March 23, 1944 (4 pages)

. The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week _ for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” —Daniel Webster _ ity Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA Neva da This paper gives your complet coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your ' friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. The County Seat Paper ‘Charles F. Willis, editor .and : isher of the Mining Journal of Phoenix, Arizona, . voices appreension over the.trend of the adnistration to fasten upon the country, under war pretxts, a perus system of socialistic BOvrmment regulation. In the ‘current jgsue of the Journal he writes: ‘Whe threat of inflation-is being used as a bogey man to induce a ‘gation to accept social reform, regimentation, limitation of opportunity and incentive. Before the war ends, it will be used to hide gocial and economic mistakes: and to conceal from the public the sad giate of economic affairs into which the nation has been thrown. Inflation comes when there is too much money and too few things to buy. High prices result from inflation—they are -not. the _ cause. Inflation: is avoided, or rems ' edied, by increased production— not. by regulation. To date, our _ government has done much to pro. mote inflation, including propagandizing it, and little to prevent it. The people of the United States have been flying so.close to the socialistic. candl® that some of them have had their wings badly scorched.-They have been obsessed with the idea that they could get something for nothing by having the government: furnish it. As a result, they are loaded with taxes to pay for “gifts’’ and government debts. At last they are awakening to the fact that taxpaying private industry is more beneficial to the nation than, tax-exempt governMent projects: which must be paid for by taxes. taken from-.the-.peo. ple. In speeches, newspaper editorials, radio talks; and advertising copy of many industries, there outspoken sentiment. that the tion must go forward on the uundation of private initiaay oat Wie beait aa made.t pretty clear by Some of the administration auPa in Washington’ that plans. future gontemplate , purStates requireaterials, including’ from foreign sources and them. with exported fin-' ished, Products. . A plan such as inevitably would close “down American mines and, if carenough might conceivably. d@wn base metal and alloy Metal operations in the west very completely. “tis a subject that sdeinattasen: *'very complete study and analysis ig won Mght of announced plans. Tit . is to. be the Metals Reserve y,. for example who is to determine. Which, American, mines _ “to operate in the eat ploture we had better be. a" “Weta Diane re not seem to _ Bive much opportunity . for socalled. marginal mines, yet; if for_ (ign ores.and metals are to be ad; mitted” freely to this country, per‘ Without tariff, large ‘numof going American mines fall below the definition of _ Operations. A good .example of what ean happen is the “se of tungsten which sold for as low as $1.50 per unit of World War I until such time ag @ tariff had been put on correct the situation. No American mine, large of mall) ¢an produce tungsten at any even approaching this. The 0st Would be so much higher ‘that American mines would not "able to rise even to the margin‘Ml class. Instead they would be reed downward as not mar1 but practically barren. Orés t the Srades that are now being Would be unworkable until hee time as-we are ready to ree American labor to cdolie arde of living. The same sitPrevails with practically all about who. may. be the policies ‘ot. ‘that: or— after. the NEVADA CITY, C CALIF ORNIA _The Gold Center THURSDAY, MARC€H 23, 1944 MINES MAY NOW PAY COSTS OF MAINTENANCE The Idaho Maryland and Empire Star Mines yesterday received permission from the War Production Board. to recruit sufficient Miners to offset expense of keeping the mines open. This will mean mining enough gold ore to pay maintenance costs. Employment of men within the restrictions imposed regarding military age and other limitations, began this morning. The Empire Star which has been leasing its tungsten deposits to the New Verdi Company, another Newmont affiliate, hopes ton transfer its 125 men that have been employed in the tungsten operation, to gold mining. Owing to the fact that tungsten mining contracts in many cases, including fhe New Verdi Company, have been cancelled by the ,Sovernment, the men so employed in the Empire Star, are now available to produce a limited ‘tonnage of gold ore. : The Idaho Maryland according to the management,.will proceed to recruit labor sufficient to ‘mine ore enough to pay the expense of keeping the mines open. Bert Crase stailed that this gold mining has nothing whatever to do with the magnesium project for which the company has. recently received the green light. The