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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

March 22, 1935 (8 pages)

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FOUR F OUR THE NEVADA CITY NUGGET _ PAGE SEVEN _ JOSEPH A. KITTS California, obtaining a img (under the tutelage of Cornish and American miners), hoist and mill operation, tool sharpening, timber framing, carpentry, ete. This first-hand acquaintance with rocks and gravels, and their large accumulations as waste, led to his study of their utilization in concrete. In 1895 the lusty youth as a pratieal concrete workman learned the rudiments of concrete proportioning under an English concrete craftsman and builder, Wm. Matterson, whose instruction in a principle of filling the voids in the coarser ingredients with the finer, and in the proper aption of subsequent practical success in concrete. making, which, in turn, led to responsibility in labratory. research and his intensive technical study of the laws of concrete mixtures. From 1906 to 1910 he was enginsuperintendent of reinforced eonerete construction for C. A. Meusdorfer, Couchot & O’Shaughnessy. Trussed Concrete and Union Construction Co., ‘a st? ase of the College £.n¢ oo "niversity of 1908, sane Dean Charles Derleth, Jr., specializing in the study of materials of construction; materials testing labratory; and a of concrete literature. January, 1910, to January, 1915, again saw him as engineer of surveys, concrete tests, design and ¢onstruction on the Panama Canal un‘der Chief Engineer Col.Geo.: W. Goethals, Division and Resident Ensineers Win. L. Sibert. RearAdm. Harry H. Rousseau, Edgar Jadwin, on Limon Harbor Breakwaters, Mindi Cut, Gatun Locks and Balboa Termiftal shops, docks, dry docks and coaling plant. He tested the various available concrete agand proportioned concrete mixtures for the various purposes ageregating two million cubic yards. In 1912 he devised the co-ordinated “Weight-Volumetric’ technique of physical tests of aggregates and of the displaceeer and Steel Co., San Francisco, of Civil EnCalifornia, review Oot gregates, eonerete, employing ment, a standard bulk measure, as the basic volume of materials. He has deescribed this many dsfferent. publications cince 1915, as he considers this tion of weight and volume i Jand appreciation of nt volume as the basic in r saagpesir st m the disp a a ae ee a aE a a a Ow a Tues. Evening, March 26 ‘ DUSOLINA GIANNINI Sacramento SIIIIITT wp TL TITLE II TIT Sl Internationally Renowned Soprano + Attraction: of the Sacramento Music Series ILLITE 8:20 P. M. pearancé and consistency of the fresh . eoncrete, proved to be the founda-) and Major ‘private . California and elsewhere. axchequer, Me. Dams, . . Calitornia; ,ary Subway, Alameda County; U. hsolnute volume, instead of the’ ~ to take an active part, during school. ‘dent of the California State Autoholidays, in the gold mining opera‘mobile Association, declared that the tions of the family in Nevada County, . Proposal “opens the door to many practical. ‘questions of government, ‘training in placer and quartz min‘them of vital importance.’ some of “Whether we are to depart from the old-time principles of local selfgovernment and build up centralization’ of authority at Sacramento, a tendency that has developed to a marked degree in recent years, involves a very serious question,’ Breed said. “We have in large measure shifted school costs to the state and we see the beginnings of using the Highway Patrol as a state police to help local enforcement. And more and more is the state undertaking obligations of charity for the counties. i “That we should naw transfer our jlocal county highway functions to Sacfamente is something we should ecrefully consider. I.am frank to say { believe we should go slow in adopt: ing such a policy. “The faults of local governments, county and city, are many. But likehave we failed to gain perfecstate government. If the; takes over administration raods, rm wise tion. in state Il co of . nnty of .roadmasters and supervisors The st as the present system.: inspectors. under possibilities of building up a excellent under the other, public our do machine are one authority ‘In -the expenditure of funds, it is certain that in the run greater and better mileages of . county roads will be realized where . roadmasters and administrators accountable to: the community stead of to an authority situated in the distant state capitol.’’ al as as under long } measure, essential to scientific understanding and progress in concrete physics and technology. Captain Kitts has been in private since 1924 as technologist and Kitts Company, ready-mixed and for corporations -in, Notable! ; practice , conerete Joseph A. echnologists for crete manufactuers, and publie head constructures served are lones, Pardee and Calveras Oakland-Alameda_ EstuTrack Stadium, Berkeley; Grace Cathedral, Sir Francis Drake Hotel; U. of C. Medical School, and Federal . ‘Building, San Mr. Kitts is the author of articles, and discussions particularly e,ete physics and technology: nomical Structural Concrete,’ many paners on technical subiecis, “Keo+ A. ing,” “Concrete _— Specifications,”’ “Absolute Volue, the Basic Measure of Concrete Proportions,’’ and most recent, “Co-ordination of Basic Principles of Concrete Mixtures’ appeating in the publication Concrete (400, West Madison Street, Chicago, I11.) issues of November and December, 1931, April, 1932, to April 1933, and February to April, 1934. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega, A:n. Soc, C. E., California Alumni Assoc: iation, and has received the Roosevelt Panama Canal Medal ‘and Bars IILIIT IIIT II a III III II II III IIIT . Tickets: $1.65; $1.10; 880, 55e Pickets, at BREUNER'S for six years service on: the Canal Construction, and the Victory Medal (U. S,) ‘and France Bar for seryice in the World War. Rose gardening is his principal recreation, and Conuterete Research his hobby. it will have to ap. politicee in. consulting . of . concrete . many . of . 1 Franciseo, California. con-) (the Mathematical Method of Sola. hear and later turned into a reguors present from the Auburn lodge also. Visitors Will Be Honor Guests At Dinner In honor of Mrs. George Wing, who will address the Woman’s Civic Club at its meeting Monday evening, Mrs.°H. E. Kjorlie will entertain at . a dinner with Mrs. Wing, state par-. liamentarian, Mrs. Chester Preston, state chairman of law enforcement, Mrs. C. E. Parsons, Mrs. H. M. Leete, Miss Minnie Brand and Mrs. Belle Douglass as dinner guests. Tri-County Meeting Held Here in May The next Tri-County Meeting of the California Federated Woman’s Club will be held in Nevada’ City in May with the Nevada City Woman's . Civie Club acting as hostess. Nevada, . Placer and El Dorado counties com‘pose the tri-county group. Mrs. Frederick Howard _Complimented Guest Mr. and Mrs. Jack Widauf enter;drilling Kern river ;near IJsabella.—From The ALDEN ‘ANDERSON! GRACEY MINE i flotation unit is being installed . lands Mining bottom
Review a: died soon after as a result of his exx . fee . . iH s Ot a . ee L. Vv N° S i at the Gracey mine by Mr. McAfee, a i i former Nevada City resident, and it A ee zeae . t / i is expected treatment of ore will Surorice iy} . start in the next few days. It is unNeDETTY Eniend alate steno Willow Valley Group (By Mrs. Ruby Lavezzola) ; lderstood things are looking quite Haddy Enjoy St. Patrick Party . Recent snows here held up the COLLEGE P ee at the property.,L. W. we WASS wise ts cid Secunia = . preliminary survey of the proposed . . = 4 Cheney is superintendent. : ‘ Be ce wie torn aa . , MOE ThOMOS Madey was delight-. Mrs. Charies Gensedt entertained road te the Ruby Mitte, EY. Taylor) . a dercon, prominent Sacre ou e na SE alk : a Ritts, is oe Ne. ifully surprised at her heme on Satur-. the Willow Valley Tuesday Club at is the engineer in charge of the suroan sys i i mg fae ce Mr. A. J. Adams, proprietor of the n Talk and educatec a Ne-. oS s ak? an : mento fina nd civic lea 2 Gade ily schools and the University . day evening, March sixteenth, by a) Be Patrick’s party at her home i vey. due Ae ou tage evbeaie aval a recently opened Valley Blectric Mosi Fai oe Mate in famous . o7OUP of friendS who came to her. Willow vee last Tuesday afterMrs. Tony Costa Jr., has been apoh ; itil Weae pacioual calicees tt? Works. returned from San Franre eee jhome to help celebrate her birthday. noon. The time passed all too quick-. pointed post master of Downieville oe 54 : ciseo yesterday with a load of motors person. ‘an international authority . . ly i mbroidering, social cony HEP ‘ ; ; _ in California, proposed in legislation . y = i An evening of cards was enjoyed. !Y In embroidering, social converse under civil service, for a period o! d tor equipment. Mr. Adams em concrete, Ths Town and County . stter which refrest s wer and the serving of