February 11, 1946 (4 pages)

a8 0% ee ns wees amar ms + cosas ‘severe and exactnig; ~probalbily‘for a people whose older The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month PA “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster sas Nevada City Nu _COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ oovet . This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your nefghbors, and your town, read The Nugget. a Vol. 20,No.12 TT _the County Seat Paper NEVADA city, CALIFORNIA _ The Coid Casi _MON DAY, FEBRUARY UI, I 946 THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L. ‘An interesting election, in scope, took place yesterday in Russia, interesting and to us, very strange. For every office there was but one candidate, a candidate chosen by the Communist panty members of the particular district or region for which he was to be elected. Candidates were not always party memfbers, but ‘they did receive the party oO. K. national There are only 4,000,000 members of the Communist party> roughly speaking, in Russia. Russia has a population of approximately 180 million people. One forty fifth of the people run the government. Incidently there ig a much worse condition presented than in our own. Solid South, where at least one seventh of the people run the gtate governments and elect representatives and senators to congress. In Russia time will probably cure this condition. Though the requirements for membership in the Communisitt party are ‘we surmise that more and more voters will be admitted to it as the years pass. At ‘present, however, the government of Russia is in the hands of a benevolent oligarchy. Not all the party members aré articulate or able to make their ynfluence felt. The Moseow Central Committee, which: must approve all candidates, is oligarchy. really w ‘So far as an election is concerned, the candidates, officially elected yesterday, were really elected weeks and even months ago. when Com-! munist committees in chose them as people, the unwashed, each candidates. 180 millions, were pe Why washed the amd just a matter of It was apparently people a logy. the done to give chance to think they try. Of course, if any voter did not like one of the candidates he had the ehoice of turning in a-blank ballot. We have’ not heard that (enough blank ballot turned in would defeat a candidate, but we surmise that one allot affirmatively stamped, would be enough to eleet to office. This Russian election is a far cry, from our concepts. of democracy. Yet members still recall the days of serfdom, when every person was tied irrevocably to the soil on which he was born, forced to live in wretched hovels and to spend his life in labor for the master of thousands of ‘alcres, no one ‘ean say that life for the great mass of the population, hard as it is, is not infinitely better than it was 50 _ years ago. It 1s no doubt that memory of a slavery ‘80 recent that inspires the ruthlessness ‘of ‘the modern masters, popular masters if you please, of Russia. A point may be argued hotly in the presidum ostow, that is, the executve council, but once a decision is reached, the party line established, everyone cheerfully. accepts it. The alternative is impris‘onment. death, or in ‘some cadsés that greatest of all Russian shames, dismissal from the Communist party. To all Americans past middle age, ‘who read a little of Russia’s history and personally have observed a half ewentury of it the progress Russia hias made since the yoke of the nobility and the czar were wrenched from its mieck, is not only amazing, but truly inspiring, From .a country rotten with governmental corruption, burdened with a century of humiliating military defeats, with a “people $0 impoverished and debased that domestic cattle often led a better life, there has risen a mighty nation singing mighty hymns of freedom and deliverance from evil. “When we think of these things, and of the poor judgment, the other nations, including the U. S. A., have exercised in relations with Russia, we are not surprised that they are mow proud, aggvessive and suspicious . in their relations with the rest of the: world. The war has tested the‘sound metal of the Russian people. They ask recognition of their high courage and approbation from the other mations. What is most needed now, NEW FARM SECURITY HEAD AT AUBURN AUBURIN, Feb. 11—Atbert G. Kennings district supervisor for the farm security administration in the morthern California area announced today that Harry V: Welch has been mamed to fill the position of supervisor in charge of the Auburn office serving Placer, El Dorado, Sierra and ‘Nevada counties. Kenpings state “we ‘believe Welch to be well suited to ‘work in the Auburn area inasmuch as he has been with the farm security administration for the past three years. For the past year he has been in charge of the Willows office serving Glenn and Colusa counties. He is also a graduate of UCLA with a BS dggree in horticulture. Welch has been quite active in community affairs and was an active member of the Willows Kiwanis club. (Rollie Romo past supervisor in the Auburn office recently resigned to accept a position with the Placer Title.Company and since that time pervisor in the Auburn office. resignation and therefore return to,the Auburn office. will definite although it go to Yulba City not he will 'associate FSA supervisor an} NEW RANCE TA district . rmitted to. vote is’! psycho-. itenant will first "i i / decorating. were doing something for their coun-, icating an with Oliver. Duval who of that is in fice. ss charge VANE CFILING RENT PPICES Anmartment for rent-—if the new foot the This racket, newest in the crowded rental field was described today ‘bby Henry