usual _ breakfast hour. Capt. Nihell attended to work outside the house, and then entering, was surprised to find his wife still apparently asleep. When she did not answer him, he investigated and found she had passed away in herjt sleep. Coroner A. M. Holmes was notified and it was necessary to place the body upon a toboggan to bring it out to the road over the snow. Mrs. Nihell was born in the village of Lake City, 56 years ago. As a girl she was endowed with great beauty and once played the role of Goddess of Liberty in a Fourth of. July parade. She had lived in or near this city for 30 years. At one time with her parents Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Chivel, she conducted the New York Hotel here. ’ She married Capt. George A. Nihell August 18, 1902, and _ besides her husband, is survived by a brother William Chivel of Banner, ters, and les. The funeral services were held yesterday at 2 o’clock from Holmes Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chas, Washburn, director of the Episcopal curch, officiating. Many beautiful floral tributes attested the grief of the scores of friends who gathered to -pay-honor to her Pall bearers’. were Wade Armstrong, EB. J. N. Ott, John Durbin, J. Allen, R. J. Ronchi and Albert Johnson, Interment was in the Knights of Pythias cemetery.; A profusion of beautiful flowers and floral pieces marked the deep effections in which Mrs. Nihell was held. Many of the Native Daughters of the Golden West attended the Service. HOGE MINE CUTS NEW STATION ON 800 LEVEL Steady progress is being made at the Hoge Development Company property north east of Nevada City. At present they are cutting a station at the 800 level in a new winze they have been sinking. The mine presents a busy scene now as they are taking out ore, running it through the flotation. plant and shipping concentrates. The plant is handling 600 tons of ore a day. ‘There are 65 men employed at ‘na mine, O. E. Schiffner is general manager with Arthur Hoge as superintendent. The snow has melted and _prostwo. sisMrs. Gladys Driver of Vallejo, Mrs. Mabel Silva of Los Angememory. » pects are bright for a steady run. director STATE HAS SPENT QUARTER BILLION ON HIGHWAYS By J. F. MC MCLAUGHLIN SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23—(UP)— Nearly a quarter-billion dollars have been spent for road contsruction during the 20 years the California state highway commission has been in existence, according to Earl Lee Kelly of public works. Reviewing two decades of highway history. Kelly traced development of the present ‘splendid system, involving more than 5,500 miles of paved roads, from the historic day in August, 1912, when Burton .A. Towne, first chairman of the commission, turned the shovelful of earth at the dedication ceremonies that started construction on the Coast Route in San Mateo, county. us the first few years, highway was dependent upon the anise. of pond issues, carrying the low interest rate of 4 per cent. The funds were available only when and if the bonds could be sold at par. Three of#these issues, totaling $73,. . ! . . . . . . . . . } fern . Subiect to the approval S. Superintendent ‘of Mails in. San . Franeisco, Postmaster Seadden states} ithat there will be no early morning} l outgoing mail, but_that. the first mail, 6 the day will close at 10:36 a. m. fand the second ‘at 3:30 p. m. eal will arrive ot 8:0) a, Io 223) Dp. mi. . and 7205: pm, = The following letter from J. _E . . Taytor, president. of the N.C. N. G. . R. R. to the postmaster regarding . changes .in the railway’s arrival and) 000,000, were authorized by the legislature up to 1920, at which time 1,500 miles of conerete pavements had been laid. Final amortization of these bonds, Which were issued for long terms, however, will cost the taxpayers approximately $152,000,000 in principal and interest, it was pointed out, In 1923 the first road building was state legislature, providing for a 2cent levy on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel sold. One-half of the money accruing from this tax, after refunds were made to purchasers of gasoline for other than. motoring purposes, was distributed to counties for road work by local authorigasoline tax for passed by the ties. The other half was paid into the state’s highway maintenance fund. Then, in 1927, -realizing that moneys provided by the bond issues had become