May 5, 1950 (8 pages)

2 — The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, May 5, 1950 Nevada City Nugget 305 Broad Street — Nevada City, California Telephone 36 J WILSON McKENNEY and KENNETH W. WRAY Editors and Publishers Ifember California Newspaper Publishers Association Published every Friday: at Nevada City, California, and entered as second class matter in the postoffice at Nevada City under act of Congress March 3, 1879. Sub. scription rates: one year outside county $3; one year in county $2.50; four months $1 (invariably paid in advance). Advertising rates on request. -A BOOST TO RECREATION The week's largest bouquet and loudest salute goes to the Nevada Irrigation District as it opens negotiations for the sale or lease of a piece of NID property in the Jackson Lake country high in the Sierras. . If a deal is made a group of bay area businessmen and sportsmen will develop the atea into a recreational playground. The development will include the construction of a group\of summer homes.and ‘the leveling of an air strip for weekend plane commuters. . . The NID has been subjected to much harsh criticism. in recent months but it would seem that in this new proposed move the critics should give forth with loud praise. Closing of the deal would mean a piece of cash money to relieve the district's hard pressed coffers and a move ‘toward encouraging recreational development—Nevada county's greatest potential industry.—at. SURPLUS FOOD FOR STARVING CHINESE . The news dispatches contain the story that some 40 million Chinese will starve before another harvest. In the light of this fact it would seem criminal to destroy any food surpluses in this country. Some way should be found to get our surplus potatoes and eggs and meat to them. If the government has no funds for this: purpose ‘a popular subscription should be taken up. A local man ‘believes that the fact that we do have large surpluses at ‘tthe present time imposes an obligation upon us to see to it that those in need get our surplus food. We are dependent on what we raise from year to year, he says. Suppose that nature or some sort of failure would deprive _ us of a crop or two? We should remember that some place it has been said we are our brother’s keeper. We would have a hard job explaining to Saint Peter why we failed, out of our abundance, to feed a starving brother. *This,”” he says, ‘is practical Christianity and really there . is no escape from it.—Colfax Record. a THE AMERICAN FUTURE The trend of government in our United States is to. . ward government by decree, and bureaucratic rulings. It points almost inevitably to the day when we may. awaken to find the following proclamation by a dictator. ship operating under the guise of a welfare state: ‘**To the People of the United States: “WHEREAS You have shown by your actions that ‘vou no longer care to assume the responsibility of free government, and “WHEREAS You have failed to perform even the smallest duty of citizenship of your own free will, and “WHEREAS Your neglect has brought this nation to a dire condition of both economic and political confusion, and ““W'HEREAS the present system of law and order has broken down and the Constitution of the United States is no longer recognized or obeyed by the majority. _ “THEREFORE I now proclaim a condition of military iaw in effect for all citizens. From this time forth all public statements ‘of press or radio must first be cleared ‘through the Department of Intelligence. There will be ‘no movement across. state borders without permission. All citizens will be issued an identification card which _ they must carry on their persons at all times. Political parties are declared disbanded and no public gatherings may be held at any time without permission from proper -authorities. _Army headquarters will be established in every county with sufficient personnel to maintain order. . . ‘All firearms must be turned into the nearest headquarters by noon tomorrow. Furthermore, it is now deiiateds illegal to criticize government policies at any time. Violation of any of these laws will bring severe punishment.” LEADING THE FIELD . Advertisers have given American newspapers another ~accolade for effectiveness by boosting the amount spent on newspaper ads to more than $445 million last year. “This was an increase of 14.3 percent over 1948. .“@y ‘Newspapers thus outstripped magazine advertising by several million dollars and outran radio and television by . . $70 million. This is further evidence that newspaper advertising, once believed to be headed for the skids because of increasing competition, is not only holding its .own but is actually taking the play away from its rivals. This should not be surprising since the newspaper, especially in‘ the smaller communities, can do a job for advertisers which no other medium can possibly do. It is the only medium which most small advertisers can, afford. It would appear that, like the horseless carriage, ‘government. newspaper advertising is here to stay. : Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposmg the class of things a man chooses or avoids.—Aristotle. Truth comes from a deep sincerity that must always characterize heoric hearts; it is the better side of man’s nature developing itself—Mary. Baker Eddy. The precept, “Know yourself,’ was not solely intended to obivate the pride of. mankind; but likewise that we raight understand our own worth.—Cicero. The force of one’s being, if it has any force, must come from within.—R. W. Clark. Of all exercises there are none of so much importance, or so immediately our concern, as those which let us into the knowledge of our own nature.