March 13, 1941 (6 pages)

CH= The Nugget is delivered to _your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month , Nevada City Nugget . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA " This paper gives you complete — coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, The, Nugget. your neighbors, read yy = Vol. 15. No. 21. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, MARCH 13, is Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Every time the ‘Roosevelt administration ‘tries to do something with ‘the commercial air lines, air deaths take a sharp rise. Some years ago, most readers will remember, James Farley at the instance of the administration “cracked down’ on commercial air lines, and placed mail carrying in charge of Army pilots. Thirteen young army pilots lost 'their lives before ‘the administration could be convinced of error. _ 2 Since transferring the Aeronautical Authority to the Department of Commerce a few months ‘back, 54 persons have been killed, including pilots and passengers. We don’t ‘know whether the President sleeps well o’ nights, but we do believe that many men in post? of responsibility would have suffered remorse under tthe same circumstances. Putting incompetent politicians in places of authority in ‘this age of science and speed: is not only wasteful of billions of dollars, but also wasteful of human: life. Just one instance of ‘the crass ineptitude of the political Manager. of our air services: Under the old authority, no pilot was permitted to leave the ground ‘unless he had a ceiling. of 800 feet. Under the new regime the ceiling was reduced to 300 feet, and this, experts ‘believe, will account for most of the passenger plane crashes of recent months, Favored politicians slipped into office, sometimes ‘take a long time to learn their job and at a tremendous cost to the aR lic, came As yet there has ‘been no comment on the tremendous number of air crashes in the army and military services. It may ‘be that during the schooling period, a certain proportion of students must inevitably ‘be sacrificed, but it does seem as ifthe number were large. But even the deaths among students apparently are less’ than those among graduate air officers of army and navy. We sometimes wonder whether or not political incompetents have invaded these domains that hitherto have been free of poisonous political favoritism. Those ‘that suspect that polii ties is wielding undue influence in the armed forces of the country, point to the fact that two of the President’s sons stepped into commissions immediately upon passage of the Selective ‘Service ® Act. : The country clamors for national unity in the present world crisis. But national ‘unity will avail nothing if the government is steadily weakened by appointment of incompetent friends of the administration, to places of great responsibility. Harry Hopkins, it is reported, is soon to fill a high office in the defense program. Here is ‘a man who has proved a dud in every office he has held. One thing he said while head of the WPA that turned out to be true. It was‘ “We shall elect and elect, tax and tax, and spend and spend.’ His only virtue is that he is a friend of the President. Because he is a White House favorite he is soon to be intrusted with a hand in the nation’s destiny, eee We hope devotedly: That Congress will be alert; that Congress ‘will investigate favoritism in placing defense orders; that Congress will investigate the actions of such persons as [Palmer, bounced from one department to another and now finally named as head of army ‘housing; in short, we hope that Congress will follow its nose when anything rotten begins to ripen, and expose it to the sunlight of public opinion, Congress ean, if it will, “crack down’ on all the parasitical stooges that ' clutter the Jandscape in Washington by seeing to it they get no public money to play with. The insufferable, silly Ma Perkins, the smart and unscrupulous team of “Corcoran and Cohen, the vituperous and press hating Ickes, and lesser fry that spatter and befoul the wings of the Eagle, these the nation could spare from office and go a long way toward securing that unity so much needed in this time of stress. wv Mr. and Mrs -Ross Taylor of Dow¢ nieville and George Taylor of that % city were in Nevada City yesterday. ; t George Hallock, manager of the y 16 to 1 Extension Mine at Alleghany, was in Nevada City yesterday. GOVERNMENT $1,500,000 FOR PRIVILEGE Encouraging news to the Power Commission granted a rows Debris Dam. Thurman: Favors Automobiles For State Patrolmen Assemblyman Allen G. Thurman of this district has informed Secretary H. F. Sofge of the local chamber of commerce he is in favor of highway patrolmen being equipped with automobiles instead of motorcycles. Thurman, in answer to a query from Sofge on his attitude on efforts by Nevada Countyans to secure automobiles for patrolmen, wrote: The matter of taking highway patro!men off of motorcycles and giving them automobiles is one which I have editorially supported in my newspaper. I believe that all patrolmen, especially in the mountain area, should be equipped with automobiles. I hope some day that all patrolmen can be so equipped. If I can cooperate with you in any such action, I shall be happy to do so.”’ ST. PATRICK’S NANCE SATURDAY A large crowd is expected to attend the St. Patrick’s Dance at the Nevada City High School gymnasium Saturday night, The dance is being sponsored by the St. Canice Catholic Church of this city. . Rollie Barton’s orchestra will supply the musie for the dance. Pennsylvania Mine Shift Boss Dies In Miners Hospital Here ‘Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the ‘Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley for H. I. James, 32, PennSylvania ‘Mine shift boss, who died yesterday at the ‘Miners Hospital here following a week’s illness. James had been a resident of Nevada County for the past ten years. He was a native of Cotnwall. He was a member of the Mine Workers Protective League. The deceased leaves his wife, Mrs. Myrtle James, a daughter, Sylvia and relatives in Cornwall. Visitor Here— Roy Nelson, head machinist. for the University of California Press in Berkeley ,was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Sofge here this week. Down From Arctic— Charles Hoskins, employed at the Arctic Mine near Washington, was a visitor here today. And! Permit Given For Power Plant Construction At Upper Narrows Dam Site SACRAMENTO VALLEY UTILITIES WILL PAY hydraulic mining industry was received in a telegram to the Nevada City Nugget last night from Congressman Harry L. Englebright. Englebright’s telegram brought the message the Federal license to the Sacramento Valley Utility Company for the development of a 13,500 horsepower electric plant to utilize the power from the Upper Nar* The power resources from the dam will reduce by $1,500,000 the storage expenses of the hydraulic miners in the San Juan Ridge area. Englebright’s telegram follows: “Harley M. Leete, Nevada City, “Wederal Power Commission toValley Utility Company for development of thirteen thousand five hundred horsepower electric power plant to utilize waters from Narrows Hydraulic Mining Dam. Sacrament) Valley ‘Utility Company will pay War Department sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars over the period of--Federal Power Commission license. “Under ruling of War Department the one million five hundred thousand dollars contract is to be deducted from cost of construction of “Narrows project so that-a uniform rate may be set up as the tax cubic yard for storage of debris. “In other words the one million five hundred thousand dollars to be credited to cost of project and remaining cost of Narrows project is to be paid by tax on debris storage. This will result in greatly reducing cost of storage and should prove of great benefit to hydraulic miners. Arrangements result of law I had passed giving miners benefit of sale of water and power from hydraulic mining dams.'Am advised Sacramento Valley Utility Company ready to start construction of power plant as soon as details can be arranged. HARRY L. ENGLEBRIGHT. Construction Of Power Plant May Start Immediately W. W. Esterly, secretary of the California Hydraulic Mining Association, today said he understands construction of ‘the 19,500 horsepower plant, utilizing the waters of the Upper Narrows Debris Dam, will start immediately. Frank Bonner, president of the Sacramento Valley ,Utility Corporation which was granted permission to build the plant by the Federal Power Commission, previously informed California Hydraulic Mining Association officials construction was ready to start as soon as the permit ‘was issued, Bonner, 100 Manor Drive, Piedmont, was formerly executive secretary of the federa power commission. Return From Sacramento— _ . Mrs. L. G. Lageson and son, Gordon, have returned from Sacramento, where Lageson, county agricultural commissioner, is in Sutter Hospital recovering from an operation, Lageson is recovering rapidly and will soon return‘ here to convalesce, The proceeds will go toward paying the hospital and medical expenses for Kirk Martin, high school student body president, who was confined to a hospital for a considerable period as the result of injuries suffered in a football game. Grabel is recognized as one of the outstanding magicians in the world and has appeared for innumerable clubs, organizations, churches, colleges and schools. His programs have been successful in all. parte. of the Magician Has Many Tricks In Store For Nevada Cityans Mystery of the Walking Stick, That Deceptive Egg, The Disappearing Radio, Famed Rabbit from Hat, Ringing Alarm Clocks from Nowhere, Mystery of the Floating Light. Those are just a few of thetricks in store for Nevada attend the benefit show at the Nevada City High School Auditorium Monday night, when Magician Lee Grabel will perform, Learning the Newspaper Miracle, ‘Cityans. who nation. Grabel appeared recently under the auspices of the University of California at huge Harmon Gym. Meeting with such great success, he was ,rebooked for another performance at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, where