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Too late for last week we have
tO go on record as being highly
Ltive of the edition put out
able crew while ye ed spent
verat days confined to home.
[arold Price, aided by Mrs. J.
d "Tommy" did an excellent job
producing the paper with but'
'bedside help and likely
at least no more "boners"
UsUal.
As a tenth anniversary gift to
themselves, your editors will leave
this week-end for their first real
aoatiou in that decade, during
Which tree our friend and yours--
Paul Webster--will be in charge
of The Record, assisted by C. B.
• . . so you may look
forward to a new and improved
otlrnalistic touch to be followed
tip, we hope, with a refresh'ed ap-
in October• Even the
strain of producing a
is wearing on one's
and a complete rest on our
is a near necessity•
Randall and Barbara are to be"
on giving their pat-
on. a real "break" last Sunday
d Monday, when "The Great
(aruso" was shown in Greenville.
Rarely, if ever, have we seen a
lteture that had the combination
Of emotional appeal, superb
Uinging, perfect direction and art-
latic presentation as this perfor-
mance by Mario Lanza. It is
dOUbtfull if the late Caruso him-
elf could have created a more
lrfect record of his career for
,h benefit of posterity. If you
didn't see it, request that it re-
• , , few there must be who
Wouldn't want to see it again--and
gain. Which reminds us that we,
1%llowed '2¢aughty Marietta"
around until we had seen it for a
total of 13 times.
Almost every week is a "week"
0f Something or other----brother-!
hCd or dogs or cotton or boy I
• Couts. We wonder' why--in view
0f the fact that prayer is admit-
ted to be an effective force ore
raany occasions it wouldn't be
basically sound and psychological-
ly beneficial to set aside a special
Prayer week for peace. A sense
Of universal brotherhood is neces-
Sary to permanent peace, and the
eCogniti0n of divine parenthood
WoUld seem more than fitting
thereto.
lrlday, Aug. 21, 2 p.m:--The
Lutheran Ladies Aid will be held
at the home of Mrs. Herman Leu,
With Mrs. Meta Manthe serving
as hostess.
aturday, Sept. 1--Annual La-
bor Day dance at Taylorsville
Grange Hall, sponsored by Catho-
|10 churches. Music by AI Hous-
ton's band.
Sunday, Sept. 2, 11 a.m.--
Thece will be no Lutheran Sunday
hol at the Greenville Legion
Hall since it is Mission Sunday
in ;usanvllle.
aturday, Sept. 8---Public card
.Party at Masonic Hall, Greenville.
Ip0nsored by Sincerity Chapter,
Order of Eastern Star.
Irlday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m.--County
Plsh and Game Commission meets
In Justice Courtrooms at Quincy,
Anyone having matters for oon-
Illderation, pertaining to fish,
tiaras and conservatk)n in this
unty, is welcome to attend and
heard.
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8 p.m.
ireenville Chamber of Commerce
Wteets.at the Pioneer Inn. All mem-
bers are asked to bring interest-
ld guests.
gaturday, Oct. 27Annual Ba-
;¢aar sponsored by ladies of St.
. Anthony's Altar Society, at Green-
Ville Masonic Hall. Open to the
Saturday, Dec. lW. S. C. S.
zaar will be held in conjunction
With a food sale. Annual dinner
--111 beheld some time next spring.
S,00hOOL BELLS WILL
I00JNG OUT AGAIN
ON TUESDAY NEXT
Although the day of the old-
fashioned school bell is but a mem-
ory of the distant past, the result
will be the same on Tuesday mor-
ning, September 4, at 9 o'clock,
when thousands of eager children
will flock again to their respective
halls of learning to resume their
scholastic careers.
Making up the faculty of the
Greenville Elementary School will
be a total of eleven members, l
headed by Principal Lyal L. Wells.
New to the school are Mrs• Wilma
Smith of Tayorsville, who will
teach a first grade room, and
Phyllis Nye of Crescent Mills, tak-
ing one of the second grade
rooms. Mrs. Smith comes here
from a Kings County school, and
Mrs. Nye was an instructor at
North Bend, Wash., in 1946.
