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May 28, 1945 (4 pages)

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tg ck als Pg aera NEVADA CITY NUGGET _______--__ MONDAY, MAY 28, 1945 Page F our Seer age rferteste fe nteste fe oferta rtenterterte stent £ . z ae + WITH OUR* a 9 shesfe-sfe she sfesfe sfeatenterterterfesterteoteotesferiententertestestes % Kx AND i % a ae . “e sat Smee) Sorte rte s Seefs feet Oey, Sea ole ogee’ ca) feof) > that i 9 De R? 3 : % IN GLOBAL WAR * + ; ae Sa seo ferte she ofestet seat tite tate teat steate tate te otetiates! Edward V. Farnsworth— Writing from some ‘‘hell hole’ in the Pacific, Chief Pharmacists Mate Edward V. a hospital that he is well, but next Mother's Day. Farnsworth, stationed on ship, writes his mother, hopes to be home Kenneth C. Worthley— 436th Troop Carrier Group, —Four France awarded battle participation credit for troop carrier front, Sst. son of times previously sorties on the western Kenneth C. Worthley, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond V. Worthiey! ooanty newspapers and radio station . SUPERVISORS AT RETIREMENT AGE of 509 Coyote Street has been presented with his fifth bronze battle, star, significant of service in five} majoy campaigns in the Buropean theatre of operations. Se*. Worthleyv’s unit, the 436th Treop Carrier Grou). commanded by . Col. Adriel! N. Williams of Shelbyville, Ky., performed. troop carrier operations in the areas of Northern . France. Southern France, Normandy, Rome-Arno and Germany. The was cited for its successful fulfillment of airborne drop operations on. D-day in Normandy, and hag since . carried out thousands of “and aid evacuation fissions between combat sorties. Sgt. Worthley graduated from Nevada City high school in May 1942. . and was later employed as a recelv. ing and shipping checker by the U. S. forestry service. He joined his present organization, shortly after its’ activation at Alliance, Neb., and left for foreign service in the latter part of 19438. eraup resuvply William E. Jamerson— Technician. Grade 1V William £. Jamerson Jr., of the Army Medical Detachment has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster ty his Bronze St aT Medal for heroic achievement. Willia E. Jamerson lives at 539 Broad Street and hisheme town newspaper is 21 years of age and was a student of the Nevada City high school before entering the service. While in/! school he was actively interested in Msaketball, football, track, baseball and tennis. Tom Leges-— Mrs. George A. Lege received a4 telegram Thursday from her © son I Tom. Saying he had arrived’ in Phil-' adelphia. This is the firstword re. ceived from him since late in March. . Young Legg has many battle stars . on his campaign -ribbons, having served as radar man aboard a destroyer in both the. Pacific and the Atlantic. presidential proclamation, jexact a tremendous toll yearly, ‘declared. Wise preventative measures FARM NEWS SAFETY WEE K-—P . Truman is calling nd rural people to observe Natidnal Week, In a resident Harry on all Ss 9 yd Ae Farm Safety July issued earalld organizations ned with agricluture were urged to do everything in their to educate farm people in the proper precautions by which’ they may eliminate farm hazards, and ta nation wide determina} last week, ail persons eoncer power stimulate a demonstrated tion to stop needless waste of pers piaceable farm and property. In a manpower letter tural extension service forester and . leader.in farm safety and fire pre-. vention work, has asked the cooperaof local eiviec groups, farm orrural schools, and the tion ganizations, in carrying out the presidents re quest. Farm. farm accidents he fires and applied in time and followed consistently, can reduce farm hazards to a minimum. EGG PRESERVATION, housewife should consider the home preservation of eggs during these! months when laying is heavier than at any other time of the year. W. E. Nelson, extension poultry specialist, with egg production at its peak the national supply of fresh éggs is conshortage for civilians can be expected in the fall. The most practical method of egg service . . : S : ;ers to make eertain of their farmers . include a critical situation in this . state, the agricultural! extension service is cautioning farmnevertheless requirements well in advante of need. . ‘TIME TO BUILD SACK LOz ADER— . With grain harvests in the offing in many counties there still is time to build that home made pickup sack . loader ‘but time is getting shorter. James P. Fairbanks agricultural extension service specialist in. engin‘eering University of California, who the pickup loader js} a score of communities, the handy but simple more than asserts that device will certainly take the strain to all county farm ad-! visors, Woodbridge Metcalf, agricul. . reports that even, : ithe Plumas forest for a continuous ‘siderably less than last year and a‘ ;ted States, of which preservation in'many homes is by the} use of water glass solution. However where facilities are available the of eggs freezing is very satisfactory. Frozen eggs whites -can be thawed and beaten and used just as fresh egg whites would. BAG SHORTAGE—Washington is storing by . transferring . asking farmers and business concerns . to conserve bags to the greatest pos-. sible extent and to shipping return, or Dags . into ‘channels prompty as possible. Textile bag requirements they say 20 per cent from last year while allocations of textiles for bags} are running more than five per cent behind last year. Shipments are up of food through war torn Europe has intensified the problem as increased relief feeding quires more