October 10, 1963 (22 pages)

PS WE ee RIES ESE SEM ELE EE NONI pacgmenes2 SAT SMALL TOWNEDITORIALS SMALL CITIES WORKSHOP SHOULD ATTRACT LOCAL LEADERS AND CITIZENS The Small City in California--Its Past and its Prospects, is the topic of a two day conference workshop to be held in Nevada City at the Elks Hall on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27. Sponsored by University Extension of U.C. at Davis in cooperation with the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce and a local arrangements committee headed by Mrs. Sharon Fairclough, the conference will bring to Nevada County a star-studded group of speakers and participants, to “explore the role and meaning of the small independent city in the postwar California world." City councilmen, county supervisors, planning commissioners’, businessmen, educators and teachers, and concerned citizens will often travel hundreds of miles away from this area in order to participate in conferences which have a vital bearing on the future of this area. The upcoming workshop will have a particularly direct bearing upon that future, and we know that local leaders and citizens will take full advantage of it, as will many visitors from out of town. Among the conference speakers will be Allan Temko, colorful architectural and urban critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, and former West Coast editor of Architectural Forum magazine. Temko has just returned from a year of study in Europe. His subject will be "The Role of the Small City in the Region" Other speakers will include Dr. Everett Carter, Vice Chancellor of the Davis campus; John Campbell, San Francisco architect whose firm designed the controversial proposed new Governor's Mansion; Assemblyman Robert W. Crown, who will speak on "The Role of the Tourist in the Local Economy"; John H. Denton of the School of Business Administration, UC Berkeley, with the topic, "Business, Real Estate, andthe Growth of the Small Sity"; and many others, almost all prominent in their fields. According to Dr. Glen Burch, head SMALL WORLD of the he Extension at Davis, Nevada City was chosen as the workshop site because, “rich in history, lovely in setting, itexemplifies many of the problems and eepertunties facing all small cities in the state. Perhaps the chief value of the conference is that it will help us in Nevada County, with the aid of objective and informed outsiders, toassess our problems and opportunities. HARDY BOYS AND MARY POPPINS VISIT SCHOOL Many of ourelementary school. youngsters have access toan outstand-. ing library system. Once a week a truck arrives at the school building with boxes of books, many of them hot off the presses, labeled for the various classrooms. The books are then put out ona table or may quickly disappear into individual desks. Maybe there is a recent Hardy Boy mystery or Mary Poppins or the latest material on Moon Rockets. The books come from the Instructional Materials Center in Auburn, where a new building neatly houses 100, 000 volumes of children's books along with masses of phonograph records, and educational films. Thereis also a "Guidance" service. Inthis a child with a personal problem such as jealousy towards a popular sister may be steeredto a story dealing with the same problem. Problems are less bothersome if.it is known that others have similar problems. Totally modern, this library service comes at an average cost of less than $3.00 per student per year. Most ofthe local elementary schools, including those in NevadaCity, subscribe to this service. Soon, itis hoped, all schools will subscribe, including those in Grass Valley, the notable absentee on ‘the list. Books are the tools for learning. If our children are to learn, they must have the:proper tools. UNITED FUND DRIVE PUTS ALL BEGS IN ONE ASKIT Western Nevada County's United Service Fund drive: has kicked off for its second year of operation, and it is obvious that the experience gained last year will benefit the drive. Five organizations are represented in the combined drive---as a member of our staff commented, "they are putting five begs in one ask-it"---and the drive leaders have set a realistic goal of bettering last year's $10, 000 collection by as much as possible. Organizations which will benefit from the drive include the America n Red Cross, Boy Scouts, GirlScouts, Salvation Army, and the Welfare Society of Catholic Ladies. A solicitation of businessmen and major donors of last year will be augmented by the mailing this week of a general appeal to the public. We citizens of Nevada County have it in our power to make this drive a success. And as it becomes more successful it will become more of a unified drive to cover a greater number of organizations that still hold separate fund collections in our area. Our taskis simple. When the senna: arrives, just mail back to the united fund drive headquarters your ‘donation in the envelope that arrives with the SIERRA BYWAYS CONDON PARK TREES. LIONS TRACKS... From the Grass Valley Lions Club bulletin we hear rumors that Grass Valley is contemplating taking out all the trees from the Condon Park parking lot. Which brings up the question, “When is a park not a park?" ---answer: when it becomes a parking lot. . . Also note the annual GV White Cane sales: One fellow -was so intent on not’ seeing Lions who were collecting for the drive that he ran right into a parking meter... A lady whowas asked if she wanted a (little plastic) White Cane’snapped "I'm not ready for one yet"... And a third person, a man who had lost an arm, gave generously so that a child can see, A THANK YOU... "Last week's Nugget was a gem! Perhaps we're a little ‘hejndices since we of the Nevada City Business and Professional Women were the favored ones. Wehadhoped for a little story about our BPW conference but we didn't expect the front page. The editorial was not only appreciated but also thoroughly enjoyed by our members. This was not all! We had two other articles in the afore-mentioned edition. “Much of our success this year in the club is due to the excellent news coverage. Thank you, Nugget staff, and your editor in particular!"... And thank you, Maxine Reed, president NC BPW. ---Dean Thompson CALIFORNIA RECREATIONAL AREAS BECOME CITIES DURING SEASON It is becoming normal for residents of metropolitan ~areas to occupy second homes or camping areas in the mountains and on the seacoast during summer or winter seasons. The result is that recreation communities become bustling “cities” during the recreation season, Today it is not uncommon for populations to increase 300 or 400 percent in the three summer months in these areas. Yet within twenty yeas, the seasonal pressure will be much greater as the demand for recreation in‘creases: some 400 percent. The outsiders pour in. The area is somewhat isolated. The building season may be short. Skilled labor is often both scarce and prohibitively expensive. Materials are limited. A killing must be made, and quickly. And the seasonal city grows in make-shift confusion. It is dusty, smelly, dirty, ugly. Ramshackle stands and blockhouses and motels invade the pine forest, and dogs howl at neon signs instead of the moon. Roads are inadequate. Sewage disposal is a perennial problem. This is the city built for "recreation. " The summer resident complains that something must be done. His summer home or campground or beach is being “ruined”. **OT e8eg "S96T ‘OT 10qQ01900° ' *1088nN ey" OT a8eg°*

PS WE ee RIES ESE SEM ELE EE NONI pacgmenes2 SAT SMALL TOWNEDITORIALS SMALL CITIES WORKSHOP SHOULD ATTRACT LOCAL LEADERS AND CITIZENS The Small City in California--Its Past and its Prospects, is the topic of a two day conference workshop to be held in Nevada City at the Elks Hall on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27. Sponsored by University Extension of U.C. at Davis in cooperation with the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce and a local arrangements committee headed by Mrs. Sharon Fairclough, the conference will bring to Nevada County a star-studded group of speakers and participants, to “explore the role and meaning of the small independent city in the postwar California world." City councilmen, county supervisors, planning commissioners’, businessmen, educators and teachers, and concerned citizens will often travel hundreds of miles away from this area in order to participate in conferences which have a vital bearing on the future of this area. The upcoming workshop will have a particularly direct bearing upon that future, and we know that local leaders and citizens will take full advantage of it, as will many visitors from out of town. Among the conference speakers will be Allan Temko, colorful architectural and urban critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, and former West Coast editor of Architectural Forum magazine. Temko has just returned from a year of study in Europe. His subject will be "The Role of the Small City in the Region" Other speakers will include Dr. Everett Carter, Vice Chancellor of the Davis campus; John Campbell, San Francisco architect whose firm designed the controversial proposed new Governor's Mansion; Assemblyman Robert W. Crown, who will speak on "The Role of the Tourist in the Local Economy"; John H. Denton of the School of Business Administration, UC Berkeley, with the topic, "Business, Real Estate, andthe Growth of the Small Sity"; and many others, almost all prominent in their fields. According to Dr. Glen Burch, head SMALL WORLD of the he Extension at Davis, Nevada City was chosen as the workshop site because, “rich in history, lovely in setting, itexemplifies many of the problems and eepertunties facing all small cities in the state. Perhaps the chief value of the conference is that it will help us in Nevada County, with the aid of objective and informed outsiders, toassess our problems and opportunities. HARDY BOYS AND MARY POPPINS VISIT SCHOOL Many of ourelementary school. youngsters have access toan outstand-. ing library system. Once a week a truck arrives at the school building with boxes of books, many of them hot off the presses, labeled for the various classrooms. The books are then put out ona table or may quickly disappear into individual desks. Maybe there is a recent Hardy Boy mystery or Mary Poppins or the latest material on Moon Rockets. The books come from the Instructional Materials Center in Auburn, where a new building neatly houses 100, 000 volumes of children's books along with masses of phonograph records, and educational films. Thereis also a "Guidance" service. Inthis a child with a personal problem such as jealousy towards a popular sister may be steeredto a story dealing with the same problem. Problems are less bothersome if.it is known that others have similar problems. Totally modern, this library service comes at an average cost of less than

$3.00 per student per year. Most ofthe local elementary schools, including those in NevadaCity, subscribe to this service. Soon, itis hoped, all schools will subscribe, including those in Grass Valley, the notable absentee on ‘the list. Books are the tools for learning. If our children are to learn, they must have the:proper tools. UNITED FUND DRIVE PUTS ALL BEGS IN ONE ASKIT Western Nevada County's United Service Fund drive: has kicked off for its second year of operation, and it is obvious that the experience gained last year will benefit the drive. Five organizations are represented in the combined drive---as a member of our staff commented, "they are putting five begs in one ask-it"---and the drive leaders have set a realistic goal of bettering last year's $10, 000 collection by as much as possible. Organizations which will benefit from the drive include the America n Red Cross, Boy Scouts, GirlScouts, Salvation Army, and the Welfare Society of Catholic Ladies. A solicitation of businessmen and major donors of last year will be augmented by the mailing this week of a general appeal to the public. We citizens of Nevada County have it in our power to make this drive a success. And as it becomes more successful it will become more of a unified drive to cover a greater number of organizations that still hold separate fund collections in our area. Our taskis simple. When the senna: arrives, just mail back to the united fund drive headquarters your ‘donation in the envelope that arrives with the SIERRA BYWAYS CONDON PARK TREES. LIONS TRACKS..... From the Grass Valley Lions Club bulletin we hear rumors that Grass Valley is contemplating taking out all the trees from the Condon Park parking lot. Which brings up the question, “When is a park not a park?" ---answer: when it becomes a parking lot. . . Also note the annual GV White Cane sales: One fellow -was so intent on not’ seeing Lions who were collecting for the drive that he ran right into a parking meter..... A lady whowas asked if she wanted a (little plastic) White Cane’snapped "I'm not ready for one yet"..... And a third person, a man who had lost an arm, gave generously so that a child can see, A THANK YOU..... "Last week's Nugget was a gem! Perhaps we're a little ‘hejndices since we of the Nevada City Business and Professional Women were the favored ones. Wehadhoped for a little story about our BPW conference but we didn't expect the front page. The editorial was not only appreciated but also thoroughly enjoyed by our members. This was not all! We had two other articles in the afore-mentioned edition. “Much of our success this year in the club is due to the excellent news coverage. Thank you, Nugget staff, and your editor in particular!"..... And thank you, Maxine Reed, president NC BPW. ---Dean Thompson CALIFORNIA RECREATIONAL AREAS BECOME CITIES DURING SEASON It is becoming normal for residents of metropolitan ~areas to occupy second homes or camping areas in the mountains and on the seacoast during summer or winter seasons. The result is that recreation communities become bustling “cities” during the recreation season, Today it is not uncommon for populations to increase 300 or 400 percent in the three summer months in these areas. Yet within twenty yeas, the seasonal pressure will be much greater as the demand for recreation in‘creases: some 400 percent. The outsiders pour in. The area is somewhat isolated. The building season may be short. Skilled labor is often both scarce and prohibitively expensive. Materials are limited. A killing must be made, and quickly. And the seasonal city grows in make-shift confusion. It is dusty, smelly, dirty, ugly. Ramshackle stands and blockhouses and motels invade the pine forest, and dogs howl at neon signs instead of the moon. Roads are inadequate. Sewage disposal is a perennial problem. This is the city built for "recreation. " The summer resident complains that something must be done. His summer home or campground or beach is being “ruined”. **OT e8eg "S96T ‘OT 10qQ01900° ' *1088nN ey" OT a8eg°*