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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

October 8, 1959 (6 pages)

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of determining what future eroplained to them that this wéek ‘operations will take place for the ‘pleted during the ensuing year. A new road from State Highway 49 across Wolf Creek to __ join the present road to W tions, Panoramic Estates. with its trillion dollar view. created by Sam Partridge and sold to S. C. Haubtman & Associates, is ‘nearby to furnish homes for those who want to enjoy. one of tance for hauling new equipment for the new, enlarged installaMr: Emil Gillman, investor of Beverly Hills and Brentwood, California, has announced that he will immediately start develop Panoramic Estates with the first home. to cost between 330.000 and $35,000. He has stated that he was so impressed with the Nevada City-Grass Valley area that he felt the growth ©f Western Nevada County was an assured fact. Mr, Gillman has been visiting with S. C. Haubtman of Grass It. is reported. that land in and around Wolf Mountain is selling-40r™-from “$1,500 per acre up, if available. ‘ used for-commerc.al purposes not} ’ connected with mining,” the re-. port said. “In many cases, claim-. ants ‘who were not engaged in. mining had taken up residence ComptroHer General ‘eral many accounting of the office ibeing mined. “Some of the sites were hei Joseph Campbell has recommended the forest service crackdown on individuals misusing mining claims in national forests in California. Ima report to Congress, Camp‘bell said inspectors of the geénfound 46,000 mining claims in the region were not ae: on claim sites.” ‘mining by the Legislators View Burned Area — United States timber. They also wanted to see what the erosion problem would be on the area and to learn of the plans that the Forest Service has for rehabilitating the burn to place it back into production at the earliest time. Congressman Johnson and Senaor Cameron each has a keen interest in Forest Service activities as there is a considerable amount of fiational forest land within their respective districts and management and use of the forests has a" decided effect on the economy of the people living in the districts they represent. yee oe The party of four visited. some of the seven logging operations and: were satisfied that the timber purchasers were doing an excellent job in falling and skidding the logs to cause the minimum @isturbance of the soil, which, in turn, would have the minimum erosion possibilities. Both legislators were desirous sion contro] measures will be taken on the burned area. They were also interested in the tree planting program which will follow after logging. Branagh expoisoning of rodents: which would otherwise destroy seeds which legislators indicated a deCongressman Harold T. Bizz) Johnson( and State Senator Ron Cameron took time out last week from. their busy schedules to make a preview of the salvage logging operations that are now taking place on the Site of large disastrous fire which occurred early in July near the towns of Sierraville and Loyalton. They accompnaied Forest Supervisor Henry -Branagh and District Ranger Carl Scholberg of Sierraville through a part of the area! to observe the damage done by . the -fire and the operations which are now taking place by logging companies to harvest the burned mained on the land in trespass. claims were granted Forest service action will be as possible. Forest Fire Danger who plans to be in the wildiands of the critical. fire conditions. “The. strong drying winds of the past week,” Raymnod said, watershed fire.” wind continues.Nevada Union High tion of the site for the $1,500,000 Nevada Union High been published. be obtained in the offices of Architect Gordon Stafford in SacraThe site, on Ridge Road halfGrass Valley, is being cleared of A_ survey of 22 mining sites in the Canyon Creek area of the! Shasta-Trinity National Forest : sidered held for speculation, hav-. . ing been offered for sale after] minor improvements were made. . Campbell said many of the mining claims along the rivers have been worked out but pros-1 pectors havé*built homes and re‘He recommended the status of} all doubtful claimants be determined and legal a*tion be taken}. to vacate sites not being used! for the purpose for which theft’ officials said they have hired special mineral éxaminers to inspect and report] _ ‘on doubtful claims and corrective] . dtdaken as rapidly . State Forester Francis H. Ray-. mond has called on all persons} of California during the next few . days to také special care in face 4 “reduce the moisture content. of . forest and watershed areas so} low. that even the smallest spark } could become a serious forest or Raymond said the danger will. become even more critical if the The call for bids for prepara-. . School have} . Plans and specifications may. Ottle Ss y. Allan tate Library _.$3.00 Per Year—Single Copies 10 tant ste esewtewene re a t The ody of John Franklin : Roark, 26, real estate broker, was found im the bathroom of: his mother’s home on Nevada OityGrass @iley Highway this week, _jthe vi of asphixiation from qa Mattress fire which firemen believe may have been started by a cigarette. County authorities said Roark i apparently was awakened by the smoke, staggered toward the bathroom across the hall and cola a on the floor. A doctor yestimated he had been dead about 4 four hours. . the mishap occurred While his er, Mrs. Edna Roark, was in Spital for treatment of an ent, body was discovered at 10 by an unidentified friend 9 entered the house when & € Was no answer to his knock. ‘7 the firemen said the calier ‘7 smelled smoke, -ran upstairs, H threw the smoldering mattress /Out the window, discovered the i body and called the fire department. The department’s resusci;sator squad was unable to reWivye Roark, who had recently OMpleted his enlistment in the med Forces. { Electrical Engineers She members of the Electrical
