February 26, 1945 (4 pages)

The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who ive it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”’—Daniel Webite: Nevada City , _COVERS, RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA ey U gget . frie . This paper gives you complete . . coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your nds, your neighbors, and your town, réad The Nugget. iY Vol. 19. No. 16 ee sn ten nce sr _The County Seat Paper ao _NEVADA cITy, CALIFORNIA The Gold Conse MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1945 JUST WONDERIN’ By A. MERRIAM CONNER I wonder why three evil. ghouls Should stalk each passing year, To darken and becloud the mind With hates and doubts and fears. I wonder why three grim monsters, born and nurtured in the deep blackness of antiquity, should wield 60 much influence in the modern world of today. Ignorance, superstition and intolerance are of the past, creatures of the night, that should be driven from every path which leads onward and upward. The man who gives sanctuary to any one of them and allows it to sway his thinking is in.a measure benighted; the man who harbors all three in this age and generation is what some might call ‘‘a lost soul.’ The ignorant man may not be superstitious, but the superstitiious man is always ignorant, the superstituious man may not be intolerant, but thein olerant man is both ignorant and superstititious, In all ages ignorance and. superstition have com: bined to produce intolerance and intolerance has in turn produced all the death and destruction, horror and anguish through which the world of yesterday and today has moved. The winning of the presene global war should bring about the destruction of these three great evils and their baleful power to affict mankind. s bite ‘One of our notable senators is giving a soulful rendition of the popular song. Don’t Fence Me In; He thinks he may attend the San _ Francisco. Conference of nations; but he wishes, to go unbound. Now, he can’t do that} any one delegated to that conference . will of necessity, be bound and burdened, bound by the ties of a com-. mon brotherhood, by the wistful) dreams of all the ages and by the . cherished hope of the world we now live in and of that better world that is to be'(?). One who wields the! slightest influence or takes smallest part in the deliberations ef that gathering of the nations, will . ‘be bound and burdened by heavy re-. sponsibilities and solemn duties to his fellow men of every race, color and creed. Participation in so important and momentous an occasion ehoyld not be lightly undertaken and . it is to be hoped that a great majority of the delegates will leave their prejudices, their private predilections and their party preferences at home. Now is the time for all of us to pray, “(Lord gove us men.” (Civilization will outride the storm if those who are to guide its course through the eurrents, counter currents and swollen tides which will no doubt assail, can hold the light of wisdom high and keep their hopes and strong desires focused upon the world of peace and liberty which is the goal of all humanity. “Once to. every man and nation comes the moment to decide. “but mever before have so many races and peoples entered the valley of decision at one. and the same time; the great spectacle which will be presented when the San Francisco Conference begins its deliberations, surely proves that the world has gone a long way on the road of understand~ ing. Is thig time time when the evils fo past ages are to be outlawed and a new era of justice, truth and right inaugurated? Let us pray that this may be so. Let us realize that we, every one of us has a part to play in this great world drama. The clarion call goes forth, the command has been given, are we strong and wise enough to obey? Mrs. Adelaide Dryden of Grass Valley Passes Funeral services will ‘tbe held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for Mrs. Adelaide Dryden who passed away Sunday morning in a. Nevada City hospital. Mrs. Dryden was a native of Grass Valley, aged 76 years, and a’ daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Colton. early day settlers: in Grass Valley: Rev F.rank Buck of the anes uel Episcopal Church will conduct the service and interment will be in the Elm Ridge Cemtery. Surviving Mrs. Dryden are her brothers, William and James Colton, both of Grass Valley, sisters, Mrs. Sarah White of Oakland, Mrs. Hannah Grenfell and Miss Bertha Maguire, both of Grass Valley. Seven nieces and nephews are also bereayed. / under the {oc LANGUAGE TEST . tle difficulty in finding interpreters te BANK TO ADVISE. MUNICIPALITIESON MONEY ISSUES A new municipal security advisory service for public officials of California communities, entirely free of cost or obligation, has been put into effect’ by the Bank of America. An active dealer in municipal bonds, the bank’s Bond Investment department in San Francisco has accumulated wide and highly specialized experience in the under-writing of California issues and is credited with owning the largest portfolio of municipal securities in America. This experience and the extensive facilities of the bank are now freely offered to the cities, counties and ‘other political subdivisions of California as a means of helping with their postwar financial planning, and dictated only by Bank of America’s well known keen interest in the progress of California. Already, it is learned, conversations have been held with the officials of a number of the larger cities which are contemplating new’ bond issues, and the net rseults are expected to be seen in more. easily marketable securities than otherwise might have been the case. cisco, Questions will be welcomed, it is. stated, from all California municip-. alities on such subjects as maturity . scheduling, probable interest rates . various conditions, methods . of calling for bids and other tech-/ nical details on new issues. Public} officials. are invited to get in touch} . with the manager of the local branch . of the Bank of America, who will . . relay the queries to the bank’s spec-_ ‘ialists in this field. Where deemed . necessary, a qualified technician will be sent to-eonfer directly with the local authorities. 2 SAN FRANCISCO READY FOR SAN FRANCISCO, Feb .26—Delegates to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco will have litand translators no matter how unsual the language involved, authorities said here today. The Immigration and Naturalization Service alone is prepared to supply interpreters for 17 languages, ranging from Arabian to Javanese and from Dalmatian to Syrian: The Municipal Court has interpreters who can handle ten languages and the Berlitz School and other private agencies are equipped to translate to and from all the major European and ‘Asiatic tongues. Chinese interpreters are especially available in San Francisco, where speakers of all dialects of contemporary China can be found. Even the operators in the Chinese telephone exchange have to. be famliiar with five Chinese dialects. Filipinos in San Francisco speak all the principal tongues of their lands. ‘Moreover, of the 45 United and Associated Nations, 30 have coneulates in San Francisco, and all but 11 have some governmental representation. Three of the 11 unrepresented are parts of the British Commonwealth and will have their interests looked after by the British Consulate. And of .the remaining eight, the language of Haiti is. French and that of Liberia is English. This leaves only Ethiopia, Iceland, Tran, Iraq and Yugoslavia unaccounted for, and San Francisco agencies are prepared to _intebpret all of them. Friendship “Circle of the Methodist\Church met at the home of Mrs. Joseph Day on Gold’ Flat Tuesday afternoon for a most interesting monthly meeting. Twelve members were present, refreshments were served at the close of the afternoon. (Mrs. David Ralston led-in devotion. Mrs. Joseph Day is president of the ‘Friendship Circle. Ranger and Mrs, Frank ‘Meggers of Camptonville were business visitors in Nevada. Ciey Friday. . As was stated at the time, ; to round out aand wity substance to and Weaver Mortuary MEANINGTO WORLD OFS. F. PEACE MEETING There hag’ been considerable confusion and misunderstanding over the purpose and intent of the United Nations conference to be held in San Francisco April 25. In order to eclarify the nature of this historic meeting, Henry F. Grady, President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and an. authority on world economics, has issued the following statement: “The United Natfons: conference to be held in San Francisco on April 25, isthesequel or. concluding chapter as it were, to the Dubarton Oaks conference, where the pattern for world peace and order wag blueprinted in preliminary form. “The Dumbarton Oaks conference undertook. to draft preliminary proposals for a world organization, which will be called ‘The United Nations’, and these United Nations will meet through their duly appointed delegates or representatives, at the} conference scheduled for San Fran-. where they will prepare in. final detail the chapter of a world peace and economic order. “While much “of the emphasis at} Dumbartop Oaks was upon the question of greatest. concern to the world, namely, security peace, the proposals nevertheless out lined the entire framework of the general international organization. the proahr have gaps to be filled in, but is understood that the most imee of these have been filled in at Yalta. It becomes the task, therefore of the San Francisco conference . the preliminary at Dumbarton Oaks. “It is encouraging to note that steps will be taken ‘before the end tf" structure designed the war definitely to set up the peace machinery. This will serve to prevent the dangerous hiatus between war and peace, such as led to chaos and confusion ‘in many countries after the last war and which eertainly developed conditions that had a bearing on World War II. “T am delighted to know that the United Nations conference will be held in San Francisco, which will point up the importance to the new world order of the great countries in the Pacific Area. And conversely, it. is dramatic reminder to San .Francisco of its tremendous responsibilitses in the Pacific area. ‘The San Francisco conference may well prove to be the most significant conclave in the history of the human race. If it should be the means of bringing to fruition man’s highest aim, lasting world peace and ecenomic order, then it will have earned all the acclaim and _ historical rating that can be heaped upon it. “It will be a great thing for future generationg to hail San Francisco as the cradle of a New Understanding and Organization in international relations, the Queen City of World Peace.’’ JOHN H. PHILLIPS MINER. PASSES Last rites. will. be said for John H. Phillips Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock on the chapel of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for John H. who died Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. ‘G. M. Putnam, 2700 J street, Sacramento. mento. Phillips was a native of Cornwall, England, aged 74 years. He came to Grass Valley 53. years ago and entered the mining industry where he was employed until his retirement a few years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips, his daughter, Mrs. Putnam of ‘Sacramento and _ one grandson. The services Wednesday will be conducted by Rev. Mark Pike and interment will be in the Elm Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Rose Jones who was in the and lasting ; Nevada City Sanitarium several days has so far recovered in her illness that she was able to return home’ Friday. ee HOPEFUL VIEW OF RUSSIA AND U.S, RELATIONS Thomas L. Harris, lecturer for the Institute of International Understanding, in an address in the Elementary School auditorium, sponsored by the public schools and the Nevada City Rotary Club painted a hopeful picture of the relations between the United States and _ the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. Speaking on the topic, The Role of-Russia, Harris said: ‘““‘We must recognize whether we like it or not, geography has made Russia our hearest neighbor after Canada and Mexico. Only a mile and half separates Alaska from a Russian island in the Bering Straits. “Two factors are enormously. in. creasing the importance of our geological proximity. (1) The growth of air travel means that we shall pass over Russian territory on our way to North China and India. (2) Both in the USA-and USSR the trend of population and of industry is toward the: Pacific Coast. “Geography has made us neighbors and history has made us allies. but is there any common bond of interest that will make us friends of Russia in the difficult days after the war ??’ Harris then declared has been undergoing rapid changes toward greater freedom of. religion greater nationalism and less internationalism, less control of the police and the communist party over public opinion, wards rewarding men with high wagvery es and salaries for their initiative and ability in industry. Stalin knows perfectly well on .which side his bread is buttered. It iS on the side of good relations with England and the United States. Stalin has worked and. will continue operation. BIGGER AND BETTER STRIKES. STRIKES IN 1944 On Jariuary 1, the United States Department of Labor reported on ‘the strike picture in the United States for 1944. Figures released indicated’, that during the war year of 1944, there were more strikes than in any year in our history. Although figures released were for the first 11 month of the year, as December figures were not ‘completed, these figures gave the total strikes for those 11 months as 47215. These figures do not include quickie strikes or short strikes of a single day’s duration and other subterfuge strikes. The previous all time high was in 1937 in which year there were 4748 strikes for the year and when the December figures are in for 1944 the strikes for 1944 will far exceed this number. To. give an idea of what at least one soldier thinks of' these strikes, ‘we quote from a letter written by Staff Sergeant Tom Gallagher, United States Motor Truck Service, former Los Angeles stock yards man. who is now in the European .War Theatre. The letter appeared in the December 5th issue of the Western Livestock Journal: “Some of the io work for that coboys were up at one of our grave-. yards the other day and they say it wasn’t a pretty sight to see. Tell me osmething! What in the H are the people in the states thinking about. when they go on strike? If those people could only see some of these guys who have been killed over here, I don’t believe they would ever strike again. “T believe I’d just as. ‘soon shoot a striker as I would a German and I believe every man over here feels the same way. If you ever see anyone on strike, beat the H him. He‘s no good.” This letter represents this soldier’s attitude. Alex Robertion former supervisor, came over from his home in Truekee Wednesday afternoon for a few days visit here with his wife who remains ,in a local hospital recovering from . injuries received in a fall several monthg ago. a that Russia ‘and particularly to-. out of} LETS STAND ON OWN FEET SAYS TAXPAYERS ASSN. The federal treasury deep in the red, federal taxes taking ten times as much out of California as they did in 1940, the state treasury overflowing with warborne revenues, vast increases. in public seryices and the major increases in state spending proposed to the legislators, increasing demands on the legislature by local governments for more state aid to them—all these things, said A. C. Hardison, of Santa Paula, president of California Taxpayers association, opening the nineteenth annual meeting of the Taxpayers organization in Los Angeles, Wednesday morning, February 21, lead California Taxpayers association to say to the legislature, the people, and all responsible public officials of the estate: “Stand on your own feet. “Don't look to Sacramento or to Washington for handouts. “Keep all pwblic expenditures to an adequate minimum. “Fight against unnecessary; additidns to. government services. “Guard against proposals for un. wise post war construction. “Serutinize carefully all (als for additional revenues. “Reenact.the state tax cute passed n 1943.’ proposi “In the ‘outline of things to come’ perhaps the most outstanding issue} . is that rather nebulous phrase ‘full! . employment’ set by Roosevelt at . . sixty million post war _jobs.’’ said John W. Hanes, of New York, fin. ance executive and chairman of the Citipgns National committee, cussing the question of ‘“‘What Does the Future Hold for the United States Taxpayers-” “Postwar appropriations from the: : public treasury totalling billions 4lly approved. Still ‘more billions will be required to fulfill spittin indollar for the ordinary expenses of the federal government,. or the interest on the public debt, a budget of billions can be projected with which toimplement our so-called . post war program. “In ordinary times nearly one fourth of our national: economy operates under federal domination and . here planning can be quickly applied (and gradually extended. “The devices for operating the economy,. are athand; they include taxation of individual and corporate income, vast federal expenditures on social programs for health, relief, and public works, and continued control of capital markets and management of the federal debt. “Refunding our short time war loang calls for not only the greatest financial skill ‘but will also create the climate for all post war business undertakings. Naeional confidence will be registered in the interest rates on federal obligations, as well as in the availability of capital to industry. It will also be influenced by the size of the annual deficit, by the volume of public works which congress authorizes, and by the extent to which unsound subsidies of one kind or another are continued into peace time. “Under the economic philosophy that now prevails, and which the president proclaims for the future, the American economy ceases to be dynamic and constantly expanding, but becomes rigid, like that of the Medieval Guild system. “You and I believing as we do in a wholly different economic philosophy are unwilling to accept this totatitarian scheme as the only solution for our post war problems. “Only the taxpayer can set: the limits on taxation. When he is militant-and righteously aroused, the politician steps softly. “Make yourselves heard in Wash= ington. Once the war is over, it is perfectly possible for a courageous congress to begin promptly to cut taxes. Under a decent business administration, the individual income tax ean. be reduced by 50 per cent—corporate taxes can be cut in half. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swazey and son visitors in Nevada City Friday. ready have been voted for tentative. ternational commitments,’ Hanes continued. “Without providing a_ single. ,4of North Bloomfield were shopping NEVADA CITY (CHAPLAIN HOME FROM SERVICE. Lieut. J. Mace Crandall, 46, (Chi) USNR, of Newport, VWit., and Nevada City, recently returned to the United States aboard a havy transport bringing home from the western Pacific 1500 navy and marine enlisted men. Hig stay at a west coast port was brief. ‘Lientenant ,Crandall, who is senior chaplain aboard the transport, ' has conducted religaou services throughout most of the Central Pacific since going to sea, the Eleventh Naval District disclosed today. With his ship shutNing troops .te wand from the battle es, he con; ducts religious services for men and women enroute overseas and coming home. ~ “One our our most enjoyable services at sea was at Christmas,” he said. ‘‘We had both nurses and men . aboard, and they formed a choir for our holiday services.” Lieutenant: Crandall has been & pastor since’ 1938. He served at the First Baptist Church of Newport, . Vit., before being commissioned in the navy. His family now is residing in Nevada City. Before going to sea, Lieut. Cran+ . dall was on duty at the navy station iat Curtis Bay. Md. TWO NEV. CITY CORPORAL ON TTALIAN FRONTWITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ftate . —Cpl. Arthur E. Clark and Cpl. . Leonard FE. Holbrook members of the. 80th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 5th ! Army unit that has proved itself exi tremely versatilé th actioh on the Italian front. ees . The destroyers often have been . dug in to perform as artiliery pieces, . Supporting infantry, knocking out strongpoints and breaking up counter attacks. At other times, they serve as roving artillery, moving: up to advanced firing points after dark and returning at dawn. Mules have been used at times to keep the TDs supplied with ammunition. They’ve ‘used plenty of that. By: early November it was calculated, the battalion had fired 642 tons of ammunition in combat, or 100,006 rounds. The 804th went into the line alone the Garigliano-river March 8, 1941 and played a leading role in the spectacular summer advance of: the Fifth Army, being among the: firat troops to pass through Rome and early arrivals in Leghorn, where its C Company entered from the east and rejoined the 804th’s reconnaisance company as it entered the port city from the south. The 804th is commanded by IA. dis. Col. Fred G. Rowell, Roswell, New Mexico. The unit, an outgrowth of the New Mexico national guard, was formerly the 104th Anti Tank Battalioa and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, until December, 1941. The TDs later trained in the Borego Desert in California, stayed a whale at Camp San Luis Obispo, . and then moved to the tank destroyer center at Camp Hood. Control of Klamath Weed to be Discussed The Weed Control Committee of Nevada County will be held in Indian Springs school Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. This committee is sponsored by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Nevada County Farm Bureau. ‘Walter S. Ball, of the California State Department of Agriculture. will discuss the Klamath weed and its control. Lee Drews of the AAA will tell of the control program in other localities and the use of borax, provided by the government, in exterminating the weed. . vey The area proposed for thisyears operations against the Klamath weed — lies between the Marysville hgihway from Smartville to Casey's Corner. The south and east boundary is th McCourtney road and the _ boundary Camp Beale. All f, the area have been oteeiie: to attend the gsr “4 i

The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who ive it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”’—Daniel Webite: Nevada City , _COVERS, RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA ey U gget . frie . This paper gives you complete . . coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your nds, your neighbors, and your town, réad The Nugget. iY Vol. 19. No. 16 ee sn ten nce sr _The County Seat Paper ao _NEVADA cITy, CALIFORNIA The Gold Conse MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1945 JUST WONDERIN’ By A. MERRIAM CONNER I wonder why three evil. ghouls Should stalk each passing year, To darken and becloud the mind With hates and doubts and fears. I wonder why three grim monsters, born and nurtured in the deep blackness of antiquity, should wield 60 much influence in the modern world of today. Ignorance, superstition and intolerance are of the past, creatures of the night, that should be driven from every path which leads onward and upward. The man who gives sanctuary to any one of them and allows it to sway his thinking is in.a measure benighted; the man who harbors all three in this age and generation is what some might call ‘‘a lost soul.’ The ignorant man may not be superstitious, but the superstitiious man is always ignorant, the superstituious man may not be intolerant, but thein olerant man is both ignorant and superstititious, In all ages ignorance and. superstition have com: bined to produce intolerance and intolerance has in turn produced all the death and destruction, horror and anguish through which the world of yesterday and today has moved. The winning of the presene global war should bring about the destruction of these three great evils and their baleful power to affict mankind. s bite ‘One of our notable senators is giving a soulful rendition of the popular song. Don’t Fence Me In; He thinks he may attend the San _ Francisco. Conference of nations; but he wishes, to go unbound. Now, he can’t do that} any one delegated to that conference . will of necessity, be bound and burdened, bound by the ties of a com-. mon brotherhood, by the wistful) dreams of all the ages and by the . cherished hope of the world we now live in and of that better world that is to be'(?). One who wields the! slightest influence or takes smallest part in the deliberations ef that gathering of the nations, will . ‘be bound and burdened by heavy re-. sponsibilities and solemn duties to his fellow men of every race, color and creed. Participation in so important and momentous an occasion ehoyld not be lightly undertaken and . it is to be hoped that a great majority of the delegates will leave their prejudices, their private predilections and their party preferences at home. Now is the time for all of us to pray, “(Lord gove us men.” (Civilization will outride the storm if those who are to guide its course through the eurrents, counter currents and swollen tides which will no doubt assail, can hold the light of wisdom high and keep their hopes and strong desires focused upon the world of peace and liberty which is the goal of all humanity. “Once to. every man and nation comes the moment to decide. “but mever before have so many races and peoples entered the valley of decision at one. and the same time; the great spectacle which will be presented when the San Francisco Conference begins its deliberations, surely proves that the world has gone a long way on the road of understand~ ing. Is thig time time when the evils fo past ages are to be outlawed and a new era of justice, truth and right inaugurated? Let us pray that this may be so. Let us realize that we, every one of us has a part to play in this great world drama. The clarion call goes forth, the command has been given, are we strong and wise enough to obey? Mrs. Adelaide Dryden of Grass Valley Passes Funeral services will ‘tbe held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for Mrs. Adelaide Dryden who passed away Sunday morning in a. Nevada City hospital. Mrs. Dryden was a native of Grass Valley, aged 76 years, and a’ daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Colton. early day settlers: in Grass Valley: Rev F.rank Buck of the anes uel Episcopal Church will conduct the service and interment will be in the Elm Ridge Cemtery. Surviving Mrs. Dryden are her brothers, William and James Colton, both of Grass Valley, sisters, Mrs. Sarah White of Oakland, Mrs. Hannah Grenfell and Miss Bertha Maguire, both of Grass Valley. Seven nieces and nephews are also bereayed. / under the {oc LANGUAGE TEST . tle difficulty in finding interpreters te BANK TO ADVISE. MUNICIPALITIESON MONEY ISSUES A new municipal security advisory service for public officials of California communities, entirely free of cost or obligation, has been put into effect’ by the Bank of America. An active dealer in municipal bonds, the bank’s Bond Investment department in San Francisco has accumulated wide and highly specialized experience in the under-writing of California issues and is credited with owning the largest portfolio of municipal securities in America. This experience and the extensive facilities of the bank are now freely offered to the cities, counties and ‘other political subdivisions of California as a means of helping with their postwar financial planning, and dictated only by Bank of America’s well known keen interest in the progress of California. Already, it is learned, conversations have been held with the officials of a number of the larger cities which are contemplating new’ bond issues, and the net rseults are expected to be seen in more. easily marketable securities than otherwise might have been the case. cisco, Questions will be welcomed, it is. stated, from all California municip-. alities on such subjects as maturity . scheduling, probable interest rates . various conditions, methods . of calling for bids and other tech-/ nical details on new issues. Public} officials. are invited to get in touch} . with the manager of the local branch . of the Bank of America, who will . . relay the queries to the bank’s spec-_ ‘ialists in this field. Where deemed . necessary, a qualified technician will be sent to-eonfer directly with the local authorities. 2 SAN FRANCISCO READY FOR SAN FRANCISCO, Feb .26—Delegates to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco will have litand translators no matter how unsual the language involved, authorities said here today. The Immigration and Naturalization Service alone is prepared to supply interpreters for 17 languages, ranging from Arabian to Javanese and from Dalmatian to Syrian: The Municipal Court has interpreters who can handle ten languages and the Berlitz School and other private agencies are equipped to translate to and from all the major European and ‘Asiatic tongues. Chinese interpreters are especially available in San Francisco, where speakers of all dialects of contemporary China can be found. Even the operators in the Chinese telephone exchange have to. be famliiar with five Chinese dialects. Filipinos in San Francisco speak all the principal tongues of their lands. ‘Moreover, of the 45 United and Associated Nations, 30 have coneulates in San Francisco, and all but 11 have some governmental representation. Three of the 11 unrepresented are parts of the British Commonwealth and will have their interests looked after by the British Consulate. And of .the remaining eight, the language of Haiti is. French and that of Liberia is English. This leaves only Ethiopia, Iceland, Tran, Iraq and Yugoslavia unaccounted for, and San Francisco agencies are prepared to _intebpret all of them. Friendship “Circle of the Methodist\Church met at the home of Mrs. Joseph Day on Gold’ Flat Tuesday afternoon for a most interesting monthly meeting. Twelve members were present, refreshments were served at the close of the afternoon. (Mrs. David Ralston led-in devotion. Mrs. Joseph Day is president of the ‘Friendship Circle. Ranger and Mrs, Frank ‘Meggers of Camptonville were business visitors in Nevada. Ciey Friday. . As was stated at the time, ; to round out aand wity substance to and Weaver Mortuary MEANINGTO WORLD OFS. F. PEACE MEETING There hag’ been considerable confusion and misunderstanding over the purpose and intent of the United Nations conference to be held in San Francisco April 25. In order to eclarify the nature of this historic meeting, Henry F. Grady, President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and an. authority on world economics, has issued the following statement: “The United Natfons: conference to be held in San Francisco on April 25, isthesequel or. concluding chapter as it were, to the Dubarton Oaks conference, where the pattern for world peace and order wag blueprinted in preliminary form. “The Dumbarton Oaks conference undertook. to draft preliminary proposals for a world organization, which will be called ‘The United Nations’, and these United Nations will meet through their duly appointed delegates or representatives, at the} conference scheduled for San Fran-. where they will prepare in. final detail the chapter of a world peace and economic order. “While much “of the emphasis at} Dumbartop Oaks was upon the question of greatest. concern to the world, namely, security peace, the proposals nevertheless out lined the entire framework of the general international organization. the proahr have gaps to be filled in, but is understood that the most imee of these have been filled in at Yalta. It becomes the task, therefore of the San Francisco conference . the preliminary at Dumbarton Oaks. “It is encouraging to note that steps will be taken ‘before the end tf" structure designed the war definitely to set up the peace machinery. This will serve to prevent the dangerous hiatus between war and peace, such as led to chaos and confusion ‘in many countries after the last war and which eertainly developed conditions that had a bearing on World War II. “T am delighted to know that the United Nations conference will be held in San Francisco, which will point up the importance to the new world order of the great countries in the Pacific Area. And conversely, it. is dramatic reminder to San .Francisco of its tremendous responsibilitses in the Pacific area. ‘The San Francisco conference may well prove to be the most significant conclave in the history of the human race. If it should be the means of bringing to fruition man’s highest aim, lasting world peace and ecenomic order, then it will have earned all the acclaim and _ historical rating that can be heaped upon it. “It will be a great thing for future generationg to hail San Francisco as the cradle of a New Understanding and Organization in international relations, the Queen City of World Peace.’’ JOHN H. PHILLIPS MINER. PASSES Last rites. will. be said for John H. Phillips Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock on the chapel of Hooper and Weaver Mortuary for John H. who died Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. ‘G. M. Putnam, 2700 J street, Sacramento. mento. Phillips was a native of Cornwall, England, aged 74 years. He came to Grass Valley 53. years ago and entered the mining industry where he was employed until his retirement a few years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips, his daughter, Mrs. Putnam of ‘Sacramento and _ one grandson. The services Wednesday will be conducted by Rev. Mark Pike and interment will be in the Elm Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Rose Jones who was in the and lasting ; Nevada City Sanitarium several days

