January 22, 1940 (4 pages)

a Out Loud R gaias By H. M. L. } 1 pinalitiegadianasnneadaaanemeee Nevada City Nugget. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists —Aiexander HamilWe just can’t get excited about e “Christian Front’’ and the 17 men who have gone to jail as a result of charges that they intended and had made some preparation to overthrow. the United States government, Somehow we feel that these poor wretches be--long in an insane asylum ‘and not in a prison. From a practical standpoint, however, it is just possible that these 17 ringleaders with an indeterminate number of followers might have attempted some skullduggery that would have resulted in peace disturbance and possible bloodshed. So, on the whole, we are glad J. eeeuee nabbéd them in time. Undoubtedly J. Edgar Hoover merits the praise that the Ameriean public gives him for his many achievements in running down the public’s enemies, duly numbered: He heads what is, next to Scotland Yard, the most efficient police force in the world. However good his force of detectives is, it eannot be too good in these days of war in Europe and Asia, with battalions of foreign spies infesting this country.A good many of us remember the activities of German spies and sabateurs prior to, and following our entry into the World War. J, Edgar Hoover has brought our Federal police forces to a plane of efficiency that ought to make espionage: activities in this country so dangerous as to be impractical. think it highly imUnited States While we probable that the will become involved in war, oc-eidental or oriental, for many years, the fact that this country is a source of war supplies for belligerents: directs toward us the hostilities of-those countries that cannot obtain such supplies. Germany and Russia, cut off from supply sources both on account of lack of real money with which to buy from us, and because the British and French navies, in any event. would prevent their buying supplies here, are passively hostile. Their only means of expressing their hostility and hampering trade with their enemies, is to foment disorders in this country, by organizing subversive bodies such as the “Christian Front,’’ various communist and fascist groups, to carry on a kind of internal guerilla warfare. : The Dies Committee, J. Edgar Hoover, and under Attorney General’ ‘Frank Murphy, the Department of Justice, has been busily engaged in turning over stones and exposingthese vermin. Exposed to the sunlight of public opinion none of them can exist long. To both Bundists and Communists, as has often been observed, the Russian-German alliance was a body blow. Whatever difference there is in ideologies, in practical matters Stalin and Hitler gee eye for eye. Prodigious lying about the idealism of either one, or the conditions that obtain among the workers of either Germany or Russia, no longer deceives any but fanatics whose normal activities, anytime, anywhera@mare seditious. We shall probably never be entirely. free of organizations that act on the body politic in much the same manner as the seven year™ itech on the human body. It is per= haps necessary to our national health that we suffer a little from subversive and fanatic cults. The Christian Front, the Witnesses of Jehovah, the Ham-and Eggers, the vagaries of such politicians as. Lieutenant Governor ‘Patterson, Senator Downey, the plague and curse of Harry Bridges, the visionary Upton Sinclair, and other assorted demagogues, are as the fleas that keep good old ‘Towser healthy. The test comes every two years when state or national elections are held. This is a year of test. We shall know before the end of the year whether we shall suffer an-~ other term of intolerable experi‘ments on us, 100 million guinea pigs, costing futile billions, or whether we choose a-return to. national sanityfand American tradition. This year may prove whether we have learned the lesson the New: Deal has taught us, or whether we must continue these experiments, lift. the national debt skyward and throwaway the key to the national treasury. Andrew Carey left Friday for Alleghany where he resumed work ifn the mill at the Plumbago mine. He came down about three weeks ago on account of illness but has recovered. (ed. to $153, ‘Halstead of Los Angeles, Mrs. Wal'ficers of Oustomah . impressive services and a turkey banVol. 14. No. 7. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF ORNIA, The Gald Center MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1940. UNEMPLOYED OF NEV. COUNTY GET $13530 IN DEC. Representing an increase of $738,801.02 over December 1938, 341,672 unemployed California workers: received $3,612,112.94 in unemployment insurance benefits during December.1939. Edward E. Steele, the ger of the Grass Valley-office of the Department of Employment, announced today. According to Steele, this increase in benefit payments is attributable largely to the liberalized benefit structure now in effect. “Out of staté claims paid to henefit recipients from other states amount931.47, representing but 4.3 per cent.of the total, Steele said. $13.530:46 was paid in unemployment insurance benefits to 1,084 claimants in the Grass Valleyarea Steele indicated. This compares with 842 insurance checks for $9, ed 74 durinf December 1938. WADE ARMSTRONG ESTATE VALUED AT OVER $20,000 The estate of the late Wade Armstrong is valued in excess of $20,900 according to a petition for létters of administration filed by the widow, Mrs. Alice Powers Armstrong this morning. His will bequeaths to five nephews and nieces $2,500 each. The widow receives the rest of the property which consists of stocks and bonds, personal property, and real estate. The nephews and nieces are as follows: (Mrs. H. W. Stroud of Burbank,. Justin Halstead and Muriel ter McCrea, and Walter G. Halstead of Ocean Park. ODD FELLOWS AND “REBEKAHS SEAT NEW OFFICERS The largest crowd in years turned out Saturday evening to witness a joint installation of incoming ofLodge of C@dd Fellows and Neva Lodge of Rebekahs. Visitors were present from Duteh Flat, Auburn and Newcastle. Daryl Kitts acted as installing officer for-the—Odd-—Fellows.—assisted by his staff. Mrs. Hilda Risley and staff installed the Rebekah officers. There were 150 present to enjoy the quet. Incoming officers for Oustomah Lodge are: A. P. @.—Mark C. Roberts; N. G.—John Graham; V. G.— Clyde Browning; Rec. Sec.—John Pascoe; Fin. Sec.—J. W. Darke; Treas.—Walter Carlson; Warden— Morris \Roberts; Conductor—Louis Netz; O.G.—E. L. Towle; I. G.—C. Pooler; R. S: IN. G.—Cary S. Arbogast; L. S, IN. G.—Roman Rozynski; R. S. V. G.—Chester Peterson; L. Ss. V. G.—H. Clendennen; R. S. 8. —H. Douglas; L. S. S.—L. Williams; Chaplain—E. Woodruff; Trustee— Ludwig Netz. — Newly installed officers for Neva Rebakah Lodge are :P. N. G.—Virginia Browning; N. G.—Nettie Gildersleeve; V. G.—Ellen Nelson; Rec. Sec.—M. Sandow; Treas.—M. Hoskins; Fin. Sec.—L. Jones; Warden— Annie Hooper; Chaplain—Marian Flynn; Muscian—Maude Hayes; R. S. N. G.—Annie Richards; L. S._N. G.—Elizabeth Lashbaught; R. S. V. G.—Jane Baker; L. S. V. G.—Hilda Risley. I. G.—Maria Ninnis; O. G. —Cary A. Arbogast; Trustee—Esther Tremaine. CALANAN GIVES CITY LOT CORNER FOR SAFE TURN City Clerk ec Calanan has donated Nevada City a corner of his lot at his home at the Corner of Coy. ote and Washington streets. It was rather a bad square turn and made it hard for cars to turn into Washington street. He is now constructing a neat curbing around the _ corner which will look well and add much]: to motorists convenience driving to the corner to stop, and then turn into Washington street. ¢ = DRUNKEN DRIVERIS ~ ASSESSED $100 FINE Jack Thompson who is employed at the Plumbago mine at Alleghany was arrested on a drunken driving charge. He pleaded guilty and was fined $100 in City Judge Miles Coughlin’s court this morning for driving a machine while intoxicated. Officer. Lionel Davies arrested Thompson near the Nevada City high school while enroute to Grass Valley when he found him driving on the wrong side of the road at one o’clock this morning. A man riding with him was also stated to Have been drunk and abusive. He was locked up in the city jail and dismissed later after a severe reprimand. FOREST CHIEF WARNS AGAINST LONE SKIING The ; recent tragic accident that claimed the life of Frans Wiessing in the flower of youth is timely em-phasis—on—the-importanee of obserying the cardinal rule of safe skiing: Never go off the ‘‘beaten path” alone states DeWitt Nelson, supervisor of the Tahoe national forest at Nevada City. It was on the Big Bend district of the Tahoe forest that Wiessing lost his life and the _ search which ultimately resulted in discovering his body was conducted by District Ranger John R. Hodgson. Wiessing although an expert skier with considerable skiing experience in both Europe and America and in perfect physical condition, was found at the end of his last trail after having covered nearly a hundred miles in apparently aimless wandering. Even the most experf enced skier, Nelson isays, is likely to have an aeccident onthe trail that will render him comparatively helpless. In such a time, a companion may mean the difference between life and death. Snow covered country always looks atirely different on the way back, Nelson says, and even when travelling in a group, in new country, it is well to look back frequently and get the topography fixed in mind. A little food should be carried and first aid equipment and above all, matchIf lost, the party should find « spot where they will be most protected from the cold and yet visible from the surrounding country and if possible build a fire that will guide searchers to them. A glowing tribute was paid by Nelson to Al Beckett of Auburn_and_ his assistants who composed the -Red Cross ski patrol opefating in the Donner area for the first time this season. These men, Nelson says, devote their week ends to this work without any remuneration whatever and undoubtedly lives are saved through expert first aid given to injured snow sports devotees. Nelson states that probably a dozen more or less injuries were attended on the first skiing Sunday of the season in the Donner area. Tobaggons were still responsible for the majority of accidents and for practically all of the serious ones. Three serious back injuries occurred at the Yuba Gap playground alone within the period of one hour. If someone could devise some method of impressing, upon the young people especially, the serious danger in tobogganing, away from toboggon runs, they would be doinsa real service Nelson says. Characteristically youth listens respectfully to advise from more experienced elders and then go blithely on and forget it. All too many times danger is really brought home to them only through a serious accident. There is a thrill in going over bumpg but unlike the sleds, the toboggan has no frame work to act as a cushion and the result is a solid landing and very often a fractured vertebra. At other times, in. approaching a hazard at high speed, a tobogganer will _ instictively stick out his foot to change his course and the result is a broken ankle. Nelson’s advice is, first, to stick to a toboggan run but if you insist on trees and rocks as hazards, go ‘‘belly-buster.”’ HOBART ESTATE WOULD TRADE LAND FOR TIMBER B. Show, shetakal forester, with BT Bienes in San Francisco, is-advertising an application of the Hoes. some of its holdings in Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties for timber_in the United States forests. * oF C10 ATTORNEY ASKS LENIENCY PAROLE BOARD Pending before the county board of parole’ commissioners. in an appeal,from George Anderson, attorney for the six rioters who were convicted in 1938, for commutation of their sentences. Four of them still have several weeks of their six months sentences to serve. The four are James Vasion, Grant Spear, — Pete Zderich and Roy Staton. Anderson stated that Vasion, Spear and Zderich were all employed. Spear is work. ing Idaho. The attorney stated that it would work a great hardship on his clients to be forced to return to serve the rest of their sentences. Appeals taken by Anderson to state Appellate and State Supreme courts and in turn to the Federal courts up to the United States Supreme Gourt, which refused to review the findings of the federal district court of appeal, all resulted in sustaining Judge Tuttle. While the appeals were pending the four rioters were out on bail. Unless the county board of parole commissioners which consists. of District Attorney Vernon Stoll, Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen and Chief of Police Garfield Robson, commutes the sentences of the four to time served, in order to exonerate their bail,amounting to several thousands dollars, the four will be obliged to return and complete their séntences. FIVE THOUSAND ENJOY SUMMIT SNOW SPARTS: Sunday proved to be a day for snow sports enthusiasts and! it is estimated there were 3,000 people at the Donner Summit to enjoy skiing and sleigh riding in the Sugar Bowl The Southern Pacific ran three jsnow ‘ball specials carrying, 1400 peopie. A lunch room in waiting room of the depot and a lunch counter outside could not provide for the hungry throngs, so the waiters were sent among the crowd to serve them from trays. splendid The chair lift at the Sugar Bowl is 3,600 feet long and it takes nine minutes-to make the trip-to the top. A crowd \was lined up for 100 yards from the bottom of the lift all day waiting to ride up the lift and go down on their toboggans. Leland Smith, assistant forest supervisor of the Tahoe national forest, stated cars lined each side of.the highway from the Fox Farm near Soda Springs to the summit. It was estimated by Ranger John Hodgson there were fully 5,000 people enjoying the snow. The snow was four feet’ deep, packed ‘hard with powdery surface making it ideal for all snow sports. GEORGE W. STARR SUCCUMBS IN S. F. ‘Word was received today ‘of the death of George W. Starr in San Francisco yesterday. He suffered a stroke of paralysis last week. He was for many years manager of the Empire Mine and Empire Investment company in Grass Valley. Starr is credited. with putting the North Star mine at Grass Valley on a production. basis when others were ready to give it up. He has had experience in South African mines and was a friend of John Hays Hammond. He vas deeply interested in civic affairg and was president of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce. Starr was looked upon as one of the most colorful mining figures of the world. He retired from mining activities several years ago. When his beautiful home burned near the Bourne mansion which is part of the Empire-North Star grounds about three years ago, he moved with his wife toy San. Francisco. George W. Starr spent. the major portion of his life in-Nevada county and the news of his illness and death brought widespread expression of sorrow.-Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock in San Francisco tomor‘ial building in Grass. Valley. the . . row, SUPERVISORS DEBATE CONTRATOR’S CLAIM Discussion of a misunderstanding between the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and N. B. Peterson, contractor’ of the Veterans Memorial Building at Truckee, was continued today by the supervisors at a specjal meeting. Peterson, at a~. meeting of the board, January 8, claimed that the county owes him additional money for work that he was authorized to do that was not covered by his contract. At the time of going to press, the board had not come to any lt aac NEV. CITY JOINS MARCH OF DIMES ANNUAL PARADE Nevada City high. sehool girls have enrolled in the drive for aiding the March of Dimes for the benefit of infantile paralysis victims. They will presently make their canvas of the city. A Nevada City committee consisting of Dr. Walter Hawkins and Frank Finnegan are in-charge of the sale of tickets to the President’s ball which takes place next Saturday evening in the Veterans MemorTickets extra ladper couple are $1.00 each, ies 25c. A bang up entertainment program will be given from 8 o’clock until 9 p. m. after which dancing will begin, with one, of the best orchestras obtainable: providing the music. ~The tickets admit to both events. These annual benefits for aiding the victims of infantile paralysis, and preventing its spread, have proved. one of the most popular contributions to charity ever inaugurated in this country.Millions of dollars have been raised not only for the endowment of the institute at Warm . Springs, Georgia, but’ for the aid of local victims of the dread scourge throughout the country. ECONOMY BLOC “LOOKS INTO GOV. OLSON PROGRAM SACRAMENTO, Mian. 22.