September 7, 1960 (8 pages)

nlic 41, .” he ay int m. ed ns, nhe er ht ile Us ce eS eS Sw + @} Ff Serving the communities of Nevada City, 4 ‘Brandy Flat, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, alk, fray Nag lng Fo Little Y ce, M Fiat Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, Fren Union Fil, Peardale, Summit Cin, 'W Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Vol. 34 No. 36 Pape 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly SCHOOL DIST U.S. Forest Service Moves To Build At County Airport Nevada County Supervisors unanimously approved negotiation of a lease agreement jointly with the California Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service allowing the two forestry units use of space at Loma Rica Airport for borate flight operations. Supervisor J.C, Coughlin was absent due to illness. As a result of the forthcoming agreement, the U.S. Forest Service will spend up to $15,000 in capital improvements at the. airport, it wasrevealed by Paul Madden of the U.S. agency. Madden revealedthe U: S. Forest Service desired to have plans for the improvements and approval of the agreement with the county by Sept. 15. Since the next meeting of supervisors will be Sept. 20, the board directed its chairman to negotiate the contract and have the district attorney's office prepare the agreement. The airport improvements will bethreefold: a concrete rt the borate loding and mixing area; a mobile control tower on skids to enable radio and visual control of aircraft during borate flight operations; and dust coating of the runway area to keep down dust and flying particles as a result of borate plane operations. Airport commission chairman Downey Clinch expressed pleasure with the proposed agreement and plans for improvements, Clinch said county improvements in the administration area at the airport planned in the current fiscal year have been delayed becuase of the recent fires, Equipment needed to clear the administration area had been required in fighting fires. He expects this work to get under way inthenear future. Additional expansion work at the airport will follow completion of work currently scheduled inthe admini, stration area. Some of this will of financial necessity extend into the next fiscal year, Clinch said, Kennedy Train In Marysville In what is described as a "major campaign tour,” Sen. John F. Kennedy and members of his staff will whistlestop Northern Calif-’ ornia enroutetoa night rally in Oakland tomorrow. Leaving Redding at 10:20 a.m., the Kennedy Special of eleven Southern Pacific cars is scheduled to arrive at Marysville at 1:30 p.m. ers are planning to meet the train. Press releases say the stop in Marysville and at other cities scheduled will average 10 to 20 minutes in duration. Democratic presidential] nominee will emplane for for Los Angeles. Weather GRASS VALLEY High Low Rain Aug. 31 85 55 . Sept. 1 85 58 2 8380 . 3 83 51 .15 4 73 42 .02 5 77. 53 6 87 55 Rainfall this year to date 227 last year 00 NEVADA CITY Aug. 3186 43 Sept. 1 86 44 2 84 #48 . 3 84 45 .09 4°73. S1 5 77 41 6 86, 42 Rainfall this year todate .16 Immel Tops In Tennis Warren Immel of Banner Ridge won the First Annual Twin Cities Tennis Tournament Sunday inGrassValley. Thirty players from Grass Valley, Nevada City, SantaRosa and Auburn competed for the trophies. Immel teamed up with Bob Penn in the doubles match to-win that trophy, too. Penn also was awarded a second trophy when he won the consolation singles event from Otis Gaylord, Junior singles winner was Tom Deeble, -Bob McMasters received a . good sportsman award, David Haley won the prize for the . longest matches, . Numerous Kennedy support' Friday the tour will proceed . % down the San Joaquin Valley : with stops between Stockton : and Bakersfield, where the ; Allan Haley, SJ Sense ef ecdcbehed we) vn ow man eee hag poe —_—" see soone sereere t * —— Lack bed dake Thm oe on % Nd » i THE NUHS STUDENT BODY COUNCIL met last Wednesday evening to discuss programming of activities for the fall semester which began Sépt. 6. Among the student governing board present were Council President, John Paye, seated center of desk; Jerry Woods, Senior Class President, standing left and Junior Class President, left toright were: Phyllis Lollichstanding in for Sec., Vickie Miller, whowas absent fromthe meeting; Jo Swartz, Business Manager; and John Woods, Student Body Vice-President. standing right. Seated of Christ Unity Church in Sacramento. and Auburn will resume regular Monday meetings at 8 p.m. in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 239 Center Street, Auburn, on Monday, Sept. 12. Rev. Hinkle has been on vacation and to a conference at Lee Summit, Missouri, for the past several weeks, Everyone welcome. County On TV Channel 6 in Sacramento will feature a one-half hour television program on Nevada County tonight at 8 p.m. it was announced by Otis