February 17, 1971 (12 pages)

NUMBER 5 Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. PERIODICALS SECTION 3/; GAL. ST. LIBRARY SACTO. CAL. 95914 —ereenes VOLUME 49 = =°'10 Cents ACopy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1971 ‘A SCENIC view on SR 174, the Colfax Highway at the Bear River crossing. Water is high from melting snow in the high country, The spillway at-the Rollins Dam is in operation, ‘Open Line’ helps to solve problems at Beale AFB BEALE AFB — Spaghetti, peace symbols, mosquitos and motorcycle helmets. These might be “Some of the topics discussed if you pulled a group of servicemen off the street and asked them to sound off on the irritating aspects of military life. They were the topics of four questions aired by servicemen at Beale Air Force Base during the first week's operation of the Open Line ~ a telephonerecording system which allows servicemen to "tell it like it is." Anyone on base can pick up a telephone, dial a special Open Line number to record a complaint, comment or suggestion. a 6:9 a0 0.318 6. ULHGW.S. we Sou Nahai ioararaterecstere bres atoraTovelevetelerererereserezese ere ereteeteceecececesectatatetetetenetereroreseceseceststetetetat commander, It's not necessary to leave a name although users of the system are asked to do so. The most pertinent questions are answered in the weekly edition of the base newspaper — others on a personal basis if the caller identifies himself. Col. Paul J, Petrul, base personally reviews the Open Line tapes. If he can't answer the question himself, he'll refer it to one of his staff officers and make sure it does get answered. When he announced the new program two weeks ago. Col. Petrul emphasized that each question "will be reviewed by the appropriate commander and a straight answer will be given, We recognize that you want to know the 'why' behind a policy and not necessarily what the regulation says." The Open Line, which is bethroughout the Air Force, is a method of cutting through the red tape that prevents personalized attention to individual problems. It should be used, Col. Petrul emphasized, “not only in an effort to have questions answered, but to give commanders a better insight into viewpoints of the Air Force." The first question recorded “on the Open Line came from an anonymous gourmet who sought better spaghetti in the base dining hall. Another cailer asked if the base chief of security police takes down license numbers of cars decorated with peace symbols. "Absolutely not," Open Line replied. A third airman requested information about mosquito control methods used on base while a fourth got: clarification of a regulation concerning the use of motorcycle helmets: ..: a“ Nevada _ Supervisors Report vestigated for that area -one . Two stretches of highway in Nevada county will be studied to determine new routes so they can be widened and straightened to expressway status, One is a 3.6-mile section of Highway 20 between the Yuba county line and Penn Valley. The route proposed by the state is in the area of the existing road, but one long curve near the county line probably would be eliminated. This road section, when adopted, will tie to the expressway planned from Grass Valley through Penn Valley. Work on that may begin in 1974-75, Dist. Highways Engineer William Warren told the county supervisors Tuesday. The other route to be studied is a six-mile stretch of highway 49 between Lime Kiln Road and the freeway at Grass Valley. . Alternate .routes . will .be. in-. County along the present highway or one to the west, running through Wolf Canyon. Some citizens were on hand Tuesday to tell why they like or don't like one of those alternates, and a public hearing will be held after more detailed Studies are made. Warren also suggested that the supervisors appoint a committee of citizens to work with the state on the route plans, Whichever route is adopted, it is possible that the ultimate construction will be to freeway status. Warren said the highway between Grass Valley and Auburn is close to having enough traffic now to warrant freeway status. Board Chairman Dean Lawrence urged that esthetics be considered in the route adoption and. construction of the road. ¢ om,

NUMBER 5 Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. PERIODICALS SECTION 3/; GAL. ST. LIBRARY SACTO. CAL. 95914 —ereenes VOLUME 49 = =°'10 Cents ACopy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1971 ‘A SCENIC view on SR 174, the Colfax Highway at the Bear River crossing. Water is high from melting snow in the high country, The spillway at-the Rollins Dam is in operation, ‘Open Line’ helps to solve problems at Beale AFB BEALE AFB — Spaghetti, peace symbols, mosquitos and motorcycle helmets. These might be “Some of the topics discussed if you pulled a group of servicemen off the street and asked them to sound off on the irritating aspects of military life. They were the topics of four questions aired by servicemen at Beale Air Force Base during the first week's operation of the Open Line ~ a telephonerecording system which allows servicemen to "tell it like it is." Anyone on base can pick up a telephone, dial a special Open Line number to record a complaint, comment or suggestion. a 6:9 a0 0.318 6. ULHGW.S. we Sou Nahai ioararaterecstere bres atoraTovelevetelerererereserezese ere ereteeteceecececesectatatetetetenetereroreseceseceststetetetat commander, It's not necessary to leave a name although users of the system are asked to do so. The most pertinent questions are answered in the weekly edition of the base newspaper — others on a personal basis if the caller identifies himself. Col. Paul J, Petrul, base personally reviews the Open Line tapes. If he can't answer the question himself, he'll refer it to one of his staff officers and make sure it does get answered. When he announced the new program two weeks ago. Col. Petrul emphasized that each question "will be reviewed by the appropriate commander and a straight answer will be given, We recognize that you want to know the 'why' behind a policy and not necessarily what the regulation says." The Open Line, which is bethroughout the Air Force, is a method of cutting through the red tape that prevents personalized attention to individual problems. It should be used, Col. Petrul emphasized, “not only in an effort to have questions answered, but to give commanders a better insight into viewpoints of

the Air Force." The first question recorded “on the Open Line came from an anonymous gourmet who sought better spaghetti in the base dining hall. Another cailer asked if the base chief of security police takes down license numbers of cars decorated with peace symbols. "Absolutely not," Open Line replied. A third airman requested information about mosquito control methods used on base while a fourth got: clarification of a regulation concerning the use of motorcycle helmets: ....: a“ Nevada _ Supervisors Report vestigated for that area -one . Two stretches of highway in Nevada county will be studied to determine new routes so they can be widened and straightened to expressway status, One is a 3.6-mile section of Highway 20 between the Yuba county line and Penn Valley. The route proposed by the state is in the area of the existing road, but one long curve near the county line probably would be eliminated. This road section, when adopted, will tie to the expressway planned from Grass Valley through Penn Valley. Work on that may begin in 1974-75, Dist. Highways Engineer William Warren told the county supervisors Tuesday. The other route to be studied is a six-mile stretch of highway 49 between Lime Kiln Road and the freeway at Grass Valley. .. Alternate .routes . will .be. in-. County along the present highway or one to the west, running through Wolf Canyon. Some citizens were on hand Tuesday to tell why they like or don't like one of those alternates, and a public hearing will be held after more detailed Studies are made. Warren also suggested that the supervisors appoint a committee of citizens to work with the state on the route plans, Whichever route is adopted, it is possible that the ultimate construction will be to freeway status. Warren said the highway between Grass Valley and Auburn is close to having enough traffic now to warrant freeway status. Board Chairman Dean Lawrence urged that esthetics be considered in the route adoption and. construction of the road. ¢ om,