July 1, 1965 (20 pages)

es . *1083nN AqunoD epeAeN * S96T ‘TI Aqng-: tee -Nevada County Nugget. July 1, 1965. ceases bond issue for, anyway? At the conclusion of this week's special session, we should know more about the fate of these issues, But whatever the Outcome, it seems reasonable to point Out that the state would have been served better if they had been firmly resolved during the regular session, It is hard to feel very happy about the accomplishments of the 1965 legislature, as they relate to-a number of fundamental problems in California: the need for new state park land, the need for making the state highway commission more responsive to "community values", the need for property tax relief, the need for special tax relief for agricultural land, the need for a true state transportation policy, the need BESS ae for strong state le guiding urban development and redevelopment, to name a few. Before the regular session began, many a know ledgeable legislator would tell anyone within earshot that the two houses would never agree on a Senate reapportionment formula, yet that issue was so much on the legislative mind that other more tractable issues ~~ were ignored. Speaker Unruh's perennial attempt to embarrass the Governor, and the Governor's understandable desire to put the Speaker in his place, didn't help matters either. Altogether ithas been a show without a star or a leader, capable of a three star rating, but deserving of no more than one, WASHINGTON CALLING A RARE AMERICAN PASSES FROM THE SCENE WASHINGTON, --The career of Bernard Mannes Baruch was, above all, the triumph of a personality. Behind the imposing facade that he presented to Senate committees and on the steps of the White House was the skill of an actor who if he had chosen to go on the stage, as one of his brothers did, would have been the greatest of his time. In relaxed moments he enjoyed doing imitations of en he had known in public life, A classic, as he act it out, was of a Senator of huge girth irately trying to getinto an upper berth. Baruch would do the voices, the ator, the Pullman porter, the conductor--with the gestures. His height and his im presence contributed greatly tothe impression he made on_everyone he met, Even after he had become almost t ---Alfred Heller deafness which his hearing aid modified but little--he was a formidable witness in the many hearings at which he appeared over the years. There were those who felt his deafness was a positive help, since he could never hear a question he did not want to be bothered Professional economists would rail at his conventional views on balancing the budget and holding down inflation, But‘while they could compete with him in terms of professional opinion they could never touch him in putting across a viewpoint. Hisinfluence in Washington over the years was very great. One reason was his generosity with campaign contributions where they counted most, A close associate who had himself served a long period in Congress once said that he thought without much trouble he could compile a list of a hundred sitting Senators and Representatives to whom Baruch had contributed. He had a habit of phoning a favorite toward the end of a tough fight and saying: "I've been following you and I just wanted to know if you needed any money." Since there was never a politician who in the thick of a bitterly fought contest didn 'tneed money, grateful sounds wouldcome from the other end of the line and a check from Baruch for $5,000 would go into the mail that day. One of the remarkable aspects of his power and his personality was the wild range of his friendships, He was for many-years-close-toSen. Harry Byrd of Virginia, a notable conservative, and throughout most of her life he was a warm friend to Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, who was anathema to all right-thinking conservatives, He once, while still living in his five-story New York town house just off Fifth Avenue, told the following anecdote, “Mrs, Rooseveltcametosee me, Therewasa family crisis, Forthe first time I saw her cry, I went to my desk and wrote what was I should think the largest personal check I ever wrote, " He had a legion of friends in the press who found him a fascinating repository of events past and present. Whatever the crisis he always presented a front of serene confidence -confidence in his prescription if only the man in power would turn to him to find a way out of the trouble and confidence in the country. He liked to tell witty stories about his experience in Paris with Woodrow Wilson during the Versailles Conference, His personality playeda large part in the highly favorable press he almost always got. His critics, who were fond of calling him privately an old fraud, found this baffling and infuriating. At one point Baruch had on his payroll a long-time associate as a public relations adviser. His friends remarked that this service was about as superfluous as anything could be, since he needed no advice in this field._His_occasional salty cynicism came out when e once remarked of this associate: “I'm afraid he's 0,000-acre South Carolina estate, Hobcaw Barony. It w rare privilege to be invited to Hobcaw where Baruch presided with the antebellum courtesy and kindness of the pre-Civil War past he treasured, Thisreporterhasa vivid memory of sitting with him as he talked in a small garden enclosure at Hobcaw with several venerable Negroes from the nearby town, In this warmhearted exchange time perfectly as on hi stood still with the benevolent master of the plantation counselling his admiring dependents. : Evenings at Hobcaw often meant small-stake roulette. Baruch was the croupier, doing a perfect imitation of a Monte Carlo croupier calling in French for the. end of the play as the wheel started to spin. In his day there was no one quite like him. And, given the extraordinary discipline he applied toa personality with a wild range, it is unlikely there will be again in our narrower and more conformist age. (Copyright 1965) ---Marquis Childs COLORADO CHANNELIZATION PLANS FACE A BIG FIGHT Widespread Opposition is mounting against plans by the Bureau of Reclamation to “channelize” the T opock Gorge, Parker Division and Yuma Division of the . Lower Colorado River until the Bureau comes up with definite plans to protect fish and wildlife values. The States of California and Arizona, the Colorado Council (composed of fish and wildlife agencies in allstates of the Colorado River Basin), thé California Wildlife Federation, Arizona Game Protective Association, National Wildlite Federation and many other governmental agencies and private organizations are urging the Congress to deny Federal appropriations until there is a complete replanning of water salvage programs on the lower Colorado River. Sportsmen and wildlife administrators are particularly concerned over the Bureau's plans to line the river channel with concrete, as well as remove phreatophytes (water consuming plants) along the banks and in surrounding areas. Such methods of water salvage or reclamation promise to ruin fish and wildlife habitat. So far, the Bureau has failed to offer any plans for mitigating the losses and destruction of recreation values, ---Conservation News LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A SOUTHERN CONVERT To the Editor: I recently spent a few days in your interesting little town, having been the guest of Mrs, James Christie, She drove me through the beautiful and lush countryside, pointed out some of the historic old houses with their lovely gardens until I became very much interested in yourcommunity, I was also up there last fall during the color festival, and enjoyed the hospitality of the National Hotel during my short vacation, Now, you will find enclosed a check to cover a years subscription to your informative and unusual little paper, and you may start with the current issue if you wish, Thanking you, Mrs, Frances K. Lowe RACE IDEAS PRAISED To the Editor: I want to congratulate you for the better tone of your editorials of late. “The Bike Race Was Great But It Could Be Better" in today's Nugget was very thought provoking. What are we going to do about the Bicycle "Tour of Nevada City." You have given us some things to think about. Perhaps we can unitedly accomplish the suggestions you have made, rather than dividedly waste a good Opportunity. Your editorial should be filed for use at next years planning session of the Chamber, Maxine Reed with, iF LEAT TV, SETS, PEOPLE COMPLAIN» IT IS REGARDEO A SACRILEGIOUS PRACTICE IN AopAN's SOUETY. 1, 5€7S FOR years Il £. Love BUT L'VE SuBSISTED ON BEING A EVERN LITTLE 10 ALCUSE ME OF SUBCONSCIOUS AN CRITIC IS NOT VAVip. DO YOU CRITICIZE YOUR BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING? _ BESIDES. t'mM-TOO OLD AO SWITCH TO TELEPHONE S «-

es . *1083nN AqunoD epeAeN * S96T ‘TI Aqng-: tee -Nevada County Nugget.. July 1, 1965. ceases bond issue for, anyway? At the conclusion of this week's special session, we should know more about the fate of these issues, But whatever the Outcome, it seems reasonable to point Out that the state would have been served better if they had been firmly resolved during the regular session, It is hard to feel very happy about the accomplishments of the 1965 legislature, as they relate to-a number of fundamental problems in California: the need for new state park land, the need for making the state highway commission more responsive to "community values", the need for property tax relief, the need for special tax relief for agricultural land, the need for a true state transportation policy, the need BESS ae for strong state le guiding urban development and redevelopment, to name a few. Before the regular session began, many a know ledgeable legislator would tell anyone within earshot that the two houses would never agree on a Senate reapportionment formula, yet that issue was so much on the legislative mind that other more tractable issues ~~ were ignored. Speaker Unruh's perennial attempt to embarrass the Governor, and the Governor's understandable desire to put the Speaker in his place, didn't help matters either. Altogether ithas been a show without a star or a leader, capable of a three star rating, but deserving of no more than one, WASHINGTON CALLING A RARE AMERICAN PASSES FROM THE SCENE WASHINGTON, --The career of Bernard Mannes Baruch was, above all, the triumph of a personality. Behind the imposing facade that he presented to Senate committees and on the steps of the White House was the skill of an actor who if he had chosen to go on the stage, as one of his brothers did, would have been the greatest of his time. In relaxed moments he enjoyed doing imitations of en he had known in public life, A classic, as he act it out, was of a Senator of huge girth irately trying to getinto an upper berth. Baruch would do the voices, the ator, the Pullman porter, the conductor--with the gestures. His height and his im presence contributed greatly tothe impression he made on_everyone he met, Even after he had become almost t ---Alfred Heller deafness which his hearing aid modified but little--he was a formidable witness in the many hearings at which he appeared over the years. There were those who felt his deafness was a positive help, since he could never hear a question he did not want to be bothered Professional economists would rail at his conventional views on balancing the budget and holding down inflation, But‘while they could compete with him in terms of professional opinion they could never touch him in putting across a viewpoint. Hisinfluence in Washington over the years was very great. One reason was his generosity with campaign contributions where they counted most, A close associate who had himself served a long period in Congress once said that he thought without much trouble he could compile a list of a hundred sitting Senators and Representatives to whom Baruch had contributed. He had a habit of phoning a favorite toward the end of a tough fight and saying: "I've been following you and I just wanted to know if you needed any money." Since there was never a politician who in the thick of a bitterly fought contest didn 'tneed money, grateful sounds wouldcome from the other end of the line and a check from Baruch for $5,000 would go into the mail that day. One of the remarkable aspects of his power and his personality was the wild range of his friendships, He was for many-years-close-toSen. Harry Byrd of Virginia, a notable conservative, and throughout most of her life he was a warm friend to Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, who was anathema to all right-thinking conservatives, He once, while still living in his five-story New York town house just off Fifth Avenue, told the following anecdote, “Mrs, Rooseveltcametosee me, Therewasa family crisis, Forthe first time I saw her cry, I went to my desk and wrote what was I should think the largest personal check I ever wrote, " He had a legion of friends in the press who found him a fascinating repository of events past and present. Whatever the crisis he always presented a front of serene confidence -confidence in his prescription if only the man in power would turn to him to find a way out of the trouble and confidence in the country. He liked to tell witty stories about his experience in Paris with Woodrow Wilson during the Versailles Conference, His personality playeda large part in the highly favorable press he almost always got. His critics, who were fond of calling him privately an old fraud, found this baffling and infuriating. At one point Baruch had on his payroll a long-time associate as a public relations adviser. His friends remarked that this service was about as superfluous as

anything could be, since he needed no advice in this field._His_occasional salty cynicism came out when e once remarked of this associate: “I'm afraid he's 0,000-acre South Carolina estate, Hobcaw Barony. It w rare privilege to be invited to Hobcaw where Baruch presided with the antebellum courtesy and kindness of the pre-Civil War past he treasured, Thisreporterhasa vivid memory of sitting with him as he talked in a small garden enclosure at Hobcaw with several venerable Negroes from the nearby town, In this warmhearted exchange time perfectly as on hi stood still with the benevolent master of the plantation counselling his admiring dependents. : Evenings at Hobcaw often meant small-stake roulette. Baruch was the croupier, doing a perfect imitation of a Monte Carlo croupier calling in French for the. end of the play as the wheel started to spin. In his day there was no one quite like him. And, given the extraordinary discipline he applied toa personality with a wild range, it is unlikely there will be again in our narrower and more conformist age. (Copyright 1965) ---Marquis Childs COLORADO CHANNELIZATION PLANS FACE A BIG FIGHT Widespread Opposition is mounting against plans by the Bureau of Reclamation to “channelize” the T opock Gorge, Parker Division and Yuma Division of the . Lower Colorado River until the Bureau comes up with definite plans to protect fish and wildlife values. The States of California and Arizona, the Colorado Council (composed of fish and wildlife agencies in allstates of the Colorado River Basin), thé California Wildlife Federation, Arizona Game Protective Association, National Wildlite Federation and many other governmental agencies and private organizations are urging the Congress to deny Federal appropriations until there is a complete replanning of water salvage programs on the lower Colorado River. Sportsmen and wildlife administrators are particularly concerned over the Bureau's plans to line the river channel with concrete, as well as remove phreatophytes (water consuming plants) along the banks and in surrounding areas. Such methods of water salvage or reclamation promise to ruin fish and wildlife habitat. So far, the Bureau has failed to offer any plans for mitigating the losses and destruction of recreation values, ---Conservation News LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A SOUTHERN CONVERT To the Editor: I recently spent a few days in your interesting little town, having been the guest of Mrs, James Christie, She drove me through the beautiful and lush countryside, pointed out some of the historic old houses with their lovely gardens until I became very much interested in yourcommunity, I was also up there last fall during the color festival, and enjoyed the hospitality of the National Hotel during my short vacation, Now, you will find enclosed a check to cover a years subscription to your informative and unusual little paper, and you may start with the current issue if you wish, Thanking you, Mrs, Frances K. Lowe RACE IDEAS PRAISED To the Editor: I want to congratulate you for the better tone of your editorials of late. “The Bike Race Was Great But It Could Be Better" in today's Nugget was very thought provoking. What are we going to do about the Bicycle "Tour of Nevada City." You have given us some things to think about. Perhaps we can unitedly accomplish the suggestions you have made, rather than dividedly waste a good Opportunity. Your editorial should be filed for use at next years planning session of the Chamber, Maxine Reed with, iF LEAT TV, SETS, PEOPLE COMPLAIN» IT IS REGARDEO A SACRILEGIOUS PRACTICE IN AopAN's SOUETY.. 1, 5€7S FOR years Il £. Love BUT L'VE SuBSISTED ON BEING A EVERN LITTLE 10 ALCUSE ME OF SUBCONSCIOUS AN CRITIC IS NOT VAVip. DO YOU CRITICIZE YOUR BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING? _ BESIDES. t'mM-TOO OLD AO SWITCH TO TELEPHONE S «-