February 5, 1940 (4 pages)

8 a Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . a ( 1 in with good motives and for justifiable ends. ! ton. From the Calif March 15, 1848: the right to pubHsh the Truth, —Alexander Hamilveto the appropriation bill, dents of the county, Now the question arises, will Governor Olson veto a relief appropriation bill of ° $45,000,000, just because it carries a provision for the return of SRA administration to the counties? We think the Governor is very much on the spot. Of course he can say that he specifically omitted return of relief administration. in his call of a special session of the legislature, but on the other hand the legislature representing all the people of the state,-can hardly be denied the right to hedge about its appropriation for relief with such conditions as it may see fit to prescribe. Certainly the governor’s main reason for calling the specjal.session was to provide money for relief. should even though it does carry a provision for the return of relief administration to the counties, whatwill all the people, now on relief, say to that? While both branches of the legislature may override his veto by a two-third vote, as must be done ta carry a measure after the gubernatorial veto, it is douwbtful if a majority that large can be found in the assembly, though the senate is undoubtedly able to, for the vote there stood 26 to 10. Now if the Governor The “economy bloc,’’ so-called, is not so strong in the assembly as in the senate. The reason for this is not far to seek. The assembly chosen on a population basis represents, by and large, the cities. The senate chosen on a territorial basis represents the agricultural communities, which is not only more conservative than city communities, but, on the whole, has relatively fewer persons on relief. On the merits: of returning relief to county administrations, where it always. had been, until the advent of the New Deal, we confess that we are prejudiced in its favor. We believe that only under county supervision will relief be adequately and economically administered. It is quite true that it may serve to corrupt county governments in such populous centers as Los Angeles and San Francisco. The opportunities for, and the chances of corruption are always enhanced in direct ratio tothe amount of money handled by politicians, whether local, state or federal. But here in Nevada County we cannot but remember what a good job of relief our own supervisors did, until the job was taken from them. In San Joaquin the supervisors eradually built up a general hospital that became noteworthy throughout the United States for its broad humnitarian service to all resiand a relief system that served as an exemplar for other counties in this and in other states. away county, Honestly and efficiently administered, relief turned back to the counties can be freed of its interminable red tape, chislers can be eliminated, those who are able bodied can more readily be provided with jobs, and a vigilant body of taxpayers, can readily see to it that wastes are abolished. Four years ago Governor Olson himself led a fight in the state legislature to return relief to the counties. He attempts to prove that conditions now are entirely different. But to the disinterested taxpayers the chief difference is that now a Democratic governor has:a large relief machine to build and maintain, whereas, when State Senator Olson made his fight, it was a Republican governor who wanted to use relief funds for political purposes. We note that commentors on political affairs predict that the battle over relief, and whether or not it shall be returned to the counties, will lead to a stalemate. But we doubt whether the governor will permit such an issue of the controversy. He has ceased in his first year to be a bright angel with a flaming sword to very large proportion of the electorate. His playing fast and loose with the Ham and Eggers, his clownish per~, formance in the prison board investigation, his adoption of the New Deal practice of “purgins”-his-. political opponents, and his radio bunkum and bluster, have not increased his political stature and prestige. The best thing the governor can do, it would seem, will be to take what the legislature hands him and then leave it to the electorate to judge whether they have done well or ill by the comVe 14 We TL The County Seat Paper _NEVADA CIT Y, CALIF soc ad The Gold Canter’ MONDAY, “FEBRUARY 5: 1940. ASSEMBLY TURNS BACK T0 NORMAL FUNCTION AGAIN SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5.—Restoration of proper balance“between the executive. and legislative branches of state government in Califgrnia, as a result of overthrow of Gov. Olson’s domination of the state assembly, is giving the people a voice during the special session of the legislature, Assemblyman C. D. Field, Glendale, said today.“Gov. Olson, the state’s chief executive, by giving ‘orders to his personally selected speaker of the assembly during the 1939 regular. session of the legislature, was usurping the functions of government, whereas the people elected him only to be the executive,’’ Field said. “When the new speaker’of the assembly, Gordon Garland of Tulare county, jerked out the private telephone from the speaker’s desk to the governor’s office, over which. the governor gave his.orders in 1939 on bills before the assembly, he jerked the state government back to sanity. He dramatically indicated, at. the outset of the special session, that the assembly takes orders only from the people of California.” Election of Garland, a Democrat, as speaker and Gardiner Johnson, Republican assemblyman of Berkeley, as speaker pro tem, restored representative leadership to the assembly, Field said. “Leadership