January 6, 1939 (6 pages)

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. sede Uny Nose COVERS RICHEST GOLD Ant IN CALIFORNIA i in the right to publish the Truth, " with good motives and for justifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton March 165, ees The Liberty of the Press consists ———Two men killed on New Year's ‘Day over a miserable, patched tin privy, which the alleged murderer considered his property, though he had no title to it. Neither of the two killed had molested the privy. An old man, partly drunk, visiting a little family there, had wrenched the padlock and hasp from the door. In his drunken fancy he thought someone had put ‘a ‘padlock on the rusty, filthy little outhouse, as a joke. The two who died were really trying to Save this poor old man from the death that came.to them, As a result of this double murder, eight young children are left ifatherless, (five in one family, three in the ' other) adrift in a wintry world, dependent on their mother’s efforts and charity for their daily bread, Even if the murderer or murderers are convicted no atonement can be made to these children. ee According to common rumor slot machines have vanished from the county. These “one armed bandits”: were being operaited : throughout the county in violation oo of the law. The District Attorney addressed a letter to all the peace officers charged with the duty of enforcing the law.-He pointed out, in effect, that the machines were operated throughout the county, save in Nevada City, and followed that by citing the law which makes it a misdemeanor for peace officers to evade their duty in arresting and filing charges against slot machine operators. It was then “hardly necessary for the peace officers to notify slot machine operators to take them out. That was done almost instanter. We think District Attorney Stoll should be commended by every law-abiding citizen. SARS, <a Ut Y President Roosevelt’s address delivered in person to Congress on the “State of the Union” Wednesday reveals an adroit change of direction. No longer does he regard as perfect the new machinery created for social reforms. He is willing to admit that some of the ‘laws need mending, though he, unfortunately, refrains from saying which ones He still regards himself, however, as an American Messiah, He refers to the struggle between industryand -organ/ ized labor, class hatred, and internicine war between labor factions ‘as if they were srr~thine with which he has had nothing to do. The bitter clash between industry and labor diuring the pact two years, the battle between Lewis and Green and itheir followers, the arraying of class: against class in this great republic, the fear of investors to employ imoney lying idle in-the banks in any kind of productive activity, the fact that during his entire regime there have been ten million unemployed, despite. the expenditure of nearly twenty billion dollars, these things lie on the\President’s doorstep. He personally is directly or indirectly responsible for them. For to him Congress gave the power and the authority. ‘We do not charge: the \President with intellectual dishonesty. It may be that, we do not ame In any event .he does not, as is apparent in Wedinesday’s address, realize his own part in prolonging the nation’s distress. The Wilson administration plunged this country into tremendous debt. It was done to prosecute a@ war for an ideal. Today in” ‘time of peace, President Roosevelt has plunged the country 4nto a greater debt for another ideal. We find no fault with the ideals of either of these men. But we do find fault with President Roosevelt’s “now” and “must.’’ It would have been enough for his eight year regime, if he thad succeeded in curinig just one national ill, For instance, the relations between industry and labor. That would have been an historical achievement. Instead of that he has tinkered with every American institution, including the judiciary. He has listened to every harebrained visionary that could get close enough to be heard. He has often acted impulsively, as it turns out foolishly, We think the appointment of Black to the Supreme Court was just that. Even now he still clings to his plan of reorganizing alll government agencies. While we believe that is indeed a very necessary measure of economy, we have seen enough of Mr. Roosevelt’s handiwork to know that any measure he would approve in this regard would make a bad matter worse. He is a natural spendthrift. Even ° . awards were made: .tume won by Miss Ednia Doolittle, Vol. 13,:No. 2. The County Seat Paper N EVADA CITY, CALIF a ct The Gold Center MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 19 GENEROUS GIFTS BREAK RECORD AT FIREMEN’S BALL A new record for the number of masquers at the fireamen’s annual masquerade ball was established at last Saturday night’s New Year event. The generosity of local merchants in their contribution of prizes ‘had never been exceeded and the result was an unusual number of contestants for prizes. The following (Mrs. Luvia Kilroy took the first prize as Best Dressed Lady in her portrayal of Martha Washington and received $20 in cash for her efforts. The second prize of Best Dressed Gentleman went to Raymond Wilde, Jr., for his Spanish matador portrayal and he also received $20 cash. The cellophane Girls took the first Best Fancy Dressed Group prize and received a dinner for 8 at the Schreiber’s (Cafe. This group included: Misses Madge Pianezzi, Rosie Ponticelli, Alberta Bolton and Shirley Davies. The most original group prize was won by the Dionne Quints and Dr. Dafoe and received $5 in cash. This included the following: Misses Elma Hden, Irene Buchanan, Florence