February 28, 1962 (10 pages)

wm woe” ooosn —eew om oe. Oo ji ee SS 5 0 10 18 6 19 10 5 13 eoeau wm Nreoran WBaANN SO Se ae ee ee j i Ae SSeS Eade Stoney Sena Cee MILK INDUSTRY MILK INDUSTRY PROMISE: REMOVAL OF STRONTIUM-90 IF NEED ARISES Editor Nevada City Nugget Nevada City, California Dear Sir: of our world. our foodse safe levels. the situatior as it has not yet beoome. . present conditims.e american dairy association of california 1513 k street * modesto « california ° February 21, 1962 ‘Your recent editorial "Milk Will Be Radioactive This Spring", which appeared in your January 31 edition, has come to my attention, and I would like to be able to set the reoord straight insofar as nuclear testing and foods are concerned. It is important to know that virtually all of our foods receive radioactive fallout in one form or anothereee.either man-made or Godmade, and that. radioactive materials have been with us sinoe the dawning It is more important to know the facts given us by the United States Public Health Service, the Atomic Energy Commission, and others, as concerns A safe level of radioactive materials in our food, water and air supply has been set by the government, at 100 micro-micro ouries, in teohnical terms, and we are told by these agencies that levels below this safe margin will afford no oause for concern. Nowhere in the United Sta*tes has the safe level been violated, nor has. it closely approximated the cresoribed levels. 100 mmo, our level will be 4, 6, 6 or 8, extremely low, and well within the In addition, the dairy industry has come up with a mthod of completely eliminating Strontium 90 from milk, should the situation ever become dangerous, In California, rather than la 3-8346 Even with a rise in radioactive levels in our food supply in the spring, the dangerous levels will not be reached, we are told by government authorities who are constantly working on this situation. should change, we in the dairy industry, ready immediately to comply with government orders and put the process of removing s=90 from our milk supply into effect. at the present time, which is why it is not being done It is I feel too many of us are unduly cmoerned with radioactive fallout under Your readers should kmow that the dairy industhy, our government, and other leading food distributors, are prepared to cope with this situation if it should tend toward the dangerous stage. Cordia wl A. T. SHIE Public Relations Direotor as an example, are costly, and unnecessary if meee seater NEVADA COUNTY . “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly 10 Cents a Copy Nevada City, me 37 No. 9, February 28, 1962 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, NorthSan Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill,-Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr 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, THE ANSWER. .The above letter is inanswer toa Nugget editorial which suggested the need for more complete release of information relative to radioactivity in milk by government and industry. To our knowledge, it is the first release of the information that Strontium 90 will be eliminated from milk by the dairy industry "should the situation ever become dangerous". Painting Rental Program Set NEVADA CITY ---Paintings Of Nevada City artists will be available ona rental basis beginning March 6, it was announced this week. To inaugurate the program, agrand opening will be held between 2 and 4 p.m, atthe Artists Workshop on Commercial Street at Church Street in Nevada City. As a special feature of the grand opening, artist NeilsFrederiksen will be on hand from Georgetown with his highly stylized pottery items. He is one of the favorite contributors to the annual Artists Christmas Fair in Nevada City, On hand to greet visitors each Wednesday afternoon will be Helen Bontecou. Mrs, Marvin S hock and Mrs Mrs, Dean Thompson, In addition to the Wednesday afternoon schedule, the rental agency will also operate between 7 and 9 pm.every fourth Thursday. Refreshments will be served during open hours. Auburn Club Supports Stevens Pass AUBURN--The Native Daughter of the Golden ‘West, Auburn branch, have officially gone on record in support of the name Stevens Pass for the new Sierra summit freeway which will pass some two miles north of the present highway 40 at Daqnner Summit. Planners Reject Roller Rink, OK Five Applications NEVADA CIT Y-The county planning commission heard strong objection to a proposed roller skating rink on Brunshwick Road fromneighboring land owners Monday night and votedtoreject the roller rink land use appliCation of Russell Lease, Robert Graham voted in support of the application. Several members of the commission said there is a need for