August 5, 1946 (4 pages)

Pas The Nugget is delivered to } your home twice a week for only 30 cents per & “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster Nevada City Nu gget . This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your . friends, your neighbors, and your month . town, read The Nae : COVERS RICHEST ‘GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA — —— Nol. 20, ; No. Cn The Coat Boat Paper _NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, AUGUST 2. 1946 THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L. Jr. RANDOM REFLECTIONS ON THE NEVADA COUNTY SCENE There’s a swell swimming hole on ‘the middle Yuba, under the bridge #@ couple of miles north of North San Juan. You drive over the bridge and turn off to the right down a road, leads to a forest service camp and then turn right again along the bank *of the river. The hole’s about thirty yards long and tapers off from being shallow to about twelve feet deep. The water’s clear and not very fast and the scenery around there is taighty pretty. “To one who’s been away for 19 years, North San Juan looks bustling and prospeous. A few years ago he town was down to practically ‘nothing—just a few old timers who were too used to the place to move away. ®But now in North San Juan and the country around there are about two dundred and fifty people. The post office has a little building all its own and the postmaster is talking about building an addition. There are two grocery stores now. two garages, one active saloon and another that looked like it had been closed for a little while or maybe it'was only opened on Saturdays. The reason for the prosperity in (North San Juan is, of course, the intensive lumbering activity in ‘the back country. The town is the nearest way station for a number of mills. It’s a picturesque old place, with ‘old stone and brick buildings, fancy wrought iron grills and ancient vines coverinig the time4worn eecars of many of the buildings. Times have changed since when (quoting from my favorite reading maltter ‘Sketches of the Gold Country” by that. certain fellow) “Mrs. Moulton in Frenich Corral wanted a pound of ffrom the store she would pass the word from house to house from French Corral to Sweetland to Birchville to North San Juan and the store would send down the butter.” The ‘thouses were ‘so thickly settled then that housewives could calf out the word from porch to porch. Only a few are left on that road now. The highway between Nevada’ City and North San Juan has been greatly improved in recent years. A lot of the Mae West curves are missing now and the road is considerably wider all the way. The countryside around San Juan fig a little heat-struck in the summer time, brown and dry, but in the spring, the whole ridge is covered with a brilliant carpet of green @rass. The vines that climb the old frees are at their most luxuriant then, the pines are fresh, and here and ‘there are bright dashes of blossoming color. The green looks good against the old crimson brick buildings and at that time the Ridge is at it’s most charming. The population of North San Juan falls into 2 groups—the old timers ‘who have apparently always lived and probably always will live there, and the lumber workers, dust-covered young men with sunburnt arms and faces, who look as if they’d been working plenty hard. John Korfanta Sentenced To Jail . John Korfanta who pleaded guilty to issuin'g fictitious checks was sentenced Friday to 60 days in the eounty jail and placed on probation ifor a year. The trial of Versal Skillern, charged with burglary was set for August st A. Skillern is aceused of entering a laundry in Truckee and making off with laundered articles. PETITION OF SURVIVING SPOUSE A petition for letters of administration and to set property aside for use of the surviving spouse was filed Thursday by John L. Sewell in the estate of his wife who died July 15. The estate consists of property in Nevada City valued at $2500. Besides her husband,. ‘Mrs. Sewell’s daughter, Mrs. Frank Shearer is an heir. SHERIFF NABS SUSPECT LOOTER . OF SCOTIA MINE Elmer Nielsen, a miner, was arrested at the New Brunswick Mine Saturday ‘by Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen and placed in the county jail charged with bunglary. Alcting* on a tip received: by the Grass Valley police department, Chief Ben Jenkins and his assistant, Bill Sproul, found a cache of articles stolen from the Soctia Mine office at various times over the last year. Most of the loot, consisted of assayers scales, tools, retorts and other equipment. Evidence indicated Nieisen was the penpetuator of the series of burglaries, according to the sheriff's office and it is now believed that the looting of the mine ofifice which had the police and sheriff’s deputies mystified will be explained. JOHN LASHBAUGH WHO SKIPPED. BACK IN JAIL John Hampton Lashbaugh, 38, who, faced with a 90 day term in the county. jail following his conviction on a drunken driving charge, disappeared in July, 1944, yesterday began serving his sentence. Lashbaugh, followinig his sentence was given two or three days to arrange his bueiness afifairs, prior to entering on his term. He fled to Net vada and points east. Immediately