January 16, 1963 (8 pages)

2 5 tad a] L TOWN WORLD Wednesday, January 16, 1963.Nevada County NUGGET _ = oe amin A r LA dba ele oe! PAA As! pabt + [Wen ee! Pad-Astp ‘eoens ornare, Published Every Wednesday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E, Heller, Publisher--R. Dean Thompson, Editor-Manager Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a Superior Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No, 12,406. Printed by legal newspaper of general circulatioa by the Nevada County. Charles Allert Litho, Nevada’ City. Subscription rates: One year, $4; Two years, $6; Three years,’ $8 <a EDITORIAL gum Seven Hills School Future Questionable The history of the school plant that for many years served as the Nevada City High School has been a hectic one in recent years. The plant became the Nevada Union Junior. High School when the high school districts unified. With supplementary space and staff operating in Hennessy School in Grass Valley, the Nevada City plant on Zion St. served as the main junior high school until the com_ pletion of the present Ridge Road high school. When the new high school opened, junior high school students moved to their present Grass Valley classrooms, andthe Nevada City Elementary School District leased the Zion St. school and named it Seven Hills School. Now, the Nevada Union HighSchool District has announced the school will be sold, preliminary to an expansion of the present high school. All indications are that the Nevada City Elementary School District will purchase the Seven Hills School plant. As a stop-gap in filling the needs ofa growing district, Seven Hills School has an unusual value to the local district. ‘obvious that such But it is @ move must be only a temporary answer to Nevada City's school needs. Perhaps the old building will suffice for another seven years or so. itis serving today on borrowed time. i? SPECIAL ee ne REPORT Outdoors Not “‘Free’’: Udall Sees Crisis By Stewart L. Udall _ Secretary of the Interior Today we face perhaps the gravest threat in history to our resources of land and water--and particularly to the once plentiful “green acres” which traditionally have played a vitalrolein shaping the character and destiny of America. And this is at atime when some 0 percent of our people --turning /dack py the millions to the spir[val solace of the land--take part in) outdoor recreation of some form. While heartening, this vast movement to the out-of-doors presents two thorny problems: First, our people are multiplying and more people need more land, both to live and to relax; and, second, the demand for industrial, commercial, and residential development for this burgeoning population is chewing away a million acres of remaining open space a year, wiping out suitable out door recreation areas at an alarming rate, and, at the same time, through ever stiffer competition for use of the land,\sending the prices for the remnants of our natural, unspoiled wilderness and waterfront to levels swiftly approaching the astronomical, Obviously, a solution must be found. But to find it we shall have to pay a price because, for better or worse, in the 1960's the out -of -doors is no longer free. An example of the cost may be seen inthis Administration's vigorous efforts to save needed land .to preserve our wildlife. Before 1961, land acquired for Federal wildlife refuges cost-an average of $12. 40 an acre; in fiscal 1961, this average price rose to $69.39 an acre; while in the 1962 fiscal year--as suitable land grew RENO LAKE TAHOE LAS VEGAS with qualified, trained, commercial pilots scarcer--the average price per acre had soared to $86.71. Spurred by the President's leadership, the conservationminded 87th Congress took unprecedented actionin setting aside three superb strips of seacoast as National Seashores at Cape Cod, at Point Reyes, near San Francisco, and at Padre Island, along the Gulf Coast of Texas, In May 1962, President Kennedy calledthe first White‘House Conference on Conservation since the turn of the century. At that extraordinary gathering of -conservation leaders from throughout the country he said:."I can think of no more suitable effort for an administration which is concernr edwith progress than to be identified with efforts to preserve this land maintain its beauty. " Congress will act this year on a Proposed pay-as-you-go Land. Conservation Fundto be financed by those who now enjoy our superb outdoor recreation areas and from recreation and land related Federal receipts. The bill establishes modest user fees for campers, picnickers, boaters, and others who in 1961 comprised more than 300 million visitors to national parks, forests, reservoirs, and seashores., Revenues w ould be utilized by the States and the Federal Government to plan cooperative and comprehensive outdoor recreation programs and‘to acquire suitable new recreation areas. Further financing for open Space acquisition programs would be provided through a car permit which would entitle arfiual admission to all national parks, forests, fish and wildlife recrea+ tion areas, dam reservoirs, and other federally financed recreation areas throughout the Nation: With sufficient public understanding and support, this is the _ program which, in President Ken. nedy's words, will enable us to insafe, well maintained aircraft. Cql-Net Airways _LOMA RICA AIRPORT * PHONE 273-6151 move ahead in. 1963 toward re= payment of our debt to the past-. and meeting our obligations tothe future. & . Continuing University of California at Davis, of how in c T'N SORRY WE HAVE 70 “FIRE YOU, GEORGE ,. AWD t REALIZE THAT YOU WORKED UERY HARD, AND THAT CERTAWLY ISA WONDERFUL POUV6HMUT. Bot TAERE I< TusT VO ROOM Foe CREATIV/7Y MA BAKE RY // A GRIPES Having followed the local bus into Nevada City one morning recently at between 20 and 25 miles perhour, we wonder at what speed this vehicle might be considered to be obstructing traffic on a state highway? The fact that we have public transportation in our area is certainly an asset. But the convenience of h'aving public transportation is somewhat, ifnot entirely, offset by the inconvenience of having to follow it. A SERVICE. Sierra College has announced its Speakers Bureau, and fraternal, social service and professional groups are invited to make use ofthe “team” Weaver, president of the college and superintendent of the district ---"Higher Education" or “Impressions of the Mediterranean Countries"; Bruce Denison, social sciences---"The U.S, and Latin America" or world population, interest rates, the Supreme Court, civil liberties; Dwight Hall, science and mathematics---"Galaxies and Nebulae” or mathematic topics; Robert Lawrence, science---current developments in science, physic stronomy; Raymond Nels glish--evaluation of literary works, language problepis, application of psychological and scientific techniques to literary research; Harold Chastain, social sciences ---historical, governmental subjects or collegiate athletics; Dr. Raymond Underhill, life science ---"The Science Clock” ,dis= coveries in life science and medicine, “Discovery and the Prepared Mind", on scientific discoyeries, or "Unto the Hills", a 25’ minute color film of nature's beauty inNorth and South America; Marion Akers, dean of instruction---the story of Sierra College; Homer Ostrom coach and hygiene---sports including films of Sierra football; Ed Court, science---lecture and slides of trailer trip to Alaska, or “Trees of ‘the Sierras", or discussion of fungi; Elmo Daley, English--"Backgrounds of English", or “The Nature of Poetry", or "The Shakespearean Controversy "; John Creelman, social sciences--economic aid programs or "Democracy in Action" (in Japan).. To obtain these speakers, phone OL2-7273 or write Harold Weaber, president, Sierra College, Rocklin. se eee a FROM ARGENTIN Felicia: Schaps, bocal IFYE delegate to. Argentina, continues her report by letter mailed prior to Christmas: A metry, merry Christmas to you andthebest for a Happy New Year. This week’l moved to my third family, that of Serofin Pieroni. They area large family and one which has? farm ed here for many years. La senora tells me that her parents. were also raised near 9 de Julio. She is one of 14 children, and she herself has six that I have met. Onlythethree youngest are now living at home how eve-, Carlos, Maria Esther. an: Ava Maria. The latter has just come home for the Christmas season from the Collegio in 9 de Julio. The Collegio is for students the Same age as in our high school. Frequently the Collegios are boarding schools, operated by the . en Catholic Church. Both Carlos and Maria Esther have been quite. active in the 4-A clubs here, similar to 4-H. From themI hope to learn more of the clubwork activities and get a fuller picture of clubwork here. pale Heading the list is-Haroldtrators for not making the appreciation for thi parent. The fact that this teaching (To be continued) an account by Dr, Emil Mrak, Ch me ancellor of the ‘ment, man may be affecting his health and well-being. = Part 4 --Plenty Of Food, ‘But. Man's food, of course, is the environmental factor of greatest interest to us. Much has been said about the Malthusian theory and the possibility that the time will come when we will outgrow our potential of food production. As a matter of fact, at one time it-was anticipated that we should now be in an era of food deficiency. Ma-41thus apparently had some sound views for his time, but these were based on the know ledge available at that time. Malthus was not aware of the great scientific advances that were to come. He did not foresee the great increase in production per acre, the development of procedures for distribution ‘nor the lower caloric requirement resulting from decrease in work output per individual. The time may still come when we will be confronted with a shortage of food, but our forward looking scientists are already experimenting on the production of edible microbial protein, This appears to be promising, for it would permit considerable production on land that is now waste. Here again is a place where man can do something beneficial for his environment and most definitely this is the time to support intensive research in this area. Present day problems relating to food are most certainly different than those with which Malthus was concerned. Rather than suffering from a deficiency of food, in this country atleast, we have an overabundance. It appears that this very abundance of . foods has fostered unwise habits, and improper nustition despite the adequacy of available food. We are now confronted with some serious health problems that may-be related to improper food intake. For a while we purified flour and removed certain vitamins and nutrients. Now we are adding them back. Presently we are reading much about saturated and unsaturated fats. The dairy industry has spent years increasing the butterfat content of milk and selling us on the idea that we must all drink one quart of milk a day for perfect health. Now more and more scientists are saying this is not so because of saturated fats. It's too bad that in years past more money was not put into-research so that we have the full story on this problem by now. As itis, we are still in the dark, but there is an awful fire to put out, a crash program and much crisis research. In animal production we put fat throughout the meat and on the surface, far beyond the needs of the animal, more and more of which is thrown away by the consumer. We do not need the calories, we are learning that we should pay more attention to unsaturated fats; therefore we have the inconsistency of breeding and feeding animals so that they will have plenty of fat and marbling and then throwing it away in the home. We are now starting to apply the full spectrum approach and study the relation of the animal's environment to the quality and edibility of the meat. : (To be continued) WASHINGTON ---Having conducted a strenuous holding Operation for two years, the Kennedy Administration must come up in 1963 with the gains, the evidence of progress, that formed the base of the Kennedy campaign appealin 1960, That is why, in their awareness of what iggee : a crit{cal 1@ months this is bound to be, many of the Presidents associates speak of '63 as a hinge year. It will either open the way to a successful approach to re-election in 1964 or the President will carry into a second campaign the nagging burden of a continuing drift anda constant reminder of failure to measure up to thg brave promises of 1960. : t the outset of his first term, even the President's harshest critics made allowance for the unbelievably difficult situatjefishe fiad inherited. The economies of the Eisenhower Administration had left the nation's foreign-military policy dependent almost solely on nuclear retaliation --that is to say, on annihilation. The President himself was inhibited by his awareness of the hairline margin by which he had been elected. But these reservations have long since been dissipated, President Kennedy will be judged in 1964 on performance, and it will not be enough to have held the line forfour years. On the side of the domestic economy, as he knows only too well, the line has not been held, Unemployment has moved above 5.5 percent of the total work force and 15 percent or more of America's plant capacity is either not being used or is being partially used. The gold outflow. has continued through the year just ended at a rate of nearly a billion dollars annually. While this is considerably less than it was in the last Eisenhower year, itis still alarmingly high, With the American ‘gold reserve at $15.7 billion, only three years of grace remain, since the President has said that the reserve cannot be allowed td go below $12 billion. The relation between the sluggish economy and-one of the toughest aspects of American foreign policy is clear. For two years, as the United States has been greatly increasing .all conventional armed forces to at‘taina new military-foreign policy in which there would be choices other than all-out nuclear war, the President has pleaded in vain with the principal members of the Western Alliance to follow a similar course. He has again and again pointed out that America's loss of gold is due largely to the disproportionate share of the cost of defending Western Europe borne by the United States, Washington pays 30 percent, for example, Letters To The Editor a gift again, = . As a veteran "school program audience” mayI suggest that the numerous programs throughout the year be sacrificed for one that would offer as much as the above mentioned holiday play. It would bénefit the-cast, teachers, student body, and parents. Yours truly, Jeanne Roese Nevada City Gentlemen: The end of the holidays brings a moment of reflection. I was conscious of a disappointment on the part of the schools. : At Christmas time, 1961, a delightful musical. program was presented at the Seven Hills School. It was a joy to see, finally, what a school is able to pro duce. For the-first time there was a sense of satisfaction. Thé cast was rightly proud. Perhaps the comm much to blame as / Dear Sir: We would like to say “thank you” for your support of the Marine Corps Band Concert. The ‘ publicity you gave us helped itto be a truly successful event. talent more apWASHINGTON CALLING . by MARQUIS CHILDS.of the cost of maintaining the support structure for the NATO alliance. The number of American soldiers stationed in Germany is five or six times the number of French, and the ratio between American and British forces is nearly as great. Bluntly to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Washington and to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Nassau, the President said that this ratio would have to. change. Either the contribution of Britain, France and Germany will increase or this country will cut its share of the burden, That means rough going within the alliance, and if this were the only problem, it would be a difficult and troubled year, Another source of the gold drainage is the rate of American investment inthe flourishing economy of Western Europe, Establishing new plants within the European Common Market for a variety of glittering incentives, American industrialists are at the same time exporting jobs Americans might otherwise have. This could bring a political reaction endangering the Kennedy Administrations new liberalized trade policy. From the budget-makers conferring with the President comes word that in view of the size of the defense budget. -between $50 and $52 billion, probably the latter figure ---there can be no increase in any other program, This may even apply to space and the race to the moon, despite previous reports that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will get $5.7 billion, two billion more than the current appropriation, Of the total, about 75 percent would go toward landing a manned expedition on the moon, Here is the President's greatest dilemma in this hinge year: the allocation of resources, limited by a sluggish economy, as between urgent civilian needs and the everspiralling demands of the fantastic new weaponry. The choice is no longer between guns and butter, It is between guns plus space and butter, with guns likely to take an ever-larger share, Congress is willing to appropriate unlimited ‘sums for both space andthe military, But the President in the past two years has struggled, in many instances in vain, to get fundstohelp relieve overcrowded schools and underpaidteachers, do away with urban slums, clean up pollutedrivers, make an effective attack on hard-core un-employment. In our advanced industrial society, the consequence is seen in a rising rate of crime and juvenile delinquency and a host of other ills, This is a challenge of overwhelming dimension. (Copyright, 1963) SIERRA SPRING WATER : DELIVERED IN 5 GAL. BOTTLES (3 MODERN COOLERS TO ability was not used again was uraging. It is not often small town has as much professional talent available. It uld be foolish to overlook such Nevada County 4H Club Council Sincerely yours, ‘Lawrence Personeni, t Chairman

2 5 tad a] L TOWN WORLD Wednesday, January 16, 1963..Nevada County NUGGET _ = oe amin A r LA dba ele oe! PAA As! pabt + [Wen ee! Pad-Astp ‘eoens ornare, Published Every Wednesday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E, Heller, Publisher--R. Dean Thompson, Editor-Manager Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a Superior Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No, 12,406. Printed by legal newspaper of general circulatioa by the Nevada County. Charles Allert Litho, Nevada’ City. Subscription rates: One year, $4; Two years, $6; Three years,’ $8 <a EDITORIAL gum Seven Hills School Future Questionable The history of the school plant that for many years served as the Nevada City High School has been a hectic one in recent years. The plant became the Nevada Union Junior. High School when the high school districts unified. With supplementary space and staff operating in Hennessy School in Grass Valley, the Nevada City plant on Zion St. served as the main junior high school until the com_ pletion of the present Ridge Road high school. When the new high school opened, junior high school students moved to their present Grass Valley classrooms, andthe Nevada City Elementary School District leased the Zion St. school and named it Seven Hills School. Now, the Nevada Union HighSchool District has announced the school will be sold, preliminary to an expansion of the present high school. All indications are that the Nevada City Elementary School District will purchase the Seven Hills School plant. As a stop-gap in filling the needs ofa growing district, Seven Hills School has an unusual value to the local district. ‘obvious that such But it is @ move must be only a temporary answer to Nevada City's school needs. Perhaps the old building will suffice for another seven years or so. itis serving today on borrowed time. i? SPECIAL ee ne REPORT Outdoors Not “‘Free’’: Udall Sees Crisis By Stewart L. Udall _ Secretary of the Interior Today we face perhaps the gravest threat in history to our resources of land and water--and particularly to the once plentiful “green acres” which traditionally have played a vitalrolein shaping the character and destiny of America. And this is at atime when some 0 percent of our people --turning /dack py the millions to the spir[val solace of the land--take part in) outdoor recreation of some form. While heartening, this vast movement to the out-of-doors presents two thorny problems: First, our people are multiplying and more people need more land, both to live and to relax; and, second, the demand