May 29, 1963 (8 pages)

SA UDR AE nesday, May 29, 1963..Ne » Nevada City, Calif. WABI apieinnce Wspaper of general circulation by the Nevada § Allert Litho, Nevada City. Wednesday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC, Thompson, Editor-Manager postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a >t Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No. 12,406. Printed by $8. ~~ os Pg at eo , * gf? Re tas oat peatte elena Mad-Als! pabte(V eno! rad-f SMALL TOWN SMALL WORLD EDITORIAL After The Storm The unamious decision of the Nevada City Council infavor of "Plan C," a compromise freeway design plan incorporating important aspects of the original state plan and the DeLeuw, Cather and Company plan has brought some general satisfactionandalsosome general feeling of relief: the long-battle seems to be over. : : At this point, we are reluctant to draw any conclusions about the affair, or tolook for lessons init. We can suggest, however, that the State of California is to be congratulated for its cooperation following a long period of inflexibility, that the city council deserves praise for serving the interests of many groups, not just one group or another, and that those who wanted either less pavement:or more pavement in the downtown area should be thanked for their forbearance and understanding. Dump Contract Needed By Residents Nevada City and Nevada County, through their attorneys, are negotiating toward a contract for use of the city dump by those who live inthe unincorporated area surrounding the city. City costs of maintenance of the dump are high, mainly because much of the rubbish and garbage dumped there comes from outside the city. ‘ Because of this non-city usage, the city will in the near future need to seek another dump site. It is only fair that the county should agree to pay its proper share of the operation and maintenance ofthis dump if residents who live outside the city are to be allowed to use the city facility. Weare sure the county board of supervisors realizes its responsibility to residents in the Nevada City area, and that a suitable contract will result. The only other logical answer to the county need fora dump in the Nevada City area would be for the county to find and purchase a site and then establish and operate such a dump. Memorial Day Tomorrow is Memorial Day. While this-is a day intended mainly for honoring the memory of veterans of our armed services, we feel it has a wider scope---it is the day for remembering friends and family members no longer with us, too. A holiday, true; but more, a hallowed day. dba Tienes: Pai-~Ag! web een! P-AsS p eoen« ©)evaca COOMTY NvVEGET @* oc THERE 1S iA eR In t SIERRA BYWAYS FREEWAY HUMOR.. Last week's Nevada City Council meeting concerning freeway design warmed up several times, but never cuite reached the boiling point, In such meetings, a phrase, a sentence, or a auestion can often cool tempers with laughter. Such was the case Wednesday night when one person brought up the question of whether the freeway designs had taken into consideration the needs of bicycle safety. “Will they have a little freeway of their own?". .«.The question was never answered. Celio opens its doors for the nearly 1000 Campfire Girls who will attend the five summer sessions, the kitchen staff will again be under the direction of head cook Mrs,-V-iola Haliburton who has held that position for 17 years. .Mrs. Haliburton cooks fora fraternity house in Oakland during the winter months. BLOWING THE HORN.. They say a person should blow his own horn, so let's do that by quoting what AlBourassa, director of advertising for Boston Distiller, Inc., hasto say about advertising inweeklies.. Weeklies win local impact for him that no other media could.. Bourassa lists seven requirements for his weeklies: 1. Must havea paid circulation; 2, Should print at least 1,500 copies; 3. Should average a minimum of six pages; 4. Must print 50-60 per. cent of community news; 5. Should run photos of. local people, local events; 6. Shouldhave a radio and TV listing, plus movie advertising. This CAMP CELIO..When Camp: would indicate the paper would be kept for reference for more than a day or so; and 7. Should have an editorial page, a publisher's or editor's column. This is evidence of an attempt to render community service. . Bourassa points out that in a metropolitan daily his ad has one impression. For the same money he gets 16 opportunities to sell the same product, or 16 different products---average cost per reader, one cent. THE RED CASTLE,.Edd Addington, who makes the Red Castle his home as caretaker forthe present owners, passed on some historical information about the big red brick building that is now up for sale.. Squire Williams, whose mining claim extended fromthe Red Castle down and across Deer Creek, started construction on the building in 1857. It was completed in 1858, .-.»The bricks were hauled from S.F., part ofthe way by 12-horse teams, Squire William'sclaimin Deer Creek was rich, -so rich that he picked up $500 in gold from one pan full. The flat rock that rests under today's bridge, when the gravel was taken off, was almost yellow with gold. Addington says. The Seuire was an important person in Nevada City. When the early fire of "63 wiped out almost the entire town, his place was left. But, as Addington describes, "He got too friendly with women and his wife kicked him out." Squire Williams died a pauper in Redding. Mrs, Williams continuedto live in Nevada City at the Red Castle with her grandson. The child, mentally disturbed, ran ‘around the Williams property and theRed Castle carrying a lantern and “screeching and hollering". This gave theRed Castle its reputation as a haunted house, which for years stayed with the building. Indeed, the daughter of a later tenant found when she went to school that the other children wouldn't touch her for she came from the “haunted house”. For one period, a Mr. Craig, engineer of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge, owned the building. The Red Castle then passed to Charles Townsend, who took in roomers and boarders. Divorced . from his wife wholivedinGold Run, Townsend was joined at the Red Castle by his daughter who had lost her husband in an accident at the Englebright Mine. She joined her father after an operation for a tumor. "Herel found her, " Addington continued, “and won her fora ceteris Sin RE ha een 9 Si Speeches ae Fhe iis ater ae Re te : i "Pome a (This week's excerpt from “Forces of i Agriculture" describes the impact of Technology as one of those forces. This series is drawn from a pamphlet issued by the University of California at Davis for a University-wide agricultural conference which was held May 2.) cue Technology. -the systematic use of scientific methods to solve problems of production and economics -is another force which, with land, water, and population, will shape California's future as food supplier to the world. Like population, the force of technology is growing and apparently unlimited -~ as long as scientific research continues, at least. a ‘ Today, a single average U.S. farmer grows enough food for 27 other persons. A dozen years ago he could supply 15 others, and . in 1920, only about eight. (In California, where average production ishigher, these figures might well be doubled.) The increase is due almost entirely to technology. California farmers and agricultural engineers have pioneered in mechanization: --In 1960, machines picked only half of the nation's cotton, but almost nine-tenths of California's. Sie --Between 1960 and 1962, machines cut the time needed to harvest California's potato crop from 63,000 man-weeks to 25, 600. --Seventeen men and a-carrot harvesting machine can turn out one-third more tonnage than a hand crew of 44 men. One man in a machine crew can replace five human tomato pickers. Some crops are more difficult to mechanize than others. In the U.S. from 1939 to 1955, production per man-hour went up 200 per cent for feed grains and 138 per cent for cotton, but only 44 per cent for vegetables and 14 per cent. for fruits and nuts.’ Cali-fornia hasan more than its share of the hard-to-mechanize crops. Since these crops are destined to become even more important to the, state, skilled human harvest crews may be needed in some areas almost indefinitely --if agriculture itself survives. But California farmers and agricultural scientists are making dramatic progress in mechanizing many of the problem crops. Tomatoes, prunes, nuts, cling peaches and apricots already are being machine~harvested. Machines to pick grapes, dates and asparagus are in existence, Mechanical aids vastly reduce the need for human effort in harvesting lettuce and other vegetables. These are being adapted tocitrus, apples, pears and other fruits. Practically all these crops are hauled and stored in bulk, by machines. Specialization on the farm takes various forms, Many large farms already hire specialists in soils, irrigation, entomology, plant diseases, and plant nutrition. More farmers are specializing in one ortwo crops, and renting much of their land, And farm managers are tending to specialize as businessmen, because capitol investments are increasing, farms are growing bigger and onthe-farm decisions are being’ made with processing and marketing problems in mind. Farming in California is becoming a specialized type of business, rather than a way of life. A major technological impact on California production agriculture is caused by better crop varieties and better growing methods, resulting in more yield per acre. Since 1940, many California crops have more than doubled in yield as a result of new varieties, better irrigation, scientific fertilization and pest control, and other results of research. This trend is expected to continue in spite of agriculture'’s forced move onto less fertile land, but it may call for break-throughs in research. Some aspects of farm technology, such as fertilization, may be approaching their limits of efficiency with présent knowledge. But conmy pletely new methods to boost yield -chemical growth stimulants and foliar fertilizers, for example -may be forthcoming from the research laboratories. (Fourth of a series of six articles. ) WASHINGTO CALLING By MARQUIS CHILDS wife on Christmas Eve, 1916. Herbert Nile was married the day before, I think, or the day after. "I made this place home as I w orked all over for the PG&E, and she couldn't always be with me, I also: put money into the place to help my father-in-law, so when he passed away he willed it to me, : “I owned it then till after May died. " Addington sold the Red Castle to aBay Arearesident who in turn solditto Emery Lander, Truckee deputy sheriff. Now up for sale, Addington says he had been told that the Red Castle is the oldest building in town that has not been remodeled, Letters To The Editor cent for it. Alll askisthat you let us know Dear Editor: Tothe 2, 000 people of the 49er Fire District. Iamplain mad, my Irish is up, to think that we have so many people in our district and only a handful attend the meetings to see what is going on, and not only that, they gripe because you ask for a pie or cake, or a little help for the fire house, and only the same few do all the work. Most of you haven't even seen how much work has been done. I am ashamed to write this about our district, but you are lax and unappreciative, to think you haveto be begged and phoned to get a pie or cake or some. other help, you should be ashamed. I am resentful, I am only human the same as you, I had to give up my week-endin case you should have a fire, we had to stay by the phone, while you went fishing or some other place. We aren‘tthe only ones who have to stay by the phone, there are several, and they don't get a red” you appreciate what we are doing by showing some; interest. There will be a meeting for the men and womenJune7th. W on'tall of you please attend? Be at the Fire House about 7:50 p.m. I am going to suggest a bake sale, why don't you come and vote on it. I am going to make homemade bread. I also have offers of homemade raised snails and cinnamoa rolls, and other bakery goods. Yours, Fern Orzalli Nevada City Dear Sir: The Colfax High School Parents Club would like to thank you for the coverage given our club onj our annual Spring Carnival. Yours sincerely, Dorothy Guinther; Margaret Maloney Colfax By Assemblyman Paul Lunardi The old Romans had a phrase for it, “caveat emptor” “let the buyer beware”. The general idea was, thatif the buyer wasn't smart enough to protect himself in bargaining, he deserved what he got. Today, consumer protection is enjoying something of a popular vogue as a legislative subject. During the past few sessions, a wide variety of measures have been introduced to protect the consuiner, either against attacks on his pocketbook, or fraud in; connection with the quality and, quantity of the goods and services he buys. A few have been enacted intolaw, but more have fallen by the wayside for one reason or another, Legislating in the field of retail consumer Credit is particularly complex. The wide range of credit plans offered by merchants, from installment selling through “revolving accounts” to regular charge accounts, makes it difficult to keep a fair balance between all the factors involved. However, in 1959.a basic law was passed which set up fundamental tules for all types of credit plans. During its consideration, this measure was supported both by consumer representatives and reCaveat Empfor.Buyer Beware tailergroups. Inthis session, the administration has sponsored a series of measures for the benefit of consumers. One of the principal measures in this group was heard by the Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee a few days ago. To the surprise of its supporters, though not of disinterested observers, the bill did not get favorable action. As one reporter who evidently believes in resurrection put it, the bill was “killed for two years" sent to interim study. Called the “truth in lending bill", ‘the measure w ould have required everyone selling on credit with a detailed statement about the terms of sale and all financing charges. Includedin this statement would have to be the total amount financed, the dollar amount of the’ finance charge, and the finance rate, translated into the effective annual interest rate on the unpaid balance. Anyone advertising credit terms would also have to state the finance charges in terms of the effective annual interest rate, Penalties for violation would be a fine up to $5,000, or jail up to one year. es Supporters of the measure in-. cluded the State Consumer Counsel, local consumer groups, labor organizations, and a professor from Kansas, They argued that all the bill does is to let people know the price they are paying. for credit. Opponents of the bill declared that it is unnecessary because present. law requires inclusion of much the same information in every conditional. sales contract and revolving account agreement. The proposal was called impractical and unworkable because of the complicated calculations needed, It was pointed out that standard charts of effective annual interest rates could not. be prepared for guidance of sales people because of the numerous possible variations w hich could make it rough even for a computer. : Everyone agreed that full disclosure of the price of credit is desirable, but opponents said that compliance with the terms of the bill w ould only confuse buyers. Its administration would be almost impossible to police, theymaintained. Like Diogenes looking for the missing honest man,. one of our interim committees will have to do'some searching for a workabie answer tothe problem of legisla-. ting truth in lending. x ‘SoS &k tk the revolution in agriculture. The outpouring of plenty is like an oil gusher that cannot be capped or even directed into useful channels, The revolt of the wheat farmers is simply another evidence of the reluctance to face up to the mechanization of mass farming andthe factthat fewer men produce more and more food. But the -rejection of a control plan by an outright majority, as against the two-thirds. vote required for approval, comes at a moment when America's agriculture production isthreatened from another quarter. The six European nations comprising the Common Market are trying to determine their own agricultural policy as their farmers are beginning to benefit by the new revolutionary techniaues. The pressure is great to use government subsidies to build up production, making Europe not only self-sufficient in major commodities but to create surpluses for sale abroad, To do that it would be necessary to put up tariff walls against American agricultural products and shut out roughly $1.5 billion currently sold in the European market. Most of this is in feed grains which are inthe greatest surplus here at home. With as little stir as possible the United States has been saying to Europe: ‘If you do this you will cause a political reaction so violent that it can wreck the Atlantic alliance. But putting order into the world picture implies the ability to rationalize production within each nation. And it is here that the returns from the wheat referendum will be read in Europe with special interest. As with everything this country does, or fails to do, with its overwhelming economic power, the consequences ~ flow out to the farthest corners of the earth. The longer a subsidy system exists the more beneficiaries it brings into being and they fight like tigers against any change. Some of the juciest benefits have gone to the commercial storage industry for holding the great mountain range of surplus grain off the market. How important they were in lobbying against the Administration's wheat control program it is hard to say, since the conservative American Farm Bureau Federation apparently supplied a sufficient margin. But the stake of these commercial interests in wheat alone is huge. The storage of surplus wheat in 1953 cost just under $30, 000,000. In the seven years of the Eisenhower Administration it went to $190,800,000 and of that total in 1960 the commercial storage industry got $185, 900, 000. _ Therates paid for storage were reduced that year. Yet, despite this, the building of new capacity went right ahead. On June 30, 1960, when the rates went down total capacity was 4, 240,000, 000 bushels. It is currently nearly five billion. And while the total annual storage bill dropped by $34, 000,000 from ‘60 through "62 unlimited production under the old program will be guaranteed to send it up again. Farmers the world over are stubborn individualists. For so many centuries they have wrestled with the adversity of soil and weather that they harbor today adeep-seated suspicion that the city dweller wants to cheat them out of their new found bonanza. ‘~ President de Gaulle has had almost more trouble from the French peasants than from organized labor in his attempt to put controls on the French economy. The German peasant treasures his tradi‘tional handicraft farming. These are the forces Europe reckons with and they have a potential fully as explosive to world order as “America's mountainous surpluses,(Copyright, 1963) = See . ~ WASHINGTON---No way has been found to control and contain H O WeEwkW Ll

SA UDR AE nesday, May 29, 1963...Ne » Nevada City, Calif. WABI apieinnce Wspaper of general circulation by the Nevada § Allert Litho, Nevada City. Wednesday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC, Thompson, Editor-Manager postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a >t Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No. 12,406. Printed by $8. ~~ os Pg at eo , * gf? Re tas oat peatte elena Mad-Als! pabte(V eno! rad-f SMALL TOWN SMALL WORLD EDITORIAL After The Storm The unamious decision of the Nevada City Council infavor of "Plan C," a compromise freeway design plan incorporating important aspects of the original state plan and the DeLeuw, Cather and Company plan has brought some general satisfactionandalsosome general feeling of relief: the long-battle seems to be over. : : At this point, we are reluctant to draw any conclusions about the affair, or tolook for lessons init. We can suggest, however, that the State of California is to be congratulated for its cooperation following a long period of inflexibility, that the city council deserves praise for serving the interests of many groups, not just one group or another, and that those who wanted either less pavement:or more pavement in the downtown area should be thanked for their forbearance and understanding. Dump Contract Needed By Residents Nevada City and Nevada County, through their attorneys, are negotiating toward a contract for use of the city dump by those who live inthe unincorporated area surrounding the city. City costs of maintenance of the dump are high, mainly because much of the rubbish and garbage dumped there comes from outside the city. ‘ Because of this non-city usage, the city will in the near future need to seek another dump site. It is only fair that the county should agree to pay its proper share of the operation and maintenance ofthis dump if residents who live outside the city are to be allowed to use the city facility. Weare sure the county board of supervisors realizes its responsibility to residents in the Nevada City area, and that a suitable contract will result. The only other logical answer to the county need fora dump in the Nevada City area would be for the county to find and purchase a site and then establish and operate such a dump. Memorial Day Tomorrow is Memorial Day. While this-is a day intended mainly for honoring the memory of veterans of our armed services, we feel it has a wider scope---it is the day for remembering friends and family members no longer with us, too. A holiday, true; but more, a hallowed day. dba Tienes: Pai-~Ag! web een! P-AsS p eoen« ©)evaca COOMTY NvVEGET @* oc THERE 1S iA eR In t SIERRA BYWAYS FREEWAY HUMOR... Last week's Nevada City Council meeting concerning freeway design warmed up several times, but never cuite reached the boiling point, In such meetings, a phrase, a sentence, or a auestion can often cool tempers with laughter. Such was the case Wednesday night when one person brought up the question of whether the freeway designs had taken into consideration the needs of bicycle safety. “Will they have a little freeway of their own?". .«.The question was never answered. Celio opens its doors for the nearly 1000 Campfire Girls who will attend the five summer sessions, the kitchen staff will again be under the direction of head cook Mrs,-V-iola Haliburton who has held that position for 17 years.. .Mrs. Haliburton cooks fora fraternity house in Oakland during the winter months. BLOWING THE HORN... They say a person should blow his own horn, so let's do that by quoting what AlBourassa, director of advertising for Boston Distiller, Inc., hasto say about advertising inweeklies... Weeklies win local impact for him that no other media could... Bourassa lists seven requirements for his weeklies: 1. Must havea paid circulation; 2, Should print at least 1,500 copies; 3. Should average a minimum of six pages; 4. Must print 50-60 per. cent of community news; 5. Should run photos of. local people, local events; 6. Shouldhave a radio and TV listing, plus movie advertising. This CAMP CELIO...When Camp: would indicate the paper would be kept for reference for more than a day or so; and 7. Should have an editorial page, a publisher's or editor's column. This is evidence of an attempt to render community service.. . Bourassa points out that in a metropolitan daily his ad has one impression. For the same money he gets 16 opportunities to sell the same product, or 16 different products---average cost per reader, one cent. THE RED CASTLE,..Edd Addington, who makes the Red Castle his home as caretaker forthe present owners, passed on some historical information about the big red brick building that is now up for sale... Squire Williams, whose mining claim extended fromthe Red Castle down and across Deer Creek, started construction on the building in 1857. It was completed in 1858, .