May 3, 1940 (6 pages)

Thinking Out Loud ” By H. M. L. Nevada City N ugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA From the Californian, _ March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton. —Alexander HamilThis is seed time. The soil is ripe, moist and mellow. Sweet corn planted now will fairly spring out of the ground. We have tested— this statement in practice and proved it true. There may, of course, be a late frost, if one is a congenital pessimist, but even so, all life is a gamble, why not play a packet of Golden Bantam against the weather. And don’t forget the tomatoes, nor the-vision of a long summer parade of salads in which the tomato lends its fine color and flavor. As for other vegetables, carrots, turnips and beets, for instance, let. every man plant a¢cording 'to his taste or necessities. As for us, we do not dally with root crops on our back lot. Let that paragraph suffice for the consideration of inner needs. Vegetables at best reflect only the material interests of the gardener. For aesthetic and spiritual —wellbeing the month of May holds a vast and colorful array of blooms that minister to that higher self. The iris, in a regiment carrying a multitude of splendid banners, marches right through May and _most of June. The old ‘‘German”’ iris our grandmother prized, has begotten a great host of noble children. Ranging from ‘Easter Morn”’ a lovely, huge white, and through to the exquisite blue cloud of ‘Weinescheck.’’ There are bright yellows and bronzes, and purples and pinks. garden masters have contrived with their miraculous pollen mix= ing, are really one of the wonders of the century, and apparently the end is not yet. Violets and their cousins, the pansies, that bloom so resolutely, $0 generously and with no heed to heat ‘or cold, give an instant gayety to any garden. “Snow in Summer” that seems to be a kind of creeping cruciferae, blooms mostly in April unless oppressed with real snow. Verbenas start blooming in May and flox, and of course bleeding heart, that fairly pops out of the earth even in the chilliest weather as a harbinger of sunny days to come. the And let us not forget the ferns with their green, fragile beauty of form: No flowers to be sure, but they do compensate in their infinite variety of grace and charm for this lack. Not all ferns love the shade. There are sorts native to the Sierras that thrive best in a dry, sunny exposure. The maiden hair, the gold back, and the five fingered need mostly shade and a rich, damp soil. Sword ferns will grow best in fifty-fifty exposuse. The walking fern will usually walk toward more shade. Nooks and crannies in the rocks are _ especjially favored by ferns and much they contribute to the garden’s invitation. _ Tt is notable that many 9of the New England floral tribes do well in Nevada City. Recently. come to make this locality its home, is bitter-sweet, a luxuriant green vine—like bush, that elambers, rather than twines, right up the sunny side of a tree trunk. In the fall when the leaves are gone, the bright coral colored berries in a yellow halo of hard shining husks still remain to cheer the gardener. All this is but a prelude tto a rhapsody upon the much maligned and despised cacti, of which tribe there are only 3,000 members. Many have noted the shining and splendid fields of color in their desert crossings, yellows and purples and crimsons, and various shadings thereof. But few have attempted to bring a bit of that heavenly prospect into their gardens. Probably they fear ~ the spines. But as a matter of fact cacti are more easily grown than almost anything except weeds. They will grow in any soil, they ‘are for the most part undaunted by zero weather, and in séagson they bloom profusly. Of course there are sonts that will not stand frost, and all varieties do best in.a dry, loose, gravelly soil, with some lime mixed therewith and a minimum of water. But when it is time to bloom they enter on a riot of color, one variety bestnne where another halts, And without malice we also venture to suggest that the passer-by will not reach casually over your -garden-wall into your eactus bed and pluck your fairest blooms. For some reason cats and dogs will not The iris our . (Continued on Page Two) DISAPPOINTMENT . . . ' Costa county, ' (south of Stockton), Calaveras, Tu_purning of brush in the area north lof the Mount Diablo base line in ex‘cess of 25 per cent of the total brush ‘sible or suppression if the fire start_ a Nak 14, ‘No. 36. The — Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF ORNIA, The Guid Center -F RIDAY, ae . Beli MAY 3; OPENING DAY IS FOR FISHERMEN The first -day-of fishing was a disappointment to many fishermen but} seyeral limits and nice messes were caught by sportsmen who knew of special streams ‘where they could be caught. Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen caught several May first and many were fine size trout. Frank Ghidotti went out early and returned with a nice mess for his breakfast. Dick Lane and George Ebaugh got limits of nice trout on the opening: day. A party composed of Elton Kendrick, Fred Sauvee, F. Conti, Jerry Brust and Saunders went into the high mountains but caught only a few trout, the water being too high. Game Warden Earl Hiscox, who was in the high mountains during tthe opening day stated Tuesday that he saw only one fish caught at Bowman Lake and 18 were taken out of, Fuller Lake. The water was high and trout were getting enough feed without biting at fishermen’s fancy bait. Dick Lane and Frank Ghidotti left early yesterday morning for a fayorite ‘‘fishing hole’’ and it is reported they took two Heolee a8 a boat. BRUSH BURNING RESTRICTED BY FOREST BOARD SACRAMENTO. Ma May 3.