May 15, 1944 (4 pages)

8, 1944 u into j : : , “E od be ‘ment By. then The Nugget is delivered to y only to those who love it, anid are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster “9 i our home twice a week This paper gives your conga a coverage of all local happenings. Un — don’ —. ‘tesentatives and for the . States Seante. We have also to af> ¢umbents, Thurman, ,and Jerrold "this time are without opposition. . This indicates’ quite clearly ‘that ; they have so well represented and . served us ; worthy the namei-has developed. . it should be the part of for only 30 cents per month Nevada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA —__ gget . If you want to ‘read about your . friends, your neighbors, read Nugget. qn this time of War stresses, E with all eyes fixed on the Westn Buropean theatre, it’s a little a to direct attention to matters immediately concern us here ie But it becomes readily Ns to all those who see it P be ag discerning intelligence that ' the home scene . gerutiny and decisive measures to correct” conditions that, i popular. action, may easily get out of hand. needs* careful without -fomorrow is Plection Day. Aside from ‘choosing certain county officials, which Will not be dis‘cussed here, we Have to choose candidates for the House of RepUnited firm our choice of Assemblyman and State Senator. Tho two inAssemblyman (Allen Seawell, that no opposition every “yoter, therefore, to give a vote, hot to assist them to win, but as a mark of appreciation good work in -the.state legislature. We do have, however, an . portant contest Congressional . Chir Engle _ which needs our careful considertt to fill the unexpired term of the late Harry L. Englebright. Under the conditions of the election of their imin the Second District between and Jesse Mayo, Engle was elected last Augwas chosen by a minority, re} approximately 10,000 votSs against his two opponents of about 17,000 votes. Durhis campaign last summer he “male the plea thie he would be an His sottaining the prentdeit’s of the tax Dill, however, ind that had decided to cast in with the New Deal and the _—_ da County in 1938 had an sant experience with the one that will not soon be forBut is was CIO money that FOURTH OF JULY 1 J. Tobiassen, cee Seat Paper CAMP BEALE, May 15.—On Wedhesday, May 10, the lowly infantryman—the foot slogging, fox hole fighting GI, received some merited recognition at a colorful review of the 8&lst Infantry Division. Expert infantryman’s badges — a silver musket on a blue field to be worn over the left pocket in the manner the air corps wears its winigs—were e) a INFANTRYMEN GET THEIR MEDALS __ awarded to 806 officers and men of the division who passed rugged tests. Here, Major General Paul J. Mueller, commanding general of the division, is presenting the badge to one of the award winners. This was the largest group presentation held in the army since the recent ¢reation of the award by the \War ment. . DepartCOMMITTEE OF FIVE TO PLAN A citizens committee of five will arrange all details for the Fourth of July celebration to be held this year in Nevada City with Gra’s Valley joining in the event. The five are George W. Gildersleeve, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, Sheriff Carl Councilman Anthony J. Rore,; Mrs. Carl Libbey and Mrs. Howard. Sturtevant. At*a special meeting of the city council; to eonsider the project, to which all citizens wer@ invited, Sheriff Tobiassen said: “Our boys are fighting for the same liberties our forefathers fought for in 1776. I don’t think we should forego a celebration this year. We'll have a parade, a big one. It’s traditional. Nevada City has never fallen Nevada City stated yesterday that Nevada City’s quota of valid signatures is 1,600, and that in order to many, it is necessary to enroll more than double that number petitions, HIGHER SALARIES FOR ELEMENTARY Sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association petitions are being circulated throughout Nevada City today to raise the pay of elementary school. teachers from the provided by-the state upon average daily attendance. basis, month. This is a state wide movement backed by the PTA in ever¥ community. $60 now to. $80 per Lioyd Geist, vice principal of the Elementary School, secure’ that on the since many prove faulty. He states that the petitions must be ‘completed and ready by May 18 “are in hospitals recovering from in(GAINS IN MARCH acent. Thus the curve:of the increase down yet.”’ in ,order that an ‘initiative may be NEVADA CITY. C CITY, CALIFORNIA The serial neg “Indian Beef” . is unavoidably ommitted from. this issue. [The next installment will appear in Thursday’s issue. Two residents of this community juries suffered ‘when they -were thrown and