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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

May 2, 1947 (8 pages)

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NEVADA CITY . 4 x ‘ 2 e T ; * GRASS VALLEY. ONLY 3Oc PER MONTH Vol. 21, No: 46 The County Seat Paper. NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA The Twin Cities Paper FRIDAY, MAY 2, i$ DISPLAY RY MIGHT IN Speier by Soviet lead“Minister Stalin: yesterday om the Lenin tomb, Rus‘onal May Day display of military power. Armed Aster Nickolai Bulganin, » the Soviet Army, Navy ‘ence to maintain ‘fighting » Twenty artillery gal“Grea. Throughout Europe ' ‘held mass rallies to the Ruissian display of -gtrength. : Fifteen years at the sentence receive Col. Jack W. Durant in million and a half Hesse theft, During the hectic trial, other high army implicated. in removfrom Kronbeng aCastle iwife, former WAC major, % 4 five year term for tootfed gems. . AND ALEMAN ON: President) Truican. President Aleman NEVADA CITY: In resounding terms, D. W. Montgomery, speaker at Wednesday night’s Lions meeting at the Deer Creek Inn, denounced communism and urged his hearers tc actively combat what he termed the insidious alien influence. Montgomery, of Paradise,’ Butte County, is district governor for the Lions Club. He lamented the “spread of Communism, the creeping ideology; and stated that, unless active preventive measures are taken, “it can happen here.” The ‘‘tyranny under another name” he said. operated by Stalin from Moscow, sought at present ‘‘to create chaos.” © Montgombery presented the recently founded group with a purple and gold banner emblazoned with the Lions insignia. Stan Wright announced plans fo} LIONS LEADER DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AGAINST COMMUNISM the zone barbecue. This function will be held May 5th at Max Lantz’ Central House. Former Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen is chief barbecue chef. Lions and their families and guests from Ampburn, Grass Valley, Colfax, Truckee and Downieville have been invited. At one p. m. athletic contests are scheduled. The barbecue dinner is tentatively scheduled for 3 p. m. _ Robert T. Ingram, Grass Valley Lions ‘president, suggested that a 5-inning softball tournament — be slated between the various clubs,, for the afternoon of the barbeue. Dr. Cyril N. Kerrin reported on committee. and ‘named ‘William French, Charles Hilpert and Rich ard Kennedy to his committee. WHISKERINOS ADVOCATE SLAB WOOD STORE FRONTS, HAIRY FACES FOR-HAPPY JULY FOURTH NEVADA CITY: Prime concern of the local Whiskerino Club at the moment is expediting the process of putting the entire town in Western accoutrements. That big word, according to Ray Spicklemier, publicPeterson is industriously constructing this portable edifice now. Hoosegow headquarters will be in the Ist next to Alpha Hardware. BillFletcher has lent the whisker society his truck for use as a dryguich wagon. the progress of his outh recreation } IBIG GAIN IN TROUT DECIDE TOO EAR SAD MISHAP FOR! l>cANDY” WOOD NEVADA CITY: Candy Wood, three year old daughHter of Mr. and Mrs. Solon Wood living on the Tahoe Ukiah Highway, is in a local hospital with physicians attempting to graft back ‘on her hand three severed fingers. y ° Tuesday evening Candy approached her older brother, Pat, who was chopping wood. She playfully laid her hand on the block just as he \brought the axe down. . ——~/J EMPLOYMENT Irs LY FOR FLIES . FISHERMEN REPORT VARIED LUCK NEVADA CITY: Sierra County and the northern tip of Yuba County which reaches into the high fish country were the Meccas of anglers from Nevada County, which is closed until May 30th, under a new rule of the Fish and Game Commission. Parties of fishermen drove through morning bound for the Middle Yuba River, River and the many streams flowing into it, Nevada City this the North Yuba. for Sardine Lakes, upper and lower, the Gold Lakes, and all the streams flowing into the lakes in Sierra County. HISTORIANS TO PUT ON “OLD TIMERS NIGHT” . NEVADA CITY: “Old -Timer's Night’ is the theme for the May 5th meeting of the Nevada County Historical Society, tobe held in the Nevada City Elementary School Adit-orium., Each ‘Old Timer” will be presented ‘with a corsage or buttomier at the door, and members will be asked to introduce their guests. (Many limits were taken, during the day in Sierra County. Among the lucky ones, or the. limit ewperts, were Charles Hanson and Bob Towner of Sierra City, Sierra County, Louis Davies, of Forest, who used and helgamites after unsuccessful casts with flies. On Sardine Creek a few trout were taken on tippet coachmen, but that is the only report that came im during the day of trout. rising toe tlies. : : sistant at the Downieville, Sicrra Sounty, ranger station,, and’ John — Alvin T. Wright, fire control aa~ a Butz, fire patrolman, both caught limits in the North, Yuba, early yee _terday morning on helgamites. ChesREPORTED HERE GRASS VALLEY: Improved labor market conditions experienced in March continued on to a brisk steady demand through the month of April. Statistically this is reflected in the Arbogast. mill to merchants ready ‘9 . nymber of new openings received decorate their store fronts. j during the month there being 208 Last year’s whiskerino progeeds. .; compared to 122 in March. were spent for civic betterment, Ot ‘ #400 net, $100 went for a piano for Seaman’s Lodge, $100 for work on the ball park, and the rest is budgeted .for .-childrens’ .rereational ter Butz, Division of Highways '‘fore-. raan stationed at Downieville, took — a limit early inthe day on, worms. © James Sinnot, Downieville high — echool principal got a limit, usime — oil packed, pale salmon €ggs in the North Yuba. ae eee H. G. Balcon of Napa County was — one of the early morning limit eateh— ers. 3 He: Browning’s resort on Lower Sardine Lake was packed with overnight — guests and‘it, was reported some had difficulty finding a vacant free to sleep under. A rush of ‘fishermer . Saturday.and Sunday.‘eastefn (Yuba County Sierra County. Many © yesterday to spend a. wee North: Fork of the ¥1 The meeting will begin at 8 p. m, with a short business session con~ ducted by President Dorig Foley. For entertainment, Mrs. Marian Libbey’s High School Chorus will present a few selections. Mrs. Simion Bolivar Buckmer, widow of the late General Buckner, U. S. Marine Corps Wero, will lecture on: colored films, which she will show of California. ‘ The pwhlic is invited. yesterday that the U. S. had agreed to stabilize ar exchange. Truman the U. S. will approve edits to Mexico. Alesing a joint congressgaid. ‘Democracy, if force,, whets the aptors.” POLICY aK: Peripatetic Honry ‘radio talk om his reoir, said that Wevery“te defend America wing bitterness.” He
‘Buropeans looked on the ttrine ‘with fear because dt as a step leading: to“He said America was force a world division inworking fox, gpoace. HILDREN N: The two million ity chief of the club means the following: Store fronts will take on a rugged coating of slab wood. Citizens, maseuline gender, will adorn themselves with facial hair of Western clothes. Ladies, particularly for festive occasions, will be attired like the belle of the ball in 749. First kaitgaroo court is scheduled for Friday evening, May 9. (Beware barefaces! will be the slogan’ then. Proceeds of Whiskerino activities (fines, memberships, dance profits) Pionéers Park and the airport. Two dances are already scheduled, with participants to wear 49er costume. Admission to at least one will be free to paid-up Whiskerinos. The hoosegow will be in evidence for the first kangaroo court. Peter (THEY ENTERED THE EASY WAY GRASS VALLEY: The Nevada County Bus.,Lines passenger depot on Bank Street was entered Wednesady morning about 4 o'clock Police Chief Frank Knuckey reports that it was apparently: an attempt at robTickets for the Whiskerino~Club are available at Hansen’s Paint Store, Electronic © Radio, National Club and Bottle Shop. ¥ree slab wood is available at the RST Good: weather enabled logging and sawmill operations and mining, in some areas, to start earlier than normally. The impact of this early resumption of activties, was immedequipment—swings, wading ol, neice aeeengi wee Hately felt-by-other dependent indus} young ones. tries and was reflected in demands GRASS Harry Clayton, Sheriff, Daniel] business. This was especially true of foundries and machine shops fabricatimg and repairing mining aud sawmill machinery. Hiring tempo was also increased and hotel and restaurant occupations but no appreciable change was noted in retail aaibaan trade market conditions, things reON BATTERY CHARGE maining practically static as in the NEVADA CITY: Joseph Sandstone, ‘past months insofar as hiring was 27, was lodged in the_county jail concerned. Mises Tuesday night-on.a charge of bat} tery. The complain was signed by) for such planning. Mary Hoeglin. Sandstone resides on. c7#ble labor market conditions from. yembers will determine, after ; now on. Opeations which have f¢. jancheon on the future regular meetsumed and those which will resume ing place of the chamber. YUBA CIGY: The Yuba City . (Commercial association was on record today. favoring a grouping together of all campaigns for funds for community-supported . agencies under, the annual Bi-County Com-7} munity Chest drive. Spies The motion passed at yesterday's regular association meeting requested all community agencies including: the Red Cross be supplied with funds), . . +hrough the annual chest campaign. . A committee, comprising Ed Wil-, son, 6hairman, Ray. Schrick,. and Frank Clapp, was appointed to represent the-association at a ¢ommunity chest meeting May 5 in Yuba county court house; they were -} atreted to urge community chest, wr members to insist that all agencies . be grouped under one annual drive. Crawford, Judge, “Pete Peterson, Deputies, James Peard, Alfred Irby, William Fletchér. and Joseph Sandholm. feoy dy Whiskerino officers include: ‘Chief . for workers to take care of increaed that the files: fail VALERY: ‘Ray Dorer, will. cn ‘The stresins the Chamber of Commerce, to be held ‘at Holbrooke Hotel next Wed« nesday at 12:15.: Dorer is president of: the 49’er Association at Auburn. _.He will speak on community planning’ for the. Centennial years. Discussion will center on suggestions fly hatch will be expect trout conditioned for tal lures. s RUDKINT. The general outlook is fo favrevealed yesterday, toith the rest of her jewels in her seven grandchildren. society can be assured of favorable weather conditions, An earlier start in. seasonal operations was experienced this year than is normally the ¢case. “GRASS VALLEY: Rev, Je Methodist Church,, yesterday . ‘ gem in 1912. state trusSipreme Court Justice * Shurmean. Arnold, Active applications on: file totaled 134, 173 of which were female avd 296 veteran. This is a drop in total i ‘apolications of 224° from March. Unemployment insurance’ claims as of “April 24th totaled 651, of which 168 were veteran claims. Last year the peak in ineurance claims was reached in March. while this year it occured in February. Since then there hasbeen a steady decline which will continue from’ now .0R; Nodifficulty in anticipated in placing male applicants, however .female applicants are a problem as there ig not much outlet locally for placement of any sizeable goup of these workers. i : Currently it is estimated that there are about 800 workers engaged in lumbering operations and between 700 and $00 in mining. The construction of a new mill above Downieville and at Grialy Creek, which will be completed about June 1, will require about 25 men each, Anothber mill is under construction at Truckee and expects to be in operation some time this year, It will employ about 100. Bids have been let for the completion of dam construction at Scotts Flat which will cost wbout $500,000, The required force : vy . GRASS VALLEY : Fire early Tueo. bery by oso ed day morning destroyed the two story A window on the lower. ]. nome of Mrs. Rachel Artuso on Bast floor on the west side of the . Bennett Street about one mile out‘ ent build-. }} side the city limits, and a cotttage aig pier < S by the simnext door belonging to Mr. and Mrs. yc sete ° Philip Garnier. ple expedient of throwing a rock thfough it, making it easy to reach in and unlock least the catch on the inside. tt morality I seca sig stem “eagan was found sues: a align “Bible or Bottle”. the police report, thodg © tira Jeasic Cowie, 87, . tnere was 2 sum of money . } . concealed inside which the] . Missionary. In her younger [burglars failed to find. on ie w= © OTEY APPROVES WEST BROAD ST. CHANGES erusade will ‘become naNEVADA CITY: The city council has approved. plans gubmitted by the California State Division of Highways for widening the entrance down West Broad Street of the new cut-off section of Hihway 49, between this city and Indian Fiat. ant to the siden obe! ‘Burns, of the College of the at Stookton. s : meeting of the college ¢ NA: ‘Thirty three white women of the WCTU trampbar to bar yesterday, crusadaperance right in the s@. ’ -entertained patrons with The Artuso house was an early day mansion. Damage to the two homes was estimated at $10,000. The State Division of Forestry sent two fire trucks to the scene put the fire -had gained such headway that efforts to save the two structures were unavailing. The alarm was sent in by William Srpoul of the Grass Valley Police Department who was on night duty. Job opportunities in the area from now on will consist mainly in mining and lumbéring operations, There will also be some demand for heavy constrution workers later on and for workers in forest service work, mainly for access road construction. maintenance men will occur. Opportunities for culinary workers will open up in the resort area about) Colt ie: not’known at the moment. Road. Jutie' 1 and will afford many open . A Honal 50 mem in the next month of} former workers are called back (wo. Some: mills expect 10 ut on two. retufn ni STATE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATES ARTUSO MANSION FIRE. * GRASS VALLEY: At the request of the sheriff's office, William M. Alexander, . investigators for the Gtate Division of Forestry, arrived yesterday to determine, if posatble the cause of the fire which destroy‘ed the home of Mrs. Rachel Artuso and the cottage ext door, on Bast Bennett Street, early Tuesray, morn: _ peputy Gheritt A. D. Pepper made an investigation, but due to eonflicting stories of 1 tng ap Jonny by. a state, forestry Lincoln ee Wolf & Royer ..---«--. SE GETS LIPPY WOOD: The Leo the Lip ine Day maritaldivmip was set for some wun§ today as the case went tc p Judge Ingal W. Bull. He after final arguments Miss