July 11, 1947 (6 pages)

gfAD THE. NUGGET coR NEWS OF THE esf COUNTY IN CT STATES . wr ae Sper esnenneemnrtenesbenvencaernn sess CITY NEVADA } « ET GRASS VALLEY at . ee & PER MONTH AND WORTH A LOF MORE ——————S—S The Twin Cities Paper The County ‘Seat Paper NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947 a thing “has nities to draw universal com7 ssndation And that’s just what the nicade was—terrific. for stage or screen. But th . yanarkably original production, tions, caT pring renown to oun twi ommunities. The trio who directed the ‘“‘Gol airman, Theodore Mathieson, efor, and Eimer Stevens, done What only. a few people a tobe terrific in these y would be gilding the lily. to look ft as 8 polished production, and charm contained in that 2 if rly developed’ in future rendiDeys” pageant: Barl Covey, general dirauthor, deserve the highest praise. They’ve are dle to do in a lifetime—constructed , something both splendid and orig'. WHEATLAND . . THUGS ENTER GUILTY PLEA I SACRAMENTO: Two of the banad—= . its who robbed the Wheatland branch the Bank-.of America, Tuesday, June 10, pleaded guilty on the fea of of eral district court to a charge armed robbery. e ficer’s report. The third member Gratin Octave Etchebarne, wounded fatally June n d Byers and ‘Thurman were charged with bank of five to 25 years. The pair, Ralph Thurman, 28, and Vernon H. Byers, 22, asked for probation during Tesday’s proceedings and Judge Dal M. Lemnion set July 18 as the date for the probation ofof the gang, 39, ‘was 11th when he attempted to flee from Sheriff Richard Hoskins of Nevada County. originally robbery and the use of firearms. Judge Lemamon ‘dismissed the first count after a motion by their attorneys and the two men pleaded guilty to the second count which carries a pemalty The judge explained they could be; BADMAN SAVES BOY Pictured above is movie badman -Ted French, snapped last Sunday afternoon emerging frum Squirrel Creek carrying young Bobbie Baxter, who had gone down for the sec-) ond time during a water fight with some other children. French is ot ited with saving the child's life. Bobbie recovered with no ill effects. He is the son of George Baxter, Stinson salesman. The accident und rescue eccurred on Stinson Acres, near Grass. Valley. 4120 TO 4 AGAINST . PARKING METERS Next year we hope there’ll be another Cavalcade—this time a twin tities production, given somewhere . . tetween the two towns, perhars in. , natural ampitheatre. Te Cavalcade would not have heen possible without the patient and j intelligent direction of the three aders. Nor would it have been posfille without the active co-operation and work of many other indivduals and erganizations, all of whom deserve great credit and the matitude of the community. Now that the Cavaleade has been @blished as a brilliant success, we are sure that Many of the problems tht hadto“ be~pioneered thig time wil be simpler for a future perfomance. For instance, it will un-forty doubtdly be possible to secure sentenced only on the count carry{ine the greater penaity which made the other count unnecessary. penalty for bank robbery is five to The 20 years. The daylight raid on the bank touched off a widespread search for the three holdup men and resulted in the capture of Thurman within a fcrw hours. Byers surrendered to sossemen June 12, a short time after Ettchebarne died of wounds suffered the preceding day. Bank officials reported practically all of the $14,000 taken by the trio recovered. BARBARA GIROUARD WINS COUNTY FIRE SLOGAN CONTEST was Attacks Water Hydrant With Auto; Bails At $400 GRASS VALLEY: Royal Warren, charged with driving while intoxicated, appeared before Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse Wednesday, pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial. He was released on $400 bail. . The police state that Warren, before his arrest Tuesday night in Grass Valley, ran his car into a water hydrant in Nevada City. No damyee was doue the hydrant because it was flanked on either side by an upVEW AUXILIARY TO HOLD right -piece of railway track iron. e« CHAMBER VOTES NEVADA CITY: The Chamber of (Yommerce, meeting Tuesday at the. National Hotel, voted 20 to 4 against the rétention of parking meters. The vote followed a spirited debate on the topic. The speakers were unanimously opposed to the metal street . gadgets. t off the debate with a short: preamble . relating his own views.H. S. (Bert) Foreman stated that the fee collecting slot machines were detrimental to the city. They were helping out of town merchants, said Foreman, . — and were. extremely to mraintain. “The meters’, Foreman ed, “are driving. business town.” William Davis retired naval commander and Indian. Flat rancher. said that. he estimated 90 per cent of the people he knew between Nevada City and Sierra City were now Sassing through this town on their way to shop rin other communities. This, Davis attributed to the parking posts and their demanding slots. “Cook’s tours will be run through this community before long if we don't get rid of the meters,” predicted Davis, “I'll be a ghost town.” Shoppers felt unable to make .a leisurely selection of merchandise, Emmett Gallagher stated, when their car was at a meter. The important question, Gallagher said. is “how long is it going to take to set the meters out.” : Foreman ‘made a motion, which was passed, that a petition be circulated to effect the removal of the meters. FOURTH ‘CELEBRATION J. Paul Hughes, country club: proexpensive concludout of r j . w fifty willing hands for the gro ad mob scenes instead of the sma bration. To go from the sublime to t tidiculous, Gentle Reader, mother peek today at the edito mil. This letter is from a remarkMiées-— wri. This card, in a letter received thle character in Charleston, afew days go, merely requires us } @& tet him President of the U. S. But } ‘A have a look: Dear Editor: You are hereby notified that I a qiite of you to do all you can H , Mery way possible to -elect Dr. i] @ Herbert Marshall, M. D. 5 i} @ Manner, ‘it facing the world today, and I ittermined to do my utmost to . tt in avoiding further sufferi im lintend to spend the rest of . Wlive life trying to help solve _ rld’s problems. No political part_ 8, Mor organizations, nor race, nor feed, nor color, nor rich, nor poor Med to fear me, for I will give all a . Mare deal but not a new deal. Popular it wins friends or : Metionary says a “statesman is to is skilled in public affairs, government, or one fee winery with public matters Roosevelt had, and with ‘ i qcneciense. most over the radio, oF some great Peneet. corset ieee So hades Es . ae Treason, teach warn andj} orator, or some great politician, we Miss Mary Fleming has just reMiss Betty Krough of the bay dis-' Nevada County, July 7, 1947, the -@ groups seen in the Fourth cele may have President. a these United States of America, but whatever you do, it must be done 9 han honorable and in a peaceful This is g great and critical momlama Democrat. I am a man who is right. No matter whether or unpopular, or wheter it wins votes or loses votes, or loses is what I call a statesand I think it is a better defij tition than the dictionary gives. ‘The know how to solve all political ‘/™s and if given the authority i ; *gaigy Political prophet. I come to 2nd to dreaming, stagnant nation, hold back its feet from irreup NEVADA OITY: Barbara li‘City elementar school was of he r’s 7 to 14. The winning state to j teo County: Purdy’s slogan rein PE am asne, my the in the contets. ‘Miss Girouard who forest fires, . fires tect the ranges from fire for fires.”’ from Tahoe national forest. Ee Se (Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and children spent end in Santa Cruz, one and who 1 — parents who visited : son and family Girouard: an 8th grade student in Nevada today §iudeecd the Nevada County winner a fire prevention slogan zontest <ponsored last month by the California Fire Prevention Committee in California public schools, grades wide slogan was ‘Keep California Green and Golden” and was entered by 138 year old William Purdy, of San Ma**Keep ‘ag lifornia Green and Golden” will subsequently be used by the Fire Prevention Committee. His prize is to te a five day expense paid trip to Yosemite“National Park as a guest of Yosemite Park and Curry Company. There were additional prizes aiwarded to five other state wide winners. The California Fire Prevention Committee, an organization formed last March to intensify etatewide eduational efforts in fire prevention, also named a winner in each of the 36 counties that participated City entered the slogan, ““Keep California’s Forest Ever Green’”’ and exjolained her reasons for -preventing range and watershed by saying, ‘(Protect the timber for lumber and houses to help lessen the housing shortage. Protect the watersheds for irrigation. Prodomestic livestock. California is beautiful, lets keep it that way by. preventing For submitting the best “slogan Nevada County Miss Girouard wins an expense paid forestry field trip that will be arranged by Guerdon Ellis, forest supervisor of the Turner the past week visiting friends. They were accompanied by Turner’s with another in Concord over the week end returning to their home in Camptonville Monday morning. HEALTHY BABY SHOW NEVADA CITY: Banner Mountain Post Auxiliary, Veterans of Foraign Wars will conduct a baby show open to all infants in the coumty up to five years of age, to be held August 5th. It was announced the event will he a health show and pageant. Registrations of infants will begin July 15th for three days in Nevada City and Grass Valley. Registrations in Grass Valley will be made in the J. S. Penney Company store, and in Nevada City at 127 Broad Street. ies. 12 age classes. per cent perfect. The third event will mens in the 12 age group. A. special loving cup will ect th pageant. The place in the Nevada auditorium, # ter, father of Cedric Porter . the . Bpiecopal Chapel of Lake Tahoe, Sunday at 111 a. m. power. enough, or enough honor recognize who he is, or ehasing off to one who always raiscrisis, summer. Names ‘placed on special . choosing. The first judging event will be physical examinations of the infants by local doctors and awards or blue ribbons and health diplomas will be given all healthy and normal babLoving cups will be presented the prettiest babies in each of the The second judging event will be a beauty show with ribbons and dinlomas awarded those ayeraging 90 ; oO be a baby lives in Nevada pageant on August 11th. A tiny baby “cing” and baby “queen” will be crowned as the best all around specibe awarded the best pair of twins and to the most beautiful red haired baby. Mrs. Carl J .Tobiaesen, president, will be chairman of the show, and Mrs. Lanya Bradford will direvent will take City high school * AHOE CITY: Bishop Noel Por4 of this city, of Sacramento will dedicate grove of pine trees behind th the Pines near The dedication was requested me . a number of donors to the eeteat (rected to be a review of accomplishial Wall for service personnel last. 4. in the Fourth celebration. An accounting of the 49er Frontier Days receipts and expenditures will of the dead will be, trees of their On Sunday. July 20th, Bishop Karl . prietor, spoke of, the recent Fourth lof July celebration, commending in. dividuals who worked in indus‘triously for its success. He criticized he author of a recent public letter in strong terms, and moved that the Chamber of Commerce pass a resoluition on this matter. No action was taken on the resolution. Hughes’ remarks however, touched off a discussion that was termin‘ated when the chamber voted to send ia letter of appreciation to the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce for the industry and concerted effort which were expended on the celebbration of Independence Day. The idea of a combined Twin Cities celebration with a parade on the Fourth in both communities was put forward by H, M. Leete Jr. President Hansen replied that he had long entertained this idea, but that there were many practical difficlties to be surmounted. H. F. (Si) Sofge stated that the best answer to griping critics and unpleasant tetter writers was to ignore them. They only damaged their own prestige. in the end, he stated. ; m Mrs. Harold Deeter and other members commented on the celebration favorably, particlarly emphasizing the’#plendid quality of the Cavalcade. Davis stated that there was too little flying of the U. S. flag in this planing mill. CHAMBER WILL Jury Convicts Dwight Lewis — of Involuntary Manslaughter yesterday found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by-a jury in the superior court. Judge James S. Snell set July 18th as Barrett was directed to make a recommendation. and Lewis had:had several drinks of whiskey enroute fronr Presideht George C. Hansen’ led] Lodi to Grass Valley. : ent was caused by a mechanical defect in the atuo’s knee action. There was much testimony ‘re of the auto which belongs to Miss Hay. Stockton, jumped bail and was extradited from Wyoming. Following his return, he remained in jail and Miss Hay return--ed the bail bond. FLAMES WRECK COVEY’S GARAGE ) es NEVADA CITY: Dwight A. Léwis, Lodi musician, was ime for sentence. Lewis asked for probation. Probation Offiver _Thomas — Accompanying Lewis when he was arrested last March 3th was Miss Edith Hay, also ‘of Lodi. She testified that she This information offset Lewis’ argument that the acciding the excessive speed Miss Hay provided bail of $2500. Lewis stole a car-i Lewis went to trial Tuesday af-: ternoon before a jury in Judge James Snell’s court. Evidence introduced by District Attorney Ward Sheldon showed that Lewis on March. 13 & few minutea GRASS VALLEY: A fire causing an estimated at $20,000 in damages, ravaged the Earl Covey Garage, store, apartment and machine shop yesterday morning at 143 East Main Street. : Fire Chief Henry Strick said this morning 55 firemen responded to re-, peated alarms and fought the fire for a steady three hours before bringing it under control and extinguishing all embers. All equipment of the depart. metn was pressed, into use. Strick said that the alarm came in at 12:35 a. m. The garage stands next door to one of the departments fire houses and the battle against the flames began almost immediately. The fire chief stated he believes the fire originated in the kitchen. of an envartmrt over the main store in front. oe Damage to this part of the buildafter noon lost control of his car, which left the road and entered the wrecking yard of Chris Hansen a mile west of Grass Véailley on the Grass Valley-Amburn Highway, picked up Art Leighton, a painter at work on a car in the yard ‘and crushed him to death against the . wall of a building. 7 Lewis,.a Lodi musician, was ac° ‘companied on the trip by Miss Edith. Hay, also of Lodi, who owned the car and who testified yésterday that ~ jn two occasions she had warned him to slow down. She said that they Kad stopped three times on the Tide to Grass Valley for drinks. . Winston Pargehorn, employed in the wrecking yard, testified that the car. driven by Lewis entered the wrecking yard ‘at a speed of about 50° miles an hour and that. due to its knee action it bounced so that city during the Fourth of July. He also remarked that he knew of a company that was surveying this area, seeking to locate a $100,000 he could see all four wheels in the air. He said that Art Leighton was painting a sign on the side of the truck. The car hit him, Bargehoorn, said, tossed him five or six feet im the air then caught and carried him against a wall of a building. _ ee Roy B. Johnson Jr., chemist of — Sacramnto, said he had.received in the laboratory where he is employed a samiple of Lewis bl and urine. He stated that each fluid contained 2.14 milligrams of alcohol per cubic — centemeter. aan Shah. Other eye witnesses of the accident called ‘were Chris WHangen, — James Campbell, James Simpson and William Cartwright. In general theif — testimony indicated*that Lewis was traveling around the curve adjacent — to ahe wrecking yard at excessive — speed. pata Highway Patrolman Robert Steuyer testified regarding the coursethe, car took after leaving the highway, gave measurements and identi-. — fied photographic detail. He stated that he took Lewis into town for ~— examination by Dr. Daniel Hirsch ‘who took the blood and urine samples for laboratory tests: Steuber indicated that Lewis did not show drunkenness during the ride into . town, but he did seem to be suffer-._ ing from shock. 3 en Questions by Vernon Stoll, ap-pointed by the court to defend Lew— is, indicated that he would seek to prove that the ear Lewis was’ driving had mechanical defects. veer Both sides’ rested Wednesday eve— ning in the case of the people against Dwight A. Lewis, Lodi mus— iclan charged with involuntary man-— slaughter. The jury considered his case Thureday morning after receiving instructions from the court. — ing was due both to fire and water. The merchandise in the store on the street floor was sodden with water. ‘The roof in the middle of the long building extending backward collapsed and burning debris showered the machine room and cars undergoing repairs there, The fire was halted before damage was done the adjacént George Bros. Foundry in the rear. While damage was estimated at $20,000, partially covefed by insurance, replacements costs, it was estimated, might run much higher. CONTRACTORS AT WORK ON VETERANS MEM. BLD. GRASS VALLEY: Contractors this week began remodeling the Veterans Memorial Building. Improvements consist of the addition of bowling alleys an enlarged and luxurious club room, a ~~ new meeting room, new banquet room and more efficiently equipped kitchen. The Hague-Thomas+Hegarty Post of the American Legion will meet in the auditorium until the new meeting room is completed. Elmer Stevens will entertain members of the post next Tuesday evening with a talk on early Galitornta settlements. HOWARD PENROSE HEADS SCHOOL BOARD NEVADA CITY: The newly-elected school board met Tuesday for the first time and elected J. Howard Penrose president. J. Paul Bergemann is clerk and Miles D. Coughlan is secretary. The new board members drew lots for their terms. Dr. B. W. Hummelt, ‘REVIEW FOURTH . Hotel, beginning at 12:15 p. m. be summarized. GRASS VALLEY: The Chamber e. ct Commerce will meet Wednesday, July 16. ‘The gathering will be a luncheon meeting at the Holbrooke Prime topic of discussion ig exand Bergemann got 4 year terms, Elton Kendrick a 3 year term, J. ‘Howard Penrose, a two year term and Cedric 8. Porter, a one year term. In his closing argument W day evening District Attorney We {@heldon stressed the evidence: indicating that Lewis was cated at the time of accident, res HIGH SPEEDS AND OLD CARS High speeds and old cars go ill together, declares the Public Safety) Department of the National Automobilé Club. Most cats and tires on County, July 4, 1947, to Mr.

gfAD THE. NUGGET coR NEWS OF THE esf COUNTY IN CT STATES . wr ae Sper esnenneemnrtenesbenvencaernn sess CITY NEVADA } « ET GRASS VALLEY at . ee & PER MONTH AND WORTH A LOF MORE ——————S—S The Twin Cities Paper The County ‘Seat Paper NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947 a thing “has nities to draw universal com7 ssndation And that’s just what the nicade was—terrific. for stage or screen. But th . yanarkably original production, tions, caT pring renown to oun twi ommunities. The trio who directed the ‘“‘Gol airman, Theodore Mathieson, efor, and Eimer Stevens, done What only. a few people a tobe terrific in these y would be gilding the lily. to look ft as 8 polished production, and charm contained in that 2 if rly developed’ in future rendiDeys” pageant: Barl Covey, general dirauthor, deserve the highest praise. They’ve are dle to do in a lifetime—constructed , something both splendid and orig'. WHEATLAND . . THUGS ENTER GUILTY PLEA I SACRAMENTO: Two of the banad—= . its who robbed the Wheatland branch the Bank-.of America, Tuesday, June 10, pleaded guilty on the fea of of eral district court to a charge armed robbery. e ficer’s report. The third member Gratin Octave Etchebarne, wounded fatally June n d Byers and ‘Thurman were charged with bank of five to 25 years. The pair, Ralph Thurman, 28, and Vernon H. Byers, 22, asked for probation during Tesday’s proceedings and Judge Dal M. Lemnion set July 18 as the date for the probation ofof the gang, 39, ‘was 11th when he attempted to flee from Sheriff Richard Hoskins of Nevada County. originally robbery and the use of firearms. Judge Lemamon ‘dismissed the first count after a motion by their attorneys and the two men pleaded guilty to the second count which carries a pemalty The judge explained they could be; BADMAN SAVES BOY Pictured above is movie badman -Ted French, snapped last Sunday afternoon emerging frum Squirrel Creek carrying young Bobbie Baxter, who had gone down for the sec-) ond time during a water fight with some other children. French is ot ited with saving the child's life. Bobbie recovered with no ill effects. He is the son of George Baxter, Stinson salesman. The accident und rescue eccurred on Stinson Acres, near Grass. Valley. 4120 TO 4 AGAINST . PARKING METERS Next year we hope there’ll be another Cavalcade—this time a twin tities production, given somewhere . . tetween the two towns, perhars in. , natural ampitheatre. Te Cavalcade would not have heen possible without the patient and j intelligent direction of the three aders. Nor would it have been posfille without the active co-operation and work of many other indivduals and erganizations, all of whom deserve great credit and the matitude of the community. Now that the Cavaleade has been @blished as a brilliant success, we are sure that Many of the problems tht hadto“ be~pioneered thig time wil be simpler for a future perfomance. For instance, it will un-forty doubtdly be possible to secure sentenced only on the count carry{ine the greater penaity which made the other count unnecessary. penalty for bank robbery is five to The 20 years. The daylight raid on the bank touched off a widespread search for the three holdup men and resulted in the capture of Thurman within a fcrw hours. Byers surrendered to sossemen June 12, a short time after Ettchebarne died of wounds suffered the preceding day. Bank officials reported practically all of the $14,000 taken by the trio recovered. BARBARA GIROUARD WINS COUNTY FIRE SLOGAN CONTEST was Attacks Water Hydrant With Auto; Bails At $400 GRASS VALLEY: Royal Warren, charged with driving while intoxicated, appeared before Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse Wednesday, pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial. He was released on $400 bail. . The police state that Warren, before his arrest Tuesday night in Grass Valley, ran his car into a water hydrant in Nevada City. No damyee was doue the hydrant because it was flanked on either side by an upVEW AUXILIARY TO HOLD right -piece of railway track iron. e« CHAMBER VOTES NEVADA CITY: The Chamber of (Yommerce, meeting Tuesday at the. National Hotel, voted 20 to 4 against the rétention of parking meters. The vote followed a spirited debate on the topic. The speakers were unanimously opposed to the metal street . gadgets. t off the debate with a short: preamble . relating his own views.H. S. (Bert) Foreman stated that the fee collecting slot machines were detrimental to the city. They were helping out of town merchants, said Foreman, . — and were. extremely to mraintain. “The meters’, Foreman ed, “are driving. business town.” William Davis retired naval commander and Indian. Flat rancher. said that. he estimated 90 per cent of the people he knew between Nevada City and Sierra City were now Sassing through this town on their way to shop rin other communities. This, Davis attributed to the parking posts and their demanding slots. “Cook’s tours will be run through this community before long if we don't get rid of the meters,” predicted Davis, “I'll be a ghost town.” Shoppers felt unable to make .a leisurely selection of merchandise, Emmett Gallagher stated, when their car was at a meter. The important question, Gallagher said. is “how long is it going to take to set the meters out.” : Foreman ‘made a motion, which was passed, that a petition be circulated to effect the removal of the meters. FOURTH ‘CELEBRATION J. Paul Hughes, country club: proexpensive concludout of r j . w fifty willing hands for the gro ad mob scenes instead of the sma bration. To go from the sublime to t tidiculous, Gentle Reader, mother peek today at the edito mil. This letter is from a remarkMiées-— wri. This card, in a letter received thle character in Charleston, afew days go, merely requires us } @& tet him President of the U. S. But } ‘A have a look: Dear Editor: You are hereby notified that I a qiite of you to do all you can H , Mery way possible to -elect Dr. i] @ Herbert Marshall, M. D. 5 i} @ Manner, ‘it facing the world today, and I ittermined to do my utmost to . tt in avoiding further sufferi im lintend to spend the rest of . Wlive life trying to help solve _ rld’s problems. No political part_ 8, Mor organizations, nor race, nor feed, nor color, nor rich, nor poor Med to fear me, for I will give all a . Mare deal but not a new deal. Popular it wins friends or : Metionary says a “statesman is to is skilled in public affairs, government, or one fee winery with public matters Roosevelt had, and with ‘ i qcneciense. most over the radio, oF some great Peneet. corset ieee So hades Es . ae Treason, teach warn andj} orator, or some great politician, we Miss Mary Fleming has just reMiss Betty Krough of the bay dis-' Nevada County, July 7, 1947, the -@ groups seen in the Fourth cele may have President. a these United States of America, but whatever you do, it must be done 9 han honorable and in a peaceful This is g great and critical momlama Democrat. I am a man who is right. No matter whether or unpopular, or wheter it wins votes or loses votes, or loses is what I call a statesand I think it is a better defij tition than the dictionary gives. ‘The know how to solve all political ‘/™s and if given the authority i ; *gaigy Political prophet. I come to 2nd to dreaming, stagnant nation, hold back its feet from irreup NEVADA OITY: Barbara li‘City elementar school was of he r’s 7 to 14. The winning state to j teo County: Purdy’s slogan rein PE am asne, my the in the contets. ‘Miss Girouard who forest fires, . fires tect the ranges from fire for fires.”’ from Tahoe national forest. Ee Se (Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and children spent end in Santa Cruz, one and who 1 — parents who visited : son and family Girouard: an 8th grade student in Nevada today §iudeecd the Nevada County winner a fire prevention slogan zontest <ponsored last month by the California Fire Prevention Committee in California public schools, grades wide slogan was ‘Keep California Green and Golden” and was entered by 138 year old William Purdy, of San Ma**Keep ‘ag lifornia Green and Golden” will subsequently be used by the Fire Prevention Committee. His prize is to te a five day expense paid trip to Yosemite“National Park as a guest of Yosemite Park and Curry Company. There were additional prizes aiwarded to five other state wide

winners. The California Fire Prevention Committee, an organization formed last March to intensify etatewide eduational efforts in fire prevention, also named a winner in each of the 36 counties that participated City entered the slogan, ““Keep California’s Forest Ever Green’”’ and exjolained her reasons for -preventing range and watershed by saying, ‘(Protect the timber for lumber and houses to help lessen the housing shortage. Protect the watersheds for irrigation. Prodomestic livestock. California is beautiful, lets keep it that way by. preventing For submitting the best “slogan Nevada County Miss Girouard wins an expense paid forestry field trip that will be arranged by Guerdon Ellis, forest supervisor of the Turner the past week visiting friends. They were accompanied by Turner’s with another in Concord over the week end returning to their home in Camptonville Monday morning. HEALTHY BABY SHOW NEVADA CITY: Banner Mountain Post Auxiliary, Veterans of Foraign Wars will conduct a baby show open to all infants in the coumty up to five years of age, to be held August 5th. It was announced