December 16, 1965 (24 pages)

uthe \ i % \ \ \ yt 7A = STs Sa os AN EXHBIT of the greeting cards of Grace Skaar of Nevada City opened in The Gallery on Commercial Street last week and a reception for the artist was held Sunday afternoon. the reception (left to right) are Mrs. Cedric Porter and Bob Gilberg. Shown here at Skaar, Dorothy Gilberg, Nevada County Employees Will Hold Their Annual Christmas Party The annual Christmas dinnerdance sponsored by the Nevada County Employees Association will be held tomorrow night in the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building. An invitation hasbeen extended to all department heads, county employees, retired employees and their guests, The festivities will start at 8 p.m. A buffet supper will be served during the evening and there will be dancing from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets will be available at the door. Vehicle Use Takes Big Jump The affinity of Californians and motor vehicles was reaffirmed last year when the state highway system absorbed 42,800,000, 000 miles of travel -or the equiva~ lent of 89,500 round trips to the moon, This was an increase of 3,800,000,000 vehicle miles over 1963 and all the gain was chalked up on freeways. There actually was a slight decline in the number of miles traveled on expressways and conventional highways. These facts and many others concerning travel and accidents on the California state highway system in 1964 are contained in arecently completed report compiled by the California Division of Highways in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, The number of accidents -115,453 -was up 13,600 over 1963 and the accident rate -~ 2.7 per million vehicle miles -an increase over the 2,6 rate experienced in 1963. Freeways were far safer than other highways for only 31,075 accidents occurred on them and . 84,378 mishaps took place else~ where in the system. The Freeway accident rate was 1.47 as opposed to 3, 90 for other highways, There were 561 per~ sons killed in the 461 fatal Es _ Gifts for-the Young at Heart” Aurora HO Road Race Sets Also “All Extra Track Tyco HO Railroad Sets MRC Power Packs Atlas Track Athearn Cars and Engines Fabulous Selection of Mosaic and Paint by Numbers Craftmaster and General Crafts Grumbacher Art Sets For the Beginner or Advanced OPEN FRIDAY TIL 9 Merritt s ARTS MILL STREET CRAFTS HOBBIES GRASS VALLEY . 273-9739 . accidents that took place on the freeways and another 1,679 died in 1,357 fatal accidents that oc~ curred off freeways. There were only 1,619 miles of freeway inthe 14, 268-mile state highway system but they carried over 49% of the traffic. . In the Los Angeles area, where 248 miles of freeway are located, the average number of trips per day was 2,674,000 and each trip averaged 9,61 miles in length. The most heavily populated stretch was the 48-mile long San Diego Freeway with a daily average of 694,000 trips of 7.79 miles duration, In 1964, this freeway accounted for 1, 900,000,000 miles ‘of travel. In the San Francisco Bay area, the average number of daily free~ way trips was 1,208,000 with an average length of 8,22 miles. The Bayshore Freeway carried the most vehicles -569,000 -on trips averaging 7.52 miles. There was an obvious contrast between rural and urban settings for although 5% of state highway travel was urban, 86% of the Attache Cases For Mén 4nd°Women™ $995 to $7500 Desk Pads $475 up Tape Dispensers $469 Postal Scales $795 Portable Typewriters Business Gifts For Business People highway mileage is located in ~ rural areas. This ratio was magnified to even greater proportion in Los Angeles where 248 miles of freeway -sixteen one-hundreths of one percent of all California streets, roads and highways -carried 10.7% of all vehicle travel in thestate. These same 248 miles comprise only 1.7% of the State highway system, yet they carried 22%} of all travel on the entire system. The San Francisco Bay area has four freeways combined into 119 miles, They accounted for 4, 1% of the statewide travel and & of that done on State highways. PAINTING Sheetrock Finishing H. W. Ray LICENSED * BONDED * INSURED GRASS VALLEY TEL 273-2495 TE TT IGE TIA Desk Lamps $795 up Typewriter Tables $4650 up Moisteners $425 List Finders $498 up Victor Adding Machines Hobb stokes 120 W. MAIN ST., GRASS VALLEY PH. 273-4288 . ;*e Zz O) < > a ~ 2) fe) = 3 Cand < Zz S ga oq a) My S96I ‘QT Jequisseq**

