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Vol. 20, No. 84
Last
get
Harley M. Leete, Jr.
was
National
~Week.
Busi
The
Nug
in
of
this biography salutes one
Grass Valley’s guiding lights
in’
BPWC
activities,
Mrs.
Marie
Williford, Northern District Pres
TRY: THESE ON >
FOR SIZE
ident, California Federation Busi
ness
and
in
Back
'The
scholastic decor ‘convceals an elastic sense of humor, and
Professional
Women’s
Ine.
Clubs.
This tall young man hag a scholarly look due, perhaps, to his spectacles.
week
Woman’s
wittiness without stint. He has a
helped
slender build, senatorial bearing and
a .booming baritone
excellently
the Grass Valley
adapted to public speaking, of which
Chapter
organize ;
ofthe
‘who
doesn’t
wear
blue.and green plaid_tie.
grey pants,
slew
company
which
has
ing:
“Why, that cheap, ‘tinhorn ou‘
fit of yours—”’
Thirty. eight. is young: and so is
this, hic curly-haired man. He’s as
native as the big oaks that grow on
hills here. That black hair ts
the
threaded with silver. If a ‘most popu
pleasant voice
Williford.
on
the--tele
‘manner
important
the
Pacific
position
of
Telephone
Chief
and
Tele
Wishing tio: be a_direct. part. in
the war effort, Mrs. Williford left
Grass Valley
in
October
1942
to
accept a responsible*position with
{ land. She
was Chief Operator
of
(Poreman, president
of the
has received a letter from the Cali
ticularly pious. His successful buai
that
fornia Highway Commission
$65,000
stating
has been
appropriated
a
of
ness career was terminated by the
to
complete
war in which he went out of his way
49,
about
to volunteer. He edited an army paper in Naples. After that he worked
for old U. Sam for a short stretch
and now he’s working—(not still
mediately adjoining Nevada City and
ed at the appropriate time for sea
cold, are you?)
sonal. construction.
coat,
sport shirt, necktie and brown trou
ers.
He
doesn’t
have
any
favorite
saying, but is trying to develop one
60 it can be used in this column to
@haracterize him.
section
two miles
in
Highway
length
im
extending to Indian Flat. The work
the commission stated, will ‘be start
The
road
‘which
*
had
been
con
structed to replace, a narrow winding,
dangerous
section
leading
to
Indian Flat and to Downeville, Sierra County was abandoned when
the war began, ‘with nothing but the
surfacing remaining to be done.
Art school in San
Francisco
is
where this young man developed his
artistic yens. He is a dude, if wearing suede shoes makes a ‘man a dude
in Nevada City and it does. He knows
everyone and everyone knows him.
He is slight, but not short in stature.
You’re getting too warm,
so
the
gnapper is reserved or the last couple of sentences. Sartorial scouts recently drew the conclusion that he,
Fred Nobs and Phillip Bradley must
have all been at the same party before the Kullman concert, because
they wore the same combination of
black and white.
Tf you’re still
Williford.
has
contributed
in
the
-pastl4-years-sinee--the -Grass-Vat=
ley chapter gots its charter.
are—
Helen
are in
sides.
a position
The public
to
present
and failed miserably. He’s full of
(you
know who is meant by now anyway) just opened a bright
gifty
shoppy that lends a touch of chic
to Nevada City.
Pivhert Mull Sues Oscar :
Phillips: Wants $26,000
Robert
H.
Mull
yesterday
relatives. Following the wedding a
breakfast was served in the bride’s
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Webber will make
their home in Glenwood following
their honeymoon.
. Mrs. Enslehart And
Son Slightly Hurt
filed
In Canyon Plunge
suit against Oscar Phillips, asking .
Mother and son narrowly escaped
$26,321 damages for alleged injurear
their
when
Tuesday
death
les suffered on June 1st, 1946 when
plunged over Highway 40 near Blue
struck by the defendant’s car.
