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March 16, 1934 (6 pages)

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This ONLY paper. is Nevada City’s Hometown Newsit supports things =ie=iss. INevada City Nugget ii Nevada City Nugget is a Member oF the United Press And California Newspaper Publishers Association / Your Hometown News« paper helps build . your . community. Readers and . advertisers make it a geod builder. : scribe for WE CO our pane ee —___ Volo VH. No. 36 ‘The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. The GOLD Concer FRIDAY, MARCH 16. 1934 _ AIRPORT TO BE DEDICATED 4TH OF JULY . ‘ Nevada City Chamber er vo oe BROUN IS HELD Backs Great Sunrise Service on Cement Hill mah Council, Degree of Pocahontas, PERRY MURDER: Fred Cassidy Relected President by Acclamation— Mayor ;Wwho trailed to Walhalla Council at Auburn on Tuesday evening, on the F. A. Broun, in a preliminary hearing before. Judge Walter Mobley, Bennetts Reports on Progress Made and Outlines Future Uses of Nevada City’s Aviation Field Restored Joss House Mecca Of Motorists PRES aa tee PME ‘ ° The Joss house rescued from ruin . vessels found the Grass Valley Chamber of! house An in the ruined joss the work of rennovation was completed a year ago. Mr. Ezaac believes that the altar and all the varied and ancient paraphernalia that pertains to it, are at Se0ig6: 80 years _old.__The building: it-— self, which hasbeen fully restored, is probably 50 year old. Several of tablets . the vases' and urns are undoubtedly, hand+ hundreds of years old. we rarely The has become the ancient j08S . mecea many students. of Oriental lore and tourists ‘particularly, those member of the . from the East at once inquire the Grass Valley chamber and for many; whereabouts of the old Joss house. years interested in Grass Valley and! This indicafes that it has won fame. . Nevada County history, along we Within the -sanetuary, are thejJack Wolff, Nevada County historian, original tablets, twelve feet long on were chief movers in obtaining . which the ideographs of the Chinese the approximate $500 in cash, which . families. of 1860, who donated the was required to restore this vener-. first funds for the erection . of -tin3 able altar and the building which en-. aithr. Each family name is beauticloses it. fully carved in the tablets and painted black against the bright gilt background. by when occasion of the official visit of the Great Pocahontas Josephine V. derson. Ponemah Council is planning to. justice of the peace, was held to an,Commerce, -has developed send a large delegation of sisters and. Swer Wednesday in the. Superior ted and cultural values. jorothers to Ceanotha Council, at}Court on the charge of murdering { sf fact, it doubtful whether the Blancife. James Perry Saturday evening in} tablets, the “gods” and their retain: ame the “jungles” near Grass Valley. lers, the vases, the religious emblems GREAT POCAHONTAS Both the murdered man and his alof pewter and silver alloy, : leged slayer, have been proved ‘y . ed in California. Sheriff Carter, to be former convicts. j The gilded altar frames, 3roun served time in Nevada, andlangd invocation to the gods, erry in Folsom penetentiary. Bcth gilded, had become itinerants, and the shoctof ing: developed from 4 quarrel over the cooking of the evening meal in front .of a shack in the ‘ ‘jungles.”’ “ Witnesses called and examined in the preliminary hearing by District . Attorney W. E. Wright and’ Deputy tobert Tharp, were as follows: Dr. A. H. Tiekell, Ray Turner, Alexander Thompson, J. L. Elliott, Louis; Hudolin, James Kearny and Herman Wolter. The hearing pervisors room unexpectAs a matter is Grass Valley this evening. i f i are equal. } Dedication Airport as of the Nevada City 7 at -the foot of the runways without a part of the biz Fourth 4 zooming up over a hedge of trees. of July celebration, was decided upon : MINE ASSESSMENT at the meeting of the Chamber i A committee was named to confer, Commerce Tuesday evenine. { with the county assessor A feature of the meetings / properties which of Fred F. horbitant dent; H. BR. Goyne., sales W. H. Griffith, carved and newly perfect specimens craftmanship. Joss house for of on mining are héld at such exprices as to discourage reorganizations and resumpof mining activity. in this disIt was the concensus of opin‘among chamber members preésjet, thet assessments would be govern: ed somewhat by value placed upon . their Properties by the owners. In some instances, assessments on minee properties had been increased, {with the effect of stimulating sales ‘ of the mines and resumption of min-] . % ing activity under new ownership. : Directors reappointed are Vice President R. R. Goyne, S: Lee Leiter, Judse Ragian Tuttle, R. J. Bennetts, W. EE. Wright, E. w. Schreiber, George