May 3, 1967 (24 pages)

2 ernie aL go, tr opsse epee ee: fa & : a a a en RL es Nevapa county AY Serving the communities of Nevaila City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, Town Tulle, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Siveetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale Summic Cin Walesa Couse Eye tine hia Hill, Hilll, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Sogesw » Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Willow Ve 5 es ille, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columb: Flat, R Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. a momma pee RIAA \ Nevada City Firemen's Ready, Graniteville, North , Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wi a ia, Columbia Hill, Br ‘olf, Christmas andy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill. R i . 5 all Saf. May 3, 1967 Volume 42 Number 17. 10 Cents Per Copy Published Wednesdays Julie Cooper: slim, attractive, ahard worker. She came to Nevada County for very much the same reasons that cause many people to move to the mountains: she wanted to get’ away from the city. Et ic “Leffingwell,. . California oe Park Ranger d Fi alakpff Diggings oo ear ethiower the hippies to date, Camping in,the Park would cost one dollar per car a day, and -money is something hippies are short of, The Quality ‘Of Being Hip. Only a handful of hippies are camping north of Nevada City at the moment but the interest they have created is far out of proportion to their number, The Blue Tent Road: was busy with sightseers over the weekend as hundreds of local citizens drove up to the cave to get a look, Actually, the hippies have. moved out of the cave and into a cabin loaned to them by Mr. and Mrs, August Ebbert, The cabin has been swept and Enjoy 11 CHANNELS Cable TV — FREE Trial— BLE\/TV\ 839 Nevada City-Highway . 4 Holiday Center * 273-@a2 Tara isnt her real name, Shy, suspicious of strangersuntil she “* gets to know the m, T ara-is.: typical. of a generation that is questioning -established values and: looking.-for. their own answers, the generation that is known as “hip”, * cleaned by the hippies, mostly due to the efforts of Julie Cooper, 2.24 year old brunette, ‘ originally from Tennessee and a California resident for 13 years, Unlike their sensationalized. newspaper reputation, Julie showed all the ordinary womanly concern over her ap=pearance when interrupted at her housework, Naturally slim and attractive, Miss Cooper wore a sweater and white Levis, Her black, soft leather boots were distinctively "hip" but her long hair was clean and well brushed, She wore a bead and brass necklace, typical of the work done by the artisans, craftsmen and artists that she hopes will join them this summer, Miss Cooper came to Nevada County for the same reason that many people moveto the mountains; to escape the city, One of her primary concerns is that the movement will grow too fast, She wishes that fewer-people would stop by because there hasn*t been enough time to get settled, Another occupant of the cabin is 21 year old "Tara", a name she prefers to her own, Tara was uncommunicative at first, "If you're a writer-you should know how it is", she said, She wore corduroy pants and the sametype of soft leather boots as Julie and added a leather headband that gave her dark blonde hair an. appealing Indian-like appearance, Sean Kent is the leader of the group in residence, He was busy winding up the details of a hot dog roast held that afternoon and was unavailable for an interview, but in appearance he is the most typical of what the public has been led to believe a hippie should look like, Fully bearded and mustached, long hair uncombed, he wears a green cape and the ever present boots, He refers to others in his group as “brothers” and "sisters". Brotherhood and love are foremost precepts in the hippie community, A local man who visited the cave last Thursday and is still there described the experience as “beautiful”, a word that is heard often in their company, One of the not so surprising things that has happened is that several local people that have dropped by the cave to “tell" the hippies a thing or two have been converted instead, Others have donated furniture, food and help, : The hippie movement in Nevada County may never grow beyond these small beginnings or it may swell this summer with the coming of good weather, No matter which, the community seems determined to watch its progress with interest, Mrs, Donna Young aboard one of the horses at the Boot Knoll Ranch posed for this picture to help ‘publicize the "Teen Fair”, One feature of the fair will be a horse show. For details see the article below, Hippie Comment SOUND & FURY So much interest has been shown in the hippies that have come. to Nevada County that the Nugget has decided to reprint here the reactions of a cross. section of letters. and comments it has received in the past week, Sherriff Wayne Brown: "There is no law against them being here but we must enforce the law, If we catch them breaking the law. we'll act,” District Attorney Harold Berliner: “They have to obey the law like anyone else, They were cautioned tosee that no minors become involved in their activities, " California State Park Ranger Eric Leffingwell: “The hippies are not camped within the park. There is a charge of one dollar per day per car inside the park and not enough campsifes to accommodate any large number of hippies, They are welcome inside the park as long as they obey the rules and regulations laid down for park use, " Mrs, August Ebbert (who has loaned a cabin to the hippies) Mrs, Ebbert and her husband have 13 children and 39 grandchildren between them they feel they know young people, One reason they loaned the cabin is that it is better occupied than left vacant, Another is that they feel the hippies deserve a chance, "They want to do things, ” continued Mrs, Ebbert, "They want to provide a place for young people whose parents don't care for them where they can work, They deserve a chance, " Fred Anderson, local businessman; Mr, Anderson has loaned the use of 80 acres to the hippies. Contrary to current stories the hippies have no ‘contract, they ot build anent struc~easep and. thelp-emanbile. ix iin ‘land, People have been camping on the acreage for. some ten years without comment, Picnic tables and barbecue pits have been provided by Mr. Anderson for everyone's use, Mr, Anderson continued, "As long as they abide by the law and behave themselves it's all door theater, Actually, some of them have been filing mining claims in the area for some time, " Dear Editor and Nevada City Residents: As a long time resident of the Bay Area, I commend you for opening your arms to our plague of Hippies with their LSD, marijuana, disease, filth and stink eee. not mentioning robberies and other vices, Black or white, I hope you like them all and that their stay in Nevada City will be a very long one and once again our wonderful City of San Francisco canbe asit once was with our young children safe on the streets again, An ever so grateful, Name Withheld Editor The Nugget Let us be grateful that the Hippies feel the need of open spaces and being close to nature and wiil be among us, There can be a real: dialogue and acontribution by our com=munity to the re-direction of their abilities which they have not been able to find in urban centers, We should form a Digger group todiscourage use of drugs and alcohol, to help clothe and feed them if necessary, Peace be with them and all the world! : Mable Slocum Teen Fair Has Horse, Art, Shows OnJune 3rd and 4th there will be a “Teen Fair" at the Boot Knoll Ranch on Me Courtney Road, This two-day affair is to be sponsored by the Liberal Arts Association to further both the artistic interests of the teens and the fund drive for the old Nevada Theatre, This two-day event will host teen doings and teen productions, Booths sponsored by local teen groups will feature fun and food, with the profits going to their own treasuries, To enter your group, please phone 2738385, A teen art show, from paintings to pottery, will be on view, The application forms will be available at Merritt's Hobby Shop: on Mfll Street in Grass Valley,. Mrs, Liotta and . Mr, Smith of the ’Campuses of the High School will also have the forms, A horse show run by Jim Young of the Boot Knoll Ranch will be held Saturday afternoon, Those interested please phone Mr, Young at 273-0405, A "Battle of the Bands" will be the attraction on Saturday evening, Any teen group is invited to enter the fray! "The Children of Stone” and "The Treble Clef” are two groups that have already registered, For information and registration, please contact Dee Montagne after 2:30 p. m, at 3-4148, All this and more too! “The High Graders", a local teen guitar trio, will be a strolling group singing folk songs; and prizes donated by local merchants will be awarded hourly. Sunday is family day at the "Teen Fair", The Nevada oe High School Band and orus will present progra and the judges of the art 2 i will present eight cash prizes, Join in the fun, Do it, or stop in to look and listen! Want a Car ? No Cash ? No Credit ? We Finance You! Work Cars And Trucks Our Specialty. Also Cash For Your Car. Call Mr. Littler 273-0243 After HoursCall 3-4991 SIERRA MOTORS Between Sierra Mufflers And Dept. of Motor ; penictes. <i *

2 ernie aL go, tr opsse epee ee: fa & : a a a en RL es Nevapa county AY Serving the communities of Nevaila City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, Town Tulle, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Siveetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale Summic Cin Walesa Couse Eye tine hia Hill, Hilll, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Sogesw » Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Willow Ve 5 es ille, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columb: Flat, R Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. a momma pee RIAA \ Nevada City Firemen's Ready, Graniteville, North , Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wi a ia, Columbia Hill, Br ‘olf, Christmas andy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill. R i . 5 all Saf. May 3, 1967 Volume 42 Number 17. 10 Cents Per Copy Published Wednesdays Julie Cooper: slim, attractive, ahard worker. She came to Nevada County for very much the same reasons that cause many people to move to the mountains: she wanted to get’ away from the city. Et ic “Leffingwell,. . California oe Park Ranger d Fi alakpff Diggings oo ear ethiower the hippies to date, Camping in,the Park would cost one dollar per car a day, and -money is something hippies are short of, The Quality ‘Of Being Hip. Only a handful of hippies are camping north of Nevada City at the moment but the interest they have created is far out of proportion to their number, The Blue Tent Road: was busy with sightseers over the weekend as hundreds of local citizens drove up to the cave to get a look, Actually, the hippies have. moved out of the cave and into a cabin loaned to them by Mr. and Mrs, August Ebbert, The cabin has been swept and Enjoy 11 CHANNELS Cable TV — FREE Trial— BLE\/TV\ 839 Nevada City-Highway . 4 Holiday Center * 273-@a2 Tara isnt her real name, Shy, suspicious of strangersuntil she “* gets to know the m, T ara-is.: typical. of a generation that is questioning -established values and: looking.-for. their own answers, the generation that is known as “hip”, * cleaned by the hippies, mostly due to the efforts of Julie Cooper, 2.24 year old brunette, ‘ originally from Tennessee and a California resident for 13 years, Unlike their sensationalized. newspaper reputation, Julie showed all the ordinary womanly concern over her ap=pearance when interrupted at her housework, Naturally slim and attractive, Miss Cooper wore a sweater and white Levis, Her black, soft leather boots were distinctively "hip" but her long hair was clean and well brushed, She wore a bead and brass necklace, typical of the work done by the artisans, craftsmen and artists that she hopes will join them this summer, Miss Cooper came to Nevada County for the same reason that many people moveto the mountains; to escape the city, One of her primary concerns is that the movement will grow too fast, She wishes that fewer-people would stop by because there hasn*t been enough time to get settled, Another occupant of the cabin is 21 year old "Tara", a name she prefers to her own, Tara was uncommunicative at first, "If you're a writer-you should know how it is", she said, She wore corduroy pants and the sametype of soft leather boots as Julie and added a leather headband that gave her dark blonde hair an. appealing Indian-like appearance, Sean Kent is the leader of the group in residence, He was busy winding up the details of a hot dog roast held that afternoon and was unavailable for an interview, but in appearance he is the most typical of what the public has been led to believe a hippie should look like, Fully bearded and mustached, long hair uncombed, he wears a green cape and the ever present boots, He refers to others in his group as “brothers” and "sisters". Brotherhood and love are foremost precepts in the hippie community, A local man who visited the cave last Thursday and is still there described the experience as “beautiful”, a word that is heard often in their company, One of the not so surprising things that has happened is that several local people that have dropped by the cave to “tell" the hippies a thing or two have been converted instead, Others have donated furniture, food and help, : The hippie movement in Nevada County may never grow beyond these small beginnings or it may swell this summer with the coming of good weather, No matter which, the community seems determined to watch its progress with interest, Mrs, Donna Young aboard one of the horses at the Boot Knoll Ranch posed for this picture to help ‘publicize the "Teen Fair”, One feature of the fair will be a horse show. For details see the article below, Hippie Comment SOUND & FURY So much interest has been shown in the hippies that have come. to Nevada County that the Nugget has decided to reprint here the reactions of a cross. section of letters. and comments it has received in the past week, Sherriff Wayne Brown:

"There is no law against them being here but we must enforce the law, If we catch them breaking the law. we'll act,” District Attorney Harold Berliner: “They have to obey the law like anyone else, They were cautioned tosee that no minors become involved in their activities, " California State Park Ranger Eric Leffingwell: “The hippies are not camped within the park. There is a charge of one dollar per day per car inside the park and not enough campsifes to accommodate any large number of hippies, They are welcome inside the park as long as they obey the rules and regulations laid down for park use, " Mrs, August Ebbert (who has loaned a cabin to the hippies) Mrs, Ebbert and her husband have 13 children and 39 grandchildren between them they feel they know young people, One reason they loaned the cabin is that it is better occupied than left vacant, Another is that they feel the hippies deserve a chance, "They want to do things, ” continued Mrs, Ebbert, "They want to provide a place for young people whose parents don't care for them where they can work, They deserve a chance, " Fred Anderson, local businessman; Mr, Anderson has loaned the use of 80 acres to the hippies. Contrary to current stories the hippies have no ‘contract, they ot build anent struc~easep and. thelp-emanbile. ix iin ‘land, People have been camping on the acreage for. some ten years without comment, Picnic tables and barbecue pits have been provided by Mr. Anderson for everyone's use, Mr, Anderson continued, "As long as they abide by the law and behave themselves it's all door theater, Actually, some of them have been filing mining claims in the area for some time, " Dear Editor and Nevada City Residents: As a long time resident of the Bay Area, I commend you for opening your arms to our plague of Hippies with their LSD, marijuana, disease, filth and stink eee. not mentioning robberies and other vices, Black or white, I hope you like them all and that their stay in Nevada City will be a very long one and once again our wonderful City of San Francisco canbe asit once was with our young children safe on the streets again, An ever so grateful, Name Withheld Editor The Nugget Let us be grateful that the Hippies feel the need of open spaces and being close to nature and wiil be among us, There can be a real: dialogue and acontribution by our com=munity to the re-direction of their abilities which they have not been able to find in urban centers, We should form a Digger group todiscourage use of drugs and alcohol, to help clothe and feed them if necessary, Peace be with them and all the world! : Mable Slocum Teen Fair Has Horse, Art, Shows OnJune 3rd and 4th there will be a “Teen Fair" at the Boot Knoll Ranch on Me Courtney Road, This two-day affair is to be sponsored by the Liberal Arts Association to further both the artistic interests of the teens and the fund drive for the old Nevada Theatre, This two-day event will host teen doings and teen productions, Booths sponsored by local teen groups will feature fun and food, with the profits going to their own treasuries, To enter your group, please phone 2738385, A teen art show, from paintings to pottery, will be on view, The application forms will be available at Merritt's Hobby Shop: on Mfll Street in Grass Valley,. Mrs, Liotta and . Mr, Smith of the ’Campuses of the High School will also have the forms, A horse show run by Jim Young of the Boot Knoll Ranch will be held Saturday afternoon, Those interested please phone Mr, Young at 273-0405, A "Battle of the Bands" will be the attraction on Saturday evening, Any teen group is invited to enter the fray! "The Children of Stone” and "The Treble Clef” are two groups that have already registered, For information and registration, please contact Dee Montagne after 2:30 p. m, at 3-4148, All this and more too! “The High Graders", a local teen guitar trio, will be a strolling group singing folk songs; and prizes donated by local merchants will be awarded hourly. Sunday is family day at the "Teen Fair", The Nevada oe High School Band and orus will present progra and the judges of the art 2 i will present eight cash prizes, Join in the fun, Do it, or stop in to look and listen! Want a Car ? No Cash ? No Credit ? We Finance You! Work Cars And Trucks Our Specialty. Also Cash For Your Car. Call Mr. Littler 273-0243 After HoursCall 3-4991 SIERRA MOTORS Between Sierra Mufflers And Dept. of Motor ; penictes. <i *