July 5, 1937 (4 pages)

ae oe _ John Lewis and the steel masters are , Thinking Out Loud x! i Nevada City Nugget! COVERS RICHEST GOLD. AREA IN CALIFORNIA T city and you advertising in the Nugget, he Nevada City: Nugget helps ‘your and county to grew in population prosperity. By subsribing to, and’ therefore, © help yourself. ~ ‘ He H. M. L. Once ‘again the neighborly spirit that animates Nevada City and Grass Valley has been demonstrated. In Sunday’s outburst of flames that for a time threatened wide destruction to Grass Valley’s business section, the Nevada City Fire Department gave vital aid in the nick of . time. Prompt response to an appeal for help in cities which are so close together that their interests, to all practical purposes, are identical, ts not only testimony to the fraternal bonds which bind them together, but is also a measure of economy which the tax payers must gratefully recognize. For, were it not for this inter‘change of fire fighting facilities in emergencies such are bound to arise in two towns built so largely of wood, . with structures which in Many cases are 60 years old, it would be necessary for each town to support much larger and ‘more thorougly equipped fire departments. —We believe that all citizens who think about such practical matters as fire protection; must feel a just pride in our volunteer fire corps. ‘We have often noticed that oldsters among our neighbors in recounting their past years’ service that re. quire time and energy taken from their own busy lives in the community, first say, ‘‘in 18-so-and-so, I was fire chief.” He may have been mayor, or city councilman, he may have served during times of stress and emergency on other civic bodies, but the high point in his career of public service was that year when he served his community as fire chief. Which indicates that Nevada City does honor its volunteer firemen, and hold them in well warranted esteem. s We have witnessed many a parade on many a festive occasion, but we must admit that the parades of Nevada City and Grass Valley come nearer that ideal of what a parade should be than most of the “big city’ processions: and fetes. The latter of course are splendid pageants. The two bridge celebration parades would be difficult to surpass anywhere in the world, but one was conscious of a vast sum raised to put on the show under hired expert direction. In the Twin Cities community, however, everybody takes a part, either by contributing cash, time and effort, or lending materials and conveyances. When the band starts playing and the parade is lauched, it intimately represents the community and life we live here. It is unique and deeply interesting, for we know the actors, the scene painters and shifters, and the fellow that wrote the play and directed the performance which in this particular instance happens to be Bert Chegwidden of Grass Valley. Usually when a reckless driver has a smash-up,rand is killed or injured as a result of his recklessness, the people who witness the accident have a feeling of satisfaction that another road hazard and menace has been eliminated. But yesterday on the road to Tahoe above Rainbow tavern, a big Pierce Arrow car, weaving in and out of traffic, which was unusually heavy at 7 o’clock in the morning at terrific speed collided head on with a Chevrolet containing a little family on their way from Sacramento to a holiday in the high Sierras. As a result of that impact, the light Chevrolet was practically demolished, the father, mother and little girl, seven years of age, were killed, and the only survivor of the family is a girl, five years old. The negro chauffeur of the big car suffered a broken jaw, and the wealthy owner of the ear, presumably responsible for the negro’s driving was hardly bruised. We note with considerable interest that in its editorial columns of last Thursday the Sacramento Bee delivers to the President something . between a rebuke and an exhortation, It attracts attention because of the fact that until this time all Bee editorials commenting on the President have been of a laudatory, even ‘immediate steps to curate budget estimates and tax levaids, according to the report of the Chamber’s Relief Committee accom, apnying the recommendations. eral work relief programs in Califor. by who foresee a drain upon the ment relief appropriations and pos-. lI sible pressure to shift many marginal cases of questionable ‘‘employability”’ rolls. the chamber’s Board of asks for an early declaration of the state policy and plans for unemployment relief during the coming year, including an official public declartation of rules or instructions to be tol. lowed uniformly and consistently’ in all counties by local administrators of the state program, in determining “employability’ and cases. ommended in order that county authorities may be assured that strictly uniform procedures and practices shall be maintained in each county throughout year; that these shall be known prior . ; to adoption of annual budgets; and that the division of financial responsibility: (between the state Vol. ae ‘No, 53. t NEVADA city. CAL. IF ORNIAhe County Seat ‘Pose Phe Gold Center gl _MONDAY. JULY 5, ed William Williams, well enowir ion mining and oil man, in a big Pierce Arrow sedan, driven by Raymond Smith negro chauffeur, enroute from Reno to San Francisco, collided“headon with Mr. and Mrs. Asa