Calanan. Fred E. Conner was appointed a ‘new member of the Board. SUPERVISORS _ PLAN ADDITION TO HOSPITAL The beard of supervisors hope 15 build a much needed addition to the eounty hospit2!1 through utilizing. ERA labor and providing the materials from county funds. Plans were hi id = Giscussed at a special meeting yeschat the chew ter tate eae =e SS terday. The Board conferred. with! rise service aaeear tts on the top of Cacit Bian pers cucaidive Ct RB. Cement 21) river = > rer oh 4 3ranicocn, Emergency Relief Adminis. BOrN OE thet it re gg sisi eee ees tration director, regarding organiz-. in proper condition, it mizht be pOs. ee The supervisors, aibie os a oe ae a © j named the following citizens of the arrive y irptane. e Ss é 2 a teounty from which the County Emae of She mace cot —— . 4 ergency Relief committee will be} ice is.to be held, this would be sinegu-; : . -chosen: larly appropriate. f COMMITTEE NAMED The committee appointed, ing of Mayor R. J. Bennetts, E. C3 Uren and W. W.Wageoner, will conj fer with various churches and fraternal and: civic organizations to a great outpouring on BHaster were the; Cassidy. vice Herman ‘Ezaac, re-election presi-_ president, } secretary, by ac-! clamation, and the reappointment of . the board of directors with Fred FE. added to the board. board, on representation of HH. He” Buckser, “named a to cooperate with other Ommiittees of civic and fraternal orsSanizations, in makinz=s the airport the scéne of a great Sunrise gzathering and service on -Easter mornings, April 1. MAYOR BENNETTS REPORTS Mayor .} J. Bennetts, chairman the airport committee, Save a resume of the progress which has been made-.and it’s prospective uses and importance. : tions trict, ion and, the Conner, The the committee Rev. was held in the Suof the court house in order to accomodate the large audience. Miss Dorothy Bosanko, acted as court reporter in the absence of Miles Coughlin, who was busied with a civil suit in the Superior Court. The yellow roof and smoke blue walls of the building were renewed after careful studies made of the original. The Chinese Masonic lodge also yielded a number of religious emblems which were added to rare PLAINTIFF WINS 69575 DAMAGES. FOR AUTO DEATH The jury sitting Even the wooden sounding box; upon which the devout, reverently abased before the altar, knocked their. foreheads, has been ressurected and restored to it’s former state. Punks four feet long and two inches in diameter await the ceremonial taer to light them and yield their incense. > ue of Broun displayed considerable shrewdness in-his examination. of witnesses, asking several questions the import of which would be to discredit their testimony. He exercised his right to act as his own attorney. At the conclusion he asked if there were any witnesses to the conversation between himself and the deceased, prior the shooting. No one yolunteered to offer testimony along that line. i Broun was. held to out bail and was county jail: will have for the airThe cemmittee which charge of arrangements port dedication and celebration of the Fourth, named by President Cassidy consists of the followir Ss. Lee Leiter, George Calanan and . a This cit; The Joss house of Grass Valley is a splendid asset to Grass Valley and, for that matter, to California. Those that contributed to restoration have done a public service which is of great value to those who live now and perhaps of ‘greater value to posterity. Mrs. Josephine V. Anderson Williams, Pocahontas of the Council, is urging a large attendance. On Sunday -afternoon, the members of Ponemah Council are called to Pythian Castle at ‘one o’clock to perfect the plans for the visit of the Great Pocahontas to the council slated: for Monday night, March 19th. ‘Tt is planned too, that all who can bring to the hall on Sunday District Deputy Lenore Coughlin, been drilling the team, which will be on the floor for the first time, being a new team, for Monday night at which time a class will be adopted. Mrs. Charles Elliott will vender a suitable solo in honor of the distinquished Chief.. Previous to the council meeting, the Great Pocahontas will be the guest of the chiefs and (members at a dinner at the National H. W. Robinson and Fred M. Miller; Coffee Shoppe. lef Grass Valley, G. J. Rector; H. W.'' Miss Rachel Penrose is the chair‘"ayne, S. Lee Leiter and Vincent V.'man of the refreshment committee ‘oley, of Nevada City, and H. 0O.!for the Monday night entertainment. ? i ohler, of Washington. A director! o »for the county must be chesen acer TY STARTS ee the appointment —of this commnittee. The appointment will be in. the _2ands of KR. C. Branion. It a understood that Fred M. Miller no! lon ser wishes to direct wnemployment. R. J. Bennetts has had =e work on the swimming site all this week, doing preliminary . work. At present they are cutting out and clearing away the brush. work. A little econteur be done in order to -locate the pool . properly. It is the aim of the eity officials to locate -the pool in such a Way aS to use the city’s free water. If it is too high it. will be too expensive to handle the water but it must its =in suit brought by Jeatrice Sherrer against Mr. ‘and Mrs. Leonard Muhlenbrock for dam-, ages as. the result of an automobile accident. in which the father of the plaintiff was killed, on Wednesday afternoon, brought a verdict pee plaintiff. The damages awarded amounted to $2,000 general damages land $575.85 for special damages for medical service, attention and funeral expenses. rani committee will appear before council and ask them to eall meeting of citizens at wnich Plans for a thoroughly double header celebration with Gr Valley cooperating, will be matured. BRING SPEAKER IN PLANE The Rev. Buckner in susgzestineg th 2 r=4 Ezaac declared that as a result at all the publicity which’ the Mother Lode and especially Nevada county has received in a recent issue ‘of the Literary Digest, all the Sierra towns this summer will be destination of more motor tourists than ever before. SCORES ARE IMPROVING IN BOWLING TOURNEY A great deal of interst is being shown by some of the local athletes in the Elks bowling tourney, being played each night of this week at the Elk’s bowling alley. Mr. answer withreturned to the ic iS mass in for rass SO SCOUTS TO PEEL LOGS FOR LODGE Twenty-two Boy Scouts and Scout Master Edd Addington held. an intersting meeting last Wednesday evening. flowers afternoon. has : Civic Club:To Give Reception To Mrs. Ryder At the meeting of. the Civie Club . * last evening, arrangements were ;made for an informal reception on a skit, he had composed, of a couple . ae i ‘i : March 26, by the club members, to getting a marriage license, that was Mrs. W. B. Rider, president of the the cause of much laughter. Bobi. : ages : : . Northern District Federation of CaliSmall and his patrol put on Scout . ? : nie : 'fornia Women. The anticipation of stunts that kept the boys on er ; iene ; a pleasant gathering and inspiration toes every minute. i, PES te in club activities assures a memor,able attendance fer the occasion. Rider will outline her pro‘gram for the Convention to be hela in Nevada City in April, and business in-that connection will be part of the evening session. . Mrs. W. L: Mobley announced the . Fidos: a% , Spring openi 2 é ~ ‘ a pring-opening in the Library Gar . The following is a record of their gen. which has for. the past two 2 playing; game by game: ,or three years, been one of the pro. TUESDAY EVENING jects of ee club. -A general clean~ Mobley 164 224 199. ing-up. of the grounds, trimming of Schban se 128-123-123 vines and shrubbery, will add to. the Nickless. 1305133 162. beauty of the enclousure. Goyne 131 131 131 393 Fineegan 92 92 91 até GAMES 642 703 646 1991
Schiffner 180 167 134 431 Dick Tuttle and his patrol put on econsistSo far Myers Mobley is high man. Others getting into line for geod records are: QO. E. Schiffner, T. Rore, and R. Goyne. i On Wednesday evening there were quite a number of good scores made when John Tognarelli carried off’ the aigest record of the evning. Others imaking notable plays were: Dave . Richards; R. Wright and W. Haw-Two tenderfeet Scouts, Paul Snyder and Jim Hunter are preparing to enter the Scouts. Rickard, i' whose parents have just returned/. . from Downieville, is re-entering the’ Scouts. . Thé boys plan to go to the airport! Saturday morning and peel polés for . } their new log lodge. They are very enthusiastic in taking: up the work work / of securing logs’ for their new home. ins mornMrs. e iTom a former Seout 3ennetts in reportinz=s upon! the result of his recent trip to .San Francisco, in behalf of the airport, stated that though all CWA : would cease on March 23. preparations were. being rapidly coimpteted taking over much of the CWA work by the Emergency Relief ministration, under which there be a rigid reclassification or tnc need of employment, so that these practicaHy destitute wo employed. Mayor relief Mayor men at work = terminate on: \ the Emergency CWA work will 29, after which Frelieftf Administration in which the a federal, stat~ ind county forces unite. . A a oT iil : The funds for payrolls will stili be wi Z = = provided b;:t} Lzovernment ots but materiais used must be paid for only by the cunties end the state. uid be} s j pe etae ee ee ee SLANDE R SUIT OPENS the Boel March for more must 369 367. se re Feqgeral ee THREE FIGHTERS = A set. of local views depicting: the resources and scenery of this section In any event, Mr. Bennetts stated, have been. collected by the History the U. S. aviation officialis and ineers assured him that the money would