August 3, 1966 (20 pages)

of Nevada Ci: » Grass Vi jue Tent, 1 Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, . Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, P. Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Remington ‘Hal aw House, Delirium Tremens. er oay Ae Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, ora North San Jeuibe City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Brandy Flat, ——e Quaker Hill, W illow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bihepert Birchville sian tetas saeiaeieeicibiaaia aaindin ateeumadiastenm@iiebietiamsiaes PEAIODICALS SECTION SACTO CAL 9S8614_ NUGGET ST LIBRARY Hill, City, Selby rizzly » Moore's Flat, Pe. Flat, Volume 41 Number 29 10 Cents A Copy nee Published Wednesdays, Nevada City August 3, 1966 REAGAN PLAYS TO SRO SP Land Tax Gaps Traced For County The Nevada County Board of, Supervisors hada bombshell dropped in their laps last week when a carefully documented study prepared by the Nevada County Taxpayers Association indicated that Southern Pacific Co, land in the county was be= ing undertaxed by more than $200,000 a year. The supervisors indicated that the SP assessment should probab" ly be increased in proportion to surrounding land and asked that steps be taken to make the proper adjustments, C, Roy Smith, spokesman for the Taxpayers Association, passed out a carefully documented study which indicated that SP should be paying $202, 872. 95 per year more in county taxes than the $34, 948, 90 they are being charged, Smith charged that “the little people” were carrying the load for the big corporation, He noted the SP land, which comprises about 15 per cent of the county excluding county and public lands, had a combined timber and land valuation of $13,589,820 but was assessed at $486,250 in 1965 and $499, 270 in 1966. In comparison , surrounding land is being assessed at 25°per cent of the market value while ' SP land is being assessed at four per cent. Re-assessment of the SP land last year, the Association charged, was raised to five to six percent of market value. The report presented by Smith and C.J. Rolph of the Associas tion indicated that SP land was assessed at an average of $8.10 an acre in 1965 and $8.32 in 1966. If the property had been assessed at 25 percent of the market value, the Association contended that the land would have worked out to $32.40 and $33.28 in 1965 and 1966 respectively. ’ The Association report also contested taxing of timber on the SP land, The land is supposed to have 304,491 million board feet of timber and if valued at a minimum of $20 per thousand feet would be worth $6, 089, 820 with an assessed value of $1,522,455 or $101.50 market value per acre and $25.275 per assessed valuation per acre. (Continued on Page 19) GRASS VALLEY JAYCEE President Bob Duffy greeted Republican candidate Ronald Reagan before Reagan addressed more than 2,000 California Jaycees at the state board meeting luncheon Saturday at the Nevada County District Fairgrounds. Water Treatment Plant Without Water Approved The directors of the Nevada Irrigation District last week approved a $7.3 million to two county domestic water treatment plants. The board meeting last Wednesday approved projects for construction of water treatment plants in the North Auburn area of Placer County and on Banner Mountain in Nevada County. Construction of the plants would be financed by the sale of $7.3 million in unsold YubaBear River project revenue bonds, Financing of improvements to the Cascade Ditch System to provide water to the treatment plant on Banner Mountain is now proposed to come from a federal small projects act loan, Before the funds could become available, the contract with the federal government would have to be approved by the voters of the district. No election has yet been scheduled, Since the district is under orders from the State Department of Public Health to move quickly on the treatment facilities, it is possible that the treatment facilities could be ready for bid before the election to approve funds to bring the water to the plant could be held, This would place the district in the position of selling Yuba-Bear bonds to construct the treatment plants without any assurances that there would be money to bring water to be treated, Ifthis isnot a big enough bundle of problems ,the board is faced with a reluctance on the part of both citiesto make committments to participate in the Nevada County treatment plang until there is some more firm figures on rate structures, The board agreed to try to come up with firm figures on rate schedules for bulk water within the next month. County Budget Hearing Is Set For August 16 The Nevada County Board of Supervisors last week set Aug. 16 asthe date for the final bude get hearing on the new $5.8 million county budget. The preliminary budget could bring about a 28 cent tax ine creasefrom $2.58 to $2.86 de= pending on additions or delee tions at the final budget session, A