June 1, 1942 (4 pages)

The Nugget is delivered to your home’ twice a week for only 30 ‘cents per month Nevada City N ugget . : COVERS RICHEST —— AREA IN CALIFORNIA This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. Vol 16. No. 44. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORN IA _ The Gold Center MONDAY, JUNE . , 1942. : . Thinking Out Loud MANKIND UNITED IS DISCUSSED BY THE MULLINS FAMILY By EDW. C. UREN William P. Mullins lounged languidly in the only cushioned chair. A half smoked El Ropo protruded from his unshaven face:’ From time to ‘time,-as the cigar-burned down, ne deftly flicked the ashes into the cuff of his trousers leg in order to save unnecessary and perhaps’ violent argument with the little woman. ,Mamie, his honey bunch and beter half physically a very capable woman, was busy with duties in the kitchen, while Kayo, the family brat was amusing himself: by pulling the wings off flies he had captured. William, ‘believed in taking life easy and his principal physical effort ‘was getting his pants and shirt on in the morning and taking them off at night. Right now he seemed very much interested in a small book he was reading labeled ‘iMankind United.”’ “Honey,” he called, ‘You know if I had $2.50 I and you could go places. We could have a beautiful home and live like Roosevelt’s economic royalists-are swpposed to live.’ “Well, you lazy, good-for-nothing loafer, you'll get no $2.50 out of me for any of your fool ideas,’ says Mamie. “Yes, but look now, sugar, what it says here in this book I been reading. It says that the puchase of the first copy of this ‘book for $2:50 entitles me to honorary membership in the International Institute of Univer-. ! sal Research. This puts me in high society, can’t you see?” “Listen, sugar plum, you some more of this. “Our insti-. tutewill-prevent war, disband the} world’s armies and navies and change} cannon and swords It will guarantee every man, woman and child on earth lifelong financial independence, development of individual talents, leisure and literally unlimited opportunity for free world travel.’’ . “Just think of it, sweetheart, It says ‘‘enough machinery, executors, trained ‘workers, resources and raw materials are available to produce a the shares. 20 course meal and a full change of) the, wearing apparel every hour of 24, for every man, woman and child on earth for millions of years.”’ “Well, I ain’t never went to no college,’’ says Mamie, ‘“but if you had a ounce of brains in that thick skull of yours, you wouldn’t swallow all that tripe. Anyhow, as far as you are concerned, you heathen, I have to almost brain you to get you to change your clothes once a week. Who in heck wants to change their clothes every hour anyway.”’ “Now, now, honey, I wasn’t figuring on being so clean as all that. But listen to this—‘‘Wages for everyone, regardless of race, color, education or aibility, will be $3000 a year. It will ‘be gradually increased in ten years to $30,000, with various luxuries and necessities of life to every women and child. throughout the world. ‘‘You see girlie, a man don’t have to have a education to get in on this.’’ “Gee, you ‘wouldn’t have any trouble .at all qualifying would you Uncle’ Willie?,”’ piped Kayo. “Just what do you mean by that Kayo?” says Uncle Willie. “Well, Aunt Mamie says you’re so dumb that you filled the catcher ‘with water and put the pitcher under the bed the other night.”’ _‘Small boys should never be heard or seen Kayo. Go out and play with the chickens.’’ Now, to resume my intellectual discourse where I was interrupted by that kid— “Only those who have either been invited or whose thoughts have been prepared by the book ($2.50) and who have acquired 100 or more copies will be invited to vote on our recommendations. We expect to replace gold and silver as a medium of exchange with some form of money that can never be accumlated nor spend; except by the one to whom it eis issued.’’ At this point Moon Mullins, Kayo’s big brother, who had been absorbed in reverie came to life. ‘‘You left out that part that tells about the fancy homes we can have.’ , (Continued on Page Three) while I read . into plow . “My Fellow Americans: “We gather here today, to again pay tribute to the memory of those heroes of our United States who gave their all that this country might continue to live and to go forward, that. we who now enjoy the liberties of a democratic form of government might continue the fight they so ably made in the formation of and in defense of our country.” With these words, E. K. Smart of Grass Valley, past American Legion Post, commander and grand ‘trustee of the Native Sons of the Golden West, opened his Memorial Day address in the Nevada City High School here Saturday. Following the exercises at the high school, war veterans rode to the Pine Grove and Catholic cemeeries to conduct’ services. Flowers, donated by the children of the city, ‘were placed on the graves. In his address, Smart told of the origin of Memorial Day. It was proclaimed for every May 30th by General John A. Logan in 1863. “Ts it enough that we pause to decorate the graves of those who have gone before?” Smart asked. ‘Is it enough that we spend one day each year to pay tribute to their . memory by means of literary and ritualistic services? The answer, viously is ‘‘No.’’ “No,” Smart continued, ‘‘we must) }ed on to us. We must continue each} day to remember their sacrifices, to) pledge ourselves to see that they have . net died in vain. “Again we are sending the best in America to foreign soils to wage the . fight for. liberty, for fight against barbarism, international .gangsterism and Cictatorship. Again America! is leading the way to prove right is the master of might. In conclusion, Smart said: “T would like to briefly the sacrifices we on the home front must make. Let us, as Civilians, back up our armed forces, let us as good Americans believing in democracy, deploring the sacrifice that must be made by our youth resolve on this Memorial Day that nothing shall swerve us from our duty in this great American emergency. “Tf we hold the faih we can be certain, in the words of Albraham Lincoln, that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth!” PROGRAM TO PRESERVE TIRES The State Highway Traffic Advisory Committee to the War Department will carry on a five point. program in Nevada County to prolong the life of ,all rubber borne transportation facilities and to promote the maximum use of mass-transportation facilities. According to an announcement by the committee’s executive secretary, J. W. Vickrey, the program will: include conservation of rubber and equipment, the staggering of hours of stores, offices, industries and the schools to relieve buses and street cars of peak loads and planned neighborhood group riding to and from stores, offices, industries and schools to common destinations. Comipliance with the 40 mile per hour speed proclamations issued by the president and the governor will be an objective. Vickrey said the committee will work;in-an advisory and coordinating capacity with local officials. The committee will contact directly industries or groups isolated or remote from. city jurisdiction. The program is sponsored by Joseph B. Eastman, director of the Office of Defense Transportation to prevent a breakdown of vital trans‘portation facilities needed to carry on: the war effort. mention Visit With Mrs. McPherson— Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thery of San Francisco visited several days here last week with Mrs. Cora McPherson, sister of Mrs. Thery. Mrs. McPherson is one of the ‘““Macs’’ operating the Rainbow Inn. ae : ob. } carry the torch that they have pass. i. Memorial. Day Speaker Urges: “Let Nothing Swerve Us From Our Duty’’-Mr. and Mrs. James Marmion Kitts, who for 47 years of their married life made their home at. Town Talk, Saturday observed heir 62nd wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends of the couple called at their home to extend: cohgratulations and ‘best wishes. Kitts is 87, Mrs. Kitts, is 80. The Kitts reside in a cozy littfe home at Town Talk built for them by their grandson. Li&utenant William Edwards, plane crash on the Mojave Desert about two months ago. The home is opposite the original family residence Sixty one students of the Nevada ‘City Elementary School will be given diplomas at graduation exercises to be held Thursday night at the high school auditorium. The exercises afte being held at the high school because of larger seating accommodations. The students graduating are: Clayton Allen, Don Atkins, . Bell, Billie . Brownfield, Ronald Bell, Roy Brown, Darius Byer, LeRoy . Chenoweth, Laverda Childers, Richlard Davies, Walter E. Davies, Walier L. Davies, Melvin Dodge, Helen . Douglas, Donald Ellis, Jack Eulbank, Annette Fissal, Elva Fox, Arthur who was killed in an air-/ Mars-. . ueite Barry, Elbert Bartlett, Gilbert} Mr. And Mrs. Drs M. Kitts Observe 62nd Wedding Event which is now occupied by a*° son, Charles Kitts and family. Except for 15 years spent in Fallbrook in .Southen California, Mr. and Mrs. Kitts resided all their lives at Town Talk. The couple’s seven living children are: Joseph Kitts of Berkeley, an engineer; Clifford Kitts, retired miner and Darrel Kitts, miner, both of Grass Valley; -Lindley Kitts, carpenter, of Sacramento; LeRoy Kitts, now in the employ of he United States government, ‘Mrs. John Cloyd, of Sacramento ‘and Charles Kitts of Town Talk. Sixty One To Be Graduated From Elementary School Here Barbara Hall, Lowell Hiscox, Jones, James Haley, Richard Haley, Dorothy Hendricks, John Hoskin, Mary Launius, Morris Lester, Ruth Lewis, Walter Lewis, Grace Long, Wilma Long, Paula Longacre, Margaret Lotz, Alta McClure; Jessie McClure, John (McLaughlin, Edith Moore, Maye. Moore, Richard Moore, Danny Pello, Sam Pello, Henry Ponticelli, Tonimy Price, Ole Ronningen, Duane Rozynski, Dolly Ruley, Beverley Schofield, Romaid Shaw, Lloyd Shepherd, Vera Stanovich, Dorothy StepIyrwin Timmons, Charles TownsPhillip Usrey, Virginia Waynes, Alberta Williams, Danand Peter Yuen. bins, end, Leo Willey, nan Woosley . AFL Union In the meanwhile continuation for one year of the present contract the Nevada County Mine Workers Protective League holds with all large operating mines, except the Lava Cap, was voted about 5 to . by the independent labor union members Thursday. A renewal clause was contained in the present contract, which expires June 30th, and the league members took advantage of the clause to continue the contract for anadditional year, until June 30, 1943. A spokesman for the league said its members realize that because of war conditions the demand for wage increases or other changes in the contract would be unwarranted at this time. Fred Searls, Jr., executive of the Newmont Mining Cororation, which operates four of the large mines in the county, pointed out in a letter to the protective league the present conditions facing gold mining operators and said men desiring: high ‘wages can get them in the shipyards or other war efforts industries. The letter from Searls, who is one of three advisors to Donald Nelson in the directing of war effort, in part: “However, I have now checked around on the various (war industry) programs.and have reached the conclusion that any Grass Valley miners desiring to leave, and who are not acceptable to the armed services for any reason, can do more good by getting into the merchant ship-building for one of the contractors in the employ of the Maritime Commission than in any other way. ee “It looks now as. though . there would be acres of tanks and guns read Will Seek Bargaining Agent Rights At Nevada Co. Mines The Gold Miners Union, affiliated with the American. Federation of Labor, will meet Friday night in Grass Valley to determine what steps it will take in an effort to obtain bargaining agency rigrts at the mines in Nevada County. It is probable the AFL union will appeal to the War Labor Board for assistance but inasmuch as considered ‘an essential’ war industry some sources state the board will not consider stepping into the local picture. gold mining is not late this year that we won't be able to move. A good miner can turn his hand to anything and IIl bet some of the league’s machine men could get in step with Henry Kaiser and cut down that 105 days which is the present world’s record. “We cannot, even if we wanted to pete with war wages and war industry, because the price of our product is fixed, and we are looked wpon (as we shold be) as a non-essential industry during the war. Materials and supplies are hard to get, and more expensive, and we expect a tough time in making ends meet. “We conceive it to be our duty, in the present emergency, to keep these mines open, if we can, without competing for either labor or materials with the more essential war industries. We have bought no machinery since the United States entered the war, and have sold some to war contractors. By closing some of our mines we have made their salvage and supplies available at Grass Valley. Some civilian industry must carry on, to support people who cannot find war work, and to pay the taxes. We think there’ are a good many Grass Valley miners who want to stay and want to work at present wages. We hope to provide them employment and to ask for and Use a carefully minimized requirement of steel and other supplies so as to keep going. Some day the war will ibe over and to judge from the past, a Grass Valley job may again look pretty good. We would like to consider ourregular employees who leave for the shipyards or other war work in the same light as though they had entered the armed services and have a job for them when they come back. We would also like to keep employed such old timers as are too settled to want to pull up stakes lacking. MINERS LOSE TO OROVILLE to four decision. The loss lowered the Miners, ramento Valley League standings, ville. play made by Marysville. ORRIN LOWELL TO SPEAK HERE Orrin J. Lowell, Placer Junior College, will speak at night. Lowell is an exceedingly able and tain all local Rotarians will his address. enjoy NEVADA CITYANS_ URGED TO SUPPORT CHINESE RELIEF While Nevada City ternal organizations and vate individuals are giving hearted support to the Chinese Relief Fund parade and ball to be held in Grass Valley Saturday, Mrs. L. G. Lageson, chairman of the Nevada City Chinese Relief committee, re. ported today financial sunpoxti fraPt civic and many is Mrs. Iageson hopes Nevada City’s quota, of $250 will be attained before the parade and bowl of rice ball Saturday night. Tickets for the ball can lbe secured at the Chinese stores in this city, at Colley’s Confectionery or from Mrs. Lageson. The purchase of a single ticket to the ball may save a life of one of our ‘Chinese allies. Mrs. Lageson pointed out in urging Nevada Cityans: support the benefit. Names Of Neva Coaity Men To J eave In Next Draft Call Announced The names of those who will leave from Nevada County in the next draft call have been announced by Clerk ‘Merle Morrison of the Nevada Selective Service Board. They are: Dennis Armand-Christin and William Manning Horan, volunteers: Fred Albert Ady, Mario A: Cavanna, Robert Ivan Adams, William Joseph Mautino, Charles Joseph Coughlan, Earl Gordon Shannon, Louis Antone Orzalli and Willie Thomas Delaney. The Nevada City High School Parent Teachers Association ig making arrangements for a farewell :program in honor of the group. Returns From, Vacation— Mrs. Ida Guenther returned Friday from a week’s visit with her son, Charles Guenther, Jr., and family at