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“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are _ ready to guard and defend it.” — Daniel Webster
Nevada City Nu Ese
The Nugget is delivered to
your home twice a week
for only 30 cents per
month
Vol. 17. No. 18.
NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA
The County Seat Paper
=
pe
Thinking
Out Loud
By H. M. L.
Reading the commentators -and
listening to them one, gradually
comes to the conclusion that they
Mrs.
and all those interested in conserycharge
ing
but certainly none of them are in
fallible prophets and we need feel
no special reverence for them. They
guess what Russia will do. They
guess about peace terms.
They
guess about the battle in Tunisia,
and about world aviation when the
war is oyer. One is struck how
the
precious
food
resources
of
Alvin
Walthers
w,ho
of
workers
engaged
the
making surgical
in
(Nevada City and vicinity, includ
ing Truckee,
regarding the end of the war. So
far we have heard no one predict
colored slides. Two experts from the
(Monda night a class for the school .
in December.
College at Davis will lecture on their
The truth is of
course,
specialties. V. S. Asmundson, profes
that
wars, one in
sor o
the
reaching
into
the
and Charles M. Rick, truck crop spec
jMedit
ialist will talk on ‘‘Home Vegetable
Garden (Management.”’
erranean. Lately at least we have
heard or read no one who commented on certain factors
Of
in this
plan
war which are much the same as.
the last war on the Atlantic side.
poultry husbandry will speak
on ‘‘Backyard Poultry Management”’
Pacific and anothe1’ across the At
special
to
interest
presedve
to
food
those
who
will be
the
displays of locally canned fruits and
interesting.
World War No.
1,
entereé§ the
In
tables which will be shown through
the
United
the
efforts
arena
when
vant
and
both combattants were tired. Germany and Austria were beginning
to feel the pinch of hunger, muni
of
Howard Sturt:-)
Mrs.
.
committee.
.
tions were running low, industrial
prepared by.Alicia
manpower had diminished as men
nomics teacher, and Mrs. Isabel Hef
were
elfinger,
drawn
into
the
army.
Eng
land had probably not reached its
peak
in
man power either in
the
military or industrial field, but the
school
Hilman
Allen,
home eco
nurse.
Kjorlie, superintendent of
Nevada City school district, hopes to
follow the rally with
night
school
people of England were extremely
classes in gardening and poultry man
tired
agement aud an
and
almost
worn,
and.
France
exhausted.
was
The . United
tion
of
all
day demonstra
dehydration,
pressure
cook
States shipped two milNon men to
ar and other methods of preserving
‘France and had another two mil
foods. These will be scheduled later.
lion
getting
ready
to
go.
Ger
many’s submarine campaign began
to fail very shortly after the United States navy ‘began working on
it in the “North Sea.
It is hoped that the results of the
and the surrounding districts to supthe
vegetables
If
it
were.
possible
that
the
three Axis powers could unite their
forces, if it were possible that Japan,
for
instance,
could
augment
the forces of Germany
and
Italy,
and carry one as a single unit there
would be one war. But as a matter of
tion
fact,
this
general
assump
of one
war,
except
on
limited
which
is
production
expected
of
this
year.
GARDEN CLUB TO
MEET TUESDAY
ideo
ted States
the home of Mrs.
two
wars,
England is fighting two wars, with
cal
dressings
:
.
Russia and Japan are at peace and
from present indications are like
ly to remain that way.
So coming back to our comparison of this war with the last, we
find in the Atlantic conditions that
in many respects approximate those
of 1918. Germany has suffered tremendous losses in manpower, far
greater than anything in war No.
a:
Her industrial facilities, we
know have suffered hugely due to
constant air attacks. Her commun
jeations, railroads,
canals,
“highways have taken
a‘
and
terrific
beating and have long since ceased
to be the efficient machine of three
and half years ago. We have per
haps a million troops in England,
Ireland, and Africa, and they. are
just beginning
to
throw
their
weight about, as the English say.
We are training millions more. Our
navy is bigger and
better
than
ecer before in history, far better,
in fact than it was before Pearl
Harbor.
Just
as
there are
there
was
in
1918
so
now plenty of signs of
German
weariness.
military
machine
is
Their
great
rolling
back
out of Russia. Internal dissension
and in some places, despair, are re
vealed in Germany‘s own broadeasts. The threat to conscript men
in
the conquered
Europe
for
service
populations
in
in
Germany’s
armed forces, is probably just. a
Hitler threat, because it is doubtful if they would dare arm enemy
populations. But it does indicate a
certain degeneration of Nazi ideals,
or degradation of the pure Aryan
philosophy.
z
AFRICAN TRIBA
SWORD TO FIGHT
INSOUTH SEAS
Another
consignment
2
(( ontinued on Page Twe)
cS
—
8
. orable Ellen still home. Maurita busy,
too. Whole family fine though
and
2nd . dreading the
winter.’’ Dated September 13, 1942, and signature, Elsa Van
in the army.
. Hall.,
Unfortunately some of our service
Mrs. Davis states this is evidence
{men are known to be Japanese pristhat messages are carried through the
war . oners of war, among them, Robert
By CLEM WHITAKER
.
With tax
reduction,
post
. American Red Cross to relatives in
. planning, state guard reorganization . Protor of Nevada City and also Capt.
; War torn countries under domination
i and other war emergency proposals Thomas Shone of Boca, also several . }/
the enemy.
1 of
. shaping as headline issues, the, 1943 of our esteemed fellow citizens are
state
legislature
Sacramento
next
will
Red Cross Chairman
in
likewise imprisoned.
reconvene
at
March
8, .
Monday,
Two of our fine young
have given
after a 36 day recess, with Governor
air
men
their all on our defense,
. Grass Valley Asks Generosity
Warren’s $464,000,000 biennial bud-) Lieutenants Tevis Ferguson and Wil-.
get
of
knives
for the use of soldiers and
marines
liam Bennett: both lost their lives in
as a first order of business and
J. E. Keegan, c,hairman of the Red
Cross War Fund drive in Grass Val
with approximately 3,000 bills on the; the South Pacific. This is a sorrow.
ley which seeks to raise a quota of
. We share, one and all.
.
We now have an opportunity
legislative calendar.
$10,200, said yesterday that to the
to best of his knowled
ge this was the
Paving
the
way
for
rapid
fire
acwill
. show our appreciation of the service
only Red Cross drive scheduled for
tion
on
the
state
budget,
pre-session
Sac. }and sacrifice of these several hun:
;
this year.
were
PAA TEERI CS dred-youths
for! budget hearings
in their battles against the Jap in the
ramento, where they will be
who have left home, the.
warded for shipment to.Australia and ‘his week by Assemblyman Albert C. family and friends to keep the enemy.
.
t
! Wollenberg,
Joint . from.our shores,
way points.
by subscribing most
Budget
Commiteee
of
the
two
hous'
The last additions to the collection .
i liberally to the War Fund Drive.
chairman
of
the
“That $10,200
must be raised,”
declared Keegan. “There are no ifs,
ands or buts about it.
Every com
munity in the nation faces its big-...
begun by Chief of Police Max Solaro,} ©: The Warren budget TEE Tere
Oe Ba
Let us give to the utmost, that
gest
Red ‘Cross appeal in history, and
state’
ex. through the far reachin
,; are a hunting knife given by Herbert slash of $64,000,000 in
g agencies of
from early reports many of these
penditures
for
the
two
year
period,
Hallett; superintendent: of streets,.
. the American Red Cross our young
communities are ahead of us.
/and a swod donated by Mrs. Fred F.; as compared-to costs during the last . friends, neighbors and defenders may
“We will have to dig and dig deep,
. Cassidy.
The sword is that of an two years of the Olson administra. be given comfor
Arthur W. Hoge,
‘baric patterns, both apparently made
; by
tribal
artisans.
Tuesday, March 9, at 2:30 p. m. Due
to
the great
and
cheer
and
a
giving more than we
need
of
a
larger
food
garding whether we win this war or
Pe
e rnor Warren’s Tax Committee is‘ now Mrs. Be3sie
Handy
completing
its
render
report
its
work
to
not later than March
and
plans
the
legislature
lose it. We can’ afford to lose. It is
up to every individual to see that he
to
Dies of Heart Attack
15. This com-.
Saying: ‘I feel very ill,’’ Mrs. Bes
mittee, in addition to recommending} sie i
definite tax cuts, is also expected to
andy of this city slumped in her
. chair in the waiting room of Dr. C,
manfully “shoulders his part
Red Cross responsibility.”’
of
the
Commi
ttment Service for
P. Jones. Dr. Orrin Fry, associated
The postponed ‘“‘Husband’s Night part of the present huge state surwith Dr. Jones, was approaching her Late John O’Donnell
While the emphasis Will be placed Dinner” of the Nevada City Womaun’s plus as an umbrella against a rainy
at the moment. Every resource of the
Commitment services for the late
on vegetables, flowers will not be ‘Civic Club will be held Thursday eveday. ‘Specifically,
it is anticipated
two physicians failed to revive her. John
O’Donnell, who passed away in
neglected, and the usual garden tours ning March 4th at 6 o'clock at the that the committee will recommend
She died as she uttered the words, San Francis
co, were held ‘Monday in
will be planned. Anyone interested Nevada City grammar school. Elmer “freezinz’’ part of the treasury surof.an acute heart attack.
the Catholic. cemetery here.
in gardening who enjoys exchange of Stevens of Grass Valley will be the plus for post war construction of-the
‘Mrs. Handy was reared in Iowa
The deceased was the son of the
information and ideas, or who feels guest speaker. Therewill also be roads, public buildings
and
other
Hill and Colfax, but for the last 42 late Daniel and
Hannah O’Donnell
in need of help or advice is cordially musical numbers by ‘Mr. Miller, Mrs. projects which will help to provide
years has resided in this city. Surpioneer. residents of
invited to attend the meetings. Mrs. ‘Charles Elliott and Mr. Geist. Gamemployment during the change over
Gold Flat. (Many
viving her are her husband Wesley years of his life
Hoge lives at 509 Pine street.
were spent as a mines and a social time will be enjoyed. from war to peace time production.
Handy,
three
daughters,
iMrs. er in this
.
vicinity
and in Nevada.
Husbands of members will be the . State Guard reorganization proBlanche Johnson of Rio Oso, Mrs. He is survived by
two sisters, Miss
honored guests of the evening but in posals .are scheduled to be submitNell Poor of Browns Valley and Mrs.
Katherine O’Donnell and Mrs. Marlieu of a husband a member may inted to the legislature as soon as AdMarjorie MaCarthy of Sacramento, garet Olliver.
vite another guest.
jutant General Ray Hays has filed
and. two sons, Pvt. William J. Handy
The services :were directed by the
his recommendations with the govof the U. S. Army, Wesley D. Handy Holmes Funeral Home.
The Rev.
ernor. During the legislative recess,
of the U. S. Navy.
Father O’Reilly officiated.
Hays, who was‘only recently named
Hooper and Weaver Mortuary will,
to head the guard, has conducted a
make
suggestions
for
conserving
tion and processing the products.
AMERICAN ONCE
HELD PRISONER U. OF C. SHIPS
TO TALK HERE SEEDS TO RUSSIA
survey and started
a. preliminary
announce funeral
arrangements.
Court of Honor Held
shakeup by retiring a number of offor Nevada City Troops
ficers who were commissioned durTvan
Jacobson,
graduate of the
A court of honor held for Troops
of
ee Typewriters
University of Washington, who. obImmediately following Russian reing the Olson regime. In addition to
Thieves entered the high school in No. 6 and 24 of
the Boy Scouts in
tained a fellowship and was studying occupation of farm land in the Donpresenting plans for revamping the Trickee through a transom and made)
the Scourt Lodge at Pioneers park
strict
military
in the University of Oslo, Norway, ets Basin and the Caucasus, and the ‘State Guard along
off with three typewriters. Deputy; reviewed 14 miles hikes of a numwhen the German invasion occured, British, American and free French’s lines, the new Adjutant General is Sreriff W. J. O’Hara was called from;
ber of the members. starting from
will tell of his experiences in a free invastion of North Africa, local faralso expected to recommend the creathe sheriff's
office
and together Big Ben&, and include
d awards of
lecture in the auditorium of the elemers moved.into cultivate and plant tion of a Home Guard whose memwith Deputy Sheriff Tom Dolley of
badges
and
promot
ions
in
rank,
mentary school of this
city,
next their native soil. This brought about bers would serve solely in their home Truckee several fiuger prints were
Dr. C. W. Chapman, A. S. Bates
communities.
Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m.
an increased demand for seeds and!
taken. O’Hara is uncertain whether and Richard
(Rafferty
made
the
Scores of post war planning bills,
H. E. Kjorlie, superintendent of America was asked to provide all she
the Nevada City
trict,
in
making
Truckee High Robbed
the thieves were boys or a small man, awards. Thé
two troops are sponsorthe economic
Unified schgol discould spare. Price support programs designed to cushion
as the transom would not permit ened by the Native
Sons of the Golden
the announcement, to encourage increased seed producshock when war factories suddenly trance of a large burglar. A fourth
West,Hydraul
ic Parlor and by the
stated that Jacobson, when the Gertion were announced. A review of shut down and when troops start to typewriter had been dumped out of a
Nevada City Rotary club.
Lloyd
mans entered, left the school and berecent lend-lease purchases discloses return to civilian life, are on the legwindow, but when it hit the ground
Geist, district commissioner for Ta-_
came an employe of the American that California grown seeds, includislative docket, ranging from a $70,it broke: It was left there. The ofhoe Area council, presided.
;
consul in Oslo. Despite that he was ing peas, beets, carrots, beans, on000,000 highway building program to ficers state they have no clues to the
arrested and
imprisoned
for
six ions, cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkin, ‘measures intended to protect ‘ex-solburglar or burglars.
HELD TO ANSWER
months before he was finally releasand squash, are on their way to rediers from having to join unions to
ed and permitted to leave the counhabilitate the lands of our allies. Reget employment.
GIFTS FROM THE SOUTH SEAS
L. G. Mitchell, ¢harged with passtry.
Bills to reorganize state governcleaned grain seed sufficient to plant
(Mrs. Joe Farnsworth of this city ing fictitio
us checks, appeared
bement; ‘bills to abolish the ‘‘gin marreceived a choice box. of souvenirs fore Justice of
the Peace C. E. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
.Gwin
have Russia from the University of Caliriage law’”’ and bills to liberalize divfrom her son, Elwood Farnsworth,
of Meagowlake Township, in Truc—
moved from Ft. Miley to Big Bend to fornia.
orce statutes; bills dealing with the first class pharmisist mate in the U. kee, in
a preliminary hearing.
H
stay for a while. Their son, John, is
manpower problem and_ scores’ of S. Navy. The gifts are from Samoa was held to
4,000 acres was recently shipped
visiting with
Smith.
In the matter of magnitude, of
course, the numbers involved in
From Daughter in Holland
Schreiber, . me
Lieutenant Nathale Worthley a nurse
MONDAY, MAR
.
Eleanor
. Serving with the Waves
“
the committee urgent1
(CIVIC CLUB
ropean or Atlantic
theatre,
‘but
supply, it is announced that major
ANNUAL DINNER
Germany, Italy, Japan, China and . discussions this season will be on
HELD
TONIGHT
Russia are each fighting one war.
vegetable gardens, planting, cultivaall the emphasis placed in the Hu
teers are Miss
t
hold its first meeting of the year ia
fighting
Mrs. H. P. Davis: Hears
possibly intend‘better chance to return to a secured
. African chief, with an_
elaborately, tion.
ed originally. The success of the Red
Early,
action
on
tax
reduction
prodecorated leather scabbard in bar. homeland.
(Cross in this drive means much teThe iNevada City Garden club will
posals also is foreshadowed as Gov-.
logical grounds, is faulty. The Uni
is
Bonnie
RECONVENE
rally will better the changes, for suc,South Pacific islands jungles,
cessful gardens and help Nevada City leave presently for delivery in
plement
of
The demand is so great for surgi-.
In addition a_ nutrition display . ly requests every one to put in «=
.
which will be of help in evaluating 'many hours of work as possible.
the worth of various goods has been
The picture above is
now actively
“©LEGISLATURE 0
an a
vegetables and a display of dehydrators and dehydrated fruits and vege
is
se
the area
. engaged in the Red Cross War Fund
Drive has contributed largely and al
so specifically to the personnel of the
(Mrs. H. P. Davis of Park avenue
teachers was opened, but as many . Mary Bein, five years old, intent on,
of them found it inconvenient to at-. her Red ‘Cross knitting. It was taken defense of our country.
is very happy and much relieved to
It is estimated that
about 450 learn her daughter
and family in
tend at that time, therefore instead. »Y her father, Hugh H. Bein, and enhave
answered to the colors in the
of having the rooms open from 7:30. tered in the Red Cross Photo conHolland are safe and well. She sent
to 9:30 p. m. on Monday they will be. test for December, it was. one. of 33 several branches of the service, lana an inquiry through
the
American
open all day Mondays from 10:09; Others that each won a $25 special) anid sea and air, with representatives Red Cross on April 21, 1942 and
the
on every active front. This estimate
. prize. °
return came on February 28,°1943.
a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
.
Boog not include Grass Valley and
The message which is on display in
‘Courtesy Sacramento Bee.
Doors are open from 10:00 a. m.
the southern section of.'the eounty.
the Nugget office window is in thé
until 3:00 p. m. daily and on Tues-!
Featuring special war time serviehandwriting of Mrs. Davis’ daughter
day, Thursday and_
Friday
es may be mentioned Nancy Jones,
, and says:
from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. On Saturday
volunteer who has served with the!
.
“Johnny and Sonja in school, third
mornings the doors are open from
ARC in the British Isles for more
.
and
second grades. Michael and.ad9:00 a. m. until noon for the high
than two years. More recent volun
University of \California Agricultural
the war would be over this year.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1943.
Throughout the city neighborhood committes this wee
are making a door to door visi t on behalf of the Red Cross
drive for $5,100 in Névada City and vicinity. To raise that
amount of money it is estimated that all those who gave last
year's quota will need this year to double, triple and in some
cases quadruple the amount of their contributoins. Nevada =
City has an honorable reputation of “coming through” with
it’s Red Cross
quota. The national campaign seeks to raise
‘
$125,000,000. The campaign committee believes that Nevada’
City will again do its part.
dressings, reports
any one month, since the work began’
States
friends, your neighbors, rea
The Nugget.
To Meet Red Cross Needs
is in
Information will be given through
lectures, exhibits, demonstrations and
ever by their practical unanimity
this
If you want to read about your
Year’s Quota
the United States are invited to atthat February, a short month, was’a
tend the garden and poultry rally in record breaker, so far as work acthe Nevada City highschool auditor-. complished. There were 126 workium Saturday evening at 7:30 p. m. ers, at various
times
during
the
There is no admission charge.
month and they put in 129 3-4 workA two hour program
has
‘been ing hours.
;
planned to aid the people of ‘this
There were 2800 4x8 _ surgical
community in their plans to answer dressings made.and 21,570 of the 2x2
the call of the government to enlist size. This made a grand total of 24,for the battle on the food front.
370 the greatesti number made in
of them guess better than others,
Yet
coverage of all local happenings.
the Gold Ce
POULTRY AND RECORDS BROKEN
GARDEN RALLY IN SURGICAL
AT HI SATURDAY DRESSING OUTPUT
Victory gardeners, poultry raisers,
are doing a lot of guessing, some
lantic
Th is paper gives you complete
COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA
ae
there are two
—$—=
Mr.:and
Mrs.
Leland
to
Plans are complete for a most enmeasures dealing with
Mr. Gwin formerly executive joyable evening in the
local
Etks tions—sucth are some
assistant in the local Tahoe National Hall
Saturday
evening,
March
labor
answer in the supe
relaand consist of cocoa tree fibre suits, court.
Mitchell allegedly passed
of the other beads, shells, bracelet and ring of funds” checks
On the Riversde h
tree wood and large’ rug of here and was arrested a
week a:
6th, proposals awaiting consideration. But palm
Forest service office, is making good which is to be ladies night. Army ofall told there are 1,000 leg@ bills this
palm fibre. He has been in service a Reno. Bail was fixed at $2
headway in recovering from a severe ficers and their wives from the twin session than in most pre-war seslittle over three years, some of this was remanded to the
illness.
. cities have been invited to attend.
sions.
time in the Solomons area.
sheriff.
ee