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December 6, 1972 (12 pages)

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q if q i 4 ‘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 z, 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. i : \ ‘y 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. 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