—(UP)— Range land owners of California today were being notified by the forestry board of new regulations adopted for brush burning which place heavy restrictions in the north and an absolute ban in the south. ~The new action by the board climaxed a bitter controversy on whether brush ‘burning was helpful or harmful. Agricultural interests argued burning injured the soil and increased damage from high water. Timber land owneds contended brush burning was a valuable aid in fire prevention. There were six main provisions in the new regulations. They were: 1. No permits will be issued for the burning of standing or growing} brush in any,-area. south of the Mt. Diablo base line, which extends from a point south of Richmond, Contra across ‘San Joaquin olumne, and Mono counties. 2. There will be no permits for area owned or leased by the permittee during the year, and no burning whatever ‘except in unusual cases approved before the issuance of the permit by the state forester.”’ 3. The permittee will be required to have sufficient seed on hand at the time the burning is permitted to reseed in native grass or forage plant within 30 days from the date of the burning. ” 4. Areas to be burned must be inspected before permits will be issued and all permits may ‘be cancelled because of weather conditions. 5. A landowner will be’ responed under a brush burning permit gets out of control. 6. In excessively steep areas, permits may be withheld if the issuing officer believes the utility value of the burning does nto compensate for. the danger of erosion. NATIVE DAUGHTERS TO AID DEDICATION OF FAIR BUILDING The Native Daughters of the Golden West will assist in the dedication of the half million dollar junior div_ ision of the California’State Fair at Sacramento May 9. The dedication} will take place on a day when all of the directors of the, fair will be present for a meeting to complete plans the 86th annual fair August 30 through September 9. The education building is being completely overhauled for this year’s exposition. A new floor is being laid and backgrounds and lighting arranged. New Automobile— Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hutton left Monday for Detroit, to také delivery of a new automobile. ~j ‘peal of prohibition, EIGHTH GRADE PLAY CAST IS SELECTED The cast for the annual 8th grade play to be given at the graduation exercises June 6th was announced recently by Cecil H. Klee, vice-principal of the elementary school. Last year the 8th grade presented “The Orange Colored Necktie.” This year the cast has selected ‘‘Elmer’’ as their one-act play. The cast is as follows: Elmer, Stephen Martin; Susan, Betty Rore; Jeannie, Lotus Wales; Janie, Patricia Dougherty; Miss Pinney, Katherine Kennedy; Mrs. Collier, Jean Titus; ‘Fannie Bell; Ruth Richerson; Hubert Browne, Bob Sharpe; and Russel Jamison., The other officials of the play will be Lowetta Miller, prompter; Donald Dougherty, stage manager; Ernest Helme, electrician; Roellene Shearer, property and Mr. Klee, director. ¢ SIERRA COUNTY FLOOD HEARINGS BEGIN THURSDAY Hearings started in MDownieville yesterday on the claims of various Downieville citizens for compensation for damages caused by the big flood in December 1937. John Welch, referee for the State Board of Control, will preside and will hear the evidence presented by the property owners to support their claims. Mr. Cummings of the Department ‘of Public ‘Works is representing the highway commission and Anthony Kennedy is representing the people of Downieville. The engineering staff consists of Robinson Rore of the Bridge Department of the California Highway’ Commission, and Joseph W. Gross, consulting engineer of Sacramento, for the Downieville claimants. @ The state has already settled with Sierra county by replacing two bridges across the river in Downieville, COLMIMBIA PARK BOYS CLUB T0 BE HERE AGAIN The Columbia Park Boys’ Club for the 14th consecutive year will again pitch their Camp at Lake Olympia according to Mr. Andrew’M. Piercy, Director. The campers will arrive at Lake Olympia-on June 25th via the the Southern Pacific to Colfax and then by: private automobile to the park. Local buiness men will provide machines for the trip from Colfax. The Columbia Park Boys’ Club Camp known as the State of Columbia is the oldest’ Boys Club Camp in the west and have camped in previous years at Monterey, Carmel, Boulder Creek, Cloverdale, Inverness and Rio Nido. Andrew Piercy will again be in charge assisted by a capable staff made up mostly of older boys and former Club members. NEVADA COUNTY GETS $15,000,000 IN FEES Nearly 15 million dollars has been returned to California cities and the counties as their share of alcoholic beverage license fees since the reit was announced today by R. E. Collins, chairman of the State Board of Equalization. The exact total of these allocations is $14)913,621.24. This ‘represents the local governmental share of license fees collected by the board for the period between December 5, 1933 and December -31, 1939. These fees are allocated twice a year with 50 per cent going to tthe cities and the counties on the basis of actual number of licenses issued and _ the remainder going into the state general fund. Of this amount the unincorporated area and the cities of Nevada county have received a total of $8,813.50. Bass Fishermen— Mr. and Mrs. James Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Durbin, Mrs W. C. Buffington and son Bill, Louie Savio all of this city and Mr. and Mrs. M; Lopez of Grass Valley spent Sunday at Rio Vista fishing for _ bass. Mrs. Buffington caught two and the party brought home a dozen bass and 60 catfish. The party had a fine trip but the river was rough for fishing. 'Firemen’s Auxiliary, (CHIEF OF POLICE WARNS CITIZENS TO LOCK HOMES Chief of Police Garfield Robson this week issued a warning to citizens to keep their homes locked at all times, following the robbery Monday night during a card party at the Episcopal rectory on upper Nevada street by a prowler who tore off.a screen and broke through a ‘window to remove money from the purses of guests who had left them within reach of the open window. According to Robson there are a number of undesirables in this section who might be prone to break into an unlocked home. One guest at the party reporteg the loss of a ten dollar bill, another about three dollars and others various amounts. The matter was reported to Chief Robson Wednesday morning, but an investigation failed to obtain any material evidence as to the perpetrator of the offense. FOREST SERVICE GETS READY FOR FIRE SEASON On May 1 the Tahoe National Forest sent out the following men for duty during the coming fire season: North Bloomfield, Nolan O’Neil, protective assistant and Tyra Sellers, dispatcher; Henry Bopp, Banner Mountain Lookout; Big Bend, James Wheeler, protective assistant; Camptonville, Leo Chatfield, protective assistant; Downieville, Cal Joy, protective assistant; Forest Hill, Joe Wehl, protective assistant;-. Sierraville, Sam Dickey, protective assisiant; .Truckee, Roy Cox, protective assistant; and Nelson Stone, patrolman. ‘Charles R. Ment. opened the. station of the Lake Tahoe district early. in April. Other positions are to be filled June 1 and 16, These stations are usually in the high country and ‘are the shortest terms. About ten days ago 20 CCC boys were sent.to. Hobart Mills to get the camp ready for occupancy this summer. CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION A regular session of the Nevada City city couneil met last evening with Mayor Ben Hall, Frank Davies, J. R. Ivey, and Irving-Seaman present. Judge George Gildersleeve appear_ ed before the council members and asked for $100 for the July fourth celebration. Gildersleeve is chairman of the Fourth celebration. Eddie Powell asked that the water system of the Powell building at the corner of Broad and Pine streets be placed on meters for the different renters and this -was agreed to. The council members took up the question of installing a gasoline tank for city use of city owned and oper(Continued on Page Six) CO-ORDINATING COUNCIL DRIVE IS UNDERWAY A total of $361.50 -has been prom_ ised or donated to the Nevada City Co-ordinating Council to be used to defray expenses of the annual recreation program, it was announced yesterday. The cost for the entire program has been computed at $500. Donors and the amounts given are as follows: Native Daughters, $10; $2.50; Neva Rebekah, $2.50; High P. T. A., $10; Native Sons, $5; Eastern Star, $2.50; Methodist Church $5; Thimble Club, ‘$2.50; Elementary P. T. A., $15; and Mrs. P. Kelly, $5. The Rotary Club has promised to give $50 and the local chapter of the American Association of University Women, $6. The city council of Nevada City" will defray the major cost of the program by setting -aside #59 for the purpose. tremely Throng Anticipated — At Farewell Dance Of Old Armory Hall ROTARY HEARS STORY OF DUTCH EAST INDIES Dr. Pieter Samson, of Marysville, gave the Rotary club at luncheon in the National Hotel yesterday a deeply interesting description of the Dutch East Indies, the geological character of the islands, their area, the people who inhabit them, and the method the Dutch government employs’in ruling them. Dr. B. W. Hummelt was program chairman. Mrs. Samson was also 4 guest of the club. Dr. Samson born a Hollander, but for some years has been an American citizen. The area of the four larger islands of the Dutch East Indies, Dr. Samson said, is about 600,000 square miles or four times that of California. The four larger—islands are Celebes, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. The population of the islands is approximately 75,000,000. Java is the most densely populated with 45,‘000,000 people. Since Java has an area of about 120,000 square miles, if California were as densely populated as Java with its area. of three times that of Java, it would have a population of about 135,000,000 or more than in the entire United States. The chief race Dutch East Indies is the Malayan. Two of the aboriginal races’ that still persist in considerable numbers are the Bataks and Dyaks. The latter were formerly head. hunters. and still occupy a large part of Borneo. But so far as their being at all dangerous, Dr. Samson stated, he felt safer living among them than he would in Chicago. Among the islands there are perhaps 25,000 Europeans or white people. However, since white men have been coming and going among the islands for over 