May 7, 1934 (8 pages)

Mrs. Ida ce; aljerilroy, Adennick. in ogrd the basit pres us, first, ond and rd. Mrs. or prize . Vinetta aid iis lat the idward’s eek end in the ~~ f pa” > J tM i i i . ¥ L £/ assisted by a \ ‘other officers. Victor ‘Grass Valley high’ school, “Judge George Jones, a little more ‘than that. «ity. This is Nevada ONLY paper. Hiometown It supports scribe for it? worth while. Do you subCity’ 3 Newsthings Nevada City Wapact . is a Member of the United Press evada City ugget And California Newspaper siumanaiate Association Your Hometown Newspaper helps build your . community. Readers and . } advertisers it a ; 00d builder. make Vol VIIE No. 51 The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center MONDAY, MAYS, 1934 Old Mining Camps Are ' Bustling With Activity A. J. Heether, his may friends in: Nevada City as Aifred,. and Heether better. known to and part owner of the Grant} sawmill, in’ a conversation yesteday gave a splendid view cf constructive conditions in his district at The and building materials required in all the work is being furnished by Mr. Heether’s firm. George Calanan, of Nevada City, group of »Alleghany citizens, is erecting a 37x75 foot community hall in Alleghany, which for dances Ray business present. lumber is to be used as a theatre, and any public gatherings. Hawkins, postmaster and man of Alleghany, has moved his home and remodeled it. Bob Smith, of. Alleghany, ing a new house for himself in that city. is erectJohn Anderson, also of Alleghany, has just completed a nice new home. In the Forest district, Clyde Nelson has recently purchased a large consignment of lumber and building materials to be used at the noted Yellow Jacket mine. He has nine ; men employed. The Tahoe National Forest pur‘chased the lumber for construction of the Pike City lookout station. Ten tons of cement and timbers . were hauled to the Dobbins district COMMITTEE ON FARM DEBTS IN jneir the SCC wamp at the Indiana . is to be of culvert ae yhicn . pleting @ lot used in com. work. : . Sierra county road district No. 2, lunder the direction of Supervisor Governor Rolph Tom Davies, of Alleghany, is erect-. the following membership: ing a 24x50 foot garage. . H. B. Cox, Marysville. a eto ig 00, , mittee for Debt Nevada county has been ‘appointed by In the Downieville district, mining Warren Odel, Grass: Valley. properties reopening aré making use William Durbrow, Grass Valley. of large consignments of lumber, and P. G. Scadden, Nevada City. strong . tion of the California Farm Debt Adquartz vein and has 15 men employ-}justment Committee, which was aped. pointed by the Governor at the reThe famed old.City of Six mine,. 4uest of the. Federal has a man in San Francisco at pres-}. Administration. ent buying’ machinery for a new ball In announcing, the mill. This will also require a large. of this committee, amount of lumber and timbers. chairman of the California’ Farm Mr. Heether said they now have a] Debt Adjustment Committeée, little settlement of five families andj the following statement: sinking a new shaft ona appointment tT: Ce -‘Weker; that the very announcemént of the appointment of such an_ organization has* concentrated attention’ on woods When employ 20 they will put a crew in the shortly for their season’s run. in full operation they men. the problem of adjusting debt differA new planer. building hasjust. }ences between farm debtors and credbeen completed at the Grant andjitors so that efficient farmers may Heether saw mill. The first of this. be able to hold title to their farms week they are to start a new office!and continue to operate them. building. The firm. recently pur“The operations of these committees in other states have proven of chased a new five ton White delivery ‘profound value to agriculture and truck. GRANITEVILLE MINE REOPENED From latest reports reaching a to the communities where adjustments have been effected. Delinquent taxes have been paid, current creditors have received money and farmers have been enabled to concs : tinue the operation of their farms Band concerts by the Nevada City owhich has «resulted “ail high school band, may be resumed their being able to pay their way. Director L. EB. Sweeney. <1) many instances it hag been NEVADA CITY HI BAND IS — MUCH COMPLIMENTED on.a basis this summer, Nugget. representative, it was ee ed that about 20 men are now em-! ployed in the reopening of the Gran-. iteville Gold erty Graniteville. The Mining Company propnear propSpotproperties, erty is What was known as the tiswood and Rocky Glen which were formerly owned by IF'red Searls, = fr pany under Searls is president, Camp, vice president and George reorganizing the comCalifornia laws, Fred William Val De with W. A. Kervin, as Bongard is superintendent. The old tunnel was too high and it is reported the new Simpkins conipany is now driving another one at a lower level to cut the vein. Ore is also being blocked out. The property is being worked by two shifts. JACK WOLFF NAMED TRAINING CAMP AID Wolff,: rass ValJack: Li. Standard Oil Company of G Fle appo inti re ae