virtually none of rebags, ' which will be returned. Pre war estimates for California revealed that approximately 23 millian bags were needed for small grain such as flax, barley, wheat and rice. Several million additional bags were needed for potatoes, beans, poultry feed, beet pulp and other sacked products. Since the start of hostilities about ‘one fourth of the small graing have} Swift expansion of the population . been bulk shipments relieving to a. of Australia followed the discovery , of gold in 1851. degree the demand for: bags. While preliminary surveys do not WAR LOAN Make the Seventh a Success You can give them a lift in more ways than one if you will go easy on Long Distance calls between 7 and 10 each night. That’s the time many service men in the camps are calling home and they'll ap/preciate your help in leaving the lines for them. THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH ‘COMPANY 114 MAIN STREET, GRASS VALLEY 1 TELEPHONE 600 éell . placed in as . January ; ists. i off the back breaking job of picking . up satks after the grain ow drops then in the field, TWO FOREST SAIN FRANCISCO, May 28—Retirement from active government gervice of two oldtime forest supervisors, David N. Rogers, Plumas naThe . tional forest, Quincy and Roy Boothe) . Inyo national forest, Bishop, was an. . nounced today by region forester S. B. Show, chief of the U. S. forest ser. vice in California. Supervisors Rogers, tire July 15, has been who will*re-} nm charge of period of more than 35 years. This is said to be a record unsurpassed in! the 160 national forests of the Uni-! 17 are located in California. He received his technical training in forestry at the University of Maine and the Yale School of Forestry, and entered the U. $7 forest service under Gifford Pinchot . 1905. In 1907 he west work on the Sierra forest, to the Inyo and Stanislaus forests. He went to the Plumas in 1909.-and after serving a short time as deputy supervisor was charge 1910. swpervisor ee managemert the Plumas-has been one of the ducing in came to .
national later the forest in Under of leading timber proand has furnishneeds. retires forests in the state played an important role in ‘ing forest products for Supervisor Boothe, June 30, has been a member U. S. forest service since 1907. when he started as a forest guard on the Sierra national forest . under its) first supervisor, Charles H. Shinn. After serving the Sierra for 15 years, he appointed supervisor of the Inyo forest on March 1, 1926 which position he still holds. During this period, the Inyo forést on the east slope of the Sierra Nevadas became a still more important source of water supply for the Los Angeles area and because of its alpine scenery and good fishing attracted an ever increasing number of recreationwar who of the on Was Carl A. Gustafson, supervisor of the Klamath national forest, Yreka, in northwestern California has been named supervisor of the Plumas forest at Quincy, suceeding David N. Rogers. He is a native of Little Falls, Minn., and a graduate of the University of Idaho and University of California where he received a master of science degree in forestry. Giustafson was first employed on the NezPerce national forest, Idaho, and the Wasatch forest in Utah, transferring to the Sierra forest in California in 1931. Two years later he went to the Klamath national forest and thence to the regional office of the forest service in San Francisco where -he specialized in fire control problems. In 1941 he was made guoervisor of the Klamath forest. George S. James a graduate of the University of California has been promoted from district ranger: ati (Beksrsfield, Sequoia national tor=. est, to the supervisorship of the 1 1-2! million acre Klamath forest, ceeding Carl A. Gustafson. James) received his early forestry training at; the California forest and range saul periment station, Berkeley, and in . the Rocky’ Mountain region henge) quarters of the forest service at De ver. Returning to California in 1938, he served ag fire control officer on; the Klamath and Modoc national forests for six years, transferring the Sequoia forest in 1944. Floyd Iverson of Biebér, ranger of the Warner Mtns. district, Modoe national forest, in northwestern California has been prompted to be eupervisor of the Inyo National forest, succeeding Roy Boothe. Iverson, a University of California graduate, entered the forest service in 1932 on the Plumas national forest. Subsequently he served on the Trinity, Los Padres Modoc and Sequoia forests. He has had extensive experience in grazing problems on the national forests. In normal times France, with her suc. tO . colonies, is nearly self supporting. . H. M. Leete, . poder government of real of person. ‘bear \without the consent of local goyern;ment; (2) The county government loses the percentage it would re. tion or can levy the The proposed. bill ‘sonal property for _. tion of Sgt. {Ina Raines will be soloist with the BILLTOCURB FEDERAL LAND praise for this fine choir goes to Au-! burn members. The concert will be presented . the DeWitt Chapel Wednesday, ‘hay 30, at 8 p. m. The public is cordialty . EYPANSION invited to attend. ‘Balsa Dh nee ‘g vernr + + r ’ ‘a . The following letter has been re-. NNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL PIONIC ceived from Clair Engle, representative of third district concerning a bill introduced to federal pansion in land holding: The annual Sunday school picnic of Grass Valley will take place in Olympia Park on June 7th. A: big program of sports and gameurb exNditor Nevada City Nugget eee nape : . : Se es is being arranged. Rev. W. A. MeDear