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SL?ERVlSORS APPROVE
PLA00 FOR AUDITING
COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
At a special session of the Plu-
mes County Board of Supervisors
and the 1951 Grand Jury, it was
decided to provide for an appraisal
of all county equipment now in
use by the various departments of
the county.
Ted Pearson of the Oakland ac-
counting firm of Lester, Harrick
and Herrick was present at the
session and an audit of county pro-
perties by his firm was authorized.
The matter of establishing a court-
LAST RITES HELD FOR
JOHN P. BRANLEY
THIS AFTERNOON
Funeral services were held at
two o'clock this afternoon for
John P. Branley, who died sudden-
ly Monday afternoon while on a
trip to the bay area. Last rites
were read at the Chapel of the
Oaks, with interment following in
an Oakland cemetery.
Mr. Branley was born in Green-
ville April 18, 1872, making him
79 years of age this April. He
was active throughout his lifetime,
most of which he spent in Indian
Valley except for a few years
when connected with the street de-
partment in Oakland.
John Branley was a colorful in-
dividual and was widely known
and admired. He served for four-
teen years as a member of the
County Board of Supervisors from
this district, retiring in 1947, was
ever active in civic and community
affairs, and was always active ]n
the mining field, having at one
time been connected with the Corn-
stock development in Nevada. He
rendered great service to Indian
Valley and Greenville, and was
largely responsible for the build-
ty purchasing agent also was dis- .
cussed, but Mr. Pearson advisea 1 mVI: f thr?nTl:;n,H:llweHlrknown
that Plumas County expenditures - : -: .......... '^ut
do not warrant the employ of 1 h: c:ugnt I'y aed ce:: hiostU°;*ac"
full-time purchasing agent, and Y
suggested that such a provision 1 qunt:::ltSot:Ucg::::ctoh:s h
might be worked out as a tri-/ .....
tion with Sierra and Lassen Court-| • • ...... cts
,. v, .. ......... ! host of friends pml ner respe
,. ., was aecmea 1:o esaonsn a! ._ ._. at the .... suneral
Central Purchasing Control for the ,o::i tendance
ser
County, which would require that ,," ronorted to have s0c-
all offices iss,ne requisitions for curried-to a'heart attack at the
needed items. Terminal Buildin in San Francis-
Extension of the Greenville
District to include the Hot Springs
Road, was also approved by the
Board of Supervisors.
LAST RITES OBSERVED
FOR PIONEER LADY
OF CRESCENT MILLS
Funeral services were held from
the Greenville Community Church
yesterday afternbon for Rose May
Peck, who succumbed at the Bat-
son Hospital Sunday following a
brief confinement there. Rev. Don
North of the Assembly of God
conducted the services, with in-
terment following in the Green;
ville Cemertey under direction or
Manes Runeral home.
Mrs. Peck was 72 year of age,
having been born in Crescent
Mills on August 23, 1878. She Was
well known and highly esteemed
throughout the Valley and had
been in failing health for a num-
ber of years. She was the daugh-
ter of Nicholas and Emma Stamp-
"fli.
Survivors include her husband,
Joe Peck, two daughters, Pearl
Strong and Ruby Madigan; five
sisters, Josie Savage, Ren o;
Edith Collier, Porterville; Edna
Fisher, Taylorsville; Vivian Riehl,
Crescent Mills; Kte Collier, Pu-
yallu, Wash.; three brothers, Gus,
and Arthur Stampfli of Susanville;
lrank Stampfli of Crescent Mills.
Cy and Joe Hall, Bill Hamblin,
Irwin Becker, Shirley Harmon and
Elmore .Hunt served as casket
bearers. Special music was provid-
ed by Mrs. Carl Scholberg and
Mrs. W. H. Hawson.
ANNUAL SCOUT MEET
HELD iAT RED BLUFF
Culminating a year of progress
the Mt. Lessen Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America achieved its
greattest success at the 1951 An-
nual Meet, when nearly 500 Scout-
ere and friends of Scouting as-
sembled at the Red Bluff Fair
Grounds for the Scouter Reunion
and Annual meeting; declared Vic-
tor R. Sharp, Scout Executive.
Sharp stated that the evening
was a succession of achievements.
The udience thrilled to the grand
march of the Jamboree and Eagle
Scouts, who conducted a colorful
flag ceremonial, led by Eagle
Scout J. Ten Eyck, Commander
of the Knights of Dunamis, and
organization of Eagles.
young cubs made a spec-
tacle of color a they came crash.
lug through a mammoth red hea;
with their gardenia corsages for
all ladies present. The meeting
mounted in enthusiasm as each. of
the five Districts vied with each
other on attendance and the spirit
become contagious until the as-
sembly was moved to pledge Its
best service for boyhood during
1951, said sharp.
The illuminated re-dedication
service was participated in by
President Ray Smith, and Victor
D. Sharp who installed all council
officers.
The Jamboree Scouts and Eagle
Scouts of Northern California
were guests of honor on the oc-
co while in that ety on business.
.e and Mrs. Branley had been
visiting on the east side of the bay.
Survivors include: his widow,
Annis E. Branley; 'three sisters,
Molly Treleaven, Greenville; Mag-
gie Hall, Sacramento, and Jenny
Terrell, Chester.
RECORD CROWD ATTENDS
MASONIC INSTALLATION
CLAIR ENGLE IS
NAMED CHAIRMAN OF
KEY SUBCOMMITTEE
"Last week as a result of my
accumulated seniority, I was made
Chairman of the House Subcom-
mittee on Irrigation and Reclama-
tion of the Commttee on Public
Lands. This is one of the most im-
portant subcommittee chairman-
ships in the House of Represen-
tatives. It has jurisdiction of all
legislation dealing with irrigation
and reclamation in the seventeen
western states. California is the
biggest reclamation state in the
nation and probably there is no one
single item as important in our
domestic affairs as the develop-
ment and utilization of water. The
District which I represent supplies
water for both Los Angeles and
San Francisco. and most of the
water for the Central Valley Pro-
ject originates in the Sierra Ne-
vada mountains. The key units of
the Central Valley Project are in
my District and a large portion
of the projects outlined in the
comprehensive water development
program for California are located
in the Second Congressional Dis-
trict. As a consequence, this Sub-
committee chairmanship i not
only of great importance to the
State, but is of real interest to
my own District." ........
Pack 23 tield its monthly pack
meeting at the American Legion
hall last Thursday with thirty eub
Scouts attending.
The theme for the past month
in tubbing was "Rivers." Games
and skits of the evening was cen-
tered about this theme. This meet-
b
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Volume 20--Number 46 Greenville, Plumas County, Calif., Thursday, February 1, 1951
DAVIDSONS PURCHASE
PUREBRED HB00RS
FOR RANCH HERE
John F. and Lena Davidson of
Greenville, Calif. enlarged their
purebred Hereford herd by pur-
chasing two heifers bred to the
$65,000 Baca Duke 2, at the recent
A.H. Karpe Hereford sale at
Greenfield Ranch, 10 miles south
of Bakersfield. In one of the most
impressive sales of the new year,
Mr. Karpe offered 47 females bred
to Baca Duke 2. They averaged
$2409 per head, representing a to-
tal return of $113,223.
The sale proved the soundness
of Mr. Karpe's investment of $65,-
000 when he purchased Baca Duke
2, at the Albert Noe Dispersion
in Nov., 1949 at Pulaski, Tenn.
GREENVILLE A AND B FIVES
LOSE ONE - WIN ONE WITH
VESTWOOD A AND B TEAMS
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The Crcenv]lle Indians A and B
eam:; will play the Quincy A and
B baskethallers at the local gym
tomorrow (Friday) at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday the Indian B team
didn't start off too well in the
first quarter, at the end of which
l the score was 5 to 2 in favor of
I Westwood. However, they came
back strong in the next quarter
and the tally at half time was 19
ATOMIC BOMB
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
LIFE SAVERS
By Maj. Gen. Walter M. Robertson,
USA (Ret.) California Director
of Civil Defense
What is the primary must for
self-preservation in event of
atomic Attack?
Fall flat on your face!
Inside a building, flatten out
as close as possible to cellar
wall.
If you have no cellar, or can't
reach it, lie down along an in-
side wall, or under a desk, table
or bed away from windows or
doors.
If outdoors, drop alongside
base of substantial building or
fall flat in gutter or ditch. But
watch for overhanging cornices
on buildings.
Inside or out, keep face buried
in arms for 10 to 12 seconds
after explosion.
(Source: SURVIVAL UNDER
ATOMIC ATTACK, official U.
S. Gov't booklet.)
TESTIMONIAL DINNER
FOR JUDGE MONCUR
More than two hundred persons
were estimated to be present Sat-
urday night for the testimonial
dinner held in honor of retiring
Judge and Mrs, J. O. Moncur of
Quincy, staged at the Veterans'
hall by a committee headed Dy
Judge J. L. Hunt. A ham dinner
was provided by the Quincy Com-
munity Church.
