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“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”” — Daniel
Webster
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COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA
a
Out Loud
A group of
By H. M. L.
war planes as compared; with other
planes of the Allied squadrons, is Alexander
somewhat .puzzling.
Seversky, who seems to know what
he is talking about, says, for instance, that we have no fighter
planes equal to the British Spitand
fires, or equal in climbing
performance to the JapThe fact that many
anese Zeros.
altitude
American pilots: prefer to fly the
Spitfires to our own fighters,, inredicates Seversky’s statement in
gard to British planes is true. The
are
Nevada
Bonivert, Ray L. Morrow, Dorse
County
L. Childress, John
men will leave for Army service
on. September 14th and, another
(What to think about the controversies raging over American
best
the
probably
So far as
fighters in the ‘war.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1942.
Nevada County To Send James Dolan Victory Harvest,
23 More Into U.S. Army Death Shock
ae aaa
ey
Thinking
Spitfires
onGoldCenter a
NEVADA ALY) CALIFes
The County Seat Paper
Vol. 16, No. 72.
group
on September
Fourteen will leave on September 14th. Robert Schiffner, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schiffner
and William James, son of Mrs.
Nancy James, all of this city,
will be acting corporals in
charge of the group until the induction station is reached.
The Grass Valley Quartz Par
To Residents
The Nevada City Garden Club’s fall victory harvest arid
flower show will be held Wednesday afternoon and evening
The funeral rites have been at the Elementary School auditorium.,
.
set for 10 o'clock tomorrow
Proceeds derived from the show will be turned over to
(Tuesday) morning at the St. the Nevada City Red Cross to assist in the preparation of kit
Canice Catholic Church here: bags for men in the armed forces.
for James Dolan, 69, prominThe following suggestions, definiand schedule of classes are ofent Nevada City resident whose tions
fered by the Nevada
(City
Garden
sudden demise Saturday night Club as a means of guiding amateurs
came as a shock to relatives in displaying exhibits, at the flower
Hydraulic Parlor, Native Sons_
of the Golden West, of Nevada
City. Walter S. Johnson of Nevada City and Richard M. Dixon
will be the acting corporals in
charge of the soldiers, who are,
lor, Native Sons of the Golden
departing on September
Harris,
Donald
M. Mayhew, Jack D. Rowe, Vernon F.Lyons and George D.
Webber.
The group leaving on September 15th will be entertained by
15th.
West, will entertain the
W.
Richard R. Cartledge,
14th.
That group, in addition to Scriffner and James consists of William J. Gilbert, Wayne Brown,
Vehlin V. Hawkins, Albert D.
show next Wednesday:
Participation not limited
. and friends.
in addition to Johnson and Dixon:
Roy F. Waters, Alvin H. P.
Dilts, Robert Seadlund, John F.
Willey, John D. Colligan, Fred
Zanocco and Charles Newland.
group
Flower
Show Here Wed nesday
A
held
Caught
to club
in the
Riffles
rosary service will be memibers. Anyone may exhibit who
complies with rules.
tonight at the Holmes
All entries must be in the hands
Funeral Home.
Tire Ration Exec utives Give
of the clerks by 11.a. m. and in place
Dolan w,hose acquaintances probby noon, September 9. Judging will
start immediately thereafter.
‘ably numbered more than any resiINo one ‘will be permitted to the
dent of the city, had visited relativshow room during the judging. First,
es in San Francisco last week and second, third and honorable mention
returned to Nevada:(\City late Saturseals will be awarded in each class.
Exhibitors must have their names
Marjorie Bonivert Tobiassen
has lost both her husband and
day.
on containers. ‘Containers will be furAt. 9 o’clock Saturday night.. he nished ‘by the club for specimen exfather for the duration of the
went to get a drink of water and hibits, and plates for vegetables.
war.
Exhibitors may make but one entry
collapsed in the kitchen. His death
The tire rationing boards of TrucPerhaps altitude
‘Her husband, Elton (Bub)
paratively rare.
in each class.
At the conclusion of the meeting was«believed to have ‘been instankee, Nevada City and Grass Valley
sen, son of Sheriff and
climbing abilities are secondary in
Tobias
SECTION TI,
ANNUALS AND
held a joint meeting Thursday night with Lowell and Kendall a vote of taneous, caused by a sudden heart
the Pacific theatre.
