December 24, 1964 (24 pages)

vy ommission Kicks ‘1#Another Million For Freeway Project The off-again on-again Grass Valley-Nevada City freeway was on again this week after the California Highway Commission came up with more than $1 million to fill out the bid 8h the first segment of the job. Bids w ere open on Dec. 9 on the first segment from Brunswick Road to the Highway 20 junction County Drenched As Five Inches Of Rain Pelts Area » The county prepared for Christmas in a downpour this week. A heavy storm dumped almost five and a half inches of rain on the Twin Cities area during the weekend and filled the mountain ski areas with snow. A check of Pacific Telephone Co. indicated that although there had been scattered reports of outtages the telephone operations in the county had not been seriously damaged by the heavy rain and high winds, An official of Pacific Gas & Electric Co, in Grass Valley also reported scattered damage, but no major or severe disruptions. There were outtages over the weekend in Nevada City and on Beckman Hill Road. Charles W agniere of Ebasco Services, Inc,, project manager for the Nevada Irrigation District's Yuba-Bear River hydro -electric project, said the district had received no reports of heavy storm damage on the job. The district last week closed the outlet gates on the new Rollins Dam on Bear River and the new reservoir is now filling. Boho RofloW@ero Behe WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES The NATO Alliance Is Patched Up In The Paris Conference The NATO ministers announced after their meeting in PARIS that NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Published Every Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L. Hoagland, Editor. 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; Two years, $6; Three years, $8. KKKKKKKKK 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION three quarters of a mile-east of Nevada City. A total of $4,400, 000 was available for the job and the lowest bid submitted by Normat Fadel, Inc. of Marysville came in at $4, 966,199. Division of Highway officials conferred last week and then the matter was taken before the Highway Commission Wednesday. State Highway Engineer W.C, Womack told the Commission $1,266,296 was needed to issue a contract work order based on the lowest of seven bids received, The commission allocated the additional funds from the contingency fund, Itis expected that the contract will be awarded to Fadel some time this week, Work on the 3,3 mile section of two lane freeway is scheduled to start next month and the target datefor completion is in 1966. Unemployment Rises For November Period Seasonal influences including heavy rainfall in mid-November resulted in an over-the-monthdecline in the number of Californians at work and a sharp boost in unemployment, the departments of Industrial Relations and Employment reported recently. The November civilian employment total of 6,681,000 represented a record for the month and a loss from October of 101, 000, according toErnestB. Webb, director of industrial relations. Despite bad weather, the overthe-month loss was relatively small because of the offsetting effect of the settlement of some major trade disputes. they would continue to work toward lowering East-West tensions and obtaining German reunification. However, the proposal of the U.S. for a fleet of nuclear vessels manned by representatives fromthe NATO countries was not mentioned in the final communique. +++ tt ‘Secretary of Defense McNamara speaking before the ministers of NATO said further large scale investments in strategic nuclear weapons are not necessary. He pointed out that the U.S, already has enough power to cause 100 million casualties toRussia in the early hours of a nuclear war. +++ + +t A group of generals in VIET NAM executed another coup d'etat Saturday night, causing the dissolution of the national council and the arrest of many political figures, One of the arrested coun~ cil members was a leading Bhuddist, Several thousand Bhuddists had been carrying on protest demonstrations aimed at overthrow ing the government, However, with the military purge Prime Minister Huong and Chief of State Suu will apparently retain their positions. A NEWLY FORMED Toastmistress Club o second meeting on Jan. 5 in the California quarters on Ridge Road. Pictured above are the the organization meeting Dec. 9. treasurer; Carole Friedrich, president; Gerry Leone Niehaus, club representative and Carol Hollingsworth, secretary. f Nevada County will hold its Division of Forestry Headclub officers elected at Shown left to right are: Mary Matson, Pitman, vice president; Yuba-Bear River Project Passes Three-Quarter Completion Mark The Nevada Irrigation District's Yuba-Bear River hydro electric project is now nearing its final year of work and the total job is 76 per cent complete. The completion date for the $59 million project is Dec. 31, 1965. The 18th progress report issued by Ebasco Services, Inc., project managers forthe district, lists the job at the 76 per cent mark for the period ending Nov. 30. During that period there were 892 men on the job and a total of . $36,884,766 of the approved projectcost of $59, 481,640 had been expended, According tothe report a series of storms left 30 inches of snow in the Mountain Division and caused shut down of most major activity Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Dec. 16 49 26 ~.00 P1740: 20 . 00 18. 42 21 00 19°. 43 .