June 20, 1938 (4 pages)

a Thinking Out Loud By H. M. Sheriff Tobiassen and his deputies are hard hearted and hard boiled. A friend of the five men recently convicted of rioting in the abortive attempt of the CIO to close the Murchie mine, brought to the sheriff’s office two pairs.of boxing gloves so that the five immured might have some healthy exercise and perfect their technique in the manly art. The sheriff had’ other views. His experience and that of his deputies had already convinced him that, by and large, the five rioters were already fairly good at fisticnffs, though better still at pitching rocks. The sheriff refused therefore, ‘to promote boxing matches among the five; but did suggest that they might put on two sets of metal knuckles icaptured at various times from peaceful pickets. His suggestion was received without enthusiasm. It is with some regret , that . we note a plaintive chirp from the CIO communists whose proud boast it was that they would break the county before’ the mills of justice had ground fine grist for the rioters. But when the mills ceased, or rather paused, it developed that each of the five defendants, was fined $600 or a. total of $3,000 which amply compensates the county for the costs of the trial. Of this sum $1800 has already been paid, and the other $1200 will be paid unless two prisoners choose to serve 150 days in addition to their present sentences of six months in jail. So the county is not faring so badly, and International Labor Defense funds are being slightly dented. Siuce the funds of this organization are secured from radicals (a polite designation for all shades of cammiunism) the shoe is on the other foot and there seems to be some evidence that it is pinching. Miss Elaine Black (the last name she is known by) in a hectic session with the members of ithe CIO, following the legal Waterloo, declared that the local group. would ‘have to do some mioney raising if their sequ' estered ‘‘brothers’’ were soon to be at large. Though her exhortation was heard up and down Commercial street, it seems in her immediate audience to have fallen upon deaf ears. More seeds planted in stony soil, For those of the local organization who are industrious and who-do hold down and keep jobs are doubtless reluctant to part with money needed for their own families to bail out brethren who have erred legally. It was ever thus. A tale of sorrow poured into the ears of sympathetic pinkos far from the scenes of trouble, will produce an outpouring of coin. But at home the front rank battlers in the cause are precariously supported. Human nature is fundamentally alike wherever manifest. Those near at hand know. the whole story. The generous donors of funds for the “‘cause’’ only hear. part of it. We have noted a recent appeal in the regenerated organ of the local CbO for a sitting down together in community council to promote peace. It is remindful of a minister sand ‘his congregation engaged in praying for rain, while outside the church the heavens deluge the earth with a cloudburst. If we have peace, which we now have, why hold a council con_ cerning peace? Of course, we understand that ‘the peace which we now hiave, a peace which tis reflected in mor inquiries for mining properties than for a year past, and in better business conditions than we have bad since 1936, is not the kind of peace the 190 members of ‘the local CIO (these are the latest obtainable figures) would most prefer. But after all, if the great majority of miners, business and professional men of Nevada County are contented with the peace we have, why waste time in academic. discussions. If Nevada County is indifferent. to and unappreciative of CIO missionaries, the world is wide. Somewhere there must be a spot “where tthe CIO contingent can ‘be nappy. As for the rest of us, we live in sin, but that is the way we like to live. Sometime since a Disaster Committee was\formed. <A good many public spirited citizens signed up as members. The purpose of the committee was plainly stated. It is to be prepared. for such floods as happen~ ed at Downieville, such mine catastrophies as happened*some years ago at the Argonaut in Amador county, or any other unexpected disaster But the CIO mimeograph: editor looks’ on this very meritorious jorganiza-' tion with vast suspicion, A complaint is voiced that its members were not ‘fered for the girl who sold the most (City who helped her win the prize by . Parlor Native Daughters of the GoldCOVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in wi g ifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists the right’ to publish the Truth, th good motives and for just* Vol. 12. No. 49. . The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center “MONDAY, FONE 20, 1938. VANDALS CUT CAR TIRES AT CHERRY FESTIVAL Deputy Sheriff Bob Braithwaite bf North San Juan has reported that during the Cherry Festival in the Ridge Town Sunday night, unknown vandals’ cut with a sharp knife all four tires on a Chevrolet coupe belonging to John Linnes of Grass Valley. Deliberately shoved a car belonging to A. C. Hackett of the Ruby mine into a ditch and stole accessories. Cut the tires of the car of W. S. Stevenson of Rough and Ready. Both the front and back tires of the Chevrolet of Carl ‘Pessto were also destroyed.iby the vandals. The California Automobile ‘nso. fation came to the rescue of John Linnes but the other three car ownens were left stranded until this morning. Three suspects are under observation and will be arrested as