December 10, 1942 (4 pages)

af bmn a The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month ‘Gel grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” evada City COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN eaeabi sia 2 — Daniel Webster ugget This paper. gives. yous 20) coverage of all local happenings: . If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. SEES cre Vol. 16, No. 99. The County Seat Joni NEVADA CITY, CAL CALIFORNIA The Gold Contes _THURSDAY, . DECEMBER 10, SS I FO, 1942 Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. ee Just a few weeks ago a oe Signs of a big political storm rolling up from the rural regions of this country begin to darken the bright; sunny, (New Deal skys. {The farmers, the down-to-earth food producers of this country have been kicked until they are on the point of rebellion. In fact the revolt is already underway as was attested in the November election. It was the rural vote that turned most of the defeated congressmen out to pature. z We have neard people say “What good does that 22 billion in gold do, stored away underground at~--Fort Knox?’’ (It may as well be lead or iron as far as the good it does us.” Well, this just isn’t true, because that gold and the gold still under these hills in Nevada County, is going to play a-very important part in our lives when this war is over. Gold was’ first used as money, according to history, in 1920 B. C. That is 38 centuries ago. When Lord (Carnavan in 19:22 reopened the sepulcher of King Tutankhamen near Luxor, in the Valley of the Nile above Cairo, the Scientific’ American published a number of pictures of the beautifully designed ornaments and death mask of this young Pharaoh made from gold. And King Tut used to beat his women about the year 1350. B.C. . History tells us that Frederick J1 The rebellion of the farmers will be augmented by the discontented miners in the gold camps of the country. After the horse is stolen, Congressman WEnglebright, Senators McCarren and Murray, and other western congressmen become prodigiously busy locking the stable. It is true they were given a chance to protest, a. two-day chance, but where were they when, this drive against the gold mining industry was cooking? All of us in the big Second Congressional district will wonder as we walk z through the silent streets of our on Germany, in the year 1224, durcommunities.° The grass is not . !"& the shortage of gold, had made a growing in our streets yet, but coinage of stamped leather bearing his promise to pay in gold.-It is anticipated that Hitler will follow the same footsteps in 1943, although his that is not their fault. Where were all these’ representatives of the “solden’’? west (What an adjecttive!) when our mining industry leather will be ersatz. was quietly led into the laboratory We hold no monopoly on the yelof New Deal experimeht and given od métal, for gold is the world wide quietus shots. Well, no one can . }standard of value. With gold you kay“We do know that no so very can buy a Hottentot’s ‘bride in darklong ago they were ‘busy on getest Africa or the_niftiest debutante ting themselves congressional penbie Fifth Avenue. With gold the hum-. sions and unlimited gas. blest Jew can obtain a_ certificate that he is of the purest from Hitler . Aryan extraction. buy With gold you can almost anything but health and So when the reckoning comes in another two years, we firmly believe that there will be more new faces in congress than there will ibe in January next. The embattled farniers and the miners will not . Will bite off ‘his tail. distinguish much between Demo; When supplies were badly a clear conscience. . going Hirohito—Son of -— hard that his front to. knock erats and Republicans. All they, . 2¢ Bataan for our ‘boys in the Phil-. will want to know it: ‘Who dunjlipines last Spring efforts were made) nit?’’ Any answer that passes the buck to the bureaucrats wont do. The present administration has been as-fertile as a fish in laying eggs for new bureaus. Remember, it was only about a year ago that the president himself had a chart made of the bureaus and the re lation of one to another, so that he could find his ‘way around among them. The voters are at length waking up to the fact that congress, itself, is responsible for the spawn of bureaucracy in Washon two or more occasions. of three ships were lost in the venture, but the men who understook c run the Jap blockade i it for paper money or for drafts; they demanded, gold coin of the realm. In the recent surprising successes of the American Army in North Africa mention has been made in the news dispatches of the loss of some $18,000 in coin by the overturning of a landing ;boat. This makes us and got, ington, and for the hustle and suspicious that some of the manna bustle of elbow rib-jabbing and from Fort Kinox has been used with union stomping resulting from ‘discretion to grease the skids in Alfoureaucratic rivalries. Let us all seria. (Not long ago a certain contratctor from the bay area who had just completed a building here—an ardent iNew Dealer—surprised my by saying ‘‘We are going to get away from rememiber that congress by voting away its powers, long before Pearl Harbor, created most of these bureaus. And now Congressman Tom, Dick and Harry must go before this many faced creation of theirs, gold. It is not necessary any lon3humbly bending the suppliant er.” His argument was, in effect, knee with begging ‘bowls out: that the nation’s productive capacity stretched. plus its natural resources should represent ‘the true standard of value, instead of gold. Unfortunately however these, unlike gold, are subject to deterioraton and to destruction. We must of necessity have some common standard of value. Hither Probably the farmers have the greater grievance. Apparently Clem Whitaker thinks so, for here is what he says: “The recent statement of Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, . that or we must trade by parter, as that farmers must work from /this party proposed. One nation ‘dawn to dusk’’>to méet the food might reasonably barter with anproduction problem—in face of a other for products one might not have, but when it comes to communities the situation would become comic. For instance, imagine Si Sofge lugging a 20 pound Hubbard squash from his Willow Valley farm to trade for a pound of hamburber, or tendering Bill Wright a couple of heads of lettuce for advising him how to keep out of jail. Imagine pleading ! with Tom Richards for a couple of “Farmers, as a matter of fact, . ounces of Epsom Salts while baiting have been working from “‘dawn to . /him with a cucumber or Lyman Gildusk” throughout the war emer. more trying to trade a used tire for gency—averaging from a 60 to 4 {a haircut. 70-hour week, with no over-time (When a man works he wants to for extra hours—and they bitterly . be assured that he will be paid in resented Wickard’s whip-cracking . something that will not diminish in gesture, particularly in view of the . buying power. Paper money in itfact that "Washington had turned . self, has no value. It is a promise to down appeals for a longer work. pay, backed by gold and silver. week in city industries. If you will look at a one dollar bill you will see that it states ‘“‘There lis on deposit in the Treasury of the United States of: America One Dollar in Silver payable on demand.”’ A ten dollar bill states that it is redeemable in lawful money at the U. S&S. previous statement. by President Roosevelt that the 40 hour week would be continued in unban war industries, as workers grew tired and inefficient if they. put in longer hours—served to point up one of the inconsistencies in New Deal handling of the war production effort. “On top of that ‘came further announcement from ‘Washington that farmers who failed to meet (Continued on Page Two) -WHAT ABOUT GOLDBy EDW. C. UREN round table discussion of the future of gold took place amonga_ group of University of California professors. The most optimistic believed that if the war lasts two years longer gold will go to $400 an ounce. Others of: course had ideas somewhat less inflated, but they all, without exception, agreed that nothing could take place of gold as the standard of value. the Treasury on demand. The $10 Dill is a Federal Reserve Note and Federal Reserve Notes are given the seller of gold when the gold is turned over to the mint. Fhey are, in effect, the Zold sellers credit slips. There is some question as to -whether we really are off the gold standard after all. In reality we are only off it insofar as the rights of the individual is concerned -in ‘buying, selling or holding gold. In fact the Federal Reserve Bulletin says that ‘“‘we are operating.in a manner that does not differ in economic — effect from those of the old gold standard.” Perhaps it was wise to take gold out of circulation in order to keep people from hoarding it, for ‘(Cousin Jacks aren’t the only ones who believe that ““God put un there and why shouldn’t ’ee belong to we.” The price of gold was first advanced from $20.67 to $30 an ounce by Great Britain in 1931. At that time her trade was in a. depressed condition because Germany, in order to increase her gold reserves, had been dumping manufactured goods in large quantities at prices with which England could By this device Britain cheapened her dollar by one third and was able to meet German competition su'ccessfully. : “the result With gold we are! Then in 1932 being in control and demanding tinued high wages Britain went off the gold standard altogether, with that while wages remainthe cost of living more than on account of labor coned high, . doubled. teeth . Les the trade advantagthe United On. account of accruing to England . States found itself in much the same needed . with ships! Two out; this dangerous mission refused to do} checks or! 'position, with the result that im 1933 we not only went off the gold . standard but went Britain one better . by marking up the price of gold to $35 an ounce; so we became the Santa Claus to all gold producing coun. tries, with consequent cheaper dollars. And when‘we say the cheaper dollar, it can best be understood by the simple. statement that where an ounce.of gold could formerly be purchased for $20, it now requires $35; therefore the purchasing power of the dollar has been decreased by 60 per cent. As a matter of fact however, within the borders of the states up to the time of this war, there has been no sueh depreciation in the actual purchasing power of the»dollar in the hands of the consumer. (To be continued next issue.) TIN CANS WILL BE PICKED UP IN JANUARY With the recent successful pickup of several tons of tin can scrap in Nevada City and Grass Valley, Captain J. E. Blake of the Nevada.County Salvage Committee, has, announced that the residential and business house pickups will ‘be monthly and urges housewives and stoores to save and-prepare ‘their scrap tin for the January collection as they did for the December gathering. ; (Captain Blake was particularly enthusiastic over the response of housewives in Nevada City and Grass Valley, calling them the “‘backlbone”’ of the salvage for tin. In Nevada City alone more.than a ton and a half of tin secra'‘p was collected and in most instances the cans were firmly compressed and placed in cartons at the sidewalk curb. This type of cooperation eases the work of the free will collecting by beverage trucks and volunteers. AGED WOMAN SUFFERS FALL (Mrs. Josephine B. Evans, 87, residing at 425 Broad street, in getting out of bed Monday morning fell and broke her hip. The ambulance of A. M. Holmes was called and she was removed to the county hospital. porn ere aia the; not compete. . Pmrrors, re us Pres , aire RED CROSS GIFTS FOR 100 LADS IN CAMP HOSPITAL Nevada City Chapter of the Red Cross has undertaken the task of mailing and wrapping of 100 boxes of gifts for hospitalized soldiers at Camp Beale. A meeting was held recently of representatives of the Red Cross from Marysville, Yu'ba City, Colusa, Nevada City and Grass Valley to discuss details of the work, under direction of Raymond Clinch as chairman. Frances McQuiston of Grass ‘Valley and Mrs. Paul Kemper of Nevada City. They have for small pencils, small dictioaries, combs, ash trays, lotions, wash cloths, playing cards and soap. An equivalent of 35 cents worth of articles will be put in each box. It is urged that these articles be left in the Chapter House in Grass Valley where the boxes will be filled and wraipped. In addition, Nevada City and Grass Valley have been asked to furnish decorations for ten large Christmas trees. This work will ‘be done by Junior Red Cross, Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops. The packages must be wrapped by December 20th and it. is necessary that the work be expedited so that the hospitalized boys at Camp Beale may have their Christmas gifts on ‘Christmas. Eve. appealed CAROLS TO SOUND FROM 2000 FEET FINDERGROTIND An intensive series of rehearsals . have been begun by the Grass Valley Cornish Carol Singers, who will broadcast Christmas carols over CBC on Christmas eve from 2,000 feet underground in’ the Idaho Maryland mine. William Goggins of the mine staff, is in charge of arrangements. The rehearsals are conducted by Har-. ' DOG TRAINED TO old George music instructor of the Grass Valley high school. John Nankervis is Presdrs! of the organization. The broadcast will be heard at 5:30 p. m. Pacific war time on December 24. N.C. RED CROSS COMMITTEE TO MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting this evening of the Red Cross ‘Camp. and Hospital service committee at which plans for providing Christmas boxes for hospitalized soldiers at Camp Beale wll be discussed. The meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7:30 p. m. and Emmett Gallagher, chairman asks that all representatives appointed by civic and ‘fraternal organizations be present. The furnishing of day rooms at ‘Camp Beale for the use of soldiers duting recreational periods will be discussed and dimensions of the rooms, with data on doors, windows, etc., will be considered. SLEEPING MAN OBSTRUCTS ROAD Answering a phone call that a ‘man, sound asleep in the middle of a snow covered road, was odbstructing traffic, Deputy Sheriff Bill Woods hurried out the Bloomfield road, found several cars had stopped. The drivers were afraid to turn out to the edge of the road in the snow to by-pass the man. Woods identified the man as Eldon Williams residing near the White Spot. He found a half-filled demijohn of wine beside the sleeper, woke him up, emptied the wine, and brought-him into the county jail to continue his slumber. # Elwood Stone, fire dispatcher Tahoe National Forest, Mrs. Stone and sons enjoyed a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Nichols of Forest Hill Sunday. . . REGISTRATION OF 1S YEAR OLDS OPENS FRIDAY About 60 youths according to the estimate of Merle Morrison Selective Service Board, who have become 18 years of age since last June 30, or will become 18 before December 31, will take the first steps toward induction into the armed forces of-the United States during the period starting tomorrow and ending .Decemiber 31st. The Nevada County Selective Service Board announces there will be three periods for registration. Between Friday and December 17th, there will be registration of youths who were born on or after July 1, 1924; but not after August 31,1924. Those who were born on or after September 1, 1924, but not after October 31, 19124, will register between Decemlber 18th, and December 24th. Those who were born on or after November 1, 1924, but not after December31; 1924, will be registered betfWeen December 25th and December 3lst. Registration will be conducted each