he performed before an audience of over 6,000 people. S. Juhaz Shepard, the greatest authority on magic, claims Grabel to ibe one of the nation’s outstanding magicians. day granted license to Sacramento]. TREE WILL BE MEMORIAL TO JOSEPH O’NEILL The Hydraulic Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West of this city, will officiate at-a public tree planting ceremony at the local elementary school. The tree will be a memorial to the late Joe ONeilll, school janitor and officer of the Native Sons Lodge. The planting will be part of the school’s Conservation Week activities. The tree will be planted near the school auditorium. The grammar school chorus, -under the direction of Mrs. Carl Libbey, will take part in_the ceremonies. ROTARY REVIEWS GIRL SCOUTS AT LUNCHEON This is Girl Scouts week and today’s luncheon of the Rotary club was devoted to an. entertainment and educational review of the progréss’ the girl scouts are making in Nevada City. The club donated $50 to the Kirk Martin benefit fund, and in addition, purchased $17 worth of tickets to the magic show which will be given at the High School March 17. Martin, a football player was seriously injured last fall while playing and is still an invalid. .Mrs. Arnold Jackson and Mrs, G. E. Mitchell Girl Scout troop leaders, were present as guests of the club, and delegations from three of. the troops demonstrated their work, creed, and training, for the benefit of Rotary. Mrs. Mitchell in her short address gave a brief history of Girl Scouting, which began the year after the Boy Scouts were organized in 1909. There are now four troops in Nevada City with a total membership of 84, many of whom are second cjass Girl Scouts. There are fhree troops from the elementary school and one from the high school. Twyla Smart and Leona Lotz of Troop 2 presented a little skit entitled “When Girl Scouts Meet.” Troop 4’s delegation consisted of Vera Stanovich and ‘Barbara. Hall who sang ‘Home On the Range’’ accompanied smartly on a large accordion by little Ruby Blaich. Troop 3, of which Mrs. Odgers is leader, was represented by Mildred Dodge and five girls who gave a demonstration of lifting and carrying injured persons, including one overcome by fumes in a fire. Billy Brownfield, accompanied Genevieve Ellis, played a cello solo very beautifully. They were from Troop 4. Betty Jacobs, senior Girl Scout, in Troop 4, played two piano selections with marked talent, The pieces were: “The Man I Love,” and ‘““I Am An American.” . Bileen Merrigan, in a charming red costume tap danced while Mrs. Mitchell played her accompaniment. Her .merry manner and twinkling feet won much applause. All the numbers presented by the girls were greatly appreciated by Rotory members. Ethel White Will Be New BPWC President Ethel White was nominated for president of the Business and Professional Women‘s Club at the meeting here last night, Mildred Severtson was nominated for vice president; Dixie Rose secretary and Vivian Hustues, treasurer. The Girl Scout troops of this city prasented an intersting program. Mrs. G. E. Mitchell spoke on Girl Scout activities. Ranger Stricken Ill Just When Conservation Week Plans Mature For many weeks Ranger Anselmo Lewis of the Tahoe _ Forest worked hard and long on a program of education and publicityfor Conservation Week. Conservation Week started last Friday and during this week Lewis was to speak in almost all of the schools in the county. But Sunday he was stricken with appendicitis and taken to the Nevada City Sanitarium for an operation. Ellwood M, Stone of the Tahoe staff had to fill in for Lewis on the speaking engagements, AT ANNUAL MEETING ON MARCH 31ST residence in this community has con will be the Nevada City Chamber of Chamber Folder To Be Profusely Illustrated The Nevada City’ Chamber of Commerce’s folder is expected to be ready for publication in two or three weeks. The folder, which will be profusely illustrated with photos, will ad-' vertise the recreational, fishing, . hunting, skiing, historical, scenic,. and mining aspects of this area. Five thousand of the folders will} be printed at the start and possibly an additional number later. The folders will be distributed in Reno, along Highway 20 and Highway 40 and other places where it will attract the attention of tourists. Two pages of the inside of the folder will be devoted to an illustrated map. H. E, Kjorlie is chairman of the committee completing details for the publication of the folder. Meeting To Organize Garden Club Held Today At National A meeting was held at the National Hotel here this afternoon for the purpose of organizing a garden club. Mrs. Paul Kemper acted as the temporary chairman, Those present included Mrs. Fred Secatena, state president of California Garden Club, Inc., Mrs. E. V. Farrar, director of 2 daca eight and Mrs. E. R. Brazel, istrict chairman of organization and membership. club here was in response to a growing demand among. garden enthusiasts for instructions in plant culture flower arrangement and civic ‘beautification. Examination For