June 11, 1945 (4 pages)

fg Te . The Nugget is delivered to . your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month © “God grants liberty o1 VADA / . S coeeaacenainainal ‘. it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster Nevada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ eget caeaeaesaan? = Thi coverage of all local happenings. If you -want to read about your friends, your neighbors, and your s paper gives you complete town, read The Nugget. Vol. 19, No. 46 _The County_ ‘Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center “MONDAY, JUNE. . 1, 1945 _ THINKING OUT LOUD By A. M. LL. There is every indication that Rusbia having taken the brunt of German damage to its citizens and its resources, agricultural and _ industrial, is very much inclined to ‘‘go it alone’, without consulting her allies. Millions of Russian soldiers and civilians have been killed in the long Sustained battle against the German aggressor. The Russians are proud of their victory and ‘have the confidence, that any people would have under the same conditions, in their ability to fend for themselves. This is quite understandable. The Russians were vanquished early in World War I, early in the struggle. Around the turn of the century they were ignominiously ‘beaten by, the then, little Japan. Today they can feel they have done perhaps than half the fighting to humble the armies of the nazis and the legions of the Prussian junkers. Russia though . demanding due eredit for its magnificent © victory does acknowledge that the United States helped mightily with food supplies and equipment, land contributed vast shipping resources and naval power to get these supplies to her, and that the allied battles in Ttaly and western Europe, helped to make her burden lighter on the eastern front. point to more lives sacrificed and} more towns and villages laid waste, than any other country Hitler. overrun by Let us remember that the Russian blood spilt,» might easily have been that of our sons, brothers, huS8bands and fathers. They have saved us that ‘enormous loss, as well as many Dillions in cash. That they never would have gone into battle, except that they were attacked, has nothing to dio with the case. What the Russians spent in lives and cash, we and the British did not spend. Germany’s blunder in invading Russia was a fortunate throw of the dice for us and for Britain. Let us not be concerned too much about what part of Germany Russia (proposes to occupy. Let it be half or two thirds. Whlo cares? The mare! Russia takes on in that dreary coun-. try of utter defeat, the less man pow: er we must expend to take care of! our diminished ‘portion. And we have a feeling that Russian severity will sit better with the Germans than our} own methods will. We are too tolerant, altogether too sporting in our attitude toward fallen foes, and, certainly too forgétful of lessons in hiswory. The Russians know they must live with the Germans snugly beside them, They will plan accordingly. The Germans that conform to the Russian idea of good neighborliness, we believe will receive good treatment. But first there will be a terrific purging of the criminal leadership. We will not be surprised to hear that scores of thousands of Germans have been shot and buried in a very few weeks. But when that is over with, we believe the Russians will do a good job of re-educating the Germans or, rather re-orientating them. It seems to us that we need not be concerned about the Germans absorbing the Russian brand of communism. By the way we should forget not that this particular kind of communism is very different from the kind Lenin inaugurated with the revolution. But supposing Germany is exposed to Russian communism. We recall quite well that Germany at the end of first world war was exposed to democratic government. Jt didn‘’t take. The country speedily Japsed into a tighter autocracy than that exercised by the Prussian kings. The Germans like autocracy. They always liked it since the time of Caesar. We had just as soon-as not that Russia exercise that autocracy. Just ask yourselves, readers of this column, whether you would like to see our democratic government establish a dictatorship in Germany. Of course our militry government over our assigned part of Germany ‘is for -the time being, a dictatorship, or’ at least an oligarchy of-officere. Thot is the government necessary in more . COUNTY COSTSPER CAPITA IN 10 YEARS DOUBLE ‘Nevada County’s expenditures for general county government for 1943 44 averaged $39.25 for each.person in the county, compared with average expenditure of $33.26 per person for 1942-43 and $16.29 per person for 1934-35 ten, years earlier, ‘California taxpayers association said today making public its study of ten years of county spending. Expenditures of the county for 1943-44 were as follows: general government, $4.95 per capita to persons and property, $2.20; health and sanitation $1.14; highways and the bridges $3.41; charities and corrections $26.74 and recreation, education and miscellaneous, 81e per capita. = Over the state as a whole county expenditures for 1943-44 averaged $216.70 per capita compared with $25.33 for 1942-43 and $19.90 for 1934-35, the association found. State wide average expenditures for 1943ake by functions were as_ follows: general government $3.12 protection to persons and property $2.17; health and sanitation 75c; and highways . rections $16.94; recreation ition and miscellaneous 90c; ;payments 46c, . Loss of county employees to war . service and decreasing welfare need . educaand debs j}ituses down. However munities generous war in many combusiness and . increases in pay have wiped out the savings due to reduced ' ‘personnel. Further pay rises, welfare provisions and plans for post war construction if adopted will be the major reasons why local budgets may go up for 1945-46. Taxpayers should keep cause and effect foremost in their thinking on local ‘budget. mean higher local taxes. numbers of STATE CHAMBERS FAVOR BILL TO ‘AID RAILROADS The California State Chamber of ‘(Commerce favors the enactment inito law of the Bulwinkle Bill HR 125136" “empowering”the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve or disapprove of°* agreements ‘between railroads with regard to freight rates and other matters. The ‘bill would also authorize the railroads to make agreements providing for rate making associations or committees and exempt such agreements and the railroads making them from the application: of antitrust laws when the agreements have been approved bythe —_ Interstate ‘Commerce Commission. According to James Musesatti, the general manager of the chamber, this legislation is most vitally needed at this time ‘to insure the continuation of the kind of railroad transportation which this country needs and must have. For over fifty years the interstate commerce commission hag been regulating the railroads so as to provide reasonalble and non-discriminatory rates and fair practices. In recent years’ uncertainty and confusion have arisen concerning apPlication of the anti trust laws to railroads and other surface carriers. It matter of general knowledge that ; the carriers cannot serve to mastters. It is therefore the duty of congress to say which government agency shall have control of the regulation of the railroads and other carriers. is a Fred Browning who has been seriously ill at the home of his mother on Boulder street has been moved to the Miners Hospital. . transit from war to peace. Since it is hardly likely that we can build up a love off democratis government among the Germans in our control, for in the light of history seems impossible, then we shall never be reeonciled to establishing an autrcracy there. The idea wll grow more repugnant with the years. But Russia, already an autocracy, will have no such bandicap. exipansion of} (More spending will} (SOIL DISTRICT TO BURN BRUSH The directors of the Nevada County soil conservation district are again inviting farmers within the district to take part in a brush clearing by burning this summer, stated Clarence Gassaway district president, at the June meeting of the directors which was held at the district office at 109 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley. : Only brush fields that are protected by natural bartiers such as roads and streams or around which the farmer can construct firebreaks can be burned this year as the district has not as yet acquired brush elearing machinery with which to. construct firebreaks. It was brought out at the directors meeting that the district expects to obtain equipment of this nature by next year. William F. Shanp of the state division of forestry will again cooperate in the controlled burning program by furnishing fire crews to make the burning safe. Farmers interested clearing program are urged to get ‘in touch with the soil ‘conservation district office immediately as “plans! ‘for these burns must be completed iby July 1.°The burns will be made! in this brush thet Bue . and bridges $2.37; charities and cor. during the month of August, ELKS INVITE Still Riussia can . Should have brought county expendPUBLIC TO FLAG . DAY PROGRAM. Flag day ceremonies will be . at the Elks Lodge Wednesday. 13th, at 8 p. m. to which the a) is not only cordially invited but urg ed to attend. : Brig. 0. B. Abbott of Camp Beale has accepted an “invitation to speak or to send a repfesentative in this. stead. é The Elks will display nine large flags famous in world history. The flags are the John Cabot Flag of 1497, King James 1st Flag of 1606, English Flag of 1607, Pine Tree Flag of 1775, Southern .' Colonies Flag of 1776, John Paul Jones Flag of 1775, Grand Union Flag, of 1777, Betsy Ross Flag of 1778, Old Glory of 1945. SCHOOLS GOT HOLIDAY ANYWAY William Bray, general chairman of the Grass Valley Union Sunday School picnic scheduled for Wednesday on Tuesday evening called the afair off, on account of rain and the threatening weather. The picnic will take place next Wednesday, June 14. The postponement was -announced 60 late in the afternoon, that school children who had been told. that there would be a ‘school holiday, could not be notified. Accordingly Grass Valley public schools had their usual holiday. ‘Next week it wont matter, since the school term will have closed. TO DISCUSS HOME CANNING Under the auspices of the Nevada County Nutrition Committee an allday—meeting will take place on June 16th in the James S. Hennerry School in Grass Valley for 'the purpose discussing methods of preserving and canning garden vegetables and fruits. Miss Virginia Black, Placer-Novada Counties food preservation assistant, Miss Alice Dillinger of the high school home economics department, and Mrs. HughBrown, Red Cross nutrition supervisor, will be among the speakers.” Those interested are invited to bring their lunches and spend the day. Tea and ‘coffee will be served. held . Fen, CHAMBER TO MEET TUESDAY The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow evening in its city ‘hall headquarterg to improvements including the city’s airport, the report of’ its housing committee, and other matters of interest to the community. June} ithe Little . . . . { . . . . . . {sistant recently spent three days on PRESIDENT TO DO POLITICKING WHILE INS. F. By Clem Whitaker There are tell tale signs on every hand that the curfew has been lifted on “‘politics as usual’’ just as the lid has ‘been taken off nocturnal revelry, the sport of kings and sundry other pastimes which went into temporary eclipse after Pearl Harbor. President Truman, according to well informed insiders,.will set the pace during his California visit to attend the United Nations conference by holding an off the record parley with the state’s top flight democratic leaders. The confab it is said, will deal not only with presidential polities, but also with democratic plans and hopes’ to capture key state offices in next year’s elections. In congress the the a superwith all. the and post is back on supposedly ed away tion. “cradle to social security plan, Santa Claus bill, war tinsel mings, iafter grave” duper pre trimthe docket again having been tuckin moth balls for the durawar . too, have laid seige. demanding 48 hours Lalbor leaders, to congress, pay for 40 reconversion cent hours . the per turn . badly-. work during flat, 20 would into period—a hike Steel iron. wage which formula ‘bent And scrap consressmen, . not to be outdone are pocketing tol, get themselves an indirect $2500 a. year salary increase. . At Sacramento as the state legislature pounds into the home stretch) of its many 1945 session there are also . evidences that the political out has gone glimmering with partisan politics cropping up in al-. dim ish. Governor Warren, using the com-. pulsory health insurance issue, Wher. alized unemployment insurance and other labor shiboleths to press his case, is assiduously and more or less openly trying to wood AML and CIO leaders into his re-election campaign organization. The democratic whip, man Alfred W. Robertson of Santa Barbara on the other hand, is man: euvering just as energetically in the budget and tax battles to lay -the ‘basis for charges against thes Warren administration so that the bourbons will have an issue in the ’56 gubernatorial brannigan. The most conclusive sign that “yolitics as usual” is back again, even though V-Day may be still far distant is that some ofthe old ballot perennials, which plunged California into uproar in days gone by, are being dusted off for resubmission to the people next year. There’s a new Ham and Egge pension plan cooking with a new Townsend plan likewise in the offing— and the open shop versus closed shop labor initiative will also be on the 1946 ballot, according to current indications. ‘Politics, in fact, seems to be the first industry scheduled to get back into normal production. FORESTERS VISIT HIGH SIERRAS DOWNIEVILILE, June 11—Raymond N. Brett fire crew foreman and William A. Nelson fire control asAssemblyof extravagances . an orientation and trail trip over the district. Traveling with packs and _ light camp equipment, they visited Sper~cer Lakes area via the old Johnsville trail, Four Hills, Rawley Lake, Gold Valley, and back out over Sisson Ridge and Boulder trail to Third Divide. Upper Spencer Lake was just starting to break up. Heavy snow packs still remain in such areas as Four Hills, Hawley Basin, and Sisson Ridge. Packs of from two to six feet in depth were encountered. An interesting variety of wildlife and deer migrations were observed during the trip. inspection Lawrence Myers of Burlingame spent the week end with. his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers of Gold }on ; permit the . he righ't breast and Flat. FHA RULES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED An explanation of the modified residential constructior programs recently approved by {the government, was given today by D. C. MecGinness, director of the FHA for northern California. Priority fee construction now ranges from one thousand dollars a year for a single famly dwelling, to five) thousand dollars for a five family. structure, or at the rate of one thousand dollars per family, Within this range, however all labor, repairs and maintenance must be included. “The former -order required priorities for all new construction and labor in excess of two hundred dollars. Otherwise repair and maintenence were priority. free. While quotas for new homes have been approved for a number of communities in northern California. and the non-priority been established, tolerances as noted, ‘been no change as yet in the war con-. struction standards. or the critical list of building materials. While a greater. amount of these materials may now be provided for without priorities their availability remains. the same basis as before. Shortages remain on a number of major. . materials items. But it is antic ‘ipated . ithat the priority modifications will release of some items in . larger volume. The FHA issues the priorities for all residential construction over and above the tolerances given, but it limited to the one to ~ . structure insure financing . purchase or four in extending its for either construction, refinancing. Quotas for homes have the building of new been the. Franextending approved for communities within the San cisco metropolitan. area, most every major legislative skirm-. northward, southward and east ward . for fifty miles or so from the center of the city. and the additional communities of Auburn, Coalinga, Corcoran, Colfax, Exeter, Gustine, Banos, Lemoare, Marysville, Woodland, Merced, Monterey, Newman, Ofland, Porterville, Sacramento, Sanger, Santa Clara, Ukiah, Visalia and Watsonville. Thus far the price for these homes has been set at six thousand dollars! to 75 hundred dollars, the limitations set by the programing agency. Anyone who can qualify as an owner occupant within the established quota limitations may construct one of these homes according to his preference or priority rating. Any qualified operative builder may construct a specified number of such homes in most of the quotas are “being held for rent, the rental figure thus far having been set at 55 or 60 dollars on the basis of the approved prices of the unit. But by far the greater number of these homes are being constructed by operative builders_or_by—owner_occupants. ACCIDENTAL SHOT KILLS YOUNGSTER Donald Epperson, 8, was shot and killed yesterday afternaan at 4:20 o’clock on Little Greenhorn Creek. While following his cousin, Jimmy Brunson, 13, who carried 22 on his shoulder, down a trail, in some manner the trigger caught, and a bullet was discharged penetrating severing the aorta. Donald. succumbed quickly. Coroner Alvah Hooper who invesrifle tigated the tragedy states it was ac-' cidental. The two boys were fishing and hunting. Following the fatal shot Jimmy Brunson ran to the Driggs sawmill and the sheriff’s and coroner’s. offices were notified. Dr. Fritz Tobias who made an examination of the wound found it had entered the breast and emerged from the back. Earl Epperson, father of the — was recently inducted into the U. S. Army and is now at Camp Hood, nen Surviving are his sister and his mother. The family lives in Peardale. Mrs. Ellsworth Bennett has_ returned from Washington, D. C. to her home in this city. Her husband is for the time being in Denver, but ex‘pects to be back in Nevada City some time in July. have} there has} = . the patient. Los . according 10, have been using larger amounts than HEALTH OFFICER SAYS BEWARE OF BOTULISM Home canners were urged today te ‘use approved methods of canning 'fruits, vegetables, and meats, by Dr. Wilton L. Halverson, state director of public health. Two deaths from botluism caused by an. improperly home canned vegetable mixture occurred recently in Glendale, he, re~ ported. { All non-acid foods, unless they are processed in a steam pressure cooker according ‘to the directions of the University of California, are potential sources of botulism, a highly fatal . food poisoning. Dr. Halverson emphasizéd. Non acid food include olives, meats, fish, poultry and all vegeee except tomatoes and rhubarb. Dr. Halverson said that illness due lt botulism usually occurs from 24 . to 48 hours after the food has been — Symptoms are very different from those caused by ordinary food . Poisoning. The patient becomes weak jand there are disturbances of vis. ion and loss of ability to talk. Death” . is due to paralysis which makes the. ‘breathing impossible. Individuals are warned to boil all. i/non acid home canned foods for 15 jminutes before tasting even tiny Camouinta: If symptoms of botulsim ‘occur; a doctor should be called im. mediately, Dr. Halverson said, be. cause prompt treatment with an anti toxin can.sometimes save the life of . eaten. s RATION POINTS CUTFOR BIG RESTAURANTS . Allotments of rationed foods. to ithose hotels and restaurants that have been receiving larger allowane. es than household consumers will be . reduced on July 1, the OPA announebie today. The reductions, effective for the ‘July-August allotment period, will . affect only those commercial eating \places that, because of heavy use of , meats and other rationed foods during the base period, December 1942, other consumers. Since many establishments—typically smaller restaurants and eating places—-have allowances which do not exceed the maximum allotment provided by today's action, they will not feel the reductions. Many cafes and hotels will get 26 per cent less meats and fats 12 to 15 per cent less canned fruits and vegetables and 20 to 2:5 per cent less sugar, according to Chester Bowles. Most of the cafes and_ hotel ‘affected by the reduction . will get less than 50 per cent of what they used in December 1942, ~ With the reductions in allotments that have taken place under rationing no hotel or restaurant that obdserves the regulations can provide heavy meat services, such as steaks, chops or roasts. day after day. This means that the steak house, as it was known before the war, can no longer operate as a steak house and that even those with the highest point allotments permitted by the regulations will find it necessary to serve most of their meals as the meatless meals and few with heavy meat services. Edward Steele to Speak at G. V. Rotary Club Edward Steele, manager of the . Grass Valley office of the’ Wnited States Employment Service, will be guest speaker today at the luncheon meeting of the Grass Valley Rotary . Club. Steele, until recently a sergeant in the U. S. Marine Conps, will discuss the post war picture of employment. Ernest George is program _ chairman and Gene Ingalls, club president, will pfeside. eee RED CROSS CHAPTER MEBRTIO There will be a'meeting of the vada City Red Cross Chapter toy row evening at 7:30 o’clock in producton rooms of the chapter Pine Street. This announcement made by Mrs. Richard Goynae tary. %

