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Wednesday, March 3 . 1960
Alfred E. Heller.
Don Fairclough....
Clarice Mc Whinney..
Margaret Abrahamson....
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Single copy price,
advance.
NEVADA COUNTY CITIZEN AND CITIZEN-ADVERTISER
Published every Wednesday, 132 Main St., Nevada City
California, by Nevada County Citizen, Inc.
Phone Grass Valley or Nevada City 126
Circulation Manager
Berliner & McGinnis, Nevada City
Second class postage paid at Nevada, City Post Office
10 cents. Subscription prices:
One year, $2.50: two years, $4.50; three years, $6.00
Postal regulations require that all subscriptions be paid in
Publisher
Editor-Manager
Art Editor
. Society Editor
* NEVADA COUNTY CITIZEN
EDITORIAL
Citizen Gave Best
Olympic Coverage
We were glad to see that certain newspapers finally came through with some
belated praise for the VIIIth Winter
Olympics.
But for the record--if we may thump
our own tub for a moment--it should be
noted that the Citizen in an editorial on
Jan. 27, afull3 weeks beforethe
Olympics, alerted its readers to the great
opportunity being offered by the Olympics
tothose who could find the means to attend. ;
In addition, the Citizen:
*devoted almost its entire edition
of February 17, the day before the Olympic
opening, topictures and stories of Squaw
Valley and the Games ;
*gave exclusive front-page coverage
the week before tothe two local boys who
helped carry the Olympic torch
*carried exclusively Stanley Hall's
account of the history of Snowshoe Thompson, beginning after New Year's and
culminating during the Olympics
*ran many Olympic stories of interest
to local readers by Tyler Micoleau, the
Citizen staff and others
*filled its pages with pictures and
drawings of the Olympic scene. (A key
Olympic press official, Whéii Stiowirthe
Citizen Olympic edition of Feb. 17, with
the aerial photo of Squaw Valley covering
half of the front page, exclaimed, "This
is the most beautiful weekly newspaper
‘in California! ")
All inall, we are proud of our coverage
ofthe Olympics, and we intend to cover
other events in our mountain area withinaccess of the citizens of western Ne: vada County. .
* Purthermore, we are proud that we took
“the trouble before the opening of the
Games to urge all who were interested to
make the trip to Squaw Valley. Certain
newspapers "discovered" the Olympics
and made similar urgings only a few days
before the games were completed. This
was commendable enough--but no substitute for full and complete reporting.
Golden Anniversary
In this area where centennials are more
the usual event rather than the exception,
tomorrow the Grass Valley Chamber of
Commerce will note its Golden Anniver‘sary.
Fifty years of operation makes the Grass
Valley Chamber the oldest in California.
From the stack of mail we have seen
enter the chamber office in Pioneer Village each morning, we also believe it to
have the busiest one-worker staff in California.
The function of the chamber of commerce inany community is to act as promotional office forthe city in its various
facets--business, industrial development, Cultural events, historical information, etc.
Ina city such as Grass Valley this job
is now becoming a big task. The city is
in an expanding economy. It is growing,
its business districts are growing. Industry is interested in the poswibilities
of this area. ;
Cultural growth is in the offing--and
historical background alone could keep a
normal chamber staff busy with research
and preparation of material to benefit the
community by documenting its past.
We spoke ofthis area's wealth of centennial celebrations.
It occurs tous that we are fortunate to
be celebrating the chamber's 50th Amniversary. The Grass Valley Chamber of
CITIZEN
OF THE
WEEK
Orin Brown, local 4-H unteeredtobecomea leader.
leader is our Citizen of the Brown andhis wife, Helen,
Week asrepresentative of all are the parents of one son,
area 4-H leaders. Jim, who is 16 and attends
Orincametothe areaeight) NUHS, being a junior this
years ago from Los Angeles, year. Helen isan ardent supand moved to the Peardale porter of 4-H work and assists
area. Upon arriving he beOrin by teaching cooking and
came seriously involved with sewing she also actsas his asthe local4-H groups, andbesistant whenever she can.
cause his interest isso intense Besides beinga club leader,
on behalf of teenagers in what he is also a council chairhecalls the in-betweenman. Brown believes that
years, he immediately volpersonal achievement is the
ORIN BROWN
greatest goal that the mem4H Leader Of Peardale
northern communities, and
that in the south not much
emphasis was placed on
whether the youngsters participated in club work.
