November 14, 1940 (6 pages)

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada ity COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA ugget in From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton. —Alexander Hamii— Powder explosions essential defense machinery, wreckage of a huge coming in well ordered cycles, emery dust in: the traveling \ crane, these coincident with other foreign powers with which “accidents,’’ point to planned sabotage on the part of nationals 9f this nation for sometime has been virtually at war. tee raises its hue and cry bu The Dies committ the department of justice thus far has made no arrests ,at least none that seem important. that between the efore augWe suspect subversive elements in this country that were here long »b war began, and the greatly mented staffs of German con and ambassadorial staffs the a bond of understanding. Our ernmént is at a disadvantage sular re is gZovsince it assumes a technical neutrality and cannot therefore order o the country those Hitler whose destructive activities masked under the cloak of lomatic immunity. It is also distadvantage because for years now: communistic ut of agents are dipat a some organizations have not only received every protection our constitution aff ords, but have been specially favored as members of, and sometimes controlling influence in labor ons. The communistic connec of Edwin Smith of the Nat Labor Relations Board, for stance, have been ed. A list of some 300 other munists now in government ploy has been published by Dies committee, the unitions ional inwell establishcomemthe ; raising a great ruckus, but without many creditable denials. Although the room for thinking the Dies mittee may be addicted to mongering, the tremendous vo re is comscare lume of smoke it creates indicate that there is smoldering fire somewhere. é The communists, fearing war will pitch this nation into the fascist ranks, are naturally fighting everything this country does in the way of aid to Britain, or to ourselves. sult may be, the series of “accidents” \ have occurred during the m New Jersey where most explo take place, munitions industries. For sometime we have w for reports of the activities o Justice Department. ‘We no active and vigilant, yet the parently with contemptuous regard of FBI sleuthing. We der how long the administrati Washington will, be content this record of futility. the greatly increased staff of Consul Wiedemann in cisco. When trade between this Germany, why should need of a small army of comr ial attaches in either the Ge consulates or the embassy? these so-called attaches aré country has done nothing about it, e to exclude known Nazi agents have been already excluded This was done apparently, mo a protection to this country. ¢. ures of the fatalities this long series of ‘‘accidents’ the number of civilian dead undoubtedly approaches a dred, This, to all practical pu Ricco Ap tS ere can paralyze essential is notably a center there build up a military machine for The Nazi sympathizers join forces with'them to prevent aid to Germany’s enemies. The reindeed probably which is, onth. sions of aited f the te in press dispatches that the FBI is se accidents’’ mysteriously continue, apdiswonon in with We are especially suspcious of such an old time comrade of Hitler, as San Franthere is virtually no and be mercrman But here, and the State Department thus far xcept who by other nations in the Naw World. re as a “good neighbor” action than as -We have at hand no exact figcaused by * but now hunrposOur enemies within our es, in war. borders are deadly efficient and if they continue unchecked, industries devoted both to defense and aid to Britain. We submit this situ calls for action on the part of the Fe Government. WILL PREACH IN G. tev. H. Trinity Episcopal Church her conduct Sunday services in the Valley Episcopal Church. Gras ley was left without a Epi minister when Rev. E. P. Ru was called for army duty. In Graniteville— Deputy Sheriff Carl T. Larse in Graniteville yesterday on ness. immediate and dr ation astic deral V. ihanias Pateman of the e will Grass s Vaiscopal ‘Howard F. Thompson, nnells n was . busireckless driving. The } postoffice building, Vol. 14, No. 80. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940 Man Held In Death Of Mrs. Houk Charge of Negligent Homicide Placed Against Nelson Alexander, 53 Nelson Alexander, 53, of Walker Mine, Plumas County was taken into custody last night by Undersheriff William D. Woods on a:charge of negligent homicide following the death of Mrs. Bertha Houk, 62, of Grass Valley, who was a passenger in Alexander's .car when it collided with one operated by Milton Doolittle of LeBarr Meadows. Alexander is held in the county jail here. He will be arraigned before Justice of .the Peace Charles ‘Morehouse in Grass Valley» later in jthe week. Reckless Driving Citation Immediately following the accident, which occurred on the Colfax Highway, Alexander was cited by the California Highway Patrol for more serious’ charge was