-.»The bricks were hauled from S.F., part ofthe way by 12-horse teams, Squire William'sclaimin Deer Creek was rich, -so rich that he picked up $500 in gold from one pan full. The flat rock that rests under today's bridge, when the gravel was taken off, was almost yellow with gold. Addington says. The Seuire was an important person in Nevada City. When the early fire of "63 wiped out almost the entire town, his place was left. But, as Addington describes, "He got too friendly with women and his wife kicked him out." Squire Williams died a pauper in Redding. Mrs, Williams continuedto live in Nevada City at the Red Castle with her grandson. The child, mentally disturbed, ran ‘around the Williams property and theRed Castle carrying a lantern and “screeching and hollering". This gave theRed Castle its reputation as a haunted house, which for years stayed with the building. Indeed, the daughter of a later tenant found when she went to school that the other children wouldn't touch her for she came from the “haunted house”. For one period, a Mr. Craig, engineer of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge, owned the building. The Red Castle then passed to Charles Townsend, who took in roomers and boarders. Divorced . from his wife wholivedinGold Run, Townsend was joined at the Red Castle by his daughter who had lost her husband in an accident at the Englebright Mine. She joined her father after an operation for a tumor. "Herel found her, " Addington continued, “and won her fora ceteris Sin RE ha een 9 Si Speeches ae Fhe iis ater ae Re te : i "Pome a (This week's excerpt from “Forces of i Agriculture" describes the impact of Technology as one of those forces. This series is drawn from a pamphlet issued by the University of California at Davis for a University-wide agricultural conference which was held May 2.) cue Technology. -the systematic use of scientific methods to solve problems of production and economics -is another force which, with land, water, and population, will shape California's future as food supplier to the world. Like population, the force of technology is growing and apparently unlimited -~ as long as scientific research continues, at least. a ‘ Today, a single average U.S. farmer grows enough food for 27 other persons. A dozen years ago he could supply 15 others, and . in 1920, only about eight. (In California, where average production ishigher, these figures might well be doubled.) The increase is due almost entirely to technology. California farmers and agricultural engineers have pioneered in mechanization: --In 1960, machines picked only half of the nation's cotton, but almost nine-tenths of California's. Sie --Between 1960 and 1962, machines cut the time needed to harvest California's potato crop from 63,000 man-weeks to 25, 600. --Seventeen men and a-carrot harvesting machine can turn out one-third more tonnage than a hand crew of 44 men. One man in a machine crew can replace five human tomato pickers. Some crops are more difficult to mechanize than others. In the U.S. from 1939 to 1955, production per man-hour went up 200 per cent for feed grains and 138 per cent for cotton, but only 44 per cent for vegetables and 14 per cent. for fruits and nuts.’ Cali-fornia hasan more than its share of the hard-to-mechanize crops. Since these crops are destined to become even more important to the, state, skilled human harvest crews may be needed in some areas almost indefinitely --if agriculture itself survives. But California farmers and agricultural scientists are making dramatic progress in mechanizing many of the problem crops. Tomatoes, prunes, nuts, cling peaches and apricots already are being machine~harvested. Machines to pick grapes, dates and asparagus are in existence, Mechanical aids vastly reduce the need for human effort in harvesting lettuce and other vegetables. These are being adapted tocitrus, apples, pears and other fruits. Practically all these crops are hauled and stored in bulk, by machines. Specialization on the farm takes various forms, Many large farms already hire specialists in soils, irrigation, entomology, plant diseases, and plant nutrition. More farmers are specializing in one ortwo crops, and renting much of their land, And farm managers are tending to specialize as businessmen, because capitol investments are increasing, farms are growing bigger and onthe-farm decisions are being’ made with processing and marketing problems in mind. Farming in California is becoming a specialized type of business, rather than a way of life. A major technological impact on California production agriculture is caused by better crop varieties and better growing methods, resulting in more yield per acre. Since 1940, many California crops have more than doubled in yield as a result of new varieties, better irrigation, scientific fertilization and pest control, and other results of research. This trend is expected to continue in spite of agriculture'’s forced move onto less fertile land, but it may call for break-throughs in research. Some aspects of farm technology, such as fertilization, may be approaching their limits of efficiency with présent knowledge. But conmy pletely new methods to boost yield -chemical growth stimulants and foliar fertilizers, for example -may be forthcoming from the research laboratories.