Firefighters Will Be Held In Oroville An examination for forest firefighter, open to men. residents of Butte, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Cousa, Glenn and Sutter Counties, will be held in Oroville on April 2, between the hours of 1 and 4 p. m. at the state foresty office. The salary will be $85 per month. The duties will include general manual labor involved in fire control and general maintenance work, clearing trails, cutting brush, doing pick and shovel work, fighting fires, building roads, telephone lines and minor structures. The purpose of the examination is to supplement existing eligible lists with eligibles willing to accept employment during the 1941 fire season in the district in or near which they live, Funeral Held For Retired Engineer Final rites were conducted at the Holmes Funeral Home here today for Joseph Kennedy, 79, retired railroad engineer, who died Tuesday at a local hospital. Kennedy was a former resident of Truckee. Rev. David Ralston of the Methodist Church officiated at the services. Interment was in the Pine Grove Cemetery. The proposal to organize a garden; Guerdon Ellis To Be Chamber Head TAHOE FOREST SUPERVISOR WILL BE INSTALLED Guerdon Ellis, Tahoe National Forest supervisor, who in one year’s tributed materially to civic progress, Commerce’s*new president. Ellis was selected head of the chamber by the board of directors of the organization last night. He succeeds Bert Foreman. H. E. Kjorlie, district superintendent of schools, was elected vice president and H. F. Sofge Lue scopes secretary, The new officers will be installed at the chamber’s annual. dinner, March 38ist. Besides the election of officers, the chamber directors spent several hours in discussing community problems and arranging plans for the dinner. The directors decided to operate the chamber on a budget basis and plans were discussed for the drawing up of the budget. The directors hope to make the’ i March 31st dinner meeting the most successful in the history of the local chamber and special invitations .will be issued to. those prominent in the mining, business and civic life of Nevada County. The directors choice of Supervisor Ellis as president was generally received with acclaim among the residents of the city today. Since com= ing here from the Trinity Forest to Succeed DeWitt Nelson, Ellis has been active in the chamber of commece and other organizations in this eity, SCHOOL STUDENTS 10 HEAR SHERIFF Sheriff Carl J. ‘Tobiassen will speak to the Grass Valley Evening School Forum this Thursday evening on “The Effect of the Civilian Defense Program on Grass Valley and Vicinity’. The sheriff is in a key position due to the post he holds in county government and his contact with state and national defense program discussed at recent peace officers meetings he has attended. He is keenly interested in the topic and will bring to the forum a wealth of valuable material, A round table discussion will follow his talk and all are invited to attend and participate. { » Organ Selected For ae Hydraulic . Association The Mining and Industrial News has been selected by the California Hydraulic Mining Association as. its official publication. The Mining and Industrial News, published in San Francisco, is the official organ also of the Gold Mining Association of America and iMining Association of California, The decision to abandon the Hydraulic Miner, which had been published -by the hydraulic association for more than a year, was reached at a recent meeting. ‘At that time a committee was selected to study plans for the continuation of presenting the news of the hydraulic industry and to notify the members each month of meeting dates. ‘Several mining publications signified willingness to be the official organ of the hydraulic mining association. The Mining and _ Industrial News was selected at the association meeting in Auburn Saturday night. Each member of the hydraulic body Feature Writer Here— Sam Jackson, feature writer for the Associated Press, was in Nevada City Tuesday gathering data for a story on hydraulic mining. Scores attended the final rites at community. Mrs. Henwood had _ been in ill health but was recovering satisfactorily. Death was due to a heart condition. The deceased was born at Scotts Flat on December 4, 1899, the daughter qf William Curtis and Mrs. Clemente Muscardini. She spent ‘her entire life in this district. Her husband, the late Larsen R. Henwood, died in 1935. Mrs. Henwood was appointed as assistant to afternoon for Mrs. Imogene M. Henwood, 41, assistant agent, whose sudden death Monday came as a distinct shock to the entire Rites Held Yesterday For Late Mrs. Imogene M. Henwood the Holmes Funeral Home yesterday — county ‘welfare Welfare Agent E, B. Dudley by the board of supervisors more than 2 year ago, She was an active member of the Business and. Progessional Women’s Club. Besides her parents she leaves two children, Joyce and Clemente Hen-. wood of this city, a sister, Mrs. Al Joyner of Grass Valley and two bro-— thers, Blisha and Cecil, Curtis” be Bowman. j will receive a copy each month.

