March 21, 1973 (12 pages)

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed. Mar. 21,1973 Kiwanis Club speaker SERGIO RAJCHMAN, second from left; a foreign student from Uruguay who attends Nevada Union High School this yecr, spoke to members of the Grass Valley Kiwanis Club Tuesday about his homeland. Also in attendance were members of the NUHS Key Club, from left, Rick Honey, John Darrow and Calvin Gauthier. Camptonville News CAMPTONVILLE, March 9. Maggie Jordan arrived last Friday from Los Angeles to i NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year . $3.00 Two Yeors . . $5.00 Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER ‘ spend a visit with her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ulrey at Depot Hill. Mrs. Vernon F. Lyons, who returned from the Miners Hospital at Nevada City Thursday had the misfortune of falling and breaking her leg in two places and had to be _Teturned to the hospital by ambulance. Robert E. Jones of San Francisco and Francis K. (Skip) Schaeffer, of this place spent Sunday at Truckee attending the dog races. Judge Acton M. Cleveland made a brief business visit to Sacramento Monday. Alex R. Hume made a trip to San Francisco Thursday to attend the boat show. Rev. Singer of Chico was a brief business visitor in town last week. . The past few days of rain have brought the rainfall up to 65 inches as. of this date, which is the annual average for this area. Willis Hanson, of Roseville, was in town Thursday on a brief PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION visit to his old home here. CAMPTONVILLE, March 16. Miss Nancy ~— Rush, _ of Sacramento, was in town on a brief visit last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Hanson have returned from a three months visit with relatives at their former home in Wenatcheee, Washington. They suffered illness during their visit but have returned home in good health. Jim Shelton -and Joyce Stevens, of Napa, were in-town on a brief visit Tuesday. Hal Wright, publisher of the Sierra Booster, of Loyalton, was in town on a brief business visit Wednesday. Zim F. Zimmerman of Carson City, Nevada, was a visitor in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Whitten and Mr. ‘and Mrs. W.L. Riddle, of San Leandro were in town on a brief visit Tuesday. Mrs. William E. Groves who entered the Miners Hospital, at Nevada City, Tuesday, suffering . with a severe attack of the flu, is improving. Floyd Prarson and Phillip Leon spent the past Saturday and Sunday participating in the Sled Dog Races at Tahoe Vista. a? harocatorutoratatalecotstetersrsteretetoioce’eeieieiee_o.6,0.910, 01010 8: 6 eiaia.4.0.0l0\p v o.6.¢,9,9,010.0,9.0,¢/c0csh 8.0.0.0. 0.0 0 0 0'070"0707076707970"070"070707070707070 007070 '010'0.0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0. nereceredefecerelecetacereresecetatesecscecscoceconeserenececststststsectetatatetatetetetetetaatetatatetetetetetatetatetetetecccscsceteretee, eo et erere ee 68 6.0 0 0.5 0.0/0.8 0 0°80 0070 "e _ By Earl G. Waters _ *» DOOMSDAY Once again doom in the form of a major earthquake is being forecast for California. When it comes thousands will die. So say the heralders of ruin. In the past most of the harbingers have been soothsayers or others claiming mystic or divine knowledge. The present predicters however are scientists. They are geologists, seismologists and engineers. They are convinced the state is in for a major and catastrophic earthquake before the end of the century. What’s more, they say they will be able to foretell earthquakes with the same accuracy that meterologists now give weather reports. Their predictions of great human loss is based upon past experiences. They point out that the great San Francisco devastation in 1906 resulted in nearly a 1000 deaths in a city whose population then was only about 300,000. They say today’s massive urban centers make it certain a major earthquake would increase the death tolls by tenfold. California has hada number of heavy quakes since 1906 but, like the San Francisco quake, they have generally hit in the early morning hours and many have been in remote sparsely settled areas. “Historically, says Wesley G. Bruer, State Geologist, “timeliness and placement of earthquakes have avoided the . Magnitude of disaster which will eventually occur. There is no scientific reason for the abundance of quakes in the early morning hours.” One can envision what could happen if an earthquake of the magnitude of the Tehachapi quake would center in Los Angeles during the working day. The severity of that quake was devastating in the little town of Tehachapi where it centered. But it wrought substantial damage miles away in Bakersfield and shatterd plate glass windows and caused other damage in downtown Los Angeles, a hundred miles away. == With the kids in school, masses on the streets and in offices, factories and other crowded areas such a quake would have frightening results. It is Bruer’s contention that this need not be. ‘‘Most such deaths are preventable if appropriate measures are taken in time.’” In fact, Bruer argues that 90 per cent of the anticipated deaths could be prevented if the recommendations for structural safety which have been made were implemented. So impressed was Governor Ronald Reagan by the potential hazards of earthquakes to Californians that he organized the -Governor’s Earthquake Council last year to coordinate preventive measures. Obviously the council is not going to prevent earthquakes but it believes a great‘ deal can be done te: minimize casualties and prevént catastrophic death tolls. The main effort therefore will be to stimulate compliance with the recommendations. As for advance warnings of an earthquake, Bruer says the scientists are concentrating studies on all of the characteristics of earthquakes. Having identified these they expect to be able to detect the signs of a quake in its early stages and thus alert the populace. Paul Morrison, seismologist for the State Water Resources Department, says such advance warning is a distinct possibility within the next five years. He said predictions of less severe quakes will come first because of the greater frequency of such events. of William R. Gianelli, the department director, said advance quake warnings is like desalting the ocean. “We have the capability but it will take more experimenting before it can be done accurately.’’ Gianelli’s department maintains a 24 hour watch of its giant quake recording equipment which measures the location and intensity of every earth tremor. From the knowledge gained with the predicting tools it now has, he feels major quakes can now be forseen. As all scientists are hesitant to make flat statements without massive data, he wants more time to assess their studies before he is ready to claim such forecasts are accurate. So, unless one believes the predictiori that California will slide into the Pacific, Californians can take comfort in the knowledge that its officials are making every effort to reduce the hazards of earthquakes. On the Saturday race, their . team was 16th out of 28, on Sunday they scored 9 out of the 28. Their team consisted of the lead dog, Maidu belonging to Skip Schaeffer, and the two wheelers, Medju and Rasha, belonging to Floyd Pearson. Maidu also scored by pulling 325 pounds dead weight. All three dogs are of the Samoyed breed.

2 The Nevada County Nugget Wed. Mar. 21,1973 Kiwanis Club speaker SERGIO RAJCHMAN, second from left; a foreign student from Uruguay who attends Nevada Union High School this yecr, spoke to members of the Grass Valley Kiwanis Club Tuesday about his homeland. Also in attendance were members of the NUHS Key Club, from left, Rick Honey, John Darrow and Calvin Gauthier. Camptonville News CAMPTONVILLE, March 9. Maggie Jordan arrived last Friday from Los Angeles to i NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year .. $3.00 Two Yeors . . $5.00 Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER ‘ spend a visit with her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ulrey at Depot Hill. Mrs. Vernon F. Lyons, who returned from the Miners Hospital at Nevada City Thursday had the misfortune of falling and breaking her leg in two places and had to be _Teturned to the hospital by ambulance. Robert E. Jones of San Francisco and Francis K. (Skip) Schaeffer, of this place spent Sunday at Truckee attending the dog races. Judge Acton M. Cleveland made a brief business visit to Sacramento Monday. Alex R. Hume made a trip to San Francisco Thursday to attend the boat show. Rev. Singer of Chico was a brief business visitor in town last week. . The past few days of rain have brought the rainfall up to 65 inches as. of this date, which is the annual average for this area. Willis Hanson, of Roseville, was in town Thursday on a brief PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION visit to his old home here. CAMPTONVILLE, March 16. Miss Nancy ~— Rush, _ of Sacramento, was in town on a brief visit last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Hanson have returned from a three months visit with relatives at their former home in Wenatcheee, Washington. They suffered illness during their visit but have returned home in good health. Jim Shelton -and Joyce Stevens, of Napa, were in-town on a brief visit Tuesday. Hal Wright, publisher of the Sierra Booster, of Loyalton, was in town on a brief business visit Wednesday. Zim F. Zimmerman of Carson City, Nevada, was a visitor in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Whitten and Mr. ‘and Mrs. W.L. Riddle, of San Leandro were in town on a brief visit Tuesday. Mrs. William E. Groves who entered the Miners Hospital, at Nevada City, Tuesday, suffering . with a severe attack of the flu, is

improving. Floyd Prarson and Phillip Leon spent the past Saturday and Sunday participating in the Sled Dog Races at Tahoe Vista. a? harocatorutoratatalecotstetersrsteretetoioce’eeieieiee_o.6,0.910, 01010 8: 6 eiaia.4.0.0l0\p v o.6.¢,9,9,010.0,9.0,¢/c0csh 8.0.0.0. 0.0 0 0 0'070"0707076707970"070"070707070707070 007070 '010'0.0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0. nereceredefecerelecetacereresecetatesecscecscoceconeserenececststststsectetatatetatetetetetetaatetatatetetetetetatetatetetetecccscsceteretee, eo et erere ee 68 6.0 0 0.5 0.0/0.8 0 0°80 0070 "e _ By Earl G. Waters _ *» DOOMSDAY Once again doom in the form of a major earthquake is being forecast for California. When it comes thousands will die. So say the heralders of ruin. In the past most of the harbingers have been soothsayers or others claiming mystic or divine knowledge. The present predicters however are scientists. They are geologists, seismologists and engineers. They are convinced the state is in for a major and catastrophic earthquake before the end of the century. What’s more, they say they will be able to foretell earthquakes with the same accuracy that meterologists now give weather reports. Their predictions of great human loss is based upon past experiences. They point out that the great San Francisco devastation in 1906 resulted in nearly a 1000 deaths in a city whose population then was only about 300,000. They say today’s massive urban centers make it certain a major earthquake would increase the death tolls by tenfold. California has hada number of heavy quakes since 1906 but, like the San Francisco quake, they have generally hit in the early morning hours and many have been in remote sparsely settled areas. “Historically, says Wesley G. Bruer, State Geologist, “timeliness and placement of earthquakes have avoided the . Magnitude of disaster which will eventually occur. There is no scientific reason for the abundance of quakes in the early morning hours.” One can envision what could happen if an earthquake of the magnitude of the Tehachapi quake would center in Los Angeles during the working day. The severity of that quake was devastating in the little town of Tehachapi where it centered. But it wrought substantial damage miles away in Bakersfield and shatterd plate glass windows and caused other damage in downtown Los Angeles, a hundred miles away. == With the kids in school, masses on the streets and in offices, factories and other crowded areas such a quake would have frightening results. It is Bruer’s contention that this need not be. ‘‘Most such deaths are preventable if appropriate measures are taken in time.’” In fact, Bruer argues that 90 per cent of the anticipated deaths could be prevented if the recommendations for structural safety which have been made were implemented. So impressed was Governor Ronald Reagan by the potential hazards of earthquakes to Californians that he organized the -Governor’s Earthquake Council last year to coordinate preventive measures. Obviously the council is not going to prevent earthquakes but it believes a great‘ deal can be done te: minimize casualties and prevént catastrophic death tolls. The main effort therefore will be to stimulate compliance with the recommendations. As for advance warnings of an earthquake, Bruer says the scientists are concentrating studies on all of the characteristics of earthquakes. Having identified these they expect to be able to detect the signs of a quake in its early stages and thus alert the populace. Paul Morrison, seismologist for the State Water Resources Department, says such advance warning is a distinct possibility within the next five years. He said predictions of less severe quakes will come first because of the greater frequency of such events. of William R. Gianelli, the department director, said advance quake warnings is like desalting the ocean. “We have the capability but it will take more experimenting before it can be done accurately.’’ Gianelli’s department maintains a 24 hour watch of its giant quake recording equipment which measures the location and intensity of every earth tremor. From the knowledge gained with the predicting tools it now has, he feels major quakes can now be forseen. As all scientists are hesitant to make flat statements without massive data, he wants more time to assess their studies before he is ready to claim such forecasts are accurate. So, unless one believes the predictiori that California will slide into the Pacific, Californians can take comfort in the knowledge that its officials are making every effort to reduce the hazards of earthquakes. On the Saturday race, their . team was 16th out of 28, on Sunday they scored 9 out of the 28. Their team consisted of the lead dog, Maidu belonging to Skip Schaeffer, and the two wheelers, Medju and Rasha, belonging to Floyd Pearson. Maidu also scored by pulling 325 pounds dead weight. All three dogs are of the Samoyed breed.