Mrs.
Carl
J. Tobiassen, enlistPRENNIALS
at the National Hotel and were adthanks was given the two ration ofattack.
Asters,
double,
best
5
blooms.
ed in the Coast Guard shortly
Dolan had been a resident of Netire ficials. Lowell was formerly sales
One thing, however, which seems dressed by Kenneth'R. Lowell,
Asters,
perennials
(\Michaelmas
San
vada City for more than 40 years.
in
firm
auto
tire
of
an
argufor
r
charge
of
after
their marriage.
in
r
manage
welte
officer
ive
the
execut
to emerge from
Daisy) 8 sprays.
and
Kendall was an aviatHe was'a native of San Francisco
nia
and
Califor
.bomb
rn
Francisco
,
Northe
in
pilots
ng
our
rationi
that
is
Cockscomb,
crested.
varieties,
1
ment,
Now Marjorie is preparing
executive. or in the last war, in which he was and while a young man entered the bloom.
field
Herbert Kendall,
adiers and navigators are generalto
bid adieu to her father, Al‘Celosia, :plumed and feathered, 5
remore’
and
The meeting was preceeded by a dinwounded and interned in Germany employ of the’ telephone company.
ly better trained
blooms.
bert Bonivert.
He has been inHe graduated to the position of wire
ifor a long period.
ner.
sourceful than most of their adDelphinium, ‘hybrid, 3 spikes.
important
post’
The two rubber ration
officials chief and held that
the
,
ducted
into
the
Army and
words
other
In
(Marigolds,
African,
large, 5
versaries.
Earlier in the day~Lowell addressleft for Marysville after they enjoyfor years. Upon his retirement by
a
in
offset
to
blooms.
able
ber 14
are
leaves
with
the
Septem
cans
Ameri
ed the Nevada City Rotary Club as
sure. The record of Zeros worsted
in’air battles with American pilots
grows longer week iby, week, with
planes comlosses of American
degree
large
the
poor
quality of
their tools, by a high quality of
skill and daring.
now
it
In the bomber division,
seems demonstrated that while the
big four ‘motored bombers of the
British can carry heavier loads of
explosives, than the longer rang
ed American mobbers, they cannot
rotect themselves so well and usually must ‘be accompanied ‘by a
swarm of fighter planes. The Am
erican bombers carrying a lesser
load
of explosives
have
frequent
ly demonsrated both in Europe
and in the Pacific theatres their
attacking
ability to shoot down
fighter planes. The Japs have suffered so greviously from this of
fensive faculty of American bombcrews that the
ers and bomber
Zero planes now give them a wide
berth.
sharp criticcism of
Seversky’s
course,
of
American planes, is,
It ibe-.
ctive.
constru
and
ry
saluta
comes apparent. however, that the
in’ de
production of planes that,
sign and effectiveness, lag behind
some of the newer types used by
enemy or ally, is a cardinal fault
of the mass
production
system.
Mass production requiring all manner of machine tools, ceases to be
mass production the moment constant changes are introduced in
patterns.
(New designs call for
changes in machine tools and such
It would
‘changes require time.
seem as if one great plant could
be used solely for experimental
purposes. When a new plane design meets a new aerial combat
machine
satisfactorily,
problem
tools could ibe immediately design
ed for mass production and moved
Inspiring Message To Group Here
‘Marigolds, ‘African, such as, Guied an overnight stay with Coordinathe telephone company he operated
the guest of Jack Osborne, coordin, tor Osborne.
the bus line from Nevada City to nea Gold, Yellow Supreme, 5 blooms.
(Marigolds, new varieties, 5 blooms.
attor of ‘Nevada County and was con-}
Grass Valley. Later he joined in part-,
iMarigolds,
double.
French,
12
to .
inspection
ducted on a tour of
nership with J. B. Grissel in the opblooms.
George
and
Camp Beale by Osborne
erating of a clothing store where
Petunias, single frilled. 5 stems.
ration
tire
local
(Calanan of the
Petunias,. double frilled, 5 stems.
Bolton’s is now located. The two men
board, that the condition of the road,
and its relation to tire destruction
It was
be called to his attention.
trip
the
on
while
that
ant
signific
several
were
cantonment
observed
workers’
cars
a
speed
traveling at
in excess of 45 miles per hour.
