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It's a little short of startling to
find a Democrat or a Republican
sharply critizmg the effort of his
colleagues.
In a manner that can't be
shrugged aside as carping parti-
san politics, that's the case with
the House subcommittee on Civil
Service, however. Controlled by
Democrats, it has taken after De-
mocrats. Lighting into the Treas-
ury, Interior and Labor Depart-
ments, the Federal Security
Agency and the General Services
Administration, the subcommittee
charges "little or no control" is
exercised within the agencies to
enforce economics.
Expanding, the committee re-
vealed that "key budget officers"
are "obliged" to find ways to jus-
tify increased expenditures rather
than trying to cut down within
their agencies.
As an example of federal pay-
roll padding, the subcommittee
pointed to the Treasury Depart-
ment. It assertedly maintains 148
offices in California, 166 in Penn-
sylvania, 117 in Texas, 161 in New
York, 127 in Illinois and 106 in[
Ohio--825 offices in six States! I
,Examining other records, t h e I
committee found that 47,996 fed-[
eral employees of one bureau were |
absent, for varied and assorted
reasons, an average of 35.5 days]
last year--14 per cent of the 252
working days.
With the taxpayers of America
being called upon for greater and
greater sacrifices, the conditions
found by the subcommittee, of
which only a few have been re-
cited, are outrageous. The sub-
committee on Civil Service has per-
formed a real service to the
Nation. This certainly, is no time
for the public to have to support
a featherbedding Uncle Sam. What
is needed is the working version
and the sooner the Administra-
tion sees to is that that is what
the Nation gets, the sooner it will
have made its contribution toward
belt tightening as outlined for the
public.
Word seems to have leaked
through to Washington that prices
on fodstuffs and many other com-
modities have been on the increase
and that the cost-of-living index
is at its highest peak in a tong
time. Threats are being made of
wage and price freezes and roll-
backs. At this late date, these will,
of course, be inequitable and out
of balance. For some reaeon,
Washington officials take first
prize generally when it comes to
the matter of looking the barn
door after the horse has been
stolen.
Now there is also talk of a fed-
eral sales tax to raise and ad-
ditional $15 bullion a year. There
may be faint hope of this being
combined with state sales taxes
with a resultant effort in a sav-
ing of collection expense and ef-
fort, If all taxes were placed on
this basis, and then re-distributed
thousands f men could be releas-
ed for the preparedness program
and millions of dollars saved in
tax administration and expense.
Such a suggestion, of course, may
be compared to electing a sheriff
. . . whatever one says is prob-
ably wong with the minority or
majority.
TED WAI00RAF TO TELL
00OTARY CLUB DETAILS
,OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pfalsgraf have
Just returned from a 3-weeks trip
to Carmel and Los Angeles, where
they were house guests of Major
E. S. Dixon, who has been appoint-
ed by Gov. Warren as Civilian De-
fense Director for Los Angeles
and Orange Counties.
Because Ted was in such close
contact with civilian defense rrt-
lets. both local and statewtde, it
is planned to have him tell his
fellow ,Rotarians at their next
meeting, something of the organ-
ization and planning of the state
committee, as well ,as our own
local responsibilities in relation to
civilian defense.
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Boy Scout Troop 23 met in regu-
lar session at the Legion Hall on
Tuesday night, with Scoutmasters
Joe Hayes and Bud Welsh con-
ducting the meeting, and the fol-
lowing .members attending:
David Hayes, Charles Freeman,
Leon and Leonard Hutchins, Her-
bert Savercool, Michael Saffell,
Louis Sabala, Wayne and Gary
Moore, Sr. PtroI Leader Jack
Holt and Jr. Patrol Leader Ed
Welsh.
Sext Tuesday evening a Tender-
HI SCHOOL BASKETBALL
SEASON TO START
WITH GAME TOMORROW
The Greenvillie Indians basket-
ball'squad will travel to Loyalton
tomorrow (Friday) night for the
firs tgame of the season with the
high school A and B teams there
it was stated this week by Coach.
Stanley Timone. The game will be-
gin at 7:30 o'clock, and local fans
are urged to attend and assured
that the opener should be a good
game to see.
The schedule for the season fol-
lows, all games being scheduled to
start at 7:30 p.m.:
Jan. 12 Greenville at Loyalton,
Quincy at Portola, Susanville at
,Westwood.
19--Loyalton at Quiycnc6uary
Jan. 19 -- Qainy at Westwood,
Portola .t Loyalton, Susanville
at Greenville.
Jan. 26 Loyalton at Quincy,
Westwood at Greenville, Por-
tola at Susanville.
