May 30, 1973 (12 pages)

et an . V4 Mt WwW AALLDSASASG 7 oe SERVING THE NEVADA COUNTY COMMUNITIES OF NEVADA CITY, GRASS VALLEY, OMEGA, FRENCH CORRAL, ROUGH AND READY, CEDAR RIDGE, UNION HILL, PEARDALE, 8 SELBY FLAT, GRIZZLY HILL, GOLD FLAT, QUAKER HILL, WILLOW VALLEY, NEWTO Wed., May 30,1973 The Nevada County a ee ~ ae RED DOG. YOU BET, TOWN TALK, GLENBROOK GRANITEVILLE, NORTH SAN JUAN, NORTH BLOOMFIELD, HUMBUG, RELIEF HIL UMMIT CITY, WALLOUPA, GOUGE EYE, LIME KILN, CHI SOGGSVILLE, GOLD BAR, LOWELL HILL, BOURBON BRANDY PLAT, SEBASTOPOL. HILL, ANTHONY HOUSE, DELIRIUM TREMENS. Volume 27, No. 23 Nevada City, Nevada County, California, Thursday, June 4, 1953 Price Five Cents RECLAMATION HEADS AND NID TO MEET JUNE 8 Development of New Power and Water Sources Slated for Discussion The future development of additional water and electric power in the Nevada Irrigation District will be the subject of a meeting io the Grass Valley High School Auditorium Monday at 7:30 p.m. when NID directors, waters users and officials of the U.S. Bureou oJ Reclamation will take part in a aliscussion of the subject. A. E. Kuiper, NID manager, said today the meeting will be a step toward determining whether the reclamation bureau can or will aid irl such a development. The meeting will be the second discussion by waters and reclamation bureau officials. More than 300 attended a similar session in the Veterans Memorial Building two months ago. PLACER NEVADA LEAGUE STANDINGS End of First Half) Ww Ei ect. Auburn 7 O 1.000 Placerville. S22) ie Roseville S62 ee Lincoln ae SOR Nevada City 3 4 .429 Placer JACL 3 4 .429 Colfax = balers teao3 WG are Grass Valley. . 0. 6, 000 Yesterday's Scores Auburn 6, Lincoln 5 (10 innigs). “acer JACL 7, Grass Valley 5 ‘') innings). Vlacerville 7 Colfax 1 Friday Night Score Yoaseville 5, Nevada City 2. Games Next Sunday ' rass Valley in Colfax. SECOND HALF June 14th ‘CL vs. Auburn in Auburn »tuss Valley in Nevada City ~inecoln in’ Placerville F eville in Colfax June 21st 4 .purn in Placerville R: seville in Grass Valley i,:.oln in Colfax N. ada City vs. JACL in Auburn June 28th T. erville in Grass Valley *, burn in Roseville Nv cada City in Lincoln ° fax vs. JACL in Auburn July Sth fF erville in Roseville . ss Valley in Auburn ‘Lin Lincoln ‘sx in Nevada City July 12th «In in Grass Valley ' -da City in Placerville $ «ville vs. JACL in Auburn t arn in Colfax July 19th x in Grass Valley L. in Placerville: oda City in Auburn July 24th ville in Nevada City -rn in Lincoln crville in Colfax s Valley vs. JACL in Auburn “In in Roseville \ETERINARIAN DEGREE FR JOHN DAVIES iin Randolph Davies of NeCounty is a candidate for :egree of doctor of veterinary ».cine from the University of < fornia at Davis. vavies, son of William L. DaBox 365, Nevada City, has xd in. the School of VeteriMedicine on this northerncampus of the University. Jes west of Sacramento. commencement ceremonies, esday, June 17, degrees and neates are to be presented to ~*+ -tudents from 19 states and + Tereign countries. The ceremony will be held in the Sunken Garden of the Davis NILE DISPLAYING — RARE ATOMIC PLANT A rare Atomic plant was put on display over the Memorial Day weekend in the window of Presley ,and Nile, Nevada City realtors Brought from Yucca Flat, Nevada, at considerable personal risk by Mr. Nile, the plant is so radio-active that a cigar can be lit from it. Noting the recent freak storms following detonations of atom bombs, Nile commented that his only worry in having the plant was that he was afraid some day it might hailin his office. A small card offers the scientific explanation of the plant. It reads: “This plant, known botannilcaly as Fissionus Nucliensis, was recently discovered as an aftermath of the recent Atomic Energy Commission’s nuclear tests near Las Vegas. Please do not touch as complete freedom from radio-activity has not yet been determined.” The plant is of