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VOlUme 24---Number 23 Greenville - Plumas C,unty - California Thursday, Auqust 26, 1954 $3.00 per year - 10c per copy
'SAMMY" F. BROWN
BACK TO SCHOOL
SETZER MILL CREW SEPT. 2 DESIGNATED
Rotary Dist. Governor
PUNERAL TO BE AT
OttOVILLE FRIDAY
lesidents of Indian Valley were
to hear of the death early
SUnday morning of Sammy L.
of Crescent Mills and Ore-
known for many years for
exploits as a honseman. He
believed to have been suffer-
with a touch of polio on the
day of the Plumas County
was taken to the San Fran-
Children's Hospital Wednes-
and was thought to be ira-
when he succumbed at an
hour Sunday morning.
was 28 years old, a na-
of Indian Valley and a grad-
of Greenville High School i
after which he spent a year
the Davis Agricultural College.
devoted his time to training
while engaged with his
brother and sister in the
business at their Table
ranch in Butte County,
Summers at their Indian Val-
l'anch near Crescent Mills.
have moved fast in the
family," states an account
the Oroville Mercury-Register
Vhom credit is due for the pic-
reproduced above. "Sam F.
the father, flew to San
Monday night with Mrs.
to be with his brother, who
believed to be dying. A grand-
was born in the Fletcher
family in Indian Valley at
Saturday.
of Sammy Brown's death
rapidly through northern
--more on page five
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BELLS WILL RING
ON MONDAY NEXT
The schools of Pleas County
reopen at 9 o'clock next onday
morning, August 30th, with theAr
fall semester according to announ-
cement this week by principa'l
Jess M'aginnis nd Lyal Wells.
In making the announcement,
Mr. Wells advises that Primary
Grades, 1, 2 and 3, will register at
the Primary Building on Main
Street. Students in the 4th, 5th and
6th grades are asked to register
at the Elementary Building. Kin-
dergarten registration will also be
conducted at the Kindergarten
Building on the Elementary School
grounds.
':hildrn entering kindergarten
must be 4 years and 9 montls old
by September 1st, and must pro-
vide evidence of birth date. Those
entering the first grade must be
5 years and 9 months old by Sep-
tember 1st and must provide evi-
dence of birth date if they have not
previously attended school.
'lhere will probably have to be
several adjustments made after
school opens due to the uncertainty
of class sizes between rooms and
buildings," Mr. Wells stated. It is
expected that better than 275 pri-
mary and elementray school stu-
dents will be enrolled at the start
of the term.
The school cafeteria will begin
operation on Wednesday, Septem-
ber 1st, and for the time be i.ng
will operate only in the one build-
ing at the high school grounds.
The faculty .this year includes
three new members, Ardis Hyde,
,Bernard Wurtzinger and Lucille
Roulsten, who will instruct the pri-
mary grades. Other primary teach-
ers are Ida Welsh aand Edn
K-nzler.
Maryanne iewcomb will again
conduct the kindergarten classes.
The 4th, 5th and 6th grades "ill
be taught by Ruby M.digul, Lydia
Sheehan, Crnell Kcirtz and Ber-
nard Wurtzinger.
Principal iMnnis advises that
high school busses will follow the
ame routes as last year. For the
first day only classes will be dis-
missed at all schools t 2:15 p.m.,
and beginning Tuesday the high
school classes will go on regxflar
chedule, 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 P.m.
New students are asked to register
Tuesday morning.
New memlbers of the hgh school
faculty are: Mr. Jack Rubke for-
merly music instructor at Men-
docino and Mr. Richard Dimick,
former shop teacher at the Arcata
High School.
Returning faculty members are:
Vernon Appleby, Jacqueline Carap-
bell, Jack MeNaughton, Johanne
Pearce, Harry Price, Edna Rhine-
hart, D. Lee Ross, Jack Snodgrass,
Stanley Timone and Vice Principal
William Sclmltr, High school en-
rollment is expected to be approxi-
mately 230.
AI400AL LABOR DAY
TAYLORSVILLE GRANGE HALL
-SEPTEMBER
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RETURNS TODAY;
SANS PAY BOOST
Some employees returned to
work at the Setzers' Greenville
mill this morning following a
get-together of employees, man-
agement and union men yester-
day afternoon, it is reported.
At a meeting of union mem-
bers of the Setzer employees on
Tuesday night 36 voted against
returnin gto work at the mill
• as against 13 favorable votes,
it was reported, the action be-
ing the rejection of a new con;
tract submitted by the company.
Differences were negotiated at
the joint meeting yesterday, it
is learned, and the mill is pre-
paring to resume production on
a full-scale basis.
All other mills in the area
have reached agreements with
their employees and are again
in operation, terminating the
strike which went into effect on
June 21 and involved mills in
the three west coast states.
No wage increases were
granted although the original
demand of the Lumber & Saw-
mill Workers Uunion AFL was
for a 12(,-eent an hour increase
for all workers. The mills stood
firmly behind their contention
that conditions in the lumber
industry would not warrant any
cost increase at this time.
CORRECTION
Vour home-town news reel,
including piccures of the Har-
pole-Waits wedding, High School
fashion show and P.T.A. swim
school, will be shown at the
Plumas Theatre thru Thursday
TWt HOMES RAZED
BY QUICK BLAZE
THURSDAY NOON
The homes of Mr. and Mrs. Vic-
tor Dave and Dominic Palombere
were totally destroyed by fire
which broke out last Thursday
noon. ti)stimate of loss of the
buildings and contents was expect-
ed be placard at between $5,000
and $10,000.
The fire was reported to have
started from lot ashes being
dumped near a trash pile which
broke into a blaze, spread to near-
by Kas tanks and then to houses
which were located in the rear
fo the Crescent Street apartments.
Mrs. Victor Dave was aleep at
the time and woke to find her
home in flames. She turned in an
alarm at the Mosley and Grenke
store, but the tinder dry buildings
were almost totally destroyed by
the time the fire department was
able to get into action.
AS PLUMAS CO. DAY
AT 1954 STATE FAIR
Thursday, September 2, 1954
has been designated as Plumas
County day at the California State
Fair.
This is the opening day of tihe
Pays Official Visit
To Greenville Club
The Rotary Club of Greenville
was host last Wednesday to W. E.
Jansen, Governor of this District,
Rotary International, who is mak-
ing his annual official ,¢isit to each
of the Rotary clubs in Northea
California and Nevada. He addi-ess-
ed te ctub and corferred with
presiderLt Goldenson, Secretary
Larkey and committee chairmen on
Rtary administration and service
activities, and on plans for the
PaatiCipation by the club in world-
wide observance of Rotary's Gol-
den Anniversary, Februac-y 23-
June 2.
Mr. Jansen is the owner of JarP
sen Chevrolet Company in Auburn
and is a member of the Rotary
club there. He was elected District
Governor of Rotary International
for the 1954-55 fiscal year at the
anuI Rotary Convention in Seat-
e, Washington, last June. He is
one (f 2?0 District Governors sup-
ervising the actvities of some 8,300
Rotary clubs which have a mem-
be.hip of 389,000 business av.d
profeowal executives in 89 coun-
tries nd geographical regions
throughout the wc¢Id.
C)mmi.tteem en appointed by
pre.ident Goldenoa for the en-
suing year are as follows:
Club Service--Ernie Waiters,
' chairman.
Classification uad merrberhip--
Jess Maginnis, chairman, Ba-uce
Bidwell. Vorm Roulstem.
Public information Norman
Johmm, chairman.
Magazine--Frank Kampschmidt,
1otaT information-Ceefl Mc-
Intyre, clairman, Bill Hall.
Attendance checkers--Bruce Bid-
well, chairman, Cy .Hall, Mack
tScruggs.
Vocational service Mack
Scruggs, chairman.
Community service -- Herman
Posh, chairman.
Youth and Scouts--"Doc" Bat-
son, chairmax Ken Hunter, Carl
Pau,len.
Civic improvement -- Cy Hall,
ellalrman, Mike Ayoob, Bob Mur-
ray.
Oomm,unity safetyRill Hall,
cirmam
Welfre--"Y'renchy,, Prideaux,
chairman, Bob Kelton,
International service -- Bill
Baxter, chairman.
International contacts -- Ken
Hunter, chairman, Norman John-
Rotary foundation--Lyal Wells,
elirman, Quentin Philpott.
Golden anniversary and club
history Quentin Philpott, chair-
man, Mack Srugg "Frenchy"
Prldeaux, Frank Kampschmidt,
Cecil McIntyre.
Board of Directors---ErrOr Wal-
tots, Herman Poseh, Mack Scruggs,
Bill Baxter.
.00Vlusic by Ruby's Orchestra
Sponsored by
l'he Catholic Churches of
Quincy and Greenville
,4 . .ition and it is hoped
U:rt th.se f' thi.s coun¢y plan t)
attend. o offic;l ente"taJn-'- t
proposed by the county in ob-
servance • f th! spec.al (Jay.
The Plumas County exhibit has
been prepared and built bv this
office as ordered by the Pluma
county ,board f supervisors. Our
entry wa :oo late in being pre-
sented to classify in the recreation
section and has been entered in
the fu)restry and lumbering class.
The Californian, Bill Meigs, Hol-
lywood screen star, pictured above,
symbol of the past in California's
years of progress, will arrive at
,the State Fair in a stage coach
and leave hy the latest mearm of
transpor.ttion, the helicopter.
He wi,ll pass ort ouveni.r coins,
1.0(]0 per day, .to visitors of the
State Fair. Tle coins are simulated
$20 gold pieoes, once so popular
in the west.
A 1949 Ford car belonging to
the Dares was also destroyed in
the nearby garage, it was reported.
Neither of the victims were pro-
tected by insurance.