May 14, 1945 (4 pages)

pio Page FourRape gy oR a > PTA Mona Mothers With Special Program Special honors were accorded mothers of students and in-the audiencé Friday afternoon when ‘the Elmentary Parent Teachers Association met in the school auditorium to observe Mothers Day. Pupils of the eighth grade provided a musical program. Mrs. Howard Sturtevant who recently attended the Parent Teachers conference in Sacramento gave her report. Mothers of seventh graders provided refreshments under direction of a commitete consisting of Mrs. Howard Penrose, Mrs. J. Waechter and.Mrs. Elza . Kilroy. ; Job’s Dishes Welcome Grahd Guardian Job’s Daughterg held a_ special meeting Tuesday to welcome their, Grand Guardian Mre. L. C. Harper, of Los Angeles. After the Bethel opening past queens and grand offic. ers were escorted to the east and introduced. Two candidates initiated. During the ceremony excellent . music was rendered by the ‘choir, and solos sung by Mary Lou Wadtow and Miriam Prisk. Mrs. Harper gave an . address on the work of the order and complimented members on their work. Membere of the eouncil and worthy patron and worthy matron, . members of . the Masonic orders and Eastern .Star -nrade. short addresses. . Charles Ingram, associate guard-. jan for eight years, was escorted to . the east and ‘presented with a past} associated: guardian’s pin. When the . session closed everyone joined in the, * banauet served by ladies of the or. ders. — Aurora Charter Host to Past Patrons and Matrons Aurora Chapter of the Order of} Eastern Star and their meeting Monday evening in qrass Valley enter-. taining past patrons and past mat. rons, who filled the offices for that . oecdsion, . After the chapter closed the past} matrons presented a skit entitled, . Miama-Pie and the Three Little. Pizs. Refreshments followed -in the. banquet room. ; Offi of the chapter were filled) by the following past patrons and past matrons: Alberta Rowe, James. Rowe, Wilma Jefford, Rov Trathen, . Jane Weizer, Edna Dowell, Anna, McBride, Verna Greeley, Dorothy! Simmons, Dorothy Dyke, Rosetta. Joltns, Vera Ingram, terly, Nell George, Florence George George H. Shirkey. "RESIGNATION OF ‘A.P.GIANNINI 1S ACCEPTED Gertrude Hs-!. ,. Vada Cloamity, Tess Hocking, Lucey Harris and Dr. and Mrs. Louis Seghezzi, a daugh-. . of missionary ‘work by ipriests. Sg ge Sgr en =P NE RN NIU OT erent rence = = ee ee wee -NEVADA CITY NUGGET ROT RTO RR ree Sa eo MONDAY, MAY 14, 1945_ At the regular monthly meeting of directors of Bank of America rp-;; luctantly accepted the retirement of. A. P. Giannini as chairman of the . board and unanimously named his} nominee, A. J. Gock as the new chairman. Gock will maintain his office at the Los Angeles headquarters of the bank. d Fraacis S. Baer, heretofore vice chairman, was designated as senior i Vice chairman and will maintain his ‘office at the head offices, San Francisco. The directors paid tribute to A. P. Giannini as the founder and guiding genius of the institution since its ‘organization in 1904 and conferred wpon him the life time title of “founder-hairman.”’ Giannin will maintain an office at the San Francisco head office, with limited hours. “This board regrets exceedingly Mr. Giannini’s firm decision to relinquish his active chairmanship of the board,” a resolution by the dirsectors stated, “but rejoices that the benefit of his advice, counsel and . guidance are still to be available to ithe board and the management of ‘the bank ag needed.”’ The board was formally notified of Giannini’s intention to contribute the major-portion of his personal wealth to a non profit corporation to . be known as the Bank of America Giannini Foundation, purpose © of which is to provide funds for specialized technical training for worthy \bank personnel, and to furnish fin;ancial assistance for research in the . fields of medicine and human betterment. The board members commended the generous purposes of the! plan and committed themselves to the fullest cooperation. RAINFALL IN DOWNIEVILLE DOWINIEVILLE, May . Ranger Frank Delaney reports rainday night at 56.95 inches compared with 42,80 inches last year at this time. More than an inch of rain has . fallen in May. : een — BIRTH SEGHEZZI—iIn Grass Valley, NeMay 8, 1945, to-Mr, ter. . Roseville have taken an Sat . . City. where the annual, dinner