<'80-+ 1-70 200 47 #48 1.45 21 50 43 3.03 Rainfall to date 20.99 Rainfall last year 17.51 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Dec. 16 56: 30 .00 17 +48 23 .00 18 42 30 .00 19 43 33 1.44 20 47 42 1,24 21 50 45 2.80 Rainfall to date 20.86 Rainfall last year 18.57 on the upper area projects. The storms also caused several interruptions in work on the Bear’ River segments of the project. The embankment on the new Jackson Meadows Dam is still 12.5 feet below crest level. Storage of water was started on Nov. 30 following concreting of the diversion tunnel plug and installation of valves and pipe. The headquarters for the contractor which had been located in the reserv oir sitehas been removed, debris burning in the reservoir area is continuing and material to complete the dam has been stockpiled for work in the spring. This segment of the job is listed as 96 per cent complete. Filling of the new Faucherie Reservoir was started Nov. 24. Burning is clearing debris and clearing for the spillway chute is just about finished and the job is listed as 98 per cent complete. The Bowman-Spaulding Conduit system is now 87 per cent complete. Rockbolting in Tunnels One, Two and Three is nearing completion, invert concrete placement has started at the downstream end of Tunnel No, Two, curbs are being concreted in the sections of Tunnel Three which require lining and formwork is underway for the cut and cover section of Spillcreek between Tunnels One and Three. Concreting of the Texas Creek dam, the flume bridge and the portals of Tunnel Five was completed. The Milton -Bow man Conduit is finished. On the Bear River segment of the job, 1,000 feet of Dutch Flat flume invert remain to be concreted, and concrete for the first stage area of the powerhouse opetating’ floor was placed. The afterbay dam is 23 feet below crest. This job is listed as 55 per cent complete. The Chicago Park powerhouse project is listed as 62 per cent complete. A total of 10,000 feet of inside flume wall and the first section of the outside wall have been concreted. The powerhouse operating floor first stage is being formed. The huge new Rollins Dam on Bear River is 94 per cent complete. Construction of the embankment continued during the period with adding 25 feet to the embankment, The dam was 12.5 feet below crest at the end of the period. The project to raise the height of Scotts Flat Dam is finished. Controversy Over Hot Mill Settled (Continued from Page 1) modified for freeway construction became a compromise solution. Warren noted that the City of Sacramento had enacted an ordinance requiring owners to maintain some of the city's his~ toric buildings without extensive exterior change, It was pointed out that this might be a way Nevada City could be assured that the buildings the council felt were essential to preservation of the historic atmosphere might be preserved. A motion approving the partial take of the Hot Mill property was approved. P96L ‘PZ Joquisceq**°1033nN AqunoD epPAeN*** A] ea December 24, 1964.,Nevada County Nugget. . .@9 _—ree

vy ommission Kicks ‘1#Another Million For Freeway Project The off-again on-again Grass Valley-Nevada City freeway was on again this week after the California Highway Commission came up with more than $1 million to fill out the bid 8h the first segment of the job. Bids w ere open on Dec. 9 on the first segment from Brunswick Road to the Highway 20 junction County Drenched As Five Inches Of Rain Pelts Area » The county prepared for Christmas in a downpour this week. A heavy storm dumped almost five and a half inches of rain on the Twin Cities area during the weekend and filled the mountain ski areas with snow. A check of Pacific Telephone Co. indicated that although there had been scattered reports of outtages the telephone operations in the county had not been seriously damaged by the heavy rain and high winds, An official of Pacific Gas & Electric Co, in Grass Valley also reported scattered damage, but no major or severe disruptions. There were outtages over the weekend in Nevada City and on Beckman Hill Road. Charles W agniere of Ebasco Services, Inc,, project manager for the Nevada Irrigation District's Yuba-Bear River hydro -electric project, said the district had received no reports of heavy storm damage on the job. The district last week closed the outlet gates on the new Rollins Dam on Bear River and the new reservoir is now filling. Boho RofloW@ero Behe WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES The NATO Alliance Is Patched Up In The Paris Conference The NATO ministers announced after their meeting in PARIS that NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Published Every Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L. Hoagland, Editor. 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; Two years, $6; Three years, $8. KKKKKKKKK 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION three quarters of a mile-east of Nevada City. A total of $4,400, 000 was available for the job and the lowest bid submitted by Normat Fadel, Inc. of Marysville came in at $4, 966,199. Division of Highway officials conferred last week and then the matter was taken before the Highway Commission Wednesday. State Highway Engineer W.C, Womack told the Commission $1,266,296 was needed to issue a contract work order based on the lowest of seven bids received, The commission allocated the additional funds from the contingency fund, Itis expected that the contract will be awarded to Fadel some time this week, Work on the 3,3 mile section of two lane freeway is scheduled to start next month and the target datefor completion is in 1966. Unemployment Rises For November Period Seasonal influences including heavy rainfall in mid-November resulted in an over-the-monthdecline in the number of Californians at work and a sharp boost in unemployment, the departments of Industrial