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U.S. OVERSEAS
FORCES ARE NOT
ON 4C-HOUR WEEK
By RALPH H. TAYLOR
industrious Amevica, with Rugged,
ener2y—a nation which moved .
mountains and pushed back the wild-.
erness in is climb to greacness-—©eems to have forgo‘ten some of the
lessons it lea*ned along the way.
e
Uncle
Sam
; URGES HOME
OWNERS TO SAVE
FUEL
Fuel Oil has been rationed in some sections, and
deliveries ‘of Coal and
Wood in.some sections,
are delayed.
Many times a day radio and
news articles urge owners of
hemes to conserve fuel.
ZANCRAS thresholds’ will
close that crack under exposed
doors, shutting out snow, rain
and bitter winds that make your
floors so cold.
We carry ZANCRAS .thresholds and weather strips. Order
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PHONE 500
244 Boulder Street, Nevada City
There can be no other explanation .
of the tragic and incongruous picture of mighty America—now, in its
time of greatest peril—fighting a
bitter war for survival on a 40-hour
week basis!
It is incomprehensible that the administration in Washington, know;ing the desperate need for American
;produced goods and supplies in every
. corner of the world. where our men
‘and our allies are fighting, should
i still .be opposing the change from 49
its vast resources and its tremendous’ pours to a 48 hour basic work weak.
jand should still be telling the people
‘that “social gains’’ must be mainltained, even while we are losing battles and territory for lack of equip‘ment.
. What will it profit America if we
maintain our short work week. our
over time and double time, only io
Hose the war and with it every chance
for decent, American standards?
Our United States troops, when
they rushed into French Moroco and
, Algeria, weren’t on a 40-hour week;
many of them went for three days
and three nights without any sleep,
calling on every bit of reserve energy they possessed to win a lightning
advantage for us. There’s no 40-hour
week in the Solomons; certainly there
was none on Bataan, where American
soldiers fought until they dropped in
. etheir tracks and died, in many cases,
for lack of food and planes and tanks
and the materials, of war that they
expected us to send them.
Isn’t it about time for our government officials and our labor leaders
—and our people generally—to wake
up to the fact that this is TOTAL
WAR? Isn’t is about time that we
Americans who stay at home should
give up some of our comforts and
some of our leisure, too, and should
jtry to match the sacrifices our.men
‘are making in tHe field? Tsn’ it
‘about time that we stopped operating
(the home front on a 40-hour week
. basis while still. expecting our troops
{t o keep a day and night vigil to proect us?
& The labor shortage problem is so
Lacute that ‘here-is increasing pressure in Washington for the enactment of legislation to conscript workers — and yet President Roosevelt
has said that he is opposed to repent)
the 40-hour week.
Secretary of Algriculture Wickard .
has told congress that. he believes
the hours of work in industrial plants .
must be made longer if we are to
cope with the manpower problem.
Donald Nelson, chairman of the;
War Production Board ,has told con“gress, too, that the work week.must
be lengthened, that productivity of
workers must be increased, and that
from jobs must be reof
. absenteeism
. duced.
‘Farmers are working 70 and 80
jhour weeks throughout . America,
. trying desperately to keep up with
‘the demands for farm produce, even
in view of the fact that farms have
been drained of their man-power.
And yet'the president, in opposing
repeal of the 40-hour week in industry, insists that a longer work week
would detract from tthe efficiency of
workers and is ‘therefore not desir‘able. If that be true then, the Americans of today aren’t of the same
breed of men as their forefathers, for
this country was built by sweat and
hard labor—and long hours, beset
by every kind of privation. Surely,
STANDARD
AND HEATI
EATING
CALL US FOR CLEAN
FUEL COAL, SACKED AND BULK
Our government requests
save transportation for war materials this winter.
‘ On
Alpha Stores,
FUEL OILS
NG SERVICE
that you stock up early to
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Phone 88
isa sad commentary on how we
have deteriorated in America during
the pre-war “something for nothing”
era if we can't work a 48-huur week
now, or even a 60 or 70-nour week
to save our country from its enemies:
The real crux of the matter, of
course, is that we still have a lot of
. people in’ this country so blind. to
the urgency of the times that they
are more interested in preserving the
over-time payments which start after 40 hours than they are in putting
our home front production on an all
out basis to aid our fighting forces.
It’s about time that all of us took
another sober look at France. In
France, too, they were concerned
with “social gains,’ high wages and
short work weeks. But France today
is under tthe heel of the conqueror.
And where the French people work
today, how long they work, and what
they: are paid for their work, is dictated in Berlin.
LAST MOVES OF
GOV. OLSON OF
PUBLIC INTEREST
By CLEM WHITAKER
monds of the State Supreme Court,
who has achieved nationwfde recognition for his work in streamlining
judicial procedure, is reported in
Washington to have a good chance
velt decides to.name a westerner io
the high court.Justice Edmonds, during his six
(Court bench, has written or participated in some of the court’s most
celebrated decisions, but his best
known jpublic work, Perhaps, has
been in cutting through judicial red
tape and eliminating
‘Commission,
lays.” ;
Prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court, he served* with distinction as a trial judge in Los Angeles.
The vacancy on the United States
‘Supreme Court was created by the
resignation of Justice IF. Byrnes to:
become director of economic: stabilUnited States District Judge
y. F. O'Connor also has been, mentioned as a possible California candidate for the post and there was a
rumor some days ago that Governor
Olson was seeking the appointment,
Dut reports from Washington indicate that; Olson is not being seriously considered for the place.
There also a vacancy on the
State Supreme Court, occasioned by
the death of Associate Justice. Frederick W. Houser, father of Lieut.
'Gov.-elect Fred Houser and Governor
Olson is scheduled to make this appointment before leaving office. Re‘ports that Olson might resign
governor a few days before his term
expires, permitting Lieut. Gov. Patterson to become governor for a
short time, an condition that Patterson would then same Olson to the
vacancy on the-state court, have
been discounted by Patterson, who
apparently. feels that the outgoing
governor does not possess the training or experience for the job.
ization.
is
Patterson has indicated, however,
that he might consider a deal io
name Olson to the State Railroad
if he were allowed {to
sit in the governor’s chair for a limited period.
Associate Justice Douglas L. Ed‘for appointment to the United States}
‘Supreme Court if President Roose-.
years of service on the State Supreme .
“the law’s de-.
as!
. Dersena?”
Mr. and Mrs. Elza Kilroy spent
the past week. end, with their son,
Bill, who was stationed at Camp
Monterey. While they were visiting
with him a call came for him to be
moved with other service men.
‘Lake City. He is in ground aviation
and is making splendid records in his
examinations.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed C. Uren will have
as guests Thanksgiving Day Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Hughes of Colfax, Mr.
and Mrs. John Becker. of Town Talk
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold George and
daughter.
(Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnes will
have as a dinner guest on Thanksgiving Day Captain W. Bunner of
Vallejo. Mr. Barnes is now employed
at Doyle. Mrs. Barnes is the sister
of Mrs. Thedore Nelson of this city.
Jeff Moores, employed in war work
near Livermore, spent the past week
end with his family. Due to being
unable to return for Thanksgiving,
a family dinner was enjoyed on Sunday. Present for the happy occasion
were Andrew Larson, Mr. and Mrs.
Cameron Larson and children and
Mr. and Mrs. “Moores and children.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Muscardini
celebrated Thanksgiving day on Wednesday due to their son, Bill Mus,cardini, being able to get away from
-his duties at Sacramento air depot.
Also present for the dinner were
Mrs. Muscardini’s sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.Ronichi
'of. Folsom. 4
INevada friends have had a
jletter from Robert Sumner, formerly. with
service, and now stationed at Gamp
Roberts.
Mr. and, Mrs. C. Robertson of El
. Cerrito visited in Nevada City Mon,day. She will be remembered as the
former Mrs! Jessie Costa and met
Jana married Mr. Robinson while
; the Hawaiian islands last year.
. Donald Johnson, of Fort Bliss, E1
'Paso, Texas, is on a seventeen da
(Parone hs to visit his wife and chilldren in Nevada City: He was given
the furlough to see his fourth child,
a son who was born recently. Johnson is an enlistee and is cook in the
army. His family resides near Henry
Ripkin on Drummond. street.
City
in
GASOLINE STORAGE
Motorists are warned by the California State Automobile Association
of the great danger of storing gasoline in their garages. One pint of
gasoline will combine with air to
form 300° square feet of highly exlosive mixture. Storage of gasoline
in garages voids most types of home
and bond purchases are often wast. }ed, says the (Citizens Emergency
insurance.
If Olson and Patterson decide
against indulging™in~a™~double play
designed to place the outgoing governor in some lucrative long-term
office, the place on the State Railroad Commission may go to Staite
Director of Finance George Killion,
according to Capitol reports, instead
of Senator J. C. Garrison: of Modesto,
who has been most frequently--meationed for the spot heretofore. Killion has been a staunch supporter of
the governor throughout his administration and Olson is said to have a
high regard for hig ability.
ke
YOUR PRIVILEGE
List COSTAE
A
message from Bill Tuesday stated he
was at Camp Kearns, Utah, near Salt
the Tahoe National Forest:
Nevada City Nugget — — Thursday, November 26,
STUDENT PRINCE
OPERETTA COMES
TO SACTO. NOV. 28
Long hailed as_ the finest of all
light operas, “The Student Prince,’’
that lusty, robust, and tender. operetta by Sigmund Romberg, . wiil
come to Sacramento high school auditorium Saturday. afternoon and
evening, November 28, under the
Ware-Hazalton management.
(Mail order reservations are being
taken now for thé two performances, at the Music Series box office in
Weinstock-Lubin’s
Everett Marshall, former baritone
of the Metropolitan Opera, who starred in the Sacramento performance
of “Blossomtime,” last spring, will
play the role of Prince Karl Franz
who, as a student at the University
of Heidelberg, falls in love with the
little waitress, Kathie.
“The Student Prince‘”’ has one of
the most resounding scores’ ever
heard in a modern operetta. including such noted numbers as ‘‘Drinking Song’’, ‘“‘Olden Days’’.
Also featured in the cast will be
Frank Hornaday, Barbara Scully.
Detmar Poppen, Agnes Ca3sidy and
Ann Pennington.
Red Cross Completes
Kits for Boys Overseas
. Mrs. Arthur’ Innis, _ production
ichairman for the Red Cross Chapter
reports that ample funds were contributed to complete the kits which
will be sent off on time.
Those in attendance at Tuesday's
Red Cross meeting were Mrs. Innis,
Mrs. Strach, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs.
James, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Hatch, Mrs.
Waechter, Mrs. Douglass Farmer,
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Williams, Mrs.
Crase, Mrs. Muscardini,
gia Lammon, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Harriett Farmer, Misses Mary Hoskin and Retha Downey, Mrs. Wyllie.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
The ‘Christian Science Society
Nevada City holds service at
Boulder Street every Sunday
m., Sunday School 9:45 a. m. a testimonial meeting is held the first
Wednesday of each month, at 8 p. m.
; Phe reading room at 117 Broad St.
\is open every day except Sundays and
holidays from 2 to 4 p. m.
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Lica,
i FEDERAL FOLLIES
Taxpayer contributions ‘in taxes
are wasted but no examples of waste
seem so ludicrous as those which
were recently reported by Representative Dirksen: rat-catching projects
on the wharves of New Orleans at a
cost of $2.97 per rat; a four story
Home in Washington, D. C.; the purchase of 824 axes to shop down fifty
trees.
HE’S A GRANDFATHER
A telegram received from Chico by
Irving Long carries the good news
that he is a grandfather. His daughter -Margaret, Mrs. Ralph Watkins
Jr. gave birth to & boy last night in
the Chico Enlow hospital.
Ralph Watkins is a student in the
army’s aviation school at Chico.
“Mr. and Mrs. C. E. LaBoyteaux are
hosts to five young soldiers from
Camp Beale at Thanksgiving dinner
today.
Miss Geor-'
$125,000 hen house at the Soldiers .
BARBARA SCULLY
Featured in the cast of The Studen.
Prince, operetta, ‘which will be presented jin Sacramento High School
Auditorium Saturday afternoon and
evening.
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