September 13, 1945 (4 pages)

ors _,ed in ‘battle, The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”-—Daniel. Webster i Nevada City Nu ? cet 2! AF A® cad sos Shires . This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your . friends, your neighbors, amd your — town, read The Nugget. : 7s ETERS : COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ : Vol. 19, No. CEM __The County Seat . Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center THURSDAY, SEPT EMBER 4 3, 1945 THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M, L. The tide of. dissatisfaction with MacArthur’g administration of Japan is apparently rising, not only in this country but also in China, Australia and Canada. We think that it is a little too early to judge him. He has only ‘been there a few days and probably at this writing there are few more than 100,000. American troops scattered through the Jap home land. He is not taking chances. The British, that is to say the English, have -not yet voiced any criticism. They probably won’t. We doubt if the Dutch will have much to say or the French. It ‘would be in extremely bad taste if any of these governments were to comment adversely, because they have played a very minor role in recovering their lost possessions, islands and peninsulas. Uncle Sam carried at least 90 pet cent of load and they are the beneficiaries. © But the Chinese and the Auétraljans who really did put their should-ers to the wheel have a right to be eoncerned in the methods used to kill off the military spirit in Japan and to inculbate if such a thing is possible, a true democracy. Religion and the military spirit are apparently one and the same thing with the Japs. We suggest that any true reformation must stem from a fundamental change in religious concepts, and} that is one of the hardest things to accomplish ‘with human beings. The Japanese soldier who dies in battle, of by his own hand, if defeathas the fanatic faith that his spirit will live forever, linked with the fortunes of his country in peace, and especially in war. Sinice the entire nation is imbued with this idea of an immortality, made especjally glorious when life is lost in war, it would seem that root troulble with the Japs is a religion which makes them bad neighlbors and: fssters their obsession that they are a superior race and destined ‘to conquer and rule the world. Even a moét casual review of this problem indicates how tough the job of coming to a solution will be. It; will not Ibe surprising, if in the months to come. (MacArthur fails. Why should a military leader, xreat as he may be, know how deal with a people whose training, to say the least, is utterly alien to that of Americans. The job needs a man with practical knowledge of the Shinto religion, of the schooling that the Japs are given in the home and in the schools, and of the old military traditions that influence every act in daily Japanese life. There are probably not more than a ‘half-dozen such men in the -:world . outside Japan. Grew, former ambassador, is :peculjarly unfitted for such a post, for during his ten years at the American emlbassy it ig doubtful whether he ever became acquainted with any but the big shots in military, diplomatic and industrial life, and his thinking unquestionably has ‘been deeply colored by such associations. So the: problem again is that of getting the right man on the job, after MacArthur has seen to it that the guilty war makers have gone to their ancestors. MacArthur is expected to do a good job of purging Japan of its international criminals. That ‘work should be right down his ally. The trouble with this procedure is that it ereates a tremendous army of national martyrs’ which the fanatic Japs may wish to avenge in the years to come. And let us be in no doubt they will try it the minute we wash our hands of their internal affairs, unJess we have radically changed their schools and their thinking. The men who will restore peace thinking to the Japanese, ag a matter of fact; ought to be training ‘for it this minute. Because it is going ‘to be_a long process of teaching, backed up by sufficient military might to make the Japanese extremely stu dious in brand text ‘books. We don’t think the job is quite hopeless. We remember how much the Japs have already learned of western ways in manufacturing, shipping and’ most ‘ DEER CREEK INN OPENS SATURDAY Deer Creek Inn, a brand new “‘r conversion’’ following the war wal open for business Saturday afternoon at-5 o’clock with the dining room opening an hour later. Mr. and Mrs. Art Innis who have wrought this transformation made this announcement this morning. Deer Creek Inn is the familiar New York Hotel, a landmark for many years, and most:of the time a haven for mining men who boarded and roomed there. The street floors have undergone a transformation. A spacious and (pleasant cocktail lounge has been installed. A new and modern cuisine is offered “the ppublic-in the big dining room. The lounge contains one of the old time musical instruments, formerly in the Richards family, a grand piano in rosewood.’A huge new fireplace contributes to spacious and comfortable aspects of the room. The dining room papered in an old time pattern with new furniture, smart and appropriate to the general scheme, and comfortable, sounds a note of cheery hospitality. : The ‘parlor’ is adorned with a beautiful old’ chandelier that. lighted the house of George Legg ‘when he ‘was a youngster. He gave it to Deer ‘Creek Inn where it lends