December 27, 1961 (8 pages)

By hee mt oat fj iq / ha fi NEVADA COUNTY NU i tneiciiaeetadieanimieals Serving the communities of Nevada French Corral, Rough and Ready, Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchvil City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Gleenbrook, Little York, Cheroke Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor » Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, le, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, Vol. 36 No. 52 10¢ A Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1961 Water Resources Plan Is Released SACRAMENT O---The Mountain C ounties Water Resources Association composed of the ten Mountain Counties of the Sierra Nevada Range in Central California today received a report from Wilsey, Ham & Blair, Engineers and Planners of Millbrae correlating existing information relating to the development of water resources, according to William Russell, ExecuSki Racing Program Set For Juniors SODA SPRINGS --The Soda Springs Ski Corporation has started a junior racing program designed to give young people the opportunity to learn skiing skills and have organized fun at the same time. Ollie Youngberg, director of the junior racing program, this week announced the program is still open for those who are between the ages of 8 and l7.years. The racing and ski instruction program began earlier this month“and will run through April. Objectives of the program include the teaching of proper skiing skills, controlled competition, safety, building of character through the medium of a sport, to provide a program that will afford and permit frequent participation by all. All students participating are required to have accident insurance, and must provide theirsupplies and equipment, Youngberg said each youngster will be schooled on their particular level with perpetual advancement as a goal. A skills check list will be kept on each student with periodic testing and recording to stand in evidence of the progress achieved, Competition will be provided at Soda Springs among the club members on their level, with safety training a part of the program at all levels, Youngberg said character building is the important phase of the training. Instructors in the program are competent ski instructors, but they also possess experience in working with young people, the director said. The program calls for a minimum of two hours daily, each Saturday and Sunday morning. A parent advisory board is being formed to work in conjunction w ith the director. It. will meet once each month during the program, tive Director of the association, This association, created several years ago for the specific purpose of investigating and promoting development of water resources in the counties concerned, is the first one of its type in the State of California, The counties included in the association are: Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Monoand Alpine. Representatives from these counties include: W.W. Bishop, director, and Nevada County supervisor; Gene M, Ricker, alternate, Nevada County; FrankJ. Paoli, alternate, and Placer County supervisor; Rollo R, Larsen, alternate, Sierra County; and Louis S, Genazci, director, Sierra County. Representing the first time allsuchinformation has been assembled and evaluated in any mountain area, the preliminary report makes generalrecommendations for subsequent procedures. One of the most important recommendations is that land uses other than agricultural should be considered by all ten counties, Agriculture is conceded to be foremost to economics of the area, but it is pointed out that use of the foothills and mountain areas will be greatly intensified inthe future, resulting in economic justification of local water resources development for industry, recreation, and urban areas, At a regular meeting in Placerville, with Radovich presiding, represent~= atives from other counties in the north and coastal areas were presentto hear a summary of the report. First NC Chamber Meet In ‘62 Jan. 8 NEVADA CIT Y---Nevada City.Chamber of Commerce directors will hold their first meeting of the new year Jan. 8, it was announced this week, For the first time, the Nevada City chamber has elected some directors for a two-year term. In order to Fire-killed Due Here NEVADA CIT Y--The Society of American Foresters’ Sacramento-T ahoe Forest Forum will be held Friday evening here at the National Hotel's Victorian Dining Room, Secretary George W. Taylor announced this week that a happy hour will precede the dinner meeting.Problems in logging, milling and marketing of fire killed timber will be discussed by panel members PhilEnglish, Placerville Forest Products;George Duff, Cal-Ida Lumber Company; BobGates, YubaRiver Lumber Company; and Bill Lambert, moderator, U.S. Forest Service, Taylor said the big fires of 1959 and 1960 left the lumber industry with a tremendous task of converting fire-killed timber into forest products before insects and bluestain rendered it useless, The task is about complete, It was no easy job, and many problems arose, All four panel members have been