—Bishop Warburton. ° oS L.\ Cor < . th . a we. dome ©. SOMETHINGELSE WE'RE PROUD Of MISTERS* OUR CONGRESSMAN REPORTS: By CLAIR ENGLE Indian Fund “Bill Approved The senate this week passed a measure which I introduced proSESY OL Cott? viding for a per capita payment of $150 from funds in the Treasury! of the U. S. to the credit of the Indians of California. The California Indians now have on deposit in the federal treasury almost $6,000,000. This sum constitutes a judgment plus interest awarded the California Indians by the U. S. court of claims under old treaty rights. A maximum, of 27,500 Indians will receive payments under the bill, totaling something like $4,000,000. The balance will be kept in the treasury for future disposition by congress, perhaps as a revolving fund for the benefit of the California Indians. However, this measure brings to fruition the long effort of the Indians of California extending back more than a quarter of a century to realize something substantial on their claims against the federal Distribution of this.money is to be made by the secretary of the interior through the bureau of Indian affairs. The payment authorized is not from money to be raised from taxes but from the trust fund now on deposit in the U. S. treasury belonging to the Indians of California, but for which no legislation has heretofore been enacted providing for its distribution. New Mining Measure This we@k, with several of my colleagues as co-authors, I reintroduced a measure providing for government assistance in the conservation of and exploration for critical and strategic minerals and metals. This measure is substantially the same as the measure which not long ago was defeated on the floor of the house. However, a good many members who voted against the bill or who were not present have indicated that they would like to have a chance to vote on it again. It will be recalled that this measure was defeated by less than twenty votes, and a change of only a few votes would insure its successful consideration. Since the defeat of the earlier bill before the house, the critical condition of the domestic mining industry* has become even more important.—Editor’s note: The bill was approved Monday by the house public lands committee. lattended. Such beautiful silver, linen and china! ~ Just Wonderin’ . . Wonder if the stars of night, In their serene, celestial height, Look down upon this world of ours, Made radiant with fair spring flowers, And then in unison declare “Why, that’s a star we see down there!”’ ) If there are any high powered telescopes trained upon us by the denizens of Mars or other orbs of light, they might well bélieve that the old world had indeed become a star. Flowers make bright the landscapes north, south, east and west, the fields are agleam with gold, brightness and beauty are the order of the day. Spring is in full possession now, especially in our Calfornja_and this is how I know; the lovers of things beauy tiful dash madly to and fro. Also, so many of the flower gathering fraternity are grabbers and yankers; breakers down and pullers up. They get their flowers, but at what a cost! They enter many a fair nook which nature has arrayed in all the loveliness of spring, only to leave it a devastated ruin. Shrubs have been ruthlessly broken down and stripped of every available blossom, small flowers have been yanked up by the roots or bulbs—the place is a shambles. ; Don’t, I beg of you, be a wrecker. Gather wild flowers if you must, but gather them decently and in order. The beauty spot you destroy by the wanton culling of its flowers, ferns and shrubs may never look the same again; it will take several seasons, for instance, for nature to replace the long branches you have torn from dogwood and red bud shrubs, little bulbs will. never produce their fragile flowers again, and the plants you have torn up by their tenuous roots are lost to the world of beauty forever. ) There are rules and regulations regarding the ‘culling of wild flowers in California; laws have been passed with penalties for infraction attached. You might be surprised if you took the trouble to gather information on that score; therefore be careful. You are, of course, kind to animals; well, then, be kind to flowers too. Walk gently through the lovely fragile things which. come to brighten the earth at this time of the year; be like the fairies of whom it is reported, ‘fairies never harm the. flowers, ith simply isn’t done.”’ In a letter written to me by a dear friend, who in her more youthful days spent several years in Russia, . find this description of a Russian formal dinner: ‘The dinner was a most elaborate affair . have ever We were seated at 8 o'clock and served various kinds of cold appetizers with wine until 10 o'clock. Then a turkey and all the trimmings, followed by a frozen pudding 36 inches high, and during the meal, we had five different wines, including vodka. The lady of the home spoke some English and was indeed a most gracious hostess. “Ifa Russian meets you a dogen times'a day, he ‘clicks his heels and kisses your hand. The Russians are ultra polite and eating is one of their most cherished pastimes. They want to feed you every time they meet you, or pour tea for your benefit. “The young girls are lovely, dress well and dance all ‘ the time. We did so admire their music and their singing. The Russians are inordinately fond of music and their execution is beyond criticism.” Just a glimpse of the Russia that used to be and perhaps a glimpse into the.soul of Russia that is at the present time asleep. . ADELINE MERRIAM CONNER. Ticklers -By George ° ¥ 4 S SY S) } iT “He says he’s studying up on President Truman's ‘Point Four’ program.” ae

2 — The Nevada City Nugget, Friday, May 5, 1950 Nevada City Nugget 305 Broad Street — Nevada City, California Telephone 36 J WILSON McKENNEY and KENNETH W. WRAY Editors and Publishers Ifember California Newspaper Publishers Association Published every Friday: at Nevada City, California, and entered as second class matter in the postoffice at Nevada City under act of Congress March 3, 1879. Sub. scription rates: one year outside county $3; one year in county $2.50; four months $1 (invariably paid in advance). Advertising rates on request. -A BOOST TO RECREATION The week's largest bouquet and loudest salute goes to the Nevada Irrigation District as it opens negotiations for the sale or lease of a piece of NID property in the Jackson Lake country high in the Sierras. . If a deal is made a group of bay area businessmen and sportsmen will develop the atea into a recreational playground. The development will include the construction of a group\of summer homes.and ‘the leveling of an air strip for weekend plane commuters. . . The NID has been subjected to much harsh criticism. in recent months but it would seem that in this new proposed move the critics should give forth with loud praise. Closing of the deal would mean a piece of cash money to relieve the district's hard pressed coffers and a move ‘toward encouraging recreational development—Nevada county's greatest potential industry.—at. SURPLUS FOOD FOR STARVING CHINESE .. The news dispatches contain the story that some 40 million Chinese will starve before another harvest. In the light of this fact it would seem criminal to destroy any food surpluses in this country. Some way should be found to get our surplus potatoes and eggs and meat to them. If the government has no funds for this: purpose ‘a popular subscription should be taken up. A local man ‘believes that the fact that we do have large surpluses at ‘tthe present time imposes an obligation upon us to see to it that those in need get our surplus food. We are dependent on what we raise from year to year, he says. Suppose that nature or some sort of failure would deprive _ us of a crop or two? We should remember that some place it has been said we are our brother’s keeper. We would have a hard job explaining to Saint Peter why we failed, out of our abundance, to feed a starving brother. *This,”” he says, ‘is practical Christianity and really there . is no escape from it.—Colfax Record. a THE AMERICAN FUTURE The trend of government in our United States is to. . ward government by decree, and bureaucratic rulings. It points almost inevitably to the day when we may. awaken to find the following proclamation by a dictator. ship operating under the guise of a welfare state: ‘**To the People of the United States: “WHEREAS You have shown by your actions that ‘vou no longer care to assume the responsibility of free government, and “WHEREAS You have failed to perform even the smallest duty of citizenship of your own free will, and “WHEREAS Your neglect has brought this nation to a dire condition of both economic and political confusion, and ““W'HEREAS the present system of law and order has broken down and the Constitution of the United States is no longer recognized or obeyed by the majority. _ “THEREFORE I now proclaim a condition of military iaw in effect for all citizens. From this time forth all public statements ‘of press or radio must first be cleared ‘through the Department of Intelligence. There will be ‘no movement across. state borders without permission. All citizens will be issued an identification card which _ they must carry on their persons at all times. Political parties are declared disbanded and no public gatherings may be held at any time without permission from proper -authorities. _Army headquarters will be established in every county with sufficient personnel to maintain order. . . ‘All firearms must be turned into the nearest headquarters by noon tomorrow. Furthermore, it is now deiiateds illegal to criticize government policies at any time. Violation of any of these laws will bring severe punishment.” LEADING THE FIELD . Advertisers have given American newspapers another ~accolade for effectiveness by boosting the amount spent on newspaper ads to more than $445 million last year. “This was an increase of 14.3 percent over 1948. .“@y ‘Newspapers thus outstripped magazine advertising by several million dollars and outran radio and television by . . $70 million. This is further evidence that newspaper advertising, once believed to be headed for the skids because of increasing competition, is not only holding its .own but is actually taking the play away from its rivals. This should not be surprising since the newspaper, especially in‘ the smaller communities, can do a job for advertisers which no other medium can possibly do. It is the only medium which most small advertisers can, afford. It would appear that, like the horseless carriage, ‘government. newspaper advertising is here to stay. : Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposmg the class of things a man chooses or avoids.—Aristotle. Truth comes from a deep sincerity that must always characterize heoric hearts; it is the better side of man’s nature developing itself—Mary. Baker Eddy. The precept, “Know yourself,’ was not solely intended to obivate the pride of. mankind; but likewise that we raight understand our own worth.—Cicero. The force of one’s being, if it has any force, must come from within.—R. W. Clark. Of all exercises there are none of so much importance, or so immediately our concern, as those which let us into the knowledge of our own nature.—Bishop Warburton. ° oS L.\ Cor < . th . a we. dome

