November 21, 1932 (4 pages)

ree NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. —— 2 ugget . Published i in The Best Little ony . in the Mother Lode District _ Nevada City Nugget A LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. _VOL=: VII, No. 9 spines GRASS VALLEY BOY MAKES GOOD IN BIG LEAGUES Baseball World and is Climbing Fast Born and haised in Grass Valley, Bill Rodda is now making quite a mark for himself in the baseball a world. Making his initial start in 1926, Bill was brought by the Mission club of the Coast League and played second base, third base and short ‘stop for five years. While on the coast he niade a very ‘good name for himself and was always a big favorite with the fans. By the end of the 1930 season, scouts for the Nashville club of the Southern Association were attracted * by his brilliant play at short stop. They made a bid for his services and Bill went to ‘Tennessee at a-substantial increase in salary. During the past two years Bill has been a valuable asset to his team. During 1932 the Nashville team lead the league in number of double plays with 165 completed. Bill was instrumental. in the success of most of those plays. He also lead the league in total runs scored with 136, was second with two base hits and although battling in the lead-off position, drove in 95 runs. Those records were made although he left the club before the end of the regular playing season. He was later chosen as short stop for the all-star team of the Southern Association for 1932. Two weeks before the season was over, Bill was taken under option by the Boston Red Sox of the American League. He was then turned over to the Minneapolis team of the American Association and _ reported there in time to play in the Littis World Series between Minneapolis and Newark. ; Bill is headed for the big leagues and the many Grass Valley and Nevada City residents who remember him wish him every success. He is now vacationing in this city and will rest for about a month. Bill likes his hunting and has brought his firearms and dogs along with him. NIMROD STREET BRIDGE IS BEING USED NOW The new bridge over little Deer Creek on Nimrod street was put in use last Friday. It is wide enough for two cars and the road was widened by the city Saturday to make it safe for cars to drive on the bridge at any point. The firm of Kelliker and Figurski got the bid for the work from the city and did a fine job in the construction work. The bridge is a neat appearing concrete structure. Work was started about a month ago and for the past two weeks the bridge has been complete but in a drying process. Aultomobiles had been kept from driving over it until Friday to allow for the. proper drying. Water had been poured over the concrete every day to prevent its drying too rapidly. The bridge is 15 feet long and 21 feet 6 inches wide. The deck is 15 inches thick reinforced concrete slabs. The reinforcements consist of 2,000 pounds of steel . A total of nearly 32° tons of conerete and steel were used in the construction work. -The bridge is well constructed and of good design. It will last Nevada City for countless years. PARENT TEACHER'S, DISCUSS HOT LUNCHES At the regular meeting of the P. T. A. held last Friday afternoon at Washington Grammar School, the serving of hot lunches at the school was brought up for discussion. At the present time about 40 children bring. their lunches to school and this number will be increased as the bad weather sets in. The plan is to charge a minimum amount to those who ean afford it and give lunches free to the children Who are not able to afford to pay and yet who need the nourishment, and it goes without saying that all srowing children certainly need plenty of nourishing food. The matter was laid on the table to be voted on at the next meeting. ALLEGHANY MINES SHOW CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY A visit to Allaghany Saturday by a representative of the Nevada City Nugget, disclosed some ‘activity in the mines there. The Oriental mine has just started up and are employing three men. : The Kenton employs 7 men and have just finished the construction of an electric line to. the mine. The Rainbow is employing seven men at the present time. It is reported that the Eldorado mine will open up in the near future. The old camp of Forest is very quiet with very little mining activity and there is a surplus of labor in the district. Mine operators and business men in the Alleghany district wish it known that there is no use of men coming in there with the idea of getting work as there is a surplus of labor in the district now. With an open winter promised in the Alleghany district there is every reason to believe that mining operations will not be retarded by heavy snow, it is yet too early to make any definite predictions. HOFF RELEASED ON PAROLE LAST WEEK J. M. Hoff was released to the parole board last Friday. The parole board consists of Sheriff Geo. R. Carter, District Attorney W. E. Wright and Chief of Police Herbert S. Hallett. The parole provides that Hoff must make monthly payments of indebtedness to the men and merchants of this city whom he owes, and if he fails in this he will be returned to jail. ‘ The action of thé board was based ,on a petition signed by nearly all the miners who have wages due them from the Nevada County Mines, which was operating properties in the Willow Valley district, under the superfntendency of Hoff, and also merchants to whom the