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‘he lang of opoprtunity and that
SYMBOL OF NEW
30ND CAMPAIGN
The historic covered wagon in
‘hich American pioneer families
jde westward ras been adopted as
1e symbol of the 1949 Opportunity
ond Drive which opens Monday
nd runs through June 80.
The treasury department chose
ye covered wagon symbo] ‘‘partly
ecause this year marks the cenmnial of the 1849 gold rush to
‘glifornia, which so swelled the
de of covered wagon emigrants
> the west, and partly because
avings bonds offered Americans
oday an opportunity to better
heir fortunes far safer and more
ertain than crossing perilous
lains, mountains and deserts in
earch of gold”, according to Veron lL. Clark, national director of
he U. 8. savings bonds division.
To focus more public attention
n the savings bond drive the U. S.
avings bonds division in cooperaion with the army, navy and air
orces and the motion picture inustry committee for savings bonds
vill tour some of the original
rairie schooners through each
tate during the drive period ‘‘to
emind Americans that this is still
vhen opportunity knocks, the golen key of savings opens the
oor.”’
Mayor Gronray R. Parry of
‘edar City, Utah, owner of the
vagons, has made them available
o the treasury department.
The covered wagon has_ been
alled “the wehticle of empire’’ and
‘one of the most distinctively
american devices of transportation
dstory”’. ‘Of Pennsylvania Dutch
rigin, dating from the mid-1700’s,
t came into fame when the great
vave of migration started across
he Alleghenies after ‘the Revoluion, into Ohio and the territories
eyond. :
' Huge, ranging from 12 to 16
eet long and almost five feet wide
rom hub to hub, ‘with broad iron,
ired wheels suited to rough dirt
oads, and a bed higher at either
nd than im the middle, its canvasovered top presaged the prairie
chooner of later day. Many of
hese wagons were made at Conesoga, near the mouth of the Susuehanna river in Lancaster couny, southeastern Pennsylvania,
nd the type was commonly called
‘conestoga wagon’ on that acount, regardless of where they
vere made. The under parts were
ustomarily painted blue and the
pper parts red. They were drawn
'y four to six horses, the driver
tsually riding a wheelhorse.
JIrged onward to the rumble of
vheels the creaking of harness,
he cracking of whips and the
houts and songs of men, “these
mpir@ builders heralded an ad‘ance that knew no retreat’, as
me historian puts it. 3
The name ‘‘stogie’’, still applied
© a rough-twisted cigar, comes
rom conestoga, too. Some hisorians say it was because the
vagons were early used to haul
hese rough cigars, made of Maryand and Pennsylvania tobacco, to
he Philadelphia market. Others
‘ay the name ‘‘conestoga cigars”
wr “stogies’’ for short, was applied
recause emigrants going westward
‘arried bundles of them and traded
r sold them along the way. The
igar is also known as the ‘“Pittssurgh stogie’’ and many are made
t Wheeling, West Virginia, on the
1d covered wagon route westward
rom Pittsburgh.
The “prairie schooner” was a
ater version of the conestoga wacon, with the sides of the wagon
rox sloping outward and raising
OVERED WAGON)
Bead
Vic Vet says
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BEFORE SIGNING UP TO TAKE
GS BILL TRAINING BE SURE THE
COURSE IS APPROVED..SEE YOUR
VA REGIONAL OFFICE IF IN DOUBT
+. OTHERWISE YOU MAY HAVE
TO PAY FOR AN UNAPPROVE
at the ends, so that, with its
canvas cover, supported by six or
seven wooden bows, it looked strikingly like a ship at sea when seen
at a distance across the prairies
or plains. It first came into common use in the Santa Fe trail
after New Mexico passed from
Spanish into Mexican hands when
‘the Mexican revolution won independence from Spain in 1821. The
Spanish crown had _ forbidden
Americans to trade with its subjects; the new xgovernment of
Mexieo was not able to prevent
this. The prairie schooner was
used by the migrating Mormons,
by California-bound gold seekers
in 1849 and later, by emigrants to
Oregon territory, freighters operating on the great plains and, in
a modified form, by settlers seeking homesteads in the west until as
late as 1910. There are many
covered wagons in use as chuck
(cook) wagons on ranches and
dude ranches in the west today.
The covered wagon combined
the utility of the modern truck,
the moving van and the house
trailer. Women, children, household goods andj provisions rode in
it and the family slept in it at
night on the (trail. The prairie
schooner was generally drawn by
three to six yokes (pairs) of oxen,
or four to six mules.
Among the first prairie schooners used in the west were “Murphy
Wagons”’ with iron axles, made in
St. Louis. Other types were made
in Indianapolis, Chicago and Kenosha, Wisconsin. In the Studebaker
museum at South Bend, Ind., is
the original covered wagon built
by John Studebaker in 1830 to
move his family from Gettysburg,
Pa., to Ashland, Ohio, and again
in 1851 to South Bend. Studebaker
wagons were widely sold.
