January 14, 1970 (12 pages)

a a Nevada Cityan returns home from Vietnam Gordon K, Beatie, 25, has returned home from Vietnam where he has, completed a year of active duty. Beatie served as a personnel management officer at the Phu Bai Army Base located near Hue. During his year in Vietnam, Beatie received two awards: one for meritorious service and the other the BronzeStar, presented just days before his departure. With the completion of his tour in Vietnam, Beatie has been discharged from the Army. He spent his first year of service on a helicopter base near Atlanta, Geor. Awaiting Beatie's arrival were numerous family members: His wife Millicéht of Deer Park Drive, Nevada City; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beatie of Rough and Ready; his brother Daniel also of Rough and Ready; His sister Karen of — Palos Verdes and her two children, Christine, 3, and Kenneth, 11 ‘months, whom Beatie had never seen; his eneene Cary Arbogast, 94, Oak Nursing Home, his ‘parents-i law Jack and Millicent Clark of Grass Valley, and sister-inlaw, Susie Clark. The two families celebrated ~ Christmas together following Beatie's arrival, exchanging gifts, enjoying a traditional Christmas dinner, and viewing the slides and movies Beatie took during his tour. ‘ Old:‘hardware store here to be honored Grass Valley Hardware, the oldest established hardware store in California at the same location, according to owner Glenn Jones, will be honored Jan, 17 by Native Daughters of California. Nancy T, Conens, grand president of NDGW, and other state officials of the lodge, will be present for the 2 p.m. plaque dedication ceremony at the Mill Street store, sponsored locally by Manzanita and Quartz Parlors, E. E. McLaughlin opened a hardware store at 114 Mill St., in 1854, The business was in a brick building, the only structure on Mill Street to survive thedisastrous fire of 1855, It served as. a storehouse for burned out businessmen of the town for a time. Peter’ Johnson became the owner in 1870 and in 1893 it was. incorporated under the name of Elam Biggs Hardware Company, Samuel Thomas Jones bought out Biggs in 1906, The business was managed by Samuel for. a number of years, this his son, Alvon and Alvon's son; Glenn, “A luncheon, sponsored by the Committee for Children's Foundation, will be held at the Bret Harte Inn before the dedication, Reservations for the smorgasbord ‘lunch may be made by ‘ calling 273-6257 or 273-4624, _ THE FIRE CHIEF and two assistants stand in front-of the new Peardale Chicago Park Volunteer Fire Department's enlarged fire house at Peardale, The addition has 2,080 square feet and can house three fire trucks and equipment, Fire chief Carl Bauch is rear and first and second assistant chiefs, coming forward from Bauch, are Dick Bonde and Dave Jacobs. Money for the addition came from funds raised by the women's auxiljary and fire taxes paid by residents. of .the district. All labor was donated and plans for the building, by Mel Spansel, were also donated. Founder of John Birch Society speaks Gordon Ginn, Co-ordinator for The John Birch Society, announced today that local chapters of the Society are sponsoring an address by Robert Welch, founder of the society. Welch will speak January 16 at the Woodlake Inn in Sacramento at 8 p.m, Topic of Welch's speech is "What is Communism?" It is a case book study of the operations and. manifestations of the Communist conspiracy throughout the world. For advance tickets call H. W. Bansemer, 273-4236, > that the California Division. of * Forestry wants them discontin. ued by the ‘April 1 date. ton LSlide cle and application ' must a by April ou Two of Nevada county's rural garbage dumps apparently must close: by. April 1 of this year, ;, adding impetus to the attempt to start a sanitary cut and fill operation in this area, The two under threat of closure three months ‘hence are at . North San Juan and Birchville, The. county. «supervisors letter Tuesday The letter actually cametothe " board from Delmar D; Vail, district manager for the Bureau of Land: Management, on witose = the unauthorized dumps eX"It is>our intent to take the },. measures necessary to comply . with the state laws and we would } appreciate your. cooperation," , Appraisers for inheritance tax . are needed » Statewide distribution. has ' been given a bulletin announcing an examination to qualify candidates for future appointments as State Inheritance Tax Ap. praisers, State Controller Housforms for the examination may obtain them from any office of the State Personnel Board and from the office of the State Controller, P. O, Box 1019, Sacramento 95805. The final date for filing ap-. plications for the examination is February 13, The four-hour written examination will be conducted by the State Personnel Board on March 14 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Redding, Eureka, Fresno, Santa