June 9, 1971 (8 pages)

. } . Union Hill, Hill, Gold Flat, . . PBRIODICALS SECTION 5/16/71 Fs GAL, ST. LIBRARY ita na dineap naeconeanenectyesaatio tn heabeadeadesdoetcbanbenendae secon! sashipob cakaialevidilaale cchevhanlacdeisostntard \ SACTO. CAL. 95814 __NUMBER A VOLUME 49 FADA CO Nie Io ae ae Ma i Pee dae eagle intake ety te OEE EG LOL EE LR EEO SE RAE WL REALE A LY IEA ct nn cee a I to soe ae ort Aiko tp gripe ete, ‘ite Seithate ini t 10 Cents ry Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City ROM ITE TR, Vestn merece y= PINE SE 1 hha PEEPS NUGGET Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La ‘Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Sridgeport, Birchville, seta s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, ; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1971 Mayor. John Rankin gets Kilroy award It was a gas light era picnic mood and "even the ants" were there when the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce gave Mayor John Rankin the annual Elza Kilroy award and installed officers Saturday night. Roy Stauffer gave the gavel to Gene Rial under the direction of Fay Dunbar, installing official. "I'm overcome, I can't say anything," was the mayor's response when Elza Kilroy pre. sented him with the award for “outstanding ‘service beyond the call -of. duty to Nevada.-City." Rankin was taken by surprise for earlier Kilroy had given him a "gimmick" present for outstanding service to the city. Undersheriff Frank Gallino was last year's recipient of the award, Stauffer traced chamber high. lights of the past year including the trade fair, Christmas decorations, Fourth of July Celebration, and the annual bicycle races,With cessation of some county chamber activities, Stauffer claimed that local chambers have a greater responsibility than before in promoting the town and playing host to visitors, He welcomed the coming of gas lighting to the city, and said he hoped the county government will accept the city's offer to convert Ott's Assay Office into a tourist information center. Tom Owens, retiring vice president and Fathers’ Day Bicycle Race chairman, gave Stauffer a gold nugget. "Members feel he is in love with the area: and gets things done," Owens said. "Nevada City needs an uplift, particularly since the county « chamber is closing its office. We need more support, both financial and moral," were the words of incoming president Rial. A gas light to celebrate the coming of the new type of lighting glowed on the stage throughout the program and dinner. Wayne Smith, chamber director, and a Pacific Gas and Elec‘tric Company employe, traced the history of gas lighting. ‘With tongue in cheek, Smith showed primitive equipment allegedly used in cave man days. In a more serious vein he said the lighting originated in Great Britain in 1813, and West Minister Bridge was the first example of "outdoor lighting." Gas lights came to Nevada City in 1859 and to Grass Valley in 1862, Baltimore used gas ligi:*#ng in 1816, and they reached San Francisco in 1854, Acrian Pierce, who built a small gas. plant at Coyote and Main street was the first purveyor of gas in Nevada City, he said. Smith claimed gas is one of the commodities which has failéd to keep pace with the cost of living, and to be glad to-see it coming baek-to Nevada City and Grass Valley. The program included introduction of prospective Fourth of July queens, greetings from the Grass Valley and JayCee chambers of commerce, musical selections by Patti Jones and Dale Brown, guessing games, and and old fashioned costume judging. Miss Jones, accompaning herself on a guitar sang an old song with a Nevada City flair, written by Mildred Cook. Some ‘of the approximately 100 people came in period costume. Elza Kilroy and Elnor Lambert were judged winners in the contest. Fd Purssell and the Rev, Reinhold Tilstra captured prizes for guessing the nearest correct number of pennies in a glass jug. Mayor Rankin explained prospective federal grants for restoration and other improvements in Nevada City and said he is hopeful that they wil be approved within a month. Ruby Nobles, former chamber secretary, arranged the dinner ahd program and served as master of ceremonies. She sprinkled "black and red ants" on each red checkered table clothing saying that "ants are traditional visitors" at all picnics. It is suspected that the ants were red and black pepper. It also is suspected that the former secretary whipped up the old fashioned ginger bread which topped the fried chicken and potato salad picnic supper. Officers installed were Rial, Tom