April 4, 1962 (10 pages)

thst pees ena -of the Week > by Lillian Mott LAYIA PLATYGLOSSA Tidy-tips--Composite family. a4 ‘4 I aor a") ts The pure white edges of the scalloped rays of the Tidy-tips form pale halos around the golden centers and bestow an air of crispfreshness. These flowers take well tq cultivation and are worthy of a prominent spot in the home flower garden. Found inAprilthru May blooming in profusioninthe fields near De Witt Hospital and on the way to Marysville. Haddy To Oppose Assessor NEVADA CITY----County Assessor. Charles Kitts will face opposition in the June primary, and two supervisorial seats have a total of eight candidates, These are the local primary facts after the filing deadline Friday. Surprise candidate to oppose Assessor Kitts is Marvin E. Haddy, Nevada City ser-. vice station manager and bail bondsman, It was known for days that Haddy was under pressure to oppose the assessor, but until the final filing day Haddy had said he would not min. Incumbent Supervisor Neil Hennessy willbe opposed by LeonardGilbert, Grass Valley insurance man résiding near Lake Vera, and Gail Symphonic Concert Sat. GRASS VALLEY --More than 65 members of the Pacific Union College symphonic band will perform Saturday at 7:30 p.m, at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, it was announced today by Dr. C,O, Patterson. The college group from Angwin, Calif. , will be under the direction of Prof. Bertil Van Boer, conductor, composer and flutist. There will be no admission charge, although contributions will be welcome, Dr, Patterson said. Sacred Music Slated Friday By NC Baptists NEVADA CITY----A concert of sacred music will be presented by the youth choir of the First Baptist Church of Sacramento Friday evening at 8 p.m. in the Community Baptist Church in Nevada City. The concert is to benefit the churhc organ fund, and an offering will be taken. Refreshments will be served following the performance by the Senior High Baptist Youth Fellowship Group. The public is welcome. GV Voter Registration Due April 11, 12 GRASS VALLEY ---City cooperation with Nevada County Clerk John Trauner has assured that there will be two days when residents may register to vote at the Grass Valley City Hall. The council has approved use to the City Hall for voter registration April 11 and 12. Kitts Gordon, carpenter's union official living in Alta Hill. In the race to occupy the seat of retiring Supervisor Guy Robinson, five candidates are entered; Albert Casey, attorney; Donald Blake, building materialretailer; Melbourn Hedrick, purchasing agent at Weimar Hospital; Glenn T. Jones, Grass Valley businessman; and Harold Gleason, rancher. Unopposed forreelection are Superintendent of Schools Edward Fellerson, Coroner Alvah Hooper, District Attorney Harold Berliner, Public Administrator Albert Ahearn, Recorder Theordore Kohler, Sheriff Wayne Brown, Treasurer and Tax Collector Leland Twitchell, and County:Clerk John Trauner. In addition, Nevada County has a candidate for the office of Assemblyman Paul Lunardi. Republican’ Waiter Karniss, Grass Valley, has has filed for nomination. Chamber Plans Full GV Month GRASS VALLEY.A full month of scheduled activity of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce began today with a noon luncheon at the Office in the Hotel Golden. Col. William]. Reynolds, commander of the 851stStrategic Missile Squadron, was the featured speaker. Next Wednesday, the retail merchants committee will meet atthe T own House at noon. A chamber board meeting will follow on April 12 at the Town House at noon, April 18 will find Bruce Howard addressing the chamber luncheon at The Office. Howard, vice-president and manager of the Public W arehouse and Trucking divisions of Howard Terminal wilitell why Howard Terminal selected Grass Valley. President Steve Chileski also announced a dinner meeting Fridayat6:30 in The Office when the Feather River-Yuba Association will hold a regular business meeting. The association covers seven California: counties and one in Nevada with effortsto stimulate travel and recreation in the counties. New Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce members include Banner Mountain Estate, Shell Oil, Bluebird Laundromat, Sierra Nevada Memorial H@$pital, Grass Valley Ready-Mix, Doree's Drapery Shop, and Netz Monumental Works. French Corral, Gouge Eye, NEVADA COUNTY GGET Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Gleenbrook, Little York; Cherok ough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch H Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Lime Kiln, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor F ill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, C7 ks =, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Al Odie weep alley, Newtown, Cope of . jane Vol. 37 No. 1210¢A Copy -"THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, lfarohyaw, 1962 ’63 NID Project Date GRASS VALLEY --The Nevada Irrigation District Thursday announced plans tostart construction of this$60 million-Yuba -Bear River Project by early 1963. This was disclosed at a three hour information session between the N,I.D. Directors andthe Yuba -B’ear River Project Study Committee, The Study Committee is composed of residents from each of the district's five divisions in Nevada and Placer Counties and acts as an information arm between the N.I,D. and the public on the project's development. TheN.I.D. staff outlined the necessary steps to be takenin the next few weeks toenablethe district to call for construction bids in January orFebruary, 1963, and the study group urged the directorsto move as rapidly as possible toward the start of the project. Manager Edwin Koster told the group that several factors n,ow point to an early start for the project and require immediate action. He noted that interest rates for bonds had been dropping and and it looked like the market would be favorable for sometimetocome. A drop ininterest rates could mean more construction funds for district. He also noted that recent construction bids on similar projects havebeen lower than anticipated. Koster said the directors would soon have to authorize Ebasco Services, Inc., consulting engineers and the project, to draw the final plans and specifications for bids. He noted that it would take not less than seven months to prepare the plans and specifications plus another 60 days for the contractors to prepare their bids, He pointed out that prices on electrical equipment needed forthe proposed new district powerhouses have been low, but are starting to rise. He said if the district prepared the plans early, it could take advantage now of the low prices on such equipment. Koster further stated that the district expects to be on the agenda of the California Districts Securities Commission at their meeting April 27. NID is requesting permission of the commission to call a revenue bond election. The state Water Rights Board has rescheduled a hearing on the District's applications for Yuba River Water for April 10. At the last hearing 10 parties protested the applications, but Koster said Thursday that all but one protest. had been eliminated by stipulation. NC Unlimited Meeting Tuesday NEVADA CITY.Nevada City Unlimited, the newly formed civic improvement organization, will hold a lunch meeting next Tuesday at the National Hotel, according to president Bill Briggs. Thedevelopment of a program will be discussed, with representatives of other civic groups and interested individuals expected and welcome to attend. INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND.Mrs. Orene Wetherall (left) and Mrs. Ruth Frantz check over lists of some 70 foreign students and their families who will be entertained' in 55 Nevada County homes the weekend of April 13-15. All of the guests, representing 18 countries from aroundthe globe, are studying at the University of California at Davis. This is the second annual international hospitality weekend sponsored locally by the Concord Group. This year, the number of students and local host families participating is almost double that of last year. The foreign student office at Davis reports the popularity of this event to be high among foreign students, affording many of them their only opportunity to become acquainted with typical U.S. families. national weekend i§ Mrs. Dean Thompson. General chairman of the interIda Hatton Dies After Operation GRASS VALLEY ---Ida Sonntag Hatton, resident of Nevada County for 64 years and well known for her many civic andcultural interest, died early this morning at Jones Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley, at the age of 78, Her death followed a serious operation of some days ago. Mrs. Hatton a Peardale resident, leaves five sisters, two brothers, a daughter, four grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Born in Oeltznitz, Germany, she came with her parents tothe U.S, at age 7, where the family settled ‘in Kansas. They settled on a ranch at Chicago Park in 1898. She married Woodrow Hatton in 1921. A mong the suvivors are her daughter, Arids Bell of Grass Valley, and four grandchildren, Carl, George Barbara and Mark Bell. She also leaves five sisters and two brothers: Mrs, Gertrude Blum, Chicago Park: Mrs. Margaret Ullrich, Chicago Park; Mrs, Anna Oster man, Portland, Ore.; Mrs, Magdelene Wise, Sacramento; Mrs, Elsa E. Bierly, Sacramento; Carl H. Sonntag, Washington state; and Herman J. Sonntag, Alaska, Funeral arrangements are pending. Boy Scout Breakfast Slated A fund raising breakfast’for the Boy Scouts of Nevada County will be held at, the Veterans Memorial Buildings in both Grass Valley and Nevada City, Wed. April 11 from 6:30 to 9 AM, The event is being sponsored by the Wm. Bull MeekWm. Morris Stewart chapter of Clampers. . Nevada NEVADA CITY ----Nevada City voters will go to the poils at City Hall Tuesday toelect two councilmen from a list of seven candidates. (Editor's note:Candidates express their views on Page 5. of today's NUGGET) Council candidates include Louis Brown, Curtis Clark, Stanley Jones, WilJr. Trail Ride Set April 15° SACRAMENTOThe Sacra~ mento Horsemen Association Gold Trail Mounties, a junior group, are announcing their sixth Annual Competive Trail Ride April 15 (rain date April 29) on the Auburn-Folsom Trail. The ride starts at 7:30 at the Auburn Fairgrounds, and finishes at Horsemen's Park at Granite Bay at approximately 4:30. There will be a lunch stop at Rattlesnake Bar at noon, City Votes Tuesday liam MacSems, Dr. H, A. McPherson, Thomas W allace, and Charles Weeks. The race has been noted for its lack of controversy, although it is understood that the weekend testing of the fire department's new wartning hornhas brought a of questions to the candidates on their opinion of the horn (Editor's note: See _ Letters to the Editor, Page 4). Status of Weeks inthe race is somewhat doubtful. The county civil defense director suffer a heart attack last week and has not determined whether to continue to actively seek support. The race ts one in which no candidate has an achnowledged lead, and the results are expected to show at least four of the men bunched at the top. Also on the ballot, running unopposed for reelection, willbe City Clerk Sam Hopper and Treasurer Mrs. Dealer In GV GRASS VALLEY -Ownership of the Nevada County agency and franchise for Ford Motor Company passed from the hands of C. A. Helbach, who with his twin brother Bert operated the Helbach Motors firm in Grass Valley for years, to Joe Morgan Ford, Inc., last week, The Grass Valley auto fraternity gathered Friday evening at the Gold Nugget Inn in a farewell dinner party in honor of the Helbach twins. Earl Covey, president of the local auto dealer" association, arranged for the party and presided. After festivities of fun and fellowship, the 60 person in attendance heard a report on the Rees-Levering Finance and Insurance Act by Amos Crowl, manager of the Northern Motor Car Dealers Association. WilliamJorgenson, of the association's field staff, accompanied Crowl to the local meeting. a Teresa Cassettari. * ed ALMOST.Allyousus (Joe) McNew, Goodyears Bar, will not be the Democratic candidate for Governor, at least not this year. County Clerk John Trauner ruled McNew's move to have his name placed onthe ballotinvalidbecause of Election Code violations. McNew is shown with Chief Deputy Auditor Vashti Merrifieldas he deposited the $800 filing fee; now forfeited. . New Ford . PLAN 4 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL Expand HS Site, Is Plan GRASS VALLEY ----Nevada Union High School District is heading for a four year high school in efforts to meet the serious housing shortages that are projected for the district in the next few years, Trustees of the district Monday night endorsed a development plan suggested by Superintendent Gerald Gelatt which calls for the expansion of the present high schoolto a complete plant. Original designs called for’ expansion to house 1500 students. Capacity now is 900 students. Upon completion of the expansion, the district will move the ninth grade to the high school, using the present junior high school for six and seventh graders of the Grass Valley and Ready Springs districts. Until the Ridge Road high school plant is expanded, the district must do its best with present facilities under crowded conditions. Trustee Harold George Sr. objectedtothe proposal, suggesting the use of the present Seven Hills School for overflow junior high school enrollment. Nevada Union High School Principal Bill George report; edthat more than 850 stud; ents were in attendance at the present high school this ' year, and that an incoming class of 450 sophomores will , Tteplace the graduating class ! of 250 seniors. This will boost high school attendance to over 1000 and require expansion in the near future, _ if not immediately. Principal George also ; stated that the 1963-64 enrollment at the high school will be even greater than that forecast for the term beginning in September. Superintendent Gelatt warned trustees that the district is not ina financial position to operate three schools as suggested by Trustee George. Seven Hills School in Nevada City is the property of the high school district, but is leased to Nevada City elementary school district on a year to year basis, Ridge Gardeners TOWN TALK ---The Ridge Road Garden Club will meet Tuesday atthe home of Mrs. J. Lastova. Mrs, Earl Farmer is Chairman of thehostesses who will serve a casserole dish, tea and coffee at 1 p.m. The Weather GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Mar.28 69 42 29 69 40 30 60 33 Si: @2 38 Apr. 1 63 38 2-67 39 3 64 41 Rainfall to date 49.09 Rainfall last year 32.42 eeee tee ees NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Mar.28 69 30 29 67 34 30. 59 29 ST: 82 31 Apr. 1 65 34 2 64 32 $ 63 34 Rainfall last year 39.69 Rainfall to date 30.59

