November 12, 1945 (4 pages)

The Nugget is delivered to 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 it.”—Daniel Webster ce evada City Nu _CCVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ « / gget . 4 ‘ _ This paper gives you complete . coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, 3 iown, read The Nugget. your neighbors, and your Vol. 19, No. 89 The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY. _CALIFORNIA The Goid Center MONDAY, NOVEMBER . 2, 1945. THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L. The news that DeWitt General Hospital will close in a: few weeks is bad for business in all neighboring communities, and especially bad for Auburn. In fact all us will be affected adversely unless something is done to restore this great $6,000,000 plant. to use. Representative Clair Engle is working energetically to get the Veterans Administration to take over. But thus far his efforts have met with only wishful thinking. The Veterans Administration would like to take it over, but is without the means in money and medical personnel to do so. There are undoubtedly a number of army hospitals slated to close. Wherever they close, the area in which they stand will suffer from the effect, unless use can be found for them, One reasom these hospitals -have become “surplus” is the enormous numiber of casualties the army authorities anticipated in an attack upon Japan's home silands. As it turned out there were none, but that the military authorities had to be ready, no reasonable’ man can dispute. We have ’ ibeen informed that throughout the country hospital facilities for civilian use are inadequate. During thes war no private hospitals have beén built and the population has grown rapidly, that is, there has been a large increase in tthe birth rate, unquestionably beds. and today the nation needs ‘more hospital . ANNUAL DINNER OFTRINTY CHURCH NOV. 13: The annual dinner of Trinity Episcopal Church will be held in the parish Hall Tuesday evening, November 13th. The dinner will be served by the members of St. Agnes Guild. Mrs. Benjamin Hall president of the guild is in general charge of arrangemenits. Mrs. L. V. Michell will cook the roast beef entree, tables will be under the direction of Mrs. Helen Sawyer, and the eommittee in tharge of decorations consists of ‘Mrs. H. S. Foreman, Mrs. Arthur Hoge and Mrs, Elizabeth Trathen. The committee directing food arTrangements includes Mrs, J. F. Siegfried, Mrs. John Deschwanden, Mrs. Charles E. Parsons, Mrs. E. W. La Lue and Mrs. J. Hilliard. Mrs. Carl Libbey will offer a short musical program, The dinner will inaugurate the every member canvass. Speakers will be Bishop’ Noel Porter and Archdeacon Rex Barron both of Sacramento. . CARY ARBOGAST IS COUNTY GOLD CENTENNIAL, CHM, Tn California we have lately through those periodic ‘up-'. heavals ‘regarding health insurance) to be paid out of individual taxes. . Physicians and insurance companies . succeeded in defeating the measure. in the legislature, but it was defeated largely wpon the proniise of phySicians that they would explore the fyeld of group health insurance with the purpose of bringing down the cost of medical care and hospitalization to a point where the great: majority could afford adequate care when sick. . been . one of But since then we have noted no movement on the part of medical orSanizations to promote group health insurance. Quite frankly we would! prefer such a gystem to any system of socialized medicine, fgr the reason that it is in accord with the American way of life, progress and traditions, and would not regiment the medical profession. Physicians who were chosen by the Procurement and Assignment Service to attend the civilian poputation during the war, in many cases -have accumulated comfortable fortunes, and we think they could now reasonably be expected to make substantial progress in a health insurance system more to their liking at Jeast, than socialized medicine, If they don’t take such steps soon they may find themselves faced with another battle in the legislature and they may not win. So we come back to DeWitt General Hospital with the suggestion that the medical fraternity of California might organize to take it over, and make it a part of a regional or a state health insurance system. Undoubtedly when it becomes “surplus’’ it could be purchased for a fraction of what it cost the army. . i — We suspect that the medical profession of California will do nothing about. this suggestion for the reason that those who were assigned to take care of the civilian popuJation are so busy doing their job ‘and incidentally making a lot of money, that they wont be bothered. This is human. nature and is easily understood, but we do think it about time that physiciang in Caliornia took a long look at the future and made up their minds really to do something about the high cost of medicine and hospital care, before the state legislature does it = for them, In any event we think that to abandon that splendid hospital built for. permanence, with its costly and very modern equipment, and standing as it does at an altitude and in a clim. will Nevada County's participation. in the 1948-49 California Gold Centen-. nial was under way today with acceptance by County Supervisor C. §. Arbogast of Nevada ICity’. of the. chairmanship of the Nevada County 11948-1949 Gold Centennial Com-. mittee. Appointment was made by . William A. Smith, president of the . County Su'pervisor’s Association of . California, Joseph R. Oakland and publisher, state man of the California ber of Commerce .committee dinating the big observance and wid-. ely known