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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1946 NEVADA CITY NUGGET pees ~ PAGE THREE
COMMIT WT . THE FLAT TOP of “Fighting a apt . Legislature's Air Committee . na for fuera tis oe fabs
; Pes ! Lady” is a safer place today for ~ 1) us . Visits S. FClipper Base Lncwa a Wee a's Mexiesa Boe
. Oe ee a . SAN WRANGIIOO, Oct: 2 — Punt
I a year ago. On the flight decks of ii S er Wilk Me es anical gardens years before the dis. many of the carriers ‘that brought cagrtahbts aie ie Sin ares Me) covery of America
. . America’s naval air might to the at San Francisco airport was visit. See oe
This is a book review of Cone! very soil of Japan itself, the visi. ed last week by members of the st
munism in Action. Every citizen of tor, like the Navyman (below), . legislature’s joint interim commi'; jalk without fear of thundertee on aviation. who are on a flyin
the United States shou ‘ead i ' leg tele i
pes cies yen
Ss should read it. It! ing propellers or the spotting of
i i
is given in three installments. This . squadrons ready to rear out over ainpath feeuiiies
.
st ne) ac1i1ities.
is the second. the sea to drop lethal loads on eee abe: : :
i. enemy targets. This V-J Day Headed by Assemblygvan Ernest
“Frade unions in Soviet Russia finds thousands of ‘‘the birds with E., Debs, of Los he com: a ! ‘ at sin riat? es Ss d at Ved -Ywee RTA LST Sena re Cy} ]
We ate told, are voluntary oreanica. folded wings’ voiceless an t j mittee includes; Senator; har]
tone of “work ; ae 1 rest and their mother hens seBrown of Shoshone. Inyo: county:
10on6 of Workers but practically all . ured snugly to their piers, but biBvEl I. Salseman of Palo Alto RR
workers join up. In practice. joinready for almost instant action
Cone Se es H : 1 : ae ]
ing the union in the plant is a polishould the unwanted time for . . ae :
Fe ee ee sees ee ee their services come acain. man Frank J. Waters and Lester A.
tical and econom é vy. Nono ‘
M
ae ? : . (Oficial U. S.Navy photos) McMillan of Los Angeles, Harold F :
union members do not receive the : : J . s dc ve
Swallisch of Richmond and Colon>!] NEVADA CITY
benefits under the BOC ROCUrtye so ee V } ne
; :
. ‘Warren Carey of the state reconprogram extended to union members;
Ms ti . an He . : struction ar reemployment com. §
if, for éxample, they are ineapacitae me a A me sor U
; Mission and Carl Hand, ional :
ated, they receive only half the bene1 i ielf tl Ci i] i : ; i planning chief for the ivil Aerofits extended to union members.
:
—AND—
. uauties Authority.
“Soviet unions Ate aot organized '~~“Travelimg in a chartered plane, the
to conduct strikes. While there does
. committee flew 4000 air
miles and BODY SHOP
not ajppear to be any specific legisla-were_scheduled_to—make—43 stops
. s !
tion prohibiting strikes, strikes never from’ San Diego to Yreka, meatine at Paint It and Save It!
occur in state industries—at ° least each stop all persons interested in . Mirst-Cla é First-Class Body and Fender
not since the srtike of the Krondstadt airport development. t . Work
: : ae
5 é a sailors way back in 1921 (The
es teens ae cert fs a, ; F elephone
Kronstadt sailors demanded freedom rene Sent te tthe Ban Joaquin . . ‘ TLL AM
: river 20 iles north of Fres } —_— wane i
of speech and the press and the libdel shin =
eralization of .workers and peasants
eS
held as political prisoners. They were SO MMMioHieiotiofoloiieiotetotetestes Nerorferferfertertertertesteatoreiteatefeate Ne ie en al
treated.as counter revolutionists and drowned in their own blood.)
“It has thus come albout that trade
unions in Soviet Russia have been
VALET
CLEANERS
bs i te i 241 COMMERCIAL STREET
or on some other form of measured; ficials and deviating communists of ee ara eee pL Ee Dare
production. The.elements—ineludet-the
IN EMERGENCY—24-HOUR SERVICE
<=
JOHNNY AND GENE
are ready to serve you at—
RANKIN’S MOBILGAS SERVICE (formerly Signal Station)
Located on the east side of the
. Nevada. City-Grass Valley High. 4
‘ Way," 44. Mile’ from _theCity
Limits.
MINOR REPAIRS and
MOTOR TUNE-UPS
a
Re sfestetegte
fo
albsorbed by its general government
economic machinery. Soviet trade
union officials as party activists, are
government officials" carrying out
government policies and Soviet trade
unions are government institutions
disciplining workers to the governi
j
t
right—and~of the left. In” later
‘norms’ of production or standard years the reserve of forced labor was!
rates per unit of production . is':reased by national groups Lelievand bonuses for exceeding the ‘norm’ ed to be hostile and populations reHiven clerks in retail stores {
1
siding along the many borders of
offfilfices have ‘norms’. Norms which
tasks,
and in
the-Soviet union in Europe and Asia.
AS WELL AS GAS, OIL AND
LUBRICATION
iment’s needs and goals and performing functions which in other countries are performed either by management or by government.
form the basis of the piecwork scales are revised each year in consideration of expected average increases
in productivity. How much the real
tent that such camps ° exist ‘in -a!
country with the pretensions of leadNORMAL SERVICE TWO DAYS
PLUS—COMPLETE ALTERATION AND
REPAIR SERVICE
“There does not seem to be a na. tional minimum the Soviet
union. The lowest. wage rate in difwages of workers have been
by these increases in labor produc:ivity or in the higher standard tasks
raised JOHNNY
RANKINGS
Resta testes sesteote eat oeateate nd ob eafestestesteotesh
“We are concerned only to the exditions of those who -toil and labor.
'
{
ing the world in improving the argo
wage in
.
Nor does it matter in a sober comyovison of industrial and social conditions whether they are called corVi
4 ferent industries is determined by}or norms assigned in the various
%
A :
° °
&*,
the industrial management which 'wiage categories is a debatable matrectional or
; eae ; educational or ris
a& has the problem oif keeping within] ter. The evidence necessary for any fat ; nee si : : in ee
Papen F ‘ ‘ : albor, fore abor, or slav bor. %
ab ge aye the payroll allowance fixed by the. sound conclusion is not available to E eed ¥ teed e erates : Ret
: It is sufficient that for more than a
plans. the outsider. : Be i Peseta ee it
fe : ‘Wo decades relianice has be I=
SERVICE Wherever possible, and more coms ‘ ; 3 : es OHES ‘Be e * a wy
: r A is nown, however, that .at{ed upon millions o0 involuntary z i
monly than in ‘the United States, f , eine
‘wages are paid on a piecework basis! “°™e times new norms were estab-. workers who have produced énorm241 COMMERCIAL STREET — NEVADA CIT Y ae
~— lished requiring inergases in produe-. ouss wealth practically at no cost to . * e 4
tion for the same amount of «pay. the state. Soe ete tetetesteteetsetetetee tbedeeleteeeteleseeaetereapate™
For instance, in 1936 new norms
“The question remains, how many
workers were condemned to forced
labor? Estimates vary, but they all
‘count the victims in the millions . :
(from 6 million in 1933 to 18 milMon in 1941) not only at any one
time but year after year.
(Continued Next Issue)
‘were established for all industry
from 10 to 30 per cent above the old
norms without any adjustment in
wages.
“While no attempt is made to
compare workers’ income in the US
SR and the United States it is not
disputed anywhere that the average
level of wages and earnings and the
standard of living is very much
higher in the United States.
‘It is written in the Soviet Constitution that ‘he who does not work
shall not eat’, It does not say that
exceptions will be made or concerted efforts.to quit work (strikes) or
because of temporary difficulties in
locating a new and satisfactory job
(seasonal or frictional unemploy-:
ment). It is noteworthy also that un~ WHERE OLD FRIENDS
MET
and plan their activities they usually pick a place where
they are received in a friendly atmosphere.
cocktail bar
PRINTING
As Only Printers Can Do It
If You Want Printing Done Right — Bring It To The
NEVADA CITY NUGGET—Where Experienced
Craftsmen, Using Fine Inks and Papers, Create
PRECISION PRINTING OF QUALITY
Horned toads sometimes lay eggs
and other times will give forth living young. It seems that the mother
can’t quite make up her mind.