Eddings and their two little daughters, of 1221 Del Paso boulevard, Sacramento, who in their Chevrolet were on their way to Lake Tahoe for the holidays. The accident occurred shortly after 7 o’clock yesterday morning. Eddings, his wife and little daughter, Betty, 7 years old, ‘were killed or died subsequently of injuries. The Chevrolet was practically telescoped. . ‘Smith, the chauffeur, suffered a broken .jar. He was taken to a Sacramento hospital and placed in custody by Capt. Blake of the Grass Valley highway patrol. Williams, his employer, was practically uninjured and went to Colfax. The body of Mrs. Eddings, who died instantly in the collision was taken to the coroner’s office in Grass Valley. Her husband who never regained consciousness, was rushed to the Nevada County hospital here, where he died around noon, ‘yesterday. The little girl; Betty, was taken to Colfax where she died an Three InF amily Of Four Die In Crash hour or two later. Her sister Marie, who survived was taken to Truckee. Her injuries were not serious. Witnesses who saw the accident state that Smith was driving at excessive speed, weaving in and out of the traffic on hills and curves, and that the Eddings family never had a chance to get out Sf the way before the big Pierce Arrow struck them. The bodies of Eddings, who was still living, and of his wife, dead, were placed in a pickup truck -and rushed as fast as possfble to Nevada City where every effort was made to save Eddings’ life. Highway patrolmen were early on the scene and occupants of early morning cars, bent on escaping the heat. of the valley for a holiday at Lake Tahoe or vicinity, formed a que @ Quarter of a mile long while the dead and dying were removed from the scene of the crash and the two cars which obstructed the road were pulled apart and towed away. Captain Blake stated this morning that eye witnesses had been found, and that the highway traffic department today would make a thorough investigation. A charge of manslaughter may be placed against Smith. STATE CHAMBER DEMANDS RELIEF CONFUSION HALT SACRAMENTO, July 5.—Administrative officials of the state government were urged by the’ State Chamber of Commerce, today to take clarify existing confusion regarding California's relief and social welfare program in order that counties may. make proper budget provisions for the coming fiscal year, 1937-38 Uncertainties as to the extent and character of. emergency programs for unemployment relief; ‘the lack of reliable information on increases in local costs due to new State legis. in the sbusiness district but guests district. banning fireworks and noise was rePOLICE HALT FIRE . WORKS BOMBARDMENT A group of local boys who had been creating quite a disturbance for several days previous to the celebration of the Fourth, shooting fireworks: without permissfon of dity regulations, were rounded up by Chief of Police Garfield Robson and deputies Charles H. Ninnis and Jim Allen and about seven youngsters were given.a good lecture. Two adults spent the night in the city jail for thefr part in the celebration. The boys not only caused annoyance at the National Hotel could -not sleep until after midnight and patients at the Nevada City Sanitarium were upset by the fireworks in that An old ordinance of 1877 lation on welfare aids to the aged, blind, and children, and the doulbtful constitutionality of the reorgan-! ization measure intended to bring . unemployment relief administration . under the Department of Social Welfare, have created such a confused . situation that county officials find it almost impossible to prepare acies for indigent and social welfare A curtailment of approximately) 30 per cent in WPA and other fed-! nia, or 30,000 cases, is anticipated officials of the state chamber, consequent heavy state’s unemployover to the county indigent One specific recommendation of Directors, . I eligibility of According to the report this is rec<the--coming fiscal and the worshipful character. Most of its editorials indeed have ‘been written ' in a prayerful spirit, the invocation: ‘“‘Oh, thou great Jehovah.”’ { various counties shall be subject to ‘a minimum of fluctuation lacking only yarying exercises of administrative discretion, . shifting of cases. due to changes in rulings, or But now the Bee is beginning to discover that the feet of its idol of brass are made of clay: In a mood of irritation at the President’s summing up of the popular attitude toward the industrial civil war which waging in seven states—expressed as ‘a plague on both your houses,” the ‘putting it ‘bluntly, to do something M. Leete home, Mrs. Keyt is an old friend of Mrs. Bee editor calls on the President, about it, instead of talking. Mrs. Marshall Keyt of Oakland is making a four day visit at the H. Leete. surrected and enforced in this dis. turbance. a week end guest of Mr. ceorge Gildersleeve of this city. SCOUT WINS PRIZE evening there was a good crowd of members present who were enthusiastic and deeply interested. in seoutling. master. able was the enthusiasm with which the boys appeared to take hold of local civic problems, an illustration years of age, stepped out and sold 21 tickets for the Grass Valley Mardi Gras ball thereby ‘winning a prize which had been offered by the scout master HARRY DAVEY, ON P. GE. on Prospect Hill was retired July 1, 1937 after 37 years of faithful .service about