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February 7, 1944 (4 pages)

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er as ir ‘by statute, Printed and Published at Nevada City. OP ee eee Editor and Pos.. Pabtahed. Semi-Weekly. Monday aou i44:sd4, at Nevada City, California, and enier<d as matter. of the second ¢lass in the postoffice at City under Act of Congress, March 3, 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES : $3.00 why ped oa brown earth ids so much of priceless worth— ig tree; the fruitful vine, t. flower and stately pine, Lap wp ame soil and ae aly similar cons of superlative loveliness and worth, and pare mful and repulsive: years past, 4 garden which . loved ae zg when I went out to enjoy its fragrant inct shock; in the middle of the pansy a tie be the ugly, venemous head of a believe it, so I looked again and ‘found was a mushroom of some unknown ded swift and ‘unconditional extermin» alchemy had that ugly, evil smellitig} and sustenance from the same soil which of pansies? To me, the mystery is as. inexthe curious minglings of good and evil, demrealm of life and seem to reach their full : a, in the races of ange ere y the atrocious treatment of war prisfoe; we should not have been elations contain little that we had not taken us a long’ time to realize the natface. The evil systems which have fill: _ and sorrow, were of, mushroom , that we piste failed a; comdesrroy degrade u our unleashed hatred and cruelty. Now, iting powers and . principalities of be RO. a If we and i; aad of evil fall up‘Here the strange growths do ‘ugliness. No, like the dainty ater ni ae defeptive grace ‘ __Nevada ( City Nugget — pasa February 7, 1944 SS ————— LINCOLN WOULD LAUGH Mote then ence, a> history and the Lite of Abraham Lincoln shdw. the Great Emancipator, whose birthday we celebrate this month, was saved in the nick of time by a great and useful sense of humor. We believe that Lincoln's beloved. homely face would twist into a grin if he could read the Seabee composition paraphrasing his own historic address at Gettysburg written nearly meter for meter with his ‘words, but describing the plight of a construction battalion in the South Pacific. “Two score and seven days ago’ carpenter's mate Arvin Sell writes, “‘our battalion brought forth upon this island a new project, conceived in a foxhole and dedicated to the proposition that all Japs are created evil. “The world will little note nor long remember what we build ‘here, but we shall never forget the hash and beans we ate here. Let us resolve that we shall not have sweat in vain; thet this battalion shal! have 30 days of freedom in the U. S. by Easter, and that this thought shall not perish from our hopes.” The parody will offend none but the narrow and_unthinking: The boys in the battle areas need a sense of humor 13 desnerately as Lincoln did in his war travails. We venture the belief that the great man himself—who never could keep a straight face.when anything comical was: going on, and who understood ‘ceremonial pomp far less than he understood his fellow men—would be the first to give a lough guffaw at the humor of the struggling young Americans who, unabashed, produce a parody on the words of their idol. ; And Abraham Lincoln, who, pardoned a young sentry who fell asleep. on duty, undoubtedly would hope that those Seabee buddies of carpenter's mate Sell building their bridges and gun emplacements and sanitary systems in the South Pacific mud, get their “30 days of freedom i in the US. by Easter,” we do; ——Contributed. " BEASTS IN HUMAN FORM . The unspeakable Jap atrocities which have been revealed by some of our fighting men who escaped from the Philippines have shocked and revolted the whole nation. ‘We had known, of course, that the Japs were treacherous, brutal and vicious. We had known that they beheaded prisones of war; that they ravaged women. and children in captured cities—and that they had been guilty of almost every crime against humanity which. depraved minds could cone ceive. dered in Jap prison camps. \ We are not fighting men atrocities: Corregidor. If we were not layed. <2 Contributed. But somehow we were not prepared for the horror story of American boys being starved, tortured and wantonly murThat reveals a depth of depravity’ such as the world has not known since the dark ages. beasts in human form—beasts that must he wiped from the face of the earth, if civilization is to endure. Every real American, boiled with righteous anger as he read of the brutal itted against our men captured on Bataan and fighting mad before, we certainly are now—and there will be a day of fearful retribution for the [beasts of Japan. We only tere that sce is not too long i in. the Pacific; we are fighting WORRIES: It probably on not make tiabk difference whether the ground hog ‘was able to see his, shadow or got , . drowned: the ‘other day, or ‘is there jmuch use in being overly worried as }to wether there will be enough watjer to drink next summer or not. (If we hark ack ‘tio the year the og . Roosevelt dynasty took over the gov‘ermment—-that was in 1933—-we may revall that from February 3rd to the 7th about 40 of us; in relays on dit‘ferent days, volunteered to go to 'Scott’s Flat and cut the ice and snow out of . the Snow Mountai ‘ditch, for we were ‘without water to fight any conflagration that might ~~ . arise, the N. I. D. was in ‘the poorOf lmy partner came to work ‘jover the bank. “. house and the situation was serious. You: reniémbber the big bob sica ( : that was built at the Miner’s’ Foundry, and the little, but powerful caterpillar tractor that surprised all of usby hauling this heavy sled and hits. 40; men load we the. steep grades to Scott’s Plat over four .feet of snow. How. we.spread out a hund'. Fed feet or more apart and chopped out the ice and weer. and heaved it These were the. riasy sane the “noble experiment’ was: being inflict.ed and high jacking, bootlegging and home brew were the order of the day. with a flask of Volstead spirits: that was of ; -. @ different hue than any I had seen before, It hed -&a innocent, pale ‘=p . Steen complexion like ‘}tea; but. it had plenty of vitamin Z peppermint in it and a swig or two chased your fecorpuscles around so fast that you soon forgot about those leaky boots ‘}that let the ice water. circulate around: your toes, and time sped by On January 2ist, 1937 we had probably the coldest night known Lhére, There was snow on the ground, . the. thermometer said 4 degrees be_ lew zero, and everybody just curled . 4p and hugged the fire while water pipe: casualties. occurred in every household. dItcwas the experience of a good = . many who had their heads under the is on donna pail _. Be Elected April 4 ‘ly Mayor Ben Hall appointed a com“Every householder took an elementary ‘course in plumbing the next day and. formed in line.at the plumber’s bench to have a few threads cut in. the sections of pipe he carried ander his arm. Then; he went. home with a pocket full of fittings and some wrenches and cursed all the rest of the day until he got circulation restored. Blow ‘torches were’ at4 4° premium’ and: anything weaker than a cannon couldn't stand up under the. 30,000 pounds pressure of . ‘expending ice. Ms During the ‘same month in 1937 there was nine feet of snow at the Washington Junttion and ‘Washington ran out of ‘beans and whiskey. It ‘was the 9th of February before a bull dozer broke through and brought them relief. Then on the 18th of March, for good measure it snowed another two feet at the Junction. There-was eight ihches of snow in ‘Nevada City on February 3rd, 1939,. and ten more inches fell on March 9th.: And: don’t forget that. snow storm’on the night of May 8th, 1922 when we awakened out of a sound slumber by the crashing of poplar limbs. in full leaf; and we had to crawl out of bed at one a. m. ‘and improvise a long pole to curry ‘the trait trees with—rememtber that? City Councilmen To . The Nevada City Council, which advertised for bids for supplying the city police department with a new patrol car, received none. Accordingmittee of councilmen, Irving Seaman and Al Bates, to scout the markets and see if they can locate a car suitable for police uses. The council announced that a city election will be held April 4th, 1944 for the election of three members.
The terms of Frank Davies, Irving} Seaman and Dr. J. R. Ivey expire May ist. The council ordered the purchase of $2 000 in war bonds. MARCH OF DIMES . Dr. Walter Hawkins and John}: Fortier, in charge of the March of Dimes, report that $114.10 was cok lected. as a result of the activities of the city’s Girl Scouts; and the pla>ing of collection boxes -in schools, court house, stores and bank. Galinas ‘began life as the grazing ground of the cattle trom ‘the Presi Miaoe! Stteonan caed and THINKING OUT LOUD (Continued from Page One) New York. He is giving 4 good account of himself-in that job. Another four years and a wider acquaintance with his own country may indeed qualify him for the highest, most honorable post in the world. The interest this country now pays on its national debt is far more than the annual cost-of the federal government, say, in .1900. When Wendell Willkie demands that this country yield added taxes of 16 billions instead of the two and half billions that the furtive New Dealers and faint-hearted Republicans are willing to propose in an election year, he is talking sound Republican business.sense. This country needs to learn speedily that it will have to pay for a world war, and the back debts contracted before the war when the New Deal.was taxing and taxing and spending and spending. We doubt whether it was politically tactful of Mr. Willkie to set off such a terrible blast in a country fed for eleven years on the honey pap of fire side chats. But wé do not doubt Willkie’s honesty and good busifiess egnse in proposing it. Willkie may well argue: The country will have had twelve years of the administration which pro, {. mised in Roosevelt’s first. candidacy to reduce govern'ment.expenses, to cut down bureaucracy, clip overlapping agencies, and put into effect a sound business regime inWashington. Of course, in the history of country only one Democrat ever did that and that was Grover Cleveland. Now Mr. Willkie may reason, the country musi prepare to pay.for its spending spree, and for the war. He may well conclude that he had rather be. defeated on the platform he is building for himself, than elected an party hacks .further to befuddle .the voters, merely to return the Republican party to power. Incidentally, if. Republicans eapture the House in the November election Rooseveltian spending will have run its course, anyway, even thowgh he does win a fourth term. Willkie . can wait. With the House and the president at cross purposes . for four years, However; we shall mark time, internal feuds will inerease, our world leadership: will be jeopardized if not lost, and confusconfounded. -1t is nota pleasant prospect.We hope that : Willkie will be nominated and elected. We” hope’ that the’ horse sense of. this nation: which has always. turned to the Republican. party fer a good ibusiness. administration, .some‘thing the country now desperately needs, will winout again. this fall. We beHeve: the, War . Willkie is making him votes. ' Napa’ s first peitiors came in 1832; its first . permanent eared in} 1848 was a saloon. WANTED—Coin collections. Sherow, Box 2, Nevada City. 12-13itf L. -E. WANTED " $50.00 GOLD PIECE win Sy $100.08 te, demsniice saath heh aculbiaiet ust ete ane other pioneer gold coins. . L. E. SHEROW P. 0. Box 2 Nevada City 9-27-Tp I Wild. PAY: $1 Each For 1909 Indian head cents with ‘letter “Ss” below wreath and 1909 Lincoln head cents with letter “S” below date and initials ““VDB” near lower edge on reverse. Also want gold 2, Nevada City. 9-277p LOOAL AND LONG DISTANCE moving in standard furniture van. First class staroge facilities. Furniture bought and sold. Hills Fiat Reliable Transfer, Grass Valley, . Phone 471-W or 39. ; 3-1tf EXPERT RADIO REPAIRING — Loud Speaker Systems for Rent. Complete stock of portable and large type “radio batteries. ART’S RADIO -HOSPITAL — Specialists in Radio Mls. 112 South. Street, Grass Valley. 2-19] an a platform built by Republic. . “jon in Washington will: be worse’ . . CARL POWER & . @ftice Hours: 1 to dollars, $2.50 and $3 pieces. Box. . }Is NEEDED. even when budget is limited Keystone. . Market DAVE RICHARDS, Prop. 218 Commercial Street Phone 67 Nevada City We supply our patrons with the meat from the .best cattle, sheep and hogs that money can buy. We have built our reputation on service and quality and réasonable prices. Ask your neighbors about us. They will tell you. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY = DOCTORS ~B. W. HUMMBELT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 400 Broad Street Office Hours: 10-12 a. m.; 2-5 p. @venings 7-8. Phone 395 X-RAY “ATTORNEYS . WA SHELDON * ATTORNEY AT LAW ™* Union Building Broad Street — Nevada City Telephone 328 ——S F UNERAL DIRECTORS The Holmes. Funéral Home service is priced within the. means. of all. Ambulance service at ajl hours. Phone 208 246 Sacramento St., Nevada City MINING. ENGINEERS ‘J. F. O°CONNOR United Gtates Mineral bo i 208 West M ata 4 Geel Valley Office Hours: 1 to 3. Sundays 11:30 to 12:30.129 South, Auburn St,, Grass Valley . Phone Grass . Valley: 360 if if No Answer—Graes Valley 17-W. , M.D 7 to 8 p. m@. Sundays 11:30 to 12:30 129 South Auburn St. Grass Valley. ' Phone,.Grass, Valley 17-W FRATERNAL AND CLUB DIRECTORY __. WOMEN'S CIVIC uw 4 Regular meetings the 2nd an 4th Thursdays of the month, at the Grammar School Auditorium. 2:30 p.m. . MRS. BERYL ROBINSON, Pres. PHYSICIAN AND 8 Thursday evening‘at 8 p. m. i] . Biks Home, Pine St. Rhone 108. . Visitinw Biks welcome. W. L. TAMBLYN, THOMAS, See. eee laa Aoniee ning at eets every Tues eve Pythian Castle, 232 Broad Stree* Visiting Native Sons welcome, Meets every Tuesday evening a -7:30 at Odd Fellows Hall. CARL. J. SWHNDSEN, N. G. 5: RaCnNETS, ‘noe. See. .