March 24, 1941 (4 pages)

a pa {. ae Se SUG Ah Rr drede i Sig eek i nee ee tS aS ae Ne ee EL Gh eB RS is —— The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, An ot he r Of Ci ty’s Chamber To Hold To Reconsider Welfare Meeting Tonight Pioneer Residents too large for most human minds to grasp. In fact it is of such heroic or epic size that even historians in times to come may be unable to see it whole, We might say simply that human greed overwhelmed the Christian concept of human brotherhood. But that would be a clean mantle covering a multitude of filthy rags. The reasons for war are never simple but always mightly complex. We might say having that committed Germany one crime against civilization in the last war, was fined and placed on probation. And in course of time the fine being too large, the nation first de faulted on the fine, and then reto ‘bation. keep The the terms Republican of pro form of The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce directors will meet tonight at the chamber headquarters here. Called To Beyond Director Submitted Written Resignation To Board of. Supervisors Here Saturday Important business is to be considered and President Bert Foreman and Secretary H. F. Sofge are requesting a full attendance of the EDWARD RAGON FOUND DEAD IN HOME HERE YESTERDAY BY CLYDE GARWOOD directors. AUTOCBIS, [einai o OPPOSE T0 GADS TAXINCREASE to an increase sociation today in a statement which ed emphasized government were resignation to the board of super4 . visors Saturday. higher tax ‘“‘have not been supported j In the _ resignation he stated he by any showing.that increased Tev-. found it impossible to continue ‘‘due spiritually too weak to exercise the rights granted under a freer government. Materially they were weighed “it financial debacle that pressed them to depths .of despair. Then ing an humble man who raised them in. ter the world. They were lifted from their abasement to the soar ing heights of elation, Now elation of a certain kind is symptomatic hysteria. Hitler’s talks spread the hysteria of every for a problematical He asked that the resignation be how much: considered as can bes imposed upon’ once. gasoline before the law of diminish appeared ed them as a chosen people to mas is more taxation the their own self esteem, and annoint proposals and highway program.”’ treaty. of Versailles for war damfollowed that enues are necessary to the ultimate; to lack of cooperation from certain development of California’s street . members of your honorable body.’’ down by the heavy fine assessed in the The sent in his written resignation and the supervisors now have no recourse but to accept it, and appoint some one else to the post. Dudley submitted his written the returns sets in,’ the statement final and effective at The board will name a Dudley the April meetng. to at successor R. view of strong possibilities that the. for the position are now open. Dudley’s resignation to the super cent and a half to the federal gaso-. visors is as follows: line tax as part of the new taxes for} Honorable Board of { national defense. . “There is a real_.danger that, un Nevada City, Calif, der the curtailed usage which would! Gentlemen: naturally follow raising the gasoline of Nevada County. You will please consider this as where among his people, especial tax to unprecedented levels in Cali notification of my resignation as wel ly among the young who had fornia, the income might actually be fare agent of Nevada County, Cali less than it is at present. fornia. memory of the first world no war, nothing with which to correlate the past with the present. To youth the -picture of heroic death or world mastery appealed. But how the older folks; the moth ers who remember the privations of the first world war? ‘Will the mothers’ who.receive a_ telegram: stating: “Your son will not return. Heil Hitler!” feel that their sac rifice is justified. As the vice of hunger slowly squeezes the home front, will the older folks, with their memories ‘of the last war, still count promiged world mastery. worth the price? While to those older ones is of two million Americans, either in France or on the way when the last war ended. They will remember that two or three times Germany almost had victory with her grasp. Then the Americans came. The armistice followed, and the peace it is true that street and ficulty keeping pace orable body, I with modern ously and on a sound basis, your instructions I found this could “In view of the severe impact which not be accomplished, therefore I be impending increases in federal tax-j; lieve it to be to the best interest of ation will have upon the motorist it all concerned that this resignation appears highly unwise to add a further’ burden crease in in the form of an the state gasoline in tax. “The net income from the California gasoline tax for street and highpurposes 000,000 in increased 1934 from $36, Vernon Stoll Named President of 17th. Agricultural, District Agricultural District, County Fair, met in Grass