September 14, 1944 (4 pages)

' fornia, at least, jor, George Brent. : "Sipecat: Theo. Larsen, Claude E. Clark. . to come before the meeting, on, motion of Director Jane Taylor, seconded by Director Brent, the same was duly adjourned. Sept. 14, 21 28. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 NEVADA -CITY NUGGET FARMERS TO JOIN STATEDRIVEFOR REGISTRATION By RALPH H. TAYLOR Farmers, as a class, pride ‘themgood citizenship— gelves OD their and’ not without cause, for in Ca the Associated Farmers, as well other farm organizations, have all aided in the task of keeping farmers abreast of political issues, and alive to their responsibilities. There are countless farm meetin?s_ where both men and issues are unthere is no gromp petter informed on at ee aires aed gues, nor more alert in championing sound government at the ballot box. Farm Co-ops, the Farm Burean, ihe Grange, the Farmers’ Union, and in consequence, farm Perhaps better able t government than dents.This, however, i praise of polls. Riather, farmers people ferred position as Ni-}. Ing are doubly necessary. conducting all out voter registratio drives in every section of Californi 'Tegistered for the Nov cooperate Farmers, certainly, as registration ‘drives, and must see to vote. That is a primary requisit of good citizenship. expires, the drives wil] start to ge der almost constant discussion—and LEGAL NOTICE primarily, wil] be partisan drives, o NOTICE Tuesday, September 5, 194 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors ROCK PLACER MINING. DISTRICT was held at the office of the President, W. H. Taylor, 942 Russ Buildof ing, San Francisco, California, at 11:00 A. M., Tuesday, September 6th,. 1944. Jane ‘ Present: W. H. Taylor, The following resolutions were introduced by Jane F. Taylor, seconded by George Brent, and unanimously adopted: RESOLVED, That in confonmit . with Section 50, Placer Mining Di,trict Act, the Black Rock © Placer Mining District is established as one election precinct, thereof to be those of Rock Placer Mining District as deseribed in the Board of Supervisors, ‘Nevada County, dated May 9, 1934; . RESOLVED, That Claude hereby designated -as place of the Black. Rock Placer.'Mining District; RESOLVED, That Claude Clark be appointed Inspector, and Carl Condit and Mrs. C. E. Clark, Judges, this election; the the Resolution of th the house o Clark, the election precinct o RESOLVED, That ibe BALLOT The regular of general notices of There being ‘no further business this BRENT, Secretary. : ca RUBY GLASS ‘ton join hands, keeping alive ings wo love! ' these ru . glass vases ‘With “sen a and ‘cut Use Decoration! VASES LC PENNEY CO, 115 Mill Street, Grass Valley BLACK Bi drives by groups interested in a par 4. irrespective of party, of -how they may line upon the var stand up and be counted. ‘Roosevelt or Dewey; whether ballot proposals are oO keep tab on most urban resiis not an article in farm performance at the it is a challenge to not to abdicate their prewhen good citizenship and sound vote Currently, civic organizations are to make certain that our people ar ember general must wholeheartedly in these it that all farm people are quatified Then, when the registration period the voter out on election day. These, ticular man or issue. But farmers, and irrespective ious ballot measures, certainly ‘must Whether you intend to vote for you will vote yes or no on the various submitted, is not the primary consideration. Farmers . are of many, minds and many parties, . moved to h Sacramento by ambulance. The deceased was born in Dutch Flat, Placer County, 77 years ago. Her late husband, Eben Smart, was Prominent in lumbering activities in Nevada and Placer counties around the turn of the century. She was the well informed,. mother of the-late Eben K. Smart, articulate citizens, at a time when; who passed away in November of there are Many distractions, but} 1943. Besides her daughters, -Mrs. . Weston, a son, Bugene Smart of Oakland and another daughter, Mrs. McGillieray of Paso Robles, survive. Mrs. Smart was a. cousin of Judge George -L. Jones of this city. WHITE COLLAR — WORKERS HARD HITIN WAR TIME By LEONE BAXTER The celebrated Heller Committee for Research in Social Economics at the University of California annually studies the economic factors affecting the lives of citizens in various income levels, and from those n a e 0 e t r er daughters home in men, koes like this: l what: He is able’to spend annually $356 There was once’ a man § who (or $29 a month) for food; $132) thought he thought, even as you and or $11 a month for clothing $2111 1. One day he turned a critical eye or $17 a month for housing; and . upon his own thinking, analyzed ics $5 or 44¢ a, month for home furnish-! peregrinattions and discovered that ings. : he himself was the little man who! All considered, it is small wonder; wasn’t therem.He believed in direct that California has a critical teacher . action so he purchased a set of they shortage whose unwholesome effect. Harvard classics, placed them upon . will be felt on our children for years a five foot she read trom the left . to come unless cerrected, Small won-/ side rightthrough to the right. der that major labor obganizations,. 