Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 14

14 RENO EVENING GAZETTE July 21, 194S legislative 40,000 TROUT STREWN ON ROAD AFTER UPSET Load of Fish Destined for Lincoln County Scattered Over Highway as Truck Goes Over INDIAN SOLDIER TIED UP, ROBBED A young Indian soldier was beaten, tied and robbed by several Indian drinking corn-pan ions In a riverbank party early this morning, the police reported. The soldier, David Clark, told officers his erstwhile friends took his billfold, containing $90 to $100 and a railroad ticket, after knocking him out tying his hands with rope. As officers were dispatched to search for the strong-arm robbers, Clark related at 1 o'clock that he was assaulted some time from 4 to 6 o'clock. His drinking companions had led him to the riverbank "jungles," police said, and beaten the young soldier into unconsciousness. When he regained his faculties his assailants were gone, his hands were tied and his wallet was Replace Pipes At Golf Course Drainage System Funds Are Asked Within the next few days the Washoe county commissioners, in formal session yesterday, indicate they would advertise for bids on a considerable amount of pipe to replace the faulty watering system now used on the greens of the municipal golf course.

Bids also will be asked on a road grader. Sept. 5 was set as the date for the opening of bids on both pipe and grader. Other business saw the commissioners deciding to enter a formal request for federal funds to aid in financing a county drainage and-sewerage system. The decision to make the request followed a meeting with Harrison Devereaux, district en-gineer, for the federal works agency, who informed the commissioners that approximately $80,000 A second fish-laden truck, driven by Lester Nichols of Verdi, superintendent of the state hatchery, and Bruno Coli of Verdi, was also run off the road but not overturned.

The 35.000 trout on the second truck were immediately planted in the Carson river, Wheeler said. Investigation of the accident was conducted about 4 a. m. by State Policeman Al Powell of Fallon, who also happens to be a member of the state fish and game commission, and Deputy Sheriff George Wood of Churchill county. It waS surmised that Williams had fallen asleep at the wheel of his car when it swerved into the wrong traffic lane, resulting in the loss of the young game fish which were scattered over the desert.

Loss of the fish and damage to the overturned truck amounts to about $1500, the fish and game commission estimated this morning. A wrecker from Fallon towed the damaged truck back to town. None of the drivers were hurt. Forty thousand fish-all dead were entered as a loss tn the state fish and game commission's books early this morning, when a truck-load of 3-inch Rainbow trout was overturned on the highway about 20 miles out of Fallon on the salt flats. En route from the state hatchery at Verdi to Lincoln county, where about fifteen men with pack horses and equipment were waiting to plant them in southern Nevada streams, the fish were spilled over about a quarter of a mile of highway, S.

S. Wheeler, head of the fish and game commission, reported. The truck, loaded with 15-gallon cans each containing about 2000 young trout, was overturned in an attempt to avoid a head-on crash with a car driven by Jimmy Williams, Stillwater Indian. Billy West of Reno, driver of the truck, reported that he swerved onto the shoulder of the highway at Eight Mile Flat to avoid a collision with the oncoming car driven by Williams. CLEAR AND HOT WEATHER HOLDS Clear skies and warm temperatures will start off another week, the weather man promised today.

While a few scattered clouds are expected over the northern Sierra range, there is little chance of any storm, the weather experts declared. Reno had a 41-degree temperature range between Friday afternoon and this morning. Friday's high was 93 degrees, and this morning's minimum 52 degrees. Hot weather continued over the state, with 104 degrees at Las Vegas the highest temperature. Firemen Fail To Find Blaze Informed there was a grass fire two miles west of Reno on the Truckee highway at 6:05 p.

m. Friday, Reno and Sparks firemen drove in the Sparks county fire engine all the way to the California-Nevada state line but failed to find any blaze. At 3:29 p. m. Friday, city firemen were called to wash gasoline from street at Plaza and North Virginia st.

The gas was leaking from the fuel pump of a parked automobile and to stop the flow it was necessary to siphon some gas and raise the fuel line above the level of the car's tank, firemen said. NEVADA PEACE OFFICERS AT FBI ACADEMY Completing fourteen weeks of Intensive training, two peace officers from Nevada were graduated today from the FBI national academy at Washington. During their period at the academy, they received extensive training in the field of crime prevention, and present and future traffic problems At left, Sgt. Roger M. Amberger of the Nevada state police shown at work on a comparison microscope used to examine tool marks on metal.

At ri Is George N. Thompson, captain of the Las Vegas police department, conducting a practice lecture before his classmates at the academy. was available for such uses in the state. The county request, it was understood, would be in the neighborhood of $25,000. Another matter saw the com missioners formally approving the plat and the name of the new county subdivision near the golf course submitted by County Engineer A.

E. Hplgate. This tract will be known Tas the M. K. Fuller subdivision.

Sparks Pastor To Speak Here Speaker at the Sunday evening service at the First Christian church, Plumas and Taylor will be F. Sidney Shinall, it was announced today. A resident of Sparks, he is missionary of the Nevada-Sierra Baptist convention. Services being at 8 p. m.

Sunday. DIES IS RENO Under treatment at the hospital for six weeks, Chris Olsen died Friday afternoon. A native of Sweden, he was 60 years old. Nothing is known of any relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Ross-Burke Co.

Do you need your front wheels aligned, balanced, or brakes repaired? Try the LIBERTY GARAGE 232 Lake Street We have modern equipment and skilled mechanics. Complete lubrication, tune up work, electric, acetylene welding and radiator repairs. See Frank Counsel Named Frank Helmick Succeeds Suverkrup Appointment of Frank Helmick, Reno newspaperman, as legislative counsel was announced Friday afternoon at Carson following the resignation of Arthur N. Suverkrup from that position. Suverkrup will become secretary to Sen.

E. P. Carville. Helmick had been assistant counsel, a part-time position. On Aug.

1 he will take charge of the department created by the last legislature and will receive a salary of $400 a month. The appointment was made by the legislative counsel board consisting of Gov. Carville, State Sen. Walter Cox of Lyon county and Assemblyman George Miller of Humboldt county. A veteran newspaperman, Helmick came to Reno in 1921 and was employed by the Nevada State Journal as reporter, telegraph editor and editor until 1927, and since that time has been telegraph editor of the Reno Evening Gazette.

He has been the Gazette's legislative correspondent at every session of the legislature since 1927, and a political writer. Because of his familiarity with state affairs, and of legislative procedure, he was named assistant legislative counsel after the position was established. His successor as assistant has not been named. War Fund Quota Set Nevada has a $150,000 quota to meet as its share of the 1945-46 $115,000,000 national war fund campaign, it was announced today by state offices of united war chest and charities. The state topped its quota last year.

County chairmen appointed to date for the coming campaign by Gov. E. P. Carville and national war fund president, Morley Gris-wold, are Mrs. Marianne Smith-wick, upper Eureka; John R.

Han-nifan, Churchill; Charles T. Gilbert, Douglas; Allen B. Carter, Elko; Sumner Hatch, Lyon; G. M. Knezevich, Humboldt; James G.

Hulse, Lincoln; D. A. Hughes, White Pine. Injuries Fatal To Little Girl Gail Ponciano, 2 years and 11 months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Ponciano of Reno, died at 3:15 o'clock this morning of multiple injuries received Thursday afternoon when hit by a truck in the 600 block on East Sixth st. The accident occurred as the small child dashed from behind a parked car and into the path of the truck. Police officers who investigated reported the tragiv mishap was unavoidable on the part of the driver, who said the truck was traveling at 10-to-12 miles an hour at the time. Two witnesses confirmed the driver's report on the accident, the officers said. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Ros-Burke Co.

Auto Collision Basis of Lawsuit A suit asking $1300 in total damages was filed here Friday by the Owl taxi company against A. L. Riddle and D. A. Noble.

The suit is an outgrowth of an accident in which the plaintiff alleges that on the night of March 10 the defendant's car, negligently driven, collided with the taxi damaging it to the extent of $1300. Overseas Mail Dates Are Set Three Nevadans At Annapolis Three new Nevada appointees to the United States naval academy at Annapolis, will be represented at the academy on the arrival there of George Siri of Reno next Monday. William Root, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynott B.

Root of Reno, arrived there June 20, and Robert Titus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Titus of Reno, reported July 16. Siri is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

George Siri of Reno and attended the Universities of California and Nevada. He is a member of the Newman club at the university. He received his appointment from S.en. P. A.

McCarran. Titus and Root were appointed by Rep. Maurice Sullivan. They are also former University of Nevada students and are members of DeMolay, Root being a past master councilor. All three are graduates of Reno high school and members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Herberth Rites At LDS Church Funeral services will be held Monday for Mrs. Annabeth Herberth, who died suddenly at her home in Babbitt Thursday. The rites will be held at 2 p. m. at the Latter Day Saints church in Sparks, with burial in Mountain View cemetery.

Arrangements are in charge of the Ross-Burke Co. The Mayor Declares Building Repair Contract Given U. N. Dining Hall Needs New Ceiling The Walker Boudwin Construction co. of Reno was awarded a contract to repair the ceiling of the University of Nevada dining hall, it was announced by Charles H.

Gorman, comptroller. Amount of the bid, awarded by the board of regents Friday afternoon, was just over $20,000, according to Gorman. Replacement of the ceiling and plastering will begin Monday and will be completed within 60 days. First bids submitted were too high, and a special meeting of the regents was necessary for adjustments. Fred B.

Corle Dies in Reno Fred B. Corle, a printer in Reno for many years, died Friday at his hotel room. Death is believed to have resulted from natural causes. Born in Tuscarora 56 years ago, he same to Reno when a boy, attending the local schools and the University of Nevada for two years. For.

many years he was employed at local printing houses and newspapers and was secretary of the local typographical union for several terms. Active in Freemasonry, he was a member of Reno lodge No. 13 of which he had been a master and treasurer, and the Scottish Rite bodies of Nevada. For many years he played in the Reno band and had been a member of the musicians' union. Surviving are a son, Lt.

Com. Frederic W. Corle of the U. S. navy, and two daughters, Mrs.

Dallas Waters of New Jersey and Mrs. Eleanor Jean Lee of Reno. Private funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Ross-Burke chapel under direction of Reno lodge of Masons. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery. Golconda Soldier Wounded in Pacific Pfc.

Thomas F. Bullock, serving with the army in the Pacific, has been wounded in battle, the war department announced today. His wife, Mrs. Olive C. Bullock, lives in Golconda.

WARNING TO MOTORISTS All motorists exceeding the speed limit of 25 miles an hour, through the Town of Wads-worth, are subject to arrest and fine. Z. H. HOWES, Justice of the Peace. Phone 8745 For Reservations SAFETY MARK SET ATTONOPAH FIELD More than 69,000 flying hours without a fatal accident was the mark passed this week by Tonopah army air field's flyers and maintenance men, striving for records during the recently inaugurated 4tn air force safety campaign.

Emulating the airmen's record, personnel of the base motor pool have rolled up almost half a million miles of accident-less driving since May 15. Col. John A. Feagin, commanding officer, said, "We can be justly proud of our safety efforts to date. Constant emphasis on safety, both in the air and on the ground, will enable us to establish records that will be hard to beat." The record of 69,000 hours is in strong contrast to days when fatal flying accidents occurred approximately every 6000 hours.

Sparks Council To Meet Monday The Sparks city council will convene Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in its regular semi-monthly session. According to City Clerk Claude Cauble, a comparatively light business calendar is expected. Principal business is expected to be the reading and action on the city's semi-monthly payroll along with a reading of a financial report. There is a possibility that there may be some discussion on the pro posed paving of the second ward, the assessment roll for which has been completed. Military Police Captain Assigned Capt.

Foster L. Tuell, whose wife lives at 156, East Pueblo Reno, is newly assigned to the guard squadron of the AAF overseas replacement depot at Kearns, Utah. Commissioned in the corps of military police, Capt. Tuell is a veteran of 20 months' overseas duty in North Africa and Italy. Before entering the army in 1942, he was for 17 years associated with International Harvester Co.

VISITS MOTHER Mrs. Mary Manente, former Reno resident now residing in Las Vegas, was an arrival here Friday. Purpose of the visit is to be with her mother, Mrs. Dora M. Hook of 224 East Seventh convalescing after a serious operation at St.

Mary's hospital, Thursday. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 If 1 II 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Global warfare is no respecter of temperatures and seasons, Uncle Sam indicated here today by an announcement made through Reno Postmaster Pete Petersen that the public should start thinking about their Christmas mail for the boys in the armed services overseas. In general, this year's overseas mail follows the same general schedule and procedure as last year. Although now is the time to start thinking of the suitability of gifts, the time for sending and mailing of gifts for army personnel begins Sept. 15 and extends through Oct.

15. There is a further suggestion that mail destined for delivery in China, Burma, India, the Middle East and the islands of the Pacific should be mailed as immediately after Sept. 15 as possible. This year the postal authorities plan to give troops expected to be moved after Oct. 15 a special card form WDAC-form No.

204 which they can send to relatives and friends. This card with special identification may then be used as an additional address to letters and parcels to those armed service personnel who sent them. Navy mail and parcels may be mailed at any time up to and including Oct. 15. It is urged that all Christmas mail beginning with the opening date, Sept.

15, be plainly marked as Christmas mail. Lassen Sailor On Destroyer William Frawley Hill of Susan-ville, electrician's mate second class was aboard the destroyer USS Hugh W. Hadley when it knocked out 23 Jap planes in 105 minutes off Okinawa to set an all-time navy record. The Hadley not only survived the 150 plane attack but also rendered aid to a smaller vessel nearby. YOUR AUTOMOBILE YOUR TRUCK YOUR TRACTOR OR ANY STATIONARY GASOLINE MOTOR You can save up to 100 in operating costs by installing our Fuel Oil conversion.

This is not an overnight dream but a proven fact by over 30,000 miles of road tests. For Further Information See Jimmy at the FEDERAL GARAGE 240 West Street, Reno II III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II I II II II I 1 1 1 1 1 II If Il City License Deadline Near Fees Increased Under New Law Business firms and all persons required to obtain or renew city licenses this month will be penalized by a 25 per cent addition to their fees if they fail to apply before Aug. 1, Claude Gridley, city license inspector, warned today. The deadline for license applicants had been set at 5 p.m. Friday, but an extension until the end of the month has been allowed because of the heavy business in the city clerk's office since July 1, Gridley said.

City coffers had been enriched by more than through fees paid by licensees from July 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, he reported. The fees were those paid for general licenses as well C.s for gambling and liquor sales. Fees for practically all types of licenses were increased under ordinances adopted by the city council this year and under the new license structures some types of business not previously required'to obtain permits must now be licensed through the city clerk's office. It has not been determined how many businesses are not yet licensed nor how far above the $75,000 already collected the total in fees will reach, the license inspector said.

He pointed out that some firms are operated here by eastern owners and that some difficulty is encountered in obtaining new or renewal licenses in these cases. Sparks Planning Meeting Cancelled Due to the inability of the Sparks planning board to get a quorum, its joint meeting with the committee of the Sparks city council and Mayor D. J. Fodrin, called for Friday evening, was cancelled. The purpose of the meeting was to consider the advisability of a plan which would raze the present municipal warehouse and prepare the site for a residential subdivision.

The plan provided for the building of a new warehouse on a site east of the ball park at Fourth and Wright sts. The present warehouse is located between Fourteenth, Fifteenth and and sts. Propellor Expert In New Training SSgt. Harold F. Keller of Reno, propellor expert with the 540th air service group of the 15th air force, will receive further training soon after a furlough in the United States, prior to assignment in the Pacific theater.

The 540th is one of many service groups to be retrained and regrouped on its way from Italy to the Pacific. WISE SHOPPERS must save water, must not let water run to waste. There is a large amount of water being wasted in Sparks and vicinity. Many people are letting their sprinklers run for hours and the water is wasted in the gutters. Co-operation in saving water NOW will prevent more drastic measures later.

The railroad consumption is increasing due to augmented war traffic. The water pres-sure is decreasing. We can help by conserving. We must help by shutting off sprinklers and preventing wilful SALE of AIRCRAFT MONDAY NOON, July 23 RENO SKY RANCH Additional Surplus U. S.

Aircraft For Detail Phone George Douglai PHONE SPARKS 5-F-t waste of water. Announcement The Venetian Room Is Ready to Serve "Deliriously Different" AMERICAN AND ITALIAN DINNERS Try Oar SPECIAL ITALIAN 8-Course SUNDAY DINNER STEAK OR CHICKEN With Choice of Spaghetti or Home-made Ravioli I urge the people of Sparks to take this additional step and help in this war effort by saving water. 1 Very Truly D.J. FODRIN, MAYOR ALSO A LA CARTE We also serve delicious steaks and chopi from our new charcoal broiler. GALLERY HOTEL 644 East Fourth Street Reno TOSCANO HOTEL 238 LAKE STREET Choice Domestic and Imported Liquors and VVinei AMPLE PARKING SPACE V4 IllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllfJ.