July 17, 1939 (4 pages)

ita ot Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. ee + evada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA gget in the right to publish the Truth, ! with good motives and for jus ifiable ends. ton. From the C March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press —Alexander Hamil cca It now appears imprebable that there will be a clear issue drawn in the hearing conducted on Angel Island regarding whether or not Harry Bridges is a communist. As a matter of fact we came to-the conclusion that he was communist as result of reading his public ‘utterances. ‘So far as this writer is concerned Bridges convicted himself out of his own mouth of not only being a member of the communist party which is a legal party in California, but also, by his actions, of being a.communist who justifies terrorism as a means to attain his goal. The testimony of one Milner, to which reference was made in this column Monday, far from supporting the Government’s contention, has weakened it. For Milner under oath declares that he perjured him-self in other cases. His excuse that he did so in order to remain in the good graces of the communists whose secret machinations he was probing, will not alter the fact that he lied under oath, Once he admits that, his testimony ceases to have any value ’ whatever, and ‘becomes, in fact, a detriment to the case which the Government seeks to __ establish. For, if the Government will use, as its first witness, a man who swears that he has perjured himself in other hearings or ‘trials affecting communists, all the government witnesses become suspect. This kind of testimony is beneath contempt. ‘Perjury is anathema to all honest men, to all lovers of justice. Dean Landis, presiding at the hearing, has properly referred the Milner testimony to the United States district attorney in San Francisco for action. At this writing a former communist is giving his testimony. Apparently (lease note the limitation in the word) he has an intiMate knowledge of the strings pulled in Moscow to motivate the communist leadership and personnel in the United States. He has given a circumstantial story of methods used in ‘‘planting’’ communists in the army, navy and national guard, of discontinuance of this penetration, or “‘boring from within,’’ on orders from Moscow, because it might endanger diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States. But he has told of added pressure to ‘‘plant’’ communists in key positions in wnion labor organizations, in order to direct or at least influence their activities. (Cross examination of this former communist by the defense, at this writing, is yet to come. It fe very possible that he will also be discredited. Even now the defense is branding him as a ‘“‘traitor,’’ not of course to his country, but to the sacred cause of communism. It will probably develope that the government is unable to produce upstanding, patriotic American citizens, known for their. probity and sterling integrity, who, can testify against Harry Bridges. Such men may suspect much, but in the very nature of things they would have no facts to reveal. Men of that calibre can rarely have contacts with communists. As the hearing proceeds we shall probably have a succession of witnesses, both for ‘tthe government and for Bridges, of shady character, skulkers from the shadows and the social fringe, slightly lunatic ‘followers of fanatic leaders, spies and counter spies anxious to ‘‘make good” on on® side or the other, all offering a conflicting mass of testimony, perjury or truth, to “make confusion worse confounded.”’ The result may easily prove a filthy stalemate, from which Bridges will emerge a “prolitarian” hero. The fact that his bully boys have several times in the last five years halted commerce at one or all ports on the Pacific Coast, that they have precipitated bloody encounters ‘with the authorities and with workers, resulting in maiming and murder, and ‘that all this red leader’s tactics and strategy fall within the terrorist and communist pattern that is familiar to intelligent men and women everywhere—all tthis, lacking legal proof, will go for naught. Bridges would then remain with us “vindicated,’ a scourge and a pestilence, and an alien and. living monument to the ineptitude of our democracy. : * . PEACE OFFICERS TO Vol. 13,-No. 57. “The County Seat:Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center ——— is MONDAY, JULY 17, 1 DEATH CLAIMS — MISS MARGARET -KINKAID TODAY Miss Margaret Kinkaid, aged 69 years, passed away at her home on Park avenue at an early hour this morning after several weeks of illness. She was born on the street where she had spent her entire life. in this city her mother died leaving several small children and she left school to care for the family. She was of a retiring, sweet, home loving disposition and her greatest joy was in doing good for others. The passing of her sister, Mrs. Minne Arbogast not quite five months ago was a severe shock from which she never quite recovered. Left to mourn her passing are a sister, Miss Catherine Kinkaid, and niece, Miss Helen Arbogast, of Nevada City; niece and nephew, Catherine Kinkaid and Clifford Kinkaid of Berkeley. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from Holmes Funeral Home. Interment will be made in: the new Odd Fellows cemetery in the family plot. Rev. Ralston of the Methodist church will onduct the services. MEET AT NARROWS DAM The Northern California Peace Officers Association will hold their next meeting on Thursday, July 20, at the Narrows Dam at the Arundel Dixson Company commissary. I. Burks, United States army engineer, will be the principal speaker. Other names to appear on the program are Darrel La Fortune, of Sacramento; W.E. Langdon, Carl J. Tobiassen, sheriff of Nevada County, and Roy Donnelly. An election of officers of the association is scheduled to take place at this meeting. THREE ACCUSED OF EXTORTION ON TRIAL JULY 28 Andy Zales, Harlan Henecke and Williams Johnson pleaded not guilty in superior court this morning and ‘their trial was set for Friday, July 28. H. Ward Sheldon was appointed attorney to represent the men. The three allegedly threatened the life of George Nankoff ‘of Washington unless he produce $600 within a stated time: CAMPTONVILLE CLUB TO GIVE CARD PARTY CAMPTONVILLE, July 17.—The Women’s Club met Friday evening in the Mayo Building with a large attendance, It was decided to hold a public card party for the benefit of the club Friday evening, July 22. Sponsorship of a memorial to the late Ralph L, Gleason was discussed, but no definite action was taken. Mrs. W. C. Williams was a guest of the club. Following the order of business refreshments of cake and punch were served by Mesdames Sar‘ah J. Calvin and Irene Bishop, hostesses for this meeting. L 0% COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST ., Mrs, Howard Burr, chief companion of Mystic Circle, Companions of the Forest, presided Thursday evening when Grand Chief Companion and several other grand officers came up from Stockton for the first official visit of the new officers, and, there were visitors present from Marysville. Doris Rush was initiated into the order. Mrs. M. E. Berryman won the beautiful quilt prepared to raise funds for the lodge. Work of the newly organized drill team was well done and ail enjoyed the impressive service of the lodge. TROUT PLANTING Fingerling trout are being planted from the tank camp in Bear Valley. The work has been going on for three weeks and it is expected it will take three weeks more! work to finish planting every stream and lake in Nevada and Placer counties. The treut are from the Mt. Shasta hatchery and there are about a million to be planted. William Talbot is “in While attending the grammar school . WHOLE FAMILY HURT WHEN TIRE BLOWS OUT “Roy Walsh passed through Nevada City yesterday enroute to his home in Washington. He had gone to Hollywood with his wife, daughter and grand child taking them to their home there after a season at Washington. Between Merced and Livingstone a tire blew out.on Mr. Walsh’s car and the machine turned over on its top. Mr. Walsh pulled away a part of tthe top and released his family. The top was quite badly mashed and one wheel had to be replaced, Mrs. Walsh and daughter received ‘numerous bruises but all of them were able to continue on to the southern city. Mrs. WalSh is a sister of Andrew, Theodore and Carl Larsén. RETURNED NEWS WRITER TELLS OF FASCIST ITALY Exposure to the virus of Fascism during the Ethiopian campaign and during the Spanish civil conflict, failed to make of one American, at least, anything other than a one hundred per cent American; unless one accepts the logical deduction and ‘the personal declaration of this American that he returned to the good old U. S. A. a rabid anti-Fascist, Such an experience was related by Bert Vanzi, for the past several years a foreign correspondent of the Globe News Syndicate of New York and at present a resident of Grass Valley and sojourger in the Sierras seeking a return to health from a gas attack suffered during the siege of Malaga, in Spain last year. Vanzi returned to the United States last December and has engaged in a countrywide lecture tour on his experiences in Europe and in Africa, appearing before Chambers of Commerce, college forums, and civic bodies. : He stated during his visit in Downieville-that he was born in California of an Italian father and Swedish mother, and his Italian name caused him great difficulty in escaping from Italy with his wife and young son when he returned ‘to that country after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, which campaign he reported from the Ethiopian side with the troops of the Emperor Haille Selassie. His wife and son, the latter born in Italy during his stay in Ethiouia were declared to be Italian citizens by the Fascist regime under Mussolini, according to Vanzi, and he found it necessary to secure intervention from Secretary of State Cordell Hull before he wes able to get clear of Italy. He declared the Mussolini government had him marked out for a series of articles he had written that were. considered derogatory ‘to the fascists. From Italy Vanzi went with his wife and son to Germany, Bulgaria and Russia for short periods and then returned to the United States. Declared the returned news reporter: “These United States are -God’s green footstool, and the Sierra Nevadas are the throne crowning the most glorious country it is given an enlightened citizenry to inhabit.” Vanzi graduated from the University of California as a mining engineer, and during his inter-term sessions was engaged as a student miner in the 16-to-1 and Colombo mines.