October 19, 1960 (12 pages)

speci pei wabtiinsittuiaish ade haste a NEVADA COUNTY Serving the commynities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Hi Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hi Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Hill, Sailor , Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, ief Hill; i LaBarr M Cedar Ri nion Hill, Peardale, Summi , Walloupa, Gouge Fy leks Gy dehy Pls, G aly Hill ee Gold Ber, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North ColumBir@etti alley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. / ~ bia Volume 34 No. 42 10 Cents a Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, October 19, 1960 > Cay BY DEAN THOMPSON EX CLUSIVE! Twentieth Century Fox studios is considering Nevada City asthe setting for a forthcoming movie---Return To Peyton Place. Chamber of ‘commerce officials in Nevada City last week sent to TCF photos of the downtown area for background information. Potential date for the city togo "on stage” isnot known . But if chosen, the city will become part of that world which is a Hollywood stage for a period of three weeks. One of the first comments regarding the possible shooting of a TCF film in Nevada City came in the form of a question: ‘ "Do you suppose thatnew committee on ‘good' movies would allow a Peyton Place setting in Nevada City?" Speaking of the proposed publication of movie ratings by the aforementioned Grass Valley committee: Is it possible this move might reopen Nevada City's theater? We can imagine the billboard---"Banned in Grass Valley, see it now in Nevada City." The Greatest Show on Worth---the 1960 political campaign: An eighth grade class, six knew the names of the vice_presidential candidates. A high school class discussion of the candidates and the election, “What election?” asked one of the girls. T wo elementary students repeating what they said their teacher told them and drawing this conclusion: "Well, if I ye old enough to vote, I'd never vote for Nixon ‘cause he wouldn'tfightfor his country---he's a Quaker, you know." (To set the record straight: Both Nixon and Kennedy served in the armed forces; Nixon is now a member of the Methodist Church, although from Quaker stock--but the statement was a new twist to the so-called religious issue). A bumper-sticker poll across Northern California one week ago: Kennedy, 73.7%; Nixon, 26.3%. Figures don't lie, but.: Did you notice the recent newspaper report citing estimated costs of the Nevada City downtown freeway and alternates? And did younotice the cost of each alternate was added to the cost of the downtown route in order to arrive at the “total cost" of each alternate? And then did you notice the suggestion that you clip the report and use it as a guide to your understanding of (Continued on Page 4) Sr yern Trims bear River Bridge Funds Given Paint-Up Chairman Named In NC Project: Paint-Up in Nevada City took official form at a Monday night meeting of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President Marv Haddy appointed Otis Gaylord temporary chairman of the proposed community project, and an immediate poll of organizations became the first objective of the project. Keith Thompson, Fuller Paint Co. representative, told the two dozen community representatives about past painting projects in Weaverville and Portola. He ~ warned that it was a major project with many pitfalls. Thompson suggested a 60 day period of basic research prior to a final-decision on the project. If local organizations do not give unqualified support to the proposal, he warned the project could fail. . ' Following his suggestion , Gaylord asked representatives of the various organizationsto seek the feeling of each of their groups and report back as soon as possible. Organizations not represented at the meeting will also be polled. Feature of the evening was a color film showing the Weaverville project. This film will be shown Wednesday night to Nevada City Lions, and Thursday 'to the Senior Citizens. Organizations desiring to show the film should contact Mrs. Gwen Anderson, chamber secretary. Project: Paint-Up will do more than just paint up the downtown area, Thompson told the chamber. "You will be amazed at the community spirit that will develop after this project iscompleted, " he said. A.T. Parsons argeed that in Weaverville shortly after the project was completed a tour of the residential areas showed they, too, had been painted and cleaned. Numerous committees and