Ardis Hyde will again head the
kindergarten c 1 a s s; Florence
Short, 1st grade; Ida Welsh, 2nd
grade; Edna Kunzler, Hattie
Firmstone, Ruby Madigan and
Cornell Kurtz, 3rd, 4th, 5th and
6th grades respectively.
The estimated enrollment for the
opening of school will be about
300, based on the last two years
actual enrollment.
All kindergarten, 1st and 2nd
grade children will report to the
old school, 3rd to 6th to the new
building. Kindergarten children
will register with Mrs. Hyde in
the middle quonset hut. First
grade children will register in Miss
Short's room while 2rid graders
will register in Mrs. Welsh's
room. The others will register with
the teachers who will teach the
grades as listed above.
The cafeteria will begin operat-
ing on September 5th, Wednesday.
Serving on the Junior-Senior
high school faculty will be: Prin-
cipal Jess Maginnis; Vice-Prin-
cipal Wm• Schultz; Science and
Math., Milton Knapp, from Sac-
Pamento State College; Music
and Social s.tudies, Hilmer Finne
of San Jose State College and
the Un. of Calif.; Social Studies
and assistant coach. Harry Price;
English, Jack McNaughton; Span-
ish and English. Donald Lee Ross,
fovnerly of Quincy & recently re-
turned from the service: Commer-
cial, Edna Rhinehart: Homemak-
ing and English, Joanne Pierce;
Girls' P. E. and tiology, Marcia
Peterson, Science and Math., Shir-
ley C-oo(ell of San Jose State;
Coach and Boys' P. E., Stanley
Timone.
Registration of Junior and Sen-
ior High will be held on Tuesday
morning, Sept. 4, at 9 a.m•
A general faculty meeting will
be held Monday (Labor Day) at
20 a.m., and Teachers' Institute
will be held in Quincy on Satur-
day, Sept. 8.
Wendell Guess, from Westville,
Okla., will replace rincipal Rossi
of Taylorsville school, and will be
ussisted, by Catherine Janshen•
Amelia Uhland will again serve
the Crescent Mills school.
MEETING OF GREENVILLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SET FOR SEN. 12
The regular meeting of the
n e w I y organized Greenville
Chamber of Commerce will not
be held on September 5, as stat-
ed last week, but will fall on
Wednesday, Sept, 12, it was
pointed out by Secretary Vadney
Murray this week.
"1 forsee that one of the big-
gest parts of my Job will be that
of keeping the "press" alerted
as to the organization's activi-
ties, and seeing that the public
is accurately informedand in
advance--of the Chamber's con-
templated actions. In fact, it is
not beyond the bounds of ra-
son that the body will seek to
interest a capable-newspaper-
man of locating in Greenville,"
he said.
Among matters Planned for
discussion at the forthcoming
meeting are those of transpor.
ration facilities, a public camp-
gound, and steps toward in-
corporation.
All members are reminded
that they will be expected to
attend the September meeting
accompanied by a guest or
F,HT PICTURES SHOWI
AT PLUMAS THE/TRE
SEPTEMBER 4 AND 5
Pictures of the World's Middle-
weight Championship fight held
in Paris, between Sugar Ray
Robinson and Randolph Turpin,
will be shown at the local thea-
tre on Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 4 and 5, according to
Manager Randall Goldenson•
This picture covers the entire
fight, and nothing has been delet-
ed from it, Goldenson states. Also
on the program wilt be "The Fly-
ing Missile," starring Glenn Ford
and Viveca IAndfors.
FLOURNOY BRIDGE ROAD
NOW I00ER REPAIR
Nine miles f the Flournoy
Bridge road on the north side of
Indian Valley is now in the pro-
cess of being resurfaced and will
be completed during the coming
week, it was stated this week by
Supervisor Bob Humphrey. When
finished, the roadway which is be-
ing inspected by state highway en-
gineers, will be in first-lass con-
dition, he said.
FREEDOM OF PRESS
THI00ATENED BY ACT
OF ROTARY OFFICER
Visiting and resident publishers
protested the ruling made at Ro-
tary yesterday noon, when Acting
President Bruce Bidwell levied un-
just and unconstitutional fines
upon representatives seeking to
leave the meeting early in order
to protect the public interest by
the furthering of their pursuit
in the timely dissemination of pub-
lic information. Reprisals, which
may to go extreme lengths were
tLreatened by newspapermen pre-
sent.
Program for the day dealt with
the subject Of water and was giv-
en by J. V..Scammon, said.to be a
protegee of the local water baron,
arranged by Bill Baxter.
Ernie Walters plead not guilty
when accused o,f neglacting tO
provide a program for last week's
meeting and was alowed a credit
o $1 from his fine for the fine
talk he gave in his own defense.
e was however, assessed for be-
ing the proud owner of a new
Cdillac.
Jess Maginnis. Bill Baxter, Cal
Se*.zer (by proxy}, Randall Gold-
cnson and Joe Songzoni were
:alled on in recognition of recent
birthdays and aniversarles.
Visitors present inelluded' Ir-
vey Yeager of Quincy and Gene
Travaglio of Westwood.
LlffHERAN BIBLE CLASS
GOOD ATTENDANCE
Fir'st Lutheran Church of
Creenville has held vacation Bible
school for the past two weeks,
in the American Legion Hall, ac-
cording to Mrs. Harry Rilea.
Six teachers and thirty-seven
pupils were enrolled, and the at-
tendance was very good.
On Friday a picnic was held
at the Greenville picnic grounds.
The children played ball and other
games, after a weiner roast, sup-
plied by the teachers.
SAN FRANCISCAN PAYS
0000D PREE FOR
TOO MUCH RSH
The "conviction of Fisherman's
Wharf restaurant operator Sflvio
Oliva for illegal possession of
striped bass has been upheld by
the appellate division of the San
Francisco uperior court.
Oliya tmed $500 late last.
year for poalmion of 514 pounds
of game fish at his EXposition Ftsh
Grotto. George Galban. Grotto
cook. was fined $100.
In denying the appeal, Superior
Judge Preston Devine stated:
"It would seem that where there
are more thgn 500 pounds of fish
in a restaurant that does not sell
fish in such quantity, it is a legit-
imate inference for the trial court
to draw that possession was for
sale purposes.'"
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olume 21--Number 24 Greenville, Plumas County, Calif., Thursday, August 30, 1951
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
ARLINGTON BRIDGE
TO BEGIN SOON
The contract has been awarded
for the construction of the new
Arlington Bridge over Indian
Creek, according to Super'visor E.
J. Humphrey, and work on the
project will begin in the new
couple of weeks, he said.
The amount Of the bid we.,
somewhat lower than anticipated,
and the contract was awarded
to Jenkins and Hertel.
The three highest bids, from
which the low one of Jenkins &
Hertel of Sacramento, was select-
ed, were for $177,903.00; Chit-
tendon, Chittenden and McElder-
ry, Auburn, $181,019.50; O'Connor
Bros., Red Bluff, $190,184.90.
Cost of the construction to the
county will be $91,992, Mr. Hum-
phrey said.
SAN FRANCISCAN
TAKES OVER MANAGEMENT
OF BOBO'S BARBER SHOP
Joe W. Hovey of San Francisco
has this week opened up in the
quarters previously occupied by
Roy Bobo, next door to Dale's
Jewelry, and will continue to meet
the tonsorial requirements of a
share of the community, having
purchased the business from Mr. :
obo early this month. He will i
continue to serve as the agency
for the Crescent Cleaning and
Laundry Service.
Mr. Hovey, who has had many
y,ars of experience as a barber in
the city, is moving here with Mrs.
Hovey and is established in one
of Chris Zunino's houses. He says
he came here seeking the peace
and quiet of Plumes County, and
issues an invitation to all rest-
dents to drop in the shop and
make his acquaintance.
NORTH CITY SAILOR
IS KILLED IN
H|GHWAY MISHAP
(Sacramento Bee)
A sailor identified as Jerry Co-
lea Dynan of 3273 Eleventh Street,
North Sacramento, was killed in
a highway mishap on the Ridge
Route five miles south of Gormah
in Los Angeles County.
