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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

July 27, 1942 (4 pages)

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Page F our FIREMEN WILL FLECT NEW CHIEF HEPF TONIGHT The annual election of the Nevada Ciiy Fire Department for chief and assistant chief will be held tonight at Pioneer Park between the hours of. 6 and 9 p. m. Carl G. Steger. present assistant chief, is scheduled to be elevated lo the chief position, sueceeding Carl T. Larsen. W. G. Robson is the candidate for assistant chief. The election officers are Miles Coughlin and Carl Larsen, clerks, Al Bates and Cameron Larsen, judges. The usuak good time will be enjoyed iby the firemen following the casting of the’ ballots. PLEASANT MEETING HELD HERE BY EVANGELINE CHAPTER A new member was initiated into Evangeline Chapter, O. E. S. at the last meeting. The officers exemplified their work in a most beautiful and impressive manner. Dorothy Perry Simmons, panied ‘by Theo Hooper of Chapter of Grass Vialley, sang solos. Following initiation the conductress elect was presented for installation, Worthy Matron Margaret Bosworth presiding as installing officer. Bernice’ Penrose accepted the honor of conductress at the July 7th election. After being conducted to her station she miade a few remarks and thanks of appreciation to her chapRefreshments were served in the banquet hall under the chairmanship of Maude May Shaw and her commitaccomAurora two tee. Institutional Sugar Users To Receive 75 Per Cent _Of Normal Institutional users of sugar, such as restaurants, hospitals,-ete., will receive 75 per cent of their normal needs, instead of 50° per cent as regularly allowed, and _ industrial msers will receive 80 per cent of the nermal requirements instead of 79 per cent as heretofore. The extra alNEWS IN RHYME Over KJBS Daily at 12:30 P. M. Written by Harley M. Leete, Jr. Russians, we hear your passionate plea, For a second front. Please know that we, Are doing the best that hard work ean, To hasten that day with men and ‘plan. Naturally, we cannot tell you now, Exactly the force or when or how. We can safely venture this one surmise, That when it comes ‘twill be a surprise. Our ite shall be far worse than our bark— § That’s why we’re keeping you all in the dark. The Russians plead for a second front, That the Huns may bear a double brunt.They say, with justice, now’s the time. The hour is ripe, advantage prime. On Russia’s steppes the Nazi lords, Drive deep with millions in their hordes. With their strength in the East, this time seems best, Fer a crushing blow from out of the west. : ¥i ‘‘there’s a tide in the affairs 0 men, Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune’’—then, Why, now’s the time to strike the -. Hun, With his Russ campaign too well begun. However, one more thing we know— When the second front comes, it must be a blow, That’s struck. with paralyzing force. This we take as a matter of course. Yet such a blow needs a detailed plan, ‘One that’s worked out to the very last man, That the thrust may deliver the maximum shock, Every move must be smooth as the tick of a clock. The army’s bold soldiers and navy’s brave gobs, Must knew by heart their detailed jobs. IAN And there must be freighters, score mpon score, : To carry the men and the weapons of war. fIt’s not a thing to be done with : "ease. — “It we'd bring Herr Hitler down on : his knees. ‘ ; “Bo we make all haste to the second front’s day: Brave Russian friends, we're on ou way! ; lotment, however, is for the one allotment period only, July and.August, and. not for September and October. This was announced here today at the local sugar rationing headquarters. Employment At Bechtel Shipyard Totals 3800 Employment is keeping pace with the steady increase’in shipbuilding activity at the W. A. Bechtel Co’s new Marinship Yard at Sausalito, according to E. L. Fox, petsonnel manager. a At present, Fox said, the journeymen welders, 200 men shipfitters, 150 chippers, and 50 general boilermakers helpers. These needs, he said, indicate the chief demands in the way of labor at present. 3800 persons. This figure represents SSS ee = New Fire Headquarters Open Near Truckee The , operators quarterg at the junction new fire “tthe Lake Tahoe-Truckee roads, one " mile west of Brockway, has heen DURING 194] completed sufficiently for occupation ‘and Fireman Lyle F. Smith has. SACRAMENTO, July 27.—(UP) —State ‘Mineralogist -Walter W. moved in. This station, according District Ranger H, I. Snider, been made possible through the truck garage and has forts of members of the North Community Club who donated their time in building and raising funds among
: : €OM. property owners to finance the strucpany has an immediate place for 200 . tures which were placed rental free journey-. on land owned by George Seymour. journeymen PRODUCTION OF GOLD DECLINED of to Bradley reported today total returns from California mineral products during 1941 was $374,327,409. This represents a $315501,592 in-. crease over 1940. Bradley said the increase was due mainly-to stimulated production in cement, petroleum, tungsten ore, quicksilver, natural gas, brick and hollow ‘tile, and potef. ine increase of about 800 in the p two weeks, but it is still far bel jthe total of 7356, which preliminPresent employment totals about/ary estimates indicate will be reach‘ed by August 20. tery clay. Sixty eight different minerals were sold. All 58 of California’s counties contributed one or more ast Ow SSS en metals to the-year‘s output. Fuels provided revenue, $240,-Nevada THE GOLD RUS THE MAGNIFICENT DOP * Don Ameche. ey ss MY FAVORITE SPY eofeeisteofeotet Pr? goacs Victory. % % and is ably supported in the frolicsome comedy by Lynn Bari Theatre MONDAY AND TUESDAY A revival of Charlie Chaplin’s famous picture of silent days, now with words and This picture, has not lost its effectiveness to amuse young and old/ WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY music. “Henry Fonda plays the role of a guinea pig for a success school and FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Secret Agent Kay Kyser at his cock-eyed best! Late song hits are played by Kyser and his band. The second feature will be Lew Ayres in Dr. Kildare’s Nevada City Nugget — Monday, July 27, 1942. a 326,788. Metals increased in value of output from $59,949,838 in 1940 to $61,595,912 in 1941. Decreases were shown in gold, potash, borates, copper, silver, salt and limestone. Labor trouble, Bradley reported, brought about. the decline in salines. Stenographers And Typists Needed By Welfare Dept. (California’s county welfare de(partments need stenographers and . typists: If you can type 40 words per minute or take shorthand at the rate of 80 words per minute, the State’ Department of Social Welfare urges you to apply for the examinations that are scheduled throughout the state. No previous experience is required of applicants who are high school graduates. Closing date for filing applications for these positions of Junior TypisiClerk and Junior Stenographer(Clerk is August 8, 1942. Applications may be. obtained at any U. S. Employment Office and at most county welfare offices, or by mailing a request to P: O. Box 1887, Sacramento. It is expected that sufficient applications will be filed to enable giving the tests in Auburn. Uncle Sam Honors Bank of America A citation for distinguished service in the war effort has been congérred upon the Bank of America by the United. States Treasury Department. Since May 1, 1941, the bank has sold $135,000,000 worth of war bonds and. stamps and tax anticipation ‘notes without one cent of expenge to the government or.remuneration to the bank. : , Nevada City Phone 5 A well-painted home will withstand the ravages of time and weather almost indefinitely. But don’t forget that a welJ-painte< home is not one painted with low-quality paint. It is one painted with good paint. Fo: exterior painting, insist on Fuller Pure Prepared Paint—the finest all-purpose “house” paint made. It lasts. For all your paint needs, see a Fuller Paint Dealer. ALPHA STORES, Ltd. Grass Valley Phone 88 it? ation. inconvenience. as it does with you. ning smoothly. It is important that we do. — War time transportation is not transportation ‘as usual’? — but. the carefree days travel and clock-time freight service will come again. Right now the war effort comes first—with u BUSINESS IS NOT “AS USUAL” We find ourselves in a cycle of changed conditions that only this war could bring about. ic business is not ‘as usual’ definitely! Our Routine and custom have flown out the window; the overly flossed word ‘‘Service’’ has been replaced by forceful “necessity.” We are doing our best to keep passenger and freight schedules runSma}l cog that we may be it is up to us to see that this particular cog does not whine or drag in the great national machine of transportation. For transportation.is one of the strongest: weapons our nation fizhts with today. : Perhaps a freight consignment has not arrived on ‘pre-war time’’ schedule. What happened to . The train carrying it may have been late, due to an important ‘straight through” run of. military needs. Then too, there is the matter of new help. Under the rulings of the Office of Defense Transportation, which we adhere to, we are not pérmitted to make special deliveries or call-backs. We are permitted bpt-one-reund-—ef—deliveries per: day—we are doing our bit in the national appeal to conserve rubber. We can’t promise on-the-dot: deliveries but we do promise to do our best! Folks, as passengers, you have cooperated in grand style. You may have experienced difficulty in securing a seat on our busses but you have taken it in fine sporit. Most of you bu tickets and arrange passage well ahead of departure time—and thank you for your thoughtfulness. The late ticket buyer is one of our greatest problems. One late traveler can delay a waiting bus, cause confusion and vexSo Please—Please Buy Your Ticket at Least a Day in Advance of Traveling! Do You Mind If We Repeat These Other Wartime Traveling Aids? If possible avoid week-ends, rush periods, (holidays — any time when your trip might place a strain on transportation (particularly the main line carriers. ) —Take as little baggage as possible. Excessive baggage is often a cause of delay or —Phone us for information. Grass Valley patrons please call 1010. . Nevada City patrons phone Enterprise 10506, free of charge. of pleasure Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Nevada County Trucking Company. Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Stage Lines. © Nevada Pacific Trucking Agency. Freight and Merchandise Traffic Headquarters at Union Terminal Building. Union Terminal Bus Depot, Phone 1010, between Bank Street and Colfax Avenue, Passenger Service Grass Valley. Gnas aae aes ACME'VICTORY SIZE*QUARTS ? CERTAINLY, MRS. SMITH, AND LET ME CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR, PATRIOTISM 1,,,17'S CERTAINLY BEEN MIGHTY GRATIFYING. TO ME THE WAY MY CUSTOMERS ARE ASKING FOR ACME BEER IN “VICTORY SIZE” QUARTS «+ eSAVING METAL FOR UNCLE SAM. YES, AND SAVWS MOHEY FOR THEMSELVES (9! THE WIETORY SIZE" 12 a 3 z PR TEC ta P. 0. BOX 325 NEVADA CITY NEVADA CITY ICEDELIVERY — pO YOUR PART. T00. DISTRIBUTORS