stringy, rather unhappy looking construction, apparently in need of water; it bears a curious resemblance to the top of a pine tree, which indeed it is. FRANKLIN SWEEPS ALL HONORS AT CAMPTONVILLE Charles Franklin will graduate as‘ valedictorian, salutatorian, class president, and all other honors possible tomorrow night from the Camptonville. High School. Franklin also achieved . the unique status of holding both the scholastic high and low in his graduating class. The reason: he comprises the entire graduating class of the Camptonville High School. Graduating exercises will be held at the school for Franklin and four members of the eighth grade. They are Judith Lynne Hampton, Patricia Ann Franklin, Paul Earle. Pauly and Patricia Ann Teeples. As a part of the exercises, the student body will present a melodrama entitled “Saving the Old Homestead” (in five scenes). STAY OUT OF DITCH, SAYS REALTY FIRM The W. W. Esterly Organization, realtors located at a bend in Grass Valley-Nevada City highway, wish to announce they are tired of cars leaping into the ditch at the side of their building. Tuesday night the second sedan in two weeks failed to make the curve, careening into the ditch, and the real estate firm feels things have gone far enough. In both accidents, fortunately, nobody was hurt but the cars. Trinity Picnic Set for Sunday “Bring nothing but a good appetite” is the advice to youngsters attending the Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday School picnic this Sunday at 10 am. at Pioneer Park. Should rainy weather develop, the -kids are advised that the picnic will:be held in the Parish hall. Parents are cordially invited to attend, especially those having younger children. Scout Barbeque Postponed to June 13th Chef Carl Tobiassen has put aside his pots and pans until June 13th for the big Boy: Scouts barbeque at Lions Lake. . Pee postponed eating festival will\\ help Scouts to attend the 1953) Jamboree. Cost per person is $1.50 and “you can eat all you want.” The affair will begin at sin.pus at 10 a.m. nanan The Indians of Nevada County ., cons roves INDIAN CAMPS 0. Feley Marysville dads ral » ladian Sp "43 a3K BEAR LO Te Downey: lle N.San Juan y ra Te Chere Kee aves x @ Indien Compt w= Paved Roads = Oiet Roads =x RR: ver Storm’s Ranch in Penn Valley. Strong’s Ranch near Chicago Park. Bourne Ranch in Pleasant Valley. Day's Ranch near Grass Valley. Indian Campoodie near Nevada City. Orchard Springs Ranch, Siems Ranch, Chicago Park: Loney Ranch south of Indian Springs Mountain. Barbara Ranch on Clear Creek above Penn Valley. : Butler Ranch, Squirrel Creek Ranch. Rattlesnake Creek below Red Hat Service Station. Selby Flat near NevadaCity. Printed with permission of the Nevada County Historical Society When the Nevada County Historical Museum opened its doors on Memorial Day, the first exhibit the visitor encountered was a display of Indian relics. Nevada County had two tribes within its boundaries. The Washoe roamed the area on the Truckee side of the summit, and the southern branch of the Maidus, meaning “people” lived on the Nevada City, Grass Valley side. The Maidu tribes cover a large area, and the Southern Maidus, known as the Nisenan, were found in the major portions of El Dorado, Amador, Placer and Nevada counties. Before the discovery of gold and the coming of the white man, Indian life was simple. Nearly all available foods were eaten. Deer (du-pe), grubs, earthworms, larvae, grasshoppers, fish, jackrabbits (boiye), gray squirrels, quail, ducks, geese, grouse, bluejays, and woodpeckers. Only the old people would eat bear meat, and ground squirrels were avoided by all. They believed a rattlesnake could change itself into a ground squirrel] at any time. The Indians burned the ground each fall under the direction of their chief to drive out the game. The favorite plant foods were acorns, pine nuts, buckeye, hazelnuts, mushrooms, tree