George
The following highlights of his
informattion in order to qualify for
tires are submitted for the benefit
of this newspaper’s readers:
In order to qualify for tires you
must be engaged in work that is vital
salve, the bombast, and the boasting of army or navy brass
hats,
American
will not reconcile the
of our
waste
s
people to a heedles
heroic aerial fighting forees:
We need more air-minded men
in top places of authority in this
war, The Iowa, new mastodon battleship of
45,000
tons
has
just
been launched. There is a lot of
ballyhoo about its impregnability.
But almost anybody can remember what chapnened to the Prince
of Wales in the China Sea, or to
the Bismarck in the North Sea.
The only thought one can have
about the Iowa, is in fact, a prayer. It may/be lucky.
(Continued on Page Two)
months ago
‘Her
death
Dolan’s
seemed
to
wife
take
cause he often remarked that he had
Glennothing for which
ed
GRASS VALLEY
TIED WITH CHICO
Parents of childre
tires to transport their children to
meet the school busses are not eligible.
Those who have two automobiles
must wear out the tires on both cars
before they become eligible for tires
Pooling of trucks in rural areas
‘to serve each other must be done and
enemy 'with inferior machines and
All the
equipment, is enraging.
the
of
SECTION I-A—ROSES
to live.
One or’ more
Additional
offices at
tion
candidates
the
August
have filed
the
for
county
primary elec
required
list of
campaign expenses. The deadline for
new
varieties, 3 blooms to
the filing of the expenses is.September 10th.
(Miss Elma Hecke, who was eleeted
treasurer
and
tax collector over
three opponents, listed expenses of
a vase.
SECTION I-B—DAHLIAS
$353.78 while Joseph Henwood, one
3 blooms.
Pompom, one or more varieties, 6
blooms.
Largest and most perfect bloom.
1 bloom.
SECTION I4C—-GLADOLI
over to the general election with
Eben K. Smart as Scadden’s opponent.
}
Alvah “Hooper, who was elected
coroner, spent $149.91.
Grass Valley defeated
to 0 yesterday and the
‘fications set forth above.
include a
Large flowering, any colors, three
spikes.
brother, George Dolan
SECTION 2
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS
(Exhibitors to furnish own con
Bert F. Panter, Grass Valley con
stable reelected, listed his expenses
at $16.60 while Justice of the Peace
Charles Morehouse of Grass Valley
and a sister, Mrs. Will Walthers of tainers. Other foliage permitted.)
spent $29.12.
Jerome Coughlan, unopposed for
surany. container, one accessory.
member of the board of supervisors,
Arrangement suggesting PEACE,
spent $42.00.
any container, one accessory.
San Francisco. Mrs. Mary Guenther,
his
aged
mother
in
law,
vives.
also
+
MANY PRESENT
AT MRS, PEARCE
FUNERAL RITES
Oroville,
Ainsiaana
to the war effort, the public health
or safety.
the Chico Colts 15
Regardless of the state law, school Giants trounced
Valley and Chico
Grass
busses would have to use retread to 2, placing
with Marysplace
first
for
tie
a
in
of
tires.
in the
‘behind
game
half
one
ville
cars
their
Public officials who ‘use
standings.
League
Valley
ento
Sacram
offices
their
from
to travel to and
Three games remain to be played
or for personal uses are no longer
the end of the season and
before
eligible for tires.
and (Chico tangle in all
Valley
Grass
for
n who apply
line.
those used by the enemy, has, per
head
anticipated a short life for him be
Several
died.
artificial leg.
the answers to questions bombarded
(Cartney. of the Liquified Petroleum
Dolan was a member of the advisat him by the ration ‘board members
be
will
Gas Corporation that there
were
that
s
problem
ory board of the Nevada ‘County
and solved many
. adequate amounts of Butane gas for
memboard
Selective
Service Board.
ration
The
d.
submitte
jal present users, but that the fedThe funeral rites will be followed
bers ‘were impressed with his directeral authorities have forbidden all
by burial in the Pine Grove Cemeness and che earffed the respect of
installations for new or additional
tery beside his wife.
both the Rotary Club members and users of butane.
Surviving relatives of the deceas.
members
board
the ration
and then they must have the quali
rudest
its
haps, given America
are
we
that
thought
The
jolt.
highly
sending our intelligent,
trained boys out against an aerial
Legg,
something out of his life and friends
Zinnias, giant, 5 blooms.
Zinnias, pompom, 12 ‘blooms.
Zinnias, Mexican, 5 ‘blooms.
Zinnias, Fantasy
or
other
types, 5 blooms.
sold out several years ago.
gr0uP
Shortly after
retiring
from the
Lowell’s visit here was an inspirCactus, any type, any color, three of the ‘three men candidates for the
brook Gas Co., who has just returned
clothing store business Dolan underblooms:
office, spent $211.60.
ation to “the members of the local
to
from a special trip to Long Beach
Decorative, any type, any color, 3
(Phil Scadden spent a
total of
for the removal
operation
an
went
boards, which have looked forward
for
holds
find out what the future
blooms.
ng.
organizi
of
one
leg.
He
recovered
sufficent$304.08
in
his
campaign
for
election
since
ng
a®meeti
to such
Ball, any color, 3 blooms.
butane gas and its users, states that
an
with
life
as
county
assessor.
The
race
goes
normal
resume
to
ly
A forceful speaker, Lowell knew all
Miniature, one or more varieties,
McPresident
he was assured by
into producing plants without too
assembly
the
much delay along’
But this failure in producing
than
planes equal to, or better
ENOUGH BUTANE
GAS FOR PRESENT
USERS, SAYS LEGG
\Arrangement suggesting VICTORY
Blue flowers in a blue container.
Dick Lane is all set for a defense
job in the bay area but he will have
Arrangements suitable for old fasha little play time first. He left Friioned container, not to exceed 9 inday for Long Beach where he will
Arrangement.in clear glass, stem
to count-as part\of design.
ches over all.
White flowers in a black or white enjoy a two weeks vacation then re
turn to Nevada City and “kill a deer.”
container.
’ Massed garden flowers in a ‘basAfter that annual stunt of his is 4¢
complished he will take his part f& .
ket.
Two identical
vases
or bowls,
suitable for mantle or buffet. entered the war work.
“Many attended the funeral rites at as a unit.
CLAUDE PRINE TRIAL SET
‘Flowers,
(berries,,
grasses,
etc,
three games while Marysville plays the Holmes Funeral Home here Satsuitable for a winter bouquet.
Superior
Judge George L. Jones
e
the tail end Orovill nine,
urday for Mrs. Laura Lena Pearce,
Roses with own foliage. in
any!
has set September 22nd as the date
died
‘who
container.
prominent local woman,
Flowers in tones, of red, any confor the start of the trial of Claude
Thursday following an extended illPrine, 36. indicted by the grand
tainer.
ness. Burial was in the Pine Grove
Arrangement, typifying HARVEST, jury on a charge of manslaughter in
Cemetery.
using ‘fruits, flowers and vegetables. connection with the death in Grass
Mrs. Pearce was the wife of Wil(Petunias in a bowl, any variety.
Valley in July of John Tersan, 62:
FUNERAL HELD
TODAY FOR LATE
MARTHA EDDY
liam Pearce.
She was born Laura
. Lena Seibert, daughter of a pioneer
local family.
Any flower in a metal container.
Any iflowers in a ‘pottery container, one accessory ‘permitted.
Prine pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in the superior court here
Arrangement
of gladioli.
am
Friday.
In addition to her husband, the
Any original
arrangement,
any].
Harlan,
sons,
flowers,
any
container.
:
‘
‘
i
deceased leaves three
have been granted tires must be fulMiss Catherine Davis stenographer
Miniature arrangement, single or
e
(Clarenc
and
Rolland
Pearce,
and
a
s
ne
ly loaded.
‘Last rites were held atthe Holme
grouped, not to exceed 5 inches over at the county hospital,” left SaturWilson.
The destruction of casings, or wilFuneral Home here this morning for daughter, Mardelle Pearce
day for Berkeley where she _ will]
all.
Harlan is in the Miners Hospital
SECTION 3
ful abuses of rubber through care(Mrs. Martha Anne Eddy, 82, member
spend a week’s vacation with her
n.