the event will he a health show and pageant. Registrations of infants will begin July 15th for three days in Nevada City and Grass Valley. Registrations in Grass Valley will be made in the J. S. Penney Company store, and in Nevada City at 127 Broad Street. ies. 12 age classes. per cent perfect. The third event will mens in the 12 age group. A. special loving cup will ect th pageant. The place in the Nevada auditorium, # ter, father of Cedric Porter . the . Bpiecopal Chapel of Lake Tahoe, Sunday at 111 a. m. power. enough, or enough honor recognize who he is, or ehasing off to one who always raiscrisis, summer. Names ‘placed on special . choosing. The first judging event will be physical examinations of the infants by local doctors and awards or blue ribbons and health diplomas will be given all healthy and normal babLoving cups will be presented the prettiest babies in each of the The second judging event will be a beauty show with ribbons and dinlomas awarded those ayeraging 90 ; oO be a baby lives in Nevada pageant on August 11th. A tiny baby “cing” and baby “queen” will be crowned as the best all around specibe awarded the best pair of twins and to the most beautiful red haired baby. Mrs. Carl J .Tobiaesen, president, will be chairman of the show, and Mrs. Lanya Bradford will direvent will take City high school * AHOE CITY: Bishop Noel Por4 of this city, of Sacramento will dedicate grove of pine trees behind th the Pines near The dedication was requested me . a number of donors to the eeteat (rected to be a review of accomplishial Wall for service personnel last. 4. in the Fourth celebration. An accounting of the 49er Frontier Days receipts and expenditures will of the dead will be, trees of their On Sunday. July 20th, Bishop Karl . prietor, spoke of, the recent Fourth lof July celebration, commending in. dividuals who worked in indus‘triously for its success. He criticized he author of a recent public letter in strong terms, and moved that the Chamber of Commerce pass a resoluition on this matter. No action was taken on the resolution. Hughes’ remarks however, touched off a discussion that was termin‘ated when the chamber voted to send ia letter of appreciation to the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce for the industry and concerted effort which were expended on the celebbration of Independence Day. The idea of a combined Twin Cities celebration with a parade on the Fourth in both communities was put forward by H, M. Leete Jr. President Hansen replied that he had long entertained this idea, but that there were many practical difficlties to be surmounted. H. F. (Si) Sofge stated that the best answer to griping critics and unpleasant tetter writers was to ignore them. They only damaged their own prestige. in the end, he stated. ; m Mrs. Harold Deeter and other members commented on the celebration favorably, particlarly emphasizing the’#plendid quality of the Cavalcade. Davis stated that there was too little flying of the U. S. flag in this planing mill. CHAMBER WILL Jury Convicts Dwight Lewis — of Involuntary Manslaughter yesterday found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by-a jury in the superior court. Judge James S. Snell set July 18th as Barrett was directed to make a recommendation. and Lewis had:had several drinks of whiskey enroute fronr Presideht George C. Hansen’ led] Lodi to Grass Valley. : ent was caused by a mechanical defect in the atuo’s knee action. There was much testimony ‘re of the auto which belongs to Miss Hay. Stockton, jumped bail and was extradited from Wyoming. Following his return, he remained in jail and Miss Hay return--ed the bail bond. FLAMES WRECK COVEY’S GARAGE ) es NEVADA CITY: Dwight A. Léwis, Lodi musician, was ime for sentence. Lewis asked for probation. Probation Offiver _Thomas — Accompanying Lewis when he was arrested last March 3th was Miss Edith Hay, also ‘of Lodi. She testified that she This information offset Lewis’ argument that the acciding the excessive speed Miss Hay provided bail of $2500. Lewis stole a car-i Lewis went to trial Tuesday af-: ternoon before a jury in Judge James Snell’s court. Evidence introduced by District Attorney Ward Sheldon showed that Lewis on March. 13 & few minutea GRASS VALLEY: A fire causing an estimated at $20,000 in damages, ravaged the Earl Covey Garage, store, apartment and machine shop yesterday morning at 143 East Main Street. : Fire Chief Henry Strick said this morning 55 firemen responded to re-, peated alarms and fought the fire for a steady three hours before bringing it under control and extinguishing all embers. All equipment of the depart. metn was pressed, into use. Strick said that the alarm came in at 12:35 a. m. The garage stands next door to one of the departments fire houses and the battle against the flames began almost immediately. The fire chief stated he believes the fire originated in the kitchen. of an envartmrt over the main store in front. oe Damage to this part of the buildafter noon lost control of his car, which left the road and entered the wrecking yard of Chris Hansen a mile west of Grass Véailley on the Grass Valley-Amburn Highway, picked up Art Leighton, a painter at work on a car in the yard ‘and crushed him to death against the . wall of a building. 7 Lewis,.a Lodi musician, was ac° ‘companied on the trip by Miss Edith. Hay, also of Lodi, who owned the car and who testified yésterday that ~ jn two occasions she had warned him to slow down. She said that they Kad stopped three times on the Tide to Grass Valley for drinks. . Winston Pargehorn, employed in the wrecking yard, testified that the car. driven by Lewis entered the wrecking yard ‘at a speed of about 50° miles an hour and that. due to its knee action it bounced so that city during the Fourth of July. He also remarked that he knew of a company that was surveying this area, seeking to locate a $100,000 he could see all four wheels in the air. He said that Art Leighton was painting a sign on the side of the truck. The car hit him, Bargehoorn, said, tossed him five or six feet im the air then caught and carried him against a wall of a building. _ ee Roy B. Johnson Jr., chemist of — Sacramnto, said he had.received in the laboratory where he is employed a samiple of Lewis bl and urine. He stated that each fluid contained 2.14 milligrams of alcohol per cubic — centemeter. aan Shah. Other eye witnesses of the accident called ‘were Chris WHangen, — James Campbell, James Simpson and William Cartwright. In general theif — testimony indicated*that Lewis was traveling around the curve adjacent — to ahe wrecking yard at excessive — speed. pata Highway Patrolman Robert Steuyer testified regarding the coursethe, car took after leaving the highway, gave measurements and identi-. — fied photographic detail. He stated that he took Lewis into town for ~— examination by Dr. Daniel Hirsch ‘who took the blood and urine samples for laboratory tests: Steuber indicated that Lewis did not show drunkenness during the ride into . town, but he did seem to be suffer-._ ing from shock. 3 en Questions by Vernon Stoll, ap-pointed by the court to defend Lew— is, indicated that he would seek to prove that the ear Lewis was’ driving had mechanical defects. veer Both sides’ rested Wednesday eve— ning in the case of the people against Dwight A. Lewis, Lodi mus— iclan charged with involuntary man-— slaughter. The jury considered his case Thureday morning after receiving instructions from the court. — ing was due both to fire and water. The merchandise in the store on the street floor was sodden with water. ‘The roof in the middle of the long building extending backward collapsed and burning debris showered the machine room and cars undergoing repairs there, The fire was halted before damage was done the adjacént George Bros. Foundry in the rear. While damage was estimated at $20,000, partially covefed by insurance, replacements costs, it was estimated, might run much higher. CONTRACTORS AT WORK ON VETERANS MEM. BLD. GRASS VALLEY: Contractors this week began remodeling the Veterans Memorial Building. Improvements consist of the addition of bowling alleys an enlarged and luxurious club room, a ~~ new meeting room, new banquet room and more efficiently equipped kitchen. The Hague-Thomas+Hegarty Post of the American Legion will meet in the auditorium until the new meeting room is completed. Elmer Stevens will entertain members of the post next Tuesday evening with a talk on early Galitornta settlements. HOWARD PENROSE HEADS SCHOOL BOARD NEVADA CITY: The newly-elected school board met Tuesday for the first time and elected J. Howard Penrose president. J. Paul Bergemann is clerk and Miles D. Coughlan is secretary. The new board members drew lots for their terms. Dr. B. W. Hummelt, ‘REVIEW FOURTH . Hotel, beginning at 12:15 p. m. be summarized. GRASS VALLEY: The Chamber e. ct Commerce will meet Wednesday, July 16. ‘The gathering will be a luncheon meeting at the Holbrooke Prime topic of discussion ig exand Bergemann got 4 year terms, Elton Kendrick a 3 year term, J. ‘Howard Penrose, a two year term and Cedric 8. Porter, a one year term. In his closing argument W day evening District Attorney We {@heldon stressed the evidence: indicating that Lewis was cated at the time of accident, res HIGH SPEEDS AND OLD CARS High speeds and old cars go ill together, declares the Public Safety) Department of the National Automobilé Club. Most cats and tires on County, July 4, 1947, to Mr.