March 19, 1964 (24 pages)

at § ‘ : t f ; 4 SEEK COLL Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, T Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cher San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relie. Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr . da Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington H nevapa county NE} ¢T okee, lyf Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral. Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, W alloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, ‘olumbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Cc ill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Volume 39, Number 12 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City March 19, 1964 Grass Valley School Tax Vote March 31 Grass Valley Elementary School District voters will go to the polls March 31 to decide on a proposed 40 cent additional over-ride tax. The additional tax would raise about $60,000 the first year which would enable the district to expand classrooms, give salary boosts, donecessary maintenance at Hennessy School, and build up depleted school reserves. Superintendent Clay Caldwell, who will be retiring at the end of this school year, forecasts that the full tax could be cut back in a couple of years. Caldwell noted that some $20, 000 of the additional funds would be used to convert a shop area intotwoclassrooms, another $15, 000 would be used to finance proposed salary increases to teachers. He also said the district will need additional teachers for the coming year, During the past four-week period of school, 20 new students have enrolled in Grass Valley elementary schools. Bridgeport Span Mystery Is Solved A mystery that plagued the grandaughter of the builder of the century -old Bridgeport Bridge has been solved. Verna Wood Dunshee, Ross, Calif., said this week that she had foundthe record of construction of the present covered bridge at Bridgeport in Nevada County. Mrs. Dunshee and her husband, B.K. Dunshee, have made numerous trips into Nevada County in recent years from their Marin County home in an effort toconfirma belief that Mrs. Dunshee's grandfather, David I, Wood, had been the builder of the covered bridge, longest single span covered bridge in the world, About ten years ago, Mrs, Dunshee found the proof---"in-our own family. records!" A bridge near the present site was destroyed by the “terrific” flood of Jan. 9-10, 1862. David I. Wood constructed the present bridge in 1862, Collection of tolls was authorized for 1863, apparIState. Park Caldwell said the voters seven years ago raised the maximum schooltax in the district from 90 cents to $1.05, The current proposal is to raise that maximum tax to $1.45. Polls willbe open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Hennessy School, Washington School, Alta Hill Firehouse, and at Memorial Park. An estimated 5000 voters are registered in the school district. With any less than the proposed 40 cent tax increase, Caldwell saidthe district can hardly operate. There are now 1100 students in Grass Valley kindergarten classes through the sixth grade. The district, in addition, pays the bill forsome’370° students enrolled inf the junior high school. Blocks Plan Of Retarded On recommen dation of Bob Hatch, special projects supervisor of the state Division of Beaches and Parks, the county planning commission Monday night denied a use permit application for a summer camp within the boundaries of Malakoff State Park. The application was made by Camp Sierra, Inc, , an organizafor a summer camp for mentally retarded persons. Hatch. said the location of the camp inside the park would create management problems for . both the state and the camp. He said he supported the camp and his agency would try to help locate a suitable site for it elsewhere in conjunction with the directors and other government agencies. A letter to the commission from Edward F. Dolder, chief of the division, supported Hatch's stand. ; Hatch noted that negotiations for property acquisition within the park would commence early in April. The commission also denied a . use permit application of C.V. Meinzer for a 20 unit mobile park a half mile west of 5-Mile House on Highway 20, as potentially GOOD LUCK. ..William MacDougall (right), Nevada City native now general counsel and . ng Sierra College trustees will place a 20 cent over-ride “payas-you-grow” tax issue on the June 2 primary to finance complétion of the Rocklin College facilities during the next ten years. = The over-ride would be limited to ten years. be Trustees made their decision Tuesday evening just in time to qualify for the primary election date. : . The college officials endorsed, without opposition, Trustee Willard Dietrich's proposal after President Harold Weaver had re. ported the college "could not afford" to wait another year to make a third attempt to pass a bond issue. Voters failed by one per cent March 3 to pass a $2.5 million building program for the college. Major advantages of the tax over-ride are a tremendous savingsin interest cost to taxpayers, according to Weaver, and the fact that a simple majority vote is sufficient for passage. A two-thirds vote is necessary for bonds, Vice-president Marion Akers indicated approval of the override would allow completion of the present campus and allow manager of the County Supervisors’ Association of California, took time Friday after speaking to the Sacramento-Mother Lode Supervisors’ Assoc. iation quarterly meeting luncheon to wish Nevada County Supervisors Tabe Bishop (left) and Gene Ricker good luck in their campaigns for reelection. MacDougall then left for a meeting inCrescent City. ‘Counties Will Hire tion seeking a Nevada County site . Welfare Consultant William R. MacDougall, general counsel and manager of the County Supervisors’ Association of California, toldthe quarterly meeting of the regional Sacramento, Mother Lode Supervisors" Association in Grass Valley Friday that the state organization will hire a welfare consultant to spend his full time in watching the expanding social welfare program in the state and its administration at state level. MacDougall, a native of Nevada City, said the association w ill pay particularheed to AB 59, and will inform the individual counties and the public as to the impact of welfare on the local taxes. Welfare played a major part of the two-day quarterly meeting, which was hosted by Nevada ently indicating completion late . detrimental to protection of High. County supervisors, Nearly 100 (Continued on Page 22) way 20 asastate scenic Highway. supervisors from the. 14 counties of the regional association and state and county officials attended the conclave. Thursday, James Williams, Placer County executive who was that county's welfare director before he was elevated to his pres. ent post, listed more thana dozen . expansions of the welfare program . in the state resulting from the 1963 legislation. And he warned that the legislature had adopted other programs . which will go into effect when, . and if, the federal government . ‘adopts them and sets up matching . funds. Williams hit federal require' ments that case loads of welfare workers be limited to 60 cases, In the field of aid to unemployed parents of dependent children, he (Continued on Page 3) better long-range planning. President Weaver agreed with , Trustee Dick Lee that a bond issue ' was preferable since passage made building funds immediately available, however, he noted, that "wetried twice, missing closely eachtime, but missing. " ! With passage of the over-ride the college could start building by 1965. A year's delay in planning for construction is expected. If the over-ride passes, the college willbe ableto salvage $194, 000 in state construction assist~ ance and an estimated $100,000 in federal assistance. Spring Ils Here? NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall . Mar.12 47 34 1.45 \ 18 44 35 {12 i 14 49 29 .00 . 16:87 81 00 16° *61:° 3°26 .00 17 +69 32 00 . 18 67 32 00 ' Rainfall to date 30.78 . Rainfall last year 46.80 GRASS VALLEY : Max. Min. Rainfall Mar. 12 42 34 1,47 13 45 33 .08 14 54 32 .00 15 63 39 . 00 16 67 «38 . 00 17 73 45 . 00 18 -74 43 . 00 Rainfall to date 32.87 © Rainfatt last year 46.47

at § ‘ : t f ; 4 SEEK COLL Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, T Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cher San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relie. Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr . da Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington H nevapa county NE} ¢T okee, lyf Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral. Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, W alloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, ‘olumbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Cc ill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Volume 39, Number 12 10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays, Nevada City March 19, 1964 Grass Valley School Tax Vote March 31 Grass Valley Elementary School District voters will go to the polls March 31 to decide on a proposed 40 cent additional over-ride tax. The additional tax would raise about $60,000 the first year which would enable the district to expand classrooms, give salary boosts, donecessary maintenance at Hennessy School, and build up depleted school reserves. Superintendent Clay Caldwell, who will be retiring at the end of this school year, forecasts that the full tax could be cut back in a couple of years. Caldwell noted that some $20, 000 of the additional funds would be used to convert a shop area intotwoclassrooms, another $15, 000 would be used to finance proposed salary increases to teachers. He also said the district will need additional teachers for the coming year, During the past four-week period of school, 20 new students have enrolled in Grass Valley elementary schools. Bridgeport Span Mystery Is Solved A mystery that plagued the grandaughter of the builder of the century -old Bridgeport Bridge has been solved. Verna Wood Dunshee, Ross, Calif., said this week that she had foundthe record of construction of the present covered bridge at Bridgeport in Nevada County. Mrs. Dunshee and her husband, B.K. Dunshee, have made numerous trips into Nevada County in recent years from their Marin County home in an effort toconfirma belief that Mrs. Dunshee's grandfather, David I, Wood, had been the builder of the covered bridge, longest single span covered bridge in the world, About ten years ago, Mrs, Dunshee found the proof---"in-our own family. records!" A bridge near the present site was destroyed by the “terrific” flood of Jan. 9-10, 1862. David I. Wood constructed the present bridge in 1862, Collection of tolls was authorized for 1863, apparIState. Park Caldwell said the voters seven years ago raised the maximum schooltax in the district from 90 cents to $1.05, The current proposal is to raise that maximum tax to $1.45. Polls willbe open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Hennessy School, Washington School, Alta Hill Firehouse, and at Memorial Park. An estimated 5000 voters are registered in the school district. With any less than the proposed 40 cent tax increase, Caldwell saidthe district can hardly operate. There are now 1100 students in Grass Valley kindergarten classes through the sixth grade. The district, in addition, pays the bill forsome’370° students enrolled inf the junior high school. Blocks Plan Of Retarded On recommen dation of Bob Hatch, special projects supervisor of the state Division of Beaches and Parks, the county planning commission Monday night denied a use permit application for a summer camp within the boundaries of Malakoff State Park. The application was made by Camp Sierra, Inc, , an organizafor a summer camp for mentally retarded persons. Hatch. said the location of the camp inside the park would create management problems for . both the state and the camp. He said he supported the camp and his agency would try to help locate a suitable site for it elsewhere in conjunction with the directors and other government agencies. A letter to the commission from Edward F. Dolder, chief of the division, supported Hatch's stand. ; Hatch noted that negotiations for property acquisition within the park would commence early in April. The commission also denied a . use permit application of C.V.

Meinzer for a 20 unit mobile park a half mile west of 5-Mile House on Highway 20, as potentially GOOD LUCK. ...William MacDougall (right), Nevada City native now general counsel and . ng Sierra College trustees will place a 20 cent over-ride “payas-you-grow” tax issue on the June 2 primary to finance complétion of the Rocklin College facilities during the next ten years. = The over-ride would be limited to ten years. be Trustees made their decision Tuesday evening just in time to qualify for the primary election date. : . The college officials endorsed, without opposition, Trustee Willard Dietrich's proposal after President Harold Weaver had re. ported the college "could not afford" to wait another year to make a third attempt to pass a bond issue. Voters failed by one per cent March 3 to pass a $2.5 million building program for the college. Major advantages of the tax over-ride are a tremendous savingsin interest cost to taxpayers, according to Weaver, and the fact that a simple majority vote is sufficient for passage. A two-thirds vote is necessary for bonds, Vice-president Marion Akers indicated approval of the override would allow completion of the present campus and allow manager of the County Supervisors’ Association of California, took time Friday after speaking to the Sacramento-Mother Lode Supervisors’ Assoc. iation quarterly meeting luncheon to wish Nevada County Supervisors Tabe Bishop (left) and Gene Ricker good luck in their campaigns for reelection. MacDougall then left for a meeting inCrescent City. ‘Counties Will Hire tion seeking a Nevada County site . Welfare Consultant William R. MacDougall, general counsel and manager of the County Supervisors’ Association of California, toldthe quarterly meeting of the regional Sacramento, Mother Lode Supervisors" Association in Grass Valley Friday that the state organization will hire a welfare consultant to spend his full time in watching the expanding social welfare program in the state and its administration at state level. MacDougall, a native of Nevada City, said the association w ill pay particularheed to AB 59, and will inform the individual counties and the public as to the impact of welfare on the local taxes. Welfare played a major part of the two-day quarterly meeting, which was hosted by Nevada ently indicating completion late . detrimental to protection of High. County supervisors, Nearly 100 (Continued on Page 22) way 20 asastate scenic Highway. supervisors from the. 14 counties of the regional association and state and county officials attended the conclave. Thursday, James Williams, Placer County executive who was that county's welfare director before he was elevated to his pres. ent post, listed more thana dozen . expansions of the welfare program . in the state resulting from the 1963 legislation. And he warned that the legislature had adopted other programs . which will go into effect when, . and if, the federal government . ‘adopts them and sets up matching . funds. Williams hit federal require' ments that case loads of welfare workers be limited to 60 cases, In the field of aid to unemployed parents of dependent children, he (Continued on Page 3) better long-range planning. President Weaver agreed with , Trustee Dick Lee that a bond issue ' was preferable since passage made building funds immediately available, however, he noted, that "wetried twice, missing closely eachtime, but missing. " ! With passage of the over-ride the college could start building by 1965. A year's delay in planning for construction is expected. If the over-ride passes, the college willbe ableto salvage $194, 000 in state construction assist~ ance and an estimated $100,000 in federal assistance. Spring Ils Here? NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall . Mar.12 47 34 1.45 \ 18 44 35 {12 i 14 49 29 .00 . 16:87 81 00 16° *61:° 3°26 .00 17 +69 32 00 . 18 67 32 00 ' Rainfall to date 30.78 . Rainfall last year 46.80 GRASS VALLEY : Max. Min. Rainfall Mar. 12 42 34 1,47 13 45 33 .08 14 54 32 .00 15 63 39 . 00 16 67 «38 . 00 17 73 45 . 00 18 -74 43 . 00 Rainfall to date 32.87 © Rainfatt last year 46.47