(Fourth of a series of six articles. ) WASHINGTO CALLING By MARQUIS CHILDS wife on Christmas Eve, 1916. Herbert Nile was married the day before, I think, or the day after. "I made this place home as I w orked all over for the PG&E, and she couldn't always be with me, I also: put money into the place to help my father-in-law, so when he passed away he willed it to me, : “I owned it then till after May died. " Addington sold the Red Castle to aBay Arearesident who in turn solditto Emery Lander, Truckee deputy sheriff. Now up for sale, Addington says he had been told that the Red Castle is the oldest building in town that has not been remodeled, Letters To The Editor cent for it. Alll askisthat you let us know Dear Editor: Tothe 2, 000 people of the 49er Fire District. Iamplain mad, my Irish is up, to think that we have so many people in our district and only a handful attend the meetings to see what is going on, and not only that, they gripe because you ask for a pie or cake, or a little help for the fire house, and only the same few do all the work. Most of you haven't even seen how much work has been done. I am ashamed to write this about our district, but you are lax and unappreciative, to think you haveto be begged and phoned to get a pie or cake or some. other help, you should be ashamed. I am resentful, I am only human the same as you, I had to give up my week-endin case you should have a fire, we had to stay by the phone, while you went fishing or some other place. We aren‘tthe only ones who have to stay by the phone, there are several, and they don't get a red” you appreciate what we are doing by showing some; interest. There will be a meeting for the men and womenJune7th. W on'tall of you please attend? Be at the Fire House about 7:50 p.m. I am going to suggest a bake sale, why don't you come and vote on it. I am going to make homemade bread. I also have offers of homemade raised snails and cinnamoa rolls, and other bakery goods. Yours, Fern Orzalli Nevada City Dear Sir: The Colfax High School Parents Club would like to thank you for the coverage given our club onj our annual Spring Carnival. Yours sincerely, Dorothy Guinther; Margaret Maloney Colfax By Assemblyman Paul Lunardi The old Romans had a phrase for it, “caveat emptor” “let the buyer beware”. The general idea was, thatif the buyer wasn't smart enough to protect himself in bargaining, he deserved what he got. Today, consumer protection is enjoying something of a popular vogue as a legislative subject. During the past few sessions, a wide variety of measures have been introduced to protect the consuiner, either against attacks on his pocketbook, or fraud in; connection with the quality and, quantity of the goods and services he buys. A few have been enacted intolaw, but more have fallen by the wayside for one reason or another, Legislating in the field of retail consumer Credit is particularly complex. The wide range of credit plans offered by merchants, from installment selling through “revolving accounts” to regular charge accounts, makes it difficult to keep a fair balance between all the factors involved. However, in 1959.a basic law was passed which set up fundamental tules for all types of credit plans. During its consideration, this measure was supported both by consumer representatives and reCaveat Empfor..Buyer Beware tailergroups. Inthis session, the administration has sponsored a series of measures for the benefit of consumers. One of the principal measures in this group was heard by the Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee a few days ago. To the surprise of its supporters, though not of disinterested observers, the bill did not get favorable action. As one reporter who evidently believes in resurrection put it, the bill was “killed for two years" sent to interim study. Called the “truth in lending bill", ‘the measure w ould have required everyone selling on credit with a detailed statement about the terms of sale and all financing charges. Includedin this statement would have to be the total amount financed, the dollar amount of the’ finance charge, and the finance rate, translated into the effective annual interest rate on the unpaid balance. Anyone advertising credit terms would also have to state the finance charges in terms of the effective annual interest rate, Penalties for violation would be a fine up to $5,000, or jail up to one year. es Supporters of the measure in-. cluded the State Consumer Counsel, local consumer groups, labor organizations, and a professor from Kansas, They argued that all the bill does is to let people know the price they are paying. for credit. Opponents of the bill declared that it is unnecessary because present. law requires inclusion of much the same information in every conditional. sales contract and revolving account agreement. The proposal was called impractical and unworkable because of the complicated calculations needed, It was pointed out that standard charts of effective annual interest rates could not. be prepared for guidance of sales people because of the numerous possible variations w hich could make it rough even for a computer. : Everyone agreed that full disclosure of the price of credit is desirable, but opponents said that compliance with the terms of the bill w ould only confuse buyers. Its administration would be almost impossible to police, theymaintained. Like Diogenes looking for the missing honest man,. one of our interim committees will have to do'some searching for a workabie answer tothe problem of legisla-. ting truth in lending. x ‘SoS &k tk the revolution in agriculture. The outpouring of plenty is like an oil gusher that cannot be capped or even directed into useful channels, The revolt of the wheat farmers is simply another evidence of the reluctance to face up to the mechanization of mass farming andthe factthat fewer men produce more and more food. But the -rejection of a control plan by an outright majority, as against the two-thirds. vote required for approval, comes at a moment when America's agriculture production isthreatened from another quarter. The six European nations comprising the Common Market are trying to determine their own agricultural policy as their farmers are beginning to benefit by the new revolutionary techniaues. The pressure is great to use government subsidies to build up production, making Europe not only self-sufficient in major commodities but to create surpluses for sale abroad, To do that it would be necessary to put up tariff walls against American agricultural products and shut out roughly $1.5 billion currently sold in the European market. Most of this is in feed grains which are inthe greatest surplus here at home. With as little stir as possible the United States has been saying to Europe: ‘If you do this you will cause a political reaction so violent that it can wreck the Atlantic alliance. But putting order into the world picture implies the ability to rationalize production within each nation. And it is here that the returns from the wheat referendum will be read in Europe with special interest. As with everything this country does, or fails to do, with its overwhelming economic power, the consequences ~ flow out to the farthest corners of the earth. The longer a subsidy system exists the more beneficiaries it brings into being and they fight like tigers against any change. Some of the juciest benefits have gone to the commercial storage industry for holding the great mountain range of surplus grain off the market. How important they were in lobbying against the Administration's wheat control program it is hard to say, since the conservative American Farm Bureau Federation apparently supplied a sufficient margin. But the stake of these commercial interests in wheat alone is huge. The storage of surplus wheat in 1953 cost just under $30, 000,000. In the seven years of the Eisenhower Administration it went to $190,800,000 and of that total in 1960 the commercial storage industry got $185, 900, 000. _ Therates paid for storage were reduced that year. Yet, despite this, the building of new capacity went right ahead. On June 30, 1960, when the rates went down total capacity was 4, 240,000, 000 bushels. It is currently nearly five billion. And while the total annual storage bill dropped by $34, 000,000 from ‘60 through "62 unlimited production under the old program will be guaranteed to send it up again. Farmers the world over are stubborn individualists. For so many centuries they have wrestled with the adversity of soil and weather that they harbor today adeep-seated suspicion that the city dweller wants to cheat them out of their new found bonanza. ‘~ President de Gaulle has had almost more trouble from the French peasants than from organized labor in his attempt to put controls on the French economy. The German peasant treasures his tradi‘tional handicraft farming. These are the forces Europe reckons with and they have a potential fully as explosive to world order as “America's mountainous surpluses,(Copyright, 1963) = See . ~ WASHINGTON---No way has been found to control and contain H O WeEwkW Ll