September 5, 1963 (16 pages)

, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little field, Humbug, ill, Tent, Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hi Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Hill, Gold Flat, elie ae, Gold Ber, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, jab ye Columbia Hill, eas Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Nevada City, September 5, 1963 Volume 38, Number 36 ‘10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays 18 CENT 4235 At Schools First Day First day enrollment at Nevada County public schools was up only . . _=-—— oe about one per cent, a check of ae n., the figures with the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools office showed. Although many more students are expected to enroll as they return from late vacations, the first, day figures are encouraging to most educators who feared a larger increase due to construc tion work going on in the area. Total enrollment is 4239. Nevada Union High School, which expects almost 1100 stu dents, had a total of 1004 on the first day. This compares with 968 last year, and is almost 50 less than was expected on the first day. Nevada Union Junior High School had 776 students, com-~ pared with 772 the first day last year. While Nevada City schools showed about the same number of students, Grass Valley elementary school attendance jumped from 1044 the first day last year to 1110 Tuesday. Other districts that showed increases included Clear Creek up to 19 from 13, Ready Springs 125 compared to 98, and Gold Flat special, up six to 36. Nevada City elementary dropped five students to 419, while the Seven Hills School dropped three to 310. Other districts with less students the first day this year include Cherokee, 16, North San Juan, 41, Union Hill, 154, and Wash-~ ington, 14. Other enrollment figures include Chicago Park, 46, Pleasant Ridge, 175, and Pleasant Valley, 14. Kentucky Flat, which had 25 students last year, is in the process of dissolving and its students are attending Nevada City and Grass Valley schools. SCHOOLBELILS RING. This schoolhouse at North San Juan welcomed 47 students Tuesday as ‘Nevada County schools reopened for the 196364 term. Photo by Joe Ruess IN SCHOOL-DAYS Still sits the school-house by the road, A ragged beggar sleeping; Around it still the sumachs grow, And blackberry-vines are creeping. Within, the master’s desk is seen, Deep scarred by raps official; The warping floor, the battered seats, The jack-knife's carved initial; Art Classes Set Fall painting classes will be held by Mrs. Josephine Pease starting Sept. 16. The classes will be held at the Nevada County Country Club each Monday from 10 a.m, to noon. Mrs. Pease's classes will include beginning, intermediate and advanced sections. . County Places Second Nevada County's 4H Club feature booth took second place in the agriculture theme at the State Fair. Exhibits were judged on theme selection and development, quality, andthe arrangement and artistic value. The charcoal frescos on its wall; Its door’s worn sill, betraying The feet that, creeping slow to school, ‘Went storming out to playing! John Greenleaf Whittier SCHOOL TAX State Be. Forces F-AiNew Tax A mandatory 18 cent county override tax was voted by Nevada County Supervisors Tuesday to supply an estimated $70,000 to school districts within the county in lieu of equalization funds that usually are paid by the state. The tax became necessary after a state “appraisal in depth” of Nevada County property that show ed Nevada County assess~ ments to be running below the state average. About $40, 000 of the additional money will be apportioned to the high school district, the balance going toelementary districts that lost the state aid because of action by the State Board of Equaliza~ tion. The appraisal by the state is undertaken every three years. Less intensive checks of county assessments are made during the other two years, Last year the county's assessment roll was listed as being exactly on the state average, the year before it was off only one-tenth of one per cent. State officials claim that the two prior years were probably not accurate. Local “hearsay”, however, claims that the state appraised grazing land. in the county this year at a $600 per acre level, twoto three times the price such land is generally sold. County Clerk John T. Trauner could not confirm the $600 appraisal, althoughhe said that the big difference between county as~ sessment rolls and the appraisals appeared to be in the rural areas. The state could have ordered Trauner to make a blanket increase in assessments rather than forcing the special tax levy if it had desired. The 18 cent special tax is in addition to an increased county tax rate this year, up 15 cents. *IT1TBO {6 CPUSL BLOBS KABAQTT 2389S *JTTBO City Tax Un Changed ‘rhe Nevada City Council ap~ proved a $2.15 tax rate for the current year, unchanged from last year, last week. The rate: general fund, $1; parks and recreation, 35 cents; sewage, 25 cents; library, 20 cents; and bond redemption, 30 cents, Thetax will bring into the city treasury $49,473. MOTQZOES S] BOTPOT AS

, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little field, Humbug, ill, Tent, Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hi Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Hill, Gold Flat, elie ae, Gold Ber, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, jab ye Columbia Hill, eas Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Nevada City, September 5, 1963 Volume 38, Number 36 ‘10 Cents A Copy Published Thursdays 18 CENT 4235 At Schools First Day First day enrollment at Nevada County public schools was up only . . _=-—— oe about one per cent, a check of ae n., the figures with the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools office showed. Although many more students are expected to enroll as they return from late vacations, the first, day figures are encouraging to most educators who feared a larger increase due to construc tion work going on in the area. Total enrollment is 4239. Nevada Union High School, which expects almost 1100 stu dents, had a total of 1004 on the first day. This compares with 968 last year, and is almost 50 less than was expected on the first day. Nevada Union Junior High School had 776 students, com-~ pared with 772 the first day last year. While Nevada City schools showed about the same number of students, Grass Valley elementary school attendance jumped from 1044 the first day last year to 1110 Tuesday. Other districts that showed increases included Clear Creek up to 19 from 13, Ready Springs 125 compared to 98, and Gold Flat special, up six to 36. Nevada City elementary dropped five students to 419, while the Seven Hills School dropped three to 310. Other districts with less students the first day this year include Cherokee, 16, North San Juan, 41, Union Hill, 154, and Wash-~ ington, 14. Other enrollment figures include Chicago Park, 46, Pleasant Ridge, 175, and Pleasant Valley, 14. Kentucky Flat, which had 25 students last year, is in the process of dissolving and its students are attending Nevada City and Grass Valley schools. SCHOOLBELILS RING.. This schoolhouse at North San Juan welcomed 47 students Tuesday as ‘Nevada County schools reopened for the 196364 term. Photo by Joe Ruess IN SCHOOL-DAYS Still sits the school-house by the road, A ragged beggar sleeping; Around it still the sumachs grow, And blackberry-vines are creeping. Within, the master’s desk is seen, Deep scarred by raps official; The warping floor, the battered seats, The jack-knife's carved initial; Art Classes Set Fall painting classes will be held by Mrs. Josephine Pease starting Sept. 16. The classes will be held at the Nevada County Country Club each Monday from 10 a.m, to noon. Mrs. Pease's classes will include beginning, intermediate and advanced sections. . County Places Second Nevada County's 4H Club feature booth took second place in

the agriculture theme at the State Fair. Exhibits were judged on theme selection and development, quality, andthe arrangement and artistic value. The charcoal frescos on its wall; Its door’s worn sill, betraying The feet that, creeping slow to school, ‘Went storming out to playing! John Greenleaf Whittier SCHOOL TAX State Be. Forces F-AiNew Tax A mandatory 18 cent county override tax was voted by Nevada County Supervisors Tuesday to supply an estimated $70,000 to school districts within the county in lieu of equalization funds that usually are paid by the state. The tax became necessary after a state “appraisal in depth” of Nevada County property that show ed Nevada County assess~ ments to be running below the state average. About $40, 000 of the additional money will be apportioned to the high school district, the balance going toelementary districts that lost the state aid because of action by the State Board of Equaliza~ tion. The appraisal by the state is undertaken every three years. Less intensive checks of county assessments are made during the other two years, Last year the county's assessment roll was listed as being exactly on the state average, the year before it was off only one-tenth of one per cent. State officials claim that the two prior years were probably not accurate. Local “hearsay”, however, claims that the state appraised grazing land. in the county this year at a $600 per acre level, twoto three times the price such land is generally sold. County Clerk John T. Trauner could not confirm the $600 appraisal, althoughhe said that the big difference between county as~ sessment rolls and the appraisals appeared to be in the rural areas. The state could have ordered Trauner to make a blanket increase in assessments rather than forcing the special tax levy if it had desired. The 18 cent special tax is in addition to an increased county tax rate this year, up 15 cents. *IT1TBO {6 CPUSL BLOBS KABAQTT 2389S *JTTBO City Tax Un Changed ‘rhe Nevada City Council ap~ proved a $2.15 tax rate for the current year, unchanged from last year, last week. The rate: general fund, $1; parks and recreation, 35 cents; sewage, 25 cents; library, 20 cents; and bond redemption, 30 cents, Thetax will bring into the city treasury $49,473. MOTQZOES S] BOTPOT AS