Valley Spiess of Grass Valley. William Gog extreme elation also suffer ex treme depression. Sincerely yours, E. B. DUDLEY. District Attorney Vernon Stoll was R. ning, controlled press and radio, propaganda to insure regimented mass thinking, are not enough to victory. There is still the national will to victory The easy triumphs of Hitler’s first months of war, the walkover in Poland, the later submergence of Denmark and Norway, and finally the rush over the Lowland countries and NorthFrance, gave German people an enormous lift, Then those on the home front felt safe from the war’s destructive fury. Relatively the casualties were small. They looked forward confidently to the defeat of Great Britain. But time runs against Herr Hitler, His weak accomplice, Mussolini who. thought to pick up bits of territory here and there in the collapse of France and the British Empire, at little cost of life or materials, cringed ‘under. stout (Continued on Page Two) had a shave. After returning home he said he was feeling fine. RECRUITER HERE TOMORROW 1, onal depart between April seven ' this 7th vicinity, including the Ragon and Sheriff and Mrs. Carl J. Tobiassen, . Mine, which was founded by his April 11th, emerge victorious in the Pacific . father, George Ragon. The ‘Nevada County Selective Coast Intercollegiate 145 pound divisBoard has The deceased was single. He leaves selected the four who -will i ion. Gray of leave April 1st, They shall report to . two sisters, Mrs, Charles The spectators from here includthe local board at the courthouse at . . Lodi, and Marietta Ragon, who is beed: Elbredge Skeahan, Herbert Skea6:45 whereupon they shall be sent lieved to be living somewhere near han, Walter St. John, Robert Tamto an induction state of the United Lodi and many nieces and nephews, blyn, Frank Pelligrini, Ralph Pierce, . including Mrs. Garwood. The deceas-. State Army at Sacramento. James Kistle, William D. Woods, ; ed had never married. The four are: . Sheriff Tobiassen and many others. . The funeral services will be held Elvon Clarence Beyer, RFD Route’ Box 755, Grass Valley; ; at 2 o’clock Domenic } Joseph Ferrari, care C. Penna, Rough tomorrow afternoon at . the Holmes Funeral Home in this . city. Interment will be in the family . plot in the Pine Grove Cemetery. will be at New York Hotel, Nevada City, and . officer of the Chamber of Commerce here toin an endeavor to interest morrow and Ready; William Vern Abbott, Hen Cornelius Paris, 409 derson Street, Grass Valley. Joseph ° -with the the to transferred Ferrari was naval forces. Officer Coffer is willboard here from Hurley, Wisconsin, ing to explain any phase of naval and Abbott was ’from transferred life to those interested. Quincy. into joining Mary Elizabeth Olsen Becomes Bride Of . Richard Stevens In Ceremony Yesterday FARMERS ASKED TO AID IN SOIL SAVING PROGRAM ~QOne of the principal reasons for “the Two popular young residents of this city were united in. marriage at the St. Canice Catholic Church here yesterday afternoon. Agricultural Conservation Pro gram is the prevention of soil losses through erosion by rain fall and im Miss Mary Elizabeth Mulholland Olsen became the bride of Richard (Dick) Stevens. The ceremony was performed by Father Edward Williams proper irrigation practices. For this reason the federal government has JAPS CONQUER ONLY 20 PCT. OF CHINA REPUBLIC #and a large gathering of friends and relatives event. filled The bride the church for the was attended—by~Miss Gloria Marshall of Albany and Carl set up in each agricultural county in the United States an Agricultural Conservation Association whose sole purpose is the local administration of a program of conservation of our Steger of this city. acted as the best chief natural resources—tThe Soil. man. Each farm has a certain soil buildThe former Miss Olson was proing allowance which is based upon minent in student body activities at the Nevada City High School, from the acreage in cropland, orchards and vineyards, and pasture land or She DAVIS, March 24.—After nearly; which she graduated in 1939. range land. This soil building alfour years of fighting the Japanese. had been employed at Cain’s Auto lowance may be earned by the farm ° have conquered only 20 per cent of Court Store for a considerable time operator by performance of _ soil China and have failed to gain the; and was widely acquainted in this building practices suitable for the cooperation of the Chinese people in! community, county in which his farm is located. ‘Stevens is a member of a promThese soil building practices mustto Dr. Yei-Zen Tang, Chinese sciinent Nevada City family and is alRey. Kenneth Short, missionary: entist who visited the Davis campus; so a graduate of the Nevada City be performed under the regulations of the Agricultural Adjustment Adfrom Borneo who recently returned . High School. Mr. and Mrs. Charles of the University of California, ministration. to the United States, will lecture toDr. Tang, a graduate of the Chi. Stevens are his parents. Past history and experience shows: night and tomorrow night in the VetShortly after the ceremony’ the nese Central University took his Ph. erans of Foreign Wars headquarters that too early cultivation of cover couple left on a honeymoon trip. D. at the University of. Edinburgh, in the Morgan and Powell Building. Seotland, and is now returning to They will return Wednesday and -crops on hill sides has. increased the Rev. Short had wonderful experisoil erosion hazard. Also cultivation China to help Chinese farmers in a temporarily will make their home in ences and the lecture promises to be gheep production program. He has Grass Valley. Stevens is a Zeibright up and down the slopes leads 'to ex of outstanding interest to all. In adspent the past year studying AmeriMine employee. cessive loss of top soil which has redition Short will show motion piccan sheep production methods at the quired hundreds of years to “build. tures of his missionary activities and University of Wyoming .and visited Mr. and Mrs. Stephens Thus, in less than half a lifetime we the lives and customs of the. inter their economic program, according the Davis campus to confer with Married In Reno, present conflict was erine Marshall. may lose for posterity the opportun gin, secretary to Errol MacBoyle, esting people of Borneo. ity to gain a living from thé soil ¢ members of the:.animal husbandry Are Residing Here was named vice president; Eben K. The two lectures are sponsored by which we have mismanaged division of the College of Agricul-; Smart, secretary and Loyle Freeman the Bethany Church of this ~ city. Because it has been found necesMr. and Mrs. Jim F, Stephens, who ture. was renamed secretary manager. Rey. Robert Carrington arranged for sary to require that farmers comply The Chinese people, says Dr. Tang were recently married in Reno, are H. F. Sofge of this city and C. Edthe appearance here of the missionwith the regulations for soil conserare now united behind Chiang Kainow making their home in this city. munds of Truckee, new members of ary. vation before being eligible to re shek who before the outbreak of the The bride is the former Miss Caththe board recently appointed by Gov, Military genius, scientific plan this particular date. Bdvnes Missionary Will Lecture Here raises as much from the gasoline tax Tonight and Tomorrow for those purposes.” pact of the lease-lend act. It may raised as final and be accepted at crease is continuing. No other state either fill them which Hitler consider this resignation to $50,000,000 in elected president to succeed H. them. Those who are victims of Please 1939, in round figures and this in Thursday night and: reorganized. may plunge them again into the be accepted. this To those who remember the part the United States played in the last war, today comes the im despair from find it impossible to continue. I wished to supervise and the development of these facilities conduct the office of ,welfare agent in California has proceeded continuin an efficient manner but under The 17th determination to win or die, or it cooperation traffic demands, it is also true that which annually presents the Nevada with a desperate of from certain members of your hon treaties that piled the cost of war on German backs. Due to the lack highway development is having dif way Probably the most vivid memory will young men Supervisors ° Ragon was in town Saturday and. On April First Many Nevada Cityans Sacramento Friday and nights to see Elton Tobiassen, son of continued. “‘This is a particularly imN. McCormack, clerk of the board of! R, H. Coffer, recruiting portant consideration at present, in supervisors, announces applications: the United States Navy, federal government may add another: . Death apparently came some time Four men will leave this county Saturday night. went to on April . Ragon mined for 30 years in AlIst for a year’s military . aska and worked in various mines in Saturday training and an addditi ed valuable aid in the office. He has in Four Selectees . had been caring for the aged Will Leave Here man in recent years. . with Mrs. Garwood, a_ niece, ' school of mines in this city. The plan a long time he did not receive already has the endorsement of the ' proper cooperation from the state department of education, — acsupervisors. So far as Miss cording to Haddy, Campbell’s appointment was concerned, he states, that in Many Nevada Cityans course of time she might have provWatch College Fights state gasoline tax was expressed by the California State Automobile As autocratic : Although the Board of Supervisors would like E. B. Plans for the annual dinner meetDeath yesterday claimed another of Nevada City’s fast Dudley, county welfare administrator, to reconsider his resiging of the chamber on March 31st, dwindling pionee r residents. nation Mr. Dudley has announced that he will not do so. He when Guerdon. Ellis will be installed Edward Ragon, 79, a native of this city and member of a as president, will be discussed. states that. the appointment of Miss Mary Joan Campbell to Richard Haddy, local miner, will prominent Nevada City pioneer family, was found dead in his a post in his office was not the reason for his determination seek the endorsement of. the directors *home by Clyde Garwood, who of his plan for the establishing. of a of the probationary conditions, failed because a people accustomfor centuries to an Directors Of Position Resignation Opposition government, which was really one ern MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941. The Geld Caner = Out Loud probably a futility: The lesson is bring “ aaa iE. B. Dudley Refuses Pondering the lessons of the war that envelopes the ‘earth is about yy odie Fhinldne By H. M. L. ages. uss i This paper gives you complete’ coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. acacia Vol. 15, No. 24. “s. Cc ‘. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA J,S fused ity da The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month Olson, were in attendance at the Nominating Committee Will Give Report At Civic Club Meet Tomorrow Sino-Japanese suspected by many of selling out to ceive The bridal couple were accompan a soil building payment the Nevada County Agricultural Conserv ‘ation Committee has received word the invaders. He does not believe that ied to Reno by Charles Levy of Grass that the soil buiding allowances will so long as the Japanese remain in Valley." be withheld where farmers cultivate Lynn Campbell The former Miss Marshall attendChina there will be any split between . prior to April 1, 1941. William JaeInjured At Zeibright The Civic Club officers urge all); the forces of Chiang Kai-shek and ed school in Montrose, Mich., and is ickle, chairman. of the County Commembers to be at tomorrow’s meetthe:'Chinese Communist Armies. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer ‘Lynn H. Campbell, Zeibright Mine ing at the Methodist Church prompt. mittee states that the farmers who At present, according to Dr. Tang, Marshall of Montrose. worker, is recovering from the ef. find it necessary to cultivate prior ly at 2:30 p. m. The nominating the Chinese are able to produce large Stephens is one of the most widefects of gas and injuries suffered . to April 1, may do so under the folcommittee will give its report. numbers of sntall arms and the amly known young men of this city. He {lowing conditions: : while working at the Zeibright last Mrs, Ed Frantz will report on the munition for them. The bulk of other is a graduate of the Nevada City . 1 Obtain written permission from Thursday night. girl scout convention and Mrs. Homwar materials he says, are coming in High School, where he played footIt is believed Campbell was overer Neil will give an interesting talk . the County Association office. from Rusia under a barter trade ball and other sports. At present he come by gas and then fell. He was . 2 Agree to cultivate on the conbased on her experiences and obseragreement. The guerilla bands operis employed by the Pacific Gas and brought to the Miners Hospital here ‘tour or across the slope of the hill, vations while living in South Amating over large areas under nominElectric Company, Mr. and Mrs, R. by the Holmes ambulance service of erica. leaving an uncultivated strip in the al Japanese control, he points out, H. Stephens are his parents. tree row to prevent soil erosion or this city. are arming themselves from capturBACK AT WORK 3 Establish contour grade ditchReturn From Vacation— ed Japanese supplies, BUSY AT CAMP CELIO County Agricultural Commissioner Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Blackwell es. which will prevent run-off from Miss Gladys Snyder, Oakland L. G. Lageson, who recently was opand Mrs. Agnes Joerschke, Mrs. washing straight down the hill. FORESF OFFICIALS VISIT Camp Fire Girls advisor, headed a erated upon in Sacramento, followed . Operators who desire to cultivate Blackwell’s mother, have returned group who came to Camp Celio durby a convalescence period at his from a vacation trip which took them before April 1, are asked to make z W. I. Hutchison, chief of informing the weekend to prepare the camp home here, has returned to work in local through Nevada to Boulder Dam and their request through their ation and education of the regional for summer use. his office at the courthouse. fruit house manager, gr direct to the back to Nevada City via the coast. office of the United States forest county association ice. Return From Sacramento— Ruth Curnow was in Nevada City service, and Miss Edith Schofield, Weekend Visitor— ‘Forest Supervisor Guerdon Ellis during the weekend to visit with her regional librarian, were business Russell Farley, state board of Ross Taylor, Downieville and Ranger John R. Hodgson were Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Curvisitors at the Tahoe National Forequalization inspector, was a visitor eer, was a visitor in Nevada City Sacramento visitors last week, now. . est headquarters here Friday. here during the weekend. = = meeting. i a ny ale aR ee te Saturday.

a pa {. ae Se SUG Ah Rr drede i Sig eek i nee ee tS aS ae Ne ee EL Gh eB RS is —— The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, An ot he r Of Ci ty’s Chamber To Hold To Reconsider Welfare Meeting Tonight Pioneer Residents too large for most human minds to grasp. In fact it is of such heroic or epic size that even historians in times to come may be unable to see it whole, We might say simply that human greed overwhelmed the Christian concept of human brotherhood. But that would be a clean mantle covering a multitude of filthy rags. The reasons for war are never simple but always mightly complex. We might say having that committed Germany one crime against civilization in the last war, was fined and placed on probation. And in course of time the fine being too large, the nation first de faulted on the fine, and then reto ‘bation. keep The the terms Republican of pro form of The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce directors will meet tonight at the chamber headquarters here. Called To Beyond Director Submitted Written Resignation To Board of. Supervisors Here Saturday Important business is to be considered and President Bert Foreman and Secretary H. F. Sofge are requesting a full attendance of the EDWARD RAGON FOUND DEAD IN HOME HERE YESTERDAY BY CLYDE GARWOOD directors. AUTOCBIS, [einai o OPPOSE T0 GADS TAXINCREASE to an increase sociation today in a statement which ed emphasized government were resignation to the board of super4 . visors Saturday. higher tax ‘“‘have not been supported j In the _ resignation he stated he by any showing.that increased Tev-. found it impossible to continue ‘‘due spiritually too weak to exercise the rights granted under a freer government. Materially they were weighed “it financial debacle that pressed them to depths .of despair. Then ing an humble man who raised them in. ter the world. They were lifted from their abasement to the soar ing heights of elation, Now elation of a certain kind is symptomatic hysteria. Hitler’s talks spread the hysteria of every for a problematical He asked that the resignation be how much: considered as can bes imposed upon’ once. gasoline before the law of diminish appeared ed them as a chosen people to mas is more taxation the their own self esteem, and annoint proposals and highway program.”’ treaty. of Versailles for war damfollowed that enues are necessary to the ultimate; to lack of cooperation from certain development of California’s street . members of your honorable body.’’ down by the heavy fine assessed in the The sent in his written resignation and the supervisors now have no recourse but to accept it, and appoint some one else to the post. Dudley submitted his written the returns sets in,’ the statement final and effective at The board will name a Dudley the April meetng. to at successor R. view of strong possibilities that the. for the position are now open. Dudley’s resignation to the super cent and a half to the federal gaso-. visors is as follows: line tax as part of the new taxes for} Honorable Board of { national defense. . “There is a real_.danger that, un Nevada City, Calif, der the curtailed usage which would! Gentlemen: naturally follow raising the gasoline of Nevada County. You will please consider this as where among his people, especial tax to unprecedented levels in Cali notification of my resignation as wel ly among the young who had fornia, the income might actually be fare agent of Nevada County, Cali less than it is at present. fornia. memory of the first world no war, nothing with which to correlate the past with the present. To youth the -picture of heroic death or world mastery appealed. But how the older folks; the moth ers who remember the privations of the first world war? ‘Will the mothers’ who.receive a_ telegram: stating: “Your son will not return. Heil Hitler!” feel that their sac rifice is justified. As the vice of hunger slowly squeezes the home front, will the older folks, with their memories ‘of the last war, still count promiged world mastery. worth the price? While to those older ones is of two million Americans, either in France or on the way when the last war ended. They will remember that two or three times Germany almost had victory with her grasp. Then the Americans came. The armistice followed, and the peace it is true that street and ficulty keeping pace orable body, I with modern ously and on a sound basis, your instructions I found this could “In view of the severe impact which not be accomplished, therefore I be impending increases in federal tax-j; lieve it to be to the best interest of ation will have upon the motorist it all concerned that this resignation appears highly unwise to add a further’ burden crease in in the form of an the state gasoline in tax. “The net income from the California gasoline tax for street and highpurposes 000,000 in increased 1934 from $36, Vernon Stoll Named President of 17th. Agricultural, District Agricultural District, County Fair, met in Grass Valley Spiess of Grass Valley. William Gog extreme elation also suffer ex treme depression. Sincerely yours, E. B. DUDLEY. District Attorney Vernon Stoll was R. ning, controlled press and radio, propaganda to insure regimented mass thinking, are not enough to victory. There is still the national will to victory The easy triumphs of Hitler’s first months of war, the walkover in Poland, the later submergence of Denmark and Norway, and finally the rush over the Lowland countries and NorthFrance, gave German people an enormous lift, Then those on the home front felt safe from the war’s destructive fury. Relatively the casualties were small. They looked forward confidently to the defeat of Great Britain. But time runs against Herr Hitler, His weak accomplice, Mussolini who. thought to pick up bits of territory here and there in the collapse of France and the British Empire, at little cost of life or materials, cringed ‘under. stout (Continued on Page Two) had a shave. After returning home he said he was feeling fine. RECRUITER HERE TOMORROW 1, onal depart between April seven ' this 7th vicinity, including the Ragon and Sheriff and Mrs. Carl J. Tobiassen, . Mine, which was founded by his April 11th, emerge victorious in the Pacific . father, George Ragon. The ‘Nevada County Selective Coast Intercollegiate 145 pound divisBoard has The deceased was single. He leaves selected the four who -will i ion. Gray of leave April 1st, They shall report to . two sisters, Mrs, Charles The spectators from here includthe local board at the courthouse at . . Lodi, and Marietta Ragon, who is beed: Elbredge Skeahan, Herbert Skea6:45 whereupon they shall be sent lieved to be living somewhere near han, Walter St. John, Robert Tamto an induction state of the United Lodi and many nieces and nephews, blyn, Frank Pelligrini, Ralph Pierce, . including Mrs. Garwood. The deceas-. State Army at Sacramento. James Kistle, William D. Woods, ; ed had never married. The four are: . Sheriff Tobiassen and many others. . The funeral services will be held Elvon Clarence Beyer, RFD Route’ Box 755, Grass Valley; ; at 2 o’clock Domenic } Joseph Ferrari, care C. Penna, Rough tomorrow afternoon at . the Holmes Funeral Home in this . city. Interment will be in the family . plot in the Pine Grove Cemetery. will be at New York Hotel, Nevada City, and .

officer of the Chamber of Commerce here toin an endeavor to interest morrow and Ready; William Vern Abbott, Hen Cornelius Paris, 409 derson Street, Grass Valley. Joseph ° -with the the to transferred Ferrari was naval forces. Officer Coffer is willboard here from Hurley, Wisconsin, ing to explain any phase of naval and Abbott was ’from transferred life to those interested. Quincy. into joining Mary Elizabeth Olsen Becomes Bride Of . Richard Stevens In Ceremony Yesterday FARMERS ASKED TO AID IN SOIL SAVING PROGRAM ~QOne of the principal reasons for “the Two popular young residents of this city were united in. marriage at the St. Canice Catholic Church here yesterday afternoon. Agricultural Conservation Pro gram is the prevention of soil losses through erosion by rain fall and im Miss Mary Elizabeth Mulholland Olsen became the bride of Richard (Dick) Stevens. The ceremony was performed by Father Edward Williams proper irrigation practices. For this reason the federal government has JAPS CONQUER ONLY 20 PCT. OF CHINA REPUBLIC #and a large gathering of friends and relatives event. filled The bride the church for the was attended—by~Miss Gloria Marshall of Albany and Carl set up in each agricultural county in the United States an Agricultural Conservation Association whose sole purpose is the local administration of a program of conservation of our Steger of this city. acted as the best chief natural resources—tThe Soil. man. Each farm has a certain soil buildThe former Miss Olson was proing allowance which is based upon minent in student body activities at the Nevada City High School, from the acreage in cropland, orchards and vineyards, and pasture land or She DAVIS, March 24.—After nearly; which she graduated in 1939. range land. This soil building alfour years of fighting the Japanese. had been employed at Cain’s Auto lowance may be earned by the farm ° have conquered only 20 per cent of Court Store for a considerable time operator by performance of _ soil China and have failed to gain the; and was widely acquainted in this building practices suitable for the cooperation of the Chinese people in! community, county in which his farm is located. ‘Stevens is a member of a promThese soil building practices mustto Dr. Yei-Zen Tang, Chinese sciinent Nevada City family and is alRey. Kenneth Short, missionary: entist who visited the Davis campus; so a graduate of the Nevada City be performed under the regulations of the Agricultural Adjustment Adfrom Borneo who recently returned . High School. Mr. and Mrs. Charles of the University of California, ministration. to the United States, will lecture toDr. Tang, a graduate of the Chi. Stevens are his parents. Past history and experience shows: night and tomorrow night in the VetShortly after the ceremony’ the nese Central University took his Ph. erans of Foreign Wars headquarters that too early cultivation of cover couple left on a honeymoon trip. D. at the University of. Edinburgh, in the Morgan and Powell Building. Seotland, and is now returning to They will return Wednesday and -crops on hill sides has. increased the Rev. Short had wonderful experisoil erosion hazard. Also cultivation China to help Chinese farmers in a temporarily will make their home in ences and the lecture promises to be gheep production program. He has Grass Valley. Stevens is a Zeibright up and down the slopes leads 'to ex of outstanding interest to all. In adspent the past year studying AmeriMine employee. cessive loss of top soil which has redition Short will show motion piccan sheep production methods at the quired hundreds of years to “build.. tures of his missionary activities and University of Wyoming .and visited Mr. and Mrs. Stephens Thus, in less than half a lifetime we the lives and customs of the. inter their economic program, according the Davis campus to confer with Married In Reno, present conflict was erine Marshall. may lose for posterity the opportun gin, secretary to Errol MacBoyle, esting people of Borneo. ity to gain a living from thé soil ¢ members of the:.animal husbandry Are Residing Here was named vice president; Eben K. The two lectures are sponsored by which we have mismanaged division of the College of Agricul-; Smart, secretary and Loyle Freeman the Bethany Church of this ~ city. Because it has been found necesMr. and Mrs. Jim F, Stephens, who ture. was renamed secretary manager. Rey. Robert Carrington arranged for sary to require that farmers comply The Chinese people, says Dr. Tang were recently married in Reno, are H. F. Sofge of this city and C. Edthe appearance here of the missionwith the regulations for soil conserare now united behind Chiang Kainow making their home in this city. munds of Truckee, new members of ary. vation before being eligible to re shek who before the outbreak of the The bride is the former Miss Caththe board recently appointed by Gov, Military genius, scientific plan this particular date. Bdvnes Missionary Will Lecture Here raises as much from the gasoline tax Tonight and Tomorrow for those purposes.” pact of the lease-lend act. It may raised as final and be accepted at crease is continuing. No other state either fill them which Hitler consider this resignation to $50,000,000 in elected president to succeed H. them. Those who are victims of Please 1939, in round figures and this in Thursday night and: reorganized. may plunge them again into the be accepted. this To those who remember the part the United States played in the last war, today comes the im despair from find it impossible to continue. I wished to supervise and the development of these facilities conduct the office of ,welfare agent in California has proceeded continuin an efficient manner but under The 17th determination to win or die, or it cooperation traffic demands, it is also true that which annually presents the Nevada with a desperate of from certain members of your hon treaties that piled the cost of war on German backs. Due to the lack highway development is having dif way Probably the most vivid memory will young men Supervisors ° Ragon was in town Saturday and. On April First Many Nevada Cityans Sacramento Friday and nights to see Elton Tobiassen, son of continued. “‘This is a particularly imN. McCormack, clerk of the board of! R, H. Coffer, recruiting portant consideration at present, in supervisors, announces applications: the United States Navy, federal government may add another: . Death apparently came some time Four men will leave this county Saturday night. went to on April . Ragon mined for 30 years in AlIst for a year’s military . aska and worked in various mines in Saturday training and an addditi ed valuable aid in the office. He has in Four Selectees . had been caring for the aged Will Leave Here man in recent years. . with Mrs. Garwood, a_ niece, ' school of mines in this city. The plan a long time he did not receive already has the endorsement of the ' proper cooperation from the state department of education, — acsupervisors. So far as Miss cording to Haddy, Campbell’s appointment was concerned, he states, that in Many Nevada Cityans course of time she might have provWatch College Fights state gasoline tax was expressed by the California State Automobile As autocratic : Although the Board of Supervisors would like E. B. Plans for the annual dinner meetDeath yesterday claimed another of Nevada City’s fast Dudley, county welfare administrator, to reconsider his resiging of the chamber on March 31st, dwindling pionee r residents. nation Mr. Dudley has announced that he will not do so. He when Guerdon. Ellis will be installed Edward Ragon, 79, a native of this city and member of a as president, will be discussed. states that. the appointment of Miss Mary Joan Campbell to Richard Haddy, local miner, will prominent Nevada City pioneer family, was found dead in his a post in his office was not the reason for his determination seek the endorsement of. the directors *home by Clyde Garwood, who of his plan for the establishing. of a of the probationary conditions, failed because a people accustomfor centuries to an Directors Of Position Resignation Opposition government, which was really one ern MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941. The Geld Caner = Out Loud probably a futility: The lesson is bring “ aaa iE. B. Dudley Refuses Pondering the lessons of the war that envelopes the ‘earth is about yy odie Fhinldne By H. M. L. ages. uss i This paper gives you complete’ coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. acacia Vol. 15, No. 24. “s. Cc ‘. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA J,S fused ity da The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month Olson, were in attendance at the Nominating Committee Will Give Report At Civic Club Meet Tomorrow Sino-Japanese suspected by many of selling out to ceive The bridal couple were accompan a soil building payment the Nevada County Agricultural Conserv ‘ation Committee has received word the invaders. He does not believe that ied to Reno by Charles Levy of Grass that the soil buiding allowances will so long as the Japanese remain in Valley." be withheld where farmers cultivate Lynn Campbell The former Miss Marshall attendChina there will be any split between . prior to April 1, 1941. William JaeInjured At Zeibright The Civic Club officers urge all); the forces of Chiang Kai-shek and ed school in Montrose, Mich., and is ickle, chairman. of the County Commembers to be at tomorrow’s meetthe:'Chinese Communist Armies. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer ‘Lynn H. Campbell, Zeibright Mine ing at the Methodist Church prompt. mittee states that the farmers who At present, according to Dr. Tang, Marshall of Montrose. worker, is recovering from the ef. find it necessary to cultivate prior ly at 2:30 p. m. The nominating the Chinese are able to produce large Stephens is one of the most widefects of gas and injuries suffered . to April 1, may do so under the folcommittee will give its report. numbers of sntall arms and the amly known young men of this city. He {lowing conditions: : while working at the Zeibright last Mrs, Ed Frantz will report on the munition for them. The bulk of other is a graduate of the Nevada City . 1 Obtain written permission from Thursday night. girl scout convention and Mrs. Homwar materials he says, are coming in High School, where he played footIt is believed Campbell was overer Neil will give an interesting talk . the County Association office. from Rusia under a barter trade ball and other sports. At present he come by gas and then fell. He was . 2 Agree to cultivate on the conbased on her experiences and obseragreement. The guerilla bands operis employed by the Pacific Gas and brought to the Miners Hospital here ‘tour or across the slope of the hill, vations while living in South Amating over large areas under nominElectric Company, Mr. and Mrs, R. by the Holmes ambulance service of erica. leaving an uncultivated strip in the al Japanese control, he points out, H. Stephens are his parents. tree row to prevent soil erosion or this city. are arming themselves from capturBACK AT WORK 3 Establish contour grade ditchReturn From Vacation— ed Japanese supplies, BUSY AT CAMP CELIO County Agricultural Commissioner Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Blackwell es. which will prevent run-off from Miss Gladys Snyder, Oakland L. G. Lageson, who recently was opand Mrs. Agnes Joerschke, Mrs. washing straight down the hill. FORESF OFFICIALS VISIT Camp Fire Girls advisor, headed a erated upon in Sacramento, followed . Operators who desire to cultivate Blackwell’s mother, have returned group who came to Camp Celio durby a convalescence period at his from a vacation trip which took them before April 1, are asked to make z W. I. Hutchison, chief of informing the weekend to prepare the camp home here, has returned to work in local through Nevada to Boulder Dam and their request through their ation and education of the regional for summer use. his office at the courthouse. fruit house manager, gr direct to the back to Nevada City via the coast. office of the United States forest county association ice. Return From Sacramento— Ruth Curnow was in Nevada City service, and Miss Edith Schofield, Weekend Visitor— ‘Forest Supervisor Guerdon Ellis during the weekend to visit with her regional librarian, were business Russell Farley, state board of Ross Taylor, Downieville and Ranger John R. Hodgson were Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Curvisitors at the Tahoe National Forequalization inspector, was a visitor eer, was a visitor in Nevada City Sacramento visitors last week, now. . est headquarters here Friday. here during the weekend. = = meeting. i a ny ale aR ee te Saturday.