October 19, 1942 (4 pages)

by i] : EY TE OND fa) Fic gis the Co nabedns es The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week — for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.’”’ —Daniel Webster Nevada City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA = This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. ‘The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY: CALIFORNIA “Pie Gold Center ~MONDAY, OCTOBER _ 19, 1942. meme vremearen sean ee See Thinking Out Loud 4 hat We doubt if ‘anyone on the school board objects to the use of a school bus to transport civilian workers, officers or soldiers, between Nevada City and Camp Beale, provided: 1. That. school children shall not be taxed beyond their strength in walking to and from school. 2.' That all costs of operating the bus shall be covered from operation. receipts, and that no private person or corporation makes a profit .in operating the bus. If these two conditions are met we believe there could be no valid objection to the use of a school bus for the kind of transport this city vitally needs to Camp Beale. The school buses belong to tax payers of the district, and thus far no legal obstacle has been presented to bar their use in general passenger service in, this emergency. In fact the school board has what amounts to legal clearance issued iby the ‘Defense Transportation. This communication is pupeeied in another column. By H. M. L. Several. hundred ‘civilians, and: women are to be employed at Camp Beale. An enegetic campaign is being made to enroll them now. But without transportation facililities residents of this city, many of whom would be glad of the employment. will be unable to take the jobs offered. Wihat is needed is some plan to meet the provisions noted above. It would seem as though such ‘a plan could be submitted by a committee of the school board itself. They are the ones most familiar with the problem. Speaking of Camp Beale, Thursday was.a great. day in . Nevada (County annals, when the ceremony of “Activation” of the 13th Arm.ored Division took place. Tt is roughly estimated from the number of automobiles parked near the field where the exercises were held, that between six and seven thousand people viewed the inspir. ing ceremony. Nevada County made ‘an excellent showing with a caravan miles long. The music of the band, the presentation of flags to the companies which constitute the first contingent of about 3,000 men now resident at the camp, were-of—a character to arouse pride in every good American. One woman concluded her tour of supply . warehouses, barracks, and recreation rooms with a visit to the mess hall of one of the companies. The big room was shining clean, every pan bright with polishing, tables is apple_ pie order. Then the obliging mess sergeant showed her the stores, the huge refrigerator and its contents of boned ham, eggs, preserves and a ehundred other food items. She concluded her visit with an invitation to the sergeant, a elean-cut young fellow from Arkansas, to spend any vacant weekend he and his buddy might have, at her home in Nevada City, ‘“But’’, she said in parting, “I doubt if you will dine any better in my homé than you do right here.” Once again we are impressed with what Americans can do when competently led. The work on this great camp began late this spring and it is now ready for occupancy. There is housing there for at least 50,000 troops. An army of workmen gives way to an army of soldiers. The workmen move to other great projects to build for . other great American armies. At home as on the battle front, organization under competent leadership, overcomes all obstacles. It is only when politicians and incompetents with political pull take charge that we fail. In times like these we look to men like Kaiser, Ford, Kmudson and Baruch for inspiration and, on the home front, industrial leadership. We think the president did a good job in calling to government service Donald Nelson and others with a genius for organization. (But even such men cannot quite free themselves from the red tape that engulfs all officlaldom in Washington, the jealmen — . mortality Employment Office To Assign Displaced Mine Workers To New Jobs The task of assigning displaced Nevada and Sierra County gold miners to jobs in essential mineral mines throughout the west has commenced under the supervision of Fred Maloy, manager of the U. S. Department of Employment office in. Grass Valley. Maloy reports the attitude of the miners who were forced from their jobs by the closing of the gold mines by governmental orders is that they are needed in the strategic metal mines and they feel that it is their duty to help out in the war effort. The:employment manager said the men, who must register with the Grass Valley office as they are let out at the gold mines, are given a choice of strategic.mines to work in. Openings exist in quicksilver, copper, lead, zinc and magnesium mines as well as at the Lava Cap properties here, where a flux is produced necessary in the smelting of lead. However, the employment office seeks to direct the majority of men into the copper mines, where there is an especially vital need for men. Men let out so far have been sent to copper mines at Happy Camp in Siskiyou County and to a tungsten mine in Mills City, Nev. ‘Maloy said arrangements are be-) ing made. to provide transportation > for the miners and their families