exhausted, the . legislature passed two measures inaugur rating a ‘‘pay-as-you-go’’ road-building policy by adding one cent to the gas_tax for construction purposes only, and classifying roads to be included in the system, with equal distribution of the funds between the northern and southern sections of the state. : Illustrating the savings effected by the “pay-as-you-go” plan, Kelly added, the cost of state highway-constuction budgeted in the 1929-31 biennium totaled ” 27,400,00, where-. as if this had been paid from pro-. ceeds of 4% per.cent bonds maturing but 31 years of age and besides her same, husband is: in-40 years, the. cost of the projects would be $51,272,250. 0. Miss Betty Bettles, freshmen the University of California, the week-end visiting her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bettles. of students spent ley. Thomas: McCraney, student vada City with his parents, Mrs. McCraney. Mr. and in) made by the Holmes Funeral Home spent of this city. Much difficulty was exA number. ing Alleghany with a casket. At N. Washington's Columbia he transferred to a. larBirthday anniversary with their par-. ser truck and continued to the Red ents in Nevada City and Grass Val. Ledge mine where he again was obat} before he reached Alleghany, a disStanford, spent theholidays in Ne. tance of 30 miles from Nevada City. NEVADACTTY . HAIL SCHEDULES: ARE CHANGED to a change in the SouthPacifie schedule -to Colfax cer-. tain changes in arrivals and depart-. Narrow . < inade, Owing ivés of the Nevada County Railway have been Postmaster Phil Seadden an-. change the . arrival. of, . . Gauge which, siounced yesterday will ime-for-the closing. and mails in Nevada City. . t of the U. schedule, is self explanatory: departure arrangement, “There will be no change in the morning trip, affecting trains No. 1 and No. 2. The Southern Pacific is discontinuing the motor out of Colfax for Sacramento and consequently the morning schedule will not make any direct passenger connection. “The second schedule, meaning our trains 3 and 4. We will leave Nevada City at 11:10 a. m. and connect with train 224 at Colfax and on the return trip we will leave Colfax at 1:20 p. m. and arrive in Nevada City at 2:31 p. m. Southern Pacific train No. 224 will carry east bound mail from San Francisco and will run to Sparks, Nevada, only. Train No. 224 arrives in Colfax at 1:15 p. m. and our schedule is to leave there at 1:20 p. m. We are making this very close connection in order to get the mail in just as soon as possible. “Our third schedule, that is trains 5 and 6. We will leave Nevada City at 4 p. m. and this train will meet the Southern Pacific train No. 21 to San Francisco. Our train No. 6 will arrive in Nevada City at 7:05 p. m. instead 6:35 p.m. as at present.”’ SACRAMENTO CELEBRATE AIRMAIL ROUTE OPENING SACRAMENTO, Feb. The “Pony Express of and late model airplanes will compete for.interest at the ceremonies here February 27, when Sacramento joins the Seattle-San Diego airmail and passenger route of the United Air Lines. The first north and south planes of the route to land at Municipal airport here will be met by a Pony Express rider carrying mail from the main postoffice to be dispatched by air, the chamber of commerce aviation committee announced. Inauguration of the new north south air service here will be recorded by newsreel cameramen, the committee reported. YOUNG MATRON TAKESOWN LIFE IN ALLAGHANY Mrs. Ruby Goggin, the wife of W. J. Goggin of Alleghany, died by her own hand at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. She sent a bullet into her breast and though medical aid was immédiately summoned she passed away 13 hours later. . Mrs. soggin .was* beloved by the entire community of Alleghany. She was 45-—( UP) 62 years ago survived by a . daughter, Ella Derringer. Funeral arrangements young are being perienced by Alvah Hooper in reachliged to transfer to a sleigh drawn by a tractor. It was nearly midnight He left here at 10 o'clock Wednsling under the new . for retraining . would be charged To Aid Hydraulic Mining 23—CaliforconsidReconto mining inislation Feb. seriously SACRAMENTO, legisiators are to Istr uction Finance . \help revive the hydraulic dustry. Oiher also is. -before the Houses, of which tor M. Allen of Yreka Assemblyman Jesse M. Mayo chairmen. DEMANDED pl@n nia ; ring. a tne proposal ask Corporation proposed leg mining commitSenaand