January 23, 1974 (8 pages)

"6 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Jan. She aoe eee ne nee her escort Gary Kelly, DIANA STRAUB, the winter homecoming queen, and the new student body president at Nevada Union High School, were introduced during the half-time of the Nevada UnionOakmont basketball game at Albert Ali Gymnasium. M eetings fe or new year SOt ne film, Meetings for 1974 of the ’ Placer-Nevada Pomona Grange were scheduled at a _ recent meeting held at the Mt. Vernon Grange Hall. All meetings will follow a 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner. The future meetings will be held Feb. 21 at Mt. Vernon Grange, March 21 at Loomis Grange, April 18 at Long Valley Grange, May 16 at Sierra Nevada Grange, June 20 at Loomis «again with the fifth degree tentatively planned. July 18 at Golden Empire Grange, Aug. 15 at Meadow " Vista Grange, Aug. 30 a social event for Future. Farmers of America scholarship fund at the Golden Empire Grange. Sept.19 at Rough and Ready, Oct. 10 at Banner Grange, Nov. 21 at Gold Hill Grange with election of officer and the Dec. 19 Christmas party at the Golden Empire Grange. The Jan. 16, 1975 meeting will be held at the Long Valley Grange. The Placer Nevada Pomona Grange installation will be held Dec. 8 at Mt. Vernon G Hall with subordinate granges of -Placer and Nevada counties invitetl. The Country’ Kitchen, originated by Dorothy Richards for the Penny Pines Project, will continue and donations of baked, canned or fresh produce at each meeting would be appreciated. (” BUSINESS » \ BILLBOARD . ay — of : JEWELRY 2 REPARING _E. M. DALPEZ sewer . 310 BROAD ST., WATCHES = CLOCKS N.C. 265-4501 —. Len Gilbert FARMERS INSURANCE ~ GROUP HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY 111 W. Main P.O Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca. 265-6166 THE CIPSON'S 273-2561 eA 429 E. Ridge Re ; ee tatctatatattctatatatat etaretenetete cw, 0 0.5.0.0. 5%,%s"eMetatatetetatetetatetateteteteseterecressneresescersstctatateteteretee eee es © siatetetetetotetetetsterstegumualngasceteterstoretensreleresreeseeeteemeeesceeaee wees CeCe TTS siatetecrereretetateretere! 23,1974 ae, J ers f LEGALIZE MARIJUANA? ; While it is unlikely that California will legalize marijuana in [ the forseeable future such an action looms as an ever increasing ibility. 7 C aS$s es A Bsclal pressures, new and younger lawmakers, and the : numbers of youth messing up their lives by acquiring criminal is _ records because of a transient involvement with the weed have An introductory course in compelled many to take another look at the problem, and the laws. home movie making and a Still, as Attorney General Evelle Younger has correctly special course in advanced pointed out, it makes little difference what California might do to } supervision of personnel are law until the federal laws are also changed. part of the many courses offered gaa” Hue raelNy ; Marijuana is appropriately referred to as weed, or grass. by Sierra College at Nevada: Aone to most scientific authorities it is neither a drug nor: Union High School during the addictive. There is much suspicion that those ‘who derive an effect spring semester. _ from smoking it do so only by reason of self-hypnotism. : Stanley Halls, a Nevada City Qn that basis one could get just as big a kick out of smoking insurance company owner and ifaifa. Most-of the older generation have done that, as well as professional movie maker, will smoking coffee, before graduating to tobacco. teach the movie course which is But it never has been illegal to smoke tobacco, even if one is a designed to help the students to minor. The law merely prohibits the sale of tobacco to minors. “make home movies and stop Byying or possession by them is no offense. boring their friends and Until the 30’s there was no law against smoking, possessing or relatives.” even the sale of marijuana. It was brought into the drug laws Halls is in a partnership with through the efforts of narcotic enforcement officers who have been emmy award winning special engaged in a great “put-on” for many years. They had to magnify ret ee Ste the importance of their work in the eyes of the public to justify ever aidwet. increasing budgets. ~ photographed the crossing of the Any » ara of this contention need only review the news Red Sea episode in “The Ten stories over the years regarding drug arrests. In any account of a Commandments” and recently narco bust there is always a seizure of “H” or “grass” or did the special effects or “trick” something in a quantity which, according to narco officers, photography on the “Posiedon represents a million dollars in street sales. One would think that Adventure.” Caldwell also WaS once in awhile they would miss and come up with only $50 worth of bi sae tarage aagn ne drugs. The fact is they-do but it always comes out as a “million or the “The Fantastic gonar bust”. Voyage” which dealt with a It is not unlikely that this overplay of the importance of miniature submarine traveling narcotic enforcers has contributed greatly to the increased through a man’s body. involvement of the youth in the past decade. In the early 60’s there Caldwell and Halls have been were only 50,000 known drug addicts in the entire U.S. These were ee a: "ag ise ha the users of opium, cocaine, heroin, the so-called hard stuff or main ucation vthcued line narcotics. their latest“ But the zealous efforts of the enforcers secured new laws Visual making felonies out of possession of many lesser drugs such as Illusions’? received an €Npennies ‘and sleep inducers. They also, in their zeal, included dorsement from the University airplane glue and even tried to outlaw banana peels, the “mellow a enn. a ee nate * yellow”. This resulted in a huge increase in offenders that could be re: esate , ell-Halls listed as ‘‘addicts”’. Films is presently making a film There can be little doubt that the youth, engaged in a general which attempts to describe .ocjaj rebellion against “the establishment” became involved in thrdugh film the essence of @ ‘the drug scene simply as another demonstration of their revolt. fair. The partnership is working For those youth who see little harm in the use of marijuana, or ae film tetee tte perhaps, in a one time experiment with the weed, there is a serious Shine, paneer int for them to consider. Nevada. County District "ry relate it to the use of alcohol by their elders during Fairgrounds. prohibition or now is false. The use of alcohol is not illegal and Halls has also made films ever was. Its possession was legal all through prohibition. And so covering the gold country from was the meking of beer, wine and even distilled spirits. It was only ate pb pocdipsal One, the sale which was prohibited and even that was permitted under , ’ medical prescription. : "minute documentary shown on ™"rhis ts not the case with marijuana. Mere possessi television. Halls also produceda (ime, as is the growing, sale and use. Being wholly outside the law film for the Nevada Irrigation one must associate with criminals to smoke the stuff. And in doing teh pic gan cae Sy so one becomes exposed to arrest, jail, and the stigma for life of being a felon. The young must ask themselves whether there is Bear Project. really that big a kick out of involvement. Is it worth the price? Halls said he will teach home But the real evil of marijuana is more than just the stigma of movie making techniques, the being labelled a criminal. It is the association which results from history of motion pictures and the involvement. Being outside the law for a marijuana offense the use of lights and filters makes the next step seem easier. Graduation to drugs which do during the course. He will cover addict, which are narcotic, and which lead to physical and mental the use of both 8 and 16 mm _ deterioration and sometimes death. cameras and explained the~ And. being that far outside the law then makes it easier to same techniques are used with become involved in other types of crime. From the “rip-offs” to both. muggings, car clouting to armed robbery, rape and murder. The The students in Halls’ class police files are replete with case records showing this type of will be required to make a film progression. — 3 on weather, said Halls. Parents and others involved in youth guidance might make more progress with steering the young away from marijuana if, The advanced supervision of instead of condemning reefers as something bad in themselves, personnel course will be taught which the kids seem to reject anyway, they make it clear that their by Frank Morgan. It’s a great objections are based upon the dire consequences of involvement opportunity for key personnel in’ under the present laws. government departments, businesses, and other functions to review the main points of modern supervision, followed by study of interpersonal relations between supervisors, superiors and subordinates to investigate on is a Both classes are scheduled Thursday nights from 7-10. Signups are taking place tonight at Nevada Union from 6-9. Late problems facin upervisors, _ registration will be held Jan. 28This course offer se colhege 29 and 3ist at the school from 6ep ee. it

"6 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., Jan. She aoe eee ne nee her escort Gary Kelly, DIANA STRAUB, the winter homecoming queen, and the new student body president at Nevada Union High School, were introduced during the half-time of the Nevada UnionOakmont basketball game at Albert Ali Gymnasium. M eetings fe or new year SOt ne film, Meetings for 1974 of the ’ Placer-Nevada Pomona Grange were scheduled at a _ recent meeting held at the Mt. Vernon Grange Hall. All meetings will follow a 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner. The future meetings will be held Feb. 21 at Mt. Vernon Grange, March 21 at Loomis Grange, April 18 at Long Valley Grange, May 16 at Sierra Nevada Grange, June 20 at Loomis «again with the fifth degree tentatively planned. July 18 at Golden Empire Grange, Aug. 15 at Meadow " Vista Grange, Aug. 30 a social event for Future. Farmers of America scholarship fund at the Golden Empire Grange. Sept.19 at Rough and Ready, Oct. 10 at Banner Grange, Nov. 21 at Gold Hill Grange with election of officer and the Dec. 19 Christmas party at the Golden Empire Grange. The Jan. 16, 1975 meeting will be held at the Long Valley Grange. The Placer Nevada Pomona Grange installation will be held Dec. 8 at Mt. Vernon G Hall with subordinate granges of -Placer and Nevada counties invitetl. The Country’ Kitchen, originated by Dorothy Richards for the Penny Pines Project, will continue and donations of baked, canned or fresh produce at each meeting would be appreciated. (” BUSINESS » \ BILLBOARD . ay — of : JEWELRY 2 REPARING _E. M. DALPEZ sewer . 310 BROAD ST., WATCHES = CLOCKS N.C. 265-4501 —. Len Gilbert FARMERS INSURANCE ~ GROUP HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY 111 W. Main P.O Box 1034 Grass Valley, Ca. 265-6166 THE CIPSON'S 273-2561 eA 429 E. Ridge Re ; ee tatctatatattctatatatat etaretenetete cw, 0 0.5.0.0. 5%,%s"eMetatatetetatetetatetateteteteseterecressneresescersstctatateteteretee eee es © siatetetetetotetetetsterstegumualngasceteterstoretensreleresreeseeeteemeeesceeaee wees CeCe TTS siatetecrereretetateretere! 23,1974 ae, J ers f LEGALIZE MARIJUANA? ; While it is unlikely that California will legalize marijuana in [ the forseeable future such an action looms as an ever increasing ibility. 7 C aS$s es A Bsclal pressures, new and younger lawmakers, and the : numbers of youth messing up their lives by acquiring criminal is _ records because of a transient involvement with the weed have An introductory course in compelled many to take another look at the problem, and the laws. home movie making and a Still, as Attorney General Evelle Younger has correctly special course in advanced pointed out, it makes little difference what California might do to } supervision of personnel are law until the federal laws are also changed. part of the many courses offered gaa” Hue raelNy ; Marijuana is appropriately referred to as weed, or grass. by Sierra College at Nevada: Aone to most scientific authorities it is neither a drug nor:

Union High School during the addictive. There is much suspicion that those ‘who derive an effect spring semester. _ from smoking it do so only by reason of self-hypnotism. : Stanley Halls, a Nevada City Qn that basis one could get just as big a kick out of smoking insurance company owner and ifaifa. Most-of the older generation have done that, as well as professional movie maker, will smoking coffee, before graduating to tobacco. teach the movie course which is But it never has been illegal to smoke tobacco, even if one is a designed to help the students to minor. The law merely prohibits the sale of tobacco to minors. “make home movies and stop Byying or possession by them is no offense. boring their friends and Until the 30’s there was no law against smoking, possessing or relatives.” even the sale of marijuana. It was brought into the drug laws Halls is in a partnership with through the efforts of narcotic enforcement officers who have been emmy award winning special engaged in a great “put-on” for many years. They had to magnify ret ee Ste the importance of their work in the eyes of the public to justify ever aidwet. increasing budgets. ~ photographed the crossing of the Any » ara of this contention need only review the news Red Sea episode in “The Ten stories over the years regarding drug arrests. In any account of a Commandments” and recently narco bust there is always a seizure of “H” or “grass” or did the special effects or “trick” something in a quantity which, according to narco officers, photography on the “Posiedon represents a million dollars in street sales. One would think that Adventure.” Caldwell also WaS once in awhile they would miss and come up with only $50 worth of bi sae tarage aagn ne drugs. The fact is they-do but it always comes out as a “million or the “The Fantastic gonar bust”. Voyage” which dealt with a It is not unlikely that this overplay of the importance of miniature submarine traveling narcotic enforcers has contributed greatly to the increased through a man’s body. involvement of the youth in the past decade. In the early 60’s there Caldwell and Halls have been were only 50,000 known drug addicts in the entire U.S. These were ee a: "ag ise ha the users of opium, cocaine, heroin, the so-called hard stuff or main ucation vthcued line narcotics. their latest“ But the zealous efforts of the enforcers secured new laws Visual making felonies out of possession of many lesser drugs such as Illusions’? received an €Npennies ‘and sleep inducers. They also, in their zeal, included dorsement from the University airplane glue and even tried to outlaw banana peels, the “mellow a enn. a ee nate * yellow”. This resulted in a huge increase in offenders that could be re: esate , ell-Halls listed as ‘‘addicts”’. Films is presently making a film There can be little doubt that the youth, engaged in a general which attempts to describe .ocjaj rebellion against “the establishment” became involved in thrdugh film the essence of @ ‘the drug scene simply as another demonstration of their revolt. fair. The partnership is working For those youth who see little harm in the use of marijuana, or ae film tetee tte perhaps, in a one time experiment with the weed, there is a serious Shine, paneer int for them to consider. Nevada. County District "ry relate it to the use of alcohol by their elders during Fairgrounds. prohibition or now is false. The use of alcohol is not illegal and Halls has also made films ever was. Its possession was legal all through prohibition. And so covering the gold country from was the meking of beer, wine and even distilled spirits. It was only ate pb pocdipsal One, the sale which was prohibited and even that was permitted under , ’ medical prescription. : "minute documentary shown on ™"rhis ts not the case with marijuana. Mere possessi television. Halls also produceda (ime, as is the growing, sale and use. Being wholly outside the law film for the Nevada Irrigation one must associate with criminals to smoke the stuff. And in doing teh pic gan cae Sy so one becomes exposed to arrest, jail, and the stigma for life of being a felon. The young must ask themselves whether there is Bear Project. really that big a kick out of involvement. Is it worth the price? Halls said he will teach home But the real evil of marijuana is more than just the stigma of movie making techniques, the being labelled a criminal. It is the association which results from history of motion pictures and the involvement. Being outside the law for a marijuana offense the use of lights and filters makes the next step seem easier. Graduation to drugs which do during the course. He will cover addict, which are narcotic, and which lead to physical and mental the use of both 8 and 16 mm _ deterioration and sometimes death. cameras and explained the~ And. being that far outside the law then makes it easier to same techniques are used with become involved in other types of crime. From the “rip-offs” to both. muggings, car clouting to armed robbery, rape and murder. The The students in Halls’ class police files are replete with case records showing this type of will be required to make a film progression. — 3 on weather, said Halls. Parents and others involved in youth guidance might make more progress with steering the young away from marijuana if, The advanced supervision of instead of condemning reefers as something bad in themselves, personnel course will be taught which the kids seem to reject anyway, they make it clear that their by Frank Morgan. It’s a great objections are based upon the dire consequences of involvement opportunity for key personnel in’ under the present laws. government departments, businesses, and other functions to review the main points of modern supervision, followed by study of interpersonal relations between supervisors, superiors and subordinates to investigate on is a Both classes are scheduled Thursday nights from 7-10. Signups are taking place tonight at Nevada Union from 6-9. Late problems facin upervisors, _ registration will be held Jan. 28This course offer se colhege 29 and 3ist at the school from 6ep ee. it