to their new\jobs. ‘When asked about supplying displaced miners to the Lava Cap properties, Maloy said efforts are being made to supply the Lava Cap with men who ihave\families and wish to keep this county as their residence. and-those with community ties. (Maloy said he ‘didn’t believé the closing of the gold mines would find many men entirely shut off from work. He said it is his belief that the old men employed in some of the gold properties will be found places. in defense mines, pointing.out that men skill rather than youth was the most important requirement of many mine operators who want-.men. Maloy pointed out that hoist men, top men and mine employees other than miners and muckers, may not tbe found places immediately but eventually would probably be assigned work in strategic mineral mines. Miners and mu¢kers will have new jobs as fast as they can arrive at the mine of their preference. The displaced gold mine employees are eligible for unemployment insurance Maloy’ said. ALLEN CHAPMAN NOW LIEUT. COL. A letter. just received by Dr. C. W. Chapman from_his grandson, Ernest . . ‘Chapman, brought the news of another promotion for Allen Chapman, father of Ernest: This time to lieutenant colonel, in the Army. Air Corps. Lieutenant Colonel Chapman, sometime since was promoted to be major and assigned to duty immediately under General Arnold, chief of all Army Aviation. His present duty is to make a study of all plane ‘accidents in the army service, and.to promote measures to reduce the high among planes and their crews which has characterized army flying: schools. Ernest Chapman, now 22 years old and Jim Odegaard formerly of. this city, are together at Luke Field, near Phoenix, Arizona. Young Chapman already has more than 150 flying Hours to his credit. He hopes to be assigned to the bomber service. GROUP DEPARTS FROM HERE FOR ARMY TOMORROW Nevada County tomorrow will send twenty eight more of its men to the Army. The Hague-Thomas-Hegarty Post of the American Legion will have a delegation present at the time of departure to bid farewell to the drafted men, who will leave from the courthouse at 7 a.m. Fred Juliff will be acting corporal in charge of the group. Those leaving are: George S. Wallace, Harry C. Gayle, Hobert L. Childers, David L. Calhoun, Clifton Tisher, William H. Rowe, Louis Leist, Dennis Coughlan, Jr., John G. Roscoe, Bernard Ve Veto, Cecil R. Childers, Frank Angelini, John E. Wellington, Donald J. Leary, Henry J. Toccalini, Arthur Johnson, Roger B. Wilson. Laurence Personeni, Phil V. Solaro, Lousi Lolinar, Carlton H. Pascoe, Charles E. Gray, Elwood A.~ Williams, Roger H. Rockholm. Clyde J. Burnett, Anton Bernhardt, Jack L. Kennedy and Juliff. ousies that hamper the war effort, the influence that pressure groups exert, and greedy gangs looking for sofe money. But we can get real thrill of pride in seeing Old-Glory floating at the head of a column of our ‘young soldiers. We know our boys will see us through re_ gardless of handicaps imposed in Washington. PAVED RALSTON TO OBSERVE 25TH ANNIVERSARY Rev. and Mrs. David Ralston will observe their 25th wedding anniversary. Thursday. Open house will be held from 2 until 4 in the afternoon and then from 8 until 10 o’clock at night. Members of the church and the many friends of the couple are invited to visit and congratulate the couple on the occasion. Sunday the ladies of the Methodist Church plan a pot luck dinner in Rev. and Mrs. Ralston's honor. The event will follow the regular church services. A special program has been arranged for Sunday’s church service. Dr. Gordon Rodda of Sacramento and his famous octet’ will appear. A large attendance of church members as well as other friends of the popular couple are expected at the Sunday services and pot luck dinner and also at the open house in their honor Thursday. RAILS OF NCNG TO BE USED BY NAVY DEPT. The rails of the historic Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad are to go to war. It was revealed the Navy Department has contracted to purchase all of the rails that are relayable and will move them to an east coast port for use there. The remainder of the rails will be cut up and sold as scrap for melting into war material. The railroad, together with its bus and truck facilities, was sold recently to Louis Dulien, Products, Fred .G. Inc., of Seattle, Wash. Athern, San Francisco attorney who represented Dulien. in the negotiations, said about 85 -per cent of the rails on the 20.5 mile railroad are relayable and will be taken by the Navy Department. The Navy also has purchased all of the company’s rolling. stock, consisting of about 40 cars. iAthern. said the dismantling of the railroad will not interfere with the bus and truck operations which the new owner plans to expand in the near future. (Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Wisker and daughter spent the weekend in Nevada City. president of the Dulien Steel: signed by H. U. Maxwell, follows: (gold mining) to discontinue operat those engaged therein may be used in war effort. It is not for us to challenge the ations and we shall therefor as our p the order immediately. But with this temporary, and we hope, short-lived suspension of operations, it seems appropriate to call attention to a few*matters worthy: of consideration. This company, under its present. management, has been continuously operating in Sierra County for many years. During the last twenty years of that period, the records show it has paid out more than $3,200,009 in wages at the mine. Not once has its operation ceased due to. labor trouble or dissatisfaction. among employees. In good times, as in bad times, it has paid top wages. Its profits have come out of the ground itself, and its employees have always received their just share. It has paid out over $1,150,000 to. the merchants of Sierra and other counties for material and supplies which, inturn, employed labor in their fabrication and production and thus has further contributed to the general welfare of the community and state. In addition, over $1,100.000 has been spent for electric power, insurance and other expenses including state and county taxes, but ‘not including income taxes. In addi. tion to the foregoing, there have been . dividends paid to stockholders who . supplied the capital for this enter. prise. All in all it has been a prosperous enterprise for Sierra County, the surrounding areas, as well as for the company and its stockholders. The fundamental principles for which this war is being fought and will be won are the fundamental principles which made this enterprise possible. When men are dying in battle to secure for us and those to come, those institutions which have made this enterprise possible, what is now asked of us is trivial. The inconvenience to our faithful employees who face movement to new localities and new adjustments is, of course, recognized and to be regretted. No one is to blame. It is part of the price of victory and well worth it, and if it is deemed necessary to discontinue gold mining to help win this war, we are for it one hundred per cent. To all those with whom this company has had dealings in the past, and to all those who directly or indirectly have had a-part or contributed in any way to this suecessful enterprise, the company expresses its profound appreciation and gratitude. As solace for those’ whose lives are now being changed and otherwise affected by the exigencies of war, the company gives assurance that when victory and the peace are won, it will resume its operations. Dated at San Francisco, California. October 15, 1942. ORIGINAL SIX TEEN-TO-ONE MINE, INC. By H. U. MAXFIELD, President. its NEVADA COUNTY : ASSESSED VALUE IS $18,367,255 State Controller Harry B. Riley announced today that the assessed valuation. of Nevada county.totaled $18,362,255 on September 7 of this year. The county’s taxable wealth thus increased $200,280 from last year’s assessed valuation of $18,161,975, Riley said. There is no county indebtedness. Combined assessed valuation of (California’s fifty!-eight counties was reported to total $7,679,695,379 an inerease-of $328,768,514 over that of a year ago. The combined indebtedness amounted to $154,826,865, a drop of $15,994,582, Riley said. O. B. Lake, local mail carrier, is away on his vacation. Ray Wilde, Jr. also on the local post office staff, is taking his place while he is away. ORIGINAL SIXTEEN TO ONE CLOSES WITH CALL TO ARMS. Ed. Note:—The Original Sixteen-to-One Mine, Inc. has issued a statement concerning the closing of the gold mines, throughout this country. It seems to the editor of this paper, that this statement towers monumentally above all the various trivia that has been said and written about the gold mines closing. Without hesitation, without misgiving, and without attribut. , ing political motives to those who ordered the mines closed, this announcement of the Sixteen-to-One, stands unrivaled in its true sense of perspective. When our boys are dying on battle fields for the principles that made this a great nation, it is of little importance that some businesses must suspend or fold up. The important thing is to get on with the war with everything we have got. That is what the .owners of the Sixteen-to-One think and that thought is both rational and patriotic. The announcement ANNOUNCEMENT The call to arms makes it necessary for California’s oldest industry the War Production Board in ordering the suspension of gold mining operions for the duration in order that mining metals more essential to the wisdom or necessity for the order of atriotic duty, cheerfully comply with MATERIAL CUTTERS ARE STILL NEEDED HERE BY RED CROSS The Red Cross production committee here is in need of cutters to prepare some 300 yards of newly arrived sewing material, which will be converted into garments for the armed forces. The local Red Cross chapter also must finish the last quota of garments. Knitting is still carried on with many doing fine work. The local chapter especially wishes to commend Mrs. Mary Waechter of Indian Flat, who has just turned in her 124th pair of beautiully knitted socks. One box of leather of fur, a request for which was made last week, were sent off and more will be sent at received. and two boxes JOHN M. HADLEY, FORMER MERCHANT, RURIED INOAKLAND if} John M. Hadley, former City hardware merchant, passed away in Oakland last week and final rites were held in that city. Hadley was well known to any residents of this community. He was. a young man when he came to Nevada City. He worked for George E. Turner and later became Turner’s partner in a hardware business at the present site of the Elks Building. The business after Turner’s death and a short continuance in business by Hadley and Turner’s son was sold to a group of Nevada Cityans, ineluding C. R. Murchie. The store was renamed the Nevada City Hardware! and subsequently was sold:to the. Alpha Stores, Ltd. Hadley married Miss Alice Turner here.Following her: death about 25 years ago he moved to the bay area but each year returned to_ Nevada City on a vacation to visit old acquaintances. The deceased was a-member of the local Elks Lodge and_ several years ago an honorary life membership was awarded to him. Hadley was one of the first exalted rulers of the Elks Lodge here. Nevada SPEAKER ENLIGTENS RATION BOARD ON PERPLEXING PROBLEMS The price control and ration boards of Nevada and Sierra Counties were enlightened on many perplexing problems at a meeting in Grass Valley. Thursday night with representatives of the state shee ee istration offices. E. Bogert, John Edwards; Howard Albertson, and Henbert Allen were the speakers. J. K. Osborne, Nevada County ration coordinator, presided at the meeting. Bogert declared the OPA program was destined, fn behalf of the people, to fight the high cost of living and to keep the cost of the war down and in its wake bring a democratic distribution of commodities and supplies to all people in the United StatEdwards outlined the rubber siiuation in this country. He said the rubber situation was critical but said gas rationing will assure almost exclusive use of rubber for war work. Ed@ards said effective October 1, used tires in the hands of individuals had been frozen and were not (o be sold from one person to another. The tires, however, can be sold to the government and will be allotted to ration boards for quota requirements. ‘Albertson pointed out to the group that a check will be, made soon on ibusiness houses to see that they are ‘omplying with the price ceiling regulations. . contacted the clothes -county jhome here after leading the officers a W. McGagin picked them up. He inees Caught in the Riftles LeRoy Bond, Grass Valley’s new fire chief, started his fire fighting © career in Nevada City when he was nine years of age. Remember when the kids of Piety Hill had their own fire company, No. 5? Well, Bond was. a member of that and each time the fire bell rang these kids would grab their cart and 200 feet of hose and speed to the scene of the blaze. Elza Kilroy was also.a member of Company The biggest fire the kids were ever called upon to fight was the one at the Union Hotel. It was in the middle of winter and when water of the fire fighters ice formed almost immediately. The kid fire fighters thought it was great, though, when after they had ‘fought the blaze for hours the chief told them to go to the National Hotel and have breakfast on the fire department. if aaa 5. And speaking of the National Hotel, that reminds us to call your attention to the fact that the restaurant of the local hostelry is probably the most popular eating spot in the now. Sundays and evenings find many Grass Valleyans as well as Nevada City residents who enjoy eating out ocassionally at the National Hotel partaking of the excellent food offered by Dick Worth’s staff. A pair of run-away boys are again firmly established in the detention merry chase following their escape. The boys, aged 13 and 14, are being held for their parents, who reside in Denver. ; When they escagéd from the detention home, Probation Officer A. tended totake them back. to the home until their parents could arrange for their return to Denver but the boys had other ideas. The jumped from the car and McGagin wasn’t fast enough to catch them. Undersheriff William D. Woods and Deputy Carl Larsen joined the chase and spotted the two boys near the Five Mile House. They gave chase ‘but Charlie Paddock in his prime ,couldn’t have caught them, and the two boys made their escape good in the Scotts Flat region. (MeGagin had an idea they would attempt to reach the highway and seek a ride. They did and McGagin ‘closed the trap he had set for them. The Empire-Star Mines notified 75 men Saturday their employment was terminated as the result of the governmental order closing gold mines. The company said, however, the men. could find employment at the Newmont’s Happy Camp Mine or its lead and zinc: mine in Leadville, —Colo., where Louis Saban of Nevada City is a boss and many other former Nevada Cityans are working. Gus Gunnelson, ormer Murchie’ engineer, is at the Leadville mine also. But first the men must be cleared through the federal employment office in Grass Valley. Some, we know, prefer to remain in these communities and will seek employment at the Lava Cap. Odds and Ends— Did you know that even as early as 1879 you could go to your grocers in Nevada City and get flour at $2.75. a hundred; sugar at 12 and coffee fat 20 cents a pound? You could get a 2 povfd roll of butter for 40 cents, while tub butter sold for 8 cents; eight cans“of either salmon_or oysters for a dollar. : But, best of all, hams and bacon were only 11 cents a pound and you could get 28-pounds of good old beans to go with them for a dollar. That in 1898 the Narrow Gauge Company operated four daily passenger trains between Nevada City and Colfax. While from‘ Jimmy Hennessey’s Stable (where the Alppa Store . now stands) you could hire horses which ‘‘were free from vice, of good style, and capable of going as fast asany gentleman cares to drive.” Jimming birds” as he was wont to call them, were sued for at ons ahs men an hour anywhere. ; Bupeiier Judge George L. Jo} and Mrs. Jones spent. last week San Francisco where Judge attended Masonic grand .

by i] : EY TE OND fa) Fic gis the Co nabedns es The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week — for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.’”’ —Daniel Webster Nevada City Nugge COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA = This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. ‘The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY: CALIFORNIA “Pie Gold Center ~MONDAY, OCTOBER _ 19, 1942. meme vremearen sean ee See Thinking Out Loud 4 hat We doubt if ‘anyone on the school board objects to the use of a school bus to transport civilian workers, officers or soldiers, between Nevada City and Camp Beale, provided: 1. That. school children shall not be taxed beyond their strength in walking to and from school. 2.' That all costs of operating the bus shall be covered from operation. receipts, and that no private person or corporation makes a profit .in operating the bus. If these two conditions are met we believe there could be no valid objection to the use of a school bus for the kind of transport this city vitally needs to Camp Beale. The school buses belong to tax payers of the district, and thus far no legal obstacle has been presented to bar their use in general passenger service in, this emergency. In fact the school board has what amounts to legal clearance issued iby the ‘Defense Transportation. This communication is pupeeied in another column. By H. M. L. Several. hundred ‘civilians, and: women are to be employed at Camp Beale. An enegetic campaign is being made to enroll them now. But without transportation facililities residents of this city, many of whom would be glad of the employment. will be unable to take the jobs offered. Wihat is needed is some plan to meet the provisions noted above. It would seem as though such ‘a plan could be submitted by a committee of the school board itself. They are the ones most familiar with the problem. Speaking of Camp Beale, Thursday was.a great. day in . Nevada (County annals, when the ceremony of “Activation” of the 13th Arm.ored Division took place. Tt is roughly estimated from the number of automobiles parked near the field where the exercises were held, that between six and seven thousand people viewed the inspir. ing ceremony. Nevada County made ‘an excellent showing with a caravan miles long. The music of the band, the presentation of flags to the companies which constitute the first contingent of about 3,000 men now resident at the camp, were-of—a character to arouse pride in every good American. One woman concluded her tour of supply . warehouses, barracks, and recreation rooms with a visit to the mess hall of one of the companies. The big room was shining clean, every pan bright with polishing, tables is apple_ pie order. Then the obliging mess sergeant showed her the stores, the huge refrigerator and its contents of boned ham, eggs, preserves and a ehundred other food items. She concluded her visit with an invitation to the sergeant, a elean-cut young fellow from Arkansas, to spend any vacant weekend he and his buddy might have, at her home in Nevada City, ‘“But’’, she said in parting, “I doubt if you will dine any better in my homé than you do right here.” Once again we are impressed with what Americans can do when competently led. The work on this great camp began late this spring and it is now ready for occupancy. There is housing there for at least 50,000 troops. An army of workmen gives way to an army of soldiers. The workmen move to other great projects to build for . other great American armies. At home as on the battle front, organization under competent leadership, overcomes all obstacles. It is only when politicians and incompetents with political pull take charge that we fail. In times like these we look to men like Kaiser, Ford, Kmudson and Baruch for inspiration and, on the home front, industrial leadership. We think the president did a good job in calling to government service Donald Nelson and others with a genius for organization. (But even such men cannot quite free themselves from the red tape that engulfs all officlaldom in Washington, the jealmen — . mortality Employment Office To Assign Displaced Mine Workers To New Jobs The task of assigning displaced Nevada and Sierra County gold miners to jobs in essential mineral mines throughout the west has commenced under the supervision of Fred Maloy, manager of the U. S. Department of Employment office in. Grass Valley. Maloy reports the attitude of the miners who were forced from their jobs by the closing of the gold mines by governmental orders is that they are needed in the strategic metal mines and they feel that it is their duty to help out in the war effort. The:employment manager said the men, who must register with the Grass Valley office as they are let out at the gold mines, are given a choice of strategic.mines to work in. Openings exist in quicksilver, copper, lead, zinc and magnesium mines as well as at the Lava Cap properties here, where a flux is produced necessary in the smelting of lead. However, the employment office seeks to direct the majority of men into the copper mines, where there is an especially vital need for men. Men let out so far have been sent to copper mines at Happy Camp in Siskiyou County and to a tungsten mine in Mills City, Nev. ‘Maloy said arrangements are be-) ing made. to provide transportation > for the miners and their families to their new\jobs. ‘When asked about supplying displaced miners to the Lava Cap properties, Maloy said efforts are being made to supply the Lava Cap with men who ihave\families and wish to keep this county as their residence. and-those with community ties. (Maloy said he ‘didn’t believé the closing of the gold mines would find many men entirely shut off from work. He said it is his belief that the old men employed in some of the gold properties will be found places. in defense mines, pointing.out that men skill rather than youth was the most important requirement of many mine operators who want-.men. Maloy pointed out that hoist men, top men and mine employees other than miners and muckers, may not tbe found places immediately but eventually would probably be assigned work in strategic mineral mines. Miners and mu¢kers will have new jobs as fast as they can arrive at the mine of their preference. The displaced gold mine employees are eligible for unemployment insurance Maloy’ said. ALLEN CHAPMAN NOW LIEUT. COL. A letter. just received by Dr. C. W. Chapman from_his grandson, Ernest . . ‘Chapman, brought the news of another promotion for Allen Chapman, father of Ernest: This time to lieutenant colonel, in the Army. Air Corps. Lieutenant Colonel Chapman, sometime since was promoted to be major and assigned to duty immediately under General Arnold, chief of all Army Aviation. His present duty is to make a study of all plane ‘accidents in the army service, and.to promote measures to reduce the high among planes and their crews which has characterized army flying: schools. Ernest Chapman, now 22 years old and Jim Odegaard formerly of. this city, are together at Luke Field, near Phoenix, Arizona. Young Chapman already has more than 150 flying Hours to his credit. He hopes to be assigned to the bomber service. GROUP DEPARTS FROM HERE FOR ARMY TOMORROW Nevada County tomorrow will send twenty eight more of its men to the Army. The Hague-Thomas-Hegarty Post of the American Legion will have a delegation present at the time of departure to bid farewell to the drafted men, who will leave from the courthouse at 7 a.m. Fred Juliff will be acting corporal in charge of the group. Those leaving are: George S. Wallace, Harry C. Gayle, Hobert L. Childers, David L. Calhoun, Clifton Tisher, William H. Rowe, Louis Leist, Dennis Coughlan, Jr., John G. Roscoe, Bernard Ve Veto, Cecil R. Childers, Frank Angelini, John E. Wellington, Donald J. Leary, Henry J. Toccalini, Arthur Johnson, Roger B. Wilson. Laurence Personeni, Phil V. Solaro, Lousi Lolinar, Carlton H. Pascoe, Charles E. Gray, Elwood A.~ Williams, Roger H. Rockholm. Clyde J. Burnett, Anton Bernhardt, Jack L. Kennedy and Juliff. ousies that hamper the war effort, the influence that pressure groups exert, and greedy gangs looking for sofe money. But we can get real thrill of pride in seeing Old-Glory floating at the head of a column of our ‘young soldiers. We know our boys will see us through re_ gardless of handicaps imposed in Washington. PAVED RALSTON TO OBSERVE 25TH ANNIVERSARY Rev. and Mrs. David Ralston will observe their 25th wedding anniversary. Thursday. Open house will be held from 2 until 4 in the afternoon and then from 8 until 10 o’clock at night. Members of the church and the many friends of the couple are invited to visit and congratulate the couple on the occasion. Sunday the ladies of the Methodist Church plan a pot luck dinner in Rev. and Mrs. Ralston's honor. The event will follow the regular church services. A special program has been arranged for Sunday’s church service. Dr. Gordon Rodda of Sacramento and his famous octet’ will appear. A large attendance of church members as well as other friends of the popular couple are expected at the Sunday services and pot luck dinner and also at the open house in their honor Thursday. RAILS OF NCNG TO BE USED BY NAVY DEPT. The rails of the historic Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad are to go to war. It was revealed the Navy Department has contracted to purchase all of the rails that are relayable and will move them to an east coast port for use there. The remainder of the rails will be cut up and sold as scrap for melting into war material. The railroad, together with its bus and truck facilities, was sold recently to Louis Dulien, Products, Fred .G. Inc., of Seattle, Wash. Athern, San Francisco attorney who represented Dulien. in the negotiations, said about 85 -per cent of the rails on the 20.5 mile railroad are relayable and will be taken by the Navy Department. The Navy also has purchased all of the company’s rolling. stock, consisting of about 40 cars. iAthern. said the dismantling of the railroad will not interfere with the bus and truck operations which the new owner plans to expand in the near future.

(Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Wisker and daughter spent the weekend in Nevada City. president of the Dulien Steel: signed by H. U. Maxwell, follows: (gold mining) to discontinue operat those engaged therein may be used in war effort. It is not for us to challenge the ations and we shall therefor as our p the order immediately. But with this temporary, and we hope, short-lived suspension of operations, it seems appropriate to call attention to a few*matters worthy: of consideration. This company, under its present. management, has been continuously operating in Sierra County for many years. During the last twenty years of that period, the records show it has paid out more than $3,200,009 in wages at the mine. Not once has its operation ceased due to. labor trouble or dissatisfaction. among employees. In good times, as in bad times, it has paid top wages. Its profits have come out of the ground itself, and its employees have always received their just share. It has paid out over $1,150,000 to. the merchants of Sierra and other counties for material and supplies which, inturn, employed labor in their fabrication and production and thus has further contributed to the general welfare of the community and state. In addition, over $1,100.000 has been spent for electric power, insurance and other expenses including state and county taxes, but ‘not including income taxes. In addi. tion to the foregoing, there have been . dividends paid to stockholders who . supplied the capital for this enter. prise. All in all it has been a prosperous enterprise for Sierra County, the surrounding areas, as well as for the company and its stockholders. The fundamental principles for which this war is being fought and will be won are the fundamental principles which made this enterprise possible. When men are dying in battle to secure for us and those to come, those institutions which have made this enterprise possible, what is now asked of us is trivial. The inconvenience to our faithful employees who face movement to new localities and new adjustments is, of course, recognized and to be regretted. No one is to blame. It is part of the price of victory and well worth it, and if it is deemed necessary to discontinue gold mining to help win this war, we are for it one hundred per cent. To all those with whom this company has had dealings in the past, and to all those who directly or indirectly have had a-part or contributed in any way to this suecessful enterprise, the company expresses its profound appreciation and gratitude. As solace for those’ whose lives are now being changed and otherwise affected by the exigencies of war, the company gives assurance that when victory and the peace are won, it will resume its operations. Dated at San Francisco, California. October 15, 1942. ORIGINAL SIX TEEN-TO-ONE MINE, INC. By H. U. MAXFIELD, President. its NEVADA COUNTY : ASSESSED VALUE IS $18,367,255 State Controller Harry B. Riley announced today that the assessed valuation. of Nevada county.totaled $18,362,255 on September 7 of this year. The county’s taxable wealth thus increased $200,280 from last year’s assessed valuation of $18,161,975, Riley said. There is no county indebtedness. Combined assessed valuation of (California’s fifty!-eight counties was reported to total $7,679,695,379 an inerease-of $328,768,514 over that of a year ago. The combined indebtedness amounted to $154,826,865, a drop of $15,994,582, Riley said. O. B. Lake, local mail carrier, is away on his vacation. Ray Wilde, Jr. also on the local post office staff, is taking his place while he is away. ORIGINAL SIXTEEN TO ONE CLOSES WITH CALL TO ARMS. Ed. Note:—The Original Sixteen-to-One Mine, Inc. has issued a statement concerning the closing of the gold mines, throughout this country. It seems to the editor of this paper, that this statement towers monumentally above all the various trivia that has been said and written about the gold mines closing. Without hesitation, without misgiving, and without attribut. , ing political motives to those who ordered the mines closed, this announcement of the Sixteen-to-One, stands unrivaled in its true sense of perspective. When our boys are dying on battle fields for the principles that made this a great nation, it is of little importance that some businesses must suspend or fold up. The important thing is to get on with the war with everything we have got. That is what the .owners of the Sixteen-to-One think and that thought is both rational and patriotic. The announcement ANNOUNCEMENT The call to arms makes it necessary for California’s oldest industry the War Production Board in ordering the suspension of gold mining operions for the duration in order that mining metals more essential to the wisdom or necessity for the order of atriotic duty, cheerfully comply with MATERIAL CUTTERS ARE STILL NEEDED HERE BY RED CROSS The Red Cross production committee here is in need of cutters to prepare some 300 yards of newly arrived sewing material, which will be converted into garments for the armed forces. The local Red Cross chapter also must finish the last quota of garments. Knitting is still carried on with many doing fine work. The local chapter especially wishes to commend Mrs. Mary Waechter of Indian Flat, who has just turned in her 124th pair of beautiully knitted socks. One box of leather of fur, a request for which was made last week, were sent off and more will be sent at received. and two boxes JOHN M. HADLEY, FORMER MERCHANT, RURIED INOAKLAND if} John M. Hadley, former City hardware merchant, passed away in Oakland last week and final rites were held in that city. Hadley was well known to any residents of this community. He was. a young man when he came to Nevada City. He worked for George E. Turner and later became Turner’s partner in a hardware business at the present site of the Elks Building. The business after Turner’s death and a short continuance in business by Hadley and Turner’s son was sold to a group of Nevada Cityans, ineluding C. R. Murchie. The store was renamed the Nevada City Hardware! and subsequently was sold:to the. Alpha Stores, Ltd. Hadley married Miss Alice Turner here..Following her: death about 25 years ago he moved to the bay area but each year returned to_ Nevada City on a vacation to visit old acquaintances. The deceased was a-member of the local Elks Lodge and_ several years ago an honorary life membership was awarded to him. Hadley was one of the first exalted rulers of the Elks Lodge here. Nevada SPEAKER ENLIGTENS RATION BOARD ON PERPLEXING PROBLEMS The price control and ration boards of Nevada and Sierra Counties were enlightened on many perplexing problems at a meeting in Grass Valley. Thursday night with representatives of the state shee ee istration offices. E. Bogert, John Edwards; Howard Albertson, and Henbert Allen were the speakers. J. K. Osborne, Nevada County ration coordinator, presided at the meeting. Bogert declared the OPA program was destined, fn behalf of the people, to fight the high cost of living and to keep the cost of the war down and in its wake bring a democratic distribution of commodities and supplies to all people in the United StatEdwards outlined the rubber siiuation in this country. He said the rubber situation was critical but said gas rationing will assure almost exclusive use of rubber for war work. Ed@ards said effective October 1, used tires in the hands of individuals had been frozen and were not (o be sold from one person to another. The tires, however, can be sold to the government and will be allotted to ration boards for quota requirements. ‘Albertson pointed out to the group that a check will be, made soon on ibusiness houses to see that they are ‘omplying with the price ceiling regulations. . contacted the clothes -county jhome here after leading the officers a W. McGagin picked them up. He inees Caught in the Riftles LeRoy Bond, Grass Valley’s new fire chief, started his fire fighting © career in Nevada City when he was nine years of age. Remember when the kids of Piety Hill had their own fire company, No. 5? Well, Bond was. a member of that and each time the fire bell rang these kids would grab their cart and 200 feet of hose and speed to the scene of the blaze. Elza Kilroy was also.a member of Company The biggest fire the kids were ever called upon to fight was the one at the Union Hotel. It was in the middle of winter and when water of the fire fighters ice formed almost immediately. The kid fire fighters thought it was great, though, when after they had ‘fought the blaze for hours the chief told them to go to the National Hotel and have breakfast on the fire department. if aaa 5. And speaking of the National Hotel, that reminds us to call your attention to the fact that the restaurant of the local hostelry is probably the most popular eating spot in the now. Sundays and evenings find many Grass Valleyans as well as Nevada City residents who enjoy eating out ocassionally at the National Hotel partaking of the excellent food offered by Dick Worth’s staff. A pair of run-away boys are again firmly established in the detention merry chase following their escape. The boys, aged 13 and 14, are being held for their parents, who reside in Denver. ; When they escagéd from the detention home, Probation Officer A. tended totake them back. to the home until their parents could arrange for their return to Denver but the boys had other ideas. The jumped from the car and McGagin wasn’t fast enough to catch them. Undersheriff William D. Woods and Deputy Carl Larsen joined the chase and spotted the two boys near the Five Mile House. They gave chase ‘but Charlie Paddock in his prime ,couldn’t have caught them, and the two boys made their escape good in the Scotts Flat region. (MeGagin had an idea they would attempt to reach the highway and seek a ride. They did and McGagin ‘closed the trap he had set for them. The Empire-Star Mines notified 75 men Saturday their employment was terminated as the result of the governmental order closing gold mines. The company said, however, the men. could find employment at the Newmont’s Happy Camp Mine or its lead and zinc: mine in Leadville, —Colo., where Louis Saban of Nevada City is a boss and many other former Nevada Cityans are working. Gus Gunnelson, ormer Murchie’ engineer, is at the Leadville mine also. But first the men must be cleared through the federal employment office in Grass Valley. Some, we know, prefer to remain in these communities and will seek employment at the Lava Cap. Odds and Ends— Did you know that even as early as 1879 you could go to your grocers in Nevada City and get flour at $2.75. a hundred; sugar at 12 and coffee fat 20 cents a pound? You could get a 2 povfd roll of butter for 40 cents, while tub butter sold for 8 cents; eight cans“of either salmon_or oysters for a dollar. : But, best of all, hams and bacon were only 11 cents a pound and you could get 28-pounds of good old beans to go with them for a dollar. That in 1898 the Narrow Gauge Company operated four daily passenger trains between Nevada City and Colfax. While from‘ Jimmy Hennessey’s Stable (where the Alppa Store . now stands) you could hire horses which ‘‘were free from vice, of good style, and capable of going as fast asany gentleman cares to drive.” Jimming birds” as he was wont to call them, were sued for at ons ahs men an hour anywhere. ; Bupeiier Judge George L. Jo} and Mrs. Jones spent. last week San Francisco where Judge attended Masonic grand .