soon as sufficient proof of their guilt is obtained. MARGARET ODEGAARD WINS CARVED CHEST The success of the Chinese Rice Bowl Ball held at Memorial Auditorium in Grass Valley on Thursday was partly due to a Nevada City girl who with great enthusiasm set out to sell the highest number of tickeis in the district. There was a prize oftickets and it was won ‘by Miss Margaret Odegarrd of Nevada City. Miss Odegaard greatly appreciates the Kindness of her friends in Nevada buying tickets to Rice Bowl Ball. The prize was a large hand carved Chinese chest which had-been donated by the Chinese War Relief Association of Nevada county. N.D.G.W. DELEGATES LEAVE FOR SANTA BARBARA (Mrs. Agnes Worthley, Mrs. Phoebe Maguire, Miss Esther Tremaine and Miss Mairy Davis, delegates to Grand en West, left Saturday for Santa Barbara to attend the state convention. Mrs. Cassie McMichaels, Misses Veronica and Shirley Davis and Richard Davis will accompany them. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Trimmer and two children of the bay district left flor their home yesterday after a week’s vacation in this city with ‘Mrs. Trimmer’s aunt, Mrs. Ida Guenther. While ‘here they went to Carson City, on a two day business and pleasure trip. They were accompanied as far as Donner Lake by [Miss Aileene Huy of Oakland who: has been vacationing in Nevada ity with ‘her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Huy, Miss Huy went as far as Sacramento with them yesterday where she will ‘visit for a few days. Miss Sylvia Moody, 1938 gradtate of the Nevada City high school, has accepted a position with the Pacific Telephone Qompany of this city. PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION TO OPEN Clifford L. Warner is preparing a pleasant surprise for art loving members of this community. He will open an exhibition of his photographic art and sepia prints. The exhibition will open Wednesday noon and continue every day until July 6. The hours of exhibition will be from.12 o’clock noon until 10 p. m. in the evening. With pencil, brush, pen and camera lens, Mr. Warner is recording the historic and scenic places and shrines tof the gold country. It will richly repay anyone to take the time when he opens his exhibition next week to drop in and view his unsual collection of ptotographic portrraits and scenes. reasonable that a committee of this kind might be permitted to choose its own members. The writer of this column was not invited and a great many others who are not CIO members also received no invitation to join. However, no one but the CIO editor ‘has voiced a complaint._But. still we consider that the organlizers gf Disaster Committee , are doing something that should have ‘been done manyyears ago, and that its ‘. menced to drop precipitiously, de-: quarter a ear agi. Thus, it is evident HIGH SCHOOL BAND AT PIONEERS PARK JULY 3 All members of the high school band are to hold a practice night at the Nevada City high school next Wednesday evening. The, band will of, the third of July and also take! part in the parade on the Fourth. All members are urged to a:tend and . if they cannot be present are to call . Ellard Gates or Reg Kennedy. CHINESE TRADE HELPS 4 MILLION NEW YORK, June 20.—Approximately 4,000,000 workers in American industries would benefit by ine creased trade with China’ resulting from maintenance of the traditional ‘open door” policy, Labor’s committee of ‘the United Council for Sivilian Relief in China estimated in a study made public here today. “Only the termination of hostilities and the return to China of complete authority over her territory could bring about an improvement in the trade between China and America,’ the report stated. ‘‘As. first step in the restoration of the SinoAmerican trade, this country must aid in the rehabilitation and relief of more ‘than 150,000,000 ‘Chymese currently homeless and destitute.” The United: Council, which under the chajrmanship ‘of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is staging Bowl of .Rice parties in more than 1,500 American cities on June 17, declared that the analysis of its labor members organizations showed that “Ame erican workers have a decided interest in helping the ‘Chinese, people back on their feet so that the open door policy may be kept inviolate.” In addition to tthe 4,000,000 workers directly affected, the study stated, are their ‘immediate families which total another 12,000,000 American citizens. Practically all lines of. business, moreover, would be stimulated by the increased domestic purchasing power _ generated by greater sales to China the Labor Commijttee inquiry finds. Among the industries for ‘‘whose products a united and independent Chinese nation would create a voracious demand,” thé report lists: petroleum, iron and steel, copper, automobiles, parts and accessories, aircraft, chemicals, paper products, forest products, farm machinery, building supplies and hardware, leaf tobacco, cigarettes, aluminum products, clocks, electrical appliances, cash registers and other store equipment, machine tools, refrigerators, radios and phonographs, sewing machines, typewriters, washing machines ,lodomotives, railroad cars and photographie supplies. “From 1931 to 1936,” -the report said, ‘America was ithe leading seller, to China, ‘and our exports to that country increased each year since the depression lows were established until ‘the final half of 1937. When the Japanese invasion began on uly 7, 1937, our sales tio China comclining 28 per cent from the 1936 figures during the final six months, as compared with an advance over! 1936 of 4q per cent.in the first half. The decline in exports to (China proper in the first quarter of 1938 was even more severe, amounting to only 68 per cent of the total in the first that American business enterprises have already sustained substantial losses in the first eleven months of the invasion.’’ The report concluded that “China’s vast territory is ready to open up, and is destined to be the most important world market for several generations. America, ‘with ‘her equipment and ability to turn out the articles China needs for expansion can easily dominate the market, if the open door policy is kept alive in fact as.well as in principle.’’ PLUMBAGO MINE Reports around Nevada City last week were that a strike of about $100,000 was’made at the Plumbago mine at Alleghany. Later news came in that the find reported last week amounted to-$10,000, Miss Mangaret’Stevens, 1937 graduate of Nevada City high school and Mt. : St. Mary’s ‘business school, has returned from Sacramento where she has been entployed with temporary purpose is one that all good citizens will sl % imvited to join B.ut it would seem. play in Pioneers Park the afternoon’ AMER. WORKMEN ‘Mines Corporation the latter mine’ Moyle bof this city. He is rapidly imCOMMITTEE TO RECONFER WITH . MINE OPERATORS: ‘A mass meeting of the Mire Work;ers Protective, League of -the Grass . . Valley-Nevada City district was held . Saturday with an attendance of 250. The committee of five, headed by Ed Jones of Grass Valley as. chairman reported on its negotiations with the Grass Valley-Nevada City mine operators for a new contract which had ‘been considered by the committee and mine opérators during the past several weeks. The members of the league accepted the committee report in part but ordered the committee to again confer with the mine operators on the two demands the league had asked of the operators, the demands were, first. an eight hour collar to collar day, and second a weeks vacation with pay. The prevailing wage scale was accepted for the ensuing year. Because of the litigation between the NLRB and the Idaho Maryand . . . { was not included in the negotiation. NEV. COUNTY STUDENTS IN PLACER JR. COLLEGE Placer Junior College of Auburn had an enrollment of 35 students from Nevada county during the school year 1937-38. according to figures released this neer by Dean Wyman E. Olson. Outside Placer county, Nevada led the thirteen counties represented on the Placer roster. Others contributing to the total were: Alameda, Monterey, Sierra, Siskiyou, Shasta, Mer¢ed, El Dorado, Ventura, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Tulare and San Joaquin. The second ;semester enrollment at Placer was 205 students against 216 the first semester but the average daily attendance for the second semester was 175.10 against 172.08 for the flirst. The average flor the entire: year was. 173.59 students against 83.18 in the first year of the school’s existence. FIRES OVER WEEK END State Ranger W. F~ Sharp was a busy man the past week-end with several small fires in his district. He sent his crew and pumper truck out on them and they were under control in a short time. The first one was in the You Bet section and burned into the old hydraulic diggings. It covered about three acres before being brought under control. At Boston Ravine a‘man was found burning without a fire permit and given a reprimand. It burned up the side hill from Watt Park over a tiny spot. Another was at Hills Flat in brush and grass. Thhe final one oceurred in Happy Hollow on Union Hill where supposedly a gas stove exploded and burned the home. Mr. and Mrs. E. EB. Barker and daughter Helen arrived ‘on the 18th to spend the summer in Nevada City at their home-on Main.street. Marlin Young of Sacramento spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. proying from his accident earlier im the year. BIRTHDAYSII ae #8 aa Send a Greeting to Your Friends. June 21, 1938 CLEM ORGAN Nevada City MRS, MAY GOYNE Nevada City Nevada City MISS RACHEL PENROSE June 22, 1938 DESIREE. LUCAS Pine Street June 23, 1938 LEAH ELKUS Zion Street June 24, 19388 IRVIN SHAMAN Clarke Street June 26, 1938 THOS, J. HADDY Zion Street Nevada City Hills To March By Proxy In Big Fourth Parade There will be a long parade of floats on the Fourth in Nevada City. This is already assured. This week, a canvas of the seven hills and the principal streets was made with the idea of enlisting the residents in the plan of having the streets and the hills represented by floats. This is in accord with the historical theme of this year’s three-day ite street for jinstance can be represented by a live or a stuffed coyote with appropriate scenery, Aristocracy Hill may be represented by a group of gentlemen in choker collars erinolines. Prospect Hill can ‘be represented by traditional figure of a prospector and his {burro or pair of burros. Other floats promised are sponsored by the Woman’s Civic club, Firemen, Native Daughters, Firemen’s celebration on July 2, 3, and 4. Coy-. and plug hats and ladies in silks and . Auxiliary, Firemen, Pac. Gas and Electric Company, Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary, Campfire Girls, . Redmen, Chamber of Commerce, and of course, the queen’s float and the . goddess float Charles Elliott is anxious to get in touch with all boys and girls whe ride bicycles. He is in charge of a . plan to decorate every bike in town and to muster a brigade of at least . fifty of them. Several marching units are making plans to participate in the big . parade. There will be the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Boy Scouts, and, if their costimes arrive in time, there will perhaps be a Jarge contingent of members of E Calmpus Vitus. The Drum and Bugle Corps of the Oakland Sciets, numbering at least 25 avill be a calorful section of the long’ procession. ASSESSMENT BILL AWAITS PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE received by the Nugget: Harley M. Léete, Editor of Miueeed, Nevada City, Calif. Mines and mining committee of} ‘house upon reconsideration today reversed itself and approved bill for; suspension assessment work on. mining claims for this_year and house. today passed bill. Bill identical with , last years measure. If signed by President will become law. HARRY L. ENGLEBRIGHT. ‘Many miners in the local areas had . a hard time getting to their properties before the snow melted sufficiently to get to their claims and are. necessarily late in their work. Last years law giives these men the right ‘to.start, work before June 30 and! continue on to as late as July 30 in order to get their work done. Few realize that in hiring men the state insurance rates are very high and claim holders often have not enough money to pay the high rates so feel compelled to do their own work which many have not yet been able to complete due to the ‘ate start due tothe heavy snows. State division of highway crews under Superintendent Fred Garrison started this morning on dust oiling highways between Nevada City and Downieville. The men-.and equipment were moved from the Bear Valley section of the Tahie Ukiah highway where work has just been com'pleted. The work started several weeks ago in the ‘Marysville area and has proceeded into this district in the yearly dust oiling program. The roads are oiled in ‘bad stretches where they are worn. — RATTLESNAKES Richard Keene, former ‘Nevada City Nugget carrier, while’ ‘doing assessment work with his brother on their father’s mininig property in the Greenhorn district. east of Nevada ing. It was about four and a half feet long. and had ten rattles anda biitton. This was the first rattler he has ever seen. Leslie Land, Tahoe National forest road foreman killed a rattler with nine rattles and a button above Downieville Saturday. He kills from two to three a week in his travels about the national forest. Progressive Dinner Party Ends at Bert Foreman Home A most delightful progressive dinner party ‘was enjoyed by a gtoup of friends on Saturday evening. It Fisher om ‘the Willow Valley road then to the home of: Mrs. I. Smith and then across the city to the home of Mr, and Mrs. William Watson on lie’s home anda final: course at the Bert -L. Foreman home. Present for the dinner were Mr. Cliff Wyllie, Mr. and Mrs. two sons, Harold Blodgett, Lane, Mrs. :‘T. Smith, and Mr. an work, ae oe Henpy: Birth day. Mrs. Bert Foreman and children. The following telegram shasbeen . , City killed a rattlesnake this morn-! started at the home of Mrs. Louie} °’ Long street, back. to Mrs. Cliff Wyland Mrs. Louis Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones, Mr. and Mrs. John McQuay and daughter, Catherine, Mr. and Mrs. William Watson and son, Kenneth; Mr. ‘and Mrs. Sid Foreman and ;' Paul EPWORTH LEAGUE _ WILL SPONSOR DRAMA CLUB . The Epworth i Laas at its Sun‘day meeting in the Methodist Episca! pal church Sunday night decided to sponsor a drama club to create an in‘terest in dramaties in the commun. ity im onder to give the young folks . of the city an added recreation for ‘their Jeisure time,.Miss Jean Hawkins, the league counselor, whi rejcontly. returned from a visit.in Ore'gon, proposed the idea and is hop. ing the plans go through satisfactor-~ . ily. ily The club will hold a meeting om ‘Thursday night in the church and jelect officers and @iredtors. They plan to put on a play before the end of July in order to raise money for the institutes that are coming. up. Fred Garrison was leader for the evening and Jead on “Sharing.” WHOOPEE CARAVAN Leaves Nevada City, Wednesday, June.22. All who can go get in touch with Mr. John Gaskins, Dr. Walter Hawkins, Frank Finnegan, Chas. El liott, or Emmett Gallagher. LaMar Fleming, wife and daugh~ ter, Mary LaMar, who have been im ‘the Phillippine islands the past five years, arrived in Nevada City yesterday and are staying with friends in Nevada City for a few days. Mr. Fleming has returned to the United States in the interests of his health and will remain on the coast for several months. ' : Mrs. Dennis Coughlin and two— sons, Charles and. Dennis, Jr., and Billie Medlin have gone to the ~_ Coughlan mining property near Forest ‘City. [he men are doing assessment work. Ed Skewes and bride of San Soe: visited Mr. Skewes mother, Mrs. e C. Skewes, brother, Charles ‘Skewes. and many friends iin Grass Valley and Nevada City last week: Mr.and-Mrs.Skewes were married June 12 and were on their honeymoon. Mr. Skewes’ late father was superintendent of the street. cars between Nevada City ~ and Grass Valley for many years. According to a telegram received by their son Jackson Englebright, Congressman and Mrs. Harry L. Englebright expect to be in Nevada City within a few days. NEW HOMES More new homes are being bu in the Nevada City area and followi-ng were noted: Mr. and Mrs. George Uhrig” almost compléted construction new_stucco house on the lower. Valley road at Nevada City’s ernj limits. Valley road across hospital, It wil

a Thinking Out Loud By H. M. Sheriff Tobiassen and his deputies are hard hearted and hard boiled. A friend of the five men recently convicted of rioting in the abortive attempt of the CIO to close the Murchie mine, brought to the sheriff’s office two pairs.of boxing gloves so that the five immured might have some healthy exercise and perfect their technique in the manly art. The sheriff had’ other views. His experience and that of his deputies had already convinced him that, by and large, the five rioters were already fairly good at fisticnffs, though better still at pitching rocks. The sheriff refused therefore, ‘to promote boxing matches among the five; but did suggest that they might put on two sets of metal knuckles icaptured at various times from peaceful pickets. His suggestion was received without enthusiasm. It is with some regret , that . we note a plaintive chirp from the CIO communists whose proud boast it was that they would break the county before’ the mills of justice had ground fine grist for the rioters. But when the mills ceased, or rather paused, it developed that each of the five defendants, was fined $600 or a. total of $3,000 which amply compensates the county for the costs of the trial. Of this sum $1800 has already been paid, and the other $1200 will be paid unless two prisoners choose to serve 150 days in addition to their present sentences of six months in jail. So the county is not faring so badly, and International Labor Defense funds are being slightly dented. Siuce the funds of this organization are secured from radicals (a polite designation for all shades of cammiunism) the shoe is on the other foot and there seems to be some evidence that it is pinching. Miss Elaine Black (the last name she is known by) in a hectic session with the members of ithe CIO, following the legal Waterloo, declared that the local group. would ‘have to do some mioney raising if their sequ' estered ‘‘brothers’’ were soon to be at large. Though her exhortation was heard up and down Commercial street, it seems in her immediate audience to have fallen upon deaf ears. More seeds planted in stony soil, For those of the local organization who are industrious and who-do hold down and keep jobs are doubtless reluctant to part with money needed for their own families to bail out brethren who have erred legally. It was ever thus. A tale of sorrow poured into the ears of sympathetic pinkos far from the scenes of trouble, will produce an outpouring of coin. But at home the front rank battlers in the cause are precariously supported. Human nature is fundamentally alike wherever manifest. Those near at hand know. the whole story. The generous donors of funds for the “‘cause’’ only hear. part of it. We have noted a recent appeal in the regenerated organ of the local CbO for a sitting down together in community council to promote peace. It is remindful of a minister sand ‘his congregation engaged in praying for rain, while outside the church the heavens deluge the earth with a cloudburst. If we have peace, which we now have, why hold a council con_ cerning peace? Of course, we understand that ‘the peace which we now hiave, a peace which tis reflected in mor inquiries for mining properties than for a year past, and in better business conditions than we have bad since 1936, is not the kind of peace the 190 members of ‘the local CIO (these are the latest obtainable figures) would most prefer. But after all, if the great majority of miners, business and professional men of Nevada County are contented with the peace we have, why waste time in academic. discussions. If Nevada County is indifferent. to and unappreciative of CIO missionaries, the world is wide. Somewhere there must be a spot “where tthe CIO contingent can ‘be nappy. As for the rest of us, we live in sin, but that is the way we like to live. Sometime since a Disaster Committee was\formed. <A good many public spirited citizens signed up as members. The purpose of the committee was plainly stated. It is to be prepared. for such floods as happen~ ed at Downieville, such mine catastrophies as happened*some years ago at the Argonaut in Amador county, or any other unexpected disaster But the CIO mimeograph: editor looks’ on this very meritorious jorganiza-' tion with vast suspicion, A complaint is voiced that its members were not ‘fered for the girl who sold the most (City who helped her win the prize by . Parlor Native Daughters of the GoldCOVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in wi g ifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists the right’ to publish the Truth, th good motives and for just* Vol. 12. No. 49. . The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center “MONDAY, FONE 20, 1938. VANDALS CUT CAR TIRES AT CHERRY FESTIVAL Deputy Sheriff Bob Braithwaite bf North San Juan has reported that during the Cherry Festival in the Ridge Town Sunday night, unknown vandals’ cut with a sharp knife all four tires on a Chevrolet coupe belonging to John Linnes of Grass Valley. Deliberately shoved a car belonging to A. C. Hackett of the Ruby mine into a ditch and stole accessories. Cut the tires of the car of W. S. Stevenson of Rough and Ready. Both the front and back tires of the Chevrolet of Carl ‘Pessto were also destroyed.iby the vandals. The California Automobile ‘nso. fation came to the rescue of John Linnes but the other three car ownens were left stranded until this morning. Three suspects are under observation and will be arrested as soon as sufficient proof of their guilt is obtained. MARGARET ODEGAARD WINS CARVED CHEST The success of the Chinese Rice Bowl Ball held at Memorial Auditorium in Grass Valley on Thursday was partly due to a Nevada City girl who with great enthusiasm set out to sell the highest number of tickeis in the district. There was a prize oftickets and it was won ‘by Miss Margaret Odegarrd of Nevada City. Miss Odegaard greatly appreciates the Kindness of her friends in Nevada buying tickets to Rice Bowl Ball. The prize was a large hand carved Chinese chest which had-been donated by the Chinese War Relief Association of Nevada county. N.D.G.W. DELEGATES LEAVE FOR SANTA BARBARA (Mrs. Agnes Worthley, Mrs. Phoebe Maguire, Miss Esther Tremaine and Miss Mairy Davis, delegates to Grand en West, left Saturday for Santa Barbara to attend the state convention. Mrs. Cassie McMichaels, Misses Veronica and Shirley Davis and Richard Davis will accompany them. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Trimmer and two children of the bay district left flor their home yesterday after a week’s vacation in this city with ‘Mrs. Trimmer’s aunt, Mrs. Ida Guenther. While ‘here they went to Carson City, on a two day business and pleasure trip. They were accompanied as far as Donner Lake by [Miss Aileene Huy of Oakland who: has been vacationing in Nevada ity with ‘her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Huy, Miss Huy went as far as Sacramento with them yesterday where she will ‘visit for a few days. Miss Sylvia Moody, 1938 gradtate of the Nevada City high school, has accepted a position with the Pacific Telephone Qompany of this city. PHOTOGRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION TO OPEN Clifford L. Warner is preparing a pleasant surprise for art loving members of this community. He will open an exhibition of his photographic art and sepia prints. The exhibition will open Wednesday noon and continue every day until July 6. The hours of exhibition will be from.12 o’clock noon until 10 p. m. in the evening. With pencil, brush, pen and camera lens, Mr. Warner is recording the historic and scenic places and shrines tof the gold country. It will richly repay anyone to take the time when he opens his exhibition next week to drop in and view his unsual collection of ptotographic portrraits and scenes. reasonable that a committee of this kind might be permitted to choose its own members. The writer of this column was not invited and a great many others who are not CIO members also received no invitation to join. However, no one but the CIO editor ‘has voiced a complaint._But. still we consider that the organlizers gf Disaster Committee , are doing something that should have ‘been done manyyears ago, and that its ‘. menced to drop precipitiously, de-: quarter a ear agi. Thus, it is evident HIGH SCHOOL BAND AT PIONEERS PARK JULY 3 All members of the high school band are to hold a practice night at the Nevada City high school next Wednesday evening. The, band will of, the third of July and also take! part in the parade on the Fourth. All members are urged to a:tend and . if they cannot be present are to call . Ellard Gates or Reg Kennedy. CHINESE TRADE HELPS 4 MILLION NEW YORK, June 20.—Approximately 4,000,000 workers in American industries would benefit by ine creased trade with China’ resulting from maintenance of the traditional ‘open door” policy, Labor’s committee of ‘the United Council for Sivilian Relief in China estimated in a study made public here today. “Only the termination of hostilities and the return to China of complete authority over her territory could bring about an improvement in the trade between China and America,’ the report stated. ‘‘As. first step in the restoration of the SinoAmerican trade, this country must aid in the rehabilitation and relief of more ‘than 150,000,000 ‘Chymese currently homeless and destitute.” The United: Council, which under the chajrmanship ‘of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is staging Bowl of .Rice parties in more than 1,500 American cities on June 17, declared that the analysis of its labor members organizations showed that “Ame erican workers have a decided interest in helping the ‘Chinese, people back on their feet so that the open door policy may be kept inviolate.” In addition to tthe 4,000,000 workers directly affected, the study stated, are their ‘immediate families which total another 12,000,000 American citizens. Practically all lines of. business, moreover, would be stimulated by the increased domestic purchasing power _ generated by greater sales to China the Labor Commijttee inquiry finds. Among the industries for ‘‘whose products a united and independent Chinese nation would create a voracious demand,” thé report lists: petroleum, iron and steel, copper, automobiles, parts and accessories, aircraft, chemicals, paper products, forest products, farm machinery, building supplies and hardware, leaf tobacco, cigarettes, aluminum products, clocks, electrical appliances, cash registers and other store equipment, machine tools, refrigerators, radios and phonographs, sewing machines, typewriters, washing machines ,lodomotives, railroad cars and photographie supplies. “From 1931 to 1936,” -the report said, ‘America was ithe leading seller, to China, ‘and our exports to that country increased each year since the depression lows were established until ‘the final half of 1937. When the Japanese invasion began on uly 7, 1937, our sales tio China comclining 28 per cent from the 1936 figures during the final six months, as compared with an advance over! 1936 of 4q per cent.in the first half. The decline in exports to (China proper in the first quarter of 1938 was even more severe, amounting to only 68 per cent of the total in the first that American business enterprises have already sustained substantial losses in the first eleven months of the invasion.’’ The report concluded that “China’s vast territory is ready to open up, and is destined to be the most important world market for several generations. America, ‘with ‘her equipment and ability to turn out the articles China needs for expansion can easily dominate the market, if the open door policy is kept alive in fact as.well as in principle.’’ PLUMBAGO MINE Reports around Nevada City last week were that a strike of about $100,000 was’made at the Plumbago mine at Alleghany. Later news came in that the find reported last week amounted to-$10,000, Miss Mangaret’Stevens, 1937 graduate of Nevada City high school and Mt. : St. Mary’s ‘business school, has

returned from Sacramento where she has been entployed with temporary purpose is one that all good citizens will sl % imvited to join B.ut it would seem. play in Pioneers Park the afternoon’ AMER. WORKMEN ‘Mines Corporation the latter mine’ Moyle bof this city. He is rapidly imCOMMITTEE TO RECONFER WITH . MINE OPERATORS: ‘A mass meeting of the Mire Work;ers Protective, League of -the Grass . . Valley-Nevada City district was held . Saturday with an attendance of 250. The committee of five, headed by Ed Jones of Grass Valley as. chairman reported on its negotiations with the Grass Valley-Nevada City mine operators for a new contract which had ‘been considered by the committee and mine opérators during the past several weeks. The members of the league accepted the committee report in part but ordered the committee to again confer with the mine operators on the two demands the league had asked of the operators, the demands were, first. an eight hour collar to collar day, and second a weeks vacation with pay. The prevailing wage scale was accepted for the ensuing year. Because of the litigation between the NLRB and the Idaho Maryand . . . { was not included in the negotiation. NEV. COUNTY STUDENTS IN PLACER JR. COLLEGE Placer Junior College of Auburn had an enrollment of 35 students from Nevada county during the school year 1937-38. according to figures released this neer by Dean Wyman E. Olson. Outside Placer county, Nevada led the thirteen counties represented on the Placer roster. Others contributing to the total were: Alameda, Monterey, Sierra, Siskiyou, Shasta, Mer¢ed, El Dorado, Ventura, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Tulare and San Joaquin. The second ;semester enrollment at Placer was 205 students against 216 the first semester but the average daily attendance for the second semester was 175.10 against 172.08 for the flirst. The average flor the entire: year was. 173.59 students against 83.18 in the first year of the school’s existence. FIRES OVER WEEK END State Ranger W. F~ Sharp was a busy man the past week-end with several small fires in his district. He sent his crew and pumper truck out on them and they were under control in a short time. The first one was in the You Bet section and burned into the old hydraulic diggings. It covered about three acres before being brought under control. At Boston Ravine a‘man was found burning without a fire permit and given a reprimand. It burned up the side hill from Watt Park over a tiny spot. Another was at Hills Flat in brush and grass. Thhe final one oceurred in Happy Hollow on Union Hill where supposedly a gas stove exploded and burned the home. Mr. and Mrs. E. EB. Barker and daughter Helen arrived ‘on the 18th to spend the summer in Nevada City at their home-on Main.street. Marlin Young of Sacramento spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. proying from his accident earlier im the year. BIRTHDAYSII ae #8 aa Send a Greeting to Your Friends.. June 21, 1938 CLEM ORGAN Nevada City MRS, MAY GOYNE Nevada City Nevada City MISS RACHEL PENROSE June 22, 1938 DESIREE. LUCAS Pine Street June 23, 1938 LEAH ELKUS Zion Street June 24, 19388 IRVIN SHAMAN Clarke Street June 26, 1938 THOS, J. HADDY Zion Street Nevada City Hills To March By Proxy In Big Fourth Parade There will be a long parade of floats on the Fourth in Nevada City. This is already assured. This week, a canvas of the seven hills and the principal streets was made with the idea of enlisting the residents in the plan of having the streets and the hills represented by floats. This is in accord with the historical theme of this year’s three-day ite street for jinstance can be represented by a live or a stuffed coyote with appropriate scenery, Aristocracy Hill may be represented by a group of gentlemen in choker collars erinolines. Prospect Hill can ‘be represented by traditional figure of a prospector and his {burro or pair of burros. Other floats promised are sponsored by the Woman’s Civic club, Firemen, Native Daughters, Firemen’s celebration on July 2, 3, and 4. Coy-. and plug hats and ladies in silks and . Auxiliary, Firemen, Pac. Gas and Electric Company, Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary, Campfire Girls, . Redmen, Chamber of Commerce, and of course, the queen’s float and the . goddess float Charles Elliott is anxious to get in touch with all boys and girls whe ride bicycles. He is in charge of a . plan to decorate every bike in town and to muster a brigade of at least . fifty of them. Several marching units are making plans to participate in the big . parade. There will be the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Boy Scouts, and, if their costimes arrive in time, there will perhaps be a Jarge contingent of members of E Calmpus Vitus. The Drum and Bugle Corps of the Oakland Sciets, numbering at least 25 avill be a calorful section of the long’ procession. ASSESSMENT BILL AWAITS PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE received by the Nugget: Harley M. Léete, Editor of Miueeed, Nevada City, Calif. Mines and mining committee of} ‘house upon reconsideration today reversed itself and approved bill for; suspension assessment work on. mining claims for this_year and house. today passed bill. Bill identical with , last years measure. If signed by President will become law. HARRY L. ENGLEBRIGHT. ‘Many miners in the local areas had . a hard time getting to their properties before the snow melted sufficiently to get to their claims and are. necessarily late in their work. Last years law giives these men the right ‘to.start, work before June 30 and! continue on to as late as July 30 in order to get their work done. Few realize that in hiring men the state insurance rates are very high and claim holders often have not enough money to pay the high rates so feel compelled to do their own work which many have not yet been able to complete due to the ‘ate start due tothe heavy snows. State division of highway crews under Superintendent Fred Garrison started this morning on dust oiling highways between Nevada City and Downieville. The men-.and equipment were moved from the Bear Valley section of the Tahie Ukiah highway where work has just been com'pleted. The work started several weeks ago in the ‘Marysville area and has proceeded into this district in the yearly dust oiling program. The roads are oiled in ‘bad stretches where they are worn. — RATTLESNAKES Richard Keene, former ‘Nevada City Nugget carrier, while’ ‘doing assessment work with his brother on their father’s mininig property in the Greenhorn district. east of Nevada ing. It was about four and a half feet long. and had ten rattles anda biitton. This was the first rattler he has ever seen. Leslie Land, Tahoe National forest road foreman killed a rattler with nine rattles and a button above Downieville Saturday. He kills from two to three a week in his travels about the national forest. Progressive Dinner Party Ends at Bert Foreman Home A most delightful progressive dinner party ‘was enjoyed by a gtoup of friends on Saturday evening. It Fisher om ‘the Willow Valley road then to the home of: Mrs. I. Smith and then across the city to the home of Mr, and Mrs. William Watson on lie’s home anda final: course at the Bert -L. Foreman home. Present for the dinner were Mr. Cliff Wyllie, Mr. and Mrs. two sons, Harold Blodgett, Lane, Mrs. :‘T. Smith, and Mr. an work, ae oe Henpy: Birth day. Mrs. Bert Foreman and children. The following telegram shasbeen . , City killed a rattlesnake this morn-! started at the home of Mrs. Louie} °’ Long street, back. to Mrs. Cliff Wyland Mrs. Louis Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones, Mr. and Mrs. John McQuay and daughter, Catherine, Mr. and Mrs. William Watson and son, Kenneth; Mr. ‘and Mrs. Sid Foreman and ;' Paul EPWORTH LEAGUE _ WILL SPONSOR DRAMA CLUB . The Epworth i Laas at its Sun‘day meeting in the Methodist Episca! pal church Sunday night decided to sponsor a drama club to create an in‘terest in dramaties in the commun. ity im onder to give the young folks . of the city an added recreation for ‘their Jeisure time,.Miss Jean Hawkins, the league counselor, whi rejcontly. returned from a visit.in Ore'gon, proposed the idea and is hop. ing the plans go through satisfactor-~ . ily. ily The club will hold a meeting om ‘Thursday night in the church and jelect officers and @iredtors. They plan to put on a play before the end of July in order to raise money for the institutes that are coming. up. Fred Garrison was leader for the evening and Jead on “Sharing.” WHOOPEE CARAVAN Leaves Nevada City, Wednesday, June.22. All who can go get in touch with Mr. John Gaskins, Dr. Walter Hawkins, Frank Finnegan, Chas. El liott, or Emmett Gallagher. LaMar Fleming, wife and daugh~ ter, Mary LaMar, who have been im ‘the Phillippine islands the past five years, arrived in Nevada City yesterday and are staying with friends in Nevada City for a few days. Mr. Fleming has returned to the United States in the interests of his health and will remain on the coast for several months. ' : Mrs. Dennis Coughlin and two— sons, Charles and. Dennis, Jr., and Billie Medlin have gone to the ~_ Coughlan mining property near Forest ‘City. [he men are doing assessment work. Ed Skewes and bride of San Soe: visited Mr. Skewes mother, Mrs. e C. Skewes, brother, Charles ‘Skewes. and many friends iin Grass Valley and Nevada City last week: Mr.and-Mrs.Skewes were married June 12 and were on their honeymoon. Mr. Skewes’ late father was superintendent of the street. cars between Nevada City ~ and Grass Valley for many years. According to a telegram received by their son Jackson Englebright, Congressman and Mrs. Harry L. Englebright expect to be in Nevada City within a few days. NEW HOMES More new homes are being bu in the Nevada City area and followi-ng were noted: Mr. and Mrs. George Uhrig” almost compléted construction new_stucco house on the lower. Valley road at Nevada City’s ernj limits. Valley road across hospital, It wil