Speakers who paid tribute to
Mr. and Mrs. Moncur Were Judge
Win. M. Macmillian, District At-
torney Bertram D. Janes, Judge
Annette Adams of the Third Dis-
trict Court of Appeals, M. F,
(Pop) Small, secretary to Gover-
nor VCarren; E. J. Humphrey,
chairman of the Board of Super-
visors, Cecilia Chamberlain of the
Indan Valley Bank; Judge l-lugll
Moncur of Yuba City.
On behalf of the veterans, Wen'-
dell Hogan presented the retiring
jtdge with a medal for outstand-
ing community service, and At-.
torney Stanley C. Young of
THREE LADS TO RECEIVE Quincy paid eloquent tribute to
EAGLE BADGES SATURDAY theijudge's years of service and
AT QUINCY SCHOOL preented him and Mrs. Moncur
with a blank check representing
Jack Holt of ,,/ reenville. Jimmy the proceeds of the evening, as the
Flanagan of Graeagle and Deryl community's gift to the departing
Swanson of Mohawk will be guests couple. The Moncurs will make
of honor a Quincy Saturday night their future home in Sacramento.
;ATU RDAY EVENING
With a capacity crowd present
at the rites, Ernest Walters was
installed as Worshipful Master of
Sincerity Lodge No. 132 Saturday
night, succeeding Lionel Wixom,
who has headed the order for the
year just past.
Other officers to be installed
were Jake DeHahn and Joe Hayes,
senior and junior wardens; Fred
Taylor, treasurer; Herbert Holt,
secretary; Emmet Harpole, chap-
lain; Lyal Wells and Ernest Dean,
senior and junior deacons; Lionel
wixom, marshall; Thomas Rhine-
brat and Frank Rahn, senior and
junior stewards, and M. L. Ab-
bey, tyler.
Robert'Kelton served as honor-
ary marshal, Earl D: Fondu of
Portola was installing officer, and
C. C. Harvey acted as master of
ceremonies. A dinner attended by
members and their ladies preceded
the ceremonies.
FIRE DESTROYS SHED
AT LAWRENCE COULTER
HOME ON MONDAY
mg was highlighted by a seperate to 12 for the Indians. During the
Parents and Leaders meeting with, remainder of the game Greenville
L. E. Beltz leading the discussion, neve rlost her lead and ended the
Commissioner .Robert Campo- ame with a score of 36-31 in the
donica and former Scout Executive favor of the locals.
Paul Webster observed the Pack Jn The A team didn't start out so
action and following the meeting well either in the first quarter, at
a demonstration was given the the end of \\;vhich a score of 10-4
men leaders which pointed up our
failures and gave us ideas on how
to remedy them. This was an ex-
cellent training session that should
result n better pack meetings and
more parent praticipation.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
A special parent and leaders
meeting will be held at the Forest
Service Barracks Building, Mon-
day Night, at 7:45 p. m.. February
5th. The purpose being to plan
our cubbing program for the
month of February.
February is the Blue and Gold
being the 41st birthday of Scout-
rag.
All committeemen, leaders in-
cluding Den Mothers and Den
chiefs, and parents are urged to
attend.
Parents please send your cubs
to school in their cub uniform
during the week February 5th to
9th inclusive. Also see that they
attend church (in full dress uni-
showed the lumberjacks in the
lead. Westwood maintained her
a lead through the next quarter
anu ending the half 16-13.
In the third quarter the Indians
rallied and gained four points to
end the quarter 24-23, but in the
final quarter the Westwood As
made a strong comeback to pro-
vide a final tally of 38-32 in favor
of the visitors.
Loren Bartholf was high point
man for the B team, with 13 points
while Frank Rusk with 9 points
and Bert Holt with 8 points were
high-point men on the A squad.