He says that he derives a
great deal of pleasure in his
work. To quote him, "You
will never know just how
much satisfaction] have over
being abletohelp these
youngsters get through the
rough years of being a teenager". :
berscan achieve. He says he
is always." inDutch" over:
this, buthe feelsthat the age
group that is involved in his
clubiscrucial, and that personal achievement helps the
youngsters have faith in their
own abilities.
Browntoldusthat the
youngsters in southern California are a great deal more
sophisticated thaninthe
A Way Of Life For All People
(In honor of conservation week, we reproduce here afew passages from, of all
things, The Royal Bank of Canada Monthly
Letter. Lest you think you are in fora
solemn preachment about the soundness
of the border, let us assure you that the
newsletter is concerned about "Conserving and Using Our Open Spaces." Really
concerned.
(And why shoulda bank, a keystone of
commerce, care about keeping open and
wilderness spaces free of commercial
enterprise? The second to last paragraph
below gives much of the explanation: if
man does not manage "earth's remaining
capital" wisely, the bank itself, over the
long haul, will have less capital to manage.
(We suggest itis time for all business
and all citizens to start thinking in terms
ofthe long haul while there is still time
to conserve and preserve our great heritage of natural resources.)
During recent years there has been a slight stirring
toward good sense, but we are still full of inner contradictions. We set aside wild areas and then “improve”
them out of all wildness. We spend in a profligate
way to advance our comfort and convenience far more
than people in other countries could ever afford, but
we destroy in the process the very basis of comfort
and life.
Pownt of no return
The wonders of the natural world, once destroyed,
can never be replaced. It is our job as conservationminded people looking to the future to maintain some
sort of balance between nature and the appurtenances
of our industrial age.
Conservation is the planned management and wise
use of nature’s resources. It aims, in co-operation with
science and nature, to increase their quality, quantity
and availability through the years. Conservation is
not merely a subject for a school curriculum or for
attention of game wardens and departments of the
government: it is a way of life for all people.
Of course, the wise use of our limited resources
means restraint of the few persons who through
ignorance, folly, or greed try to satisfy their desires at
the expense of all the others. The protection of the
basis of physical life should not require enforcement,
but when enforcement is necessary we should have no
compunction about applying it.
Absurd it may be, but every new generation seems
to come face to face with the problem of open spaces
and parks as if it were something new; but we know
of town planning with an eye to beauty and space in
the Old World from very early times. Today, many
communities are growing up without direction, one
“development” jostling another without regard for
anything beyond using the land for houses and
apartments.
What, specifically, should-be sought? Ideally, every
family should have access to a park big enough for allday excursions; a wooded area; a protected place
where wild flowers grow; a clear stream and a pool.
, These are to be our contact with nature, and are quite
Commerce has the time towrite the second half of its centennial story.
Its opportunity is unlimited, for Grass
Valley is on the verge of tremendous
growth.
apart from school and other athletic grounds, tot lots
and swimming places.
Some device of law should be found whereby these
areas shall be kept for the people for all time. As
things are now, by-laws of a few years ago can be
removed from the books to allow use of park land for
electric substations, filteration plants, parking lots or
other accessories of our mechanization. Our plans
need to be realistic and practical, yet we must make
them with vision, knowledge and imagination if we
are not to barter future health and happiness for an
easy solution of some present problem.
Why bother?
+ Why should we go to the expense and trouble of
preserving open spaces and providing parks? Because
life depends upon it.
In earth’s long history one species after another of
animal and plant has disappeared, and one culture
after another has passed to oblivion, because of its
inability to adjust to environmental change.
“Today it is necessary for mankind to regulate his
use of resources and to manage carth’s remaining
capital more creatively if he is to survive.