itself readily to the restoration of early day atmosphere, harmonizing subtly with wall paper and furniture. Those who visit Deer Creek Inn on its opening will be pleasantly surprised at the great change. The key note of all the new arrangement and improvement is that of old time hosuitality, the kind that remains one (City’s older families. City. Fewer Californians Are Drafted ‘OAIMP BEALE, Sept. 13—Figures reveal that ‘fewer ‘Californians are being ‘drafted into the armed ‘forces here this month, although the re‘duction is no drastic cut below the August total. The aimy, navy and marines induced 2186 ‘(Northern ‘Californians during August. An. official spokesman ‘at the induction center said today ‘probably Jess than 2000 men will be inducted here through Seotember. This ifigure is tentative, he explained, due to changing demands of the services. Of the August total 1736 tmen went into the army and 450 to the navy and ‘marines. (Californians living north of Salinas are inducted at this post. GRASS VALLEY GIRL ASPIRANTS Art Hooper, physical education director of the Grass Valley High School and William George, coach, report 98 boys have signed up grid practice. The varsity squad will open with 44 players while the junior squad will have .54. Uniforms. and equipment ‘were issued today. of all in military and naval matters. They can and do learn those things they wish to learn. very quickly, though not always very thoroughly. Their scholarship in naval matters, and in aerial warfare, considering the time in which they acquired such learning, really less than a half century, indicates that they are a bright, intelligent race, even though saddistic. Their performance with the new weapons however, generally speaking, was extremely amateurish. This ineptness was offset by their readiness to die for the emperor. They threw human lives in the scale to balance their poor weapons. Their planes were only about 50 per cent as good as U,. S. planes, so to balance that discrepancy they. made them and their pilots into one deadly missle, the pilot ‘blowing up with his plane. / We think we should give MacArthur a little time to put the Japanese onto a new track. The emperor ought to be a good instrument for working a change. He has had a lesson, and there ig a good chance he may have profited ‘by it. If time should prove the contrary, then the emperor and the imperial family should be dumped from their eminence forthwith. An emp.‘or these days has be worth a good deal to warrant the expense of keeping him. learning EXPANDINGLOAD FOR RED CROSS INPEACETIME INevada City Red Cross production Toom had an_ exceptionally fine month in August. There were 102 workers working a total of ‘2580 hours or 322 1-2 —8 ‘hour days for the month. These workers under the chairmanship.of Mrs. Louise Polglase sewed 130 garments, knitted sweaters 42, layettes 25, miscelanneous 306, Material to be made into garments ‘for ‘Philippine relief is expected any day which means workers ‘will be needed as these people of the Philippines are desperately in need. The production rooms on Pine Street are open Wednesday 1 to 4:30 and Thursday 10:30 to 4:30. ‘Here at home we have heavy and long. time responsibilities to discharge. Several hundred thousands of our ‘bravest men are in government hospitals and they are numbered among those 'who have made ithe sreat.sacrifice. Serving them today is our largest single home ‘front activity and will continue to be for a long time. Our camp service ‘program will of necessity be temporarily expanded to serve those who are (being ‘processed for discharge and for the new and young recruits who are entering the training. Nevada. City Red (Cross. feels the {. need especially with Camp Beale so close. We must rally our leadership, . hold our volunteers and keep the American Red Cross strong that it may fully and generously discharge its responsibilities to those who have so unselfishlessly done so much for us, OPEN SEPT. 17 A peersonal welcome to the University of (Nevada, which opens its fall semester Monday, September 17, has lbeen extended by letter to all new sfudents by President John O. Moseley. Expressing “the friendly spirit of the institution. Dr. Moseley in his letter gives the newcomers a few suggestions as to how to start college work successfully. “Come to the university with the ambition to get the most out of your studies and associations,” he says. In a list of things he would do if he were a freshman again, the president stresses among other matters, concentration in study, emphasis on rather than information, learning to do one thing well, acquaintance with teachers, taking part in athletics, developing a capacity for friendship, and acquaintance with-felow. students. (Calling attention to getting started right, President Moseley points out that it is important that new students arrive on the campus Sunday, Septemlber 16, so that they can take full ‘part in the orientation program arranged especially. for them. Orientation events begin with an informal social gathering in the new student center in Stewart hall on the campus Sautrday evening. Games, introductions and music are on the program. iNext orientation activity ig the president’s reception, on the lawn of the president’s house on the campus beginning at three o’clock Sunday afternoon. Burglar Robs Realty Broker of Six Suits George Crosby, real estate dealer who rooms in the Schreiber building, complained to the jpolice that a burglar had ransacked his ‘clothes closet of six suits