October 3, 1962 (14 pages)

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Se Se aa a oe Ay LS es ot Moet Sec Se a ee ae ee NEVADA COUNTY NU Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenb Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washin Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Sel Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, GG rook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Fiat, Sweetland, a,.Omégza gton, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit ty, by Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill,-Bourbon Hill, Scotch Newtown, Iridian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. 4 Corral, Rough and Ready, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Volume 37 No. 42 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, October 3,. 1962 January Date Set For Vote NEVADA CITY -~--The Nevada City Elementary School District has called a special election for Jan. 16 to seek voter permission to raise the base tax rate maximum from $1.05 to $1.50 per $100 assessed valuation. Citing a large gain in population over recent years, district trusteesMonday night also said the increase is necessary because of increasing operation and maintenance costs and declining State support, percentagewise, Current Nevada City school tax is $1.21, including 16 cents of optional override taxes allowed by state law. Superintendent Ed Browning expects the district to be able to live within the $1.50 base requested in the election without using the optional overrides, thereby limiting the additional tax bite to about $25,000 annually. An estimated 4000 registered voters will be eligible to vote on the tax rate increase measure. Trustees agreed unanimously, although reluctantly, that the tax increase is necessary, “We have no alternative, " one member said, pointing out that despite rigid econ_ omies the district reserves are depleted. Nevada City Elementary School District's enrolment for the current year is 742 students, equalto last year's peak. Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Sept. 26 91 58 .00 27 84 49 .00 98 “732-50 .18 29 60 49 wth 30 75“ ~49 00 Octs-« 2 + /86:.-56 . 00 DBE! a A, .00 Rainfall to date ele Rainfall last year .55 NC SCHOOL TAX HIKE ELECTION GIANT BAT---Nevada City Little League Giant Bobby Wojcik, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wojcik proudly displaysa Louisville Slugger presentedto him by San Francisco Giant Harvey Kuenn. Bobby made the trip to Candlestick Park lastweek with his father and friends to watch a Giants-Cardinals game.At batting practice preceding the game Bobby talked with Harvey Kuenn, the Giant left fielder. Kuenn gave the boy his bat as a souvenir. Highway 20 section of Highways 20 and 49 eastward one and one-half miles, Circulated by Charles Moyer, the petition also asks for marking of bus stops, designation of the area is congestted, andstrict California Highway Patrol enforcement of the suggested lower speed limit. NID Directors To Acqure Buffer Strip Actual purchase will await a full appraisal of the lands involved. Director Leonard Huntley made the motion on the policy resolution, and Director Melvin Brown seconded. Huntley noted that the policy “seems like a fair shake for the property owners, " while enabling the district to conheld Thursday with state and local health, planning, and water officials and NID representatives in attendance, Wilson noted that the experts were unanimous in recommending that the NID acquire the 100 foot buffer strip for health, safety, and administrative reasons, He also reported that ofPRESENTED FORCON k J oe Proposed Scenic Highway System (BCR 32/91} Rallins site alone. Group Has Praise For Many Grand Jury Hits Welfare Expenses, Hennessy School, Road Accounting NEVADA CITY---The 1961 Nevada County Grand Jury report handed praise to numerous county officials in addition to singling out several areas of county government where the Grand Jury suggests improvement. Most concern in the report was voiced over the county welfare program, amounting tto nearly 40 per cent of the county's budget. But the Grand Jury found the county department efficiently administering their program inspite of numerous and complex state regulations, The Grand Jury had as foremanFredC, Bruhns, and included Dorothy T, Adams, Edgar C. Bawden, JeanBoles, June Caffey, Manuel Cicogni, DorisC. Clinch, Earl H. Dewing, Arletta Douglas, RichardKnee, Bradley Legg, Elmo C,. Meister, Elwyn T. Mulcahy, Amy Nygard, Clarence E. Osburn, Helen Ray, Erol L, Richards, Dorothy T, Ruess andJohn Sbaffi. The Welfare Department sub-committee of the Grand Jury urged a “firmer, more stern and less liberal atti*-ude" to welfare applicants in its report signed by Knee. The report emphasized that welfare costs in California have jumped 600 per cent, and urged the county department to utilize the services of the district attorney's office in investigation of cases, The jury also urged resoluIt was also noted that acquisition of the strip would be necessary if the NID was to qualify for a state recreation grant under the DavisGrunsky act. Wilson said that state department of water resources officials at Thursday's meeting had told him that the key location and accessibility of Rollins might enable the NID to acquire a grant of $1.3 million for the “NID manager Edwin Koster emphasized the fact that although Rollins water will be used primarily for irrigation, there would be domestic uses also, He saidthe city of Auburn might eventually use thewater. Therefore, he said, “you'll have quite a problem at Rollins if health factors are not considered, " Koster also noted that landowners inthe Rollins area would not necessarily be deprived of use of the water tions to put pressure on state and Federal legislators to simplify welfare programs. "Public assistance should not be so attractive as to create a desire to get on public relief, as it encourages people to seek public assistance, who otherwise w Ould be self-supporting, " the report says, In its report on schools in the county, the Grand Jury singled out Hennessy School in Grass Valley for special inquiry. “It was found that too large a percentage of the teachers felt that the work load was too great; were unhappy with the existing program and were unable to communicate with the administration, " the Grand Jury charged, Non-certificated employees were also dissatisfied, the report said, "The parentsreported dissatisfaction with pupil discipline within the school, " the jury subcommittee headed by Helen Ray said. Although the findings were brought tothe attention of the schoolboard, the Grand Jury reports, “It appears.that the major problems have not been solved and that some more action should have been taken. : "It appears to the Grand Jury the board of trustees of the Grass Valley School District has been derelict in allow ing these conditions to develop and continue, and it is suggested that this is a condition for future Grand Jury investigation. " While praising the county road department's policy of mary function, The estimating and accounting systems used by the Road Department leave much to be counting is not only inadequate, but it also leaves the department open to censure and criticism, and, therefore, we strongly urge that a proper cost accounting system be installed, " the subcommittee headed by Earl Dewing urged. Law enforcement agencies were praised, and the jury made two suggestions---the adoption of a "Work furlough" planto allow prisoners to continue on their jobs, and the consolidation of the Grass Valley and Nevada City Justice Courts. The jurors said the health department is efficient, but said the county dump “constitutes a health hazard" and recommended a method of control dumping with proper management, They praised management of the county hospital and the Tahoe Forest Hosptial, but had six specific suggestions for the Nevada County Hospital, including a streamlined bookkeeping system, a fire plan, air-conditioning in acute wards, and presence of a registered nurse at all times. The Grand Jury praised Clare Hughes, . purchasing agent; Theodore H. Kohler, recorder; and gave special commendationto District Attorney Harold Berliner--“It is our opinion that as a result of having a full time district attorney now, his office is running at a peak of efficience. The committee also is particularly impressed with the functions performed by the special investigator, Mr. Vargas, ” Public Administrator Alalso drew special praise for "a great deal of good work for the county. " "It is clear that the work of this commission is extremely important to the county's future, andit seems that although not much was done in former years, they are making great efforts to catch up, " the report stated, TheGrand Jury suggested, however, that county officers who are serving as ex-officio members of the planning commission "could be hampered in their free exercise of judg ment by considerations of their own departments" and urged supervisors to changethe commission to ° one "composed entirely of citizens having no county office,” The report