Pat ley, as representative.in Nevada Military. Training + The . Max: Civilian Aid to the Seccounty for the Camp Association is announced; appointment was P. Lilienthal, retary of War The Military ciation made by Mr. for California. Training Camp AssoL911. by, the sburg formed in Platt civilian camps throug ty. In 1917-1918, at the Government, it assisted in .the selection of nearly 109,000 men for the commissioned personnel of the National defense. . Mr. Wolff will be actively connected with the C. M. T. C. enrollment work in Nevada county as the local authority on the work of the Citizens’ Military Training Camps. AnF¥ one desiring information on _ these camps should see or write to Mr. Wolff. To assist in this ‘work, Mr. Wolff has appoined the following committee: Henry R. Spiess, Principal, Grass Valley, H. E. Kjorlie, Principal Nevada City high school, Nevada City; G. F Hoffman, Principal Truckee high school, Truckee. was graduates of and other hout the countthe request of nn OR mare ant NEVADA CITY RAISES SALVATION ARMY QUOTA Nevada City’s quota of the Salvation Army drive, amounting to $400, has been raised, and, according. to The fund campaign met with a generous response in this Robinson, states, if proper arrangements can be necessary to suggest to a debThe concert last hee nisht ltor applicant that he go to his credifrom the balcony of the National ho-. tgp ang « lay his cards on the table.’ Sometimes this has resulted in an only made, tel, received so many compliments the band and their were highly pleased. he band will play this next Frithat members of director T (Continued on page 5) NEV. €0. NAMED Adjustment Comwith . timbers. H.W. Robinson, Grass Valley. The: Golden Bear is planning*©a These appointments were: made by new head frame. The company is}Governor Rolph on the recommenda! Farm Credit j a film. 14 men employed at present. The “It has been the experience of! mill is running only part time, bit. ¢ommittees set up in other states TO COMPLETE . SOUND MOVIES OF COLD MINES . Having partially picture theaters United States. make reductions to 16 films of the same picture which will ibe shown in Chamber of Commerce, bodies that size of clubs and other projectors for engineers’ having Western. Mining News also _announces that they have received word that the large film planning‘a cycle of gold mining pictures, some of which will have the magnitude of such epics as “The Covered Wagon’ and “Cimarron.” The publicity thus gained for the industry will be of immeasurable value to every mining district in the West. ,;A move has been started locally to have the companies use this district for location for at least one of these pictures. : It was also learned that plans for the State-wide gold celebration being sponsored by the San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce and the State Chamber are making rapid progress and that nation-wide pub. licity will start appearing within the next two or three months. Al Knorp, publisher of Western Mining News states-that the cooperation he and ‘his associates ceived from the mining men and Chamber of Coommerce and have remerchants, {been most 'the Nevada City Nugget gratifying. here has day evening in the parade which the Veterans of Foreign Wars are staging as the conclusion of their successThe’ band number of concluding events of the school year, ANC HO ERIE IN eno % rau In recent drifting SUNDAY IS BUSY the Ancho-Erie quartz property, in : the Washington district, the company struck an ore shoot which had past week ful membership drive. will also offi¢iate in a been missed‘in former The drift is now in good ore and making splendid” prog ress. Latest reports are that the comoperations. So. far as learned the : pany is to put on three shifts in the end was not as successful-as last for 'near future. fisherman, who whipped the many A. G. BY Hanke, of Carmel. is instreams and rivers, {terested in the property. R. Messe Several good catches.-were report-, js ed from near~ Downieville by Ge Rl DRIVE FOR MEMBERS superintendent. those spent the day in the Steep Hollow. district. east of Nevada City. Max Bandy, local Boy Scout, made ' eee EA a catch of two large fish, of which !. es deed Mountain dese Vd We he was quite proud, west of Nevada . #8 putting on a big div for B w Cie 1 members, The drive will end Fti: 1day evening, May 11, with a‘ class ‘Fan Robins, another Boy Scout, has, ‘about 10 for an initiation and rally.: ‘ brought: in several: nice messes of . : a : ; ; i Senior Vice Commander W. Secord trout in the last few days. . ne : : vedi Fe 4) \ gas : of San Jose, is expeeted to confer the Frank Ghidotti, Clyde Mugford, y I 0 ;initiatory degree on the candidates. oS A big parde will start at 7:30 Friday evening and will be led by the Dr. Hawkins, Sweeney, Elmer fischer, G. / motored to Lindsay and! Culverson lakes and found about 25 Highorman< thave Very few trout. massed colors of the post, followed as eens ee : iby the Nevada City high school are £ : . band, Boy Scouts, several drum and ‘ Delbert Schiffner and party motored to Milton and spent Sunday: fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoge, and Mrs. Beverly Barron and Howard Penrose spent Sunday fishing in the . high Sierras and returned with about the nicest catch reported so far: bugle corps, and representatives from ‘several outside posts. The local as [eva expects about "200 in the pa. rade. At 8 o’clock there is to be an inter-county closed’ meeting, and at 8:50 the meeting will be open to the public when degrees will be confer% coed ie SIERRA ORDINANCE T0 ee Mountain Post was organMERGE OFFICES HALTED ized in August 1932 and has made a : fi 2cord. Earl Ray d, of Gras villec td sonmmander "ane 5 F, fi nella, of Nevada City, is adjutant. A banquet is to be served in the DOW NIEVILLH#, May 4—The board of supervisors adopted an or-}; dinance “Thursday repealing their} Odd Fellows hall at the close. ordinance consolidating certain counHh ty offices. Under the original orST. AGNES GUILD TO MEET dinance, the ooffice or sheriff and St. Agnes Guild of Trinity church, ‘eoroner, and. treasurer were consolidated. Petitions representing nearly. 20 per cent. of the voters urged the repeal of this ordinance. The supervisors stated that the consildation Was an economy move, which would save the’ taxpayers about $1,000 a year. and assessor] will give a party at the home of'Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rector on Thursday afternoon. ‘Members and friends are anticipating the affair with a great deal of pleasure. % : C. D. Wickes, mining man of Tyler, was a Nevada City visitor this morning. system. SPRING HILL IS BLOCKING ORE: The Spring Hill mine is making a raise from the bottom of the main shaft on the 900. foot level to the 500 foot level. ; For some time the company has been drifting to pick up an ore shoot and now they are-raising and blocking out ore. H.R. Plate is superintendent. CREW AT WORK ON CITY'S HIGHWAY STREETS F. R. Garrison, highway maintenance superintendent, has had a crew of 15 men placing rockon the shoulders to widen streets from the high school, a portion of Sacrafrom the intersection to the work is down mento, and Pine and Sacramento street bridge. The cally completed. is to be done on over Deer Creek, and servicing. The state highway will maintain the work on the streets voted to the state’s care by the Nevada City council, The state highway yard usually has a crew of 18 men employed but at present there are only 15 men. TANNERY RANCH OWNERS TO DEFEND WATER SUIT CAMPTONVILLE, May 6.—A controversy is now taking place between Mrs. Rachael Labadie, proprietor of the Camptonville Water Works, and Forest Ranger Frank W. Meggers and Jacob Dietrich, owners of the Tannery Ranch, over the right to ‘Bucks Spring, which the Tannery Ranch. The owners of the property have piped the water from the spring to two houses, and the owner of the Water Works ‘considers that this water belongs to her A restraining order from the Superior Court was served on the owners of the Tannery Ranch, and practiSome minor the Galt renewing bridge timbers the matter will be heard on May 11. Attorney Ray Manwell represents Mrs. Labadie, and Erling S. Norby is attorney for the defendants. completed the “still? pictures of mining activities in and around Nevada City and Grass Valley, Eric Mayell left for San FranCouple Robbed of Cash, Camp Equipment, Auto Help jewelry, up and robbed of bedding, clothing, equipment and their car, experience Saturday night of Mr. Mrs. cisco to make arrangements to bring throughout ° the It is also planned to millimeter companies are, men in Capital. National should their ent from mines never adequately serve the . \fore the mineral Some years ago I urged the construction of a special mining grounds, with each mineral ; building It would have made an! unique structure and a perpetual advertisement materials. FARM INCOME NEARLY the fair is located on now staying at the Rude his sound camera and equipment The Walters had stopped three with him on his return to complete . miles north of Loomis to pick a few taking shots of this district. The flowers and rest. When they. refilm, being produced by Western] turned to their car they were con. Mining News, is to be known as! frontea by two men, who, at a re“California’s Modern Mining Indus-. yo}yer point; first robbed them of try’? and will be shown in motion Walters their money——-$70 from Mr. and his watch, and $6.00 from Mrs. Walters and her wedding and engagement rings. They then took the money, camping was the sad and R. W. Walters, of Los Angeles, Auto Court. key of the car and drove northward in the same direction as the Walters had-been doing, toward Auburn. It required considerable time for the Walters to return to Loomis where they reported the robbery’ to the officers. Their destination was Nevada City where Mr. Walters intended to engage in prospecting. They had spefit some time here last summer and were returning for fur; ther work. Mr. Rude, who knew ithem, generously gave them shelter and every assistance in his power. They came to him Sunday stripped of everything except the clothes