May 20, 1947 (4 pages)

ONLY be PER MONTH GRASS VALLEY The County Seat . : : 7 3 e County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA The Twin Cities Paper TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1947 rr — ns \Crowds Witness Almquist’s New Petal Sawmill Operate Monday sik DRIVE ROBBERS NEVADA CITY: Mrs. W.C: Persy,. NEVADA CITY: Sherirt Richard AD . committee chairman in charge of the ) 4 Creat Drive for May 26-29th sponsofed by the Nevada City Gar‘den club, has announced that plans for the arive. ate rolling in high gear and that the” ‘Gabden Club has been promised active “and: ei cle-searted ‘Teo-operation by vations ee jza“NEVADA CITY: Called the “‘first portable complete sawmiill” ever built. Lambert Almquist’s diesel-powered sawmill gave a demonstration at Pine and Broad Sitects yesterday at 11:30 a. m. The new mill, mounted on a 24 ton GMC. 6-wheel drive: truck, sliced through logs. of vatying sizes. . A large crowd gathered as Almguist “demonstrated his saw. y. Grammar school children lined the streets. released from, school early for.a session of industrial education. ‘George Hansen, Chamber of Commerce president, made arfonge: ments for the demonstration. W. 7. Hoskitis reported yesterday. that q Bi six. summer homes belonging to Grass Valley sportsmen and bisiness By men, at Lake Bowman, & d been (ime robbed of sleeping Bags, blankets, . and between $60, si @ $70 worth of NEVADA CITY: Final recomniendgroceries, . : ‘ations of the Nevada County grand ; ast: between May Pe 11 ; jury were made public Friday, The . recommm , the sheriff said, he made sje " ended against salary ac investigation, tehsed® tng: ieee ner ases for three eounty officials sass a eee superior judge, district a torney to a camp on Sawmill Creek, where county auditor. : the looters had destroyed much’ of e jury returned to the board of their loot "by using ans of fruit ‘ana . Wpervisors ‘without. recommendation vegetables for target practice, A tot peduest for salary “increases of ather of stolen kitchen eqiipment includ ee ing a gallon coffee pot and several . ‘kettles, had heen destroyed by ‘eutting them up with ‘a. butcher's” eledver. + teain ‘at a place “play. Johnny O'Neil “the good Mevada City Airl diamond and e of a “‘Bunday 0 ory. runs back t6 Pati ‘Wa i. an tions. These include t e » Civic Club, city officials, the fire de-. ; bartment aiid thé. Business and Professional Women’s Club. Basic’ ‘purpose of the program is to ciéan tip all vacant, weedy, and ma ridden ‘{6ts, home ‘grounds tnaide and outside fences, and also cemeteries. . , rast piles _ left at. curbs, by Tesi= nts will be removed by trucks paricipating in thé @rive. 4S¢hool chil-. 4 oo from thé first grade fo and inAlmaquist estimated that the sige inch insert todth blade on his moun! ing could cut through 30,000 board + . feet of tombet per diem. The ‘. mill cost $40,000 to build and ew 6 months. It was completed in Arthur Davis’ machine shop on’ € ‘Bloomfield road. 4 miles out of: town. Almq@uist expects to cut 2 mir lion board feet of Tumber on his owd holdings at Seott’s Flat this suini+ mer. The saw is powered by a 200 re the edger and blower are electric powered wy a pothble dynamo. The steel por# ap ortable dynamo. «The steel portion of the appatatis was constructed at Jones Steel Co. in Roseville. Powe er is transmitted through Velt drivés; roller4ballbearing oonstruetion is used. throughout. Almquist stated. yesterday that ne expects to begin immediately in thé manufactute of moré of the giant ~ portable saw. He hds been a tay operator here since 1941. Among the erowds of ome ere . were many photographers, profeaa chapter financial matters The chap. ional and amatuer. William Bi ‘ er will soon nominate new officers. Wright, local: attorney: “was noted ’ One ot the last. funetions. a the Jury was to address. a letter to counofficials -reiterating its previous. d on slot machines. A stolen suit of clothes had: been* Fred. Nettel was foreman of th 2 destroyed first “by outting “off” ‘thie jury and Joseph ‘Day, secretary. luding™High