February 7, 1962 (10 pages)

ina; and for ing arp el rOple n= ral Lis UI Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, G ‘BOUT THAT FIREHOUSE DOOR Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Oprral, Rou Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa 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 ¢ Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, AGouge and Ready, ie e,Linte Kila, 7 gfumbia, Coluinbia D Hrivm, Tremens. .--See Page 5 Vol, 37. No. 6 10 Cents A Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, Februar “ 7, 1962 “CET THe BUYER . ) Se i a BEWARE — << SL WHY DO WE HAVE PLANNING ¢ By William N, Roberts, Planning Director, Nevada County Editor's note: the following is the substance of a speech given by Mr. Roberts before the Soroptimists at Hazel's restraurant in Nevada City on Jan, 24, Mr. Roberts has come to Nevada County with a long record of experience that prepares him uniquely for his duties 1s Nevada County's first planning director, A native of Texas and graduate of the University of Texas, Roberts has worked successively, and in positions of constantly increasing responsibility, for the department of” planning in the city of Austin, Texas; Harold F. Wise and Associates, Sacramento planning consultants; Pacific Planning and Research, Inc., Sacramento; and Ebasco Services, Inc, San Francisco. A mong the scores of specific planning projects with which Roberts has been associated, the following are of particular significance in that they are located in the foothill Sierra -Nevada area: Plumas County General Plan for Future Development; Graegle Development Plan; Department of Water Resources recreation studies of the Upper Feather Riverand North Fork Stanislaus River basins; LoomisBasin General Plan Study, Placer County; City of Auburn General Plan; Frenchman Dam and Lake Almanor development and zoning plans, Plumas County, PLANNING COMMISSIONS IN GENERAL Planning commissions first came about in the United Statesin the early 1900's in the form of the Town Planning Boardsin New England. These boards were formed largely in recognition of the need to prevent unplanned destruction of community values. The landscape of the New England countryside reflects the value of such foresighted planning. In contrast to many areas of the nation — (Continued on Page 10) Incumbent Councilmen Decline To Run In 62 NEVADA CIT Y---Voters of Nevada City willhave two new council faces after April's election. Both incombent Mayor Bob Carr and Councilman Bill Mullis have reaffirmed previously announced plans to drop from their posts at } the end of their terms this year. Todate, two petitions for nomination have been taken. out by residents of the city, but none have been returned for the council post. Sam Hooper, city clerk, has indicated he will seek reelection, Theresa Cassettari has filed for reelection to the post of city treasurer, Deadline for filing is Feb, 15 at noon, Weavers In Show SACRAMENTO--An open house by the Sacramento Weavers Guild has been set for Feb. 17 and 18 at the Sacramento Garden and Art Center in McKinley Park, Sacramento, Dunshee. Pe ‘x a * : ro, Re NEARLY A CENTURY----The best information available indicated that this covered bridge at Bridgeport was built in 1862 and put into service late that year or early in 1863. The county park committee last night movedto preserve itandis seeking a roadside rest with swimming access adjacent tothe bridge. Photos Courtesy Mrs. B.K. ia’ Supervisors NEVADA CIT Y---Nevada County Supervisors joined the growing list of organizations that have endorsed Stevens Pass as the name for the new freeway pass north Stevens Pass Gets Approval of Donner Pass, Additional support also came for Stevens Pass in coupons returned tothe Nugget by readers, Organizations that have taken a stand in favor of Stevens Pass include E, Clampus Vitus, the Nevada City Soroptimist, who desire the name to be Elisha Stevens Pass, Nevada City Lions, and the Nevada Coun ty Historical Society, Countys Planning Commission has endorsed the Stevens Pass name, Other names that have come in on Nugget coupons during the week include a suggestion that the pass be named after a living engineer connected with the project, presumably Alan Hart Pass, : Others included The Golden Link Freeway, Lofty Vista, Clampers Pass, honoring not only the organization but also indicating the joining or binding together of California and Nevada, the East and the West, Another reader suggested it was time to honorthe governors Of the state and sugg estedTheGovernor’s Skyway PARK COMMITTEE MOVES TO PRESERVE BRIDGE, _ SUGGESTS ROADSIDE REST AT YUBA WATER'S EDGE Seek To Save County Covered Bridge . NEVADA CIT Y----The Nevada County Park committee moved last night to assure the preservation of the covered bridge at Bridgeport, and to seek the construction of a roadside rest adjacent to the bridge with access for swimming. Ina motion to seek Board of Trade andNevada County Plannin