September 3, 1964 (24 pages)

i dn «t : : f. n “ a Renovation; work on the Grant School in Grass Valley is proseeding rapidly and school officcials hope to be able to use the renovated downstairs classrooms before the Oct. 1 completion date. This was announced by Superintendent-Principal Vernon Bond at a meeting of the school board Tuesday night. Bond pointed out during the discussion that there had apparently been some confusion about the status of the building. He stressed that the structure had never been condemned by the state. The state fire marshal's office set certain safety requirements which would have to be met before the building could be used again for classes. These re~ quirements are being met under the current renovation program. On OMOMORG HO MGR Oe WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES Johnson, Humphery Are Chosen To Lead Party In November President Lyndon Johnson and Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota were nominated as Presidential and Vice-Presidential choices by the Democratic Convention in ATLANTIC CITY. In his acceptance speech Mr. Johnson praised the Democratic record, stressed the need for unity in our nation, and pledged “a constant, patient effort to move the world toward peace instead of war. " Mr. Humphrey called Sen. Goldwater the “temporary spokesman” ofthe Republican Party and invited non-Goldwater Republicans to vote for the Johnson Humphrey ticket. The credentials committee adopted a compromise solution to the intricate problems of seating the Alabama and Mississippi delegations; an important point was thatthe rules of the 1968 convention will ensure that Negroes will have more equal representation on the delegations. ++ +++ NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Published Every Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L. Hoagland, Editor. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960, Decree No. 12,406. Subscription rates: One year, $4; Two years, $6; Three years, $8. kaekkkkkKknr 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION -Réhovation Work Started ‘Grant School Classrooms Bond also noted that the additional school building in the system will have no effect on the district's educational program. The programat Grant will be the same as that at the other district schools. Bond announced that enrollment as of this week for grades K-6 had reached 1233. The superintendent made an hour long presentation on the proposed new phonics program for grades 1-3. Bond had appeared before the County School Board Aug. 26 and received permission to use the program for a year. Bond had been requested by the board to get an opinion from the county counsel as to whether the trustees were covered under the district's liability insurance. Recent law changes had thrown the matter into doubt. School integration of the elementary level in MISSISSIPPI finally began, after ten years of resistance to the Supreme Court decision, as 16 Negro first graders came toclasses in four previously all-white schools in Biloxi. The superintendent of schools said that attendance of white children was normal and that he expected no trouble. ++ eet A world famine will affect billions of people by 1980 unless the U.S. and Europe donate millions of tons of fertilizers to increase local food yields, according to a speech before the American Chemical Society in CHICAGO by scientist -economist Dr. Raymond Ew ell of New York State University. +++ tt The Hinshua press agency in PEKING reported that the Chinese Communists have accused the Soviet Union of “actively supporting the U.S, attemptto intervene in Viet Nam through the United Nations.” The Chinese inserted the statement as part of a letter rejecting the Soviet proposal for an international Communist conference next year, saying that the Soviet Union is “bent on collusion with the U.S. imperialists. " t+eett In Viet Nam, government leader General Khanh left Saigon fora rest at a resort after a week of violence and rioting by Catholics and Buddhists forced him to overhaul his government. The rioters were protesting Khanh’s assumption of dictatorial powers on Aug. 15. After the rioting, a military triumvirate was established headed temporarily by Harvard-educated Nguyen Oanh. Students and Buddhist leaders pledged a two-month moratorium on demonstrations but said that they would call a general strike onOct. 27 ifthe government failedto produce democratic re~ forms by then, After a visit to Khanh, Ambassador Maxwell Taylor reported that Khanh wou Id return to Saigon as Premier in afew days. THE FACE of Nevada Benes ee City is changing every da y as buildings are removed to make way for the freeway. This scene taken from lower Main Street shows the remains of a service station an d looking across Broad Street the wreckage of Long John's and the Ten to One Club. General Plan To Be Discussed The proposed general plan for Nevada County will be discussed by the county supervisors at their meeting September 15. This was announced at the supervisors meeting Tuesday. The plan is scheduled for discussion starting at 1:30 p.m. ; A resolution from the City of Grass Valley was received by the supervisors. The resolution passed at the last council meeting, reaffirmed the city's support of the general plan and urged the county to approve it. Councilwoman Margarette Brown Meggs cast the only dissenting vote on the question. The supervisors were presented with the mobilehome parking report and recommendations of the planning commission. The report wasreceivedandit was announc~ ed the matter will be discussed Sept. 15. A public hearing ona petition Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 27 86 45 .00 28 84 46 .00 29 19 45 .00 30 83 44 .00 1S Aa 46 .16 Sept. 1 55 47 trace 2 59 34 .O1 Rainfall to date . 