January 27, 1939 (6 pages)

4) . “pi Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nugget . . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists ith good motives and for justin the right to publish the Truth, ss : Pa ends. — Alexander Hamil: <= ~ tain grades had ‘been skin test at this time. For the sake of the children who go-from the grammar grades into high school, we believe that adjoining school districts along the Ridge will be glad of the opportunity now offered them to join the Nevada City Unified school district. Under the plan offered local administration of the elementary schools, will continue, ‘but they will receive the same supervision that now obtains in the Nevada City elementary school. Particular attention will be given to seventh and eighth graders who are preparing to continue their studies in the high school. Unider the old set-up the Nevada City school district provided a ibus to carry students from the Ridge to the Nevada City high schools and home again at an ap(proximate cost of $125 per pupil. Of this amount the district received $89 per pupil from the state on its daily attendance average, and thereby made a gift to the outside districts availif: themselves of this facility of $30 odd, which was paid by the Nevada City taxpayers. With the modern improvements made during the last year or two in the Nevada City high school, and the recent voting in -the Nevada City. high school district of $20,000 more to properly equip the new gymnasium, provide a stage, and room for handicraft twork for those who do not take the academic courses, the Nevada City high school now offers modern educational facilities, that the voters of Sweetland district, for instance, were quick to appreciate. These bonds now. total $72,000 and must be paid by the Nevada City high school district alone. No district that comes into the Unified district now will ever pay a penny of that sum, but all high school students from the annexed districts will have the advantages which these improvements offer. The Nevada City School Board has issued a statement in which it concisely sets forth what annexation would !mean to the school districts which next Monday will vote on the quéstion of joining: 1. Continuation of school ‘bus service. 2. In the case of Washington district, children of high school age will be furnished with board and room in lieu of transiportation during such times as roads are impassable. 8. Blementary school's the separate districts annexed will be maintained so long as there is sufficient number of pupils to maintain the school. 4; The Nevada City Board feels the operation. of the ‘elementary schools annexed should remain in the hands of their local boards of trustees. 5. The otieiitine) program of the smaller schools would be materially ‘benefited (by reason of greater ‘co-ordination of ‘work offered. This would ‘be particularly valuable for the seventh and the eighth graders ‘who eventually come to high school. 6. Through the widening of the tax-base the smaller districts will find it possible to have more in the way of physical equipment such as improved buildings, furiture, etc, 7. . The purchase of supplies can be made more. economically through larger units. 8. The new tax-rate involved will be comparatively small and will not be a burden to any individual taxpayer. : 9. The entire program of anmexation is motivated by a belief that the larger consolidated district will ‘be of mutual benefit to all people, educationally and economically: TUBERCULAR TEST FOR ‘ALL EXPOSED PERSONS Tuberculin skin tests will be given at the Nevada City Elementary School on Monday, January30 from nine till ten a. m. This service is financed by the Nevada County Tuberculosis Association, Subsequent to the tests given in October it was discovered that some children in cerexposed to cases of tuberculosis and so. the Tuberculosis Association is again offering the test free for the second time this year. All children who have had any contact with the disease are urged to take the tests at this time. Any pre-school child and any adult who has had contact with } in Vol. 13, No. 8. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF poten alae The Gold Center —— FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1939. Voters in French Corral, Birchville and North San Juan School districts will go to the polls next Monday to ballot on the question of joining Nevada” City’s Unified school district. The Nevada City Board of Education yesterday was able to state authoritatively that the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the largest tax payer in Washington district, as well as in Nevada county, will interpose no objection to the proposed plans for annexing the Washington School district to the Nevada City Unified School district, but approves in principle the educational and economic advantages accruing to both districts through such a consolidation. The company. has recently canvassed thelocal situation and has inP. G. & E. Sees School ‘Dist. Consolidation As Public Benefit dicated its willingness to uphold the welfare of the public as against any possible conflicting interest of its own. The company’s attitude reflects the magnanimity and good judgment of the management of California’s largest public utility. In the ‘meantime, the fact that the largest ‘property owner in the area which