July 21, 1939 (6 pages)

ea. HOE RIPE TN REAR AC Ear OS Pe; Thinking Out Loud evada City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA -in wit The Liberty of the Pee counts r ifiable ends. ton. the right to publish the.Truth,. h good motives and for just—Alexander Hamil\ < i aaeeealiaanal The Bridges hearing thus far has not resulted in showing conelusively to an unbiased mind that this alien is a communist seeking overthrow of the United States government by force. At least, any. disinterested observer would come to this conclusion. One, and only one witness, has thus far offered testimony that indicates Bridges is a member of the Communist Party. The first witness from Portland, Oregon, was very much of a dud. When this “under cover’? man, testified he had perjured himself in other trials affecting communists, he immediately invalidated any testimony he had given in this hearing. We still believe that in a hearing of this kind the past actions and the public utterances of Brides should become part of the evidence, His connection with labor violence on the San _ Francisco water-front, his public statement with reference to closing the lumber industry in the Northwest, to the effect that after the owners had been ruined and expelled the lumber mills could be taken over by the people and operated on a socialistic (communistic?) basis, should be introduced in evidence to reinforce testimony regarding his membership in so-called Moscow “fractions” of the communist group. Mr. Ickes has succeeded in putting over another little job on California. He has forced through the House of Representatives a ‘bill to carve out of the National Forest, a new national park in the King’s River Canyon, This despite the fact that the California legislature adopted a resolution opposing the proposal, and despite a determined fight made by Representatives Englebright and Elliott of California. The bill if enacted would ite up all the water in the canyon, which the farmers of southern San Joaquin will ultimately need, but worst of all it ‘would remove a vast area from ' the public use of grazing, timber and mineral resources, which the Forest Service permits under*® wise regulation. We .say.“‘another job’ on the part of Secretary Ickes, he has threatened San Francisco with the loss of over $2,000,000 a year in revenue because that city does not see eye for eye within him “ 9n the reading of the Raker Act under which San Francisco gets part of its water supply from Hetch Hetchy. The fact that San Francisco sells its surplus power generated from Hetch Hetchy water ‘to the P. G. & E. gripes Secretary of the Interior Ickes, who, as defender of all the New Deal vagaries plays the role of Lord High Corporation Baiter, and Poo Bah for the Administration. San Francisco has voted seven times on whether or not to take over the P. G. & EB. distributing system, and each time the answer has been a loud, ‘“NO”’. When the people of California defeat the New Deal at: the next election, they will have Mr. Ickes to thank for helping them to make up their minds. We are beginning to suspect that Japan’s war on China has developed a stalemate, Like an aggravated toad the Japanese military dictators have puffed up their reputations as world conquerors to a frightening degree, but knowing the population of the country and its really slow assimilation of “western civilization,’’ no one who has pondered on its “might” has been much deceived. The Japanese can, of course, tease the British lion while his attentio. ia fneused on a situation in Europe that is really formidable, but once the situation shifts, we shall hear these little yellow men hissing ‘‘pleases” to the western world, In the, meantime we see our Uncle Samuel his scrutiny upon the Japanese pretensions. The Navy for sufficient reasons is, Has been for sevyeral years, in the Pacific. It is a Navy that the little yellow men respect. And in Congress just now are pending a bill and a resolution that may call a halt to some of the Japanese ambitions. One calls for the abrogation of the treaty of amity and commerce between this country and Japan, a_ treaty made in) 1911, and the other calls for halting the shipment of scrap iron and other war materjals, which the Japanese use _ to bomb American misalons. While because. gradually turning Vol. 13, No. 58. The County Skat Paper _NEVADA CIT Y, CALIF NS The Gold Center pees 1939. . FRIDAY, “JULY 21, ROTARY HEARS ASSEMBLYMAN ‘SCOOP’ THURMAN Assemblyman Allen G. (Scoop) ord, was the guest speaker at yesterday’s meeting of the Rotary club. He gave a vivid word picture of the work accomplished by the session of the legislature that adjourned last month. Regarding Olson’s claim that he had a mandate from the people to put through the legislature certain reforms, Thurman stated, that first of all the governor has a constitutional part to play in state government. The constitution does not prescribe that the governor shall both enact laws and administer them. It provides for the usual checks and balances. The governor is the executive to carry out the will of the people as«the legislature expresses that will. If the governor claims that: he was let down, it is his own fault. He should not promise the people something that the state constitution expressly forbids. While not many laws were passe* by the legislature, those that were passed were good laws. To the credit of the legislature is the fact that it xilled