October 1, 1942 (4 pages)

a 4 “God grants Gbécty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” — Daniel Webster coverage of all local happenings. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA If you want to read about your THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1942. The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month The Nugget. m2 The County Seat Paper Ainsley Fouyer Aids In Solomon Island Recapture Ainsley Fouyer, Nevada City fouth with the United States Marines, was a member of the fighting Marines -. group which recaptured the Solomon Islands. Fouyer, in a letter to Mrs. Carl J. Tobiassen, said: ‘“‘We sure mopped up on them.” The letter read: “Just a few lines to let you know how things are with Japs and I. I guess you have read about us taking back the Solomon Islands.We sure mopped up on them. I came out OK and am hoping to get a crack and some more pretty soon, I haven’t heard or seen Max Ruth to know how he came out but am“hoping he came out OK, too. He was on a different ship coming across. “This is the first chance I’ve had to write since we’ve been on land and am hoping to hear from you all soon. I probably wWon’t be able to see you and the family or some time but I am ‘thinking of all of you. We had a pretty good trip coming across and we also got quite a few submarines, too. It sure seemed good to get some action and get on land again. “There was a Japanese bank on the Solomon Islands and we get some Jap money. I'll find out if I can send you any as I think you would like to see some. I am sending you a poem that a sailor made up and it is_pretty good. It describes our battle pretty well. Well, Mildred, I hope every . one is OK. and say hello to every-/. body for me, Tell Bub I’ll write him/. Port from our Lieutenant Harry Meya au Wak GAn and say folio. U. S. Naval Reserve, describing . : . the fine type of young men from your The Gold Canter friends, your neighbors, read gon enema nsf NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _ ce Vol. 16, No. 79. Nevada City, Grass Valley Protest WPB Intention To Close Gold Mines The Nevada City and Grass Valley Chambers of Commerce yesterday dispatched telegrams to the War Production Board, pointing out the proposed closing of gold mines to make men available for copper and other essential mineral mines would not materially benefit the war effort while on the other hand would cause “unemployment and the commercial death” of these gold mine communities. : ee LOCAL YOUTH ‘ACCEPTED FOR NAVAL TRAINING Paul Chesebro of Nevada City has passed his hysical examination and will be sworn in at Auburn on October 10th under the V-1 material program of the Naval Officer Procurement office at the Placer Junior College. a! Eight men have been sworn into service under this plan, . including Jack McDonald of Grass. Valley, Louis R. Mitchell will be sworn in at the same time as Chesebro and five other Placer JC students. pe (Captain C. L. Arnold, Naval Officer Procurement director,-has written Earl Crabbe, representative of the armed forces at Placer Junior College. praising the type of young men applying themselves under the V-1 program. The letter read: “We are pleased to reGeive a reCaught . in the Riftles One Nevada City woman had a perfect right to ignore her housework today and glue her ear to a radio. She is Mrs. Jim Barry and her cousin, Ernie Bonham, was on the mound for the New York Yankees in the second game of the World Series. Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Mauy items in the grist of the day’s news would loom larger to public interest, were it not for such a colossal event as the Battle of Stalingrad. To this modern world that battle is what the Siege of Troy was to the ancient. In its vast proportions, its pitiless, grinding carnage and its significance to the rest of the world, it far overshadows any strugdle in recorded history. The world stands aghast. and feaful as Van Bock and _ Timoshenko throw human reserves, machines and munitions into the flaming inferno. ‘Nowhere in the annals of man can be found so huge a hell on earth. —' The action was taken by the two booster groups following word from Washington that War Production Chairman . Donald Nelson was “‘at the point of signing’ an order closing the gold mines. The order, the WPB believes, would release thousands of miners for copper, lead and zinc mines, where labor is sorely needed. Father And Son Thrilled By Ride In Army “Jeep” If a Nevada City youth is going about dreamy eyed and with apparent lack of interest in his school studies this’ week, the cause may be quickly traced. He may still be remembering visit during a recent weekend to Sacramento Army Air Depot and his subsequent ride in a jeep. The youth is’ Donald Steve Eden, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eden of NevadaCity, who had ‘the unusual experience as the guest of Captain Myron H. Willard, McClellan Field chaplain. The several The Lava Cap Mines officials and ° employees were ‘pleasantly surpris— ed six months ago when without solicitation the Lava Cap Mines were granted a priority rating the same as the shipyards and other defense industries. The Selby smelter solicited the rating for the local mine on the ground the Lava Cau