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“Nevada City,
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0023.
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Superior Court, Decree No. 106:
HORATIO ALGER UPDATED
The Horatio Alger story will never die, seeing as how
frequently it is repeated. Take, for example, the two rags-toriches yarns that have come recently from the University of
California at Berkeley.
Current star in the nuclear firmament is a self-educated
former elevator repair man who some years ago astounded
the scientific world by offering them an exciting new theory
as to how they could harness hydrogen power. He is Nicholas Constantine Christofilos; known to physicists—first in
exasperation and now in fond admiration—as “the crazy
Greek.” He was the one who dreamed up the 300-mile high
atom bomb tests that were just recently revealed as being
amazingly successful.
_. Current star in the nation’s sports firmament is the UC
basketball team. Those pore li'l baréfoot boys went back to
Louisville as the underdogs of the national college cage championships, and by golly, whipped the tar out of all the big
heroes!
Yep, this State may not be any great shakes in the Rose’
bowl, but get us in a lab or under the baskets, and watch out!
Committee Okays
Pollution Program
Committee on Public Works
has been busy the last few weeks
considering water: pollution control legislation and small watershed flood control programs.
The House. will soon’ consider
the water control pollution bill,
adopted by the committee. The
original act-was adopted into law
in 1956. It provides matching
funds .to local communities to
build sewage facilities badly
needed in our rapidly growing
areas. The ratio of federal spending is about $1 to $4 by local
communities or districts.
Our.committee turned down
the Administration proposal to
eliminate the federal participation in the water pollution control program, and instead voted
out a bill to double the existing
federal authorization -of $100
million annually for 10 years,
and raise the ceiling to $500,000
Governor's Report
(Continued from Page 1)
fits to private and public agencies alike.” .
Governor Brown said that under a partnership agreement, all
Trinity power would go to PG&E.
Under federal development, , he
said, public agencies would have
preference but large amounts of
power would still be available to
PG&E.
He urged the subcommittee to
include in this year’s appropriation for CVP not less than $2,500,000 for preliminary work on
the Trinity power facilities.
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Governor Brown said last -week
he will appoint a woman to the
newly created post of consumer
counsel in the state .government.
“She should be an _ economist
or a lawyer,” he told a group of
Democratic Party women attending a seminar on legislation in
Sacramento.
Earlier, in signing the bill into
law, Governor Brown said. the
action assured complete enactment of his program to protect
the consumer. Previously he had
on individual projects after appli. signed into law a bill cracking
cations in lesser amounts have} down on racketeering in installbeen processed.
Jet Service Supported
ment sales,
“I regard these two major measAlong with a number of my . ures as among the most important
Northern California colleagues I. steps ever taken by the State of
recently appeared before the . California to assist the consumer
Civil Aeronautics Board in behalf . —in other words, to represent
of a pending application to es-. all of us as buyers,” he-said.
tablish a third non-stop flight
from New York to San Francisco.
It is surprising as to the number
of persons from the Second Congressional . District who. -have
business in the East such as lumbermen, livestock men, mining
men, and others representing the
varied economic interests in our
district. Southern California has
always enjoyed additional first
class airline service compared to
Northern California A new nonstop jet flight will literally save
hours for those of us who reside
in the northern area. With the
fine feeder line service we have
in the district, it will prove of
great benefit.
750 New Homes
Needed In This Area
Steve Chileski was elected
permanent chairman of the Western Nevada County Housing De=-}
velopment Committee at a meeting Monday, May 11, at Hennessy
School in Grass Valley. A meeting is scheduled for next Monday,
May 18, to form other committees.
. According to reports, it will be
necessary to build 750 new homes
in the Nevada City-Grass Valley
area in the near future.
COLFAX FLOWER SHOW
The Colfax Garden Club 1959
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The consumer counsel will be
charged with helping consumers
fight high prices, rising’ utility
rates and other inflation pressures. The Governor said he will
“fight for the consumer in every
hearing room in Sacramento and
before every regulatory agency in
the state.”
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Two more items in Governor
Brown’s program moved forward
last week, but legislators balked
at two others. “
The Assembly Ways and Means
Committee, heeding theGovernor’s demand for economy in state
government rejected a sub-committee’s recommendation for a
7% per cent salary increase for
state employees and 12% per cent
for state college and university
faculties.
Margaret Hansen
Awarded Scholarship
Margaret Hansen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hansen of
Grass Valley and a senior at Nevada Union High School, was
awarded a scholarship at the College of the Pacific this week. The
award was announced by the college scholarship committee. It cited Margaret’s outstanding performance in vocal and _ instrumental music. at the school and
in the cotnmunity. She will enter
Pacific this fall.
Grass Valley's mayor was
in Cornwall England. He is p
to be called a “Qousin J
have played prominent parts
winning ‘California its place
then told him and his brother
Leonard to seek their fortunes in
the outside world. The father had
traveled for the London Consolidated Mines Company and spent
some time at the Kennedy Mine
at Jackson Amador County.
Their uncle, Richard Heather,
was at the Empire Mine in Grass
Valley when his nephews Richard and Leonard arrived here.
They followed in his footsteps.
Young Richard started in 1920 as
a mucker and advanced to miner
timberman head timberman, and
shift boss. He moved to San Francisco in 1940 to the Risdon Shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Company. He became, in turn, a shipwright, leaderman, and ‘supervisor. The government sent him
to school three hours a day for
six months.
Near the end of World War I,
“Dick” came back-to Grass Valley and bought the grocery department of Park View Market
on Colfax Highway. He has been
there ever since. Four years ago,
he acquired the meat department
after the death of Pete Hendricksen.
Richard M. Heather married
Gertrude Gregot who was educated at Mt. St. Mary’s. Their
daughter Juanice now Mrs. Robert Kochis, lives at 136 Race
Street. Daughter Bonnie Sue, a
sophomore at Nevada Union
High School, is with them at 111
Berryman Street.
Dick was elected to the City
Council six years ago. He has
served as mayor for the past two
years. He is active in the Lions
Club Knights of Pythias, Knights
of Khorassan, Eagles, and Red
Men. He is fond of hunting and
fishing. He formerly raised English setters as a hobby.
Leonard Heather went to the.
shipyard in San Francisco with
Richard. He returned to the Empire Mine and then went to the
Idaho-Maryland. He now lives in
Seattle Washington. »
Brothers Jim and Charles also
worked at the Empire for 24 and
15 years respectively. Jim went
into the furniture business, working for Thomas & Jensen and
later Taylor Furniture Companies.
He now operates on his ewn as
“Jim Heather Floor Covering” at
233. Mill Street.Charles later
bought a ranch near Auburn,
which he operated until’ a year
ago.
Mayor Heather expresses
abundant confidence in the future
of Grass Valley. He points
proudly to the recent building
developments here and prophesies further progress.
PROCLAMATION
From the Office of the Mayor
of Nevada City, California
Know ye, all men, that Saturday, May 16, 1959, has been proclaimed as Armed Forces Day by
the President of the United States
and that there is an Armed Forces
installation near here which will
hold Open House. on that: date,
I do declare that this community
will observe Armed Forces Day
on May 16, 1959, in cooperation
with Beale Air Force Base.
The purpose of Armed Forces
Day is to increase public understanding of the role of our Armed
Forces as a defensive shield serving in partnership with friends
around the world.
As the President of the United
States has said: “Armed Forces
Day, 1959, provides an opportunity. for our people to demonstrate their belief in the constructive ‘Power for Peace’—to which
the Armed Forces of the United
States are totally committed.”
Dated: May 11, 1959.
. WILLIAM E. MULLIS.
Mayor of Nevada City.
Sunday, May 17th
Grass Valley Braves
:30 P. M.
he was 21. His father. William.
it was announced that a farewell’
party. will be given by the
ning aay 22, as they have :
eir home and are moving to
Those present were: Winnie Sutter, Ruth Bartsch, Zoann Wasley,
Viola Miller, Charlotte Wakeman,
‘and Phyllis Butz of Carhptonville
circle; Cecilia Wilson, Bea Leonard, Margaretha Perry, Erma Colman, Frances Selvester, Etta Mae
Murdock, Anna McQuinn, and the
hostess, ._Maude. Campbell, of
North San Juan circle, and Miss.
Charlotte Hickman of Grass ValLoig McQuinn miscalculated
when ¢utting kindling and took a
slice Off her left forefinger which
necessitated surgery. She has beén
carrying a bandaged hand since.
It is doing as well.as can be expected.
Elsie Prentiss is reported to
have caught her hand in a car
door, so she also has been nursing a-painful injury.
