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September 30, 1947 (4 pages)

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1947 — oy eee that if assets ow that © Office all the billion, his kind become people ton buOn their ke lot rt a ge. at busiNEVADA CITY The Twin Cities Paper . IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL FOR H. WARD SHELDON NEVADA CITY: The Trinity Episcopal Church of this city was filled with friends of H. Ward Sheldon, Ne30° PER MONTH —AND WORTH A LOT. MORE GRASS VALLEY J The County Seat Paper TUESDAY, SEPT EMBER 30, 1947 JOINT HEARING ON DONNER DISTRICT . T#URMAWs REcoRD TOBEHELD ON OCTOBER FOURTH — . °00.0% AckicuctuRe NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA x t ; ; — = ‘Nation’s this’ to ‘ding ig rices up COLFAX—Assemblyman Allen G, uid. This bDlic con. WS a de. vOrld fi. any time at gold, oned. alt unchal. veOple ag chaotic BS CITY: A twenty-acre se” abetted by breezy wind ii 4, blazed last night in the ; “Run area, a short distance Moore’s Flat. ation of the apparently ‘* nog is on the San Sing orth and east of the Nugget went to ee lect Cr orted ‘that two bullyaregoing into action. Forty iy National Forest. Service Controt Officer Vane w vada. county district attorney, who died suddenly Thursday morning of a heart attack, paying their last tnibute of respect and admiration at the funeral services. The Episcopal service was’ followed by that of the Elks of which Sheldon rhad been past exalted ruler, William Tobiassen sang two songs. “Lead Kindly Light,” and “Abide With Me.” Rev. Angus Miller, rector, gave the eulogy at the request of the deceased’s family. Pall bearers were Robert Schiff‘ner; associate of the deceased: Wi)Yam "J. Cassettari, deputy district attorney; Vernon Stoll, Frank G. Finnegan. Robert L. Tamblyn and Ro . V. Zimmerman. : NEVADA CITY: A joint ‘hearing 16 a.m.in the Placer County Superior Court in Auburn on similar writs of mandate issued to the Donner Summit Public Utility District: against the supervisors of Nevada and. Placer Counties. Superior Judge James ‘Snéil of Nevada county Thureday approved merging .the hearing of the’ writ directed against the Nevada ‘county board -with-the Auburn hearing to be presided over by Superior Judge B, F. Van Dyke of Sacramento county. Previously Superior. Judge Lowell L. Sparks of Placer county ‘disqualtfied himself and called in an outside jurist. 3 i The proposed Donner Summit: Publie Utility: District primarily is to assure a water supply for homes and res@rts in the area, which is on both willibe held Saturday. October ith, at sides of the Placer-‘Nevada county line, P The writ was issued at the request of Attorney T. L. Chamberlain of Auburn;. on ibeh*lf of, the. petitioners, who'ask that the two boards establish the’ boundaries of the proposed distries: : Oppposition to the districts developed;at board hearings aid supervisors failer to take the action requested. The.‘ proponents contend the’ board should establish boundareis and then exeluge” protestants if, their reasons are Walid. é Ce (Scoop) Thurman, who is seeking promotion to the state. senate at the coming election to be held on October 14th, has been a strong supporter of agriculture during the nine years he has represented Nevada county in the lower house of the state legislature. During this time .he has supported hundreds of bil.s in behalf of the farmer, the livestock owner, the fruit grower, the cattle man, wool grower and all other branches of the greatest industry in California. ‘ As a member of the Ways and Means Committee of the Assembly, Thurman has consistently supported agricultural appropriation. measures for the benefit of agriculture in general: and the State Department of was the principal speaker at? the meeting Friday night sponsored by the San j Commerce; together with: the Graes Valley chamber. @ert Austin, chairman of the mining committee of the San Francisco. Chamber, presided’ at the meeting: : Nate as Lou Fox, setretary. of, ' trial committee of. the San Francisco chamber, spoke on gold pro. duction ‘since 1848, saying that two and a quarter billion had been mined in this state, ‘s Francisco Chamber of Phil Bradley, Jr, chairman of the State Mining Board, outlined’ the duties of his organizatoin. as being. the policy-forming -group for the ‘State Division of Mines.” George Hallock, member