mare bad bills than any other legislature in the state’s history. This is in answer to the critics that called it the “‘do-nothing legislature.” “By and large,’’ the assembiyman fdeclared, ‘this last session of the egislature did more, perhaps because it was compelled to do it, to sustain and wphold the state con“stitution and democratic institutions than any past legislature. The three branches of government as de‘ned in the constitution were protected from the onslaughts of the left wingers, among which group, by in‘erence the governor was counted. Among the pernicious bills defeatd, said the assemblyman, were the ‘orty ‘little wages and hours’’ bill, a bill to invalid all county anti-picketing ordinances which would have permitted such radicals as Bridges and Mooney to come into this county and tell the’ péople here how’ to-live’ ‘and what’ work to do; the compulsory health insurance bill which would have added from 80 to 100 millions a year to California taxes; a bill to compel employers to pay 1% per cent of the unemployment insurance tax and the employe but one-half per cent ,and the agricultural wage board bill which would enable the governor to appoint a committee to fix minimum wages for agricultural laborers. This bill was introduced by an‘assemblyman who is a schoo] teacher. Another’ bill which finally went down to defeat was that which provided for diverting a large part of the money allotted to the Central Valley water project to generating nower and selling it. It was defeated argely because practically all the farm associations were against it. The farmers wanted to see the water conservation program carried out uecessfully. Dewey Anderson, retief adminisrator, the assemblyman charged, is surrounded by communistic and radieal influences and the majority of the legislature thoroughly distrust his policies in administering relief. One bill which would have eliminated the right of mining companies to make a 15 per cent depreciation exemption in paying income taxes, was beaten. The oil severance tax which would have made gasoline cost auto owners even more than it does now, was also defeated. (Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Day had as guests the first of the week Mr, Day’s brother, J. C. Day and son and daughters, Jim and Catherine, Modesto, and Mrs. Indatiger of Daly ‘City, . ‘Mrs. Joseph Huy left Wednesday for San Francisco where she is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Payson and Miss Helen Wilde. our milk white pacifists will undoulbtedly oppose these measures, on the plea that they will surely launch us into a war with Japan, we will gamble any reasonable amount that Japan would never issue us a challenge to battle. Their dictators are exactly like the BuYNpean dictators, opportunists. They will go just as far as they think the democracies will endure, then Thurman, editor of the Colfax Rec-, RELIEF CHECKS NOW PAID IN NEVADA CITY Relief administration checks were \paid to Nevada City clients at the Armory yesterday. This is a convenience and saving to those who formerly made a trip to Grass Valley io get their money. This change: was made through the efforts of the local Chamber of Commerce. Checks will be paid regularly here on the 5th and 20th of each month. RED CROSS UFE SAVING COURSES The Red Cross Life, Saving courses to be given: at the municipal swimming pool will start July 31 and last until August 12. C. HE. Turner, American Red Cross instructor will give them. He is principal of the Vallejo evening high school and an experienced teacher in swimming and life saving courses. This course is open to all wha may wish to enroll, especially those wishing to qualify for junior and senior life saving certificates. The courses will begin at 9 o’clock with the class open for enrollment Monday, July 31. Nevada City chapter is purchasing instruction books necessary and equipment to be used in the course. Mr, Turner will also conduct Red Cross first aid classes in the evening throughout the two weeks. Tom McCraney is chairman BOYS AND GIRLS. ENJOY COOKING SCHOOL ATPARK The cooking classes for boys and girls at the community park have been most successful. There have been two lessons for each class and several incidents have shown the teachers that the children are really learning a good deal. The girls are considerably more skillful than the boys, but the boys are the more enthusiastic and their class is the larger of the two. Both classes are extremely good at eating their own cooking and praising, it. The lessons mare given on Tuesday afternoons and will eontinue throughout the summer. The remaining lessons will be on baking powder biscuits, simple puddings, cake, candy,. and ‘camp cookery. NEW ROAD INTO ALLEGHANY IS IN PROSPECT Supervisor DeWitt Nelson of the Tahoe National Forest and assistant engineer, G. E. ‘Mitchell spent yesterday in the Alleghany district making a reconnaissance of a proposed continuation of a new road out of the mining town, They were accompanied by A. B. Dean, chief engineer of the forest service work in California. They met with, Supervisor E. O. Carvin of the Aleghany district. Supervisor Carvin has completed several miles of new road into Alleghany during the spring and summer months which are being driven over. The proposed new road will give Alleghany an all year road. This town is cut off from the outside world from a few days to several weeks in bad seasons of heavy snow. A survey of a proposed road coming down into the Plum Valley Inn property has been made. It cuts down across the flat to follow a sunny slope as far as possible. BOARD WILL BUY NEW SCHOOL BUS Trustees Sie Nevada City schools frist two school busses Wednesday and Thursday, Another will bring a bus in today. The trustees will purchase one new bus to cover the Willow Valley, Murchie road and Indian Flat district. These busses will carry 50 students and make two trips to bring children to school. Philip Seadden, clerk of the board, estimated there are about 100 children in the Willow Valley-Murcall a halt and try to dicker for what they can’t get by force. chie road district. , > ATTENDANCE AT PARK GROUNDS IS INCREASING Del Henrich, recreation director on Wednesday made the following report to the Nevada City Co-ordinating Council: _ Attendance: . Pioneer Park playground. Total attendance for the two weeks 1381. Total attendance of children 890. Average daily attendance of children 74. Total attendance of adults 491. Average daily attendance of adults 40. Total attendance for first week 396. Total attendance for second week 985. First week— average morning attendance 18. Average afternoon attendanice 29. average evening attendance 19. Second week—average morning attendance 44, Average afternoon attendance 57. Average evening attendance 81, The above figures were obtained on the basis of the Berkeley Recreation department’s system of recording playground attendance: © ie— counting the peak load and then adding 25 per cent for transitory attendance. Donations received for the ‘playground: 200 ft. of lumber by Mr. Foreman, of the Tahoe Sugar Pine Lumber Co. 150 ft. of 5 in. fence wire by Mr. Cassidy of the Alpha Hardware. 2 yards of sand by Mr. McGuire. Field leveled in front of the lodge by Mr. Hallett of the city. Tumbling mat loaned by the Odd Fellows. Lights for ‘the bonfire loaned by Mr. Solaro of the city. Boxing gloves by Walter Hawkins. Checkers and Hop Ching by Mrs. Jackson. Girls softball team donations of $2.50 per merchant. Style Shop, National Market, Nevada City Drugs Store, Rose Fashion Shop, Keystone Market, Larsens Barber Shop, Dickermans Drug Store, Harris Drug Store, Colleys, Schreibers, Bill Home, Bob Tamblyn. Total $30.00. Program: Pioneer Park playground and Seaman‘s Recreational Center open from 9-12 and 1-5 daily except Sunday. Monday: Prepare skits for bonfire, games and girls handcraft. Tuesday, team, games,, cooking. Wednesday, special day,.boy’s handcraft. Thursday, story telling, bonfire every two weeks. Friday, tennis, dance. Saturday, hike. Activities: Box hockey, ping pong, sand box, volley ball, baseball, 390 or Bust, tumbling, horseshoes, basketball, puzzles, checkers, etc. Special projects: Twilight softbatl league, airplane contest, girls softball team, library, taking care of trees, junior Lag dcap’ handcraft dis. play. Report of finances of girls sofiball team, Bill Joyal, manager. Two softballs, $2.04; 1 bat $1.03; 12 blouses $6.51; 12 hats, $3.09; ettering for 12 blouses $11.85; 2 long dist. calls 70c; 3 calls Nevada City 16c; 1 call Grass Valley 5c; gas to Grass Valley 2i5c; league entrance fee $4.33. Total $30.00. Special Days: Children brought lemons and sugar for lemonade. Ice cubes were donated. Enough lemonade for three helpings. Watermelon: Children brought 5 cents for two watermelons. Decided to share watermelon with other children. ‘Classes: Mrs. Bonebreak is doing Lan excellent job of teaching children to make block prints. About 15 girls are working on the block printing. Her handcraft class for boys was fil)ed to the maximum with boys making plaster plaques. She has the class very well under control. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Gwin are teaching’ boys and girls to cook, The first class was devoted to pancakes and the second class to cream sauce. The results are amazing, One, parent reported that his daughter was starting to cook for him. Mrs. Flindt has had quite a gathering to hear her stories. It certainly appeals to the tiny tots. Fred Garrison, secretary treasurer of the Co-ordinating Council submitted the. following financial report: Foreword: All monies collected by the Council are deposited in a separate account in the Nevada City Branch, Bank of America. N. T. and S. A. All:checks are counter signed by Mrs. E. T. Bonner, president; Fred Garrison, secretary, and Mrs. Gertrude M. Odegaard, financial chairman. STATEMENT (Receipts) Elementary: Po To Als. $25.00 Oustomah Lodge, I. O. Oo. F. $5.00 Ben Hall (personal) ...--$5.00} Rotary International:..-... 50.00 (Continued on Page Six) cS FOREST SERVICE . watershed protection. ‘WELL BABY CLINIC MONDAY AFTERNOON The monthly .Well Baby. conference will be held at the elementary schoo] next Monday, from 1:00 to 2:30 o’clock p, m. Dr. Emmaline Ranks, state department of child health welfare, will be in charge. *he will be assisted by Dr. Pauia Tobias, Mrs. Will Young and _ the county health nurse. Children of preschool age are examined free and mothers are given helpful information! on the care of chilaren. CHAMBER AIDS HYDRAULIC ASSN. IN DRIVE TODAY The Chamber of Commerce drive to secure members in the California Hydraulic Mining Association starts today, it was’ announced yesterday by Carroll Coughlin, chairman of the chamber committee. The town has been divided among a large number of committeemen, sd that.the drive may be concluded in a very short time, Yearly membership in the California Hydraulic Mining Association is $1.00. The committee enrolled to sell memberships today consists of: Carroll Coughlan, chairman, John Fortier, Emmett Gallagher, Walter Hawkins, Carl Larsen, Carl Lihbey, A. C. Presley, Bert Foreman, Chester Scheemer, Bob Tamblyn, W. H. Daniels, Dave Richards, William Cain and H. M. Leete. WARNS HUNTERS OF FIRE HAZARD With the aaer sone season to open in some districts on August 1 more than ever this year, foresters are stressing the obligation of hunters in preventing forest and bnush fires. Additional fire protection forces are being assigned’ by national forest supervisors to patrol front and back country areas. The precaution has become necessary due to the unusually high fire danger in most forested and brush covered sections of the various districts open soon to hunting. A minimum number of fire hazardous areas in national forests again will be closed to public entry in the interests of A four year study conducted by forest service officers in California have revealed enlightening ‘facts about the weights and measurements of the five races of deer by locality in the national forests of the state. The antler-beam diameter and antlerspread measurements and records of pelage and antler condition of 40,000 deer, together with . weights of 10,000 of these animals indicated that some sections of the state are too heavily hunted and that early open seasons. find the deer in very poor condition with antlers: still in velvet. A comparison of deer statistics from two adjoining national forest areas, in different open season districts, showed that groups of deer taken in the fall season had hard antlers, a normal blue fpelage and weighed in at 9 to 13 pounds more than groups of deer with similar measurements taken from earlier season districts when the animals were still in velvet and had their red summer pelage. Studies of areas hunted heavily during the Awgust 1-September 15 Season show that a very heavy kill takes place while the antlers are still tender and growing. One conclusion is that the animals hesitate to take the brush when jumped and are therefore easily killed. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Chatfield of Calaveras county are spending a few days in Nevada -City their home town. Chatfield is general manager of the Flume House and Field’s mines in Calaveras county, Henry and Herbert Paine of North Bloomfield were business visitors in Nevada City yesterday. They are developing mining Beggar near North Hoomhen: guint, WB: of Nevada City ead party vis. ted Pac Celio, and triends in this i He skidded the car 112 feet as it ‘went down grade, of Drytowin, : STOLENCARIS PONY WRECKED ON TAHOE UKIAH Traffic Officer Lorris Richards was called at seven o’clock yesterday morning to investigate a wrecked car about 11 miles east of Nevada City on the Tahoe-Ukiah high— way and east of the CCC camp at White Cloud. It was lying on its side on the highway. Jack Shebley, local AAA official, also accompanied him and towed the car to the “AAA headquarters here where it is to be examined for finger prints. Officer Richards stated that a Ford V-8 sedan automobile had been reported stolen from Elk Grove at midnight Wednesday night and it was found to be this wrecked car. The person taking the car ‘was driving at high speed toward Truckee when he failed to make a turn. hit a ‘highway marker. turned sideways, skidded 35 feet, turned over and skidded 41 feet — on its side, back across the highway and struck the outside shoulder of the road. When found the engine was cold showing the mishap occurred some time in the early morning hours. The driver may have hailed a passing motorist or else walked away from the scene of the accident. CAMP PAHATSI COURT OF HONOR Climaxing a week’s work in Scout~ craft the Court of Honor held last Saturday at Camp Pahatsi recognized the achievement of a score of scouts who had accomplished a merit badge subject or advanced a rank. ; Jack Flynn of Auburn and Donald Jenkins of Grass Valley were invested as Tenderfoot Scouts to start the ceremonies. Edwin Berger of Troop 6, Nevada City, was awarded his First Class Rank, and Gerd Tobias of Grass Valley the Gold Palm above Eagle. David Underwood of Troop 4, of — Grass Valley, received a Merit Badge in Electricity while the following — completed the list of camp awarded Merit Badges: Douglas Conway of Grass. Valley, art, dramatics, leatherwork; Edwin Berger, swimming; John ‘Williams, swimming, cooking; Kenneth Hart of Roseville, carpentry, physical development; Jack Southern of ‘Roseville, swimming; Gerd Tobias, stalking; Andrew Madsen of Grass Valley, swimming; Warren Smith of Nevada City, skiing; Don Brown of Grass Valley, swimming; Ernest Helme of Nevada City, life saving, bookbinding and bird study. . DITCH TENDER REPORTS SE MOUNTAIN called the Nevada City headquart and told them he had seen tracks a large mountain lion in the Big Tunnel section which is in his dis trict. Captain A. H. Willard of the si and Game Commission was bee nea county. wha oe will be tor 1 It is believed the lion is one haunts that territory and Le spent three days last winter nea: Zeibright mine trying to track down. Another mountain lion been reported in the Lake City the same animal. The Lake % Lowell Hill, Dutch Plat distr lard saw a yearling bear in th bena district in Placer baat travels’ last Sunday. Mr. and Mre, Peterson of street Pride eas from visit.

ea. HOE RIPE TN REAR AC Ear OS Pe; Thinking Out Loud evada City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA -in wit The Liberty of the Pee counts r ifiable ends. ton. the right to publish the.Truth,. h good motives and for just—Alexander Hamil\ < i aaeeealiaanal The Bridges hearing thus far has not resulted in showing conelusively to an unbiased mind that this alien is a communist seeking overthrow of the United States government by force. At least, any. disinterested observer would come to this conclusion. One, and only one witness, has thus far offered testimony that indicates Bridges is a member of the Communist Party. The first witness from Portland, Oregon, was very much of a dud. When this “under cover’? man, testified he had perjured himself in other trials affecting communists, he immediately invalidated any testimony he had given in this hearing. We still believe that in a hearing of this kind the past actions and the public utterances of Brides should become part of the evidence, His connection with labor violence on the San _ Francisco water-front, his public statement with reference to closing the lumber industry in the Northwest, to the effect that after the owners had been ruined and expelled the lumber mills could be taken over by the people and operated on a socialistic (communistic?) basis, should be introduced in evidence to reinforce testimony regarding his membership in so-called Moscow “fractions” of the communist group. Mr. Ickes has succeeded in putting over another little job on California. He has forced through the House of Representatives a ‘bill to carve out of the National Forest, a new national park in the King’s River Canyon, This despite the fact that the California legislature adopted a resolution opposing the proposal, and despite a determined fight made by Representatives Englebright and Elliott of California. The bill if enacted would ite up all the water in the canyon, which the farmers of southern San Joaquin will ultimately need, but worst of all it ‘would remove a vast area from ' the public use of grazing, timber and mineral resources, which the Forest Service permits under*® wise regulation. We .say.“‘another job’ on the part of Secretary Ickes, he has threatened San Francisco with the loss of over $2,000,000 a year in revenue because that city does not see eye for eye within him “ 9n the reading of the Raker Act under which San Francisco gets part of its water supply from Hetch Hetchy. The fact that San Francisco sells its surplus power generated from Hetch Hetchy water ‘to the P. G. & E. gripes Secretary of the Interior Ickes, who, as defender of all the New Deal vagaries plays the role of Lord High Corporation Baiter, and Poo Bah for the Administration. San Francisco has voted seven times on whether or not to take over the P. G. & EB. distributing system, and each time the answer has been a loud, ‘“NO”’. When the people of California defeat the New Deal at: the next election, they will have Mr. Ickes to thank for helping them to make up their minds. We are beginning to suspect that Japan’s war on China has developed a stalemate, Like an aggravated toad the Japanese military dictators have puffed up their reputations as world conquerors to a frightening degree, but knowing the population of the country and its really slow assimilation of “western civilization,’’ no one who has pondered on its “might” has been much deceived. The Japanese can, of course, tease the British lion while his attentio. ia fneused on a situation in Europe that is really formidable, but once the situation shifts, we shall hear these little yellow men hissing ‘‘pleases” to the western world, In the, meantime we see our Uncle Samuel his scrutiny upon the Japanese pretensions. The Navy for sufficient reasons is, Has been for sevyeral years, in the Pacific. It is a Navy that the little yellow men respect. And in Congress just now are pending a bill and a resolution that may call a halt to some of the Japanese ambitions. One calls for the abrogation of the treaty of amity and commerce between this country and Japan, a_ treaty made in) 1911, and the other calls for halting the shipment of scrap iron and other war materjals, which the Japanese use _ to bomb American misalons. While because. gradually turning Vol. 13, No. 58. The County Skat Paper _NEVADA CIT Y, CALIF NS The Gold Center pees 1939. . FRIDAY, “JULY 21, ROTARY HEARS ASSEMBLYMAN ‘SCOOP’ THURMAN Assemblyman Allen G. (Scoop) ord, was the guest speaker at yesterday’s meeting of the Rotary club. He gave a vivid word picture of the work accomplished by the session of the legislature that adjourned last month. Regarding Olson’s claim that he had a mandate from the people to put through the legislature certain reforms, Thurman stated, that first of all the governor has a constitutional part to play in state government. The constitution does not prescribe that the governor shall both enact laws and administer them. It provides for the usual checks and balances. The governor is the executive to carry out the will of the people as«the legislature expresses that will. If the governor claims that: he was let down, it is his own fault. He should not promise the people something that the state constitution expressly forbids. While not many laws were passe* by the legislature, those that were passed were good laws. To the credit of the legislature is the fact that it xilled mare bad bills