October 5, 1966 (20 pages)

Q..Nevads County Nugget.. October 5, 1966 NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION I-A One of our most crucial needs in these times is effective government--based ona modern Constitution. _ Yet, concerning the California Constitution former State Supreme Court Justice Phil S. Gibson has stated: _* "(Our Constitution is )..cumbersome, unelastic, and outmoded..It is not only much too long, but it is almost everything a Constitution ought not to be.” California's Constitution is hardly modern. Itis the third longest Constitution in the world and has been amended over 300 times since 1879. In short, it is amess. In 1962, by more thana2 tol vote, the people mandated modernization of their Constitution. As aresult, a blue-ribbon Constitution Revision Commission of 69 leading Californians was appointed torecommend arevised Constitution. These prominent citizens from all walks of life worked without pay for three years and spent thousands of hours at their task. Theresult is Proposition lea. It is the first phase of the Commission's work.’ It covers approximately one-third of the existing Constitution, andreduces that one-third from. 22,000 to 6,000. The reforms in Proposition l-a have been labeled by party leaders and non-partisan groups alike as essential to the effective operation of government. Proposition l-a puts the Constitution into modern, concise and easily understandable language. The changes in the legislative executive and judicial articles would include machinery, with adequate safeguards, toremove a Governor from office if he is proven unable to carry on his duties; judges would be under stronger disciplinary procedures and the practice of running for political office while still a judge would be curtailed, andthe legislature would meet annually toconsider all problems confronting California. : . In keeping with increased time demands on the Legislature, Proposition l-aremoves salary provisions frozen in the Constitution and ratifies a new compensation plan with careful controls and strict regulations regarding the outside activities and income of legislators. The fundamental weapons available to Calif-ornia's citizens tocombat abuses by their governmental officials--the initiative, the referendum andtherecall-have been carefully preserved. State government today faces new challenges and new responsibilities not dreamed of in 1879, This new Constitution helps to meet those challenges by making government itself more flexible and able to do the job which our citizens have a right to expect. If states are to survive and prosper in our system, they needthe'tools of effective government-Proposition l-a is a giant step toward that goal. California can lead the way. Vote yes on l-a. t The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot final demolition in 1963. IN THE FOOTHILLS VEIN CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN We have been told for years that clothes make the man, but it is an interesting thing to see how similar clothes can almost make the man and cause some unexpected reactions, We went up to the Malakoff over the weekend, Our favorite mountain traveling costume is an old pair of khaki pants, an old short sleeve khaki shirt and a dusty 1941 model army campaign hat with a bright red artillery cord, An unlikely outfit for almost anywhere, but even more unlikely to be mistaken for anything other than it is, Yet as we bounced over the Tyler road toward North Columbia and North San Juan, we chanced upon a pickup truck load of road hunters looking for deer, It must have been the hat they saw first, There were two men in the front and three boys in the back with rifles, All looked like they had not shaved in several days, The truck slowed as soon as we came into sight, All eyes were on us as the vehicles slowly passed each other, We turned to look at the group in the back of the truck as we rolled past, What a sickly looking trio! They thought they had been pinched for sure, One raised his hand in a weak, but relieved wave as we disappeared in the dust, Clothes make the man-~-or almost, eeess IT WAS INTEREST ING to see the Clampers at the Malakoff last weekend, The Clampers are known throughout the state as a. two-fisted drinking, noisy and often unpleasant outfit, They are at various times all of these things, But they do other things, They dedicate a variety of plaques at a variety of places commemorating all manner of events, But strangely enough, this unlikely outfit was the one to come forward to help get the first facilities erected at the new park, Tiaey, along with a lot of other people, helped keep the pressure on when the idea of a park still seemed doubtful and the money to finance it seemed even more unlikely, But a small group of people stirred upa larger group of people and the Clampers joined in and then the idea suddenly seemed very feasible and the money suddenly appeared, Last weekend the Clampers enjoyed the facilities of a newly-created group camp area t the new state park, Keeping the pressure on at the right time and in the right places seemstobethename of the game of getting things done, Nevada County is fortunate to havea number of people who know the name of the game, sees THE LIBERAL ARTS COMMISSION and the Hospital Auxiliary have been going through a relatively quiet, but none the less heated battle over their scheduling of fund raising house tours, Liberal Arts just had a tour and the Auxiliary has another one coming up shortly, We don't want to get into the, middle of this fight because such things can get very excited and the intruder can find himself suddenly pinched from both sides, What we did want to do is suggest that if you didn ‘*t make the Liberal Arts tour you should go on the Auxiliary tour, If you made the Liberal Artstour, you were fortunate for we hear those making the jaunt saw some interesting things, You win either way for the Auxiliary tour offers something different, but equally exciting, So if you made the first one, be really politic and go on the second and make everyone happy, if you missed the first, go on the second in Nevada City before NUGGET PARAGRAPHS FROM THE PAST A party of capitalists was in Nevada City Friday looking over the Murchie mining property east of town with a view of taking it overandreopening it after a number of years of idleness, The party was in charge of Henry Fitter, former superintendent and made an exhaustive study of the pumping problem, Costs of pumping out the workings are tobe made at once and on this will largely depend the future activities at this famous old producer which is credited with a production record of over a million and a half dollars, ---Feb,. 14, 1927 George Mathis, loca! artist, appeared before the art class of Nevada City high school and gave a two-hour demonstration of short cuts in silk screen printing. Warren Immel, instructor of the class, announced plans call for a visit to Mathis* workshop.. March 24, 1950 NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Published Every Wednesday By NUGGET PUBLISHING CO., ‘INC, 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. George R. Kane, PublisherDonald L, Hoagland, Editor and General Manager. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a iegal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960, Decree No, 12,406, Subscription rates; One year, $3; Two years, $5. kkekkkkkkk AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER a

Q...Nevads County Nugget... October 5, 1966 NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION I-A One of our most crucial needs in these times is effective government--based ona modern Constitution. _ Yet, concerning the California Constitution former State Supreme Court Justice Phil S. Gibson has stated: _* "(Our Constitution is )...cumbersome, unelastic, and outmoded...It is not only much too long, but it is almost everything a Constitution ought not to be.” California's Constitution is hardly modern. Itis the third longest Constitution in the world and has been amended over 300 times since 1879. In short, it is amess. In 1962, by more thana2 tol vote, the people mandated modernization of their Constitution. As aresult, a blue-ribbon Constitution Revision Commission of 69 leading Californians was appointed torecommend arevised Constitution. These prominent citizens from all walks of life worked without pay for three years and spent thousands of hours at their task. Theresult is Proposition lea. It is the first phase of the Commission's work.’ It covers approximately one-third of the existing Constitution, andreduces that one-third from. 22,000 to 6,000. The reforms in Proposition l-a have been labeled by party leaders and non-partisan groups alike as essential to the effective operation of government. Proposition l-a puts the Constitution into modern, concise and easily understandable language. The changes in the legislative executive and judicial articles would include machinery, with adequate safeguards, toremove a Governor from office if he is proven unable to carry on his duties; judges would be under stronger disciplinary procedures and the practice of running for political office while still a judge would be curtailed, andthe legislature would meet annually toconsider all problems confronting California. : . In keeping with increased time demands on the Legislature, Proposition l-aremoves salary provisions frozen in the Constitution and ratifies a new compensation plan with careful controls and strict regulations regarding the outside activities and income of legislators. The fundamental weapons available to Calif-ornia's citizens tocombat abuses by their governmental officials--the initiative, the referendum andtherecall-have been carefully preserved. State government today faces new challenges and new responsibilities not dreamed of in 1879, This new Constitution helps to meet those challenges by making government itself more flexible and able to do the job which our citizens have a right to expect. If states are to survive and prosper in our system, they needthe'tools of effective government-Proposition l-a is a giant step toward that goal. California can lead the way. Vote yes on l-a. t The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot final demolition in 1963. IN THE FOOTHILLS VEIN CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN We have been told for years that clothes make the man, but it is an interesting thing to see how similar clothes can almost make the man and cause some unexpected reactions, We went up to the Malakoff over the weekend, Our favorite mountain traveling costume is an old pair of khaki pants, an old short sleeve khaki shirt and a dusty 1941 model army campaign hat with a bright red artillery cord, An unlikely outfit for almost anywhere, but even more unlikely to be mistaken for anything other than it is, Yet as we bounced over the Tyler road toward North Columbia and North San Juan, we chanced upon a pickup truck load of road hunters looking for deer, It must have been the hat they saw first, There were two men in the front and three boys in the back with rifles, All looked like they had not shaved in several days, The truck slowed as soon as we came into sight, All eyes were on us as the vehicles slowly passed each other, We turned to look at the group in the back of the truck as we rolled past, What a sickly looking trio! They thought they had been pinched for sure, One raised his hand in a weak, but relieved wave as we disappeared in the dust, Clothes make the man-~-or almost, eeess IT WAS INTEREST ING to see the Clampers at the Malakoff last

weekend, The Clampers are known throughout the state as a. two-fisted drinking, noisy and often unpleasant outfit, They are at various times all of these things, But they do other things, They dedicate a variety of plaques at a variety of places commemorating all manner of events, But strangely enough, this unlikely outfit was the one to come forward to help get the first facilities erected at the new park, Tiaey, along with a lot of other people, helped keep the pressure on when the idea of a park still seemed doubtful and the money to finance it seemed even more unlikely, But a small group of people stirred upa larger group of people and the Clampers joined in and then the idea suddenly seemed very feasible and the money suddenly appeared, Last weekend the Clampers enjoyed the facilities of a newly-created group camp area t the new state park, Keeping the pressure on at the right time and in the right places seemstobethename of the game of getting things done, Nevada County is fortunate to havea number of people who know the name of the game, sees THE LIBERAL ARTS COMMISSION and the Hospital Auxiliary have been going through a relatively quiet, but none the less heated battle over their scheduling of fund raising house tours, Liberal Arts just had a tour and the Auxiliary has another one coming up shortly, We don't want to get into the, middle of this fight because such things can get very excited and the intruder can find himself suddenly pinched from both sides, What we did want to do is suggest that if you didn ‘*t make the Liberal Arts tour you should go on the Auxiliary tour, If you made the Liberal Artstour, you were fortunate for we hear those making the jaunt saw some interesting things, You win either way for the Auxiliary tour offers something different, but equally exciting, So if you made the first one, be really politic and go on the second and make everyone happy, if you missed the first, go on the second in Nevada City before NUGGET PARAGRAPHS FROM THE PAST A party of capitalists was in Nevada City Friday looking over the Murchie mining property east of town with a view of taking it overandreopening it after a number of years of idleness, The party was in charge of Henry Fitter, former superintendent and made an exhaustive study of the pumping problem, Costs of pumping out the workings are tobe made at once and on this will largely depend the future activities at this famous old producer which is credited with a production record of over a million and a half dollars, ---Feb,. 14, 1927 George Mathis, loca! artist, appeared before the art class of Nevada City high school and gave a two-hour demonstration of short cuts in silk screen printing. Warren Immel, instructor of the class, announced plans call for a visit to Mathis* workshop... March 24, 1950 NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Published Every Wednesday By NUGGET PUBLISHING CO., ‘INC, 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. George R. Kane, PublisherDonald L, Hoagland, Editor and General Manager. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a iegal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960, Decree No, 12,406, Subscription rates; One year, $3; Two years, $5. kkekkkkkkk AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER a