September 5, 1963 (16 pages)

~ _(A summary of significant everits as reported in the U.S, metropolitan press and national periodicals. ) ++ ++ + In WASHINGTON the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nuclear test -ban treaty by a vote of 16 to 1. The treaty will now go to the Senate floor. where debate onthe measure will start Sept. 9. Ratification of the treaty by a large majority“of the Senators is expected by administration leaders by mid-September. ++ +++ More than 200,000 Negro and white demonstrators assembled in WASHINGTON on August 28 to demonstrate for civilrights and equal job opportunities. Many Congressmen claimed that the rally would have no effect on civil rights legislation now before Congress, but President Kennedy met with the leaders of the March on Washington and told them that the legislation could be passed if there were “very strong bi-partisan support” forthe measures. He alsosaid he believed the rally would advance the Negrocause in America. ++ +++ A NEW JERSEY committee of pediatricians told a Joint Congressional subcommittee on Atomic Energy that only 7 states have developed a program of specific countermeasures to protect children against the health hazards of radioactive fallout. California is not one of the states. ; +++ ++ A national railroad strike was averted by the passing of a Congressional bill in WASHINGTON which bars a strike for 180 days and provides for enforced arbitration of the two key issues: the size of train-service crews and the necessity of fire men on diesel trains. +++ ++ Atthe UNITED NATIONS both ‘Syria and Israel accepted a request from Secretary General U Thant to avoid any further provocative incidents along their borders. Dr. Max Rafferty Will Speak Dr. Max Rafferty will speak at the annual Nevada County Trustees Institute to be héld Oct. 14, it was announced by the County Superintendent ‘of Schools. The institute will be held in the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley. Rafferty will speak at the 8 p.m. dinner. The public is invited to attend and occupy seats not reserved for board members. NEVADA COUNT Y NUGGET Published EveryThursday by NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC., 318 Broad Street, Nev-) ada City, Calif. 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 vears, $6; Three years, $8. s "7 ‘ = $ We need a chamber, and we ‘need a separate chamber than Grass Valley,” Judge Verle Gray told members of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce Boosters group Friday ata Townsman luncheon. The Boosters meeting devoted -its energies to a discussion of the chamber of commerce inactivity in Nevada City, with three chamber directors present to absorb the numerous ideas that were put ’ forth. Almost all of those present agreed that the city needs a chamber of commerce, almost all had ideas on how it should be reactivated, but chamber directors present pointed out that the problems of operating a chamber of commerce involved both financing andthe physical force necessary to Carry out a promotional program. : Methods of reactivating the chamber of commerce so that the money and the help necessary would be available will be taken up ata general chamber of commerce meeting Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in the City Hall. The Sept. 23 date was chosen when chamber President Alice Mc Gee revealed that she would be in San Francisco on a buying trip on the regular chamber meeting night, Sept. 16. In order that she could be present, the date was changed to Sept. 23. The Boosters heard one protest about the closing of the chamber office.-AvEs-Searlett-said-he had paid his dues only a few weeks ago only to find the chamber of commerce dropping from the picture before he even got a receipt. He suggested that Grass Valley and Nevada City have one areawide chamber of commerce, in. Needs To Be Started From Scratch. cluding all the smaller towns, too. Mrs. McGee pointed out that a joint chamber with Grass Valley” had been discussed and that she understood ithad been turned down by ‘Grass Valley directors. She also said that a move toward a county chamber of commerce had failed recently, and that it would have included all ‘ the smaller areas of the county. ‘City Manager Charles Smith told the Boostess he thought the chamber of commerce should reactivate. The city has five times as many people stopping into the City Hall office requesting information and maps as it had last year, he said. President McGee explained that the chamber office had been closed: after several months of meeting bills on a day to day basis, and after several months when the directors meetings were too small to conduct business. Even at a special meeting to which each director had been given notice, only five of eleven directors showed, she said. It was at this meeting that the Fearless Five took, the action of closing the chamber office. Chamber Vice-President John Knudson said the chamber needs a realshake-up, and needs to be started from scratch. President McGee agreed, saying, “It needs shook-up from the word go." Dollar bills are not entirely tne answer, she explained. "We need people in Nevada City to get out and do the work." City Manager Smitn said it appeared to him that wnat the chamber needed more than a shaking up was a “wakin' up”. Judge Verle Gray suggests the: SHOW ASUCCESG..Artist Darrell Forney, NevadaCity, has had the most impressive firstday art show opening in Nevada City Artist's Gallery history. Four paintings were sold Sunday in the month-long showing. ‘. pleas of “not guilty” and trial be of innocent were Arlie and Karm™j}sten Hansen, Brien A. Bennalchamber and the city council consider a tax on hotel and motel rooms as a means of financing promotion of the city. Wait until the dams are done, he warned, the city will have all kinds of people up here. The Sept. 23 meeting will be open to all residents, members of the chamber or not, Mrs. Mc Gee said. Meanwhile, the town has not been suffering greatly froma lack of promotion. Merchants are handing out promotional mater-~ial, the Board of Trade is handling mail and visitor information, and three gatherings and a tourist promotion are slated within the next two months. About 200 members of the Business and Professional Women's Club will convene in the city later this month, 25 to 30 members of the County Health Nurses’ Association will convene in Nevada New Bus Bid Accepted By School Board Present--President W.W, Brunker, J. Willis, H. George, Sr., W. Austin, Superintendent G.H. Gelatt Bid for school bus accepted, The board accepted the only bid for a new bus for the district. The bid on anew 1962 international 67 passenger bus presented by Gillig Bros, and Sierra Truck was accepted unanimously by the Board. $9100. The change in the Collier factorused in computing the Equalization aid offset tax was discussed.No action was taken pending the outcome of a com-. plaint that has been lodged with the state concerning the change in the factor. The meeting was adjourned, City in mid-October, and a twoday conference sponsored by the University of California, Davis, the last weekend inOctober is expected to draw 40 to 60 visitors in addition to a like number of local residents. The annual Fall Color Spectacular, sponsored by the Nevada County Nugget, will run from Oct. 17 to Nov. 15. Nevada City Artist's Gallery will follow this month's showing ot Darrell Forney art with an October showing ot prints from famous Mexican murals, by arrangement with the Mexican government. Also during October, an architectural display is planned at Osborn -Woods Studio. "Not Guilty” Plea Entered By 13 Men — Thirteen men, accused of grand theft involving shortage of gravel delivered to a state highway job in Placer County, have entered dates of Nov. 19 to 29 have been set aside by the superior court. Among those who entered pleas lack, Thomas W. Osborne Jr., all of Grass Valley, and Ralph Hollingshead, Nevada City, The arraignment resulted from a Placer County Grand Jury indictment against the men. INevada City The City of Nevada has leased the lot adjacent to Ott's Assay Office for use as a free parking lot, it was revealed last week by City Manager Charles Smith. In addition, the city has free parking off Coyote St. on the other side of the Yuba Canal-Ott's Assay building. Residents and visitors are welcome touse the facilities, Smith said, Untilrecently, the lot adjacent to the assay office was leased by a private party and parking was, . teachers, Free Parking In Math Class For Teachers Elementary school teachers interested in the new approach to teaching mathematics and in preparing for use of new state textbooks for teaching of math may obtain information ona course to be taught via television by inquiring at the county superintendent of school's office. Sacramento State College will be offering the c ourse on television one-half hour each week, with instructors in local areas handling the classroom study. Dwight Hall, Sierra College mathematics instructor, will hold classes for three different sections on the local campus, although students must register for the classes with Sacramento State College. Different class sections will be held for prim ary math teachers, for interm ediate and for seventh-eighth grade math Hall stated. The class sections will meet for atotal of 15 periods, on either Monday or Thursday evenings during the fall semester. Each section will be limited to 25 persons. The television portion of the instruction will be given by Sacramento State College personnel. The full price including tax is _ Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 29 85° 46 00 30. 86 S51 . 00 31:.-19 46 . 00 Sept. 1 “79. 48: . 00 2. 2c 00 3° 850 48 .00 4-92-61 . 00 Rainfall to date trace Rainfall last year eae GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 29 91 58 .00 30° Of 58 . 00 31-85 53 . 00 Sept. 1 85 55 . 00 9.88 Sf . 00 8. 92 58 . 00 4 101 63 . 00 Rainfall to date 02 44 on a fee basis. Rainfall last year “S96L ‘¢ Joquicidag’* *1088nNN oY L’**sZ e8eg s oses**

~ _(A summary of significant everits as reported in the U.S, metropolitan press and national periodicals. ) ++ ++ + In WASHINGTON the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nuclear test -ban treaty by a vote of 16 to 1. The treaty will now go to the Senate floor. where debate onthe measure will start Sept. 9. Ratification of the treaty by a large majority“of the Senators is expected by administration leaders by mid-September. ++ +++ More than 200,000 Negro and white demonstrators assembled in WASHINGTON on August 28 to demonstrate for civilrights and equal job opportunities. Many Congressmen claimed that the rally would have no effect on civil rights legislation now before Congress, but President Kennedy met with the leaders of the March on Washington and told them that the legislation could be passed if there were “very strong bi-partisan support” forthe measures. He alsosaid he believed the rally would advance the Negrocause in America. ++ +++ A NEW JERSEY committee of pediatricians told a Joint Congressional subcommittee on Atomic Energy that only 7 states have developed a program of specific countermeasures to protect children against the health hazards of radioactive fallout. California is not one of the states. ; +++ ++ A national railroad strike was averted by the passing of a Congressional bill in WASHINGTON which bars a strike for 180 days and provides for enforced arbitration of the two key issues: the size of train-service crews and the necessity of fire men on diesel trains. +++ ++ Atthe UNITED NATIONS both ‘Syria and Israel accepted a request from Secretary General U Thant to avoid any further provocative incidents along their borders. Dr. Max Rafferty Will Speak Dr. Max Rafferty will speak at the annual Nevada County Trustees Institute to be héld Oct. 14, it was announced by the County Superintendent ‘of Schools. The institute will be held in the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley. Rafferty will speak at the 8 p.m. dinner. The public is invited to attend and occupy seats not reserved for board members. NEVADA COUNT Y NUGGET Published EveryThursday by NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC., 318 Broad Street, Nev-) ada City, Calif. 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 vears, $6; Three years, $8. s "7 ‘ = $ We need a chamber, and we ‘need a separate chamber than Grass Valley,” Judge Verle Gray told members of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce Boosters group Friday ata Townsman luncheon. The Boosters meeting devoted -its energies to a discussion of the chamber of commerce inactivity in Nevada City, with three chamber directors present to absorb the numerous ideas that were put ’ forth. Almost all of those present agreed that the city needs a chamber of commerce, almost all had ideas on how it should be reactivated, but chamber directors present pointed out that the problems of operating a chamber of commerce involved both financing andthe physical force necessary to Carry out a promotional program. : Methods of reactivating the chamber of commerce so that the money and the help necessary would be available will be taken up ata general chamber of commerce meeting Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in the City Hall. The Sept. 23 date was chosen when chamber President Alice Mc Gee revealed that she would be in San Francisco on a buying trip on the regular chamber meeting night, Sept. 16. In order that she could be present, the date was changed to Sept. 23. The Boosters heard one protest about the closing of the chamber office.-AvEs-Searlett-said-he had paid his dues only a few weeks ago only to find the chamber of commerce dropping from the picture before he even got a receipt. He suggested that Grass Valley and Nevada City have one areawide chamber of commerce, in. Needs To Be Started From Scratch. cluding all the smaller towns, too. Mrs. McGee pointed out that a joint chamber with Grass Valley” had been discussed and that she understood ithad been turned down by ‘Grass Valley directors. She also said that a move toward a county chamber of commerce had failed recently, and that it would have included all ‘ the smaller areas of the county. ‘City Manager Charles Smith told the Boostess he thought the chamber of commerce should reactivate. The city has five times as many people stopping into the City Hall office requesting information and maps as it had last year, he said. President McGee explained that the chamber office had been closed: after several months of meeting bills on a day to day basis, and after several months when the directors meetings were too small to conduct business. Even at a special meeting to which each director had been given notice, only five of eleven directors showed, she said. It was at this meeting that the Fearless Five took, the action of closing the chamber office. Chamber Vice-President John Knudson said the chamber needs a realshake-up, and needs to be started from scratch. President McGee agreed, saying, “It needs shook-up from the word go." Dollar bills are not entirely tne answer, she explained. "We need people in Nevada City to get out and do the work."

