January 8, 1969 (12 pages)

Py by & The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, January 8, 1969 GEORGE W. SMITH: (left) a, member of the local Future Farmers of America, with the lamb presented to him by the Grass Valley Rotary Club, Dick Stearns (right) is chairman of the youth committee of the Rotary and made the-presentation Thursday. The lamb was purchased at the Nevada County Fair auction and has been grazing at the Ken Casper ranch since August, owe Seer. Venue change asked Publicity in local newspapers was given as the basis for a motion requesting a change of venue of the scheduled trial of a man charged with furnishing and giving marijuana to an under.. age female.. : Attorney Alfred Perez made the motion in behalf of Edward ‘C, Easton, 38, North San Juan, in Superior Court Friday. Judge Vernon Stoll said he would rule on the motion at 9:30 a.m, Jan, 13, The San Jose attorney contended Easton could not receive a fair and impartial trial in this county because of information carried in The Union and The Nugget concerning the county's large scale narcotics raid and arrests, and subsequent simplicity bea The New BERGEMANN & SON. Funeral Chapel ready to serve yee day or night call 265-2421 Bost Ave. off Lower, Grass Valley Rd, Nevada City court proceedings. Approximately 50 persons were arrested in the October raid or shortly thereafter. Perez claimed that The Union New law helps 1 955 veterans Veterans separated-from'service after January 1955 are now entitled to one and one-half months of educational assistance up to a maximum of 36 months — for each month of military service, according to Gordon R, Elliott; Manager of VA's Northern California Regional Office, A law now in effect liberalized the previous Post-Korean G.I. Bill limit ‘of one month of educational assistance for each month of military service, Another provision of the newlaw grants veterans with at least 18 months of continuous service after January 1955, a maximum of 36 months of educational assistance, if the service fulfilled their military obligations, Unchanged by this new law is the amount of educational assistance allowance which a veteran may receive, Currently, a single veteran taking full-time schooling is paid $130 a month by the VA, The amount of additional allowance he may receive depends on the number of his dependents. Post Korean veterans have eight years from the date of their separation from service to complete training under the third generation G.I, Bill, 1s widely distributed and read throughout the county and that prospective jurors would have read and become so familiar with cases it would be impossible to find an impartial jury. He said his motion was based on copies of The Union dated from Oct, 28 (the day after the raid) until Dec. 30, and several copies of The Nugget. He submitted copies of both newspapers to Judge Stoll. The attorney believed that The Union had carried stories related to narcotics practically every day since the initial arrests, "It seems like there have been proceedings every day," Judge Stoll observed. Dep. Dist. Atty. Ronald MacMillen argued that the newspaers appeared to be reporting "routine courtroom procedure" involving more than 51 people — juveniles and adults, He said there was nothing prejudicial in the reporting, and only the "barest detail of what went on in court,"’ He pointed out that in other cases there had been no difficulty in obtaining 4 jury. The summit of Kilimanjaro is visible for more than 100 miles in all directions, Whitsuntide calls for an odd custom = cheese rolling — at Cooper's Hill, England, Huge cheeses originally were rolled to establish grazing rights on the hill, 500 years ago. Wooden disks now substitute, but boys race down the hill in pursuit of the "cheese." County to sue French French Corral Water District, which was involved in an issue over abolishment a couple of years ago, may be infor another dispute, County Counsel Leo Todd said the district also has acted "'contrary .to my interpretation of law," : % What the French Corral directors did was fail to detach property owned by Mr, and Mrs, P, Wetzell from the district after LAFCO recommended that the property be detached. Todd mentioned during Tuesday's discussion that this issue had been the topic of a previous executive (closed) session by the supervisors, The state Brown Act covering executive sessions limits them mainly to matters of _ Corral Water District hiring or firing personnel. However, a subsequent attorney general's ruling extended this privilege to matters of litigation that need discussion between. the local board and their attorney. Local Agency Formation Commission is a group of five officials who by ‘state law have the task of ruling for or against every annexation to an existing city or. district or formation of a new city. or district. The supervisors have two members on the commission with Lou. Hartman and Gene Ricker filling those roles up to now, Each citv is represented by a member — MayorsRichard Hales and John Rankin. The final member is the chairman, John Sorenson, who was picked at large. Probation granted in narcotics case Superior Court Judge Vernon Stoll Friday granted probation to one narcotics violator, continued a hearing for another, and certified a Grass Valley youth to Juvenile Court, Richard Edward Patten, 18, Alameda, must serve six months in the county jail as terms of five years probation granted after a plea of guilty to the sale of marijuana and LSD. Patten was arrested during the October narcotics raid, He has been free on $3,750 bail, but the judge denied him credit for 20 days served in jail before bail Judge Stoll was "bothered" that Patten sold LSD but did not use it himself -claiming that the youth was conscious of the dangers of the drug, He noted it had been pointed out that the Alameda youth could make more money. selling drugs here than in Alameda county, He expressed sympathy for the parents (who were in court) and said it is the Clampers to install new officers here -Thomas G. Barry of Rancho Cordova is 1969 Noble Grand Humbug of William Bull MeekWilliam Morris Stewart Chapter No, 10 of E Clampus Vitus, Chosen along with Barry at ' the December 6 election inGrass Valley were the following officers: Eric Leffingwell, Malakoff Diggins, Nevada City, First Vice Noble Grand Humbug; C, Lucky Gillett, Auburn, Second Vice Grand’ Humbug; Thomas Motter, Rancho Cordova, Noble Grand Recorder and Gold Dust Receiver; Dick Rohde, Nevada City, Dam. Fool Door Keeper; James Smith, Yuba City, Grand Clamp Parade Master, and L, E. Wenner, Sacramento, Grand Imperturbable Hangman, The officers will be installed at the Nevada City Veterans Building Saturday, Jan, 18; at 2:30 p,m. All members of Chapter No, 10 plus other selected dignitaries are invited, — parents who always suffer. The ‘judge wondered if Patten "really realized" what he had done to himself in becoming a felon at the age of 18 1/2, He warned him that probation violations would return him to court, Attorney Frank Francis in defending Patten noted that the © ‘young man had no prior record, had been in. the county only a total of eight days before his arrest, and that he "felt guilty," how desired to go back. to college. "It's a sad thing -the case represents the intense sociological. changes taking place,” Francis said. Dist. Atty. Harold A, Berliner was impressed with the deSirability of rehabilitation but believed punishment as an example also was important. Berliner said the maximum sentence could be 15 years in prison before Patten "could even talkto a parole officer," However, he did not advocate the maximum sentence, : Jack Fullerton, 18, Grass Valley, accused of possession of marijuana, was certified to Juvenile Court in quick court procedure, Defense Attorney Harold Wolters made the motion for the certification, which Judge Stoll ordered, Fullerton is at liberty on bail pending further procedure, A trial date previously had been set for Superior Court, In action unrelated to narcotics Thomas Henry Brown, 44, pleaded guilty to grand theft of a sum of money from a Truckee cafe, Judge Stoll-appointed Public Defender William tager to represent Brown, and will hear a probation report and make rendition of judgement at 9 a.m. Jan, 24, Gren

Py by & The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, January 8, 1969 GEORGE W. SMITH: (left) a, member of the local Future Farmers of America, with the lamb presented to him by the Grass Valley Rotary Club, Dick Stearns (right) is chairman of the youth committee of the Rotary and made the-presentation Thursday. The lamb was purchased at the Nevada County Fair auction and has been grazing at the Ken Casper ranch since August, owe Seer. Venue change asked Publicity in local newspapers was given as the basis for a motion requesting a change of venue of the scheduled trial of a man charged with furnishing and giving marijuana to an under... age female... : Attorney Alfred Perez made the motion in behalf of Edward ‘C, Easton, 38, North San Juan, in Superior Court Friday. Judge Vernon Stoll said he would rule on the motion at 9:30 a.m, Jan, 13, The San Jose attorney contended Easton could not receive a fair and impartial trial in this county because of information carried in The Union and The Nugget concerning the county's large scale narcotics raid and arrests, and subsequent simplicity bea The New BERGEMANN & SON. Funeral Chapel ready to serve yee day or night call 265-2421 Bost Ave. off Lower, Grass Valley Rd, Nevada City court proceedings. Approximately 50 persons were arrested in the October raid or shortly thereafter. Perez claimed that The Union New law helps 1 955 veterans Veterans separated-from'service after January 1955 are now entitled to one and one-half months of educational assistance up to a maximum of 36 months — for each month of military service, according to Gordon R, Elliott; Manager of VA's Northern California Regional Office, A law now in effect liberalized the previous Post-Korean G.I. Bill limit ‘of one month of educational assistance for each month of military service, Another provision of the newlaw grants veterans with at least 18 months of continuous service after January 1955, a maximum of 36 months of educational assistance, if the service fulfilled their military obligations, Unchanged by this new law is the amount of educational assistance allowance which a veteran may receive, Currently, a single veteran taking full-time schooling is paid $130 a month by the VA, The amount of additional allowance he may receive depends on the number of his dependents. Post Korean veterans have eight years from the date of their separation from service to complete training under the third generation G.I, Bill, 1s widely distributed and read throughout the county and that prospective jurors would have read and become so familiar with cases it would be impossible to find an impartial jury. He said his motion was based on copies of The Union dated from Oct, 28 (the day after the raid) until Dec. 30, and several copies of The Nugget. He submitted copies of both newspapers to Judge Stoll. The attorney believed that The Union had carried stories related to narcotics practically every day since the initial arrests, "It seems like there have been proceedings every day," Judge Stoll observed. Dep. Dist. Atty. Ronald MacMillen argued that the newspaers appeared to be reporting "routine courtroom procedure" involving more than 51 people — juveniles and adults, He said there was nothing prejudicial in the reporting, and only the "barest detail of what went on in court,"’ He pointed out that in other cases there had been no difficulty in obtaining 4 jury. The summit of Kilimanjaro is visible for more than 100 miles in all directions, Whitsuntide calls for an odd custom = cheese rolling — at Cooper's Hill, England, Huge cheeses originally were rolled to establish grazing rights on the hill, 500 years ago. Wooden disks now substitute, but boys race down the hill in pursuit of the "cheese." County to sue French French Corral Water District, which was involved in an issue over abolishment a couple of years ago, may be infor another dispute, County Counsel Leo Todd said the district also has acted "'contrary .to my interpretation of law," : % What the French Corral directors did was fail to detach property owned by Mr, and Mrs, P, Wetzell from the district after LAFCO recommended that the property be detached.