company is indebted. ; Hoff said he could raise the necessary money to pay off all his debts on this basis if released, but could do nothing while confined in jail. This trial aroused a lot of interest in this section and was conducted before Judge Mobley, sitting without a jury. Hoff’s. wife, daughter and son came to Nevada City to take him to his Oakland home. He has lost considerable weight during his incarceration in jail, and has not been in the best of health. He had the services of a physician during his imprisonment. FUNERAL OF JOHN LAVEZZOLA HELD TODAY The funeral of John Lavezzola was held. this-morning at-ten-o’clotk from the Holmes funeral parlors. The interment took place at Downieville. Father O'Reilly conducted the services. Mr. Lavezzola was a resident of Downieville and had lived there for many years. He has a number of relatives in Sierra county. Big Entertainment To Be Given By Vets Sat. A banquet is being given for Darold D. DeCoe, Jr., past Commanderin-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, by the local Banner Mountain Post No. 2655. The dinner will be served by the ladies auxiliary of the Post at the Odd Fellows hall here at 6:45. Starting at eight o’clock a joint open installation of the Veterans and the auxiliary will be held at the same place. The public is invited to attend the installation. Later in the evening, a ecard game will be held open to the public in the I. O. 0. F. hall. If a suitable orchestra can be engaged, dancing will be held also. DeCoe was recently cited by congress for exceptional bravery and leadership in the Muse and Argonne offersives during the World War. Mrs. Consuela Peart DeCoe, his wife, is expected to come here from Sacramento with him. VOTERS I Thank You For the splendid support given me at the recent election, and reierate my pre-election promise to perform the duties of the office of Supervisor of the First District to the best of my ability and the best interest of the people of the district. CARY S. ARBOGAST FIRE SETTER GIVEN A LIGHT JAIL SENTENCE Last Friday, Al Markham of Grass Valley was selitenced to six months in the county jail, by Judge Raglan Tuttle, of the superior court. Markham had confessed before wil-f liam Sharp, state forest ranger in charge of Nevada county and Horace Kennedy, special investigator for the State Division of Forestry, with headquarters in Sacramento, of setting fire to his cabin on Alta Hill near Grass Valley and 19 other fires nearby last October the 3rd. The guilty man was first held for] arson, a felony. Later it was reduced to a misdemeanor charge of setting fires without a permit. Markham had signed a confession of the fire setting. had been convicted and _ served a sentence for housebreaking. After the conviction on the misdeMeanor charge, Attorney Lynne Kelly on behalf of Markham,: asked that probation be given. District Attorney W. E. Wright suggested that probation be given as Markham is married and has one child. Judge Tuttle turned the probation application over toProbation Officer, A. W. MecGagin, who reported against the application. In refusing to grant the plea for probation, Judge Tuttle said that leniency enough had been shown Markham in reducing his charge from a felony ‘to a misdemeanor. He. further stated that the common practice of men hiding behind women’s skirts should be stopped. WORKING AT LABOR CAMP Twelve men are now working on the unemployed buildings between here and Town Talk. The foundation for one of the 18 by 96 buildings is in and work is progressing rapidly under the direction of State Forest Ranger William Sharp, and his assistant George Howe. Previously he/. The County Seat Paper im MONDAY, NOV. 21, 19 The ‘awk Fly “Babe’’ White, otherwise known as the ‘Human Fly,’ will give you a thri when he ascends ‘the courthouse walls in Nevada City. tomorfow, November the 22nd, at 7:30 P.M. Mr. White put on a similar exhibition at Grass Valley. last Saturday and he is. still alive and kicking, so if you are interested in thrills,.be sure and be on hand tomorrow evening. FINE AUTO CAMP IS BEING BUILT NEAR CAMPTONVILLE One of the prettiest auto camps in Northern California is being finiShed by G. T. Langley at Langley Park, near Camptonville. Mr. Langley is dong practically all of the Work himself.and has hewn out of the pine logs the material out of which the cabing are built. The cabins are nicely furnished and the rates are reasonable. Mr. Langley is getting ready for a busy season next year and with good fishing in the vicinity and beautiful surroundings there is every reason to believ: Ka he will not be disappointed. The Yuba River Country THE EMPIRE MINES By J. L. Wolff . too deep . Young Bourn, after an extended visi: for profitable ution. At the beginning of the Nine. in Grass Valley, disagreed with these teenth Century Napoleon I. founded the French Empire When the world sweeping Gold Rush to California ' findings. Taking over the managment of the mine he reorganized the company and called it the “Original took place in the middle of dunt . Wenaies. ” For it he acquired all the century thousands of loyal French-} assets of the old Empire Company. men were caught in the jaelstrom . and found themselves. digging for . gold among the Northern Mines. C. F. Fargo was the only one of the old sharholders who accepted the invitation to join the new ventureWhat more natural than that the} and well into this century his estate memories of Sunny France should . still