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NEVADA CITY NUGGET
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1938.
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EPIC Goes Marching On
Upton Sinclair’s EPIC plan is not dead—the Communists won't let it die and now are using the words of Sinclair
to fight Governor Frank F. Merriamm’s re-election.
The latest stunt of the Reds is to quote in their newspaper Sinclair's “How I Got Licked” book with an editor's
note that— :
“While a man like Merriam can be a2 threat over California; the old fight of EPIC is not over—it must go on, more
united, more determined. oe
Recognition that the Communists are fighting the governor’s re-election is given by John W. Dunlap, ace political
writer of the United Press bureau at Sacramento. The United
Press is an independent news gathering organization.
Dunlap said in part:
‘Political observers who can read between the lines
think Governor Frank F. Merriam is convinced he will be ops
posed next November by Senator Culbert L. Olson.
~ “Tt is generally conceded that Olson will be supported
by the rank and file of the Committee for Industrial Organization, as well as other liberal groups. His opponents would
like it known that even the Communists will back the silveryhaired Democratic chairman of the Democrats in 1934, when
Upton Sinclair was the Bourbon standard bearer.”’
Further proof that the Communists are bent on defeat of
. Merriam was a printed pamphlet circulated over the name of
the ‘Campaign Committee Communists Party.”
One of the points upon which the Reds attacked the
governor was the sales tax. They are urging its defeat, which,
fiscal authorities point out, would mean closing California
schools.—Contributed.
Work Not Wanted
When John Q. Smith, who spent the last three months
digging ditches for the WPA, gets a chance to go to work on
a ranch, the chances are two to one that he won't take the job!
That is the conclusion of the American Institute of Public Opinion, after querying ‘‘the man’ on relief’, several
thousands strong. Weighed in the balance, government relief
pay triumphed overwhelmingly over the rewards of private
employment.
How can relief families be headed back toward the tradi
tional American standards of self-dependence? How are we
to cope with the damaged morale of our people when the economic opiate of relief finally is withdrawn? The answer, many
lealers believe, lies in education. In the words of one: “If we
are to escape the creation of a class of relief-bred Americans,
broken on the wheel of economic distress and disaster, a heavy
responsibility lies with our public schools!
“There are tens of thousands of boys and girls today,
-born and bred to depression dependence through no fault of
_their own or of their parents. There are tens of thousands of
young men and women just graduating from school, facing
_heartbreaking disillusionment in the hunt for employment—
unless they are equipped with character and courage, as well
«as diplomas. We have a right to expect the untiring, unselfish
devotion of the schools to California's welfare and to the welfare of our youth. And in turn, the schools are entitled to
. wholehearted public support!"’
Those are the words of Lieutenant-Governor George J.
Hatfield,. candidate for Governor of California, in a speech
‘before a Parent-Teacher group in Los Angeles. And those are
the facts that every intelligent citnzen must know are true.
Whether John Q. Smith accepts or rejects a job in private em‘ployment is important. But more important, is whether his de‘pression-bred sons and daughters grow up to live and think
with. self-reliance.
If California schools can perform that miracle, they are
entitled to the full support and the gratitude of every citizen.
—Contributed. .
The “Save” In'Safety :
More than 3,600 men, women and children are alive today, according to a current report of the National Safety
Council, because Americans are learning to save lives through
safe driving. The report credits the brighter safety picture to
three factors—law enforcement, aroused public interest, and
finally, the construction of safer highways. -e
California has been quick to take her place in the crusade against highway homicide. But her program of road im_provement, rated among the most important of the life saving
devices, is threatened by the curtailment of needed federal
allotments. With the prospect of a four-million-dollar reduction in California’s authorized share of federal highway funds
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B H, M. L. Jr.
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A strange story was told me the
other day by an explorer just returned from the depths of dark Africa. This man ‘was an explorer-scientist, whose specialty was anthropology. He had made, while in the deep
of Kenya jungles an extensive study
of the large and highly developed
ape colonies there, and had discovered a new race of apes, more manjJike than any known before. These
apes were intelligent to nearly the
degree attained ‘by Australian bushmen. They lived in little colonies in
the huge jungle trees, and were crudely ruled by chiefs and _ councils.
They even had a rudimentary kind
of language, with a-vocabulary about
as large as that of human child of
two.
My scientist friend, whom I think
is a little mad at times, though pcerfectly sane at all matters pertaining
to his science, lived for a year-with
a few Negro porters, in the midst
of one of the larger colonies of the
talking apes. Acquainted as he was
with the gutterals of primitive modern men, he soon picked up enough
of the ape language to understand
them. Presently he was even able to
converse with them., What an achievement! He was the first scientist able
to exchange thoughts with animals.
And these animals did have thoughts,
Happy and contented with their
peaceful, ‘bountiful life, the intelligence of the beasts had found iittle outlet in their simple life, except
in certain mechanical devices for
picking fruit, and architectural: niceties in tree house and bridge construction.
The scientist found out a great
deal about the emotions and attributes of these simple happy apes, and in
return he ‘gave to them through the
medium of their gutteral language
a knowledge of the affairs that go
on in the great ‘world past the jungle. The talking apes had been long
puzzled by their ‘rare encounters,
with that devious, curious beast, the
man, and they were. delighted to
hear about all the activities of man
that the scientist had time to—tell
of.
Judson, as we shall call my scientist. friend, became particularly
friendly ‘with the chief of the tribe
among whom he lived, and well -acquainted with the council of menapes who with the chief, ruled the
community. Judson :was very interested. in the method of governing
used by the wise old chief and his
council, for it appeared that the
community of apes might aptly serve
as an example of peace and harmony
‘to the human race. Their form of
government was simple and effective. In popular assembly of mature
male and female apes, a council of
outstanding members of the tribe
were elected to assist the chief in
governing. The chief was elected for
life from the members of the council whenever the old chief died.
The governing chief and council
were as much interested in learning
the governmental methods of the
human race as Judson was in learning theirs, The scientist, an expert
in teaching animals, knew that the
means to most effect was through
simplicity. He taught them that the
widespread modern methods of government were of two main kinds,
fascism . and democracy. The chief
and council were shrewd enough to
see a fundamental similarity between
their own form of government and
democracy. They commented on. it
at once. Most of them, however,
were intrigued ‘by the curious government under the (fascist system.
Judson, translating the fascist
ideology into ape lingo with almost
incredible ease and simplicity, was
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ly the nature of sacrifices endured
for the state ‘by fascist peoples, but
had difficulty elucidating the benefits. Most of the apes, with their
great practical sense, could not
grasp the illusory quality of greatness, so.enjoyable to suffering fascists. The idea of this iperplexing
government amused-and puzzled the
apes. They held a tribal meeting to
discuss the subject.
At the meeting ,one shrewd ape
member of the ruling council showed an advanced undestanding of this
same illusiory quality of greatness.
He got up and pictured in glowing
words, the future that might be possible under a system he ‘proposed.
The: ease and quiet of ape life in the
jungles he said stagnated their souls.
He proposed that they should make
a new beginning, concentrate on
breeding, expand their territory and
dominate other ape tribes, and finally, at the head of a union, conquer
the whole of Africa, including even
the present human-dominated sections.
That he said would tbe only the
beginning. In words vibrant with
emotion, he pictured a_ glorious
march of the apes to a shining goal
as rulers of the world. the rightful
conquerors” of that muddler, the
man beast. And who to lead them but
him the chosen one to bring them
this great opportunity. ‘When he sat
down there was not a word of discussion. The old ape chief gravely
sentenced the orator to a life of exile, on penalty of, instead of, death if
he attempted to return. Immediately,
the council rushed him away from
the group on his way to exile. “Too,
bad;’’ muttered the chief ape, ‘“‘he
always was a little odd.” ~~
By JOHN CRADDOCK
NEW YORK, 8. — BUSINESS—
Construction of small homes is setting the pace for other industries
in the general recovery movement
which continues unabated, according
to reports from many parts of the
country. The Federal Housing Administration reported a 100 per cent
gain in mortgages selected for appraisal in July over the month last
year. Meanwhile, America’s mills
and factories registered an estimated five per cent increase in production activity for July compared with
the previous month. Usually there is
a decline during July and August
from spring levels._Enthusiastic approval last week of a ‘‘great national
retail demonstration’? by members
of the National Retail Dry Goods
Association ‘assures a* forthcoming
event which should be of great interest to consumers, The retail industry, third largest in the nation
with annual sales volume of 40 billion dollars and employing 3,500,000
persons, will set aside one week in
Septemiber for stores all over the
nation to unite in dressing up for
public inspection.
WASHINGTON—About this time
of year merchants and jobbers in
every section of the country take inventory of goods on hand, and scan
the business skies for possible signs
of how much stock they should lay
in for fall and winter trade. The U.
S. Department of Commerce here,);
following the same procedure, has}:
just issued its mid-year report on
consumers’ goods inventories. The
report says that stocks on hand have
returned to normal. The large quanj. able to make them understand clear-ed @uring the latter part of 1936 and
tity of merchandise which accumulatclares:
in the next two years, the state faces the possibility of necessary grade crossing eliminations and plans for safer highway,
kept on paper through lack of financing.
Civic leaders and public officials are concerned over the
possibility that California may lose the ground so hard won in
the safety fight, and their protests are being heard in Washington. Among the first guns trained eastward in the campaign to bring federal funds to California are those of Sheridan Downey, candidate for the United States Senate, who de“California’s highway system
both as a vital factor in the West's trade network and as an
essential part of, the Pacific Coast's defense. It is the duty of
our representatives in Congress to make clear the significance
of California's roads to the entire nation!”
The “‘save’’ in safety should mean lives saved—and dollars, too. Actually, the safety of our roads and highways, whether for pleasure seekers, business men, families, school children of for the billions of dollars’ worth of business coursing
through our arterials every year—in the final analysis means
just that—lives saved, and dollars, too!—Contributed. a
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early 1937, says the report,
been gradually liquidated. Pointing
out that retail sales during the first
six months of this year were about
15 per cent under those for the same
period of 1937, and about five per
cent below 1936, the report concludes that this trend seems to have
run its course, and that a continued
improvement in sales is is prospect.
WAR SCARE—Hoarding of gold
on a widespread scale has cropped
out again in Europe where there is
general demoralization of sentiment
crisis.‘ Should Russia and Japan go
to war, it is felt that Hitler might
consider it an opportune moment to
press his ambitions in the rich agri .
of the Soviet Empire. Competent
American and English observers,
however, are guessing that the}
threatened Russo-Japanese conflict
will not go ‘beyond the present bor-,
der sniping stage. They point out
.
that stalwart China at the expense.
of much suffering and hardship.
among the civilian population has_
very much weakened Japan during a.
year of stubborn resistance to con-;
quest. Japan, therefore, is believed .
to be afraid to take on another adversary at this time in view of her
increasingly unstable economic status
at home and the prospect of continued determined resistance by*the Chinese,
ODD FELLOWS CONDUCT
FUNERAL OF E. J. PRICE
Oustomah Lodge of Odd Fellows
of Nevada City conducted funeral
services in Camptonville Sunday for
the late Edward J. Price who was a
member of Pacific Lodge I. O. O. F,
in San Francisco. The late Edward
Price had spent practically his é6ntire life in Camptonville where he
was born and reared.
J. V. Hubbard and daughter, Miss
Juanita Hubbard, left last week for
a vacation in the rugged mountainous country west of Lake Tahoe and
will spend a week or two exploring
the district which will prove a delightful spot during this -hot-—weather.
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