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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

February 7, 1944 (4 pages)

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ta AT SE jin camp at Monterey. He is a para. Bill Wagner— {. youth, is now. studying to be.an /aerial gunner in the U. S. navy at a i * trooper. ._— Bill Wagner, local “high school camp near Norman,.Oklahoma. He left here a year ago. ey orsonal Mrs. Jeff Moores of Mill Valley came to Nevada City to attend the . fuheral of her late aunt, Mrs. Theodore Larsen, last Saturday. Delbert Coleman came up from . gan Francisco with Pfc. George Jacobs, last week end and attended the funeral of the late Mrs. W. H. Wright. Mr. Coleman visited his sister, Mrs. Henry Jacobs until Saturday when he returned home. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Carl LarMrs. Ww. C: Wright, on Fri"hes. éompletea a course as. ardier in the air co and’ 2 dated ‘January th n censored. grandson ° Mrs. C, Muscardini of this ‘has an overseas. address. ich of a iui wees at, day. can is visiting hia parents, Mr.: Leroy Walsh accompanied Theodore ‘Larsen to Glendale Saturday to’ at‘twiees for the late Mrs. Theodore Lar(Cameron . Portland, Oregon, gen and Miss Bees Cameron and Mrs. tend the funeral and interment serOut of town relatives attending ‘ithe funeral of the late Mrs: Theodore ‘Larsen were 4*r nephew, John Bracken, San Francesco, niece, Miss Besp . Agveton: The name . ti who was operated in (Mrs. Mae Herbert and Henty Paine, mining ‘men of the Lake City, district, were ‘business visitors jin (Nevada ay Mrs. ‘Leslie Land of ‘Adame strect jhas receved a message from _ her . niece, Mrs. Roland Adams of Sacramento telling of the arrival of her [Intant son on January 23, 1944, Mrs. Adathe will bexremembered as the jeter ‘Miss Rachel Horner who re‘. captives of Bataan.” est, manly, open handed grec‘ing ex‘. structed to endeavor to obtain from sided here for some time and attended the loeal high school. Her husband Master Mech. Roland Adams, s now in England, in the U.'S. forces! He was employed as a mechanic in the North Sacramento airport Dbefore beng sent overseas. WENDLL ROBIE RECTTES HISTORIC JAP BARBARITY Coming events do cast their shadow, according to Wendell Robie, president of Auburn Native Sons. He recently pointed out to the Colfax Lions ‘Club, that “the ninety one years elapsing since Commodore Perry led a United States naval expedition of 219 guns to Japan. allow the world to forget a primary objective was the correction of cruel and inhuman treatment accorded our unfortunate countrymen, who from time to time suffered shipwreck on the coasts of Japan.” “The years since have borne witness that Japanese ‘character, ‘like the leopard, does not change its spots and the sorry plight of helpless castaway seamen a century ago, found among Japs cruel, merciless brutality similar to the savege treatment accorded weak and defenseless “When can history point to a nation which has: more completely: cloaked a depth of inhuman. beastliness in-racial. character with an as-. sumed mantle of civilization?’’ “How faintly did the record torewarn that the tiny barbarous’. beast of old Japan, after feeding from. the hand of civilization would grow aa a Frankenstein of savage fury, to rend with tooth and claw Christian elements of civilization on nearly half the globe, and require mighty efforts from three: great nations. to oblierate a hazard of world wide proportions.' “What a bloody return to the hontended by President Willard Fillmore, who stated in his message to congress on December 6th, 18525 ‘The genera! prosperity of our states on the Pacific requires that an opposite regions of Asia to.a mutual intercourss. It is obvious that, this attempt could be made by no-other power to. so great advantage -as by the United States, whose constituhtional system excludes every idea of; distant colonial dependencies. I zhave accordingly been led to order an appropriate naval force to Japan, tnder the command of a discreet and intelligent officer of the highest rank known to’ our service. He is inthe. government of ‘that country, some relaxation.of the inhospitable and anti social system which, it has pursued Yor about two centuries. He has been directed ‘particularly to remonstrate in the strongest lan‘guage against thé cruel treatment to ‘which our shipwrecked a ‘have often been subjected; and ut insist. that they shall be treated atch humanity,’ He is’ instructed, however. at the same time,’to give that govérniment the: amplest assurances that the objects of the United States ‘are otily ‘as’ ‘T’ have’ indicated” and © that, ‘the’ expedition is friendly and peace-, /fuly Notwithstanding’ >the ©" jealousy; with whict the governmeits of eastern: Asia. regard ‘all. overtures fro of a ae the eames; tion.” m ; . [iste Hdgué-Thouied Hegarty a -}who will talk on the Japanese prob}lem ‘in. California; ‘a moving picture. ‘}armed: forces. : luck supper at 6:30 he m. : peste meeerey County.’ bail ay x itech 7 Ste ‘Anieriéan® “Légion” tomorrow veterans, fof “which fiftie will™be ver< ‘iwitnéss" the * ‘beremony ° which’ will Bullding. ' i Featurés of the. howkash” include an” address by ‘WilHam Sisson, Area aan of the American Legion, ‘of the war; and ‘the presentation of offcial lapel buttons to those who have received discharges from the Members of the poat and their families will attend a por§ MARRIAGE. LACENGE am ‘Dorothea ‘Mechael, 87 both of . fish and game, timber, minerals and attempt should be made:to open tae, . Humboldt County went ie [money their ntl Post} of World War 2°Tie families . . “ot véteralis'ahd inembers ‘of’ the arm; ed ’Abrvices” ate “specially ‘invited ' tol ‘take’ place 't int thé: Vetérans "Memorial . \WINDBRSON-MICHAEL — In Nea wade City, Nevada de gee February GEN HANNUM IS NEW NATURAL RESOUCES HEAD Brig. Gen. Warren T. Hannum, U. ‘iS, Corps of Engineers, retired was ‘yesterday appointed by-~ Governor . Warren to the post of Director of Natural Resources, a $10,000 eabinet post with control over state ‘parks. various other. divisions. 3 General Hannum was the guest, of honor at on appreciation dinner given by the CHIMA at Nevada City two weeks ago. He had served most aeceptably as president of the California Debris Commission: His Yetirement from the army became effective last Wednesday. In_ making/ ‘the appointment Governor Warren said: “T believe General Hannum is exactly the man we have been looking for. He is a distinguished engineer. He has been decorated for his ability as an executive and for his administrative work. .He knows all the characteristics of California and has been in charge of ‘rivers and harbors work and flood control. “General Hannum has a_ real knowledge of our natural resources and is a man of outstanding characteristics. as well as ability.” HISTORICAL SIDELIGHTS Editor’s' Note: Cities and towns of Northern and Central California have {had a colorful and romantic, past, the salient facts of which are) known to most Californians. How-' ever, much ‘interesting information about the early days of these com. munities is sometimes overlooked. . With no pretense to historical com. “pleteness, the San Francisco Region-. cles of 'which this is . the eleventh. EUREKA i: naming of Hureka—-both by borrowing from Archimedes, the. ancient Greek mathematician, his ciple of hydrostatics suddenly dawnij . “Eureka” is ancient Greek for have: found it.”’ One of the stories goes that the town was originally called Humboldt City, but had’no official name. When déeds to its lots began to come into Washington from the local governmeént land office, a harrassed clerk could not.find any record. of ‘the Place, At last he discovered the loCation of the site in an old ‘document, and cried: “Here is is. Eureka.’ ‘ ‘3 iy The other, and more probable, account says that in 1850 James o. Ryan, who later surveyed the. town; drove hs. vessel on the, mud flats of eal as ~ and ——— “Euréka. ” Neither iasedd has natok that the California ‘State. seal bears the ward, referring . to: the, diseovery of gold; ,and that the town may’ very. eetet 3 r orth. of Sacramento, ways b pwell: have: hemos ‘its: name: trom’ this] 3 Bureka, tanga: Caltrdth ity lin} . ptoreigners; aarp ij an & Port of. sailors” on leaye, 1% and a, place : where lumiber workers Ea . from the: great: redwood orth i JAP TROPHIES FROM KISKA — ARE ON DISPLAY Japanese war trophies taken Leut. George Krasevac on Attu and Kiska Islands in the Aleutians, are to be exhibited in a shop window on Mill. street in Grass Valley. The exhibits consists of a Japan. }
ese machine gun, clips of .25 calibre ammunition, rice paper and note book a Japanese mortar, a trajectory ‘calculator, flares, . matches, a straw rope, a canister of. tea, gas lantern, signal flag, fish line, tinder for making fires, spark plugs, and a brass artillery ammunition case. Some of these trophies have been contributed by members of the Knights of Columbus now in the armed forces. Lieut. Krasevac, ich visited ° his sisters Mrs. Elmer Fischer and Mrs. Albert Newell in Nevada City _Tecently, while he was ‘being transferred from the Alaskan to the Italian war theatre. According. to 4 message received by his sisters, he has been slightly wounded on the Italian front.” PLAN 10 SETTLE NAVY FAMILIES IN TWIN CITIES The Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce committee in charge of /housing, after a conference with Lt. Richard Hibbard of the U. S. Navy ‘and Jerrold Carpenter of the state chamber in Sacramento returned ‘home enthusiastic over the prospect of settling a large number of navy by Nevada City Nugget — Monday, February 7 19 ev Cine a FOREST TRAIL SIGNS MADEFOR ‘SUMMER TOURS In anticipation of the heavy Dost war use of the Tahoe National For. est by summer recreationists, rustie trail direction signs are being made this winter at the Big Bend ranger station; reports District Ranger Way. ren E. Barnes of. the tional Forest. The wooden rustic-signs, which the Forest Service has found to be the most durable as well ag readable, are to be placed throughout the Tg. hoe National Forest to direct hikers and others over the numerous trails of the forest. The signs are prepared by carving the letters from rough cedar boards by use of a routing machine, . By tracing over a pattern, the machin automatically cuts the ‘letters in the sign. The boards are then trimmed and the signs stained and the letters painted white. The signs will. be plac. ed on the trails next summer by firg patrolmen in conjunction withregular fire duties. Ranger Barnes states that the sign shop is now turning out these signa) at the rate of 20 per day and it j expected that a total of 800 signs will be completed before the —_ is over. IMPORTANT 10 SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Attention relatives and friends of men and women in the armed forces This newspaper has been asked by Frank M. Jordan, Secretary of State, to publish following inform ation so relatives and friends ma Tahoe Na. families in the vacant houses of: the Grass ValleyiNevada City area. The Grass Valley committee conal Service Committee has assembled .i.:, of Miss Edith Scott, ‘secretary ticipate in some of jthis data in a series of arti,+ the chamber, O. P. Steele, chvir-, tions: man of the housing committee and . (Eli Day, Pacifie.Gas ‘Company superintendent, who’ keeps ‘There are two stories about the accurate record of residential wabad16 the secretary of state of Califor climaxed. cies in both Nevada County cities. nia or a letter to the county cle ‘and environs. ‘Miss Scott reported that in addi-' triumphant, cry when a great printion to the data provided Lieut. Hibballot. bard, more pictures: of public build. ed upon him as -he sat in his bath. ings, recreation facilities and school . voter, in addition to answering ques activities are desired. She stated that the navy personnel officers propose to put on the same kind of publicity Russian River area -with wives: and children of men in the U. S. Navy. on 4 ‘DIVORCE BEYER—In Nevada City, Nevada locutory decree. _ Grounds, desertion. ' COWLES—In Nevada’ City, vada. County, ‘February 4, Frances , Bradley Cowles from ilton Todd Cowles, final Groufids; extreme cruelty. 1944, and Electric . campaign which proved so successPD ful in filling tacant houses in the . Dounty,February 4, 1044, Charles Beyer from; Cora:Anne Beyer, inter. » wilfull (Miners Hospital, Sunday, Februar NeHamdecree, \advise those in the armed service ‘of the requirements necessary to par the’ fortheoming — elet . Jn order to vote those in the arm ed forces must forward the : card provided by the federal governmen at the county in which he previous} resided, requesting an absent vote ‘ It is important the prospect . tions contained on the card, des g1 ate his. party affiliation. If party filiation is not included and the plicant has not previously regis ed to vote, he will receive only . non-partisan ballot. Friends and relatives are urged inform those away from home of th information. ; Further thédemacion may be ot tained from, your gounty clerk. iD BORN. To Mr. and Mrs. Cledith Jones, " 6, 1944 a daughter. The mother the former Miss Bonnie, Flindt . this city. Cledith Jones, mechan with the armed forces at Ft. Lew is here on furlough for,a few days tbe near his wife and baby. ORT labor fed and: turbulent, one. jt has, had. ‘a Ory, incu dn A860, and a mass deportation . eventing twit ‘initiate “a class” of ‘T2:} Chinese in’ 1886:It is still one of! the 14 ‘. few Califoriia™cities with no Chin: [3 damage suit for . ¢. $132,820. aitiadhi be ‘exiled. Chinese: ' residents, {fever came to (trial. tioned at Fort Humboldt, ‘at °the just before his discouraged resignation from the army. All that remains of the old fort, established in 1852 and abandoned in 1865, is the commissary headquarters now a museum. Next: Anteresting © Facts. About California Communities. in Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dennis have Glenbroow Heights after being away for some time. He was former superintendent of the Bullion Mine souzh Dennis, with the U. S. armed forces, jsurprised his parents the latter part of the week when he arrived home : ot ning. Hubbard has just been sent Iding. a massacre of Indians . § Ulysses S)} Grant in 1854 was eet 4 jnidar of his early military career,. returned to reside in their home on. of Grags Valley. Their son, Carter} ‘from. camp ‘for a ee visit with: ‘Mrs. tle Hamas, who has . deen visiting her husband. at. San. . '. Bedro, returned home Saturday eve-. ; Yo Ky . ral Pe ee See LS me AST Ao’ $ FOR YEARS ADT cartoo Raise fast’ } object ‘enoug will 9¢ to con to wit will ality; These “tional countr busy a of hy never than t ‘The promin minute 132 m labor . . whose the cos are on tional: signs t stayed erican bowed: tional ' Americ once h the kir now he ~ too. mu tional . animou Congre _ Dills to leaders, E to brin