for jon Tribulation Trail and expect to! girl graduates will ‘bé eiven, tA rine ispend the summer here. in San Francisco, Tuesday, the board . with his mother Mrs. Gertrude Zolassigned six topics to.members at . O7RSQN ALS. . Grass Valley High ‘Sihsol 2 { . ‘. Girls Guests of Honor . Mr. and Mrs. FF. A. Austin of Atl. The Grass Valley Business and 'leghany visited in Nevada City. pprofassional Women’s Club will . Thursday. _. meet Wednesday. evening in Bret . -iIMr. and Mrs. J.W. Odgers ‘. ! arte Inn and prdceed to Nevada) . ity Parish Hall. Mrs. E, E. Barker, formerly of! enior girls of the Grass Valley . . Nevada City, was a guest last week. nigh school and of Mount St. Mary’ ‘s. . of Mrs. E. M: Rector, during a few . Academy will be guests of honor. ‘days stay here. Members of St. Agnes Guild will Mrs. Leland Smith left Friday for prepare and serve the aminer at a a visit with relatives in Lake Coun-. p, m. ty. Her husband is engaged in a land . use project in Lake and Méndocino . Lions Club Studies Counties. He was former assistant . forest supervisor in charge ofgraz. Dumbarton Oaks Plan ing-in the Tahoe national forest. The Grass Valley Lions Club deMr. and Mrs. Belknap Goldsmith . yoted its dinner meeting Wednesday having sold their home on Nevada . to a study of the Dumbarton Oaks Street, have gone to live in Los plan of world organization and proGatos, where they have purchaSed a posed amenuments now pending in residence. the United Nations security conferRaymond Zollars has arrived from. encé now sitting in Sacramento. Salt Lake City to spend some time. Gilbert Tennis, club president, had lars, the last meeting, which were discusMr. and Mrs. Irving Long has a8. sed, and he talked on changes now guests over the week end, Mrs. proposed in the conference. Long’gs mother, Mrs. Annie Austin ——— and her brother Willard from San Francisco. James R. Fugett Succumbs , . {To Heart Attack ” OF N. SAN JUAN SUCCUMBS Friday, May 11 and died enroute from Last rites were said Saturday afNevada City to Sierraville at Truckee. Fugitt, very ill, stopped at the Big Bend ranger station, from where he was taken to Truckee to Dr. Ber‘nard. Fugitt died while waiting to see the doctor. agp ete er le ternoon in the Holmes Funeral Home CPL. LLOYAL GOLDING chapel for Mrs. Gussie Chatfield of The purple heart decoration won North San Juan, who passed away ly their son, Corporal Lloyal GoldThursday in Grass Valley following . ing for wounds received in action in a three weeks illness in a hospital.} France on Marcr 17th, has been reRev. David Ralston coriducted the. ceived by Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Gold,service. Interment was in Pike City. ino of Alta Hill: . Cemetery in Sierra County. The Grass Valley soldier went Mrs. Chatfield was a native of. /overseas in February, 1944. He is Eureka North, an early mining set-. jow in a hospital in France and is . of her 81 years of life were passed . 14—District . in Pike City. Her _husband,’*the late . Oliver -Chotfield was widely known fall here for the season up till Fri-. as a teamster. ‘. Stanley Price of Oakland. . pace esi ahec Sethe BOL teat Stee tlement near Downieville, but miost. renorted to be making normal im-. provement. His first service was as a military policeman, but he was later transferred to 42nd or Rainmow . Division. He took part in the battles . . Surviving are her nephews, Lewis . jn Southern ‘and. Gordon Wood of North San ie . Juan, Charles Gerhow—and—hLesli: Woda oF GAllend and adech Mes . Prance and along the} headwaters of the Rhine. . . (Ninety per cent of the Filipinos . : J { 1 . are Christian, converted by 300 years seas Be 1 1 hi . oe — PACIFIC WAR — Will you holda = . FAT-SALVAGE BEE . for — country? VE Day will bring no respite in the war activities of the American Merchant Marine whose efforts will be diverted to augment the shipping necessary for the campaign against Japan according to Frank.J. Taylor, president of the American Merchant ) Marine Institute. “The shifting of emphasis from Europe to the Pacific will not lessen the severe strain ‘that has been -placed on shipping ever since Pearl Har‘tbor.’’ Taylor said. “Our merchant fleet which achieved a miracle in transportation in buildimg up for D-Day in June, 1944, will have a . task of still greater proportions in the redeployment of meh and mafor all the folks to pitch a hand. Many a harvest desperately needed to HERE IN AMERICA, when a neighbor needs help, it has always been the custom lost without the help of a husking bee. in and give him would have been f) A PLEA TO EVERY WOMAN! Our country is calling on you, the women in small cities and towns and on the farms, to save every drop of used fat. Your used fats are meet our country’s requirements. So scrape all pans and roasters. Skim soups and gravies, Keep your used fats in a tin can—any kind will do. Save meat trimmings and plate scrapings in a bowl; melt them down and add the liquid fat to your can. When the salvage can is full, take it to your butcher. He’ll give you 2 red points and up to four cents for every pound. If you have any difficulty turning in your used fats, call your Home Demonstration or County Agent. . Needed this year: 100,000,000 more pounds of used fats Approved by WFA and OPA. Paid for by Industry YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS a fat-salvage bee right now! Millions oftons of fat have been used up to supply the thousands of battlefield and home-front needs in this war. And there’s still a lot of war ahead! terials to the Pacific.” The transfer of our armed forces from Europe to the Philippines -as a probable base of operations ig in itself a trmendous operation involving a voyage of approximately 13,000 miles. It has ‘been estimated that at least 70 per cent of the supplies left in Europe will be recrated and shipped to the Pacific area. These supplies are only part of what is neeaed, the remainder being shipped directly from the United States. In order to transport our soldiers a new fleet of troop carrierg is now in the process of conversion, Taylor stated. One hundred Victory cargo ships are being altered to accommodate 1600 ofificers and men -per vebsel. These will be in addition to 272 Liberty ships which have already been converted into troop ships. The conversion. of cargo vessels into transports is only a phase of the vast shipping program planned for the Pacific area. For several months, one quarter of our military production has been going westward and the Merchant Marine’s task is already staggering. LIEUT. J. V. NUGENT Lieut. and Mrs. J. V. Nugent arrived last week from Arizona where Lieut. Nugent is stationed. Mrs. Niugent will remain here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Huson. Lieut. Nugent expects to report to an army post within a short time, for duty, ‘Canada is slightty ldrger than the United States, including Alaska, and slightly smaller than the continent of Europe. The name of Chile cames from the IMPROVEMENT FOR 2700 MILES OF STATE ROADS SACRAMENTO, May 14——Postwar tmipeceuiaalion of California’s highway system, as provided in Assembly Bill 1350, known as the Limited Access Highway Law .of 1945, has been approved ‘by the assembly with a vote of 60 to 11. é This measure autnorizes the improvement. of 2700 miles of rural state highways to modern limited access standards, in accordance with traffic needs, plus the development of a maximum of 600 miles of metriopolitan freeways in California’s seven urban areas. Amendments offered on the floor, modifying the expenditure of state highway funds, and restricting the routing of freeways through the metropolitan.-centers, were rejected by the assembly, and the bill was passed in the form in which it was sent to the floor by the assembly conservation and planning commit tee. The bill, as approved by the assembly, recognizes modern engineering principles of highway construction, Assemblyman Stream, author of the bill, pointed out. It authorizes the acquisition of adequate rights of way to be protected against .commercial encroachment and the construction, where justified by. traffic conditions, of divided traffic’ lanes, free from lateral interference; controlled or separated intersections, controlled access, and other approved safety features to be found in modern highway construction. The system, he stated, will provide the through inter state routes, northsouth and east-west with minimum of traffic interruption and maximum safety. The measure passed by the assembly today establishes a volicy which will guide the State Department of -Pwhblie Wodks. in the future development of limited access roads and freeways. It carried no provision fér financing the system, but this is provided in other legislation which would finance the limited access plan through an increase of 1 1-2 cents per gallon in the motor vehicle fuel tax. Under the plan of financing it was brought out in discussion, all counties will receive sada funds for state highway improvements, in the post war years. CALIFORNIA TOWN NAMES HAVE A MEANING (Novato: Spanish for new — but probably called after a family of that name. ‘ ‘Manteca: Spanish for lard or butter, so called from an early creamery established there. Bieber: From Nathan Bieber, an old time merchant and journalist. Menlo Park: Named for the Irish Patterson: For John D. Patterson, who ‘had a land grant. from President Lincoln, Lodi: Probably for Lodi, Italy, though this has been disputed. Woodland: From: a grove of oaks growing near the town in 1859. Sugar and sugar cane products make up 60 per cent of the exports of the Dominican republic. Officially the name of Colombia is the United States of Colombia. The word Ethiopian, means swarty faced, so called by the ancient Greek. THE WAR FOR Him Ft & OR so 7 WON'T BE OVER o> ALONG TIME! a EOD dba bine ‘The wounded are coming back trom all fronts every mouth in ever-increasing thousands. Until these men are fully recovered and able to be discharged, it is our duty (and our privilege) to see that'they get the best possible care.it’s the least we can do for them in return for es what they have done for us! th WAR LOAR A message in the public interest by’ San Francisco * Los Angeles FOR YOUR MONEY Every drop of Standard Furnace Oil fairly bulges with heat (many exacting tests see to that). Every drop burns completely—goes farther. Keeps your burner clean and at peak performance—saves you money, Standard Furnace Oil outsells all others in the West because it delivers the maximum value for your fuel dollar. Alpha —* Ltd. “Phone 88 Grass Valley ~~ Phone 5 Nevede City NEVADA COUNTY “THE PIONEER BUILDING 244 Boulder Street ae ; ©~ . qndian word “tchili,”’* meaning snow. — Telephone 500 LUMBER COMPANY LUMBER YARD" MATERIALS Nevada City, Calif. estate of an early owner of the site.

pio Page FourRape gy oR a > PTA Mona Mothers With Special Program Special honors were accorded mothers of students and in-the audiencé Friday afternoon when ‘the Elmentary Parent Teachers Association met in the school auditorium to observe Mothers Day. Pupils of the eighth grade provided a musical program. Mrs. Howard Sturtevant who recently attended the Parent Teachers conference in Sacramento gave her report. Mothers of seventh graders provided refreshments under direction of a commitete consisting of Mrs. Howard Penrose, Mrs. J. Waechter and.Mrs. Elza . Kilroy. ; Job’s Dishes Welcome Grahd Guardian Job’s Daughterg held a_ special meeting Tuesday to welcome their, Grand Guardian Mre. L. C. Harper, of Los Angeles. After the Bethel opening past queens and grand offic. ers were escorted to the east and introduced. Two candidates initiated. During the ceremony excellent . music was rendered by the ‘choir, and solos sung by Mary Lou Wadtow and Miriam Prisk. Mrs. Harper gave an . address on the work of the order and complimented members on their work. Membere of the eouncil and worthy patron and worthy matron, . members of . the Masonic orders and Eastern .Star -nrade. short addresses. . Charles Ingram, associate guard-. jan for eight years, was escorted to . the east and ‘presented with a past} associated: guardian’s pin. When the . session closed everyone joined in the, * banauet served by ladies of the or. ders. — Aurora Charter Host to Past Patrons and Matrons Aurora Chapter of the Order of} Eastern Star and their meeting Monday evening in qrass Valley enter-. taining past patrons and past mat. rons, who filled the offices for that . oecdsion, . After the chapter closed the past} matrons presented a skit entitled, . Miama-Pie and the Three Little. Pizs. Refreshments followed -in the. banquet room. ; Offi of the chapter were filled) by the following past patrons and past matrons: Alberta Rowe, James. Rowe, Wilma Jefford, Rov Trathen, . Jane Weizer, Edna Dowell, Anna, McBride, Verna Greeley, Dorothy! Simmons, Dorothy Dyke, Rosetta. Joltns, Vera Ingram, terly, Nell George, Florence George George H. Shirkey. "RESIGNATION OF ‘A.P.GIANNINI 1S ACCEPTED Gertrude Hs-!. ,. Vada Cloamity, Tess Hocking, Lucey Harris and Dr. and Mrs. Louis Seghezzi, a daugh-. . of missionary ‘work by ipriests. Sg ge Sgr en =P NE RN NIU OT erent rence = = ee ee wee -NEVADA CITY NUGGET ROT RTO RR ree Sa eo MONDAY, MAY 14, 1945_ At the regular monthly meeting of directors of Bank of America rp-;; luctantly accepted the retirement of. A. P. Giannini as chairman of the . board and unanimously named his} nominee, A. J. Gock as the new chairman. Gock will maintain his office at the Los Angeles headquarters of the bank. d Fraacis S. Baer, heretofore vice chairman, was designated as senior i Vice chairman and will maintain his ‘office at the head offices, San Francisco. The directors paid tribute to A. P. Giannini as the founder and guiding genius of the institution since its ‘organization in 1904 and conferred wpon him the life time title of “founder-hairman.”’ Giannin will maintain an office at the San Francisco head office, with limited hours. “This board regrets exceedingly Mr. Giannini’s firm decision to relinquish his active chairmanship of the board,” a resolution by the dirsectors stated, “but rejoices that the benefit of his advice, counsel and . guidance are still to be available to ithe board and the management of ‘the bank ag needed.”’ The board was formally notified of Giannini’s intention to contribute the major-portion of his personal wealth to a non profit corporation to . be known as the Bank of America Giannini Foundation, purpose © of which is to provide funds for specialized technical training for worthy \bank personnel, and to furnish fin;ancial assistance for research in the . fields of medicine and human betterment. The board members commended the generous purposes of the! plan and committed themselves to the fullest cooperation. RAINFALL IN DOWNIEVILLE DOWINIEVILLE, May . Ranger Frank Delaney reports rainday night at 56.95 inches compared with 42,80 inches last year at this time. More than an inch of rain has . fallen in May. : een — BIRTH SEGHEZZI—iIn Grass Valley, NeMay 8, 1945, to-Mr, ter. . Roseville have taken an Sat . . City. where the annual, dinner for jon Tribulation Trail and expect to! girl graduates will ‘bé eiven, tA rine ispend the summer here. in San Francisco, Tuesday, the board . with his mother Mrs. Gertrude Zolassigned six topics to.members at . O7RSQN ALS. . Grass Valley High ‘Sihsol 2 { . ‘. Girls Guests of Honor . Mr. and Mrs. FF. A. Austin of Atl. The Grass Valley Business and 'leghany visited in Nevada City. pprofassional Women’s Club will . Thursday. _. meet Wednesday. evening in Bret . -iIMr. and Mrs. J..W. Odgers ‘. ! arte Inn and prdceed to Nevada) . ity Parish Hall. Mrs. E, E. Barker, formerly of! enior girls of the Grass Valley . . Nevada City, was a guest last week. nigh school and of Mount St. Mary’ ‘s. . of Mrs. E. M: Rector, during a few . Academy will be guests of honor. ‘days stay here. Members of St. Agnes Guild will Mrs. Leland Smith left Friday for prepare and serve the aminer at a a visit with relatives in Lake Coun-. p, m. ty. Her husband is engaged in a land . use project in Lake and Méndocino . Lions Club Studies Counties. He was former assistant . forest supervisor in charge ofgraz. Dumbarton Oaks Plan ing-in the Tahoe national forest. The Grass Valley Lions Club deMr. and Mrs. Belknap Goldsmith . yoted its dinner meeting Wednesday having sold their home on Nevada . to a study of the Dumbarton Oaks Street, have gone to live in Los plan of world organization and proGatos, where they have purchaSed a posed amenuments now pending in residence. the United Nations security conferRaymond Zollars has arrived from. encé now sitting in Sacramento. Salt Lake City to spend some time. Gilbert Tennis, club president, had lars, the last meeting, which were discusMr. and Mrs. Irving Long has a8. sed, and he talked on changes now guests over the week end, Mrs. proposed in the conference. Long’gs mother, Mrs. Annie Austin ——— and her brother Willard from San Francisco. James R. Fugett Succumbs , . {To Heart Attack ” OF N. SAN JUAN SUCCUMBS Friday, May 11 and died enroute from Last rites were said Saturday afNevada City to Sierraville at Truckee. Fugitt, very ill, stopped at the Big Bend ranger station, from where he was taken to Truckee to Dr. Ber‘nard. Fugitt died while waiting to see the doctor. agp ete er le ternoon in the Holmes Funeral Home CPL. LLOYAL GOLDING chapel for Mrs. Gussie Chatfield of The purple heart decoration won North San Juan, who passed away ly their son, Corporal Lloyal GoldThursday in Grass Valley following . ing for wounds received in action in a three weeks illness in a hospital.} France on Marcr 17th, has been reRev. David Ralston coriducted the. ceived by Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Gold,service. Interment was in Pike City. ino of Alta Hill: . Cemetery in Sierra County. The Grass Valley soldier went Mrs. Chatfield was a native of. /overseas in February, 1944. He is Eureka North, an early mining set-. jow in a hospital in France and is . of her 81 years of life were passed . 14—District . in Pike City. Her _husband,’*the late . Oliver -Chotfield was widely known fall here for the season up till Fri-. as a teamster. ‘. Stanley Price of Oakland. . pace esi ahec Sethe BOL teat Stee tlement near Downieville, but miost. renorted to be making normal im-. provement. His first service was as a military policeman, but he was later transferred to 42nd or Rainmow . Division. He took part in the battles . . Surviving are her nephews, Lewis . jn Southern ‘and. Gordon Wood of North San ie . Juan, Charles Gerhow—and—hLesli: Woda oF GAllend and adech Mes . Prance and along the} headwaters of the Rhine. . . (Ninety per cent of the Filipinos . : J { 1 . are Christian, converted by 300 years seas Be 1 1 hi . oe — PACIFIC WAR — Will you holda = . FAT-SALVAGE BEE .

for — country? VE Day will bring no respite in the war activities of the American Merchant Marine whose efforts will be diverted to augment the shipping necessary for the campaign against Japan according to Frank.J. Taylor, president of the American Merchant ) Marine Institute. “The shifting of emphasis from Europe to the Pacific will not lessen the severe strain ‘that has been -placed on shipping ever since Pearl Har‘tbor.’’ Taylor said. “Our merchant fleet which achieved a miracle in transportation in buildimg up for D-Day in June, 1944, will have a . task of still greater proportions in the redeployment of meh and mafor all the folks to pitch a hand. Many a harvest desperately needed to HERE IN AMERICA, when a neighbor needs help, it has always been the custom lost without the help of a husking bee. in and give him would have been f) A PLEA TO EVERY WOMAN! Our country is calling on you, the women in small cities and towns and on the farms, to save every drop of used fat. Your used fats are meet our country’s requirements. So scrape all pans and roasters. Skim soups and gravies, Keep your used fats in a tin can—any kind will do. Save meat trimmings and plate scrapings in a bowl; melt them down and add the liquid fat to your can. When the salvage can is full, take it to your butcher. He’ll give you 2 red points and up to four cents for every pound. If you have any difficulty turning in your used fats, call your Home Demonstration or County Agent. . Needed this year: 100,000,000 more pounds of used fats Approved by WFA and OPA. Paid for by Industry YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS a fat-salvage bee right now! Millions oftons of fat have been used up to supply the thousands of battlefield and home-front needs in this war. And there’s still a lot of war ahead! terials to the Pacific.” The transfer of our armed forces from Europe to the Philippines -as a probable base of operations ig in itself a trmendous operation involving a voyage of approximately 13,000 miles. It has ‘been estimated that at least 70 per cent of the supplies left in Europe will be recrated and shipped to the Pacific area. These supplies are only part of what is neeaed, the remainder being shipped directly from the United States. In order to transport our soldiers a new fleet of troop carrierg is now in the process of conversion, Taylor stated. One hundred Victory cargo ships are being altered to accommodate 1600 ofificers and men -per vebsel. These will be in addition to 272 Liberty ships which have already been converted into troop ships. The conversion. of cargo vessels into transports is only a phase of the vast shipping program planned for the Pacific area. For several months, one quarter of our military production has been going westward and the Merchant Marine’s task is already staggering. LIEUT. J. V. NUGENT Lieut. and Mrs. J. V. Nugent arrived last week from Arizona where Lieut. Nugent is stationed. Mrs. Niugent will remain here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Huson. Lieut. Nugent expects to report to an army post within a short time, for duty, ‘Canada is slightty ldrger than the United States, including Alaska, and slightly smaller than the continent of Europe. The name of Chile cames from the IMPROVEMENT FOR 2700 MILES OF STATE ROADS SACRAMENTO, May 14——Postwar tmipeceuiaalion of California’s highway system, as provided in Assembly Bill 1350, known as the Limited Access Highway Law .of 1945, has been approved ‘by the assembly with a vote of 60 to 11. é This measure autnorizes the improvement. of 2700 miles of rural state highways to modern limited access standards, in accordance with traffic needs, plus the development of a maximum of 600 miles of metriopolitan freeways in California’s seven urban areas. Amendments offered on the floor, modifying the expenditure of state highway funds, and restricting the routing of freeways through the metropolitan.-centers, were rejected by the assembly, and the bill was passed in the form in which it was sent to the floor by the assembly conservation and planning commit tee. The bill, as approved by the assembly, recognizes modern engineering principles of highway construction, Assemblyman Stream, author of the bill, pointed out. It authorizes the acquisition of adequate rights of way to be protected against .commercial encroachment and the construction, where justified by. traffic conditions, of divided traffic’ lanes, free from lateral interference; controlled or separated intersections, controlled access, and other approved safety features to be found in modern highway construction. The system, he stated, will provide the through inter state routes, northsouth and east-west with minimum of traffic interruption and maximum safety. The measure passed by the assembly today establishes a volicy which will guide the State Department of -Pwhblie Wodks. in the future development of limited access roads and freeways. It carried no provision fér financing the system, but this is provided in other legislation which would finance the limited access plan through an increase of 1 1-2 cents per gallon in the motor vehicle fuel tax. Under the plan of financing it was brought out in discussion, all counties will receive sada funds for state highway improvements, in the post war years. CALIFORNIA TOWN NAMES HAVE A MEANING (Novato: Spanish for new — but probably called after a family of that name. ‘ ‘Manteca: Spanish for lard or butter, so called from an early creamery established there. Bieber: From Nathan Bieber, an old time merchant and journalist. Menlo Park: Named for the Irish Patterson: For John D. Patterson, who ‘had a land grant. from President Lincoln, Lodi: Probably for Lodi, Italy, though this has been disputed. Woodland: From: a grove of oaks growing near the town in 1859. Sugar and sugar cane products make up 60 per cent of the exports of the Dominican republic. Officially the name of Colombia is the United States of Colombia. The word Ethiopian, means swarty faced, so called by the ancient Greek. THE WAR FOR Him Ft & OR so 7 WON'T BE OVER o> ALONG TIME! a EOD dba bine ‘The wounded are coming back trom all fronts every mouth in ever-increasing thousands. Until these men are fully recovered and able to be discharged, it is our duty (and our privilege) to see that'they get the best possible care..it’s the least we can do for them in return for es what they have done for us! th WAR LOAR A message in the public interest by’ San Francisco * Los Angeles FOR YOUR MONEY Every drop of Standard Furnace Oil fairly bulges with heat (many exacting tests see to that). Every drop burns completely—goes farther. Keeps your burner clean and at peak performance—saves you money, Standard Furnace Oil outsells all others in the West because it delivers the maximum value for your fuel dollar. Alpha —* Ltd. “Phone 88 Grass Valley ~~ Phone 5 Nevede City NEVADA COUNTY “THE PIONEER BUILDING 244 Boulder Street ae ; ©~ . qndian word “tchili,”’* meaning snow. — Telephone 500 LUMBER COMPANY LUMBER YARD" MATERIALS Nevada City, Calif. estate of an early owner of the site.