January 30, 1941 (6 pages)

side © Lee The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA’ This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. oY} <s Vol. 15. No. 9. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941 Thinking Out Loud . By H. M. L. . The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, mith a membership of over 1500 members has recently, through ‘its study -sections, carefully examined all the ions of the proposal of ‘‘all aid to Britain short of war,’’ and the results of its balloting on reports of its study groups, is highly interesting. The Commonwealth Club is composed of men in all walks of life. keenly interested in good government. In fact, many of: the measures they have recommeneded, especially those pertaining to the judiciary, have been placed in the California statutes. An embargo on export of all war materials to the Axis powers, including Japan, was favored, and the recent transfer of destroyers to Britain upheld. These decisions, by large majorities, were the result of a mail ballot ofthe club taken following nearly two years of study by the eclub’s International Relations Section, of American foreign policy in relation to dictator powers. Prior to the balloting, all club members received copies of the published pro-and-con report of the section study, The club voted that the United States should “resort to armed force or blockade’ to prevent Axis occupation of the Dutch East Indi@s,* Australia, the Philippines, Greenlandand British, French or . Dutch; Colonies in the. western hemisphere, aaa While: favoring transfer of America vessels to British registry, the club-by a small margin opposed permitting American vessels to carry supplies to Britain. Corollary to these policies, the club favored arming “to the fullest ertent,’’ continuation of loans to China, and continuation of the doctrine of non-recognition of ter* yritory taken by force. In greater detail, the club’s vote was summarized as follows: Action “short of war’ to aid Britain which the club believed the United States should take included furnishing such planes, destroyers, mosquito boats, surplus weapons and supplies as our armed forces can spare “in the opinion of our military and naval experts.”’ (Maporities ranged from 1410-83 to 1419-65.) The club favored permitting American citizens to volunteer for British armed service, permitting American vessels to be transferred to British registry, and amending neutrality laws to render ‘every possible aid to Britain short of war.” (iMajorities ranged from 1196-243 to 1251-201.) Tre recent destroyer transfer was approved (by a majority of 1381-119.) But the club opposed declaration of war now against Germany and Italy (by a majority of 1109286) and opposed permitting American vessels to carry supplies to Britain (by a majority of 766626.) Declaration of an embargo on all war materials, including scrap iron and petroleum, was favored both as to European Axis powers and Japan (by majorities of 142556 and 1424-62.) While the club favored ‘Ameriean resort to ‘armed force or the blockade” to prevent Axis occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Australia, the Philippines, Greenland and British,“French, or Dutch colonies in the western hemisphere (by majorities ranging from 857495 to 1360-108, members voted opposition to such steps to prevent . occupation of French Indo-China (701-582.) That the United States should arm to the “fullest extent’? and continue the policies of loans to China and non-recognition of territory taken by force was 'recommended. (Majorities ranged from 1286-88 to 1408-97.) A reorganized League of ‘Nations with American participation and power to enforce its mandates by both military and ecoGemic action was favored (by a (Continued on. Page Two) provis, INATIONAL GUARD UNIT FOR NEVADA COUNTY MUSTERED tary service. THIRTY MEN IS MARCH QUOTA FOR THIS COUNTY Selective service ‘headquarters in Sacramento have issued a new cail for selectees who will report for duty between February 17 and March 14. The call will affect 11,662 young men-in California. The quota for Nevada County is fixed at 30 men.! From this quota it is understood that . volunteer enlistments from _ this; county may be deducted. . The 24 selectees named to depart’ for a year’s military training on Saturday will be honored at a special farewell ceremony in the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley .tonight. The various civic and service clubs of Nevada City and Grass’ Valley will participate in the event. The group is scheduled to leave. assigned to camp, early Saturday morning. SOCIAL WORK Attempts by the experts to formu,late ‘‘An Ideal Public Welfare Program for California’ will be featured at a joint meeting of the California Conference of Social Work in Sacramento on Saturday, February first. . Headline speakers: will include Governor Olson on “Goals of a Democracy,’’ Screen Actor Melvyn Dous; las on ‘‘The Family as the Threshold of Democracy”’ and Dr. Irving F. Reichert on ‘‘Democracy and Soci#l . Justice.” The ideal public welfare program fer, . California will be in the form of a, !round-table discussion refereed by, ; Henry George Andrews, ‘secretary of the Sacramento Community Chest. Principal speaker on this portion of the ogram will be Edwin J. Cooley, cian of the San Francisco bay area SRA.\\The choice 'of panel discussants has insured a . representation of all interests and will possibly evoke a much heated ' discussion. They include State Sen. ator John Phillips, Professor of Public Administration Samuel C. May, Farm Bureau Official George H. Wilson and Case Supervisor Margaret Hughes of Sacramento’s County Welfare Department. Excellent Dinner Offered For Elk Members Tonight ‘Chicken, raviolas and spaghetti: Those are the delicactes on the menu at the Nevada City Elks Lodge dinner in the lodge hall here tonight. In addition to the excellent dinner arranged by the lodge’s entertainment committee a program will be presented. The dinner tonight will start at 6:30 sharp. The committee which arranged for the dinner and program consisted of Robert Tamblyn, Al Skeahan, John Sbaffi and Robert Paine. EXCAVATING STARTED Excavation has started on Sacramento Street for a new garage. The 'garage is being erected by Leo Angelini, well known resident of this city. y CONFERENCEFOR INTO SERVICE LAST NIGHT Company E, 115th Engineers, California National Guard, was mustered into service last night in Grass Valley and will begin a period of training before embarking for San Luis Obispo on March 3rd for.a year’s mili* Fifty nine youths from this county were sworn in by Lt. Col. E. Bigelow of the United States Infantry. Many Attend Services The mustering in services were attended by a large group of peopte from Nevada City and Grass Valley. Colonel Bigelow congratulated the enlisted men in volunteering for the defense of their country and stated the defense program was_ sorely needed. The enlisted men and commissioned officers are as follows: Herbert Abell, Captain, Grass Valley. Wm. Durbrow, Ist Lieut., Grass Valley. Wm. Clough, 2nd = Lieut., Grass Valley. : Emil George. Allen, Nevada City; Richard Francis Arenz, Grass Valley; Frank Agait, Grass Valley; Martin ‘Ball, Grass Valley; Albert Barnett, Grass Valley; Dewey Bartlett, Grass Valley; Alexander Bierwagen, Grass Valley; Amos Bierwagen, Grass Valley; Ralph Bowhall, Grass . Valley; Thomas Brady, Colfax; Guy William Brooks, Nevada City; Theodore for Sacramento, where they will be Brown, Grass Valley; Robert Brown)! Grass Valley; George Cobeldick, of Grass Valley; Walter Daukso, Grass' Valley; George Davidson, Grass Val-; Raymond Davis, Nevada City; Walter Fisher, Grass Valley; “ontz, Grass Valley; Martin Fontz, North San Juan; Edwin Frey, Nevada City; Clifford Garner, Grass ley; Valley; Charles Goudge Grass Val-; San’ ley; George Guilbert, North: Juan; Carl Hahn, Nevada City. Jack Hansen, Grass Valley; Thomas Heather, Grass Valley; lLorrin Hoisington, Grass Valley; ‘William Gordon Hooper, Grass Valley; Alf Hunt, Grass Valley; Archie Hatman, Missouri; Homer Hurn, Grass Valley; Cledith Jones, Nevada City; Albert Keeney, Grass Valley; Joe Lira, Stockton; Werter Murdock, North San Juan; James Nelson, Grass Valley; Lloyd Perry, Grass Valley; Francis Peters, Grass Valley; Cliftheoretical sketching of an ford Richardson, Grass Valley; Sver-. e O. Ronnigen, Nevada City; Roy Roth, Colfax; Albert Roure, Nevada City; Leslie Santinelli, Nevada City; executive, Ralph Strong, North San Juan; Don-. Willard? ald Stumm, GrassValley; Stumm, Grass Valley; James Sutherland, Grass Valley; Grass Valley; Donald Usrey, Nevada City; John Walker, Grass Valley: Tom Walling, Grass Valley; West Carroll, Louisiana; Chester Zimmer, Nevada City; Albert Draper, Grass Valley; Iven Labrum, Grass Valley; Charles Skewes, Grass Valley; Jas. ' White, Nevada City. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO MEETAUBURN HILLMEN The Nevada City Yelowjacket basketball squads will travel to Auburn tomorrow night for Foothill League contests with the Auburn Hillmen. Coach Ed Frantz will have Floyd Ruth and Ronald Joyal back in the A team lineup and is confident his players will give the favored Auburnites a hard struggle. Many local supporters of the Yellowjackets will probably be present for the games. NID ELECTION WEDNESDAY The Nevada Irrigation District will hold an election next Wednesday for the selection of three new directors and treasurer. The terms of Directors Mulcahy, Jaeckle and Singer expire as does the term of Treasurer H. W. Robinson. Snow sports enthusiasts are invited to attend a meeting at the National Hotel here tomorrow night to form a ski club for this city. The sponsors of the plan for a ski club, Dwight Steele, local attorney and Dr. John R, Topic, stated there has been a good response to their queries to determine the interest in a ski club here. Aproximately 20 are expected to SKI CLUB PLANS TO BE MADE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT attend the meeting tomorrow night. Dr. Topic and Steele said the advantages of.a ski club here include: Promotion of adjacent ski areds and concerted support for ski shelter and ski tows at Steephollow or Omega ski areas; group practice andj instruction at low cost and rates on, ski equipment; competition, both inter and intra club and transportation arrangements. 