A, Cross, Northern: California District OPA rent executive. Three complaints of this nature have been reported to the local OPA rent office already, this week increase in this type of rent control evasion. It is probably the most expensive device yet developed to entrap desperate home seekers. INo tenant can be legailly required to redecorate rental premises in addition to paying the OPA ceiling price Cross emphasized. He urged that illegal'offerg of this type be reported immediately to* the nearest OPA area rent office for investigation and appropriate enforcement action. ‘Cross told of one serviceman and his wife who reported that they found a six room flat for the taking if they would completely redecorate the premises before moving in. On questioning the landlady they learn-' ed that completely redecorating meant painting and papering the walls and ceilings and revarnishing of all floors arid woodwork. LAMSON LAY SPEAKER . David Lamsom, short story writer and ranch owner. was guest speaker at the Methodist Church yesterday morning, in a Race Relations Sunday program. Lamson talked on the responsibility of Christian Americang to extend the benefit of the American way of life to all peoples. ‘we are convinced, is a better understanding of Russian aspirations. When we complain that they are infringing on the rights of smaller countries on their botders. let us pe sure the people of those smaller naitions in the past have had any rights ‘worth preserving under pre-war governments. We suspect that many of them were as ridden by greedy masters as in the old days were the Russians. If such is the case, it may be ‘well to concede that Russia is bringing them new freedom, a step above their former condition. It may not be our idea of a democratic government, but in course of a few years, it may,at—least prove a better’ way of life than they have found in the past, bill for re-? ' Edwin H. Kelley has been acting su. William Blewett who has been on. Josephine and daughter Do military leave recently submitted his . UPstars to their bedroom so that the not . little girl 8 years of age At a thear any more profane and abusive . Teach my desk. It arrives in solitary time plans for reassigning Kelley are. is possible . to work as. of. called up to him to come down, and . he refused. Crossland finally ‘mounted the stairs burst open the . door advanced threateningly toward Mrs. Mundt, despite her husbands warning. It' was then Mundt shot him through the chest with 45 eal. . service revolver. Distriet Attorney Sheldon. stated that Friday morning Crossland made }a statement to himself and tite. sher\iff, exonerating Mundt from blame and shouldering the responsibility . himself for the shooting. * Dr. B= W. Hummelt,. attending Crossland, states that he should reindi. } began abusing SAILOR SHOOTS FORMER SOLDIER NEVADA CITY (Nevada Co.), Feb. 11—John P. Mundt, Jr., recently discharged from the U. 8. (Navy, Friday freely acknowledged that he had shot Charles Crossland, truck driver, when the latter broke into the Mundt bedroom Thursday night and threatened to “slap down’’ iMundt’s wife, Mrs. Josephone Mundt. He is being held in the county jail on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, In a statement made to District Attorney H. Ward Sheldon, Mundt said he had come to Nevada —Gity Tuesday .to take over Hotel under lease from J. C. Crossland, father of the man Mundt wounded, who is now-in the Community Hospital at Grass Valley. Mrs. Mundt immediately began to tidy up the house and in doing so, according to Mundt, moved some of the Crossland dishes and provisions in the kitchen. Crossland had been drinking according to all witnesses, Mrs. Mundt and continued through the evening. said that finally he téok his wife, ‘Donna Jo need not language. Mundt then related that Crossland . cover. The bullet entered the chest ‘below the heart cavity and came out beneath the right shoulder blade. The district attorney said he. was convinced that the. circumstances of the shootng indicated Mundt had definitely sought to avoid an _ eéncounter with Crossland and in protecting his wife had’ done what wud man would be expected to do. said he would have preferred to bring the matter before a grand jury but for the time being there is none in Nevada County. The old grand jury had been discharged and a new one has not been appointed. Under these circumstances Sheldon said he ‘would charge Mundt with a deadly weapon’ and seek to. bring out all the facts surrounding the shooting in the township court of Nevada City. John P. Mundt who shot Charles (Crossland through the chest with a 45 calibre service automatic Thursday night when the latter broke into the Mundt bedroom in the Solaro Hotel and allegedly threatened to slap Mrs. Mundt, was released Saturday from the county jail on bail. Mundt ig charged ‘with assault with a deadly weapon. The shooting occured following a quarrel in the living room of the hotel. Mundt and his wife, Josephine; ._ withdrew to their bedroom, in order tlat their daughter, Donna Jo, aged 8 years, should no longer hear the offensive language of Crossland, who. according witnesses, had been drinking. Crossland followed them upstairs and shooting followed. Crossland was reported to be improving by Community Hospital authorities yesterday in Grass Valley. The large bullet penetrated his chest below the heart cavity and emerged ‘beneath his right shoulder blade, ‘without severing any large artery. CHMA TO MEET The Caliornia Hydraulic Mining Association will hold its February meeting tomorrow in the National Hotel. Following a 1 o’clock luncheon the meeting will open at 2 p. m. “ The president, George Hallock is still in Jones Memorial Hospital recovering from ir§uries suffered when his car skidded into the bank south of North San Juan, late in the evening when he was returning from Al. leghany, Sierra County. the Sofaro. . Mundt ; “CHRISTMAS TREE BILL VETOED — FOR GOOD CAUSE ing Jhis signature to the legislature’s letter: To the Honorable Members of the Assembly: I am returning herewith AB 60) without my signature. This bill diverts the $90,000, 000. unemployment and ‘eonstruction and counties. The bill divides this $90,000,000 in half precisely as one .would cut a melon, It then gives a $45,000,000 slice to the cities of thé state and a $45,000,000 slice to the counties >f the state—not on any basis of. the need of any particular city or county buty.entirely according to an arbitrary formula based on population and road mileage. In view of the known needs of our state and particularly in view of the . I find it difficult to understand the logic of the action which caused this bill after five weeks of session to be the first major bill to : conspicuousness ‘of bills ahead of a long list providing for state needs. It is my sincere hope that further the you wiil consider ;our state of the items which have been side tracked by this bill, the magnitude of the financial prohlen presents and th danger of the precedent it creates. YT ¢annot in 90d conscience wien AB 60 and my reasons are as follows: The bill inaugurates an entirely new spending policy in state govjernment. It appropriates for purposes which have not heretofore been -accepted responsibility of the . . State \fmancial ' State. history proves! that such a precedent once establish-' ed invariably opens the door ther demands and penditures. The bill is obviously. predicated on the assumption that because there is} a war reserve now in the state treasury a division of the: spoils is in order. It was enacted before any state . needs were determined. The ‘bill disregards the fact that even within the restricted limits of HE the call of this special session there! have been introduced appropriation bills totalling $314,/559,000 exclusive of the $90,000,000 gift to cities and counties. This tremendous total shows that the members of: the legislautre themselves recognize the need for additional state services. How many of these bills will be enacted wo do not know because this is the first of any importance to come to final passage but if those bills providing for state needs added to this $90,000,000 would strain our current finances, I would be comipelled if I had first signed this bill to veto or cut the appropriations for real state needs. This demonstrates the fallacy of any claim that there is in any true ‘sense a surplus of state funds. : The bill inaugurates a pelicy under which state needs will forever have to comgete with local government, on a log rolling basis for the state tax dollar. The bill ignores the fact that since 1943 by’ constitutional amendment and legislative action recurring state expenditures have been approved which add $138,220,000 to the state ‘biennial budget. Of this amount $114,500,000 will be for recurring subventions to local government. The bill fails to recognize the difference between communities which have encountered financial difficulty and-those which have not. By basing the distribution of funds on the 1940 census it fails to distinguish between communities whose poulation has been swollen by the war and those which have experienced a lesser growth during the past six years. It is important to note that although schools are listed in the bill as being within the range ‘of permissable local projects, no school district is entitled to any of this ‘Money and cannot get any of it unless the county government waives its claim and assigns some of the county share to the school district—a situation that will rarely occur. The bill involves a departure from to furcontinuous exGovernor Earl (Warren in refus-. fund of the state to the use of cities . face that our state is still growing. . the, special . importance to! 'Miss June Merten . Weds Thos. Domitrovich . Miss June “LLaruth Merten yesterday afternoon became the bride of 'Thomag Domitrovich at an impres. sive ceremony in” “St. Patrick’s Church at 3:30 p. m. Rev. William . Horgan officiated. Attending the bridé as matron of ‘honor, was Mrs. John Cowen, of Sac“Christmas 'Tree” bill, gave his rea-. ramento, formerly Miss Avis Child-! to the United Nations Organization sons, for so doing in the following; reth of Grass Valley. Best man was . Joseph Domitrovich, brother of the . bridegroom. . Mrs. Domitrovich, a graduate of . the Grass Valley high school has . !been teaching for the last two or three years in Oakland. Her husband pee just been discharged from the lar after serving 20 months in the Pacific. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Rudolph Merten of 801 West Main S.F. CHAMBER RENEWS UNO INVITATION The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce has renewed its invitation to locate headquarters in this area and simultaneously mobilized all community agencies and officials in other cities around the bay in a last minute ‘campaign by ¢aible’’ to get the headquarters here. “‘We renew to you our most eargent this morning by the chamber: “We renew to your our most earnest invitation to locate the headquarters of the United Nations Organization in the San Francisco bay Street, Grass Valley where a recepdttion was held following mony. About 100 guests and *relatives witnessed the wedding. . Rev. Chavis F. Weitborn GRASS VALLEY Feb. 11—-Friends iand Nevada City (Nevada Co.), have been apprais;ed of the death early Friday morn‘ing of Rev. Charles F. Washburn, ! ‘who was rector for many years of the . ? Trinity Episcopal Church in Nevada; City and Emmanuel Episcopal Chure h} of Grass Valley. . Rev. Washburn, it was learned . . suffered a second stroke of para-! lysis; coming only a few weeks af-. ter his first. He was a patient in iia. Noreo Naval Hospital in North Cor-. ona, ghee me where he had until recently . been etor of church. Funeral services will be held there today. The deceased suffered. his first stroke Christmas while he was con: ducting midnight services. He was born in Canada 63 years ago. He . ,leaves his wife Mrs. Maude Washburn, a daughter, _Mrs. Mary Kneebone, Pfc. Lloyd Washburn and two, 'vrandchildren: . Chas. Gilmacke Funeral ‘Tuesday . Funeral services will be held in Holmes. Funeral Home for Charles Gilmore who died Thursday morning ‘in a local hospital. The service will take place at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemethe cere-. created. This city of peace l the 80 communities of the area and . its three million citizens will wel. come you and serve you in every posPassed Away Friday Morning’ in Grass Valley } . a . UNO econ the lit . vitation {be in ho i mediately,’’ area where the security charter was on the ‘shores of the Pacific together with sible way to facilitate your sacred task of preserving the peace of the world.”’ : (City officials of San Francisco and other ‘bay area cities as well as community organizations were urged by telephone to send cables within the next eight hours to London endoreing the chamber’s invitation on behalf of the area. ‘We zoo0d dictates of taste in our efforts to date to bring the headquarters to this city and have carried.on an _ extensive campaign the meeting last year,’’ commented ChamPresident Brayton Wilbur. ‘“The our official invitations but we feel that it might be ful at thisitime to renew our inso that the delegates may doubt that this area will welcome their organization. “Tt is urgent that this be done imWilbur said. “Cableare now our only hope and they may turn the tide in our favor, have obeyed all since ” ere. here ber mmittee has framMs Royal. Richardson Is Borne To Rest Funeral services were held in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary Saturday for Royal Richardson ‘who died Wednesday evening at his home 311 Bennett Street, Grass Valley. The deceased was born at Ophir tery. The deceased was a brother of Ly. man Gilmore, locally famed for work in constructing of airplanes between’ 1890 and 1900 and attempts to fly. Their hangars at Gilmore Field adjacent to Grass Valley were destroyed, with all contents in the way of partially constructed planes and the workships, in 1933. ‘Charles Gilmore for several decades had made his home at his cabin Round Mountain. With his brother he had interests in mining at Greenhorn, and in Dutch Flat, Placer County. He was ‘born at Calomah Hill, Nevada County, 75 years ago. Miss Helen Butz Weds Ensign John Snell Miss Helen Butz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Butz of this city. was quietly married yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock in the Methodist Church to Ensign John W. Snell, U. S. Maritime Service of Coronado, San Diego County. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph W: Moore, ‘pastor of the church. About fifty relatives and close friends of the two ifamilies witnessed the wedding. Maid of honor was ‘Miss Mary Carr and bridesmaids ‘were Miss Ruby Mertes of Camp Beale and Misa: Elizabeth Engstrom of Nevada City. Best man was Louis Butz, brother of the bride, and ushers were Capt. ‘Paul Anderson and Lieut. Herbert Henrichs, both of the U. S. Army. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the banquet room of the National Hotel. The bridegroom is the son of Major Ivan B. Snell, U. S. Army of Coronado. The young couple expect to make their home in Nevada City for the present. accepted local government responsibity for. financing local projects through local taxation. Such a departure can safely be made only after a thorough: study of our whole tax structure and ‘a considered assumption of additional responsibilities by the state. . For 40 years he was employed in the Hill, near Grass Valley, 72 years ago. Empire Mine. His diversion ‘was hunting and he was regarded as one of the most ardent sportsmen a the commniunity. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Blizabeth K. Richardson, and three childrén,. Alfred and Royal Richardson and (Mrs. Bernice Daley, all of Grass Valley. Three grandchildren and~one great grandson are bereaved. Rev. Jesse Rudkin conducted the . funeral services. Interment ‘wis im Elm Ridge Cemetery. Funeral Services For Fred Browning This Afternoon NEVADA CITY (Nevada (Co.), Feb. 11—Funeral services for Fred Browning who died Thursday night at .his home on: Park Avenue, will take place in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley this atternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Jesse Radkin ‘will conduct the service. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bi Browning was ‘born in Nevada City 54 years ago. In his youth he was noted as baseball player. Of late . years he has been operator of a truek line. He leaves his wife, Mildred Brown— ing, two sons Fred and Gene Brown~ ‘ing both of Neyada City and a daug-h . ter Mrs. Thomas Mackay of .Grass Valley. His mother, Mrs. TheresaBrowning of this city, is also’ beraav— Frank Anicich Monoxide Victim Recovers Frank Anicich, one of the victimes of Monoxide gas poisoning in a clos= ed car last week end, recovered . w ficiently Friday to leave the t al, get into his car and drive ay John 8. Van Dyke the older ‘and were found unconsioes car near the Middle bridge, is still ‘unco: tle hope, according

