Ukiah Daily Journal from Ukiah, California • Page 8

PAGE EIGHT UIHAH DAILY JOURNAL, UKIAHj CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY lOCO tUkmh journal B. A. COBfiR DAN B. HALCOMB H. IVEY ni Publisher Maniiging Eldltor City Editor Published Dally cxcciU SiiliiriUty, Smithy and ccrlniii holidays 164 E.

Sinndlcy llkinh, Mundodno California Entcfcd flB Second Cinss Mutter April 23, 1029, at the Post Office at Uklah, Cullfmiila, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Court DRcreu No. 0807 Otflcliil City niKl Cimnty Nowsiinpor lubicrlpllgii by Mnlli Ona Vaar Wi Six Monthi, Payable In advance By Carrier: $1 per month. Per Copy! 7 centi Homestead 2.2991 Pur Neighbor's Keeper America is a land in which, next after the family, tVie neighborhood is the social unit. In times of trouble and dis- listcr, neighbors have a way of taking care of their own.

Volunteer Workers again' the "neighbors" are always ready and willing to go into action when disaster strikes at fellow Americans. So it has been in the fight against infantile paralysis, a disease which so often has the impact of both personal and iSnmily disaster. The March of Dimes has won support all over America because one neighbor is willing to help another. But it's not always the neighbor next door. The "neighbor" in the flght Against polio may be an afflicted child in another city far Notwithstanding the Salk vaccine, many thousands of polio patients still need help.

They arc people for whom the vaccine came too late. And there's still a big job to be done in medical research, in recruiting and training scientists, doctors and other experts for a fight to the finish against crippling disease. to the March of Dimes time. It is your chance, to send in your check for as much as you can afford to the County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; and with the small change you have around, to fill the little Dime Cards that are bWng distributed Ihroughout the county. The March of Dimes merits the support of everyone who can a little.

Be a good neighbor. Join the March of Dimes today! A World Honors List Author John Steinbeck has come up with an interesting idea. He believes the world ought to establish a kind of Honors List to which men and women of real distinction in all fields of endeavor could be named. As Steinbeck observes in an article in the Saturday Pcview, people naturally crave recognition for their labors. But in this complex time the path to it is confused.

In America, the award that most sets a man apart if rom others is a military Congressional Medal of Honor. On the world level, only, the Nobel prizes reward the highest achievements in science, art and literature. But these awards honor too few, leaving unrecognized hundreds of Individuals the world over who have made a significant mark lipon the life of this age. These people would seem to be entitled to enter a new sort of not upon blood or wealth but upon the pre-eminent distinction, service to mankind. Here's what Steinbeck proposes: "That men or women who have contributed to the general welfare be ennobled for the duration of their lives.

"Men like Dr. Einstein, Dr. Salk, Gen. George C. Marshall, perhaps Bernard a poet or a painter whose work had leaped national boundaries, an engineer whose building had brought water to deserts, a biochemist who has won a war against the virus are the men I would ennoble, not only as a reward for service ren- jdered, but as a goal for others to shoot at, as an enticement to effort for the world's good." Steinbeck suggests that a yearly Honors List might be submitted to the U.N.

General Assembly, where a unanimous vote would be required to elevate a candidate to tlie society of distinguished world citixens. He would invest the members of this honor group with a species of true world citizenship, freeing them and their belongings of all travel restrictions, immigration and requirements, and the like. The practicality of this notion in this century of suspicion may be open to question. Jhere can be little quarrel with Steinbeck's fundamental thought. Anyone worth his salt in this world wants and recognition.

How a "Society of Distinguished Men" should be organized is not important. What is vital is that the servants of manl'ind enjoy fitting reward for their work while they are alive to appreciate it. Too much recognition is saved for obituaries, tombstones, and the history books. Missing the Point Forty-six peoiilo prominent in religious, educational and culturaj fields, including Mrs. Franklin D.

Roosevelt, have taken ti step which suggests they may have misapplied the Christmas spirit. The 4G asked Presirlont Eisenhower to grant a "Christmas amnesty" to IC Communist party loaders currently serving prison terms under the federal Smith Act. That law bars anyone from leaching or advocating the overthrow of the United States government. Tlie signers assert that of those convicted are elderly ahd ill, and add that their cases "were carried through ill a period of the 'cold war' and in an atmosphere often marked by hysteria," The human compassion ropresentcd by the concern for the sick and aged is admirable. Biit the jails are full of such people, and only rarely are they freed for these reasons, The signers' real point would seem to be that the top otight never to have been jailed in the first place.