3 Maurice! Jack! Elton Taylor, ! COMMUNITY HOUSE THEME OF ROTARY CLUB Howard C. Bennetts, commander of the Banner Mt. Post of the Vet;erans of Foreign. Wars, was the guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon today. The subject of ‘his address was ‘‘A Community House for: , Nevada City.’’ Representatives of the! , Women’s Civic club, the Business land Professional Women, the Cham-'! } . ber of Commerce, Elementary and) , High School Parent Teachers Assoc‘iations, the Co-ordinating Council, Nevada City Firemen and Native Sons were present. f The meeting was the first step toward obtaining a co-operative plan for building a new community house in Nevada City. “The Veterans of Foreign Wars, -with their post in this city,”’ said Mr. Bennetts, ‘now have 7 “members and in a short time we expect to fill our quota with a membership of 102 members. “Regarding a building for this city, I can tell you how to go about getting a -veteran’s memorial hall here, because I was on’ the building committee of the American Legion ; which obtained Memorial Hall for Grass Valley. “The supervisors can, and. are, levying a tax ‘of 1 mill for the pur‘pose of building memorial halls in this county. Two such halls have been built, one in Grass Valley, the other in Truckee. With the beginning of the next fiscal year, the sup. ervisors will start laying-aside a fund pn MINE OWNERS MAKE NO UNION’S NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT Indication today pointed to no ficulties between. the Mine Workers Protective League and some of the operators before the league’s strike takes affect on February 8th at 7 a. m. President Olney Donnelly said the league’s negotiating committee is ready to confer at any time with the mine owners but. would remain firm in its stand for a closed shop agreement. So far, the mine owners have made no effort to contact league officials for a possible: settlement. Opposition. Efforts Collapse Efforts by a group of miners opposed to the strike to act to have the league’s strike vote rescinded collapsed after two mass meetings yesterday in Grass Valley. Al Thorne and George Pearson, secure enough miners to jion the league and vote to rescind the strike action, Approximately 100 attended the Memorial Park yesterday morning and several hundred were present at~™ last night’s gathering. Heated Gathering William (Fanny) Hocking, prominent league member, was present at the meeting last night. Heated with Hocking leaving the meeting. Following the gathering, Thorne and Pearson conferred with President Donnelly of the league. Donnelly informed them the league would welcome new eligible members into the men that contemplated joining tonight for the sole purpose of blocking or obstructing any action that has already been taken in the present impending strike situation their efforts will be in vain as no dilatory or destructive actions would be entertained. Vote Next Tuesday PLANS STARTED from this special tax for the erec, tion of a building in this city. . “In putting up this building we should try to avoid mistakes made . , in the other two halls. The. chief mistake in Grass Valley was in lo, cating a building where its rental, . Values are low, where-in-fact, it fails . to pay maintenance costs. This couid . be remedied in Nevada City by putting up a structure in such a loca-. . tion that rentals to clubs, lodges, and . . other organizations would pay for, . its maintenance andperhaps make ‘some return on capital invested.’’ . Near the end of the session the. plans, which have already been drawn} up by the Native Sons (Hydraulic . Parlor) were mentioned by Hal . Draper. Mr. Bennetts stated there . was no reason at all why civic and fraternal organizations might not, ; co-operate in obtaining a hall for the’ . general use of the community. He, . stated he had examined the plans, . which Norman Shaw, an architect, reared in Nevada City, and now in business in San Francisco. The plans were drawn at the request of Elza . Kilroy and all those who have seen} them, find they meet the needs of a community hall. Regarding the time when such a building could be erected, Mr, Bennetts said, that unless capital could be obtained, in advance of accumulation of the building fund, it would be necessary to wait until the money was in hand. However; he thought that private investors might find such an investment attractive, since their security would be the county tax rolls. The plans which the Native Sons (Continued on Page Six) BROTHER FILES CONTEST AGAINST WATT WILL A contest of the will of Mrs, Allison Watt, who died recently in Grass Valley, was filed in the superior court hereby her brother, Robert D. Finnie, 819 M. Street, Sacramento, against Daniel C. Stewart, Pacific Gas and Electric Company manager and executor of the estate. The brother, who was not mentioned in the will, charges Mrs. Watt was of unsound mind when the instrument was made on; December 18 1940, and was under the undue: influence of Stewart, the chief beneficiary. It also is charged the will was not signed by the subscribing witnesses in the presence of the deceased. >The local parlor Native Daughters of the Golden West was. bequeathed ‘$1,000 in Mrs. Watt’s will apd the bequest is jeopardized by the will FOR HIGHWAY MEETING HERE Plans are going forward for the February 15th meeting here of the . Tahoe-Pacific Highway 20 Association meeting. Bert Foreman and H. F. Sofge of this city, both directors and officers in the association, conferred with (President Gill and Secretary Kautfman in Marysville yesterday on arrangements for the gathering here. The association leaders assured Foreman and Sofge everything possible will be done to have a large attendance at the meeting. In the meantime the various committees in charge of the meeting arrangements have begun to function. The entertainment committee, . of which Guerdon Ellis is chairman, met last night. It is expected many . of the visiting association members will remain over Saturday night and participate in snow sports activities on Sunday, February 16th. ELI TRUDGEON DIES Eli Henry Trudgeon, 64, for 33 years a resident of this county, died in a hospital here Tuesday. The funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley. The deceased has several nieces and nephews in the Grass Valley district and three sisters in England. No Apparent Settlement — Near Between Operators — And Protective League EFFORT TO CONTACT likelihood of a settlement of the difboth Grass Valley miners, sought to meeting held by Thorne and Pearson, arguments developed, ending finally the oganization but served notice on While the difficulties between. the . league and the Empire-Star Mines Company, Ltd., Golden Center and Spring Hill Mine operators are at a standstill, plans have been completed for a vote Tuesday at the IdahoMaryland Mines Corporation properpas to determine the bargaining ; agent choice of employees of the !Idaho-Maryland and New Brunswick and Bullion of the Bullion Mines Company. . The formal notice of election to @etermine the bargaining agent of the employees of those companies appears on page five in this issue. Representatives of both the American Federation of Labor and the . Congress of Industrial Organization informed the companies that they did not want their names to appear on the ballot. Hence the names of both national unions have been 6mitted. The polls for the vote will be open from 6 a. m, to 5 p. m. The balloting will be under the supervision of ' County Clerk R. N. McCormack. ; Notice of Election At . Idaho-Maryland Mines . Appears In This Issue The formal notice of election ta determine the Bargaining Agent of employes of the Idaho Maryland Brunswick and Grass Valley Bullion Mines appears in this issue. ¥ Representatives of both the Amer ican Federation of Labor and Com gress of Industrial Organization hav informed the Companies that they de not want their names to appeat on the ballot. Hence the names of both national unions have been omitted. Olney Donnelly Says League Glad To Meet Mine Owners Although developments between the Mine Workers Protective League and the mine owners are at a standstill, President Olney Donnelly said/. today the league’s negotiating committee is willing to confer with the mine operators on any question or problem which the operators may have on their minds. “The negotiation committee is willing and will be more than glad to met the operators,’’ Donnelly said. “This organization has no ulterior motive on the closed shop. We want it honest, open and above board. We want no future complications in the matter. We do not want the hiring hall. We do not want the check off system. We do not ask the operators to hold out dues or initiation fees for its members. “There has been considerable comment on the action of the organization in calling out the hoistmen and pumpmen with the employees. Defends League's Policy “In answer to that I will state the rest of . that the committee and the operators have been negotiating since December and after final negotiations were completed and no agreement reached, a strike vote was taken and by a majority of the membership eligible to vote, the strike action was that a strike would take' effect 15 days from that date sent to the mine operators. “The organization feels that the operators of the district have had ample time to settle a question that could be settled in two hours time if they wanted.” a Donnelly denied reports the league has closed its membership rolls in order to prevent any attempts to rescind the strike action. He said: “This organization is open membership to any man who good moral character an ed at the present time in or an the mines and ‘the organiza be glad to accept and ' bers or reinstate old members. voted and a notice

side © Lee The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA’ This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. oY} <s Vol. 15. No. 9. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941 Thinking Out Loud . By H. M. L. . The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, mith a membership of over 1500 members has recently, through ‘its study -sections, carefully examined all the ions of the proposal of ‘‘all aid to Britain short of war,’’ and the results of its balloting on reports of its study groups, is highly interesting. The Commonwealth Club is composed of men in all walks of life. keenly interested in good government. In fact, many of: the measures they have recommeneded, especially those pertaining to the judiciary, have been placed in the California statutes. An embargo on export of all war materials to the Axis powers, including Japan, was favored, and the recent transfer of destroyers to Britain upheld. These decisions, by large majorities, were the result of a mail ballot ofthe club taken following nearly two years of study by the eclub’s International Relations Section, of American foreign policy in relation to dictator powers. Prior to the balloting, all club members received copies of the published pro-and-con report of the section study, The club voted that the United States should “resort to armed force or blockade’ to prevent Axis occupation of the Dutch East Indi@s,* Australia, the Philippines, Greenlandand British, French or . Dutch; Colonies in the. western hemisphere, aaa While: favoring transfer of America vessels to British registry, the club-by a small margin opposed permitting American vessels to carry supplies to Britain. Corollary to these policies, the club favored arming “to the fullest ertent,’’ continuation of loans to China, and continuation of the doctrine of non-recognition of ter* yritory taken by force. In greater detail, the club’s vote was summarized as follows: Action “short of war’ to aid Britain which the club believed the United States should take included furnishing such planes, destroyers, mosquito boats, surplus weapons and supplies as our armed forces can spare “in the opinion of our military and naval experts.”’ (Maporities ranged from 1410-83 to 1419-65.) The club favored permitting American citizens to volunteer for British armed service, permitting American vessels to be transferred to British registry, and amending neutrality laws to render ‘every possible aid to Britain short of war.” (iMajorities ranged from 1196-243 to 1251-201.) Tre recent destroyer transfer was approved (by a majority of 1381-119.) But the club opposed declaration of war now against Germany and Italy (by a majority of 1109286) and opposed permitting American vessels to carry supplies to Britain (by a majority of 766626.) Declaration of an embargo on all war materials, including scrap iron and petroleum, was favored both as to European Axis powers and Japan (by majorities of 142556 and 1424-62.) While the club favored ‘Ameriean resort to ‘armed force or the blockade” to prevent Axis occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Australia, the Philippines, Greenland and British,“French, or Dutch colonies in the western hemisphere (by majorities ranging from 857495 to 1360-108, members voted opposition to such steps to prevent . occupation of French Indo-China (701-582.) That the United States should arm to the “fullest extent’? and continue the policies of loans to China and non-recognition of territory taken by force was 'recommended. (Majorities ranged from 1286-88 to 1408-97.) A reorganized League of ‘Nations with American participation and power to enforce its mandates by both military and ecoGemic action was favored (by a (Continued on. Page Two) provis, INATIONAL GUARD UNIT FOR NEVADA COUNTY MUSTERED tary service. THIRTY MEN IS MARCH QUOTA FOR THIS COUNTY Selective service ‘headquarters in Sacramento have issued a new cail for selectees who will report for duty between February 17 and March 14. The call will affect 11,662 young men-in California. The quota for Nevada County is fixed at 30 men.! From this quota it is understood that . volunteer enlistments from _ this; county may be deducted. . The 24 selectees named to depart’ for a year’s military training on Saturday will be honored at a special farewell ceremony in the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley .tonight. The various civic and service clubs of Nevada City and Grass’ Valley will participate in the event. The group is scheduled to leave. assigned to camp, early Saturday morning. SOCIAL WORK Attempts by the experts to formu,late ‘‘An Ideal Public Welfare Program for California’ will be featured at a joint meeting of the California Conference of Social Work in Sacramento on Saturday, February first. . Headline speakers: will include Governor Olson on “Goals of a Democracy,’’ Screen Actor Melvyn Dous; las on ‘‘The Family as the Threshold of Democracy”’ and Dr. Irving F. Reichert on ‘‘Democracy and Soci#l . Justice.” The ideal public welfare program fer, . California will be in the form of a, !round-table discussion refereed by, ; Henry George Andrews, ‘secretary of the Sacramento Community Chest. Principal speaker on this portion of the ogram will be Edwin J. Cooley, cian of the San Francisco bay area SRA.