October 28, 1949 (8 pages)

ee : $ s lla chance as most of us had when we were children.” _ pension empire created by the ill-advised McLain, Pension good faith, although we will de 2 — The Nevada City Nugget, F riday,, October 28, 1949 305 Broad Street, Nevada City—Telephone 36 A legal newspaper, as defined by statute ROBERT H. and DONALD W. WRAY, Publishers KENNETH W. WRAY, Editor and Advertising Manager Member California Newspaper Publishers Association Published every Friday at Nevada City, California, and entered as as matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City under . Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. Ps . BSCRIPTION RATE . ner $3.00. One year outside county (in advance) One year in county (in advance) Four months (in advance) One month (in advance) SCHOOL KIDS COME FIRST TODAY'S SCHOOLCHILD IS TOMORROW'S CITIZEN: In his hands, the future of our country lies. In a democracy such as ours, where issues and policies are determined. by the equal vote of every citizen, the failure a et arson bo >LOSED FOR THE YEAR of our educational system would soon undermine democracy itself. : Fortunately, no state has taken its educational responsibilities more seriously than California. And no organization has been more vigilant in keeping that responsibility uppermost in the public mind than California's Congress of Parents and Teachers. . Over the radio last beaeatiaions a dat president, Mrs. G. W. Luhr, called upon voters at the November special election to “make it possible for the present generation of school children to get at least as good an educational California's tremendous postwar population increase, Mrs. Luhr pointed out, has created many serious problems for the schools: classroom shortages, greatly augmented needs for vocational training, guidance and counseling services, supervised after-school play, sports and recreational programs, medical and dental examinations, and services for crippled, deaf, needy and mentally retarded children. ; To help solve these problems, the P. T. A. is working for enactment of Proposition . —to provide the approximately 15,000 classrooms needed right now to house out school children, and Proposition 2—to conserve State funds normally earmarked for school needs but presently ‘threatened by the extravagant demands of the political scheme. . Proposition 2, Mrs. Luhr made clear, maintains present monthly pension payments but repeals the “‘fineprint” provisions of the McLain scheme which have skyrocketed pension ADMINISTRATION COSTS ALONE by as much as . 38 percent! “California,” Mrs. Luhr declared, ‘“‘can’t afford a Vicious, dictatorial, pension-promotion machine, but California can afford to maintain an adequate public school system and a generous pension program too—if soundly administered.” When the P. T. A. takes up its cudgels in a cause, the public may be assured that the cause is just. There seems little doubt that Californians will heed the voice of the P. T. A. in overwhelmingly approving Propositions . and 2 for the benefit of the schools and school children and the future of our state. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY During the past few weeks there has been a lot of TWENTY YEARS AFTER “On Oct. 29, 1929, twenty years ago tomorrow, with a resounding crash that echoed across the country for the better part of a decade, the bottom fell out of the stock market. Twenty years later, America lives in'an economic climate as ee night from day. Then, there was a Just Wonderin’ I Wonder if the visions within our hearts today Are leading us aright, or leading us astray; I wonder if the visions which we, ourselves create, Portend a kindly, or a bitter adverse fate. Last Monday, October 24, 1949, the permanent home of UN was dedicated with fitting ceremonies and hope whispered to the hearts and minds of men the world over. The great vision of human achievement shone, brighter, the dream of world fellowship seemed more possible of fulfillment. oS I Wonder what we'can do to keep the vision clear— how we can maintain in our individual minds a full conception of the gigantic task being undertaken by UN. How can we bring the day of fulfillment nearer? The vision of a world federation of nattons dedicated to the tasks of peace is.not a new one; it has stirred the hearts of men. since the processes of thinking were first developed. Perhaps we should examine a few of those visions to create in our own hearts the dreams which shall forward the day of hope and bring us peace. } We need not go back to the prophets of old, there have been many dreamers who saw through the mists and shadows of this strange world and saw with prophetic vision. 4 Robert Ingersoll began one of the most beautiful bits of English literature with these words, “‘] see a world at peace.” . have not space to quote the rest of Ingersoll’s vision, but it would repay any one for the trouble of looking it up and giving it attentive reading at the present time. ; In Tennyson's ‘“‘Lockley Hall,” we find a prophetic vision of our own time which is truly remarkable. He ‘‘dipt into the future,’ and described for us the events of our own day and at the end wrote these beautiful words: “There the commonsense of most shall -hold a fretful frantic, naive speculation in securities. Today, there is . a dearth of venture capital. In '2% labor was weak and unorganized and the gap between purchasing power and prices was wide. Now labor is strong and politically important, and the inflationary pressure of successive wage increases is much in evidence. Long before the crash, farm areas suffered a depression of their own. Today, farm prosperity is virtually guaranteed by the government. No devastating depression could strike today from the same causes that brought on the hologaust of the Thirties. But it is prudent not to discount the possibility that depression could overtake us for totally opposite reasons. Perhaps preoccupation with absolute security could be as dangerous as reckless gambling with securities. Unions strong enough to cripple the nation’s economy thru balance of power as unions too weak to protect the rights of their members. Farm prices held artificially high thru mounting government-held surpluses may prove as out of line as prices too low to sustain the farmer. Twenty years ago few thought the wave would ever break. Let’s hope that twenty years later, we're not simply riding the crest of a different-wave._ People who talk all the time, usually say so thing they shouldn't. . Your wealth is the sum of the opinions of each person who knows you, multiplied by a factor of what that jndividual can do for you if he thinks well of you. If every boy in the United’States could read every girl's mind, the gasoline consumption would drop off 50 per cent. talk locally and nationally about juvenile delinquency but as usual the matter has ended where it started—with talk. There seems to be a general tendency to accept the crimes as childish pranks and to shrug the whole thing off as something of little consequence and about which nothing can be done, other than providing side-of-mouth Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.— Walpole.’ As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be producgossip. There must be an answer to the trend but whether it will be provided by the home, school, police or church, we cannot say. We do believe, however,’ that a consid. erable shifting to the religious side would go a long way . toward providing a basis for solution. We are not referring to the drum-beating, Psalm-singing type of religion but rather to a sense of normal decency as prescribed by the heart, a respect for the better things of life and a turning to the Golden Rule. It’s well enough to say “kids will be kids” but burglary, car theft, drunk driving and rape are not childish mischief and unless we seek and find a means of ending the current trend ‘toward lawlessness and provide the ways of wholesome living for the young men and women we will regret our negligence. The problem is unquestionably one for society as a whole, perhaps through coordinated effort by home, school, church and authorities but somewhere a solution must be found—and soon. RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPOSIT IONS The Nugget will carry an analysis and its recommendations of the 12 Propositions appearing on the ballot of the Nov. 8 special election. : The Nugget will recommend a yes vote on the two most important propositions on the ballot—Numbers . and 2, and will publish its reasons for such recommendations along with a complete analysis of the propositions next week. . The Nugget welcomes and will print any and all letters pro and con regarding the propositions in next week's issue. We ask you to sign your name as evidence of use a non de plume if. so requested. tive without culture, so the mind without cultivation can never produce good fruit.—Seneca. The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathrealm in awe, And the kindly world shall slumber, drapped in universal law.” That was Tennyson’s vision of a world at peace — a world in which— “The war drums throb no longer, and the battle flags are furled, In a parliament of man, the federation of the world.” Our own great poet, Longfellow, wrote a poem, “The industry-wide strikes could represent as serious an over-. . Arsenal at Springfield,’ which everyone who longs for . peace should read and make a part of his own daily ‘thought. Here are just a few suggestive lines: 4 . “‘Down ‘the dark future, through long generations, War's echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease; And, like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, ‘Peace!’ Peace! And no longer from its brazen portals The blast of war's great organ shakes the skies! But beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise.”’ Can we not join the vast multitude of our fellowmen who must at this time hold in their hearts and minds visions of a world made new? Can we not create for ourselves dreams of a future made glad by the harmonies of peace? Can we not, at least determine to speak for peace upon every available occasion, to refrain from criticism of the UN? To remember the old command: ‘“Whatsoever things are good, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are of good repute, think on these things.” ; ADELINE MERRIAM CONNER. iinet ee Let's Not CHEAT Our Children’ 100,000 ARE NOW GETTING ONLY F SWING-SHIFT HALF-DAY SCHOOLING Whe MMM EY) ne \\ } way of the weak, becomes a steppingstone in the pathway of the strong.—Thomas Carlyle. . The mind, unmastered by passions, is a very .citadel, for a man has no fortress more impregnable wherein to . find refuge and be untaken forever.—Marcus Aurelius. Advertisements From where I sit. 4y Joe Marsh, Now They're Sitting Pretty donated that pole to the woodpeckers and set up a brand-new one for their own use! From where I sit, we'd all be better off if-we were as tolerant with our own kind as that telephone outfit was with the woodpeckers. Let’s consider the other fellow’s point of view—-whether it’s his right to live where he wants, or to enjoy a friendly glass of temperate beer or ale when and if he pleases. See Warsk . Squint Miller, wlto’s working as a telephone lineman, was telling me about some birds that got into a fight with his company. Seems a couple of woodpeckers set up housekeeping in a telephone. pole. Nobody minded them living there, but they kept pecking at the . Wires— causing one short circuit after another. Finally, the telephone people — who had nothing personal against the birds—just stopped up the hole where they lived. But they kept coming back. At last, the company Open California’s educational opportunities for every child This is a State emergencyevery civic minded citizen must vote to help Bs VOTE fer SCHOOLS EMERGENCY ELECTION NOV. 8 Speasored ia the laterest of Our Schoo! Children by NEVADA COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 4 NV] 2 & Pa * y 4 y wl \

ee : $ s lla chance as most of us had when we were children.” _ pension empire created by the ill-advised McLain, Pension good faith, although we will de 2 — The Nevada City Nugget, F riday,, October 28, 1949 305 Broad Street, Nevada City—Telephone 36 A legal newspaper, as defined by statute ROBERT H. and DONALD W. WRAY, Publishers KENNETH W. WRAY, Editor and Advertising Manager Member California Newspaper Publishers Association Published every Friday at Nevada City, California, and entered as as matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City under . Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. Ps . BSCRIPTION RATE . ner $3.00. One year outside county (in advance) One year in county (in advance) Four months (in advance) One month (in advance) SCHOOL KIDS COME FIRST TODAY'S SCHOOLCHILD IS TOMORROW'S CITIZEN: In his hands, the future of our country lies. In a democracy such as ours, where issues and policies are determined. by the equal vote of every citizen, the failure a et arson bo >LOSED FOR THE YEAR of our educational system would soon undermine democracy itself. : Fortunately, no state has taken its educational responsibilities more seriously than California. And no organization has been more vigilant in keeping that responsibility uppermost in the public mind than California's Congress of Parents and Teachers. . Over the radio last beaeatiaions a dat president, Mrs. G. W. Luhr, called upon voters at the November special election to “make it possible for the present generation of school children to get at least as good an educational California's tremendous postwar population increase, Mrs. Luhr pointed out, has created many serious problems for the schools: classroom shortages, greatly augmented needs for vocational training, guidance and counseling services, supervised after-school play, sports and recreational programs, medical and dental examinations, and services for crippled, deaf, needy and mentally retarded children. ; To help solve these problems, the P. T. A. is working for enactment of Proposition . —to provide the approximately 15,000 classrooms needed right now to house out school children, and Proposition 2—to conserve State funds normally earmarked for school needs but presently ‘threatened by the extravagant demands of the political scheme. . Proposition 2, Mrs. Luhr made clear, maintains present monthly pension payments but repeals the “‘fineprint” provisions of the McLain scheme which have skyrocketed pension ADMINISTRATION COSTS ALONE by as much as . 