'Then he. told us that he was a think. the Democratic party, the PTA, the! er and proceeded to demonstrate his . Department of Education, the Am-' ability. So impressed’ were tho«ce. en Voters and the countless other / the legislature, where he made an} . thinking groups are pleading for the extemporaneous maiden speech, in-. passage of a constitutional amendtroduced ‘two or three bills which . . ment—9 on the November ballot— } died in committee, led a filibuster . . to increase state aid to the grade!and then quite suddenly became aul Schools. The facts are incontrovert. and void. He failed of reelection and ible—and shameful. the latter end of him was . worse . }than the former, Which proves if it . erican Legion, the League of Wom-' about him that he was finally sent to. } New “N. C. H. S.” Binders Zipper Leather Binders, New Pencil Boxes, __ Mechanical Drawing Sets R. E. Harris THE REXALL DRUG STORE proves anything at all that cramS F CIVIC CENTER ming one’s head with the contents We he Ui) of many books, does not . always make a thinker of him. T0 BE PURGED I wonder how one.who concentrates upon some certain’ line of thought, can be dead sure he is right facts sets up authoritative yardsticks by which any citizen may. measure his own economic circumstances— and perhaps glean a tip or two on. how to balance the family budget. Since one of the wide and unabating wonders of our society is just \ OF PIGEONS , in all of his conclusions. Two men of : equal education, powers of observaSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14—-. tion and thought arrive at sweh exAmid loud protests from bird lovers, San Francisco whosepatron — saint namesake was a friend of -birds, is undertaking to purge pigeons from its civic center. “Thousands of pigeons have long tremely differen conclusions. For in-1 stance Newton and Einstein, Henry Ward Beecher and Robert Ingersoll you and your peers. I wonder if thinking will ever be ‘but every farmer, if he values his how ‘ministers, teachers and others American birthright, should exercise; in the white collar professions whose his voting franchise. How you vote incomes have been affected little or boundaries Black Nevada County,. is polling for the. election shall be held on Tuesday, November 7th, that the polls shall from 8:00 A. M. to 11:00 A.-M. for the purpose of electing three directors for the term of four years; RESOLVED. That the voting shall _be secret, written ballot, said ballots to be the following form: open general election. ballot to be used, showing names of directors to be voted for and providing blank spaces for names to be written in; j RESOLVED, That the Nevada City Nugget is a newspaper circulation, published and circulated in Nevada County. The Secretary of the Board shall cause to. be published therein three election: y. you vote is the nation’s business. members to make their influence felt . ness, tod, is striving to get its vote out. ¢. commerce, and scores of other groups will join in the “get out the vote”’ campaigns. Farm organizations, under the circumstances, should prove that farm people are still alert to their ‘responsibilities as citizens ‘by joining wholeheartedly in the drives to get voters registered and then to see that they 0 to the polls and cag their ballot. Vital as those twin \drives are, there is still a third objective that every farm group should have — in mind. It is. not enough to register and vote. If ever America needed iatelligent, sound voting—ibased on a clear understanding of issues and unselfish devotion to the nation’s welfare—it needs such wise tse of the voting privilege this year. As American citizens, we need to give the best account of dur gtewardship humanly possible, for the price of liberty is still eternal vigilance—and the forces opposed to liberty are still strong, even though their outstanding exponents are bef is your own business, but whether In the cities, labor organizations —the AML, the CIO and the Railroad Bretherhoods—are all urging their at the polls ‘on election day. BusiWomen’s clubs, chambers of ' not at all by the war boom are making a go of it today, the