active’in the work and will pass on the benefit of their experience, Taylor said. establish'a two-term office, (Community Christmas half were elected for the longer period and half for the usual one year period, Those holding a two year term include Earl Erickson, Joseph Day, Pete Ingram, Bill Briggs and Hal Almauist. Single year directors are President Tom Yost, Leroy Chenoweth, Dick Knee, Rita Hutchinson and Vice-president Alice McGee, Retiring President Dean Thompson is automatically the eleventh board director, NEW FIRE CHIEF-—-Grass Valley fireman elected Doug Toy their chief for 1962. Toy takes office 12:01 a.m., Jan.1, 1962. He succeeds Stan Penaluna. Lead Wire Installed NEVADA CITY --Those who poted that the big community (sequoia) Christmas Tree on Sacramento Street in Nevada City was without lights several days during the holiday season must have been pleased to see it lit over the holiday weekend. Elza Kilroy, trustee of the fund which has maintained the tree and lights over the past years, announced that a short developed due to overload or defective wiring. Installation of a new lead wire was made after the wet weather of early season departed, Kilroy said. Tree Dark Until New Home Guard NEVADA CITY---"If you have people inthis area who want to become guerrillas, urge them to join the California Home Guard instead, This was the advice passed on tothe Nugget by Lt, Col, L.G. DeVeaux, Sunnyvale, whowillhead a battalion of the Home Guard staffed from Stanislaus County on the south to Sutter County on the north and including all of the Sierra counties east: of the specified-valley area. Lt. Col, DeVeaux warned that formation of guerrilla bands isillegal, He pointed out that the Home Guard is an established branch of state government designed to provide the state's own internal security force, It is not only legal, but the state intends to furnish Home Guardists with weapons, helmets, field jackets, and similar items, Company members will be trained to use the weapons, DeVeaux announced that the local company will be commanded by Capt. Floyd ‘Hyatt, Penn Valley. The local company is being formed asan expansion of the guard, whose closest office is now in Yuba City. Another local officer of the new company will be Robert L. Osborne, -15 Oak Street, Grass Valley, Timber Panel invites Guerrillas The battalion officer urged all local men interested in Home Guard duty to see one of these two local appointmentees in the near future, Nominate For Jaycee DSA Award GRASS VALLEY ---Distinguished Service Award dinner chairman Craig Moore of the sponsoring Grass Valley Jaycees issued a plea for nominations for Young Man of the Year this week, as-thegroup completes plans for the annual dinner Jan. 20. Moore said he hopes to be able to announce the speakers planned for the Jan. 20 dinner next week, Nominations for the annual Jaycee awards can be made by anyone, Moore emphasized. The:-nominations are then screened by an anonymous committee and the winner's name is withheld until he is introduced at the annual dinner. Deadline for nominations is Jan. 10. They should be mailedto Moore, care of the Grass Valley Jaycees, PO Box 1444, Grass Valley. Merchants Stay Open Thursday NEVADA CIT Y---Nevada City merchants will be open Thursday night, as usual, to serve residents of Western Nevada County, officials of the local merchants’ committee announced, Although Alpha will be closed forinventory today and tomorrow, all other participating stores will be open. Alpha announced they will continue Thursday evening opening after the first of the year, explaining their twoday closing after Christmas is an annual affair to complete inventory. All merchants will meet Friday to discuss plans for the new year. CAROLS IN THE RAIN ..ethe celebrated Grass Valley Carol Choir (left) serenaded Nevada City Wedne sday night as part of the city's caroling program during the week preceding Christmas. The pride of belonging to this traditionshows in the closeup view of its younger ° members. steeped choral group County Gets Part Of Hiway Rentals SACRAMENTO ---California’s counties have the first apportionment ever from rentals of property acquired by the state for highway purposes but not yet used for the purpose acquired, Nevada County's apportionment came to $9, 874, Placer County received $651, The apportionment was for the 1960 -61 fiscal year, when the state collected $2, 3ll, 899 in rental for unused highway property. By the terms of new legislation introduced by State Senator Luther E, Gibson, State Will Sell Two NC Sheds Jan. 12 MARYSVILLE--The State Division of Highways will accept bids at the Marysville district office until 10 a.m, Jan. 12 for the purchase and removal of two sheds inNevada City, according to officials at the Marysville district office. Located on the right of way for the future freeway, the structures are situated at 431 and 427 S. Pine St. They will be open for inspection Jan. 5 from lla.m, to noon, Weather — GRASS VALLEY 24 percent of the rental reverts tothe counties in which rents were collected for redistribution totheir revenue districts, The Solano County legislator first introduced a bill on the highway rental subject in-1957.It.passed the legislature in 1959 but was inoperative until this year when changes in the law were passed by the legislature. Max. Min. Rainfall Dec. 20 96 21 00 23 00 24 .00 25 .00 26 . 00 Rainfall to date 13.75 Rainfall last year 14,08 + + + NEVADA CITY Max. Min, Rainfall Dec.20 49 43 Ore: ot 69 36 90 22 ol 30 00 23. 52 30 00 24 55 30 00 25. 55 30 .00 26 50 27 00 Rainfall to date 13.55 Rainfall last year 14, 23 Ribble Heads Gold Quartz Democrats ALTA HILL---Douglas Ribble will head the Gold QuartzDemocratic Club during the election year of 1962, it wasdecided ata Christmas party meeting of the group at Alta-Oaks Firehouse recently. Evelyn Fuller was elected vice-president; Al Blais, treasurer; and Helen Blais, secretary. Club members were happy to see 56 adults in attendance at the meeting and party. NEW ELKS---Seated left to right, Harry Browning jr., Don Brendlin and Tom McGuire became new members of the Grass Valley Elks Lodge at a Father and son Initiation Night heldrecently. Initiating officers were (L-R) Bob Illingworth, Inner Guard; Les Charmichle, Chaplin; Jim Willis, Lecturing Knight; Dick McGuire, Exalted Ruler; Pete VanderWende, Esteemed Leading Knight; Don Fowler, Esteemed Loyal Knight; Wayne Franklin, Esquire. PRENTISS STUDIO. PHOTO 4-H Xmas Party Fun‘ The Christmas party given by the Nevada City 4-H club is one of the high spots of the year, eagerly awaited by the members andtheir families. This year's event; held at Seaman's Lodge on the I7th of December was up to all expectations of the 130 guests, A short business meeting washeld after dinner. First the gaily wrapped gifts for elderly patients at the County Hospital were collected. The treasurer reported that the sale of Christmas candy was progressing well, It was announced the next meeting will consist entirely of project demonstrations, and many of the members will be ex pected to have one ready. The entertainment of the ev ening consisted of skits prepared by many of the members, who were introduced by Carol Wilcox, activity junior leader for the club, The skits, and the people in them were: "The World's Champ" skitRobin Person, Helen Wilcox, Sarah Woernor and Marion Ayola; “Don't go in the Lion's Cage" -PantomimeKathy O'Neill and Claudia Ayala; jokes: Bruce Ayala, Dale and Glenn Jacobson and Ron Dundas; “The Everyday Life of Sags and Bags” = skit= Terri Carey and Cathy Wilcox; “Let children Believe in Christ mas” -skitPam Hilderbrand and Janie Helphinstine, For NC Club. one eM

By hee mt oat fj iq / ha fi NEVADA COUNTY NU i tneiciiaeetadieanimieals Serving the communities of Nevada French Corral, Rough and Ready, Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchvil City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Gleenbrook, Little York, Cheroke Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor » Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, le, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, Vol. 36 No. 52 10¢ A Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1961 Water Resources Plan Is Released SACRAMENT O---The Mountain C ounties Water Resources Association composed of the ten Mountain Counties of the Sierra Nevada Range in Central California today received a report from Wilsey, Ham & Blair, Engineers and Planners of Millbrae correlating existing information relating to the development of water resources, according to William Russell, ExecuSki Racing Program Set For Juniors SODA SPRINGS --The Soda Springs Ski Corporation has started a junior racing program designed to give young people the opportunity to learn skiing skills and have organized fun at the same time. Ollie Youngberg, director of the junior racing program, this week announced the program is still open for those who are between the ages of 8 and l7.years. The racing and ski instruction program began earlier this month“and will run through April. Objectives of the program include the teaching of proper skiing skills, controlled competition, safety, building of character through the medium of a sport, to provide a program that will afford and permit frequent participation by all. All students participating are required to have accident insurance, and must provide theirsupplies and equipment, Youngberg said each youngster will be schooled on their particular level with perpetual advancement as a goal. A skills check list will be kept on each student with periodic testing and recording to stand in evidence of the progress achieved, Competition will be provided at Soda Springs among the club members on their level, with safety training a part of the program at all levels, Youngberg said character building is the important phase of the training. Instructors in the program are competent ski instructors, but they also possess experience in working with young people, the director said. The program calls for a minimum of two hours daily, each Saturday and Sunday morning. A parent advisory board is being formed to work in conjunction w ith the director. It. will meet once each month during the