Nevada City and Grass Valley. with the P. G. & E. company. digging holes for the big power line poles and caring for street are lights and other work gradually advancing until the last 15 or 20 years he became “trouble. shooter’? and meter present and is enjoying a well earned rest. who is now in the local office, has also served long and faithfully for the P. G. & E. company and will have rounded out his 39th year of service with the company in August. have as holiday guests Mrs. Jackson’s mother, Mrs. ‘Mrs. W. T. Riddle, Miss Ada Pierce, and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rogers and ititle daughter, Betty Jean of. Sacramento, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers will remain to visit the rest of the week. Madame B, Delout of Monterey. is and Mrs. FOR TICKET SELLING At a Boy Scout meeting Thursday Elmer. Marriott is the scout One noticefeature particularly being when Vincent Lewis, about 14 in selling the largest numser of tickets most quickly. STAFF 37 YEARS, RETIRES Harry Davey of Prospect street (He started work at Grass Valley a eader in Nevada City. . Mr. Davey has no plans for. the Richard Tremaine of Nevada City and ee AG a faskagel Mr. A ge Frank Pierce; sisters, Salata Bound July 15th to 18th Jane Pendergast ef San Francisco pledges to do her best to bring back te Northern, California the title cf Champion Outdoor High School Girl, won by Leos Angeles County twice, then by Orange County and last ycar by Kern County. County winners annually compete at the California Rodeo a¢ Salinas for this title. ANNUAL POOL PAGEANT WILL BE ‘PALE MOON’ The “Pale Moon” the annual water pageant at the municipal swimming Poor will be held on the evening of July 23. Camp Fire girls under the direction of Mrs. Kagerer and _assistants will participate in this event. The side the change house fronting the pool will be converted into a woodland bower with colorful teepees forming part of the stage scenery and back ground. Two of the leading roles in this great water pageant will be taken by Vella Flindt and Walter Hallett. There thirty additional characters in this east, Indian songs and chorals will be directed by Mrs. Marian Libbey. Certificates for the winners of playground tourneys now being held in Pioneers Park adjacent to the pool will be given the boy and girl winners of jack straw and the marble tournament. Certificates of another kind will be awarded those who complete the courses in junior and senior life saving classes which Life Guard Verle Gray will start July 12. SIERRA COUNTY MINE NOTES YOUNG AMERICA PROPERTY . It is stated two shifts of about 15 men are working in No. 3 tunnel in the Young America property on Sardine lake north of Sierra City. Tentative, plans call for a mill which it is expected will start operations in August. A flume will carry talings to a pond below lower Sardine lake. The mine was under lease and bond to Spring Hill mine interests for several months last year. The property has a good past production record. GOLD POINT MINE The Tombstone Development Co., of Arizona have a lease and bond on the Gold Point mine above Downieville. A 300 foot cross cut has contacted the vein and development work is along the vein in the» winze in the upper tunnel. BESSLER PROPERTY en an option on the Bessler property in Downieville. Men were put. to work last week and machinery and equipment are being moved to the property for active work. SIXTEEN-TO-ONE MINE Reports are a winze is ‘being sunk from the 1600 foot level in the 16to-I1 miné at Alleghany. About 95 men are employed. FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY LUSK Funeral services were held at Downieville yesterday afternoon. at 2 o’clock for Mrs. May Isobel Lusk, aged 42 years who passed away in Sacramento last Friday morning. Rev. H. H. Buckner of the Methodist church conducted the services in the Downieville Methodist church with Holmes Funeral Home of Nevada City making arrangements. She was the wife of M. F. Lusk of Downieville and also leaves brothers, sisters and.awide circle of friends to mourn her passing. will be nine leading roles and about . . A Los Angeles company has tak-. Twin Cities . Fire ravaged Grass Valley seniors vad day afternoon when shortly after 4 o’clock flames were discovered in the Fountain of Youth steam baths on Neal street, dnd only a few minutes later fire broke out in the rear of the J. C. Penney store on Mill street. For awhile the entire business section of Grass Valley was in imminent danger of destruction. The Grass Valley department, under Fire Chief Ernest Penrose battled desperately to keep the ‘blaze from spreading on Neal street, but despite their efforts the fire fanned by a northwest breeze carried diagonally through the block until it was stopped in the rear of the Golden Rule store. In the meantime another alarm came in from the Penney store and with the entire fire force of Grass the flames originating in Neal street, an appeal to Nevada City’s fire department was phoned. In a few minutes Fire Chief Tony Rore of this city had mustered twenty five mem-' bers of the department and with the . new fire truck, driven by Max Solari, got into action on the big Penney} before could spare any men to help the NeValley engaged in the ‘battle with; Firemen Balk Flames Sweeping G. V. Business Section vada City firemen. : ' The fire that started on Neal. street was a stubborn blaze and hard to fight. It destroyed the beauty shop and Fountain of Youth rooming house leased to Mrs. Bispham and owned by J. E. Taylor. The Silva and Chinese groceries on. Neal street were badly damaged, and the Lobecker place was’ damaged. The Congregational church across the street was scorched and was only saved by the tremendous efforts of the Grass Valley firemen. The rear part of Penney’s wae badly damaged. The fire mounted through the walls to the attic. Under the corrugated roof it was extremely difficult to check the flames and. water from the fire hoses, leaked down through the ceiling to the main floor doing much injury to thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. ; The fire loss all told is conservat-. jively estimated at $15,000, much of . the amount being covered by Insur, ance. Both fire departments of Grase Valley and Nevada City received ' praise for their effitient service in putting out both fires with a ministore. The fire there had been prac. mum of damage, especially when all tically controlled and extinguished . conditions were ripe for sweeping the Grass Valley fire. chief! conflagration through the i district. business THREE FIREMEN HURT IN GRASS VALLEY #™E Three firemen were injured bate! tling a $15,000 fire that destroyed . the J. E. Taylor Building at the cor. ! ner of Neal and South Chureh . streets in Grass Valley yesterday af. ternoon and threatened to destroy . the entire business district. . The injured fiemen: are: James Chellew, overcome by . smoke. Albert Bonivert, overcome by smoke. . Baldwin Fletcher, burns. on_ his} hands and face. The fire spread from the ‘Taylor building to the J. C. Penney. Store in the heart of the ‘business district. MONTE NEWMAN, “LIFER” IN FOLSOM, SUCCUMBS ‘Monte Newman, serving a _ life term for the killing of Chris Meyer on the Tahoe-Ukiah highway east of Nevada City in January 1938, died Friday J uly 2, in the prison hospital of tuberculosis. The disease was discovered upon his entrance to the prison and he has spent most of his time in the hospital where his health declined rapidly. Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Leila Newman, his wife, Mrs. Monte Newman, son, Monte, Jr., of Grass Valley and brother, Merritt Newman who was convicted with Monte on the murder charge and is now in Folsom on a life sentence, Miss Florence Genasci had as guests last week Mr. and Mrs. Rolin Ramsey, Yakima, Washington, Mrs. Norval Ramsey, Ellensburg, Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Biggs and William Ramsey of Sacramento. MINUTE MELODIES (Songs of Northern California) INDIAN SUMMER (Nevada City) The sun’s hot lips press hard ‘upon the cool And green unruffled smoothness of the lawn, A ragged wind, with mischief as his tool, : Combs impish fingers through the gaudy frills Of prim petunias, rustling into quick Melodious gossipings, the little curled And wagging maple leaves. Upon a ‘brick A phan lizard preens and struts his grace. So much of life and ‘warmth and stirring light, What can be left of beauty for the night? ROY GRIFFITHS DEETER. . mer band, under the direction of L. . who enjoy music are invited EIGHT THOUSAND SEE BIG PARADE IN GRASS VALLEY The Twin ‘Cities joint celebration of the 161st annivarsary of Amer, ican independence took place during the week end in Grass Valley. Climi axing this celebration this morning was the huge parade in—Grass Valley. Nevada City, this year guest of Grass Valley, cooperated by sending a big contribution consisting of beautifully decorated floats to join the valley entrants. Of special interest was the fine management of Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen as-head of the Nevada City division in directing the division and of the fraternal organization floats which added color to this annual festival. The division. was headed by the Nevada City high school band, under the direction of Leslie E. Sweeney and the band is now regarded by many musie critics as one of the finest in Northern California. The floats and marching units entered were as follows: Sheriff Carl Tobiassen and aides, mounted, Nevada City high school band, Nevada City Camp Fire Girls float; Nevada City Boy Scouts, marching unit; Nevada City Cub Scouts, float; Lanrel Parlor, float; Council delegation; county officials, delegation; Chazfiber of Commerce delegation; Native Sons and their beer keg drill team; Nevada City Lodge B. P. O. E.;; Redmen Lodge, float; .fire department truck, fire department float, Veterans of Foreign Wars, float, Rotary Club, float, Camp Tahoe-Ukiah CCC; U. S. Forest Service equipment, International Union Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, float; car of 47 license plates, Fred Bush; and Fred Waymire, float. Warren Atherton was the orator of the day. Will Durbrow, mounted, on a spirited steed with bevy of beautiful girls serving as aides, was grand marshall of the parade. Bert Chegwidden was general chairman of all arrangements and_ received much praise from all those wito knew of his untiring efforts to make ~ the three day celebration the success that it proved to be. it is estimated that more 8,000 people witnessed the and colorful spectacle. than “bright { BAND CONCERT WEDNESDAY The ‘Nevada City high school sumE. Sweeney, will give its weekly ¢ cert from the National Hotel cony next Wednesday evening. tend the concert,

ae oe _ John Lewis and the steel masters are , Thinking Out Loud x! i Nevada City Nugget! COVERS RICHEST GOLD. AREA IN CALIFORNIA T city and you advertising in the Nugget, he Nevada City: Nugget helps ‘your and county to grew in population prosperity. By subsribing to, and’ therefore, © help yourself. ~ ‘ He H. M. L. Once ‘again the neighborly spirit that animates Nevada City and Grass Valley has been demonstrated. In Sunday’s outburst of flames that for a time threatened wide destruction to Grass Valley’s business section, the Nevada City Fire Department gave vital aid in the nick of . time. Prompt response to an appeal for help in cities which are so close together that their interests, to all practical purposes, are identical, ts not only testimony to the fraternal bonds which bind them together, but is also a measure of economy which the tax payers must gratefully recognize. For, were it not for this inter‘change of fire fighting facilities in emergencies such are bound to arise in two towns built so largely of wood, . with structures which in Many cases are 60 years old, it would be necessary for each town to support much larger and ‘more thorougly equipped fire departments. —We believe that all citizens who think about such practical matters as fire protection; must feel a just pride in our volunteer fire corps. ‘We have often noticed that oldsters among our neighbors in recounting their past years’ service that re. quire time and energy taken from their own busy lives in the community, first say, ‘‘in 18-so-and-so, I was fire chief.” He may have been mayor, or city councilman, he may have served during times of stress and emergency on other civic bodies, but the high point in his career of public service was that year when he served his community as fire chief. Which indicates that Nevada City does honor its volunteer firemen, and hold them in well warranted esteem. s We have witnessed many a parade on many a festive occasion, but we must admit that the parades of Nevada City and Grass Valley come nearer that ideal of what a parade should be than most of the “big city’ processions: and fetes. The latter of course are splendid pageants. The two bridge celebration parades would be difficult to surpass anywhere in the world, but one was conscious of a vast sum raised to put on the show under hired expert direction. In the Twin Cities community, however, everybody takes a part, either by contributing cash, time and effort, or lending materials and conveyances. When the band starts playing and the parade is lauched, it intimately represents the community and life we live here. It is unique and deeply interesting, for we know the actors, the scene painters and shifters, and the fellow that wrote the play and directed the performance which in this particular instance happens to be Bert Chegwidden of Grass Valley. Usually when a reckless driver has a smash-up,rand is killed or injured as a result of his recklessness, the people who witness the accident have a feeling of satisfaction that another road hazard and menace has been eliminated. But yesterday on the road to Tahoe above Rainbow tavern, a big Pierce Arrow car, weaving in and out of traffic, which was unusually heavy at 7 o’clock in the morning at terrific speed collided head on with a Chevrolet containing a little family on their way from Sacramento to a holiday in the high Sierras. As a result of that impact, the light Chevrolet was practically demolished, the father, mother and little girl, seven years of age, were killed, and the only survivor of the family is a girl, five years old. The negro chauffeur of the big car suffered a broken jaw, and the wealthy owner of the ear, presumably responsible for the negro’s driving was hardly bruised. We note with considerable interest that in its editorial columns of last Thursday the Sacramento Bee delivers to the President something . between a rebuke and an exhortation, It attracts attention because of the fact that until this time all Bee editorials commenting on the President have been of a laudatory, even ‘immediate steps to curate budget estimates and tax levaids, according to the report of the Chamber’s Relief Committee accom, apnying the recommendations. eral work relief programs in Califor. by who foresee a drain upon the ment relief appropriations and pos-. lI sible pressure to shift many marginal cases of questionable ‘‘employability”’ rolls. the chamber’s Board of asks for an early declaration of the state policy and plans for unemployment relief during the coming year, including an official public declartation of rules or instructions to be tol. lowed uniformly and consistently’ in all counties by local administrators of the state program, in determining “employability’ and cases. ommended in order that county authorities may be assured that strictly uniform procedures and practices shall be maintained in each county throughout year; that these shall be known prior . ; to adoption of annual budgets; and that the division of financial responsibility: (between the state Vol. ae ‘No, 53. t NEVADA city. CAL. IF ORNIAhe County Seat ‘Pose Phe Gold Center gl _MONDAY. JULY 5, ed William Williams, well enowir ion mining and oil man, in a big Pierce Arrow sedan, driven by Raymond Smith negro chauffeur, enroute from Reno to San Francisco, collided“headon with Mr. and Mrs. Asa Eddings and their two little daughters, of 1221 Del Paso boulevard, Sacramento, who in their Chevrolet were on their way to Lake Tahoe for the holidays. The accident occurred shortly after 7 o’clock yesterday morning. Eddings, his wife and little daughter, Betty, 7 years old, ‘were killed or died subsequently of injuries. The Chevrolet was practically telescoped. . ‘Smith, the chauffeur, suffered a broken .jar. He was taken to a Sacramento hospital and placed in custody by Capt. Blake of the Grass Valley highway patrol. Williams, his employer, was practically uninjured and went to Colfax. The body of Mrs. Eddings, who died instantly in the collision was taken to the coroner’s office in Grass Valley. Her husband who never regained consciousness, was rushed to the Nevada County hospital here, where he died around noon, ‘yesterday. The little girl; Betty, was taken to Colfax where she died an Three InF amily Of Four Die In Crash hour or two later. Her sister Marie, who survived was taken to Truckee. Her injuries were not serious. Witnesses who saw the accident state that Smith was driving at excessive speed, weaving in and out of the traffic on hills and curves, and that the Eddings family never had a chance to get out Sf the way before the big Pierce Arrow struck them. The bodies of Eddings, who was still living, and of his wife, dead, were placed in a pickup truck -and rushed as fast as possfble to Nevada City where every effort was made to save Eddings’ life. Highway patrolmen were early on the scene and occupants of early morning cars, bent on escaping the heat. of the valley for a holiday at Lake Tahoe or vicinity, formed a que @ Quarter of a mile long while the dead and dying were removed from the scene of the crash and the two cars which obstructed the road were pulled apart and towed away. Captain Blake stated this morning that eye witnesses had been found, and that the highway traffic department today would make a thorough investigation. A charge of manslaughter may be placed against Smith. STATE CHAMBER DEMANDS RELIEF CONFUSION HALT SACRAMENTO, July 5.—Administrative officials of the state government were urged by the’ State Chamber of Commerce, today to take clarify existing confusion regarding California's relief and social welfare program in order that counties may. make proper budget provisions for the coming fiscal year, 1937-38 Uncertainties as to the extent and character of. emergency programs for unemployment relief; ‘the lack of reliable information on increases in local costs due to new State legis. in the sbusiness district but guests district. banning fireworks and noise was rePOLICE HALT FIRE . WORKS BOMBARDMENT A group of local boys who had been creating quite a disturbance for several days previous to the celebration of the Fourth, shooting fireworks: without permissfon of dity regulations, were rounded up by Chief of Police Garfield Robson and deputies Charles H. Ninnis and Jim Allen and about seven youngsters were given.a good lecture. Two adults spent the night in the city jail for thefr part in the celebration. The boys not only caused annoyance at the National Hotel could -not sleep until after midnight and patients at the Nevada City Sanitarium were upset by the fireworks in that An old ordinance of 1877 lation on welfare aids to the aged, blind, and children, and the doulbtful constitutionality of the reorgan-! ization measure intended to bring . unemployment relief administration . under the Department of Social Welfare, have created such a confused . situation that county officials find it almost impossible to prepare acies for indigent and social welfare A curtailment of approximately) 30 per cent in WPA and other fed-! nia, or 30,000 cases, is anticipated officials of the state chamber, consequent heavy state’s unemployover to the county indigent One specific recommendation of Directors, . I eligibility of According to the report this is rec<the--coming fiscal and the worshipful character. Most of its editorials indeed have ‘been written ' in a prayerful spirit, the invocation: ‘“‘Oh, thou great Jehovah.”’ { various counties shall be subject to ‘a minimum of fluctuation lacking only yarying exercises of administrative discretion, . shifting of cases. due to changes in rulings, or But now the Bee is beginning to discover that the feet of its idol of brass are made of clay: In a mood of irritation at the President’s summing up of the popular attitude toward the industrial civil war which waging in seven states—expressed as ‘a plague on both your houses,” the ‘putting it ‘bluntly, to do something M. Leete home, Mrs. Keyt is an old friend of Mrs. Bee editor calls on the President, about it, instead of talking. Mrs. Marshall Keyt of Oakland is making a four day visit at the H. Leete. surrected and enforced in this dis. turbance. a week end guest of Mr. ceorge Gildersleeve of this city. SCOUT WINS PRIZE evening there was a good crowd of members present who were enthusiastic and deeply interested. in seoutling. master. able was the enthusiasm with which the boys appeared to take hold of local civic problems, an illustration years of age, stepped out and sold 21 tickets for the Grass Valley Mardi Gras ball thereby ‘winning a prize which had been offered by the scout master HARRY DAVEY, ON P. GE. on Prospect Hill was retired July 1, 1937 after 37 years of faithful .service about Nevada City and Grass Valley. with the P. G. & E. company. digging holes for the big power line poles and caring for street are lights and other work gradually advancing

