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June 10, 1946 (4 pages)

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/ “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.’”—Daniel Webster Nevada City The Nugget is delivered to your hofne twice a week for ony 30 cents per month ugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA — a Senge _ Vol. 20, No. 46 The Coste Seat Paper ‘e .= The city council last evening heard suffered ‘by the parties concerned.” H. M. L. JR. The local boys involved Tahoe Sugar Pine the several protests of residents of Pros in Company labor apparently started over the dismissal of a foreman—a mighty odd thing to get excited about.In this writer’s experience as a lalborman, a. ditch-digger,. janitor, waiter—the firing of a foreman would have ‘been greeted with glee. Working guys usually consider forémen as a necessary evil, though the reverse is apparently ‘true in this case. The town will watch the trial with good-natured interest. The the gen eral the young character of SCHOOL BOARDS LaRue replied that he was a prop Nevaaa Theatre Will Be Modernized Dr. B. W. Hummelt has announc sawmill on the site of what was forbusiness future of the city. He emtrict and Nevada City Unified School The city council has approved District, boards of education have ‘plans for the complete remodeling the Nevada County Narrow Gauge into town. The mill he stated, will in joint meeting, agreed to go forof the Nevada Theatre on Broad Railroad, ‘be the type known as Number 3 Amward with plans for a Nevada CityStreet. On request of architects in In addition the verbal protests reerican. He plans to reduce the smell Grass Valley Senior high school charge of the work fer the T and D ceived Attorney William E. Wright hazard by using fresh water either Enterprises a pérmit was quickly be erected between the two cities. presented a petition signed by 122 pumped ‘from the creek or from city INot a dissenting voice wag raised granted. property owners protesting to the sources. A. A. Cantin architect of San at the recent meeting, and many council. His new blower type burner * he memibers of the board. are reported Francisco explained that it is proEdward LaRue who recently purposed to build a marquee, a new ensaid, is the type approved by the to be enthusiastic about the plans. chased the site from the railroad A 35-acre site between the two cittrance and vestibule to extend the merly the terminal depot grounds of ‘phasized the revenue it would bring men involved stands in their favor. only produce volumes of smoke, ‘but also noise and the mill pond usually gives off 000 more. He stated that he liked ‘Nevada City but was in a position to a disagreeable odor. The site on which . long been in a ‘commercial. or husi were school the for fact that unless the two cities a ¢.V. HIGH GRADUATES 109 STUDENTS high is ‘built, move elsewhere. if he and his busi both towns would soon have to build ness was not ‘wanted here. additions to their high schools which would result in wasteful duplication. Attorney City it is proposed to erect the mill has. Speaking of sawmills-—one is due Fran€ Finnegan . rendered the opinion that the coun-. Also of importance is the possibility of developing a wider curriculum, cil could re-zone the section in aaes. = . with a higher degree of specializato be established at the old Narrow ness .zone. tion, or any other area of the ¢om, tion During the discussion it developed Gauge depot. Residents of Prospect plus the greater efficiency and Hill are ‘up in arms, at least, the city council had or, already given more than somewhat disturbed. Ina LaRue a verbal permit to go ahead problem like this, there are usually with construction ‘and on his own fbe at least two points of view involved. half he’ stated. purchased there’s their sawmill jobs endeavored to convince other work ers of the advisability of joining them. Angry ‘words were exchanged, tempers flared and accofding to one report, a tire iron was brandished by Grass Valley high school auditorium } economy that is poossible in a larger! were held Friday evening for 85 stuNo action was taken by the coun-!. educational unit. dents and 17 war veterans who recil. The situation at present is that, refused to be convinced. The melee according to reports, culminated im ‘Commencement exercises in munity if it desired. many: LaRue ‘believes that he can operate) : ! creating a machinhis saw mill ‘without nuisance and is going ahead with his plans. The householders in the in operation fifteen more men will neighborhood pkan no action until LaRue . }be employed in addition to those at when and if the sawmlil ‘becomes a He’s a businessmen and from all re-'i work on his trucking lines. j nuisance. Should that occur: suit for ports, a very good one. He has a lo-; In Wright's argument before the! abatement of a public nuisance mey all, charge started when a group of men walking out on one of the non-striking workers whe mill pond. He said when the mill is of . The ten men are Fred Trautman 43; Frank R. Neprash 42; Wesley Fuge 27; William H. Cullen’ 203 the In this one, at least three are clearly ‘thousand dollars worth of ery and had \begun construction of a defined. z First Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen and hie deputies arrested ten iocal. men Thursday night on charges of rioting brought by J. W. Stephenson, general manager of the Tahoe Sugar Pine Co. at Washington where. a labor dispute flare-up sages Wee nesday night. Dales Kays 43; Raymond Leonard 32; M. E. Barnes 22; Herschel Lots state of Oregon and the U. S. Fokest 26 and Jess Lash 33, all of Nevada company has converted the old delength of the main floor to accoomService, and is calculated to reduce ies is under ‘consideration as the posCity. pot into a headquarters or a large modate 6150 seats. A new balcony will smoke to a minimum. Lumber from sible location of the high school. James McLeon, Alvin Bansen ané warehouse and trucking (business and be installed with loges. Rest rooms his mill is to be used “for the veterTwo bus systems would be utilized t6 Ed Cotters had been named in the now ‘proposes to erect a sawmill with on the main and mezzanine floors an’s home ‘building program spontransport students to and from the complaint but charges were droppe@ an improved fburner for sawdust and will be constructed. school. sored by the government.’’ He has when it was established that they slash ‘that he claims will do ‘away Among reasons gawanes’ by adfinvested $16,000 in saw mill machwere not involved in the fracas. with the smoke nuisance. new development . inery and figures on spending $10.vocates of the The trouble specified in the riot Protestants pointed out that saw charge mills, as a rule, not of rioting is serious but good _MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1946 The Gold” Center pect Hill against the erection of a erty owner himself, with faith in the ed that the Grass Valley School Dis trouble and now charged with rioting are not the type with fhom the sheriff’s office usually finds it necessary to have official dealings. The trouble which culminated in rockthrowing, NEVADA CITY, CALIF ORNIA CITY COUNCIL HEARS TWIN CITY HI TEN MEN ARRESTED SAWMILL PROTESTS NOW PLANNED BY ON CHARGE OF RIOT THINKING OUT LOUD ing This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, and your town, read The Nugget. _Mr. cation there and he wants to profit . council. he stated that property own-. be filed. by it. The saw mill ‘business is boom-:jens felt that the mill would be a . Other business: $100 was donated ing as never before, and anyone who ‘nuisance and that ‘‘as property own-. to the chamber of commerce for the can get in on it, and doesn’t is miss. ers and residents they © could not 4th of July celebration; J. J. Jacking the ‘boat. His motive, like every}j}enjoy their property, which is their . son was .authorized to attend the other ‘business man’s, is to make a legal right”’ and that property would . traffic safety council meeting in Sac TED SIGOURNEY ELECTED TO FIRECO,POST a‘hail of rocks upon a company au . ceived diplomas along with their for tomobile, an ex-army staff car used . mer to transport the mill. . classmates. They . completed . ' their eredits through study while in . . service or by-subsequent school work. . . . selections The Jesse school band nlayed several during the program. Rev workers to and from One .version of the beginning. of the labor trouble has it management fired a man that the who was invo-. . working on a rather hazardous job; Richard Walker, class presi-. +. Paul Cullen, the foreman whose dis Rudkin cation. pronounced the dent gave a welcoming address. Eva missal led to the walk out of his fore-. Henriksenand Glen Loney honor friends among the workers, was or. man of Pennsylvania Engine Com-}. students, spoke of vouth in the world} dered to place another man in that assertedly hazardous job. The man pany Nos 27 ata regular election . of today. appointed for this work refused. CulKenneth Hotchkiss played a corWednesday evening in the city hall. Ted Sigourney Was elected len ‘was ordered to fire him, but de Ralph Pieree was elected first as-. net solo. A ‘brass quartet, consisting. ;clined to do so. Thereupon, Stepof Kenneth ‘Langdon, Joseph Cortez, 'sistant foreman, James Solaro, sec. profit. He promises to do his level! depreciate in value, but that “imoney ramento; ‘purchase of insurance from henson fired him and his friends best not to create a nuisance. And. can’t ‘buy the damages that will be. Robert L. Tamblyn was authorized. ond assistant; Richard James, third. Howard Opie and. Homer Ostrom, walked omt in sympathy. assistant; Ray Wilde, secretary and. rendered a selection. Dilpomas were there’s nothing wrong with that. NEVADA CITY. Then there’s the viewpoint of residents of Prospect Hill. It’s a Garfield Robson, treasurer. nice
Fire delegates elected SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO little hoouses and a population nei —AND— ther rich nor destitute. They’ve put FIFTY YEARS AGO Harrison Herb conditions. They sions NEVADA CITY 75 YEARS AGO are Richard alternates. Goyne and Max Solaro were elected social ses money into their homes. They live pleasant Randall Hallet, Plans for Union Hall, a magnifi W. Ted . Roibson and Al Bates. Ray Wilde and . neighborhood, with a good view, tidy under were. by Joseph M. Wilson, chairmen. Ernest Young was nominated for principal, present len was fired ‘because of his att tude,” which allegedly showed “= oritism to some workers. LOGGER KILLED BY LOGROLLING OVER HIM At the preliminary ornatasneile Friday morning Judge George W. Gildersleeve lowered bail for. the tem defendants from $1000 to $500. Saturday afternoon Judge Gildersleeve of smoke, noise and stink, and natbe the same as in the past. announced that the preliminary assistant chief of the fire departcent structure to be built on the hearing twould be held. ment from Pennsylvania Engine Co. northwest corner of Pine and Com-; No trouble was experienced by the No. 2. mercial streets, were submitted two} sheriff’s office in rounding up the Following the vote, the group T. Russell York, one of the con. accused. Ernie Young who was at from parties in Oakland and. two went to the Deer Creek Inn for a tractors engaged in hauling logs to work operating the projection mafrom local architects. After careful urally ly don’t want the residential real estate values to go down. They don’t wanth the pleasant conditions changed to Mrs. large R. Shurtleff experience, a was teacher to of succeed unpleasant. They’ve known saw mills Miss Miller as teacher of the private that school on Broad St. Terms were to gave off enormous don’t, relish the quantities thought of J. J. Ott for fifteen years resident that in their own front yard. They’re against the saw mill. And there’s. of Nevada County, was announced as a candidate for county treasurer mothing wrong with that, and was considered. well qualified Then there’s the City Council. for the position. The more fusinesses there are in the town, the more prosperity there is. The rich strike made on_ the road by Wm. Michels “It is estimated the mill will employ Washington 15, men. Our city’s crying need, since the discontinuance of gold mining is for a‘ibasic industry to create.-a backlog of income, Lumbering bids fair to ‘becoming. that industry, The . tity fatherg' feel like encouraging, rather than discouraging any young industry and (business men that wants to start one. Mayor Seaman brought to the people’s minds an incident that had happened in 1861. Hank Place, owner of a stage line, while coming down from Omega in considering decided to all accept the plans those it was drawn by J. ‘H. Rogers of this city. The new lodge building of Milo Lodge Knights of Pythias and of Hydraulic Parlor have served informal to keep the mill from becoming a many passing teams. muisance through smoke and stink, they will file suit for abatement of a The following are the names of public nuisance. Whatever the outpupils on the ro of honor in Miss month of come, ‘we hope and ‘believe it will be Miller’s school for the Willie settled ‘with good feeling. After all, May: Gussie “Wentworth, Wentworth, as Mayor Seaman says of his own Wentworth, /Bradford Martha Jack, Lizzie M. Barker, Wilposition. we’re all “‘for the town.”’ lie Gray, Nevada Barker, Nellie Hughes, Freddie Bradley, Emily BPWC To Celebrate The June 19th dinner meeting of the Grass Valley Business and Professional Women’s (Club will be (Mother’s Night. Thelma Sahl, in charge of the meeting has invited King,Rebert Busenius, Mamie Gray. e roll of honor for Miss Florence Edwards school included Mary Portér, Ed Guild, Sargie Chapman. Emma Schemer, Mary Nolan, Mollie Sichaffer, Amy Hinds, Carl Muller, each member to bring her mother Fewel Hothersut, Frank = Cresnut, or the mother of a friend. The club Alice Dawley, Maggie Madigan, Dan is busily engaged in collecting toad McFaul, Willie Reilly, Clara Runge, and clothing for the needy of BaClara Man and Mary MeCournin. rope, under the direction of Bernice Glasson. NEVADA CITY 50 YEARS AGO Herb Hallet was jolly time. TWO PASS AWAY THIS MORNING the Tahoe Sugar Pine Company’s chines in the Broadway Theatre was sawmill at Washington, 17 miles east Permitted to finish his shift, and like, of several others came into the sheriffs this city. succumbed to injuries caused by a log rolling over him office of his own vilition. while he was loading a truck in the The ten accused spent a restless a, daughter Mrs. and Mrs. C. P. Loughridge. Hon. J. M. Walling and Mrs. J. M. Hadley won the first went to J. M. Chapman. prizes. Second prizes Dadley and Mrs. Dr. Alberta Sleisberg ‘CALANAN WORKS ON CEMETERY DIST. PETITION of Oakland and two _ sisters, Mrs. Amelia Rodgers of Nevada City and. ! Mrs. Caroline Wichmann of Oakland. At about the same hour Mrs. Mary Fletcher passed away this morning. She was a resident of Sierra City and apparently leaves no near relatives. Her obituary will be published Holmes later. George Calanan, city clerk is seHome will ancuring signatures to a petition to the for city council asking them to place on arrangements the November fballot a proposal to form a cemetery district for Nevada Funeral notiece from the lost purse of ten years beA. W: Lester: entertained the Excel. nounce funeral fore, scattered over the area by the sior Whist Club at the home of Mr.; both deaths. that, should LaRue fail in his plans Mother’s Nicht ° dinner. chairman and the group of 25 had a woods. The log had been lifted to the night in jail, Thursday but renportof Native Sons was to be three stortruck ut when released rolled off. ed that their spirit was not unduly ies high and built of brick. The main The accident: happened at 2 o’low. All were out on the reduced (bail entrance to the building was to be clock yesterday afternoon. He died by Friday. Most of them have alon Commercial St. twelve feet wide with a tiled vestibule seven feet in (Mrs. Adeline Trainor resident of at the Miners Hospital here at 5:30 ready secured other employment. esi depth. It? was expected that the enthe Lower Grass Valley Roaddied last evening. Coroner Alvah Hooper trance would be one of the prettiest this morning at 5 o’clock in a local is in charge of the remains. York was aged 35 years. ° found in any building in the northhospital. The family lived on the Tahoe ern central part of the state. Three Mrs. Trainor was born in Alleghstore rooms ‘with large plate glass any, Sierra County 82 years ago. She Ukiah highway just outside Nevada windows were to make up the firet, and her family have resided in NeCity. Surviving are Mre. Mary York floor; the lodge -room and six ofvada City for 2 years. She leaves, wife of the deceased and two young, fices were.to be.on the second floor besides her husband, Daniel Trainor, children, aged 6 and * the summer of that year lost a purse containing. some $900 in gold dust. The purse had heen handed to him at Omega just as he was ready to start and he placed it under the gays, “I’m for the town, first Jast, cushion on the driver’s seat. When and a large beautiful dance hall was and always.’’ And there’s nothing he arrived here the purse was miss‘to make up the third floor. ing and Place and his partners had wrong with that.to make good the loss. Michels and Gus W. Naffziger formerly of this So there it is, a three-sided probhig partner in two days had taken city was married at Denver, Colo., with lem. The way it stands right now is out between $700 and $800,/some to a young lady from Iowa acquainted in that LaRue is going ahead with his coarse river dust and some fine and whom he became plans for a mill. It’s a legitimate because it was found on the road in Butte, Mont. His many friends here business and there’s no way for the surface soil lying. over lava cement wished him and his all happiness. city council to stop it now, if they where a miner: would nev¢r look for The Hon. E, M. Preston and Mrs. wanted to. The residents of Prospect gold, it was believed to be the gold Hill spareribs : ~ “[he"ihanagement states that cut =o Henwood. Young, Garfield. ed the awards. Ernest Sigourney, “presented S. F. Masonic iin Guests In Grass Valley City. Signatures from outside the city limits are being secured at present. CLASS OF 46 WINS AWARDS ATGRADUATION Awards were made to outstand ing students at the high school’s annual commencement exercises Thurs day night in the school auditorium. Principal Edward, A. Frantz in presenting teh awards, spoke briefly upon the fact that this graduating class was confronted with responsib. ilities in winning the peace whereas the four previous classes had been called upon to aid in winning the war. Joyce Arbogast and Donald Atkins _—~ who made the principal addresses were awarded the American Legion Award Of Merit, granted for outstanding leadership, scholarship, character and service to the school. _ The Bausch-Lomb award for the student making the greatest prog-— ress in science went to Lausen Clem Officers, members and their wives (Cemetery districts were estahlishof Alta Vista Lodge, F and A M of ed two years ago for North. San Arrangements were nearly comSan Francisco, numibering approxiJuan, Columbia Hill, Cherokee and pleted for the Firemen’s Ball to be mately 40 were guests Grass Valley’s North Bloomfield and as a result, given at Armory Hall on the evening Madison Lodge F and A M Saturday it is reported that they have been of July 4th. It was proposed to furafternoon and yesterday. satisfactorily cared for. ner. The Phil Bradley gold wateh nish complimentary tickets: to all The visiting Masons conferred the It is believed: that should the proaward for outstanding athletic prow— visiting firemen, military and Natthird degree on a Grass Valley canposed measure ‘be adopted, Pine ess was given Sam Pello for his Ss ive Sons and visiting members of didate at the lodge meeting Saturday Grove graveyard would ibe much notch football record. . : other organizations. Dancing was to night. improved in condition without great University of California ecbetae! continue until midngiht. after which Yesterday the San Francisco party increase in the taxpayers bill. ships from the Bradley and Hauber a lunch was to be spread at one of visited the Empire Mine and gardens estates were not granted this the fire houses. Jeff Mooers of Nevada City has visited the Loma Rica ranch stables 4 of Errol MacBoyle to see the race ‘been named Supervising Engineer of horses, brood mares and their progIndustrial Indemnity Company's} Graduation of 109 eight)g Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bucandn of Alaeny. The. party ate a potluck lunchSacramento Division; which opens. took place last Friday evening: meda are visiting Mrs. Bucanan’s eon in the picnic grounds of MemorMonday. -Mooers is well known James S. Hennessy school 0 parents. Mr. and Mrs. Art Innis. ial Park provided by ‘their hosts. — the entire’ Mother Lode. in Grass Valley. ate HENNESSY SCHOOL GRADUA‘