for industrial, commercial, and residential development for this burgeoning population is chewing away a million acres of remaining open space a year, wiping out suitable out door recreation areas at an alarming rate, and, at the same time, through ever stiffer competition for use of the land,\sending the prices for the remnants of our natural, unspoiled wilderness and waterfront to levels swiftly approaching the astronomical, Obviously, a solution must be found. But to find it we shall have to pay a price because, for better or worse, in the 1960's the out -of -doors is no longer free. An example of the cost may be seen inthis Administration's vigorous efforts to save needed land .to preserve our wildlife. Before 1961, land acquired for Federal wildlife refuges cost-an average of $12. 40 an acre; in fiscal 1961, this average price rose to $69.39 an acre; while in the 1962 fiscal year--as suitable land grew RENO LAKE TAHOE LAS VEGAS with qualified, trained, commercial pilots scarcer--the average price per acre had soared to $86.71. Spurred by the President's leadership, the conservationminded 87th Congress took unprecedented actionin setting aside three superb strips of seacoast as National Seashores at Cape Cod, at Point Reyes, near San Francisco, and at Padre Island, along the Gulf Coast of Texas, In May 1962, President Kennedy calledthe first White‘House Conference on Conservation since the turn of the century. At that extraordinary gathering of -conservation leaders from throughout the country he said:."I can think of no more suitable effort for an administration which is concernr edwith progress than to be identified with efforts to preserve this land maintain its beauty. " Congress will act this year on a Proposed pay-as-you-go Land. Conservation Fundto be financed by those who now enjoy our superb outdoor recreation areas and from recreation and land related Federal receipts. The bill establishes modest user fees for campers, picnickers, boaters, and others who in 1961 comprised more than 300 million visitors to national parks, forests, reservoirs, and seashores., Revenues w ould be utilized by the States and the Federal Government to plan cooperative and comprehensive outdoor recreation programs and‘to acquire suitable new recreation areas. Further financing for open Space acquisition programs would be provided through a car permit which would entitle arfiual admission to all national parks, forests, fish and wildlife recrea+ tion areas, dam reservoirs, and other federally financed recreation areas throughout the Nation: With sufficient public understanding and support, this is the _ program which, in President Ken. nedy's words, will enable us to insafe, well maintained aircraft. Cql-Net Airways _LOMA RICA AIRPORT * PHONE 273-6151 move ahead in. 1963 toward re= payment of our debt to the past-. and meeting our obligations tothe future. & . Continuing University of California at Davis, of how in c T'N SORRY WE HAVE 70 “FIRE YOU, GEORGE ,. AWD t REALIZE THAT YOU WORKED UERY HARD, AND THAT CERTAWLY ISA WONDERFUL POUV6HMUT.. Bot TAERE I< TusT VO ROOM Foe CREATIV/7Y MA BAKE RY // A GRIPES Having followed the local bus into Nevada City one morning recently at between 20 and 25 miles perhour, we wonder at what speed this vehicle might be considered to be obstructing traffic on a state highway? The fact that we have public transportation in our area is certainly an asset. But the convenience of h'aving public transportation is somewhat, ifnot entirely, offset by the inconvenience of having to follow it. A SERVICE.. Sierra College has announced its Speakers Bureau, and fraternal, social service and professional groups are invited to make use ofthe “team” Weaver, president of the college and superintendent of the district ---"Higher Education" or “Impressions of the Mediterranean Countries"; Bruce Denison, social sciences---"The U.S, and Latin America" or world population, interest rates, the Supreme Court, civil liberties; Dwight Hall, science and mathematics---"Galaxies and Nebulae” or mathematic topics; Robert Lawrence, science---current developments in science, physic stronomy; Raymond Nels glish--evaluation of literary works, language problepis, application of psychological and scientific techniques to literary research; Harold Chastain, social sciences ---historical, governmental subjects or collegiate athletics; Dr. Raymond Underhill, life science ---"The Science Clock” ,dis= coveries in life science and medicine, “Discovery and the Prepared Mind", on scientific discoyeries, or "Unto the Hills", a 25’ minute color film of nature's beauty inNorth and South America; Marion Akers, dean of instruction---the story of Sierra College; Homer Ostrom coach and hygiene---sports including films of Sierra football; Ed Court, science---lecture and slides of trailer trip to Alaska, or “Trees of ‘the Sierras", or discussion of fungi; Elmo Daley, English--"Backgrounds of English", or “The Nature of Poetry", or "The Shakespearean Controversy "; John

Creelman, social sciences--economic aid programs or "Democracy in Action" (in Japan)... To obtain these speakers, phone OL2-7273 or write Harold Weaber, president, Sierra College, Rocklin. se eee a FROM ARGENTIN Felicia: Schaps, bocal IFYE delegate to. Argentina, continues her report by letter mailed prior to Christmas: A metry, merry Christmas to you andthebest for a Happy New Year. This week’l moved to my third family, that of Serofin Pieroni. They area large family and one which has? farm ed here for many years. La senora tells me that her parents. were also raised near 9 de Julio. She is one of 14 children, and she herself has six that I have met. Onlythethree youngest are now living at home how eve-, Carlos, Maria Esther. an: Ava Maria. The latter has just come home for the Christmas season from the Collegio in 9 de Julio. The Collegio is for students the Same age as in our high school. Frequently the Collegios are boarding schools, operated by the . en Catholic Church. Both Carlos and Maria Esther have been quite. active in the 4-A clubs here, similar to 4-H. From themI hope to learn more of the clubwork activities and get a fuller picture of clubwork here. pale Heading the list is-Haroldtrators for not making the appreciation for thi parent. The fact that this teaching (To be continued) an account by Dr, Emil Mrak, Ch me ancellor of the ‘ment, man may be affecting his health and well-being. = Part 4 --Plenty Of Food, ‘But.. Man's food, of course, is the environmental factor of greatest interest to us. Much has been said about the Malthusian theory and the possibility that the time will come when we will outgrow our potential of food production. As a matter of fact, at one time it-was anticipated that we should now be in an era of food deficiency. Ma-41thus apparently had some sound views for his time, but these were based on the know ledge available at that time. Malthus was not aware of the great scientific advances that were to come. He did not foresee the great increase in production per acre, the development of procedures for distribution ‘nor the lower caloric requirement resulting from decrease in work output per individual. The time may still come when we will be confronted with a shortage of food, but our forward looking scientists are already experimenting on the production of edible microbial protein, This appears to be promising, for it would permit considerable production on land that is now waste. Here again is a place where man can do something beneficial for his environment and most definitely this is the time to support intensive research in this area. Present day problems relating to food are most certainly different than those with which Malthus was concerned. Rather than suffering from a deficiency of food, in this country atleast, we have an overabundance. It appears that this very abundance of . foods has fostered unwise habits, and improper nustition despite the adequacy of available food. We are now confronted with some serious health problems that may-be related to improper food intake. For a while we purified flour and removed certain vitamins and nutrients. Now we are adding them back. Presently we are reading much about saturated and unsaturated fats. The dairy industry has spent years increasing the butterfat content of milk and selling us on the idea that we must all drink one quart of milk a day for perfect health. Now more and more scientists are saying this is not so because of saturated fats. It's too bad that in years past more money was not put into-research so that we have the full story on this problem by now. As itis, we are still in the dark, but there is an awful fire to put out, a crash program and much crisis research. In animal production we put fat throughout the meat and on the surface, far beyond the needs of the animal, more and more of which is thrown away by the consumer. We do not need the calories, we are learning that we should pay more attention to unsaturated fats; therefore we have the inconsistency of breeding and feeding animals so that they will have plenty of fat and marbling and then throwing it away in the home. We are now starting to apply the full spectrum approach and study the relation of the animal's environment to the quality and edibility of the meat. : (To be continued) WASHINGTON ---Having conducted a strenuous holding Operation for two years, the Kennedy Administration must come up in 1963 with the gains, the evidence of progress, that formed the base of the Kennedy campaign appealin 1960, That is why, in their awareness of what iggee : a crit{cal 1@ months this is bound to be, many of the Presidents associates speak of '63 as a hinge year. It will either open the way to a successful approach to re-election in 1964 or the President will carry into a second campaign the nagging burden of a continuing drift anda constant reminder of failure to measure up to thg brave promises of 1960. : t the outset of his first term, even the President's harshest critics made allowance for the unbelievably difficult situatjefishe fiad inherited. The economies of the Eisenhower Administration had left the nation's foreign-military policy dependent almost solely on nuclear retaliation --that is to say, on annihilation. The President himself was inhibited by his awareness of the hairline margin by which he had been elected. But these reservations have long since been dissipated, President Kennedy will be judged in 1964 on performance, and it will not be enough to have held the line forfour years. On the side of the domestic economy, as he knows only too well, the line has not been held, Unemployment has moved above 5.5 percent of the total work force and 15 percent or more of America's plant capacity is either not being used or is being partially used. The gold outflow. has continued through the year just ended at a rate of nearly a billion dollars annually. While this is considerably less than it was in the last Eisenhower year, itis still alarmingly high, With the American ‘gold reserve at $15.7 billion, only three years of grace remain, since the President has said that the reserve cannot be allowed td go below $12 billion. The relation between the sluggish economy and-one of the toughest aspects of American foreign policy is clear. For two years, as the United States has been greatly increasing .all conventional armed forces to at‘taina new military-foreign policy in which there would be choices other than all-out nuclear war, the President has pleaded in vain with the principal members of the Western Alliance to follow a similar course. He has again and again pointed out that America's loss of gold is due largely to the disproportionate share of the cost of defending Western Europe borne by the United States, Washington pays 30 percent, for example, Letters To The Editor a gift again, = . As a veteran "school program audience” mayI suggest that the numerous programs throughout the year be sacrificed for one that would offer as much as the above mentioned holiday play. It would bénefit the-cast, teachers, student body, and parents. Yours truly, Jeanne Roese Nevada City Gentlemen: The end of the holidays brings a moment of reflection. I was conscious of a disappointment on the part of the schools. : At Christmas time, 1961, a delightful musical. program was presented at the Seven Hills School. It was a joy to see, finally, what a school is able to pro duce. For the-first time there was a sense of satisfaction. Thé cast was rightly proud. Perhaps the comm much to blame as / Dear Sir: We would like to say “thank you” for your support of the Marine Corps Band Concert. The ‘ publicity you gave us helped itto be a truly successful event. talent more apWASHINGTON CALLING . by MARQUIS CHILDS.of the cost of maintaining the support structure for the NATO alliance. The number of American soldiers stationed in Germany is five or six times the number of French, and the ratio between American and British forces is nearly as great. Bluntly to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Washington and to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Nassau, the President said that this ratio would have to. change. Either the contribution of Britain, France and Germany will increase or this country will cut its share of the burden, That means rough going within the alliance, and if this were the only problem, it would be a difficult and troubled year, Another source of the gold drainage is the rate of American investment inthe flourishing economy of Western Europe, Establishing new plants within the European Common Market for a variety of glittering incentives, American industrialists are at the same time exporting jobs Americans might otherwise have. This could bring a political reaction endangering the Kennedy Administrations new liberalized trade policy. From the budget-makers conferring with the President comes word that in view of the size of the defense budget. -between $50 and $52 billion, probably the latter figure ---there can be no increase in any other program, This may even apply to space and the race to the moon, despite previous reports that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will get $5.7 billion, two billion more than the current appropriation, Of the total, about 75 percent would go toward landing a manned expedition on the moon, Here is the President's greatest dilemma in this hinge year: the allocation of resources, limited by a sluggish economy, as between urgent civilian needs and the everspiralling demands of the fantastic new weaponry. The choice is no longer between guns and butter, It is between guns plus space and butter, with guns likely to take an ever-larger share, Congress is willing to appropriate unlimited ‘sums for both space andthe military, But the President in the past two years has struggled, in many instances in vain, to get fundstohelp relieve overcrowded schools and underpaidteachers, do away with urban slums, clean up pollutedrivers, make an effective attack on hard-core un-employment. In our advanced industrial society, the consequence is seen in a rising rate of crime and juvenile delinquency and a host of other ills, This is a challenge of overwhelming dimension. (Copyright, 1963) SIERRA SPRING WATER : DELIVERED IN 5 GAL. BOTTLES (3 MODERN COOLERS TO ability was not used again was uraging. It is not often small town has as much professional talent available. It uld be foolish to overlook such Nevada County 4H Club Council Sincerely yours, ‘Lawrence Personeni, t Chairman