20 Rainfall last year trace GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 27 91 . 54 .00 28 90 £55 . 00 29 84 56 .00 30.°.89 .o4 .00 Sh 862; 44 a Sept. 1 58 44 trace 2. 561. 40 . 00 Rainfall to date 18 Rainfall last year .02 of The Looser Co. for rezoning of a large tract southeast of the Grass Murder Trial Jury Selected Ronald Rogers, 21, of Grass Valley went on trial for murder Wednesday in Nevada County Superior Court. The trial for murder and forceable rape was scheduled to get underway at 10 a. m. before Judge Vernon Stoll. Selection of a jury started Friday, but the last juror was not seated until 2 p.m. Tuesday. The following jury was selected from a group of 120: Eleanor Ennor, Margaret Peters, T heodore Aldos, Jeanette Mc Masters, Elizabeth Pascoe, Colin Smith, Carl Souder; Patricia Gordon, Frank Richards, Gertrude Imus, William Partridge and Dr. Walter Lotz. Rogers ischarged with the shooting of his friend Ronald Modar, 21, of Grass Valley on the night of July 8. Modar's body was foundnear the Loma Rica Ranch. Rogers is further charged with the forceable rape of Modar's wife Linda during the same evening as the fatal shooting. Grass V.alley attorney Harry Wolters is the defense attorney and District Attorney Harold A. Berliner is appearing forthe state. Valley city limits from A-1 to C-1 was set for 2:30 p.m. Sept. 15. The supervisors adopted a resolution approving creation ofa special assessment district to pay for improvements in Ponderosa Palisades Subdivision in the east~ ern end of the county. Two Tentative Maps On District Attorney’s List Are Approved (Continued from Page 1) property on Banner Mountain from A-1toR-1was rescheduled to the Sept. 14 meeting. The matter of the tentative map and petition for exceptions for Pla-Vada Woodlands Unit No. 5 at Kingvale was again continued. pending a decision of the county counsel on the structure or the subdivider ‘s corporation. Tentative maps of Timber Trails Estates and Sherwood Forest which were both on the district attorney's list for alleged subdivivision violations, were approved by the supervisors during the afternoon meeting. The planning commission also approved the maps. The next step is the prep aration and submission to the commission of final maps. A petition from six property owners requesting that the road leading to the Chicago Park T ownsite be named Lakewood Lane was approved. The matter now goes back to the supervisors for approval. The commission adopted rules for the conduct of business. TEONARD F. CAREY.Realtor Phone 273-4300---P,O. Box 944, Grass Valley, Califoraia Real Estate Investments -Mortgage Loans a ed a Se *3988nN Aluno0D epeaen’* : P9BI ‘¢ ioquieidag** eT September 3, 1964. .Nevada County Nugget. Lv)

i dn «t : : f. n “ a Renovation; work on the Grant School in Grass Valley is proseeding rapidly and school officcials hope to be able to use the renovated downstairs classrooms before the Oct. 1 completion date. This was announced by Superintendent-Principal Vernon Bond at a meeting of the school board Tuesday night. Bond pointed out during the discussion that there had apparently been some confusion about the status of the building. He stressed that the structure had never been condemned by the state. The state fire marshal's office set certain safety requirements which would have to be met before the building could be used again for classes. These re~ quirements are being met under the current renovation program. On OMOMORG HO MGR Oe WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES Johnson, Humphery Are Chosen To Lead Party In November President Lyndon Johnson and Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota were nominated as Presidential and Vice-Presidential choices by the Democratic Convention in ATLANTIC CITY. In his acceptance speech Mr. Johnson praised the Democratic record, stressed the need for unity in our nation, and pledged “a constant, patient effort to move the world toward peace instead of war. " Mr. Humphrey called Sen. Goldwater the “temporary spokesman” ofthe Republican Party and invited non-Goldwater Republicans to vote for the Johnson Humphrey ticket. The credentials committee adopted a compromise solution to the intricate problems of seating the Alabama and Mississippi delegations; an important point was thatthe rules of the 1968 convention will ensure that Negroes will have more equal representation on the delegations. ++ +++ NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Published Every Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L. Hoagland, Editor. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960, Decree No. 12,406. Subscription rates: One year, $4; Two years, $6; Three years, $8. kaekkkkkKknr 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION -Réhovation Work Started ‘Grant School Classrooms Bond also noted that the additional school building in the system will have no effect on the district's educational program. The programat Grant will be the same as that at the other district schools. Bond announced that enrollment as of this week for grades K-6 had reached 1233. The superintendent made an hour long presentation on the proposed new phonics program for grades 1-3. Bond had appeared before the County School Board Aug. 26 and received permission to use the program for a year. Bond had been requested by the board to get an opinion from the county counsel as to whether the trustees were covered under the district's liability insurance. Recent law changes had thrown the matter into doubt. School integration of the