October 28, 1940 (4 pages)

ee aS Fs Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nugget . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in wi ifi ton. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: » The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, th good motives and for justable ends. —-Alexander HamiiIn one evening we listened at. _tentively over the radio to both candidates for the presidency. Mr. Roosevelt spoke first and he made what is known as a fighting talk. We will always’ remember him for his beautiful English diction, his smooth delivery, his delicate yet incisive inflection and emphasis. We-.confess we have never heard an American with the command of voice and language to compare with that of Franklin Roosevelt. We think Winston Churchill, England’s prime minister has much the same.magic, and for us at least, far greater depth of insight in the human heart. Churchill’s recent utterances has approached, as many commentators have observed, those of ‘Shakespeare in his great moments. We are a little proud to think that Winston Churchill’s mother was an American, Of cUurse the two men confront very different conditions. Churchill speaks from the heart concerning the fate of a great peo“ple in a moment when its continued existence is at stake. Roosevelt, commander of apt phrases, speaks merely to please enough voters to win an election, for a third term. , Only the New Deal, known also as the Raw Deal, and among large groups of tax payers, as the Crooked Deal, is at stake. We think of the New Deal as a crooked deal whenever we think of the Social Security Act. Under that act both workers and their employers contribute to a_ fund, which the New Deal takes over as soon as received and spends for whatever sees fit. The money that Congress failed to guard in the wording of the act, the President, or his officials, appropriate for other uses, and meet the insurance’ claims out of the everyday receipts of ihé government as they arise. If and insurance official did this with his company’s reserve funds it would be called embezzlemen' and he would be prosecuted, ably by the -New Deal’s lawyers, and punished, probWe noted that President Roosevelt; as usual, contented himself with half truths during his first ‘Molitical’”’ address of his third campaign. We listened attentively to’ what he said regarding Social Security because we regard the New Deal’s disposition of these insurance funds as thoroughly dishonest. since the government is using money that by every right established in civil law belongs to the policy holders. He failed to answer Wendell Willkie’s accusation. He pointed out that policy holders were getting their insurance. That’s true. They are, today. But how about next year, or anytime when the tax burden or the public debt burden grows so great the people can no _ longer bear it. The old people of the country, then, bringing their policies to be cashed at the public treasury, would find a vast safe full of I. O. U. notes placed there by the New Deal. In other words the New Deal is gambling with the people’s insurance money, and in private life this is a crime. Mr. Roosevelt failed to answer the real ‘ accusation of Willkie, and we suspect that he has no answer. Later on in the evening, listening to Willkie, we as many others are, were impressed with the sineerity that rings through his hoarse voice, He is a crusader. He believes that this country in event of another third term for Mr. Roosevelt, is, not on its way to a totalitarian government, but will have, arived there, when Mr. Roosevelt receives another ‘“mandate” to continue his rule, Willkie points out that Mr. Roosevelt is a believer in mandates. When he tried to pack the Supreme Court 1936, the President believed acting undér a mandate of even though his action had authority in the Constitution. But, Wendell Willkie maintained, the President had already dared to mark his legislation to Congress wuth a ‘‘must.”’ He had already reduced that body to a rubber stamp status. He followed that accession of power with a vicious attack on “the nine old men,’’ palladium of American liberty. And when the first vacancy did occur (‘Willkie refrained fom mentioning this) the President appointed an ex-Ku Kluxer to a seat on the country’s supeme triDbunal. : in e was ihe people, no government expense’ it ‘ This appointment shamed, (Continued on Page Three) ie Vol. fen No. 75. Th ro County Seat Paper Dart hao CIT Y, CALIF ORNIA, The Gold Center _MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1940. Red Cross Roll Call To Start Nov.11 Meeting Will Be Held Tonight To Discuss Plans For Drive The directors and officers of the Nevada City Chapter of the Red Cross will meet tonight in the office of Thomas McCraney to discuss plans for the annual roll call, which opens November I 1th. Mrs. Katherine Edwards of Red Cross headquarters will “be present to help in the roll call plans. McCraney, president of the local chapter, wi!l preside over over the meeting. The directors are Benjamin Hall, Mrs. George Calanan, Mrs. A, H. Tickell, R. R. Goyne, H. E. Kjorlie, Garfield Robson, Mrs. George Gildersleeve, John W. O'Neill and George L. Jones. Alice Moore is the publicity chairman. { Drive Starts On Armistice The roll call.drive will’ be i ducted from Armistice Day November : 21st. Locally the Red Cross now