May 8, 1944 (4 pages)

The Nugget is delivered to id ‘your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend i Nevada City N COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ SAT: —<—<— U it.” —Daniel Webster gget This paper gives your complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read sa jie The Nugget. The County Seat Paper ASKS who were evacuated from the —=—==, ost coast? 9. mil. hat ig only one of many probi involving Japanese facing Paczh : ifie’ coast congressmen, according to : Rep. Clair Engle, who since taking of this gitice last September ‘has become one of the leading congressional ohn for the Pacific coast on resent and postwar solution of mn. the Japanese problem. Pngle, who is seeking reelection mittee ja the second district, conducted a personal investigation of rioting at trol of the Tulelake Jap camp which resulted in a concerted drive by Pacific . goast congressmen to. remove ‘all reJocation camps from under the jurismittee fiction of the “grossly inefficient” ‘ War Reclation Authority. enetics ‘The congressmen declared that “the Japanese government might have been inclined to hasten further exchange of nationals if the rioting aise at the Tulelake camp had not oc«ured. ‘Because of its refusal to THE take a realistic view of conditions at the camp, the WRA is drectly responsible for the rioting.’ In a bi-partisan move to _— speed negotiations ‘wilth the enemy in the international field, Engle has introduced a bill, which would set up a commission to negotiate directly for the relief and release of U. S. nationals held iby the Japanese. “If returned to corgress. I shall continue to do all within my power toward solving the Japanese problem in accordance with the wishes of the residents of my district as well as the nation as a wrole,’’ Engle said. ‘Nevada City council, meetthe first time since the munié lection last month, proceeded . organize Thursday evening. Ben on the: finance and . water ittee; ae Rore and Irving park and sewers;. Seaman, Ds. alt Re ‘Charles PorMrs. Howard. Sturtevant, the Monee tor the recreation had not yet been found, and lat the council set aside the $150, per ‘month for six Pending ‘the time aud selec»@ ‘Suitable youth center site ‘ Pngineer £ Edwin Cc. Uren, who asked -by the council. to the brick block, at.the cor‘Union and Main: streets, which mi Sutted: by fire last’ November, an that the building ‘was un-} Owner, George Legg, was by the eclty council to tear YORK -FRANCISCO, May 8.—San “number ‘of’ ship operating les and port-operations, act& to thé Downtown Associathis country’s 2600 cargo car400 are operated by 18 San © Compaiies. Seattle has six 88 operating 119 ships, New. m has four companies operatand ‘Boston’s eight companfate 85 vessels. York reports 85 shipping Mes ‘operating approximately ips, ‘ . Yast American merchant maroperated by approximately 150 . Companies, now acting 2s for the War Shipping Admin“hat shall be done with the Japiad NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA ——— ee The Gold Center MONDAY, MAY 8. 8.1944 IN SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO, May’ 8.—Regional highway and flood control. projects, industrial manpower, the farm labor outlook for the Sacramento Valley, and the question of federal income tax simplification will be among major problems to be considered by the Sacramento Valley Council of the California State (Chamber of Commerce meeting on Friday, May 12, at the Hotel Senator. George G. Pollock of Sacramento, Regional vice president, has issued a call for the meeting to council memberg in the nineteen valley counties. The session will open at 9:30 a. m. when committees on agriculture, industry, transportatinn and highways, taxation and natural resources will convene. Roy Thompson, executive secretary of the California Truck Owners Association, and Gene Morrison, président of the Sutter (County Chamber of Commerce, will lead a discussion on transportation of agricultural products in the agricultural committee. . The agricultural labor outlook for the valley, with particular reference to importation of Mexican nationals, will ibe discussed by James Mills, of the Mills Orchard Corporation, Hamilton City. Lt. Col. Howard P. Witten will review the problem from the standpoint of selective service. Status of Sacramento flood control, projects, as contained in H. R. 4485 w,ill be one of the featured subjects in @he natural resources section. This committee will also study the acreage limitation provision of the reclamation law. with particular reference to the Elliott amendment exempting land under the central valley project. The discussion ‘will ibe led: by Senator Brad‘. tord S. Crittenden, of San Joaquin County. Richard Graves, executive secretary of the League of California cities, will outline the program and activities of