July 29, 1949 (8 pages)

but netted NEVADA CITY — THEY'RE BITING Sportmen’s Paradise WHERE, WHEN and HOW and Other Sportsmen’s Items Although only one person fishing lower Scott’s Flat took a limit Tuesday there were several other good catches. Young Larry Parsons landed three nice Rainbows, all of them well over ten inches in length and one 14 incher while his father, Wally, of Long John’s Tavern, only managed to bring in one and it wasn’t large enough to compete with his son's largest fish. Dad wasn’t skunked but it was dai close. Edna Kuntz of Nevada City took a limit of Rainbows out of the same lake that afternoon while her husband, Francis, and four other male fish enthusiasts cast along side of her and at the very best had one or two strikes no fish. On upper Scotts Flat lake during the past week five atce Rainbows were caught trolling by Leo and Ida Cullen of Nevada City Electric one of which measured a little better than 15 inches. On a trip from Mill Valley the Fred Houstons visited Nevada City and Fred caught a couple of 12-inch Eastern Brook while Rita Clifford Cartwright landed an Eastern Brook and a Rainbow of equal size and-—her huspand, Jack, netted a 12%4-inch Rainbow. These were caught from the banks of the lake. The Upper Scotts Flat lake waters have been reported exceedingly warm while the lower lake is cold, which fisherman clainy accounts to great extent fer the better catches on the lower lake. One the eve of California’s first 1949 deer season opening, the division of fish and game has some good advice to impart to half a million hunters. It comes from Joseph S. Hunter, chief of the bureau of game conservation. In his 42 years of state fish and game _ service, Hunter has seen many deaths and . injuries caused by carelessness with firearms in the field. Although California led the nation in the number of. hunter deaths and accidents during the last two years, the veteran conservationist believes that 90 per cent of such mishaps are preventable. He blamed “sheer stupidity and rank carelessness” for most of the 89 hunting accidents of 1948. The. “10 commandments of safety” should be known and . practiced by every nimrod, Hunter believes, if the tragic death toll afield is to be checked: They are: Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun. Carry only empty guns, taken down or with the action open, into your automobile, camp or home. Always be sure that the barrel and action are clear of obstructions. Always carry your gun so that you can control the direction of the muzzle, even if you stumble. Be sure of your target before you shoot. Never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot. Never’ leave your gun unattended unless you unload it first. Never climb a tree or fence with a loaded gun. Never shoot at.a flat, hard surface or the surface of water. Do not.mix gunpower and alcohol. And to the list of 10 do’s and don’t’s, Hunter adds two of his own: Never snap triggers unless certain the gun is unloaded; and never lean a gun where it-can be knocked down. Ed * Ed California hunters will set out one-half hour “before sunrise, Sunday, Aug. 7, to open the first half of the 1949 deer season. The division of fish and game reports a bag limit of two bucks will be legal in the central and south coastal aseas, except San Diego county, until one-half hour after sunset, Sept. 15. Open season in the balance of the State, extends from Sept. 16 to Oct. 15. The two coastal areas include the counties of Mendocino, Lake, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo, Napa, SoJano, Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange, and westerly portions of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, Kings, Kern, and Riverside counties. Bow and arrow hunters who have not taken part in the special 10-day archery season. which ends in the coastal areas August 3, may get their shots during the regular firearms season. Hunting licenses. and deer tags are required of all hunters. Last year’s record total of 300,000 hunters is expected to be exceeded this year, according to the bureau of licenses. Official and semi-official estimates place the current state deer population somewhere between 650,000 and 1,250,000. ; Bureau of game conservation tag returns records show the annual take of deer in California has been: climbing during the last several decades to reach a high of 47,900 in 1948. Restrictive regulations initiated by the legislature and the fish and game commission, in combination with intensified deer management practices is credited with producing the increasing deer populations. * & al Two from Grass Valley, C. P. were among the 500 persons whose names were drawn. for eligibility to seek a permit to hunt antelope in the northeast part of the state next month. No one from Nevada City was among the lucky applicants. * * * The California division of fish and game has announced completion of its first successful Dancer and Hobart R. Smith,. _ large-scale planting of fish from an airplane. f In a recent four-day period, 185,000 rainbow and_ eastern brook trout were dropped in 30 (continued on page 5) SECOND SUIT FILED AGAINST NEVADA CITY Another suit in which Nevada City was named as co-defendant . with. property owners: and operators of a local business was on file in’ the Nevada county clerk’s office yesterday in which John Hampton Lashbaugh, mining engineer, seeks to collect damages totalling $22,875: The complaint seeks damages for injuries allegedly sustained when Lashbaugh slipped and fell on icy sidewalks in front of Long John’s tavern on the lower slope’ of Broad Street Jan. 21, 1949. : The action names Walter H. Parsons and his wife and .Lee H. Kafer and his wife operators of Long John’s Tavern and Marie Tognarelli, owner of the building, as co-defendants with Nevada City. The complaint filed by Attorney Albert L. Johnson, who also filed a similar action last week for H. S. Foreman against Nevada City and the Union hotel, charges negligence of all the defendants in not keping the sidewalk free of ice and snow and charges that the slippery condition which resulted made the sidewalk hazardous and dangerous as a public thoroughfare. Lashbaugh alleges that he sustained injuries to his right knee which have made him bedridden . for long periods of time and has resulted in a permanent lameness so that he is unable to continue . pursuit of his vocation of mining engineer. . He seeks $15,000 general damages, $7,000. damages for seven months loss of. time as an engineer and $875 for medical costs, including X-rays and treatments. In the suit against the Union hotel and Nevada City H. S. Foreman, Nevada City businessman, sought $31,000 damages for injuries his wife, Hazel, allegedly sustained when she fell on a questioned right-of-way in front of the hotel Oct. 18, 1948. City Attorney John Larue yesterday filed a demurrer to the Foreman suit on the grounds that the plaintiff did not file a verified claim against the city within 90 Volume 22—No. 42 NEVADA CITY (Nevada County) CALIFORNIA Friday, July 29, 1949 SOUTH AFRICA TO HIKE GOLD Fred Searls Jr., president of the Newmont Mining Co., New York, in his testimony before the U. S. senate banking and currency committee in Washington May 6, stated it was his belief that South Africa will raise its price of gold, and that the establishment of a free gold market would be of great benefit to Europe and the U. S. Searls’ testimony: Although I would like to do so, I may not be able to convince this committee of my position as an entirely impartial witness. For that reason I would like to give just a little of my own background. As they say in the West, I was born in a crosscut and cut my teeth on a candlestick. I started panning gold out of the hydraulic tailings when I was 7 years old, to buy my own licorice and shotgun shells. And after World War I when I came back and wanted to get married, I looked around and I found a pocket in an old mine that had $200,000 in it. In spite of that, I would like to say that in my own opinion at at least, I can view this question of a free market for gold. objectively. Russia Is at War With Us! I was in an influential position in the War Production Board, when WLB Order L-208 was proposed. I did not oppose it, although I was skeptical as to its benefits and effect. I have never supported bills for the repayment of losses which gold-mining . companies suffered by reason of L-208, although such bills have been presented. I do not believe in gold subsidies. If I did not think that the establishment of a free gold market . was of great benefit to Europe . . \ . . ShootingWould Put Conflict on With this issue of The Nugget Col. James C. Crockett, U.S. A., Retired, now a resident of Nevada county, starts an exclusive series of articles dealing with the vital problems of relations between the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and the U. S. : Col. Crockett is fully qualified to answer many of the questions that are hidden behind the Iron Curtain. The retired army officer served four years as military attache at the U. S. embassy in Moscow, returning to this country only recently. He was military intelligence officer for the U. S. army in Moscow during the last year of the second episode of world-wide warfare. He is well aware of the Kremlin's precepts and long-range objectives. Col. Crockett will answer the important questions of today— questions which are alarming the American people—with his personal experience and first-hand knowledge of Russia. The colonel is one of the few men in the U. S. today who can write with authenticity on the Russian problem. The colonel will tell you why the dictatorship of the U. S. S. R. is more dangerous today than the Nazi threat of 10 years ago. Copyright 1949, by The Nugget By JAMES C. CROCKETT, Col., U. S. A., Ret. During four years, 1944-1948, with the American embassy in Moscow I watched the Russian Communist government wage psychological war against the Capitalist world and prepare her armed forces for a shooting war. The idealogical and diplomatic struggle which continued through those years and is still raging has won for Russia control over vast areas in Asia .and Europe. The struggle has’ been guided by a doctrine which follows the exact teachings of the great Russian General Staff School. The school, the Voroshilov Higher Military Academy, in Moscow, bases its teachings on the words of Lenin who said, “The existence of the Soperialistic states, for a long time, is unthinkable. One or the other must triumph in the end. And before that end supervenes a series of frightful collisions between the Soviet Republic and the Bourgeous states will be inevitable.” : _ Accepting this statement of Lenin’s as true the General Staff school viet Republic side by side with im-. days after the accident. ry particularly and also the United . States, I would not be here, testifying in its behalf. As you all know, L-208 was passed Oct. 8, 1942, or became effective that day, and it was in effect until July 1, 1945. I would like to present for the record a few statistics as to what that did to the gold-mining industry, and I will state only that as of 1941 production of gold was 4,070,000 ounces; in 1943 it was 681,000 ounces; and in 1946 it had recovered only to 1,212,000 ounces. When I speak of this gold production, I speak of production from efforts which are instituted (continued on page 2) TWO CATTLE RUSTLERS HELD FOR CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY Arrested on charges of rustling cattle for allegedly shooting a calf with a Thompson _ submachinegun, Wellington Smith Lathrop, 20, and Donald Edward Phillips, 19, both of the Ruby Mine district, pleaded guilty yesterday to grand theft charges and were ordered turned over to the California Youth Authority by Superior Judge Raymond McIntosh of Sierra County. Phillips and Lathrop were arrested in the vicinity of the Ruby Mine by Sierra Sheriff Dewey Johnson after the disappearance of a calf was traced to the pair. Hidden in the mine entrance the sheriff found the sub-machinegun used to slaughter the calf, he reported. When first arrested the pair were booked at the Nevada County jail for Sierra County officers and later removed to Downieville for hearing before the justice of the peace who ordered them held for superior court trial. When the two appeared before Superior Judge in Downieville they, McIntosh teaches the Russian higher commanders the doctrine of total war, a doctrine which was originally taken ks caine wh vege the German General . Schoo -riegsakademie) where was a student f r (1935.1936), or two years When I went to Russia I was greatly surprised to find the miiitary training and doctrine of the Russians was practically the same as that of Nazi Germany. The Russians have merely expanded and shaped the German doctrine to suit the needs of the Communist regime. _To the Russians, war is continuous between the Communist and capitalist states. In this war propaganda, politics, diplomacy, infiltration, confusion, economy, and psychology play a part. A shooting war is only a phase of this total war. _ The Russians have geared the whole Soviet state to this doctrine of total war. The government, the state economy, the psychological, scientific and military training, the educational system and fhe propaganda agencies are all organized for the total and continuous conduct of war. \ The Russian officers are taught that the purpose of. this war is the. destruction of the enemy’s will to resist, and that this purpose can be achieved by defeat of the enemy’s armed forces, by economic strangulation or by psychological domination. : The Russian officers are told that sometimes it is necessary ta use all three of these methods of warfare, but that armed conflict is the most uncertain and expensive method and should be used only if economic and psychological warfare fail. Despite strong opposition Russia has had much success with psychological wartare. Her propaganda machine, the most efficient in the world, is being used day and night to poison the minds of the Russian people and their satellites against the United States. These people are told that the capitalist nations plan war and the enslavement of Russia; ‘that the Communist system is working with great success in Russia and that the living conditions within the ‘Soviet Union are far better than in the capitalist nations. At the same time the Soviet propaganda machine is pouring out another stream of lies about the mistreatment of workers in the United States, their poor living conditions and the approaching economic depression which will engulf us. This propaganda together with police spying and terror, slave labor camps and the liquidation of. political appointments has made it possible for Russia to extend her idealogical control over the many countries of Asia and Europe which are now behind the Iron Curtain. At’ times this control appears to be shaky and uncertain but by ruthless police methods Russia is tightening her hold over these conquered countries and in time she will liquidate all open oppo-: sition to her control. é While conducting psychological war against the capitalist countries the Russian Communist bosses slowly came to the realization that the resistance of those countries could not be destroyed by this type of warfare alone. They have therefore lately reinforced their psychological attacks by economic warfare against the capiCol. James C. Crockett secret trade agreements, using surplus raw materials for political barter, exploiting economic. weaknesses in capitalist countries and using her propaganda machine to support her economic warfare. Thus by psychological and economic attack the Russians hope to break the resistance of the capitalist countries and permit their Communist allies to gain control of these countries. The Russians do not, however, depend entirely on these two types of warfare. Since the end of World war II the Russian state has used its utmost energy to increase the war potential of the Soimmediately pleaded guilty andi viet union and to prepare its armed forces and its people for a were ordered transferred to custody of the Youth Authority. . shooting war. This preparation has followed the exact pattern of Nazi preparation for war which I observed during my four years ltour of duty in Hitler’s Germany. In 1947 and 1948 I watched the great columns of Russian tanks, { Charges of . grand theft—auto . airplanes, artiliery and infantry pass in review before Stalin, standagainst Richard Cooper were disjing in the Red Square of Moscow. I could not help comparing these missed this week in Grass Valley . great columns with those which I had seen march so many times by Justice. of Peace Charles Morehouse when the owner of Many. Except for the uniforms the whole scene was the same. Even . the automobile involved refused to prosecute, according to Nevada County Sheriff’s office reports. ‘in front of Hitler through the central square of Nurenmburg, GerIn my next article in The Nugget. I will tell you about the * great strength and preparations of today’s Russians armies. f Staff . talist world. As part of this economic war Russia has been signing the Russian goose-stepping was quite similar to that of the Germans. . Saturday is the last day in this week, as everyone well knows, but, what a lot of people may forget and regret is—that Saturday is also the last day that residents of Nevada City and county may take advantage of The Nugget’s coupgn subscription offer. If you don’t get your application in the mail by Saturday or across the desk of The Nugget you'll miss the best newspaper bargain that has been offered in California in many a year. The Nugget’s subscription rate is $2.50 per year and for that small amount you receive an issue of YOUR LOCAL PAPER every Tuesday and Friday morning. The Nugget prints the local news of Nevada City and Nevada county and its columns. would literally bulge with all its ininteresting news if metal type would bend. Here’s how it works—you take a subscription to The Nugget for a mere $2.50 and you not only receive the newspaper througheut the year but you also receive a coupon good for $1 worth of merchandise in most of Nevada City’s stores. There it is folks— you get at least three and onehalf dollars worth for your two and one-half dollars. Currently The Nugget is bringing to the readers of Nevada City and Nevada county the true story of the battle for a FREE GOLD MARKET now being waged before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency in Washington, D. C. Starting ‘in the next column— The Nugget has scheduled a series of exclusive and highly informative articles dealing with matters of vital importance to every resident of Nevada county. Now’s the time to make sure that you and members of your family will know what’s really going on in Nevada county. Get that subscription at the special couponbargain rate today or tomorrow or you'll be too late.: WALKER WILL PLEAD BUS LINE CASE AT COLUSA CIVIC UNIT Kent E. Walker, Grass Valley, president of the Nevada County Bus Line, will appear before the Colusa Chamber of Commerce today and present his side of the controversy over the proposed. Colusa to Marysville bus. franchise : transfer. The franchise is held by Pacific Greyhound Lines, which recently sought permission of the California public utilities: commission to sell the franchise to Walker for $1. The purchase of a new 37 passenger bus has been announced by Walker. This is the fifth piece of new equipment added to the line since Walker took it over from the Nevada Narrow Gauge Railroad company. ! Safety Saves Nevada City $423, Sum Saved, Safe in City’s Safe Nevada City’s treasury was enriched by $423.49 yesterday when the California State Compensation Insurance Fund turned over . to the city a check for that . amount as a refund on compensa. tion insurance payments for the past 18 months. . 2 George L. Flynn, district man,ager for the State Compensation : Insurance Fund, said that it was : Nevada City’s record of safety ‘that warranted the refund pay‘ment from the state fund. The refund amounted to 38 per cent of the amount the city has paid in as compensation insurance for the period of time covered, he said. The Weather . Fred Bush, observer ; high low . Friday, July 22 ... 90 46 . Saturday, July 23 .. 89 49 . Sunday, July 24 .. 87 48 {. Monday, July 25 .. 85 45. Tuesday, July 26 .. 87 47 Wednesday, July 27 . 90 47 é es) ey oI 8 FAS Rh i a A PRY teen ures,

but netted NEVADA CITY — THEY'RE BITING Sportmen’s Paradise WHERE, WHEN and HOW and Other Sportsmen’s Items Although only one person fishing lower Scott’s Flat took a limit Tuesday there were several other good catches. Young Larry Parsons landed three nice Rainbows, all of them well over ten inches in length and one 14 incher while his father, Wally, of Long John’s Tavern, only managed to bring in one and it wasn’t large enough to compete with his son's largest fish. Dad wasn’t skunked but it was dai close. Edna Kuntz of Nevada City took a limit of Rainbows out of the same lake that afternoon while her husband, Francis, and four other male fish enthusiasts cast along side of her and at the very best had one or two strikes no fish. On upper Scotts Flat lake during the past week five atce Rainbows were caught trolling by Leo and Ida Cullen of Nevada City Electric one of which measured a little better than 15 inches. On a trip from Mill Valley the Fred Houstons visited Nevada City and Fred caught a couple of 12-inch Eastern Brook while Rita Clifford Cartwright landed an Eastern Brook and a Rainbow of equal size and-—her huspand, Jack, netted a 12%4-inch Rainbow. These were caught from the banks of the lake. The Upper Scotts Flat lake waters have been reported exceedingly warm while the lower lake is cold, which fisherman clainy accounts to great extent fer the better catches on the lower lake. One the eve of California’s first 1949 deer season opening, the division of fish and game has some good advice to impart to half a million hunters. It comes from Joseph S. Hunter, chief of the bureau of game conservation. In his 42 years of state fish and game _ service, Hunter has seen many deaths and . injuries caused by carelessness with firearms in the field. Although California led the nation in the number of. hunter deaths and accidents during the last two years, the veteran conservationist believes that 90 per cent of such mishaps are preventable. He blamed “sheer stupidity and rank carelessness” for most of the 89 hunting accidents of 1948. The. “10 commandments of safety” should be known and . practiced by every nimrod, Hunter believes, if the tragic death toll afield is to be checked: They are: Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun. Carry only empty guns, taken down or with the action open, into your automobile, camp or home. Always be sure that the barrel and action are clear of obstructions. Always carry your gun so that you can control the direction of the muzzle, even if you stumble. Be sure of your target before you shoot. Never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot. Never’ leave your gun unattended unless you unload it first. Never climb a tree or fence with a loaded gun. Never shoot at.a flat, hard surface or the surface of water. Do not.mix gunpower and alcohol. And to the list of 10 do’s and don’t’s, Hunter adds two of his own: Never snap triggers unless certain the gun is unloaded; and never lean a gun where it-can be knocked down. Ed * Ed California hunters will set out one-half hour “before sunrise, Sunday, Aug. 7, to open the first half of the 1949 deer season. The division of fish and game reports a bag limit of two bucks will be legal in the central and south coastal aseas, except San Diego county, until one-half hour after sunset, Sept. 15. Open season in the balance of the State, extends from Sept. 16 to Oct. 15. The two coastal areas include the counties of Mendocino, Lake, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo, Napa, SoJano, Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange, and westerly portions of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, Kings, Kern, and Riverside counties. Bow and arrow hunters who have not taken part in the special 10-day archery season. which ends in the coastal areas August 3, may get their shots during the regular firearms season. Hunting licenses. and deer tags are required of all hunters. Last year’s record total of 300,000 hunters is expected to be exceeded this year, according to the bureau of licenses. Official and semi-official estimates place the current state deer population somewhere between 650,000 and 1,250,000. ; Bureau of game conservation tag returns records show the annual take of deer in California has been: climbing during the last several decades to reach a high of 47,900 in 1948. Restrictive regulations initiated by the legislature and the fish and game commission, in combination with intensified deer management practices is credited with producing the increasing deer populations. * & al Two from Grass Valley, C. P. were among the 500 persons whose names were drawn. for eligibility to seek a permit to hunt antelope in the northeast part of the state next month. No one from Nevada City was among the lucky applicants. * * * The California division of fish and game has announced completion of its first successful Dancer and Hobart R. Smith,. _ large-scale planting of fish from an airplane. f In a recent four-day period, 185,000 rainbow and_ eastern brook trout were dropped in 30 (continued on page 5) SECOND SUIT FILED