Antees of both James of ,amM p SURVEY The Federal ed in a. bili D.McCarthy to” set board of geis € are > ait was susggestby Assemblyman up a members He} — min-. of Angeles. hydraulic appointproposed. three comin ed by the Governor, to make .a prehensive survey of deposits areas where. such operations are feasible to determine efficiency debris. The with the duty of working out a program to encourage this form of mining and empowered to negotiate with the R. F. C. to obtain funds for building debris dams. Fees would be coilected from _ mining companies or inindividualis to repay Federal loan. VANDEGRIFT HAS WAY TO AVERT. AD VALORUM TAX SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23——(UP)— A threatened ad valorem tax can be averted and the state budget balanced if the state’s road building program is limited strictly to gasoline tax revenue, according to Rolland A. Vandegrift, state director of finance. > “The state is facing a $9,000,000 deficit on June 30,°’ Vandeegrift said, “If the proverty owners are willing to forego the immediate impr@évement of particular road in his vicinity an ad valorem tax can be averted.”’ some have “Spécial interests laid a smoke screen of gross 1 tation and misinformation. They are trying to wreck the state’s financial set-up in the wild scramble for new roads.._ Pheyare~ hHterally ~ raiding the general fund which was intended primarily for educational, welfare, and general gzovernamental functions, in order to: satisfy this selfish desire,’’ Vandegrift charged. Vandegrift tnen contended that the general fund should be reimbursed for money advanced in payment of interest and. redemption charges on highway bonds. 2 “7. agree,”’ he added, ‘‘that <asoline tax funds should be used only for highway building. But the tax should pay all the costs of building and maintaining the roads, as wellas paying for the interest and redemption of old highway bonds, which is costing the state approximately $8,000,000,000 per biennium.’’ According to the ‘administration program as sponsored by Vgndesrift the whole proposal is a* question of Whether the taxpayer must submit to an additional tax on real or personal property, or approve aé slight reduction in the ‘road program to permit the proposed fund. transfer. A letter calling attention to the plan ‘“‘with the object of having the entire problem discussed throughout the state,’” has been sent by Vandegrift to county boards of supervisors and city councils throughout the state. iisrepresenMr. and Mrs. M. M. Pittman, Mrs. Howard Eckle, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Emily Russi, Mr. and Mrs. L. Pisani, John and Henry Magonigal and Mr and Mrs. Thomas Magonigal and their son Clarence; Mrs. Clarence Pool of the SmartsviNe attended the funeral of Mrs. Sweetland. Mr. and Mrs. R. -H. Ruyter and daughter, Ivy Dell, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Ruyter’s brother, Dr. J. R. Ivey and family. Miss Ruyter will day morning. remain for a visit here. Jonn ie of dams. board. DAMS NEEDED Mayo brousht im a Dit asking $200,000 to build dams to keep debris and tailing from treams. Debris from mining ®perations which got into rivers and interfered ‘with agricultural operations led to the outlawing of this form of mining many s rearg ago. Greanization ef plaéer mining distriects is sought in a bill .by Senator errold ,Seawell of Roseville. The plan would exclude drift and quartz erations. LAVA qe M auch In an interview with a represen_ tative of the Nugget yesterday, Arthur W. Hoge stated that he was preparing to re-open the Lava Cap mine. At present a crew of men are engaged in repairing and rock hballasting the road leading to the property’ on the south slope of Banner Mountain. He expects to conclude this work in about ten days and Will . then begin the work of unwatering the mine, machinery for which is now being assembled. Et is expected that this work of unwatering will require a month. When the mine is unwatered, Mr. Hoge states, he will probably employ 25 men. D.C. Stewart, P. G. & E manager for this district. with a crew of 8 men sent. up from the Auburn office, has just completed installing a bank of three 5-ton transformers: He was obliged to use tractos and sleds to convey these heavy units to the mine. He states that the installations will be complete and ready to serve the mine within a few days. ——oO FALLING TREE CUTS MINER’S CABIN IN TWO “There has and ‘many during much acts boon suffering heroic have. occured recent snow storm as narrow a late the eutting in two of-the cabin of Vick Gacomozzi, of the Canada “Hill distri¢t: : The snow was deep our well as many eseapes, one being and as it was still snowing he decided to go into Nevada City until the storm was rover. He left the cabin on his mining claims in the afternoon and the following morning Captain WNihell passing by found a huge tree had ‘fallen. and cut the cabin in two, evén the \ floor being crushed. : It cut in such a way that the bed, and provisions.on the shelves were not crushed. Captain WNihel caried the provisions to his home so they would not be injuried by the storm. oO STATE UMEMPLOY MENT CAMP FOUND EXCELLENT Following a visit Wednesday to the State Unemployment camp adjacent to Nevada City, State Forester M. P. Pratt in charge of all such camps through the state, complimented Forest Ranger William F. Sharpe, who is in charge of the local camp, on the excellent condition of the camp and the men who-~ live there. ; Pratt Was accompanied by his deputy, W. B, Riddell, and District Forester, O. E. Fowler, and a group of officials from his department. Along with Forest Supervisor R. L. P. Bigelow of thig city, the party had luncheon at the camp with the unemployed men who are staying there. Pratt talked with several of them and found that all were well’ satisfied with their food and house. he ing facilities. = = « & Thomas Botting, Superintendent of the Quaker Hill mine, was'a : visited by ‘a muletail) buck ~ does at his camp in the Quak district, eee \ a ~ FS i

NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. TI Nevada City Nugget is a Member of the United Press evada City Nuapet Nevada City Nugget LIVE. NEWSPAPER pubjished in a tOWn. © live Vol. VII, Ne. 34 eo Sesto Seat eae ue oe ee CiTY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1933 eae ET Fire Dept. Out For The Nevada~ City Fire Department Delégates at a meeting last evening in the city hall took the ininto, a fund for improving the city the swimming pool fund, voted years ago and now chen Jo tas to $11,000 into a fund -for mproving the city water system. A committee consisting of H. Penrose, Dick Goyne, Dick Bigelow, and R. Wright, were named to confer with the city council at. their next meeting and. discuss with them the feasibility of calling a popular vote, and converting the municipal pool fund to immediate us4 in repairing mains from the reservoirs to the city and if any money then remains, to enlarge the city resevoirs. RECENT BREAK CIT#D It was declared that the recent break in redwood stave pipe leading from the Canada Hill reservoir might result anytime in a catastrophe. When the gates. of the reservoirs are open, Herbert Hallet stated, a good big break in one of: the pipes could empty all reservoirs with interpipe connections, in the course of three hours. While it was reported that a considerable number of Nevada City _residents favor using the fund for building a swimming pool and gymnasium out at the high school, it was considered rather futile to build a swimming pool, when water enough to fill city bath tubs is jeopardized by bursting pipe mains. TENTATIVE PROPOSALS Tentative plans include replacing the old redwood stave pipe leading from the Canada Hill reservoir, old iron pipe from the Sugar Loaf reservoir, installation of more hydrants and modernization of others, and the enlargement of reservoirs, so that the city may be assured of a_ six weeks supply in case of another interruption in the supply from the Cascade and “Snow Mountain ditches. Regarding the recent emergency work done by citizens of this community under the leadership of the fire department, Dick Goyne, chairman of the general committee which had charge of opening the Snow Mt. ditch,. reported as follows regarding receipts and disbursements: REPORT Cash Receipts, $91.50 Disbursements* mains, for rubber boots, emergency lunches and incidentals, $73.02. Balance, $18.45. This balance has been turned over to the Firemen’s Emergency. Fund, and the rubber boots are being cared for that they may be available for any future publie use. Our sincere thanks are extended to the many citizens who responded to the call for workers, and labored so diligently and well. Also to those who contributed lumber and other material and tabor for the