January 8, 1940 (4 pages)

Thinking Out Loud By CARL STARKEY r Nevada City COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA 4 } ugget . ae Krom the Californian, Mareh 15, 1848: © The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for just-. ifiable ends. ‘ton. —Alexander HamilThe lethargic “Battle of Nerves’’ between the Allies and Gerfront pages by the incredible stand “of little Finland against the might of one of the greatest nations on the earth. The Russians, hurling army after army at the tiny country, have been hurled back repeatedly by the heroic Finns with a staggering loss of life. Entire divisions have been anihilated. In fact, one wag suggested, maybe Herbert Hoover should start a ‘fund for the “poor Russians.” But Finland is .doomed. Outnumbered, experts compute, by 47 ‘to 1 the Finns cannot keep up the unequal battle long; andthe Russians, with characteristic disregard for human life, can continue to throw fresh divisions into the fray until the pitifully small Finnish army is forced to submit. Russia picked the psychological moment for its wanton invasion. For 22 years Joseph Stalin has been building the world’s largest army to pave the way for the present action. Britain, France and Germany are unable to combat her and Italy probably won’t. The United States, despite popular sentiment, is too far away and too engrossed in domestic problems to interfere. Japan is waging war on China and has her hands full. The only opposition, therefore, will be Sweden and Norway. At best, these two countries can do little to impede the imperialistic. progress of the Russian bear, j The big question mark After Finland, what? According té6 indications and diplomatic maneuvers the next step in international piracy will be the re-possession of Bessarabia, given to Rumania by the Treaty of Versailles. Heartened by gthe sucthat some Ruthenians live within her border, Hungary will undoubtedly be menaced. The situing up to the ‘Polish invasion. According to Germany there was sufficient numbers of Germans in Poland to warrant affixing that country to the Reich. Russia is likely to meet determined resistance from this sector, however, since the Ruthenians did not like Czarist ‘Russia and most of them do not like Bolshevik Russia any better. : lie the rich oil which To. the. south lands of Iraq and Persia, have been scenes of Russian activity. Britain’s long control over these areas are slowly: being supplanted by Muscovite agents. Britain’s dominating — foreign policy has been necessarily subordinated ‘to the more pressing matters on the Maginot Line which gives Russia a. strategic advantage in exerting influence. Newly-modernized and. vigorous Turkey may also bear the brunt of a Red invasion. Turkey controls the vital Dardanelles. the only route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. In the days of been.a formidable foe. But today, it lacks the unity and cohesion that the powerful Ataturk provided. Since. his death, there’ have been differences in policy among the leaders and no strong national government. Internal dissension a would cause Turkey to be an easy mark for Russia. ‘ : For a number of years Russia devoted its imperialistic attention to the border provinces of China. Outer Mongolia is already dominated by the Soviets and the adjoining Sinktang province is being infiltrated by Reds: The Japanese puppet state, Manchukuo, has always been enticing to Russia. ‘The Russian method here seems to be keeping alive Chinese resistance to the Japanese by furnishing supplies to the Nationalist army. The more pessimistic of authorities on foreign affairs-point out that the ‘Russians realize that they =get the worst of the bargain when they sold Alaska to “the United States and that they are casting coveteous’ eyes in that direction. The theory is improbable from every standpoint — military, economit or otherwise. Russia in the . first place would have to face the We greatest military organization on the face of the earth—the Ameri‘ean navy. Rifssia’s notoriously poor many has been crowded off the. in the’ chancellories of Europe today is: cess of the Finns, Rumania\ hasserved notice on the soviets that Bessarabia ‘will always remain Rumanian by the force of our arms.”’ Thanks to the, subversive activity of the OGPU and the fact ation is similar to the events leadCalvin Haffey of Colfax, a.d W. W. Kemal Ataturk, Turkey would have. Vol. 14, No. 3.The County Seat are ey ADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940.” 3 — BUSINESS FIRMS SOON TO ANSWER CENSUS QUIZ The work 6f taking taking the Sixteentl Dicennial Census of Business wk Manufacturers is now in progress in District No. 2, consisting of Nevada, Placer, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mono, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Inyo and El Dorada counties. The head office for District No. 2 is located at 327 Lincoln street, Roseville, California, with Robert E. Shields in charge of District Supervisor. District No. 2 is a part of Area.'No. 55, the head office of which is located at 153 Virginia street, Reno, Nevada, with Frank W. Ingram _in charge as area manager. For Nevada County, Joseph Day of. Gold BFlat has been appointed business enumerator. There is\a crew of twelve trained enumerators in the field in District No. 2 making a\canvass of the Business and Manufacturers’ establishments. Their work must be completed by April 1, 1940. The enumerators report that the business men and manufacturers are giving them enthusiastic cooperation. aS The statistics obtained by. these enumeratiors will be.of great valuad to business men in all lines of business\, It will show,.among other things, the shifting of population, the increase of business and the change of values of real estate) and much other information which any _ progressive business man requires. CHMA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR MORE MEMBERS Hoping to double the _ present membership of approximately 1000, the board of directors of the California Hydraulic Mining. Association will begin an intensive membership drive immediately. The drive will be managed by a Special committee headed by C. E. Clark, superintendent of the Relief Hill mines, North Bloomfield, with Esterly of Grass. Valley, members. The CHMA_ was. organized _ in Grass Valley in February, 1936. The drive will mark the fourth year of the organization’s existence. The association is credited with achieving more of its objectives than any other mining association in California. The officers, however, say than it must be permanent and its work continued for many more years. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LATE FRANK CLARK Last rites. for Frank Clark, former native of‘Nevada City who’ died in San Francisco, Saturday, were held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Citizenry Mortuary, Sacramento. r Frank Clark was born January 21, 1860, and spent the early part of his life in Nevada City. He married his late wife. Mrs. Minnie Clark, here. He was employed for 35 years with the Southern Pacific Railroad company as a car inspector and was retired on a pension in 1924. He had lived for the past few years in San Francisco. His death came just 14 days before his eightieth birthday. He is survived by his grandson, Ww. W. J. (Wally) Clark. Gerald Hogan, pharmacist of Oakland came up for the week end and was accompanied by his sister, Miss Ruth Hogan, who had spent the week visiting in the bay cities. She teaches in the local elementary school. Hogan left at noon to return to his duties after a visit with his mother and other relatives. soldiers would be pitted against the United States’. notoriously good soldiers. Poverty stricken Russia would be competing against a country abounding in wealth. Russia’s only means of invading the United States (and it’s going on now) takes a-more insidious form—that of boring from within. And swhen this country recovers from its “recession”. that menace will be ended. It has been said that Communism can only flourish where people are hungry. But that applies to true communism— and Russia’s actions and policy leaves a serious doubt as to the true natP. T. A. ON THURSDAY TO. the Elementary School calling a meeting of the association this week.-Considerable business_is to come before the group and Fathers’ Night which is to be held on the 19th. Edgar Williams, Boy Scout executive for the Tahoe Area will be the speaker for Fathers’ Night and it is hoped there will be a 100 per cent attendance of ‘‘dads.”’ WORK SUSPENDED The joy with which the rain and snow was hailed by farmers and the stockmen.did-not strike a responsive chord among the 300 workers and engineers of the giant Narrows dam. Due to the rains, all work onthe $4,000,000 project has-been suspended for an indeterminate length of time. mal flow of the Yuba river around the damsite-were-unable to cope with the flood waters that resulted from the heavy precipitations. War er has been running over the side and inundating the project. Cement pouring, started recently, cannot be continued until the water subsides and the site cleaned out. Dam \engineers, in a _ telephone conversation today, said that no damage had been-done, but:no work can be done until the weather clears. GRATIFYING SALE . OF CHRISTMAS SEALS Mrs. E. T, Bonner, chairman on sales of Tuberculosis stamps throughout this district is gratified by the large sales. The teacher in the Bell Hill school with her pupils asked for the stamps when they first came out and today. the sum of $7.85 was turned in by these: enthusiastic pupils. Numerous calls have come in for stamps and the local drug stores also sold them in order to assist in the worthy cause. The county health nurse is in charge of~the~ work. U.C. GRADUATETO SPEN? YEAR ON ESKIMO ISLAND BERKELEY, sae Island, ice-bound se of ‘opting. tion off the Alaskan mainland below Nome, has called a woman investigator from the University of California’s department of anthropology to study its 200 Eskimo inhabitants. She is Dr. Margaret Lantis of Berkeley,-who-received her doctor's de= gree in anthropology in May, 1939, and departed soon after for a year’s stay on the little island. The Nunivak Eskimos are of particular interest to scientists as they are among the most primitive in the world. For much of the year Nunivak is’ separated from the mainland by floe ice). making ordinary transport by .water impossible, and the natives have remained out of touch with civilization, with the exception of the government supply boat which comes at infrequent intervals, and the lone missionary school teacher. Dr. Lantis lives with the family of a trader in the larger of the island’s two villages, and, because of a concentration of Eskimo population there, is enabled to do much of her investigating without traveling about, The government maintains the school at the other village, but that is removed some fifty miles from Dr. Lantis’ quarters. The expenses. of Dr. Lantis’ investigation are being met half by the University of California Board -of Research and half by the Penrose Fund of the American Philosophical Society. The Nunivak Eskimos are sought out by Dr. Lantis because their enforced separation from the mainland has enabled them to preserve their primitive manners. and _ customs, making them a _ particularly profitable source of investigation of cultural practices. Paul J. Allen, of Berkeley and instructor in University of California, will spend the coming »week end in Nevada City. with his aunt, Mrs. Samure of its-so-called “communism.’’ PLAN FATHERS’ NIGHT Mrs. Clyde M. Gwin, president of Py T: A, vis at 2:45 -on Thursday afternoon cf arrangements will also be made for ON NARROWS DAM Flumes designed to carry the nor-. F innish ] Relief An anonymous donor has contributed $5 to the Finnish Relief Fund over, the week end, This brings the total subscriptions from Nevada City to $28. Reports from the Finnish Relief Fund headquarters, 420 Lexington, avenue, New York, show that o constant stream of cash is flowing to Finland from the campaign inaugurated, on request of Former President Herbert Hoover, by the. nation’s newspapers. A total of $300,000 ‘has already been dispatched. The need for quick aid to this courageous, liberty loving little nation on the Baltic, it’s four million people pitted against the might of Russia’s 180 million, is vital and immediate. The money contributed under it’s sponsorship goes mainly, not for war munitions, but-for food, clothing, * medicine and hospital care, aged, for women and children, an for the wounded. Any sum tha anyone can spare toward thi worthy end, is gratefully asknowledged. STORM ADDS 3 INCHES: TOTAL NOW 16,04 INCHES Since last Thursday the present storm has brought 3.387 inches of rain to Nevada City. It continues today with a forecast that tomorrow will’ be clear. On Sunday 2.90 inchés fell.in an all day long steady.down pour. This gives a seasonal total of 16.04 inches, DeWitt Nelson, supervisor of Tahoe ‘National Forest, and assistant, Leland Smith and their sons went to the Donner Summit &Bréa on Saiurday and found snow falling at a rapid rate. Teams of horses with bells on their harness and a snowmobile were taking snow sports enthusiasts from the highway. to the Sugar Bowl above Donner Summit. On Sunday *motorists coming out from the-Donner Summit stated snow fell so thickly that it was hard to see to-ski. This morning it is reported 20 inches of new snow fell at Donner during the storm making it 40 inches deep. Rain was falling at the junction of highways 20 and 40 last night. Several inches of snow lies on the ground at Big Bend and it is understood it -continues, to fall throughout the upper country. No snow fell in Nevada City,/but a report came in that an inch/lay on the ground at Downieville/ for a while yesterday morning and then a warm rain washed it away. A total of 3.387-inches of moisture was recorded. Three feet of snow lies on Yuba Pass. 2 : Reports from” the local state division of highways gives a 12 inch snowfall on the Tahoe Ukiah highway east of Nevada City over the past week end. Four inches of snow ‘was on the ground at Steep Hollow. A warm rain this morning has melted the snow as far as the Washington junction. FORMER RESIDENTS OF TOWN TALK RETURN Mr. and Mrs. James Marmion Kitts, who lived for many years in the Town Talk section before moving to Fall Creek, San Diego county, have returned for a short visit to thefr old home. They came to Town Talk to select a home site and start the erection of a home. Mr. and Mrs. Kitts several years ago celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Kitts is a native of California, having. been born in Plumas county. He came to this section many years ago and made his home in Gold Flat, where he received his schooling. BOLTON'S TO OCCUPY " STORE ON BROAD ST. The corner store state th the Morgan & Powell building; formerly occupied: by the Twin Cities Clothing Co., will be taken over by Harry ©. Bolton of Bolton’s Variety store, it "wag annonced recently. . __Mr. Bolton will ada to his stock which is in cramped quarters in his present location ‘and he plans a con-. volunteers are needed, especially for ‘Mrs. Joe Zink, who is critically ill in BONES BROKEN IN ~ It is:reported Misf Helen Rickard suffered a broken pelvis in an auto accident on the Lower Grass Valley road at about four o’clock yesterday afternoon. She was riding with her brother, Clarence Rickard, when the accident occurred.-It is stated he lost control of his car in some manner and it struck several stumps, uprooting them, and then hit a telephone pole cutting it off and carrying it with wires several feet along the highway. The car is a wreck. Young Rickard escaped without injury. RED CROSS BUSY MAKING CLOTHES FOR WAR VICTIMS By ALICE MOORE All over the. United States local Red Cross chapters are busy producing warm garments, for the war. victims of Europe. Many thousands of articles have already reached their destination; thousands more are on their way to ak gobi eal Red Crass headquarters—or from there to Europe; and though more and more are being made, more and more are needed. The Red Cross says: “Do not stop with your original quota. Duplicate it. Triplicate it. Make all the _garments you can, and keep on making them; the need is unlimited.” The Nevada’ City district, after an admirable response to the Red Cross roll call, is lagging a bit in this war relief production program. More the knitting; we are as. yet only started on our original quota of sweaters and dresses for women and girls. For those who do not feel that they can knit well enough to make sweaters, but would like to learn, Mrs. H. P. Davis of the National Hotel, in charge of the knitted work, will give instruction. Will those interested please call Mrs. W. C. Perry, 593W, Production Chairman; or Mrs. Belle Douglas, 887W. TEXAS HAS BEEN TINDER 7 FLAGS BERKELEY, Jan. 8.