fungi. manzanita berries, roots, bulbs, wild plums and other fruits. Foods were cooked in watertight baskets by adding hot soapstone rocks, but heated food was considered unhealthy. Their villages were usually located on a knoll or a bench of the mountainside facing south. The dwelling houses (hu) looked like the wigwams of the plains Indians but were covered with large slabs of cedar or pine park, and insulated with dirt. A smoke hole was left at the top. Each village had a Dance House called k'um. The Nevada City Indians had five of them so that visitors who came for “Big Times” (dances) could stay in them if the weather was bad. They were posts, rafters, and covered with bark slabs and in an eveavation 3 to 5 feet deep, had center dirt. They were round and averaged 30 feet in diameter, and were ,used as dwelling houses in the winter. A lone miner once described the beauty of these snow white frosty mounds with the gray blue smoke curling upward at sunrise. In general, clothing was scant. The men wore loin cloths of deerskin, and the women a sort of apron front and back. In winter, deerskin cloaks or rabbitskin blankets were worn. The men wore their hair to the shoulders; the women wore theirs long. Bangs were favored and the hair was cut with a sharp rock against a stick. The Nevada County Nisenan had no doctor (We-ni), but sent to Colfax when one was needed. He would apply poultices of plants to bruised flesh, such as honeysuckle and burdock leaf. A snake-weed leaf poultice was used to relieve snake bite. A special house was built for snake bite victoms. The Indian doctor would also suck out diseases, and in case of backache, cover the back with hot mud, and place the ‘patient in the sweat house. Stones were heated and piled close to the house. The patient’s head was placed so he could breathe the only air permitted to enter the hut. It served as a good bath. The Indian Medicine Rock on E. Broad Street, Nevada City, was often used. The patient stretched out in the hollow top to enjoy its radiated warmth, but after the coming of the white man, they preferred his hot water bottle. The Nisenans called the Washos, ‘Mo'nasa.” The Washos sang to their sick. One wonders if there was ever friction between the Nisenan and Washos. Indian inscriptions on the rocks at Cisco Grove might have meant a dividing line between the tribes. The Nisenan traded acorns and pinenuts with the valley Indian for salt, fish, roots, grasses, beads and shells. They would travel at night in groups of 100-200 men, and never stayed in th valley over night if possible. . Whenever the chief (hu-kem-mai-duk), planned a “Big Time” for his village, he would send out invitations to other villages by runners. Baskets, 4 or 5 feet across, were filled with acorn mush, and given to each chief as he arrived to feed his followers. The dances were usually performed in the dance house, but once in a while held outside. They danced in the order of arrival. The women danced the ‘“‘Tapai’yo,” a dance using the movement of the arms, and the Lo-le, a rhythmical dance with long pointed sticks accompanied by a chant. The chief's headdress in Nevada City was two grouse feathers. The men dancers wore two head (Continued on page 6) N. SAN JUAN ‘PLANNING GALA FESTIVAL SOON Gold Rush Community Making Big Plans For Civic Celebration More than 35 entries already have signed up for the North San Juan Cherry Festival parade on Sunday, June 2lst. One of the most novel entries is the smallest Shetland pony in the United States, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Milhaus. Ed Koehler, chairman of the festival and mayor of North San Juan, said that all organizations and individuals are invited to Participate in the parade. “Just be on hand at 1 p.m. Sunday,” he said. Chairman of the parade committee is H. W. Jensen, assisted by Mrs. Calvin “Boots” Milhaus, and Douglass Buckbee. Gordon Logan Wood will act as