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March 31, 1950 (8 pages)

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& Serving Nevada City . Gateway to a and Grass Valley . -Recreation Paradise ~* . Twenty-Third Year. — No. 13 YU fee Nevada City (Nevada County) California, Friday, March 31, 1950 fy 100 Z <q Y tA Gg “EZ IN FOUR-DAY CELEBRATION HERE ON FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND ‘e GAA iY, % G g“4a: Zk “One hundred years in Nevada City” is the theme of wet, the 1950 Independence Day celebration, it was decided at a preparatory meeting of civic representatives in city Yl hall Tuesday night..) ..c.00--8-% * Ray Spickelmier, chamber of commerce president, who called the meeting, was named general chairman of the celebration, to be assisted by Marvin Haddy, junior Sunshine, that beautiful golden stuff, flooded the hills and ran down through the streets. be vice-chairman. The blossoms, which only a few days Tentative plans cail for a fourago were peaking out through a day celebration to runy from Sat € blanket of snow, seemed to burst urday through Tuesday. With the into renewed life. And the male Fourth of July falling on: Tues-. birds were staking out their day, it was agreed that the entire claims with sweet and_ insistent weekend .would be devoted to spring song. celebration of the city’s 100th anWarmth soaked into human niversary. blood streams. With the realiza-. While the centennial birthday, tion that winter was gone, or at. marking the incorporation of the least that his cold grip was reCity of Nevada will not. arrive laxing, Ray Spickelmier called a until next March, the planners meeting to lay the groundwork believed that the traditional Nefor the Fourth of July centenvada City-Grass Valley patriotic nial celebration. You don’t think holiday should be the occasion about fireworks and ice-cold watfor a special event. ermelon while you shovel snow. . Optimism ran high as the pave Much of the time of the Tues moved on the sidewalks and they seemed to move with more pur discussing suggested plans for events and in discussing the or goods and service organizations in the \ ment grew warmer. More people 5 day night meeting was spent in pose. Smiles came more readily. ganization. of working commitSpickelmier said all civic Merchants who deal in wearable. tees.cleaned out their show windows and set out pre-Easter city will be contacted this week 4 JACK TOWNSEND WILL ATTEND 4-H BAY AREA TOUR chamber president, who will+ NEW COMPANY ACQUIRES WILLOW VALLEY CLAIMS; WILL CROSS-CUT TO POSEY VEIN IN TRY FOR STRIKE BAND FROLIC TO. INCLUDE DANCING Following the band _ -concert and variety. show at -the band frolic tonight at the high school starting at 8 o’clock, the audience will be invited to remain for two hours of continuous dancing to the music of. two Will history repeat? ‘dance John M. Hoff, who in 1927 reopened, the. Murchie orchestras. The high school mod-, ern orchestra will entertain for Mine for the American Foundation Company and crosscut the Independence_vein resulting in several million the larger part ‘of the evening while the elementary school dance orchestra. will play from the intermission band ‘stand. Subscription, Year $2.50;° Single Copy 5c dollars in gold production during the “depression years,” . orwill try to accomplish the same result in the mining prop Personnel of the modern chestra includes Dorotha Smart, Dick Penrose, Allen Hewitt, Kent Walker, Jim Scribner, Lowell Lolmaugh, Jim *erty adjoining the: Murchie. Hoff. is president and general manager of the Willow Valley Branson, Péter Scribner, Bruce Walker, Gordon Lageson, Joe Fischer, Bob Smith son‘and Larry Parsons. The elementary. school dance band is composed of the following boys: Fred Steck, Gene Stuart, Bob Strach, Gordon Larson, Wade Penrose, Lee Smart, Carl} EXALTED RULER OF LOCAL ELKS Mines, Inc., a recently incorpor ated company which this week gained control of a number of ‘mining properties in the Willow Valléy mining district. He is also a member of the American InEdward A. Frantz, principal of stitute of Mining and MetallurgiFoote, Tom Bean, Bob Fischer, Nevada City high school, was cal Engineers. Jack Townsend, Jr., 19,senior George V. Pettigrew, an imat Nevada City high school, and Gary Weldon, Hans Ronningen elected 5lst Exalted Ruler of Nevada City Elks Lodge No. 518 at fifth-year member of the Woodand Dick Price. porter and exporter located “in Appearing with the elementary a meeting of the lodge Thursday chuckers 4-H club, will represent San Francisco, is secretary, and Nevada county at the University band is a girls trio: Mary Brown, evening, last week. treasurer of the new mining corMargaret Moore and Other officers. named are Lonporation. William H: Kiler, atof California 4-H Outing at BerkNancy Mooers. nie Noyes, Esteemed ~-Leading torney and president of the Fraeley next week. He. was recently Knight; Robert C. Schifner, Esternity club in San Francisco, is selected as, Nevada county 4-H ‘'teemed Loyal Knight; George the vice. president of the corAll-Star boy. Hansen, Esteemed Lecturing poration. Fay Staples, 16, sophomore at Knight; William V. Tamblyn, Marysville high school, and a Willow Valley Mines, Inc., has Tiler; and George Carter, Trusmember of the Mooney. Flat 4-H acquired the Posey, Junction and tee. Robert Paine was re-elected club, was named all-star girl. Jeremiah claims from the: heirs secretary. of the Valley Gold Mines, an in.The Berkeley conference © will Robert Tamblyn, present Exactive company; the Bellefonopen with breakfast: at the Hotel Shattuck ‘Monday. J. Earl Coke, COST OF SEWAGE PLANT EXCEEDS FIRST ESTIMATE alted Ruler, announced. installa taine, Bellefontaine Extension, tion, of the officers will be held Robin end and requested to send two director of agricultural extension Hood and Rising Sun Thursday, April, 13, with Jimmie . claims from Mrs. Louise D. Kleinrepresentatives to a steering comservice, will welcome the group mittee meeting set for next Tuesand outline the active program Calanan Warns Taxation Shanly, world-renowned Elk, as! sorge of San Francisco; the St. ‘the installing officer. © day night. a> Louis, St. Louis Extension, Jackof the conference. Substitute of Bonds Public dances will probably be son, Ramshorn, Sunset and Great Also ‘on the’ week’s program held each. night of the celebraare: Western Fraction claims from the The proposed sewage dispothe sun shone again. * * * tion. Special. open-air religious St. Louis Consolidated Gold sal plant will cost about 10 perJames M. Cline, UC professor services will probably be held in Mines Corp.; and the LeCompcent more than the $140,000 of English, reading Chaucer’s Spring brings out the _ polititon, United Lode and Independoriginally estimated by _ the ‘Tales of Canterbury”; ‘“Ramblcians, too. In the fourth district Pioneer park Sunday morning. The traditional parade will feaing Through’ the West,” with 'ent claims from the Emil. J. N. Herman, Ferguson & Carollo they say candidates for the counOtt interests; also the ten stamp engineer firm. according to a ty supervisor job lurk behind evture floats entered by organizaNorman Hinds,” associate profes' and ball mill with flotation cells letier received here by George ery tree. Actually,-an even dozen tions and firms from Nevada City sor of geology; “Our South AmerA new FWD ground crew truck and Grass Valley and other com‘of the St. Louis Consolidated H. Calanan, city clerk, from J. ican Neighbors,” Ethelwyn Dodnames have been filed (at the of the Pacific Gas & Electric munities will also be invited to son, clothing’ specialist for the . Gold Mining Co. A. Carollo, consultant enineer. time this was written). company was damaged Monday Calanan informed-Nevada City The price of the transaction With less than 800 voters regenter: A historic or centennial agricultural extension service. morning when it was tipped over zt In the field of fine arts Chiura councilmen: of Ene increased cost the bank of highway 49, one and was not-revealed by Hoff, but _ istered in the district and the theme will be urged in all parade Obata will unfold “Mother Naat a special meeting of the coun. revenue-stamps indicated approxprobability of a 50 percent vote entries. Frank: Stewart and Al. Trivelture in California”. and the Grillcil. Tuesday evening at city hall. one-fourth miles south of North i imately $130,000 was _ involved. in the primaries,. any one canSan Juan. A $130,000 bond issue will apcandidate would need only slight-. piece were appointed to coordier quartet will entertain the muThe accident occurred-.on a The mill, water-powered by a pear on the baliot of the April ly over 200 votes to receive a nate suggestions for a cavalcade sic-minded. narrow
part of the road when Pelton wheel, was at’ one time C. E. Andresseen, Jr., will es11 city election. to finance the plurality. But with 12 candiates of history: to be presented in paa new heavy duty stake truck ' valued at $125,000. Hoff, in an cort the group through the radiaconstruction of the project: Caloperated by Tony Costa, Downie‘interview with The Nugget, said splitting the field wide open, it’s geant form. Working committeeS to handle tion laboratory of the university anan said the city has $14,600 in . a safe guess that the top two on ville, struck .a rock on the left the formation of the Willow Valthe June 6 ballot will have -to the various details of the celebrawhere scientists split atoms, and government bonds and $29,000 in side of the road while attemptley Mines, Inc., is. the culminastand for final decision -in the tion will be appointed Tuesday M. A. Milezewski, assistant listate funds will be granted the ‘ing to pass the PG&E truck and tion of years of planning and night, Spickelmier said. The combrarian, will head a tour through city provided the plant is comgeneral election. trailer, throwing the passing venegotiations, first with the operbined boards of the junior and the university library. x * * pleted before 1951. hicle against the utility company ators and later with the_ heirs. Copies of the plans and_ speciDr. Adele Ogden, of the eduTomorrow we must stand up senior chambers, together with a vehicle and shoving it over the The property adjoins the Murand be counted. Starting on April representative from each _ local cation department, will present fications were examined by the bank. After rolling about. 30 feet chie and Hoge properties, ‘the Tuesday and have 1. the census enumerators begin organization, will serve.as a gen“California’s Pre-Gold Resources” councilmen the vehicle came to a rest on a latter recently acquired by the a story of California in the days been forwarded to the state deside. The passing truck remained Newmont interests. their task of running an inveneral committee. Athletic events, games for chilbefore the gold rush, and Lynn partment of heaith for approval. tory on Uncle ,Sam’s biggest asCarl J. Tobiassen, Nevada City on the highway. set, the human population. Al-. dren, historical displays, visits of . . Waldorf will discuss the athletic Ed Uren, city engineer, is also member of the county board of Elbert Davies, Downieville, the studying the plans. though it will take several weeks ' sereen and radio notables, and . . program of the university. driver of the PG&E truck sufsupervisors, has been placed in, Providing the, bond issue is apBetween lectures and tours the to complete the task, the nose-. wide-spread publicity were also fered a cut on one arm—the only charge of the property. city crews counting is theoretically dated subjects of discussion at the first all-stars will visit Chinatown and> proved by electors, injury in the accident. Hoff said: that as soon as the meeting this week. "Golden Gate park, and on Monwill ‘begin digging the ditch for the first day of April. . weather permits he will put a day evening will be guests of the oltfall sewer next month and During the rapid _ post-war) crew of men to work mucking . Grand National Junior Livestock bids for contracts will be let as growth of California many mu-} out the Bellefontaine shaft, inexposition at the Cow Palace in soon after the election as _ possinicipalities found it paid well to. stalling a power line and exble. San Francisco. : order special city census work,. tending the 400-foot level south Calanan and Thomas F. banners and decorati8n as a backdrop for display of colorful spring clothes. They speculated hopefully that spring buying would surely pick up now that ‘ NEW FWD PG&E TRUCK TIPS OVER BANK ON HIGHWAY 49 MONDAY ¢ at a fee, of course. On the basis . of higher population figures they . earned higher tax kick-backs. ALLEGHANY “JUDGE” CALLED BY DEATH Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning. at 10 o’clock from state and federal» funds. for “Judge” Fred Austin, 73, naNow the decennial federal census. tive of Nevada county, who died brings all these arguments up to} yesterday morning in Jones Medate. morial hospital, Grass Valley. The census taker who raps on Austin, who was born in the your door will have nothing to a McCourtney road district, Grass sell and the confidential inforValley, was justice of peace of mation he receives will not be Alleghany for’ many years and used prejudicially against any inwas acquainted with practically dividual. If you have reason to everyone in the mountains. believe that the questioner who © ¥ f t y Austin .was a charter member NEVADA CITY MEN ATTEND VALLEY COUNCIL MEETING Taylor, across the area of Deer creek to . } councilman, pointed out the alintersect with the Posey and Le. . ternative to the city bonding for Compton veins. Hoff believes construction of the sewage plant Nevada City men who are atthat where the Posey and Belleis direct taxation to finance’ one tending sessions of the Sacrafontaine veins intersect a pay constructed by the state. About 30 members of the sen“menton Valley council of . the shoot will be found. The plan was The council voted to request state chamber of. commerce in ior class .ofNevada City high recommended in 1935 to the Valthe state division of highways to the capital today include I. -C. school are in Auburn today to ley Gold Mines by Hoff but was attend orientation day at Placer declare Commercial street of maBell, H. F. Sofge, William Stinnot acted upon. He said the same jor importance. Calanan explainson and Carl Foote. college. procedure paid off in the reopenFollowing registration Harold ed such action will make possible Sofge, local chamber secretary, ing of the Murchie and he sees expenditure of gas tax monies to Chastain, superintendent: of the and: Stinson, Grass Valley memno reason why history will not. school, will deliver a welcoming resurface the street. ber of the highway committee, repeat. address. will attend the highway discus SENIORS VISIT PLACER COLLEGE TODAY comes to you is not a federal ofVisitors will tour the campus of Ben Ali Temple, Knights of ficer, ask, to see his credentials. the Mystic Shrine, Sacramento; and classes starting at 10:30 a.m. The police will be interested in Sacramento Scottish Rite; Forest and attend department meetings. imposters. Earl Crabbe, registrar at the Lodge of Masonry at Alleghany; 34 ENROLL IN NEW NIGHT SCHOOL CLASS: sions group. Supervisor Frank Rowe is scheduled to speak at this> session, : Bell and Foote will listen in Fifty-four persons have enroll-) on the natural resources commit; adiorite formation presented an optimistic outlook for development and production. But there is no reason to fear and a former director of the Calcollege, will address the visitors Fred Miller, Grass Valley min-. the census taker or to withhold ed in the night school upholstery tee meeting’ and hope to add. ifornia Hydraulic Mining: associaat 1:10 p.m. In the afternoon the any information. The data he class. which has started at Netheir testimony. .regarding the ing engineer for the corporation students have the choice .of attion. department in 1936 reported ap-—' . helps pour into the U. S. statisAustin served 20 years as chief ‘tending a track meet or a presvada City high school, according need for development of state proximately $1,000,000 in gold” tical pot will take its place in the to Ed A. Frantz, principal. . entation of Shakespeare’s drama, fisheries. Bell also hopes to take engineer of the 16 to 1 mine at) 200 picture of our strong and growAlleghany and of recent. years . “Twelfth Night.” The: class; which conducted -part in the travel and’ recreation was taken from between and 400 foot-levels prior using country. by Otto Bergendah], local upholcommittee’ talks, The return trip is scheduled at . I was a mining. consultant. He was pension of operations in 1907. . sterer, Will be divided into two 4:10 p.m. a member of, the American InstiMiller’s report on ‘the group of sections, Frantz said. The Weather tute of Mining and Metallurgical claims was optimistic, unusual Three hours of instruction on Fred Bush, observer Engineers. for him. Mondays and. Wednesdays. will Max. Min. Prec. His wife, Mary, survives. start at 7 o’clock, and Frantz anHoff said that after develop-. March, 24 © <..2ccses0z 44 34 2.15. ment work is completed the veins nounced enrollees may attend March. 25. .....05 43-331 «95 Ray Carter, 57, North Bloomof the claims will be opened to. Vernon Stoll, Grass Valley ateither or both nights. Marah: (26° 2.. 45°". $4-> 42 Night school will be held next field native, died Sunday morntributers with the corporation torney and incumbent district atMaren 20: sic, 44. 39 10 torney, completed the slate of week—Easter vacation week for ing in Santa Ana, where funeral furnishing equipment and_ air, March 28) 2.0.80.. 53: goa 0e services were held Tuesday. milling to jbe done on a custom : ‘elective officers when he filed the daytime students. Mareh::29. 2.5.. 60 29 Carter spent most of his life milling basis at the company mill. Rinaldo Ronchi will tell the) for re-election to the office this Mareh? 30° =..2.:=. 70: 37 in North. Bloomfield where he The tenor of the ore is about the SCHOOL VACATION Frost: March 29; Total rainfall, story of Dr. Hunt, pionger physiweek. engaged in mining activities. He same in value as the ore producPupils of Nevada City elemencian of Nevada City at the April 43.57. inches. meeting of the Nevada County Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Young attary and high schools will have was an enthusiastic hunter and ed at the Murchie, the adjoining property. He estimated that ap-_ Bert E. Johnson filed for ofHistorical Society Monday night tended funeral of Clarence: Leita week-long Easter vacation next fishermah. Carter was spending the winproximately 150 men and lessors. fice of constable of the Nevada at 8 o’clock at the Nevada City er in Oakland Wednesday. The week. Classes will resume Mondeceased, a brother of the late day, April 10, according to Ed A. ter with his mother, Mrs. Martha will be required to operate the City judicial township yesterday elementary school. — . Ronchi was.associated with Dr. Charles Leiter, Nevada City, died Frantz and Lloyd Geist, princiCarter. He. is also survived by claims when production gets unmorning at the office of county five sisters, all of Santa_Ana. der way. i eaas pals. : Sunday’ in the bay city. Hunt for many years. clerk. VERNON STOLL FILES — FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY NORTH BLOOMFIELD NATIVE DIES IN SOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY . TO MEET MONDAY ~ YD Henry Snyder in 1907 proposed the same plan, stating the gran &