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June 7, 1951
 
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All electric light and power Will be shut off in the Green- ville area on Sunday, June 10th, 1951, between the hours S o'clock a.m. and 12 noon! INDIAN VALLEY LIGHT AND POWER CO. lb. Dr. Batson, like many doctors, has devoted himself to helping people in this communit: to get Well and keep well. Like many thers, he has not taken his ,own &dvice, and is as a result confined .to St. Mary's Hospital in Reno... ,VOuldn't it be a fine gesture if we took the trouble to show "Dec" our appreciation of his many years f faithful service by sending him . a get-well card, a note, or other reco2"nition of his absence! (From "Cox's Column in the Mason Valley News) I This week brings great news or father. June 17th has been designated as "Fathers Day" and the family will gather to pay res- Pect Vo the bread winner. The SiXth month in thhe year has been eleted for various reasons, most lmportant being that it is on the first of June that h has succeed- ed in paying off the Christmas bills and is now sufficiently free Of-debts to entertain motions on the summer vacations. If all goes according to expectations pa will eeeive greeting cards, shaving lo- tion, .ox, handkerchiefs, ties and .u excellent meal. He may not • Ive to dry the dishes or help ,lth the h.ousework. June is a very important ltl. On the 21st summer starts Jd alo the longest day in the ar. June comes from thhe Latin "Juliors" meaning "young peo- 11" which accounts for thhe num- bQr of marriages and also h: Uiors that follow• From tlildren's point of view its ira- comes from ending of lhool. Ib We are hoping as we write this that the paper gets out on time ,.. ¢kraposing the tax list this week l'equired quite a bit of overtime tttort, on top )f which one of our motors burned out at a critical Oment--and th.ings just didn't look too good yesterday . . . Such tll life of a newspaperman! IOC BATSON CONFINED TO RENO HOSPITAL I)r. Batson is resting under doc- r's orders at a Reno hospital, Wht'e it is said he will be confined 0 ome weeks convalescing from Condition resulting from too ileh work ahct too long hours. :DI*. Phillip Fox of Quincy is de- Oting afternoons to taking care t Dr.' Batson's patients at the 4t0n Hospital. • Mrs. Batson and children were titlng in Reno this week in or- I' to be with the dieter. Carl ltlrrer drove ,over to visit him on 'leaday evening, and says he is raewhat improved. C00LE00DP, R OF EVENTS 1 0d and fourth Sundays, at : P.m.Lutheran Church services It Assembly of God Churvh.(Time hanged from 2:30 p.m.) veey Monday and Thursday at .0 p.m.Standard Red Coss fllt-aid class at Greenville High ¢hool, room 14. Open to public. Vacation Bible SchOol will start t the CommUnity Church on 0nday next, June 10. All those @eirlng to enroll are advised to Ontact Mrs. Don Comstock or Mrs. Bruce Bidwell, or be at the lUrch at 9 a.m. Monday. Classes Will be held for all those ove 4 Yea of age. Saturday, June 9Square Dance d Card Party at the Grange all, Taylorsville. These are be- ng held every other Saturday hight and the public is invited. TUesday, June 12, 7 p.m.--The lumas Chapter of the Western ining Council will meet at the eent Hotel n Crescent Mills. II those interested in mining mat- eel their guests and friends, are Welcome to attend the session, aeting with dinner at 7 o'clock. LARGE DELEGATION .ASK " "' GIDEON INTERNATIONAL FAVORABLE ACTION ON To CONDUCT MEETING HERE ON SUNDAY P00TITIONS TO BOARD More than 60 people were esti mated to be present at the meeting Tuesday night of the Plumas Uni- fied School Board, when petitions were presented asking Per the re- instatement of a member of the Greenville high. school faculty, and for a change in administration. Bob Giesick of Greenville, busi- ness manager of the Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union-AFL, was spokesman for the local represen- tatives, and male a fluent and t.rceful presentation of the two ptitions, one of which contained sone 484 names, the other 462. Th board, represented by Juanita Janes, Helen Rowe, Dave Rogers, Ed Neuman, Chairman Cecil Mc- V_ntyre, who presided, declined to reconsider its action in regard to the first request, and tabled the other matter, it was said. Following announcement of the decisions Mr. Giesick, still speak- ing for the Greenville delegation, stated that plans were underway for recall of the entire school board and it is understood that another petiti,on is being circulated to that end at. this time. The school board approved the issuance of a Call for Bids for the construction of a shop building for the Portola high school, estimated be cost some $90,000. Member- elect J. M. McCutcheon of Taylors- ille was present at the meeting. 