retained the interest aquired cause them to apply the name om. . by him in 1856. pire’ to their various ventures. A well known vein might be called “French Lead’; a boarding house—“Hotel de France; a Frenchman might build an enclosure for his mules andthe new.settlement--would. be given the name “French Corral.” In every line of endeavor during the late Forties and the early fifties, natives of France were among the leaders. Names such as LeCoqg Cleo‘phar, Lamarque, Leribaux, Lorseau, Moratenr, Pellamontain, Pellatier, Poirier were met with daily. When Woodbury, Park, ahd others, Who owned a quarts-mill in Boston Ravine (now part of Grass Valley) known as the Empire Mill, purchased the Ophir Hill claims in 1851, they brought the name “Empire’ with them. Who applied, that name to the mill has long been forgotten but “Empire” has remained the name of this historic and glamorous mine for than 80 years. For more than half a century “The Empire Mine’’ has been a name that is a household word in every mining camp the world over. And it has be come more than a name-more than a mine. This vast property has become an institution that is a living monument to fearless enterprise, bold ‘adventure, and limitless vision. Many men have contributed to its renowned performance, all of them, however standing in the shadow casi by the figure of William B. Bourne. In 1869 his father, Wm. B. Bourne, senior, had come from the East and purchased the Empire at Grass Valley and the Pittsburg near Nevada City. At his death in 1878, William ~’By"Bourne, junior had to leave the college he wag attending at Oxford and come home. His fathers financial affairs had suffered tremendiously and the Empire Mines were about to be closed. The managers of the estate. had decided to abandon the property upon the advise of three Well known experts who had pronounced the mine worked out and ne CON Ey dl William B. Bourne iuatiadieiale saw his faith put to an acid test. Operations were conducted under the greatest difficulties, financial and otherwise, for this was a period When.belief.in California —quartsmining was at its lowest ebb. Many times during the four years from 1879 to 1883 it was%only the bulldog tenacity of a man who would not give up that kept the mine going; times when bills had to be met in order to continue operations with no money in sight to meet them; times when orebearing sections of the mine had to be gutted and development work stopped so the ore might get over the tables in time to provide bullion with which to meet a financial crisis. But the pumps were kept running; and the ever threatening water did not flood the mine; and finally faith and tireless energy were rewarded when in 1883 the old Empire entered a new era of prosperity. And when his own fight was won, he did not rest upon his laurels but bought another grand old property the North Star. About two miles away, this mine from 1851 or 52 to 1870 had been a heavy producer. The previous owners, W. E. Dean Thomas Bell, J. A. Faull, and others sold it for $16,000. Bourn put up a working capital of $40,000 and with an assessment of $20,000 together with the profits from the mine he had by 1886 built up the model mine of the state. His phenominal success with these two great properties caused a revival of quartz mining throughout California. And sinee the great majority of quartz gold produced in this state has been since that time William B. Bourn is the individual most responsible for the addition of this tremendous wealth to the resources of this state and mation. r.Bourn still lives at San Francisco and his former mines still produce a constant flow of gold at Grass Valley. Nevada City FIRE HOUSE TO HAVE NEW INCLINE FLOOR The Nevada City Fire Department is putting a new reinforced concrete upper Broad street. Work was start-. ed today and is under the super.vision of Kelliher and Figurski, Nevada City contractors. . With the floor laid on an incline toward the street it will not be necessary to use the electrical starter on the truck when starting up. “The fire truck is not used every day and the enforced idleness. lets the battery run down. In case the truck is not used for some time, it may be hecessary to use the crank to get it started if there is no incline to start it rolling of its own weight. Time being at a premium when life and property are at stake, anything that will save time when a fire is going should be developed. With the new floor in, it will be an easy. matter to open the doors, release the emergency brake, throw her in gear, turn onthe switch and let the clutch out. No running back and forth trying to start a truck with a dead battery. CUB SCOUTS HOLD 2ND MEETING ON SATURDAY The Cub Scouts, which was organized last Monday. held their second meeting Saturday afternoon in the Forester’s Hall, under the direction of Scout Master Schrader. Twenty one boys between the ages of 9 and 11 years, took the Cub promise. Games were played under the direction of Scout Celio. . “~ The group has been divided into three packs. The first pack is composed of boys living on Piety Hill, the ‘second, those living near the Courth House and the third with Bill Gracey as the leader, Nevada and adjacent streets. Mrs. Schrader and Mrs. Lang treated the boys to a hot dog feast, which the boys devoured as healthy young cubs should. RED CROSS DRIVE. WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOV. 24 Motion picture theaters, cooperating with the Red Cross