dragged a few paces, by a fractious saddle horse. John Deschwanden, who purchased the horse, Was thrown and badly bruised and sliaken up. ‘At the Miners Hospital a broken collar bone Was revealed. Mrs. James Malcolm, skilled horse‘woman next assayed to ride the animal. She was thrown and dragged. She is at the Nevada City Sanitarium. Mrs. Raymond Miller found Mrs. Malcolm lying in front ‘her home, 332 Nile Street, in a semiconscious condition. ‘Neighbors of Deschwanden in Gold Flat report that apparently the horse had a good reputation for docility, but suddenly went bad. Desch; wanden was thrown in front of his . own home on Banner Road. Both the injured were reported: yesterday as recovering. GAS TAX FUND SACRAMENTO, May 15. — The State Board of Hqualization, today announced completion of California gasoline taxassessments for March . amounting to $4,107,147 in contrast to $3,846,886 for the same month a year ago. Although this is a continuation of the upward trend registered in January and February, it was poirted out that the percentage of gain is substantially smaller than that for each of the earlier months. Continuing the analysis.of the figures, these comparisons were made: ; March gasoline taxes, measured by distributions of. 136,904,891 gallons, were $260,261 or 6.76 per cent over those of a year ago. February taxes were correspondingly greater by $503,255, or 15.4 per cent, while those for January markeda gain of $636,051, or 19.26 per has made.a decided dip. The Gold Center SOIL EXPERTS TO. AID DISTRICT IN CONSERVATION The Nevada County Soil Conservation District directors: ‘will . be hosts Tuesday and Wednesday to regional and state soil conservation service experts. During their visit an inspection of brush clearing projects will be made. The soil specialists expected tomorrow are Brule J, Jones. University of California Extension Service; H. M. Lumsden, supervisor of the 1 Dorado Soil Conservation District; (Harry Fox, Ren, and C. W. Cleary, ‘Portland, Oregon, soil technicians: P. Penwell, regional office representative, Portland, William FF. Sharp, State Division of Forestry, ‘Nevada City; J. W. Kingsbury, staff member, and H. H. Hyatt, manager Grass Valley office of the soil ¢onservation district. The five directors of the district who will be hosts are Clarence GasSsaway, chairman, Kenric J. Rolph, . . M. Karse, Clarence R. Cunningham, and Lewis E. Sleeman. The first brush ‘clearing project to be inspected will be on the Clarence Gassaway ranch in the Cottaze Hill district, following which ‘the group will visit the project on ‘the A. A. Viscia Ranch in the Dog Bar ‘section where goats have been used to clear land of brush. On Wednesday the lands of K. J: Rolph in Chicago Park, J. R. Maiben and Lewis Sleeman in the Lime Kiln and *Wolf districts will be visited and data compiled for use in further clearing projects. trips the groups will meet in Grass Valley to outline future programs. SACRAMENTO, May 15.—Approval of the Elliott Amendment to the Rivers and Harbors Bill, ‘which would permit owners of more than 160 acres of land to receive water from.the Central Valley Project, was voted by the Sacramento Valley Council of the California State ChamFollowing these; As matters seem to shape up in the contest for United States Senater, Lieut. Gov. Frederick F. Houser, will be nominated by the. Republicans in the May primaries and Sena tor Sheridan Downey will for a sec~. ond time become the Demoeratic, nominee. : ‘Considerable pother has arisen some senatorial campaign hé ters concerning various local state wide polls and straw. and, while some of these! “ may reflect surmises and . tions more accurate indications public opinion, most of them a reliable as such undertakings Many years ago I came to a conclusion that faked straw ballots ai synthetic election predictions’ n only had little if any effect upon the. psychology of the voter, but generally contributed to lack of ¢o'ence in this form of electioneering:’ At best an honest, well eon Poll. of political opinion boils to a basis of estimates, cheeks balances famd surface indicat The people generally have be interested in various types of and those solicited for opinic the poll takers usually are di 1 to supply sincere responsibles, — But as an important influenes on the acttal results of an for instance, a poll is not : very pressive. All the polls I have seen on current senatorial race seem to along more or less consistently. Houser is shown ae the Democrats are Prepo back of Downey. In Southern California si: ive standing at this time, or six principal < ti GOP nomination is such cate a finish in the following Houser, Bancroft, Downey, Bos Equalization Member William Bonelli, State Senator Jack ‘Railroad Comenissioner