September 26, 1963 (22 pages)

a SS TE EE PENS EDITORIALS SHOULD CROSS THIS BRIDGE BEFORE WE GET 10 IT _ Thecurrent project to bring a portion of the Penn ValleyBridgeport-French Corral road up to federal secondary road standards serves to remind us that the _ fate of the covered bridge at Bridgeport will be decided in the not too distant future. : It should already be an established policy of the county to preserve the historic structure. . But since that policy has not been spelled out, a decision on the fate of the bridge will likely hang fireuntil such time as a future Federal Aid Sec_ondary road project forces determination of the bridge's fate under unnecessary pressures. This is the proper time for citizens in Nevada County, individually and through their organizations, to demand that the county Board of Supervisors establishas policy the preservation of: the bridge. Indeed, the preservation of the covered bridge at Bridgeport is of in* terest toall Californians . Once Nevada County supervisors establish a policy to preserve the bridge there will be numerous state-wide organizations that will join in supporting that policy on the state level. : We have learned that history has a value in Nevada County. Let's "bank" this bridge's value now by establishing preservation as county policy. DESOLATION DRIVE FITS” SPRAY AWAY POLICY It hardly seems worth the effort. But everytime we see the corridors of desolation that are caused by the county's program of "spray and away" along our county roads, then we doa slow burn. They spray, then they go away--and they leave behind an ugly, deso_late corridor which they ignore until time to spray again next year. Nevada County residents are forced to participate in a spray form of Russian Roulette. Which road will next face the spray gun? And the "game" is as deadly tothe beauty along our roads as the real thing is deadly to humans, for the chamber fires spray at someone's special scenic site in Nevada County each time it is aimed. County residents oppose this spray program. Why don'tthe supervisors set up ‘hearings before they authorize the spraying of areas in the county? Then they would hear opinions voiced, and _they would become aware of the opposition to this program. No doubt they'll continue to take the easy way out--"spray and away", unless the spontaneous public outcry becomes so obvious tothem that it cannot be ignored. Their choice againthis year has been corridors of desolation rather than And if it weren't because of a personal slow burn we suffer when we see the spray burn along our roadways, it would hardly seem worth the effort to fight this mechanical monster. Our scenic roads? Bah. SIERRA BYWAYS “ OPERA OUTPOINTS GRIDDERS ON COMPROMISE WEEKEND IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.. Compromise is one of the necessary ingredients of marriage, so before “we two" took our seats in San Francisco's Opera House Saturday evening, “we two" took seats in Stanford Stadium. . .From my standpoint, the evening proved more inter~esting than the afternoon (and I'm sure my wife agrees, even if for different reasons)..The two “performances” had some similarities. Our seats on the 40yard-line, 23 rowsup, were more than matched by those in Box O at the opera house. We missed the first touchdown (it happened so fast) while walking from the parking lot to the stadium, We missed the first part of Act One (which I had been told wasn't too interesting anyw ay) when we appeared expecting the curtain to raise at 8:30 only to find it had risen at 8 p.m.. There the similarities ended. Leontyne Price isa far greater star than Stanford quarterback Dick Ragsdale, although I might find argument here from Indian fans..And the spectacular Act Two which paraded more than 300 performers across stage featureda group that could have taken on both footba 11 teams and one of the rooting sections. Only the cute Indian and Spartan pom pom girls could hold their own by comparison.. Andinterestingly, the opera crowd was far more enthusiastic, perhaps because the performers were professional and didn't fumbléonce in the three and one-half hours before the final curtain. Certainly Aida must be ranked as a “must remember" performance in my book of memories. Although Sandor K onya (captain of the Egyptian guard), Regina Resnik (daughter of the King of Egypt), Joshua Hecht (the King of Egypt) and John Shaw (King of Ethiopia and Aida’s father) all drew enthusiastic applause and bravos from the various decks of the large opera house, I