sled, which simplified the transportation question. Also to the merchants and others’ who contributed materials for lunches, and to the ladies who assembled the-lunches for the first crew ‘ out. To any and all Who so wholeheartedly and efficiently aided in this emegency, I extend the sincere thanks of the general committee. It was voied that the money left over from this emergency go into an emergency fund as recommended. : ; The delegates voted to purchase a dozen 15-minute flares for warning away motorists from fire hose when fighting fires at night. DEPUTY MARSHALLS NEEDED A committee was appointed to But One Mass Sunday At St. Canice Church There will be but one mass at St Canice Catholic church next Sunday at 8 a. m Father O’Reilly will say mass at Birchville at 10 a. .m. Favor Voting Swim Pool Fund To Safeguard City . grieved to learn Tuesday morning firemen N ate r System Pea i ine wait upon the city council and re=. ; . quest the appointment oftwo or} thee ‘fiemen to act as deputy city . marshalls during fires. The reason . this request is that © various drivers serious sly . for: thoughtless auto interfere with the movements of fire . the work of the . occurs. A’. believed This . and hamper everytime a trucka, fire arrests and fines, it this few will remedy condition. committee consists of Miles . Coughlin, Re Le: Ps Big. elow. . R. Wright, the secretary, reported that reecipts of the named Dick Gayne, the net fire-. " . SEARCH PARTIES SEEK . DESTITUTE OLD MAN' 5a to For several days, according advices from, Downieville yester-1!. day, search ‘parties have -been . combing the mountains around . that city for Ed La Crue, and old, detsitute man, inmate of the Sier-j7. ra County: hospital, . who, it is thought, wandered away from the institution: during a mental lapse. La Crue is -65 years of age, about 5 feet, 10 inches in height, and’ was wearing a dark suit when Jast seen. His cothplexion is dark. Any. information regarding hiin should transniitted to.any of2 ficer who will know what to do. It is reported: that in the past he made one or two attempts to en i life 1 ho feared that e has perished miserably of -eotd in the sno\Ww-covered mountains. ‘umounted.to oO MRS, KATE NIHELL IS SUMMONED BY DEATH The hundreds of friends of Mrs. Kate Nihell, wife of Capt. George Al Nihell of Banner Mountain, were of nren’s:baH $555. her sudden death. She had retired Monday night apparently in the best of health and spirits, and last week with her husband made the trip out-from her home over the snow to do some shopping with her husband in Nevada City. Tuesday morning, when Capt. Nihell arose to cook breakfast as has been his custom for a good many years, Mrs. Nihell complained that she felt tired and would sleep a. little while after her usual _ breakfast hour. Capt. Nihell attended to work outside the house, and then entering, was surprised to find his wife still apparently asleep. When she did not answer him, he investigated and found she had passed away in herjt sleep. Coroner A. M. Holmes was notified and it was necessary to place the body upon a toboggan to bring it out to the road over the snow. Mrs. Nihell was born in the village of Lake City, 56 years ago. As a girl she was endowed with great beauty and once played the role of Goddess of Liberty in a Fourth of. July parade. She had lived in or near this city for 30 years. At one time with her parents Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas Chivel, she conducted the New York Hotel here. ’ She married Capt. George A. Nihell August 18, 1902, and _ besides her husband, is survived by a brother William Chivel of Banner, ters, and les. The funeral services were held yesterday at 2 o’clock from Holmes Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chas, Washburn, director of the Episcopal curch, officiating. Many beautiful floral tributes attested the grief of the scores of friends who gathered to -pay-honor to her Pall bearers’. were Wade Armstrong, EB. J. N. Ott, John Durbin, J. Allen, R. J. Ronchi and Albert Johnson, Interment was in the Knights of Pythias cemetery.; A profusion of beautiful flowers and floral pieces marked the deep effections in which Mrs. Nihell was held. Many of the Native Daughters of the Golden West attended the Service. HOGE MINE CUTS NEW STATION ON 800 LEVEL Steady progress is being made at the Hoge Development Company property north east of Nevada City. At present they are cutting a station at the 800 level in a new winze they have been sinking. The mine presents a busy scene now as they are taking out ore, running it through the flotation. plant and shipping concentrates. The plant is handling 600 tons of ore a day. ‘There are 65 men employed at ‘na mine, O. E. Schiffner is general manager with Arthur Hoge as superintendent. The snow has melted and _prostwo. sisMrs. Gladys Driver of Vallejo, Mrs. Mabel Silva of Los Angememory. » pects are bright for a steady run. director STATE HAS SPENT QUARTER BILLION ON HIGHWAYS By J. F. MC MCLAUGHLIN SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23—(UP)— Nearly a quarter-billion dollars have been spent for road contsruction during the 20 years the California state highway commission has been in existence, according to Earl Lee Kelly of public works. Reviewing two decades of highway history. Kelly traced development of the present ‘splendid system, involving more than 5,500 miles of paved roads, from the historic day in August, 1912, when Burton .A. Towne, first chairman of the commission, turned the shovelful of earth at the dedication ceremonies that started construction on the Coast Route in San Mateo, county. us the first few years, highway was dependent upon the anise. of pond issues, carrying the low interest rate of 4 per cent. The funds were available only when and if the bonds could be sold at par. Three of#these issues, totaling $73,. . ! . . . . . . . . . } fern . Subiect to the approval S. Superintendent ‘of Mails in. San . Franeisco, Postmaster Seadden states} ithat there will be no early morning} l outgoing mail, but_that. the first mail, 6 the day will close at 10:36 a. m. fand the second ‘at 3:30 p. m. eal will arrive ot 8:0) a, Io 223) Dp. mi. . and 7205: pm, = The following letter from J. _E . . Taytor, president. of the N.C. N. G. . R. R. to the postmaster regarding . changes .in the railway’s arrival and) 000,000, were authorized by the legislature up to 1920, at which time 1,500 miles of conerete pavements had been laid. Final amortization of these bonds, Which were issued for long terms, however, will cost the taxpayers approximately $152,000,000 in principal and interest, it was pointed out, In 1923 the first road building was state legislature, providing for a 2cent levy on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel sold. One-half of the money accruing from this tax, after refunds were made to purchasers of gasoline for other than. motoring purposes, was distributed to counties for road work by local authorigasoline tax for passed by the ties. The other half was paid into the state’s highway maintenance fund. Then, in 1927, -realizing that moneys provided by the bond issues had become exhausted, the . legislature passed two measures inaugur rating a ‘‘pay-as-you-go’’ road-building policy by adding one cent to the gas_tax for construction purposes only, and classifying roads to be included in the system, with equal distribution of the funds between the northern and southern sections of the state. : Illustrating the savings effected by the “pay-as-you-go” plan, Kelly added, the cost of state highway-constuction budgeted in the 1929-31 biennium totaled ” 27,400,00, where-. as if this had been paid from pro-. ceeds of 4% per.cent bonds maturing but 31 years of age and besides her same, husband is: in-40 years, the. cost of the

projects would be $51,272,250. 0. Miss Betty Bettles, freshmen the University of California, the week-end visiting her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bettles. of students spent ley. Thomas: McCraney, student vada City with his parents, Mrs. McCraney. Mr. and in) made by the Holmes Funeral Home spent of this city. Much difficulty was exA number. ing Alleghany with a casket. At N. Washington's Columbia he transferred to a. larBirthday anniversary with their par-. ser truck and continued to the Red ents in Nevada City and Grass Val. Ledge mine where he again was obat} before he reached Alleghany, a disStanford, spent theholidays in Ne. tance of 30 miles from Nevada City. NEVADACTTY . HAIL SCHEDULES: ARE CHANGED to a change in the SouthPacifie schedule -to Colfax cer-. tain changes in arrivals and depart-. Narrow . < inade, Owing ivés of the Nevada County Railway have been Postmaster Phil Seadden an-. change the . arrival. of, . . Gauge which, siounced yesterday