March 8, 1943 (4 pages)

errr would be cheaper to haul in freight by team. with deep springs the seats were like riding the top of a piston s«but little trouble to the Narrow Gauge. A protracted wet spell SAGA OF THE NARROW GAUGE -Cow Trail Reverts To Iron Pike (By ED: C. UREN) Nothing but a cow trail now greets the eye along what used to be the iron pike of the Narrow Gauge, and in the wake of the tractors it is hardly a decent one at that. The rails, even the ties, have been removed and as the cars, track and equip-. . ment hall back toward Colfax it reacts on us something like a moving picture in reverse. ' It-is nothing to feel gay about — this loss of our rails. Somehow it is like losing an old and intimate friend, for the Narrow Gauge has performed a major role in*the settlement of this part of Nevada County and has done its share to make life more pleasant and to ease ‘the burdens of those who lived and roughed it and liked it in the so-called horse and buggy days. Incidentally, we find in our midst at this time — June 1875—the old reliable Montgomery Queen's circus, with its “Aggregation of Transcendental Elegance and Miles of Resplendent Masses of Magnificence etc.’ This circus was a favorite with our elders, traveled by wagon over the tortuous grades of Bear River and Steep Hollow to Dutch Flat and the mining towns beyond. If we could bring ourselves back into the early ‘70's we would find the people of the community clamoring for a railroad. The Central Pacific had been running out of Colfax and beyond since 1867 and during the winter months a trip to Colfax meant at least five hours of horse sweat, mud and jolts. Anyone who has spent 16 hours on a winter day traveling the 29 miles to Graniteville or, leaving here at 7:30 a. m., eating lunch at the Central House, and arriving in Washington at 3:30 in the afternoon, can apprecaite why these people, who were now able to ride the rails in comfort when they reach Colfax were more than anxious for a railroad. There were at least six separate efforts made to have a railroad built to Colfax and finally on March 10th, 1874, a’ bill granting a franchise for a Narrow Gauge was passed by the legislature. A contract was let to M. F. Beatty December 4th, 1874 and work was actually started on the line in February. 1875. — Of course there was the usual opposition to the railroad, particularly from the teaming interests, who claimed that it Most unfortunate, right at that time, the great mistake was made in the selection of a three foot gauge instead of the standard 4 feet 8 1-2 inch broad gauge. But as cost was the important consideration the narrower gauge prevailed because it was estimated that the 3 foot line could be built for $10,000 a mile, while the broad gauge would cost $25,000. In all, the estimated cost of the project was half a million dollars. Let us turn the pages of time back to that memorable Saturday, May 26th, 1876. The scene is at the foot of Adams Street where we find Dr. Hunt provided with a lettered and painted railroad tie and two polished spikes. The old cannon on-Sugar Loaf had been made ready;.a special train from Grass Valley had arrived; the militia and the fire department were out and several hundred people were gathered around to cheer as he spiked the last rail in place. It was one of those spring days with a‘winter hangover— for snow was falling as Judge Niles Searls expressed perhaps what everyone felt when he said in part ““The stage is a type of the past age, an epitome of a period in civilization which we have happily passed. Reverently let us consign it to the muddy sepulcher which is has dug for itself on the Colfax road. And may we not forget to heave a sight and drop a tear to the names of the departed stage horses: On the following day 200 tickets were sold for the first departing train. The engine was decorated with greens and flowers and its departure serenaded by a brass band. The first regular train arrived from Colfax on the 24th. with two coaches and six box cars. Some 22 passengers were aboard. All was life and bustle at the station and numerous job wagons were doing a brisk business hauling freight. If it had been possible to finance the preferred broad gauge line it is more than likely that the rails would. still be doing business. As it was everything had to be transferred to the local cars. Packaged’ material was not so bad but © bulk quantities of such things as lumber, rails or oil created a’ big and delaying labor handicap. The line was lightly constructed of 35 pound rail'and ballasting very shallow:A few years ago, however, under Earl Taylor’s regime, replacement of much of the linewith 50 pound rail was carried out. Engines 8 and 9, purchased from the Southern Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande, were large and substantial, weighing in the heighborhood of 40'tons, or about. twice as much as the old No’s 1, 2, and 3, which were sold for scrap and have probably been tossed back at our boys by the Japs i in the Solomons. We must not overlook “‘Casey Jones,” that little gas wagon that galloped along ‘as a substitute for the real trains. Who