proposed 21 cent road tax to provide funds for upgrading of county roads has now been found (Continued on Page 19) Reagan Attacks Big Government Ih Talk Before The Jaycees If the non-partisan California Junior Chamber of Commerce has its way Republican Ronald Reagan will be the state's next governor, That is the way it seemed Saturday as more than 2,000 Jaycees and wives from all over the state whooped and hollered for Reagan as he delivered the keynote luncheon speech at the Jaycee state board meeting at the Nevada County District Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. About 200 people were on hand togreet Reagan when he landed at Loma Rica County Airport Saturday morning. Reagan was Schools GoOn Double Sessions The Grass Valley Elementary School Board, under pressure from the state and the clock, voted last Wednesday to go to double sessions this coming school term, About six weeks ago the board rejected the idea of double sessions in favor of housing students ' in portable classrooms, At that time it was indicated that the portable classes could be supmet by Nevada County Republican Central Committee Chairman Don Matson and county campaign chairman Dr. James Hosbein. Reagan arrived at the Nevada County District Fairgrounds and held a brief news conference in which he covered a wide range of subjects from the University of California,which he said was being disgraced by a small minority of malcontents, to the Board of Regents, which he said was being brought under political pressure by Gov. Brown, to State Controller Alan Cranston and his “white paper” on the John Birch Society. Reagan said he had made his position clear on extremists and that if Cranston had charges against the Society he would have to take that up with the Society. He joked about the fact that his old movies had been taken off television and that he had been removed from the spot as host of Death Valley Days because of his race for the governor's office. In answer toa question about the bank of lights and the crew which had been setting up camera equipment in the main hall since mid week, plied and erected in time for the Reagan said this film would be start of the new school year. The board then had a change of mind and voted to house stu(Continued on Page 19) used during the campaign as time and money allowed, (Continued on Page 6) NEVADA COUNTY REPUBLICAN Central Committee Chairman Don Matson greeted Ronald Reagan when the candidate flew in to Loma Rica County Airport on Saturday.

of Nevada Ci: » Grass Vi jue Tent, 1 Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, . Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, P. Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Remington ‘Hal aw House, Delirium Tremens. er oay Ae Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, ora North San Jeuibe City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Brandy Flat, ——e Quaker Hill, W illow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bihepert Birchville sian tetas saeiaeieeicibiaaia aaindin ateeumadiastenm@iiebietiamsiaes PEAIODICALS SECTION SACTO CAL 9S8614_ NUGGET ST LIBRARY Hill, City, Selby rizzly » Moore's Flat, Pe. Flat, Volume 41 Number 29 10 Cents A Copy nee Published Wednesdays, Nevada City August 3, 1966 REAGAN PLAYS TO SRO SP Land Tax Gaps Traced For County The Nevada County Board of, Supervisors hada bombshell dropped in their laps last week when a carefully documented study prepared by the Nevada County Taxpayers Association indicated that Southern Pacific Co, land in the county was be= ing undertaxed by more than $200,000 a year. The supervisors indicated that the SP assessment should probab" ly be increased in proportion to surrounding land and asked that steps be taken to make the proper adjustments, C, Roy Smith, spokesman for the Taxpayers Association, passed out a carefully documented study which indicated that SP should be paying $202, 872. 95 per year more in county taxes than the $34, 948, 90 they are being charged, Smith charged that “the little people” were carrying the load for the big corporation, He noted the SP land, which comprises about 15 per cent of the county excluding county and public lands, had a combined timber and land valuation of $13,589,820 but was assessed at $486,250 in 1965 and $499, 270 in 1966. In comparison , surrounding land is being assessed at 25°per cent of the market value while ' SP land is being assessed at four per cent. Re-assessment of the SP land last year, the Association charged, was raised to five to six percent of market value. The report presented by Smith and C.J. Rolph of the Associas tion indicated that SP land was assessed at an average of $8.10 an acre in 1965 and $8.32 in 1966. If the property had been assessed at 25 percent of the market value, the Association contended that the land would have worked out to $32.40 and $33.28 in 1965 and 1966 respectively. ’ The Association report also contested taxing of timber on the SP land, The land is supposed to have 304,491 million board feet of timber and if valued at a minimum of $20 per thousand feet would be worth $6, 089, 820 with an assessed value of $1,522,455 or $101.50 market value per acre and $25.275 per assessed valuation per acre. (Continued on Page 19) GRASS VALLEY JAYCEE President Bob Duffy greeted Republican candidate Ronald Reagan before Reagan addressed more than 2,000 California Jaycees at the state board meeting luncheon Saturday at the Nevada County District Fairgrounds. Water Treatment Plant Without Water Approved The directors of the Nevada Irrigation District last week approved a $7.3 million to two county domestic water treatment plants. The board meeting last Wednesday approved projects for construction of water treatment plants in the North Auburn area of Placer County and on Banner Mountain in Nevada County. Construction of the plants would be financed by the sale of $7.3 million in unsold YubaBear River project revenue bonds, Financing of improvements to the Cascade Ditch System to provide water to the treatment plant on Banner Mountain is now proposed to come from a federal small projects act loan, Before the funds could become available, the contract with the federal government would have to be approved by the voters of the district. No election has yet

been scheduled, Since the district is under orders from the State Department of Public Health to move quickly on the treatment facilities, it is possible that the treatment facilities could be ready for bid before the election to approve funds to bring the water to the plant could be held, This would place the district in the position of selling Yuba-Bear bonds to construct the treatment plants without any assurances that there would be money to bring water to be treated, Ifthis isnot a big enough bundle of problems ,the board is faced with a reluctance on the part of both citiesto make committments to participate in the Nevada County treatment plang until there is some more firm figures on rate structures, The board agreed to try to come up with firm figures on rate schedules for bulk water within the next month. County Budget Hearing Is Set For August 16 The Nevada County Board of Supervisors last week set Aug. 16 asthe date for the final bude get hearing on the new $5.8 million county budget. The preliminary budget could bring about a 28 cent tax ine creasefrom $2.58 to $2.86 de= pending on additions or delee tions at the final budget session, A proposed 21 cent road tax to provide funds for upgrading of county roads has now been found (Continued on Page 19) Reagan Attacks Big Government Ih Talk Before The Jaycees If the non-partisan California Junior Chamber of Commerce has its way Republican Ronald Reagan will be the state's next governor, That is the way it seemed Saturday as more than 2,000 Jaycees and wives from all over the state whooped and hollered for Reagan as he delivered the keynote luncheon speech at the Jaycee state board meeting at the Nevada County District Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. About 200 people were on hand togreet Reagan when he landed at Loma Rica County Airport Saturday morning. Reagan was Schools GoOn Double Sessions The Grass Valley Elementary School Board, under pressure from the state and the clock, voted last Wednesday to go to double sessions this coming school term, About six weeks ago the board rejected the idea of double sessions in favor of housing students ' in portable classrooms, At that time it was indicated that the portable classes could be supmet by Nevada County Republican Central Committee Chairman Don Matson and county campaign chairman Dr. James Hosbein. Reagan arrived at the Nevada County District Fairgrounds and held a brief news conference in which he covered a wide range of subjects from the University of California,which he said was being disgraced by a small minority of malcontents, to the Board of Regents, which he said was being brought under political pressure by Gov. Brown, to State Controller Alan Cranston and his “white paper” on the John Birch Society. Reagan said he had made his position clear on extremists and that if Cranston had charges against the Society he would have to take that up with the Society. He joked about the fact that his old movies had been taken off television and that he had been removed from the spot as host of Death Valley Days because of his race for the governor's office. In answer toa question about the bank of lights and the crew which had been setting up camera equipment in the main hall since mid week, plied and erected in time for the Reagan said this film would be start of the new school year. The board then had a change of mind and voted to house stu(Continued on Page 19) used during the campaign as time and money allowed, (Continued on Page 6) NEVADA COUNTY REPUBLICAN Central Committee Chairman Don Matson greeted Ronald Reagan when the candidate flew in to Loma Rica County Airport on Saturday.