on their backs. FIREMEN REPAIR AND CLEAN ARMORY HALL. A large group of firemen, under the leadership of Chief Louie Kopp, yesterday _practically big job of cleaning of Armory hall and the preliminary work of boarding up the lower of it. Lunch and_ refreshments served to the workers at noon. great usefulness of this hall as a completed: the . out the basement . part . were! 2 . ah6 !of Mercy AID FOR SISTERS OF MERCY FUND — IS GENEROUS — The campaign to raise funds to re2 lieve the indebtedness of the Sisters in Grass Valley, is -procommunity center was demonstrated gressing rapidly it was today reported by the crowds attending the Junior . Prom and the May Day fete given} by Mrs. Lyda Talbot. whether anything of a_ public im-, provement, accomplished by the firemany civic enterprises, nas more importance than the tion of this historic hall for ed public use. JARVIS URGES SEPARATE STATE. MINING DEPT. former department of of ComClarence E. man of the the Sacramento Jarvis, mining Chamber assistant Bank, separte state cashier urges the departwith a merce and creation of a ment of mines and mining, greatly increased budget and the oil business entirely divorced. “Metal mining is a most tant industry in California and have a ment the same as agriculture,” said Jarvis at a recent dinner meeting of , the Sacramento Chapter ing Association of California. of the Minminers have peculiar problems of own to solve, decidedly those of the oil men the two shoyld not be in the same division. eer state division of has sufficient money to The present great. industry it represents. Today the diyision is of . ; Without funds for a new geological Galt map of the state which is greatly . needed by the mineral industry. Minne e st go bework . ne men of California must go 1935 state legislature and ldeovaud more money for mining. “We must fair structure also demand a_ state permanent instalted where a exhibit can be producing county donating materials. ‘of California building DOUBLE FOR QUARTER WASHINGTON, May '7.—The Bu-. reau of Agricultureal Economics estimates total cash farm income for’ the first quarter of 1934, at $1,312,-' 000,000, of which $97,000,000 came from benefit payments, as compared with $873,000,000 for the first quarter. of 1938 The March 1934 cash income of farmers included $408,00,-/ 000 from sale of farm products and . $9,000,000 from rental and benefit payménts by the Farm Administration for acreage reduction, compared with $275,000,000 in March 1933. April is the year’s low point of ineome, yet the Bureau estimates April 1934 income at from $375,000,000 to $425,000,000. i Hall, 1 restoraincreas. . have chair. of the’ with imporspecial state depart! “Metal . differ. and. Mexico will be shown on-the screen apd . great building at, {City of the Sierras,."" © from headquarters. The Women’s Executive CommitIt doubtful) toe for Grass Valley is composed of: Mrs. Fred Peterson, Mrs. Harry Clemo, Mrs. T. H. Field, Mrs. Thomas Mrs. T. J. Kennedy, Mrs. Andy McCabe, Mrs. Thomas Muleahy and Mrs. W. D. Paynter. A large number of Women are selling tickets un. der the leadership of this committee. The of Grass Valley generously responded to the call for aid, as is their custom when the Sisters are in need of assistance. Additional prizes that have been offered are: One year grammar school course at Mount Saint Mary’s value $20.00 and a $10.00 merchandise order given by Bert’s Dry Goods Store in Mill Street. Several additional prizes are contemplated which will be announced later. KENTUCKY CAVES TO BE TOPIC OF LECTURE W.L. Mammoth merchants Sprouse, cave explorer, from Ky., give his illustrated lecture on “‘The Land -of:-Midnight”’ at the high sehool in Nevada City on Thursday, May 10 Cave, will famous lat-8 p.m Many. wonderful scenes of the ‘great Mammoth’ Cave in Kentucky and the Carlsbad Cavern. in New during the program. Also seenes of Crystal Cave and Floyd Collins will be ‘shown. Widely known. as the man’’ beeause of his travels explorations in the Kentucky cave region, Mr. Sprouse has recentlarge audiences This unusual“cave ly appeared before in Central California. ly entertaining program will be of much interest to all who love the natural wonders of America. _ The program is sponsored by the Ne'vada City Parent-Teachers’ Association. HIGH SCHOOL HONOR — ROLL IS ANNOUNCED Those who made the honor roll at ‘the high school as a result of examinations held last week, it was an,hounced today are as follows: Freshmen: Adele Joerchke® and . Wylie King. Sophomores: Roxanne Boggs, Fabian Joyal, Ida Norton, Betty Test, Dorothy Truscott, Alberta Waters, Walter Warnecke, Eleanor Willough— by, and Cecelia Woods. ee Juniors: Isabelle Dunlap, Earl Keller, Alice O’ Hannessian, MayJorie. Williams. Seniors: Joe Cicogni, Beryl Goa: frey, Erma Keller, Norma Kesslér, Margaret Pharriss, Naomi Whitley. * ; : Along, with her check for a yea’ subscription to:the Nugget, Mrs./M. nette Maltman Beveridge of Jam: New York, under date of May writes that she keeps in to her native town through umns of the Nugget, ,” “That little paper that boosts the =

Mrs. Ida ce; aljerilroy, Adennick. in ogrd the basit pres us, first, ond and rd. Mrs. or prize . Vinetta aid iis lat the idward’s eek end in the ~~ f pa” > J tM i i i . ¥ L £/ assisted by a \ ‘other officers. Victor ‘Grass Valley high’ school, “Judge George Jones, a little more ‘than that. «ity. This is Nevada ONLY paper. Hiometown It supports scribe for it? worth while. Do you subCity’ 3 Newsthings Nevada City Wapact . is a Member of the United Press evada City ugget And California Newspaper siumanaiate Association Your Hometown Newspaper helps build your . community. Readers and . } advertisers it a ; 00d builder. make Vol VIIE No. 51 The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center MONDAY, MAYS, 1934 Old Mining Camps Are ' Bustling With Activity A. J. Heether, his may friends in: Nevada City as Aifred,. and Heether better. known to and part owner of the Grant} sawmill, in’ a conversation yesteday gave a splendid view cf constructive conditions in his district at The and building materials required in all the work is being furnished by Mr. Heether’s firm. George Calanan, of Nevada City, group of »Alleghany citizens, is erecting a 37x75 foot community hall in Alleghany, which for dances Ray business present. lumber is to be used as a theatre, and any public gatherings. Hawkins, postmaster and man of Alleghany, has moved his home and remodeled it. Bob Smith, of. Alleghany, ing a new house for himself in that city. is erectJohn Anderson, also of Alleghany, has just completed a nice new home. In the Forest district, Clyde Nelson has recently purchased a large consignment of lumber and building materials to be used at the noted Yellow Jacket mine. He has nine ; men employed. The Tahoe National Forest pur‘chased the lumber for construction of the Pike City lookout station. Ten tons of cement and timbers . were hauled to the Dobbins district COMMITTEE ON FARM DEBTS IN jneir the SCC wamp at the Indiana . is to be of culvert ae yhicn . pleting @ lot used in com. work. : . Sierra county road district No. 2, lunder the direction of Supervisor Governor Rolph Tom Davies, of Alleghany, is erect-. the following membership: ing a 24x50 foot garage. . H. B. Cox, Marysville. a eto ig 00, , mittee for Debt Nevada county has been ‘appointed by In the Downieville district, mining Warren Odel, Grass: Valley. properties reopening aré making use William Durbrow, Grass Valley. of large consignments of lumber, and P. G. Scadden, Nevada City. strong . tion of the California Farm Debt Adquartz vein and has 15 men employ-}justment Committee, which was aped. pointed by the Governor at the reThe famed old.City of Six mine,. 4uest of the. Federal has a man in San Francisco at pres-}. Administration. ent buying’ machinery for a new ball In announcing, the mill. This will also require a large. of this committee, amount of lumber and timbers. chairman of the California’ Farm Mr. Heether said they now have a] Debt Adjustment Committeée, little settlement of five families andj the following statement: sinking a new shaft ona appointment tT: Ce -‘Weker; that the very announcemént of the appointment of such an_ organization has* concentrated attention’ on woods When employ 20 they will put a crew in the shortly for their season’s run. in full operation they men. the problem of adjusting debt differA new planer. building hasjust. }ences between farm debtors and credbeen completed at the Grant andjitors so that efficient farmers may Heether saw mill. The first of this. be able to hold title to their farms week they are to start a new office!and continue to operate them. building. The firm. recently pur“The operations of these committees in other states have proven of chased a new five ton White delivery ‘profound value to agriculture and truck. GRANITEVILLE MINE REOPENED From latest reports reaching a to the communities where adjustments have been effected. Delinquent taxes have been paid, current creditors have received money and farmers have been enabled to concs : tinue the operation of their farms Band concerts by the Nevada City owhich has «resulted “ail high school band, may be resumed their being able to pay their way. Director L. EB. Sweeney. <1) many instances it hag been NEVADA CITY HI BAND IS — MUCH COMPLIMENTED on.a basis this summer, Nugget. representative, it was ee ed that about 20 men are now em-! ployed in the reopening of the Gran-. iteville Gold erty Graniteville. The Mining Company propnear propSpotproperties, erty is What was known as the tiswood and Rocky Glen which were formerly owned by IF'red Searls, = fr pany under Searls is president, Camp, vice president and George reorganizing the comCalifornia laws, Fred William Val De with W. A. Kervin, as Bongard is superintendent. The old tunnel was too high and it is reported the new Simpkins conipany is now driving another one at a lower level to cut the vein. Ore is also being blocked out. The property is being worked by two shifts. JACK WOLFF NAMED TRAINING CAMP AID Wolff,: rass ValJack: Li. Standard Oil Company of G Fle appo inti re ae Pat ley, as