uthe \ i % \ \ \ yt 7A = STs Sa os AN EXHBIT of the greeting cards of Grace Skaar of Nevada City opened in The Gallery on Commercial Street last week and a reception for the artist was held Sunday afternoon. the reception (left to right) are Mrs. Cedric Porter and Bob Gilberg. Shown here at Skaar, Dorothy Gilberg, Nevada County Employees Will Hold Their Annual Christmas Party The annual Christmas dinnerdance sponsored by the Nevada County Employees Association will be held tomorrow night in the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building. An invitation hasbeen extended to all department heads, county employees, retired employees and their guests, The festivities will start at 8 p.m. A buffet supper will be served during the evening and there will be dancing from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets will be available at the door. Vehicle Use Takes Big Jump The affinity of Californians and motor vehicles was reaffirmed last year when the state highway system absorbed 42,800,000, 000 miles of travel -or the equiva~ lent of 89,500 round trips to the moon, This was an increase of 3,800,000,000 vehicle miles over 1963 and all the gain was chalked up on freeways. There actually was a slight decline in the number of miles traveled on expressways and conventional highways. These facts and many others concerning travel and accidents on the California state highway system in 1964 are contained in arecently completed report compiled by the California Division of Highways in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, The number of accidents -115,453 -was up 13,600 over 1963 and the accident rate -~ 2.7 per million vehicle miles -an increase over the 2,6 rate experienced in 1963. Freeways were far safer than other highways for only 31,075 accidents occurred on them and . 84,378 mishaps took place else~ where in the system. The Freeway accident rate was 1.47 as opposed to 3, 90 for other highways, There were 561 per~ sons killed in the 461 fatal Es _ Gifts for-the Young at Heart” Aurora HO Road Race Sets Also “All Extra Track Tyco HO Railroad Sets MRC Power Packs Atlas Track Athearn Cars and Engines Fabulous Selection of Mosaic and Paint by Numbers Craftmaster and General Crafts Grumbacher Art Sets For the Beginner or Advanced OPEN FRIDAY TIL 9 Merritt s ARTS MILL STREET CRAFTS HOBBIES GRASS VALLEY . 273-9739 . accidents that took place on the freeways and another 1,679 died in 1,357 fatal accidents that oc~ curred off freeways. There were only 1,619 miles of freeway inthe 14, 268-mile state highway system but they carried over 49% of the traffic. . In the Los Angeles area, where

248 miles of freeway are located, the average number of trips per day was 2,674,000 and each trip averaged 9,61 miles in length. The most heavily populated stretch was the 48-mile long San Diego Freeway with a daily average of 694,000 trips of 7.79 miles duration, In 1964, this freeway accounted for 1, 900,000,000 miles ‘of travel. In the San Francisco Bay area, the average number of daily free~ way trips was 1,208,000 with an average length of 8,22 miles. The Bayshore Freeway carried the most vehicles -569,000 -on trips averaging 7.52 miles. There was an obvious contrast between rural and urban settings for although 5% of state highway travel was urban, 86% of the Attache Cases For Mén 4nd°Women™ $995 to $7500 Desk Pads $475 up Tape Dispensers $469 Postal Scales $795 Portable Typewriters Business Gifts For Business People highway mileage is located in ~ rural areas. This ratio was magnified to even greater proportion in Los Angeles where 248 miles of freeway -sixteen one-hundreths of one percent of all California streets, roads and highways -carried 10.7% of all vehicle travel in thestate. These same 248 miles comprise only 1.7% of the State highway system, yet they carried 22%} of all travel on the entire system. The San Francisco Bay area has four freeways combined into 119 miles, They accounted for 4, 1% of the statewide travel and & of that done on State highways. PAINTING Sheetrock Finishing H. W. Ray LICENSED * BONDED * INSURED GRASS VALLEY TEL 273-2495 TE TT IGE TIA Desk Lamps $795 up Typewriter Tables $4650 up Moisteners $425 List Finders $498 up Victor Adding Machines Hobb stokes 120 W. MAIN ST., GRASS VALLEY PH. 273-4288 . ;*e Zz O) < > a ~ 2) fe) = 3 Cand < Zz S ga oq a) My S96I ‘QT Jequisseq**