April 4, 1962 (10 pages)

SPN Page 8.Wednesday, April 4, 1962.Nevada County NUGGET ——_—— = Published Every Wednesday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 132 Main St., Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller. . 2. dic ee ts se POS R, Dean Thompson. .. . Editor-Manager Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No, 12,406 Subscription Rates: One year, $4.00; Two years, $6.00 Three years, $8.00 : Printed by Berliner & Mc Ginnis, Nevada City. EDITORIAL Scenic Planning By Forest Service The National Forest Service should be applauded for its action in seeking the withdrawal from mining entry of some 2, 800 acres of unpatented landalong Highway 49 in Tahoe National Forest. Nevada and Sierra Counties are blessed with highways and roads that have scenic beauty. The Forest Service move will protect scattered points along scenic Highway 49 from development which would reduce the untrammeled beauty which now thrills travelers through the upper levels of the highway. The withdrawal does not restrict use of private landalongthe highway. In fact, it will make more likely the orderly development along portions of the highway not included in unpatented land sought by the Forest Service for roadside zones. A 200 foot strip along Highway 49 protects the beauty of portions of this highway through Tahoe National Forest, thereby enhancing the recreational value of areas within and near the forest. Although most, if not all, of this 200 foot strip is outside Nevada County.in Yuba and Sierra Counties .the move should have wide backing in Nevada County. It is animprovement in Tahoe National Forest, and it is an improvement in neighboring. counties. Parking Progress Itis heartening to note that progress is being made in Grass Valley toward the construction of a 55-car-parking lot to serve Bi Dy 2 13) é, eve ey eu P, rw e ae i ) & ; Mc ae Ne The Story of the Electric Trolley Between Boston Ravine and half way up Broad St. : Sometimes after a real cold frosty night in Nevada City the white outlines of streetcar tracks shine through the Broad St. blacktop. Tell a newcomer that NC-GV was once served by an efficient ding-dong electric trolley and invariably the newcomer willcomment: In these mountains an electric street car line?Impossible! Hourly transportation is essential to the commerce ofthese two towns, The press media and the individuals and the organizations.that are attempting to keep Joe Spence's NC-GV bus line operating are to be commeded. The private automobile that threatens the desired service that the present NCGV bus line provides was also the cause of the demise of the electric trolley. It all happened one dark and snowy night on January 1, 1924. Manager Charles Skewes looked at the snow covered track ahead, then back at empty Car No 5, headed for the car barn at Glenbrook and said that stormy midnight“This is the end of the line." we 2 2 Work was begun: quickly on this traction line, and the operation over the four mile track between NC& GV commenced in 1902. Five California type streetcars w ere purchased and housed in a carbarn at Glenbrook, The halfway point-on the road, These cars served for entire life of the company. the downtown stores. Merchants of the downtown area deserve credit for their tenacity in going ahead with plans when it seemed that they were the . only ones in Grass Valley concerned with parking and the future of the downtown business district. The resulting parking district will benefit the whole city by enabling merchants in the downtown area to serve more customers. Grass Valley canexpect the downtown stores to improve and expand as additional parking brings increased volume of sales. N.U.'Z NEWS Greg Mott At the Nevada City Oddfollows, Lodge March 27, K aren Hansen, a Junior at Nevada Union, was chosen asa delegate for the United Nations trip sponsored by the Oddfellows and Rebekah Lodges, Karen competed against Clara Hammack, a Junior from Colfax High, in a close speech contest, Points were given for the speech, atest onthe UN taken earlier in the year, and an experience sheet. Miss Hansen will be given $100 by the combined Nevada City, Grass Valley, Colfax, and Dutch Flat lodges, which she may use as she wishes on her trip which will begin June 7. The trip will start at Sacramento, where Karenand 35 other California delegates will board a train which willtake them to Chicago, with stops at such interesting places asSalt Lake City and Yellowstone Park, At Chicago, the students will switch toa bus bound for niagara Falls, Boston, and finally hte fabulous United Nations Building in New York City. Karen was well coached and rehearsed by Mrs, Ruth Cardin, head of Nevada Union's English department. A student council meeting wascalledto order Wednesday by president, Dan Steward. The Sierra Foothill League of Joint Student Councils meeting was discussed, and the Junior class officers announced that Darrel1 Bares had been chosen as NU's candidate for next year's president of the organization. Other schools sending candidates will be Oroville and Los Plumas. The election willtake place at a meeting on May 9, in Roseville. Also at the student council meeting, Carel Kennedy was named Student Body Publicity Manager. ' Seeeee8 In their first home baseball game, the Nevada Union Miners defeated the Colfax Falcons 10 to 3 at Pioneer Park; and on Friday, the Miners downed the DelOro Eagles, 5 to 4, SAN DIEGO---W erner H, Morgan, fireman, nephew of Mr, and Mrs, James Jasperson of 200 Alta Vista Ave,, Grass Valley is serving aboard thetank landing snip USS Windham County, a unit of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force, headquartered at San Diego, Calif, , which celebrated its 20th anniversary Feb. 20. This is the story of the of the story of the Nevada County Traction Co, Ghose . < wmaThis artist's conception of equipment of the Nevada County Traction Co. is imprinted on stock certificate No 249 and is printed in blue and black 10 by 7 inches with a 4 inch printed stub issued on March 29, 1901. (Courtesy California Historical Society -2090 Jackson St. , SF.) This isthe story of a central California steam railroad that was never built. It isthe story of an electric trolley line that was constructed as an afterthought. It is the story of the day the earth parted and San Francisco lay in earthquake ruins on April 18, 1906. This lines, whose histories are closely, entwined, are the California Midland Railroad and the Nevada County Traction streetcar line. “we a ieee CarNo5 stops in front of the National Hotel on Broad Street Nevada City. Acrossthe street the Alpha Hardware was selling Red Crown gasoline for the autos that were soon to doom the trolley, In 1901 a powerful group of investors led by John Martin, aSanFrancisco industrialist, saw an Opportunity for their idle money. It was a plan to construct a standard gauge steam road between Grass Valley and Marysville. At this time the only railroad serving the Grass Valley area was the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. But while the California Midland project was still being formulated, John Martin persuaded the NCNGto give him the franchise between Nevada City and Grass Valley for a street car line. This idea for a trolley route was more or less secondary, a means to secure immediate revenue forthe proposed steam railroad project. In addition, so they argued, the fast growing county seat, Nevada City, would have both rail and street car transportation. — Tt ee a Here we have Car No 4 heading up Main St. in GV just above the A uburn Main traffic stop light (1962). The year is 1910. The store is Temby's Candy store where they also sold Victor-Edison Phonographs (His Master's Voice) records and phonographs. The trolley prospered. Martin worked on his plans for _ the RR to Marysville. Newspapers of the day proudly displayed surveys, maps, right-of-way properties. Rail was actually laid for a mile east of Marysville. In Grass Valley a terminal site for the RR had been purchased, Five years of hard work for the RR had passed. The blueprint were finished. The railroad GV to “Marysville wastobecomea reality. ‘Then, as so often happens, an event, this time 150 miles away, was to play havoc with the best-laid ideas of the railroad: planners. It was early in the morning of April 18, 1906. The earth trembled. San Francisco was a burning holocaust. San Francisco literally burst open, fire razed its tumbling buildings, and ruin lay in the silence that fell upon it. The noise of destruction within the city rang the death knell of the railroad. After the éarthquake, SF wasa fertile land for invastment. Martin lost interest in his railroad plans. The Midland Railroad became a ghost. The Nevada County Traction Co. prospered for a long time. Thencame the Model T. And after the gasoline bug gy came that snowstorm on January 1, 1924. The twin city electric trolley was no more, (To be continued) SIERRA BYWAYS BY DEAN THOMPSON . HANDS ACROSS THE SIERRA. .One of the pleasant tasks of last month was the judging (with two others)of Nevada newspaper entries in the Nevada State Press Association's "community service" category of their 1962 Better Newspaper Contest.. As a token of friendship from a neighboring county, this writer was happy to participate.. Seeeeeeeese THE PANNER..Nevada City Rotarians have seen the first issue of the club's news bulletin, the Nevada City Panner, and must be pleased. .It shows Joe Morgan (now of Morgan Ford in GV---formerly Helbach Ford) as president, Tom Buell a: secretary, and Leo Conti as editor. .Roving reporter? Elza Kilroy. .The: Panner commented on historical sites thusly: ".The more we wreck our historical sites the more tourists will go to Mexico where they know the value of preservation of old buildings. The Rotary Clubs of Mexico play a big partin preserving their old historical buildings. COULD THIS BECOME A PROJECT OR OUR CLUB????" eee eee eee 8 BY REQUEST .Sometimes our subscribers have something to say but woa't write it. This is one of those items: Congratulations to the city and City Manager Charles Smith forthe street washing job that was accomplished shortly after Charlie took over at the City Hall. And what's your guess about the outcome of the sevenmanrace fortwoNevada City Council seats? Seems that almost everyone comes up with a different set of winners as they explain how they think it will rua, SHORT NOTES.If it will help you remember, Jack Crawford's (county building inspector) initials are H.J. , and the courthouse crew has a way of remembering: HandsomeJack.St. Pat's card arrived in the mail in time for the March 17 event, addressed: Tothe Young Man intheBottle,c/o the NUGGET. Inside a card ‘with a green bottle, orange cork, and an Irish bodkin ‘ inside holding a four leaf clover, Saints Preserve Us---thats what the card said. From a ol’ lady temporarily in a “bottle”! ---that's what the signature said. STANLEY MOSK Attorney General Stanley Mosk last week filed for reelection. "Since the people of Cali. fornia who elected me four years ago with over 3 million votes and a majority of ‘1,150,000 over my opponent, have given every indication of continued confedence, I am seeking the opportunity of maintaining our, progress in the fields of _ law and law enforcement, " the attorney general said. He said that California's police chiefs, sheriffs, and district attorneys have indicated their overwhelming support for his candidacy, eeeee8 DALEGOR SUCHECKI Dalegor W. Suchecki has announced his candidacy for secretary of state. From a minority ethnic group, Suchecki is a Republican who says his ideas are designed along standard Republican principles to further the betterment of and welfare of the laborer, the common . man, businessman and all members of society who are willing to display a progressive attitude of individuality." seee88 EDWUND G, BROWN Three prominent San Francisco attorneys have been named co-chairmen with attorney Gerald D. Marcus of the Northern California SpeakersBureau in the campaign toreelect Governor Edmund Brown. They are Everett H. Berberian, Richard M. Adams and Reynold H. Colvin. Seeeess RICHARD M, NIXON Gubernatorial candidate Richard Nixon is setting out to shake hands with 65,000 Californians in 25 cities in 16 counties this month. Nixon reports the basic groundwork of his campaign has been completed with the appointment of chairmen and committees in every county. Headquarters will open soon, is is said. Seeee8 PAUL J, LUNARDI Assemblyman PaulJ. Lunardi has voiced strong opposition to the proposed California Senate Reapportionment measure recently introduced in the legislature. Lunardi stated that “this constitutional amendment is merely another attempt to discard and unbalance the time-proven system of checks and balances through which we now govern our state. " "State assemblymen are now chosen on the basis of population and our senators on the basis of geographical units. To change this system radically by providing for the election of any of our county's senators on a population formula would create unquestionable havoc in our present bicameral legislative system, and would be the first step toward a onehouse legislature, "Lunardi ' state. CD GFEBTICINS 0: MAN, LIKE I & SCENE. 48 MAN tS (©) NEVAOA COUNTY NU66e87. VE MADE THE ce 2° FORM . . LIKE THIS EXPRESSION.