Commission recommendations tothe Board of Supervisors, the committee noted that the county road leading from Highway 20 through Penn Valley has been named as the newest county Federal Aid Secondary highway. As improvement of the road nears the South Yuba River, the committee indicated it feared the historic single lane covered bridge would be demolished and replaced by a modern strucMALAKOFF COULD State Park Bond Issue : Recommended By Governor SACRAMENTO ---Governor Ed nund G, Brown Monday asked the Legislature to submit a $100 million bond issue to the voters next Fall "to keep California first in recreation, first in parks and first in scenic beauty." The governor's proposal, calling for a five-year program of land acquisition of park and beach property for both state and local projects, wassubmitted with his 1962 -63 Budget to the Legislature in Sacramento Monday, The Division of Beaches and Parks will submit to the 1963 legislature, if the bond issue passes, a list of recommended park acquisitions, Malakoff State Park will be one of those proposed to the legislature, it is planned, The governor said he will also ask for an increase in the Division of Beaches and Parks budget of $2 million for development of recreation property. Construction of 700 new campsites is scheduled for 1962-63. "To meet the enormous In addition, the Nevada . Weather GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Jan. 31 173 35 00 Feb, 1 102-22 -00 2°70 34 00 3 73-85 00 4 °° @2 gi .00 5 68 30 00 6 65. 32 se Rainfall to date 19.82 Rainfall last year 19.78 + + + NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Jan. 31 63 29 .00 Peb. 1 65 29 00 2 65 -29 .00 8-9 G6. 98 00 4° 64 23 00 5 61. 28 00 6 = 63 =-3a 19 Raintan w dese 1Q 39 Rainfall last year 19,09 YO-YO.With a yo-yo contest s lated locally in little more than a week, these students atSeven His School posed a picture practicing for the test. right) Linda McKenzie. Larry Underwood, and Larry Retallack. Cas (Left to BE INCLUDED demands for recreation, camping, hunting, fishing, boating and other outdoor activities, we must take bold steps to develop our magnificent park system," Governor Brown said. "In 1951, seven million persons visited our parks, beaches and historical monuments, Last year more than 27 million persons used these facilities, In'a single year usage increased by three million persons, " Governor Brown said that California's "greatest heritageisits climate, seashore, mountains, streams and open spaces,” "We must move now to preserve our natural beauty, to set aside large new areas for future development as parks and recreational areas, This year California will become the largest state in the nation, and we are growing by 600,000 persons a year, " he said, "If the Legislature and voters approve this bond issue, I will ask the Legislature in 1963 to work out a comprehensive.program of acquisition which would take into account not only the needs of the State as a whole, but those of individual communities, counties andregions.” All ef the budget money normally spent by the Division of Beaches and Parks for acquisition, plus the suggested $2 million increase, will go towards developing existing property and that acquired inthe future, Governor Brown said, Besides $6 million for development, another$500, 000 will be earmarked for “opportunity buying” of land which becomes available through special circumstances, The Budget also lists $32,000 for purchase of the annual allotment of 12,000 acres of park land from the Federal Government. Governor Brown said that in additiontothe new camping areas, the budget will provide $578, 930 to develop Ocean Beach State Park in San Diego County and $514, 817 for Benicia Beach in Solano County for day use--swimming, fishing and picnicking, but not-camping. FELICIA SCHAPS FUND AT $339, MORE NEEDED GRASS VALLEY ---While Miss Felicia Schaps is reportedto be cramming some study of the Spanish language into her busy Stanford University schedule, finance chairman Elmer Stevens reports $339 has been collected toward the $1200 needed to send the Nevada County 4-H Member to Argentina this fall, With only eight days left to the deadline for raising the necessary funds, Stevens urged organizations to take action iff aonar ward the trip as soon as pos~sible. ' Miss Schaps and thrge ot her California International Student Youth Exchange nominees went through a weekend orientation at the University of California. 1g Although her high school courses included four years of Latin and she followed with two years of French language study at Scripps College, Miss Schaps must start her study of Spanish from the beginning. Miss Schaps, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, H. T. Schaps, Rt. 2, Auburn, has beena farm resident of Nevada County 20 years, She lives on a farm of 129 acres of which 80 are tillable and 50 are irrigated, ‘Miss Schaps sald?“ My goBa-4is to promote understanding and tolerance among peoples---this calls for me to know for whatI stand, and yet berespectful, openminded, interested, and sympathetic toward others, " ture at that time, Asaresult, the committee urged county action that would lead to the construction of a second, bridge upstream from the present crossing “in order to preserve this historical structure, one ofthe few left in Califomia and the United States, " Inclusion of the request that the county establish a roadside rest with swimming access came during committee discussion of the second bridge proposal. It was then insertedin the motion by amendment, Both proposals were moved by Dean Thompson, Wes Meyers seconding the roadside rest proposal and Miss Isabel Heffelfinger seconding the motion to preserve the covered bridge by construction of a second crossing. The sevencommittee members present passed the motion Without dissent. In other business, the committee held a lengthy discussion of numerous sites with historical appeal, and talked of the need for county action on suggestions that arose from the August Eco~ nomic Development confer~ ence, Roller Rink Before Planners NEVADA CITY----The county planning commission will meet Monday night, Feb, 12, at the courthouse in Neyada City, On the agenda will be consideration of a use-permit application’ for a roller skating rink on the north side of Brunswick Rd, across from the horsemen's riding grounds, and further consideration of the proposed county subdivision ordinance, Meeting time is 7:30. Air Force Plans Balloon Launching From Chico BEALE AFB---T he Air Force is planning totest a high altitude balloon system in the next several days with the launching of an unmanned balloon from Chico, This isthe first of two unmanned tests which will proceed the launching of a similar balloon carrying two men and an telescope to an altitute of approximately 87,000 feet this spring. The balloon used in this first test is expected to be recovered several hundred miles to the east of the launching site, depending upon the winds aloft at the time, These balloon flights, dubbed “Project Star Gazer,” are a part of a basic research program in space enviroment being conducted by the Air Force's Office of Aerospace Research, DHIA TO MEET MT. VERNON--The Annual meeting of the PlacerNevada Dairy Herd Improvement Association was held 4pis morning beginning at Hall, SS ROR The program included a discussion of roughage concentrate ratios in milk production rations by Skip Bolton and Bill Helphinstine, Farm Advisors,

ina; and for ing arp el rOple n= ral Lis UI Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, G ‘BOUT THAT FIREHOUSE DOOR Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Oprral, Rou Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa 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 ¢ Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, AGouge and Ready, ie e,Linte Kila, 7 gfumbia, Coluinbia D Hrivm, Tremens. .--See Page 5 Vol, 37. No. 6 10 Cents A Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, Februar “ 7, 1962 “CET THe BUYER . ) Se i a BEWARE — << SL WHY DO WE HAVE PLANNING ¢ By William N, Roberts, Planning Director, Nevada County Editor's note: the following is the substance of a speech given by Mr. Roberts before the Soroptimists at Hazel's restraurant in Nevada City on Jan, 24, Mr. Roberts has come to Nevada County with a long record of experience that prepares him uniquely for his duties 1s Nevada County's first planning director, A native of Texas and graduate of the University of Texas, Roberts has worked successively, and in positions of constantly increasing responsibility, for the department of” planning in the city of Austin, Texas; Harold F. Wise and Associates, Sacramento planning consultants; Pacific Planning and Research, Inc., Sacramento; and Ebasco Services, Inc, San Francisco. A mong the scores of specific planning projects with which Roberts has been associated, the following are of particular significance in that they are located in the foothill Sierra -Nevada area: Plumas County General Plan for Future Development; Graegle Development Plan; Department of Water Resources recreation studies of the Upper Feather Riverand North Fork Stanislaus River basins; LoomisBasin General Plan Study, Placer County; City of Auburn General Plan; Frenchman Dam and Lake Almanor development and zoning plans, Plumas County, PLANNING COMMISSIONS IN GENERAL Planning commissions first came about in the United Statesin the early 1900's in the form of the Town Planning Boardsin New England. These boards were formed largely in recognition of the need to prevent unplanned destruction of community values. The landscape of the New England countryside reflects the value of such foresighted planning. In contrast to many areas of the nation — (Continued on Page 10) Incumbent Councilmen Decline To Run In 62 NEVADA CIT Y---Voters of Nevada City willhave two new council faces after April's election. Both incombent Mayor Bob Carr