September 14, 1960 (10 pages)

teen ee. _ Republicans: Natural re Nevada County stands surely as one of the great resource-rich counties of America. It is endgwed as few others with impressive forest, watershed, scenic, recreational, mineral, and grazing resources . About 40% of the county's lands are controlled by the U.S. Forest Service. Therefore it is not only of interest, but of special importance, that we study and compare the intentions of the Democratic and Republican parties in the field of natural resources. . . Of those who say there is no real difference between the two parties, we ask only that they read the following comparative exerpts from the party platforms of 1960, onthe topic of natural resources. We submit that where the Republican platform is hopeful, vague, and complacent in this vital field, the Democratic platform is specific, thorough, forceful and practical. (If you would like toread the complete platforms of both parties, write to the Democratic National Committee, Washington, D.C., and the Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C. Copies will be sent free.) FOREST CONSERVATION Democrats: The new Democratic Administration will develop balanced land and forest policies suited to the needs of a growing America. This means intensive forest management on a multiple-use and sustained-yield basis, reforestation of burnt-over lands, building public access roads, rangereseeding and improvement, intensive work inwatershed management, concern for small business operations, and insuring free public access to public lands for recreational purposes. Republicans: We pledge: Continued forestry conservationwith appropriate sustained yield harvesting, thus increasing jobs for people andincreasing revenue. a Pa. WATER CONSERVATION Democrats: Water must serve domestic, industrial and irrigation needs and inland navigation. It must provide habitat for fishand wildlife supply the base for much Ooutdoorrecreation,and generate electricity. Water must alsobe controlled toprevent floods, pollution, salinity and silt. The new Democratic Administration will develop a comprehensive national water resource policy. Incooperationwith state and local governments, and interested private groups, the Democratic Administration will developa balanced, multiple purpose plan for each major river basin, tobe revised periodically to meet changing needs. We will erase the Republican slogan of "no new starts" and will begin again to build multiple-purpose dams, hydroelectric facilities, f£loo0d-control works, navigation facilities, and reclamation projects to meet mounting and urgent needs. We will renew the drive to protect every acre of farm land under a soil and water conservation plan and we will speed up the small watershed program. We will support and intensify the research effort to find an economical way to convert salt and brackish water. Republicans: We pledge: Use of the community watershed as the basic natural unit through which water resource, soil, and forest management programs may best be developed, with interstate compacts en. couraged to handle regional aspects without federal domination. Development of new water resource projects throughout the nation. Support of the historic policy of Congress in preserving the integrity of the several States to govern water rights. Continued federalsupport for Republican-initiated research and demonstration projects which will supply fresh water from salt and brackish water sources. *: ‘NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 132 Main St., Nevada City, Calif. Dial 265-2471 Alfred &. Heller. . R. Dean Thompson. . . e * pe ee . , Publisner . .Circulation Maneger Don Fairclough. . . . ose ews « Att Editee Clatice Mc Whinney . © woe Se * . * . : re a ee . Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calir. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation . by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No. 12,406 ; Subscription Rates: One year, $3.00; Two years, $5.00, Three years; $7.00. ete a Printed by Berliner & Mc Ginnis, Nevada City. RECREATION Democrats: As population grows and the! work week shortens and transportation be+ comes easier and speedier, the need for outdoor recreation facilities mounts. ._ We must act quickly to retain public access to the oceans, gulfs, rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs, and their shorelines, and toreserve adequate camping and recreational areas while there is yet time. Areas near major population ceners are particularly needed. The new Democratic Administration will work to improve and extend recreation opportunities in national parks and monuments, forests, and river development. projects, and near metropolitan areas, w 4 a Emphasis will be on attractive, low cost facilities for all the people and on preventing undue commercialization. The National Park System is still incomplete; in particular, the few remaining suitable shorelines must be included init. Anational wilderness system should be created for areas already set aside as wildernesses.The system should be extended but only after careful consideration by the Congress of the value of areas for competing uses. Recreational needs of the surrounding area should be given important consideration in disposing of federally owned lands. , Republicans: Full use and preservation of our great outdoors are pledged in: Completion of the "Mission 66" for the improvement of National Park areas as well as sponsorship of a new "Mission.76" program to encourage establishment and rehabilitation of local, state, and regional parks, to provide adequate recreational facilities for our expanding-population. Continued support of the effort to keep our great out-of-doors beautiful, green, and clean. Establishment of a citizens board of conservation, resource and land management experts to inventory those federal lands now set aside for a particular purpose; to study the future needs-of the nation for parks, seashores, and wildlife and other recreational areas; and to study the possibility of rest oring lands not needed for a federal program. ly i ~wN ' #, BER =~ MINERALS Democrats: We pledge immediate efforts toward the establishment of a realistic long-range minerals policy. The new Democratic Administration will begin intensive research on scientific prospecting for mineral deposits. We will speed up the geologic mapping of the country, with emphasis on Alaska. We will resume research and development work on use of low-grade mineral reserves, especially oil shale, lignites, iron ore taconite, andradioactive minerals. Republicans: Republicans.pledge: Long-range minerals and fuels planning and programming, including increased coal research. Assistance to mining industries in bridging the gap between peak defense demands and anticipated peace-time demands. a: Continued support for federal financial assistance and incentives under our tax laws to encourage exploration for dome€stic.sources of minerals and metals, with reasonable depletion allowances. BUDGETING . Democrats: We shall put budgeting for resources ona businesslike basis, distinguishing between operating expense and capital investment, so that the country x . + « « Editor-Manager . te: people get hing for. And everyone is glad that Bar‘Powers got to see her husband and spend an hour with him in his cell. _ &veryone is glad that Oliver Powers and his wife were able to go to Russia and’ give moral support to their son in his time of . trial, Everyone is glad that the whole nasty business is Over and that the United States came out of it as well as it did. After all Russians could have sentenced Powers to death so who’s going to win the pennant? The price Francis Gary Powers paid for his spvingor his mistake or whatever it was that he was on trial for the price he paid was not ten years in prison. He said, “I’m sorry” and where was there anyone who regretted that he hadn’t said “My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country”? Francis Gary Powers was not an American spying for his country, he was an American spying for a cause he believed in, he was an American spving for pay because he found it hard to get a satisfactory job that was as well paving in America. And it would take a pretty hard-nosed person not to sympathize with Powers. trying tc save his own neck or for that matter trving to land a_ well-paving job in this country. Anyone of us probably would have done the same thing in his shoes and as a result not cre of us stood up and shouted “TRAITOR” when he sold his country short. The price Powers paid cannot be measured in $$. or years or lives. It was a price that. had a subtle eerie aura reminiscent of the brainwashed Korean War prisoners. The priscners who sold themselves bit by bit in exchange for safety and well-being were not aware of what was happening to occaisional lectures on Communism, participating in in discussion groups, being generally ccoperative and occaisionally saying “I’m sorry”. Yet when they were repatriated they found they had sold their souls or whatever it is in man that finds meaning in existence. And with it they had sold a part of their country because a country is only as freat as the meaning her men find in it. Soe the price Francis Gary Powers paid was a part of his country, not a part on the map but a part in the mind. And whether it is that we Americans do not comprehend that which is not angible, or that we do not think, or that.we do not care about our country’s meaning, we are faced with the fact that we have just lost a part of our countryalmost painlessly. Karl Anderson Rt. 1 Box 466 Grass Valley New Addition To Soil Conservation A new addition to the Nevada County Soil Conservation District of 250,000 this U. S. F. S. especially since they have practiced . the 50-odd year propaganda stunt of getting favorable . mention from the press, upon you, a new comer. I refer to the “Touring The ‘Tahoe Forest” written by you. How familiar it sounds I have read just such for over 50 years now and still . our forests are in a deplorable condition and getting worse. Government Bureaucrafy. I love trees and the forest. I love to walk within the beauties cf such. I boil over when I see this beauty exploited and ruined in