City Manager Smitn said it appeared to him that wnat the chamber needed more than a shaking up was a “wakin' up”. Judge Verle Gray suggests the: SHOW ASUCCESG...Artist Darrell Forney, NevadaCity, has had the most impressive firstday art show opening in Nevada City Artist's Gallery history. Four paintings were sold Sunday in the month-long showing. ‘. pleas of “not guilty” and trial be of innocent were Arlie and Karm™j}sten Hansen, Brien A. Bennalchamber and the city council consider a tax on hotel and motel rooms as a means of financing promotion of the city. Wait until the dams are done, he warned, the city will have all kinds of people up here. The Sept. 23 meeting will be open to all residents, members of the chamber or not, Mrs. Mc Gee said. Meanwhile, the town has not been suffering greatly froma lack of promotion. Merchants are handing out promotional mater-~ial, the Board of Trade is handling mail and visitor information, and three gatherings and a tourist promotion are slated within the next two months. About 200 members of the Business and Professional Women's Club will convene in the city later this month, 25 to 30 members of the County Health Nurses’ Association will convene in Nevada New Bus Bid Accepted By School Board Present--President W.W, Brunker, J. Willis, H. George, Sr., W. Austin, Superintendent G.H. Gelatt Bid for school bus accepted, The board accepted the only bid for a new bus for the district. The bid on anew 1962 international 67 passenger bus presented by Gillig Bros, and Sierra Truck was accepted unanimously by the Board. $9100. The change in the Collier factorused in computing the Equalization aid offset tax was discussed.No action was taken pending the outcome of a com-. plaint that has been lodged with the state concerning the change in the factor. The meeting was adjourned, City in mid-October, and a twoday conference sponsored by the University of California, Davis, the last weekend inOctober is expected to draw 40 to 60 visitors in addition to a like number of local residents. The annual Fall Color Spectacular, sponsored by the Nevada County Nugget, will run from Oct. 17 to Nov. 15. Nevada City Artist's Gallery will follow this month's showing ot Darrell Forney art with an October showing ot prints from famous Mexican murals, by arrangement with the Mexican government. Also during October, an architectural display is planned at Osborn -Woods Studio. "Not Guilty” Plea Entered By 13 Men — Thirteen men, accused of grand theft involving shortage of gravel delivered to a state highway job in Placer County, have entered dates of Nov. 19 to 29 have been set aside by the superior court. Among those who entered pleas lack, Thomas W. Osborne Jr., all of Grass Valley, and Ralph Hollingshead, Nevada City, The arraignment resulted from a Placer County Grand Jury indictment against the men. INevada City The City of Nevada has leased the lot adjacent to Ott's Assay Office for use as a free parking lot, it was revealed last week by City Manager Charles Smith. In addition, the city has free parking off Coyote St. on the other side of the Yuba Canal-Ott's Assay building. Residents and visitors are welcome touse the facilities, Smith said, Untilrecently, the lot adjacent to the assay office was leased by a private party and parking was, . teachers, Free Parking In Math Class For Teachers Elementary school teachers interested in the new approach to teaching mathematics and in preparing for use of new state textbooks for teaching of math may obtain information ona course to be taught via television by inquiring at the county superintendent of school's office. Sacramento State College will be offering the c ourse on television one-half hour each week, with instructors in local areas handling the classroom study. Dwight Hall, Sierra College mathematics instructor, will hold classes for three different sections on the local campus, although students must register for the classes with Sacramento State College. Different class sections will be held for prim ary math teachers, for interm ediate and for seventh-eighth grade math Hall stated. The class sections will meet for atotal of 15 periods, on either Monday or Thursday evenings during the fall semester. Each section will be limited to 25 persons. The television portion of the instruction will be given by Sacramento State College personnel. The full price including tax is _ Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 29 85° 46 00 30. 86 S51 . 00 31:.-19 46 . 00 Sept. 1 “79. 48: . 00 2. 2c 00 3° 850 48 .00 4-92-61 . 00 Rainfall to date trace Rainfall last year eae GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Aug. 29 91 58 .00 30° Of 58 . 00 31-85 53 . 00 Sept. 1 85 55 . 00 9.88 Sf . 00 8. 92 58 . 00 4 101 63 . 00 Rainfall to date 02 44 on a fee basis. Rainfall last year “S96L ‘¢ Joquicidag’* *1088nNN oY L’**sZ e8eg s oses**