following is a press ‘release from the San Francisco office of the War Production Board: Acting to preserve valuable sections of California’s gold mining properties threatened with severe damage or loss due to wartime restrictions, the War Production Board’s Mining Division has granted permission to two of the nation’s. largest gold producers, the Idaho Maryland and Empire Star mines ‘at Grass Valley to resume.the ‘limited milling of ore-to meet maintenance costs. “This initial WPB action to provide relief. ‘from unwarranted hardships ‘in California gold mining industry was announced by the San Francisco (Chamber of Commerce whose mining committee acclaimed the move as a measure of vital importance to the state’s economic welfare. The War Production Board has granted this appeal for limited maintenance privileges in two of the state’s leading gold mines. under conditions which will not interfere with military or essential war and civilian production, the committee pointed out. It was stressed in the WPB agreement ,with the mine operators that the grant applies to special cases which indicate the need for assistance to prevent further damage to properties of proven production and economic value to the region. Manpower and critical equipment (Continued on Page Four) ‘City Superintendent Herbert Hallett, who ships a sampleof water from the city supply each month for analysis by tlie Deuartment of Public Health in Sacramento, reports that this March sample has been found by Dr. M. H. Merrill chief of the Division of Lamaeatarice to be 99.01 per cept pure. ‘No bacteria were found ‘int in .09 per cent traces of vegetable matter. his was attributed to the fact that the water flows in open ditches to the city’s reservoirs, and fallen leaves, twigs disintergrate in the etream. Attached to the report 1s. the comment: “A very good showing.” iGEN. BOREE IS ROTARY SPEAKER Gen. J. J. Boree, y. S. Army brigadier general retired, was the guest speaker at Nevada City Rotary Club’s luncheon today. Gen. Boree served under General Douglas. MacArthur’s father. His’ topic today was the Philippines and the ver =. H. F. Sete OW (MAJOR CHAPMAN ‘men who did not pay attention dur; ‘tional district in the United .States. TELLS OF FRONT LINE HAZARDS * Dr. C. W. Chapman Monday received a letter from his son, Major Warren Chapman, now stationed cn the Cassino front in Italy in which he states ‘ithere is no sense in all of us being concerned about me, since I am the only one who knows when really t0@“be concerned. Let me do the concerning.”’ “I wrote Doty (his wife) that my orderly, Bike, followed me around the. first day and reported back‘ to the Battalion Staff I would last about a couple of days. Then I twas within 50 yards of the Germans in front of us and theré -were some. still behind me, bus I had to prove to myself that I could go out where I was sending my men. Machine gan fire doesn’t bother me too much and when a sniper starts picking away at me I just say “you bastard” and continue on my way. When artillery and mortar concentrations catch yon in the open, you just pray. One good thing about artillery is that you can heer it coming and‘have one or two seconds to dive for a hole or a ditéh, or just curl up and pull your helmet down over you. Artillery can land 5¢ yards from all all night and not even wake me up. Direct fire from flac trajectory if they are shooting at you, is about the’ most rugged. So far they have not thrown a hand grenade so am not an authority on all German weapons yet. All kidding aside, a goodly number of our casualties are ing their training, and do.’ how to take care of themselves; “T am curious to know” how you. first found out where I am. I have a. good outfit and am proud of my men.”’ (Major Chapman occasionally gets’ a rest period, it appears from his letter. He mentions going to Hear the San Carlos. Opera ‘Company (name of town deleted) present Il Pagliacci He observes: “I enjoyed it even though the singing wasn’t the same balibre that you hear in the states.” In. another letter written on Fepruary °21, just about ,a month since he left Washington, Major Chapman states: “Ernest (Lieutenant Brnest Chapman, a fighter pilot and nephew) was right when he said you have to take your hat off to the British. They really know hardship t call and they are fighters. Their ration is . . rather skimpy and I like to feed’ them when they come around. They really go for American cigarettes too. Our supply seems to be unlimited in everything. I hope it stays that way. I can see where I shall not spend much money here. All the natives have for sale is:trashy and they ask inflationary prices.” ‘(Nearly as many winter BEARDSLEY TO BE RANGER IN ANGELES FOREST ‘Charles H. Beardsley, district forest ranger of the Tahoe National forest. with headquartérs at Forest Hill for the past eight years, has been promoted and transferred