aroller rink in the area, but apparently they felt that the proposed site of less than oneacre was inadequate and that a roller rink there would serve to depreciate neighboring residential land, In addition to Graham, the following members of commission attendedz Chairman Cecil rumunds, Mrs. Melva Hillier, John Looser, G. R. Beechel, Charles Kitts, Robert McWhinney, and Alfred Heller. Five other applications before the commission were approved, These included two submitted by promoter George Ruppert, for a 48 bed nursing home below Sierra hospital behind the new motel now under construction, and for a 10 acre trailer court, including 76 units, on Dorsey Drive. Another trailer court application, submitted by Frank Moore of Spenceville Road south of Pegar’s "Y" also received approval, John McLachlin ‘appeared on behalf of the Ready Springs School Boardtourge that “additional trailer facilities should discouraged” in the area due to the stress put on the school by additional children from trailer homes, and the lack of tax returns to the school from trailer facilities. A tentative subdivision map for Poderosa Subdivision on Tyler road was approved, as wasthe final map for Pla-Vada W oodlands unit 3, VFW Dinner NEVADA CIT Y--Veterans of Foreign Wars, Banner Mountain Post 2655, will hold their annual past commander dinner Monday at 6:30 p.m. Sirloin steaks will be served at 7:30 by Commai.der Frank Schmidt at the Veterans Memorial Building. The Weather NEVADA CITY Max Min Rainfall Feb2l 44 27 4 "22 48 26 23 50 27 24 41 30 14 25 40 24 04 26 32 10 .39 21 35 10 Rainfall to date 41,82 Rainfall fast year 23.39 Feb, 26 snow 4 inches GRASS VALLEY Max Min Rainfall Feb2l 42 22 ae 22 52 30 238 54 32 24 42 30 20 25 40° 26 02 26 38 10 -52 27 48 10 Rainfall to date 41, 26 Rainfall last year 24,20 Feb, 26 snow 4 inches Ted Kohler Kohler Seeks Reelection NEVADA CIT Y---Seeking his second term as Nevada County Recorder inthe June primary will be Theodore A. Kohler, The candidate took office in January, 1959, following the retirement of John E, Nettell, Kohler before assuming the Recorders post served 16 years as Nevada County Public Administrator. He is a native Nevada Countyan, born and raised in Grass Valley, where he attended and graduated from local Schools, Lunardi Speaks To BPW Tonight NEVADA CIT Y----Assemblyman Paul Lunardi will meet tonight with the Neyada City Business and Professional Women at Hazel's at 7:30 p.m, Lunardi will speak on legislative matters, according tochairman Mrs, John Rankin, who arranged tonight's program, LIFE SAVER.Seven Hills School Principal Alan Poteete congratulates 15-year-old student Greg Hamm today for an act of life saving the lad preformed the evening of February 19. Hamm entered the living room of hisS. Pine Street home to see his step-father Grant Hagen, who was adjusting the family TV set, the victim of anelectrical shock from the set. Hagen was held to the set by the electricity until Greg pulled the plug from the wall. His younger brother called him back saying that the step-father had stopped breathyounger lad sought help. Hagen then fell, and Greg ran for help. Greg returned and successfully administered mouth resuscitation while the Trophy Awarded To Local Man CAMPTONVILLE----The United States Seventh Army Sentinel at Stuttgart Germany reports as follows: For the first time since it's organization the Allegemeiner Automobile Club, E. V.(ADAC) awarded an American the annual EvaldKroth trophy for supporting and aiding motor sports in Germany. Major Malcolm L, Mitchell, Commanding Officer of the 205th, Transportation Battalion and President of the Sports Car Club of Stuttgart was presented the award for his contrubutions to European motoring. Major Mitchell is the son of Mrs Edith Pense, © formerly of Sierra City, now residing in Camptonville, Washington Residents’ Area Council WASHINGTON ---Residents of the South Yuba River community Rave organized a Washington Area Council, are circulating petitions for the establishment of a water district, and are opposing the proposed closing of their post office.In addition, the council is pressing for action on the Washington townsite, now in the process ofgovernmental action. Headed by Doug Ribble, the council also has as directors Larry Tonner, Tom Walsh and SamTracy. Bernadette Crowley acts as council secretary. There are 82 property ownerswithin the boun— daries of the proposed water district. Signatures of 26 have already been obtained, Ribble told a meeting of the council last week, The group needs the names of 55 property owners to bring the matter before county super= visors for. action, Protests over the possible closing of the post office are being forwarded to Washington, D.C, , through Com gressman Harold T. Johnson, In other action at the meeting, residents urged Ribbletoseek improvement inroadsin and leading into the Washington area, Road improvement will also be sought for the Relief Hill Road which leads from Washington tothe Malakoff State Park area, LUNES Pees DS STATE GF CALIFORNIA ery PT GF RATORAL RESOURCES ¢ ‘ SIVISHN OF FORESTRY Rue = 8 S98 * a? vf FIRE SCHOOL. Attending a school in fire prevention ang law enforcement this week atthe Division of Forestry headquarters : lin Nevada City are (first row left to right) Kurt Fox, Ralph Jen=" kins, DonGrant, Willard Weselsky, John Jackson, Bill Bagley, Arlen Cartwright; (second row) Ralph Green, Jim Herron, Don Conarroe, Bill Nickerl, Al Munson, Joe Quinlan, Hoyt Thornton; (third row) Ron Hawlins, Frank Jenkins, George Schultz, George Roberts, Jim Navontg, Roger Hanson, John Klas, Jim Fay and Jim Kish. Guest instuctors include District Attorney Harold Berliner and Sheriff Wayne Brown. District 4 Candidates Announced GRASS VALLEY --Two candidates have announced their intention to file for the supervisor’s seat in District 4, following repeated statements by incumbent Supervisor Guy Robinson that he will not be a candidate for reelection. Both Albert Casey and Melvin Hedrick will seek the post. Hecrick is the newly elected president of the Nevada County Taxpayers Association, Casey has been active in numerous governmental and ‘civic activities since coming to Nevada County in 1953, He is a member of the Nevada Union High School District board of trustees, first being elected in June of 1957, and having served as president of the board for three years, From Feb, 1957 through June of last year, Casey was a member of the Soil Conservation District board, serving that district as president for two years. Since 1957 he has been a member of the Sierra Nevada . Memorial Hospital board, and is currently a member of the County Building Committee and the Nevada County Farm Bureau. Clampers -Conclave Sunday ‘NEVADA CITY.The new Stewart -Meek Chapter 10 of Nevada City, E, Clampus Vitus, will hold its initial meeting and election of ,Officers Sunday at 1:30 P, M, in Seaman's Lodge, Pioneer Park, Sublime Noble Grand Humbug("Mr. Mother Lode") Ar chie D, Stevenot of Sonora will be present to give his official blessing to the con solidated chapter. Swift Berry, former State Senator, will also be present,

wm woe” ooosn —eew om oe. Oo ji ee SS 5 0 10 18 6 19 10 5 13 eoeau wm Nreoran WBaANN SO Se ae ee ee j i Ae SSeS Eade Stoney Sena Cee MILK INDUSTRY MILK INDUSTRY PROMISE: REMOVAL OF STRONTIUM-90 IF NEED ARISES Editor Nevada City Nugget Nevada City, California Dear Sir: of our world. our foodse safe levels. the situatior as it has not yet beoome. . present conditims.e american dairy association of california 1513 k street * modesto « california ° February 21, 1962 ‘Your recent editorial "Milk Will Be Radioactive This Spring", which appeared in your January 31 edition, has come to my attention, and I would like to be able to set the reoord straight insofar as nuclear testing and foods are concerned. It is important to know that virtually all of our foods receive radioactive fallout in one form or anothereee.either man-made or Godmade, and that. radioactive materials have been with us sinoe the dawning It is more important to know the facts given us by the United States Public Health Service, the Atomic Energy Commission, and others, as concerns A safe level of radioactive materials in our food, water and air supply has been set by the government, at 100 micro-micro ouries, in teohnical terms, and we are told by these agencies that levels below this safe margin will afford no oause for concern. Nowhere in the United Sta*tes has the safe level been violated, nor has. it closely approximated the cresoribed levels. 100 mmo, our level will be 4, 6, 6 or 8, extremely low, and well within the In addition, the dairy industry has come up with a mthod of completely eliminating Strontium 90 from milk, should the situation ever become dangerous, In California, rather than la 3-8346 Even with a rise in radioactive levels in our food supply in the spring, the dangerous levels will not be reached, we are told by government authorities who are constantly working on this situation. should change, we in the dairy industry, ready immediately to comply with government orders and put the process of removing s=90 from our milk supply into effect. at the present time, which is why it is not being done It is I feel too many of us are unduly cmoerned with radioactive fallout under Your readers should kmow that the dairy industhy, our government, and other leading food distributors, are prepared to cope with this situation if it should tend toward the dangerous stage. Cordia wl A. T. SHIE Public Relations Direotor as an example, are costly, and unnecessary if meee seater NEVADA COUNTY . “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly 10 Cents a Copy Nevada City, me 37 No. 9, February 28, 1962 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, NorthSan Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill,-Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr 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, THE ANSWER.. .The above letter is inanswer toa Nugget editorial which suggested the need for more complete release of information relative to radioactivity in milk by government and industry. To our knowledge, it is the first release of the information that Strontium 90 will be eliminated from milk by the dairy industry "should the situation ever become dangerous". Painting Rental Program Set NEVADA CITY ---Paintings Of Nevada City artists will be available ona rental basis beginning March 6, it was announced this week. To inaugurate the program, agrand opening will be held between 2 and 4 p.m, atthe Artists Workshop on Commercial Street at Church Street in Nevada City. As a special feature of the grand opening, artist NeilsFrederiksen will be on hand from Georgetown with his highly stylized pottery items. He is one of the favorite contributors to the annual Artists Christmas Fair in Nevada City, On hand to greet visitors each Wednesday afternoon will be Helen Bontecou. Mrs, Marvin S hock and Mrs Mrs, Dean Thompson, In addition to the Wednesday afternoon schedule, the rental agency will also operate between 7 and 9 pm.every fourth Thursday. Refreshments will be served during open hours. Auburn Club Supports Stevens Pass AUBURN--The Native Daughter of the Golden ‘West, Auburn branch, have officially gone on record in support of the name Stevens Pass for the new Sierra summit freeway which will pass some two miles north of the present highway 40 at Daqnner Summit. Planners Reject Roller Rink, OK Five Applications NEVADA CIT Y-The county planning commission heard strong objection to a proposed roller skating rink on Brunshwick Road fromneighboring land owners Monday night and votedtoreject the roller rink land use appliCation of Russell Lease, Robert Graham voted in support of the application. Several members of the commission said there is a need for aroller rink in the area, but apparently they felt that the proposed site of less than oneacre was inadequate and that a roller rink there would serve to depreciate neighboring residential land, In addition to Graham, the following members of commission attendedz Chairman Cecil rumunds, Mrs. Melva Hillier, John Looser, G. R. Beechel, Charles Kitts, Robert McWhinney, and Alfred Heller. Five other applications before the commission were approved, These included two submitted by promoter George Ruppert, for a 48 bed nursing home below Sierra hospital behind the new motel now under construction, and for a 10 acre trailer court, including 76 units, on Dorsey Drive. Another trailer court application, submitted by Frank Moore of Spenceville Road south of Pegar’s "Y" also received approval, John McLachlin ‘appeared on behalf of the Ready Springs School Boardtourge that “additional trailer facilities should discouraged” in the area due to the stress put on the school by additional children from trailer homes, and the lack of tax returns to the school from trailer facilities. A tentative subdivision map for Poderosa Subdivision on Tyler road was approved, as wasthe final map for Pla-Vada W oodlands unit 3, VFW Dinner NEVADA CIT Y--Veterans of Foreign Wars, Banner Mountain Post 2655, will hold their annual past commander dinner Monday at 6:30 p.m. Sirloin steaks will be served at 7:30 by Commai.der Frank Schmidt at the Veterans Memorial Building. The Weather NEVADA CITY Max Min Rainfall Feb2l 44 27 4

"22 48 26 23 50 27 24 41 30 14 25 40 24 04 26 32 10 .39 21 35 10 Rainfall to date 41,82 Rainfall fast year 23.39 Feb, 26 snow 4 inches GRASS VALLEY Max Min Rainfall Feb2l 42 22 ae 22 52 30 238 54 32 24 42 30 20 25 40° 26 02 26 38 10 -52 27 48 10 Rainfall to date 41, 26 Rainfall last year 24,20 Feb, 26 snow 4 inches Ted Kohler Kohler Seeks Reelection NEVADA CIT Y---Seeking his second term as Nevada County Recorder inthe June primary will be Theodore A. Kohler, The candidate took office in January, 1959, following the retirement of John E, Nettell, Kohler before assuming the Recorders post served 16 years as Nevada County Public Administrator. He is a native Nevada Countyan, born and raised in Grass Valley, where he attended and graduated from local Schools, Lunardi Speaks To BPW Tonight NEVADA CIT Y----Assemblyman Paul Lunardi will meet tonight with the Neyada City Business and Professional Women at Hazel's at 7:30 p.m, Lunardi will speak on legislative matters, according tochairman Mrs, John Rankin, who arranged tonight's program, LIFE SAVER..Seven Hills School Principal Alan Poteete congratulates 15-year-old student Greg Hamm today for an act of life saving the lad preformed the evening of February 19. Hamm entered the living room of hisS. Pine Street home to see his step-father Grant Hagen, who was adjusting the family TV set, the victim of anelectrical shock from the set. Hagen was held to the set by the electricity until Greg pulled the plug from the wall. His younger brother called him back saying that the step-father had stopped breathyounger lad sought help. Hagen then fell, and Greg ran for help. Greg returned and successfully administered mouth resuscitation while the Trophy Awarded To Local Man CAMPTONVILLE----The United States Seventh Army Sentinel at Stuttgart Germany reports as follows: For the first time since it's organization the Allegemeiner Automobile Club, E. V.(ADAC) awarded an American the annual EvaldKroth trophy for supporting and aiding motor sports in Germany. Major Malcolm L, Mitchell, Commanding Officer of the 205th, Transportation Battalion and President of the Sports Car Club of Stuttgart was presented the award for his contrubutions to European motoring. Major Mitchell is the son of Mrs Edith Pense, © formerly of Sierra City, now residing in Camptonville, Washington Residents’ Area Council WASHINGTON ---Residents of the South Yuba River community Rave organized a Washington Area Council, are circulating petitions for the establishment of a water district, and are opposing the proposed closing of their post office.In addition, the council is pressing for action on the Washington townsite, now in the process ofgovernmental action. Headed by Doug Ribble, the council also has as directors Larry Tonner, Tom Walsh and SamTracy. Bernadette Crowley acts as council secretary. There are 82 property ownerswithin the boun— daries of the proposed water district. Signatures of 26 have already been obtained, Ribble told a meeting of the council last week, The group needs the names of 55 property owners to bring the matter before county super= visors for. action, Protests over the possible closing of the post office are being forwarded to Washington, D.C, , through Com gressman Harold T. Johnson, In other action at the meeting, residents urged Ribbletoseek improvement inroadsin and leading into the Washington area, Road improvement will also be sought for the Relief Hill Road which leads from Washington tothe Malakoff State Park area, LUNES Pees DS STATE GF CALIFORNIA ery PT GF RATORAL RESOURCES ¢ ‘ SIVISHN OF FORESTRY Rue = 8 S98 * a? vf FIRE SCHOOL.. Attending a school in fire prevention ang law enforcement this week atthe Division of Forestry headquarters : lin Nevada City are (first row left to right) Kurt Fox, Ralph Jen=" kins, DonGrant, Willard Weselsky, John Jackson, Bill Bagley, Arlen Cartwright; (second row) Ralph Green, Jim Herron, Don Conarroe, Bill Nickerl, Al Munson, Joe Quinlan, Hoyt Thornton; (third row) Ron Hawlins, Frank Jenkins, George Schultz, George Roberts, Jim Navontg, Roger Hanson, John Klas, Jim Fay and Jim Kish. Guest instuctors include District Attorney Harold Berliner and Sheriff Wayne Brown. District 4 Candidates Announced GRASS VALLEY --Two candidates have announced their intention to file for the supervisor’s seat in District 4, following repeated statements by incumbent Supervisor Guy Robinson that he will not be a candidate for reelection. Both Albert Casey and Melvin Hedrick will seek the post. Hecrick is the newly elected president of the Nevada County Taxpayers Association, Casey has been active in numerous governmental and ‘civic activities since coming to Nevada County in 1953, He is a member of the Nevada Union High School District board of trustees, first being elected in June of 1957, and having served as president of the board for three years, From Feb, 1957 through June of last year, Casey was a member of the Soil Conservation District board, serving that district as president for two years. Since 1957 he has been a member of the Sierra Nevada . Memorial Hospital board, and is currently a member of the County Building Committee and the Nevada County Farm Bureau. Clampers -Conclave Sunday ‘NEVADA CITY..The new Stewart -Meek Chapter 10 of Nevada City, E, Clampus Vitus, will hold its initial meeting and election of ,Officers Sunday at 1:30 P, M, in Seaman's Lodge, Pioneer Park, Sublime Noble Grand Humbug("Mr. Mother Lode") Ar chie D, Stevenot of Sonora will be present to give his official blessing to the con solidated chapter. Swift Berry, former State Senator, will also be present,