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February 3, 1947 (4 pages)

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& 8 NEVADA CITY The County Se: Seat Paper _NI __NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA F aga have to wait and 6¢ee General Marshall, new secregtate, Proposes to do with our is to China. One commentat, the radio, the other morning 4 our cutting loose from affairs, a bacwkard step. We {nto China to whip the Japs 4, and staed awhile after the 3 over to see if the differences Ohange Kai Shek’s govern‘and the Communist minority j be composed. Marshall, nearly @ year there ought wat the trouble is, and he red the troops, mainly Mare andso to speak ig leavina to stew in its own odorifjuices. oment it looks very much we were returning to isolation‘ntentiong of aiding China 46, in fact as arg in ficthe “big five,” were good . But as often happeng in. ntures. with the rest of the just didn‘t ‘work even we had General Marshall on As ‘we.sce it, it wag a case g more troos in and really war on the side of the Nagovernment or taking the e had there and let ang Kai Shek fight it out Communists. er this will leave the field Russia to exploit, or not, retbo seen. General Marshall, would know a lot about 2 ey, and we doubt if he atquieace in Russian aid gueritlas in China. in the realm of. ya hall aid the Nation-. nt with food and tools : ‘Nhis.country i~cver erected in a war unile* the us believes our. Mberties y or another are at etake. supposing we did pour ” troops into China to utting. down the Commiunist » what would Russia think While Ruesia. doesn’t hesiote Communism, ‘nio one “world wide ecale has thrown the gauntlet and invited her it or lump it:.As we look back ecent pages in history, we note f Russia has. heen aggressive seemed expedient.” Russia. inetance, went unofficially to war the side of thé Communi,ts in civil ‘war, while Germany and ged war successfully on the ‘the Falangists. And, very rewill be recalled, Russia d troops in Iran, and very mtly withdrew them. Yet Riveto heaven when the VU. S. i: Navy maintained a few troops in China, mainly for t Duripose of seeing that the these armed thrusts Rusmeted, but as the leader' ‘Can wait, recover ite } etrength and ‘when the Propitious go at it again. sn who insist that dem~communiem can tive in the same orld. Demois more a reit i a way. of life. And by those who live under fieg,.te » tenatical i ae not more tenetics! OV reveals himself to be in with members of the eee ‘Worth while to note in _ our, tal, a city of 17,000. Mhe Methodi,t population at Vigan and the surrounding area totals 15,000. Rev. Moore’s work there will be primarily co-ordinative and superwisory. The directive was received from the Methodist Board of Missiong and Church Extension. Immediate plans call for the Moores to enter the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley on March 24th. There, at the interdenominational religious school, they will take a refresher course in missionary work. In the summer they will attend a week long conference flor ‘“furloughed imissionaries’’ Greencastle, Indiana. The Moores first engaged in. missionary work in the Philippines. in 19116. During the: second World War, they. were interned, prisoners of the Japanese, in the Los Banos concentration camip hear Manila. The Moores have been in Nevada (City since Auigust 17, 1945. Rev. (Moore succeeded Rev: David Ralston in the Methodist pulpit here. He has been: very active in ‘civic -afairs as well as aibly directing the Methodist church. In recent weeks he has been a leader in the movement to provide a recreation program for Nevada City The many friends of the Moores regret their transfer and wish them great success in their new station. WEDDING DAY VALLEY: ~The in ma golden B. F. Butler of 575. Butler Street, this city, was celebrated with an afternoon reception fio 80 friends and the Lime Kiln District, last Sunday, January ‘26th. The couple were married in Auburn, Placer County, January 28th, 1897. They returned to the. Biutler Ranch in the Lim Kiln district following the wedding. Last March they sold their ranch and moved into this city on the street named after Butler’s father. ‘ The couple. have six children, 28 grandchildren and a great gnandchild. Thtir sons and, daughters are Chris, Charles and Jack Butler, Mrs. Alex L. Drynan, all of Grass Vailley, Mrs. Harold Reed