Gaylord, chairman of the Citizens for Progress group. Reverend John J. Hinkle . Gaylord Explains A small group of Grass Valley Chamber of Com: Merce members heard Otis : Gaylord, chairman of Ne. vada City's Citizens for Pro' gress committee, present his groups feelings on the pro' posed freeway route through Nevada City. Gaylord explained the Citizens for Progress committee was organized as a clearinghouse for ideas leading to the improvement of Nevada City as a historical landmark site and a desireable place to live. He said the objectives go beyond the freeway route controversy, but that he felt the Grass Valley chamber should be aware of the feelings of Nevada City residents on the route. Speaking of the freeway, Gaylord said, “It would be a crime to stop it or delay it in any way.” He said the current action of reviewing the route before the California Highway Commission would in no way delay construction of the freeway. State agencies have indicateda change could be made without delay, but have also indicated they would be pleased to have the issue settled and agreement Views To Valley Chamber reached as soon as possible. Gaylord said the delay in construction since the original agreement is actually the basis upon which the argument for review is based. “He cited the economic change that has taken place since the original agreement the elimination of the gold industry and its, large payroll, and the uncertain future of the lumbering industry considering the high cost of reforestation in the area. Nevada City is not the commercial center of, Nevada County, he said. That distinction belongs to Grass Valley. Nevada City must depend to a greater degree upon its attractiveness to tourists---thehunter, the fisherman, the person interested in Mother Lode history . Gaylord said the present proposed downtown route through Nevada City would take as rights of way all the level downtown area which could be used for business expansion or off-street parking. "Wecan't afford this loss, " He cited 11 Department of Public Works reports that showed improved business conditions resulting from bypasses. CTS REVIEW JR. HIGH Nevada City & Rural Schools Oppose System "It boils down to dollars and cents," ~ This expression partially tells the story of the Nevada County seventh and eighth grade problem. It was voiced as superinten. dents andtrustees of ten districts met Wednesday night at the Nevada Union High School to discuss the mutual problem. “We can't go on the way we are going, we have to make a decision," high schoolSuperintendent Gerald Gelatt told the group. He was supported by the fact that -the junior high school costs to Nevada Union High School District last year exceeded receipts by some $42,000. It was indicated that if the high school district were to continue operations in the new high school and in two junior high schools, then the tax rate would need an overtide boost---possibly of 30 cents per $100 assessed valuation. This, it was suggested, would relieve elementary school districts of housing problems to the extent that y they would not require additional taxation ---if theywere willing to send all students to the junior high school. Seven out of the nine elementary districts, however, still maintain their seventh and eighth grades, thereby offering parents and students a choice of continuing in the local school or attending junior high school. As a matter of fact, more than half ofjunior high school students come from the two districts which have compulsary attendance ---Grass Valley and Ready Springs. In the other elementary school districts, two out of three students elect to remain at the elementary school, As County Superintendent of Schools Ed Fellerson put it, "We have a tremendous problem.” Observations at the meeting indicate the truth of his statement: Nevada City has pigeonholed an expansion program until the seWenth eighth grade problem is resolved. Rural districts can educate seventh and eighth. graders at little additional cost above present budgets. Nevada Union High School, even ‘if the junior high program were eliminated, would still have to maintain a school for the ninth grade since the new high school was not designed to handle enough students for a fouryear program at this time. Grass Valley Elementary School district is ready (and anxious) to get rid of two old school buildings as soon as additional space is available, Six of the nine functioning: elementary districts have housing problems. How does the seyentheighth grade status enter into current problems? Grass Valley --Pleased with the junior high school, nonetheless, the school board cannot make plans without knowing to what use theold high school plant will be put and what junior high school plans will evolve. Nevada City --Pleased Nevada County Democrats are poised for their "Dollars for Democrats" drive under Billboard Ban Delay A recommendation of the Nevada County Planning Commission that the county adopt a modified version of the Placer County ordinance banning billboards during an 18 month moratorium was sent back to the planners by county supervisors last week. The supervisors asked the planning commission to consider a moratorium of only six months in length. Democrat Dollar Drive last year 07 ANOTHER CHAPTER..In what is becoming known as “The Year Of The Fires" was enacted last week as a 20acre blaze threatened to spread toward Nevada City after starting in an orchard on Bost Road property owned by Eddie Furano. The lack of a strona wind Wednesday afternoon coupled with rapid action by borate planes and a Nevada City Auto Parts' "cat" aided containment of the blaze until Gold Flat, state forestry and other fire fighting units could gain control. The above photos show borate plane action aaainst the fire. the direction of Karl Anderson. The fund raising campaig will start Sept. 15. Mrs. Eleanor Hawkins will act as treasurer. Each supervisorial district] ofthe county has one or two) chairmen, They are: First district, Florence Jones; second district, Elmer Lewis; third district, Mary Joan Campbell and Babe Pinaglia; fourth district, Hollie Demberger; fifth district, Cecil Edmunds. Anyone wishing to help at the precinct level may phone their district chairman, Anderson said, Goal of the drive is to receive $1 from every registered Democrat in the county. with its own seventh-eighth grade program, Nevada City trustees point to 90 students attending those classes in the district now compared to ten during the first year of the junior high school program, Therefore, they will not agreetogiving up their program. However, if the high school district were to move the junior high school to Grass Valley exclusively, the district would be happy to dicker for the present junior high building as a stop-gap in their expansion plans. One problem they make clear. Nevada City must expand its facilities. Even if it were to give up all junior high age students, the district. would still be short of adequate space. Trustees look to an override tax or bondissue unless the present junior high structure is made available, Rural schools --Unhappy with the present situation for several reasons, most rural schools do all they can to re~ tain seventh and eighth gradersin the elementary school as long as possible. When a seventh or eighth grader. froma rural. school attends junior high school, the district must pay his or her tuition to the high school district. In one recent case, North San Juan’s local tax receipts were almost entirely wiped out by this tuition. Most officials present at the meeting agreed the rural schools cannot afford junior high school. Andrural teachers and principals flatly reject the statement that “you only get what you pay for." Rural schools can be just as good, they say, pointing out that early to rise for the bus and late to return home by the bus is really a problem in rural districts. "Home training beats your school all tothe devil,” they told supporters of the junior high school. Next meeting to take upthe . problem is scheduled for Sept. 29 with all school board members and administrators invited, Goal for a decision onthe junior high's future is set for late in October. Ironically, it is the elem' entary districts that hold the key to settlement. The high school district MUST continue operation of a junior high school unless there is unanimous agreement among the elementary school dis_tricts to disband it. However, the high school district can limit the junior high to classes in a single school, probably in Grass Valley, if the district so chooses.

nlic 41, .” he ay int m. ed ns, nhe er ht ile Us ce eS eS Sw + @} Ff Serving the communities of Nevada City, 4 ‘Brandy Flat, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, alk, fray Nag lng Fo Little Y ce, M Fiat Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, Fren Union Fil, Peardale, Summit Cin, 'W Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Vol. 34 No. 36 Pape 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Published Weekly SCHOOL DIST U.S. Forest Service Moves To Build At County Airport Nevada County Supervisors unanimously approved negotiation of a lease agreement jointly with the California Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service allowing the two forestry units use of space at Loma Rica Airport for borate flight operations. Supervisor J.C, Coughlin was absent due to illness. As a result of the forthcoming agreement, the U.S. Forest Service will spend up to $15,000 in capital improvements at the. airport, it wasrevealed by Paul Madden of the U.S. agency. Madden revealedthe U: S. Forest Service desired to have plans for the improvements and approval of the agreement with the county by Sept. 15. Since the next meeting of supervisors will be Sept. 20, the board directed its chairman to negotiate the contract and have the district attorney's office prepare the agreement. The airport improvements will bethreefold: a concrete rt the borate loding and mixing area; a mobile control tower on skids to enable radio and visual control of aircraft during borate flight operations; and dust coating of the runway area to keep down dust and flying particles as a result of borate plane operations. Airport commission chairman Downey Clinch expressed pleasure with the proposed agreement and plans for improvements, Clinch said county improvements in the administration area at the airport planned in the current fiscal year have been delayed becuase of the recent fires, Equipment needed to clear the administration area had been required in fighting fires. He expects this work to get under way inthenear future. Additional expansion work at the airport will follow completion of work currently scheduled inthe admini, stration area. Some of this will of financial necessity extend into the next fiscal year, Clinch said, Kennedy Train In Marysville In what is described as a "major campaign tour,” Sen. John F. Kennedy and members of his staff will whistlestop Northern Calif-’ ornia enroutetoa night rally in Oakland tomorrow. Leaving Redding at 10:20 a.m., the Kennedy Special of eleven Southern Pacific cars is scheduled to arrive at Marysville at 1:30 p.m. ers are planning to meet the train. Press releases say the stop in Marysville and at other cities scheduled will average 10 to 20 minutes in duration. Democratic presidential] nominee will emplane for for Los Angeles. Weather GRASS VALLEY High Low Rain Aug. 31 85 55 .. Sept. 1 85 58 2 8380 .. 3 83 51 .15 4 73 42 .02 5 77. 53 6 87 55 Rainfall this year to date 227 last year 00 NEVADA CITY Aug. 3186 43 Sept. 1 86 44 2 84 #48 .. 3 84 45 .09 4°73. S1 5 77 41 6 86, 42 Rainfall this year todate .16 Immel Tops In Tennis Warren Immel of Banner Ridge won the First Annual Twin Cities Tennis Tournament Sunday inGrassValley. Thirty players from Grass Valley, Nevada City, SantaRosa and Auburn competed for the trophies. Immel teamed up with Bob Penn in the doubles match to-win that trophy, too. Penn also was awarded a second trophy when he won the consolation singles event from Otis Gaylord, Junior singles winner was Tom Deeble, -Bob McMasters received a . good sportsman award, David Haley won the prize for the . longest matches, . Numerous Kennedy support' Friday the tour will proceed . % down the San Joaquin Valley : with stops between Stockton : and Bakersfield, where the ; Allan Haley, SJ Sense ef ecdcbehed we) vn ow man eee hag poe —_—" see soone sereere t * —— Lack bed dake Thm oe on % Nd » i THE NUHS STUDENT BODY COUNCIL met last Wednesday evening to discuss programming of activities for the fall semester which began Sépt. 6. Among the student governing board present were Council President, John Paye, seated center of desk; Jerry Woods, Senior Class President, standing left and Junior Class President, left toright were: Phyllis Lollichstanding in for Sec., Vickie Miller, whowas absent fromthe meeting; Jo Swartz, Business Manager; and John Woods, Student Body Vice-President. standing right. Seated of Christ Unity Church in Sacramento. and Auburn will resume regular Monday meetings at 8 p.m. in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 239 Center Street, Auburn, on Monday, Sept. 12. Rev. Hinkle has been on vacation and to a conference at Lee Summit, Missouri, for the past several weeks, Everyone welcome. County On TV Channel 6 in Sacramento will feature a one-half hour television program on Nevada County tonight at 8 p.m. it was announced by Otis Gaylord, chairman of the Citizens for Progress group. Reverend John J. Hinkle . Gaylord Explains A small group of Grass Valley Chamber of Com: Merce members heard Otis : Gaylord, chairman of Ne. vada City's Citizens for Pro' gress committee, present his groups feelings on the pro' posed freeway route through Nevada City. Gaylord explained the Citizens for Progress committee was organized as a clearinghouse for ideas leading to the improvement of Nevada City as a historical landmark site and a desireable place to live. He said the objectives go beyond the freeway route controversy, but that he felt the Grass Valley chamber should be aware of the feelings of Nevada City residents on the route. Speaking of the freeway, Gaylord said, “It would be a crime to stop it or delay it in any way.” He said the current action of reviewing the route before the California Highway Commission would in no way delay construction of the freeway. State agencies have indicateda change could be made without delay, but have also indicated they would be pleased to have the issue settled and agreement Views To Valley Chamber reached as soon as possible. Gaylord said the delay in construction since the original agreement is actually the basis upon which the argument for review is based.

