March 19, 1969 (12 pages)

e > * be sure to call 273-8954 4 Phone The Most Famous Basket ONE OF this area's most in the World® “acne: like the idea, ular recreation lakes, treestudded Scotts Flat was wearing a snowy blanket when this photo was taken. SPRINGTIME nears on Bridgeport Road, if and even the cattle POLITICAL PARADE "Kiss Me Kate," a. musical production, is coming to the. old Nevada Theater with an all local cast for a. seven-day run late this spring. The show, which had a long run in New York and toured the United States, will be produced and directed here by Georgette McClain and Mirum Jensen. The McClain-Jensen combination produced and directed respectively "The Music Man," a show which played to capacity audiences last July in the same playhouse, “Kiss Me Kate" will open May 23 and close on May 25 to give the cast a rest. The show will reopen May 29 for a four-day run. The first three nights have been geared to coincide with an antique show and house tour to be held in Nevada City, and it is anticipated local residents will fill the house for the later performances, Modern troopers of the old Nevada theater stage who have been cast in the show are Arch eorex ees OPP ED aR HAD HME E EY S YE OPE AEROS: HAS i4 : ‘Kiss Me Kate’ coming McPherson, Del Pharis, Richbert, Charlie Sailor, Shirley ard Willey, Mary Waggoner, and Willey, .and others. The: play Barbara Sailor. will involve approximately -55 Familiar back stage figures local people, according to a participating are Elnor Lamspokesman. Leaders talk about The recreation leaders of California received a call totakethe lead in coordinating local community programs for Senior citizens during the 21st annual California. and* Pacific Southwest Recreation and Park Conference in San Francisco Hilton Hotel. Chairman Mrs, A, M. G. Russell and Executive Director Charles W, Skoien, Jr., of the State of California Commission on Aging issued the call at a seminar on "Recreation Opnena for Senior CalifornMrs, Russell and Skoien pointed out that recreation leaders are trained in working with people and have the centers which can be used for Senior meetings. The net growth of California's oldsters recreation population in the 65 and over bracket is 100 every day, and this relentless growth presents a challenge to recreation leaders because so many of the seniors need help in filling their leisure hours, they said, Other participants from the State Commission on Aging in the seminar included the vicechairman, Dr. J. Tillman Hall of Los Angeles, who is Chairman of the Department of Physical Education and Recreation for University of Southern California; Special Consultant Kenneth A, Hill, one-time recreation director in northern California; Mrs, Lucille C, Greenberg, Assistant Professor of the Recreation Department at San Jose State College, By CLEM WHITAKER, JR. Almost all California poliNot too many of California’s politicians think much of each other’s tax reform plans. After Governor Ronald Reagan took office following his. major defeat of Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, he ap ted a blue ribbon tax reform committee headed by State Controller Houston I. Flournoy. if Controller Flournoy’s committee diligently pursued its task and now has recommended a tax reform package the dimensions of w are a $590 million increase in state taxes with some $539 million of the money to go back to . cities and counties. The Flournoy committee recommends a of withholding for state income tax payments. It would establish a minimum of $2.88 per $100 assessed valuation state school tax rate to be distributed on an equalization formula. It would extend the sales tax to things like beauty tory & treatments, dry cleang and television re; and to admissions on sport events. The Flournoy committee further recommended increasing the homeowners’ exemption from property taxes and generally gave the Governor and the legislators a good bit to chew on. Some short time before the Flournoy Committee reported Governor Reagan had recommended a su al tax rebate in 1970 in view of the excess of state revenues over expenses and has made it clear he, too, will shortly present a major program of tax reform. About the time Controller Flournoy was presenting the results of his c ’s. deliberations, Le; tive Analyst A. Alan came up with ‘another plan. Post sugiairioee * om Shell the ness prope: e state then assuming county welfare costs and cam . major state aid to cities Bit hy heavy. police and fire ‘Where the Flournoy committee’s $914 million package consisting .of large -country and city tax rebates designed for general local tax reduc— — se tack outlined above, proposed a pro— along the following Bbolish th t one per a e present. 0! cent toca auleg tax wit the to assist in enacting toe oblltions of local government. picks up better than milion in local welfare costs that counties now hardest-hit with welfare: payments could cut tax rates. t There is an over-riding school of thought in Sacrameee that gro agtu hg cal or prope: e: to be granted—the factor at the root of most presentl proposed plans— the state going to have to go back to the days when it paid about 50 percent of public. school costs and pet shoving. the bulk of the burden onto local school districts. 4SEE° rece gh SEE Rays

e > * be sure to call 273-8954 4 Phone The Most Famous Basket ONE OF this area's most in the World® “acne: like the idea, ular recreation lakes, treestudded Scotts Flat was wearing a snowy blanket when this photo was taken. SPRINGTIME nears on Bridgeport Road, if and even the cattle POLITICAL PARADE "Kiss Me Kate," a. musical production, is coming to the. old Nevada Theater with an all local cast for a. seven-day run late this spring. The show, which had a long run in New York and toured the United States, will be produced and directed here by Georgette McClain and Mirum Jensen. The McClain-Jensen combination produced and directed respectively "The Music Man," a show which played to capacity audiences last July in the same playhouse, “Kiss Me Kate" will open May 23 and close on May 25 to give the cast a rest. The show will reopen May 29 for a four-day run. The first three nights have been geared to coincide with an antique show and house tour to be held in Nevada City, and it is anticipated local residents will fill the house for the later performances, Modern troopers of the old Nevada theater stage who have been cast in the show are Arch eorex ees OPP ED aR HAD HME E EY S YE OPE AEROS: HAS i4 : ‘Kiss Me Kate’ coming McPherson, Del Pharis, Richbert, Charlie Sailor, Shirley ard Willey, Mary Waggoner, and Willey, .and others. The: play Barbara Sailor. will involve approximately -55 Familiar back stage figures local people, according to a participating are Elnor Lamspokesman. Leaders talk about The recreation leaders of California received a call totakethe lead in coordinating local community programs for Senior citizens during the 21st annual California. and* Pacific Southwest Recreation and Park Conference in San Francisco Hilton Hotel. Chairman Mrs, A, M. G. Russell and Executive Director Charles W, Skoien, Jr., of the State of California Commission on Aging issued the call at a seminar on "Recreation Opnena for Senior CalifornMrs, Russell and Skoien pointed out that recreation leaders are trained in working with people and have the centers which can be used for Senior meetings. The net growth of California's oldsters recreation population in the 65 and over bracket is 100 every day, and this relentless growth presents a challenge to recreation leaders because so many of the seniors need help in filling their leisure hours, they said, Other participants from the State Commission on Aging in the seminar included the vicechairman, Dr. J. Tillman Hall of Los Angeles, who is Chairman of the Department of Physical Education and Recreation

for University of Southern California; Special Consultant Kenneth A, Hill, one-time recreation director in northern California; Mrs, Lucille C, Greenberg, Assistant Professor of the Recreation Department at San Jose State College, By CLEM WHITAKER, JR. Almost all California poliNot too many of California’s politicians think much of each other’s tax reform plans. After Governor Ronald Reagan took office following his. major defeat of Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, he ap ted a blue ribbon tax reform committee headed by State Controller Houston I. Flournoy. if Controller Flournoy’s committee diligently pursued its task and now has recommended a tax reform package the dimensions of w are a $590 million increase in state taxes with some $539 million of the money to go back to . cities and counties. The Flournoy committee recommends a of withholding for state income tax payments. It would establish a minimum of $2.88 per $100 assessed valuation state school tax rate to be distributed on an equalization formula. It would extend the sales tax to things like beauty tory & treatments, dry cleang and television re; and to admissions on sport events. The Flournoy committee further recommended increasing the homeowners’ exemption from property taxes and generally gave the Governor and the legislators a good bit to chew on. Some short time before the Flournoy Committee reported Governor Reagan had recommended a su al tax rebate in 1970 in view of the excess of state revenues over expenses and has made it clear he, too, will shortly present a major program of tax reform. About the time Controller Flournoy was presenting the results of his c ’s. deliberations, Le; tive Analyst A. Alan came up with ‘another plan. Post sugiairioee * om Shell the ness prope: e state then assuming county welfare costs and cam . major state aid to cities Bit hy heavy. police and fire ‘Where the Flournoy committee’s $914 million package consisting .of large -country and city tax rebates designed for general local tax reduc— — se tack outlined above, proposed a pro— along the following Bbolish th t one per a e present. 0! cent toca auleg tax wit the to assist in enacting toe oblltions of local government. picks up better than milion in local welfare costs that counties now hardest-hit with welfare: payments could cut tax rates. t There is an over-riding school of thought in Sacrameee that gro agtu hg cal or prope: e: to be granted—the factor at the root of most presentl proposed plans— the state going to have to go back to the days when it paid about 50 percent of public. school costs and pet shoving. the bulk of the burden onto local school districts. 4SEE° rece gh SEE Rays