day between the registration periods with the exception of Christmas. The hours of registration will be between 9:00 a. m. and, 5:00 p. m.y In Nevada County registrations will be made at Selective Service headquarters in the Court House at Nevada City and in the ofifice of the Sierra Sun at Truckee. CHMA TO MEET The California Hydraulic association will meet in this city at the National Hotel next Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock .p. m. The usual luncheon will take place at 13p;-m™. President George Hallock States that he has an announcement to make regarding the probable resumption. of hydraulic mining, as.a result of ‘continued efforts made along that line. SPOT AIRPLANES A plane spotter and his wife, names and location a military secret, are training their little fice terrier to listen for airplanes and growl savagely when he hears one. They have found, that well trained as their own ears have been in over a year of reporting plane flights’over their lookout station, the dog invariably hears the hum of plane engine several seconds before they do. SNOW SETS OFF AIR RAID SIRENS During.a snow storm. Sunday three air-raid sirens sounded off. Their pull cords became weighted with snow. and the wails continued. until: the Grass Valley wardens could yank the cords and dislodge the snow. Dan Stewart of the defense council says that this wont happen with the next storm. The sirens are to be connected with a relay electric system by which they can be controlled from the city hall. ELKS HOLD JOINT MEMORIAL RITES: : The Nevada City and Grass Valley Elks held joint memorial exercises last evening in the latter’s lodge for the memibers who have passed away during the year. Nevada Cty lodge has lost ten members and Grass Valley, two. These exercises are alternated yearly between the two lodges. CHRISTMAS PARTY The W. S. C.S. Chrissmas party will be held next Wednesday at 12:30 p. m. “There will be a pot-luck luncheon and a program in the afternoon. Christmas tree and exchange of gifts not to exceed 25c.:This-is a day the ladies are to bring in their ‘money which is to es fa the place of be bazaar. 5 : . Miners SALES OF XMAS — SEALS AID FIGHT TO BAN DREAD TB Mrs. Richard Goyne, manager of the Christmas Seals sales in Nevada (City this year has placed consignments of Christmas Seals with the (Nevada City Nugget, the -5 and 16 stores and the drug stores for the convenience of those who wishe:to support one of the nation’s most important health movements. The Nevada County Tabesculegis association declares that:the nation’s, first line of defen'’se is good health along the home front. To maintain this skin tests are made each year in the schools to detect the first: symptoms of tuberculosis. All children of the County areoffered this test. Pre-school children and adults who desire it are also skin tested. All who react, to this. skin, test are X-rayed and the’ X-ray read by a chest specialist. This informa* tion is! then given to the family phy> sician of each person X-rayed. Where re-check X-rays are advised, and the family can not afford the expense, (Nevada County Tuberculosis Association arranges for such X-ray to be: taken. In this way many children are X-rayed and checked year after year -by the use of the Nevada County Tuiberculosis funds. (Many have been found with early infection who, are now entirely healed. A typical example of the Association’ Ss. work is as follows: A short® time ago a child was referred to the Association by @ private physidian for skin test and X-ray. In checking over the case the. lentire family was skin tested and X-. jrayed and, as a result, two children are now enjoying Sanitorium care land three others are under close observation, a MEANEST THIEF MAKES OFF WITH XMAS TREES H. F. Sofge, secretary of the Nevada City chamber of ‘commerce yesterday complained to Chief of Police Max Solaro that thieves and vandals, had either destroyed or stolen 25 beautiful trees, gathered several days ago for decoration of ponte streets over the holidays: The trees had been cut and hauled.from the forest by. the city's street ‘crew, and were stored in the rear of the city hall in an open yard. Some of them were too tall for use in private homes and these were sawed and the butts left in the yard. ‘More than 100 trees were to be used to. adorn the streets, and yesterday the work of placing them began. It is doubtful whether the stolen trees will be replaced. ; i OFF TO NEW PO John R. Hodgson, fot many years. Tahoe Forest ranger at’Great Bend on Highway No. 40, has been transferred to Bakersfield ‘where he will hold. a supervisory pest ne x F guayule Plantation. Hodgson is known ‘aiohe: winter sports followers throughout the state. For thespast three or four years hé has maintained. a. first aid ago a school for skiers in Sacramento. He has helped to find several venturesome skieers who were lost in the snowy wastes of the high Sierras. James Wheeler, Hodgson’s assistant, has been named. as acting ranger for the time being: Officers Wives Are , Womens (Club Guests The Women’s Civic elub Save . 5 luncheon today in honor. of Army’s officers wives who are “making their homes in this city while their husbands are at Camp Beale. The hh eon was held in the social hall of ae