beforthcoming for the completion of the Nevada City airport on account of it’s strategic importance to the three airlines whose flights either cross or ie within a few miies of it. He stated that aviation authorities regarded it as an ideal solution of the fueling problem on the east and west flights.By fueling at the Nevada City airport, pilots are enablied to cross the hump with a much lighter load of gasoline than when they must carry fuel from Saecramento to Reno and vice versa. Nezgotiations have been initiated by an aviation comp2any to make the Nevada City airport the site of a. flying school. City that could than 3s One enreported airport little more Engineer Ed Uren believed that the eoncluded for a $10,000 will be he be original runway the 2,000 feet and the other 2600 feet tong. will be 400 feet wide. Tuwere 2mains some timber to be felito permit pilots to land long Each still ed re in order allotted. to} IN SUPERIOR COURT The trial of the suit brought by Paul Ferguson against Earl Covey in which the plaintiff asks dameages of $50,000 for alleged slander, opened before Judze Raglan Tuttle in the Superior Court yesterday. Ferguson was represented by Attorney Vernon Stoll, and Covey by Attorneys Lynn Kelly, George Jones and Francis Finnezsan. The trial will be -continued today. = oO ao Mr. and Mrs. TVed Sinnock moved from Nevada City Wednesday to Colfax where they are to conduct a new 5-10-15 Cent Store. Mrs. Ruth Sinnock is a daughter of Constable aid Mrs. Thomas Oliver, of Nevada City. ———_oQ-——— E. De Wein, owner. of the Dipper Consolidated mine, near Wednesday to spend -in Nevada City with lis attend Alleghany, came down a few days wife and to to business aie fairs. \.be high enough to drain. . Care has to be. exercised also in theerection of’ the ‘walls and the foundation in order. to keep them from cracking through settling. gave day night, The contract and engineering data is in the course of preparation ana the pool is to be rushed ‘to comple: tion as soon as possible. . CUB MASTER: FORMS “DENS IN CUB PACK Cub Master Clifford Merriam who now has a pack: * 22 Cub: Scouts held his. forth Wednesday afternoon. At this meeting” . Cubs into Dens. ‘The Dens will holc their méetings on Mondays while the’ whole Pack will meet Wednesday afternoons of Gach week. _—— oMrs. B. A. Neaves purchased a new Chevrolet sedan from Gove Celio, local Chevrolet dealer, Wednesday. Wednesday G meetings Sarthy’s he organized, the} that after Judge $2,500 iff, Mrs. Chief . assistance, of Police appeared before’ afternoon, and resisted more fighting ‘anded behind bavws. Mohley each, fixed” lieu their in een 5 enn a! etty Zeitche, acer RUEVES EIST RORTS Cowley, bail of whict were placed in custody of Oroville, visiting with her mother, Mrs. iLangin Nevada City. MUST ANSWER The three beligerents, one of whom Robson “shiner, ” before being jailed SaturJudge Walter Mobley in the justice court were held to answer in the Superior Court On. the charge of resisting an officer. The three, Joe MéCarthy, William Anderson and Walter Saturday night created a disturbance in Austin’s resort on Broad street, and were ordered to desist. McCarthy . threatened Chief Robson, who then promptly arrested him. thy, using his fists, Anderson and Cowley rushed to Mewith. the resuit; all But McCararrest. wer a 1 ther of the Shera on is and Landmarks section. These views will be sent to Oroville where Mrs. Boyle, chairman of History, will arrange a pictogsraph for display in San Francisco in May and at other times when the oc¢asion arises. In this manner publicity will be given to our section of the state as an attraction for investments, homeseekers and tourists. U. C. STUDENTS WILL STUDY GEOLOGY HERE A group of § 21 Reptocient students from the University of California, are “xpected to come to, Nevada City and Valley during the “March 24th to 31st., for the: purpose f gaining mapping GYass a t. ype of terrain in this area. Howell Williams, lepartment instructor in ¢t: Geological. Sciencs, will be in charge of the class, c « of matin B. A, Neaves feturned Tuesfs zB. week of . experience of thet Haddy 81 Kjorlie 118 Rore 186 Matedo H’Cap GAMES 618 158 114 126 Richards Huson Scheck Tognarelli Murphy GAMES Wright Barron Merriam Hawkins Garrison H’Cap GAMES °120 669 141 115 oF 147 74 Fo oO 112> 112" 111. 593 113 124 135 94 42 675 110 108 150 171 114 653 141 121 94 114 19 6138 133 141 135 107 32 692 WEDNESDAY EVENING 149 96 130 129. 130 634 144. Eis 95 141 110° S49 0 several bruises. day evening from':a short business trip to Reno. painful. 327 383 405 313 126 1985 417 318 409° “B64 1956 423 355286 402 398 WOMAN INJURED BY PA Mrs. Thomas. Hogan js confin her bed from a severe fall on steps of her home last Monday. She received a cut on her 1 : The worst. was was to her arm, which ”