—Downieville Messenger. NEVADA VISITORS (Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Arden of West Broad street had as guests recently the following: Mrs. Ivy Lanigir and children, Jackie and Alice of Sacramento; Jean Russell of San Francisco; Mrs: Otto Gurbig and children Joanne and Arden Gurbig of Hawthorne. Mrs. Gurbig is a sister of Tom Arden. Mrs. Gurbig reports the boost in the price of silver and enlargement of the munitions base at Hawthorne, Nevada, is creating great activity in the town. An expenditure of several million dollars is to be made on the federal munitions base. The ore in the district is gold and silver with silver predominating. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Heether and niece, Miss Rose Heether, have returned from a delightful trip. They went to Berkeley to visit and spent the Fourth of July at the fair in Trgasure Island. The trip was continued down the Skyline Boulevard Mrs. Al Huson. employed on the bay bridge some MODEL AIRPLANE CONTEST OPENS The program at Pat Planers park this week, it is announced by Del Henrich, the director, will ibe as follows: Monday a model airplane contest bégins. At 1 p. m. Mrs. Bonbreake will meet with her classes in handicraft. Tuesday: There will be tumbling matches and stunts; girls and boys cooking classes in charge of Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Gwin. Wednesday: Ice cream feed; boys handicraft classes; Thursday: story telling hour; girls hike; Friday evening, barn dance; tennis on the high school courts; Saturday, boys hike, Starts at 10 a. m. Dances in Seaman’s lodge will be given every Friday night. Bonfires will be lighted every “other Thursday, and the next one will be held July 27. The following awards have been made for faithful attendance at the playground: Dorothy Jean Anderson, Bud Bartlett, Melvin Dodge, Mildred Dodge, Sis Hawkins, Bill Sharpe, ‘Bob Sharpe, Sara Usery, Lewis Wells, Dannen Woolsley. A model airplane contest has ‘been’ opened by Del Henrich, playground director of Pioneers park, in which winners will receive awards. The contest will close Saturday, July 29 at 5 o’clock. The classes in which awards will be made are: Best 10c model in construction; best 25c model in construction; best 50c model in construction; best 10 model o fly; best 25¢ model tto fly; best 50e¢ model to fly. MASONIC LODGES ENJOY BEAR VALLEY PICNIC The Masonic lodges of this district enjoyed a delightful picnic in Bear Valley yesterday. Several hundred were present for a day of games and feasting. The lunches prepared by members were spread on. the tables in the P. G. & EB. camp. The lodges supplied. an abundance of. coffee, cream and ice cream. After the dinner men and women played soft ball, baseball and horse _ shoes. The lodges in the group are Dutch Flat, Placerville, Colfax, Auburn, Grass Valley and Nevada City. The fish and game commission trout planting camp is a short distance from the P, G. & EB. camp and many viewed the different sized trout, to be planted in the nearby streams and lakes. COURT HOUSE PICNIC The county officials and _ their staffs will hold a picnic at White Cloud tomorrow evening. They will leave Nevada City at five o’clock and enjoy an evening at the camp. A ‘chicken stew is being prepared by Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen, The wives and husbands are also invited to artend the happy affair. THURSDAY CLUB The Gold Flat Thursday Club is planning to hold their meeting this week at the cosy home of Mrs, John Deschwanden. Mrs, Frank Farmer is president of the club. Mr. and Mrs. Will Treglown had as guests over the week end Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Nickerson and son, Merritt Nickerson, Jr., of Sacramento. The group attended the Jolly Time Glub party and dance at the Deschwanden home Saturday evening. Mrs. Pearl Stocker of the bay region has rented the Ed Martine house on Park avenue and will return in about a week to make this city her home for some time. She is delighted ith Nevada City and may in time build a home here. \ Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Huson, who have been visiting Mrs. Huson’s relatives in Trinity’county, are now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Young Huson was years and the last year was spent working on Treasure Island. Mr. and Mrs,. Frank Ghidotti are enjoying their vacation in the bay region and atténding the fair. Mrs. Ghidotti is with the Alpha Hardware and Mr. Ghidotti is manager of the Cardinal store, in Nevada oo -Mrs. A. Ww. Overman was’ moved from the Nevada City Sanitarium ‘to her home in Willow Valley Satur‘for August 5, at the home of her . : CITY COUNCIL WILL RESUME WPA PROJECTS Field Manager Beacon of the Works Progress Administration at a recent meeting with the city council for discussion of projects urged the council.tofile.their. applications for projects, either new or for the completion of former projects. He stated that if these requests were put in soon they could. probably ‘be obtained. 