Feb. 2 Quincy at Greenville,
Loyalton at Susanville, West-
wood at Portola.
Feb. 9 --- Susanville at Quincy,
Greenville at Portola, Loyalt0n
at Westwood.
Feb. 16 Portola at Quincy,
Westwood at Susanville, Loyal-
ton at Greenville.
Feb. 17. Westwood at Quincy,
Loyalton at Portola, Greenville
at Susanville.
Feb. 21 Quincy at Loyalton,
Greenville at Westwood, Susan-
ville at Portoia.
Feb. 23 Greenville at Quincy,
Susnaville at Loyalton, Portola
at Westwood.
March 2 Quincy at Susanville,
Portola at Greenville, Westwood
at Loyalton.
Clip this schedule out if you want
one. It will not be reprinted.
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TRAPPER FOSTER TALKS
TO ROTARIANS ABOIJT
PREDATORY ANIMALS
Trapper L. A. (Jack) Foster of
Taylorsvllle was the speaker at
the Rotary luncheon yesterday
noon, when Carl Paulson served
as program chairman and editor
fro the day. Lyal Wells presided
in the absence of Carl Furrer.
Foster spoke in some detail on
the subject of predatory animal
control in this area, giving an in-
teresting account of the various
predators with whichh he has to
cope, and told of their habits and
modes of operation in stalking and
killing their prey.
Coyotes are first on the list, he
said. 1300 having been killed here
in the last few years, and are
guilty of killing deer, sheep, fowl.
nd even fish. Bobcats, of which he
destryos some 100 per season are
next. the speaker said, and prey
on both fawns and grown deer,
weighing ts high as 40 pounds.
Bear, he said. are a minor problem,
offenders being limited to a possi-
ble dozen a year and generally be-
ing ,guilty of killing sheep. Coons,
skunks, hawks and porcupines are
not to be taken seriously in this
area, Foster stated, although, the
latter do some damage to timber.
Visitors included R. ,E. Hefner
of Susanville; A. C. I)ellinger, Don
Bliberg, Bert Train, Owen Morris
and Charles Bedell of Quincy.
Mr. Hefner was found to have
a unique---if unhandy--hobby . . .
that of collecting automobile of
ancient vintage. At present he has
a 1904 model Reo, a Maxwell, Ford
and Schacht automobiles of the
first decade of the century.
Ted Pfalsgraf wi.l conduct the
program next Wednesday and has
promised to give some interesting
details on plans for the current
civilian defense program.
-€
VERNON REED REPORTED
HOSPATILIZED IN TACOMA
James Jenner has returned from
spending his vacation in San Jose.
He reports that his uncle, Vernon
Reed, who has been very ill, is
improving and is now able to walk
with the aid of two canes but is
still at the Multiple Sclerosis
Clinic of St Josephs Hospital, Ta-
coma. Washington.
foot Infestiture Ceremony will be
conducted, followed by entertain-
ment provided by the troop, and
closing with the serving of re-
freShhments. All parents are in-
vited to be present.
Charles Freeman, scribe.
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A pre-Court of Honor was held
at Forest Service headquarters in
Greenville Monday evening for a
Board of ,.Review which advanced
Jack Holt to the rank of an Eagle
Scout. Present were Chairman Carl
Scholberg, Field Executive Stanley
Dttbenbois, Cornell Kurtz and Jack
Moore. It was decided to have a
neighborhood commissioner in
Greenville and to hold a commis-
sioners' meeting in Quincy on the
evening of'January 11,
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GIFT OF CEDAR CHEST TO BE
AWARDED NEXT THURSDAY
The cedar chest made by W.
L. Hamblin and donated for the
benefit of the Crippled Children's
Society of Plumas County," will,
be publicly awarded at the Plu-
mas Theatre on Thursday night
of next week, January 18,
through the courtesy of Mr. and
Mrs. Randall Goldnson, it was
stated yesterday.
The chest has been on display
at Morris & @ons store for many
weeks, and the campaign was
conducted by the members of the
AImanor Theta Rho Girls Club
No. 49.
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STUDENTS AND FACULTY
WELCOME OPNING
OF" SCHOOLS MONDAY
Classes were resumed at the
Greenville schools on Monday of
this week when 485 vacation-
weary students and 23 well rested
and enthusiastic faculty members
returned to their desks.