400 years, they have left. a numerous half caste population with all degrees of European blood admixture. The islands were of voleanic origin and like all voleanic formations they afford a very fertile soil. This soil and the fecundity of all growing things supports this huge population,-whose living standards are exsimple, that of western nations, low. For instance, the doctor said, they have a plate of rice for breakfast with perhaps a little fish out of the adjacent river. At noon they have another plate of rice and in the evening, for variety, they have'a third plate of rice. For clothing, this for adults only, a great proportion of the population wears a flour sack tied around the middle. No one troubles to clothe the children. The people working on plantations earn 16c, women; and men, 20 cents a day. If the are really hungry at any time they have only to reach up into a tree or bush and pluck a banana ora half dozen other tropical fruits of which there are a great abundance Until the beginning of the nineoccupying the teenth century, first the Portuguese, and later the Dutch exploited the islands extorting every thing possible from the natives to make a profit. The islands for two years under the Dutch were turned over to a private corporation which squeezed them and abused them. Finally the Dutch “government took over their rule, and under this regime, they have done much to bring the islands a just and progressive era. Native rulers, the princes, rajahs and even kings are left in immediate control of their ancient dominions so long as they subserve the best interests of the people. Visits Friends— Ray Ketels, former Nugget office employee and now with the state printing plant in Sacramento, fished in the Nevada City district yesterday and called at the office and visited with many friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Simkins of Nevada City were guests at the Palace Hotel ifSan. Francisco « over the week end. was)! and, measured by. _ As a final tribute ti to the outstanding pioneer building in Nevada City —the old Armory Hall—a huge throng of old-timers, new-comers and former county residents will gather tomorrow night at the Farewell Dance, sponsored by the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. The old building has been the scene of virtually every civic social: event since it wes constructed in 1870. A large committee of local business men have made extensive plans to make the final dance and entertainment the finest in its long history. Built In 1870 The Armory Hall was constructed in 1870 by a pioneer promoter who decided to fill a pressing’ need for a building to house entertainment (and “get rich quick’’). The building was formally dedicated and immediately put into service as a skating rink. The original owners, however, got into financial difficulties and were forced to sell to Dr. R. M. Hunt. Until : 1879 the building was known as Hunt’s Hall and continued to serve as the focal point for all entertainment in the city. Sold To Guard In 1879 Dr. Hunt sold the hall to the Nevada Light Guard, which had previously been meeting in a rented , room nearby. The building was then pressed into service’ as an armory, from which came the name that it has carried to this day. The date “1863” on the front of the hall, incidentally, has nothing to do. with the building itself. It denotes the date when the Nevada Light Guard was organized. Many years later the hall was acquired by Mr. George Legg, who in turn sold it to the Redmen Lodge approximately in 1924. Bought By Firemen In 1934 the building was sold to the Nevada City Fire Department, who maintained the hall until it was sold to the Purity Stores. The New Year’s Eve Balls given by the Firemen have long been a tradition in the entire area. : The decoration committee of the Chamber of Commerce has. been working all week on converting the interior from a bowling alley to a dance hall. Chairman Carl Starkey states that every attempt has been made to have the hall looking its best for the finale. Program Outlined entertainment committee, has arranged a program of the finest talent available in-the-county, with Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen as Master of Ceremonies. The program will consist of selections by the high school band under the direction of Ralph S. Smith; Madge Pianezzi, vocal solo; high school chorus under the baton of Mrs, Marion Libbey; Ralph S. Smith, violin solo; Mrs. Belle Douglas, giving a history of the hall; selections by the Nevada City High School Band; Billy Tobiassen, vocal solo; and a tap dance by Betty Young. Carrol Coughlan, chairman of the music committee, has annouced that by popular demand a local orchestra, Bud Foote of Grass Vallev. will supplythe music for dancing. A record number of tickets have been sold insuring a capacity crowd, according to Emmett B. Gallagher. KLEE RESIGNS RECREATION POST FRANTZ CHOSEN Cecil Klee, recently chosen to be director of the recreational program planned for this summer by the Coordinating Council yesterday declined the appointment to accept. the post of director at Camp Pahatsi. The Co-ordinating Council appointed Edward Frantz, physical education dir© ector of the high~arhoel; to the vacancy. On Fishing Trip— Harold Sofge of Sacramento spent Thursday in this district on a. ing trip. His father, : =e . said, “nice: trip, no fish,” Fred C, Garrison, Chairman of the as

Thinking Out Loud ” By H. M. L. Nevada City N ugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA From the Californian, _ March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton. —Alexander HamilThis is seed time. The soil is ripe, moist and mellow. Sweet corn planted now will fairly spring out of the ground. We have tested— this statement in practice and proved it true. There may, of course, be a late frost, if one is a congenital pessimist, but even so, all life is a gamble, why not play a packet of Golden Bantam against the weather. And don’t forget the tomatoes, nor the-vision of a long summer parade of salads in which the tomato lends its fine color and flavor. As for other vegetables, carrots, turnips and beets, for instance, let. every man plant a¢cording 'to his taste or necessities. As for us, we do not dally with root crops on our back lot. Let that paragraph suffice for the consideration of inner needs. Vegetables at best reflect only the material interests of the gardener. For aesthetic and spiritual —wellbeing the month of May holds a vast and colorful array of blooms that minister to that higher self. The iris, in a regiment carrying a multitude of splendid banners, marches right through May and _most of June. The old ‘‘German”’ iris our grandmother prized, has begotten a great host of noble children. Ranging from ‘Easter Morn”’ a lovely, huge white, and through to the exquisite blue cloud of ‘Weinescheck.’’ There are bright yellows and bronzes, and purples and pinks. garden masters have contrived with their miraculous pollen mix= ing, are really one of the wonders of the century, and apparently the end is not yet. Violets and their cousins, the pansies, that bloom so resolutely, $0 generously and with no heed to heat ‘or cold, give an instant gayety to any garden. “Snow in Summer” that seems to be a kind of creeping cruciferae, blooms mostly in April unless oppressed with real snow. Verbenas start blooming in May and flox, and of course bleeding heart, that fairly pops out of the earth even in the chilliest weather as a harbinger of sunny days to come. the And let us not forget the ferns with their green, fragile beauty of form: No flowers to be sure, but they do compensate in their infinite variety of grace and charm for this lack. Not all ferns love the shade. There are sorts native to the Sierras that thrive best in a dry, sunny exposure. The maiden hair, the gold back, and the five fingered need mostly shade and a rich, damp soil. Sword ferns will grow best in fifty-fifty exposuse. The walking fern will usually walk toward more shade. Nooks and crannies in the rocks are _ especjially favored by ferns and much they contribute to the garden’s invitation. _ Tt is notable that many 9of the New England floral tribes do well in Nevada City. Recently. come to make this locality its home, is bitter-sweet, a luxuriant green vine—like bush, that elambers, rather than twines, right up the sunny side of a tree trunk. In the fall when the leaves are gone, the bright coral colored berries in a yellow halo of hard shining husks still remain to cheer the gardener. All this is but a prelude tto a rhapsody upon the much maligned and despised cacti, of which tribe there are only 3,000 members. Many have noted the shining and splendid fields of color in their desert crossings, yellows and purples and crimsons, and various shadings thereof. But few have attempted to bring a bit of that heavenly prospect into their gardens. Probably they fear ~ the spines. But as a matter of fact cacti are more easily grown than almost anything except weeds. They will grow in any soil, they ‘are for the most part undaunted by zero weather, and in séagson they bloom profusly. Of course there are sonts that will not stand frost, and all varieties do best in.a dry, loose, gravelly soil, with some lime mixed therewith and a minimum of water. But when it is time to bloom they enter on a riot of color, one variety bestnne where another halts, And without malice we also venture to suggest that the passer-by will not reach casually over your -garden-wall into your eactus bed and pluck your fairest blooms. For some reason cats and dogs will not The iris our . (Continued on Page Two) DISAPPOINTMENT . . . ' Costa county, ' (south of Stockton), Calaveras, Tu_purning of brush in the area north lof the Mount Diablo base line in ex‘cess of 25 per cent of the total brush ‘sible or suppression if the fire start_ a Nak 14, ‘No. 36. The — Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF ORNIA, The Guid Center -F RIDAY, ae . Beli MAY 3; OPENING DAY IS FOR FISHERMEN The first -day-of fishing was a disappointment to many fishermen but} seyeral limits and nice messes were caught by sportsmen who knew of special streams ‘where they could be caught. Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen caught several May first and many were fine size trout. Frank Ghidotti went out early and returned with a nice mess for his breakfast. Dick Lane and George Ebaugh got limits of nice trout on the opening: day. A party composed of Elton Kendrick, Fred Sauvee, F. Conti, Jerry Brust and Saunders went into the high mountains but caught only a few trout, the water being too high. Game Warden Earl Hiscox, who was in the high mountains during tthe opening day stated Tuesday that he saw only one fish caught at Bowman Lake and 18 were taken out of, Fuller Lake. The water was high and trout were getting enough feed without biting at fishermen’s fancy bait. Dick Lane and Frank Ghidotti left early yesterday morning for a fayorite ‘‘fishing hole’’ and it is reported they took two Heolee a8 a boat. BRUSH BURNING RESTRICTED BY FOREST BOARD SACRAMENTO. Ma May 3.