\\The choice 'of panel discussants has insured a . representation of all interests and will possibly evoke a much heated ' discussion. They include State Sen. ator John Phillips, Professor of Public Administration Samuel C. May, Farm Bureau Official George H. Wilson and Case Supervisor Margaret Hughes of Sacramento’s County Welfare Department. Excellent Dinner Offered For Elk Members Tonight ‘Chicken, raviolas and spaghetti: Those are the delicactes on the menu at the Nevada City Elks Lodge dinner in the lodge hall here tonight. In addition to the excellent dinner arranged by the lodge’s entertainment committee a program will be presented. The dinner tonight will start at 6:30 sharp. The committee which arranged for the dinner and program consisted of Robert Tamblyn, Al Skeahan, John Sbaffi and Robert Paine. EXCAVATING STARTED Excavation has started on Sacramento Street for a new garage. The 'garage is being erected by Leo Angelini, well known resident of this city. y CONFERENCEFOR INTO SERVICE LAST NIGHT Company E, 115th Engineers, California National Guard, was mustered into service last night in Grass Valley and will begin a period of training before embarking for San Luis Obispo on March 3rd for.a year’s mili* Fifty nine youths from this county were sworn in by Lt. Col. E. Bigelow of the United States Infantry. Many Attend Services The mustering in services were attended by a large group of peopte from Nevada City and Grass Valley. Colonel Bigelow congratulated the enlisted men in volunteering for the defense of their country and stated the defense program was_ sorely needed. The enlisted men and commissioned officers are as follows: Herbert Abell, Captain, Grass Valley. Wm. Durbrow, Ist Lieut., Grass Valley. Wm. Clough, 2nd = Lieut., Grass Valley. : Emil George. Allen, Nevada City; Richard Francis Arenz, Grass Valley; Frank Agait, Grass Valley; Martin ‘Ball, Grass Valley; Albert Barnett, Grass Valley; Dewey Bartlett, Grass Valley; Alexander Bierwagen, Grass Valley; Amos Bierwagen, Grass Valley; Ralph Bowhall, Grass . Valley; Thomas Brady, Colfax; Guy William Brooks, Nevada City; Theodore for Sacramento, where they will be Brown, Grass Valley; Robert Brown)! Grass Valley; George Cobeldick, of Grass Valley; Walter Daukso, Grass' Valley; George Davidson, Grass Val-; Raymond Davis, Nevada City; Walter Fisher, Grass Valley; “ontz, Grass Valley; Martin Fontz, North San Juan; Edwin Frey, Nevada City; Clifford Garner, Grass ley; Valley; Charles Goudge Grass Val-; San’ ley; George Guilbert, North: Juan; Carl Hahn, Nevada City. Jack Hansen, Grass Valley; Thomas Heather, Grass Valley; lLorrin Hoisington, Grass Valley; ‘William Gordon Hooper, Grass Valley; Alf Hunt, Grass Valley; Archie Hatman, Missouri; Homer Hurn, Grass Valley; Cledith Jones, Nevada City; Albert Keeney, Grass Valley; Joe Lira, Stockton; Werter Murdock, North San Juan; James Nelson, Grass Valley; Lloyd Perry, Grass Valley; Francis Peters, Grass Valley; Cliftheoretical sketching of an ford Richardson, Grass Valley; Sver-. e O. Ronnigen, Nevada City; Roy Roth, Colfax; Albert Roure, Nevada City; Leslie Santinelli, Nevada City; executive, Ralph Strong, North San Juan; Don-. Willard? ald Stumm, GrassValley; Stumm, Grass Valley; James Sutherland, Grass Valley; Grass Valley; Donald Usrey, Nevada City; John Walker, Grass Valley: Tom Walling, Grass Valley; West Carroll, Louisiana; Chester Zimmer, Nevada City; Albert Draper, Grass Valley; Iven Labrum, Grass Valley; Charles Skewes, Grass Valley; Jas. ' White, Nevada City. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO MEETAUBURN HILLMEN The Nevada City Yelowjacket basketball squads will travel to Auburn tomorrow night for Foothill League contests with the Auburn Hillmen. Coach Ed Frantz will have Floyd Ruth and Ronald Joyal back in the A team lineup and is confident his players will give the favored Auburnites a hard struggle. Many local supporters of the Yellowjackets will probably be present for the games. NID ELECTION WEDNESDAY The Nevada Irrigation District will hold an election next Wednesday for the selection of three new directors and treasurer. The terms of Directors Mulcahy, Jaeckle and Singer expire as does the term of Treasurer H. W. Robinson. Snow sports enthusiasts are invited to attend a meeting at the National Hotel here tomorrow night to form a ski club for this city. The sponsors of the plan for a ski club, Dwight Steele, local attorney and Dr. John R, Topic, stated there has been a good response to their queries to determine the interest in a ski club here. Aproximately 20 are expected to SKI CLUB PLANS TO BE MADE HERE TOMORROW NIGHT attend the meeting tomorrow night. Dr. Topic and Steele said the advantages of.a ski club here include: Promotion of adjacent ski areds and concerted support for ski shelter and ski tows at Steephollow or

Omega ski areas; group practice andj instruction at low cost and rates on, ski equipment; competition, both inter and intra club and transportation arrangements. 3 Maurice! Jack! Elton Taylor, ! COMMUNITY HOUSE THEME OF ROTARY CLUB Howard C. Bennetts, commander of the Banner Mt. Post of the Vet;erans of Foreign. Wars, was the guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon today. The subject of ‘his address was ‘‘A Community House for: , Nevada City.’’ Representatives of the! , Women’s Civic club, the Business land Professional Women, the Cham-'! } . ber of Commerce, Elementary and) , High School Parent Teachers Assoc‘iations, the Co-ordinating Council, Nevada City Firemen and Native Sons were present. f The meeting was the first step toward obtaining a co-operative plan for building a new community house in Nevada City. “The Veterans of Foreign Wars, -with their post in this city,”’ said Mr. Bennetts, ‘now have 7 “members and in a short time we expect to fill our quota with a membership of 102 members. “Regarding a building for this city, I can tell you how to go about getting a -veteran’s memorial hall here, because I was on’ the building committee of the American Legion ; which obtained Memorial Hall for Grass Valley. “The supervisors can, and. are, levying a tax ‘of 1 mill for the pur‘pose of building memorial halls in this county. Two such halls have been built, one in Grass Valley, the other in Truckee. With the beginning of the next fiscal year, the sup. ervisors will start laying-aside a fund pn MINE OWNERS MAKE NO UNION’S NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT Indication today pointed to no ficulties between. the Mine Workers Protective League and some of the operators before the league’s strike takes affect on February 8th at 7 a. m. President Olney Donnelly said the league’s negotiating committee is ready to confer at any time with the mine owners but. would remain firm in its stand for a closed shop agreement. So far, the mine owners have made no effort to contact league officials for a possible: settlement. Opposition. Efforts Collapse Efforts by a group of miners opposed to the strike to act to have the league’s strike vote rescinded collapsed after two mass meetings yesterday in Grass Valley. Al Thorne and George Pearson, secure enough miners to jion the league and vote to rescind the strike action, Approximately 100 attended the Memorial Park yesterday morning and several hundred were present at~™ last night’s gathering. Heated Gathering William (Fanny) Hocking, prominent league member, was present at the meeting last night. Heated with Hocking leaving the meeting. Following the gathering, Thorne and Pearson conferred with President Donnelly of the league. Donnelly informed them the league would welcome new eligible members into the men that contemplated joining tonight for the sole purpose of blocking or obstructing any action that has already been taken in the present impending strike situation their efforts will be in vain as no dilatory or destructive actions would be entertained. Vote Next Tuesday PLANS STARTED from this special tax for the erec, tion of a building in this city.. . “In putting up this building we should try to avoid mistakes made . , in the other two halls. The. chief mistake in Grass Valley was in lo, cating a building where its rental, . Values are low, where-in-fact, it fails . to pay maintenance costs. This couid . be remedied in Nevada City by putting up a structure in such a loca-. . tion that rentals to clubs, lodges, and . . other organizations would pay for, . its maintenance andperhaps make ‘some return on capital invested.’’ . Near the end of the session the. plans, which have already been drawn} up by the Native Sons (Hydraulic . Parlor) were mentioned by Hal . Draper. Mr. Bennetts stated there . was no reason at all why civic and fraternal organizations might not, ; co-operate in obtaining a hall for the’ . general use of the community. He, . stated he had examined the plans, . which Norman Shaw, an architect, reared in Nevada City, and now in business in San Francisco. The plans were drawn at the request of Elza . Kilroy and all those who have seen} them, find they meet the needs of a community hall. Regarding the time when such a building could be erected, Mr, Bennetts said, that unless capital could be obtained, in advance of accumulation of the building fund, it would be necessary to wait until the money was in hand. However; he thought that private investors might find such an investment attractive, since their security would be the county tax rolls. The plans which the Native Sons (Continued on Page Six) BROTHER FILES CONTEST AGAINST WATT WILL A contest of the will of Mrs, Allison Watt, who died recently in Grass Valley, was filed in the superior court hereby her brother, Robert D. Finnie, 819 M. Street, Sacramento, against Daniel C. Stewart, Pacific Gas and