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TRUSCOTT PRINTING COMP. ae >
239 Commercial Street
1136 Telephone 36.—
Grass V , California Nevada City, California
Entered December 5, 1926, as second class matter at the post.office
at Nevada City, California, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Adjudicated a legal newspaper November 6, 1951, in Nevada County
Subscription: Yearly $3.00; Six Months $1.75
Advertising Rates on Request ;
Superior Court;Decree No. 10023. : .
A STATEMENT FROM DEAN DAVID E.
SNODGRASS, HASTINGS LAW COLLEGE
The necessity of shielding juries from information not
admissible as evidence in a criminal trial is a “police” problem
for the bench and bar and not the responsibility of the press,
Dean David E. Snodgrass of the University of California’s
Hastings College of Law declared recently.
The occasion was a brief keynote address opening a series of three lectures on criminal law and libel at Hastings, for
Northern California newsmen.
Dean Snodgrass referred to a case pending before. the
United States Supreme Court and to the Powell sedition case,
which ended recently in a mis-trial in Federal District Court
in San Francisco, Ae
He noted that Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman had no
alternative but to declare a mis-trial in the Powell case when
it was ‘shown that jurors had read news stories misinterpreting and distorting remarks by the judge, outside the presence
of the jury, concerning the case against the defendants.
The case pending before the United States Supreme
Court involves the conviction of one Howard R. Marshall in
Colorado for violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
The sole issue before the Supreme Court is whether Marshall was denied a fair trial because jurors read, during the
trial, newspaper stories stating as the Supreme Court put it,
that he had “a record of two previous felony convictions” and
reciting “other defamatory matter.”
Marshall’s case was argued before the Supreme Court
only March 26.
“Tf jurors tn a criminal case”, said Dean Snodgrass, ‘‘are
prejudiced against the defendant by what they read in newspapers or hear on the radio or television during the course of
the trial, obviously the defendant is denied a fair trial.
“My point is that'a news reporter should be free to assume that jurors will not read or listen to accounts of. the
trial. He is covering the trial for the public, not for the
jury.
“And yet it is a notorious fact that jurors frequently
disregard admonitions by the trial judge not to read or listen
to anything about the trial that is not received in evidence.
“In my opinion, this presénts a serious ‘police’ problem
for the bench and bar. Perhaps the solution is to lock juries
up for the duration of a trial that attracts wide public attention.
“Tt seems to me that news reporters should be able to
use anything in the official record of the trial, regardless of
whether it occurs outside the presence of the jury, without
fear that publication will lead to a mis-trial or reversal of a
conviction. :
“Moreover, it seems to me that if a defendant is an exconvict, news reporters should be free to label him as such
even though the fact is not brought to the attention of. the
jury.”
:
Dean Snodgrass also took occasion to again criticize as
“archaic and unrealistic’ the American Bar Association's
long-established ban on news photographs in courtrooms.
The rule prohibits courtroom photographs even during a
recess. :
The opening lecture in the series for newsmen was presented by Albert J. Harno, eminent former dean of the University of Illinois College of Law and a member of the famed
“65 Club” at Hastings, where no professor under the age of
65 is eligible for a full-time faculty post.DEPENDS ON WHOSE OX
In Dowagiac, Michigan, the other day Farmer Stanley
Yankus stood by as his 100-acre farm, his home, his chickens, equipment and furnishings were sold at auction for
$30,000. Yankus is the sturdy individualist who has_ paid
and has regretfully decided to
rather than let the federal government
force him to grow less wheat than he needed to feed his
more than $6,000 in fines
migrate to Australia,
chickens.
In Stockton} Grocer Charles
jail
its regulated price, even if it was good for business.
So far as the news reports went, no professional defenders of our civil liberties were in the Michigan auction crowd,
nor registered in any Stockton hotel.
It may be, of course, that they have been so busy looking
for cases in which the government has seemingly impinged
upon the technical rights of people accused of being comthat they haven’t
even had time to read about the gavernment’s interference
with the age-old rights of men such as Yankus and Hawkins
and You and You to carve a living from the soil they own, or
munists, racketeers and narcotic pushers,
from competition with other men in the market place.
We cannot, of course, ignore the motes of law enforce2 , The threats
to individual freedom couched in the fates of Farmer Yankus
: y They are symptoms of a
growing authoritarianism in government that is a far greater
danger to our society than the occasional technical misuse of
ment; but we also should consider the beams.
and Grocer Hawkins are not idle.
law in the fight against crime.
