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when. pruning and spading are
indicated, her interest is purely
advisory. When it’s time to plant
3. The Newacle City Newent: F siday’ February 24, 1950 : ‘Hold It, Sonny
d . : L, Gp “g and later on ae ‘ sade are in
( N : z full bloom her interest is proNeva a ity ugget Z. GY) alee ZG prictaty. Then-it’s her yard. [
can have it the rest of the year. 305 Broad Street — Nevada City, California ae
Telephone 36
J. WILSON McKENNEY and KENNETH W. WRAY
Editors and Publishers
‘Member California Newspaper Publishers: Association
Published every Friday at Nevada City, California, and
‘ entered as secgnd class matter in the postoffice at Nevada City under act of Congress March 3, 1879. Subscription rates: one year outside county $3; one ‘year in
county $2.50; , four months $1 (invariably paid in advance). Advertising rates on request.
YM I think there must be something
“EO Ze % : ZB electric affects her when she runs
her fingers through the warm,
kidd fresh earth.
7a yi Gardening books-and seed cat_alogs then come out of hiding,
And probably she'll use up the
rest of the linament, if I’ve left
any.
Henry Van Dyke, the great
; > he out-of-doors, wrote
Lae so gael sunshine . many fine pieces about spring.
makes us think of spring. No-. In one, “Spring in the North, he
ticed the street crew washing . struggled oe hace a
down Broad Street the other day . beating because . he sensedand was. told that was °a sure approach of Spring «ae “then
3 rain, rain, rain, incessgmt rain
sign of spring, that the principal . :
beyemnent, gets its weekly , bath,. beat upon the window pane.” At
} = the season he had long waitthrough the warmer season. Re. last ]
ands me of the fellow I used to;ed for came and he -ended his
THE CASE FOR FOOTBALL
John Larue, trustee of Nevada City school district,
started the local school on the right path in its gridiron
problem. But abandonment of football will not be the
final answer. _We think withdrawal from. the Sierra Foothill conference and entry into a circuit of smaller schools oe
would solve the problem. The nearest such league is the know.. ‘who._every ES" ba . angst glhapiae
Sacramento County league comprising Folsom, El Do-. A Red Cross Nurse’s Aide lends encouragement and assistance to ee way ond con. Ah, think not early love alone is
~ yado, Galt, Lincoln, Courtland and Elk Grove high this young polio victim as he prepares for an X-ray check-up on . +;,¢q the ablutions every Sun. strong; is
fos ‘ ; his recovery. Red Cross volunteers are increasing their services in il Thanksgiving. In Cali. He loveth best whose heart has
schools. community institutions and agencies across the nation. aan Rear eo TRY by . learned to wait:
Nevada City high school’s weakness in football ‘and : the calendar is a hazardous busi. Dear messenger of Spring that
other athletic contests is not so much a matter of small ness. Down in the desert country . tarried long,
the best of the wildflower season . ‘You're doubly dear because
enrollment but one of-a lack of spirit and a will to win you come so late.
: a& D ]
i bi \. is often over by Washington s-;See ee ". « —Just Wonderin atten “over hy Wachington . a
Through recent years the teams have entered contests ; official debut .with scorching. Because it suits my mood betMarch dust-storms. Up in this! ter, I prefer Van Dyke’s poem in with an attitude of ““what’s the use. beautiful country. we won’t be which he has Shasta Jim saying:
The Yellowjackets proved last fall in Marysville they I Wonder at the weeks that come (TEAR tach ieay of Atle forest 3 : °
can compete against Sierra Foothill teams and win: Only And as the hours go by, . roads ‘because of snowdrifts for. Oh, wat’s the use of ved Sede
poor choice of plays turned the game in favor of the conI Wonder at the rushing speed another three months. an oe an’ all that
The other day we found, at: stuff!
‘The natcheral facts 0’ SpringWith which the hours fly;
ference co-champions. : os least. four varieties of ornamenThe annals of* sports arecrowded with stories of th ve hat Pea do ts — learn tals in our yard with buds ready time 2 wonderful
little man or the little team whipping the bigger opponrom each succeedin to burst. With the. clippers /we EN bielsg me
ee ae 5 ake H d ke th . t h made the rounds, repairing minor . An’. if there’s Someone made ’em
ent. Centre college over mighty Harvard, Carlisle In_ Flow do we make the pathways smoot datoage dene by snow."The kids, I guess He understood,
dians rampages with squads of 12 to 15 men, and about For those who pass this way. aided by four neighbor children,. To be give Ms ached
10 years o Denair high school with an enrollment of Chee : carried away the twigs as Daddy would make a man fee
2 Si : bic a Rae ot dis Sea Jena Hs This is Brotherhood week and the only thing wrong . trimmed and pruned. Mrs. Smitn good.
