January 7, 1970 (12 pages)

6 the Nevada County Nugget, New twist on protest at NUHS The political confrontations that have faced Nevada Union High officials almost constantly for the past four months took a new twist Monday. as three citizens challenged an administration request that students and teachers not wear tiny American flags to school. “Herman Bansemer raised the issue by saying that one school day prior to.Christmas vacation "some teachers wore black arm bands, and some little flags were given out." He wanted to know what action was en by the administration’ \ . Supt. Gerald Gelatt said he asked that the little flags and black armbands not be worn at school, "I had various responses from both groups," he said. "I don't know how many took them off." Bansemer said he "objects to the flag being used as a bargaining point." And Fred Lemke added, "this amounts to coercion. It is a horrible thing to do to anyone properly wearing the flag." Charles (Chuck) Sheely, a national Americanism American Legion official, disclosed that Hague-Thomas-Hegarty Legion Post furnished the flags, "I'd like to know how you can make a controversial issue of paying respect to your flag," he said. ‘The school trustees did not respond, but after the meeting, Trustee C, Jackson Rayburn told Sheely he objected to use of the flag for political purposes instead of patriotic. Last fall, the trustees refused to allow students to hold a Vietnam Moratorium discussion on campus by ordering the administration to maintain normal school activities and not interrupt them for any political activities, Garr. An international image A good neighbor A good friend f ca Welcome Wagon Hostess with The Most Famous Basket in the World® CALL “Wetone Win e Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1970 A request to hold a Vietnam Moratorium meeting on the Nevada Union High campus was turned down by trustees Monday because the listed. sponsors-had not indicated any fiscal responsibility for their organization. Unlike previous meetings at which all the trustees. flatly opposed allowing a Vietnam assembly for students during class hours, ‘there was a division and debate among board members this time on the general question of letting sh use school facilities to discuSs controversial issues. However, the specific request was turned down because of lack of information on fiscal responsibility. Supt. Gerald Gelatt indicated.at the outset that organizations should show fiscal responsibility in case school property is damaged. This request to use school facilities had been made to Gelatt by Don Frazier, reportedly a Vietnam veteran who is chairman of the local Vietnam Mora‘torium committee.’ Gelatt felt a fiscal responsibility condition should be included in rules being formulated on community use of school facilities. However, those rules were not proposed Monday because the drafting committee -Trustees R, Peter Ingram, C, Jackson Rayburn and Gelatt -have not finished preparing it yet. .Gelatt felt "there would be no problem writing up a policy on usage if it wasn't for this issue at this particular time." In fact, Monday's disagreeFrom LeeWards Design Center AFGHANS Ideal Gift for Hobbyists As appreciated and useful as anything you can make, colorful and attractive afghans rate high on the list. For Christmas, few things you can put under the’ tree are likely to get a more enthusiastic welcome. But any time of the year and for any occasion, the time spent at knitting or crocheting a snug, warm, brilliant afghan can be most rewarding. The skilled handicrafter can often create her own afghan. But most women prefer to work from kits which provide detailed instructions on procedure, colors, size and materials. These kits save a lot of time in figuring out quantities and patterns, and enable you to go right ahead knowing that you are using the right technique, the right amount of yarn, the correct needle . size for the gauge of the material. The best guide to making a handsome afghan, we have found, is to read the instructions carefully before taking the first stitch. If you work from a kit — and you should — count and check the yarn against the table of colors. Follow instructions row by row. Do not change the‘ color sequence or make more scallops or rows than called for. 273-8954 Phone — ay & ¢ * Wind your yarn loosely and do not pull too tight while working or you will get “bunching’’. If you work too loosely, you will end with an afghan. that’s too wide and uses more yarn than planned. Best sizes are the standard 46 x 60, 54 x 72 and 60 x 80 depending on the use to which the afghan is to be used. When changing colors at the end of a row, slip or pull new color through loop on hook. Lay both ends of yarn over hook. Repeat row 2 omitting ch. 1, working over both loose ends. Some popular afghan designs are Dutch Tile, Ripple, Galaxy and Rainbow. Solid colors are popular. But the more usual procedure is to select good color complements. One very attractive .afghan is made of colors in a selected sequence of Black, Royal Blue, Kelly Green, Purple, Scarlet, Medium Yellow and Orange. ‘ One two-ounce skein of each color (light-weight worsted or Orlon)-and two threeounce skeins of black will make an afghan 46”’ x 60”’. LeeWards catalog includes literally hundreds of afghan suggestions and kits. They offer.a copy to any woman who would like one. It’s free, of course. Just send your name and address td LeeWards, Department DD, 840 N. State Street, Elgin, Illinois 601 20, . , VAN & STORAGE ment over policy on Vietnamoriented activities found Ingram and Rayburn expressing opposing views. Rayburn commented that: "Personally, I feel we are coming to a point where we have to be extremely careful because our idea of democracy is that everybody be allowed toexpress their opinions if they do it ina lawful manner. I am alittle concerned because what we are saying in effect is that we don't want anything to do with the moratorium group because they are expressing political views contrary to ours. I think itisa little dangerous. "They have a perfect right in our democracy to hold whatever political leanings they want. I wonder if we could keep them from using facilities if they measure up to other criteria. If they can engender enough interest to get a crowd to listen to them expound their feelings, I wonder if we have the right to say they can't do it." Rayburn emphasized he was referring to requests by adults to use school facilities and added: "We run the risk of a misuse of our power simply because we feel the individual is not going to express _political views we hold to. I'm not sure in a democracy with freedom of speech, etc., this can be done," Ingram argued agaist allowing any moratorium event on campus, saying: "Until two months ago, I would have agreed with you. But in the last part of November and. December it has become my firm. belief that any moratorium activity or related event is detrimental to our government, I won't be part of it. It seems some of the hanging on (by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong) is due to discord in the United States," Chairman Charles. Allert agreed with Rayburn, commenting that court actions have spelled out that "people have the right to meet and confer and hold opinions, "' "I am not preventing discusSion," Ingram responded. "If I feel personally it is detrimental, I'm going to vote that way." "We don't have the right to try to control political opinion," Rayburn said. "This is what democracy is all about." "I'm not closing them from expressing thinking," Ingram said. "There are other buildings and city buildings they can request; this is the only one Ihave asayon." ~ Referring to Rayburn's. feeling that blanket denial might be a misusé of the board's power, Ingram said: "The majority votTHE BEST MOVE OU EVER MADE 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE NU Moratorium meeting rejected ed me in and can vote me I invite a recall on this if they — wish." Ingram noted that if it were his desire to "control political thinking" he as publisher of a newspaper could withhold and slant news without. threat of being sued but doesn't because © the newspaper is the proper place for expression of opposing views. On the other hand his action as a trustee in denying use of school facilities could result in a suit, Ingram added. Ingram is publisher of The Union. , Three citizens spoke during this discussion, Herman Bansemer contended the moratorium group represents a minority. "Approval may be against the majority of the people," he said. Fred Lemke asked if students would be allowed to attend ameeting arranged by and approved for adults, And Mrs, Tyler Micoleau, one of the sponsors, said the meeting "was going to represent all opinions, It's a forum meeting." Parents ask court rule on school Grass Valley parents, who operate a business in Nevada City, are seeking Superior Court action concerning denial of their request to send their three children to Nevada City schools. Superior Court Judge Vernon Stoll has ordered the county board of education to show cause at 10 a.m, Jan. 16 why the children of Mr. and Mrs, Milton Heath should not be allowed to continue their education in the Nevada City district, pending court decision concerning the dispute between the parents and the county board. According to Dan Woodard, superintendent of the Nevada City district, the children are still enrolled in his. district. He said he has been told that the children are living with relatives in Nevada City. According to a document filed in Superior Court, the children wére admitted tothe Nevada City school for 60 days at the beginning of this school year. How-ever,. permanent enrollment hinged upon an interdistrict agreement between the Nevada City and Grass Valley school boards. Grass Valley failed to approve the agreement, The Heaths appealed the decision to the county board, which in October, 1969, upheld Grass Valley's denial of the request. The document contends that the county board's decision. was not supported by fact and asks Setting aside the decision, It also seek costs of the action. that the court issue an order-