—(UP)— Range land owners of California today were being notified by the forestry board of new regulations adopted for brush burning which place heavy restrictions in the north and an absolute ban in the south. ~The new action by the board climaxed a bitter controversy on whether brush ‘burning was helpful or harmful. Agricultural interests argued burning injured the soil and increased damage from high water. Timber land owneds contended brush burning was a valuable aid in fire prevention. There were six main provisions in the new regulations. They were: 1. No permits will be issued for the burning of standing or growing} brush in any,-area. south of the Mt. Diablo base line, which extends from a point south of Richmond, Contra across ‘San Joaquin olumne, and Mono counties. 2. There will be no permits for area owned or leased by the permittee during the year, and no burning whatever ‘except in unusual cases approved before the issuance of the permit by the state forester.”’ 3. The permittee will be required to have sufficient seed on hand at the time the burning is permitted to reseed in native grass or forage plant within 30 days from the date of the burning. ” 4. Areas to be burned must be inspected before permits will be issued and all permits may ‘be cancelled because of weather conditions. 5. A landowner will be’ responed under a brush burning permit gets out of control. 6. In excessively steep areas, permits may be withheld if the issuing officer believes the utility value of the burning does nto compensate for. the danger of erosion. NATIVE DAUGHTERS TO AID DEDICATION OF FAIR BUILDING The Native Daughters of the Golden West will assist in the dedication of the half million dollar junior div_ ision of the California’State Fair at Sacramento May 9. The dedication} will take place on a day when all of the directors of the, fair will be present for a meeting to complete plans the 86th annual fair August 30 through September 9. The education building is being completely overhauled for this year’s exposition. A new floor is being laid and backgrounds and lighting arranged. New Automobile— Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hutton left Monday for Detroit, to také delivery of a new automobile. ~j ‘peal of prohibition, EIGHTH GRADE PLAY CAST IS SELECTED The cast for the annual 8th grade play to be given at the graduation exercises June 6th was announced recently by Cecil H. Klee, vice-principal of the elementary school. Last year the 8th grade presented “The Orange Colored Necktie.” This year the cast has selected ‘‘Elmer’’ as their one-act play. The cast is as follows: Elmer, Stephen Martin; Susan, Betty Rore; Jeannie, Lotus Wales; Janie, Patricia Dougherty; Miss Pinney, Katherine Kennedy; Mrs. Collier, Jean Titus; ‘Fannie Bell; Ruth Richerson; Hubert Browne, Bob Sharpe; and Russel Jamison., The other officials of the play will be Lowetta Miller, prompter; Donald Dougherty, stage manager; Ernest Helme, electrician; Roellene Shearer, property and Mr. Klee, director. ¢ SIERRA COUNTY FLOOD HEARINGS BEGIN THURSDAY Hearings started in MDownieville yesterday on the claims of various Downieville citizens for compensation for damages caused by the big flood in December 1937. John Welch, referee for the State Board of Control, will preside and will hear the evidence presented by the property owners to support their claims. Mr. Cummings of the Department ‘of Public ‘Works is representing the highway commission and Anthony Kennedy is representing the people of Downieville. The engineering staff consists of Robinson Rore of the Bridge Department of the California Highway’ Commission, and Joseph W. Gross, consulting engineer of Sacramento, for the Downieville claimants. @ The state has already settled with Sierra county by replacing two bridges across the river in Downieville, COLMIMBIA PARK BOYS CLUB T0 BE HERE AGAIN The Columbia Park Boys’ Club for the 14th consecutive year will again pitch their Camp at Lake Olympia according to Mr. Andrew’M. Piercy, Director. The campers will arrive at Lake Olympia-on June 25th via the the Southern Pacific to Colfax and then by: private automobile to the park. Local buiness men will provide machines for the trip from Colfax. The Columbia Park Boys’ Club Camp known as the State of Columbia is the oldest’ Boys Club Camp in the west and have camped in previous years at Monterey, Carmel, Boulder Creek, Cloverdale, Inverness and Rio Nido. Andrew Piercy will again be in charge assisted by a capable staff made up mostly of older boys and former Club members. NEVADA COUNTY GETS $15,000,000 IN FEES Nearly 15 million dollars has been returned to California cities and the counties as their share of alcoholic beverage license fees since the reit was announced today by R. E. Collins, chairman of the State Board of Equalization. The exact total of these allocations

is $14)913,621.24. This ‘represents the local governmental share of license fees collected by the board for the period between December 5, 1933 and December -31, 1939. These fees are allocated twice a year with 50 per cent going to tthe cities and the counties on the basis of actual number of licenses issued and _ the remainder going into the state general fund. Of this amount the unincorporated area and the cities of Nevada county have received a total of $8,813.50. Bass Fishermen— Mr. and Mrs. James Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Durbin, Mrs W. C. Buffington and son Bill, Louie Savio all of this city and Mr. and Mrs. M; Lopez of Grass Valley spent Sunday at Rio Vista fishing for _ bass. Mrs. Buffington caught two and the party brought home a dozen bass and 60 catfish. The party had a fine trip but the river was rough for fishing. 'Firemen’s Auxiliary, (CHIEF OF POLICE WARNS CITIZENS TO LOCK HOMES Chief of Police Garfield Robson this week issued a warning to citizens to keep their homes locked at all times, following the robbery Monday night during a card party at the Episcopal rectory on upper Nevada street by a prowler who tore off.a screen and broke through a ‘window to remove money from the purses of guests who had left them within reach of the open window. According to Robson there are a number of undesirables in this section who might be prone to break into an unlocked home. One guest at the party reporteg the loss of a ten dollar bill, another about three dollars and others various amounts. The matter was reported to Chief Robson Wednesday morning, but an investigation failed to obtain any material evidence as to the perpetrator of the offense. FOREST SERVICE GETS READY FOR FIRE SEASON On May 1 the Tahoe National Forest sent out the following men for duty during the coming fire season: North Bloomfield, Nolan O’Neil, protective assistant and Tyra Sellers, dispatcher; Henry Bopp, Banner Mountain Lookout; Big Bend, James Wheeler, protective assistant; Camptonville, Leo Chatfield, protective assistant; Downieville, Cal Joy, protective assistant; Forest Hill, Joe Wehl, protective assistant;-. Sierraville, Sam Dickey, protective assisiant; .Truckee, Roy Cox, protective assistant; and Nelson Stone, patrolman. ‘Charles R. Ment. opened the. station of the Lake Tahoe district early. in April. Other positions are to be filled June 1 and 16, These stations are usually in the high country and ‘are the shortest terms. About ten days ago 20 CCC boys were sent.to. Hobart Mills to get the camp ready for occupancy this summer. CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION A regular session of the Nevada City city couneil met last evening with Mayor Ben Hall, Frank Davies, J. R. Ivey, and Irving-Seaman present. Judge George Gildersleeve appear_ ed before the council members and asked for $100 for the July fourth celebration. Gildersleeve is chairman of the Fourth celebration. Eddie Powell asked that the water system of the Powell building at the corner of Broad and Pine streets be placed on meters for the different renters and this -was agreed to. The council members took up the question of installing a gasoline tank for city use of city owned and oper(Continued on Page Six) CO-ORDINATING COUNCIL DRIVE IS UNDERWAY A total of $361.50 -has been prom_ ised or donated to the Nevada City Co-ordinating Council to be used to defray expenses of the annual recreation program, it was announced yesterday. The cost for the entire program has been computed at $500. Donors and the amounts given are as follows: Native Daughters, $10; $2.50; Neva Rebekah, $2.50; High P. T. A., $10; Native Sons, $5; Eastern Star, $2.50; Methodist Church $5; Thimble Club, ‘$2.50; Elementary P. T. A., $15; and Mrs. P. Kelly, $5. The Rotary Club has promised to give $50 and the local chapter of the American Association of University Women, $6. The city council of Nevada City" will defray the major cost of the program by setting -aside #59 for the purpose. tremely Throng Anticipated — At Farewell Dance Of Old Armory Hall ROTARY HEARS STORY OF DUTCH EAST INDIES Dr. Pieter Samson, of Marysville, gave the Rotary club at luncheon in the National Hotel yesterday a deeply interesting description of the Dutch East Indies, the geological character of the islands, their area, the people who inhabit them, and the method the Dutch government employs’in ruling them. Dr. B. W. Hummelt was program chairman. Mrs. Samson was also 4 guest of the club. Dr. Samson born a Hollander, but for some years has been an American citizen. The area of the four larger islands of the Dutch East Indies, Dr. Samson said, is about 600,000 square miles or four times that of California. The four larger—islands are Celebes, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. The population of the islands is approximately 75,000,000. Java is the most densely populated with 45,‘000,000 people. Since Java has an area of about 120,000 square miles, if California were as densely populated as Java with its area. of three times that of Java, it would have a population of about 135,000,000 or more than in the entire United States. The chief race Dutch East Indies is the Malayan. Two of the aboriginal races’ that still persist in considerable numbers are the Bataks and Dyaks. The latter were formerly head. hunters. and still occupy a large part of Borneo. But so far as their being at all dangerous, Dr. Samson stated, he felt safer living among them than he would in Chicago. Among the islands there are perhaps 25,000 Europeans or white people. However, since white men have been coming and going among the islands for over 400 years, they