must confess that Leontyne Price as Aida was the single performer whose singing made the opera enjoyable for me. True, I enjoyed Shaw, too, but this columnist is not yet a full-fledged opera fan---just a Leontyne Price fan at this point. Oh, yes, football---Stanford appears to have the makings of its best team in years, By the end of the season the Indians should be able to hold their own on any field ..The Spartans of alma mater San Jose State? If they: learntotackle, these Spartans could win their share during the year, too, And if the third-string “beef” in the line gets some more good experience, the San Joseans could become one ofthe toughest defensive clubs on the coast by mid-season. METHODIST CHURCHES..A Map of the Mother Lode, Showing early Methodist Churches along Highway 49, is now available at Methodist Churches in the area. Selling for 25 cents, the map includes sketches of each of the old churches as well as paragraph histories of each .eThe information was compiled by Will P. Ralph, secretary of the Historical Society and The Commission . on Methodist Shrines of the California-Nevada Confera ence of the Methodist Church..Ralph picked up a copy of the Nugget in Downieville a couple weeks back and thought our subscribers might be interested in the Methodist map. Hence the info on where to get it (and it is quite well done)..For our numerous subscribers outside the Mother Lode chain of Methodist Churches, Ralph says that any subscriber can write to him, enclosing —the 25 cents, at 1711 Francisco St.,Berkeley_3,and he. will gladly mail them a copy.. Included in the map are Methodist Churches organized at Sierra City (1870), Downieville (1852), Camptonville (1869), North San Juan (1856), Nevada City (1850), Grass Valley (1851), Dutch Flat (1857), Gold Run (1869), Colfax (1873), Auburn (1852) and numerous others on down Scenic Highway 49, ° SHORT SHOTS.. What's that? Hippocampelephantocamelos? A mythological monster? Actually, it’s a Mex~ ican Judas used there during Easter festivities, but several are causing plenty of comment from visitors to O/W Stu-dioin Nevada City.. Nevada City's planning commission doesn't really take a three month vacation-~-it just doesn't schedule any meetings for the three summer months, But it's always available for special call in the event someone wants to seek a variance, file a subdivision map, petition for new zoning. Vacation? Heavens, the state law under which city planning commissions are organized doesn't permit that.. Ted Sigourney, Nevada City fire captain, has worked for the city four years, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Says he doesn't mind, there isn't anything to do on a day off. But the Nevada City Council disagrees and has laid plans for a Sigourney vacation, as Mayor Bob Carr says,” . . after four years, I think we should throw your wish out the window". TREE TROUBLES?.. Most tree failures in native trees to this area come from over watering, so Farm Advisor _ Bill Helphinstine points out. Oak trees are especially intolerant tochange in water "management", and most of the native trees cannot survive when given too much surface moisture.. One of the best ways to kill a native tree is to plant water loving scrubs adjacent to the tree, Helphinstine warns. He suggests leaving at least three feet between the tree trunk and other plants.. And new home owners are warned against changing the ground level around native trees, CALIFORNIA A NEW COMMISSION . MAY STEM THE FLOOD You might have read about a new state law that went into effect last week raising the speed limit on certain highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour. But it is likely you did not read about another law that could be the real sleeper of the 1963 legislative session, due to its effect on the growth of every community in the state. This new law creates a "Local Agency Formation Commission" in every county, and this commission will have the power to approve, conditionally approve, or reject all proposals for the creation of new incérporated cities or special districts, and the annexation of territory to existing cities or districts. The commission will be composed of two county officials appointed by the board of supervisors, two city officials selected by a committee of mayors, and a fifth member to be chosen by the other four. According tothe County Supervisor's Association, “the intent of the new law is to provide for orderly growth and development of California's urban areas," At the least, the law will tend to discourage irresponsible procedures which have been rife up to now. For-example, before the passage of the new law, it was no trick at all to create-a new city in California, and new cities cropped up like mushrooms in certain parts of the state, mainly the south, Often, the new cities received definite tax advantages--at the expense of the *1088nN ay.L**'g a8eg E961 ‘9% Joquiaidag**