and Councilman Bill Mullis have reaffirmed previously announced plans to drop from their posts at } the end of their terms this year. Todate, two petitions for nomination have been taken. out by residents of the city, but none have been returned for the council post. Sam Hooper, city clerk, has indicated he will seek reelection, Theresa Cassettari has filed for reelection to the post of city treasurer, Deadline for filing is Feb, 15 at noon, Weavers In Show SACRAMENTO--An open house by the Sacramento Weavers Guild has been set for Feb. 17 and 18 at the Sacramento Garden and Art Center in McKinley Park, Sacramento, Dunshee. Pe ‘x a * : ro, Re NEARLY A CENTURY----The best information available indicated that this covered bridge at Bridgeport was built in 1862 and put into service late that year or early in 1863. The county park committee last night movedto preserve itandis seeking a roadside rest with swimming access adjacent tothe bridge. Photos Courtesy Mrs. B.K. ia’ Supervisors NEVADA CIT Y---Nevada County Supervisors joined the growing list of organizations that have endorsed Stevens Pass as the name for the new freeway pass north Stevens Pass Gets Approval of Donner Pass, Additional support also came for Stevens Pass in coupons returned tothe Nugget by readers, Organizations that have taken a stand in favor of Stevens Pass include E, Clampus Vitus, the Nevada City Soroptimist, who desire the name to be Elisha Stevens Pass, Nevada City Lions, and the Nevada Coun ty Historical Society, Countys Planning Commission has endorsed the Stevens Pass name, Other names that have come in on Nugget coupons during the week include a suggestion that the pass be named after a living engineer connected with the project, presumably Alan Hart Pass, : Others included The Golden Link Freeway, Lofty Vista, Clampers Pass, honoring not only the organization but also indicating the joining or binding together of California and Nevada, the East and the West, Another reader suggested it was time to honorthe governors Of the state and sugg estedTheGovernor’s Skyway PARK COMMITTEE MOVES TO PRESERVE BRIDGE, _ SUGGESTS ROADSIDE REST AT YUBA WATER'S EDGE Seek To Save County Covered Bridge . NEVADA CIT Y----The Nevada County Park committee moved last night to assure the preservation of the covered bridge at Bridgeport, and to seek the construction of a roadside rest adjacent to the bridge with access for swimming. Ina motion to seek Board of Trade andNevada County Plannin Commission recommendations tothe Board of Supervisors, the committee noted that the county road leading from Highway 20 through Penn Valley has been named as the newest county Federal Aid Secondary highway. As improvement of the road nears the South Yuba River, the committee indicated it feared the historic single lane covered bridge would be demolished and replaced by a modern strucMALAKOFF COULD State Park Bond Issue : Recommended By Governor SACRAMENTO ---Governor Ed nund G, Brown Monday asked the Legislature to submit a $100 million bond issue to the voters next Fall "to keep California first in recreation, first in parks and first in scenic beauty." The governor's proposal, calling for a five-year program of land acquisition of park and beach property for both state and local projects, wassubmitted with his 1962 -63 Budget to the Legislature in Sacramento Monday, The Division of Beaches and Parks will submit to the 1963 legislature, if the bond issue passes, a list of recommended park acquisitions, Malakoff State Park will be one of those proposed to the legislature, it is planned, The governor said he will also ask for an increase in the Division of Beaches and Parks budget of $2 million for development of recreation property. Construction of 700 new campsites is scheduled for 1962-63. "To meet the enormous In addition, the Nevada . Weather GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Jan. 31 173 35 00 Feb, 1 102-22 -00 2°70 34 00 3 73-85 00

4 °° @2 gi .00 5 68 30 00 6 65. 32 se Rainfall to date 19.82 Rainfall last year 19.78 + + + NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Jan. 31 63 29 .00 Peb. 1 65 29 00 2 65 -29 .00 8-9 G6. 98 00 4° 64 23 00 5 61. 28 00 6 = 63 =-3a 19 Raintan w dese 1Q 39 Rainfall last year 19,09 YO-YO..With a yo-yo contest s lated locally in little more than a week, these students atSeven His School posed a picture practicing for the test. right) Linda McKenzie. Larry Underwood, and Larry Retallack. Cas (Left to BE INCLUDED demands for recreation, camping, hunting, fishing, boating and other outdoor activities, we must take bold steps to develop our magnificent park system," Governor Brown said. "In 1951, seven million persons visited our parks, beaches and historical monuments, Last year more than 27 million persons used these facilities, In'a single year usage increased by three million persons, " Governor Brown said that California's "greatest heritageisits climate, seashore, mountains, streams and open spaces,” "We