August 27, 1964 (48 pages)

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RECREAT ION EXPLOSI ON FAIR OPENS TOD NEVADA COUNTY NUGG Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Al 0 French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Cece hak, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. : BO ‘6 OfueuRuoRs ABIQET ©9895 °37180 UOTAZ0eS BS] BOT POTAEd 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City August 27, 1964 Volume. 38, Number 35 Colorful Four Day Fair Run Demos Seen In Scene By Sea en RAREST The scissors snipped, the ribbon dropped, the cameras clicked andthe crowds surged through the gates this morning to be the first ones to sample the sights at the, Nevada County District Fair. State Senator Paul J. Lunardi, (D) Seventh District, surrounded by members of the Agricultural . Association board of directors and ~ county and city officials, performed the traditional ribbon cutting ceremonies. The fairgrounds, described by natives aswellas visitors, as one of the most beautifulin the state, has been expanded this year with the addition of a three wing exhibit building of 8,700 square feet of space. The building was completed just before the fair. Exhibit buildings are crowded with the largest number of entries since the fair opened. A varied selection of free entertainment will be offered throughout the four day run of the fair. Today will be kids day at the fair and all children under 12 will be admitted free until 6 p.m. Races and other contests will be held for the kids today. The Great Western Carnival will open at 10:30 a.m, today andrides for kids will be a dime until 6 p.m. At 12:45 and6 p.m. Len Gray's trained animal circus will perform free under the trees. At 2 and 4:15 p.m, at the dance slab the Bob, Tom and Lee Trio and Milo and Rogers the magicians will perform. Bozothe clown and Harry Richards and his monkey, Charlie will be on the fairgrounds throughout the four days of the fair. Every night of the fair color movies will be shown by federal, state and county conservation a~gencies. Livestock judging will will start at7 p.m. Thursday and (Continued on Page 2) BULLARDS BAR RESERVOIR on the North Yuba is a quiet, seldom visited place now, but that will-all be changed when the Yuba County Water Agency starts its huge new Bullards Bar Dam project. Joe Ruess comments on the project and its effects on the land on page 14. Propane Application Nevada County Planning Commission Monday night denied the use permit application of Pioneer Propane Co. for storage of inflammable liquid on property just south of Grass Valley on Highway 49, The commission denied the permit on the grounds that the granting of this use permit “ might make the planning commission one of the persons attempting to violate the covenants inherent in the deed restrictions and the planning commission should not leave the county open for such liability.” Planning Director William Roberts also pointed out to the commission that denial of the permit was the only way the ap~plicant could be assured of being released from escrow. The property was being sold to Pioneer Propane Co, by owners, Esmond W. and Catherine R. Lague. The mobilehome parking committee, a sub-committee of the commission, recommended that their report be referred to the board of supervisors for their consideration. During the discussion of the : committee report which recommends, in part that use permit procedure be established for regulation of mobile home parking in the unincorporated areas, Esmond Lague citeda recent series of articles in one of the local papers Denied and suggested that the photographs were taken in such a manner as to show trailers at unattractive angles. Several people commented on the trailer situation in the county and Lague said of the commission intention to send its mobile home report recommendations to the supervisors, "Ifit goes to the Board of Supervisors, I'll have it kicked out. " The subdivision tentative map and petition for exceptions of Pla-Vada Woodlands Unit No. 5 in Kingvale was tabled pending advice of the county counsel on the structure of the corporation which owns the subdivision. (Continued on Page 2) By Alfred Heller Convention Hall.while the California delegation debated in acaucusat an ancient boardwalk hotel Tuesday night about whether to support the recommendations of the credentials committee on .the seating of the Mississippi delegation the states assembled in this . hall votedto accept the:committee report. By the time California got to the convention hall the matter was settled. Thusthe delegation's debate could be regarded as an exercise in futility. In much the same way there are some who regard the entire con~ vention as nothing more than a going through of motions, a gigantic boardwalk taffy pull, since the nominees and the general out ~ ‘come are predetermined and nothing the delegates say or do will make any difference. But that is hardly the case. For in addition to its primary and always vital purpose of adopting party programs and principles and choosing candidates and leaders, this and every other convention is a place where politicians can get together. And when politicans are gathered together, physically, in one spot, the sparks fly, the wheels turn, and somehow the process of government is well served. California's newest highway commissioner, for example, finds himself assigned to a seat in the convention hall between the father of the state highway system, Senator Randolph Collier, and Ruther Warner of Ione, a director of the California DemoCouncil. The Senator assures the commissioner that he is deeply concerned as is the commissioner about good design and thoughtful location of highways. The commissioner vows before the powerful Senator that he is all for the (Continued on Page 2)

. RECREAT ION EXPLOSI ON FAIR OPENS TOD NEVADA COUNTY NUGG Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Al 0 French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Cece hak, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. : BO ‘6 OfueuRuoRs ABIQET ©9895 °37180 UOTAZ0eS BS] BOT POTAEd 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City August 27, 1964 Volume. 38, Number 35 Colorful Four Day Fair Run Demos Seen In Scene By Sea en RAREST The scissors snipped, the ribbon dropped, the cameras clicked andthe crowds surged through the gates this morning to be the first ones to sample the sights at the, Nevada County District Fair. State Senator Paul J. Lunardi, (D) Seventh District, surrounded by members of the Agricultural . Association board of directors and ~ county and city officials, performed the traditional ribbon cutting ceremonies. The fairgrounds, described by natives aswellas visitors, as one of the most beautifulin the state, has been expanded this year with the addition of a three wing exhibit building of 8,700 square feet of space. The building was completed just before the fair. Exhibit buildings are crowded with the largest number of entries since the fair opened. A varied selection of free entertainment will be offered throughout the four day run of the fair. Today will be kids day at the fair and all children under 12 will be admitted free until 6 p.m. Races and other contests will be held for the kids today. The Great Western Carnival will open at 10:30 a.m, today andrides for kids will be a dime until 6 p.m. At 12:45 and6 p.m. Len Gray's trained animal circus will perform free under the trees. At 2 and 4:15 p.m, at the dance slab the Bob, Tom and Lee Trio and Milo and Rogers the magicians will perform. Bozothe clown and Harry Richards and his monkey, Charlie will be on the fairgrounds throughout the four days of the fair. Every night of the fair color movies will be shown by federal, state and county conservation a~gencies. Livestock judging will will start at7 p.m. Thursday and (Continued on Page 2) BULLARDS BAR RESERVOIR on the North Yuba is a quiet, seldom visited place now, but that will-all be changed when the Yuba County Water Agency starts its huge new Bullards Bar Dam project. Joe Ruess comments on the project and its effects on the land on page 14. Propane Application Nevada County Planning Commission Monday night denied the use permit application of Pioneer Propane Co. for storage of inflammable liquid on property just south of Grass Valley on Highway 49, The commission denied the permit on the grounds that the granting of this use permit “ might make the planning commission one of the persons attempting to violate the covenants inherent in

the deed restrictions and the planning commission should not leave the county open for such liability.” Planning Director William Roberts also pointed out to the commission that denial of the permit was the only way the ap~plicant could be assured of being released from escrow. The property was being sold to Pioneer Propane Co, by owners, Esmond W. and Catherine R. Lague. The mobilehome parking committee, a sub-committee of the commission, recommended that their report be referred to the board of supervisors for their consideration. During the discussion of the : committee report which recommends, in part that use permit procedure be established for regulation of mobile home parking in the unincorporated areas, Esmond Lague citeda recent series of articles in one of the local papers Denied and suggested that the photographs were taken in such a manner as to show trailers at unattractive angles. Several people commented on the trailer situation in the county and Lague said of the commission intention to send its mobile home report recommendations to the supervisors, "Ifit goes to the Board of Supervisors, I'll have it kicked out. " The subdivision tentative map and petition for exceptions of Pla-Vada Woodlands Unit No. 5 in Kingvale was tabled pending advice of the county counsel on the structure of the corporation which owns the subdivision. (Continued on Page 2) By Alfred Heller Convention Hall..while the California delegation debated in acaucusat an ancient boardwalk hotel Tuesday night about whether to support the recommendations of the credentials committee on .the seating of the Mississippi delegation the states assembled in this . hall votedto accept the:committee report. By the time California got to the convention hall the matter was settled. Thusthe delegation's debate could be regarded as an exercise in futility. In much the same way there are some who regard the entire con~ vention as nothing more than a going through of motions, a gigantic boardwalk taffy pull, since the nominees and the general out ~ ‘come are predetermined and nothing the delegates say or do will make any difference. But that is hardly the case. For in addition to its primary and always vital purpose of adopting party programs and principles and choosing candidates and leaders, this and every other convention is a place where politicians can get together. And when politicans are gathered together, physically, in one spot, the sparks fly, the wheels turn, and somehow the process of government is well served. California's newest highway commissioner, for example, finds himself assigned to a seat in the convention hall between the father of the state highway system, Senator Randolph Collier, and Ruther Warner of Ione, a director of the California DemoCouncil. The Senator assures the commissioner that he is deeply concerned as is the commissioner about good design and thoughtful location of highways. The commissioner vows before the powerful Senator that he is all for the (Continued on Page 2)