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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

December 10, 1959 (6 pages)

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Pliance store owner. . Hal Almquist, restaurant operator, was elected vice chairman, and Gwen Anderson was reappointed secretary-treasurer. The 1960 officers and directors will be installed at a dinner meet. ’ ing Janyary 12, Directors for the coming year are Emmett Gallagher, Richard Knee, Ralph Buchanan, Richard Worth, W. Ss. Smith, Peter Ingram, Florence Kendrick, David Osborn, and Haddy and Almquist. The chamber directors — and members aunimously adopted a resolution callinig attention tol W the narrow Beéar River bridge on Highway 49 at the Placer-Nevada County line. The group’@escribed bo ie CMaRa pe a EES ERHY ‘ t : : : Oe we wrnesens Tee ehendenewee Ae0Cee eens enanseewe Marvin Haddy, service station owner and a former city councilman, will head the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce in 1960. Haddy, a native of Grass Valley, and a leader in the develop. ment of recreational facilities at . tri the city’s Pioneer Park, was-elected by the directors of the chamber at a luncheon meeting in the National Hotel Tuesday, Decem-. . ber 8. He stieceeds Bert See, apnection with the Teamsters Union check to thé’Brown forces, declaring he believed them of sufficient importance to warrant the ‘attention of the Federal Grand and cooperation towards furtheri Successful. accomplish{Group To In Neyada ee The feasibility a@ united relief and welfare campaign in which 13 local organizations will take Part will be discussed at a“meeting to be called in January. It is expected such a program would eliminate duplications in relief work and provide a cenprogram of effort and © Air Force $15,500 T Assemblyman Bruce V. Reagan of the 47th District has asked for a Federal Grand Jury investigation of circumstances surrounding the payment of a Teamsters Union check for $15,500. to. a testimonial dinner for Edmund G. Brown, while the present rnor was yet attorney general of California. Disclosure of the check was made by Congressman Edgar W. Hiestand, a member of the labor relations subcommittee of the House committee on education ‘ & : Squadron’ dur. ep prustees of erations recently the Nevada’ Union : ‘District Tuesday of conducting Congressman “If Pat Brown, as attorney general, was due this monetary homage by the Teamsters Union officials, what did he do for them to deserve such lavish support? “Did the officers of the Joint Council of the Teamsters Union have the right to use union members’ funds for this purpose? “Was this money used in Pat Brown’s gubernatorial campaign? (And if so, was it ‘properly reported as required by California “If it was a gift, did the nio: officials have the right to offer it? tendent and an em-} / school for 30 years. The vote was The congressman made known Postmaster also that a copy of the. check, written on the treasury of the Joint Council No. 42 of the Teamsters Union in Los Angeles and made payable to'the Brown testimonial dinner committee, is in the possession of Martin F. O’Donoghue, ‘chairman of the Board of Mo: a Teamsters Union regulatory agency in Washington. Walter Weiger. repostal receipts in Grass . : lt show:an increase of per cent or more for this 1 Total receipts from sg Meanwhile. J udge Verle Gray Paper kast of the Nevada Judicial District Court has taken the temporary chairmanship of the embryo ‘organization. Dorothy Burille of the county welfare office is tem ere $108,000, Chamber of Commer meeting; @nd “for the . months. of 1959 receipts Large Group At Beale Promoted Beale Air Force. Base promoted the largest group since Strategic Air Command came to this . installation Northern ; in 1956. There were 87 promotions,, wing-wide, announced recently by Colonél Paul K. Carlton, commander of the 4126th Strategic Air Command. The hikes—effective December 1, 1959, and June 1, 1960—were spotlighted by the colonel in a brief ceremony in the wing briefing room. Four senior master sergeants were among those advanced to chief master sergeant in the unprecedented Air Force-wide promotions to the newly created rank. In an early morning ceremony held December 1, 1959, in the wing briefing room, Colone} Carlton personally met and congratuJated each of the men who were Selected for promotion. Four men were