has not ridden Casey has really missed something. Set and for the price of a ticket one got a rousing chiropractic treatment,,a pratt massage and a shine on the back of his coat. When he reached his destination he felt as frothy as a milk shake. The gremlins—those little trouble makers that beset. the luck of the pilots of modern transport, seem to have brought many years ago softened the roadbed down near Shebley’s so that Mike Craig’s ~engine left the rails and rolled over, but Mike and his fireman escaped without injury. The worst acciclent in the road's history occurred about midnight on September 5th, 1893 on.a sharp curve a short distance east c’ -iaho Gap beyond Grass Valley. Sells and Rentfrow’s Civcus, carrying a menagerie of wild animals and horses and.a foilowing of bunco steerérs, ‘shell-game operators, shills and ‘>!:es that drew much criticism from the local press, had ple: -< the two towns and were on their way to play Auburn t’:e following day. On account of faulty loading one of (Continued on Page Two) . consultation rer of Lava Cap miné, which has the beauatiful spectacles: one can see. I COVERS RICHEST GOLD “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready. to guard al defend it.” Jevada City Nu AREA IN CALIFORNIA gg Vol. 17, No. 19. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1943 PARTS FOR U. Pelton water wheel, is working for the nation’s war machine. The first big orders were for vent coamings or ventilators for 77 hulls. These are long steel pipes that are bent and shaped from steel sheets, and then welded into cylindrical form. ; The foundry has also done the rough shaping for huge crank shafts weighing 7,400 pounds 6ach. Thirty five of these have been turned on the huge lathes. They are received in rough forgings and one and one half tons of metal are machined away. ‘One big contract of ship valves is now being completed. These are used in various naval craft. The valves are so constructed that they can be placed in the bottom of the ships and can be opened or closed from the deck. The first contract called for over 1000. The foundry is now accepting a second order for another lot of 500 MINERS FOUNDRY The Miners F: oundry, an institution that predates the WORKS ON S. WAR MACHINE full capacity on bits and pieces or more. Five battery locomotives and 50 mine cars have been made in the foundry and shipped to Pearl Harbor. This kind of work in normal times constitutes the bulk of the foundry’s production. One of the last orders from government sources is a contract to construct 80 filter parts consisting of 1300 castings for use in snythetic rubber plants. It has been many a long year since the Minersoundry has been as busy as it is nowadays. In fact, two shifts are employed in the welding shop and three shifts in the machine shops. The payroll runs to 42 men and Richard Goyne, manager, states that more men, properly qualified, can be employed. FREE CLINIC FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN MAR. 15 Diagnosis: and medical advice will be available for crippled children in Nevada County in a-clific announced by Dr. Wilton L. Halverson, state health director. The clinic will be held in the Nevada City Elementary. School, Monday, March 15, and from 9 a. m. to noon. Dr. Donald King, San Francisco specialist will conduct the clinic under the auspices of the Crippled Children Services of the State Department of Public Health. Arrangements for children to attend the clinic should be made through one of the following: . Mrs. Isabel Hefelfinger, Mrs Emily Lagerquist, Miss Frances Clink, or Mrs. Dalla Fellerson. Private physicians may attend and bring patients in for services if they desire. RANGER RESCUES WOODEN LEG An autoist on Highway 40 reported to Acting District. Ranger James Wheeler of the Big Bend District that the body of a man was lying along the highway covered by snow. ‘Wheeler, true to his training in rescue work, loaded his car wth blankets and first aid equipment and hastened to the scene. He Was’ shocked to see a_ foot protruding from the snow bank along the highway. With the utmost tenderness Wheeler grasped the leg to set it in a more comfortable position and was horrified to see it swing freely in his hands. On examining the limb further, he was relieved to find that it was nothing but an artificial wooden leg that had ‘become detached from its wearer. Amon those eligible to attend are all persons under 21 years of age. who are physically handicapped as a! result of infantile paralysis and other. diseases, burns, accidents ,and de-' formities present at birth, such as cleft palate, ol feet, and cross eyes } ARSENICIN CONCENTRATES 1S PENALIZED Gtto E. Schiffner, general managdistinction of being the only gold mine in the west, at least, that was permitted to continue full capacity, after the closing order of last fall, states that he now has a total working force of 325 men. Although the mine produces 25 tons of arsenic ‘a month, ‘Schiffner states,’ that his company receives no remuneration ‘for this: huge production of poison, but, on the contrary is penalized $1.25 for every ton of concentrates sent to the smelter at tthe bay, because of the arsenic content in the concentrates. He’ explained that arsenious oxide, which the commercial designation of arsenic is purely a smelter by-product. To avoid lawsuits for damage smelters are forced to remove the arsenic from,the smoke and fumes discharged by refining processes. To do this smelters now pass the arsenic fumes into chambers and where reagents convert them into arsenic crystals that encrust the walls and ceilings.’ “When these are accumulated” said Schiffner, ‘‘these is one of the most entered one of these chambers in, Nevada smelter, and under electric light it really seemed as though the walls and ceiling were lined with diamonds. But I notice in the last quotations at hand that arsenious, oxide is only quoted at 4 cents per pound. I doubt if the smelters make much money at that price.’ The Lava Cap is permitted.to continue operations, however, not -be-. cause of its production of gold, silver and arsenic but because its‘ concentrates contain a variety of pyrites ‘ranges for firing rifles; machine guns, much needed in refining other metals. It was only because of this thati % Wrote Wheeler to Supervisor Guerdon Ellis of the Tahoe National Forest, ‘‘This limb must be of value to someone, and the owner can claim. his leg by callling and identifying same.”’ HARRISON RANDALL QUALIFIES AS RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER FT. McCLELLAN, Ala., March 8.—Pvt. Thomas H. Randall, husband of ‘Mrs. Jennie Randall, ‘Nevada City, Calif., qualified as a rifle sharpshooter here at the training center. Private’ Randall was inducted Dec. 23 and is attached to Company B, 21st Battalion. He is stationed at’ the training center, which gives a _ thorough course in the care and use of ‘the many infantry weapons which the modern foot-soldier employs when he goes into combat as.a. first-class] . fighting man. Fort “McClennan is near. Anniston, Alabama, “northeast -of “Birmingham in the‘southern tip of the Appalachians. . It“has:a; eomplete: Jayout’of automatic rifles, and anti-tank: weaes at arenes and aircraft targets. oo Valley Will Have Arbor Day Codeeony Manzanita Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, and . the Grass Valley Elementary ‘Parent Teachers Association will join their personnel Wednesday afternoon, March 10, Arbor Day, to plant trees in the yard of Hennessy School. Trees will be planted to give balance to the landscaping plan for the school. Mrs. Christian -Anderson heads the Parent Teachers Association and Mrs. Gerald Pearh, the Native Daughters of the Golden West. RATION BOOKS NUMBER 3,511 The Nevada City Rationing Board has completed its count of the number of No. 2 ration books issued and finds that the total for this area is 3,511. The section covered includes Sweetland, You Bet, North San Juan, Birchville, French Corral, Blue Tent, Gold Flat and Nevada City. the War Production Board permitted the Lava Cap, which is normally the third largest gold producer of Cali-. GOOD BOOKS ARE WANTED FOR U.S. FIGHTING MEN By MRS. IVA WILLIAMSON The Victory Book: Campaign for 1943 is off to a good start under the joint sponsorship of the American Library Association, the American Red Cross and the United Service Associations. It started January 5th and will close in March. This is not a drive of the libraries alone or of any individual group. it is a national effort in which every group and interest are pulling together to secure those ‘books for the armed forces. Why should we ask for more books? The armed forces have expanded so rapidly it is impossible for the officers of our army, navy and marine corps to supply enough books for all the new camps ahd receiving stations which have been organized within the year. Thousands of our men pour in daily to new and enlarged posts, therefore the officials ask that we again ask for more books and for good books with the emphasis on good. In seeking contributions of books, the quality of the books rather than the quantity, is the point we wish to: stress, each quality to be measured by (a) condition and (ib) subject matter. It is the feeling 0 the com-. mittees that the American public is anxious to give and make sacrifices. Everyone has someone in the armed! forces, husband, son, brother, sweetheart, or friend to whom a book would be a most welcome gift. Make your donations such a personal gift, and be assured they will be enjoyed . by any mam or boy in the service. What books do’the men want? 1—Current best sellers (Books of the Month, Literary Guild, and other book club selections) and the more. recently published popular fiction . and popular non-fiction in good condition. ce) Adventure and Western Detective and Mystery fictions in good condition. (These are described by, camp libraries as the type of book most called for by the men.) 3—-Technical books published since 19385 in fields of mathematics, machine mechanies, and design, electricity, radio, photoghaphy, etc. 4—-Funny books—Books of jokes, humorous stories, anecdotes and the group games in good condition. We are hoping fo a generous con tribution of good books