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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1939.
NEVADA’ CITY NUCCET
x She aa ahs Seca Ua ie he tet
LD OF TOMORROW
cae
Miss Mary Martz, student at the
University of California is home for
——————=
21,000 CHISELERS
ON SRA RELIEF!
A Legal Newspaper, as defined by s:atute. Printed and Published
‘
:
at Nevada City.
eas
Editor and Publisher
By CLEM WHITAKER
Published Semi-Weekly, Monday and Friday at
Nevada City. California, and entered as mail
matter of the second class in the postoffice at
If any substantial and permanent
reduction in the state’s colossal relief. {bill is td be achieved, California
Nevada City. under Act of Congress, March 3,
es
P1879.
taxpayers need
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One year (In Advance) ........-..--202--4--omy minded legislature to achieve it.
They need a policeman!
j
sSeateate
That, in substance, represents the
findings of Senator Roy J. Nielsen
Heil America Flag?
.
gun,
ay
%9
econ
New Zeaof Sacramento, who has spent conRABBITS FOR SALE! —
g
for salo,
stock
breedin
white
land
siderable time and energy delving
Inquire of Mrs. Fierst, Willow
into established cases of fraud and
Valley, first house south of. the
racketeering in the relief set-up.
5-19-2tp
school.
The S. R, A. shonld be rigidly policed, asserts the Sacramento solon, WANTED—Young women with exby trained investigators
who
‘can
. ‘perience in housework and cookcheck the reports of case workers and
ing wants work in Nevada City or
run down the relief chiselers and
Grass Valley. Box DD, Nevada City
professional “‘star boarders.”
Nugget.
5-19-2tp
records
After digging into
the
compiled,
by the State Controller’s FURNITURE. MOVING AND HAULING of all kinds;. rock, sand and
office, Senator Nielsen declared that
Governor Olson, in one of his press conferences, has indicated that he probably will veto the Gannon flag-salute bill
if it survives the senate. It has been passed by the assembly.
Although he would not comment directly, the governor
imitated a Nazi salute and said:
“Hitler makes them all stand like that at the point of a
fe
more than an
+e
since 1936 there have been more
than 21,000 cases in which relief recipients acknowledged either fraud or
,_ failure to report outside income, or
. SBowinely accepted checks in excess
burden of the amount due them.
The governor has labeled this bill correctly. It sounds
more like the decree of a totalitarian state than a law of a
democratic nation.
The bill would have some basis in necessity if it were
,aimed at the Nazis, the Fascists, the Communists or at other ent complicated federal government. Until this tax
—
%
eR
H. M. LEETE
the summer vacation.
gravel delivered. Phone 698 or call
Hills Flat Feed and Fuel.
Flat, Grass Valley.
,
Hills
4-211mp
HILLS FLAT FEED & FUEL
Dairy and Poultry Feed.
Coal, Wood and Kindling.
Fertilizer.
i
Phone 698.
Quick Service.
4-211mp
Hills Flat, Grass Valley
can be lightened—and the expenses of government reduced Only about 10 per cent of the relief ‘chiselers thys far turned up have
—there
is little hope of a real recovery.—Contributed.
But the bill is aimed at people who are harmless, who
made restitution of the money fraud‘have nothing against this government and who wish to live
ulently obtained from the S. R. A., . GOOD USED UPRIGHT PIANO, for .
sale cheap. Terms. For Ves thd
Nielsen charged.
peaceably. These people are members of Jehovah's Witnesses,
write at once to Box X, care this
.
“Our
check-up
on
the
first
10,000
a sect which thinks it is sacrilegious to salute the flag of any
paper.
. cases,” reported the investigating
nation. ,
!
senator, “reveals that
$527,552.72
The measure would not even hit the adults of this sect,
was illegally obtained, of which only
I. wonder why we’e so afraid
but it would hit their children, less guilty: than the adults, if
$123,361.70 has been repaid.
Of things that creep and crawl,
groups which seek to destréy our form of government.
Just Wonperte
~ REAL ESTATE
by anv stretch of the imagination the adults can be consider
/
“Tf
approximately
10{000
chisel
WALTER H. DANIELS
LICENSED BROKER
And. those that slither through the grass”
ers fraudently secured
more _ than
ed guilty of anything besides being religious—and that should
Phone
521
P. O. BOX 501
And those that squirm and sprawl;
half a million dollars, it is safe to
never be a crime in this country.
Nevada
City
estimate that a check of the 21,006
It might be well to recognize
Why deprive their children of an American education,
cases already reported will bring the
The creatures prone to bite us,
total amount of relief graft in these
an education that would do far more than the Gannon bill to
And then. resolve that nevermore
instances to more than $41,000,000.
bring them around to our way of thinking?
Should’ harmless ones ‘excite us.
“More than that. I am convinced
Have we come to the day when the American: flag deI wonder if it isn’t rather foolish to be afraid of the perthat we have only scratched the‘surmands “Heil Hitlers’’ from little children? — Sacramento tectly harmless creatures occasionally met in fields and forests face. There should be a thoroughUnion.
—hugs. lizzards. dragon flies. field mice and snakes ;these sogoing investigation—and after that,
the SRA should be thoroughly policcalled inferior forms of life fear us, and with reason; they are ed to prevent bilking of the taxpayos
.
VEGETABLES
utterly defenseless and will flee from our presence if given ers in the future.’’
Of
the
fraud
cases
‘uncovered
to
half
a
chance
to
do
so.
A Chance For Real Service
BEER—
—WINE
Strange, that the first impulse after being terfified by dedate, 11,804 were in the Los Angeles
district; more than 7000 in the San
fenseless creatures is to kill; this impulse, seemingly an inFrancisco District, and about 2,200
The ‘so-called “‘Monopoly’’ Committee in Washington is
314 Broad Street
herent one, is often manifested quite brutally by young chilin the Sacramento, San Joaquin discurrently preparing to turn its attention to another question
dren. Why? I'll leave that question for the learned psychotrict.
Nevada City
which, it is claimed, puzzles many &overnment economists. analyst to answer and for teachers and parents to ponder.
Backing ursSenator Nielsen’s deThe Committee wonders why, with billions of dollars of idle
!f knowledge is power, it is also serenity. The dear lady. mand for rigid poilcing of the SRA,
William A. Pixley, leading the ecosavings in the banks, investment in private enterprises has
whom . shall always remember as, Her Serene Highness, renomy battle at the legislature for the
been so sluggish in this country.
mained unmoved in the presence of forms of life which threw Property Owners Association, assertIn the particular case under consideration, it isn’t exactthe uninitiated into near hysterics. She knew the nature and ed: “No one familiar with the prely in the nature of guesswork to hazard an answer before the habits of things that whizzed by on blue and crimson wings. sent relief situation can doubt the
Committee even gets to work on the question. Surveys of inswished through the grass or up tree trunks, made friends need of a clean-up. California taxvestors during the past few months have produced reasons for with many of them and found them far more interesting alive payers are having a desperate time
LEONG GROCERY
~
non-investment that make all-too-good sense to unbiased obthan when crushed under feet or otherwise destroyed by their of it to support the needy and deserv
ing, and recketeering and fraud simservers.
,
ply must be eliminated.’’
master, man.
.
Investors who have the money have maintained in ansI wonder why the persons who are afraid of things
MELVILL INTERESTS
wering these surveys that they aren't putting their funds to which eannot harm them, are sometimes so impervious to real
work productively because they fear governmental action on danger; there is the young lady for instance, who would
It is stated Bramley Melvill has
two fronts; legislation and taxation. The large majority say
60 men employed on the immense
shriek and run for her life if a horned. toad. appeared in her
they are worried §ver existing laws and existing taxes harmpathway, but who sits calmly in her beloved’s high powered gravel property of his company in
ful to business, and just as much concerned about the possicar and makes no protest when he drives it at sixty or seventy the Columbia Hill section. Some difficulty is beimg experienced in sinkbility of future laws and taxes.
ing a shaft it is reported. The commiles per hour—and with only one hand at that.
(pany continues .to test’ the channels
If Senator O'Mahoney and his probing colleagues dramThis is a case of mal-adjustment to environment. The
atize these truths for public and official attention, they will young person in question. has come to the years of maturity with keystone drills.
perform an invaluable service for the nation. If, however, the without learning how to distinguish between real danger and
If Excess Acid causes
real reasons for non-investment are not made clear, the Comsecurity; she loses poise in the
FREE
you
pains of Stomach
presence of nature’s inoffens® Ulcers, Indigestion,
mittee will merely have added a few more closely printed pagive creatures but risks life and limb with perfect equinimity.
Bloating, Gas, Heartburn, Belching,
es of testimony to government's sum total of words without Inconsistent, isn't is? .
Nausea, get a free sample of UDGA
constructive action.—-Contributed.
If those who cannot conquer their foolish fears, and must and a free interesting booklet at
Nevada City Drug Store
resort to other means than reason and understanding we suggest the use of the Scotch prayer:
In The Right Direction
“From ghoulies and ghosties
And long legged beasties
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And things that go, Boomp ‘in the night—
.-A Congressional Committee has concluded an exhaustGood Lord deliver us!”
ive study of the Social Security taxing system and has made
Uncle
Silas says: “I’m thinking about Christmas already;
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several commendable recommendations for changes.
One of the recommendations vitally affects the pay enand I can’t decide whether ta send Lord Chamberlain a new
velopes of more than 30 million workers, for.it concerns the umbrella or a case of vodka.”
RECEIVING.
HOSPITAL
CLINIC
118 Bush Street
GRASS VALLEY
DANIEL L. HIRSCH, M. D.
Director
LICENSED MATERNITY °
HOSPITAL .
Maternity
Clinic Monday,
Wednesday, Friday 8:30-10 A, M.
Pre-natal Care, Delivery, Postpartum Care,
Care of the Newborn for the first 6 months.
Most Modern Electrical Equipment including Color Therapy
NEW POTATOES
FRESH TOMATOES
amount of taxes that\are extracted from wages. At present
workers have . per cent of all their earnings turned over to
the government
for a so-called Social Security fund even before the wages are paid. And the present law calls for an in__ crease in that rate next January . , to be followed by additional
—A. MERRIAM CONNER.
S
‘From Aunt Sarah
increases until the tax reaches 3 per cent. _
Home economists have discovered
Qn this point, the committee has recommended that the . that
careful proportions of the ‘‘den1 per cent rate.be “frozen” for the time being, and that any sity agent’”’ used in making sherberts
oie Bo
oeeen
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TWO SAFETY HINTS
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or ices assures a smooth product.
Driving on the highway will be
__ This action is a wholesome indication that some ConMany times because of proportions much safer if the motorist will keep
ssmen, at least, are becoming aware of the dangers of too not carefully measured the sherbert two things in mind, according to the
is over sweet and granular. A fine
Safety Department of the Nay taxation, which takes purchasing power out of the basic recipe'that has ‘been worked Public
tional Automobile Club. First, bes of the public. It is to be hoped that the House and the out is “fool proof’ and easy. It folfore passing a car or truck ahead, the
lows:
driver should be sure that there is
It is well worth clipping and addan extra margin of room for him to
J even more that revision of the taxing system will not
ing to your file now that the season’ return to the ttraffic lane in complete
for frozen desserts is near. .
safety. If there is any shadow of a
Base Recipe for Ices and Sherberts doubt, he should not attempt to pass.
One cup sugar.
Second—-A speed of 50 miles an
‘One-half cup white karo.
hour is a reasonable top for highway
te will approve these recommendations, but it is to be
n are burdened with unprecedented taxes that have
to pay the extreme high cost of running the pres
MILK TALL CANS
RICE
2 POUND PACKAGES
R & W TEA
BLACK—14 POUND
R & WGREEN—
TEA 14 POUND
“Iwo cups water.
driving. It is not the recommended
driving
speed, for frequently condilight syrup then blend in two cups
Cook the above together to maké a
8 Hour Kodak Finishing, Old Copies,
Enlarging and Framing, ~
Kodaks and Photo Supplies
Movie Cameras and Films
‘tions will not permit it. However,
This makes
any speed over 50 miles an hour is
about five hours freezing in the elecfasteful'in the operation of the autrie refrigerator. It makes about two
fruit juice and pulp.
quarts of ice or sherbert,
Use Classified Advertising
tomobile,
is a strain in driving and
\leaves the motorist unprotected in.
Levent of sudden emergencies.
303 Broad Street
Phone 97
2 Peet
FRESH FRUITS AND
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