MEVADA
THEATRE
Try our
The most popular for friendliness in town
employment compensation in the ee BILL Ss H
: United States and even relief under HALE: LETTERHEADS 1
ee Was aia a Poagae sreater 11! DIRECTION T. AND D. JR., ENVELOPES
command over goods and services j
is ENTERPRISES, INC. i
than full .employment has given the STORE FORMS .
: f : siete shail in the period ete ee He
: : aa : Co) e three 5 year plans. 7 STORE .
“A Lively Place In'A Lively Town With History” “Labor legislation in the Soviet K .
Union is made up of government deBOOKLETS .
Broad Street ‘Nevada City erees, generally later approved by CAFE bo FOLDERS }
‘ suipre’ in i z Wit! .
sae bs _ GINGER ROGERS AND
decrees are by hypothesis, the emyam a AUMONT Care HANDBILLS {.
oo . bodiment of the will of the people. : : o PLACARDS
The decrees issued between 1938 e@ @ WM ESS RDS
WHEN TO SEND FLOWERS . ]. and 1941 would be considered harsh. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY mj BUSIN CARDS
restrictive and undemocratic by Am: : P. G. & E. a AND. 1
erican standards. They would cer: HER KIND OF OFFICE 2 PERFORATIN
® tainly be regarded as ‘anti labor’ by = BIND vo
Often we are called ‘by people who want to know when to send union spokesmen in the United States : e IN
flowers. Invariably we answer—send ‘them when you wish. As soon a x
as flowers reach our chapel they \are {placed tin . position. Overnight because they restrigged the freedom NUGGED PADDING
they are stored in a special flower room to petain their freshness as of movement, imposed severe penra PAPER DRILLING
long as possbile. Send lyour flowers anytime. They pill be carefully alties for absenteeism, lengthened Wit OFFICE ST APLING
handled. b hours, reduced maternity benefits JANIS PAIGE AND e :
and made other insurance benefits ZACHARY SCOTT
dependent upon length of employ4 e
Hooper & Weaver rcemeeian 6 we Gnogany p “Undoubtedly the most trouble-AND OF COURSE
some. of all Soviet institutions to ONE EXCITING
MORTICIANS—AMBULANCE SERVICE Present and discuss without passion a eeekcas A FINE GRADE OF
; is the institution of forced labor— 4 é : ;
246 Church Street GRASS VALLEY Telephone 864 . the government publishes no atatieBLDG. COLOR WORK .
. wy ties regarding the camps in which Soa “7H
: ; t . ———= a (prisoners are concentrated — there
HH]
‘can be no reasonable doubt that in AL PEARCE AND ARLINE PINE STREET
Notice to Ta a ers the sntiey neh pba million are HARRIS ===
xX y employed under police discipline and “ % .
p : receive only miserable keep for their e@ @ NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL {
Taxes of the City of Nevada for the year 1946 are now gerd a as ls ; SUNDAY, MONDAY AND ee vat i
. > Sovernment makes every ef; 3
due and payable. If not paid before 5 P. M. on Monday, fort to conceal the hee these bile csig ed Ne Va da It Nu ef
October . 4, 1946 a penalty often per cent will be added. quinie—iio forcleher ai hasheanoud. Y C iu a“ :
Office hours: 8:00 A. M. to 5:60 P.M; 8:00 A.M. to lent is ever penmitted to see them. . f a :
12:00 Noon on Saturdays. “The population of these camps sik 305 BROAD STREET TELEPHONE THREE---SIX ’
z is drawn from political offenders, ah 3 ha ‘ : }
SAM HOOPER, noneentonning auatheers aed biak FRED MacMURRAY ‘and —OUR WORK Is GUARANTEED AND REASONABLY PRICED—
Ex-Officio Tax Collector, City of Nevada. . . tectuala, Kulake, resstteicens peasANNE BAXTER THREE DAY SERVICE FOR RUSH JOBS * ste
: ants, former industrial and other of, : nt :
t ~ ‘