aa mer. On the Democratic : ‘si aaibe ney leading amd House: Place, the line up: ‘dieaaen place. for anger Mrs, . mer. a 10 elect Engle, and it was CIO which was most definitD . to passage of the tax h, among other things placed on the November ballot, providing for the increase in elementary teacher salaries. He thas called for volunteers to circulate the ——— (Mayor Ben Hall declared that he did not believe Nevada City merchants should be solicited for funds ber of Commerce, meeting here toShoei Tuns a ace, closer » day. The Council will ask “the state} to Bancroft in the. chamber to support, in every proper . . We shall be fortunate if 1944 revenue from gasoline taxes is $4,000,000 more than the 1943. total, provision yequiring labor to become financially re“to their membership. It er that the “independ=the? representative from, Ritrict was extremely a matter of fact, press dis. Shaste County ret 16° Democratic Central for the celebration this year, in view of their, heayy contributions to Red Cross, purchase of war bonds and gifts to war charities. He said that the city council customarily made a do so this -year. Councilman Al Bates reported that . ! the Nevada City Rotary Club had voted unanimously in favor of supdonation of $100 toward the Fourth of July celebration and that it would: Local interest in tomorrow's -elecwhich slumped so badly under the impact of r@tioning. This would anéan that the current tax yield would be $10,600, 000 wenet that for 1942. RESCUE CREW OF FIREMEN WILL way, this amendment, or any other); proper provision to prevent the application of the ‘acreage’ ‘limttation . t provisions now in the Reclamation Law, insofar, as the Céntral Valley ‘Project ig concerned. The “recommendation. was placed before the council by. Kenneth RB. Walker ‘of Westwood, chairman. of the Natural Resources Committee. Senator Bradford _S. Crittenden, of]. . . porting a Fourth of July observance, Pia ae: orig Ge ‘jand the Nevada City Fire Departi a ages 'g op. ment was also in favor of making it to the Table Mountain AONE. Sven STORIES AIDED RED CROSS DRIVE . Engle. The Shasta Mrs. R. R. Goyne, “not pleased with the Sec’y. Nevada City Chapter A. R. C. tion centers in the contests for the office of county supervisor in the Grass Valley and Meadowlake (‘Truc. kee) districts, and in the race for representative in the Second Con‘gressional District. In the Grass Valley supervisoria} district, Frank Rowe, incumbent, is ‘lopposed by C. K.Heffren. In the HMeadowlake district, there is a contest between Alex Robertson, incumbent and C. H. Loehr. Stockton, chairman ot the interim 4. committee of the legislature on wat-. © mi er problems, led the discussion . on the Elliott Amendment in the com-. mittee session and aisoetree the council,; urging proposal: . On recatnblamiation ‘of ‘tts inoue: cS. committe, presented by L, Jj ndige, of Sacramentto; chairman the council also unanimously ‘voted to oppose the proposed right of em-. : ployment amendment to the state constitution for which — initiative petitions are. now being circulated. The recommendation approved by ‘the council expressed opposition to the measure “in the interest of national unity, the uninterrupted prosecution of the war and the maintenance of our vital production sched-. ules at this time-of crisis, and because we feel that the proposed amendment, if adopted, will cause rather than allay confusion and controversy.”’ f Members of the special Cogaenite . tee, which will develop the plan ‘in’! cooperation with the State fon of Highways, include Halsey Dun-. ming, of Marysville; Gene Morrison of Yuba City; and Charles w. Detering of Sacramento. chaplain, Beverly Scofield; ‘condidential observer, Lois Beverage; rein ee and out-/f a " pee some Se Ne mata ‘May 26th, TAKE TESTS Ata meeting called by Fire Chief W. G. Robson, members of the Nevada City Fire Department voluateered for duty on rescue crgw and first aid teams. Those on the ‘rescue crew must pass tests in proficiency in the use of the departments oxygen masks and oxygen inhalator. These appliances, used in artificfal respiration in cases of asphyxia, due to smoke or gas, suspended respir ation as a result of electric shock r drowning are in charge of a crew): consisting of Albert Bates, captain, Carl Steger, Herbert Hallett, Ted Sigourney, Howard Penrose, Miles! Coughlin, Vernon Sandow, Eldon Kendrick, John Tognarelli, and Paul Falconi. These volunteering for first aid training are Carl T. Larsen, A. J. Rore, J. J. Jackson, W. C. Perry, W. G. Robson and H. E. Kjorlie. Miss Helen Butz Will Head Rainbow Girls ‘Miss Helen Butz, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Butz of this city, has been chosen worthy advisor of Nevada City’s Rainbow Girls. Other officqrs