now rests with 10 sound Democrats and ‘5 Republicans,” he continued. “There no longer-is a Huey Long in control of our legislative body.” Reappointment of assembly committees already has resulted in greater fairness and efficiency in handling the program of the special session, according to Field. “Whereas Republican members were ignored in . appointing committee chairmen Yast . year, there are now. 35 Republican . committee chairmen,’’ he pointed out, “thus giving the people of the state the benefit of their long experience in the legislature and their familiarity with the difficult problems facing California at. this time.” GRANDMOTHER OF MRS. DICK LANE SUCCUMBS Mrs. Dick Lane us ot this city received the sad news of the death of . her 8&7 year old grandmother, Mrs. Nevada. Mrs. Lane’s father, H. O. Shellard of Oakland, who is a son Mrs. Conners, came to Nevada City Saturday and with Mrs. Lane left. for Fallon. They were anied by Mrs. .Odell Hamilton. The funeral services will be held tomorrow in Fallon. Carlos Casmore, who is stationed at the Presifio, San Francisco, and friend, Robert McQuay, spent the ‘past week end visiting Casmore’s . parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weege in Nevada City. Casmore has been transferred from the 30th Infantry to headquarters detachment, 9th Corps Area. His friend is with the headquarters motor division. ‘Mrs. M. L. Trosper, native of—Nevada City now residing in Oakland, came to this city Friday evening to spend some time visiting her aunt, Mrs. Adeline Curtis. monwealth. After. all, sometime or other the governor must awake to the fact that ‘he is not the whole show. We hope the governor is smart enough to let our legislators take the responsibility for their own acts. At any rate we regard this as an opportunity for the governor to regain a measure of respect that he has been rapidly losing in California. He can acquiesce in what the majority of the legislature enacts, or the can go on battling by veto and radio, and take~ a worse beating than he did last year at the hands of the legislature. He cai remain quite oblivious to the change in viewpoint that has taken -place throughout the country, with respect: to relief, taxation, “public spending; and--public.waste. or he can confine himself to his strictly constitutional functions and play a definite part, in California’s reconstruction. We hope that he will choose this course rather than to continue in the simian role of a_ pallid, futile, California imitation of the Man in the White House. re) accomp. MISSING VICTIM OF AMNESIA IS FOUND George Colvin, young Grass Valley man who had been missing about 24 hours from his home was found by Highway Patrolman Carl Kitts and returned to his home Sunday forenoon. He told the officers he had spent the night between Grass Valley and Roseville sleeping out in the open and started back toward Grass Valley early in the morning. when he was found by the officer. Colvin had just been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for a fractured skull sustained in an accident.at the Narrows dam recently. He has suffered from anmesia since. Family members reported his absence after he failed to return home during the night. BIG SCOUT GROUP ENJOYS PAHATSI SNOW SPORTS Thirty two Boy Scouts and officials left early Saturday morning for Camp Pahatsi arriving there at 5 o’clock and breakfast was enjoyed at 6 o’clock. After that the group went out to enjoy snow sports until dark even though snow fell all day long. Scout officials were, Leland Smith, Tahoe forest supervisor; Attorney T. B. Richardson; Mr. Howden of forest service, and Cecil Klee, principal of the Nevada City elementary school and scout master. The boy scouts were’ given ski lessons, and they surprised their in‘structors with the way they learned to handle themselves. The boys were commended as one of the most orderly ‘groups to ever visit Pahatsi. Principal Klee was complimented on the way he managed the trip and aroused the enthusiasm of the boys. In coming out from Camp Pahatsi the trip was made over five feet of snow and it was still, falling as they reached Soda Springs to catch the train for the homeward journey. AS the group neared the railroad they eame too near the snew plow which threw a heavy spray of snow all over them, A number of the scouts wére bowled over, their packs broken open. Mr. Klee had his glasses broken before they could ‘scramble away from it. The lodge at Camp Pahatsi was warm and all were comfortable dur. ‘ing their stay in camp. Thomas Conners last week at Fallon, . RADIO REPORTS ON SNOW FAIL TO HALT SKIERS Radio reports on snow conditions don’t seem to have much effect on the influx of snow sports enthusfasts on the Donner recreation area according to figures kept by District Ranger John R. Hodgson at Cisco. Hodgson found by car counts and checking S. P. ticket . sales’ that 6000 people came to the sports area for snow sports on the week end of January 20-21. During the ensuing week, rain on the snow pack and unsettled weather foretoid comparative unfavorable skiing conditions. The following week end and a snow formation. Hodgson’s count found that the number of visitors the following week end in spite of this was within 150 of the previous.one, The comparatively light snowfall and rains have tended to discourage skiing below Soda Springs, and although resorts all along the highway are reported to have been full, the ‘concentration of snow sports activities in the area from Soda Springs to the summit, tended. to make congested condtiions and over taxed ski lifts and other facilities. Injuries were comparatively numerous, but the majority were due ‘to early morning skiing on frozen snow, according to Hodgson. One’ hour count of cars passing the Big Bend ranger station on the afternoon of: January 21, showed 412 westbound, or practically seven a minute. Seventy five per cent +-of-them~carried-their-own-equipment. and about six per cent carried toboggans. The CCC boys in the two local camps, Forest Hill and Grass Valley, are quite busy completing the ranger station at Downieville and working on telephone lines. This work ee sports broadcast gave out this inWM. F. RODDY FAMED FINANCE ADVISOR, PASSES last night ended the _ brilDeath liant career of William ‘Franklin Roddy, 69, distinguished financial expert and one of the world’s foremost authorities on customs procedure. . : His death, culminating a lingering illness, is a blow, not only to Nevada City where he was always interested in civic affairs, but countries all over the world—countries that today are indebted to him for his authoritative advice on financial problems. He endeared himself to this community by his attractive personality and pleasing, kindly manner. His associations: and activities here were that left him with the reputation of being one of the most popular men in Nevada City. William Franklin Roddy, according to ‘‘Who’s Who in America’, was born in Larisa, Texas, on June 27, 1871, the son of William Christtofer and Fannie E. Roddy. He graduated as an accountant at OmenTexas in 1889. Six years later he married Mabel Estelle Williams of Kaufman, Texas. His career in international finance bean J 1900 during the Philippine Insrfrrection when he entered the Philippine Custom Service on detail from the army. He was affiliated with that organization until 1918. After serving as collector of customs at various ports for short intervals, he entered the employ of the Nicaraguan government as collector of customs of the port of Corinto, which post he held until 1927. In 1927 he was appointed adviser of customs to the Ecuadorian . government and three months later was given the post of Director General of Customs, He relinquished that office in 1980 and served in an advisory capacity ag technical adviser of customs for a year. on the work of who are aidthe magazIn commenting American authorities ing foreign governments, ine World’s Work in May 1929 said “William Franklin Roddy, the American expert on customs in Ecuador who got to be an expert: by collecting customs in the-Philippines and in Nicaragua, is said still to be in the employ ‘of the Ecuadorian government.”’ At this time he became associated with the famous Edwin Walter Kemmerer, probably the outstanding figure in international economics who was ¢alled the ‘‘Money Doctor’ because of his ability successfully to treat ailing currencies. At: the beginning of the last decade, the financial structure of the Republic of Peru was in» a precarious position. The Kemmerer Commission, composed of economic experts,:was formed to reorganize the finances of that country. Because of his long experience and unquestioned eminence: in the field of customs, Roddy was honored with an integral position in this group. The success of this commission is ‘attested to by a magazine article in the Saturday Evening Post, including a“ photograph taken in Lima, showing a group composed of Kemmerer, Roddy and several Peruvian statesmen. He originally became interested in local affairs in 1914 by purchasing and developing agricultural lands in this vicinity and subsequently becoming a resident of Nevada City. In 1935 he.and Mrs. Roddy built a ‘eautiful new home on the Ridge Road to Grass Valley at Town Talk. He was long active in the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce and was a member of various committees of the chamber. He was a 32nd degree Mason, Scot. tish Rite; a member of: “the Empire Country Club of Nevada County; La Union of Guayaquil, Ecuador; and the Country Club of ‘Barranquila, Columbia. : ’ Surviving him are his wife and their adopted daughter, Mrs, Forrest Tell of Indianapolis, Ind., who recently came from ‘the east to be with her father. He also leaves the following sisters:~-MrsBeulahBrady; New York City; Mrs. C, R. Pelton, Yoakum, Texas; Mrs. J. R. Cawthorn, Arlington, Texas; Mrs. M. F. Mayfield, Mrs. John Pratt and Mrs. T. C. Sadler all of Wills Point, Texas; and one brother, S. V. Roddy of a Texas. : His ‘father, W. C. Roddy, eaiel was started last summer. laway last October at the a of 92 \ ae in capitols of} marked—with-a sincerity of purpose ]. . HALLOCK TO ADDRESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE George’ W. Hallock, president, and W. W: Esterley, secretary of the California Hydrwalic Mining Association will address members of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, according to Secretary H. F. Sofge, Other business at the meeting includes the selection of a nominating committee to draw up a slate for next term’s officers. The election of officers will be held at a dinner meeting in March. Plans will also be discussed for the 4th of July celebration which will be held in Nevada City this year. Officers of the chamber request a large attendance. DEWITT: NELSON ASSIGNED TO SAN _ BERNARDINO Transfer of DeWitt Nelson, forest supervisor at.Nevada City to the sup‘ervisorship of the San Bernardino national forest has been announced by Regional Forester S, B. Show of San Francisco, the change to be effective some time during the month of March. The supervisorship of the Tahoe forest is to be filled by transfer of Guerdon Ellis who has been in charge of the Trinity national forest at Weaverville for the past hree years. Nelson has been in charge of the served the previous year as liaison officer for the 9th Corp Area in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps program. In connection with his transfer, Nelson states: “It is with extreme regret