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PAGE FOUR NEVADA CITY NUGGET
GOV.WARREN
ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY
:
Governor today annousreed his candidacy for reelection. Hi
formal statement of candidacy follows:
“This is the vear and the s2a:oa
when those who serve the people of
Califo: nia accounting of
their stewardship and make known
their intentions for the future. I am
Teady to make such an accounting as
the basis for seeking the governorship of my native state for a second
give an
‘time.
1 have no new promises to make.
I shall stand again wpon those on
which you relied in electing me four
years ago—plain promisés that dealt
with fundamentals.
{ promised first that I would work
earnestly invite your careful scruntto bring about united effort in California during the war. I told you I.
would devote myself to the cause ef!
honest. independent, humane, for-'
ward looking and financially sound!
government, free, from petty part-:
isanship and political manipulation. .
I said I would surround myself with)
honest and caipable people and stand .
finmly with them\ against every self-.
ish or narrow interest. I promised to!
reestablish the integrity of civil ser-}
state agncies, vice, reorganize ree.
i duce state taxes and prepare for the}
;future of
.
.
{
the fastest growing and
greatest state of the Union.
I have kept those promises and 1.
iny of my performance record.
Our state government was in the
war one hundred per cent cooperating fully with the federal government and suctessfully meeting every
test.
In my administration of state government there has been one rule of
conduct for all. I have insisted on
absolute honesty in every depart=
(Political Advertisement)
S
FOR THE HIGHEST
I established my
: E j ee
which to live, work, pray
e11€:
Durine my
er
thirty
years. As
“cutor, . be
towns.
sources of Nevada County.
To The People Of
Nevada County
-HAVING DECLARED MY INTENTIONS TO BE A
CANDIDATE FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE, I SUBMIT
BRIEFLY AS MY QUALIFICATIONS AND FITNESS
OFFICE IN THE GIFT OF THE
CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY.
office
1, 1916, and have since continuously practiced here and
ten years prior in San Francisco, appearing in all courts.
After being fairly well acacuainted with the greater
portion of the United States, . selected this county in
and spend the remainder of my
, y yéars of continuous practice and
residence, . was District Attorney twelve consecutive
zal advisor of the county officers, and proseame intimately acquainted with the conditions
and advantages of the county, and thoroughly familiar
with the legal and practical application of the Junevile
Court laws and provisions. Being
eral years, . became well acquainted with the many legal
problems of incorporated and unincorporated cities and
In addition to my legal work, I have devoted available time and finances to all causes, the objects of which . .
were to aid the educational, social, industrial and recreational conditions and the development of the natural re:
Respectfully, ys
“WE. WRIGHT
ts,
in the county January
city attorney for sevss
e
!
. I am independent
‘position to sery
. gardless of their
l politics.
ment under my eontrol and have
made it-clear to every appointee of
mine that our only policy would be
to hew to the line of public interest
without political favoritism or enmity toward any group or any individual. Our special concern has always been for those who most need
the helping hand. of government.
“IT have been able to reorganize
most of our state departments for
broader and better public service unvice has ‘been extended and released
der modern conditions, The civil serfrom politics. We have striven for
solvency by guarding state revenues,
by wiping out our bonded debt for
the first time in history, by financing the construction needs of our
state institutions up to 1950 by
keeping a balanced budget and py
reducing the burden of state taxation to the extent of two hundred
and twenty five million dollars.
“If you believe in these things and
in my honesty of purpose in trying
to achieve them, if you believe my
training and my experience will insure continued accomplishment,
then I shall feel justified in asking
your support for another tenm—during which state problems will be
even more complex and require more
careful handling than during the
war.
“State programs that will speed
housing, help veterans, stimulate industry, agriculture and employment,
advance health and safety, improve
education, develop natural resources, protect older persons and _ the
helpless—these are not mere party
problems. They are problems that
must be dealt with by administrators who are thinking only in terms
of the happiness and welfare of all
our people in their homes at their
work and at their leisure—regardless of pressuré from ‘either right or
left. This is not always’an easy thing’
. to do, but it is always the proper
thing to do.
“T am a Republican but as has
_ VFW TO ELECT OFFICERS
Banner Mountain Post of Véterans of Foreign Wars this evening
will elect officers. Commander Howard C. Bennetts, of Grass Valley wilh
preside, The meeting will be held in
1. 0. ©: FE: Mall:
Plans. will be made for the initiation of a class on ‘March 24th
when the Sacramento Post of VFW
will have charge of the ceremony.
Veterans and the Auxiliary will be
. hosts for the evening.
Myitery Shrouds
Alleghany Death
Paul Bergemann, owner of Holmas Funeral Home returned from Alleghany with the ‘body of Ballantyne
Browne, found dead in the barroom
of the Golden Eagle Inn $day
morning when employes of the hotel
went to work.
Bergemann stated that foul play is
suspected by Coroner Phil Newburg
and Sheriff Dewey Johnson ‘who
were in Alleghany investigating the
death and that an inquest will be
held in Downieville tomorrow.
Browne was found by Jack Shrek
and Jim Rose of Alleghany, while on
their way to work, unconscious and
covered with snow in the street. They
‘believed him drunk and carried him
into the warm barroom of the Golden Eagle Inn. His pants were missing
and it is believed he carried a considerable sum of money.
Bergemann stated that an examination of Browne’s body revealed
deep fracture of the skull in the
back of the head. Nothing is known
of Browne’s relatives save that during his drinking at various bars the
night before he had mentioned a
wealthy brother in San Francisco.
Army Awards 1.725.344
Medals During War
A total of 1,725,344 army decora{
1
i
t
been the practice With candidates for :
Caliornia state office for 30 years I
/Shall’seek the support of the people
(of ,both parties who believe in this
kind of approach to state svernment. I ean do this: honorably because
and th in a
the people fairly rerofore
politics or mine.
“T am not interested in machine
I have :not tried to build a
political machine. No, man should be
permitted to be both governor and a
political boss. I am not running beI am running as an individual Cali,fornian who would rather serve the
people, of his state than do any other j achievement in
. ecause of the insistence of any group. :
tions and awards were made to army
personnel from Decemiber 7, 1941
through November 30, 1945. the war
department announced today. The total includes all decorations or the
awards granted except the Purple
Heart which Was given all men
wounded in action.
The legion of merit was award-d
to 9490 officers and 2795 enlisted
men. It is for granted
meritorious conduct in the porformnee of out standing services.
medal of honor the nation’s
military
The
highest award given only
‘or gallantry and intreprdity at the
risk of life above and beyond the e¢all
of duty had granted to 240
army men for service in World War
Il through November 30, 1945. The
been
; other army decorations for valor and
the order of their
thing. My one and only allegiance is ; precedence were awarded as follows:
to them.
“T shall campaign as vigorously as
. time and my duties permit. I shall
start from scratch to develop an organization of citizens to help me during this campaign—yjust as I did 4
years ago. I will need the support of
every independent Californian and
I shall be most grateful for ‘it.’
Note: Governor Warren will speak
over the Mutual Network at 7:15
o’clock Monday evening, March 18.
Distinguished Service Cross 4036;
Distinguished Service Medal 987;
Silver Star 69,027; Legion of Merit
12,285; Distinguished Flying Cross
124,827; Soldiers Medal 11,345;
Bronze Star 340,510; Air Medal 1,162,087.
Of the 240 medals of honor 177
were awarded to infantrymen. The
infantry also received most of the
distinguished service crosses, 2679
and the largest number of both the
i
THE
The people of this community expect the best
of Greyhound.
This is as it should be. For when this company undertook, and performed, the job of
building a modern, first-class local transportation system between you and your neighbor
cities and towns, it also accepted, without
reservation, the great responsibility that goes
with providing a vital public service.
On the strength of its outstanding leadership and its established record of performBEST IN BUS SERVICE..COUNT
La
LOOK 4 Greyhound frst for
PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY
ance, people have a right to expect Greyhound to be the first in everything connected
with bus transportation. Greyhound believes
that it has lived up to these expectations..
that it has proved its deep sense of public
responsibility. If this were not so, people
would not now confidently expect so much
of this company,
Greyhound can be relied upon to continue to justify your confidence. It is part of
your community.. and proud of it.
GREYHOUND
PACIFIC GREYHOUND LINES
: ; was
exceptiona!ly . : .
/proaching planes thus reported were!
ee
silver star 42,185 and the bronze
star 155,409. E
. ‘The Army Air Corps received the
largest number of docerations of the
‘total awarded to all the arms and
‘services 1,304,399. Of these 1,147,635 were:awards of the air medal which in most cases is based on}
the number of combat mission flown .
j;and is awarded almost exclusively to
air force personnel. The Eighth Air
. Force which was in operation longer
jthan any other air force overseas,
led with 505,351 decoration, 577,282 air medals were awarded to of-!
ficers over 80 per cent of which went .
to lieutenants and 584,805
awarded to enlisted men.
were
Enlisted men were awarded 157
models of honor, 2142 distinguished
service crosses, 46,671 silver stars,
355,745 bronze star medals and 9143
soldiers medals. Officers received 83
medals of honor, 1894 distinguished
service crosses, 22,356 silver stars,
84,765 bronze star medals and 2202
soldiers medals.
‘Privates first class led by a wide
margin all grades of officers and enlisted men in the number of decorations. for heroism. Among officers,
the junior grades, second lieutenants
*first lieutenants and captains, whos
réceived the most casualties and commanded the smaller units, predominated over field grade and general
officers,in all combat awards with
first lieutenants taking the lead.
The army’s highest non combat
award the distinguished service medal is awarded for exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great
responsibility. ‘Criteria established
for the distinguished service medal
normally can be met only by officers
of high rank who must exercise independent initiative in decisions of;
great importance. It was awarded to
986 officers and one enlisted man,
Lockhard
with
l Start Sergeant Joseph L.
who. as a duty private on
aircraft detector unit at Hawaif on.
December 7, 1941 remained on duty]
.
i
\
}
an
after the completion of the scheduled
}operation period and recognized sig. nals indicating a flight of planes anoximately 132 miles‘ distant and}
promptly reported his. readings. It
later established that the ap.
;the Japs attacking force.
. A
i Smal! Harbors Campaicn
. For North Coast Pushed .
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18—A,
campaign to develop ‘small harbors. &
;for fishing boats and pleasure craft
‘along the California coast is under .
‘way the California state chamber of.
commerce announced. :
Acting as a coordinating agency .
the state chambef has requested
California congressmen to introduce
legislation authorizing a study by
army engineers of harbors for light
draft vessels. Such authority already
exists for southern. California.
Frank M. Shay of San Jose, chairman of the central coast committee
{pointed out that the small harbors
; would provide refuge and landing
facilities for the commercial fishing
industry which landed a billion and a
quarter pounds of fish in Califortia
ports last year. More anchorage and
refuges would result in increased
catches he said. In addition such
harbors could be‘used by small craft
owners for recreational purposes.
According to Shay, northern and
central California ‘harbors ‘which
could be fitted into the program inelude Crescent City harbor, -Humboldt harbar, Noyo, Alblon, Point
Arena, Bodega (Bay, MRichardson’s
Bay, Petaluma River, Napa River,
Tomales Bay, Bolinas, Richmond,
(Martinez, Oakland outer harbor, Half
Moon bay, Santa Cruz, Moss Landing,
(Monterey, Big Sur and Morro bay.
(Noonday Rock: of the Farallon Islands off San Francisco is a submerged peak named for the clipper
Noonday which struck it and sank
MONDAY, MARCH 18,
i] With !
. . Also MARCH OF TIME
1946
Funeral Services
For Fred Thornton
Funeral services were held Saturday at 3:30 p. m. in the Hooper
and Weaver Mortuary for Fred
Thornston of Peardale,
who died Thursday morning in a
Nevada City hospital. Rev. Jesse
Rudkin conducted the service. Cremation followed at East Lawn Cemeteny, Sacramento.
» Thornton ‘was born in England 56 ©
years ago. He was a veteran of World
War I serving with the Canadians.
He had zeen a resident of California
for 2i5 years and in recent months
had retired from service as dining
room steward on railway trains.
Surviving are his wife Mrs. Molly
Thorniton of Grass Valley, a brother
Albert Thornton of England and a
sister Mrs. Ada Crossland of Canada.
;
SCHOOL HOLIDAY MAY 1
The Grass Valley school board has
voted to grant the schools! a holiday
on May ist opening of the fishing
season.
The board also granted the Grass
Valley Braves baseball club, use of
the old Gras&é Valley gymnasium’s
dressing and shower rooms during
the summer season.
NEVADA
THEATRE
DIRECTION T. AND D. JR.
ENTEPRISES, INC.
Wednesday Thursday
AND THEN
THERE WERE
NONE
4
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