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Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 21

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Reno, Nevada
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21
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SUNDAY JULY 6 1947 NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO 'NEVADA PAGE SEVENTEEN Hotel Opening Set on July 12 WELLS July 5 Opening of the new Oasis Hotel and casino has been set for Satur day July 12 Sam Tooley owner manager announced this week Oasis is on highway 40 approxi mately 30 miles east of Wells Simpson and Goebel general contractors of Wells were in charge of construction of the two story cinder block building which is completely modern Mr and Mrs Richard Tebbetts announce the birth of a son their first child in Oakland Calif Wed nesday 1 Mrs Tebbetts formerly Miss Eleanor Weeks is the daughter of Mrs Edith Weeks who left Thursday to spend two or three weeks with her daughter and family Lauric high school in structor left Wednesday to visit his home in Sparks before finish ing summer session at the Uni versity of Southern California in Los Angeles Mr and Mrs Robert Godwin and daughters and Mr and Mrs Godwin Jr and sons re turned Wednesday after a two weeks vacation in Indiana Dale Murphy employe of the highway department stationed in Beowawe was here Thursday visit ing his parents Mr and Mrs Murphy en route to Reno to spend the ourth of July week end time visiting antique shops look ing for valuable paintings Comedian Red Skelton is an other painter He recently held an exhibit all of his paintings in this show being of circus clowns Bette took up painting after she married William GrantSherry a Laguna Beach artist She has not had much time for her new: hobby lately due to the birth of their first child Other of painters are Gail Russell John Garfield Robert Ryan Richard Conte James Warren and Richard Whorf Garfield and Ryan specialize in landscapes Warren devotes most of his energies to westerns Conte mostly on portraits Jimmy Cagney and Gary Cooper both are apt at cartooning Director Jean Negelcscu also is an accompished artist Once when he wanted Joan Crawford to show' a certain mood in a picture he did a fine portrait of her portraying the mood It is now one of most prized possessions Herlong To Get Diplomas rom High School HERLONG Calif July 5 (Spe cial) Twelve will soon receive their high school diplomas here from the Lassen Junior col lege it announced today by Delwin Poe special instructor for the Sierra Ordnance Depot GI school Ranging in ages from 21 to 38 'the dozen veterans successfully passed their general education de velopment tests after a long hard course of study Poe stated The diplomas ill be forwarded by the Junior college to Col Arthur Luse depot commanding officer for distribution to the' veterans The students all employes and World War II veterans studied special subjects during the course one half held during orking hours and half at night school Those qualifying for high school diplomas include Louis Picciano Patrick Garcia James Anderson Thomas Goodwin Roger John son' Robert Leonberger Wilbert Davies Richard David Kenneth oster Wayne Pratt Thomas Grimes and Samuel Tate Jr Lynn Kirkman also studied with the class doing college preparatory work He had received his high school diploma from his home school in Illinois Veteran Retires As Postmaster SUSANVILLE Calif July (Special) Postmaster Elmer Win chell retired this week after 15 service and Assistant Post master Ivor Lanigar was appoint ed acting postmaster Two postal inspectors from the Reno district office were at the lo cal postoffice this complet ing the transfer Mr Winchell was postmaster in 1933 and during his administration the local office ad vanced from class 2 to class 1 and a postoffice building erected in 1938 Ed Kuenzll money order clerk takes over the assistant postmas ter duties Mr Lanigar joined the postal service as a temporary sub clerk June 29 1925 when Math now county tax collector was postmaster Sept 1 1942 His 22 years with the postal service have been entirely at the Susanville of fice lie was born at Standish grad uated from the local high school and has been active in civic af fairs LM STARS TURN TO EASEL OR HOBBY AND ARE MIGHTY GOOD AT THIS ART TOO 1 1 Ik 1 pM Ip I i 1 i "It d3jir Rk I feHWL SHIPYARD This fine etching is the work of Lionel Barrymore long a top name on the screen r'' "'A KATHARINE CORNELL Sketch in charcoal by Ginger Rogers By VICTOR GUNSON Central Press Correspondent' HOLLYWOOD art colony which contains some of the most famous names is growing June Haver red MacMurray John Payne and Joan McCracken are the latest to turn to oils and water colors After preliminary practice June has undertaken a monumental work She is painting a mural across one whole wall of her den red John and Joan have con tented themselves with Ynore mod est beginnings One of most versa tile artists Linda Darnell recently departed on a four month trip to Europe for the purpose of paint ing landscapes particularly in Italy and Switzerland Linda figured it would the most restful vacation after the most arduous five months of her career playing the title role in "orever Linda does portraits as well as landscapes She uses oils water colors and charcoal While she was at work in the picture she did portraits of her four leading men Cornel Wilde Glenn Langan Richard Greene and John Russell as well as other members of the cast Ginger Rogers who is currently busy in Had to Be is another of most versa tile artists She not only paints and draws but is a sculptress A bust of her mother Mrs Leila Rogers is one of her best works Lionel Barrymore is not only a musical composer but is famous for his etchings Vincent Price not only paints but at one time ran an art gallery in Beverly Hills as a hobby As a lecturer he is rated as an auth ority on art It is Price's theory that an actor must have an out side interest the very nature of an ac profession thqre are long pe riods of says Price actor must fill in this time with some sort of outside interest or the platitude about the devil find ing work for idle hands is all too likely to come true "Excessive drinking which has bothered many a fine actor often seems to stem from this actors turn to sport as an outlet but I doubt one can make a real avocation out of golf or tennis Literature of course is a fascinating study but it not provide much creative oppor tunity for the reader actors move around a good bit and at times too have no spare time atallso they can not become involved in hobbies which require extensive equipment and continuous application finally the graphic arts seem to fulfill best the conditions under which an actor Anthony Quinn is a sculptor and painter his hobby stemming from his original studies of architecture A head of Lincoln is one of his best works Quinn spends much of his spare "I i ill fez 11 WMbHSS JIB Blii MM AN Linda Darnell sketches characters in new film Personal Notes rom Herlong HERLONG Calif July 5 (Spe cial) Charlie Chastain returned this week from Riverside hospital in Susanville where he underwent an emergency appendectomy Chas tain recently visited Weeletka Okla where he was called by the serious illness of his mother Mr and Mrs erris of Sacramento and Ms Joseph er ris df San rancisco were recent visitors with Mr and Mrs Richard Kautzman Mr and Mrs Milo Kennedy and Dr Kennedy of Sacramento are spending the holidays here as guests of Mr' and Mrs Adams 4 Capt Alexander Chalian act ing post surgeon left this week for Camp Stoneman for separation from service He will return to private medical practice in Oak land Miss Joan Taylor has returned from a visit with her grandmother Mrs Myron Scott in Vallejo and great grandparents Mr and Mrs Coplantz at Yuba City Robert Brown has received word that his sister Mrs Jewel Henry and family are en route to Anchorage Alaska via the 'Alcan and Mrs Wilbur Anderson repre sented Herlong at the State in Sacramento recently Helen O'Brien daughter of Lt Col and Mrs Leo O'Brien was the Her long delegate to the State Mrs Arthur Luse production chairr of the Red Cross reports that her committee will continue activities for several Wednesday afternoons before adK journing for the summer The group is now working on supplies and dressings for the station hos pital James Strout a rancher near the Sierra Ordnance Depot re ceived emergency treatment at the station hospital recently when bitten by a rattlesnake Thora Miller and Wesley ul ton Sierra Ordnance Depot em ployes surprised their friends in Herlong when they announced their recent marriage in Minden Nev Mr and Mrs Herbert Sar gent recently married in Reno were honored at a housewarming last week Herlong Progressive Club mem bers sponsored a dance Thursday night at the community building THRPARTIAI I loaded Russian tankers were stuck in Los Angeles and Long BeAch I i llLL I 1 IMLLI Harbors July 1 They failed to clear port by midnight June 29 to beat the extended wartime export act If they had put to sea in time the three ships could have sailed with nothing more than a declaration of their petroleum cargo Now according to Otto Miller deputy collector of customs the vessels will be required to obtain special licenses or pump back their oil cargoes Photo shows the tanker Maikop which had pumped 25000 barrels of stove oil aboard when the dead line came It has a capacity of 50000 barels (International Soundphoto) 'f '4 1 'X Op zd highway The Henry family of Klamath alls is well known here Mr and Mrs Elmer Bennett will leave' Herlong Monday for Santa Monica to reside Herb Hoyt superintendent of the Sierra Ordnance Depot ammu nition suoply division who recent ly underwent an emergency ap pendectomy at the station hospital here returned home Thursday Marlene Gibson daughter of Mr and Mrs orrest Gibson re cently entertained a group of young friends in celebrating her fifth birthday Teen Agers report that their re cent barn dance was a success On the committee were Jo Ann Con ley Lois Beckett Lee Anderson Buddy Biondi Mary Walker Bob Schaibley Milo Coracklin Donna Pprry Maxine Darrell and Sherry Gross Richard Anderson son of Mr CARSON YOUTH CENTER SOUGHT CARSON CITY July 5 (Spe cial) At a meeting of the Ormsby County Youth Center Association Wednesday night at the Civic aud itorium Mayor Elston long an advocate of a suitable site for after school activities again urged that the civic auditorium basement be made available as a recreation center for local youth site not only is ideally lo cated but properly lighted and well he said He ex pressed the desire to do all pos sible to obtain equipment for the center and promote its reorganiza tion Mayor Elston also stated that the selective service staff now housed in the basement should be out of the building within a month I hope that the basement can be opened as the youth center when school reopens this urther discussion will be held at the July 7 meeting of the city trustees and Lon Wright was asked to represent the Ormsby Youth Association at the session District Attorney Richard Wat ers Jr and Hugh Shamberger also concurred with Mayor Elston in favor of utilizing the basement for the youth center Gordon A Sampson vice presi dent and general manager of the has offered the ground di rectly in the rear of the auditor ium as an outdoor supplementary area for the center and arrange ments can be made to have the area properly lighted it was de clared 'i Donald Robertson superintend ent of schools and chairman of lhe executive commit tee reported that the center had been a success in the past but its success cannot be measured by the number in attendance each night he said The principal purpose is to have a place for youths to go Robertson also said the youth as sociation is not lacking in finan cial assistance Oliver Pratt chairman of the as sociation for several years asked that a successor be named as he no longer has time to devote to the project He urges however that the original executive commit tee serve until September when new officials will be selected Attending the meeting were Mayor Elston Oliver Pratt Don Robertson Richard Jr Hugh Shamberger Mrs Oliver Pratt Mrs Opal Sherman Mrs Edith Burkett Mrs Al Green halgh Mr and Mrs Thomas Rob inson Horan treasurer and Miss Gwen Butti secretary if Railroad Ties Damaged by ire WELLS July 5 (Special) The Volunteer fire fighters were called out at mid afternoon Thursday extinguish a fire of unknown origin in a pile of railroad ties between Page garage and the Victory motor court on Sixth Street ire fighters captained by Con stable Homer Murphy prevented what a brisk breeze was threaten ing to fan into a blaze pt serious proportions McDaniel owner of the ties and city councilman in charge of water lieht and fire departments estimated the damage at not more than 5100 It was the first alarm in more than two months Arrangements were in charge of John Griffin Jr club presi dent and Leon Hamilton commit tee chairman Visiting in Herlong at the home of her brother Joe Busch is Miss Mildred Busch a medical welfare worker at Lansing Mich Miss will leave next week for Hawaii to lake a welfare position there Miss Marjorie Miller was hon ored at a silver dollar shower re cently by members of the Aid of the Community Church Miss Miller will leave Herlong soon for West Haven Conn where she will be married to Theodore Adams Co hostesses at the af fair were Mrs Ira Herbert and Mrs Dale Kautzman Mrs Elmore Armstrong recent ly returned from a trip to Mis sissippi Mr and Mrs Alfonso Windham Elzadie Smith and Luther Maxie were recent visitors in Las Vegas Lois Benner of Gerlach has been a guest 'of Caroline Stagg Air and Mrs Math Douglass are vacationing in Paris Texas In the meantime their son Scotty arrived in Herlong from Alaska for a surprise visit to his parents Mr and Mrs Leo Demetras of Logan Utah recently became the parents 1 of a daughter it is an nounced Airs Demetras is the former Aliss Wijanita Gehrt of Herlong Attending a family reunion in Meridian Ida are Air and Mrs Allen Air and Airs loyd Conrad Beth and James Allen Mr and Mrs Gilbert of Vancouver Wash are spending the weekend at the home of her parents Air and Mrs Vernon ALERT CAMERAMAN wide for 10 miles near Spearfish Valley (International! Zt gBBw AjJ Dressier Tells Of Experiences CARSON VALLEY July 5 (Special) The Gardnerville Car son Valley Kiwanis club met Thursday evening when red Brusn was program chairman and the speaker Budd Dressier told of his experiences with the army of occupation in Japan He pre sented an interesting description of the district where he was sta tioned' Andy Boyd here from his home in San Jose was introduced by rank Settelmeyer and reviewed early days in this valley when he and his brother were the own ers of the large ranch now op erated by Mr Settelmeyer and his sons Visiting Kiwanians were Ernest Lundeen of Vallejo and Art erry of Stockton DAILY CROSSWORD 22 Unit of speed (Naut) 25 Sand hill 27 To blow a horn i 29 Arch 31 A Poly nesian (New Zea) 32 Instill 33 Damp 35 Rented under lease 36 Accumulate frill 42 Clenched hand Saturday Anawer 44 Border of a hat 47 Indehiscent fruit 48 Body of water 50 Abounding inore ACROSS 1 Young cow 5 Line of junction 9 A shade of red 10 Volume of maps 12 ull oflumps 13 Variety of chalcedony 14 Conjunction 15 Place 17 Evening 18 Employ 20 Strain 23 Erbium (sym) 24 Not alive 26 Loose cape 28 Polish 30 Court 31 Small fresh water fish 34 Unit of weight (India) 37 Indefinite article 38 Pitcher 40 Evening sun god (Egypt) 41 Away 43 Vat 45 Rough lava 46 Bankrupts 49 To intersect 51 Outcome 52 Employs 53 name 54 resh water tortoise DOWN 1 A channel ortify 3 olds over 4 An airman 5 American Indian 6 Anglo Saxon letter 7 Toward the lee 8 Prodigy 9 Visible mass of fog in the air 11 Cubic meter (nnfti 16 Head covering piaueu 19 Merit 21 Cry of a crow MclHh cWaJmTaThI OAC HMM 2 a ulp eBp I SMBS A eWm a weMS a yM 2 2p RMR I A RJMK I a £2 I lMc kma i stfr i nMo i i eMe a 2 2 eHl 1 a 9 I is 21 21 Z5 31 32 33 3 35 ZZZ Ji Also recent guests at the Britt home were Mr and Mrs William Young and daughter Maridel of Portland Ore Mrs Young is the elder daughter Abe Gedankon of New York is a guest at the home of and Mrs David L1 Harris Rev and Mrs Nick Neufeldare spending two weeks in Ore gon Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs James Evers were Mr and Mrs John Osburn of Grass Vai PROESSIONAL CARDS uneral Service Ross Cyrus Wycoff i Pres Trcas ROSS BURKE CO 101 West 4th St Phone 4154 A Rogen Pres Secy ROGERS uneral Service Inc 220 West Second Street Phone 4174 MORRISSETT Attorney at Law RENO NffVADA 146 1st Gt Tel 4458 MAURICE SULLIVAN Attorney at Law Phone 4fl22 i 17 East Second Street Reno WILLIAM HUGHEY ATTORNEY AT LAW EDERAL TAX SPECIALIST Telephone 3940 519 Humboldt Street Reno Nevada BENSON TAPSCOTT ATTORNEY AT LAW 26 West Second St Reno Nev PHONE 2 10 15 HARVEY KELTY Bv Appointment Phone 2 2959 LOST AND OUND 5 LOST Camera on Lake Road Sunday Call Grey Reid's Dept or 6288 after" 6 Reward Jy4M JyJE $10 REWARD for return of ladles black and silver nrescriotlon sun glasses Return to Harrah's Club Delander Jy6M Jy7E LOST Saturday large drawing bear ing address of Arthur Hegel I os Angeles Phone Reno 2 1135 Re ward Jv6M DRUGS AND SUNDRIES 6 INDUSTANI SKIN OINT MENT THE OINTMENT THAT SUCCEEDS WHERE OTHERS AIL! Why suffer from eczema barber's Itch pimples rash dry scaly or Itchv skin foot or piles whan you can get sneedv and ner msnent relief with Industan) Skin Ointment? Buy a Jar of this amaz ing remedy today! Put an end to your scratching and pain! Order by phore or mall from Industan! Oint ment Co Box 2507 Reno Drug Store 208 Car son St Carson City Wilson Drug Stoie Masonic Bldg Corner irst and Virginia Sts Reno and Pet ersori Drug Store 1136 Street Nevada PERSONALS 7 I WILL NOT be responsible for any bills contracted bv anyone other than myself from this date July 3 1947 or thereafter BUI Callahan Jy4E Jy8M HAVING bought the Marlon Hotel we will not be responsible for any i debts prior to June 25 1947 Doro thy Taylor and Lillian Tran chfna Jy4M Jy7E I HEREBY give notice that I am not responsible for any acts deeds or bills made by anvone other than myself after June 16 1947 Charles Shoffle 2: JylM Jy6E HAVING dissolved my partnership with and Service Station I will not be responsible for anv bills from July 1 1947 A Crossley Jy6M Jy9E WILL the party assaulted in Har rah's Club on the morning of June 27 1947 please call Reno 5871? Jy2M Jy8E HOW MUCH have you used your subjected partner there are two of you one on the physical the other innernsychlc self Rosicrucian Park San Jose Calif Je26E AWNINGS Lawn furniture covered All car up holstery done Ted's Cushion te Awning Service 800 WEST OURTH ST PHONE 4683 Je22M SEE the improved CHARTS ounda tion garment Call Mrs Hoskins 8596 A Jy4M UNWANTED hair permanently re moved Louis Amberg 1286 South Virginia Phone 2 4066 or 2 4067 2 J10M ALCOHOLICS Anonymous Phone 2 1957 Reno BOX 166 J8M DRIVING to Buffalo New York about July 8 can take two to share expenses Write to William Wil liams General Delivery Reno Je25E Je26M Transportation to 'Chi cago about July 7 Share expenses and driving References Phone 7861 JylM Jy7K ley former residents here Mrs Gladys 'Krenz and son rank are spending a month In Salem and Portland Ore Word has been received from Lt Col Willoughby former operations officer of Sierra Ord nance Depot that he is now sta tioned in Athens Greece Striepeke of Tooele Ord nance Depot Tooele Utah I was here last week conferring with Col Arthur IT Luse local com manding officer HELP WANTED MALE 9 WANTED 5 EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANIC Must have own hand tools Top Wages Lund 226 Chestnut Street Reno JOURNAL ROUTES now open for boys between the ages of 12 and 16 southwest and northwest sections of Reno Call 4121 Circulation Dept and District man will call at you' home Jel5E MECHANIC general automotive' top pay excellent working condi tions only first class man need ap ply 545 4th Jy3M Jy7g HIGH school boys to sell refresh ments at Motor In Theati eve nings Apply theatre or phone 2 1148 Jy4M Jy7E MAN with "car work on salary and percentage at gold mine Real op portunity Write Gaz Jnl Box 220 Jy6M Jy90 Experienced mechanic' cthe need apply Thornton's Gniege Truckee Calif J25M WANTED Experienced breakfast cook $1250 shift Pine Cone Car son City Jy5M Jy8E WANTED Experienced breakfast cook $1250 shift Ple Cone Carson City Jy5M Jy8B WANTED Experienced dinner cook $1250 shift Pine Cone Car son City Jy5M Jy8E Green lumber pliers and grader Call 7558 Jy3E JyBM HELP WANTED EMALE 9A REE Shampoo and Sets Daily ATTENTION STUDENTS! Investigate Earn as you learn at the Reno Beauty College Phone 2 1561 247 Sierra St Wanted at Once SECRETARY or General Office ZWorlc Apply in Person Room 309 Clay Peters Building BOOKkEEPERMust 7 be experl enced automotive bookkeeper Per manent Reno resident references required Excellent opportunity in new Lincoln Mercury agency Call 7255 ask for Mr Mlrzak JylE Jy6M STENOGRAPHER Switchboard operator experienced typist Must take shorthand and operate PJBX switchboard Only permanent Reno resident apply Steady Job in new Lincoln Mercury Agency Call 7255 Ask for Mr Mlrzak JylE Jy6M or our Lake Tahoe 7 gift store must be experienced and possess A references Apply in person at Henry's 211 Virginia St Jy2E Jy8M YOUNG girl to help in refreshment counter at Motor In Theatre Apply at theatre or phone 2 1148 Jy4M Jy7E GIRL or WOMANfor care of chip dren other light duties live in divorcee considered Phone 2 3580 Jy5E EXPERIENCED'iocal girl for soda fountain Steady work Eagle Drug No 3 961 South Virginia i Jy5M Jy8E SALESWORK Experienced in ready 1 to 'wear department Will accept house work Phone 7805 Mrs De Barnese Jy5M Jy5E HOUSEKEEPER wanted Working 7 parents two children Room board Phone 5922 Jy4M Jy7E WOMAN wantedTor general house work and cooking live in Phone 2 1626 J27M Laundry help Apply in person Sierra Laundry 21 East Plaza St Jy2E HELP WANTED MALE AND EMALE 10 RODEO i is pronounced here in Reno And you too can be pro nounced successful if you come to us with your Job troubles We spe cialize in placing the right person on the right job and in bringing the employer and employee to gether for their mutual advantage AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT BUREAU 41 West irst Street (ABOVE THE TOWN HOUSE) PHONES 6393 and 5492 9 a to 2 :30 Sats 9 to Noon HfeAR ROM YOU MONDAY! 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