Canyon Airport. Mrs. Irene EngleMull complains that he was kneelhart 33 and William, her 4 year old
ing beside his car alongside, but off
son escaped with minor injuries and
the highway a half mile east of Hicwere able to be taken to their home
gins Corners when due to negligent
in Truckee.
is invited to
this
The matter
of
amending
the
Grass Valley charter or replacing it
for
will be distributed free to merch
ant
members and to other chamber memum. The meeting will take place in with a new one
has long been part . bers for wall plaqu
es. A mining mothe Hennessy School auditorium
at of the unfinished business
of
the . tive to show local atmopshere
will
8 Dp. m.on Wednesday night,
Octochamber. A study of proposed chang-! be
used and will contain either the
ber 23rd.
es was investigatéd by a committec
phrases—Grass Valley, Golden Chest
RENTED CAR
headed” by Loyle Freeman a year
ago but due to the time element of
gétting the request for a change be
ROMEO FOILED
IN TRUCKEE
Weeks,
Walter Sales, 34 fireman, was ars
raigned yeeterday on charges
of kid7 aping
Mrs. = Mary -Giovannoni;t
housewife,
who
West
or
Gatewaw
to-Nevada and. Sierra Counties Won.
derland.
fore the state legislature no action
Press of business did not permit
wa staken. Recently’ a _member_of
the--planned-diseussion—on—state “halthe Grass Valley council, Lloyd
S.
}
.
Truckee
of the Golden
appeared
before
the
cham
lot measures to be voted on at the
November 5th eletion. However the
recommendations of the California
ber of commerce, requesting that a
committee be appointed to investi.
State Chamber of Commerce were
gate the present charter in view
if . made available at the chamb
er ofbringing it up to date in line
with fice. The State ee Chamb
er _ Trecom___
a-gro
wing cities” needs.
President
reported
Wesley
eS ‘. mendations
follow:
i
No. 1 Veteran’s Bond Act of 1946
Donnenwirth
called attention to the delays and re—Yes.
,
quested
the director’s approval to
point of a gun.,
No. 2 Greyhound Racing—No.
get action
to start
the necessary
No. 4 Business Loans for VetDeputy Sheriff
Harold
Hodson machinery to improve the antiquate. erans—iNo.
me
quoted the woman a« Saying
she got ed charter. Preliminary discussion
No. 5 Creation of Court for
.
Tax
the gun alway from Sales as he drove included the feasibility
of three, five
Appeals—Yes.
Z
the rented car towards Scram
ento. or seven men councils. It is expected
No. 6 Annual Sessions of the Leg.
Sse threw the gun away, jump
ed out that the entire matter will be pres--j islature —No.
and flagged a passing automobile
nted to the people in the near fut.
No. 7 County Boards of EducaSales
was arrested Tuesday ‘in ure.
tion—yYes;,
Reno and brought to Truckee.
The constant repetition of mone
No. 8 County Superintendents of
y
The local Veterans of Foreign
drives on the merchants was deplo
red
Scho
The
ols—No
compl
aint
Wars
was
went
filed by Geno by
on
reord
at
their
William H. Stinson. Grass
Valley
No .9 State
Giovannino,
Supefintendent
Truck
meeting (Monday
ee
busin
of
essman, real estat
as
being cana f-"
e man, as being annoying Publi
c Ingtruction—No
imously opposed to Proposition No. husband of Mrs. Mary Gipvannoni.
to the donor and unproductive
No 10 Salary of the governor
in
Sales recently was released
2 greyhound racing, on ithe Nove
—
from the
mresults.
Yes,
Neva
da
Count
y
jail
ber ballot, In an unprecedented move
after
serving
He called’ attention to four drive
No. 11 Fair Employment Praes
for the local ‘post of the VIEW, they less than sixty days of a 180 day sennow in process of collection.
or to tices Aet—No.
tence imposed by Justice of the
have acted contrary to the recom
follow in the near future, name
ly the
No.
12
Amendment
of Laws
mendations of:the district and state Peace R.N. Little of Truckee after
Boy
Scouts, the Girl Scouts, USO. Adopted by Initia
his
convi
ction
tive—yYes.
on a charge of threatdepartment of the organization.
and the Salvation Army.
Stinston
No. 14 Disability of Governor te
Number Two on the ballot is beening Mrs. Giovannoni with a loadstres
sed the worthiness of each
Act—Yes.
ed
of
revol
;
ver
at
the
South
ing ‘ballyhooed as an aid to veterans
ern Pacific these
requests for funds and hoped
No. 16 Repeal of Education Polt
with funds collected to he assigned roundhouse where she ig employed. they
would meet with usual gener
Tax—yYes.
to veterans rehabilitation.
Radio,
According to the complaint,
Sales osity of the citizens, but called atNo. 17 Public Utilities Com mienewspaper and large billboards have rented
a:car in Reno, and returntention . to the business like way
sion—yYes.
of
attempted to use the veteran as
a ing to the Southern Pacific roun
done request a year so that the merOn several propositions ‘the State
smokescreen to get twice refused
dog house at Truckee
Monday
night, chant couldibudget his donations and Chamber did not make recom
mendracing legalized in California.
forced Mrs. Giovannoni at gun point know that the funds collected
would ations.
The measure was denounced in
be distributed fairly. One wort
to accompany him.
hy or
eents only
from
ing interests. Four
every profit dollar
; she Was
forced
into an auto at
the
G. V. MINERS TO
BATTLE TIGERS
organization, the Red Cross, cannot
be a part of a single drive and make
their request as a separate unit.
This is a nation wide Policy of
the Red Cross and is respected in
other cities having single fund drives. It was suggested by Mr. Stinson
that part of the fund collected in
the drive be Kept
for
emergency
FIRE SERVICE IN
(; V_ BOLINDED BY
CITY LIMITS
The Grass Valley: City Council has
charitable needs in Grass
Valley.
Realizing that it is too late to act in reaffirmed . its stand against permit1946, the motion to act now for 1947
was made by Dr. Daniel Hirsch, who
suggested the all-in-one collection
ting the use of its fire equipment
or services of firemen or policemen
in districts outside the city limits,
for established charitable and worthy unless the residents of the districts
organizations be called the United are taking legal.steps to. become part
Service Drive. The chamber directof the city of Grass Valley.
. ;
The action followed a petition reors approved and detailed arrange
ments will be worked out in commitceived by residents of Kendalleo, ae
jacent to Memorial Park, asking that
tee.
suffered a minor
two towns was erected iby priva
these
services be continued while
te ininjury in the
Several committees made reports
close Placer game, may
terests and did not carry the enPlans
are
completed for annexation.
be able to play Friday. Coach Art at the meeting.
dorsement of the local
The council
VFW.
Art Remple, chairman of the
Hooper has
indicated that if active,
placed fast tackle Don
anA-social
session
followed
the Halverstadt at left
nual Halloween party reported that legal mieasures were taken for anend:
and
putting
meeting with three reels of movie
nexation
‘the
services
s, Bob Alley in at
Plans have been completed for
requested
a
the tackle spot.
What We Fought For shown
would
be granted,
to an
costu
me
parad
e
to
finish
Mandich is expected to be pass reat the Vetappreciative audience.
The firm of McGuire & McGuire
erans Memorial Building with gamceiver for Roseville,
Private Fimeral Service
For
Mrs. Olivia Sommers
Private funeral services were held
Wednesday in Holmes Funeral Home
for Mrs. Olevia Atwell Somners
who
died suddenly in’ a local
hospital
with Kolack
told the council that the topographes to be played and
prizes
to
best ball carrier.
be
ical
map of the city had been comaward
ed.
Tentative starters for the Tigers
ié
Pleted, and that he was await
Dr.
ing the
Danie
l
Hirse
h said that dis:
are: Mehl, left end, Kent left tack]
‘arrival of Whipple and Thomas
rep-»
Friberg left guard, Terhune center© . cussions on the hospital situation
, .
resentatives, sanitary engineers
of
Martin right -guard, Crockard right had taken place following the rePalo Alto before proceeding with
tackle, Mandich right end, Kolak port of two members of the board of
Saturday night.
left
Mrs. Somners was born in
this
city 47 years azo and was
employed
vez
ffor many years as a waitress
in the
National Hotel.
driving of Phillips he was knocked
The car plunged 80 feet down the
Surviving are her father a
‘to the ground, suffering a fractured canyon.
Ww.
Sigo
urney and brother, Ted Sigourskull and other injuries alleged to
ney Jr., both of this city
and a sister
be permanent.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS
Mrs. ‘Cleo Harris of Grass
Valley.
Officers and members of the AmRev. Joseph Moore conducte
ELKS TO NOMINATE TRUSTEES erican Legion
d the
Auxiliary met Wednesservices and interment will
The Nevada City Lodge of Elks day
be in
evening, October 23, in the Vetthe Pine Grove Cemetery
will meet this evening and nominerans
,
Memorial Building and _ initate two trustees in
addition to the jiated a large class.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
three already in office.
Escort teams wore their formals.
Can
non
-Breck—In Nevada City,
They will also complete plans for Earlie
r in the evening the members Octobe
r 22, 1946 James L. Cannon
annual barn dance to be given
Satof the drill team held a short prac29, and Vergi Breck
urday night, November 2nd.
25, ‘both of
tice session.
Grass Valley.
¥
the
year.
both
collected is to be assigned to veterWeds Willis Webber
ans help, ninety six cents to the priThe marriage of Miss Edith L. vate interests fbehind the scheme.
Maltagliati and Willis: Av’ Webber The local veterans were vehement in
took place Sunday at 2 a. m.at the their expressions to sponsor no legThe Grass Valley Miners play the
home of the bride on the MeCourtney islation that was contrary to everyRosev
ille Tigers Friday night at 8
guessing, stupid ones, this is the man
Road. Rev. Jesse Rudkin pastor of body’s good. ”~
Pp.
m.
on Henessy field. The Muckwho recently ibattled bees with his
Those in attendance particularly
the Methodist Church officiated.
ers meet the Roseville Junior varfhunting and fishing hat, battled and
It was a double ring ceremony atwanted the two communities to know
sity at 6:15.
won, because they ‘tried to-do him
tended by many family friends and that the large billboard between the
Bob Lystrup who
in
bep, and as a matter of fact,
-in the number of its council members and
Matlock,
The letter substantiating the apTuesday’s meeti
ng of Banner Mt.
Sales was lodged in Nevada Coun
peal by the chamber in September Post, No. 2655, Veterans
of Foreign
ty jail Tuesday for violatiog
recites that ‘since the war and heWars. The consensus of
his paropinion excause of the lumber shortage, there pressed at the
meeting was that the ole. The revolver was found by highway patrolmen near where
has—been.a_ very--rapid--inerease——in care--of-the
Mrs. Giodisabled veteran is a
vannoni left the car.
truck traffic, which together with federal responsibility
and while state
Sales was formerly a
the normal traffic, particularly the help in some
Southern
cases would be welschool buses creates a very critical come, the source
Pacif
ic fireman.
of the funds should
situation.”’
not be from gambl
Miss Edith L. Matagliati
a more
other
approved suggestio
wasn to have one single charity drive yearAriel Hilton. These people are well
ly to eliminate the series of single contribution
requests made
versed in the good and bad point
s on the merc
hants following one on the other in the fall of the
of the proposed amendments and
conducting meetings.
She will be seated in the chair of
~honor-at-—the -DistTict Conference
to be held in Marysville on January.26,.27, 1947.The minutes-or
the local «hapter record the many
constructive suggestions that Mrs.
They
Mrs. W: B. Rider, Elba Lytken ahd
in
LOCAL VEW ASK
INDIAN FLAT
ROAD WILL BE
COMPLETED
S.
four speakers to come from Sacra
brought-to-their-club. Club mem
the
Two recommendations, both concerned with
Connie Lang, legislation chairman
the local club has arranged
for
mento.
Presi
phone. For fifteen years she held
high man or mighty close to it. He
lives on Piety Hill, but he’s not ipar
sport
District
bers are alwaysquick to admire
her leadership abilities and her
Nevada ‘City ‘Chamber of Commerce,
a brown
elected
Valley members are very proud of
the prestige Mrs, Williford has
far man in Grass Valley and Nevada
wears
‘being
Almost every one in Grass ValMarie
o
Charter Amendment
efficiently operated city, were endorsed by the
directors of the
Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce at their
noon luncheon
meeting at the Bret Harte Inn yesterday. One prop
osition was
the amending of the City of Grass Valley chart
er to permit an
increase
to be voted on November 5th.
in
of
Business
and _ Professional
Women’s Clubs, Inc. The Grags
she
City contest were held” he would be
He
Valley
resigned
local president,”
recently
taken over a very old and profitable
company (‘warm yet?) Favorite say
toGrass
dent of the California Federation
and—shoes.
His ‘husi4 the IV Fighter Command in Oak
—ness>-He-is
an executive ofa “very
October
by
graph Company.
(is
from
Williford
Operator in the local exchange of
anyone
a
Command
Mrs. Marie
Aristocracy
there
them?)
Kepner.
* group.
ley. has heard the
hair short. He’s got blue eyes with
’ considerable snap in them and_ lives
with wife and two Jkinder-in—the
army shirt
round table discussion
will
take
Place on the seventeen amendments
‘Wild
the
a
, This robust young man wears his
An
Mrs. Williford was with the IV
as
of
of
garb:
. Professional Women’s Club on Wed. mesday night October 23rd when a
circles
In April 1946 she was honored
when she moved away.
Hill. His
Bill’
army
president
god but Allah,
“they .boucht an
in
past
secret,’so keep it quiet. Favorite say.
house
ful Wm. E. Kepner, better known
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1946
BPWC TO HOLD . Chamber
Recommends
AMENDMENT PRO .
AND CON TALKS Single Charity Fund,
A pulblic service will be perform1 ed by the Grass Valley Business and
color
a
Active in the district after being
and you, my friend; are-his prophets
The
was
still holds.
en’s Club, and is
wife and children in an enormous
house on Indian Flat Road. His inclinations are literary, but that’s a
no
charge.
May 1944 she became receptionist.and office nurse for Dr. Harry
IN. March, a position which she
Wom
fessional
in
General
portance of the IV Fighter Command on the Pacific Coast.
Business and Pro
lation of forest products (are
yon .
getting warm?) He lives with his
“There is
Officer
Commanding
_The Twin Cities Paper_
MONDAY AND
THURSDAY
.
ervision of Colonet Robert Frost,
Signal
Returning
he’s done plenty. His recent occupation was less secular than his present, which has to do with the tabu
ing:
Exchange
with
the
IV
Fighter Command under the sup
1942 to its deactivation in April
1944. Few people realized the im
Williford q
Mrs.
Army
Fighter
1932
a
BROAD). Nugget Biographies
ness
VALLEY
:
‘NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
The County Seat Paper
A TWICE-A-WEEK
NEWSPAPER
back.
half,
Hartman
quarterback
right
and
half,
Gal
Sasaki
full
Mintrs C and D basketball teams
\health who appeared before the chamber
recently
and
that
a
would
soon
meeting
surveys for a sewage disposal Plant
and expansion of the sewage sys
with the Grass Valley Memorial Hostem,
pital
Association
will meet the Tigers at 3 p. m.
place.
Two Deer For Three
Viscias On Last Day
finite program
take
.
Ray Kronemeyer said a very de
N C Firemen Being Instructed
v Former Resident
Members of the Nevada City: Fire
started
a
training
celebration of the approaching cencourse in fire training at the
City
tennial was made at the meeting
Hall Monday night. Through effor
ts
he attended in San Franc
for the state wide Departme
nt
Two deer were brought down by
isco. It is of Nevada City
three members of the Viscia famil
Chief Cameron Lary planned to
issue
commemorative sen and
Grass Valley Chief Les Ciwhen they closed the hunting seasamps and fifty cent coins,
Each cogni an expert
son in the Bear River country.
instructor from the
section will list local points of. inSacramento fire department will be
Walter Viscia, the senior member
terest and will be marked for the
the principal instructor.
of the family killed a 3 pointer while
t[
large influx of visitors expected in
He is Carl J. Kistle a native NeEdward Viscia doubled
the
.
horn the centennial years.
vada Cityan who is instuctor or fire
score by getting a 6 pointer. Franc
is
Decaleomaniag to be pasted
on training, Bureau of
“Skeet"’ Viscia fired a few shots
Trade and In, but Grass Valley Chamber of
Comm
erce
dustrial Education, State Departcame home empty handed.
member’s windows were ordered and
ment of Education.
Ne
Stee