concentrates were essential in the smelting of lead. Now, an order impends closing gold and silver mines. But again the Lava Cap receives a break because the essential flux is still needed and the order will not effect this gold and silver producer. The only other source of the lead smelting flux is from Canada so it appears. the Lava Cap is set to operate for the duration. Miners are fairly steady at the Lava Cap préperties because they know they are aiding in the war effort. The Lava Cap erew is: about only 30 short of normal. However ,a spokesman for WPB’s mining branch recently estimated not more than 2,000 might be available because of present depressed conditions in the mining industry. The Nevada City and Grass Valley Chambers of Commerce, knowing the facts, pointed out in telegrams that only. a few would voluntarily accept employment in copper -mines—that: most of the men now employed in the gold mines here are unemployable elsewhere because of health and age. If the order closing the gold mines is issued the manpower commission is expected to take. action through the United States Employment Ser-]. vice setting up orderly procedure for transporting workers to their jobs. If the order is signed the Lava Cap Mines are not expected to be affecied. The Nevada City Rotary Club also Everywhere in the world there are privations and hardships imposed by the war. Everywhere adjustments are being made, and, in this country, very tardily and inadequately. When will the home folks far-from the battle lines, begin to match the sacrifices they demand of their fighting men?-No one knows how many will fail to return from this crusade of democraGies against the primeval beast, but too many, apparently; do not give a continental. One bright young girl of seventeen loudly laments that due to war conditions she can no longer buy a pair of red shoes. Dear: young wrenwit his new er, Pee . a visit was the climax of months of correspondA note from Eddie Powell: , your brother’s shoes in Africa are , gory red. But he is just thankful . Smiles for me.’ Try to content yourA. young’ . . } ! to be alive. self with other colors. thatron grieves that’ she can no longer buy elastic garter girdles. How sad. But the rubber saved your cousin’s life when he parachuted into the middle of the Pacific. Do bear up under this cruel privation. Only a little while ago rolled hose was the style. But we do find men and women, especially women whose, sons or husbands are in the fighting forces, who are doing their utmost for victory. The wives and moth-ers of service men in some _instances are moving out of such cities as Los Angeles, San Diego and around San Francisco bay. They rent themselves dwellings in towns and villages where housing demand is nil. Their homes are then rented to workers in plane factories and shipyards. That is a real service, and to women who love their homes, a real sacrifice. That is one movement the State Council of Defense is fostering with increasingly good results. “My business will be ruined,” a merchant tells a Selective Service Board, “If I am called to the colors.” A young cattleman, just getting a start in beef producing, declares: “I’ll have to sell my entire herd.’’ A young woman who had been divorced, but has found, since Pearl Harbor, an ideal stepfather for her two kiddies, pleads: ‘‘He takes better care of my children than their real father did. If he goes into the army I don’t know what will become of them.” But the merchant marches. His business is not ruined, yet—with the old man placed in charge of it, it will probably show little profit for the duration. The young cattleman steps down from_ his saddle, shoulders a rifle, and his wife takes over. The ideal stepfather gives up a lucrative job in the shipyards, quits hiding behind petticoats and does his duty at the front. Probably none of these men are unpatriotic but none of them did much thinking about their country. One has to visualize the Battle of Stalingrad to -become humble. Women in a factory putting in place the last piece of armor on their tanks, then getting into them and driving out to the battle front to charge the German horde. Male civilians, the very old and the teen-age youngsters fighting alongside Timoshenko’s veterans, with whatever arms come to hand, bottles filled with gasoline, pitchforks, axes, scythes. They are a people who love their country. Let this fact, written in their blood, forgive all those faults, that a little THE . 3 saw it all from where I stood . And there's a tale to tell— . The Battle of the Solomons . Or how the Japs caught hell. . Etched against the dawning sun ‘The éruisers belched out flame Again, again they took their toll They put the Japs to shame. shore They made the Islands shake With first one burst, then countless more, These Islands we would take. The-.orange tracers lit the course of every missle true, They hit the Japanese with force For all of us and you. No casualty for us as yet Marines began to land. The Island burned, the sky aflame The battle well in hand. That night a fleet came forth Intending annihilation, But you can’t beat the ones who fight i, For this so glorious nation. flamed, Destroyers raced around them. As many salvos found them. We had our losses, some. The Japs