on his.return here Saturday he was arrested again. Wihen he fled two years ago he forfeited $200 bail. Lashbaugh’s vocation is that of mining promoter. . ARMY OFFERS butter . GOOD JOBS TO VETERANS iNew opportunities for re-enlistment in the US Army with guaranteed grade were announced today iby Capt. J. P. Quinn, commanding officer of the Sacramento Recruiting Sitation. Army veterans who ‘have been honorably discharged at any time between 12 May 1945 and 30 June 1946 and who are experienced in any of 428 types of: joBs, may re-enlist under the new provisions. The restrictions formerly imposed that such enlistment must occur ‘within 90 days of discharge have been removed so that it is no longer necessary to re-enlist with the grade of private. The grade available to the re-enlistee will depend on the length of time he has previously served in his job. With the new Army pay raises effective last week re-enlistees will in many cases obtain a higher rate of pay than they earned before their discharge. . A complete listing of the 428 jobs is availalble at the office of the US Army Recruiting Service, in Room 203, Post Office Building, Sacramento.WM. H. BOREHAM OF SHADY CREEK SUCCUMBS Last rites will be said this afternoon in Myers Mortuary Chapel in Grass Valley ‘for William © Henry Boreham who died in a local hospital Saturday. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery. Foreseveral yearg Boreham had resided on his ranch along Shady Creek bordering on the DownieVille highway, eight miles north of Nevada City. He was born in Germany 74 years ago and came to California when a boy of 14. Boreham was formerly a_storekeeper but retired several years ago. Surviving are two children, Earl William Borman and Mrs. Edith (Marian Ford of San Francisco and a brother George Boreham who is now taking care of the Boreham ranch. FURTHER PLANS FOR LABOR DAY AIR CIRCUS The Air Circus committee met Friday night at 8 p. m. in the Chamber of Commerce room and worked on plans for the: aerial show to be held at the Nevada City Municipal Airport on Labor Day, Monday, September 2. Definitely lined up for the show are Army and Navy air units, which are slated to participate in mock dog fights and other stunts. The show will begin at 11 a. m. with the arrival of privately owned aircraft whose pilots belong to various California flying clubs. One runtway of the airport will be reseryed for parking these and other planes. An Army Ordnance unit is also Scheduled to participate, as is the Nevada City Fire Department Drum and Bugle Corps. Admission to the show and_airport grounds of 50: cents for adults and 25 cents for children will be charged. Ice cream, hot dogs, watermelon, coffee and soft drinks concessions are planned. Some have already been leased and others are still open. Robert Tamblyn. is in charge of concessions. Adequate facilities for broadasting all eventg have been’ secured. Committee memibers at the commitTom Bowles and Ray Spicklemier.: Also included in the plans as a definite part of the program is an important surprise to ‘be anaaem ed later. by Tryon. NAHUN EAMES — AF FOREST SPRINGS PASSES \Nahun Eames, who died Saturday in a Nevada City hospital will be fborne to rest tomorrow affternoon following funeral services at 2p. m. in the Hooper and Weaver ‘Mortuary. Rev. Frank Buck will conduct the obsequies. Interment will be in Elm Ridge Cemetery. Eames owned a large ranch north of the Lady Jane-Manor on the Grass Valley-Auburn Highway at Forest Springs where he was born 74 years ago. As stockman and ‘farmer he was highly respected by his neighibors. He had been in ill health for eight years but was hospitalized a month ago. Surviving is his niece, Mrs. Mary Suran who thas cared for ®ames ranch for its owner for many years. ANOTHER DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR TRUCKEE The Nevada County Board of Supervisorg at their closing session for August, authorized the appointment of an additional deputy sheriff for Truckee. Supervisor Henry G. Loehr of Truckee was advocated another deputy to aid Deputy Sheriff Tom Dolley in maintaining ~order—there: The supervisors set a rate of $10 a day for residenits who become patients in the county hospital and $5 per day for residents who were able to pay their hospital expenses. Welfare Director John Sbaffi was placed in charge of the investigation of patients entering the county hospital. By resolution the board fAurned over to the Union Hill School District $18.000 in state funds to match the $18,000 bonds recently voted iby the district to build more claserooms and to make other improvements, Phil Phariss of Zion Street has retiirned from a recent trip in which he, Mrs. Phariss and daughter Margaret Phariss toured the greater part of the United States, including Salt Lake, Montana, North Dakota, Canada, Niagara Falls, New York, Pennsylvania and Phariss’ old home in Aurora, Missouri which de had not seen for 35 years. tee’s Friday night meeting were Gordon Tryon, chairman, Mrs. Roy Deeter, Si Sofge, Bert Foreman. DON'T GO WEST. IF YOU WANT TO BUILD A HOME By Ralph 'H. Taylor Reporting on a national survey of living costs; the Wall Street Jour. nal begins an article with the warning: “Don’t go west, young man, if you’re out to build a home.” Throughout the east, on the average home prices have doubled since 1941, according to, the Journal’s investigators, while in the metropolitan centers of overcrowded California many homes are being sold for triple their pre war market value. Selecting Los Angeles for intensive study of western conditions, the Journal stresses the woe of renters. Some landlords are reported tough about matters that. normally are their responsibility—refusing to pay for repairs of plumbing and the like and even obliging new tenants to pay for redecorating before they are allowed to move in. But inflation pains don’t end with housing problems in the Golden West, comments the Jourial. Prices of everything zoom far beyond what is reflected in cost of living indices. Sky-high in price, among a long list cited are amusement and _— sports events, tickets, restaurant meals, auto repairs, home repairs, initition fees of country clubs—even the rent-! ing of a bicycle. As a place to get along on a low moderate-income, the Journal gives California urban and rural, Well, gererally, a black eye. what should be the reaction of an intelligent Californian to what . the Journal has to say? Resentment because of the adverse publicity, which might deter immigration from other states—or because it may. be. inferred by people of other sections . that Californians are out to exact} the last dime of profit in their commercial life? That is hardly the course of ihtelligence. Plain truth, sincere.y Dresented, does no man or region an injury. The-wise course is for Californians (and people of other areas who read the story) to profit by the illustration of inexorable economic law, and to learn thereby what is basically wrong with America today. Inescapalble is the conclusion that mountain peak prices for homes in California and the sharp practice of some landlords (by no means are all landlords included in the gouge charge) have come about simply beeause the scarcity of dwelling units in California is more ‘critical than in‘ regions where home costs and rents are more reasonable. Where the supply of goods and services is greattly exceeded by the demand for them, ‘competing buyers bid them up in disregard of their true value. Conversely where the supply of goods and services exceeds the demand (as in a depression, when public buying is low), prices are slashed to attract buyers—slashed below true value. In other words, anything that is for sale is ‘‘worth’ wHat is will bring on the market and circumstances of Supply and demand determine what it will bring. Occurences that seem unffair are inevitable in either inflation or defflation. During inflation, a man city home or his farm may be forced to pay three times its cost price. And during depression, a man in hard luck, finding it necessary to sell -his city home or his fam, may be forced to sacrifice it at*a third of its cost price. Always there is somebody ready to take advantage of the underdog. That will be changed only when human nature is changed. No set of man made regulations ‘an change it. Now for the point of intelligently profiting by the lesson of current infflation. Who suffers most from. it? Certainly the vast army of those who work for wages suffer most—for al‘ways, in time of inflation, prices rise earners should™be an end of the injump ahead. So the goal of wageearners should be an end of the nflation spiral and a downward trend toward price normalcy. In sheer self interest they should make every. effort to bring this about. And it is the Wage earners and only the wage earners—the tens of millions of them—who can accomplish this. They can do it by producing goods in such a flood that supply will meet demand in full. With NEVADA CITY TO RAISE FUND FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL The city council is considering means of financing a $50,000 sewage disposal plant. Since the city was founded almost a century aigo its sewage has been discharged in Deer Creek. City Clerk George Calanan, who is also city health officer, after conferring with officials of the state of public health, finds there was no alternative but to ‘bond the city and build the plant. ; Calanan gtates that plans mtst be submitted by July, 1947, and work begun before December, 1947. These requirements must be complied with city to raise . $22.000, which is available from the funds alloted city and county governments by the legislature. The ‘halance of the bill for a disposal plant amounting to $28,000 must be paid by the citizens. SCHOOL CHILDREN TO HELP CURB INFLATION: _ “Help tient lation by investing in US Savings Bonds’ was the message of Mrs. Minnette Ker Higgins . US Treasury representative on a recent visit to Nevada City. Mrs. Higgins thanked George Calanan for his untiring effort in: the war bond campaigns. She stated ‘‘the sovernment cannot do the job of curbing inflation unless it has the . active cooperation of the citizens.’ . District Attorney Ward Sheldon, Says: “government savings bonds are fine investments, investment in dollars, investment in peace. The . Savings they . essential check on runaway spending.’’ Supt. of Schools, says: in fighting inflation. Public Enemy 1, by continuing the sale of US Savings Stamps. As I see it, there are two equally significant lessons which our children can learn at school. 1. They can learn how to manage their money. 2. They can learn to be active citizens because with the purchase of stamps they are literally share holders in their government. Al S. Bates, president of the board of education agrees with Carlson that students should be taught to save. He says “I believe that boys and’ girls can be led to understand tthey wisdom of keeping the ownership of the public debt spread among as many citizens as possible so that they may get the benefits of the interest rather than having corporations reap the harvest.’ ’ W. A. Carlson Legion Junior Activities Club Elects Officers The Junior Activities Club of the Hague-Thomas Hegarty Post 130 American Legion Auxiliary, at a colorful installation ceremony last Wednesday night, seated Mary Ann Shamberger ag. president of the youth organization. Other officers are: Dorothy Jones, junior past president; Marilyn Anderson, first vice president; Anita Anderson, second vice president; Joyce Kronemeyer, secretary treasurer; Marlene Chellew, chaplain; Geneva Anderson, historian; Mary Ann Tobiassen, sgt. at arms, Jeanne O”’Leary, marshal. shortages ended, landlords once more would be polite to tenants; rents would ‘become attractive and preposterous home prices would drop while real estate agents competed for the attention of buyer prospects. The lumber, steel and coal strikes by throwing production months behind the reconversion schedule, actually hurt the nation’s wage earners, by intensfying secarcities and forcing inflation far more than any wage gains benefited them. What does it profit a man jo win a wage boost of two-bits an hour if, in consequence he has to pay $15,000 for a $5000 home? Any union striking today is striking the hardest body blow against its own members. For the sole remedy for inflation, for excessive living costs, for all that is economically wrong in this country is production. represent are also an . inflation -and on: “The schools will dio their part; — —_ a HIGHWAY PATROL HUNTS FOR HIT AND RUN DRIVER Andrew Torchik, 30, yesterday lay in the Nevada County Hospital here after being «struck down Saturday night at 11 o’clock on Shaw’s Hill on the Nevada City-Grass Valley Highway by a hit and run driver. Captain Joe Blake of the California highway patrol yesterday reported that nothing was known about the victim except his name and ap‘proximate aige. Blake gaid Torchik was apparently an itinerant. Torchik was walking on the side of the road facing trafific as the law requires, but according to information gathered by Blake and his patrolmen, the approaching car going West ‘swerved off the road and ran two feet on the shoulder, striking Torchik and hurling him several feet. After the collision the hit and run driver applied the brakes and the car swerved over to the left side of the road then proceeded without stopping. @ Dr. George A. Foster who attended Torchik stated yesterday that he will recover. TRUCKEE MAN WITH SUICIDAL INTENT GUARDED Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen yesterday ~ stated he had placed Andrew J. Delgadillo 39, of Truckee, under constant guard to abies his committing suicide. Delgadillo was one of a bus load of men arrested during a ¢lean up in Truckee several weeks ago sand brought here to the county jail most of them charged with drunkenness. Delgadillo was placed on probation, ‘but was arrested last week in Truckee and placed in jail there. He broke a spoon, and with the jagged edge, cut an artery in his arm. The sheriff states he almost bled to death before he was discovered and rushed to the county hospital here. On recovery he was placed in jail here but, despite the constant vigilance of guards, on Saturday he managed with a table fork to reopen’ the old wound in one arm, and stabbed himself in the other arm. He was removed to the county hospital again where he is under watch every minute. BANK OF AMER. GOES TO ORIENT ‘Bank of America has been notified by the board of governors of the federal reserve system, Washington that. the jbank’s applications for permission to establish branches ina Shanghai and Manila have been granted, according to L. M. Giannint, : president. “There is general agreement,” gaid Giannini, “that much of the future growth of our Pacific Coast rests upon the development of trade with the far east. This contemplated extension of actual banking operations to the orient is one further step in Bank of America’s plang to foster such international trade.” ~ It is said that this will be the first extension by any Pacific Coast bank to the far east. Announcements as to personnel and the nature of the Shanghai and Manila operations are — deferred until a later date. Soroptomists Club ToCelebrate Charter Night Following a luncheon meeting at Deer Creek. Inn the Soroptomists club of this city announced plans for a charter and institution night August 17 in the Elks Club her \The (Colfax Soroptimtsts hots entire charge of the 17 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hash will p the cuisine and menu. Mrs. Georgianna O’Connor of Tahoe. National Forest. staff is . latest member to enroll. :