Placed against him aftea Mrs. Houk died at noon yesterday in the Landis-Lang Clinic in Grass Val-; ley. Harold Thomas 31, and_= Inez: Thomas, 24, also odoupanis in the! Alexander machine, suffered bruises . and shock from the accident. Aléx-. ander was bruised but Doolittle, driv-, er of the other machine, escaped injury. May Be Inquest The funeral, services for Mrs. Houk are being arranged by the: Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley. It is prorable Coroner A, M. Holmes will hold an inquest into her death. The deceased leaves eight children most of them living in Kansas. Mrs. Houk had been a resident of Grass Valley for the past three years, liying there with a daughter, Mrs. H. T. Everett. One Pleads Guilty Other Not Guilty For Alpha Robbery Although William Haines, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in connection with the recent robbery of the Alpha Store here, his accused accomplice, Charles Matlock . also 18, pleaded not guilty. After entering his plea of guilty Haines asked for probation. His case will be investigated by Probation Officer A. W. McGagin. Superior Judge George L. Jones set December 2nd as the date of the trial for Matlock, whom Haines nam-. ed as his companion in the robbery. Both youths were taken in custody in Reno, Nevada, a short time after the robbery. Most of the loot was recovered in the possession of Haines. : The Alpha Store was broken into during a weekend and guns, knives and many other articles, including dynamite-and fuses. HEARING WILL BEHELD ON HYDRAULICING The California Debris Commission will hold a public hearing at 11 a. m. November 19th in room 208, Sacramento, to receive protests against granting the application of E. A. Hermanson to mine by hydraulic process the Indian Hill Mine located near Camptonville, Yuba County, draining into Indian Creek, the Yuba River, Bullards Bar Reservoir. At the same time the commission will receive protests against ing the application of A. Tadolin{, A, Thompson to mine by process the Grizzly’ Hill Mine, ed near Downieville. draining Grizzly Creek, of the Yuba River, to store in Bullards Bar Reservoir. locatinto then North Fork of) to store tailings in. grant. and Clifford . hydraulic, then the North Fork! tailings . ‘Nevada City’s Red Cross roll call ‘Mrs, Pat Jackson, and Mrs. ENGINEER FROM LAND OF HEAD HUNTERS HERE By EDW. C. UREN . Franeis C. O’Connor, eldest son. of Mr. and Mrs, Charles B. O’Connor, is visiting at the home of his parents on Main Street. Mr. O’Connor is supervising hy-, draulic operations in Peru, South America, on the eastern slope of the Andes Range and along the headwaters of the great Amazon basin where the rainfall, he states, is as much as 250 inches a year and it is not uncommon for it to rain as much as six inches in a.single day. The head huntérs inhabit that inhospitable area of Brazil contiguous to the eastern boundary of Peru. [These are the natives who practice, {the little known artistry of shrink-' jing the decapitated heads of their irene to about one fourth of their natural size. : Several years ago, I believe it was . Chester Barker who brought one of these heads to Nevada City and we . recall the perfect miniature features. Even the pores of the skin were . visible and the hair and eyebrows were perfectly preserved. It is claimed that the hair continues to grow on these heads, which are of the . consistency of cured’ rubber, and about that color. ' Think of. hair growing on a pick'\led Indian’s head, while we wept and swore, taken Vitacnins and massaged our few remaining hairs, and all the while what's under our hats grows to look more and more like a peeled onion. The gravel channels, according to Mr. O'Connor, are quite plainly of late glacial origin, the ._ striation markings on the rocks being deeply cut and particularly noticeable. The deposits are of great extent, the . gravel being uncemented and easily . broken down by the hydraulic monitor. The gold has a fineness of about 930, is mostly coarse and bears evidence that it has been transported . far as much of it is rough and has particles of quartz attached. The country is primitive however and access to the mines can be made \only on mule back—six days of it 'from the railroad. Provisions ana, supplies all have to be transported . by the same means at a cost of five, { cents a pound. . is paid 38 cents a' day, which is double what the work. er receives on the coast. His wants are few and his living costs are al-; most nil. : Air transport is made practically impossible on account ofthe prevailing fogs which blanket the country almost continuously and, although the area is only twelve degrees south of the equator, the climate is always cool enough to reNative labor . quire winter clothing the year around. Lima, the capital, is a. busy city of a million souls. It is situated on. the west coast and has a climate, says Mr. O'Connor, very similar to San coast though is very limited. The high Andes range of mountains, which extends for 4000 miles along the west coast of South America, with peaks that rise often to more than 17,000 feet are a bulwark that forces the moisture laden clouds to deposit practically all their rain on . the east side of the range dnd the Amazon basin: Mr. O’Connor has examined gravel excavations made, according to legend, more than three hundred years ago. Embankments more than a hiadred feet in height and’ immense} piles of large boulders removed from . and stacked to a height . . the workings seemingly impossible except chanical means. Practically ltrace of gold has been showing that these natives evidently . knew how to mine even before the} horse and buggy days. . . Mr, O’Connor in a few days: wi!l. return by wav ot New York to his} field of labor, This is his first t. two years. Vis hin , visor every . ‘ RED CROSS ROLL CALL DRIVE WILL CONTINUE FOR WEEK; $175 OBTAINED IN THREE DAYS drive, in its third day, has produced a total of $175, with but one territory completely canvassed. drive chairman hopes.to complete the drive withir the next week. Volunteers today continued their house to House calls Jackson is hopeful the local quota will be exceeded. % Response Gratifying Christmas Celebration Plans Formed At C. of C. Meeting Here Last Nite Mrs. Jackson reports the workers Committees Named To Supervise Street Decorating are enthusiastic and the response of . And Conduct Outdoor Christmas the residents of the cty gratifying. Besides the roll call volunteers aliready named Mrs. Roy Deeter and Mrs, George Davis have been select-! ed to canvass the Glenbrook district with a ‘‘pep’’ dinner at the Nevada City High School. The dinner was cooked by Miss Mildred Severtson’s . ‘ boy’s cooking class. ; Thomas) McCraney, president of. the local Red Cross chapter, presid-_ ed over the meeting. Mrs. Belle Dou-. glas delivered the ‘‘pep’’ talk and Mrs. Jackson informed the workers . of their duties. Forty attended the dinner, The drive headquarters is in the Bank of America Building. The telePhone number. is 63. The workers will report daily to Mrs. Jackson. ‘Mrs. Dave Richards, who had charge of the drive on Boulder Street, was the first worker to complete the canvass of her territory. FOREST RANGER CONFERENCE IS TO CLOSE TODAY New Plan Inaugurated for . Annual Gathering of Tahoe Staff have The annual fall conference for rangers in the Tahoe National Forest will come, to a. close today with: the inspection of projects in the. Downieville district: The conference opened Tuesday in the Nevada City headquarters of the forest. The rangers, in company with the administrative staff of the local headquarters, then left for Forest Hill, where a study was made of the reforestation of the large area burned in the 1936 fire. Yesterday the party went to Big Bend, later to Truckee and_ spent last night at the CCC camp at Ho. bart Mills. New Policy Supervisor Guerdon Ellis inaugurated the policy of taking the rangers: throughout the various districts to acquaint them in the practices of individual rangers. Those on the trip are: Supervisor Wilis, Ernest L. Baxter, smith, logging engineer, Leland & ‘Smith, associate supervisor, Clyde M. Gwin, executive assistant supervisor, G, E. Mitchell, forest engineer and District Rangers J. R. Hodgson at: Big Bend, / W. (Meggers at Camptonville, fF. B. Delaney at Downieville, Anselmo Lewis at North Bloomfield, H. I. Snider at Truckee, F. d. Land at Sierraville and Chas. Assistant SuperB. C. Gold. Beardsley at Forest Hill. SNOW SPORTS IS PREVIEWED Francisco. The rainfall on the west} __ Skiers previewed the winter sports season in the Donner Recreational Area over the week end, according to Forest Ranger R. Hodgson at Big Bend ranger station. With 10 inches of snow on the summit, short runs were available along roadways and! in cleared spaces comparatively free . from rocks and stumps as fap down . as Soda Springs. Two minor injuries were reported, the casualties of; the day consisting chiefly of ey skis rather. than broken bones, Three feet of snow on Castle Peak and Lincoln Peak put those areas in. good condition, but Hodgson advises gener ally continue their} skiers to by me! skiiing exercises at home and to Boll ot tn that ‘obey impulse’ : fe, out in Insufficiently covered rocks and: low stumps present a hazard, especially . to inexperienced skiers who do not recognize them realize the danser. No ski tows were onerating on the Hodgson reports. ° or area, . youth order . Tree Contest Here At a large and enthusiastic gathering of Chamber of ‘Commerce members last night, plans for the Christmas sea. and Mrs. Merle Morrison will assist. son took form. 