as California history. The romance and color of Califor. nia’s early days plus the historic lore and landmarks of every section . gy of the state will make this centennial unique in the world. The pride of Californians in their ive or ‘adopted—the spectacular . fields open for celebration . long range, statewide SbaSr yan . make the Gold Centennial the! greatest state anniversary fete in American history, Serving with Supervisor Arbogast will be representatives of the Naiive Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, historical societies, pioneer sroups, schools, veterans “organizations, chambers of commerce executives, travel interests of all kinds and managers of fairs and major celebrations to arrange a thoroughly planned celebration. Already named to the county committee are: Mrs. Pauline Patterson, Mrs. Anne Whiting, Mrs. Anna Rowe’ and Mrs, Clara Vere Hansen, all of Grass Valley, members of Manzanita Parlor 2:9, NDGW, Grass Valley, Mrs. Mae Norton and Mrs. Dorothy Schumn, Nevada City, Laurel Parlor No. 8, NDGIW, Nevada City. (Nevada County’s celebration—or celebrations— will ‘be integrated in state statewide program, according to Supervisor Arbogast. The Nevada County committee will be represented in the Sacramento Valley regional committee, meeting in Sacramento. The Sacramento Valley regional committee in turn, will have membership on the statewide observance committee. Knowland, . wide chair-. State Cham-} coor-. an authority: on state—natand the} RESORT OWNER ACCUSED E. M. Joubert of the Willow Tree Inn west of this city on the Tahoe Ukiah Highway was charged with selling liquor to a minor by Probation Officer A. W. McGagin. It is alleged he sold intoxicants to Harry Johson aged 17 years, ate that offer many advantages to a great variety of sick people would be, not only a tremendous waste but a vast pity, and a real loss ip more than a monetary sense. We would like to see it converted into an institution to which the sick from all the Pacific states could come _ for healing, convalescense and rest. It is large enough and well equipped to bocome just that kind of institution. . Whiting, a . Justice of 'manided to . who lives near Nevada City, 'R.J. HENDRICKS TAKES POST ON ISLE OF CYPRUS. R. J. Hendricks, mining engineer, accompanied by his family left yesterday for the isle of Cyprus in the eastern end of the Mediterranean to take charge of the’ copper properties of the Cyprus Mines Corporation, Hendricks will sail from the -east coast on Novemiber 15th. He was formely manager of the Murthie Mine near Nevada City: and more’ recently was superintendent of Gray Eagle Mine, Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, a post he filled during the war years. The ancient Phoencians and Romans worked the Cyprus mines long before the time of Christ. Operations ceased about 400 A. D. and the mines were. not reopened for 1500 years. They are now large producers of concentrates and pyrites, and the corporation-operates treatment plants for the ore from several mines, a railroad, marine department and other activities. Hendricks is.a graduate of the (Michigan. College of Mines and has a copper producer, at] . . been employed ‘by the Newmont Min-! ing Company since 1931. TWO ACCUSED OF STEALING CAR Allen Harold 62 days befars Trewin 17, and navy seaman on following the ODL ct leave, arraignment Charles rge of Peace house, cha grand were lodged in the eounty nesday night. ‘Whiting is 000 now at Trewin liberty on has been ‘re juvenile the pair. made of Mrs. Carmel Kearney while it and the that with the ear? hail court, ice. state was parked: ih from>ef the-Cenrkittjity Hospital -here. She saw it being driven away and notified the police who placed a call over the short Wave radio station at the California Highway Patrol’s headquarters — in Hills Flat. Auburn police identified the car . and gave chase as it entered that city. The car was wrecked. Trewin escaiped into the brush and. hitch hiked home to be arrested immediately on his return here, and Whiting was taken into custody. and turned over to the Grass Valley police. HISTORICAL EXHIBITS WILL BE DISPLAYED The Nevada County Historical society has received the permission of the county board of supervisors to set up wall display cases in the big ground floor corridor in which to make historical exhibits, The president Elmer Stevene states that the modern historical museum stresses the importance of telling a story by means of exhibits. Early history of the countty, he maintains can best be told by exhibits indicating what the Argonaut schools were like, how the aborigenes lived, development of placer and lode mining, and commercial trans ctions each exhibit to tell a story and such displays to be changed periodically. ‘ Committee chairmen Miss Jane Whelan, Grass Valley liibrarian, in charge of historical boogs and documents aided by Mrs. Alice Moraeur: the society’s librarian; Mrs. Julia Cox, in charge of the museum with Mrs. Doris Foley in Nevada City; Dr. ©. W. Chapman, landmarks; Engene Ingalls, publications and Philip Bradley, finance. consist of CAR STRIKES PEDESTRIAN James Matson, sawyer, crossing Main Street in Grass Valley Saturday night, was hit by a car and severely injured. He was taken to the Miners Hospital in Nevada City and an examination revealed body bruises and a long cut on head and across one ear. Driver of the car claimed he was blinded by lights and rain on the windshield. He was not arrested. LAGSINWAR — CHEST DRIVE Nevada County has achieved 51.2 ‘per cent of its goal in the War Chest Victory drive on the basis of data issued from state headquarters in San Francisco today. Reports to county headquarters showed tital contributions of $11,100,00 out of a goal of $21,680. Nevada County headquarters has issued a special appeal for extra gifts in thanksgiving for victory and memory of those who died’ that e might achieve that victory. In many communities, flying squadrons have begun a campaign in which the leaders of various home front agencies supported by the war chest have teamed up*to“visit every seeking these extYa gifts. Ralph T. ‘Fishe, president of the California War Chest said today the entire state on the basis of reports through November 5th, had subscribed $16,120,691 or 72.9 per cent of its $22,117,142 quota. Failure tu achieve the quota, he pointed out, ‘would mean that many of the agencies on the home front and the USO individual, and foreign relief agencies would. a oni 4 ;have to operate through 1945 on al . ‘poverty basis. A . . . Mére. theft, . jail Wed-, . $1-; Pp veal off . It is essential to achieve the quotas at home lest there be inadequate . lead to juvenile delinquency. Tt is . (funds with which to ca rry on the} i; work of guiding the youth of our ;communities against the evils that. of. this . gainzation NEVADA COUNTY TIME TO END TAX SPENDING SPLURGES By Ralph H. Taylor A timely reminder that economy, like charity should. begin at home may be drawn by farm owners and other common property taxpayers from a report by J, R. Holland assistant director of research for the (California taxpayers association, that county taxes are on the rise. Forty one of California’s 58 counties have higher tax rates this year than in the fiscal year of 1944. Only 12 have reduced their rates with 5 unchanged. The significance of these figures is heightened when compared with those of the two preceding years: In 1944 tax rates were decreased in 25 counties increased: in 27 and remained stationary in six. In the year before that 1943 50 counties cut their tax rates. Only five stepped them up. Three showed no change. The upshoot in county taxation is; probably sharper than shows, the record . since as Holland ‘points ont! in the monthly periodical of his orproperty values generally risen—-a factor helping sqme . counties hold down tax rate increas-. es and in some instances makine possible a have rate reduction. It is beyond question in the view) that columnist some of the essential lest there be not enough! increased. costs of local government . . money to operate on the scale askea. Which entails tax boosts are justifi-. by military leaders: the morale build-. able. War grown populations in the . ing~activities of USO and USO camp . districts, have made necessary addi-. and hospital shows—and this would tional tax funds for the building or! be a tragedy because it would give. extension of public buildings, hos-! support ‘to the service mans-fear that! Pitals, jail, ete. And the now that the shooting war is over. of public property upkeep and new he may become the forgotten man. . building slackened:. through the war It is essential to achieve the quota. years becatlse-of shortages of materlest there be insufficient funds to . ials and manpower. meet even the barest needs of the} It is beyond question on the othrt rnc isagpis victims. of war who now.face’a cruel! er winter. Frederick Conmbs Funeral is Held Frederick G. Grass Valley fael hospital Coombs, formerly of who died in a San RaFriday night will be borne to rest this afternoon following funeral services in the Holmes and Myers Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Jesse Rudkin. Graveside services will be held under auspices of the Native Sons of the Golden West in Elm Ridge Cemetery, Coombs, a native of Grass Valley, aged 66 years, a few months ago, gave up his post as caretaker of the Elks Building here, for health reasons and removed to San Rafael, where it was thought a change of climate would be beneficial. Prior t® his service with the Elks Lodge he was employed in the . North Star Mine. He was affiliated with Quartz ‘Parlor, NSGW., Foresters, Eagles and Woodmen of the World. Surviving him are his wife Mrs. ‘Beulah Coom'bs and three step-children, Mrs. Gladys Campbell of Novato, Marin County, Gordon Campbell of Penn Grove, Marin County and Miss Geneva Camubell of.San Francisco. Nevada City Radioman Aboard USS Broadwater Aboard the Assault Transport USS Broadwater in the Pacific Delayed—iW. J. Brown, radioman filst class, Nevada City and other crewmen of this ship who helped take her from California to some of the major scenes of action in the Pacific Were on their way back to the orient with more troops and supplies when the ‘news reached the vessel that hostilities had ended. Before that time, the Broadwater, commissioned Jan. 2, 1945 had carried heft cargoes of men and ma‘terial -to Hawaii, ,the Philippines, Palaus, Maianas, ‘Carolines and the Dutch New Guinea. Her crewmen all had become official’ ‘“‘shellbacks’’ when she crossed the equator on July 2, 1945. She had had six months of active duty when she was. heading for the orient at the end of the war. Mrs. Jos. Huey entered the Mercy (Hospital in Sacramento last week where she will remain for a period of medical treatment. [ a . now than ever . neeis on the part of taxpayers to pro. fes and counties and communities ‘projects but to the bills for other tax hand.that, before for watchfultect themselves against injurious new tax exactions levied / for unnecessary and inflationary public spending. f ’ Insistence on produence and economy in local tax financed spending seems especially needful in “rural where the livelihood of so many families is tied ownership or the rental of § land. tax boost increases the costs of doing business for the man who operates his own farm and for the man who rents land to farm. The individual may feel comparatively helpless to stem a tide of tax gouging for splurge spending emanating from Washington or the state capitol—but at home he can have his way when local rate fixing authorities go into action. It isn’t too early to begin observing home trends well ahead of next years budget making time. Then too in an indirect but never the less effective manner the taxpayers of all” ‘communities may exert restraining influence on keepers of public. purse in Washington and Sacramento. This is by exercise of intelligent self dinial so to, speak when, the impulse arises to seek the heavy federal or state grants for ex‘penditude on local projects that are not sound from aspects of necessity or utility. The thoughtful: property taxpayer —and all taxpayers—would do well to caution against ready acceptance of such gift appropriations. A public treasury handout may seem a areas, Every gift in the sense that the tax bill for . it will be paid for the most part by the county at large. Millions of Uncle Sam’s nephews. may chip in to put up a fine new public b uilding in a county or perhaps 25,000 population. So it may seem-at first thought that a community can get something or nothing. It is a fallacious thought. When one community finds it possible to obtain such a gift readily so can thousands of others—citfrom border to border of the state and coast to coast of the nation., If the people of each: political subdivision go out for all they can get, rejoicing over slices of public treasury melons then all communities will find themselves contributing not only to the bills for their own gifts financed projects inordinantly costly . ; Ona evening norma] Pate ) He has served on the there.is, greater.nead} in with land} ¢ (California’s new in the aggregate throughout the a i t * ; rer oo neon NEW HEAD FOR STATE DEPT. OF — EDUCATION SACRAMENTO, Nov. 12—Roy_ T. Simpson 52, of South Pasadean is superintendent. of Pulblic Instruction. Simpson who since 1940 has been superintendent of the South Pasad-< ena city schools and the South Pasadena San Marino high school district, has been appointed by Governor Warren to fill the vacancy by the death of Dr. Walter F. Dexter. Simpson a native of California, has spent his entire life time in California public schools. He was born in Santa Rosa in 1893. He received his AB at Pomona college and his MA at Claremont college. His first teaching job was\ in the Anderson high school in Shasta County. He left that school in 1917 to enter the army where he served as an ordnance sergeant. Returning to Anderson in 1919 he remained there until 1937 as principal. of the gee son high school and member of the . county board of education. From 1927 to 1932 Simpson was principal of the junior high school in Pomona and principal of the Pomhigh school. From 1932 to 1937 he was district superintendent of the elementary and high ; schools at Gilroy, From 1937 to ° 1940 he was city superintendent of schools at Santa Cruz. Fom 1940 to date he has served as superintendent of the South Pasadena city schools and South Pasadena San Marino high school district. Simpson is a past president of the . Superintendent's Association of Cal. ifornia and a member of the state ; council of the Teachers Association. executive comof the southern section of the Teachers Association. He the executive comof the South -Pasadena Post, American Legion. ~Simpson ‘is married ana*has> three sons, two-of whom are serving in the United States Navy and the third attending high school in-South Pasadena. In announcing his ‘selection of Simpson for the post left vacant by the death of Dr. Dexter, Gov, Warren said: Ey “Simpson is a product of the public schools of California and except or the time spent in the army during the last war has devoted his enmittee California is a member of mittee . tire life to the public school system in California. He has been a teacher, principal, city superintendent and district superintendent and has the experience eseential to administration of the office of superintendent of public instruction. He ig thoroughly acquainted with school administrators and their problems by virtue of having served as president of the state sulperintendent’s association and by reason of his teaching activities in several parts of our state. I believe he will serve both public school system and our state with distinction.” County Share in Liquor Tax is $8,689 SACRAMENTO, Nov. 12—Distribution of $2,079,978.97 to California cities and counties was announeed today by R. EB. Collins chairman of the State Board of Equalization. This sum represents one half of the alcoholic* beverage license fees for the first six months of 1945. Of this sum, shared on the basis of the location of licensed premises $8,689.38 will be distributed in Nevada County where $1,983.75 will go to .Nevada City and $3,965 to the unincorporated area in the county. This revenue has been collected and distributed by the State Board of Equalization at no cost to local governments. After deducting administratice expense, .the remainder of the fee proceeds goes to the state general fund. country It would be well for all of us to bear these circumstances in mind when we view alluring blueprints of some fine public work which Uncle Sam or the state may be induced to finance for us. The tax bill will come in to us sooner or later. The only way to keep tax bills ‘within reason to keep public spending—local and nation wide—with® in reason. And the most effective starting point for the taxpayer is his own community.

The Nugget is delivered to 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 it.”—Daniel Webster ce evada City Nu _CCVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ « / gget . 4 ‘ _ This paper gives you complete . coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your friends, 3 iown, read The Nugget. your neighbors, and your Vol. 19, No. 89 The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY. _CALIFORNIA The Goid Center MONDAY, NOVEMBER . 2, 1945. THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M. L. The news that DeWitt General Hospital will close in a: few weeks is bad for business in all neighboring communities, and especially bad for Auburn. In fact all us will be affected adversely unless something is done to restore this great $6,000,000 plant. to use. Representative Clair Engle is working energetically to get the Veterans Administration to take over. But thus far his efforts have met with only wishful thinking. The Veterans Administration would like to take it over, but is without the means in money and medical personnel to do so. There are undoubtedly a number of army hospitals slated to close. Wherever they close, the area in which they stand will suffer from the effect, unless use can be found for them, One reasom these hospitals -have become “surplus” is the enormous numiber of casualties the army authorities anticipated in an attack upon Japan's home silands. As it turned out there were none, but that the military authorities had to be ready, no reasonable’ man can dispute. We have ’ ibeen informed that throughout the country hospital facilities for civilian use are inadequate. During thes war no private hospitals have beén built and the population has grown rapidly, that is, there has been a large increase in tthe birth rate, unquestionably beds. and today the nation needs ‘more hospital . ANNUAL DINNER OFTRINTY CHURCH NOV. 13: The annual dinner of Trinity Episcopal Church will be held in the parish Hall Tuesday evening, November 13th. The dinner will be served by the members of St. Agnes Guild. Mrs. Benjamin Hall president of the guild is in general charge of arrangemenits. Mrs. L. V. Michell will cook the roast beef entree, tables will be under the direction of Mrs. Helen Sawyer, and the eommittee in tharge of decorations consists of ‘Mrs. H. S. Foreman, Mrs. Arthur Hoge and Mrs, Elizabeth Trathen. The committee directing food arTrangements includes Mrs, J. F. Siegfried, Mrs. John Deschwanden, Mrs. Charles E. Parsons, Mrs. E. W. La Lue and Mrs. J. Hilliard. Mrs. Carl Libbey will offer a short musical program, The dinner will inaugurate the every member canvass. Speakers will be Bishop’ Noel Porter and Archdeacon Rex Barron both of Sacramento. . CARY ARBOGAST IS COUNTY GOLD CENTENNIAL, CHM, Tn California we have lately through those periodic ‘up-'. heavals ‘regarding health insurance) to be paid out of individual taxes. . Physicians and insurance companies . succeeded in defeating the measure. in the legislature, but it was defeated largely wpon the proniise of phySicians that they would explore the fyeld of group health insurance with the purpose of bringing down the cost of medical care and hospitalization to a point where the great: majority could afford adequate care when sick. . been . one of But since then we have noted no movement on the part of medical orSanizations to promote group health insurance. Quite frankly we would! prefer such a gystem to any system of socialized medicine, fgr the reason that it is in accord with the American way of life, progress and traditions, and would not regiment the medical profession. Physicians who were chosen by the Procurement and Assignment Service to attend the civilian poputation during the war, in many cases -have accumulated comfortable fortunes, and we think they could now reasonably be expected to make substantial progress in a health insurance system more to their liking at Jeast, than socialized medicine, If they don’t take such steps soon they may find themselves faced with another battle in the legislature and they may not win. So we come back to DeWitt General Hospital with the suggestion that the medical fraternity of California might organize to take it over, and make it a part of a regional or a state health insurance system. Undoubtedly when it becomes “surplus’’ it could be purchased for a fraction of what it cost the army. . i — We suspect that the medical profession of California will do nothing about. this suggestion for the reason that those who were assigned to take care of the civilian popuJation are so busy doing their job ‘and incidentally making a lot of money, that they wont be bothered. This is human. nature and is easily understood, but we do think it about time that physiciang in Caliornia took a long look at the future and made up their minds really to do something about the high cost of medicine and hospital care, before the state legislature does it = for them, In any event we think that to abandon that splendid hospital built for. permanence, with its costly and very modern equipment, and standing as it does at an altitude and in a clim. will Nevada County's participation. in the 1948-49 California Gold Centen-. nial was under way today with acceptance by County Supervisor C. §. Arbogast of Nevada ICity’. of the. chairmanship of the Nevada County 11948-1949 Gold Centennial Com-. mittee. Appointment was made by . William A. Smith, president of the . County Su'pervisor’s Association of . California, Joseph R. Oakland and publisher, state man of the California ber of Commerce .committee dinating the big observance and wid-. ely known as California history. The romance and color of Califor. nia’s early days plus the historic lore and landmarks of every section . gy of the state will make this centennial unique in the world. The pride of Californians in their ive or ‘adopted—the spectacular . fields open for celebration . long range, statewide SbaSr yan . make the Gold Centennial the! greatest state anniversary fete in American history, Serving with Supervisor Arbogast will be representatives of the Naiive Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, historical societies, pioneer sroups, schools, veterans “organizations, chambers of commerce executives, travel interests of all kinds and managers of fairs and major celebrations to arrange a thoroughly planned celebration. Already named to the county committee are: Mrs. Pauline Patterson, Mrs. Anne Whiting, Mrs. Anna Rowe’ and Mrs, Clara Vere Hansen, all of Grass Valley, members of Manzanita Parlor 2:9, NDGW, Grass Valley, Mrs. Mae Norton and Mrs. Dorothy Schumn, Nevada City, Laurel Parlor No. 8, NDGIW, Nevada City. (Nevada County’s celebration—or celebrations— will ‘be integrated in state statewide program, according to Supervisor Arbogast. The Nevada County committee will be represented in the Sacramento Valley regional committee, meeting in Sacramento. The Sacramento Valley regional committee in turn, will have membership on the statewide observance committee. Knowland, . wide chair-. State Cham-} coor-. an authority: on state—natand the} RESORT OWNER ACCUSED E. M. Joubert of the Willow Tree Inn west of this city on the Tahoe Ukiah Highway was charged with selling liquor to a minor by Probation Officer A. W. McGagin. It is alleged he sold intoxicants to Harry Johson aged 17 years, ate that offer many advantages to a great variety of sick people would be, not only a tremendous waste but a vast pity, and a real loss ip more than a monetary sense. We would like to see it converted into an institution to which the sick from all the Pacific states could come _ for healing, convalescense and rest. It is large enough and well equipped to bocome just that kind of institution. . Whiting, a . Justice of 'manided to . who lives near Nevada City, 'R.J. HENDRICKS TAKES POST ON ISLE OF CYPRUS. R. J. Hendricks, mining engineer, accompanied by his family left yesterday for the isle of Cyprus in the eastern end of the Mediterranean to take charge of the’ copper properties of the Cyprus Mines Corporation, Hendricks will sail from the -east coast on Novemiber 15th. He was formely manager of the Murthie Mine near Nevada City: and more’ recently was superintendent of Gray Eagle Mine, Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, a post he filled during the war years. The ancient Phoencians and Romans worked the Cyprus mines long before the time of Christ. Operations ceased about 400 A. D. and the mines were. not reopened for 1500 years. They are now large producers of concentrates and pyrites, and the corporation-operates treatment plants for the ore from several mines, a railroad, marine department and other activities. Hendricks is.a graduate of the (Michigan. College of Mines and has a copper producer, at] . . been employed ‘by the Newmont Min-! ing Company since 1931. TWO ACCUSED OF STEALING CAR Allen Harold 62 days befars Trewin 17, and navy seaman on following the ODL ct leave, arraignment Charles rge of Peace house, cha grand were lodged in the eounty nesday night. ‘Whiting is 000 now at Trewin liberty on has been ‘re juvenile the pair. made of Mrs. Carmel Kearney while it and the that with the ear? hail court, ice. state was parked: ih from>ef the-Cenrkittjity Hospital -here. She saw it being driven away and notified the police who placed a call over the short Wave radio station at the California Highway Patrol’s headquarters — in Hills Flat. Auburn police identified the car . and gave chase as it entered that city. The car was wrecked. Trewin escaiped into the brush and. hitch hiked home to be arrested immediately on his return here, and Whiting was taken into custody. and turned over to the Grass Valley police. HISTORICAL EXHIBITS WILL BE DISPLAYED The Nevada County Historical society has received the permission of the county board of supervisors to set up wall display cases in the big ground floor corridor in which to make historical exhibits, The president Elmer Stevene states that the modern historical museum stresses the importance of telling a story by means of exhibits. Early history of the countty, he maintains can best be told by exhibits indicating what the Argonaut schools were like, how the aborigenes lived, development of placer and lode mining, and commercial trans ctions each exhibit to tell a story and such displays to be changed periodically. ‘ Committee chairmen Miss Jane Whelan, Grass Valley liibrarian, in charge of historical boogs and documents aided by Mrs. Alice Moraeur: the society’s librarian; Mrs. Julia Cox, in charge of the museum with Mrs. Doris Foley in Nevada City; Dr. ©. W. Chapman, landmarks; Engene Ingalls, publications and Philip Bradley, finance. consist of CAR STRIKES PEDESTRIAN James Matson, sawyer, crossing Main Street in Grass Valley Saturday night, was hit by a car and severely injured. He was taken to the Miners Hospital in Nevada City and

an examination revealed body bruises and a long cut on head and across one ear. Driver of the car claimed he was blinded by lights and rain on the windshield. He was not arrested. LAGSINWAR — CHEST DRIVE Nevada County has achieved 51.2 ‘per cent of its goal in the War Chest Victory drive on the basis of data issued from state headquarters in San Francisco today. Reports to county headquarters showed tital contributions of $11,100,00 out of a goal of $21,680. Nevada County headquarters has issued a special appeal for extra gifts in thanksgiving for victory and memory of those who died’ that e might achieve that victory. In many communities, flying squadrons have begun a campaign in which the leaders of various home front agencies supported by the war chest have teamed up*to“visit every seeking these extYa gifts. Ralph T. ‘Fishe, president of the California War Chest said today the entire state on the basis of reports through November 5th, had subscribed $16,120,691 or 72.9 per cent of its $22,117,142 quota. Failure tu achieve the quota, he pointed out, ‘would mean that many of the agencies on the home front and the USO individual, and foreign relief agencies would. a oni 4 ;have to operate through 1945 on al . ‘poverty basis. A . . . Mére. theft, . jail Wed-, . $1-; Pp veal off . It is essential to achieve the quotas at home lest there be inadequate . lead to juvenile delinquency. Tt is . (funds with which to ca rry on the} i; work of guiding the youth of our ;communities against the evils that. of. this . gainzation NEVADA COUNTY TIME TO END TAX SPENDING SPLURGES By Ralph H. Taylor A timely reminder that economy, like charity should. begin at home may be drawn by farm owners and other common property taxpayers from a report by J, R. Holland assistant director of research for the (California taxpayers association, that county taxes are on the rise. Forty one of California’s 58 counties have higher tax rates this year than in the fiscal year of 1944. Only 12 have reduced their rates with 5 unchanged. The significance of these figures is heightened when compared with those of the two preceding years: In 1944 tax rates were decreased in 25 counties increased: in 27 and remained stationary in six. In the year before that 1943 50 counties cut their tax rates. Only five stepped them up. Three showed no change. The upshoot in county taxation is; probably sharper than shows, the record . since as Holland ‘points ont! in the monthly periodical of his orproperty values generally risen—-a factor helping sqme . counties hold down tax rate increas-. es and in some instances makine possible a have rate reduction. It is beyond question in the view) that columnist some of the essential lest there be not enough! increased. costs of local government . . money to operate on the scale askea. Which entails tax boosts are justifi-. by military leaders: the morale build-. able. War grown populations in the . ing~activities of USO and USO camp . districts, have made necessary addi-. and hospital shows—and this would tional tax funds for the building or! be a tragedy because it would give. extension of public buildings, hos-! support ‘to the service mans-fear that! Pitals, jail, ete. And the now that the shooting war is over. of public property upkeep and new he may become the forgotten man. . building slackened:. through the war It is essential to achieve the quota. years becatlse-of shortages of materlest there be insufficient funds to . ials and manpower. meet even the barest needs of the} It is beyond question on the othrt rnc isagpis victims. of war who now.face’a cruel! er winter. Frederick Conmbs Funeral is Held Frederick G. Grass Valley fael hospital Coombs, formerly of who died in a San RaFriday night will be borne to rest this afternoon following funeral services in the Holmes and Myers Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Jesse Rudkin. Graveside services will be held under auspices of the Native Sons of the Golden West in Elm Ridge Cemetery, Coombs, a native of Grass Valley, aged 66 years, a few months ago, gave up his post as caretaker of the Elks Building here, for health reasons and removed to San Rafael, where it was thought a change of climate would be beneficial. Prior t® his service with the Elks Lodge he was employed in the . North Star Mine. He was affiliated with Quartz ‘Parlor, NSGW., Foresters, Eagles and Woodmen of the World. Surviving him are his wife Mrs. ‘Beulah Coom'bs and three step-children, Mrs. Gladys Campbell of Novato, Marin County, Gordon Campbell of Penn Grove, Marin County and Miss Geneva Camubell of.San Francisco. Nevada City Radioman Aboard USS Broadwater Aboard the Assault Transport USS Broadwater in the Pacific Delayed—iW. J. Brown, radioman filst class, Nevada City and other crewmen of this ship who helped take her from California to some of the major scenes of action in the Pacific Were on their way back to the orient with more troops and supplies when the ‘news reached the vessel that hostilities had ended. Before that time, the Broadwater, commissioned Jan. 2, 1945 had carried heft cargoes of men and ma‘terial -to Hawaii, ,the Philippines, Palaus, Maianas, ‘Carolines and the Dutch New Guinea. Her crewmen all had become official’ ‘“‘shellbacks’’ when she crossed the equator on July 2, 1945. She had had six months of active duty when she was. heading for the orient at the end of the war. Mrs. Jos. Huey entered the Mercy (Hospital in Sacramento last week where she will remain for a period of medical treatment. [ a . now than ever . neeis on the part of taxpayers to pro. fes and counties and communities ‘projects but to the bills for other tax hand.that, before for watchfultect themselves against injurious new tax exactions levied / for unnecessary and inflationary public spending. f ’ Insistence on produence and economy in local tax financed spending seems especially needful in “rural where the livelihood of so many families is tied ownership or the rental of § land. tax boost increases the costs of doing business for the man who operates his own farm and for the man who rents land to farm. The individual may feel comparatively helpless to stem a tide of tax gouging for splurge spending emanating from Washington or the state capitol—but at home he can have his way when local rate fixing authorities go into action. It isn’t too early to begin observing home trends well ahead of next years budget making time. Then too in an indirect but never the less effective manner the taxpayers of all” ‘communities may exert restraining influence on keepers of public. purse in Washington and Sacramento. This is by exercise of intelligent self dinial so to, speak when, the impulse arises to seek the heavy federal or state grants for ex‘penditude on local projects that are not sound from aspects of necessity or utility. The thoughtful: property taxpayer —and all taxpayers—would do well to caution against ready acceptance of such gift appropriations. A public treasury handout may seem a areas, Every gift in the sense that the tax bill for . it will be paid for the most part by the county at large. Millions of Uncle Sam’s nephews. may chip in to put up a fine new public b uilding in a county or perhaps 25,000 population. So it may seem-at first thought that a community can get something or nothing. It is a fallacious thought. When one community finds it possible to obtain such a gift readily so can thousands of others—citfrom border to border of the state and coast to coast of the nation., If the people of each: political subdivision go out for all they can get, rejoicing over slices of public treasury melons then all communities will find themselves contributing not only to the bills for their own gifts financed projects inordinantly costly . ; Ona evening norma] Pate ) He has served on the there..is, greater.nead} in with land} ¢ (California’s new in the aggregate throughout the a i t * ; rer oo neon NEW HEAD FOR STATE DEPT. OF — EDUCATION SACRAMENTO, Nov. 12—Roy_ T. Simpson 52, of South Pasadean is superintendent. of Pulblic Instruction. Simpson who since 1940 has been superintendent of the South Pasad-< ena city schools and the South Pasadena San Marino high school district, has been appointed by Governor Warren to fill the vacancy by the death of Dr. Walter F. Dexter. Simpson a native of California, has spent his entire life time in California public schools. He was born in Santa Rosa in 1893. He received his AB at Pomona college and his MA at Claremont college. His first teaching job was\ in the Anderson high school in Shasta County. He left that school in 1917 to enter the army where he served as an ordnance sergeant. Returning to Anderson in 1919 he remained there until 1937 as principal. of the gee son high school and member of the . county board of education. From 1927 to 1932 Simpson was principal of the junior high school in Pomona and principal of the Pomhigh school. From 1932 to 1937 he was district superintendent of the elementary and high ; schools at Gilroy, From 1937 to ° 1940 he was city superintendent of schools at Santa Cruz. Fom 1940 to date he has served as superintendent of the South Pasadena city schools and South Pasadena San Marino high school district. Simpson is a past president of the . Superintendent's Association of Cal. ifornia and a member of the state ; council of the Teachers Association. executive comof the southern section of the Teachers Association. He the executive comof the South -Pasadena Post, American Legion. ~Simpson ‘is married ana*has> three sons, two-of whom are serving in the United States Navy and the third attending high school in-South Pasadena. In announcing his ‘selection of Simpson for the post left vacant by the death of Dr. Dexter, Gov, Warren said: Ey “Simpson is a product of the public schools of California and except or the time spent in the army during the last war has devoted his enmittee California is a member of mittee . tire life to the public school system in California. He has been a teacher, principal, city superintendent and district superintendent and has the experience eseential to administration of the office of superintendent of public instruction. He ig thoroughly acquainted with school administrators and their problems by virtue of having served as president of the state sulperintendent’s association and by reason of his teaching activities in several parts of our state. I believe he will serve both public school system and our state with distinction.” County Share in Liquor Tax is $8,689 SACRAMENTO, Nov. 12—Distribution of $2,079,978.97 to California cities and counties was announeed today by R. EB. Collins chairman of the State Board of Equalization. This sum represents one half of the alcoholic* beverage license fees for the first six months of 1945. Of this sum, shared on the basis of the location of licensed premises $8,689.38 will be distributed in Nevada County where $1,983.75 will go to .Nevada City and $3,965 to the unincorporated area in the county. This revenue has been collected and distributed by the State Board of Equalization at no cost to local governments. After deducting administratice expense, .the remainder of the fee proceeds goes to the state general fund. country It would be well for all of us to bear these circumstances in mind when we view alluring blueprints of some fine public work which Uncle Sam or the state may be induced to finance for us. The tax bill will come in to us sooner or later. The only way to keep tax bills ‘within reason to keep public spending—local and nation wide—with® in reason. And the most effective starting point for the taxpayer is his own community.