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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,
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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,