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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

May 20, 1940 (4 pages)

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t ie ino acta penediinesiins>serscinaeeebiensane reeset naa tee = PAGE TWO gE tate iia atin EE MONDAY, MAY 20, 1940. 2 Nevada City Nugget 305 Broad Street. Phone 36. Seleloteioten A Legal Newspaper, as defined by s:atute. Printed and Published at Nevada City. . hefeaterteate Editor and Publisher H. M. LEETE : sie +h+3 7 eS % Published Semi-Weekly, Monday and Friday at Nevada City. California, andentered as mail matter of the second class in the postoffice at Nevada City. under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. ais ke sto-sle ote Ye " 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year (In Advance) .--2.....22.22.. $2.50 cake Sle sTealeate senk oe festestestestosostesestestosertestesteate safe feateteateteatesteseateseateteateteafestesfeatestestesrfeenteentestestetestete stesteten Here Is Wendell Willkie ~ . Seven years ago the New Deal’s T. V. A. invaded one of the properties of the Commonwealth & Southern Corporation, a utility which was able under sound management to establish récords for low rates—lower than most public rates. even when those rates result in a loss—and the highest per customer use of electricity of any major utility. The new type of rate structure which made all this possible was developed by Commonwealth & Southern’s engineefs working with Wendell Willkie. the corporation's president. With the T. V. A. invasion, Wendell Willkie went to _ battle with the New Deal. He had no particular quarrel with the government's interest in the power business, because even before the New Deal came along, Wendell Willkie had insisted that utilities, being a public service, should be subject to government reculation: and long before the government turned its attention to the organization of utilities companies, Willkie had reorganized Commonwealth's board of directors, abolished the office of chairman which he described as useless, simplified its capital structure and converted a loss to a profit. Personally. Mr. Willkie did not believe and does not believe in government ownership; but believes it is the people who should decide. Accordingly, he decided to put the case of T. V. A. vs. Commonwealth & Southern up to the people. The basis of his fight with T. V. A. was that ti was attempting to run his comnany out of business without paying a fair and just price. In this fight Willkie had much opposition. He was opposed of course by the New Deal. He was opposed by business men who felt that openly attacking the New Deal was “dangerous business.” He was opposed by Wall Street. But none of this made the slightest difference. Mr. Willkie is independent and unorthodox; he makes up his. mind what is right, and then fights for that right against any and all opposition. So far. the right as he has seen it has turned out in most case to be the right for the greatest number of people, and even those who oppose. him in the heat of battle are often the first to hail his victories. F It was the T. V. A. fight that brought Wendell Willkie to the attention fo the general public. Here was a man who was openly fighting the New Deal at a time when its popularity was at its height. Here was a man stamped with the mark ‘utilities magnate,’’ which was generally thought to make him automatically the enemy of all liberal people. and particularly of all forgotten men. Yet, because he was fighting a just fight. and fighting it honestly, none of this opposition and hatred materialized. He took a cause-which the New Deal had mad= the most unpopular in the world, and gained for it the sympathy and interest of many of the New Deal’s most arden supporters among the general public. Even the forgotten men themselves became so interested that they forgot or neglected or did not wish to hurl such epithets as forgotten men are popularly supposed to hurl at big business. oc va time there was much talk about Wendell llki ap ential presidential candidate in 1940: but Mr. Willkie paid little attention. He was a business man interested Primarily in pursuing his business, and in setting forth certain Principles through which he could conduct his business more efficiently and with what he sincerely believed would. prove greater benefit to the American people. But he could not dis-. courage the presidential talk. His unusual executive and administrative ability had attracted national attention, and thousands of business men over the country were cavinie that the nation needs a man like Wendell Willkie as its chief executive to bring business recovery. But Willkie-says even today, that “I am not a candidate for any public office. . gave that up 25 years ago.” Yet he admits that a man would be fahoman if he could refuse the highest honor which lies within the power of the American people to bestow upon the private citizen. And he admits that he would welcome an opportunity to campaion with his principles against the principles of the New ae and he adds that he would like his opponent to be Frankl; D. Roosevelt, chief advocate of New Deal policiesGwin, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs, G. EB. Mitchell, Mr. and WOULD FORCE COMMUNISTS By RALPH H. TAYLOR Various patriotic groups, together with a number of leaders in public affairs, have urged, during recent months, that the Communist party should be banned by jaw from a place on the California ballot. That demand, undoubtedly, has sprung from public indignation over disruptive activities of the Communists, particuarly in. fomenting labor disturbances and class warfare—and from revelations that the Communist movement is financed, in large part, with funds furnished by Soviet Russia. This writer, however, begs to differ with those who would deny the Communists the right to have a legally constituted political party. Great as the provocation may be—and it is great—neither California, nor any other state in the United States, can afford to disregard the-fact-that this nation guarantees freedom of political thought and political action. That is the very essence of Americanism, and much Social Events Dinner and Dance At Cisco Grove Mr. and Mrs. Leland S. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rafferty of Nevada City and Mr. and Mrs John Hodgson of Big Bend ranger station entertained at a dinner and dance Satur' day evening at Cisco Grove in the inn operated by Jim Gould. Fifty enjoyed the delicious dinner and dancing in the cosy dining room the moonlight evening being a perfect “time for the party. Invited guests were Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon Ellis Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mrs. B. C., Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. M. Haley, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Stone Mr. and Mrs. W. Tollman, of Nevada City and Mr: and Mrs. F. Meggers, ‘Camptonville, Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill, North Bloomfield. Attorney and Mrs Frank Finnegan Mr. and Mrs. Dick Worth, Mr. and Mrs D.ave Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, Dr, and Mrs. John R. Bell, Mrs. Will Nichols, Misses Margaret Rector, I. Ruiter, Miss Severson, Wilson, Ed Franz, John LaRue, Clifford Horn, Cecil Klee and Franklin Tuttle, Nevada City. Miss Avis Caldwell and Charles Fairbank, of Sacramento. A Drorvocwanner Grass Valley ict 107 mim streee Nevada County Photo Center Portraits, Commercial Photography, 8 Hour Kodak Finishing, Old Copies, ‘Enlarging and Framing, Kodaks and Photo Supplies, Movie Cameras and Films _} ; as we may despise Communism, any . American citizens has a right to ad. voeate it, or even to seek to’ estabae it here, so long as he seeks to /achieve his objective under the dem. ocratic processes guaranteed by the . United States Constitution. The Communists, if they are American citizens, have just as much right to the ballot as Republicans or Democrats—and ,just as much right \ 1 it-may rankle in the hearts of real Americans, ; There is another respect, however, . in which California’s election laws certainly should be amended—an amendment which would force the Communists out into the open, instead of permitting them to hide their identity and yet vote the Communist ticket on election day. At the present time, according to the Secretary of State’s office, there are only 820 voters registered, the Communist party in California, despite the fact that the party polled 150,760 votes for one of its candidates for state office at the last general election. In other words, the Communists, for devious reasons best known to themselves, shun admission of their Communist affiliation— even though they vote the ticket when they go to the polls. Alameda county, for example, reports a Communist party registration this year of only 77 voters; San Francisco, 183, and Los Angeles county, 400. In 20 counties in California, there is not a single voter
registered as'a Communist; but on election day every county will find Communists turning out to vote for their candidates. That condition if made -possible by a loophole in the present election laws, which permits any party to remain qualified as a regularly constituted party in California, regardless of how small its registration, if one of its candidates polled 3 per cent or more of the total vote cast at the previous election. If the law were amended to require that the registration of any qualified party must equal at least 3 per cent of the vote cast at the previous general election, California Communists would be forced to abandon their undercover strategy and admit their Communist affiliations, or allow their party to go into the descard. And that is as it should be. Republicans and Demoerats register in the party of their to a party designation, no matter how . Packer in the New York Daily Mirror. choice and are proud to do so; if the Communists are ashamed to register as Communists, there must be something wrong with the party. As a matter of fact, it is the ‘‘boring from within’ policy of the Communists—their whole strategy of masquerading and working covertly and anonymously—which has made the movement suspect everywhere, even before recent disclosures turned the spotlight on Communist responsibility for labor strife, SRA corruption and chiseling, and attempts to discredit American institutions. Instead of driving the Communists underground by denying them a place on the ballot, California needs to drive them into the open—so that all may know who they are and what they are up to. California has no need to fear any political party, if it is open and above board. But Califorhia has every reason to be on guard USED REMRIGERATORS—wWe have several models at very low prices. This is your chance to get ready for summer heat and to save the price of food wasted by spoilage. Also a DeLuxe Gibson refrigerator, last in the house, at greatly reduced price. Foote Electrical Co. 132 Mill St., Grass Valley. 5-202te CHERRIES FOR SALE—At Vistica Orchard and Nursery. Cherries are scarce Come and get them now. 3 miles North of Yuba City on U. S. 99-E. 5-131mop APARTMENT TO :LEASE — Five rooms and bath. Broad street. Mod ern in all respects. With garage. Phone 95. 3-5t? EXPERT RADIO’ REPAIRING —Loud Speaker Systems for Rent uv: Sale. Authorized Philco Auto Radio Service. ART’S RADIO HOSPITAL —Specialists in Radio Ills, 112 South Church Street, Grass Valley Phone 984, 2-191f WATCHES CLEANED, $1.00: Mainasprings, $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 YOU CAN’T GO WRONG! Now you can dye ANY fabric without failure, with the new PUTNAM De-Luxe All Fabric Tint Dye. Guaranteed to color every type of material including Celanese and Acctates. Just Received Beautiful Cups and Saucers to match’ the Service Plates on our special coupon offer. R. E. HARRIS z te Phone DRUG STORE 100 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: C. Leonard Arnett is not employed by. us, and we will not be responsible in any > way for any of his transactions. © If interested in termite control please phone 1986 Marysville, or address 628 12th Street, Marysville. (Signed) BELL’S TERMITE CONTROL. By E. J. Bell. WALTER H. DANIELS LICENSED BROKER Phone 521 P. O. Box 501 Nevada City against a party whose’ leadefS are] in the pay of foreign government, and whose members prefer to remain anonymous. Let them have their party but let them own up to it! THE SUN PRODUCE AND GROCERY CO. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables FREE DELIVERY * % 315 Broad Street Phone 88 linens. _.. . BRIDGE ON MONDAY. Or Will It Be a Washtub For You? Life is too short to spend half your time over a washtub. In the long run it’s cheaper:to send laundry out—scientific washing will prolong the life of your clothes and GRASS VALLEY LAUNDRY AND DRY 111 Bennett Street CLEANERS Phone 108 DICK LANES GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION BROAD AND UNION STREETS, money. Avoid a big repair bill by having little ones attended to in time. Let us check your car regularly. NEVADA CITY It will save you 111 Main Street ED BURTNER of the Grass Valley Cleaners has hundreds of satisfied customers who prefer his National Cleaning System. A thorough cleaning and pressing of all outer garments gives their wearers that sense of well being that leads to success in life. Grass Valley For VENETIAN BLINDS and LATEST PATTERNS IN WALL PAPER John W. Darke 109-3 Phones 109-M FACTORY SPECIFIED ENGINE TUNE-UP AND STEERING AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT EQUIPMENT Service Garage W. S. Williamson, Prop. Cor. Pine and Spring Phone 106 Ei a ae aoa ec i a a a a FINE WATCH REPAIRING Radio Service & Repairing Work Called for and Delivered Clarence R. Gray Phone 152 520 Coyote Street Phone 875 ings on finer meats. Commercial Street, Nevada City WE TAKE PRIDE IN ANTICIPATING AND FILLING THE WANTS OF OUR CUSTOMERS WITH 100 PER CENT SATISFACTION—You'll find-a warm welcoming smile here with your sav“OUR REPUTATION IS OUR GUARANTEE” KEYSTONE MARKET DAVE RICHARDS,. Prop. Phone 67 Medical science has proved that milk is the most satisfactory food for growing children and adults! Be a healthy person. Don’t deny yourself the health-giving vitamins, minerals and proteins contained in milk. e@e — Drink It Daily — eGo Bret Harte Dairy Jordan Street, Nevada City Phone 77 66€