program, tive Director of the association, This association, created several years ago for the specific purpose of investigating and promoting development of water resources in the counties concerned, is the first one of its type in the State of California, The counties included in the association are: Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Monoand Alpine. Representatives from these counties include: W.W. Bishop, director, and Nevada County supervisor; Gene M, Ricker, alternate, Nevada County; FrankJ. Paoli, alternate, and Placer County supervisor; Rollo R, Larsen, alternate, Sierra County; and Louis S, Genazci, director, Sierra County. Representing the first time allsuchinformation has been assembled and evaluated in any mountain area, the preliminary report makes generalrecommendations for subsequent procedures. One of the most important recommendations is that land uses other than agricultural should be considered by all ten counties, Agriculture is conceded to be foremost to economics of the area, but it is pointed out that use of the foothills and mountain areas will be greatly intensified inthe future, resulting in economic justification of local water resources development for industry, recreation, and urban areas, At a regular meeting in Placerville, with Radovich presiding, represent~= atives from other counties in the north and coastal areas were presentto hear a summary of the report. First NC Chamber Meet In ‘62 Jan. 8 NEVADA CIT Y---Nevada City.Chamber of Commerce directors will hold their first meeting of the new year Jan. 8, it was announced this week, For the first time, the Nevada City chamber has elected some directors for a two-year term. In order to Fire-killed Due Here NEVADA CIT Y--The Society of American Foresters’ Sacramento-T ahoe Forest Forum will be held Friday evening here at the National Hotel's Victorian Dining Room, Secretary George W. Taylor announced this week that a happy hour will precede the dinner meeting.Problems in logging, milling and marketing of fire killed timber will be discussed by panel members PhilEnglish, Placerville Forest Products;George Duff, Cal-Ida Lumber Company; BobGates, YubaRiver Lumber Company; and Bill Lambert, moderator, U.S. Forest Service, Taylor said the big fires of 1959 and 1960 left the lumber industry with a tremendous task of converting fire-killed timber into forest products before insects and bluestain rendered it useless, The task is about complete, It was no easy job, and many problems arose, All four panel members have been active’in the work and will pass on the benefit of their experience, Taylor said. establish'a two-term office, (Community Christmas half were elected for the longer period and half for the usual one year period, Those holding a two year term include Earl Erickson, Joseph Day, Pete Ingram, Bill Briggs and Hal Almauist. Single year directors are President Tom Yost, Leroy Chenoweth, Dick Knee, Rita Hutchinson and Vice-president Alice McGee, Retiring President Dean Thompson is automatically the eleventh board director, NEW FIRE CHIEF-—-Grass Valley fireman elected Doug Toy their chief for 1962. Toy takes office 12:01 a.m., Jan.1, 1962. He succeeds Stan Penaluna. Lead Wire Installed NEVADA CITY --Those who poted that the big community (sequoia) Christmas Tree on Sacramento Street in Nevada City was without lights several days during the holiday season must have been pleased to see it lit over the holiday weekend. Elza Kilroy, trustee of the fund which has maintained the tree and lights over the past years, announced that a short developed due to overload or defective wiring. Installation of a new lead wire was made after the wet weather of early season departed, Kilroy said. Tree Dark Until New Home Guard NEVADA CITY---"If you have people inthis area who want to become guerrillas, urge them to join the California Home Guard instead, This was the advice passed on tothe Nugget by Lt, Col,

L.G. DeVeaux, Sunnyvale, whowillhead a battalion of the Home Guard staffed from Stanislaus County on the south to Sutter County on the north and including all of the Sierra counties east: of the specified-valley area. Lt. Col, DeVeaux warned that formation of guerrilla bands isillegal, He pointed out that the Home Guard is an established branch of state government designed to provide the state's own internal security force, It is not only legal, but the state intends to furnish Home Guardists with weapons, helmets, field jackets, and similar items, Company members will be trained to use the weapons, DeVeaux announced that the local company will be commanded by Capt. Floyd ‘Hyatt, Penn Valley. The local company is being formed asan expansion of the guard, whose closest office is now in Yuba City. Another local officer of the new company will be Robert L. Osborne, -15 Oak Street, Grass Valley, Timber Panel invites Guerrillas The battalion officer urged all local men interested in Home Guard duty to see one of these two local appointmentees in the near future, Nominate For Jaycee DSA Award GRASS VALLEY ---Distinguished Service Award dinner chairman Craig Moore