October 1, 1975 (8 pages)

ow 4 The Nevada County Nugget Wed. October 1, 1975 NEVADA CITY ELEMENTARY School students visited Victorian Museum last week and were “entranced” Bicentennial hearings Specialists and activists in the labor field and experts on economic issues will present testimony at hearings next month in Sacramento as part of the American bicentennial. U.S. Catholic observance of the The hearings, Oct. 2-4, will be the fifth of six regional hearings sponsored this year in various parts of the country by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (NCCB) Committee for the Bicentennial. The theme of the NCCB Bicentennial program is “Liberty and Justice for All.” Besides the 1975 regional hearings, parish consultations will take place this fall and winter throughout the country. The effort will climax in October, 1976, with a national justice conference in Detroit. Sacramento hearings will follow the format of earlier hearings, with a panel of bishops and other church leaders receiving testimony from specialists and representatives of interest groups. To increase local participation, three different sites will be used—Our Lady of Guadalupe parish on Oct. 2; the State Water Resources Building auditorium on Oct. 3; and St. Francis of Assisi parish on Oct. 4, which is the feastday of St. Francis. 7 Want ads Pay "A Bill's Better Buys” Brake Adjustment *1.88 WIDE OVAL TIRES 13”’ RAISED WHITE LETTERS RECAPPING SERVICE Easter Seal _youth council has openings The Placer-Nevada Easter Seal Youth Council, which sponsors numerous fundraising activities within the two-county area, is open for new membership. , Last year the council sponsored a Fishing Derby at Auburn Valley Country Club, ' an Easter Egg Hunt and. Christmas shopping event for the New Castle School for ' Exceptional Children. More activities: are planned this year. Membership is open to all persons 13 years old and over. For more information call 885* 1787 or 663-2443. AVAILABLE NOW. _ PLAZA . ) TIRE: C0. ING BEHIND SPD 265-4642 "FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP . SHEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY, 11.W. Main: ‘~. P,O.Box 1034}, Len Gilbert the American by music from oe 19th and early 20th century mechanical musical instruments. Some 300 youngsters made the field trip. Museum offers music display Three hundred Nevada _ City Elementary School first through third graders, in groups of 50, spent a day last week entranced by music from 19th and early 20th Century mechanical musical instruments on display at the American Victorian Museum. Margaret Boothby, who assists with music instruction, arranged with David Osborn and Charles Woods for students to hear the mechanical con* certs. They were greatly moved by the music and awed by the wonders at the museum, said teachers who accompanied the groups and marched in pairs to the concert: area. They wiggled and squirmed, but silently and softly, to tunes from punched folded paper with Woods grinding out the’music with a “strong” right arm. Many made the same winding motions with their own arms. Mel and Karen Locher of Auburn have released some of their collection of mechanical musical instruments for display at the museum. The largest organ in the collection is a German Merry-Go-Round organ, manufactured in Germany in about 1902. It contains 222 pipes and a series — of other mechanical instruments simulating the playing of 20 musicians. It is the kind originally used for carousels, in skating rinks and dance halls. Selections range from 19th Century ballads to 1920 tangoes. Woods explained the marvels of mechanics in childhood language. The children were entranced, said Elsie Sharpe, a school official. Some of them never had been in the museum or had an opportunity to hear such types of music. She hopes and believes the brief exposure will encourage them to come again with their parents. Progress report due on code violations Grass Valley Co. 265-6166 County supervisors have asked the district attorney to furnish them with a progress report on nine alleged violations of zoning and building code regulations by next Tuesday. Reportedly the allegations have been in the district attorney’s office for sometime. Supervisors. also -suggested ‘ teceive reports. on‘ validity of ' complaints. and other basic information concerning such charges. In other action Tuesday supervisors asked Director of Public Works Terry Lowell to discuss a reported ‘“‘somewhat less than standard’’ proposal for a building near the Nevada County Airpark. Lowell said the proposed building is on private property across from; the’. county. maintenance, yard, ‘If.,the:,: structures comply = with building codes and planning regulations the county has no control concerning architectural structure, Lowell advised. Supervisors have adopted restrictions concerning safety and heights of buildings within the range of airport traffic, he explained. “It could be (the proposed building) an aesthetics ‘',problem, but that is related to.» planning,” * said “Eowels.*.** +" *

ow 4 The Nevada County Nugget Wed. October 1, 1975 NEVADA CITY ELEMENTARY School students visited Victorian Museum last week and were “entranced” Bicentennial hearings Specialists and activists in the labor field and experts on economic issues will present testimony at hearings next month in Sacramento as part of the American bicentennial. U.S. Catholic observance of the The hearings, Oct. 2-4, will be the fifth of six regional hearings sponsored this year in various parts of the country by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (NCCB) Committee for the Bicentennial. The theme of the NCCB Bicentennial program is “Liberty and Justice for All.” Besides the 1975 regional hearings, parish consultations will take place this fall and winter throughout the country. The effort will climax in October, 1976, with a national justice conference in Detroit. Sacramento hearings will follow the format of earlier hearings, with a panel of bishops and other church leaders receiving testimony from specialists and representatives of interest groups. To increase local participation, three different sites will be used—Our Lady of Guadalupe parish on Oct. 2; the State Water Resources Building auditorium on Oct. 3; and St. Francis of Assisi parish on Oct. 4, which is the feastday of St. Francis. 7 Want ads Pay "A Bill's Better Buys” Brake Adjustment *1.88 WIDE OVAL TIRES 13”’ RAISED WHITE LETTERS RECAPPING SERVICE Easter Seal _youth council has openings The Placer-Nevada Easter Seal Youth Council, which sponsors numerous fundraising activities within the two-county area, is open for new membership. , Last year the council sponsored a Fishing Derby at Auburn Valley Country Club, ' an Easter Egg Hunt and. Christmas shopping event for the New Castle School for ' Exceptional Children. More activities: are planned this year. Membership is open to all persons 13 years old and over. For more information call 885* 1787 or 663-2443. AVAILABLE NOW. _ PLAZA . ) TIRE: C0. ING BEHIND SPD 265-4642 "FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP . SHEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY, 11.W. Main: ‘~. P,O.Box 1034}, Len Gilbert the American by music from oe 19th and early 20th century mechanical musical instruments. Some 300 youngsters made the field trip. Museum offers music display Three hundred Nevada _ City Elementary School first through third graders, in groups of 50, spent a day last week entranced by music from 19th and early 20th Century mechanical musical instruments on display at the

American Victorian Museum. Margaret Boothby, who assists with music instruction, arranged with David Osborn and Charles Woods for students to hear the mechanical con* certs. They were greatly moved by the music and awed by the wonders at the museum, said teachers who accompanied the groups and marched in pairs to the concert: area. They wiggled and squirmed, but silently and softly, to tunes from punched folded paper with Woods grinding out the’music with a “strong” right arm. Many made the same winding motions with their own arms. Mel and Karen Locher of Auburn have released some of their collection of mechanical musical instruments for display at the museum. The largest organ in the collection is a German Merry-Go-Round organ, manufactured in Germany in about 1902. It contains 222 pipes and a series — of other mechanical instruments simulating the playing of 20 musicians. It is the kind originally used for carousels, in skating rinks and dance halls. Selections range from 19th Century ballads to 1920 tangoes. Woods explained the marvels of mechanics in childhood language. The children were entranced, said Elsie Sharpe, a school official. Some of them never had been in the museum or had an opportunity to hear such types of music. She hopes and believes the brief exposure will encourage them to come again with their parents. Progress report due on code violations Grass Valley Co. 265-6166 County supervisors have asked the district attorney to furnish them with a progress report on nine alleged violations of zoning and building code regulations by next Tuesday. Reportedly the allegations have been in the district attorney’s office for sometime. Supervisors. also -suggested ‘ teceive reports. on‘ validity of ' complaints. and other basic information concerning such charges. In other action Tuesday supervisors asked Director of Public Works Terry Lowell to discuss a reported ‘“‘somewhat less than standard’’ proposal for a building near the Nevada County Airpark. Lowell said the proposed building is on private property across from; the’. county. maintenance, yard, ‘If.,the:,: structures comply = with building codes and planning regulations the county has no control concerning architectural structure, Lowell advised. Supervisors have adopted restrictions concerning safety and heights of buildings within the range of airport traffic, he explained. “It could be (the proposed building) an aesthetics ‘',problem, but that is related to.» planning,” * said “Eowels.*.** +" *