chapters at many points in the Pacific Area, are helping tell the Red Cross story of achievement as it is béing sized during the Roll Call which wil} continue until Thanksgiving Day. By means of a sound film the public beholds an artist at work on the painting of the Red Cross nurse, such as the poster in the current membership campaign. The picture of the nurse comes to life. The girl ,addressing the audience, says: “I come to ask you to join YOUR RED CROSS which, though you are seldom aware of it, is constantly on guard for you. It has been called the Greatest Mother because every man, woman and child of America’s 120,000,000 is its precious ward. “These are trying times. America has * thered other crises with flying co but seldom has the need been so great. “The demands upon the Red Cross are staggering, but the Greatest Mother hears the call of her children. She has aided more than 15,000,000 of them in the past year. “More than ever your Red Cross needs your help. Please join while the drive is on.” At the conclusion of the appeal the picture of the nurse fades from the screen. President Hoover and all the rest of his family made it a 100 per cent Membership in the American Red Cross when they signed “the 1933 roster during their recent visit to Palo Alto, California. On learning that the president intended to be home at the opening of Roll Call Armistice Day, volunteers of the Palo Alto Chapter planned to calf upon him to r enew his membership. Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Jr., a member of Palo Alto Chapter to whom had fallen the honor of enrolling ‘the president: at the time he was elected four years ago, thought one of the volunteers in Roll Call service should have the rivelege this year, a Successful Grid Season incline fleBr in their fire house on j . failed on the conversion try. Seore empha. Closes Lose to Grass Valley in Final Game _ of Season, But Make Good Showing Finishing up a wonderfully successful season, Nevada City high school football team lost to Grass Valley high school by the score of . 19:.to 25. Grass Valley was trailing 18 to 19 with thirty seconds to go when she opened up with a Frank Merffwell finish, passed successfully three times from deep-in her own territory and turned almost certain defeat into an amazing victory. : It was the toughtest kind of a break for the local lads. This is their first year in football and they . have certainly made it a successful one. They had the upper hand throughqut the game in every, department except punting and passing. The punting was fairly even. Surprising to tell was the Grass Valley passing attack; they beat Ne ‘vada City at her own game. Nevada City was weak on pass defence that fact cost them the game. The Nevada City line outplayed their opponents throughout and it was that fact that actually gave the local boys the advantage in scrimmage. Most of the game was played in Grass Valley territory with Coach Bev Barran’s team pushing their heavier play-mates all over the field. Starting the game, Nevada City received and made two first downs in a row on line plays. A reverse pass to Bob Tamblyn on the’ Grass Valley 30 yard line was-.good andBob dodged over the goal line for the first score soon after the start of the game. A pass failed on the conversion try, Nevada City 6 Grass Valley 0. : Grass Valley received and failing to gain through the line, were foreed to punt. On the second down Nevada City quick kicked back. Grass Valley was again held and were forced to kick. On the fourth dowa Nevada City kicked to Bur Painter, elusive Valley safety man, who ran from the Nevada City 35 yard line to the ‘side lines and aided by good blocking, ran down the side line for their first touchdown. They also 6 up. Nevada City received and made a first down on line plays. Chapman kicked to the Grass Valley 30 yard line and two completed passes placed the ball in Grass Valley’s posession on their opponents 45yard line. From that line a long pass was completed and the receiver ran over the Nevada City goal line for a score,” “Again the tine plungé try ~ for extra point was stopped. Score Nevada City 6 Grass Valley 12. Nevada, City had the ball in foreign territory for the balance of the half but were unable to score. Nevada City kicked off to Grasa Valley and then took the ball away from them on the Grass Valley 40 yard line. Ralph Pierce and Oates, hardest hitting Nevada City backs, alternated the packing and carried the ball down to the Grass Valley 6 -yard line. From there Bill Wasley on a fake tackle play plunged over the goal line and balanced up the score once more. The pass for extra point again failed. Score 12 up. st Grass Valley received and was held. They punted and Nevada City made two first downs ina row. Grass Valley received a punt on her own 25 yard line and was unable to gain on line plays. Buzz Chapman, playing heads up ball, intercepted a pass on his oWn 40 yard line and . running in full stride behind some good interference, ran 60 yards toa touchdown to put his team in the tead. The conversion pass was this time completed and Nevada City lead 19 to 12. wy “Soon afterwards, Grass Valley = also scored on another long pass. « For the third time their line: Plays failed to score the conversion point. Nevada City lead 19 to 18 with only five minutes to go. ~ ghee Until nearly the end \ ft the in Grass Valley territory. ‘The the whirl wind finish. seconds of play left to go, Gra ley had the ball on V line. She pened u