than any other legislature in the state’s history. This is in answer to the critics that called it the “‘do-nothing legislature.” “By and large,’’ the assembiyman fdeclared, ‘this last session of the egislature did more, perhaps because it was compelled to do it, to sustain and wphold the state con“stitution and democratic institutions than any past legislature. The three branches of government as de‘ned in the constitution were protected from the onslaughts of the left wingers, among which group, by in‘erence the governor was counted. Among the pernicious bills defeatd, said the assemblyman, were the ‘orty ‘little wages and hours’’ bill, a bill to invalid all county anti-picketing ordinances which would have permitted such radicals as Bridges and Mooney to come into this county and tell the’ péople here how’ to-live’ ‘and what’ work to do; the compulsory health insurance bill which would have added from 80 to 100 millions a year to California taxes; a bill to compel employers to pay 1% per cent of the unemployment insurance tax and the employe but one-half per cent ,and the agricultural wage board bill which would enable the governor to appoint a committee to fix minimum wages for agricultural laborers. This bill was introduced by an‘assemblyman who is a schoo] teacher. Another’ bill which finally went down to defeat was that which provided for diverting a large part of the money allotted to the Central Valley water project to generating nower and selling it. It was defeated argely because practically all the farm associations were against it. The farmers wanted to see the water conservation program carried out uecessfully. Dewey Anderson, retief adminisrator, the assemblyman charged, is surrounded by communistic and radieal influences and the majority of the legislature thoroughly distrust his policies in administering relief. One bill which would have eliminated the right of mining companies to make a 15 per cent depreciation exemption in paying income taxes, was beaten. The oil severance tax which would have made gasoline cost auto owners even more than it does now, was also defeated. (Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Day had as guests the first of the week Mr, Day’s brother, J. C. Day and son and daughters, Jim and Catherine, Modesto, and Mrs. Indatiger of Daly ‘City, . ‘Mrs. Joseph Huy left Wednesday for San Francisco where she is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Payson and Miss Helen Wilde. our milk white pacifists will undoulbtedly oppose these measures, on the plea that they will surely launch us into a war with Japan, we will gamble any reasonable amount that Japan would never issue us a challenge to battle. Their dictators are exactly like the BuYNpean dictators, opportunists. They will go just as far as they think the democracies will endure, then Thurman, editor of the Colfax Rec-, RELIEF CHECKS NOW PAID IN NEVADA CITY Relief administration checks were \paid to Nevada City clients at the Armory yesterday. This is a convenience and saving to those who formerly made a trip to Grass Valley io get their money. This change: was made through the efforts of the local Chamber of Commerce. Checks will be paid regularly here on the 5th and 20th of each month. RED CROSS UFE SAVING COURSES The Red Cross Life, Saving courses to be given: at the municipal swimming pool will start July 31 and last until August 12. C. HE. Turner, American Red Cross instructor will give them. He is principal of the Vallejo evening high school and an experienced teacher in swimming and life saving courses. This course is open to all wha may wish to enroll, especially those wishing to qualify for junior and senior life saving certificates. The courses will begin at 9 o’clock with the class open for enrollment Monday, July 31. Nevada City chapter is purchasing instruction books necessary and equipment to be used in the course. Mr, Turner will also conduct Red Cross first aid classes in the evening throughout the two weeks. Tom McCraney is chairman BOYS AND GIRLS. ENJOY COOKING SCHOOL ATPARK The cooking classes for boys and girls at the community park have been most successful. There have been two lessons for each class and several incidents have shown the teachers that the children are really learning a good deal. The girls are considerably more skillful than the boys, but the boys are the more enthusiastic and their class is the larger of the two. Both classes are extremely good at eating their own cooking and praising, it. The lessons mare given on Tuesday afternoons and will eontinue throughout the summer. The remaining lessons will be on baking powder biscuits, simple puddings, cake, candy,. and ‘camp cookery. NEW ROAD INTO ALLEGHANY IS IN PROSPECT Supervisor DeWitt Nelson of the Tahoe National Forest and assistant engineer, G. E. ‘Mitchell spent yesterday in the Alleghany district making a reconnaissance of a proposed continuation of a new road out of the mining town, They were accompanied by A. B. Dean, chief engineer of the forest service work in California. They met with, Supervisor E. O. Carvin of the Aleghany district. Supervisor Carvin has completed several miles of new road into Alleghany during the spring and summer months which are being driven over. The proposed new road will give Alleghany an all year road. This town is cut off from the outside world from a few days to several weeks in bad seasons of heavy snow. A survey of a proposed road coming down into the Plum Valley Inn property has been made. It cuts down across the flat to follow a sunny slope as far as possible. BOARD WILL BUY NEW SCHOOL BUS Trustees Sie Nevada City schools frist two school busses Wednesday and Thursday, Another will bring a bus in today. The trustees will purchase one new bus to cover the Willow Valley, Murchie road and Indian Flat district. These

