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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

March 21, 1973 (12 pages)

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SERVING THE NEVADA COUNTY COMMUNITIES OF NEVADA CITY, GRASS VALLEY, OMEGA, FRENCH CORRAL, ROUGH AND READY, GRANITEVILLE, NORTH SAN JU CEDAR RIDGE, UNION HILL, PEARDALE, SUMMIT CITY, WALLOUPA, GOUGE EYE, L SELBY FLAT, GRIZZLY HILL, GOLD FLAT, SOGGSVILLE, GOLD BAR, LOWELL HILL, QUAKER HILL, WILLOW VALLEY, NEWTOWN, INDIAN FLAT, BRIDGEPORT, BIRCHV RED DOG, YOU BET. TOWN TALK, GLENBROOK, LITTLE YORK, CHEROKEE, SWEETLAND, ALPHA, . NORTH BLOOMFIELD. HUMBUG, RELIEF HILL, WASHINGTON, BLUE TENT. LaBARR MEADOWS, IME KILN, CHICAGO PARK, WOLF. CHRISTMAS HILL, LIBERTY HILL. SAILOR FLAT. LAKE CIry. BOURBON HILL, SCOTCH HILL, NORTH COLUMBIA, COLUMBIA HILL, BRANDY FLAT, SEBASTOPOL, ILLE, MOORE'S FLAT, ORLEANS FLAT, REMINGTON HILL, ANTHONY HOUSE, DELIRIUM TREMENS. Volume 27, No. 17 _ Nevada City, Nevada County, California, Thursday, April 23, 1953 Price Five Cents apologies on April 16th. Then came a knock on the door. The baby sitter said, ““There’s some True.” Tell them I'll be:right out.” But they were in too much of a hurry to wait, True said, and barged into the bathroom. “Both were over six feet and weighed about 200 pounds,” True look about them.” ‘Are you True?” one of them asked. “Tl try to be,”’ replied John, in-an attempt to put the thing on a social level. They busily started patting his pants with their hands. “Are these your clothes?” one asked. The other queried, “Have you a rod?” : “. don’t even own one,” True answered. “Get dressed.” they ordered. “Where are we going?” “You'll find out.” At that point one of the men (later True found out his name was Van) left the bathroom. The other stood guard while he dressed. “I began to wonder was this a joke or if they had confused me with someone else. They hadn't shown me any identification or a warrant for arrest. . tried stalling for time, taking-a tong time to dress, hoping that Seth Terry would come home. In the meantime, the guard who stayed with me (his name was Bob) stared at me like one of us was crazy.” + “When I had finished dressing,” Irue continued, “‘we went into the living room. . asked Bob if . could make a telephone call to Reno. He said, “You may telephone from Auburn.’ Before leaving the house, I asked the baby sitter to tell Terry that ‘three guys got me. . worded the message like that because I deliberatly wanted to alarm Terry.” After a third man had joined them (a little fellow, in comparison, True said) they got into a 1953 Chevvie and drove away. “I noticed when we got into. the car that it didn't have a license plate on the rear. “Bob and I sat in back. Van asked me, ‘Where do you live?’ ‘Across town,’ . told him. “When we got in the house, they isked me if there were any .guns around. . told: them two and they promptly found them. Neither.of them belonged to me. I got the impression by the way they were hunting around that thev were looking for dope. So I told you re barking up the wrong tree’.”” “You know what we're looking for,” one of them replied. Again, True said, he asked if he might phone either Terry or Harold Rerliner, his attorney. ‘Phone from Auburn,” they said. They whizzed by the turn to Auburn without stopping, True related, but they pulled up at the 4 Corners restaunoted. ‘They had a mean, officious them, ‘If you're looking for dope, . GRASS VALLEY MAN TELLS OF ARREST _Gohn True, 38-year-old deep sea diver and a new resident of Grass Valley, was picked up by three men at the Glenbrook Heights home of a friend and business associate, Seth Terry, on April 11th. He was released by the Burbank police with A diver for 19 years, True has Participated in many rescue missions. From 1942 until 1950 he was engaged in secret government work. For the first time in any newspaper, the Nugget prints his full story.) : After diving into ice cold Idaho lakes for the previous two weeks, John True found a good warm bath a wonderful feeling. “I felt pretty good that Saturday afternoon,” he said. “About the only crime I had committed then was to steal some of Mrs. Terry's French bath soap.” . gentlemen at the door to see you, Mr. rant. They all got out and they held a secret powwow. Van went inside to make a phone call; apparently he got fresh instructions because he dropped out of the group. Bob then began his interrogation.“Did you know Santo?" he asked, referring to John Santo, now being sought for possible complicity in the Gard Young murders in Chester. “Yes, I know him,” True said he answered. “But . don’t know a great deal about the man.” True said that at this moment he became certain they were police officers. Until this point he had strongly suspected they were but wasn’t definitely sure. He asked Bob, “Are you guys officers?” “That's right,” True says Bob replied. “You don't know whether we are, do you? You don’t know whether we are part of a mob, do you?” This line of questioning stumped him, True says, but apparently it pleased Bob. “You know what we want you for,” True says Bob told him. “Why don’t you run away so we could shoot you in the spine and save the State a lot of expense?" : True didn't cotton to that idea at all. : Bob, however, was all warmed up and éouldn't let it drop. “I could take that gun we got back there and shoot you and what could you do about it?” “That's right,"” True said he replied, _wishing he were back in the bath tub. “How do you know we won't do it?" True says Bob asked him. “IT don’t know that you wouldn't do it,” John replied, in proper TV style, then, realizing that he might get shot before the commercial, he decided to ask some questions himself. “Are you officers?" , “We are,” Bob is said to have replied. ““What=department?”’ “You'll find out in plenty of time.” Somewhat later, True says, they arrived on the outskirts of Sacramento. Fhe little fellow at the wheel, True says, had been driving pretty fast and before you could say “dragnet” a motorcycle cop flagged them down. This, naturally, “was a somewhat humiliating experience for a city cop but after discussion outside the car it was squared away. While the conference was in progress Bob had instructed True to look straight ahead. After they left Sacramento, Bob renewed his interrogation. “Why don’t you confess to the whole thing>”’ True says Bo® asked him, then added, “You've got a lot on your mind. It'll make you feel better.” True says he told them he couldn't think of anything to confess to. (Continued on Page 8) NEVADA COUNTY — CANCER COMMITTEE GOING TO WORK in Nevada County caused by had gathered to organize the Nevada County branch of the American Cancer Society. Ogden, acting as temporary who volunteered their help in the constant battle against the dread disease. In past years, Horace Curnow, manager of the Nevada City branch of the Bank of America, virtually has shouldered the responsibilities of the campaign alone. This year he will act as Finance Chairman. Other temporary appointments made by the committee included Mrs. Hazel Fredericksen as Education director; Miss Bernice Glasson as secretary; and Craig Hazlewood, public information. They will serve until a permanent organization is set up at a later meeting, probably in May. Stan Halls will act as Service Director, a newly created post in the Cancer Society setup, assisted by Wes Sonnenwirth. . Truckee will be asked to name . three representatives to the temeae committee, Western Ne! vada County one, and Grass Val. !ey an additional member. ; Ogden noted that for the first . time, some of the funds collected jin this year’s drive will be di. verted to combat cancer within the area. “This is very important to us here,” said Ogden, “since we have a fairly high cancer rate.” NEVADA CITY LIONS ‘ELECT JACOBSON 1953 PRESIDENT Cliff. Jacobson president of . Lions Club at . tion of officers dint Brewery . Inn’ on night.