Grand Marshall. Mohler emphasized that the entire celebration will be in the best tradition of the Old West There will be a carnival starting Friday night and _ continuing throught the weekend. Free cherries will be given away on Sunday during the parade by Mrs. Zoan Pope, chairman of the Cherry Maids, assisted by Mrs B. Wood, Mrs. H. W. Jensen, Mrs Ed Kohler and Mrs. Kenny Dark Jerry Austin’s band will play for the Coronation Ball Saturday night at which the Queen of the Festival will be crowned. Americana historians will find that Mrs. Dor's Foley, president of the Nevada County Historical Society, will answer their questions on Sunday morning at Twambly Hall. MONTGOMERY WARD OPENS CATALOG OFFICE IN GY Montgomery Ward.-will open a new catalog store today in a sleek, modern office at the corner of Mill and Main streets, Grass Valley. Every service and facility of the giant organization will be made available to local residents. Manager is Mrs. Cliff Hazelton of Nevada City. Credit manager is Mrs. Joyce Reid of Grass Valley, The firm is now offering copies of the new spring and summer catalogs. Mrs. Hazelton extended a hearty welcome to all Nevada Countyans to inspect the new store and “get acquainted.” Same Old Story: TRUE BACK IN JAIL John True is back in the pokey. The 38-ycar-old Grass Valley deep sea diver was picked up Monday by the San Francisco police acting on a warrant from the Burbank police. The charge. it is understood. is “conspiracy to commit burglary and murder” in connection with the Monahan murder. According t» information received yesterday morning from San Francisco, True is more concerned with the progress of construction of @ tug boat in South Sausalito than the present charges. He wrote to friends yesterday: ‘I am more worried about the boat being properly launched than about my own position.” Previously he had been spirited away by -Burbank police from Grass Valley only to be released six days later with an apology.

et an . V4 Mt WwW AALLDSASASG 7 oe SERVING THE NEVADA COUNTY COMMUNITIES OF NEVADA CITY, GRASS VALLEY, OMEGA, FRENCH CORRAL, ROUGH AND READY, CEDAR RIDGE, UNION HILL, PEARDALE, 8 SELBY FLAT, GRIZZLY HILL, GOLD FLAT, QUAKER HILL, WILLOW VALLEY, NEWTO Wed., May 30,1973 The Nevada County a ee ~ ae RED DOG. YOU BET, TOWN TALK, GLENBROOK GRANITEVILLE, NORTH SAN JUAN, NORTH BLOOMFIELD, HUMBUG, RELIEF HIL UMMIT CITY, WALLOUPA, GOUGE EYE, LIME KILN, CHI SOGGSVILLE, GOLD BAR, LOWELL HILL, BOURBON BRANDY PLAT, SEBASTOPOL. HILL, ANTHONY HOUSE, DELIRIUM TREMENS. Volume 27, No. 23 Nevada City, Nevada County, California, Thursday, June 4, 1953 Price Five Cents RECLAMATION HEADS AND NID TO MEET JUNE 8 Development of New Power and Water Sources Slated for Discussion The future development of additional water and electric power in the Nevada Irrigation District will be the subject of a meeting io the Grass Valley High School Auditorium Monday at 7:30 p.m. when NID directors, waters users and officials of the U.S. Bureou oJ Reclamation will take part in a aliscussion of the subject. A. E. Kuiper, NID manager, said today the meeting will be a step toward determining whether the reclamation bureau can or will aid irl such a development. The meeting will be the second discussion by waters and reclamation bureau officials. More than 300 attended a similar session in the Veterans Memorial Building two months ago. PLACER NEVADA LEAGUE STANDINGS End of First Half) Ww Ei ect. Auburn 7 O 1.000 Placerville.. S22) ie Roseville S62 ee Lincoln ae SOR Nevada City 3 4 .429 Placer JACL 3 4 .429 Colfax = balers teao3 WG are Grass Valley. . 0. 6, 000 Yesterday's Scores Auburn 6, Lincoln 5 (10 innigs). “acer JACL 7, Grass Valley 5 ‘') innings). Vlacerville 7 Colfax 1 Friday Night Score Yoaseville 5, Nevada City 2. Games Next Sunday ' rass Valley in Colfax. SECOND HALF June 14th ‘CL vs. Auburn in Auburn »tuss Valley in Nevada City ~inecoln in’ Placerville F eville in Colfax June 21st 4 .purn in Placerville R: seville in Grass Valley i,:.oln in Colfax N. ada City vs. JACL in Auburn June 28th T. erville in Grass Valley *, burn in Roseville Nv cada City in Lincoln ° fax vs. JACL in Auburn July Sth fF erville in Roseville . ss Valley in Auburn ‘Lin Lincoln ‘sx in Nevada City July 12th «In in Grass Valley ' -da City in Placerville $ «ville vs. JACL in Auburn t arn in Colfax July 19th x in Grass Valley L. in Placerville: oda City in Auburn July 24th ville in Nevada City -rn in Lincoln crville in Colfax s Valley vs. JACL in Auburn “In in Roseville \ETERINARIAN DEGREE FR JOHN DAVIES iin Randolph Davies of NeCounty is a candidate for :egree of doctor of veterinary ».cine from the University of < fornia at Davis. vavies, son of William L. DaBox 365, Nevada City, has xd in. the School of VeteriMedicine on this northerncampus of the University. Jes west of Sacramento. commencement ceremonies, esday, June 17, degrees and neates are to be presented to ~*+ -tudents from 19 states and + Tereign countries. The ceremony will be held in the Sunken Garden of the Davis NILE DISPLAYING — RARE ATOMIC PLANT A rare Atomic plant was put on display over the Memorial Day weekend in the window of Presley ,and Nile, Nevada City realtors Brought from Yucca Flat, Nevada, at considerable personal risk by Mr. Nile, the plant is so radio-active that a cigar can be lit from it. Noting the recent freak storms following detonations of atom bombs, Nile commented that his only worry in having the plant was that he was afraid some day it might hailin his office. A small card offers the scientific explanation of the plant. It reads: “This plant, known botannilcaly as Fissionus Nucliensis, was recently discovered as an aftermath of the recent Atomic Energy Commission’s nuclear tests near Las Vegas. Please do not touch as complete freedom from radio-activity has not yet been determined.” The plant is of stringy, rather unhappy looking construction, apparently in need of water; it bears a curious resemblance to the top of a pine tree, which indeed it is. FRANKLIN SWEEPS ALL HONORS AT CAMPTONVILLE Charles Franklin will graduate as‘ valedictorian, salutatorian, class president, and all other honors possible tomorrow night from the Camptonville. High School. Franklin also achieved . the unique status of holding both the scholastic high and low in his graduating class. The reason: he comprises the entire graduating class of the Camptonville High School. Graduating exercises will be held at the school for Franklin and four members of the eighth grade. They are Judith Lynne Hampton, Patricia Ann Franklin, Paul Earle. Pauly and Patricia Ann Teeples. As a part of the exercises, the student body will present a melodrama entitled “Saving the Old Homestead” (in five scenes). STAY OUT OF DITCH, SAYS REALTY FIRM The W. W. Esterly Organization, realtors located at a bend in Grass Valley-Nevada City highway, wish to announce they are tired of cars leaping into the ditch at the side of their building. Tuesday night the second sedan in two weeks failed to make the curve, careening into the ditch, and the real estate firm feels things have gone far enough. In both accidents, fortunately, nobody was hurt but the cars. Trinity Picnic Set for Sunday “Bring nothing but a good appetite” is the advice to youngsters attending the Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday School picnic this Sunday at 10 am. at Pioneer Park. Should rainy weather develop, the -kids are advised that the picnic will:be held in the Parish hall. Parents are cordially invited to attend, especially those having younger children. Scout Barbeque Postponed to June 13th Chef Carl Tobiassen has put aside his pots and pans until June 13th for the big Boy: Scouts barbeque at Lions Lake. . Pee postponed eating festival will\\ help Scouts to attend the 1953) Jamboree. Cost per person is $1.50 and “you can eat all you want.” The affair will begin at sin.pus at 10 a.m. nanan The Indians of Nevada County ., cons roves

INDIAN CAMPS 0. Feley Marysville dads ral » ladian Sp "43 a3K BEAR LO Te Downey: lle N.San Juan y ra Te Chere Kee aves x @ Indien Compt w= Paved Roads = Oiet Roads =x RR: ver Storm’s Ranch in Penn Valley. Strong’s Ranch near Chicago Park. Bourne Ranch in Pleasant Valley. Day's Ranch near Grass Valley. Indian Campoodie near Nevada City. Orchard Springs Ranch, Siems Ranch, Chicago Park: Loney Ranch south of Indian Springs Mountain. Barbara Ranch on Clear Creek above Penn Valley. : Butler Ranch, Squirrel Creek Ranch. Rattlesnake Creek below Red Hat Service Station. Selby Flat near NevadaCity. Printed with permission of the Nevada County Historical Society When the Nevada County Historical Museum opened its doors on Memorial Day, the first exhibit the visitor encountered was a display of Indian relics. Nevada County had two tribes within its boundaries. The Washoe roamed the area on the Truckee side of the summit, and the southern branch of the Maidus, meaning “people” lived on the Nevada City, Grass Valley side. The Maidu tribes cover a large area, and the Southern Maidus, known as the Nisenan, were found in the major portions of El Dorado, Amador, Placer and Nevada counties. Before the discovery of gold and the coming of the white man, Indian life was simple. Nearly all available foods were eaten. Deer (du-pe), grubs, earthworms, larvae, grasshoppers, fish, jackrabbits (boiye), gray squirrels, quail, ducks, geese, grouse, bluejays, and woodpeckers. Only the old people would eat bear meat, and ground squirrels were avoided by all. They believed a rattlesnake could change itself into a ground squirrel] at any time. The Indians burned the ground each fall under the direction of their chief to drive out the game. The favorite plant foods were acorns, pine nuts, buckeye, hazelnuts, mushrooms, tree fungi. manzanita berries, roots, bulbs, wild plums and other fruits. Foods were cooked in watertight baskets by adding hot soapstone rocks, but heated food was considered unhealthy. Their villages were usually located on a knoll or a bench of the mountainside facing south. The dwelling houses (hu) looked like the wigwams of the plains Indians but were covered with large slabs of cedar or pine park, and insulated with dirt. A smoke hole was left at the top. Each village had a Dance House called k'um. The Nevada City Indians had five of them so that visitors who came for “Big Times” (dances) could stay in them if the weather was bad. They were posts, rafters, and covered with bark slabs and in an eveavation 3 to 5 feet deep, had center dirt. They were round and averaged 30 feet in diameter, and were ,used as dwelling houses in the winter. A lone miner once described the beauty of these snow white frosty mounds with the gray blue smoke curling upward at sunrise. In general, clothing was scant. The men wore loin cloths of deerskin, and the women a sort of apron front and back. In winter, deerskin cloaks or rabbitskin blankets were worn. The men wore their hair to the shoulders; the women wore theirs long. Bangs were favored and the hair was cut with a sharp rock against a stick. The Nevada County Nisenan had no doctor (We-ni), but sent to Colfax when one was needed. He would apply poultices of plants to bruised flesh, such as honeysuckle and burdock leaf. A snake-weed leaf poultice was used to relieve snake bite. A special house was built for snake bite victoms. The Indian doctor would also suck out diseases, and in case of backache, cover the back with hot mud, and place the ‘patient in the sweat house. Stones were heated and piled close to the house. The patient’s head was placed so he could breathe the only air permitted to enter the hut. It served as a good bath. The Indian Medicine Rock on E. Broad Street, Nevada City, was often used. The patient