Pas The Nugget is delivered to } your home twice a week for only 30 cents per & “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster Nevada City Nu gget . This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your . friends, your neighbors, and your month . town, read The Nae : COVERS RICHEST ‘GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA — —— Nol. 20, ; No. Cn The Coat Boat Paper _NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, AUGUST 2. 1946 THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L. Jr. RANDOM REFLECTIONS ON THE NEVADA COUNTY SCENE There’s a swell swimming hole on ‘the middle Yuba, under the bridge #@ couple of miles north of North San Juan. You drive over the bridge and turn off to the right down a road, leads to a forest service camp and then turn right again along the bank *of the river. The hole’s about thirty yards long and tapers off from being shallow to about twelve feet deep. The water’s clear and not very fast and the scenery around there is taighty pretty. “To one who’s been away for 19 years, North San Juan looks bustling and prospeous. A few years ago he town was down to practically ‘nothing—just a few old timers who were too used to the place to move away. ®But now in North San Juan and the country around there are about two dundred and fifty people. The post office has a little building all its own and the postmaster is talking about building an addition. There are two grocery stores now. two garages, one active saloon and another that looked like it had been closed for a little while or maybe it'was only opened on Saturdays. The reason for the prosperity in (North San Juan is, of course, the intensive lumbering activity in ‘the back country. The town is the nearest way station for a number of mills. It’s a picturesque old place, with ‘old stone and brick buildings, fancy wrought iron grills and ancient vines coverinig the time4worn eecars of many of the buildings. Times have changed since when (quoting from my favorite reading maltter ‘Sketches of the Gold Country” by that. certain fellow) “Mrs. Moulton in Frenich Corral wanted a pound of ffrom the store she would pass the word from house to house from French Corral to Sweetland to Birchville to North San Juan and the store would send down the butter.” The ‘thouses were ‘so thickly settled then that housewives could calf out the word from porch to porch. Only a few are left on that road now. The highway between Nevada’ City and North San Juan has been greatly improved in recent years. A lot of the Mae West curves are missing now and the road is considerably wider all the way. The countryside around San Juan fig a little heat-struck in the summer time, brown and dry, but in the spring, the whole ridge is covered with a brilliant carpet of green @rass. The vines that climb the old frees are at their most luxuriant then, the pines are fresh, and here and ‘there are bright dashes of blossoming color. The green looks good against the old crimson brick buildings and at that time the Ridge is at it’s most charming. The population of North San Juan falls into 2 groups—the old timers ‘who have apparently always lived and probably always will live there, and the lumber workers, dust-covered young men with sunburnt arms and faces, who look as if they’d been working plenty hard. John Korfanta Sentenced To Jail . John Korfanta who pleaded guilty to issuin'g fictitious checks was sentenced Friday to 60 days in the eounty jail and placed on probation ifor a year. The trial of Versal Skillern, charged with burglary was set for August st A. Skillern is aceused of entering a laundry in Truckee and making off with laundered articles. PETITION OF SURVIVING SPOUSE A petition for letters of administration and to set property aside for use of the surviving spouse was filed Thursday by John L. Sewell in the estate of his wife who died July 15. The estate consists of property in Nevada City valued at $2500. Besides her husband,. ‘Mrs. Sewell’s daughter, Mrs. Frank Shearer is an heir. SHERIFF NABS SUSPECT LOOTER . OF SCOTIA MINE Elmer Nielsen, a miner, was arrested at the New Brunswick Mine Saturday ‘by Deputy Sheriff Carl Larsen and placed in the county jail charged with bunglary. Alcting* on a tip received: by the Grass Valley police department, Chief Ben Jenkins and his assistant, Bill Sproul, found a cache of articles stolen from the Soctia Mine office at various times over the last year. Most of the loot, consisted of assayers scales, tools, retorts and other equipment. Evidence indicated Nieisen was the penpetuator of the series of burglaries, according to the sheriff's office and it is now believed that the looting of the mine ofifice which had the police and sheriff’s deputies mystified will be explained. JOHN LASHBAUGH WHO SKIPPED. BACK IN JAIL John Hampton Lashbaugh, 38, who, faced with a 90 day term in the county. jail following his conviction on a drunken driving charge, disappeared in July, 1944, yesterday began serving his sentence. Lashbaugh, followinig his sentence was given two or three days to arrange his bueiness afifairs, prior to entering on his term. He fled to Net vada and points east. Immediately on his.return here Saturday he was arrested again. Wihen he fled two years ago he forfeited $200 bail. Lashbaugh’s vocation is that of mining promoter. . ARMY OFFERS butter . GOOD JOBS TO VETERANS iNew opportunities for re-enlistment in the US Army with guaranteed grade were announced today iby Capt. J. P. Quinn, commanding officer of the Sacramento Recruiting Sitation. Army veterans who ‘have been honorably discharged at any time between 12 May 1945 and 30 June 1946 and who are experienced in any of 428 types of: joBs, may re-enlist under the new provisions. The restrictions formerly imposed that such enlistment must occur ‘within 90 days of discharge have been removed so that it is no longer necessary to re-enlist with the grade of private. The grade available to the re-enlistee will depend on the length of time he has previously served in his job. With the new Army pay raises effective last week re-enlistees will in many cases obtain a higher rate of pay than they earned before their discharge. . A complete listing of the 428 jobs is availalble at the office of the US Army Recruiting Service, in Room 203, Post Office Building, Sacramento.WM. H. BOREHAM OF SHADY CREEK SUCCUMBS Last rites will be said this afternoon in Myers Mortuary Chapel in Grass Valley ‘for William © Henry Boreham who died in a local hospital Saturday. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery. Foreseveral yearg Boreham had resided on his ranch along Shady Creek bordering on the DownieVille highway, eight miles north of Nevada City. He was born in Germany 74 years ago and came to California when a boy of 14. Boreham was formerly a_storekeeper but retired several years ago. Surviving are two children, Earl William Borman and Mrs. Edith (Marian Ford of San Francisco and a brother George Boreham who is now taking care of the Boreham ranch. FURTHER PLANS FOR LABOR DAY AIR CIRCUS The Air Circus committee met Friday night at 8 p. m. in the Chamber of Commerce room and worked on plans for the: aerial show to be held at the Nevada City Municipal Airport on Labor Day, Monday, September 2. Definitely lined up for the show are Army and Navy air units, which are slated to participate in mock dog fights and other stunts. The show will begin at 11 a. m. with the arrival of privately owned aircraft whose pilots belong to various California flying clubs. One runtway of the airport will be reseryed for parking these and other planes. An Army Ordnance unit is also Scheduled to participate, as is the Nevada City Fire Department Drum and Bugle Corps. Admission to the show and_airport grounds of 50: cents for adults and 25 cents for children will be charged. Ice cream, hot dogs, watermelon, coffee and soft drinks concessions are planned. Some have already been leased and others are still open. Robert Tamblyn. is in charge of concessions. Adequate facilities for broadasting all eventg have been’ secured. Committee memibers at the commitTom Bowles and Ray Spicklemier.: Also included in the plans as a definite part of the program is an important surprise to ‘be anaaem ed later. by Tryon. NAHUN EAMES — AF FOREST SPRINGS PASSES \Nahun Eames, who died Saturday in a Nevada City hospital will be fborne to rest tomorrow affternoon following funeral services at 2p. m. in the Hooper and Weaver ‘Mortuary. Rev. Frank Buck will conduct the obsequies. Interment will be in Elm Ridge Cemetery. Eames owned a large ranch north of the Lady Jane-Manor on the Grass Valley-Auburn Highway at Forest Springs where he was born 74 years ago. As stockman and ‘farmer he was highly respected by his neighibors. He had been in ill health for eight years but was hospitalized a month ago. Surviving is his niece, Mrs. Mary Suran who thas cared for ®ames ranch for its owner for many years. ANOTHER DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR TRUCKEE The Nevada County Board of Supervisorg at their closing session for August, authorized the appointment of an additional deputy sheriff for Truckee. Supervisor Henry G. Loehr of Truckee was advocated another deputy to aid Deputy Sheriff Tom Dolley in maintaining ~order—there: The supervisors set a rate of $10 a day for residenits who become patients in the county hospital and $5 per day for residents who were able to pay their hospital expenses. Welfare Director John Sbaffi was placed in charge of the investigation of patients entering the county hospital. By resolution the board fAurned over to the Union Hill School District $18.000 in state funds to match the $18,000 bonds recently voted iby the district to build more claserooms and to make other improvements, Phil Phariss of Zion Street has retiirned from a recent trip in which he, Mrs. Phariss and daughter Margaret Phariss toured the greater part of the United States, including Salt Lake, Montana, North Dakota, Canada, Niagara Falls, New York, Pennsylvania and Phariss’ old home in Aurora, Missouri which de had not seen for 35 years. tee’s Friday night meeting were Gordon Tryon, chairman, Mrs. Roy Deeter, Si Sofge, Bert Foreman. DON'T GO WEST. IF YOU WANT TO BUILD A HOME By Ralph 'H. Taylor

Reporting on a national survey of living costs; the Wall Street Jour. nal begins an article with the warning: “Don’t go west, young man, if you’re out to build a home.” Throughout the east, on the average home prices have doubled since 1941, according to, the Journal’s investigators, while in the metropolitan centers of overcrowded California many homes are being sold for triple their pre war market value. Selecting Los Angeles for intensive study of western conditions, the Journal stresses the woe of renters. Some landlords are reported tough about matters that. normally are their responsibility—refusing to pay for repairs of plumbing and the like and even obliging new tenants to pay for redecorating before they are allowed to move in. But inflation pains don’t end with housing problems in the Golden West, comments the Jourial. Prices of everything zoom far beyond what is reflected in cost of living indices. Sky-high in price, among a long list cited are amusement and _— sports events, tickets, restaurant meals, auto repairs, home repairs, initition fees of country clubs—even the rent-! ing of a bicycle. As a place to get along on a low moderate-income, the Journal gives California urban and rural, Well, gererally, a black eye. what should be the reaction of an intelligent Californian to what . the Journal has to say? Resentment because of the adverse publicity, which might deter immigration from other states—or because it may. be. inferred by people of other sections . that Californians are out to exact} the last dime of profit in their commercial life? That is hardly the course of ihtelligence. Plain truth, sincere.y Dresented, does no man or region an injury. The-wise course is for Californians (and people of other areas who read the story) to profit by the illustration of inexorable economic law, and to learn thereby what is basically wrong with America today. Inescapalble is the conclusion that mountain peak prices for homes in California and the sharp practice of some landlords (by no means are all landlords included in the gouge charge) have come about simply beeause the scarcity of dwelling units in California is more ‘critical than in‘ regions where home costs and rents are more reasonable. Where the supply of goods and services is greattly exceeded by the demand for them, ‘competing buyers bid them up in disregard of their true value. Conversely where the supply of goods and services exceeds the demand (as in a depression, when public buying is low), prices are slashed to attract buyers—slashed below true value. In other words, anything that is for sale is ‘‘worth’ wHat is will bring on the market and circumstances of Supply and demand determine what it will bring. Occurences that seem unffair are inevitable in either inflation or defflation. During inflation, a man city home or his farm may be forced to pay three times its cost price. And during depression, a man in hard luck, finding it necessary to sell -his city home or his fam, may be forced to sacrifice it at*a third of its cost price. Always there is somebody ready to take advantage of the underdog. That will be changed only when human nature is changed. No set of man made regulations ‘an change it. Now for the point of intelligently profiting by the lesson of current infflation. Who suffers most from. it? Certainly the vast army of those who work for wages suffer most—for al‘ways, in time of inflation, prices rise earners should™be an end of the injump ahead. So the goal of wageearners should be an end of the nflation spiral and a downward trend toward price normalcy. In sheer self interest they should make every. effort to bring this about. And it is the Wage earners and only the wage earners—the tens of millions of them—who can accomplish this. They can do it by producing goods in such a flood that supply will meet demand in full. With NEVADA CITY TO RAISE FUND FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL The city council is considering means of financing a $50,000 sewage disposal plant. Since the city was founded almost a century aigo its sewage has been discharged in Deer Creek. City Clerk George Calanan, who is also city health officer, after conferring with officials of the state of public health, finds there was no alternative but to ‘bond the city and build the plant. ; Calanan gtates that plans mtst be submitted by July, 1947, and work begun before December, 1947. These requirements must be complied with city to raise . $22.000, which is available from the funds alloted city and county governments by the legislature. The ‘halance of the bill for a disposal plant amounting to $28,000 must be paid by the citizens. SCHOOL CHILDREN TO HELP CURB INFLATION: _ “Help tient lation by investing in US Savings Bonds’ was the message of Mrs. Minnette Ker Higgins . US Treasury representative on a recent visit to Nevada City. Mrs. Higgins thanked George Calanan for his untiring effort in: the war bond campaigns. She stated ‘‘the sovernment cannot do the job of curbing inflation unless it has the . active cooperation of the citizens.’ . District Attorney Ward Sheldon, Says: “government savings bonds are fine investments, investment in dollars, investment in peace. The . Savings they . essential check on runaway spending.’’ Supt. of Schools, says: in fighting inflation. Public Enemy 1, by continuing the sale of US Savings Stamps. As I see it, there are two equally significant lessons which our children can learn at school. 1. They can learn how to manage their money. 2. They can learn to be active citizens because with the purchase of stamps they are literally share holders in their government. Al S. Bates, president of the board of education agrees with Carlson that students should be taught to save. He says “I believe that boys and’ girls can be led to understand tthey wisdom of keeping the ownership of the public debt spread among as many citizens as possible so that they may get the benefits of the interest rather than having corporations reap the harvest.’ ’ W. A. Carlson Legion Junior Activities Club Elects Officers The Junior Activities Club of the Hague-Thomas Hegarty Post 130 American Legion Auxiliary, at a colorful installation ceremony last Wednesday night, seated Mary Ann Shamberger ag. president of the youth organization. Other officers are: Dorothy Jones, junior past president; Marilyn Anderson, first vice president; Anita Anderson, second vice president; Joyce Kronemeyer, secretary treasurer; Marlene Chellew, chaplain; Geneva Anderson, historian; Mary Ann Tobiassen, sgt. at arms, Jeanne O”’Leary, marshal. shortages ended, landlords once more would be polite to tenants; rents would ‘become attractive and preposterous home prices would drop while real estate agents competed for the attention of buyer prospects. The lumber, steel and coal strikes by throwing production months behind the reconversion schedule, actually hurt the nation’s wage earners, by intensfying secarcities and forcing inflation far more than any wage gains benefited them. What does it profit a man jo win a wage boost of two-bits an hour if, in consequence he has to pay $15,000 for a $5000 home? Any union striking today is striking the hardest body blow against its own members. For the sole remedy for inflation, for excessive living costs, for all that is economically wrong in this country is production. represent are also an . inflation -and on: “The schools will dio their part; — —_ a HIGHWAY PATROL HUNTS FOR HIT AND RUN DRIVER Andrew Torchik, 30, yesterday lay in the Nevada County Hospital here after being «struck down Saturday night at 11 o’clock on Shaw’s Hill on the Nevada City-Grass Valley Highway by a hit and run driver. Captain Joe Blake of the California highway patrol yesterday reported that nothing was known about the victim except his name and ap‘proximate aige. Blake gaid Torchik was apparently an itinerant. Torchik was walking on the side of the road facing trafific as the law requires, but according to information gathered by Blake and his patrolmen, the approaching car going West ‘swerved off the road and ran two feet on the shoulder, striking Torchik and hurling him several feet. After the collision the hit and run driver applied the brakes and the car swerved over to the left side of the road then proceeded without stopping. @ Dr. George A. Foster who attended Torchik stated yesterday that he will recover. TRUCKEE MAN WITH SUICIDAL INTENT GUARDED Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen yesterday ~ stated he had placed Andrew J. Delgadillo 39, of Truckee, under constant guard to abies his committing suicide. Delgadillo was one of a bus load of men arrested during a ¢lean up in Truckee several weeks ago sand brought here to the county jail most of them charged with drunkenness. Delgadillo was placed on probation, ‘but was arrested last week in Truckee and placed in jail there. He broke a spoon, and with the jagged edge, cut an artery in his arm. The sheriff states he almost bled to death before he was discovered and rushed to the county hospital here. On recovery he was placed in jail here but, despite the constant vigilance of guards, on Saturday he managed with a table fork to reopen’ the old wound in one arm, and stabbed himself in the other arm. He was removed to the county hospital again where he is under watch every minute. BANK OF AMER. GOES TO ORIENT ‘Bank of America has been notified by the board of governors of the federal reserve system, Washington that. the jbank’s applications for permission to establish branches ina Shanghai and Manila have been granted, according to L. M. Giannint, : president. “There is general agreement,” gaid Giannini, “that much of the future growth of our Pacific Coast rests upon the development of trade with the far east. This contemplated extension of actual banking operations to the orient is one further step in Bank of America’s plang to foster such international trade.” ~ It is said that this will be the first extension by any Pacific Coast bank to the far east. Announcements as to personnel and the nature of the Shanghai and Manila operations are — deferred until a later date. Soroptomists Club ToCelebrate Charter Night Following a luncheon meeting at Deer Creek. Inn the Soroptomists club of this city announced plans for a charter and institution night August 17 in the Elks Club her \The (Colfax Soroptimtsts hots entire charge of the 17 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hash will p the cuisine and menu. Mrs. Georgianna O’Connor of Tahoe. National Forest. staff is . latest member to enroll. :