Hawkins, a San Joaquin
County Supervigor, heard himself sentenced to 20 days in
and his firm fined $1,400 because, in a long fight against
what he feels are improper fair trade regulations, he defied a
court order which told him he couldn’t sell an article below
all the children of every cc
nity—the future Americans!
_KNIT TWO, PURL TWO! You
_. knitting; she knits two, purls two},
as she knits the garment with].
meticulous care. She fabricates
heavy border to sustain the body
and heavy cuffs to sustain the
sleeves. As she builds, stitch by
stitch, her mind may see many,
many pictures: the events of the
past, the present, the uncertain
future. But~what ever passes
through her mind is viewed from
an objective standpoint, not ‘subjective.
Off Alta Street to the. west,
opposite the Litton property, is
a piece that your scribe has humbly called “The Sancfuary in the
Temple of the Pines.” It is simply
magnificent in its quiet beauty,
its dignity, and tremendous in its
grandeur of solitude. Here you
can be close to God, if you will
listen. The sun blesses the place
by weaving its soft rays of light
among the stately pine. There,
one lovely afternoon, a man reposed in silent meditation. Perhaps he, too, thought of the past,
the present, and sought help that
would \enable him_ to fulfill his.
dreams\of the future. But whatever his thoughts, they had to
be viewed from an_ objcetive
standpoint, not subjective!
Many times in the lives of people they become so engrossed
with their own problems—the unchanging routine of the day, the
week, or the month—that they
: fail to notice that which is going
on around them UNTIL—well—
UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.They
know, in an abstract manner,
that their actions, along with
their fellow citizens, is knitting
a garment of perpetuity. Other
than being bored, sometimes,
with their daily existence, they
carry on: Knitting Two, Purling
Two!
They read the daily newspaper
and glean all the news. Their
minds have become so accustomed
to accepting as factual everything that is printed daily that
they do not bother to go beyond
the printed word to determine
the cause behind the news. Then,
all of a sudden, someone, perhaps
prompted by others, Knits Two
and Purls One, and disturbs the
even pattern of the garment that
clothes their community against
the chill of PERSONAL POWER
FOR PERSONAL GAIN! People
begin to realize that there may
be some that will be afraid to
do this or to do that, for it may
offend someone in power and repercussions could follow!
Whether it be in the sanctuary
of the Temple of the Pines, or
the sanctuary of some silent,
little retreat, individuals stop to
think and to view the picture
from an objective standpoint.
WHEN THE DO, they are liable
to ask themselves a great many
questions. They are liable to see
on the board of directors of their
-. community corporation some
little director too small for his
large and responsible, position—
they are liable to see a small
group wielding undisputed power
under the false guise that it is
for the good of the community.
Then, as they become more and
more convinced that this is so—
that someone is Knitting Two
and Purling One—the stockholders of the community-corporation
the citizens themselves, rise up
with firm and determined action
to stop the knitting needles and
place them in the hands of individuals that will KNIT TWO
and PURL TWO and close the
gap against the chill of personal
aggrandizement at their expense.
This time has come in this
community in years past, and the
solid. citizens have acted promptly to be sure the pattern of firm
and honest building is not disturbed. But maybe the time has
arrived again when we should all
retire to our sanctuary and look
at our community from an objective standpoint—for it is barely
revision, it’s begin‘as though state tax
ew York state tax boost
¥ im the wind.
oney troubles,
se than those of other
states, also are symptomatic.
Some say the reason for the
plight of the states is extravagance. Others argue that higher
state budgets are the inevitable
result of populaiton growth. But
the fact is, the chamber notes,
that total state expenditures increased from about $7.1 billion in
1946 to about $24.2 billion in 1957.
Meanwhile, state debt rose from
$2.4 billion to $13.7 billion over
the same period.
So, the search for more revenue
is on. A few states are considering new sources of tax money.
But, according to the chamber,
increases are most likely to be
asked in the areas of personal income tax, general sales taxes, and
taxes on motor fuels, tobacco and
alcoholic beverages.
At this point, the chamber
notes, the states are rediscovering an unpleasant face: Uncle
Sam has his fingers in nearly all
the state tax pies. For as he respoded to demands for more and
more federal aid and other program of assistance to the states,
he, too, had to find new sources
of revenue, reducing the income
availabale to the states.
There may be a brighter side
to this picture, says the chamber.
For as more ahd more of us realize that federal aid isn’t “free
money” after all, the pressure for
this kind of federal spending may
ease up, permitting Uncle Sam to
~emove himself from some of the
states’s tax preserves, and “thus
permitting them to finance their
public work, welfare, school and
other program without federal assistance.
Ls
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco in 1915 commemorated opening of the Panama Canal.
The Challenger Deep, south of
Guam, in the Pacific Ocean, is the
world’s greatest known depth,
355,640 feet.
more than sémeone, might be
throwing up smoke screens to
blind the citizen stockholders
from seeing their actions of wild
spending for personal achievement—at their expense—KNITTING TWO, PURLING ONE.
Then, if thig be true, it shall
be corrected. You see, the majority .of our citizens are unafraid
of anyone individual or group of
individuals. They know _ that
nothing unequal or unfair ever
survives—and they will not tolerate PERSONAL’ POWER FOR
PERSONAL GAIN at their expense.
Then, and only then, will they
again retire to their sanctuary in
the Temple of the Pines and feel
serene in the> knowledge that
once more everyone is fabricating together the garment of perpetuity—Knitting Two, Purling
Two! “
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On ‘those Sunday afternoon
drives during the summer months
_ try some of the by-ways instead
of the highways, for leisurely
driving out of nerve-jangling
traffic. The scenic county routes . homes. :
and keep your eyes open for cars
darting out of side roads and
driveways. Sometimes people who
use the little-traveled roads grow
careless because they. are not
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N.C. ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL MENU FOR
THE COMING WEEK
The following luncheon menu
for the Nevada City: Elementary
School has been announced by
Mrs. Lavena Laughlin, supervisor
of the cafeteria, for the coming
week:
Monday: Spanish~ rice, sliced
cheese; lettuce and tomato salad,
applesauce cake.
Tuesday: Meat loaf, green
beans, carrot and celery sticks,
oranges.
Wednesday: Ham loaf, parsley
potatoes, beet salad, cookies.
Thursday: Brown beans, Cole
slaw, whole wheat muffins, sliced
peaches.
Friday: Creamed tuna, mashed
potatoes, mixed green salad, fruit
jello, peanut butter bread.
Bread, butter and milk served
with all meals. :
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC AUCTION
Land and Improvements
Monday, April 27, 1959
Parcel No. 9268(9269,9270,9271)
11:00 a.m. House, 960 s.f., more or
less. Frame cabin with porch, 368
s.f., more.or less, slab shed, chicken pen, foot bridge together with
19.20 acres, more or less, located
on East side of Highway 49_between Cherry Lane and Dew Drop
Inn; Nevada County. Minimum
Deposit: $896.90.
Parcel No. 9256(9259,9395,9269,
9261,9262,9252,9264) 11:45 a.m. 7.76
acres, more or less, Located on
West side of Highway-49 approximately 2 miles south of Lime Kiln
Road, Nevada County. Minimum
Deposit: $279.40.
(Cash, cashier’s check or certified check.) :
Additional information may be
obtained from the Division of
Highways Property Management
Section 703 “B” Street, Marysville, California. Telephone SHerwood -3-5421, Extension 358.
Publish: April 23, 1959.
‘Modern Living’ Cook
School To Be May 5
‘present the “Modern Living CookMiss Janet McNair, Pacific Gas
and Electric Company home economist from San Francisco, will
ing School” in Nevada~--City+on
Tuesday, May 5, 1959. Her program will include the most modern recipes, menus, ideas and
short cuts. The school is: sponsored by appliance dealers of Nevada City in cooperation with
Nevada County Nugget and
PG&E. Admission is free, and a
drawing for valuable free gifts
for the audience will conclude
the program,
The alleyear. present. Give a
subscription to The NUGGET.
Don’t throw lighted matches
or burning: tobacco from, your
car; use your ash tray and help
keep California green and~golden
this year.
shaves. you get with a
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against smog,” the Governor declared. 3
Governor Brown also touched
again on the ~water program,
pointing out that Southern California’s water needs already execed the state’s share of the safe
supply from the Colorado River.
He stressed that the situation
will be far worse if California
loses the Colorado River case with
Arizona, which is expected to be
before the U. S. Supreme Court
next fall.
Scientists at the Universtiy of
California, Berkeley, have shown
for the first time that training
produces measurable and lasting
changes in the chemistry of the
brain—changes which may verylikely
learn,
improve the ability to
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