1951 RED CROSS CAMPAIGN TO START ON MONDAY IN INDIAN VALLEY The annual Red Cross campaign for the raising of funds for its activities will open here on Mon- day, June 11, according to Mrs. Cecilia Chamberlain, who will be chairman of the Indian Valley area again this yqar. It is understood the Greenville Soroptimist Club will sponsor the local activity, and will be headed by Mrs. Mack Scruggs. GOLD HOARDER IS SPEAKER AT ROTARY LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY NOON Bert Janes of Quincy, county district attorney and man-about town. was guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Greenville Rotary Club yesterday, when Past President Philpott presided in the absence Of Carl Furrer. Visitors included Jack Keane, city attorney of Portola, who served as body- guard and leg-man for the speaker. Janes, who was present as the guest of Chairman Cecil McIntyre, gave an interesting and informa- tive talk on coin collecting, stress- ing the point that the first rule vf the successful follower of this art iS to be able to refrain from spend- "ing the coins he acquires. He dis- played collections of gold pieces. silver dollars and other monetary items which he stated he ordina- rily carries in the glove compart- ment of his Chevrolet. Announcement was made that the club will hold its annual in- stallation dinner during the latter part of this month, when Rotary- anns will be invited to participate. RECORD NEGLECTS I MPORTANT FACTS IN BIRTH NOTICE A brief item in last week's Re- rd, advising that a daughter had been born to Mr .and Mrs. Wilbert Winter. failed at the time to convey anything more to the editor than to the reader. Later inquiry brough out the fact, how- ever, that the important parts of the .item were entirely overlook- ed. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Furtwangler, and the nrother is none other than  the for- mer TOnelma Largent, noW' making her home in Oklahoma City, where Celia was born on May 15. SOROPTIMISTS LISTEN TO TALK ON HAWAIIAN TRIP BY MRS. WEST The Greenville SroptmistClub was accorded a very special treat last Thursday noon, when Mrs. Anita West of San Carlos provid- ed the tprogram of the day. She entertained with a series of slides taken during her recent trip to the Hawaiian Islands and provided descriptive information as they were being shown. West s been Mrs. , lt spending a week visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Randall Gol- denson and family, and enjoyed renewing acquaintance with her many old friends in the Valley. Messrs. James Peterson and Gilbert Brubaker of the Gideons Oroville Camp will conduct ser- vices t the Community Church in Greenville on Sunday, June 17, in the absence of Rev. Edgar Blake of Susanville, it is an- nounced by Secretary Roy Par- sons of that organization. The Community Church is anticipating the arrival of a permanent pastor in the near future and the Gideons Group is willingly helping to fill in an in- teresting Sunday. The public of Indian Valley is cordially invited to the 11 ,o'clock Services. FISH & GAME COMM'N ADVlSN SNAKE LAKE D.00M WILL BE BUILT Construction of a dam n Snake Lake, at state expense, was as- sured this week, when an appropri: ation was made by the Wildlife Conservation Board yesterday, ac- cording to word received by the Plumas County Fish and Game Commission, from Assemblyman ! Lester T. Davis. This development, which was acted on by the Commission at its last meeting, will provide a body of water covering some 200 acres to an average depth of about nine feet, and will provide the county with an ideal recreation area as well as another reservoir which will form a natural habitat for black bass and bluegill. The area surrounding the lake has already been set up for development by the forest service, according to W. A. Pdterson, and the building of the 216-foot dam has been en- gineered and planned, it was ad- vised by H. R. Chandler of the Di- vision ,of Fish and Game. Much interest in the project has been shown by the business, men of Quincy, who were represented saothe Commission's last two ses- ns, and following its study, the county organization forwarded its recommendations to Mr. Davis and the state departments concerned. The Grizzly Dam project is also under consideration at this time, but funds are at present unavail- able for th.at larger project. GREENVIt.LE BALL TEAM WtlN FROM QUINCY IN GAME HERE SUNDAY In a home game last Sunday, the Greenville Merchants defeated the Quincy Red ox by a score of 14 to 9, the home team scoring nine runs in the sixth and sev- enth innings. This was the first defeat of the season for the visit- ing team. Home runs were credit- ed to Jim Youngman of Greenville and Jim Warren of Quincy• In other league games Portola defeated Chester 3-2 and Herlong to,k Westwood 9-15. Present league standings are: W L Pct. Quincy ...................... 3 1 .750 Westwood ................ 2 1 .667 Portola .................... 2 1 .667 Herlong .................... 2 1 .667 Greenville ................ 1 1 .500 Chester .................... 0 2 .000 American Valley .... 0 2 .000 GYPSIES RELIEVE MAN NOT OF ACHES, PAINS BUT $300 IN MONEY Two women, reported blooded gypsies, claimed curative powers by the laying vn of hands when they stopped at the home. of old age pensioner Dick nderson of Crescent Mills over the weekend. But their, treatment failed to sicker. Reason fc his sudden illness was discovery his pocket book, loaded to the brim with money , ]UMAS G)Uy F. LIBRARY div  '5t QUINC, CALIF, I Thursday, June 7, 1951 Greenville, Plumas County, Calif., Volume 21--Number 12 TWO ARE ARRESTED ATTEMPT TO B!00RGLARiZE ?00IlNE James W. Prows and Roger S. Church, lyoth of Chester, are in the county jail in lieu of $2,500 as' . bail, charged with burglary on the complaint of George Nas- eath of the Gold Stripe Mine near Greenville. Naseath told Constable Frank Sobcero and Deputy Sheriff Ed Spellmeyer he was surveng lines at his mine last week when he noticed the two men near his :'oc crusher. From his point of vantage some 300 yards away, he also noticed a jeep and trailer, loaded wth block and tackle, in which the men later departed. Naseath said he went to the mine in investigate and found a (;0O poud crusher engine remov- ed 'from the blocks and carried toward the jeep. Th men den.ie 1 the officers that they had designs on the equipment and stated, "We were just carrying the thing around, we weren't going to take it." Warrant was issued by Judge J. F. Standardt and the arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff R. R. Ci!lespie as the men drove into Chester. MISSION TO BE HELD AT ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH A mission, to be held at the Greenville Catholic Church be-/ ginning next Sunday, will be conducted by Father Narnell McCarthy of the Archdiocesan Band, who will be present at the 9 and 10:45 o'clock masses. Exercises of the Mission will include daily mass each morn- ing at 8:30, instrucion for the children each afternoon, and de- votions each evening at 7:30 consi|ng of Rosary. Sermon and Benloton of the Bl$1m! Sacrament. 1 I PLUMAS DISTRICT COURT SETUP IS URGED BY COUNCIL The California Judicial Council, in a letter to the board of super- visors, has recommended the di- vision of Plumas County into three judicial districts under the state lower court reorganization. It was recommended the Porto- la City Court and Justice Court be combined and that part of te present Quartz Township Juris- diction be placed in the new court It also was suggested the In- dian and Seneca Township Jus- tice Courts be combined. A third justice court district to be com- prised of the present Pluma Township, plus the west portion of the Quartz Township and the court located in Quincy was the final recommendation. No official action was taken by the supervisors during a special meeting held yesterday. TI e county has five justice courts and a city court in Portol& DEER FALL INTO FLUME, SOME CASUALTIES deer that plunge into the Hamil- ton branch flume in the course of their seasonal migration from in the total amount of $300, was the lowlands to the hills. missing. Local officers said there had been no report of any other In- dian Valley oldsters being visited by the gypsies. BOLICK STILL WITH US As many as 50 deer a day,spurn- ing the dirt-covered bridge which the PG&E has constructed in an effort t,o aid the deers passage, jump into the 2our-mile flume. Many of them, exhausted by the long swim are unable to climb the steep banks and are badly injur- ed by contact with the concrete surface lining the edge of the flume. The PG&E is maintaining a 24- hour-a-day watch at the flume's approaches, to ' prevent as many deer as possible from making the plunge and rescue those who slip through. Watcher ssert compar- through, watchers assert. Contrary to implications con- veyed by this paper, Iob Bolick has not moved--nor has he any intentim/ of mqving--to Medford, Ore. His duties at the Cheney mill have expanded to a point where he is now serving Central Point, and Pondosa, Oregon, Anderson and Greenville, and he manages t) spend an occasional few days here. QUINCY FIREMEN'S 7TH ANNUAL NDIAN MISSION PICNIC SET FOR SUNDAY NEXT N RECREATION AREA The Greenville Picnic Area is to be the scene early Sunday afternoon of the Indian Mission Sunday School picnic, it was stated this week by Rev. C. C. North. All Indians of the area are cordially invited to be pres- by two o'clock, and a baptismal service is to be conducted at the grounds at 4 p.m., North said. The Rev. George Forrest of Alturas has promised to be in attendance on this occasion, and will speak at the Mission's Sun- day evening services. "POSN LANE" SET UP gY GARDEN CLUB INDIAN TOWNS Merchants of Greenville, Tay- lorsville and Crescent Mills will celebrate the opening of "Peary Lane" on Saturday and Sunday next, June 9 and 10, according to Eleanor M. Holt of the Indian Val- ley Garden Club. As an innovation which will best show off the floral beauty of this area, window displays of flower arrangements will be set up in the store windows by members of the club, and will serve to replace the former annual spring flower show. Everyone is urged to visit Peary Lane Saturday or Sunday in all three communities and become fa- miliar with the flowers to be seen in the Valley at this time of year. TWAIN LUMBER MILL IS L00TROYr00 BY FIRE THURSDAY EVENING The Twain Lumber mill, prop- erty of the High Sierra Pine Lbr. Co. was razed by a fire resulting in a loss estimated to be $250,000 last Thursday afternoon. Accord- ing to I. D. Ohlson, president of the High Sierra Lbr. Co., the mill will be rebuilt. The fire. which started shortly after 5 p.m., was attributed to sparks from a waste burner, and melted power lines, rendering use- less the mill pumps. The plant was recently pur- chased Ohlson said the loss was partly covered by insurance. FISHING SEASON OPENING DECLARED BEST IN YEARS Opening of the trout season last Saturday saw the best fishing of any opening in the past five years, according to Game Wardens Gee. Shockley, Paul Kehrer and A1 Jordan, confirming the opinions of such experts as Dolores Kelton, Ralph Lozano, Kenneth Hunter and Wendell Snow, who said prac- tically every one who went out got fish and many got limits. • The fine opening was attributed to two major,actors, the late opening of the past two years al- lowing increased spawning and the decreased limit, from 25 to 15. The increase in beaver ponds also has greatly helped the fish- ing in smaller streams, the ward- atchable-size trout, by the Divi* lon of Fish and Game and Fisher- men Assuciated, is also deemed somewhat responsible for gradu- ally improved fishing here. LLOYD SMITH NOW STATIONED AT FORT ORD Fort Ord, June 5--Lloyd Hubert Smith, age 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. Smith, of Green- ville, California, who was induct- ed as a member of the Enlisted Reserve Corps, has been assigned to Co. I, 20tt Infantry Regiment, Sixth Infantry Divisk)n at Fort Ord, California. Prior to entering the armed ;crees, Pvt. Smith was employed as a log truck driver here. attended Greenville High Schoo=. PLUMAS CO, IS HOST TO STATE FAIR MANAGERS AT COUNTY PICNIC Fair managers and officials from 12 Northern California coun. ties held their annual Western airs Association meeting at Plu. mas County Fairgrounds Satur- day. ' Over-all lolicy for the 1951 and 1952 fairs was formulated and the visiting fair executives made a brief study of the procedures and growth, of the Plumas Fair over the past three years. Sunday the Fair moguls were in attendance at the annual Plu- mas County picnic that attracted more than 5,000 residents from Plumas, Sierra, Butte and Lassen .unties. A free barbeque, child- ren's events, musical performan- ces, and hall game between Ches- ter and Portola were the attrac- tions at the annual program held as a "booster" for the annual August Plumas County Fair. Spring Dance Festival, held in conjunction with. the picnic, was termed an unqualified success by George Roskie, president of the Feather River Reelers, host or- ganization All available spect@. tor space Vas taken and approxi- mately 500 dancer from Plumas, Lassen, Sierra, Butte and Tehema counties took part. Plcnicers were impressed by al pearance of the grounds which are billed as the cleanest and greenest in California. Dust, which in past years was a maor problem, was practically non-existant Sunday. Green lawns, trimmed with flowers, provided excellent pict space and showed results of u, tensive landscapping work undel, taken since the first of the year, visiting Fair officials were feted at a Quincy Chamber of Com- merce luncheon with Frank GU, per, chamber president, and Arthu Peter, pre!dent of the Plumaa County Fair board, in charge of arrangeramts. Speakers included George Mll. ler. assistant chief, Division of Vairs and Expositions; Ray Har- ris, State Division of Audits; LOU Merrill, mmager of the Western Fairs Association; C. L. Peckin- pah, Plumas and Western Fair director; Tulsa Scott, manager of the Plumas Fair billed August 9-12. Stuart Waite, Y, olo County Fatr manager, and Nic Huddleston Placer County Fair manager, presided over the session. A ton of beef, barbecued to a fine turn, 500 pourds of beaml coffee and bread made up the menu. Others participating in the con. fab included: Supervisor Jamu Cloman, John Hardgrave Plurnu Fair director; Rand McEnespy president Ch.teo 3rd District Fair; Edward thews, Siskiyou Cott. ty; Richard Walker, Glenn Coun- ty; Joseph Whitaker, BUtte Corm, ty; Joseph Specr, Shasta County; Waiter Rodman, Modoc Couaty; William Radail, Colusa County| ecil Mathmr, Sonora Countyl Abe Jense£assen County; H O, WiMarus, =l=himas County Cham- ber of commerce. FIRE RGI00ERS FIND ROUGH GOING ON DUFFY DOME BLAZE Several hundred acres have been burned over in the western par of Plumas Forest, lz/ miles ea of Highway 24, where a hundred men are engaged in gaining con- trol of a fire which started last Sunday. The fir# was blamed on fisher- men by Ranger Win. Turpin, who is in charge of the fire fighter whic2 include Harold Turner, Bob Powers and Lloyd Wilson of the Greenville Ranger Station. Forest Supervisor Win. A. Pet- erson took occasion to repeat warning that the woods are al- ready quite dry, and anglers and other visitors in the woods shOttl exercise, extreme caution.