AGAINST NEVADA CITY Another suit in which Nevada City was named as co-defendant . with. property owners: and operators of a local business was on file in’ the Nevada county clerk’s office yesterday in which John Hampton Lashbaugh, mining engineer, seeks to collect damages totalling $22,875: The complaint seeks damages for injuries allegedly sustained when Lashbaugh slipped and fell on icy sidewalks in front of Long John’s tavern on the lower slope’ of Broad Street Jan. 21, 1949. : The action names Walter H. Parsons and his wife and .Lee H. Kafer and his wife operators of Long John’s Tavern and Marie Tognarelli, owner of the building, as co-defendants with Nevada City. The complaint filed by Attorney Albert L. Johnson, who also filed a similar action last week for H. S. Foreman against Nevada City and the Union hotel, charges negligence of all the defendants in not keping the sidewalk free of ice and snow and charges that the slippery condition which resulted made the sidewalk hazardous and dangerous as a public thoroughfare. Lashbaugh alleges that he sustained injuries to his right knee which have made him bedridden . for long periods of time and has resulted in a permanent lameness so that he is unable to continue . pursuit of his vocation of mining engineer. . He seeks $15,000 general damages, $7,000. damages for seven months loss of. time as an engineer and $875 for medical costs, including X-rays and treatments. In the suit against the Union hotel and Nevada City H. S. Foreman, Nevada City businessman, sought $31,000 damages for injuries his wife, Hazel, allegedly sustained when she fell on a questioned right-of-way in front of the hotel Oct. 18, 1948. City Attorney John Larue yesterday filed a demurrer to the Foreman suit on the grounds that the plaintiff did not file a verified claim against the city within 90 Volume 22—No. 42 NEVADA CITY (Nevada County) CALIFORNIA Friday, July 29, 1949 SOUTH AFRICA TO HIKE GOLD Fred Searls Jr., president of the Newmont Mining Co., New York, in his testimony before the U. S. senate banking and currency committee in Washington May 6, stated it was his belief that South Africa will raise its price of gold, and that the establishment of a free gold market would be of great benefit to Europe and the U. S. Searls’ testimony: Although I would like to do so, I may not be able to convince this committee of my position as an entirely impartial witness. For that reason I would like to give just a little of my own background. As they say in the West, I was born in a crosscut and cut my teeth on a candlestick. I started panning gold out of the hydraulic tailings when I was 7 years old, to buy my own licorice and shotgun shells. And after World War I when I came back and wanted to get married, I looked around and I found a pocket in an old mine that had $200,000 in it. In spite of that, I would like to say that in my own opinion at at least, I can view this question of a free market for gold. objectively. Russia Is at War With Us! I was in an influential position in the War Production Board, when WLB Order L-208 was proposed. I did not oppose it, although I was skeptical as to its benefits and effect. I have never supported bills for the repayment of losses which gold-mining . companies suffered by reason of L-208, although such bills have been presented. I do not believe in gold subsidies. If I did not think that the establishment of a free gold market . was of great benefit to Europe . . \

. . ShootingWould Put Conflict on With this issue of The Nugget Col. James C. Crockett, U.S. A., Retired, now a resident of Nevada county, starts an exclusive series of articles dealing with the vital problems of relations between the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and the U. S. : Col. Crockett is fully qualified to answer many of the questions that are hidden behind the Iron Curtain. The retired army officer served four years as military attache at the U. S. embassy in Moscow, returning to this country only recently. He was military intelligence officer for the U. S. army in Moscow during the last year of the second episode of world-wide warfare. He is well aware of the Kremlin's precepts and long-range objectives. Col. Crockett will answer the important questions of today— questions which are alarming the American people—with his personal experience and first-hand knowledge of Russia. The colonel is one of the few men in the U. S. today who can write with authenticity on the Russian problem. The colonel will tell you why the dictatorship of the U. S. S. R. is more dangerous today than the Nazi threat of 10 years ago. Copyright 1949, by The Nugget By JAMES C. CROCKETT, Col., U. S. A., Ret. During four years, 1944-1948, with the American embassy in Moscow I watched the Russian Communist government wage psychological war against the Capitalist world and prepare her armed forces for a shooting war. The idealogical and diplomatic struggle which continued through those years and is still raging has won for Russia control over vast areas in Asia .and Europe. The struggle has’ been guided by a doctrine which follows the exact teachings of the great Russian General Staff School. The school, the Voroshilov Higher Military Academy, in Moscow, bases its teachings on the words of Lenin who said, “The existence of the Soperialistic states, for a long time, is unthinkable. One or the other must triumph in the end. And before that end supervenes a series of frightful collisions between the Soviet Republic and the Bourgeous states will be inevitable.” : _ Accepting this statement of Lenin’s as true the General Staff school viet Republic side by side with im-. days after the accident. ry particularly and also the United . States, I would not be here, testifying in its behalf. As you all know, L-208 was passed Oct. 8, 1942, or became effective that day, and it was in effect until July 1, 1945. I would like to present for the record a few statistics as to what that did to the gold-mining industry, and I will state only that as of 1941 production of gold was 4,070,000 ounces; in 1943 it was 681,000 ounces; and in 1946 it had recovered only to 1,212,000 ounces. When I speak of this gold production, I speak of production from efforts which are instituted (continued on page 2) TWO CATTLE RUSTLERS HELD FOR CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY Arrested on charges of rustling cattle for allegedly shooting a calf with a Thompson _ submachinegun, Wellington Smith Lathrop, 20, and Donald Edward Phillips, 19, both of the Ruby Mine district, pleaded guilty yesterday to grand theft charges and were ordered turned over to the California Youth Authority by Superior Judge Raymond McIntosh of Sierra County. Phillips and Lathrop were arrested in the vicinity of the Ruby Mine by Sierra Sheriff Dewey Johnson after the disappearance of a calf was traced to the pair. Hidden in the mine entrance the sheriff found the sub-machinegun used to slaughter the calf, he reported. When first arrested the pair were booked at the Nevada County jail for Sierra County officers and later removed to Downieville for hearing before the justice of the peace who ordered them held for superior court trial. When the two appeared before Superior Judge in Downieville they, McIntosh teaches the Russian higher commanders the doctrine of total war, a doctrine which was originally taken ks caine wh vege the German General . Schoo -riegsakademie) where was a student f r (1935.1936), or two years When I went to Russia I was greatly surprised to find the miiitary training and doctrine of the Russians was practically the same as that of Nazi Germany. The Russians have merely expanded and shaped the German doctrine to suit the needs of the Communist regime. _To the Russians, war is continuous between the Communist and capitalist states. In this war propaganda, politics, diplomacy, infiltration, confusion, economy, and psychology play a part. A shooting war is only a phase of this total war. _ The Russians have geared the whole Soviet state to this doctrine of total war. The government, the state economy, the psychological, scientific and military training, the educational system and fhe propaganda agencies are all organized for the total and continuous conduct of war. \ The Russian officers are taught that the purpose of. this war is the. destruction of the enemy’s will to resist, and that this purpose can be achieved by defeat of the enemy’s armed forces, by economic strangulation or by psychological domination. : The Russian officers are told that sometimes it is necessary ta use all three of these methods of warfare, but that armed conflict is the most uncertain and expensive method and should be used only if economic and psychological warfare fail. Despite strong opposition Russia has had much success with psychological wartare. Her propaganda machine, the most efficient in the world, is being used day and night to poison the minds of the Russian people and their satellites against the United States. These people are told that the capitalist nations plan war and the enslavement of Russia; ‘that the Communist system is working with great success in Russia and that the living conditions within the ‘Soviet Union are far better than in the capitalist nations. At the same time the Soviet propaganda machine is pouring out another stream of lies about the mistreatment of workers in the United States, their poor living conditions and the approaching economic depression which will engulf us. This propaganda together with police spying and terror, slave labor camps and the liquidation of. political appointments has made it possible for Russia to extend her idealogical control over the many countries of Asia and Europe which are now behind the Iron Curtain. At’ times this control appears to be shaky and uncertain but by ruthless police methods Russia is tightening her hold over these conquered countries and in time she will liquidate all open oppo-: sition to her control. é While conducting psychological war against the capitalist countries the Russian Communist bosses slowly came to the realization that the resistance of those countries could not be destroyed by this type of warfare alone. They have therefore lately reinforced their psychological attacks by economic warfare against the capiCol. James C. Crockett secret trade agreements, using surplus raw materials for political barter, exploiting economic. weaknesses in capitalist countries and using her propaganda machine to support her economic warfare. Thus by psychological and economic attack the Russians hope to break the resistance of the capitalist countries and permit their Communist allies to gain control of these countries. The Russians do not, however, depend entirely on these two types of warfare. Since the end of World war II the Russian state has used its utmost energy to increase the war potential of the Soimmediately pleaded guilty andi viet union and to prepare its armed forces and its people for a were ordered transferred to custody of the Youth Authority. . shooting war. This preparation has followed the exact pattern of Nazi preparation for war which I observed during my four years ltour of duty in Hitler’s Germany. In 1947 and 1948 I watched the great columns of Russian tanks, { Charges of . grand theft—auto . airplanes, artiliery and infantry pass in review before Stalin, standagainst Richard Cooper were disjing in the Red Square of Moscow. I could not help comparing these missed this week in Grass Valley . great columns with those which I had seen march so many times by Justice. of Peace Charles Morehouse when the owner of Many. Except for the uniforms the whole scene was the same. Even . the automobile involved refused to prosecute, according to Nevada County Sheriff’s office reports. ‘in front of Hitler through the central square of Nurenmburg, GerIn my next article in The Nugget. I will tell you about the * great strength and preparations of today’s Russians armies. f Staff . talist world. As part of this economic war Russia has been signing the Russian goose-stepping was quite similar to that of the Germans. . Saturday is the last day in this week, as everyone well knows, but, what a lot of people may forget and regret is—that Saturday is also the last day that residents of Nevada City and county may take advantage of The Nugget’s coupgn subscription offer. If you don’t get your application in the mail by Saturday or across the desk of The Nugget you'll miss the best newspaper bargain that has been offered in California in many a year. The Nugget’s subscription rate is $2.50 per year and for that small amount you receive an issue of YOUR LOCAL PAPER every Tuesday and Friday morning. The Nugget prints the local news of Nevada City and Nevada county and its columns. would literally bulge with all its ininteresting news if metal type would bend. Here’s how it works—you take a subscription to The Nugget for a mere $2.50 and you not only receive the newspaper througheut the year but you also receive a coupon good for $1 worth of merchandise in most of Nevada City’s stores. There it is folks— you get at least three and onehalf dollars worth for your two and one-half dollars. Currently The Nugget is bringing to the readers of Nevada City and Nevada county the true story of the battle for a FREE GOLD MARKET now being waged before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency in Washington, D. C. Starting ‘in the next column— The Nugget has scheduled a series of exclusive and highly informative articles dealing with matters of vital importance to every resident of Nevada county. Now’s the time to make sure that you and members of your family will know what’s really going on in Nevada county. Get that subscription at the special couponbargain rate today or tomorrow or you'll be too late.: WALKER WILL PLEAD BUS LINE CASE AT COLUSA CIVIC UNIT Kent E. Walker, Grass Valley, president of the Nevada County Bus Line, will appear before the Colusa Chamber of Commerce today and present his side of the controversy over the proposed. Colusa to Marysville bus. franchise : transfer. The franchise is held by Pacific Greyhound Lines, which recently sought permission of the California public utilities: commission to sell the franchise to Walker for $1. The purchase of a new 37 passenger bus has been announced by Walker. This is the fifth piece of new equipment added to the line since Walker took it over from the Nevada Narrow Gauge Railroad company. ! Safety Saves Nevada City $423, Sum Saved, Safe in City’s Safe Nevada City’s treasury was enriched by $423.49 yesterday when the California State Compensation Insurance Fund turned over . to the city a check for that . amount as a refund on compensa. tion insurance payments for the past 18 months. . 2 George L. Flynn, district man,ager for the State Compensation : Insurance Fund, said that it was : Nevada City’s record of safety ‘that warranted the refund pay‘ment from the state fund. The refund amounted to 38 per cent of the amount the city has paid in as compensation insurance for the period of time covered, he said. The Weather . Fred Bush, observer ; high low . Friday, July 22 ..... 90 46 . Saturday, July 23 ... 89 49 . Sunday, July 24 .... 87 48 {. Monday, July 25 .... 85 45. Tuesday, July 26 ... 87 47 Wednesday, July 27 . 90 47 é es) ey oI 8 FAS Rh i a A PRY teen ures,