Escaping from the unusual spell
of dampness, most of the teachers
spent the holidays, in full or in,
part, visiting elsewhere in the hope
of basking in the sunshine as
well as renewing contacts with
parents or relatives, among them
being:
Principal and Mrs. Jess Magin-
his, who visited in Sunnyvale and
San Jose; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Johnson. who Went to see relatives
in Grass Valley. and Sacramento;
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McNaughton,
and daughter Kathy, who saw re-
latives in Oakland; Miss #arcia
Peterson, who spent the holidays
with her sister in L. A.; Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Price and children
visited relatives in Vacaville; Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Rhinehart and
Y'rankie, who went to Arizona and
down into Mexico; Mr. and Mrs.
Win. Schultz. who spent some
time with relatives in Kingsburg;
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Timone and
family spent Christmas in Red
Bluff; Miss Johanne Walker went
to Fresno to spend the holidays
with her mother; Mr. Wm .Moser
visited with his sister in Oakalnd
and his father in Santa Barbara.
George Benton stayed at the" fox
farm and "pelted" (foxes, pre-
sumablypoor little ' things} ;
Charlie Edmonson remained at his
Greenville home, and Helen Fred-,
erickson stayed on the ranch a
helped her husband haul gravel.
On the elementary side, Prin-
cipal and Mrs. Wells visited re-
latives in Fresno, Selma and Oak-
land over the New Year holidays;
Edna Kunzler spen*c the new year
with relatives and friends in the
bay area: Ida Welsh visited re-
latives at Willows and Paradise;
Lydia Sheehan spent part of the
holidays with her parents at
Loyalton and the balance with re-
latives in Oroville; Florence Short
visited the Jack Short family in
Herlong over Xrnas and spent sev-
eral days with the Langslets at
Susanville; Cornell Kurtz spent
the holidays at home with his wife
and probably helped to pelt foxes;
5uanita Forsythe visited in the bay
area, and Ardis Hyde, Ruby Madi-
gan, and Hattie Firmstone remain-
ed at their homes throughout the
vacation.
SENDS ADDRESS HERE
FOR GREENVILLE FRIENDS
lr. and Mrs. Perry A. Mc-
Laughlin of Lodi, formerly from
Crescent Mills received word from
their son Cpl. Jack McLaughlin
who has been stationed in Fort.
Lewis and Fort Lawton, Washing-
ton for the past 3 monthhs, that he
is in Tokio.
He spent Xmas at home sztd ar-
rived by plane in Tokio for New
Year's .ve, and has asked hts
parents to give his address to the
Creenville paper so that his friends
may write to him, as their letters
are greatly appreciated.
CII Jack McLaughlin
1925936-E, 8th Army Replace-
ment, A. P. O.-613
San Francisco, Calif.
DICK PEREZ ENLISTS FOR
SERVICE WITH AIR FORCE
Bob Perez returned on Tuesday
night from a trip to Sacramento,
where he went for attention to his
eyes, both of which were recently
operated upon, and says that he
can now see with ,both orbs and is
in hopes of being able to discard
the glasses he has been wearing.
While in the city Bob talked to
Dick, who is studying at College
of the Pacific in Stockton. Dick has
enlisted in the U. S. Air Forceef-
fective in June after the summer
vacation begins.
Mrs. Chruch Wilson entertained
at a birthday dinner Friday in
honor of her husband. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. John
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Eades
and daughters, Dedy and Launa,
Bill Downey and Delores Wilson.
QRL IS ,KNOCKED DOWN
BF SP00d) AUTO ON
,MAIN STREET TUESDAY
Eight-year-old Kathleen Pirtle
was treated at the Batson Hospi-
tal Tuesday night for shock and
bruises resulting from being struck
by a speeding car on Main Street
while returning home from a
Brownies meeting at the N. C.
Rowett home.
Kathleen, the daughhter of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Pirtle, had been
iven a ride home by Mrs. Elsie
Caraway, who had let her out of
the vehicle in front of the Bran-
tey residence and warned her to
watch while crossing the street.
The unidentified car which struck
her was said to be approaching
from the north, driving, without
lights and at a speed estimated to
be between 40 and 50 miles an
hour, and was closely followed
by a second car. which narrowly
avoided stricking the girl after
she had fallen to the street. In
the effort to avoid the victim, the
first car applied his brakes, swerv-
ed to thhe right and ran over the
sidewalk, demolishing the fence in
front of the Pirtle home.
It was determined that the child
had no bones broken but sustain-
several bruises. She was unable
"to state how she was struck or by
what portion of the car, and there
were no immediate witnesses to
the accident. Police are attempt-
ing to locate the driver of the
faulty vehicle since neither his
name or license number were ab-
tained, although, he went to the
trouble to call at the Pirtle resi-
dence later in the evening to as-
certain the condition of the eight-
year-old girl:
Authorities take occasion to call
the attention of the motoring pub-
lic to the fact that there is a speed
limit of 25 miles an hour on Main
street north from Bush St. to the
road leading to(the old dump, and
a 15-mlle zone yast the schools.