elementary level in MISSISSIPPI finally began, after ten years of resistance to the Supreme Court decision, as 16 Negro first graders came toclasses in four previously all-white schools in Biloxi. The superintendent of schools said that attendance of white children was normal and that he expected no trouble. ++ eet A world famine will affect billions of people by 1980 unless the U.S. and Europe donate millions of tons of fertilizers to increase local food yields, according to a speech before the American Chemical Society in CHICAGO by scientist -economist Dr. Raymond Ew ell of New York State University. +++ tt The Hinshua press agency in PEKING reported that the Chinese Communists have accused the Soviet Union of “actively supporting the U.S, attemptto intervene in Viet Nam through the United Nations.” The Chinese inserted the statement as part of a letter rejecting the Soviet proposal for an international Communist conference next year, saying that the Soviet Union is “bent on collusion with the U.S. imperialists. " t+eett In Viet Nam, government leader General Khanh left Saigon fora rest at a resort after a week of violence and rioting by Catholics and Buddhists forced him to overhaul his government. The rioters were protesting Khanh’s assumption of dictatorial powers on Aug. 15. After the rioting, a military triumvirate was established headed temporarily by Harvard-educated Nguyen Oanh. Students and Buddhist leaders pledged a two-month moratorium on demonstrations but said that they would call a general strike onOct. 27 ifthe government failedto produce democratic re~ forms by then, After a visit to Khanh, Ambassador Maxwell Taylor reported that Khanh wou Id return to Saigon as Premier in afew days. THE FACE of Nevada

Benes ee City is changing every da y as buildings are removed to make way for the freeway. This scene taken from lower Main Street shows the remains of a service station an d looking across Broad Street the wreckage of Long John's and the Ten to One Club. General Plan To Be Discussed The proposed general plan for Nevada County will be discussed by the county supervisors at their meeting September 15. This was announced at the supervisors meeting Tuesday. The plan is scheduled for discussion starting at 1:30 p.m. ; A resolution from the City of Grass Valley was received by the supervisors. The resolution passed at the last council meeting, reaffirmed the city's support of the general plan and urged the county to approve it. Councilwoman Margarette Brown Meggs cast the only dissenting vote on the question. The supervisors were presented with the mobilehome parking report and recommendations of the planning commission. The report wasreceivedandit was announc~ ed the matter will be discussed Sept. 15. A public hearing ona petition Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 27 86 45 .00 28 84 46 .00 29 19 45 .00 30 83 44 .00 1S Aa 46 .16 Sept. 1 55 47 trace 2 59 34 .O1 Rainfall to date . 20 Rainfall last year trace GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 27 91 . 54 .00 28 90 £55 . 00 29 84 56 .00 30.°.89 .o4 .00 Sh 862; 44 a Sept. 1 58 44 trace 2. 561.. 40 . 00 Rainfall to date 18 Rainfall last year .02 of The Looser Co. for rezoning of a large tract southeast of the Grass Murder Trial Jury Selected Ronald Rogers, 21, of Grass Valley went on trial for murder Wednesday in Nevada County Superior Court. The trial for murder and forceable rape was scheduled to get underway at 10 a. m. before Judge Vernon Stoll. Selection of a jury started Friday, but the last juror was not seated until 2 p.m. Tuesday. The following jury was selected from a group of 120: Eleanor Ennor, Margaret Peters, T heodore Aldos, Jeanette Mc Masters, Elizabeth Pascoe, Colin Smith, Carl Souder; Patricia Gordon, Frank Richards, Gertrude Imus, William Partridge and Dr. Walter Lotz. Rogers ischarged with the shooting of his friend Ronald Modar, 21, of Grass Valley on the night of July 8. Modar's body was foundnear the Loma Rica Ranch. Rogers is further charged with the forceable rape of Modar's wife Linda during the same evening as the fatal shooting. Grass V.alley attorney Harry Wolters is the defense attorney and District Attorney Harold A. Berliner is appearing forthe state. Valley city limits from A-1 to C-1 was set for 2:30 p.m. Sept. 15. The supervisors adopted a resolution approving creation ofa special assessment district to pay for improvements in Ponderosa Palisades Subdivision in the east~ ern end of the county. Two Tentative Maps On District Attorney’s List Are Approved (Continued from Page 1) property on Banner Mountain from A-1toR-1was rescheduled to the Sept. 14 meeting. The matter of the tentative map and petition for exceptions for Pla-Vada Woodlands Unit No. 5 at Kingvale was again continued. pending a decision of the county counsel on the structure or the subdivider ‘s corporation. Tentative maps of Timber Trails Estates and Sherwood Forest which were both on the district attorney's list for alleged subdivivision violations, were approved by the supervisors during the afternoon meeting. The planning commission also approved the maps. The next step is the prep aration and submission to the commission of final maps. A petition from six property owners requesting that the road leading to the Chicago Park T ownsite be named Lakewood Lane was approved. The matter now goes back to the supervisors for approval. The commission adopted rules for the conduct of business. TEONARD F. CAREY..Realtor Phone 273-4300---P,O. Box 944, Grass Valley, Califoraia Real Estate Investments -Mortgage Loans a ed a Se *3988nN Aluno0D epeaen’* : P9BI ‘¢ ioquieidag** eT September 3, 1964. .Nevada County Nugget.. Lv)