3 The council has three projects in mind; completion of sidewalks. This comes first as good sidewalks will be a factor in the granting by the Post Olffice department of free delivery of mail in this city. : Construction of tennis courts in Pioneers Park which would add much to the usefulness of the park. And third, the Gault Bridge, which must soon be strengthened or rebuilt. RECKLESS AUTO DRIVER FINED $25 Edward Kinkle of Alleghany who took delivery Sunday of a new car iin Grass Valley had an _ accident with it before reaching his home. Last evening he ran over a stop sign at the junction of Commercial and York streets and struck the car of Buel Richardson of Grass Valley. Miss Helen Winney riding with Richardson received a cut on the face. She was taken into the office of Dr. B. W. Hummelt for treatment. Kinkle’s car has two damaged fenders, buckled hood, broken head lights; broken bumper and radiator grill. Both cars were towed away from the scene of the accident. Riding with Kinkle were his wife and daughter, Ila Kinkle. Kinkle’s car hit the Ford coupe of Richardson just past the center. Chief of Police Garfield Robson arrested Kinkle for reckless driving in running over the stop sign. He plead guilty in City Judge Miles Coughlan court this morning and was fined $25, GIANT KING TO REOPEN WEDNES. A crew will) poark start mining at the Giant King mine Wednesday. This property is situated on Washington Creek south of Washington. Four men have spent the past five days repairing and grading the road from near the junction \of the ‘Tahoe Ukiah highway and Washington road, into the mine in order to bring in machinery and equipment. There are about 100 ‘acres in the property which is owned by William Luce of Reno. Considerable develop ment has been done by tunnel method. & : Today men started grading for a mill site and when completed it is planned to put up a one hundred ton’ mill. It is expected the mill will be in operation in about 90 days, C. Patterson, structural engineer and contractor and W. E. Narkaues, mining engineer widely known, have taken over the property. Narkaues will be general manager of the mine. John Rondoni of Nevada City will be mine superintendent. TWO SISTERS ANNOUNCE BETROTHALS AT PARTY Misses Caroline and Mary Ann Martz, Nevada City high school graduates and popular members of the city’s younger set, told of their approaching marriages to a group of friends at a double announcement Party at the home of their parents, (Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martz on Wet Hill. Caroline Jean announced her engagement-to Ellsworth Sherman and revealed that the marriage willétake place late this fall when a new home they are building will be comipleted. The date for thp marriage of Mary Ann to Walter Jenkins has been set parents, Both of the grooms-to-be are from Grass Valley. ie ‘Those Present at the _ftermaon . occurring in well defined areas, Are Goerlitz, operating the \Keller Eerie the water of a japon 8 property alon er. oneratiaan as a result ot pollution. Equalization is moernn other will be. held next 7 last day in the thirty i They are going over t! TWICE AS MANY FIRES TO DATE AS LAST YEA Fire. Dispatcher E. E. L, Stone lists fires in the Tahoe National. Forest. as A, one fourth acre or less; 8B, one fourth acre to 10 acres; C, 10 acres and over. be Fires by ranger districts in the Tahoe National Forest show the foilowing for the first ten days of Jaly and for the district to date. North Bloomfield, one smoker — fire, one miscellaneous, or two Class A, with five A fires and two B fires for the district to date. Big Bend, one camper fire and one smoker fire, two Class A, three * and one B to date. Camptonville, one smoker fire and in Class A, only one A fire to date. Downieville, one smoker fire Class A, for the ten day period and one C fire to date. ‘f Forest Hill one smoker fire, one Class A to date. Sierraville, none during the ten days but seven A fires to date, Truckee, one smoker fire in Class A, 13 A fires and one C fire to date. This makes a total of eight fires for the ten days, seven A and one. C fire. Total fires to date eight by light-_ ning; seven campers; .18 smokers; one debris; one incendiary; two miscellaneous or a total of 37 fires. Thirty of the fires were in Class 4, four in Class B and three in Class C. ‘ Last year the fires to date were, lightning six, campers, two; smokers three; debris, three, incendiary — one and miscellaneous, two, making a total of 19 fires. Thirteen were — Class A, five Class B and only one in Class C. There have been near! twice as many fires this season as last year to date. Total acreage burned to date this season 990 acres while last year there were only 209 acres. Mr. Stone comments: . “We are getting a substantial increase in man caused fires which. are. patrolmen contacting strdams and side roads? Will more patrol trips do the job. The job calls for more “‘prevention” if the increase in these man caused fires is to be stopped.” PLEADS GUILTY TO. DRUNKEN DRIVING Saturday HOTS Night Officér Frank Misner arrested William Waxner, who it is stated was driving a car while in an intoxicated condition and locked him up, Chief of Police Robson filed a complaint against the man. He was brought into the city court this morning where he pleaded guilty. He is to appear July 21 for judgment, His car is still impos is the city garage. { The Yuba\ Rives Min Inc. which L. 1, Darrabee is ae bnjaniaitnn restraining, A: E. Ve near Graniteville, from . The suit charges © : The Nevada ‘County charge of the camp, to the Big Basin country and Santa Cruz. : day. She is. now convalescent and her many friends eernce with her.