38 percent! “California,” Mrs. Luhr declared, ‘“‘can’t afford a Vicious, dictatorial, pension-promotion machine, but California can afford to maintain an adequate public school system and a generous pension program too—if soundly administered.” When the P. T. A. takes up its cudgels in a cause, the public may be assured that the cause is just. There seems little doubt that Californians will heed the voice of the P. T. A. in overwhelmingly approving Propositions . and 2 for the benefit of the schools and school children and the future of our state. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY During the past few weeks there has been a lot of TWENTY YEARS AFTER “On Oct. 29, 1929, twenty years ago tomorrow, with a resounding crash that echoed across the country for the better part of a decade, the bottom fell out of the stock market. Twenty years later, America lives in'an economic climate as ee night from day. Then, there was a Just Wonderin’ I Wonder if the visions within our hearts today Are leading us aright, or leading us astray; I wonder if the visions which we, ourselves create, Portend a kindly, or a bitter adverse fate. Last Monday, October 24, 1949, the permanent home of UN was dedicated with fitting ceremonies and hope whispered to the hearts and minds of men the world over. The great vision of human achievement shone, brighter, the dream of world fellowship seemed more possible of fulfillment. oS I Wonder what we'can do to keep the vision clear— how we can maintain in our individual minds a full conception of the gigantic task being undertaken by UN. How can we bring the day of fulfillment nearer? The vision of a world federation of nattons dedicated to the tasks of peace is.not a new one; it has stirred the hearts of men. since the processes of thinking were first developed. Perhaps we should examine a few of those visions to create in our own hearts the dreams which shall forward the day of hope and bring us peace. } We need not go back to the prophets of old, there have been many dreamers who saw through the mists and shadows of this strange world and saw with prophetic vision. 4 Robert Ingersoll began one of the most beautiful bits of English literature with these words, “‘] see a world at peace.” . have not space to quote the rest of Ingersoll’s vision, but it would repay any one for the trouble of looking it up and giving it attentive reading at the present time. ; In Tennyson's ‘“‘Lockley Hall,” we find a prophetic vision of our own time which is truly remarkable. He ‘‘dipt into the future,’ and described for us the events of our own day and at the end wrote these beautiful words: “There the commonsense of most shall -hold a fretful frantic, naive speculation in securities. Today, there is . a dearth of venture capital. In '2% labor was weak and unorganized and the gap between purchasing power and prices was wide. Now labor is strong and politically important, and the inflationary pressure of successive wage increases is much in evidence. Long before the crash, farm areas suffered a depression of their own. Today, farm prosperity is virtually guaranteed by the government. No devastating depression could strike today from the same causes that brought on the hologaust of the Thirties. But it is prudent not to discount the possibility that depression could overtake us for totally opposite reasons. Perhaps preoccupation with absolute security could be as dangerous as reckless gambling with securities. Unions strong enough to cripple the nation’s economy thru balance of power as unions too weak to protect the rights of their members. Farm prices held artificially high thru mounting government-held surpluses may prove as out of line as prices too low to sustain the farmer. Twenty years ago few thought the wave would ever break. Let’s hope that twenty years later, we're not simply riding the crest of a different-wave._ People who talk all the time, usually say so thing they shouldn't. . Your wealth is the sum of the opinions of each person who knows you, multiplied by a factor of what that jndividual can do for you if he thinks well of you. If every boy in the United’States could read every girl's mind, the gasoline consumption would drop off 50 per cent. talk locally and nationally about juvenile delinquency but as usual the matter has ended where it started—with talk. There seems to be a general tendency to accept the

crimes as childish pranks and to shrug the whole thing off as something of little consequence and about which nothing can be done, other than providing side-of-mouth Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.— Walpole.’ As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be producgossip. There must be an answer to the trend but whether it will be provided by the home, school, police or church, we cannot say. We do believe, however,’ that a consid. erable shifting to the religious side would go a long way . toward providing a basis for solution. We are not referring to the drum-beating, Psalm-singing type of religion but rather to a sense of normal decency as prescribed by the heart, a respect for the better things of life and a turning to the Golden Rule. It’s well enough to say “kids will be kids” but burglary, car theft, drunk driving and rape are not childish mischief and unless we seek and find a means of ending the current trend ‘toward lawlessness and provide the ways of wholesome living for the young men and women we will regret our negligence. The problem is unquestionably one for society as a whole, perhaps through coordinated effort by home, school, church and authorities but somewhere a solution must be found—and soon. RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPOSIT IONS The Nugget will carry an analysis and its recommendations of the 12 Propositions appearing on the ballot of the Nov. 8 special election. : The Nugget will recommend a yes vote on the two most important propositions on the ballot—Numbers . and 2, and will publish its reasons for such recommendations along with a complete analysis of the propositions next week. . The Nugget welcomes and will print any and all letters pro and con regarding the propositions in next week's issue. We ask you to sign your name as evidence of use a non de plume if. so requested. tive without culture, so the mind without cultivation can never produce good fruit.—Seneca. The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathrealm in awe, And the kindly world shall slumber, drapped in universal law.” That was Tennyson’s vision of a world at peace — a world in which— “The war drums throb no longer, and the battle flags are furled, In a parliament of man, the federation of the world.” Our own great poet, Longfellow, wrote a poem, “The industry-wide strikes could represent as serious an over-. . Arsenal at Springfield,’ which everyone who longs for . peace should read and make a part of his own daily ‘thought. Here are just a few suggestive lines: 4 . “‘Down ‘the dark future, through long generations, War's echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease; And, like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, ‘Peace!’ Peace! And no longer from its brazen portals The blast of war's great organ shakes the skies! But beautiful as songs of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise.”’ Can we not join the vast multitude of our fellowmen who must at this time hold in their hearts and minds visions of a world made new? Can we not create for ourselves dreams of a future made glad by the harmonies of peace? Can we not, at least determine to speak for peace upon every available occasion, to refrain from criticism of the UN? To remember the old command: ‘“Whatsoever things are good, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are of good repute, think on these things.” ; ADELINE MERRIAM CONNER. iinet ee Let's Not CHEAT Our Children’ 100,000 ARE NOW GETTING ONLY F SWING-SHIFT HALF-DAY SCHOOLING Whe MMM EY) ne \\ } way of the weak, becomes a steppingstone in the pathway of the strong.—Thomas Carlyle. . The mind, unmastered by passions, is a very .citadel, for a man has no fortress more impregnable wherein to . find refuge and be untaken forever.—Marcus Aurelius. Advertisements From where I sit.. 4y Joe Marsh, Now They're Sitting Pretty donated that pole to the woodpeckers and set up a brand-new one for their own use! From where I sit, we'd all be better off if-we were as tolerant with our own kind as that telephone outfit was with the woodpeckers. Let’s consider the other fellow’s point of view—-whether it’s his right to live where he wants, or to enjoy a friendly glass of temperate beer or ale when and if he pleases. See Warsk . Squint Miller, wlto’s working as a telephone lineman, was telling me about some birds that got into a fight with his company. Seems a couple of woodpeckers set up housekeeping in a telephone. pole. Nobody minded them living there, but they kept pecking at the . Wires— causing one short circuit after another. Finally, the telephone people — who had nothing personal against the birds—just stopped up the hole where they lived. But they kept coming back. At last, the company Open California’s educational opportunities for every child This is a State emergencyevery civic minded citizen must vote to help Bs VOTE fer SCHOOLS EMERGENCY ELECTION NOV. 8 Speasored ia the laterest of Our Schoo! Children by NEVADA COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 4 NV] 2 & Pa * y 4 y wl \