of clothing. Chief of Police James Allen, investigated and found that the burglar thad gone through a.bath. room ‘window in the second (floor hall, crawled out on the roof of the adwindow into Crosby’s room, unlocking the door from the inside of the room, thus givinig aecess to. the ‘hall, stairs of which lead down to street door. joining ‘building and then through a RIGHT OR LEFTCOUNTRY NOW Left or right—iwhich? That, Ibasically, is the main question before the house ‘as ‘congress starts ‘to come to igrips with reconversion problems on a national ‘scale —and the same ifundamental question ‘will be at issue in Sacramento ‘when the state legislature meets in a special session soon to fashion and implement ‘California’s new economic policies. . This over all question of policy is posed in almost every major piece of legislation ‘pending in the national capital and in many of the hills slated for:the state legislative docket with, ‘bitter battle in ithe offing all up and down. 'the jline ag leftists, rightists and middle of the roaders cross swords on the pattern post war America is tto follow. With the issue ‘sharpened by Britain’s drift into socialism, here are some of the iegislative proposals . and administrative acts which will raise the left or rightquestion in Washington and Sacramento: 1. The so-called ‘full — . menit ‘bill’ pending in congress, similar ‘bill also ‘will 'be (before the state legislature, In its present form at least, this bill reverses the oe . erican conception of the people be. ling responsible for their government, and ‘would make the government responsible for tthe people. Opponents . charge it ‘would be the ifirst big step . toward national scoialism with the) power vested in governiment to regiment industry, finance and labor. Proponents contend it offers the only “guarantee” of work for all—and frankly assert that “full employment cannot be won without great extension of the powers of the staite.”’ 2. Various proposals to shorten the ‘work tweek to 36 or 30 hours on the theory of spreading the work} and iliminating unemployment. Opponents ‘contend this is a defeatist theory; that -the only ‘wealth comes . from production and that the only . hope of an abundant economy lieg in producing and selling goods, rather than ‘less. 3. A ‘bulging kit of social security legislation—$2'5 a week for unemiployed for at least six months; increased old ‘age ‘benefits; comipulsory health insurance (financed by a new payroll tax); increased minimum wages; free child care centers, etc. Strongest lobby behind the cradle ‘to the grave social security setup is the CIO. Political Action Comimittee. The question—left or right?—is also at issue ,in the fight of retail merchants against OPA’s price squeeze ‘policies, under which the nation’s storekeepers are expected to absorb, increased labor and materials costs without charging more for their commodities. Off the record merchants contend there are those in the OPA twho don’t lbelieve in private enterprise and are doing their best ito scuttle business by such uneconomic directives. Lurking in the hipmound . in the left right tug of war are other proposals ‘for government operation of plants ‘built as war factories for a nation wide system; of TVAs for control of agriculture through price ceilings and government subsidies, for ‘permanent rent controls and ‘rigid governmental regulation of railroads, blanks and insurance companies. S. F. LIVING COSTS ABOVE U. S. AVERAGE SAIN FRANCTISCO, Sept. 13— San Francisco ‘bay industrial area, which includes the counties gsurrounding San Francisco, has a markedly higher cost of living than the average for the entire country. figures compiled by the Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Co. showed today. Whereas living costs in the United States as a whole, covering all items averaged 141.1 on June 15. 19415, taking the 1935 average ‘have risen 30.6 per cent since 1941, those of the United States as a whole have arisen 28.3 per cent. Inereased cost of clothing and house furnishing goods accounted for the major part of this discrepjleave here bound for PARSONS HEADS PLACER UNIT OF TEACHERS ‘Charles Parsons, recently appointed drector of audio visual education for the Placer Unoin High School and college district, ‘was elected president of the Placer County unit of} the California Teachers Association ‘Monday. He was the only nominee. (Parsons, former vice principal of the Nevada City High School, reported for duty last Monday morning at 9 a.m. Before noon he had fbeen installed as president of the Placer County teachers. (Carrol Bond, Placer Union High School was named vice president and Miss Katherine Kaye is the new secretary. ‘Miss Kaye is the librarian at Placer ‘College and Placer Union High School. Placer ‘County teachers this. week are being asked to ‘pay their 1946 ‘,dues to the California Teachers Association. CAMP BEALE ONE OF NATION’S : BUSIEST SPOTS CAMP BEALE, Sept. 13-— With thousands of California veterans. reporting to Camp Beale following re;turn from Europe and large shipmenits of replacements continuing to the Pacific has become one of the nation’s . busiest — army camps. Figures reveal that slightly more than 100,000 military personnel passed through here during the month of August. area, this installation Brigadier General Oscar B. Albbott post commander states that the post is scheduled for even increased activity when return of Pacific veterans gets well undenway. Lieut. Col. William A. Sarcander post finance officer, reports that the . inierease in personnel repérting ‘here brought the August payroll up to $8,500,000. A large portion of this amount the colonel states, was paid to men and women being released from the services—mustering out funds and accumulated pay. Released American prisoners of war were paid in fuil funds awaiting them. Thousands of Californians reporting here for discharge ‘make the separation. center one of the post’s principal financial disbursing agencies. Included in the 100,000 persons passing through SBeale’s personnel replacement depot, reception station and separation center in August ‘were officers, nurses and enlisted men enroute to the Pacific, veterans returning from overseas and reporting here prior to leave and_ furloughs, reassignment or discharge. Inductees too, added 2186 to the August figure as the army, navy and ‘marines continued to draft quotas almost daily. The army drafted 1736 men and 450 went to the navy and marines. ‘(Camp Beale serves as the only separation center for ‘WACS living in the western states of the Ninth Service Command. GRASS VALLEY TAX RATE $1.00 The Grass Valley city council has fixed the tax rate at $1.00 for each $100 of assessed value, a 20 cent increase over last year’s rate. In raising the rate the council followed the recommendation of Harry Straine, auditor, emiployed in reviewing the city’s account books, Absorbing part of the increased rate is recreational and entertainment fund set up by the council, financed ‘by .02 cent per.$100 rate. Broken down the new tax-rate provides for library fund 20, street bonds 20c, general fund 58¢ and recreation fund .02¢. The council increased the rate in view of the fact that enrrent revenues were only sufficient for existing maintenance charges, with no _ provision made for replacement of antiquated machinery and equipment, and no provision for post war works ancy. or expansion. ‘struction of the SCOTTS FLAT DAM TO IMPOUND 29,000 ACRE FEET The Scott’s Flat earth filled dam, now in the second stage of its construction; when completed will hold between 25,000 and 30,000 acre feet of water. The daim, located 6 miles east of Nevada City om Deer Creek, will bring several ‘benefits to. the (Nevada Irrigation District, according to William Durbrow, 2eneral manager. Durbrow stated that it will previde enough water to materially reduce the amount now purchased from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and will increase the vfater revenues of the district greatly, especjally the amounts that can be sold in Sutter and Yuba Counties. Of three stages of dam construction, Durbrow said the district is now comipleting the second stage. The first stage involved e¢learing the site to be covered with -water of all brush and trees. This was done by the WPA and SRA in ‘depression years and he estimated that the labor employed in this and other ways ‘benefited the district by $250,000. The site of the dam was purchased several years ago from the Extelor Water and Power Company. It consists og 1200 acres Of which 600 will contain the impounded water. ate Logs sold off the dam paid for ‘by a Iumiber commmany with sufficient finished lum'ber to. tonstruct all the buildings meeded. site were .The second stage in constructing the-dam, which is now proceeding rapidly consists of excawations ‘for the dam itself. This is too be built with a compacted earth core of maesive strength, covered with other materials on its ump stream and down stream surfacesNext spring as soon as weather conditions admit, work on the condam rewill begin. State inspectors will watch the progress of the work as it is done, testing the compacted earth ag the dam rises. MOREDEER AND MORE HUNTERS THIS YEAR There is an albundan'ce of deer in Nevada County this season, according to Game Warden Evarl Hiscox, and there will ibe more hunters in the field this year than last, he thinks, because gasoline is now unrationed. “There were a lot of deer everywhere in the coainty last sason’”’ said Hiscox, “and from all that I can gather there are as many or more this year. There are good many bucks, too. I think the -western end of the county will afiford just as good hunting as farther up in the mountains. But they are all over.” Inquiry at Rough and Ready, five miles west of Grass Valley, revealed that the woods ‘were well populated with deer, which hop over ‘fences and feed on garden truck, windfall pears and even green pears on trees of which they are fond. Tahoe National Forest servitce:fire control assistants are ‘looking’ forward to the opening of deer season next Sunday with apprehension. They do not fear man caused fires on the part of local hunters who often have experience in fighting forest conflagrations, but the ‘big influx off hunters from the valley and from the cities gives them concern, for the reason that younger hunters ‘have never given a thought to takime care of their smokes and cams fires. If fires are started during the open season for deer, the fire control officers state, the first cal for fire fighters will go to the hunters in the woods, as was the case last year when 150 hunters were rounded up and taken into the Plumas Forest to help control a huge fire there. . Sierraville in eastern Sierra County,. was*the headquarters of the. fire — fighting deer hainters, amd the Tahoe National Forest officials. were hard put to it, to supply them with sufficient food to make their fire figh' ing effective, but they did nit.

ors _,ed in ‘battle, The Nugget is delivered to your home twice a week for only 30 cents per “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are ready to guard and defend it.”-—Daniel. Webster i Nevada City Nu ? cet 2! AF A® cad sos Shires . This paper gives you complete coverage of all local happenings. If you want to read about your . friends, your neighbors, amd your — town, read The Nugget. : 7s ETERS : COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA _ : Vol. 19, No. CEM __The County Seat . Paper NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center THURSDAY, SEPT EMBER 4 3, 1945 THINKING OUT LOUD By H. M, L. The tide of. dissatisfaction with MacArthur’g administration of Japan is apparently rising, not only in this country but also in China, Australia and Canada. We think that it is a little too early to judge him. He has only ‘been there a few days and probably at this writing there are few more than 100,000. American troops scattered through the Jap home land. He is not taking chances. The British, that is to say the English, have -not yet voiced any criticism. They probably won’t. We doubt if the Dutch will have much to say or the French. It ‘would be in extremely bad taste if any of these governments were to comment adversely, because they have played a very minor role in recovering their lost possessions, islands and peninsulas. Uncle Sam carried at least 90 pet cent of load and they are the beneficiaries. © But the Chinese and the Auétraljans who really did put their should-ers to the wheel have a right to be eoncerned in the methods used to kill off the military spirit in Japan and to inculbate if such a thing is possible, a true democracy. Religion and the military spirit are apparently one and the same thing with the Japs. We suggest that any true reformation must stem from a fundamental change in religious concepts, and} that is one of the hardest things to accomplish ‘with human beings. The Japanese soldier who dies in battle, of by his own hand, if defeathas the fanatic faith that his spirit will live forever, linked with the fortunes of his country in peace, and especially in war. Sinice the entire nation is imbued with this idea of an immortality, made especjally glorious when life is lost in war, it would seem that root troulble with the Japs is a religion which makes them bad neighlbors and: fssters their obsession that they are a superior race and destined ‘to conquer and rule the world. Even a moét casual review of this problem indicates how tough the job of coming to a solution will be. It; will not Ibe surprising, if in the months to come. (MacArthur fails. Why should a military leader, xreat as he may be, know how deal with a people whose training, to say the least, is utterly alien to that of Americans. The job needs a man with practical knowledge of the Shinto religion, of the schooling that the Japs are given in the home and in the schools, and of the old military traditions that influence every act in daily Japanese life. There are probably not more than a ‘half-dozen such men in the -:world . outside Japan. Grew, former ambassador, is :peculjarly unfitted for such a post, for during his ten years at the American emlbassy it ig doubtful whether he ever became acquainted with any but the big shots in military, diplomatic and industrial life, and his thinking unquestionably has ‘been deeply colored by such associations. So the: problem again is that of getting the right man on the job, after MacArthur has seen to it that the guilty war makers have gone to their ancestors. MacArthur is expected to do a good job of purging Japan of its international criminals. That ‘work should be right down his ally. The trouble with this procedure is that it ereates a tremendous army of national martyrs’ which the fanatic Japs may wish to avenge in the years to come. And let us be in no doubt they will try it the minute we wash our hands of their internal affairs, unJess we have radically changed their schools and their thinking. The men who will restore peace thinking to the Japanese, ag a matter of fact; ought to be training ‘for it this minute. Because it is going ‘to be_a long process of teaching, backed up by sufficient military might to make the Japanese extremely stu dious in brand text ‘books. We don’t think the job is quite hopeless. We remember how much the Japs have already learned of western ways in manufacturing, shipping and’ most ‘ DEER CREEK INN OPENS SATURDAY Deer Creek Inn, a brand new “‘r conversion’’ following the war wal open for business Saturday afternoon at-5 o’clock with the dining room opening an hour later. Mr. and Mrs. Art Innis who have wrought this transformation made this announcement this morning. Deer Creek Inn is the familiar New York Hotel, a landmark for many years, and most:of the time a haven for mining men who boarded and roomed there. The street floors have undergone a transformation. A spacious and (pleasant cocktail lounge has been installed. A new and modern cuisine is offered “the ppublic-in the big dining room. The lounge contains one of the old time musical instruments, formerly in the Richards family, a grand piano in rosewood.’A huge new fireplace contributes to spacious and comfortable aspects of the room. The dining room papered in an old time pattern with new furniture, smart and appropriate to the general scheme, and comfortable, sounds a note of cheery hospitality. : The ‘parlor’ is adorned with a beautiful old’ chandelier that. lighted the house of George Legg ‘when he ‘was a youngster. He