September 8, 1941 (4 pages)

-_ he Se oar! The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per Nevada City N ugget This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your month friends, your neighbors, read COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA The Nugget. Vol. 15. No. 72. o The e County Seat Paper___ NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA aoa. ae MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 8, 1941. Book Auditor: Reminds Council’: : Of Law -Preventing Its Members Doing Business With City ==. CERTIFIEL IED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT LYMAN STRAINE SUGGESTS COUNCIL ADOPT A MORE RIGID CONTROL OVER AFFAIRS OF NEVADA CITY. The report of Lyman M. Straine, certified public accountant, on his audit of the city books for the fiscal years 1939-1940 and 1940-1941 has been presented to the city council. The report finds the city books in good condition. Certified Accountant Straine, however, made several criticisms and suggested several changes in the operation of city government. Bs Regarding the city council, Straine’s report read: “It \is our opinion that an adequate control. over expenditures is not being maintained. The fault apenas lie with the method employed which does not the approval of claims, in many instances, until the liabilities have been incurred. The ideal set up erate a, of course, include a purchasing agent, but the city. is too small to justify a position of this® kind, In lieu thereof the might assume some of these duties, by ascertaining in advance of purchase the proposed expenditures and the approximate cost thereof. “Your attention is again called ‘to, Section 886 of the Municipal Cor-! “No officer of such city. shall be interested, directly or indirectly, any of the officers thereof in their official capacity, or in doing any work or furnishing any supplies for the use of such city, or its officers ‘in their official capacity; and any claim for compensation for work done, or supplies or materials furnished, in which any such officer is interested, shall be void, and if audited and allowed shall not be paid by the city treasurer. Any wilful violations of the provisions of this section shall be a ground for removal from office, and shall be deemed a misdemeanor and punished as such."’ “Our examination of the claims disclosed, in our opinion, what amounted to a number of violations of this section.” The report of the accountant on the books of the water collector read: "*All reported receipts by this officer were properly accounted for and his books were in very good condi: tion.” , Regarding the office of the water eollector, the ‘accountant did say, however: “Your attention is called te the dangerous practice of allowing the water-coHector, who makes callections, to write off accounts without the recorded approval of the council. No internal chéck is maintained, and it would’ thus be possible for a dishonest collector to pocket substartial amount of money collected on delinquent accounts.”’ The report cited that accounts ceceivable in the water department to(Continued on Page Four) Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. From the @ry-as-dust Oongre-. gational Record we cull excerpts from a speech by Representative Edward H. Rees of Kansas, a Republican, that indicate some of the loyal opposition are doing a good job of auditing the New Deal. Mr. Rees said: council . . in, any contract with such city, or with . of the high school ‘Frantz believed the idea to be a good = City ( Council Orders Start Of ‘Work On Loca . Library Job “The city: crew, under the supervision of Herbert Hallett, today began porations Act which prodives that:. Work on improving the street and sidewalks in front and on ‘the west side: . of the library. The project was originally started by WPA but when WPA was discon‘tinued, “parent to the council the job must be completed by the city before the rain season, Probably the most important business of the council Thursday night was regarding an increase of 50 cents; per day to all city street and improvement employees. The increase was granted following lively discussion. The matter of wages for city emPloyees became the issue after Superintendent of Streets Hallett announced Jim Allen) whom the coun-— cil wanted to lay the forms for conerete on the library sidewalk job, would not work’ for the $4.50 par day employees formerly received. All councilmen and City Clerk George Calanan favored an increase for Allen. Councilman John Ivey opposed it. The decision to give Allen an increase was reached over Ivey’s opposition, Wage increases for the .remainder of the city crew was then taken up. After considerable discussion on comparative wages elsewhere and the rising living cost the council unani. mously granted the 50 cents per day boost to the city employees. It was called to the attention of the council that Nick Sandow, who last year was voted a two. weeks vacation with pay, had not taken hig’ last year’s vacation. The council then took the position Sandow was. entitled to a month’s vacation this year, even though his services to the city would be missed. Chief of Police Max Solaro asked permission of the council to utilize Seamans Lodge at Pioneer Park as an entertainment center for the /young people of the city, Solaro said he planned to install apool table, table tennis outfits, a phonograph and other entertainment devices in the building. He said he had conferred with Ed Frantz, coach one. The council said the Boy Scouts . had been given permission to use the ‘lodge and the council desired to consult with the scout officials before a »Let me give you a few specific instances of the manner in which the taxpayers’ money has been expended in the name of national defense. . Our government is now building a beautiful scenic highway across a half dozen Southern States which, when completed, will cost about $60,000,000 This highway, or parkway, as it was called, was begun about four years ago. It will’ be completed in about three or four more years. The last appropriation of $7,000,000 went . through this House because’it was suggested the highway was needed as a paft of our defense program. It is well known to ‘be only a scenic, highway, winding through the mountains, and not suitable for military purposes. Within the last few weeks this Congress authorized an expenditure of several million dollars for ‘a dam somewhere in the State of Arizona. It was submitted on the ground that the project might be needed in connection with the defense program. When questioned, it was admitted the-dam could not be completed and ready for use ‘charged with drunken driving decision to turn the hall over for the use of Chief Solaro was reached. Solaro was promised prompt action by the council,’ however. : The chief of police said he hoped by turning the hall into a recreation center to keep the young people off the streets and from possible trouble. AL MURRAY T0 BE SENT ENCED WEDNESDAY © Al Meee Murray, 23, Nevada City youth involving injury to a person, pleaded guilty in the superior court ‘here before Judge George L. Jones. Murray asked for’ probation. The report of Probation Officer and sentencing was set for Wednesday. ‘Murray was represented by Attorney Frank Finnegan. Murray was the driver of an automobile which struck Jack Webb, Lava Cap miner, in Hills Plat in July. The Murray car ended up againsta tree in the yard (Continued on Page Twe) of Probation Officer McGagin. it became increasingly ap,"on the plan and; The work, which will cost the city approximately $1,900, was authorized by the city council at its meeting Thursday night. OROVILLE HALTS GRASS VALLEY PENNANT DRIVE Behind ihe seven hit pitch of Andrews, the Oroville Olives downed the Grass Valley Miners at Watt Park in Grass Valey yesterday afternoon to forge ahead of the Miners in the battle for the second ‘half flag in the Sacramento Vulley League. The score yesterday was 4 to 3. Three of the Olives’ four runs were knocked in by Elmer Newman, normally a pitcher but who played first base yesterday. George Cooper hit a home run ‘over the rightfield fence for Grass Valley in the sixth inning, the first circuit blow over the wall since it ‘was set back four years ago. Grass Valley’s other run came when Paul Bowa singled and advanced home on two errors. The score: R H E MOTOV ICU ea 412 5 GTASS VQHOV ass cctess see ses RRR (ee Batteries: Andrews and Lédford; Stalder, Campbell and Simmons. The Nevada County Selective Service Board has named the nine men !who will leave the courthouse here ‘at 7 a. m. Tuesday, September 23rd, for a year’s military traifiing. The group will include three vol‘unteers' Frank Hing, DeeCourcey Treloure Eckles and Donald Alvin Blue. Clerk Merle torhann said Hing has been attempting to get into service as a volunteer since last April but had.been unable to make it because he was several pounds underweight. His determination led Hing to work hard to gain weight and his last examination revealed he was five pounds above the minimum, so now his desire to enter military training will be satisfied. ' Volunteer Blue already has a brother in military training. Eckles, local mail carrier also has a brother in service. He was inducted in Sier‘Ta County in the first contingent to . leave for military training. The nine to leave on September 23rd are: . ‘William Saa, 1961 Atlantic St., . Oakland, California. Frank Hing, 1007 2nd Street, Sacramento, California. George Gibert Wales) 608 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, California. William A. Greer, Route 3, Thayler, Kansas. Alvin Francis Lawellin, P. O. Box . 930, Grass Valley, California. . Carl Eugene Robinson, ‘Chicago . Park, Nevada County, California. Salvatore Victor Tornello, care C. Tornello and Co., Youngstown Erie Terminal Bldg., Youngstown, Ohio. DeeCourcey Treloure Eckles, 511 Dean Street, Nevada City, California. Dnald Alvin Blue, P. O. Box 450, Nevada City, California. Women’s Society To Meet Wednesday ~The Women’s Society for Christian Service of the Methodist Church will hold its first meeting of the fall season Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock. The executive board will an hour earlier at 1 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the Methodist church. : Suffers Fracture Of Both Legs In Motorcycle Crash. Near Marysville James Dunne, employe eof Cramer’s, automobile dealer in Grass Valley, suffered serious injuries yesterday afternoon near Marysville when Marysville. Dunne was taken to the County Hospital and last night was pital here by rthe amublance service. Dunne’s injuries included. two broken legs and a shattered elbow. Hooper-Weave HERE ON LEAVE Noble McCormack, Jr., truckdriver in the National Guard in training at San Luis Obispo; arrived at the home of his parents, County Clerk and Mrs. R. N. McCormack, for a:eleven ‘day visit. McCormack expects to Spend the 11 days enjoying a Visit with relatives and friends here. Three Volunteers Will Be In Group To Leave For Training William Jaeckle Death Removes Prominent Civic Worker of Nevada County Many were in attendance at the last rites held in the Lutheran Church in.Chicago Park for Captain William Jaeckle, 59, well known Sey Importance Of Housing ‘Survey For Nevada City, Grass Valley Is Stren CANTONMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MEET TONIGHT IN GRASS VALLEY, IN : TRUCKEE TOMORROW NIGHT Nevada City and Grass Valley members of a board of directors selected to work out details and supervise Nevada County’s drive for business which will result from the proposed cantonment in Nevada and Yuma Counties will meet with Secretary J. W. Kaufman of the Marysville Chamber of Commerce in Grass Valley tonight and tomorrow night will travel LOCAL RESIDENTS RECEIVE 50 YEAR MASONIC PINS Mayor Ben Hall and Alfred Mar-, tin of Nevada Lodge No. 13 F. and A. M. Saturday night were presented with buttons signifying membership of 50 years in the Masonic order. The presentation was made by Sup[to Truckee for a meeting with the Truckee chamber. In the meanwhile, the board of directors has a housing survey in the Grass ValleyNevada City district underway. A. C. Presley of this city was, appointed the chairman of the housing committee. At the present time the housing survey is the most important task ahead of the group. From the survey it is hoped to obtain information on the approximate number of persons the two communities can accommodate. sear at Presley urges the cooperation of erior Judge George L. Jones of this city, past grand master of Masons in. California. More than 100 Masons from the . Northern part of the state attended . the gathering here Saturday night. The past masters of Nevada Lodge! put on their third degree work. A dinner preceded the ceremonial and pin awarding event. fruit grower of Nevada County and active worker in the civic better-. ment of the county. The Holmes Funera Home had charge of the funeral services The deceased was a director of the Nevada Irrigation District and a director of the Colfax Fruit Growers . Association. He was a member of the Grass Valley Rotary, the Nevada County Agricultural Administration, American Legion, Second Division . Association of the A. E. F. and Dis. abled Officers of the World War Association. ‘Captain Jaeckle for his heroism in the World War, was awarded the French Croix de Guerre and the American Order of the Purple Heart. The. death of Captain Jaeckle is regarded as’a distinct loss to the entire county. Funeral Held Today For Late Peter Conti Funeral services were held at the St. Canice Catholic Church here this; Lierning for Peter Conti, well known . !ocal Italian resident, who died last week. Father Patrick O’Reilly officiated at the last rites for Conti. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery under the direction of the Holmes Funeral Home, MRS. CASTELL . DIES; FUNERAL WEDNESDAY Catherine Castell, 38, wife of G. E. Castell, who formerly was employed on a dragline dredge near here, died in a Westwood hospital during childbirth. The child died al‘so. Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Holmes Funeral Home here. Rev. David Ralston will officiate. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Grass Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Castell making their home in . had been Greenville, his motorcycle struck a culvert pear Plumas County, and Mrs. Castell was Yuba. the birth of the child. brought to the Nevada County Hos-. . taken to the Westwood hospital for ‘Besides her husband, the deceased leaves two children, Utona and Leroy Mitchell, both of Greenville; two sisters, Mrs. David Wallace and Mrs. Kelly Oneskey of Grass Valley and two brothers, Boyd Roberts and Carl Roerts of Grass Valley. Miss Pryor Visits Here— : Miss Frances Pryor, teacher in the Walnut Grove school, spent the past weekend in Nevada City visiting with her brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martine. Miss Pryor and the Martines enjoyed a picnic at White day and he proudly paid a fine for investigated the accident, Reeder was BRETHARTE DAIRYFORSTH VEAR WINS FIRST To the Bret Harte Dairy of this . city for the sixth consecutive year, goes the State Fair first award, gold ribbon and cash, for the best milk and cream produced in California. In fact the record is a little better than indicated, for the Bret Harte Dairy has won a first in the past ten years with the exception of one year in which no entry was made. The announcement was made by U. S. N. Johnson owner of the Bret Harte Dairy, at a meeting of the Nevada City Rotary club last Thurs“advertising.”’ TROWEL HANDLE COMPOSED OF HISTORIC WOODS The Nevada City Branch of the! Bank of America is joining in the ob. servance of California’s ninety-first Admission Day by distributing a pic-' torial booklet ‘“‘Cornerstones of Cai‘ifornia,’’ describing dramatic episodes' in the state’s history. y These episodes were associated with historic woods from every coun-' ty in the state used in the handle of the trowel with which A, P. Giannini laid the cornerstone of the bank’s hew head office building, soon to be. opened in San Francisco. “This booklet should stimulate a fresh sense of pride in California’s progress and a still stronger faith in (California’s future,’ H. A. Curnow. ‘Nevada County is represented in the booklet by a picture of the monument commemorating the discovery of quartz gold at Gold Hill. The trowel wood from this county comes from an ancient manzanita. shrub growing at this site,Alta Hill Resident Injured In Auto Crash Harry Reeder, 28, suffered severe head injuries in an accident at Hills Flat yesterday afternoon. Reeder, a resident of the Alta Hill district, was an occupant of an automobile driven by Julius Brown. . California Highway Patrol officers . says Manager) taken.to the Jones Memorial HosCloud Saturday: pital in a Hooper-Weaver ambulance. ,ers are concerned at i survey, Chairman Presley reports. tonment was ‘“‘certain.” PLEASANT VALLEY FIRE CONTROLLED a brush and grass. It started all home owners in the housing survey. A questionnaire is printed elsewhere in this paper. Those who have . houses, apartments or even rooms for rent are urged to fill in the questionnaire and send it to the Chamber of Commerce in. the City Hall here. ; Marysville, Yuba City and sur-. rounding districts are already filled as far as available living quartthe present time, although the cantonment is yet in the embryo stage. It was reported 300 .,additional technicians are due to arrive for work on the cantonment immediately and where to house them is @ . problem. The communities of Grass Valley and Nevada City will probably benefit, it is said, if a list of houses for rent was available to’ them. When actual construction on the proposed $25,000,000. starts, there will be at least 8,000 civilians employed on the project. Housing the workmen will be a tremendous problem and Nevada County will be called upon to help shoulder the burden. The committee as well as the home owners will benefit by the housing Congressman Harry L. Englebright who said the cantonment will be constructed if the war situation becomes more critical, commended the plans: of the Nevada City and Grass Valley — greup for the housing survey. He urged the adoption of a ‘“‘watchful-waiting’ policy by the people of Nevada City and Grass Valley as far as their hopes for the cantonment’s, construction was concerned but said’ the housing survey ‘is a good thing.”’ .The housing situation will be one of the topics of discussion at. the ;meeting with Kaufman and other Marysville Chamber of Commerce of,ficials in Grass Valley tonight. An,. other matter of extreme importance requiring the cooperation of the two cities with Marysville will be taken, up At the meeting with the Truckee Chamber o Commerce tomorrow /night, Truckee’s three members of the board of directors of the canton,ment group will be announced. Nevada County residents were interested in the announcement in Marysville by Congressman Clarence. Lea that the construction of the canA'fire in the Pleasant Valley district, believed to have been ‘started by dove hunters, was controlledlast — night by state fire suppression ctews from Nevada City, Shady Creek, Wolf and Smartville. State Fire Ranger William Sharp : said the fire burned about 8 acres Sharp had men . . the Yast night and.

-_ he Se oar! The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per Nevada City N ugget This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your month friends, your neighbors, read COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA The Nugget. Vol. 15. No. 72. o The e County Seat Paper___ NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA aoa. ae MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 8, 1941. Book Auditor: Reminds Council’: : Of Law -Preventing Its Members Doing Business With City ==. CERTIFIEL IED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT LYMAN STRAINE SUGGESTS COUNCIL ADOPT A MORE RIGID CONTROL OVER AFFAIRS OF NEVADA CITY. The report of Lyman M. Straine, certified public accountant, on his audit of the city books for the fiscal years 1939-1940 and 1940-1941 has been presented to the city council. The report finds the city books in good condition. Certified Accountant Straine, however, made several criticisms and suggested several changes in the operation of city government. Bs Regarding the city council, Straine’s report read: “It \is our opinion that an adequate control. over expenditures is not being maintained. The fault apenas lie with the method employed which does not the approval of claims, in many instances, until the liabilities have been incurred. The ideal set up erate a, of course, include a purchasing agent, but the city. is too small to justify a position of this® kind, In lieu thereof the might assume some of these duties, by ascertaining in advance of purchase the proposed expenditures and the approximate cost thereof. “Your attention is again called ‘to, Section 886 of the Municipal Cor-! “No officer of such city. shall be interested, directly or indirectly, any of the officers thereof in their official capacity, or in doing any work or furnishing any supplies for the use of such city, or its officers ‘in their official capacity; and any claim for compensation for work done, or supplies or materials furnished, in which any such officer is interested, shall be void, and if audited and allowed shall not be paid by the city treasurer. Any wilful violations of the provisions of this section shall be a ground for removal from office, and shall be deemed a misdemeanor and punished as such."’ “Our examination of the claims disclosed, in our opinion, what amounted to a number of violations of this section.” The report of the accountant on the books of the water collector read: "*All reported receipts by this officer were properly accounted for and his books were in very good condi: tion.” , Regarding the office of the water eollector, the ‘accountant did say, however: “Your attention is called te the dangerous practice of allowing the water-coHector, who makes callections, to write off accounts without the recorded approval of the council. No internal chéck is maintained, and it would’ thus be possible for a dishonest collector to pocket substartial amount of money collected on delinquent accounts.”’ The report cited that accounts ceceivable in the water department to(Continued on Page Four) Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. From the @ry-as-dust Oongre-. gational Record we cull excerpts from a speech by Representative Edward H. Rees of Kansas, a Republican, that indicate some of the loyal opposition are doing a good job of auditing the New Deal. Mr. Rees said: council . . in, any contract with such city, or with . of the high school ‘Frantz believed the idea to be a good = City ( Council Orders Start Of ‘Work On Loca . Library Job “The city: crew, under the supervision of Herbert Hallett, today began porations Act which prodives that:. Work on improving the street and sidewalks in front and on ‘the west side: . of the library. The project was originally started by WPA but when WPA was discon‘tinued, “parent to the council the job must be completed by the city before the rain season, Probably the most important business of the council Thursday night was regarding an increase of 50 cents; per day to all city street and improvement employees. The increase was granted following lively discussion. The matter of wages for city emPloyees became the issue after Superintendent of Streets Hallett announced Jim Allen) whom the coun-— cil wanted to lay the forms for conerete on the library sidewalk job, would not work’ for the $4.50 par day employees formerly received. All councilmen and City Clerk George Calanan favored an increase for Allen. Councilman John Ivey opposed it. The decision to give Allen an increase was reached over Ivey’s opposition, Wage increases for the .remainder of the city crew was then taken up. After considerable discussion on comparative wages elsewhere and the rising living cost the council unani. mously granted the 50 cents per day boost to the city employees. It was called to the attention of the council that Nick Sandow, who last year was voted a two. weeks vacation with pay, had not taken hig’ last year’s vacation. The council then took the position Sandow was. entitled to a month’s vacation this year, even though his services to the city would be missed. Chief of Police Max Solaro asked permission of the council to utilize Seamans Lodge at Pioneer Park as an entertainment center for the /young people of the city, Solaro said he planned to install apool table, table tennis outfits, a phonograph and other entertainment devices in the building. He said he had conferred with Ed Frantz, coach one. The council said the Boy Scouts . had been given permission to use the ‘lodge and the council desired to consult with the scout officials before a »Let me give you a few specific instances of the manner in which the taxpayers’ money has been expended in the name of national defense. . Our government is now building a beautiful scenic highway across a half dozen Southern States which, when completed, will cost about $60,000,000 This highway, or parkway, as it was called, was begun about four years ago. It will’ be completed in about three or four more years. The last appropriation of $7,000,000 went . through this House because’it was suggested the highway was needed as a paft of our defense program. It is well known to ‘be only a scenic, highway, winding through the mountains, and not suitable for military purposes. Within the last few weeks this Congress authorized an expenditure of several million dollars for ‘a dam somewhere in the State of Arizona. It was submitted on the ground that the project might be needed in connection with the defense program. When questioned, it was admitted the-dam could not be completed and ready for use ‘charged with drunken driving decision to turn the hall over for the use of Chief Solaro was reached. Solaro was promised prompt action by the council,’ however. : The chief of police said he hoped by turning the hall into a recreation center to keep the young people off the streets and from possible trouble. AL MURRAY T0 BE SENT ENCED WEDNESDAY © Al Meee Murray, 23, Nevada City youth involving injury to a person, pleaded guilty in the superior court ‘here before Judge George L. Jones. Murray asked for’ probation. The report of Probation Officer and sentencing was set for Wednesday. ‘Murray was represented by Attorney Frank Finnegan. Murray was the driver of an automobile which struck Jack Webb, Lava Cap miner, in Hills Plat in July. The Murray car ended up againsta tree in the yard (Continued on Page Twe) of Probation Officer McGagin. it became increasingly ap,"on the plan and; The work, which will cost the city approximately $1,900, was authorized by the city council at its meeting Thursday night. OROVILLE HALTS GRASS VALLEY PENNANT DRIVE Behind ihe seven hit pitch of Andrews, the Oroville Olives downed the Grass Valley Miners at Watt Park in Grass Valey yesterday afternoon to forge ahead of the Miners in the battle for the second ‘half flag in the Sacramento Vulley League. The score yesterday was 4 to 3. Three of the Olives’ four runs were knocked in by Elmer Newman, normally a pitcher but who played first base yesterday. George Cooper hit a home run ‘over the rightfield fence for Grass Valley in the sixth inning, the first circuit blow over the wall since it ‘was set back four years ago. Grass Valley’s other run came when Paul Bowa singled and advanced home on two errors. The score: R H E MOTOV ICU ea 412 5 GTASS VQHOV ass cctess see ses RRR (ee Batteries: Andrews and Lédford; Stalder, Campbell and Simmons. The Nevada County Selective Service Board has named the nine men !who will leave the courthouse here ‘at 7 a. m. Tuesday, September 23rd, for a year’s military traifiing. The group will include three vol‘unteers' Frank Hing, DeeCourcey Treloure Eckles and Donald Alvin Blue. Clerk Merle torhann said Hing has been attempting to get into service as a volunteer since last April but had.been unable to make it because he was several pounds underweight. His determination led Hing to work hard to gain weight and his last examination revealed he was five pounds above the minimum, so now his desire to enter military training will be satisfied. ' Volunteer Blue already has a brother in military training. Eckles, local mail carrier also has a brother in service. He was inducted in Sier‘Ta County in the first contingent to . leave for military training. The nine to leave on September 23rd are: . ‘William Saa, 1961 Atlantic St., . Oakland, California. Frank Hing, 1007 2nd Street, Sacramento, California. George Gibert Wales) 608 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, California. William A. Greer, Route 3, Thayler, Kansas. Alvin Francis Lawellin, P. O. Box . 930, Grass Valley, California. . Carl Eugene Robinson, ‘Chicago . Park, Nevada County, California. Salvatore Victor Tornello, care C. Tornello and Co., Youngstown Erie Terminal Bldg., Youngstown, Ohio. DeeCourcey Treloure Eckles, 511 Dean Street, Nevada City, California. Dnald Alvin Blue, P. O. Box 450, Nevada City, California. Women’s Society To Meet Wednesday ~The Women’s Society for Christian Service of the Methodist Church

will hold its first meeting of the fall season Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock. The executive board will an hour earlier at 1 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the Methodist church. : Suffers Fracture Of Both Legs In Motorcycle Crash. Near Marysville James Dunne, employe eof Cramer’s, automobile dealer in Grass Valley, suffered serious injuries yesterday afternoon near Marysville when Marysville. Dunne was taken to the County Hospital and last night was pital here by rthe amublance service. Dunne’s injuries included. two broken legs and a shattered elbow. Hooper-Weave HERE ON LEAVE Noble McCormack, Jr., truckdriver in the National Guard in training at San Luis Obispo; arrived at the home of his parents, County Clerk and Mrs. R. N. McCormack, for a:eleven ‘day visit. McCormack expects to Spend the 11 days enjoying a Visit with relatives and friends here. Three Volunteers Will Be In Group To Leave For Training William Jaeckle Death Removes Prominent Civic Worker of Nevada County Many were in attendance at the last rites held in the Lutheran Church in.Chicago Park for Captain William Jaeckle, 59, well known Sey Importance Of Housing ‘Survey For Nevada City, Grass Valley Is Stren CANTONMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MEET TONIGHT IN GRASS VALLEY, IN : TRUCKEE TOMORROW NIGHT Nevada City and Grass Valley members of a board of directors selected to work out details and supervise Nevada County’s drive for business which will result from the proposed cantonment in Nevada and Yuma Counties will meet with Secretary J. W. Kaufman of the Marysville Chamber of Commerce in Grass Valley tonight and tomorrow night will travel LOCAL RESIDENTS RECEIVE 50 YEAR MASONIC PINS Mayor Ben Hall and Alfred Mar-, tin of Nevada Lodge No. 13 F. and A. M. Saturday night were presented with buttons signifying membership of 50 years in the Masonic order. The presentation was made by Sup[to Truckee for a meeting with the Truckee chamber. In the meanwhile, the board of directors has a housing survey in the Grass ValleyNevada City district underway. A. C. Presley of this city was, appointed the chairman of the housing committee. At the present time the housing survey is the most important task ahead of the group. From the survey it is hoped to obtain information on the approximate number of persons the two communities can accommodate. sear at Presley urges the cooperation of erior Judge George L. Jones of this city, past grand master of Masons in. California. More than 100 Masons from the . Northern part of the state attended . the gathering here Saturday night. The past masters of Nevada Lodge! put on their third degree work. A dinner preceded the ceremonial and pin awarding event. fruit grower of Nevada County and active worker in the civic better-. ment of the county. The Holmes Funera Home had charge of the funeral services The deceased was a director of the Nevada Irrigation District and a director of the Colfax Fruit Growers . Association. He was a member of the Grass Valley Rotary, the Nevada County Agricultural Administration, American Legion, Second Division . Association of the A. E. F. and Dis. abled Officers of the World War Association. ‘Captain Jaeckle for his heroism in the World War, was awarded the French Croix de Guerre and the American Order of the Purple Heart. The. death of Captain Jaeckle is regarded as’a distinct loss to the entire county. Funeral Held Today For Late Peter Conti Funeral services were held at the St. Canice Catholic Church here this; Lierning for Peter Conti, well known . !ocal Italian resident, who died last week. Father Patrick O’Reilly officiated at the last rites for Conti. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery under the direction of the Holmes Funeral Home, MRS. CASTELL . DIES; FUNERAL WEDNESDAY Catherine Castell, 38, wife of G. E. Castell, who formerly was employed on a dragline dredge near here, died in a Westwood hospital during childbirth. The child died al‘so. Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Holmes Funeral Home here. Rev. David Ralston will officiate. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Grass Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Castell making their home in . had been Greenville, his motorcycle struck a culvert pear Plumas County, and Mrs. Castell was Yuba. the birth of the child. brought to the Nevada County Hos-. . taken to the Westwood hospital for ‘Besides her husband, the deceased leaves two children, Utona and Leroy Mitchell, both of Greenville; two sisters, Mrs. David Wallace and Mrs. Kelly Oneskey of Grass Valley and two brothers, Boyd Roberts and Carl Roerts of Grass Valley. Miss Pryor Visits Here— : Miss Frances Pryor, teacher in the Walnut Grove school, spent the past weekend in Nevada City visiting with her brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martine. Miss Pryor and the Martines enjoyed a picnic at White day and he proudly paid a fine for investigated the accident, Reeder was BRETHARTE DAIRYFORSTH VEAR WINS FIRST To the Bret Harte Dairy of this . city for the sixth consecutive year, goes the State Fair first award, gold ribbon and cash, for the best milk and cream produced in California. In fact the record is a little better than indicated, for the Bret Harte Dairy has won a first in the past ten years with the exception of one year in which no entry was made. The announcement was made by U. S. N. Johnson owner of the Bret Harte Dairy, at a meeting of the Nevada City Rotary club last Thurs“advertising.”’ TROWEL HANDLE COMPOSED OF HISTORIC WOODS The Nevada City Branch of the! Bank of America is joining in the ob. servance of California’s ninety-first Admission Day by distributing a pic-' torial booklet ‘“‘Cornerstones of Cai‘ifornia,’’ describing dramatic episodes' in the state’s history. y These episodes were associated with historic woods from every coun-' ty in the state used in the handle of the trowel with which A, P. Giannini laid the cornerstone of the bank’s hew head office building, soon to be. opened in San Francisco. “This booklet should stimulate a fresh sense of pride in California’s progress and a still stronger faith in (California’s future,’ H. A. Curnow. ‘Nevada County is represented in the booklet by a picture of the monument commemorating the discovery of quartz gold at Gold Hill. The trowel wood from this county comes from an ancient manzanita. shrub growing at this site,Alta Hill Resident Injured In Auto Crash Harry Reeder, 28, suffered severe head injuries in an accident at Hills Flat yesterday afternoon. Reeder, a resident of the Alta Hill district, was an occupant of an automobile driven by Julius Brown. . California Highway Patrol officers . says Manager) taken.to the Jones Memorial HosCloud Saturday: pital in a Hooper-Weaver ambulance. ,ers are concerned at i survey, Chairman Presley reports. tonment was ‘“‘certain.” PLEASANT VALLEY FIRE CONTROLLED a brush and grass. It started all home owners in the housing survey. A questionnaire is printed elsewhere in this paper. Those who have . houses, apartments or even rooms for rent are urged to fill in the questionnaire and send it to the Chamber of Commerce in. the City Hall here. ; Marysville, Yuba City and sur-. rounding districts are already filled as far as available living quartthe present time, although the cantonment is yet in the embryo stage. It was reported 300 .,additional technicians are due to arrive for work on the cantonment immediately and where to house them is @ . problem. The communities of Grass Valley and Nevada City will probably benefit, it is said, if a list of houses for rent was available to’ them. When actual construction on the proposed $25,000,000. starts, there will be at least 8,000 civilians employed on the project. Housing the workmen will be a tremendous problem and Nevada County will be called upon to help shoulder the burden. The committee as well as the home owners will benefit by the housing Congressman Harry L. Englebright who said the cantonment will be constructed if the war situation becomes more critical, commended the plans: of the Nevada City and Grass Valley — greup for the housing survey. He urged the adoption of a ‘“‘watchful-waiting’ policy by the people of Nevada City and Grass Valley as far as their hopes for the cantonment’s, construction was concerned but said’ the housing survey ‘is a good thing.”’ .The housing situation will be one of the topics of discussion at. the ;meeting with Kaufman and other Marysville Chamber of Commerce of,ficials in Grass Valley tonight. An,. other matter of extreme importance requiring the cooperation of the two cities with Marysville will be taken, up At the meeting with the Truckee Chamber o Commerce tomorrow /night, Truckee’s three members of the board of directors of the canton,ment group will be announced. Nevada County residents were interested in the announcement in Marysville by Congressman Clarence. Lea that the construction of the canA'fire in the Pleasant Valley district, believed to have been ‘started by dove hunters, was controlledlast — night by state fire suppression ctews from Nevada City, Shady Creek, Wolf and Smartville. State Fire Ranger William Sharp : said the fire burned about 8 acres Sharp had men . . the Yast night and.