April 3, 1939 (6 pages)

Thimking ~ Out Loud By H. M. L. eva da City COVERS RICHEST GOL D AREA IN CALIFORNIA March 15, 1848: me The Liberty of the Press consists “in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for just— ifiable ends. —-Alexander Hamilton. ‘No man that ever lived was completely consistent. Tt is human to-err and it also is human to change, But we do believe that our “‘liberals,’’ so-called, .in their fantastic defense of every thing New ‘Dealish, and hearty damning of every thing conservatively proposed, as “reactionary,’’ are perilously approaching that state of mind which may be justly designated. as the dictator complex.” This results from human in'consistency. Our liberals, for instance damn Hitler and propose a boycott on Germany, while they have nothing ‘put praise for Russia ‘which sells the Berlin-Rome axis its petroleum products. Our ‘“‘liberals,’ damne Germany for its nation wide pogrom against the Jews, but fail to note that Mr. Stalin to date, has not admiitted a single solitary. refugee’ Jew into the Soviets. A mild little purge in Germany which liquidates two or three hundred Hitler haters, is altogether damnable, ‘but nothing is said about the wholesale slaughter of Trotskyists in Russia. The concentration camps of Germany, to be sure are completely purgatorial, but forced labor armies in Russia, are in the parlance of our “‘liberals’’ just one of the manifestations of a ‘higher type of ‘democracy.’’ This kind of “liberalism”’ is not only illiberal but belongs in the hypocritical category. Brutality in Russia to any enlightened mind is just as brutal as it is in Germany or Japan, When this “liberal’’ element of the population is confronted with domestic conditions that ery aloud for cerrection, they tend to deify the President and certainly do sanctify all his ‘works. They overlook a condition, which ‘threatens this country as it has never been threatened before, a condition that is directly attributable to the New Deal philosophy carried over into tthe field of action. That is a great army of unemployed, which has been directly pauperized through the relief system set up. by the federal government. Look over the crowds that gather to greet the relief commodity trucks that arrive ‘weekly in Nevada City and Grass Valley. Well dressed, many of them driving good cars, the women wearing permanents, silk stockings. But these people are nevertheless paupers. Some of the men work on WPA projects and at the same time are provided with relief commodity ecards, by which they can draw down clothing, groceries, fruits and vegétables. If an alien is by law thrown out of ithe WPA ranks he at once applies for SRA cash relief and this often comes to more ‘than the $50 a month the received (rarely earned) from ‘the WPA. These people never worry. They let ‘tthe tax payers do the worrying. This country now faces the necessity of doing one of two things. We must either gradually cut down all relief to a point at which those now.receiving relief will feel under some obligation to rustle for themselves, or we must gradually inerease taxes 'to take care of those 'who demand relief as their right, until taxpayers are finally reduced to the ranks of the relief-’ ers. There is no middle ground. The reason the New Deal received a get back in November’s general election was because tax payers are beginning to see the abyss toward which this nation is ‘headed. It is time to curtail relief, if it ever tis going to be curtailed. That was November’s verdiet. If it is proposed to reduce tax payers ito the ranks of the reliefers, that course ultimately means communism. Hither that or fascism. For, when the state owns all the property and ithe people own nothing, that is the ‘totalitarian government. ’But if it is proposed that we revert to that ancient practice noted some four thousand years ago in the Good Book, that ‘‘man shall earn ‘his bread by the sweat of his brow,” it is high time we ‘turned, vas la nation, in that direction, and resolutely kept to the road. BASEBALL GAME POSTPONED The baseball game which was to have been played between the Grass Valley Miners and the Colusa Prune Pickers in Grass Valley yesterday Was postponed on account of threatening rains greatly to the disappointment of many Nevada City fans, ' The game will be played on Memor* fal Day in Girass Valley. Vol. ‘13, No. 27. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1939. OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR YEAR BY E CLAMPUS VITUS The William Bull Meek Chapter of E Clampus Vitus, Deer Creek Diggin’s, on Saturday night held its annual election. Noble Grand Humbug. Fred Nobs, presided. About twenty five members were present. New officers elected were ‘Noble Grand Humbug, Clyde Gwin; Clamps Petrix, H. M. Leete; Clamps Vetrix, Robt. Hendricks; Royal Platrix, Frank Finnegan; Clamps Matrix, Thomas Coan; Grand Surgeon, A. R. Archibald; Grand -Farmer, Geo. Calanan; Grand Royal Musician, HE. B. Dudley; Damfool Door Keeper, Lloyd Dudley; Noble Grand Treasurer, Horace Curnow; Noble Grand Recorder, Hal D. Draper. Plans for the big “‘let-there-belight’ celebration at North San Juan were discussed. It is proposed to invite all thirteen chapters of Clampers in ‘the state, to send representative delegations to participate in this event in one of California’s historic mining centers. Grand Humibug Gwin will also be the chairman of the committee which is making arrangements for ~ this event. On motion of Clamper Calanan the ‘chapter voted its thinks to the retiring grand humbug and other offiers of the ‘past year, giving the traditional clamper salute. ANTLERS WILL HOLD INITIATION The Antlers lodge, Junior order of Elks, will hold their first irftiation April 10. While a large number of candidates. are expected. ‘Six have brought in application .to date. All Elks are invited to this event. The Antlers will give an invitational dance on April 28 and they also plan ‘to have charge of the Mother’s Day program which will be open to the public. A sports committee of five boys have been appointed with Phil Joyal, as chairman, and in charge of baseball; Max Ruth, swimming; Elton Tobiassen, basketball; Tod Bonner, bowling; Dennis Coughlan, ping ‘pong and baseball. Tournaments in ping pong and bowling will start soon, The standing .,committees are as follows: Finanece—Don EB. Thomas; lapsation; Melvin Clark; attendance —Elton Tobiassen; investigation — Phil Joyal; Social—Bob Carr; siskness—Tod Bonner. The term of ‘the present group of officers lasts six moniths and during that time they hope to give dances and entertainments. On April 19 the Antlers will go ‘to Grass Valley lodge of Elks and ‘put on their work in an attempt to get members in that city. The officers of the local lodge will meet Tuesday afternoon for practice for initiation. The lodge meets every other Monday evening and is controlled by the youths in the order. They have an advisory committee of Elks with Phil G. Scadden as chairman. : Due to Allen Widauf attending junior college in Sacramento, ‘Melvin Clark has been appointed alternate to serve as guide. Tod Bonner will serve as alternate in Clarks chair when the vacancies occur. CONG. ENGLEBRIGHT ° HOME PICKETED A group of Workers Alliance members today picketed (Congressman Harry L. Englebrights home on Hast Broad street for a short time and then paraded through ‘Nevada City and Grass Valley in an automobile covered ‘with placards ‘“‘demanding”’ the $150,000,000 relief bill pending in congress Ibe passed as submitted iby President Roosevelt. ; The placards threatened a ‘‘march on Washington’ if the bill was not passed. The WPA workers in Nevada County have been voting for the past several days on ‘whether or not to stage a march on Washington if the bill is not passed. Similar votes were held throughout the country. James Sowder, junior forester who thas been with the Tahoe National Forest for some time has been transferred to Alturas district. Junior Forester Robert Howden who will take Sowders place visited Nevade City Saturday. vec omen DR. HUMMELT ROTARY. SPEAKER Dr. B.,W. Hummelt will be program chairman for the luncheon of the Nevada City Rotary Club Thursday. He will discuss blood transfusion and will have'on hand some of the instruments involved in this process. EUGENE JOHNSON ELECTED PRES. PEACE OFFICERS Eugene Johnson, Nevada County Special deputy sheriff, was elected president of the Nevada-Sierra County Peace Officers Association at a meeting in headquarters Saturday evening. Sergeant C. HE: McKeen, of. Truc-kee, California highway patrol, was named first vice president; Chester Butz, Sierra county deputy sheriff, second vice president; Chief of Police Garfield Robson of Nevada City, third vice president;, Major Frank H. Chapman of Nevada City, U. S. army retired, secretary treasurer, Earl Hiscox, Nevada ‘City, fish and game commission, sergeant at arms. After a most enjoyable” dinner the officers held a shoot at their new $1,500 range near Dew Drop Inn. Sergeant Lester Ford of Sacramento gave an exhilbition on shooting and as the demonstrated made scores of 289 and 291 out of a possible 300. Sheriff Dewey Johnson of Sierra county and Captain Joe E. Bilake, California highway patrol, are retiring president and secretary respectfully. The peace officers association selected Downieville as the site for the next meeting. FINISH FIGHT ON RELIEF BILL IS FORECAST SACRAMENTO, April 3.—A “‘finish fight’? over ‘the $4,050,000 added relief appropriation asked by the Olsen administration was predicted today ‘by Assembly C. D. Field, Glendale, who charged administration leaders with concealing facts in efforts to deceive assembly members. Three specific points were quoted by Field to sustain ‘the position of the ‘‘ecenomy bloc’’ in the-assembly, which forced the administration leaders ito postpone action on the appropriation bill last week. “Relief Administrator Dewey Anderson tried to stampede us into voting for the money; on grounds those on relief ‘would go hungry after May 6 unless the money was voted immediately,’ Field said. ‘‘Under pressure, however, administration leaders admitted there is no law to prevent money already appropriated being spent freely as needed and that we can wait until May 6 to see then how much money actually is necessary and vote it at that time. “Olson administration assemblymen admitted on ithe floor of the assembly the Federal» government won’t send any money into California as long as we put? up our own money so readily. The governor is paying a lobbyist $1,000 a month of the people’s money to lobby for more Federal funds from Washington. Why not hold off until this ex-congressman-lobbyist has a chanice to bring some Federal money to California, then we can.make up the difference if necessary? We won’t let anyone go hungry. “The present investigation into communistic activities in state relief administration ranks has brought out some ugly assertions, one being that communistic sympathizers get extra food and supplies from SRA officials. We want to find out if this is true and if the public’s money is thus being wasted before we»vote $4,050,000 more public money ‘which may or may not be used for legitimate relief (purposes.”’ : Field quoted Relief Administrator Anderson as saying if the present rate of increase holds, relief costs in 1947-1948 will be about 826 miilion dollars, ‘“This indicates California is reliefing itself into bankruptecy,”’ Field declared, ‘‘There is a tax ceiling above which the taxpayer can’t go, and despite attacks from the Olson administration we intend to keep on fighting to hold down taxes NEW CCC CAMP HOBART MILLS Supervisor DeWitt Nelson of the Tahoe National forest has received notice that appropriations have been made for construction of a new CCC camp at. Hobart (Mills, This new camp will take the place of the Tahoe Ukiah camp which will now become a spike camp ‘for fhe Civilian Conservation Camp boys. The army has charge of the construction of the camp and it is probable the new quarters will be completed in time for occupancy this spring. Camp Grass Valley is being abandoned. AFL DENOUNCES CLO. STATE OIL. CONTROL BILL Denouncing the state oil control ‘bill as a monopolistic measure which will bring higher gasoline prices to the motorists, oil producers and labor leaders today prepared to present 'petitions of protest at the second hearing on the measure ito be held in Sacramento on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 1926, introduced by Maurice Atkinson and sponsored by officials of the CIO Oil Workers Union, proposes a three-man commission to dictate policies to the entire oil industry. Placed’ on the state payroll: at salaries of $8,000 per year they would determine mwhat areas should be allowed to produce; what ‘wells to be shut down. The California State Federation of Labor, in a signed statement by Secretary Edward D. Vandeleur, has declared, ‘‘we. are vigorously opposed to the passage of this bill and will use every effort to ensure its. defeat.”’ Labor offficials ‘further point out that available jobs in the oil industry would bé' greatly reduced should the bill become law. Equally vehement was the opposition expressed by J. A. Smith, president of the Independent Pelroteum Association. He stated, ‘any control invites a monopoly. When these conditions prevail you can be certain higher prices will result. The people voted down the vicious Sharkey bill seven years ago when faced with the threat of a dictatorship in the oil industry. They may have to do it again if sound ,American principles are to prevail.”’ TAMBLYNS TO FLY TO DEROIT WEDNESDAY Mr. and Mrs. William V. Tamblyn will leave for Reno, where they will take plane passage ‘Wednesday to Detriot and thence on to Flint, Mich., by train to take delivery. of a new car. They plan to be gone a month and will visit the New York fair and return home through southern United States. It is the first plane trip for Mrs. Tamblyn. Mr. Tamblyn is retired theatre owner and manager of Nevada City and their many friends wish for them a delightful trip. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES Services will be ‘held on Good Friday in the Methodist church from two to three o’clock with 'the pastor Rev. H. H. Buckner speaking. The Methodist church Missionary Society will have as a visitor at their meeting Wednesday Mrs. Avery, district president from Roseville. SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR WEEK Nevada City and Grass Valley schools closed for Easter week vacation but practically all country schools will remain open. Mrs. Ella Austin, school visitor, and county health nurse Mrs. Marian Newberry, visit ithe schools in the county each month. It has been found that there are a few cases of bad teeth and tonsils among pupils but so far as known there are no epidemics of the contagious disases throughout the county. ‘Mir. and Mrs. Fred Sauvee spent Sunday at their new summer cottage out on the Blue Tent section. It is not quite finished but will be quite cosy when ‘completed. It is built on the site of the old ice plant owned and operated by Sauvees father, Victor Sauvee, as Nevada County ice plant. Miss Catherine Toganrelli who is attending Dominican Convet at San Rafael, is home for the Haster vacaon every taxpayer, bigwer-smethi=4 ® bicbbeey ey tren ana oe As a result of ‘the conference héld by ithe city council members and Ed C. Uren, city engineer, with Gene Kenyon, manager of Area No. 2 ‘for the WPA, with headquarters in Sacramento, last week, it was learned that no new WiPA projects will be approved for an indefinite time. This decision will postpone work indefinitly on the Gault bridge. Mr. Uren pointed out to Kenyon, that the bridge in its present state has practically been condemned and the city may be obliged to close tthe bridge 'to traffic. Kenyon then stated that since it seemed something of an emergenicy, he might be able to provide means to get the bridge improvement completed. He said he would do the best ‘the could with it. Gault Bridge Project May Have To Wait © On More WPA Funds The fact that, of the last WPA allotment of $30,000 assigned to Nevada City, there still remains $9,000 for labor and about $2,200 for materials, has no bearing on ‘the situation. For, the WPA, dependent on Federal and State appropriations, cannot at any time exceed in outlay, the aniount of money available, allotments or no allotments. Kenyon stated that there will be. ‘no ttransfer of WPA workers from this section to some other locality! Next Tuesday will probably see the last of WPA work in Nevada City for an ‘indefinite period. The WPA crew is now engaged in ‘widening and improving ‘Union Alley. This work will be (practically completed when the whistle blows tomorrow evening, SEASON'S SNOW PACK FAR BELOW THAT OF 1933 Leland Smith, of the Tahoe National Forest service, returned from atwo day snow survey at Church Meadows, near Gold Lake, Sierra county yesterday. Every year, the Tahoe ‘National Forest sends out a party to determine the water content in the snow ‘so that the farmers in ‘the valley will know what ‘to expect in the way of irrigation for. the year. Smith was assisted by Frank Meggers, District Ranger at Camptonville and Frank Delaney, District Ranger at Downieville. The report showed ‘there was about 48 inches of snow in this region and it contained about 44 per cent ‘water. Compared to the snow report of last year, which was 12 feet of snow gnd 51 per cent water content, the farmers can’t look for much in the way of irrigation this year. The snow last year at this time was 12 feet all over the area and this year snow only covers about’ half of the area. To jut the report into more understandable terms, there is only about a foot and a half of water in the hills for irrigation as ‘compared with six or seven feet last year. The Yuba Pass survey brought the same result with about 37 inches of snow and the same water content. This report iis sent into the State Division of Water Resources at Sacramento and they, in turn notify the farmers throughout the state of the results. \ This especially affects the rice growers and@orchardists, whose crops require much irrigation. It also affects the reservoirs in the various cities as they will not have as much water as last year. Assistant Supervisor Smith and his aides will go 'to Forest Meadows Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the survey of that section. GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNRISE SERVICES Good Friday will be observed in Grass Valley in a joint meeting of five churches or newly formed ministers alliance which ‘will be held in the new Methodist church ‘‘Cathedral of the Hills.’’ The Salvation Army will open the meeting with Rev. Howard Sloan taking the first period. Rey. Bertha Holmes will speak for the Nazarenes in the second period, Rev. E. 0. Chapel will speak for the Congregational church in the third period. Rev. Crossan of the Trinity Full Gospel church will speak in the fifth period with Rev. Henry (Mills of the Methodist church rendering the services in the fourth period. The public is cordially invited. Easter Sunrise Services will be held on Osborne Hill at 6 o’clock, April 9. Rev. Sloan will be present with the Salvation Army band to render music. ‘Rev. Mills will conduct is urged to attend this beautiful service, : Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Douglass and family have moved to their new home on-~upper Boulder street. See special sunrise services. The public . ~ CHAMBER WILL CONSIDER NEW SKI COURSE The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow evening to discuss progress thus far on the new ski course, There will be discussion on turns on the Downieville-Nevada City highway. Committees have been appointed to work on the two projects. Forest supervisor DeWitt Nelson, grazing inspector Leland Smith and ‘fire dispatcher F,. M. Stone were appointed to look for a site for the new ski Course within the boundary of the Tahoe National Forest and along ithe Tahoe Ukiah highway east of Nevada City, Plans are going forward at a splendid rate for the old fashioned dance which is being held by the Chamber of Commerce on April 15. It is ithe first annual ball and will be held in. Armory Hall. Plans call for an old time store and many other old time amusements of pioneer days. : LOCAL STUDENTS AT N.C. AIPORT The Nevada City work crew spent Sunday at the city municipal airport scraping the field and filled ruts and holes until it is as smooth as a table. There are two main runways each hundred feet wide. Several planes have used the local airport during the winter without difficulty but the city council has shaped the field up in expectation of more travel in the next few months. Darl DeNeal who has two planes on — the port, one a new student plane . and has built his own hangars has his office and installed a telephone. He has made a number of other personal improvements about the hang— ars one being a'‘rest room. DeNeal — has six students who are Jack Cooper, Dee Eckles, Ralph Ingols, Bennett Nason, James White and Murray Young. Peter Crispin of Grass Valley is pbuilding a hangar for this Curtis Wright plane. Ed Sandlin of this city is purchasing another airplane and will have it on the local airport © in a short time. é Chief of Police Garfield Robson — stated today that George Townsend — who has a plane at the port is-also — taking a deep interest in the airport and will improve the field by putting up a fence to keep automobiles from driving all over the place and making — nish the labor while ithe city supplies material. The chief also plans to appear before the city council and request that DeNeal be made airport manager and given the authority of an officer. When complaints com the local office and officers ge the port usually the © mischey party has left but with @ local off er this will be corrected. COWLES PLEADS NOT GU Herbert Cowles, who beat ‘his.father to death ab weeks ago at their Flat, plead . ui into the superi George L. sy three thousand feet long and eight . runs over the runways. He will fur-

Thimking ~ Out Loud By H. M. L. eva da City COVERS RICHEST GOL D AREA IN CALIFORNIA March 15, 1848: me The Liberty of the Press consists “in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for just— ifiable ends. —-Alexander Hamilton. ‘No man that ever lived was completely consistent. Tt is human to-err and it also is human to change, But we do believe that our “‘liberals,’’ so-called, .in their fantastic defense of every thing New ‘Dealish, and hearty damning of every thing conservatively proposed, as “reactionary,’’ are perilously approaching that state of mind which may be justly designated. as the dictator complex.” This results from human in'consistency. Our liberals, for instance damn Hitler and propose a boycott on Germany, while they have nothing ‘put praise for Russia ‘which sells the Berlin-Rome axis its petroleum products. Our ‘“‘liberals,’ damne Germany for its nation wide pogrom against the Jews, but fail to note that Mr. Stalin to date, has not admiitted a single solitary. refugee’ Jew into the Soviets. A mild little purge in Germany which liquidates two or three hundred Hitler haters, is altogether damnable, ‘but nothing is said about the wholesale slaughter of Trotskyists in Russia. The concentration camps of Germany, to be sure are completely purgatorial, but forced labor armies in Russia, are in the parlance of our “‘liberals’’ just one of the manifestations of a ‘higher type of ‘democracy.’’ This kind of “liberalism”’ is not only illiberal but belongs in the hypocritical category. Brutality in Russia to any enlightened mind is just as brutal as it is in Germany or Japan, When this “liberal’’ element of the population is confronted with domestic conditions that ery aloud for cerrection, they tend to deify the President and certainly do sanctify all his ‘works. They overlook a condition, which ‘threatens this country as it has never been threatened before, a condition that is directly attributable to the New Deal philosophy carried over into tthe field of action. That is a great army of unemployed, which has been directly pauperized through the relief system set up. by the federal government. Look over the crowds that gather to greet the relief commodity trucks that arrive ‘weekly in Nevada City and Grass Valley. Well dressed, many of them driving good cars, the women wearing permanents, silk stockings. But these people are nevertheless paupers. Some of the men work on WPA projects and at the same time are provided with relief commodity ecards, by which they can draw down clothing, groceries, fruits and vegétables. If an alien is by law thrown out of ithe WPA ranks he at once applies for SRA cash relief and this often comes to more ‘than the $50 a month the received (rarely earned) from ‘the WPA. These people never worry. They let ‘tthe tax payers do the worrying. This country now faces the necessity of doing one of two things. We must either gradually cut down all relief to a point at which those now.receiving relief will feel under some obligation to rustle for themselves, or we must gradually inerease taxes 'to take care of those 'who demand relief as their right, until taxpayers are finally reduced to the ranks of the relief-’ ers. There is no middle ground. The reason the New Deal received a get back in November’s general election was because tax payers are beginning to see the abyss toward which this nation is ‘headed. It is time to curtail relief, if it ever tis going to be curtailed. That was November’s verdiet. If it is proposed to reduce tax payers ito the ranks of the reliefers, that course ultimately means communism. Hither that or fascism. For, when the state owns all the property and ithe people own nothing, that is the ‘totalitarian government. ’But if it is proposed that we revert to that ancient practice noted some four thousand years ago in the Good Book, that ‘‘man shall earn ‘his bread by the sweat of his brow,” it is high time we ‘turned, vas la nation, in that direction, and resolutely kept to the road. BASEBALL GAME POSTPONED The baseball game which was to have been played between the Grass Valley Miners and the Colusa Prune Pickers in Grass Valley yesterday Was postponed on account of threatening rains greatly to the disappointment of many Nevada City fans, ' The game will be played on Memor* fal Day in Girass Valley. Vol. ‘13, No. 27. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1939. OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR YEAR BY E CLAMPUS VITUS The William Bull Meek Chapter of E Clampus Vitus, Deer Creek Diggin’s, on Saturday night held its annual election. Noble Grand Humbug. Fred Nobs, presided. About twenty five members were present. New officers elected were ‘Noble Grand Humbug, Clyde Gwin; Clamps Petrix, H. M. Leete; Clamps Vetrix, Robt. Hendricks; Royal Platrix, Frank Finnegan; Clamps Matrix, Thomas Coan; Grand Surgeon, A. R. Archibald; Grand -Farmer, Geo. Calanan; Grand Royal Musician, HE. B. Dudley; Damfool Door Keeper, Lloyd Dudley; Noble Grand Treasurer, Horace Curnow; Noble Grand Recorder, Hal D. Draper. Plans for the big “‘let-there-belight’ celebration at North San Juan were discussed. It is proposed to invite all thirteen chapters of Clampers in ‘the state, to send representative delegations to participate in this event in one of California’s historic mining centers. Grand Humibug Gwin will also be the chairman of the committee which is making arrangements for ~ this event. On motion of Clamper Calanan the ‘chapter voted its thinks to the retiring grand humbug and other offiers of the ‘past year, giving the traditional clamper salute. ANTLERS WILL HOLD INITIATION The Antlers lodge, Junior order of Elks, will hold their first irftiation April 10. While a large number of candidates. are expected. ‘Six have brought in application .to date. All Elks are invited to this event. The Antlers will give an invitational dance on April 28 and they also plan ‘to have charge of the Mother’s Day program which will be open to the public. A sports committee of five boys have been appointed with Phil Joyal, as chairman, and in charge of baseball; Max Ruth, swimming; Elton Tobiassen, basketball; Tod Bonner, bowling; Dennis Coughlan, ping ‘pong and baseball. Tournaments in ping pong and bowling will start soon, The standing .,committees are as follows: Finanece—Don EB. Thomas; lapsation; Melvin Clark; attendance —Elton Tobiassen; investigation — Phil Joyal; Social—Bob Carr; siskness—Tod Bonner. The term of ‘the present group of officers lasts six moniths and during that time they hope to give dances and entertainments. On April 19 the Antlers will go ‘to Grass Valley lodge of Elks and ‘put on their work in an attempt to get members in that city. The officers of the local lodge will meet Tuesday afternoon for practice for initiation. The lodge meets every other Monday evening and is controlled by the youths in the order. They have an advisory committee of Elks with Phil G. Scadden as chairman. : Due to Allen Widauf attending junior college in Sacramento, ‘Melvin Clark has been appointed alternate to serve as guide. Tod Bonner will serve as alternate in Clarks chair when the vacancies occur. CONG. ENGLEBRIGHT ° HOME PICKETED A group of Workers Alliance members today picketed (Congressman Harry L. Englebrights home on Hast Broad street for a short time and then paraded through ‘Nevada City and Grass Valley in an automobile covered ‘with placards ‘“‘demanding”’ the $150,000,000 relief bill pending in congress Ibe passed as submitted iby President Roosevelt. ; The placards threatened a ‘‘march on Washington’ if the bill was not passed. The WPA workers in Nevada County have been voting for the past several days on ‘whether or not to stage a march on Washington if the bill is not passed. Similar votes were held throughout the country. James Sowder, junior forester who thas been with the Tahoe National Forest for some time has been transferred to Alturas district. Junior Forester Robert Howden who will take Sowders place visited Nevade City Saturday. vec omen DR. HUMMELT ROTARY. SPEAKER Dr. B.,W. Hummelt will be program chairman for the luncheon of the Nevada City Rotary Club Thursday. He will discuss blood transfusion and will have'on hand some of the instruments involved in this process. EUGENE JOHNSON ELECTED PRES. PEACE OFFICERS Eugene Johnson, Nevada County Special deputy sheriff, was elected president of the Nevada-Sierra County Peace Officers Association at a meeting in headquarters Saturday evening. Sergeant C. HE: McKeen, of. Truc-kee, California highway patrol, was named first vice president; Chester Butz, Sierra county deputy sheriff, second vice president; Chief of Police Garfield Robson of Nevada City, third vice president;, Major Frank H. Chapman of Nevada City, U. S. army retired, secretary treasurer, Earl Hiscox, Nevada ‘City, fish and game commission, sergeant at arms. After a most enjoyable” dinner the officers held a shoot at their new $1,500 range near Dew Drop Inn. Sergeant Lester Ford of Sacramento gave an exhilbition on shooting and as the demonstrated made scores of 289 and 291 out of a possible 300. Sheriff Dewey Johnson of Sierra county and Captain Joe E. Bilake, California highway patrol, are retiring president and secretary respectfully. The peace officers association selected Downieville as the site for the next meeting. FINISH FIGHT ON RELIEF BILL IS FORECAST SACRAMENTO, April 3.—A “‘finish fight’? over ‘the $4,050,000 added relief appropriation asked by the Olsen administration was predicted today ‘by Assembly C. D. Field, Glendale, who charged administration leaders with concealing facts in efforts to deceive assembly members. Three specific points were quoted by Field to sustain ‘the position of the ‘‘ecenomy bloc’’ in the-assembly, which forced the administration leaders ito postpone action on the appropriation bill last week. “Relief Administrator Dewey Anderson tried to stampede us into voting for the money; on grounds those on relief ‘would go hungry after May 6 unless the money was voted immediately,’ Field said. ‘‘Under pressure, however, administration leaders admitted there is no law to prevent money already appropriated being spent freely as needed and that we can wait until May 6 to see then how much money actually is necessary and vote it at that time. “Olson administration assemblymen admitted on ithe floor of the assembly the Federal» government won’t send any money into California as long as we put? up our own money so readily. The governor is paying a lobbyist $1,000 a month of the people’s money to lobby for more Federal funds from Washington. Why not hold off until this ex-congressman-lobbyist has a chanice to bring some Federal money to California, then we can.make up the difference if necessary? We won’t let anyone go hungry. “The present investigation into communistic activities in state relief administration ranks has brought out some ugly assertions, one being that communistic sympathizers get extra food and supplies from SRA officials. We want to find out if this is true and if the public’s money is thus being wasted before we»vote $4,050,000 more public money ‘which may or may not be used for legitimate relief (purposes.”’ : Field quoted Relief Administrator

