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THE NEVADA COUNTY CITIZEN ©
‘And Nevada City -Grass Valley Nugget& Tri-County News
Published Every Wednesday By
NEVADA COUNTY CITIZEN INC, .
132 Main St., Nevada City, Calif.
Telephone Grass Valley/or Nevada’ Cry 126
ATPORE HONG ee ee Publisher
R. Dean Thomipeh . Editor-Manager
DOW PRichougn . Se ee Circulation Manager
CURTISS NIC WEE oe SS a SEs Art Editor
Margaret Abrahamson. ..... Society Editor
Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif.
Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation
by the Nevada County Superior Court, November 6, 1951,
Decree No, 10,023
Subscription Rates: One year, $3.00; Two years, $5.00
Three years, $7.00
Printed by Berliner & Mc Ginnis, Nevada City
Te The
Editor
Editor,
The Nugget:
Fhe enclosed clipping is
from our local paper, the
Bremerton, Wash., Sun.
If youhave articles on You
Bet, Grizzly Hill, Remington
Hill or Little York, I should
like to atrange for your forwarding them to -me.
Please advise,
Very Respectfully
Joseph W. Flynn
EDITORIAL
A Desire To Serve
By now, most readers of the Citizen
should be aware of the fact that as of this
edition, their newspaper is merged with
the Nugget. A quick glance through/these
‘pages should satisfy them that most of
their favorite Citizen features have also
merged with the: Nugget.
Nugget readers, of which there are many,
will --we hope--be pleased to seethat
all of the best Nugget features will remain a part of their newspaper.
We.have made sometypographical
changes in the Nugget masthead--with
out changing its basic character--in
keeping with the clean, pictorial format
which the Citizen has used and which we
intend to perpetuate.
But these are all details, physical matters of appearance and style and technique which no matter how important they
seem momentarily, are in fact only surface matters.
Perhaps it is more important at this time
that we make ourselves clear concerning
a question whichmany have asked us
during the past week. The question, in
essense, is: whose editorial policy will
now be followed, the Nugget's or the
. Citizen's?
While it is the Citizen organization and
personnel that will now prepare editorial
copy, it should be said that in the tradition of boththe Nugget and the Citizen
we donot and will not hold preconceived,
unchangeable positions on issues of
public importance.
On the other hand, it.is an old belief
of the Nugget, and considerably less old
but no less strongly held belief of the
Citizen, that toreport the news fully and
accurately is necessary but not enough.
Completeness and accuracy you can
findin an encyclopedia. In a newspaper
_ youneed something more: enthusiasm; a
willingness to interpret the news; a desire to dig out a story; a love for the community--its fascinating past, its present
beauty, its bright future; awillingness to
laugh or cry; a penchant for climbing out
on a limb once in a while; a desire to
serve rather than dictate.
These are beliefs mutually held by the
Nugget and the Citizen in the past. You
may be assured that they will now be carried forward, doubly strengthened.
A fiffal note: we wishto thank Mr. and
Mrs. John D. Truscott for the cordial and
invaluable assistance they have rendered
the Citizen staff in the complicated task
of taking over the Nugget.
1
Stories, poems, essays, drawings and
news of general interest, compiled from
the classwork of students in Nevada
County Schools. All schools and teachers
are cordially invited to submit materjal
for this column. P)
This week's material is written by otht
grade students in Bruce Harvey's classes
at Nevada Union Junior High.
LIFE
By Judy Malcolm:
Beautiful, clean, and
gracious,
Yet frightening.
Happy. gay,
But sad and lonely.
What is this thing of many
faces?
I ask you,
If one thinks for a moment,
It is not such a puzzle.
Tis thewhirlpool of life itself
P.S. I wasbornin Little York
on the hill above Dutch Flat
and my brother in Remington
Hill area.
(Ed. Note: Enclosed clipping
was an A.P. story telling of
the Nugget*snameplate list=
ing of historic mining towns. )
he
The California Maritime
Academy near Vallejo has a
67 -acre campus and a deepwater pier which provides
berthing space for the training ship, “Golden Bear, “
, There are almost 65
million telephones in North
WHAT SHOULD BE THE
MAIN ISSUE IN THE 1960
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?
RESTORATION OF
DEMOCRACY
by Louise Moore
In the year 1960, the primary concern of the United
States will be that of electing
a new president. The man
and party emerging victorious should depend upon what
issues are discussed during the
primaries and also what each
patty stands for.
There are many issues the
solution of which will be regarded by political candidates as being necessary for
the advancement and protection of the United States.
One problem which causes
wide controversy is religion.
Do we wanta Catholic president? Should we continue
manufacturing andtesting
weapons of war that kill and
maim our fellow man?: “Let's
promote more peace,” cry
people everywhere. How
much should be spent on
foreign aid? These and many
other questions will be debated in the 1960 presidential
campaign. .
When there are so many
ideas before us in the newspapers, on radio and television, we all wonder which
issue is the most important.
To me, the most important
issue has been carelessly
overlooked. It is, “The
Restoration of Democracy."
‘True, our government was
founded as a democracy
“conceived in liberty," and
the American people are.
proud of this. But, as termites silently destroya
building, so gangsters and political crooks have crept in
permeating the foundation of
our democratic government.
This gradual decay of our
government has removed it
farther and farther away from
its sole intent; that of a "government ofthe people, by the
people, and for the people."
Before we attempt to improve systems of government
in foreign countries, we
should ask: Isthe "American
way of life" really up to pat?
We should set an example.
America. _ .
oung citIZeNS.
to rum
Topical Comment By Students Of
The Nevada Union High School
CITIZEN
A Unanimous Selection
ching happen in a true democracy?
Another of the primary evils
confronting our country is
that of the elite class of
people who control production and make millions of
dollars daily when many
werking-—men.donot have .
enough income to feed,
clothe, ‘and provide the necessities for their families.
All presidential candidates
vow to uphold the bill of
rights andto defend the Constitution. However, none of
them’ seem to be in favor of
abolishing the two Congressional committees which
have placed the First Amendment in jeopardy. These
committees--the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and: the Senate Internal-Security Committee
seem to exist for the purpose
of inhibiting criticism, stifling dissent and curtailing
.debate. This “guided democracy" has the pattern of
totalitarianism.
Debating the question of
these committees would give
the national electorate a
chance to decide whether it
approves of informal annulmeni of First Amendment:
guarantees by Congressional
committees, through inhibiting our right to freedom of
speech, freedom of the press,
freedom of religion and the
right to assemble peaceably
and petition the government.
Yet none of the candidates
have discussed these committees which would inhibit
our freedom.
Approximately one-hundred years ago, Abraham
Lincolnemancipated the
slaves. This man was unquestionably one of our
greatest presidents and he
served during a crisis: This
year the United States is facing many crisisand this year
we need another Lincoln who
will promote equality and
democracy forall. We need
a Lincoln to emancipate the
“wage Slaves, " to protect and
defend the rights of the
American people.
Peace and progress can be .
built only when our foundation of democracy must be
restored. before we build any
farther.
ra
LILY WILCOX
WEEK OF THE
Lily Wilcox of Nevada City was unanimously selectedtobe our Citizen of the
Week by the Nevada City Girl Scout
Council, and we concur with the idea
after hearing about her from her many
friends and neighbors.
Lily has hadhertroop, No. 11, for five
years. She first took the girls when they
were in the third grade, and now this year
they are eighth graders. The Wilcox's
are the parents of four children, one boy
and three girls. All three of the girls are
scouts, although just one is in her
mother's troop. The son, who is just in
kindergarten, is tooyoung, butall things
being equal, we imagine that one day he
too will be in scouting. Howard Wilcox is
the owner of the Family Barber Shop on
Broad Street.
To quote Mrs. Ernest Roberts, presiT“dent of the Nevada City Girl Scout
Council, "Lily is a favorite leader of
everyone. Sheis also a friend to everyone. We feel’that she best expresses
what a scout leader should be in not only
her work, but in her daily activities and
throughout her life."
Welcome, Lily Wilcox, to our Citizen
of the Week Hall of Fame.
But to be truthful, our example of democracy is very
anemic.
Our constitution states that
“all.men are created equal
and are endowed by their
creator with certain unalienable rights," yet, we are not
striving to make that so. In
the South, the Negroes are
inferior to the white race and
they do not have an equal ”
chance of living happily or
successfully. Would such a
. .Housewives
Will Bow!
Housewives who want relaxation while they exercise
will be interested in the
“Housewives" League” to be
formed at the Gold Bowl in
Grass Valley. .
Housewives interested may
call Grass Valley 1230 for
further information, or sign
up with Dick Page at the Gold
Bowl.
Welcomed.intothe world since we last
saw you..at Sierra Memorial Hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hagedorn of Nevada City are the parents of a daughter,
Karen Marie, born Feb. 17.
Feb. 18, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.
Drinnon of Colfax Rd., became the parents of a son, Keith Lewis.
Feb. 20, is nowthe birthday of a little
girl; Jorene Anita, whose parents are
Mr. and Mrs. WilliamR.Cox, of Colfax.
Mr. and -Mrs. George R. Marinkovich
of Nevada City are the parents of a new
son, George Ray, Jr., born Feb. 25th.
Mr: and Mrs. Quentin D. Ennis of Nevada City welcomed a new son into their
home Feb. 26th, and have named him
Dean Edward.
Feb. 28th is the birthday of two new
young ladies. Mr.andMrs. JackO. Hill,
Nevada City residents, are the proud
parents: of a daughter, Jaclyn Avis. Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Fisher of Grass Valley are
the parents of a new daughter, Shari
Louise.
Feb. 29th, our Leap Year baby was born,
and his name is BryanClements. His new
parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Herr of
Nevada City, and daddy is employed as
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Nevada City.
fire protection.
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ours overnight.
Girl Scout Week,
vation Week, Merger Week~-call it what
you wish, the past seven to ten days
have been hectic ones for we Citizens
who went prospecting andfound our
ie
4-H Week, ConsccBut we didhear and must pass on this
report of the visit of Conservation Weck
judges tothe Nevada Elementary School.
One of the students was explaining the
display in his classroom.
the class work on Enemies of the Forest,
moving around the room to each of the
animals exhibited. He movedon from the
He showcd
"These deer here are either bedded
down, or, perhaps they are in mate."
\
A few weeks back, this column asked
what had become of the committee that
was to have-formed to seek reconsideration ofthe proposed freeway through
With a great deal of pleasure we can
now report activity among the ladies of
Nevada City--leading we understand toward the formation of a committee that
_ can spearhead and coordinate activities
of any groups interested in removing the
planned route to a more suitable site.
This brings to mind the first ten years
of Nevada City's history.
years there were eight major fires, but
little beyond talk to bring about organized
During those
The women of the community finally
took it upon themselves to organize and
pressure their male contemporaries into
action--actionthat resulted in organized
fire fighters and led to the formation
withina few years of the present Nevada
City Volunteer Fire Department (celebrating its 100th anniversary this year).
Perhaps history is repeating itself.
Atanyrate, we must warn the Division
of Highways to "Never Underestimate the
Power of A Woman".
ON THE PROWL...Renovating at Lola's
Grotto willenlarge the Grass Valley restaurant's ability to handle banquets.
Renovating is of minor nature--Lola's will
remain open. . .Attendance at last week's
Mother Lode Fairs Association meeting
at the Nevada County Fairgrounds was
the best ever, with 40-50 persons attending afternoon sessions..About 200
attended the evening dinner..Information on the California Historical Society's
trek to Grass Valley and Nevada City on
April 9 now indicates about 300 to 400
will be in the Gold Dust Twin Cities of
Wins Safety
For the second consecutive
year, District III of the State
Division ‘of Highways, with
headquarters in Marysville,
haswonthe annual award for
the best accident prevention
' and safety record of any of the
11 state highway districts.
District Engineer Alan S.
Hart accepted the award on
behalf of the 1250 district
employees at ceremonies in
Marysville. The presentation
was made by B.A, Switzer,
State safety engineer of Sacramento, who represented
State Highway Engineer J.C.
Womack, chief of the Division of Highways.
A spokesman for the district
said that winning the award
isan important achievement
for the central valley -Sierra
mountain district. Only a few
years ago it ranked 10th and
llth, he said, adding that
taking the honor is the payoff as a result of an intensified
Highway Division
Award
safety and accident prevention program within the
district during.recent years .
Safety cannot be legislated
he stated. It can only be
_ achieved through constant
vigil andthe development of
safety -mindedness by every
individual within an organization.
District III -comprised of
Glenn, Colusa, Yolo, Butte,
Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, and
Sacramento counties --contains 12,688 square miles,
larger than nine of the 50
states, and about 1, 400 miles
cf state highways.
With three routes over the
Sierras to keep open, snow
removal is major winter
problem. Donner Summit
regularly records the heaviest
snow fallon a major highway
in the United States.
anengineer for the U.S. Forest Service.
March 2nd, Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood
Hallof Grass Valley became the parents
of their first child, ason that they have
named Sherwood Allen.
March 2nd is the birthday for a new
daughter of the Rev. Harry Wagner of Penn
Valley. This is the 6thchild for the fam“ily, and is as yet unnamed at this writing.
Miners Hospital reports that just one
new baby has arrived since we last
called.
Mr.andMrs.GeorgeA. Nelson’ of Nevada City are the parents of a ney junior
miss, who has been named Carrie Ellen.
Jones Hospital alsoreports but’one new
arrival. Mr. andMrs. Donald Gallino ofSacramento are the parents of a new
daughter, born March 2nd.
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