We can adapt ourselves understandingly if we go
into our open places, to learn by personal experience
in field and forest, on mountains and beside the
streams, that mankind is dependent upon the living
resources of the earth and must do his part to conserve them.
oung citizens
forum
Topical Comment By Students Of
The Nevada Union High School
BY MARY LEE MILHAM
I am not satisfied with the current
system of television programming, and I
feel that immediate improvement is.essential for the well being of many Americans. The achievement, the success of
science, education, or entertainment lies
in its effect upon the individual. Television as our most powerful medium of
mass communication has a gigantic im‘pactuponourculture. As Philip Cortney,
President of Cody Incorporated, stated in
a speech before the Federal Communications Commision, "many so-called
popular programs are degrading our
tastes, corrupting our morals and making
an outstanding contribution to juvenile
delinquency." While I believe that this
statement may be somewhat exaggerated,
it touches upon the basic problems of
television programming today. We annually spend, directly or otherwise,
millions of dollars on television programming, on advertisement, onresearch, and
On equipment. Yet are we receiving a
comparable value in return? When we
’ spend huge sums of money to build a fine
cathedral, dowe place an inferior bell in
its tower, or dowe seek a mediocre leader
to dominate the sanctuary? Ofcourse we
Re cna
BY DEAN THOMPSON
If we felt the pulse correctly of the
nearly 100 persons who Thursday attended the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce meeting at which Trans Sierra Airways announced their local schedule, we
“we should say the majority was surprised
to hear the airline tell it is ready to begin scheduled flights next month.
We suspect the group expected to hear
of a tentative proposal with a distant
future date of operation..
The realizationthat service is iminent
seemed to stun the majority. It was a
pleasant shock, however.
Trans Sierra officials present seemed
to know their business. They came right
tothe point several times during the
meeting andthe afternoon that followed.
At the meeting they had not yet established a local agency--before they
left town the agency was announced.
Of interest: Traffic Manager Buck
Rogers, 75, once drove a stage in Yosemite «. .Several years ago he tried to get
successful air service to the Mother
Lode, was "ahead of his time"...Chief
Pilot Ted Hunt gained experience in the
firm's DeHaviland Dove in the Near East
flying through dust and sand storms, rain
and icing conditions. .He praisedthe 12‘passenger Dove as ideal for Skyway 49
flights...Hunt has flying experience in
planes ranging from the light private size
through the executive planes, airline and
military craft...V.P. and General Manager Charles Overton acknowledged the
Loma Ricarunway is made to order, "but
you have no administration building," he
reminded.
Justa thought: If Western Nevada
County can support sixor more scheduled
flights per week, where is the logic that
assumes our area can support only 14. bus
schedules per week. Has surface transportation slipped to that extent?
ON THE PROWL. . .First two seats sold on
the Trans Sierra Airways inaugural flight
April l were purchasedby Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Burns, Grass Valley realestate
broker...Between 400 and 500 members
‘of the California Historical Society will
be in town April 9 to see the sights of
Grass Valley and Nevada City...
Those Walking Tours of Nevada City
are ready for use, being sold around Nevada City at 25 cents per copy. ..Prepared
by Rev. R.W. Findley, five tours are
mapped and described to aid tourists who
visit and want to soak inthe charm of Nevada City...Pilot copies of the tours
created quite a stir in the Beale AFB and
Yuba City area...And speaking of publicating, Bantom Books has a new paperback on localracks..."The Rise and Fall
of Legs Diamond by Otis H. Gaylord of
Nevada City...Set in the twenties, the
story centers around the smooth but
real tough mobster...Legs...A reading
tour along the streets of prohibition.
Wednesday, M
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don't; we try tomake the music, the service and the leadership worthy of the
building.
Every television station is under con‘tract todefendthe "puplicinterest". Let
it be remembered that public interest or
good taste must first be created, then
satisfied. Therefore, while the television
is responsible for upholding the public
interest, it has the power to create and
dominate it. At the present time, television considers entertainment,. or what
passes for entertainment, as its main duty
and purpose. Glamorized violence, sadism, crime can all bear the label of entertainment. Ibelievethis label'is worn
dishonestly. Granted, entertainment is
good, but is this really entertainment?
I believe quality is being sacrificed for
quantity.
If the taste of'the masses is low, isn't
it the duty of those responsible for television programming to aitemptto elevate,
to educate the public tastes? And isn't
it for the benefit of the public interest
that they do this? Television inthe
United States is anational resource, and
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