6 the Nevada County Nugget, New twist on protest at NUHS The political confrontations that have faced Nevada Union High officials almost constantly for the past four months took a new twist Monday. as three citizens challenged an administration request that students and teachers not wear tiny American flags to school. “Herman Bansemer raised the issue by saying that one school day prior to.Christmas vacation "some teachers wore black arm bands, and some little flags were given out." He wanted to know what action was en by the administration’ \ . Supt. Gerald Gelatt said he asked that the little flags and black armbands not be worn at school, "I had various responses from both groups," he said. "I don't know how many took them off." Bansemer said he "objects to the flag being used as a bargaining point." And Fred Lemke added, "this amounts to coercion. It is a horrible thing to do to anyone properly wearing the flag." Charles (Chuck) Sheely, a national Americanism American Legion official, disclosed that Hague-Thomas-Hegarty Legion Post furnished the flags, "I'd like to know how you can make a controversial issue of paying respect to your flag," he said. ‘The school trustees did not respond, but after the meeting, Trustee C, Jackson Rayburn told Sheely he objected to use of the flag for political purposes instead of patriotic. Last fall, the trustees refused to allow students to hold a Vietnam Moratorium discussion on campus by ordering the administration to maintain normal school activities and not interrupt them for any political activities, Garr. An international image A good neighbor A good friend f ca Welcome Wagon Hostess with The Most Famous Basket in the World® CALL “Wetone Win e Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1970 A request to hold a Vietnam Moratorium meeting on the Nevada Union High campus was turned down by trustees Monday because the listed. sponsors-had not indicated any fiscal responsibility for their organization. Unlike previous meetings at which all the trustees. flatly opposed allowing a Vietnam assembly for students during class hours, ‘there was a division and debate among board members this time on the general question of letting sh use school facilities to discuSs controversial issues. However, the specific request was turned down because of lack of information on fiscal responsibility. Supt. Gerald Gelatt indicated.at the outset that organizations should show fiscal responsibility in case school property is damaged. This request to use school facilities had been made to Gelatt by Don Frazier, reportedly a Vietnam veteran who is chairman of the local Vietnam Mora‘torium committee.’ Gelatt felt a fiscal responsibility condition should be included in rules being formulated on community use of school facilities. However, those rules were not proposed Monday because the drafting committee -Trustees R, Peter Ingram, C, Jackson Rayburn and Gelatt -have not finished preparing it yet. .Gelatt felt "there would be no problem writing up a policy on usage if it wasn't for this issue at this particular time." In fact, Monday's disagreeFrom LeeWards Design Center AFGHANS Ideal Gift for Hobbyists As appreciated and useful as anything you can make, colorful and attractive afghans rate high on the list. For Christmas, few things you can put under the’ tree are likely to get a more enthusiastic welcome. But any time of the year and for any occasion, the time spent at knitting or crocheting a snug, warm, brilliant afghan can be most rewarding. The skilled handicrafter can often create her own afghan. But most women prefer to work from kits which provide detailed instructions on procedure, colors, size and materials. These kits save a lot of time in figuring out quantities and patterns, and enable you to go right ahead knowing that you are using the right technique, the right amount of yarn, the correct needle . size for the gauge of the material. The best guide to making a handsome afghan, we have found, is to read the instructions carefully before taking the first stitch. If you work from a kit — and you should — count and check the yarn against the table of colors. Follow instructions row by row. Do not change the‘ color sequence or make more scallops or rows than called for. 273-8954 Phone — ay & ¢ * Wind your yarn loosely and do not pull too tight while working or you will get “bunching’’. If you work too loosely, you will end with an afghan. that’s too wide and uses more yarn than planned. Best sizes are the standard 46 x 60, 54 x 72 and 60 x 80 depending on the use to which the afghan is to be used. When changing colors at the end of a row, slip or pull new color through loop on hook. Lay both ends of yarn over hook. Repeat row 2 omitting ch. 1, working over both loose ends. Some popular afghan designs are Dutch Tile, Ripple, Galaxy and Rainbow. Solid colors are popular.

