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Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 14

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Reno, Nevada
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1 WEDNESDAY MARCH 27: 1957 NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO NEVADA PAGE ruORTEEN early finally Crash Victim Still Critical HAROLD ow 'OTO serve you at Dean Witter 5c Co In this weels'Post! ith the finest GUN COLLECTION in the world I never see all the guns and AvailoWe in osl of ovr offieot See the wonderful old min camp pianos and music Dean Witter Co RENO NEVADA Club Admission ree MAPES HOTEL Telephone Airview 2 7047 San rancisco A CURTIS MAGAZINt A HAROLDS CLUB BE SURE TO STAY AT HAROLDS PONY EXPRESS LODGE BETWEEN RENOSPARKS set up of the on the PITTSBURGH March 26 The Pennsylvania supreme court reversed itself today and ruled the Korean conflict was a war The state high tribunal in a 6 to 1 decision declared an insur ance company did not have to pay double indemnity benefits to the father of a Marine killed in action our years ago in a similar in surance case the court ruled the Korean fighting was not a de clared war and awarded the double payments to the benefi ciary LAS VEGAS Nev March 26 (IP) Technical Sergeant Mike Skwirut33 an Air orce veteran of 12 years died today after swallowing insecticide in what deputies listed as suicide wife Johanna a Ger man Var bride said he came into their home coughing and gagging He died shortly afteward while enroute to Nellis Air orce Base hospital in an ambulance Deputies said Skwirut a mem ber of Training Squadron 8 had been distressed over financial difficulties Survivors include his widow and his father who resides 1 at Naticoke Pa The modern hospital's ery hrings patients through those critical postoper ative hours when death lurks in ambush or years postopera tive fatalities have plagued doc tors and hospitals alike Now thanks to this ingeniously con ceived room the percentage of these deaths has dramatically decreased! miss "Thia Place Can Save Your RENNSELAER March 26 (IP) A nurse said was burping the prettiest bubbles you ever after they pumped out three year old Arthur Van Gel stomach yesterday Arthur had popped a bath oil capsule into his month NP 4S IOI' Our 16 page booklet tells you more about the extra services and facilities available at Dean Witter Co to help you 'becomb a investor You can have a copy without obligation Just write' our nearest office and address your inquiry to Department A In our busy wire room a battery of tele types chatter continuously as they send and confirm orders in a matter of minutes or transmit investment information to our 32 offices Behind the scenes at Dean Witter Co a comprehensive communications system is working for you ELY Steps to combat a situa tion which has made per cent of the top quality milk produced in White Pine county were taken at a meeting of the White River Assn at the schoolhouse in Lund last ri day night Also taking part in'the meeting were Clyde Marshall of Ely Ice Cream and Dairy Co and Tom Cook agricultural extension agent Payment for milk is only 79 cents per pound of con tained butterfat compared with the regular price of 8159 even though the milk is all far above the strict grade A standard of Nevada ull payment is made only for milk that is marketed as grade A whole milk with the going into such things as ice cream cheese or dried milk The locally produced exists here only because of the sale of Utah milk in' the district it was brought out at the meeting since the full local market would otherwise consume all of the milk produced in White Pine county almost entirely in the Lund area and would be sufficient even for expansion of the important local industry The meeting was presided over by Vance McKenzie of Lund pres ident of the associa tion Van Gardner association secretary assisted with numer ous records information about legislation and other facts our Mrs Jo anne Gardner Mrs Van Gardiner Mrs Sara McKenzie and Mrs Harriet Ivins reported to the meeting on theid visits made to many Ely stores and customers on (he delivery routes They found that the present situation of the local dairy indus try was not generally known in the district and that being told CARSON CITY March 26 (IP) Mrs Janet Stephens 45 of El Cerrito Calif was reported still in critical condition by attend ants at Carson Tahoe Hospital here today Mrs Stephens was pulled from the wreckage of her burning car Saturday near the resort area of Bijou Park Lake Tahoe after it had been involved in an accident The fire claimed the life of her 50 year old husband James Stephens according to California highway patrol reports Mrs Stephens was reported to have received multiple injuries from the crash but no burns Three CHP cadets identified as Robert A Green Arthus Gunn and William Morez were cred ited with pulling Mrs Stephens from the car in time to save her from the flames WENDOVER Utah (IP) Air orce officials at Wendover Air orce Base have reported that a 57 aircraft has crashed in a restricted bombing range area near the base The plane was observed by tower operators through field glasses They reported the plane was burning but could not determine if anyone had been injured Rescue workers were sent to the scene immediately but the area is believed to be exteremly difficult to travel through The aircraft usually carries a crew of two Air orce officials said the plane was part of the 461st Bomb Wing on temporary duty at Wen dover The wing is permanently based at Blythville Air orce Base in Arkansas Elsewhere the click and hum of special electronic equipment is sending out auto matically a stock market analysis to tele phone listeners as easy to dial as the time) Seven times