Frank Addleman had the misfortune to get a piece of hot steel
in his eye-as he passed a welding
operation at his mill Wednesday
and. has been confined to a hospital. Ny
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the 49ers Post No. 9878,
V.F.W., honored the teachers of
the local schools last Monday,
which’ was National Teachers
Day, with bouquets of spring
flowers. Mrs. Ray Wakeman and
Mrs. Fred Butz went to Camptonville; Mrs. Anna McQuinn did the
honors at North San Juan, and
Mrs. Vern McLaflin and Mrs. Jack
Leonard took care of the Birchville and Cherokee schools. The
attitude of most of the teachers
was one of pleased surprise.
The regular meeting of the
North San Juan Farm Center saw
only a small crowd turn out Friday evening. Chairman Oliver
lowing* motions were made and.
duly passed: That we send a resolution of opposition to continuance of the daylight saving law
to the County Farm Bureau; that
we write to our state legislators
urging that the fund for county
fairs be kept as it is at present;
and that we begin to plan for another amateur talent show to be
held in August; the date to be
set definitely at our next meetThe report from the county
board meeting stated that a profit
of $18.60 was made on the annual
dinner, whith, according to custom, wags turned over to the
Home Department, since they
are the ones who put on the
dinner. The county board will
meet in North-San Juan on August 13th, the night before our
regular meeting.
Since thé FFA boys who were
to entertain were absent because
of illness, Lorin Trubschenck gave
us a report on progress of the
plans. for water. The Cherokee
Water District has been dissolved
and its assets turned over to the
ty Water Ditriet, which will continue where the old association
left off, with the further support
of the state legislators from this
area, and will cooperate with the
. raffled by the fire department.
new North San Juan Ridge Coun. .
five-county multiple water agencake and coffee after the meeting, and their proceeds of $4.35
present signed the pledge card
passed around by Gladys for
cakes and pies for refreshments
on the night of the drawing for
the electrical appli i
Sales on these are going strong
under.-theable. leadership of.
Oatherine McLaflin and her committee of sales ladies. _
We are happy to report that
Richard Bartsch is able to be
home again after a sojourn in a
hospital; also Edie Bradshaw is
back—welcome! é
Visitors to the Fred H. Butz
home on Mothers Day were Mr.
and Mrs, Robert A. Gates and
their daughter and two young
sons of Grass Valley and Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Butz of Downieville and Mrs. Margaret Lambert,
also of Downieville.
The iris garden of Mrs. Barney
Lusk in North San. Juan is a
sight of exquisite beauty. Both
Mrs, Lusk’s thumbs must be
green!
Al Sutter; head mechanic for
the Ed Holloran and Son logging
operation, was stricken with a
heart attack last Wednesday and
has been confined to Miners Hospital in Nevada City since then,
with visitors excluded.
Gus and Maude Peterson have
sold their tavern and store at
Peterson’s Corner to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert DeSmidt, formerly
of Redondo Beach, and have retired to their newly completed
home nearby,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman “Red”
Ashley came up from Los Angeles
for a short visit to her parents,
the George McQuinns, last week.
“Red” had to return.to work, but
Margaret and her little daughter
remained for a longer visit. While
they were there, he sister Kathleen (Mrs. Russell Waechter) and
her family from Anderson came
down to see them. ‘
Mr. and Mrs. George McQuinn
have proudly announced the news
that their son Jerry and his wife,
of San Francisco, have a newlytorn baby boy, who has red hair
——the first redhead in the family.
Mrs. Ruby Bridges has been
confined to bed with illness, and
her sister, Mrs, Ann Barto, and
her husband came to care for her.
We hope she will be o.k. again
soon..
“Enjoy the HOTEL
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then staged an attack on a simulated aggressor force, The asin honor of Pittsburgh’s bi-centennial celebration. —
Sergeant Bjornstal is reguarly
assigned to Headquarters Company of the division’s 327th Infantry at Fort Campbell, Ky. H
entered the Army in 1949. :
A 1948 graduate of Nevada City
High School, the sergeant attended Placer Junior College. His
wife, Takako, is with him at Fort
descended upon a drop zone 10]
miles southwest of the city. and}
sault, followed by the unit’s par-.
ticipation in a parade May 9, was}
A. eee
ators.Upon completion of pre-flight,
Motor véhicles in the U. S.
consumed over 142 million gallons
of motor fuel per day last year,
réports the California State Automobile Association. — :
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Grass Valley Calif.
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