Nevada City invites for annexation, entertains no objection to such consolidation, and views the obpectives concerned as being for the public good, should prove a matter of much interest to the people of Nevada City and the adjacent school districts, as well as leaving small reason for doubt in the minds of voters in the Washington school. district regarding the desirability of annexation. DR. BANKS HOLDS WELFARE CLINIC AMONG CHILDREN Dr. Emmaline Banks conducted one of the most successful child welfare clinics at the elementary school yesterday, that has been held in several months. There were 37 children examined. Children from tiny infants up to six years old were present and County Health Nurse Mrs. I. Hefelfinger and others interested in the work feel quite encouraged. It is hoped the good work will continue as it has been found ‘where clinics are not well attended funds are cut short and in some cases the money is ‘being withdrawn. On Monday between nine and ten o’clock skin testing will be conducted at the clinic in the elementary school. Through testing in October and November it was discovered some actual cases were found where a tuberculosis reaction occurred. For that reason all school dren and adults, also, who have had contacts ‘with tulberculosii are rewhich will be given free of charge. These tests. are provided by the Nevada County Tuberculosis Association which gains its funds from the sale of the Christmas ‘Tuberculosis seals only. TRINITY CHURCH VESTRY CALLS A PARISH MEETING The vestry of Trinity Wpiscopal church announces that the regular annual meeting of the parish members will be theld next ‘Monday evening, January 30, at the church. The object of this meeting is to hear the reading of the various reports of the guilds, the Sunday school and the church treasurer, and for the election of vestrymen for the ensuing year. At the meeting such other ‘business as may legally be considered will be trans acted. The vestry especially requests a full attendance of communicants and legal voters. U. S. NATURALIZATION HEARINGS MONDAY Monday, January 30 a class of 30 foreign born residents of Nevada County will take naturalization examinations. Hearings will begin at 10 o’clock, A United States naturalization examiner will conduct the examination. Judge George L. Jones will preside on the bench. GOOD RETURNS ON DEER CREEK ‘Snipers continue to make good returns from black sand and concentrates picked up in their work along Deer Creek and nearby streams in this section. H. D. Draper, local assayer, has 3,000 pounds of the precious ore stored and ready for shipment to the plant in Bakersfield. Henry Paine, mining man of Lake tuberculosis is invited to take the City, was a business visitor in Ne‘BILL PENDS FOR . tweve years ago, the mining industry chil. quested to be present for the tests; INDEPENDENT MINING DEPT. A bill has been introduced in the California legislature providing for an independent Department of Mines and returning the mining industry to the independent status it occupied in the state government prior to 1937, according to an announcement by Errol MacBoyle, executive vice president of Idaho Maryland Mines Corporation of Grass ‘Valley and chairman of the State Mining Board. Since its incorporation into the Department of Natural Resources has been under the control of the Director of Natural Resources and has been bound up in this department with Fish and Game, Forestry and Parks, which at times have !nterests conflicting with the mining industry. With no. official spokesman, the mining industry has been administered by those who are more interested in the recreational and play time objectives of the state, rather than in the development of the wonderful mineral resources of California, The independent Department of Mines will establish an official head for the mining industry of California, exclusively responsible for unbiased and efficient service to mining people. The bill creates an active department, not simply restricted to collection and issuing of data, but with the obligation to aid ‘facilities for rendering service in behalf of (mining and the miner corresponding to that which the Department of Agriculture now renders to farming and the farmer. Under the terms of the bill, the Division of Mines is removed from the Department of Natural Resources and set up as an independent Department of Mines with its own director under the supervision of the non-salaried State (Mining Board, which is composed of five mining men. The Division of Oil and Gas, which is now administered in connection with the present Division of Mines, is not included in the new Department of Mines. No change is made in the present personnel of the Division of Mines as all present civil service employees are retained in the new Department of Mines. TRANSFERRED Clarence ‘R, Fissel, highway foreman from the Coloma district with headquarters in Placerville, has been transferred to this district under Superintendent Fred Garrison. Fissel moved his wife and four children to the old Elkus home on Park avenue on Saturday and Sunday. One of the children entered high school and the others went to elementary school Wednesday morning. Mr. Fissel succeeds J. E. Lawyer who retires February first. Mr. Lawyer has resided in Nevada City the past thirteen years. Dr. Will Rector of San Francisco is spending a few days this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rector and will return to San SHOVEL PLACERS . CLOSES WITHOUT PAYING MINERS Shovel Placers Inc. is apparently in financial difficulties. Tom Reynolds, constable and deputy sheriff at Columbia Hill, states that he has $900 due him and his wife. He attempted, he states to file a lien on the bank balance of the company, but found it useless ‘because’ the company’s funds had already been tied up. Many of the men employed there are “‘broke’’, They were expecting to be paid January 20 but no payroll arrived, according to Reynolds. The superintendent of the placer diggings is in the same boat with the men. Attempts are being made to reorganize and refinance the comipany. MOONEY AND BRIDGES TO SPEAK IN 6. V. Handbillsannouncing a mass meeting Sunday at 2 p. m. in Memorial Park, Grass Valley, under the auspices of organized labor, were distributed yesterday. The handbills state that Tom Mooney, Harry Bridges, Herbert Resner, some state assemblymen and a representative of Labor’s Non-Partisan league will speak. MASONS TO INSTALL OFFICFRS SAT. NIGHT The 'Masonic lodge of Nevada City will hold installation in the Masonic hall on Pine street Saturday evening. A 6:30 ‘dinner will be served to members and visitors. Supervisor Cary S. Arbogast, who has just completed a term as master, will be reinstalled for the coming term, Members of Evangeline Chapter, O. E. S., and Masons’ wives and families are invited to the installation service. Judge George L. Jones, past master of the state of California, will officiate as installing officer. REGIONAL FOREST HEAD PRAISES (CC BOYS WORK Regional Forester S. B. Show, directing the administration of the 18 national forests in California and western Nevada, says that the value of the ‘CCC to conservation and forest protection in che west cannot be overestimated. “We need many more CCC camps in California,’’ Show recently stated at forest service regional headquartters in San Francisco. “We have only started to win our battle against the three horsemen of forest destruction—fire, insects and disease. Fire still rides over our major watersheds insect infestations continually threaten the forests, blister rust is advancing on valuable sugar pine stands because funds and manpower have been insufficient to fight the blight.”’ _ American forests have suffered staggering losses from forest (fires in recent years. Less dramatic but none the less serious is ‘the fight against insects and disease, the sil‘ent enemies of forest destrucion. In addition to protection of publicly owned forest the CCC has made possible the expansion.iof protection from forest fire, insects and disease on privately owned timberlands, said Show. This has been carried on through state and federal cooperation with private land owners under the provisions of the cooperative forest protection act known as_ the Clarke-MecNary law. “Forests. Protected by the CCC’ and “Forest Improvements by the CCC” are two pamphlets of a series being issued by the Civilian Conservation Corps to give a general picture of its work program. The pamphlets describe projects done by the CCC under the direction of the forest service and other federal and state conservation agencies. Subjects include forest protection, refortation, forest improvement and wildlife operations.” BROKEN LEG L. L. Epperson who was ‘struck by a fragment of stump Sunday at Penn Valley was reported at the county hospital as improving as well as could be expected. He has a broken leg. Dr. Harold Karo is the physic-. . vada City Wednesday. Francisco Sunday. ian. OWNER CLAIMS DREDGE CO. WORKED HIS CLAIM This morning Judge (Charles Morehouse of Grass Valley will preside at the court trial of the misdemeanor charge of malicious injury to real property brought by W. Arnold of the Lime Kiln ranch against the Dakin Company of Idaho and their representative R. D. MacAfee of Grass Valley. It is asserted the company dredged lands along Wolf Creek and and the channel of the stream. The Dakin ‘Company claims the lines were indefinitely marked. Arnold. claims the ‘property was worked without his knowledge or consent. Ward Sheldon will represent the defendants and the prosecution will be in charge of District Attorney V Stoll. BIRTHDAY BALL FOR CRIPPLED KIDDIES, JAN. 28 Dr.--Walter Hawkins is in charge of ticket sales in Nevada City. The President’s Birthday ball will be held tomorrow night, January 28 in the Veterans Memorial hall in Grass Valley. Harry Poole, chairman states that one of the ‘best programs ever presented is offered as a preliminary entertainment to the dance which begins at 9 o’clock and continues until 2 a. m. All proceeds of the ball will be devoted to. prevention and cure of infantale paralysis. The entertainment consists of the following numbers: Tony Casci, a song; Marion Richards, a dance; Miss Betty Brown of Nevada Citl, a pupil of Mrs. George Raddue, a song; Edward Abrahams, an accordion solo. A special number is provided by the National Institute of Music under the direction of Mr. Leach. Six young children of the Melody Hour club will sing three songs. The children are: Thad Sigourney, George Nelson, Charles Townsend, Marjory Dixon, Joyce Arbogast, Helen Butz. The Variety Dance Studio under the direction of Mr a.nd Mrs. William Strain will present three dance numbers, The dancers will be: Betty Jane Cary, Jean Liles and Joyce Curry. The program will begin at eight o’clock and last for one solid hour of enjoyment. AERTAL MAPPING IS ROTARY TOPIC The Rotary club yesterday heard an interesting address on. aerial photographic mapping. The speaker was Don Jackson, chief cartographer for the San Francisco regional office of the National ‘Forest Service. He is now in Nevada City making arrangements for mapping the Tahoe National Forest. The speaker gave a vivid picture of the process of composing maps made iby aerial photography. Flights are made at a uniform elevation over the average above sea level altitude of the terraine being mapped. The flights are’ made in_a north-south direction and the camera is vertically focused, and is usually snapped every 30 seconds. Ordinarily this gives an over-lappage of 60 per cent. Mr. Jackson stated that including AAA and army maps, about 60 per cent of the area of the United States has now been aerially photographed. OLD STAGE NOW IN SAFE SHELTER The old Eureka Express company stage coach, which was damaged some by Hallowe’en pranksters last October, has been moved into its shed on the Native Sons lot on upper Commercial street, safe from heavy snows and storms. This old coach was in the Frank Davies family for three generations. It belonging to his father, himself and his sons, Alton and Lionel Davies. Frank Davies’ father drove the stage in the Moores Flat and North Bloomfield district in early days. This old coach was presented by Frank Davyies to the Native Sons as a souvenir of some of the most exciting days of pioneer times. Banker Cummings, enroute from Moores Flat to Nevada City with bullion and gold from the nearby hydraulic mines, was killed in the nineties when he resisted two highwaymen in theBlue Tent section north of Nevada City: iii four miles. FATHERS GUESTS AT PTA PROGRAM THIS EVENING The Nevada City Blementary Parent Teacher Association ‘will meet at the auditorium of the grammar school this evening at 7:30 o’clock for the annual Father’s Night program, ‘Mrs. Clyde Gwin, program chairman has engaged Dr. Keene, an instructor at the Sacramento Junior College, to discuss the topic “Your Child and Character.” Other features of entertainment will include a violin solo by Mr. Smith; a vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Libbey; two short readings by [Miss Jean Hawkins and an exhibition of school work arranged by Mr. Klee. Refreshments will be served by a committee with Mrs. E. O. Berger, chairman. This provides an excéllent opportunity for the fathers to show their interest in the Parent Teacher or-. ganization. TRI COUNTY MEETING AT MT. PLEASANT SAT. There will be a board meeting of the Tri-County Federation of the Northern’ District of Federated Women’s Clubs tomorrow at the home of Mrs. May Herold at her home at Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Herold ‘has invited the group to be her luncheon guests, Once each year Mrs. Herold invites the board members to ibe her guests for a day and the occasion is looked forward to with much anticipation. The board will hold its executive meeting and the rest of the day will be spent ina social time and luncheon. Mrs. K. E. Kjorlie, Mrs. James Penrose and Mrs. Belle Douglass plan to attend. NEW STATE DEPT. OF WELFARE 'S NOW PROPOSED Assemblywoman Jeannette Delay, San Diego, on Tuesday, Jauary 24, introduced a bill in the assembly designed to consolidate relief and public welfare activities’ of both the state and county governments, into one permanent program, with joint financing and new administration. The proposed bill would transfer powers and duties of the present State Relief Administration to a new State Department of Social Welfare, and in addition to the jointly finaneed ‘“‘catergorical aids’’ to needy aged, blind, and dependent children, now administered by county welfare departments under supervision of the state Social Welfare Board, and loeally financed indigent relief to unemployables, the county welfare departments would administer direct relief to employables under supervision and under rules and regulations to be established by the Social Welfare Board. The Social Welfare Board is given . power in the proposed law to fix minimum ‘standards or budgets for relief, and to set maximum budgets, for various. types of cases in various counties. Joint state and county financing of all direct relief and aid payments to county residents is provided in the measure with the counties contributing 25 per cent and the state 75 per cent of the funds. : ‘ Non-residents or migrants noun be given emergency care out of state funds, pending verification and return to their legal residence. Those who have lost their residence in other states would continue to be given necessary care locally out of state funds, subject to regulations and approved by the Social Welfare Board. This would shift from the counties to the state the primary responsibility for dealing with the migrant problem, and enlisting the coope: tion of the federal government or the other states. ee Provision is also made in t measure for the State Social Welfare Board to administer directly statewide programs such as camps, work relief or public works projects : other economic programs de to take employables off the lief rolls, that may be adopte legislature and the a Provisions of the Dill ; the recommendations of ination Committee :