'in the drive on Long Street. Within a short time a committee composed of Emmett The drive got under way Tuesday . Gallagher, Dwight Steele and Fred Garrison will supervise the decorating of the city with evergreen boughs and trees. SCOTTS FLAT WPA' WORKER HURT IN FIGHT Two Conipanions Held in Jail Pending Outcome ‘ Of Injuries : Edward Howard, Scotts Flat Dam Works Progress Administration worker, remains in a serious condition in the county hospital here from a fractured skull and other injuries received during: what officers say was a drunken brawl at the dam. Monday night. ' James William Taylor, 36, and John L. Lonegan, 44, fellow workers, are held in the county jail here, pending the outcome of Howard’s in-. juries. i Taylor Surrenders Taylor walked into the cabin of, E. A. Paxton, Nevada Irrigation Dis-, . trict ditchtender, Monday night and’ “I. just killed a man.” Paxton called Sheriff Carl , biassen, who in company with Dep, uty Sheriff Ronald Fraser, went to . ; Scotts Flat, into custody and brought Howard to . the hospital here. GMonegan was arrested Tuesday afternoon, Howard on the head and shoulders with rocks during an argument which developed while the three men were drinking. Lonegan admitted being with the two but said he was asleep when the fight took place. After knocking Howard unconscious officers said Taylor climbed onto an embankment and rolled huge boulders upon his victim to ‘‘stop the coyotes from getting him.’’ The officerse said it is a miracie Howard is still living, ROTARY MEMBERS ENTERTAINED WITH . ! MOTION PICTURES With Carroll Coughlan as_program chairman, the Rotary’ club members were entertained at the ‘National Hotel here today with motion pictures on ‘‘Steel—-Man’s Barr vant.”’ The picture, produced by the United States Steel Company, was in technicolor and sound. Edwin C, Hill was the narrator. The motion picture was shown here through the courtesy of H. E. Rogers, sales manager of the Columbia Steel Company of San Francisco. TRIAL BY JURY MOTION DENIED Superior Judge Warren Steel of, Yuba County, ; Judge George L. Jones, yesterday af-. . ternoon denied a motion for a jury. trial in ‘the case of Empire-Star Min. , eS, Litd., against Cooley Butler, op-' {erator of the Golden Center Mine. Judge Steel will preside at the trial. Butler is charged in the suit . with deliberately using the facilities! . of the Pennsylvania Mine, omega in . the Empire-Star Mines, Ltd., . dewatering the Golden Center workrecovered, . the snow until a heavier fall occurs. } ings, . Carrington Returns— Robert Carrington, pastor ‘of the local Bethany Church, has returned from Turlock. where he attended the . convention of Christ Ambassadors, of the church. x tae % said: . . discussed for a children’s ChristJ. Towhere they took Taylor! Taylor told the officers he struck’ sitting for Super ign) The chamber will ask the . city for assistance in_ string-’ ; ing colored lights throughout the _ business district. Tree Contest The chamber decided to hold an Outdoor Christmas Tree contest, with prizes being awarded to the best ‘decorated natural and _ artificial trees. A committee consisting of Steele, Gus Presley, John Anargus, Mrs. Marriott and Bud Kyle was named by President Bert Foreman to handle the Christmas Tree contest arrangements. ¥ K The chamber members discussed the advisability of giving a children’s Christmas party and Secretary H. F. WOULD DONATE CANDY To start the ball rolling for @ successful Christmas party for: Nevada City children, John Anargus of the Sweet Shop announced today he will donate 25 pounds of candy for such an event. Anargus, one of the newest businessmen of the city, attended the chamber of commerce meeting last night at which plans were mas party. He said the idea is a good one and is willing to give the 25 pounds of candy. 'Sofge was elected to contact . the Women’s Civic Club and other local organizations. The civic club annualchildren and an effort will be made. to unite the two groups into giving one huge Christmas Tree. Committee To Meet The decoration committee will meet within a few days to. decide whether the street decorations shall consist of evergreen trees only, three to a block on each side of the street, or boughs or both. Chairman Steele of the Outdoor Christmas Tree committee will also hold a meeting soon to form rules for the contest. Prizes of $20 are ex-% pected to be awarded. VETERANS SEEK DESIRABLE SPOT TO MEET HERE Banner Mt. Post Temporarily Meeting In City Hall Building The Banner Mountain Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of this. city, will continue to meet at the city hall here until a permanent meeting site is decided upon. The post met at the city hall here last night. It was revealed the post has two locations under consideration. The matter will be taken up with the VFW auxiliary. The veterans were forced to move from their Commercial Street headquarters because the group of buildings in which they were located will ‘be torn down, ‘ Howard’ C. Bennetts, post com'mander, said every effort will be . aes to keep the post’s headquart'ers in Nevada City but if no suitable . location is found it. will be necessary . to look elsewhere fora meeting site. Several civic citizens of this city . are reported to be assisting the post in its efforts to find a meeting spot. . here. Barn Dance Planned— ° Deschwanden Hall in . being decorated in prepara the barn dance Saturday night told Plat Country Club.¢ ly gives a White Christmas for tha