the recently established California major highway development committee. A report on post war highway recommendations for the area will be. presented the transportation and highways section by Dr. BE. F. Auble; and Ernie Smith of trancontinental and western air will explain post war airport and company proposdis. : The tax committee will analyze state ballot measures, to be voted on at the November election, with the objective of developing recommendations for council consideration. Attention will also be given by the committee to ‘federal income taxation simplification. In the industrial section the subject of. regional’ manpower will be featured. Speakers on the subject will be J. H. Bell of the El Dorado Timestone . Co., Shingle ‘Springs; Harry €. Gordon, Lincoln Packing (Corporation, Lincoln; M. W. Young, (Consumers Ice and (Cold Storage Company, Sacramento. (Committee chairmen presiding at the morning session will inelude Col. F. T. Robson of Vina, agriculture; Howard J. Reamer of Clarksburg, transportation. and highways; Kenneth R. Walker of Westwood, natural resources; H. H. Leavey of Gacramento, taxation; and L J. Brundige of Sacramento, industry. from-50 to 70% the state has a very grade of ore. 2000 tons of coal per day, and makfurnaces. A double battery of coke ovens are at work constantly and besides coke turn out 10 byaged product is needed. Some blending coal is imported from Oklahoma. W. Stuler, assistant to manager, states that the plant needs} from 40 to 45 tons of manganese per day. Chrome and nickel needed, ‘lof the makeup of steel and the latter 8%. a large quantity of silica, lines the furnaces andmust be changed approximately every 1 142 days. Zircon, imported from South America, is important, it having a high melting point and drives off gases the steel. Cobalt is also used. goes into steel from which big DISTRICT ATTORN A delegation of indignant Jehovah’s Witnesses called on Distriet Attorney Ward Sheldon Saturday afdernoon to complain that salesmen of the sect’s publication, the Watchtower, had been attacked by a group of boys and pelted with eggs on Grass Valley streets. nesses were Earl Smith and Howell D. Holcomb of Nevada City and Frank Hewes of Grass Valley. Smith and Hewes were still dripping with eggs: In Grass Valley the boys attacked Hewes at the ‘corner of. Main and Mill streets, and another salesman in front of the telephone office on -Main street. Bggs were splashed not only on thé salesmen, according to their statements, but also on the store windows and bystanders. The other complaint brought to the district attorney was that signs on a building they have recently rented as a place of worship on Town Talk called Kingdom Hall are con'tinually being stolen or defaced. The Witnesses. were able to give several of the boys who attacked them. Sheldon said that these boys will be dealt with through the probation officer, and the juvenile court. ATTACKS ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES atid (Nevada City Spokesmen for the Jeéhovah’s Witthe district. attorney the names of : on EY WILL PROBE District Attorney Sreldon issued the following statement to the press: “Complaints have been made to the district attorney’s office that vandals, for the second time, have destroyed the signs at the Jehovah Witness building at Town Talk and that persons distributing the Watch Tower magazine on the streets of. both Grass Valley and Nevada City have been assaulted and splattered with eggs. It, is believed that this has been the work of a group of school boys and the matter is being investigated. “The United States Supreme Court has held that the Constitution protects. the right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to worship in their own manner, and protects the right of their evangelist, however misguided or intolerant he may be, to distribute his literature by ordinary commercial methods. The fact that the sedt preaches views that may be unpapular, annoying or distasteful to others, does not deprive it of its right to the equal protection of the laws. “Such acts of vandalism as have been reported cannot be countehanced by the law; further action will be taken by this office and by the juvenile authorities as the investigation may warrant.’’ CAPT. HUBBARD INSPECTS KAISER STEEL PLANT Capt. John D. Hubbard, who last steel plant, reports that reacheds 35,000 tons. First pig was produced,.some of it being shipped lease-iend to England and now the rolling mills are busy putting out a high quality plate steel. The plant is now using from 2000 to 2500 tons of iron ore per day, shipping it in from Kelso, a distance of 175 miles. The grade runs to an average of 53% iron content, which demonstrates the fact that with much of the California ore running extensive supply of the necessary The Fontana’ plant employs approxmately 3500 people. It owns its own coal mine in Utah, shipping in es its own coke for use in its blast 35 products. For coking a low-volatile, ‘In discussing other necessary products for the production of steel, R. the plant [are the former furnishing 18% Fire brick, in which there must he from It guns EMPLOYER MAY _ DISCUSS UNIONS WITH EMPLOYES month inspected the Kaiser Fontana/ clined to review monthly . production of pig and steel plate has) SF. OPA PRICE GUINEA PIG o now ranks second to New}SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.—San Francisco has been ‘such a good “gninea pig” that its restaurant price ceilings will be extended over the entire country shortly, predicts James G. Rogers, natignal senior deputy OPA administrator. on facturiing plants for stoves, farm implements and plies, automobiles, hardware, structural steel, etc. This will be for our are made as it aids in keeping them cool when in action. The four. western states use 6000 tons of tin annually for steel covering. In discussing the post war future The U. S. Supreme Court has dethe decision of the Second Circuit ‘Court of Appeals (American Tube Befiding Co.), holding that a letter from employer to employees, ‘and a speech made to} them, discussing a pending election to determine employees’ representative, did not constitute an unfair labor practice. ‘In this letter and speech, although employer intimated that he preferred no union whatever, he made it clear that employees need fear no punishment from the employer if they voted for the union. The Circuit Count ruled that, in absence of any other evidence of coercion’ on employer’s part, the letter and speech alone did not support board finding that employer had interfered’ with emPloyees’ collective bargaining rights. This decision is somewhat broader than the U. S. Supreme Court decision in the Virginia Electric and Power Co. case.on which it is based, for there the Supreme Court merely sent the case back to the board for determination as to whether other facts beside. the bulletin and speech had been considered by the board. ease was enforced. ‘From these two cases, it appears that the employer who has no pre: vious history of /anti-unionism may] discuss unions amd may even’ indicate his preference in this regard, as long as, at the same time, he lets it be known that employees are free to act as they wish as to joining or not joining the union without fear of reprisals by employer. However, if the company’s record shows hostility to unions in the past, employer should be more circumspect; and should say and write absolutely nothing about unions which} might, however innocent in itself, be taken in conjunction with the past record to support a finding of coercion. One of the government’s arguy for steel produced on the coast, Stu-/ ler ‘states that when sufficient steel. that the “very language” of the letis produced it will result in the es-; ter and speech had been used by tablishment of many types of manu-. other employers since the refrigerators, Court decision. tenor of these communications, employers have felt about the result of possible board actions. supments for review in this case was Circuit By following the more assurance -\MORE VOLUNTEER . this situation Eventnally the board order in that} Dollars and cents set prices trial ‘here. One major effect “of the for the duration. tatranteurs.’ many menu items became effective in San Francisco and the bay area on March 31. Rogers thinks that application of the plan ‘elsewhere will probably come after @ three. months “roll back” of the price of a cup of coffee from 10 cents to 5 cents was to put the éity on a ‘protracted 5 cent coffee’ “jas” according to local res-. own consumption and does not include the call the orient will make on a western steel industry.” A fabrication department will be Bs: © for production at the Kaiser plant before the end of May.—California Mining Journal. Mrs. Nance James attended the funeral of her brother in law, George Cooksie, in Sacramente Thursday and returned home Friday. She found it very warm in Sacramento.~ ae MOTHER'S DAY ‘ Neva Rebekah Lodge enjoyed a Mothers Day program at their regu-. lar meeting Saturday evening. Two skits. “Mother McCree” and “The Same In Any Language” were presented by members. Several musical selections and commpnity singing completed the program. Two. eo ; FARM LABOR IS 1944 NEED William B. Parker, director of the California Farm Production Council, warns that the state faces a critical form labor shortage this ‘summer, and that volunteers from all walks of life will have te turn out in unprecedented numbers if our farmers’ record wartime crops are to be harvested. This is a timely reminder 10 everyone to plan now to spend some time this-summer and fall in the fields and orchards, helping harvest crops. If you can spend