have left. a numerous half caste population with all degrees of European blood admixture. The islands were of voleanic origin and like all voleanic formations they afford a very fertile soil. This soil and the fecundity of all growing things supports this huge population,-whose living standards are exsimple, that of western nations, low. For instance, the doctor said, they have a plate of rice for breakfast with perhaps a little fish out of the adjacent river. At noon they have another plate of rice and in the evening, for variety, they have'a third plate of rice. For clothing, this for adults only, a great proportion of the population wears a flour sack tied around the middle. No one troubles to clothe the children. The people working on plantations earn 16c, women; and men, 20 cents a day. If the are really hungry at any time they have only to reach up into a tree or bush and pluck a banana ora half dozen other tropical fruits of which there are a great abundance Until the beginning of the nineoccupying the teenth century, first the Portuguese, and later the Dutch exploited the islands extorting every thing possible from the natives to make a profit. The islands for two years under the Dutch were turned over to a private corporation which squeezed them and abused them. Finally the Dutch “government took over their rule, and under this regime, they have done much to bring the islands a just and progressive era. Native rulers, the princes, rajahs and even kings are left in immediate control of their ancient dominions so long as they subserve the best interests of the people. Visits Friends— Ray Ketels, former Nugget office employee and now with the state printing plant in Sacramento, fished in the Nevada City district yesterday and called at the office and visited with many friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Simkins of Nevada City were guests at the Palace Hotel ifSan. Francisco « over the week end. was)! and, measured by. _ As a final tribute ti to the outstanding pioneer building in Nevada City —the old Armory Hall—a huge throng of old-timers, new-comers and former county residents will gather tomorrow night at the Farewell Dance, sponsored by the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. The old building has been the scene of virtually every civic social: event since it wes constructed in 1870. A large committee of local business men have made extensive plans to make the final dance and entertainment the finest in its long history. Built In 1870 The Armory Hall was constructed in 1870 by a pioneer promoter who decided to fill a pressing’ need for a building to house entertainment (and “get rich quick’’). The building was formally dedicated and immediately put into service as a skating rink. The original owners, however, got into financial difficulties and were forced to sell to Dr. R. M. Hunt. Until : 1879 the building was known as Hunt’s Hall and continued to serve as the focal point for all entertainment in the city. Sold To Guard In 1879 Dr. Hunt sold the hall to the Nevada Light Guard, which had previously been meeting in a rented , room nearby. The building was then pressed into service’ as an armory, from which came the name that it has carried to this day. The date “1863” on the front of the hall, incidentally, has nothing to do. with the building itself. It denotes the date when the Nevada Light Guard was organized. Many years later the hall was acquired by Mr. George Legg, who in turn sold it to the Redmen Lodge approximately in 1924. Bought By Firemen In 1934 the building was sold to the Nevada City Fire Department, who maintained the hall until it was sold to the Purity Stores. The New Year’s Eve Balls given by the Firemen have long been a tradition in the entire area. : The decoration committee of the Chamber of Commerce has. been working all week on converting the interior from a bowling alley to a dance hall. Chairman Carl Starkey states that every attempt has been made to have the hall looking its best for the finale. Program Outlined entertainment committee, has arranged a program of the finest talent available in-the-county, with Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen as Master of Ceremonies. The program will consist of selections by the high school band under the direction of Ralph S. Smith; Madge Pianezzi, vocal solo; high school chorus under the baton of Mrs, Marion Libbey; Ralph S. Smith, violin solo; Mrs. Belle Douglas, giving a history of the hall; selections by the Nevada City High School Band; Billy Tobiassen, vocal solo; and a tap dance by Betty Young. Carrol Coughlan, chairman of the music committee, has annouced that by popular demand a local orchestra, Bud Foote of Grass Vallev. will supplythe music for dancing. A record number of tickets have been sold insuring a capacity crowd, according to Emmett B. Gallagher. KLEE RESIGNS RECREATION POST FRANTZ CHOSEN Cecil Klee, recently chosen to be director of the recreational program planned for this summer by the Coordinating Council yesterday declined the appointment to accept. the post of director at Camp Pahatsi. The Co-ordinating Council appointed Edward Frantz, physical education dir© ector of the high~arhoel; to the vacancy. On Fishing Trip— Harold Sofge of Sacramento spent Thursday in this district on a. ing trip. His father, : =e . said, “nice: trip, no fish,” Fred C, Garrison, Chairman of the as