findings here are significant. According to the committee, the income of the average white collar worker this year should be about $3721. In March 1941 he needed to make otily $2972-—but in the intervening three ‘years his taxes, food! costs and other living expenses have . _the birds; hence the decision ‘to do , have been made in the past without tenanted the cornices and crannie of civic center buildings, down in clouds to alight on the central brick plaza to vie with éeagulls for food left by visitors. With the loca manpower situation tight, sufficient labor is no longer available to clean up after away with them. Similar decisions noticeable result, and local bird. loyers are fighting this one vigorously. swooping taught in schools and colleges and if ‘young people will ever major in thinks and receive degrees upon completing certain required courses. Probably not, but we can all take up home courses in this important art and make certain: valuable improvements in our individual processes of thought. Recalling the expeniences of the s TELEPHONE vie man who absorbed the Harvard classics we find that filling the mind with unassimiliated knowledge. it sometimes incites only superficial increased to a point where in order to maintain his family and meet his bills, his paychecks should _ total $3721 for the year. ‘ With that lordly income, the white collar worker may spend $1000 for ~ food for his family during the: year. $402 for taxes, $390 for clothing. $18 for furnishings. $13 for houre operations, $131 for house_ operations and $588—or $49 a month for housing. ; ; Don’t sniff at that meticulously worked out basic budget for the av® erage minister among us. Rather, let’s see how the yardstick works. The actual salaty, for example, of thousands of teachers of our own grade school chil@ren today is $1,500, the minimum war time emergency salary set by the state. That salary of course, will revert to $1,320 after the coming July, when ihe Present law optimistiéally presumes . . JUST WONDERIN’ ,1 wonder, when I think I think ‘If I am really thinking, And if, in proper sequences, These thoughts of mine I’m linking. ‘I think I think, biut do I think, ™m sure I cannot say; But .still I go on thinking thoughts Or trying to each day. I wonder if in all the universe, there is anything more’ important than human thought. Considering the fact that thoughts induce actions and actions “deteremine destiny, pwould it not be well ‘to devote more thought to thinking? The art of thinking is an intricate one, yet the vast majority of us learn to practice ti by the methods of trial and error. I’m thinking that something should be done. to improve the situation. Some one else must determine just thinking. Perhapg as a prelude to straught thinking, it would be well to eliminate certain things from one’s mind; supersitition, bigotry, prejudices and intolerances are stumbling blocks in the path of the would be thinker and should form no part of his mental equipment. ‘ This should be the age of reason and our ‘individual thoughts should reflect the light of understanding.—~ A. Merriam Conner. en. Gate sometimes obscuresgthe Gate bridge’s horizontal highway, giving the appearance of a bridge of vapor supported hy. steel towers: California is the only state that does not charge a fee for a driver's license. Eo 5. the war time emergency needs of teachers will be over. Those in ur'. Mrs. Mary. Emmaline . }Grass Valley who passed away Moning defeated on the battlefield. _ Under the stress of wartime conditions, many of our democratic privileges—the foundation stones of popular government — have been temporarily abrogated. It is our task to see that this temporary surrender of our rights and privileges does not become permanent. It’ is our duty to see that the totalitarian virus, which has taken hold in ‘many places here, ban disricts are quite generally receiving. more than the minimum sgal-. ary, for that is obviously the only means a city hag of, maintaining its teaching staff. But thousands of rural teachers today are receiving the minimum amount. On that basis, the teacher’s budget fgiured on the same percentage rates a sthose worked out by the commigtee for dther white collar as elsewhere in the. world, is stamped out—and that Amertean governmetit. continues responsive to the will of the American people. Regardless of party, that is the sacred trust we. must fulfill in our voting. BIRTH OWEN—In Nevada City, Nevada County, Septembér 10, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs, A. R, Owen of,Grass Valley @ gon. PEARD—iIn Nevada City,, Nevada County, September 7,-1944, to Mr. “Open Every Day , MARTIN'S Miner Mart . —AT TOWN TALK— IS NOW OPEN TO'THE PUBLIC .__ 9:30 ‘TO 5:00 P. M. Except Monday and Mrs. Elbert Peard, a son. NEW'TON—In Nevada City, Nevada County, September 8, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Newton, a gon. BROWIN—In Nevada City, Nevada County, September 9, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Brown of Smith Valley, Nevada, a son. RAMEREZ—In Grass Valley, Nevada County, September 8, 1944 to Mr. and Mre. Jose Ramirez of Midas, Placer County, a son. RIBIERA—iIn Grass Valley, Nevada County, September 9, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ribiera, a daughter. © FONSECA—In Grass Valley, Nevada County, Septemfber 9, 1944, to FOR LATE MRS. Funeral services. will be held this afternoon in the chapel’ of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for the late Smart, of > day afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. Arthur’ Weston in Sacramento. . Mrs. Smart suffered a slight stroke . , . Bu of paralysis last week and was re-. \) 334 Mrs. William Fonseca of = a Dutch Flat, Placer County, a daugh—~TO BERLIN at Ss es SHORTEN THE WAY! ter. SHORE—In Grass Valley, Nevada (County -September 8, 1944, to Mr.} : and Mrs: Weldon Shores; a daughter. TO TOKYO—— re CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH Christian Science Society of Nevada .City holds services every Sunday in their chuhch, 114 Boulder St. HOLMES FUNERAL HOME, "© SOUTH AUBURN STREET . PHONE 56 *46 SACRAMENTO STREET PHONE 808 NEVADA CITY y War Bonds Today Broad steet is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, holidays excepted from 2 to 4 p. m. The public is ‘cordially invited to attend our services and visit the reading room. GRASS VALLEY t IT’S FAMOUS COFFEE SHOP AND ARE RENOWNED IN CALIFORNIA RATES FROM $1.50 UP Fog entering San Francisco’s Gold. . La A PISS at 11 o’clock. Sunday school at 9:45 the Monitor an Newspaper for the Home, a. m. A Wednesday evening testiThe Christian Science Publishing Society monial meeting is held on the first . , One, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts We day of each month at eight Price $12.00 Yearly, or $1.00 &@ Month. ee Mpnenday 2 Saturday Issue, including Magazine Section, $2.60 a Year. ‘o'clock. Our reading room at 117 Introductory Offer, 6 Saturday Issues 25 Cents, Lod Z Electric Irons, Stoves, in almost yo that is areund the

' fornia, at least, jor, George Brent. : "Sipecat: Theo. Larsen, Claude E. Clark. . to come before the meeting, on, motion of Director Jane Taylor, seconded by Director Brent, the same was duly adjourned. Sept. 14, 21 28. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 NEVADA -CITY NUGGET FARMERS TO JOIN STATEDRIVEFOR REGISTRATION By RALPH H. TAYLOR Farmers, as a class, pride ‘themgood citizenship— gelves OD their and’ not without cause, for in Ca the Associated Farmers, as well other farm organizations, have all aided in the task of keeping farmers abreast of political issues, and alive to their responsibilities. There are countless farm meetin?s_ where both men and issues are unthere is no gromp petter informed on at ee aires aed gues, nor more alert in championing sound government at the ballot box. Farm Co-ops, the Farm Burean, ihe Grange, the Farmers’ Union, and in consequence, farm Perhaps better able t government than dents.This, however, i praise of polls. Riather, farmers people ferred position as Ni-}. Ing are doubly necessary. conducting all out voter registratio drives in every section of Californi 'Tegistered for the Nov cooperate Farmers, certainly, as registration ‘drives, and must see to vote. That is a primary requisit of good citizenship. expires, the drives wil] start to ge der almost constant discussion—and LEGAL NOTICE primarily, wil] be partisan drives, o NOTICE Tuesday, September 5, 194 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors ROCK PLACER MINING. DISTRICT was held at the office of the President, W. H. Taylor, 942 Russ Buildof ing, San Francisco, California, at 11:00 A. M., Tuesday, September 6th,. 1944. Jane ‘ Present: W. H. Taylor, The following resolutions were introduced by Jane F. Taylor, seconded by George Brent, and unanimously adopted: RESOLVED, That in confonmit . with Section 50, Placer Mining Di,trict Act, the Black Rock © Placer Mining District is established as one election precinct, thereof to be those of Rock Placer Mining District as deseribed in the Board of Supervisors, ‘Nevada County, dated May 9, 1934; . RESOLVED, That Claude hereby designated -as place of the Black. Rock Placer.'Mining District; RESOLVED, That Claude Clark be appointed Inspector, and Carl Condit and Mrs. C. E. Clark, Judges, this election; the the Resolution of th the house o Clark, the election precinct o RESOLVED, That ibe BALLOT The regular of general notices of There being ‘no further business this BRENT, Secretary. : ca RUBY GLASS ‘ton join hands, keeping alive ings wo love! ' these ru . glass vases ‘With “sen a and ‘cut Use Decoration! VASES LC PENNEY CO, 115 Mill Street, Grass Valley BLACK Bi drives by groups interested in a par 4. irrespective of party, of -how they may line upon the var stand up and be counted. ‘Roosevelt or Dewey; whether ballot proposals are oO keep tab on most urban resiis not an article in farm performance at the it is a challenge to not to abdicate their prewhen good citizenship and sound vote Currently, civic organizations are to make certain that our people ar ember general must wholeheartedly in these it that all farm people are quatified Then, when the registration period the voter out on election day. These, ticular man or issue. But farmers, and irrespective ious ballot measures, certainly ‘must Whether you intend to vote for you will vote yes or no on the various submitted, is not the primary consideration. Farmers . are of many, minds and many parties, . moved to h Sacramento by ambulance. The deceased was born in Dutch Flat, Placer County, 77 years ago. Her late husband, Eben Smart, was Prominent in lumbering activities in Nevada and Placer counties around the turn of the century. She was the well informed,. mother of the-late Eben K. Smart, articulate citizens, at a time when; who passed away in November of there are Many distractions, but} 1943. Besides her daughters, -Mrs. . Weston, a son, Bugene Smart of Oakland and another daughter, Mrs. McGillieray of Paso Robles, survive. Mrs. Smart was a. cousin of Judge George -L. Jones of this city. WHITE COLLAR — WORKERS HARD HITIN WAR TIME By LEONE BAXTER The celebrated Heller Committee for Research in Social Economics at the University of California annually studies the economic factors affecting the lives of citizens in various income levels, and from those n a e 0 e t r er daughters home in men, koes like this: l what: He is able’to spend annually $356 There was once’ a man § who (or $29 a month) for food; $132) thought he thought, even as you and or $11 a month for clothing $2111 1. One day he turned a critical eye or $17 a month for housing; and . upon his own thinking, analyzed ics $5 or 44¢ a, month for home furnish-! peregrinattions and discovered that ings. : he himself was the little man who! All considered, it is small wonder; wasn’t therem.He believed in direct that California has a critical teacher . action so he purchased a set of they shortage whose unwholesome effect. Harvard classics, placed them upon . will be felt on our children for years a five foot she read trom the left . to come unless cerrected, Small won-/ side rightthrough to the right. der that major labor obganizations,. 'Then he. told us that he was a think. the Democratic party, the PTA, the! er and proceeded to demonstrate his . Department of Education, the Am-' ability. So impressed’ were tho«ce. en Voters and the countless other / the legislature, where he made an} . thinking groups are pleading for the extemporaneous maiden speech, in-. passage of a constitutional amendtroduced ‘two or three bills which . . ment—9 on the November ballot— } died in committee, led a filibuster . . to increase state aid to the grade!and then quite suddenly became aul Schools. The facts are incontrovert. and void. He failed of reelection and ible—and shameful. the latter end of him was . worse . }than the former, Which proves if it . erican Legion, the League of Wom-' about him that he was finally sent to. } New “N. C. H. S.” Binders Zipper Leather Binders, New Pencil Boxes, __ Mechanical Drawing Sets R. E. Harris THE REXALL DRUG STORE proves anything at all that cramS F CIVIC CENTER ming one’s head with the contents We he Ui) of many books, does not . always make a thinker of him. T0 BE PURGED I wonder how one.who concentrates upon some certain’ line of thought, can be dead sure he is right facts sets up authoritative yardsticks by which any citizen may. measure his own economic circumstances— and perhaps glean a tip or two on. how to balance the family budget. Since one of the wide and unabating wonders of our society is just \ OF PIGEONS , in all of his conclusions. Two men of : equal education, powers of observaSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14—-. tion and thought arrive at sweh exAmid loud protests from bird lovers, San Francisco whosepatron — saint namesake was a friend of -birds, is undertaking to purge pigeons from its civic center. “Thousands of pigeons have long tremely differen conclusions. For in-1 stance Newton and Einstein, Henry Ward Beecher and Robert Ingersoll you and your peers. I wonder if thinking will ever be ‘but every farmer, if he values his how ‘ministers, teachers and others American birthright, should exercise; in the white collar professions whose his voting franchise. How you vote incomes have been affected little or boundaries Black Nevada County,. is polling for the. election shall be held on Tuesday, November 7th, that the polls shall from 8:00 A. M. to 11:00 A.-M. for the purpose of electing three directors for the term of four years; RESOLVED. That the voting shall

_be secret, written ballot, said ballots to be the following form: open general election. ballot to be used, showing names of directors to be voted for and providing blank spaces for names to be written in; j RESOLVED, That the Nevada City Nugget is a newspaper circulation, published and circulated in Nevada County. The Secretary of the Board shall cause to. be published therein three election: y. you vote is the nation’s business. members to make their influence felt . ness, tod, is striving to get its vote out. ¢. commerce, and scores of other groups will join in the “get out the vote”’ campaigns. Farm organizations, under the circumstances, should prove that farm people are still alert to their ‘responsibilities as citizens ‘by joining wholeheartedly in the drives to get voters registered and then to see that they 0 to the polls and cag their ballot. Vital as those twin \drives are, there is still a third objective that every farm group should have — in mind. It is. not enough to register and vote. If ever America needed iatelligent, sound voting—ibased on a clear understanding of issues and unselfish devotion to the nation’s welfare—it needs such wise tse of the voting privilege this year. As American citizens, we need to give the best account of dur gtewardship humanly possible, for the price of liberty is still eternal vigilance—and the forces opposed to liberty are still strong, even though their outstanding exponents are bef is your own business, but whether In the cities, labor organizations —the AML, the CIO and the Railroad Bretherhoods—are all urging their at the polls ‘on election day. BusiWomen’s clubs, chambers of ' not at all by the war boom are making a go of it today, the findings here are significant. According to the committee, the income of the average white collar worker this year should be about $3721. In March 1941 he needed to make otily $2972-—but in the intervening three ‘years his taxes, food! costs and other living expenses have . _the birds; hence the decision ‘to do , have been made in the past without tenanted the cornices and crannie of civic center buildings, down in clouds to alight on the central brick plaza to vie with éeagulls for food left by visitors. With the loca manpower situation tight, sufficient labor is no longer available to clean up after away with them. Similar decisions noticeable result, and local bird. loyers are fighting this one vigorously. swooping taught in schools and colleges and if ‘young people will ever major in thinks and receive degrees upon completing certain required courses. Probably not, but we can all take up home courses in this important art and make certain: valuable improvements in our individual processes of thought. Recalling the expeniences of the s TELEPHONE vie man who absorbed the Harvard classics we find that filling the mind with unassimiliated knowledge. it sometimes incites only superficial increased to a point where in order to maintain his family and meet his bills, his paychecks should _ total $3721 for the year. ‘ With that lordly income, the white collar worker may spend $1000 for ~ food for his family during the: year. $402 for taxes, $390 for clothing. $18 for furnishings. $13 for houre operations, $131 for house_ operations and $588—or $49 a month for housing. ; ; Don’t sniff at that meticulously worked out basic budget for the av® erage minister among us. Rather, let’s see how the yardstick works. The actual salaty, for example, of thousands of teachers of our own grade school chil@ren today is $1,500, the minimum war time emergency salary set by the state. That salary of course, will revert to $1,320 after the coming July, when ihe Present law optimistiéally presumes . . JUST WONDERIN’ ,1 wonder, when I think I think ‘If I am really thinking, And if, in proper sequences, These thoughts of mine I’m linking. ‘I think I think, biut do I think, ™m sure I cannot say; But .still I go on thinking thoughts Or trying to each day. I wonder if in all the universe, there is anything more’ important than human thought. Considering the fact that thoughts induce actions and actions “deteremine destiny, pwould it not be well ‘to devote more thought to thinking? The art of thinking is an intricate one, yet the vast majority of us learn to practice ti by the methods of trial and error. I’m thinking that something should be done. to improve the situation. Some one else must determine just thinking. Perhapg as a prelude to straught thinking, it would be well to eliminate certain things from one’s mind; supersitition, bigotry, prejudices and intolerances are stumbling blocks in the path of the would be thinker and should form no part of his mental equipment. ‘ This should be the age of reason and our ‘individual thoughts should reflect the light of understanding.—~ A. Merriam Conner. en. Gate sometimes obscuresgthe Gate bridge’s horizontal highway, giving the appearance of a bridge of vapor supported hy. steel towers: California is the only state that does not charge a fee for a driver's license. Eo 5. the war time emergency needs of teachers will be over. Those in ur'. Mrs. Mary. Emmaline . }Grass Valley who passed away Moning defeated on the battlefield. _ Under the stress of wartime conditions, many of our democratic privileges—the foundation stones of popular government — have been temporarily abrogated. It is our task to see that this temporary surrender of our rights and privileges does not become permanent. It’ is our duty to see that the totalitarian virus, which has taken hold in ‘many places here, ban disricts are quite generally receiving. more than the minimum sgal-. ary, for that is obviously the only means a city hag of, maintaining its teaching staff. But thousands of rural teachers today are receiving the minimum amount. On that basis, the teacher’s budget fgiured on the same percentage rates a sthose worked out by the commigtee for dther white collar as elsewhere in the. world, is stamped out—and that Amertean governmetit. continues responsive to the will of the American people. Regardless of party, that is the sacred trust we. must fulfill in our voting. BIRTH OWEN—In Nevada City, Nevada County, Septembér 10, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs, A. R, Owen of,Grass Valley @ gon. PEARD—iIn Nevada City,, Nevada County, September 7,-1944, to Mr. “Open Every Day , MARTIN'S Miner Mart . —AT TOWN TALK— IS NOW OPEN TO'THE PUBLIC .__ 9:30 ‘TO 5:00 P. M. Except Monday and Mrs. Elbert Peard, a son. NEW'TON—In Nevada City, Nevada County, September 8, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Newton, a gon. BROWIN—In Nevada City, Nevada County, September 9, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Brown of Smith Valley, Nevada, a son. RAMEREZ—In Grass Valley, Nevada County, September 8, 1944 to Mr. and Mre. Jose Ramirez of Midas, Placer County, a son. RIBIERA—iIn Grass Valley, Nevada County, September 9, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ribiera, a daughter. © FONSECA—In Grass Valley, Nevada County, Septemfber 9, 1944, to FOR LATE MRS. Funeral services. will be held this afternoon in the chapel’ of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for the late Smart, of > day afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. Arthur’ Weston in Sacramento. . Mrs. Smart suffered a slight stroke . , . Bu of paralysis last week and was re-. \) 334 Mrs. William Fonseca of = a Dutch Flat, Placer County, a daugh—~TO BERLIN at Ss es SHORTEN THE WAY! ter. SHORE—In Grass Valley, Nevada (County -September 8, 1944, to Mr.} : and Mrs: Weldon Shores; a daughter. TO TOKYO—— re CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH Christian Science Society of Nevada .City holds services every Sunday in their chuhch, 114 Boulder St. HOLMES FUNERAL HOME, "© SOUTH AUBURN STREET . PHONE 56 *46 SACRAMENTO STREET PHONE 808 NEVADA CITY y War Bonds Today Broad steet is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, holidays excepted from 2 to 4 p. m. The public is ‘cordially invited to attend our services and visit the reading room. GRASS VALLEY t IT’S FAMOUS COFFEE SHOP AND ARE RENOWNED IN CALIFORNIA RATES FROM $1.50 UP Fog entering San Francisco’s Gold. . La A PISS at 11 o’clock. Sunday school at 9:45 the Monitor an Newspaper for the Home, a. m. A Wednesday evening testiThe Christian Science Publishing Society monial meeting is held on the first . , One, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts We day of each month at eight Price $12.00 Yearly, or $1.00 &@ Month. ee Mpnenday 2 Saturday Issue, including Magazine Section, $2.60 a Year. ‘o'clock. Our reading room at 117 Introductory Offer, 6 Saturday Issues 25 Cents, Lod Z Electric Irons, Stoves, in almost yo that is areund the