until the last 15 or 20 years he became “trouble. shooter’? and meter present and is enjoying a well earned rest. who is now in the local office, has also served long and faithfully for the P. G. & E. company and will have rounded out his 39th year of service with the company in August. have as holiday guests Mrs. Jackson’s mother, Mrs. ‘Mrs. W. T. Riddle, Miss Ada Pierce, and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rogers and ititle daughter, Betty Jean of. Sacramento, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers will remain to visit the rest of the week. Madame B, Delout of Monterey. is and Mrs. FOR TICKET SELLING At a Boy Scout meeting Thursday Elmer. Marriott is the scout One noticefeature particularly being when Vincent Lewis, about 14 in selling the largest numser of tickets most quickly. STAFF 37 YEARS, RETIRES Harry Davey of Prospect street (He started work at Grass Valley a eader in Nevada City. . Mr. Davey has no plans for. the Richard Tremaine of Nevada City and ee AG a faskagel Mr. A ge Frank Pierce; sisters, Salata Bound July 15th to 18th Jane Pendergast ef San Francisco pledges to do her best to bring back te Northern, California the title cf Champion Outdoor High School Girl, won by Leos Angeles County twice, then by Orange County and last ycar by Kern County. County winners annually compete at the California Rodeo a¢ Salinas for this title. ANNUAL POOL PAGEANT WILL BE ‘PALE MOON’ The “Pale Moon” the annual water pageant at the municipal swimming Poor will be held on the evening of July 23. Camp Fire girls under the direction of Mrs. Kagerer and _assistants will participate in this event. The side the change house fronting the pool will be converted into a woodland bower with colorful teepees forming part of the stage scenery and back ground. Two of the leading roles in this great water pageant will be taken by Vella Flindt and Walter Hallett. There thirty additional characters in this east, Indian songs and chorals will be directed by Mrs. Marian Libbey. Certificates for the winners of playground tourneys now being held in Pioneers Park adjacent to the pool will be given the boy and girl winners of jack straw and the marble tournament. Certificates of another kind will be awarded those who complete the courses in junior and senior life saving classes which Life Guard Verle Gray will start July 12. SIERRA COUNTY MINE NOTES YOUNG AMERICA PROPERTY . It is stated two shifts of about 15 men are working in No. 3 tunnel in the Young America property on Sardine lake north of Sierra City. Tentative, plans call for a mill which it is expected will start operations in August. A flume will carry talings to a pond below lower Sardine lake. The mine was under lease and bond to Spring Hill mine interests for several months last year. The property has a good past production record. GOLD POINT MINE The Tombstone Development Co., of Arizona have a lease and bond on the Gold Point mine above Downieville. A 300 foot cross cut has contacted the vein and development work is along the vein in the» winze in the upper tunnel. BESSLER PROPERTY en an option on the Bessler property in Downieville. Men were put. to work last week and machinery and equipment are being moved to the property for active work. SIXTEEN-TO-ONE MINE Reports are a winze is ‘being sunk from the 1600 foot level in the 16to-I1 miné at Alleghany. About 95 men are employed. FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY LUSK Funeral services were held at Downieville yesterday afternoon. at 2 o’clock for Mrs. May Isobel Lusk, aged 42 years who passed away in Sacramento last Friday morning. Rev. H. H. Buckner of the Methodist church conducted the services in the Downieville Methodist church with Holmes Funeral Home of Nevada City making arrangements. She was the wife of M. F. Lusk of Downieville and also leaves brothers, sisters and.awide circle of friends to mourn her passing. will be nine leading roles and about . . A Los Angeles company has tak-. Twin Cities . Fire ravaged Grass Valley seniors vad day afternoon when shortly after 4 o’clock flames were discovered in the Fountain of Youth steam baths on Neal street, dnd only a few minutes later fire broke out in the rear of the J. C. Penney store on Mill street. For awhile the entire business section of Grass Valley was in imminent danger of destruction. The Grass Valley department, under Fire Chief Ernest Penrose battled desperately to keep the ‘blaze from spreading on Neal street, but despite their efforts the fire fanned by a northwest breeze carried diagonally through the block until it was stopped in the rear of the Golden Rule store. In the meantime another alarm came in from the Penney store and with the entire fire force of Grass the flames originating in Neal street, an appeal to Nevada City’s fire department was phoned. In a few minutes Fire Chief Tony Rore of this city had mustered twenty five mem-' bers of the department and with the . new fire truck, driven by Max Solari, got into action on the big Penney} before could spare any men to help the NeValley engaged in the ‘battle with; Firemen Balk Flames Sweeping G. V. Business Section vada City firemen. : ' The fire that started on Neal. street