a SS TE EE PENS EDITORIALS SHOULD CROSS THIS BRIDGE BEFORE WE GET 10 IT _ Thecurrent project to bring a portion of the Penn ValleyBridgeport-French Corral road up to federal secondary road standards serves to remind us that the _ fate of the covered bridge at Bridgeport will be decided in the not too distant future. : It should already be an established policy of the county to preserve the historic structure. . But since that policy has not been spelled out, a decision on the fate of the bridge will likely hang fireuntil such time as a future Federal Aid Sec_ondary road project forces determination of the bridge's fate under unnecessary pressures. This is the proper time for citizens in Nevada County, individually and through their organizations, to demand that the county Board of Supervisors establishas policy the preservation of: the bridge. Indeed, the preservation of the covered bridge at Bridgeport is of in* terest toall Californians . Once Nevada County supervisors establish a policy to preserve the bridge there will be numerous state-wide organizations that will join in supporting that policy on the state level. : We have learned that history has a value in Nevada County. Let's "bank" this bridge's value now by establishing preservation as county policy. DESOLATION DRIVE FITS” SPRAY AWAY POLICY It hardly seems worth the effort. But everytime we see the corridors of desolation that are caused by the county's program of "spray and away" along our county roads, then we doa slow burn. They spray, then they go away--and they leave behind an ugly, deso_late corridor which they ignore until time to spray again next year. Nevada County residents are forced to participate in a spray form of Russian Roulette. Which road will next face the spray gun? And the "game" is as deadly tothe beauty along our roads as the real thing is deadly to humans, for the chamber fires spray at someone's special scenic site in Nevada County each time it is aimed. County residents oppose this spray program. Why don'tthe supervisors set up ‘hearings before they authorize the spraying of areas in the county? Then they would hear opinions voiced, and _they would become aware of the opposition to this program. No doubt they'll continue to take the easy way out--"spray and away", unless the spontaneous public outcry becomes so obvious tothem that it cannot be ignored. Their choice againthis year has been corridors of desolation rather than And if it weren't because of a personal slow burn we suffer when we see the spray burn along our roadways, it would hardly seem worth the effort to fight this mechanical monster. Our scenic roads? Bah. SIERRA BYWAYS “ OPERA OUTPOINTS GRIDDERS ON COMPROMISE WEEKEND IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE... Compromise is one of the necessary ingredients of marriage, so before “we two" took our seats in San Francisco's Opera House Saturday evening, “we two" took seats in Stanford Stadium. . ..From my standpoint, the evening proved more inter~esting than the afternoon (and I'm sure my wife agrees, even if for different reasons)...The two “performances” had some similarities. Our seats on the 40yard-line, 23 rowsup, were more than matched by those in Box O at the opera house. We missed the first touchdown (it happened so fast) while walking from the parking lot to the stadium, We missed the first part of Act One (which I had been told wasn't too interesting anyw ay) when we appeared expecting the curtain to raise at 8:30 only to find it had risen at 8 p.m... There the similarities ended. Leontyne Price isa far greater star than Stanford quarterback Dick Ragsdale, although I might find argument here from Indian fans...And the spectacular Act Two which paraded more than 300 performers across stage featureda group that could have taken on both footba 11 teams and one of the rooting sections. Only the cute Indian and Spartan pom pom girls could hold their own by comparison... Andinterestingly, the opera crowd was far more enthusiastic, perhaps because the performers were professional and didn't fumbléonce in the three and one-half hours before the final curtain.

Certainly Aida must be ranked as a “must remember" performance in my book of memories. Although Sandor K onya (captain of the Egyptian guard), Regina Resnik (daughter of the King of Egypt), Joshua Hecht (the King of Egypt) and John Shaw (King of Ethiopia and Aida’s father) all drew enthusiastic applause and bravos from the various decks of the large opera house, I must confess that Leontyne Price as Aida was the single performer whose singing made the opera enjoyable for me. True, I enjoyed Shaw, too, but this columnist is not yet a full-fledged opera fan---just a Leontyne Price fan at this point. Oh, yes, football---Stanford appears to have the makings of its best team in years, By the end of the season the Indians should be able to hold their own on any field ...The Spartans of alma mater San Jose State? If they: learntotackle, these Spartans could win their share during the year, too, And if the third-string “beef” in the line gets some more good experience, the San Joseans could become one ofthe toughest defensive clubs on the coast by mid-season. METHODIST CHURCHES...A Map of the Mother Lode, Showing early Methodist Churches along Highway 49, is now available at Methodist Churches in the area. Selling for 25 cents, the map includes sketches of each of the old churches as well as paragraph histories of each ..eThe information was compiled by Will P. Ralph, secretary of the Historical Society and The Commission . on Methodist Shrines of the California-Nevada Confera ence of the Methodist Church...Ralph picked up a copy of the Nugget in Downieville a couple weeks back and thought our subscribers might be interested in the Methodist map. Hence the info on where to get it (and it is quite well done)...For our numerous subscribers outside the Mother Lode chain of Methodist Churches, Ralph says that any subscriber can write to him, enclosing —the 25 cents, at 1711 Francisco St.,Berkeley_3,and he. will gladly mail them a copy... Included in the map are Methodist Churches organized at Sierra City (1870), Downieville (1852), Camptonville (1869), North San Juan (1856), Nevada City (1850), Grass Valley (1851), Dutch Flat (1857), Gold Run (1869), Colfax (1873), Auburn (1852) and numerous others on down Scenic Highway 49, ° SHORT SHOTS... What's that? Hippocampelephantocamelos? A mythological monster? Actually, it’s a Mex~ ican Judas used there during Easter festivities, but several are causing plenty of comment from visitors to O/W Stu-dioin Nevada City... Nevada City's planning commission doesn't really take a three month vacation-~-it just doesn't schedule any meetings for the three summer months, But it's always available for special call in the event someone wants to seek a variance, file a subdivision map, petition for new zoning. Vacation? Heavens, the state law under which city planning commissions are organized doesn't permit that... Ted Sigourney, Nevada City fire captain, has worked for the city four years, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Says he doesn't mind, there isn't anything to do on a day off. But the Nevada City Council disagrees and has laid plans for a Sigourney vacation, as Mayor Bob Carr says,” . . after four years, I think we should throw your wish out the window". TREE TROUBLES?... Most tree failures in native trees to this area come from over watering, so Farm Advisor _ Bill Helphinstine points out. Oak trees are especially intolerant tochange in water "management", and most of the native trees cannot survive when given too much surface moisture... One of the best ways to kill a native tree is to plant water loving scrubs adjacent to the tree, Helphinstine warns. He suggests leaving at least three feet between the tree trunk and other plants... And new home owners are warned against changing the ground level around native trees, CALIFORNIA A NEW COMMISSION . MAY STEM THE FLOOD You might have read about a new state law that went into effect last week raising the speed limit on certain highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour. But it is likely you did not read about another law that could be the real sleeper of the 1963 legislative session, due to its effect on the growth of every community in the state. This new law creates a "Local Agency Formation Commission" in every county, and this commission will have the power to approve, conditionally approve, or reject all proposals for the creation of new incérporated cities or special districts, and the annexation of territory to existing cities or districts. The commission will be composed of two county officials appointed by the board of supervisors, two city officials selected by a committee of mayors, and a fifth member to be chosen by the other four. According tothe County Supervisor's Association, “the intent of the new law is to provide for orderly growth and development of California's urban areas," At the least, the law will tend to discourage irresponsible procedures which have been rife up to now. For-example, before the passage of the new law, it was no trick at all to create-a new city in California, and new cities cropped up like mushrooms in certain parts of the state, mainly the south, Often, the new cities received definite tax advantages--at the expense of the *1088nN ay.L**'g a8eg E961 ‘9% Joquiaidag**