order to get more and more appropriations from a Congress composed of the noor excuses of representatives we mav have. All of them out to hold their job and catering to the local newspapers for free advertizing. It’s pitiful and would be amusin® if not so tragic in exploiting trees. Trees are my friends and a_ noble work of God and I will fight for them when necessary: It should be a sacred duty for all Americans, In a recent paner TI read something about-one of the plagues cf fires we witness, that 600 men were on the fire line and 209 versonnel of the Bureau of Forestry. I knew that it was pretty bad alright but I think it a mistake in print nevertheless. Surely the “Comrade Heros” of the badges and tin hats and reinforced seats of pants and not a ene to three ratio to the Proletariat. This error, if T am correct. should not go uncorrected. For rest assured “The Comrade Hero” bovs are gcing to need friends, lots of friends, when the general public finally catch un with the sacred U. S. F. S. Damn them. In 1924 I hanpened to be fire guard for the Tahoe Forest here. What a year. There were 12090 acres burnt here. Three fine fires set presumably by the cattlemen. The cows couldn’t get through the brush so what te do? Set fire to the forests. To hell with every body else. And the Forest bureaucrats didn’t raise a hand either. Thev were getting so much a head for grazing fees vou understand. There were 23.000 acres burnt on the Ferest Hill (mote the correct spelling please) divide at the same time in 1924. Without the aid of the sprinkling pots and borate “drops”, thank God, we put the fires out. This time over there I read cver 50,000 acres have been burnt, sprinkling pots galore shuttling back and forth. It makes a good show and television propaganda and the forests go up in smoke. Today we have a horrible mess made by the lumber interests. pretty much sponored by this National Forest outfit and lieing like hell in their propaganda of making the Lumbermen clean up. NUTS! Its tco bad that you would not publish this. Believe me I would have many. many words of commendation expressed whatever you may think. You know they may “brain wash” the Jchnnies but they are not fooling we old timers one bit. We have lived with their lies and propaganda ‘for over 50 vears. Yours truly, W. W. Kallenberger acres, placing the District in four counties, is being made. Since 1943, when the district was formed, it has increased in size from 50,000 acres to nearly 900,000 acres. With the new addition. complete, the Nevada County Soil Conservation District will consist of all of Nevada County, 50,000 acres in Placer County South and East of Truckee, and those portions of Sierra and Yuba Counties lying West of the crest of the Sierra-Nevada Mountains and within the Tahoe National Forest. The conservation program of the district continues to grow year by year. During the period July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960, 52 farers have become -new_ cooperators with the District making a total, of 391, and 47 farm plans were made. During that same period technicians of the Soil Conservation Service assisted 156 Nevada County farmers in carrying out conservation jobs. Seventeen ponds and irrigation reservoirs were built, 6 using District equipment, 10 by local contractors and one by the land owner himself. Five-hundred fifty acres of land was cleared and seeded to pasture. _ Other conservation jobs included fertilizing, drainage and revised irrigation systems. During this year, the Soil Conservation Service also assisted several private timber owners in making forestry plans Can have anaccurate picture of the costs andreturns. We propose the incremental method in determining the economic justification of our river basin programs. Charges for commercial use of public lands will be brought into line with-benefits received. Republicans: No statement. (Continued from Page 1) ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE PLAZA ROUTE . The loss of the mining payroll has contributed to the . reduction of Nevada City's population from 3,000 in 1949 to 2,600 today, a drop of 14%. Our main street is giving way tosemwices rather than merchandisers, Many stores are vacant. Grass Valley is firmly established asthe “commercial” center of the area. But people are beginning to move back to Nevada City. They come “solely because it is a beautiful, peaceful and charming place to live. New residents and tourism provide the economic hope of the town, : The United States Department of Commerce estimates that the attraction to a community of several dozen tourists a day is comparable to acquiring a new annual payroll of $100,000. New residents are equally valuable. ‘Ironically, the freeway would raze the very landmarks tourists come to see and ruin the atmosphere they come to absorb. a Specifically, the freeway requires an easement of 320 feet at Broad Street taking out 24%(14 out of 60) businesses of the town. Such a loss in tax revenue cannot be sustained without a reduction in local services or an increas in tax rates. Virtually all level ground suited to business expansion