chosen were associate advisor, June Laird; charity, Ruth Libbey; hope, Betty Noren; pigs aang ones Keene’ drill leadow 20,000. fertile acres ttonwood-Anderson disbe forever Jost under In the congressional race, Representative Clair Engle is opposed by State Senator Jesse Mayo. Allen Thurman, incumbent = assemblyman, and Jerrold Seawell, incumbent state senator, are both unopposed. Sunday School Picnic Planned For Twin Cities Adjutant Helena Sainsbury of the \¢ other hand, for the past Or more, we have been ented in the State Iegislature “Mayo, first as assembly. from this district, the post “held by Alien ‘Thurman and et'@S one of state senators from Mountain counties. the interWhich are nearly vatay as Thank you for sending clippings showing part of your ceverage for War Fund Drive. I am sure that your forty news. stories had a good deal to do with Nevada City’s grand J siiecess in going well over the top in this campaign. We hope you will continue to reIl Public rt to us each month on a latersittiod activities in your com-. galvation Army, has been ¢ * e interested in speak-. }head the committee in charge of 2 Oe eu tals and displays, 48/Grass Valley's Sunday School picnic, well as newspaper clippings, for. the date for which has been set for more and more we realize the story. June 7th in Olympia Park. of the American Red Cross must be}; The date agreed upon falls after told visually, as well as by word of/the close of schools and is believed to be convenient for both Nevada (City and Grass Valley: There will be another meeting of Sunday School representatives in a few days, at which final details of this year’s ‘atson r,. event will.be discussed. Nevada City aarp doe = — > oe Pair has been invited to participate this. e — year. Pacific Area A. R.C. . peated ee oS 4 cided that they would like him look. after their, ' Washington. _—-— “mountain districts, ‘it is ey without partisan pre» have been well served by Seawell. It is now up to . Whether or not to proMayo to the House of Rep» Or to send Engle back ~ 0 one who has noted the the Republican Party pow. B the House doubts, that, befn January, \it will have a ity there. It would be > in the extreme, if we be Tepresented there by a of the Democratic minorUsefulness to this district mouth. Thanking you for this information and urging that the good work be kept up. i Sincerely Lee eSNG i . pie ais

8, 1944 u into j : : , “E od be ‘ment By. then The Nugget is delivered to y only to those who love it, anid are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster “9 i our home twice a week This paper gives your conga a coverage of all local happenings. Un — don’ —. ‘tesentatives and for the . States Seante. We have also to af> ¢umbents, Thurman, ,and Jerrold "this time are without opposition. . This indicates’ quite clearly ‘that ; they have so well represented and . served us ; worthy the namei-has developed. . it should be the part of for only 30 cents per month Nevada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA —__ gget . If you want to ‘read about your . friends, your neighbors, read Nugget. qn this time of War stresses, E with all eyes fixed on the Westn Buropean theatre, it’s a little a to direct attention to matters immediately concern us here ie But it becomes readily Ns to all those who see it P be ag discerning intelligence that ' the home scene . gerutiny and decisive measures to correct” conditions that, i popular. action, may easily get out of hand. needs* careful without -fomorrow is Plection Day. Aside from ‘choosing certain county officials, which Will not be dis‘cussed here, we Have to choose candidates for the House of RepUnited firm our choice of Assemblyman and State Senator. Tho two inAssemblyman (Allen Seawell, that no opposition every “yoter, therefore, to give a vote, hot to assist them to win, but as a mark of appreciation good work in -the.state legislature. We do have, however, an . portant contest Congressional . Chir Engle _ which needs our careful considertt to fill the unexpired term of the late Harry L. Englebright. Under the conditions of the election of their imin the Second District between and Jesse Mayo, Engle was elected last Augwas chosen by a minority, re} approximately 10,000 votSs against his two opponents of about 17,000 votes. Durhis campaign last summer he “male the plea thie he would be an His sottaining the prentdeit’s of the tax Dill, however, ind that had decided to cast in with the New Deal and the _—_ da County in 1938 had an sant experience with the one that will not soon be forBut is was CIO money that FOURTH OF JULY 1 J. Tobiassen, cee Seat Paper CAMP BEALE, May 15.