Anderson as saying if the present rate of increase holds, relief costs in 1947-1948 will be about 826 miilion dollars, ‘“This indicates California is reliefing itself into bankruptecy,”’ Field declared, ‘‘There is a tax ceiling above which the taxpayer can’t go, and despite attacks from the Olson administration we intend to keep on fighting to hold down taxes NEW CCC CAMP HOBART MILLS Supervisor DeWitt Nelson of the Tahoe National forest has received notice that appropriations have been made for construction of a new CCC camp at. Hobart (Mills, This new camp will take the place of the Tahoe Ukiah camp which will now become a spike camp ‘for fhe Civilian Conservation Camp boys. The army has charge of the construction of the camp and it is probable the new quarters will be completed in time for occupancy this spring. Camp Grass Valley is being abandoned. AFL DENOUNCES CLO. STATE OIL. CONTROL BILL Denouncing the state oil control ‘bill as a monopolistic measure which will bring higher gasoline prices to the motorists, oil producers and labor leaders today prepared to present 'petitions of protest at the second hearing on the measure ito be held in Sacramento on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 1926, introduced by Maurice Atkinson and sponsored by officials of the CIO Oil Workers Union, proposes a three-man commission to dictate policies to the entire oil industry. Placed’ on the state payroll: at salaries of $8,000 per year they would determine mwhat areas should be allowed to produce; what ‘wells to be shut down. The California State Federation of Labor, in a signed statement by Secretary Edward D. Vandeleur, has declared, ‘‘we. are vigorously opposed to the passage of this bill and will use every effort to ensure its. defeat.”’ Labor offficials ‘further point out that available jobs in the oil industry would bé' greatly reduced should the bill become law. Equally vehement was the opposition expressed by J. A. Smith, president of the Independent Pelroteum Association. He stated, ‘any control invites a monopoly. When these conditions prevail you can be certain higher prices will result. The people voted down the vicious Sharkey bill seven years ago when faced with the threat of a dictatorship in the oil industry. They may have to do it again if sound ,American principles are to prevail.”’ TAMBLYNS TO FLY TO DEROIT WEDNESDAY Mr. and Mrs. William V. Tamblyn will leave for Reno, where they will take plane passage ‘Wednesday to Detriot and thence on to Flint, Mich., by train to take delivery. of a new car. They plan to be gone a month and will visit the New York fair and return home through southern United States. It is the first plane trip for Mrs. Tamblyn. Mr. Tamblyn is retired theatre owner and manager of Nevada City and their many friends wish for them a delightful trip. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES Services will be ‘held on Good Friday in the Methodist church from two to three o’clock with 'the pastor Rev. H. H. Buckner speaking. The Methodist church Missionary Society will have as a visitor at their meeting Wednesday Mrs. Avery, district president from Roseville. SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR WEEK Nevada City and Grass Valley schools closed for Easter week vacation but practically all country schools will remain open. Mrs. Ella Austin, school visitor, and county health nurse Mrs. Marian Newberry, visit ithe schools in the county each month. It has been found that there are a few cases of bad teeth and tonsils among pupils but so far as known there are no epidemics of the contagious disases throughout the county. ‘Mir. and Mrs. Fred Sauvee spent Sunday at their new summer cottage out on the Blue Tent section. It is not quite finished but will be quite cosy when ‘completed. It is built on the site of the old ice plant owned and operated by Sauvees father, Victor Sauvee, as Nevada County ice plant. Miss Catherine Toganrelli who is attending Dominican Convet at San Rafael, is home for the Haster vacaon every taxpayer, bigwer-smethi=4 ® bicbbeey ey tren ana oe As a result of ‘the conference héld by ithe city council members and Ed C. Uren, city engineer, with Gene Kenyon, manager of Area No. 2 ‘for the WPA, with headquarters in Sacramento, last week, it was learned that no new WiPA projects will be approved for an indefinite time. This decision will postpone work indefinitly on the Gault bridge. Mr. Uren pointed out to Kenyon, that the bridge in its present state has practically been condemned and the city may be obliged to close tthe bridge 'to traffic. Kenyon then stated that since it seemed something of an emergenicy, he might be able to provide means to get the bridge improvement completed. He said he would do the best ‘the could with it. Gault Bridge Project May Have To Wait © On More WPA Funds The fact that, of the last WPA allotment of $30,000 assigned to Nevada City, there still remains $9,000 for labor and about $2,200 for materials, has no bearing on ‘the situation. For, the WPA, dependent on Federal and State appropriations, cannot at any time exceed in outlay, the aniount of money available, allotments or no allotments. Kenyon stated that there will be. ‘no ttransfer of WPA workers from this section to some other locality! Next Tuesday will probably see the last of WPA work in Nevada City for an ‘indefinite period. The WPA crew is now engaged in ‘widening and improving ‘Union Alley. This work will be (practically completed when the whistle blows tomorrow evening, SEASON'S SNOW PACK FAR BELOW THAT OF 1933 Leland Smith, of the Tahoe National Forest service, returned from atwo day snow survey at Church Meadows, near Gold Lake, Sierra county yesterday. Every year, the Tahoe ‘National Forest sends out a party to determine the water content in the snow ‘so that the farmers in ‘the valley will know what ‘to expect in the way of irrigation for. the year. Smith was assisted by Frank Meggers, District Ranger at Camptonville and Frank Delaney, District Ranger at Downieville. The report showed ‘there was about 48 inches of snow in this region and it contained about 44 per cent ‘water. Compared to the snow report of last year, which was 12 feet of snow gnd 51 per cent water content, the farmers can’t look for much in the way of irrigation this year. The snow last year at this time was 12 feet all over the area and this year snow only covers about’ half of the area. To jut the report into more understandable terms, there is only about a foot and a half of water in the hills for irrigation as ‘compared with six or seven feet last year. The Yuba Pass survey brought the same result with about 37 inches of snow and the same water content. This report iis sent into the State Division of Water Resources at Sacramento and they, in turn notify the farmers throughout the state of the results. \ This especially affects the rice growers and@orchardists, whose crops require much irrigation. It also affects the reservoirs in the various cities as they will not have as much water as last year. Assistant Supervisor Smith and his aides will go 'to Forest Meadows Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the survey of that section. GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNRISE SERVICES Good Friday will be observed in Grass Valley in a joint meeting of five churches or newly formed ministers alliance which ‘will be held in the new Methodist church ‘‘Cathedral of the Hills.’’ The Salvation Army will open the meeting with Rev. Howard Sloan taking the first period. Rey. Bertha Holmes will speak for the Nazarenes in the second period, Rev. E. 0. Chapel will speak for the Congregational church in the third period. Rev. Crossan of the Trinity Full Gospel church will speak in the fifth period with Rev. Henry (Mills of the Methodist church rendering the services in the fourth period. The public is cordially invited. Easter Sunrise Services will be held on Osborne Hill at 6 o’clock, April 9. Rev. Sloan will be present with the Salvation Army band to render music. ‘Rev. Mills will conduct is urged to attend this beautiful service, : Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Douglass and family have moved to their new home on-~upper Boulder street. See special sunrise services. The public . ~ CHAMBER WILL CONSIDER NEW SKI COURSE The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow evening to discuss progress thus far on the new ski course, There will be discussion on turns on the Downieville-Nevada City highway. Committees have been appointed to work on the two projects. Forest supervisor DeWitt Nelson, grazing inspector Leland Smith and ‘fire dispatcher F,. M. Stone were appointed to look for a site for the new ski Course within the boundary of the Tahoe National Forest and along ithe Tahoe Ukiah highway east of Nevada City, Plans are going forward at a splendid rate for the old fashioned dance which is being held by the Chamber of Commerce on April 15. It is ithe first annual ball and will be held in. Armory Hall. Plans call for an old time store and many other old time amusements of pioneer days. : LOCAL STUDENTS AT N.C. AIPORT The Nevada City work crew spent Sunday at the city municipal airport scraping the field and filled ruts and holes until it is as smooth as a table. There are two main runways each hundred feet wide. Several planes have used the local airport during the winter without difficulty but the city council has shaped the field up in expectation of more travel in the next few months. Darl DeNeal who has two planes on — the port, one a new student plane . and has built his own hangars has his office and installed a telephone. He has made a number of other personal improvements about the hang— ars one being a'‘rest room. DeNeal — has six students who are Jack Cooper, Dee Eckles, Ralph Ingols, Bennett Nason, James White and Murray Young. Peter Crispin of Grass Valley is pbuilding a hangar for this Curtis Wright plane. Ed Sandlin of this city is purchasing another airplane and will have it on the local airport © in a short time. é Chief of Police Garfield Robson — stated today that George Townsend — who has a plane at the port is-also — taking a deep interest in the airport and will improve the field by putting up a fence to keep automobiles from driving all over the place and making — nish the labor while ithe city supplies material. The chief also plans to appear before the city council and request that DeNeal be made airport manager and given the authority of an officer. When complaints com the local office and officers ge the port usually the © mischey party has left but with @ local off er this will be corrected. COWLES PLEADS NOT GU Herbert Cowles, who beat ‘his.father to death ab weeks ago at their Flat, plead . ui into the superi George L. sy three thousand feet long and eight . runs over the runways. He will fur-