Bruce Foreman . biassen second vice presidents, + tively Other new was were Smith as ‘2 uck Hilpert as tr Grady Campbell, tailst and Peewee Painter as Lior imaer Keith MacDonald and Clem . Henwood were elected to the . board of directors. The club heard Hans Grag, . silversmith, speak on the mould. ing of small silver parts Next Wednesday the club will turn out in’ work clothes at Pio;neer Park to put in a few hours’ work on the picnic project. Tne Old Brewery is packing a lunch of fried chicken. After the work lis over, they will hear Dr. Britton of Sacramento State Coilege speak to them about education: very fitting at this time. since next week is Public School . Week. per Choralists . Invited to Sing . . Two local .choral groups, the Grass Valley Gold Miners chorus land the Nevada City Golden. aires, have en invited to sing lat the Califorgia State Fair this . year. County Elerk Ralph Dee, bles received letter from the . director of spe¢ial events extend. ing the invitation; last year both . groups scored fa great success at {the big Sacramento fair. » “In 1951 there were 38 deaths cancer,” G. Otis Ogden told a committee Monday night which chairman, was one of seven Grass Valley and Nevada City citizens JC Men Set to Make Gala Entrance When the 12 delegates from the Grass Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce make_their entrance at the organization’s state convention in Santa Cruz on May 8, everybody in the hall will know this is gold country up here. The boys will be dressed in denim miners’ jackets, i hard hats and carbide lamps, and will be distributing free gold nuggets. Hats and lamps courtesy of Idaho Maryland mine and jackets from the Chamber of Commerce. SCOUTS TO PIT SKILL AGAINST WOODS AT COMBIE OUTING Scout Troops from all seetions of the Tahohe arca are expected . to participate in the Annual . Council Camporee to be held this ; weekend, April 25-26, at «Lake Combie, in Nevada County, according to Scout Executive Ravmond J. Ewan. {Scouts will pit their camping . skills against a serics -of camp. ing standards to secure for their . patrols and troops special camp. craft ratings. This demonstration . of scouteraft will .be conducted by Camporce Chairman Don Knowlton, Nevada County State Ranger, assisted by personnel of the State Division of Forestry . and of the Tahoe National Forest Sk Charles Everhart of the Tahoe . Forest headquarters will head up the observers, who, in conjunction with the Scoutmasters, will troop — ratings Del Raby will will open with in at the Lake t area from 1 t p and prepare their cvecampfire prog d as the highlight roop exhibit An v rail’ composed of various tests of scout skill during the tr morning Camporee will closeé with esenting of awards carned by the various troops, Sunday ut Interested in Europe? AAUW Hearing Lecturer Frank Mooney of » Marysville Wl present an dlustratcd trave! ogue on Europe for the mternational relations section of the American Association of —University Women Tuesday evening. April 28 Mrs. Danicl L. Hirsch will be sstess to the greup, which will meéct in her home on the Marysville Highway Mrs. Earl Carter is the chairman in charge of refreshments. On her committee are Mrs. Frances M. Head. Mrs: H rs. J. Dan Moy end Miss Alice “th Arrangements — for Mooney’s appearance bef #. the Nevada county branch of A.A.U.W. were made by Miss i chairman of the international re day. They will seti, will be conducted . F. Kechely, ; Dorothy Dyke, ; NEVADA CITY ATHLETICS OPEN HOME SEASON SUNDAY AGAINST TOUGH PLACER JACL NINE . Local Fellers, Ruths, and Di . Maggios are out to give the Sierra country a jet-powered ball game Sunday. the 26th, when the Nevada City. Athletics will pit their strength against the Placer JACL on the greensward of Pioneer Park in their first home game of the season The Nevada City clubbers opened their 27th active season of the Placer-Nevada League last week in a burst of glory When they knocked the Grass Valley Braves into a cocked hat. Manager Marvin “Casey” Haddy announces, he will have the same starting lineup that battled the Braves. “You must go along with a vo inner.’ he says Don Ms:Kenzie, who was the enc-hit; here in the Aprif) 19th victory, will go on the mound against the Japanese teams which is rated by the PNL experts as . first $division caliber . Opening ceremonies wall start poff at. 2:15 with Omar “Dutch” Meltény president of the Nevada . City Chamber of Commerce, acting as master'of ceremonies. The . Vetefans of Foreign Wars wilt . havetcharge of the Flaf Raising. . Game time is 2:30 . Here is the probable lineup . Nevada City Placer JACL D. McKenzie bo vie Fakayar O. Bravo c M. Haddy 2b P. Painter 3b T cf S: Jone Ff W. Terada »! “BLUTHE SPIRIT’ NEXT DRAMA GUILD PLAY “Buthe Spirit.” an improbable . farce by Noel Coward, will be presented by the Golden Drama G ian the Little Theater of, the N Union Hhigt Schoul, G Valley branch, Mav 6. 7, 6, und The entaging three-aet com cdy, the SDrama Guild’. third major production, is under the trreetiom of Richard Teoo-er. Cast members ainelude George Fllsrt! Chirk Condeomine, Beverly . Plot7ke oo Ruth. hrs wife Fane Harney epeur a Elvira: Thelma Law as Mil Areath Bill Moule and Dorothy Lvden. portray? Dr “and Mrs Piedimaun, and @ieqpma Stoll, Edith Tickets: will go onsale next Monday at the News and Novelty Shop in Nevada Citv. the Harmons Shop. Grass Valley! Tickets are priced at $1.90. tax includei. Curtain time for all performances is %:15>pm Next week all local schools 41 ow open their doors: to Z mn recognition of Pyblic School Week Open — house Tuesday at the )Nevada branch and Grass Wednesday City Valley on APPRECIATION DAY, WED. 4 P.M. J450 WWNIDSIMO SAL