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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Grass Valley Nugget

September 23, 1948 (8 pages)

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FEE Se are aT APPT SPIE RAceh Ranaroncean 2—Nevada City-Grass Valley Nugget, Sept. 23, 1948 NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY . NUGGET 305 Broad Street, Nevada City Telephone 36 A legal newspaper, as defined Dy statute. HARLEY M. LEETE, JR., . Owner and Publisher Member California Newspaper Publishers Association Published every Thursday at Newada City, California, and entered @s matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City wnder Act of Congress, March 3, loans to veterans total 8,675 and 1,153 have received farm loans. Veterans Administration reports that John Shober Burrows, Jr, New York City architect, has velop basic plans for homes for eligible paralyzed veterans known as paraplegics. member of the American Institute of Architects and a_ recognized authority on small homes. He of homes for use by paraplegics. been awarded a contract to de. Mr. Burrows is a_ prominent has already designed a number. ; Senate * turt ntrol Senate and turf Senate ¢éontr ' over to the urban areas which already dominate in the Assembly. This proposal is vigorously opposed and will be analyzed in detail within a few weeks. The Agricultutal Council favors Proposition 17, a Senate Constitutional Amendment exempting from civil service the cattle brand inspectors in the State Department of Agriculture. Likewise, it endorses Proposition 9 clarifying the order of succession to the Office of Governor. On Proposition 1, Veterans’ Tax Exemption, the Council has taken no position. Proponents claim that greater exemption and ¢reate a problem of serious financia] proportions for the State. : The’ remaining subjects of measures-on the November ballot séj™ are: Propositions 2 and 12, dealing with liquor control; Proposition 5, permitting the Legislature to fix the salaries of its members; Propositions 6, 15, and 19, dealing with fish and game controversies; Proposition Torres lating to length of precinct resjdence for voting eligibility; Proposition 8, dealing with the filling of vacancies in the State Superior Court; Proposition 11, relating to — sone pee Mehfonets pts this amendment merely clarifies municipal charter changes; PropSUBSCRIPTION RATES paralyzed veterans with federal . the present procedure by insert-. osition 14, dealing with public One year (in advance) ... $3.00; grants up to $10,000 for the pur. mg the word “assessed”’ before} housing; Proposition 16, relating One month {in advance) 30 cents Volerans , Veterahs with service-connected disabilities rated 60 percent or more in degree -are entitled “to allowances for dependents under a new law, but they must: submit proof of these dependents before the. additional. compensation can be paid, Veterans ‘Administration pointed out today. The new law became effective September: 1 and eligible veterans are urged to immediately submit proof of dependents in the form of. certified copies of birth certificates for children, or Marriage certificates for a wife. If parents are involved, acceptable proof of relationship and dependency :should be submitted toy VA. ap Eligible veterans who have any question regarding this new law/j. pose of purchasing or remodeling homes’ especially designed for wheel chair living. Eligible are veterans of war or peace who served in the armed forces since. April 21, 1898, who have a permanent, total serviceconnected disability, due to a spinal cord disease or injury, resulting in paralysis of the. legs and lower part of the body. There are approximately 240 paraplegic. veterans residing in the VA Branch 12 area (Califor‘nia, Arizona, Nevada and H-wai}). Several have already made insuiries about the homes\and plans drafted by Burrows will be. furnished them free of charge by VA. Question: Aré véterans eligible for medical treatment while going to school under the G-I Bill? Answer: The G-I Bill makes no special provision for medical treatment, except the payment of customary fees in a school which, in some cases, include certain medical services for all students. Question: May I complete grade school under the G-I Bill? Answer: Yes. THE FARMER’S CORNER Ralph H. Taylor the word ‘‘value’”’ as a basis for computing veterans’ taxes. Opponents, however, insist that the addition of the word “assessed’”’ would actually grant veterans to chiropractic, practices; Proposition 18, requiring the State to reimburse local governments for tax losses resulting from certain exemptions. 1 TAKE NATURE'S TIPPLANT Seotéa. NOW Give your’ lawn the famous SCOTTS beauty treatment in the fall when Nature-isextra kind to young grass. Your lawn will be beautiful this fall and better all next year. SCOTTS Lawn Seed—finest blend of permanent grasses. 25 Ibs $23.75. SCOTTS Lawn Food—A fall meal brings out the full color and beauty of the lawn. Box feeds 2500 sq ft $2.45. Drum 11,000 sq ft $8.95. Ib $1.00 5 Ibs $4.85 ‘re urged to. contact the nearest When \Galitarni ; VA office, service organization or see allfornia voters go to N fete “nekvice officer. the pollmg booths on November stroys broad-leaved weeds as it feeds the grass. Box treats 2500 sq ft » For a veteran rated totally dis2 they Will be called upon to de$3.50. Drum, 11,000 sq ft $12.75. abled due to war service, the new . Cide controversial issues ranging . sijicu 7 cue . a raw provides the following depend. {T°™ 4 Proposal to ban legalized SCOTTS Spreaders—For quick, easy lawn treatments, rubber tired $9.95, ency allowances: ‘wife but no! featherbedding to an_ initiative child, $21; wife and one child,. "Sulating fish nets. $35; wife and. two children, : In addition to the State propoMEG Wile ‘and three ov more sitions appearing on the ballot . } the voters will also designate LAWN FOOD plus WEED CONTROL—Double action compound that decause -$t—songht—toernnrgze— the tutional Amendment thatyone subject:This measure, “supbasic Constitutional law of Cali-. wou'td increase aid for the aged] ported by the Council, will likefornia in the guise of a simple! from $60 to $75 per month and}wise be discussed in detail at a PHONE 5 BROAD STREET NEVADA CITY Vice President of the United MAIN STREET children, $56; no wife but one! : : : amena t for tha nonia oe 75 to $85 Hater ‘ oe : , {their choice for President ana] 2™encment. tor the btind from $75 to $85 per] later date. WW,
child, $14; no wife but two chilOn the issues raisel by Prop-} month. The Council.is on record Proposition 13-—Senate Reapmer cOnee aTREET SINCE + 1906 dren, $24.50; no ‘wife but three States, select Congressional repositions 3, 4, 10, and 13, the Agri-} 2e,ins: this proposal for the reas-. portionment —— would strip~ the er more children, -$35; plus $17.50 Peanntatican and decide CabIDAS cultural Council] has taken a defi-. on thit it freezes into the Con. rural. counties of California of GRASS VALLEY for each dependent parent. GGA Clase: = “. nite stand. stitution at present inflated levels. fair representation in ‘the State Veterans with ratings of 60 The impnrtaiice of the General Proposition 3 is an. initiative! the specific amount of aged and per cent or more ‘fer war service, Blection to. the people of boos State directed against legalized feather-) blind aid which the State would but less than 100 -per cent, WH as hardly inc sulrektitnntca = bedding in transportation, asj{ je to pay and also for the receive proportionate amounts of { Certainty vere ualitied lakes practiced on the railroads of Calieason that it would increase the foregoing rates, based on the wile ean: me cd og na bv fornia under the State’s anti-. -:xés 3125,000,000 next year in re al percentage of their disabilities. democratic let en ign “ot i quated Excess Crew Law. An li ornin. Statistics indicate also ‘Thus, a veteran with 60 per cent] , Se ero Ot ene overwhelming “YES’’ vote on] thit within 12 years the tax bill disability and wife only will be entitled to 60 per centt of $21, or $12.60. Comparable’ rates for peacetime service-connected, tetal disability are: wife but no. child, $16.80; future course of local, State and National government. In a sense the very length of ‘he November ballot poses a chal‘enge to every citizen. He owes it to himself and his fellow citiProposition 3 would constitute blow to the practice of featherbeading in general and pave the way toward elimination of fakework practices that contribute to higher living costs. The whole under this measure would be $235,090,000 a year. A detailed disGussioen of Proposition 4 will be indertaken in a subsequent colProposition 10, an—Assembly Lumbermen! the Veterans Administration has beds. under contract. Out-patient treatment was prowided by VA for 275,503 veterans with serwice-connected disabil ties Guring the year. Physical examinations for compensation and VU proposed Constitutional] Amendments submitted by the Legislature and 9 issues submitted to the people by the initiative process, A tenth initiative, the socalled California Bill of Rights, Was barred from the ballot by a os J. PAUL BERGEMANN, Owner 246 Sacramento St. Telephone 293 Nevada. City fv 24-HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE ᤀ i ; zens to resoly é sday : wife and one child, $28; wife and Nov einber " ie EH question of featherbedding will be] Constitutional Amendment, would i two children, $36.40; wife and] >: ote ; discussed in detail in subsequent! prevent promoters of initiative i th ild . . ime necessary to exercise a pre: : ree Or more children, $44.80; rogative that is the bad f columns. me sures from submitting any Mo wife but one child, $11.20; no] See re et Oe ee ea itic is an initiativ “oposition aini re than! i Phage A He . nen everywhere — the right to roposition 4 is an initiative proposition containing more than { wi ut two children, $19.60; no. wife but three er more children, fico : AO ae ° A a Pa j $28; plus $14 for each dependent With the hope of providing the LO LE LO AO ” : ee i { parent readers of this column with useMh f . . ; : ful information on which to base e , j Proportionate entitlement, from their decisions th itt “ill ; Y A Of : . 