—The state of Texas has been ruled under seven different flags, the last of them the green flag, raised by a group of révolutionists in the early part of the nineteenth century. The history of the state under all of ieee but particularly-the last one, is toid by Dr. Kathryn Garrett, who received her doctorate from the University of California in 1934 and js now a school executive of Dallas. (Dr. Garrett’s work throws new light on the interest of President Madison in the various’ revolutionary movements in Texas. It ' appeared.that the American government welcomed the spread of revolutionary struggles from Mexico, seeing therein an opportunity to spread the doctrines of the new born New World democracy. The part played by agents bring some~ofthese revolutions into being is ably told by the authoress. The preface by Professor Herbert E. Bolton, chairman of the University of California, department of history, shows that the American Revolution was not confined to the thirteen colonies, but spread to Hispanic America and ended with the liberation of all the mainland colonies of Portugal and Spain. During much of}.this period Texas was a cockpit, one flag being quickly and abruptly succeeded by another until some semblance of order was restored when the ambitious cohorts of democracy, directed from Washington, aly obtained control. According to this preface the haat “has given us the only account in English which carries the story of the War of Independence northward to and across the Rio Grande.”’ Mr. and Mrs. W. Allen, former Nevada City residents, motored up from Sacramento Sunday and enjoyed calling on a-number of friends. . Latest reports from the bedside of siderable expansion of business. Announcement of plans will be made a-bay_ city hospital, is that she is a little better today,She is a former uel Martin. later: MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT of the United States ‘in helping -to+ “‘Tmento for a number of years, : CONTRACTOR FOR TRUCKEE BED. The Nevada County Board of Supervisors convening in a _ special meeting today heard a plea from N. B.--Peterson, contractor of the Veterans Memorial Building at Truckee, to be further. reimbursed for work done on the building which he thought was not covered tby the contract. The misunderstanding arose over a change in the original. contract which Peterson did not understand. The building was originally: designed to cover 4,500 square: feet and to cost $23,000. It was later decided to increase the floor space of the building by 1,000 square feet and defray the cost by using money already allocated for furniture, including linoleum, light fixtures, hardwood fittings, ete. Peterson claimed that his contract did not contain any reference to putting in furniture and that it was impossible to use money allocated for that.purpose when none existed. He further ‘claimed that the county owes him $3,000—the cost of additional floor space. Further action was deferred by the board until all parties concerned are in possession of copies of the original contracts and all changes that have been made since the contracts was first signed. The matter will be settled at. the next mééting of. the board, January 26. EXPERT CYCLIST KILLS TWO PETS, CAT AND DOG Recently,a young man on a motorcyele d erately killed a fine Persian cat\on Gold Run bridge in Nevada City by running over it. A small boy witnessed the killing of the animal. Then the cyclist turned intoClark street and went to the left and within a few feet of the Otis Hardt residence killed a much loved little fox terrier by driving over it and continuing without stopping. There were no cars coming, or going that caused him to swerve to the left side of he street to do this cruel act. A prominent woman saw the young man kill the dog but did not get the number of the motorcycle. She can identify the ‘driver of the machine, however, if she should see him. . The:state motor vehicle act requires a motorist to stop after striking an animal, render aid and report the mishap. This young man should be punished for such cruel destruction of animals. PEACE OFFICERS TAKE FBI COURSE AND TESTS Lionel Davies, policeman, and Max Solaro, fire truck driver, left this morning for Marysville where they will take the two weeks course in the Federal Investigation Bureau school. Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen is algo tak= ing the course. CARS CRASH IN ‘RAIN Due to poor visibility from a heavy downpour of rain yesterday evening two cars smashed fenders at the sec. ond turn south of the Town Talk service station. Drivers of the cars were Pete Krevo, of Nevada City, and Roy Kirk Sheppard, Alta Hill, Grass Valley. State Division of Highway officials investigated the accident. __Julius Ramm has retarned to his home at Camptonville after-spending the holidays with his daughter, Miss Virginia Ramm, and sister, Miss E. Ramm. Due to the heavy. storm he believes he will be able to resume ~ fat once sluicing gravel in his” mine. Mr. and Mrs. -Marcellus Trebileox and daughter, Miss Dorothy, of Sacramento visited: recently with: Mrs. Clara’ Scarfe on Boulder babi ‘They are former Nevada City _ de 3 Mr. Trebilcox has. been with the MeClatchy Realty ‘company in-s a Mr. and Mrs. Jopn To this morning with their Catherine. Tognarelli, for . where ahe re-entered > Miss Foote of this city, se ASKS MORE CASH