“He cited the economic change that has taken place since the original agreement the elimination of the gold industry and its, large payroll, and the uncertain future of the lumbering industry considering the high cost of reforestation in the area. Nevada City is not the commercial center of, Nevada County, he said. That distinction belongs to Grass Valley. Nevada City must depend to a greater degree upon its attractiveness to tourists---thehunter, the fisherman, the person interested in Mother Lode history . Gaylord said the present proposed downtown route through Nevada City would take as rights of way all the level downtown area which could be used for business expansion or off-street parking. "Wecan't afford this loss, " He cited 11 Department of Public Works reports that showed improved business conditions resulting from bypasses. CTS REVIEW JR. HIGH Nevada City & Rural Schools Oppose System "It boils down to dollars and cents," ~ This expression partially tells the story of the Nevada County seventh and eighth grade problem. It was voiced as superinten. dents andtrustees of ten districts met Wednesday night at the Nevada Union High School to discuss the mutual problem. “We can't go on the way we are going, we have to make a decision," high schoolSuperintendent Gerald Gelatt told the group. He was supported by the fact that -the junior high school costs to Nevada Union High School District last year exceeded receipts by some $42,000. It was indicated that if the high school district were to continue operations in the new high school and in two junior high schools, then the tax rate would need an overtide boost---possibly of 30 cents per $100 assessed valuation. This, it was suggested, would relieve elementary school districts of housing problems to the extent that y they would not require additional taxation ---if theywere willing to send all students to the junior high school. Seven out of the nine elementary districts, however, still maintain their seventh and eighth grades, thereby offering parents and students a choice of continuing in the local school or attending junior high school. As a matter of fact, more than half ofjunior high school students come from the two districts which have compulsary attendance ---Grass Valley and Ready Springs. In the other elementary school districts, two out of three students elect to remain at the elementary school, As County Superintendent of Schools Ed Fellerson put it, "We have a tremendous problem.” Observations at the meeting indicate the truth of his statement: Nevada City has pigeonholed an expansion program until the seWenth eighth grade problem is resolved. Rural districts can educate seventh and eighth. graders at little additional cost above present budgets. Nevada Union High School, even ‘if the junior high program were eliminated, would still have to maintain a school for the ninth grade since the new high school was not designed to handle enough students for a fouryear program at this time. Grass Valley Elementary School district is ready (and anxious) to get rid of two old school buildings as soon as additional space is available, Six of the nine functioning: elementary districts have housing problems. How does the seyentheighth grade status enter into current problems? Grass Valley --Pleased with the junior high school, nonetheless, the school board cannot make plans without knowing to what use theold high school plant will be put and what junior high school plans will evolve. Nevada City --Pleased Nevada County Democrats are poised for their "Dollars for Democrats" drive under Billboard Ban Delay A recommendation of the Nevada County Planning Commission that the county adopt a modified version of the Placer County ordinance banning billboards during an 18 month moratorium was sent back to the planners by county supervisors last week. The supervisors asked the planning commission to consider a moratorium of only six months in length. Democrat Dollar Drive last year 07 ANOTHER CHAPTER...In what is becoming known as “The Year Of The Fires" was enacted last week as a 20acre blaze threatened to spread toward Nevada City after starting in an orchard on Bost Road property owned by Eddie Furano. The lack of a strona wind Wednesday afternoon coupled with rapid action by borate planes and a Nevada City Auto Parts' "cat" aided containment of the blaze until Gold Flat, state forestry and other fire fighting units could gain control. The above photos show borate plane action aaainst the fire. the direction of Karl Anderson. The fund raising campaig will start Sept. 15. Mrs. Eleanor Hawkins will act as treasurer. Each supervisorial district] ofthe county has one or two) chairmen, They are: First district, Florence Jones; second district, Elmer Lewis; third district, Mary Joan Campbell and Babe Pinaglia; fourth district, Hollie Demberger; fifth district, Cecil Edmunds. Anyone wishing to help at the precinct level may phone their district chairman, Anderson said, Goal of the drive is to receive $1 from every registered Democrat in the county. with its own seventh-eighth grade program, Nevada City trustees point to 90 students attending those classes in the district now compared to ten during the first year of the junior high school program, Therefore, they will not agreetogiving up their program. However, if the high school district were to move the junior high school to Grass Valley exclusively, the district would be happy to dicker for the present junior high building as a stop-gap in their expansion plans. One problem they make clear. Nevada City must expand its facilities. Even if it were to give up all junior high age students, the district. would still be short of adequate space. Trustees look to an override tax or bondissue unless the present junior high structure is made available, Rural schools --Unhappy with the present situation for several reasons, most rural schools do all they can to re~ tain seventh and eighth gradersin the elementary school as long as possible. When a seventh or eighth grader. froma rural. school attends junior high school, the district must pay his or her tuition to the high school district. In one recent case, North San Juan’s local tax receipts were almost entirely wiped out by this tuition. Most officials present at the meeting agreed the rural schools cannot afford junior high school. Andrural teachers and principals flatly reject the statement that “you only get what you pay for." Rural schools can be just as good, they say, pointing out that early to rise for the bus and late to return home by the bus is really a problem in rural districts. "Home training beats your school all tothe devil,” they told supporters of the junior high school. Next meeting to take upthe . problem is scheduled for Sept. 29 with all school board members and administrators invited, Goal for a decision onthe junior high's future is set for late in October. Ironically, it is the elem' entary districts that hold the key to settlement. The high school district MUST continue operation of a junior high school unless there is unanimous agreement among the elementary school dis_tricts to disband it. However, the high school district can limit the junior high to classes in a single school, probably in Grass Valley, if the district so chooses.