CH= The Nugget is delivered to _your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month , Nevada City Nugget . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA " This paper gives you complete — coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, The, Nugget. your neighbors, read yy = Vol. 15. No. 21. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, MARCH 13, is Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Every time the ‘Roosevelt administration ‘tries to do something with ‘the commercial air lines, air deaths take a sharp rise. Some years ago, most readers will remember, James Farley at the instance of the administration “cracked down’ on commercial air lines, and placed mail carrying in charge of Army pilots. Thirteen young army pilots lost 'their lives before ‘the administration could be convinced of error. _ 2 Since transferring the Aeronautical Authority to the Department of Commerce a few months ‘back, 54 persons have been killed, including pilots and passengers. We don’t ‘know whether the President sleeps well o’ nights, but we do believe that many men in post? of responsibility would have suffered remorse under tthe same circumstances. Putting incompetent politicians in places of authority in ‘this age of science and speed: is not only wasteful of billions of dollars, but also wasteful of human: life. Just one instance of ‘the crass ineptitude of the political Manager. of our air services: Under the old authority, no pilot was permitted to leave the ground ‘unless he had a ceiling. of 800 feet. Under the new regime the ceiling was reduced to 300 feet, and this, experts ‘believe, will account for most of the passenger plane crashes of recent months, Favored politicians slipped into office, sometimes ‘take a long time to learn their job and at a tremendous cost to the aR lic, came As yet there has ‘been no comment on the tremendous number of air crashes in the army and military services. It may ‘be that during the schooling period, a certain proportion of students must inevitably ‘be sacrificed, but it does seem as ifthe number were large. But even the deaths among students apparently are less’ than those among graduate air officers of army and navy. We sometimes wonder whether or not political incompetents have invaded these domains that hitherto have been free of poisonous political favoritism. Those ‘that suspect that polii ties is wielding undue influence in the armed forces of the country, point to the fact that two of the President’s sons stepped into commissions immediately upon passage of the Selective ‘Service ® Act. : The country clamors for national unity in the present world crisis. But national ‘unity will avail nothing if the government is steadily weakened by appointment of incompetent friends of the administration, to places of great responsibility. Harry Hopkins, it is reported, is soon to fill a high office in the defense program. Here is ‘a man who has proved a dud in every office he has held. One thing he said while head of the WPA that turned out to be true. It was‘ “We shall elect and elect, tax and tax, and spend and spend.’ His only virtue is that he is a friend of the President. Because he is a White House favorite he is soon to be intrusted with a hand in the nation’s destiny, eee We hope devotedly: That Congress will be alert; that Congress ‘will investigate favoritism in placing defense orders; that Congress will investigate the actions of such persons as [Palmer, bounced from one department to another and now finally named as head of army ‘housing; in short, we hope that Congress will follow its nose when anything rotten begins to ripen, and expose it to the sunlight of public opinion, Congress ean, if it will, “crack down’ on all the parasitical stooges that ' clutter the Jandscape in Washington by seeing to it they get no public money to play with. The insufferable, silly Ma Perkins, the smart and unscrupulous team of “Corcoran and Cohen, the vituperous and press hating Ickes, and lesser fry that spatter and befoul the wings of the Eagle, these the nation could spare from office and go a long way toward securing that unity so much needed in this time of stress. wv Mr. and Mrs -Ross Taylor of Dow¢ nieville and George Taylor of that % city were in Nevada City yesterday. ; t George Hallock, manager of the y 16 to 1 Extension Mine at Alleghany, was in Nevada City yesterday. GOVERNMENT $1,500,000 FOR PRIVILEGE Encouraging news to the Power Commission granted a rows Debris Dam. Thurman: Favors Automobiles For State Patrolmen Assemblyman Allen G. Thurman of this district has informed Secretary H. F. Sofge of the local chamber of commerce he is in favor of highway patrolmen being equipped with automobiles instead of motorcycles. Thurman, in answer to a query from Sofge on his attitude on efforts by Nevada Countyans to secure automobiles for patrolmen, wrote: The matter of taking highway patro!men off of motorcycles and giving them automobiles is one which I have editorially supported in my newspaper. I believe that all patrolmen, especially in the mountain area, should be equipped with automobiles. I hope some day that all patrolmen can be so equipped. If I can cooperate with you in any such action, I shall be happy to do so.”’ ST. PATRICK’S NANCE SATURDAY A large crowd is expected to attend the St. Patrick’s Dance at the Nevada City High School gymnasium Saturday night, The dance is being sponsored by the St. Canice Catholic Church of this city. . Rollie Barton’s orchestra will supply the musie for the dance. Pennsylvania Mine Shift Boss Dies In Miners Hospital Here ‘Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the ‘Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley for H. I. James, 32, PennSylvania ‘Mine shift boss, who died yesterday at the ‘Miners Hospital here following a week’s illness. James had been a resident of Nevada County for the past ten years. He was a native of Cotnwall. He was a member of the Mine Workers Protective League. The deceased leaves his wife, Mrs. Myrtle James, a daughter, Sylvia and relatives in Cornwall. Visitor Here— Roy Nelson, head machinist. for the University of California Press in Berkeley ,was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Sofge here this week. Down From Arctic— Charles Hoskins, employed at the Arctic Mine near Washington, was a visitor here today. And! Permit Given For Power Plant Construction At Upper Narrows Dam Site SACRAMENTO VALLEY UTILITIES WILL PAY hydraulic mining industry was received in a telegram to the Nevada City Nugget last night from Congressman Harry L. Englebright. Englebright’s telegram brought the message the Federal license to the Sacramento Valley Utility Company for the development of a 13,500 horsepower electric plant to utilize the power from the Upper Nar* The power resources from the dam will reduce by $1,500,000 the storage expenses of the hydraulic miners in the San Juan Ridge area. Englebright’s telegram follows: “Harley M. Leete, Nevada City, “Wederal Power Commission toValley Utility Company for development of thirteen thousand five hundred horsepower electric power plant to utilize waters from Narrows Hydraulic Mining Dam. Sacrament) Valley ‘Utility Company will pay War Department sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars over the period of--Federal Power Commission license. “Under ruling of War Department the one million five hundred thousand dollars contract is to be deducted from cost of construction of “Narrows project so that-a uniform rate may be set up as the tax cubic yard for storage of debris. “In other words the one million five hundred thousand dollars to be credited to cost of project and remaining cost of Narrows project is to be paid by tax on debris storage. This will result in greatly reducing cost of storage and should prove of great benefit to hydraulic miners. Arrangements result of law I had passed giving miners benefit of sale of water and power from hydraulic mining dams.'Am advised Sacramento Valley Utility Company ready to start construction of power plant as soon as details can be arranged. HARRY L. ENGLEBRIGHT. Construction Of Power Plant May Start Immediately W. W. Esterly, secretary of the California Hydraulic Mining Association, today said he understands construction of ‘the 19,500 horsepower plant, utilizing the waters of the Upper Narrows Debris Dam, will start immediately. Frank Bonner, president of the Sacramento Valley ,Utility Corporation which was granted permission to build the plant by the Federal Power Commission, previously informed California Hydraulic Mining Association officials construction was ready to start as soon as the permit ‘was issued, Bonner, 100 Manor Drive, Piedmont, was formerly executive secretary of the federa power commission. Return From Sacramento— _ . Mrs. L. G. Lageson and son, Gordon, have returned from Sacramento, where Lageson, county agricultural commissioner, is in Sutter Hospital recovering from an operation, Lageson is recovering rapidly and will soon return‘ here to convalesce, The proceeds will go toward paying the hospital and medical expenses for Kirk Martin, high school student body president, who was confined to a hospital for a considerable period as the result of injuries suffered in a football game. Grabel is recognized as one of the outstanding magicians in the world and has appeared for innumerable clubs, organizations, churches, colleges and schools. His programs have been successful in all. parte. of the Magician Has Many Tricks In Store For Nevada Cityans Mystery of the Walking Stick, That Deceptive Egg, The Disappearing Radio, Famed Rabbit from Hat, Ringing Alarm Clocks from Nowhere, Mystery of the Floating Light. Those are just a few of thetricks in store for Nevada attend the benefit show at the Nevada City High School Auditorium Monday night, when Magician Lee Grabel will perform, Learning the Newspaper Miracle, ‘Cityans. who nation. Grabel appeared recently under the auspices of the University of California at huge Harmon Gym. Meeting with such great success, he was ,rebooked for another performance at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, where he performed before an audience of over 6,000 people. S. Juhaz Shepard, the greatest authority on magic, claims Grabel to ibe one of the nation’s outstanding magicians. day granted license to Sacramento]. TREE WILL BE MEMORIAL TO JOSEPH O’NEILL The Hydraulic Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West of this city, will officiate at-a public tree planting ceremony at the local elementary school.