of the sponsoring Grass Valley Jaycees issued a plea for nominations for Young Man of the Year this week, as-thegroup completes plans for the annual dinner Jan. 20. Moore said he hopes to be able to announce the speakers planned for the Jan. 20 dinner next week, Nominations for the annual Jaycee awards can be made by anyone, Moore emphasized. The:-nominations are then screened by an anonymous committee and the winner's name is withheld until he is introduced at the annual dinner. Deadline for nominations is Jan. 10. They should be mailedto Moore, care of the Grass Valley Jaycees, PO Box 1444, Grass Valley. Merchants Stay Open Thursday NEVADA CIT Y---Nevada City merchants will be open Thursday night, as usual, to serve residents of Western Nevada County, officials of the local merchants’ committee announced, Although Alpha will be closed forinventory today and tomorrow, all other participating stores will be open. Alpha announced they will continue Thursday evening opening after the first of the year, explaining their twoday closing after Christmas is an annual affair to complete inventory. All merchants will meet Friday to discuss plans for the new year. CAROLS IN THE RAIN ....ethe celebrated Grass Valley Carol Choir (left) serenaded Nevada City Wedne sday night as part of the city's caroling program during the week preceding Christmas. The pride of belonging to this traditionshows in the closeup view of its younger ° members. steeped choral group County Gets Part Of Hiway Rentals SACRAMENTO ---California’s counties have the first apportionment ever from rentals of property acquired by the state for highway purposes but not yet used for the purpose acquired, Nevada County's apportionment came to $9, 874, Placer County received $651, The apportionment was for the 1960 -61 fiscal year, when the state collected $2, 3ll, 899 in rental for unused highway property. By the terms of new legislation introduced by State Senator Luther E, Gibson, State Will Sell Two NC Sheds Jan. 12 MARYSVILLE--The State Division of Highways will accept bids at the Marysville district office until 10 a.m, Jan. 12 for the purchase and removal of two sheds inNevada City, according to officials at the Marysville district office. Located on the right of way for the future freeway, the structures are situated at 431 and 427 S. Pine St. They will be open for inspection Jan. 5 from lla.m, to noon, Weather — GRASS VALLEY 24 percent of the rental reverts tothe counties in which rents were collected for redistribution totheir revenue districts, The Solano County legislator first introduced a bill on the highway rental subject in-1957.It.passed the legislature in 1959 but was inoperative until this year when changes in the law were passed by the legislature. Max. Min. Rainfall Dec. 20 96 21 00 23 00 24 .00 25 .00 26 . 00 Rainfall to date 13.75 Rainfall last year 14,08 + + + NEVADA CITY Max. Min, Rainfall Dec.20 49 43 Ore: ot 69 36 90 22 ol 30 00 23. 52 30 00 24 55 30 00 25. 55 30 .00 26 50 27 00 Rainfall to date 13.55 Rainfall last year 14, 23 Ribble Heads Gold Quartz Democrats ALTA HILL---Douglas Ribble will head the Gold QuartzDemocratic Club during the election year of 1962, it wasdecided ata Christmas party meeting of the group at Alta-Oaks Firehouse recently. Evelyn Fuller was elected vice-president; Al Blais, treasurer; and Helen Blais, secretary. Club members were happy to see 56 adults in attendance at the meeting and party. NEW ELKS---Seated left to right, Harry Browning jr., Don Brendlin and Tom McGuire became new members of the Grass Valley Elks Lodge at a Father and son Initiation Night heldrecently. Initiating officers were (L-R) Bob Illingworth, Inner Guard; Les Charmichle, Chaplin; Jim Willis, Lecturing Knight; Dick McGuire, Exalted Ruler; Pete VanderWende, Esteemed Leading Knight; Don Fowler, Esteemed Loyal Knight; Wayne Franklin, Esquire. PRENTISS STUDIO. PHOTO 4-H Xmas Party Fun‘ The Christmas party given by the Nevada City 4-H club is one of the high spots of the year, eagerly awaited by the members andtheir families. This year's event; held at Seaman's Lodge on the I7th of December was up to all expectations of the 130 guests, A short business meeting washeld after dinner. First the gaily wrapped gifts for elderly patients at the County Hospital were collected. The treasurer reported that the sale of Christmas candy was progressing well, It was announced the next meeting will consist entirely of project demonstrations, and many of the members will be ex pected to have one ready. The entertainment of the ev ening consisted of skits prepared by many of the members, who were introduced by Carol Wilcox, activity junior leader for the club, The skits, and the people in them were: "The World's Champ" skitRobin Person, Helen Wilcox, Sarah Woernor and Marion Ayola; “Don't go in the Lion's Cage" -PantomimeKathy O'Neill and Claudia Ayala; jokes: Bruce Ayala, Dale and Glenn Jacobson and Ron Dundas; “The Everyday Life of Sags and Bags” = skit= Terri Carey and Cathy Wilcox; “Let children Believe in Christ mas” -skitPam Hilderbrand and Janie Helphinstine, For NC Club. one eM