March 11, 1965 (20 pages)

EDITORIAL Aarch a 1965 A GOOD MILITARY BAND WOULD BE A BIG HELP 10 THE JULY FOURTH PARADE The busy spring season is almost upon us and then, before you knaw,jit, comes the Fourth of July and summer vacation time. ~ Looking ahead a little bit to the Fourth of July celebration, we are hoping that this year a first-rate military and canbe included in the Grass Valley parade’. ' In recent years, the local parades have had many good musical units, and we hope these will continue to participate. But what could be more stirring and appropriate in addition, than to have anarmy, air force, navy or marine band leading the parade? . Undoubtedly these band units throughout Northern California are much in demand on America's Independence Day. But surely there is no celebration more worthy of their consideration than the big, traditional Fourth of July parades in-Grass Valley and Nevada City. Obtaining a military band for this year's parade will require some quick action and a good deal of persuasion. But we hope’ a successful effort will be made, if it has not been already. IN THE FOOTHILLS VEIN CLEAR CUT PRACTICES COULD RUIN OUR SCENIC HIGHWAYS In a letter to the editor in this issue Mrs. Dorothy Sanders of Nevada City raises the question of the erosion and storm damage dangers caused by lax state forest practice laws which permit clear cutting of timber land. Mrs, Sanders points out that the recent storms here gave ample evidence of these dangers. Roads were covered with mud from subdivisions which were virtually clear cut and then left to stand while lots were sold. Locally we have another problem which is related to failure of state logging practices laws, but also poses another danger--the destruction of our scenic highways. The Nevada County Planning Commission some months ago granted a use permit for construction of a mobile home park on Highway 49 adjacent to the Nevada City limits, One of the conditions of the permit was that a sizable screen of trees be left along the road to block the park from the view of highway users, This was done because Highway 49 had been designated by the state as part of the scenic highway system and the county supervisors had asked the commission to make a study of the roads in the scenic highway system with an eye toward drawing up an ordinance which would regulate uses along the road to protect the scenic value. Because of this request from the supervisors the planning commission felt it could impose the request for the screening of trees in the hopes that the scenic highway would be protected until regulations could be enacted by the county. No such regulations have been enacted by the county and as far as the trailer court goes, the commission had done all it could do, They can impose restrictions on a use permit application, but they can not make the applicant construct what he says he is going to construct in the application. So now the land which was supposed to be the site of "a trailer park has been cut off. This includes the area _ ours, which had been designated for the road screen. As these pictures indicate, it is now too late for a Who is at. fault for this? Both the state and the cainty. Until the state forest practice laws are changed to provide for more strict regulation of clear cutting, this thing will continue to happen all over the state and the county. Until the county enacts regulations governing actions along the scenic highways in the county, both the quality of and value of the land in the county and. the whole scenic highway concept will be in danger. : esee8 THE RAT WAR in Nevada City was a success according to a letter from District I Highway Engineer W. L. Warren which was read at the Nevada City Council meeting Monday night, but we wonder if we have not created a frankenstein, Warren wrotethat careful use of the specialized poison called Rat-I-Cate had been applied along the Deer Creek freeway route and the bait take plus the large number of dead rats found indicated thet the extermination project had been a success, Now a local resident tells us she is suddenly discovering a large number of ticks coming into the house on the persons of her children. Although it is the tick season, she cast her mind back to the great plagues of Europe caused by rat carried vermin and just wondered if the sudden appearance of ticks was not in part due to the sudden demise of a large number of rats. Your guess is as good as ---Don Hoagland CALIFORNIA RAPID RAIL TRANSPORTATION ‘WILL END TAHOE TRAFFIC JAM The trunk-line highway route between San Francisco and Reno will not be adequate to handle the traffic, even after the new freeway relieves the Sacramento bottleneck. As traffic increases, other bottlenecks will crop up. The weather over the summit will continue to cause a few. troubles. Furthermore, the increased traffic lured to the mountains by Interstate 80 will add to and become a part of intolerably worsening local traffic conditions at Reno, Squaw Valley, and Lake Tahoe. A reasonable lone-range approach to the Bay AreaSacramento-Tahoe-Reno transportation problem might include the following elements: 1, The Southern Pacific should be induced by one means or another to put on a series of well-scheduled, modern trains between Oakland and Reno, for skiers and weekend travelers and vacationers. These trains would stop only at Sacramento, possibly Auburn or Colfax, possibly Norden, and Truckee, They would be built for the comfort and convenience of families with a lot of luggage, as well as individuals. ‘trailer park as envisioned by the planning commission . Ne SITES ~ Luggage could be checked through to the destination . lvery simply, as is now done by the airlines. The trains would be carefully designed to accommodate different types of travellers. In addition to ordinary seat coaches there could be, for example, special compartments which could be reserved by entire families, Modern, quick cafeteria style dining could he provided, toget away fromthe expense, long waits, and formalities of traditional dining car service. 