February 25, 1970 (12 pages)

FS eee rere 1. O the Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1970 Otis Babcock to seek Superior Court judgeship Otis Babcock, an attorney in © Sacramento and Santa Ana for . announced today . many years, that he will run for Nevada County Superior Court judge at the June primary. Babcock .was_ Sacramento county district attorney andcounty counsel for eight years. Last fall, hepurchased ahome in the Starbright Acres section __of Grass Valley, and his daughter and grandchildren moved there from Santa Ana, where Babcock had lived since 1959. He now has opened an office on Bank Street. Babcock is a graduate of the. College of Education, Highland Park College and of the Drake University law school. His experience includes six years as a high school principal and teacher, in Iowa, two years each as professor at McGeorge College of Law in Sacramento and at Sacramento Junior College, three yearsas chief deputy DA and county counsel followed by eight years as DA dnd county counsel for Sacramento county, He had military service inthe officers' training camp, Camp Taylor, Ky. during World War 1 Babcock is a member of the California Trial Lawyers' As_ sociation, Nevada County His: torical Society, Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, Ameriean Legion and Elks Lodge. In a statement announcing his ‘candidacy, Babcock said: "A judge has a great deal to do with the welfare of our people, ‘To a great extent, it is he to whom is entrusted the administration of the criminal law and precedure; to do so properly -. hemust work closely with the “law enforcement officers to the “. vend that justice may be prompt and certain. "The majority of crimes are committed by young people under the age of 25 years and which include those malcontents known as jes, yippies, nit-wits and hoodlums and while it is essential that every effort be made to protect the public from these persons, this must be done with minimum injury to the misguided youngsters and first offenders by the imposition of proper terms of probation. "And so far as the administration of the civil law is’ conComplete Supply . OF BUILDING MATERIALS YUBA RIVER LUMBER CO. TOWN TALK; GRASS VALLEY 265-4521 DOWNIEVILLE YARD 989-3351 LARRY FILER Larry Filer — announces for supervisor Larry Filer announced today that he will be a candidate for Nevada county supervisor from district four at the June primary. In a statement announcing his candidacy, Filer said: "Thirty-two years of living and working in western Nevada county uniquely qualifies me to understand the desires and dreams of residents of district: four. "During those 32 years, except for time spent in the Air Corps during WW Il, Filer has been self employed in the trucking business, has woked in the mines, saw mills, in construction and for the Nevada Cemetery District. He has been active in horsemen organizations, has been a member of the central committee and has had a ‘life-long in. terest in young people.’ Filer said he has " given freely of his time as 4-H project leadeand is always ready to help youngsters with any special project." Filer and his wife Macile, are the parents of six children, They live in Rough and Ready with their one unmarried daughter, Jacci. cerned, it seems to me that one of the most effective devises given to a judge is the use of the settlement conference, I know of judges who use this method very successfully in disposing of cases ready for trial. In one rural county I was told by the judge that fully 80 per cent of the pending cases were ‘settled without trial, This is very desirable as it relieves the severe congestion of our courts and spares the litigants the great uncertainties of a trial with its frustrations, inconveniences, loss of time and added expenses and saves the county money as well. "It would seem that my training and experience as high school teacher and principal to-: gether with years in the private practice of law in addition to. eight years .as district attorney and county counsel of The 1968-69 county audit re“port revealed "very little prob‘lem with the county in general", but did make several recommendations. Jack Sehwartz of the auditing firm of Harris, Schwartz, and Young discussed the audit Tuesday with the board of supervisors, Schwartz recommended that Nevada General Hospital adopt a policy concerning collection of past due accounts, He suggested such accounts be re-. ferred to a collection agency, and if these ‘efforts. are unsuccessful that the accounts should be "written off". ms "These accounts do cloud the financial picture at the hospital," said Auditor-Controller John Trauner. ' He said this -problem had come up before, and it