October 12, 1960 (8 pages)

} Serving the communities of Nevada City, San Juan, North Bloom eho ans Penge ee eae Volume 34 No, 4 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" By, Wednesday. Octobdr 12, 1960 Paint-Up . Film In NC Monday Nevada City's paint-up party, planned for Spring of next year, will be the subject of discussion Monday night ataNevadaCity Chamberof Commerce meeting in the City Hall, A color film of the paintup of Weaverville will be shown, The film was recently shown in Anchorage, Alaska. t is sponsored by the Fuller aint Co, A representative of the ‘uller Paint Co. is expected o attend the Monday meetngto give details on the »peration of a downtown vaint-up~campaign. Auction Set For Three Buildings A public auction for the sale and removal of various buildings in the Grass Valley-Nevada City area will be conducted “by the State Division of Highways Oct 14 beginning at 10 a.m., according to officials at the Marysville district~ office. The buildings will be auctioned on their respective premises in the following order: (1) Residence office. and garage at 212 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley; formerly owned by William L. Mott. Minimum. acceptable DEER HUNTER BAGS BEAR.Durrel Murphy of Ukiah poses with bear he shot while deer hunting Saturday near Al's Corner. The huge black bear Weighed in at 400 pounds. Mruphy was hunting with Evan Parks of Grass Valley. The pair will have to substitute bear steaks for venison, as they failed to come home with the buck they were after. The above picture was taken at Glen Bagley's garage, Union Paine. Knee To ne » Hill Road, where the prize was strung up. %, ae bid is $38. 3 (2) House and garage located on west side of Railroad Avenue, 50 feet south of Wolf Creek bridge, Grass Valley; formerly owned by Zoe W. Christin. Minimum bid, $1. (3) House at National Alley and Spring Street, Nevada City; formerly owned by Pedro Traverso. Minimum bid, $8. The land has been acquired by the state as right of way for construction of the proposed Grass ValleyNevada City freeway. StructureS must be removed by January 2, 1961. For detailed information, contact Division of Highways, 703 B Street, Marysville; SHerwood 3-5421, extension 271. Relators Attend State Convention Realtors from every city and town in California are in San Francisco today for the 56th annual convention of the California Real Estate Association at the Mark Hopkins and Fremont Hotels. Over 4,000 realtors paid their registration fees, More than 80 sessions on specific real estate subjects are listed in the 40-pag convention program ‘ covering all departments. of real estate, according to Kenneth H. Smitten of San Francisco, general convention chairman. Peardale-CP Pot Lunch Slated The Peardale-Chicago Park Volunteer Fire Department will have a pot luck supper, Oct. 19 at the Peardale Fire House, 6:30 p.m. Object of this get-together isto make plans for the Bene. . fit Camp Stew and Shindig set for Nov; 12, All interested parties may obtain further information by contacting . Fire Chief John Huber at Grass . Democrats Up Lead In County The Democrats have increased their registration lead over Republicans in Nevada County, according to figures released this week by County Clerk John Trauner . Democratic registrants now outnumber Republican registrants by over 1,000. Following the registration period ending Sept. 15, total Democratic registration is mow 6, 404, Total Republican registration. is 5,245, LastJune, the figure stood at5,777 Democrats and 4,769 Republicans. Thus the Democrats have added 627’ to their total, the Republicans 476. : The total county registration figure, a new high, is11,943, including 62 registrants of miscellaneous. affiliation, and 232 who deherence In percentages, the Demthetotalregistrants, the Republicans for 43. 9%. Districts I and II accounted for most of the Democratic and Republican increases, Following is a district breakdown of voters eligible to vote in the Nov. 8 general rlection. Dist. . Dist. I Dem. 1,505 1 3,526 Rep. 1,364 2, 902 Mist, oe 33 Decl. . 53 123 Dist. Il Dist. IV Dist. v Valley 273-4263. 88 568 717 49 528 402 <8 15 28 28 clined to state a party pref[ ocrats account for 53. 6% of . : . in detail,” the Congressman Congressman Harold T. Johnson will meet with the California State Board of Agriculture to discuss the devastating epidemic which has hit the Northern California pear orchards, The Congressman, who earlier called on Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson to take appropriate steps to contain the sweeping spread of the infectious disease, has discussed the problem individually with national, state and _ local officials. Following conferences with Governor Edmund G. Brown, State Director of Agriculture William E. Warne, his assistant, Dr. James T. Ralph, who soon will succeed Warne; and John S. Watson, president of the State Board of Agriculture, Congressman Johnson made arrangements to board. The meeting will be in Sacramento’ the afternoon of Oct. 17. appear before the fullJOHNSON, STATE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS PEAR DECLINE partment of Agriculture officials, who advised him that the agency is aware of the “devastating disorder,” but “we have no solution for its control.” “Pear decline was first recognized in the State of Washington as early as 1946,” the Congressman was told by the Sacretary of Agriculture. : “At that time relatively few trees were affected and although they were regarded with concern, it was not realized that the disorder would reach. the _ serious proportions that it has today.” ’ The Secretary explained the cause of the disorder is not yet known. The Department of Agriculture was directed by Congress to do .pear decline research, out of which certain facts have been established: 1. Pear decline affects various varieties of pears when they are growing on: the so-called Oriental rootstock (Pyrus serotina, P, “T hope that we can discalleryana and P. ussurienwhich causes injury which cuss this critical problem declared, “and that these discussions will result in some appropriate action; including efforts to speed the research on control of this dread disease. “IT have met with the local officials in the areas of El Dorado, Nevada and’ Placer Counties and I hope to carry their views to the state board. “Many orchards face complete loss of their trees, This will wipe out many of our fine pear growers. We must make every attempt to correct the situation. There already has been much delay.” 1 Congressman Johnson h discussed this matter length . with Federal stricken, Ted-Kennedy At Sacto. Rally Ted Kennedy,. younger brother of Senator John Kennedy, will be the guest speaker at a gigantic rally Oct. 14 in Governor’s Hall, State Fairgrounds. mee Admiral John Harllee, ‘chairman of the California . Citizens for Kennedy and. . Johnson Clubs, will be featured with. Ted Kennedy Admiral Harllee was Senj ator Kennedy’s commanding officer in PT boats. The rally, which will begin at 7:30 pm., will be sponsored jointly by the; Kennedy. *. moved. sis). A few cases have occurred on French rootstocks ‘(Seeds imported from France, supposedly P. communis, but may be mixed). Orchards on domestic Bartlett seedling roots and on Old Home (a variety resistant to fire blight which is commonly used to form the trunk and scaffold. arms) which has scion rooted, have not been affected. ‘2. The symptoms of pear decline are of two types. In the rapid or collapse type, trees which have been orous and healthy wilt and the leaves dry up and the tree dies within a few days. In the so-called slow itype, growth starts normally in the spring but soon stops, few fruits set and these fail to size. Such trees may die by the end of the season or in the. next growling season. . §. Although the cause of ar decline is unknown, the apparent rapid natural spread indicates an infectious agent or some factor is spreading into the area. Analogies have been drawn with virus diseases 1 there has been no experimental proof that pear decline is caused by a virus. The decline of the trees is brought about by destruction of the Phloem (elabogated food conducting tubes dn the bark) in the root‘stock immediately below the bud union. This serves ‘as a girdle; hence the trees’ aie as if bark had been re4 The control of pear decline appears to resolve into of non-sensitive rootstocks. such as domestic ‘Bartlett or scion rooted Old Home. This will not help ‘the orchardist whose orlchard is in the path of pear ‘decline and whose trees are but . : Head NC Free se ee i c ‘ SQ Z Jt wa 5 ry A e) ote Council Desires Ballot, But It Must Be “Unofficial” NevadeCity residents will ballot on the freeway issue of bisecting or bypassing the downtown area as the result of Monday night's city council meeting. The ballot will be “un-» official”, held by a bipartisancommittee under the joint chairmanship of Bob Paine and Dick Knee. City Attorney Bill Wetheralltold the council an official city vote was impossible under state laws governing munici. palities. He said a private . votecould be used to “guide” the council if they so desired. Final hurdle to a vote of the people was placed before the council by Councilman Ben Barry. Barry moved for the adoption of a resolution of formal request for highway funds for the immediate construction of the presently proposed downtown route, Council action on his resolution would have reaffirmed official backing for the present Theresolution died, lacking a second. route. j Mayor Robert Carr and the other three members of the council expressed a desire for a vote of the people on the issue. After hearing that such a vote could not be an official ballot ofthe city, the council listened to a proposal by Paine that a committee be set up to control the “private” election. ; Hesaid the committee would send sample ballots to registered voters by postcard, that the committee would name a three member voting board under the direction of a steering committee, and that the ballots would be counted by a certified public” UC Expert Lists Fire ' Controls There is a real possibliity Light Bids Requested For GV The State Division of Highways today asked for bids for the installation of traffic signals, highway lighting, and curb and sidetwalk revisions at two intersections on Auburn Street in Grass Valley, according eo officials at the Marysville district office. The locations to be. improved are the junction with Main Street and the Neal Street-Colfax Avenue intersection. Bids will be opened November 2. A total of $20,100 is availabale for the project including $14,600 in state highway funds and an estimated $5,500 to be paid by the City of Grass Valley. The job ‘was previously advertised and bids opened August 24, however, the only bid received was rejected as too high. Govt. And . Medicine . { ! . To Be Talked “Our Yéar_of Decision— ‘Government and Medicine,” lwill be discussed by Dr. Wartren L. Bostick, president-elect of the California Medical Association, at a meeting of the physicians of the Placer-Sierra-Nevada County Medical Society at Bischoff’s Restaurant tonight at 7 p.m. Dr. Bostick, a pathologist ‘in San Rafael, has been a ‘leader. in encouraging the} ‘constant development of voluntary health insurance plans which guarantee the patient’s right to choose his ‘own physician and hospital. “To the degreé we have government intervention in ‘medicine we invite govern‘ment control,’ said Dr. Bostick. “This is a socialistic situation in which freedom of choice vanishes along with the most vital personal relationship between the and his individual tient.” os ar Wilbur C. Overmiller, president of. the Placer-Sierra-Nevada Countiy Medi‘well reported that experi‘plots, where over-exposure that forest land owners in Nevada County and in other Sierera areas can reduce forest.fire .danger. to. their land. A University of California forestry expert says controlled burning can reduce the danger and destructiveness of wildfires in California’s ponderosa pine forests for many years at relatively low cost. Professore Harold H. Bisments conducted during the past eight years show forest floor litter which fuels wild fires accumulates again slowly after areas have been treated with controlled burning. The studies were made on nine 60 square foot plots in ponderosa pine forests of Lake County. In 1952, three of the plots were thinned to _ about proper stocking and two others were overthinned, while the remaining four were untouched. ‘The trees on the thinned lots .next were pruned so that the lowest branches were 22 feet above the ground cover of pine needles and herbs. Controlled burning of the ground fuel in the plots then was carried out during the winter. Six years after the treatment, and again after two more years, the new dead wood which had accumulated on the plots was gathered and measured by weight. Biswell found that this material consisted entirely of suppressed pine trees and limbs of more than one ed accountant if it was deemed necessary. Paine estimated the coast at about $200 and suggested that proponents and opponents of the downtown route. Henoted the vote results would not be binding on the city council, but would serve as a guide to future council considerations on the proposed freeway. Immediately after the meeting Knee agreed to act as co-chairman ofthe election control committee with Paine. Both promised the people of Nevada City a fair election. Other committee members will probably be named next week. The freeway vote was an outgrowth of last week's public meeting attended by state and city officials in Nevada City. Citizens on both sides of the freeway issue cited the vote as a means of “getting this thing settled, once and for all,” The council received another petition on the freeway route issue, This time it was from proponents of the present route and contained approximately-700signatures ; about. 90 of them businessmen. The petition was presented to the council by Leo Angelini. Councilman Barry's resolution to reaffirm the 1952 council decision on the pres~ent proposed downtown route, and to express a desire for immediate funds brought silence to the room that had been filled with discussion of a city vote, private vote, and election plans. The silence was unbroken when Mayor Carr asked for a second to the resolution. It was a cimactic moment in the meeting. The climax heightened when Mayor Carr asked City Attorney Wetherall if it was legal for the mayor to second a motion, Thecity attorney, after a recess to consult the municipalcode, told the mayor he has the power to make motions or second them, The mayor said it had been an academic question, that because of his desire to see the issue placed to a vote he was not going to second the motion, Councilman Bill Mullis statedhe, too, preferred to see the matter placed before the people and would not second the resolution. Councilmen Craig Davies . and Jack Brickell gave their support to a vote by the people, <R inch in diameter, except on the two heavily thinned caused a few of the larger limbs: to die. In the properly thinned plots where the suppressed trees had been removed, no heavy fuel had accumulated in two instances and only 24 pounds per acre in the ather. Even in the unthinned plots where the trees were very dense—up to 1100 per. acre—the litter had built up slowly. fs Biswell believes these results indicate that controlled burning changes both the structure and quantity of fuels, lowering fire hazards to the point where wildfires and less damaging. He conceded that the treatment takes time and costs money, but added: “When the cost of controlled burning is divided by the years of benefit ob-, tained, the annual cost is: _on the Oriental rootstock.“ } cal Society, will preside. relatively low.” will be easier to control} Weather Nevada City Max. S Min. Rain Oe S 17 45 -Oct. 6 80 55 .24 Oct. 7 63 48 ad Oct. 8 64 41 =Oct. 9 6 Mie Oct. 10 57 33 -Oct, 11 SS oe Raintodate.. .41 Rain last year. . 4.78 Grass Valley 81 55 50 SSSRBLS 43 40 40 Oe eer catnnn Deng ten) bil aS : ’

} Serving the communities of Nevada City, San Juan, North Bloom eho ans Penge ee eae Volume 34 No, 4 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" By, Wednesday. Octobdr 12, 1960 Paint-Up . Film In NC Monday Nevada City's paint-up party, planned for Spring of next year, will be the subject of discussion Monday night ataNevadaCity Chamberof Commerce meeting in the City Hall, A color film of the paintup of Weaverville will be shown, The film was recently shown in Anchorage, Alaska. t is sponsored by the Fuller aint Co, A representative of the ‘uller Paint Co. is expected o attend the Monday meetngto give details on the »peration of a downtown vaint-up~campaign. Auction Set For Three Buildings A public auction for the sale and removal of various buildings in the Grass Valley-Nevada City area will be conducted “by the State Division of Highways Oct 14 beginning at 10 a.m., according to officials at the Marysville district~ office. The buildings will be auctioned on their respective premises in the following order: (1) Residence office. and garage at 212 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley; formerly owned by William L. Mott. Minimum. acceptable DEER HUNTER BAGS BEAR..Durrel Murphy of Ukiah poses with bear he shot while deer hunting Saturday near Al's Corner. The huge black bear Weighed in at 400 pounds. Mruphy was hunting with Evan Parks of Grass Valley. The pair will have to substitute bear steaks for venison, as they failed to come home with the buck they were after. The above picture was taken at Glen Bagley's garage, Union Paine. Knee To ne » Hill Road, where the prize was strung up. %, ae bid is $38. 3 (2) House and garage located on west side of Railroad Avenue, 50 feet south of Wolf Creek bridge, Grass Valley; formerly owned by Zoe W. Christin. Minimum bid, $1. (3) House at National Alley and Spring Street, Nevada City; formerly owned by Pedro Traverso. Minimum bid, $8. The land has been acquired by the state as right of way for construction of the proposed Grass ValleyNevada City freeway. StructureS must be removed by January 2, 1961. For detailed information, contact Division of Highways, 703 B Street, Marysville; SHerwood 3-5421, extension 271. Relators Attend State Convention Realtors from every city and town in California are in San Francisco today for the 56th annual convention of the California Real Estate Association at the Mark Hopkins and Fremont Hotels. Over 4,000 realtors paid their registration fees, More than 80 sessions on specific real estate subjects are listed in the 40-pag convention program ‘ covering all departments. of real estate, according to Kenneth H. Smitten of San Francisco, general convention chairman. Peardale-CP Pot Lunch Slated The Peardale-Chicago Park Volunteer Fire Department will have a pot luck supper, Oct. 19 at the Peardale Fire House, 6:30 p.m. Object of this get-together isto make plans for the Bene. . fit Camp Stew and Shindig set for Nov; 12, All interested parties may obtain further information by contacting . Fire Chief John Huber at Grass . Democrats Up Lead In County The Democrats have increased their registration lead over Republicans in Nevada County, according to figures released this week by County Clerk John Trauner . Democratic registrants now outnumber Republican registrants by over 1,000. Following the registration period ending Sept. 15, total Democratic registration is mow 6, 404, Total Republican registration. is 5,245, LastJune, the figure stood at5,777 Democrats and 4,769 Republicans. Thus the Democrats have added 627’ to their total, the Republicans 476. : The total county registration figure, a new high, is11,943, including 62 registrants of miscellaneous. affiliation, and 232 who deherence In percentages, the Demthetotalregistrants, the Republicans for 43. 9%. Districts I and II accounted for most of the Democratic and Republican increases, Following is a district breakdown of voters eligible to vote in the Nov. 8 general rlection. Dist. . Dist. I Dem. 1,505 1 3,526 Rep. 1,364 2, 902 Mist, oe 33 Decl. . 53 123 Dist. Il Dist. IV Dist. v Valley 273-4263. 88 568 717 49 528 402 <8 15 28 28 clined to state a party pref[ ocrats account for 53. 6% of . : . in detail,” the Congressman Congressman Harold T. Johnson will meet with the California State Board of Agriculture to discuss the devastating epidemic which has hit the Northern California pear orchards, The Congressman, who earlier called on Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson to take appropriate steps to contain the sweeping spread of the infectious disease, has discussed the problem individually with national, state and _ local officials. Following conferences with Governor Edmund G. Brown, State Director of Agriculture William E. Warne, his assistant, Dr. James T. Ralph, who soon will succeed Warne; and John S. Watson, president of the State Board of Agriculture, Congressman Johnson made arrangements to board. The meeting will be in Sacramento’ the afternoon of Oct. 17. appear before the fullJOHNSON, STATE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS PEAR DECLINE partment of Agriculture officials, who advised him that the agency is aware of the “devastating disorder,” but “we have no solution for its control.” “Pear decline was first recognized in the State of Washington as early as 1946,” the Congressman was told by the Sacretary of Agriculture. : “At that time relatively few trees were affected and although they were regarded with concern, it was not realized that the disorder would reach. the _ serious proportions that it has today.” ’ The Secretary explained the cause of the disorder is not yet known. The Department of Agriculture was directed by Congress to do .pear decline research, out of which certain facts have been established: 1. Pear decline affects various varieties of pears when they are growing on: the so-called Oriental rootstock (Pyrus serotina, P, “T hope that we can discalleryana and P. ussurienwhich causes injury which cuss this critical problem declared, “and that these discussions will result in some appropriate action; including efforts to speed the research on control of this dread disease. “IT have met with the local officials in the areas of El Dorado, Nevada and’ Placer Counties and I hope to carry their views to the state board. “Many orchards face complete loss of their trees, This will wipe out many of our fine pear growers. We must make every attempt to correct the situation. There already has been much delay.” 1 Congressman Johnson h discussed this matter length . with Federal stricken, Ted-Kennedy At Sacto. Rally Ted Kennedy,. younger brother of Senator John Kennedy, will be the guest speaker at a gigantic rally Oct. 14 in Governor’s Hall, State Fairgrounds. mee Admiral John Harllee, ‘chairman of the California . Citizens for Kennedy and. . Johnson Clubs, will be featured with. Ted Kennedy Admiral Harllee was Senj ator Kennedy’s commanding officer in PT boats. The rally, which will begin at 7:30 pm., will be sponsored jointly by the; Kennedy. *. moved. sis). A few cases have occurred on French rootstocks ‘(Seeds imported from France, supposedly P. communis, but may be mixed). Orchards on domestic Bartlett seedling roots and on Old Home (a variety resistant to fire blight which is commonly used to form the trunk and scaffold. arms) which has scion rooted, have not been affected. ‘2. The symptoms of pear decline are of two types. In the rapid or collapse type, trees which have been orous and healthy wilt and the leaves dry up and the tree dies within a few days. In the so-called slow itype, growth starts normally in the spring but soon stops, few fruits set and these fail to size. Such trees may die by the end of the season or in the. next growling season. . §. Although the cause of ar decline is unknown, the apparent rapid natural spread indicates an infectious agent or some factor is spreading into the area. Analogies have been drawn with virus diseases 1 there has been no experimental proof that pear decline is caused by a virus. The decline of the trees is brought about by destruction of the Phloem (elabogated food conducting tubes dn the bark) in the root‘stock immediately below the bud union. This serves ‘as a girdle; hence the trees’ aie as if bark had been re4 The control of pear decline appears to resolve into of non-sensitive rootstocks. such as domestic ‘Bartlett or scion rooted Old Home. This will not help

‘the orchardist whose orlchard is in the path of pear ‘decline and whose trees are but . : Head NC Free se ee i c ‘ SQ Z Jt wa 5 ry A e) ote Council Desires Ballot, But It Must Be “Unofficial” NevadeCity residents will ballot on the freeway issue of bisecting or bypassing the downtown area as the result of Monday night's city council meeting. The ballot will be “un-» official”, held by a bipartisancommittee under the joint chairmanship of Bob Paine and Dick Knee. City Attorney Bill Wetheralltold the council an official city vote was impossible under state laws governing munici. palities. He said a private . votecould be used to “guide” the council if they so desired. Final hurdle to a vote of the people was placed before the council by Councilman Ben Barry. Barry moved for the adoption of a resolution of formal request for highway funds for the immediate construction of the presently proposed downtown route, Council action on his resolution would have reaffirmed official backing for the present Theresolution died, lacking a second. route. j Mayor Robert Carr and the other three members of the council expressed a desire for a vote of the people on the issue. After hearing that such a vote could not be an official ballot ofthe city, the council listened to a proposal by Paine that a committee be set up to control the “private” election. ; Hesaid the committee would send sample ballots to registered voters by postcard, that the committee would name a three member voting board under the direction of a steering committee, and that the ballots would be counted by a certified public” UC Expert Lists Fire ' Controls There is a real possibliity Light Bids Requested For GV The State Division of Highways today asked for bids for the installation of traffic signals, highway lighting, and curb and sidetwalk revisions at two intersections on Auburn Street in Grass Valley, according eo officials at the Marysville district office. The locations to be. improved are the junction with Main Street and the Neal Street-Colfax Avenue intersection. Bids will be opened November 2. A total of $20,100 is availabale for the project including $14,600 in state highway funds and an estimated $5,500 to be paid by the City of Grass Valley. The job ‘was previously advertised and bids opened August 24, however, the only bid received was rejected as too high. Govt. And . Medicine . { ! . To Be Talked “Our Yéar_of Decision— ‘Government and Medicine,” lwill be discussed by Dr. Wartren L. Bostick, president-elect of the California Medical Association, at a meeting of the physicians of the Placer-Sierra-Nevada County Medical Society at Bischoff’s Restaurant tonight at 7 p.m. Dr. Bostick, a pathologist ‘in San Rafael, has been a ‘leader. in encouraging the} ‘constant development of voluntary health insurance plans which guarantee the patient’s right to choose his ‘own physician and hospital. “To the degreé we have government intervention in ‘medicine we invite govern‘ment control,’ said Dr. Bostick. “This is a socialistic situation in which freedom of choice vanishes along with the most vital personal relationship between the and his individual tient.” os ar Wilbur C. Overmiller, president of. the Placer-Sierra-Nevada Countiy Medi‘well reported that experi‘plots, where over-exposure that forest land owners in Nevada County and in other Sierera areas can reduce forest.fire .danger. to. their land. A University of California forestry expert says controlled burning can reduce the danger and destructiveness of wildfires in California’s ponderosa pine forests for many years at relatively low cost. Professore Harold H. Bisments conducted during the past eight years show forest floor litter which fuels wild fires accumulates again slowly after areas have been treated with controlled burning. The studies were made on nine 60 square foot plots in ponderosa pine forests of Lake County. In 1952, three of the plots were thinned to _ about proper stocking and two others were overthinned, while the remaining four were untouched. ‘The trees on the thinned lots .next were pruned so that the lowest branches were 22 feet above the ground cover of pine needles and herbs. Controlled burning of the ground fuel in the plots then was carried out during the winter. Six years after the treatment, and again after two more years, the new dead wood which had accumulated on the plots was gathered and measured by weight. Biswell found that this material consisted entirely of suppressed pine trees and limbs of more than one ed accountant if it was deemed necessary. Paine estimated the coast at about $200 and suggested that proponents and opponents of the downtown route. Henoted the vote results would not be binding on the city council, but would serve as a guide to future council considerations on the proposed freeway. Immediately after the meeting Knee agreed to act as co-chairman ofthe election control committee with Paine. Both promised the people of Nevada City a fair election. Other committee members will probably be named next week. The freeway vote was an outgrowth of last week's public meeting attended by state and city officials in Nevada City. Citizens on both sides of the freeway issue cited the vote as a means of “getting this thing settled, once and for all,” The council received another petition on the freeway route issue, This time it was from proponents of the present route and contained approximately-700signatures ; about. 90 of them businessmen. The petition was presented to the council by Leo Angelini. Councilman Barry's resolution to reaffirm the 1952 council decision on the pres~ent proposed downtown route, and to express a desire for immediate funds brought silence to the room that had been filled with discussion of a city vote, private vote, and election plans. The silence was unbroken when Mayor Carr asked for a second to the resolution. It was a cimactic moment in the meeting. The climax heightened when Mayor Carr asked City Attorney Wetherall if it was legal for the mayor to second a motion, Thecity attorney, after a recess to consult the municipalcode, told the mayor he has the power to make motions or second them, The mayor said it had been an academic question, that because of his desire to see the issue placed to a vote he was not going to second the motion, Councilman Bill Mullis statedhe, too, preferred to see the matter placed before the people and would not second the resolution. Councilmen Craig Davies . and Jack Brickell gave their support to a vote by the people, <R inch in diameter, except on the two heavily thinned caused a few of the larger limbs: to die. In the properly thinned plots where the suppressed trees had been removed, no heavy fuel had accumulated in two instances and only 24 pounds per acre in the ather. Even in the unthinned plots where the trees were very dense—up to 1100 per. acre—the litter had built up slowly. fs Biswell believes these results indicate that controlled burning changes both the structure and quantity of fuels, lowering fire hazards to the point where wildfires and less damaging. He conceded that the treatment takes time and costs money, but added: “When the cost of controlled burning is divided by the years of benefit ob-, tained, the annual cost is: _on the Oriental rootstock.“ } cal Society, will preside. relatively low.” will be easier to control} Weather Nevada City Max. S Min. Rain Oe S 17 45 -Oct. 6 80 55 .24 Oct. 7 63 48 ad Oct. 8 64 41 =Oct. 9 6 Mie Oct. 10 57 33 -Oct, 11 SS oe Raintodate... .41 Rain last year.. . 4.78 Grass Valley 81 55 50 SSSRBLS 43 40 40 Oe eer catnnn Deng ten) bil aS : ’