March 25, 1940 (4 pages)

VOW» lm cap ihe BIE e's Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, [daho, Washington,: Oregon, _ the product of special bureaus, boards, and commissions not directly responsible to the public. ment.” The scope of these ‘bodies has probably grown since Nevada City Nugget 305 Broad Street. Phone 36. A Legal Newspaper, as defined by statute. Printed and Published at Nevada City. Editor and Publisher Published Semi-Weekly, Monday and Friday at Nevada City. California, and entered as mail matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City. under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year (In Advance) ...-.----------------$2.50 eteteteteieteietoioieioiuivieieiaieiaieieietefeieteisleteinieieleieieieioeieieleieioieioiieieieteteienien, The Shadow Of Government Government can move from the front doorstep right into the living room of the average citizen in many ways. But in no manner does the growth of government influence in the affairs of the indiviual—theslengthening shadow of government—become more plain than where taxes and spending are, concerned. Spending in this country has increased at a dizzy and dangerous rate in the past ten years. As a result. the United States finds itself drawing more and more heavily upon the resources of its citizens, and still not matching by many bilPAGE TWO pes NEVADA CITY NUGGET ae MONDAY, MARCH 235, l 940. Sageag goatee gengengadesfp ate ofeagentente teste ogegesgente teste fe eaten ntententestesegendentententestestestestestenteatentedeedeedesdestoteg : . eas mee ,080 < r on its “Of. ANOTHER ONE THROUGH? ES oe raed” pha acother $1,586,870 for printing and binding publications and ‘bulletins. While many publications issued by this office are extremely helpful to farmers and others, there is at least a question as to whether it should Washington . Snapshots By JAMES PRESTON LLADAY Halladay.in the Providence Journal lions the rate at which the money is being spent. Not contented with drawing on the present productivity of average Americans everywhere——farmers, businessmen. small mechant, jobholder—government has come to depend more and more on income which. it is hoped, we will be able to produce in the future. The extent of government spending today is revealed in its real and staggering proportions by some facts on the subject recently made public. These figures show that it would have taken all the income received in 1939 by all persons living west of the Mississippi Rixer to meet the total cost of government in the Uni-, ted States last year. If you can visualize the myriad’ tax collectors in the na-. tion whirline cvclon> fashioen—-from Minnesota. throvch the! California. Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, . Texas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, lowa, Kansas and Oklahoma—gathering up all the dollars earned by the labor or savings of every individual in those states, the entire. collection would be necessary to pay the nation’s bill for government expenditure. In other words, all the hard work and thrift. the hours of toil and building and saving, undergone by all the Americans in the western two-thirds of this country, did no more than to match the 19 billion dollars spent by our Federal, state, and local governments in a single year. The long shadow of government continues to lengthen—' and lengthens over the family and the household, the hard, work and the thrift, of average: Americans everywhere!—. Contributed. The Threat Of Regulation . Most of us feel secure ‘in this country because it is our impression that the laws of the land are written for us by our duly accredited representatives in Congress. Anyone who is satisfied in this belief is likely to receive a severe jolt upon examination of the actual facts in the case. For, as a matter of truth, an increasing number of the regulations and edicts in force in the United States today are Of course, no one denies the need for a certain amount of administrative law. But it must be used wisely if the processes of democracv are not to suffer harm, and the vast growth of quasi-judicial and quasiofficial agencies can be a serious matter indeed if this truth is not remembered. Part. of the trobule to be found with this type of “‘law”’ arises from the fact that much of the legislation being administered by the bodies in question has been loosely defined. An outstanding example that fits this particular situation is to be found in the case of the National Labor Relations Act and Board, in which the cases of Board bias that have been so] abundantly spread on the record have been made possible by deficiencies or one-sidedness in the Wagner Act itself. Back in 1937, when a special government committee was appointed to sutdy the field in question, it was found that about 130 regulatory agencies were in existence, and_ the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives was moved tg,comment: “‘It is practically impossible for a member of Congress, much less for an individual citizen, to find his way among these many agencies or to locate the particular officer or employee in any of the agencies with whom any particular problem should be discussed with a view of * settlethat time. Major measures now before Congress designed to eliminate certain of these abuses deserve the careful consideration of all citizens. The Walter-Logan Bills, for instance, now pending in Washington, would provide for judicial review of the decisions of these agences. Experiments in various states faced with the same problem, such as Rhode Island, are worth observing no matter how well meaning, are given the unlimited power to ‘final say’’, the processes of representative democracy are likely to go “out the window.”—Contributed. . picious of his best friends, he goes ped her down, but I retained my temPOLITICAL PARADE BY CLEM WHITAKER When a man loses his sense of. !f they gain control, we won’t have humor, he loses his sense of pro-. democratic government in _ this portion; he seals his mind to things/!.state.”’ he doesn’t ‘want to recognize, ana, Mrs. Elizabeth Graham, Berkeley turns a cold, ungracious eye on the Democrat, slapped by another lady world. . Berkeley Democrat in the Assembly If he’s a governor, he grows sus-. Visitors’ gallery—“I could have slapabout with an iron jaw, grimly, like; per and my own dignity.” a man marching to his own doom. John Francis Neylan, S. F. attorAnd he is, politically speaking. ney—“The greatest tribute imaginCalifornia has had a couple of; able to the fundamental soundness governors whose humor , Of the American system of free ensense of didn’t measure up in time of trow: . terprise is the fact that it has survived.”’ ble, and they were the unhappiest Migs Katherine Kitchen, Sacra. chief executives ever to occupy the Corner Office. California has one! mento, culinary expert, releasing her now. scheduled radio timeto Eleanor When Governor Olson, after a . Roosevelt —‘‘Honestly, I’ve giver political defeat in the Assembly,;™ore celebrities the air! during the first week of the legislative session at Sacramento, publiély ‘refused the handshake of a political opponent, refused to take with good grace the same licking he administered to somebody else last session, refused even to smile, however fleetingly, up into the packed gallery where he had friends, he did hmiself more damage than any ilconsidered political move might ever have done. With a handclasp and a grin he could have sent the crowd away saying. ‘‘He’s a good guy!’’ instead of “He’s a sourpuss!’ ’ The dear people, unfortunately, make no allowance for ill health, for overwork, for deep hurt or for righteous anger. But they're half sold at least on the man who can give them a laugh occasionally, and laugh with them, in spite of political upset. They admire the fighter who can muster a joke,-either at his own expense or somebody else’s, when the going’s rough. Lincoln, when the pressure got too TRAFFIC WHYS By CHIEF E. RAYMOND CATO, California Highway Patrol Question—-I am building a small, light trailer for use on short outing trips and want to _use solid rubber tires. Is there any law against the use of such tires? G. O’B. Answer—tThere is no law preventing the use of solid rubber tires. If your vehicle weighs under 3,000 pounds, when empty, the registration fee would be the same as for any other vehicle. ‘Above that weight an extra fee is imposed. Question—Is there any law which makes it necessary for me to lock the doors of my car when I leave-it for-a short period while in a nearby store making a purchase? Mrs. T. G.-C.Answer—tThere is no law in. the Vehicle Code making this necessary. However, it is strongly recommended by police authorities and insurance grtat, used to cross his long, un-. companies to discourage theft of artgainly legs, lean back and tell 4. icles from yoour car, as well as to story—often a~*-storyon ~himself.}make more difficult-the theft of your car. CAMPTONVILLE NOTES CAMPTONVILLE, Mar. 25.—Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Hanson returned Wednesday from Wenatchee, Washington, where they spent the winter. Mrs. Rosa Zerga, returned a few days ago from Sacramento where she spent two weeks visiting friends. The Gold Pan Lodge has changed hands, Donald Humphrey _ having taken over the interests of Clarence E. Turner. : Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Woods and son of Oilfield, Southern California, spent a week visiting Mr. Woods’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woods. Edwin L. Mills came up from Sacramento Thursday on a short visit here. Mrs. Angus James of Downieville was in town a few days ago visiting her sister Mrs. Lawrence Turner. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Williams and sons Jack and Howard returned Sun. day from a visit to their old home at Dixon. Elmer Pemberton of the state of Nevada was in this section Thursday visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bullington at Cold Spring. Sometimes, when great’ issues. were at stake, that exasperated the most serious men of his cabinet. But Lincoln’s sense of humor, his ability to stand aside and take an outside view of the scene around him, was his one brake against comiplete emotional breakdown. It enabled him to endure the pounding pressure of his tumultuous times, to bear up under the greatest burden an American president ever had to bear—civil war in the land. : Governor’ Richardson, Governor Rolph and Governor Merriam’ all had their share of bitter opposition. They had the ability, too to crack a joke —on themselves, if necessary to relieve the tension. None would have endured the embarrassment, the hurt and the angér held in bad check that Governor Olson went through on presenting his message to the newly convened legislature. Governor Olson’s greatest need, perhaps, is not for the things he has demanded of the legislature—more taxes, more power, new government. al encroachments in private ‘business—but something sane and simple; something he himself can supply. : Governor Olson, more than anything, else, needs to laugh’. GREEN MOUNTAIN MINE A erew of six men continue sinking in the winze in the Green Mountain tunnel developing ore on the vein. The property adjoins the Murchie mine on the east. Significant Statements By Interesting Californians Maxie Rosenbloom, Hollywood exfighter, offering to coach middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia—’ 107 mim streee Nevada County Photo Center . } PHONE 67 Portraits, Commercial Photography, ! : : 8 Hour Kodak Finishing, Old Copies, Drorocrapner Enlarging and Framing,’ Kodaks and Photo Supplies, “Of course I can’t learn~—im everys thing I know. Then he’d know as much as me—which is impossible.’’ Senator D. Jack Metzger, Rea Bluff rancher—‘‘Pressure groups in relief will soon be in control of Cali‘ MIDNIGHT PROPERTY Harold F. Brown of Tonopah, who leased the Midnight mine in Nevada City from Jack Fletcher is cleaning out the old tunnel which is 460 feet '. who are on the Federal payroll alone. be allowed to spend the taxpayers’ money next year to distribute over 23,000,000 publications and bulletins and hundreds upon __ hundreds of! press releases, and several hundred radio programs. Some Congressmen think there ought to be a stopping point somewhere, The ordinary American taxpayer, be he farmer, businessman, ditchdigger, or just plain Oswald J. Blimp probably doesn’t realize that his money is helping to pay the salaries of some 1,342,000 men and women Furthermore, he has to foot the bills for their buildings, heat, light, and the materials with which they work. But iworse still; the chances are that he doesn’t appreciate .the fact that some of them are spending his hard-earned money to convince him that he should pay more taxes to emPloy more Federal workers. Here are the facts: The latest figures available show the following total number of persons, outside of those on WPA projects, drawing pay from the Federal government: Executive departments 936,686. Congress 3,671, Judiciary 1,860, Army 239,913, Navy 161,000 or.a total of 1,342,543. Naturally, people on the payrolls don’t like to be cut off. Hence they resist Congressional attempts to cut appropriations. But that is not all. They even go as far as to go out and Dependable Used Cars—All Makes—Special Buys at George . Bros., Grass Valley. APARTMENT TO LEASE — Five rooms and bath. Broad street. Modern in all respects. With garage. Phone 95. 3-5tf EXPERT RADIO REPAIRING — Loud Speaker Systems for Rent or spend taxpayers’ money to oppose ? legislation that is pending in (ConSale. Authorized Philco Auto Radio gress. Service. ART’S RADIO HOSPITAL —Specialists in Radio Ills, 112 South Church Street, Grass Valley. Phone 984, 2-19tf For example, the Justice Department now is investigating the National Labor. Board to determine whether and why it lobbied against Wagner Act amendments. The House Phone 743-3 of Representatives just put a proState Farm viso in a bill directly forbidding the Insurance Interior Department to use radio Companies programs for the purpose of influAUTOMOBILE, LIFE, ACCIDENT, encing legislation. ‘In the first instance, according to advance information, the Wagner Act amendments might have deprived some Labor ‘Board workers of their jobs. And in the second, if Congress could be influenced to extend an existing temporary law, In-terior Department workers would be kept on the payroll. This column ‘has already commented upon the millions of dollars being spent by Federal departments to convince the public that they are doing a good job so that their appropriations will continue without _reduction. But in their: efforts in this direction, the government press agents sometimes descend to the ri-} diculous. These publicity men, in theory, are supposed to give only important and helpful information to the public. But any one day’s collection of, their press release will disclose reams of useless information. In fact, one Washingtonian suggested that a scrap book could .be made of ‘‘Useless °Information from ‘Government Press Agents.’’ Here are some samFIRE Local Agent MRS. WALTER E. PARSONS 308 S. Church St., Grass Valley, Calif. WATCHES CLEANED, $1.00. Mainsprings, $1.00. Watch Chrystals, round, 25c, fancy, 50c. All work guaranteed. J. M, Bertsche, Watch and Clock repairing. With Ray’s Fixit Shop, New location, 109 West Main Street, Grass Valley. 12-1tf REAL ESTATE WALTER H. DANIELS LICENSED BROKER Phone 521 P. O. Box 501 Nevada City ples: “Colored marbles consistently have: higher dielectric constants’ than white varieties.”’ “United States exports of sugar mill machinery during the calendar 1939 were valued at $2,426,701.” “Twelve wild pin tail ducks, tagged with gold plated number bands, will be shipped by airplane to the nation’s capital from San ¥Francisco Friday, March 9.” “The Division of Simplified Prac. tice of the National Bureau of Standards announced today that Simplified Recommendation R81-28, covering binder’s board used by the book binding industry has azain been reaffirmed.” : “Blackout measures in effect in Germany have resulted in the creation of a large and flourishing new industry for the production of luminous. buttons.” ‘With performances of 7,332 separate American compositions, the Work Projects Administration’s Music Program brought the works of 2,258 native or resident composers to American audiences up to March first.” When it is remembered that hundreds upon hundreds of these are mimeoghaphed at a substantial cost, it would seem:that taxpayers have something to be concerned about. Small wonder that Congress is looking into the question. In its study of this problem, a House committee discovered that the PUZZLE — Put these two pictures together. They will form an illustration of the finest winter food money can buy. Bret Harte Dairy Jordan Street, Nevada City Phone 77 For VENETIAN BLINDS and LATEST PATTERNS IN WALL PAPER John W. Darke 109-3 Phones 109-M Agriculture Department proposes to a. MINING MACHINERY EQUIPMENT — An Unusual Opportunity to Pick Up at a Reasona le . Figure. Full Particulars— Write L. P. TERKEL 1108 Financial Center Building, foe. Valley Movie Cameras and Films fornia at the rate relief is growing. long. Two men are doing the work. San Francisco, California. _ 0) . .

VOW» lm cap ihe BIE e's Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, [daho, Washington,: Oregon, _ the product of special bureaus, boards, and commissions not directly responsible to the public. ment.” The scope of these ‘bodies has probably grown since Nevada City Nugget 305 Broad Street. Phone 36. A Legal Newspaper, as defined by statute. Printed and Published at Nevada City. Editor and Publisher Published Semi-Weekly, Monday and Friday at Nevada City. California, and entered as mail matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City. under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year (In Advance) ......-..----------------$2.50 eteteteteieteietoioieioiuivieieiaieiaieieietefeieteisleteinieieleieieieioeieieleieioieioiieieieteteienien, The Shadow Of Government Government can move from the front doorstep right into the living room of the average citizen in many ways. But in no manner does the growth of government influence in the affairs of the indiviual—theslengthening shadow of government—become more plain than where taxes and spending are, concerned. Spending in this country has increased at a dizzy and dangerous rate in the past ten years. As a result. the United States finds itself drawing more and more heavily upon the resources of its citizens, and still not matching by many bilPAGE TWO pes NEVADA CITY NUGGET ae MONDAY, MARCH 235, l 940. Sageag goatee gengengadesfp ate ofeagentente teste ogegesgente teste fe eaten ntententestesegendentententestestestestestenteatentedeedeedesdestoteg : . eas mee ,080 < r on its “Of. ANOTHER ONE THROUGH? ES oe raed” pha acother $1,586,870 for printing and binding publications and ‘bulletins. While many publications issued by this office are extremely helpful to farmers and others, there is at least a question as to whether it should Washington . Snapshots By JAMES PRESTON LLADAY Halladay.in the Providence Journal lions the rate at which the money is being spent. Not contented with drawing on the present productivity of average Americans everywhere——farmers, businessmen. small mechant, jobholder—government has come to depend more and more on income which. it is hoped, we will be able to produce in the future. The extent of government spending today is revealed in its real and staggering proportions by some facts on the subject recently made public. These figures show that it would have taken all the income received in 1939 by all persons living west of the Mississippi Rixer to meet the total cost of government in the Uni-, ted States last year. If you can visualize the myriad’ tax collectors in the na-. tion whirline cvclon> fashioen—-from Minnesota. throvch the! California. Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, . Texas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, lowa, Kansas and Oklahoma—gathering up all the dollars earned by the labor or savings of every individual in those states, the entire. collection would be necessary to pay the nation’s bill for government expenditure. In other words, all the hard work and thrift. the hours of toil and building and saving, undergone by all the Americans in the western two-thirds of this country, did no more than to match the 19 billion dollars spent by our Federal, state, and local governments in a single year. The long shadow of government continues to lengthen—' and lengthens over the family and the household, the hard, work and the thrift, of average: Americans everywhere!—. Contributed. The Threat Of Regulation . Most of us feel secure ‘in this country because it is our impression that the laws of the land are written for us by our duly accredited representatives in Congress. Anyone who is satisfied in this belief is likely to receive a severe jolt upon examination of the actual facts in the case. For, as a matter of truth, an increasing number of the regulations and edicts in force in the United States today are Of course, no one denies the need for a certain amount of administrative law. But it must be used wisely if the processes of democracv are not to suffer harm, and the vast growth of quasi-judicial and quasiofficial agencies can be a serious matter indeed if this truth is not remembered. Part. of the trobule to be found with this type of “‘law”’ arises from the fact that much of the legislation being administered by the bodies in question has been loosely defined. An outstanding example that fits this particular situation is to be found in the case of the National Labor Relations Act and Board, in which the cases of Board bias that have been so] abundantly spread on the record have been made possible by deficiencies or one-sidedness in the Wagner Act itself. Back in 1937, when a special government committee was appointed to sutdy the field in question, it was found that about 130 regulatory agencies were in existence, and_ the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives was moved tg,comment: “‘It is practically impossible for a member of Congress, much less for an individual citizen, to find his way among these many agencies or to locate the particular officer or employee in any of the agencies with whom any particular problem should be discussed with a view of * settlethat time. Major measures now before Congress designed to eliminate certain of these abuses deserve the careful consideration of all citizens. The Walter-Logan Bills, for instance, now pending in Washington, would provide for judicial review of the decisions of these agences. Experiments in various states faced with the same problem, such as Rhode Island, are worth observing no matter how well meaning, are given the unlimited power to ‘final say’’, the processes of representative democracy are likely to go “out the window.”—Contributed. . picious of his best friends, he goes ped her down, but I retained my temPOLITICAL PARADE BY CLEM WHITAKER When a man loses his sense of. !f they gain control, we won’t have humor, he loses his sense of pro-. democratic government in _ this portion; he seals his mind to things/!.state.”’ he doesn’t ‘want to recognize, ana, Mrs. Elizabeth Graham, Berkeley turns a cold, ungracious eye on the Democrat, slapped by another lady world. . Berkeley Democrat in the Assembly If he’s a governor, he grows sus-. Visitors’ gallery—“I could have slapabout with an iron jaw, grimly, like; per and my own dignity.” a man marching to his own doom. John Francis Neylan, S. F. attorAnd he is, politically speaking. ney—“The greatest tribute imaginCalifornia has had a couple of; able to the fundamental soundness governors whose humor , Of the American system of free ensense of didn’t measure up in time of trow: . terprise is the fact that it has survived.”’ ble, and they were the unhappiest Migs Katherine Kitchen, Sacra. chief executives ever to occupy the Corner Office. California has one! mento, culinary expert, releasing her now. scheduled radio timeto Eleanor When Governor Olson, after a . Roosevelt —‘‘Honestly, I’ve giver political defeat in the Assembly,;™ore celebrities the air! during the first week of the legislative session at Sacramento, publiély ‘refused the handshake of a political opponent, refused to take with good grace the same licking he administered to somebody else last session, refused even to smile, however fleetingly, up into the packed gallery where he had friends, he did hmiself more damage than any ilconsidered political move might ever have done. With a handclasp and a grin he could have sent the crowd away saying. ‘‘He’s a good guy!’’ instead of “He’s a sourpuss!’ ’ The dear people, unfortunately, make no allowance for ill health, for overwork, for deep hurt or for righteous anger. But they're half sold at least on the man who can give them a laugh occasionally, and laugh with them, in spite of political upset. They admire the fighter who can muster a joke,-either at his own expense or somebody else’s, when the going’s rough. Lincoln, when the pressure got too TRAFFIC WHYS By CHIEF E. RAYMOND CATO, California Highway Patrol Question—-I am building a small, light trailer for use on short outing trips and want to _use solid rubber tires. Is there any law against the use of such tires? G. O’B. Answer—tThere is no law preventing the use of solid rubber tires. If your vehicle weighs under 3,000 pounds, when empty, the registration fee would be the same as for any other vehicle. ‘Above that weight an extra fee is imposed. Question—Is there any law which makes it necessary for me to lock the doors of my car when I leave-it for-a short period while in a nearby store making a purchase? Mrs. T. G.-C.Answer—tThere is no law in. the Vehicle Code making this necessary. However, it is strongly recommended by police authorities and insurance grtat, used to cross his long, un-. companies to discourage theft of artgainly legs, lean back and tell 4. icles from yoour car, as well as to story—often a~*-storyon ~himself.}make more difficult-the theft of your car. CAMPTONVILLE NOTES CAMPTONVILLE, Mar. 25.—Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Hanson returned Wednesday from Wenatchee, Washington, where they spent the winter. Mrs. Rosa Zerga, returned a few days ago from Sacramento where she spent two weeks visiting friends. The Gold Pan Lodge has changed hands, Donald Humphrey _ having taken over the interests of Clarence E. Turner. : Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Woods and son of Oilfield, Southern California, spent a week visiting Mr. Woods’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woods. Edwin L. Mills came up from Sacramento Thursday on a short visit here. Mrs. Angus James of Downieville was in town a few days ago visiting her sister Mrs. Lawrence Turner. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Williams and sons Jack and Howard returned Sun. day from a visit to their old home at Dixon. Elmer Pemberton of the state of Nevada was in this section Thursday visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bullington at Cold Spring. Sometimes, when great’ issues. were at stake, that exasperated the most serious men of his cabinet. But Lincoln’s sense of humor, his ability to stand aside and take an outside view

of the scene around him, was his one brake against comiplete emotional breakdown. It enabled him to endure the pounding pressure of his tumultuous times, to bear up under the greatest burden an American president ever had to bear—civil war in the land. : Governor’ Richardson, Governor Rolph and Governor Merriam’ all had their share of bitter opposition. They had the ability, too to crack a joke —on themselves, if necessary to relieve the tension. None would have endured the embarrassment, the hurt and the angér held in bad check that Governor Olson went through on presenting his message to the newly convened legislature. Governor Olson’s greatest need, perhaps, is not for the things he has demanded of the legislature—more taxes, more power, new government. al encroachments in private ‘business—but something sane and simple; something he himself can supply. : Governor Olson, more than anything, else, needs to laugh’. GREEN MOUNTAIN MINE A erew of six men continue sinking in the winze in the Green Mountain tunnel developing ore on the vein. The property adjoins the Murchie mine on the east. Significant Statements By Interesting Californians Maxie Rosenbloom, Hollywood exfighter, offering to coach middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia—’ 107 mim streee Nevada County Photo Center . } PHONE 67 Portraits, Commercial Photography, ! : : 8 Hour Kodak Finishing, Old Copies, Drorocrapner Enlarging and Framing,’ Kodaks and Photo Supplies, “Of course I can’t learn~—im everys thing I know. Then he’d know as much as me—which is impossible.’’ Senator D. Jack Metzger, Rea Bluff rancher—‘‘Pressure groups in relief will soon be in control of Cali‘ MIDNIGHT PROPERTY Harold F. Brown of Tonopah, who leased the Midnight mine in Nevada City from Jack Fletcher is cleaning out the old tunnel which is 460 feet '. who are on the Federal payroll alone. be allowed to spend the taxpayers’ money next year to distribute over 23,000,000 publications and bulletins and hundreds upon __ hundreds of! press releases, and several hundred radio programs. Some Congressmen think there ought to be a stopping point somewhere, The ordinary American taxpayer, be he farmer, businessman, ditchdigger, or just plain Oswald J. Blimp probably doesn’t realize that his money is helping to pay the salaries of some 1,342,000 men and women Furthermore, he has to foot the bills for their buildings, heat, light, and the materials with which they work. But iworse still; the chances are that he doesn’t appreciate .the fact that some of them are spending his hard-earned money to convince him that he should pay more taxes to emPloy more Federal workers. Here are the facts: The latest figures available show the following total number of persons, outside of those on WPA projects, drawing pay from the Federal government: Executive departments 936,686. Congress 3,671, Judiciary 1,860, Army 239,913, Navy 161,000 or.a total of 1,342,543. Naturally, people on the payrolls don’t like to be cut off. Hence they resist Congressional attempts to cut appropriations. But that is not all. They even go as far as to go out and Dependable Used Cars—All Makes—Special Buys at George . Bros., Grass Valley. APARTMENT TO LEASE — Five rooms and bath. Broad street. Modern in all respects. With garage. Phone 95. 3-5tf EXPERT RADIO REPAIRING — Loud Speaker Systems for Rent or spend taxpayers’ money to oppose ? legislation that is pending in (ConSale. Authorized Philco Auto Radio gress. Service. ART’S RADIO HOSPITAL —Specialists in Radio Ills, 112 South Church Street, Grass Valley. Phone 984, 2-19tf For example, the Justice Department now is investigating the National Labor. Board to determine whether and why it lobbied against Wagner Act amendments. The House Phone 743-3 of Representatives just put a proState Farm viso in a bill directly forbidding the Insurance Interior Department to use radio Companies programs for the purpose of influAUTOMOBILE, LIFE, ACCIDENT, encing legislation. ‘In the first instance, according to advance information, the Wagner Act amendments might have deprived some Labor ‘Board workers of their jobs. And in the second, if Congress could be influenced to extend an existing temporary law, In-terior Department workers would be kept on the payroll. This column ‘has already commented upon the millions of dollars being spent by Federal departments to convince the public that they are doing a good job so that their appropriations will continue without _reduction. But in their: efforts in this direction, the government press agents sometimes descend to the ri-} diculous. These publicity men, in theory, are supposed to give only important and helpful information to the public. But any one day’s collection of, their press release will disclose reams of useless information. In fact, one Washingtonian suggested that a scrap book could .be made of ‘‘Useless °Information from ‘Government Press Agents.’’ Here are some samFIRE Local Agent MRS. WALTER E. PARSONS 308 S. Church St., Grass Valley, Calif. WATCHES CLEANED, $1.00. Mainsprings, $1.00. Watch Chrystals, round, 25c, fancy, 50c. All work guaranteed. J. M, Bertsche, Watch and Clock repairing. With Ray’s Fixit Shop, New location, 109 West Main Street, Grass Valley. 12-1tf REAL ESTATE WALTER H. DANIELS LICENSED BROKER Phone 521 P. O. Box 501 Nevada City ples: “Colored marbles consistently have: higher dielectric constants’ than white varieties.”’ “United States exports of sugar mill machinery during the calendar 1939 were valued at $2,426,701.” “Twelve wild pin tail ducks, tagged with gold plated number bands, will be shipped by airplane to the nation’s capital from San ¥Francisco Friday, March 9.” “The Division of Simplified Prac. tice of the National Bureau of Standards announced today that Simplified Recommendation R81-28, covering binder’s board used by the book binding industry has azain been reaffirmed.” : “Blackout measures in effect in Germany have resulted in the creation of a large and flourishing new industry for the production of luminous. buttons.” ‘With performances of 7,332 separate American compositions, the Work Projects Administration’s Music Program brought the works of 2,258 native or resident composers to American audiences up to March first.” When it is remembered that hundreds upon hundreds of these are mimeoghaphed at a substantial cost, it would seem:that taxpayers have something to be concerned about. Small wonder that Congress is looking into the question. In its study of this problem, a House committee discovered that the PUZZLE — Put these two pictures together. They will form an illustration of the finest winter food money can buy. Bret Harte Dairy Jordan Street, Nevada City Phone 77 For VENETIAN BLINDS and LATEST PATTERNS IN WALL PAPER John W. Darke 109-3 Phones 109-M Agriculture Department proposes to a.. MINING MACHINERY EQUIPMENT — An Unusual Opportunity to Pick Up at a Reasona le . Figure. Full Particulars— Write L. P. TERKEL 1108 Financial Center Building, foe. Valley Movie Cameras and Films fornia at the rate relief is growing. long. Two men are doing the work. San Francisco, California. _ 0) . .