ree NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. —— 2 ugget . Published i in The Best Little ony . in the Mother Lode District _ Nevada City Nugget A LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. _VOL=: VII, No. 9 spines GRASS VALLEY BOY MAKES GOOD IN BIG LEAGUES Baseball World and is Climbing Fast Born and haised in Grass Valley, Bill Rodda is now making quite a mark for himself in the baseball a world. Making his initial start in 1926, Bill was brought by the Mission club of the Coast League and played second base, third base and short ‘stop for five years. While on the coast he niade a very ‘good name for himself and was always a big favorite with the fans. By the end of the 1930 season, scouts for the Nashville club of the Southern Association were attracted * by his brilliant play at short stop. They made a bid for his services and Bill went to ‘Tennessee at a-substantial increase in salary. During the past two years Bill has been a valuable asset to his team. During 1932 the Nashville team lead the league in number of double plays with 165 completed. Bill was instrumental. in the success of most of those plays. He also lead the league in total runs scored with 136, was second with two base hits and although battling in the lead-off position, drove in 95 runs. Those records were made although he left the club before the end of the regular playing season. He was later chosen as short stop for the all-star team of the Southern Association for 1932. Two weeks before the season was over, Bill was taken under option by the Boston Red Sox of the American League. He was then turned over to the Minneapolis team of the American Association and _ reported there in time to play in the Littis World Series between Minneapolis and Newark. ; Bill is headed for the big leagues and the many Grass Valley and Nevada City residents who remember him wish him every success. He is now vacationing in this city and will rest for about a month. Bill likes his hunting and has brought his firearms and dogs along with him. NIMROD STREET BRIDGE IS BEING USED NOW The new bridge over little Deer Creek on Nimrod street was put in use last Friday. It is wide enough for two cars and the road was widened by the city Saturday to make it safe for cars to drive on the bridge at any point. The firm of Kelliker and Figurski got the bid for the work from the city and did a fine job in the construction work. The bridge is a neat appearing concrete structure. Work was started about a month ago and for the past two weeks the bridge has been complete but in a drying process. Aultomobiles had been kept from driving over it until Friday to allow for the. proper drying. Water had been poured over the concrete every day to prevent its drying too rapidly. The bridge is 15 feet long and 21 feet 6 inches wide. The deck is 15 inches thick reinforced concrete slabs. The reinforcements consist of 2,000 pounds of steel . A total of nearly 32° tons of conerete and steel were used in the construction work. -The bridge is well constructed and of good design. It will last Nevada City for countless years. PARENT TEACHER'S, DISCUSS HOT LUNCHES At the regular meeting of the P. T. A. held last Friday afternoon at Washington Grammar School, the serving of hot lunches at the school was brought up for discussion. At the present time about 40 children bring. their lunches to school and this number will be increased as the bad weather sets in. The plan is to charge a minimum amount to those who ean afford it and give lunches free to the children Who are not able to afford to pay and yet who need the nourishment, and it goes without saying that all srowing children certainly need plenty of nourishing food. The matter was laid on the table to be voted on at the next meeting. ALLEGHANY MINES SHOW CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY A visit to Allaghany Saturday by a representative of the Nevada City Nugget, disclosed some ‘activity in the mines there. The Oriental mine has just started up and are employing three men. : The Kenton employs 7 men and have just finished the construction of an electric line to. the mine. The Rainbow is employing seven men at the present time. It is reported that the Eldorado mine will open up in the near future. The old camp of Forest is very quiet with very little mining activity and there is a surplus of labor in the district. Mine operators and business men in the Alleghany district wish it known that there is no use of men coming in there with the idea of getting work as there is a surplus of labor in the district now. With an open winter promised in the Alleghany district there is every reason to believe that mining operations will not be retarded by heavy snow, it is yet too early to make any definite predictions. HOFF RELEASED ON PAROLE LAST WEEK J. M. Hoff was released to the parole board last Friday. The parole board consists of Sheriff Geo. R. Carter, District Attorney W. E. Wright and Chief of Police Herbert S. Hallett. The parole provides that Hoff must make monthly payments of indebtedness to the men and merchants of this city whom he owes, and if he fails in this he will be returned to jail. ‘ The action of thé board was based ,on a petition signed by nearly all the miners who have wages due them from the Nevada County Mines, which was operating properties in the Willow Valley district, under the superfntendency of Hoff, and also merchants to whom the company is indebted. ; Hoff said he could raise the necessary money to pay off all his debts on this basis if released, but could do nothing while confined in jail. This trial aroused a lot of interest in this section and was conducted before Judge Mobley, sitting without a jury. Hoff’s. wife, daughter and son came to Nevada City to take him to his Oakland home. He has lost considerable weight during his incarceration in jail, and has not been in the best of health. He had the services of a physician during his imprisonment. FUNERAL OF JOHN LAVEZZOLA HELD TODAY The funeral of John Lavezzola was held. this-morning at-ten-o’clotk from the Holmes funeral parlors. The interment took place at Downieville. Father O'Reilly conducted the services. Mr. Lavezzola was a resident of Downieville and had lived there for many years. He has a number of relatives in Sierra county. Big Entertainment To Be Given By Vets Sat. A banquet is being given for Darold D. DeCoe, Jr., past Commanderin-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, by the local Banner Mountain Post No. 2655. The dinner will be served by the ladies auxiliary of the Post at the Odd Fellows hall here at 6:45. Starting at eight o’clock a joint open installation of the Veterans and the auxiliary will be held at the same place. The public is invited to attend the installation. Later in the evening, a ecard game will be held open to the public in the I. O. 0. F. hall. If a suitable orchestra can be engaged, dancing will be held also. DeCoe was recently cited by congress for exceptional bravery and leadership in the Muse and Argonne offersives during the World War. Mrs. Consuela Peart DeCoe, his wife, is expected to come here from Sacramento with him. VOTERS I Thank You For the splendid support given me at the recent election, and reierate my pre-election promise to perform the duties of the office of Supervisor of the First District to the best of my ability and the best interest of the people of the district. CARY S. ARBOGAST FIRE SETTER GIVEN A LIGHT JAIL SENTENCE Last Friday, Al Markham of Grass Valley was selitenced to six months in the county jail, by Judge Raglan Tuttle, of the superior court. Markham had confessed before wil-f liam Sharp, state forest ranger in charge of Nevada county and Horace Kennedy, special investigator for the State Division of Forestry, with headquarters in Sacramento, of setting fire to his cabin on Alta Hill near Grass Valley and 19 other fires nearby last October the 3rd. The guilty man was first held for] arson, a felony. Later it was reduced to a misdemeanor charge of setting fires without a permit. Markham had signed a confession of the fire setting. had been convicted and _ served a sentence for housebreaking. After the conviction on the misdeMeanor charge, Attorney Lynne Kelly on behalf of Markham,: asked that probation be given. District Attorney W. E. Wright suggested that probation be given as Markham is married and has one child. Judge Tuttle turned the probation application over toProbation Officer, A. W. MecGagin, who reported against the application. In refusing to grant the plea for probation, Judge Tuttle said that leniency enough had been shown Markham in reducing his charge from a felony ‘to a misdemeanor. He. further stated that the common practice of men hiding behind women’s skirts should be stopped. WORKING AT LABOR CAMP Twelve men are now working on the unemployed buildings between here and Town Talk. The foundation for one of the 18 by 96 buildings is in and work is progressing rapidly under the direction of State Forest Ranger William Sharp, and his assistant George Howe. Previously he/. The County Seat Paper im MONDAY, NOV. 21, 19 The ‘awk Fly “Babe’’ White, otherwise known as the ‘Human Fly,’ will give you a thri when he ascends ‘the courthouse walls in Nevada City. tomorfow, November the 22nd, at 7:30 P.M. Mr. White put on a similar exhibition at Grass Valley. last Saturday and he is. still alive and kicking, so if you are interested in thrills,.be sure and be on hand tomorrow evening. FINE AUTO CAMP IS BEING BUILT NEAR CAMPTONVILLE One of the prettiest auto camps in Northern California is being finiShed by G. T. Langley at Langley Park, near Camptonville. Mr. Langley is dong practically all of the Work himself.and has hewn out of the pine logs the material out of which the cabing are built. The cabins are nicely furnished and the rates are reasonable. Mr. Langley is getting ready for a busy season next year and with good fishing in the vicinity and beautiful surroundings there is every reason to believ: Ka he will not be disappointed. The Yuba River Country THE EMPIRE MINES By J. L. Wolff . too deep . Young Bourn, after an extended visi: for profitable ution. At the beginning of the Nine. in Grass Valley, disagreed with these teenth Century Napoleon I. founded the French Empire When the world sweeping Gold Rush to California ' findings. Taking over the managment of the mine he reorganized the company and called it the “Original took place in the middle of dunt . Wenaies. ” For it he acquired all the century thousands of loyal French-} assets of the old Empire Company. men were caught in the jaelstrom . and found themselves. digging for .

gold among the Northern Mines. C. F. Fargo was the only one of the old sharholders who accepted the invitation to join the new ventureWhat more natural than that the} and well into this century his estate memories of Sunny France should . still retained the interest aquired cause them to apply the name om. . by him in 1856. pire’ to their various ventures. A well known vein might be called “French Lead’; a boarding house—“Hotel de France; a Frenchman might build an enclosure for his mules andthe new.settlement--would. be given the name “French Corral.” In every line of endeavor during the late Forties and the early fifties, natives of France were among the leaders. Names such as LeCoqg Cleo‘phar, Lamarque, Leribaux, Lorseau, Moratenr, Pellamontain, Pellatier, Poirier were met with daily. When Woodbury, Park, ahd others, Who owned a quarts-mill in Boston Ravine (now part of Grass Valley) known as the Empire Mill, purchased the Ophir Hill claims in 1851, they brought the name “Empire’ with them. Who applied, that name to the mill has long been forgotten but “Empire” has remained the name of this historic and glamorous mine for than 80 years. For more than half a century “The Empire Mine’’ has been a name that is a household word in every mining camp the world over. And it has be come more than a name-more than a mine. This vast property has become an institution that is a living monument to fearless enterprise, bold ‘adventure, and limitless vision. Many men have contributed to its renowned performance, all of them, however standing in the shadow casi by the figure of William B. Bourne. In 1869 his father, Wm. B. Bourne, senior, had come from the East and purchased the Empire at Grass Valley and the Pittsburg near Nevada City. At his death in 1878, William ~’By"Bourne, junior had to leave the college he wag attending at Oxford and come home. His fathers financial affairs had suffered tremendiously and the Empire Mines were about to be closed. The managers of the estate. had decided to abandon the property upon the advise of three Well known experts who had pronounced the mine worked out and ne CON Ey dl William B. Bourne iuatiadieiale saw his faith put to an acid test. Operations were conducted under the greatest difficulties, financial and otherwise, for this was a period When.belief.in California —quartsmining was at its lowest ebb. Many times during the four years from 1879 to 1883 it was%only the bulldog tenacity of a man who would not give up that kept the mine going; times when bills had to be met in order to continue operations with no money in sight to meet them; times when orebearing sections of the mine had to be gutted and development work stopped so the ore might get over the tables in time to provide bullion with which to meet a financial crisis. But the pumps were kept running; and the ever threatening water did not flood the mine; and finally faith and tireless energy were rewarded when in 1883 the old Empire entered a new era of prosperity. And when his own fight was won, he did not rest upon his laurels but bought another grand old property the North Star. About two miles away, this mine from 1851 or 52 to 1870 had been a heavy producer. The previous owners, W. E. Dean Thomas Bell, J. A. Faull, and others sold it for $16,000. Bourn put up a working capital of $40,000 and with an assessment of $20,000 together with the profits from the mine he had by 1886 built up the model mine of the state. His phenominal success with these two great properties caused a revival of quartz mining throughout California. And sinee the great majority of quartz gold produced in this state has been since that time William B. Bourn is the individual most responsible for the addition of this tremendous wealth to the resources of this state and mation. r.Bourn still lives at San Francisco and his former mines still produce a constant flow of gold at Grass Valley. Nevada City FIRE HOUSE TO HAVE NEW INCLINE FLOOR The Nevada City Fire Department is putting a new reinforced concrete upper Broad street. Work was start-. ed today and is under the super.vision of Kelliher and Figurski, Nevada City contractors. . With the floor laid on an incline toward the street it will not be necessary to use the electrical starter on the truck when starting up. “The fire truck is not used every day and the enforced idleness. lets the battery run down. In case the truck is not used for some time, it may be hecessary to use the crank to get it started if there is no incline to start it rolling of its own weight. Time being at a premium when life and property are at stake, anything that will save time when a fire is going should be developed. With the new floor in, it will be an easy. matter to open the doors, release the emergency brake, throw her in gear, turn onthe switch and let the clutch out. No running back and forth trying to start a truck with a dead battery. CUB SCOUTS HOLD 2ND MEETING ON SATURDAY The Cub Scouts, which was organized last Monday. held their second meeting Saturday afternoon in the Forester’s Hall, under the direction of Scout Master Schrader. Twenty one boys between the ages of 9 and 11 years, took the Cub promise. Games were played under the direction of Scout Celio. . “~ The group has been divided into three packs. The first pack is composed of boys living on Piety Hill, the ‘second, those living near the Courth House and the third with Bill Gracey as the leader, Nevada and adjacent streets. Mrs. Schrader and Mrs. Lang treated the boys to a hot dog feast, which the boys devoured as healthy young cubs should. RED CROSS DRIVE. WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOV. 24 Motion picture theaters, cooperating with the Red Cross chapters at many points in the Pacific Area, are helping tell the Red Cross story of achievement as it is béing sized during the Roll Call which wil} continue until Thanksgiving Day. By means of a sound film the public beholds an artist at work on the painting of the Red Cross nurse, such as the poster in the current membership campaign. The picture of the nurse comes to life. The girl ,addressing the audience, says: “I come to ask you to join YOUR RED CROSS which, though you are seldom aware of it, is constantly on guard for you. It has been called the Greatest Mother because every man, woman and child of America’s 120,000,000 is its precious ward. “These are trying times. America has * thered other crises with flying co but seldom has the need been so great. “The demands upon the Red Cross are staggering, but the Greatest Mother hears the call of her children. She has aided more than 15,000,000 of them in the past year. “More than ever your Red Cross needs your help. Please join while the drive is on.” At the conclusion of the appeal the picture of the nurse fades from the screen. President Hoover and all the rest of his family made it a 100 per cent Membership in the American Red Cross when they signed “the 1933 roster during their recent visit to Palo Alto, California. On learning that the president intended to be home at the opening of Roll Call Armistice Day, volunteers of the Palo Alto Chapter planned to calf upon him to r enew his membership. Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Jr., a member of Palo Alto Chapter to whom had fallen the honor of enrolling ‘the president: at the time he was elected four years ago, thought one of the volunteers in Roll Call service should have the rivelege this year, a Successful Grid Season incline fleBr in their fire house on j . failed on the conversion try. Seore empha. Closes Lose to Grass Valley in Final Game _ of Season, But Make Good Showing Finishing up a wonderfully successful season, Nevada City high school football team lost to Grass Valley high school by the score of . 19:.to 25. Grass Valley was trailing 18 to 19 with thirty seconds to go when she opened up with a Frank Merffwell finish, passed successfully three times from deep-in her own territory and turned almost certain defeat into an amazing victory. : It was the toughtest kind of a break for the local lads. This is their first year in football and they . have certainly made it a successful one. They had the upper hand throughqut the game in every, department except punting and passing. The punting was fairly even. Surprising to tell was the Grass Valley passing attack; they beat Ne ‘vada City at her own game. Nevada City was weak on pass defence that fact cost them the game. The Nevada City line outplayed their opponents throughout and it was that fact that actually gave the local boys the advantage in scrimmage. Most of the game was played in Grass Valley territory with Coach Bev Barran’s team pushing their heavier play-mates all over the field. Starting the game, Nevada City received and made two first downs in a row on line plays. A reverse pass to Bob Tamblyn on the’ Grass Valley 30 yard line was-.good andBob dodged over the goal line for the first score soon after the start of the game. A pass failed on the conversion try, Nevada City 6 Grass Valley 0. : Grass Valley received and failing to gain through the line, were foreed to punt. On the second down Nevada City quick kicked back. Grass Valley was again held and were forced to kick. On the fourth dowa Nevada City kicked to Bur Painter, elusive Valley safety man, who ran from the Nevada City 35 yard line to the ‘side lines and aided by good blocking, ran down the side line for their first touchdown. They also 6 up. Nevada City received and made a first down on line plays. Chapman kicked to the Grass Valley 30 yard line and two completed passes placed the ball in Grass Valley’s posession on their opponents 45yard line. From that line a long pass was completed and the receiver ran over the Nevada City goal line for a score,” “Again the tine plungé try ~ for extra point was stopped. Score Nevada City 6 Grass Valley 12. Nevada, City had the ball in foreign territory for the balance of the half but were unable to score. Nevada City kicked off to Grasa Valley and then took the ball away from them on the Grass Valley 40 yard line. Ralph Pierce and Oates, hardest hitting Nevada City backs, alternated the packing and carried the ball down to the Grass Valley 6 -yard line. From there Bill Wasley on a fake tackle play plunged over the goal line and balanced up the score once more. The pass for extra point again failed. Score 12 up. st Grass Valley received and was held. They punted and Nevada City made two first downs ina row. Grass Valley received a punt on her own 25 yard line and was unable to gain on line plays. Buzz Chapman, playing heads up ball, intercepted a pass on his oWn 40 yard line and . running in full stride behind some good interference, ran 60 yards toa touchdown to put his team in the tead. The conversion pass was this time completed and Nevada City lead 19 to 12. wy “Soon afterwards, Grass Valley = also scored on another long pass. « For the third time their line: Plays failed to score the conversion point. Nevada City lead 19 to 18 with only five minutes to go. ~ ghee Until nearly the end \ ft the in Grass Valley territory. ‘The the whirl wind finish. seconds of play left to go, Gra ley had the ball on V line. She pened u