By Jack Holt
FOREST SERVICE MAN
TO BE IN CHARGE OF
NEW MILL HERE
Following eighteen years of pro-
fessional and administrative work
with the U. S. Forest Service,
Morton Deene Stowell, Timber
The fire department turned out form on February llth) The week
Monday afternoon in response to Feb. 5th to 12 is Scout Week.
a call from Okie Flats, when a SCOUTERS BANQUET
shed adjoining the Lawrence Coul- The Annual Scouter Banquet
ter home was found to be a'blaze, was held at Red Bluff on Sunday,
As the fire had gained consid- January 28, 1951. Attendance was
erable headway before the alarm the largest on record with 460
was turned in, the firemen were scouters present. Attending from
Greenville were Mr. and Mrs.
unable to do much more than pre-
vent the flames from spreading to Harry Welch, Mr. and Mrs. Johl
the house itself, and the shed was Rilea, Mr. and Mrs. James Rilea,
declared to be a total loss. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Beltz, Carl
SCholberg, Jack Holt, Ed Welch
A TONIC
For Your Sporting
Blood
R.FJ)
JIM RHODY'S
SPORTSMAN'S
HORIZON
For the Latest Word
on Outdoor Sports
HUNT for this fine
column right now.
Tom and Fay Seymour were
business visitors in Chico Satur-
where he went to fetch her,
who had hitch-hiked thecne after
going to Oroville Friday.
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Late Bulletins
Greyhound Transcontinental Bus
and Robert Campodonica.
At the meeting scout leaders,
eagle scouts and jamboree scouts
were gven special recogniton. Main
speaker of the evening was Victor
Ltndblad, scout executive for the
Berkeley-Contra Costa Area Coun-
cil, who spoke on the topic "Scout-
ing Moves Forward With Youth."
Ray Smith of Quincy was re-
elected president of the Mt. Las-
fen Area Council.
A knot tying relay was the
principal source of interest at the
weekly session of Scout Troop 23
Tuesday evening, when three new
scouts attended thei-r first meet-
ing, at which eight regular mem-
bers were present, including:
Scoutmasters Joe Hayes and
Harry Welsh, Darrell Grames
Curtis Blackford Michael Saffell,
Bob Welsh, (Herbert Savercool,
Wayne and Garry Moore, Leon
and Leonard Hutchins, David
Hayes and Lawrence Rilea,
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO:
Leon Steen ........................ Jan. 18th
A. B. Cumins ................ Jan. 19th
Management Chief for the Plumes
National Forest, is resigning to
accept the Resident Managership
of the Calvada Lumber Company.
The Calvada Company, a subsi-
diary of Meadow Valley Lum1er
Company, operates a sawmill in
Quincy and is planning the estab-
lishment of a plant in Greenville
this 7ear.
aduatmg from the University
of ('alifornia ,-]" .... - r, estry
in 1933 Stowell's- ......... .tment
in the Forest S .as with
the California fore..t and Range
Experiment Station in Berkeley.
He first came to Plumes For-
est when assigned as District
Ranger in charge of the Merri-
mac Distrcit, in 1938. A year later
he was transferred to assume
charge of the larger Beckwourth
District.
After serving three years in the
navy, he was reassigned to the
Plumas Forest early in 1946, Sto-
well headed fire control activities
until April 1, 1950, when he was
placed in charge of Timber Man-
agement as assistant to Super-
visor William A Peterson.
STUDENTS STUDY DEER
Eight seniors from Humboldt
State College spent the week end
in Indian Valley on a study of
deer winter conditions and preda-
tor control. They were under the
direction of Dr. Glover and were
accompalned on the field trip by
Jack Foster State Trapper.
They spent Sunday night as
when the Feather River District
Court of Honor will present the
trio with their Eagle badges
The Eagle rank is the highest
to be attained by a boy scout, and
Jack Holt is the first scout from
Indian Valley to ever achieve this
distinction.
C, L. Peckinpah served through-
out the evening as master of cerg-
monies.
COMMUNITY FREEZES:
SHOW SHUTS DOWN..
AS POWER FALLS
Following the court of honor, Lionel Waits and Harold Cooper
each troop in the district will stage threw the town of Greenville into
a demonstration in scouting.
The public is invited to attend.
'ROUND INDIAN VALLEY
Haymond Van Fleet Jr., son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Van Fleet of Green-
ville, has been promoted to the
rank of captain in the U. S. army,
and assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C.,
according to word received here.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis (Frenchy)
Prideaux and daughters Patricia
and Pamela returned on Monday
from a vacatoin trip which took
them through ten states and into
Old Mexico. They were away Just
over two weeks.
Representing a contribution re-
sulting from the awarding of the
cedar chest made by W. L. Ham-
blin, a check for $144 was this
week sent to Meta Erbeck, presi-
dent of the Crippled Children's So-
ciety of Plumas County. $134 of
the amount was raised by the Al-
manor Theta Rho girls, it was ad-
some censternation Sunday after-
noon when they indulged in a
feud with one of the Indian Valley
Power poles--and won.