offers a course in Home Hygiene and Care f the Sick by Isabel Hefelfinger at. the night school. Registration must: be made with Mr. or Mrs. Kjorlie. Many trained nurses will be called} from their homes within the next year to serve at the hospitals of the! army and navy during the period of! military training. If the home are prepared to to their this conuntil women the care! be ‘necesof great at give families that may sary, course will be help, Many Red recent . Nevada City active workers attended the distriet meeting of the Red Cross in: Sacramento, to ex-. organ. Cross Plans were made pand all departments of the ization to meet the requirements Of . national defense program, . Nevada City chapter has called upon for an increased bership. Mrs. Arnold Jackson, . been meniwho has charge of that department, would like volunteer workers’ to contact her, Personnel To Expand . Heretofore, »practically the same} citizens have been called upon to solicit memberships each year and it is the wish of the officials to ex-} pand the personnel in keeping with, the general plan of all departments. . Mrs. Jackson would like a male assistant. There are many things that require male support and a volunteer would be welcomed. The materials for the production room are gradually arriving. Woolen goods for women's dresses are in) the oom and can be apportioned t» helpers Tuesday. James T. Nicholson of Boston at the Sacramento district meeting presented an _ interesting inspirational account of his visit to Poland after the enemy invasion. His talk, gave assurance that every article sent over was delivered’to the needy Polish people. At present nothing is being sent to any of the territory occupied by German invaders, so the excuses of those who decline to help “because Germany will get it’ is an EX'CUSE ONLY, There are many departments of service in the Red Cross aside from from production for refugees. Local hospitals are supplied with many comforts. Nursing activities, first aid, life saving, study of Brail-; le as help to the blind are other Red Cross activities. Highway safety sta-' tions in this section are under the! . aknawamest of Leland Smith. CLIFFORD BONIVERT . JOINS ASSOCIATION . Forty four were present at the . Peace Officers Association banquet . held in the new banquet room at the Shamrock Cafe Friday night. The officers heard L. S. -Stair,. chief gunner mate for the United States Navy, talk and show pictures of the navy in action. The banquet and meeting were presided over by President A. H. Willard. Clifford Bonivert, local police pfficer, attended his first meeting” as a ‘member of the organization. The association now boasts a member-. ‘ship of. 62. BONUSES WILL BE PAID TO IDAHO-MARYLAND EMPLOYEES CALLED FOR MILITARY SERVICE. The Idaho-Mary land Mines Corporation, largest gold producer in state, announced any employee called under the selective service training . act will be given the usual Christmas bonuses and may retain benefits der the group life insurance of the company during the period they are in. service in the armed forces of the U.nited States. . RAIN CANCELS . ROSEVILLE GAME The game between the Nevada City Yellowjackets and Roseville Tigers, cheduled for last ‘Saturday, was ae roxigduad because of the — rain. Coach Ed'ward Frantz said the conHALLOWE'EN PARTY 70 OFFER WORLD OF FUN A large attendance Nevada City Elementary P: T. A. gives a Hallowe’en party and Harvest Festival in the auditorium of the elementay school. Boys and girls are working industriously to make it an even greater success than last year. Citizens are cooperating by biiiaiw tickets and thus far the ticket sale promises to be a_ record breaker. (Merchants are making generous contributions of merchandise for prizes. : Among the contributors are Sweet Shop, R. J. Berggen, Jeweler, Shamock Cafe, Hartung’s Store. Leong Grocery Drug Store, Azelia Save More, Cliff DeBerry, Jensen and Thomas, Food Palace, Purity Store, William Home, News Novelty Shop, Dollar Store, Dickerman Drug Alpha Stores, Bolton’s, Safeway, Bosworth’s and Kopp’s Bakery. These} gifts will be auctioned off during the evening. The dcor prizes include: 1st prize’! box of groceries; 2nd prize, two, dinners; 3rd prize. shampoo and. finger ;wave; 4th prize, picture. There will be a prize of one dollar in -merehandise for ‘he best zirl’s costume and another dollar’s . worth of merchandise for the best’ Soy’s costume, One of the objectives. of the P. T. \. is to make Hallowe’en a gala eve-. ning for clean amusement and re-!} -reation in lieu of which too often has maked the celebration in COUNTY GROUP HG WORK ON AUB'RN ROUTE Secretary H. F. Sofge, of the local chamber of commerce collaborated with members of the Grass Valley the past. . Chamber of Commerce in urging the impoving of the Nevada City-Auburn Highway at a meeting before the state highway commission in Sacramento Friday. Assistant District Attorney LaRue acted as spokesman for John the group. LaRue praised the work already done on three miles of the highway below Grass Valley but stated additional work on the route is needed. Sofge brought to the attention of the commissioners -the fact 73 per cent of the automobile accidents in Nevada County occur on the four mile stretch between Nevada City and Grass Valley. The local chamber secretary then thanked the commission for the work accomplished on the Downieville Highway. He reiterated to the commissioners the need for eliminating the dangerous bottleneck in Bear Valley on the Tahoe-Ukiah HighWay. FRENCH CORRAL MAN. PAINFULLY BURNED J. HH. DeSmidt of French Corral was treated at the Nevada City San/itarium for severe burns of the right ; hand and arm, suffered when a can, of gasoline he was carrying ignited. . DeSmidt was engaged in charring} . fence posts when the gasoline beeame ignited from the nearby fire CSS EER NEST et -——-§ NORTH SAN JUAN RESIDENT SUCCUMBS upern services are pending for William E, Brisbin, 64, resident of North San. Juan for nine years, who died at the Nevada County Hospital here following an illness of several weeks. The, body is at-the Holmes Funeral Home in Grass Valley. ‘The deceased was a native. of, New York. is anticipated Thursday evening, October 31, when the, Jewelry Store, Harris, Beauty Shop,’ Store, . . : . : o . malicious mischief % Notices of the offer, which . applies to any sinplovess volunteerfor service, were given to the . approximately 900 employees of the ' company when they were given their ; checks Friday. . Notices As Follows The notices read: i At a meeting of the Board of . Directors of ‘Idaho Maryland Mines Corporation, held on October 8, 1940 the following resolutions were unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, employees of this corporation may be called for service under the Selective Training and ‘Service Act, of 1940, or may volunteer for service in the armed forees of the United States; and ‘WHEREAS, it is the desire of this corporation that such employees, while so servng, may retain benefits under the group life insurance of the company, and that such persons may enjoy the benefits of any Christmas bonuses granted by the company; . nS NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: ‘That this corporation shall assume and pay all premiums for group life insurance, on the lives of any employees of this corporation, so called or. volfor the entire period their service in the armed . forces Of the United States, and fo a period of two months after . the expiration of any such sevice; and BE 1T That, in Christmas hereafter poration, unteering, . of FURTHER RESOLVED: the distribution of any Bonuses which may be made by this. corthe amount of which may be based tupon the length service of the various employees of the corpoation, all employees in active service in the armed forces of the United States shall be given full credit for the time served in such service in the computation of the length of their service with this corporation, and all such employees are requested to keep this of corporation advised of their addresses in order that all ~ such bonuses may be paid to them without delay;:-and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That it is the earnest hope of the directors of this corporation that all employees entering the armed service of the United States, communicate with this corporation promptly upon the termination of such service, in order that’ they may avail themselves of the right to re-employment by this corporation as provided in the said Selective Training and Service Act. PRICE OF GOLD UNDER LAW CAN NOT BE REDUCED ANGELS CAMP, October 28.— State Senator Jesse ‘Mayo of Angels Camp today reassured gold miners that Wiillkie’s election ‘would not mean a reduction in the $35 ‘an ounce price for the metal and nail ed what he declared was a whispering campaign by New Dealers in the Mother Lode and other mining areas. After a telegraphic interchange with Congressman Harry L, Englebright of the Second District, author of the Gold Act, Mayo declared that the measure authorized an increase in the price of gold up to $41.34 an ounce, .but reducing it. “Executive order has fixed rice at $35,’’ Mayo said. ‘‘Mr. kie could not reduce the price if wanted to, but authority . ihe Act permitting an incease to the '/maximum of $41.34. The mining inthe Willhe need have no fear Mr. Willkie is elected.’’ dustry Lare aL POS'TMASTERS, COMMISSION CAMPTONVILLE, Oct. Katherine L. Pauly has received her . appointment Washington as postmaster of this place, and has taken oath of office. She has ‘been filling the office 1s acting postmaster, ‘to which position she. was): inted following the death’ of Postmaster Lydia Oo. Groves. *s aaa te un. test may be played later in the season, ve The local football -squad’s ‘Big Game” will be on Armistice Day. It . ATTRACTS ATTENTION . . /No. makes NO provision for . . by P : . OW remains 1n bet for its wel-. : . foreign 28. —Miss: and commission from} will be against the Grass Miners at Hennessy Field Valley. Av victory will be a_ triumphant climax to a successful season for the Yellowjackets. RAINS MARK END OF FIRE DANGER SEASON Wahos “Forest officials welcomed the present rains as the probable ending of the period of high fire hazard at least, according to E. L. Baxter, in charge of fire control. Guards and teokouts are being placed on improvement work, principally in installing cross drains on the mountain roads and trails in order to prevent, so far as possible. damage from winter rains and snows. Baxter states that though the fire danger is greatly reduced, burning; permits are required by state law until December 1. On the Tahoe, the no smoking campfire permit, and shovel and axe regulations have