af bmn a The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month ‘Gel grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.” evada City COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN eaeabi sia 2 — Daniel Webster ugget This paper. gives. yous 20) coverage of all local happenings: . If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read The Nugget. SEES cre Vol. 16, No. 99. The County Seat Joni NEVADA CITY, CAL CALIFORNIA The Gold Contes _THURSDAY, . DECEMBER 10, SS I FO, 1942 Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. ee Just a few weeks ago a oe Signs of a big political storm rolling up from the rural regions of this country begin to darken the bright; sunny, (New Deal skys. {The farmers, the down-to-earth food producers of this country have been kicked until they are on the point of rebellion. In fact the revolt is already underway as was attested in the November election. It was the rural vote that turned most of the defeated congressmen out to pature. z We have neard people say “What good does that 22 billion in gold do, stored away underground at~--Fort Knox?’’ (It may as well be lead or iron as far as the good it does us.” Well, this just isn’t true, because that gold and the gold still under these hills in Nevada County, is going to play a-very important part in our lives when this war is over. Gold was’ first used as money, according to history, in 1920 B. C. That is 38 centuries ago. When Lord (Carnavan in 19:22 reopened the sepulcher of King Tutankhamen near Luxor, in the Valley of the Nile above Cairo, the Scientific’ American published a number of pictures of the beautifully designed ornaments and death mask of this young Pharaoh made from gold. And King Tut used to beat his women about the year 1350. B.C. . History tells us that Frederick J1 The rebellion of the farmers will be augmented by the discontented miners in the gold camps of the country. After the horse is stolen, Congressman WEnglebright, Senators McCarren and Murray, and other western congressmen become prodigiously busy locking the stable. It is true they were given a chance to protest, a. two-day chance, but where were they when, this drive against the gold mining industry was cooking? All of us in the big Second Congressional district will wonder as we walk z through the silent streets of our on Germany, in the year 1224, durcommunities.° The grass is not . !"& the shortage of gold, had made a growing in our streets yet, but coinage of stamped leather bearing his promise to pay in gold.-It is anticipated that Hitler will follow the same footsteps in 1943, although his that is not their fault. Where were all these’ representatives of the “solden’’? west (What an adjecttive!) when our mining industry leather will be ersatz. was quietly led into the laboratory We hold no monopoly on the yelof New Deal experimeht and given od métal, for gold is the world wide quietus shots. Well, no one can . }standard of value. With gold you kay“We do know that no so very can buy a Hottentot’s ‘bride in darklong ago they were ‘busy on getest Africa or the_niftiest debutante ting themselves congressional penbie Fifth Avenue. With gold the hum-. sions and unlimited gas. blest Jew can obtain a_ certificate that he is of the purest from Hitler . Aryan extraction. buy With gold you can almost anything but health and So when the reckoning comes in another two years, we firmly believe that there will be more new faces in congress than there will ibe in January next. The embattled farniers and the miners will not . Will bite off ‘his tail. distinguish much between Demo; When supplies were badly a clear conscience. . going Hirohito—Son of -— hard that his front to. knock erats and Republicans. All they, . 2¢ Bataan for our ‘boys in the Phil-. will want to know it: ‘Who dunjlipines last Spring efforts were made) nit?’’ Any answer that passes the buck to the bureaucrats wont do. The present administration has been as-fertile as a fish in laying eggs for new bureaus. Remember, it was only about a year ago that the president himself had a chart made of the bureaus and the re lation of one to another, so that he could find his ‘way around among them. The voters are at length waking up to the fact that congress, itself, is responsible for the spawn of bureaucracy in Washon two or more occasions. of three ships were lost in the venture, but the men who understook c run the Jap blockade i it for paper money or for drafts; they demanded, gold coin of the realm. In the recent surprising successes of the American Army in North Africa mention has been made in the news dispatches of the loss of some $18,000 in coin by the overturning of a landing ;boat. This makes us and got, ington, and for the hustle and suspicious that some of the manna bustle of elbow rib-jabbing and from Fort Kinox has been used with union stomping resulting from ‘discretion to grease the skids in Alfoureaucratic rivalries. Let us all seria. (Not long ago a certain contratctor from the bay area who had just completed a building here—an ardent iNew Dealer—surprised my by saying ‘‘We are going to get away from rememiber that congress by voting away its powers, long before Pearl Harbor, created most of these bureaus. And now Congressman Tom, Dick and Harry must go before this many faced creation of theirs, gold. It is not necessary any lon3humbly bending the suppliant er.” His argument was, in effect, knee with begging ‘bowls out: that the nation’s productive capacity stretched. plus its natural resources should represent ‘the true standard of value, instead of gold. Unfortunately however these, unlike gold, are subject to deterioraton and to destruction. We must of necessity have some common standard of value. Hither Probably the farmers have the greater grievance. Apparently Clem Whitaker thinks so, for here is what he says: “The recent statement of Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, . that or we must trade by parter, as that farmers must work from /this party proposed. One nation ‘dawn to dusk’’>to méet the food might reasonably barter with anproduction problem—in face of a other for products one might not have, but when it comes to communities the situation would become comic. For instance, imagine Si Sofge lugging a 20 pound Hubbard squash from his Willow Valley farm to trade for a pound of hamburber, or tendering Bill Wright a couple of heads of lettuce for advising him how to keep out of jail. Imagine pleading ! with Tom Richards for a couple of “Farmers, as a matter of fact, . ounces of Epsom Salts while baiting have been working from “‘dawn to . /him with a cucumber or Lyman Gildusk” throughout the war emer. more trying to trade a used tire for gency—averaging from a 60 to 4 {a haircut. 70-hour week, with no over-time (When a man works he wants to for extra hours—and they bitterly . be assured that he will be paid in resented Wickard’s whip-cracking . something that will not diminish in gesture, particularly in view of the . buying power. Paper money in itfact that "Washington had turned . self, has no value. It is a promise to down appeals for a longer work. pay, backed by gold and silver. week in city industries. If you will look at a one dollar bill you will see that it states ‘“‘There lis on deposit in the Treasury of the United States of: America One Dollar in Silver payable on demand.”’ A ten dollar bill states that it is redeemable in lawful money at the U. S&S. previous statement. by President Roosevelt that the 40 hour week would be continued in unban war industries, as workers grew tired and inefficient if they. put in longer hours—served to point up one of the inconsistencies in New Deal handling of the war production effort. “On top of that ‘came further announcement from ‘Washington that farmers who failed to meet (Continued on Page Two) -WHAT ABOUT GOLDBy EDW. C. UREN round table discussion of the future of gold took place amonga_ group of University of California professors. The most optimistic believed that if the war lasts two years longer gold will go to $400 an ounce. Others of: course had ideas somewhat less inflated, but they all, without exception, agreed that nothing could take place of gold as the standard of value. the Treasury on demand. The $10 Dill is a Federal Reserve Note and Federal Reserve Notes are given the seller of gold when the gold is turned over to the mint. Fhey are, in effect, the Zold sellers credit slips. There is some question as to -whether we really are off the gold standard after all. In reality we are only off it insofar as the rights of the individual is concerned -in ‘buying, selling or holding gold. In fact the Federal Reserve Bulletin says that ‘“‘we are operating.in a manner that does not differ in economic — effect from those of the old gold standard.” Perhaps it was wise to take gold out of circulation in order to keep people from hoarding it, for ‘(Cousin Jacks aren’t the only ones who believe that ““God put un there and why shouldn’t ’ee belong to we.” The price of gold was first advanced from $20.67 to $30 an ounce by Great Britain in 1931. At that time her trade was in a. depressed condition because Germany, in order to increase her gold reserves, had been dumping manufactured goods in large quantities at prices with which England could By this device Britain cheapened her dollar by one third and was able to meet German competition su'ccessfully. : “the result With gold we are! Then in 1932 being in control and demanding tinued high wages Britain went off the gold standard altogether, with that while wages remainthe cost of living more than on account of labor coned high, . doubled. teeth . Les the trade advantagthe United On. account of accruing to England . States found itself in much the same needed . with ships! Two out; this dangerous mission refused to do} checks or! 'position, with the result that im 1933 we not only went off the gold . standard but went Britain one better . by marking up the price of gold to $35 an ounce; so we became the Santa Claus to all gold producing coun. tries, with consequent cheaper dollars. And when‘we say the cheaper dollar, it can best be understood by the simple. statement that where an ounce.of gold could formerly be purchased for $20, it now requires $35; therefore the purchasing power of the dollar has been decreased by 60 per cent. As a matter of fact however, within the borders of the states up to the time of this war, there has been no sueh depreciation in the actual purchasing power of the»dollar in the hands of the consumer. (To be continued next issue.) TIN CANS WILL BE PICKED UP IN JANUARY With the recent successful pickup of several tons of tin can scrap in Nevada City and Grass Valley, Captain J. E. Blake of the Nevada.County Salvage Committee, has, announced that the residential and business house pickups will ‘be monthly and urges housewives and stoores to save and-prepare ‘their scrap tin for the January collection as they did for the

