December 2, 1965 (20 pages)

ee be Se F SPUN oO ee ee Vv auve spe ena ae SPR FOE an oe Sole anh ee of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Liki J ; i Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Hill, Cold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, Nerth Columbia, Colembia Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, C: Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ae + wo y d, Alpha; Omega, Fi wean Babes — 2 vo nil Sale tin North San Juan, North Bloom. «+ y iln, Chicago Park, ; istmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly “+ Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’ Re trax Fiat, = Volume 39 Number 46 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City December 2, 1965 #9 of * ® # ¥: THIRD GRADE students who wrote letters to Mrs, Lyndon Johnson asking what they could do to help beautify the country, happily read over Mrs, Johnson's letter of reply, Shown left to right are class club president Danny Christie and letter writers Joe Gagliardi, Madge Humphries, Lynn Slattery, Shauna Fairclough and Melodie Yun, Mrs, Ruth Paine is in the rear, Sandra Gage, who wrote the sixth letter sent to Mrs, Johnson, was absent when this picture was taken, Local Third Graders Get Advice From Lady Bird The letters were a result of discussions on civic beautification held by class members during formation of a class club. The class selected six of the best letters from the group of 31 and sent them on to the White House. Class members also gathered together $1, 20 and sent this to the First Lady to be used in any way she saw fit to beautify the capital. Mrs. Johnson's reply to the efforts of the local children follows: Nevada City school children will have a hand in beautifying the nation’s capital next spring. In turn, the nation's First Lady, has given the city's proposed tree planting program a boost, The 31 students in Mrs, Ruth Paine's third grade class at Nevada City Elementary School recently wrote letters to Mrs, Lyndon Johnson encouraging her in her efforts to beautify America and asking what they could do to help. M = & NUGGET SPECIAL REPORT THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 13, 1965 Dear Children: The President and I are delighted by your great thoughtfulness in wanting to contribute to the beauty of your Nation. Your gift is truly appreciated and will be used to buy bright flowers for Washington, D, C., next spring. It ig‘our hope that the Nation's Capital can be a place of beauty for all the visitors who come here and for all the children and adults who make this city their home. If you wish to beautify America, the best place for you to start is right in your own community, and if you wish to beautify your community, the best thing to do is walk around your neighborhood and see what needs to be done. Is there litter on the street? Would flower beds and flower boxes make properties more attractive? Do fences need painting, or sidewalks mending? You and your friends can start a neighborhood beautification program, and if you do your work well, I am sure that adults and city officials will join in furthering your constructive activity. lam sorry to learn that a freeway is tearing down trees in your city, and hope that your city officials can find new trees to plant as soon as possible. Sincerely, Mrs. . yb. The Third Grade c/o Mrs. Paine Nevada City Elementary Nevada City, California 95959 By Don Hoagland A new organization, dedicated to good county government, met and organizedin a crowded room at Nevada Union Senior High School Monday night. From the tone of the session, it seems that the spark plugs of the Nevada County Taxpayers Association, which for years has been against any kind of controls orany expenditures, have changed hats and are back in business under a new name. The cast of characters is much the same, the complaints are the same and even the organizational set up in which an executive committee is established and the committee then appoints committees, is the same, Whatis different about the new organization is the addition of a few new targets in the county government and a shift in emphasis from the agricultural interests to that of the land dePETE, ERIC and Jennie Schugren of North Columbia admire the ‘ Good Government Group Fires Broadside At The Courthouse veloper as the major members of the organization. While several of those present expressed the need for a wide cross section of representation in the new good government organization, the fact is that about 90 percent of those present were realestate brokers, salesmen, subdividers or contractors whose business is directly related to the construction of homes. Appeal Of Road The board of supervisors, the tax assessor and the county tax structure came in for considerable criticism, but it was Public Works Director Jack Meade whos was the special target of the evening. The recently passed county. road specifications, and. the method in whichthey were adopted by the supervisors, were (Continued on Page 2) Standards Rejected By Board Of Supervisors The county supervisors voted unanimously yesterday moming to deny an appeal from Ed Pasteris of Alta Sierra Ranches, Inc. for exceptions to the county road standards for a new Alta Sierra subdivision. The board action upheld a previous decision of the county planning commission to turn down the tentative map of Alta Sierra 5 os s da newest member of the family which arrived with surprising speed at the family's home in the early hours of Saturday morning. The little girl did most of the work, but the father was also there to help in the speedy delivery. Baby Starts, So Startled Father Delivers New Family Member “It all happened so fast I didn't have time to think about it." And so it did and when it was over, Mr. and Mrs, Peter Schugren, of North Columbia hada new baby daughter. A new child in the family is not unusual, Even quick easy births are not out of the ordinary today. What was unusual about the arrival of this little girl was that it happened so rapidly and it happened at home, Home is a house on the edges of some of Nevada County's worked out hydraulic gold diggings near the old town of North Columbia. When the baby decided it was time to be born early last Saturday morning, there was little the family could do but help ita little bit. T here were several people in the Schugren home that morning, but everything happened so (Continued on Page 2) Estates Number 7. Following yesterday's vote, Pasteriswas heard to say, “We'll just shut the whole thing down, The hell with it." He indicated that Alta Sierra would quit subdividing and instead “wholesale out, ” The supervisors acted on the recommendation of county counsel Leo Todd, who told the board “you have no authority whatsoever to overrule the planning commission" in this case, Todd explained that the subdivision tentative map as it was presented to the planning commission did not even abide by the county subdivision ordinance adopted in 1962, much less the new county road _ standards adopted Nov, 16 of this year. The subdivider, Todd said, refused two options offered by the planning commission --to continue the matter until Alta Sierra had filed a proper petition for exceptions to the subdivision ordinance, or approve the tentative map on condition that the final subdivision map conformed to county requirements, . The subdivider refused both options, Todd said, and the planning commission had no choice but toreject the tentative map. “All subdividers from the largest to the smallest have to abide by county regulations," Todd added, “Alta Sierra has had several maps before the commission and they should be aware of the requirements, " He recommended that the board reject yesterday's appeal and ask the subdivider to re-submit a tentative map to the planning commission with appropriate petitions for exceptions to the subdivision ordinance, He noted thatif thenew road requirements create legitimate hardship for the subdivider, the planning commission would undoubtedly “look (Continued on Page 2) *SITBD °6 OFL8! AAVAGT] 9404S *s1Te: OTT S9S¢ S18 uoy4

ee be Se F SPUN oO ee ee Vv auve spe ena ae SPR FOE an oe Sole anh ee of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Liki J ; i Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Hill, Cold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, Nerth Columbia, Colembia Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, C: Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ae + wo y d, Alpha; Omega, Fi wean Babes — 2 vo nil Sale tin North San Juan, North Bloom. «+ y iln, Chicago Park, ; istmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly “+ Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’ Re trax Fiat, = Volume 39 Number 46 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City December 2, 1965 #9 of * ® # ¥: THIRD GRADE students who wrote letters to Mrs, Lyndon Johnson asking what they could do to help beautify the country, happily read over Mrs, Johnson's letter of reply, Shown left to right are class club president Danny Christie and letter writers Joe Gagliardi, Madge Humphries, Lynn Slattery, Shauna Fairclough and Melodie Yun, Mrs, Ruth Paine is in the rear, Sandra Gage, who wrote the sixth letter sent to Mrs, Johnson, was absent when this picture was taken, Local Third Graders Get Advice From Lady Bird The letters were a result of discussions on civic beautification held by class members during formation of a class club. The class selected six of the best letters from the group of 31 and sent them on to the White House.. Class members also gathered together $1, 20 and sent this to the First Lady to be used in any way she saw fit to beautify the capital. Mrs. Johnson's reply to the efforts of the local children follows: Nevada City school children will have a hand in beautifying the nation’s capital next spring. In turn, the nation's First Lady, has given the city's proposed tree planting program a boost, The 31 students in Mrs, Ruth Paine's third grade class at Nevada City Elementary School recently wrote letters to Mrs, Lyndon Johnson encouraging her in her efforts to beautify America and asking what they could do to help. M = & NUGGET SPECIAL REPORT THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 13, 1965 Dear Children: The President and I are delighted by your great thoughtfulness in wanting to contribute to the beauty of your Nation. Your gift is truly appreciated and will be used to buy bright flowers for Washington, D, C., next spring. It ig‘our hope that the Nation's Capital can be a place of beauty for all the visitors who come here and for all the children and adults who make this city their home. If you wish to beautify America, the best place for you to start is right in your own community, and if you wish to beautify your community, the best thing to do is walk around your neighborhood and see what needs to be done. Is there litter on the street? Would flower beds and flower boxes make properties more attractive? Do fences need painting, or sidewalks mending? You and your friends can start a neighborhood beautification program, and if you do your work well, I am sure that adults and city officials will join in furthering your constructive activity. lam sorry to learn that a freeway is tearing down trees in your city, and hope that your city officials can find new trees to plant as soon as possible. Sincerely, Mrs. . yb. The Third Grade c/o Mrs. Paine Nevada City Elementary Nevada City, California 95959 By Don Hoagland A new organization, dedicated to good county government, met and organizedin a crowded room at Nevada Union Senior High School Monday night. From the tone of the session, it seems that the spark plugs of the Nevada County Taxpayers Association, which for years has been against any kind of controls orany expenditures, have changed hats and are back in business under a new name. The cast of characters is much the same, the complaints are the same and even the organizational set up in which an executive committee is established and the committee then appoints committees, is the same, Whatis different about the new organization is the addition of a few new targets in the county government and a shift in emphasis from the agricultural interests to that of the land dePETE, ERIC and Jennie Schugren of North Columbia admire the ‘ Good Government Group Fires Broadside At The Courthouse veloper as the major members of the organization. While several of those present expressed the need for a wide

cross section of representation in the new good government organization, the fact is that about 90 percent of those present were realestate brokers, salesmen, subdividers or contractors whose business is directly related to the construction of homes. Appeal Of Road The board of supervisors, the tax assessor and the county tax structure came in for considerable criticism, but it was Public Works Director Jack Meade whos was the special target of the evening. The recently passed county. road specifications, and. the method in whichthey were adopted by the supervisors, were (Continued on Page 2) Standards Rejected By Board Of Supervisors The county supervisors voted unanimously yesterday moming to deny an appeal from Ed Pasteris of Alta Sierra Ranches, Inc. for exceptions to the county road standards for a new Alta Sierra subdivision. The board action upheld a previous decision of the county planning commission to turn down the tentative map of Alta Sierra 5 os s da newest member of the family which arrived with surprising speed at the family's home in the early hours of Saturday morning. The little girl did most of the work, but the father was also there to help in the speedy delivery. Baby Starts, So Startled Father Delivers New Family Member “It all happened so fast I didn't have time to think about it." And so it did and when it was over, Mr. and Mrs, Peter Schugren, of North Columbia hada new baby daughter. A new child in the family is not unusual, Even quick easy births are not out of the ordinary today. What was unusual about the arrival of this little girl was that it happened so rapidly and it happened at home, Home is a house on the edges of some of Nevada County's worked out hydraulic gold diggings near the old town of North Columbia. When the baby decided it was time to be born early last Saturday morning, there was little the family could do but help ita little bit. T here were several people in the Schugren home that morning, but everything happened so (Continued on Page 2) Estates Number 7. Following yesterday's vote, Pasteriswas heard to say, “We'll just shut the whole thing down, The hell with it." He indicated that Alta Sierra would quit subdividing and instead “wholesale out, ” The supervisors acted on the recommendation of county counsel Leo Todd, who told the board “you have no authority whatsoever to overrule the planning commission" in this case, Todd explained that the subdivision tentative map as it was presented to the planning commission did not even abide by the county subdivision ordinance adopted in 1962, much less the new county road _ standards adopted Nov, 16 of this year. The subdivider, Todd said, refused two options offered by the planning commission --to continue the matter until Alta Sierra had filed a proper petition for exceptions to the subdivision ordinance, or approve the tentative map on condition that the final subdivision map conformed to county requirements, . The subdivider refused both options, Todd said, and the planning commission had no choice but toreject the tentative map. “All subdividers from the largest to the smallest have to abide by county regulations," Todd added, “Alta Sierra has had several maps before the commission and they should be aware of the requirements, " He recommended that the board reject yesterday's appeal and ask the subdivider to re-submit a tentative map to the planning commission with appropriate petitions for exceptions to the subdivision ordinance, He noted thatif thenew road requirements create legitimate hardship for the subdivider, the planning commission would undoubtedly “look (Continued on Page 2) *SITBD °6 OFL8! AAVAGT] 9404S *s1Te: OTT S9S¢ S18 uoy4