October 16, 1968 (8 pages)

Volume 45 Sacto ¢ (EVADA COUNTY NUG 25 ea ll lie shan GPO BEBE TSE STSCI ELLE LILO LEN LEE LE A iE CEI I PERIODICALS SECTION CAL ST LIBRARY AL 95014 & Serving the communities of Nevada ¢ ity, Grass Valle: Red Do Y I i ney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega ; ally, . V Ye ig, ou Bet own Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Moo 1 g rench Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, ‘North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent ba Baer wierd wor ge, F; ’ ‘ ’ Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, rizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbi i at, : é c ° P mbia Hill, Brandy Fl i i Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delitium Treiens. Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, NUMBER 42 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1968 LOCAL 4-H CLUBS campaigned for new members during National 4-H Week, Even the model of a horse was drafted as were Mayors John Rankin, Nevada City (left) and Richard Hales, Grass Valley, shown judging the Nevada City club's downtown window display with Jack Forrest, 4-H member from Penn Valley. The mayors awarded first prize for display to Rough and Ready 4-H, second place to Chicago Park and third to Nevada City. Fire season closes out with heavy rains Rain drenched Western Nevada county during the weekend and brought an end to the fire season in Tahoe National Forest, and lessening of restrictions“in the California Division of Forestry territory. CDF reported approximately 2.90 inches of rain and announced open burning hours with permits is now permitted. Previously burning had been limited to daylight hours, However, an official stressed burning permits are required from April 1 to Dec, 1, regardless of weather conditions. The federal agency officially announced its closure of the season at 6 p.m. Saturday night when varying amounts of rain fell in its forests, ’ Castle Peak at the summit received a sprinkle of snow to bring its season pack to between two and three inches, Some snow 4 fell on Highway Interstate 80 late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Chains advisable signs were posted for a short period. Meanwhile Friday night's rain aided CDF in controlling ablaze at the Birchville dump on Pleasant Valley Road, near French Corral. I apparently started when hot ashes were put in the dump, according to CDF, No damage was reported. Veterans’ seminar scheduled Oct. 18 Grass Valley has been designated by the State Department of Veterans Affairs to host an Income Questionnaire Seminar on October 18. The seminar will be held at "The Office’ meeting room, 102 Richardson Street. The meeting will start at 9:30 am, and Nevada County Veterans Service Officer, John Kootstra, will be host service officer. . These seminars are being conducted annually by the State Department of Veterans Affairs, State of California, to keep the County Veterans Service Officers all throughout the State upto-date on the new and changing Income Questionnaires which all pensioners and dependent parents must send in each year to the Federal Veterans Administration, if they wish to continue receiving pension checks for the year 1969, The 1968 questionnaires will be mailed earlier this year, and all those veterans receiving pensions (old and new laws) should have these questionnaires in their November lst checks. These questionnaires must be returned to the VA prior to January 15, 1969, Otherwise, these pensions will be discontinued. Also, a new pension law will become effective on January 1, 1969, making the income limitations and pension payments based. on a Sliding FIREMEN IN Nevada City raised $373 for Operation Cookie's scale for those receiving pension under the new law. Those under the old law will only receive an increase of $200 above their present income limita, tions, single veterans from <, $1400 to $1600, and a married veteran from $2700 to $2900, Those receiving pensions under the new law will also receive an increase in their income limitations. The Veterans Administration will advise those pensioners under the old law to check the benefits under the new law and possibly change to the new law prior to April 1, 1969. This new law may be beneficial for many now covered under the old pension law. This year, more than ever, veterans and widows receiving pensions from the VA, and dependent parents receiving DIC from the VA, should contact their local service office and have the ‘staff of these offices help them in filling out these questionnaires. Those covered under the old law should discuss the possibility of changing over to thé’ new law with the service office personnel, in order that they may receive the greater benefits to which they are entitled. The Veterans Service Office is located at 255 South Auburn Street, (Veterans Memorial Building) Grass Valley. re ie postage fund by placing containers in business houses, Mrs. Elaine Baldwin, chairman of the project which ‘sends cookies to local servicemen in Vietnam, is shown with fireman Jim ~~ Sharpe as she accepts one of the containers,

Volume 45 Sacto ¢ (EVADA COUNTY NUG 25 ea ll lie shan GPO BEBE TSE STSCI ELLE LILO LEN LEE LE A iE CEI I PERIODICALS SECTION CAL ST LIBRARY AL 95014 & Serving the communities of Nevada ¢ ity, Grass Valle: Red Do Y I i ney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega ; ally, . V Ye ig, ou Bet own Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Moo 1 g rench Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, ‘North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent ba Baer wierd wor ge, F; ’ ‘ ’ Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, rizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbi i at, : é c ° P mbia Hill, Brandy Fl i i Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delitium Treiens. Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, NUMBER 42 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1968 LOCAL 4-H CLUBS campaigned for new members during National 4-H Week, Even the model of a horse was drafted as were Mayors John Rankin, Nevada City (left) and Richard Hales, Grass Valley, shown judging the Nevada City club's downtown window display with Jack Forrest, 4-H member from Penn Valley. The mayors awarded first prize for display to Rough and Ready 4-H, second place to Chicago Park and third to Nevada City. Fire season closes out with heavy rains Rain drenched Western Nevada county during the weekend and brought an end to the fire season in Tahoe National Forest, and lessening of restrictions“in the California Division of Forestry territory. CDF reported approximately 2.90 inches of rain and announced open burning hours with permits is now permitted. Previously burning had been limited to daylight hours, However, an official stressed burning permits are required from April 1 to Dec, 1, regardless of weather conditions. The federal agency officially announced its closure of the season at 6 p.m. Saturday night when varying amounts of rain fell in its forests, ’ Castle Peak at the summit received a sprinkle of snow to bring its season pack to between two and three inches, Some snow 4 fell on Highway Interstate 80 late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Chains advisable signs were posted for a short period. Meanwhile Friday night's rain aided CDF in controlling ablaze at the Birchville dump on Pleasant Valley Road, near French Corral. I apparently started when hot ashes were put in the dump, according to CDF, No damage was reported. Veterans’ seminar scheduled Oct. 18 Grass Valley has been designated by the State Department of Veterans Affairs to host an Income Questionnaire Seminar on October 18. The seminar will be held at "The Office’ meeting room, 102 Richardson Street. The meeting will start at 9:30 am, and Nevada County Veterans Service Officer, John Kootstra, will be host service officer. . These seminars are being

conducted annually by the State Department of Veterans Affairs, State of California, to keep the County Veterans Service Officers all throughout the State upto-date on the new and changing Income Questionnaires which all pensioners and dependent parents must send in each year to the Federal Veterans Administration, if they wish to continue receiving pension checks for the year 1969, The 1968 questionnaires will be mailed earlier this year, and all those veterans receiving pensions (old and new laws) should have these questionnaires in their November lst checks. These questionnaires must be returned to the VA prior to January 15, 1969, Otherwise, these pensions will be discontinued. Also, a new pension law will become effective on January 1, 1969, making the income limitations and pension payments based. on a Sliding FIREMEN IN Nevada City raised $373 for Operation Cookie's scale for those receiving pension under the new law. Those under the old law will only receive an increase of $200 above their present income limita, tions, single veterans from <, $1400 to $1600, and a married veteran from $2700 to $2900, Those receiving pensions under the new law will also receive an increase in their income limitations. The Veterans Administration will advise those pensioners under the old law to check the benefits under the new law and possibly change to the new law prior to April 1, 1969. This new law may be beneficial for many now covered under the old pension law. This year, more than ever, veterans and widows receiving pensions from the VA, and dependent parents receiving DIC from the VA, should contact their local service office and have the ‘staff of these offices help them in filling out these questionnaires. Those covered under the old law should discuss the possibility of changing over to thé’ new law with the service office personnel, in order that they may receive the greater benefits to which they are entitled.. The Veterans Service Office is located at 255 South Auburn Street, (Veterans Memorial Building) Grass Valley. re ie postage fund by placing containers in business houses, Mrs. Elaine Baldwin, chairman of the project which ‘sends cookies to local servicemen in Vietnam, is shown with fireman Jim ~~ Sharpe as she accepts one of the containers,