Thinking Out Loud By CARL STARKEY r Nevada City COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA 4 } ugget . ae Krom the Californian, Mareh 15, 1848: © The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for just-. ifiable ends. ‘ton. —Alexander HamilThe lethargic “Battle of Nerves’’ between the Allies and Gerfront pages by the incredible stand “of little Finland against the might of one of the greatest nations on the earth. The Russians, hurling army after army at the tiny country, have been hurled back repeatedly by the heroic Finns with a staggering loss of life. Entire divisions have been anihilated. In fact, one wag suggested, maybe Herbert Hoover should start a ‘fund for the “poor Russians.” But Finland is .doomed. Outnumbered, experts compute, by 47 ‘to 1 the Finns cannot keep up the unequal battle long; andthe Russians, with characteristic disregard for human life, can continue to throw fresh divisions into the fray until the pitifully small Finnish army is forced to submit. Russia picked the psychological moment for its wanton invasion. For 22 years Joseph Stalin has been building the world’s largest army to pave the way for the present action. Britain, France and Germany are unable to combat her and Italy probably won’t. The United States, despite popular sentiment, is too far away and too engrossed in domestic problems to interfere. Japan is waging war on China and has her hands full. The only opposition, therefore, will be Sweden and Norway. At best, these two countries can do little to impede the imperialistic. progress of the Russian bear, j The big question mark After Finland, what? According té6 indications and diplomatic maneuvers the next step in international piracy will be the re-possession of Bessarabia, given to Rumania by the Treaty of Versailles. Heartened by gthe sucthat some Ruthenians live within her border, Hungary will undoubtedly be menaced. The situing up to the ‘Polish invasion. According to Germany there was sufficient numbers of Germans in Poland to warrant affixing that country to the Reich. Russia is likely to meet determined resistance from this sector, however, since the Ruthenians did not like Czarist ‘Russia and most of them do not like Bolshevik Russia any better. : lie the rich oil which To. the. south lands of Iraq and Persia, have been scenes of Russian activity. Britain’s long control over these areas are slowly: being supplanted by Muscovite agents. Britain’s dominating — foreign policy has been necessarily subordinated ‘to the more pressing matters on the Maginot Line which gives Russia a. strategic advantage in exerting influence. Newly-modernized and. vigorous Turkey may also bear the brunt of a Red invasion. Turkey controls the vital Dardanelles. the only route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. In the days of been.a formidable foe. But today, it lacks the unity and cohesion that the powerful Ataturk provided. Since. his death, there’ have been differences in policy among the leaders and no strong national government. Internal dissension a would cause Turkey to be an easy mark for Russia. ‘ : For a number of years Russia devoted its imperialistic attention to the border provinces of China. Outer Mongolia is already dominated by the Soviets and the adjoining Sinktang province is being infiltrated by Reds: The Japanese puppet state, Manchukuo, has always been enticing to Russia. ‘The Russian method here seems to be keeping alive Chinese resistance to the Japanese by furnishing supplies to the Nationalist army. The more pessimistic of authorities on foreign affairs-point out that the ‘Russians realize that they =get the worst of the bargain when they sold Alaska to “the United States and that they are casting coveteous’ eyes in that direction. The theory is improbable from every standpoint — military, economit or otherwise. Russia in the . first place would have to face the We greatest military organization on the face of the earth—the Ameri‘ean navy. Rifssia’s notoriously poor many has been crowded off the. in the’ chancellories of Europe today is: cess of the Finns, Rumania\ hasserved notice on the soviets that Bessarabia ‘will always remain Rumanian by the force of our arms.”’ Thanks to the, subversive activity of the OGPU and the fact ation is similar to the events leadCalvin Haffey of Colfax, a.d W. W. Kemal Ataturk, Turkey would have. Vol. 14, No. 3.The County Seat are ey ADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1940.” 3 — BUSINESS FIRMS SOON TO ANSWER CENSUS QUIZ The work 6f taking taking the Sixteentl Dicennial Census of Business wk Manufacturers is now in progress in District No. 2, consisting of Nevada, Placer, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mono, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Inyo and El Dorada counties. The head office for District No. 2 is located at 327 Lincoln street, Roseville, California, with Robert E. Shields in charge of District Supervisor. District No. 2 is a part of Area.'No. 55, the head office of which is located at 153 Virginia street, Reno, Nevada, with Frank W. Ingram _in charge as area manager. For Nevada County, Joseph Day of. Gold BFlat has been appointed business enumerator. There is\a crew of twelve trained enumerators in the field in District No. 2 making a\canvass of the Business and Manufacturers’ establishments. Their work must be completed by April 1, 1940. The enumerators report that the business men and manufacturers are giving them enthusiastic cooperation. aS The statistics obtained by. these enumeratiors