will be wiped out. Potential off-street parking will be eliminated. Traffic will still clog the lower end of Broad Street and traffic noise will be compounded. Twenty-six businesses are opposed to the present route and those in favor are heavily outnumbered. MOST IMPORTANT VALUES The most difficult thing to explain atid yet the most — important to Nevada City's growth and progress are the present community values of beauty, charm and historical atmosphete. These are the values that are attracting tourists and new residents and all we have to offer are these "esthetic" qualities. Visualize the freeway through the heart of town. It necessitates a trench 20 to 50 feet in depth from Broad Street through Coyote Ravine with walls from 45 to 90 degrees in grade. Such a trench defies landscaping; it isnot in any way in keeping with the Victorian architecture of the town. » If we had other values to weigh in balance, such as heavy industry, there might be some question of the validity of the proposed route, but we have nothing elSe. vee The freeway would overrun the historical heart of town near where gold.was discovered in 1848, It removes the famous Ott's Assay Office; the National Hotel Annex with its cupola and glass enclosed walkway ovey the National Alley; the South Yuba Water Canal Company? the old Hot Mill that has become a primetourist attraction; early express company buildings; and one of California's first undertaking parlors. All of these buildings either have been or couldbe restored. A giant Sequoia tree that has been our traditional Christmas tree will be destroyed. One tree or building is not so important that it should stand n the way of progress, but the freeway does morethan erase inanimate objects. It destroys the unity and very nature of the town. Progress in Nevada City has to be defined in the light of our economic future as well as in consideration of our heritage and the pressing need for a terminal freeway. A town meeting on May 24, 1960, which both sides were urged to attend, produced a vote of over one hundred and fifty against the present route and only twentyfour in favor. This was the clearest vote of sentiment ever attained in Nevada City on the freeway question and was sufficient to convince the City Council to petition the State Highway Commission for an official review. Businessmen have Signed a petition opposed tothe route. The Nevada County Historical Society and Nevada City Garden Club have passed resolutions against it. Petitions with three hundred signatures have been gathered proesting the freeway. The Citizens for Progress Committee of Nevada City with over three hundred members is unalterably opposed totheroute. Nevada City's newspaper, "The Nevada County Nugget", has led the fight for a review. HISTORICAL LANDMARKS WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK WHAT OUTSIDERS THINK Among organizations supporting our stand are the California State Historical Society; the California Heritage Council; city planners in both private and state employ; Division of Beaches and Parks; American Institute of Architects; Catherine Bauer Wurster of the Department of City and Regional Planning of the University of California and speaker at the Governor's recent Highway Conference; authors Oscar Lewis and George Stewart; the Sacramento Bee; Territorial Enterprise and many others. An article in the national publication "Newsweek" brought a flood of letters from all over the nation protesting the route through the heart of this small community. : Finally, many studies made by California authorities both in the Division of Highways and in other ‘organizations, bear out our arguments that an alternate must be developed. A list of these studies and publications is appended. "The Golden Chain of the Motherlede", by S. James Barrick, Consultant, Division of Beaches and Parks; "Economic Consequences of Highways By~-Passing Urban Communities", by James H. Lemly, D.B.A., Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Georgia State College of Business Administration; a “Freeway Location Conflicts in California”, by Richard M. Zettel and Paul W, Shuldiner, Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, University of California; : “Do By~Passes Hurt Business?", Transportation and Communications Department, Chamber of Commerce of the United States; California Highways and Public Works: “Delano”, by Hudson R, Phillips, March-April 1959; “Temecula Study", byFredO. Gibbons, July-Aug. 1951; “Folsom”, by W. Stanley Young, May-June 1951; “By~Pass Effects”, by W, Stanley Young, May-June 1951; “Tulare By-Pass", by Roy F. Johnson, Jan. -Feb. 1954; "State Growth", Governor's Conference Study, Mar.Apr. 1961; Star "Auburn Study" ,by W. Stanley Young, May-June 1950; “Tulare By-Pass", by John F, Kelly, May-June 1956; “Templeton By-Pass”, byJohnF. Kelly, July-Aug. 1955; “Imperial”, by W. Stanley Young, May-June 1951; “Anderson Study", by John F, Kelly. Jan. -Feb. 1953. See also State Senate Concurrent Resolution fumbers 90, 26, and 132, : on Oo 3S = << er OD my" cf ti tr M( an fin in it" the ift bre out gel dic be am mis rui ,aln ren qui is V ist but

teen ee. _ Republicans: Natural re Nevada County stands surely as one of the great resource-rich counties of America. It is endgwed as few others with impressive forest, watershed, scenic, recreational, mineral, and grazing resources . About 40% of the county's lands are controlled by the U.S. Forest Service. Therefore it is not only of interest, but of special importance, that we study and compare the intentions of the Democratic and Republican parties in the field of natural resources. . . Of those who say there is no real difference between the two parties, we ask only that they read the following comparative exerpts from the party platforms of 1960, onthe topic of natural resources. We submit that where the Republican platform is hopeful, vague, and complacent in this vital field, the Democratic platform is specific, thorough, forceful and practical. (If you would like toread the complete platforms of both parties, write to the Democratic National Committee, Washington, D.C., and the Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C. Copies will be sent free.) FOREST CONSERVATION Democrats: The new Democratic Administration will develop balanced land and forest policies suited to the needs of a growing America. This means intensive forest management on a multiple-use and sustained-yield basis, reforestation of burnt-over lands, building public access roads, rangereseeding and improvement, intensive work inwatershed management, concern for small business operations, and insuring free public access to public lands for recreational purposes. Republicans: We pledge: Continued forestry conservationwith appropriate sustained yield harvesting, thus increasing jobs for people andincreasing revenue. a Pa. WATER CONSERVATION Democrats: Water must serve domestic, industrial and irrigation needs and inland navigation. It must provide habitat for fishand wildlife supply the base for much Ooutdoorrecreation,and generate electricity. Water must alsobe controlled toprevent floods, pollution, salinity and silt. The new Democratic Administration will develop a comprehensive national water resource policy. Incooperationwith state and local governments, and interested private groups, the Democratic Administration will developa balanced, multiple purpose plan for each major river basin, tobe revised periodically to meet changing needs. We will erase the Republican slogan of "no new starts" and will begin again to build multiple-purpose dams, hydroelectric facilities, f£loo0d-control works, navigation facilities, and reclamation projects to meet mounting and urgent needs. We will renew the drive to protect every acre of farm land under a soil and water conservation plan and we will speed up the small watershed program. We will support and intensify the research effort to find an economical way to convert salt and brackish water. Republicans: We pledge: Use of the community watershed as the basic natural unit through which water resource, soil, and forest management programs may best be developed, with interstate compacts en. couraged to handle regional aspects without federal domination. Development of new water resource projects throughout the nation. Support of the historic policy of Congress in preserving the integrity of the several States to govern water rights. Continued federalsupport for Republican-initiated research and demonstration projects which will supply fresh water from salt and brackish water sources. *: ‘NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 132 Main St., Nevada City, Calif. Dial 265-2471 Alfred &. Heller.. . R. Dean Thompson. . . e * pe ee . , Publisner . .Circulation Maneger Don Fairclough. . . . ose ews « Att Editee Clatice Mc Whinney . © woe Se * . * . : re a ee . Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calir. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation . by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960 Decree No. 12,406 ; Subscription Rates: One year, $3.00; Two years, $5.00, Three years; $7.00. ete a Printed by Berliner & Mc Ginnis, Nevada City. RECREATION Democrats: As population grows and the! work week shortens and transportation be+ comes easier and speedier, the need for outdoor recreation facilities mounts. ._ We must act quickly to retain public access to the oceans, gulfs, rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs, and their shorelines, and toreserve adequate camping and recreational areas while there is yet time. Areas near major population ceners are particularly needed. The new Democratic Administration will work to improve and extend recreation opportunities in national parks and monuments, forests, and river development. projects, and near metropolitan areas, w 4 a Emphasis will be on attractive, low cost facilities for all the people and on preventing undue commercialization. The National Park System is still incomplete; in particular, the few remaining suitable shorelines must be included init. Anational wilderness system should be created for areas already set aside as wildernesses.The system should be extended but only after careful consideration by the Congress of the value of areas for competing uses. Recreational needs of the surrounding area should be given important consideration in disposing of federally owned lands. , Republicans: Full use and preservation of our great outdoors are pledged in: Completion of the "Mission 66" for the improvement of National Park areas as well as sponsorship of a new "Mission.76" program to encourage establishment and rehabilitation of local, state, and regional parks, to provide adequate recreational facilities for our expanding-population. Continued support of the effort to keep our great out-of-doors beautiful, green, and clean. Establishment of a citizens board of conservation, resource and land management experts to inventory those federal lands now set aside for a particular purpose; to study the future needs-of the nation for parks, seashores, and wildlife and other recreational areas; and to study the possibility of rest oring lands not needed for a federal program. ly i ~wN ' #, BER =~ MINERALS Democrats: We pledge immediate efforts toward the establishment of a realistic long-range minerals policy. The new Democratic Administration will begin intensive research on scientific prospecting for mineral deposits. We will speed up the geologic mapping of the country, with emphasis on Alaska. We will resume research and development work on use of low-grade mineral reserves, especially oil shale, lignites, iron ore taconite, andradioactive minerals. Republicans: Republicans..pledge: Long-range minerals and fuels planning and programming, including increased coal research. Assistance to mining industries in bridging the gap between peak defense demands and anticipated peace-time demands. a: Continued support for federal financial assistance and incentives under our tax laws to encourage exploration for dome€stic.sources of minerals and metals, with reasonable depletion allowances. BUDGETING . Democrats: We shall put budgeting for resources ona businesslike basis, distinguishing between operating expense and capital investment, so that the country x . + « « Editor-Manager . te: people get hing for. And everyone is glad that Bar‘Powers got to see her husband and spend an hour with him in his cell. _ &veryone is glad that Oliver Powers and his wife were able to go to Russia and’ give moral support to their son in his time of . trial, Everyone is glad that the whole nasty business is Over and that the United States came out of it as well as it did. After all Russians could have sentenced Powers to death so who’s going to win the pennant? The price Francis Gary Powers paid for his spvingor his mistake or whatever it was that he was on trial for the price he paid was not ten years in prison. He said, “I’m sorry” and where was there anyone who regretted that he hadn’t said “My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country”? Francis Gary Powers was not an American spying for his country, he was an American spying for a cause he believed in, he was an American spving for pay because he found it hard to get a satisfactory job that was as well paving in America. And it would take a pretty hard-nosed person not to sympathize with Powers. trying tc save his own neck or for that matter trving to land a_ well-paving job in this country. Anyone of us probably would have done the same thing in his shoes and as a result not cre of us stood up and shouted “TRAITOR” when he sold his country short. The price Powers paid cannot be measured in $$. or years or lives. It was a price that. had a subtle eerie aura reminiscent of the brainwashed Korean War prisoners. The priscners who sold themselves bit by bit in exchange for safety and well-being were not aware of what was happening to occaisional lectures on Communism, participating in in discussion groups, being generally ccoperative and occaisionally saying “I’m sorry”. Yet when they were repatriated they found they had sold their souls or whatever it is in man that finds meaning in existence. And with it they had sold a part of their country because a country is only as freat as the meaning her men find in it. Soe the price Francis Gary Powers paid was a part of his country, not a part on the map but a part in the mind. And whether it is that we Americans do not comprehend that which is not angible, or that we do not think, or that.we do not care about our country’s meaning, we are faced with the fact that we have just lost a part of our countryalmost painlessly. Karl Anderson Rt. 1 Box 466 Grass Valley New Addition To Soil Conservation A new addition to the Nevada County Soil Conservation District of 250,000 this U. S. F. S. especially since they have practiced . the 50-odd year propaganda stunt of getting favorable . mention from the press,

upon you, a new comer. I refer to the “Touring The ‘Tahoe Forest” written by you. How familiar it sounds I have read just such for over 50 years now and still . our forests are in a deplorable condition and getting worse. Government Bureaucrafy. I love trees and the forest. I love to walk within the beauties cf such. I boil over when I see this beauty exploited and ruined in order to get more and more appropriations from a Congress composed of the noor excuses of representatives we mav have. All of them out to hold their job and catering to the local newspapers for free advertizing. It’s pitiful and would be amusin® if not so tragic in exploiting trees. Trees are my friends and a_ noble work of God and I will fight for them when necessary: It should be a sacred duty for all Americans, In a recent paner TI read something about-one of the plagues cf fires we witness, that 600 men were on the fire line and 209 versonnel of the Bureau of Forestry. I knew that it was pretty bad alright but I think it a mistake in print nevertheless. Surely the “Comrade Heros” of the badges and tin hats and reinforced seats of pants and not a ene to three ratio to the Proletariat. This error, if T am correct. should not go uncorrected. For rest assured “The Comrade Hero” bovs are gcing to need friends, lots of friends, when the general public finally catch un with the sacred U. S. F. S. Damn them. In 1924 I hanpened to be fire guard for the Tahoe Forest here. What a year. There were 12090 acres burnt here. Three fine fires set presumably by the cattlemen. The cows couldn’t get through the brush so what te do? Set fire to the forests. To hell with every body else. And the Forest bureaucrats didn’t raise a hand either. Thev were getting so much a head for grazing fees vou understand. There were 23.000 acres burnt on the Ferest Hill (mote the correct spelling please) divide at the same time in 1924. Without the aid of the sprinkling pots and borate “drops”, thank God, we put the fires out. This time over there I read cver 50,000 acres have been burnt, sprinkling pots galore shuttling back and forth. It makes a good show and television propaganda and the forests go up in smoke. Today we have a horrible mess made by the lumber interests. pretty much sponored by this National Forest outfit and lieing like hell in their propaganda of making the Lumbermen clean up. NUTS! Its tco bad that you would not publish this. Believe me I would have many. many words of commendation expressed whatever you may think. You know they may “brain wash” the Jchnnies but they are not fooling we old timers one bit. We have lived with their lies and propaganda ‘for over 50 vears. Yours truly, W. W. Kallenberger acres, placing the District in four counties, is being made. Since 1943, when the district was formed, it has increased in size from 50,000 acres to nearly 900,000 acres. With the new addition. complete, the Nevada County Soil Conservation District will consist of all of Nevada County, 50,000 acres in Placer County South and East of Truckee, and those portions of Sierra and Yuba Counties lying West of the crest of the Sierra-Nevada Mountains and within the Tahoe National Forest. The conservation program of the district continues to grow year by year. During the period July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960, 52 farers have become -new_ cooperators with the District making a total, of 391, and 47 farm plans were made. During that same period technicians of the Soil Conservation Service assisted 156 Nevada County farmers in carrying out conservation jobs. Seventeen ponds and irrigation reservoirs were built, 6 using District equipment, 10 by local contractors and one by the land owner himself. Five-hundred fifty acres of land was cleared and seeded to pasture. _ Other conservation jobs included fertilizing, drainage and revised irrigation systems. During this year, the Soil Conservation Service also assisted several private timber owners in making forestry plans Can have anaccurate picture of the costs andreturns. We propose the incremental method in determining the economic justification of our river basin programs. Charges for commercial use of public lands will be brought into line with-benefits received. Republicans: No statement. (Continued from Page 1) ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE PLAZA ROUTE . The loss of the mining payroll has contributed to the . reduction of Nevada City's population from 3,000 in 1949 to 2,600 today, a drop of 14%. Our main street is giving way tosemwices rather than merchandisers, Many stores are vacant. Grass Valley is firmly established asthe “commercial” center of the area. But people are beginning to move back to Nevada City. They come “solely because it is a beautiful, peaceful and charming place to live. New residents and tourism provide the economic hope of the town, : The United States Department of Commerce estimates that the attraction to a community of several dozen tourists a day is comparable to acquiring a new annual payroll of $100,000. New residents are equally valuable. ‘Ironically, the freeway would raze the very landmarks tourists come to see and ruin the atmosphere they come to absorb. a Specifically, the freeway requires an easement of 320 feet at Broad Street taking out 24%(14 out of 60) businesses of the town. Such a loss in tax revenue cannot be sustained without a reduction in local services or an increas in tax rates. Virtually all level ground suited to business expansion will be