But the more usual procedure is to select good color complements. One very attractive .afghan is made of colors in a selected sequence of Black, Royal Blue, Kelly Green, Purple, Scarlet, Medium Yellow and Orange. ‘ One two-ounce skein of each color (light-weight worsted or Orlon)-and two threeounce skeins of black will make an afghan 46”’ x 60”’. LeeWards catalog includes literally hundreds of afghan suggestions and kits. They offer.a copy to any woman who would like one. It’s free, of course. Just send your name and address td LeeWards, Department DD, 840 N. State Street, Elgin, Illinois 601 20, . , VAN & STORAGE ment over policy on Vietnamoriented activities found Ingram and Rayburn expressing opposing views. Rayburn commented that: "Personally, I feel we are coming to a point where we have to be extremely careful because our idea of democracy is that everybody be allowed toexpress their opinions if they do it ina lawful manner. I am alittle concerned because what we are saying in effect is that we don't want anything to do with the moratorium group because they are expressing political views contrary to ours. I think itisa little dangerous. "They have a perfect right in our democracy to hold whatever political leanings they want. I wonder if we could keep them from using facilities if they measure up to other criteria. If they can engender enough interest to get a crowd to listen to them expound their feelings, I wonder if we have the right to say they can't do it." Rayburn emphasized he was referring to requests by adults to use school facilities and added: "We run the risk of a misuse of our power simply because we feel the individual is not going to express _political views we hold to. I'm not sure in a democracy with freedom of speech, etc., this can be done," Ingram argued agaist allowing any moratorium event on campus, saying: "Until two months ago, I would have agreed with you. But in the last part of November and. December it has become my firm. belief that any moratorium activity or related event is detrimental to our government, I won't be part of it. It seems some of the hanging on (by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong) is due to discord in the United States," Chairman Charles. Allert agreed with Rayburn, commenting that court actions have spelled out that "people have the right to meet and confer and hold opinions, "' "I am not preventing discusSion," Ingram responded. "If I feel personally it is detrimental, I'm going to vote that way." "We don't have the right to try to control political opinion," Rayburn said. "This is what democracy is all about." "I'm not closing them from expressing thinking," Ingram said. "There are other buildings and city buildings they can request; this is the only one Ihave asayon." ~ Referring to Rayburn's. feeling that blanket denial might be a misusé of the board's power, Ingram said: "The majority votTHE BEST MOVE OU EVER MADE 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE NU Moratorium meeting rejected ed me in and can vote me I invite a recall on this if they — wish." Ingram noted that if it were his desire to "control political thinking" he as publisher of a newspaper could withhold and slant news without. threat of being sued but doesn't because © the newspaper is the proper place for expression of opposing views. On the other hand his action as a trustee in denying use of school facilities could result in a suit, Ingram added. Ingram is publisher of The Union. , Three citizens spoke during this discussion, Herman Bansemer contended the moratorium group represents a minority. "Approval may be against the majority of the people," he said. Fred Lemke asked if students would be allowed to attend ameeting arranged by and approved for adults, And Mrs, Tyler Micoleau, one of the sponsors, said the meeting "was going to represent all opinions, It's a forum meeting." Parents ask court rule on school Grass Valley parents, who operate a business in Nevada City, are seeking Superior Court action concerning denial of their request to send their three children to Nevada City schools. Superior Court Judge Vernon Stoll has ordered the county board of education to show cause at 10 a.m, Jan. 16 why the children of Mr. and Mrs, Milton Heath should not be allowed to continue their education in the Nevada City district, pending court decision concerning the dispute between the parents and the county board. According to Dan Woodard, superintendent of the Nevada City district, the children are still enrolled in his. district. He said he has been told that the children are living with relatives in Nevada City. According to a document filed in Superior Court, the children wére admitted tothe Nevada City school for 60 days at the beginning of this school year. How-ever,. permanent enrollment hinged upon an interdistrict agreement between the Nevada City and Grass Valley school boards. Grass Valley failed to approve the agreement, The Heaths appealed the decision to the county board, which in October, 1969, upheld Grass Valley's denial of the request. The document contends that the county board's decision. was not supported by fact and asks Setting aside the decision, It also seek costs of the action. that the court issue an order-