specified that the suggestion was not critical of the county officers now serving on the commission by county ordinance, andnot By their own choice. The jury suggested the need for expansion of the county Veterans’ Service Office, saying, ".the quarters are entirely too cramped, lighting is very poor, heating is deplorable, and there isno privacy for interviews." Andthe jury suggested the moving of the Civil Defense office fromthe lobby of the Veterans’ Service office. The Grand Jury urged supervisors to take whatever steps are necessary to expedite completion of an expanded County Courthouse, saying, “The outstanding deficiency of the court house is its inadequacy as to size desired. The cost estimate . on projects always appearin multiples of $5000, and the projects involvedhave no definite location or length. There are no records avail. , able oncosts of individual projects. Accounting seems to be based on labor, materialsand equipment, without breakdown or allocation. "The present system of acFall Color, Auto Show NEVADA CITY---Nevada City will kick off its Fall Color Spectacular with an Auto Show Oct. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m., prior to the first of three weekends when North= ern California residents are invited to see and photoepee lusting Aoute Add tion fo System Re quested x Mittle \icrthy Phaxtutia ftindonion Puc; , ID owned the ; ; Sees ute ie Route Ye Ge Spaton yates tog —_ front af thes graph Fall colors in Nevada Tohoe National Forest L« eo irector of Planning Bill Robert et prepared this map to illustrate Nevada County recommendations presented ata regional scenic highway hearing held in Marysville last week. Solid lines show present scenic highways under the proposed system, dotted lines show additional scenic highways requested. Highway recommendations of Nevada County drew varied support at the meeting. land surrounding the high water mark, Hesaidthe purpose of acquiring the land was not to keep people out, but to allow the NID to control and administer the area properly. Chairman Ross. McBurney, in urging the purchase of the buffer strip, said the NID had to consider that the authority of the state health department hadincreased ov ez the past decade and would probablyincrease in the future. This could re‘sult in costly demands on the County, The Auto Show will be held on Pine St. between Commercial and Broad Sts. , and will feature 1963 autos from at least six area dealers. Headquarters for the Fall Color Spectacular will be at the Nevada County Historical Society museum in the old fire house on Main St. Nevada City Boosters, w ith the aid of the Nevada City Garden Club, hope to advise visitors of which areas to visit for the best coloring of the season, Sept. 26. 86 51 . 00 S ad Hi GRASS VALLEY---The Nevtrol and administer the lake ficials of the El DoradoIr. completing all possible con. and capacity. . <a 00 pee it ada Irrigation District board shore to prevent pollution rigation District, which has . struction with county forces oa iter ee The report ma de special 28 72 47 -24 . NEVADA CITY---Residents . votedunanimously Friday to and public hazards, as well had similar land acquisition . and equipment, the Grand Hs tn tH tse pede note of a fire hazard at the 29 60 49 -05 I east of Nevada City on High. acquire land at the proposed 4S potential liability suits problems, urged the pur. Jury took a healthy swipe at se: nit eathen arm cnt county pinkie to a single 30 63 .43 -00 . way 20 today mailed a pet. Rollins Reservoir at Chicago against the district. Chase of the 100 foot strip. . department accounting. ink 8 entrance, andhit the inadeOct. 1 78 44 -00 . ition tothe Division of High. Park at least 100 feet back The land acquisition deThe El Dorado group "We believe that any maThe PE a Cea ae cae re ~~ by the 2 83 45 -00 . ways seeking the establish . of the high water mark, for cision followeda report prepointedout, hesaid, thatthe . jorcounty department should P 8 pian hl he Rainfall to date -67 . ment of a 35 mile per hour . the protection of public sentedby director Warren extra cost could be amor. be able to furnish data and _— Rainfall last year -47 . speed zone from the inter. health and safety. Wilson regarding a meeting tized over a long period, . figures concerning its pri HONORE D---Dave Casper, shown holding a lamb he sold at the Nevada County Fair, was honored at a Future Farmer meeting recently inGrass Valley. Casper is cand=. idate for the American Farmer title. : } district in-the future. . “JT1BO *6 O4fUuewBu tes . = ted AABAQTT 8483S *311BO UOEQOAS ST BOT Potuel

S$ be . Se Se aa a oe Ay LS es ot Moet Sec Se a ee ae ee NEVADA COUNTY NU Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenb Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washin Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Sel Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, GG rook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Fiat, Sweetland, a,.Omégza gton, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit ty, by Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill,-Bourbon Hill, Scotch Newtown, Iridian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. 4 Corral, Rough and Ready, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Volume 37 No. 42 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly Nevada City, October 3,. 1962 January Date Set For Vote NEVADA CITY -~--The Nevada City Elementary School District has called a special election for Jan. 16 to seek voter permission to raise the base tax rate maximum from $1.05 to $1.50 per $100 assessed valuation. Citing a large gain in population over recent years, district trusteesMonday night also said the increase is necessary because of increasing operation and maintenance costs and declining State support, percentagewise, Current Nevada City school tax is $1.21, including 16 cents of optional override taxes allowed by state law. Superintendent Ed Browning expects the district to be able to live within the $1.50 base requested in the election without using the optional overrides, thereby limiting the additional tax bite to about $25,000 annually. An estimated 4000 registered voters will be eligible to vote on the tax rate increase measure. Trustees agreed unanimously, although reluctantly, that the tax increase is necessary, “We have no alternative, " one member said, pointing out that despite rigid econ_ omies the district reserves are depleted. Nevada City Elementary School District's enrolment for the current year is 742 students, equalto last year's peak. Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Sept. 26 91 58 .00 27 84 49 .00 98 “732-50 .18 29 60 49 wth 30 75“ ~49 00 Octs-« 2 + /86:.-56 . 00 DBE! a A, .00 Rainfall to date ele Rainfall last year .55 NC SCHOOL TAX HIKE ELECTION GIANT BAT---Nevada City Little League Giant Bobby Wojcik, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wojcik proudly displaysa Louisville Slugger presentedto him by San Francisco Giant Harvey Kuenn. Bobby made the trip to Candlestick Park lastweek with his father and friends to watch a Giants-Cardinals game.At batting practice preceding the game Bobby talked with Harvey Kuenn, the Giant left fielder. Kuenn gave the boy his bat as a souvenir. Highway 20 section of Highways 20 and 49 eastward one and one-half miles, Circulated by Charles Moyer, the petition also asks for marking of bus stops, designation of the area is congestted, andstrict California Highway Patrol enforcement of the suggested lower speed limit. NID Directors To Acqure Buffer Strip Actual purchase will await a full appraisal of the lands involved. Director Leonard Huntley made the motion on the policy resolution, and Director Melvin Brown seconded. Huntley noted that the policy “seems like a fair shake for the property owners, " while enabling the district to conheld Thursday with state and local health, planning, and water officials and NID representatives in attendance, Wilson noted that the experts were unanimous in recommending that the NID acquire the 100 foot buffer strip for health, safety, and administrative reasons, He also reported that ofPRESENTED FORCON k J oe Proposed Scenic Highway System (BCR 32/91} Rallins site alone. Group Has Praise For Many Grand Jury Hits Welfare Expenses, Hennessy School, Road Accounting NEVADA CITY---The 1961 Nevada County Grand Jury report handed praise to numerous county officials in addition to singling out several areas of county government where the Grand Jury suggests improvement. Most concern in the report was voiced over the county welfare program, amounting tto nearly 40 per cent of the county's budget. But the Grand Jury found the county department efficiently administering their program inspite of numerous and complex state regulations, The Grand Jury had as foremanFredC, Bruhns, and included Dorothy T, Adams, Edgar C. Bawden, JeanBoles, June Caffey, Manuel Cicogni, DorisC. Clinch, Earl H. Dewing, Arletta Douglas, RichardKnee, Bradley Legg, Elmo C,. Meister, Elwyn T. Mulcahy, Amy Nygard, Clarence E. Osburn, Helen Ray, Erol L, Richards, Dorothy T, Ruess andJohn Sbaffi. The Welfare Department sub-committee of the Grand Jury urged a “firmer, more stern and less liberal atti*-ude" to welfare applicants in its report signed by Knee. The report emphasized that welfare costs in California have jumped 600 per cent, and urged the county department to utilize the services of the district attorney's office in investigation of cases, The jury also urged resoluIt was also noted that acquisition of the strip would be necessary if the NID was to qualify for a state recreation grant under the DavisGrunsky act. Wilson said that state department of water resources officials at Thursday's meeting had told him that the key location and accessibility of Rollins might enable the NID to acquire a grant of $1.3 million for the “NID manager Edwin Koster emphasized the fact that although Rollins water will be used primarily for irrigation, there would be domestic uses also, He saidthe city of Auburn might eventually use thewater. Therefore, he said, “you'll have quite a problem at Rollins if health factors are not considered, " Koster also noted that landowners inthe Rollins area would not necessarily be deprived of use of the water tions to put pressure on state and Federal legislators to simplify welfare programs. "Public assistance should not be so attractive as to create a desire to get on public relief, as it encourages people to seek public assistance, who otherwise w Ould be self-supporting, " the report says, In its report on schools in the county, the Grand Jury singled out Hennessy School

in Grass Valley for special inquiry. “It was found that too large a percentage of the teachers felt that the work load was too great; were unhappy with the existing program and were unable to communicate with the administration, " the Grand Jury charged, Non-certificated employees were also dissatisfied, the report said, "The parentsreported dissatisfaction with pupil discipline within the school, " the jury subcommittee headed by Helen Ray said. Although the findings were brought tothe attention of the schoolboard, the Grand Jury reports, “It appears..that the major problems have not been solved and that some more action should have been taken.. : "It appears to the Grand Jury the board of trustees of the Grass Valley School District has been derelict in allow ing these conditions to develop and continue, and it is suggested that this is a condition for future Grand Jury investigation. " While praising the county road department's policy of mary function, The estimating and accounting systems used by the Road Department leave much to be counting is not only inadequate, but it also leaves the department open to censure and criticism, and, therefore, we strongly urge that a proper cost accounting system be installed, " the subcommittee headed by Earl Dewing urged. Law enforcement agencies were praised, and the jury made two suggestions---the adoption of a "Work furlough" planto allow prisoners to continue on their jobs, and the consolidation of the Grass Valley and Nevada City Justice Courts. The jurors said the health department is efficient, but said the county dump “constitutes a health hazard" and recommended a method of control dumping with proper management, They praised management of the county hospital and the Tahoe Forest Hosptial, but had six specific suggestions for the Nevada County Hospital, including a streamlined bookkeeping system, a fire plan, air-conditioning in acute wards, and presence of a registered nurse at all times. The Grand Jury praised Clare Hughes, . purchasing agent; Theodore H. Kohler, recorder; and gave special commendationto District Attorney Harold Berliner--“It is our opinion that as a result of having a full time district attorney now, his office is running at a peak of efficience. The committee also is particularly impressed with the functions performed by the special investigator, Mr. Vargas, ” Public Administrator Alalso drew special praise for "a great deal of good work for the county. " "It is clear that the work of this commission is extremely important to the county's future, andit seems that although not much was done in former years, they are making great efforts to catch up, " the report stated, TheGrand Jury suggested, however, that county officers who are serving as ex-officio members of the planning commission "could be hampered in their free exercise of judg ment by considerations of their own departments" and urged supervisors to changethe commission to ° one "composed entirely of citizens having no county office,” The report specified that the suggestion was not critical of the county officers now serving on the commission by county ordinance, andnot By their own choice. The jury suggested the need for expansion of the county Veterans’ Service Office, saying, "..the quarters are entirely too cramped, lighting is very poor, heating is deplorable, and there isno privacy for interviews." Andthe jury suggested the moving of the Civil Defense office fromthe lobby of the Veterans’ Service office. The Grand Jury urged supervisors to take whatever steps are necessary to expedite completion of an expanded County Courthouse, saying, “The outstanding deficiency of the court house is its inadequacy as to size desired. The cost estimate . on projects always appearin multiples of $5000, and the projects involvedhave no definite location or length. There are no records avail. , able oncosts of individual projects. Accounting seems to be based on labor, materialsand equipment, without breakdown or allocation. "The present system of acFall Color, Auto Show NEVADA CITY---Nevada City will kick off its Fall Color Spectacular with an Auto Show Oct. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m., prior to the first of three weekends when North= ern California residents are invited to see and photoepee lusting Aoute Add tion fo System Re quested x Mittle \icrthy Phaxtutia ftindonion Puc; , ID owned the ; ; Sees ute ie Route Ye Ge Spaton yates tog —_ front af thes graph Fall colors in Nevada Tohoe National Forest L« eo irector of Planning Bill Robert et prepared this map to illustrate Nevada County recommendations presented ata regional scenic highway hearing held in Marysville last week. Solid lines show present scenic highways under the proposed system, dotted lines show additional scenic highways requested. Highway recommendations of Nevada County drew varied support at the meeting. land surrounding the high water mark, Hesaidthe purpose of acquiring the land was not to keep people out, but to allow the NID to control and administer the area properly. Chairman Ross. McBurney, in urging the purchase of the buffer strip, said the NID had to consider that the authority of the state health department hadincreased ov ez the past decade and would probablyincrease in the future. This could re‘sult in costly demands on the County, The Auto Show will be held on Pine St. between Commercial and Broad Sts. , and will feature 1963 autos from at least six area dealers. Headquarters for the Fall Color Spectacular will be at the Nevada County Historical Society museum in the old fire house on Main St. Nevada City Boosters, w ith the aid of the Nevada City Garden Club, hope to advise visitors of which areas to visit for the best coloring of the season, Sept. 26. 86 51 . 00 S ad Hi GRASS VALLEY---The Nevtrol and administer the lake ficials of the El DoradoIr. completing all possible con. and capacity. . <a 00 pee it ada Irrigation District board shore to prevent pollution rigation District, which has . struction with county forces oa iter ee The report ma de special 28 72 47 -24 . NEVADA CITY---Residents . votedunanimously Friday to and public hazards, as well had similar land acquisition . and equipment, the Grand Hs tn tH tse pede note of a fire hazard at the 29 60 49 -05 I east of Nevada City on High. acquire land at the proposed 4S potential liability suits problems, urged the pur. Jury took a healthy swipe at se: nit eathen arm cnt county pinkie to a single 30 63 .43 -00 . way 20 today mailed a pet. Rollins Reservoir at Chicago against the district. Chase of the 100 foot strip. . department accounting. ink 8 entrance, andhit the inadeOct. 1 78 44 -00 . ition tothe Division of High. Park at least 100 feet back The land acquisition deThe El Dorado group "We believe that any maThe PE a Cea ae cae re ~~ by the 2 83 45 -00 . ways seeking the establish . of the high water mark, for cision followeda report prepointedout, hesaid, thatthe . jorcounty department should P 8 pian hl he Rainfall to date -67 . ment of a 35 mile per hour . the protection of public sentedby director Warren extra cost could be amor. be able to furnish data and _— Rainfall last year -47 . speed zone from the inter. health and safety. Wilson regarding a meeting tized over a long period, . figures concerning its pri HONORE D---Dave Casper, shown holding a lamb he sold at the Nevada County Fair, was honored at a Future Farmer meeting recently inGrass Valley. Casper is cand=. idate for the American Farmer title. : } district in-the future. . “JT1BO *6 O4fUuewBu tes . = ted AABAQTT 8483S *311BO UOEQOAS ST BOT Potuel