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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
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for ony 30 cents per
month
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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‘