Tisher, Flossie Angove and (Claris Holland, Quints and Bert McBride as Dr. Dafoe. The Men from Mars and Queen took the Best Children’s group prize and received merchandise orders at Colley’s and Bolton’s Variety store. The members of the group were: Bob Sharpe, Marguerete Barry, Bill Sharpe and Tommy ‘Barry. Miss Patricia Hersh took the first prize for most original lady’s costume. She portrayed a Hula Dancer. Her prize was merchandise orders at Bowman's Beauty ‘Parlor and Mrs. Dixie Rose. The most original masquerade costume prize went to Ray Wilde, Sr., for his Owl costume. He received a ham from Calanan & Richards and 2 dozen eggs from Winney’s Hatchery. The other prizes were as follows: Second Best Ladies Masquerade cos$10 wmerchandise order at Dickerman’s Drug Store. Second Best Gentlemen’s Best Pressed won by Mr, Elza Kilroy for his portrayal of George Washington, $7.50 mdse. order at Harris Drug Store and $2.50 mdse. order at The Lantern Shop. Third Best Dressed Ladies Costume won by Miss Mary Innis, $7.50 mdse. order at A. Hartung’s Jeweler. : Third--Best Dressed Gentlemens’ Costume won by Eddie Doolittle as Sir Walter Raleigh $4 mdse. order at the Bootery and $3.50 md. order at Lawrence Motors. Second Best Fancy Group won by Wedding Group, dinner for 8 at National Hotel. Won by Misses Edna Richerson, Dorothy Arbogast and Miriam Sharpe and Messrs. William Went, Ben Tamblyn and Robert Vanberg, Best sustained ladly’s character won by Mrs. James Penrose as a Spanish lady. $2 mdse. order at Ethl’s Beauty Salon; $1.50 mdse. order John Muscardini, Jr., der ut Richfield Ser.50 mdse. order at acter won $2.50 mdse. vice Station and:$ Reynolds, Best Dressed Masquerade Couple won by Civil War couple, tty Kimball and Harry Huer. Mexican \Cocktail tray and imported Belgian tapestry from Savemore Store and one ham from Calanan & Richards. “© Best Comedian won by Mr. Charles Karlin, the man in the checkered suit, $2.50 mdse. order from Sierra Hotel and $1.50 grease job from Standard Station, Plaza. — Best Clown won by. George Foreman, $2.50 mdse. order at Long Johns Tavern. ‘Best Foreign Costume won by Hindu costume, Frank Yost, $1.50 grease job, Plaza Garage and $1 mdse, order at Universal Dollar Store, There Were also five gallery prizes awarded. The prizes were lst, 50 Ibs. flour, J. J. Jackson’s and $1 box of candy at Foley’s; 2nd, 1 ham, Calanan & Richards; 8rd, 25 lbs, potatoes at Sun Produce Co.; 4th, 50 ibs. flour at Cardinal; 5th, one picture from Warner’s Studio. his own father left him his fortune GOLD FLAT SCHOOL Joseph Day, member of the school board of Oakland ‘school district, which embraces the Gold Flat school stated that negotiations for consolidation with Nevada City school district, which have been underway would be postponed until the next school year, ; ‘ According to Day, the Nevada City school board members met with the Gold Flat board Tuesday ‘and. discussed the plan, whereby Nevada City would take over the obligations of the school,enlarge the district, and include the tax in the Nevada City school ‘tax. Day stated the chief advantage would be secured through uniformity of classwork with that of the city schools, and possible advantage in lowered taxes should the Gold Flat region show any population increase. Under 'the new setup Gold Flat would maintain a board as previously. NOR. SAN JUAN . MAY NOT LIGHT NP BEFORE MAY It may be more than two months before North San Juan is able to “light wp’ with electricity. Tim Burke, right-of-way manager for the Pacific Gas & Electric ‘Company yesterday left for San Juan ridge with an armfu!l of right-of-way deéeds which he hopes to have Signed expeditously. As soon as these have been signed by property owners over whose land the line will be built, work can be started digging ‘pole holes and stringing power poles. Dan Stewart, Nevada county manager for the P. G. & B. stated yesterday that he regarded it doubtful whether the line would be completed and house wiring done in North San Juan, much before May. is planning ‘a big celebration when, In the meantime North San Juan for the first-time in history, the town lights up with electric current. The William Biull Meek chapter of EB Clampus Vitus has been invited to conduct the celebration and ceremonies in its ancient and time-honored manner, Clyde Gwin, has been duly appointed master of ceremonies by Fred Nobs, Noble Grand Humbug of the order. BURTON SENTENCED TO 25 DAYS IN JAIL Roy Burton who resided near the city Jimits on Park Avenue, and was arrested.on a battery ‘charge last week sworn to by his house keeper Mrs. Hooper»plead guilty yesterday afternoon. He appeared before Judge Miles Coughlin inthe justice court and ‘was fined $50. or.25 days in the county jail. Burton ichose:to serve the 2'5 days. Burton is also accused of buvine high grade gold without a license and disposing of it. The complaint on this score is signed and awaiting his completion of ‘his jail sentenice. The last charge will call for a hearing in a federal court. NEW ROAD INTO ALLEGHANY IS BEING BUILT Supervisor Elton (Spec) Carvin of Sierra county tis building a new county road down the ridge from Alleghany to Forest City and on _ to Freeman’s Crossing. About five miles of the new road are completed. It is aimed to keep out of the snow belt as much as possible and also shorten the distance, between these cities and Nevada City, several miles. Ed Deal, former tractor driver for this supervisorial district, is tractor driver for Sierra county under Mr. Carvin. Due to a breakdown of equipment he was in Nevada City Wedngesday on business. 9 W. B. Celio, who ‘is suffering with another attack of rheumatism, was down in the business district with his son, Gove, Tuesday, for a short time, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Tetz of Willetts and Mrs. Tetz’ mother, Mrs. W. P. Sawyer, arrived in Nevada City for the holidays with Mrs. Sawyer’s daughter, Mrs. Blizabeth Skeahan. Mr: and Mrs. Tetz have returned home while Mrs. Sawyer remainNEGOTIATIONS DELAYED ROTARY CLUB WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS The Rotary club will celebrate another ladies night next Thursday evening at a 6:30 o’clock dinner in the National Hotel. The Marysville Glee club is coming up to sing on this occasion, All members are urged to make the event one hundred per cent in attendance. Two new members were welcomed into the Rotary club alt luncheon yesterday. They were Dick Lane and Berle Robinson, under the respective classifications of garage owner and service station owner. The program consisted of a talk by William Lee on his experiences as a U. S. engineer in Haiti. He stated that the abysmal ignorance of the negro descendants of the original slaves in that island is almost beyond belief. He traded a rotogravure full page picture of President’ Harding to one of these negroes for a horse, and the: negro hung the picture up in his cabin and charged 3 cents admission to others in the village to view it, The negro became relatively wealthy, indicating that though ignorant the negro knew his way around. On another'occasion 3500 negroes rioted while being paid off. The negroes crowded about the, table where the paymaster wias busy and presently a-fight was started. During the melee the money was raked from the table into a sack, but owing to the surging back and forth the sack was finally dropped and in ithe tight packed mob mone was able to get away with it. Finally the mob was dispersed and all’ the money. recovered. STUDENTS BACK IN SCHOOL MON. The Nevada City high and elementary school students will resume their studies Monday. From present indications school enrollment will be about tthe same as in the fall term. From the elementary school it was learned the following teachers are away on vacations: Miss Ruth Hogan is visiting her sisters in OakInnd; Miss Grant is at Palo Alto; Miss Ruth Tamblyn with friends in Stockton. Principal Cecil Klee is spending a few days in San Jose. From the high school Mr. Ralph Smith, musical instructor, and wife are on vacation in Reno; Miss Nell Bagley is in Hanford; Miss Thelma Peterson is visiting near Livermore; Mr, Finley Hobbie and wife are in San Francisco. OSCAR ODEGAARD IS SLOWLY RECOVERING Oscar Odegaard, who was badly injured when his car, in which he and his two sons were traveling up the Tahoe-Ukiah highway ‘to the Zeibright mine, a few days ago, skidded and rolled into a canyon, (will probably be able to leave the Jones Memorial hospital next Sunday for his home. He will be obliged to remain in bed probably for two ‘months. His injuries consist of a broken leg, just above his ankle, a broken bone in one hand and a deep gash in his scalp, beside many bruises. The car turned over several times after it left the read. The two boys, Jim and Oscar Jr. were practically uninjured. The car thas yet not been retrieved from the bottom of the canyon. HELD TO ANSWER Walter Shepard, charged with lewd and lascivious conduct at Grass Valley, appeared for his preliminary hearing before Judge ‘Charles Morehouse yesterday and was bound over the superior court. The hearing took place at 2 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. L, M. Sabin and family of Prospect Hill had as New Years and week end guests, Dr. V. G. Radonich and wife and his brother, Jack Radonich, of Amador county and also his mother, Mrs. Ghesko of Oakland. It is their first trip here for Dr. Radonich and wife and they were so delighted with this section they are planning a return visit. Alphonse Hartung. local jeweler, has ‘been confined to the Nevada City Sanitarium the past three days ‘with a serve cold is making steady gains in his recovery which is good news to him in trust. ed, to his many friends. ‘Blackwood ally charged with murder yesterday afternoon before Justice of the Peace C. A. Morehouse. The preliminary hearing will probably take place in Judge Morehouse’s court some day next week. Development in the privy murders that occurred Sunday afternoon in a transient camp on the old Colfax road east of Grass Valley just inside the city limits, reported in Monday’s issue of the Nugget, was the ‘inquest Wednesday night, when ia coroner’s jury found Irl Blackwood, 42 years old, a WPA foreman, and his wife Irene Blackwood 46 years old, responsible for the two murders. The couple were formally charged with murder yesterday. The complaint was signed by Mrs. Gladys Root, wife of James Root, who with Arthur F. Lavalley, was killed’ in a hail of bullets Sunday afternoon. Coroner A. M. Holmes conducted the inquest before the following nine jurymen: E.G. Hinds, foreman; Joe-O'Neill, Ed Jones, William Mitchelt, Fred Morrison, Roy Landsburg, Earl Covey, William Partridge and Gene Johnson. The verdict of the jury was that James Cousins. Root and Arthur Frederick Lavalley came to their death on January 1, 1939, at about 4 o’clock p. m. in Grass Valley, California, as a result of gunshot wounds from bullets from gun or guns in the-hand or hands of Mr. or Mrs. Blackwood. We further recommended that both Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood be ‘held to answer to the charge of murder. Witnesses gave conflicting testimony as regards whether Mrs. Blackwood or her husband shot Root. They were practically agreed that Blackwood killed Lavalley. Those who ‘testified as-eyewitnesses at the inquest were (Mrs. Root, Mrs. \Lavalley, Arthur Shepard, Arthur Maule, Newtown miner, Willie Owen Waiker, Zeibright miner, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wright. Wright is an unemployed butcher and Mrs. Wright is a sister of Mrs. Root and Mrs. Lavalley. In addition to these Ed Martin, a resident of the camp, and Elizabeth Lavalley, 14 years old, were heard. Those, other than eyewitnesses, who testified were: Dr. Harry Benteen, Capt. J. E. Blake of the traffic patrol and Deplu'ty Sheriff Carl Larsen. The Roots were giving a New Year dinner in their tent house. 