June 10, 1947 (4 pages)

VALLEY <span stn ac ailaiane eceilanediis PER MONTH AND WORTH A LOT MORE * Vol.'21, No. 57 The County Seat Set = LOUD By H. M. L. nant 7 orning, and what d’you know? r : as able to buy a loaf of bread in ia 4 plain wrappper, with the name ease’s. Bakery printed on it. Now ere’s sométhing. These bakeries in Sad’ Francisco and Sacrajento, and their ‘strikes of bakers d divers and all, have encouraghome industry to launch out into Pease’s taking advantage of a ling situtation, but he is putting have ‘to put in 4 lot of ¥ : : ! read. sight, up. -It does not have » beLcon 6d: for 4 trip, of 65 ee op ges oe ao ie prious stores. “When it gdés on » table it is fresh and.dt stays as Tong as is necessary. Did} from the dig cities, When} ‘deters Gread in the littie town. He puts all the fresh kK, of the stale bread that t_over, so that ele ciséa8. she is on to this trick. y Stale loaf in front, and ne Sar are stale too. or pain bakPad, subject {_ aa be aicivons ts done ip in ate and pretty wrappers. fs us somehow of the Cap. . out that the gal he lias is beautiful . but, din. pretty wrappers add to the ;@tbread, and after all its the 8 ” which we are mainly in4 DO més outside bakeries wlio send omaeized trucks into our fair city, the rest of. us. They double park dn the streets, often in pairs, leavif a one way route between them. Good tellws of course, but just nat‘Ually careless of other séople’s feelings and convenience. We sould bear this sort of superiority ‘Complex more easily if it were a home industry, though knowing full Well that no home. industry. would _ “ish #% put on airs and bléck the streets ’ che ns, t— in an) ih ne the od. . Por some ea bit choosy about their bread ; sbeen beating a path io Pease’s y, dnd that ts a sign lie wakes bread’ than cemés into town Ge Medicine days, that script » bread Wrappers. «Cure most hg but the itch for money. TheChattiber of Commerce is Sere to promote home industry. We don’t now just how much the chamcould @> to promote a home capable of supplying Nevada > Rity, ‘Grass Valley and way points, nay ae is anything the chamber id do, we think this is an oppata In view of the worn pavegti in front of Pease’s Bakery door doubt it he needs much help. He able to help himself, ifit comes ae to it, though a little aid might -" in Handy. Generally speaking the profit in Foxe bakery is usually in the » bear claws, snails, doughnuts, _, ¢But during this time of ms one has not often been’ able to walked into a grocery Sunday e wholesale ‘business. Not only p-aubewer lect thai those outfant ‘Dubs, Olt a. betIn the. first place he ever notice a bread. “leuvery . 4 * the loaves in the regr of just naturgtly block the traffic for time now ‘people who. ¥ ee¥ers ith a lot of talk on} shout: vitamins and: ‘other ‘Reminds us of the MWPLTODEAL — FOR NEW EMPIRE STAR CONTRACT GRASS VALLEY: The Mine Workers Protective League, local independent union, announced Friday that a negotiation committee of six has been chose nto arrange for new contracts with the Empire Star Mining Company and the Spring ill _Mining Company whose present contracts expire June 30. The committee consists of Edward Pasteris, Richara Lambie, Joseph Rumney, ‘George Baldwin, “Buck’’ Phillips and 0. Knight. The. committee has called a special meeting of all employees , of ‘the two mining companies effected for the evening of pd 12th, © league's contract. With. the ies Maryland Mines Carporation runs for another year, expiring in June, 1948. gas. Jones, secretary of the league said yesterday that 36 ney. Members. have joined since tlie Ming, Mill ana Smelter Workers began Dicketing the Tdaho Maryland Provertics. on May apthe Cho, reported that 46 new: membens had joined his union sitice the picket lines were placed. a from Connecticutt, announced yesterday that many members of the MMSW ‘would be transferred to other mines, and token picket lines left at the New Brunswick and Idaho Maryland gates. He stated aiid that many mines paid bettér than the Idaho Maryland. tt “@RASS VALLEY: Del Powell, chairman of the queen contest, now going forward in preparation for ‘the Fourth of July celebration here, reported. yesterday that arrangements have been. made to have the photograph of the winner printed On the cover of the sleet music carrying the song, “ally. of: Grass Valley.’’ Queen cousariadie who have been patriotic organizations are: Gpli Trail Riders, Ann Hartung, labor }\ unions; Lorene Davis; Elks, Betty Steele; Lions, Mary Ann. Shamberger; Ameérican Legion, Mary Ashburn; Legion Auxiliary, Veryl Painter; ‘and Eagles, Pat Pearney. When ten candidates nave entered, the list will be closea. FUNERAL FOR _ MRS. ALICE PALMER NEVADA CITY: Funeral services were held this afternoon in ‘the . Holmés Funeral Home for Mrs, Alice j(Carey Palmer who died yesterday afternoon. She was. born: in ‘Rosita, Colorado, 41 years: BBO. She-hddlived 1a ‘Nevada City. about 6 years.Surviving are her sistck> ‘Mrs. M. D. Casey of this city, and Mrs. Lilla WVailey of Park City, Utah, and brothers Nie A. Palmer. of this city, and Archie M. Palmer of Hawford, Washington. She was a mentber of the American Legion Auxiliary of Utah. FUNERAL FOR. MRS. RUTH PASCOE GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services were held this morning for Mrs. Ruth Virginia Pascoe, who died Saturday in. a Nevada City hospital. Rev. Jesse R. Rudkin conducted the service. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Pascoe, a native of Grass Valley, aged 60 years, had resided in this city all her life. She Was a daughter of the late “Mr. and Mrs. W. HHarris of this city. Mrs. Pascoe ‘had been critically ill for a William Gately, organizer, here ¢hat miners were in great demand . home. robbed, and Wa Steele’s. {home looted. of jewelry and Pufple. entered by various civic, sports andj} _NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA The Pe ice Cities Paper TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1947 POLICE NAB TEEN AGE THIEVES GRASS VALLEY: Two freshmen j Students in the Grass Valley High School, Chief of Police Frank Knuckey announced Saturday, have ®confessed to having entered and robbed Grass Valley homes between January 21st and June Ist. ad The two are being held in the city jail while Probation Officer A. W. McGagin prepares totake their cases directly into juviniie court. Their names were not as vealed. The Police have collected a latge assortment of loot which tHe two boys confessed to taking. The fecovered articles include guns;flash lights, jewelry and cameras. The police. The Police were fotced to find a special desopsitory for Ioot.+ Money the young burglars found. they spent. ‘The house robberies of Harold Nolan, Larry Prisk, Del . Powell and others have been accounted for by the bey’s cenfessions, ‘Both boys are reported to side: cent arrivals, one ig 15 years «old, and lives in a trailer house. he other is 16 and lives outside the city. 4 i It developed that the 16-year-old had spent time in a reformatery. A brief summary of their thefts ahd burglaries compiled from their. ¢onfessiong to the police include: January 21st — Don Burtner’s' Plymeuth stolen and retovered. Rifle in the car was found eect’ 3 the loot collection. February ist — Jack Stennett’s . house looted o7 revolver, gun, camera. and moneg. February ist—iMrs. Arletta ‘Doug: . las’ home robbed of : ‘flashlight. ‘February 16st—Peter Cassettari’s poet modal Be Prisk’s home robbed. June ist— Bunce Nolan’s home robbed of gun, Larry Prisk’s home robbed of watch, and Del Powell’s home robbed of gun and jewelry. The two. boys had cached most of their loot in Memorial Park, on Empire Hill and in the Sunset District. AUBURN ar AUBUR? IN: The ‘hewly. organized Nevada Eeuiy Sheriff’s Posse came in for a good deal of recognition as they walked, or rather rode off with ithe gold cup offered as second prize for the best mounted group in the Auburn Gold Rush Days parade. Although only about a dozen riders were able to attend owing to the difficulty of trailing the © horses hrough the nee! rains suffered over tle in their. maroon _and gray. outfits. The Gold Trail Riders were also represented by several riders and a buggy driven over to Auburn by Ed Granholm. Due to difficulty of trailing the horses over, many who had planned to ride were unable to attend. _ Despite intermittent heavy rains over the week end the weather, cleared sufficiently for the three day celebration to go-off successfully as planned. The celebration got underway Friday evening when Doris Lathrop was crowned queen of the festival by Sam Collins, speaker of the state assembly. Later the queen and her attendants appeared at Helldorado, the replica of an 1849 mining camp entertainment hall. A torechlight parade was staged by a’ group of about 100 men and women through the downtown reets. ; yee we was featured by another and larger parade of floats, mounted groups and commercial exhibits. This was followed by a rodeo in the afternoen. Another rodeo was schedCOUNCIL TABLES ONE ARMED BANDIT PLAN NEVADA CITY: Lou Moore, slot mahine operator whose free ‘play machines were -excluded from Grass Valley about April 1st, has applied to the city council for the installation of 18 “free play” machines. Mayor Irvine Seaman stated yesterday that the application was laid on the table. Hr said he was not for it, in fact he was oppgsed, Since the bartender can always pay off. on these so-called amusement machines when anyone wins. Moore, in making the application, offered to pay the city . $500 — for what he termed a master contract plus $5 per month tax on each machine while they are operated. Moore suggested, that if necessary the. city council enact an ordinance Pwhich shall legalize the free play machine. He noted that the county ordinance banning slot machines in unincorporated areas did not apply to incorporated cities. R. ¥. Contad of the Tahoe National Forest and W. C. Perry, member of the Lions Club, were Sworn in as members of the Nevada City Park Commission. Members already. appointed are Charles Veale, city councilman, and chairman, E. R. Hewston and Fred C. Glrrison. Full _authority was granted the commission to handle bark affairs as they think best. George C. Hansen, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, appealed to the. city ‘council to. clean up the Sreets.\. He said that they. were especially . untidy} jover the week-ends when many visi‘tors ate here. The council agreed that the cleaning needed doing but stated that labor ‘and finances. for ‘the: work were hard to. obtain. +tomne “3 However,” ‘the council bein ae would try. NEVADA crry: ~The ‘innate meeting for the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will take place . tonight at 8 o'clock and chief topic will be a benefit dance to be given for the children’s playground, Pioneers Park and for the Nevada City Airport. Other matters to come before the chamber _include parking meters, Plans for the centennial and current civic affairs. BAIL JUMPER BACK, FACES SERIOUS CHARGE NEVADA CITY: Dwight A. Lewis, Lodi musician, charged. with involdd hscgrte manslaughter, who jumped his bail of $2,500 several weeke ago is back in the county jail, ‘A coroner’s jury found. Lewis} * guilty: of involuntary mauslaughter following the killing of. Art Leight. ' on, @ car painter, on March 13th. Lewis’s car. went out of control while he was rounding a curve in the Auburn-Grass Valley Highway, left the 1ighway and entered a wrecking yard Min ‘which Leighton .was workin. The car picked Leighton ap on its bumper and. jammed him against a building. Evidence introduced at the inquest indicated Leignron had been Se GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock in‘ Myers Mortuary Chapel for John B. Cox who died Sunday in his home on Pine Hill Drive, Union Hill District. A CHAS. OSBORNE HANGS SELF, . FUNERAL TODAY _GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services will take place in the Hooper and ‘Weaver Mortuary this afternoon for Charles Osborne, 64, who committed suicide Sunday morning. at 10:30 o’cléck by hanging himself to a porch rafter in the rear of his home on Bennett Street. Coroner Alvah Hooper pronounced the death a suicide. Rey. Frank Buck conducted the service. Interment will be in the Oda Fellows Cemetery. Osborne was-found by his son, Thomas Osborne, approximately 20 minutes after the tragedy. The fire department’s resusciator squad was summoned but their efforts were unavailing. Osborne was born in Cornwall, England, coming to. this country when a young man. He was aged. 64 years. He had been suffering from acute attacks of asthma: He was lately employed as a cement mixer. Surviving the deceased is his wife Mrs. Emily Osborne, daughters, Mrs. ‘Christine Christianson, Nevada City, Mrs. Beatrice Williams, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Mrs. Alice Wyel, Auburn, Placer County, a step daughter, Miss Lillian Hawke,. and a son, Thomas Osborne, Grass Valley. SUPERVISORS. RABE FORD. A NEVADA recommend to de state legislature’ of. the. district ~attortey.” ripe ” By @ vote Gf three to two. the board passed ‘an ordinance increasing all salaries of county officers receiving $2,500 a,year or less by $25 per month. ~ Whose receiving mere than $2500 were increased bP $15. per «month, Justices of the Peace were given an increase of $55 aties of $120 to $175. . Voting for the ordinance Were Supervisors Cary S. Arbogast, Frank Rowe, and Henry Loehr. Voting against the ordinance were J. C. Coughlin and Warten Odelt. quest. of Judge James Snell that the board recommend to the state legislature that, in any action increasing salaries of superior judges, Nev-. ada County be included. BULLDOZER MAN KUED BY Tromly, bulldozer 2 Hed. Friday mo z morning a , o'lolock, by a talling tree. : ane Bias was working in one of the company’s cutting zones, when killed. The company had no information regarding him other than his name and the fact that he had only recently been employed. FUNERAL FOR GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services took place Saturday at 2 p. m '. in’ the Hoper and Weaver Mortuary for Roy Wéar, who died Wednesday night in a Nevada City Hospital. Rey. Frank Buck conducted the service. Interment was in the Elim Ridge Cemetery. Wear wae born in Grass Valley 67 years ago. He followed mining ‘Wear, dauTinecs, ates Buh! 6 ae ee ley, Mrs. a on the: superior a $300 increase in the annual salary ‘ 4 month, raising their present salt No action was taken on the re-. Nevathe Grtys Haroia Alo g 4 + for the Yuba SUPERVISORS. NEVADA CITY: Judge of oe Superior Court James S. Snell, in @& half-hour address to the court the opening of law and motion day, . Friday morning attacked the grand jury which he discharged on May 15, charging that the body's actions threatened to shamstring” the cour in its work. The grand jury had voted 17 to” 2 against Snell’s request that. it recommend to the legislature Ne ce County be given: the same consid tion as other counties in Yaising the ‘salaries of judges. — =Judge Snell also © critized ~* Board of Supervisors, saying’ dealings with that group. “never been able ‘to bat more 4 zero.” ' He spoke of a warning to. the jury foreman that he would “like what they were going As long as he was in stated, no grand juty would remain : in existence under those co Judge Snell also blamed’ the mér grand jury for its action. in « izing District Attorney H. : Shetdon in connection with the machine situtation, The jury, feasance’’ of ‘office for ne duties not required of hima. The actions of the grand jr board of supervisors, said, placed Nevada serious diptvantage: : friendship when it a judge. otherrumors “a statements going around in the s mending passage of raising the salaries ot court judges. Judge Snell chhneted, said were “inferences — ‘Was an ulterior motive” dismissal of the” grand compared county government © three-legged stool. _ Activities tween the three branches must co-ordinated, he said, to have cent administration. pe : The apperior sudg length. on salaries. year. The pill related . that gh jin Butte, sic pe mend ‘to the legislature court he given the ame. tien as those in other — should. the bills before the 1 ture be passed.” E “I¢ the pusthess of themee: BES ce Se. gtand jury and the Boaré ervisors.’”’ ere his wife, Mrs ’ Reita ny: ae cont ee ja phere son, .

VALLEY <span stn ac ailaiane eceilanediis PER MONTH AND WORTH A LOT MORE * Vol.'21, No. 57 The County Seat Set = LOUD By H. M. L. nant 7 orning, and what d’you know? r : as able to buy a loaf of bread in ia 4 plain wrappper, with the name ease’s. Bakery printed on it. Now ere’s sométhing. These bakeries in Sad’ Francisco and Sacrajento, and their ‘strikes of bakers d divers and all, have encouraghome industry to launch out into Pease’s taking advantage of a ling situtation, but he is putting have ‘to put in 4 lot of ¥ : : ! read. sight, up. -It does not have » beLcon 6d: for 4 trip, of 65 ee op ges oe ao ie prious stores. “When it gdés on » table it is fresh and.dt stays as Tong as is necessary. Did} from the dig cities, When} ‘deters Gread in the littie town. He puts all the fresh kK, of the stale bread that t_over, so that ele ciséa8. she is on to this trick. y Stale loaf in front, and ne Sar are stale too. or pain bakPad, subject {_ aa be aicivons ts done ip in ate and pretty wrappers. fs us somehow of the Cap. . out that the gal he lias is beautiful . but, din. pretty wrappers add to the ;@tbread, and after all its the 8 ” which we are mainly in4 DO més outside bakeries wlio send omaeized trucks into our fair city, the rest of. us. They double park dn the streets, often in pairs, leavif a one way route between them. Good tellws of course, but just nat‘Ually careless of other séople’s feelings and convenience. We sould bear this sort of superiority ‘Complex more easily if it were a home industry, though knowing full Well that no home. industry. would _ “ish #% put on airs and bléck the streets ’ che ns, t— in an) ih ne the od. . Por some ea bit choosy about their bread ; sbeen beating a path io Pease’s y, dnd that ts a sign lie wakes bread’ than cemés into town Ge Medicine days, that script » bread Wrappers. «Cure most hg but the itch for money. TheChattiber of Commerce is Sere to promote home industry. We don’t now just how much the chamcould @> to promote a home capable of supplying Nevada > Rity, ‘Grass Valley and way points, nay ae is anything the chamber id do, we think this is an oppata In view of the worn pavegti in front of Pease’s Bakery door doubt it he needs much help. He able to help himself, ifit comes ae to it, though a little aid might -" in Handy. Generally speaking the profit in Foxe bakery is usually in the » bear claws, snails, doughnuts, _, ¢But during this time of ms one has not often been’ able to walked into a grocery Sunday e wholesale ‘business. Not only p-aubewer lect thai those outfant ‘Dubs, Olt a. betIn the. first place he ever notice a bread. “leuvery . 4 * the loaves in the regr of just naturgtly block the traffic for time now ‘people who. ¥ ee¥ers ith a lot of talk on} shout: vitamins and: ‘other ‘Reminds us of the MWPLTODEAL — FOR NEW EMPIRE STAR CONTRACT GRASS VALLEY: The Mine Workers Protective League, local independent union, announced Friday that a negotiation committee of six has been chose nto arrange for new contracts with the Empire Star Mining Company and the Spring ill _Mining Company whose present contracts expire June 30. The committee consists of Edward Pasteris, Richara Lambie, Joseph Rumney, ‘George Baldwin, “Buck’’ Phillips and 0. Knight. The. committee has called a special meeting of all employees , of ‘the two mining companies effected for the evening of pd 12th, © league's contract. With. the ies Maryland Mines Carporation runs for another year, expiring in June, 1948. gas. Jones, secretary of the league said yesterday that 36 ney. Members. have joined since tlie Ming, Mill ana Smelter Workers began Dicketing the Tdaho Maryland Provertics. on May apthe Cho, reported that 46 new: membens had joined his union sitice the picket lines were placed. a from Connecticutt, announced yesterday that many members of the MMSW ‘would be transferred to other mines, and token picket lines left at the New Brunswick and Idaho Maryland gates. He stated aiid that many mines paid bettér than the Idaho Maryland. tt “@RASS VALLEY: Del Powell, chairman of the queen contest, now going forward in preparation for ‘the Fourth of July celebration here, reported. yesterday that arrangements have been. made to have the photograph of the winner printed On the cover of the sleet music carrying the song, “ally. of: Grass Valley.’’ Queen cousariadie who have been patriotic organizations are: Gpli Trail Riders, Ann Hartung, labor }\ unions; Lorene Davis; Elks, Betty Steele; Lions, Mary Ann. Shamberger; Ameérican Legion, Mary Ashburn; Legion Auxiliary, Veryl Painter; ‘and Eagles, Pat Pearney. When ten candidates nave entered, the list will be closea. FUNERAL FOR _ MRS. ALICE PALMER NEVADA CITY: Funeral services were held this afternoon in ‘the . Holmés Funeral Home for Mrs, Alice j(Carey Palmer who died yesterday afternoon. She was. born: in ‘Rosita, Colorado, 41 years: BBO. She-hddlived 1a ‘Nevada City. about 6 years.Surviving are her sistck> ‘Mrs. M. D. Casey of this city, and Mrs. Lilla WVailey of Park City, Utah, and brothers Nie A. Palmer. of this city, and Archie M. Palmer of Hawford, Washington. She was a mentber of the American Legion Auxiliary of Utah. FUNERAL FOR. MRS. RUTH PASCOE GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services were held this morning for Mrs. Ruth Virginia Pascoe, who died Saturday in. a Nevada City hospital. Rev. Jesse R. Rudkin conducted the service. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Pascoe, a native of Grass Valley, aged 60 years, had resided in this city all her life. She Was a daughter of the late “Mr. and Mrs. W. HHarris of this city. Mrs. Pascoe ‘had been critically ill for a William Gately, organizer, here ¢hat miners were in great demand . home. robbed, and Wa Steele’s. {home looted. of jewelry and Pufple. entered by various civic, sports andj} _NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA The Pe ice Cities Paper TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1947 POLICE NAB TEEN AGE THIEVES GRASS VALLEY: Two freshmen j Students in the Grass Valley High School, Chief of Police Frank Knuckey announced Saturday, have ®confessed to having entered and robbed Grass Valley homes between January 21st and June Ist. ad The two are being held in the city jail while Probation Officer A. W. McGagin prepares totake their cases directly into juviniie court. Their names were not as vealed. The Police have collected a latge assortment of loot which tHe two boys confessed to taking. The fecovered articles include guns;flash lights, jewelry and cameras. The police. The Police were fotced to find a special desopsitory for Ioot.+ Money the young burglars found. they spent. ‘The house robberies of Harold Nolan, Larry Prisk, Del . Powell and others have been accounted for by the bey’s cenfessions, ‘Both boys are reported to side: cent arrivals, one ig 15 years «old, and lives in a trailer house. he other is 16 and lives outside the city. 4 i It developed that the 16-year-old had spent time in a reformatery. A brief summary of their thefts ahd burglaries compiled from their. ¢onfessiong to the police include: January 21st — Don Burtner’s' Plymeuth stolen and retovered. Rifle in the car was found eect’ 3 the loot collection. February ist — Jack Stennett’s . house looted o7 revolver, gun, camera. and moneg. February ist—iMrs. Arletta ‘Doug: . las’ home robbed of : ‘flashlight. ‘February 16st—Peter Cassettari’s poet modal Be Prisk’s home robbed. June ist— Bunce Nolan’s home robbed of gun, Larry Prisk’s home robbed of watch, and Del Powell’s home robbed of gun and jewelry. The two. boys had cached most of their loot in Memorial Park, on Empire Hill and in the Sunset District. AUBURN ar AUBUR? IN: The ‘hewly. organized Nevada Eeuiy Sheriff’s Posse came in for a good deal of recognition as they walked, or rather rode off with ithe gold cup offered as second prize for the best mounted group in the Auburn Gold Rush Days parade. Although only about a dozen riders were able to attend owing to the difficulty of trailing the © horses hrough the nee! rains suffered over tle in their. maroon _and gray. outfits. The Gold Trail Riders were also represented by several riders and a buggy driven over to Auburn by Ed

Granholm. Due to difficulty of trailing the horses over, many who had planned to ride were unable to attend. _ Despite intermittent heavy rains over the week end the weather, cleared sufficiently for the three day celebration to go-off successfully as planned. The celebration got underway Friday evening when Doris Lathrop was crowned queen of the festival by Sam Collins, speaker of the state assembly. Later the queen and her attendants appeared at Helldorado, the replica of an 1849 mining camp entertainment hall. A torechlight parade was staged by a’ group of about 100 men and women through the downtown reets. ; yee we was featured by another and larger parade of floats, mounted groups and commercial exhibits. This was followed by a rodeo in the afternoen. Another rodeo was schedCOUNCIL TABLES ONE ARMED BANDIT PLAN NEVADA CITY: Lou Moore, slot mahine operator whose free ‘play machines were -excluded from Grass Valley about April 1st, has applied to the city council for the installation of 18 “free play” machines. Mayor Irvine Seaman stated yesterday that the application was laid on the table. Hr said he was not for it, in fact he was oppgsed, Since the bartender can always pay off. on these so-called amusement machines when anyone wins. Moore, in making the application, offered to pay the city . $500 — for what he termed a master contract plus $5 per month tax on each machine while they are operated. Moore suggested, that if necessary the. city council enact an ordinance Pwhich shall legalize the free play machine. He noted that the county ordinance banning slot machines in unincorporated areas did not apply to incorporated cities. R. ¥. Contad of the Tahoe National Forest and W. C. Perry, member of the Lions Club, were Sworn in as members of the Nevada City Park Commission. Members already. appointed are Charles Veale, city councilman, and chairman, E. R. Hewston and Fred C. Glrrison. Full _authority was granted the commission to handle bark affairs as they think best. George C. Hansen, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, appealed to the. city ‘council to. clean up the Sreets.\. He said that they. were especially . untidy} jover the week-ends when many visi‘tors ate here. The council agreed that the cleaning needed doing but stated that labor ‘and finances. for ‘the: work were hard to. obtain. +tomne “3 However,” ‘the council bein ae would try. NEVADA crry: ~The ‘innate meeting for the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will take place . tonight at 8 o'clock and chief topic will be a benefit dance to be given for the children’s playground, Pioneers Park and for the Nevada City Airport. Other matters to come before the chamber _include parking meters, Plans for the centennial and current civic affairs. BAIL JUMPER BACK, FACES SERIOUS CHARGE NEVADA CITY: Dwight A. Lewis, Lodi musician, charged. with involdd hscgrte manslaughter, who jumped his bail of $2,500 several weeke ago is back in the county jail, ‘A coroner’s jury found. Lewis} * guilty: of involuntary mauslaughter following the killing of. Art Leight. ' on, @ car painter, on March 13th. Lewis’s car. went out of control while he was rounding a curve in the Auburn-Grass Valley Highway, left the 1ighway and entered a wrecking yard Min ‘which Leighton .was workin. The car picked Leighton ap on its bumper and. jammed him against a building. Evidence introduced at the inquest indicated Leignron had been Se GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock in‘ Myers Mortuary Chapel for John B. Cox who died Sunday in his home on Pine Hill Drive, Union Hill District. A CHAS. OSBORNE HANGS SELF, . FUNERAL TODAY _GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services will take place in the Hooper and ‘Weaver Mortuary this afternoon for Charles Osborne, 64, who committed suicide Sunday morning. at 10:30 o’cléck by hanging himself to a porch rafter in the rear of his home on Bennett Street. Coroner Alvah Hooper pronounced the death a suicide. Rey. Frank Buck conducted the service. Interment will be in the Oda Fellows Cemetery. Osborne was-found by his son, Thomas Osborne, approximately 20 minutes after the tragedy. The fire department’s resusciator squad was summoned but their efforts were unavailing. Osborne was born in Cornwall, England, coming to. this country when a young man. He was aged. 64 years. He had been suffering from acute attacks of asthma: He was lately employed as a cement mixer. Surviving the deceased is his wife Mrs. Emily Osborne, daughters, Mrs. ‘Christine Christianson, Nevada City, Mrs. Beatrice Williams, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Mrs. Alice Wyel, Auburn, Placer County, a step daughter, Miss Lillian Hawke,. and a son, Thomas Osborne, Grass Valley. SUPERVISORS. RABE FORD. A NEVADA recommend to de state legislature’ of. the. district ~attortey.” ripe ” By @ vote Gf three to two. the board passed ‘an ordinance increasing all salaries of county officers receiving $2,500 a,year or less by $25 per month. ~ Whose receiving mere than $2500 were increased bP $15. per «month, Justices of the Peace were given an increase of $55 aties of $120 to $175. . Voting for the ordinance Were Supervisors Cary S. Arbogast, Frank Rowe, and Henry Loehr. Voting against the ordinance were J. C. Coughlin and Warten Odelt. quest. of Judge James Snell that the board recommend to the state legislature that, in any action increasing salaries of superior judges, Nev-. ada County be included. BULLDOZER MAN KUED BY Tromly, bulldozer 2 Hed. Friday mo z morning a , o'lolock, by a talling tree. : ane Bias was working in one of the company’s cutting zones, when killed. The company had no information regarding him other than his name and the fact that he had only recently been employed. FUNERAL FOR GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services took place Saturday at 2 p. m '. in’ the Hoper and Weaver Mortuary for Roy Wéar, who died Wednesday night in a Nevada City Hospital. Rey. Frank Buck conducted the service. Interment was in the Elim Ridge Cemetery. Wear wae born in Grass Valley 67 years ago. He followed mining ‘Wear, dauTinecs, ates Buh! 6 ae ee ley, Mrs. a on the: superior a $300 increase in the annual salary ‘ 4 month, raising their present salt No action was taken on the re-. Nevathe Grtys Haroia Alo g 4 + for the Yuba SUPERVISORS. NEVADA CITY: Judge of oe Superior Court James S. Snell, in @& half-hour address to the court the opening of law and motion day, . Friday morning attacked the grand jury which he discharged on May 15, charging that the body's actions threatened to shamstring” the cour in its work. The grand jury had voted 17 to” 2 against Snell’s request that. it recommend to the legislature Ne ce County be given: the same consid tion as other counties in Yaising the ‘salaries of judges. — =Judge Snell also © critized ~* Board of Supervisors, saying’ dealings with that group. “never been able ‘to bat more 4 zero.” ' He spoke of a warning to. the jury foreman that he would “like what they were going As long as he was in stated, no grand juty would remain : in existence under those co Judge Snell also blamed’ the mér grand jury for its action. in « izing District Attorney H. : Shetdon in connection with the machine situtation, The jury, feasance’’ of ‘office for ne duties not required of hima. The actions of the grand jr board of supervisors, said, placed Nevada serious diptvantage: : friendship when it a judge. otherrumors “a statements going around in the s mending passage of raising the salaries ot court judges. Judge Snell chhneted, said were “inferences — ‘Was an ulterior motive” dismissal of the” grand compared county government © three-legged stool. _ Activities tween the three branches must co-ordinated, he said, to have cent administration. pe : The apperior sudg length. on salaries. year. The pill related . that gh jin Butte, sic pe mend ‘to the legislature court he given the ame. tien as those in other — should. the bills before the 1 ture be passed.” E “I¢ the pusthess of themee: BES ce Se. gtand jury and the Boaré ervisors.’”’ ere his wife, Mrs ’ Reita ny: ae cont ee ja phere son, .