ita ot Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. ee + evada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA gget in the right to publish the Truth, ! with good motives and for jus ifiable ends. ton. From the C March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press —Alexander Hamil cca It now appears imprebable that there will be a clear issue drawn in the hearing conducted on Angel Island regarding whether or not Harry Bridges is a communist. As a matter of fact we came to-the conclusion that he was communist as result of reading his public ‘utterances. ‘So far as this writer is concerned Bridges convicted himself out of his own mouth of not only being a member of the communist party which is a legal party in California, but also, by his actions, of being a.communist who justifies terrorism as a means to attain his goal. The testimony of one Milner, to which reference was made in this column Monday, far from supporting the Government’s contention, has weakened it. For Milner under oath declares that he perjured him-self in other cases. His excuse that he did so in order to remain in the good graces of the communists whose secret machinations he was probing, will not alter the fact that he lied under oath, Once he admits that, his testimony ceases to have any value ’ whatever, and ‘becomes, in fact, a detriment to the case which the Government seeks to __ establish. For, if the Government will use, as its first witness, a man who swears that he has perjured himself in other hearings or ‘trials affecting communists, all the government witnesses become suspect. This kind of testimony is beneath contempt. ‘Perjury is anathema to all honest men, to all lovers of justice. Dean Landis, presiding at the hearing, has properly referred the Milner testimony to the United States district attorney in San Francisco for action. At this writing a former communist is giving his testimony. Apparently (lease note the limitation in the word) he has an intiMate knowledge of the strings pulled in Moscow to motivate the communist leadership and personnel in the United States. He has given a circumstantial story of methods used in ‘‘planting’’ communists in the army, navy and national guard, of discontinuance of this penetration, or “‘boring from within,’’ on orders from Moscow, because it might endanger diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States. But he has told of added pressure to ‘‘plant’’ communists in key positions in wnion labor organizations, in order to direct or at least influence their activities. (Cross examination of this former communist by the defense, at this writing, is yet to come. It fe very possible that he will also be discredited. Even now the defense is branding him as a ‘“‘traitor,’’ not of course to his country, but to the sacred cause of communism. It will probably develope that the government is unable to produce upstanding, patriotic American citizens, known for their. probity and sterling integrity, who, can testify against Harry Bridges. Such men may suspect much, but in the very nature of things they would have no facts to reveal. Men of that calibre can rarely have contacts with communists. As the hearing proceeds we shall probably have a succession of witnesses, both for ‘tthe government and for Bridges, of shady character, skulkers from the shadows and the social fringe, slightly lunatic ‘followers of fanatic leaders, spies and counter spies anxious to ‘‘make good” on on® side or the other, all offering a conflicting mass of testimony, perjury or truth, to “make confusion worse confounded.”’ The result may easily prove a filthy stalemate, from which Bridges will emerge a “prolitarian” hero. The fact that his bully boys have several times in the last five years halted commerce at one or all ports on the Pacific Coast, that they have precipitated bloody encounters ‘with the authorities and with workers, resulting in maiming and murder, and ‘that all this red leader’s tactics and strategy fall within the terrorist and communist pattern that is familiar to intelligent men and women everywhere—all tthis, lacking legal proof, will go for naught. Bridges would then remain with us “vindicated,’ a scourge and a pestilence, and an alien and. living monument to the ineptitude of our democracy. : * . PEACE OFFICERS TO Vol. 13,-No. 57. “The County Seat:Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center ——— is MONDAY, JULY 17, 1 DEATH CLAIMS — MISS MARGARET -KINKAID TODAY Miss Margaret Kinkaid, aged 69 years, passed away at her home on Park avenue at an early hour this morning after several weeks of illness. She was born on the street where she had spent her entire life. in this city her mother died leaving several small children and she left school to care for the family. She was of a retiring, sweet, home loving disposition and her greatest joy was in doing good for others. The passing of her sister, Mrs. Minne Arbogast not quite five months ago was a severe shock from which she never quite recovered. Left to mourn her passing are a sister, Miss Catherine Kinkaid, and niece, Miss Helen Arbogast, of Nevada City; niece and nephew, Catherine Kinkaid and Clifford Kinkaid of Berkeley. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from Holmes Funeral Home. Interment will be made in: the new Odd Fellows cemetery in the family plot. Rev. Ralston of the Methodist church will onduct the services. MEET AT NARROWS DAM The Northern California Peace Officers Association will hold their next meeting on Thursday, July 20, at the Narrows Dam at the Arundel Dixson Company commissary. I. Burks, United States army engineer, will be the principal speaker. Other names to appear on the program are Darrel La Fortune, of Sacramento; W.E. Langdon, Carl J. Tobiassen, sheriff of Nevada County, and Roy Donnelly. An election of officers of the association is scheduled to take place at this meeting. THREE ACCUSED OF EXTORTION ON TRIAL JULY 28 Andy Zales, Harlan Henecke and Williams Johnson pleaded not guilty in superior court this morning and ‘their trial was set for Friday, July 28. H. Ward Sheldon was appointed attorney to represent the men. The three allegedly threatened the life of George Nankoff ‘of Washington unless he produce $600 within a stated time: CAMPTONVILLE CLUB TO GIVE CARD PARTY CAMPTONVILLE, July 17.—The Women’s Club met Friday evening in the Mayo Building with a large attendance, It was decided to hold a public card party for the benefit of the club Friday evening, July 22. Sponsorship of a memorial to the late Ralph L, Gleason was discussed, but no definite action was taken. Mrs. W. C. Williams was a guest of the club. Following the order of business refreshments of cake and punch were served by Mesdames Sar‘ah J. Calvin and Irene Bishop, hostesses for this meeting. L 0% COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST ., Mrs, Howard Burr, chief companion of Mystic Circle, Companions of the Forest, presided Thursday evening when Grand Chief Companion and several other grand officers came up from Stockton for the first official visit of the new officers, and, there were visitors present from Marysville. Doris Rush was initiated into the order. Mrs. M. E. Berryman won the beautiful quilt prepared to raise funds for the lodge. Work of the newly organized drill team was well done and ail enjoyed the impressive service of the lodge. TROUT PLANTING Fingerling trout are being planted from the tank camp in Bear Valley. The work has been going on for three weeks and it is expected it will take three weeks more! work to finish planting every stream and lake in Nevada and Placer counties. The treut are from the Mt. Shasta hatchery and there are about a million to be planted. William Talbot is “in While attending the grammar school . WHOLE FAMILY HURT WHEN TIRE BLOWS OUT “Roy Walsh passed through Nevada City yesterday enroute to his home in Washington. He had gone to Hollywood with his wife, daughter and grand child taking them to their home there after a season at Washington. Between Merced and Livingstone a tire blew out.on Mr. Walsh’s car and the machine turned over on its top. Mr. Walsh pulled away a part of tthe top and released his family. The top was quite badly mashed and one wheel had to be replaced, Mrs. Walsh and daughter received ‘numerous bruises but all of them were able to continue on to the southern city. Mrs. WalSh is a sister of Andrew, Theodore and Carl Larsén. RETURNED NEWS WRITER TELLS OF FASCIST ITALY Exposure to the virus of Fascism during the Ethiopian campaign and during the Spanish civil conflict, failed to make of one American, at least, anything other than a one hundred per cent American; unless one accepts the logical deduction and ‘the personal declaration of this American that he returned to the good old U. S. A. a rabid anti-Fascist, Such an experience was related by Bert Vanzi, for the past several years a foreign correspondent of the Globe News Syndicate of New York and at present a resident of Grass Valley and sojourger in the Sierras seeking a return to health from a gas attack suffered during the siege of Malaga, in Spain last year. Vanzi returned to the United States last December and has engaged in a countrywide lecture tour on his experiences in Europe and in Africa, appearing before Chambers of Commerce, college forums, and civic bodies. : He stated during his visit in Downieville-that he was born in California of an Italian father and Swedish mother, and his Italian name caused him great difficulty in escaping from Italy with his wife and young son when he returned ‘to that country after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, which campaign he reported from the Ethiopian side with the troops of the Emperor Haille Selassie. His wife and son, the latter born in Italy during his stay in Ethiouia were declared to be Italian citizens by the Fascist regime under Mussolini, according to Vanzi, and he found it necessary to secure intervention from Secretary of State Cordell Hull before he wes able to get clear of Italy. He declared the Mussolini government had him marked out for a series of articles he had written that were. considered derogatory ‘to the fascists. From Italy Vanzi went with his wife and son to Germany, Bulgaria and Russia for short periods and then returned to the United States. Declared the returned news reporter: “These United States are -God’s green footstool, and the Sierra Nevadas are the throne crowning the most glorious country it is given an enlightened citizenry to inhabit.” Vanzi graduated from the University of California as a mining engineer, and during his inter-term sessions was engaged as a student miner in the 16-to-1 and Colombo mines.