that I leave the Fahoe. It has one of the finest organizations I have ever worked with and my. associations for the past three years with the users and residents of the forest. and in its vicinity, and the fine , cooperation I have had. from them, will ever be a bright spot in my memory book. “Except for remaining on the Tahoe, however, San Bernardino would be my first choice. I had been supervisor of that forest for a comparatively short time\when F was hurriedly transferred in 1935 to take the postiion of liaison officer at the Presidio. , “‘At.that time; I expressed a wish to be returned to that forest if.opportunity ever offered and I believe it is in°deference to my wishes.along with official necessity that is responsible for my transfer to that partiéular place. My interest in the Tahoe forest and desire to see its present standard of accomplishment :retained prompted me to especially recommend Guerdon Ellis as my successor. I have been closely associated with him for a number of years and know him to be exceptionally capable, ener getic, progressive and community minded. Knowing him as I do, I am confident that the forestry program of the Tahoe will carry on as usual and without the disruption and readjustment period that is often incident to change in administration. I want to take this opportunity to thank the fine people in this part of California who have cooperated with me: so whole hear'tedly and to bespeak for Mr. Ellis their continued fine cooperation.” Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sweeney of San Jose are expected to arrive in Nevada City tomorrow on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Sweeney. They have been on a short vacation visiting Death Valley and Yosemite Valley. R. L. Bigelow, retired supervisor of the Tahoe national forest, stated today that swarms of black birds flocked to the trees about his home Sunday in their yearly springtime pilgrimage, The gleaming black birds were a noisy lot as they chirped and sang of springtime. i in Wills Point, Texas. His niece, Mrs. T. L. Tipton of Dallas and Mrs. Roddy’s brother, W. H. Williams of Fort Worth, Texas, recently arrived. Funeral services-willbe~ held in the Holmes’chapel in this city at-11 o’clock Wednesday morning. Commitment services will follow at the Hast Lown Mausoleum in Sacramento at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The Rev. ity Episcopal church and the Masonic Order of this city will conduct the service here. H. Thomas Pateman, rector of Trin-. SKI COURSES GET BIG FALL OF NEW SNOW Rainfall to date at Nevada City according to the weather gauge at the home of Mrs, Jennie Preston on Boulder street registers -24.90 inches. There was only: 7.72 inches on December 31 and in January a total of 17.18 inches fell while the first five days of February have brought two inche.s From the state division of highways it was learned that there are four feet of snow on the Yuba Pass. Fifteen inches of new snow fell at the Yuba Pass yesterday. There was three inches of new snow on the ground near Steep Hollow on the Tahoe-Ukiah highway yesterday morning but it had all melted this morning as the result of warm rain during the night. Snow fell all day Saturday and Sunday on Donner Summit and there was fully a foot of new snow on the ground between Soda Springs and the Summit yesterday. The total at Donner Summit and Soda Springs is 76 inches of snow. A count of automobiles Sunday af. ternoon gave a total of 591 from the Fox Farm to Donner Summit besides several special trains were run by the Southern Pacific to the summit. From every. side comes. special praise for Captain Joe Blake and assistant officers for the very effective way they handled traffic. The storm make the work difficTahoe forest since June 1936, having ult. The state division of highway officers kept cars from ‘being blocked along the heavily traveled roads. They stood in the snow and rain all day and were soaking wet when they went off duty. : THIEF ENTERS WOMAN'S ROOM STEALS PURSE Mrs. Lutz, waitress at the Rainbow-Inn in Nevada City, complained yesterday to the city officers that she had had her room in the Barberi rooming house robbed at one 6 ‘clogk Sunday morning. She stated thé thief entered her room while she~ was lying on the bed.and made off with her. pudse. When he realized she was in the room,*he ran out and down the back stairs, ’She described him as being tall, and thin. Mrs. Lutz claims $14 was. stolen from _ her purse. Chief of Police Garfield Robson is investigating the robbery. JOHN F. KEENAN CALLED TO REST Death today alee another oldtime resident of Nevada City when John F. Keenan, 69, passed away in his sleep sometime during the night from a heart attack. He was born in this: sein nee! July 5, 1870 and spent most of his life here. For many years he resided near the old Champion mine. He had been in failing health for several months prior to his death. He is survived by three sisters, Grace, Mabel and Maud Keenan, all of Nevada City. Funeral . arrangements are in charge of Holmes Funeral Home. OFFICER TOTAKE = Officer James Allen is taking a leaveogabsence from the’ Nevada City police force to spend some time at work. on amine property in French. Meadows. He spent his vacation there last fall. Mr. Allen exto the property or stormy weather her husband. Li of the lower Grass Valley road, is quite ill from a stroke of paralysis she suffered last Wednesd under the care of Dr. B, melt. : “ ‘ Mrs. G. W. Pierce of Santa Bar-bara arrived Sunday to visit her ‘mother, Mrs. Mary Salmon who is at the home of another daughter, Mrs: Lee Day and family on Broad street. LEAVE OF ABSENCE pects to leave as soon as he can getpermits. Mrs. Allen will accompany © Miss Susie Green, piofleer resident ~~ he is

8 a Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA . a ( 1 in with good motives and for justifiable ends. ! ton. From the Calif March 15, 1848: the right to pubHsh the Truth, —Alexander Hamilveto the appropriation bill, dents of the county, Now the question arises, will Governor Olson veto a relief appropriation bill of ° $45,000,000, just because it carries a provision for the return of SRA administration to the counties? We think the Governor is very much on the spot. Of course he can say that he specifically omitted return of relief administration. in his call of a special session of the legislature, but on the other hand the legislature representing all the people of the state,-can hardly be denied the right to hedge about its appropriation for relief with such conditions as it may see fit to prescribe. Certainly the governor’s main reason for calling the specjal.session was to provide money for relief. should even though it does carry a provision for the return of relief administration to the counties, whatwill all the people, now on relief, say to that? While both branches of the legislature may override his veto by a two-third vote, as must be done ta carry a measure after the gubernatorial veto, it is douwbtful if a majority that large can be found in the assembly, though the senate is undoubtedly able to, for the vote there stood 26 to 10. Now if the Governor The “economy bloc,’’ so-called, is not so strong in the assembly as in the senate. The reason for this is not far to seek. The assembly chosen on a population basis represents, by and large, the cities. The senate chosen on a territorial basis represents the agricultural communities, which is not only more conservative than city communities, but, on the whole, has relatively fewer persons on relief. On the merits: of returning relief to county administrations, where it always. had been, until the advent of the New Deal, we confess that we are prejudiced in its favor. We believe that only under county supervision will relief be adequately and economically administered. It is quite true that it may serve to corrupt county governments in such populous centers as Los Angeles and San Francisco. The opportunities for, and the chances of corruption are always enhanced in direct ratio tothe amount of money handled by politicians, whether local, state or federal. But here in Nevada County we cannot but remember what a good job of relief our own supervisors did, until the job was taken from them. In San Joaquin the supervisors eradually built up a general hospital that became noteworthy throughout the United States for its broad humnitarian service to all resiand a relief system that served as an exemplar for other counties in this and in other states. away county, Honestly and efficiently administered, relief turned back to the counties can be freed of its interminable red tape, chislers can be eliminated, those who are able bodied can more readily be provided with jobs, and a vigilant body of taxpayers, can readily see to it that wastes are abolished. Four years ago Governor Olson himself led a fight in the state legislature to return relief to the counties. He attempts to prove that conditions now are entirely different. But to the disinterested taxpayers the chief difference is that now a Democratic governor has:a large relief machine to build and maintain, whereas, when State Senator Olson made his fight, it was a Republican governor who wanted to use relief funds for political purposes. We note that commentors on political affairs predict that the battle over relief, and whether or not it shall be returned to the counties, will lead to a stalemate. But we doubt whether the governor will permit such an issue of the controversy. He has ceased in his first year to be a bright angel with a flaming sword to very large proportion of the electorate. His playing fast and loose with the Ham and Eggers, his clownish per~, formance in the prison board investigation, his adoption of the New Deal practice of “purgins”-his-. political opponents, and his radio bunkum and bluster, have not increased his political stature and prestige. The best thing the governor can do, it would seem, will be to take what the legislature hands him and then leave it to the electorate to judge whether they have done well or ill by the comVe 14 We TL The County Seat Paper _NEVADA CIT Y, CALIF soc ad The Gold Canter’ MONDAY, “FEBRUARY 5: 1940. ASSEMBLY TURNS BACK T0 NORMAL FUNCTION AGAIN SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5.—Restoration of proper balance“between the executive. and legislative branches of state government in Califgrnia, as a result of overthrow of Gov. Olson’s domination of the state assembly, is giving the people a voice during the special session of the legislature, Assemblyman C. D. Field, Glendale, said today.“Gov. Olson, the state’s chief executive, by giving ‘orders to his personally selected speaker of the assembly during the 1939 regular. session of the legislature, was usurping the functions of government, whereas the people elected him only to be the executive,’’ Field said. “When the new speaker’of the assembly, Gordon Garland of Tulare county, jerked out the private telephone from the speaker’s desk to the governor’s office, over which. the governor gave his.orders in 1939 on bills before the assembly, he jerked the state government back to sanity. He dramatically indicated, at. the outset of the special session, that the assembly takes orders only from the people of California.” Election of Garland, a Democrat, as speaker and Gardiner Johnson, Republican assemblyman of Berkeley, as speaker pro tem, restored representative leadership to the assembly, Field said. “Leadership now rests with 10 sound Democrats and ‘5 Republicans,” he continued. “There no longer-is a Huey Long in control of our legislative body.” Reappointment of assembly committees already has resulted in greater fairness and efficiency in handling the program of the special session, according to Field. “Whereas Republican members were ignored in . appointing committee chairmen Yast . year, there are now. 35 Republican . committee chairmen,’’ he pointed out, “thus giving the people of the state the benefit of their long experience in the legislature and their familiarity with the difficult problems facing California at. this time.” GRANDMOTHER OF MRS. DICK LANE SUCCUMBS Mrs. Dick Lane us ot this city received the sad news of the death of . her 8&7 year old grandmother, Mrs. Nevada. Mrs. Lane’s father, H. O. Shellard of Oakland, who is a son Mrs. Conners, came to Nevada City Saturday and with Mrs. Lane left. for Fallon. They were anied by Mrs. .Odell Hamilton. The funeral services will be held tomorrow in Fallon. Carlos Casmore, who is stationed at the Presifio, San Francisco, and friend, Robert McQuay, spent the ‘past week end visiting Casmore’s . parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weege in Nevada City. Casmore has been transferred from the 30th Infantry to headquarters detachment, 9th Corps Area. His friend is with the headquarters motor division. ‘Mrs. M. L. Trosper, native of—Nevada City now residing in Oakland, came to this city Friday evening to spend some time visiting her aunt, Mrs. Adeline Curtis. monwealth. After. all, sometime or other the governor must awake to the fact that ‘he is not the whole show. We hope the governor is smart enough to let our legislators take the responsibility for their own acts. At any rate we regard this as an opportunity for the governor to regain a measure of respect that he has been rapidly losing in California. He can acquiesce in what the majority of the legislature enacts, or the can go on battling by veto and radio, and take~ a worse beating than he did last year at the hands of the legislature. He cai remain quite oblivious to the change in viewpoint that has taken -place throughout the country, with respect: to relief, taxation, “public spending; and--public.waste.. or he can confine himself to his strictly constitutional functions and play a definite part, in California’s reconstruction. We hope that he will choose this course rather than to continue in the simian role of a_ pallid, futile, California imitation of the Man in the White House. re) accomp. MISSING VICTIM OF AMNESIA IS FOUND George Colvin, young Grass Valley man who had been missing about 24 hours from his home was found by Highway Patrolman Carl Kitts and returned to his home Sunday forenoon. He told the officers he had spent the night between Grass Valley and Roseville sleeping out in the open and started back toward Grass Valley early in the morning. when he was found by the officer. Colvin had just been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for a fractured skull sustained in an accident.at the Narrows dam recently. He has suffered from anmesia since. Family members reported his absence after he failed to return home during the night. BIG SCOUT GROUP ENJOYS PAHATSI SNOW SPORTS Thirty two Boy Scouts and officials left early Saturday morning for Camp Pahatsi arriving there at 5 o’clock and breakfast was enjoyed at 6 o’clock. After that the group went out to enjoy snow sports until dark even though snow fell all day long. Scout officials were, Leland Smith, Tahoe forest supervisor; Attorney T. B. Richardson; Mr. Howden of forest service, and Cecil Klee, principal of the Nevada City elementary school and scout master. The boy scouts were’ given ski lessons, and they surprised their in‘structors with the way they learned to handle themselves. The boys were commended as one of the most orderly ‘groups to ever visit Pahatsi. Principal Klee was complimented on the way he managed the trip and aroused the enthusiasm of the boys. In coming out from Camp Pahatsi the trip was made over five feet of snow and it was still, falling as they reached Soda Springs to catch the train for the homeward journey. AS the group neared the railroad they eame too near the snew plow which threw a heavy spray of snow all over them, A number of the scouts wére bowled over, their packs broken open. Mr. Klee had his glasses broken before they could ‘scramble away from it. The lodge at Camp Pahatsi was warm and all were comfortable dur. ‘ing their stay in camp. Thomas Conners last week at Fallon, . RADIO REPORTS ON SNOW FAIL TO HALT SKIERS Radio reports on snow conditions don’t seem to have much effect on the influx of snow sports enthusfasts on the Donner recreation area according to figures kept by District Ranger John R. Hodgson at Cisco. Hodgson found by car counts and checking S. P. ticket . sales’ that 6000 people came to the sports area for snow sports on the week end of January 20-21. During the ensuing week, rain on the snow pack and unsettled weather foretoid comparative unfavorable skiing conditions. The following week end and a snow formation. Hodgson’s count found that the number of visitors the following week end in spite of this was within 150 of the previous.one, The comparatively light snowfall and rains have tended to discourage skiing below Soda Springs, and although resorts all along the highway are reported to have been full, the ‘concentration of snow sports activities in the area from Soda Springs to the summit, tended. to make congested

condtiions and over taxed ski lifts and other facilities. Injuries were comparatively numerous, but the majority were due ‘to early morning skiing on frozen snow, according to Hodgson. One’ hour count of cars passing the Big Bend ranger station on the afternoon of: January 21, showed 412 westbound, or practically seven a minute. Seventy five per cent +-of-them~carried-their-own-equipment. and about six per cent carried toboggans. The CCC boys in the two local camps, Forest Hill and Grass Valley, are quite busy completing the ranger station at Downieville and working on telephone lines. This work ee sports broadcast gave out this inWM. F. RODDY FAMED FINANCE ADVISOR, PASSES last night ended the _ brilDeath liant career of William ‘Franklin Roddy, 69, distinguished financial expert and one of the world’s foremost authorities on customs procedure. . : His death, culminating a lingering illness, is a blow, not only to Nevada City where he was always interested in civic affairs, but countries all over the world—countries that today are indebted to him for his authoritative advice on financial problems. He endeared himself to this community by his attractive personality and pleasing, kindly manner. His associations: and activities here were that left him with the reputation of being one of the most popular men in Nevada City. William Franklin Roddy, according to ‘‘Who’s Who in America’, was born in Larisa, Texas, on June 27, 1871, the son of William Christtofer and Fannie E. Roddy. He graduated as an accountant at OmenTexas in 1889. Six years later he married Mabel Estelle Williams of Kaufman, Texas. His career in international finance bean J 1900 during the Philippine Insrfrrection when he entered the Philippine Custom Service on detail from the army. He was affiliated with that organization until 1918. After serving as collector of customs at various ports for short intervals, he entered the employ of the Nicaraguan government as collector of customs of the port of Corinto, which post he held until 1927. In 1927 he was appointed adviser of customs to the Ecuadorian . government and three months later was given the post of Director General of Customs, He relinquished that office in 1980 and served in an advisory capacity ag technical adviser of customs for a year. on the work of who are aidthe magazIn commenting American authorities ing foreign governments, ine World’s Work in May 1929 said “William Franklin Roddy, the American expert on customs in Ecuador who got to be an expert: by collecting customs in the-Philippines and in Nicaragua, is said still to be in the employ ‘of the Ecuadorian government.”’ At this time he became associated with the famous Edwin Walter Kemmerer, probably the outstanding figure in international economics who was ¢alled the ‘‘Money Doctor’ because of his ability successfully to treat ailing currencies. At: the beginning of the last decade, the financial structure of the Republic of Peru was in» a precarious position. The Kemmerer Commission, composed of economic experts,:was formed to reorganize the finances of that country. Because of his long experience and unquestioned eminence: in the field of customs, Roddy was honored with an integral position in this group. The success of this commission is ‘attested to by a magazine article in the Saturday Evening Post, including a“ photograph taken in Lima, showing a group composed of Kemmerer, Roddy and several Peruvian statesmen. He originally became interested in local affairs in 1914 by purchasing and developing agricultural lands in this vicinity and subsequently becoming a resident of Nevada City. In 1935 he.and Mrs. Roddy built a ‘eautiful new home on the Ridge Road to Grass Valley at Town Talk. He was long active in the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce and was a member of various committees of the chamber. He was a 32nd degree Mason, Scot. tish Rite; a member of: “the Empire Country Club of Nevada County; La Union of Guayaquil, Ecuador; and the Country Club of ‘Barranquila, Columbia. : ’ Surviving him are his wife and their adopted daughter, Mrs, Forrest Tell of Indianapolis, Ind., who recently came from ‘the east to be with her father. He also leaves the following sisters:~-MrsBeulahBrady; New York City; Mrs. C, R. Pelton, Yoakum, Texas; Mrs. J. R. Cawthorn, Arlington, Texas; Mrs. M. F. Mayfield, Mrs. John Pratt and Mrs. T. C. Sadler all of Wills Point, Texas; and one brother, S. V. Roddy of a Texas. : His ‘father, W. C. Roddy, eaiel was started last summer. laway last October at the a of 92 \ ae in capitols of} marked—with-a sincerity of purpose ]. . HALLOCK TO ADDRESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE George’ W. Hallock, president, and W. W: Esterley, secretary of the California Hydrwalic Mining Association will address members of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, according to Secretary H. F. Sofge, Other business at the meeting includes the selection of a nominating committee to draw up a slate for next term’s officers. The election of officers will be held at a dinner meeting in March. Plans will also be discussed for the 4th of July celebration which will be held in Nevada City this year. Officers of the chamber request a large attendance. DEWITT: NELSON ASSIGNED TO SAN _ BERNARDINO Transfer of DeWitt Nelson, forest supervisor at.Nevada City to the sup‘ervisorship of the San Bernardino national forest has been announced by Regional Forester S, B. Show of San Francisco, the change to be effective some time during the month of March. The supervisorship of the Tahoe forest is to be filled by transfer of Guerdon Ellis who has been in charge of the Trinity national forest at Weaverville for the past hree years. Nelson has been in charge of the served the previous year as liaison officer for the 9th Corp Area in connection with the Civilian Conservation Corps program. In connection with his transfer, Nelson states: “It is with extreme regret that I leave