March 26, 1969 (12 pages)

peer Sams I ER, PR a The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, March 26, 1969 PAM CORINI, designer, plying her art with skill, (Photos by Craig Kasnoff, NUHS Photography Club) GARRETT STACK AND BOB CRABB work on an art design at Nevada Union High School, The boys are two of the many students so engaged at the school. Farmer home loans _ handled in Auburn has announced his office in Auburn will administer the special Section 235 Federal Housing loan in the rural areas of Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, and Amador Counties, Muncy explained, the new program was madepossible through a@ joint agreement between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The agreement assigns preparation of the loans to the Farmers Home Administration, U.S.D.A. and the An international image A good neighbor A good friend Welcome Wagon Hostess with The Most Famous Basket in the World® CALL : Veteane Wan. Phone 27 Bueo4 Agusan to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Artist winner describes art the Danny Sullivan, one of Mrs. some sketches to the Evergreen Press of Nevada City. illustrated some nhases of arton blackboard, Jamboree to aid bridge sponsored by the chamber. : Chamber directors abruptly canceled the affair when it was reported distances involved in traveling would prevent officials from attending the dinner. However, -a bit of .a local furor arose when some persons objected to the guest list being limited to 200 persons and that it originally excluded: women. Directors hastened to explain the limitation had been-necessary because of inability to handle a larger crowd intheNe;vada City Elks clubrooms, They said the invitations had been issu-i to members of chambers of commerce, and that women inadvertently had been . excluded. . R, S, Washburn, president of United States Land Inc. in a letter directed to the chamber stated: "Thank you for your invitation to the dinner to be held on March 14, 1969. We appreciate your considerate gesture but if any appreciation is to be expressed it should be by us. "Since . we~ understand that more residents of the desire to attend the dinner than can be accommodated, we would like to invite all residents to a benefit outing in May at Lake of the Pines, instead ol taine your guests at dinner," The letter continues with: "We suggest that the event utilize all the facilities of Lake of the Pines and we will plan a variety of day-long activites for ‘the entire family to enjoy. A small fee could be charged by the chamber for each family that would include all entertainment, golf, boating, swimming, and other special events as wellasa barbecue, All proceeds would then be a donation for the preservation of the bridge." Downey Clinch and Harold Nye Thursday were named to acommittee. to cooperate with United States Land in arranging for a "Nevada County Jamboree." Senior drivers’ record destroys hazard myth Many .drivers share the belief that the senior motorist has no right to be .on the road because he's a hazard, _This dates them, points out the National Automobile Club, being a myth of the past. What better proof that the senior motorist deserves a respected place on the road than his own driving record? Here are the facts, just the facts, A recent survey examined the records of the total driver population in 30 states and the District of Columbia, found that senior citizens represented 7.4 per cent of all drivers but were involved in only 4.8 percent of all accidents, In fact, persons aged 65 and over averaged 37 per. cent fewer accidents than would exist if there proportion of accidents were in exact ratio to their proportion of the driving population, Senior citizens averaged lowest of all age groups infrequency of injury-producing accidents, averaged 40 per cent below their proportionate’ share of the ‘driving population, In frequency of fatal accidents, however, they averaged just seven per cent less than their share, Why this marked difference in type of involvement? Could be the answer lies in injured senior citizens having a more difficult time of it in recovering, thereby having more fatalities. How: about another interesting finding? Where they represent a larger proportion of the driving population, seniors seem to average better records. Rep— resenting the highest such proportion of any state surveyed. Minnesota's senior drivers went on record with the best accident avoidance performance of any age group, such fine performance that it ranked ror third best among the states. the seniors of Washington c.,

peer Sams I ER, PR a The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, March 26, 1969 PAM CORINI, designer, plying her art with skill, (Photos by Craig Kasnoff, NUHS Photography Club) GARRETT STACK AND BOB CRABB work on an art design at Nevada Union High School, The boys are two of the many students so engaged at the school. Farmer home loans _ handled in Auburn has announced his office in Auburn will administer the special Section 235 Federal Housing loan in the rural areas of Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, and Amador Counties, Muncy explained, the new program was madepossible through a@ joint agreement between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The agreement assigns preparation of the loans to the Farmers Home Administration, U.S.D.A. and the An international image A good neighbor A good friend Welcome Wagon Hostess with The Most Famous Basket in the World® CALL : Veteane Wan. Phone 27 Bueo4 Agusan to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Artist winner describes art the Danny Sullivan, one of Mrs. some sketches to the Evergreen Press of Nevada City. illustrated some nhases of arton blackboard, Jamboree to aid bridge sponsored by the chamber. : Chamber directors abruptly canceled the affair when it was reported distances involved in traveling would prevent officials from attending the dinner. However, -a bit of .a local furor arose when some persons objected to the guest list being limited to 200 persons and that it originally excluded: women. Directors hastened to explain the limitation had been-necessary because of inability to handle a larger crowd intheNe;vada City Elks clubrooms, They said the invitations had been issu-i to members of chambers of commerce, and that women inadvertently had been . excluded. . R, S, Washburn, president of United States Land Inc. in a letter directed to the chamber stated: "Thank you for your invitation to the dinner to be held on March 14, 1969. We appreciate your considerate gesture but if any appreciation is to be expressed it should be by us. "Since . we~ understand that

more residents of the desire to attend the dinner than can be accommodated, we would like to invite all residents to a benefit outing in May at Lake of the Pines, instead ol taine your guests at dinner," The letter continues with: "We suggest that the event utilize all the facilities of Lake of the Pines and we will plan a variety of day-long activites for ‘the entire family to enjoy. A small fee could be charged by the chamber for each family that would include all entertainment, golf, boating, swimming, and other special events as wellasa barbecue, All proceeds would then be a donation for the preservation of the bridge." Downey Clinch and Harold Nye Thursday were named to acommittee. to cooperate with United States Land in arranging for a "Nevada County Jamboree." Senior drivers’ record destroys hazard myth Many .drivers share the belief that the senior motorist has no right to be .on the road because he's a hazard, _This dates them, points out the National Automobile Club, being a myth of the past. What better proof that the senior motorist deserves a respected place on the road than his own driving record? Here are the facts, just the facts, A recent survey examined the records of the total driver population in 30 states and the District of Columbia, found that senior citizens represented 7.4 per cent of all drivers but were involved in only 4.8 percent of all accidents, In fact, persons aged 65 and over averaged 37 per. cent fewer accidents than would exist if there proportion of accidents were in exact ratio to their proportion of the driving population, Senior citizens averaged lowest of all age groups infrequency of injury-producing accidents, averaged 40 per cent below their proportionate’ share of the ‘driving population, In frequency of fatal accidents, however, they averaged just seven per cent less than their share, Why this marked difference in type of involvement? Could be the answer lies in injured senior citizens having a more difficult time of it in recovering, thereby having more fatalities. How: about another interesting finding? Where they represent a larger proportion of the driving population, seniors seem to average better records. Rep— resenting the highest such proportion of any state surveyed. Minnesota's senior drivers went on record with the best accident avoidance performance of any age group, such fine performance that it ranked ror third best among the states. the seniors of Washington c.,