was a stubborn blaze and hard to fight. It destroyed the beauty shop and Fountain of Youth rooming house leased to Mrs. Bispham and owned by J. E. Taylor. The Silva and Chinese groceries on. Neal street were badly damaged, and the Lobecker place was’ damaged. The Congregational church across the street was scorched and was only saved by the tremendous efforts of the Grass Valley firemen. The rear part of Penney’s wae badly damaged. The fire mounted through the walls to the attic. Under the corrugated roof it was extremely difficult to check the flames and. water from the fire hoses, leaked down through the ceiling to the main floor doing much injury to thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. ; The fire loss all told is conservat-. jively estimated at $15,000, much of . the amount being covered by Insur, ance. Both fire departments of Grase Valley and Nevada City received ' praise for their effitient service in putting out both fires with a ministore. The fire there had been prac. mum of damage, especially when all tically controlled and extinguished . conditions were ripe for sweeping the Grass Valley fire. chief! conflagration through the i district. business THREE FIREMEN HURT IN GRASS VALLEY #™E Three firemen were injured bate! tling a $15,000 fire that destroyed . the J. E. Taylor Building at the cor. ! ner of Neal and South Chureh . streets in Grass Valley yesterday af. ternoon and threatened to destroy . the entire business district. . The injured fiemen: are: James Chellew, overcome by . smoke. Albert Bonivert, overcome by smoke. . Baldwin Fletcher, burns. on_ his} hands and face. The fire spread from the ‘Taylor building to the J. C. Penney. Store in the heart of the ‘business district. MONTE NEWMAN, “LIFER” IN FOLSOM, SUCCUMBS ‘Monte Newman, serving a _ life term for the killing of Chris Meyer on the Tahoe-Ukiah highway east of Nevada City in January 1938, died Friday J uly 2, in the prison hospital of tuberculosis. The disease was discovered upon his entrance to the prison and he has spent most of his time in the hospital where his health declined rapidly. Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Leila Newman, his wife, Mrs. Monte Newman, son, Monte, Jr., of Grass Valley and brother, Merritt Newman who was convicted with Monte on the murder charge and is now in Folsom on a life sentence, Miss Florence Genasci had as guests last week Mr. and Mrs. Rolin Ramsey, Yakima, Washington, Mrs. Norval Ramsey, Ellensburg, Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Biggs and William Ramsey of Sacramento. MINUTE MELODIES (Songs of Northern California) INDIAN SUMMER (Nevada City) The sun’s hot lips press hard ‘upon the cool And green unruffled smoothness of the lawn, A ragged wind, with mischief as his tool, : Combs impish fingers through the gaudy frills Of prim petunias, rustling into quick Melodious gossipings, the little curled And wagging maple leaves. Upon a ‘brick A phan lizard preens and struts his grace. So much of life and ‘warmth and stirring light, What can be left of beauty for the night? ROY GRIFFITHS DEETER. . mer band, under the direction of L. . who enjoy music are invited EIGHT THOUSAND SEE BIG PARADE IN GRASS VALLEY The Twin ‘Cities joint celebration of the 161st annivarsary of Amer, ican independence took place during the week end in Grass Valley. Climi axing this celebration this morning was the huge parade in—Grass Valley. Nevada City, this year guest of Grass Valley, cooperated by sending a big contribution consisting of beautifully decorated floats to join the valley entrants. Of special interest was the fine management of Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen as-head of the Nevada City division in directing the division and of the fraternal organization floats which added color to this annual festival. The division. was headed by the Nevada City high school band, under the direction of Leslie E. Sweeney and the band is now regarded by many musie critics as one of the finest in Northern California. The floats and marching units entered were as follows: Sheriff Carl Tobiassen and aides, mounted, Nevada City high school band, Nevada City Camp Fire Girls float; Nevada City Boy Scouts, marching unit; Nevada City Cub Scouts, float; Lanrel Parlor, float; Council delegation; county officials, delegation; Chazfiber of Commerce delegation; Native Sons and their beer keg drill team; Nevada City Lodge B. P. O. E.;; Redmen Lodge, float; .fire department truck, fire department float, Veterans of Foreign Wars, float, Rotary Club, float, Camp Tahoe-Ukiah CCC; U. S. Forest Service equipment, International Union Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, float; car of 47 license plates, Fred Bush; and Fred Waymire, float. Warren Atherton was the orator of the day. Will Durbrow, mounted, on a spirited steed with bevy of beautiful girls serving as aides, was grand marshall of the parade. Bert Chegwidden was general chairman of all arrangements and_ received much praise from all those wito knew of his untiring efforts to make ~ the three day celebration the success that it proved to be. it is estimated that more 8,000 people witnessed the and colorful spectacle. than “bright { BAND CONCERT WEDNESDAY The ‘Nevada City high school sumE. Sweeney, will give its weekly ¢ cert from the National Hotel cony next Wednesday evening. tend the concert,