Relations and Employment reported recently. The November civilian employment total of 6,681,000 represented a record for the month and a loss from October of 101, 000, according toErnestB. Webb, director of industrial relations. Despite bad weather, the overthe-month loss was relatively small because of the offsetting effect of the settlement of some major trade disputes. they would continue to work toward lowering East-West tensions and obtaining German reunification. However, the proposal of the U.S. for a fleet of nuclear vessels manned by representatives fromthe NATO countries was not mentioned in the final communique. +++ tt ‘Secretary of Defense McNamara speaking before the ministers of NATO said further large scale investments in strategic nuclear weapons are not necessary. He pointed out that the U.S, already has enough power to cause 100 million casualties toRussia in the early hours of a nuclear war. +++ + +t A group of generals in VIET NAM executed another coup d'etat Saturday night, causing the dissolution of the national council and the arrest of many political figures, One of the arrested coun~ cil members was a leading Bhuddist, Several thousand Bhuddists had been carrying on protest demonstrations aimed at overthrow ing the government, However, with the military purge Prime Minister Huong and Chief of State Suu will apparently retain their positions. A

NEWLY FORMED Toastmistress Club o second meeting on Jan. 5 in the California quarters on Ridge Road. Pictured above are the the organization meeting Dec. 9. treasurer; Carole Friedrich, president; Gerry Leone Niehaus, club representative and Carol Hollingsworth, secretary. f Nevada County will hold its Division of Forestry Headclub officers elected at Shown left to right are: Mary Matson, Pitman, vice president; Yuba-Bear River Project Passes Three-Quarter Completion Mark The Nevada Irrigation District's Yuba-Bear River hydro electric project is now nearing its final year of work and the total job is 76 per cent complete. The completion date for the $59 million project is Dec. 31, 1965. The 18th progress report issued by Ebasco Services, Inc., project managers forthe district, lists the job at the 76 per cent mark for the period ending Nov. 30. During that period there were 892 men on the job and a total of . $36,884,766 of the approved projectcost of $59, 481,640 had been expended, According tothe report a series of storms left 30 inches of snow in the Mountain Division and caused shut down of most major activity Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Dec. 16 49 26 ~.00 P1740: 20 . 00 18. 42 21 00 19°. 43 .<'80-+ 1-70 200 47 #48 1.45 21 50 43 3.03 Rainfall to date 20.99 Rainfall last year 17.51 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Dec. 16 56: 30 .00 17 +48 23 .00 18 42 30 .00 19 43 33 1.44 20 47 42 1,24 21 50 45 2.80 Rainfall to date 20.86 Rainfall last year 18.57 on the upper area projects. The storms also caused several interruptions in work on the Bear’ River segments of the project. The embankment on the new Jackson Meadows Dam is still 12.5 feet below crest level. Storage of water was started on Nov. 30 following concreting of the diversion tunnel plug and installation of valves and pipe. The headquarters for the contractor which had been located in the reserv oir sitehas been removed, debris burning in the reservoir area is continuing and material to complete the dam has been stockpiled for work in the spring. This segment of the job is listed as 96 per cent complete. Filling of the new Faucherie Reservoir was started Nov. 24. Burning is clearing debris and clearing for the spillway chute is just about finished and the job is listed as 98 per cent complete. The Bowman-Spaulding Conduit system is now 87 per cent complete. Rockbolting in Tunnels One, Two and Three is nearing completion, invert concrete placement has started at the downstream end of Tunnel No, Two, curbs are being concreted in the sections of Tunnel Three which require lining and formwork is underway for the cut and cover section of Spillcreek between Tunnels One and Three. Concreting of the Texas Creek dam, the flume bridge and the portals of Tunnel Five was completed. The Milton -Bow man Conduit is finished. On the Bear River segment of the job, 1,000 feet of Dutch Flat flume invert remain to be concreted, and concrete for the first stage area of the powerhouse opetating’ floor was placed. The afterbay dam is 23 feet below crest. This job is listed as 55 per cent complete. The Chicago Park powerhouse project is listed as 62 per cent complete. A total of 10,000 feet of inside flume wall and the first section of the outside wall have been concreted. The powerhouse operating floor first stage is being formed. The huge new Rollins Dam on Bear River is 94 per cent complete. Construction of the embankment continued during the period with adding 25 feet to the embankment, The dam was 12.5 feet below crest at the end of the period. The project to raise the height of Scotts Flat Dam is finished. Controversy Over Hot Mill Settled (Continued from Page 1) modified for freeway construction became a compromise solution. Warren noted that the City of Sacramento had enacted an ordinance requiring owners to maintain some of the city's his~ toric buildings without extensive exterior change, It was pointed out that this might be a way Nevada City could be assured that the buildings the council felt were essential to preservation of the historic atmosphere might be preserved. A motion approving the partial take of the Hot Mill property was approved. P96L ‘PZ Joquisceq**°1033nN AqunoD epPAeN*** A] ea December 24, 1964..,Nevada County Nugget. . .@9 _—ree