Todd mentioned during Tuesday's discussion that this issue had been the topic of a previous executive (closed) session by the supervisors, The state Brown Act covering executive sessions limits them mainly to matters of _ Corral Water District hiring or firing personnel. However, a subsequent attorney general's ruling extended this privilege to matters of litigation that need discussion between. the local board and their attorney. Local Agency Formation Commission is a group of five officials who by ‘state law have the task of ruling for or against every annexation to an existing city or. district or formation of a new city. or district. The supervisors have two members on the commission with Lou. Hartman and Gene Ricker filling those roles up to now, Each citv is represented by a member — MayorsRichard Hales and John Rankin. The final member is the chairman, John Sorenson, who was picked at large. Probation granted in narcotics case Superior Court Judge Vernon Stoll Friday granted probation to one narcotics violator, continued a hearing for another, and certified a Grass Valley youth to Juvenile Court, Richard Edward Patten, 18, Alameda, must serve six months in the county jail as terms of five years probation granted after a plea of guilty to the sale of marijuana and LSD. Patten was arrested during the October narcotics raid, He has been free on $3,750 bail, but the judge denied him credit for 20 days served in jail before bail Judge Stoll was "bothered" that Patten sold LSD but did not use it himself -claiming that the youth was conscious of the dangers of the drug, He noted it had been pointed out that the Alameda youth could make more money. selling drugs here than in Alameda county, He expressed sympathy for the parents (who were in court) and said it is the Clampers to install new officers here -Thomas G. Barry of Rancho Cordova is 1969 Noble Grand Humbug of William Bull MeekWilliam Morris Stewart Chapter No, 10 of E Clampus Vitus, Chosen along with Barry at ' the December 6 election inGrass Valley were the following officers: Eric Leffingwell, Malakoff Diggins, Nevada City, First Vice Noble Grand Humbug; C, Lucky Gillett, Auburn, Second Vice Grand’ Humbug; Thomas Motter, Rancho Cordova, Noble Grand Recorder and Gold Dust Receiver; Dick Rohde, Nevada City, Dam. Fool Door Keeper; James Smith, Yuba City, Grand Clamp Parade Master, and L, E. Wenner, Sacramento, Grand Imperturbable Hangman, The officers will be installed at the Nevada City Veterans Building Saturday, Jan, 18; at 2:30 p,m. All members of Chapter No, 10 plus other selected dignitaries are invited, — parents who always suffer. The ‘judge wondered if Patten "really realized" what he had done to himself in becoming a felon at the age of 18 1/2, He warned him that probation violations would return him to court, Attorney Frank Francis in defending Patten noted that the © ‘young man had no prior record, had been in. the county only a total of eight days before his arrest, and that he "felt guilty," how desired to go back. to college. "It's a sad thing -the case represents the intense sociological. changes taking place,” Francis said. Dist. Atty. Harold A, Berliner was impressed with the deSirability of rehabilitation but believed punishment as an example also was important. Berliner said the maximum sentence could be 15 years in prison before Patten "could even talkto a parole officer," However, he did not advocate the maximum sentence, : Jack Fullerton, 18, Grass Valley, accused of possession of marijuana, was certified to Juvenile Court in quick court procedure, Defense Attorney Harold Wolters made the motion for the certification, which Judge Stoll ordered, Fullerton is at liberty on bail pending further procedure, A trial date previously had been set for Superior Court, In action unrelated to narcotics Thomas Henry Brown, 44, pleaded guilty to grand theft of a sum of money from a Truckee cafe, Judge Stoll-appointed Public Defender William tager to represent Brown, and will hear a probation report and make rendition of judgement at 9 a.m. Jan, 24, Gren