4) . “pi Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nugget . . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists ith good motives and for justin the right to publish the Truth, ss : Pa ends. — Alexander Hamil: <= ~ tain grades had ‘been skin test at this time. For the sake of the children who go-from the grammar grades into high school, we believe that adjoining school districts along the Ridge will be glad of the opportunity now offered them to join the Nevada City Unified school district. Under the plan offered local administration of the elementary schools, will continue, ‘but they will receive the same supervision that now obtains in the Nevada City elementary school. Particular attention will be given to seventh and eighth graders who are preparing to continue their studies in the high school. Unider the old set-up the Nevada City school district provided a ibus to carry students from the Ridge to the Nevada City high schools and home again at an ap(proximate cost of $125 per pupil. Of this amount the district received $89 per pupil from the state on its daily attendance average, and thereby made a gift to the outside districts availif: themselves of this facility of $30 odd, which was paid by the Nevada City taxpayers. With the modern improvements made during the last year or two in the Nevada City high school, and the recent voting in -the Nevada City. high school district of $20,000 more to properly equip the new gymnasium, provide a stage, and room for handicraft twork for those who do not take the academic courses, the Nevada City high school now offers modern educational facilities, that the voters of Sweetland district, for instance, were quick to appreciate. These bonds now. total $72,000 and must be paid by the Nevada City high school district alone. No district that comes into the Unified district now will ever pay a penny of that sum, but all high school students from the annexed districts will have the advantages which these improvements offer. The Nevada City School Board has issued a statement in which it concisely sets forth what annexation would !mean to the school districts which next Monday will vote on the quéstion of joining: 1. Continuation of school ‘bus service. 2. In the case of Washington district, children of high school age will be furnished with board and room in lieu of transiportation during such times as roads are impassable. 8. Blementary school's the separate districts annexed will be maintained so long as there is sufficient number of pupils to maintain the school. 4; The Nevada City Board feels the operation. of the ‘elementary schools annexed should remain in the hands of their local boards of trustees. 5. The otieiitine) program of the smaller schools would be materially ‘benefited (by reason of greater ‘co-ordination of ‘work offered. This would ‘be particularly valuable for the seventh and the eighth graders ‘who eventually come to high school. 6. Through the widening of the tax-base the smaller districts will find it possible to have more in the way of physical equipment such as improved buildings, furiture, etc, 7. . The purchase of supplies can be made more. economically through larger units. 8. The new tax-rate involved will be comparatively small and will not be a burden to any individual taxpayer. : 9. The entire program of anmexation is motivated by a belief that the larger consolidated district will ‘be of mutual benefit to all people, educationally and economically: TUBERCULAR TEST FOR ‘ALL EXPOSED PERSONS Tuberculin skin tests will be given at the Nevada City Elementary School on Monday, January30 from nine till ten a. m. This service is financed by the Nevada County Tuberculosis Association, Subsequent to the tests given in October it was discovered that some children in cerexposed to cases of tuberculosis and so. the Tuberculosis Association is again offering the test free for the second time this year. All children who have had any contact with the disease are urged to take the tests at this time. Any pre-school child and any adult who has had contact with } in Vol. 13, No. 8. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF poten alae The Gold Center —— FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1939. Voters in French Corral, Birchville and North San Juan School districts will go to the polls next Monday to ballot on the question of joining Nevada” City’s Unified school district. The Nevada City Board of Education yesterday was able to state authoritatively that the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the largest tax payer in Washington district, as well as in Nevada county, will interpose no objection to the proposed plans for annexing the Washington School district to the Nevada City Unified School district, but approves in principle the educational and economic advantages accruing to both districts through such a consolidation. The company. has recently canvassed thelocal situation and has inP. G. & E. Sees School ‘Dist. Consolidation As Public Benefit dicated its willingness to uphold the welfare of the public as against any possible conflicting interest of its own. The company’s attitude reflects the magnanimity and good judgment of the management of California’s largest public utility. In the ‘meantime, the fact that the largest ‘property owner in the area which Nevada City invites for annexation, entertains no objection to such consolidation, and views the obpectives concerned as being for the public good, should prove a matter of much interest to the people of Nevada City and the adjacent school districts, as well as leaving small reason for doubt in the minds of voters in the Washington school. district regarding the desirability of annexation. DR. BANKS HOLDS WELFARE CLINIC AMONG CHILDREN Dr. Emmaline Banks conducted one of the most successful child welfare clinics at the elementary school yesterday, that has been held in several months. There were 37 children examined. Children from tiny infants up to six years old were present and County Health Nurse Mrs. I. Hefelfinger and others interested in the work feel quite encouraged. It is hoped the good work will continue as it has been found ‘where clinics are not well attended funds are cut short and in some cases the money is ‘being withdrawn. On Monday between nine and ten o’clock skin testing will be conducted at the clinic in the elementary school. Through testing in October and November it was discovered some actual cases were found where a tuberculosis reaction occurred. For that reason all school dren and adults, also, who have had contacts ‘with tulberculosii are rewhich will be given free of charge. These tests. are provided by the Nevada County Tuberculosis Association which gains its funds from the sale of the Christmas ‘Tuberculosis seals only. TRINITY CHURCH VESTRY CALLS A PARISH MEETING The vestry of Trinity Wpiscopal church announces that the regular annual meeting of the parish members will be theld next ‘Monday evening, January 30, at the church. The object of this meeting is to hear the reading of the various reports of the guilds, the Sunday school and the church treasurer, and for the election of vestrymen for the ensuing year. At the meeting such other ‘business as may legally be considered will be trans acted. The vestry especially requests a full attendance of communicants and legal voters. U. S. NATURALIZATION HEARINGS MONDAY Monday, January 30 a class of 30 foreign born residents of Nevada County will take naturalization examinations. Hearings will begin at 10 o’clock, A United States naturalization examiner will conduct the examination. Judge George L. Jones will preside on the bench. GOOD RETURNS ON DEER CREEK ‘Snipers continue to make good returns from black sand and concentrates picked up in their work along Deer Creek and nearby streams in this section. H. D. Draper, local assayer, has 3,000 pounds of the precious ore stored and ready for shipment to the plant in Bakersfield. Henry Paine, mining man of Lake tuberculosis is invited to take the City, was a business visitor in Ne‘BILL PENDS FOR . tweve years ago, the mining industry chil. quested to be present for the tests; INDEPENDENT MINING DEPT. A bill has been introduced in the California legislature providing for an independent Department of Mines and returning the mining industry to the independent status it occupied in the state government prior to 1937, according to an announcement by Errol MacBoyle, executive vice president of Idaho Maryland Mines Corporation of Grass ‘Valley and chairman of the State Mining Board. Since its incorporation into the Department of Natural Resources has been under the control of the Director of Natural Resources and has been bound up in this department with Fish and Game, Forestry and Parks, which at times have !nterests conflicting with the mining industry. With no. official spokesman, the mining industry has been administered by those who are more interested in the recreational and play time objectives of the state, rather than in the development of the wonderful mineral resources of California, The independent Department of Mines will establish an official head for the mining industry of California, exclusively responsible for unbiased and efficient service to mining people. The bill creates an active department, not simply restricted to collection and issuing of data, but with the obligation to aid ‘facilities for rendering service in behalf of (mining and the miner corresponding to that which the Department of Agriculture now renders to farming and the farmer. Under the terms of the bill, the Division of Mines is removed from the Department of Natural Resources and set up as an independent Department of Mines with its own director under the supervision of the non-salaried State (Mining Board, which is composed of five mining men. The Division of Oil and Gas, which is now administered in connection with the present Division of Mines, is not included in the new Department of Mines. No change is made in the present personnel of the Division of Mines as all present civil service employees are retained in the new Department of Mines. TRANSFERRED Clarence ‘R, Fissel, highway foreman from the Coloma district with headquarters in Placerville, has been transferred to this district under Superintendent Fred Garrison. Fissel moved his wife and four children to the old Elkus home on Park avenue on Saturday and Sunday. One of the children entered high school and the others went to elementary school Wednesday morning. Mr. Fissel succeeds J. E. Lawyer who retires

February first. Mr. Lawyer has resided in Nevada City the past thirteen years. Dr. Will Rector of San Francisco is spending a few days this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rector and will return to San SHOVEL PLACERS . CLOSES WITHOUT PAYING MINERS Shovel Placers Inc. is apparently in financial difficulties. Tom Reynolds, constable and deputy sheriff at Columbia Hill, states that he has $900 due him and his wife. He attempted, he states to file a lien on the bank balance of the company, but found it useless ‘because’ the company’s funds had already been tied up. Many of the men employed there are “‘broke’’, They were expecting to be paid January 20 but no payroll arrived, according to Reynolds. The superintendent of the placer diggings is in the same boat with the men. Attempts are being made to reorganize and refinance the comipany. MOONEY AND BRIDGES TO SPEAK IN 6. V. Handbillsannouncing a mass meeting Sunday at 2 p. m. in Memorial Park, Grass Valley, under the auspices of organized labor, were distributed yesterday. The handbills state that Tom Mooney, Harry Bridges, Herbert Resner, some state assemblymen and a representative of Labor’s Non-Partisan league will speak. MASONS TO INSTALL OFFICFRS SAT. NIGHT The 'Masonic lodge of Nevada City will hold installation in the Masonic hall on Pine street Saturday evening. A 6:30 ‘dinner will be served to members and visitors. Supervisor Cary S. Arbogast, who has just completed a term as master, will be reinstalled for the coming term, Members of Evangeline Chapter, O. E. S., and Masons’ wives and families are invited to the installation service. Judge George L. Jones, past master of the state of California, will officiate as installing officer. REGIONAL FOREST HEAD PRAISES (CC BOYS WORK Regional Forester S. B. Show, directing the administration of the 18 national forests in California and western Nevada, says that the value of the ‘CCC to conservation and forest protection in che west cannot be overestimated. “We need many more CCC camps in California,’’ Show recently stated at forest service regional headquartters in San Francisco. “We have only started to win our battle against the three horsemen of forest destruction—fire, insects and disease. Fire still rides over our major watersheds insect infestations continually threaten the forests, blister rust is advancing on valuable sugar pine stands because funds and manpower have been insufficient to fight the blight.”’ _ American forests have suffered staggering losses from forest (fires in recent years. Less dramatic but none the less serious is ‘the fight against insects and disease, the sil‘ent enemies of forest destrucion. In addition to protection of publicly owned forest the CCC has made possible the expansion.iof protection from forest fire, insects and disease on privately owned timberlands, said Show. This has been carried on through state and federal cooperation with private land owners under the provisions of the cooperative forest protection act known as_ the Clarke-MecNary law. “Forests. Protected by the CCC’ and “Forest Improvements by the CCC” are two pamphlets of a series being issued by the Civilian Conservation Corps to give a general picture of its work program. The pamphlets describe projects done by the CCC under the direction of the forest service and other federal and state conservation agencies. Subjects include forest protection, refortation, forest improvement and wildlife operations.” BROKEN LEG L. L. Epperson who was ‘struck by a fragment of stump Sunday at Penn Valley was reported at the county hospital as improving as well as could be expected. He has a broken leg. Dr. Harold Karo is the physic-. . vada City Wednesday. Francisco Sunday. ian. OWNER CLAIMS DREDGE CO. WORKED HIS CLAIM This morning Judge (Charles Morehouse of Grass Valley will preside at the court trial of the misdemeanor charge of malicious injury to real property brought by W. Arnold of the Lime Kiln ranch against the Dakin Company of Idaho and their representative R. D. MacAfee of Grass Valley. It is asserted the company dredged lands along Wolf Creek and and the channel of the stream. The Dakin ‘Company claims the lines were indefinitely marked. Arnold. claims the ‘property was worked without his knowledge or consent. Ward Sheldon will represent the defendants and the prosecution will be in charge of District Attorney V Stoll. BIRTHDAY BALL FOR CRIPPLED KIDDIES, JAN. 28 Dr.--Walter Hawkins is in charge of ticket sales in Nevada City. The President’s Birthday ball will be held tomorrow night, January 28 in the Veterans Memorial hall in Grass Valley. Harry Poole, chairman states that one of the ‘best programs ever presented is offered as a preliminary entertainment to the dance which begins at 9 o’clock and continues until 2 a. m. All proceeds of the ball will be devoted to. prevention and cure of infantale paralysis. The entertainment consists of the following numbers: Tony Casci, a song; Marion Richards, a dance; Miss Betty Brown of Nevada Citl, a pupil of Mrs. George Raddue, a song; Edward Abrahams, an accordion solo. A special number is provided by the National Institute of Music under the direction of Mr. Leach. Six young children of the Melody Hour club will sing three songs. The children are: Thad Sigourney, George Nelson, Charles Townsend, Marjory Dixon, Joyce Arbogast, Helen Butz. The Variety Dance Studio under the direction of Mr a.nd Mrs. William Strain will present three dance numbers, The dancers will be: Betty Jane Cary, Jean Liles and Joyce Curry. The program will begin at eight o’clock and last for one solid hour of enjoyment. AERTAL MAPPING IS ROTARY TOPIC The Rotary club yesterday heard an interesting address on. aerial photographic mapping. The speaker was Don Jackson, chief cartographer for the San Francisco regional office of the National ‘Forest Service. He is now in Nevada City making arrangements for mapping the Tahoe National Forest. The speaker gave a vivid picture of the process of composing maps made iby aerial photography. Flights are made at a uniform elevation over the average above sea level altitude of the terraine being mapped. The flights are’ made in_a north-south direction and the camera is vertically focused, and is usually snapped every 30 seconds. Ordinarily this gives an over-lappage of 60 per cent. Mr. Jackson stated that including AAA and army maps, about 60 per cent of the area of the United States has now been aerially photographed. OLD STAGE NOW IN SAFE SHELTER The old Eureka Express company stage coach, which was damaged some by Hallowe’en pranksters last October, has been moved into its shed on the Native Sons lot on upper Commercial street, safe from heavy snows and storms. This old coach was in the Frank Davies family for three generations. It belonging to his father, himself and his sons, Alton and Lionel Davies. Frank Davies’ father drove the stage in the Moores Flat and North Bloomfield district in early days. This old coach was presented by Frank Davyies to the Native Sons as a souvenir of some of the most exciting days of pioneer times. Banker Cummings, enroute from Moores Flat to Nevada City with bullion and gold from the nearby hydraulic mines, was killed in the nineties when he resisted two highwaymen in theBlue Tent section north of Nevada City: iii four miles. FATHERS GUESTS AT PTA PROGRAM THIS EVENING The Nevada City Blementary Parent Teacher Association ‘will meet at the auditorium of the grammar school this evening at 7:30 o’clock for the annual Father’s Night program, ‘Mrs. Clyde Gwin, program chairman has engaged Dr. Keene, an instructor at the Sacramento Junior College, to discuss the topic “Your Child and Character.” Other features of entertainment will include a violin solo by Mr. Smith; a vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Libbey; two short readings by [Miss Jean Hawkins and an exhibition of school work arranged by Mr. Klee. Refreshments will be served by a committee with Mrs. E. O. Berger, chairman. This provides an excéllent opportunity for the fathers to show their interest in the Parent Teacher or-. ganization. TRI COUNTY MEETING AT MT. PLEASANT SAT. There will be a board meeting of the Tri-County Federation of the Northern’ District of Federated Women’s Clubs tomorrow at the home of Mrs. May Herold at her home at Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Herold ‘has invited the group to be her luncheon guests, Once each year Mrs. Herold invites the board members to ibe her guests for a day and the occasion is looked forward to with much anticipation. The board will hold its executive meeting and the rest of the day will be spent ina social time and luncheon. Mrs. K. E. Kjorlie, Mrs. James Penrose and Mrs. Belle Douglass plan to attend. NEW STATE DEPT. OF WELFARE 'S NOW PROPOSED Assemblywoman Jeannette Delay, San Diego, on Tuesday, Jauary 24, introduced a bill in the assembly designed to consolidate relief and public welfare activities’ of both the state and county governments, into one permanent program, with joint financing and new administration. The proposed bill would transfer powers and duties of the present State Relief Administration to a new State Department of Social Welfare, and in addition to the jointly finaneed ‘“‘catergorical aids’’ to needy aged, blind, and dependent children, now administered by county welfare departments under supervision of the state Social Welfare Board, and loeally financed indigent relief to unemployables, the county welfare departments would administer direct relief to employables under supervision and under rules and regulations to be established by the Social Welfare Board. The Social Welfare Board is given . power in the proposed law to fix minimum ‘standards or budgets for relief, and to set maximum budgets, for various. types of cases in various counties. Joint state and county financing of all direct relief and aid payments to county residents is provided in the measure with the counties contributing 25 per cent and the state 75 per cent of the funds. : ‘ Non-residents or migrants noun be given emergency care out of state funds, pending verification and return to their legal residence. Those who have lost their residence in other states would continue to be given necessary care locally out of state funds, subject to regulations and approved by the Social Welfare Board. This would shift from the counties to the state the primary responsibility for dealing with the migrant problem, and enlisting the coope: tion of the federal government or the other states. ee Provision is also made in t measure for the State Social Welfare Board to administer directly statewide programs such as camps, work relief or public works projects : other economic programs de to take employables off the lief rolls, that may be adopte legislature and the a Provisions of the Dill ; the recommendations of ination Committee :