representative.in Nevada Military.. Training + The . Max: Civilian Aid to the Seccounty for the Camp Association is announced; appointment was P. Lilienthal, retary of War The Military ciation made by Mr. for California. Training Camp AssoL911. by, the sburg formed in Platt civilian camps throug ty.. In 1917-1918, at the Government, it assisted in .the selection of nearly 109,000 men for the commissioned personnel of the National defense. . Mr. Wolff will be actively connected with the C. M. T. C. enrollment work in Nevada county as the local authority on the work of the Citizens’ Military Training Camps. AnF¥ one desiring information on _ these camps should see or write to Mr. Wolff. To assist in this ‘work, Mr. Wolff has appoined the following committee: Henry R. Spiess, Principal, Grass Valley, H. E. Kjorlie, Principal Nevada City high school, Nevada City; G. F Hoffman, Principal Truckee high school, Truckee. was graduates of and other hout the countthe request of nn OR mare ant NEVADA CITY RAISES SALVATION ARMY QUOTA Nevada City’s quota of the Salvation Army drive, amounting to $400, has been raised, and, according. to The fund campaign met with a generous response in this Robinson, states, if proper arrangements can be necessary to suggest to a debThe concert last hee nisht ltor applicant that he go to his credifrom the balcony of the National ho-. tgp ang « lay his cards on the table.’ Sometimes this has resulted in an only made, tel, received so many compliments the band and their were highly pleased. he band will play this next Frithat members of director T (Continued on page 5) NEV. €0. NAMED Adjustment Comwith . timbers. H.W. Robinson, Grass Valley. The: Golden Bear is planning*©a These appointments were: made by new head frame. The company is}Governor Rolph on the recommenda! Farm Credit j a film. 14 men employed at present. The “It has been the experience of! mill is running only part time, bit. ¢ommittees set up in other states TO COMPLETE . SOUND MOVIES OF COLD MINES . Having partially picture theaters United States. make reductions to 16 films of the same picture which will ibe shown in Chamber of Commerce, bodies that size of clubs and other projectors for engineers’ having Western. Mining News also _announces that they have received word that the large film planning‘a cycle of gold mining pictures, some of which will have the magnitude of such epics as “The Covered Wagon’ and “Cimarron.” The publicity thus gained for the industry will be of immeasurable value to every mining district in the West. ,;A move has been started locally to have the companies use this district for location for at least one of these pictures. : It was also learned that plans for the State-wide gold celebration being sponsored by the San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce and the State Chamber are making rapid progress and that nation-wide pub. licity will start appearing within the next two or three months. Al Knorp, publisher of Western Mining News states-that the cooperation he and ‘his associates ceived from the mining men and Chamber of Coommerce and have remerchants, {been most 'the Nevada City Nugget gratifying. here has day evening in the parade which the Veterans of Foreign Wars are staging as the conclusion of their successThe’ band number of concluding events of the school year, ANC HO ERIE IN eno % rau In recent drifting SUNDAY IS BUSY the Ancho-Erie quartz property, in : the Washington district, the company struck an ore shoot which had past week ful membership drive. will also offi¢iate in a been missed‘in former The drift is now in good ore and making splendid” prog ress. Latest reports are that the comoperations. So. far as learned the : pany is to put on three shifts in the end was not as successful-as last for 'near future. fisherman, who whipped the many A. G. BY Hanke, of Carmel. is instreams and rivers, {terested in the property. R. Messe Several good catches.-were report-, js ed from near~ Downieville by Ge Rl DRIVE FOR MEMBERS superintendent. those spent the day in the Steep Hollow. district. east of Nevada City. Max Bandy, local Boy Scout, made ' eee EA a catch of two large fish, of which !. es deed Mountain dese Vd We he was quite proud, west of Nevada . #8 putting on a big div for B w Cie 1 members, The drive will end Fti: 1day evening, May 11, with a‘ class ‘Fan Robins, another Boy Scout, has, ‘about 10 for an initiation and rally.: ‘ brought: in several: nice messes of . : a : ; ; i Senior Vice Commander W. Secord trout in the last few days. . ne : : vedi Fe 4) \ gas : of San Jose, is expeeted to confer the Frank Ghidotti, Clyde Mugford, y I 0 ;initiatory degree on the candidates. oS A big parde will start at 7:30 Friday evening and will be led by the Dr. Hawkins, Sweeney, Elmer fischer, G. / motored to Lindsay and! Culverson lakes and found about 25 Highorman< thave Very few trout. massed colors of the post, followed as eens ee : iby the Nevada City high school are £ : . band, Boy Scouts, several drum and ‘ Delbert Schiffner and party motored to Milton and spent Sunday: fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoge, and Mrs. Beverly Barron and Howard Penrose spent Sunday fishing in the . high Sierras and returned with about the nicest catch reported so far: bugle corps, and representatives from

‘several outside posts. The local as [eva expects about "200 in the pa. rade. At 8 o’clock there is to be an inter-county closed’ meeting, and at 8:50 the meeting will be open to the public when degrees will be confer% coed ie SIERRA ORDINANCE T0 ee Mountain Post was organMERGE OFFICES HALTED ized in August 1932 and has made a : fi 2cord. Earl Ray d, of Gras villec td sonmmander "ane 5 F, fi nella, of Nevada City, is adjutant. A banquet is to be served in the DOW NIEVILLH#, May 4—The board of supervisors adopted an or-}; dinance “Thursday repealing their} Odd Fellows hall at the close. ordinance consolidating certain counHh ty offices. Under the original orST. AGNES GUILD TO MEET dinance, the ooffice or sheriff and St. Agnes Guild of Trinity church, ‘eoroner, and. treasurer were consolidated. Petitions representing nearly. 20 per cent. of the voters urged the repeal of this ordinance. The supervisors stated that the consildation Was an economy move, which would save the’ taxpayers about $1,000 a year. and assessor] will give a party at the home of'Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rector on Thursday afternoon. ‘Members and friends are anticipating the affair with a great deal of pleasure. % : C. D. Wickes, mining man of Tyler, was a Nevada City visitor this morning. system. SPRING HILL IS BLOCKING ORE: The Spring Hill mine is making a raise from the bottom of the main shaft on the 900. foot level to the 500 foot level. ; For some time the company has been drifting to pick up an ore shoot and now they are-raising and blocking out ore. H.R. Plate is superintendent. CREW AT WORK ON CITY'S HIGHWAY STREETS F. R. Garrison, highway maintenance superintendent, has had a crew of 15 men placing rockon the shoulders to widen streets from the high school, a portion of Sacrafrom the intersection to the work is down mento, and Pine and Sacramento street bridge. The cally completed. is to be done on over Deer Creek, and servicing. The state highway will maintain the work on the streets voted to the state’s care by the Nevada City council, The state highway yard usually has a crew of 18 men employed but at present there are only 15 men. TANNERY RANCH OWNERS TO DEFEND WATER SUIT CAMPTONVILLE, May 6.—A controversy is now taking place between Mrs. Rachael Labadie, proprietor of the Camptonville Water Works, and Forest Ranger Frank W. Meggers and Jacob Dietrich, owners of the Tannery Ranch, over the right to ‘Bucks Spring, which the Tannery Ranch. The owners of the property have piped the water from the spring to two houses, and the owner of the Water Works ‘considers that this water belongs to her A restraining order from the Superior Court was served on the owners of the Tannery Ranch, and practiSome minor the Galt renewing bridge timbers the matter will be heard on May 11. Attorney Ray Manwell represents Mrs. Labadie, and Erling S. Norby is attorney for the defendants. completed the “still? pictures of mining activities in and around Nevada City and Grass Valley, Eric Mayell left for San FranCouple Robbed of Cash, Camp Equipment, Auto Help jewelry, up and robbed of bedding, clothing, equipment and their car, experience Saturday night of Mr. Mrs. cisco to make arrangements to bring throughout ° the It is also planned to millimeter companies are, men in Capital. National should their ent from mines never adequately serve the . \fore the mineral Some years ago I urged the construction of a special mining grounds, with each mineral ; building It would have made an! unique structure and a perpetual advertisement materials. FARM INCOME NEARLY the fair is located on now staying at the Rude his sound camera and equipment The Walters had stopped three with him on his return to complete . miles north of Loomis to pick a few taking shots of this district. The flowers and rest.. When they. refilm, being produced by Western] turned to their car they were con. Mining News, is to be known as! frontea by two men, who, at a re“California’s Modern Mining Indus-. yo}yer point; first robbed them of try’? and will be shown in motion Walters their money——-$70 from Mr. and his watch, and $6.00 from Mrs. Walters and her wedding and engagement rings. They then took the money, camping was the sad and R. W. Walters, of Los Angeles, Auto Court. key of the car and drove northward in the same direction as the Walters had-been doing, toward Auburn. It required considerable time for the Walters to return to Loomis where they reported the robbery’ to the officers. Their destination was Nevada City where Mr. Walters intended to engage in prospecting. They had spefit some time here last summer and were returning for fur; ther work. Mr. Rude, who knew ithem, generously gave them shelter and every assistance in his power. They came to him Sunday stripped of everything except the clothes on their backs. FIREMEN REPAIR AND CLEAN ARMORY HALL. A large group of firemen, under the leadership of Chief Louie Kopp, yesterday _practically big job of cleaning of Armory hall and the preliminary work of boarding up the lower of it. Lunch and_ refreshments served to the workers at noon. great usefulness of this hall as a completed: the . out the basement . part . were! 2 . ah6 !of Mercy AID FOR SISTERS OF MERCY FUND — IS GENEROUS — The campaign to raise funds to re2 lieve the indebtedness of the Sisters in Grass Valley, is -procommunity center was demonstrated gressing rapidly it was today reported by the crowds attending the Junior . Prom and the May Day fete given} by Mrs. Lyda Talbot. whether anything of a_ public im-, provement, accomplished by the firemany civic enterprises, nas more importance than the tion of this historic hall for ed public use. JARVIS URGES SEPARATE STATE. MINING DEPT. former department of of ComClarence E. man of the the Sacramento Jarvis, mining Chamber assistant Bank, separte state cashier urges the departwith a merce and creation of a ment of mines and mining, greatly increased budget and the oil business entirely divorced. “Metal mining is a most tant industry in California and have a ment the same as agriculture,” said Jarvis at a recent dinner meeting of , the Sacramento Chapter ing Association of California. of the Minminers have peculiar problems of own to solve, decidedly those of the oil men the two shoyld not be in the same division. eer state division of has sufficient money to The present great. industry it represents. Today the diyision is of . ; Without funds for a new geological Galt map of the state which is greatly . needed by the mineral industry. Minne e st go bework . ne men of California must go 1935 state legislature and ldeovaud more money for mining. “We must fair structure also demand a_ state permanent instalted where a exhibit can be producing county donating materials. ‘of California building DOUBLE FOR QUARTER WASHINGTON, May '7.—The Bu-. reau of Agricultureal Economics estimates total cash farm income for’ the first quarter of 1934, at $1,312,-' 000,000, of which $97,000,000 came from benefit payments, as compared with $873,000,000 for the first quarter. of 1938 The March 1934 cash income of farmers included $408,00,-/ 000 from sale of farm products and . $9,000,000 from rental and benefit payménts by the Farm Administration for acreage reduction, compared with $275,000,000 in March 1933. April is the year’s low point of ineome, yet the Bureau estimates April 1934 income at from $375,000,000 to $425,000,000. i Hall, 1 restoraincreas. . have chair. of the’ with imporspecial state depart! “Metal . differ. and. Mexico will be shown on-the screen apd . great building at, {City of the Sierras,."" © from headquarters. The Women’s Executive CommitIt doubtful) toe for Grass Valley is composed of: Mrs. Fred Peterson, Mrs. Harry Clemo, Mrs. T. H. Field, Mrs. Thomas Mrs. T. J. Kennedy, Mrs. Andy McCabe, Mrs. Thomas Muleahy and Mrs. W. D. Paynter. A large number of Women are selling tickets un. der the leadership of this committee. The of Grass Valley generously responded to the call for aid, as is their custom when the Sisters are in need of assistance. Additional prizes that have been offered are: One year grammar school course at Mount Saint Mary’s value $20.00 and a $10.00 merchandise order given by Bert’s Dry Goods Store in Mill Street. Several additional prizes are contemplated which will be announced later. KENTUCKY CAVES TO BE TOPIC OF LECTURE W.L. Mammoth merchants Sprouse, cave explorer, from Ky., give his illustrated lecture on “‘The Land -of:-Midnight”’ at the high sehool in Nevada City on Thursday, May 10 Cave, will famous lat-8 p.m Many. wonderful scenes of the ‘great Mammoth’ Cave in Kentucky and the Carlsbad Cavern. in New during the program. Also seenes of Crystal Cave and Floyd Collins will be ‘shown. Widely known. as the man’’ beeause of his travels explorations in the Kentucky cave region, Mr. Sprouse has recentlarge audiences This unusual“cave ly appeared before in Central California. ly entertaining program will be of much interest to all who love the natural wonders of America. _ The program is sponsored by the Ne'vada City Parent-Teachers’ Association. HIGH SCHOOL HONOR — ROLL IS ANNOUNCED Those who made the honor roll at ‘the high school as a result of examinations held last week, it was an,hounced today are as follows: Freshmen: Adele Joerchke® and . Wylie King. Sophomores: Roxanne Boggs, Fabian Joyal, Ida Norton, Betty Test, Dorothy Truscott, Alberta Waters, Walter Warnecke, Eleanor Willough— by, and Cecelia Woods. ee Juniors: Isabelle Dunlap, Earl Keller, Alice O’ Hannessian, MayJorie. Williams. Seniors: Joe Cicogni, Beryl Goa: frey, Erma Keller, Norma Kesslér, Margaret Pharriss, Naomi Whitley. * ; : Along, with her check for a yea’ subscription to:the Nugget, Mrs./M. nette Maltman Beveridge of Jam: New York, under date of May writes that she keeps in to her native town through umns of the Nugget, ,” “That little paper that boosts the =