hesk all S q y with it is, that it seems to have a monopoly. Every week . the neighbor who makes the ; :
sket ° ; should be Brotherhood week, and each passing day and . most delicious cherry pie thfs Al Trivelpiece comes in as I
man ever tasted, came over tu] write this to report that his famEntry into the Sacramento league would be a means . . ss
f y 3 fid aA s Tt ta Vell hour should find us assiduously practicing the lessons of . help identify some of the shrubs. . ily is moving from the upstairs
Oh, FERGIE COMRCCHOE AE eee owe Se Eee: . brothernoed atid applying them to our daily living. . That’s the Boss’s department: to. apartment to “a place where
jacket squads, and in a few years the school may return : e e , . me they’re just “purty plants.” . Margaret can get her fingers in
to the Foothill league onan equal footing with the other Do we believe that “‘all men are created equal > We . One .of the surest signs of. the soil.” It seemed unkind for
say we do, but in many instances we find that exceptions spring around our place is the! me to observe that as sure as God
squads. y 7 ae changing attitude of the Bos. . made little pumpkins, on/ pressAthletics and particularly football is a major activity . to the rule must be made in the name of bigotry, for inDuring the fall when leaves musv]. day we will surely have /a blizof high school life and should not be abandoned.—kww. . stance, or intolerance. It is so very edsy to believe things . be raked .and in late winter! zard.
~ —the human race is still superstitious and gullible, but
it isn’t so easy to put our best beliefs into practice.
_\Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that
faith let_us dare to do’ our duty as we understand it.—
A QUIET OBSERVANCE
Now we have an entire week dedicated to the princiThere was no evidence of celebration last-Saturday on ples. of brotherhood and_in it is our. golden opportunity .
the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the organization . +, study its meaning and enact the roles it suggests. . Lincoln.
of the first political entity of this area. On Feb. 18, 1850 “a ; ;
: 2 : Am I! my brother's keeper?’” The answer is an emthe legislature apportioned the state-to-be into 27 counss an : : ;
ti weal ae ace setae Ge irihemiawn phatic, ““Yes."’ There is no escaping the facts; if this yen fall nn = d leénidiesbut-if-hi
4a . aoe F senged little mud ball upon which we live is to be saved from . eG ee Pare SS es Eetee aren vee tr ts
. heart be upright and his intelligence unclouded, he will
2 Pudedage hacky a sore teat et rising’ counties, destruction, we shall be obliged to learn the working rules
rather accurate reflection of the concentration of the ore — wide brotherhood, and the best place in which
re : to begin our studies is right here at home. Welcome
mining population. Only three of the counties—San re Tiger Week: ; th th h
Diego, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara—existed in the rotherhood rere Pray Fou taprees Se wilh the true
re A a tte Adaeles count: edeined Macon that ali men are indeed brothers and that every man has
naineile : 8 > hea an equal right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
issue from them all without dishonor.—Stevenson.
Let us labor for that larger comprehension of truth,
and that more thorough repudiation of error, which shall
Ih f FEN k make the history of mankind a series of ascending deave a dear friend who comes almost every week to . yelopments—Mann.
spend an hour or-two with me and during her visits we
CITY ELECTION ) i talk of ships and shoes, of governments and the governed,
Next Thursday, March 2, at noon is the deadline for of toy pistols and atomic bombs. She is a young grandfiling of candidates for city officials jobs—two councilmother who still loves to dance, attend parties and wear
Ga eg I ae ER cee pretty clothes and she has an active mind. Last week
At the time of this writing no one has filed for the . When we were discussing the H bomb, she said, “when I
offices. George H. Calanan, clerk for 42 years, has in. look forward to the future, I do not think so much of mydicated be wall be a candidate to succeed hinisclf. Mrs. . Self as 1 do of ‘my grandchildren.” ‘There's a sermon in
Emma Foley is incumbent treasurer. those few words and . wish they might be shouted into
City councilmen whose terms expire this year are the ears of our diplomats and world shapers the world
Mayor Arthur B. Innis and William Mullis and neither . °Y€"has as yet indicated whether he will campaign for return. .At the present time, this is not a very good world for
to office. oe little children to live in; it is filled with wars and rumors
Report has it that the slot machine interests have a. of war, with dire predictions of wholesale calamity and
slate of two candidates ready to file but it is being kept fear is everywhere manifest. Fear in the heart of a child
fairly well guarded. is a corroding element for the child mind is not capable :
The city council is a thankless job and one in which of withstanding its impact. The reasoning powers are The Block P Society is to present the eighth annual basketball
the office holdér receives an uncalled for amount of pub. still very immature and fear is of that stark and bitter . oaeeeenent be nat in the Placer Union High School gymnasium
lic abuse. But Nevada City, looking forward to develop. kind that knows no solace. What has this generation . ae : Pcenees oo ee eee
ment and exploitation of ‘California's last remaining tour. done to its children? Is it any wonder that they are ob-. oot = (pane teas yay eine Mee Sage susneets Rabe:
; : , pe bt Ft . ° e bse) undaist haven and residential area, with the city’s water and sessed with a sense of futility? Is it any wonder that . tion. Entries were Projects of ways to improve fie thine ond
street problems, needs good men on the council and it . many adolescents turn to the excitements of riotous Si drapes Ie b agec Ba git> ea ane moeey is being used for
is the duty of a good citizen to’ sometime during his life ; living in order to escape from the deadly fear which is so aie ate vale ee o curtains for the kitchen.
: 2 . ou an idea o e f ’ : :
serve on his local governmental bodies. ably nurtured by their elders? school cafeteria for the sradentr Moncks ab rove es agingm
Slot machines are a part of Nevada City life and they. ~I-wish for the sake of the children that we might take . for Tuesday: roast beef sandwich, potatoes and gravy, choice-of cot:
tage cheese, pink grapefruit or apple-celery-pineapple salad, jello,
should be licensed and taxed, but the operators and their Brotherhood Week add seu cn ang ‘aig nage save Brownie pudding, apple roll, chiffon cake. «
puppets should not be permitted to enter the government . daily living we might emulate those who have. lea Mik siltiihey ck Dex Maenaitehs “wan ool och Poreunsy 14.
of our city.—kww. , that “there is neither east-nor west,” that this is one world The theme of the paper was appropriately a Valentine issue.
in which all are regarded as equals and in which all are . The Paper is edited by Jo Ann Waechter. ae
z ‘ working for the betterment of “this present evil world.”’ Hearing tests were given to the students of the high school last
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NEWS OF NEVADA CITY HIGH SCHOOL
: THE TRUTH : : Stop the armament race and save the human race. At . ¥°# by Mrs. Isabel Hefelfinger, school nurse. :
People tell newspapermen things. Important things. . least make, the world safe for young children. Or— care un Boast ligand saught by, Mr. {William Tobiassen, has
y . * < 7 ers, od 2 one
And the ethical newspaperman never betrays any of his Some day at the bar of justice we shall stand with our . Needs a Girl.” and “Sylvia.” ee OA ee
informants. That is why so many people feel safe in sins defiled, aa t : ~ Here are the official winners in the student, body and class. ele¢telling us the things they kriow. And read our condemnation in the face of a little child. tons hele at high school. -Dick Penrose is student body pfesident,
The average human being likes to have the truth ADELINE, MERRIAM CONNER. von GFR a elected vice president and Dolores,Townsend, secknown. He does not like to see phonies put things over SE IR ON ee
<* ay ’ . : Freshmen: i i y/=
on people who trust them. But the average citizen is You can’t please everyone—and to tell the truth, we . cher, vice ‘president; Margie Mendosca. haser, pestidsni( Don Bovafraid to speak out against these phonies. Sometimes he . don’t want to please everyone. There are some people . treasurer. Sophomores: Joe Fisher, president; David Mott, vice:
fe president; Pat Burgin, secretary; Georgine.Danos, treasurer. Junhas good reason. And there is where we come in. Fools we would rather have against us than on our side. oe iors: Pat Sturtevant, president; Charles Coombes. vice president;
—you know—rush in where angels fear to tread. And : £) Alan Hewitt, secretary. Seniors: Janell Stinchfield, president;
we are very foolish. . We believe the truth is a commodity Fortitude I take to be the quiet possession of a man’s Elizabeth Wilson, vice president; Ruth Estes, secretary.
that should’ be’ made available to all—not to just a fa-. self, and an undisturbed doing his duty whatever evils ~~ apahorshie, -in she California Scholastic Federation is
vored few. And we tell you the truth—when we can . beset, or dangers lie in the way——John Locke. _ . Audrey Fore, dances Ronse. Alan a eee Lg eg Charles
get it. It's because so many of you want the truth that Spomphes. Devia Me i. Dorthe Smart, Gay Dames, Caroline
we are able to get it. We get a little here and a little} “There is a strength of quiet endurance as significant of . ~".. ee sir Sere urst. Miss Evelyn Corr is sponsor.
there—and it sometimes adds up. But we couldn't get. courage as the most daring feats of -prowess.—TuckerBl jovi ang os ce ab sana hp Friday evening in the high school
it without help.—kww. oe > . }man. of furnished by the Hi Haters. on — xa
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