to a similar post on the Valyermo District, of the Angeles National Forest of Southern California. In administering the grazing, timber, recreation and ° wildlife resources of the North and Middle Fork American River back country, Beardsley has won countless friends and received the plaudits of his colleagues for his ever pleasant and courteous service to the’ public. Beardsley’s services on the “divide” will not only ‘be missed by the stockmen, miners, timber operators, and pleasure seekers, but his community too will regret: his transfer to a new field. Charles. as ‘he is known to his friends; has "served as chairman on many a War Chest and Red Cross drive. He is ‘president of the Forest Hill Fish and Game Club and has organized and motivated a boy’s club at Forest Hill much on the order of scouting. Mrs. Beardsley too, when the emergency developed for teachers, stepped in-and has conductéd the ' grade school. Beardsley’s new ranger districteis unique for Southern California. It is one of the few ranger districts of that locality which can claim a forest tree growth much like our own Sierra timber. His new area-is probably the most heavily used recreasport’ and summer recreationists visit the. famous Big Pines Par, which will be administered by Beardsley, as come to all of the Tahoe National Forest. Ranger Joseph .B. Ely, formerly of Susanville, has been named as iBeardsley’s successor. He will report for duty approximately May 15, when ‘tthe Beardsleys move to the south. Aeronautical Engineers To Visit Grass Valley District Airports Eugineer Ray I. Hess of San Francisco, Civil Aeronautics Administration representative: will be a guest of the Grass Valley Chamber: of Commerce airport’ committee today. He will look over the prospects selected as airport possibilities. by the committee. The committee consists of Dr. ‘0. F. Lang, chairman, Eli S. Day 0. P. Steele, Wesley Donnenworth and J. B. Stennett. Dr. Lang reports that a site that would afford Grass Valley a Grade 3 airport, ‘for which the ‘tity has a rating, has been found and measured. To meet the standard for that grade minimum runway of 5,000 feet must be provided. MISS FIDELLA LEGG IS FLYING TEACHER OF AVIATION In “Red and White” a paper published High School is an interesting article concerning M ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Legg of ‘this city. The Vallejo High has received a real Army Plane! Under an Army Corps program for making the youth of America airminded, Mr. Paul Crabb, under Miss Legg’s direction, ordered an _ airplane for the aviation science classes at Vallejo High School, and much to the surprise of Miss Fidella Legg and her aviation science classes it arrived here on January 11. Under this same program Vallejo High received a Jacobs engine that was out of commission. Miss Lege said that her aviation science classes would attempt to repair the plane itself and the engine. : Plane a Bt-15 Trainer The plane is a Bt-15 Trainer used to train army fledglings as they come out of their .primary flight school. The airplanes that are shipped to high schools all over the-nation are all damaged and ‘ont of commission and are shipped to the various air-science classes through the country for repair and experi-. mental purposes. ‘The aviation science classes will begin work on the airplane as soon as possible,” Miss Legg stated, The classes have been having difficulties in acquiring tools and equipment with which to work. “We'll need a motor sling and another of our greatest obstacles is that we have no erane with! i igh students ‘of Vallejo Fidella Legg, daugharticle (follows; which to move the engine.” Various Parts Damaged Bver since its arrival the classes under Miss Legg’s direction, have been uncrating and sorting the varfous parts of the damaged aircraft. Much speculation was making the rounds as the awe struck aviation students gazed in wonder, at the slightly bummed tail santeabir, The landing gear had. been bent . badly as if the plane had ‘tried to land while coming in at too steep a glide, . and the cowling had been ripped and ¢turled like paper. Plane Cracked Up No, the students don’t know what happened to make the plane crackup. They can only use their imagination, but it will take no imagination to predict what will happen to the plane during the months to come. for it is said all the aviation students have expressed the determined desire to rebuild the aircraft. At the present time the plane in a rather disconnected state with fuselage in one place, the wings crated and standing beside it and the landing gear, cowling and tail assembly lying * a natn of disassembie Arrived At Ciaetins Time \. The plane arrived at an erpermee "(Continned pa Page Four) Hi NANCY JONES WRITES OF — RED CROSS CHEER IN HOSPITAL The following letter is from Miss Nancy Jones, daughter of Judge and Mrs. George L. Jones of this city. I suppose