busses will carry 50 students and make two trips to bring children to school. Philip Seadden, clerk of the board, estimated there are about 100 children in the Willow Valley-Murcall a halt and try to dicker for what they can’t get by force. chie road district. , > ATTENDANCE AT PARK GROUNDS IS INCREASING Del Henrich, recreation director on Wednesday made the following report to the Nevada City Co-ordinating Council: _ Attendance: . Pioneer Park playground. Total attendance for the two weeks 1381. Total attendance of children 890. Average daily attendance of children 74. Total attendance of adults 491. Average daily attendance of adults 40. Total attendance for first week 396. Total attendance for second week 985. First week— average morning attendance 18. Average afternoon attendanice 29. average evening attendance 19. Second week—average morning attendance 44, Average afternoon attendance 57. Average evening attendance 81, The above figures were obtained on the basis of the Berkeley Recreation department’s system of recording playground attendance: © ie— counting the peak load and then adding 25 per cent for transitory attendance. Donations received for the ‘playground: 200 ft. of lumber by Mr. Foreman, of the Tahoe Sugar Pine Lumber Co. 150 ft. of 5 in. fence wire by Mr. Cassidy of the Alpha Hardware. 2 yards of sand by Mr. McGuire. Field leveled in front of the lodge by Mr. Hallett of the city. Tumbling mat loaned by the Odd Fellows. Lights for ‘the bonfire loaned by Mr. Solaro of the city. Boxing gloves by Walter Hawkins. Checkers and Hop Ching by Mrs. Jackson. Girls softball team donations of $2.50 per merchant. Style Shop, National Market, Nevada City Drugs Store, Rose Fashion Shop, Keystone Market, Larsens Barber Shop, Dickermans Drug Store, Harris Drug Store, Colleys, Schreibers, Bill Home, Bob Tamblyn. Total $30.00. Program: Pioneer Park playground and Seaman‘s Recreational Center open from 9-12 and 1-5 daily except Sunday. Monday: Prepare skits for bonfire, games and girls handcraft. Tuesday, team, games,, cooking. Wednesday, special day,.boy’s handcraft. Thursday, story telling, bonfire every two weeks. Friday, tennis, dance. Saturday, hike. Activities: Box hockey, ping pong, sand box, volley ball, baseball, 390 or Bust, tumbling, horseshoes, basketball, puzzles, checkers, etc. Special projects: Twilight softbatl league, airplane contest, girls softball team, library, taking care of trees, junior Lag dcap’ handcraft dis. play. Report of finances of girls sofiball team, Bill Joyal, manager. Two softballs, $2.04; 1 bat $1.03; 12 blouses $6.51; 12 hats, $3.09; ettering for 12 blouses $11.85; 2 long dist. calls 70c; 3 calls Nevada City 16c; 1 call Grass Valley 5c; gas to Grass Valley 2i5c; league entrance fee $4.33. Total $30.00. Special Days: Children brought lemons and sugar for lemonade. Ice cubes were donated. Enough lemonade for three helpings. Watermelon: Children brought 5 cents for two watermelons. Decided to share watermelon with other children. ‘Classes: Mrs. Bonebreak is doing Lan excellent job of teaching children to make block prints. About 15 girls are working on the block printing. Her handcraft class for boys was fil)ed to the maximum with boys making plaster plaques. She has the class very well under control. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Gwin are teaching’ boys and girls to cook, The first class was devoted to pancakes and the second class to cream sauce. The results are amazing, One, parent reported that his daughter was starting to cook for him. Mrs. Flindt has had quite a gathering to hear her stories. It certainly appeals to the tiny tots. Fred Garrison, secretary treasurer of the Co-ordinating Council submitted the. following financial report: Foreword: All monies collected by the Council are deposited in a separate account in the Nevada City Branch, Bank of America. N. T. and S. A. All:checks are counter signed by Mrs. E. T. Bonner, president; Fred Garrison, secretary, and Mrs. Gertrude M. Odegaard, financial chairman. STATEMENT (Receipts) Elementary: Po To Als. $25.00 Oustomah Lodge, I. O. Oo. F. $5.00 Ben Hall (personal) .....--$5.00} Rotary International:...-..... 50.00 (Continued on Page Six) cS FOREST SERVICE . watershed protection. ‘WELL BABY CLINIC MONDAY AFTERNOON The monthly .Well Baby. conference will be held at the elementary schoo] next Monday, from 1:00 to 2:30 o’clock p, m. Dr. Emmaline Ranks, state department of child health welfare, will be in charge. *he will be assisted by Dr. Pauia Tobias, Mrs. Will Young and _ the county health nurse. Children of preschool age are examined free and mothers are given helpful information! on the care of chilaren. CHAMBER AIDS HYDRAULIC ASSN. IN DRIVE TODAY The Chamber of Commerce drive to secure members in the California Hydraulic Mining Association starts today, it was’ announced yesterday by Carroll Coughlin, chairman of the chamber committee. The town has been divided among a large number of committeemen, sd that.the drive may be concluded in a very short time, Yearly membership in the California Hydraulic Mining Association is $1.00. The committee enrolled to sell memberships today consists of: Carroll Coughlan, chairman, John Fortier, Emmett Gallagher, Walter Hawkins, Carl Larsen, Carl Lihbey, A. C. Presley, Bert Foreman, Chester Scheemer, Bob Tamblyn, W. H. Daniels, Dave Richards, William Cain and H. M. Leete. WARNS HUNTERS OF FIRE HAZARD With the aaer sone season to open in some districts on August 1 more than ever this year, foresters are stressing the obligation of hunters in preventing forest and bnush fires. Additional fire protection forces are being assigned’ by national forest supervisors to patrol front and back country areas. The precaution has become necessary due to the unusually high fire danger in most forested and brush covered sections of the various districts open soon to hunting. A minimum number of fire hazardous areas in national forests again will be closed to public entry in the interests of A four year study conducted by forest service officers in California have revealed enlightening ‘facts about the weights and measurements of the five races of deer by locality in the national forests of the state. The antler-beam diameter and antlerspread measurements and records of pelage and antler condition of 40,000 deer, together with . weights of 10,000 of these animals indicated that some sections of the state are too heavily hunted and that early open seasons. find the deer in very poor condition with antlers: still in velvet. A comparison of deer statistics from two adjoining national forest areas, in different open season districts, showed that groups of deer taken in the fall season had hard antlers, a normal blue fpelage and weighed in at 9 to 13 pounds more than groups of deer with similar measurements taken from earlier season districts when the animals were still in velvet and had their red summer pelage. Studies of areas hunted heavily during the Awgust 1-September 15 Season show that a very heavy kill takes place while the antlers are still tender and growing. One conclusion is that the animals hesitate to take the brush when jumped and are therefore easily killed. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Chatfield of Calaveras county are spending a few days in Nevada -City their home town. Chatfield is general manager of the Flume House and Field’s mines in Calaveras county, Henry and Herbert Paine of North Bloomfield were business visitors in Nevada City yesterday. They are developing mining Beggar near North Hoomhen: guint, WB: of Nevada City ead party vis. ted Pac Celio, and triends in this i He skidded the car 112 feet as it ‘went down grade, of Drytowin, : STOLENCARIS PONY WRECKED ON TAHOE UKIAH Traffic Officer Lorris Richards was called at seven o’clock yesterday morning to investigate a wrecked car about 11 miles east of Nevada City on the Tahoe-Ukiah high— way and east of the CCC camp at White Cloud. It was lying on its side on the highway. Jack Shebley, local AAA official, also accompanied him and towed the car to the “AAA headquarters here where it is to be examined for finger prints. Officer Richards stated that a Ford V-8 sedan automobile had been reported stolen from Elk Grove at midnight Wednesday night and it was found to be this wrecked car. The person taking the car ‘was driving at high speed toward Truckee when he failed to make a turn. hit a ‘highway marker. turned sideways, skidded 35 feet, turned over and skidded 41 feet — on its side, back across the highway and struck the outside shoulder of the road. When found the engine was cold showing the mishap occurred some time in the early morning hours. The driver may have hailed a passing motorist or else walked away from the scene of the accident. CAMP PAHATSI COURT OF HONOR Climaxing a week’s work in Scout~ craft the Court of Honor held last Saturday at Camp Pahatsi recognized the achievement of a score of scouts who had accomplished a merit badge subject or advanced a rank. ; Jack Flynn of Auburn and Donald Jenkins of Grass Valley were invested as Tenderfoot Scouts to start the ceremonies. Edwin Berger of Troop 6, Nevada City, was awarded his First Class Rank, and Gerd Tobias of Grass Valley the Gold Palm above Eagle. David Underwood of Troop 4, of — Grass Valley, received a Merit Badge in Electricity while the following — completed the list of camp awarded Merit Badges: Douglas Conway of Grass. Valley, art, dramatics, leatherwork; Edwin Berger, swimming; John ‘Williams, swimming, cooking; Kenneth Hart of Roseville, carpentry, physical development; Jack Southern of ‘Roseville, swimming; Gerd Tobias, stalking; Andrew Madsen of Grass Valley, swimming; Warren Smith of Nevada City, skiing; Don Brown of Grass Valley, swimming; Ernest Helme of Nevada City, life saving, bookbinding and bird study. . DITCH TENDER REPORTS SE MOUNTAIN called the Nevada City headquart and told them he had seen tracks a large mountain lion in the Big Tunnel section which is in his dis trict. Captain A. H. Willard of the si and Game Commission was bee nea county. wha oe will be tor 1 It is believed the lion is one haunts that territory and Le spent three days last winter nea: Zeibright mine trying to track down. Another mountain lion been reported in the Lake City the same animal. The Lake % Lowell Hill, Dutch Plat distr lard saw a yearling bear in th bena district in Placer baat travels’ last Sunday. Mr. and Mre, Peterson of street Pride eas from visit.