of the state board, and president‘ of the Hydraulic Mining. Asso-~ ~ ciation, also spoke. He said that hisorganization would open the centen<nial with the. dedication of a plaque at the James Marshall dam at, Coloma. The planned date is January 28, 1948, . centennial of the discovery of gold, ‘ehairman of . .ve a On the ig, settin ; wm name an Honorary pall bearers were David oe ; Richards, Phil G, Scadden. county assessor; William E, Wright. William V. Tamblyn, Judge James, Snell; Thomas F. Coan, James F Colley. Horace A. Curnow, Thomas W. Richards, George H. Calanan. Max A. SoYaro, chief of police; Richard W. Hoskins, sheriff; J. F. Seigfried, Ernest W. Schreiber, Cedric S. Porter, Cary. S, Arbogast, county supervisor; Warven Odell, county supervisor; J.C. Coughlan, county supervisor; Fred FCassidy, HenryG. Loehr, county, supervisor; and: Frank Rowe, county supervisor. . ‘The funeral service and interment}: in Forest View cemetery were in charge of Holmes Funeral Home. Flowers in a gréat variety and quantity bore mute evidence to the esteem im which the late district attorney was held. The eulogy of Rev. Angus Miller follows: “Friends, we are gathered heré to pay our last respects to a.citizen of Nevada City.: In giving this eulogy it is an honored privilege extended to me by the members of the family of our late and verv esteemed district attorney, Horace Ward Sheldon, as well as by ‘the exalted ruler, officers . . and members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. “Tt is said of Christ. that he gave utterance to these words: ‘She hath done what she could, and I feel that I can use no better phrase in eulogizing to the. character of one 80 highly. regarded.by all. . Marysville in Grass Valley. **He hath’ done what he could’ to November 4 4 prove to all that he was worthy of] Nevada Cityin Yuta: City not only being an American, ,but,.0f}-e-yyarysville in Roseville. . endeavoring*to prove by his unim-. Grass Valley in Placer. aS peachable character, that truth, jusNovember 7th = "> tice. and the finer principles of living Yuba ‘City in Marysville. were the aeme of life. Grass Valley in Nevada City. “He hath done what he could’ in Roseville in Placer. every activity to which he wes called. November 12th Agriculture as well: He has. supported both the Department’s budget \. as welloas thé budget of the College of Agriculture at Davis, including funds for expanding service at the college. , . In the 1945 session of the legisiature, ‘Thurman supported both in committee and. on the floor of the Assembly a:-bill which appropriated sufficient state funds which made it possible for Nevada county to have a Farm. Advisor. : In the 1947 session, -he, supported legislation for the support of. extension work in agriculture: and home economics. He ‘has been a consistent . supporter of the Agricultural Extension Service, , His vote has assisted in the approving in commtitee of thousands of dollars in stete funds.for the eradication of plant and fruit pests ané livestock diseases. iness and of Grass an’ Allen e gather24 of the California their first smbers of forestry bas supplied one Re track and, a crew of six men , of the tire was thought to punters: No individuals are put in view of the v of the air, and he t ble ‘sources of fire, lteselke 908 theory that it was by careless Nimrods who perLag not’properly extinguish their sfire, or. who threw away a burnhwtied wind conditions were nit’ the fire-fighters, with an changé in air currents to change their plan of C AND D-HOOP SCHEDULEThe Sierra’ Foothills League Class} _ C and’ Class D basketball schedule. will be played on a round robin basis beginning October™'10th and ‘ending’ November 12th, with each team playing 10 games. : The schedule, as announced by Coach Ralph Le Fevre of’ Placer follows: neth S, Baton of Foresthill, convicted last week of conto the delinquency of a \) appeared in court Tuesday Mis attorney, ready for sentence. since he had plied for and Probation Officer Allen had’ not been able to mtact with Bacon’s references : asked for more. time to do so, the J court = off the sentence and delidate for ig special hone ee Roy ‘Tremeroux, St., tthe San Francisco chamber’s non~" metallics committee, called attention to the Pacific Coast Chemical Exposition to be held in*San: Francisco, . starting September 28.. Clayton R. (Dick) Bennett, superintendent of the Original 16 ‘to 1 Mine in Alleghany,
regaled the group withone of his fa0%” mous Cousin Jack stories. ete Lewis Huelsdonk, president of the = Sierra County Chamber of Commerce, Bln a 3 coin eer pitt paging by asia hd tts 8 1949 meet~ r a ' ng in Sierra county. .). °°’ re Legislation relating to emergency ning, Searls efsagee® out “eee Ld siege! standards for fruits, nuts and vegeneed for training skilled miners. Raytables, including twa emergency J. Kronemeyer, baggie agit pieces of legislation which he auththe oe idee / ponies r pee 2» ored relating to standards for pears . Merle end: David sine 3 ne For “i and plums, (These two bills were inof the, chambers .miy my ; ite bd troduced at the request of the fruit] &'* commended a Oe seni er i growers of the district and it was work 2 PEOOETEOE 5 Pe an he: necessary that they go into effect Daniel /L. meer ie hee ‘pauiiianed Sorta thie seanon, The two bills! weret Goueeee eon om roauce wa rushed ‘through both houses of the Neil O'Donnell, general a eaieelegislature by: the author and were the Idaho Maryland, Br ae . the: signed by the governor before the unless the national and. in Sra 5 ie, fruit season. got under way.. ete pee picture egg ‘ ee St the eB Phytiiation’ velating ‘to. -Origntal. “Sold auier ORY ES) Pe ee fruit moth, both plants and crops. October 10th Rogeville in’ Marysville. Névada‘City: in’ Placer, Grass Valley in. Yuba City. : October 14th Marysville in Yuba City. Nevada City in Grass Valley. Placer in Roseville. ? October 17th Nevada Citv in Marysville. Placer in Grass: Valley. Yuba City in Roseville. Octboer. 21st Roseville in’ Yuba City. Placer’ in Nevada City. Grass Valley in Marvsville. October 24th Marysville in Placer. . Grass Valley in Roseville. Yuba City in Nevada. City. October 28th Nevada City in Roseville. Placer in Marysville. Yuba City in Grass Valley. pees October 31st » = Placer in Yuba, City. Roseville in Nevada.City. nce which } your asline years house dur. en special promotion 14 ‘cision @n° probation. Bacon was accused of living with the minor's mother in a one room eabin, of threatening ‘to kill the child’s father ff he appeared to get mother »sépand son,-and of teaching’ the boy to ‘. dynamite © fish. All of this Bacon blandlyf-explained away. Instead of }dynamiting: fish he was raising bubbles in ‘the water, he testified, and in,. stead. of living with the boy and his mother, lived outside the cabin and they ocenpied it. Evidently’ his honor} Judge Sparks didn't believe Bacon, because he found the defendant guilty. . HOLD BUCK STEW GRASS VALLEY: The Hague. Thmoas-Hegarty Post of the American Legion will hold their annual venison dinner this evening in. the ‘. Veterans *-Memorial building;. Sad) oe “Several fortunate veterans provided the venigon. Commander Bill Carey expects that there will be a large ‘ieturn-dut of members. The dinner: be-" gins at 7 p. m. continued the lower rhen' a vatorial disy advancelyman can d his state > retires or st.” ; who reve experinan named tor Jerrold ‘Earl Desa nk L. GorH. DeLap,, Crittenden, rteen other ise. Hight . ave served ar house. ip blaze Was plainly visible from he National Forest officers hope ve the flames completely under nm] tomorrow, ; wstimate of the amount of damime to the forested area was ible last “night. Nee, directing operations from mhoe National Forest office, had int two tree fallers to proceed iy job sO as to be at work on the a ¢a.m, this morning. Aoere ae, een HOS) mn eo ate celebration of 1948.”, Otto Schiffner, Legislation relating to the control ee ein ot one i Pigs ; and eradication of. the cattle pest. va ©aP eal Va Pisa 34 known: as scabies.’ ' hoped the gold — By ee y, woul A bill making the Agricultural Re-. come Back vec ee teins Wie search Study Committee a permanent aE a r ia une = B committee ‘and legislation making an. PANTIC™ are cam nf ue eo _ the American: . Legion los Angeles report an te N.C, it Mecting. Among those who Bud Braunlich.of ‘Town cmmander of the Forest Hill john Butte-and “William MulMl of Forest Hill; “Ed Bawden, unt of the Grass Valley Chapter. hWitt (Sweden) Nelson, formerly i city, was elected sergeant-ator the state organization. mates heard Governor Earl Ml, Mayor “Fletcher Bowron of b Angeles, Lieutenant Governor "n W. Knight and Lieutenant rf (aertiinment aspect of the pe Wes-reported eminently