The tree will be a memorial to the late Joe ONeilll, school janitor and officer of the Native Sons Lodge. The planting will be part of the school’s Conservation Week activities. The tree will be planted near the school auditorium. The grammar school chorus, -under the direction of Mrs. Carl Libbey, will take part in_the ceremonies. ROTARY REVIEWS GIRL SCOUTS AT LUNCHEON This is Girl Scouts week and today’s luncheon of the Rotary club was devoted to an. entertainment and educational review of the progréss’ the girl scouts are making in Nevada City. The club donated $50 to the Kirk Martin benefit fund, and in addition, purchased $17 worth of tickets to the magic show which will be given at the High School March 17. Martin, a football player was seriously injured last fall while playing and is still an invalid. .Mrs. Arnold Jackson and Mrs, G. E. Mitchell Girl Scout troop leaders, were present as guests of the club, and delegations from three of. the troops demonstrated their work, creed, and training, for the benefit of Rotary. Mrs. Mitchell in her short address gave a brief history of Girl Scouting, which began the year after the Boy Scouts were organized in 1909. There are now four troops in Nevada City with a total membership of 84, many of whom are second cjass Girl Scouts. There are fhree troops from the elementary school and one from the high school. Twyla Smart and Leona Lotz of Troop 2 presented a little skit entitled “When Girl Scouts Meet.” Troop 4’s delegation consisted of Vera Stanovich and ‘Barbara. Hall who sang ‘Home On the Range’’ accompanied smartly on a large accordion by little Ruby Blaich. Troop 3, of which Mrs. Odgers is leader, was represented by Mildred Dodge and five girls who gave a demonstration of lifting and carrying injured persons, including one overcome by fumes in a fire. Billy Brownfield, accompanied Genevieve Ellis, played a cello solo very beautifully. They were from Troop 4. Betty Jacobs, senior Girl Scout, in Troop 4, played two piano selections with marked talent, The pieces were: “The Man I Love,” and ‘““I Am An American.” . Bileen Merrigan, in a charming red costume tap danced while Mrs. Mitchell played her accompaniment. Her .merry manner and twinkling feet won much applause. All the numbers presented by the girls were greatly appreciated by Rotory members. Ethel White Will Be New BPWC President Ethel White was nominated for president of the Business and Professional Women‘s Club at the meeting here last night, Mildred Severtson was nominated for vice president; Dixie Rose secretary and Vivian Hustues, treasurer. The Girl Scout troops of this city prasented an intersting program. Mrs. G. E. Mitchell spoke on Girl Scout activities. Ranger Stricken Ill Just When Conservation Week Plans Mature For many weeks Ranger Anselmo Lewis of the Tahoe _ Forest worked hard and long on a program of education and publicityfor Conservation Week. Conservation Week started last Friday and during this week Lewis was to speak in almost all of the schools in the county. But Sunday he was stricken with appendicitis and taken to the Nevada City Sanitarium for an operation. Ellwood M, Stone of the Tahoe staff had to fill in for Lewis on the speaking engagements, AT ANNUAL MEETING ON MARCH 31ST residence in this community has con will be the Nevada City Chamber of Chamber Folder To Be Profusely Illustrated The Nevada City’ Chamber of Commerce’s folder is expected to be ready for publication in two or three weeks. The folder, which will be profusely illustrated with photos, will ad-' vertise the recreational, fishing, . hunting, skiing, historical, scenic,. and mining aspects of this area. Five thousand of the folders will} be printed at the start and possibly an additional number later. The folders will be distributed in Reno, along Highway 20 and Highway 40 and other places where it will attract the attention of tourists. Two pages of the inside of the folder will be devoted to an illustrated map. H. E, Kjorlie is chairman of the committee completing details for the publication of the folder. Meeting To Organize Garden Club Held Today At National A meeting was held at the National Hotel here this afternoon for the purpose of organizing a garden club. Mrs. Paul Kemper acted as the temporary chairman, Those present included Mrs. Fred Secatena, state president of California Garden Club, Inc., Mrs. E. V. Farrar, director of 2 daca eight and Mrs. E. R. Brazel, istrict chairman of organization and membership. club here was in response to a growing demand among. garden enthusiasts for instructions in plant culture flower arrangement and civic ‘beautification. Examination For Firefighters Will Be Held In Oroville An examination for forest firefighter, open to men. residents of Butte, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Cousa, Glenn and Sutter Counties, will be held in Oroville on April 2, between the hours of 1 and 4 p. m. at the state foresty office. The salary will be $85 per month. The duties will include general manual labor involved in fire control and general maintenance work, clearing trails, cutting brush, doing pick and shovel work, fighting fires, building roads, telephone lines and minor structures. The purpose of the examination is to supplement existing eligible lists with eligibles willing to accept employment during the 1941 fire season in the district in or near which they live, Funeral Held For Retired Engineer Final rites were conducted at the Holmes Funeral Home here today for Joseph Kennedy, 79, retired railroad engineer, who died Tuesday at a local hospital. Kennedy was a former resident of Truckee. Rev. David Ralston of the Methodist Church officiated at the services. Interment was in the Pine Grove Cemetery. The proposal to organize a garden; Guerdon Ellis To Be Chamber Head TAHOE FOREST SUPERVISOR WILL BE INSTALLED Guerdon Ellis, Tahoe National Forest supervisor, who in one year’s tributed materially to civic progress, Commerce’s*new president. Ellis was selected head of the chamber by the board of directors of the organization last night. He succeeds Bert Foreman. H. E. Kjorlie, district superintendent of schools, was elected vice president and H. F. Sofge Lue scopes secretary, The new officers will be installed at the chamber’s annual. dinner, March 38ist. Besides the election of officers, the chamber directors spent several hours in discussing community problems and arranging plans for the dinner. The directors decided to operate the chamber on a budget basis and plans were discussed for the drawing up of the budget. The directors hope to make the’ i March 31st dinner meeting the most successful in the history of the local chamber and special invitations .will be issued to. those prominent in the mining, business and civic life of Nevada County. The directors choice of Supervisor Ellis as president was generally received with acclaim among the residents of the city today. Since com= ing here from the Trinity Forest to Succeed DeWitt Nelson, Ellis has been active in the chamber of commece and other organizations in this eity, SCHOOL STUDENTS 10 HEAR SHERIFF Sheriff Carl J. ‘Tobiassen will speak to the Grass Valley Evening School Forum this Thursday evening on “The Effect of the Civilian Defense Program on Grass Valley and Vicinity’. The sheriff is in a key position due to the post he holds in county government and his contact with state and national defense program discussed at recent peace officers meetings he has attended. He is keenly interested in the topic and will bring to the forum a wealth of valuable material, A round table discussion will follow his talk and all are invited to attend and participate. { » Organ Selected For ae Hydraulic . Association The Mining and Industrial News has been selected by the California Hydraulic Mining Association as. its official publication. The Mining and Industrial News, published in San Francisco, is the official organ also of the Gold Mining Association of America and iMining Association of California, The decision to abandon the Hydraulic Miner, which had been published -by the hydraulic association for more than a year, was reached at a recent meeting. ‘At that time a committee was selected to study plans for the continuation of presenting the news of the hydraulic industry and to notify the members each month of meeting dates. ‘Several mining publications signified willingness to be the official organ of the hydraulic mining association. The Mining and _ Industrial News was selected at the association meeting in Auburn Saturday night. Each member of the hydraulic body Feature Writer Here— Sam Jackson, feature writer for the Associated Press, was in Nevada City Tuesday gathering data for a story on hydraulic mining. Scores attended the final rites at community. Mrs. Henwood had _ been in ill health but was recovering satisfactorily. Death was due to a heart condition. The deceased was born at Scotts Flat on December 4, 1899, the daughter qf William Curtis and Mrs. Clemente Muscardini. She spent ‘her entire life in this district. Her husband, the late Larsen R. Henwood, died in 1935. Mrs. Henwood was appointed as assistant to afternoon for Mrs. Imogene M. Henwood, 41, assistant agent, whose sudden death Monday came as a distinct shock to the entire Rites Held Yesterday For Late Mrs. Imogene M. Henwood the Holmes Funeral Home yesterday — county ‘welfare Welfare Agent E, B. Dudley by the board of supervisors more than 2 year ago, She was an active member of the Business and. Progessional Women’s Club. Besides her parents she leaves two children, Joyce and Clemente Hen-. wood of this city, a sister, Mrs. Al Joyner of Grass Valley and two bro-— thers, Blisha and Cecil, Curtis” be Bowman. j will receive a copy each month.