4-H CLUB NEWS
The regular monthly meeting of
the Indian-Valley 4-H was held
Jan. 4. The projects were outlin-
ed for the coming year. Family
dinner was planned for Jan. 27.
in Taylorsvillq. The committee re-
ported on the gift that was given
to Mrs. Harry Rilea for her past
work in the club. Also the com-
mittee reported on the tea towels
given to our sponsors the Grange.
Vinton P2erce was elected our
new local leader. Refreshments
were served by the (;reenvllle
members.
Vivian Wiley, reported.
WATER =AN.D WEATHER DEPT.
SOON BACK ON THE JOB
B. Bidwell, Greenvillers "water
purifier and distributor and staff
weather prognosticator for the In-
dian Valley Record, has returned
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Volume 20Number 43 Greenville, Plumas County, Calif., Thursday, January 11, 1951
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COUNTY CONSERVATIONISTS
TO MEET AT PORTOLA
The Plumas County Conserva-
tion League will hold a meeting
"on Sunday, January 14, at 1:00
p.m., at the Red Feather Inn at
Portola. Nomination and election
of officers will be held and reso-
lutions will be prepared for sub-
mission t,o the Jan. 26 meeting
of the Calif. Fish & Game Com-
mission in San Francisco. There
will be a free venison stew pro-
vided for all who attend and the
meeting will be followed by
dancing. All mempers and others
interested are invited to attend.
WESTERN PACIFIC WILL
,ROUTE NEW THRU
PUIMAS COUNTY
A Western Pacific official car
now in the process of conversion
to a blood bank on rails will be
dedicated as a blood procurement
unit on Wednesday, January 10th,
in a ceremony at the Oakland
railroad station. 3rd and Wash-
ington, when officials of the rail-
road will turn the ear over to the
American Red Cross for use in
collecting blood for the Armed
Forces in cities and towns in Cali-
fornia, Nevada and Utah located
on the Western Pacific rails.
Throughout most of this territory
there are no other facilities for
procurement of blood for the mili-
tary.
The car will be christened the
"Charles O. Sweetwood" in honor
of the first Western Pacific em-
playee to lose his life in the Ko-
rean conflict.
Immediately following the cere-
mony, nurses, a doctor and Red
Cross volunteers will start donors
through the car previously used
as the official car of the superin-
tendent of Western Pacific's East-
ern Division with headquarters in
Elko. Four bedrooms have been
converted to blood donor rooms,
the loungs will serve as a recep-
tion room and the dinig car as a
canteen. First donors scheduled
are Mrs, Grover. mother of Charles
Sweetwood, F. B. Whitman, presi-
dent of the Western Pacific Rail-
road, and James and Bud Sweet-
wood.
The "Charles O. Sweetwood," as
the car has been named, will re-
main at the Oakland location on
3rd and Washington streets for the
remainder of the week.. In Alame-
da County the mobile unit will
operate in cooperation with the
Alameda County Blood Bank. Then
it Will be moved for visits to
most of the communities on the
Western Pacific line between San
Francisco and Salt Lake City.
During January it is scheduled into
Elko. Salt Lake City, Winnemuc-
ca, Reno, Quincy, and other
smaller cities. Blood collections
will .be made under the direction
of local medical societies and the
assistance of local doctors. At the
home from the hospital and is re-
ported to be convalescing nicely. E!ko stop, scheduled for January
Due to causes unknown, Bruce re-r "ztn' a spemal program wnl e
cently developed an infected foot, |staged in Charms weewooa s
honor by his home town
zor which he was incarcerated for
HUMPHREY NAMES MEL
.SCHOOL00 COMMANDER
OF NEW COUNCIL
Sheriff Mel Schooler has been
named to serve as Commander of
the neWy created Plumas County
Disaster Council, according to
Chairman E. J. Humphrey of the
Board of Supervisors, who made
the appont httnmiGGGD(X)l'se
the appointment this week, and
Ed Spellmeyer of Greenville will
serve as vice-commander. Both ap-
pointments will become official on
action of the Board, which will be
in session next Monday, it was
learned.
Tentative app)intments of offi-
cers to head the various divisions
of the organization, as named by
the commander,, are: •
R. W. Asplund, fire; Dr. Phllip
Fox, medical; Francis J. O'Rourke,
and A. 3. Watson, public works;
Harvey Yeager. utilities; Jess Os-
borne, transportation; Harry (Tex)
Owens, communications; Tulsa
S. Scott, evacuation. An executive
officer has not yet been chosen.
Forty special deputy sheriffs,
currently on emergency duty, and
40 yet to ,be sworn in, will automat-
ically become a part of the new
disaster council, Schooler said.
"It is the duty of every citiden
to cooperate in preparing for any
eventuality," the commander said,
adding that he would issue a call
for volunteers to serve when and
where needed in case an emergency
should develop.
CONCERT ASSOCIATION
RELEASES DATES FOR
REDDING - RED BLUFF
The secretary for the Redding
Community Concert Association
h/s sent the Almanor Association
the following dates for the pro-
grams in Redding and Red Bluff.
As quite a few Greenville resi-
dents are members of tle Almanor
Association they might be Inter-
ested in some of the conserta list-
ed and we'd appreciate it if you
would print them.
FOR RED BLUFF:
Joseph Batista, pianistFeb-
ruary 2--8:00 p. m.
Ray and Gomez, dance team
February 27--8: 00 p, m.
The concerts are held at the
High School auditorium.
FOR REDDING:
De Paur Infantry Chorus---Dec-
ember 9.
Christopher Lynch, tenor--Feb-
ruary 21.
Mona Paulee, mezzo soprano--
March 14.
The Redding association an-
nounces that it has a sold out
auditorium, so their-local members
will be seated first and it may be
necessary for visitors to stand.
Residents of Plumas County who
receive letters from servicemen
now on active duty are urged by
C. J. E;ltup, Veterans' Service Of-
ficer to think twice, and carefully
before they dertror SUCh letters.
some days, and as a result of which
he has not "been on the ball" dur-
ing the past several days.
I. V. GADEN CLUB
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
AT TAYLORSVILLE
Taylorsville Wednesday, January
17th at 1 p. m., where a pot luck
luncheon will be served.
A round-table discussion will be
held on gardening, so everyone
come and ,bring either a hot or
cold dish and spend a pleasant
afternoon with your friends and
neighbors.
Marguerite I. Hamblin,
Corresponding Secretary.
LYDIA SHEEHAN NAMED
AS REMEDIAL TEACHER
FOR BOTH SCHOOLS
Lydia Sheehan, second-grade in-
structor at the Greenville elemen-
tary school, has been selected to
.eve as a rem,d al reading in-
structour for both the high and
elen,entary sc,,s, acc.'rding to
announcemen made this week.
She will be replaced in her pre-
.,;ent classroom by Irs. J R. Wall
of |rgiUa, who has taught at the
Sloat, Belden and In jan Jim
schools. Mrs. Wall ltw.s at Virgilia
and will commute, she says.
MAN AT THE KEYHOL{
By CLINEKRBREAD CLEWS
If the Legislature grants State
employees a cost-of-livlng pay
raise, our operative reports, the
action will ,prove a boon to teach-
era in their move for increased
school support, Which includes
salary increases. The State em-
ployees, backed by the uxlminis-
tration, seem slated for a 13 per
cent salary boost.
Way back in 1840. statisticans
state, the national debt hit its
lowest ebb, 21 cents per person.
Today it's a booming $1700 per
person!
GoVernment ownership and
control, the road to 'Sociallsm ac-
cording to one school of econo-
mists, is rapidly advancing.
THE WEATHER
Precipitation, this storh ......... 81
Preclp. since July 1 ................ 25.47
To date last year .................... 10.13
Aver. precip. (July t July) 38,00
A daughter, Diana Rae, was
born on Sunday, January 7 to Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd McCarl of Green-
ville, at the Batson Hospital. She
weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs.
Oln he pointed out, the tnfor-
matl(m contained in "C" letters
is the all-important clue to evi-
dence that may be required later
in establishing the servicemen's
right to medical treatment o
comensatoln for gilments or in-
SIMPSONS MOVING
TO CIT' OF PORTOLA
This past week Mr. and Mrs.
Don Simpson and family have
been busy moving their residence
to Portola where their Jewelry
andMusic bpsiness is now loCated,
they wish to thank all the people
of this community for the many
favors and courtesies extended
them during their residence and
business association here.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Friday. January 12. 8 p.m,
Home Economics Club meeting at
Grange Hall, Tayloraville. All lady
grangers welo0me.
Friday, Jan. 19, 9 to 11 a.m.
PreSchoolchiid Health Confer-
ence at new elementary school
building.
Saturday. Jan. 27 Annual
March of Dimes Dance at Grange
Hall. Taylorsvllle. 8ponred by
rndian Valley 20-30 Club.
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