daily it changes to reflect current prices and trends A radiotelephone circuit spanning 3000 miles of ocean is busy several hours a day bringing Wall Street to the Hawaiian Islands eliminating costly time in reporting impor tant information and executing orders POST March 30lf57 These guns are beautifully displayed so you can see every detail read all the Important facts You can spend fascinated hours in this Museum Members: New York Stock Exchange Pacific Coast Stock Exchange Korean Conflict Ruled as Bond Election or Hospital Is Postponed LAS VEGAS Arizona has won the big battle for the Glen Canyon Dam construction townsite it was announced from Washington ri day evening A bitter feud between Arizona and Utah has been raging ever since the dam was authorized as to where the community would be established and Arizona won out The new city will be about two miles south mUlti million dollar dam Upper Colorado River according to a decision by Interior Secretary red Seaton The town will be named Page in honor of the late John Page former reclamation commissioner Page also was the engineer on Boulder Dam and was quite widely known in the Las Vegas area during the construction period Officials estimate that at the height of the construction of the dam Page will have a population of about 12000 permanent resi dents The dam costing about $42 000000 will be 700 feet high and will require some seven years to complete Literally thousands of old guns and weapons of the ar West some important for the shootings and events In which they were actually used some famous for their own Site of reewoy 'West of Tracks This place can save your life! ers and some famous as types and models during historic periods covered wagon equipment and other relics of the roar ing days of old time Nevadaon the 2nd floor at Harolds A modem communications system is an im portant service you can count on at Dean Witter Co It assures rapid execution of your orders brings you information you can act on profitably on time WELLS Social se curity civil defense and hazards test gravel pits occupied the agenda for the March meeting of the Clover Valley Community "Center conducted by Hiram Schumann vice president at the Lewis Godwin ranch home red Morgan Elko district social se curity director discussed aspectsof the social security laws which affect ranchers and their em ployes Ranch employes age 65 or over who have never held social secur ity cards but who have been "working regularly are ex cluded from social security bene fits Mr Morgan assured those present in reply to questions fol lowing his talk He outlined the procedure to be followed in such cases and advised consulting the "social security representative in the area for help in straightening jjut such cases Mrs Lewis Goodwin civil defense chairman for the Clover Valley Center announced CD committees for Clover Valley Named to the housing committee were Mrs Don Ballard and Mrs Vernon Westwood the food com mittee included Mrs Cliff Greer and Mrs Pete Arrascada Mrs Robert Wright and Mrs LewisGoodwin were assigned to the home nursing and first aid com mittee registration is to be han dled by Mrs Vernon Dalton and Mrs Charles Schoer 1 A recent protest against open gravel test pits as a hazard to cattle brought a reply from Holcomb Carson City assistant state highway engineer which 'was read by Mrs Don Ballard secretary Mr Holcomb promised an immediate survey of such pits in the area with contractors to be instructed to close such pits as have served their purpose The group voted to retain the annual businessman rancher pic nic in its present form Mrs Greer assisted Mrs Goodwin as hostess way across the Las Vegas Valley will go through Las Vegas on the west side of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks probably in the vicinity of the projected line of Highland Avei it was reported here last week Unless violent objection is raised the freeway will take offfrom the Apex area follow a line through Vegas Heights and south along the Highland Ave course crossing the tracks between Erie and Arden on the south This route has been favored The staccato of a business news ticker reports continuously bringing news for in vestors gathered from all over the world Another electronic receiver reports trans actions as they are completed cm the New York Stock Exchange and latest prices are quickly registered on our quotation board Kasper Rearrested In School Dispute CLINTON Tenn March 26 marshals tonight ar rested segregationist John Kas per for the fourth time on charges stemming from violence over Negroes attending newly inte grated Clinton High School Kasper 27 year old executive secretary of two pro segregation white citizen councils was picked up at the home of Mrs John Gates whose late husband was arrested eb 25 on similar charges Gates 41 died last Monday at Eastern State Mental Hospital here where he was undergoing observation 1958 Vote Planned On Churchill Proposal Plans for an bond election for expansion of Churchill Public Hospital have been postponed until the regular election in 1958 It was estimated that cost of a special election would take ap proximately $11000 from current funds whereas cost of placing the bond issue with a general election would be negligible Hospital trustees at a regular meeting conferred with Don Baker who was here as represen tative for the division providing for federal and state aid for hos pital expansion While need for more room was pointed out as critical the de cision was fcto get by with present facilities for another two years It was shown that the hospital has been averaging '40 patients daily with a bed capacity of 44 This is more than 90 per cent said to be extremely high for hospitals At times records showed occu pancy is above 100 per cent with patients placed in halls and the solarium Ing boxes the old time vehicles Milk Surplus Problem Is Studied in Ely Area Plane Crashes Near Wendover Arizona Wins Big ight for Dam Townsite I was afraid to have a baby was to be my whole says stage star Julie Har ris I became In April Digest the actress describes in de tail her birth as she saw and felt it tells how through natural childbirth she found giving birth not pain and drudgery but her most excit ing role Get April Digest at your newsstand today: 41 ar ticles of lasting interest includ ing the best from leading maga zines newspapers and books condensed to save your time Gravel Pits Hazard Topic Licensing Board Clear Tropicana LAS VEGAS 'Nev March 26 (IP) The latest and most swanky resort hotel along the Las Vegas Strip the $15 million Tropicana received clearance today for its proposed April 4 opening with the granting of liquor and gambling permits by the Clark county licensing board The 300 room hotel is located on a 40 acre section on which $800000 was spent for landscap ing and decorating In granting the permits the licensing board approved 26 of the investiors and granted conditional approval to Charles Barons Chi cago auto dealer and Lou Lederer also a Chicago business man who pledged to make their combined $150000 investment in the hotel within 45 days The board de ferred action on Roger Cleary and Louis Urban temporarily The newest hotel will feature Monte Tropicana revue on which a castheaded by Eddie isher has been rehearsing for several weeks Los Angeles New York Chicago Boston 32 offices serving investors LAS VEGAS The federal free in preliminary discussions by both the city and county because it would provide more favorable traffic flow into the downtown Las Vegas area than any of the other arte rials which were sug gested as alternates The alternate routes according to best information would be somewhere in the vicinity of De catur Lane on the west side of the tracks near the municipal golf course and near the Showboat on the east side of the tracks These it was pointed out could possibly divert traffic awaf from the down town section and would not be of any great benefit to the remont St merchants A preliminary survey bythe consultants hired by the state highway department was pre sented to the highway engineer several weeks ago Since that time the preliminary report has been revised and the final report now is in the hands of State High way Engineer Huston Mills it was reported It is expected that the meeting with the city and county commis sions which must be held before final approval can be given will be scheduled for sometime in the next two or three weeks in Las Vegas Bus Will Transport 30 Students to Elko ELKO Members of the board of trustees of the Elko' County School District last week ap proved the transportation of all students at the Lee school to Elko the consequent closing of the two teacher school In other significant items on the agenda the trustees gave the go ahead signal to a practical nurse training course at Elko General Hospital voted to retain only three of the four coaches at Elko High School in a coaching capacity and renominated teach ers throughout the county A delegation of nearly 30 resi dents of the Lee area appeared before the trustees to seek settle ment of the status of the Lee school which has been a subject of discussion for several months Spokesman for the group Wil bur Merrill of Elko initially told the trustees the residents' of the area desired to have students in the upper four grades of elemen tary school and in high school transported to Elko but the mem bers of the delegation later agreed to a proposal by the trustees that the entire student body about 30 pupils be bussed to Elko on a one year trial basis Members of the school board indicated the present teachers at the school Mr and Mrs Henry Berthiaume would be integrated into the district system probably in Elko schools i Dr Loyal Norman county superintendent of schools said the consolidation action would result in a saving for the school district of approximately $10000 Various trustees expressed the view the students would gain educational benefits as a result of the move School at Lee To Be Closed Board Rules DON LARSEN Is Yankee hero a one game wonder? un loving Don Larsen become fidgety whenever someone re minds him of the afternoon he pitched that World Series game! ind out what experts have to say about his chances this season! Also in this issue the story of an unusual religious trend in the Midwest Hits the 1 IN ALL 7 articles 4 stories 2 serials many cartoons Get your copy today! America reads the Post! of the situation nearly all of the people were ready and anxious to do all they could toward preserv ing and strengthening the local industry' which is already sup porting at least 150 people in this area They reported that Vic Walker president elect of the White Pine Chamber of Commerce and Mines said he would bring the situation to the attention of the chamber and that one of the larger business users of Mar milk had given a valuable suggestion for posters to help pro mote this brand of milk under which all of White Pine production is being sold The sug gestion for posters was adopted and the posters are being ordered Mr McKenzie reported that Bud Hendrix Union Oil distribu tor in this territory had contrib uted $100 to a fund for the pur pose of advertising and promoting sale of the locally produced milk Airman's Death Called Suicide 1 1 if I if I mT ww it ilw Mum 5 aSLv iiAJl 2 TO Wv 1 ll I jfll li ora in flmilii illil III I ll tclslWliiil 11 11111 1 1 1 1 11 I fifff I I iv Illi CT LE WO maiawga I I i CN SftidaA 4 I The Saturday Eveninf POST March 30lf57 I i.

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