Lionel, accompained by Harold,
was driving the new family Ford
on ort Main street when the
car got out of his control and ran
into a power line pole just beyond
the Frenchy Prideaux home. Re-
sult: lights were off for more
tnan 3% hours; Cecil and Ken Mc-
Intyre and aides worked feverishly
to repair the damage, and the Plu-
mas Theatre had to dismiss a re-
cord matinee crowd.
Fortunately, neither of the boys
was injured; the 1951 Ford sus-
tained some $200 in damages; and
a new power pole will have to be
erected to replace the broken one.
FISHING SEASON REMAINS
SAME AS LAST YEAR; DEER
HUNTING TO START SEPT 22
The 1951 deer hunting
vised by C. J. Gallup. °lumas County will open
Harry Coffin has departed for ,ber 22 and *close October
North Hollywood to return to his decided ,by the California Fish
former line of business, restaurant
management. Leta and Richey are
staying at the Walter Cliff home
until school is out, when they, too
will head for the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bush and son
Jess, recently established in Green-
clUe, moved last Sunday to the
J. F. ,I)avidson ranch, formerly
5wned by Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Coffin. They will operate the place
for the Davidsons.
Pat Becker and Barbara Conk-
fin wereat their respective homes
this week, enjoying a few days of
mid-semester vacation from their
:respective colleges.
, Charlene Edmondson ha een
recently making her way about
with the aid of crutches.
Ida E. (Billie) Hogan was a us-
iness visitor in Sacramento last
week end. returning home Sunday
via The Zephyr.
Kelly VIadtgan, son of Mr, and
Mrs. John Madigan of Crescent
Mills, is recovering from an emer-
gency appendectomy performed at
the Batson Hospital.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Friday, Feb. 9---Public Dance
at Veterans' Hall, Tayl0rsville--
• Sponsored by Indian Valley VFW.
Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.Pub-
li¢ Card Party at Masonic Hail,
Game Commission,
Francisco last week. It wa r
quested by the
Fish and Game Commission, which.
,was represented at the
that bear season be
ovember 1 and remain open tin.
til the end of the year.
A move to open all
night fishing was killed,
delegate reported, and a reques,
to permit night fishnig at Buck'
ake was granted for one
on an experimental
Licenses for private
to operate no
,closer than one-quarter of a
to any other such area, the corn
mission ruled.
Trout fishing will be allowed
Lakes Almanor, Butt and
.beginning the last Saturday i!
April, and the streams will ope
to fishermen the last Saturday i
May, it was declared.
SHOES AND CASH STOLEN
FROM LOCAL SHOE SHOP
MONDAY NIGHT
Pilferers broke into the Gree:
ville Shoe Shop early on Monde'
night, removed two pairs of sl
9 shoes and robbed the cash regi'
ter of 75 cents in cash, it wa r
ported by Art Cumins,
easion and included Jack Holt via the Feather River
endued Welsh of Greenville. Canyon, will be inaugurated on
A. W. MeClaskey of Graeagle ,Wednesday, March 21, according
was re-elected as District Chair- t o information released today by
man and Leonard . ]Jelt of 'Lloyd Lortz, general traffic man-
Greenville was named to serve on ager for the Greyhound Lines, in
the Executive Board. Others pre-
ent from this area were Mr. and .a conversation with H. O. Wil-
liams of the Plumas County Cham-
Mrs. Harry Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. bet of Commerce.
Carl Scholberg, Mrs. L, E. Beltz Il
Sally Olson and Frank Kamp-
schmidt ................................ Feb. 1st
Marie $orsoli .................... Feb. 5th
Clarnece Oleon ................ Feb. 7th
Frank Sobrero .............. Feb. 10th
Fred Hall ........................ Feb, 12th
Hazel Menefes ................ Feb. 13th
Mollie Utz ....................... Feb. 15th
guests of the United .States For-
est Service where they occupied
the barracks herce.
S
Jake and Margaret DeHahn are
back at their Crescent Mills ome
following na extended trip which
took them to Texas and other
points.
Greenville. Sponsored by Oddfel-
lows' Ldge.
Saturday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.--ol-
ored Girls' Basketball Tteam from
Chicago will play the Greenville
20-30 Cagers Team at the high
school gymnasium. Open to the
public. Admlnion charged.
Deputy Sheriff Ed
conducted an investigation Tu(
day morning, took fingerprir.
and made other observations
concluded the theft had been co
mitred by two local youths
ed seen in the vicinity
.evening. No arrest has yet 1e
uade in the case.