Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 14

TWO WOMEN STRUCK AND CASH STOLEN Two women reported them-nelves victims of a robber who knocked them to the sidewalk as they were walking to their home on South Virginia st. at a. m. Sunday, police said today. Alta Skattum and Pauline Brown, both of 649 South Virginia told officers that just before they reached their residence a man sneakd up behind them, struck them with his knocking them down and then snatched a purse from one of them.

Immediately after the attack, an automobile pulled alongside, the robber entered the machine and it was driven away. The purse contained more than $200 in cash and personal effects, with total loss estimated at $224, the police reported. 4 RENO EVENING GAZETTE September 17, 1945 Washoe Wardens Check on Hunters Eight Deer Brought Illegally From California Say Local Officials Setting up road blocks on highways leading to Reno from California hunting grounds, Washoe county game wardens on Sunday checked 62 incoming deer, eight of which were brought illegally into Nevada and confiscated, Bruce Clogston, chief game law enforcement officer for the county, reported today. As a result of the eight illegally entered deer, eight hunters were arrested, Clogston said. He named them as Les Owens of Truckee, Arthur Shinn, and Arthur Shinn, of Vallejo, Paul Gardner of Meyers, and W.

J. Walker, E. C. Roblyen, William Avan-sino and Ed Brolli, all of Reno. Owens and the senior Shinn were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Francis J.

Cunningham in Sparks and each released on $50 bail to face the charges in the Sparks justice court at 2 p.m. Tuesday. GETS DISCHARGE WITH 186 POINTS Honorably discharged from the army after amassing 186 points, SSgt. Warren Nicholls and his wife, the former Frances Holden of Las Vegas, are visiting his parents, 5Ir.N and Mrs. Frederick C.

Chase in Sparks. Sgt. Nicholls returned to his home with numerous combat awards, including a silver boot for walking back from a mission in Italy. Other honors won by the Nevada soldier during eight months in the African campaign include 11 battle stars, eight air medals, the silver star, the purple heart and a presidential citation. An air corps bombardier, Sgt.

Nicholls was shot down over Naples in July, 1943, was captured by the enemy and sent to a prisoner of war camp. He escaped from the prison after two months' activity and won the silver boot for walking 800 miles in 32 days to Allied lines and safety. For the last year and a half, he has been an instructor at the gunnery school ttf the Las Vegas army air field. Orr is Approved By Committee For U. S.

Bench Senate Action On Appointment Expected Soon Approval of Justice William E. Orr of Nevada to be a judge of the 9th federal circuit court of appeals was given today by the senate judiciary committee. The nomination now goes to the senate where favorable action is expected shortly. Judge Orr, justice of the Nevada supreme court, was nominated to the federal bench last week by President Truman. The circuit court serves California, Nevada, Oregon, Montana, Washington, Idaho and Arizona and the territories of Alaska and Hawii.

The Nevada jurist was named to succeed Judge Curtis D. Wilbur of San Francisco, who is retiring from the federal judiciary. 72 Fires in Year On Nevada Lands Minimum Damage Set at $32,600 Seventy-two forest fires burned 14,883 acres of Nevada lands last year causing damage conservatively estimated at $32,600, th agriculture department announced from Washington today. Thirty-two of the fires occurred on federal forest lands, destroying 14,780 acres of timber at a loss of $31,697. The remaining 40 fires burned 103 acres of state or privately owned forests with damage estimated at $903.

Damage estimates, the depart-ment said, are low because they fail to include intangible and indirect losses such as decay of fire-damaged timber, replacement of desirable tree species by less valuable ones, soil deterioration and erosion, uncertain stream flow and destruction of game. Careless smokers caused 26 ol the 72 fires in Nevada last year, the department reported. Lightning started 18, campers 3, railroads, 8, debris burning 8. Nine resulted from miscellaneous causes. Nevada has 10,357,000 acres of federal forests and 316,000 acres of state or privately owned woodlands.

Only 78,000 acres are in areas for which no fire protection facilities have been established. Thefts Reported During Weekend Discharged WAC Loses $1280 Three persons blamed thieves for the loss of belongings over the weekend, while a discharged WAC passing through the city reported she had lost a purse containing $1280 in war bonds and valuables from her automobile. Jean Watson Segel reported she missed the purse from her car at about 4 p. m. Saturday and believed it was lost in the downtown district, officers said.

It contained $1175 in war bonds, a wallet and cash, a traveler's check and army discharge papers. Roy G. Mead of Los Angeles said a thief forced the window of his convertible coupe, parked at Second and Chestnut sts. between 11 a. m.

and 5:30 p. m. Saturday, and took property valued at $613. Mead's loss included two cameras, clothing, a wedding ring and luggage. A resident of Smith, C.

