January 23, 1974 (8 pages)

A LOOK down one of the mates. Alcatraz cell blocks which housed a total of 1,576 _inBank proposal group Levinus (Levi) M. Swift has been named to head the group of local citizens to establish a new bank in the community — the Proposed Gold Country Bank. The application has been filed. Swift brings a host of banking experience with him to the gold country and is more than familiar with Nevada and surrounding counties. He is a native of Yuba City and is from a well known family in that county. His father was a physician in Yuba county and the family owns a ranch between Smartsville and Browns Valley. — Swift is a graduate of Yuba City High School and Yuba College. He completed extensive training courses in the banking field and is a graduate of the” _ American Institute of Banking. He bagan his banking career with Bank of America in 1964.in Yuba City. In 1966 he moved to Wheatland where he was the operations lending officer. In 1968 he was promoted to manager of the McClellan Office in Sacramento and in 1970 moved to Marysville where he assumed duties as_ the agriculture credit loan officer. In 1972 Swift moved to the Nevada City branch where he was the assistant manager. He resigned thaat position Monday to. work full time on the Proposed Gold Country Bank. The family is also involved at the ranch in raising Brangus, a registered crosshreed of Brahma’s and Angus. Swift is at home in the gold country as two of his favorite hobbies are-hunting and fishing. He also is a basketball fan and has a history in the popular sport. He resides in Nevada City with his wife Patricia who is also active in the banking field. They have two children, Lee an Tiffany. . Two weekend guided A walk to the beach on Saturday and a walk up the hill for a view of the lake on Sunday are the free guided snow hikes featured by the state parks of the Lake Tahoe area Saturday The Saturday party will take a 4-hour, 5-mile round trip _ Snowshoe and ski trek through, » beautiful D. L. Bliss State Park to Lester Beach for a hot dog roast. Bring snowshoes or cross_ The Sunday group will take an ‘snow hikes planned easy 2-hour snowshoe hike up to the cross above Tahoe City for a fantastic view of Lake Tahoe. Ranger Mike Van Hook will discuss the natural and human history of the Lake Tahoe basin. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Lucky Store parking lot at the-Y in Tahoe City. For more information on the snow hikes, call the Sierra Area of the State Department of Parks and Recreation. From 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., call (916) 525names Levinus Swift LEVISWIFT Seminar for area Chambers The. Golden Chain Council is sponsoring a seminar for members, staff and officers of the various Chambers of Commerce in the “gold country” on Friday, Jan. 25, at Jackson, Sessions will commence at 10, at the Wells Fargo Inn. The Amador County Chamber will be the host. Chief. topic will be the problems, and opportunities of the gas shortage. After lunch, the Golden Chain Council will hold its regular bi-monthly business meeting. Pee lweek in NevadaCo. fe. SERVICE PIN AWARDS : A total of 165 years of continuous county service was acknowledged when supervisors presented service pins to 16 employes. Among those honored were County Clerk-Recorder Theodore Kohler, Jr. for his 30-year span of service; Archie Campbell of department of public works, Planning Director Sharon Boivin, Lloyd Goddard, DPW, Fay Dreith, assessor’s office and Thomas Bryan of the sheriff's department, each of whom has served for 10 years; Edward Frates, 25 years with DPW and Albert Black, also of DPW, for his 20 years. Five year tokens were awarded to Hal Taylor, DPW: Sandra Terrell, social services; Delima Hallett, clerk’s office; Alta Smith, purchasing; Kyle Greever, Curtis Stone, Larry Gaines and Norman Hillborn, all of the sheriff’s office. GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark of Grass Valley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at Holiday House, attended by some 90 persons and hosted by children of the honorees. Clark worked for the PG&E for 42 years, 27 of those years in Grass Valley prior to his retirement in 1965. COUNTY ASSISTANCE Nevada County placed $25,000 in a special revolving fund to assist adult recipients of Social Security aid to the blind, totally disabled and aged. The action was state-ordered and is part of the plan to overcome a ‘‘stumbling switchover”’ for those unfortunates caught up in the mess of lost and late welfare checks encountered when the U. S. Social Security Administration took over a function formerly handled by local social service departments. COUNTY FILES vs SB 716 Problems caused by the controversial SB 716 (conflict of interest and financial disclosure) in Nevada County were subject of an action on the part of District Attorney Ronald MacMillen, when he filed legal memorandum in opposition to the writ of mandate which had been filed by the county in the California Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the new law. Several other California counties and some municipalities in the state are expected to support Nevada county’s contention that the law is indeed unconstitutional. VITAL STATISTICS . Leroy (Andy) Anderson, 67, a 22-year resident of Grass Valley, died Jan. 8 in Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. He was the Borden distributor here until that company went out of business and then he went to work for Wendell Jones at the Foremost Dairy in Nevada City, Funeral services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel, followed by cremation in Marysville. Calvin J. Willingham, 38, died Jan. 7. He was a native of Kentucky and came to California 28 years ago. His last employment was with Yuba Perenti Associates on the Bullard Bar Dam. He made Rough and Ready his home for the past two years. Funeral services were held from the Hooper-Weaver Chapel, followed by burial in the Rough and Ready Cemetery. Ralph E. Pierce, 58, a lifelong resident of Nevada City and former city councilman, died Jan. 9 at the family home on Zion street. He had worked for the Empire Distributing Company until illness and surgery last July. He also served as Fire Chief in 1953-54 and was named honorary past chief in June 1971. Mr. Pierce joined the department in 1938. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 13, F&AM and president of the Snow a Gun Club. Funeral services were held from the Bergemann afd Son Chapel. Burial was in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Edna Lotta Wood, 74, a native of Nevada City, died. Jan. 10 in Miners Hospital. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and of United Methodist Church. She was given a citation for her many years of service in the OES Cancer Dressing Station program. Funeral services in memorial will be held at a time to be announced. Cremation was in Marysville. . Pauline Katherine Banker, a five year resident of rural Nevada City and of California since 1965, died Jan. 10 in Miners Hospital. Funeral services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel. Burial was in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. George Port, former Nevada City resident, died Jan. 10 in Wenatchee, Wash. He had worked for the U. S. Forestry Service until his retirement and made his home-in Nevada City for over 30 years. Funeral services were held in Wenatchee. Graveside services will be held this week in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery under the auspices of Bergemann and Son Chapel. Ray John Flores, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ramon J. Flores of Grass Valley, was killed Jan. 9 in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco. Graveside services were held at Greenwood Memorial Gardens under the auspices of Hooper-Weaver Mortuary. ; Bertha Leona Lantis, a four-year resident of this area, died Jan. 12 at Golden Empire Convalescent hospital at the age of 77. A native of Iowa, she came to California when she was 26. After several years’ residence in Oregon she came to Grass Valley in 1969. Private services were held from the Hooper-Weaver Chapel, with cremation in Marysville. Pete Luciani, former resident of Grass Valley area and a ' former miner, died Jan. 11 in anursing home at Gladstone, Oregon. He was 84, a native of Italy who had made his home in this area for ‘60 years before moving to Oregon 18 months ago. Funeral services: were held from the Hillside Chapel of Oregon City; Ore. ®

A LOOK down one of the mates. Alcatraz cell blocks which housed a total of 1,576 _inBank proposal group Levinus (Levi) M. Swift has been named to head the group of local citizens to establish a new bank in the community — the Proposed Gold Country Bank. The application has been filed. Swift brings a host of banking experience with him to the gold country and is more than familiar with Nevada and surrounding counties. He is a native of Yuba City and is from a well known family in that county. His father was a physician in Yuba county and the family owns a ranch between Smartsville and Browns Valley. — Swift is a graduate of Yuba City High School and Yuba College. He completed extensive training courses in the banking field and is a graduate of the” _ American Institute of Banking. He bagan his banking career with Bank of America in 1964.in Yuba City. In 1966 he moved to Wheatland where he was the operations lending officer. In 1968 he was promoted to manager of the McClellan Office in Sacramento and in 1970 moved to Marysville where he assumed duties as_ the agriculture credit loan officer. In 1972 Swift moved to the Nevada City branch where he was the assistant manager. He resigned thaat position Monday to. work full time on the Proposed Gold Country Bank. The family is also involved at the ranch in raising Brangus, a registered crosshreed of Brahma’s and Angus. Swift is at home in the gold country as two of his favorite hobbies are-hunting and fishing. He also is a basketball fan and has a history in the popular sport. He resides in Nevada City with his wife Patricia who is also active in the banking field. They have two children, Lee an Tiffany. . Two weekend guided A walk to the beach on Saturday and a walk up the hill for a view of the lake on Sunday are the free guided snow hikes featured by the state parks of the Lake Tahoe area Saturday The Saturday party will take a 4-hour, 5-mile round trip _ Snowshoe and ski trek through, » beautiful D. L. Bliss State Park to Lester Beach for a hot dog roast. Bring snowshoes or cross_ The Sunday group will take an ‘snow hikes planned easy 2-hour snowshoe hike up to the cross above Tahoe City for a fantastic view of Lake Tahoe. Ranger Mike Van Hook will discuss the natural and human history of the Lake Tahoe basin. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Lucky Store parking lot at the-Y in Tahoe City. For more information on the snow hikes, call the Sierra Area of the State Department of Parks and Recreation. From 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., call (916) 525names Levinus Swift LEVISWIFT Seminar for area Chambers The. Golden Chain Council is sponsoring a seminar for members, staff and officers of the various Chambers of Commerce in the “gold country” on Friday, Jan. 25, at Jackson, Sessions will commence at 10, at the Wells Fargo Inn. The Amador County Chamber will be the host. Chief. topic will be the problems, and opportunities of the gas shortage. After lunch,