VEGETABLES (‘Grown ‘by Exhibitor) aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. F. Islessness, overloading or speeding is of a prominent pioneer family, who here recovering from a operatio
all cars of cantonment workers who
Beets, 5.
prohibited and is punishable jby’ disdied Friddy. Burial was in the Pine
qualification for tires.
;
Grove Cemetery.
than.
less
Mrs. Eddy died
If one has a truck that as to, be
at
her
of
cannot,
death
owner
the
the
after
s
and
ed
month
recapp
the moment obtain a certificate, he
should leave the truck idle until he
The tire ration
does obtain one.
sco tied up the
Franci
San
board of
truckers who are building the streets
in Camp Beale for.48 hours due to
overloading.
Mountain Communities Vote
tw@
For Establishing Cemetery Dis.
sis
Residents of the mountain area
were
ng the third and fourth supcomprisi
had
an
inseparable and Miss Hartm
districts voted 152 to 14
l
ervisoria
a
during
Eddy
Mrs.
taken care of
for the establishing of a cemetery
long period of invalidism.
ter,
Mina
Hartman.
The
two
iMrs. Eddy was formerly employed
district.
the
The vote was canvassed ‘by
at the Nevada City ‘Sanitarium as a
(Nevada County Board of Supervisnurse.
(‘She was born in Nevada’ City in
Lowell pointed out the critical sitUnithe
in
1860 and spent all her
rubber
ing
September,
regard
uation
ted States. The army has had to use life in this community.
She leaves one sister, Mrs. Mabel
steel treads on tanks. The steel tread
s
Just
of Sacramento and two brothwherea
‘miles
1,000
‘wearout in
rubber runs ‘six. to eight.. thousand ers, Charles Hartman of Red Bluff
miles and increases the speed of the and Al Hartman of Mountain City,
Nevada.
tank six to eight miles per hour.
Stickers are to be provided and
Walter Neilsen
contractor
and
placed on all cars which are granted
tires, the stickers stating the fact (Fenton Fleming of Sacramento are
that the car,is run on ration rubspending their vacation in Fleming's
old home on Boulder Street.
ber.
ors Friday.
Organizing of the district will now
be the next step.
prorat
SORE
Cabbage, any type, 1 head.
Carrots, 5.
Cauliflower, 1 head, trimmed. ,
Corn, white, 3 ears.
Corn, yellow,
Francisco,
arrived
in
Nevada
City
3 ears.
Cucumbers, 3.
Peppers, 5.
Lima beans, ‘bush, 12 pods. '
‘Lima beans, yellow, 12 pods.
Snap beans, green, flat,,'12.
Snap lbeans, round, 12.
Onions, 5.
:
Potatoes, 5, and variety.
Pumpkins, 1.
Tomatoes, red, 5.
Tomatoes, any other kind, 5.
Turnips,
Visits Mother Here—
‘Fern Rockefeller, employed in San
3.
Squash, summer, 1.
Squash, winter, 1.
Swiss chard, trimmed, 1 plant,
SECTION 4—FOR JUNIORS
oard.
Mr. and-Mrs. Ed
Trimmer
(Not over 16 years of age.)
and
children of San Francisco arrived in
Nevada City Saturday evening and
‘. remained over the Labor Day holiday
with Mrs. Trimmer’s aunt, Mrs. C,
Guenbher.
:
SECTION 5—COMMERICAL
Florists, nursermen, seedman and.
merchants are cordially invited to
display any educational or artistic
entry they desire.
Never* before has gardening and
horticulture been called upon to contribute so much to the national effort and it is felt that the commun
ity will aid a movement by which it —
is directly benefitted. All proc
Any junior may make an entry from the sale of flowers, vege
and refreshments ‘will be turned
her sister, Dolores Rockefeller, who under any of the above Sections.
Specimen flowers
and
Vv etables to the local chapter of the Am
tomorrow night will be installed as
lowers Red Cross to help purchase the
must (be grown iby exhibitor.
worthy advisor of the Nevada City and ‘foliage used in arrangements fort kits which are now ‘being
up.
Rainbow Girls.
need not be grown iby exhibitor.
yesterday for a short visit with her
mother, Mrs. Gladys Rockefeller and
a)
Zeros are concerned we are not so