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1947
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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
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‘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.
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chaotic
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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-}: