November 15, 1967 (20 pages)

Around Town By Roland Taylor BUNGLING BURGLARS—Burglars bungled as they tried to jimmy the safe at the UnioninGrass Valley Friday. They damaged the: lock on the safe but apparently lacked the know-how in finishing the job. However, they did take a small amount of cash and soft drinks from a machine in the main office, GRASS VALLEY MEN INJURED—A crash ihto a bridge abutment of a car driven by Jack Nester, 33, resulted in injuries to Jack Nester and his passenger, Bof Shuffield, 27. The accident happened on Ophir Road ramp to eastbound Interstate 80 near Roseville, Both men were taken to Placer County Hospital, LOCAL "BOY" MAKES GOOD—Richard H, Marriott, born in Nevada City, won the top spot in Tuesday's Sacramento city council election, and became mayor-apparent of the capital city, Local acquaintances recall Marriott's father, Joe, was a former lease-operator-developer of the old Idaho Maryland Mine, The family lived on Jordan Street, BURGLARS ACTIVE—Two Grass Valley businesses, the Del Oro Theater and the Modern Health Food Store on Mill Street were broken into Friday night or early Saturday. The store owner reported $30 cash missing and the theater operator said that $25 was taken, FIREMEN SET CAMP STEW—Peardale-Chicago Park volunteer firemen will hold their annual benefit camp stew on Sunday, Dec, 3, from noon until 5 p.m, in the Peardale Fire Hall on Colfax Highway, The public is invited, CONSERVATION MEETING THURSDAY—The Nevada County Conservation -Council will hold. its-regular_ monthly business meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, at the fairgrounds, PROMOTED—Alfred_ B. Bragg St., Grass Valley, was recently promoted to the rank of Major in the Air Force Reserve. A management analysis officer with the 349th ‘‘Golden Gate’’ Wing at Hamilton Air Force Base, Dayton is the branch manager of the Grass Valley Wells Fargo Bank. Brigadier Dayton, (left) 215 General Rollin B. Moore, Jr., 349th Commander, helped Dayton pin on his new ‘‘gold leaves.’’ Planners Approve Bitney’s The Nevada County Nugget. November 15, 1967 "7 g° 2s 4-H CONFERENCE—R. O. Monosmith, State 4-H Club Leader, center meets members of the Nevada County delegation to the central Region 4-H Leaders Conference, held last week at Squaw Valley. L. to R.Ruby Dittl, Community Leader Peardale Pines Placer-Nevada Home Advisor; John J. -H Club; Fran Haddock, Smith, Placer-Nevada Farm Advisor, and 4-H Plant Consultant; Skip Bolton, Placer-Nevada Farm Advisor; Rudy Monosmith, State 4-H Leader; Donna Jackson and Gail Nicholls, Community Leaders of the Springhill 4-H Club; Lucille Dittl, Community Leader of Peardale Pines; Ruth Nelson and Beverly Lewis, Community Leader of the Eager Beavers 4-H Club. Over 400 4-Hers Attend Preview Day Over 400 4-H members, parents and leaders attended the Placer-Nevada 4-H preview day and new leader orientation program held Saturday on theSierra College Campus, Matthew Moore and Linda Personeni, co-chairmen, reported today. "We had four objectives in mind for this program," they added: "1, Acquaint new 4-H'ers with project requirements and MELVIN BROWN ALEX FERREIRA INCUMBENTS ELECTED—Melvin A. Brown was re-elected to the Division 5 seat on the board of directors of the Nevada Irrigation District. In Division 3, Alex Ferreria was re-elected. Brown received 218 votes; his opponents were Harold Gleason who received 109 votes and and Harry duChene with 98 votes. Ferreira defeated Martin Harmon by a vote of 386 to 181 The county planning commission went along with the board of supervisors Monday night for two additional exemptions to the new zoning at Bitney’s Corner. The commission voiced its approval of the board's action to exclude both the Swap and Shop and property owned by Ray ’ Balleweg. The only negative vote was cast by Chairman Bert Livingston on the Balleweg exclusion for the same reason he was against one earlier for the Albert Lausche property. Both involve unimproved land with no commercial businesses on them at this time, although Balleweg contended to the supervisors that he bougiit his preperty in hopes of developing commercial, Last week, the supervisors approved rezoning of Bitney’s from unclassified to singlefamily residential-agricilture with a minimum building site of 20,000 square feet. The two exemptions to be added were returned to the commission to get that body's opinion, Livingston noted Monday that all the exemptions involved either commercial property or property that the owners hope will become commercial, Thus, he made a motion that the commission initiate rezoning of those parcels to commercial, However, Livingston's motion failed 2-3, He was joined by Francis Longo, but Neil Hennessy, Wes Moore and Roy Peterson opposed it. In other action the commission: —Approved the tentative map of Alta Sierra Estates unit 12, activities; 2. Provide additional leadership experience for older members; 3, Show off the educational facilities available to 4-H'ers at Sierra College; 4, Provoke an interest in career exploration through 4-H projects and activities," Programs conducted by project coordinators and 4-H Junior ' leaders were centered in three main areas-the HomeEconomics Building, the Agriculture Classroom complex, and the Science Building. Tours through the new Planetarium conducted by ClemClark were of special interest to all Preview Day participants, Other Sierra Students representing college departments and serving as liaison representatives were: Bob Echols and Rick O'Shea, Botany Department; John Garcian and Dick Hawthorne, Forestry; Shirley Hacker, Manual Cunha, Dan Beadle, Jean Van Horn and Barbara Paul, Agriculture; Nedra Self, Home Economics; Glenda McFadin, Harriet Sindel, Jim Wilson and Mike Webber, Zoology Department, 4-H'ers interested in conservation surveyed a nature trail planned for joint development on the college campus, Plans for 4-H participation will be developed by the Placer-Nevada 4-H Conservation Committee, —~ ted a resolution of intention to rezone Prosser Lake Heights in the Truckee area, ~Approved three use permits in the Truckee area, These in© volve a mobile home at the en= trance to Donner State Park, an 8 by 18 foot billboard at old U.S. 40 and High Street and an? . 8 by 16 foot billboard at River Avenue West and Highway 267, ~Final maps were approved for Keystone Subdivision No, One, a reversion of acreage, Banner Highlands and Alta Sierra No. 10, ;

Around Town By Roland Taylor BUNGLING BURGLARS—Burglars bungled as they tried to jimmy the safe at the UnioninGrass Valley Friday. They damaged the: lock on the safe but apparently lacked the know-how in finishing the job. However, they did take a small amount of cash and soft drinks from a machine in the main office, GRASS VALLEY MEN INJURED—A crash ihto a bridge abutment of a car driven by Jack Nester, 33, resulted in injuries to Jack Nester and his passenger, Bof Shuffield, 27. The accident happened on Ophir Road ramp to eastbound Interstate 80 near Roseville, Both men were taken to Placer County Hospital, LOCAL "BOY" MAKES GOOD—Richard H, Marriott, born in Nevada City, won the top spot in Tuesday's Sacramento city council election, and became mayor-apparent of the capital city, Local acquaintances recall Marriott's father, Joe, was a former lease-operator-developer of the old Idaho Maryland Mine, The family lived on Jordan Street, BURGLARS ACTIVE—Two Grass Valley businesses, the Del Oro Theater and the Modern Health Food Store on Mill Street were broken into Friday night or early Saturday. The store owner reported $30 cash missing and the theater operator said that $25 was taken, FIREMEN SET CAMP STEW—Peardale-Chicago Park volunteer firemen will hold their annual benefit camp stew on Sunday, Dec, 3, from noon until 5 p.m, in the Peardale Fire Hall on Colfax Highway, The public is invited, CONSERVATION MEETING THURSDAY—The Nevada County Conservation -Council will hold. its-regular_ monthly business meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, at the fairgrounds, PROMOTED—Alfred_ B. Bragg St., Grass Valley, was recently promoted to the rank of Major in the Air Force Reserve. A management analysis officer with the 349th ‘‘Golden Gate’’ Wing at Hamilton Air Force Base, Dayton is the branch manager of the Grass Valley Wells Fargo Bank. Brigadier Dayton, (left) 215 General Rollin B. Moore, Jr., 349th Commander, helped Dayton pin on his new ‘‘gold leaves.’’ Planners Approve Bitney’s The Nevada County Nugget.. November 15, 1967 "7 g° 2s 4-H CONFERENCE—R. O. Monosmith, State 4-H Club Leader, center meets members of the Nevada County delegation to the central Region 4-H Leaders Conference, held last week at Squaw Valley. L. to R.Ruby Dittl, Community Leader Peardale Pines Placer-Nevada Home Advisor; John J. -H Club; Fran Haddock, Smith, Placer-Nevada Farm Advisor, and 4-H Plant Consultant; Skip Bolton, Placer-Nevada Farm Advisor; Rudy Monosmith, State 4-H Leader; Donna Jackson and Gail Nicholls, Community Leaders of the Springhill 4-H Club; Lucille Dittl, Community Leader of Peardale Pines; Ruth Nelson and Beverly Lewis, Community Leader of the Eager Beavers 4-H Club. Over 400 4-Hers Attend Preview Day Over 400 4-H members, parents and leaders attended the Placer-Nevada 4-H preview day and new leader orientation program held Saturday on theSierra College Campus, Matthew Moore and Linda Personeni, co-chairmen, reported today. "We had four objectives in mind for this program," they added: "1, Acquaint new 4-H'ers with project requirements and MELVIN BROWN ALEX FERREIRA INCUMBENTS ELECTED—Melvin A. Brown was re-elected to the Division 5 seat on the board of directors of the Nevada Irrigation District. In Division 3, Alex Ferreria was re-elected. Brown received 218 votes; his opponents were Harold Gleason who received 109 votes and and Harry duChene with 98 votes. Ferreira defeated Martin Harmon by a vote of 386 to 181 The county planning commission went along with the board of supervisors Monday night for two additional exemptions to the new zoning at Bitney’s Corner. The commission voiced its approval of the board's action to exclude both the Swap and Shop and property owned by Ray

’ Balleweg. The only negative vote was cast by Chairman Bert Livingston on the Balleweg exclusion for the same reason he was against one earlier for the Albert Lausche property. Both involve unimproved land with no commercial businesses on them at this time, although Balleweg contended to the supervisors that he bougiit his preperty in hopes of developing commercial, Last week, the supervisors approved rezoning of Bitney’s from unclassified to singlefamily residential-agricilture with a minimum building site of 20,000 square feet. The two exemptions to be added were returned to the commission to get that body's opinion, Livingston noted Monday that all the exemptions involved either commercial property or property that the owners hope will become commercial, Thus, he made a motion that the commission initiate rezoning of those parcels to commercial, However, Livingston's motion failed 2-3, He was joined by Francis Longo, but Neil Hennessy, Wes Moore and Roy Peterson opposed it. In other action the commission: —Approved the tentative map of Alta Sierra Estates unit 12, activities; 2. Provide additional leadership experience for older members; 3, Show off the educational facilities available to 4-H'ers at Sierra College; 4, Provoke an interest in career exploration through 4-H projects and activities," Programs conducted by project coordinators and 4-H Junior ' leaders were centered in three main areas-the HomeEconomics Building, the Agriculture Classroom complex, and the Science Building. Tours through the new Planetarium conducted by ClemClark were of special interest to all Preview Day participants, Other Sierra Students representing college departments and serving as liaison representatives were: Bob Echols and Rick O'Shea, Botany Department; John Garcian and Dick Hawthorne, Forestry; Shirley Hacker, Manual Cunha, Dan Beadle, Jean Van Horn and Barbara Paul, Agriculture; Nedra Self, Home Economics; Glenda McFadin, Harriet Sindel, Jim Wilson and Mike Webber, Zoology Department, 4-H'ers interested in conservation surveyed a nature trail planned for joint development on the college campus, Plans for 4-H participation will be developed by the Placer-Nevada 4-H Conservation Committee, —~ ted a resolution of intention to rezone Prosser Lake Heights in the Truckee area, ~Approved three use permits in the Truckee area, These in© volve a mobile home at the en= trance to Donner State Park, an 8 by 18 foot billboard at old U.S. 40 and High Street and an? . 8 by 16 foot billboard at River Avenue West and Highway 267, ~Final maps were approved for Keystone Subdivision No, One, a reversion of acreage, Banner Highlands and Alta Sierra No. 10, ;