January 14, 1960 (6 pages)

Nevada City, California Telephone 36 JOHN D. T ‘GERALD B. WALLACE Editor Entered December 5, 1926, as second class matter at the post office &t Nevada City, California, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Adjudicated a legal ie i, November 6, 1951, in Nevada .County ‘Superior Court, Decree 10023. Subscription: Yearly $3.00; Six Months $1.75 Advertising Rates on Request 5 ‘HAPPY RETIREMENT’ Nearly half a century of devoted and able public service came to an end on New Year’s Day when William C. Jacobsen retired as State Director of Agriculture. Forty-two of those years were spent in the full-time employ of the State of California; two and a half years in federal service, in addition, Mr. Jacobsen worked for the U.S. Biological Survey as a student at the University of California. '‘The sort of public service given by men and women of Mr. Jacobsen’s stature does not often make headlines. Instead, it makes for something far more significant and important—good government. The agricultural industry here . in his native state will miss William Jacobsen. All of us can say “well done. and a happy retirement.” © . . CALIFORNIA TREASURE TROVE It may seem a far cry from the Olympic Games to ancient oriental art, yet both will affect California deeply this year and one man plays an important role in each, It is by now, of course, a matter of ample record that the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley will focus international sports attention on this state, bring in thousands of visitors, and perhaps establish the Sierra resort as one of the notable winter sports meccas of the world. Less well known is the fact that the man who for so many years has headed the American and International Olympic committees—Avery Brundage—has offered California the opportunity to become a great national and international center of oriental art. Mr. Brundage is the owner of what experts the world over proclaim as one of the truly great art treasures in the world. Its vast dollar value of some $18 millions, it is agreed, cannot begin to match its cultural worth. Because he feels that California—and San Francisco in particular—is the gateway ‘to the Orient, Mr. Brundage has offered that city his fabulous collection if San Francisco will provide suitable housing for it in its noted deYoung Museum. Rather-obviously, we can’t blame San Francisco for rallying to the cause. National interest in this collection is evidenced by Time Magazine’s recent comment that when it receives the Brundage collection, “San Francisco, the Gateway to the Orient, will take its place, in one giant stride, among the top U. S. centers for Oriental art.’’ San -Francisco AND California. Time might have put it. For, like the treasures of the redwoods and the Central Valley and the burgeoning South, this cultural treasure will enrich all the state.ce LONG LONG-DISTANCE It was less than a half century ago—on January 15, 1915; in fact—that the first long distance telephone conversation took place between San Francisco and.New York. The telephone industry has made tremendous strides in the years since, including the wonders of dial service between many far-apart places; but one particular problem bedevils its subscribers yet. . If. that 1915 call had been put through by a teen-age type with which we are fondly—if sometimes exasperatedly —families, the odds are it would still be going on. oO GROWING? NATCH! Once again the news has come out that California leads the Nation in population growth. According to the Census Bureau there were 14,639,000 of us on Juy 1 of 1959. That: ‘was a gain of more than four millien, or a 38 per cent increase since the last official census in 1950. Although for California it has come to be old stuff, growth is stimulating, and we are glad to see our neighbors putting on population weight along with us. Nevada, for example, led the Nation in percentage of growth for the decade, with 74.9. Arizona gained 64.5 per cent. The whole western area, in fact, increased in population by 32.3 per cent—nearly double the national average. : ~ ‘Out here we look for men to match our mountains, and we have the mountains—and the valleys and the resources —to match our men’s needs for a better life. : oO OUR NEW SUMMIT STRENGTH January 10 was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the League of Nations. As the ghosts of that ill-fated hope for a peaceful world walk the shadows of Geneva, do they glance up at coming summits with a shruy of cynicism? There is.some reason, at least, that they need not. As the result of President Eisenhower’s three-week trip, the United States and its western allies will be in a stronger position at the meetings with Russia than they have been previously. The President’s earnest and winning effort to spread the message of American dedication to peace and good will elicited a spontaneous and enthusiastic response that cannot be ignored. _ VW We go to the conference halls with the full assurance that the people of the world look to us to stand firm for . If we let that assurance guide our decisions we will 8 playing from-a strength against which crude Communist force or bluster should be hard put to prevail. It is a warming assurance, warmly expressed. 0 END OF A DETOUR? : There is a ray of hope for motorists, who have viewed with fiscal alarm the most recent proposal for another halfcent increase in gasoline taxes in order to fuel that floundering federal highway program. The Senate’s champion money watchdog, Harry F. Byrd and Secretary of Commerce Frederick H. Mueller have reached accord on a determination to put the program back on a pay-as-it-goes basis. _. The senator minced no words about the program’s pres_ @nt. status. He said it is in “an inexcusable financial mess” x Q as the result of “the sins of profligacy.” He demanded two to a sound: future program: Recognition that “no r system in this country will ever be perfect, or ed,” and adherence to a true pay-as-you-go policy, excessive use of borrowed money, local interest ms, and use of highway funds to pay interest ueller’s concurrence that we must “revamp mm of financial arrangments” is a small but given luck and the insistence of millions yet get the national highway a See SS) PI@RIBY oF A SOUND “SILENT SOUND'/S WOW SEIS USED TO PREVENT DETERIORA OF HONEY. ULTRASONIC WAVES, DIRECTED AT THE NECTAR, KEEP IT CLEAR AND GIVEITA More measin er ot . Pao, oo fim, Quer GouRmMiTs SSS 6 ,9/,". MANY RESTAURANT OWNERS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED s*, THEIR EATING ESTABLISHMENTS 8Y INSTALLING ACOUSTICAL ~ CEILINGS WHICH ABSORB AS MUCH AS 85% OF THE SOUND STRIKING THEM / PAUL LUNARDI REPORTS Bugetteering for our burgeoning state government has been well established as a year around business. Long ago, we legislators came to realize our comparatively unhappy position in having to make final decisions on the fiscal demands of all the various departments, even after they had been reviewed by the finance department. So we hired our own finance expert, the legislative analyst, to keep constant watch on the money plans for state operation. Under the guidance of our 14member joint committee on the legislative budget the legislative analyst, aided by his staff of experienced. technicians, reviews each proposed budget in great detail. Based on his own analysis of the requests he submits his recommendations to the joint legislative committee. As can be imagined, most of them call for downward revision. With the 1960 budget session only a short two months off, the fiseal gears are beginning to turn rapidly. Already our analyst has made a number of reports to the ‘committee on various phases of next year’s budget. As anticipat‘ed, .there is a certain degree of unhappiness with his recommendations in some quarters. In others, they were well received. The reports are prefaced by an estimate of general fund income rdévenues for the new fiscal year. Noting that general fund income is running some $35 to $40 million higher than the last official forecast made in August, with the sales tax leading the procession, the analyst fixes general fund revenues at $1.47 billion for the current year, $1.63 billion for 1960-61. On this basis, he calculates a possible surplus at the end of this year of almost $73 million. This certainly seems a startling .change for the better. from the. precarious. position officially predicted during the 1959 session. lyist directs our attention tothe fact that current income for the Division of Beachs and Parks, derived from all royalties, is down to where it is just barely sufficient for day-to-day facilities, as was contemplated when the existing special fund was created. His recommendations are certainly forthright. First, that the divi‘sion’ be made a general fund agency, and all oil revenue transferred to that fund, Second, that fees for use of beaches and parks be upped so that they will pay approximately half of operating costs instead of the present 15 In another, the Oalifornia disaster office is described as “inadequate, ineffective and inequitable.” It is recommended that the agency either be made adequate for its job, or that it be abolished, 4 In one of his reports the ana-‘4’ So a Sparks From The News Service By JAMES DORAIS ““Had ex-President Truman . been living in 1787 he could quite reasonably have called it a DoNothing Gonstitution”! Felix Morley, in his new book, “Freedom and _ Federalism,” points out that the U. S. Constitution is essentially a negative document and that the word “no,” as a direct restraint on government, occurs more than 30 times in the Constituton and the Bill of Rights. The reason for the noes is that the Founding Fathers had quite different notions than President Truman on the proper functions of government. In the words of President James Madison, one of the Constitution’s chief architects, “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: you. must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” ; It is Mortes's thesis that the principle of federation on which the nation was founded, with the powers of the.