With this argument other reasonable men, not at all guided by hysteria, may take issue. The evidence adduced at the trials of the convicted Red leaders showed to the satisfaction of judge md jury that they were not mere political radicals but subvensive plotters in the very worst s(mse of the term. It was demonstrated that they were teaching and urging others to be prepared to spy, commit sabotage, incite riots and other wise act against the interests of the United States and for the Soviet Union. They were, in other words, participantii in a conspiracy aimed at the ijltimate overthrow of American democracy. They were not "theoretical" Communists, nor simply Red syrnpathizers, nor duped persons who did not understand NEA Service, Ini.

FROM OUR EARLY FILES 20 30 40 50 YEARS AGO TWENTY YEAKS A(iO 3, lOitS W. T. Saxon was killed in an automobile accident four miles soutli of Cloverdalo, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Saxon had been spending the holidays visiting relatives in tlie bay region and were on their way home to Willits when the accident occurred. Funeral services for Halo McCowen, will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist church at 2:30 with Rev, Mark Pike, pastor of the church, and Rev. Elbcrl Holland officiating. Mrs. Margaret Byrnes will bo the vocalist.

Graveside services will be in charge of the Masonic lodge and the funeral will be under the direction of the Evcrsolc Mortuary. The coast section was visited by a wind and rain storm of unusual proportions Saturday afternoon, causing considerable daniiige. The rain loll spasmodically all afternoon and the wind came up about 4:30. By 5 o'clock the storm hit with all its fury, blowing down trees, telephone poles and chimneys. William F.

Siege, receiver of the old Coast National Bank, mailed noliccs of assessment to the stockholders of the bank on Monday of iriis wi'ik. The iissessmenl is for i'lvt pi-v cent of the par value of every and will iimount lo Sli.5,000, Keccm accidental wounding of a Covelo diuighlcr of Mr. and Mrs. Pole C'liirU, by a youngster handling a small bore lifle h.as brought to light through a correspondent of a local newspaper an ancient county ordinance which prohibits children under the Jiyc of 15 years carrying firearms, and the writer womlers what has become of it. The ordinance was passed by the supervisors years ago, following tlic death of a railroad man shot by a small boy while atop a freight car near Sherwood.

If all goes well in Round valley this week, Monday will see dreams come true at Covelo when the high schoi)l will open in the now Hound Valley Union High School building, completed last week and accepted by the board of trustees, the individual members of which have labored earnestly and long to provide just such comfort and accommodations for future generations of Round valley children. Outstanding among those whose efforts have been given without stint over a period of years in Dr. John S. Hogshead, clerk of the board of trustees who is still active after 28 years of service in this olfice. TIIIUTV VKAUiJ AtiO Juiiuury 1, K'ili Albert Jetms, a negro of the Boonville section, lies in the county jail facing a charge ol murder growing out of the death of Guedo Mai-clicsclii, follovving a shooting affray which took place at Marcheschi's a back of wood last Sunday afternoon.

According to Marcheschi's statement taken on his deathbed after he had been removed to a Fort Bragg hospital, Jeans came to his place drunk and wanted some liquor. He told him he did not have any and did not want him around. He stated that Jeans went away then and returned in about ten minutes with a shotgun. He called MarcheschI- a name and said, "Now I've got you where I want you." Marchesehi started to run and Jeans shot him. The charge from the shotgun took effect in the calf of Marcheschi's leg, tearing the flesh away.

Marchesehi says he took the gun away from Jeans after being shot. Jeans states that Marchesehi had a revolver with which he threatened him before Jeans shot and maintains he shot In self defense, Marchesehi, on the other hand, states that he was unarmed, Marchesehi was removed to the hospital where he died 'Tuesday evening. C. C. Brewer sold his ranch northeast of town this week to Tony Mufich.