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada ity COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA ugget in From the Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. ton. —Alexander Hamii— Powder explosions essential defense machinery, wreckage of a huge coming in well ordered cycles, emery dust in: the traveling \ crane, these coincident with other foreign powers with which “accidents,’’ point to planned sabotage on the part of nationals 9f this nation for sometime has been virtually at war. tee raises its hue and cry bu The Dies committ the department of justice thus far has made no arrests ,at least none that seem important. that between the efore augWe suspect subversive elements in this country that were here long »b war began, and the greatly mented staffs of German con and ambassadorial staffs the a bond of understanding. Our ernmént is at a disadvantage sular re is gZovsince it assumes a technical neutrality and cannot therefore order o the country those Hitler whose destructive activities masked under the cloak of lomatic immunity. It is also distadvantage because for years now: communistic ut of agents are dipat a some organizations have not only received every protection our constitution aff ords, but have been specially favored as members of, and sometimes controlling influence in labor ons. The communistic connec of Edwin Smith of the Nat Labor Relations Board, for stance, have been ed. A list of some 300 other munists now in government ploy has been published by Dies committee, the unitions ional inwell establishcomemthe ; raising a great ruckus, but without many creditable denials. Although the room for thinking the Dies mittee may be addicted to mongering, the tremendous vo re is comscare lume of smoke it creates indicate that there is smoldering fire somewhere. é The communists, fearing war will pitch this nation into the fascist ranks, are naturally fighting everything this country does in the way of aid to Britain, or to ourselves. sult may be, the series of “accidents” \ have occurred during the m New Jersey where most explo take place, munitions industries. For sometime we have w for reports of the activities o Justice Department. ‘We no active and vigilant, yet the parently with contemptuous regard of FBI sleuthing. We der how long the administrati Washington will, be content this record of futility. the greatly increased staff of Consul Wiedemann in cisco. When trade between this Germany, why should need of a small army of comr ial attaches in either the Ge consulates or the embassy? these so-called attaches aré country has done nothing about it, e to exclude known Nazi agents have been already excluded This was done apparently, mo a protection to this country. ¢. ures of the fatalities this long series of ‘‘accidents’ the number of civilian dead undoubtedly approaches a dred, This, to all practical pu Ricco Ap tS ere can paralyze essential is notably a center there build up a military machine for The Nazi sympathizers join forces with'them to prevent aid to Germany’s enemies. The reindeed probably which is, onth. sions of aited f the te in press dispatches that the FBI is se accidents’’ mysteriously continue, apdiswonon in with We are especially suspcious of such an old time comrade of Hitler, as San Franthere is virtually no and be mercrman But here, and the State Department thus far xcept who by other nations in the Naw World. re as a “good neighbor” action than as -We have at hand no exact figcaused by * but now hunrposOur enemies within our es, in war. borders are deadly efficient and if they continue unchecked, industries devoted both to defense and aid to Britain. We submit this situ calls for action on the part of the Fe Government. WILL PREACH IN G. tev. H. Trinity Episcopal Church her conduct Sunday services in the Valley Episcopal Church. Gras ley was left without a Epi minister when Rev. E. P. Ru was called for army duty. In Graniteville— Deputy Sheriff Carl T. Larse in Graniteville yesterday on ness. immediate and dr ation astic deral V. ihanias Pateman of the e will Grass s Vaiscopal ‘Howard F. Thompson, nnells n was . busireckless driving. The } postoffice building, Vol. 14, No. 80. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940 Man Held In Death Of Mrs. Houk Charge of Negligent Homicide Placed Against Nelson Alexander, 53 Nelson Alexander, 53, of Walker Mine, Plumas County was taken into custody last night by Undersheriff William D. Woods on a:charge of negligent homicide following the death of Mrs. Bertha Houk, 62, of Grass Valley, who was a passenger in Alexander's .car when it collided with one operated by Milton Doolittle of LeBarr Meadows. Alexander is held in the county jail here. He will be arraigned before Justice of .the Peace Charles ‘Morehouse in Grass Valley» later in jthe week. Reckless Driving Citation Immediately following the accident, which occurred on the Colfax Highway, Alexander was cited by the California Highway Patrol for more serious’ charge was Placed against him aftea Mrs. Houk died at noon yesterday in the Landis-Lang Clinic in Grass Val-; ley. Harold Thomas 31, and_= Inez: Thomas, 24, also odoupanis in the! Alexander machine, suffered bruises . and shock from the accident. Aléx-. ander was bruised but Doolittle, driv-, er of the other machine, escaped injury. May Be Inquest The funeral, services for Mrs. Houk are being arranged by the: Hooper-Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley. It is prorable Coroner A, M. Holmes will hold an inquest into her death. The deceased leaves eight children most of them living in Kansas. Mrs. Houk had been a resident of Grass Valley for the past three years, liying there with a daughter, Mrs. H. T. Everett. One Pleads Guilty Other Not Guilty For Alpha Robbery Although William Haines, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in connection with the recent robbery of the Alpha Store here, his accused accomplice, Charles Matlock . also 18, pleaded not guilty. After entering his plea of guilty Haines asked for probation. His case will be investigated by Probation Officer A. W. McGagin. Superior Judge George L. Jones set December 2nd as the date of the trial for Matlock, whom Haines nam-. ed as his companion in the robbery. Both youths were taken in custody in Reno, Nevada, a short time after the robbery. Most of the loot was recovered in the possession of Haines. : The Alpha Store was broken into during a weekend and guns, knives and many other articles, including dynamite-and fuses. HEARING WILL BEHELD ON HYDRAULICING The California Debris Commission will hold a public hearing at 11 a. m. November 19th in room 208, Sacramento, to receive protests against granting the application of E. A. Hermanson to mine by hydraulic process the Indian Hill Mine located near Camptonville, Yuba County, draining into Indian Creek, the Yuba River, Bullards Bar Reservoir. At the same time the commission will receive protests against ing the application of A. Tadolin{, A, Thompson to mine by process the Grizzly’ Hill Mine, ed near Downieville. draining Grizzly Creek, of the Yuba River, to store in Bullards Bar Reservoir. locatinto then North Fork of) to store tailings in. grant. and Clifford . hydraulic, then the North Fork! tailings . ‘Nevada City’s Red Cross roll call ‘Mrs, Pat Jackson, and Mrs. ENGINEER FROM LAND OF HEAD HUNTERS HERE By EDW. C. UREN . Franeis C. O’Connor, eldest son. of Mr. and Mrs, Charles B. O’Connor, is visiting at the home of his parents on Main Street. Mr. O’Connor is supervising hy-, draulic operations in Peru, South America, on the eastern slope of the Andes Range and along the headwaters of the great Amazon basin where the rainfall, he states, is as much as 250 inches a year and it is not uncommon for it to rain as much as six inches in a.single day. The head huntérs inhabit that inhospitable area of Brazil contiguous to the eastern boundary of Peru. [These are the natives who practice, {the little known artistry of shrink-' jing the decapitated heads of their irene to about one fourth of their natural size. : Several years ago, I believe it was . Chester Barker who brought one of these heads to Nevada City and we . recall the perfect miniature features. Even the pores of the skin were . visible and the hair and eyebrows were perfectly preserved. It is claimed that the hair continues to grow on these heads, which are of the . consistency of cured’ rubber, and about that color. ' Think of. hair growing on a pick'\led Indian’s head, while we

wept and swore, taken Vitacnins and massaged our few remaining hairs, and all the while what's under our hats grows to look more and more like a peeled onion. The gravel channels, according to Mr. O'Connor, are quite plainly of late glacial origin, the ._ striation markings on the rocks being deeply cut and particularly noticeable. The deposits are of great extent, the . gravel being uncemented and easily . broken down by the hydraulic monitor. The gold has a fineness of about 930, is mostly coarse and bears evidence that it has been transported . far as much of it is rough and has particles of quartz attached. The country is primitive however and access to the mines can be made \only on mule back—six days of it 'from the railroad. Provisions ana, supplies all have to be transported . by the same means at a cost of five, { cents a pound. . is paid 38 cents a' day, which is double what the work. er receives on the coast. His wants are few and his living costs are al-; most nil. : Air transport is made practically impossible on account ofthe prevailing fogs which blanket the country almost continuously and, although the area is only twelve degrees south of the equator, the climate is always cool enough to reNative labor . quire winter clothing the year around. Lima, the capital, is a. busy city of a million souls. It is situated on. the west coast and has a climate, says Mr. O'Connor, very similar to San coast though is very limited. The high Andes range of mountains, which extends for 4000 miles along the west coast of South America, with peaks that rise often to more than 17,000 feet are a bulwark that forces the moisture laden clouds to deposit practically all their rain on . the east side of the range dnd the Amazon basin: Mr. O’Connor has examined gravel excavations made, according to legend, more than three hundred years ago. Embankments more than a hiadred feet in height and’ immense} piles of large boulders removed from . and stacked to a height . . the workings seemingly impossible except chanical means. Practically ltrace of gold has been showing that these natives evidently . knew how to mine even before the} horse and buggy days. . . Mr, O’Connor in a few days: wi!l. return by wav ot New York to his} field of labor, This is his first t. two years. Vis hin , visor every . ‘ RED CROSS ROLL CALL DRIVE WILL CONTINUE FOR WEEK; $175 OBTAINED IN THREE DAYS drive, in its third day, has produced a total of $175, with but one territory completely canvassed. drive chairman hopes.to complete the drive withir the next week. Volunteers today continued their house to House calls Jackson is hopeful the local quota will be exceeded. % Response Gratifying Christmas Celebration Plans Formed At C. of C. Meeting Here Last Nite Mrs. Jackson reports the workers Committees Named To Supervise Street Decorating are enthusiastic and the response of . And Conduct Outdoor Christmas the residents of the cty gratifying. Besides the roll call volunteers aliready named Mrs. Roy Deeter and Mrs, George Davis have been select-! ed to canvass the Glenbrook district with a ‘‘pep’’ dinner at the Nevada City High School. The dinner was cooked by Miss Mildred Severtson’s . ‘ boy’s cooking class. ; Thomas) McCraney, president of. the local Red Cross chapter, presid-_ ed over the meeting. Mrs. Belle Dou-. glas delivered the ‘‘pep’’ talk and Mrs. Jackson informed the workers . of their duties. Forty attended the dinner, The drive headquarters is in the Bank of America Building. The telePhone number. is 63. The workers will report daily to Mrs. Jackson. ‘Mrs. Dave Richards, who had charge of the drive on Boulder Street, was the first worker to complete the canvass of her territory. FOREST RANGER CONFERENCE IS TO CLOSE TODAY New Plan Inaugurated for . Annual Gathering of Tahoe Staff have The annual fall conference for rangers in the Tahoe National Forest will come, to a. close today with: the inspection of projects in the. Downieville district: The conference opened Tuesday in the Nevada City headquarters of the forest. The rangers, in company with the administrative staff of the local headquarters, then left for Forest Hill, where a study was made of the reforestation of the large area burned in the 1936 fire. Yesterday the party went to Big Bend, later to Truckee and_ spent last night at the CCC camp at Ho. bart Mills. New Policy Supervisor Guerdon Ellis inaugurated the policy of taking the rangers: throughout the various districts to acquaint them in the practices of individual rangers. Those on the trip are: Supervisor Wilis, Ernest L. Baxter, smith, logging engineer, Leland & ‘Smith, associate supervisor, Clyde M. Gwin, executive assistant supervisor, G, E. Mitchell, forest engineer and District Rangers J. R. Hodgson at: Big Bend, / W. (Meggers at Camptonville, fF. B. Delaney at Downieville, Anselmo Lewis at North Bloomfield, H. I. Snider at Truckee, F. d. Land at Sierraville and Chas. Assistant SuperB. C. Gold. Beardsley at Forest Hill. SNOW SPORTS IS PREVIEWED Francisco. The rainfall on the west} __ Skiers previewed the winter sports season in the Donner Recreational Area over the week end, according to Forest Ranger R. Hodgson at Big Bend ranger station. With 10 inches of snow on the summit, short runs were available along roadways and! in cleared spaces comparatively free . from rocks and stumps as fap down . as Soda Springs. Two minor injuries were reported, the casualties of; the day consisting chiefly of ey skis rather. than broken bones, Three feet of snow on Castle Peak and Lincoln Peak put those areas in. good condition, but Hodgson advises gener ally continue their} skiers to by me! skiiing exercises at home and to Boll ot tn that ‘obey impulse’ : fe, out in Insufficiently covered rocks and: low stumps present a hazard, especially . to inexperienced skiers who do not recognize them realize the danser. No ski tows were onerating on the Hodgson reports. ° or area, . youth order . Tree Contest Here At a large and enthusiastic gathering of Chamber of ‘Commerce members last night, plans for the Christmas sea. and Mrs. Merle Morrison will assist. son took form. 'in the drive on Long Street. Within a short time a committee composed of Emmett The drive got under way Tuesday . Gallagher, Dwight Steele and Fred Garrison will supervise the decorating of the city with evergreen boughs and trees. SCOTTS FLAT WPA' WORKER HURT IN FIGHT Two Conipanions Held in Jail Pending Outcome ‘ Of Injuries : Edward Howard, Scotts Flat Dam Works Progress Administration worker, remains in a serious condition in the county hospital here from a fractured skull and other injuries received during: what officers say was a drunken brawl at the dam. Monday night. ' James William Taylor, 36, and John L. Lonegan, 44, fellow workers, are held in the county jail here, pending the outcome of Howard’s in-. juries. i Taylor Surrenders Taylor walked into the cabin of, E. A. Paxton, Nevada Irrigation Dis-, . trict ditchtender, Monday night and’ “I. just killed a man.” Paxton called Sheriff Carl , biassen, who in company with Dep, uty Sheriff Ronald Fraser, went to . ; Scotts Flat, into custody and brought Howard to . the hospital here. GMonegan was arrested Tuesday afternoon, Howard on the head and shoulders with rocks during an argument which developed while the three men were drinking. Lonegan admitted being with the two but said he was asleep when the fight took place. After knocking Howard unconscious officers said Taylor climbed onto an embankment and rolled huge boulders upon his victim to ‘‘stop the coyotes from getting him.’’ The officerse said it is a miracie Howard is still living, ROTARY MEMBERS ENTERTAINED WITH . ! MOTION PICTURES With Carroll Coughlan as_program chairman, the Rotary’ club members were entertained at the ‘National Hotel here today with motion pictures on ‘‘Steel—-Man’s Barr vant.”’ The picture, produced by the United States Steel Company, was in technicolor and sound. Edwin C, Hill was the narrator. The motion picture was shown here through the courtesy of H. E. Rogers, sales manager of the Columbia Steel Company of San Francisco. TRIAL BY JURY MOTION DENIED Superior Judge Warren Steel of, Yuba County, ; Judge George L. Jones, yesterday af-. . ternoon denied a motion for a jury. trial in ‘the case of Empire-Star Min. , eS, Litd., against Cooley Butler, op-' {erator of the Golden Center Mine. Judge Steel will preside at the trial. Butler is charged in the suit . with deliberately using the facilities! . of the Pennsylvania Mine, omega in . the Empire-Star Mines, Ltd., . dewatering the Golden Center workrecovered, . the snow until a heavier fall occurs. } ings, . Carrington Returns— Robert Carrington, pastor ‘of the local Bethany Church, has returned from Turlock. where he attended the . convention of Christ Ambassadors, of the church. x tae % said: . . discussed for a children’s ChristJ. Towhere they took Taylor! Taylor told the officers he struck’ sitting for Super ign) The chamber will ask the . city for assistance in_ string-’ ; ing colored lights throughout the _ business district. Tree Contest The chamber decided to hold an Outdoor Christmas Tree contest, with prizes being awarded to the best ‘decorated natural and _ artificial trees. A committee consisting of Steele, Gus Presley, John Anargus, Mrs. Marriott and Bud Kyle was named by President Bert Foreman to handle the Christmas Tree contest arrangements. ¥ K The chamber members discussed the advisability of giving a children’s Christmas party and Secretary H. F. WOULD DONATE CANDY To start the ball rolling for @ successful Christmas party for: Nevada City children, John Anargus of the Sweet Shop announced today he will donate 25 pounds of candy for such an event. Anargus, one of the newest businessmen of the city, attended the chamber of commerce meeting last night at which plans were mas party. He said the idea is a good one and is willing to give the 25 pounds of candy. 'Sofge was elected to contact . the Women’s Civic Club and other local organizations. The civic club annualchildren and an effort will be made. to unite the two groups into giving one huge Christmas Tree. Committee To Meet The decoration committee will meet within a few days to. decide whether the street decorations shall consist of evergreen trees only, three to a block on each side of the street, or boughs or both. Chairman Steele of the Outdoor Christmas Tree committee will also hold a meeting soon to form rules for the contest. Prizes of $20 are ex-% pected to be awarded. VETERANS SEEK DESIRABLE SPOT TO MEET HERE Banner Mt. Post Temporarily Meeting In City Hall Building The Banner Mountain Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of this. city, will continue to meet at the city hall here until a permanent meeting site is decided upon. The post met at the city hall here last night. It was revealed the post has two locations under consideration. The matter will be taken up with the VFW auxiliary. The veterans were forced to move from their Commercial Street headquarters because the group of buildings in which they were located will ‘be torn down, ‘ Howard’ C. Bennetts, post com'mander, said every effort will be . aes to keep the post’s headquart'ers in Nevada City but if no suitable . location is found it. will be necessary . to look elsewhere fora meeting site. Several civic citizens of this city . are reported to be assisting the post in its efforts to find a meeting spot. . here. Barn Dance Planned— ° Deschwanden Hall in . being decorated in prepara the barn dance Saturday night told Plat Country Club.¢ ly gives a White Christmas for tha