September 7, 1960 (8 pages)

~ . NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC, 132 Main St., Nevada City, Calif. » Dial 265-2471 — ; siet We. 8 i eee R. Dean Thompson. . + + +e « « EditorsManager Don Fairclough. . -Circulation Maneger Clarice Mc Whinney._ os e's ee es Att 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, $3.00; Two years,‘ $5.00. Three years, $7.00. Printed by Berliner & Mc Ginnis, Nevada City. EDITORIAL Borate Will Benefit Airport Those in our county who have worked hard to establish and improve Loma Rica Airport have had cause recently to see the fruits of their labor well used. In the last three weeks we in Nevada County have seen an amazing number of borate flights from Loma Rica Airport to various fire fronts. Twice it has been our personal pleasure towatch such fire fighting action and its effectiveness. We watched from a distance as borate planes took to theair late one afternoon to attack a rapidly moving hot area of the North San Juan fire. Ina matter of an hour or less, the hot front had been reduced to controleable intensity. Again last, week we saw borate in action. All fir@ fighting men agreed the Bost Road blaze near Nevada City was extremely hot. With a little more wind, the fire easily could have swept out of control and become a major disaster. It was one borate plainthat partially contained the fire until ground crews could gain control. We saw this action from 100 yards, as well as watching from a quarter-mile while the borate controlled the Gold Flat Road side of the blaze. It takes men on the fire lines to bring final control. But the borate flights can be of tremendous benefit. Because of this fact, we are extremely gratified to see the move last week in whichthe U.S. Forest Service joined the California Division of Forestry in reaching anew lease agreement with the county supervisors for use of a portion of Loma Rica Airport for a permanent borate base of operations. With the agreement, the U.S. Forest Service apparently is willing to expend several thousand of dollars in improvements at the airport---one estimate is $15,000. They will construct a permanent cement pad to be used in mixing andloa ding borate. They will build a mobile control tower that can bring the airport under radio control during fires that require the borate flights. They will treat the dirt areas on each side of the runway to eliminate dust and flyingrocks that area nuisance and daner to planes. We are pleasedto note that the runway work will be of benefit to all using Loma Rica Airport. And the mobile control tower will likely be of use to the airport administration when traffic becomes heavy enough to “warrant the’expense of manning the structure. Within a year or two this will likely become adviseable on weekends. It should be noted that the control tower at Loma Rica is even more important than. at most airports. This is true because at #e Loma Rica pilots cannot see from either end of the runway to the other end. There’ ae is always the possibility that the plane taking off in a westerly direction wil] meet another headon either taxiing eastvs erly toward takeoff position or landing ings the easterly direction. The cooperation of county, state and federal governmental bodies is to be praised in making the use of Loma Rica for borate flights possible. More important, it shows the way to other cooperative ventures that can in the future aid Nevada County's growth and guide it in @ desireable direction. THE PAST IN PICTURES Readin’ ’n Writin’ ’n ’rithmetic By Jack Miner So here they are-the back-to-school-days have come again as they have for more than a hundred years now in California. The kids are marching forth! ‘Here and there, little hands are tucked into mama's for the bit of comfort needed on this day of new adventure; some baby faces are pinched bravely against the mysterious unknown, others are set in resignation as they are led into the school-yard for the first time, The mamas are sad at losing their babies,. but confident that the little ones will be in the care of able and understanding teachers. The mothers of the first, second and third graders, are glad forthe chance to rest up after a hectic summer with a houseful of boisterous kids. On their best behaviour now, the children take the occasion in stride; some of them have even looked forward to school during the last two weeks. The girls have on pretty. new dresses to talk about and compare; and on this first day there might even be suspenseful whispered speculations; what will the new teacher be like? Is she as. nice as.last year's? Or--or? The boys" pockets are crammed with assorted oddities -for show-off or trading-a sand dollar, perhaps a still limp star-fish both smelling peculiarly of beach and ocean.or a shiny piece of obsidian found at the very spot in the mountains where real Indians gathered the stuffto make arrow heads and spear points. . . even relics from last year, forgottentillnow, but still good for trading, you bet you! And the high school kids troop into their school. Bluejeaned boys with fancy hair-cuts, faces a bit supercilious with pretended boredom, ogling the girls. . . girl-women with bright, sparkling eyes and thoughts of a husband and a home of their own already in their pretty heads. Yes, it's back-to-school-days once again. Good luck, kids. Good luck! Can You Recognize Anyone???

~ . NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC, 132 Main St., Nevada City, Calif. » Dial 265-2471 — ; siet We. 8 i eee R. Dean Thompson. . + + +e « « EditorsManager Don Fairclough. .. -Circulation Maneger Clarice Mc Whinney._ os e's ee es Att 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, $3.00; Two years,‘ $5.00. Three years, $7.00. Printed by Berliner & Mc Ginnis, Nevada City. EDITORIAL Borate Will Benefit Airport Those in our county who have worked hard to establish and improve Loma Rica Airport have had cause recently to see the fruits of their labor well used. In the last three weeks we in Nevada County have seen an amazing number of borate flights from Loma Rica Airport to various fire fronts. Twice it has been our personal pleasure towatch such fire fighting action and its effectiveness. We watched from a distance as borate planes took to theair late one afternoon to attack a rapidly moving hot area of the North San Juan fire. Ina matter of an hour or less, the hot front had been reduced to controleable intensity. Again last, week we saw borate in action. All fir@ fighting men agreed the Bost Road blaze near Nevada City was extremely hot. With a little more wind, the fire easily could have swept out of control and become a major disaster. It was one borate plainthat partially contained the fire until ground crews could gain control. We saw this action from 100 yards, as well as watching from a quarter-mile while the borate controlled the Gold Flat Road side of the blaze. It takes men on the fire lines to bring final control. But the borate flights can be of tremendous benefit. Because of this fact, we are extremely gratified to see the move last week in whichthe U.S. Forest Service joined the California Division of Forestry in reaching anew lease agreement with the county supervisors for use of a portion of Loma Rica Airport for a permanent borate base of operations. With the agreement, the U.S. Forest Service apparently is willing to expend several thousand of dollars in improvements at the airport---one estimate is $15,000. They will construct a permanent cement pad to be used in mixing andloa ding borate. They will build a mobile control tower that can bring the airport under radio control during fires that require the borate flights. They will treat the dirt areas on each side of the runway to eliminate dust and flyingrocks that area nuisance and daner to planes.

We are pleasedto note that the runway work will be of benefit to all using Loma Rica Airport. And the mobile control tower will likely be of use to the airport administration when traffic becomes heavy enough to “warrant the’expense of manning the structure. Within a year or two this will likely become adviseable on weekends. It should be noted that the control tower at Loma Rica is even more important than. at most airports. This is true because at #e Loma Rica pilots cannot see from either end of the runway to the other end. There’ ae is always the possibility that the plane taking off in a westerly direction wil] meet another headon either taxiing eastvs erly toward takeoff position or landing ings the easterly direction. The cooperation of county, state and federal governmental bodies is to be praised in making the use of Loma Rica for borate flights possible. More important, it shows the way to other cooperative ventures that can in the future aid Nevada County's growth and guide it in @ desireable direction. THE PAST IN PICTURES Readin’ ’n Writin’ ’n ’rithmetic By Jack Miner So here they are-the back-to-school-days have come again as they have for more than a hundred years now in California. The kids are marching forth! ‘Here and there, little hands are tucked into mama's for the bit of comfort needed on this day of new adventure; some baby faces are pinched bravely against the mysterious unknown, others are set in resignation as they are led into the school-yard for the first time, The mamas are sad at losing their babies,. but confident that the little ones will be in the care of able and understanding teachers. The mothers of the first, second and third graders, are glad forthe chance to rest up after a hectic summer with a houseful of boisterous kids. On their best behaviour now, the children take the occasion in stride; some of them have even looked forward to school during the last two weeks. The girls have on pretty. new dresses to talk about and compare; and on this first day there might even be suspenseful whispered speculations; what will the new teacher be like? Is she as. nice as.last year's? Or--or? The boys" pockets are crammed with assorted oddities -for show-off or trading-a sand dollar, perhaps a still limp star-fish both smelling peculiarly of beach and ocean..or a shiny piece of obsidian found at the very spot in the mountains where real Indians gathered the stuffto make arrow heads and spear points. . . even relics from last year, forgottentillnow, but still good for trading, you bet you! And the high school kids troop into their school. Bluejeaned boys with fancy hair-cuts, faces a bit supercilious with pretended boredom, ogling the girls. . . girl-women with bright, sparkling eyes and thoughts of a husband and a home of their own already in their pretty heads. Yes, it's back-to-school-days once again. Good luck, kids. Good luck! Can You Recognize Anyone???