gave it to Deer ‘Creek Inn where it lends itself readily to the restoration of early day atmosphere, harmonizing subtly with wall paper and furniture. Those who visit Deer Creek Inn on its opening will be pleasantly surprised at the great change. The key note of all the new arrangement and improvement is that of old time hosuitality, the kind that remains one (City’s older families. City. Fewer Californians Are Drafted ‘OAIMP BEALE, Sept. 13—Figures reveal that ‘fewer ‘Californians are being ‘drafted into the armed ‘forces here this month, although the re‘duction is no drastic cut below the August total. The aimy, navy and marines induced 2186 ‘(Northern ‘Californians during August. An. official spokesman ‘at the induction center said today ‘probably Jess than 2000 men will be inducted here through Seotember. This ifigure is tentative, he explained, due to changing demands of the services. Of the August total 1736 tmen went into the army and 450 to the navy and ‘marines. (Californians living north of Salinas are inducted at this post. GRASS VALLEY GIRL ASPIRANTS Art Hooper, physical education director of the Grass Valley High School and William George, coach, report 98 boys have signed up grid practice. The varsity squad will open with 44 players while the junior squad will have .54. Uniforms. and equipment ‘were issued today. of all in military and naval matters. They can and do learn those things they wish to learn. very quickly, though not always very thoroughly. Their scholarship in naval matters, and in aerial warfare, considering the time in which they acquired such learning, really less than a half century, indicates that they are a bright, intelligent race, even though saddistic. Their performance with the new weapons however, generally speaking, was extremely amateurish. This ineptness was offset by their readiness to die for the emperor. They threw human lives in the scale to balance their poor weapons. Their planes were only about 50 per cent as good as U,. S. planes, so to balance that discrepancy they. made them and their pilots into one deadly missle, the pilot ‘blowing up with his plane. / We think we should give MacArthur a little time to put the Japanese onto a new track. The emperor ought to be a good instrument for working a change. He has had a lesson, and there ig a good chance he may have profited ‘by it. If time should prove the contrary, then the emperor and the imperial family should be dumped from their eminence forthwith. An emp.‘or these days has be worth a good deal to warrant the expense of keeping him. learning EXPANDINGLOAD FOR RED CROSS INPEACETIME INevada City Red Cross production Toom had an_ exceptionally fine month in August. There were 102 workers working a total of ‘2580 hours or 322 1-2 —8 ‘hour days for the month. These workers under the chairmanship.of Mrs. Louise Polglase sewed 130 garments, knitted sweaters 42, layettes 25, miscelanneous 306, Material to be made into garments ‘for ‘Philippine relief is expected any day which means workers ‘will be needed as these people of the Philippines are desperately in need. The production rooms on Pine Street are open Wednesday 1 to 4:30 and Thursday 10:30 to 4:30. ‘Here at home we have heavy and long. time responsibilities to discharge. Several hundred thousands of our ‘bravest men are in government hospitals and they are numbered among those 'who have made ithe sreat.sacrifice. Serving them today is our largest single home ‘front activity and will continue to be for a long time. Our camp service ‘program will of necessity be temporarily expanded to serve those who are (being ‘processed for discharge and for the new and young recruits who are entering the training. Nevada. City Red (Cross. feels the {. need especially with Camp Beale so close. We must rally our leadership, . hold our volunteers and keep the American Red Cross strong that it may fully and generously discharge its responsibilities to those who have so unselfishlessly done so much for us, OPEN SEPT. 17 A peersonal welcome to the University of (Nevada, which opens its fall semester Monday, September 17, has lbeen extended by letter to all new sfudents by President John O. Moseley. Expressing “the friendly spirit of the institution. Dr. Moseley in his letter gives the newcomers a few suggestions as to how to start college work successfully. “Come to the university with the ambition to get the most out of your studies and associations,” he says. In a list of things he would do if he were a freshman again, the president stresses among other matters, concentration in study, emphasis on rather than information, learning to do one thing well, acquaintance with teachers, taking part in athletics, developing a capacity for friendship, and acquaintance with-felow. students. (Calling attention to getting started right, President Moseley points out that it is important that new students arrive on the campus Sunday, Septemlber 16, so that they can take full ‘part in the orientation program arranged especially. for them. Orientation events begin with an informal social gathering in the new student center in Stewart hall on the campus Sautrday evening. Games, introductions and music are on the program. iNext orientation activity ig the president’s reception, on the lawn of the president’s house on the campus beginning at three o’clock Sunday afternoon. Burglar Robs Realty Broker of Six Suits

George Crosby, real estate dealer who rooms in the Schreiber building, complained to the jpolice that a burglar had ransacked his ‘clothes closet of six suits of clothing. Chief of Police James Allen, investigated and found that the burglar thad gone through a.bath. room ‘window in the second (floor hall, crawled out on the roof of the adwindow into Crosby’s room, unlocking the door from the inside of the room, thus givinig aecess to. the ‘hall, stairs of which lead down to street door. joining ‘building and then through a RIGHT OR LEFTCOUNTRY NOW Left or right—iwhich? That, Ibasically, is the main question before the house ‘as ‘congress starts ‘to come to igrips with reconversion problems on a national ‘scale —and the same ifundamental question ‘will be at issue in Sacramento ‘when the state legislature meets in a special session soon to fashion and implement ‘California’s new economic policies. . This over all question of policy is posed in almost every major piece of legislation ‘pending in the national capital and in many of the hills slated for:the state legislative docket with, ‘bitter battle in ithe offing all up and down. 'the jline ag leftists, rightists and middle of the roaders cross swords on the pattern post war America is tto follow. With the issue ‘sharpened by Britain’s drift into socialism, here are some of the iegislative proposals . and administrative acts which will raise the left or rightquestion in Washington and Sacramento: 1. The so-called ‘full — . menit ‘bill’ pending in congress, similar ‘bill also ‘will 'be (before the state legislature, In its present form at least, this bill reverses the oe . erican conception of the people be. ling responsible for their government, and ‘would make the government responsible for tthe people. Opponents . charge it ‘would be the ifirst big step . toward national scoialism with the) power vested in governiment to regiment industry, finance and labor. Proponents contend it offers the only “guarantee” of work for all—and frankly assert that “full employment cannot be won without great extension of the powers of the staite.”’ 2. Various proposals to shorten the ‘work tweek to 36 or 30 hours on the theory of spreading the work} and iliminating unemployment. Opponents ‘contend this is a defeatist theory; that -the only ‘wealth comes . from production and that the only . hope of an abundant economy lieg in producing and selling goods, rather than ‘less. 3. A ‘bulging kit of social security legislation—$2'5 a week for unemiployed for at least six months; increased old ‘age ‘benefits; comipulsory health insurance (financed by a new payroll tax); increased minimum wages; free child care centers, etc. Strongest lobby behind the cradle ‘to the grave social security setup is the CIO. Political Action Comimittee. The question—left or right?—is also at issue ,in the fight of retail merchants against OPA’s price squeeze ‘policies, under which the nation’s storekeepers are expected to absorb, increased labor and materials costs without charging more for their commodities. Off the record merchants contend there are those in the OPA twho don’t lbelieve in private enterprise and are doing their best ito scuttle business by such uneconomic directives. Lurking in the hipmound . in the left right tug of war are other proposals ‘for government operation of plants ‘built as war factories for a nation wide system; of TVAs for control of agriculture through price ceilings and government subsidies, for ‘permanent rent controls and ‘rigid governmental regulation of railroads, blanks and insurance companies. S. F. LIVING COSTS ABOVE U. S. AVERAGE SAIN FRANCTISCO, Sept. 13— San Francisco ‘bay industrial area, which includes the counties gsurrounding San Francisco, has a markedly higher cost of living than the average for the entire country. figures compiled by the Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Co. showed today. Whereas living costs in the United States as a whole, covering all items averaged 141.1 on June 15. 19415, taking the 1935 average ‘have risen 30.6 per cent since 1941, those of the United States as a whole have arisen 28.3 per cent. Inereased cost of clothing and house furnishing goods accounted for the major part of this discrepjleave here bound for PARSONS HEADS PLACER UNIT OF TEACHERS ‘Charles Parsons, recently appointed drector of audio visual education for the Placer Unoin High School and college district, ‘was elected president of the Placer County unit of} the California Teachers Association ‘Monday. He was the only nominee. (Parsons, former vice principal of the Nevada City High School, reported for duty last Monday morning at 9 a.m. Before noon he had fbeen installed as president of the Placer County teachers. (Carrol Bond, Placer Union High School was named vice president and Miss Katherine Kaye is the new secretary. ‘Miss Kaye is the librarian at Placer ‘College and Placer Union High School. Placer ‘County teachers this. week are being asked to ‘pay their 1946 ‘,dues to the California Teachers Association. CAMP BEALE ONE OF NATION’S : BUSIEST SPOTS CAMP BEALE, Sept. 13-— With thousands of California veterans. reporting to Camp Beale following re;turn from Europe and large shipmenits of replacements continuing to the Pacific has become one of the nation’s . busiest — army camps. Figures reveal that slightly more than 100,000 military personnel passed through here during the month of August. area, this installation Brigadier General Oscar B. Albbott post commander states that the post is scheduled for even increased activity when return of Pacific veterans gets well undenway. Lieut. Col. William A. Sarcander post finance officer, reports that the . inierease in personnel repérting ‘here brought the August payroll up to $8,500,000. A large portion of this amount the colonel states, was paid to men and women being released from the services—mustering out funds and accumulated pay. Released American prisoners of war were paid in fuil funds awaiting them. Thousands of Californians reporting here for discharge ‘make the separation. center one of the post’s principal financial disbursing agencies. Included in the 100,000 persons passing through SBeale’s personnel replacement depot, reception station and separation center in August ‘were officers, nurses and enlisted men enroute to the Pacific, veterans returning from overseas and reporting here prior to leave and_ furloughs, reassignment or discharge. Inductees too, added 2186 to the August figure as the army, navy and ‘marines continued to draft quotas almost daily. The army drafted 1736 men and 450 went to the navy and marines. ‘(Camp Beale serves as the only separation center for ‘WACS living in the western states of the Ninth Service Command. GRASS VALLEY TAX RATE $1.00 The Grass Valley city council has fixed the tax rate at $1.00 for each $100 of assessed value, a 20 cent increase over last year’s rate. In raising the rate the council followed the recommendation of Harry Straine, auditor, emiployed in reviewing the city’s account books, Absorbing part of the increased rate is recreational and entertainment fund set up by the council, financed ‘by .02 cent per.$100 rate. Broken down the new tax-rate provides for library fund 20, street bonds 20c, general fund 58¢ and recreation fund .02¢. The council increased the rate in view of the fact that enrrent revenues were only sufficient for existing maintenance charges, with no _ provision made for replacement of antiquated machinery and equipment, and no provision for post war works ancy. or expansion. ‘struction of the SCOTTS FLAT DAM TO IMPOUND 29,000 ACRE FEET The Scott’s Flat earth filled dam, now in the second stage of its construction; when completed will hold between 25,000 and 30,000 acre feet of water. The daim, located 6 miles east of Nevada City om Deer Creek, will bring several ‘benefits to. the (Nevada Irrigation District, according to William Durbrow, 2eneral manager. Durbrow stated that it will previde enough water to materially reduce the amount now purchased from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and will increase the vfater revenues of the district greatly, especjally the amounts that can be sold in Sutter and Yuba Counties. Of three stages of dam construction, Durbrow said the district is now comipleting the second stage. The first stage involved e¢learing the site to be covered with -water of all brush and trees. This was done by the WPA and SRA in ‘depression years and he estimated that the labor employed in this and other ways ‘benefited the district by $250,000. The site of the dam was purchased several years ago from the Extelor Water and Power Company. It consists og 1200 acres Of which 600 will contain the impounded water. ate Logs sold off the dam paid for ‘by a Iumiber commmany with sufficient finished lum'ber to. tonstruct all the buildings meeded. site were .The second stage in constructing the-dam, which is now proceeding rapidly consists of excawations ‘for the dam itself. This is too be built with a compacted earth core of maesive strength, covered with other materials on its ump stream and down stream surfacesNext spring as soon as weather conditions admit, work on the condam rewill begin. State inspectors will watch the progress of the work as it is done, testing the compacted earth ag the dam rises. MOREDEER AND MORE HUNTERS THIS YEAR There is an albundan'ce of deer in Nevada County this season, according to Game Warden Evarl Hiscox, and there will ibe more hunters in the field this year than last, he thinks, because gasoline is now unrationed. “There were a lot of deer everywhere in the coainty last sason’”’ said Hiscox, “and from all that I can gather there are as many or more this year. There are good many bucks, too. I think the -western end of the county will afiford just as good hunting as farther up in the mountains. But they are all over.” Inquiry at Rough and Ready, five miles west of Grass Valley, revealed that the woods ‘were well populated with deer, which hop over ‘fences and feed on garden truck, windfall pears and even green pears on trees of which they are fond. Tahoe National Forest servitce:fire control assistants are ‘looking’ forward to the opening of deer season next Sunday with apprehension. They do not fear man caused fires on the part of local hunters who often have experience in fighting forest conflagrations, but the ‘big influx off hunters from the valley and from the cities gives them concern, for the reason that younger hunters ‘have never given a thought to takime care of their smokes and cams fires. If fires are started during the open season for deer, the fire control officers state, the first cal for fire fighters will go to the hunters in the woods, as was the case last year when 150 hunters were rounded up and taken into the Plumas Forest to help control a huge fire there. . Sierraville in eastern Sierra County,. was*the headquarters of the. fire — fighting deer hainters, amd the Tahoe National Forest officials. were hard put to it, to supply them with sufficient food to make their fire figh' ing effective, but they did nit.