Barbara, San Diego, “Susanville, Bishop, Salinas and Riverside. Those who qualify through the examination will be placed onan eligibility list for consideration of appointment when vacancies occur in their counties, There presently are 168 inheritance. tax appraisers throughout the State. The law requires at least one appraiser per county. The Controller said there is a particular need for applicants from many counties where there is no existing list of qualified candidates from which appointments may be made if a vacancy should occur. Counties listed include Nevada. the letter stated, "Effective closure of these unauthorized dumps will require local cooperation and a satisfactory solution to refuse disposal." The county health department recently released a proposal that a sanitary cut and fill operation for western Nevada county be established at the site near McCourtney Road now used by Grass Valley Disposal Service. ‘The report, prepared by Hal Cox, sanitarian, and Dr. Peter. Keenan, health officer, ‘said: "The disposal site used by the Grass Valley “eg ve was deemed to be logical location erates. conte following reasons: -"The existing land use would _preclude the need for a public hearing" (to provide a use permit). . --"The present operation manages the disposal area in a manner satisfactory tothe health department and other state agencies, --"Mr. (Emil) Beroldo was receptive to the idea of oper= ating a sanitary land fill on a seale necessary to eliminate any other disposal site, provided a Satisfactory financial arrange. ment could be made under along range contract." In his letter; Vail said he “notes with interest" the health "Preliminary checks of the land status of the area desired did not reveal any of the conflicts which so often exist onthe public land." The supervisors felt theplans to start a sanitary land fill operation won't be ready to im‘plement by April 1, but Supervisor Ralph Buchanan commented that "if we have a plan, we may get a reprieve onthat date." Supervisor Robert Long said some engineering is being done on the possible sites now with the “hope this problem can*be solved by summer." The board finally decided to write BLM and explain what.is being done, Also, Cox and Dr. Keenan will be asked to meet with the board soon to give a progress report. simplicity . . BERGEMANN & SON uneral Chape ready to serve-you day or night Call 265-2421 BOST AVE. OFF LOWER GRASS VALLEY ROAD, NEVADA CITY .

a a Nevada Cityan returns home from Vietnam Gordon K, Beatie, 25, has returned home from Vietnam where he has, completed a year of active duty. Beatie served as a personnel management officer at the Phu Bai Army Base located near Hue. During his year in Vietnam, Beatie received two awards: one for meritorious service and the other the BronzeStar, presented just days before his departure. With the completion of his tour in Vietnam, Beatie has been discharged from the Army. He spent his first year of service on a helicopter base near Atlanta, Geor. Awaiting Beatie's arrival were numerous family members: His wife Millicéht of Deer Park Drive, Nevada City; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beatie of Rough and Ready; his brother Daniel also of Rough and Ready; His sister Karen of — Palos Verdes and her two children, Christine, 3, and Kenneth, 11 ‘months, whom Beatie had never seen; his eneene Cary Arbogast, 94, Oak Nursing Home, his ‘parents-i law Jack and Millicent Clark of Grass Valley, and sister-inlaw, Susie Clark. The two families celebrated ~ Christmas together following Beatie's arrival, exchanging gifts, enjoying a traditional Christmas dinner, and viewing the slides and movies Beatie took during his tour. ‘ Old:‘hardware store here to be honored Grass Valley Hardware, the oldest established hardware store in California at the same location, according to owner Glenn Jones, will be honored Jan, 17 by Native Daughters of California. Nancy T, Conens, grand president of NDGW, and other state officials of the lodge, will be present for the 2 p.m. plaque dedication ceremony at the Mill Street store, sponsored locally by Manzanita and Quartz Parlors, E. E. McLaughlin opened a hardware store at 114 Mill St., in 1854, The business was in a brick building, the only structure on Mill Street to survive thedisastrous fire of 1855, It served as. a storehouse for burned out businessmen of the town for a time. Peter’ Johnson became the owner in 1870 and in 1893 it was. incorporated under the name of Elam Biggs Hardware Company, Samuel Thomas Jones bought out Biggs in 1906, The business was managed by Samuel for. a number of years, this his son, Alvon and Alvon's son; Glenn, “A luncheon, sponsored by the Committee for Children's Foundation, will be held at the Bret Harte Inn before the dedication, Reservations for the smorgasbord ‘lunch may be made by ‘ calling 273-6257 or 273-4624, _ THE