June 25, 1969 (12 pages)

oe ae “ee @ _---* edi ministrator since Richard Kuhg : g #8 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 318 Broad. Street, Telephone 265-2471 — Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, Decree No, 12, 406, Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5. 00, E 5 3 3 g 5 Ss : also. John Kartozian will supply the piano music, Len and Walt Loffmark from Goodyears Bar are our strolling musicians and throughout the day will bring us old time tunes. The band combo from Marysville, that playedfor us last year, had such a ose thanks to the efforts of Everette Burkhard who is a member of the group. ‘Other participants from our com are the dance hall girls Helen Avery, Helen Beatie, Maciel Filer, Dora Grieme, Helene Hurlbut, Helen Steele, Marguerite Spaite and Joan Mader and Mary O'Neal, Barbara Sailor and Doris Bradley are. doing bits of the drama that follows. Gentlemen of the com‘pany are Ken Beatie, Larry Filer, Bill Thomas, Jim West and Clay Gilfillan, Martin G. Vogt is at the Siprocedures, } Last Friday evening the Bert Spaites gave a birthday party for Mrs, Roy Bradley of the Mobile Homes Park. Doris had mentioned that she liked Mexican food and the dinner was especially cooked to her taste. Her birthday was Geturday, June 14. Miss. Vicki Johnson who will marry Mr. Ernest Frazier on June 28 at the Little Wedding Chapel in Rough and Ready was honored with a bridal shower at the home of her grandmother Mrs. Ed Johnson last Friday evening. Vickie and Ernie both graduated from NUHS with the June class, Ernie is working in family, Mr. and Mrs. John Bestermueller. This will be a real treat for Mark. He doesn't get to see much of his own father who is away in the service nor much of oldér brother Rick who is away at Loyola College most of the year. * * * I received a most interesting letter last week fromm Herb Winterstein of Sacramento, aretired school administrator, who coordinated the entire weeks activities of a unique learning experience which was carried out at Ready Springs School the week of June 8 thru 14, Fifty-five youngsters from the oil town of Fellows in Kern county returned home June 14 filled with new experiences, The children, from fifth through eighth grades, spent an entire trips, by bus, were made to Nevada City, Grass Valley, the Malakoff, Coloma and Sacramento. Experts in the fields of ducted the sessions and also acted as field guides. Teachers from the Midway District in Kern county and from-Ready Springs were in attendance at all times. The instructor that seems to have won the hearts of everyone, including the parents who attended the evening film and review sessions, was Dr, Underhill of Sierra College. The weeks activities came to a climax on Friday night when the children were special guests at a dress rehearsal of "An Evening with Victor Herbert" at the historic old Nevada Theatre. This unique summer session was under the direction of Willidm Locke, Ready Springs superintendent and F, Edward McPherson Midway District superdintendent from Kera county. Don't forget the Grange Public Party Saturday night June 28, at 8 p.m. : ** * eprom tape vr rrer peer vein Wa Hs ek Gad dos Ds J Tax rate undetermined as income not known > Nevada county's. supervisors finished their preliminary round of budget studies Tuesday morning and learned a little later that approved expenses and reserves for next year now total $6,981,701, This is~an increase of $1,277,433 from the 1968-69 county budget. Auditor John T. Trauner presented the total, emphasizing that his figures Tuesday only represent the expenditure side. Income to partially finance the budget will not be known until July, so it cannot be determined yet whether the 1969-70 budget will require a tax rate increase, decrease or about the same rate as this year's $2.48, Salaries take up almost half the total budget, $3,014,669, but maintenance is even higher at $4,417,221. However, this is reduced by’ $888,036 in cost applied. The fourth general category of.the budget is capital outlay which totals $117,023, Here are the_budget totals for each type of fund: — General fund -$5,382,846, up $768,234 from this year; accumulated capital outlay-$32,528, down $30,522; special road fund--$1,153,553, up $202,356; fish and game fund--$6,000 same; exploitation (promotion) fund--$38,200, up $900; special aviation--$47,750, up $16,120, The supervisors will give the 1969-70. expenditures another perusal in August, then will approve the document for the final time. This year's. budget sessions ital outlay items, including office equipment, The purpose was to shave enough to afford a pay raise which was granted county late April. At that time, the budget was $966,957 higher than this year's not counting salary increases, when the board finished its work Tuesday, the budget was $946,749 above this year's, with salary increases destined to push it still higher. That shouldn't indicate, however, that the supervisors were unsuccessful in whittling away at items. Many things were cut, but $100,000 was added to the general reserve Tuesday as a precaution against unforseen circumstances, That $100,000 naturally reversed on paper many of the decreases mad in earlier sessions. . , The biggest decrease made Tuesday was in the airport commission budget, which was lowered $11,438, placing it at this year's level. The board did that because there was no supporting evidence explaining requests for a part time clerk, professional services and an increase in special expense, There was even $500 for food, which T indicated the county could not finance, Here is a rundown of the budgets perused Tuesday: County dump animal -shelter $30,473, up $8,203 from this year. The board added $5,378 as its half share (Grass Valley pays the other half) of a four-wheel drive panel truck and anew employe, both for the animal shelter. Approval was conditional on getting Sierra county ‘into the animal shelter system. _ Home health agency -$103,640, a budget that was incorporated in hospital figures previously. All costs will be covered by revenue, This budget was reduced $663 and was approved 3-2 asaresult with Supervisors Dean Lawrence and Lou Hartman voting no, Supervisor William Thomas wanted to cut office equipment, but Hartman felt the agency, in a new location, would need: the equipment. He said the $663 cut was "like blowing at a haystack." Nevada General Hospital -$375,000, the county's share of the $1 million enterprise budget. Tuberculosis ons $10,500, same as this year. Care in state institutions -$12,500, up $1,000. . Crippled children--$11,000 in county money. The state pays $22,000, Veterans service officer -$18,672, up $1,631, Veterans Officer John Kootstra noted that he fs seeking more extra help next year because of a "tremendous influx of Vietnam veterans,"" Some 400 returnees from Vietnam have registered in his office since July, 1968, seeking such things as educational benefits. Recreation commission --$15,000 no change. Agriculture extension service --$8,705, down $87, ° Board of Education -$1,520, no. change; superintendent of schools--$18,544, down $364, Nevada City Veterans Building--$2,611, up $280; Grass Valley Veterans Building--$14,420, down $201; Truckee. Veterans Building --$2,254, down $32; Donner Summit American Legion rental--$280, no change. Law requires the county to provide rental or space for bona fide veterans’ groups, Trauner Airport commission --'$47,750, up $16,120. This budget “includes $25,450 for these capital outlay items: extending the tiedown into lot five, $16,500; taxi way improvements, $5,000; additional off ramp between the forest service and gasoline facilities, $950, 1,000 feet of fencing to keep people away from planes, $2,000. General reserve -$225,000, up $100,000; road reserve -$95,824, Liberal Arts chooses 10 . new directors Members of the Liberal Arts Commission. elected: 10 new members to the board of direc_tors and -reelected five at a meeting held last week. 7 The new board members elected are W. Lon Cooper, George Ellsworth; Leroy Geist, Fred Meyers, Harold Nye, David Osborn, Beryl Robinson Jr., Lucille Violet Howard and Shirley Willey. Incumbents elected were Arch McPherson, Isabel Hefelfinger, . Norma ‘Lewis, Charles Sailor and Dean Ross,

oe ae “ee @ _---* edi ministrator since Richard Kuhg : g #8 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 318 Broad. Street, Telephone 265-2471 — Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, Decree No, 12, 406, Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5. 00, E 5 3 3 g 5 Ss : also. John Kartozian will supply the piano music, Len and Walt Loffmark from Goodyears Bar are our strolling musicians and throughout the day will bring us old time tunes. The band combo from Marysville, that playedfor us last year, had such a ose thanks to the efforts of Everette Burkhard who is a member of the group. ‘Other participants from our com are the dance hall girls Helen Avery, Helen Beatie, Maciel Filer, Dora Grieme, Helene Hurlbut, Helen Steele, Marguerite Spaite and Joan Mader and Mary O'Neal, Barbara Sailor and Doris Bradley are. doing bits of the drama that follows. Gentlemen of the com‘pany are Ken Beatie, Larry Filer, Bill Thomas, Jim West and Clay Gilfillan, Martin G. Vogt is at the Siprocedures, } Last Friday evening the Bert Spaites gave a birthday party for Mrs, Roy Bradley of the Mobile Homes Park. Doris had mentioned that she liked Mexican food and the dinner was especially cooked to her taste. Her birthday was Geturday, June 14. Miss. Vicki Johnson who will marry Mr. Ernest Frazier on June 28 at the Little Wedding Chapel in Rough and Ready was honored with a bridal shower at the home of her grandmother Mrs. Ed Johnson last Friday evening. Vickie and Ernie both graduated from NUHS with the June class, Ernie is working in family, Mr. and Mrs. John Bestermueller. This will be a real treat for Mark. He doesn't get to see much of his own father who is away in the service nor much of oldér brother Rick who is away at Loyola College most of the year. * * * I received a most interesting letter last week fromm Herb Winterstein of Sacramento, aretired school administrator, who coordinated the entire weeks activities of a unique learning experience which was carried out at Ready Springs School the week of June 8 thru 14, Fifty-five youngsters from the oil town of Fellows in Kern county returned home June 14 filled with new experiences, The children, from fifth through eighth grades, spent an entire trips, by bus, were made to Nevada City, Grass Valley, the Malakoff, Coloma and Sacramento. Experts in the fields of ducted the sessions and also acted as field guides. Teachers from the Midway District in Kern county and from-Ready Springs were in attendance at all times. The instructor that seems to have won the hearts of everyone, including the parents who attended the evening film and review sessions, was Dr, Underhill of Sierra College. The weeks activities came to a climax on Friday night when the children were special guests at a dress rehearsal of "An Evening with Victor Herbert" at the historic old Nevada Theatre. This unique summer session was under the direction of Willidm Locke, Ready Springs superintendent and F, Edward McPherson Midway District superdintendent from Kera county. Don't forget the Grange Public Party Saturday night June 28, at 8 p.m. : ** * eprom tape vr rrer peer vein Wa Hs ek Gad dos Ds J Tax rate undetermined as income not known > Nevada county's. supervisors finished their preliminary round of budget studies Tuesday morning and learned a little later that approved expenses and reserves for next year now total $6,981,701, This is~an increase of $1,277,433 from the 1968-69 county budget. Auditor John T. Trauner presented the total, emphasizing that his figures Tuesday only represent the expenditure side. Income to partially finance the budget will not be known until July, so it cannot be determined yet whether the 1969-70 budget

will require a tax rate increase, decrease or about the same rate as this year's $2.48, Salaries take up almost half the total budget, $3,014,669, but maintenance is even higher at $4,417,221. However, this is reduced by’ $888,036 in cost applied. The fourth general category of.the budget is capital outlay which totals $117,023, Here are the_budget totals for each type of fund: — General fund -$5,382,846, up $768,234 from this year; accumulated capital outlay-$32,528, down $30,522; special road fund--$1,153,553, up $202,356; fish and game fund--$6,000 same; exploitation (promotion) fund--$38,200, up $900; special aviation--$47,750, up $16,120, The supervisors will give the 1969-70. expenditures another perusal in August, then will approve the document for the final time. This year's. budget sessions ital outlay items, including office equipment, The purpose was to shave enough to afford a pay raise which was granted county late April. At that time, the budget was $966,957 higher than this year's not counting salary increases, when the board finished its work Tuesday, the budget was $946,749 above this year's, with salary increases destined to push it still higher. That shouldn't indicate, however, that the supervisors were unsuccessful in whittling away at items. Many things were cut, but $100,000 was added to the general reserve Tuesday as a precaution against unforseen circumstances, That $100,000 naturally reversed on paper many of the decreases mad in earlier sessions. . , The biggest decrease made Tuesday was in the airport commission budget, which was lowered $11,438, placing it at this year's level. The board did that because there was no supporting evidence explaining requests for a part time clerk, professional services and an increase in special expense, There was even $500 for food, which T indicated the county could not finance, Here is a rundown of the budgets perused Tuesday: County dump animal -shelter $30,473, up $8,203 from this year. The board added $5,378 as its half share (Grass Valley pays the other half) of a four-wheel drive panel truck and anew employe, both for the animal shelter. Approval was conditional on getting Sierra county ‘into the animal shelter system. _ Home health agency -$103,640, a budget that was incorporated in hospital figures previously. All costs will be covered by revenue, This budget was reduced $663 and was approved 3-2 asaresult with Supervisors Dean Lawrence and Lou Hartman voting no, Supervisor William Thomas wanted to cut office equipment, but Hartman felt the agency, in a new location, would need: the equipment. He said the $663 cut was "like blowing at a haystack." Nevada General Hospital -$375,000, the county's share of the $1 million enterprise budget. Tuberculosis ons $10,500, same as this year. Care in state institutions -$12,500, up $1,000. . Crippled children--$11,000 in county money. The state pays $22,000, Veterans service officer -$18,672, up $1,631, Veterans Officer John Kootstra noted that he fs seeking more extra help next year because of a "tremendous influx of Vietnam veterans,"" Some 400 returnees from Vietnam have registered in his office since July, 1968, seeking such things as educational benefits. Recreation commission --$15,000 no change. Agriculture extension service --$8,705, down $87, ° Board of Education -$1,520, no. change; superintendent of schools--$18,544, down $364, Nevada City Veterans Building--$2,611, up $280; Grass Valley Veterans Building--$14,420, down $201; Truckee. Veterans Building --$2,254, down $32; Donner Summit American Legion rental--$280, no change. Law requires the county to provide rental or space for bona fide veterans’ groups, Trauner Airport commission --'$47,750, up $16,120. This budget “includes $25,450 for these capital outlay items: extending the tiedown into lot five, $16,500; taxi way improvements, $5,000; additional off ramp between the forest service and gasoline facilities, $950, 1,000 feet of fencing to keep people away from planes, $2,000. General reserve -$225,000, up $100,000; road reserve -$95,824, Liberal Arts chooses 10 . new directors Members of the Liberal Arts Commission. elected: 10 new members to the board of direc_tors and -reelected five at a meeting held last week. 7 The new board members elected are W. Lon Cooper, George Ellsworth; Leroy Geist, Fred Meyers, Harold Nye, David Osborn, Beryl Robinson Jr., Lucille Violet Howard and Shirley Willey. Incumbents elected were Arch McPherson, Isabel Hefelfinger, . Norma ‘Lewis, Charles Sailor and Dean Ross,