a8 0% ee ns wees amar ms + cosas ‘severe and exactnig; ~probalbily‘for a people whose older The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month PA “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster sas Nevada City Nu _COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ oovet . This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your nefghbors, and your town, read The Nugget. a Vol. 20,No.12 TT _the County Seat Paper NEVADA city, CALIFORNIA _ The Coid Casi _MON DAY, FEBRUARY UI, I 946 THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L. ‘An interesting election, in scope, took place yesterday in Russia, interesting and to us, very strange. For every office there was but one candidate, a candidate chosen by the Communist panty members of the particular district or region for which he was to be elected. Candidates were not always party memfbers, but ‘they did receive the party oO. K. national There are only 4,000,000 members of the Communist party> roughly speaking, in Russia. Russia has a population of approximately 180 million people. One forty fifth of the people run the government. Incidently there ig a much worse condition presented than in our own. Solid South, where at least one seventh of the people run the gtate governments and elect representatives and senators to congress. In Russia time will probably cure this condition. Though the requirements for membership in the Communisitt party are ‘we surmise that more and more voters will be admitted to it as the years pass. At ‘present, however, the government of Russia is in the hands of a benevolent oligarchy. Not all the party members aré articulate or able to make their ynfluence felt. The Moseow Central Committee, which: must approve all candidates, is oligarchy. really w ‘So far as an election is concerned, the candidates, officially elected yesterday, were really elected weeks and even months ago. when Com-! munist committees in chose them as people, the unwashed, each candidates. 180 millions, were pe Why washed the amd just a matter of It was apparently people a logy. the done to give chance to think they try. Of course, if any voter did not like one of the candidates he had the ehoice of turning in a-blank ballot. We have’ not heard that (enough blank ballot turned in would defeat a candidate, but we surmise that one allot affirmatively stamped, would be enough to eleet to office. This Russian election is a far cry, from our concepts. of democracy. Yet members still recall the days of serfdom, when every person was tied irrevocably to the soil on which he was born, forced to live in wretched hovels and to spend his life in labor for the master of thousands of ‘alcres, no one ‘ean say that life for the great mass of the population, hard as it is, is not infinitely better than it was 50 _ years ago. It 1s no doubt that memory of a slavery ‘80 recent that inspires the ruthlessness ‘of ‘the modern masters, popular masters if you please, of Russia. A point may be argued hotly in the presidum ostow, that is, the executve council, but once a decision is reached, the party line established, everyone cheerfully. accepts it. The alternative is impris‘onment. death, or in ‘some cadsés that greatest of all Russian shames, dismissal from the Communist party. To all Americans past middle age, ‘who read a little of Russia’s history and personally have observed a half ewentury of it the progress Russia hias made since the yoke of the nobility and the czar were wrenched from its mieck, is not only amazing, but truly inspiring, From .a country rotten with governmental corruption, burdened with a century of humiliating military defeats, with a “people $0 impoverished and debased that domestic cattle often led a better life, there has risen a mighty nation singing mighty hymns of freedom and deliverance from evil. “When we think of these things, and of the poor judgment, the other nations, including the U. S. A., have exercised in relations with Russia, we are not surprised that they are mow proud, aggvessive and suspicious . in their relations with the rest of the: world. The war has tested the‘sound metal of the Russian people. They ask recognition of their high courage and approbation from the other mations. What is most needed now, NEW FARM SECURITY HEAD AT AUBURN AUBURIN, Feb. 11—Atbert G. Kennings district supervisor for the farm security administration in the morthern California area announced today that Harry V: Welch has been mamed to fill the position of supervisor in charge of the Auburn office serving Placer, El Dorado, Sierra and ‘Nevada counties. Kenpings state “we ‘believe Welch to be well suited to ‘work in the Auburn area inasmuch as he has been with the farm security administration for the past three years. For the past year he has been in charge of the Willows office serving Glenn and Colusa counties. He is also a graduate of UCLA with a BS dggree in horticulture. Welch has been quite active in community affairs and was an active member of the Willows Kiwanis club. (Rollie Romo past supervisor in the Auburn office recently resigned to accept a position with the Placer Title.Company and since that time pervisor in the Auburn office. resignation and therefore return to,the Auburn office. will definite although it go to Yulba City not he will 'associate FSA supervisor an} NEW RANCE TA district . rmitted to. vote is’! psycho-. itenant will first "i i / decorating. were doing something for their coun-, icating an with Oliver. Duval who of that is in fice. ss charge VANE CFILING RENT PPICES Anmartment for rent-—if the new foot the This racket, newest in the crowded rental field was described today ‘bby Henry A, Cross, Northern: California District OPA rent executive. Three complaints of this nature have been reported to the local OPA rent office already, this week increase in this type of rent control evasion. It is probably the most expensive device yet developed to entrap desperate home seekers. INo tenant can be legailly required to redecorate rental premises in addition to paying the OPA ceiling price Cross emphasized. He urged that illegal'offerg of this type be reported immediately to* the nearest OPA area rent office for investigation and appropriate enforcement action. ‘Cross told of one serviceman and his wife who reported that they found a six room flat for the taking if they would completely redecorate the premises before moving in. On questioning the landlady they learn-' ed that completely redecorating meant painting and papering the walls and ceilings and revarnishing of all floors arid woodwork. LAMSON LAY SPEAKER . David Lamsom, short story writer and ranch owner. was guest speaker at the Methodist Church yesterday morning, in a Race Relations Sunday program. Lamson talked on the responsibility of Christian Americang to extend the benefit of the American way of life to all peoples. ‘we are convinced, is a better understanding of Russian aspirations. When we complain that they are infringing on the rights of smaller countries on their botders. let us pe sure the people of those smaller naitions in the past have had any rights ‘worth preserving under pre-war governments. We suspect that many of them were as ridden by greedy masters as in the old days were the Russians. If such is the case, it may be ‘well to concede that Russia is bringing them new freedom, a step above their former condition. It may not be our idea of a democratic government, but in course of a few years, it may,at—least prove a better’ way of life than they have found in the past, bill for re-? ' Edwin H. Kelley has been acting su. William Blewett who has been on. Josephine and daughter Do military leave recently submitted his . UPstars to their bedroom so that the not . little girl 8 years of age At a thear any more profane and abusive . Teach my desk. It arrives in solitary time plans for reassigning Kelley are. is possible . to work as. of. called up to him to come down, and . he refused. Crossland finally ‘mounted the stairs burst open the . door advanced threateningly toward Mrs. Mundt, despite her husbands warning. It' was then Mundt shot him through the chest with 45 eal. . service revolver. Distriet Attorney Sheldon. stated that Friday morning Crossland made }a statement to himself and tite. sher\iff, exonerating Mundt from blame and shouldering the responsibility . himself for the shooting. * Dr. B= W. Hummelt,. attending Crossland, states that he should reindi. } began abusing SAILOR SHOOTS FORMER SOLDIER NEVADA CITY (Nevada Co.), Feb. 11—John P. Mundt, Jr., recently discharged from the U. 8. (Navy, Friday freely acknowledged that he had shot Charles Crossland, truck driver, when the latter broke into the Mundt bedroom Thursday night and threatened to “slap down’’ iMundt’s wife, Mrs. Josephone Mundt. He is being held in the county jail on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, In a statement made to District Attorney H. Ward Sheldon, Mundt said he had come to Nevada —Gity Tuesday .to take over Hotel under lease from J. C. Crossland, father of the man Mundt wounded, who is now-in the Community Hospital at Grass Valley. Mrs. Mundt immediately began to tidy up the house and in doing so, according to Mundt, moved some of the Crossland dishes and provisions in the kitchen. Crossland had been drinking according to all witnesses, Mrs. Mundt and continued through the evening. said that finally he téok his wife, ‘Donna Jo need not language. Mundt then related that Crossland . cover. The bullet entered the chest ‘below the heart cavity and came out beneath the right shoulder blade. The district attorney said he. was convinced that the. circumstances of the shootng indicated Mundt had definitely sought to avoid an _ eéncounter with Crossland and in protecting his wife had’ done what wud man would be expected to do. said he would have preferred to bring the matter before a grand jury but for the time being there is none in Nevada County. The old grand jury had been discharged and a new one has not been appointed. Under these circumstances Sheldon said he ‘would charge Mundt with a deadly weapon’ and seek to. bring out all the facts surrounding the shooting in the township court of Nevada City. John P. Mundt who shot Charles (Crossland through the chest with a 45 calibre service automatic Thursday night when the latter broke into the Mundt bedroom in the Solaro Hotel and allegedly threatened to slap Mrs. Mundt, was released Saturday from the county jail on bail. Mundt ig charged ‘with assault with a deadly weapon. The shooting occured following a quarrel in the living room of the hotel. Mundt and his wife, Josephine; ._ withdrew to their bedroom, in order tlat their daughter, Donna Jo, aged 8 years, should no longer hear the offensive language of Crossland, who. according witnesses, had been drinking. Crossland followed them upstairs and shooting followed. Crossland was reported to be improving by Community Hospital authorities yesterday in Grass Valley. The large bullet penetrated his chest below the heart cavity and emerged

‘beneath his right shoulder blade, ‘without severing any large artery. CHMA TO MEET The Caliornia Hydraulic Mining Association will hold its February meeting tomorrow in the National Hotel. Following a 1 o’clock luncheon the meeting will open at 2 p. m. “ The president, George Hallock is still in Jones Memorial Hospital recovering from ir§uries suffered when his car skidded into the bank south of North San Juan, late in the evening when he was returning from Al. leghany, Sierra County. the Sofaro. . Mundt ; “CHRISTMAS TREE BILL VETOED — FOR GOOD CAUSE ing Jhis signature to the legislature’s letter: To the Honorable Members of the Assembly: I am returning herewith AB 60) without my signature. This bill diverts the $90,000, 000. unemployment and ‘eonstruction and counties. The bill divides this $90,000,000 in half precisely as one .would cut a melon, It then gives a $45,000,000 slice to the cities of thé state and a $45,000,000 slice to the counties >f the state—not on any basis of. the need of any particular city or county buty.entirely according to an arbitrary formula based on population and road mileage. In view of the known needs of our state and particularly in view of the . I find it difficult to understand the logic of the action which caused this bill after five weeks of session to be the first major bill to : conspicuousness ‘of bills ahead of a long list providing for state needs.. It is my sincere hope that further the you wiil consider ;our state of the items which have been side tracked by this bill, the magnitude of the financial prohlen presents and th danger of the precedent it creates. YT ¢annot in 90d conscience wien AB 60 and my reasons are as follows: The bill inaugurates an entirely new spending policy in state govjernment. It appropriates for purposes which have not heretofore been -accepted responsibility of the . . State \fmancial ' State. history proves! that such a precedent once establish-' ed invariably opens the door ther demands and penditures. The bill is obviously. predicated on the assumption that because there is} a war reserve now in the state treasury a division of the: spoils is in order. It was enacted before any state . needs were determined. The ‘bill disregards the fact that even within the restricted limits of HE the call of this special session there! have been introduced appropriation bills totalling $314,/559,000 exclusive of the $90,000,000 gift to cities and counties. This tremendous total shows that the members of: the legislautre themselves recognize the need for additional state services. How many of these bills will be enacted wo do not know because this is the first of any importance to come to final passage but if those bills providing for state needs added to this $90,000,000 would strain our current finances, I would be comipelled if I had first signed this bill to veto or cut the appropriations for real state needs. This demonstrates the fallacy of any claim that there is in any true ‘sense a surplus of state funds. : The bill inaugurates a pelicy under which state needs will forever have to comgete with local government, on a log rolling basis for the state tax dollar. The bill ignores the fact that since 1943 by’ constitutional amendment and legislative action recurring state expenditures have been approved which add $138,220,000 to the state ‘biennial budget. Of this amount $114,500,000 will be for recurring subventions to local government. The bill fails to recognize the difference between communities which have encountered financial difficulty and-those which have not. By basing the distribution of funds on the 1940 census it fails to distinguish between communities whose poulation has been swollen by the war and those which have experienced a lesser growth during the past six years. It is important to note that although schools are listed in the bill as being within the range ‘of permissable local projects, no school district is entitled to any of this ‘Money and cannot get any of it unless the county government waives its claim and assigns some of the county share to the school district—a situation that will rarely occur. The bill involves a departure from to furcontinuous exGovernor Earl (Warren in refus-. fund of the state to the use of cities . face that our state is still growing. . the, special . importance to! 'Miss June Merten . Weds Thos. Domitrovich . Miss June “LLaruth Merten yesterday afternoon became the bride of 'Thomag Domitrovich at an impres. sive ceremony in” “St. Patrick’s Church at 3:30 p. m. Rev. William . Horgan officiated. Attending the bridé as matron of ‘honor, was Mrs. John Cowen, of Sac“Christmas 'Tree” bill, gave his rea-. ramento, formerly Miss Avis Child-! to the United Nations Organization sons, for so doing in the following; reth of Grass Valley. Best man was . Joseph Domitrovich, brother of the . bridegroom. . Mrs. Domitrovich, a graduate of . the Grass Valley high school has . !been teaching for the last two or three years in Oakland. Her husband pee just been discharged from the lar after serving 20 months in the Pacific. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Rudolph Merten of 801 West Main S.F. CHAMBER RENEWS UNO INVITATION The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce has renewed its invitation to locate headquarters in this area and simultaneously mobilized all community agencies and officials in other cities around the bay in a last minute ‘campaign by ¢aible’’ to get the headquarters here. “‘We renew to you our most eargent this morning by the chamber: “We renew to your our most earnest invitation to locate the headquarters of the United Nations Organization in the San Francisco bay Street, Grass Valley where a recepdttion was held following mony. About 100 guests and *relatives witnessed the wedding. . Rev. Chavis F. Weitborn GRASS VALLEY Feb. 11—-Friends iand Nevada City (Nevada Co.), have been apprais;ed of the death early Friday morn‘ing of Rev. Charles F. Washburn, ! ‘who was rector for many years of the . ? Trinity Episcopal Church in Nevada; City and Emmanuel Episcopal Chure h} of Grass Valley. . Rev. Washburn, it was learned . . suffered a second stroke of para-! lysis; coming only a few weeks af-. ter his first. He was a patient in iia. Noreo Naval Hospital in North Cor-. ona, ghee me where he had until recently . been etor of church. Funeral services will be held there today. The deceased suffered. his first stroke Christmas while he was con: ducting midnight services. He was born in Canada 63 years ago. He . ,leaves his wife Mrs. Maude Washburn, a daughter, _Mrs. Mary Kneebone, Pfc. Lloyd Washburn and two, 'vrandchildren: . Chas. Gilmacke Funeral ‘Tuesday . Funeral services will be held in Holmes. Funeral Home for Charles Gilmore who died Thursday morning ‘in a local hospital. The service will take place at 2 p. m. tomorrow. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemethe cere-. created. This city of peace l the 80 communities of the area and . its three million citizens will wel. come you and serve you in every posPassed Away Friday Morning’ in Grass Valley } . a . UNO econ the lit . vitation {be in ho i mediately,’’ area where the security charter was on the ‘shores of the Pacific together with sible way to facilitate your sacred task of preserving the peace of the world.”’ : (City officials of San Francisco and other ‘bay area cities as well as community organizations were urged by telephone to send cables within the next eight hours to London endoreing the chamber’s invitation on behalf of the area. ‘We zoo0d dictates of taste in our efforts to date to bring the headquarters to this city and have carried.on an _ extensive campaign the meeting last year,’’ commented ChamPresident Brayton Wilbur. ‘“The our official invitations but we feel that it might be ful at thisitime to renew our inso that the delegates may doubt that this area will welcome their organization. “Tt is urgent that this be done imWilbur said. “Cableare now our only hope and they may turn the tide in our favor, have obeyed all since ” ere. here ber mmittee has framMs Royal. Richardson Is Borne To Rest Funeral services were held in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary Saturday for Royal Richardson ‘who died Wednesday evening at his home 311 Bennett Street, Grass Valley. The deceased was born at Ophir tery. The deceased was a brother of Ly. man Gilmore, locally famed for work in constructing of airplanes between’ 1890 and 1900 and attempts to fly. Their hangars at Gilmore Field adjacent to Grass Valley were destroyed, with all contents in the way of partially constructed planes and the workships, in 1933. ‘Charles Gilmore for several decades had made his home at his cabin Round Mountain. With his brother he had interests in mining at Greenhorn, and in Dutch Flat, Placer County. He was ‘born at Calomah Hill, Nevada County, 75 years ago. Miss Helen Butz Weds Ensign John Snell Miss Helen Butz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Butz of this city. was quietly married yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock in the Methodist Church to Ensign John W. Snell, U. S. Maritime Service of Coronado, San Diego County. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph W: Moore, ‘pastor of the church. About fifty relatives and close friends of the two ifamilies witnessed the wedding. Maid of honor was ‘Miss Mary Carr and bridesmaids ‘were Miss Ruby Mertes of Camp Beale and Misa: Elizabeth Engstrom of Nevada City. Best man was Louis Butz, brother of the bride, and ushers were Capt. ‘Paul Anderson and Lieut. Herbert Henrichs, both of the U. S. Army. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the banquet room of the National Hotel. The bridegroom is the son of Major Ivan B. Snell, U. S. Army of Coronado. The young couple expect to make their home in Nevada City for the present. accepted local government responsibity for. financing local projects through local taxation. Such a departure can safely be made only after a thorough: study of our whole tax structure and ‘a considered assumption of additional responsibilities by the state. . For 40 years he was employed in the Hill, near Grass Valley, 72 years ago. Empire Mine. His diversion ‘was hunting and he was regarded as one of the most ardent sportsmen a the commniunity. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Blizabeth K. Richardson, and three childrén,. Alfred and Royal Richardson and (Mrs. Bernice Daley, all of Grass Valley. Three grandchildren and~one great grandson are bereaved. Rev. Jesse Rudkin conducted the . funeral services. Interment ‘wis im Elm Ridge Cemetery. Funeral Services For Fred Browning This Afternoon NEVADA CITY (Nevada (Co.), Feb. 11—Funeral services for Fred Browning who died Thursday night at .his home on: Park Avenue, will take place in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary in Grass Valley this atternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Jesse Radkin ‘will conduct the service. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bi Browning was ‘born in Nevada City 54 years ago. In his youth he was noted as baseball player. Of late . years he has been operator of a truek line. He leaves his wife, Mildred Brown— ing, two sons Fred and Gene Brown~ ‘ing both of Neyada City and a daug-h . ter Mrs. Thomas Mackay of .Grass Valley. His mother, Mrs. TheresaBrowning of this city, is also’ beraav— Frank Anicich Monoxide Victim Recovers Frank Anicich, one of the victimes of Monoxide gas poisoning in a clos= ed car last week end, recovered . w ficiently Friday to leave the t al, get into his car and drive ay John 8. Van Dyke the older ‘and were found unconsioes car near the Middle bridge, is still ‘unco: tle hope, according