The highway patrol reported
the victim was riding a motor-
cycle Saturday and ran into the
back of a stalled truck which was
)arked beside the highway. Joe
M. Xavier of Tipton, the truck
operator, told the officers the bat-
tery in the vehicle went dead and
he parked on the shoulder of the
road and put out reflectors to
warn oncoming cars. A few min-
utes later, he said, the motorcycle
plowed into the rear of the truck.
The patrolmen found a navy
identification card, identification
tags and a slip of paper on the
body bearing the North Sa@ramen-
tan's name.
The vietlm of the wa
the grand,on of Mr. and Mrs. G.
L. Tanner of Crescent who
attended the funeral in tlm
capital city last Y-iday.
S. 8. MAN TO VISIT
HERE ON THURSDAY
The Socld Security Act saed,
ments of 1950 extend the protec-
tion of old-age and survivors in-
surance so that a posible I0 mil-
lion persons, previously excluded,
are covered by the program. Of
these 7.7 million are covered on a
compulsory basis and 2 million
on the basis of voluntary cove
agreements. The addition of tile
newly covered groulm to those
protected under leg
brings the torsi covergg of the
program to about 45 miIllon mem-
bers. The new eerage
J ac .kn, dil'ector of field activities | effective on JanUey L
for ute North American Wildlife | If you have ant re-
Federation, will be the featured garding n b,mt
speaker when the Associated | you should conac the rmpzma-
sporme f California hold their ] tative in Greenville at tl TowR
annual ¢Or|Yention st Clearlake| Hall on Thin.lay, Septsmr 6,
CONSERVATION LEAGUE
TO MEET FRIDAY
A meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Plumas County
Conservation League will be
held at Portola at 8 p.m. on Fri-
day, August 31, according to an-
nouncement received from Vlce-
President Lloyd E. Boone. All
thse interested in conservation
matters are invited to attend.
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DON CAMERON GIVEN
TWO YEARS PROBATION
SUPERIOR COURT
Don Cameron of Greenville was
released on two years probation
by Superior Court Judge Wm. B.
Macmillan on Monday, after
pleading guilty to a charge of
manslaughter involvingnegligence.
He was represented by Attorney
Frank H. McAuliffe of Sacra-
mento.
Cameron has been at liberty on
bail since a ear accident on the
Crescent Grade in which Mrs.
Cunninghm was killed, as a re-
sult of which he was arraigned.
SCOUT FINANCE CAMPAIGN
TO BEGIN WITH
OPENING OF SCHOOL
Ray Smith president of Mt.
Lessen Area Council of Boy
Scouts of America, and finance
chairman for the Feather River
district announced today that the
annual Boy Scout Finance Drive
would start September 4th and
run through October 31, 1951. The
total budget this year "is $3,500
for the Feather River district.
$800.00 of the quota has been as-
signed to Greenville area and
$2,700,00 assigned the Quincy,
Greaeagle, Keddie, Medow Valley
md Sloat
During the past year advance-
ment has been made in the scout-
ing program in all areas and dis-
tricts throughout the Mt. Lessen
Council. President Smith said. 5,-
000 boys have been served. 4,500
advancement awards have been
made to boys today in America
there being over 2.750,000 boys in
over 75,000 units receiving the
program of scouting.
In the Mt. Lessen Area Coun-
cil there are over 1.100 volunteer
leaders giving the scouting pro-
gram direction.
The Program is geared to
strengthen America by strength-
ening boyhood. Plans for 1952's
program are being pltmned and
a well balanced schedule is in the
:making and all district chairmen
will be passing this tremendous
program onto the local units soon.
The budget for the entire council
this year is $55,000.00. The break-
down on this finance is as follows:
Leadership Training ............ 24%
Camping and :Actlvities ........ 22%
Organization and Extension 17%
Advancement ............................ 14%
Health and Safety .................... 5%
Civic Service ............................ 5%
Administration .......................... 7%
Council Office Service ............ 5%
Regional and National
Service .................................... 1%
Since the .budget has been in-
creased this year over 1950 4t is
hoped that the good friends of
scouting will be able to increase
their contributions in order to meet
the budget• Solicitors ill start
calling on you for your continued
support in this worthwhile move-
meat soon.
CAR WRECKED
It was learned yesterday that
Jiggs Cox and Carl Evans sus-
tained injuries of some egree in
a car accident on the Bl:2prings
cut-off last week, when latter
ran his car onto a soft shoulder
in order to avoid collision with an
ocoming driver on the wrong side
of the road. Carl's car is rel)orted
1 LOCAL LEGIONAIRES
!/iT DISTRICT MEETING
HERLONG SUNDAY
Seven Imerican Legionaire
took part in the Third District
meeting Sunday at the Sierra
Ordnance Depot in Herlong. Of
the twelve Posts in the district,
nine were represented at the meet,
ing.
Principal speaker was John
Holmes of Hollywood Post, can,
dkate for department commander,
wh, provided an interesting talk.
Plans for the department con.
vention September 9-13 at San
Diego were discussed. Scheduled
to attend from Greenville are Dick
Calais, O. G. Wardlow, Williarrt
Morris, George Kline, and Ed
Spellmeyer.
New district officers elected
were commander, George Conant,
Portola, vice commander, George
Royall, Alturas; second vice-com.
mender, Andy Sealock, Herlong,
Other offices are to be appoint,
ed by the ew commander.
The third district voted $25, and
the auxiliary $15, for the hospital
fund, and an additional $64 wall
raised in fines for that purpose,
This money is presented to a
fund maintained by the fifth dis,
trict to provide telephone calls
home for wounded Korean vet-.
erans on their arrival, and also
to furnish them with any ira,
mediate ncessities.
Representing Greenville at th
Herlong ndeeting were Fred Tay-
lor, 0, G. ardlow, George Kline,
L. L We.ls. Frank Van Ronk,
Adjutant Ed Spellmeyer, and
Past-Commander Dick Calais.
INDIAN VALLEY 4-Hers
NAMED ONE OF TEN
TO BE AT STATE FAIR
The Indian Valley 4-H Club,
which was awarded a blue ribbon
in recognition of its display at
the Plumas County Fair, has been
nominated t be onftm ten tO
have a booth:at the big state fair,
This means that Plumas will b
among the ten out of 58 Califor,
nia counties to have such repre,
sentation. Mrs. Eleanor Holt will
serve as director of the activity,
and the theme of the Indian Valley
booth will be 'qnternationa!
Youth Exchange."
NEWSPAPER CELEBRITIES
VISIT PLUMAS COUNTY
For the second time during this
20th century,* Plumas County wa
favored by a visit this week from
no less a personage than John R,
Long, general manager of the Cal.
ifornia Newspaper Publishers' As-
sociation. He was accompanied by
Ross Marshall of the Los Angel.
Herald-Expreu, also an active of,
ricer of the organization.
Following a weekend convention
at Lake Tahoe, the two repren.
tatives calld on Stan Bailey o$
the Portola Reporter, Rodney A2-
den of the Quincy Bulletin, an
spent the night, Monday, as gue
of the Hideaway Ledge, maktn
a visit to TheRrd offioe es.
day morninK.bef aepartlng for'
Susanville, smuir and Red
Bluff. •
Mr. Long (who stands some 5'4"
and is a dynamo of energy) hal
been manager of the asociatton
for the past quarter of century,
building it from nothing to a
membership of over 600 new
papers.
COMMISSION TO MEET
FRIDAY.SEPTEMBER 7 '
The Plurna County Fish and
Game Commiaon will meet in re,
gQlar session at 8 p.m. on Fri,
Sept. 7, in the Justice Courtroont
at Quincy, it was announcl th
week by Cl.man J. L Hunt.
The mee is open to the pub,,
lie, and aWi matters pertaining t
he ropagatto of fish and gan
r other :onservation measurM
will be given clsideration, hq
guests. Highlands, eptember 14 to 16. . 1951 between 9:80 am: and 12:00. to have been badly dainaged, said.
ANN0h00
LABOR DAY
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ponsomd by Catholic Churches of Greenville & Quincy
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