—On Wedhesday, May 10, the lowly infantryman—the foot slogging, fox hole fighting GI, received some merited recognition at a colorful review of the 8&lst Infantry Division. Expert infantryman’s badges — a silver musket on a blue field to be worn over the left pocket in the manner the air corps wears its winigs—were e) a INFANTRYMEN GET THEIR MEDALS __ awarded to 806 officers and men of the division who passed rugged tests. Here, Major General Paul J. Mueller, commanding general of the division, is presenting the badge to one of the award winners. This was the largest group presentation held in the army since the recent ¢reation of the award by the \War ment. . DepartCOMMITTEE OF FIVE TO PLAN A citizens committee of five will arrange all details for the Fourth of July celebration to be held this year in Nevada City with Gra’s Valley joining in the event. The five are George W. Gildersleeve, president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, Sheriff Carl Councilman Anthony J. Rore,; Mrs. Carl Libbey and Mrs. Howard. Sturtevant. At*a special meeting of the city council; to eonsider the project, to which all citizens wer@ invited, Sheriff Tobiassen said: “Our boys are fighting for the same liberties our forefathers fought for in 1776. I don’t think we should forego a celebration this year. We'll have a parade, a big one. It’s traditional. Nevada City has never fallen Nevada City stated yesterday that Nevada City’s quota of valid signatures is 1,600, and that in order to many, it is necessary to enroll more than double that number petitions, HIGHER SALARIES FOR ELEMENTARY Sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association petitions are being circulated throughout Nevada City today to raise the pay of elementary school. teachers from the provided by-the state upon average daily attendance. basis, month. This is a state wide movement backed by the PTA in ever¥ community. $60 now to. $80 per Lioyd Geist, vice principal of the Elementary School, secure’ that on the since many prove faulty. He states that the petitions must be ‘completed and ready by May 18 “are in hospitals recovering from in(GAINS IN MARCH acent. Thus the curve:of the increase down yet.”’ in ,order that an ‘initiative may be NEVADA CITY. C CITY, CALIFORNIA The serial neg “Indian Beef” . is unavoidably ommitted from. this issue. [The next installment will appear in Thursday’s issue. Two residents of this community juries suffered ‘when they -were thrown and dragged a few paces, by a fractious saddle horse. John Deschwanden, who purchased the horse, Was thrown and badly bruised and sliaken up. ‘At the Miners Hospital a broken collar bone Was revealed. Mrs. James Malcolm, skilled horse‘woman next assayed to ride the animal. She was thrown and dragged. She is at the Nevada City Sanitarium. Mrs. Raymond Miller found Mrs. Malcolm lying in front ‘her home, 332 Nile Street, in a semiconscious condition. ‘Neighbors of Deschwanden in Gold Flat report that apparently the horse had a good reputation for docility, but suddenly went bad. Desch; wanden was thrown in front of his . own home on Banner Road. Both the injured were reported: yesterday as recovering. GAS TAX FUND SACRAMENTO, May 15. — The State Board of Hqualization, today announced completion of California gasoline taxassessments for March . amounting to $4,107,147 in contrast to $3,846,886 for the same month a year ago. Although this is a continuation of the upward trend registered in January and February, it was poirted out that the percentage of gain is substantially smaller than that for each of the earlier months. Continuing the analysis.of the figures, these comparisons were made: ; March gasoline taxes, measured by distributions of. 136,904,891 gallons, were $260,261 or 6.76 per cent over those of a year ago. February taxes were correspondingly greater by $503,255, or 15.4 per cent, while those for January markeda gain of $636,051, or 19.26 per has made.a decided dip. The Gold Center SOIL EXPERTS TO. AID DISTRICT IN CONSERVATION The Nevada County Soil Conservation District directors: ‘will . be hosts Tuesday and Wednesday to regional and state soil conservation service experts. During their visit an inspection of brush clearing projects will be made. The soil specialists expected tomorrow are Brule J, Jones. University of California Extension Service; H. M. Lumsden, supervisor of the 1 Dorado Soil Conservation District; (Harry Fox, Ren, and C. W. Cleary, ‘Portland, Oregon, soil technicians: P. Penwell, regional office representative, Portland, William FF. Sharp, State Division of Forestry, ‘Nevada City; J. W. Kingsbury, staff member, and H. H. Hyatt, manager Grass Valley office of the soil ¢onservation district. The five directors of the district who will be hosts are Clarence GasSsaway, chairman, Kenric J. Rolph, . . M. Karse, Clarence R. Cunningham, and Lewis E. Sleeman. The first brush ‘clearing project to be inspected will be on the Clarence Gassaway ranch in the Cottaze Hill district, following which ‘the group will visit the project on ‘the A. A. Viscia Ranch in the Dog Bar ‘section where goats have been used to clear land of brush. On Wednesday the lands of K. J: Rolph in Chicago Park, J. R. Maiben and Lewis Sleeman in the Lime Kiln and *Wolf districts will be visited and data compiled for use in further clearing projects. trips the groups will meet in Grass Valley to outline future programs. SACRAMENTO, May 15.—Approval of the Elliott Amendment to the Rivers and Harbors Bill, ‘which would permit owners of more than 160 acres of land to receive water from.the Central Valley Project, was voted by the Sacramento Valley Council of the California State ChamFollowing these; As matters seem to shape up in the contest for United States Senater, Lieut. Gov. Frederick F. Houser, will be nominated by the. Republicans in the May primaries and Sena tor Sheridan Downey will for a sec~. ond time become the Demoeratic, nominee. : ‘Considerable pother has arisen some senatorial campaign hé

ters concerning various local state wide polls and straw. and, while some of these! “ may reflect surmises and . tions more accurate indications public opinion, most of them a reliable as such undertakings Many years ago I came to a conclusion that faked straw ballots ai synthetic election predictions’ n only had little if any effect upon the. psychology of the voter, but generally contributed to lack of ¢o'ence in this form of electioneering:’ At best an honest, well eon Poll. of political opinion boils to a basis of estimates, cheeks balances famd surface indicat The people generally have be interested in various types of and those solicited for opinic the poll takers usually are di 1 to supply sincere responsibles, — But as an important influenes on the acttal results of an for instance, a poll is not : very pressive. All the polls I have seen on current senatorial race seem to along more or less consistently. Houser is shown ae the Democrats are Prepo back of Downey. In Southern California si: ive standing at this time, or six principal < ti GOP nomination is such cate a finish in the following Houser, Bancroft, Downey, Bos Equalization Member William Bonelli, State Senator Jack ‘Railroad Comenissioner aa mer. On the Democratic : ‘si aaibe ney leading amd House: Place, the line up: ‘dieaaen place. for anger Mrs, . mer. a 10 elect Engle, and it was CIO which was most definitD . to passage of the tax h, among other things placed on the November ballot, providing for the increase in elementary teacher salaries. He thas called for volunteers to circulate the ——— (Mayor Ben Hall declared that he did not believe Nevada City merchants should be solicited for funds ber of Commerce, meeting here toShoei Tuns a ace, closer » day. The Council will ask “the state} to Bancroft in the. chamber to support, in every proper . . We shall be fortunate if 1944 revenue from gasoline taxes is $4,000,000 more than the 1943. total, provision yequiring labor to become financially re“to their membership. It er that the “independ=the? representative from, Ritrict was extremely a matter of fact, press dis. Shaste County ret 16° Democratic Central for the celebration this year, in view of their, heayy contributions to Red Cross, purchase of war bonds and gifts to war charities. He said that the city council customarily made a do so this -year. Councilman Al Bates reported that . ! the Nevada City Rotary Club had voted unanimously in favor of supdonation of $100 toward the Fourth of July celebration and that it would: Local interest in tomorrow's -elecwhich slumped so badly under the impact of r@tioning. This would anéan that the current tax yield would be $10,600, 000 wenet that for 1942. RESCUE CREW OF FIREMEN WILL way, this amendment, or any other); proper provision to prevent the application of the ‘acreage’ ‘limttation . t provisions now in the Reclamation Law, insofar, as the Céntral Valley ‘Project ig concerned. The “recommendation. was placed before the council by. Kenneth RB. Walker ‘of Westwood, chairman. of the Natural Resources Committee. Senator Bradford _S. Crittenden, of].. . . porting a Fourth of July observance, Pia ae: orig Ge ‘jand the Nevada City Fire Departi a ages 'g op. ment was also in favor of making it to the Table Mountain AONE. Sven STORIES AIDED RED CROSS DRIVE . Engle. The Shasta Mrs. R. R. Goyne, “not pleased with the Sec’y. Nevada City Chapter A. R. C. tion centers in the contests for the office of county supervisor in the Grass Valley and Meadowlake (‘Truc. kee) districts, and in the race for representative in the Second Con‘gressional District. In