February 13, 1939 (4 pages)

. Thinking Out Loud — By H. M. L. ; i —— ugget _ COVERS RICHEST rons AREA IN CALIFORNIA: ‘ in the right to publish the Tr ne with good motives and for oat ifiable ends. ton. ; The Liberty of the Press co —Alexander Hamil“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. Bumbling old Tom Mooney had best be careful’ in his domestie relations, or Rena, the jilted wife, may spill the beans. There are three people who know the whole truth of the Prepared7 $ ness twenty three years ago, Tom, himself, his wife Rena, and Billings, resident of Folsom. No bed of roses is Governor Olson’s sick bed. First the little excursion of Mooney and Bridges to Nevada City arouses his anxiety to the point. of ordering the state militia to stand by. Then Westwood flares, and now two _ rival labor armies in Redding threaten a private war, with the militia at “ready,’’ for these disturbances. The truth seems to be that both labor factions regard the Governor’s election as their own particuJar vindication and triumph. Some statistical expert should keep tally on the man hours lost during the Governor’s administration, _ ; 5 Now comes William Green and declares the time-is-not yet ripe for consolidating craft amd industrial unions. In other words he will have. no traffic with’ John L. Lewis. In the meantime garment workers, some. 400,000 strong ~ y . ne maintain an independent ‘union, and Homer Martin is attemoting to set up an independent union of auto workers. On the other hand the unions themselves, both CIO and AFL in various spots on the U. S. map are taking steps to act in concert whatever the moguls at the top may do. This is notably true in Stockton and there are indications of cooperation among various rival organizations in San Francisco. Between government regulation and taxation, and the conflict -between labor‘ ideologies, the investors of this country have ‘ been scared into their storm cellars. Long term investment, as Economist Flynn pointed out in Town Hall meeting last week in New York, “has dried “up. Owners of capital prefer to let their funds lie idle rather than to risk them in enterprises to which the government may offer competition, a war between Lewis and Green followers may devastate, or that may be strangled to death by taxes. Also looming on the horizon is another world war, and God only, knows what President Roosevelt may do in that event. His constant reiteration of fealty to democratic principles while he more and more ‘concentrates power in his own hands, is a sorry harbinger for this country in time of war, when the Constitution to all practical purposes makes the President a dictator, But his present course all thoughtful Americans will applaud. To ‘supply England ‘and France with abundant arms against their day of need, which may be mear at hand, is, as a number of senators reported he implied in a recent conference, a sensible method of maintaining a first line of defense in France, Why he should have pussyfooted on this declaration no one who visualizes the next _ war, can understand. For a moment, when speaking confidentially to the Military Affairs committee of the Senate, he rose to the stature of a statesma’ But when, some senator DOps, 0! out of turn, he slips back again ia to the role of the master politician; calls the story of our “frontiers in France” a lie. In words it undounbtedly was a lie. We believe the President there. But so far as the meaning of his foreign policy. 4s concerned, it is undoubtedly the truth, The President is aligning this country with France and Great Britain as opposed to the totalitarian states. A majority of our -congressmen are heartily in favor ie of selling those nations; alk «the. . . munitions thex.can, buy. France. ee i is now, just as it was in. the. world war ,the first line of defense of the Western hemisphere. Why blink the fact or dodge the issue. That is where we should be aligned. And’ by mass production and export of planes and all kinds of munitions to those two countries, perhaps we ean call the . HitlerMussolini bluff. Perhaps . there won't be*a war. After all there are. . some qillions of Germans and . Italians too, who remember the part the United States played in the last war. Day dynamite massacre — . ures, Vol. 13, No. 13. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF! ORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1 PROFESSIONAL PAUPER LIST IN. STATE GROWING By RALPH H. TAYLOR The beggar with ‘his tin cup, standing dejectedly on the _ street corner, asking alms, is seldom seen in California in this era of direct relief, work relief, pensions and social security. But there is undeniable evidence that California has more professional paupers than at any other time in its history—and that the Nation at large is faced with the problem of a growing class of relief bred Americans who colléct their alms in government checks instead of using the tin cup.Relief has been made more attractive to the indolent and lazy man than honest labor. And the stigma ed to charity has the quack dogma that government owes every person a living. The fundamental fact that government is merely a composite of the people—and that the person on relief. even though *his check comes from a government bureau, is actually living on his neighbors—seems to have been completely obscured. That may seem, at first glance, a harsh indictment. But