Electric Company manager and executor of the estate. The brother, who was not mentioned in the will, charges Mrs. Watt was of unsound mind when the instrument was made on; December 18 1940, and was under the undue: influence of Stewart, the chief beneficiary. It also is charged the will was not signed by the subscribing witnesses in the presence of the deceased. >The local parlor Native Daughters of the Golden West was. bequeathed ‘$1,000 in Mrs. Watt’s will apd the bequest is jeopardized by the will FOR HIGHWAY MEETING HERE Plans are going forward for the February 15th meeting here of the . Tahoe-Pacific Highway 20 Association meeting. Bert Foreman and H. F. Sofge of this city, both directors and officers in the association, conferred with (President Gill and Secretary Kautfman in Marysville yesterday on arrangements for the gathering here. The association leaders assured Foreman and Sofge everything possible will be done to have a large attendance at the meeting. In the meantime the various committees in charge of the meeting arrangements have begun to function. The entertainment committee, . of which Guerdon Ellis is chairman, met last night. It is expected many . of the visiting association members will remain over Saturday night and participate in snow sports activities on Sunday, February 16th. ELI TRUDGEON DIES Eli Henry Trudgeon, 64, for 33 years a resident of this county, died in a hospital here Tuesday. The funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley. The deceased has several nieces and nephews in the Grass Valley district and three sisters in England. No Apparent Settlement — Near Between Operators — And Protective League EFFORT TO CONTACT likelihood of a settlement of the difboth Grass Valley miners, sought to meeting held by Thorne and Pearson, arguments developed, ending finally the oganization but served notice on While the difficulties between. the . league and the Empire-Star Mines Company, Ltd., Golden Center and Spring Hill Mine operators are at a standstill, plans have been completed for a vote Tuesday at the IdahoMaryland Mines Corporation properpas to determine the bargaining ; agent choice of employees of the !Idaho-Maryland and New Brunswick and Bullion of the Bullion Mines Company. . The formal notice of election to @etermine the bargaining agent of the employees of those companies appears on page five in this issue. Representatives of both the American Federation of Labor and the . Congress of Industrial Organization informed the companies that they did not want their names to appear on the ballot. Hence the names of both national unions have been 6mitted. The polls for the vote will be open from 6 a. m, to 5 p. m. The balloting will be under the supervision of ' County Clerk R. N. McCormack. ; Notice of Election At . Idaho-Maryland Mines . Appears In This Issue The formal notice of election ta determine the Bargaining Agent of employes of the Idaho Maryland Brunswick and Grass Valley Bullion Mines appears in this issue. ¥ Representatives of both the Amer ican Federation of Labor and Com gress of Industrial Organization hav informed the Companies that they de not want their names to appeat on the ballot. Hence the names of both national unions have been omitted. Olney Donnelly Says League Glad To Meet Mine Owners Although developments between the Mine Workers Protective League and the mine owners are at a standstill, President Olney Donnelly said/. today the league’s negotiating committee is willing to confer with the mine operators on any question or problem which the operators may have on their minds. “The negotiation committee is willing and will be more than glad to met the operators,’’ Donnelly said. “This organization has no ulterior motive on the closed shop. We want it honest, open and above board. We want no future complications in the matter. We do not want the hiring hall. We do not want the check off system. We do not ask the operators to hold out dues or initiation fees for its members. “There has been considerable comment on the action of the organization in calling out the hoistmen and pumpmen with the employees. Defends League's Policy “In answer to that I will state the rest of . that the committee and the operators have been negotiating since December and after final negotiations were completed and no agreement reached, a strike vote was taken and by a majority of the membership eligible to vote, the strike action was that a strike would take' effect 15 days from that date sent to the mine operators. “The organization feels that the operators of the district have had ample time to settle a question that could be settled in two hours time if they wanted.” a Donnelly denied reports the league has closed its membership rolls in order to prevent any attempts to rescind the strike action. He said: “This organization is open membership to any man who good moral character an ed at the present time in or an the mines and ‘the organiza be glad to accept and ' bers or reinstate old members. voted and a notice