stretched out in the hollow top to enjoy its radiated warmth, but after the coming of the white man, they preferred his hot water bottle. The Nisenans called the Washos, ‘Mo'nasa.” The Washos sang to their sick. One wonders if there was ever friction between the Nisenan and Washos. Indian inscriptions on the rocks at Cisco Grove might have meant a dividing line between the tribes. The Nisenan traded acorns and pinenuts with the valley Indian for salt, fish, roots, grasses, beads and shells. They would travel at night in groups of 100-200 men, and never stayed in th valley over night if possible. . Whenever the chief (hu-kem-mai-duk), planned a “Big Time” for his village, he would send out invitations to other villages by runners. Baskets, 4 or 5 feet across, were filled with acorn mush, and given to each chief as he arrived to feed his followers. The dances were usually performed in the dance house, but once in a while held outside. They danced in the order of arrival. The women danced the ‘“‘Tapai’yo,” a dance using the movement of the arms, and the Lo-le, a rhythmical dance with long pointed sticks accompanied by a chant. The chief's headdress in Nevada City was two grouse feathers. The men dancers wore two head (Continued on page 6) N. SAN JUAN ‘PLANNING GALA FESTIVAL SOON Gold Rush Community Making Big Plans For Civic Celebration More than 35 entries already have signed up for the North San Juan Cherry Festival parade on Sunday, June 2lst. One of the most novel entries is the smallest Shetland pony in the United States, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Milhaus. Ed Koehler, chairman of the festival and mayor of North San Juan, said that all organizations and individuals are invited to Participate in the parade. “Just be on hand at 1 p.m. Sunday,” he said. Chairman of the parade committee is H. W. Jensen, assisted by Mrs. Calvin “Boots” Milhaus, and Douglass Buckbee. Gordon Logan Wood will act as Grand Marshall. Mohler emphasized that the entire celebration will be in the best tradition of the Old West There will be a carnival starting Friday night and _ continuing throught the weekend. Free cherries will be given away on Sunday during the parade by Mrs. Zoan Pope, chairman of the Cherry Maids, assisted by Mrs B. Wood, Mrs. H. W. Jensen, Mrs Ed Kohler and Mrs. Kenny Dark Jerry Austin’s band will play for the Coronation Ball Saturday night at which the Queen of the Festival will be crowned. Americana historians will find that Mrs. Dor's Foley, president of the Nevada County Historical Society, will answer their questions on Sunday morning at Twambly Hall. MONTGOMERY WARD OPENS CATALOG OFFICE IN GY Montgomery Ward.-will open a new catalog store today in a sleek, modern office at the corner of Mill and Main streets, Grass Valley. Every service and facility of the giant organization will be made available to local residents. Manager is Mrs. Cliff Hazelton of Nevada City. Credit manager is Mrs. Joyce Reid of Grass Valley, The firm is now offering copies of the new spring and summer catalogs. Mrs. Hazelton extended a hearty welcome to all Nevada Countyans to inspect the new store and “get acquainted.” Same Old Story: TRUE BACK IN JAIL John True is back in the pokey. The 38-ycar-old Grass Valley deep sea diver was picked up Monday by the San Francisco police acting on a warrant from the Burbank police. The charge. it is understood. is “conspiracy to commit burglary and murder” in connection with the Monahan murder. According t» information received yesterday morning from San Francisco, True is more concerned with the progress of construction of @ tug boat in South Sausalito than the present charges. He wrote to friends yesterday: ‘I am more worried about the boat being properly launched than about my own position.” Previously he had been spirited away by -Burbank police from Grass Valley only to be released six days later with an apology.