2. A large parking skyscraper could be built at the Oakland Mole. Here Bay Area people could leave their cars, after checking into the depot with their luggage. A similar facility could be built at the Sacramento depot.: 3. People getting off at Truckee could be met by buses which would take them and their checked baggage to G96I ‘OI YoreW***1e33nN AIuN0D Squaw Valley or to Lake Tahoe destinations, 4. Some day, this trunk line could be augmented by direct rail connections with San Francisco, the Peninsula and Marin County. And some day, those getting off at Truckee might transfer to rapid transit trains which would follow the old rail route up the Truckee River, and then run completely around Lake Tahoe, ; Those debarking at central depots at various points on Lake Tahoe could well be met by special jitney buses, which would carry them to their specific destinations, ‘People getting off the S.P. trains at Reno or at Norden could find similar local transportation. _ Lake Tahoe, I maintain, is a “natural” for rapid tranSit. Because the lake basin is closely confined by moun‘tains, a rapid transit line could inevitably pass within ‘half a mile of most resorts and homes, Rapid transit at ithe Lake would relieve the pressure on the highways, and ‘there would be no further need of setting aside more and more right-of-ways for freeways. The predators at Lake Tahoe right now are not only people but cars: it's the cars that are causing acre upon acre of meadow. and forest land to be paved over for parking at the north and south ends; it's cars that invite the proliferation of neon alleys in the resort areas; it's cars that are polluting the air at Tahoe; it's cars that encourage developments to spread out helter-skelter through a fragile paradise. Who will pay for all this? The public will pay, of course, through taxing public authorities, But 1 might add that the public will pay in any case, We'll pay a lot more, though, if we continue to insist on subsidizing a kind of transportation that won't do the job in the long run. WASHINGTON CALLING -ae Heller SAGGING AMERICAN IMAGE WASHINGTON --"YanksGo Home.” “Down with American Imperialism." "GetOut of Viet Nam, " Signs like these have blossomed in a dozen capitals and in some instances against the background of a smoking USIS library or an American embassy with broken windows and a smeared facade. These demonstrations cost the Communists little in dollars or manpower. Some are self-generated out of conviction or beatnikism, But whatever the actual cost they pay enormous dividends for communism if they contribute toward what is said to be a growing trend toward a new isolationism in this country. Is this trend a serious threat to the leadership role that goes with A merica's far-reaching military and economic power? There is no hard answer to that question. But in public. opinion the score of mounting frustration and irritation adds up to an impatient: If they don't want us why don't we get out? On top of this the bitter and seemingly endless struggle . in Viet Nam contributes to a sense of hopelessness, For z @ pea . & many of the impatient the “military solution” is be« coming daily more attractive, Those skeptical of this solution” in Viet Nam, or for that matter ‘as a cure-all ) March 10, 1965.Nevada County Nugget.

EDITORIAL Aarch a 1965 A GOOD MILITARY BAND WOULD BE A BIG HELP 10 THE JULY FOURTH PARADE The busy spring season is almost upon us and then, before you knaw,jit, comes the Fourth of July and summer vacation time.. ~ Looking ahead a little bit to the Fourth of July celebration, we are hoping that this year a first-rate military and canbe included in the Grass Valley parade’. ' In recent years, the local parades have had many good musical units, and we hope these will continue to participate. But what could be more stirring and appropriate in addition, than to have anarmy, air force, navy or marine band leading the parade? . Undoubtedly these band units throughout Northern California are much in demand on America's Independence Day. But surely there is no celebration more worthy of their consideration than the big, traditional Fourth of July parades in-Grass Valley and Nevada City. Obtaining a military band for this year's parade will require some quick action and a good deal of persuasion. But we hope’ a successful effort will be made, if it has not been already. IN THE FOOTHILLS VEIN CLEAR CUT PRACTICES COULD RUIN OUR SCENIC HIGHWAYS In a letter to the editor in this issue Mrs. Dorothy Sanders of Nevada City raises the question of the erosion and storm damage dangers caused by lax state forest practice laws which permit clear cutting of timber land. Mrs, Sanders points out that the recent storms here gave ample evidence of these dangers. Roads were covered with mud from subdivisions which were virtually clear cut and then left to stand while lots were sold. Locally we have another problem which is related to failure of state logging practices laws, but also poses another danger--the destruction of our scenic highways. The Nevada County Planning Commission some months ago granted a use permit for construction of a mobile home park on Highway 49 adjacent to the Nevada City limits, One of the conditions of the permit was that a sizable screen of trees be left along the road to block the park from the view of highway users, This was done because Highway 49 had been designated by the state as part of the scenic highway system and the county supervisors had asked the commission to make a study of the roads in the scenic highway system with an eye toward drawing up an ordinance which would regulate uses along the road to protect the scenic value. Because of this request from the supervisors the planning commission felt it could impose the request for the screening of trees in the hopes that the scenic highway would be protected until regulations could be enacted by the county. No such regulations have been enacted by the county and as far as the trailer court goes, the commission had done all it could do, They can impose restrictions on a use permit application, but they can not make the applicant construct what he says he is going to construct in the application. So now the land which was supposed to be the site of "a trailer park has been cut off. This includes the area _ ours, which had been designated for the road screen. As these pictures indicate, it is now too late for a Who is at. fault for this? Both the state and the cainty. Until the state forest practice laws are changed to provide for more strict regulation of clear cutting, this thing will continue to happen all over the state and the county. Until the county enacts regulations governing actions along the scenic highways in the county, both the quality of and value of the land in the county and. the whole scenic highway concept will be in danger. : esee8 THE RAT WAR in Nevada City was a success according to a letter from District I Highway Engineer W. L. Warren which was read at the Nevada City Council meeting Monday night, but we wonder if we have not created a frankenstein, Warren wrotethat careful use of the specialized poison called Rat-I-Cate had been applied along the Deer Creek freeway route and the bait take plus the large number of dead rats found indicated thet the extermination project had been a success, Now a local resident tells us she is suddenly discovering a large number of ticks coming into the house on the persons of her children. Although it is the tick season, she cast her mind back to the great plagues of Europe caused by rat carried vermin and just wondered if the sudden appearance of ticks was not in part due to the sudden demise of a large number of rats. Your guess is as good as ---Don Hoagland CALIFORNIA RAPID RAIL TRANSPORTATION ‘WILL END TAHOE TRAFFIC JAM The trunk-line highway route between San Francisco and Reno will not be adequate to handle the traffic, even after the new freeway relieves the Sacramento bottleneck.

As traffic increases, other bottlenecks will crop up. The weather over the summit will continue to cause a few. troubles. Furthermore, the increased traffic lured to the mountains by Interstate 80 will add to and become a part of intolerably worsening local traffic conditions at Reno, Squaw Valley, and Lake Tahoe. A reasonable lone-range approach to the Bay AreaSacramento-Tahoe-Reno transportation problem might include the following elements: 1, The Southern Pacific should be induced by one means or another to put on a series of well-scheduled, modern trains between Oakland and Reno, for skiers and weekend travelers and vacationers. These trains would stop only at Sacramento, possibly Auburn or Colfax, possibly Norden, and Truckee, They would be built for the comfort and convenience of families with a lot of luggage, as well as individuals. ‘trailer park as envisioned by the planning commission . Ne SITES ~ Luggage could be checked through to the destination . lvery simply, as is now done by the airlines. The trains would be carefully designed to accommodate different types of travellers. In addition to ordinary seat coaches there could be, for example, special compartments which could be reserved by entire families, Modern, quick cafeteria style dining could he provided, toget away fromthe expense, long waits, and formalities of traditional dining car service. 2. A large parking skyscraper could be built at the Oakland Mole. Here Bay Area people could leave their cars, after checking into the depot with their luggage. A similar facility could be built at the Sacramento depot.: 3. People getting off at Truckee could be met by buses which would take them and their checked baggage to G96I ‘OI YoreW***1e33nN AIuN0D Squaw Valley or to Lake Tahoe destinations, 4. Some day, this trunk line could be augmented by direct rail connections with San Francisco, the Peninsula and Marin County. And some day, those getting off at Truckee might transfer to rapid transit trains which would follow the old rail route up the Truckee River, and then run completely around Lake Tahoe, ; Those debarking at central depots at various points on Lake Tahoe could well be met by special jitney buses, which would carry them to their specific destinations, ‘People getting off the S.P. trains at Reno or at Norden could find similar local transportation. _ Lake Tahoe, I maintain, is a “natural” for rapid tranSit. Because the lake basin is closely confined by moun‘tains, a rapid transit line could inevitably pass within ‘half a mile of most resorts and homes, Rapid transit at ithe Lake would relieve the pressure on the highways, and ‘there would be no further need of setting aside more and more right-of-ways for freeways. The predators at Lake Tahoe right now are not only people but cars: it's the cars that are causing acre upon acre of meadow. and forest land to be paved over for parking at the north and south ends; it's cars that invite the proliferation of neon alleys in the resort areas; it's cars that are polluting the air at Tahoe; it's cars that encourage developments to spread out helter-skelter through a fragile paradise. Who will pay for all this? The public will pay, of course, through taxing public authorities, But 1 might add that the public will pay in any case, We'll pay a lot more, though, if we continue to insist on subsidizing a kind of transportation that won't do the job in the long run. WASHINGTON CALLING -ae Heller SAGGING AMERICAN IMAGE WASHINGTON --"YanksGo Home.” “Down with American Imperialism." "GetOut of Viet Nam, " Signs like these have blossomed in a dozen capitals and in some instances against the background of a smoking USIS library or an American embassy with broken windows and a smeared facade. These demonstrations cost the Communists little in dollars or manpower. Some are self-generated out of conviction or beatnikism, But whatever the actual cost they pay enormous dividends for communism if they contribute toward what is said to be a growing trend toward a new isolationism in this country. Is this trend a serious threat to the leadership role that goes with A merica's far-reaching military and economic power? There is no hard answer to that question. But in public. opinion the score of mounting frustration and irritation adds up to an impatient: If they don't want us why don't we get out? On top of this the bitter and seemingly endless struggle . in Viet Nam contributes to a sense of hopelessness, For z @ pea . & many of the impatient the “military solution” is be« coming daily more attractive, Those skeptical of this solution” in Viet Nam, or for that matter ‘as a cure-all ) March 10, 1965..Nevada County Nugget..