Yreka. She was present for the high school graduation exercises at which her granddaughter, Miss Charlotte Guenther, was given her diploma. for more distant fields. ‘We cannot, of course, undertake that we will do all of these things. Our operating expenses are about two and a half million dollars a year and if we canndt keep enough of a crew to come somewhere near meeting these, we will, of course, have to quit. If we do, we will-try to shut one mine down at a time as we already have done with the Zeibright and Murchie and leave to the last the North Star where depth and heavy ground make doubtful its reopening. -“T cannot but believe’ that the league will agree that this general (policy is the proper one for the com‘pany to follow. An other is less than ‘patriotic in the present emergency, and I feel sure from my. personal acquaintance with you and with a ‘large numiber of the boys that we ean hardly fail to see it the same’ way.” The Grass Valley Miners were held hits by “Big Bill’ Andrews yesterday afternoon in Oroville with the result the ‘Olives took a 2 to 1 who had ‘been in second place in the Sacco virtually a cellar spot tie with OroIn the other game yesterday Chico defeated Marysville by a 6 to 4 score. The contest was featured by a triple Auburn attorney and one of the trustees governing the the Nevada City Rotary Club meeting at the National Hotel Thursday interesting speaker} and it is felt cer-j} SSF ED SE Ge ea . Caught in the Ritftles Mysterious sounds are heard late at night emanating from a certain place in the Glenbrook section and if the noise -results from what many persons believe it does there may soon be an injunction suit filed to abolish it. . . The Nevada City High School chorus has_ received the plaudits of many at-various functions but the neglect of the chorus mem# bers to show up for their scheduled performance at the Memorial Day exercises at the high school has shed no luster on_ the group. with a ~ lot of people. And we don’t blame Mrs. Libbey, chorus instructor, for being angry. The Call-Bulletin Saturday night carried a picture of Nancy Jones, popular Nevada City Red Cross worker stationed with U.S. soldiers in * Ireland. Rememiber when everyone was wondering what high school gSraduates were going to do. ‘when ‘there seemed to be ho work for the thousands of students who received . elie How things change! Now they are even diping into the gram} . mar schools to obtain workers to: harvest fruit and vegetable crops, . etc. Nevada (City will be a dull place . this summer. Most of the kids will ' be working at something to aid the ; war effort and the older people will . } eithe be working in their victory . gardens or remaining home to hear . the latest war bulletins on their . radios. The AFL Gold . Miners . Union claims the majoity of the em‘ployes of the Idaho-4Maryland Mines . } Corporation want the AFL named as . bargaining agent. and according to . some members ‘we aren't going to Sive in like we did last year’. . . Florence Tisher McBride will be missed by the courthouse staff. She has resigned, efifective today. Miss Jean Rowe, daughter of Supervisor . ; Frank Rowe, has been elevated to . Mrs. McBride’s position .as deputy ; county clek and Rita Hutchison of Nevada City has been named by Clerk R. N. McCormack ‘to fill the position in the clerk’s office held by Miss Rowe -before her advancement. “F— ; whole. } Nevada City does not forget the dead. That was proven by the profuse decoration of graves at the Pine Grove and Catholic Cemeteries on ' Decoration Day. Hardly a grave had been forgotten and many former , residents returned to Nevada City to honor departed relatives. . . . Bert Foreman has resigned his Position as manager of the Diamond (Match. Lumber Company branch here ‘to. work at Camp Beale. Almost every carpenter in the community is now employed on the cantonment job. ‘This warm weather reminds us that the first hot day of the year a week or so ago resulted in the collapse of several of the workers from the heat. Think of the heat to come! And ‘from now on there will be no quitting of jobs at the cantonment project. Since last Thursday. a rule has ‘been in effect that unless a worker offer a good excuse he cannot resign and expect to ever work on a defense job again. He rwill be an a “black-_ list’ as far as defense work contractors are concerned. Joe Martin of Grass Valley intends to run for county treasurer. The Henwood cousins of Grass Valley are out for the position. Elsewhere on the political front: Public Administratar Lila Champion will tbe a candidate for reelection. The: position is also sought by Ted Kohler, Jr. And about ‘Thursday Eben K. Smart of Grass Valley will announte his candiGner for assessor. WILL WELCOME WORTHY OFFICERS . Evangeline Chapter No. 9, of Nevada City and: Aurora Chapter No. 40, of Grass Valley, Order of Eastern Star, will meet at the Masonic Hall © in Nevada City tonight to extend a ~ welcome to Worthy Grand Matron . Corine Melville. and Worthy Grand Patron Walker Petticord. It will be the worthy grand officers official wisit to the Nevada City and Grass. Valley chapters. Both chapters are uniting in the program to be p . ented. Refreshments will be serv.

The Nugget is delivered to your home’ twice a week for only 30 ‘cents per month Nevada City N ugget . : COVERS RICHEST —— AREA IN CALIFORNIA This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. Vol 16. No. 44. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORN IA _ The Gold Center MONDAY, JUNE . , 1942. : . Thinking Out Loud MANKIND UNITED IS DISCUSSED BY THE MULLINS FAMILY By EDW. C. UREN William P. Mullins lounged languidly in the only cushioned chair. A half smoked El Ropo protruded from his unshaven face:’ From time to ‘time,-as the cigar-burned down, ne deftly flicked the ashes into the cuff of his trousers leg in order to save unnecessary and perhaps’ violent argument with the little woman. ,Mamie, his honey bunch and beter half physically a very capable woman, was busy with duties in the kitchen, while Kayo, the family brat was amusing himself: by pulling the wings off flies he had captured. William, ‘believed in taking life easy and his principal physical effort ‘was getting his pants and shirt on in the morning and taking them off at night. Right now he seemed very much interested in a small book he was reading labeled ‘iMankind United.”’ “Honey,” he called, ‘You know if I had $2.50 I and you could go places. We could have a beautiful home and live like Roosevelt’s economic royalists-are swpposed to live.’ “Well, you lazy, good-for-nothing loafer, you'll get no $2.50 out of me for any of your fool ideas,’ says Mamie. “Yes, but look now, sugar, what it says here in this book I been reading. It says that the puchase of the first copy of this ‘book for $2:50 entitles me to honorary membership in the International Institute of Univer-. ! sal Research. This puts me in high society, can’t you see?” “Listen, sugar plum, you some more of this. “Our insti-. tutewill-prevent war, disband the} world’s armies and navies and change} cannon and swords It will guarantee every man, woman and child on earth lifelong financial independence, development of individual talents, leisure and literally unlimited opportunity for free world travel.’’ . “Just think of it, sweetheart, It says ‘‘enough machinery, executors, trained ‘workers, resources and raw materials are available to produce a the shares. 20 course meal and a full change of) the, wearing apparel every hour of 24, for every man, woman and child on earth for millions of years.”’ “Well, I ain’t never went to no college,’’ says Mamie, ‘“but if you had a ounce of brains in that thick skull of yours, you wouldn’t swallow all that tripe. Anyhow, as far as you are concerned, you heathen, I have to almost brain you to get you to change your clothes once a week. Who in heck wants to change their clothes every hour anyway.”’ “Now, now, honey, I wasn’t figuring on being so clean as all that. But listen to this—‘‘Wages for everyone, regardless of race, color, education or aibility, will be $3000 a year. It will ‘be gradually increased in ten years to $30,000, with various luxuries and necessities of life to every women and child. throughout the world. ‘‘You see girlie, a man don’t have to have a education to get in on this.’’ “Gee, you ‘wouldn’t have any trouble .at all qualifying would you Uncle’ Willie?,”’ piped Kayo. “Just what do you mean by that Kayo?” says Uncle Willie. “Well, Aunt Mamie says you’re so dumb that you filled the catcher ‘with water and put the pitcher under the bed the other night.”’ _‘Small boys should never be heard or seen Kayo. Go out and play with the chickens.’’ Now, to resume my intellectual discourse where I was interrupted by that kid— “Only those who have either been invited or whose thoughts have been prepared by the book ($2.50) and who have acquired 100 or more copies will be invited to vote on our recommendations. We expect to replace gold and silver as a medium of exchange with some form of money that can never be accumlated nor spend; except by the one to whom it eis issued.’’ At this point Moon Mullins, Kayo’s big brother, who had been absorbed in reverie came to life. ‘‘You left out that part that tells about the fancy homes we can have.’ , (Continued on Page Three) while I read . into plow . “My Fellow Americans: “We gather here today, to again pay tribute to the memory of those heroes of our United States who gave their all that this country might continue to live and to go forward, that. we who now enjoy the liberties of a democratic form of government might continue the fight they so ably made in the formation of and in defense of our country.” With these words, E. K. Smart of Grass Valley, past American Legion Post, commander and grand ‘trustee of the Native Sons of the Golden West, opened his Memorial Day address in the Nevada City High School here Saturday. Following the exercises at the high school, war veterans rode to the Pine Grove and Catholic cemeeries to conduct’ services. Flowers, donated by the children of the city, ‘were placed on the graves. In his address, Smart told of the origin of Memorial Day. It was proclaimed for every May 30th by General John A. Logan in 1863. “Ts it enough that we pause to decorate the graves of those who have gone before?” Smart asked. ‘Is it enough that we spend one day each year to pay tribute to their . memory by means of literary and ritualistic services? The answer, viously is ‘‘No.’’ “No,” Smart continued, ‘‘we must) }ed on to us. We must continue each} day to remember their sacrifices, to) pledge ourselves to see that they have . net died in vain. “Again we are sending the best in America to foreign soils to wage the . fight for. liberty, for fight against barbarism, international .gangsterism and Cictatorship. Again America! is leading the way to prove right is the master of might. In conclusion, Smart said: “T would like to briefly the sacrifices we on the home front must make. Let us, as Civilians, back up our armed forces, let us as good Americans believing in democracy, deploring the sacrifice that must be made by our youth resolve on this Memorial Day that nothing shall swerve us from our duty in this great American emergency. “Tf we hold the faih we can be certain, in the words of Albraham Lincoln, that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth!” PROGRAM TO PRESERVE TIRES The State Highway Traffic Advisory Committee to the War Department will carry on a five point. program in Nevada County to prolong the life of ,all rubber borne transportation facilities and to promote the maximum use of mass-transportation facilities. According to an announcement by the committee’s executive secretary, J. W. Vickrey, the program will: include conservation of rubber and equipment, the staggering of hours of stores, offices, industries and the schools to relieve buses and street cars of peak loads and planned neighborhood group riding to and from stores, offices, industries and schools to common destinations. Comipliance with the 40 mile per hour speed proclamations issued by the president and the governor will be an objective. Vickrey said the committee will work;in-an advisory and coordinating capacity with local officials. The committee will contact directly industries or groups isolated or remote from. city jurisdiction. The program is sponsored by Joseph B. Eastman, director of the Office of Defense Transportation to prevent a breakdown of vital trans‘portation facilities needed to carry on: the war effort. mention Visit With Mrs. McPherson— Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thery of San Francisco visited several days here last week with Mrs. Cora McPherson, sister of Mrs. Thery. Mrs. McPherson is one of the ‘““Macs’’ operating the Rainbow Inn. ae : ob. } carry the torch that they have pass. i. Memorial. Day Speaker Urges: “Let Nothing Swerve Us From Our Duty’’-Mr. and Mrs. James Marmion Kitts, who for 47 years of their married life made their home at. Town Talk, Saturday observed heir 62nd wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends of the couple called at their home to extend: cohgratulations and ‘best wishes. Kitts is 87, Mrs. Kitts, is 80. The Kitts reside in a cozy littfe home at Town Talk built for them by their grandson. Li&utenant William Edwards, plane crash on the Mojave Desert about two months ago. The home is opposite the original family residence Sixty one students of the Nevada ‘City Elementary School will be given diplomas at graduation exercises to be held Thursday night at the high school auditorium. The exercises afte being held at the high school because of larger seating accommodations. The students graduating are: Clayton Allen, Don Atkins, . Bell, Billie . Brownfield, Ronald Bell, Roy Brown, Darius Byer, LeRoy . Chenoweth, Laverda Childers, Richlard Davies, Walter E. Davies, Walier L. Davies, Melvin Dodge, Helen . Douglas, Donald Ellis, Jack Eulbank, Annette Fissal, Elva Fox, Arthur who was killed in an air-/ Mars-. . ueite Barry, Elbert Bartlett, Gilbert} Mr. And Mrs. Drs M. Kitts Observe 62nd Wedding Event which is now occupied by a*° son, Charles Kitts and family. Except for 15 years spent in Fallbrook in .Southen California, Mr. and Mrs. Kitts resided all their lives at Town Talk. The couple’s seven living children are: Joseph Kitts of Berkeley, an engineer; Clifford Kitts, retired miner and Darrel Kitts, miner, both of Grass Valley; -Lindley Kitts, carpenter, of Sacramento; LeRoy Kitts, now in the employ of he United States government, ‘Mrs. John Cloyd, of Sacramento ‘and Charles Kitts of Town Talk. Sixty One To Be Graduated From Elementary School Here Barbara Hall, Lowell Hiscox, Jones, James Haley, Richard Haley, Dorothy Hendricks, John Hoskin, Mary Launius, Morris Lester, Ruth Lewis, Walter Lewis, Grace Long, Wilma Long, Paula Longacre, Margaret Lotz, Alta McClure; Jessie McClure, John (McLaughlin, Edith Moore, Maye. Moore, Richard Moore, Danny Pello, Sam Pello, Henry Ponticelli, Tonimy Price, Ole Ronningen, Duane Rozynski, Dolly Ruley, Beverley Schofield, Romaid Shaw, Lloyd Shepherd, Vera Stanovich, Dorothy StepIyrwin Timmons, Charles TownsPhillip Usrey, Virginia Waynes, Alberta Williams, Danand Peter Yuen. bins, end, Leo Willey, nan Woosley . AFL Union In the meanwhile continuation for one year of the present contract the Nevada County Mine Workers Protective League holds with all large operating mines, except the Lava Cap, was voted about 5 to . by the independent labor union members Thursday. A renewal clause was contained in the present contract, which expires June 30th, and the league members

took advantage of the clause to continue the contract for anadditional year, until June 30, 1943. A spokesman for the league said its members realize that because of war conditions the demand for wage increases or other changes in the contract would be unwarranted at this time. Fred Searls, Jr., executive of the Newmont Mining Cororation, which operates four of the large mines in the county, pointed out in a letter to the protective league the present conditions facing gold mining operators and said men desiring: high ‘wages can get them in the shipyards or other war efforts industries. The letter from Searls, who is one of three advisors to Donald Nelson in the directing of war effort, in part: “However, I have now checked around on the various (war industry) programs.and have reached the conclusion that any Grass Valley miners desiring to leave, and who are not acceptable to the armed services for any reason, can do more good by getting into the merchant ship-building for one of the contractors in the employ of the Maritime Commission than in any other way. ee “It looks now as. though . there would be acres of tanks and guns read Will Seek Bargaining Agent Rights At Nevada Co. Mines The Gold Miners Union, affiliated with the American. Federation of Labor, will meet Friday night in Grass Valley to determine what steps it will take in an effort to obtain bargaining agency rigrts at the mines in Nevada County. It is probable the AFL union will appeal to the War Labor Board for assistance but inasmuch as considered ‘an essential’ war industry some sources state the board will not consider stepping into the local picture. gold mining is not late this year that we won't be able to move. A good miner can turn his hand to anything and IIl bet some of the league’s machine men could get in step with Henry Kaiser and cut down that 105 days which is the present world’s record. “We cannot, even if we wanted to pete with war wages and war industry, because the price of our product is fixed, and we are looked wpon (as we shold be) as a non-essential industry during the war. Materials and supplies are hard to get, and more expensive, and we expect a tough time in making ends meet. “We conceive it to be our duty, in the present emergency, to keep these mines open, if we can, without competing for either labor or materials with the more essential war industries. We have bought no machinery since the United States entered the war, and have sold some to war contractors. By closing some of our mines we have made their salvage and supplies available at Grass Valley. Some civilian industry must carry on, to support people who cannot find war work, and to pay the taxes. We think there’ are a good many Grass Valley miners who want to stay and want to work at present wages. We hope to provide them employment and to ask for and Use a carefully minimized requirement of steel and other supplies so as to keep going. Some day the war will ibe over and to judge from the past, a Grass Valley job may again look pretty good. We would like to consider ourregular employees who leave for the shipyards or other war work in the same light as though they had entered the armed services and have a job for them when they come back. We would also like to keep employed such old timers as are too settled to want to pull up stakes lacking. MINERS LOSE TO OROVILLE to four decision. The loss lowered the Miners, ramento Valley League standings, ville. play made by Marysville. ORRIN LOWELL TO SPEAK HERE Orrin J. Lowell, Placer Junior College, will speak at night. Lowell is an exceedingly able and tain all local Rotarians will his address. enjoy NEVADA CITYANS_ URGED TO SUPPORT CHINESE RELIEF While Nevada City ternal organizations and vate individuals are giving hearted support to the Chinese Relief Fund parade and ball to be held in Grass Valley Saturday, Mrs. L. G. Lageson, chairman of the Nevada City Chinese Relief committee, re. ported today financial sunpoxti fraPt civic and many is Mrs. Iageson hopes Nevada City’s quota, of $250 will be attained before the parade and bowl of rice ball Saturday night. Tickets for the ball can lbe secured at the Chinese stores in this city, at Colley’s Confectionery or from Mrs. Lageson. The purchase of a single ticket to the ball may save a life of one of our ‘Chinese allies. Mrs. Lageson pointed out in urging Nevada Cityans: support the benefit. Names Of Neva Coaity Men To J eave In Next Draft Call Announced The names of those who will leave from Nevada County in the next draft call have been announced by Clerk ‘Merle Morrison of the Nevada Selective Service Board. They are: Dennis Armand-Christin and William Manning Horan, volunteers: Fred Albert Ady, Mario A: Cavanna, Robert Ivan Adams, William Joseph Mautino, Charles Joseph Coughlan, Earl Gordon Shannon, Louis Antone Orzalli and Willie Thomas Delaney. The Nevada City High School Parent Teachers Association ig making arrangements for a farewell :program in honor of the group. Returns From, Vacation— Mrs. Ida Guenther returned Friday from a week’s visit with her son, Charles Guenther, Jr., and family at Yreka. She was present for the high school graduation exercises at which her granddaughter, Miss Charlotte Guenther, was given her diploma. for more distant fields. ‘We cannot, of course, undertake that we will do all of these things. Our operating expenses are about two and a half million dollars a year and if we canndt keep enough of a crew to come somewhere near meeting these, we will, of course, have to quit. If we do, we will-try to shut one mine down at a time as we already have done with the Zeibright and Murchie and leave to the last the North Star where depth and heavy ground make doubtful its reopening. -“T cannot but believe’ that the league will agree that this general (policy is the proper one for the com‘pany to follow. An other is less than ‘patriotic in the present emergency, and I feel sure from my. personal acquaintance with you and with a ‘large numiber of the boys that we ean hardly fail to see it the same’ way.” The Grass Valley Miners were held hits by “Big Bill’ Andrews yesterday afternoon in Oroville with the result the ‘Olives took a 2 to 1 who had ‘been in second place in the Sacco virtually a cellar spot tie with OroIn the other game yesterday Chico defeated Marysville by a 6 to 4 score. The contest was featured by a triple Auburn attorney and one of the trustees governing the the Nevada City Rotary Club meeting at the National Hotel Thursday interesting speaker} and it is felt cer-j} SSF ED SE Ge ea . Caught in the Ritftles Mysterious sounds are heard late at night emanating from a certain place in the Glenbrook section and if the noise -results from what many persons believe it does there may soon be an injunction suit filed to abolish it. . . The Nevada City High School chorus has_ received the plaudits of many at-various functions but the neglect of the chorus mem# bers to show up for their scheduled performance at the Memorial Day exercises at the high school has shed no luster on_ the group. with a ~ lot of people. And we don’t blame Mrs. Libbey, chorus instructor, for being angry. The Call-Bulletin Saturday night carried a picture of Nancy Jones, popular Nevada City Red Cross worker stationed with U.S. soldiers in * Ireland. Rememiber when everyone was wondering what high school gSraduates were going to do. ‘when ‘there seemed to be ho work for the thousands of students who received . elie How things change! Now they are even diping into the gram} . mar schools to obtain workers to: harvest fruit and vegetable crops, . etc. Nevada (City will be a dull place . this summer. Most of the kids will ' be working at something to aid the ; war effort and the older people will . } eithe be working in their victory . gardens or remaining home to hear . the latest war bulletins on their . radios. The AFL Gold . Miners . Union claims the majoity of the em‘ployes of the Idaho-4Maryland Mines . } Corporation want the AFL named as . bargaining agent. and according to . some members ‘we aren't going to Sive in like we did last year’. . . Florence Tisher McBride will be missed by the courthouse staff. She has resigned, efifective today. Miss Jean Rowe, daughter of Supervisor . ; Frank Rowe, has been elevated to . Mrs. McBride’s position .as deputy ; county clek and Rita Hutchison of Nevada City has been named by Clerk R. N. McCormack ‘to fill the position in the clerk’s office held by Miss Rowe -before her advancement. “F— ; whole. } Nevada City does not forget the dead. That was proven by the profuse decoration of graves at the Pine Grove and Catholic Cemeteries on ' Decoration Day. Hardly a grave had been forgotten and many former , residents returned to Nevada City to honor departed relatives. . . . Bert Foreman has resigned his Position as manager of the Diamond (Match. Lumber Company branch here ‘to. work at Camp Beale. Almost every carpenter in the community is now employed on the cantonment job. ‘This warm weather reminds us that the first hot day of the year a week or so ago resulted in the collapse of several of the workers from the heat. Think of the heat to come! And ‘from now on there will be no quitting of jobs at the cantonment project. Since last Thursday. a rule has ‘been in effect that unless a worker offer a good excuse he cannot resign and expect to ever work on a defense job again. He rwill be an a “black-_ list’ as far as defense work contractors are concerned. Joe Martin of Grass Valley intends to run for county treasurer. The Henwood cousins of Grass Valley are out for the position. Elsewhere on the political front: Public Administratar Lila Champion will tbe a candidate for reelection. The: position is also sought by Ted Kohler, Jr. And about ‘Thursday Eben K. Smart of Grass Valley will announte his candiGner for assessor. WILL WELCOME WORTHY OFFICERS . Evangeline Chapter No. 9, of Nevada City and: Aurora Chapter No. 40, of Grass Valley, Order of Eastern Star, will meet at the Masonic Hall © in Nevada City tonight to extend a ~ welcome to Worthy Grand Matron . Corine Melville. and Worthy Grand Patron Walker Petticord. It will be the worthy grand officers official wisit to the Nevada City and Grass. Valley chapters. Both chapters are uniting in the program to be p . ented. Refreshments will be serv.