The ranch consists of 150 acres and is one of the best in the Coyote valley section. The price is said to have been $25,000. Milo Elkerton of Eureka was drowned near Newport, about 11 miles north of Fort Bragg, last Monday about 2 p. m. while fishing in the ocean.

roUTV YEAKS AGO Junuury 7, lOlU T. B. Greathouse, better known as Ben Greathouse of Elk, where he was born and raised, was shot and killed at a cabin near the Tom Orr place east of Redwood Valley last Friday evening. Walter McClendon rests in the county jail awaiting his preliminary examination which will be held this morning. Greathouse arrived in Ukiah the latter part of last week and made a remark to the eflecl that McClendon owed him some money for work he had performed two years ago, 'and that he had come to collect it.

Friday evening he went to Redwood Valley station on the train and asked Walter McClendon to lake hin? to the ranch, McClendon being at the station with a team. Tlie two proceeded lo the ranch and when almost to McClendon's house Greathouse stated that he did not want to go lo the house as he was somewhat under the in- cluence of liquor and did not want to appear before McClendon's wife and family. McClendon left him at a cabin occupied by T. M. Roseberry and went to his home.

About an hour later he says he took his rifle and went back to the cabin. On the w'ay he fired the gun. As he approaclied llie cabin he heard Greatliouse make the remark that he would kill the man who fired thai gun. McClendon thereupon thrust the rifle forwaril at Greathouse, who was silting on a box in- the party's purposes. They were at the core of the movement.

To intimate that they were victimized by the excited spirit of the times is both to misread the testimony of the trials and to misunderstand the real nature of the Communist conspiracy. We in this country do not otttlaw membership in the Communist party, nor regard such membership as automatic proof of conspiracy. The Smith Act does, however, provide a powerful legal weapon against the out-right, proven conspirator. That is what the courts have said the 16 Communists are. Men who were teaching others how to blow up American electric power plants, seize radio stations and government buildings, and otherwise undermine our country in a time of crisis do not deserve amnesty at Christmas or any other time.

side, seven feet from the doorway, and fired, the. bullet entering Greathouse's body and passing through his heart, and coming out at his back. FIFTY YKAUS AGO 5, lUOG The board of supervisors met last Tuesday in regular session, the first business to be attended to being the apjwintment of a sheriff to fill the unexpired term of J. H. Smith, deceased.

There were a number of qualified gentlemen willing to accept the position, but every one seemed to be In favor of D. M. Gibson, Sheriff Smith's popular under sheriff, and When the board met at 2 o'clock, Mr. (Gibson was elected on the first ballot by unanimous vote. The grand jury yesterday found an indictment against Frank Willard for the murder of Sheriff Smith.

WiUard has sued for a writ to have his sanity declared and the matter comes up in court this morning before Judge Burnett. If he succeeds in getting out asylum he will have to face a murder trial. District Attorney Duncan has worked on the case and is confident that he will yet hang Willard. Robert Body, formerly of Albion, was killed at Fishermen's bay last Friday while testing a mortar, a gun used for throwing a line to vessels near mortar burst and a piece struck him ana tore away the hip and limb. Speaking of the progress of Fort Bragg during the past the Advocate says that during the year 29 new buildings were erected, among them some very nice and well appointed residences.

The population has increased correspondingly, the wealth of the town has increased almost a third, and on the whole, the general trend and progress of the town has been marked by a healthy growth. Lon and Wylie English came limping in from Covelo this week with 174 head of hogs which they disposed of to our local stockmen, who in turn shipped them to the city market. The Sacramento Scene Henry C. SIiicArlliur Hewn Sorvico SACRAMENTO (CNS) The forces of both stute and federal government were i marshalled In Sacramento last week to provide aid for victims of the disastrous floods In California, particularly In the Yuba City and northwestern California areas. Val Petersen, federal director of civil defense, met with Governor Goodwin J.

Knlghl, and imately 100 other government officials, representing virtually every branch of state and federal government which would be of assist: ance, were at the hearing. The state and federal governments can move to the extent of making and in some cases, permanent repairs to public holdings. They cannot directly aid individual citizens in restoration of property because of constitutional provisions against making gifts tO' citizens. As far as individual citizens are concerned, it was outlined at the meeUng, they have access to credit facilities of the state and federal through the federal housing administration, the state veterans welfare board, and the federal small business administration. Feed for stock is also available through the federal department of agrlcuuture.

This leaves the individual who has no credit or other resources, and probably the one who most needs government aid, as the only person who is ineligible to receive such aid. However, an avenue is open to this type of person through the American Red Cross, which has in other disasters, and Peterson said will in the current one in California, restore and rebuild homes and provide the necessities of life for persons who cannot get them elsewhere. This is done on the theory that it is better to rehabilitate a victim of disaster than to continue direct relief to him and his family. Indications are that financial institutions will be most lenient with credit for people who have been hit by the floods. Meanwhile, preparations are under way for emergency work repairing public facilities, such as streets, highways, bridges, water sewage systems, and levees, most of which will be financed by the state and federal governments.

Water Specil-Up? The flood disasters of last week in California presage a demand for a speed-up in carrying out the California water plan. Had the Feather River project been near completion. It is generally believed that enough water would have been hqld back to prevent the levee break at Yuba City, which caused millions in damage. Proposals likewise have been made for control of the Eel River In northwestern California and the transfer of some of its water to Central California. In any event, there is much talk around the state capltol to the effecf that the floods will impress on legislators the necessity of going forward with the water conservation program as rapidly as possible, to prevent further disasters in the fuutre.

To uvert legends concerning the 1955 flood In the future, Harvey O. Banks, acting state engineer, asked that high water marks be preserved on streams to provide the division of water resources with future information in planning flood control projects. Banks said that there is no question the 1955 floods surpassed the "now nearly legendary" flood of 18G2. But no one bothered to maintain high water marks In 18B2, so engineers had no specific knowledge of how high water can and does go, although they have reasonably definite Information through elevations. EDSOK IN WASHINGTON fiST Fast BV PETER EDSON NEA Washingion Correspondent' Eisenhower lion's "soil bank" program will coat, between 350 milliffir' and one billion dollars a year.

The exact figure depends on what Congress approves. The aim is to take between 10 and 20 per cent of Amerl- ca's 350 million acres of cultivated land out of crop production. It will go into grass or trees. This is intended to balance the supply of farm products with current demand. Since farmers can't be asked to cut their production vol- untarily for nothing, it is proposed to pay them between and $20 an acre for the land they don't plant in cash crops.

Whatever Congi-ess decides will be in addition to the 250. million dollars a year which the federal government now spends under the Agricultural Conservation Program Scrv- Through ACPS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture now pays approximately half the cost of soil conservation practices carried on by individual farmers. The farmers whose land is benefited pay the rest of the costs. This covers such things as terracing land, strip cropping, construction of stock watering ponds, erosion control dams and water conservation for the land from the planting of protective cover crops like trees and grasses.

These programs have been in effect since 1936, with minor variations from year to year. So the "soil bank" isn't new. At first, payments were made to farmers principally for not exceeding specified acreage planted in the principal soil- depleting corn and Then payments were authorized for carrymg out spe- eific conservation practices by individual contracts. When World War II came along the need for reducing crop surpluses was ended. Conservation payments to reduce acreage were likewise discontinued.

Instead, through price supports, greater incentives were given to farmers in 1942 t6 raise larger crops. In 1944 Congress discontinued ACPS payments for anything except approved conservation works and practices. From the end of the war to 1950, conservation payments were authorized principally for long-range projects to build up soil fertility. Then the Korean war came along, creating another demand for more farni products. Production incentives were again restored.

In 1953 with the Korean war over. Congress moved once more to encourage soil And this program has been extended the past two years. Congress will appropriate for continuation of this soil conservation program in 1956 after it convenes in January. This will open new debate on the soil bank idea. Not every farmer gets soil conservation payments every year.

The average is about half the total number of U.S. farms. Over any four or five-year period, nearly every farm gets some, says F. G. Ritcliie, ACPS administrator.

The average farmer has received about $100 in conservation payments in tlie years he has been in program; Congress now limits the help which any farmer may receive from ACPS to $1500 a Under the soil bank plan, these figures would be stepped up materially. And it is probable that a larger number of farms would benefit every of once every few an average of from $70 to $200 a year more. National GuiirdNmi-n who answered the call In Yuba City were complimented by Maj. Gen. Earle M.

Jones, state adjutant general, for thrir performance. Guardsmen at Yuba City reported for duty even as their families fled the flood waters, and 25 of them saw their own personal automobiles swallowed up in the -swirling, brown water of the Feather. Twcnty-tlireo guardsmen lost their homes, and even their armory was Immersed in eight feet of water. Interim Hearings: An assembly interim committee in Sacramento heard a plea for passage of bills which would licei.se journeymen plumbers, and also individuals who maintain stationary boilers and refrigeration plants. The plumbere seek another government bureaucracy to regulate Iheir business.

At present, master plumbei's are licensed through the contractor's slate hcense board in the Department of Professional and Voca- on page SMAll BUSINESS' LAW IN ACTION RECORDS FOR PROTECTION Keep good records for your legal protection. In business they'll help yuu take care of your affairs and much may depend upon them at law. Say around tax-paying time. Someday you sell your home at a protu. Keep track now of your improve- nicnt costs.

Viid you weather-strip, plant shrubs, build shelves, flagstone the patio, or roof the Then you may llgurc these cosls to keep your capital gains down for income tax purposes. Your records need not be fancy: But at least keep one envelope fur the Invoices or cancelled checks on your house and lot, another tor your doctor, drugs and dental receipts, etc. Keep copies of all im- pcftant loiters, contracts, etc. They may save you and the tax man a lot of trouble in years to come. Some records arc vital The state has set up places, usually at the courthouse, to keep such records as marriages, births, deaths, property transactions, military discharge papers, court acliuns, corporation papers and the like.

Modern business Could not go (in wilhiiut such records to protect against legal loss. Wilson bought a lot from Old Mr. Smith In 1950, but put off recording the deed. Since he had the deed, he thought, couldn't ha record it any Last year he got a good offer and decided lo sell. But he'd misplaced his deed.

Ho tried to look up Old Man Smith to get another, but Smith had died. Worse luck, in ills dotage, the old man had borrowed on the place and a bank had recorded a 'mortgage, against it. This( could not have happened nad Wilson recorded his deed. How can Wilson get another deed? Docs he have to settle with the bank? A long sad tale it is, which may call for all sorts ot actions in court and out. The point Is, had Wilson recorded his deed at the courthouse, he'd be in the clear now.

(Make and keep a copy ot all your important papers. You don't need to record them all, but get a bank safety deposit box or space In a storage place and hold on to tbCD). Stale liar uj CulilomU vff.n ihU mure uboitl our luns. C. W.

Hardar Come Congressional session In January all out try will be made lo saddle additional hiudcns on small employers in holy name of social welfare. Another attempt will be made to brnudnn social security benefits with increased payroll taxes to support the venture. As It stands now. of nation's employed are covered by social security. Out of their checks comes 2rc of, their earnings up to S420n per v.

n.ru.r year. Employers contribute like amount. It Is now planned lo raise this to Z.r in to in and HP cvcrv live years nnlll by fJ-5 it will he 4.5ro. An employee now malting S80 per week has SfU.L'O per year, more than a full week's wages deducted. This would jump tci S104 by lo or about 2V2 wages.

But at same time employer Is payine jnorc than 53 weeks waees for HZ weeks of ivork, not counlhiE any paid vacations, Ily 1975 employer will be paying for 5II3 weeks wages. To some industries apparently operating on rlggi'd prices, the burden makes little dillerencc, But under proposed ambitious plans, all employers, the small cngaBCd In hlRlily compeUltvc enterprises and the huge, are lumped together. Few Congressmen take stand If expanded social security is good for employees, then em- -tif Iiirtt -n 'r llu.lr... WI OIM A ployces should bear the increased cosls. In last Cnnirrcsslonal session measure passed House with 203 for, 8 against; 100 republicans for, 'i3 against.

Only handful opposed measure. In House W.iys and Means Committee, Reps. John Byrnes, Thos. Curtis, Noah Mason, 111., voted against it. There seems no end to amendments proposed lo social security, cither.

It often appears there Is an attempt to make social security the greatest "eon" game in history. For cxampU', it Is now pro- evcryonf-, regardless ot payments ID fund, receive equal bcncdts. Tlius one whoso pay cheek has been clipped 40 years would receive no more than a contributor of one year. This theory could have long reaching consequences carried to logical conclusion. It would be just as sensible to pa.ss law every bank depositor has same balance regardless of amounts deposited.

Perhaps If law required all social security collections lo be placed in untouchable reserve instead of being used lo finance foreign give away programs and other grandiose schemes, there would be a change. It is noteworthy in 20 years of operation, social security collections exceed what has been paid out by more than $20 billion. This could be crux oi entire matter, as it has long been aim of politicians through history to devise some means of collecting taxi's lur splurging under some oliier name. Tliat name could now well be I social security..