will be.of great valuad to business men in all lines of business\, It will show,.among other things, the shifting of population, the increase of business and the change of values of real estate) and much other information which any _ progressive business man requires. CHMA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR MORE MEMBERS Hoping to double the _ present membership of approximately 1000, the board of directors of the California Hydraulic Mining. Association will begin an intensive membership drive immediately. The drive will be managed by a Special committee headed by C. E. Clark, superintendent of the Relief Hill mines, North Bloomfield, with Esterly of Grass. Valley, members. The CHMA_ was. organized _ in Grass Valley in February, 1936. The drive will mark the fourth year of the organization’s existence. The association is credited with achieving more of its objectives than any other mining association in California. The officers, however, say than it must be permanent and its work continued for many more years. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LATE FRANK CLARK Last rites. for Frank Clark, former native of‘Nevada City who’ died in San Francisco, Saturday, were held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Citizenry Mortuary, Sacramento. r Frank Clark was born January 21, 1860, and spent the early part of his life in Nevada City. He married his late wife. Mrs. Minnie Clark, here. He was employed for 35 years with the Southern Pacific Railroad company as a car inspector and was retired on a pension in 1924. He had lived for the past few years in San Francisco. His death came just 14 days before his eightieth birthday. He is survived by his grandson, Ww. W. J. (Wally) Clark. Gerald Hogan, pharmacist of Oakland came up for the week end and was accompanied by his sister, Miss Ruth Hogan, who had spent the week visiting in the bay cities. She teaches in the local elementary school. Hogan left at noon to return to his duties after a visit with his mother and other relatives. soldiers would be pitted against the United States’. notoriously good soldiers. Poverty stricken Russia would be competing against a country abounding in wealth. Russia’s only means of invading the United States (and it’s going on now) takes a-more insidious form—that of boring from within. And swhen this country recovers from its “recession”. that menace will be ended. It has been said that Communism can only flourish where people are hungry. But that applies to true communism— and Russia’s actions and policy leaves a serious doubt as to the true natP. T. A. ON THURSDAY TO. the Elementary School calling a meeting of the association this week.-Considerable business_is to come before the group and Fathers’ Night which is to be held on the 19th. Edgar Williams, Boy Scout executive for the Tahoe Area will be the speaker for Fathers’ Night and it is hoped there will be a 100 per cent attendance of ‘‘dads.”’ WORK SUSPENDED The joy with which the rain and snow was hailed by farmers and the stockmen.did-not strike a responsive chord among the 300 workers and engineers of the giant Narrows dam. Due to the rains, all work onthe $4,000,000 project has-been suspended for an indeterminate length of time. mal flow of the Yuba river around the damsite-were-unable to cope with the flood waters that resulted from the heavy precipitations. War er has been running over the side and inundating the project. Cement pouring, started recently, cannot be continued until the water subsides and the site cleaned out. Dam \engineers, in a _ telephone conversation today, said that no damage had been-done, but:no work can be done until the weather clears. GRATIFYING SALE . OF CHRISTMAS SEALS Mrs. E. T, Bonner, chairman on sales of Tuberculosis stamps throughout this district is gratified by the large sales. The teacher in the Bell Hill school with her pupils asked for the stamps when they first came out and today. the sum of $7.85 was turned in by these: enthusiastic pupils. Numerous calls have come in for stamps and the local drug stores also sold them in order to assist in the worthy cause. The county health nurse is in charge of~the~ work. U.C. GRADUATETO SPEN? YEAR ON ESKIMO ISLAND BERKELEY, sae Island, ice-bound se of ‘opting. tion off the Alaskan mainland below Nome, has called a woman investigator from the University of California’s department of anthropology to study its 200 Eskimo inhabitants. She is Dr. Margaret Lantis of Berkeley,-who-received her doctor's de= gree in anthropology in May, 1939, and departed soon after for a year’s stay on the little island. The Nunivak Eskimos are of particular interest to scientists as they are among the most primitive in the world. For much of the year Nunivak is’ separated from the mainland by floe ice). making ordinary transport by .water impossible, and the natives have remained out of touch with civilization, with the exception of the government supply boat which comes at infrequent intervals, and the lone missionary school teacher. Dr. Lantis lives with the family of a trader in the larger of the island’s two villages, and, because of a concentration of Eskimo population there, is enabled to do much of her investigating without traveling about, The government maintains the school at the other village, but that is removed some fifty miles from

Dr. Lantis’ quarters. The expenses. of Dr. Lantis’ investigation are being met half by the University of California Board -of Research and half by the Penrose Fund of the American Philosophical Society. The Nunivak Eskimos are sought out by Dr. Lantis because their enforced separation from the mainland has enabled them to preserve their primitive manners. and _ customs, making them a _ particularly profitable source of investigation of cultural practices. Paul J. Allen, of Berkeley and instructor in University of California, will spend the coming »week end in Nevada City. with his aunt, Mrs. Samure of its-so-called “communism.’’ PLAN FATHERS’ NIGHT Mrs. Clyde M. Gwin, president of Py T: A, vis at 2:45 -on Thursday afternoon cf arrangements will also be made for ON NARROWS DAM Flumes designed to carry the nor-. F innish ] Relief An anonymous donor has contributed $5 to the Finnish Relief Fund over, the week end, This brings the total subscriptions from Nevada City to $28. Reports from the Finnish Relief Fund headquarters, 420 Lexington, avenue, New York, show that o constant stream of cash is flowing to Finland from the campaign inaugurated, on request of Former President Herbert Hoover, by the. nation’s newspapers. A total of $300,000 ‘has already been dispatched. The need for quick aid to this courageous, liberty loving little nation on the Baltic, it’s four million people pitted against the might of Russia’s 180 million, is vital and immediate. The money contributed under it’s sponsorship goes mainly, not for war munitions, but-for food, clothing, * medicine and hospital care, aged, for women and children, an for the wounded. Any sum tha anyone can spare toward thi worthy end, is gratefully asknowledged. STORM ADDS 3 INCHES: TOTAL NOW 16,04 INCHES Since last Thursday the present storm has brought 3.387 inches of rain to Nevada City. It continues today with a forecast that tomorrow will’ be clear. On Sunday 2.90 inchés fell.in an all day long steady.down pour. This gives a seasonal total of 16.04 inches, DeWitt Nelson, supervisor of Tahoe ‘National Forest, and assistant, Leland Smith and their sons went to the Donner Summit &Bréa on Saiurday and found snow falling at a rapid rate. Teams of horses with bells on their harness and a snowmobile were taking snow sports enthusiasts from the highway. to the Sugar Bowl above Donner Summit. On Sunday *motorists coming out from the-Donner Summit stated snow fell so thickly that it was hard to see to-ski. This morning it is reported 20 inches of new snow fell at Donner during the storm making it 40 inches deep. Rain was falling at the junction of highways 20 and 40 last night. Several inches of snow lies on the ground at Big Bend and it is understood it -continues, to fall throughout the upper country. No snow fell in Nevada City,/but a report came in that an inch/lay on the ground at Downieville/ for a while yesterday morning and then a warm rain washed it away. A total of 3.387-inches of moisture was recorded. Three feet of snow lies on Yuba Pass. 2 : Reports from” the local state division of highways gives a 12 inch snowfall on the Tahoe Ukiah highway east of Nevada City over the past week end. Four inches of snow ‘was on the ground at Steep Hollow. A warm rain this morning has melted the snow as far as the Washington junction. FORMER RESIDENTS OF TOWN TALK RETURN Mr. and Mrs. James Marmion Kitts, who lived for many years in the Town Talk section before moving to Fall Creek, San Diego county, have returned for a short visit to thefr old home. They came to Town Talk to select a home site and start the erection of a home. Mr. and Mrs. Kitts several years ago celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Kitts is a native of California, having. been born in Plumas county. He came to this section many years ago and made his home in Gold Flat, where he received his schooling. BOLTON'S TO OCCUPY " STORE ON BROAD ST. The corner store state th the Morgan & Powell building; formerly occupied: by the Twin Cities Clothing Co., will be taken over by Harry ©. Bolton of Bolton’s Variety store, it "wag annonced recently. . __Mr. Bolton will ada to his stock which is in cramped quarters in his present location ‘and he plans a con-. volunteers are needed, especially for ‘Mrs. Joe Zink, who is critically ill in BONES BROKEN IN ~ It is:reported Misf Helen Rickard suffered a broken pelvis in an auto accident on the Lower Grass Valley road at about four o’clock yesterday afternoon. She was riding with her brother, Clarence Rickard, when the accident occurred.-It is stated he lost control of his car in some manner and it struck several stumps, uprooting them, and then hit a telephone pole cutting it off and carrying it with wires several feet along the highway. The car is a wreck. Young Rickard escaped without injury. RED CROSS BUSY MAKING CLOTHES FOR WAR VICTIMS By ALICE MOORE All over the. United States local Red Cross chapters are busy producing warm garments, for the war. victims of Europe. Many thousands of articles have already reached their destination; thousands more are on their way to ak gobi eal Red Crass headquarters—or from there to Europe; and though more and more are being made, more and more are needed. The Red Cross says: “Do not stop with your original quota. Duplicate it. Triplicate it. Make all the _garments you can, and keep on making them; the need is unlimited.” The Nevada’ City district, after an admirable response to the Red Cross roll call, is lagging a bit in this war relief production program. More the knitting; we are as. yet only started on our original quota of sweaters and dresses for women and girls. For those who do not feel that they can knit well enough to make sweaters, but would like to learn, Mrs. H. P. Davis of the National Hotel, in charge of the knitted work, will give instruction. Will those interested please call Mrs. W. C. Perry, 593W, Production Chairman; or Mrs. Belle Douglas, 887W. TEXAS HAS BEEN TINDER 7 FLAGS BERKELEY, Jan. 8.—The state of Texas has been ruled under seven different flags, the last of them the green flag, raised by a group of révolutionists in the early part of the nineteenth century. The history of the state under all of ieee but particularly-the last one, is toid by Dr. Kathryn Garrett, who received her doctorate from the University of California in 1934 and js now a school executive of Dallas. (Dr. Garrett’s work throws new light on the interest of President Madison in the various’ revolutionary movements in Texas. It ' appeared.that the American government welcomed the spread of revolutionary struggles from Mexico, seeing therein an opportunity to spread the doctrines of the new born New World democracy. The part played by agents bring some~ofthese revolutions into being is ably told by the authoress. The preface by Professor Herbert E. Bolton, chairman of the University of California, department of history, shows that the American Revolution was not confined to the thirteen colonies, but spread to Hispanic America and ended with the liberation of all the mainland colonies of Portugal and Spain. During much of}.this period Texas was a cockpit, one flag being quickly and abruptly succeeded by another until some semblance of order was restored when the ambitious cohorts of democracy, directed from Washington, aly obtained control. According to this preface the haat “has given us the only account in English which carries the story of the War of Independence northward to and across the Rio Grande.”’ Mr. and Mrs. W. Allen, former Nevada City residents, motored up from Sacramento Sunday and enjoyed calling on a-number of friends. . Latest reports from the bedside of siderable expansion of business. Announcement of plans will be made a-bay_ city hospital, is that she is a little better today,She is a former uel Martin. later: MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT of the United States ‘in helping -to+ “‘Tmento for a number of years, : CONTRACTOR FOR TRUCKEE BED. The Nevada County Board of Supervisors convening in a _ special meeting today heard a plea from N. B.--Peterson, contractor of the Veterans Memorial Building at Truckee, to be further. reimbursed for work done on the building which he thought was not covered tby the contract. The misunderstanding arose over a change in the original. contract which Peterson did not understand. The building was originally: designed to cover 4,500 square: feet and to cost $23,000. It was later decided to increase the floor space of the building by 1,000 square feet and defray the cost by using money already allocated for furniture, including linoleum, light fixtures, hardwood fittings, ete. Peterson claimed that his contract did not contain any reference to putting in furniture and that it was impossible to use money allocated for that.purpose when none existed. He further ‘claimed that the county owes him $3,000—the cost of additional floor space. Further action was deferred by the board until all parties concerned are in possession of copies of the original contracts and all changes that have been made since the contracts was first signed. The matter will be settled at. the next mééting of. the board, January 26. EXPERT CYCLIST KILLS TWO PETS, CAT AND DOG Recently,a young man on a motorcyele d erately killed a fine Persian cat\on Gold Run bridge in Nevada City by running over it. A small boy witnessed the killing of the animal. Then the cyclist turned intoClark street and went to the left and within a few feet of the Otis Hardt residence killed a much loved little fox terrier by driving over it and continuing without stopping. There were no cars coming, or going that caused him to swerve to the left side of he street to do this cruel act. A prominent woman saw the young man kill the dog but did not get the number of the motorcycle. She can identify the ‘driver of the machine, however, if she should see him. . The:state motor vehicle act requires a motorist to stop after striking an animal, render aid and report the mishap. This young man should be punished for such cruel destruction of animals. PEACE OFFICERS TAKE FBI COURSE AND TESTS Lionel Davies, policeman, and Max Solaro, fire truck driver, left this morning for Marysville where they will take the two weeks course in the Federal Investigation Bureau school. Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen is algo tak= ing the course. CARS CRASH IN ‘RAIN Due to poor visibility from a heavy downpour of rain yesterday evening two cars smashed fenders at the sec. ond turn south of the Town Talk service station. Drivers of the cars were Pete Krevo, of Nevada City, and Roy Kirk Sheppard, Alta Hill, Grass Valley. State Division of Highway officials investigated the accident. __Julius Ramm has retarned to his home at Camptonville after-spending the holidays with his daughter, Miss Virginia Ramm, and sister, Miss E. Ramm. Due to the heavy. storm he believes he will be able to resume ~ fat once sluicing gravel in his” mine.. Mr. and Mrs. -Marcellus Trebileox and daughter, Miss Dorothy, of Sacramento visited: recently with: Mrs. Clara’ Scarfe on Boulder babi ‘They are former Nevada City _ de 3 Mr. Trebilcox has. been with the MeClatchy Realty ‘company in-s a Mr. and Mrs. Jopn To this morning with their Catherine. Tognarelli, for . where ahe re-entered > Miss Foote of this city, se ASKS MORE CASH