September 6, 1967 (16 pages)

16 The Nevada County Nugget. Nevada City’s .Sept, 6, 1967 Tax Rate Remains Unchanged 1967-68 A legal notice conc erning the taxrate for Nevada City willbe found on the inside Pages oftoday's Nugget. The city council, Car Damages Parked Auto A teen-age driver was involved in anaccident with a parked vehicle early Tuesday morning, resulting in damage to both cars, a fence and gate and the sidewalk in the accient area. The accident happened at 7:25 a.m. The California Highway Patrol officeat Grass Valley reported that a car drivenby Michael L. Bickel, V7, of Rough and Ready was traveling east on Hwy. 20 inthe town of Rough and Ready, and as the driver was reaching for a wadof gum lodged on the left front door window of the vehicle the car veered and strucka vehicle legally parked on the shoulder of the highway. The parked car was listed as belonging to Johnny Mitchell. The report also said thatthe parked vehicle was forced by the impact into a fence and gate and uprooted a portion of the sidewalk. The fence and gate surround the residence of Mrs. Alfred Hurlbut. Only moderate damage was reported tothe Mitchell vehicle. No immediate report was availabel on the damages to the Bickelcar. Young Bickel was taken to the Sierra Nevada Hospital by his mother for treatment of cuts and abrasions. The driver was cited for failure to hold a motor vehicle under control. State Receives Freeway Bids The State Division of Highways has received 10 bids on the first construction of Interstate 880, a six-lane freeway which will carry traffic on a northern by-pass around the city of Sacramento. This project provides for grading new rightof-way from West Capitol Avenue in West Sacramento to half a mile east of the Sacramento River. a distance of almost two miles. Peter Kiewit Sons, Co. of Concord was low bidder at $1,328,805 according to state highway officials at the Marysville district office, * at their meeting last Tuesday adopted a tax rate of $2.23 per $100 of assessed valuation the same as last year's rate, for the 1967-68 fiscal year. The funds will be distributed as they were last year, as follows: $1 for general fund, 32 cents park and recreation, 32 cents sewage, 20 cents library, 18 cents bond redemption and interest and 21 cents for state employees retirement system. The councilalso adopted the budget of $260,566, as discussedat lengthat the last three or four council meetings. All five councilmen were present for the two-hour meeting with Mayor Arch McPherson presiding. Earnings Are at New High SAN FRANCISCO, August 30, 1967 --Average earnings of manufacturing production workers in California moved up to an all-time high this July, but the workweek continued shorter than a year ago, Albert C. Beeson, director of the department of industrial relations, announced recently. Record hourly earnings of $3.29 were up a penny from June and 12 cents from July 1966, Beeson noted, Slow Cars Should s e@ Remain on Right . The California Highway Patrol is renewing its effort to move slower traffic to the right on multilane highways throughout California, according to Lt. A. S. Axton of Grass Valley Area, "Many motorists don’t seem to realize there is a state law which requires them to maintain their speed at the speed of traffic in the land in which they are driving, or drive to the right as far as practicable," the Patrol’s local commander said, "This is the law behind the signs that read ‘Slower Traffic Keep Right’ and the Patrol intends to enforce that law. "I would suggest that motorists drive as far to the right as they can and still maintain the speed at which they wish to travel," he said, "No matter what lane a motorist is in, if he sees traffic backing up behind him and has access to another at his right, he has an obligation and duty to use the further right lane and let those other cars go by him on the left," said the lieutenant, Referring to sitations in which motorists already driving at the maximum limits of 65 or 70 appear to be blocking traffic, he pointed out they are driving legally in respect to this law. "But for safety’s sake, these drivers should move to the right anyway and let the speeders go by so as not to be involved in their law violation," Lt, Axton concluded, The renewed effort has the support of the state legislature, both houses of which passed a resolution noting the hazards created by slow moving vehicles in faster lanes of traffic and urging immediate remedial action, Private Ends Repair Course FT. EUSTIS, VA. -Pvt. Jamés J. Cooper, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. THE FISH THEY CALLED ‘KING’ finally was caught by Grace Murphy, who brought in the 24inch German Brown trout while fishing in back of the Washington Hotel in Washington, where she is chef. The nickname ’’King’’ for this big fish came from youngsters in the area who used to watch it jump. Senior Citizens Meet Monday The changes in California's Medi James E. Cooper, 352 Scandling Cal system will be the principal Ave., Grass Valley, completed an aircraft electrical repair course at the Army Transportation School, Ft. Eustis, Va., Aug. 23, topic of a meeting of the California League of Senior Citizens on Monday Sept, 11, at 2 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Hall, 255.S, Auburn, Refreshments will follow. The League's members and friends will hear a report on the League's efforts to combat the reductions, PICTURES FROM THE PAST. Sitting: Joe ‘Blake, Captain of the Highway Patrol. Standing L/R, Clarence Williams, Carl Kitts, Carl Larsen, Carl Tobiassen, Sheriff, and Ear] Hiscox, Game Warden. This is part of a posse assembled in the early 30's. — 2b an plese: a LS TIRE 7: ONIN

16 The Nevada County Nugget. Nevada City’s .Sept, 6, 1967 Tax Rate Remains Unchanged 1967-68 A legal notice conc erning the taxrate for Nevada City willbe found on the inside Pages oftoday's Nugget. The city council, Car Damages Parked Auto A teen-age driver was involved in anaccident with a parked vehicle early Tuesday morning, resulting in damage to both cars, a fence and gate and the sidewalk in the accient area. The accident happened at 7:25 a.m. The California Highway Patrol officeat Grass Valley reported that a car drivenby Michael L. Bickel, V7, of Rough and Ready was traveling east on Hwy. 20 inthe town of Rough and Ready, and as the driver was reaching for a wadof gum lodged on the left front door window of the vehicle the car veered and strucka vehicle legally parked on the shoulder of the highway. The parked car was listed as belonging to Johnny Mitchell. The report also said thatthe parked vehicle was forced by the impact into a fence and gate and uprooted a portion of the sidewalk. The fence and gate surround the residence of Mrs. Alfred Hurlbut. Only moderate damage was reported tothe Mitchell vehicle. No immediate report was availabel on the damages to the Bickelcar. Young Bickel was taken to the Sierra Nevada Hospital by his mother for treatment of cuts and abrasions. The driver was cited for failure to hold a motor vehicle under control. State Receives Freeway Bids The State Division of Highways has received 10 bids on the first construction of Interstate 880, a six-lane freeway which will carry traffic on a northern by-pass around the city of Sacramento. This project provides for grading new rightof-way from West Capitol Avenue in West Sacramento to half a mile east of the Sacramento River. a distance of almost two miles. Peter Kiewit Sons, Co. of Concord was low bidder at $1,328,805 according to state highway officials at the Marysville district office, * at their meeting last Tuesday adopted a tax rate of $2.23 per $100 of assessed valuation the same as last year's rate, for the 1967-68 fiscal year. The funds will be distributed as they were last year, as follows: $1 for general fund, 32 cents park and recreation, 32 cents sewage, 20 cents library, 18 cents bond redemption and interest and 21 cents for state employees retirement system. The councilalso adopted the budget of $260,566, as discussedat lengthat the last three or four council meetings.

All five councilmen were present for the two-hour meeting with Mayor Arch McPherson presiding. Earnings Are at New High SAN FRANCISCO, August 30, 1967 --Average earnings of manufacturing production workers in California moved up to an all-time high this July, but the workweek continued shorter than a year ago, Albert C. Beeson, director of the department of industrial relations, announced recently. Record hourly earnings of $3.29 were up a penny from June and 12 cents from July 1966, Beeson noted, Slow Cars Should s e@ Remain on Right . The California Highway Patrol is renewing its effort to move slower traffic to the right on multilane highways throughout California, according to Lt. A. S. Axton of Grass Valley Area, "Many motorists don’t seem to realize there is a state law which requires them to maintain their speed at the speed of traffic in the land in which they are driving, or drive to the right as far as practicable," the Patrol’s local commander said, "This is the law behind the signs that read ‘Slower Traffic Keep Right’ and the Patrol intends to enforce that law. "I would suggest that motorists drive as far to the right as they can and still maintain the speed at which they wish to travel," he said, "No matter what lane a motorist is in, if he sees traffic backing up behind him and has access to another at his right, he has an obligation and duty to use the further right lane and let those other cars go by him on the left," said the lieutenant, Referring to sitations in which motorists already driving at the maximum limits of 65 or 70 appear to be blocking traffic, he pointed out they are driving legally in respect to this law. "But for safety’s sake, these drivers should move to the right anyway and let the speeders go by so as not to be involved in their law violation," Lt, Axton concluded, The renewed effort has the support of the state legislature, both houses of which passed a resolution noting the hazards created by slow moving vehicles in faster lanes of traffic and urging immediate remedial action, Private Ends Repair Course FT. EUSTIS, VA. -Pvt. Jamés J. Cooper, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. THE FISH THEY CALLED ‘KING’ finally was caught by Grace Murphy, who brought in the 24inch German Brown trout while fishing in back of the Washington Hotel in Washington, where she is chef. The nickname ’’King’’ for this big fish came from youngsters in the area who used to watch it jump. Senior Citizens Meet Monday The changes in California's Medi James E. Cooper, 352 Scandling Cal system will be the principal Ave., Grass Valley, completed an aircraft electrical repair course at the Army Transportation School, Ft. Eustis, Va., Aug. 23, topic of a meeting of the California League of Senior Citizens on Monday Sept, 11, at 2 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Hall, 255.S, Auburn, Refreshments will follow. The League's members and friends will hear a report on the League's efforts to combat the reductions, PICTURES FROM THE PAST. Sitting: Joe ‘Blake, Captain of the Highway Patrol. Standing L/R, Clarence Williams, Carl Kitts, Carl Larsen, Carl Tobiassen, Sheriff, and Ear] Hiscox, Game Warden. This is part of a posse assembled in the early 30's. — 2b an plese: a LS TIRE 7: ONIN