The dictionary of American history says the covered wagon's “importance in the settlement and development of the &reat west was
enormous. It was not only the
chief means for transportation of . !
goods, but it also provided'a home
for the family of the pioneer. emiSrant as he journeyed west” in
search of lang and opportunity to
better himself.” The building of
railroads through the west ended
the era of the covered wagon in
«America. F
PREPARE FOR SUMMER SAME
The Rev. Dahigren E. Casey, .
pastor of Nevada City Methodist ;
church, returned yesterday from
three days spent at Lake Forest
where the Methodist Youth Fellowship summer camp grounds are
being prepared for this season.
SUNDAY VISITOR
Mrs. Ethel Reeves of Yuba City
was the Mother’s Day guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Kief Melberg at. their
home on East Broad street. °\
Famine occurs in some portion
of India every year.
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PuPPIES OF THE
BIRD-DOG BRELOS WILL OFTEN
&y Uli, le ates DOG RESEARCH CENTER
LOORIEG
AHEAD
w GEORGE S. BENSON
President~-Harding College
Searcy. Arkansas
Paralysis
On March 14, at the direction of
one man, our nation’s coal produc-.
tion was choked off. More than 400,-’
000 coal miners were asked to leave
their jobs for two weeks to be followed by 67,000 railway employees
whose jobs depended upon transportThe cause for this paralysis to a
large section of our economy was
mot any grievance about working
conditions, pay, pensions, or vacations. It appears, however, to result
from personal dislike of one man
for another. In response to the President’s appointment ef Dr. James
Boyd as director of the U.S. Bureau
of Mines, John L. Lewis ordered his
United Mine Workers on a two-weeks
layoff.
Excessive Power?
Within his field, John L. Lewis possésses the nearest approach to dictatorial powers of anyone to appear
on the American scene. He has defied Presidents and Congresses, crippled production in the face of economic crises, and flouted the war
effort by strikes in wartime. By directly controlling the -output of a
basic industry, he holds power to
strangle our entire economy with a
prolonged strike.
With this ‘‘spite” strike Lewis has
encroached upon two basic fundamentals of our democratic progress:.
(1) The right of government to make
appointments free of pressure, and
(2) Freedom to work.
Warning Sign
This action presents a real danger
signal to the American public. It
shows what can happen when irresponsible teadership of a great body
of influence—American labor—goes
on a rampage. The implications are
alarming. Tf any one individual were
powerful ‘enough to dictate governmental appointments with threats of
strikes, a new era of demagogues
would indeed be at hand. Such power would be potentially disastrous.
The weapon of indiscriminate
strikes ts one which labor leaders
alone control. Neither government
nor management possesses such a
power. The rank amd file of jabor,
too, because of their organization,
are subject to the orders of those
leaders. Many labor leaders recognize ‘this situation and act in a far‘sighted manner. However, the selfish actions of any one feader casts
unfavorable reflections on the whole
™movement.
National Responsibility
No more ‘loyal group of American
citizens exists than the miners themselves. Tt is sad irony these people
should suffer the brunt of the strike.
According to the Associated Press,
they will lose about $68 million in
wages during the two week layoff.
This means $68 million in food, clothing, and other essentials must be
forfeited to the whims of one leader
who was elected by workers to safeguard their interests.
, This points up sharply the need
for adequate labor legislation. Without violating the rights of labor, we
must draw clearly the line where
those rights end and national responsibility begins. The average
worker has, everything to gain in
such legislation. Labor must be accorded complete protection from irresponsibijity—found within its own
leadership, or elsewhere.
Bave you heard Dr. Benson and the
radio drama “Land of the Free”?
Check your local station for time.
VISITOR FROM CANADA
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hale of
Toronto, Ont., Canada, were tourists in Nevada City yesterday,
while heading towards home on
an extended vacation tour of the
western states of the @J. S. They
visited several of our picturesque
attractions before heading north
towards Downieville and Reno.
Hale is an importer and exporter
of oils and chemicals in the
Canadian metropolis. f
JANSON—May 12, 1949, Betty
Lou Janson against John R. Janson, extreme cruelty. Plaintiff asks
custody of child and support.
Wednesday
Church
Notes
Trinity Episcopal Church
Max L. Christensen, rector
9:45 a.m.—Church school.
1 a.m.—Morning Prayer and
Sermon by the rector. Evangeline
chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will
attend as a unit.
. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Senior
choir.
Thursday, 4 p.m., Junior choir.
Pentecostal Church of God
116 Sacramento Street
Austin Allen, pastor
10 a.m.—Sunday school.
11 a.m.—Morning worship.
7.45 p.m.—Evening service.
Wednesday, 17:45 p.m. evanSelistic message.
St. Canice Church
Father William Daly, pastor
Sundays—8 and 10:30 a.m.
Holy days—7:15 and 9 a.m.
Week days—8 a.m.
Christian Science Church
' Christian Science society of
Nevada City holds services every
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at
the church on Boulder street.
Sunday school will be at 9:45
a.m.
Testimonial meeting first
Wednesday of each month at
8 p.m.
Our reading room is now located in the church edifice, 114
Boulder street and is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
holidays exceptel, from 2 to 4 p.m.
“Mortals and Immortals’ is the
subject of the Christian Science
lesson-sermon for Sunday, May 15.
The Golden Text is taken from I
Corinthians; ‘‘This corruptible must
put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality”
"(15:58).
The following citations are included in the sermon:
The Bible: ‘“‘Seeing ye have
purified your souls in obeying the
truth through the Spirit unto unfeigneg love of the brethren, see
‘}that ye love one another with a
pure heart fervently: Being born
again, not of corruptible seed, but
of incorruptible, by the word of
God, which liveth and abideth for
ever” (I Peter 1:22,23).
“Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker
Eddy: ‘‘Human birth, growth, maturity, and decay are as the grass
springing from the soil with beautiful green blades, afterwards to
wither ‘and return to its native
nothingness. This mortal seeming
is temporal; it never merges into
immortal being, but finally digappears, and immortal man, spiritual
and eternal, is found to be the
real man”’ (p. 190).
Methodist Chick
Dahlgren E. Casey, pastor
9:45 a.m.—Sunday school. Lloyd
Geist, superintendent.
11 a.m.—Morning Service.
6:45 p.m.—Youth Fellowship.
Community Baptist
Church
311 Commercial Street
Rev. John A. MacDonald, pastor
Sunday, 11 a.m., Morning Worship, “The Two Wisdoms.”
Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Baptist Youth
Fellowship.
Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Evening services, ‘‘The New Church at Corinth.””
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Young People’s
night.
Wednesday, 7:80 p.m., Midweek . ;
Only the male nightingale sings.
—
Bible hour.
TO NEVA
ELECTRICAL
to 8 a.m. Sunday due
NOTICE
DA CITY
CUSTOMERS
The Pacific Gas and Electric company is taking service off the power lines from 4 a.m.
to the change-over at
The Nevada County Nugget 5
The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, May 13, 19493
ORIGINAL MOUNTAIN
PLAY TO BE GIVEN
IN AUBURN JUNE 3-5
Rehearsals are now underway
for the Auburn Community Players forthcoming production of ‘“‘The
Duke of Auburn”, an old fashioned
melodrama with the action centering around early life in Auburn
and the surrounding communities.
This melodrama will be presented
as the big gold show to be given
as part of the Centennial celebration during the weekend of June
3, 4, and 5. ‘‘The Duke of Auburn”,
originally entitled “The Duke of
Sacramento”, has the distinction of
being the first play written in
California and tells of a supposed
mining swindle just outside of
Auburn. In addition to this melodrama, full of local color, there
will be a huge after act of old
time vaudeville acts, such as can
can dancers, floradora girls, solo
singing and barber shop quartettes.
Featured in the play wil] be such
favorite players as Bob English,
John Gill, Grant Carey, Leila
Dunievitz, John Chaney, George
Tomajan, Margurite O’Mara, Stella
Strasberg and George Weltz, plus
@ great many others
Tickets are to be $1 for adults
and 25 cents for children under
12, ‘and will be on sale at EspiNoza’s stan@ in the Auburn post
office. In addition to this, all organizafions have been sent a letter
inviting them to sell tickets on a
special plan. Any organization that
has not received information on
this plan and wishes further details, may contact Mrs. Wilbur
Overmiller, Box 511 Auburn.
Keep the dates in mind and
plan to bring the whole family
to. enjoy an evening of good
hearty laughs, hissing the villian,
and cheering the hero on June 3,
4, and 5.
BROCK AND BELL
OPEN TRAILER
COURT IN PINES
I. C. Bell and Byron E. Break
local real estate brokers, bawe
opened a 20-unit trailer couct im
a pretty setting of pines and calm
at the rear of Brock’s Motel em:
the Nevada City-Grase Valley
highway. Brock will manage the
court in conjunction with bie
motel.
The court has éshowers. cast
rooms and laundry facilities, qm
Picnic grounds. All wiring is em=
derground, except for outlets.
The court {is conveniently cles
to transportation, and yet fs. ee=
cluded.
Hydraulic gold mining is believed:
to have originated in California am@
was first used in 1853.
Food is eaten with the fingera
instead of chopsticks by the Chinese in a period” of mourning.
CLASSIFIED ADS
COMPLETE FIRE PROTECTION:
Extinguishers of all kinds Fire
Hose and fittings. Recharging:
ine. CO2.
POOLE FIRE EQUIP CO
Phone 375J, 228 So Auburn.G.¥
WANTED TO RENT—By S. PR
physician's family, furnished house
about June 20th to August 20th,
Excellent local and S. F. refer~
ences. Price open. Write Mrs. H A.
Somerfield, 414 Castenada Ave.
8. F., 16, Calif. Mite.
OLYMPIA WELDERS
Grass Valley-Nevada City HiwayPHONE 61-J-3
DR. WALTER MULLIS.
DENTIST
485 ZION ST. PHONE 56.
NEVADA CITY
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