been . rescinded umrtil further notice. WINDOW DISPLAY Valley in Grass Merchants Will Meet Tonight Plans Will Be Considered For Further Stimulating . Trade Here With the experience of one Saturday night and payday inight 9 p. m. closing behirid them, Nevada City merchants will meet in Schreiber’s Cafe at 7 o’elock tonight to consider further plans for the improving of business conditions and stimulating trade here. Most of the businessmen remaining open until 9 p. m. Friday and Saturday nights were well pleased with the response despite the fact rain during the two days cut down the patronage considerably. For the two days many bargains were offered to, Nevada City shoppers. It is planned to continue these bargain days on Saturday and paydays. Bert Foreman will preside over . the meeting tonight. A larger attendance than at the Monday night gatherings during the past ‘two weeks is expected. Plans for Consideration Methods to improve business to be The arias of the members of the Nevada Cub Scout 2 is displayed in the Nugget win-. dow. The display, showing animals, . poultry and even-a Santa Claus made from various vegetables, is attractCity Pack . ing widespread attention, The objects. were made for the pack’s Hallowe’en party, which was held ea night. ECHO RANCH OWNER DIES IN BAY CITY . Mesauder William Brohman, who owned the Echo Ranch on the Murchie Mine Road, died in San Francisco last week. Brohman was vice president in charge of operations of the Market Street Roilroad. With his daughter, Mrs. Frank A, Scott, Brohman was often a week end visitor at-his summer home here. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Anne Fisher and a brother, Richard Brohman. . . . discussed and considered at to. night’s meeting will include the . ; awarding of many valuable prizes . during the Christmas shopping sea. tract the people . district and Dollar Day Sales. entertainment programs to atinto the business son; Merchants having any ideas they believe may be of benefit are invited to outline them at tonight’s meeting. In explaining the 9 o’clock closing hour plan, Secretary H. F. Sofge of the local ast of commerce, states: “The merchants are: endeavoring to make buying easy in Nevada Uity and hope this change will be a solution of the problem, They do not expect to get rich by any means, but if they can, in this way, accommodate the buyer who is unable to reach town in time to beat the 6 o’clock closing hour on these days, they feel they have accomplished something for the good of the entire community.”’ WIDESPREAD BELIEF NEW DEAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRADICTED BY MINE OFFICIAL. P. R. Bradley, Jr., prominent min-* ing official, and former resident of! this community, contradicts’ the! widespread belief the New, Deal was' responsible for the increase in the. price of gold. : “A newspaper recently’ printed (as a paid advertisement) a Dolitic-, al statement refering to the increase} in recent years, of the price of gold, . and attributed this increase to action of the New Deal. “Tt is peculiarly, a matter of some what widespread belief that the phe Deal made this change;. but, as with many other good things which have! eome to the public in the last seven} or eight years, the New Deal had nothing to do with initiating the change; in this case, for a long, while it took direct harmful action. . “The facts are that the price of) By the the time a fixed price was set U. S. government for purchases of ‘gold, the world price had already reached its pres. ent one, and subsequently jpassed it. Fluctuation in gold price, and a! demand for gold which re-, sulted in considerable flow out. of this country for about two: years, followed the action of Great Britain in leaving the gold standard, and was a natural result of bad and world-wide economic conditions. — It, would be expected that the American producers of gold, and hence the American public, would benefit greatly by sales on the improved market. “Phe first action of the New Deal . his product to a buyer, and to that . $20.67 per ounce, as against the free . price which at times reached over . $30 per ounce, . compelled to sell; it was made illegal . for him to store his products against lo ine . gold rose on the free world market. . sold being restored. . new prices; and after GOLD INCREASE was to stop such sale. By legislative action and presidential proclamation ; the exportation of gold from _ this country was halted; sale of gold in foreign markets became illegal; to engage in free trading in gold became a crime. “Not only was the American wont producer denied the right of access to the free world market; he was compelled by the New Deal to sell buyer alone, who would @ay him nothing beyond the old price of’ Further, he was the rise in anticipation of trade iu “Of course the U. S. finally had te take government ‘recognition of several months had passed it began buying both foreign and domestic gold at a price about equivalent to that in London. Its final .action was the Gold Act of 1934, taken when world economic conditions, and the world price of gold, showed stabilization. This act fixes the price to be paid by the U. S. government for gold, at its present one of $35 per ounce. This was merely a matter of getting in line. with the yorld price. 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ee aS Fs Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nugget . COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in wi ifi ton. From the Californian, March 15, 1848: » The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, th good motives and for justable ends. —-Alexander HamiiIn one evening we listened at. _tentively over the radio to both candidates for the presidency. Mr. Roosevelt spoke first and he made what is known as a fighting talk. We will always’ remember him for his beautiful English diction, his smooth delivery, his delicate yet incisive inflection and emphasis. We-.confess we have never heard an American with the command of voice and language to compare with that of Franklin Roosevelt. We think Winston Churchill, England’s prime minister has much the same.magic, and for us at least, far greater depth of insight in the human heart. Churchill’s recent utterances has approached, as many commentators have observed, those of ‘Shakespeare in his great moments. We are a little proud to think that Winston Churchill’s mother was an American, Of cUurse the two men confront very different conditions. Churchill speaks from the heart concerning the fate of a great peo“ple in a moment when its continued existence is at stake. Roosevelt, commander of apt phrases, speaks merely to please enough voters to win an election, for a third term. , Only the New Deal, known also as the Raw Deal, and among large groups of tax payers, as the Crooked Deal, is at stake. We think of the New Deal as a crooked deal whenever we think of the Social Security Act. Under that act both workers and their employers contribute to a_ fund, which the New Deal takes over as soon as received and spends for whatever sees fit. The money that Congress failed to guard in the wording of the act, the President, or his officials, appropriate for other uses, and meet the insurance’ claims out of the everyday receipts of ihé government as they arise. If and insurance official did this with his company’s reserve funds it would be called embezzlemen' and he would be prosecuted, ably by the -New Deal’s lawyers, and punished, probWe noted that President Roosevelt; as usual, contented himself with half truths during his first ‘Molitical’”’ address of his third campaign. We listened attentively to’ what he said regarding Social Security because we regard the New Deal’s disposition of these insurance funds as thoroughly dishonest. since the government is using money that by every right established in civil law belongs to the policy holders. He failed to answer Wendell Willkie’s accusation. He pointed out that policy holders were getting their insurance. That’s true. They are, today. But how about next year, or anytime when the tax burden or the public debt burden grows so great the people can no _ longer bear it. The old people of the country, then, bringing their policies to be cashed at the public treasury, would find a vast safe full of I. O. U. notes placed there by the New Deal. In other words the New Deal is gambling with the people’s insurance money, and in private life this is a crime. Mr. Roosevelt failed to answer the real ‘ accusation of Willkie, and we suspect that he has no answer. Later on in the evening, listening to Willkie, we as many others are, were impressed with the sineerity that rings through his hoarse voice, He is a crusader. He believes that this country in event of another third term for Mr. Roosevelt, is, not on its way to a totalitarian government, but will have, arived there, when Mr. Roosevelt receives another ‘“mandate” to continue his rule, Willkie points out that Mr. Roosevelt is a believer in mandates. When he tried to pack the Supreme Court 1936, the President believed acting undér a mandate of even though his action had authority in the Constitution. But, Wendell Willkie maintained, the President had already dared to mark his legislation to Congress wuth a ‘‘must.”’ He had already reduced that body to a rubber stamp status. He followed that accession of power with a vicious attack on “the nine old men,’’ palladium of American liberty. And when the first vacancy did occur (‘Willkie refrained fom mentioning this) the President appointed an ex-Ku Kluxer to a seat on the country’s supeme triDbunal. : in e was ihe people, no government expense’ it ‘ This appointment shamed, (Continued on Page Three) ie Vol. fen No. 75. Th ro County Seat Paper Dart hao CIT Y, CALIF ORNIA, The Gold Center _MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1940. Red Cross Roll Call To Start Nov.11 Meeting Will Be Held Tonight To Discuss Plans For Drive The directors and officers of the Nevada City Chapter of the Red Cross will meet tonight in the office of Thomas McCraney to discuss plans for the annual roll call, which opens November I 1th. Mrs. Katherine Edwards of Red Cross headquarters will “be present to help in the roll call plans. McCraney, president of the local chapter, wi!l preside over over the meeting. The directors are Benjamin Hall, Mrs. George Calanan, Mrs. A, H. Tickell, R. R. Goyne, H. E. Kjorlie, Garfield Robson, Mrs. George Gildersleeve, John W. O'Neill and George L. Jones. Alice Moore is the publicity chairman. { Drive Starts On Armistice The roll call.drive will’ be i ducted from Armistice Day November : 21st. Locally the Red Cross now offers a course in Home Hygiene and Care f the Sick by Isabel Hefelfinger at. the night school. Registration must: be made with Mr. or Mrs. Kjorlie. Many trained nurses will be called} from their homes within the next year to serve at the hospitals of the! army and navy during the period of! military training. If the home are prepared to to their this conuntil women the care! be ‘necesof great at give families that may sary, course will be help, Many Red recent . Nevada City active workers attended the distriet meeting of the Red Cross in: Sacramento, to ex-. organ. Cross Plans were made pand all departments of the ization to meet the requirements Of . national defense program, . Nevada City chapter has called upon for an increased bership. Mrs. Arnold Jackson, . been meniwho has charge of that department, would like volunteer workers’ to contact her, Personnel To Expand . Heretofore, »practically the same} citizens have been called upon to solicit memberships each year and it is the wish of the officials to ex-} pand the personnel in keeping with, the general plan of all departments. . Mrs. Jackson would like a male assistant. There are many things that require male support and a volunteer would be welcomed. The materials for the production room are gradually arriving. Woolen goods for women's dresses are in) the oom and can be apportioned t» helpers Tuesday. James T. Nicholson of Boston at the Sacramento district meeting presented an _ interesting inspirational account of his visit to Poland after the enemy invasion. His talk, gave assurance that every article sent over was delivered’to the needy Polish people. At present nothing is being sent to any of the territory occupied by German invaders, so the excuses of those who decline to help “because Germany will get it’ is an EX'CUSE ONLY, There are many departments of service in the Red Cross aside from from production for refugees. Local hospitals are supplied with many comforts. Nursing activities, first aid, life saving, study of Brail-; le as help to the blind are other Red Cross activities. Highway safety sta-' tions in this section are under the! . aknawamest of Leland Smith. CLIFFORD BONIVERT . JOINS ASSOCIATION . Forty four were present at the . Peace Officers Association banquet . held in the new banquet room at the Shamrock Cafe Friday night. The officers heard L. S. -Stair,. chief gunner mate for the United States Navy, talk and show pictures of the navy in action. The banquet and meeting were presided over by President A. H. Willard. Clifford Bonivert, local police pfficer, attended his first meeting” as a ‘member of the organization. The association now boasts a member-. ‘ship of. 62. BONUSES WILL BE PAID TO IDAHO-MARYLAND EMPLOYEES CALLED FOR MILITARY SERVICE. The Idaho-Mary land Mines Corporation, largest gold producer in state, announced any employee called under the selective service training . act will be given the usual Christmas bonuses and may retain benefits der the group life insurance of the company during the period they are in. service in the armed forces of the U.nited States. . RAIN CANCELS . ROSEVILLE GAME The game between the Nevada City Yellowjackets and Roseville Tigers, cheduled for last ‘Saturday, was ae roxigduad because of the — rain. Coach Ed'ward Frantz said the conHALLOWE'EN PARTY 70 OFFER WORLD OF FUN A large attendance Nevada City Elementary P: T. A. gives a Hallowe’en party and Harvest Festival in the auditorium of the elementay school. Boys and girls are working industriously to make it an even greater success than last year. Citizens are cooperating by biiiaiw tickets and thus far the ticket sale promises to be a_ record breaker. (Merchants are making generous contributions of merchandise for prizes. : Among the contributors are Sweet Shop, R. J. Berggen, Jeweler, Shamock Cafe, Hartung’s Store. Leong Grocery Drug Store, Azelia Save More, Cliff DeBerry, Jensen and Thomas, Food Palace, Purity Store, William Home, News Novelty Shop, Dollar Store, Dickerman Drug Alpha Stores, Bolton’s, Safeway, Bosworth’s and Kopp’s Bakery. These} gifts will be auctioned off during the evening. The dcor prizes include: 1st prize’! box of groceries; 2nd prize, two, dinners; 3rd prize. shampoo and. finger ;wave; 4th prize, picture. There will be a prize of one dollar in -merehandise for ‘he best zirl’s costume and another dollar’s . worth of merchandise for the best’ Soy’s costume, One of the objectives. of the P. T. \. is to make Hallowe’en a gala eve-. ning for clean amusement and re-!} -reation in lieu of which too often has maked the celebration in COUNTY GROUP HG WORK ON AUB'RN ROUTE Secretary H. F. Sofge, of the local chamber of commerce collaborated with members of the Grass Valley the past. . Chamber of Commerce in urging the impoving of the Nevada City-Auburn Highway at a meeting before the state highway commission in Sacramento Friday. Assistant District Attorney LaRue acted as spokesman for John the group. LaRue praised the work already done on three miles of the highway below Grass Valley but stated additional work on the route is needed. Sofge brought to the attention of the commissioners -the fact 73 per cent of the automobile accidents in Nevada County occur on the four mile stretch between Nevada City and Grass Valley. The local chamber secretary then thanked the commission for the work accomplished on the Downieville Highway. He reiterated to the commissioners the need for eliminating the dangerous bottleneck in Bear Valley on the Tahoe-Ukiah HighWay. FRENCH CORRAL MAN. PAINFULLY BURNED J. HH. DeSmidt of French Corral

was treated at the Nevada City San/itarium for severe burns of the right ; hand and arm, suffered when a can, of gasoline he was carrying ignited. . DeSmidt was engaged in charring} . fence posts when the gasoline beeame ignited from the nearby fire CSS EER NEST et -——-§ NORTH SAN JUAN RESIDENT SUCCUMBS upern services are pending for William E, Brisbin, 64, resident of North San. Juan for nine years, who died at the Nevada County Hospital here following an illness of several weeks. The, body is at-the Holmes Funeral Home in Grass Valley. ‘The deceased was a native. of, New York. is anticipated Thursday evening, October 31, when the, Jewelry Store, Harris, Beauty Shop,’ Store, . . : . : o . malicious mischief % Notices of the offer, which . applies to any sinplovess volunteerfor service, were given to the . approximately 900 employees of the ' company when they were given their ; checks Friday. . Notices As Follows The notices read: i At a meeting of the Board of . Directors of ‘Idaho Maryland Mines Corporation, held on October 8, 1940 the following resolutions were unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, employees of this corporation may be called for service under the Selective Training and ‘Service Act, of 1940, or may volunteer for service in the armed forees of the United States; and ‘WHEREAS, it is the desire of this corporation that such employees, while so servng, may retain benefits under the group life insurance of the company, and that such persons may enjoy the benefits of any Christmas bonuses granted by the company; . nS NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: ‘That this corporation shall assume and pay all premiums for group life insurance, on the lives of any employees of this corporation, so called or. volfor the entire period their service in the armed . forces Of the United States, and fo a period of two months after . the expiration of any such sevice; and BE 1T That, in Christmas hereafter poration, unteering, . of FURTHER RESOLVED: the distribution of any Bonuses which may be made by this. corthe amount of which may be based tupon the length service of the various employees of the corpoation, all employees in active service in the armed forces of the United States shall be given full credit for the time served in such service in the computation of the length of their service with this corporation, and all such employees are requested to keep this of corporation advised of their addresses in order that all ~ such bonuses may be paid to them without delay;:-and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That it is the earnest hope of the directors of this corporation that all employees entering the armed service of the United States, communicate with this corporation promptly upon the termination of such service, in order that’ they may avail themselves of the right to re-employment by this corporation as provided in the said Selective Training and Service Act. PRICE OF GOLD UNDER LAW CAN NOT BE REDUCED ANGELS CAMP, October 28.— State Senator Jesse ‘Mayo of Angels Camp today reassured gold miners that Wiillkie’s election ‘would not mean a reduction in the $35 ‘an ounce price for the metal and nail ed what he declared was a whispering campaign by New Dealers in the Mother Lode and other mining areas. After a telegraphic interchange with Congressman Harry L, Englebright of the Second District, author of the Gold Act, Mayo declared that the measure authorized an increase in the price of gold up to $41.34 an ounce, .but reducing it. “Executive order has fixed rice at $35,’’ Mayo said. ‘‘Mr. kie could not reduce the price if wanted to, but authority . ihe Act permitting an incease to the '/maximum of $41.34. The mining inthe Willhe need have no fear Mr. Willkie is elected.’’ dustry Lare aL POS'TMASTERS, COMMISSION CAMPTONVILLE, Oct. Katherine L. Pauly has received her . appointment Washington as postmaster of this place, and has taken oath of office. She has ‘been filling the office 1s acting postmaster, ‘to which position she. was): inted following the death’ of Postmaster Lydia Oo. Groves. *s aaa te un. test may be played later in the season, ve The local football -squad’s ‘Big Game” will be on Armistice Day. It . ATTRACTS ATTENTION . . /No. makes NO provision for . . by P : . OW remains 1n bet for its wel-. : . foreign 28. —Miss: and commission from} will be against the Grass Miners at Hennessy Field Valley. Av victory will be a_ triumphant climax to a successful season for the Yellowjackets. RAINS MARK END OF FIRE DANGER SEASON Wahos “Forest officials welcomed the present rains as the probable ending of the period of high fire hazard at least, according to E. L. Baxter, in charge of fire control. Guards and teokouts are being placed on improvement work, principally in installing cross drains on the mountain roads and trails in order to prevent, so far as possible. damage from winter rains and snows. Baxter states that though the fire danger is greatly reduced, burning; permits are required by state law until December 1. On the Tahoe, the no smoking campfire permit, and shovel and axe regulations have been . rescinded umrtil further notice. WINDOW DISPLAY Valley in Grass Merchants Will Meet Tonight Plans Will Be Considered For Further Stimulating . Trade Here With the experience of one Saturday night and payday inight 9 p. m. closing behirid them, Nevada City merchants will meet in Schreiber’s Cafe at 7 o’elock tonight to consider further plans for the improving of business conditions and stimulating trade here. Most of the businessmen remaining open until 9 p. m. Friday and Saturday nights were well pleased with the response despite the fact rain during the two days cut down the patronage considerably. For the two days many bargains were offered to, Nevada City shoppers. It is planned to continue these bargain days on Saturday and paydays. Bert Foreman will preside over . the meeting tonight. A larger attendance than at the Monday night gatherings during the past ‘two weeks is expected. Plans for Consideration Methods to improve business to be The arias of the members of the Nevada Cub Scout 2 is displayed in the Nugget win-. dow. The display, showing animals, . poultry and even-a Santa Claus made from various vegetables, is attractCity Pack . ing widespread attention, The objects. were made for the pack’s Hallowe’en party, which was held ea night. ECHO RANCH OWNER DIES IN BAY CITY . Mesauder William Brohman, who owned the Echo Ranch on the Murchie Mine Road, died in San Francisco last week. Brohman was vice president in charge of operations of the Market Street Roilroad. With his daughter, Mrs. Frank A, Scott, Brohman was often a week end visitor at-his summer home here. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Anne Fisher and a brother, Richard Brohman. . . . discussed and considered at to. night’s meeting will include the . ; awarding of many valuable prizes . during the Christmas shopping sea. tract the people . district and Dollar Day Sales. entertainment programs to atinto the business son; Merchants having any ideas they believe may be of benefit are invited to outline them at tonight’s meeting. In explaining the 9 o’clock closing hour plan, Secretary H. F. Sofge of the local ast of commerce, states: “The merchants are: endeavoring to make buying easy in Nevada Uity and hope this change will be a solution of the problem, They do not expect to get rich by any means, but if they can, in this way, accommodate the buyer who is unable to reach town in time to beat the 6 o’clock closing hour on these days, they feel they have accomplished something for the good of the entire community.”’ WIDESPREAD BELIEF NEW DEAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRADICTED BY MINE OFFICIAL. P. R. Bradley, Jr., prominent min-* ing official, and former resident of! this community, contradicts’ the! widespread belief the New, Deal was' responsible for the increase in the. price of gold. : “A newspaper recently’ printed (as a paid advertisement) a Dolitic-, al statement refering to the increase} in recent years, of the price of gold, . and attributed this increase to action of the New Deal. “Tt is peculiarly, a matter of some what widespread belief that the phe Deal made this change;. but, as with many other good things which have! eome to the public in the last seven} or eight years, the New Deal had nothing to do with initiating the change; in this case, for a long, while it took direct harmful action. . “The facts are that the price of) By the the time a fixed price was set U. S. government for purchases of ‘gold, the world price had already reached its pres. ent one, and subsequently jpassed it. Fluctuation in gold price, and a! demand for gold which re-, sulted in considerable flow out. of this country for about two: years, followed the action of Great Britain in leaving the gold standard, and was a natural result of bad and world-wide economic conditions. — It, would be expected that the American producers of gold, and hence the American public, would benefit greatly by sales on the improved market. “Phe first action of the New Deal . his product to a buyer, and to that . $20.67 per ounce, as against the free . price which at times reached over . $30 per ounce, . compelled to sell; it was made illegal . for him to store his products against lo ine . gold rose on the free world market. . sold being restored. . new prices; and after GOLD INCREASE was to stop such sale. By legislative action and presidential proclamation ; the exportation of gold from _ this country was halted; sale of gold in foreign markets became illegal; to engage in free trading in gold became a crime. “Not only was the American wont producer denied the right of access to the free world market; he was compelled by the New Deal to sell buyer alone, who would @ay him nothing beyond the old price of’ Further, he was the rise in anticipation of trade iu “Of course the U. S. finally had te take government ‘recognition of several months had passed it began buying both foreign and domestic gold at a price about equivalent to that in London. Its final .action was the Gold Act of 1934, taken when world economic conditions, and the world price of gold, showed stabilization. This act fixes the price to be paid by the U. S. government for gold, at its present one of $35 per ounce. This was merely a matter of getting in line. with the yorld price. A “all this information, together with tabular’ materials, pays: : may be found an. be Congre Record.” Sorat