—Economy bloc members of the state legislature—will -receivethe—special_session program of Gov. Olsn with an open mind, it was predicted today by Senator Jerrold L. Seawell, president pro tem of the state senate. The session starts January 29. “We will do everything we can to work out-a program that will be of real befiefit to the people of California,’’ Seawell said. ‘‘We have read the. governor’s preliminary statements. with great—interest and are eager to get ‘his complete program so we can make a thorough study.” Contrary to the impression said to exist in some quarters, the Repub. lican-and Democratic members who constitute the economy bloc have no pre-conceived plan to scuttle the governor’s program, Seawell said. “We were elected by the people, just as was the governor, and our duty is to the people. Therefore, it. will be our duty to act favorably upon any suggestion, whether from Gov. Olson or elsewhere, that we find would be for the benefit of California. : “We will, of course, oppose any-: thing proposed during the_ special session that we find would be detrimental to the people of the whole state. We confidently expect, ‘however, that we will be able to accomplish everything necessary tin the way of legislation at this time,” he said, ‘4 are not pre-judging anything. The program will be considered entirely on its merits.” Evidence in the controversy over; administration of the State Relief Administration, airing asserted communistic influences in that branch of state government, will be carefully considered’ when presented and this phase particularly, is not being pre-judged, Seawell sald. The governor’s program, as_ reTeased to date, includes additional funds. for unemployment » relief, re-. moval of liquor control. from: the state board of equalization, new taxes to meet mounting state costs, old age pension liberalization and state operation of San Francisco harbor in . A LETTER FROM Jonly do this by soliciting their ad* TO THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA’ COUNTY: : : The Governor of California has “called a special session of the state legislature which will convene next Monday, January 29. As your representative in the lower house I am appealing to you, the voters of Nevada county through The Nugget, for guidance and any suggestion you may have regarding the matters which are to come before this special ses-. sion., Irrespective of what my personal . opinions on legislative matters may be, I have always tried to follow the policy of complying with the wishes of the majority of the people I represent. I believe that your repreSentatives in the legislature elected _to-serve-the—people of the district they represent and are not sent to Sacramento.to play politics. I : have tried sincerely to follow that policy and because of that policy I have declined invitations to attend recent political caucuses which have been held for tne purpose of discussingpending legislation from a more or less party standpoint. So please believe me when I say that I am trying to serve you, the people, and not any group of politicians. Representing as I do the largest assembly district in the state, it has been impossible for me to cover the entire district as I would like to cover to and visit with all of the voters. The majority of the voters I am sure are familiar with the matters which will come before the legislature at the special session. The Governor’s program has, been widely .published in the press of the stateand I need not go into detail regard_ ing the various matters. The problem of old age pensions and relief will no doubt be the most important item on the calendar. Taxation and revenue matters and liquor control will also be important measures to come before us. _ I would appreciate the people of this district writing me their opinion on the following points: Do you w ant the old age eligibility requirements reduced from 65 to 60 years of age? Do you want the relief problem to be continued to be administered by a state agency or would you prefer to have the supervision and administra. tion handled by your own county agency? Do-you_want_ the legislature to approve the production for use _ program as proposed by the governor? Do you believe that liquor control should be taken out of the hands of the State Board of Equalization and placed in the hands of a new board to be selected by the governor? Do you favor the proposed revenue and taxation program or do you desire your legislators to continue to be economy minded? The answers to these five points will greatly aid me in the position I will have to take in approaching governmental economy. and the enactment of new revenue laws to ob~ tain additional taxes upon the people of California. I do not expect the people of this district to advise me as to the solution of the problem, but would appreciate a definition of policy as it relates to relief, pensions and additional taxes. It is my one desire to serve the people of this district. in the manner that they deem is for the ‘best. interest of all concerned and I ¢an: vice and counsel, : You may address me at Sacramez~ to care of the State Asean: S Sincerely yours, ALLEN G. THURMAN, Assemblyman ‘6th District. CLUB TO MEET , The Women’s 8 Civic Club will meet — tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the home of Mrs. Clyde Gwin. . Following a business meeting there — will be a book review by Mrs. Catherine. Robinson, . ase af social moar? 22 as ee emergencies. o® relatives,

a Out Loud R gaias By H. M. L. } 1 pinalitiegadianasnneadaaanemeee Nevada City Nugget. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists —Aiexander HamilWe just can’t get excited about e “Christian Front’’ and the 17 men who have gone to jail as a result of charges that they intended and had made some preparation to overthrow. the United States government, Somehow we feel that these poor wretches be--long in an insane asylum ‘and not in a prison. From a practical standpoint, however, it is just possible that these 17 ringleaders with an indeterminate number of followers might have attempted some skullduggery that would have resulted in peace disturbance and possible bloodshed. So, on the whole, we are glad J. eeeuee nabbéd them in time. Undoubtedly J. Edgar Hoover merits the praise that the Ameriean public gives him for his many achievements in running down the public’s enemies, duly numbered: He heads what is, next to Scotland Yard, the most efficient police force in the world. However good his force of detectives is, it eannot be too good in these days of war in Europe and Asia, with battalions of foreign spies infesting this country.A good many of us remember the activities of German spies and sabateurs prior to, and following our entry into the World War. J, Edgar Hoover has brought our Federal police forces to a plane of efficiency that ought to make espionage: activities in this country so dangerous as to be impractical. think it highly imUnited States While we probable that the will become involved in war, oc-eidental or oriental, for many years, the fact that this country is a source of war supplies for belligerents: directs toward us the hostilities of-those countries that cannot obtain such supplies. Germany and Russia, cut off from supply sources both on account of lack of real money with which to buy from us, and because the British and French navies, in any event. would prevent their buying supplies here, are passively hostile. Their only means of expressing their hostility and hampering trade with their enemies, is to foment disorders in this country, by organizing subversive bodies such as the “Christian Front,’’ various communist and fascist groups, to carry on a kind of internal guerilla warfare. : The Dies Committee, J. Edgar Hoover, and under Attorney General’ ‘Frank Murphy, the Department of Justice, has been busily engaged in turning over stones and exposingthese vermin. Exposed to the sunlight of public opinion none of them can exist long. To both Bundists and Communists, as has often been observed, the Russian-German alliance was a body blow. Whatever difference there is in ideologies, in practical matters Stalin and Hitler gee eye for eye. Prodigious lying about the idealism of either one, or the conditions that obtain among the workers of either Germany or Russia, no longer deceives any but fanatics whose normal activities, anytime, anywhera@mare seditious. We shall probably never be entirely. free of organizations that act on the body politic in much the same manner as the seven year™ itech on the human body. It is per= haps necessary to our national health that we suffer a little from subversive and fanatic cults. The Christian Front, the Witnesses of Jehovah, the Ham-and Eggers, the vagaries of such politicians as. Lieutenant Governor ‘Patterson, Senator Downey, the plague and curse of Harry Bridges, the visionary Upton Sinclair, and other assorted demagogues, are as the fleas that keep good old ‘Towser healthy. The test comes every two years when state or national elections are held. This is a year of test. We shall know before the end of the year whether we shall suffer an-~ other term of intolerable experi‘ments on us, 100 million guinea pigs, costing futile billions, or whether we choose a-return to. national sanityfand American tradition. This year may prove whether we have learned the lesson the New: Deal has taught us, or whether we must continue these experiments, lift. the national debt skyward and throwaway the key to the national treasury. Andrew Carey left Friday for Alleghany where he resumed work ifn the mill at the Plumbago mine. He came down about three weeks ago on account of illness but has recovered. (ed. to $153, ‘Halstead of Los Angeles, Mrs. Wal'ficers of Oustomah . impressive services and a turkey banVol. 14. No. 7. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF ORNIA, The Gald Center MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1940. UNEMPLOYED OF NEV. COUNTY GET $13530 IN DEC. Representing an increase of $738,801.02 over December 1938, 341,672 unemployed California workers: received $3,612,112.94 in unemployment insurance benefits during December.1939. Edward E. Steele, the ger of the Grass Valley-office of the Department of Employment, announced today. According to Steele, this increase in benefit payments is attributable largely to the liberalized benefit structure now in effect. “Out of staté claims paid to henefit recipients from other states amount931.47, representing but 4.3 per cent.of the total, Steele said. $13.530:46 was paid in unemployment insurance benefits to 1,084 claimants in the Grass Valleyarea Steele indicated. This compares with 842 insurance checks for $9, ed 74 durinf December 1938. WADE ARMSTRONG ESTATE VALUED AT OVER $20,000 The estate of the late Wade Armstrong is valued in excess of $20,900 according to a petition for létters of administration filed by the widow, Mrs. Alice Powers Armstrong this morning. His will bequeaths to five nephews and nieces $2,500 each. The widow receives the rest of the property which consists of stocks and bonds, personal property, and real estate. The nephews and nieces are as follows: (Mrs. H. W. Stroud of Burbank,. Justin Halstead and Muriel ter McCrea, and Walter G. Halstead of Ocean Park. ODD FELLOWS AND “REBEKAHS SEAT NEW OFFICERS The largest crowd in years turned out Saturday evening to witness a joint installation of incoming ofLodge of C@dd Fellows and Neva Lodge of Rebekahs. Visitors were present from Duteh Flat, Auburn and Newcastle. Daryl Kitts acted as installing officer for-the—Odd-—Fellows.—assisted by his staff. Mrs. Hilda Risley and staff installed the Rebekah officers. There were 150 present to enjoy the quet. Incoming officers for Oustomah Lodge are: A. P. @.—Mark C. Roberts; N. G.—John Graham; V. G.— Clyde Browning; Rec. Sec.—John Pascoe; Fin. Sec.—J. W. Darke; Treas.—Walter Carlson; Warden— Morris \Roberts; Conductor—Louis Netz; O.G.—E. L. Towle; I. G.—C. Pooler; R. S: IN. G.—Cary S. Arbogast; L. S, IN. G.—Roman Rozynski; R. S. V. G.—Chester Peterson; L. Ss. V. G.—H. Clendennen; R. S. 8. —H. Douglas; L. S. S.—L. Williams; Chaplain—E. Woodruff; Trustee— Ludwig Netz. — Newly installed officers for Neva Rebakah Lodge are :P. N. G.—Virginia Browning; N. G.—Nettie Gildersleeve; V. G.—Ellen Nelson; Rec. Sec.—M. Sandow; Treas.—M. Hoskins; Fin. Sec.—L. Jones; Warden— Annie Hooper; Chaplain—Marian Flynn; Muscian—Maude Hayes; R. S. N. G.—Annie Richards; L. S._N. G.—Elizabeth Lashbaught; R. S. V. G.—Jane Baker; L. S. V. G.—Hilda Risley.. I. G.—Maria Ninnis; O. G. —Cary A. Arbogast; Trustee—Esther Tremaine. CALANAN GIVES CITY LOT CORNER FOR SAFE TURN City Clerk ec Calanan has donated Nevada City a corner of his lot at his home at the Corner of Coy. ote and Washington streets. It was rather a bad square turn and made it hard for cars to turn into Washington street. He is now constructing a neat curbing around the _ corner which will look well and add much]: to motorists convenience driving to the corner to stop, and then turn into Washington street. ¢ = DRUNKEN DRIVERIS ~ ASSESSED $100 FINE Jack Thompson who is employed at the Plumbago mine at Alleghany was arrested on a drunken driving charge. He pleaded guilty and was fined $100 in City Judge Miles Coughlin’s court this morning for driving a machine while intoxicated. Officer. Lionel Davies arrested Thompson near the Nevada City high school while enroute to Grass Valley when he found him driving on the wrong side of the road at one o’clock this morning. A man riding with him was also stated to Have been drunk and abusive. He was locked up in the city jail and dismissed later after a severe reprimand. FOREST CHIEF WARNS AGAINST LONE SKIING The ; recent tragic accident that claimed the life of Frans Wiessing in the flower of youth is timely em-phasis—on—the-importanee of obserying the cardinal rule of safe skiing: Never go off the ‘‘beaten path” alone states DeWitt Nelson, supervisor of the Tahoe national forest at Nevada City. It was on the Big Bend district of the Tahoe forest that Wiessing lost his life and the _ search which ultimately resulted in discovering his body was conducted by District Ranger John R. Hodgson. Wiessing although an expert skier with considerable skiing experience in both Europe and America and in perfect physical condition, was found at the end of his last trail after having covered nearly a hundred miles in apparently aimless wandering. Even the most experf enced skier, Nelson isays, is likely to have an aeccident onthe trail that will render him comparatively helpless. In such a time, a companion may mean the difference between life and death. Snow covered country always looks atirely different on the way back, Nelson says, and even when travelling in a group, in new country, it is well to look back frequently and get the topography fixed in mind. A little food should be carried and first aid equipment and above all, matchIf lost, the party should find « spot where they will be most protected from the cold and yet visible from the surrounding country and if possible build a fire that will guide searchers to them. A glowing tribute was paid by Nelson to Al Beckett of Auburn_and_ his assistants who composed the -Red Cross ski patrol opefating in the Donner area for the first time this season. These men, Nelson says, devote their week ends to this work without any remuneration whatever and undoubtedly lives are saved through expert first aid given to injured snow sports devotees. Nelson states that probably a dozen more or less injuries were attended on the first skiing Sunday of the season in the Donner area. Tobaggons were still responsible for the majority of accidents and for practically all of the serious ones. Three serious back injuries occurred at the Yuba Gap playground alone within the period of one hour. If someone could devise some method of impressing, upon the young people especially, the serious danger in tobogganing, away from toboggon runs, they would be doinsa real service Nelson says. Characteristically youth listens respectfully to advise from more experienced elders and then go blithely on and forget it. All too many times danger is really brought home to them only through a serious accident. There is a thrill in going over bumpg but unlike the sleds, the toboggan has no frame work to act as a cushion and the result is a solid landing and very often a fractured vertebra. At other times, in. approaching a hazard at high speed, a tobogganer will _ instictively stick out his foot to change his course and the result is a broken ankle. Nelson’s advice is, first, to

stick to a toboggan run but if you insist on trees and rocks as hazards, go ‘‘belly-buster.”’ HOBART ESTATE WOULD TRADE LAND FOR TIMBER B. Show, shetakal forester, with BT Bienes in San Francisco, is-advertising an application of the Hoes. some of its holdings in Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties for timber_in the United States forests. * oF C10 ATTORNEY ASKS LENIENCY PAROLE BOARD Pending before the county board of parole’ commissioners. in an appeal,from George Anderson, attorney for the six rioters who were convicted in 1938, for commutation of their sentences. Four of them still have several weeks of their six months sentences to serve. The four are James Vasion, Grant Spear, — Pete Zderich and Roy Staton. Anderson stated that Vasion, Spear and Zderich were all employed. Spear is work. ing Idaho. The attorney stated that it would work a great hardship on his clients to be forced to return to serve the rest of their sentences. Appeals taken by Anderson to state Appellate and State Supreme courts and in turn to the Federal courts up to the United States Supreme Gourt, which refused to review the findings of the federal district court of appeal, all resulted in sustaining Judge Tuttle. While the appeals were pending the four rioters were out on bail. Unless the county board of parole commissioners which consists. of District Attorney Vernon Stoll, Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen and Chief of Police Garfield Robson, commutes the sentences of the four to time served, in order to exonerate their bail,amounting to several thousands dollars, the four will be obliged to return and complete their séntences. FIVE THOUSAND ENJOY SUMMIT SNOW SPARTS: Sunday proved to be a day for snow sports enthusiasts and! it is estimated there were 3,000 people at the Donner Summit to enjoy skiing and sleigh riding in the Sugar Bowl The Southern Pacific ran three jsnow ‘ball specials carrying, 1400 peopie. A lunch room in waiting room of the depot and a lunch counter outside could not provide for the hungry throngs, so the waiters were sent among the crowd to serve them from trays. splendid The chair lift at the Sugar Bowl is 3,600 feet long and it takes nine minutes-to make the trip-to the top. A crowd \was lined up for 100 yards from the bottom of the lift all day waiting to ride up the lift and go down on their toboggans. Leland Smith, assistant forest supervisor of the Tahoe national forest, stated cars lined each side of.the highway from the Fox Farm near Soda Springs to the summit. It was estimated by Ranger John Hodgson there were fully 5,000 people enjoying the snow. The snow was four feet’ deep, packed ‘hard with powdery surface making it ideal for all snow sports. GEORGE W. STARR SUCCUMBS IN S. F. ‘Word was received today ‘of the death of George W. Starr in San Francisco yesterday. He suffered a stroke of paralysis last week. He was for many years manager of the Empire Mine and Empire Investment company in Grass Valley. Starr is credited. with putting the North Star mine at Grass Valley on a production. basis when others were ready to give it up. He has had experience in South African mines and was a friend of John Hays Hammond. He vas deeply interested in civic affairg and was president of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce. Starr was looked upon as one of the most colorful mining figures of the world. He retired from mining activities several years ago. When his beautiful home burned near the Bourne mansion which is part of the Empire-North Star grounds about three years ago, he moved with his wife toy San. Francisco. George W. Starr spent. the major portion of his life in-Nevada county and the news of his illness and death brought widespread expression of sorrow.-Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock in San Francisco tomor‘ial building in Grass. Valley. the . . row, SUPERVISORS DEBATE CONTRATOR’S CLAIM Discussion of a misunderstanding between the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and N. B. Peterson, contractor’ of the Veterans Memorial Building at Truckee, was continued today by the supervisors at a specjal meeting. Peterson, at a~. meeting of the board, January 8, claimed that the county owes him additional money for work that he was authorized to do that was not covered by his contract. At the time of going to press, the board had not come to any lt aac NEV. CITY JOINS MARCH OF DIMES ANNUAL PARADE Nevada City high. sehool girls have enrolled in the drive for aiding the March of Dimes for the benefit of infantile paralysis victims. They will presently make their canvas of the city. A Nevada City committee consisting of Dr. Walter Hawkins and Frank Finnegan are in-charge of the sale of tickets to the President’s ball which takes place next Saturday evening in the Veterans MemorTickets extra ladper couple are $1.00 each, ies 25c. A bang up entertainment program will be given from 8 o’clock until 9 p. m. after which dancing will begin, with one, of the best orchestras obtainable: providing the music. ~The tickets admit to both events. These annual benefits for aiding the victims of infantile paralysis, and preventing its spread, have proved. one of the most popular contributions to charity ever inaugurated in this country.Millions of dollars have been raised not only for the endowment of the institute at Warm . Springs, Georgia, but’ for the aid of local victims of the dread scourge throughout the country. ECONOMY BLOC “LOOKS INTO GOV. OLSON PROGRAM SACRAMENTO, Mian. 22.—Economy bloc members of the state legislature—will -receivethe—special_session program of Gov. Olsn with an open mind, it was predicted today by Senator Jerrold L. Seawell, president pro tem of the state senate. The session starts January 29. “We will do everything we can to work out-a program that will be of real befiefit to the people of California,’’ Seawell said. ‘‘We have read the. governor’s preliminary statements. with great—interest and are eager to get ‘his complete program so we can make a thorough study.” Contrary to the impression said to exist in some quarters, the Repub. lican-and Democratic members who constitute the economy bloc have no pre-conceived plan to scuttle the governor’s program, Seawell said. “We were elected by the people, just as was the governor, and our duty is to the people. Therefore, it. will be our duty to act favorably upon any suggestion, whether from Gov. Olson or elsewhere, that we find would be for the benefit of California. : “We will, of course, oppose any-: thing proposed during the_ special session that we find would be detrimental to the people of the whole state. We confidently expect, ‘however, that we will be able to accomplish everything necessary tin the way of legislation at this time,” he said, ‘4 are not pre-judging anything. The program will be considered entirely on its merits.” Evidence in the controversy over; administration of the State Relief Administration, airing asserted communistic influences in that branch of state government, will be carefully considered’ when presented and this phase particularly, is not being pre-judged, Seawell sald. The governor’s program, as_ reTeased to date, includes additional funds. for unemployment » relief, re-. moval of liquor control. from: the state board of equalization, new taxes to meet mounting state costs, old age pension liberalization and state operation of San Francisco harbor in . A LETTER FROM Jonly do this by soliciting their ad* TO THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA’ COUNTY: : : The Governor of California has “called a special session of the state legislature which will convene next Monday, January 29. As your representative in the lower house I am appealing to you, the voters of Nevada county through The Nugget, for guidance and any suggestion you may have regarding the matters which are to come before this special ses-. sion., Irrespective of what my personal . opinions on legislative matters may be, I have always tried to follow the policy of complying with the wishes of the majority of the people I represent. I believe that your repreSentatives in the legislature elected _to-serve-the—people of the district they represent and are not sent to Sacramento.to play politics. I : have tried sincerely to follow that policy and because of that policy I have declined invitations to attend recent political caucuses which have been held for tne purpose of discussingpending legislation from a more or less party standpoint. So please believe me when I say that I am trying to serve you, the people, and not any group of politicians. Representing as I do the largest assembly district in the state, it has been impossible for me to cover the entire district as I would like to cover to and visit with all of the voters. The majority of the voters I am sure are familiar with the matters which will come before the legislature at the special session. The Governor’s program has, been widely .published in the press of the stateand I need not go into detail regard_ ing the various matters. The problem of old age pensions and relief will no doubt be the most important item on the calendar. Taxation and revenue matters and liquor control will also be important measures to come before us. _ I would appreciate the people of this district writing me their opinion on the following points: Do you w ant the old age eligibility requirements reduced from 65 to 60 years of age? Do you want the relief problem to be continued to be administered by a state agency or would you prefer to have the supervision and administra. tion handled by your own county agency? Do-you_want_ the legislature to approve the production for use _ program as proposed by the governor? Do you believe that liquor control should be taken out of the hands of the State Board of Equalization and placed in the hands of a new board to be selected by the governor? Do you favor the proposed revenue and taxation program or do you desire your legislators to continue to be economy minded? The answers to these five points will greatly aid me in the position I will have to take in approaching governmental economy. and the enactment of new revenue laws to ob~ tain additional taxes upon the people of California. I do not expect the people of this district to advise me as to the solution of the problem, but would appreciate a definition of policy as it relates to relief, pensions and additional taxes. It is my one desire to serve the people of this district. in the manner that they deem is for the ‘best. interest of all concerned and I ¢an: vice and counsel, : You may address me at Sacramez~ to care of the State Asean: S Sincerely yours, ALLEN G. THURMAN, Assemblyman ‘6th District. CLUB TO MEET , The Women’s 8 Civic Club will meet — tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the home of Mrs. Clyde Gwin. . Following a business meeting there — will be a book review by Mrs. Catherine.. Robinson, . ase af social moar? 22 as ee emergencies. o® relatives,