of Mountati View, Santa Clara County and (Mrs. Walter Barnes of Colfax, Placer County. B. F. Butler was born on the ButRoad 83 years ago. His wife was born in Clark County, Mo., and came to (Callfornia in 1895. The wouple received many beautiful] gifts. Wedding vake, coffee and tea were served during the reception. Ernest George Will Filed For Probate NEVADA CITY: The Will of Ernest George, Grass Valley business man who died January 18th, was yesterday filed for probate by his widow, Mrs. Clara E. George, named in the document as executrix. The petition for probate places the value of the state at more then $10,000. To Ralph and Lioyd George, gons of the decedent, ts bequeathed each: a 50 per cent interest in the share held by their late father in George Bros. The property consisis of a garage, repair ehop, foundry, automobile agency, auto parts, and allied lines. From their profits the two sons are required to pay. their mother $200 per montn nore her ime. sa the rest of the egtate. ‘s bequeathed to Mre. Clara E. Ceores STUDENTS _ ie § V. SCHOOLS IN Gis ‘Vv VALLEY: Gilbert Tennis, ‘j} superintendent of Grass ‘Valley schools, has stated that total enroll1631. ~ satya ‘were 1148 students in the elementary schools and 488 in the high schovt. The count wae made, at the end of the first term, January 17 : REV. MOORE T0 LEAVE HERE IN. MARCH; RETURNS TO PHILIPPINES — NEVADA CITY: Rev. ,Joseph W. Moore, Methodist minister, last week received word that he and Mrs. Moore are to be transferred from Nevada City. Eventual designation of the popular minister is to be Vigan, Northern Luzon, Philippine Islands where he and Mrs. Moore expect to return to his former post of district missionary at this provincial capiaes anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.) relatives in Banner Grange Hall in’ menit in, all grades: neluding the high: GUN TROPHIES MUST BE REGISTERED GRASS ViALULEY: .F. L. Myers of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, has Made arrangements with the-~ local office of Internal Revenue to register gun trophies in this city. Certain types of fire arms or war trophies brought from abroad mut be registered. Registration will start hext Tuesday and continue through Thursday, February 5, 6 and 7, in ofifice of the internal revenue collector in the bagement of the post office building, NEVADACITY A QUINT LOSES TO GRASS VALLEY GRASS VALLEY: With ‘the big ‘gymnasium packed with one of the langest crowd ever to enter its doors, basketball fans Friday night saw the Nevada City undefeated A team meet Grass Valley’s tundefeated A quint and take a drubbing. : The score was Grass Vailley 42 and Nevada City 33. The. Grass Valley five led at half time 28 to 16 after seizing the lead . early in the first quarter. It was \fast, spirited game between tole that had been rivals since basketball wag invented. Fans for either team cheered every basket their favorites made. High man for the Grass Valley A five was. Albert Aili, fonward, who tossed in 25°baskets toward team ctotal of 42. Tom Hooper, Grass Valley center, was second with 6 points. For Nevada City’s A team Jack Coley center, scored 19 points, and Chuck Hawkins, forward, was second wiih 5 points. Not to the surprise of fans in both. cities, Nevada City’s Bees last their fifth tilt of the season = by bbwing to Grass Vailley’s Bees by the score off 38 to 30. From the outset, poth the light weight team played like. devrishes. Gibby Glover, guard of the Grass Valley Bees made 11 baskets, and Larry Orzalli, forward, was runnerup with 8 points. For the Nevada City Bees Joe Bertino, ‘forward, and Don Amos, center, tallied 9. points ler Ranch at the end of the Butler eagh AT AGE OF 9 NEVADA CITY: Mrs. Sarah Ann Odgers, aged 94 years, died Saturday morning at 2 o'clock. She came to Nevada City when she was a child of four from England with her parents. She had lived here practically all her life. She. was the widow of the late. Henry A. Odgers. ' Eaich April of her later life her family of six children, 26 Bid R hg dren, 28 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren, or gathered in her home in @ family reunon to celebrate her birthday. Her children surviving are Jobn Odgers, Mrs. Annie. Lewis, Mrs. Lela . (Harry, Mrs, M.ary German all of this city, Mrs, Eith Rosewall of Oakland and Mrs. Nellie Keruker-of MidPines, . Mariposa County. Funeral services will be held this
. afternoon in Holmes Funeral Home. Rev. Angus Miller will have charge of the service. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. — MRS. BURRELL BREAKS LEG NEVADA CITY: Mrs. Florence Burrell. of Cottage 10 Gienbrook. menu ‘Park, is in a local Wospital for treatment of a broken leg, suffered when . she fell from a ‘in Grass ‘Valley, againet a car parked below the. sidewalk lewalk level. as many of them as could do 80,} NEVADA COUNTY ‘GRASS VALMUEY: Three elections are scheduled in Nevada “County for this week: ° Residents of Southeast Grass Valley will vote on whether or not to include that area in the Grass Valley city limits and enjoy the fire and police protectiion, and sewage, lighting and street facilities that annexation will bring. This election takes Place tomorrow. Polls are open detween 7 a: m. and 7 p. “m. ‘at the W. J. Phillips residence on Lueas Lane. The second election will be held 50,000 acre Nevada County Soil Conservation District elect five directors. Polls are open between 7 a. m. and 7 P. M. at Buena Vista in the Peardale Farm Center Hail, in Cottaige. district, in Higgins residence, in the Forest. Springs and Empire No: 1. districts in the LeBarr . Meadow, dance hall, and in North San Juan and French Corral districts in Woods Hall, North San Juan. Candidates.for director in the soil conservation district are Clarence R. Cunningham, C. E. Gassaway, C. G: Green, Herbert 0. Pingree and Kenric J. Rolph. On Wednesday, February 5th, with ors wilk be elected in two. divisions of the Nevada Irrigatoin District. In No. 5; Nevada county; J. H. Gleason is the sole candidate to succeed the veteran board member Ted Schwartz who declined to be a candidate. in the Placerecounty district where J. B. Francis is a director, three’ candidates seek the office—Francis, G. O. Griffiths and Bryant Hoover. This.area. embraces. Lone. Star, Columibia, Rock Creek, Mt. Vernon, Ophir. Call of a special election throughout Nevada, Placer and Sierra counties to elect a state senator to succeed J, L. Seawell, resigned, pected momentarily throughout the district. OAKLAND POLICE EXAMINE LOOT OF CAR THIEVES NEVADA CITY: Police detectives from Oakland, have examined several articles taken from the stolen car which was wrecked by three men when” it. struck a P. G. and ©. truck on the Tahoe Ukiah Highway east of this city, and identified two as ‘having been stolen in that city. An electric drill and an adding malehine left in the car were stolen from Oakland owners they asserted. Sheriff Richard W. Hoskins states that thy the three men had done much traveling to various points in the state. The car, a new 1946 Chevrolet: sedan was stolen in {Sacramento, Deeember 21, and the two items claimed by the Oakland police were gtoler December 23. 'The three men made of after their ear was wrecked toward the South Yulba. River, later crass the highway in the opposite direction toward Deer Creek, It is believed the trio returned to the highway and headed for —_ Nevada, perharg thumbing . HIGH SCHOOL * RESTAURANT school aaa: ge th first op‘portunity last week to buy a-noon meal at the new cafeteria. The cafeteria opened Wednesday and ‘70 students purchased their lunch there. Principal ‘Ed Frantz finally attained his objective in installing a new etudent restaurant. Price for a lunch is 26 » with . the opportunity to obtaim wide tor small additional charge. The first consisted of spaghetti, choice of apple or green salad, or grapefruit, and cake or pie for dessert. lon noon meals. _ The Twin Cities Paper tomorrow also’ when. voters: in the . the same: hours for balloting direct. ’ Gold Hill, Fruitvale and a. part of, ig ex-. Mrs. pateagleie Saget ay aac S GRASS VALLEY A TWICE-A-WEEK . NEWSPAPER MONDAY AND THURSDAY ——— DOROTHY BARACH IS ADVISOR OF RAIN FOR RAINBOW GIRLS NEVIADA CITY: Miss Dorothy Ba. tach was seated as-worthy advisor of Rainbaw for Girls with charming ceremony’ in the local.Masonic Temple. She succeeds Lois Baverage in the post. Other officers installed were Genevieve Ellis; worthy assistant advisor; Juanita Williams, charity; Finette Champie, hope; Bernalee Gatewood, faith; Joyce Lee, recorder; Aileen Ronnigen, -treasurer and Donaldine Parker, chaplain. Mrs. Leland Smith was hostess at the event and Mrs. Alice Spree was musician. Mrs. Mary G was installed as worthy. advisor a the Rainbow Girls, with Mrs. Earl Rickard retiring from the post. Refreshments were served by a comumittee consisting of Betty Malcolm, Maxine Ivey and Gilenita Collins who also devised a charming candlelight decorative scheme. V.F. W. MEETING NEVADA CITY: Adjutant Donald Robert Paine of Banner Mt. Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has announced that among the guests. at tonight’s meeting will." ‘be. three jen important’ in state: ‘ _ alfairs. They are: Edward J. Neron, deputy director ‘of veterans alffairs for the State of California, District Commander Russell ‘C.Mason of the V! ant of the Sacramento VF. W. iNeron is past departmental commander of California’ V. F: W. Com‘mander Fred Charles Garrison has designated Monday night’s meeting ag a combination .district command~ers night, past commanders might and Spanish-American war veterans night. Ken Adams committee wil provide refreshments and entertainment. LOLA MONTEZ . TREES REMOVED. GRASS VALLEY: Poplars which may or may not have been planted by the fair hands:of Lola Montez in person, are being removed from tiie of Walsh and Mill Streets, The trees are being removed, reportedly, for safety reasons. — STREP conor GRASS VALLEY: “Poneeel . services will be held in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church tomorrow at 10 o'clock, for Arthur T. O’Connor, who died. in 2 local hospital at 1, p.m; Saturday. Rosary services will be held this evening in the Myers Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in the Catholic] to Cemetery: O'Connor was a noted school Refael, Marin County, school tems in’ years; past. He wae born in Birchville, Nevada Cuonty, 75 years ago of pioneer parents. While re‘siding in Grasg Valley he was exa'ted ruler of the Elks. Survivors are his sisters Misses Teresa and Lucy O’Connor, and Mrs. ville. NEVADA crry: uetiiie Episcopal Home, junior warden. "Tie vestrr consists of J. F. Sieg-. fried, clerk, H. 6. Foreman, treasur-. es Oe, Leland Smith, ‘Harold Gheave, Lee Michell, Shaman Hilliard and Charles Filiott. The new vestry will hold its iret meeting 3 ernst cheat the Parish Hail. MEATLESS MENU “20 oeehtie ie tei tak sik wea planning ee oe buy epee ‘was not licensed: F. W. and Chester R. Marson adjut-. yard of her late home at the corner. * teacher of the Graus Valley and Be Merigaret E. Madden, all 0 Bireh” Parish has chosen new officers for. . the coming year. Benjamin Halll was. ___ MONDAY, F EBRUARY 3, 1947 —— ree sagen TWO MEN HURT WHEN THEIR PLANE CRACKS UP ING. V. GRASS vane Two Sacramen: to fliers, Art and Paul Herron, brothers residing at 1229 U Street, are in the Jones Memori?’ E. ;>ital here, recovering from iv iries euttored when their plane cracked wp Satmrday at 4:30 p.m. as they were taking. off forthe return flight. The plane, a Culver V, 1946 mode according. to George Endter, manag= er of the Grass’ Valley Flying Ser— vice, lifted but about 10 feet. ag it left the ape “Phe plane se ne, lost a wing i were rem : last evening condition ported as satis actory. ‘ The plane was rented from ! Capital Sky Park on Stockton vard, Sacramento. Pndter said he thought the ‘walk : ent was caused by. failure to ot, the propeller for taking’ off speed; Iistead, he said, the w Saliat Wa was set . probably for cruising. ; Endtér reported a second ay on the same day, when Milton: ! key flying hig own plane, a St! 105, from Marysville, while la mt re failed.to leave himself room for ¢t ping and ran off the ag _— prush. Shankey, git i eee plane was bit little damaged @ Sharkey was shaken up ‘but 1 hurt. Endter reported that he have been the only accidents ainfield, since. he became m 14 months ago.. _<eSmee wa NEVADA oe ‘Gold. Snlettes increasing steadily in the old ington district:: scene .of exte: operations more. than 80 years The Ancho-Erie ‘Mining — controlled by the: Peiohahee ests of San F ‘raneiseo, milling about 180" tons a ore di Development. work has been rTesumed in the Anctic mine near the — headwaters of Canyon Creek eagt of Washington. The noted old = acer ‘was leased r iy by L. er, Los. Angeles mine pitas and L. FP Cadigan. Building of an aerial 1 line to the upper. »Aretic basset! proceeding. pecs Containing 17. claims, the: Arotie: was developed nearly 40. ago by the late Martin Vanbe ‘oduced a considers Ln of: Nevada. pede a capable of techie 1215 to of ore daily ‘reported: 1947. The Ccrton is, the manazc*-*t to contain ap: : ; op teen ot auton empeon 8