thst pees ena -of the Week > by Lillian Mott LAYIA PLATYGLOSSA Tidy-tips--Composite family. a4 ‘4 I aor a") ts The pure white edges of the scalloped rays of the Tidy-tips form pale halos around the golden centers and bestow an air of crispfreshness. These flowers take well tq cultivation and are worthy of a prominent spot in the home flower garden. Found inAprilthru May blooming in profusioninthe fields near De Witt Hospital and on the way to Marysville. Haddy To Oppose Assessor NEVADA CITY----County Assessor. Charles Kitts will face opposition in the June primary, and two supervisorial seats have a total of eight candidates, These are the local primary facts after the filing deadline Friday. Surprise candidate to oppose Assessor Kitts is Marvin E. Haddy, Nevada City ser-. vice station manager and bail bondsman, It was known for days that Haddy was under pressure to oppose the assessor, but until the final filing day Haddy had said he would not min. Incumbent Supervisor Neil Hennessy willbe opposed by LeonardGilbert, Grass Valley insurance man résiding near Lake Vera, and Gail Symphonic Concert Sat. GRASS VALLEY --More than 65 members of the Pacific Union College symphonic band will perform Saturday at 7:30 p.m, at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, it was announced today by Dr. C,O, Patterson. The college group from Angwin, Calif. , will be under the direction of Prof. Bertil Van Boer, conductor, composer and flutist. There will be no admission charge, although contributions will be welcome, Dr, Patterson said. Sacred Music Slated Friday By NC Baptists NEVADA CITY----A concert of sacred music will be presented by the youth choir of the First Baptist Church of Sacramento Friday evening at 8 p.m. in the Community Baptist Church in Nevada City. The concert is to benefit the churhc organ fund, and an offering will be taken. Refreshments will be served following the performance by the Senior High Baptist Youth Fellowship Group. The public is welcome. GV Voter Registration Due April 11, 12 GRASS VALLEY ---City cooperation with Nevada County Clerk John Trauner has assured that there will be two days when residents may register to vote at the Grass Valley City Hall. The council has approved use to the City Hall for voter registration April 11 and 12. Kitts Gordon, carpenter's union official living in Alta Hill. In the race to occupy the seat of retiring Supervisor Guy Robinson, five candidates are entered; Albert Casey, attorney; Donald Blake, building materialretailer; Melbourn Hedrick, purchasing agent at Weimar Hospital; Glenn T. Jones, Grass Valley businessman; and Harold Gleason, rancher. Unopposed forreelection are Superintendent of Schools Edward Fellerson, Coroner Alvah Hooper, District Attorney Harold Berliner, Public Administrator Albert Ahearn, Recorder Theordore Kohler, Sheriff Wayne Brown, Treasurer and Tax Collector Leland Twitchell, and County:Clerk John Trauner. In addition, Nevada County has a candidate for the office of Assemblyman Paul Lunardi. Republican’ Waiter Karniss, Grass Valley, has has filed for nomination. Chamber Plans Full GV Month GRASS VALLEY..A full month of scheduled activity of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce began today with a noon luncheon at the Office in the Hotel Golden. Col. William]. Reynolds, commander of the 851stStrategic Missile Squadron, was the featured speaker. Next Wednesday, the retail merchants committee will meet atthe T own House at noon. A chamber board meeting will follow on April 12 at the Town House at noon, April 18 will find Bruce Howard addressing the chamber luncheon at The Office. Howard, vice-president and manager of the Public W arehouse and Trucking divisions of Howard Terminal wilitell why Howard Terminal selected Grass Valley. President Steve Chileski also announced a dinner meeting Fridayat6:30 in The Office when the Feather River-Yuba Association will hold a regular business meeting. The association covers seven California: counties and one in Nevada with effortsto stimulate travel and recreation in the counties. New Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce members include Banner Mountain Estate, Shell Oil, Bluebird Laundromat, Sierra Nevada Memorial H@$pital, Grass Valley Ready-Mix, Doree's Drapery Shop, and Netz Monumental Works. French Corral, Gouge Eye, NEVADA COUNTY GGET Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Gleenbrook, Little York; Cherok ough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch H Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Lime Kiln, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor F ill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, C7 ks =, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Al Odie weep alley, Newtown, Cope of . jane Vol. 37 No. 1210¢A Copy -"THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, lfarohyaw, 1962 ’63 NID Project Date GRASS VALLEY --The Nevada Irrigation District