it is also a harsh reality—a condition that both state and national leaders readily admit privately, and that some are willing to discuss publicly. The constantly mounting demands that once attachbeen replaced by en to bankrupt both the state and federal governments unless a halt is called. California’s tax payments to . the federal government, for example, have more than doubled during the past five years— largely as a result of relief ‘costs. And the recordbreaking state budget now pending $60,000,000 in new taxes largely as a ‘result of increasing relief expenditBut even that is only part of the story, for relief costs in the main, are being financed ona borrow-asyou-go basis—with ia constantly pyramiding debt that eventually must be paid, witr compound interest, by the workers, farmers, business men and every class of producer and taxpayer. Still more serious, according to students of the problem, is the fact that relief has been so easy to obtain-——and in many cases SO liberal __that hundreds of thousands of relief recipients have ceased to seek work or want work in private industry and are likely to become permanent dependents of government unless there is a drastic purge of the relief rolls in the immediate future. And aggravating the problem is a disposition on the part. of many employed persons to abandon the oldfashioned habit of saving against a rainy day because they feel the igovernment will take care of them df they lose their job. ' Californiia, according to latest official figures, has some 280,000 persons on the dole—and probably tens of thousands additional who are receiving partial support from government in one form: or another. And working California—tabor,, the farmer, the business man and the profesbetween 20 and 25 per cent of its income going to pay federal, state and local taxes! Tt is to-be hoped that the state legislature, when it considers the state budget and the relief problem, will consider the welfare of the state as a ‘whole. It is to be hoped that relief chiiselers and professional paupers who are taking ‘a free ride” at the expense of their more industrious neighbors. Tt is to be hoped that something will be done to prevent the spread of diole-addiction and to habits, The suggestion has been made that a list of ‘all persons on relief be published once a month in their local newspapers—nott to embarrass the deserving, but to turn the ‘spotlight on professional “star boarders’’. The objection is made that. such publication would work an iimjustice on those forced to accept relief through no fault of their own. It might be noted, however, that delinquent tax lists are ‘published—and that thousands of taxpayers have undoubtedly gone delinquent through no fault of their own ‘during . recent years, And thousands: of others: wil! soon be for relief funds (1938 expenditure . reached a new all time high) threat. hefore the legislature calls for some . sional man—is footing the bill, with . some action will be taken to weed out . restore self-respect and industrious}. FE GOLD FLAT STUDENTS WIN ATTENDANCE HONORS The following students of the Gold Flat school have a perfect attendance record for the past month: , Highth grade — Betty Engstrom, Lenore Gregory, Dolores Rockefeller, Harold Walker. Seventh grade — Shirley Bruck, Roberta Deschwanden, Donald Boreham, Dean Laughlin, William Wasley, Fifth grade—Dorothy Letner, Jiulanita Wasley, Mark Roberts, Robert Waker, Robert Wasley. Fourth grade — Donald Wasley, Betty Deschwanden. — Third grade—fFred Letner. Second grade—Ben Engstrom. NEVADA COUNTY SHARE OF AUTO FEES IS $9,990 SACRAMENTO, Feb. 13.—It is announced that the Department of Motor Vehicles, is sending to the counties of the state their apportionment of the vihecle registration fees ~ collected. during 1938. This year’s amount tobe distributed to the various counties totals, $3, 626,435.47. A like amount is transferred to the Department of Public Works, highway division. The apportionment is based -upon the number of motor vehicles reg. istered in the respective conmties. Los Angeles county leads with 1,086,143 registrations, and receives , the largest fee return of $1,487,. 687. 05. Nevada County with 7,265 registrations receives $9,890 for its eee of the returns. Governor Olson pointed out that during 1938. there were 2,663,733 . .vehicles registered in the state com. pared with 2,627,640 in 1937, an increase of 36,0938. At the same time ithe total returns to the counties is . $334,712.99 less than during 1937. The governor said this loss in revenue was brought about by a change in the registration system duritrethe last year of the Merriam administration. Heretofore truck and tralers have been registered aS one vehicle, based on length, weight and tonnage, but last year, each was registered separately at lower fees, greatly reducing the net returns. BENEFIT CARD PARTY BY PTA. IS BIG SUCCESS The benefit card party given by the Parent Teachers Association last Saturday evening was successful. A large crowd attended. Mrs. John R. Bell was chairman of the arrangements for the party and thanks all who assisted, especially the merchants who donated the prizes. Prizes.awarded follow: Door prize, H. ‘Williams; draw (prize, William Molethon; auction—first, Mrs. Hd Snell, second Mrs. Karl Kopp;, first men’s—Theodore ‘Rumdy, second, George Calanian; whist—first, Mrs. Snell, second, Mrs. R. Fitzsimmions; men’s first, Ray Wilde. and second Dr. J. R. Bell; mah jongg—Mrs. Eddy and Mrs. Smith; contract—tfirst, Mrs. Gordon. Bettles, second Mrs. F. F. Cassidy; men, first, Joe Huy, second, DeWitt Nelson. Dainty refreshments consisted of home made cakes, dounghnuts and coffee, The elementary schoo .class selling the largest number of tickets Was promised a surprise St Valentine party and the honor goes to Miss Ruth Tiamblyn’s room of 40 pupils. The party will be held tomorrow afternoon. DIES IN ARIZONA Cc. B. Hill, large stockholder in the Sixteen to One Extension Mining Company of Alleghany ‘died last week at Tuscon, Arizona. brought within reasonable bounids. The person who wants work and can’t get it-is deserving of public aid until he tis able ito become self-supporting. ‘And the person mnable to work likewise is entitled to public support. But California relief rolls should be thoroughly purged of the lazy ‘and indolent who have the fallacious idea that the government owes . them: a living. The government ‘owes m0 ‘one a living—except those HIGHWAY CREW . the start, with prospects of increasKEEPS TAHOE UKIAH OPEN The state highway maintenance crew have done an excellent job in keeping the Tahoe Ukiah road open through the recent storm. Two push plows and a rotary plow have been employed, with.twenty men working in relays. The local district under Fred Garrison, superintendent, extends as far as the Bowman road. The crew from Placer county attends to the road from Emigrant Gap west to the Bowmlan road junction. The Washington road is closed and mail is going in to that hamlet on skis. The Zeibright mine management hhas kept its three mile road open from the Tahoe Ukiah to the mine. } CIVIC CLUB AT ANNUAL DINNER THIS EVENING The Nevada City Woman’s Civic club will have its annuial get-together dinner tonight in the Methodist church parlors at 6:30. This is the annual “husbands” dinner amd each member will bring her husband or escort. A delicious dinner and a fine program thas been ‘prepared and: all are anticipating the affair with much pleasure. The general committee in e¢harge is composed of ‘™Mesdames Belle Douglass, R. J. Bennetts, R. R. Goyne, Clyde Gwin, Chester Scheemer, Misses Gertrude Goyne and W. A. Mulloy. An interesting feature of the after dinner program will be the talk by Leland Smith an ‘‘Animals of the Tahoe Forest.’’ ‘Mrs. ‘Chas. Elliott and Mrs, Ralph Smith will have charge of the music. Dick Goyne is also on the program with some of his favorite Cornish selections. HANS SCHROLL IS AWARDED WINTER SPORTS TROPHY Mrs. Leland Smith and children returned home Sunday from a week end spent at Big Bend ranger station, and attending the International ski sports events at the Auburn ski course. ‘On Saturday all events were carried out in fine form. It: was a perfect day of sumshine the down hill races giving the throngs estimated as over 2,000, a great thrill. The running course at the sko grounds is considered ‘one of the best in the world by experts. Sunday’s events were not so good as it snowed nearly all afternoon, when ‘tthe slalame was demonstrated before immense crowds. At 4:30 the banquet.was held and the,'trophy. cup presented to Hans Schroll, winner of thé ‘sports events, . An: average ‘was taken in down hill and slalom evenst to pick the winner. GASTON MINE It is reported the Oakley. Mining Company thas taken an option on the old Gaston ‘mine. ‘which adjoins the Ancho-Erie property , dn the Washimgton digtrict. A. portion of 'the extensive plans mapped are installation of an electric locomotive in. the long drain tumnel; reconditioning the. long steep tramiway;. move. the main camp to the tunnel level and adjacent to the milling plant. «The old. Gaston ditch is to be reconditioned as a standard flume taking slightly higher ground. An earth dam .is to be built to.form a conservation reservoir .for summier.use. It is also claimed a large body of milling ore exists in the Gaston in, virtually -the blocked out stage. It is regarded as possible ito place the mill on 100 tondaily capacity from ing to a 300 or 400 ton plant in a few months. New. and better roads will be built ‘to the scene of mine operations, Roy Soles is president. Several men were sent to the property late in the fall. They have been, doing considerable cleaning, wp in delinquent times relief costis are a who ‘are 6 willing 4 to — for a voir ‘will: provide power for operapreparation for active operations this} spring. There is no electricity at the] property. and. it is believed the reser. . “TROBINS, HARBINGER OF SPRING ARE HERE ‘Robins, harbingers of spring, arrived in Newada City about the third of this month and have been coming in in larger numbers right along. Each morning since the heavy snow fall about 400 birds may be seen in front of the beautiful home grounds of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Tickell on upper ‘Nevada street where they feed on pyhocantha shrub berries. Snow has caused the bright red berries to fall and the birds throng there to feed making the street litenally red, gray and black. SCOUT EXECUTIVE RESIGNS POST FOR NEW AREA Harris Ricksecker who for the past 13 years has been Boy Scout executive for the Tahoe Council, has tendered ‘his resignation to the council ‘board ‘as he wishes to accept a similar position in Marin county. Ricksecker has worked enthusiastically in this area and especially in the establishment of Camp Pahatsi the scout winter amd summer camp. His territory included Placer, Nevada and Sierra counties. BOY PRODIGIES IN BOWLING WIN HONORS HERE Nevada City Hike bowling ‘team known as “Dr. Reed’s Play Boys” defeated Lodi’s Bracket Garage ‘team. The local boys took all three games, On. the Bracket team were one nine year old boy and another 11 years old, The nine year old ‘boy, Jimmie Quinn, picked up a spare which was 4 and 7 and the 9 and 11 pins. Anyone that knows anything about bowling will realize this: as a» wonderful record as ‘these pins are quite hard to pick up. The nine year old youngsiter has an axerage of 130 while the 11 year old averages about 160 on the alleys at Lodi. The 11 year old had an average here of between 135 and 140. After the games here the: Bracket Garage team played Grass Valley. The two youngsters were not playing in this group and Myers Mobley of Nevada City played with the Lodi boys as they had only four adults left on the team. The score there was three out of four games won by Lodi over Grass Valley. Next Sunday the Elks team will Start in the Intercity Bowling Tournament which is composed of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Chico and Marysville. The Nevada City boys go to Chico Sunday. This tournament will last three or four weeks. ANCHO-ERIE PROPERTY — The Amho-Erie mining ‘property above Washington has been taken under lease and option by Gus Helbach and partner, Fred Anderson of Grass Valley. The deal was.compléted about a. month ago, Frank Mainhart and sister, Mrs. Lyda Talbot, of Nevada City. are reeatlpns va in this property. < Mr. Helbach atcben today ‘that they expect ‘work to .start April .25 or as soon, thereafter as they can get to the property, which is practieally snowbound now. They will drive a tunnel 1800 feet to contact a vein that averages about four feet. It is exposed on the surface for a distance of about .1000 (feet. pin Assistant Supervisor ©@rnest L. Baxter of the Tahoe National Forest: will be interviewed over radio station KROY at Sacramento from 4:15 to 4:30 Tuesday affternoon by Clay Hansen, a student of the Sacramento Junior College on “Opportunities for Forestry. Giraduates’’. . Among those from. Nevada. City making ‘the trip to ‘the Auburn, ski elub. grounds near Cisco Sunday were, Walter Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Berger and children, Miss Nancy and children, Mr. and Mrs B. L. Baxness visitor in . Jones, Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Nelson . , and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gwin. y ROCK FALLIN A rock dropping down a Mt chie winz this afternoon about 2: o’clock injured two miners, Kirt Mullennix and Norman Foote, The : two men were at the station on the 2300 level unloading steel rails = hoisting to the surfaice. : Dr. W. W. Reed and two of the Holmes’ ambulances responded immediately to a call from the mine. — Dr. Reed descended the shaft, gave the men first aid and assisted in : bringing them to the surface. r Mullennix suffered a broken arm and Norman Foote’s foot was cut. The two men were taken to the Jones Memorial hospital in Grass Val ley for treatment. ROTARY ANNS TO GIVE CHICKEN PIE DINNER” The regular weekly meeting of the Nevada City Rotary ‘Club is to be : conducted by the Rotary Anns in the parlors.of the Methodist church; A delicious home cooked chicken pie dinner will be served at 6:30. The ladies are not divulging any of their plans except that we understand they are going to demonstrate to their husbands just how a Rotary meeting should really be conducted. An intresting and enjoyable evening is promised jby Mrs, Harley Leete. and Mrs. Clyde Gwin who are program chairmen of the evening. : The dinner will take place mext Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock. TRIPTOHAWAN CRUSADERS PRIZE FRING HI STUDENTS With a vacation trip to Hawaii as” a reward for the winner, The Jal-ifornia Crusaders today ‘announced that their fourth annual public speaking contest for the high school students of northern California started February 14. The theme is American Citizenship and the students are given an opportunity to discuss a wide variety of vital, interesting and — related topics. pee “This contest,’’ declared Samuel J. Hume, director of the Crusaders, a non-partisan organization, ‘is de— signed to encourage among the youth of California a deeper appreciation of the ideals, principles and obligations of American citizenship. It has the endorsement of educators, dents, veterans and thinking me women everywhere.” In addition to the Hawaiian t trophies and vacations at Cam ry in Yosemite Valley and Springs will be awarded the ot! winners. Gold cups will be at other finalists. Silver cups will presented to the students \wit regional championships, while :¢ ty winners. will receive gald m Each student. participating contest. will receive an Honor. bearing a stirring charge ot . ship. — Gp Last year’s contest, Hume, was a brilliant s than 15, 000. students competition and champ: established in 41 counties. 7 test was won by Richard Ignatius High School, co. : Nevada ‘county was fr Eric Rood of Grass Vi school. The local represen Jack. Reeder of seme’ school. 3 _Ross Taylor, minin engineer, of’ ter; Mr. and Mrs, J. Sowder and and Mrs, C. Muscardini Mrs. ene enon, end: eeayerige s Mr. an@: Mrs. R. J Roneht of

. Thinking Out Loud — By H. M. L. ; i —— ugget _ COVERS RICHEST rons AREA IN CALIFORNIA: ‘ in the right to publish the Tr ne with good motives and for oat ifiable ends. ton. ; The Liberty of the Press co —Alexander Hamil“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. Bumbling old Tom Mooney had best be careful’ in his domestie relations, or Rena, the jilted wife, may spill the beans. There are three people who know the whole truth of the Prepared7 $ ness twenty three years ago, Tom, himself, his wife Rena, and Billings, resident of Folsom. No bed of roses is Governor Olson’s sick bed. First the little excursion of Mooney and Bridges to Nevada City arouses his anxiety to the point. of ordering the state militia to stand by. Then Westwood flares, and now two _ rival labor armies in Redding threaten a private war, with the militia at “ready,’’ for these disturbances. The truth seems to be that both labor factions regard the Governor’s election as their own particuJar vindication and triumph. Some statistical expert should keep tally on the man hours lost during the Governor’s administration, _ ; 5 Now comes William Green and declares the time-is-not yet ripe for consolidating craft amd industrial unions. In other words he will have. no traffic with’ John L. Lewis. In the meantime garment workers, some. 400,000 strong ~ y . ne maintain an independent ‘union, and Homer Martin is attemoting to set up an independent union of auto workers. On the other hand the unions themselves, both CIO and AFL in various spots on the U. S. map are taking steps to act in concert whatever the moguls at the top may do. This is notably true in Stockton and there are indications of cooperation among various rival organizations in San Francisco. Between government regulation and taxation, and the conflict -between labor‘ ideologies, the investors of this country have ‘ been scared into their storm cellars. Long term investment, as Economist Flynn pointed out in Town Hall meeting last week in New York, “has dried “up. Owners of capital prefer to let their funds lie idle rather than to risk them in enterprises to which the government may offer competition, a war between Lewis and Green followers may devastate, or that may be strangled to death by taxes. Also looming on the horizon is another world war, and God only, knows what President Roosevelt may do in that event. His constant reiteration of fealty to democratic principles while he more and more ‘concentrates power in his own hands, is a sorry harbinger for this country in time of war, when the Constitution to all practical purposes makes the President a dictator, But his present course all thoughtful Americans will applaud. To ‘supply England ‘and France with abundant arms against their day of need, which may be mear at hand, is, as a number of senators reported he implied in a recent conference, a sensible method of maintaining a first line of defense in France, Why he should have pussyfooted on this declaration no one who visualizes the next _ war, can understand. For a moment, when speaking confidentially to the Military Affairs committee of the Senate, he rose to the stature of a statesma’ But when, some senator DOps, 0! out of turn, he slips back again ia to the role of the master politician; calls the story of our “frontiers in France” a lie. In words it undounbtedly was a lie. We believe the President there. But so far as the meaning of his foreign policy. 4s concerned, it is undoubtedly the truth, The President is aligning this country with France and Great Britain as opposed to the totalitarian states. A majority of our -congressmen are heartily in favor ie of selling those nations; alk «the. . . munitions thex.can, buy. France. ee i is now, just as it was in. the. world war ,the first line of defense of the Western hemisphere. Why blink the fact or dodge the issue. That is where we should be aligned.. And’ by mass production and export of planes and all kinds of munitions to those two countries, perhaps we ean call the . HitlerMussolini bluff. Perhaps . there won't be*a war. After all there are. . some qillions of Germans and . Italians too, who remember the part the United States played in the last war. Day dynamite massacre — . ures, Vol. 13, No. 13. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIF! ORNIA The Gold Center MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1 PROFESSIONAL PAUPER LIST IN. STATE GROWING By RALPH H. TAYLOR The beggar with ‘his tin cup, standing dejectedly on the _ street corner, asking alms, is seldom seen in California in this era of direct relief, work relief, pensions and social security. But there is undeniable evidence that California has more professional paupers than at any other time in its history—and that the Nation at large is faced with the problem of a growing class of relief bred Americans who colléct their alms in government checks instead of using the tin cup.Relief has been made more attractive to the indolent and lazy man than honest labor. And the stigma ed to charity has the quack dogma that government owes every person a living. The fundamental fact that government is merely a composite of the people—and that the person on relief. even though *his check comes from a government bureau, is actually living on his neighbors—seems to have been completely obscured. That may seem, at first glance, a harsh indictment. But it is also a harsh reality—a condition that both state and national leaders readily admit privately, and that some are willing to discuss publicly. The constantly mounting demands that once attachbeen replaced by en to bankrupt both the state and federal governments unless a halt is called. California’s tax payments to . the federal government, for example, have more than doubled during the past five years— largely as a result of relief ‘costs. And the recordbreaking state budget now pending $60,000,000 in new taxes largely as a ‘result of increasing relief expenditBut even that is only part of the story, for relief costs in the main, are being financed ona borrow-asyou-go basis—with ia constantly pyramiding debt that eventually must be paid, witr compound interest, by the workers, farmers, business men and every class of producer and taxpayer. Still more serious, according to students of the problem, is the fact that relief has been so easy to obtain-——and in many cases SO liberal __that hundreds of thousands of relief recipients have ceased to seek work or want work in private industry and are likely to become permanent dependents of government unless there is a drastic purge of the relief rolls in the immediate future. And aggravating the problem is a disposition on the part. of many employed persons to abandon the oldfashioned habit of saving against a rainy day because they feel the igovernment will take care of them df they lose their job. ' Californiia, according to latest official figures, has some 280,000 persons on the dole—and probably tens of thousands additional who are receiving partial support from government in one form: or another. And working California—tabor,, the farmer, the business man and the profesbetween 20 and 25 per cent of its income going to pay federal, state and local taxes! Tt is to-be hoped that the state legislature, when it considers the state budget and the relief problem, will consider the welfare of the state as a ‘whole. It is to be hoped that relief chiiselers and professional paupers who are taking ‘a free ride” at the expense of their more industrious neighbors. Tt is to be hoped that something will be done to prevent the spread of diole-addiction and to habits, The suggestion has been made that a list of ‘all persons on relief be published once a month in their local newspapers—nott to embarrass the deserving, but to turn the ‘spotlight on professional “star boarders’’. The objection is made that. such publication would work an iimjustice on those forced to accept relief through no fault of their own. It might be noted, however, that delinquent tax lists are ‘published—and that thousands of taxpayers have undoubtedly gone delinquent through no fault of their own ‘during . recent years, And thousands: of others: wil! soon be for relief funds (1938 expenditure . reached a new all time high) threat. hefore the legislature calls for some . sional man—is footing the bill, with . some action will be taken to weed out . restore self-respect and industrious}. FE GOLD FLAT STUDENTS WIN ATTENDANCE HONORS The following students of the Gold Flat school have a perfect attendance record for the past month: , Highth grade — Betty Engstrom, Lenore Gregory, Dolores Rockefeller, Harold Walker. Seventh grade — Shirley Bruck, Roberta Deschwanden, Donald Boreham, Dean Laughlin, William Wasley, Fifth grade—Dorothy Letner, Jiulanita Wasley, Mark Roberts, Robert Waker, Robert Wasley. Fourth grade — Donald Wasley, Betty Deschwanden. — Third grade—fFred Letner. Second grade—Ben Engstrom. NEVADA COUNTY SHARE OF AUTO FEES IS $9,990 SACRAMENTO, Feb. 13.—It is announced that the Department of Motor Vehicles, is sending to the counties of the state their apportionment of the vihecle registration fees ~ collected. during 1938. This year’s amount tobe distributed to the various counties totals, $3, 626,435.47. A like amount is transferred to the Department of Public Works, highway division. The apportionment is based -upon the number of motor vehicles reg. istered in the respective conmties. Los Angeles county leads with 1,086,143 registrations, and receives , the largest fee return of $1,487,. 687. 05. Nevada County with 7,265 registrations receives $9,890 for its eee of the returns. Governor Olson pointed out that during 1938. there were 2,663,733 . .vehicles registered in the state com. pared with 2,627,640 in 1937, an increase of 36,0938. At the same time ithe total returns to the counties is . $334,712.99 less than during 1937. The governor said this loss in revenue was brought about by a change in the registration system duritrethe last year of the Merriam administration. Heretofore truck and tralers have been registered aS one vehicle, based on length, weight and tonnage, but last year, each was registered separately at lower fees, greatly reducing the net returns. BENEFIT CARD PARTY BY PTA. IS BIG SUCCESS The benefit card party given by the Parent Teachers Association last Saturday evening was successful. A large crowd attended. Mrs. John R. Bell was chairman of the arrangements for the party and thanks all who assisted, especially the merchants who donated the prizes. Prizes.awarded follow: Door prize, H. ‘Williams; draw (prize, William Molethon; auction—first, Mrs. Hd Snell, second Mrs. Karl Kopp;, first men’s—Theodore ‘Rumdy, second, George Calanian; whist—first, Mrs. Snell, second, Mrs. R. Fitzsimmions; men’s first, Ray Wilde. and second Dr. J. R. Bell; mah jongg—Mrs. Eddy and Mrs. Smith; contract—tfirst, Mrs. Gordon. Bettles, second Mrs. F. F. Cassidy; men, first, Joe Huy, second, DeWitt Nelson. Dainty refreshments consisted of home made cakes, dounghnuts and coffee, The elementary schoo .class selling the largest number of tickets Was promised a surprise St Valentine party and the honor goes to Miss Ruth Tiamblyn’s room of 40 pupils. The party will be held tomorrow afternoon. DIES IN ARIZONA Cc. B. Hill, large stockholder in the Sixteen to One Extension Mining Company of Alleghany ‘died last week at Tuscon, Arizona. brought within reasonable bounids. The person who wants work and can’t get it-is deserving of public aid

until he tis able ito become self-supporting. ‘And the person mnable to work likewise is entitled to public support. But California relief rolls should be thoroughly purged of the lazy ‘and indolent who have the fallacious idea that the government owes . them: a living. The government ‘owes m0 ‘one a living—except those HIGHWAY CREW . the start, with prospects of increasKEEPS TAHOE UKIAH OPEN The state highway maintenance crew have done an excellent job in keeping the Tahoe Ukiah road open through the recent storm. Two push plows and a rotary plow have been employed, with.twenty men working in relays. The local district under Fred Garrison, superintendent, extends as far as the Bowman road. The crew from Placer county attends to the road from Emigrant Gap west to the Bowmlan road junction. The Washington road is closed and mail is going in to that hamlet on skis. The Zeibright mine management hhas kept its three mile road open from the Tahoe Ukiah to the mine. } CIVIC CLUB AT ANNUAL DINNER THIS EVENING The Nevada City Woman’s Civic club will have its annuial get-together dinner tonight in the Methodist church parlors at 6:30. This is the annual “husbands” dinner amd each member will bring her husband or escort. A delicious dinner and a fine program thas been ‘prepared and: all are anticipating the affair with much pleasure. The general committee in e¢harge is composed of ‘™Mesdames Belle Douglass, R. J. Bennetts, R. R. Goyne, Clyde Gwin, Chester Scheemer, Misses Gertrude Goyne and W. A. Mulloy. An interesting feature of the after dinner program will be the talk by Leland Smith an ‘‘Animals of the Tahoe Forest.’’ ‘Mrs. ‘Chas. Elliott and Mrs, Ralph Smith will have charge of the music. Dick Goyne is also on the program with some of his favorite Cornish selections. HANS SCHROLL IS AWARDED WINTER SPORTS TROPHY Mrs. Leland Smith and children returned home Sunday from a week end spent at Big Bend ranger station, and attending the International ski sports events at the Auburn ski course. ‘On Saturday all events were carried out in fine form. It: was a perfect day of sumshine the down hill races giving the throngs estimated as over 2,000, a great thrill. The running course at the sko grounds is considered ‘one of the best in the world by experts. Sunday’s events were not so good as it snowed nearly all afternoon, when ‘tthe slalame was demonstrated before immense crowds. At 4:30 the banquet.was held and the,'trophy. cup presented to Hans Schroll, winner of thé ‘sports events, . An: average ‘was taken in down hill and slalom evenst to pick the winner.. GASTON MINE It is reported the Oakley. Mining Company thas taken an option on the old Gaston ‘mine. ‘which adjoins the Ancho-Erie property , dn the Washimgton digtrict. A. portion of 'the extensive plans mapped are installation of an electric locomotive in. the long drain tumnel; reconditioning the. long steep tramiway;. move. the main camp to the tunnel level and adjacent to the milling plant. «The old. Gaston ditch is to be reconditioned as a standard flume taking slightly higher ground. An earth dam .is to be built to.form a conservation reservoir .for summier.use. It is also claimed a large body of milling ore exists in the Gaston in, virtually -the blocked out stage. It is regarded as possible ito place the mill on 100 tondaily capacity from ing to a 300 or 400 ton plant in a few months. New. and better roads will be built ‘to the scene of mine operations, Roy Soles is president. Several men were sent to the property late in the fall. They have been, doing considerable cleaning, wp in delinquent times relief costis are a who ‘are 6 willing 4 to — for a voir ‘will: provide power for operapreparation for active operations this} spring. There is no electricity at the] property. and. it is believed the reser. . “TROBINS, HARBINGER OF SPRING ARE HERE ‘Robins, harbingers of spring, arrived in Newada City about the third of this month and have been coming in in larger numbers right along. Each morning since the heavy snow fall about 400 birds may be seen in front of the beautiful home grounds of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Tickell on upper ‘Nevada street where they feed on pyhocantha shrub berries. Snow has caused the bright red berries to fall and the birds throng there to feed making the street litenally red, gray and black. SCOUT EXECUTIVE RESIGNS POST FOR NEW AREA Harris Ricksecker who for the past 13 years has been Boy Scout executive for the Tahoe Council, has tendered ‘his resignation to the council ‘board ‘as he wishes to accept a similar position in Marin county. Ricksecker has worked enthusiastically in this area and especially in the establishment of Camp Pahatsi the scout winter amd summer camp. His territory included Placer, Nevada and Sierra counties. BOY PRODIGIES IN BOWLING WIN HONORS HERE Nevada City Hike bowling ‘team known as “Dr. Reed’s Play Boys” defeated Lodi’s Bracket Garage ‘team. The local boys took all three games, On. the Bracket team were one nine year old boy and another 11 years old, The nine year old ‘boy, Jimmie Quinn, picked up a spare which was 4 and 7 and the 9 and 11 pins. Anyone that knows anything about bowling will realize this: as a» wonderful record as ‘these pins are quite hard to pick up. The nine year old youngsiter has an axerage of 130 while the 11 year old averages about 160 on the alleys at Lodi. The 11 year old had an average here of between 135 and 140. After the games here the: Bracket Garage team played Grass Valley. The two youngsters were not playing in this group and Myers Mobley of Nevada City played with the Lodi boys as they had only four adults left on the team. The score there was three out of four games won by Lodi over Grass Valley. Next Sunday the Elks team will Start in the Intercity Bowling Tournament which is composed of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Chico and Marysville. The Nevada City boys go to Chico Sunday. This tournament will last three or four weeks. ANCHO-ERIE PROPERTY — The Amho-Erie mining ‘property above Washington has been taken under lease and option by Gus Helbach and partner, Fred Anderson of Grass Valley. The deal was.compléted about a. month ago, Frank Mainhart and sister, Mrs. Lyda Talbot, of Nevada City. are reeatlpns va in this property. < Mr. Helbach atcben today ‘that they expect ‘work to .start April .25 or as soon, thereafter as they can get to the property, which is practieally snowbound now. They will drive a tunnel 1800 feet to contact a vein that averages about four feet. It is exposed on the surface for a distance of about .1000 (feet. pin Assistant Supervisor ©@rnest L. Baxter of the Tahoe National Forest: will be interviewed over radio station KROY at Sacramento from 4:15 to 4:30 Tuesday affternoon by Clay Hansen, a student of the Sacramento Junior College on “Opportunities for Forestry. Giraduates’’. . Among those from. Nevada. City making ‘the trip to ‘the Auburn, ski elub. grounds near Cisco Sunday were, Walter Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Berger and children, Miss Nancy and children, Mr. and Mrs B. L. Baxness visitor in . Jones, Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Nelson . , and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gwin. y ROCK FALLIN A rock dropping down a Mt chie winz this afternoon about 2: o’clock injured two miners, Kirt Mullennix and Norman Foote, The : two men were at the station on the 2300 level unloading steel rails = hoisting to the surfaice. : Dr. W. W. Reed and two of the Holmes’ ambulances responded immediately to a call from the mine. — Dr. Reed descended the shaft, gave the men first aid and assisted in : bringing them to the surface. r Mullennix suffered a broken arm and Norman Foote’s foot was cut. The two men were taken to the Jones Memorial hospital in Grass Val ley for treatment. ROTARY ANNS TO GIVE CHICKEN PIE DINNER” The regular weekly meeting of the Nevada City Rotary ‘Club is to be : conducted by the Rotary Anns in the parlors.of the Methodist church; A delicious home cooked chicken pie dinner will be served at 6:30. The ladies are not divulging any of their plans except that we understand they are going to demonstrate to their husbands just how a Rotary meeting should really be conducted. An intresting and enjoyable evening is promised jby Mrs, Harley Leete. and Mrs. Clyde Gwin who are program chairmen of the evening. : The dinner will take place mext Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock. TRIPTOHAWAN CRUSADERS PRIZE FRING HI STUDENTS With a vacation trip to Hawaii as” a reward for the winner, The Jal-ifornia Crusaders today ‘announced that their fourth annual public speaking contest for the high school students of northern California started February 14. The theme is American Citizenship and the students are given an opportunity to discuss a wide variety of vital, interesting and — related topics. pee “This contest,’’ declared Samuel J. Hume, director of the Crusaders, a non-partisan organization, ‘is de— signed to encourage among the youth of California a deeper appreciation of the ideals, principles and obligations of American citizenship. It has the endorsement of educators, dents, veterans and thinking me women everywhere.” In addition to the Hawaiian t trophies and vacations at Cam ry in Yosemite Valley and Springs will be awarded the ot! winners. Gold cups will be at other finalists. Silver cups will presented to the students \wit regional championships, while :¢ ty winners. will receive gald m Each student. participating contest. will receive an Honor. bearing a stirring charge ot . ship. — Gp Last year’s contest, Hume, was a brilliant s than 15, 000. students competition and champ: established in 41 counties. 7 test was won by Richard Ignatius High School, co. : Nevada ‘county was fr Eric Rood of Grass Vi school. The local represen Jack. Reeder of seme’ school.. 3 _Ross Taylor, minin engineer, of’ ter; Mr. and Mrs, J. Sowder and and Mrs, C. Muscardini Mrs. ene enon, end: eeayerige s Mr. an@: Mrs. R. J Roneht of