Sasi & anything. tax dollar. To Whom It May Concern st sade 17, 1959, ice of District Attorney was published o thi paper in an article entitled AT WOULD AP. PEAR GOOD TO HAPPEN that date, Wm. J. Cassettari, deputy district attorney, informed the undersigned by letter that he considered the statement to be an accusation and requested that it be either letter_was published in full on tember 24, 1959, in an article CLARIFIED”, The statement an accusation of dishonesty and it is have conveyed such an impression, and, to the extent that such statement might have been so construed, we are sorry as we had absolutely no intention of Furthermore, I want neither myself nor The Nugget is after anybody’s “scalp.” All we are interested in is to payers of Nevada County receive 100 per cent value for their I believe that the taxpayers would receive more for their money if Nevada County which several Grand Jurys have recommended, one of which I served on personally. Persuant to the Penal Code of the State of California, the Grand J ury of the County of tion of the salaries. paid to the elective officers of the County of Nevada. ing resolutions: . ‘ County Superintendent of Schools increased from $6000.00 to $8500.00. District Attorney increased from $6000.00 to $12,000.00, the holder of the office NOT TO ENGAGE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, We still feel that a full time District Attorney with a full time assistant be a better investment for the county than three part time District Attorneys. _ We sincerly ‘hope that this will clarify ee a statement concerning the of“EVENTS THAT WOULD APIN NEVADA COUNTY”. On of dishonesty by implication aie, pac’ or retracted. The page 1 of this paper on Sepentitled “WHAT IS TO BE was in no way intended to be regretted if it might accusing. anybody ofit definitely, understood that do all we can to see that the taxhad a full time District Attorney, I quote from Grand Jury report: provisions of Section 928 of the Nevada has made: investigaand have adopted the followin a properly staffed public office would. 3 rove eers, met at the home of P. . Mrs.; Richard M: Shoemaker’ on McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, Monday ‘afternoon following 93, picnic ‘Iuncheon served by Mfs, _[Bmery Ford of Oedar Ridge and ‘Mrs. Howard Smith of Auburn. _ Mrs.” Robert Keen of Sacra-}ment, president of the group, ted this all important at which it was deimmediately donate $50 j programs over Chanalso decided that this SO mich help that they dvolunteer their services of charge to help with the fice work as needed. Another important decision was they would establish a scholtip. grant for an engineering udent next June. ; This auxiliary was formed only 3 Bs _years ago, but it has been in‘Strumental in the advancement of education, particularly in the field of engineering Tf there are any ladies in the Vicinity of Nevada City and Grass ; ‘Valley who think they might be J eligible to join this association, . they would be welcome to do so. . UNITY LESSONS AT AUBURN . Those interested in Unity “Lesin Truth” can join classes Which started recently Rev. William Prints, assistant pastor of ist Unity Church of Sacraato, is conducting the classes n H. Emily. Cady’s book, “Lesons in Truth,” Thursday of every k for the next three weeks the Seventh Day Adventist J 239 Center Street, Auat 8 p.m. “Lessons in Truth” Served all over the world during eo Lois Magonigal Is" Awarded Trip To 4-4 Club Congress LOIS MAGONIGAL, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Magonigal, Smartville, a member of Penn Valley 4-H Club under the leadershp of Mrs. Clarice McWhinney and a sophomore at Sierra Junior College, was awarded the state winner trip to the 4-H Club Congress, Lois has-had 11 years of club work. She lives with her parenfs on a 160-acre farm. She has had 225 exhibits at county fairs, more than half being sheep. She has been selected to attend _junior leader conference and state 4-H Club convention. In 1958 she was first alternate in State sheep awards program. She has received blue ribbon bi , awards twice in county demonand home study courses are. ob-j. ) stration contests. She has held area : the offices of reporter, treasurer, . fruits, z Buolaess Séminars 7 To Be Held At SSC First in a series of eight small business management seminars _. Will be held October 13 at 8 p.m. in room 206, Douglas: Hall sat Sacramento State : College. “Essentials of Good Management” will be thediscussion topic, led by W. H. Dennick, management, A consultant of McKinsey and Combe pany, Inc., San Francisco. , ; 2 The. seminars are mutually sponsored by the SSC Foundation, the Sacramento City-County Chamber of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration, Business and industry experts and college faculty are involved’ in the informal presentation and discussion of. practical.problems: confronting owners and managers of small businesses. :Seminars are open: to a: limited. group of owners and managers of. : small businesses which employ less than 100 in Greater Sacramento. Reservations for the seminar may ‘be placed. with the SSC Foundation, 6000 J Street, Sacramento 19. gee 2) State’s’59 Cling P ra fornia, with ‘headquarters in San_ Francisco, says this year’s pack’ _ of cling peaches in the state : a : pee Ge eee er 3 fk . this time. Rev. Prints has taught . secretary, and president of her . 170 last year Jer PR CM g wana line! septs the keys 4theses classes for many years and. 4-H Club, and served on num, to his 1960 Olds trom Dealer fon “Hartman. No wonder makes them both interesting and. erous committees. : __ Low is smiling. Jerry’s two sons also have new Olds or. €slightening. ; se . The Nevada City Business ‘and al Womens Club: is Sponsoring a whist party on Saturday, October 10, at 8 p.m. at . Nevada City Elementary hool, 505 Main Street. First prize is an electric fry pan, i prize is a blanket, and. are to be many table prizes. od. crowd. is hoped for and a Will Grow To 25,000 East Of Truckee. A sawmill at Hirschdale, nine miles east of Truckee, was de-. stroyed by a fire. The cause of] 2! the fire and the amount. of loss . was hot immediately learned, The suppression crew from the National Forest was -