December gathering. ; (Captain Blake was particularly enthusiastic over the response of housewives in Nevada City and Grass Valley, calling them the “‘backlbone”’ of the salvage for tin. In Nevada City alone more.than a ton and a half of tin secra'‘p was collected and in most instances the cans were firmly compressed and placed in cartons at the sidewalk curb. This type of cooperation eases the work of the free will collecting by beverage trucks and volunteers. AGED WOMAN SUFFERS FALL (Mrs. Josephine B. Evans, 87, residing at 425 Broad street, in getting out of bed Monday morning fell and broke her hip. The ambulance of A. M. Holmes was called and she was removed to the county hospital. porn ere aia the; not compete. . Pmrrors, re us Pres , aire RED CROSS GIFTS FOR 100 LADS IN CAMP HOSPITAL Nevada City Chapter of the Red Cross has undertaken the task of mailing and wrapping of 100 boxes of gifts for hospitalized soldiers at Camp Beale. A meeting was held recently of representatives of the Red Cross from Marysville, Yu'ba City, Colusa, Nevada City and Grass Valley to discuss details of the work, under direction of Raymond Clinch as chairman. Frances McQuiston of Grass ‘Valley and Mrs. Paul Kemper of Nevada City. They have for small pencils, small dictioaries, combs, ash trays, lotions, wash cloths, playing cards and soap. An equivalent of 35 cents worth of articles will be put in each box. It is urged that these articles be left in the Chapter House in Grass Valley where the boxes will be filled and wraipped. In addition, Nevada City and Grass Valley have been asked to furnish decorations for ten large Christmas trees. This work will ‘be done by Junior Red Cross, Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops. The packages must be wrapped by December 20th and it. is necessary that the work be expedited so that the hospitalized boys at Camp Beale may have their Christmas gifts on ‘Christmas. Eve. appealed CAROLS TO SOUND FROM 2000 FEET FINDERGROTIND An intensive series of rehearsals . have been begun by the Grass Valley Cornish Carol Singers, who will broadcast Christmas carols over CBC on Christmas eve from 2,000 feet underground in’ the Idaho Maryland mine. William Goggins of the mine staff, is in charge of arrangements. The rehearsals are conducted by Har-. ' DOG TRAINED TO old George music instructor of the Grass Valley high school. John Nankervis is Presdrs! of the organization. The broadcast will be heard at 5:30 p. m. Pacific war time on December 24. N.C. RED CROSS COMMITTEE TO MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting this evening of the Red Cross ‘Camp. and Hospital service committee at which plans for providing Christmas boxes for hospitalized soldiers at Camp Beale wll be discussed. The meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7:30 p. m. and Emmett Gallagher, chairman asks that all representatives appointed by civic and ‘fraternal organizations be present. The furnishing of day rooms at ‘Camp Beale for the use of soldiers duting recreational periods will be discussed and dimensions of the rooms, with data on doors, windows, etc., will be considered. SLEEPING MAN OBSTRUCTS ROAD Answering a phone call that a ‘man, sound asleep in the middle of a snow covered road, was odbstructing traffic, Deputy Sheriff Bill Woods hurried out the Bloomfield road, found several cars had stopped. The drivers were afraid to turn out to the edge of the road in the snow to by-pass the man. Woods identified the man as Eldon Williams residing near the White Spot.. He found a half-filled demijohn of wine beside the sleeper, woke him up, emptied the wine, and brought-him into the county jail to continue his slumber. # Elwood Stone, fire dispatcher Tahoe National Forest, Mrs. Stone and sons enjoyed a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Nichols of Forest Hill Sunday. . . REGISTRATION OF 1S YEAR OLDS OPENS FRIDAY About 60 youths according to the estimate of Merle Morrison Selective Service Board, who have become 18 years of age since last June 30, or will become 18 before December 31, will take the first steps toward induction into the armed forces of-the United States during the period starting tomorrow and ending .Decemiber 31st. The Nevada County Selective Service Board announces there will be three periods for registration. Between Friday and December 17th, there will be registration of youths who were born on or after July 1, 1924; but not after August 31,1924. Those who were born on or after September 1, 1924, but not after October 31, 19124, will register between Decemlber 18th, and December 24th. Those who were born on or after November 1, 1924, but not after December31; 1924, will be registered betfWeen December 25th and December 3lst. Registration will be conducted each day between the registration periods with the exception of Christmas. The hours of registration will be between 9:00 a. m. and, 5:00 p. m.y In Nevada County registrations will be made at Selective Service headquarters in the Court House at Nevada City and in the ofifice of the Sierra Sun at Truckee. CHMA TO MEET The California Hydraulic association will meet in this city at the National Hotel next Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock .p. m. The usual luncheon will take place at 13p;-m™. President George Hallock States that he has an announcement to make regarding the probable resumption. of hydraulic mining, as.a result of ‘continued efforts made along that line. SPOT AIRPLANES A plane spotter and his wife, names and location a military secret, are training their little fice terrier to listen for airplanes and growl savagely when he hears one. They have found, that well trained as their own ears have been in over a year of reporting plane flights’over their lookout station, the dog invariably hears the hum of plane engine several seconds before they do. SNOW SETS OFF AIR RAID SIRENS During.a snow storm. Sunday three air-raid sirens sounded off. Their pull cords became weighted with snow. and the wails continued. until: the Grass Valley wardens could yank the cords and dislodge the snow. Dan Stewart of the defense council says that this wont happen with the next storm. The sirens are to be connected with a relay electric system by which they can be controlled from the city hall. ELKS HOLD JOINT MEMORIAL RITES: : The Nevada City and Grass Valley Elks held joint memorial exercises last evening in the latter’s lodge for the memibers who have passed away during the year. Nevada Cty lodge has lost ten members and Grass Valley, two. These exercises are alternated yearly between the two lodges. CHRISTMAS PARTY The W. S. C.S. Chrissmas party will be held next Wednesday at 12:30 p. m. “There will be a pot-luck luncheon and a program in the afternoon. Christmas tree and exchange of gifts not to exceed 25c.:This-is a day the ladies are to bring in their ‘money which is to es fa the place of be bazaar. 5 : . Miners SALES OF XMAS — SEALS AID FIGHT TO BAN DREAD TB Mrs. Richard Goyne, manager of the Christmas Seals sales in Nevada (City this year has placed consignments of Christmas Seals with the (Nevada City Nugget, the -5 and 16 stores and the drug stores for the convenience of those who wishe:to support one of the nation’s most important health movements. The Nevada County Tabesculegis association declares that:the nation’s, first line of defen'’se is good health along the home front. To maintain this skin tests are made each year in the schools to detect the first: symptoms of tuberculosis. All children of the County areoffered this test. Pre-school children and adults who desire it are also skin tested. All who react, to this. skin, test are X-rayed and the’ X-ray read by a chest specialist. This informa* tion is! then given to the family phy> sician of each person X-rayed. Where re-check X-rays are advised, and the family can not afford the expense, (Nevada County Tuberculosis Association arranges for such X-ray to be: taken. In this way many children are X-rayed and checked year after year -by the use of the Nevada County Tuiberculosis funds. (Many have been found with early infection who, are now entirely healed. A typical example of the Association’ Ss. work is as follows: A short® time ago a child was referred to the Association by @ private physidian for skin test and X-ray. In checking over the case the. lentire family was skin tested and X-. jrayed and, as a result, two children are now enjoying Sanitorium care land three others are under close observation, a MEANEST THIEF MAKES OFF WITH XMAS TREES H. F. Sofge, secretary of the Nevada City chamber of ‘commerce yesterday complained to Chief of Police Max Solaro that thieves and vandals, had either destroyed or stolen 25 beautiful trees, gathered several days ago for decoration of ponte streets over the holidays: The trees had been cut and hauled.from the forest by. the city's street ‘crew, and were stored in the rear of the city hall in an open yard. Some of them were too tall for use in private homes and these were sawed and the butts left in the yard. ‘More than 100 trees were to be used to. adorn the streets, and yesterday the work of placing them began. It is doubtful whether the stolen trees will be replaced. ; i OFF TO NEW PO John R. Hodgson, fot many years. Tahoe Forest ranger at’Great Bend on Highway No. 40, has been transferred to Bakersfield ‘where he will hold. a supervisory pest ne x F guayule Plantation. Hodgson is known ‘aiohe: winter sports followers throughout the state. For thespast three or four years hé has maintained. a. first aid ago a school for skiers in Sacramento. He has helped to find several venturesome skieers who were lost in the snowy wastes of the high Sierras. James Wheeler, Hodgson’s assistant, has been named. as acting ranger for the time being: Officers Wives Are , Womens (Club Guests The Women’s Civic elub Save . 5 luncheon today in honor. of Army’s officers wives who are “making their homes in this city while their husbands are at Camp Beale. The hh eon was held in the social hall of ae