had theirs and now for them The worst is yet to come. Bluejackets and Marines keep on Until the battle’s done. The victory ours with arms. laid down And peace at last is won. Oh! God of might and right and faith. Reveal yourself beside us Forever while you guide us. The poem written by the sailor. BATTLE OF THE SOLOMONS They fired a dump, they fired the Our batteries roared, their cruisers The sky was lit with lightning flares, And then ’twas o'er, and all_was still And we will fight for right and home while ago, we found with way of life. their enlistment the Sacracollege who applied for in the Y-1 Program at mento Recruiting Station. “Our medical department has reported that your ‘boys qualified physically 100%. This is a most excellent record, as the Navy physical standards for commissioned officers are very rigid. & “We wish to express our appreciaition for the time and effort you are devoting to the United States Navy Accredited College Program and for the excellent class of youth your institution is directing to this office;” SISTER ASKS LETTERS IN NOLAN ESTATE Mrs. William Walthers has filed a petition in the superior court here ‘. }seeking letters of administration for the probate of the estate of the late John F. (James) Dolan, well known Nevada City resident, who died on Septemiber 5th. The petition sets forth that Dolan left a will dated 1941 leaving his entire estate to his wife but Mrs. Dolan died prior to her husband’s death and a new will was. never made. The petition lists all surviving relatives and sets forth the value of the personal property of the deceased, including stock, furniture, automobile, cash in the bank, and renta] ‘value of real estate, is $9,302.31. The deceased was a retired wire chief of the Pacific Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company and at the time of his death possessed °$7,440 in telephone company stock. METHODIST GROUP WILL HOLD MEETING HERE NEXT MONDAY A regular.meeting of the Placer‘Nevada Methodist Ministerial Association will be held at the Methodist (Church here Monday with Rev. David Ralston of the local church preBeside the sacrifices made by the Russians, and the English, not to mention the enforced sacrifices made by conquered peoples throughout Europe, we-in America are sitting on golden thrones, lap(ped by luxury. Let us try to see with the mind’s eye the swollen stomachs of starving children; desheld. ‘President. Rev. Clifford Ford of Roseville will be the principal speaker at the meeting. siding. The visitors will be served a luncheon at noon by the ladies of the Nevada City church. An election of officers will be Rev, Ralston is the retiring exile and slavery, hurling ‘wounded men, fighting on perate young mothers doomed to themselves and their babies from. the high buildings in Paris; and the with one arm, or one leg. Then let us do our part thankfully and humbly. For it is. hardly probable that we shall ever descend so deep into Mrs. Florence Hill of Alameda, formerly Miss Florence Deettken of Grass Valley was a Nevada City visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Hill visited mining claims in the Blue Tent district which belonged to her husband’s family.The late V. G. Bell, former superintendent of:the Milton Mining JCompany 'wad the grandfather of war’s hell as other peoples have. Mr. Hill. ence between members of the Eden family, Chaplain Willard and men in the post: hospital. It all began last Christmas when Mrs. Eden sent a big . box of cookies and other goodies to the chaplain, who _ distributed the contents to hospitalized soldiers. Followed letters of thanks from Chaplain Willard and boys of the ward who had _ enjoyed her treat. Several weeks later, Donald Steve forwarded a large scrapbook he had made of cartoons and human interest items concerning men in the service, to occupy idle hours of men in the post hospital. When Chaplain Willard penned thanks for this, he included an invitation to the youngster to visit the field if he ever came to Sacramento. Sunday’s visit was the fulfillment of this invitation — with mother, Donald Steve, little brother and dad, who works on Narrows Dam, arriving at the gate to be met by Chaplain Willard. After the foursome had had a personally conducted tour of the Field's non-industrial area, the chaplain asked Donald Steve how he’d like to ride in a jeep. The answer was obvious. After the ride,' taken by the youth and his father, Chaplain _Willard’s comment was, ‘You know, I think Mr. Eden enjoyed it as much—if not more—than the boy!”’ PTA DEHYDRATING WILL BE CARRIED ON AT FASHION SHOP The Nevada City Elementary Parent Teachers Association has obtained the Native Sons Building at Pine and Commercial Streets, formerly occupied by the Rose Fashion Shop, as a center for dehydrating fruits and vegetables for the elementary school lunch program. : Mrs. L. G. Lagesan, president of the PTA, announces the high school is making two dehydrators to use in preparing the food for future use. The PTA is asking all those who ‘have surplus fruits and vegetables to donate them to the program. Call 219-W and some one will call for the produee. The program of dehydrating has reached proportions almost beyond control of the local PTA and that or‘ganization is asking for volunteers to prepare the fruit and vegetables for dehydrating. So far 90 pounds of string beans and nine boxes of pears have been dehydrated. : Dr. J. B. Hardy was a business visitor in Nevada City Monday. He is a former resident of Alleghany and ‘now operates a sanitarium ne&r Dutch Flat. dispatched a telegram to Nelson protesting the proposed shutdown of the gold mines. The text of the telegram follows: “Closing of gold miines would not achieve purpose intended so far as Nevada County, largest gold producing gold area in California, is concerned. With one exception alt mines in this district are practiealy working on maintenance status miners working are too old to transferred to other districts to work in copper or other essential metal mines. Respectfully ask you to’ make survey of mines before ordering them closed. Order will mean mines will be flooded and cannot. be opened when present emergency is over. Hundreds of miners who have left this district to enter armed services or to. work on defense projects will,have no jobs when peace comes and they return to their homes here. Out of 2,600 miners employed in county before war started only 1,000 now left. Many of these going within few weeks. “Nevada City Chamber of Commerce “George W. Gildersleeve, president. “H. F. Sofge, Secretary.’’. The Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce telegram follows: “We believe that due to the workingmen of the community leaving here for employment elsewhere there are not more than twenty miners here who will voluntarily accept employment in the copper mines. “Many of those employed by virnow, be tue of health and age are unemploy-. able elsewhere and after the. war will not be reemployed in these mines in competition with returning younger men. “Closing of mines will result in unemployment and the commercial death of the community, which definnitely will cause more harm than help to the war effort. “(Most of the working men of this community capable of seeking employment in the war industries have left this community and done so. We: believe it more desirable that the problem be mét directly through an occupational draft in which “workmen may be selected individually wherever employed on ~ibasis of health and ability rather than eliminating employment hoping that a few fit and qualified men may drift to a desired employment.” HUNTER FINED FOR LEAVING CAMP FIRE UNATTENDED : It cost A. J. Smikahl of Rica, Yuba County, $50 for leaving his camp fire unattended. Smikahl was deer hunting in the Washington Junction area. He was apprehended by Game Warden Barl Hiscox. When he appeared before Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve the fine of $50 was imposed. as! Loma.“Here I am in the hospital with bad eyes. May get a C.M. D., Medical Discharge. I hope I don’t. Like the Navy very much. Could not make the Marines on account of my eyes.’ . Powell wrote from the U. S. Naval Hospital in San Diego. The way men are being taken into thearmed forces it may not be long before those at home may have to double upon” work: Every industry reports a shortage of men. Chief of Police Max Solaro showed his patriotism ‘by filling.in as a truck driver . for the forest service on his two . weeks vacation. Now Ernie Young, city steet employee, is working at the . ava Cap while he is on his two weeks vacation from city duty. A precedent was believed broken when the Empire Mine in Grass Talley hired a Negro to work un-‘: derground. In the memory of old time miners he is the first. Negro. to ever work underground in the mines in this area. The Empire also employs a Chinese underground but that is nothing new. Nevada Cityans can remember when Henry Yuen was employed underground at the Murchie Mine here. Thirty-thirty caliber rifle bullets are sO scarce some deer hunters are reportedly offering $1 per -shell. Topping that, one deer hunter gave $25 for a box of 24 30-30 shells in Truckee last week. . . Rex Robinson, currently employed at the Lava Cap and father of two children, will’ be oné,of a group of Nevada City miners who will leave this month for employment in Hawaii, Jack Kemp, formerly manager of the Standard Service Station here and manager of the station at Lake Tahoe during the summer, hopes to become a United States Marine. He left here yesterday to enlist. State Forest Ranger William Sharp doesn’t pursue his duties armed with a revolver or any other weapon but Martin Katrich, 54, a native of Yugoslavia, will vouch for the fact he doesn‘t need anything beside his quick wittedness and _ football tackling ability. : Katrich was picked up by Sharp on suspicion of setting fires in the Chicago Park district. At that time ‘Katrich apparently harbored the idea of escaping but after a short’ run he was captured, i Then when Katrich was brought to the forestry headquarters near here for questioning he made another dart for liberty. This time Sharp wasted no time in mastering the situation. With a flying tatkle he brought Katrich to the ground. Katrich was a humble prisoner after that. He was taken to the county jail and later brought before Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse in Grass Valley on a charge of setting a fire on property not belonging to him without a permit. He was given ‘{@ 30 day jail sentence. _ ae t