'Po this party Arthur Maule, the Lavalleys Are Arraigned On Charge Of Murder ‘Trl Blackwood, and his wife, Irene Blackwood were arraigned and formCouple and their children, Arthud Shepard, . Willie Owen Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wright of 258 Buene Vista street, Grass Valley had been invited. & Maule and Lavalley were visitors to the camp and! during the festivity, went outside to the outhouse, only a few steps from. the Root house. Maule, who is 62 years old found a padlock on the door. Neither of the two men were aware tthat this privy was claimed as the property: of the Blackwoods, whose trailer home was . farther from it than any other of the cabins in the grove. Maule apparently thought the padlock was a joke, easily pulled it off. The Blackwoods, each armed with a revolver, appeared quickly on the scene, so quickly it would seem that they were watching events ‘from their trailer. Lavalley called’ Root from his tent house. Root appeared with his revolver. From this point on the testimony of witnesses varied as regards what happened. ‘The six year old son of Root, not called as an inquest wiltness, who stood within ten fest of where his father fell, says that in ~ ‘throwing away his weapon after an ‘appeal for a peaceful settlement of tthe trouble, his father slipped on the . steep bank and fell. Then, the boy says, Mrs. Blackwood fired. The little boy’s testimony, however, was not heard. George Root father c. James, who was murdered, twas not present, nor a witness at the inquest, but he was one of the first on the scene following the shooting. He was another of the guests at his son’s New Year dinner, but had gone down town and returned, as he thought, in time for the dinner. But George Root in reconstructing the crime, declares that Mrs. Blackwood “pour-ed it” into ‘his son after he demonstrated his willingness to. keep the peace by throwing away his gun, and at the same moment had slipped and fallen. The course of one bullet, ranging downward from under his shoulder, would indicate that he was shot while he ‘was down. Following the shooting, according to inquest witnesses, Blackwood and his wife were disarmed by Shepard and Walker. A revolver which Mrs. Root had picked up after her husband had thrown it away, was also taken by her. The sheriff stated yesterday that. he had found several weapons in the Blackwood trailer, ineluding a. 22 rifle, a shot gun and another revolver, beside the two carried by Black‘wood and his wife. GAULT BRIDGE SPEED LIMIT 5 MI PER HOUR The city council at a meeting last evening set the speed limit over the Gault bridge, Pine street, at five miles per hour. An ordinance was read authorizing the appointment of an official garbage collector for the city. It was laid’ on the table for the legal five day period. : Street (Superintendent Herbert Hallet stated if the weather permits the ‘crews will start pouring cement on the floor of the new bridige at the junction of Broad street and the Plaza the first of next week. Workers will start putting in the steel webbing on the ‘bridge Saturday. There will be about 80 tons of steel. The bridge will: have an inch and a half crown in the center for drainage. It will take between two and three weeks for the cement: faice of the bridge to harden sufficiently for traffic. The bridge is 30 feet wide, the five foot walk on the down stream side will be eight inches higher than the travel way of the bridge. (Clearing of the reservoirs north of the city is progressing at a rapid rate. The dam is being raised six feet and sides raised in proportion. The lower reservoir is being deepened to give more than double its present capacity. Mr. Hallett stated the upper reservoir on the summit between the airport and Sugar Loaf its present size, is to be deepened. and made OR, started and ‘when completed will give the street a two way road. It extends from Coyote to Nevada street.: GENERAL FUND Jas. Allen $125.00; H. S. Hallet $150.00; R. L. Bigelow $100.00: Garfield Robson $150.00; Geo. H. Calanan $20.00; Max Solaro $71.50; Dr. E. M. Roesner $40.00; Mrs, #. Foley $12.00; Miles P. Coughlan $12.00; Miners Foundry and Supply Co. $737.44; A. E. Blake $35.00; — Glenn H. Cleland $7.66; IngersollRand Company $15.44; Marysville Tractor and Equip Co. $154.25; NeoN vada City Nugget $28.00; Tahde Sugar Pine Co. $109.82; Marysvill Tractor and Equip Co. $12.16; © S. Williamson $78.43; General Petroleum Corp. $95.90; Save More 510-15¢ $2.21; R. Wilde $121.50; J. W. Shebley $44.44; Nevada City Garage $36.23; Shell Oi Com $7.73; H. S, Anderson $3.60; N Sandow $121.50; Plaza Garage $24. 01; Ward Jensen $7.50; Wm. Pearce $9.00; R. L, Bigelow 75c; Alp Stores, Ltd. $110.48; Tom Whit $54.00; Ted Sigourney $117.00; ton Davies $4.50; Pajcific Tel Tel Co. $5.35; A. L. Dick Lane $s 46; John Zunino $10.00: R. RB. Ha: ris $6.39; E. Christensen $61, Frank Misner $25.00; K. By son Co, Inc. $21.12; Patrick Moise-Clinker $24.25; Nevada rigation Dist. $236.60; Pacif & Elec, Co. $285.17; Tom $64.89; Union Pub. Co. $ Bakery $1.00; Burroughs Machine Co. $8.90; ‘A. . Co. $3.61, ee The B street project has been

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. sede Uny Nose COVERS RICHEST GOLD Ant IN CALIFORNIA i in the right to publish the Truth, " with good motives and for justifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton March 165, ees The Liberty of the Press consists ———Two men killed on New Year's ‘Day over a miserable, patched tin privy, which the alleged murderer considered his property, though he had no title to it. Neither of the two killed had molested the privy. An old man, partly drunk, visiting a little family there, had wrenched the padlock and hasp from the door. In his drunken fancy he thought someone had put ‘a ‘padlock on the rusty, filthy little outhouse, as a joke. The two who died were really trying to Save this poor old man from the death that came.to them, As a result of this double murder, eight young children are left ifatherless, (five in one family, three in the ' other) adrift in a wintry world, dependent on their mother’s efforts and charity for their daily bread, Even if the murderer or murderers are convicted no atonement can be made to these children. ee According to common rumor slot machines have vanished from the county. These “one armed bandits”: were being operaited : throughout the county in violation oo of the law. The District Attorney addressed a letter to all the peace officers charged with the duty of enforcing the law.-He pointed out, in effect, that the machines were operated throughout the county, save in Nevada City, and followed that by citing the law which makes it a misdemeanor for peace officers to evade their duty in arresting and filing charges against slot machine operators. It was then “hardly necessary for the peace officers to notify slot machine operators to take them out. That was done almost instanter. We think District Attorney Stoll should be commended by every law-abiding citizen. SARS, <a Ut Y President Roosevelt’s address delivered in person to Congress on the “State of the Union” Wednesday reveals an adroit change of direction. No longer does he regard as perfect the new machinery created for social reforms. He is willing to admit that some of the ‘laws need mending, though he, unfortunately, refrains from saying which ones He still regards himself, however, as an American Messiah, He refers to the struggle between industryand -organ/ ized labor, class hatred, and internicine war between labor factions ‘as if they were srr~thine with which he has had nothing to do. The bitter clash between industry and labor diuring the pact two years, the battle between Lewis and Green and itheir followers, the arraying of class: against class in this great republic, the fear of investors to employ imoney lying idle in-the banks in any kind of productive activity, the fact that during his entire regime there have been ten million unemployed, despite. the expenditure of nearly twenty billion dollars, these things lie on the\President’s doorstep. He personally is directly or indirectly responsible for them. For to him Congress gave the power and the authority. ‘We do not charge: the \President with intellectual dishonesty. It may be that, we do not ame In any event .he does not, as is apparent in Wedinesday’s address, realize his own part in prolonging the nation’s distress. The Wilson administration plunged this country into tremendous debt. It was done to prosecute a@ war for an ideal. Today in” ‘time of peace, President Roosevelt has plunged the country 4nto a greater debt for another ideal. We find no fault with the ideals of either of these men. But we do find fault with President Roosevelt’s “now” and “must.’’ It would have been enough for his eight year regime, if he thad succeeded in curinig just one national ill, For instance, the relations between industry and labor. That would have been an historical achievement. Instead of that he has tinkered with every American institution, including the judiciary. He has listened to every harebrained visionary that could get close enough to be heard. He has often acted impulsively, as it turns out foolishly, We think the appointment of Black to the Supreme Court was just that. Even now he still clings to his plan of reorganizing alll government agencies. While we believe that is indeed a very necessary measure of economy, we have seen enough of Mr. Roosevelt’s handiwork to know that any measure he would approve in this regard would make a bad matter worse. He is a natural spendthrift. Even ° . awards were made: .tume won by Miss Ednia Doolittle, Vol. 13,:No. 2. The County Seat Paper N EVADA CITY, CALIF a ct The Gold Center MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 19 GENEROUS GIFTS BREAK RECORD AT FIREMEN’S BALL A new record for the number of masquers at the fireamen’s annual masquerade ball was established at last Saturday night’s New Year event. The generosity of local merchants in their contribution of prizes ‘had never been exceeded and the result was an unusual number of contestants for prizes. The following (Mrs. Luvia Kilroy took the first prize as Best Dressed Lady in her portrayal of Martha Washington and received $20 in cash for her efforts. The second prize of Best Dressed Gentleman went to Raymond Wilde, Jr., for his Spanish matador portrayal and he also received $20 cash. The cellophane Girls took the first Best Fancy Dressed Group prize and received a dinner for 8 at the Schreiber’s (Cafe. This group included: Misses Madge Pianezzi, Rosie Ponticelli, Alberta Bolton and Shirley Davies. The most original group prize was won by the Dionne Quints and Dr. Dafoe and received $5 in cash. This included the following: Misses Elma Hden, Irene Buchanan, Florence Tisher, Flossie Angove and (Claris Holland, Quints and Bert McBride as Dr. Dafoe. The Men from Mars and Queen took the Best Children’s group prize and received merchandise orders at Colley’s and Bolton’s Variety store. The members of the group were: Bob Sharpe, Marguerete Barry, Bill Sharpe and Tommy ‘Barry. Miss Patricia Hersh took the first prize for most original lady’s costume. She portrayed a Hula Dancer. Her prize was merchandise orders at Bowman's Beauty ‘Parlor and Mrs. Dixie Rose. The most original masquerade costume prize went to Ray Wilde, Sr., for his Owl costume. He received a ham from Calanan & Richards and 2 dozen eggs from Winney’s Hatchery. The other prizes were as follows: Second Best Ladies Masquerade cos$10 wmerchandise order at Dickerman’s Drug Store. Second Best Gentlemen’s Best Pressed won by Mr, Elza Kilroy for his portrayal of George Washington, $7.50 mdse. order at Harris Drug Store and $2.50 mdse. order at The Lantern Shop. Third Best Dressed Ladies Costume won by Miss Mary Innis, $7.50 mdse. order at A. Hartung’s Jeweler. : Third--Best Dressed Gentlemens’ Costume won by Eddie Doolittle as Sir Walter Raleigh $4 mdse. order at the Bootery and $3.50 md. order at Lawrence Motors. Second Best Fancy Group won by Wedding Group, dinner for 8 at National Hotel. Won by Misses Edna Richerson, Dorothy Arbogast and Miriam Sharpe and Messrs. William Went, Ben Tamblyn and Robert Vanberg, Best sustained ladly’s character won by Mrs. James Penrose as a Spanish lady. $2 mdse. order at Ethl’s Beauty Salon; $1.50 mdse. order John Muscardini, Jr., der ut Richfield Ser.50 mdse. order at acter won $2.50 mdse. vice Station and:$ Reynolds, Best Dressed Masquerade Couple won by Civil War couple, tty Kimball and Harry Huer. Mexican \Cocktail tray and imported Belgian tapestry from Savemore Store and one ham from Calanan & Richards. “© Best Comedian won by Mr. Charles Karlin, the man in the checkered suit, $2.50 mdse. order from Sierra Hotel and $1.50 grease job from Standard Station, Plaza. — Best Clown won by. George Foreman, $2.50 mdse. order at Long Johns Tavern. ‘Best Foreign Costume won by Hindu costume, Frank Yost, $1.50 grease job, Plaza Garage and $1 mdse, order at Universal Dollar Store, There Were also five gallery prizes awarded. The prizes were lst, 50 Ibs. flour, J. J. Jackson’s and $1 box of candy at Foley’s; 2nd, 1 ham, Calanan & Richards; 8rd, 25 lbs, potatoes at Sun Produce Co.; 4th, 50 ibs. flour at Cardinal; 5th, one picture from Warner’s Studio. his own father left him his fortune GOLD FLAT SCHOOL Joseph Day, member of the school board of Oakland ‘school district, which embraces the Gold Flat school stated that negotiations for consolidation with Nevada City school district, which have been underway would be postponed until the next school year, ; ‘ According to Day, the Nevada City school board members met with the Gold Flat board Tuesday ‘and. discussed the plan, whereby Nevada City would take over the obligations of the school,enlarge the district, and include the tax in the Nevada City school ‘tax. Day stated the chief advantage would be secured through uniformity of classwork with that of the city schools, and possible advantage in lowered taxes should the Gold Flat region show any population increase. Under 'the new setup Gold Flat would maintain a board as previously. NOR. SAN JUAN . MAY NOT LIGHT NP BEFORE MAY It may be more than two months before North San Juan is able to “light wp’ with electricity. Tim Burke, right-of-way manager for the Pacific Gas & Electric ‘Company yesterday left for San Juan ridge with an armfu!l of right-of-way deéeds which he hopes to have Signed expeditously. As soon as these have been signed by property owners over whose land the line will be built, work can be started digging ‘pole holes and stringing power poles. Dan Stewart, Nevada county manager for the P. G. & B. stated yesterday that he regarded it doubtful whether the line would be completed and house wiring done in North San Juan, much before May. is planning ‘a big celebration when, In the meantime North San Juan for the first-time in history, the town lights up with electric current. The William Biull Meek chapter of EB Clampus Vitus has been invited to conduct the celebration and ceremonies in its ancient and time-honored manner, Clyde Gwin, has been duly appointed master of ceremonies by Fred Nobs, Noble Grand Humbug of the order. BURTON SENTENCED TO 25 DAYS IN JAIL Roy Burton who resided near the city Jimits on Park Avenue, and was arrested.on a battery ‘charge last week sworn to by his house keeper Mrs. Hooper»plead guilty yesterday afternoon. He appeared before Judge Miles Coughlin inthe justice court and ‘was fined $50. or.25 days in the county jail. Burton ichose:to serve the 2'5 days. Burton is also accused of buvine high grade gold without a license and disposing of it. The complaint on this score is signed and awaiting his completion of ‘his jail sentenice. The last charge will call for a hearing in a federal court. NEW ROAD INTO ALLEGHANY IS BEING BUILT Supervisor Elton (Spec) Carvin of Sierra county tis building a new county road down the ridge from Alleghany to Forest City and on _ to Freeman’s Crossing. About five miles of the new road are completed. It is aimed to keep out of the snow belt as much as possible and also shorten the distance, between these cities and Nevada City, several miles. Ed Deal, former tractor driver for this supervisorial district, is tractor driver for Sierra county under Mr. Carvin. Due to a breakdown of equipment he was in Nevada City Wedngesday on business. 9 W. B. Celio, who ‘is suffering with another attack of rheumatism, was down in the business district with his son, Gove, Tuesday, for a short

time, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Tetz of Willetts and Mrs. Tetz’ mother, Mrs. W. P. Sawyer, arrived in Nevada City for the holidays with Mrs. Sawyer’s daughter, Mrs. Blizabeth Skeahan. Mr: and Mrs. Tetz have returned home while Mrs. Sawyer remainNEGOTIATIONS DELAYED ROTARY CLUB WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS The Rotary club will celebrate another ladies night next Thursday evening at a 6:30 o’clock dinner in the National Hotel. The Marysville Glee club is coming up to sing on this occasion, All members are urged to make the event one hundred per cent in attendance. Two new members were welcomed into the Rotary club alt luncheon yesterday. They were Dick Lane and Berle Robinson, under the respective classifications of garage owner and service station owner. The program consisted of a talk by William Lee on his experiences as a U. S. engineer in Haiti. He stated that the abysmal ignorance of the negro descendants of the original slaves in that island is almost beyond belief. He traded a rotogravure full page picture of President’ Harding to one of these negroes for a horse, and the: negro hung the picture up in his cabin and charged 3 cents admission to others in the village to view it, The negro became relatively wealthy, indicating that though ignorant the negro knew his way around. On another'occasion 3500 negroes rioted while being paid off. The negroes crowded about the, table where the paymaster wias busy and presently a-fight was started. During the melee the money was raked from the table into a sack, but owing to the surging back and forth the sack was finally dropped and in ithe tight packed mob mone was able to get away with it. Finally the mob was dispersed and all’ the money. recovered. STUDENTS BACK IN SCHOOL MON. The Nevada City high and elementary school students will resume their studies Monday. From present indications school enrollment will be about tthe same as in the fall term. From the elementary school it was learned the following teachers are away on vacations: Miss Ruth Hogan is visiting her sisters in OakInnd; Miss Grant is at Palo Alto; Miss Ruth Tamblyn with friends in Stockton. Principal Cecil Klee is spending a few days in San Jose. From the high school Mr. Ralph Smith, musical instructor, and wife are on vacation in Reno; Miss Nell Bagley is in Hanford; Miss Thelma Peterson is visiting near Livermore; Mr, Finley Hobbie and wife are in San Francisco. OSCAR ODEGAARD IS SLOWLY RECOVERING Oscar Odegaard, who was badly injured when his car, in which he and his two sons were traveling up the Tahoe-Ukiah highway ‘to the Zeibright mine, a few days ago, skidded and rolled into a canyon, (will probably be able to leave the Jones Memorial hospital next Sunday for his home. He will be obliged to remain in bed probably for two ‘months. His injuries consist of a broken leg, just above his ankle, a broken bone in one hand and a deep gash in his scalp, beside many bruises. The car turned over several times after it left the read. The two boys, Jim and Oscar Jr. were practically uninjured. The car thas yet not been retrieved from the bottom of the canyon. HELD TO ANSWER Walter Shepard, charged with lewd and lascivious conduct at Grass Valley, appeared for his preliminary hearing before Judge ‘Charles Morehouse yesterday and was bound over the superior court. The hearing took place at 2 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. L, M. Sabin and family of Prospect Hill had as New Years and week end guests, Dr. V. G. Radonich and wife and his brother, Jack Radonich, of Amador county and also his mother, Mrs. Ghesko of Oakland. It is their first trip here for Dr. Radonich and wife and they were so delighted with this section they are planning a return visit. Alphonse Hartung. local jeweler, has ‘been confined to the Nevada City Sanitarium the past three days ‘with a serve cold is making steady gains in his recovery which is good news to him in trust. ed, to his many friends. ‘Blackwood ally charged with murder yesterday afternoon before Justice of the Peace C. A. Morehouse. The preliminary hearing will probably take place in Judge Morehouse’s court some day next week. Development in the privy murders that occurred Sunday afternoon in a transient camp on the old Colfax road east of Grass Valley just inside the city limits, reported in Monday’s issue of the Nugget, was the ‘inquest Wednesday night, when ia coroner’s jury found Irl Blackwood, 42 years old, a WPA foreman, and his wife Irene Blackwood 46 years old, responsible for the two murders. The couple were formally charged with murder yesterday. The complaint was signed by Mrs. Gladys Root, wife of James Root, who with Arthur F. Lavalley, was killed’ in a hail of bullets Sunday afternoon. Coroner A. M. Holmes conducted the inquest before the following nine jurymen: E.G. Hinds, foreman; Joe-O'Neill, Ed Jones, William Mitchelt, Fred Morrison, Roy Landsburg, Earl Covey, William Partridge and Gene Johnson. The verdict of the jury was that James Cousins. Root and Arthur Frederick Lavalley came to their death on January 1, 1939, at about 4 o’clock p. m. in Grass Valley, California, as a result of gunshot wounds from bullets from gun or guns in the-hand or hands of Mr. or Mrs. Blackwood. We further recommended that both Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood be ‘held to answer to the charge of murder. Witnesses gave conflicting testimony as regards whether Mrs. Blackwood or her husband shot Root. They were practically agreed that Blackwood killed Lavalley. Those who ‘testified as-eyewitnesses at the inquest were (Mrs. Root, Mrs. \Lavalley, Arthur Shepard, Arthur Maule, Newtown miner, Willie Owen Waiker, Zeibright miner, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wright. Wright is an unemployed butcher and Mrs. Wright is a sister of Mrs. Root and Mrs. Lavalley. In addition to these Ed Martin, a resident of the camp, and Elizabeth Lavalley, 14 years old, were heard. Those, other than eyewitnesses, who testified were: Dr. Harry Benteen, Capt. J. E. Blake of the traffic patrol and Deplu'ty Sheriff Carl Larsen. The Roots were giving a New Year dinner in their tent house. 'Po this party Arthur Maule, the Lavalleys Are Arraigned On Charge Of Murder ‘Trl Blackwood, and his wife, Irene Blackwood were arraigned and formCouple and their children, Arthud Shepard, . Willie Owen Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wright of 258 Buene Vista street, Grass Valley had been invited. & Maule and Lavalley were visitors to the camp and! during the festivity, went outside to the outhouse, only a few steps from. the Root house. Maule, who is 62 years old found a padlock on the door. Neither of the two men were aware tthat this privy was claimed as the property: of the Blackwoods, whose trailer home was . farther from it than any other of the cabins in the grove. Maule apparently thought the padlock was a joke, easily pulled it off. The Blackwoods, each armed with a revolver, appeared quickly on the scene, so quickly it would seem that they were watching events ‘from their trailer. Lavalley called’ Root from his tent house. Root appeared with his revolver. From this point on the testimony of witnesses varied as regards what happened. ‘The six year old son of Root, not called as an inquest wiltness, who stood within ten fest of where his father fell, says that in ~ ‘throwing away his weapon after an ‘appeal for a peaceful settlement of tthe trouble, his father slipped on the . steep bank and fell. Then, the boy says, Mrs. Blackwood fired. The little boy’s testimony, however, was not heard. George Root father c. James, who was murdered, twas not present, nor a witness at the inquest, but he was one of the first on the scene following the shooting. He was another of the guests at his son’s New Year dinner, but had gone down town and returned, as he thought, in time for the dinner. But George Root in reconstructing the crime, declares that Mrs. Blackwood “pour-ed it” into ‘his son after he demonstrated his willingness to. keep the peace by throwing away his gun, and at the same moment had slipped and fallen. The course of one bullet, ranging downward from under his shoulder, would indicate that he was shot while he ‘was down. Following the shooting, according to inquest witnesses, Blackwood and his wife were disarmed by Shepard and Walker. A revolver which Mrs. Root had picked up after her husband had thrown it away, was also taken by her. The sheriff stated yesterday that. he had found several weapons in the Blackwood trailer, ineluding a. 22 rifle, a shot gun and another revolver, beside the two carried by Black‘wood and his wife. GAULT BRIDGE SPEED LIMIT 5 MI PER HOUR The city council at a meeting last evening set the speed limit over the Gault bridge, Pine street, at five miles per hour. An ordinance was read authorizing the appointment of an official garbage collector for the city. It was laid’ on the table for the legal five day period. : Street (Superintendent Herbert Hallet stated if the weather permits the ‘crews will start pouring cement on the floor of the new bridige at the junction of Broad street and the Plaza the first of next week. Workers will start putting in the steel webbing on the ‘bridge Saturday. There will be about 80 tons of steel. The bridge will: have an inch and a half crown in the center for drainage. It will take between two and three weeks for the cement: faice of the bridge to harden sufficiently for traffic. The bridge is 30 feet wide, the five foot walk on the down stream side will be eight inches higher than the travel way of the bridge. (Clearing of the reservoirs north of the city is progressing at a rapid rate. The dam is being raised six feet and sides raised in proportion. The lower reservoir is being deepened to give more than double its present capacity. Mr. Hallett stated the upper reservoir on the summit between the airport and Sugar Loaf its present size, is to be deepened. and made OR, started and ‘when completed will give the street a two way road. It extends from Coyote to Nevada street.: GENERAL FUND Jas. Allen $125.00; H. S. Hallet $150.00; R. L. Bigelow $100.00: Garfield Robson $150.00; Geo. H. Calanan $20.00; Max Solaro $71.50; Dr. E. M. Roesner $40.00; Mrs, #. Foley $12.00; Miles P. Coughlan $12.00; Miners Foundry and Supply Co. $737.44; A. E. Blake $35.00; — Glenn H. Cleland $7.66; IngersollRand Company $15.44; Marysville Tractor and Equip Co. $154.25; NeoN vada City Nugget $28.00; Tahde Sugar Pine Co. $109.82; Marysvill Tractor and Equip Co. $12.16; © S. Williamson $78.43; General Petroleum Corp. $95.90; Save More 510-15¢ $2.21; R. Wilde $121.50; J. W. Shebley $44.44; Nevada City Garage $36.23; Shell Oi Com $7.73; H. S, Anderson $3.60; N Sandow $121.50; Plaza Garage $24. 01; Ward Jensen $7.50; Wm. Pearce $9.00; R. L, Bigelow 75c; Alp Stores, Ltd. $110.48; Tom Whit $54.00; Ted Sigourney $117.00; ton Davies $4.50; Pajcific Tel Tel Co. $5.35; A. L. Dick Lane $s 46; John Zunino $10.00: R. RB. Ha: ris $6.39; E. Christensen $61, Frank Misner $25.00; K. By son Co, Inc. $21.12; Patrick Moise-Clinker $24.25; Nevada rigation Dist. $236.60; Pacif & Elec, Co. $285.17; Tom $64.89; Union Pub. Co. $ Bakery $1.00; Burroughs Machine Co. $8.90; ‘A. . Co. $3.61, ee The B street project has been