January 23, 1933 (4 pages)

POLE PAPOIL IVI POTS a NETS a #4 sending NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. Nevada Seeds Nugget is a Member of the United Press evada City Nu cet . ; . Nevada City Nugget I \. LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. VOL. VIL, No. 23 — sate ie iso Woche ia oS CALIFORNIA The ee Center MONDA Me Boil 23, Res ~GRAND JURY RE OMMENDS COST CUTS © Mayo introduces bills to give mine industry of state sound basis Mining Association Legislative Programe well under way. The first of the many bills prepared for the Mining Association by Vice President Frank A. Crampton were presented to the Legislature by Assemblyman Mayo, of Angeis Camp, representing this district last Thursday. The remaining bills are now completed and will be presented to the Senate and Assembly this week. The entire programe of legislation embraces the most sive campaign to secure the mining industry ever in California. extenrelief for attempted The _ program is sufficientiy broad to assure relief in many directions. Workmans. compensation rates have come in for the greatest attention and an efforts to have the Corporate Securities Act repealed and a drastic fraud law set up in its place should be of great interest to those in mining. The act, proposed by the Mining Association protects the investor as well as permitting the mine owner to finance his operation without the impossible restrictions timposed by the presea law. Mine taxation and many other important. acts to relieve the strain on the mining industry included in the programme . At a meeting of the Mining sociation, held at the Bret Inn in Grass Valley on evening the following was unanimously passed: RESOLUTION WHEREAS:-—The Corporate Securities Act of California has utterly failed in its purpose of protecting investors, has led to are AsHarte Saturday resolution gross crimination and injustice, has held back development of this state’s great gzold-producing areas and other opportunities or successful exploitation in all other lines in which initiative is necessary, and, at the same time laid a heavy taxation burden upon the people, NOW BE IT’ RESOLVED, By this theeting of citizens of Grass Valley, Nevada City and vicinity—the heart of the gold-produets of California—that the Corporate SecuriAct should be repealed without delay and a sane just and equitable law substituted that will release the initiative of the at the area ties state and JESSE M. MAYO same time surround the investor with the maximum protection possible, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this: meeting, having listened to an analysis of the California Securities Act, as drafted by the Association for the Amendment of California’s Corporate Securities Act, unanimously endorses the same as a substitute measure and calls upon its representatives im the legislature to give it hearty support. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the California Mining Association, under whose auspices this meeting is held and copies sent Governor James Rolph, Jr-, thé Chairman of the Governor’s Mining Committee of Fifteen, to the legislative delegation from every other mining county the state, and te the GEO. to in press. W. STARR, Chairman FRANK A. CRAMPTON Secretary. AIDS programme INVESTMENT the Mining not only,aim to secure helpful legislation for The Association does of the minContinued on page three BIG CROWD SPENDS SUNDAY AT SKI CLUB The weather cleared off yesierday long enough to permit a good size crowd to enjoy themselves at the Ski Club course in the afternoon. Skiing was the big sport of the day and if more skis were to be had, many more pairs would have been used. The snow-laden trees around the course made a most picture from any view. A good share of the crowd got a kick out of watching the three big snow plows at work on the TahoeUkiah highway. The’ whirl-wind plow got the biggest shore of anplause as_it tore down the highway snow skyward in huge billowing clowds. During. the last two weeks the club has purchased two dozen new pairs of skis to better accomodate the week-end erowds. These added to the eight pairs on -hand give the club a total of 32 pairs of skis. President George R. Carter of the Ski Club had a branding iron made with inch high letters reading ‘S. C.”’ the brand will be applied to each ski to prevent them from being mixed with private skis brought to the club. President Carter has been accused of putting his own initilas on the skis. The accusers state that’ “S C.” stands for ‘‘Sheriff Carter.’” The genial sheriff however declares that the initials stand for “Ski Club.” gorgeous As the year gets under way, business shows a determination to balance budgets and make —-both ends meet. New retrenchment is antici_pated. »member THIS BABY HAS LOTS OF LIVING