June 21, 1967 (20 pages)

_ ‘The Nugget. . SJuie'21, 1967 EDITO 7 i R Are Freeways : Twentieth Century Atrocities Notall atrocities are committed by war dogs on ‘innocent civilian populations, Sqme of the most notable are committed by civilians on themselves and their fellows, The twentieth century freeway is a notable example, Sure to kill more people than any bomb perfected in war, a cinch to maim more than all of history's torturers, the freeway is gladly accepted into every community with open arms. The coi freeway is made possible, by the exploding middle class(and its ability to purchase autémobiles that are engineered to go far faster than highways are constructed to be driven on) and by the ever widening aes etic moral lag in mankind, We seem not to care that freeway construction is outrageously ugly, that freeways are placed where they destroy historical and aesthetic values. We don't seem to care that freeways are used to kill hundreds of thousands of ‘our citizens, Moving traffic quickly, seems to be the ONLY consideration. i There are other considerations, such as: 1. Can highways be made safer; 2 Can highways be made more aesthetically pleasing; 3, Is the straight-line~ between-twopoints mentality of highway engineering always in the best interests of the community, and 4, Can the people who use freeways and are ultimately to blame for the terrible automobile death rate capable of driving themselves on high speed roads in a manner that respects their lives and the lives of others? Firstly, freeways can be made safer, Crashproof dividers and cog-type laser beams that automatically place cars at proper space and speed intervals and other safety innovations, are possible, Since most highways are obsolete before they are completed, it is not impossible to think that these new highway safety measures could be insisted on today. We have to start sometime. somewhete. [ 4 : eae ‘ e Secondly, highways don't have to rape the communities they pass through, To insist that the straightest line between two points is always best, defeats the very values we say we want to live for, Highway #1 up the California coast had a special value and that value was to drive slowly along the coast, close to the beaches, and enjoy the scenery, [t was a narrow road and you couldn't go fast, but then if you were sightseeing, you didn’t wantto go fast, Now the road has-been straightened and widened and you can whiz along at.a great‘elip. The only. thing wrong is that you can no longer see the ocean, except at a great distance and for only a split second, If the road had to be widened for a huge traffic flow, an express road should have been built at a distance from Highway #1, As for point 4, people will probably never stop killing each other, It seems to be the real national sport. Our holiday automobile death toll predictions seem to have a “let's set another record this year” air about them, But if people can't be made safety-proof, maybe cars and highways can be, It would be safe to say that if our national security were threatened, we would come up with the necessary solutions and funds, And our national security might just be threatened, All an enemy really needstodois parcel out a few more automobiles among our most savagely inclined citizens and we would devastate ourselves, Nevada City has its own slice of freeway now and it will be interesting to see how we use it, True, it comes from nowhere and goes nowhere, but it's long enough to get up a full head of steam, Should a plaque be dedicated to the first person that kills himself in our concrete canyon ? Aesthetically it is a monstrosity that we will never be rid of, Perhaps it will someday bring the economic benefits that the people who wanted it, expect. We hope it brings some good, It will always be a sacrilege on the character and history of the town, Our only consolation is that newcomers who have never known Nevada City as it was, will never have that unique quality to compare the present with, They may even find the freeway acceptable, for most of them will be from the cities where such abominations are commonplace, Unfortunately, we'll never know what our future would have been if the freeway had been built around the town, preserving the quality that was Nevada City. It's too late now, ODD BODKINS. . . / Obituaries RODGERS—in Grass Valley, May 26, 1967, Mabel Esther Rodgers, 87, a resident of this area since 1923 anda teacher in the Nevada County schools and surrounding areas for 42 years; mother of Madge Ward of Auburn; grandmother of Maureen Ward, also of Auburn, HooperWeaver Mortuary was in charge of local .funeral ar-.-. rangements with services and interment hbeid in Upham Cemetery,” Yuba County. CRANMER=in Truckee, May 21, 1967, Velma:L, Cranmer, 71, a native of Oklahoma, coming to California from Colorado in 1939, moving to Grass Valley several years ago; wife of Frank Sr., of Grass Valley; mother of Mrs, Leonard Hubbard of Texas, Mrs, Charles Scott, San Pedro, Mrs, Donald Wilkenson, Richmond and Frank Jr., San Pedro; grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother : of 2; aunt of Mrs, Stedman Steward of Denver. HooperWeaver Chapel was in charge _ of services with interment in. the Greenwood Memorial GarHAMBLY—in Grass Valley, May 31, 1967, William E. Hambly, 63, a native of England and a resident of this area since 1936; husband of Laura of Grass Valley; father of Charlotte Berger also of Grass Valley, Mary Lynn Meyers, Sacramento; grandfather of Kenny Berger, Grass Valley and Dori Lynn Meyers, Sacramento; brother of Mrs, Gus Mathews, St. Petersburg, Florida, Mrs. Albert Doltkey and Mrs, Alex Moilanen, both of Detroit, Mrs, yRoy Nelson, , Flint, Michigan “and Arthur Hambly, Calument, Michigan, HooperWeaver Chapel was in charge of arrangementswith interment -in New Elm Ridge Lawn Cemetery. LITTLETON—in Grass Valley, June 1, 1967, Orville T. Littleton, 81, a native of Illinois, coming to Grass Valley in1947; husband of Mae of Grass Valley; brother of’ Recel, Sacramento and Mrs, Ethel Sorenson of Kenwood, HooperWeaver Chapel’ was in charge of services with interment in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, SIMPSON-in Et Camino, June 2, 1967, Frances A, Simpson, 59, anative of Orland, coming to the Grass Valley area in 1948 following the loss by fire of the Graniteville Hotel which she operated, She was a resident of Carmichael at the time of her death. Sister of Austin B, Carroll of Sacramento, Earl Carroll, San Francisco, Eugene M, Carroll, Walnut Creek, Dorothy Burhoop, Concord, Ella Whitlock, Escalon and Wyndom Andersen of Dublin, Bergemann and Son were in charge of the service with interment in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. ever te bore rar «dow Sh re Duate Sara Qe Dale I aM e Aare 020,884 Do You Know Them fe A large set of old-time glass plate negatives has been purchased by The Nugget. These ihteresting pictures are all of Nevada’ County residents, but identification is incomplete. Each picture will be run with a clue to the identity of the person,and The Nugget will offer a free one-year subscription or a renewal of a current subscription for the best letter telling about the person's history. The couple above was named Waldron. What else can you tell us about them? ~ ' “Well, fellas, what it is, I call it.a cookout,’ see.”

_ ‘The Nugget. . SJuie'21, 1967 EDITO 7 i R Are Freeways : Twentieth Century Atrocities Notall atrocities are committed by war dogs on ‘innocent civilian populations, Sqme of the most notable are committed by civilians on themselves and their fellows, The twentieth century freeway is a notable example, Sure to kill more people than any bomb perfected in war, a cinch to maim more than all of history's torturers, the freeway is gladly accepted into every community with open arms. The coi freeway is made possible, by the exploding middle class(and its ability to purchase autémobiles that are engineered to go far faster than highways are constructed to be driven on) and by the ever widening aes etic moral lag in mankind, We seem not to care that freeway construction is outrageously ugly, that freeways are placed where they destroy historical and aesthetic values. We don't seem to care that freeways are used to kill hundreds of thousands of ‘our citizens, Moving traffic quickly, seems to be the ONLY consideration. i There are other considerations, such as: 1. Can highways be made safer; 2 Can highways be made more aesthetically pleasing; 3, Is the straight-line~ between-twopoints mentality of highway engineering always in the best interests of the community, and 4, Can the people who use freeways and are ultimately to blame for the terrible automobile death rate capable of driving themselves on high speed roads in a manner that respects their lives and the lives of others? Firstly, freeways can be made safer, Crashproof dividers and cog-type laser beams that automatically place cars at proper space and speed intervals and other safety innovations, are possible, Since most highways are obsolete before they are completed, it is not impossible to think that these new highway safety measures could be insisted on today. We have to start sometime. somewhete. [ 4 : eae ‘ e Secondly, highways don't have to rape the communities they pass through, To insist that the straightest line between two points is always best, defeats the very values we say we want to live for, Highway #1 up the California coast had a special value and that value was to drive slowly along the coast, close to the beaches, and enjoy the scenery, [t was a narrow road and you couldn't go fast, but then if you were sightseeing, you didn’t wantto go fast, Now the road has-been straightened and widened and you can whiz along at.a great‘elip. The only. thing wrong is that you can no longer see the ocean, except at a great distance and for only a split second, If the road had to be widened for a huge traffic flow, an express road should have been built at a distance from Highway #1, As for point 4, people will probably never stop killing each other, It seems to be the real national sport. Our holiday automobile death toll predictions seem to have a “let's set another record this year” air about them, But if people can't be made safety-proof, maybe cars and highways can be, It would be safe to say that if our national security were threatened, we would come up with the necessary solutions and funds, And our national security might just be threatened, All an enemy really needstodois parcel out a few more automobiles among our most savagely inclined citizens and we would devastate ourselves, Nevada City has its own slice of freeway now and it will be interesting to see how we use it, True, it comes from nowhere and goes nowhere, but it's long enough to get up a full head of steam, Should a plaque be dedicated to the first person that kills himself in our concrete canyon ? Aesthetically it is a monstrosity that we will never be rid of, Perhaps it will someday bring the economic benefits that the people who wanted it, expect. We hope it brings some good, It will always be a sacrilege on the character and history of the town, Our only consolation is that newcomers who have never known Nevada City as it was, will never have that unique quality to compare the present with, They may even find the freeway acceptable, for most of them will be from the cities where such abominations are commonplace, Unfortunately, we'll never know what our future would have been if the freeway had been built around the town, preserving the quality that was Nevada City. It's too late now, ODD BODKINS.. . . / Obituaries RODGERS—in Grass Valley, May 26, 1967, Mabel Esther Rodgers, 87, a resident of this area since 1923 anda teacher in the Nevada County schools

and surrounding areas for 42 years; mother of Madge Ward of Auburn; grandmother of Maureen Ward, also of Auburn, HooperWeaver Mortuary was in charge of local .funeral ar-..-. rangements with services and interment hbeid in Upham Cemetery,” Yuba County. CRANMER=in Truckee, May 21, 1967, Velma:L, Cranmer, 71, a native of Oklahoma, coming to California from Colorado in 1939, moving to Grass Valley several years ago; wife of Frank Sr., of Grass Valley; mother of Mrs, Leonard Hubbard of Texas, Mrs, Charles Scott, San Pedro, Mrs, Donald Wilkenson, Richmond and Frank Jr., San Pedro; grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother : of 2; aunt of Mrs, Stedman Steward of Denver. HooperWeaver Chapel was in charge _ of services with interment in. the Greenwood Memorial GarHAMBLY—in Grass Valley, May 31, 1967, William E. Hambly, 63, a native of England and a resident of this area since 1936; husband of Laura of Grass Valley; father of Charlotte Berger also of Grass Valley, Mary Lynn Meyers, Sacramento; grandfather of Kenny Berger, Grass Valley and Dori Lynn Meyers, Sacramento; brother of Mrs, Gus Mathews, St. Petersburg, Florida, Mrs. Albert Doltkey and Mrs, Alex Moilanen, both of Detroit, Mrs, yRoy Nelson, , Flint, Michigan “and Arthur Hambly, Calument, Michigan, HooperWeaver Chapel was in charge of arrangementswith interment -in New Elm Ridge Lawn Cemetery. LITTLETON—in Grass Valley, June 1, 1967, Orville T. Littleton, 81, a native of Illinois, coming to Grass Valley in1947; husband of Mae of Grass Valley; brother of’ Recel, Sacramento and Mrs, Ethel Sorenson of Kenwood, HooperWeaver Chapel’ was in charge of services with interment in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, SIMPSON-in Et Camino, June 2, 1967, Frances A, Simpson, 59, anative of Orland, coming to the Grass Valley area in 1948 following the loss by fire of the Graniteville Hotel which she operated, She was a resident of Carmichael at the time of her death. Sister of Austin B, Carroll of Sacramento, Earl Carroll, San Francisco, Eugene M, Carroll, Walnut Creek, Dorothy Burhoop, Concord, Ella Whitlock, Escalon and Wyndom Andersen of Dublin, Bergemann and Son were in charge of the service with interment in Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. ever te bore rar «dow Sh re Duate Sara Qe Dale I aM e Aare 020,884 Do You Know Them fe A large set of old-time glass plate negatives has been purchased by The Nugget. These ihteresting pictures are all of Nevada’ County residents, but identification is incomplete. Each picture will be run with a clue to the identity of the person,and The Nugget will offer a free one-year subscription or a renewal of a current subscription for the best letter telling about the person's history. The couple above was named Waldron. What else can you tell us about them? ~ ' “Well, fellas, what it is, I call it.a cookout,’ see..”