Thursday announced plans tostart construction of this$60 million-Yuba -Bear River Project by early 1963. This was disclosed at a three hour information session between the N,I.D. Directors andthe Yuba -B’ear River Project Study Committee, The Study Committee is composed of residents from each of the district's five divisions in Nevada and Placer Counties and acts as an information arm between the N.I,D. and the public on the project's development. TheN.I.D. staff outlined the necessary steps to be takenin the next few weeks toenablethe district to call for construction bids in January orFebruary, 1963, and the study group urged the directorsto move as rapidly as possible toward the start of the project. Manager Edwin Koster told the group that several factors n,ow point to an early start for the project and require immediate action. He noted that interest rates for bonds had been dropping and and it looked like the market would be favorable for sometimetocome. A drop ininterest rates could mean more construction funds for district. He also noted that recent construction bids on similar projects havebeen lower than anticipated. Koster said the directors would soon have to authorize Ebasco Services, Inc., consulting engineers and the project, to draw the final plans and specifications for bids. He noted that it would take not less than seven months to prepare the plans and specifications plus another 60 days for the contractors to prepare their bids, He pointed out that prices on electrical equipment needed forthe proposed new district powerhouses have been low, but are starting to rise. He said if the district prepared the plans early, it could take advantage now of the low prices on such equipment. Koster further stated that the district expects to be on the agenda of the California Districts Securities Commission at their meeting April 27. NID is requesting permission of the commission to call a revenue bond election. The state Water Rights Board has rescheduled a hearing on the District's applications for Yuba River Water for April 10. At the last hearing 10 parties protested the applications, but Koster said Thursday that all but one protest. had been eliminated by stipulation. NC Unlimited Meeting Tuesday NEVADA CITY..Nevada City Unlimited, the newly

formed civic improvement organization, will hold a lunch meeting next Tuesday at the National Hotel, according to president Bill Briggs. Thedevelopment of a program will be discussed, with representatives of other civic groups and interested individuals expected and welcome to attend. INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND..Mrs. Orene Wetherall (left) and Mrs. Ruth Frantz check over lists of some 70 foreign students and their families who will be entertained' in 55 Nevada County homes the weekend of April 13-15. All of the guests, representing 18 countries from aroundthe globe, are studying at the University of California at Davis. This is the second annual international hospitality weekend sponsored locally by the Concord Group. This year, the number of students and local host families participating is almost double that of last year. The foreign student office at Davis reports the popularity of this event to be high among foreign students, affording many of them their only opportunity to become acquainted with typical U.S. families. national weekend i§ Mrs. Dean Thompson. General chairman of the interIda Hatton Dies After Operation GRASS VALLEY ---Ida Sonntag Hatton, resident of Nevada County for 64 years and well known for her many civic andcultural interest, died early this morning at Jones Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley, at the age of 78, Her death followed a serious operation of some days ago. Mrs. Hatton a Peardale resident, leaves five sisters, two brothers, a daughter, four grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Born in Oeltznitz, Germany, she came with her parents tothe U.S, at age 7, where the family settled ‘in Kansas. They settled on a ranch at Chicago Park in 1898. She married Woodrow Hatton in 1921. A mong the suvivors are her daughter, Arids Bell of Grass Valley, and four grandchildren, Carl, George Barbara and Mark Bell. She also leaves five sisters and two brothers: Mrs, Gertrude Blum, Chicago Park: Mrs. Margaret Ullrich, Chicago Park; Mrs, Anna Oster man, Portland, Ore.; Mrs, Magdelene Wise, Sacramento; Mrs, Elsa E. Bierly, Sacramento; Carl H. Sonntag, Washington state; and Herman J. Sonntag, Alaska, Funeral arrangements are pending. Boy Scout Breakfast Slated A fund raising breakfast’for the Boy Scouts of Nevada County will be held at, the Veterans Memorial Buildings in both Grass Valley and Nevada City, Wed. April 11 from 6:30 to 9 AM, The event is being sponsored by the Wm. Bull MeekWm. Morris Stewart chapter of Clampers. . Nevada NEVADA CITY ----Nevada City voters will go to the poils at City Hall Tuesday toelect two councilmen from a list of seven candidates. (Editor's