fg Te . The Nugget is delivered to . your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month © “God grants liberty o1 VADA / . S coeeaacenainainal ‘. it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”—Daniel Webster Nevada City Nu COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ eget caeaeaesaan? = Thi coverage of all local happenings. If you -want to read about your friends, your neighbors, and your s paper gives you complete town, read The Nugget. Vol. 19, No. 46 _The County_ ‘Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center “MONDAY, JUNE. . 1, 1945 _ THINKING OUT LOUD By A. M. LL. There is every indication that Rusbia having taken the brunt of German damage to its citizens and its resources, agricultural and _ industrial, is very much inclined to ‘‘go it alone’, without consulting her allies. Millions of Russian soldiers and civilians have been killed in the long Sustained battle against the German aggressor. The Russians are proud of their victory and ‘have the confidence, that any people would have under the same conditions, in their ability to fend for themselves. This is quite understandable. The Russians were vanquished early in World War I, early in the struggle. Around the turn of the century they were ignominiously ‘beaten by, the then, little Japan. Today they can feel they have done perhaps than half the fighting to humble the armies of the nazis and the legions of the Prussian junkers. Russia though . demanding due eredit for its magnificent © victory does acknowledge that the United States helped mightily with food supplies and equipment, land contributed vast shipping resources and naval power to get these supplies to her, and that the allied battles in Ttaly and western Europe, helped to make her burden lighter on the eastern front. point to more lives sacrificed and} more towns and villages laid waste, than any other country Hitler. overrun by Let us remember that the Russian blood spilt,» might easily have been that of our sons, brothers, huS8bands and fathers. They have saved us that ‘enormous loss, as well as many Dillions in cash. That they never would have gone into battle, except that they were attacked, has nothing to dio with the case. What the Russians spent in lives and cash, we and the British did not spend. Germany’s blunder in invading Russia was a fortunate throw of the dice for us and for Britain. Let us not be concerned too much about what part of Germany Russia (proposes to occupy. Let it be half or two thirds. Whlo cares? The mare! Russia takes on in that dreary coun-. try of utter defeat, the less man pow: er we must expend to take care of! our diminished ‘portion. And we have a feeling that Russian severity will sit better with the Germans than our} own methods will. We are too tolerant, altogether too sporting in our attitude toward fallen foes, and, certainly too forgétful of lessons in hiswory. The Russians know they must live with the Germans snugly beside them, They will plan accordingly. The Germans that conform to the Russian idea of good neighborliness, we believe will receive good treatment. But first there will be a terrific purging of the criminal leadership. We will not be surprised to hear that scores of thousands of Germans have been shot and buried in a very few weeks. But when that is over with, we believe the Russians will do a good job of re-educating the Germans or, rather re-orientating them. It seems to us that we need not be concerned about the Germans absorbing the Russian brand of communism. By the way we should forget not that this particular kind of communism is very different from the kind Lenin inaugurated with the revolution. But supposing Germany is exposed to Russian communism. We recall quite well that Germany at the end of first world war was exposed to democratic government. Jt didn‘’t take. The country speedily Japsed into a tighter autocracy than that exercised by the Prussian kings. The Germans like autocracy. They always liked it since the time of Caesar. We had just as soon-as not that Russia exercise that autocracy. Just ask yourselves, readers of this column, whether you would like to see our democratic government establish a dictatorship in Germany. Of course our militry government over our assigned part of Germany ‘is for -the time being, a dictatorship, or’ at least an oligarchy of-officere. Thot is the government necessary in more . COUNTY COSTSPER CAPITA IN 10 YEARS DOUBLE ‘Nevada County’s expenditures for general county government for 1943 44 averaged $39.25 for each.person in the county, compared with average expenditure of $33.26 per person for 1942-43 and $16.29 per person for 1934-35 ten, years earlier, ‘California taxpayers association said today making public its study of ten years of county spending. Expenditures of the county for 1943-44 were as follows: general government, $4.95 per capita to persons and property, $2.20; health and sanitation $1.14; highways and the bridges $3.41; charities and corrections $26.74 and recreation, education and miscellaneous, 81e per capita. = Over the state as a whole county expenditures for 1943-44 averaged $216.70 per capita compared with $25.33 for 1942-43 and $19.90 for 1934-35, the association found. State wide average expenditures for 1943ake by functions were as_ follows: general government $3.12 protection to persons and property $2.17; health and sanitation 75c; and highways . rections $16.94; recreation ition and miscellaneous 90c; ;payments 46c, . Loss of county employees to war . service and decreasing welfare need . educaand debs j}ituses down. However munities generous war in many combusiness and . increases in pay have wiped out the savings due to reduced ' ‘personnel. Further pay rises, welfare provisions and plans for post war construction if adopted will be the major reasons why local budgets may go up for 1945-46. Taxpayers should keep cause and effect foremost in their thinking on local ‘budget. mean higher local taxes. numbers of STATE CHAMBERS FAVOR BILL TO ‘AID RAILROADS The California State Chamber of ‘(Commerce favors the enactment inito law of the Bulwinkle Bill HR 125136" “empowering”the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve or disapprove of°* agreements ‘between railroads with regard to freight rates and other matters. The ‘bill would also authorize the railroads to make agreements providing for rate making associations or committees and exempt such agreements and the railroads making them from the application: of antitrust laws when the agreements have been approved bythe —_ Interstate ‘Commerce Commission. According to James Musesatti, the general manager of the chamber, this legislation is most vitally needed at this time ‘to insure the continuation of the kind of railroad transportation which this country needs and must have. For over fifty years the interstate commerce commission hag been regulating the railroads so as to provide reasonalble and non-discriminatory rates and fair practices. In recent years’ uncertainty and confusion have arisen concerning apPlication of the anti trust laws to railroads and other surface carriers. It matter of general knowledge that ; the carriers cannot serve to mastters. It is therefore the duty of congress to say which government agency shall have control of the regulation of the railroads and other carriers. is a Fred Browning who has been seriously ill at the home of his mother on Boulder street has been moved to the Miners Hospital. . transit from war to peace. Since it is hardly likely that we can build up a love off democratis government among the Germans in our control, for in the light of history seems impossible, then we shall never be reeonciled to establishing an autrcracy there. The idea wll grow more repugnant with the years. But Russia, already an autocracy, will have no such bandicap. exipansion of} (More spending will} (SOIL DISTRICT TO BURN BRUSH The directors of the Nevada County soil conservation district are again inviting farmers within the district to take part in a brush clearing by burning this summer, stated Clarence Gassaway district president, at the June meeting of the directors which was held at the district office at 109 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley. : Only brush fields that are protected by natural bartiers such as roads and streams or around which the farmer can construct firebreaks can be burned this year as the district has not as yet acquired brush elearing machinery with which to. construct firebreaks. It was brought out at the directors meeting that the district expects to obtain equipment of this nature by next year. William F. Shanp of the state division of forestry will again cooperate in the controlled burning program by furnishing fire crews to make the burning safe. Farmers interested clearing program are urged to get ‘in touch with the soil ‘conservation district office immediately as “plans! ‘for these burns must be completed iby July 1.°The burns will be made! in this brush thet Bue . and bridges $2.37; charities and cor. during the month of August, ELKS INVITE Still Riussia can . Should have brought county expendPUBLIC TO FLAG . DAY PROGRAM. Flag day ceremonies will be . at the Elks Lodge Wednesday. 13th, at 8 p. m. to which the a) is not only cordially invited but urg ed to attend. : Brig. 0. B. Abbott of Camp Beale has accepted an “invitation to speak or to send a repfesentative in this. stead. é The Elks will display nine large flags famous in world history. The flags are the John Cabot Flag of 1497, King James 1st Flag of 1606, English Flag of 1607, Pine Tree Flag of 1775, Southern .' Colonies Flag of 1776, John Paul Jones Flag of 1775, Grand Union Flag, of 1777, Betsy Ross Flag of 1778, Old Glory of 1945. SCHOOLS GOT HOLIDAY ANYWAY William Bray, general chairman of the Grass Valley Union Sunday School picnic scheduled for Wednesday on Tuesday evening called the afair off, on account of rain and the threatening weather. The picnic will take place next Wednesday, June 14. The postponement was -announced 60 late in the afternoon, that school children who had been told. that there would be a ‘school holiday, could not be notified. Accordingly Grass Valley public schools had their usual holiday. ‘Next week it wont matter, since the school term will have closed. TO DISCUSS HOME CANNING Under the auspices of the Nevada County Nutrition Committee an allday—meeting will take place on June 16th in the James S. Hennerry School in Grass Valley for 'the purpose discussing methods of preserving and canning garden vegetables and fruits. Miss Virginia Black, Placer-Novada Counties food preservation assistant, Miss Alice Dillinger of the high school home economics department, and Mrs. HughBrown, Red Cross nutrition supervisor, will be among the speakers.” Those interested are invited to bring their lunches and spend the day. Tea and ‘coffee will be served. held . Fen, CHAMBER TO MEET TUESDAY The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow evening in its city ‘hall headquarterg to improvements including the city’s airport, the report of’ its housing committee, and other matters of interest to the community. June} ithe Little . . . . { . . . . . . {sistant recently spent three days on PRESIDENT TO DO POLITICKING

WHILE INS. F. By Clem Whitaker There are tell tale signs on every hand that the curfew has been lifted on “‘politics as usual’’ just as the lid has ‘been taken off nocturnal revelry, the sport of kings and sundry other pastimes which went into temporary eclipse after Pearl Harbor. President Truman, according to well informed insiders,.will set the pace during his California visit to attend the United Nations conference by holding an off the record parley with the state’s top flight democratic leaders. The confab it is said, will deal not only with presidential polities, but also with democratic plans and hopes’ to capture key state offices in next year’s elections. In congress the the a superwith all. the and post is back on supposedly ed away tion. “cradle to social security plan, Santa Claus bill, war tinsel mings, iafter grave” duper pre trimthe docket again having been tuckin moth balls for the durawar . too, have laid seige. demanding 48 hours Lalbor leaders, to congress, pay for 40 reconversion cent hours . the per turn . badly-. work during flat, 20 would into period—a hike Steel iron. wage which formula ‘bent And scrap consressmen, . not to be outdone are pocketing tol, get themselves an indirect $2500 a. year salary increase. . At Sacramento as the state legislature pounds into the home stretch) of its many 1945 session there are also . evidences that the political out has gone glimmering with partisan politics cropping up in al-. dim ish. Governor Warren, using the com-. pulsory health insurance issue, Wher. alized unemployment insurance and other labor shiboleths to press his case, is assiduously and more or less openly trying to wood AML and CIO leaders into his re-election campaign organization. The democratic whip, man Alfred W. Robertson of Santa Barbara on the other hand, is man: euvering just as energetically in the budget and tax battles to lay -the ‘basis for charges against thes Warren administration so that the bourbons will have an issue in the ’56 gubernatorial brannigan. The most conclusive sign that “yolitics as usual” is back again, even though V-Day may be still far distant is that some ofthe old ballot perennials, which plunged California into uproar in days gone by, are being dusted off for resubmission to the people next year. There’s a new Ham and Egge pension plan cooking with a new Townsend plan likewise in the offing— and the open shop versus closed shop labor initiative will also be on the 1946 ballot, according to current indications. ‘Politics, in fact, seems to be the first industry scheduled to get back into normal production. FORESTERS VISIT HIGH SIERRAS DOWNIEVILILE, June 11—Raymond N. Brett fire crew foreman and William A. Nelson fire control asAssemblyof extravagances . an orientation and trail trip over the district. Traveling with packs and _ light camp equipment, they visited Sper~cer Lakes area via the old Johnsville trail, Four Hills, Rawley Lake, Gold Valley, and back out over Sisson Ridge and Boulder trail to Third Divide. Upper Spencer Lake was just starting to break up. Heavy snow packs still remain in such areas as Four Hills, Hawley Basin, and Sisson Ridge. Packs of from two to six feet in depth were encountered. An interesting variety of wildlife and deer migrations were observed during the trip. inspection Lawrence Myers of Burlingame spent the week end with. his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers of Gold }on ; permit the . he righ't breast and Flat. FHA RULES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED An explanation of the modified residential constructior programs recently approved by {the government, was given today by D. C. MecGinness, director of the FHA for northern California. Priority fee construction now ranges from one thousand dollars a year for a single famly dwelling, to five) thousand dollars for a five family. structure, or at the rate of one thousand dollars per family, Within this range, however all labor, repairs and maintenance must be included. “The former -order required priorities for all new construction and labor in excess of two hundred dollars. Otherwise repair and maintenence were priority. free. While quotas for new homes have been approved for a number of communities in northern California. and the non-priority been established, tolerances as noted, ‘been no change as yet in the war con-. struction standards. or the critical list of building materials. While a greater. amount of these materials may now be provided for without priorities their availability remains. the same basis as before. Shortages remain on a number of major. . materials items. But it is antic ‘ipated . ithat the priority modifications will release of some items in . larger volume. The FHA issues the priorities for all residential construction over and above the tolerances given, but it limited to the one to ~ . structure insure financing . purchase or four in extending its for either construction, refinancing. Quotas for homes have the building of new been the. Franextending approved for communities within the San cisco metropolitan. area, most every major legislative skirm-. northward, southward and east ward . for fifty miles or so from the center of the city. and the additional communities of Auburn, Coalinga, Corcoran, Colfax, Exeter, Gustine, Banos, Lemoare, Marysville, Woodland, Merced, Monterey, Newman, Ofland, Porterville, Sacramento, Sanger, Santa Clara, Ukiah, Visalia and Watsonville. Thus far the price for these homes has been set at six thousand dollars! to 75 hundred dollars, the limitations set by the programing agency. Anyone who can qualify as an owner occupant within the established quota limitations may construct one of these homes according to his preference or priority rating. Any qualified operative builder may construct a specified number of such homes in most of the quotas are “being held for rent, the rental figure thus far having been set at 55 or 60 dollars on the basis of the approved prices of the unit. But by far the greater number of these homes are being constructed by operative builders_or_by—owner_occupants. ACCIDENTAL SHOT KILLS YOUNGSTER Donald Epperson, 8, was shot and killed yesterday afternaan at 4:20 o’clock on Little Greenhorn Creek. While following his cousin, Jimmy Brunson, 13, who carried 22 on his shoulder, down a trail, in some manner the trigger caught, and a bullet was discharged penetrating severing the aorta. Donald. succumbed quickly. Coroner Alvah Hooper who invesrifle tigated the tragedy states it was ac-' cidental. The two boys were fishing and hunting. Following the fatal shot Jimmy Brunson ran to the Driggs sawmill and the sheriff’s and coroner’s. offices were notified. Dr. Fritz Tobias who made an examination of the wound found it had entered the breast and emerged from the back. Earl Epperson, father of the — was recently inducted into the U. S. Army and is now at Camp Hood, nen Surviving are his sister and his mother. The family lives in Peardale. Mrs. Ellsworth Bennett has_ returned from Washington, D. C. to her home in this city. Her husband is for the time being in Denver, but ex‘pects to be back in Nevada City some time in July. have} there has} = . the patient. Los . according 10, have been using larger amounts than HEALTH OFFICER SAYS BEWARE OF BOTULISM Home canners were urged today te ‘use approved methods of canning 'fruits, vegetables, and meats, by Dr. Wilton L. Halverson, state director of public health. Two deaths from botluism caused by an. improperly home canned vegetable mixture occurred recently in Glendale, he, re~ ported. { All non-acid foods, unless they are processed in a steam pressure cooker according ‘to the directions of the University of California, are potential sources of botulism, a highly fatal . food poisoning. Dr. Halverson emphasizéd. Non acid food include olives, meats, fish, poultry and all vegeee except tomatoes and rhubarb. Dr. Halverson said that illness due lt botulism usually occurs from 24 . to 48 hours after the food has been — Symptoms are very different from those caused by ordinary food . Poisoning. The patient becomes weak jand there are disturbances of vis. ion and loss of ability to talk. Death” . is due to paralysis which makes the. ‘breathing impossible. Individuals are warned to boil all. i/non acid home canned foods for 15 jminutes before tasting even tiny Camouinta: If symptoms of botulsim ‘occur; a doctor should be called im. mediately, Dr. Halverson said, be. cause prompt treatment with an anti toxin can.sometimes save the life of . eaten. s RATION POINTS CUTFOR BIG RESTAURANTS . Allotments of rationed foods. to ithose hotels and restaurants that have been receiving larger allowane. es than household consumers will be . reduced on July 1, the OPA announebie today. The reductions, effective for the ‘July-August allotment period, will . affect only those commercial eating \places that, because of heavy use of , meats and other rationed foods during the base period, December 1942, other consumers. Since many establishments—typically smaller restaurants and eating places—-have allowances which do not exceed the maximum allotment provided by today's action, they will not feel the reductions. Many cafes and hotels will get 26 per cent less meats and fats 12 to 15 per cent less canned fruits and vegetables and 20 to 2:5 per cent less sugar, according to Chester Bowles. Most of the cafes and_ hotel ‘affected by the reduction . will get less than 50 per cent of what they used in December 1942, ~ With the reductions in allotments that have taken place under rationing no hotel or restaurant that obdserves the regulations can provide heavy meat services, such as steaks, chops or roasts. day after day. This means that the steak house, as it was known before the war, can no longer operate as a steak house and that even those with the highest point allotments permitted by the regulations will find it necessary to serve most of their meals as the meatless meals and few with heavy meat services. Edward Steele to Speak at G. V. Rotary Club Edward Steele, manager of the . Grass Valley office of the’ Wnited States Employment Service, will be guest speaker today at the luncheon meeting of the Grass Valley Rotary . Club. Steele, until recently a sergeant in the U. S. Marine Conps, will discuss the post war picture of employment. Ernest George is program _ chairman and Gene Ingalls, club president, will pfeside. eee RED CROSS CHAPTER MEBRTIO There will be a'meeting of the vada City Red Cross Chapter toy row evening at 7:30 o’clock in producton rooms of the chapter Pine Street. This announcement made by Mrs. Richard Goynae tary. %