Coleman, vice president; Don Schmitz, treasurer; and Earl Erickson, Norma Lewis, Tom Mosac, Louise Rankin and Vernon Stovall, directors, Cathy Whittlesey will’continue as secretary. ELNOR LAMBERT and Elza Kilroy were winners of the old fashioned contest. Here Kilroy demonstrates to Mrs. Lambert how ice cream was made in the old days,Californians urged to shape state _ Californians were urged today by the statewide environmental organization California Tomorrow to take a direct part in shaping the future of their state. Commenting upon progress to : date in refinement of the organization's sketch plan for the state's development, published earlier this year, executive secretary John W. Abbott forecast that a period of 15 months will be needed to complete a "second edition." The 6,200 -member group's quarterly journal, "Cry California," summarizes suggestions and comments. received at the San Francisco April conference on the plan, attended by morethan 600 persons from throughout the st ate. Abbott said the detailed views of business, labor, professional, civic and government groups and the general public are being solicited. This information will be added to data already under review. "There needs to be much greater public awareness of the plan and its potential," Abbott noted, "and every Californian has a personal stake in this effort. That is why we want to get the plan discussed as widely as possible. Because it is concerned with such a broad range of environmental, social and economic issues, we need the comments and viewpoints of people everywhere in the state." Since the conference, members of tfié plan task force have presented’ the plan before national, statewide and regional meetings, including the American Institute of Planners, Episcopal Diocese of California, League of California Cities, San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association, League of Women Voters, Junior League, Commission on _ Population Growth and the American Future, Marin County Parks and Recreation Commission Symposium, California Housing Coa.; ion, and high school, college and university forums in Northern and Southern California, ¥ Abbott, a consultant to California Tomorrow _ since its founding in 1961, was recently. named to the newly created position of executive secretary.

. } . Union Hill, Hill, Gold Flat, . . PBRIODICALS SECTION 5/16/71 Fs GAL, ST. LIBRARY ita na dineap naeconeanenectyesaatio tn heabeadeadesdoetcbanbenendae secon! sashipob cakaialevidilaale cchevhanlacdeisostntard \ SACTO. CAL. 95814 __NUMBER A VOLUME 49 FADA CO Nie Io ae ae Ma i Pee dae eagle intake ety te OEE EG LOL EE LR EEO SE RAE WL REALE A LY IEA ct nn cee a I to soe ae ort Aiko tp gripe ete, ‘ite Seithate ini t 10 Cents ry Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City ROM ITE TR, Vestn merece y= PINE SE 1 hha PEEPS NUGGET Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La ‘Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Sridgeport, Birchville, seta s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, ; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1971 Mayor. John Rankin gets Kilroy award It was a gas light era picnic mood and "even the ants" were there when the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce gave Mayor John Rankin the annual Elza Kilroy award and installed officers Saturday night. Roy Stauffer gave the gavel to Gene Rial under the direction of Fay Dunbar, installing official. "I'm overcome, I can't say anything," was the mayor's response when Elza Kilroy pre. sented him with the award for “outstanding ‘service beyond the call -of. duty to Nevada.-City." Rankin was taken by surprise for earlier Kilroy had given him a "gimmick" present for outstanding service to the city. Undersheriff Frank Gallino was last year's recipient of the award, Stauffer traced chamber high. lights of the past year including the trade fair, Christmas decorations, Fourth of July Celebration, and the annual bicycle races,With cessation of some county chamber activities, Stauffer claimed that local chambers have a greater responsibility than before in promoting the town and playing host to visitors, He welcomed the coming of gas lighting to the city, and said he hoped the county government will accept the city's offer to convert Ott's Assay Office into a tourist information center. Tom Owens, retiring vice president and Fathers’ Day Bicycle Race chairman, gave Stauffer a gold nugget. "Members feel he is in love with the area: and gets things done," Owens said. "Nevada City needs an uplift, particularly since the county « chamber is closing its office. We need more support, both financial and moral," were the words of incoming president Rial. A gas light to celebrate the coming of the new type of lighting glowed on the stage throughout the program and dinner. Wayne Smith, chamber director, and a Pacific Gas and Elec‘tric Company employe, traced the history of gas lighting. ‘With tongue in cheek, Smith showed primitive equipment allegedly used in cave man days. In a more serious vein he said the lighting originated in Great Britain in 1813, and West Minister Bridge was the first example of "outdoor lighting." Gas lights came to Nevada City in 1859 and to Grass Valley in 1862, Baltimore used gas ligi:*#ng in 1816, and they reached San Francisco in 1854, Acrian Pierce, who built a small gas. plant at Coyote and Main street was the first purveyor of gas in Nevada City, he said. Smith claimed gas is one of the commodities which has failéd to keep pace with the cost of living, and to be glad

to-see it coming baek-to Nevada City and Grass Valley. The program included introduction of prospective Fourth of July queens, greetings from the Grass Valley and JayCee chambers of commerce, musical selections by Patti Jones and Dale Brown, guessing games, and and old fashioned costume judging. Miss Jones, accompaning herself on a guitar sang an old song with a Nevada City flair, written by Mildred Cook. Some ‘of the approximately 100 people came in period costume. Elza Kilroy and Elnor Lambert were judged winners in the contest. Fd Purssell and the Rev, Reinhold Tilstra captured prizes for guessing the nearest correct number of pennies in a glass jug. Mayor Rankin explained prospective federal grants for restoration and other improvements in Nevada City and said he is hopeful that they wil be approved within a month. Ruby Nobles, former chamber secretary, arranged the dinner ahd program and served as master of ceremonies. She sprinkled "black and red ants" on each red checkered table clothing saying that "ants are traditional visitors" at all picnics. It is suspected that the ants were red and black pepper. It also is suspected that the former secretary whipped up the old fashioned ginger bread which topped the fried chicken and potato salad picnic supper. Officers installed were Rial, Tom Coleman, vice president; Don Schmitz, treasurer; and Earl Erickson, Norma Lewis, Tom Mosac, Louise Rankin and Vernon Stovall, directors, Cathy Whittlesey will’continue as secretary. ELNOR LAMBERT and Elza Kilroy were winners of the old fashioned contest. Here Kilroy demonstrates to Mrs. Lambert how ice cream was made in the old days,Californians urged to shape state _ Californians were urged today by the statewide environmental organization California Tomorrow to take a direct part in shaping the future of their state. Commenting upon progress to : date in refinement of the organization's sketch plan for the state's development, published earlier this year, executive secretary John W. Abbott forecast that a period of 15 months will be needed to complete a "second edition." The 6,200 -member group's quarterly journal, "Cry California," summarizes suggestions and comments. received at the San Francisco April conference on the plan, attended by morethan 600 persons from throughout the st ate. Abbott said the detailed views of business, labor, professional, civic and government groups and the general public are being solicited. This information will be added to data already under review. "There needs to be much greater public awareness of the plan and its potential," Abbott noted, "and every Californian has a personal stake in this effort. That is why we want to get the plan discussed as widely as possible. Because it is concerned with such a broad range of environmental, social and economic issues, we need the comments and viewpoints of people everywhere in the state." Since the conference, members of tfié plan task force have presented’ the plan before national, statewide and regional meetings, including the American Institute of Planners, Episcopal Diocese of California, League of California Cities, San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association, League of Women Voters, Junior League, Commission on _ Population Growth and the American Future, Marin County Parks and Recreation Commission Symposium, California Housing Coa.; ion, and high school, college and university forums in Northern and Southern California, ¥ Abbott, a consultant to California Tomorrow _ since its founding in 1961, was recently. named to the newly created position of executive secretary.