©. SOMETHINGELSE WE'RE PROUD Of MISTERS* OUR CONGRESSMAN REPORTS: By CLAIR ENGLE Indian Fund “Bill Approved The senate this week passed a measure which I introduced proSESY OL Cott? viding for a per capita payment of $150 from funds in the Treasury! of the U. S. to the credit of the Indians of California. The California Indians now have on deposit in the federal treasury almost $6,000,000. This sum constitutes a judgment plus interest awarded the California Indians by the U. S. court of claims under old treaty rights. A maximum, of 27,500 Indians will receive payments under the bill, totaling something like $4,000,000. The balance will be kept in the treasury for future disposition by congress, perhaps as a revolving fund for the benefit of the California Indians. However, this measure brings to fruition the long effort of the Indians of California extending back more than a quarter of a century to realize something substantial on their claims against the federal Distribution of this.money is to be made by the secretary of the interior through the bureau of Indian affairs. The payment authorized is not from money to be raised from taxes but from the trust fund now on deposit in the U. S. treasury belonging to the Indians of California, but for which no legislation has heretofore been enacted providing for its distribution. New Mining Measure This we@k, with several of my colleagues as co-authors, I reintroduced a measure providing for government assistance in the conservation of and exploration for critical and strategic minerals and metals. This measure is substantially the same as the measure which not long ago was defeated on the floor of the house. However, a good many members who voted against the bill or who were not present have indicated that they would like to have a chance to vote on it again. It will be recalled that this measure was defeated by less than twenty votes, and a change of only a few votes would insure its successful consideration. Since the defeat of the earlier bill before the house, the critical condition of the domestic mining industry* has become even more important.—Editor’s note: The bill was approved Monday by the house public lands committee. lattended. Such beautiful silver, linen and china! ~ Just Wonderin’ . . Wonder if the stars of night, In their serene, celestial height, Look down upon this world of ours, Made radiant with fair spring flowers, And then in unison declare “Why, that’s a star we see down there!”’ ) If there are any high powered telescopes trained upon us by the denizens of Mars or other orbs of light, they might well bélieve that the old world had indeed become a star. Flowers make bright the landscapes north, south, east and west, the fields are agleam with gold, brightness and beauty are the order of the day. Spring is in full possession now, especially in our Calfornja_and this is how I know; the lovers of things beauy tiful dash madly to and fro. Also, so many of the flower gathering fraternity are grabbers and yankers; breakers down and pullers up. They get their flowers, but at what a cost! They enter many a fair nook which nature has arrayed in all the loveliness of spring, only to leave it a devastated ruin. Shrubs have been ruthlessly broken down and stripped of every available blossom, small flowers have been yanked up by the roots or bulbs—the place is a shambles. ; Don’t, I beg of you, be a wrecker. Gather wild flowers if you must, but gather them decently and in order. The beauty spot you destroy by the wanton culling of its flowers, ferns and shrubs may never look the same again; it will take several seasons, for instance, for nature to replace the long branches you have torn from dogwood and red bud shrubs, little bulbs will. never produce their fragile flowers again, and the plants you have torn up by their tenuous roots are lost to the world of beauty forever. ) There are rules and regulations regarding the ‘culling of wild flowers in California; laws have been passed with penalties for infraction attached. You might be surprised if you took the trouble to gather information on that score; therefore be careful. You are, of course, kind to animals; well, then, be kind to flowers too. Walk gently through the lovely fragile things which. come to brighten the earth at this time of the year; be like the fairies of whom it is reported, ‘fairies never harm the. flowers, ith simply isn’t done.”’ In a letter written to me by a dear friend, who in her more youthful days spent several years in Russia, . find this description of a Russian formal dinner: ‘The dinner was a most elaborate affair . have ever We were seated at 8 o'clock and served various kinds of cold appetizers with wine until 10 o'clock. Then a turkey and all the trimmings, followed by a frozen pudding 36 inches high, and during the meal, we had five different wines, including vodka. The lady of the home spoke some English and was indeed a most gracious hostess. “Ifa Russian meets you a dogen times'a day, he ‘clicks his heels and kisses your hand. The Russians are ultra polite and eating is one of their most cherished pastimes. They want to feed you every time they meet you, or pour tea for your benefit. “The young girls are lovely, dress well and dance all ‘ the time. We did so admire their music and their singing. The Russians are inordinately fond of music and their execution is beyond criticism.” Just a glimpse of the Russia that used to be and perhaps a glimpse into the.soul of Russia that is at the present time asleep. . ADELINE MERRIAM CONNER. Ticklers -By George ° ¥ 4 S SY S) } iT “He says he’s studying up on President Truman's ‘Point Four’ program.” ae