ANCESTORS o'clock: this morning, an was to Mrs Mother At eight born Howard Penrose of this city. and both doing nicely under of Dr. = H. Tickell. baby is the first of the fourth generation of the Penrose family. Members of ar four generations live in Nevada City, 8:05 pound boy son are the care This new born including the new. parents ,Mr. and Mrs. Howard Penrose, the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. James Penrose and the great grand-parents Mr. ana Mrs. Thomas Penrose. Mrs. Howard husband, city. Eden. Penrose, like her was born and raised-in this She was formerly Miss Bernice Her parents are the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eden of Indian Flat. A name for the new Penrose infant has not been chosen as yet. CREW OF MEN WORK ON SNOW MT. DITCH Will Durbrow, manager of the Nevada County Irrigation District, announced this morning that ,between 40 and 50 men are engaged in opening and in keeping—open ‘the Snow Moutain ditch which supplies a number of small ‘communities and the norther section of Nevada City, and the County Hospital. 0 Late this afternoon it was learned that five boxes in the Cascade ditch went out and half the boxes on the Snow Mountain ditch were transfered to make repairs in the former. The Cascade ditch “Tee Grass Valley. . sao CAMPTONVILLE HUNTERS TRAIL _ AND KILD LIONS CAMPTONVILL E, Jan. 23.—Fred H. Butz, Elwood C. Schurr, Leonard L. Bishop, and Luke Ramm won the title of big game hunters Thursday when with their dogs they trailed a big California lion into a tree near Cherokee in back-of Oak Valley, and felled the animal to.the ground. It was only partially wounded when it ‘it the ground, but the boys found it. Impossible to knock it out with a large spruce. timber. a huge. eat, over seven feet, and displaying vicious teeth and claws. Butz displayed it from car town Thursday afternoon. A $25.00 bounty is given by the Fish ‘The lion was measuring in and Game Commission for the killing of the male lions; this one being a male. KILLER NABBED HERE, GETS LIFE Fleeing from a murder charge in Seattle, Washington, last May, 20 yead-old Richard Carter of that city, fled the state and was at large for six months while police throughdut the country searched for him in va. Last November the first, Constable Otto Rust of Grass Valley arrested young Carter in Grass Valley on a charge of-carrying concealed weapons. He was turned over to Sheriff George R. Carter for investigation, and lodged in the county jail in this city. Through finger print identification, the prisoner was found to be the Richard Carter that was wanted for murder in Seattle. He was held here for the Seattte officers and turned over to them in Nevada City November 14. They took him back to Seattle where he was foreed to stand trial for the murder of his foster mother. After a speedy trial, he was found guilty and was sentenced last week to life imprisonment for of his foster mother, Mrs. Sadie Carter, in Seattle las May. In the trial it was brought out that his foster mother, who had reared him the age of seven months, had been shot to death and her body concealed in a closet. In pronouncing the youth guilty, the jury recommended that he never be granted a pardon nor the siaying from parole. NEVADA CITY DROPS GAME TO ROSEVILLE Nevada City high school elass-A basketball team dropped its second league game Friday night when they tangled with the Roseville team at Roseville. The B team 29to-18; Whether the boys were lost on ihe also lost, big Roseville court or whether it Was just one of those nights, the fart remains that few of the local lads could hit the basket. They lost by a seore of 36 to 17. Avery, six foot six center of the Roseville team scored 15 points and made himself a nuisance i ngeneral until the boys tagged around with him more closely in the second half. Hunter at forward was also troublesome and scored ten points for share of the victory. his Former Camptonville . Man Di CAMPTONVILLE, Ja 23.— fred Larson, age 35, of C oot, stage driver who died while in the dentists chair at Reno on Wednesday last, was a native and former resident of this section. His mother a widow, with himself and another brother lived five miles down the Marysville road. His mother, was burned to death two years ago. He is survived by a wife and several step children and three sisters, Mrs. Kate M. Jaynes‘of this place, Mrs. Mary Campbell of Nevada City, and rMfiss~Addie Larson of Oroville. He was a cousin of Howard Deal, killed Monday at Los Angeles. 92 Raw steel output in 1932 was 13,000,000 tons,lowest since, 1900. Steel mills operated on an average of 19.41 per cent of capacity. his . . he suffered other injuries. Suddenly taken to the Nevada City Sanitarium Al-] for treatment and is now there. a{extent of his IRRIGATION DIST REFINANCE PLAN HELD UP BY 2 PCT Only: two per cent of the $8,000,000 bond issue of the Nevada County Irrigation ditsrict is now holding the refinancing program has been designed to place the district on a sound financial basis. The plan provides for the issuance of refunding 4 per cent bonds instead of the present cent bonds, and in 1977, payments on have been payment of $100;000. Under the new out against which 5-one-half per also provides for maturity as compared with annual were principal which to begun with a arrangement, however, the bond holders would insist that the district raise $30,000 annually by assessment ,which would amount to 12 cents a acre upon land within the district. This money would be used for extensions and improvements. Normally the eontract with the P. G. & E. would yield $400,000 per annum ,and this would take care of the 4 per cent interest on the: proposed bonds, and _ leave a considerable sum for a cash reserve. Will Durbrow, general manager o fthe district, states that he believes it will be but short time before the holders of the outstanding two per cent of the old bonds will be persuaded to accept the refinancing -plan. SCHOOLS CLOSED TODAY TUESDAY Both high and grammar schoois of Nevada City continued closed today and will be closed tomorrow. The schools were closed Thursday noon, last week, owing partly to the fact that many of the pupils are absent on account of sickness. Others living some distance were unable to attend on account of the heavy snowfall. It is possible that the schools may continue closed for a day or two longer, depending upon the weather. Funeral Services For Late Jay C. Folsom Funeral services. were held in the! Jay i Methodist C.: Folsom, church who Saturday for passed away last week from a sudden heart aitack jin Sierra City. Mrs. William Carter, Mrs. Antone Lavezzola, Miss Josephine Tomolo, Mrs. Mary Costa and Dan Trussel sang sacred anthems. Pianist was Mrs. McIntosh. Pali bearerswere Henry Lage, J. K, Latta, William Robbins, Paul Smith Jr., Antone lULavezzola, and N. L. Costa. Many friends attended the service to pay the last tribute of respect to the departed. The bier was banked with beautiful floral offerings. Holmes Funeral Home was in charge of the. service. Judge Henry Neville gave the eulogy. Interment was in Downieville. Sargent Huson Hurt When Car Turned Over SESS a Ee Sargent Huson of Keystone Market met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon, when, returning from the ski course, his car turned over just west of the Five Mile House. His chest was crushed and The injuries has not yet been ascertained. His condition grave. Scotts Flat Hydraulic is Mine At Standstill! Due to adverse water conditions, ‘eontinued work on the Scott’s Flat Hydraulic mine is held up tem porarily. A small,crew of men. has been working at the mine, about 5 miles east of Nevada City, during the past few months under the direction of John W. Scott, mining engineer. 3 Scott has been on a business trip in the bay region and returned to! the mine yesterday afternoon, stopping in Nevada City for’ three or four hours en route. : ne z ee this -year”’ He was . Plans submitted for reducing government expense in Nevada Co. ~R. J. Bennetts, G. Breckenridge, county grand foreman, -and E. of the morning secretary jury, this submitted -to Judge -Raglan Tuttle, the 1932 report of that body. The chief features of the report are those sections devoted to for ecomomy. reconnnendaIt is proposed that, to effect savings in school expenses, all grammar school districts adjacent the high school district vote themselves into the high school district. A saving of. $1,060, dating the offices of tions consolidistrict attorney and public administrator, is also among the recommendations. A. strong resolution opposing the bill submitted to the legislature, which would shift school taxes from the state to county governemts, was adopted by the grand jury. The report in part follows: We, the Grand Jury of Nevada County, appointed by you for the year 1932, submit the following report of our activities: Two criminal matters were presented to us but no indictments wera returned following an exhaustive examination of the witnesses. * COUNTY BOOKS AUDITED A report on the examination of the books, records and accounts has been made for the fiscal years 1930-3 and 1931-32 by L. M: Straine and Company, public. accountants, which reveals the necessity for an annual audit, which is hereby recommended. <A few discrepancies are noted in vouchers overpaid. The sums are not large, however. An annual audit will cost no more and would result in a more certain recovery of any difference that may be found in monies overpaid. The District Attorney has been notified of amounts due the county, with. the request that collections be made at the earliest — possinte.: We particularly stress at this ee the need of economy and suggest the consolidation of all elementary school districts in accordance with the resolution embodied in this report, indicating that there are many elementary districts lacking in number of pupils to warrant the uance of the schools and mending the*consolidation districts with the larger tiguous. q continrecomof such school conWe also recommend to the County Superintendent -of Schools~ and Board of Supervisors the enlargement of the Nevada City high schoo1 district to encompass all elementary school districts contiguous to Nevada City, including thre Oakland, Wil-} low Valley, Blue Tent, and North ‘San Juan. WOULD SAVE $1,000 Further Indian Flat _ -consideris the office. of Pubwith that of the District Attorney; this to be accomplished without increase in the salary of the District Attorney’s. office. Such a consolidation will result in a saving to the county pot about $1,000.00 per year. °* Consolidation under economy under ation and deemed necessary consolidation of the lic Administrator an of other offices is investigation, which will result in a further saving of some $2,000 per year to the county. It is hoped that a report can be rendered in time for inclusion in the County Government Bill at the preset session of the Legislature. . At this time we recommend the onsolidation of the offices of District Attorney and Public Administrator, to be effective at the expiration of the present term of said officers The salary of .the Public Administrator shall be abolished ,and the District Attorney shall perform the duties of both offices for the compensation nw allwed him by law. AMENDMENTS ASKED Our representatives in the Legislature are requested to amend fhe County Government Bill accordingly, and our Board of Supervisors are requested to take whatevér action is necessary. Relief to the cities, to great extent, would be afforded through all assessing and tax-collecting duties being performed by the county officers, affecting a large saving in salaries, printing o ftax lists, tax boaks and advertising delinquencies, without entailing a great deal of additional work upon the county force. We, th — of the Grana Jury, are g plicit inatpadiians in oc procedure and which we have endeavored to follow. We. are also mindful of the information and assistance given us by the Clerk and Auditor, Mr.? R. N. McCormack and the Official: Court Reporter, Mr. M. D. Coughlin, all of which was cheerfully furnished. We, the members of the Grand Guenther for the splendid condition of the offices and hallways in the Court House, and for his care in beautifying the grounds with flowers matter of a few evergreen ornamental shrubs be planted to enhance the attractiveness of the surroundings, relieving the austerity of the winter landseape. STATE GAS TAX TOTAL DROPS 3.6 PCT. IN 1932 SACRAMENTO, Jan. —California’s gasoline tax totaled $40,171,338 in 1932, a decrease of 3.6 per cent in comparison with 1931 ceipts. Considering general business conditions the decline in #asoline revenues was looked upon as inal. California’s drop in the gasoline tax was less than the average among other states with a three cent tax. For the first nine months of 1932, the average loss / among all states assessing a three cent tax was 4.2 per cent, while California’s loss for this period was: 3:4 per cent. CAMPTONVILLE CAMPTONVILLE, Jan 19.—Erle Pauly arrived Monday evening from Auburn on a two days visit to relatives here. Miss Lola M, Labadie of Brows Valley arrived Tuesday on a few days visit with relatives at the Hotel Francis. Mrs. Eugene H. Hays returned Monday from Browns Valley whee she visited relatives. Myron Pauly motored to Grass Valley Wednesday on a short business visit. 99 40. Tetax nomRELIEF HILL MINE READY TO START Ten more days of work remain before actual production starts'on the Claude E,. Clark, manager of the Relief Hill Mining Company, so stated in Nevada City this afternoon. Clark will leave here tomorrow for the mine and anticipates a sleigh ride to get there. The ten days work will start as soon. as the weather permits and after that gravel “washing will. be given. The mine is nearly ready to operate now, with boarding house, ditches, flumes, pipe and other equipment installed. The mine was taken over from Fletcher Hamilton, former . state mineralogist, about’ a year ago by the Relief Hill Mining Company, with offices in the Russ building, San Francisco. Relief Hill mine. a Heavy industries are still sluggish. Surplusses of raw materials are formidable, with , stocks of finished goods very low. This over supply fo raw materials, plus _reducea buying, power darkens thebusiness out look at the present time, Livestock market and price’ level isapenied firm. . in their seasons’ ftts sueeested thates<se.

POLE PAPOIL IVI POTS a NETS a #4 sending NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. Nevada Seeds Nugget is a Member of the United Press evada City Nu cet . ; . Nevada City Nugget I \. LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. VOL. VIL, No. 23 — sate ie iso Woche ia oS CALIFORNIA The ee Center MONDA Me Boil 23, Res ~GRAND JURY RE OMMENDS COST CUTS © Mayo introduces bills to give mine industry of state sound basis Mining Association Legislative Programe well under way. The first of the many bills prepared for the Mining Association by Vice President Frank A. Crampton were presented to the Legislature by Assemblyman Mayo, of Angeis Camp, representing this district last Thursday. The remaining bills are now completed and will be presented to the Senate and Assembly this week. The entire programe of legislation embraces the most sive campaign to secure the mining industry ever in California. extenrelief for attempted The _ program is sufficientiy broad to assure relief in many directions. Workmans. compensation rates have come in for the greatest attention and an efforts to have the Corporate Securities Act repealed and a drastic fraud law set up in its place should be of great interest to those in mining. The act, proposed by the Mining Association protects the investor as well as permitting the mine owner to finance his operation without the impossible restrictions timposed by the presea law. Mine taxation and many other important. acts to relieve the strain on the mining industry included in the programme . At a meeting of the Mining sociation, held at the Bret Inn in Grass Valley on evening the following was unanimously passed: RESOLUTION WHEREAS:-—The Corporate Securities Act of California has utterly failed in its purpose of protecting investors, has led to are AsHarte Saturday resolution gross crimination and injustice, has held back development of this state’s great gzold-producing areas and other opportunities or successful exploitation in all other lines in which initiative is necessary, and, at the same time laid a heavy taxation burden upon the people, NOW BE IT’ RESOLVED, By this theeting of citizens of Grass Valley, Nevada City and vicinity—the heart of the gold-produets of California—that the Corporate SecuriAct should be repealed without delay and a sane just and equitable law substituted that will release the initiative of the at the area ties state and JESSE M. MAYO same time surround the investor with the maximum protection possible, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this: meeting, having listened to an analysis of the California Securities Act, as drafted by the Association for the Amendment of California’s Corporate Securities Act, unanimously endorses the same as a substitute measure and calls upon its representatives im the legislature to give it hearty support. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the California Mining Association, under whose auspices this meeting is held and copies sent Governor James Rolph, Jr-, thé Chairman of the Governor’s Mining Committee of Fifteen, to the legislative delegation from every other mining county the state, and te the GEO. to in press. W. STARR, Chairman FRANK A. CRAMPTON Secretary. AIDS programme INVESTMENT the Mining not only,aim to secure helpful legislation for The Association does of the minContinued on page three BIG CROWD SPENDS SUNDAY AT SKI CLUB The weather cleared off yesierday long enough to permit a good size crowd to enjoy themselves at the Ski Club course in the afternoon. Skiing was the big sport of the day and if more skis were to be had, many more pairs would have been used. The snow-laden trees around the course made a most picture from any view. A good share of the crowd got a kick out of watching the three big snow plows at work on the TahoeUkiah highway. The’ whirl-wind plow got the biggest shore of anplause as_it tore down the highway snow skyward in huge billowing clowds. During. the last two weeks the club has purchased two dozen new pairs of skis to better accomodate the week-end erowds. These added to the eight pairs on -hand give the club a total of 32 pairs of skis. President George R. Carter of the Ski Club had a branding iron made with inch high letters reading ‘S. C.”’ the brand will be applied to each ski to prevent them from being mixed with private skis brought to the club. President Carter has been accused of putting his own initilas on the skis. The accusers state that’ “S C.” stands for ‘‘Sheriff Carter.’” The genial sheriff however declares that the initials stand for “Ski Club.” gorgeous As the year gets under way, business shows a determination to balance budgets and make —-both ends meet. New retrenchment is antici_pated. »member THIS BABY HAS LOTS OF LIVING ANCESTORS o'clock: this morning, an was to Mrs Mother At eight born Howard Penrose of this city. and both doing nicely under of Dr. = H. Tickell. baby is the first of the fourth generation of the Penrose family. Members of ar four generations live in Nevada City, 8:05 pound boy son are the care This new born including the new. parents ,Mr. and Mrs. Howard Penrose, the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. James Penrose and the great grand-parents Mr. ana Mrs. Thomas Penrose. Mrs. Howard husband, city. Eden. Penrose, like her was born and raised-in this She was formerly Miss Bernice Her parents are the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eden of Indian Flat. A name for the new Penrose infant has not been chosen as yet. CREW OF MEN WORK ON SNOW MT. DITCH Will Durbrow, manager of the Nevada County Irrigation District, announced this morning that ,between 40 and 50 men are engaged in opening and in keeping—open ‘the Snow Moutain ditch which supplies a number of small ‘communities and the norther section of Nevada City, and the County Hospital. 0 Late this afternoon it was learned that five boxes in the Cascade ditch went out and half the boxes on the Snow Mountain ditch were transfered to make repairs in the former. The Cascade ditch “Tee Grass Valley. . sao CAMPTONVILLE HUNTERS TRAIL _ AND KILD LIONS CAMPTONVILL E, Jan. 23.—Fred H. Butz, Elwood C. Schurr, Leonard L. Bishop, and Luke Ramm won the title of big game hunters Thursday when with their dogs they trailed a big California lion into a tree near Cherokee in back-of Oak Valley, and felled the animal to.the ground. It was only partially wounded when it ‘it the ground, but the boys found it. Impossible to knock it out with a large spruce. timber. a huge. eat, over seven feet, and displaying vicious teeth and claws. Butz displayed it from car town Thursday afternoon. A $25.00 bounty is given by the Fish ‘The lion was measuring in and Game Commission for the killing of the male lions; this one being a male. KILLER NABBED HERE, GETS LIFE Fleeing from a murder charge in Seattle, Washington, last May, 20 yead-old Richard Carter of that city, fled the state and was at large for six months while police throughdut the country searched for him in va. Last November the first, Constable Otto Rust of Grass Valley arrested young Carter in Grass Valley on a charge of-carrying concealed weapons. He was turned over to Sheriff George R. Carter for investigation, and lodged in the county jail in this city. Through finger print identification, the prisoner was found to be the Richard Carter that was wanted for murder in Seattle. He was held here for the Seattte officers and turned over to them in Nevada City November 14. They took him back to Seattle where he was foreed to stand trial for the murder of his foster mother. After a speedy trial, he was found guilty and was sentenced last week to life imprisonment for of his foster mother, Mrs. Sadie Carter, in Seattle las May. In the trial it was brought out that his foster mother, who had reared him the age of seven months, had been shot to death and her body concealed in a closet. In pronouncing the youth guilty, the jury recommended that he never be granted a pardon nor the siaying from parole. NEVADA CITY DROPS GAME TO ROSEVILLE Nevada City high school elass-A basketball team dropped its second league game Friday night when they tangled with the Roseville team at Roseville. The B team 29to-18; Whether the boys were lost on ihe also lost, big Roseville court or whether it Was just one of those nights, the fart remains that few of the local lads could hit the basket. They lost by a seore of 36 to 17. Avery, six foot six center of the Roseville team scored 15 points and made himself a nuisance i ngeneral until the boys tagged around with him more closely in the second half. Hunter at forward was also troublesome and scored ten points for share of the victory. his Former Camptonville . Man Di CAMPTONVILLE, Ja 23.— fred Larson, age 35, of C oot, stage driver who died while in the dentists chair at Reno on Wednesday last, was a native and former resident of this section. His mother a widow, with himself and another brother lived five miles down the Marysville road. His mother, was burned to death two years ago. He is survived by a wife and several step children and three sisters, Mrs. Kate M. Jaynes‘of this place, Mrs. Mary Campbell of Nevada City, and rMfiss~Addie Larson of Oroville. He was a cousin of Howard Deal, killed

Monday at Los Angeles. 92 Raw steel output in 1932 was 13,000,000 tons,lowest since, 1900. Steel mills operated on an average of 19.41 per cent of capacity. his . . he suffered other injuries. Suddenly taken to the Nevada City Sanitarium Al-] for treatment and is now there. a{extent of his IRRIGATION DIST REFINANCE PLAN HELD UP BY 2 PCT Only: two per cent of the $8,000,000 bond issue of the Nevada County Irrigation ditsrict is now holding the refinancing program has been designed to place the district on a sound financial basis. The plan provides for the issuance of refunding 4 per cent bonds instead of the present cent bonds, and in 1977, payments on have been payment of $100;000. Under the new out against which 5-one-half per also provides for maturity as compared with annual were principal which to begun with a arrangement, however, the bond holders would insist that the district raise $30,000 annually by assessment ,which would amount to 12 cents a acre upon land within the district. This money would be used for extensions and improvements. Normally the eontract with the P. G. & E. would yield $400,000 per annum ,and this would take care of the 4 per cent interest on the: proposed bonds, and _ leave a considerable sum for a cash reserve. Will Durbrow, general manager o fthe district, states that he believes it will be but short time before the holders of the outstanding two per cent of the old bonds will be persuaded to accept the refinancing -plan. SCHOOLS CLOSED TODAY TUESDAY Both high and grammar schoois of Nevada City continued closed today and will be closed tomorrow. The schools were closed Thursday noon, last week, owing partly to the fact that many of the pupils are absent on account of sickness. Others living some distance were unable to attend on account of the heavy snowfall. It is possible that the schools may continue closed for a day or two longer, depending upon the weather. Funeral Services For Late Jay C. Folsom Funeral services. were held in the! Jay i Methodist C.: Folsom, church who Saturday for passed away last week from a sudden heart aitack jin Sierra City. Mrs. William Carter, Mrs. Antone Lavezzola, Miss Josephine Tomolo, Mrs. Mary Costa and Dan Trussel sang sacred anthems. Pianist was Mrs. McIntosh. Pali bearerswere Henry Lage, J. K, Latta, William Robbins, Paul Smith Jr., Antone lULavezzola, and N. L. Costa. Many friends attended the service to pay the last tribute of respect to the departed. The bier was banked with beautiful floral offerings. Holmes Funeral Home was in charge of the. service. Judge Henry Neville gave the eulogy. Interment was in Downieville. Sargent Huson Hurt When Car Turned Over SESS a Ee Sargent Huson of Keystone Market met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon, when, returning from the ski course, his car turned over just west of the Five Mile House. His chest was crushed and The injuries has not yet been ascertained. His condition grave. Scotts Flat Hydraulic is Mine At Standstill! Due to adverse water conditions, ‘eontinued work on the Scott’s Flat Hydraulic mine is held up tem porarily. A small,crew of men. has been working at the mine, about 5 miles east of Nevada City, during the past few months under the direction of John W. Scott, mining engineer. 3 Scott has been on a business trip in the bay region and returned to! the mine yesterday afternoon, stopping in Nevada City for’ three or four hours en route. : ne z ee this -year”’ He was . Plans submitted for reducing government expense in Nevada Co. ~R. J. Bennetts, G. Breckenridge, county grand foreman, -and E. of the morning secretary jury, this submitted -to Judge -Raglan Tuttle, the 1932 report of that body. The chief features of the report are those sections devoted to for ecomomy. reconnnendaIt is proposed that, to effect savings in school expenses, all grammar school districts adjacent the high school district vote themselves into the high school district. A saving of. $1,060, dating the offices of tions consolidistrict attorney and public administrator, is also among the recommendations. A. strong resolution opposing the bill submitted to the legislature, which would shift school taxes from the state to county governemts, was adopted by the grand jury. The report in part follows: We, the Grand Jury of Nevada County, appointed by you for the year 1932, submit the following report of our activities: Two criminal matters were presented to us but no indictments wera returned following an exhaustive examination of the witnesses. * COUNTY BOOKS AUDITED A report on the examination of the books, records and accounts has been made for the fiscal years 1930-3 and 1931-32 by L. M: Straine and Company, public. accountants, which reveals the necessity for an annual audit, which is hereby recommended. <A few discrepancies are noted in vouchers overpaid. The sums are not large, however. An annual audit will cost no more and would result in a more certain recovery of any difference that may be found in monies overpaid. The District Attorney has been notified of amounts due the county, with. the request that collections be made at the earliest — possinte.: We particularly stress at this ee the need of economy and suggest the consolidation of all elementary school districts in accordance with the resolution embodied in this report, indicating that there are many elementary districts lacking in number of pupils to warrant the uance of the schools and mending the*consolidation districts with the larger tiguous. q continrecomof such school conWe also recommend to the County Superintendent -of Schools~ and Board of Supervisors the enlargement of the Nevada City high schoo1 district to encompass all elementary school districts contiguous to Nevada City, including thre Oakland, Wil-} low Valley, Blue Tent, and North ‘San Juan. WOULD SAVE $1,000 Further Indian Flat _ -consideris the office. of Pubwith that of the District Attorney; this to be accomplished without increase in the salary of the District Attorney’s. office. Such a consolidation will result in a saving to the county pot about $1,000.00 per year. °* Consolidation under economy under ation and deemed necessary consolidation of the lic Administrator an of other offices is investigation, which will result in a further saving of some $2,000 per year to the county. It is hoped that a report can be rendered in time for inclusion in the County Government Bill at the preset session of the Legislature. . At this time we recommend the onsolidation of the offices of District Attorney and Public Administrator, to be effective at the expiration of the present term of said officers The salary of .the Public Administrator shall be abolished ,and the District Attorney shall perform the duties of both offices for the compensation nw allwed him by law. AMENDMENTS ASKED Our representatives in the Legislature are requested to amend fhe County Government Bill accordingly, and our Board of Supervisors are requested to take whatevér action is necessary. Relief to the cities, to great extent, would be afforded through all assessing and tax-collecting duties being performed by the county officers, affecting a large saving in salaries, printing o ftax lists, tax boaks and advertising delinquencies, without entailing a great deal of additional work upon the county force. We, th — of the Grana Jury, are g plicit inatpadiians in oc procedure and which we have endeavored to follow. We. are also mindful of the information and assistance given us by the Clerk and Auditor, Mr.? R. N. McCormack and the Official: Court Reporter, Mr. M. D. Coughlin, all of which was cheerfully furnished. We, the members of the Grand Guenther for the splendid condition of the offices and hallways in the Court House, and for his care in beautifying the grounds with flowers matter of a few evergreen ornamental shrubs be planted to enhance the attractiveness of the surroundings, relieving the austerity of the winter landseape. STATE GAS TAX TOTAL DROPS 3.6 PCT. IN 1932 SACRAMENTO, Jan. —California’s gasoline tax totaled $40,171,338 in 1932, a decrease of 3.6 per cent in comparison with 1931 ceipts. Considering general business conditions the decline in #asoline revenues was looked upon as inal. California’s drop in the gasoline tax was less than the average among other states with a three cent tax. For the first nine months of 1932, the average loss / among all states assessing a three cent tax was 4.2 per cent, while California’s loss for this period was: 3:4 per cent. CAMPTONVILLE CAMPTONVILLE, Jan 19.—Erle Pauly arrived Monday evening from Auburn on a two days visit to relatives here. Miss Lola M, Labadie of Brows Valley arrived Tuesday on a few days visit with relatives at the Hotel Francis. Mrs. Eugene H. Hays returned Monday from Browns Valley whee she visited relatives. Myron Pauly motored to Grass Valley Wednesday on a short business visit. 99 40. Tetax nomRELIEF HILL MINE READY TO START Ten more days of work remain before actual production starts'on the Claude E,. Clark, manager of the Relief Hill Mining Company, so stated in Nevada City this afternoon. Clark will leave here tomorrow for the mine and anticipates a sleigh ride to get there. The ten days work will start as soon. as the weather permits and after that gravel “washing will. be given. The mine is nearly ready to operate now, with boarding house, ditches, flumes, pipe and other equipment installed. The mine was taken over from Fletcher Hamilton, former . state mineralogist, about’ a year ago by the Relief Hill Mining Company, with offices in the Russ building, San Francisco. Relief Hill mine. a Heavy industries are still sluggish. Surplusses of raw materials are formidable, with , stocks of finished goods very low. This over supply fo raw materials, plus _reducea buying, power darkens thebusiness out look at the present time, Livestock market and price’ level isapenied firm. . in their seasons’ ftts sueeested thates<se.