April 5, 1940 (6 pages)

PAGE TWO —_NEVADA CITY NUGGET +s H. M. LEETE Editor and Publisher \ = \\\\ ° > oo Published Semi-Weekly, Monday and Friday at z President este stesfet teteestiatesteoteateafestecteatieteiteafeateotestentesteatesteofeateteatesteateotesteateteatestiatesiestestestesteatentetesten!, we 2 \ ZS, \ er is conscious is neither wheat, cotton, or-corn. It’s taxes— \ The biggest crop of which the average American farm a The Farmer’s Biggest Crop ——— the the Tidal Washington Basin, Monument seventh memory of Thomas Jefferson, tha its first called will have in be soon birthday April 5, the date the Presicherry blossoms will dent signed the order creating a work bloom. Thousands of Americans from relief agency which has won the apevery section of this broad land will The make the pilgrimage to Washington proval of the entire country. ee 7, at this timé’ first enrollee signed up April of the year, anxious to 19338, the first camp \was established see the ‘city that symbolizes govern. April 17, and by the end of June of ment in the greatest representative that year 274,375 men had been enrolled and sent to 1650 camps. Acfor cording to the director’s report \\ 4 Down along around the Civilian Conservation Corps was and the new shrine dedicated to the \ \\"a 0 ie elie the ie aS By JAMES PRESTON “forest Roosevelt's army” or “tree planting army’ as Zs 24 VN “s SUBSCRIPTION RATES sc.$2.50 One year (In Advance) -.<.2.2-.2.22.-s. 3 be BZ By } i R?ieeley 1879. Snapshots AT ‘OPENHO"'SE’ mail 1) as Dia) entered matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City, under Act of Congress, March 3, ; Nevada City. California, and BIRTHMAY TODAY \\ aa\\ \ \ \\ Phone 36. A Lege! Newspaper, as defined by statute. Printed and Published : at Nevada City. ec \\ Nevada City Nugget 305 Broad Street, CCC CELEBRATES. THE TYRANT'S HEEL democracy ever designed for a few days, see cluding 2,300,000 young men, frée the sights 1939 the corps has furnished emreturn to their homes ployment to 2,600,000 persons, incherished memories. and taxes are the hardiest annual of them all. When he is confronted with increasing taxes—Federal by men. These average citizens will stay 185, with and many It is alwavs an inspiring sight for 000 veterans, 50,000 Indians, 20,000 (this observer to territorials and 150,000 cluding Reserve officers state, and local—the farmer can, of course, reflect that he’s faced with a difficulty common to all citizens. But when it’s a matter of cash on the line, and more hard work to gather the cash, that represents a pretty small source of satisfaction. Last year’s report of the Secretary of Agriculture discusses certain aspects of the farmer’s “tax crop’ in the following words: : . ‘This: of course is an old story, but its importance does not diminish. The general-property tax is the largest tax that . farmers pay. Properly, according to accepted economic principles, a tax on land values should fal! on net rent. The farmers should be able to pay it out of the income that accrues to the land as its share in the farm returns. In practice the farm real-estate tax varies greatly from such a purely land tax. (1) see the thousands others in‘of men and women who come to and other Washington at~this season not mer personnel., : 'ely because itt is a city that has been This year the 60 COC camps In . beautifully designed, but also because California will have a date for an ‘the spirits of Washington and Lin“open house’ so that the public can 'coln and Jefferson and unnumbered with become personaly acquainted . other great men seem still alive here. the enrollees, their work, and activissued by the director’s office stated that the ities. dusrir A recent summary In Totalitaria, no one thinks of the capital city as anything but a big col lection of wood and stone buildings, total accomplishmenits ‘to date in the place’ where the Dictator lives California included the planting of and rules. WoONDER-IN’ ngs in areas denud 20 million seedli Today in Washington though, on ed by fire and logging, 50,000 man i turning from contemplation of these days spent on nursery work and 2,600 bushels of pine cones gathered. The enrolled have put in 820,000 I wonder ‘at peace officers And all the tasks they do, 3 pleasant spring visitors, it is hard to keep from, remembering also ithe . thousands of other visitors who have When they're protecting me and mine days cf real he-man labor on forest come here in recent years. Most of fires, fought insect infestations on And also yours and you; 'them came, supposedly, to stay for and land 552,000 acres of forest ers improvements and also perishable land elements that re. just a little while. But very few of I wonder if we realize worked over 90,000 acres in an etquire upkeep. (2) It is haphazard; assessment is often nearly . them have ever gone away. The many risks they take, fort to halt the spread of the white . This second class of ‘‘visitors’’ a blind guess at the value. (3) It is regressive; in other words. The dangers they are called to face pine blister rust which is threatencomprises the huge and ever increas. blind guessing at the value tends to overrate land of low ing the valuable sugar pine stands in With life, itself at stake. ing army of government employees values and to underrate high values. (4) It varies greatly in this state. who have made their appearance to I wonder why we do not dedicate a day to law enforceOne of the things taught the boys the 48 independent state systems, which include more than earry out the greatly augmented dutment officers and make it a gala one for everybody, from the by the camp educational advisers, the jes and activities undertaken by gov160,000 semi-independent local jurisdictions.” technical and supervisory personnel chief to the youngest policeman, walking his first beat. ernment in recent years. The majorEvery group that bends it back under the ever-heavier In addition to the permanent element of the land, the tax cov is how to do a good day’s work. The ity of them first appeared, probably, weight of taxes in this country has its own particular probWe should spend at least one day a year in sincere apteaching has resulted in 10,155 beunder the impression that their work lems, of course. But a more general conclusion is inescapable, preciation of the guardians of law and order and’ let them ing honorably discharged last year to was to be of a temporary nature. The and ought never to be forgotten by anyone who contributes a know that in so far as we are able, we comprehend the risks accept outside employment. ,activities.in question were commonly described at. the time of their Inshare to the national income: That it is wasteful and reckless they take and the dangers they encounter in their daily and ception as ‘“‘emergency measures.” spending by government which creates the need for more nightly line of duty. . ‘They were, to repeat another phrase taxes, and that until this condition is remedied, farmer, busi‘often in use here a few years back, It might hearten these men whose duty it is to guard (Continued trom Page One) nessman, jobholder and Mr. Average Citizen are all going to . “a product’ of the depression.”’ It continue to eat increasing portions of the “tax crop” and like lives and property, to know that we are interested in them, _was intimated that, once business and their jobs and their unwearied labor in behalf of public safeThe following bills were ordered ‘farming and other fields of endeavit!—Contributed. ty. Our peace officers take no time out for loafing, they empaid: . or began to stage a recovery and the “S . national income showed a real gain, GENERAL FUND ploy no slow up processes; in their dictionaries, there are no H, S. Hallett $150.00; Pop John'the need for these activities would such words as lag and shirk. Day and night they are subject to EMPIRE OBJECT Is It Any Wonder? $125.00; Garfield Robson $150.greatly diminish, . call; their own homes and loved ones must come second. when son 00; Geo. H. Calanan $20.00; Max . But after an extended period that > the alarm sounds and duty calls. Solaro $71.50; Dr. E. M. Roesner ;has seen’ the number of capital em$40.00; Mrs. E. Foley $12.50; Mil. Dloyees continue.to skyrocket and es P. Coughlan. $12.50; Lin Davies! governmental payrolls eat up an in April 10, 1940, has been set aside by the government of ] wonder if you have a penchant for a certain radio prothe United States to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the gram which invariably concludes with the words, “crime does $125.00; Eugene Blake $35.00; Sam ‘creasing portion of tax revenue, the founding of the Patent System of this country. Following not pay;’’ I have, and in listening to thrilling dramatizations Hooper $100.00; Nick.Sandow $117: itruth of an old adage is again behard on the heels of a similar honorine of natents and inventof cases which involve the protection of society from the deTed Sigourney $119:25; Ernest coming apparent. The adage we have Young $117.00; Tom White $67.50;. in mind runs to this effect: Bureauors on the part of industry, through the National Association predations of depraved criminals, . have learned to deeply Service Garage $106.96; R. E. Harcratic powers of.governnrent, no matof Manufacturers this is a date well worth setting aside on respect the gallant daring of men who receive far less than ris $1.55; Kopp’s Bakery $1.00; Nev, ter under what plea they are obtain_ their just dues either in money or public appreciation. every calendar in the land. County Lumber Co. $9.38: Lawrence ed, are seldmo and very reluctantly The contribution of the inventors of this country to our present welfare, made possible only because the American Motor Service $3.00; Union Publish-. relinquished. As an adventure in understanding, . heartily recommend . ing Co. $7.29; Geo. W. Gildersleeve In other words, government, when the program to which . have alluded. Safely ensconced in hom. $12.36; Nevada City Nugget $61.25: it once gets on the loose, is a kind of Patent System provided these men with fair protection and es guarded by the peace officer we can at least vicariously Shell Oil Co. $6.48: McKesson & Monstro the Whale whose ‘food is fair rewards, is a record unmatched anywhere else in the share his dangers and in that manner learn to appreciate what Robbins. Inc. $34.68; West Disin power, power, and then more power feating Coe: $3.27: Save More Store -and whose appetite is never glutworld. We have the inventors to thank for our great industries his work means to us individually and collectively. ' $1.01; State Compensation Ins. Fund ted! employing millions of men, and we have them to thank equal$28.73; R. G. Steger $2207 Thomas Hobbes, the old philosopDh; I called for the policeman one dark and stormy night, _ly for the higher standard of living that has resulted. We must Noyes $8.47; General Petroleum Corher, put it in much the same words, When a drunken man was prowling round the house, ) look to them, too, for continued progress in the future. poration of Calif. $43.43; M. A. Silthough he never saw a Walt Disney And I called him just as loudly when reduced to via 40c; Pacific Tel and Tel Co. $14. Cartoon picture, when he called goyvThe government should be commended for emphasizing 50; Shell Oil Co. $6.42: ancient abject fright, Sentinel ernment ‘‘Leviathan’’—the this fact. But the neutral observer can hardly help remarking Chemical Co, Inc. $7.51; Sam Hoop. monster of the deep that swallowed By the quite undangerous squeaking of a mouse. on one curious point in connection with the whole procedure. er $9.30; Christenson $9.80; PaoJonah, and was probably capable of I cried, “‘Policeman!” loudly when the burglar said to me, lini Bros. E,52¢c; it is this: Plaza Garage $2.57; ‘engulfing any number of tax dollars. ‘I’ve come to take your money or your life.”’ .On the one side, we see inventors being paid ample honRichfield Service Station $8.80;. AnBack in prosperous 1929, there dy’s Associated Service $2.26: Glenn were about 560,000 civilian employAnd . shouted through the telephone, ‘‘oh, officer, or for their services in giving the average American a better H. Cleland $14.55; J. W. Shebley es in the federal government. Well please hurry,” and richer life. On the other, we see certain individuals in gov$39.04; A. L. (Dick) Lane $92.67; into the depths of the depression, When the man next door was quarreling with his wife. ernment itself reversing this process and placing obstacles in Alpha Stores, Ltd. $106.75; Frank when pleas of ‘‘emergency’’ were its path—suggesting legislation to hobble the machine, which Yes, we call the officer when real danger threatens and G. Finnegan $155.00; W. G. Robson gaining the attention and sympathy has made jobs in industry possible, or offering proposals that we call upon him to catch the escaping canary and rescue the $7.11; Schreibers Cafe $9.80; Paof all, this number rose gradually. would come close to scrapping the Patent System or altering cat from perilous situations from which any _ sensible feline cific Gas and Electric Co. $270.68; But at the beginning of the year Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $7.01; 1940, the picture had _ radically its basic elements. should be able to extricate himself. We should be more conEd R. Bacon Co. $40.59. Total $2,changed. At that time, there were Is it any wonder that the average citizen with a stake in siderate and we should celebrate a Peace Officer's Day. 398.09. 932,000 employees on that same fed the whole matter who pauses to watch antics in Washington is a little bit confused?—Contributed. time to write a white book with blood red hands for the black Slang Slays Ramon FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECEIPTS To balance in treasury $9317.09, To water collections $1929.12. To city marshal, licenses $482.50. To Uncle Silas says: ‘““The German militarists have taken} eral government payroll. That is to say, jobs in the government are rap idly_approaching a-point-where if the purpose of making our foreign diplomats blue. What a color twice as many of them as there were scheme!” —A. MERRIAM CONNER. city marshal, delinquent $18.75. To Same trend continues, there will be a single decade ago. city recorder, fines $155.00. To city So the average citizen, who pays dog license $12.00. Penalties and the tax and spending bill of the Unicosts, miscellaneous $3.00. Miscelted States, is likely to see almost as laneous $9.00. Building permits many federal jobholders as cherry $15.45. Garbage franchise $100.00. blossoms (count ’em) when he visits $2728.82—$12041.91, Washington this spring. DISBURSEMENTS By warrarts paid on general fund Apprehended In Reno— ——. oe From south of the border, down Mexico way, where they instrument with a black hood. Ramon trembled. Came a roar don’t bother building many strong jails because criminals and bang—of flash light powder. Ramon fainted. Now Ramon doesn’t shoplift here any more. Deported, don’t need to be locked up after the firing squad functions. to his extreme delight, he’s back in Mexico. There may be came young Ramon Carral recently. Americans are supercivilized’ softies, with big prisons and fine food, Ramon had something profound in all this. Philosophers and psycholog-~ -dearned.-He broke the law coming into U. S. A. illegally, and ists and penologists have long pondered crime control, with$2367.79. By warrants paid on fire Jack Van Sickle, 24, who was _ doubled in brass by shoplifting ina Santa Barbara store. out sure solution. Here is a case of partial cure, at least, befund $51.50. By warrants paid on sought six months on a charge of fund $117.10.— 2536.39. failure to provide for a minor child, “What of it?”” mused Ramon last week, as he lanquished in cause a word of American slang, as American slang would exlibrary By balance in treasury $9505.52. was apprehended in Reno, this week press it, ““slayed’*-RamonPossibly-he-hasn't been shocked inthe city “‘tank’’ following his apprehension. “A nice cell, with To balance in fire fund $680.79. and returned to’ Nevada county jail of rectitude down Mexico day—but he'll never To balance in library fund $1259.—__.____maybe a radio,.and then—" Officer Bradford, police photo-. to the paths to stand trial. The complaint against grapher, stuck his head into the tank: “Everybody out—we're bother the United States cops again. Ramon said so himself, 68%. To balance in general fund him, was signed last September by %4. o $7565.04 ready. to shoot you now!’ Ramon paled. Jeanne Van Sickle and the defend_He tottered out, with such feeling that he can hardly be disbelieved. stood in line with the rest. Bradford ducked behind a fearful °e€ 107 mam streee Nevada County Photo Center Portraits, Commercial Photography, =m a i . BDrorocrapnes Poa ee ssValley . 8 Hour Kodak Finishing, Old Copies, _ ? sep Enlarging and Framing, Kodaks and Photo Supplies, ant has been sought since them. Leave for Pittsburg—. “There are two kinds of laws. There are laws that define Mrs, Gene Gregory and daughter, Attack of Flue— crimes, that define abuses, and that prescribe exactly what can Betty, will leave today or tomorrow E. M. Stone, central fire dispatchbe done and what can’t be done and what the punishment for Pittsburg for a two week’s visit er, has ‘been off duty. three days this . should be for the violation. with another daughter, Mrs. Sche Then there are other laws that mer and family. During the week end week With a severe attack of influ usurp that function and set up agencies given ‘arbitrary power Mrs. Gregory’s husband will go down enza, to do as the men who compose them will."—Wéillard Chevafrom the Knoxville quicksilver mine Movie Cameras and Films lier, publisher. 42 agar . eae — ‘near Montecello and enjoy a family reunion.

PAGE TWO —_NEVADA CITY NUGGET +s H. M. LEETE Editor and Publisher \ = \\\\ ° > oo Published Semi-Weekly, Monday and Friday at z President este stesfet teteestiatesteoteateafestecteatieteiteafeateotestentesteatesteofeateteatesteateotesteateteatestiatesiestestestesteatentetesten!, we 2 \ ZS, \ er is conscious is neither wheat, cotton, or-corn. It’s taxes— \ The biggest crop of which the average American farm a The Farmer’s Biggest Crop ——— the the Tidal Washington Basin, Monument seventh memory of Thomas Jefferson, tha its first called will have in be soon birthday April 5, the date the Presicherry blossoms will dent signed the order creating a work bloom. Thousands of Americans from relief agency which has won the apevery section of this broad land will The make the pilgrimage to Washington proval of the entire country. ee 7, at this timé’ first enrollee signed up April of the year, anxious to 19338, the first camp \was established see the ‘city that symbolizes govern. April 17, and by the end of June of ment in the greatest representative that year 274,375 men had been enrolled and sent to 1650 camps. Acfor cording to the director’s report \\ 4 Down along around the Civilian Conservation Corps was and the new shrine dedicated to the \ \\"a 0 ie elie the ie aS By JAMES PRESTON “forest Roosevelt's army” or “tree planting army’ as Zs 24 VN “s SUBSCRIPTION RATES sc.$2.50 One year (In Advance) -..<..2.2-.2.22.-s. 3 be BZ By } i R?ieeley 1879. Snapshots AT ‘OPENHO"'SE’ mail 1) as Dia) entered matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City, under Act of Congress, March 3, ; Nevada City. California, and BIRTHMAY TODAY \\ aa\\ \ \ \\ Phone 36. A Lege! Newspaper, as defined by statute. Printed and Published : at Nevada City. ec \\ Nevada City Nugget 305 Broad Street, CCC CELEBRATES. THE TYRANT'S HEEL democracy ever designed for a few days, see cluding 2,300,000 young men, frée the sights 1939 the corps has furnished emreturn to their homes ployment to 2,600,000 persons, incherished memories. and taxes are the hardiest annual of them all. When he is confronted with increasing taxes—Federal by men. These average citizens will stay 185, with and many It is alwavs an inspiring sight for 000 veterans, 50,000 Indians, 20,000 (this observer to territorials and 150,000 cluding Reserve officers state, and local—the farmer can, of course, reflect that he’s faced with a difficulty common to all citizens. But when it’s a matter of cash on the line, and more hard work to gather the cash, that represents a pretty small source of satisfaction. Last year’s report of the Secretary of Agriculture discusses certain aspects of the farmer’s “tax crop’ in the following words: : . ‘This: of course is an old story, but its importance does not diminish. The general-property tax is the largest tax that . farmers pay. Properly, according to accepted economic principles, a tax on land values should fal! on net rent. The farmers should be able to pay it out of the income that accrues to the land as its share in the farm returns. In practice the farm real-estate tax varies greatly from such a purely land tax. (1) see the thousands others in‘of men and women who come to and other Washington at~this season not mer personnel., : 'ely because itt is a city that has been This year the 60 COC camps In . beautifully designed, but also because California will have a date for an ‘the spirits of Washington and Lin“open house’ so that the public can 'coln and Jefferson and unnumbered with become personaly acquainted . other great men seem still alive here. the enrollees, their work, and activissued by the director’s office stated that the ities. dusrir A recent summary In Totalitaria, no one thinks of the capital city as anything but a big col lection of wood and stone buildings, total accomplishmenits ‘to date in the place’ where the Dictator lives California included the planting of and rules. WoONDER-IN’ ngs in areas denud 20 million seedli Today in Washington though, on ed by fire and logging, 50,000 man i turning from contemplation of these days spent on nursery work and 2,600 bushels of pine cones gathered. The enrolled have put in 820,000 I wonder ‘at peace officers And all the tasks they do, 3 pleasant spring visitors, it is hard to keep from, remembering also ithe . thousands of other visitors who have When they're protecting me and mine days cf real he-man labor on forest come here in recent years. Most of fires, fought insect infestations on And also yours and you; 'them came, supposedly, to stay for and land 552,000 acres of forest ers improvements and also perishable land elements that re. just a little while. But very few of I wonder if we realize worked over 90,000 acres in an etquire upkeep. (2) It is haphazard; assessment is often nearly . them have ever gone away. The many risks they take, fort to halt the spread of the white . This second class of ‘‘visitors’’ a blind guess at the value. (3) It is regressive; in other words. The dangers they are called to face pine blister rust which is threatencomprises

the huge and ever increas. blind guessing at the value tends to overrate land of low ing the valuable sugar pine stands in With life, itself at stake. ing army of government employees values and to underrate high values. (4) It varies greatly in this state. who have made their appearance to I wonder why we do not dedicate a day to law enforceOne of the things taught the boys the 48 independent state systems, which include more than earry out the greatly augmented dutment officers and make it a gala one for everybody, from the by the camp educational advisers, the jes and activities undertaken by gov160,000 semi-independent local jurisdictions.” technical and supervisory personnel chief to the youngest policeman, walking his first beat. ernment in recent years. The majorEvery group that bends it back under the ever-heavier In addition to the permanent element of the land, the tax cov is how to do a good day’s work. The ity of them first appeared, probably, weight of taxes in this country has its own particular probWe should spend at least one day a year in sincere apteaching has resulted in 10,155 beunder the impression that their work lems, of course. But a more general conclusion is inescapable, preciation of the guardians of law and order and’ let them ing honorably discharged last year to was to be of a temporary nature. The and ought never to be forgotten by anyone who contributes a know that in so far as we are able, we comprehend the risks accept outside employment. ,activities.in question were commonly described at. the time of their Inshare to the national income: That it is wasteful and reckless they take and the dangers they encounter in their daily and ception as ‘“‘emergency measures.” spending by government which creates the need for more nightly line of duty. . ‘They were, to repeat another phrase taxes, and that until this condition is remedied, farmer, busi‘often in use here a few years back, It might hearten these men whose duty it is to guard (Continued trom Page One) nessman, jobholder and Mr. Average Citizen are all going to . “a product’ of the depression.”’ It continue to eat increasing portions of the “tax crop” and like lives and property, to know that we are interested in them, _was intimated that, once business and their jobs and their unwearied labor in behalf of public safeThe following bills were ordered ‘farming and other fields of endeavit!—Contributed. ty. Our peace officers take no time out for loafing, they empaid: . or began to stage a recovery and the “S . national income showed a real gain, GENERAL FUND ploy no slow up processes; in their dictionaries, there are no H, S. Hallett $150.00; Pop John'the need for these activities would such words as lag and shirk. Day and night they are subject to EMPIRE OBJECT Is It Any Wonder? $125.00; Garfield Robson $150.greatly diminish, . call; their own homes and loved ones must come second. when son 00; Geo. H. Calanan $20.00; Max . But after an extended period that > the alarm sounds and duty calls. Solaro $71.50; Dr. E. M. Roesner ;has seen’ the number of capital em$40.00; Mrs. E. Foley $12.50; Mil. Dloyees continue.to skyrocket and es P. Coughlan. $12.50; Lin Davies! governmental payrolls eat up an in April 10, 1940, has been set aside by the government of ] wonder if you have a penchant for a certain radio prothe United States to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the gram which invariably concludes with the words, “crime does $125.00; Eugene Blake $35.00; Sam ‘creasing portion of tax revenue, the founding of the Patent System of this country. Following not pay;’’ I have, and in listening to thrilling dramatizations Hooper $100.00; Nick.Sandow $117: itruth of an old adage is again behard on the heels of a similar honorine of natents and inventof cases which involve the protection of society from the deTed Sigourney $119:25; Ernest coming apparent. The adage we have Young $117.00; Tom White $67.50;. in mind runs to this effect: Bureauors on the part of industry, through the National Association predations of depraved criminals, . have learned to deeply Service Garage $106.96; R. E. Harcratic powers of.governnrent, no matof Manufacturers this is a date well worth setting aside on respect the gallant daring of men who receive far less than ris $1.55; Kopp’s Bakery $1.00; Nev, ter under what plea they are obtain_ their just dues either in money or public appreciation. every calendar in the land. County Lumber Co. $9.38: Lawrence ed, are seldmo and very reluctantly The contribution of the inventors of this country to our present welfare, made possible only because the American Motor Service $3.00; Union Publish-. relinquished. As an adventure in understanding, . heartily recommend . ing Co. $7.29; Geo. W. Gildersleeve In other words, government, when the program to which . have alluded. Safely ensconced in hom. $12.36; Nevada City Nugget $61.25: it once gets on the loose, is a kind of Patent System provided these men with fair protection and es guarded by the peace officer we can at least vicariously Shell Oil Co. $6.48: McKesson & Monstro the Whale whose ‘food is fair rewards, is a record unmatched anywhere else in the share his dangers and in that manner learn to appreciate what Robbins. Inc. $34.68; West Disin power, power, and then more power feating Coe: $3.27: Save More Store -and whose appetite is never glutworld. We have the inventors to thank for our great industries his work means to us individually and collectively. ' $1.01; State Compensation Ins. Fund ted! employing millions of men, and we have them to thank equal$28.73; R. G. Steger $2207 Thomas Hobbes, the old philosopDh; I called for the policeman one dark and stormy night, _ly for the higher standard of living that has resulted. We must Noyes $8.47; General Petroleum Corher, put it in much the same words, When a drunken man was prowling round the house, ) look to them, too, for continued progress in the future. poration of Calif. $43.43; M. A. Silthough he never saw a Walt Disney And I called him just as loudly when reduced to via 40c; Pacific Tel and Tel Co. $14.. Cartoon picture, when he called goyvThe government should be commended for emphasizing 50; Shell Oil Co. $6.42: ancient abject fright, Sentinel ernment ‘‘Leviathan’’—the this fact. But the neutral observer can hardly help remarking Chemical Co, Inc. $7.51; Sam Hoop. monster of the deep that swallowed By the quite undangerous squeaking of a mouse. on one curious point in connection with the whole procedure. er $9.30; Christenson $9.80; PaoJonah, and was probably capable of I cried, “‘Policeman!” loudly when the burglar said to me, lini Bros. E,52¢c; it is this: Plaza Garage $2.57; ‘engulfing any number of tax dollars. ‘I’ve come to take your money or your life.”’ .On the one side, we see inventors being paid ample honRichfield Service Station $8.80;. AnBack in prosperous 1929, there dy’s Associated Service $2.26: Glenn were about 560,000 civilian employAnd . shouted through the telephone, ‘‘oh, officer, or for their services in giving the average American a better H. Cleland $14.55; J. W. Shebley es in the federal government. Well please hurry,” and richer life. On the other, we see certain individuals in gov$39.04; A. L. (Dick) Lane $92.67; into the depths of the depression, When the man next door was quarreling with his wife. ernment itself reversing this process and placing obstacles in Alpha Stores, Ltd. $106.75; Frank when pleas of ‘‘emergency’’ were its path—suggesting legislation to hobble the machine, which Yes, we call the officer when real danger threatens and G. Finnegan $155.00; W. G. Robson gaining the attention and sympathy has made jobs in industry possible, or offering proposals that we call upon him to catch the escaping canary and rescue the $7.11; Schreibers Cafe $9.80; Paof all, this number rose gradually. would come close to scrapping the Patent System or altering cat from perilous situations from which any _ sensible feline cific Gas and Electric Co. $270.68; But at the beginning of the year Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $7.01; 1940, the picture had _ radically its basic elements. should be able to extricate himself. We should be more conEd R. Bacon Co. $40.59. Total $2,changed. At that time, there were Is it any wonder that the average citizen with a stake in siderate and we should celebrate a Peace Officer's Day. 398.09. 932,000 employees on that same fed the whole matter who pauses to watch antics in Washington is a little bit confused?—Contributed. time to write a white book with blood red hands for the black Slang Slays Ramon FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECEIPTS To balance in treasury $9317.09, To water collections $1929.12. To city marshal, licenses $482.50. To Uncle Silas says: ‘““The German militarists have taken} eral government payroll. That is to say, jobs in the government are rap idly_approaching a-point-where if the purpose of making our foreign diplomats blue. What a color twice as many of them as there were scheme!” —A. MERRIAM CONNER. city marshal, delinquent $18.75. To Same trend continues, there will be a single decade ago. city recorder, fines $155.00. To city So the average citizen, who pays dog license $12.00. Penalties and the tax and spending bill of the Unicosts, miscellaneous $3.00. Miscelted States, is likely to see almost as laneous $9.00. Building permits many federal jobholders as cherry $15.45. Garbage franchise $100.00. blossoms (count ’em) when he visits $2728.82—$12041.91, Washington this spring. DISBURSEMENTS By warrarts paid on general fund Apprehended In Reno— ——. oe From south of the border, down Mexico way, where they instrument with a black hood. Ramon trembled. Came a roar don’t bother building many strong jails because criminals and bang—of flash light powder. Ramon fainted. Now Ramon doesn’t shoplift here any more. Deported, don’t need to be locked up after the firing squad functions. to his extreme delight, he’s back in Mexico. There may be came young Ramon Carral recently. Americans are supercivilized’ softies, with big prisons and fine food, Ramon had something profound in all this. Philosophers and psycholog-~ -dearned.-He broke the law coming into U. S. A. illegally, and ists and penologists have long pondered crime control, with$2367.79. By warrants paid on fire Jack Van Sickle, 24, who was _ doubled in brass by shoplifting ina Santa Barbara store. out sure solution. Here is a case of partial cure, at least, befund $51.50. By warrants paid on sought six months on a charge of fund $117.10.— 2536.39. failure to provide for a minor child, “What of it?”” mused Ramon last week, as he lanquished in cause a word of American slang, as American slang would exlibrary By balance in treasury $9505.52. was apprehended in Reno, this week press it, ““slayed’*-RamonPossibly-he-hasn't been shocked inthe city “‘tank’’ following his apprehension. “A nice cell, with To balance in fire fund $680.79. and returned to’ Nevada county jail of rectitude down Mexico day—but he'll never To balance in library fund $1259.—__.____maybe a radio,.and then—" Officer Bradford, police photo-. to the paths to stand trial. The complaint against grapher, stuck his head into the tank: “Everybody out—we're bother the United States cops again. Ramon said so himself, 68%. To balance in general fund him, was signed last September by %4. o $7565.04 ready. to shoot you now!’ Ramon paled. Jeanne Van Sickle and the defend_He tottered out, with such feeling that he can hardly be disbelieved. stood in line with the rest. Bradford ducked behind a fearful °e€ 107 mam streee Nevada County Photo Center Portraits, Commercial Photography, =m a i . BDrorocrapnes Poa ee ssValley . 8 Hour Kodak Finishing, Old Copies, _ ? sep Enlarging and Framing, Kodaks and Photo Supplies, ant has been sought since them. Leave for Pittsburg—. “There are two kinds of laws. There are laws that define Mrs, Gene Gregory and daughter, Attack of Flue— crimes, that define abuses, and that prescribe exactly what can Betty, will leave today or tomorrow E. M. Stone, central fire dispatchbe done and what can’t be done and what the punishment for Pittsburg for a two week’s visit er, has ‘been off duty. three days this . should be for the violation. with another daughter, Mrs. Sche Then there are other laws that mer and family. During the week end week With a severe attack of influ usurp that function and set up agencies given ‘arbitrary power Mrs. Gregory’s husband will go down enza, to do as the men who compose them will."—Wéillard Chevafrom the Knoxville quicksilver mine Movie Cameras and Films lier, publisher. 42 agar . eae — ‘near Montecello and enjoy a family reunion.