a 4 “God grants Gbécty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” — Daniel Webster coverage of all local happenings. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA If you want to read about your THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1942. The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month The Nugget. m2 The County Seat Paper Ainsley Fouyer Aids In Solomon Island Recapture Ainsley Fouyer, Nevada City fouth with the United States Marines, was a member of the fighting Marines -. group which recaptured the Solomon Islands. Fouyer, in a letter to Mrs. Carl J. Tobiassen, said: ‘“‘We sure mopped up on them.” The letter read: “Just a few lines to let you know how things are with Japs and I. I guess you have read about us taking back the Solomon Islands.We sure mopped up on them. I came out OK and am hoping to get a crack and some more pretty soon, I haven’t heard or seen Max Ruth to know how he came out but am“hoping he came out OK, too. He was on a different ship coming across. “This is the first chance I’ve had to write since we’ve been on land and am hoping to hear from you all soon. I probably wWon’t be able to see you and the family or some time but I am ‘thinking of all of you. We had a pretty good trip coming across and we also got quite a few submarines, too. It sure seemed good to get some action and get on land again. “There was a Japanese bank on the Solomon Islands and we get some Jap money. I'll find out if I can send you any as I think you would like to see some. I am sending you a poem that a sailor made up and it is_pretty good. It describes our battle pretty well. Well, Mildred, I hope every . one is OK. and say hello to every-/. body for me, Tell Bub I’ll write him/. Port from our Lieutenant Harry Meya au Wak GAn and say folio. U. S. Naval Reserve, describing . : . the fine type of young men from your The Gold Canter friends, your neighbors, read gon enema nsf NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _ ce Vol. 16, No. 79. Nevada City, Grass Valley Protest WPB Intention To Close Gold Mines The Nevada City and Grass Valley Chambers of Commerce yesterday dispatched telegrams to the War Production Board, pointing out the proposed closing of gold mines to make men available for copper and other essential mineral mines would not materially benefit the war effort while on the other hand would cause “unemployment and the commercial death” of these gold mine communities. : ee LOCAL YOUTH ‘ACCEPTED FOR NAVAL TRAINING Paul Chesebro of Nevada City has passed his hysical examination and will be sworn in at Auburn on October 10th under the V-1 material program of the Naval Officer Procurement office at the Placer Junior College. a! Eight men have been sworn into service under this plan, . including Jack McDonald of Grass. Valley, Louis R. Mitchell will be sworn in at the same time as Chesebro and five other Placer JC students. pe (Captain C. L. Arnold, Naval Officer Procurement director,-has written Earl Crabbe, representative of the armed forces at Placer Junior College. praising the type of young men applying themselves under the V-1 program. The letter read: “We are pleased to reGeive a reCaught . in the Riftles One Nevada City woman had a perfect right to ignore her housework today and glue her ear to a radio. She is Mrs. Jim Barry and her cousin, Ernie Bonham, was on the mound for the New York Yankees in the second game of the World Series. Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Mauy items in the grist of the day’s news would loom larger to public interest, were it not for such a colossal event as the Battle of Stalingrad. To this modern world that battle is what the Siege of Troy was to the ancient. In its vast proportions, its pitiless, grinding carnage and its significance to the rest of the world, it far overshadows any strugdle in recorded history. The world stands aghast. and feaful as Van Bock and _ Timoshenko throw human reserves, machines and munitions into the flaming inferno. ‘Nowhere in the annals of man can be found so huge a hell on earth. —' The action was taken by the two booster groups following word from Washington that War Production Chairman . Donald Nelson was “‘at the point of signing’ an order closing the gold mines. The order, the WPB believes, would release thousands of miners for copper, lead and zinc mines, where labor is sorely needed. Father And Son Thrilled By Ride In Army “Jeep” If a Nevada City youth is going about dreamy eyed and with apparent lack of interest in his school studies this’ week, the cause may be quickly traced. He may still be remembering visit during a recent weekend to Sacramento Army Air Depot and his subsequent ride in a jeep. The youth is’ Donald Steve Eden, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Eden of NevadaCity, who had ‘the unusual experience as the guest of Captain Myron H. Willard, McClellan Field chaplain. The several The Lava Cap Mines officials and ° employees were ‘pleasantly surpris— ed six months ago when without solicitation the Lava Cap Mines were granted a priority rating the same as the shipyards and other defense industries. The Selby smelter solicited the rating for the local mine on the ground the Lava Cau concentrates were essential in the smelting of lead. Now, an order impends closing gold and silver mines. But again the Lava Cap receives a break because the essential flux is still needed and the order will not effect this gold and silver producer. The only other source of the lead smelting flux is from Canada so it appears. the Lava Cap is set to operate for the duration. Miners are fairly steady at the Lava Cap préperties because they know they are aiding in the war effort. The Lava Cap erew is: about only 30 short of normal. However ,a spokesman for WPB’s mining branch recently estimated not more than 2,000 might be available because of present depressed conditions in the mining industry. The Nevada City and Grass Valley Chambers of Commerce, knowing the facts, pointed out in telegrams that only. a few would voluntarily accept employment in copper -mines—that: most of the men now employed in the gold mines here are unemployable elsewhere because of health and age. If the order closing the gold mines is issued the manpower commission is expected to take. action through the United States Employment Ser-]. vice setting up orderly procedure for transporting workers to their jobs. If the order is signed the Lava Cap Mines are not expected to be affecied. The Nevada City Rotary Club also Everywhere in the world there are privations and hardships imposed by the war. Everywhere adjustments are being made, and, in this country, very tardily and inadequately. When will the home folks far-from the battle lines, begin to match the sacrifices they demand of their fighting men?-No one knows how many will fail to return from this crusade of democraGies against the primeval beast, but too many, apparently; do not give a continental. One bright young girl of seventeen loudly laments that due to war conditions she can no longer buy a pair of red shoes. Dear: young wrenwit his new er, Pee . a visit was the climax of months of correspondA note from Eddie Powell: , your brother’s shoes in Africa are , gory red. But he is just thankful . Smiles for me.’ Try to content yourA. young’ . . } ! to be alive. self with other colors. thatron grieves that’ she can no longer buy elastic garter girdles. How sad. But the rubber saved your cousin’s life when he parachuted into the middle of the Pacific. Do bear up under this cruel privation. Only a little while ago rolled hose was the style. But we do find men and women, especially women whose, sons or husbands are in the fighting forces, who are doing their utmost for victory. The wives and moth-ers of service men in some _instances are moving out of such cities as Los Angeles, San Diego and around San Francisco bay. They rent themselves dwellings in towns and villages where housing demand is nil. Their homes are then rented to workers in plane factories and shipyards. That is a real service, and to women who love their homes, a real sacrifice. That is one movement the State Council of Defense is fostering with increasingly good results. “My business will be ruined,” a merchant tells a Selective Service Board, “If I am called to the colors.” A young cattleman, just getting a start in beef producing, declares: “I’ll have to sell my entire herd.’’ A young woman who had been divorced, but has found, since Pearl Harbor, an ideal stepfather for her two kiddies, pleads: ‘‘He takes better care of my children than their real father did. If he goes into the army I don’t know what will become of them.” But the merchant marches. His business is not ruined, yet—with the old man placed in charge of it, it will probably show little profit for the duration. The young cattleman steps down from_ his saddle, shoulders a rifle, and his wife takes over. The ideal stepfather gives up a lucrative job in the shipyards, quits hiding behind petticoats and does his duty at the front. Probably none of these men are unpatriotic but none of them did much thinking about their country. One has to visualize the Battle of Stalingrad to -become humble. Women in a factory putting in place the last piece of armor on their tanks, then getting into them and driving out to the battle front to charge the German horde. Male civilians, the very old and the teen-age youngsters fighting alongside Timoshenko’s veterans, with whatever arms come to hand, bottles filled with gasoline, pitchforks, axes, scythes. They are a people who love their country. Let this fact, written in their blood, forgive all those faults, that a little THE . 3 saw it all from where I stood . And there's a tale to tell— . The Battle of the Solomons . Or how the Japs caught hell. . Etched against the dawning sun ‘The éruisers belched out flame Again, again they took their toll They put the Japs to shame. shore They made the Islands shake With first one burst, then countless more, These Islands we would take. The-.orange tracers lit the course of every missle true, They hit the Japanese with force For all of us and you. No casualty for us as yet Marines began to land. The Island burned, the sky aflame The battle well in hand. That night a fleet came forth Intending annihilation, But you can’t beat the ones who fight i, For this so glorious nation. flamed, Destroyers raced around them. As many salvos found them. We had our losses, some.

The Japs had theirs and now for them The worst is yet to come. Bluejackets and Marines keep on Until the battle’s done. The victory ours with arms. laid down And peace at last is won. Oh! God of might and right and faith. Reveal yourself beside us Forever while you guide us. The poem written by the sailor. BATTLE OF THE SOLOMONS They fired a dump, they fired the Our batteries roared, their cruisers The sky was lit with lightning flares, And then ’twas o'er, and all_was still And we will fight for right and home while ago, we found with way of life. their enlistment the Sacracollege who applied for in the Y-1 Program at mento Recruiting Station. “Our medical department has reported that your ‘boys qualified physically 100%. This is a most excellent record, as the Navy physical standards for commissioned officers are very rigid. & “We wish to express our appreciaition for the time and effort you are devoting to the United States Navy Accredited College Program and for the excellent class of youth your institution is directing to this office;” SISTER ASKS LETTERS IN NOLAN ESTATE Mrs. William Walthers has filed a petition in the superior court here ‘. }seeking letters of administration for the probate of the estate of the late John F. (James) Dolan, well known Nevada City resident, who died on Septemiber 5th. The petition sets forth that Dolan left a will dated 1941 leaving his entire estate to his wife but Mrs. Dolan died prior to her husband’s death and a new will was. never made. The petition lists all surviving relatives and sets forth the value of the personal property of the deceased, including stock, furniture, automobile, cash in the bank, and renta] ‘value of real estate, is $9,302.31. The deceased was a retired wire chief of the Pacific Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company and at the time of his death possessed °$7,440 in telephone company stock. METHODIST GROUP WILL HOLD MEETING HERE NEXT MONDAY A regular.meeting of the Placer‘Nevada Methodist Ministerial Association will be held at the Methodist (Church here Monday with Rev. David Ralston of the local church preBeside the sacrifices made by the Russians, and the English, not to mention the enforced sacrifices made by conquered peoples throughout Europe, we-in America are sitting on golden thrones, lap(ped by luxury. Let us try to see with the mind’s eye the swollen stomachs of starving children; desheld. ‘President. Rev. Clifford Ford of Roseville will be the principal speaker at the meeting. siding. The visitors will be served a luncheon at noon by the ladies of the Nevada City church. An election of officers will be Rev, Ralston is the retiring exile and slavery, hurling ‘wounded men, fighting on perate young mothers doomed to themselves and their babies from. the high buildings in Paris; and the with one arm, or one leg. Then let us do our part thankfully and humbly. For it is. hardly probable that we shall ever descend so deep into Mrs. Florence Hill of Alameda, formerly Miss Florence Deettken of Grass Valley was a Nevada City visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Hill visited mining claims in the Blue Tent district which belonged to her husband’s family.The late V. G. Bell, former superintendent of:the Milton Mining JCompany 'wad the grandfather of war’s hell as other peoples have. Mr. Hill. ence between members of the Eden family, Chaplain Willard and men in the post: hospital. It all began last Christmas when Mrs. Eden sent a big . box of cookies and other goodies to the chaplain, who _ distributed the contents to hospitalized soldiers. Followed letters of thanks from Chaplain Willard and boys of the ward who had _ enjoyed her treat. Several weeks later, Donald Steve forwarded a large scrapbook he had made of cartoons and human interest items concerning men in the service, to occupy idle hours of men in the post hospital. When Chaplain Willard penned thanks for this, he included an invitation to the youngster to visit the field if he ever came to Sacramento. Sunday’s visit was the fulfillment of this invitation — with mother, Donald Steve, little brother and dad, who works on Narrows Dam, arriving at the gate to be met by Chaplain Willard. After the foursome had had a personally conducted tour of the Field's non-industrial area, the chaplain asked Donald Steve how he’d like to ride in a jeep. The answer was obvious. After the ride,' taken by the youth and his father, Chaplain _Willard’s comment was, ‘You know, I think Mr. Eden enjoyed it as much—if not more—than the boy!”’ PTA DEHYDRATING WILL BE CARRIED ON AT FASHION SHOP The Nevada City Elementary Parent Teachers Association has obtained the Native Sons Building at Pine and Commercial Streets, formerly occupied by the Rose Fashion Shop, as a center for dehydrating fruits and vegetables for the elementary school lunch program. : Mrs. L. G. Lagesan, president of the PTA, announces the high school is making two dehydrators to use in preparing the food for future use. The PTA is asking all those who ‘have surplus fruits and vegetables to donate them to the program. Call 219-W and some one will call for the produee. The program of dehydrating has reached proportions almost beyond control of the local PTA and that or‘ganization is asking for volunteers to prepare the fruit and vegetables for dehydrating. So far 90 pounds of string beans and nine boxes of pears have been dehydrated. : Dr. J. B. Hardy was a business visitor in Nevada City Monday. He is a former resident of Alleghany and ‘now operates a sanitarium ne&r Dutch Flat. dispatched a telegram to Nelson protesting the proposed shutdown of the gold mines. The text of the telegram follows: “Closing of gold miines would not achieve purpose intended so far as Nevada County, largest gold producing gold area in California, is concerned. With one exception alt mines in this district are practiealy working on maintenance status miners working are too old to transferred to other districts to work in copper or other essential metal mines. Respectfully ask you to’ make survey of mines before ordering them closed. Order will mean mines will be flooded and cannot. be opened when present emergency is over. Hundreds of miners who have left this district to enter armed services or to. work on defense projects will,have no jobs when peace comes and they return to their homes here. Out of 2,600 miners employed in county before war started only 1,000 now left. Many of these going within few weeks. “Nevada City Chamber of Commerce “George W. Gildersleeve, president. “H. F. Sofge, Secretary.’’. The Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce telegram follows: “We believe that due to the workingmen of the community leaving here for employment elsewhere there are not more than twenty miners here who will voluntarily accept employment in the copper mines. “Many of those employed by virnow, be tue of health and age are unemploy-. able elsewhere and after the. war will not be reemployed in these mines in competition with returning younger men. “Closing of mines will result in unemployment and the commercial death of the community, which definnitely will cause more harm than help to the war effort. “(Most of the working men of this community capable of seeking employment in the war industries have left this community and done so. We: believe it more desirable that the problem be mét directly through an occupational draft in which “workmen may be selected individually wherever employed on ~ibasis of health and ability rather than eliminating employment hoping that a few fit and qualified men may drift to a desired employment.” HUNTER FINED FOR LEAVING CAMP FIRE UNATTENDED : It cost A. J. Smikahl of Rica, Yuba County, $50 for leaving his camp fire unattended. Smikahl was deer hunting in the Washington Junction area. He was apprehended by Game Warden Barl Hiscox. When he appeared before Justice of the Peace George Gildersleeve the fine of $50 was imposed. as! Loma.“Here I am in the hospital with bad eyes. May get a C.M. D., Medical Discharge. I hope I don’t. Like the Navy very much. Could not make the Marines on account of my eyes.’ . Powell wrote from the U. S. Naval Hospital in San Diego. The way men are being taken into thearmed forces it may not be long before those at home may have to double upon” work: Every industry reports a shortage of men. Chief of Police Max Solaro showed his patriotism ‘by filling.in as a truck driver . for the forest service on his two . weeks vacation. Now Ernie Young, city steet employee, is working at the . ava Cap while he is on his two weeks vacation from city duty. A precedent was believed broken when the Empire Mine in Grass Talley hired a Negro to work un-‘: derground. In the memory of old time miners he is the first. Negro. to ever work underground in the mines in this area. The Empire also employs a Chinese underground but that is nothing new. Nevada Cityans can remember when Henry Yuen was employed underground at the Murchie Mine here. Thirty-thirty caliber rifle bullets are sO scarce some deer hunters are reportedly offering $1 per -shell. Topping that, one deer hunter gave $25 for a box of 24 30-30 shells in Truckee last week. . . Rex Robinson, currently employed at the Lava Cap and father of two children, will’ be oné,of a group of Nevada City miners who will leave this month for employment in Hawaii, Jack Kemp, formerly manager of the Standard Service Station here and manager of the station at Lake Tahoe during the summer, hopes to become a United States Marine. He left here yesterday to enlist. State Forest Ranger William Sharp doesn’t pursue his duties armed with a revolver or any other weapon but Martin Katrich, 54, a native of Yugoslavia, will vouch for the fact he doesn‘t need anything beside his quick wittedness and _ football tackling ability. : Katrich was picked up by Sharp on suspicion of setting fires in the Chicago Park district. At that time ‘Katrich apparently harbored the idea of escaping but after a short’ run he was captured, i Then when Katrich was brought to the forestry headquarters near here for questioning he made another dart for liberty. This time Sharp wasted no time in mastering the situation. With a flying tatkle he brought Katrich to the ground. Katrich was a humble prisoner after that. He was taken to the county jail and later brought before Justice of the Peace Charles Morehouse in Grass Valley on a charge of setting a fire on property not belonging to him without a permit. He was given ‘{@ 30 day jail sentence. _ ae t