you at home wonder sometimes just what the American Red Cross recreation worker in a hospital over— seas does for the patients, apart from writing letters and handing out comfort articles. Even quently ask us what in the world we do all day. over here the able-bodied freI have a sneaking feeling they think we mainly run around the wards, smiling like mad, and occasionally soothing a fevered brow. (Military secret: We-Do spend half our time gossiping the men, admiring their pictures, laughing at their jokes, and having a very good time ourselves, but we tuck in a r amount of more substantial work.) MARY SABAN NAVY YEOMAN 3/c Miss Mary California Saban A WAVE, Now Betrothed From the Women’s Naval Reserve in*San Francisco, comes the announcement that Miss Mary California Saban of Nevada City has completed her basic training and indoctrination into the WAVIES, and her yeoman training at the Naval Training School at Cedar Falls, lowa. She will now take up naval duties in the naval establishment ashore, releasing a man for active service. . Coincident with this news, the en. gagement of Charles F. Parsons, vice principal of the Nevada: City High School, and. Miss Saban has been an-’ nounced. Friends are offering their felicitations. Emmanuel Church Rector Chosen The vestry of Emmanuel Episcopal (Church “in Grass Valley announces that Rev. Frank H. Buck, veteran of World War Nos. 1 and 2 has accepted their tall to fill the pulpit here and will take active charge on Baster Sunday, April 9th. ; Rev. Buck only recently returned from the Middle Bast where he had been serving with the New Zealand 8th Army for two years. He was retired and returned to Canada, where he was born. He has a son, 24 years of age who has been flying with the RCAF for the past four years. His wife and atother. son, 16 years of age will make their home here with). him, He held the rank of lieutenant}, colonel with 30: chaplains of all a nominations in aie corps. Second Red Cross Drive Opens In Grass Valley. ted front and Perhaps thé best way to give on idea of what we do is to make my Christmas report, not only to our headquarters, but to you. So here is—The Red Cross Recreation Work— er’s Report. for December from a h pital in the ETO. Decorations, presents, parties, —~— decorations, carols, ward. parties—_ decorations—Christmas at the 3r@& Station in the process-of preparation. The whole: hospital involved in’ way or another — nurses stringing: popeorn and wrapping presents, tachment and patients covered paint: and deserving of the ] Heart for tin can cuts (LOD)—4 The Special Service Officer, the Mess. Officer, the. Deatchment Comman er and the Red Cross forming a uniplanning flan] movements to take care of all stra The British sisters, officers and detachment of our neighboring Eng— lishhospital adding their very wi come voices to our carol singing and back of it all our commanding of ficer, bless him, saying “yes, course—take my ‘car. Need money? Patients first, then de ment. Sixty children intead-of ty? Fine! Be sure you get plent: presents!” The Christmas spirit h 3rd Station and hit it early, so tha the preparations were much fun as the actu There was nothing unu but the ‘whole hospital was masy. The patients and were ae Sing, The com mas in the’ E10”. and through our weariness: thi satisfaction that comes thing has been a success. it good Christmas. pt Decorations Were, of co of our most important co tions. We had left over. year gnough Bite ny 3 i The “second” drive to reach Grasy: se Valley’s Red Cross quota of $17,-. x 100 was launched yesterday morn-. ' ing, following the decision of Mrs. Lawrence Taylor, chairman and her aids, that with but 60 per cent ‘of the amount raised, this plan would ‘be necessary to attain the goal. Tt was suggested that if all those who have already contributed will give 50 per cetn of their original contribution the quota can be obtained in short order. It was decided also to aecept pledges payable at some future date if contributors find this method more convenient. Dennis Jones of Soda Springs, Nevada County, has sworn to complaints, charging Marvin ©. Nance}, and James E. Steagal, with issuing fictitious checks. Steagal was arrested in Contra Costa County by Deputy Sheriff Tom Dolly of Truckee, and after arraignment before Justice of . . the Peace J. E. Smith of Meadowlake Township, dodged in the Nevada County jail here. Nance is at liberty} on $1,000 bail. Date for their breluminary ‘éaring hes 'not been set, . ones for the ‘tan, They v our most striking decd to make, easy o put up, itely eye catching.-Witho es of powder Paint and paper we had in our sto’ should have been lost, . The making of the deco: done by the mentions on permanent wards, ment in the etinhdia. and ‘Snatehed moments, And it To get the fir boughs and took some of the conva pedie patients in a weapon and spent an hour or so in . e first morning we wen

. The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week _ for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” —Daniel Webster _ ity Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA Neva da This paper gives your complet coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your ' friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. The County Seat Paper ‘Charles F. Willis, editor .and : isher of the Mining Journal of Phoenix, Arizona, . voices appreension over the.trend of the adnistration to fasten upon the country, under war pretxts, a perus system of socialistic BOvrmment regulation. In the ‘current jgsue of the Journal he writes: ‘Whe threat of inflation-is being used as a bogey man to induce a ‘gation to accept social reform, regimentation, limitation of opportunity and incentive. Before the war ends, it will be used to hide gocial and economic mistakes: and to conceal from the public the sad giate of economic affairs into which the nation has been thrown. Inflation comes when there is too much money and too few things to buy. High prices result from inflation—they are -not. the _ cause. Inflation: is avoided, or rems ' edied, by increased production— not. by regulation. To date, our _ government has done much to pro. mote inflation, including propagandizing it, and little to prevent it. The people of the United States have been flying so.close to the socialistic. candl® that some of them have had their wings badly scorched.-They have been obsessed with the idea that they could get something for nothing by having the government: furnish it. As a result, they are loaded with taxes to pay for “gifts’’ and government debts. At last they are awakening to the fact that taxpaying private industry is more beneficial to the nation than, tax-exempt governMent projects: which must be paid for by taxes. taken from-.the-.peo. ple. In speeches, newspaper editorials, radio talks; and advertising copy of many industries, there outspoken sentiment. that the tion must go forward on the uundation of private initiaay oat Wie beait aa made.t pretty clear by Some of the administration auPa in Washington’ that plans. future gontemplate , purStates requireaterials, including’ from foreign sources and them. with exported fin-' ished, Products. . A plan such as inevitably would close “down American mines and, if carenough might conceivably. d@wn base metal and alloy Metal operations in the west very completely. “tis a subject that sdeinattasen: *'very complete study and analysis ig won Mght of announced plans. Tit . is to. be the Metals Reserve y,. for example who is to determine. Which, American, mines _ “to operate in the eat ploture we had better be. a" “Weta Diane re not seem to _ Bive much opportunity . for socalled. marginal mines, yet; if for_ (ign ores.and metals are to be ad; mitted” freely to this country, per‘ Without tariff, large ‘numof going American mines fall below the definition of _ Operations. A good .example of what ean happen is the “se of tungsten which sold for as low as $1.50 per unit of World War I until such time ag @ tariff had been put on correct the situation. No American mine, large of mall) ¢an produce tungsten at any even approaching this. The 0st Would be so much higher ‘that American mines would not "able to rise even to the margin‘Ml class. Instead they would be reed downward as not mar1 but practically barren. Orés t the Srades that are now being Would be unworkable until hee time as-we are ready to ree American labor to cdolie arde of living. The same sitPrevails with practically all about who. may. be the policies ‘ot. ‘that: or— after. the NEVADA CITY, C CALIF ORNIA _The Gold Center THURSDAY, MARC€H 23, 1944 MINES MAY NOW PAY COSTS OF MAINTENANCE The Idaho Maryland and Empire Star Mines yesterday received permission from the War Production Board. to recruit sufficient Miners to offset expense of keeping the mines open. This will mean mining enough gold ore to pay maintenance costs. Employment of men within the restrictions imposed regarding military age and other limitations, began this morning. The Empire Star which has been leasing its tungsten deposits to the New Verdi Company, another Newmont affiliate, hopes ton transfer its 125 men that have been employed in the tungsten operation, to gold mining. Owing to the fact that tungsten mining contracts in many cases, including fhe New Verdi Company, have been cancelled by the ,Sovernment, the men so employed in the Empire Star, are now available to produce a limited ‘tonnage of gold ore. : The Idaho Maryland according to the management,.will proceed to recruit labor sufficient to ‘mine ore enough to pay the expense of keeping the mines open. Bert Crase stailed that this gold mining has nothing whatever to do with the magnesium project for which the company has. recently received the green light. The following is a press ‘release from the San Francisco office of the War Production Board: Acting to preserve valuable sections of California’s gold mining properties threatened with severe damage or loss due to wartime restrictions, the War Production Board’s Mining Division has granted permission to two of the nation’s. largest gold producers, the Idaho Maryland and Empire Star mines ‘at Grass Valley to resume.the ‘limited milling of ore-to meet maintenance costs. “This initial WPB action to provide relief. ‘from unwarranted hardships ‘in California gold mining industry was announced by the San Francisco (Chamber of Commerce whose mining committee acclaimed the move as a measure of vital importance to the state’s economic welfare. The War Production Board has granted this appeal for limited maintenance privileges in two of the state’s leading gold mines. under conditions which will not interfere with military or essential war and civilian production, the committee pointed out. It was stressed in the WPB agreement ,with the mine operators that the grant applies to special cases which indicate the need for assistance to prevent further damage to properties of proven production and economic value to the region. Manpower and critical equipment (Continued on Page Four) ‘City Superintendent Herbert Hallett, who ships a sampleof water from the city supply each month for analysis by tlie Deuartment of Public Health in Sacramento, reports that this March sample has been found by Dr. M. H. Merrill chief of the Division of Lamaeatarice to be 99.01 per cept pure. ‘No bacteria were found ‘int in .09 per cent traces of vegetable matter. his was attributed to the fact that the water flows in open ditches to the city’s reservoirs, and fallen leaves, twigs disintergrate in the etream. Attached to the report 1s. the comment: “A very good showing.” iGEN. BOREE IS ROTARY SPEAKER Gen. J. J. Boree, y. S. Army brigadier general retired, was the guest speaker at Nevada City Rotary Club’s luncheon today. Gen. Boree served under General Douglas. MacArthur’s father. His’ topic today was the Philippines and the ver =. H. F. Sete OW (MAJOR CHAPMAN ‘men who did not pay attention dur; ‘tional district in the United .States. TELLS OF FRONT LINE HAZARDS * Dr. C. W. Chapman Monday received a letter from his son, Major Warren Chapman, now stationed cn the Cassino front in Italy in which he states ‘ithere is no sense in all of us being concerned about me, since I am the only one who knows when really t0@“be concerned. Let me do the concerning.”’ “I wrote Doty (his wife) that my orderly, Bike, followed me around the. first day and reported back‘ to the Battalion Staff I would last about a couple of days. Then I twas within 50 yards of the Germans in front of us and theré -were some. still behind me, bus I had to prove to myself that I could go out where I was sending my men. Machine gan fire doesn’t bother me too much and when a sniper starts picking away at me I just say “you bastard” and continue on my way. When artillery and mortar concentrations catch yon in the open, you just pray. One good thing about artillery is that you can heer it coming and‘have one or two seconds to dive for a hole or a ditéh, or just curl up and pull your helmet down over you. Artillery can land 5¢ yards from all all night and not even wake me up. Direct fire from flac trajectory if they are shooting at you, is about the’ most rugged. So far they have not thrown a hand grenade so am not an authority on all German weapons yet. All kidding aside, a goodly number of our casualties are ing their training, and do..’ how to take care of themselves; “T am curious to know” how you. first found out where I am. I have a. good outfit and am proud of my men.”’ (Major Chapman occasionally gets’ a rest period, it appears from his letter. He mentions going to Hear the San Carlos. Opera ‘Company (name of town deleted) present Il Pagliacci He observes: “I enjoyed it even though the singing wasn’t the same balibre that you hear in the states.” In. another letter written on Fepruary °21, just about ,a month since he left Washington, Major Chapman states: “Ernest (Lieutenant Brnest Chapman, a fighter pilot and nephew) was right when he said you have to take your hat off to the British. They really know hardship t call and they are fighters. Their ration is . . rather skimpy and I like to feed’ them when they come around. They really go for American cigarettes too. Our supply seems to be unlimited in everything. I hope it stays that way. I can see where I shall not spend much money here. All the natives have for sale is:trashy and they ask inflationary prices.” ‘(Nearly as many winter BEARDSLEY TO BE RANGER IN ANGELES FOREST ‘Charles H. Beardsley, district forest ranger of the Tahoe National forest. with headquartérs at Forest

Hill for the past eight years, has been promoted and transferred to a similar post on the Valyermo District, of the Angeles National Forest of Southern California. In administering the grazing, timber, recreation and ° wildlife resources of the North and Middle Fork American River back country, Beardsley has won countless friends and received the plaudits of his colleagues for his ever pleasant and courteous service to the’ public. Beardsley’s services on the “divide” will not only ‘be missed by the stockmen, miners, timber operators, and pleasure seekers, but his community too will regret: his transfer to a new field. Charles. as ‘he is known to his friends; has "served as chairman on many a War Chest and Red Cross drive. He is ‘president of the Forest Hill Fish and Game Club and has organized and motivated a boy’s club at Forest Hill much on the order of scouting. Mrs. Beardsley too, when the emergency developed for teachers, stepped in-and has conductéd the ' grade school. Beardsley’s new ranger districteis unique for Southern California. It is one of the few ranger districts of that locality which can claim a forest tree growth much like our own Sierra timber. His new area-is probably the most heavily used recreasport’ and summer recreationists visit the. famous Big Pines Par, which will be administered by Beardsley, as come to all of the Tahoe National Forest. Ranger Joseph .B. Ely, formerly of Susanville, has been named as iBeardsley’s successor. He will report for duty approximately May 15, when ‘tthe Beardsleys move to the south. Aeronautical Engineers To Visit Grass Valley District Airports Eugineer Ray I. Hess of San Francisco, Civil Aeronautics Administration representative: will be a guest of the Grass Valley Chamber: of Commerce airport’ committee today. He will look over the prospects selected as airport possibilities. by the committee. The committee consists of Dr. ‘0. F. Lang, chairman, Eli S. Day 0. P. Steele, Wesley Donnenworth and J. B. Stennett. Dr. Lang reports that a site that would afford Grass Valley a Grade 3 airport, ‘for which the ‘tity has a rating, has been found and measured. To meet the standard for that grade minimum runway of 5,000 feet must be provided. MISS FIDELLA LEGG IS FLYING TEACHER OF AVIATION In “Red and White” a paper published High School is an interesting article concerning M ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Legg of ‘this city. The Vallejo High has received a real Army Plane! Under an Army Corps program for making the youth of America airminded, Mr. Paul Crabb, under Miss Legg’s direction, ordered an _ airplane for the aviation science classes at Vallejo High School, and much to the surprise of Miss Fidella Legg and her aviation science classes it arrived here on January 11. Under this same program Vallejo High received a Jacobs engine that was out of commission. Miss Lege said that her aviation science classes would attempt to repair the plane itself and the engine. : Plane a Bt-15 Trainer The plane is a Bt-15 Trainer used to train army fledglings as they come out of their .primary flight school. The airplanes that are shipped to high schools all over the-nation are all damaged and ‘ont of commission and are shipped to the various air-science classes through the country for repair and experi-. mental purposes. ‘The aviation science classes will begin work on the airplane as soon as possible,” Miss Legg stated, The classes have been having difficulties in acquiring tools and equipment with which to work. “We'll need a motor sling and another of our greatest obstacles is that we have no erane with! i igh students ‘of Vallejo Fidella Legg, daugharticle (follows; which to move the engine.” Various Parts Damaged Bver since its arrival the classes under Miss Legg’s direction, have been uncrating and sorting the varfous parts of the damaged aircraft. Much speculation was making the rounds as the awe struck aviation students gazed in wonder, at the slightly bummed tail santeabir, The landing gear had. been bent . badly as if the plane had ‘tried to land while coming in at too steep a glide, . and the cowling had been ripped and ¢turled like paper. Plane Cracked Up No, the students don’t know what happened to make the plane crackup. They can only use their imagination, but it will take no imagination to predict what will happen to the plane during the months to come. for it is said all the aviation students have expressed the determined desire to rebuild the aircraft. At the present time the plane in a rather disconnected state with fuselage in one place, the wings crated and standing beside it and the landing gear, cowling and tail assembly lying * a natn of disassembie Arrived At Ciaetins Time \. The plane arrived at an erpermee "(Continned pa Page Four) Hi NANCY JONES WRITES OF — RED CROSS CHEER IN HOSPITAL The following letter is from Miss Nancy Jones, daughter of Judge and Mrs. George L. Jones of this city. I suppose you at home