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7 Vol. 18. No. 22. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944
. Thinking
Out Loud
By H. M. L.
‘Air power is emerging from this
war as a/new force in compelling
international good relationships:
formerly it was the navy, but
" events are rapidly proving that air
power is first and naval power
second. Infantry in maintaining
"peace or waging war becomes a
third rate factor.
As pointed out by Henry Tayjor in his book: ‘(Men in Motion,”
the controlling strategy of this
war is directed to destroying the
enemy's air power. We and the
British are constantly wearing
away the air power of Germany
and Japan. In the Pacific we trade
one plane for anywhere from five
to thirteen of the Jap planes. Over
Burope we are trading one plane
to about three of the German’s.
This takes no account of planes destroyed on the ground in Jap air
bases in the Pacific, or in Germany
not reckon with de.
and also does ‘. evening in the Elks club rooms in struction of air plane factories.
The Russian armies are now
near enough to Austria and Germany to put on an air show of
their own, and this may come anytime. However, we must consider
that thé great westiward push of
the Red Armies, involving millions
of troops, must need a tremendous umbrella of planes to cover
atheir prodigious advances.
In the light of this major, overall strategy, to force the enemy to
expend his air power the battle
om the Anzio beachhead, and
across the Italian peninsula, can
continue to be a stalemate, and
still we are winning by constantlv
whittling down the German. air
. fore. The most stupendous
. 4nd spectacular phase of the aerial
“Struggle, is, of course, that which
“Proceeds around the clock from
Britain’s air bases and steadily and
_ Methodically hammers the Reich.
While hope that the Germans have
‘Wed up their air forces is aroused by the fact that their air resistance has been steadily growing
Weaker, we do not subscribe to the
the theory that their air power is
‘AdProaching exhaustion. Rather
We think, that they are saving
What air strength they still poss8 for that. inevitable day when
British and American forces land
in Burope.
_ While we will agree with thous_ ads of shrewd observers, editors
_ Md commentators, that this softbg which Germany, the Fortress
. * Europe, without a roof, under; es, en wie situation more
_ Meleas every day, we have been
Wliged to contlude reluctantly
that the enemy proposes, or rathof the Prugsian higher command
Woposes to make a last ditch
* come to this conclusion
logically, or 50 it seems to
Gérmans have committed
us crimes against all of
; neighbors with the solitary
*teption of Switzerland. They
hat their enemies are plan-.
German expiation of those
War's end. While we
@ Prussian generals, or
the ~ atary ‘clique is woefully
Mteking in imagination, they prob‘ly can envision: their corpses
from the limbs of _the
Under den Linden, shortly
the war ends. ‘These Prus= War lords never have~'cared
5 ‘lything for the millions of the
Germans, save as in the
they constitute a tremendous
f’apon. Now they fear both
wn down trodden and their
+e
or victims,
Ws failure of air power which
$ doom both to Germans and
‘*arl Harbor taught us
air power means. The blitz
t London taught the @ngBoth ‘nations learned. the
Way. Neither nation listened
Billy Mitchells, its air pro‘but we could learn by exSo
' fortunately, and did.
this war we have had more
‘Sur navy than ever before
history, though it has al2 a0 arm vital to our de‘Polglase, Lloyd Geist,
. district assume the responsibility of
EXCEEDS SUPPLY
has rented two houses.
tion.
THRONGS ATTEND
RED CROSS FUND
BENEFTT PARTY
ed the card party and entertainment
given under community auspices last
this city. Chairman of the event was
Mrs, A. J. Heether. Master of ceremonies was Richard R. Bennetts,
chairman of the current Red Cross
War Fund drive. ~
Many prizes for expert players and
high scores were donated by professional and business men of the city.
Among those who played major roles
in the affair were Rev. Cedric Porter,
Rev. Virgil Gabrielle, Mrs. Louise
Miss Doris
Foley, Ray Worthley, Irving Long
Hilmen E. Kjorlie, A. M. Holmes.
Miss Doris Foley, George Carter, and
U.S. Johnson.
PTA CONGRESS —
OBJECTS TO JAIL.
FOR DELINOUENTS
Representing the 353,797 members
of the California. Congress of Parents and Teachers the Board of Managers on Thursday, March 9 at Hotel
Clark in Los Angeles concluded the
regular bi-monthly meeting.
The detention in jails of minors
temporary, usually extends to weeks
and frequently to months. Accomodations for juveniles in jails are in
most cases not separate from those
afforded adult offenders. The usual
excuse for such violators of the law
is that quarters are not available at
detention homes and that necessary
priorities cannot be secured. Believing that more public opinion must be
aroused, we submit ‘the following
recommendations: :
1 That the California Congress
conduct a statewide campaign of education: to acquaint the public with
the abeve facts. We urge that each
ascertaining the faots and making
them known in their communities.
29 That the California Congress
offer its support in securing priorities for the building of detention
home facilities.
Snow Pack At Yuba Pass
Greater Than Last Year
DOWNIEVIILIL7, March 15.—A cooperative snow survey in the Yuba
(Pass country has been completed by
William A. Nelson fire control assistant, of the Downieville ranger
district, which shows 104.3 inches
of snow pack with a water content
of 32.5 inches. This compares with
78.2 snow pack of the same date last
year. Rainfall for the season at the
Downieville ranger station is 37.25
inches compared with 52.47 last year
at this time.
ARMY AND NAVY TESTS
Army and navy qualifying tests
Tuesday were given 17 year old sen~
ior students in the Nevada City High
School. Proividing they pass their examinations, the boys will be ‘sent to
specialized training in colleges .
universities designated by army an
navy authorities. ‘
Making the test, it is explained,
does not constitute enlistment. A
student is not obligated to go into
RENTABLE HOMES
H. F. Sofge, secretary of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, reports, that Within the last week he
He states
that. he. finds it difficult to satisty
those seeking furnished or unfurnish-.
ed houses, since there are not many
homes unoccupied that meet the demands of new comers, or, Prospective
residents. The two homes he has
rented are to families who expect to
remain here at least, for the duraunder 16 years of age is illegal in.
California. Such detention allegediy’<were 15 and in the fourth grade and
that twenty miles was too far to walk
is the way it should be, fo
They are often more
But when it comes to politics,
line you are just a damyankee,
ie ticket.
From
just because Abe lincoln was a
publican, our Southern Demoe
have it instilled in them that Re
senator,
. Zot to be able to put on a good
man vaudeville show.
and wiggle your ears
good set up.
Thereafter, you precee
only economic royalists eat.
Should anyone be bold enough
to school.
The South is just as set in
took advantage of the
over seas to put prohibition over
to ratify it.
themselves of the mass,
South generally, in name. only,
as well try to surprise a_ herd
vigilant sentinel in the tree tops;
fact it-isn’t safe for any furriner
get within
of copper tubing and a strainer
goats whiskers.
used to bea
which
popular’ tonics
known patent medicine
by the carload until the Indians
came interested.berries, and no medicinal
act would be presérved.
training even though eee the
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matter what your brand is, if you
hail from north of the Mason-Dixon
though you will be tolerated if they
know you vote thé straight Democra-t
generation to generation,
licans and niggers shed the same
kind of feathers and are no good.
Politics in the South is remindful
of the old Wizard Oil days. To be a
successful aspirant for governor, jor
or congressman you’ have
eThe first requisite is to get hold of
an old Model “T” Ford, rusty and
badly battered, with an engine that
sounds like a three stamp mill.7If
you think it doesn‘t speak for itseif,
be not bashful but call attention: to
and accuse it of being all you ¢an
afford ‘to ride in. If you can play the
harmonica or blow a mean trombone
you've got a. : . to ridiegle!
‘Your oppoilent by accusing him of
eating with his fork and partaking
of caviar in Washington. This caviar
stuff goes over big because although
most of your hearers don’t: know eaviar from codfish balls, they picture
it as some attar-of-roses delicacy that
challenge your mental aptitude you
can always fall. back on the excuse
that the family mule died when you
ways about other matters of national interest. In 1918, when the drys
boys ' being
us, Mississippi was the first state
And even now, after three fourths
of the states quickly voted to clear
the solid
dry, although it has a national reputation for the dynamic corp liquor
it makes and its all year open season on revenue officers, who might
mountain goats as to get past the
smelling distance of a
still unless he is carrying a gallon
jug and a dollar bill in plain sight.
Just give these hill billy boys an
]old oil drum, some corn, a few feet
skim off the yellow packets and they
.will put on three eight hour shifts
turning out stuff that will marcel a
Down in the flat country, where
there isn’t enough vegetation to hide
a still effectively, many of the natives purchase their stomach -lacquer
from the drug store. One of the most
well
isn’t necessary to mention at this
time. It was bought by the case and
Oklahoma started to resurrect their
tomahawks, and the government beThey decided, upon analysis, that
the stuff had a magnum of alcohol,
some burnt sugar, a flavor of cubeb
value.
Something had to be done to preserve the trade name so it was decreed that if a percentage of cascara—~an active purgative—was add-.
ed the ganctity of the Food and Drug
Then a tragic thing happened;
. THE SOLID SOUTH
By EDW. C. UREN
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; Hamilton Barnes state president of
National Fogest service ‘iat
Hill, returned to his duties Tuesday
Some voters are Republicans, or Democrats, without
making any particular effort to find out why; or _ perhaps,
simply because pop was. Some are neither one nor the other
but vote for whomever they believe will best serve them and
their country’s interest without regard to party lines. And that
r t we voters are responsible for the
kind of government we get. eS
The people of the ‘South “are
charming people to meet. They are
hospitable and will go to consfgerable trouble to be accommodating.
intensively
patriotic than their neighbors to’ the
forth and the boys from the South
in this war have made a showing
that they can pdint to with pride.
ardent of them didn’t. relish
condemnation of the change
reluctant to be placed in the position
where they had to choose between
being purged to a frazzle or going
back to the lemon extract bottle.
Yes, Mr. Roosevelt can be just as
certain that he will again get the
vote of the Solid South as he _ is
when ‘he puts. his hand out at night
and finds that Eleanor “has flew’’
the coop again.
DINNER TO HONOR
DEPARTING
FORESTERS
The personnel of the entire Tahoe
National Forest will honor Mr. Belknap Goldsmith retiring timber scalef who has served with the federal
forest service 35 years, with*a farewell dinner qt the Bret Harte Inn in
Grass Valle Saturday evening. Also
being honored at the dinner are
Mare Edmonds and Paul Chesebro
who are soon to leave .this forest
headquarters.
Goldsmith completed his work last
Saturday and his plans are indifenite
at this time. Harry, W. Camp, of the.
San Francisco regional office, will
take over the work relinquished by
Goldsmith.
(Mare Edmonds, chief of fire prevention, has been transferred to the
San Francisco regional office where
he will assist the senior logging engineer in planning sustained lumber
production both from the U. S. and
private lands. Donald MacBean, engineer on the local staff, will assume Edmonds work here, ‘His family will accompany him.
‘Paul Chesebro, executive assist:
ant to Supervisor Guerdon Ellis, is
resigning from his. position to take
up other work, His position will be
taken over by Harlow: Woods of
Willows and of the Mendocino National forest.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—
1
the Young Republicans of California, today declared that reports to
his office indicated that Justus Craemer, state railroad commissioner and
Orange County publisher, is forging
rapidly head in the race for U. S.
senator at the May primary. .
Said the leader of the Young Republicans: [
_ “Justus .Craemer’s candidacy for
the United States: senate is making
the same appeal to the voters that
Farl Warren's candidacy for governor made two years ago—and I predict the same result, when the votes
are counted.
“Mr. \Craemer’s support is statewide, rather than sectional. His
background as a_ successful rural
publisher and grower. and his public
experience with the problems of our
big citie sand major industries, appeal to all classes of voters.
“I have received reports during
the past few days from Republicans
in nearly evéry county in the state
which indicate very definitely that
Mr. ‘Craemer will win the Republican nomination—and, in that event,
I am confident he will defeat Senator Downey.”’
(Clarence Martz, with the Tahoe
Forest
¢ ’
after a few days here on business,
there was much belly grumbling
among the teetotalers:and the most
the
nightly back yard trips to their Chic
Sales. They became bitter in their
and
. decisive victory there to have any
500,000 the corresponding figure for
CONFUSION
By CLEM WHITAKER
What’s in a name? That which
we call a rose,
(By any other name would smell
as sweet.
lar elections but if the
day he said it.
For while the state at large is
holding an election on May 16, Los
Angeles County, with its big voting
army, is staging an electoral battle
of names that smells anything but
voters involved.
On one and the same ballot Los
‘Angeles County voters will be puzzled to find the names of Fred Houser and Fred Howser—one running
for United States senator, the other
for district attorney.
If that confuses them, and_ they
take a look at the other candidates,
again they’ may think they are sesing double, for there’s a Dockweiler
running for ,U. S. senator—and another Dockwéiler running for district
attorney.
The Dockweiler seeking election
to the United States senate is Mrs.
Irene Dockweilet, widow of John F.
Dockweiler, who was district attorney at the time of his death a year
ago, while the Dockweiler now running for district attorney is Henry
I. Dockweiler,’ his brother. And the
Houser seeking to be U. S. senator
is Lieutenant Governor .Fred Houser
while the Howser running for dis-trict attorney is the incumbent, Fred
being unrelate
appear to be almost identical twins
on the ballot,
:
While this merry mixup may seem
at first glance, to. be more amusing
than important, actually it may have
a vital bearing on the political fortunes of all the candidates involved
——and on the outcome of both the
state wide race for tHe United States
senate, and the Los Angeles contest
to select a county prosecutor. If some
ankind opponent hurls a brick at
District Attorney Howser, for example who can explain it away if it
dents the’ political sombrero of senatorial candidate Houser? And the
Same might apply in the case of the
Dockweilers.
To Lieutenant Governor Fred
Houser, making his bid to be U. 8.
Senator, the confusion might well
Prove to be serious, for hia chief
strength is in his home county of
Los Angeles and he must pile up.a
chance to win. On the other hand,
his outstanding opponent for the Republican senatorial nominationa—Juetus Craemer, the Orange County publisher—is strong both in rural Caliarea and is free of name entangle-'
ments. Justus Craemer’s friends, as a:
matter of fact, are capitalizing on
his name with the slogan: “Let’s
Have Justus in Washington!”
All of which proves that maybe
there's something in a name dfter
all—Shakespeare to the contrary notwithstanding.
January Gas Tax
Up 19 Per Cent. .
SACRAMENTO, March 16.—California gasoline tax collections for
January 1944 exceed those for the
first month of last year by $636,$51, marking gain of 19.26 per cent.
The State Board of Equalization
made this revelation here today upon completiion of a tax assessment
of $3,939,249, based on distribution
of 131,308,309 gallons of motor
vehicle fuel during January. Commenting on the trend disclosed, the
board said: r
“Tf this auspicious revenue trend:
for the first month of the new year
is maintained it will mean that the
1944 total may exceed by some $9,-.
1943, which sagged under the 1942
total by $7,829,194. Even with this
recovery, the yield for the current
year would be $5,
Thus spake William Shakespeare,
back in the merry days before popuimmortal
bard took wing from his celestial
abode and dropped into Los Angeles
to cast a ballot at (California’s May
primary he would probably rue the
sweet—at least to the candidates and . .
Howser—the. two.. gentlemen.. being,
d, even though they.
fornia and in the Gan Francisco bay ed collection of $50 in fines.
a
‘tied in Reno, March 8th. The
. Danos of this city, a gradua
Nevada City High School an
St. Mary’s Academy and form
seas and only recently return
this country. His home was
Dakota. He is now stationed at
(Marysville,
S.F. CHAMBER
HEAD TELLS OF
FARMCITY TIE
(Central and Northern California —
have greater possibilities for expan—
. sion and postwar development than
any other section in the nation, L.
B. Lundborg, general manager of
the San Francisco (Chamber of Commerce told the annual meeting of the ©
Madera County Chamber of Com— . .
merce on Friday evening last. :
Full advantage of the potential~
ties, Lundborg said, can only be
realized if all communities within
this rich trading area work togeth——
er. io
“San Francisco,” said. Lundbot
“is today regional minded in its out—
look on all broad problems.’ Tt rec-—
ognizes fully its responsibilities as —
the metropolitan center of Central —
and Northern California.” a ee
Lundborg outlined the San Fran-eisco’s chambet’s domestic trade department program to exploit consum—
er goods resources in the Central
and Northern California areas.
He told the Madera county or.
ganization that ‘here again, Sa
Francisco appreciates its responsibility and will discharge to the fnllest extent its obligations to the entire area in the development 6f its
resources.”’
Stressing the importance which
livestock production and agriculture
hold in the economy of the state
Lundborg said thé San Franeti
Chamber of Commerce through its”
agricultural committee and other
facilities, will continue its program
for the protection and promotion of
California agriculture. == =
Lundborg revealed that forty nine
out of the .chamber’s agricultural
committee are farmers or representatives of farmer organizatior
pointed out. that San Francisco
the first city in the nation to
otherwise might have been lost dt
to the shortage of experienced
labor.
3
Another first, credited to -the i
itiative of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; was ‘“‘Potat
Week”. Lundborg told how
chamber’s marketing program .
a heavy surplus of No. 2 potato
from the Stockton Delta region t
San Francisco, resulting in the sak
of 18,500 one hundred pound ©
of potatoes.
In Grass Valley In
The Grass Valley (City
meeting Tuesday night rat:
appointment of Charles Hen
take the post on the: police
vacated by Jack’P. Richlin)
Poundmaster Fred Bertola
ed liquidating 17 dogs during
ary, Fire Chief Allison .
Stated there were 14 fire al
ing the-month, but only $150
of damages were done. and that
tothe Earl Covey garage. Justice
the Peace Charles. Morehouse
BS
lowest month’ in many years. _
_Gealth Officer Dr. BE. M.
Stated that there was one cas
diphtheria in the ci » Under,
tine, but he did Pugies a
ie because of the general imm
tion of both children and adults,
City Treasurer William G
showed a balance of. $19,455.’
the city treagury.
Weds Cpl. James Dawson
Miss Lucille Dands and
es Dawson of Camp Beale wer
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
thy advisor of the Rainbow.
Cpl. Dawson has seen service
Beale. The couple
tenes 4%
000,000 less than. y
that'in 1940 Coe