promoted to chief master sergeant, 10 to sen: ior master sergeant, 6 to staff sergeant, 6 to airman first class, and 61 to airman second class. No promotions were made to the master and technical sergeant levels this cycle. These are scheduled for the June cycle, according to work frdm higher headquarters, Claims Taxpayers Not To Pay For Personal Education Charging “taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for adults who want to pursue hobbies via the classroom, or take foreign languages because they plan a trip abroad,” E. Maxwell Benton, schools consultant, California ‘Taxpayers Association, urges that “reasonable fees should be charged for all but selected academic courses, thus relieving the taxpayer of burdensome recreational and self-advancement classes. The cost of much of the adult education program should be carried by those who benefit directly from the classes.” _'Truckee ManIs__ Held In Accident Frank King, 32, a Truckee truck driver, is charged with felony manslaughter as a result of a fatal auto accident near Donner Lake November 25, King was the driver of a truck which collided headon with a car 23, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was} Bayerle, 26, of San Francisco were en route to Réno, Nevada, The truck driver will be arraigned as soon as he is released 8. ke Assemblyman Reagan pointed to a number of: ‘questions raised by Congressman. Hiestand in conare more than $133 iest month, the congressman's revelation of * orem the check, which ‘was not denied by Governor Brown, is the most already. December, still is to rary secretary. The need of such an organization was emphasized (Continued on Page 6). headquarters for . years, moved its command staff ". and placed the local function €r voted for Wilson’s con» . the home of Mrs. ¥ Ramus in Sacramento for their Christmas party. Homemade cookies and coffee were served during the ‘program in Nevada County with funds. Transient problems at present are béing handled by the Grass Valley Police Department-and the Nevada sheriff’s office. Medicine Stolen From State Display . : Parents of the children who broke into the State Health Department trailer parked back of Veterans Memorial Building in ing warned by Richard Walker throughout this . fectiveness in this area was stich that the more difficult supply problems were met and handled as a routine effort.As a result the supply support rendered contributed in no small measure to S} the 100 per cent mission effectivehess during the month. period. “In conclusion, I wish to ex‘Press my thanks to you and all of .your people -for your continued superior performance during this operation,” ; The wing commander at Beale, Colonel Carlton, is on record as Saying: “This operation was one of extreme importance, and I am exceptionally pleased that the members of my command rendered their wholeheartad support Squaw Valley Gets Indian Snow Job A band of Paiute Indians from’ Pyramid Lake Reservation performed a series of traditional Squaw Valley last
but Chief Harry Winnemucca sagely refused to predict Grass Valley Choir Slates ir. evada approved a union district handles about 5, . mail daily. New Scout Troop. Formed At Beale meéeting for a Boy Scout troop on December 7, ub, Beale fathers and their youthful sons met base officers elected Scouting leaders and planned future activities, The new organization, open to boys over 11 years of age, is Sponsored by the 4126th Installations Squadron, with Major Gerserving as instituThe board action was taken on the eve of ‘the start. of construetion of a $1,500,000 senior high ge Road between and Grass Valley. d leveling work i nearly completed and construc. js expected to be started in experiencing dry northerly winds with gusts to 30 miles per school on Rid Nevada City Excavating an filled with a littl and presented b Gladys Martin a Pine Cone co e doll were made . most of y Wanda Ramus, . California nd Carmen Muir. entire threersages were given At an initial Beale Air Force held at 7 p.m. at the NCO C) “I am disappointed and it is hard for me to know what I did or did not do to cause this action,” Wilson said. : In moving for the contract renewal George said the district is fortunate to have a man of WilSon's caliber as administrator. Brunker said he had talked to many people and found no criticism of Wilson. Previous to. the exchange of Christmas _ gifts between the members a Christmas poem was read by Wanda Ramus, the hostess. Throughout the meeting orPlayed by Mrs. nd her daughter, DeWitt Nelson, ‘director of the ‘Department of Natural Resources, last’ week declared that unusual ed the period during which a’ Area Sanitarian that the antibiotics taken may Prove fatal if injected into a gan music was Lois Schnabel a Phyllis Willi New dolls had been ordered by p fo be presented to the evada City Fire Auxiliary and a group of women in Lincoln for their Christmas projects. ald W. Nash tional representative. approximately 25 elig-14 year olds on the base/, 12 have already signed up to’ participate in the base scouting program. , Activities for Explorer Scouts, cluding boys 14_years old and up. ate also planned, as are activities for senior scouts over 2] years of sage, The elections for Scouting leaders will result in the apponitment of a senior scoutma leaders, and other A/IC Everett C. Lewis, an Eagle Scout and well known in* Aside from the potent, but Stale, medicine, it is believed the culprits also took a supply of Syringes and needles which had been stored in the trailer. Walker said éntrance was made through a 14x14 inch vent in the roof of the trailer, indicating the vandals were not adults. The trailer was used as a display apparatus and had been brought to Truckee to be used as an Office by the health department mond is holding all fighting how much snow there will be. for the ee Winter Games next Martin, Georgia Dupsyk, Schnabel, Phyllis Williams, Dorothy Herendeen, Wanda Ramus, Mildred McDonald, Mignonette Mersereau, Carmen Muir, Lillian] e Wetsel, Florence Stradon of SacMarguerite Ostrander of. Florence Elledge of Olive Hickey of Yuba City, Esther Stocks, Gladys Cross and Edith Hancock of Grass Valsnow dances at There was, more than a Winnemucca’s remarks, ver, that too many palefacés may have something to do with the drouth of snow. “There always used to be snow at this time of year before Started coming in here in the chief commented. “This is *s of valuable forests rest is up to the people who ster, patrol While nothing much of value. Fair Oaks, ‘was taken, articles were scattered about and cabin the worst I’ve ever seen it. I don’t nets and drawers know what is the matter. “Our people have been doing these snow dances for centuries. . We used to have powers but in Such an age as this very few of . Our younger people have to bring the clouds. “We will try, though. We try every year. We have pretty good The choreography included the snow dance, a generalized appeal to the Great Spirit; the owl dance, the rabbit dance and the antelope dance latter are performed so unting parties will have Snow to track their "h vocal group had its begin-. . the traditional get-toFall River, Macsachusetts, scouting circles, is presently serving as scoutmaster. He had a backround of 11 years of scouting and most recently served as leader for a 46-mem ley, Martha Fa coln, and Lenore vada City: ransacked. One of the bottles of antibiotics had been opened and the wrapPings from a syringe was found in the old Rocking Stone Tower nearby. While it was not definitely known just when the theft accurred, it was s Walker said. isworth of Lin-. (; it . ( ee Coughlin of Nee The Grass. Valley will make its Cornish Carol. ber troop in M/Sgt. Carl L. Miller, serving as chairman of the organizational committee, disclosed’ that the group will discuss some of the Plans for the coming year and would seek a permanent meeting place for the group. Eventually itis hoped that the troop will have a permanent camp site on the base where encamp“. ments can be held and where ac. tivities can be sh local scout Share Of Highway Users November Tax The state, counties, and divided a total of $30, the monthly three-wa highway users taxes. for State Controller The sheriff's department was notified and officers img to link the rob The 50 voice choir was o years ago in Grass Valley. in many North; attention on Shrista of . vada ¢ . @ Maal election o are attemptbery with the of Engineer William Greén’s office.~ Walker urged parents to destroy the medicine and needles in event ' are found in the possession children. ' has appeared ern California ci international $20,483,347 to the State High. ge Fund for expenditure on. ™an highways. ber; L $7,268,083 to the coun . $2,831,197 to the ared with other = CP RE F <a ee ¥ in Grass Vall