Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 14

MEMO- EVENING GAZETTE Nevada's Greatest Newspaper Gateway to the West'o Great Vacationland RENO, NEVADA, MONDAY MAY 29, 1950 PAGE FOURTEEN New Fire Code Water Covers Memorial Day Final Run of Awaited With 60 Lucky Passengers; Brief Ceremonies Scheduled xSeven Rings, One Stickpin Weekend Toll Reno Youngster Drowns in Ditch dear His Home Tragedy Renews Cries Against Open Waterways Drowned only a few yards from his home, Andrew C. Tulp, 2, lost his life Sunday afternoon when he fell into the English mill ditch near the University trailer court on West First st. Passenger Cars to Get Inspection Free inspection of passenger vehicles will be made on State st, opposite the Washoe coun- ty courthouse, starting June 5 and continuing for two weeks. Thet inspections, which will take approximately five min-' utes per car, will start at 7:30 p. m.

each evening during the campaign. The portion of State st. in which inspections are made will be blocked off during the program. The Nevada state police and highway patrol, Reno police department, and Washoe county sheriffs office are all cooperating in the safety inspection campaign. The affair will be financed and directed by members of the Reno motor car dealers' association, a group composed of new car dealers.

Lower Truckee Meadows Region River Hits Peak Flow of Year at 3000 Second Feet Low-lying. farm and pasture land in the eastern Truckee meadows were ilooaea sunaay ana toaay as the Truckee river surged to its highest volume in five years. Fed by a rapidly-dwindling Si erra Nevada snowpack, the river hit a peak flow of slightly more than 3000 cubic second feet Sun day morning. By today, however, it had dropped back to 2600 second feet, and waters in the Vista district were receding. REEFS CHOKE CHANNEL The Truckee does not reach a true flood stage until carries in excess of 7500 second feet, but reefs choke the river channel near the canyon mouth and force water to back out over nearby fields when the volume reaches around 3000.

Not' since the spring of 1945, however, had the spring runoff been heavy enough to produce those conditions. Covered Sunday, in addition to an unknown acreage of farm and Dasture land, was a Dart of the Vista airport. Observers said that the water did not exceed a foot depth at any point and that dam- of the number who might seek to board the train range as high as 500. Bae there will be only 60 seats 'available and they will go on a first come-first served basis. For several days now the sale of tickets for the last run has been heavy and Gordon Sampson, vice president and general manager last week urged that local people make their last rides early and avoid the crush.

It was also an-' nounced that tickets were being sold on a "good for date of sale only" basis. Many Western Nevadans heeded the advice. The others will have to compete with visiting Cali-fornians for the sixty seats. ENGINE REPAIRED Engine 27 was resurrected to, serve during the last few days of operation by special order of the Interstate Commerce commission. Retired under an ICC edict in 1948 the engine had been stored in the Carson shops.

When engine 26 burned, Mr. Sampson applied for, and received permission to put 27 to work again. Ed C. Peterson, retired master mechanic, donned his overalls and jumper, washed out boilers, added new parts and put on a smokestack and the engine was on the line once more. To accommodate the 60 passengers who will be able to make the last ride, benches were placed in the baggage compartment Plane Crash Injures Two Craft Hits Fence At Sparks Park Still in serious condition us the result of an airplane crash Satur- aiternoon at Sparks aJroark is Victor Peters.

56. Mar Visti. Calif. He suffered fractured legs and oiner injuries. The pilot, Leonard Wagner, 32, currea on tne takeoff Saturday aft- Tioon.

mr. wagner is being treat- ea ac tne veterans administration hospital, while Mr. Peters is con- 8 meoicai center. wasnoe mecucal center. 10 civil aeronautics au- lumiues investigating tne crasn ox fiis A owongmg to wUfl Graham of Reno, tailed to speea on tne runway.

i Birucifc ence ai iTf age appeared to be slight, if any. eno, tne pilot, was less seriously Copies of the code, Mr. McDon-Thousands of large earn from I injured in the mishap, which oc-IoM catri hii ha nvnilnhlo at the niirnni ti i iiiii twismr mil TniL, vi rmwwm Ar for Initial Review Hearing Series Scheduled for -Groups Affected Reno's new fire code almost SO. 000 words of regulations which ul timately will affect more than 20 local industries will be un for its fjrst full-dress review next week. A.

schedule of informal hearing! on the subject was announced today oy uiy Manager Emory Branch and Assistant City Attorney Russell McDonald, who has worked fop almost six months on compilation of tne lengthy document ONE HEADING The code will eliminate certain existing fire control ordinances, create dozens of new controls, and I bring all regulations applicable to the subject together under one heading. All three meetings announced today will begin at 2 p. m. and will be held in the city hall conference room, the old municipal court chambers. Various city officials will confer with representatives of the follow ing industries: Tuesday, June 6 local gasoline distributors, self-service gasoline stations, standard service stations and easoline truckers.

Wednesday. June 7 petroleum I producers. Thursday. June 8 fuel oil dis- tributors and liquid petroleum manufacturers COPIES AVAILABLE Cty clerk's office on and after June 1, a nrtni lie pnn inHiitri which wiU be affected in one way or another by the provisions of the lonothv of legislation in eludes Dealers in small arms ana am. munition, explosives concerns, mo- on picture theaters, photogra welding shops, cleaning pianis, lice biauwu.

ju wui Earages. eas dealers, tire rebuilding businesses, woodworking plants. bowling alleys, such public shows as carnivals and circuses and wrecking and junk yards. 4 Death Claims SI tt a Ik AmrtTACOttl I Hill Ml UJvlll CARSON, May 29. Death Sun day afternoon claimed Fleecy Am- bosetti, a native of Carson, at nis home on South Carson street Death was attributed to a heart attack.

Mr. Ambrosettl had enjoyed good health and had complained of pains about his heart only shortly before his death. tie, uik hnrn in 1R83 and scent all of his life in tnis area. He was a horseshoer by trade but had been retired for several years, Survivors include two brothers. Frank and Allie of Carson; three sisters, Mrs.

Sam Inelli and Mrs. Annie Fettle of Carson, and Mrs. Emma Holmes of Sacramento. A number of nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and nephew also survive. Funeral services are pending at the Capital City mortuary.

Burglar Steals $4130 In Church Prying the molding loose from a door jamb and then pressing the bolt with a sharp tool, a burglar stole $41.30 belonging to th Church of God in Christ over the weekend, Mrs. Eliza Finley, 539 Sierra st, told Reno police Monday morning. Well versed in the location of hit objective, the thief took the cash box containing the money from under, a bed in the combination church-home, Mrs. Finley reported, i Nothing else was reported missing. Wealh er (Information aa furnlahed Oy V.

S. wMT.nap minMii be w.wm iinirafl Mavo I no Twnitu hih nd WMtner bureau at the United Airline low ror noun ending at 30 a. Station 1 Station I Prepared Observance Here Tomorrow Ceremonies Set At Cemetery; -Visitors Awaited Thousands of Nevadans will gather Tuesday to honor their dead of past wars and offer pray ers for future peace. Observances will be held in Reno with ceremonies to start at 10 a. the Mountain View ceme tery, in Winnemucca, Susanville and other nearby Nevada and Cal ifornia points.

On the lighter side, there will be entertainment in the form of a baseball doubleheader featuring the Reno Silver Sox against the, Marysville Braves in Far West league LAST RIDE Of interest to many Nevada and California railroad fans will be the next to the final run of the Virginia and Truckee railroad. A ceremony has been arranged at Steamboat Springs by teachers and children of the Brown-Washoe school Wednesday and an influx of persons seeking a last ride on the historic line also is expected. For school children, the day will be a holiday and all state, city, county and federal offices except those supplying emergency serv ices, will be -closed. Most of the city's business houses also will close for the day Chairman of the Memorial day celebration committee in Reno is H. H.

Atkinson, who has arranged a program with Oscar Zapf, past commander of post No. 407, VFW, the principal speaker. The University of Nevada ROTC jinit under the command of Col. J. Smee will post the honor guard and those gathered for the celebration will be led in singing "God Bless America" by Frank Bacigalupi, with Lula Grimmer, organist -OPENING PRAYER Rev.

Earl S. Barnett will give the opening prayer. Joseph Feld-stein, senior vice commander of post No. 407, VFW will read the general orders for the first Memorial day and Irving Slomka, Dar ren Dunkle post, American Legion, will recite Lincoln's Gettysburg address. A quartet composed of Mrs.

Bertha Doty, soprano, Barbara Grim mer, alto, Arthur A. Doty, tenor and Michael Schpn, bass, will sing "God of Our Fathers." Floral tributes will be placed on the grave of Vernon L. Kester, representing all the veterans groups, assisted by John Cavilia, air forces; Manuel Granata, coast guard: Don Mazza, navy; Ed Hosea, marine corps, Sam Rose, army, and Ruth I. Russell, Waves, University of Nevada cadets make up the firing squad, giving the traditional salute which will be followed by Mr. Bacigalupi's solo, "Sleep Soldier Boy." The Rev.

Philip Glossa will ask the benediction followed by "Taps," played by Reno high school ROTC cadets. In Winnemucca, memorial serv ices are planned at the courthouse and cemetery, with arrangements under the direction of Eugene Lan-dess, commander of Vernon Robins post American Legion. At sunrise, a large flag will be raised on the cemetery flagstaff and services will be conducted at the Leeion memorial on the court house lawn. A wreath will be placed on the memorial plaque, followed by the rollcall. of heroes.

Joint ceremonies in the cemetery have been arranged by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Thomas Tucker post No. 204 of the American Legion and William Davidson post No. 2381 of the VFW are sponsoring a Memorial day parade in Susanville. Members of both groups and the Lassen student cadet corps and the Honey Lake rangers will march in uniform in the parade.

The rangers, a national guard armored cav alry company, will furnish the tiring squad and color guard for the services. Memorial day services will be held in the Susanville cemetery. The Hubbard field weather fore casts sunny skies for the Reno celebration and variable high cloudiness for the state generally over the Memorial day holiday. Washoe Tribe Member Dies CARSON, May 29. Mrs.

Mandy Smokey, one of the few remaining members of the Washoe Indian tribe, died Saturday night at her home in Dresslerville, several miles south of Gardnerville. Mrs. Smokey, in her late 705, had been afflicted with heart trouble for the last several months. She was born In Douglas, county and spent her entire life in western Nevada. Survivors include one son, Wil liam, of 10 grand children and a number of great granchildren, all of whom live around: Gardnerville.

I The funeral will be held Tuesday morning in the chapel of the Capital City jnortuary. Burial will be in a plot near the foothills near Genoa. With farewell ceremonies confined to exercises conducted by school children at Steamboat the Virginia Truckee railroad will make its final run Wednesday morning. Historic engine No. 27, out of retirement since her twin No.

26 was destroyed by fix earlier in the month, will pull the train on its early morning haul out of Reno, down to Minden, then back here in the late afternoon. STEAMBOAT STOP On the afternoon trip the train will stop at Steamboat where Dr. Edna Carver has arranged for school children to recite poetry and sing a farewell song or two. The children are from the Brown-Washoe school, descendants of families who have heard the mournful f'toot" of the whistles for long remembered years. That will happen about 5:30 p.

m. Afterwards, Engineer Bill Recker and Fireman Grover Russell will head the engine for the barn, and 81 years of service to the public will be ended for the historic tl i e. The melancholy sound of the whistle on old 27 will be heard for a few days however, as rolling equipment is hauled back and forth for storage in Carson. Mob scenes are 'expected at the Southern Pacific depot' Wednesday morning when the train starts to pull out Hundreds of California people have shoyn an interest in taking the final ride. So have numerous Nevadans.

