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Washington Notes"
"WHO'S WHO” OF THE JUSTICE DEPARIMENT
on
by Congressman Richard Nix
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A legal newspa
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City—Tglephone 36
as efined y statute
Member California Newspaper Publishers Association .
Published every Friday at Nevada City, California, and entered as
as. matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City under
Act of Congr@éss, March 3, 1879.
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$3.00
ces 2.50
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the
‘Before the board of supervisors plunks down $45,000
for the MacBoyle airport, let’s find out whether we def
It looks to us as if the taxpayer will still foot the bill
regardless of whether
the money comes from county or
~
federal taxes.
It is very easy to buy things—but oftentimes it's difficult the justify the purchase.
A MARCH OF DOLLARS
consistently
supported
the mail which has been coming ,
from my district.
On volume it.is just about a
toss-up
between
the
letters
on
excise taxes and the parcel past
bill: Practically all letters want
the excise taxes reduced or taken
off. The-parcel post matter is a
portion of a bill relating to the
post office now pending on the
house calendar, which wouid
raise the charges on parcé] pcst
they came from and what they
department’s policy in the Far
ENS
ise!
Just Wonderin
GR
I Wonder at the works of men,
How wonderful they seem,
From little things of small import
To bridges o’er a stream;
] Wonder at the arts and crafts
And men both wise and witty
Who fashion for their purposes
A temple or a city.
tt
With all of the argument about
and reduce the weight and size
of packages permitted to x0
through the mail. Most of the
letters are opposed to this provi;
for cutting government expenses sion of the bill.
to the necessary minimum if we
Rates Affect Rural Residents
are to avoid ruinou$ inflation and
Of course, these letters have to
increased taxation. “The other 1s
be
weighed in the light of where
related to the failure of the state
initely need.it. Just because it originally cost $168,000
and is available for less than a third of that now does not
money except from taxpayers?
past
thé department’s policies have
served notice that they do“not
intend in the future to share the
blame for the failure of a policy,
in the development of which they
.
have not been consulted.
ons
reas
basic
two
are
There
for this change in attitude. One
is the economic condition of our
own .country and the necessity
IS A THIRD AIRFIELD NECESSARY?
yuarantee it as a satisfactory gift horse.
_If a third airport is necessary to Nevada county let’s
Ava it, but if it would be as superfluous as a third car
or a third wife, it would be wasteful purchasing
at any
price.
Spokesman for the purchase of the airport points out
the county can acquire the airfield without one cent cost
to taxpayers, thanks to the money policies of a benevolent government.
Just where does this benevolent government get its
People Write on Taxes and
Postal Rates
it clear that the days of rubberstamp approval of state department programs on a bi-partisan
basis are gone. Members of both
senate ang house who have in
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Se
The state department’s foreign
aid programs are in for some
tough sledding during the second
session of the 81st congress. Dewhat the people want and expect
velopments during the first three from this session of congress, J
weeks of the second have made have watched with some interest
ROBERT H. and DONALD W. WRAY, Publishers
KENNETH W. WRAY, Editor and Advertising Manager
Qne year outside county (in advance)
_ Qne year in county (in advance)
Four months (in advance)
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Representative, 2d Calif. Dist,
The works of nature are indeed wonderful and in
have to say. A good deal of conEast, which was pointed up by
the debate in the senate on iS 4 gressional mail is inspired by inThe campaign
decision to abandon Formosa and terested, groups.
against the excise taxes is well
by the rejection in the House by
a vote of 193 to 191 of the state known and most members of condepartment’s request for aid to gress, myself included, are in favor of repealing them at the earKorea.
liest possible time. The genesis
California’s Senator Knowland
of the large number of letters on
has been a most effective critic
the parcel post matter is a little
of the state department’s Formore obscure.
However, it apmosan policy. He is in a good popears that some of the mail order
sition to be critical of that policy
houses have included ‘in their
because he has a long and creacorrespondence to patrons a short
itable record of support of state
statement in regard to the legisdepartment policies in the past.
lation requesting that letters be
m
He is not subject to the criticis
sent
to their congressmen opposleveleq at some of his Republiing
it.
However that may be, the
can colleagues that they are us‘matter is‘of some importance to
ing the Formosa incident as juspeople who live in rural and=
tification for an isolationist point
mountainous areas because of
of view which would have existed regardless of developments the difficulty of getting packages
by other means. When the facts
in the Far East.
Instead of the polio fund drive being called a March many cases incomprehensible and mere man stands conare understood, I believe that
Two lines of very effective these people will not be so much
of Dimes this year, let’s call it a March of Dollars, for founded in the presence of their magnitude. He spends criticism have been directed at
opposed to raising the rates to
there has never been a greater need for funds to care for long hours studying the ways of the universe and trying the state department as a result keep the government out. of the
polio victims in Nevada county, and to aid in the research to understand and evaluate its secrets; then as though of its handling of the Formosa red on this kind of business if
The first is based on the weight and size limitations
for prevention of the dread disease. Let us as individuals wearied with the obstacles which impede his. pathway, situation.
the proposition tHat the abanare made sufficiently liberal] to
and organizations contribute freely so that Nevada City he turns to less intricate tasks and builds his own dreams dinment of Formosa is the final make it possible to use the mail
proof of the bankruptcy of our for the rural and back countries.
May again surpass its quota and show the world that in into reality.
:
policy in Asia which was and in And, that is what will probably
cases of emergency, we are never found delinquent.
It is when we study and comprehend, if we can, the some instances still is based on be done.
All money collected is used without regard to race, works of man that we stand amazed before the stupendthe false premise that CommuEconomy Urged
in China is “different” from
A good close third of the gencreed or color for those requiring help. Plan now to ous possibilities of the human mind and realize that it mism
Russian Communism and_ thereeral letters urge economy and a
give generously.
:
may still have the latent power to create more and more fore need not be resisted. We are balanced budget. None have ad=
slowly waking up to the tragic vocated increasing taxes to balmiracles of which no.one has as yet even dreamed.
realization that over half of the ance the budget, all have sugThe mysteries of the universe will, no doubt challenge people of the world are now ungested reductions in expenses—
der the domination of Commubut. have not been too specific as
say he does not pathe minds and energies of man for centuries ta come and
a
“=.
BUY AT HOME .
'
nist governments and in event of to where the reductions should
Occasionally we hear some one
the mysteries of his own mind will one by one ‘unfold conflict
between Russia and the take place.
tronize Nevada City merchants because the merchants do their inherent possibilities, until he comes to know the U.
S. that these people, whether
From what I can determine
not carry the items he wants, and we wonder if this is not things he longs to know and creates the things he longs they are in China or in Russia,
from discussions with other cona little far,fetched at times. It is true that in a smaller
would be forced by their leaders gressmen, the above is a fairly
to
create.
to support the Russian Commuaccurate picture of the mail recity there are many things which cannot be carried in
nist government.
ceived by most rural congress1
Wonder
if
we
are
giving
due
attention
and
due
praise
stock but there are.very few items which cannot be deThe other line of criticism is men.
livered by ordering through the local merchant if he is to the essential, the useful and beautiful things which in some ways even more. effec
come from the’ hands of man. The man who writes a
great novel, er composes a great symphony is accorded a
certain amount of adulation and then too often forgotten;
the man who spans a river with a bridge of great strength
and
beauty is applauded for a time and then, on one seems
on your part and provide the merchant with his legitimate
to remember his name; the man who invents a mighty
profit,
:
engine of destruction stands in the white light of admiring publicity and stands and stands. Strange, but true,
WESTWARD HO?
given the opportunity. May we suggest that next time
you call on your local store for an article which he does
not carry immediately in stock that you give him a chance
to procure it for you? It will save you a lot of trouble
and to me it seems somewhat unfair.
tive. It is based on the admitted believe the congress must reject
failure of the state department the program.
One word of warning should
to consult in any way whatever
be
given. There will be an inwith Republican leaders of the
senate foreign relations commitcreasing tendency ‘during this
tees before reaching a decision election year to base criticisms
on Formosa and announcing it to of administration foreign policy
the world. As Senator Vandenon purely partisan grounds. I beberg has so aptly put it, if a bilieve the Republicans in the Senpartisan foreign policy is to ate and House should avoid such
work, the minority party must be
criticisms at all costs. We must
in; the take-offs as well as the recognize that some foreign expenditure is necessary, much as
crash landings.
we
might like to dispense with it
The most significant action taken in the House to date was the altogether. But the days of. profrejection of the Korean aid bill ligate wasteful programs which
by a vote of 193 to 191. This was cannot be justified on military
the first defeat the state departor economic grounds are gone.
Congressman Wright Patman has introduced a resoluThere may come a time when the great scientist who
tion to move the nation’s capital to some spot west of the spends his time devising ways and means for the destruc‘Mississippi. Of course, there is about as much chance tion of human life, will be excoriatéd and placed in a psyof the resolution being approved as there is for Joe Stalin chopathic ward for observation. Let us prepare to-honor
to kiss Francisco Franco. Patman, however, has some those who work creatively for the better world of toIn the future, our foreign policy
pretty good arguments in support.of his idea, although morrow, let us encourage them in every conceivable ment has suffered on any of the programs
should be developed, I
foreign spending programs, eith
the idea is by no means a new one. He says that among manner, let us honor them as true benefactors of maner military or economic, that it believe, in a healthy climate of
other things Washington would be highly vulnerable in kind.
)
case of another war, and also that the administration is
This old world needs a lot of fixing, the mind of man
influenced too much by eastern views and opinions. But
needs a lot of directing, the talents of man need the
as good as these points are the city of Washington is so
opportunities for great unfolding, the destructive powers
fixed in American history and tradition as our capital of man should be greatly restricted and the creative powthat it’s doubtful if even the people in the west would ers cultivated. We all know these things are true, so
‘approve a change. Then too, there's the small item of a
billion dollars or two to construct the necessary buildings
and facilities (presumably on the same gradiose scale as
let’s begin with ourselves.
If we strive for the-good and shun the evil which is in
has submitted to congress. The constructive criticism. The result
reason for this: defeat was not will be more intelligent and etdue to any increase in strength fective programs which will comof the
isolationist
bloc
in
the mand
enthusiastic
bi-partisan
House, but because a number of . . support.
members who had _ previously
supported the state department
in its foreign aid programs, and
I find myself in that category,
came to the conclusion that adMinistration spokesmen had not
presented sufficient justification
for approval of aid to Korea.
They admitted that aid could not
at present), plus the confusion the change would involve. this world of ours, if we determine to be what we pray
Things are confused enough in Washington now without to be, if we try to find within ourselves the inherent gifts
which we,may unknowingly possess—well, we might be justified on a military basis
making them worse.
start something for which the world would acclaim us;. since the Russians could take
Korea any time they wanted to
NEVADA CITY—ON THE
THRESHOLD TO THE BEST
IN SPORTS REOREATION
®
;
NEVADA CITY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
GEORGE.C. BOLES
better still we might start something which would be of and we would not be prepared
IT’S SIMPLE
Optometrist
real benefit to our fellows and right now those things .to defend it in the event that
Nevada Ciiy
Millions of dollars to develop color television? Why which are good, pure, lovely and of good report could they tried to. Furthermore, aid 312 Broad St.
cannot be justified on an. ecoTelephone 270-W
waste the money? All that’s needed is a few cents and ‘do with much more attention from us lords of creation. nomic basis because. the aid was
ame at
a little ingenuity. Just ask the young electrician in New
HOLMES FUNERAL
.
] think we need a great humorist, a Mark Twain or a to be granted, not as a part of an
Jersey who has been getting color broadcasts for some Josh Billings—one who will gently place a finger upon overall pattern for economic reHOME
covery for:
but only to meet
weeks on his home made color gadget. He did it all our -weaknesses and cause us to see ourselves and our emergency Asia
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conditions affecting
southern Korea ‘alone. There is 246 Sacramento St. Nevada ‘City
with 30 cents worth of cellophane. TV color experts world as we and it really are.
The Holmes Funeral Home servconsiderable
were dumfounded when they found out what he had
done. He was dumfounded, too—about their being dumfounded.
“HOT” MONEY
ADELINE MERRIAM CONNER.
JANUARY 30, 1933
humanitarian and Ice 1s priced
within the means of
moral justification for voting aid all. Ambu
lance service at all
to the Korean people, \\but the hours.
z
time when we can approve for
eign aid expenditures for human
itarian reasons alone, no matter
NERVOUS.
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omy of this nation must at all
The nine men whd made off with a “‘cool’’ million in just 17 years ago next Monday that Adolf Hitler took costs be maintain
ed in a healthy ALLIMIN
Boston are really on a “‘hot” spot, even though at this over as the German chancellor. He lasted 12 years. The
‘writing virtually no trace of them has been found.
It effects of his regime may last a thousand.
-deesn’t require a crystal ball to predict that with $150,000
Books are standing counselors and preachers, always
in rewards being offered, someone, somewhere, will
at
hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage
the
for
hard
pretty
be
will
it
don't
they
if
“sing.” Even
over
oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their
_nine and any others in on the deal not to make a mistake
lesson as often as we please.—Chambers.
or later which will break the case. Just wait.
‘sooner
STOMACH
relieves distressing symptoms
— heavine
ss after
h”
condition and in the future, unof “nervous stomac
meals, belching, bloating and colic due to
less it can be established that gas. ALLIMIN hasbeen scientifically tested
expenditures are. necessary for by doctors.and found highly effective. World
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Candidate for U. S. Senate
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2—The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, January 27, 1950