G. Gio-racchini, told police a thief stole his electric razor, worth $10, from his coat in a sample room of a local hotel. The theft occurred while he was away from the room Saturday night. Police recovered a suitcase reported by Arnold Nalley of the YMCA as stolen from the Greyhound bus station. Nalley told officers the grip was taken Saturday morning, but officers said they found it as the depot later.

Arthur Shinn, was released to OUTDOOR SPREES LEAD TO COURT Eleven of seventeen men and women charged with vagrancy in today's municipal court session had been arreste-cd over the weekend for gathering at impromptu outdoor parties. Police said six of the merrymakers had assembled under the Lake st. bridge and that five were celebrating on the Northside junior high school grounds. During the summer months, the polic have conducted a drive against such nocturnal gatherings. The tempo of the drive was stepped up recently when residents of houses near the Lake st.

bridge protested to the noise and the appearance of the nighttime festivals. Those attending the parties were given 90-day jail sentences by Police Judge Guy Walts, with time for passing sentence continued until 4 p. m. today. Other vagrants and 12 persons arrested for drunkenness appearing in the court today were given similar punishment or the choice of fine or time in jail.

Also appearing in the court were three persons accused of disturbing the peace. El Rancho Vegas Sale Is Denied Clark Says It's Partnership LAS VEGAS, Sept. 17. UP) Sale of Hotel El Rancho Vegas to Walter and Joseph Guzzadi, Hollywood, today was denied by Wilbur Clark, president of the hotel and the Monte Carlo Casino here. Clark said he had formed a partnership with the Hollywood men but "I am not out of the hotel business here, and do not intend to get out." 1 Under the arrangement, Clark said, the Guzzardis will operate and manage the hotel and dining room of the desert resort.

Clark said the announcement that he had leased the casino from the Guzzardis at $500,000 a year was ridiculous. He said he would operate the casino but no such leasing arrangement had been made. Wildlife Agent Is Transferred Appointment of M. N. Allison to the post of Nevada district agent for the U.

S. fish and wildlife service was' announced today. Allison replaces H. Hanson who has been transferred to Portland, Ore. The new agent previously served the government bureau in Texas, Wyoming, and Arizona.

He announced that he would continue the program inaugurated in Nevada by his predecessor, mainly predatory animal and rodent con trol. LIQUOR TO INDIANS A liquor to Indians count brought a nine-day jail sentence and one dollar fine for Harry Ernest Hoe-nicke, 46, who pleaded guilty in federal court this morning before Judge Roger Foley. ACM Frances Gear red lipstick I the custody of his father. IN SPARKS COURT Gardner and the four Reno hunters were released on their own recognizance to appear before Judge Cunningham in Sparks at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, the game official said.

In each of the eight cases, the hunter's deer and his rifle was taken for evidence. All were accused of failing to punch their deer tags and having the tags validated by a California officer before bringing their animals over the state line, Clogston explained. The road blockades were placed in Verdi, on the Truckee highway, and on Purdy road, halting east-bound motorists from the Truckee and Susanville areas. Approximately 1000 cars were stopped in Verdi, Clogston said, and nearly that amount was halted on the Purdy road. At least 200 hunters were riding in the automobiles stopped at Verdi and 43 deer were checked at that town.

Game wardens on the Purdy road counted 19 deer, but failed to keep a tally of numerous others, Clogston reported. RUN BLOCKADE Five of the illegally-entered animals were taken from cars on Purdy road and the other three were discovered at Verdi. Two cars ran through the war den's Verdi blockade Sunday night and their license numbers could not be seen, while drivers of two cars approaching from California saw the blockade, halted, turned their- autos around and headed 'ack for the Golden state, the tie official said. the 62 deer brought from ifornia on Sunday, the first -y of that state's deer hunting season, 34 were forked horns, 22 were three pointers and the balance of six were four pointers. Clogston said 80 per cent of animals were in poor shape.

In his opinion, most of them were not as fat as they should be at this time of the year. He added that a number of the deer still had velvet on their horns. FIVE WARDENS Working with Clogston on the road blockades were Clarence Hamlin, who recently was appointed as a third full-time county game warden by the county commissioners, and Bud Walters, Lester Nicholas and Bill Walts, deputized county wardens. Clogston, Hamlin and H. P.