the Golden Chain Council will hold its regular bi-monthly business meeting. Pee lweek in NevadaCo. fe. SERVICE PIN AWARDS : A total of 165 years of continuous county service was acknowledged when supervisors presented service pins to 16 employes. Among those honored were County Clerk-Recorder Theodore Kohler, Jr. for his 30-year span of service; Archie Campbell of department of public works, Planning Director Sharon Boivin, Lloyd Goddard, DPW, Fay Dreith, assessor’s office and Thomas Bryan of the sheriff's department, each of whom has served for 10 years; Edward Frates, 25 years with DPW and Albert Black, also of DPW, for his 20 years. Five year tokens were awarded to Hal Taylor, DPW: Sandra Terrell, social services; Delima Hallett, clerk’s office; Alta Smith, purchasing; Kyle Greever, Curtis Stone, Larry Gaines and Norman Hillborn, all of the sheriff’s office. GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark of Grass Valley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at Holiday House, attended by some 90 persons and hosted by children of the honorees. Clark worked for the PG&E for 42 years, 27 of those years in Grass Valley prior to his retirement in 1965. COUNTY ASSISTANCE Nevada County placed $25,000 in a special revolving fund to assist adult recipients of Social Security aid to the blind, totally disabled and aged. The action was state-ordered and is part of the plan to overcome a ‘‘stumbling switchover”’ for those unfortunates caught up in the mess of lost and late welfare checks encountered when the U. S. Social Security Administration took over a function formerly handled by local social service departments. COUNTY FILES vs SB 716 Problems caused by the controversial SB 716 (conflict of interest and financial disclosure) in Nevada County were subject of an action on the part of District Attorney Ronald MacMillen, when he filed legal memorandum in opposition to the writ of mandate which had been filed by the county in the California Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the new law. Several other California counties and some municipalities in the state are expected to support Nevada county’s contention that the law is indeed unconstitutional. VITAL STATISTICS . Leroy (Andy) Anderson, 67, a 22-year resident of Grass Valley, died Jan. 8 in Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. He was the Borden distributor here until that company went out of business and then he went to work for Wendell Jones at the Foremost Dairy in Nevada City, Funeral services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel, followed by cremation in Marysville. Calvin J. Willingham, 38, died Jan. 7. He was a native of Kentucky and came to California 28 years ago. His last employment was with Yuba Perenti Associates on the Bullard Bar Dam. He made Rough and Ready his home for the past two years. Funeral services were held from the Hooper-Weaver Chapel, followed by burial in the Rough and Ready Cemetery. Ralph E. Pierce, 58, a lifelong resident of Nevada City and former city councilman, died Jan. 9 at the family home on Zion street. He had worked for the Empire Distributing Company until illness and surgery last July. He also served as Fire Chief in 1953-54 and was named honorary past chief in June 1971. Mr. Pierce joined the department in 1938. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 13, F&AM and president of the Snow a Gun Club. Funeral services were held from the Bergemann afd Son Chapel. Burial was in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Edna Lotta Wood, 74, a native of Nevada City, died. Jan. 10 in Miners Hospital. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and of United Methodist Church. She was given a citation for her many years of service in the OES Cancer Dressing Station program. Funeral services in memorial will be held at a time to be announced. Cremation was in Marysville. . Pauline Katherine Banker, a five year resident of rural Nevada City and of California since 1965, died Jan. 10 in Miners Hospital. Funeral services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel. Burial was in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. George Port, former Nevada City resident, died Jan. 10 in Wenatchee, Wash. He had worked for the U. S. Forestry Service until his retirement and made his home-in Nevada City for over 30 years. Funeral services were held in Wenatchee. Graveside services will be held this week in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery under the auspices of Bergemann and Son Chapel. Ray John Flores, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ramon J. Flores of Grass Valley, was killed Jan. 9 in a motorcycle accident in San Francisco. Graveside services were held at Greenwood Memorial Gardens under the auspices of Hooper-Weaver Mortuary. ; Bertha Leona Lantis, a four-year resident of this area, died Jan. 12 at Golden Empire Convalescent hospital at the age of 77. A native of Iowa, she came to California when she was 26. After several years’ residence in Oregon she came to Grass Valley in 1969. Private services were held from the Hooper-Weaver Chapel, with cremation in Marysville. Pete Luciani, former resident of Grass Valley area and a ' former miner, died Jan. 11 in anursing home at Gladstone, Oregon. He was 84, a native of Italy who had made his home in this area for ‘60 years before moving to Oregon 18 months ago. Funeral services: were held from the Hillside Chapel of Oregon City; Ore. ®