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THE INDIAN VALLEY RECORD THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1951 MILLS NEWS FLOWER SHOW WILL BE Marion Sorsoli, Caroline and Sammy Kingdon Jr. and Buck Bwe6ney left Wednesday for Oak- land on business. Tony Stevenson of TaylorsviUe Ipent the night with her friend Janie Meginness who is visiting her sister, Roe Kingdom Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Martin Of North Sacramento are visitors hi the George Tanner home one day this week. • Frances Wolbert and daughter, haron returned to their home in Oakland after a vacation here With friends. They were accom- lZded to Oakland by Frances Ta- ire and children who went down to visit her folks. Paul Tatro Went down the end of the week tO spend the weekend with them and drive them home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball of Nevada Were here to visit Mrs. Kimball's ffaughters, Roe Kingdon and Janie egnness this weekend. ]arl Woods had his tonsils re- ITlOVed in the Plumas Industrial I0spital, Thursday morning. Mrs. ltley, his mother, remained over tiEht with him and they both returned home Friday. Vera Gordon of Lindsay came tip Thursday on buiness and to Visit friends. Her husband, Gor- tlon and his son Sonny joined them Saturday night for the week- end. Vfrs. Mary Baker went over to usanville on business and to shop hursday. Vina Fickhardt and Sig Bodman rove Fred Fickhardt to Oroville hUrsday after Mr. Fickhardt re- esivd word that his mother is Very ill. Mr, Fickhardt had been g hero,or a few days. Art Sorsoli had the misfor- tune Thursday to run into a nest 0f yellow Jackets. ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Powell and ldren of Richmond visited her trents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kerp other relatives and friends wkend. Mr, and Mrs. Babe Ragsdale of andish visited her mother and ttaband, r. and Mrs. Plumie Nye m aUday, ge Cher was home for the eekend from Hunter's Point, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Haker and a01ts of Anderson visited this Wkend with his parents, Mr. and rl. ill Haker. Ir. and Mrs. ToRy Ghidossi, Wont down to Marysville Sunday d returned Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Taresh re- turned to their' home in Chics Uday. Mr Taresh has been here bailing hay: r. and Mrs. Gordon and Sonny a.nd Corenne Sorsoli enjoyed din- er at the Hideaway Sunday eve- mig. r, and Mrs. Jack McLaugh- lh Jr. former residents here visit- Qd this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allen of | 0ramento visited Mrs. Allen's ion and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Spike Jdgrnon this weekend, Caudie and laude Neer, Nora Kelly and other relatives. . and Mrs. Tom Dynan of &mento visited Mr. and Mrs. ge Tanner this weekend. Joy urned home with them after a id0rt vacation here. Vlha Ficklmrdt, Jack Richmond d Mr. and rs. Walter Crooks t Qreenville visited Mr. and Mrs. !i tay Dean of Seneca Sunday. Roltnie Logan and Marlene Far- :'Utr went up to Mt.Lassen Sun- Mrs. Karslund has been visiting son and family, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Strong. She-came up with Mr. d IV[rs Otto Stampfli, Patsy and fiend Diana. They all returned lOme Saturday after spending teir two weeks vacation here• - Karen Plumber of Sacramento is here spending a vaction and ".viSiting her grandmother, Mrs. lraer Lewis and other relatives. ' :Mr. and Mrs. Jim Milton and ,i]dren dinner at the enjoyed "eaway Sunday evening. ON INSURANCE PREMIUMS & Specially designed 4 PAY- MENT PLAN is now available sn Auto, Fire and several Other types of Insurance Pre- miums. Yacht Insuran¢--Far- ePs Comprehensive. II Other Lines of Coverage. Free Consultation  No Obll gation. JOE GOODWIN _ A Hme town Agent | Member: Calif. Assn. Ins. Agts. | 'escent St across rom se00ce ma00o. i Phone 50-M-3 Lnve, CaL EXPANDED FOR 1951 COUNTY FAIR Bolstered by a new outdoor gar- den division the flower show promises to be the Iest in Plumas County Fair history, Manager Tulsa E. Scott announced today. Under direction of Chairman Eleanor Holt of Greenville the floriculture department has been expanded in several areas. The .premium list is the highest in Fair annanl with more than $1,000 being offered exhibitors. Of this amount $742 covers cut flowers and arangements, a n d $350 will go to the garden division. Entries to date in the garden division include: Quincy Soropti- mists Margaret Morris, chairman;, Portola Women's Club; Greenville Soroptimists, , Doris Scruggs, chairman; Indian Valley Garden Club, Ruth Van Ronk, chairman. Committee members for the] Greenville Soroptimists are Mrs. I Neb Ayoob, Ira Kampschmidt, ] Henrietta Fisher, Marie Sorsoli,] Indian Valley committee members are Ida Birchinal, Mabel Taresb Rafa Perez, Marguerite Hamblin, Ida Wheeler, Donna Dolphin. Discusing the folwer show Mrs. Holt declared: "This year's show will have many items of interest for flower lovers. We will feature flower arangements, using mina- tures, baskets and bowls. Super roses, pansies, asters, zinnias, and petunias, the favorite flower of Plumas County. Another highlight will center around a typical Feather river scene in the form of a waterfall, embellished by na- tive ferns and pine trees," she concluded. Other feature exhibits will in- clude livestock, agriculture, min- ing and lumber. Ths gardens of Greenville Sor- optimist Club and the Indian Val- ley Garden Club will be trans- planted at the fairgrounds during the special floriculture exhibit of the Plumas County Fair Aug. 9 to 12. Outdoor gardens are one of the many innovations of this year's exposition, according to Eleanor Holt, department chairman. Bessie Timmons of Crescent Mills will add placer gold to the mineral and mining department and W..J. McMi!lan of Green- ville will exhibit a sanle of manganese ore. Bolstering the list Of bitors in the livestock department are B. B. Gregory and Deryl Nation i of Crescent Mills and Henry Dol- phin of Taylorsville Gregory will enter a registered hereford bull "Prince Blanchard;" Nation will show a single feeder steer and a Hereford fat steer; and Dolphin will exhibit three quarter horse mares, "Queen Anabelle," "Candy Kid," and "Cricket Quebalt," and a quarter horse stallion, "Texas Nugget." The Indian Valley Grange will have an exhibit" in the feature building, Last year several thousand In- dian Valley citizens visited the four day show and many return- ed with blue ribbons. Audrey Roark and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Camp of Greenville went to San Francisco last Tuesday and reutrned Thursday. They visited Audrey's grandmother Mrs. Cameron and stopped in Sac- ramento on "business. Jerry Bacher drove her husband Reggie back to Hunter's Point Sunday evening. Roe Kingdon ac- companied them to visit her hus- band, Sammy who is hospitalized in Stanford Lane hospital for a checkup. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stern of Oroville were up Sunday to visit their son, Leon who is ill with the mum and the family. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baker went over to Reno Sunday. | AUDITING ACCOUNTING TAX CONSULTATIONS Plumas Accounting Service Q. Pldlpott, P. /L QUINCY GREENVILLE PHONE 202 PHONE 22M2 OOO00@O000000000e @0@04 LIGHTNING LAUNDRY DEGREKSER Complete liquid detergent of amazing efficiency for cleaning greasy work clothes. Saves time and workl Dissolves greasel Dishes soak clean-- No washing -- No wlpingl FOR SALE AT GLENN'S MARm ooooo@ooooea@oooooooa TAUORSVILLE NEWS Visitors at the home of Mr. and l Mrs. Loy Donaldson and family; over the weekend were: Mr. and' Mrs. Bob Atkins of Marysville, i Mr. and Mrs. Elza Wakefield of Pittsburg, and her uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haskins and daugh- ter of Antioch, who were on their way up to Clover Valley where they will spend the week camping. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Herrilg are proudly driving a new dark green Chevrolet coupe, they purchased Tuesday. Mr..and Mrs. Jackie Marchetti and son Mlchael of Oakland spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John Sobrero and family. Buddy Taresh went to Fresno Saturday and returned home VIon- day. He accgynpanied Mr. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Vinton Pearce were" business visitors in Chics Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sobers and son Michael returned home last Monday after -spending a few days at Carmel. Miss June LeRoy accompanied Mr'. and Mrs. Bruce McIntyre to Reno Monday. Earl Kauffman returned to his home in San Francisco after spending the weekend with his wife Adah. Mr. and Mrs. An- dreas also returned to their home over the weekend after spending several weeks at the Kauffman's summer home. Mrs. Grobner Williams was op- erated on Monday in a Reno Hos- pital. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Downey went to Lakeport over the weekend to attend a family reunion. Mrs. Marie Sorsoli, Mrs. Ruth Stead and Miss June LeRoy drove to Chics one day last week on business. Mrs. Frank Borneman and her sister Mrs. Gou visited friends here one day during the week. Pinky Sobrero of Manteca and nephew Jinhmy Sobrero delivered watermelons here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Sobrero Jr. left Wednesday for their home in Oakland after spending a 10 day vacation here with his father. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Aventi visit- ed his aunt, Mrs. Winnie Tar'esh and family Saturday. Miss Barbara Gayel McCutch- con will come home Friday from Berkeley after visiting Miss Kath- ryn Barrett for ten days. Mrs. Else Hanson and Mrs. Heir ga Young and sons Carl and Oary visited Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Borneman in Quincy Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Sorsoli and Mr. and Mrs. 'uffy" McCutch- eon went to Sacramento Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stark and they all took in the baseball game. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beaumont returned home Saturday from Pendieton, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. George Young and sons of San Francisco spent three days with his mother Mrs. Flor- ence Young and other relatives. INDIAN VALLEY FUEL RALPH JORDAN, Owne Mill Blocks Now $7.50 per load Delivered In the Greenville Area. Phone 24-M-2 Greenville imdian Valley Post lqo. 568 AM]ICAN LEGION AND AUXIIJARY B SBOND MONDAY OF ACH MONTH AT 7:80 p.m. nDLN VAIJ'Y GRANGE N. 439 Mee First and TRtrd Tuesday ol Wch Month, 8 p.n - Taylorsvflle H. 8. HANNON, Master Elsie Ann Hannon, Sedy D. R. Strong, Hall Mgr. I lllllllllllllllllllllll IIIIillllllllll$1111t ltlllllllll I t Ilttlll$ll' SINCERITY LODGE No. 12, F. &P.M. Meet Snd Friday each month. I p.m. Visiting Brothers Weloomel Ernest Walter, W.M. Herbert Holt, Seorstaw $111 $1111il11111111111111111$11$ III1111111$1111 III$ i I !1111 # I I  Iltll LUMBER & SAWMILL WOS UNION - L,mal qo. 247 Meets first Sunday of each mont at 11 a.m. -- in Old Library Hall GREENVILL -:- CALIFORNIA JOE PALAZZI, president ROBERT GIESlCK, Bu8. Agent and ecy..Treal ,lllllllllSllllllllllllll lllll Illll l Illl Ill lllll tllll I Illll llllllllllr GEENVII I.O.O.F. LODGE N& 252 Meets 1st and 31 Saturdays- 8 p.m. - at Oddfellows .Hall, Greenville, California DERYL CONRAD, N.' ELMORE HUNT, 8y OIL STOVES from $900 WRINGER WASHERS ,,'o-, $24 O0 Westinghouse ELECTRIC RANGE Also featurlnq several good treed rip trlgerators at prices to stdt you. We carry a largo stock ot now and treed appliances for your convenience. Franchise Dealer Philco Appliances We Buy New and Used o.00,,4900 Furniture and Applkmcba I II I II IIIII BIIIl! II I Bill I IIII STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the State Highway Engineer, Room 510, Public Works Building, Sacramento, California, until 2 o'clock p.m. on August 15, 1951, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Assembly Room of .said building, for constructing highway in ac- cordance with the Specifications therefor, tO which special refer- ence is male as follows: Plumas County, at Indian Creek Bridge, about 0.8 mile south of Crescent Mills (ll-Plu-1062), about 0.6 mile in length to be grad- ed and surfaced with road-mixed surfaoing on crusher run base and reinforced concrete bridge to be constructed. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. In accordance with the provis- ions of Section 1770 of the Labor Code, the Department of PubItc Works kas ascertained the gen- eral prevailing rate of wages ap- plicable to the work to be done to be as follows: Classification Rate Per Hour Skilled Labor Carpenter ................................ $2.39 Cement finisher (Journeyman) .................................................. 2.42 Concrete mixer operator (up to one yard) ................ 2.13 Concrete mixer operator (over one yard) .................... 2.46 Derrick operator .................... 2.68 Operator of power shovel and/or other excavating equipment with shovel-type controls (up to and including one yard) ............ 2.68 Operator of power shovel and/or other excavating equipment with shovel-type controls (over one yard) ...................................... 2.85 Painter (brush ........................ 2.15,1 Painter (spray) . ...................... 2.1 I Pile driverToistman or operator I .................................................. 2.501 Pile driver man .................. 2.55751 Power grader operator (power ] planer, motor patrol or any type 1 power blade) ........................ 2.68 Reinforced steel worker ........ 2.45 Roller operator ........................ 2.52 Tractor operator ...................... 2.52 Truck driver (8 cubic yards and less than 14 cubic yards water level capacity) .................... 2.04 Truck driver (14 cubic yarns and less than 18 cubic yardsll2. water level capacity.) ... . Truck driver (18 cubic yarns water level capacity or more} .................................................. 2.24 Intermediate Grade Labor Apprentice (oiler, fireman or watchman) ............................ 2.02 Blaster-powderman ................ 1.95 Bootman .................................... 1.93 Fireman in hot plant ............ 2.13 Operator of Jackhammers-vibra- tors and all air, gas ann elec- tric tools ................................ 1.80 Truck driver (less than 4 cubic yards water level cacapity) 1.74 Tck driver (4 cubic yards water less than 8 cubic yards water level capacity) .................... 1.84 Unskilled Labor Flagman .................................... 1.70 Laborer ..................................... 1.70 Positions not listed above will be allocated in accordance with the definitions which appear in the special provisions, as interpreted in re lighLof this classification, The nrdmum wage paid to all skilled labor, for wAeli rates are not shown bove,  be not leu thn 1.84 L)er hour. :me minimum wage paid to all inzermediate labor, for which rates are not shown above, shall be not less $1.74 per hour, The minimum wage paid to all unskilled labor, for which rates are not shown above, shall be not less_than $1.70 per hour. Overtime--not less than one and one-half (1½) times the above rates. Sundays and holidavsnot les than one and one-half'(1½) times the above rates. The attention of bidders is di- rected  to the fact that the work herein proposed to be done will be financed in whole or in part with Federal funds and that there- fore all of the spplicable Federal statutes, rules, and regulations will apply to such work. The attention of bidders is par- tisularly directed to the provisions of Section 7, article (a), subarticle (6), of the Standard Specifications regarding the use of domestic materials; to the provisions of Section 8 article (b), of the Stan- dard Specifications regarding as- signment of the contract; and to the requlrements_ of the special prowsions regaraing suc0ntract- mans" may be seen, and forms of proposal, bonds, contract, and specifications may be obtained at the office of the State Hi;nway Engineer Public Works Bufldlng, Sacramento, California, and they may be seen at the office of the District Enginesrs at Los An- geles and San Francisco, at the office of the District Engineer of the district in which the work is situated, at the office of the LOGGERS CONTESTS TO BIG FEATURE OF FAIR NEXT WEEK More than $2.500 in prize mone will be at stake during the Pacific Coast Logging Charpionship, slated at the highlight of the Piu- mas County Fair, Saturday. night, August 11. Mike Lussi, of Crescent City is defending champion. Feather Lumberjack, however, plan to turn out en masse in an effort to re- turn the titular crown to local soil. Ths champion will be determin- ed on the basis of the most points scored in six of the 12 events. These events inelude; handchop- ping, handbucking, Paul Bunyan axe throw, log hoisting, birling, and bull of the woods. Following a committee meeting of leading loggers this week, Chairman Link Peckinpah releas- ed the rules that will govern the championship. Here are the rules: HAND CHOPPING--Standard swamping ax with not more than four and one half pound head and maximum allowable cutting edge of five inches• Handle length optional. HAND BUOKING--- Standard Falling or bucking saw. PAL BLvNYO AX TROW -- Standard swamper's ax with a head weight of four to four and a half pounds. Blade width not more than five inches 0rleu t]t four inches. CONTESTANT WILL FURNISH OWN AX. Log hoisting--The contestants in this event will shoulder and carry logs a distance of 21 feet. Logs will be provided by the man- agement, cut a maximum 'of 10 feet in length and graduated in weight. BUlL OF THE WOODS--This contest is one of agility, equili. brium, strength and self defense. Contestants wiU compete atop a 10 foot log, each equipped with boxing gloves. Rules of contest permit free use of shoulders, arms and hands, ant the objective is to jockey competitors off the log. Use of head, knees, or feet in bodily contact, prohibited and such use will be cause for disqualifi cation. Special instructions will be isued hy referee at tiros of contest. BIRLIG--Contestants in this event will eomvete in pairs atop a log in a pool provided by the management. TUG-OF-WAR--Six man pull- ing team and one coach. Trials will be limited to five minutes each. Each team .will furnish its own anchor belt and provide its own resin or cold tar for treat- ment of hands. No gloves will be permitted. All team will pull on heavy cleated planks provided by the management and may pull standing or pr)ne as each may prefer. TH PACIFIC COAST LOG- GER' ION will be deter- mined by the scores earned by contestants in the preceding events texcept Tug-ofWar). He is not required to enter all events. However, it is to his advantage to do so because points will be awarded for the first 'three men placing in each event. POWER SAW RULES AND REGULaTIONS--As detelmined Associated General Contractors in San Francisco, and at the office of the County" Road Commissiqner, Court House, Quincy. _ . No bid will be considered unzess it is made on a blank form fur- nished by the State Highway En- gineer and is made in accordance with the provisions of the Pro- posal Requirements and Conditions eet forth under Section z of the Standard Specifications. Each bid- er must be licensed and also pre- qualified as required by law. (See said Proposal anU eqmremens and Conditions.) The Department of Public Works reserves the right to re- Ject any or all bids. DEP,TMENT OF PUBLIC .... WORKS, DMSION OF HIGH- WAYS. G. T. MESSY; State Highway Engineer Dated July 20, 1951. (Publish July 26-Aug. 2-9) The school faculty is getting ready to return to work again after a wearying summer vaca- tion. Mr. and Mrs. William Schultz arrived home in Green, rifle last week, d on Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. Lyal Well returned to cooler Pumas County after a strenous trip to eastern points. "Chum," who spent the in- terim boarding out with a vet, ill in good spirits and somewhat improved in health. NOTICE Notice is iven that the Board of Supervsdrs of Plumaa County will receive sea!ed bids up to and including 2:00 oclock p.m, Monday, August 6th, 1951, for a penetration treatment and seal of a portion of the Chester Airport runways and apron near Chester, Plumas County, california. All bids shall be addressed to CuiiS Alexander, _ County Clerk ncy, Plum as County, Califor-, nia, marked Bid for Chester Ai* hort. '' Bids shall be submitted o11 e forms attached to the speci. fications. In accordance with the pFovl, s of Section 1770 of the Labor ue of the State of California, the Board of Supervisors of PlU- mas County have ascertained the general..prevailing rate of waga appacame to me work to be done to be as follows: Classlfi¢ation Rate Per HouP - Skilled Labor Carpenter $2.89 Derrick operator 2.44 Operator of power shovel (up to and lncludiig  cubic yard) 2.44 Operator of power shovel (over 1 cubic yard) 2.4 Roller operator 2.29 Tractor operator 2.29 Truck Drivers 8 cubic wards and less than 14 yards 1.8 14 cubic yards and less than I cubic yards 1,9 18 cubic yards and over 2.04 Intermediate Grade Labor Bootman 1.7§ Truck Driver Less than 4 cubic yards 1. 4 cubic yards and less than 8 cubic yards 1.68 Unskilled Labor Flagman Laborer 11: OVERTIME, Sundays and holi- days not less than one and on¢ half (1½) times the above rate@, Plans, and forms of proposal, bonds contract and specificatior may be obtained at the office of A. J. Watson, county urveyor o Plumas County, Quincy, Oalifor, nta. The Board of Supervsiors o$ Plumas County reserves the igh to accept or reject any and all bids. LOIS ALEXANDER County Clerk of Pluma8 County. (Publish July 19-26-Aug 2) by the Power Saw Committee. All saws entered in contest must stock models, run and serviced by factory recommendation (ex in unlimited double bucking) ab Iect to inspection before, durin and after conte All gas will t furnted, mixed and inspected by committee to saw manufacturer# specifications. All oil brought In must be in factory sealed cans, All standard brands of oil will be available on the fairgrounds. No Umit on te or length of bar, chains, and sprockets. The folowing saws will be used in the specified events and saw not listed will be classified by committee when entered. Any saw maw enter class or classes above its listing. ON MAN POWER SAW, LIMBING--Mall 12-A; Titan Juno ior; IL Super Pioneer DASinge; 3-25 McCulloch; Woodmnan Sin- gle; ]EL Pioneer. O N E M A'N POWERSAW, BUCKING---Class lMall 10; Mall 11; McCulloch 5-49; Hornet; Homelite; Dtsston Single; Reed Prentice; 60 Titan; Woodsman Twin. ONE lAq POWER SAW, BUCKING---Class 2IEL Super- twin, McCulloch 7-55. Two ¢AN POWER FALLING & BUCKING, LIN[ITEDMall and 6; Titan Blue Streak; Timber Hog Big Single. TWO MAN .POWERFO & BUCKING SAW, IYN Restricted only to two cylinde per bar. Position of each contestant in each event will be determined hy drawing prior to the start of the i /i i I i