Estimates HEAVEN BLESSED MAN IS JAILED; SKIPS' MEAL CHECK John Heavenly Blessed made the city jail this morning. At least, that's the name he insisted upon using. Municipal Judge Guy Walts gave him ten days "for investigation." The man walked into a local cafe and ordered big steak. Came, in due time, the check. "Uh.uh," said John.

'Tm Heavenly Blessed." And that's the same nam! and the same story that followed him into municipal court today. He Is being Investigated by police and church officials as a possible religious eccentric Thefts Reported From Automobiles Several minor thefts from parked automobiles were reported to Reno police over the weekend, one of them at the police station. Officer W. A.Holbrook, a resident of 1313 Oliver said that two black rubber floor mats, worth $6, were taken from his unlocked machine, parked at the station. A pair of sunglasses were taken from an automobile owned by R.

Eward, 22 Locust Saturday night, he told officers. His car was parked in front of his home. The theft of a tire, tube, and run valued at $30 from his unlocked car trunk' was reported Saturday afternoon by David O. Miller, 543 West Sixth st. Fender skirts were removed from a vehicle parked at Fourth st.

and University ave. Saturday after noon, according to Lt James E. Field, El Paso, Texas. Also missing fender skirts from his machine, parked on North Sierra was David Kiley, 408J Prater Way, Sparks. Theft of $125 worth of tools, and a toolbox, was reported to police Saturday afternoon oy Al weicn, 1821 Glendale road.

His machine, from which the tools were taken, was parked on Chestnut be tween Second and Third sts. Mrs. C. L. Brown Taken By Death Mrs.

C. L. Brown, wife of former University of Nevada as sociate professor of biology, died at Santa Rosa, May 24, ac cording to information received by friends here. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Frieda Leggett of Reno and a grandson, Donald Leggett, also of Reno.

Funeral services were held Saturday in the, California citv. The former Elizabeth ProedsteL she was married to Prof. Brown in 1904. Prof. Brown served in the biology department at the university from 1919 until his retire- ment.in 1938.

Youngster Hurt Running Into Car Injured on Gear st. Saturday evening, four-year-old John Klatt, 809 Gear st, was taken to the Washoe medical center by his parents. He sustained head and leg in juries, for which he was treated, He was released. Sunday morning. The Klatt youth, according to Reno police, ran into the side of a vehicle driven by Mrs.

Rose Evans, Too much liquor and too much displaying of rings cost a San Francisco army officer $1370, Reno police were informed Saturday, Captain J. M. Maxwell, Let-. terman general hospital, San Francisco, told Reno police that he was short seven rings, and a stickpin after a weekend of imbibing. He registered at the Ritz 'hotel Friday, forgot its name and subsequently turned up Saturday evening at the Dude hotel In between times the stickpin and rings had disappeared, he told officers.

He admitted, they said, that he had been celebrating too freely to recall the events of the evening, except that he had displayed his jewelry to several people both in Reno and Carsori. Suit Settled Out of Court Reinhardt-Brooke Dismissal Filed Originally set for jury trial June 20, a $49,500 damage action by Harry and Helen Reinhardt against Barton L. Brooke has been settled out of court. Notice of its dismissal was filed in district court Friday by Emile uezelin, Reno attorney represent ing the Reinhardts. Neither the notice or an accompanying stipulation indicated the amount of the settlement.

Judge William McKnight ordered both sides to pay their own court costs. Basis of the' suit was an automobile accident near Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, Jan. 16, 1949, in which a truck driven by Mr. Brooke crashed into the rear of a car driven by Mrs. Reinhardt.

Mrs. Reinhardt, accompanied, by ner two cnudren, had Dulled to the side of the road because of motor trouble. The suit alleged Mr. Brooke was guilty of reckless driv-ing end negligence. It hud ftslmri 9A0.

wm fw medieal expenses and lost income for Mrs. Reinhardt and $7000 for Mr. Reinhardt. for lost comnan. ionship during the time his wife was under treatment.

The Reno firm of Pike, iaugnun and Furrh represented A. J. Dies oii Coast Funeral services for A levator James Barclay, who was the engineer in charge of the double-tracking of the Southern Pacific railroad west or Reno about 45 years ago, were held in Oakland Saturday noon. Mr. Barclay, who was 79 vesrs old, died Thursday at' his hom in Berkeley.

He was a native of Rome, N. and began his career with the rail road as a draftsman and instrument man in the engineering department. He retired in 1941 as division construction enghieer. Mr. Barclay made his headquarters in Reno during the double-tracking project and then went to Los Angeles where he directed installation of yard facilities and construction of a depot He was a member of the Islam temple of the Shrine in San Francisco, and AM lodge No.

62 at San Luis Obispo, Royal Arch Masons, Dewitt Clinton commandery. Knights Templar and Knights of constantme and other masonic or ganizations here and was an hon orary member of Al Maliekah temple in Los Angeles. He is survived by his widow, Ethel D. Barclay, a daughter, Isabelle and a son, Alexander James, all of Berkeley. Grant D.

Miller mortuary, 2850 Telegraph Oakland, was in charge of the services. Burial was private. Board To Appoint Superintendent Members of the governing board of the Nevada school of industry win hold a meeting soon to select a successor to the late Fred W. Snyder as superintendent of the school. Meanwhile John Fordin, who for several years had assisted Mr.

Snyder as chief officer of the school, has been placed temporarily in charee of the instituting Members of the board wilfmake the selection and it will be an nounced by Gov. Vail M. Pittman. Board members aside from the gov ernor are H. Settelmeyer, Charles Sewell and George M.

Gla- ser. The late Mrs. W. GriswoM was also a member and the va cancy created by her death has never been BRIDLE TAKEN "ff-f' Theft of a horse bridle worth $40 was reported to Reno police Friday by Mrs. Mark Shipley; 900 vauey road.

Barclay The youngster was the son of Mr, and Mrs. John Tulp, No. 18 University trailer court Mr. vTulp Is ja. student at the University of Nevada.

SMALL BOY TREES Mrs. Robert Goodwin, 1108 West First pulled the body out of the water after it was discovered further upstream by other resi dents of the community. One small boy tried to rescue the, youngster, but could not reach him and subsequently, helped give the alarm to Mrs. Goodwin and other residents. coroners, attempting to reconstruct the tragedy, said that the youngster and playmates were apparently playing amidst a group of ducks when the Tulp youth apparently fell into the stream.

The fire department ambulance and inhalator was immediately called but the youth was dead upon their arrival and resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. Mr. Tulp, father of the youngster, attends the university. He was originally a resident of New York and the child was born in Idaho, according to deputy coroners. WILL CLOSE DITCH The tragedy renewed the cry against open ditches in Reno.

City officials, however, pointed out that the ditch is in the process of being closed by the English Mill ditch and currently serves only four water users. The supply for other users has been diverted, it was indicated, and city officials expect that "very soon" the ditch will be closed. Residents of the area were talking this morning of lodging a for mal protest with the city council about the open ditch in the region, claiming that "they've been saying for years they're going to do some thing but nothing is ever done." Coroner Laurance Layman has 'ordered a posi-mortem into the case. He said that information cur rently available indicated the youth was not in the water long before the body was found, sometime between 4:30 and 5 p.m. He said that an inquest will also be set for later this week, and that the coroner's office would attempt to round up playmates of the youngster or other possible witnesses to get a more complete story.

v. Action Demanded On Parking Space Immediate action by the Sparks city council to provide additional parking space on street was called for in a resolution adopted by members of the merchants' committee of the Sparks chamber of commerce during a special meeting Thursday. The resolution recommended removal of seven feet from the south side of street park as a measure to furnish additional parking facilities in downtown Those facilities, the committee said, would partially account for the loss of parking space which re sulted from the recent change over from diagonal to parallel parking on street. The matter of removal of the seven-foot strip was presented to the city council last Monday, but no action was taken. Calvin Dod-r saon, city engineer, estimated the Job would cost about $4800.

Annette G. Ball Estate $123,169 Annette G. Ball, Reno resident who died here last left an estate valued at $123,169, an ac count and report filed in -district court by Dwight L. Hood, executor of the estate shows. The inventory and appraisement set the value of personal property 'eft by Mrs.

Ball at $94,072 and of her home at 50 Bret Harte we. at $27,936. Income from in estments accruing since her leath accounted for the balance of Dr. Hood petitioned the court for settlement and approval of his report He is represented in administration of the estate by Attorney Oliver Custer. 'Pop' Bottles Stolen From Ball Park Fourteen cases of soda pop hot ties, valued at $12, were stolen from Moana park Saturday night Lou Berrum, concession operator at the ball park said that 280 bottles were involved in the theft DianeTaPVwhl nauy haJtin af ter Pst The panel board of the machine IWRSTtUShed bark intn thp aont aft, er the impact The victims were taken to Reno by ambulance.

Airpark officials said Mr. Wag. ner Was a former Sparks resident recently moved to Reno. Mr. Peters was not so well known, but believed to be a resident of this area as well as the listed UUlfOmia aOOrCSS.

The pair were apparently plan nine a pleasure junket over Reno and the surrounding countryside, according to airpark officials. Former Corson Engineer Dies CARSON, May 29. Mark Amo- del, former engineer for the city of Carson and well-known here, died last night his home in Oak land, friends here have been ad vised. As far as could be learned, he had not been in ill health and death reportedly was the result of a heart-attack. Mr Amrufoi said to ha in his 40.

was horn and reared In Car son. The body will be. accompanied here for burial under direction of the Capital City mortuary. Survivors include his Lillian: a son. Donald, and- a daughter, Shirley, all of Oakland, and two brothers, Peter of Sacra mento, and John Amodei of Reno.

Two sisters. Catherine Butti of I Carson and Mrs. Frances Yater of Patterson, Calif. Illegal Entry Charged to Two Two Southern Pacific workers charged with illegal entry into, the country from Mexico were booked at the Washoe county jail Satur- I T7- 1 I.V. aay morning uy Kj.

dcikwiiu, investigator with the U. S. immi gration service. They were identified as Ray mon Puea. 36.

and Antonio Seoul- veda, 46. The two were arrested Friday night by A. S. Christen-sen, special agent of the Southern Paciflf 00 Reno Pilot Hurt In Texas Crash -WICHITA FALLS, May 29. tfl? Wade Porter, 20, of Reno, got out with a broken nose and facial cuts when nis crashed Sunday on take-off from Gilchrest airport near here.

The amphibious plane stalled, telenhone wires and intA irrigation ditch. It Wat I the river swarmed up dram and irrigation ditches to feed in the flooded fields, The river rose to its highest peak of the season Sunday when storage gates at Boca dam were opened and 400 second feet of wa- ter was discharged down the Lit- ter was discharged down the Lit tle Ti main tle Trucker river channel into the stream. The reservoir Ls nearintr its ca- pacity of 40,500 acre feet, and re- i i "riTa" as a safety factor, it was ex plained. The flow from the dam was cut snarpiy again inis morning, now- ever, ana tne watermaster onice sara it was cunuuwu, umess neavjr spring storms occur, that the wa- ters would continue to drop. In Reno, the high water was uiauuy iiuuteauie in lis eneci vu the unnamed island between the Virginia and Center street bridges, wnereas a reiauveiy smaii tncKie naa covered one end oi tne isiana earner in ine ruriuii, the water Sunday and today poured down the entire length of the small parcel of ground.

Lake Tahoe, principal reservoir on the Truckee, now impounds about 375,000 acre feet of water, slightly more than half of capac ity, the watermaster office said. New Friendship Danger Depicted Portraying the dangers of cepting rides- or other favors from unknown persons, a film entitled "The Daneerous Stranger," has oeen purcnased oy tne neno ponce department. It was prepared un der the direction of the Los An geles police department, Chief of Police L. K. ureeson about ten minutes in length, dram atizes several methods by which strangers develop an acquaintance ship with youngsters leading otten to tragic results.

As the film points out, the pnly effective method of preventing such incidents is a thorough un derstanding by youngsters of the dangers inherent in accepting fa vors from unknown persons The film is directed toward ele mentarv school students and its message is told in a simple, inter estine manner. Chief of police L. R. Greeson said that, if possible, the ilm will ha eK oi.rr.ntrv schools ul- in tha Pnn aran Kpfora the SUm- mer vacation begins. Tax Commission Meeting Is Held CARSON.

May 29. The Nevada Tax commission went into session at 2 o'clock this afternoon with gambling in the Lake Tahoe area the principal item of discussion. Members are to pass on appll- nr who want to onen their places for the Memorial 3ay crowd ex pected tomorrow. Other applications from places throughout the state are to oe discussed at the brief meeting. Some members of the commission were in Reno this morning attending funeral services for Robert C.

Turrittin, a commission employe, who died Friday. AUTOMOBILE TAKEN "Theft of a 1949 Ford business coupe, valued at $2000, was reported to Reno police Sunday by Forrest Gonce, Klamath Ore. Mr. Gonce said his vehicle was parked on Lake st between First and Second sts. when it was taken.

I Order Is Issued In Damage Case Defense Attorneys Enter Stipulation By stipulation of attorneys for the defense, demurrers to Gwendolyn DeLury's $21,800 damage auuuii againsi luur local residents were overruled in district court Saturday. Judge A. J. Maestrettl signed the order after presentation of the stipulations. In the suit, Mrs.

DeLury is rep resenting her three children, George, 17; Ellen, 10, and Maida, 5, and is seeking damages for the death of her husband, John, in an automobile accident here last Christmas uetenaants in the action are Carl Jeffery, former Reno police man aYid driver of the car in which Mr, DeLury wis riding; J. M. Vernon, owner of the car; Arthur Wilson, driver of a truck into which the car crashed, and A. Wilson, owner of the truck. Mr.

DeLury died Dec. 26 as result of injuries suffered in the accident-. In addition to general damages of $21,800, Mrs. DeLury is also seeking $33.33 a month for the support of each of her children. Mr.

Jeffery's deposition as an adverse witness in the case was taken last week by the Reno law firm of Cantwell, Loomis Ang-lim, representing the DeLurys. The firm of Thatcher Wood-burn represents Mr. Jeffery, and Robert W. Wells is counsel for the Wilsons. AJury trial has been set in the case at the request 'Of the plaintiffs.

Officer Faces Assault Charge TONOPAH, May 29. Charges of assault with a deadly weapon will be filed today against Lloyd B. Sammons, according to District Attorney William J. Crowell. Sammons, Tonopah town policeman and deputy sheriff, is ac cused of shooting- Frank Cody Leslie in the abdomen Sunday, May 21, climaxing an argument over a blackjack game.

The shooting climaxed Tonopah's 50th birthday celebration. Leslie, 26-year-old Bishop, Calif-boxer, is not expected to press charges, Mr. Crowell said. The complaint, he added, will be signed by Sheriff William H. Thomas, Sammons has been held in jail on an open charge since the shooting.

Mr. Crowell said that Leslie is recovering, rapidly and should be released -from the hospital within a few 'days. Baggage Checks, Baggage, Stolen Stealing his baggage checks and then stealing his baggage, a chance drinkinz acauaintance made off with a suitcase, wrist watch, suit, shirts and various other items Sunday according to Walter Gaefke, Vallejo, Calif. Mr. Gaefke said the man evi denthy took his checks during the course of Saturday evening festivities, then turned them in to the Southern Pacific railroad baggage counter, and claimed the items.

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Sparks, was fined J300 in Sparks city court Monday on drunk driving cnarge. tie paid ine unci and was released, juus was ar resied may x. I I 1 26, 976 Gear st 4.