dainty refresh-. : now pending before the state legis4N¢ motor ed Review published in London carries . “ ae cup eke sleamlariidl cea : sigs ep ahaa ‘lature. One, of these expanded regspecializes in mining and industrial Sue pie Sediewaa: Gees Kitts (°° Those who planned the surprise . ments. The Downieville high school ansana eats te AME Sock sie for electric work. He has been’in. that a s = Lea es of his schieve for Mrs. Haddy and enjoyed the even-. <A profusion of spring flowers deounces a masquerade ball on 1 ea wae s re i ms ; a ites in, Gras vais, nee Gan deny a 2 A ihis ck. ee kee: ing with her were: Mr. and Mrs. Sul. corated the Genasci home, the table evening of March 30. comin ee St all a : ep tas nt years of experience in electric motor i agape pee eae livan, Mr. and Mrs. Tratton.of Grass. was most artistically arranged car-, Mr. J. K. Latta was the successfu ee ee i ‘ -epair Josevh Arthur: Kitts, as'a Consult-:_. j : : sé to the Statewide Committee on Highwork, installation and repair. ; Ce ; ok T So Anes aka Ole Valley, Mr. and Mrs. George San-jrying St. Patrick’s motifs and colori bidder at the sheriff's’ sale of the ‘Ba £i hed el : Ed ~ = crete ech gist and © ve a a ‘ : A ; Or iu sadZior he eclares, ‘‘ caSSeweesasssuewsaaen Ee LPT seg on me i ta dow, Miss Nance Shortig, Jack Ren. scheme. Seed Watson estate. an old landmark ie aps ic n€ ane ares : me 1 ee eee gineer, maintains tices 1@ : ione é av Pegionsie a ee ei os eo ee Mr. and Mrs» Ernest Cole, Mrs. Among the twenty present were: about one mile below town. : . sone oe ne ee 2s fe eh e . ; aa 1 special W. Kervin, Mrs. Annie Sheemer, . Mesdames Phil-Harding, Byrd Smith. fhe depression must be over, for i pe Me Gost ens Sue a ‘ ' N ni ; * bo ike ahd easind Mrs. Shipley, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hee-/E. O. Bettcher, Ernest Brisebell,“Ed there is nobody in jail here. he J ee Ba sp ves Bird st — ae es he ea his ther and Mr. and Mrs;~Al Haddy. ;Foreman, Carl Tobiassen, Alec Dur-' Charlie beydshaw, state lién hunthg: ee cued ats Se oe : =i ein ec service 2 e 1 = . y ‘ oon euheeed ous ben, Jack Townsend, Johns; Adams, er, has bagged eight cats in this dis~) tds aig a) ee “WE ARE HAVING ‘ . ‘ ri seems me; seless eve — . Jones, E. J. Pollard, Misses Florence trict since the first of the year. ie CO ee " Hy Born at Nevada City, California, © ere ee Moulton, i suatiec 6t ihe Peace Win. Robbing talk about regional four-year. coi1 oe 4 es) en ot ae © — (nae ——— . officiated at the wedding of Miss legacies SEEN, PORINSEECTO. meer (ettord) Ritts, ane grandson . . Thi ble Club: Wed. weil Collin ena Mr Gordon Haima! Alden Anderson is president of} WEEK” t 8 if 4 WEE Ae t \ J _of James and Eliza (Lindley) Kitts, . AL} Ny) imble Clu e bacaghcie ena ithe Capitol. Natlonal Bank, Sacre! California pioneers, he received his . . Card Party pee : ee aks f : mento, and. president of the First . —Daily— ot : The precipitation of .44 inches up . @ducation at the California public} . wee lio dat d littl f . National Bank of Chico, and the. : sontsti The Thrmple Club of Champion . t© date and very little run-off is a, po . : --schools, including a scientific course . boon to the hydraulic miners, as this Placer County Bank. He is director, 7:30 A. M. to 7:00 P. M. at Nevada City High School He atCircle held a public card party last by veut fs i , (of the California. State Chamber of . MARCH 28 TO 31 tended the University of California, ——evening and the pretty hand pieced; ; ae close to the seasonal norma IBonmueves ! : . x : ic sil ne a Lo 52 inches. College of Mechanics, 1900-1903;. Former State Senator Arthur H. auilt on display in Foley’s. Candy oS ogooa is Beda ig ale INCLUSIVE College of Civil Engineering, 1908-. Breed, veteran legislator and widely {Store was awarded to a lucky ticket) . MAN REPORTED FROZEN IN : ie . : _ . purchaser. ‘have a CCC at the Wild Plum rang. SLATE CREEK COUNTY For You To Visit. Our 1909; and also had private instruc-. recognized authority on motor ve ler station above Sierra Cit This . tion in German, Spanish and French hicle and highway laws, in a stateSixteen. members of Champion! Secale le ewe valuable nee ee Just as the paper was ready for MOUNTAIN CABIN j : x languages. He has been an independment today expressed strong opposi-. Circle motored to Roseville Weanes(oo sion ae euual fore a ee the press a report came in that a ent student, since 1900, of world tion to the proposal