—Downieville Messenger. NEVADA VISITORS (Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Arden of West Broad street had as guests recently the following: Mrs. Ivy Lanigir and children, Jackie and Alice of Sacramento; Jean Russell of San Francisco; Mrs: Otto Gurbig and children Joanne and Arden Gurbig of Hawthorne. Mrs. Gurbig is a sister of Tom Arden. Mrs. Gurbig reports the boost in the price of silver and enlargement of the munitions base at Hawthorne, Nevada, is creating great activity in the town. An expenditure of several million dollars is to be made on the federal munitions base. The ore in the district is gold and silver with silver predominating. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Heether and niece, Miss Rose Heether, have returned from a delightful trip. They went to Berkeley to visit and spent the Fourth of July at the fair in

Trgasure Island. The trip was continued down the Skyline Boulevard Mrs. Al Huson. employed on the bay bridge some MODEL AIRPLANE CONTEST OPENS The program at Pat Planers park this week, it is announced by Del Henrich, the director, will ibe as follows: Monday a model airplane contest bégins. At 1 p. m. Mrs. Bonbreake will meet with her classes in handicraft. Tuesday: There will be tumbling matches and stunts; girls and boys cooking classes in charge of Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Gwin. Wednesday: Ice cream feed; boys handicraft classes; Thursday: story telling hour; girls hike; Friday evening, barn dance; tennis on the high school courts; Saturday, boys hike, Starts at 10 a. m. Dances in Seaman’s lodge will be given every Friday night. Bonfires will be lighted every “other Thursday, and the next one will be held July 27. The following awards have been made for faithful attendance at the playground: Dorothy Jean Anderson, Bud Bartlett, Melvin Dodge, Mildred Dodge, Sis Hawkins, Bill Sharpe, ‘Bob Sharpe, Sara Usery, Lewis Wells, Dannen Woolsley. A model airplane contest has ‘been’ opened by Del Henrich, playground director of Pioneers park, in which winners will receive awards. The contest will close Saturday, July 29 at 5 o’clock. The classes in which awards will be made are: Best 10c model in construction; best 25c model in construction; best 50c model in construction; best 10 model o fly; best 25¢ model tto fly; best 50e¢ model to fly. MASONIC LODGES ENJOY BEAR VALLEY PICNIC The Masonic lodges of this district enjoyed a delightful picnic in Bear Valley yesterday. Several hundred were present for a day of games and feasting. The lunches prepared by members were spread on. the tables in the P. G. & EB. camp. The lodges supplied. an abundance of. coffee, cream and ice cream. After the dinner men and women played soft ball, baseball and horse _ shoes. The lodges in the group are Dutch Flat, Placerville, Colfax, Auburn, Grass Valley and Nevada City. The fish and game commission trout planting camp is a short distance from the P, G. & EB. camp and many viewed the different sized trout, to be planted in the nearby streams and lakes. COURT HOUSE PICNIC The county officials and _ their staffs will hold a picnic at White Cloud tomorrow evening. They will leave Nevada City at five o’clock and enjoy an evening at the camp. A ‘chicken stew is being prepared by Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen, The wives and husbands are also invited to artend the happy affair. THURSDAY CLUB The Gold Flat Thursday Club is planning to hold their meeting this week at the cosy home of Mrs, John Deschwanden. Mrs, Frank Farmer is president of the club. Mr. and Mrs. Will Treglown had as guests over the week end Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Nickerson and son, Merritt Nickerson, Jr., of Sacramento. The group attended the Jolly Time Glub party and dance at the Deschwanden home Saturday evening. Mrs. Pearl Stocker of the bay region has rented the Ed Martine house on Park avenue and will return in about a week to make this city her home for some time. She is delighted ith Nevada City and may in time build a home here. \ Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Huson, who have been visiting Mrs. Huson’s relatives in Trinity’county, are now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Young Huson was years and the last year was spent working on Treasure Island. Mr. and Mrs,. Frank Ghidotti are enjoying their vacation in the bay region and atténding the fair. Mrs. Ghidotti is with the Alpha Hardware and Mr. Ghidotti is manager of the Cardinal store, in Nevada oo -Mrs. A. Ww. Overman was’ moved from the Nevada City Sanitarium ‘to her home in Willow Valley Satur‘for August 5, at the home of her . : CITY COUNCIL WILL RESUME WPA PROJECTS Field Manager Beacon of the Works Progress Administration at a recent meeting with the city council for discussion of projects urged the council.tofile.their. applications for projects, either new or for the completion of former projects. He stated that if these requests were put in soon they could. probably ‘be obtained. 