which we can send on to our armed forces. Ask yourself this question: ‘Is this book aman would find interesting and would thoroughly enjoy? Our men are giving us their best. Let’s give them also, along with their “bacon, beans and bullets’’ good. books to ‘make their hours of recreation and relaxation more enjoyable and refreshing. ‘Please leave your books at the Nevada City free library which is open from noon until 9 p. m. every day ex ceut. Sundays.and legal holidays. Civic Club Hears Fall on Post-war: Peace f-# the” ‘Civic . ‘Giub’s. annual ‘Husband’s’ Night’’was' happily observed at “the “Ersmentary -School hursday evening. A‘-pot luck ‘supper. was. served at® the sehool’s cafeteria which was. followed © ‘by’ a well presented musical program. : “‘Blmér ‘Stevens of the Grass Valley High School ‘addressed the: assembly on the topic of “Peace After ‘the War.” His well presented observations were attentively received. The club donated $25.00 to the Red Cross and’ $5.00 to the Boy Scouts. The club has only recently completed ‘the purchase of a $100 defense bond. MACARONI SEED Editor, Nevada City ies, : Dear Sir: I noticed in your issue of. Feb. 24nd, the article about the gentleman of the WPB who is. looking for a brass mine. I understand that. we have in California a big oversupply of macaroni seed. There is yet no . ceiling price and some smart government whiz bang could get himself a DSC if ‘he: works it right. Very truly yours, fornia, to continue operations. A HEROLD. ©. CEUIS. gate a dog silently slipped up behind — her and bit her.ankle. She é visited e Orrin Fry, had the wound dres d but immediately though she did not think the wound was dangerous, the doctor had insist: {ed that she return for treat Her chief regret was ‘the loss of much time in her Red Cross wi Mrs. is a naturalized American, FUNERAL SERVICE. FOR LATE MRS. ELLA M. AUSTIN Funeral services were held this morning in Trinity Episcopal Church for the late Mrs. Ella M. Austin, who passed away last Thursday night in this city. The church was filled with friends gathered to pay tribute to ther memory. Rev. ‘Cedric Porter, rector, read the service for the dead. Active pall bearers were Byron C. Eastman, Richard Worth Fred Nobs, Phillip G. Scadden and Ted LaMaire. Honorary pall bearers. were Percy V. Carr, Horace Curnow, Judge George L. Jones, E. M. Rector, F. F. (Cassidy, Edwin Letts Oliver, William Simpkins, J. F. Colley, Carl Libbey, William Hupp, John Bowman, John W. O'Neil, Marvin. Pittman, Walter Carlson, H. E. Kjorlie, Ed ‘Franz, Lloyd Geist, William Wilson, Gilbert Tennis, C. B. White, and Fred Miller. Y Interment was in the family plot in the Smartville cemetery under the direction of Holmes Funeral Home. ‘Mrs. Austin, veteran educator, as— teacher and Nevada County superin. tendent of schools, spent more than 65 years of her 84-year Hfe. span in ‘Nevada County. The school at Lime Kiln, where she first taught when she arrived as a young girl from ‘Pennsylvania, remained closed today . in respect to her memory. the late alge 2 Bittner, pioneer mining man of the Spenceville section. She was born in a little town in Pennsylvania, July 21; 1858. When. a girl of 16 she came to California ° with her parents, who settled in Spenceville where Capt. Bittner as he was better known, had large mining interests. : She received her Pennsylvania and in education in Des ‘Moines, . lowa, She took the teachers examin. ation, passing with high marks and began he teaching career in the little country echool at Lime Kiln. She also taught in Pleasant Ridge, Markwell, Spenceville, Sheridan.and other schools. : She was a member of the Nevada ‘County Board of Education for ten years prior to being elected county superintendent of schools in 1922 from which office she retired in 1988 after 16 years of distinguished service. She held the office longer than any other school superintendent. She was married to the late John H. Austin in 1879. He passed away in 1931. Surviving her are two ‘children, Bert: C. Austin, mining engineer of San Francisco, and Mrs. R. G. Walker of New York City. Other relatives who survive are her brother in law Fred Austin of Alleghany, and a sister in law, Mrs. Ed Hall of Auburn. ‘Mrs. Austin devoted her life to the education of youth, and she was beloved alike by her pupils and those teachers whose work she sympathetically supervised. ‘She was public spirited to a marked degree and two or tifree ¢eelebrations of the Fourth of July in <Nevada City were saved through her efforts. She took an active part’ in the ‘social life of Nevada City: and manifested ' a keen ‘interest in any movement that was for the good of the community. She held membership in the Order of Eastern Star being a member of the chapter at Wheatland. Red ‘Cross Solicitor Is Bitten Bya Dog Mrs. Marie Roure, a hard working member of the Red Cross War Fund canvassing committee in Grass Valley was attacked by a dog Friday morning. She had entered the yard of a residence, knocked at the door, found no one at home, and was leaving, when, ‘as she went throug le afterward _ proc with her canvass. She stated ‘tha Roure was born in France