wonder sometimes just what the American Red Cross recreation worker in a hospital over— seas does for the patients, apart from writing letters and handing out comfort articles. Even quently ask us what in the world we do all day. over here the able-bodied freI have a sneaking feeling they think we mainly run around the wards, smiling like mad, and occasionally soothing a fevered brow. (Military secret: We-Do spend half our time gossiping the men, admiring their pictures, laughing at their jokes, and having a very good time ourselves, but we tuck in a r amount of more substantial work.) MARY SABAN NAVY YEOMAN 3/c Miss Mary California Saban A WAVE, Now Betrothed From the Women’s Naval Reserve in*San Francisco, comes the announcement that Miss Mary California Saban of Nevada City has completed her basic training and indoctrination into the WAVIES, and her yeoman training at the Naval Training School at Cedar Falls, lowa. She will now take up naval duties in the naval establishment ashore, releasing a man for active service. . Coincident with this news, the en. gagement of Charles F. Parsons, vice principal of the Nevada: City High School, and. Miss Saban has been an-’ nounced. Friends are offering their felicitations. Emmanuel Church Rector Chosen The vestry of Emmanuel Episcopal (Church “in Grass Valley announces that Rev. Frank H. Buck, veteran of World War Nos. 1 and 2 has accepted their tall to fill the pulpit here and will take active charge on Baster Sunday, April 9th. ; Rev. Buck only recently returned from the Middle Bast where he had been serving with the New Zealand 8th Army for two years. He was retired and returned to Canada, where he was born. He has a son, 24 years of age who has been flying with the RCAF for the past four years. His wife and atother. son, 16 years of age will make their home here with). him, He held the rank of lieutenant}, colonel with 30: chaplains of all a nominations in aie corps. Second Red Cross Drive Opens In Grass Valley. ted front and Perhaps thé best way to give on idea of what we do is to make my Christmas report, not only to our headquarters, but to you. So here is—The Red Cross Recreation Work— er’s Report. for December from a h pital in the ETO. Decorations, presents, parties, —~— decorations, carols, ward. parties—_ decorations—Christmas at the 3r@& Station in the process-of preparation. The whole: hospital involved in’ way or another — nurses stringing: popeorn and wrapping presents, tachment and patients covered paint: and deserving of the ] Heart for tin can cuts (LOD)—4 The Special Service Officer, the Mess. Officer, the. Deatchment Comman er and the Red Cross forming a uniplanning flan] movements to take care of all stra The British sisters, officers and detachment of our neighboring Eng— lishhospital adding their very wi come voices to our carol singing and back of it all our commanding of ficer, bless him, saying “yes, course—take my ‘car. Need money? Patients first, then de ment. Sixty children intead-of ty? Fine! Be sure you get plent: presents!” The Christmas spirit h 3rd Station and hit it early, so tha the preparations were much fun as the actu There was nothing unu but the ‘whole hospital was masy. The patients and were ae Sing, The com mas in the’ E10”. and through our weariness: thi satisfaction that comes thing has been a success. it good Christmas. pt Decorations Were, of co of our most important co tions. We had left over. year gnough Bite ny 3 i The “second” drive to reach Grasy: se Valley’s Red Cross quota of $17,-. x 100 was launched yesterday morn-. ' ing, following the decision of Mrs. Lawrence Taylor, chairman and her aids, that with but 60 per cent ‘of the amount raised, this plan would ‘be necessary to attain the goal. Tt was suggested that if all those who have already contributed will give 50 per cetn of their original contribution the quota can be obtained in short order. It was decided also to aecept pledges payable at some future date if contributors find this method more convenient. Dennis Jones of Soda Springs, Nevada County, has sworn to complaints, charging Marvin ©. Nance}, and James E. Steagal, with issuing fictitious checks. Steagal was arrested in Contra Costa County by Deputy Sheriff Tom Dolly of Truckee, and after arraignment before Justice of . . the Peace J. E. Smith of Meadowlake Township, dodged in the Nevada County jail here. Nance is at liberty} on $1,000 bail. Date for their breluminary ‘éaring hes 'not been set, . ones for the ‘tan, They v our most striking decd to make, easy o put up, itely eye catching.-Witho es of powder Paint and paper we had in our sto’ should have been lost, . The making of the deco: done by the mentions on permanent wards, ment in the etinhdia. and ‘Snatehed moments, And it To get the fir boughs and took some of the conva pedie patients in a weapon and spent an hour or so in . e first morning we wen