that the state. day evening and assisted in institute oe ements . sity ™™-/man was frozen to death in the Slate. ii30th Between Que and R Streets concrete and concrete shall take over all county roads. jing a new lodge there. A big delega! f Creek country within the last day or Sacramento H literature on t mixture research. . Breed, whose long career of service . tion from both circles of Woodcraft) according to Upton & MacDonald, . °” It is reported that the man was Endo~ed with a robust physiqué, to the motoring public has culminat-. of Sacramento put on a very fine. .,sineers of Kernville, the Empire: returning to his cabin and was with-. liiwaIn 271 MAIN 273): § i A z es a * » young i.!its started at an early age ed with his recent election as presidrill. There were a number of Visit-/North star Co. of ‘G Vv . jin 400 feet of it when found. He : pied Se ee was alive and taken to his cabin but We Haul Any Distance Mrs. Frederick Howard of Brook. lyn, New York. who has been visiting . ! her sister, Mrs. Robert.Grant left for her home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Grant drove her to Sacramento. J. P. Hall, publisher of the California Mining Journal was in. Ne; vada City Wednesday. Try the Sunshine Food Shop for ‘home made cakes and cookies 1h ome Just think what that means. to owners of reai estate in tained Wednesday evening complimentary to Mrs. Frederick Howard . who has been visiting her sister Mrs. . Mrs. Howard left for . Brooklyn, New York . . Robé@rt Grant. her home in . yesterday. 1¢@ ‘SAN JUAN LEACUE TO GIVE DANCE MARCH 23 The San Juan Ridg ze Improvement . League held its.regular meeting at . 'the I. O. O. F. Hall in San Juan on . Wednesday evening. There peing no important business . discuss) \he meeting adjourned . ‘early. The League will give a. dance . Saturday evening, March Pans and a large crowd . peected to attend. . Mrs. W. V. Uhrig of North San) Juan is visiting with her parents! iMr. and Mrs. Harry Marsden in MM . Valley. . W. E. Moulton of French Corral . was in Sacramento on a business trip for°u few days. iL Mrs. F. Miller of French Corral is . . visiting with her parents Mr. and . (Mrs. James Petralli in Sacramento. . Mr. and Mrs. Ed May of French ,Corral have returned home after 2 ‘few days visit in the capitol city. The first day of spring greeted, Sam Juan Ridge with a downof rain the early morning to i Sweetland is ex-4 i . . . it our in lar blizzard. ca Mrs. Josie Dahlberg has return ed to her home in French Corral after a couple.of months with relatives in Sacramento. MOVIE PHUOPLE ENROU'TE TO FOREST A group of movie people, reportedly from Los Angeles were mired deep in the middle of the road enroute to Alleghany one day last week. They were on their way to shoot snow pictures at Forest and to use one of the mines for a set up. The Davis freight truck assisted them out of their difficulty on the road. It is reported there were about fifty movie people going to take part in this filming. ; at!’ California anc ccn > W) i RF TISS SSuE ALDY iS a i & RIC HE a AVOR BRAND TR ING BEANS—3 No. 2 Cans GREEN CUE STRINGLESS SALMON—3 Tall Cans AUASKA PACK PINK CATSUP—14 Oz: Bottle RICH RED CATSUP TOASTED ON LIVE x BEANS—3 Cans A ee CAMPS. 17-Oz. CANS rOnMiA +O JUICE—3 No. 2 Cans LIBBYS—GENTLE PRESS PAN COALS PORE & TANS ck : WELL’ SEWED GREEN STRAW CLEANSE! Kans sUNBRITE—1 CAN FREE Safeway Brand Family EVERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY 4 ace . SUGAR Fine Granulated Do Sateway Stores pay rents Honey Dew . in California? Just exactly BREAD $2,289,103.00 during 1934. a al % “Voted the Best BROWN DERBY—PLUS 2. Pr H-O OATS—Large Pke. ......: HOMESTEAD LUMBER COMPANY LUMBER $17.00 PER M tf. WEEK-END FEATURES es ATc ‘oar 9¢ a 25¢ Economy Sliced White or Wheat 11 Oz. 5 per cent Granulated Soap Package .... CING ‘ ine 6 Rolls 27 BRAN FLAKES, : 2 » Pkes. 19¢ POSTS—TRY THEM JELL WELL—3 Pkgs. 17 CUBE FLAVOR DESSERT AIRWAY Coffee Fresh Ground ape WAY BLEND. LIPTONS TEA ¥% lb. 37. 14 POUND PACKAGE CG) FISH—1 Lb. Pkg, 19c PACIFIC BELL BRICK NEW NUCOA— 1 Lb. 2(c A 100 Per Cent Américan Product * MAYONNAISE, Qt. Jar 47c BEST HOODS—GOLD MEDAL ¢ $1.50 Pound Sack 4 Fruits and Vegetables “CABBAGE—Large Head NEW SPRING LEMONS—2 Doz. 2360 SIZE ORANGES— Dozen LARGE AND SWEET GRAPE FRUIT—6 for LARGE SIZE APPLES—7 Pounds PIPPINS SWEET POTATOES—7 Lbs: KEINE QUALITY TURNIPS 4 BUNCHES CARROTS—-2 Bunches __. Qc LARGE MARKET BUNCHES ’ i ' ' b . o: