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April 3, 1963 (10 pages)

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+ AT THE MUSEU M---This photo of Ellen Hall Moon and her son Francis is shown as displayed at the Nevada County Historical Society museum at, Commercial and Main Sts, Nevada City. Mrs. Moon, .born in North San Juan, died in Napa recently, 85 years of age. North San Juan Pioneer Dies, 85 NAPA---Ellen Hall Moon, 85, daughter of a pioneer North San Juan immigrant family from China, died March 22 in a Napa nursing home after an extended illness, Mrs, Moon, for many years a resident of Vallejo, until her retirement a year ago was active in business and Civic affairs. She was born in 1878, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ho Mow. Dr. Mow and his wife moved fromthe Orient at the behest of placer mine operators, to treat Chinese mine workers. He founded in North San Juan one of the first Chinese hospitals in California. Mrs. Moon was the widow of the late Wong Lung Moon who died in 1924. Mr. Moon Member Added NEVADA CIT Y---The quorum-plagued Nevada County Planning Commission has a new member and renewed hopes that the next meeting will find a quorum present. Planning Director Bill Roberts reported to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors that the commission has lacked a quorum at its last meeting and at two meetings scheduled after that date. Roberts said that illness and stormy weather had left the commission short of available members. At the recommendation of Supervisor Gene Ricker, the board appointed Marvin Wadley, Chicago Park ranch owner, to the commission. was a merchant in Nevada City. He later operated a general mercantile store in North San Juan. After transferring his business intereststo Vallejo, Mr. Moon taught the Chinese language there. Until the time of her re.tirement, Mrs. Moon operateda chain of dry cleaning and tailoring establishments. She was an active member of the Vallejo Chinese Community Center. She was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Regular Veterans Association of Vallejo, her sons and grandsons having served in U.S. Armed Forces during wartime. Memorial services were conducted by members of this auxiliary March 29. Surviving her are four of her eight children; two-sons, Francis J. Moon, Oakland, andRolandV. Moon, Vallejo; and two daughters, Mrs. AnnJung, Oakland, and Mrs, Merle E. Evans, Napa. Twelve grandchildren and 24 greatgrandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church in Vallejo March 30 under the auspices of the J.J. Mc Donald Mortuary. Interment was at Sunrise Memorial Cemetery, Vallejo. The Moon family was highly esteemed in Nevada County, and the children of Mr, and Mrs. Moon continue to be leaders and prominent members of the California community of Americans of Chinese descent. “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday April 3, 1963: Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, land, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bl Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye mas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly i411, Gold Flat, $ Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, C Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony: House, Delirium Trémens, Se ae oggsville, Gol uaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, loads of students, some with wives and children (75 of them from 20 countries) will arrive Saturday from the University of California at Davis to spend the weekend with local families. This is the third annual foreign-student weekend sponsored by the Concord Group. This year members of the local chapter of the American Association of University Women are helping with refreshments. The entire group will be joined by their host families for a big picnic lunch Sunday noon inthe multipurpose room of the Nevada Union High School. The following countries are represented by the Davis students who have signed to come: Australia, Austria, Ceylon, China, Colombia, Cyprus, England, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Syria, Taiwan, and United Arab Republic. end is the same asEisenhower’s “People to People” program--"to promote international understanding through direct personal contacts, " Co-chairmen for the weekPend are Mrs. Melville HedThe purpose of the week-* Tt Early Mine Gravel To Oroville NEVADA CITY---Gravel from one of the earliest placer mining sites in Nevada County will be a part of the first concrete placed at the core of the Oroville dam. Nevada County sand and gravel will be joined with sand and gravel from 57 other California counties as a symbol of “the historic importance of Oroville Dam and its significance for the entire state,” in the words of Governor Edmund G. Brown. The local gravel, fromthe Portuguese Mining Claim site patented in 1862, was pickea up today by the State Department of Water Resources from Nevada County Clerk John T-. Trauner. TheOroville Dam, on the Feather River, is a key part of the State Water Project. The sand and gravel from California counties will be mixed during a ceremony at Oroville during mid-April. THROW DOWN THE BOX! !---Thecry of the highwayman of old is brought to mind by the Wells, Fargo and Company strong box held by Jim Henwood, retired Grass Valley express agent. Henwood, a 46 year veteran of the express business, will speak tothe Nevada County Historical Society tomorrow night at8 p.m. in the auditorium of the Nevada City Elementary School. The public is invited. Foreign Students Will Visit Area For Weekend Fete NEVADA CIT Y---Two busrick and Mrs. Tyler Micoleau. The housing committee consists of Mrs. Alfred Heller, Mrs. Edward Frantz, Mrs. Dwight Webster, and Miss Helen Bontecou. George Burcham is planning the program, and Mrs. William Wetherall is handling information to host families. Supervisors Back State Park Plans NEVADA CITY---Nevada County Supervisors by resolution Monday urged the California Division of Beaches and Parks to acquire the Malakoff Diggings area including the North Bloomfield townsite for use as a state park. Supervisors also urged life tenacy for present North Bloomfield residents. The action makes official county support of the Malakoff Diggins Project of the Division of Beaches and Parks, a50Q0 acre park plan that calls for acquisition as soon as funds are available. The supervisors also: Appointed Arnold Stunkel and Oscar Myrenius to the board of directors of the Gold Flat Fire District. Issued a minute order to Graham to proceed with the construction of an access road to the count y-owned Chicago Park townsite. Adopted a resolution for the establishment of the TriCounty Compact for access roads and crossings in the Nevada -Yuba -Placer County junction area. Malakoff Windows NEVADA CIT Y---More than a half-dozen Nevada City store windows will be decorated with a Malakoff Park theme this weekend and for the next week. Nevada City artist Richard Hackett, in cooperation with the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, is arranging the displays, which will also feature relics of hydraulicking days.
Hackett said that paintings of Malakoff by at least three local artists will be included in the displays. Road Commissioner Robert4a te . Piaare a / nO wae = RAILROAD TOUR--More than 350 members of the California-Nevada Railroad ‘Historical Society lunched inthe National Hotel Sunday. The group arrived by special train at Colfax and were brought by buses to Nevada City. Other photos, Page 2. Hail, Snow, The Gang’s All Here.. 360 Historians Visit Nevada City . NEVADA CITY ---It snowed, it rained, and it hailed; but in spite of it all, some 360 California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society tour members thoroughly enjoyed their “Gold Rush Special” trip to Nevada City Sunday. » And.for the Sturni-Haley Guide Service there were plaudits and publicity for their first venture into the field of local guided tours. The tourists arrived by the Southern Pacific "Gold Rush Special", a 15-car special train that picked up its passengers in San Francisco and Sacramento, at the Colfax railroad station. From there they transferred into'ten Greyhound contracted buses and the Sierra foothills. The snow changed some plans, for a few of the buses were not equipped with chains and dared not venture up Scenic Highway 20 or fortheir trip to Nevada City. Highway 40 beyond Baxter. Andthere was one busload _Pherson, and a program on the Nevada County Narrow of tourists that went away Gauge Railroad during the hungry, for the tour timeluncheon period featuring table became ensnared in Bob Paine). weather conditions that proved bothersome even for the local mountain folk. Few of the visitors wandered about town. Most of them weren't dressed for the But. guides.on-the tour.re~.-.cool,.wet.weather,.preferport there werenumerous ‘ring instead the warm welthanks expressed for the welcome of the National Hotel come in Nevada City(a and Townsman Cafe. brass band led by Bill Mac Sems, a “glad to have you" from Vice-Mayor Arch Mc Television Channel 3 was on hand to record the opening tour of a pair of high school County Faces Parking Lot Problem NEVADA CIT Y---With contracts awarded for-construction of the new county courthouse building in Truckee, worry about parking space GRASS VALLEY---A head-on accident Saturday afternoon in the Red Hat-Lime Kiln area of Highway 49 hospitalized four area residents, but all are reported on their way to recovery, The crash took place when ] Mrs, Edith Chalmers, Grass Valley, apparently blacked jf out, hercar reportedly cros= sing over the center line into one driven by Stan Roeseler, Grass Valley. Owner of the Roeselerdriven auto, Mrs. Carmen another passenger, Mrs, Wanda Lageson, and Roeseler are in Sierra-Nevada Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Chalmers is in Jones Memorial Hospital. : Head-On Accident . Puts 4 In Hospital . Perrencot, T own Talk, and/}j Special Meeting GRASS VALLEY ---The trus= tees of the Nevada Union High School will hold a special meeting April 19, Discussion of the April 16 school election; Campton= ville High School annexation, and other items will be on the agenda. Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min, Rainfall Mar. 28 46 33 3.74 29 46 37 44 30 50. 40 Al 31 82 40 .23 Apr. 1 45 32 . 88 2 45 25 trace 8 80 35 04 Rainfall to date 54.68 Rainfall last year 50.63 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Mar. 28 48 35 3.75 29 46 37 .00 30 54 40 .08 sl be e”—C=—SS Apr. 1 54 30 .87 2 468 & .o 3. 64 Ma 56.41 49.09 Rainfall to date Rainfall last year has movedtothe foreground. Malcolm Mau of Barnum and Mau, architects fo: the project, reported on the signing of construction c ontracts with Nomellini Company of Stockton for the annex and with Dorville, Gallino and Kohler, Grass Valley, forthe Truckee building. He then told Nevada County supervisors that the courthouse parking problem would have to be solved as soon as possible. Despite the use of the annex site for parking, and the use of the Veterans Memorial Building parking lot, there is still insufficient space for county parking, he reported, Parking problems have also been noted by Nevada City merchants and the Nevada City Council in recent months. Thecity is contemplating purchase of the Holbrook property on Spring St. to aid city parking problems. Mau also said that temporary office space will be needed to house the offices of the County Road Commissioner and the County Purchasing office. Both these offices must be vacated during construction work, Fire Fighting Display May 19 NEVADA CIT Y-~-Equipment and methods of fire fighting will be demonstrated May 19 at Loma Rica Airport starting at 11 a.m. As a part of Fire Service Day activities, nine area volunteer fire departments and the California Division of Forestry will take part in the show. One phase of the demonstration will be the laying of fire hose by helicopter. Chairman, of the event isBev Murphy, chief of the Ophir Hill volunteer department. The demonstration is sponsored by the County Fire Prevention Association. FOR AUCTION---First items donated for the May 4 Nevada City Chamber.of Commerce fund-raising auction were pre=sentedto chamber President Alice McGee (right) this week by Nevada City Art Association President Vee Thompson. The art association purchased this painting of a Grass Valley home from scholarship student Gil Thornally as well as a painting. by Bill Kirchner for donation to the chamber's auction«. students, Gary Sturni and day onthe newscast was good promotion ‘for the lads and the city. Mother's Day Feed Is Slated ROUGH AND READY ---The annual Mother's Day Dinner at Rough and Ready will be held this year May 12, the local committee announced. Anevent that has built its popularity on the warmth of rural hospitality as well as on delicious home cooked food, the affair is sponsored by the Rough and Ready Grange and the Rough and Ready Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds of the annual event will be turned -over-tothe Odd Fellows Hall building fund. Martina Paull, member of . the Nevada County Historical Society and the Rough and Ready Grange, will be in charge of publications. This year ‘s menu will center around a roast turkey dinner which will be served from hoon to4p.m. — Cooking will be under the direction of Mae Wilson. A humber of door prizes jwill be given during the ‘afternoon. Chamber Asks For Auction Items’ NEVADA CITY---The Nev. ada City Chamber of Com. Merce yesterday issued a plea for the donation of items that can be auctioned off by the group May 4 in a fund raising campaign. Alice McGee, president of the ‘organization, said that items that are or heavy will be picked up by KenThe auction will be held on. Pine St, between Commetcial andBroad Sts. inan area blocked off forthe — ‘event.. “33180 ‘6 oquewvaces AABAQT 0389S * ST Brian Haley, and the threeminute tape broadcast Monody ennai han Rc gs Ae aN