60 per cent upward, will be figbee eies er ee eee psy i our ssurance 1 ured on the same basis as i : tad ae ae aay j 1 F Ht Se in Wie) oe few mliccceding sotuann ct / Fine Mortuary Service f ‘ ee i presenting the views of the AgriFlner2! arrangements at , i ie Aibak Ah 46.590 veteraca fo: cultural Council of California on fs Holmes Funeral Home have fs ekesd Gredical ¢ surgical treat. < BUMPer of the more important a two advantages. First. there ”! gt patients during fiscal} ™°@Sures. The Council's position, # is the dignified service—an fr ( en SAib in tha 12 Vilebane Aa: on those measures of more direct fF . “mpressive last tribute to the . y str istration hospitals in the vA. ©OMCe™™ to farmers should be of < eed: Gerand. thane is: the of: 4 Be : pts : interest inasmuch as the Council] ¢ ficient functioning of our staff . . Wranch 12 area (California, Ari: : f Lyi et is Nevada and Hawaii : comprises within its membership ge to lower cost for the I'ving. “ j «a ,: ey addition, °F 546 ru Cae of 35 farm commodity associa-. f -\ Ny The combination is your asf\ 4 patients ees! trenbad ‘ne feet tions nearly half of the farmers a sess ‘ f surance of the finest mortuary ag ‘ N : ae ite “’. of California. Pe, 7 BREVICS:« f* i . Navy and private hospitals where The November ballot contains & H LMES FUNERAL HOME : : ie TALLY SHEETS = $14.50 per 1,000 pension, insurance and other pur-. g,. Ras aR nas ane aera ete te bine” Si Re ie ee s totaled 240,536. State Supreme Court decision beTI, ian, En iy, EM, OLE AP AO A” i ME ‘The demand for medical treat«© ment ‘is increasing each year and ® ie ¥s Mot expected to reach its peak / “imti] some titme after 1975, VA . . weports. ‘A@mission to VA hospitatls is Boverned by a priority system, based on law and good medical practice. The priority classifications are: a. Emergency cases are admitted immediately. 2. Second priority is given vetrans suffering from. serviceconnected disabilities. These are disabilities or diseases received .@r aggravated while the veteran Was in service. 3. Last on the list are nonservice connected cases, which do mot require emergency treatment. ‘These cases are admitted if they «certify that they cannot afford to pay for hospitalization elseWhere. They must wait until a bed is available. : : @estion: May I go to my own @octor for treatment of my disability and have Veterans AdminThrough Car S fo many cities ee WaT eee a Oe Today istration pay the bill? is cue Answer: Only if you receive : 1 prior VA approval for such treat_— ment or care. Approval is based ‘ n the fellowing conditions: (1) Jyou must have a service-connect“ea disability; (2) VA must not be tbe ‘to provide the treatment in Sits own hospitals or clinics; (3) ttravel to a VA station would work a hardship on: you. In emerto the nearest physician and have Meney cases, a veteran may apply tite physician notify the VA regfvnal office having jurisdiction ver ‘the area. wish, while the engineer drives you. Pullman accommodations should be a A f reserved in advance. On certain trains chair car seats are reserved in advan too. You can make reservations for any train at any Southern Pacific ticket office. Call at, write or tclephone the « F H O Mi T Hi e office nearest you. ete = ee ccc. . NUGGET PRESS “alifornia World War II vet: + F. rans have obtained 162,800, or ~ 21.5 per cent of the national total, The friendly Southern Pacific M. A. PECK, District Passenger Agent S. P. Station, Sacramento, 14. You can board a Southern Pacific maim line train and go straight through ia your Pullman or chair car to many destinations, without changing cars: To many other points, only one change of cars is necessary. This convenient service is ideal for pleasure or business trips. Yoy can telax, rest or work on the train if you wf G-I guaranteed or insured Yeans, Veterans Administration ' Wationally more :than 1,400,000 weterans have obtained G-I loans for homes, farms or “businesses. or he total, 1,266,000: bought or Built: homes. > ' @alhfornia G-!f home loans total 352.972 with a total valuation of GO BY TRAIN! RENT A CAR AT DESTINATION WE'LL ARRANGE IT! ask for