errr would be cheaper to haul in freight by team. with deep springs the seats were like riding the top of a piston s«but little trouble to the Narrow Gauge. A protracted wet spell SAGA OF THE NARROW GAUGE -Cow Trail Reverts To Iron Pike (By ED: C. UREN) Nothing but a cow trail now greets the eye along what used to be the iron pike of the Narrow Gauge, and in the wake of the tractors it is hardly a decent one at that. The rails, even the ties, have been removed and as the cars, track and equip-. . ment hall back toward Colfax it reacts on us something like a moving picture in reverse. ' It-is nothing to feel gay about — this loss of our rails. Somehow it is like losing an old and intimate friend, for the Narrow Gauge has performed a major role in*the settlement of this part of Nevada County and has done its share to make life more pleasant and to ease ‘the burdens of those who lived and roughed it and liked it in the so-called horse and buggy days. Incidentally, we find in our midst at this time — June 1875—the old reliable Montgomery Queen's circus, with its “Aggregation of Transcendental Elegance and Miles of Resplendent Masses of Magnificence etc.’ This circus was a favorite with our elders, traveled by wagon over the tortuous grades of Bear River and Steep Hollow to Dutch Flat and the mining towns beyond. If we could bring ourselves back into the early ‘70's we would find the people of the community clamoring for a railroad. The Central Pacific had been running out of Colfax and beyond since 1867 and during the winter months a trip to Colfax meant at least five hours of horse sweat, mud and jolts. Anyone who has spent 16 hours on a winter day traveling the 29 miles to Graniteville or, leaving here at 7:30 a. m., eating lunch at the Central House, and arriving in Washington at 3:30 in the afternoon, can apprecaite why these people, who were now able to ride the rails in comfort when they reach Colfax were more than anxious for a railroad. There were at least six separate efforts made to have a railroad built to Colfax and finally on March 10th, 1874, a’ bill granting a franchise for a Narrow Gauge was passed by the legislature. A contract was let to M. F. Beatty December 4th, 1874 and work was actually started on the line in February. 1875. — Of course there was the usual opposition to the railroad, particularly from the teaming interests, who claimed that it Most unfortunate, right at that time, the great mistake was made in the selection of a three foot gauge instead of the standard 4 feet 8 1-2 inch broad gauge. But as cost was the important consideration the narrower gauge prevailed because it was estimated that the 3 foot line could be built for $10,000 a mile, while the broad gauge would cost $25,000. In all, the estimated cost of the project was half a million dollars. Let us turn the pages of time back to that memorable Saturday, May 26th, 1876. The scene is at the foot of Adams Street where we find Dr. Hunt provided with a lettered and painted railroad tie and two polished spikes. The old cannon on-Sugar Loaf had been made ready;.a special train from Grass Valley had arrived; the militia and the fire department were out and several hundred people were gathered around to cheer as he spiked the last rail in place. It was one of those spring days with a‘winter hangover— for snow was falling as Judge Niles Searls expressed perhaps what everyone felt when he said in part ““The stage is a type of the past age, an epitome of a period in civilization which we have happily passed. Reverently let us consign it to the muddy sepulcher which is has dug for itself on the Colfax road. And may we not forget to heave a sight and drop a tear to the names of the departed stage horses: On the following day 200 tickets were sold for the first departing train. The engine was decorated with greens and flowers and its departure serenaded by a brass band. The first regular train arrived from Colfax on the 24th. with two coaches and six box cars. Some 22 passengers were aboard. All was life and bustle at the station and numerous job wagons were doing a brisk business hauling freight. If it had been possible to finance the preferred broad gauge line it is more than likely that the rails would. still be doing business. As it was everything had to be transferred to the local cars. Packaged’ material was not so bad but © bulk quantities of such things as lumber, rails or oil created a’ big and delaying labor handicap. The line was lightly constructed of 35 pound rail'and ballasting very shallow:A few years ago, however, under Earl Taylor’s regime, replacement of much of the linewith 50 pound rail was carried out. Engines 8 and 9, purchased from the Southern Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande, were large and substantial, weighing in the heighborhood of 40'tons, or about. twice as much as the old No’s 1, 2, and 3, which were sold for scrap and have probably been tossed back at our boys by the Japs i in the Solomons. We must not overlook “‘Casey Jones,” that little gas wagon that galloped along ‘as a substitute for the real trains. Who has not ridden Casey has really missed something. Set and for the price of a ticket one got a rousing chiropractic treatment,,a pratt massage and a shine on the back of his coat. When he reached his destination he felt as frothy as a milk shake. The gremlins—those little trouble makers that beset. the luck of the pilots of modern transport, seem to have brought many years ago softened the roadbed down near Shebley’s so that Mike Craig’s ~engine left the rails and rolled over, but Mike and his fireman escaped without injury. The worst acciclent in the road's history occurred about midnight on September 5th, 1893 on.a sharp curve a short distance east c’ -iaho Gap beyond Grass Valley. Sells and Rentfrow’s Civcus, carrying a menagerie of wild animals and horses and.a foilowing of bunco steerérs, ‘shell-game operators, shills and ‘>!:es that drew much criticism from the local press, had ple: -< the two towns and were on their way to play Auburn t’:e following day. On account of faulty loading one of (Continued on Page Two) . consultation rer of Lava Cap miné, which has the beauatiful spectacles: one can see. I COVERS RICHEST GOLD “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready. to guard al defend it.” Jevada City Nu AREA IN CALIFORNIA gg Vol. 17, No. 19. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1943 PARTS FOR U. Pelton water wheel, is working for the nation’s war machine. The first big orders were for vent coamings or ventilators for 77 hulls. These are long steel pipes that are bent and shaped from steel sheets, and then welded into cylindrical form. ; The foundry has also done the rough shaping for huge crank shafts weighing 7,400 pounds 6ach. Thirty five of these have been turned on the huge lathes. They are received in rough forgings and one and one half tons of metal are machined away. ‘One big contract of ship valves is now being completed. These are used in various naval craft. The valves are so constructed that they can be placed in the bottom of the ships and can be opened or closed from the deck. The first contract called for over 1000. The foundry is now accepting a second order for another lot of 500 MINERS FOUNDRY The Miners F: oundry, an institution that predates the WORKS ON S. WAR MACHINE full capacity on bits and pieces or more. Five battery locomotives and 50 mine cars have been made in the foundry and shipped to Pearl Harbor. This kind of work in normal times constitutes the bulk of the foundry’s production. One of the last orders from government sources is a contract to construct 80 filter parts consisting of 1300 castings for use in snythetic rubber plants. It has been many a long year since the Minersoundry has been as busy as it is nowadays. In fact, two shifts are employed in the welding shop and three shifts in the machine shops. The payroll runs to 42 men and Richard Goyne, manager, states that more men, properly qualified, can be employed. FREE CLINIC FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN MAR. 15 Diagnosis: and medical advice will be available for crippled children in Nevada County in a-clific announced by Dr. Wilton L. Halverson, state health director. The clinic will be held in the Nevada City Elementary. School, Monday, March 15, and from 9 a. m. to noon. Dr. Donald King, San Francisco specialist will conduct the clinic under the auspices of the Crippled Children Services of the State Department of Public Health. Arrangements for children to attend the clinic should be made through one of the following: . Mrs. Isabel Hefelfinger, Mrs Emily Lagerquist, Miss Frances Clink, or Mrs. Dalla Fellerson. Private physicians may attend and bring patients in for services if they desire. RANGER RESCUES WOODEN LEG An autoist on Highway 40 reported to Acting District. Ranger James Wheeler of the Big Bend District that the body of a man was lying along the highway covered by snow. ‘Wheeler, true to his training in rescue work, loaded his car wth blankets and first aid equipment and hastened to the scene. He Was’ shocked to see a_ foot protruding from the snow bank along the highway. With the utmost tenderness Wheeler grasped the leg to set it in a more comfortable position and was horrified to see it swing freely in his hands. On examining the limb further, he was relieved to find that it was nothing but an artificial wooden leg that had ‘become detached from its wearer. Amon those eligible to attend are all persons under 21 years of age. who are physically handicapped as a! result of infantile paralysis and other. diseases, burns, accidents ,and de-' formities present at birth, such as cleft palate, ol feet, and cross eyes } ARSENICIN CONCENTRATES 1S PENALIZED Gtto E. Schiffner, general managdistinction of being the only gold mine in the west, at least, that was permitted to continue full capacity, after the closing order of last fall, states that he now has a total working force of 325 men. Although the mine produces 25 tons of arsenic ‘a month, ‘Schiffner states,’ that his company receives no remuneration ‘for this: huge production of poison, but, on the contrary is penalized $1.25 for every ton of concentrates sent to the smelter at tthe bay, because of the arsenic content in the concentrates. He’ explained that arsenious oxide, which the commercial designation of arsenic is purely a smelter by-product. To avoid lawsuits for damage smelters are forced to remove the arsenic from,the smoke and fumes discharged by refining processes. To do this smelters now pass the arsenic fumes into chambers and where reagents convert them into arsenic crystals that encrust the walls and ceilings.’ “When these are accumulated” said Schiffner, ‘‘these is one of the most entered one of these chambers in, Nevada smelter, and under electric light it really seemed as though the walls and ceiling were lined with diamonds. But I notice in the last quotations at hand that arsenious, oxide is only quoted at 4 cents per pound. I doubt if the smelters make much money at that price.’ The Lava Cap is permitted.to continue operations, however, not -be-. cause of its production of gold, silver and arsenic but because its‘ concentrates contain a variety of pyrites ‘ranges for firing rifles; machine guns, much needed in refining other metals. It was only because of this thati % Wrote Wheeler to Supervisor Guerdon Ellis of the Tahoe National Forest, ‘‘This limb must be of value to someone, and the owner can claim. his leg by callling and identifying same.”’ HARRISON RANDALL QUALIFIES AS

RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER FT. McCLELLAN, Ala., March 8.—Pvt. Thomas H. Randall, husband of ‘Mrs. Jennie Randall, ‘Nevada City, Calif., qualified as a rifle sharpshooter here at the training center. Private’ Randall was inducted Dec. 23 and is attached to Company B, 21st Battalion. He is stationed at’ the training center, which gives a _ thorough course in the care and use of ‘the many infantry weapons which the modern foot-soldier employs when he goes into combat as.a. first-class] . fighting man. Fort “McClennan is near. Anniston, Alabama, “northeast -of “Birmingham in the‘southern tip of the Appalachians. . It“has:a; eomplete: Jayout’of automatic rifles, and anti-tank: weaes at arenes and aircraft targets. oo Valley Will Have Arbor Day Codeeony Manzanita Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, and . the Grass Valley Elementary ‘Parent Teachers Association will join their personnel Wednesday afternoon, March 10, Arbor Day, to plant trees in the yard of Hennessy School. Trees will be planted to give balance to the landscaping plan for the school. Mrs.. Christian -Anderson heads the Parent Teachers Association and Mrs. Gerald Pearh, the Native Daughters of the Golden West. RATION BOOKS NUMBER 3,511 The Nevada City Rationing Board has completed its count of the number of No. 2 ration books issued and finds that the total for this area is 3,511. The section covered includes Sweetland, You Bet, North San Juan, Birchville, French Corral, Blue Tent, Gold Flat and Nevada City. the War Production Board permitted the Lava Cap, which is normally the third largest gold producer of Cali-. GOOD BOOKS ARE WANTED FOR U.S. FIGHTING MEN By MRS. IVA WILLIAMSON The Victory Book: Campaign for 1943 is off to a good start under the joint sponsorship of the American Library Association, the American Red Cross and the United Service Associations. It started January 5th and will close in March. This is not a drive of the libraries alone or of any individual group. it is a national effort in which every group and interest are pulling together to secure those ‘books for the armed forces. Why should we ask for more books? The armed forces have expanded so rapidly it is impossible for the officers of our army, navy and marine corps to supply enough books for all the new camps ahd receiving stations which have been organized within the year. Thousands of our men pour in daily to new and enlarged posts, therefore the officials ask that we again ask for more books and for good books with the emphasis on good. In seeking contributions of books, the quality of the books rather than the quantity, is the point we wish to: stress, each quality to be measured by (a) condition and (ib) subject matter. It is the feeling 0 the com-. mittees that the American public is anxious to give and make sacrifices. Everyone has someone in the armed! forces, husband, son, brother, sweetheart, or friend to whom a book would be a most welcome gift. Make your donations such a personal gift, and be assured they will be enjoyed . by any mam or boy in the service. What books do’the men want? 1—Current best sellers (Books of the Month, Literary Guild, and other book club selections) and the more. recently published popular fiction . and popular non-fiction in good condition. ce) Adventure and Western Detective and Mystery fictions in good condition. (These are described by, camp libraries as the type of book most called for by the men.) 3—-Technical books published since 19385 in fields of mathematics, machine mechanies, and design, electricity, radio, photoghaphy, etc. 4—-Funny books—Books of jokes, humorous stories, anecdotes and the group games in good condition. We are hoping fo a generous con tribution of good books which we can send on to our armed forces. Ask yourself this question: ‘Is this book aman would find interesting and would thoroughly enjoy? Our men are giving us their best. Let’s give them also, along with their “bacon, beans and bullets’’ good. books to ‘make their hours of recreation and relaxation more enjoyable and refreshing. ‘Please leave your books at the Nevada City free library which is open from noon until 9 p. m. every day ex ceut. Sundays.and legal holidays. Civic Club Hears Fall on Post-war: Peace f-# the” ‘Civic . ‘Giub’s. annual ‘Husband’s’ Night’’was' happily observed at “the “Ersmentary -School hursday evening. A‘-pot luck ‘supper. was. served at® the sehool’s cafeteria which was. followed © ‘by’ a well presented musical program. : “‘Blmér ‘Stevens of the Grass Valley High School ‘addressed the: assembly on the topic of “Peace After ‘the War.” His well presented observations were attentively received. The club donated $25.00 to the Red Cross and’ $5.00 to the Boy Scouts. The club has only recently completed ‘the purchase of a $100 defense bond. MACARONI SEED Editor, Nevada City ies, : Dear Sir: I noticed in your issue of. Feb. 24nd, the article about the gentleman of the WPB who is. looking for a brass mine. I understand that. we have in California a big oversupply of macaroni seed. There is yet no . ceiling price and some smart government whiz bang could get himself a DSC if ‘he: works it right. Very truly yours, fornia, to continue operations. A HEROLD. ©. CEUIS. gate a dog silently slipped up behind — her and bit her.ankle. She é visited e Orrin Fry, had the wound dres d but immediately though she did not think the wound was dangerous, the doctor had insist: {ed that she return for treat Her chief regret was ‘the loss of much time in her Red Cross wi Mrs. is a naturalized American, FUNERAL SERVICE. FOR LATE MRS. ELLA M. AUSTIN Funeral services were held this morning in Trinity Episcopal Church for the late Mrs. Ella M. Austin, who passed away last Thursday night in this city. The church was filled with friends gathered to pay tribute to ther memory. Rev. ‘Cedric Porter, rector, read the service for the dead. Active pall bearers were Byron C. Eastman, Richard Worth Fred Nobs, Phillip G. Scadden and Ted LaMaire. Honorary pall bearers. were Percy V. Carr, Horace Curnow, Judge George L. Jones, E. M. Rector, F. F. (Cassidy, Edwin Letts Oliver, William Simpkins, J. F. Colley, Carl Libbey, William Hupp, John Bowman, John W. O'Neil, Marvin. Pittman, Walter Carlson, H. E. Kjorlie, Ed ‘Franz, Lloyd Geist, William Wilson, Gilbert Tennis, C. B. White, and Fred Miller. Y Interment was in the family plot in the Smartville cemetery under the direction of Holmes Funeral Home. ‘Mrs. Austin, veteran educator, as— teacher and Nevada County superin. tendent of schools, spent more than 65 years of her 84-year Hfe. span in ‘Nevada County. The school at Lime Kiln, where she first taught when she arrived as a young girl from ‘Pennsylvania, remained closed today . in respect to her memory. the late alge 2 Bittner, pioneer mining man of the Spenceville section. She was born in a little town in Pennsylvania, July 21; 1858. When. a girl of 16 she came to California ° with her parents, who settled in Spenceville where Capt. Bittner as he was better known, had large mining interests. : She received her Pennsylvania and in education in Des ‘Moines, . lowa, She took the teachers examin. ation, passing with high marks and began he teaching career in the little country echool at Lime Kiln. She also taught in Pleasant Ridge, Markwell, Spenceville, Sheridan.and other schools. : She was a member of the Nevada ‘County Board of Education for ten years prior to being elected county superintendent of schools in 1922 from which office she retired in 1988 after 16 years of distinguished service. She held the office longer than any other school superintendent. She was married to the late John H. Austin in 1879. He passed away in 1931. Surviving her are two ‘children, Bert: C. Austin, mining engineer of San Francisco, and Mrs. R. G. Walker of New York City. Other relatives who survive are her brother in law Fred Austin of Alleghany, and a sister in law, Mrs. Ed Hall of Auburn. ‘Mrs. Austin devoted her life to the education of youth, and she was beloved alike by her pupils and those teachers whose work she sympathetically supervised. ‘She was public spirited to a marked degree and two or tifree ¢eelebrations of the Fourth of July in <Nevada City were saved through her efforts. She took an active part’ in the ‘social life of Nevada City: and manifested ' a keen ‘interest in any movement that was for the good of the community. She held membership in the Order of Eastern Star being a member of the chapter at Wheatland. Red ‘Cross Solicitor Is Bitten Bya Dog Mrs. Marie Roure, a hard working member of the Red Cross War Fund canvassing committee in Grass Valley was attacked by a dog Friday morning. She had entered the yard of a residence, knocked at the door, found no one at home, and was leaving, when, ‘as she went throug le afterward _ proc with her canvass. She stated ‘tha Roure was born in France