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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

February 24, 1950 (8 pages)

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id th or ir Trd DU th as et 1sn ww a CLR UI Ot ae The GMC “Triple ‘Cheched’”’ used truck pitty iagl's da your gu ¢t better. buy. 2 The word is spreading—and fast—that light-medium GMCs for 1950 are the best buys in the whole light-medium field! There are plenty of reasons why these new GMCs offer even better performance and greater economy than the quick-stepping, money-savin GMCs of the past. They're easier riding, easier driving -. improved to provide more comfort for the driver, more profit . for the. owner on every score. Last, but far from least, they are products of the General Motors division that’s the world’s largest exclusive producer of commercial vehicles --. that has, in addition to its own ultra-modern facilities, full access to the unparalleled GM research and proving operationg that continually work: to make ‘‘more and better things for more people.” PAUL VILES 120 North Auburn Street GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. The knowledge that everything was done that could be done, is like a candle shining through the darkness of bereavement. A reverently conducted funeral .. taste-: ful in all details .. contributes much to the peace of mind. Holmes Funeral Home provides this high type of service. 'y HOLMES FUNERAL HOME J. PAUL BERGEMANN, Owner 246 Sacramento St. Telephone 293 Nevada City 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE il Hi hi Ry js “\ PS ee . OM a Me mR COR BF EME ME Lr me oo aA 5 a gg” AY <S ~ OES _ . SAMOAN MUSIC AND DANCING TOMORROW AT LEGION BUILDING Entertainment novel to Nevada. City will be offered tomorrow at . 8 o’clock, at Veterans Memorial building, Grass Valley, when Ed. , die Teo’, Samoan island king, . presents “A Night in Samoa,” a} program of South Seas islands . musie and dances. : The program. is sponsored by Ralph Greenwell, bishop of the at the local high school and elementary school and in business houses where posters are displayed. Tickets may also be purchased.-at. the door. Teo’ began dancing when he was three years old. He has inthe island dances’ throughout . chain. He and his family are living in San Francisco while his children attend school. ‘All but two members of the troupe are natives of Samoa. Two American. girl who travel. with the unit have been inducted as princesses of the réyal family so they may participate in the dancing. ee 8 Feature of the show is the “Double Sword” dance by Teo’s 13-year-old’ son, Whitney. . The dance is performed with two razor sharp machetes. Modern island chants and music will be presented on the program. APPLICATIONS TAKEN FOR CENSUS WORK tors for the 17th decennial census will earn about $8 to $9 per ‘and places that just didn’t. match. the local ward of the Church of, Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. . ward, said tickets are available . structed young Sathoans in tribal . Persons employed at enumera-; day, it is announced by Harold merated in the census. Applications for the district supervisor’s to be filled: Most of the enumerators will be employed for a per’ iod of from two to four weeks. . They will be expected to complete their work within a limit. ed period of time without regard . »to customary number of hours . worked each day or week. Evejning work will be necessary in . order to reach occupants of ‘dwellings who are away during ; daytime calls but no overtime . will be paid. Enumerators must have a high school education or equivalent experience, be in good health and of good character, and preferably between the ages of 25 and 45 years. Veterans will be given preference over non-veterans provided they are otherwise quali-~ fied. Berliner, Jr., census. district su-, pervisor, whose office is located Burton, program’ chairman, gave at Auburn. Enumerator’s pay is. the meeting over to Mrs. Helen based on the payment of piece;Sawyer, who acted as mistress prices, so much per name, per! of ceremonies for an open dis-: farm, or per dwelling unit enu-. cussion on the identity of birds enumerator ' during the recent heavy snows. jobs now are -being received by . office, . Approximately -156 positions are . . Pacific hybrids often reaching 8 an ornamental . ’ ,and vulnerable. Shrubs in generTous Just a Case of Mistaken Identity Clayre Lipman, who writes the . “Meet Your Neighbor” feature; in this paper, was. barrelling: down Broad street to the local) bakery for her daily bread when a genial looking young man stopped to talk to her. After five minutes of weather, the dialogue became slightly confusing. There ‘were references to people Finally Clayre said, “Y’know, I’m not sure you know who 2 am.” “Why sure I do,” said the genial young man genially. ‘“You’re Hazel Estes, president of the high school PTA.” ea ‘I knew it!” Said Clayre Lipman. “I’m Clayre Lipman.” “Well, well,” the young man well-welled. “And come to think of it, I’m not sure you know who I. am.”“Why, everyone knows you, Mr. Geist. You’re the principal of:the elementary school!” said the genial young man. “We must be two other people. My’
name is’ Bill Tamblyn.” . It was not reported whether either Clayre or Bill blushed In confusion. But it is a safe guess that this is not.the normal method Clayre employs in interview ing neighbors for her Nugget profiles. Garden News The first meeting of the Nevada City Garden club for 1950 was held last week at the home of Mrs. Emily Kyler, with Mrs. Kyler and Mrs. Alice Hiscox as co-hostesses for the afternoon. . Mrs. L. Tansell of Montana was guest of the afternoon. After the business meeting which was presided over by Mrs. Beatrice Renfree, Mrs. Frances coming to the feeding stations It was interesting to note the ‘ditferent birds in different areas of the community. Some hints the club is passing along to gardeners: Delphinium should be given’ the best soil and good drainage available with soil: neutral to alkaline. Do rot let soil cover the crowns at time of planting. The types of delphinium vary in height.so. be sure which type you want in the location you have. The Chinese types are short, belladonnas about three feet with feet: Rhubarb as for border is ‘a very attractive perennial. From now through May is the coming out period fora multitude of garden pests, so now is an important spray time to get these pests while they are young “Hello, Mom. I’m Feeling Fine.” A U.S. Naval hospital patient records a personal greeting to the The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, February 24, 1950-—5 Piste: folks at home with the help of a Red Cross Gray Lady. The recordin “Well, that settles everything;”-+—maachine is a pepular recreation feature at the ho.yital. Judge James, Snell in superior court Monday morning awarded $12,645.26 judgment to G. N. Dodge, sawmill operator near North Columbia, plaintiff in @ breach of contract suit against Walter E. Meyers, lumber broker buying for Tucker Products, Inc. Dodge charged Meyers with failure to fulfill contract for one milion board feet of ponderosa pine lumber. DODGE AWARDED SUIT CENSUS SUPERVISOR AGAINST W. E. MEYERS ADDING TO HIS WORK Harold. J. Berliner Jr., supervisor of the U. S. census for this area, doesn’t have enough noses to count this spring—he. has to go adding to it. His wife, Mary, presented him with a 74%-pound son Sunday at a San Francisco hospital. The candidate for the enumerating supervisor’s job of 1980 has not been: named as yet, according to latest reports. ROT RESISTANT. HOME FEEL CHILLY? Then keep it warm the practical way by treating it to economical FIBERGLASS INSULATION. A cinch to apply, insulation seals out cold; seals IN heat— means snug indoor.temperatures and LOWER FUEL BILLS throughout the chilliest weather! Price? AS’ LITTLE AS $3.64 A MONTH INSULATES , THE AVERAGE 5-ROOM HOUSE. FIRE, TERMITE AND Enumerators in rural areas 4! will. be improved by an applimust furnish their own cars, The Cation of barnyard fertilizer top method of payment and rate of dressing as will roses and perenGrass Valley-Nevada City Highway pay will provide for the expense , Mials. ee of operating cars on official cenrm cl INTERRED THURSDAY 3 KING EDDIE TEO’ . . TWIN CITIES LIONS Funeral services were held in and His MEET AT DANISIO’S == aibany" “yesterday: afternoon. for ROYAL SAMOAN FAMILY . Lions Clubs of Nevada Joseph R. Rogers, 77, Campton2-Hour Program BUILDERS AND CONSUMERS LUMBER COMPANY Phone G. V. 1050 \ RS ~ SS . . . City and Grass Valley met jointly last! ville resident for 40 years, who ‘night with the newly organized died Sunday morning at Miners ' Citrus Heights club and Roseville hospital. : Rogers, a native of Oakland, : . . Lions club at Danisio’s near Sacramento.* Ore., was a veteran of the Spanish-American war and saw serv; . The two clubs traveled to the . meeting in a chartered bus. ‘ice in the Philippine islands. He s . Superior Judge William Mcwas a member of the Oakland 213 S wiarelal Street a Ohana an NEVADA CITY : Kesson, Los Angeles, gave an inpost, Veterans of Foreign Wars. s . teresting talk on service clubs. . NATIVE SONGS — DANCES — COSTUMES — VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING Saturday, February 25, 8 P. M. Since retiring from his trade as a sign painter, Rogers had devoted much time to mining in the Camptonville area. Surviving are his wife, Clara, son, “Ralph E. Rogers; brother, Stephen R. Rogers, all of Camptonville; and daughters, Mrs. Charity Wyrich, Mrs. Joyce Tidsley and Mrs. Esther Alexander, all of the bay area. . EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL. GATHERS LAST NIGHT Loma Rica airport as a means of aidir’g employment was discussed last night at a meeting of civic leaders, of Nevada county in the Raddue’ building, Grass Valley. The meeting was the second of a series to discuss means of stimulating employment in Nevada) county. ass Nevada county at the preseni time has approximately 2,200 individuals drawing unemployment payments, . Scheduled to attend the meeting were. members of the city councils of Nevada City andj 'l. Grass Valley, board of supervi. sors, Senator Harold Johnson, . Roseville; I. C. Bell, George Han. sen, Roy Brown, Nevada City; W. W. Esterly, George Dana, . Carlos McGuire, Ted Schwartz, l, 4 ,;and Gale Gordon, Grass Valley. DEER CREEK INN NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA Advertisement From where I sit .6y Joe Marsh How to Get That Homework Done work problem is a wonderful way« to see to it that our youngsters acquire the sensible moderate habits they’ll need later om. ' I’ve never believed in hard and fast rules—except where absolutely necessary. Let the other fellow do as he likes, as long as he’s temperate and tolerant. Guess, that’s why I’ve never felt we should quarrel with the fellow who is partial to a glass of beer—the “Beverage of Moderation.” —_— Copyright, 1950, United States Brewers Foundation Miss Gilbert, our grammar school principal, spoke the other night at the regular Parent-Teachers’ meeting; on getting children to do their homework when they want to listen to the radio. “We musn’t give them a flat 'no’,” Miss Gilbert said. “If we adults really believe in tolerance and moderation, we should instill these qualities in our children. Listening to the radio is fine—in moderation—as long as homework gets done, too.” : From where I sit, the lady was-dead-right. This radio vs. homeSSS NT HSIN Scere : EXCELLENT FOOD — _~ LUNCH AND DINNER . SERVED BY THE BIG FIREPLACE __ PHONE 107. SPECIAL LUNCHEONS, DINNERS and BANQUETS