SPN Page 8..Wednesday, April 4, 1962..Nevada County NUGGET ——_—— = Published Every Wednesday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 132 Main St., Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller. . 2.. dic ee ts se POS R, Dean Thompson. .... . Editor-Manager Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No, 12,406 Subscription Rates: One year, $4.00; Two years, $6.00 Three years, $8.00 : Printed by Berliner & Mc Ginnis, Nevada City. EDITORIAL Scenic Planning By Forest Service The National Forest Service should be applauded for its action in seeking the withdrawal from mining entry of some 2, 800 acres of unpatented landalong Highway 49 in Tahoe National Forest. Nevada and Sierra Counties are blessed with highways and roads that have scenic beauty. The Forest Service move will protect scattered points along scenic Highway 49 from development which would reduce the untrammeled beauty which now thrills travelers through the upper levels of the highway. The withdrawal does not restrict use of private landalongthe highway. In fact, it will make more likely the orderly development along portions of the highway not included in unpatented land sought by the Forest Service for roadside zones. A 200 foot strip along Highway 49 protects the beauty of portions of this highway through Tahoe National Forest, thereby enhancing the recreational value of areas within and near the forest. Although most, if not all, of this 200 foot strip is outside Nevada County..in Yuba and Sierra Counties .the move should have wide backing in Nevada County. It is animprovement in Tahoe National Forest, and it is an improvement in neighboring. counties. Parking Progress Itis heartening to note that progress is being made in Grass Valley toward the construction of a 55-car-parking lot to serve Bi Dy 2 13) é, eve ey eu P, rw e ae i ) & ; Mc ae Ne The Story of the Electric Trolley Between Boston Ravine and half way up Broad St. : Sometimes after a real cold frosty night in Nevada City the white outlines of streetcar tracks shine through the Broad St. blacktop. Tell a newcomer that NC-GV was once served by an efficient ding-dong electric trolley and invariably the newcomer willcomment: In these mountains an electric street car line?Impossible! Hourly transportation is essential to the commerce ofthese two towns, The press media and the individuals and the organizations.that are attempting to keep Joe Spence's NC-GV bus line operating are to be commeded. The private automobile that threatens the desired service that the present NCGV bus line provides was also the cause of the demise of the electric trolley. It all happened one dark and snowy night on January 1, 1924. Manager Charles Skewes looked at the snow covered track ahead, then back at empty Car No 5, headed for the car barn at Glenbrook and said that stormy midnight“This is the end of the line." we 2 2 Work was begun: quickly on this traction line, and the operation over the four mile track between NC& GV commenced in 1902. Five California type streetcars w ere purchased and housed in a carbarn at Glenbrook, The halfway point-on the road, These cars served for entire life of the company. the downtown stores. Merchants of the downtown area deserve credit for their tenacity in going ahead with plans when it seemed that they were the . only ones in Grass Valley concerned with parking and the future of the downtown business district. The resulting parking district will benefit the whole city by enabling merchants in the downtown area to serve more customers. Grass Valley canexpect the downtown stores to improve and expand as additional parking brings increased volume of sales. N.U.'Z NEWS Greg Mott At the Nevada City Oddfollows, Lodge March 27, K aren Hansen, a Junior at Nevada Union, was chosen asa delegate for the United Nations trip sponsored by the Oddfellows and Rebekah Lodges, Karen competed against Clara Hammack, a Junior from Colfax High, in a close speech contest, Points were given for the speech, atest onthe UN taken earlier in the year, and an experience sheet. Miss Hansen will be given $100 by the combined Nevada City, Grass Valley, Colfax, and Dutch Flat lodges, which she may use as she wishes on her trip which will begin June 7. The trip will start at Sacramento, where Karenand 35 other California delegates will board a train which willtake them to Chicago, with stops at such interesting places asSalt Lake City and Yellowstone