Sir: Bride will be in charge of music for the day. Members of the several churches participating in this. event Herewith please find enclosed copy of a proposed. bill which would reSiuscuiicions regularly. Much of the. GRASS VALLEY HOLIDAY The Merchants Unit of the Grass Valley Chamiber of Commerce yesterday* announced that Memorial Day, . May 30th, will be by complete closing of stores, buildings. Grass and weeds in the local cemeteries are being removed in preparation’for the advent.of hundreds who on that day visit the graves of those who fought in their country’s wars and have made the supreme sacrifice. observed offices have BAND.TO PLAY The season’s activities of the Nevada County Band will open Sunday with a concert at DeWitt General quire the consent of local county oe will see that all Sunday school. stugovernment to the acquisition by the dents are given free swims and free ice cream cones. The Latter Day Saints will conduct a hot dog stand. for the benefit of the Boy Scout al property by exchange. This measure is aimed particularly at a practice of the forest service of exchangHospital in the afternoon. Director John Blamey has arranged an interesting program upon which band members have been practicing assiduously. A number of cor: Troop which they sponsor. ing cutting rights on federal lands certs will be given this summer, for the fee title to lands in private ownership. On a direct purchase the forest service is now required te get the consent of local government, but on an exchange the present law does not require such consent. The purpose’ of the bill is to make the law coverexchanges as well as direct ‘purchases. I know.that you are familiar with i the difficulties faced. by county gov_ernments in our mountain counties . because of the continual enéroachment upon the tax base by federal ownership. It is not only necessary that we pass legislation which. will require the federal government to a~fair share of the expense of local government in these counties, but we must bring to a halt to further extension of federal ownership. The present policies on exchanges has the following detrimental effects on county government: (1) Private property is taken off the tax roll ceive from a direct sale of the timber which is exchanged; (3 }) Grazing rights are usually reduced on the private property once it is in fed-! eral ownership, and the taxable as-! sets on represented by livestock thereare thereby lost to the local gov(4) Taxation lumber ernment; the exchange lost under removed is often on which is eut the be cause it is as personal property collector before. the knows about the tax transactax. This can: be entirely corrected by giving the local authorities an Oopportunity to pass upon the advisadility of an exchange before it occurs. is drafted with that view in mind and I would appreciate your comment and ecriticism before it is introduced. A BILL—To require the consent of local county government to contracts for the exchange of public lands and /or. federally owned perreal or personal property im private ownership. From and after the passage of this act, in every case in which any department or agency of the federal 3 government shall contract to. exa, cool, around necklines, down ’ in Dresses The mouth-watering colors of sun-ripened fruits in graceful styles! Frosty, white embroidery You'll want several of these for warm summer days!. ae 4 > i the fly fronts, on pockets. ty, pursuant to statutory authority heretofore or hereafter granted, amended or extended, in exchange for the title to real and /or personal (property in private ownership, there shall first be filed with the General Land Office before entering into the performance of said exchange agreement, a duly certified copy of an order of the board of county commissioners, board of supervisors and /or other governing board or boards of the county or counties in which said private lands may lie, expressing the consent of said local government and /or local governments? to said exchange agreement. change the title to public lands and /or federally owned personal properUnique Concert, DeWitt 'Chapel Memorial Day DEWITT GENERAL HOSPITAL, May 28—4Lt. Clyde W. Cathey, director ae musical therapy, will present the most unique concert that has been given at the DeWitt Chapel. The . DeWitt choir, under the’ able direc. Sherman Storr, will pre. . sent several selections that they have . (sung in the past and which are be{ing repeated by popular request. Pfc, . choir. The program will also include a sroup-.of songs by Pvt. Jack Charters, a patient who was wounded in Naples. The climax-of the program will be the first presentation of a choral number written by Set. Storr especially for the DeWitt choir and Pfe. Rains. It is an adaption of the 95th Psalm set to music for soprano Phone 88 Grass Valley FOR YOUR MONEY Every drop of Standard Furnace Oil fairly bulges with heat (many exaeting tests see to that). Every drop burns completely—goes farther. Keeps your burner clean and at peak performance —saves you monev, Standard Furnace Oil outsells all others in the West because it delivers the maximum value for your fuel dollar. as . Alpha Stores, Ltd. Phone 5 Nevada City and chorus. It is called “Let Us Sing With Joyful Noise.”’ The DeWitt choir is made up of patients, detachment personnel, civilian employes, and talented singers of Auburn. The townspeople of Auburn have been very kind‘and conscientious in supporting this choral group by attending rehearsals and NEVADA COUNTY “PHE PIONEER BUILDING 244 Boulder Street _LUMBER COMPANY Telephone MATERIALS Nevada City, Calif. LUMBER YARD” call — pa and.