the Grass Valley supervisoria} district, Frank Rowe, incumbent, is ‘lopposed by C. K.Heffren. In the HMeadowlake district, there is a contest between Alex Robertson, incumbent and C. H. Loehr. Stockton, chairman ot the interim 4.. committee of the legislature on wat-. © mi er problems, led the discussion . on the Elliott Amendment in the com-. mittee session and aisoetree the council,; urging proposal: . On recatnblamiation ‘of ‘tts inoue: cS. committe, presented by L, Jj ndige, of Sacramentto; chairman the council also unanimously ‘voted to oppose the proposed right of em-. : ployment amendment to the state constitution for which — initiative petitions are. now being circulated. The recommendation approved by ‘the council expressed opposition to the measure “in the interest of national unity, the uninterrupted prosecution of the war and the maintenance of our vital production sched-. ules at this time-of crisis, and because we feel that the proposed amendment, if adopted, will cause rather than allay confusion and controversy.”’ f Members of the special Cogaenite . tee, which will develop the plan ‘in’! cooperation with the State fon of Highways, include Halsey Dun-. ming, of Marysville; Gene Morrison of Yuba City; and Charles w. Detering of Sacramento. chaplain, Beverly Scofield; ‘condidential observer, Lois Beverage; rein ee and out-/f a " pee some Se Ne mata ‘May 26th, TAKE TESTS Ata meeting called by Fire Chief W. G. Robson, members of the Nevada City Fire Department voluateered for duty on rescue crgw and first aid teams. Those on the ‘rescue crew must pass tests in proficiency in the use of the departments oxygen masks and oxygen inhalator. These appliances, used in artificfal respiration in cases of asphyxia, due to smoke or gas, suspended respir ation as a result of electric shock r drowning are in charge of a crew): consisting of Albert Bates, captain, Carl Steger, Herbert Hallett, Ted Sigourney, Howard Penrose, Miles! Coughlin, Vernon Sandow, Eldon Kendrick, John Tognarelli, and Paul Falconi. These volunteering for first aid training are Carl T. Larsen, A. J. Rore, J. J. Jackson, W. C. Perry, W. G. Robson and H. E. Kjorlie. Miss Helen Butz Will Head Rainbow Girls ‘Miss Helen Butz, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Butz of this city, has been chosen worthy advisor of Nevada City’s Rainbow Girls. Other officqrs chosen were associate advisor, June Laird; charity, Ruth Libbey; hope, Betty Noren; pigs aang ones Keene’ drill leadow 20,000. fertile acres ttonwood-Anderson disbe forever Jost under In the congressional race, Representative Clair Engle is opposed by State Senator Jesse Mayo. Allen Thurman, incumbent = assemblyman, and Jerrold Seawell, incumbent state senator, are both unopposed. Sunday School Picnic Planned For Twin Cities Adjutant Helena Sainsbury of the \¢ other hand, for the past Or more, we have been ented in the State Iegislature “Mayo, first as assembly. from this district, the post “held by Alien ‘Thurman and et'@S one of state senators from Mountain counties. the interWhich are nearly vatay as Thank you for sending clippings showing part of your ceverage for War Fund Drive. I am sure that your forty news. stories had a good deal to do with Nevada City’s grand J siiecess in going well over the top in this campaign. We hope you will continue to reIl Public rt to us each month on a latersittiod activities in your com-. galvation Army, has been ¢ * e interested in speak-. }head the committee in charge of 2 Oe eu tals and displays, 48/Grass Valley's Sunday School picnic, well as newspaper clippings, for. the date for which has been set for more and more we realize the story. June 7th in Olympia Park. of the American Red Cross must be}; The date agreed upon falls after told visually, as well as by word of/the close of schools and is believed to be convenient for both Nevada (City and Grass Valley: There will be another meeting of Sunday School representatives in a few days, at which final details of this year’s ‘atson r,. event will.be discussed. Nevada City aarp doe = — > oe Pair has been invited to participate this. e — year. Pacific Area A. R.C. . peated ee oS 4 cided that they would like him look. after their, ' Washington. _—-— “mountain districts, ‘it is ey without partisan pre» have been well served by Seawell. It is now up to . Whether or not to proMayo to the House of Rep» Or to send Engle back ~ 0 one who has noted the the Republican Party pow. B the House doubts, that, befn January, \it will have a ity there. It would be > in the extreme, if we be Tepresented there by a of the Democratic minorUsefulness to this district mouth. Thanking you for this information and urging that the good work be kept up. i Sincerely Lee eSNG i . pie ais