FIRE CHIEF and two assistants stand in front-of the new Peardale Chicago Park Volunteer Fire Department's enlarged fire house at Peardale, The addition has 2,080 square feet and can house three fire trucks and equipment, Fire chief Carl Bauch is rear and first and second assistant chiefs, coming forward from Bauch, are Dick Bonde and Dave Jacobs. Money for the addition came from funds raised by the women's auxiljary and fire taxes paid by residents. of .the district. All labor was donated and plans for the building, by Mel Spansel, were also donated. Founder of John Birch Society speaks Gordon Ginn, Co-ordinator for The John Birch Society, announced today that local chapters of the Society are sponsoring an address by Robert Welch, founder of the society. Welch will speak January 16 at the Woodlake Inn in Sacramento at 8 p.m, Topic of Welch's speech is "What is Communism?" It is a case book study of the operations and. manifestations of the Communist conspiracy throughout the world. For advance tickets call H. W. Bansemer, 273-4236, > that the California Division. of * Forestry wants them discontin. ued by the ‘April 1 date. ton LSlide cle and application ' must a by April ou Two of Nevada county's rural garbage dumps apparently must close: by. April 1 of this year,

;, adding impetus to the attempt to start a sanitary cut and fill operation in this area, The two under threat of closure three months ‘hence are at . North San Juan and Birchville, The. county. «supervisors letter Tuesday The letter actually cametothe " board from Delmar D; Vail, district manager for the Bureau of Land: Management, on witose = the unauthorized dumps eX"It is>our intent to take the },. measures necessary to comply . with the state laws and we would } appreciate your. cooperation," , Appraisers for inheritance tax . are needed » Statewide distribution. has ' been given a bulletin announcing an examination to qualify candidates for future appointments as State Inheritance Tax Ap. praisers, State Controller Housforms for the examination may obtain them from any office of the State Personnel Board and from the office of the State Controller, P. O, Box 1019, Sacramento 95805. The final date for filing ap-. plications for the examination is February 13, The four-hour written examination will be conducted by the State Personnel Board on March 14 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Redding, Eureka, Fresno, Santa Barbara, San Diego, “Susanville, Bishop, Salinas and Riverside. Those who qualify through the examination will be placed onan eligibility list for consideration of appointment when vacancies occur in their counties, There presently are 168 inheritance. tax appraisers throughout the State. The law requires at least one appraiser per county. The Controller said there is a particular need for applicants from many counties where there is no existing list of qualified candidates from which appointments may be made if a vacancy should occur. Counties listed include Nevada. the letter stated, "Effective closure of these unauthorized dumps will require local cooperation and a satisfactory solution to refuse disposal." The county health department recently released a proposal that a sanitary cut and fill operation for western Nevada county be established at the site near McCourtney Road now used by Grass Valley Disposal Service. ‘The report, prepared by Hal Cox, sanitarian, and Dr. Peter. Keenan, health officer, ‘said: "The disposal site used by the Grass Valley “eg ve was deemed to be logical location erates. conte following reasons: -"The existing land use would _preclude the need for a public hearing" (to provide a use permit). . --"The present operation manages the disposal area in a manner satisfactory tothe health department and other state agencies, --"Mr. (Emil) Beroldo was receptive to the idea of oper= ating a sanitary land fill on a seale necessary to eliminate any other disposal site, provided a Satisfactory financial arrange. ment could be made under along range contract." In his letter; Vail said he “notes with interest" the health "Preliminary checks of the land status of the area desired did not reveal any of the conflicts which so often exist onthe public land." The supervisors felt theplans to start a sanitary land fill operation won't be ready to im‘plement by April 1, but Supervisor Ralph Buchanan commented that "if we have a plan, we may get a reprieve onthat date." Supervisor Robert Long said some engineering is being done on the possible sites now with the “hope this problem can*be solved by summer." The board finally decided to write BLM and explain what.is being done, Also, Cox and Dr. Keenan will be asked to meet with the board soon to give a progress report. simplicity .. . BERGEMANN & SON uneral Chape ready to serve-you day or night Call 265-2421 BOST AVE. OFF LOWER GRASS VALLEY ROAD, NEVADA CITY .