school seniors, will b@. sleeves, then rending it with a shotasked to. parti¢ipate. -. gun blast at close ana The sheriff as Tee ted dod ta es tore _ Goal of the drive is to make Ne-{said his first impression was that] ie said Friday that he might activwada City one of the cleanest com-. it was the work of youthful vandalé./os. « new jury in the near future. ie munities in the state. but tracks discovered, indicated the . * miscreants were. men. gs rerentiy discharged jury serGARDEN CLUB MEET : d from the latter part of. 1946 Among the summer homes entet> } nti Friday afternoon at 3:30 »p: NEVADA CITY: The Nevada’ City ed and looted were those of Ernest Garden Club, meeting in the home . It was what is termed as a “holda. pia ata sai Roxge~ over’ jury from the court of former Geo’ and others. Two uties con-j} : ef Mrs. Arthur Hoge, chose for its ‘\ : topic Good Citizenship. Mrs. Fred Tourtelotte, presided in the absence i ise* “George Jones. tinued the investigation on La’ y of. the jury had expressBowman yestrday. Yesterday otte of the president, Mrs. Charles Stevens. 4 jeir desire to be released from burglaries. of summer homes were nergice. Careless use of sprinklers during. ‘this season when water shortages are. @ reported from Kingvale on Highwadtbough the jury had eauiatiy expected were severely ceneured by ‘county officers, particuthe district attorney and shermembers. Mrs. Clay Caldwell of} . (Grass Valley, gave an interesting . 4t had called neither Sheriff, s or District Attorney Shel-’ talk son wild flowers, The cli ts pit bettered ite quote by 14% in its . ¢ working on project for cleaning up recent drive. . the ‘city, details of which will be eu a a ad) announced later. or is an % to $175 FUNERAL FOR NEVADA orry: The board _of . Directors of the Red Croes, meeting at 2 p, m. yesterday at the city hall, appointed a committee to seek a local person qualified for summer swimming , instructor. Robert Tamblyn, president of the chapter, heads the committee, and is aided. by Mrs. . Cummins Diesel motor, Quinn ‘“Bonebrake, Donald Robert Paine and Mrs. Audrey Walkington. Discussion at the meeting centered: on the problem of efficient timing and co-ordination of thee ‘Learn To Swim” program with the ‘city ecouncil’s schedule. Present at the meeting were Tambin, Paine, Mrs. Bonebrake, Mrs. Watlkington, Ben Hall, Judse George Jones; Mis. Bred F. Cassidy and Mre. Richard Gone. Possible candidates for swimming instructor were discussed, as were 2 al she made basket after basie, to the chant of the Nevada City . ors: “Go if Red! Go it! We've oar money on you-ou! fhe very ercelient field in Pioyeore, Park, now: gives our baseball yers and fans, a real home. Sunye game, not too. well attended. b think, nevertheless is a mile-stone r Nevada City’s progress. The more i citidens use the park, the more é ine Interested in its improveThe game Sunday resulted in a ada City’s Merchants nine by the score of re that a Gabor of; com; utting its back into basebal’. i 26 Many other enterprises 01 s, is: a good augury for the. ditor £68 a metropoulitan daly ot yesteryear, to mention it . Wittieally, we recall witty what difsully we finally managed. to ham‘me out a. style. of, eur’ own in refrom one the the the the on the managing éditors desk, ite he had asked to see it, and het to go out.to dinner, when i sbruptly: “Wait a minute.” ibe waited several. minuaunhled rapidly through : . Finally: his gimlet ; =e looked ‘tip and toarWrling baseball. Returning ‘Me of the state league games ; Mening Wwe are fully recounted elishlights inthe first pat of ‘Mery and then trailed. off with thy by play’ reporé. We tossed MARYSVILLE: Harold J. Sperheck,, chairman of the Yuba County Deméératic Central Committee is -definitely not interested either individually ag as head of the Demooratic . ’ party in the county in co-sponsoring lace in San, . Fran¢isco and Oakland May 20 and 21 according to Sperbeck. Frederick Thompson, chairman at Henry Wallace’s arrangementcom‘mittee wired Sperbeck yesterday, informing him “of Wallace’s speaking engagements in the bay area. Thompson . asked Sperbeck if he ‘would co-sponsor Wallace’s two talks either in. his official. capaolty or personally,, Sperheck sald. you have lett~Giisdn On . we dickens od in the Sétond half of the} . . > get a cab and go}. fi It trust be] oo oo oo onaeng the: copy, imoag the three teal Afothe; end of the ’ The chiet Was vey stubborn found ‘th the larger . @ bly in’ the eyes of the ‘never have in this . ” asehall player, t reportér, But try, If young Fred . ie anarm that d. the e: across. ‘the: plate : taster {oh itttle ‘Ainsley ne: ; GRASS VALLEY: Coming T E of ‘temporary ‘portable buildings are available to units which have: secured free sae on which to place them, The temporary building, which will probably. be secured from surplus~ war’ goods at an. army. camp, will later be replaced by a. permanent armory. Company E has been . holding re-organization meetings in ‘Portion of. the Veteran’s: Memorial Building. Adcording ~ to ‘ Harleth Brock. spokesnian for the guard company, itis the National Guard's” ope ‘to secure the “gift of a piece of property on the Nevada City-Grase Val: way. , Persons is te the “ge epeeches to be made by Henry Walthe National: Guard has learned that aw Ward Sheldon ~ hea’ “fesued a state. . ment concerning ihe letter fom the ‘grand jury written him on May 9th and pointing out that slot machines and gambling were still in existence in Nevada County’s unincorporated areas. The district attorney states: “The letter was written on May §th, not ‘signed until May 15th, and deliver‘ed on May 16th. “That on May 9th, when the grand jury was in session, he informed that body he would ‘be available in the county clerk’s office if they desired to question him or to report anything-to him. He stayed there all the afternoon but was not called. “On May 10th he calted on Fred Nettell, foreman of the grand jury, at his office in Grass Valley,, talked about an hour concerning gambling and slot machine complaints, informed the grand jury foreman. that he proposed an. independent tigation and was told by Nettell that “he believed he (Sheldon) was handling. the situation properly. and) wis ee sure the gand jury would (GRASS VALLEY: At the Hydraulie. Mining Association’s annual meeting at a Grass Valley Hotel, George W. Hallock, incumbent, was elected dent. Fred Browne remains as resident and William W. Esterlyias secretary. Opposition ; fo the elected candidates was non-ex stent. ‘arren T. Hannum; StateMrs. S. B. Chambers. Chambers ond the Sacramento office of the : Engineers. PROPERTY TAXES J roperty tax le y this. year than they were in prewar 41 California taxpayers aBBocn reported today. The 1946-47 . ¢ax } totals 699.725 compared with ,103 for 1940-41. The current levy 23 per cent higher thau 9 $54 6,124 levy pee 1945-46. 1946+fimement, had been librarian in the -inves-}. sores meer ————. MISS. Oa WHELAN GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services took place in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary this morning at 10:30 a.m. for Miss Jane Whelan. Rev. Jesse R. ‘Rudkin. will conduct the service. Intermént will be in the family . plot in the Catholic Cemetery. Miss Whelan, until her recent reGrass . Valley Public Library for. miere than 20 years. She, was born in the Forest. Springs district 74 years ago. She is survived by one sister, Miss Anne Whelan. The two sisters. resided at the family home on Bast Bennett Street for 65’ years. ‘The Native Daughters of the Golden West will take charge of the service tomorrow at the graveside. VIRGINIA HUNTLEY WEDS LLOYD EVERETT NEVADA’ CIPY: Mrs. and Mré. E. R. Huntley of Loyalton have annouti¢ed the marriage in Reno, of their daughter, Virginia, to Lloyd Patrick Everett of Nevada City. The former Miss Huntley is a.well known" es. a take “ase to in the Hooper and eine Mortuary . for Jabez Jenkins who died in a loca t home in Piedmont Monday May 12th, She was born in Alleghany, Sierra County 75 years ago. She tame to North San Juan with her parents when she was three years old. She atteri@ed the public school at North Gan Juan during her younger days. Ste afterwards moved to San Franelses and then later to Piedmont. Many will remember her as industrious helpful and kind to others. She is survived by her two Cousins (Mrs, Amelia Rodgers of Nevada City and-Miss Cayoline Wickman of Piedmont. Graveside. funeral services were held Saturday May 17 at one o’clock p. m: at the North San Juan Cemetery. She was buried in her family plot. Holmes Funeral Home was es charge. FUNERAL FOR SABER 3 man, avisietes: of the late Henry aad: ; (Meta Wickman passed away at her Dr. B. Ww. niénit and J. Howard Penrose. atural Resouces, attended,, with Pe ah Mrs _ Hannum. Also: gests were Col. Kpleted engineering courses in San} Francisco institutions. He served the / y of Oakland for many years as ap “Dh seaten is employed at the Anapo Sei Ming ings Eee oa: host to the Lions and'their families — Grass Valley, A thls and ColNe at the ees ie Central House, 9 miles east of this city on} the Tadpe DRI, Higirag: Pe ee Games and sports will open at 1 P. cnet Tne Hehe i music: -. at 3 o'clock. Pree amet Cat . " hospital May 17th Rev. Jesse R em st bva pee: phe five pares in the eléction of school trustees ate Gedr ie S: Porter, Pidon W: Kendrick, Huimitiett, J. Paul Bere “Whee calididates: defeated ow: Lambart B. Thomas, Miles D. Cougi~ lin, and Dr. C. N. Kerrin. were 352 votes cast. These were did-> tributed among the candidates aif follows: Porter 256, Kendrick 248," Dr. Hummelt 229, Bergeman 209." Phere? hlin 165, The GRASS ‘VAULBY: Jolin ware! nd W. 7 Terrill; incunibente, were service. Th re-eleeted % a seabed roe’ He was bsiaiat here and later com-. . civil engineer, uwhtil his. retirement f_ 15 years yago. When he became ill a few weeks Ret ogo, ig wal vetutn $A oj this city for’ er tee His only known. res . iatite: in tiits!country ie Mrs. William : Rowe ot this £ ty, ' OPENING v Were highly successful May 1 at Lake Pillsbury, > Gay in their chiireh, 114 Boulder: Brose at 11 o'clock, Sunday y échioo) . 4 i 9:46 «wa: A Weduebitey eve “i heh onthe

ONLY be PER MONTH GRASS VALLEY The County Seat . : : 7 3 e County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA The Twin Cities Paper TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1947 rr — ns \Crowds Witness Almquist’s New Petal Sawmill Operate Monday sik DRIVE ROBBERS NEVADA CITY: Mrs. W.C: Persy,. NEVADA CITY: Sherirt Richard AD . committee chairman in charge of the ) 4 Creat Drive for May 26-29th sponsofed by the Nevada City Gar‘den club, has announced that plans for the arive. ate rolling in high gear and that the” ‘Gabden Club has been promised active “and: ei cle-searted ‘Teo-operation by vations ee jza“NEVADA CITY: Called the “‘first portable complete sawmiill” ever built. Lambert Almquist’s diesel-powered sawmill gave a demonstration at Pine and Broad Sitects yesterday at 11:30 a. m. The new mill, mounted on a 24 ton GMC. 6-wheel drive: truck, sliced through logs. of vatying sizes. . A large crowd gathered as Almguist “demonstrated his saw. y. Grammar school children lined the streets. released from, school early for.a session of industrial education. ‘George Hansen, Chamber of Commerce president, made arfonge: ments for the demonstration. W. 7. Hoskitis reported yesterday. that q Bi six. summer homes belonging to Grass Valley sportsmen and bisiness By men, at Lake Bowman, & d been (ime robbed of sleeping Bags, blankets, . and between $60, si @ $70 worth of NEVADA CITY: Final recomniendgroceries, . : ‘ations of the Nevada County grand ; ast: between May Pe 11 ; jury were made public Friday, The . recommm , the sheriff said, he made sje " ended against salary ac investigation, tehsed® tng: ieee ner ases for three eounty officials sass a eee superior judge, district a torney to a camp on Sawmill Creek, where county auditor. : the looters had destroyed much’ of e jury returned to the board of their loot "by using ans of fruit ‘ana . Wpervisors ‘without. recommendation vegetables for target practice, A tot peduest for salary “increases of ather of stolen kitchen eqiipment includ ee ing a gallon coffee pot and several . ‘kettles, had heen destroyed by ‘eutting them up with ‘a. butcher's” eledver. + teain ‘at a place “play. Johnny O'Neil “the good Mevada City Airl diamond and e of a “‘Bunday 0 ory. runs back t6 Pati ‘Wa i. an tions. These include t e » Civic Club, city officials, the fire de-. ; bartment aiid thé. Business and Professional Women’s Club. Basic’ ‘purpose of the program is to ciéan tip all vacant, weedy, and ma ridden ‘{6ts, home ‘grounds tnaide and outside fences, and also cemeteries. . , rast piles _ left at. curbs, by Tesi= nts will be removed by trucks paricipating in thé @rive. 4S¢hool chil-. 4 oo from thé first grade fo and inAlmaquist estimated that the sige inch insert todth blade on his moun! ing could cut through 30,000 board + . feet of tombet per diem. The ‘. mill cost $40,000 to build and ew 6 months. It was completed in Arthur Davis’ machine shop on’ € ‘Bloomfield road. 4 miles out of: town. Almq@uist expects to cut 2 mir lion board feet of Tumber on his owd holdings at Seott’s Flat this suini+ mer. The saw is powered by a 200 re the edger and blower are electric powered wy a pothble dynamo. The steel por# ap ortable dynamo. «The steel portion of the appatatis was constructed at Jones Steel Co. in Roseville. Powe er is transmitted through Velt drivés; roller4ballbearing oonstruetion is used. throughout. Almquist stated. yesterday that ne expects to begin immediately in thé manufactute of moré of the giant ~ portable saw. He hds been a tay operator here since 1941. Among the erowds of ome ere . were many photographers, profeaa chapter financial matters The chap. ional and amatuer. William Bi ‘ er will soon nominate new officers. Wright, local: attorney: “was noted ’ One ot the last. funetions. a the Jury was to address. a letter to counofficials -reiterating its previous. d on slot machines. A stolen suit of clothes had: been* Fred. Nettel was foreman of th 2 destroyed first “by outting “off” ‘thie jury and Joseph ‘Day, secretary. luding™High school seniors, will b@. sleeves, then rending it with a shotasked to. parti¢ipate. -. gun blast at close ana The sheriff as Tee ted dod ta es tore _ Goal of the drive is to make Ne-{said his first impression was that] ie said Friday that he might activwada City one of the cleanest com-. it was the work of youthful vandalé./os. « new jury in the near future. ie munities in the state. but tracks discovered, indicated the . * miscreants were. men. gs rerentiy discharged jury serGARDEN CLUB MEET : d from the latter part of. 1946 Among the summer homes entet> } nti Friday afternoon at 3:30 »p: NEVADA CITY: The Nevada’ City ed and looted were those of Ernest Garden Club, meeting in the home . It was what is termed as a “holda. pia ata sai Roxge~ over’ jury from the court of former Geo’ and others. Two uties con-j} : ef Mrs. Arthur Hoge, chose for its ‘\ : topic Good Citizenship. Mrs. Fred Tourtelotte, presided in the absence i ise* “George Jones. tinued the investigation on La’ y of. the jury had expressBowman yestrday. Yesterday otte of the president, Mrs. Charles Stevens. 4 jeir desire to be released from burglaries. of summer homes were nergice. Careless use of sprinklers during. ‘this season when water shortages are. @ reported from Kingvale on Highwadtbough the jury had eauiatiy expected were severely ceneured by ‘county officers, particuthe district attorney and shermembers. Mrs. Clay Caldwell of} . (Grass Valley, gave an interesting . 4t had called neither Sheriff, s or District Attorney Shel-’ talk son wild flowers, The cli ts pit bettered ite quote by 14% in its . ¢ working on project for cleaning up recent drive. . the ‘city, details of which will be eu a a ad) announced later. or is an % to $175 FUNERAL FOR NEVADA orry: The board _of . Directors of the Red Croes, meeting at 2 p, m. yesterday at the city hall, appointed a committee to seek a local person qualified for summer swimming , instructor. Robert Tamblyn, president of the chapter, heads the committee, and is aided. by Mrs. . Cummins Diesel motor, Quinn ‘“Bonebrake, Donald Robert Paine and Mrs. Audrey Walkington. Discussion at the meeting centered: on the problem of efficient timing and co-ordination of thee ‘Learn To Swim” program with the ‘city ecouncil’s schedule. Present at the meeting were Tambin, Paine, Mrs. Bonebrake, Mrs. Watlkington, Ben Hall, Judse George Jones; Mis. Bred F. Cassidy and Mre. Richard Gone. Possible candidates for swimming instructor were discussed, as were 2 al she made basket after basie, to the chant of the Nevada City . ors: “Go if Red! Go it! We've oar money on you-ou! fhe very ercelient field in Pioyeore, Park, now: gives our baseball yers and fans, a real home. Sunye game, not too. well attended. b think, nevertheless is a mile-stone r Nevada City’s progress. The more i citidens use the park, the more é ine Interested in its improveThe game Sunday resulted in a ada City’s Merchants nine by the score of re that a Gabor of; com; utting its back into basebal’. i 26 Many other enterprises 01 s, is: a good augury for the. ditor £68 a metropoulitan daly ot yesteryear, to mention it . Wittieally, we recall witty what difsully we finally managed. to ham‘me out a. style. of, eur’ own in refrom one the the the the on the managing éditors desk, ite he had asked to see it, and het to go out.to dinner, when i sbruptly: “Wait a minute.” ibe waited several. minuaunhled rapidly through : . Finally: his gimlet ; =e looked ‘tip and toarWrling baseball. Returning ‘Me of the state league games ; Mening Wwe are fully recounted elishlights inthe first pat of ‘Mery and then trailed. off with thy by play’ reporé. We tossed MARYSVILLE: Harold J. Sperheck,, chairman of the Yuba County Deméératic Central Committee is -definitely not interested either individually ag as head of the Demooratic . ’ party in the county in co-sponsoring lace in San, . Fran¢isco and Oakland May 20 and 21 according to Sperbeck. Frederick Thompson, chairman at Henry Wallace’s arrangementcom‘mittee wired Sperbeck yesterday, informing him “of Wallace’s speaking

engagements in the bay area. Thompson . asked Sperbeck if he ‘would co-sponsor Wallace’s two talks either in. his official. capaolty or personally,, Sperheck sald. you have lett~Giisdn On . we dickens od in the Sétond half of the} . . > get a cab and go}. fi It trust be] oo oo oo onaeng the: copy, imoag the three teal Afothe; end of the ’ The chiet Was vey stubborn found ‘th the larger . @ bly in’ the eyes of the ‘never have in this . ” asehall player, t reportér, But try, If young Fred . ie anarm that d. the e: across. ‘the: plate : taster {oh itttle ‘Ainsley ne: ; GRASS VALLEY: Coming T E of ‘temporary ‘portable buildings are available to units which have: secured free sae on which to place them, The temporary building, which will probably. be secured from surplus~ war’ goods at an. army. camp, will later be replaced by a. permanent armory. Company E has been . holding re-organization meetings in ‘Portion of. the Veteran’s: Memorial Building. Adcording ~ to ‘ Harleth Brock. spokesnian for the guard company, itis the National Guard's” ope ‘to secure the “gift of a piece of property on the Nevada City-Grase Val: way. , Persons is te the “ge epeeches to be made by Henry Walthe National: Guard has learned that aw Ward Sheldon ~ hea’ “fesued a state. . ment concerning ihe letter fom the ‘grand jury written him on May 9th and pointing out that slot machines and gambling were still in existence in Nevada County’s unincorporated areas. The district attorney states: “The letter was written on May §th, not ‘signed until May 15th, and deliver‘ed on May 16th. “That on May 9th, when the grand jury was in session, he informed that body he would ‘be available in the county clerk’s office if they desired to question him or to report anything-to him. He stayed there all the afternoon but was not called. “On May 10th he calted on Fred Nettell, foreman of the grand jury, at his office in Grass Valley,, talked about an hour concerning gambling and slot machine complaints, informed the grand jury foreman. that he proposed an. independent tigation and was told by Nettell that “he believed he (Sheldon) was handling.. the situation properly. and) wis ee sure the gand jury would (GRASS VALLEY: At the Hydraulie. Mining Association’s annual meeting at a Grass Valley Hotel, George W. Hallock, incumbent, was elected dent. Fred Browne remains as resident and William W. Esterlyias secretary.. Opposition ; fo the elected candidates was non-ex stent. ‘arren T. Hannum; StateMrs. S. B. Chambers. Chambers ond the Sacramento office of the : Engineers. PROPERTY TAXES J roperty tax le y this. year than they were in prewar 41 California taxpayers aBBocn reported today. The 1946-47 . ¢ax } totals 699.725 compared with ,103 for 1940-41. The current levy 23 per cent higher thau 9 $54 6,124 levy pee 1945-46. 1946+fimement, had been librarian in the -inves-}. sores meer ————. MISS. Oa WHELAN GRASS VALLEY: Funeral services took place in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary this morning at 10:30 a.m. for Miss Jane Whelan. Rev. Jesse R. ‘Rudkin. will conduct the service. Intermént will be in the family . plot in the Catholic Cemetery. Miss Whelan, until her recent reGrass . Valley Public Library for. miere than 20 years. She, was born in the Forest. Springs district 74 years ago. She is survived by one sister, Miss Anne Whelan. The two sisters. resided at the family home on Bast Bennett Street for 65’ years. ‘The Native Daughters of the Golden West will take charge of the service tomorrow at the graveside. VIRGINIA HUNTLEY WEDS LLOYD EVERETT NEVADA’ CIPY: Mrs. and Mré. E. R. Huntley of Loyalton have annouti¢ed the marriage in Reno, of their daughter, Virginia, to Lloyd Patrick Everett of Nevada City. The former Miss Huntley is a.well known" es. a take “ase to in the Hooper and eine Mortuary . for Jabez Jenkins who died in a loca t home in Piedmont Monday May 12th, She was born in Alleghany, Sierra County 75 years ago. She tame to North San Juan with her parents when she was three years old. She atteri@ed the public school at North Gan Juan during her younger days. Ste afterwards moved to San Franelses and then later to Piedmont. Many will remember her as industrious helpful and kind to others. She is survived by her two Cousins (Mrs, Amelia Rodgers of Nevada City and-Miss Cayoline Wickman of Piedmont. Graveside. funeral services were held Saturday May 17 at one o’clock p. m: at the North San Juan Cemetery. She was buried in her family plot. Holmes Funeral Home was es charge. FUNERAL FOR SABER 3 man, avisietes: of the late Henry aad: ; (Meta Wickman passed away at her Dr. B. Ww. niénit and J. Howard Penrose. atural Resouces, attended,, with Pe ah Mrs _ Hannum. Also: gests were Col. Kpleted engineering courses in San} Francisco institutions. He served the / y of Oakland for many years as ap “Dh seaten is employed at the Anapo Sei Ming ings Eee oa: host to the Lions and'their families — Grass Valley, A thls and ColNe at the ees ie Central House, 9 miles east of this city on} the Tadpe DRI, Higirag: Pe ee Games and sports will open at 1 P. cnet Tne Hehe i music: -. at 3 o'clock. Pree amet Cat . " hospital May 17th Rev. Jesse R em st bva pee: phe five pares in the eléction of school trustees ate Gedr ie S: Porter, Pidon W: Kendrick, Huimitiett, J. Paul Bere “Whee calididates: defeated ow: Lambart B. Thomas, Miles D. Cougi~ lin, and Dr. C. N. Kerrin. were 352 votes cast. These were did-> tributed among the candidates aif follows: Porter 256, Kendrick 248," Dr. Hummelt 229, Bergeman 209." Phere? hlin 165, The GRASS ‘VAULBY: Jolin ware! nd W. 7 Terrill; incunibente, were service. Th re-eleeted % a seabed roe’ He was bsiaiat here and later com-. . civil engineer, uwhtil his. retirement f_ 15 years yago. When he became ill a few weeks Ret ogo, ig wal vetutn $A oj this city for’ er tee His only known. res . iatite: in tiits!country ie Mrs. William : Rowe ot this £ ty, ' OPENING v Were highly successful May 1 at Lake Pillsbury, > Gay in their chiireh, 114 Boulder: Brose at 11 o'clock, Sunday y échioo) . 4 i 9:46 «wa: A Weduebitey eve “i heh onthe