must move now to preserve our natural beauty, to set aside large new areas for future development as parks and recreational areas, This year California will become the largest state in the nation, and we are growing by 600,000 persons a year, " he said, "If the Legislature and voters approve this bond issue, I will ask the Legislature in 1963 to work out a comprehensive.program of acquisition which would take into account not only the needs of the State as a whole, but those of individual communities, counties andregions.” All ef the budget money normally spent by the Division of Beaches and Parks for acquisition, plus the suggested $2 million increase, will go towards developing existing property and that acquired inthe future, Governor Brown said, Besides $6 million for development, another$500, 000 will be earmarked for “opportunity buying” of land which becomes available through special circumstances, The Budget also lists $32,000 for purchase of the annual allotment of 12,000 acres of park land from the Federal Government. Governor Brown said that in additiontothe new camping areas, the budget will provide $578, 930 to develop Ocean Beach State Park in San Diego County and $514, 817 for Benicia Beach in Solano County for day use--swimming, fishing and picnicking, but not-camping. FELICIA SCHAPS FUND AT $339, MORE NEEDED GRASS VALLEY ---While Miss Felicia Schaps is reportedto be cramming some study of the Spanish language into her busy Stanford University schedule, finance chairman Elmer Stevens reports $339 has been collected toward the $1200 needed to send the Nevada County 4-H Member to Argentina this fall, With only eight days left to the deadline for raising the necessary funds, Stevens urged organizations to take action iff aonar ward the trip as soon as pos~sible. ' Miss Schaps and thrge ot her California International Student Youth Exchange nominees went through a weekend orientation at the University of California. 1g Although her high school courses included four years of Latin and she followed with two years of French language study at Scripps College, Miss Schaps must start her study of Spanish from the beginning. Miss Schaps, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, H. T. Schaps, Rt. 2, Auburn, has beena farm resident of Nevada County 20 years, She lives on a farm of 129 acres of which 80 are tillable and 50 are irrigated, ‘Miss Schaps sald?“ My goBa-4is to promote understanding and tolerance among peoples---this calls for me to know for whatI stand, and yet berespectful, openminded, interested, and sympathetic toward others, " ture at that time, Asaresult, the committee urged county action that would lead to the construction of a second, bridge upstream from the present crossing “in order to preserve this historical structure, one ofthe few left in Califomia and the United States, " Inclusion of the request that the county establish a roadside rest with swimming access came during committee discussion of the second bridge proposal. It was then insertedin the motion by amendment, Both proposals were moved by Dean Thompson, Wes Meyers seconding the roadside rest proposal and Miss Isabel Heffelfinger seconding the motion to preserve the covered bridge by construction of a second crossing. The sevencommittee members present passed the motion Without dissent. In other business, the committee held a lengthy discussion of numerous sites with historical appeal, and talked of the need for county action on suggestions that arose from the August Eco~ nomic Development confer~ ence, Roller Rink Before Planners NEVADA CITY----The county planning commission will meet Monday night, Feb, 12, at the courthouse in Neyada City, On the agenda will be consideration of a use-permit application’ for a roller skating rink on the north side of Brunswick Rd, across from the horsemen's riding grounds, and further consideration of the proposed county subdivision ordinance, Meeting time is 7:30. Air Force Plans Balloon Launching From Chico BEALE AFB---T he Air Force is planning totest a high altitude balloon system in the next several days with the launching of an unmanned balloon from Chico, This isthe first of two unmanned tests which will proceed the launching of a similar balloon carrying two men and an telescope to an altitute of approximately 87,000 feet this spring. The balloon used in this first test is expected to be recovered several hundred miles to the east of the launching site, depending upon the winds aloft at the time, These balloon flights, dubbed “Project Star Gazer,” are a part of a basic research program in space enviroment being conducted by the Air Force's Office of Aerospace Research, DHIA TO MEET MT. VERNON--The Annual meeting of the PlacerNevada Dairy Herd Improvement Association was held 4pis morning beginning at Hall, SS ROR The program included a discussion of roughage concentrate ratios in milk production rations by Skip Bolton and Bill Helphinstine, Farm Advisors,