September 28, 1942 (4 pages)

The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cénts per month “‘God grants liberty only to those who love it, and ive ready to guard and defend it.” — Daniel Webster Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA bs ree on This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. ‘If you want to read about your friends, your, neighbors, read —$—$—— The Nugget. cemaiiaaiaiaie Vol. 16, No. 78. The County Seat hie NEVADA CITY, CALIF ORNIA he Gold Center MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1942. <> ee ‘Thinking Out Loud * By H. M. L. “We are losing this war.”’ This epitomizes an address made by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard in an address before an international labor conven° tion in New York last week. He offered his audience a bitter pill without sugar coating. ‘The reasons he gives for ‘‘losing the war”’ should interest every citizen. We here reprinit the text of his talk. “Some months ago, after the first stunning shock of Pearl Harbor, we Americans needed a shot in the arm to restore. our ego, That ego, the product of the belief that we were the peculiar children of fortune, expressed itself in the vague assumption that we could lick any of our enemies in 60 days, without skipping a full meal with dessert, or missing a Sunday drive inthe country. “After the unhappy realization that we had been cruelly outsmarted in the first inning of the war, in the peace and quiet of a Sunday morning, our own tradi-tion of assuming that everything about us was the biggest and the best, furnished us with a compenss satory reflex. We fell into the bumptious practice of flexing imaginery muscles, and loudly proclaimed that as soon as we had completed an extensive course at. the gymnasium, we would get even with our enemies. ; “We began-pointing with pride to our resources, and without a blush plunged into the amiable self-deception of using percentages. If two tanks in a 10,000 ‘tank pro gram rumbled out of a. factory where one had been before, we gloated that production was up 100 per cent. “The Japanese, diligent little fellows that they are, saw to it that we received photographs of American officers and men surrendering at Corregidor and equally impressive photographs of seas of British faces imprisoned at Singapore. Because we had been so well schooled in the callous disregard of the tarnished spots in our armor, we were able collectively to avert our eyes from these unpleasant photograhps and give out some more. statistics about what we would do next month, or the next month, and most certainly in the months after that. “President ‘Roosevelt one fine day reminded the country that it was suffering from too much complacent optimism and then we went in for pessimism. We government officials have told you and other groups in recent months that we could lose the war. But I suspect that our native conceit has accepted this line of thought as traditional advertising technique, the kind message which sells hair tonic and cure-alls, full of terror in the first part of the ad, and reassurance in the wind-up—the ads which say you are most certainly damned, but our product can save you. toate “It seems to me that, our ‘prePearl Harbor egotism had puch momentum, that it is with us today in distorted and dangerous form. We go around saying ‘We can lose the war, but—’ 'we may as well admit it—every time one of us says we can lose the war, we .think of this as pure rhetoric, part of the old pep talk. The assumption is of course, we can’t lost. the war, but scare ’em a little and then in the windup of the talk give ‘em the build up about our great American heritage of freedom and whatnot and how. our courage and our self-sacrifice will bring us to victory over the forces of evil. And then there will be a people’s peace, and amity and justice will pervade the earth, forever after. “How about, for a change, just saying that we are losing the war, period. And realizing that we damn well mean it, period. “Such realism, no doubt, would be a heart-racking plunge into cold water, but it would probably give us an idea of what, we are up against. “Tt would remtiind us that not since the Civil War has this nation ‘Navy. Wright, a senior ~ in (Continued on Page Three) L. Mazzanti Attempts To Kill Himself Lawrence ‘Mazzanti, former Banned district rancher, is recovering in the county hospital here from a severe face injury, which officers said was inflicted with suicide intent. According to the story told local authorities, Mazzanti placed a blasting cap in his mouth and blew it off. He was taken to the Nevada City (Sanitarium and later moved to the county hospital by the Holmes am‘bulance service. te) Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen has placed a guard over Mazzanti. at the county hospital. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER HURT ATBEAR VALLEY A mother and her daughter suffered serious and painful -injuries yesterday when the car in which they were riding down Bear Valley Grade goet—out—of—control and turned over. Mrs. Lillian. Evans, 28, of Exeter, was the most seriously injured. Her daughter, Barbara Jean, 6, suffered severe scalp wounds. They were taken to the Miners Gospital here for emergency treatment and then transferred to the county hospital via the Holmes amibulance service. Luther Evans, husband of the injured woman and father of the child, told Highway Patrolman George Hammill he believed something went wrong with the gears. Evans was following his wife in another car while going down the grade. MORE CLASSES FOR FIRST AID H. E. Kjorlie, newly elected chairman of the Nevada City Chatper A. R. C. presided at the regular meeting on Thursday evening last at the city hall. (Routine business was highlighted iby reports of various standing committees, including details of aid rendered to local as well as. outlying districts sufferers from recent severe fires. A review of general chapter policy and specific duities of ~committees ‘was directed by the chairman. Especially stressed was the advisability of forming additional classes in first aid, advance aid, instructor courses, as well as those of canteens and motor corps. Of additional value was considered a refresher course to those already possessing first aid certificates. The’ production chairman reported marked progress in general work, as ville, ‘well as the assignment of four hundred comfort kits for soldiers. This is an especial order, with many donations already acknowledged, and additional ones will be welcome. The subject of accepting a surgial dressings assignment is receiving earnest attention, the present obstacle being the very high minimum output per month exacted. If the is-. sue can be arranged it will be assumed later. Wm. Home was sincerely thanked for a donation of clothing for the recent fire sufferers. Great interest was manifested at an interesting and inspiring meeting. : JOINS U. S. NAVY Alvin F. Wright, fire control assistant on the Downieville district of the Tahoe National Forest has left the forest service to join the U. S. Oregon State College School of Forestry has spent the past four summers on Tahoe Forest in the capacity of -trail foreman, patrolman and this year as fire control assistant. Wright will be replaced by William A. Nelson -who is being promoted from dispatcher to the fire control assistant position. George T. Williams and brother (Maurice Williams of Berkeley arrived a few days ago and are visiting their old home here. POPULAR NEVADA CITY GIRL IS BRIDE The family was. enroute to Green-. Shown. above is Mrs. Fred. Juliff, who until her recent marriage was Miss Dorothy Roberts of this city. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Roberts and at the time of her marriage was employed at the Bolton Store. Mrs. Juliff was queen of the May carnival held at the local high school during the past semester. She graduated from the local institution in June. # Photo ‘Courtesy Sacramento Bee. Two Holcomb Children Refuse To Salute Flag Dismissed From Classes Several matters of importance were acted upon at the meeting of the Board of Education of the Nevada City Unified School District held the past week. Perhaps the most serious subject of discussion was the question of saluting the American Flag during -the regular daily school programs. The question was raised by H. D. Holcomb who appeared before the board after his children had refused to comply with the school custom of daily showing respect to the Flag, and that for which it stands. The members of the Board _inrformed Mr. Holeomb that the Flag salute was the American. method of showing respect and aldmiration for . jthe laws and traditions of this country, represented by the Flag, and was considered.in_noway as—infringing upon anyone’s personal beliefs. Mr. Holcomb stated that the rules of the Jehovah’s Witnesses considered a salute to the Flag as a form of worship of a graven image and prohibited by such rules, He also stated, in response to questioning, that he would not fight for this country, even}: if it were invaded by foreign hordes, saying that if such a thing happened it would only be a sign of Divine guidance. Thereafter the Board adopted the following resolution: “Be it Resolved: That any student otherwise qualified to attend the public schools of the Nevada City Unified School District who refuses to salute the American Flag, when re‘quested to do so by the school authorities as a part of any school function, shall not be eligible to further attend classes in the schools of this district until such refusal is retracted; ' “Rurther: That this Board of Education hereby expresses its profound sand sincere regret that children must ibe subjected to the loss of school privileges due to the willful misinterpreation by parents of the right of religious freedom.”’ It is understood that since the adoption of the foregoing resolution that two of Mr. Holcomb’s children have again refused to participate in. ‘the school Flag salute and are not now attending school. Apparently, at present there are no others who are openly taking the same attitude. Sweetland School : The Sweetland school having been ‘burned on September 18th, due to the fact that no fire crews were stationed at the Town of Sweetland during the recent forest fire, . temporary quarters for the school have been acquired by Superintendent Kjorlie in the Reader residence, located a short distance from the site of the former schoolhouse. Audit of Books A report was received from Miss Alice Moore, who audited the student body record. books for the Board. The report showed that the atcounts; covering various student ibody and class accounts at the schools were accurately kept and that all such moneys were accounted for. Lunch Program The Board learned that up to the present time the WPA had not authorized. the employment of cooks as in past years and the Board authorized the institution of a similar lunch program to that of last year in the hope that it can be continued with a weekly rate of 50c or a charge of 15 cents for a single lunch. Other Matters The Board granted permission for four children residing in this district to attend. the Blue Tent School, and also authorized the execution of similar agreements with another school district, to attend Nevada City schools. if pupils from that district are granted permission by their local boards to attend: here. Superintendent Kjorlie’ was authorized to attend the superintendent's conference at Los Angeles during October as the representative of this district. Albsences at the schools last year, without valid excuses, with resultant loss to the district in state money, caused the board to adopt the policy for the coming year that any student who ‘‘cut’’ classes three times, Without presenting good excuse therefor, would automatically fail in the courses. ‘This is designed to lessen the ‘‘playing hookey” or feigning sickness on the part of students for the purpose of indulging in some pleasure expedition, so that the average daily attendance receipts of ‘the district from the state may be safeguarded. Due to the government regula‘tions, especially with regard to tires, has necessitated the -curtailment of transportation of pupils living within two miles of the schools, unless there is plenty of room in the school busses for such students. In addition to the teaching faculty, the ,following have been employed for’ "ke coming year: Richard Nickless, janitor, elementary school; Ned Smith, janitor at high school;~Clifford Pooler, bus driver and assisiGrass Valley . Downs Chico By 5-3 Score Wally Turpin pitched the Grass Valley Miners to a 5 to 3 victory over the Chico Colts yesterday afternoon to boost the Miners into a tie for the championship of the Sacramento Valley League. The playoff of the tie with Marysville will take place in Grass. Valley at Watt Park Sunday. Mariager Pete Daley won a toss of a coin and Grass Valley was selected as the. site for the championship game. Turpin allowed the Colts only two hits yesterday but his teammates made seven bobbles, giving Chico all of the runs. The Colts were in the lead until the seventh inning, when Grass Valley scored four runs. The first Miner run came in the . Sixth when Paul Bowa singled and then galloped home! when the. ball went through the outfield. Jake Golsberry led off with a hit in the Grass Valley half of the seyventh. Stassi flew out but Walter Welch singled, placing two runners on the bags. The large crowd clamored for a hit from Turpin but the pitcher struck ,out. However, Bart Smythe put life into the game when he singled to score Goldsberry. Then Bowa sent a booming triple into the outfield to count Welch and Smythe. Bowa scampered home when Harvey McDonald came up with third hit of the day. Two of Chico’s runs came in second his the inning and the third in the eighth. The score: R. H. B® Astass Valley voce ea nee RICO. Lowey cierto a8 Sma Be Qet Batteries: Turpin and Stassi; Gillick and Dalrymple. Sacramento Eliminated; St. Louis Wins TitleWhile Grass Valley pleased local sports fans by downing Chico to tie for the Sacramento Valley League championship, baseball favorites on ‘the national front fell oy the wayside. In Sacramento, the Solons were eliminating from further competition in the president's cup playoffs by dropping a 9 to 2 decision to the Seattle Rainiers. In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the title by defeating the Chicago Cubs in a dou‘ble header. Brooklyn won its game with Philadelphia but the victory was not enough to overcome the Cards two game win. : ANNUAL GUERNSEY MEETING The California Guernsey Cattle Club will hold its annual business meeting in conjunction with the Seventh Annual State Guernsey Sale this year, in order to save travel, time, gas and rubber. The sale will be held at the Sacramento County Fair Grounds at Galt, on Saturday, October 10th. The annual meeting and banquet will be held at the Lodi Hotel at Lodi on Friday evening, October 9th. ‘Cattle may be inspected by prospective ‘buyers at Galt fair grounds on Friday, the day before the sale, ‘Members and prospective buyers are urged to immediately make hotel reservations at the Lodi Hotel. First ‘come, first served, and later reservation may have to. be put up at Sacramento or Stockton. RETURN ®ROM HAWAII Mrs. Henbert Costa and the two (Costa children have-.returned from Hawaii, where they had lived sinee ‘(Costa has been employed on defense work in Honolulu. Mrs. Costa and children will stay with Mrs. Costa’s parents near Auburn for the duration of the war. G. E. Betz came up from Oakland a few days ago on a few days visit with his family here. ‘ ‘ (CC. E. Peters, bus driver and assistant janitor at high school; Gertrude Schreiber, secretary, high school; Mrs. Matt Sauer, janitor at Sweetland; Mrs. Bthel’ Brady, janitor at You Bet school. oe + 3 } who, was scheduled to. speak, ‘defeated by Alvah Hooper, listed his iNevada City and’ dressed the meat 2. . bountiul ‘but was {where final rites are to be arranged. ant janitor at the elementary school; . ‘ Ue j Caught . in the Riffles It begins to look like the Lava Cap miners do not wish to be organized into the Gold Miners Union of the American Federation of Labor. A mass meeting was called especially for the Lava Cap™= men by the AFL yesterday. No one showed up for the meeting outside of a few of the ‘ AFL leaders. A. H. Peterson, Los Angeles AFL organizer, did not put in his appearance either. Jack Fontz, Grass Valley city superintendent of public works, spent $258.27 in: an unsuccessful attempt to qualify for county assessor at the primary election. Joe Martin, unsuccessful consuls for treasurer, listed his election expenses at $163.69, while Vernon Stolldistrict attorney, spent $134.36 in his campaign. Coroner A. M. Holmes, who was expenses at $117.76. A man and a woman shot a deer near Alleghany. They hung it in a tree and came to Nevada City on their motorcycle to have some one go after it and haul it here to store. But they forgot to clean the buck and the day after it was brought to had spoiled so badly the entire deer was taken out to the city dump, where stray dogs and cats ’ hada feast. Hobart Childers sought to enlist in the Coast Guard told enlistments had been closed for the time being so now Childers will wait to be drafted into the service. . . City Clerk George Calanan said the cashing in of defense stamps given to city employees in the form of a. boost in.salary violates the purpose of the city council and steps may be taken to impound the stamps until after the war. The pay boost amounted to approximately $15 for each employee and the amount, the council agreed, was to be paid in defense stamps. (Many of the Nevada County residents employed at Camp Beale have _ been selected as peramanent maintenance employees. Camp Beale construction crews are fast diminshing. In one day 2,000 were laid off. On another day last week work for. Ay; 500 was suspended. ‘Many Camp Beale workers have left or intend to leave or Bakersfield on another defense project when work is ¢oncluded at the cantonment. Holiday Greetirig Telegradl Are Discontinued No special rate social and holiday greeting telegrams, tourate and reservation messages or ‘Sing-O-Grams can be sent after midnight tomorrow, it was announced today by Gertrude Zollars, local manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Canecellation of all flat rate telegraph services in the nation has been an-" nounced by the telegraph company to prevent any possible interference with the efficient handling of the large and growing volume of vital ‘war communications. “Western Union told the War Production Board as long ago as March 10 that it would cancel these services as soon as they threatened to interfere with government or war messages,’’ A. H. May, Western Union official said. OLD TIME RESIDENT OF GRASS VALLEY: DIES Carney Hill, 78, long time resident of Grass Valley, died in a local hoepital here today.’ The body was taken to the Holmes Funeral Home in Grass Valley, — i) : ra epee Shoots Four Péinter— _. . ‘ Bugene Johnson, special der sheriff, ‘bagged a deer in he Bloomfield section. The bu four points on one side a snes on the other.

The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cénts per month “‘God grants liberty only to those who love it, and ive ready to guard and defend it.” — Daniel Webster Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA bs ree on This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. ‘If you want to read about your friends, your, neighbors, read —$—$—— The Nugget. cemaiiaaiaiaie Vol. 16, No. 78. The County Seat hie NEVADA CITY, CALIF ORNIA he Gold Center MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1942. <> ee ‘Thinking Out Loud * By H. M. L. “We are losing this war.”’ This epitomizes an address made by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard in an address before an international labor conven° tion in New York last week. He offered his audience a bitter pill without sugar coating. ‘The reasons he gives for ‘‘losing the war”’ should interest every citizen. We here reprinit the text of his talk. “Some months ago, after the first stunning shock of Pearl Harbor, we Americans needed a shot in the arm to restore. our ego, That ego, the product of the belief that we were the peculiar children of fortune, expressed itself in the vague assumption that we could lick any of our enemies in 60 days, without skipping a full meal with dessert, or missing a Sunday drive inthe country. “After the unhappy realization that we had been cruelly outsmarted in the first inning of the war, in the peace and quiet of a Sunday morning, our own tradi-tion of assuming that everything about us was the biggest and the best, furnished us with a compenss satory reflex. We fell into the bumptious practice of flexing imaginery muscles, and loudly proclaimed that as soon as we had completed an extensive course at. the gymnasium, we would get even with our enemies. ; “We began-pointing with pride to our resources, and without a blush plunged into the amiable self-deception of using percentages. If two tanks in a 10,000 ‘tank pro gram rumbled out of a. factory where one had been before, we gloated that production was up 100 per cent. “The Japanese, diligent little fellows that they are, saw to it that we received photographs of American officers and men surrendering at Corregidor and equally impressive photographs of seas of British faces imprisoned at Singapore. Because we had been so well schooled in the callous disregard of the tarnished spots in our armor, we were able collectively to avert our eyes from these unpleasant photograhps and give out some more. statistics about what we would do next month, or the next month, and most certainly in the months after that. “President ‘Roosevelt one fine day reminded the country that it was suffering from too much complacent optimism and then we went in for pessimism. We government officials have told you and other groups in recent months that we could lose the war. But I suspect that our native conceit has accepted this line of thought as traditional advertising technique, the kind message which sells hair tonic and cure-alls, full of terror in the first part of the ad, and reassurance in the wind-up—the ads which say you are most certainly damned, but our product can save you. toate “It seems to me that, our ‘prePearl Harbor egotism had puch momentum, that it is with us today in distorted and dangerous form. We go around saying ‘We can lose the war, but—’ 'we may as well admit it—every time one of us says we can lose the war, we .think of this as pure rhetoric, part of the old pep talk. The assumption is of course, we can’t lost. the war, but scare ’em a little and then in the windup of the talk give ‘em the build up about our great American heritage of freedom and whatnot and how. our courage and our self-sacrifice will bring us to victory over the forces of evil. And then there will be a people’s peace, and amity and justice will pervade the earth, forever after. “How about, for a change, just saying that we are losing the war, period. And realizing that we damn well mean it, period. “Such realism, no doubt, would be a heart-racking plunge into cold water, but it would probably give us an idea of what, we are up against. “Tt would remtiind us that not since the Civil War has this nation ‘Navy. Wright, a senior ~ in (Continued on Page Three) L. Mazzanti Attempts To Kill Himself Lawrence ‘Mazzanti, former Banned district rancher, is recovering in the county hospital here from a severe face injury, which officers said was inflicted with suicide intent. According to the story told local authorities, Mazzanti placed a blasting cap in his mouth and blew it off. He was taken to the Nevada City (Sanitarium and later moved to the county hospital by the Holmes am‘bulance service. te) Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen has placed a guard over Mazzanti. at the county hospital. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER HURT ATBEAR VALLEY A mother and her daughter suffered serious and painful -injuries yesterday when the car in which they were riding down Bear Valley Grade goet—out—of—control and turned over. Mrs. Lillian. Evans, 28, of Exeter, was the most seriously injured. Her daughter, Barbara Jean, 6, suffered severe scalp wounds. They were taken to the Miners Gospital here for emergency treatment and then transferred to the county hospital via the Holmes amibulance service. Luther Evans, husband of the injured woman and father of the child, told Highway Patrolman George Hammill he believed something went wrong with the gears. Evans was following his wife in another car while going down the grade. MORE CLASSES FOR FIRST AID H. E. Kjorlie, newly elected chairman of the Nevada City Chatper A. R. C. presided at the regular meeting on Thursday evening last at the city hall. (Routine business was highlighted iby reports of various standing committees, including details of aid rendered to local as well as. outlying districts sufferers from recent severe fires. A review of general chapter policy and specific duities of ~committees ‘was directed by the chairman. Especially stressed was the advisability of forming additional classes in first aid, advance aid, instructor courses, as well as those of canteens and motor corps. Of additional value was considered a refresher course to those already possessing first aid certificates. The’ production chairman reported marked progress in general work, as ville, ‘well as the assignment of four hundred comfort kits for soldiers. This is an especial order, with many donations already acknowledged, and additional ones will be welcome. The subject of accepting a surgial dressings assignment is receiving earnest attention, the present obstacle being the very high minimum output per month exacted. If the is-. sue can be arranged it will be assumed later. Wm. Home was sincerely thanked for a donation of clothing for the recent fire sufferers. Great interest was manifested at an interesting and inspiring meeting. : JOINS U. S. NAVY Alvin F. Wright, fire control assistant on the Downieville district of the Tahoe National Forest has left the forest service to join the U. S. Oregon State College School of Forestry has spent the past four summers on Tahoe Forest in the capacity of -trail foreman, patrolman and this year as fire control assistant. Wright will be replaced by William A. Nelson -who is being promoted from dispatcher to the fire control assistant position. George T. Williams and brother (Maurice Williams of Berkeley arrived a few days ago and are visiting their old home here. POPULAR NEVADA CITY GIRL IS BRIDE The family was. enroute to Green-. Shown. above is Mrs. Fred. Juliff, who until her recent marriage was Miss Dorothy Roberts of this city. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Roberts and at the time of her marriage was employed at the Bolton Store. Mrs. Juliff was queen of the May carnival held at the local high school during the past semester. She graduated from the local institution in June. # Photo ‘Courtesy Sacramento Bee. Two Holcomb Children Refuse To Salute Flag Dismissed From Classes Several matters of importance were acted upon at the meeting of the Board of Education of the Nevada City Unified School District held the past week. Perhaps the most serious subject of discussion was the question of saluting the American Flag during -the regular daily school programs. The question was raised by H. D. Holcomb who appeared before the board after his children had refused to comply with the school custom of daily showing respect to the Flag, and that for which it stands. The members of the Board _inrformed Mr. Holeomb that the Flag salute was the American. method of showing respect and aldmiration for . jthe laws and traditions of this country, represented by the Flag, and was considered.in_noway as—infringing upon anyone’s personal beliefs. Mr. Holcomb stated that the rules of the Jehovah’s Witnesses considered a salute to the Flag as a form of worship of a graven image and prohibited by such rules, He also stated, in response to questioning, that he would not fight for this country, even}: if it were invaded by foreign hordes, saying that if such a thing happened it would only be a sign of Divine guidance. Thereafter the Board adopted the following resolution: “Be it Resolved: That any student otherwise qualified to attend the public schools of the Nevada City Unified School District who refuses to salute the American Flag, when re‘quested to do so by the school authorities as a part of any school function, shall not be eligible to further attend classes in the schools of this district until such refusal is retracted; ' “Rurther: That this Board of Education hereby expresses its profound sand sincere regret that children must ibe subjected to the loss of school privileges due to the willful misinterpreation by parents of the right of religious freedom.”’ It is understood that since the adoption of the foregoing resolution that two of Mr. Holcomb’s children have again refused to participate in. ‘the school Flag salute and are not now attending school. Apparently, at present there are no others who are openly taking the same attitude.

Sweetland School : The Sweetland school having been ‘burned on September 18th, due to the fact that no fire crews were stationed at the Town of Sweetland during the recent forest fire, . temporary quarters for the school have been acquired by Superintendent Kjorlie in the Reader residence, located a short distance from the site of the former schoolhouse. Audit of Books A report was received from Miss Alice Moore, who audited the student body record. books for the Board. The report showed that the atcounts; covering various student ibody and class accounts at the schools were accurately kept and that all such moneys were accounted for. Lunch Program The Board learned that up to the present time the WPA had not authorized. the employment of cooks as in past years and the Board authorized the institution of a similar lunch program to that of last year in the hope that it can be continued with a weekly rate of 50c or a charge of 15 cents for a single lunch. Other Matters The Board granted permission for four children residing in this district to attend. the Blue Tent School, and also authorized the execution of similar agreements with another school district, to attend Nevada City schools. if pupils from that district are granted permission by their local boards to attend: here. Superintendent Kjorlie’ was authorized to attend the superintendent's conference at Los Angeles during October as the representative of this district. Albsences at the schools last year, without valid excuses, with resultant loss to the district in state money, caused the board to adopt the policy for the coming year that any student who ‘‘cut’’ classes three times, Without presenting good excuse therefor, would automatically fail in the courses. ‘This is designed to lessen the ‘‘playing hookey” or feigning sickness on the part of students for the purpose of indulging in some pleasure expedition, so that the average daily attendance receipts of ‘the district from the state may be safeguarded. Due to the government regula‘tions, especially with regard to tires, has necessitated the -curtailment of transportation of pupils living within two miles of the schools, unless there is plenty of room in the school busses for such students. In addition to the teaching faculty, the ,following have been employed for’ "ke coming year: Richard Nickless, janitor, elementary school; Ned Smith, janitor at high school;~Clifford Pooler, bus driver and assisiGrass Valley . Downs Chico By 5-3 Score Wally Turpin pitched the Grass Valley Miners to a 5 to 3 victory over the Chico Colts yesterday afternoon to boost the Miners into a tie for the championship of the Sacramento Valley League. The playoff of the tie with Marysville will take place in Grass. Valley at Watt Park Sunday. Mariager Pete Daley won a toss of a coin and Grass Valley was selected as the. site for the championship game. Turpin allowed the Colts only two hits yesterday but his teammates made seven bobbles, giving Chico all of the runs. The Colts were in the lead until the seventh inning, when Grass Valley scored four runs. The first Miner run came in the . Sixth when Paul Bowa singled and then galloped home! when the. ball went through the outfield. Jake Golsberry led off with a hit in the Grass Valley half of the seyventh. Stassi flew out but Walter Welch singled, placing two runners on the bags. The large crowd clamored for a hit from Turpin but the pitcher struck ,out. However, Bart Smythe put life into the game when he singled to score Goldsberry. Then Bowa sent a booming triple into the outfield to count Welch and Smythe. Bowa scampered home when Harvey McDonald came up with third hit of the day. Two of Chico’s runs came in second his the inning and the third in the eighth. The score: R. H. B® Astass Valley voce ea nee RICO. Lowey cierto a8 Sma Be Qet Batteries: Turpin and Stassi; Gillick and Dalrymple. Sacramento Eliminated; St. Louis Wins TitleWhile Grass Valley pleased local sports fans by downing Chico to tie for the Sacramento Valley League championship, baseball favorites on ‘the national front fell oy the wayside. In Sacramento, the Solons were eliminating from further competition in the president's cup playoffs by dropping a 9 to 2 decision to the Seattle Rainiers. In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the title by defeating the Chicago Cubs in a dou‘ble header. Brooklyn won its game with Philadelphia but the victory was not enough to overcome the Cards two game win. : ANNUAL GUERNSEY MEETING The California Guernsey Cattle Club will hold its annual business meeting in conjunction with the Seventh Annual State Guernsey Sale this year, in order to save travel, time, gas and rubber. The sale will be held at the Sacramento County Fair Grounds at Galt, on Saturday, October 10th. The annual meeting and banquet will be held at the Lodi Hotel at Lodi on Friday evening, October 9th. ‘Cattle may be inspected by prospective ‘buyers at Galt fair grounds on Friday, the day before the sale, ‘Members and prospective buyers are urged to immediately make hotel reservations at the Lodi Hotel. First ‘come, first served, and later reservation may have to. be put up at Sacramento or Stockton. RETURN ®ROM HAWAII Mrs. Henbert Costa and the two (Costa children have-.returned from Hawaii, where they had lived sinee ‘(Costa has been employed on defense work in Honolulu. Mrs. Costa and children will stay with Mrs. Costa’s parents near Auburn for the duration of the war. G. E. Betz came up from Oakland a few days ago on a few days visit with his family here. ‘ ‘ (CC. E. Peters, bus driver and assistant janitor at high school; Gertrude Schreiber, secretary, high school; Mrs. Matt Sauer, janitor at Sweetland; Mrs. Bthel’ Brady, janitor at You Bet school. oe + 3 } who, was scheduled to. speak, ‘defeated by Alvah Hooper, listed his iNevada City and’ dressed the meat 2. . bountiul ‘but was {where final rites are to be arranged. ant janitor at the elementary school; . ‘ Ue j Caught . in the Riffles It begins to look like the Lava Cap miners do not wish to be organized into the Gold Miners Union of the American Federation of Labor. A mass meeting was called especially for the Lava Cap™= men by the AFL yesterday. No one showed up for the meeting outside of a few of the ‘ AFL leaders. A. H. Peterson, Los Angeles AFL organizer, did not put in his appearance either. Jack Fontz, Grass Valley city superintendent of public works, spent $258.27 in: an unsuccessful attempt to qualify for county assessor at the primary election. Joe Martin, unsuccessful consuls for treasurer, listed his election expenses at $163.69, while Vernon Stolldistrict attorney, spent $134.36 in his campaign. Coroner A. M. Holmes, who was expenses at $117.76. A man and a woman shot a deer near Alleghany. They hung it in a tree and came to Nevada City on their motorcycle to have some one go after it and haul it here to store. But they forgot to clean the buck and the day after it was brought to had spoiled so badly the entire deer was taken out to the city dump, where stray dogs and cats ’ hada feast. Hobart Childers sought to enlist in the Coast Guard told enlistments had been closed for the time being so now Childers will wait to be drafted into the service. . . City Clerk George Calanan said the cashing in of defense stamps given to city employees in the form of a. boost in.salary violates the purpose of the city council and steps may be taken to impound the stamps until after the war. The pay boost amounted to approximately $15 for each employee and the amount, the council agreed, was to be paid in defense stamps. (Many of the Nevada County residents employed at Camp Beale have _ been selected as peramanent maintenance employees. Camp Beale construction crews are fast diminshing. In one day 2,000 were laid off. On another day last week work for. Ay; 500 was suspended. ‘Many Camp Beale workers have left or intend to leave or Bakersfield on another defense project when work is ¢oncluded at the cantonment. Holiday Greetirig Telegradl Are Discontinued No special rate social and holiday greeting telegrams, tourate and reservation messages or ‘Sing-O-Grams can be sent after midnight tomorrow, it was announced today by Gertrude Zollars, local manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Canecellation of all flat rate telegraph services in the nation has been an-" nounced by the telegraph company to prevent any possible interference with the efficient handling of the large and growing volume of vital ‘war communications. “Western Union told the War Production Board as long ago as March 10 that it would cancel these services as soon as they threatened to interfere with government or war messages,’’ A. H. May, Western Union official said. OLD TIME RESIDENT OF GRASS VALLEY: DIES Carney Hill, 78, long time resident of Grass Valley, died in a local hoepital here today.’ The body was taken to the Holmes Funeral Home in Grass Valley, — i) : ra epee Shoots Four Péinter— _. . ‘ Bugene Johnson, special der sheriff, ‘bagged a deer in he Bloomfield section. The bu four points on one side a snes on the other.