Park, At Chicago, the students will switch toa bus bound for niagara Falls, Boston, and finally hte fabulous United Nations Building in New York City. Karen was well coached and rehearsed by Mrs, Ruth Cardin, head of Nevada Union's English department. A student council meeting wascalledto order Wednesday by president, Dan Steward. The Sierra Foothill League of Joint Student Councils meeting was discussed, and the Junior class officers announced that Darrel1 Bares had been chosen as NU's candidate for next year's president of the organization. Other schools sending candidates will be Oroville and Los Plumas. The election willtake place at a meeting on May 9, in Roseville. Also at the student council meeting, Carel Kennedy was named Student Body Publicity Manager. ' Seeeee8 In their first home baseball game, the Nevada Union Miners defeated the Colfax Falcons 10 to 3 at Pioneer Park; and on Friday, the Miners downed the DelOro Eagles, 5 to 4, SAN DIEGO---W erner H, Morgan, fireman, nephew of Mr, and Mrs, James Jasperson of 200 Alta Vista Ave,, Grass Valley is serving aboard thetank landing snip USS Windham County, a unit of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force, headquartered at San Diego, Calif, , which celebrated its 20th anniversary Feb. 20. This is the story of the of the story of the Nevada County Traction Co, Ghose . < wmaThis artist's conception of equipment of the Nevada County Traction Co. is imprinted on stock certificate No 249 and is printed in blue and black 10 by 7 inches with a 4 inch printed stub issued on March 29, 1901. (Courtesy California Historical Society -2090 Jackson St. , SF.) This isthe story of a central California steam railroad that was never built. It isthe story of an electric trolley line that was constructed as an afterthought. It is the story of the day the earth parted and San Francisco lay in earthquake ruins on April 18, 1906. This lines, whose histories are closely, entwined, are the California Midland Railroad and the Nevada County Traction streetcar line. “we a ieee CarNo5 stops in front of the National Hotel on Broad

Street Nevada City. Acrossthe street the Alpha Hardware was selling Red Crown gasoline for the autos that were soon to doom the trolley, In 1901 a powerful group of investors led by John Martin, aSanFrancisco industrialist, saw an Opportunity for their idle money. It was a plan to construct a standard gauge steam road between Grass Valley and Marysville. At this time the only railroad serving the Grass Valley area was the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. But while the California Midland project was still being formulated, John Martin persuaded the NCNGto give him the franchise between Nevada City and Grass Valley for a street car line. This idea for a trolley route was more or less secondary, a means to secure immediate revenue forthe proposed steam railroad project. In addition, so they argued, the fast growing county seat, Nevada City, would have both rail and street car transportation. — Tt ee a Here we have Car No 4 heading up Main St. in GV just above the A uburn Main traffic stop light (1962). The year is 1910. The store is Temby's Candy store where they also sold Victor-Edison Phonographs (His Master's Voice) records and phonographs. The trolley prospered. Martin worked on his plans for _ the RR to Marysville. Newspapers of the day proudly displayed surveys, maps, right-of-way properties. Rail was actually laid for a mile east of Marysville. In Grass Valley a terminal site for the RR had been purchased, Five years of hard work for the RR had passed. The blueprint were finished. The railroad GV to “Marysville wastobecomea reality. ‘Then, as so often happens, an event, this time 150 miles away, was to play havoc with the best-laid ideas of the railroad: planners. It was early in the morning of April 18, 1906. The earth trembled. San Francisco was a burning holocaust. San Francisco literally burst open, fire razed its tumbling buildings, and ruin lay in the silence that fell upon it. The noise of destruction within the city rang the death knell of the railroad. After the éarthquake, SF wasa fertile land for invastment. Martin lost interest in his railroad plans. The Midland Railroad became a ghost. The Nevada County Traction Co. prospered for a long time. Thencame the Model T. And after the gasoline bug gy came that snowstorm on January 1, 1924. The twin city electric trolley was no more, (To be continued) SIERRA BYWAYS BY DEAN THOMPSON . HANDS ACROSS THE SIERRA. ..One of the pleasant tasks of last month was the judging (with two others)of Nevada newspaper entries in the Nevada State Press Association's "community service" category of their 1962 Better Newspaper Contest... As a token of friendship from a neighboring county, this writer was happy to participate... Seeeeeeeese THE PANNER...Nevada City Rotarians have seen the first issue of the club's news bulletin, the Nevada City Panner, and must be pleased.. .It shows Joe Morgan (now of Morgan Ford in GV---formerly Helbach Ford) as president, Tom Buell a: secretary, and Leo Conti as editor.. .Roving reporter? Elza Kilroy.. .The: Panner commented on historical sites thusly: "..The more we wreck our historical sites the more tourists will go to Mexico where they know the value of preservation of old buildings. The Rotary Clubs of Mexico play a big partin preserving their old historical buildings. COULD THIS BECOME A PROJECT OR OUR CLUB????" eee eee eee 8 BY REQUEST ..Sometimes our subscribers have something to say but woa't write it. This is one of those items: Congratulations to the city and City Manager Charles Smith forthe street washing job that was accomplished shortly after Charlie took over at the City Hall. And what's your guess about the outcome of the sevenmanrace fortwoNevada City Council seats? Seems that almost everyone comes up with a different set of winners as they explain how they think it will rua, SHORT NOTES..If it will help you remember, Jack Crawford's (county building inspector) initials are H.J. , and the courthouse crew has a way of remembering: HandsomeJack..St. Pat's card arrived in the mail in time for the March 17 event, addressed: Tothe Young Man intheBottle,c/o the NUGGET. Inside a card ‘with a green bottle, orange cork, and an Irish bodkin ‘ inside holding a four leaf clover, Saints Preserve Us---thats what the card said. From a ol’ lady temporarily in a “bottle”! ---that's what the signature said. STANLEY MOSK Attorney General Stanley Mosk last week filed for reelection. "Since the people of Cali. fornia who elected me four years ago with over 3 million votes and a majority of ‘1,150,000 over my opponent, have given every indication of continued confedence, I am seeking the opportunity of maintaining our, progress in the fields of _ law and law enforcement, " the attorney general said. He said that California's police chiefs, sheriffs, and district attorneys have indicated their overwhelming support for his candidacy, eeeee8 DALEGOR SUCHECKI Dalegor W. Suchecki has announced his candidacy for secretary of state. From a minority ethnic group, Suchecki is a Republican who says his ideas are designed along standard Republican principles to further the betterment of and welfare of the laborer, the common . man, businessman and all members of society who are willing to display a progressive attitude of individuality." seee88 EDWUND G, BROWN Three prominent San Francisco attorneys have been named co-chairmen with attorney Gerald D. Marcus of the Northern California SpeakersBureau in the campaign toreelect Governor Edmund Brown. They are Everett H. Berberian, Richard M. Adams and Reynold H. Colvin. Seeeess RICHARD M, NIXON Gubernatorial candidate Richard Nixon is setting out to shake hands with 65,000 Californians in 25 cities in 16 counties this month. Nixon reports the basic groundwork of his campaign has been completed with the appointment of chairmen and committees in every county. Headquarters will open soon, is is said. Seeee8 PAUL J, LUNARDI Assemblyman PaulJ. Lunardi has voiced strong opposition to the proposed California Senate Reapportionment measure recently introduced in the legislature. Lunardi stated that “this constitutional amendment is merely another attempt to discard and unbalance the time-proven system of checks and balances through which we now govern our state. " "State assemblymen are now chosen on the basis of population and our senators on the basis of geographical units. To change this system radically by providing for the election of any of our county's senators on a population formula would create unquestionable havoc in our present bicameral legislative system, and would be the first step toward a onehouse legislature, "Lunardi ' state. CD GFEBTICINS 0: MAN, LIKE I & SCENE.. 48 MAN tS (©) NEVAOA COUNTY NU66e87. VE MADE THE ce 2° FORM . . LIKE THIS EXPRESSION..