your entire vacation harvesting, splendid! If you can only spend a week, or a week end, or even just a day, that will be fine, too. Every little bit will help. The San Francisco Wartime Harvest Council some time ago faced the situation and sent a letter to 2500 of the city’s employers, requesting them to arrange vacation schedules this year so'that most vacations would fall in the peak harvest months of August, September and October. Many have already agreed, among them 60 of the largest employers in the city. One other agency should become aware of the seriousness of the situation and that is the OPA. Last year, the OPA made gasoline available to volunteer harvesters, with a minimum of red tape and it helped get harvest volunteers into the fields. This year, the OPA has abrogated the arrangements and at the present time no extra gasoline for volunteer harvesters is in sight, tf should continue, it could seriously cripple the harvest. GRASS VALLEY FOR RED CROSS . The Grass Valley Red Cross Chapter raised a grand Aotal of ing to a report published ‘by the committee. The city’s. quota. was $17,100. Of the total amount gubiaribee, it is stated, 67.3 per cent will be‘ retained by the local chapter. due’to the fact of the community’s proximity to the army post of Camp Beale. To the national headquarters 32.7 per cent has been paid “in. RECREATION FOR SOLDIERS IN shortages of material, and a Weather, transportation difficulties,complete lack of ordinary retreation facilities has led to some very bizarre substitutes at Céld. Bay, Alaska, . . according to Freida Franklin, Red: (Cross hospital. recreation barren installations. Tt is not uncustomary for reation and comB the icy tundra for the disearded horns of caribou,” she explained. Servicemén in the hospital have carved many exquisite rings and other pieces of sO: from these horns. Recreation activities for able-bodied servicemen in camp areas in the Alaskan area are also the respon-. sibility of the Red Cross girls, One of the most popular events is the fish fry, at which servicemen, using fishing tackle provided by the Red Cross, go out on fishing excursions. The day’s catch is cooked in the recreation hut over a small hot plate and a large tin griddle. “Tees . ject,”’ Misg Franklin says: rough log cabin, built by ambitious servicemen from logs reputedly ghip. Pi ped in from Russia. The furnishings . pon the hospital recreation rooms,* ‘as-. Pupates signed to the Red niki, but by the. ~ mithery. *f > . chief of police, checking o "$17,s 698.82 in the recent drive, accordCITY COUNCIL — MEETING The Nevada City Council has called for a mass meeting Thursday evening, May 11th, at the city hall to ” decide what shall be done about a Fourth of July ‘celebration fe year. a . (Grass Valley and Nevada City, four miles apart, celebrate the 4th alternately. It is a combination — community event, staged one year i ‘Nevada City and the following 3 in Grass Valley. This year it. is } : vada City’s turn to be Independence Day host. Nevada City Chamber of ) Getee merce, for the past decade, hag . charge of arrangements. This a. the chambé? declines to be the chief sponsor. The city council, as it did in earlier years, must now take over. RED CROSS / DS IN G1 HOME TRAGEDIES (Mail call for a woldisr “overse valved next to chow by. most, some times brings with it a touch of t edy from the home he left as witnessed by a serviceman in New Britain New Guinea area cently. ve His letter from: home was from loved ones, but from.the of police in a small town in” igan. It told a grim story: The corporal’s. wife had des their baby in an abandoned gar then disappeared. The eight mx old child had been adopted b dividual who promised the would be well taken care of. VERT found that the infant was starving, could not, mov to have no use of its hands The chief of police begged dier to do something. The corporal, sensing his: lessness thousands . of miles. home, appealed, to the Red field director. The chapter in gan was contacted by v&dio. . Sydney and: instructed to worker, . FE who recently returned from’ seven of months service in those wind-swept. kers to pile into a jeep. “The hut itself was quite a pro; child ‘where it could be giy eal care. The judge advoca up oo giving the corporals ents, who lived in dnother power of atporney ta ia: child. ‘The same nish’, the ¢ ) ‘tered the field man’s tent] 1 /nothing for some seconds, T! eyes filled and he held gut hi ‘I guess I can’t thank you, said, “because I can’t-s That night the Red © wrote to his wife a in this service would what I did for: ‘that lad. save the baby. I hope s0. the lad will have sometht for. Pra Independence ‘Lake, to an opinion from ney. General’s. Office Fish and Game, ‘these their tributaries are a 30 the ‘Trackee River-and its iés for trout and white “Tt is ayn

The Nugget is delivered to id ‘your home twice a week for only 30 cents per month “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend i Nevada City N COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ SAT: —<—<— U it.” —Daniel Webster gget This paper gives your complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, your neighbors, read sa jie The Nugget. The County Seat Paper ASKS who were evacuated from the —=—==, ost coast? 9. mil. hat ig only one of many probi involving Japanese facing Paczh : ifie’ coast congressmen, according to : Rep. Clair Engle, who since taking of this gitice last September ‘has become one of the leading congressional ohn for the Pacific coast on resent and postwar solution of mn. the Japanese problem. Pngle, who is seeking reelection mittee ja the second district, conducted a personal investigation of rioting at trol of the Tulelake Jap camp which resulted in a concerted drive by Pacific . goast congressmen to. remove ‘all reJocation camps from under the jurismittee fiction of the “grossly inefficient” ‘ War Reclation Authority. enetics ‘The congressmen declared that “the Japanese government might have been inclined to hasten further exchange of nationals if the rioting aise at the Tulelake camp had not oc«ured. ‘Because of its refusal to THE take a realistic view of conditions at the camp, the WRA is drectly responsible for the rioting.’ In a bi-partisan move to _— speed negotiations ‘wilth the enemy in the international field, Engle has introduced a bill, which would set up a commission to negotiate directly for the relief and release of U. S. nationals held iby the Japanese. “If returned to corgress. I shall continue to do all within my power toward solving the Japanese problem in accordance with the wishes of the residents of my district as well as the nation as a wrole,’’ Engle said. ‘Nevada City council, meetthe first time since the munié lection last month, proceeded . organize Thursday evening. Ben on the: finance and . water ittee; ae Rore and Irving park and sewers;. Seaman, Ds. alt Re ‘Charles PorMrs. Howard. Sturtevant, the Monee tor the recreation had not yet been found, and lat the council set aside the $150, per ‘month for six Pending ‘the time aud selec»@ ‘Suitable youth center site ‘ Pngineer £ Edwin Cc. Uren, who asked -by the council. to the brick block, at.the cor‘Union and Main: streets, which mi Sutted: by fire last’ November, an that the building ‘was un-} Owner, George Legg, was by the eclty council to tear YORK -FRANCISCO, May 8.—San “number ‘of’ ship operating les and port-operations, act& to thé Downtown Associathis country’s 2600 cargo car400 are operated by 18 San © Compaiies. Seattle has six 88 operating 119 ships, New. m has four companies operatand ‘Boston’s eight companfate 85 vessels. York reports 85 shipping Mes ‘operating approximately ips, ‘ . Yast American merchant maroperated by approximately 150 . Companies, now acting 2s for the War Shipping Admin“hat shall be done with the Japiad NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA ——— ee The Gold Center MONDAY, MAY 8. 8.1944 IN SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO, May’ 8.—Regional highway and flood control. projects, industrial manpower, the farm labor outlook for the Sacramento Valley, and the question of federal income tax simplification will be among major problems to be considered by the Sacramento Valley Council of the California State (Chamber of Commerce meeting on Friday, May 12, at the Hotel Senator. George G. Pollock of Sacramento, Regional vice president, has issued a call for the meeting to council memberg in the nineteen valley counties. The session will open at 9:30 a. m. when committees on agriculture, industry, transportatinn and highways, taxation and natural resources will convene. Roy Thompson, executive secretary of the California Truck Owners Association, and Gene Morrison, président of the Sutter (County Chamber of Commerce, will lead a discussion on transportation of agricultural products in the agricultural committee. . The agricultural labor outlook for the valley, with particular reference to importation of Mexican nationals, will ibe discussed by James Mills, of the Mills Orchard Corporation, Hamilton City. Lt. Col. Howard P. Witten will review the problem from the standpoint of selective service. Status of Sacramento flood control, projects, as contained in H. R. 4485 w,ill be one of the featured subjects in @he natural resources section. This committee will also study the acreage limitation provision of the reclamation law. with particular reference to the Elliott amendment exempting land under the central valley project. The discussion ‘will ibe led: by Senator Brad‘. tord S. Crittenden, of San Joaquin County. Richard Graves, executive secretary of the League of California cities, will outline the program and activities of the recently established California major highway development committee. A report on post war highway recommendations for the area will be. presented the transportation and highways section by Dr. BE. F. Auble; and Ernie Smith of trancontinental and western air will explain post war airport and company proposdis. : The tax committee will analyze state ballot measures, to be voted on at the November election, with the objective of developing recommendations for council consideration. Attention will also be given by the committee to ‘federal income taxation simplification. In the industrial section the subject of. regional’ manpower will be featured. Speakers on the subject will be J. H. Bell of the El Dorado Timestone . Co., Shingle ‘Springs; Harry €. Gordon, Lincoln Packing (Corporation, Lincoln; M. W. Young, (Consumers Ice and (Cold Storage Company, Sacramento. (Committee chairmen presiding at the morning session will inelude Col. F. T. Robson of Vina, agriculture; Howard J. Reamer of Clarksburg, transportation. and highways; Kenneth R. Walker of Westwood, natural resources; H. H. Leavey of Gacramento, taxation; and L J. Brundige of Sacramento, industry. from-50 to 70% the state has a very grade of ore. 2000 tons of coal per day, and makfurnaces. A double battery of coke ovens are at work constantly and besides coke turn out 10 byaged product is needed. Some blending coal is imported from Oklahoma. W. Stuler, assistant to manager, states that the plant needs} from 40 to 45 tons of manganese per day. Chrome and nickel needed, ‘lof the makeup of steel and the latter 8%. a large quantity of silica, lines the furnaces andmust be changed approximately every 1 142 days. Zircon, imported from South America, is important, it having a high melting point and drives off gases the steel. Cobalt is also used. goes into steel from which big DISTRICT ATTORN A delegation of indignant Jehovah’s Witnesses called on Distriet Attorney Ward Sheldon Saturday afdernoon to complain that salesmen of the sect’s publication, the Watchtower, had been attacked by a group of boys and pelted with eggs on Grass Valley streets. nesses were Earl Smith and Howell D. Holcomb of Nevada City and Frank Hewes of Grass Valley. Smith and Hewes were still dripping with eggs: In Grass Valley the boys attacked Hewes at the ‘corner of. Main and Mill streets, and another salesman in front of the telephone office on -Main street. Bggs were splashed not only on thé salesmen, according to their statements, but also on the store windows and bystanders. The other complaint brought to the district attorney was that signs on a building they have recently rented as a place of worship on Town Talk called Kingdom Hall are con'tinually being stolen or defaced. The Witnesses. were able to give several of the boys who attacked them. Sheldon said that these boys will be dealt with through the probation officer, and the juvenile court. ATTACKS ON JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES atid (Nevada City Spokesmen for the Jeéhovah’s Witthe district. attorney the names of : on EY WILL PROBE District Attorney Sreldon issued the following statement to the press: “Complaints have been made to the district attorney’s office that vandals, for the second time, have destroyed the signs at the Jehovah Witness building at Town Talk and that persons distributing the Watch Tower magazine on the streets of. both Grass Valley and Nevada City have been assaulted and splattered with eggs. It, is believed that this has been the work of a group of school boys and the matter is being investigated. “The United States Supreme Court has held that the Constitution protects. the right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to worship in their own manner, and protects the right of their evangelist, however misguided or intolerant he may be, to distribute his literature by ordinary commercial methods. The fact that the sedt preaches views that may be unpapular, annoying or distasteful to others, does not deprive it of its right to the equal protection of the laws. “Such acts of vandalism as have been reported cannot be countehanced by the law; further action will be taken by this office and by the juvenile authorities as the investigation may warrant.’’ CAPT. HUBBARD INSPECTS KAISER STEEL PLANT Capt. John D. Hubbard, who last steel plant, reports that reacheds 35,000 tons. First pig was produced,.some of it being shipped lease-iend to England and now the rolling mills are busy putting out a high quality plate steel. The plant is now using from 2000 to 2500 tons of iron ore per day, shipping it in from Kelso, a distance of 175 miles. The grade runs to an average of 53% iron content, which demonstrates the fact that with much of the California ore running extensive supply of the necessary The Fontana’ plant employs approxmately 3500 people. It owns its own coal mine in Utah, shipping in es its own coke for use in its blast 35 products. For coking a low-volatile, ‘In discussing other necessary products for the production of steel, R. the plant [are the former furnishing 18% Fire brick, in which there must he from It guns EMPLOYER MAY _ DISCUSS UNIONS WITH EMPLOYES month inspected the Kaiser Fontana/ clined to review monthly . production of pig and steel plate has) SF. OPA PRICE GUINEA PIG o now ranks second to New}SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.—San

Francisco has been ‘such a good “gninea pig” that its restaurant price ceilings will be extended over the entire country shortly, predicts James G. Rogers, natignal senior deputy OPA administrator. on facturiing plants for stoves, farm implements and plies, automobiles, hardware, structural steel, etc. This will be for our are made as it aids in keeping them cool when in action. The four. western states use 6000 tons of tin annually for steel covering. In discussing the post war future The U. S. Supreme Court has dethe decision of the Second Circuit ‘Court of Appeals (American Tube Befiding Co.), holding that a letter from employer to employees, ‘and a speech made to} them, discussing a pending election to determine employees’ representative, did not constitute an unfair labor practice. ‘In this letter and speech, although employer intimated that he preferred no union whatever, he made it clear that employees need fear no punishment from the employer if they voted for the union. The Circuit Count ruled that, in absence of any other evidence of coercion’ on employer’s part, the letter and speech alone did not support board finding that employer had interfered’ with emPloyees’ collective bargaining rights. This decision is somewhat broader than the U. S. Supreme Court decision in the Virginia Electric and Power Co. case.on which it is based, for there the Supreme Court merely sent the case back to the board for determination as to whether other facts beside. the bulletin and speech had been considered by the board. ease was enforced. ‘From these two cases, it appears that the employer who has no pre: vious history of /anti-unionism may] discuss unions amd may even’ indicate his preference in this regard, as long as, at the same time, he lets it be known that employees are free to act as they wish as to joining or not joining the union without fear of reprisals by employer. However, if the company’s record shows hostility to unions in the past, employer should be more circumspect; and should say and write absolutely nothing about unions which} might, however innocent in itself, be taken in conjunction with the past record to support a finding of coercion. One of the government’s arguy for steel produced on the coast, Stu-/ ler ‘states that when sufficient steel. that the “very language” of the letis produced it will result in the es-; ter and speech had been used by tablishment of many types of manu-. other employers since the refrigerators, Court decision. tenor of these communications, employers have felt about the result of possible board actions. supments for review in this case was Circuit By following the more assurance -\MORE VOLUNTEER . this situation Eventnally the board order in that} Dollars and cents set prices trial ‘here. One major effect “of the for the duration. tatranteurs.’ many menu items became effective in San Francisco and the bay area on March 31. Rogers thinks that application of the plan ‘elsewhere will probably come after @ three. months “roll back” of the price of a cup of coffee from 10 cents to 5 cents was to put the éity on a ‘protracted 5 cent coffee’ “jas” according to local res-. own consumption and does not include the call the orient will make on a western steel industry.” A fabrication department will be Bs: © for production at the Kaiser plant before the end of May.—California Mining Journal. Mrs. Nance James attended the funeral of her brother in law, George Cooksie, in Sacramente Thursday and returned home Friday. She found it very warm in Sacramento.~ ae MOTHER'S DAY ‘ Neva Rebekah Lodge enjoyed a Mothers Day program at their regu-. lar meeting Saturday evening. Two skits. “Mother McCree” and “The Same In Any Language” were presented by members. Several musical selections and commpnity singing completed the program. Two. eo ; FARM LABOR IS 1944 NEED William B. Parker, director of the California Farm Production Council, warns that the state faces a critical form labor shortage this ‘summer, and that volunteers from all walks of life will have te turn out in unprecedented numbers if our farmers’ record wartime crops are to be harvested. This is a timely reminder 10 everyone to plan now to spend some time this-summer and fall in the fields and orchards, helping harvest crops. If you can spend your entire vacation harvesting, splendid! If you can only spend a week, or a week end, or even just a day, that will be fine, too. Every little bit will help. The San Francisco Wartime Harvest Council some time ago faced the situation and sent a letter to 2500 of the city’s employers, requesting them to arrange vacation schedules this year so'that most vacations would fall in the peak harvest months of August, September and October. Many have already agreed, among them 60 of the largest employers in the city. One other agency should become aware of the seriousness of the situation and that is the OPA. Last year, the OPA made gasoline available to volunteer harvesters, with a minimum of red tape and it helped get harvest volunteers into the fields. This year, the OPA has abrogated the arrangements and at the present time no extra gasoline for volunteer harvesters is in sight, tf should continue, it could seriously cripple the harvest. GRASS VALLEY FOR RED CROSS . The Grass Valley Red Cross Chapter raised a grand Aotal of ing to a report published ‘by the committee. The city’s. quota. was $17,100. Of the total amount gubiaribee, it is stated, 67.3 per cent will be‘ retained by the local chapter. due’to the fact of the community’s proximity to the army post of Camp Beale. To the national headquarters 32.7 per cent has been paid “in. RECREATION FOR SOLDIERS IN shortages of material, and a Weather, transportation difficulties,complete lack of ordinary retreation facilities has led to some very bizarre substitutes at Céld. Bay, Alaska, . . according to Freida Franklin, Red: (Cross hospital. recreation barren installations. Tt is not uncustomary for reation and comB the icy tundra for the disearded horns of caribou,” she explained. Servicemén in the hospital have carved many exquisite rings and other pieces of sO: from these horns. Recreation activities for able-bodied servicemen in camp areas in the Alaskan area are also the respon-. sibility of the Red Cross girls, One of the most popular events is the fish fry, at which servicemen, using fishing tackle provided by the Red Cross, go out on fishing excursions. The day’s catch is cooked in the recreation hut over a small hot plate and a large tin griddle. “Tees . ject,”’ Misg Franklin says: rough log cabin, built by ambitious servicemen from logs reputedly ghip. Pi ped in from Russia. The furnishings . pon the hospital recreation rooms,* ‘as-. Pupates signed to the Red niki, but by the. ~ mithery. *f > . chief of police, checking o "$17,s 698.82 in the recent drive, accordCITY COUNCIL — MEETING The Nevada City Council has called for a mass meeting Thursday evening, May 11th, at the city hall to ” decide what shall be done about a Fourth of July ‘celebration fe year. a . (Grass Valley and Nevada City, four miles apart, celebrate the 4th alternately. It is a combination — community event, staged one year i ‘Nevada City and the following 3 in Grass Valley. This year it. is } : vada City’s turn to be Independence Day host. Nevada City Chamber of ) Getee merce, for the past decade, hag . charge of arrangements. This a. the chambé? declines to be the chief sponsor. The city council, as it did in earlier years, must now take over. RED CROSS / DS IN G1 HOME TRAGEDIES (Mail call for a woldisr “overse valved next to chow by. most, some times brings with it a touch of t edy from the home he left as witnessed by a serviceman in New Britain New Guinea area cently. ve His letter from: home was from loved ones, but from.the of police in a small town in” igan. It told a grim story: The corporal’s. wife had des their baby in an abandoned gar then disappeared. The eight mx old child had been adopted b dividual who promised the would be well taken care of. VERT found that the infant was starving, could not, mov to have no use of its hands The chief of police begged dier to do something. The corporal, sensing his: lessness thousands . of miles. home, appealed, to the Red field director. The chapter in gan was contacted by v&dio. . Sydney and: instructed to worker, . FE who recently returned from’ seven of months service in those wind-swept. kers to pile into a jeep. “The hut itself was quite a pro; child ‘where it could be giy eal care. The judge advoca up oo giving the corporals ents, who lived in dnother power of atporney ta ia: child. ‘The same nish’, the ¢ ) ‘tered the field man’s tent] 1 /nothing for some seconds, T! eyes filled and he held gut hi ‘I guess I can’t thank you, said, “because I can’t-s That night the Red © wrote to his wife a in this service would what I did for: ‘that lad. save the baby. I hope s0. the lad will have sometht for. Pra Independence ‘Lake, to an opinion from ney. General’s. Office Fish and Game, ‘these their tributaries are a 30 the ‘Trackee River-and its iés for trout and white “Tt is ayn