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“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend
Nevada City Nu coef
. The Nugget is delivered to
your home twice a week
for only 30 cents per
month
pc
it.’ ’—Daniel Webute
iain
This paper gives you complete
coverage of all local happenings.
If you want to read about your
triends, your neighbors, and your
town, read The Nugget. ;
_COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CAL IFORNIA_
Vol. 19, No. 49
The County Seat Paper
THINKING OUT
LOUD
By H. M. L.
We believe that all citizens of this
community,
who
:give
the
thought, will approve the
matter
recent
in
NEVADA. CITY, CALIFORN IA
CHERRYCARNIVAL ONE DEER BILL CALL TO AID
DANCE AT NOR. FOR TRUCKEE DESTITUTE IN
SAN JUAN SAT. IS PASSED
PHILIPPINES
Continued
The Mutual Water
North San Juan this
Lead and Zinc: Both the house and
the senate passed the bill providing
Association of
Of particular interest to’ Nevada
is sponCounty was the approval in the low
year
soring the annual Cherry Carnival er house of Senator Seawell’s
We. have been fortunate in retaining dance which will be given next Satdeer bill, affecting the
Truckee
creases
in
salaries
of
our
teachers.
throughout the war years nearly
of our teaching
staff in
and high schools.
even
though
have
staid,
schools
were
evening
in
the
community
hall there.
elementary
They
other
urday
ali
beckoning them with higher salaries. We believe the board of school
directors have done an act of jus
i
R. O. Cassity
rangements and
is
that due
to
shortage
bands in
this vicinity
chairman
of ar
yesterday — stated
the
he
Cherries
are
a
little
of dance
had to enlate
in
rip
plaud. Fortunately it was something
they could do without
writing
to
ening this.season bait Ciassity states
that there will be a moderate. die
Washington, D. C. for permission.
tribution of ripe cherries
in keeping
with North San Juan’s tradition.
We have asserted
that
many times
teacrers
belong
to
one
\of three vitally important professions. The other two are medicine
and law.* But the pay of teachers,
which, a hundred years ago perhaps,
‘Was On a parity with that of law and
medicine has lagged sadly behind the
other two \as time rolled on. And as
the pay decreased the ‘respect that
bill
was
originally
WASHINGTON CAMP PAHATSI
«NOTES
WASHINGT
ON,
A large assignment of material to
on2
be made into garments for the destitute civilians of the Philippines has
area.
just arrived, according to Mrs. Louise
inéroduced
SDE
cO:
Wemiums
June:
for
21
Copper,
premium
prices
ed on
provision
that
the
the
prem
Alpine
have approved and which was adopt
the
lates:
lower house on Saturday
evening,
was Senator Collier’s SB
providing for basic topographic
803
As plans go forward for the 1945
but he was finally defeated. It would have been a grave mis
“Shortly after the occupation of
Manila it became necessary for me
take to
cause of that. an entirely new emergency program was established, in
order.
leave
the WPB
with
Reynolds, camping
and_
activities
chairman and Robert Frank, scout
executive
who
will
serve as
camp
director that all phases of water activities will be one of the main features at the camp. The water front
program will again be headed
by
scoutmaster Fred Knudsen of Troop
10, Auburn who will tbe assisted by
Eagle Scout Jack Landis of Troop
19. Landis will attend the American
Red Cross aquatic school from: June
the 19 to the 20th in Lake County where
Power to cancel contracts on a thirty he will receive instruction
that will
to assume emergency .management or sixty day
notice, and would surecover all phases of water front work’
of the Philippine Red Cross. The serly have
affected the copper and lead This will enable him to give full-atvices which had previously existed
production,’ which has been so im= . tention to the Pahatsi
water front
in the Philippines, would have been Portant a concern to ou
governprogram. for beginners as. well as
to a great extent, a duplication
af ment that it
is being mad the exexperienced swimmers. Emphasis will
Army Civilian Affairs efforts.
Becuse for not lifting the
be placed on giving
mapping of California. George Hallock, president of the California Hvydraulic Mining: Association, sperit a
considerable amount of time in Sacramento in support of .the legislation. The
TO FEATURE.
AQUATICS
for copTahoe area season at Camp Pahatsi
per, lead and zinc. The senate insistit was announced today by L. H.
continuing
Polglase, chairman of the Red Cross iums be made non-cancellable until
County and a part production unit here. She has issued
a June 30, 1946. This means that the
of El Dodado County. ‘However at eall for assistance
from ‘those womcopper lead and zine operators will
the request of the sportsmen of the en who can give time to the task.
‘be sure of their market situation for
two coumties the writer amended the:
A letter addressed to the chairat least a year and can
therefore
bill in the fish and game committee man from C. L.
Wilhelm, director
of plan their production accordingly. A
of the assembly with the’ consent of Red. Cross Civilian War Aid, states
vigorous fight was made on the nonSenator Seawell.
that dresses recently made by the cancellable provision
by Wolcott, the
Another bills in
which
Nevada volunteers have been distributed in
ranking repwblican on
the
house
County
intetests were anxious to the Philippine Islands. The letter recommittee
ed in
CAPT. SBAFFI TO
SPEAK
AT BOND
RALLY FRE. NIGHT
™
The
included
gage a Reno quartet of jive artists.
tice which every tax payer will ap
this column
THURSDAY. TUNE aA.1945
The Goid Center
writer supported the legis?
and
ways
the' assembly
ld closing
scouts an opportunity to receive instruction and pass.
their first class swimming tests as
well aS Swimming, life saving,row
lation in
Predatory Animal Control:
The
. means committee and also on the
the}
cluding a Home Service Section, insenate put
a million dollars in the
floor.
An
attempt
to
amend
the
otr Puritan\. ancestors gave to the Seventh War Loan drve
bill tended to meet the primary responaanetaicd .
interior appropriations bill for preing and eanoeing merit
badges..
when it came uy for consideration on . siblities of the
teaching profession waned
function as we know . datory
in
the
. that Lieut. William Runkle from the
animal control.
A. group of scouters are planning
The house
defeated
was
floor
the
.
pouular mind, Many a_ bright girl Camp Beale public
it
in
the
United
States.
relations offic>
. committee had refused to grant this to. go into Pahatsi this Sunday,
folFew people know that Lake Tahoe
and almost all \intelligent men turn will speak at the bond rally tomoritem of the interior budget.
The lowing a trip made into camp ‘last
“There
are.today
thousands
of
deis
officia
lly
designa
ted as Lake Bizgaway from the eaching profession row evening in the auditorium of the
pendents of American soldiers who western representatives are now tryweek end by Howard
Snelling of
as an underpaid job.
Elementary
School.
Capt.
John ler but such is the case if the govhave
no source of assistance until ing to convince the house conferees i Penryn member of the camping.and
ernor
signs
the
bill
which
changes
. Sbaffi of this city will also say a few
l their claims, pensions or allotments that they should concur in the sen-!1 activities committee.
A half century ago; ag this writer. words.
the name officially to Lake Tahoe}
i
ate amendment. Predators have made}.
‘well remembers, most of the teachthere will no longer be any question. . Can be established. The: Philippine
The ‘Nevada County
3and will give
serious inroads on the livestock —of.
ers Were men. Many of them entered
an open air concert prior to the ralas to the official name ofthe lake. . Red Cross Home Service Section ‘s. the nation and
with the serious food .
aid
the profession on
The writer handed Senator Dilling. extending temporary. financial
attaining
their ly.
‘
shortage every effort should be made .
and
in
some
cases
where
a
part
of
majority, saved their salaries in part
In a letter addressed to Nevada ger’s bill changing the official name.
. their need may be met by the disto save the livestock operator from
at least, and. entered business at the ‘City residents. Calanan
last Saturday. It was named Lake .
says: Just
tribution of free clothing, the garthese losses. In addition, our entire!
end of five of six years of teaching.
two weeks of the drive remains and, sigler for John Bigler, the third ¢zov.
animal control
ments are supplementing other aspredatory.
progratn .
Some of them became school prinwe are still short $37.000 of our quo-; ernor of the state who became gov.
George Carter of Nevada City ‘dna
has
needed
some over all el
sistance
which
we
are
rendering.
cipals or high school teachers folernor
in
1852
by
an
act
of
the
legisa
group of fishermen suppressed’ &
ta. The quota can be attalined by pur. and the federal government is the
Sintee these people cannot
express,
lowing an apprenticeship of sorts in
small
fire at Lake Culbertson south
chasers
transferring
savings funds lature n 1870,
qnly
agenc
y which ean give that kind.
their appreciation individually, it is
the grammar schools. They were givOther bills of interest to the: 6th }
of
Bowm
into Series E Bonds, which,. if kept
an Lake, last Saturday anof
correla
tion
on
a regional basis.
;my privilege to express it for them.”’
en the same respect as doctors, lawten years will return
almost three assembly district which the writerPublic Lands Bill: Strong opposinounced central fire dispatcher Goryers and preachers in the communper cent, whereas savings accounts handled and which were approved by. .
tion is developing among certain of don Vance, of the Tahoe national fority.
the lower house included an approest today.
yleld. but 1 per cent.
the timber operators
to ~ the
bill
priation bill for $29,000 for the: purTheir fine spirit of cooperation
“The average citizen
makes few
which I recently
proposed
which
In our humble opinion our schools
and quick action is to be highly comsacrifices, We still enjoy three square pose of improving the . grounds at
would
require
the
consent of the lonever
will
achieve
their
rightful
at
Coloma.
meals per day, each of which would Marshall’s Monument
eral boards of supervisors to all exmended declared Vance since this
place in the democratic scheme of
Senate bill 12156 by Senator Mayo,
fire could have very easily developed
be regarded as a banquet by millions
change contracts
whereby private
things until that
old time respect
throughout the world.
Remember calling for an appropriation of $50,property is turned over to the fedinto a large forest fire in a very
formerly accorded them, in the days
000 from the state park fund, for the
that Japan attacked. us at Pearl Hareral government in exchange for cutshort time.
of the Hoosier Schoolmaster, or as
purchase of the old business section
The past week of hot weather has
bor.
The
sentiment
is
unanimous
ting rights on federally owned timdepicited Sir James Barry’s novels,
dried
out the forest fuel to a degree
that a good licking is what she deof the Town of Columlbia for a state
ber. The forest service controls: a
The Germany military invasion of
and in the time our Puritan forethat
any
serves. The purchase of bonds to do park, also was approved in the lower
small fire fanned by a light
large part of the remaining comfathers, is restored to them. That
house. The money is to be matched European nations was accompanied
this job should likewise be unanimmercial stands of timber and same breeze will spread at an alarming
dan only be restored when the teachby. the citizens of uolumne County. iby a disease invasion, resulting in a
George
Calanan;
chairman
of
FISHERMEN PUT.
OUT FOREST FIRE
.
.
.
.
ous.
ing remuneraton, and rewards more
nearly approximate those of other
professions. This is the general conclusion forced upon those who reason
this matter to a conclugion:
The
hetter the pay the better the teach
er.
“Tf you believe that it is the greatest privilege
on
earth
the American Flag.
then
sroans
tax
lot
of
payers.
It
will
cost
a
serve,
protect
try and
of .
money to prepare teachers and to pay
them what they are worth. It is now
required
that they
spend
five
in preparing
‘for the work.
years
And
this
requirement for high school and college teaching is
throughout
army,
the
many
being.
land.
noted
in the teaching
lengthened
But
men
as
in
and
profession,
the
women
in
its
the
it must fol
and
defend
pre
many
grammar’ grade
ranks.
the coun
constitution,
obey
its
revere its ideals
as a precious heritage,
and
transmit.
BIGFOURTHIS
PROMISED IN
GRASS VALLEY
instances, have risen by dint of work
and study from
live under
‘low that is one’s profound duty
. laws, honor its flag,
We are well aware of the
to
ALPHA STORES
LOOTED OF
AMMUNITION
Chief
of
miorning
that
on
celebration
ed
Grass
the
over the extent to which the federal lumber short last year; and also that
County War Chest
: War Chest.
from
“Kifteen years ago diphtheria was
the night
countries, but in Germany it began
to increase. During the last three
years, diphtheria has
broken
all
rear basement window and more than
bounds in northern and central Eu
Tuesday,
$100
Ltd.
June
was
12th
the
entered
Alpha
from
worth of ammunition was stol
rope
and
this
became
en, including .rifle, pistol, and shotepidemic disease.
“The
reduction
gun_.cartnidges. Allen been-making
a
‘Chamber
California
the
of
Stores
quiet
yesitterday assur
Valley
says the report. “Up to 1940 diphtheria was steadily reduced in most
as a leading epidemic
disease
in
northern Europe, it is revealed in an
official report received
today
by
Vernon Stoll chairman of Nevada
investigation
but
thus
Chairman in charge of the Fourth states he ‘has no definite ¢lue.
of July
at the same level all over Burope”’
of the lumber operators are afraid rate reflected Vance. It is therefore
that this kind of a measure would the patriotic duty of every American
embarrass their efforts to secure cutto be extremely careful with their
ting rights on this timber. In many smokes and campfires while in the
forests and woodlands from now on
instances. the
lumber
comipanies
trade cut over land which need reuntil after the fall rains.
The need for practicing good fire
forestation to the forest service for
cutting rights on forest service land. prevention this year is brought home
It. is my feeling that some legislawhen we consider that our war ef~
spread of diphtheria which now ranks
Police James Allen this
revealed
DIPHTHERIA
EPIDEMIC RAGES
IN EUROPE
Included
of the
in
county’s
the
loot
largest
taken
-far
from
hardware store
the
of
leading
diphtheria
among most of
Germany’s
neighbors had been brought
small
about
without systematic immunization and
the population
was therefore not
properly
protected.
This situation
(Commerce, that the event will be one were 2 boxes of 2'5-35 cartridges, 34
For a good many years we have of the biggest in
the
history
of boxes of 30-30 shells, 5
boxes
of was all the more dangerous since a
heen convinced that every competent Fourths celebrated in alternate years
virulent type of diphtheria, not yield30-06, 1 box S and W shells, box
teacher earns more than he or she ‘in Grass Valley and Nevada City.
ing to serum treatment, had spread
45 pistol cartridges, 1 box 44 Winreceives. If in justice to a profession
so
fundamental
to
teachers ought to
Wesley Donnenwirth, president of chester shells, 40 boxes 22 longs, 11
democracy, the chamber, said this morning that
boxes” 30-40 Krag shells, 9 boxes of
our
be paid
more,
let
.
us be just.
We have long been convinced that
_ one of the weaknesses of our school
system has been the dwindling number of men employed in it. We believe
that
the profession
should
be
made
so attractive in the matter of remun
eration and social dignity that a fair
proportion of our bright young men
will want to enter it. Children in the
home are brought
a
Earle Covey,
iBrust,
up
dual government,
usually
a man
under
and
a
sports
parade
chairman, Jerry skOt gun shells for 12 guage,
3 boxes
‘Brooks of.cigars, 1 hunting knife, eeutiek
chairman,
Hartman, finance chairman, and Mrs.
(Marilyn
‘Hills
DeLano,
Flat
chairman
section,
all
enthusiastic
response.
have
taken
time
and
offices
to
of
the
reported
an
rods, and one pre-war Colt automatic
revolver.
Chief
of
Police
Allen
average
of
twice a year
states
that
Business men Alpha Stores have been robbed on a
from
their
attend
stores
meetings,
for several
be spectacular.
housing
chairman
committee
data
who
upon
of
has
which
the
been
the per
OWNERS PLEASE CALL
FOR RED CROSS
'
UNIFORMS
mission of the FHA will be asked to
woman do the training. The school
‘build additional housing in Grass
in many respects is as important in
There are still several uniforms of
Valley, reported that he was meettraining citizens as is the home, but
ing with encouraging success. DonRed Cross surgical dressings workunfortuiately
most
children
Jand are trained solely
in
by
our
women.
There is a desperate need of balance
in
the
education
of
tem. Petticoat rule,
our
future
sys
is of course,
nenwirth
stated
that
the
chamber
times
‘better
than
our school
system,
find
their”
it
to
ning their lives,
ing
profession.
until
call at
on
houses.:
to
enter
in
the
Red
Will
owners
please
Cross production
rooms
Wednesday
or
Thursday
after
noon for them.
none,
more
advantage
unclaimed.
for building.200
a
and high schools are badly needed.
We will never obtain this balance,
eall it psychological if you~ wish, in
ers
hopes to obtain permits and priorities
Bad Check Writer
Sentenced
to One Year
but more men. teachers in grammar
thousand.
MUNICIPAL POOL OPENS
The
municipal pool in Pioneers
Melvin
Strauch,
who
pleaded (Park was opened
Wednesday mornguilty last week to passing fictitious ing. Doris Garwood
has been employ
checks,
yesterday -appeared
men
for sentence. His plea
plan
Was
teach-_ year
granted
in
the
among
but
court
for probation
he must
county
in
jail
spend
and
a
return
ed as life
Antone
guard.
Rore,
city
councilman,
stated the pool will be open from 12
noon until 8 p. m. Rore is chairman
the money he obtained on bad checks. of the
adults
became
frequent,
and diphttheria appeared in the GerMan army even as a fatal complication of chest wounds.
“With
theria
the.
invasion,
carriers,
France
Brown,
compiling
rose to over 6 per cent in 1943. Cas€s
and
came
diph
explosive
epi
council
committee on
parks.
and
Czechoslovakia.
In
is permitted to expand . fires were responsible
for destroyits ownership and I much prefer that . ing three billion
board feet of tim
control at the local level. If such con. ber last year, and drained almost
trol
is
level,
not
established
sooner
or
later
at
the
local
congress
will
Norway,
and
150,000
cases
in
the
Netherlands, which has three times
the
population
of
Norway,
In
the
Netherlands, death from diphtheria
now. runs barely behind the mortal
check
the
spread
of
disease
in
the
labor
mandays of
from
factories
fire
and
one
fighting
farms.
The tragedy, concludes Vance is
vice to enter into exchange contracts. that 90% of these fires are mar
or
will require specific: legislative Leaused; that most of them
”are étartapproval by congress which would be . ed by good, honest,
Patriote
but
much
more cumbersome and_
practicable
from
the
standpoint
less! °#?eless Americans.
of
local interest.
DE
MOLAY
INITIATION
The De Molay degree will be con
ferred on a class initiates by the
LIGHTNING STARTS FIRE
Ranger Joseph Ely of the Forest Grass Valley De Molay chapter this
Hill district, Tahoe national forest, evening with all Masonic orders of
in Placer County, reported a two Nevada City and Grass Valley invited to attend.
acre fire there early this week.
The order of the
The fire was spotted by Lookout Knights Templar will
be
special
Peter Chesner on Duncan Peay. In guests.
Chico, Roseville, Colusa and Plactwo hours
a crew of ten men had
the fire under control. The fire was erville De Molays have been asked
attributed
ignited
to
by a
smoulering
lightning
embers
storm
‘
to attend.
two
Mr. and Mrs. H. Ballard and baby
;son and Mr. Ballard St. of Sacra'mento
are
spending
a
few
days
in
Nevada City visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Sunday school,at 10 a. m. PreachJ. N. Odgers. They plan to doa little
ing service at 11 a. m. Organ prefishing in the nearby streams,
lude,, Mrs. Vance. Hymn, choir and
George L. Perry of Berkeley spent
congregation. Prayer, pastor. Vocal
the week end visiting hig Parents
in
solo, Bill Tobiassen. Scripture readMETHODIST CHURCH
ing. Vocal solo, John Meinbress from
ity from tuberculosis in spite of the
San Francisco. Responsive’ scripture.
increase in the latter disease.”
The report to.Chairman Vernon
Stoll points out that the. agencies
for foreign relief affiliated with the
National War Fund are helping to
million
abolish the power of the forest ser
the
course of the last three years, there
have been almost 50,000 cases in
fort was four billion board feet of
government
demics soon appeared in Norway, the weeks ago. Fires of this kind are reNetherlands,
Belgium,
northern } ferred to by foresters as “sleepers.”’
to years.
help in putting on a parade that will
Hugh
in Germany. From: 3.5 per cent in
1938, the proportion of fatal cases
tion is goimg to have to be exercised
Nevada City.
Jim Kramer and daughter of Ord-_
Solo, Mrs. Tilton, Sermon, Closing
ville passed through town Tuesday
hymn,’ prayer, benediction.
Youth in their way
to Washington to spend
fellowship group at 6 p. m. which
the summer at their former home.
will
precede the regular service at
6:30 p. m. All the young people are
invited. Preaching service
at 7:30
countries affected by shipping mediDP. m.
cal supplies and supporting hospitals
and dispensaries where treatment is
Fred Browning who was taken to
provided.
Sacramento for a medical examinaThis work is supported in part by tion on Sunday, was returned to
the
funds subscribed to the county war home of his mother,
Mrs. A. Brownchest.
—
ing Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ed Kinsley of Roseville spent
a few hours in Nevada City Tues
day afternoon visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Odgers.
Mrs. Jeff Moerres and two chile
dren have arrived from Sacramento
to spend some time with her paret
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larsen.-