«central government clearly limited ang cdrefully _Spelled out, safeguarded Americans against excessive centralization. With the erosion that has come about in recent decades in the overage citizen’s feelings of loyalty to his local community and state, the federal principle has been weakened and with it our protection against tyrrany. Another new book dealing with the U. S. Constitution and the Philosophies that brought it into being is called “The Historic OriBin of the Constitution of the United States.” Published by American Principle, Inc., a California organization, the Historic Origin is actually “written” by such famous authors as Montesquieu, de Tocquiville, George Washington, Daniel Webster, William Blackstone, and many other noted philosophers and historians whose writings preceded in time the drafting of. the Constitution, were contemporary with it, or followed shortly thereafter. American Principle refers to the many faceted work as a “chronicle of the Christian idea of law, liberty and self-government.” It traces, in the words of. its varied authors, the ideas and iSsues that influenced the writers of the Constitution from the time of early Christianity, through the great centuries of England and colonial America. ros It is a fascinating document, bringing together in one volume excerpts from a veritable library of English colonial and American history. fact that almost all of the increase requested is due to new jobs the department wants to set up. The agency request shows no anticipated increase-in the number of resident mentally ill; but does call for 1,725 new positions in hospitals for that type of patient. The analyst also questions. a proposed “day hospital” (outpatient) program as duplication of existing programs. In a_-fourth, an increase re‘quested by the Fair Employment . , Practices Commission for research was criticized as ices already being performed by partment, . : The Ina third, the request of department of mental hygiene is critically reviewed. Pointing out: that the department is asking for for next yean, the report cites the ies . ad sive all of us much before February, rer another division of the same de-. : five-year program. The higher education aprpopriations. “Since he took office a year ago he has. forced through the Legislature a tax increase which is costing the people of this state an additional $273 million annually. His own advisors have admitted that, as a result of his illadvised tax hike, there will be a surplus of $70 million by June of this year. Furthermore, Legislative Analyst Alan Post has predicted that if tax increases are allowed to stay on the books, this surplus will climb -to $134,000,000 by 1961. “Faced with this rising surplus, Governor Brown not only refuses to consider a tax cut for the people but now proposes to increase the running costs of’ the state government by the amount of that surplus, “What kind of fiseal responsibility is that? a “It was most disheartening to millions of thinking taxpayers that, or all his oratory, the Governor. failed to list tax cuts as one of the ‘four priorities’ facing him and his administration during 1960. “At a time when federal taxes are also being called upon to ‘make more and more sacrifices at the local taxing levels, it is mandatory that we do everything we can to cut state taxes to the lowest level commensurate with providing needed and efficient services. “I sincerely hope that the Governor, having now made his New Years resolution for fiscal responsibility two years running, will join hands with \economyminded legislators—both Republicans and Democrats—in_ the coming session. We mean to protect the taxpayer, his home. and his pocketbook. For that reason we shall press for a tax cut. “If he is willing’ to take. this giant step with us, we shall be pleased to accept him as an assoresponsibility’ more than just a high-sounding phrase. We shall show him that it can be a real and tangible achievement resultfng in tax reductions for the bennia.” OBITUARIES Alex F. Shepherd Funeral services for Alex F. Shepherd, 58, owner of an office equipment company in San Leandro, California, and the operator Vallye, were held Saturday, January 9 in the Hooper & Weaver Mortuary chapel, Grass Valley. Shepherd, a native of England, died Thursday, January 7, in Jones Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley. He was known locally for his Ohristmas displays at his home on Highway 20. _ . He was the husband of Doreen Shepherd, father of Mrs. Jack Harney of Grass Valley, and Gertrud Pinto of San Lorenzo. Helen M. Fie Funeral arrangements for Helen Mae Field, 85, a native of MichiCity. 15 years, are pending in the Bergemann Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Field died Friday, Janyary 8, in the Nevada County Hospital. She was the mother of Laura Foster of Nevada City and Frank Field of San Diego, and sister of Flores Chapman of Tucson, Arizona; Edna Randall, Charles Chapman and Maude Rush, all of Buffalo, New York. at eral arrangements are Wing at Bergemann Funeral Home. -_ : Your friends California had 108,708 acres planted to almonds in 1958.should not be, involved in these} are so burdensome and taxpayers . ciate so that’ he can make ‘fiscal } efit of the Taxpayers of Califor. ef a rabbit farm west of Grass: gan and a resident of Nevada and best selling — non-' political book published in 1959, according to Harper & Bros., New York publishers. The book—“Richard Nixon, A Political and Personal Portrait”, by Earl Mazo — was released in June, and went into a sixth large printing in December. It was listed as a National Best Seller by the New York Times, the New York Herald other principal barometers of the publishing industry.The author, a correspondent in the Washington Bureau of the New York Herald Tribune, said, “the vast popularity of . the book simply reflects the great and widespread interest of Americans everywhere in Vice President Nixon.” ‘ Mr. Mazo explained that under normal circumstances few political books — and “very, very few” books about living political “below of President” ever become National Best Sellers. The Mazo book about Mr. Nixon has been acclaimed by reviewers in practically every recognized literary sup plement and journal as “a factual, objective and honest” report on Mr. Nixon’s life and public career. Lo, The Smart Indian able indication that India came of age diplomatically when Red China took over Tibet and starten encroaching on India’s border. At. least Prime Minister Nehru -has been far more forthright and realistic in his assessment of the dangers of Communism than ever before. Nehru’s refusal to knuckle under to Chinese Premier Chou this new realism. Nehru is not fool enough to think he could withstand the Red army. Nor is he fool enough any longer, it appears, to think that appeasement is the only answer to Red threats. Actually, India is counting on support from Moscow in the presrent crisis, strange as that may seem at first glance. The Soviet regime is in no position now to “support aggression by its Chinese colleague. It can be counted upon ‘to side, however, passively, with the cause of peace, however temfporary. : Any delay of armed conflict or Red aggrandizement not bought at thé cost of honor is to be valued. And every example of Will-: ingness to demand equitable , terms for diplomatic discussions © armor of Communism. SEE US FOR YOUR: Insulation. and We carry a complete supply. BUILDERS AND _ CONSUMERS _. LUMBER COMPANY Tribune, Time Magazine and Current events give consider. En-lai was a laudable example of. With every. state constitutional }office but that of Secretary of lcratic hands by a 47 to 33 margin, and the congressional delegation in Democratic hands by a ‘16 to 14 margin, Democratic State Chairman William A. Munnell claims his party may well pick up an additional 10 Assembly .seats in the 1960 -elections plus. two more State Senate seats and four Scongressional seats, Democratic National. Commit'teeman Paul Ziffren agrees with ‘Munnell that the outlook is bright, but he adds a word of caution: “It is impossible to predict now what will happenin don’t even know what the dominant issues at that time will be.’” He adds that he believes a strong: national trend either way will have “significant ramifications” in California. Republican State Chairman Gorg W. Milias, Jr., whose party ‘has made a major rebuilding effort since its defeat in 1958, how-: ever, is equally confident of victory. : Milias predicts the GOP may well pick up three congressional seats in 1960 to gain control again of the state’s delegation. Stating that “the rural parts of California seem to be in a state of near uprising against the Governor (Democrat Edmund G. Brown).” Milias says that “we hope to hold our own in the Legislature and pick up a number of seats—perhaps as high as 10.” Such a vic. tory would ‘give the GOP a 43 to 37 edge in the lower house. , On the presidentialyfront, both Republicans and Democrats apparently agree that Vice Presigent Richard Nixon will be the candidate of the California dele‘gation to the GOP national converition in Chicago. “There is no doubt,” Milias stated, “that the California delegation will™be pledged to Dick Nixon. The possibility of an unexpected slate nominally pledged to somebody else is out of the question.” RETURN FROM OKINAWA. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoskins two small daughters, well known in Grass Valley arrived by plane at Travis Air Base, yesterday, ‘January 13, after an 18-month stay at Okinawa, where Johnnie was employed. The couple are members of the “Square Knots” Dance ‘Club, and will be welcomed home with a festive party on the weekend. REMEMBER US FOR § RINTING November of 1960 because we 8 is another chink in the gee '. personal printing. . We do Roofing Problems, Yes, to make a good impression see us for business, direct mail, social and . the job quickly, accurately, and our rates are reasonable. Call GRASS VALLEY 1136 NEVADA CITY 36 212 W. Main Street Grass Valley Calif. 237 Commercial Street . G. V.-N. C. Hwy. at Glenbrook Phones: G. V. 1050, N. C. 1192 : Nevada City Calif.

Nevada City, California Telephone 36 JOHN D. T ‘GERALD B. WALLACE Editor Entered December 5, 1926, as second class matter at the post office &t Nevada City, California, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Adjudicated a legal ie i, November 6, 1951, in Nevada .County ‘Superior Court, Decree 10023. Subscription: Yearly $3.00; Six Months $1.75 Advertising Rates on Request 5 ‘HAPPY RETIREMENT’ Nearly half a century of devoted and able public service came to an end on New Year’s Day when William C. Jacobsen retired as State Director of Agriculture. Forty-two of those years were spent in the full-time employ of the State of California; two and a half years in federal service, in addition, Mr. Jacobsen worked for the U.S. Biological Survey as a student at the University of California. '‘The sort of public service given by men and women of Mr. Jacobsen’s stature does not often make headlines. Instead, it makes for something far more significant and important—good government. The agricultural industry here . in his native state will miss William Jacobsen. All of us can say “well done.. and a happy retirement.” © . . CALIFORNIA TREASURE TROVE It may seem a far cry from the Olympic Games to ancient oriental art, yet both will affect California deeply this year and one man plays an important role in each, It is by now, of course, a matter of ample record that the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley will focus international sports attention on this state, bring in thousands of visitors, and perhaps establish the Sierra resort as one of the notable winter sports meccas of the world. Less well known is the fact that the man who for so many years has headed the American and International Olympic committees—Avery Brundage—has offered California the opportunity to become a great national and international center of oriental art. Mr. Brundage is the owner of what experts the world over proclaim as one of the truly great art treasures in the world. Its vast dollar value of some $18 millions, it is agreed, cannot begin to match its cultural worth. Because he feels that California—and San Francisco in particular—is the gateway ‘to the Orient, Mr. Brundage has offered that city his fabulous collection if San Francisco will provide suitable housing for it in its noted deYoung Museum. Rather-obviously, we can’t blame San Francisco for rallying to the cause. National interest in this collection is evidenced by Time Magazine’s recent comment that when it receives the Brundage collection, “San Francisco, the Gateway to the Orient, will take its place, in one giant stride, among the top U. S. centers for Oriental art.’’ San -Francisco AND California. Time might have put it. For, like the treasures of the redwoods and the Central Valley and the burgeoning South, this cultural treasure will enrich all the state.ce LONG LONG-DISTANCE It was less than a half century ago—on January 15, 1915; in fact—that the first long distance telephone conversation took place between San Francisco and.New York. The telephone industry has made tremendous strides in the years since, including the wonders of dial service between many far-apart places; but one particular problem bedevils its subscribers yet. . If. that 1915 call had been put through by a teen-age type with which we are fondly—if sometimes exasperatedly —families, the odds are it would still be going on. oO GROWING? NATCH! Once again the news has come out that California leads the Nation in population growth. According to the Census Bureau there were 14,639,000 of us on Juy 1 of 1959. That: ‘was a gain of more than four millien, or a 38 per cent increase since the last official census in 1950. Although for California it has come to be old stuff, growth is stimulating, and we are glad to see our neighbors putting on population weight along with us. Nevada, for example, led the Nation in percentage of growth for the decade, with 74.9. Arizona gained 64.5 per cent. The whole western area, in fact, increased in population by 32.3 per cent—nearly double the national average. : ~ ‘Out here we look for men to match our mountains, and we have the mountains—and the valleys and the resources —to match our men’s needs for a better life. : oO OUR NEW SUMMIT STRENGTH January 10 was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the League of Nations. As the ghosts of that ill-fated hope for a peaceful world walk the shadows of Geneva, do they glance up at coming summits with a shruy of cynicism? There is.some reason, at least, that they need not. As the result of President Eisenhower’s three-week trip, the United States and its western allies will be in a stronger position at the meetings with Russia than they have been previously. The President’s earnest and winning effort to spread the message of American dedication to peace and good will elicited a spontaneous and enthusiastic response that cannot be ignored. _ VW We go to the conference halls with the full assurance that the people of the world look to us to stand firm for . If we let that assurance guide our decisions we will 8 playing from-a strength against which crude Communist force or bluster should be hard put to prevail. It is a warming assurance, warmly expressed. 0 END OF A DETOUR? : There is a ray of hope for motorists, who have viewed with fiscal alarm the most recent proposal for another halfcent increase in gasoline taxes in order to fuel that floundering federal highway program. The Senate’s champion money watchdog, Harry F. Byrd and Secretary of Commerce Frederick H. Mueller have reached accord on a determination to put the program back on a pay-as-it-goes basis. _. The senator minced no words about the program’s pres_ @nt. status. He said it is in “an inexcusable financial mess” x Q as the result of “the sins of profligacy.” He demanded two to a sound: future program: Recognition that “no r system in this country will ever be perfect, or ed,” and adherence to a true pay-as-you-go policy, excessive use of borrowed money, local interest ms, and use of highway funds to pay interest ueller’s concurrence that we must “revamp mm of financial arrangments” is a small but given luck and the insistence of millions yet get the national highway a See SS) PI@RIBY oF A SOUND “SILENT SOUND'/S WOW SEIS USED TO PREVENT DETERIORA OF HONEY. ULTRASONIC WAVES, DIRECTED AT THE NECTAR, KEEP IT CLEAR AND GIVEITA More measin er ot . Pao, oo fim, Quer GouRmMiTs SSS 6 ,9/,".. MANY RESTAURANT OWNERS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED s*, THEIR EATING ESTABLISHMENTS 8Y INSTALLING ACOUSTICAL ~ CEILINGS WHICH ABSORB AS MUCH AS 85% OF THE SOUND STRIKING THEM / PAUL LUNARDI REPORTS Bugetteering for our burgeoning state government has been well established as a year around business. Long ago, we legislators came to realize our comparatively unhappy position in having to make final decisions on the fiscal demands of all the various departments, even after they had been reviewed by the finance department. So we hired our own finance expert, the legislative analyst, to keep constant watch on the money plans for state operation. Under the guidance of our 14member joint committee on the legislative budget the legislative analyst, aided by his staff of experienced. technicians, reviews each proposed budget in great detail. Based on his own analysis of the requests he submits his recommendations to the joint legislative committee. As can be imagined, most of them call for downward revision. With the 1960 budget session only a short two months off, the fiseal gears are beginning to turn rapidly. Already our analyst has made a number of reports to the ‘committee on various phases of next year’s budget. As anticipat‘ed, .there is a certain degree of unhappiness with his recommendations in some quarters. In others, they were well received. The reports are prefaced by an estimate of general fund income rdévenues for the new fiscal year. Noting that general fund income is running some $35 to $40 million higher than the last official forecast made in August, with the sales tax leading the procession, the analyst fixes general fund revenues at $1.47 billion for the current year, $1.63 billion for 1960-61. On this basis, he calculates a possible surplus at the end of this year of almost $73 million. This certainly seems a startling .change for the better. from the. precarious. position officially predicted during the 1959 session. lyist directs our attention tothe fact that current income for the Division of Beachs and Parks, derived from all royalties, is down to where it is just barely sufficient for day-to-day facilities, as was contemplated when the existing special fund was created. His recommendations are certainly forthright. First, that the divi‘sion’ be made a general fund agency, and all oil revenue transferred to that fund, Second, that fees for use of beaches and parks be upped so that they will pay approximately half of operating costs instead of the present 15 In another, the Oalifornia disaster office is described as “inadequate, ineffective and inequitable.” It is recommended that the agency either be made adequate for its job, or that it be abolished, 4 In one of his reports the ana-‘4’ So a Sparks From The News Service By JAMES DORAIS ““Had ex-President Truman . been living in 1787 he could quite reasonably have called it a DoNothing Gonstitution”! Felix Morley, in his new book, “Freedom and _ Federalism,” points out that the U. S. Constitution is essentially a negative document and that the word “no,” as a direct restraint on government, occurs more than 30 times in the Constituton and the Bill of Rights. The reason for the noes is that the Founding Fathers had quite different notions than President Truman on the proper functions of government. In the words of President James Madison, one of the Constitution’s chief architects, “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: you. must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” ; It is Mortes's thesis that the principle of federation on which the nation was founded, with the powers of the.«central government clearly limited ang cdrefully _Spelled out, safeguarded Americans against excessive centralization. With the erosion that has come about in recent decades in the overage citizen’s feelings of loyalty to his local community and state, the federal principle has been weakened and with it our protection against tyrrany. Another new book dealing with the U. S. Constitution and the Philosophies that brought it into being is called “The Historic OriBin of the Constitution of the United States.” Published by American Principle, Inc., a California organization, the Historic Origin is actually “written” by such famous authors as Montesquieu, de Tocquiville, George Washington, Daniel Webster, William Blackstone, and many other noted philosophers and historians whose writings preceded in time the drafting of. the Constitution, were contemporary with it, or followed shortly thereafter. American Principle refers to the many faceted work as a “chronicle of the Christian idea of law, liberty and self-government.” It traces, in the words of. its varied authors, the ideas and iSsues that influenced the writers of the Constitution from the time of early Christianity, through the great centuries of England and colonial America. ros It is a fascinating document, bringing together in one volume excerpts from a veritable library of English colonial and American

history. fact that almost all of the increase requested is due to new jobs the department wants to set up. The agency request shows no anticipated increase-in the number of resident mentally ill; but does call for 1,725 new positions in hospitals for that type of patient. The analyst also questions. a proposed “day hospital” (outpatient) program as duplication of existing programs. In a_-fourth, an increase re‘quested by the Fair Employment . , Practices Commission for research was criticized as ices already being performed by partment, . : The Ina third, the request of department of mental hygiene is critically reviewed. Pointing out: that the department is asking for for next yean, the report cites the ies . ad sive all of us much before February, rer another division of the same de-. : five-year program. The higher education aprpopriations. “Since he took office a year ago he has. forced through the Legislature a tax increase which is costing the people of this state an additional $273 million annually. His own advisors have admitted that, as a result of his illadvised tax hike, there will be a surplus of $70 million by June of this year. Furthermore, Legislative Analyst Alan Post has predicted that if tax increases are allowed to stay on the books, this surplus will climb -to $134,000,000 by 1961. “Faced with this rising surplus, Governor Brown not only refuses to consider a tax cut for the people but now proposes to increase the running costs of’ the state government by the amount of that surplus, “What kind of fiseal responsibility is that? a “It was most disheartening to millions of thinking taxpayers that, or all his oratory, the Governor. failed to list tax cuts as one of the ‘four priorities’ facing him and his administration during 1960. “At a time when federal taxes are also being called upon to ‘make more and more sacrifices at the local taxing levels, it is mandatory that we do everything we can to cut state taxes to the lowest level commensurate with providing needed and efficient services. “I sincerely hope that the Governor, having now made his New Years resolution for fiscal responsibility two years running, will join hands with \economyminded legislators—both Republicans and Democrats—in_ the coming session. We mean to protect the taxpayer, his home. and his pocketbook. For that reason we shall press for a tax cut. “If he is willing’ to take. this giant step with us, we shall be pleased to accept him as an assoresponsibility’ more than just a high-sounding phrase. We shall show him that it can be a real and tangible achievement resultfng in tax reductions for the bennia.” OBITUARIES Alex F. Shepherd Funeral services for Alex F. Shepherd, 58, owner of an office equipment company in San Leandro, California, and the operator Vallye, were held Saturday, January 9 in the Hooper & Weaver Mortuary chapel, Grass Valley. Shepherd, a native of England, died Thursday, January 7, in Jones Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley. He was known locally for his Ohristmas displays at his home on Highway 20. _ . He was the husband of Doreen Shepherd, father of Mrs. Jack Harney of Grass Valley, and Gertrud Pinto of San Lorenzo. Helen M. Fie Funeral arrangements for Helen Mae Field, 85, a native of MichiCity. 15 years, are pending in the Bergemann Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Field died Friday, Janyary 8, in the Nevada County Hospital. She was the mother of Laura Foster of Nevada City and Frank Field of San Diego, and sister of Flores Chapman of Tucson, Arizona; Edna Randall, Charles Chapman and Maude Rush, all of Buffalo, New York. at eral arrangements are Wing at Bergemann Funeral Home. -_ : Your friends California had 108,708 acres planted to almonds in 1958.should not be, involved in these} are so burdensome and taxpayers . ciate so that’ he can make ‘fiscal } efit of the Taxpayers of Califor. ef a rabbit farm west of Grass: gan and a resident of Nevada and best selling — non-' political book published in 1959, according to Harper & Bros., New York publishers. The book—“Richard Nixon, A Political and Personal Portrait”, by Earl Mazo — was released in June, and went into a sixth large printing in December. It was listed as a National Best Seller by the New York Times, the New York Herald other principal barometers of the publishing industry.The author, a correspondent in the Washington Bureau of the New York Herald Tribune, said, “the vast popularity of . the book simply reflects the great and widespread interest of Americans everywhere in Vice President Nixon.” ‘ Mr. Mazo explained that under normal circumstances few political books — and “very, very few” books about living political “below of President” ever become National Best Sellers. The Mazo book about Mr. Nixon has been acclaimed by reviewers in practically every recognized literary sup plement and journal as “a factual, objective and honest” report on Mr. Nixon’s life and public career. Lo, The Smart Indian able indication that India came of age diplomatically when Red China took over Tibet and starten encroaching on India’s border. At. least Prime Minister Nehru -has been far more forthright and realistic in his assessment of the dangers of Communism than ever before. Nehru’s refusal to knuckle under to Chinese Premier Chou this new realism. Nehru is not fool enough to think he could withstand the Red army. Nor is he fool enough any longer, it appears, to think that appeasement is the only answer to Red threats. Actually, India is counting on support from Moscow in the presrent crisis, strange as that may seem at first glance. The Soviet regime is in no position now to “support aggression by its Chinese colleague. It can be counted upon ‘to side, however, passively, with the cause of peace, however temfporary. : Any delay of armed conflict or Red aggrandizement not bought at thé cost of honor is to be valued. And every example of Will-: ingness to demand equitable , terms for diplomatic discussions © armor of Communism. SEE US FOR YOUR: Insulation. and We carry a complete supply. BUILDERS AND _ CONSUMERS _. LUMBER COMPANY Tribune, Time Magazine and Current events give consider. En-lai was a laudable example of. With every. state constitutional }office but that of Secretary of lcratic hands by a 47 to 33 margin, and the congressional delegation in Democratic hands by a ‘16 to 14 margin, Democratic State Chairman William A. Munnell claims his party may well pick up an additional 10 Assembly .seats in the 1960 -elections plus. two more State Senate seats and four Scongressional seats, Democratic National. Commit'teeman Paul Ziffren agrees with ‘Munnell that the outlook is bright, but he adds a word of caution: “It is impossible to predict now what will happenin don’t even know what the dominant issues at that time will be.’” He adds that he believes a strong: national trend either way will have “significant ramifications” in California. Republican State Chairman Gorg W. Milias, Jr., whose party ‘has made a major rebuilding effort since its defeat in 1958, how-: ever, is equally confident of victory. : Milias predicts the GOP may well pick up three congressional seats in 1960 to gain control again of the state’s delegation. Stating that “the rural parts of California seem to be in a state of near uprising against the Governor (Democrat Edmund G. Brown).” Milias says that “we hope to hold our own in the Legislature and pick up a number of seats—perhaps as high as 10.” Such a vic. tory would ‘give the GOP a 43 to 37 edge in the lower house. , On the presidentialyfront, both Republicans and Democrats apparently agree that Vice Presigent Richard Nixon will be the candidate of the California dele‘gation to the GOP national converition in Chicago. “There is no doubt,” Milias stated, “that the California delegation will™be pledged to Dick Nixon. The possibility of an unexpected slate nominally pledged to somebody else is out of the question.” RETURN FROM OKINAWA. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoskins two small daughters, well known in Grass Valley arrived by plane at Travis Air Base, yesterday, ‘January 13, after an 18-month stay at Okinawa, where Johnnie was employed. The couple are members of the “Square Knots” Dance ‘Club, and will be welcomed home with a festive party on the weekend. REMEMBER US FOR § RINTING November of 1960 because we 8 is another chink in the gee '. personal printing. . We do Roofing Problems, Yes, to make a good impression see us for business, direct mail, social and . the job quickly, accurately, and our rates are reasonable. Call GRASS VALLEY 1136 NEVADA CITY 36 212 W. Main Street Grass Valley Calif. 237 Commercial Street . G. V.-N. C. Hwy. at Glenbrook Phones: G. V. 1050, N. C. 1192 : Nevada City Calif.