many months are necessary to plan for the two days that would likely see all the work done, Thompson said. Cooperation of downtown owners and tenaunts is necessary. Amateur painters, cooks and entertainers are necessary for the work days. Cost ofthe paint would be borne by tenants or owners, but at wholesale prices through the cooperation of Fuller Paint Co. and Alpha Hardware, local distributor, Major cash outlay would be the insurance necessary to protect the chamber of commerce intheevent of of accident. Special fund raising activities could be used to finance this phase. Thompson was asked what size labor force was necessary on work days. "It takes.everybody in the town,” he replied. Ten Schools UNICEF “Trick Or Treat” “The Trick is to Treat" will be the byword of many children in the Grass Valley -Nevada City area this year on Halloween, When the spooks and hobgoblins arrive to ring doorbells, they will be collecting pennies for needy childrenin foreign lands. Ten local schools are already participating in the program run by the United Nations Children's Fund. The only trick the youngsters will play isto obtain “treats” of coins that will mean treatment and nourishment for children less fortunate than themselves. Each penny received by the Trick-or-Treaters displaying the UNICEF black and orange tag wen mean x — Y vice: five glasses of milk fora needy child overseas or the BCG vaccine to protect him from tuberculosis, Five pennies worth of UNICEF penicillin will cure a child of yaws, a crippling tropical disease. At Nevada City Elementary, the fifth grade classes of Mrs. Plan Steger and Mrs, Thibault are leading the drive, with the endorsement of the Nevada City PTA. All classes at Gold Flat School will be joining the drive. In Grass Valley five of the fifth grade classes at Hennessy School, under the leadership of Mrs. Dow Alexander, andthe first, second , and third grades at Washington School, led by Mrs. Bray , will devote their Halloween fun to saving the lives of needy children. Students at Bell Hill School, Kentucky Flat, Twin Cities, Mount Saint Mary's, Ready Springs, and the Meadowlarks 4-H club will also join the program, the world's largest project carried out by children to help children. At Pleasant Ridge School , the whole school district has been divided among the mothers, who will pick up the Trick-orT reaters to bring them on in to the school, where a Halloween surprise planned by the mothers awaits the 140 children of the school, As the money is brought in, an adult committee and a committee from the upper four grades will count the coins and get the money ready to turn in to the financial chairman. After a costume parade, prizes wil: pe awarded for the Most Horrible, the Funniest, and the Prettiest cos(Continued on Page 4) Approximately 125 people gathered at the site of the 1846 winter camp of the George and Jacob Donner family. A bronze plaque was dedicated at this historic site through the efforts of Nevada & Sierra County organizations. The site is four miles north of Truckee near Prosser Creek. $300,000 Set For Span Work The California State Highway Commission yesterday appropriated $300,000 for construction of anew bridge over Bear River on Highway 49. Announcement of the order came from the offices of State Senator Ron Cameron and Assemblyman Paul Lunardi. The Bear River Bridge project was top: priority on Nevada and Placer County highway deficiency reports. Construction is tentatively slated for Spring of 1961. In addition to the bridge, eight tenths of a mile of approaches is included in the project. The California Division of Highways is expected to we for bids on the job as soon as is practical. Freeway Weather Nevada City ; Vote Plans Max. Min. Rain Oct. 12 60 30 *= i Oct. 13 62 31 ad Move On Oct.14 65 T= Nevada City's freeway . he a election committee Monday . 664. 37 18 34 ae night received permission Oct. 18 11 33 -from the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce to use the Rain to date. . 41 chamber's office as the polling place in the forthcoming election. Dick Knee, co-chairman of the committee with Bob Rain last year. . 4,78 Grass Valley i Oct. 12 63 938 -Paine, requested chamber Oct. 13 64 39 se authorization for use of the Oct. 14 64 41 ia second floor of the City Hall. Oct. 15 15 45 a The request was granted . ocr. 16 718 48 -without dissenting vote. Oct. 17 80. 47 sii Election plans will be re. Oct. 18 18 46 as vealed as they are completed. Raintodate.. .39 Rain last year. . 4.07

speci pei wabtiinsittuiaish ade haste a NEVADA COUNTY Serving the commynities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Hi Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hi Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Hill, Sailor , Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, ief Hill; i LaBarr M Cedar Ri nion Hill, Peardale, Summi , Walloupa, Gouge Fy leks Gy dehy Pls, G aly Hill ee Gold Ber, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North ColumBir@etti alley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. / ~ bia Volume 34 No. 42 10 Cents a Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, Wednesday, October 19, 1960 > Cay BY DEAN THOMPSON EX CLUSIVE! Twentieth Century Fox studios is considering Nevada City asthe setting for a forthcoming movie---Return To Peyton Place. Chamber of ‘commerce officials in Nevada City last week sent to TCF photos of the downtown area for background information. Potential date for the city togo "on stage” isnot known . But if chosen, the city will become part of that world which is a Hollywood stage for a period of three weeks. One of the first comments regarding the possible shooting of a TCF film in Nevada City came in the form of a question: ‘ "Do you suppose thatnew committee on ‘good' movies would allow a Peyton Place setting in Nevada City?" Speaking of the proposed publication of movie ratings by the aforementioned Grass Valley committee: Is it possible this move might reopen Nevada City's theater? We can imagine the billboard---"Banned in Grass Valley, see it now in Nevada City." The Greatest Show on Worth---the 1960 political campaign: An eighth grade class, six knew the names of the vice_presidential candidates. A high school class discussion of the candidates and the election, “What election?” asked one of the girls. T wo elementary students repeating what they said their teacher told them and drawing this conclusion: "Well, if I ye old enough to vote, I'd never vote for Nixon ‘cause he wouldn'tfightfor his country---he's a Quaker, you know." (To set the record straight: Both Nixon and Kennedy served in the armed forces; Nixon is now a member of the Methodist Church, although from Quaker stock--but the statement was a new twist to the so-called religious issue). A bumper-sticker poll across Northern California one week ago: Kennedy, 73.7%; Nixon, 26.3%. Figures don't lie, but..: Did you notice the recent newspaper report citing estimated costs of the Nevada City downtown freeway and alternates? And did younotice the cost of each alternate was added to the cost of the downtown route in order to arrive at the “total cost" of each alternate? And then did you notice the suggestion that you clip the report and use it as a guide to your understanding of (Continued on Page 4) Sr yern Trims bear River Bridge Funds Given Paint-Up Chairman Named In NC Project: Paint-Up in Nevada City took official form at a Monday night meeting of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President Marv Haddy appointed Otis Gaylord temporary chairman of the proposed community project, and an immediate poll of organizations became the first objective of the project. Keith Thompson, Fuller Paint Co. representative, told the two dozen community representatives about past painting projects in Weaverville and Portola. He ~ warned that it was a major project with many pitfalls. Thompson suggested a 60 day period of basic research prior to a final-decision on the project. If local organizations do not give unqualified support to the proposal, he warned the project could fail. . ' Following his suggestion , Gaylord asked representatives of the various organizationsto seek the feeling of each of their groups and report back as soon as possible. Organizations not represented at the meeting will also be polled. Feature of the evening was a color film showing the Weaverville project.. This film will be shown Wednesday night to Nevada City Lions, and Thursday 'to the Senior Citizens. Organizations desiring to show the film should contact Mrs. Gwen Anderson, chamber secretary. Project: Paint-Up will do more than just paint up the downtown area, Thompson told the chamber. "You will be amazed at the community spirit that will develop after this project iscompleted, " he said. A.T. Parsons argeed that in Weaverville shortly after the project was completed a tour of the residential areas showed they, too, had been painted and cleaned. Numerous committees and many months are necessary to plan for the two days that would likely see all the work done, Thompson said. Cooperation of downtown owners and tenaunts is necessary. Amateur painters, cooks and entertainers are necessary for the work days. Cost ofthe paint would be borne by tenants or owners, but at wholesale prices

through the cooperation of Fuller Paint Co. and Alpha Hardware, local distributor, Major cash outlay would be the insurance necessary to protect the chamber of commerce intheevent of of accident. Special fund raising activities could be used to finance this phase. Thompson was asked what size labor force was necessary on work days. "It takes.everybody in the town,” he replied. Ten Schools UNICEF “Trick Or Treat” “The Trick is to Treat" will be the byword of many children in the Grass Valley -Nevada City area this year on Halloween, When the spooks and hobgoblins arrive to ring doorbells, they will be collecting pennies for needy childrenin foreign lands. Ten local schools are already participating in the program run by the United Nations Children's Fund. The only trick the youngsters will play isto obtain “treats” of coins that will mean treatment and nourishment for children less fortunate than themselves. Each penny received by the Trick-or-Treaters displaying the UNICEF black and orange tag wen mean x — Y vice: five glasses of milk fora needy child overseas or the BCG vaccine to protect him from tuberculosis, Five pennies worth of UNICEF penicillin will cure a child of yaws, a crippling tropical disease. At Nevada City Elementary, the fifth grade classes of Mrs. Plan Steger and Mrs, Thibault are leading the drive, with the endorsement of the Nevada City PTA. All classes at Gold Flat School will be joining the drive. In Grass Valley five of the fifth grade classes at Hennessy School, under the leadership of Mrs. Dow Alexander, andthe first, second , and third grades at Washington School, led by Mrs. Bray , will devote their Halloween fun to saving the lives of needy children. Students at Bell Hill School, Kentucky Flat, Twin Cities, Mount Saint Mary's, Ready Springs, and the Meadowlarks 4-H club will also join the program, the world's largest project carried out by children to help children. At Pleasant Ridge School , the whole school district has been divided among the mothers, who will pick up the Trick-orT reaters to bring them on in to the school, where a Halloween surprise planned by the mothers awaits the 140 children of the school, As the money is brought in, an adult committee and a committee from the upper four grades will count the coins and get the money ready to turn in to the financial chairman. After a costume parade, prizes wil: pe awarded for the Most Horrible, the Funniest, and the Prettiest cos(Continued on Page 4) Approximately 125 people gathered at the site of the 1846 winter camp of the George and Jacob Donner family. A bronze plaque was dedicated at this historic site through the efforts of Nevada & Sierra County organizations. The site is four miles north of Truckee near Prosser Creek. $300,000 Set For Span Work The California State Highway Commission yesterday appropriated $300,000 for construction of anew bridge over Bear River on Highway 49. Announcement of the order came from the offices of State Senator Ron Cameron and Assemblyman Paul Lunardi. The Bear River Bridge project was top: priority on Nevada and Placer County highway deficiency reports. Construction is tentatively slated for Spring of 1961. In addition to the bridge, eight tenths of a mile of approaches is included in the project. The California Division of Highways is expected to we for bids on the job as soon as is practical. Freeway Weather Nevada City ; Vote Plans Max. Min. Rain Oct. 12 60 30 *= i Oct. 13 62 31 ad Move On Oct.14 65 T= Nevada City's freeway . he a election committee Monday . 664. 37 18 34 ae night received permission Oct. 18 11 33 -from the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce to use the Rain to date. .. 41 chamber's office as the polling place in the forthcoming election. Dick Knee, co-chairman of the committee with Bob Rain last year.. . 4,78 Grass Valley i Oct. 12 63 938 -Paine, requested chamber Oct. 13 64 39 se authorization for use of the Oct. 14 64 41 ia second floor of the City Hall. Oct. 15 15 45 a The request was granted . ocr. 16 718 48 -without dissenting vote. Oct. 17 80. 47 sii Election plans will be re. Oct. 18 18 46 as vealed as they are completed. Raintodate... .39 Rain last year.. . 4.07