note:Candidates express their views on Page 5. of today's NUGGET) Council candidates include Louis Brown, Curtis Clark, Stanley Jones, WilJr. Trail Ride Set April 15° SACRAMENTOThe Sacra~ mento Horsemen Association Gold Trail Mounties, a junior group, are announcing their sixth Annual Competive Trail Ride April 15 (rain date April 29) on the Auburn-Folsom Trail. The ride starts at 7:30 at the Auburn Fairgrounds, and finishes at Horsemen's Park at Granite Bay at approximately 4:30. There will be a lunch stop at Rattlesnake Bar at noon, City Votes Tuesday liam MacSems, Dr. H, A. McPherson, Thomas W allace, and Charles Weeks. The race has been noted for its lack of controversy, although it is understood that the weekend testing of the fire department's new wartning hornhas brought a of questions to the candidates on their opinion of the horn (Editor's note: See _ Letters to the Editor, Page 4). Status of Weeks inthe race is somewhat doubtful. The county civil defense director suffer a heart attack last week and has not determined whether to continue to actively seek support. The race ts one in which no candidate has an achnowledged lead, and the results are expected to show at least four of the men bunched at the top. Also on the ballot, running unopposed for reelection, willbe City Clerk Sam Hopper and Treasurer Mrs. Dealer In GV GRASS VALLEY -Ownership of the Nevada County agency and franchise for Ford Motor Company passed from the hands of C. A. Helbach, who with his twin brother Bert operated the Helbach Motors firm in Grass Valley for years, to Joe Morgan Ford, Inc., last week, The Grass Valley auto fraternity gathered Friday evening at the Gold Nugget Inn in a farewell dinner party in honor of the Helbach twins. Earl Covey, president of the local auto dealer" association, arranged for the party and presided. After festivities of fun and fellowship, the 60 person in attendance heard a report on the Rees-Levering Finance and Insurance Act by Amos Crowl, manager of the Northern Motor Car Dealers Association. WilliamJorgenson, of the association's field staff, accompanied Crowl to the local meeting. a Teresa Cassettari. * ed ALMOST..Allyousus (Joe) McNew, Goodyears Bar, will not be the Democratic candidate for Governor, at least not this year. County Clerk John Trauner ruled McNew's move to have his name placed onthe ballotinvalidbecause of Election Code violations. McNew is shown with Chief Deputy Auditor Vashti Merrifieldas he deposited the $800 filing fee; now forfeited. . New Ford . PLAN 4 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL Expand HS Site, Is Plan GRASS VALLEY ----Nevada Union High School District is heading for a four year high school in efforts to meet the serious housing shortages that are projected for the district in the next few years, Trustees of the district Monday night endorsed a development plan suggested by Superintendent Gerald Gelatt which calls for the expansion of the present high schoolto a complete plant. Original designs called for’ expansion to house 1500 students. Capacity now is 900 students. Upon completion of the expansion, the district will move the ninth grade to the high school, using the present junior high school for six and seventh graders of the Grass Valley and Ready Springs districts. Until the Ridge Road high school plant is expanded, the district must do its best with present facilities under crowded conditions. Trustee Harold George Sr. objectedtothe proposal, suggesting the use of the present Seven Hills School for overflow junior high school enrollment. Nevada Union High School Principal Bill George report; edthat more than 850 stud; ents were in attendance at the present high school this ' year, and that an incoming class of 450 sophomores will , Tteplace the graduating class ! of 250 seniors. This will boost high school attendance to over 1000 and require expansion in the near future, _ if not immediately. Principal George also ; stated that the 1963-64 enrollment at the high school will be even greater than that forecast for the term beginning in September. Superintendent Gelatt warned trustees that the district is not ina financial position to operate three schools as suggested by Trustee George. Seven Hills School in Nevada City is the property of the high school district, but is leased to Nevada City elementary school district on a year to year basis, Ridge Gardeners TOWN TALK ---The Ridge Road Garden Club will meet Tuesday atthe home of Mrs. J. Lastova. Mrs, Earl Farmer is Chairman of thehostesses who will serve a casserole dish, tea and coffee at 1 p.m. The Weather GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Mar.28 69 42 29 69 40 30 60 33 Si: @2 38 Apr. 1 63 38 2-67 39 3 64 41 Rainfall to date 49.09 Rainfall last year 32.42 eeee tee ees NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Mar.28 69 30 29 67 34 30. 59 29 ST: 82 31 Apr. 1 65 34 2 64 32 $ 63 34 Rainfall last year 39.69 Rainfall to date 30.59