February 4, 1965 (24 pages)

WELCOME ASSES NEVADA €@ * "Serving the communities of Nevada C ooney ench Corral, nities , Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, M. Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Ome Saat ecaians, Matis, Viahagien, Die Tae ent ee on vin Rasss Coleovis Cotealis Wit, Becacds Pian tokanerel: Gadher Kile, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas H Remi Wil, Antony House, De LS ie ia, ia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker we. and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloom il, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Crissly Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, M: 's Flat, Orleans Flint, Volume 39 Number 5 . Assessors . To Gather . Next Week More than 100 assessors from Northern California are expected to be in Nevada City next week for the conferenoe of the Northern California Regional Assessors’ Asaetna 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City P Supervisors Split Vote To Pass Use Permits For Brunswick Mill Months of wrangling came to ditions written by the planning an end Monday when the Nevada commission and presented by _ County Supervisors approved is-® the planning director did not seem . suance of use permits to Brunslike any restrictions at all. wick Timber Products Co, for a Attorney Harry. Wolters, in a Rebruary 4, 1965 sociation. Nevada County Assessor Charles Kitts, president of the association, will play host to the conference, The Northern California Regional Assessors’ Association has member units in 27 counties including Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba. * The conference will be conducted in the Nevada City Veterans Memorial Building Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. , The conference will open at 10 a.m. Monday with remarks of welcome from Kitts and from Gene Ricker, chairman of the Nevada County Board of Super(Continued on Page 2) Grass Valley Jaycees' S HERIFF WAYNE BROWN (left) presents the Outstanding Young Man of the Year award to Nevada County Planning Director Bill Roberts at the 15th annual awards banquet Saturday night in Nevada City. Jaycees Honor County Planner Nevada County Planning Director William N. Roberts was singled out by the Grass Valley Jaycees Saturday night as that group's choice of the outstanding Young Man of:the Year. Theevent was the 15th annual Jaycee Distinguished Service Awards Dinner at which an outstanding member of the community is honored for his participation and contributions to the community and a Jaycee boss is also honored. Automobile dealer Ralph Hockett, nominated by Chamber Jaycee president Dick Warriner and banker George Steinmeyer nominated Larry Deal were named as Bosses of the Year. Bob Paine Is Named To Head General Plan Study Group Robert Paine, long-time civic and promotion leader.and a native of Nevada County, was the unanimous choice Monday of county supervisors to be chairman of the Citizen's Advisory Committee, a group that will be pledged to determine goals and objectives to guide the making of the county's general plan with an eye tow ard the past, the present and the future. In the minds of county supervisors Paine is particularly well qualified forsuch an assignment. His interest in history is well kriown. He is a charter member of the Nevada County Historical Society and has been speaker or master of ceremonies at many of the organization's public affairs. He has been active in selection of sites for historical plaques and markers. He was a trustee on the ‘Nevada Union High School Board in its formative years. He isa member of the monument com-~ mittee of E Clampus Vitus. Few men in Nevada County are as well equipped as Paine in a broad concept of the present. His work keeps him in touch with Bob Paine all business leaders in all parts of the county. His knowledge and interest in present developments is exemplified through his activities with scores of drives and campaigns. He was a member of the fund drive committee for the Sierra Memorial Hospital and the Veterans Memorial Building in Nevada City. Paine is a charter member of the Henness Pass Highway Association. He was secre~ tary of the Nevada City Elks Lodge many years and directed many of its shows and dramatic productions. He was in the department of public relations in the United States Army during World War II. ToNuggetreaders, the new ap~ pointee is probably best known as the author of the weekly "Fool's Gold" column. Paine’s duty as chairman will + be to preside at meetings of the 100-member citizen's advisory committee composed of civic and business leaders representative of all interests and areas of the county. The balance of the com(Continued on Page 2) . planing mill and drying yard. The matter was back before the * supervisors for approval of conditions for both permits for protec ~tion of health and safety. The. supervisors had directed the planning commission to write the conditions after reversing the commission's denial of the permits. Chairman Gene Ricker opened the discussion saying that the conin an unprecedented move, the group named two men for this honor. Both were cited for their understanding and help in aiding their employes through time off during the highly successful state board meeting hosted by the Grass Valley group last August at the county fairgrounds. R. Peter Ingram, editor of the Nevada City-Grass Valley Union and a former Jaycee, read the citation na ming Roberts as the Outstanding Young Man of the Year. “Although the title Grass Valley Jaycees designates a specific area," Ingram said, “we are aware that the sphere of influence and interest of the Jaycees is county wide. . “It is therefore all the more fitting that the 1964 Young Man of the Year award sponsored by the Jaycees will be bestowed upon a man whose activities encompass the entire county-~-a man primarily responsible for the orderly development of Nevada County the past few years. "In the performance of his duties and responsibilities as county planning director he has demonstrated m ature stability while his critics have of times delved into personality smears-he has held fast to his principles of proper planning despite pres~sure and attacks by self-serving speculative interests--he has made recommendations to various commissions and boards without fear or favor, but definately not without a large amount of criticism. (Continued on Page 18) letter read to the board, suggested the same thing and pointed out thas the proceedings of the planning commission on this. case were not legal because of flaws in the notice procedure, that not all of those interested in the case had been allowed to speak at public hearings before the planning comr mission, and that the conditions finally presented by the commission after weeks of study were so minimaland subject to interpregation that they were virtually ‘useless,Supervisor Don Blake said he felt the planing mill and the dry-~ing yard applications shouldbe made separate matters. He noted his main objection was to the dry yard which he said would be a big traffic hazard, Supervisor Neil Hennessy said the mill and the dry yard were one and the same operation, He said he felt the conditions written by the planning commission were adequate for both operations and if the board did not agree the chairman should appoint someone else to write them. He suggested the supervisors "were making a mountain out of a mole hill," (Continued on Page 3) Two Incumbents Win, One Loses In NID Election Twoincumbents were re.urned to office and one was defeated in © the Nevada Irrigation District directors election held Tuesday in Nevada and Placer counties. Incumbent District One Director Ross C, McBurney of Cedar Ridge was returned to office for another term, McBurney, who has served on the board for eight years and served as chairman during all of the preliminary negotiations on the district's $59 million Yuba-Bear River hydro-electric project, represents a district made up largely of domestic users and ran his campaign as domestic user. He has in the past been an outspoken opponent of the policy of (Continued on Page 24) *JT18D $6 OPUEMRIOBS LABAGT'T ©3898 °341 80 wotyoes ST VOTPOTAed Ae eteaing nent nui La ea

WELCOME ASSES NEVADA €@ * "Serving the communities of Nevada C ooney ench Corral, nities , Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, M. Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Ome Saat ecaians, Matis, Viahagien, Die Tae ent ee on vin Rasss Coleovis Cotealis Wit, Becacds Pian tokanerel: Gadher Kile, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas H Remi Wil, Antony House, De LS ie ia, ia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker we. and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloom il, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Crissly Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, M: 's Flat, Orleans Flint, Volume 39 Number 5 . Assessors . To Gather . Next Week More than 100 assessors from Northern California are expected to be in Nevada City next week for the conferenoe of the Northern California Regional Assessors’ Asaetna 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City P Supervisors Split Vote To Pass Use Permits For Brunswick Mill Months of wrangling came to ditions written by the planning an end Monday when the Nevada commission and presented by _ County Supervisors approved is-® the planning director did not seem . suance of use permits to Brunslike any restrictions at all. wick Timber Products Co, for a Attorney Harry. Wolters, in a Rebruary 4, 1965 sociation. Nevada County Assessor Charles Kitts, president of the association, will play host to the conference, The Northern California Regional Assessors’ Association has member units in 27 counties including Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba. * The conference will be conducted in the Nevada City Veterans Memorial Building Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. , The conference will open at 10 a.m. Monday with remarks of welcome from Kitts and from Gene Ricker, chairman of the Nevada County Board of Super(Continued on Page 2) Grass Valley Jaycees' S HERIFF WAYNE BROWN (left) presents the Outstanding Young Man of the Year award to Nevada County Planning Director Bill Roberts at the 15th annual awards banquet Saturday night in Nevada City. Jaycees Honor County Planner Nevada County Planning Director William N. Roberts was singled out by the Grass Valley Jaycees Saturday night as that group's choice of the outstanding Young Man of:the Year. Theevent was the 15th annual Jaycee Distinguished Service Awards Dinner at which an outstanding member of the community is honored for his participation and contributions to the community and a Jaycee boss is also honored. Automobile dealer Ralph Hockett, nominated by Chamber Jaycee president Dick Warriner and banker George Steinmeyer nominated Larry Deal were named as Bosses of the Year. Bob Paine Is Named To Head General Plan Study Group Robert Paine, long-time civic and promotion leader.and a native of Nevada County, was the unanimous choice Monday of county supervisors to be chairman of the Citizen's Advisory Committee, a group that will be pledged to determine goals and objectives to guide the making of the county's general plan with an eye tow ard the past, the present and the future. In the minds of county supervisors Paine is particularly well qualified forsuch an assignment. His interest in history is well kriown. He is a charter member of the Nevada County Historical Society and has been speaker or master of ceremonies at many of the organization's public affairs. He has been active in selection of sites for historical plaques and markers. He was a trustee on the ‘Nevada Union High School Board in its formative years. He isa member of the monument com-~ mittee of E Clampus Vitus. Few men in Nevada County are as well equipped as Paine in a broad concept of the present. His work keeps him in touch with Bob Paine all business leaders in all parts of the county. His knowledge and interest in present developments is exemplified through his activities with scores of drives and campaigns. He was a member of the fund drive committee for the Sierra Memorial Hospital and the Veterans Memorial Building in Nevada City. Paine is a charter member of the Henness Pass Highway Association. He was secre~ tary of the Nevada City Elks Lodge many years and directed many of its shows and dramatic productions. He was in the department of public relations in the United

States Army during World War II. ToNuggetreaders, the new ap~ pointee is probably best known as the author of the weekly "Fool's Gold" column. Paine’s duty as chairman will + be to preside at meetings of the 100-member citizen's advisory committee composed of civic and business leaders representative of all interests and areas of the county. The balance of the com(Continued on Page 2) . planing mill and drying yard. The matter was back before the * supervisors for approval of conditions for both permits for protec ~tion of health and safety. The. supervisors had directed the planning commission to write the conditions after reversing the commission's denial of the permits. Chairman Gene Ricker opened the discussion saying that the conin an unprecedented move, the group named two men for this honor. Both were cited for their understanding and help in aiding their employes through time off during the highly successful state board meeting hosted by the Grass Valley group last August at the county fairgrounds. R. Peter Ingram, editor of the Nevada City-Grass Valley Union and a former Jaycee, read the citation na ming Roberts as the Outstanding Young Man of the Year. “Although the title Grass Valley Jaycees designates a specific area," Ingram said, “we are aware that the sphere of influence and interest of the Jaycees is county wide. . “It is therefore all the more fitting that the 1964 Young Man of the Year award sponsored by the Jaycees will be bestowed upon a man whose activities encompass the entire county-~-a man primarily responsible for the orderly development of Nevada County the past few years. "In the performance of his duties and responsibilities as county planning director he has demonstrated m ature stability while his critics have of times delved into personality smears-he has held fast to his principles of proper planning despite pres~sure and attacks by self-serving speculative interests--he has made recommendations to various commissions and boards without fear or favor, but definately not without a large amount of criticism. (Continued on Page 18) letter read to the board, suggested the same thing and pointed out thas the proceedings of the planning commission on this. case were not legal because of flaws in the notice procedure, that not all of those interested in the case had been allowed to speak at public hearings before the planning comr mission, and that the conditions finally presented by the commission after weeks of study were so minimaland subject to interpregation that they were virtually ‘useless,Supervisor Don Blake said he felt the planing mill and the dry-~ing yard applications shouldbe made separate matters. He noted his main objection was to the dry yard which he said would be a big traffic hazard, Supervisor Neil Hennessy said the mill and the dry yard were one and the same operation, He said he felt the conditions written by the planning commission were adequate for both operations and if the board did not agree the chairman should appoint someone else to write them. He suggested the supervisors "were making a mountain out of a mole hill," (Continued on Page 3) Two Incumbents Win, One Loses In NID Election Twoincumbents were re.urned to office and one was defeated in © the Nevada Irrigation District directors election held Tuesday in Nevada and Placer counties. Incumbent District One Director Ross C, McBurney of Cedar Ridge was returned to office for another term, McBurney, who has served on the board for eight years and served as chairman during all of the preliminary negotiations on the district's $59 million Yuba-Bear River hydro-electric project, represents a district made up largely of domestic users and ran his campaign as domestic user. He has in the past been an outspoken opponent of the policy of (Continued on Page 24) *JT18D $6 OPUEMRIOBS LABAGT'T ©3898 °341 80 wotyoes ST VOTPOTAed Ae eteaing nent nui La ea