wiped out. Potential off-street parking will be eliminated. Traffic will still clog the lower end of Broad Street and traffic noise will be compounded. Twenty-six businesses are opposed to the present route and those in favor are heavily outnumbered. MOST IMPORTANT VALUES The most difficult thing to explain atid yet the most — important to Nevada City's growth and progress are the present community values of beauty, charm and historical atmosphete. These are the values that are attracting tourists and new residents and all we have to offer are these "esthetic" qualities. Visualize the freeway through the heart of town. It necessitates a trench 20 to 50 feet in depth from Broad Street through Coyote Ravine with walls from 45 to 90 degrees in grade. Such a trench defies landscaping; it isnot in any way in keeping with the Victorian architecture of the town. » If we had other values to weigh in balance, such as heavy industry, there might be some question of the validity of the proposed route, but we have nothing elSe. vee The freeway would overrun the historical heart of town near where gold.was discovered in 1848, It removes the famous Ott's Assay Office; the National Hotel Annex with its cupola and glass enclosed walkway ovey the National Alley; the South Yuba Water Canal Company? the old Hot Mill that has become a primetourist attraction; early express company buildings; and one of California's first undertaking parlors. All of these buildings either have been or couldbe restored. A giant Sequoia tree that has been our traditional Christmas tree will be destroyed. One tree or building is not so important that it should stand n the way of progress, but the freeway does morethan erase inanimate objects. It destroys the unity and very nature of the town. Progress in Nevada City has to be defined in the light of our economic future as well as in consideration of our heritage and the pressing need for a terminal freeway. A town meeting on May 24, 1960, which both sides were urged to attend, produced a vote of over one hundred and fifty against the present route and only twentyfour in favor. This was the clearest vote of sentiment ever attained in Nevada City on the freeway question and was sufficient to convince the City Council to petition the State Highway Commission for an official review. Businessmen have Signed a petition opposed tothe route. The Nevada County Historical Society and Nevada City Garden Club have passed resolutions against it. Petitions with three hundred signatures have been gathered proesting the freeway. The Citizens for Progress Committee of Nevada City with over three hundred members is unalterably opposed totheroute. Nevada City's newspaper, "The Nevada County Nugget", has led the fight for a review. HISTORICAL LANDMARKS WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK WHAT OUTSIDERS THINK Among organizations supporting our stand are the California State Historical Society; the California Heritage Council; city planners in both private and state employ; Division of Beaches and Parks; American Institute of Architects; Catherine Bauer Wurster of the Department of City and Regional Planning of the University of California and speaker at the Governor's recent Highway Conference; authors Oscar Lewis and George Stewart; the Sacramento Bee; Territorial Enterprise and many others. An article in the national publication "Newsweek" brought a flood of letters from all over the nation protesting the route through the heart of this small community. : Finally, many studies made by California authorities both in the Division of Highways and in other ‘organizations, bear out our arguments that an alternate must be developed. A list of these studies and publications is appended. "The Golden Chain of the Motherlede", by S. James Barrick, Consultant, Division of Beaches and Parks; "Economic Consequences of Highways By~-Passing Urban Communities", by James H. Lemly, D.B.A., Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Georgia State College of Business Administration; a “Freeway Location Conflicts in California”, by Richard M. Zettel and Paul W, Shuldiner, Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, University of California; : “Do By~Passes Hurt Business?", Transportation and Communications Department, Chamber of Commerce of the United States; California Highways and Public Works: “Delano”, by Hudson R, Phillips, March-April 1959; “Temecula Study", byFredO. Gibbons, July-Aug. 1951; “Folsom”, by W. Stanley Young, May-June 1951; “By~Pass Effects”, by W, Stanley Young, May-June 1951; “Tulare By-Pass", by Roy F. Johnson, Jan. -Feb. 1954; "State Growth", Governor's Conference Study, Mar.Apr. 1961; Star "Auburn Study" ,by W. Stanley Young, May-June 1950; “Tulare By-Pass", by John F, Kelly, May-June 1956; “Templeton By-Pass”, byJohnF. Kelly, July-Aug. 1955; “Imperial”, by W. Stanley Young, May-June 1951; “Anderson Study", by John F, Kelly. Jan. -Feb. 1953. See also State Senate Concurrent Resolution fumbers 90, 26, and 132, : on Oo 3S = << er OD my" cf ti tr M( an fin in it" the ift bre out gel dic be am mis rui ,aln ren qui is V ist but