has so far recovered in her illness that she was able to return home’ Friday. ee HOPEFUL VIEW OF RUSSIA AND U.S, RELATIONS Thomas L. Harris, lecturer for the Institute of International Understanding, in an address in the Elementary School auditorium, sponsored by the public schools and the Nevada City Rotary Club painted a hopeful picture of the relations between the United States and _ the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. Speaking on the topic, The Role of-Russia, Harris said: ‘““‘We must recognize whether we like it or not, geography has made Russia our hearest neighbor after Canada and Mexico. Only a mile and half separates Alaska from a Russian island in the Bering Straits. “Two factors are enormously. in. creasing the importance of our geological proximity. (1) The growth of air travel means that we shall pass over Russian territory on our way to North China and India. (2) Both in the USA-and USSR the trend of population and of industry is toward the: Pacific Coast. “Geography has made us neighbors and history has made us allies. but is there any common bond of interest that will make us friends of Russia in the difficult days after the war ??’ Harris then declared has been undergoing rapid changes toward greater freedom of. religion greater nationalism and less internationalism, less control of the police and the communist party over public opinion, wards rewarding men with high wagvery es and salaries for their initiative and ability in industry. Stalin knows perfectly well on .which side his bread is buttered. It iS on the side of good relations with England and the United States. Stalin has worked and. will continue operation. BIGGER AND BETTER STRIKES. STRIKES IN 1944 On Jariuary 1, the United States Department of Labor reported on ‘the strike picture in the United States for 1944. Figures released indicated’, that during the war year of 1944, there were more strikes than in any year in our history. Although figures released were for the first 11 month of the year, as December figures were not ‘completed, these figures gave the total strikes for those 11 months as 47215. These figures do not include quickie strikes or short strikes of a single day’s duration and other subterfuge strikes. The previous all time high was in 1937 in which year there were 4748 strikes for the year and when the December figures are in for 1944 the strikes for 1944 will far exceed this number. To. give an idea of what at least one soldier thinks of' these strikes, ‘we quote from a letter written by Staff Sergeant Tom Gallagher, United States Motor Truck Service, former Los Angeles stock yards man. who is now in the European .War Theatre. The letter appeared in the December 5th issue of the Western Livestock Journal: “Some of the io work for that coboys were up at one of our grave-. yards the other day and they say it wasn’t a pretty sight to see. Tell me osmething! What in the H are the people in the states thinking about. when they go on strike? If those people could only see some of these guys who have been killed over here, I don’t believe they would ever strike again. “T believe I’d just as. ‘soon shoot a striker as I would a German and I believe every man over here feels the same way. If you ever see anyone on strike, beat the H him. He‘s no good.” This letter represents this soldier’s attitude. Alex Robertion former supervisor, came over from his home in Truekee Wednesday afternoon for a few days visit here with his wife who remains ,in a local hospital recovering from . injuries received in a fall several monthg ago. a that Russia ‘and particularly to-. out of} LETS STAND ON OWN FEET SAYS TAXPAYERS ASSN. The federal treasury deep in the red, federal taxes taking ten times as much out of California as they did in 1940, the state treasury overflowing with warborne revenues, vast increases. in public seryices and the major increases in state spending proposed to the legislators, increasing demands on the legislature by local governments for more state aid to them—all these things, said A. C. Hardison, of Santa Paula, president of California Taxpayers association, opening the nineteenth annual meeting of the Taxpayers organization in Los Angeles, Wednesday morning, February 21, lead California Taxpayers association to say to the legislature, the people, and all responsible public officials of the estate: “Stand on your own feet. “Don't look to Sacramento or to Washington for handouts. “Keep all pwblic expenditures to an adequate minimum. “Fight against unnecessary; additidns to. government services. “Guard against proposals for un. wise post war construction. “Serutinize carefully all (als for additional revenues. “Reenact.the state tax cute passed n 1943.’ proposi “In the ‘outline of things to come’ perhaps the most outstanding issue} . is that rather nebulous phrase ‘full! . employment’ set by Roosevelt at . . sixty million post war _jobs.’’ said John W. Hanes, of New York, fin. ance executive and chairman of the Citipgns National committee, cussing the question of ‘“‘What Does the Future Hold for the United States Taxpayers-” “Postwar appropriations from the: : public treasury totalling billions 4lly approved. Still ‘more billions will be required to fulfill spittin indollar for the ordinary expenses of the federal government,. or the interest on the public debt, a budget of billions can be projected with which toimplement our so-called . post war program. “In ordinary times nearly one fourth of our national: economy operates under federal domination and . here planning can be quickly applied (and gradually extended. “The devices for operating the economy,. are athand; they include taxation of individual and corporate income, vast federal expenditures on social programs for health, relief, and public works, and continued control of capital markets and management of the federal debt. “Refunding our short time war loang calls for not only the greatest financial skill ‘but will also create the climate for all post war business undertakings. Naeional confidence will be registered in the interest rates on federal obligations, as well as in the availability of capital to industry. It will also be influenced by the size of the annual deficit, by the volume of public works which congress authorizes, and by the extent to which unsound subsidies of one kind or another are continued into peace time. “Under the economic philosophy that now prevails, and which the president proclaims for the future, the American economy ceases to be dynamic and constantly expanding, but becomes rigid, like that of the Medieval Guild system. “You and I believing as we do in a wholly different economic philosophy are unwilling to accept this totatitarian scheme as the only solution for our post war problems. “Only the taxpayer can set: the limits on taxation. When he is militant-and righteously aroused, the politician steps softly. “Make yourselves heard in Wash= ington. Once the war is over, it is perfectly possible for a courageous congress to begin promptly to cut taxes. Under a decent business administration, the individual income tax ean. be reduced by 50 per cent—corporate taxes can be cut in half. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swazey and son visitors in Nevada City Friday. ready have been voted for tentative. ternational commitments,’ Hanes continued. “Without providing a_ single. ,4of North Bloomfield were shopping NEVADA CITY (CHAPLAIN HOME FROM SERVICE. Lieut. J. Mace Crandall, 46, (Chi) USNR, of Newport, VWit., and Nevada City, recently returned to the United States aboard a havy transport bringing home from the western Pacific 1500 navy and marine enlisted men. Hig stay at a west coast port was brief. ‘Lientenant ,Crandall, who is senior chaplain aboard the transport, ' has conducted religaou services throughout most of the Central Pacific since going to sea, the Eleventh Naval District disclosed today. With his ship shutNing troops .te wand from the battle es, he con; ducts religious services for men and women enroute overseas and coming home. ~ “One our our most enjoyable services at sea was at Christmas,” he said. ‘‘We had both nurses and men . aboard, and they formed a choir for our holiday services.” Lieutenant: Crandall has been & pastor since’ 1938. He served at the First Baptist Church of Newport, . Vit., before being commissioned in the navy. His family now is residing in Nevada City. Before going to sea, Lieut. Cran+ . dall was on duty at the navy station iat Curtis Bay. Md. TWO NEV. CITY CORPORAL ON TTALIAN FRONTWITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ftate . —Cpl. Arthur E. Clark and Cpl. . Leonard FE. Holbrook members of the. 80th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 5th ! Army unit that has proved itself exi tremely versatilé th actioh on the Italian front. ees . The destroyers often have been . dug in to perform as artiliery pieces, . Supporting infantry, knocking out strongpoints and breaking up counter attacks. At other times, they serve as roving artillery, moving: up to advanced firing points after dark and returning at dawn. Mules have been used at times to keep the TDs supplied with ammunition. They’ve ‘used plenty of that. By: early November it was calculated, the battalion had fired 642 tons of ammunition in combat, or 100,006 rounds. The 804th went into the line alone the Garigliano-river March 8, 1941 and played a leading role in the spectacular summer advance of: the Fifth Army, being among the: firat troops to pass through Rome and early arrivals in Leghorn, where its C Company entered from the east and rejoined the 804th’s reconnaisance company as it entered the port city from the south. The 804th is commanded by IA. dis. Col. Fred G. Rowell, Roswell, New Mexico. The unit, an outgrowth of the New Mexico national guard, was formerly the 104th Anti Tank Battalioa and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, until December, 1941. The TDs later trained in the Borego Desert in California, stayed a whale at Camp San Luis Obispo, . and then moved to the tank destroyer center at Camp Hood. Control of Klamath Weed to be Discussed The Weed Control Committee of Nevada County will be held in Indian Springs school Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. This committee is sponsored by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Nevada County Farm Bureau. ‘Walter S. Ball, of the California State Department of Agriculture. will discuss the Klamath weed and its control. Lee Drews of the AAA will tell of the control program in other localities and the use of borax, provided by the government, in exterminating the weed. . vey The area proposed for thisyears operations against the Klamath weed — lies between the Marysville hgihway from Smartville to Casey's Corner. The south and east boundary is th McCourtney road and the _ boundary Camp Beale. All f, the area have been oteeiie: to attend the gsr “4 i