3 The council has three projects in mind; completion of sidewalks. This comes first as good sidewalks will be a factor in the granting by the Post Olffice department of free delivery of mail in this city. : Construction of tennis courts in Pioneers Park which would add much to the usefulness of the park. And third, the Gault Bridge, which must soon be strengthened or rebuilt. RECKLESS AUTO DRIVER FINED $25 Edward Kinkle of Alleghany who took delivery Sunday of a new car iin Grass Valley had an _ accident with it before reaching his home. Last evening he ran over a stop sign at the junction of Commercial and York streets and struck the car of Buel Richardson of Grass Valley. Miss Helen Winney riding with Richardson received a cut on the face. She was taken into the office of Dr. B. W. Hummelt for treatment. Kinkle’s car has two damaged fenders, buckled hood, broken head lights; broken bumper and radiator grill. Both cars were towed away from the scene of the accident. Riding with Kinkle were his wife and daughter, Ila Kinkle. Kinkle’s car hit the Ford coupe of Richardson just past the center. Chief of Police Garfield Robson arrested Kinkle for reckless driving in running over the stop sign. He plead guilty in City Judge Miles Coughlan court this morning and was fined $25, GIANT KING TO REOPEN WEDNES. A crew will) poark start mining at the Giant King mine Wednesday. This property is situated on Washington Creek south of Washington. Four men have spent the past five days repairing and grading the road from near the junction \of the ‘Tahoe Ukiah highway and Washington road, into the mine in order to bring in machinery and equipment. There are about 100 ‘acres in the property which is owned by William Luce of Reno. Considerable develop ment has been done by tunnel method. & : Today men started grading for a mill site and when completed it is planned to put up a one hundred ton’ mill. It is expected the mill will be in operation in about 90 days, C. Patterson, structural engineer and contractor and W. E. Narkaues, mining engineer widely known, have taken over the property. Narkaues will be general manager of the mine. John Rondoni of Nevada City will be mine superintendent. TWO SISTERS ANNOUNCE BETROTHALS AT PARTY Misses Caroline and Mary Ann Martz, Nevada City high school graduates and popular members of the city’s younger set, told of their approaching marriages to a group of friends at a double announcement Party at the home of their parents, (Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martz on Wet Hill. Caroline Jean announced her engagement-to Ellsworth Sherman and revealed that the marriage willétake place late this fall when a new home they are building will be comipleted. The date for thp marriage of Mary Ann to Walter Jenkins has been set parents, Both of the grooms-to-be are from Grass Valley. ie ‘Those Present at the _ftermaon . occurring in well defined areas, Are Goerlitz, operating the \Keller Eerie the water of a japon 8 property alon er. oneratiaan as a result ot pollution. Equalization is moernn other will be. held next 7 last day in the thirty i They are going over t! TWICE AS MANY FIRES TO DATE AS LAST YEA Fire. Dispatcher E. E. L, Stone lists fires in the Tahoe National. Forest. as A, one fourth acre or less; 8B, one fourth acre to 10 acres; C, 10 acres and over. be Fires by ranger districts in the Tahoe National Forest show the foilowing for the first ten days of Jaly and for the district to date. North Bloomfield, one smoker — fire, one miscellaneous, or two Class A, with five A fires and two B fires for the district to date. Big Bend, one camper fire and one smoker fire, two Class A, three * and one B to date. Camptonville, one smoker fire and in Class A, only one A fire to date. Downieville, one smoker fire Class A, for the ten day period and one C fire to date. ‘f Forest Hill one smoker fire, one Class A to date. Sierraville, none during the ten days but seven A fires to date, Truckee, one smoker fire in Class A, 13 A fires and one C fire to date. This makes a total of eight fires for the ten days, seven A and one. C fire. Total fires to date eight by light-_ ning; seven campers; .18 smokers; one debris; one incendiary; two miscellaneous or a total of 37 fires. Thirty of the fires were in Class 4, four in Class B and three in Class C. ‘ Last year the fires to date were, lightning six, campers, two; smokers three; debris, three, incendiary — one and miscellaneous, two, making a total of 19 fires. Thirteen were — Class A, five Class B and only one in Class C. There have been near! twice as many fires this season as last year to date. Total acreage burned to date this season 990 acres while last year there were only 209 acres. Mr. Stone comments: . “We are getting a substantial increase in man caused fires which. are. patrolmen contacting strdams and side roads? Will more patrol trips do the job. The job calls for more “‘prevention” if the increase in these man caused fires is to be stopped.” PLEADS GUILTY TO. DRUNKEN DRIVING Saturday HOTS Night Officér Frank Misner arrested William Waxner, who it is stated was driving a car while in an intoxicated condition and locked him up, Chief of Police Robson filed a complaint against the man. He was brought into the city court this morning where he pleaded guilty. He is to appear July 21 for judgment, His car is still impos is the city garage. { The Yuba\ Rives Min Inc. which L. 1, Darrabee is ae bnjaniaitnn restraining, A: E. Ve near Graniteville, from . The suit charges © : The Nevada ‘County charge of the camp, to the Big Basin country and Santa Cruz. : day. She is. now convalescent and her many friends eernce with her.