made good copy for the newspaper. Trauner. said he and other staff officials recommended action in the past, but the suggestions were not fully implemented. Supervisor Ralph Buchanan, a member of the board's hospital committee, called for ‘more aggressive" collection activity. He believes many of . the delinquent accounts could pay, and suggested small claims court action for those who fail to respond to notices. The matter was referred to the board's hospital committee, Supervisors voted to deposit $22,000, a reimbursement from the state related to state aid for the hospital program, to the hospital's Enterprise Fund. . Action came after Schwartz explained that it was required if the money were to be depositcounty general fund. In answer to a question from ' Robert Long, Trauner said the $20,000 must go to Census takers needed locally; test is Feb. 27 Census takers are. needed here, and testing for applicants will be held at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 27 at the California Forestry Building, Nevada City. Applicants must be 18-yearsold or: older and a citizen of the United States, The test will demonstrate the applicant's ability to understand printed in-, simple . structions and = do arithmetic, Census takers will be paid on a piece rate basis designed to average $2 an hour. The work should last from three to five Sacramento county, equip me toweeks. and begins on March 30. creditably work as judge of the Superior, Court of this county, Certainly, I would strive to be a good judge For any questions, Laura Kvick may be contacted at the Auburn Bureau of the Census office, 885-0684, audit report on Nevada General the hospital fund if the facility. is to meet its obligations. Trauner cited upgrading the hospital and costs of remodeling as reasons for the hospital's enterprise fund being at a low ebb. "it we continue to upgrade the hospital, it may be necessary to transfer amounts from the general fund to the enterprise fund again, he said. The auditor-controller anticipates more state reimbursements, and said the "substantial sum" could be designated for capital investment at the hosSchwartz suggested "streamuals lining" some bookkeeping procedures in the’ county clerkauditor's department. County Clerk-Auditor Ted Kohler feared the suggested change would fail to meet state requirements, However, he expressed a willingness to work with Trauner and the county counsel's office the auditing firm referred to. ‘selection of a county auditor for agreed pects of their decision. Change inlaw hampers work experience jobs A recent state law has greatly curtailed the Nevada Union High School work experience program, according to coordinator Clay Sumrell. The law, which became effective Jan. 26, requires employers to pay a minimum wage of $1.35 per hour, Also, students be covered by workman's eompensation insurance. herein Psi Ae The Horseless Carriage:Club -end of May 23rd and 24th and. as usual will’bring many inter--~ ‘esting vehicles andcolorful cos+’tumes to the area.> : The Liberal Arts Commis--° sion of Nevada County hasagreed . to hold a one night performance — of local talent in the Old Nevada Theatre during their stay. The performance will be handled by LAC member Richard Willey, who has undertaken the task of gathering local talent to give readings anda few one-act plays. Willey feels "this will be an opportunity to display, not only for the benefit of the Carriage Club, but also local theater goers, the vast amount of talenthere within our small botndaries." One act plays have been under discussion with varied acting groups, as well as, individTryouts ~will be announced in The Union at a later date, but in the meantime anyone with ideas for atwo-hour show should oe Richard Willey at 265116, : Cattlemen +e meet March a a no-host lunch, The day's program will conclude with a presentation on "The Local Scene" by a panel of local cattlemen. T.C.A. President Ad Long, Cool, will moderate the panel. = Subjects will include: Marketing Outlets and needs in this Area, Land Assessment and Taxation Problems, Local Disease Problems, Livestock Rustling, Dog Control Zones and Predator problems, Placer-Néevada Counties’ Sumrell said “employer's Farm -Advisor Jack Herr said were not so concerned about yoseryatio the wage as they were about can pe nia fet Penn ane compensation. Small businesses yisor's offices in Grass Valley do not.have the time to fill out 273-4563 or Auburn 885-4551 the many forms it takes toplace students under this program. “The state legislation is defeating its original purpose, to provide on the job experience for students" Sumrell said. Classified Ads, the. big pulling power. little felows. with they>:.

FS eee rere 1. O the Nevada County Nugget, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1970 Otis Babcock to seek Superior Court judgeship Otis Babcock, an attorney in © Sacramento and Santa Ana for . announced today . many years, that he will run for Nevada County Superior Court judge at the June primary. Babcock .was_ Sacramento county district attorney andcounty counsel for eight years. Last fall, hepurchased ahome in the Starbright Acres section __of Grass Valley, and his daughter and grandchildren moved there from Santa Ana, where Babcock had lived since 1959. He now has opened an office on Bank Street. Babcock is a graduate of the. College of Education, Highland Park College and of the Drake University law school. His experience includes six years as a high school principal and teacher, in Iowa, two years each as professor at McGeorge College of Law in Sacramento and at Sacramento Junior College, three yearsas chief deputy DA and county counsel followed by eight years as DA dnd county counsel for Sacramento county, He had military service inthe officers' training camp, Camp Taylor, Ky. during World War 1 Babcock is a member of the California Trial Lawyers' As_ sociation, Nevada County His: torical Society, Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, Ameriean Legion and Elks Lodge. In a statement announcing his ‘candidacy, Babcock said: "A judge has a great deal to do with the welfare of our people, ‘To a great extent, it is he to whom is entrusted the administration of the criminal law and precedure; to do so properly -. hemust work closely with the “law enforcement officers to the “. vend that justice may be prompt and certain. "The majority of crimes are committed by young people under the age of 25 years and which include those malcontents known as jes, yippies, nit-wits and hoodlums and while it is essential that every effort be made to protect the public from these persons, this must be done with minimum injury to the misguided youngsters and first offenders by the imposition of proper terms of probation. "And so far as the administration of the civil law is’ conComplete Supply . OF BUILDING MATERIALS YUBA RIVER LUMBER CO. TOWN TALK; GRASS VALLEY 265-4521 DOWNIEVILLE YARD 989-3351 LARRY FILER Larry Filer — announces for supervisor Larry Filer announced today that he will be a candidate for Nevada county supervisor from district four at the June primary. In a statement announcing his candidacy, Filer said: "Thirty-two years of living and working in western Nevada county uniquely qualifies me to understand the desires and dreams of residents of district: four. "During those 32 years, except for time spent in the Air Corps during WW Il, Filer has been self employed in the trucking business, has woked in the mines, saw mills, in construction and for the Nevada Cemetery District. He has been active in horsemen organizations, has been a member of the central committee and has had a ‘life-long in. terest in young people.’ Filer said he has " given freely of his time as 4-H project leadeand is always ready to help youngsters with any special project." Filer and his wife Macile, are the parents of six children, They live in Rough and Ready with their one unmarried daughter, Jacci. cerned, it seems to me that one of the most effective devises given to a judge is the use of the settlement conference, I know of judges who use this method very successfully in disposing of cases ready for trial. In one rural county I was told by the judge that fully 80 per cent of the pending cases were ‘settled without trial, This is very desirable as it relieves the severe congestion of our courts and spares the litigants the great uncertainties of a trial with its frustrations, inconveniences, loss of time and added expenses and saves the county money as well. "It would seem that my training and experience as high school teacher and principal to-: gether with years in the private practice of law in addition to. eight years .as district attorney and county counsel of The 1968-69 county audit re“port revealed "very little prob‘lem with the county in general", but did make several recommendations. Jack Sehwartz of the auditing firm of Harris, Schwartz, and Young discussed the audit Tuesday with the board of supervisors, Schwartz recommended that Nevada General Hospital adopt a policy concerning collection of past due accounts, He suggested such accounts be re-. ferred to a collection agency, and if these ‘efforts. are unsuccessful that the accounts should be "written off". ms "These accounts do cloud the financial picture at the hospital," said Auditor-Controller John Trauner. ' He said this -problem had come up before, and it made

good copy for the newspaper. Trauner. said he and other staff officials recommended action in the past, but the suggestions were not fully implemented. Supervisor Ralph Buchanan, a member of the board's hospital committee, called for ‘more aggressive" collection activity. He believes many of . the delinquent accounts could pay, and suggested small claims court action for those who fail to respond to notices. The matter was referred to the board's hospital committee, Supervisors voted to deposit $22,000, a reimbursement from the state related to state aid for the hospital program, to the hospital's Enterprise Fund. . Action came after Schwartz explained that it was required if the money were to be depositcounty general fund. In answer to a question from ' Robert Long, Trauner said the $20,000 must go to Census takers needed locally; test is Feb. 27 Census takers are. needed here, and testing for applicants will be held at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 27 at the California Forestry Building, Nevada City. Applicants must be 18-yearsold or: older and a citizen of the United States, The test will demonstrate the applicant's ability to understand printed in-, simple . structions and = do arithmetic, Census takers will be paid on a piece rate basis designed to average $2 an hour. The work should last from three to five Sacramento county, equip me toweeks. and begins on March 30. creditably work as judge of the Superior, Court of this county, Certainly, I would strive to be a good judge For any questions, Laura Kvick may be contacted at the Auburn Bureau of the Census office, 885-0684, audit report on Nevada General the hospital fund if the facility. is to meet its obligations. Trauner cited upgrading the hospital and costs of remodeling as reasons for the hospital's enterprise fund being at a low ebb. "it we continue to upgrade the hospital, it may be necessary to transfer amounts from the general fund to the enterprise fund again, he said. The auditor-controller anticipates more state reimbursements, and said the "substantial sum" could be designated for capital investment at the hosSchwartz suggested "streamuals lining" some bookkeeping procedures in the’ county clerkauditor's department. County Clerk-Auditor Ted Kohler feared the suggested change would fail to meet state requirements, However, he expressed a willingness to work with Trauner and the county counsel's office the auditing firm referred to. ‘selection of a county auditor for agreed pects of their decision. Change inlaw hampers work experience jobs A recent state law has greatly curtailed the Nevada Union High School work experience program, according to coordinator Clay Sumrell. The law, which became effective Jan. 26, requires employers to pay a minimum wage of $1.35 per hour, Also, students be covered by workman's eompensation insurance. herein Psi Ae The Horseless Carriage:Club -end of May 23rd and 24th and.. as usual will’bring many inter--~ ‘esting vehicles andcolorful cos+’tumes to the area.> : The Liberal Arts Commis--° sion of Nevada County hasagreed . to hold a one night performance — of local talent in the Old Nevada Theatre during their stay. The performance will be handled by LAC member Richard Willey, who has undertaken the task of gathering local talent to give readings anda few one-act plays. Willey feels "this will be an opportunity to display, not only for the benefit of the Carriage Club, but also local theater goers, the vast amount of talenthere within our small botndaries." One act plays have been under discussion with varied acting groups, as well as, individTryouts ~will be announced in The Union at a later date, but in the meantime anyone with ideas for atwo-hour show should oe Richard Willey at 265116, : Cattlemen +e meet March a a no-host lunch, The day's program will conclude with a presentation on "The Local Scene" by a panel of local cattlemen. T.C.A. President Ad Long, Cool, will moderate the panel. = Subjects will include: Marketing Outlets and needs in this Area, Land Assessment and Taxation Problems, Local Disease Problems, Livestock Rustling, Dog Control Zones and Predator problems, Placer-Néevada Counties’ Sumrell said “employer's Farm -Advisor Jack Herr said were not so concerned about yoseryatio the wage as they were about can pe nia fet Penn ane compensation. Small businesses yisor's offices in Grass Valley do not.have the time to fill out 273-4563 or Auburn 885-4551 the many forms it takes toplace students under this program. “The state legislation is defeating its original purpose, to provide on the job experience for students" Sumrell said. Classified Ads, the. big pulling power. little felows. with they>:.