satis. Théeonvention met from Elmer Stevens, ‘Com: ommunity Con“at confirmation -has of the dates and arappear here for: the Igor ‘Gorig, hariSth, ‘Mildred ‘Ditl-, Funeral serv. Morning in. the service, In‘Elm Ridge cémea4 In his home life he has’ proved to his loved ones the beauty and sacredness of home. As a son, an honour to his parents; as a husband, a joy to his wife; as a father, an example to his r children. “In the business world ‘he hath done what he could’ to deal with integrity to all with whom he came into contact. S “In ‘his Lodge and Fraternal assoclations, ‘he has, done what he could’ to elevate their standards. In ten brief years he rose to be the Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an office that he earried ‘out with zeal, courage and outetand1 ability. Pigalse of Free and Accepted Magons, but his travels in Masonry have een curtailed by his untimely pass“Te hath done what he could’ in Nevada’ City, Nevada. County, . the State of California and elsewhere in the United States to live according to the dictates of the Golden Rule, and now. that he. has service, te will, I tsa commendation, ext : who strive;to walk uprightly, -Welll enter thou into thy reward.” Los Angeles, Sept: 27 Mr. Harley Leete, Jr., Just recently. he became, peen called to higher): aim sure, recetve that'. ’ atl those} daone thou geod and, faithful servant, . Yuba City in Placer. Marysville in Nevada City. Roseville in: Grass Valley. Miss Phyllis Branson Married to Hubert Stroh NEVADA CITY: Miss Phyllis Branson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Branson of 226 Tribulation trail, and senior in the Nevada City high school, was married in Reno, Nevada, last Sunday to Hubert Stroh, son. of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stroh of this ¢ityThe bridegroom graduated last June fromthe high school where he made a record as an athlete and outstanding player in football and basketball. — : : PERSONALS : ‘NEVADA CITY:: Mr. and Mrs. C, E. Trezona have returned to Beverly ‘Fills following a brief visit with Mrs. Trezona’s brother, Robert Paine, of ‘this city: . Pay GRASS VALLEY: William Mart. ley has returned from a vacation in Long Beach. a: Thomas ‘Brown; publicity manager for the Western Pacific Railroad Co. and father of Tom Brown, Jr. ‘nationally known tennis player, has returned to San Francisco after visit-' ing for a few. days Mr, and:Mrs. Joseph’ Brown of Indian Valley. in Sierra ‘county. a Mr. and Mrs. Carroll ‘Thomas. have returned to their home, on South Au-purn street after'a San Francisco vation. E {. Mr. and Mrs, E. H. Hocking’ are motoring and touring the northwest ‘and expect to visit Vancouver, B. C. Mrs. Genevieve Gates of Berkeley isa guest of Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Barker at their home on’ Linden avenue, _/ Mrs. D, S. Bonebrake is reported steadily regaining her strength after gurgery in the Community: Hospital, oie Grass Valley. Be ee appropriation to the committee. ~ ; An appropriation bill for the allo-. ication of funds to the Dean of AgriThese and many other bills in support of. agriculture, too numerous to, ‘mention in this. article, were support‘ed by Thurman. bate e ESTERLY STATES HIS GRASS VALLEY: W. W. Esterly, real estate man and former’ engineer and mining man, candidate for. state’ senator in the seventh senatorial district at the October 14th special elecis registered as a ‘Repubician. . His statement follows: ‘ulation is.going to. widen the: scope ‘new ones in the state's. legislative’ halls. I feel these problems will re-' quire intelligent study and action. “The stqte’s services should not be ber ould “be thé: -culture*of the University of. California) \ ‘for projects to be recommended. by the] pF Tt Agricultural Research Study Commit15, 24 and-6 of. Truckee, and 84 of I county, will join in,: October 25th in this city. tion, has outlined his: platform. He}! ho word. Need. NBVADA CITY: Boy Scou district . rally The decision was meade at a m Scout commissioner, with, Field Ex utive MelJohns of»the VPahoe: Parentsof the boys. will be invit Fattend: and a court ¢ of the proposed program. honor is a Ye i) “California's heavily increased pop: . ] . of ‘old problems ‘and bring scores of. @@EEE and waste in government}: ge ‘be ‘wiped out; duplication of} tuck consideration must be given}: s of the farmers and or-}: