June 13, 1946 (4 pages)

ie = 4 _enport, O. E. Tompkins, C. T. Can-: . The Nugget is delivered to . your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to thoes who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.’’——Daniel Webster ". Nevada City Nu CCVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ +} gget 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. a Vol, 20, No. 47. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _The Gold Center_ eT _THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1946. —AND— t— NEVADA CITY SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS FIFTY YEARS AGO AGO NEVADA CITY 75 YEARS AGO The storehouse of Mr. Houston who resided on the Blue Tent road was entered and five hams and the same number of shoulders and sides of acon were stolen together with an overcoat. The robbers were barefooted and were tracked into town down Broad St. to the head of China St. Constable Gray made a diligent search in Chinatown but the missing articles were not to be found. The impression was that the robbers were indians who took the road to the head of Commercial St. doubled on their course to the edge of town and “proceeded out to the Indian cam: tpoodie. William Astin got a shot at a Chinése chicken thief who was attempting to rob the chicken roost of his uncle, Barne McLean. He thought from the manner in which the John made tracks he must have warmed his jacket. Mr. F. Powers principal of the high school, was anniounted as a candidate for oounty superintendent . of schools. M. L. Marsh was announced as a candidate for supervisor and L. Nihell was announced BOY SCOUTS CAMPOREE OPENS JUNE 15 The annual camporee of Boy Scouts in the Tahoe Area will open Saturday afternoon at Lake Olmypia midway between Grass Valley and Nevada City and continue until Sunday afternoon. ‘Boy Scouts will begin registration at 1 p. m. check in and make camp, after which they may devote their time to swimming and hiking until 4 p. m. when they begin preparations for supper. There will be a Green ference: at 7 pi: hour later Bar cona camp fire an and taps at 10 o’clock. On Sunday the day—will open with reveille at 6:30 a. m. call to Golore. breakfast, judging and camp cleanup. Scout services will take place at as candidate for road commissioner. . 4 Notice was given that an election . of Chief Engineer of the see Fire Dent. was to be held at ths marshal’s office. Polls were to ba . . open from 5 to 8 p. m. Judges for the eleetion were C. T. Canfield and . D. B. Getchell, clerks were O. By Tompkins and William Scott. The Sewing Society’ of the Epis. tcopal Church met at the residence of . Mrs. E. P. Marselus. A large number of persons a ed the picnic at Schardin’s place at Newtown. Every. vehicle and horse in ‘this city was in service. Several accidents occurred to parties enroute tbut no-one was hurt.» A. ‘Rosenthal had a breakdown,.one of the wheels of his buggy giving out. A -horse attached to a buggy driven by K. Casper and Jake Rosenthal shied on the bridge, ran inito a bank and upset the buggy, spilling the occupants. ‘Members of the Nevada Fire Dept. met to make arrangements for the 4th of July celebration. C. W. Cornell was elected chairman and John Clark secretary. The following commit-~ tees were then named: Reception committee W. B. Gethell, A. P. Davfield, Jake Hahn, Chas. Sayers, Soliciting ommittee: Wim. R. Coe, Napoleon King, Thos. Flowers. Collation committde: John F. Hook, C. W. Cornell, Thos. Mowers, C. T. Canfield, A. P. Davenport and Napoleon King. : NEVADA CITY 50 YEARS AGO Health Officer J. E, Isaac and Marshal Getchell were aronnd town explaining the sanitary condition of the city. They found numerous places where privy vaults were in such Yad condition as to menace the health of the people living in the neighborhood. In fact such was the case in the majority of places visited. Isaac and Getchell warned all property owners that where complaints were filed they would be held to answer. It was believed that the Fourth of July celebration in Nevada City would be worth traveling 500 miles to witness. It had been learned that all towns north and east would be depopulated on that day as the people had made arrangements to come to Nevada City/ Miss Adelaide Farjuum a young /lady of Grass Valley, had been invited by the literary committee to read the Declaration of Independence. / Marshall Getchell had appoinited ten or twelve stalwart deputies to march with him in full unit form in advance of the procession after the/ style of the big parades in the large cities. Rev. W. C. Gray of the Mstnoat Church and Rev. J. Sims fof the Congregational Church to be the chaplains. Ageorge Allen had received two monkeys from San Francisco and. mittee. spection. The closing ceremony will} begin at 2:30.:p. m. with tion of awards. Catholic attend mage. presentaIn charge of the camporee are L. } W. Reynolds: chairman of the com. mittee and H. J. Wile chairman . Grass Valley district MRS. F. HANCOCK SEEKS TO ADOPT DESFRTED BABY Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen and his deputies are trying to find a-clue to the identttiy of the person, woman or man, who left an emaciated balby Sunday afternoon at the door of Mrs. Evah Hancock who leaves on the Colfax Road at Cedar Ridge. .'The balby is now in the Community Hospital under care of Dr. Orvin T. Fry. He reports the baby is a red headed little boy and all skin and bones when received at the hospital. Mrs. Hancock is anxious to adopt . the child and yesterday consulted . with the district attorney, Ward Sheldon regarding the steps to be taken, The sheriff’s office reported that there were no clueg to the child’s identity found on its elothes, such as laundry marks. FOUR PICKETS PLACED ON SUGAR PINE SAWMILL There are now four AFL pickets employed ‘in patrolling the road above Washington, 17 miles east of this city near the juniction of the road leading into the Tahoe Sugar Pine Company’s sawmill. The mill according to District Attorney Ward Sheldon has resumed operations with a mill crew, replacing those who walked off the job last week when the mill. foreman, Paul K. Cullen was discharged. According to officials of the company the men attempted to flag down trucks passing through their line maintained at the ‘South Yuba bridge but are offering no impediments to business as usual. The pickets are said to be members of an AIPML carpenters union of Grass Valley and Nevada City. Ten members of the sawmill crew walked off the job last week and later allegedly stoned an army car used for transporting workmen from Nevada City to the mill and occupied at the time with employes who had refused to quit when the protestants were arrested on charges of rioting and are now out on $500 bail each, awaiting their preliminary hearing. had them in his saloon opposite the Uuion Hotel. 8 a. m. after which there. will he} demonstrations exhibits, games and swimming. After lunch the scouts . will break camp and pass final in-. . Scouts will} . swim there. activities com=. es Ly . lishing a permanent camp for the local Girl Scouts took a long step foreward in achieving their aims when they received assurance last week that a site at Scotts Flat Dam five miles from Nevada City might be available. Wm. Durbrow, manager of the Nevada Irrigation District stated in a_ letter to scout executives that the matter of using a site, including buildings for Girl Scouts of the two cities had been discussed at the last meeting of the board of directors ana that no objections to such an arrangement appeared. He said in the message that details would have to be worked out. The buildings in question were erected prior’to the war for the use of construction crews. It was specified that these structures would be Rehained ‘by the-irrigation district until the dam was complete. Probable cofiditions of the arrangemeng to be made at a later date . were sét forth as follows: The probable conditions would be that the Girl Scouts would have to maintain the buildilgs in lieu of rental, provided the buildings used exclusively for ;such pulblic purposes as the Gir . Scouts represent. Durbrow closed the letter with a note of regret that he poe not be more definite at this time. Those familiar the present ; excellent are with the spot state buildings offer Roof repairs are a pressure system some features. indicated and . water will be needed, . The campers may enjoy the Seotts . Flat for for boating but. cannot Competent parties have that a private pool imay be had without. great cost. This waters given assurance Residents of Nevada City andj Grass Valley interested in estab-. PERMANENT LODGE IN SIGHT FOR NEVADA CITY . Naughty GIRL SCOUTS will for undoubtedly consideration in the future. The location is not far from Nevada City approximately five miles on good road. It has been understood that while the Girl Scouts will have charge of the camp, the facilities may be used by other civic bodies of the two towns. Lake Vera has long been a favorite summer rendevous for campers from Sacramento, the bay area and Slsewhere. The entire lakeshore has been purchased by Girl Scouts and Camp Fire girls of the distant localities and local young peaple have been invited to participate when the camps were not too crowded. This has made summer outings available in short periods to a limited few. The Girl Scouts in the two communities are now well established and have a record of years of activity behind them. The council in Nevada City was first set up in 1939 and the city contributed a meeting Place in the fire house three years ago. Grass Valley has a newly formedadministrative group which does not indicate newness on the part of scouting in that region but only another step in handling the growing memibership. Latest count of registered girls put the fgiure at over 200 for the two towns. Youth minded residents and civic groups have long backed Evidence of this may be seen in the Final arrangements must wait com-' pletion of:the dam itself. cae OVERTURNS CHARGED CASE A charge of reckless driving witin . injury was filed Monday against Francis O. Peters as a re-4 sult of the accident which occurred . at 3:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon on . the .Nevada City4Grass Valley high-} way on the turn near Glenwood . Road. ' mor a Peters, . who resides at Glenwood Road, maintains his speed was between 30 and 40 miles per hour, but his passengers say he was going faeter.-Dennis Smith, 17, Nevada City youth and J. L. Johnson 35, of 98th Avenue, Oakland were both cut and bruised. They were taken to Miners Hospital in Nevada City for X-ray examination. Eugene Hatch 17 and Dave Southern 16, both ‘of Nevada City were uninjured. The car left the road at the Glenbrook turn and rolled over. Bill Pohley To Be Life Guard The Nevada City council has appointed William F. Podley to be life j guard at the munilcipal pool in Pioneers Park at a salary of $150 a month. He will attend a special school of instruction, in Sacramento given in life saving by the Red Cross. Edward LaRue who is applying for a permit to erect a sawmill on the old Narrow Gauge Railroad depot site which he now owns, presented the council with drawings showing the construction of a. new} and improved burner which he said will eliminate the smoke nuisance. At the last meeting of the council a petition was handed them protesting the erection of a sawmill in the residence district. There were 122 names attached to the petition most of them residents of: Prospect Hill which will be immediately affected. Plans for extending A Street from Nihell Street to the Nevada County Hospital Road were examined. The council will make an estimate of costs before opening a street that has not been “used sinice early days. GUILD SPONSORS GN, WHUST PARTY "st. Catherine's uild of Grass Valley sponsored a whist party Wednesday night in the Episcopal Parish House on South Church Street. Mrs. Edna McGrath was in charge of the event USNJOENSON MONT H CHAIRMAN The appointment of U. S. N. Johnson as chairman of the June Dairy Month committee in Nevada county was announced today by Alfred N.* Ghormley chairman of the California Dairy Industry Advisory Board, who heads up the Dairy Month campaign in California. The ‘job assigned Johnson follow out the instructions of See, of Agriculture Clinton who asked the entire dairy industry of Nevada county toi make June ‘Dairy Month the occasion to impress on the public both dairymen and the consumers. alike, the importance of the dairy industry throughout the state and nation. Appointment of a committee representing all segments of the dairy industry in the county will be made by Chairman Johnson it is announced. The importance of the dairy industry in Nevada county is one which every individual can not overlook, Ghormley said. in pointing out that i production of dairy production there men in Nevada county received approximately $279,000 last year from their commercial milk production.” The fighting war is over but the battle of food production continues. The need of a continued maximum production of dairy prooducts, there fore is extremely urgent for adequate nutrition at home and abroad. was to G. V. Couple ‘Aieane Troth At Reno Lunch iIMiss June Hawke and Robert Hawkins both of Grass Valley, announced their engagement last Sunday at a luncheon meeting of the Grass Valley-Reno Tennis Club in the home of Gene Peterson in Reno. Miss Hawke is a graduate of Nevada City high school and Mount St. Mary’s Academy of Grass Valley and for six years has been employed by the Alpha Store here. Hawkins is a graduate of the University of California and has recently ‘been discharged from the army, having served_in the Buropean theatre ag a Master Sgt. He is also employed in the Alpha Stores. The wedding is scheduled for this summer. MARRIAGE LICENSE Erickson-Iverson—In Nevada City June 8, Lester Perry Erickson 30, and Marguerite E. Iverson 25, both of Meridan, Idaho. become a matter . F elles Spoil G. Vv. . Firemen-Elks Softball Game Grass Valiey’s Police and Fire Departments are more than somewhat annoyed at unknown hoodlums, who for the seconid time in a week have turned in fake fire alarms: The alarm Monday night, turned in from Main and Alta Streets, not only drew the entire fire department personnel but interrupted ball game at Memorial Park. A description of the three anonymous would4+be humorists was secured and the police are looking for them. Joseph Paladini Called To Rest Joseph Palidini, formerly of Truckee died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 p. m. at the county hospital where he had resided for some years -.Interment unider the direction of -Myers Mortuary will take -place_ in Greenwood Cemetery. The deceased had in the past been employed as a bartender in ‘Truckee and Jjeaves no close relatives in this area. Lena Zusnoni Engaged To Frank Costa Miss Lena Zugnoni, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zugnoni of Grass Valley has announced her engagement to Frank Costa of Gehleva, New . ; tend the Cherry Carnival dance secretary cipal to Clay Caldwell. of Hennessy school. prin-. . Whiskerines To Attend ‘Cherry Carnival Nevada City Whiskerinos will atSaturday night, June 15 in North San Official invitations will be extended to all residents of San Juan Ridge to attend the Fourth-of July celebration in Nevada City. The dance ‘will be held in Twambly Hall. It is. announced that cherries will be available but not in the usual generous helpings, since there is a light ‘crop in North San Juan this year. Miss Nadine Brokenshire Marries Francis B.Gordon ‘Miss Nadine C. Brokenshire of Grass Valley was married in ChicJuan. Anderson, }¥asha, Oklahoma to Francis B. Gordon of that city on May 31, accoording to annoouncements received by her friends here. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eirnest Brokenshire of 219 Chapel Street, Grass Valley and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gordon of Chicasha. The couple were married in the First Baptist Church of Chisaha. The bride’*s dress was white with black accessories. She wore a pink rosebud corsage. Her attendant was Mrs. Eddy Eslick, matron of honor. Robert E. Gordon, brother of the bridegroom was best man. Ceremony Held For C. H. Thomas Funeral services were held today in Holmes Funeral Home,at 2:30 p. m. for Charles Havelock Thomas who died suddenly of a heart attack in his garden. Monday evening. Rev. Angus Miller. read the service. Interment will be in Forest View Cemetery. For many years he was employed in work for the county and for the ity. He was born in Nevada City 69 years ago. Surviving are his wife Mrs. Frances Thomas, daughters, Mrs. Margaret Steele of Nevada City, Mrs. Whitford of Sacramento, Mrs. Dorothy Adams of Grass Valley and_ son, Charles Thomas of Nevada City. He leaves brothers, Frank of Nevada City, Landseer of San Francisco and William Thomas of. Richmond, Contra Costa ‘county and a sister in Grass Valley. CHARGED WITH CAR THEFT James Dykes, 18 and George Hubbard Jr. 15, arrested by the Califorhia Highway Patrol at Truckee on a ‘charge of car stealing are being detained by the gheriff’s office here pending an investigation by the FBI. The two youths are alleged to have crossed the state line with the car, a federal offense. York. The bride to be is a graduate . the Firemen-Elks softBPWCCARNIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT The Nevada City Business and Professional Women’s Club is making final plans for the carnival to be held Friday evening, June 14th, in Pioneers Park for the benefit of the Girl Scouts Lodge at Scotts Flat. The Nevada Irrigation District recently granted the Girl Scouts use of the buildings there, which were ocecupied by crews engaged in stripping the damsite of trees four yearg ago. For the first time the BPWC is making the annual carnival an affair open to the public so that as large a sum as possbile may be raised for theGirl Scouts. RED HAIR WAIF MAY SURVIVE The red haired infant boy, three months old found on the doorstep of . . of Grass Valley high scnovl and is! the girls. . . Mrs. Evah Hancock Sunday evening, is holding its own according to Dr. Orvin F. Fry. He states the baby only weighed 6.10 pounds «when brought to the Community Hoapitet in Grass Valley. Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen said that carnival set for Friday evening andj Costa is the son of Mr and Mrs. . he was-bending every effort to trace put on by the Business.and Profes-. Cosimo Costa of Geneva, New York . the persons presumably parents; sional Women of Neyada City. They . and at present is residing with Mr. who abandoned the child but § is have taken the initiative in this} and Mrs. Harry Norton. of Lucas! handicapped due to the fact that the money making project that funds . Lane. Recen'tly discharged from the clothing on the infant when ahbanmay start accumlating toward the . army he saw_ service with the 81st, doned bore no laundry marks whatScotts Fiat camp. . Wilcat Infantry Division. Date. of. ever, though apparently clean from Details of administration of the. the weddinge has ‘not been announc. home laundering. The clothing conproject have yet to be worked out. ed. sists of a soft white belly band, a white dress, a white white petticoat, undershirt. and soft There were . no diapers. Wrapped about the child when found was a blue and white cotton. balby blanket. On this and on none of clothing was the slightest mark that might afford a clue. District Attorney Ward Sheldon States that he had: been frying to yeach the Social Welfare Bureau, Adoption Department in order to expedite application to adopt the abandoned waif. Memorial Park Out Of Bounds For Whiskerinos Wild driving on the part of ‘“‘barefaces” seeking to escape the Whie_kerino “‘sheriff’s’”’ posse led the GrassValley city council to declare Memorial Park out of bounds for Whiskerino. raids. Other business at the council session was authorization to repaint the swimming pool in accordance with state health requirements. Current projects are improving the city pound and removing brush from the city reservoirs. A meeting “to iron out city insurance problems” was called or June 18 and all Grass Valley insurance agents were invited to appear before the council at that time. Police Chief Ben Jenkins reported recommendations of the governir’s. safety council and secured the couneil’s approval of a policy that local policemen should not be made objects of Whiskerino fun4making. The council approved a plan submitted by Dan C. Stewart for a memorial in the city park to Allison F. Watt. The monument is to be a granite shaft, with twin drinking — fountains at the base. Cost is estimated at $1700 which is provided in the Watt estate. Death Of Sierra City Women > May Result In Inquest Whether an inquest is held on the death of Mrs. Mary Fletcher who died in the Miners Hospital here . Monday, Coroner Alvah Hooper states depended upon evidence gathered-by the Sierra County authorities in Sierra City, where on June 2, Mrs. Fletcher according to her own story before she died, had suffered a fall down a flight of steps at the back of her home. ; Hooper said that ani inquest. wilt not be held here. He was of the opinion that the woman’s death was. accidental and he was not impress ed with the story circulated in Sierra City that she had been beat He said the bruises upon Mrs. Mletcher’s arms and legs could easily been caused by a fall down a fe : of stairs.

ie = 4 _enport, O. E. Tompkins, C. T. Can-: . The Nugget is delivered to . your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to thoes who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.’’——Daniel Webster ". Nevada City Nu CCVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ +} gget 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. a Vol, 20, No. 47. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _The Gold Center_ eT _THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1946. —AND— t— NEVADA CITY SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS FIFTY YEARS AGO AGO NEVADA CITY 75 YEARS AGO The storehouse of Mr. Houston who resided on the Blue Tent road was entered and five hams and the same number of shoulders and sides of acon were stolen together with an overcoat. The robbers were barefooted and were tracked into town down Broad St. to the head of China St. Constable Gray made a diligent search in Chinatown but the missing articles were not to be found. The impression was that the robbers were indians who took the road to the head of Commercial St. doubled on their course to the edge of town and “proceeded out to the Indian cam: tpoodie. William Astin got a shot at a Chinése chicken thief who was attempting to rob the chicken roost of his uncle, Barne McLean. He thought from the manner in which the John made tracks he must have warmed his jacket. Mr. F. Powers principal of the high school, was anniounted as a candidate for oounty superintendent . of schools. M. L. Marsh was announced as a candidate for supervisor and L. Nihell was announced BOY SCOUTS CAMPOREE OPENS JUNE 15 The annual camporee of Boy Scouts in the Tahoe Area will open Saturday afternoon at Lake Olmypia midway between Grass Valley and Nevada City and continue until Sunday afternoon. ‘Boy Scouts will begin registration at 1 p. m. check in and make camp, after which they may devote their time to swimming and hiking until 4 p. m. when they begin preparations for supper. There will be a Green ference: at 7 pi: hour later Bar cona camp fire an and taps at 10 o’clock. On Sunday the day—will open with reveille at 6:30 a. m. call to Golore. breakfast, judging and camp cleanup. Scout services will take place at as candidate for road commissioner. . 4 Notice was given that an election . of Chief Engineer of the see Fire Dent. was to be held at ths marshal’s office. Polls were to ba . . open from 5 to 8 p. m. Judges for the eleetion were C. T. Canfield and . D. B. Getchell, clerks were O. By Tompkins and William Scott. The Sewing Society’ of the Epis. tcopal Church met at the residence of . Mrs. E. P. Marselus. A large number of persons a ed the picnic at Schardin’s place at Newtown. Every. vehicle and horse in ‘this city was in service. Several accidents occurred to parties enroute tbut no-one was hurt.» A. ‘Rosenthal had a breakdown,.one of the wheels of his buggy giving out. A -horse attached to a buggy driven by K. Casper and Jake Rosenthal shied on the bridge, ran inito a bank and upset the buggy, spilling the occupants. ‘Members of the Nevada Fire Dept. met to make arrangements for the 4th of July celebration. C. W. Cornell was elected chairman and John Clark secretary. The following commit-~ tees were then named: Reception committee W. B. Gethell, A. P. Davfield, Jake Hahn, Chas. Sayers, Soliciting ommittee: Wim. R. Coe, Napoleon King, Thos. Flowers. Collation committde: John F. Hook, C. W. Cornell, Thos. Mowers, C. T. Canfield, A. P. Davenport and Napoleon King. : NEVADA CITY 50 YEARS AGO Health Officer J. E, Isaac and Marshal Getchell were aronnd town explaining the sanitary condition of the city. They found numerous places where privy vaults were in such Yad condition as to menace the health of the people living in the neighborhood. In fact such was the case in the majority of places visited. Isaac and Getchell warned all property owners that where complaints were filed they would be held to answer. It was believed that the Fourth of July celebration in Nevada City would be worth traveling 500 miles to witness. It had been learned that all towns north and east would be depopulated on that day as the people had made arrangements to come to Nevada City/ Miss Adelaide Farjuum a young /lady of Grass Valley, had been invited by the literary committee to read the Declaration of Independence. / Marshall Getchell had appoinited ten or twelve stalwart deputies to march with him in full unit form in advance of the procession after the/ style of the big parades in the large cities. Rev. W. C. Gray of the Mstnoat Church and Rev. J. Sims fof the Congregational Church to be the chaplains. Ageorge Allen had received two monkeys from San Francisco and. mittee. spection. The closing ceremony will} begin at 2:30.:p. m. with tion of awards. Catholic attend mage. presentaIn charge of the camporee are L. } W. Reynolds: chairman of the com. mittee and H. J. Wile chairman . Grass Valley district MRS. F. HANCOCK SEEKS TO ADOPT DESFRTED BABY Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen and his deputies are trying to find a-clue to the identttiy of the person, woman or man, who left an emaciated balby Sunday afternoon at the door of Mrs. Evah Hancock who leaves on the Colfax Road at Cedar Ridge. .'The balby is now in the Community Hospital under care of Dr. Orvin T. Fry. He reports the baby is a red headed little boy and all skin and bones when received at the hospital. Mrs. Hancock is anxious to adopt . the child and yesterday consulted . with the district attorney, Ward Sheldon regarding the steps to be taken, The sheriff’s office reported that there were no clueg to the child’s identity found on its elothes, such as laundry marks. FOUR PICKETS PLACED ON SUGAR PINE SAWMILL There are now four AFL pickets employed ‘in patrolling the road above Washington, 17 miles east of this city near the juniction of the road leading into the Tahoe Sugar Pine Company’s sawmill. The mill according to District Attorney Ward Sheldon has resumed operations with a mill crew, replacing those who walked off the job last week when the mill. foreman, Paul K. Cullen was discharged. According to officials of the company the men attempted to flag down trucks passing through their line maintained at the ‘South Yuba bridge but are offering no impediments to business as usual. The pickets are said to be members of an AIPML carpenters union of Grass Valley and Nevada City. Ten members of the sawmill crew walked off the job last week and later allegedly stoned an army car used for transporting workmen from Nevada City to the mill and occupied at the time with employes who had refused to quit when the protestants were arrested on charges of rioting and are now out on $500 bail each, awaiting their preliminary hearing. had them in his saloon opposite the Uuion Hotel. 8 a. m. after which there. will he} demonstrations exhibits, games and swimming. After lunch the scouts . will break camp and pass final in-. . Scouts will} . swim there. activities com=. es Ly . lishing a permanent camp for the local Girl Scouts took a long step foreward in achieving their aims when they received assurance last week that a site at Scotts Flat Dam five miles from Nevada City might be available. Wm. Durbrow, manager of the Nevada Irrigation District stated in a_ letter to scout executives that the matter of using a site, including buildings for Girl Scouts of the two cities had been discussed at the last meeting of the board of directors ana that no objections to such an arrangement appeared. He said in the message that details would have to be worked out. The buildings in question were erected prior’to the war for the use of construction crews. It was specified that these structures would be Rehained ‘by the-irrigation district until the dam was complete. Probable cofiditions of the arrangemeng to be made at a later date . were sét forth as follows: The probable conditions would be that the Girl Scouts would have to maintain the buildilgs in lieu of rental, provided the buildings used exclusively for ;such pulblic purposes as the Gir . Scouts represent. Durbrow closed the letter with a note of regret that he poe not be more definite at this time. Those familiar the present ; excellent are with the spot state buildings offer Roof repairs are a pressure system some features. indicated and . water will be needed, . The campers may enjoy the Seotts . Flat for for boating but. cannot Competent parties have that a private pool imay be had without. great cost. This waters given assurance Residents of Nevada City andj Grass Valley interested in estab-. PERMANENT LODGE IN SIGHT FOR NEVADA CITY . Naughty GIRL SCOUTS will for undoubtedly consideration in the future. The location is not far from Nevada City approximately five miles on good road. It has been understood that while the Girl Scouts will have charge of the camp, the facilities may be used by other civic bodies of the two towns. Lake Vera has long been a favorite summer rendevous for campers from Sacramento, the bay area and Slsewhere. The entire lakeshore has been purchased by Girl Scouts and Camp Fire girls of the distant localities and local young peaple have been invited to participate when the camps were not too crowded. This has made summer outings available in short periods to a limited few. The Girl Scouts in the two communities are now well established and have a record of years of activity behind them. The council in Nevada City was first set up in 1939 and the city contributed a meeting Place in the fire house three years ago. Grass Valley has a newly formedadministrative group which does not indicate newness on the part of scouting in that region but only another step in handling the growing memibership. Latest count of registered girls put the fgiure at over 200 for the two towns. Youth minded residents and civic

groups have long backed Evidence of this may be seen in the Final arrangements must wait com-' pletion of:the dam itself. cae OVERTURNS CHARGED CASE A charge of reckless driving witin . injury was filed Monday against Francis O. Peters as a re-4 sult of the accident which occurred . at 3:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon on . the .Nevada City4Grass Valley high-} way on the turn near Glenwood . Road. ' mor a Peters, . who resides at Glenwood Road, maintains his speed was between 30 and 40 miles per hour, but his passengers say he was going faeter.-Dennis Smith, 17, Nevada City youth and J. L. Johnson 35, of 98th Avenue, Oakland were both cut and bruised. They were taken to Miners Hospital in Nevada City for X-ray examination. Eugene Hatch 17 and Dave Southern 16, both ‘of Nevada City were uninjured. The car left the road at the Glenbrook turn and rolled over. Bill Pohley To Be Life Guard The Nevada City council has appointed William F. Podley to be life j guard at the munilcipal pool in Pioneers Park at a salary of $150 a month. He will attend a special school of instruction, in Sacramento given in life saving by the Red Cross. Edward LaRue who is applying for a permit to erect a sawmill on the old Narrow Gauge Railroad depot site which he now owns, presented the council with drawings showing the construction of a. new} and improved burner which he said will eliminate the smoke nuisance. At the last meeting of the council a petition was handed them protesting the erection of a sawmill in the residence district. There were 122 names attached to the petition most of them residents of: Prospect Hill which will be immediately affected. Plans for extending A Street from Nihell Street to the Nevada County Hospital Road were examined. The council will make an estimate of costs before opening a street that has not been “used sinice early days. GUILD SPONSORS GN, WHUST PARTY "st. Catherine's uild of Grass Valley sponsored a whist party Wednesday night in the Episcopal Parish House on South Church Street. Mrs. Edna McGrath was in charge of the event USNJOENSON MONT H CHAIRMAN The appointment of U. S. N. Johnson as chairman of the June Dairy Month committee in Nevada county was announced today by Alfred N.* Ghormley chairman of the California Dairy Industry Advisory Board, who heads up the Dairy Month campaign in California. The ‘job assigned Johnson follow out the instructions of See, of Agriculture Clinton who asked the entire dairy industry of Nevada county toi make June ‘Dairy Month the occasion to impress on the public both dairymen and the consumers. alike, the importance of the dairy industry throughout the state and nation. Appointment of a committee representing all segments of the dairy industry in the county will be made by Chairman Johnson it is announced. The importance of the dairy industry in Nevada county is one which every individual can not overlook, Ghormley said. in pointing out that i production of dairy production there men in Nevada county received approximately $279,000 last year from their commercial milk production.” The fighting war is over but the battle of food production continues. The need of a continued maximum production of dairy prooducts, there fore is extremely urgent for adequate nutrition at home and abroad. was to G. V. Couple ‘Aieane Troth At Reno Lunch iIMiss June Hawke and Robert Hawkins both of Grass Valley, announced their engagement last Sunday at a luncheon meeting of the Grass Valley-Reno Tennis Club in the home of Gene Peterson in Reno. Miss Hawke is a graduate of Nevada City high school and Mount St. Mary’s Academy of Grass Valley and for six years has been employed by the Alpha Store here. Hawkins is a graduate of the University of California and has recently ‘been discharged from the army, having served_in the Buropean theatre ag a Master Sgt. He is also employed in the Alpha Stores. The wedding is scheduled for this summer. MARRIAGE LICENSE Erickson-Iverson—In Nevada City June 8, Lester Perry Erickson 30, and Marguerite E. Iverson 25, both of Meridan, Idaho. become a matter . F elles Spoil G. Vv. . Firemen-Elks Softball Game Grass Valiey’s Police and Fire Departments are more than somewhat annoyed at unknown hoodlums, who for the seconid time in a week have turned in fake fire alarms: The alarm Monday night, turned in from Main and Alta Streets, not only drew the entire fire department personnel but interrupted ball game at Memorial Park. A description of the three anonymous would4+be humorists was secured and the police are looking for them. Joseph Paladini Called To Rest Joseph Palidini, formerly of Truckee died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 p. m. at the county hospital where he had resided for some years -.Interment unider the direction of -Myers Mortuary will take -place_ in Greenwood Cemetery. The deceased had in the past been employed as a bartender in ‘Truckee and Jjeaves no close relatives in this area. Lena Zusnoni Engaged To Frank Costa Miss Lena Zugnoni, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zugnoni of Grass Valley has announced her engagement to Frank Costa of Gehleva, New . ; tend the Cherry Carnival dance secretary cipal to Clay Caldwell. of Hennessy school. prin-. . Whiskerines To Attend ‘Cherry Carnival Nevada City Whiskerinos will atSaturday night, June 15 in North San Official invitations will be extended to all residents of San Juan Ridge to attend the Fourth-of July celebration in Nevada City. The dance ‘will be held in Twambly Hall. It is. announced that cherries will be available but not in the usual generous helpings, since there is a light ‘crop in North San Juan this year. Miss Nadine Brokenshire Marries Francis B.Gordon ‘Miss Nadine C. Brokenshire of Grass Valley was married in ChicJuan. Anderson, }¥asha, Oklahoma to Francis B. Gordon of that city on May 31, accoording to annoouncements received by her friends here. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eirnest Brokenshire of 219 Chapel Street, Grass Valley and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gordon of Chicasha. The couple were married in the First Baptist Church of Chisaha. The bride’*s dress was white with black accessories. She wore a pink rosebud corsage. Her attendant was Mrs. Eddy Eslick, matron of honor. Robert E. Gordon, brother of the bridegroom was best man. Ceremony Held For C. H. Thomas Funeral services were held today in Holmes Funeral Home,at 2:30 p. m. for Charles Havelock Thomas who died suddenly of a heart attack in his garden. Monday evening. Rev. Angus Miller. read the service. Interment will be in Forest View Cemetery. For many years he was employed in work for the county and for the ity. He was born in Nevada City 69 years ago. Surviving are his wife Mrs. Frances Thomas, daughters, Mrs. Margaret Steele of Nevada City, Mrs. Whitford of Sacramento, Mrs. Dorothy Adams of Grass Valley and_ son, Charles Thomas of Nevada City. He leaves brothers, Frank of Nevada City, Landseer of San Francisco and William Thomas of. Richmond, Contra Costa ‘county and a sister in Grass Valley. CHARGED WITH CAR THEFT James Dykes, 18 and George Hubbard Jr. 15, arrested by the Califorhia Highway Patrol at Truckee on a ‘charge of car stealing are being detained by the gheriff’s office here pending an investigation by the FBI. The two youths are alleged to have crossed the state line with the car, a federal offense. York. The bride to be is a graduate . the Firemen-Elks softBPWCCARNIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT The Nevada City Business and Professional Women’s Club is making final plans for the carnival to be held Friday evening, June 14th, in Pioneers Park for the benefit of the Girl Scouts Lodge at Scotts Flat. The Nevada Irrigation District recently granted the Girl Scouts use of the buildings there, which were ocecupied by crews engaged in stripping the damsite of trees four yearg ago. For the first time the BPWC is making the annual carnival an affair open to the public so that as large a sum as possbile may be raised for theGirl Scouts. RED HAIR WAIF MAY SURVIVE The red haired infant boy, three months old found on the doorstep of . . of Grass Valley high scnovl and is! the girls. . . Mrs. Evah Hancock Sunday evening, is holding its own according to Dr. Orvin F. Fry. He states the baby only weighed 6.10 pounds «when brought to the Community Hoapitet in Grass Valley. Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen said that carnival set for Friday evening andj Costa is the son of Mr and Mrs. . he was-bending every effort to trace put on by the Business.and Profes-. Cosimo Costa of Geneva, New York . the persons presumably parents; sional Women of Neyada City. They . and at present is residing with Mr. who abandoned the child but § is have taken the initiative in this} and Mrs. Harry Norton. of Lucas! handicapped due to the fact that the money making project that funds . Lane. Recen'tly discharged from the clothing on the infant when ahbanmay start accumlating toward the . army he saw_ service with the 81st, doned bore no laundry marks whatScotts Fiat camp. . Wilcat Infantry Division. Date. of. ever, though apparently clean from Details of administration of the. the weddinge has ‘not been announc. home laundering. The clothing conproject have yet to be worked out. ed. sists of a soft white belly band, a white dress, a white white petticoat, undershirt. and soft There were . no diapers. Wrapped about the child when found was a blue and white cotton. balby blanket. On this and on none of clothing was the slightest mark that might afford a clue. District Attorney Ward Sheldon States that he had: been frying to yeach the Social Welfare Bureau, Adoption Department in order to expedite application to adopt the abandoned waif. Memorial Park Out Of Bounds For Whiskerinos Wild driving on the part of ‘“‘barefaces” seeking to escape the Whie_kerino “‘sheriff’s’”’ posse led the GrassValley city council to declare Memorial Park out of bounds for Whiskerino. raids. Other business at the council session was authorization to repaint the swimming pool in accordance with state health requirements. Current projects are improving the city pound and removing brush from the city reservoirs. A meeting “to iron out city insurance problems” was called or June 18 and all Grass Valley insurance agents were invited to appear before the council at that time. Police Chief Ben Jenkins reported recommendations of the governir’s. safety council and secured the couneil’s approval of a policy that local policemen should not be made objects of Whiskerino fun4making. The council approved a plan submitted by Dan C. Stewart for a memorial in the city park to Allison F. Watt. The monument is to be a granite shaft, with twin drinking — fountains at the base. Cost is estimated at $1700 which is provided in the Watt estate. Death Of Sierra City Women > May Result In Inquest Whether an inquest is held on the death of Mrs. Mary Fletcher who died in the Miners Hospital here . Monday, Coroner Alvah Hooper states depended upon evidence gathered-by the Sierra County authorities in Sierra City, where on June 2, Mrs. Fletcher according to her own story before she died, had suffered a fall down a flight of steps at the back of her home. ; Hooper said that ani inquest. wilt not be held here. He was of the opinion that the woman’s death was. accidental and he was not impress ed with the story circulated in Sierra City that she had been beat He said the bruises upon Mrs. Mletcher’s arms and legs could easily been caused by a fall down a fe : of stairs.