the Fahoe. It has one of the finest organizations I have ever worked with and my. associations for the past three years with the users and residents of the forest. and in its vicinity, and the fine , cooperation I have had. from them, will ever be a bright spot in my memory book. “Except for remaining on the Tahoe, however, San Bernardino would be my first choice. I had been supervisor of that forest for a comparatively short time\when F was hurriedly transferred in 1935 to take the postiion of liaison officer at the Presidio. , “‘At.that time; I expressed a wish to be returned to that forest if.opportunity ever offered and I believe it is in°deference to my wishes.along with official necessity that is responsible for my transfer to that partiéular place. My interest in the Tahoe forest and desire to see its present standard of accomplishment :retained prompted me to especially recommend Guerdon Ellis as my successor. I have been closely associated with him for a number of years and know him to be exceptionally capable, ener getic, progressive and community minded. Knowing him as I do, I am confident that the forestry program of the Tahoe will carry on as usual and without the disruption and readjustment period that is often incident to change in administration. I want to take this opportunity to thank the fine people in this part of California who have cooperated with me: so whole hear'tedly and to bespeak for Mr. Ellis their continued fine cooperation.” Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sweeney of San Jose are expected to arrive in Nevada City tomorrow on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Sweeney. They have been on a short vacation visiting Death Valley and Yosemite Valley. R. L. Bigelow, retired supervisor of the Tahoe national forest, stated today that swarms of black birds flocked to the trees about his home Sunday in their yearly springtime pilgrimage, The gleaming black birds were a noisy lot as they chirped and sang of springtime. i in Wills Point, Texas. His niece, Mrs. T. L. Tipton of Dallas and Mrs. Roddy’s brother, W. H. Williams of Fort Worth, Texas, recently arrived. Funeral services-willbe~ held in the Holmes’chapel in this city at-11 o’clock Wednesday morning. Commitment services will follow at the Hast Lown Mausoleum in Sacramento at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The Rev. ity Episcopal church and the Masonic Order of this city will conduct the service here. H. Thomas Pateman, rector of Trin-. SKI COURSES GET BIG FALL OF NEW SNOW Rainfall to date at Nevada City according to the weather gauge at the home of Mrs, Jennie Preston on Boulder street registers -24.90 inches. There was only: 7.72 inches on December 31 and in January a total of 17.18 inches fell while the first five days of February have brought two inche.s From the state division of highways it was learned that there are four feet of snow on the Yuba Pass. Fifteen inches of new snow fell at the Yuba Pass yesterday. There was three inches of new snow on the ground near Steep Hollow on the Tahoe-Ukiah highway yesterday morning but it had all melted this morning as the result of warm rain during the night. Snow fell all day Saturday and Sunday on Donner Summit and there was fully a foot of new snow on the ground between Soda Springs and the Summit yesterday. The total at Donner Summit and Soda Springs is 76 inches of snow. A count of automobiles Sunday af. ternoon gave a total of 591 from the Fox Farm to Donner Summit besides several special trains were run by the Southern Pacific to the summit. From every. side comes. special praise for Captain Joe Blake and assistant officers for the very effective way they handled traffic. The storm make the work difficTahoe forest since June 1936, having ult. The state division of highway officers kept cars from ‘being blocked along the heavily traveled roads. They stood in the snow and rain all day and were soaking wet when they went off duty. : THIEF ENTERS WOMAN'S ROOM STEALS PURSE Mrs. Lutz, waitress at the Rainbow-Inn in Nevada City, complained yesterday to the city officers that she had had her room in the Barberi rooming house robbed at one 6 ‘clogk Sunday morning. She stated thé thief entered her room while she~ was lying on the bed.and made off with her. pudse. When he realized she was in the room,*he ran out and down the back stairs, ’She described him as being tall, and thin. Mrs. Lutz claims $14 was. stolen from _ her purse. Chief of Police Garfield Robson is investigating the robbery. JOHN F. KEENAN CALLED TO REST Death today alee another oldtime resident of Nevada City when John F. Keenan, 69, passed away in his sleep sometime during the night from a heart attack. He was born in this: sein nee! July 5, 1870 and spent most of his life here. For many years he resided near the old Champion mine. He had been in failing health for several months prior to his death. He is survived by three sisters, Grace, Mabel and Maud Keenan, all of Nevada City. Funeral . arrangements are in charge of Holmes Funeral Home. OFFICER TOTAKE = Officer James Allen is taking a leaveogabsence from the’ Nevada City police force to spend some time at work. on amine property in French. Meadows. He spent his vacation there last fall. Mr. Allen exto the property or stormy weather her husband. Li of the lower Grass Valley road, is quite ill from a stroke of paralysis she suffered last Wednesd under the care of Dr. B, melt. : “ ‘ Mrs. G. W. Pierce of Santa Bar-bara arrived Sunday to visit her ‘mother, Mrs. Mary Salmon who is at the home of another daughter, Mrs: Lee Day and family on Broad street. LEAVE OF ABSENCE pects to leave as soon as he can getpermits. Mrs. Allen will accompany © Miss Susie Green, piofleer resident ~~ he is