will ime-for-the closing. and mails in Nevada City. . t of the U. schedule, is self explanatory: departure arrangement, “There will be no change in the morning trip, affecting trains No. 1 and No. 2. The Southern Pacific is discontinuing the motor out of Colfax for Sacramento and consequently the morning schedule will not make any direct passenger connection. “The second schedule, meaning our trains 3 and 4. We will leave Nevada City at 11:10 a. m. and connect with train 224 at Colfax and on the return trip we will leave Colfax at 1:20 p. m. and arrive in Nevada City at 2:31 p. m. Southern Pacific train No. 224 will carry east bound mail from San Francisco and will run to Sparks, Nevada, only. Train No. 224 arrives in Colfax at 1:15 p. m. and our schedule is to leave there at 1:20 p. m. We are making this very close connection in order to get the mail in just as soon as possible. “Our third schedule, that is trains 5 and 6. We will leave Nevada City at 4 p. m. and this train will meet the Southern Pacific train No. 21 to San Francisco. Our train No. 6 will arrive in Nevada City at 7:05 p. m. instead 6:35 p.m. as at present.”’ SACRAMENTO CELEBRATE AIRMAIL ROUTE OPENING SACRAMENTO, Feb. The “Pony Express of and late model airplanes will compete for.interest at the ceremonies here February 27, when Sacramento joins the Seattle-San Diego airmail and passenger route of the United Air Lines. The first north and south planes of the route to land at Municipal airport here will be met by a Pony Express rider carrying mail from the main postoffice to be dispatched by air, the chamber of commerce aviation committee announced. Inauguration of the new north south air service here will be recorded by newsreel cameramen, the committee reported. YOUNG MATRON TAKESOWN LIFE IN ALLAGHANY Mrs. Ruby Goggin, the wife of W. J. Goggin of Alleghany, died by her own hand at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. She sent a bullet into her breast and though medical aid was immédiately summoned she passed away 13 hours later. . Mrs. soggin .was* beloved by the entire community of Alleghany. She was 45-—( UP) 62 years ago survived by a . daughter, Ella Derringer. Funeral arrangements young are being perienced by Alvah Hooper in reachliged to transfer to a sleigh drawn by a tractor. It was nearly midnight He left here at 10 o'clock Wednsling under the new . for retraining . would be charged To Aid Hydraulic Mining 23—CaliforconsidReconto mining inislation Feb. seriously SACRAMENTO, legisiators are to Istr uction Finance . \help revive the hydraulic dustry. Oiher also is. -before the Houses, of which tor M. Allen of Yreka Assemblyman Jesse M. Mayo chairmen. DEMANDED pl@n nia ; ring. a tne proposal ask Corporation proposed leg mining commitSenaand Antees of both James of ,amM p SURVEY The Federal ed in a. bili D.McCarthy to” set board of geis € are > ait was susggestby Assemblyman up a members He} — min-. of Angeles. hydraulic appointproposed. three comin ed by the Governor, to make .a prehensive survey of deposits areas where. such operations are feasible to determine efficiency debris. The with the duty of working out a program to encourage this form of mining and empowered to negotiate with the R. F. C. to obtain funds for building debris dams. Fees would be coilected from _ mining companies or inindividualis to repay Federal loan. VANDEGRIFT HAS WAY TO AVERT. AD VALORUM TAX SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23——(UP)— A threatened ad valorem tax can be averted and the state budget balanced if the state’s road building program is limited strictly to gasoline tax revenue, according to Rolland A. Vandegrift, state director of finance. > “The state is facing a $9,000,000 deficit on June 30,°’ Vandeegrift said, “If the proverty owners are willing to forego the immediate impr@évement of particular road in his vicinity an ad valorem tax can be averted.”’ some have “Spécial interests laid a smoke screen of gross 1 tation and misinformation. They are trying to wreck the state’s financial set-up in the wild scramble for new roads..._ Pheyare~ hHterally ~ raiding the general fund which was intended primarily for educational, welfare, and general gzovernamental functions, in order to: satisfy this selfish desire,’’ Vandegrift charged. Vandegrift tnen contended that the general fund should be reimbursed for money advanced in payment of interest and. redemption charges on highway bonds. 2 “7. agree,”’ he added, ‘‘that <asoline tax funds should be used only for highway building. But the tax should pay all the costs of building and maintaining the roads, as wellas paying for the interest and redemption of old highway bonds, which is costing the state approximately $8,000,000,000 per biennium.’’ According to the ‘administration program as sponsored by Vgndesrift the whole proposal is a* question of Whether the taxpayer must submit to an additional tax on real or personal property, or approve aé slight reduction in the ‘road program to permit the proposed fund. transfer. A letter calling attention to the plan ‘“‘with the object of having the entire problem discussed throughout the state,’” has been sent by Vandegrift to county boards of supervisors and city councils throughout the state. iisrepresenMr. and Mrs. M. M. Pittman, Mrs. Howard Eckle, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Emily Russi, Mr. and Mrs. L. Pisani, John and Henry Magonigal and Mr and Mrs. Thomas Magonigal and their son Clarence; Mrs. Clarence Pool of the SmartsviNe attended the funeral of Mrs. Sweetland. Mr. and Mrs. R. -H. Ruyter and daughter, Ivy Dell, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Ruyter’s brother, Dr. J. R. Ivey and family. Miss Ruyter will day morning. remain for a visit here. Jonn ie of dams. board. DAMS NEEDED Mayo brousht im a Dit asking $200,000 to build dams to keep debris and tailing from treams. Debris from mining ®perations which got into rivers and interfered ‘with agricultural operations led to the outlawing of this form of mining many s rearg ago. Greanization ef plaéer mining distriects is sought in a bill .by Senator errold ,Seawell of Roseville. The plan would exclude drift and quartz erations. LAVA qe M auch In an interview with a represen_ tative of the Nugget yesterday, Arthur W. Hoge stated that he was preparing to re-open the Lava Cap mine. At present a crew of men are engaged in repairing and rock hballasting the road leading to the property’ on the south slope of Banner Mountain. He expects to conclude this work in about ten days and Will . then begin the work of unwatering the mine, machinery for which is now being assembled. Et is expected that this work of unwatering will require a month. When the mine is unwatered, Mr. Hoge states, he will probably employ 25 men. D.C. Stewart, P. G. & E manager for this district. with a crew of 8 men sent. up from the Auburn office, has just completed installing a bank of three 5-ton transformers: He was obliged to use tractos and sleds to convey these heavy units to the mine. He states that the installations will be complete and ready to serve the mine within a few days. ——oO FALLING TREE CUTS MINER’S CABIN IN TWO “There has and ‘many during much acts boon suffering heroic have. occured recent snow storm as narrow a late the eutting in two of-the cabin of Vick Gacomozzi, of the Canada “Hill distri¢t: : The snow was deep our well as many eseapes, one being and as it was still snowing he decided to go into Nevada City until the storm was rover. He left the cabin on his mining claims in the afternoon and the following morning Captain WNihell passing by found a huge tree had ‘fallen. and cut the cabin in two, evén the \ floor being crushed. : It cut in such a way that the bed, and provisions.on the shelves were not crushed. Captain WNihel caried the provisions to his home so they would not be injuried by the storm. oO STATE UMEMPLOY MENT CAMP FOUND EXCELLENT Following a visit Wednesday to the State Unemployment camp adjacent to Nevada City, State Forester M. P. Pratt in charge of all such camps through the state, complimented Forest Ranger William F. Sharpe, who is in charge of the local camp, on the excellent condition of the camp and the men who-~ live there. ; Pratt Was accompanied by his deputy, W. B, Riddell, and District Forester, O. E. Fowler, and a group of officials from his department. Along with Forest Supervisor R. L. P. Bigelow of thig city, the party had luncheon at the camp with the unemployed men who are staying there. Pratt talked with several of them and found that all were well’ satisfied with their food and house. he ing facilities. = = « & Thomas Botting, Superintendent of the Quaker Hill mine, was'a : visited by ‘a muletail) buck ~ does at his camp in the Quak district, eee \ a ~ FS i