Brown are full-time county wardens and the commissioners last month named Clogston chief game law enforcement officer for the county. The chief enforcement officer warned that he and the other wardens will return this afternoon to their blockade sites just this side of the state line and check additional cars for game law violators. The check will continue through the California deer hunting season, he added. Sparks Resident Many Years Dies Resident of Sparks for many years, Mrs. Sine Sorensen died Sunday morning at her home in that community.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Ross-Burke chapel with the Rev. Theo Hoelter of St. Luke's Lutheran church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery.

Mrs. Sorensen was born in Denmark 75 years ago, and came to this country 54 years ago. Surviving are her husband, Andrew Sorensen of Sparks, and three daughters, Mrs. Glen Whiddett of Reno, Mrs. Martha Maclnnis of New York and Mrs.

Ann Hager of Carlin. QUINCY FUNERAL Funeral services will be held at Quincy, for Wilbur F. Petty, who died here Thursday. Arrangements are in charge of the O'Brien-Rogers mortuary. Mr.

Petty was an employe of the Plumas national forest and resided at Quincy. City Expansion Hearing Tonight Council Ready For Protests The city council will assemble in the city hall tonight at 8 o'clock to hear protests from holders of land extending from four of the city's wards which has been, scheduled for annexation under Reno's current expansion program. The property included lies north, west and east of the present city limits on that part of Reno north of the Truckee river. The land involved extends from the second, third, fourth and fifth wards of the city. Under the expansion program, property east of the sixth ward, in Reno's southeast section, was annexed over numerous objections from owners last June and several small tracts have been admitted to the city through the request of a majority of property holders.

No action can be taken in expanding the city to the southwest until such a move is recommended by the regional planning commission, under an agreement reached by the city council and the county commissioners. The planning commission recently advised that no action be taken at this time in the matter of annexing the southwest property, originally scheduled to be absorbed by the city. Mrs. Nash Dies At Home in Reno Member of a pioneer family of the, Truckee Meadows, Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Nash, died early this morning at her home in Reno.

She had been in failing health for several months. She was born Sept. 9, 1874, at the Steele ranch in the Glendale district, and her parents were among the first settlers in this valley. All of her life had been spent in this community. Surviving are her husband, Charles H.

Nash of Reno; seven sons and daughters, Robert, Richard, Russell, James and Sarah Nash, Mrs. Daryl Johnson and Mrs. Cyril Ham, all of Reno; five grandchildren, Rusty, Robert and Janet Nash, Marcy Ham and Marie Johnson, all of Reno, and a sister, Mrs. Granville Johnson. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Ross-Burke co.

Las Vegas Seaman Wounded in Action Elwyn Lee Sturtevant of Xas Vegas, serving in the navy as a radioman second class, has been wounded in action, the navy department announced today. His wife, Mrs. Billie Beatrice Sturtevant, lives in the southern city. Hit by Auto On Virginia St. Hit by an automobile as he was walking across Plaza st.

on Virginia st. late Sunday afternoon, Pfc. Leroy F. Headley of Camp Roberts, was taken to the Reno army air base hospital for treatment of injuries, the police reported today. Oscar Jensen of 1405 Terrace drive, driver of the car, told officers he was going west and was blinded by the sun When his car struck the pedestrian.

The accident occurred at 5:25 p. m. Manganese Co. Will Be Sold RFC to Dispose Of Properties The Reconstruction Finance corp. announced at San Francisco today that It would sell or.

lease he Manganese Ore Co. at Las Vegas and the Blanding mines property at Blanding, Utah. Both properties were built by the Defense Plant corp. The Manganese Co. property consists of 31 mining claims, 20 buildings, 75 dwellings, motor equipment, plant machines and tools.

The Blanding mills, producing vanadium oxie, consists of 11 buildings and equipment. It is 28 miles from the town of Blanding. Grass Fire Near Reno A quick-spreading brush fire consumed approximately 60 acres of brush and grass north of Reno Saturday night, starting near the' city dumps and racing south and west. Both forest and grazing service crews battled the blaze which had gained substantial momentum before being spotted. Fire fighters received the call shortly after 7 p.m.

and brought the blaze under control two hours later. i purest red, Box confab. JOflJ spong applicator 1 A7v DENNEY i I A Eight Youths Called by Draft Two Groups Go To Ft Douglas Eight 18-year-old youths comprise the September draft quota for the Reno selective service board, a considerable decrease from the number of men in wartime monthly quotas, the board announced toav. Of the eight youths, one is a volunteer and the seven others were called by the draft board to report for preinduction physical examinations. The volunteer is Glenn Kenison and the seven other members of the quota are William Johnson, John Bentz, Robert Pie-trucha, Reginald Sampson, Kenneth Irish, Charles Lee and Harvey Eoye.

Accompanying the eight young men to Ft. Douglas, Utah, where the preinduction tests are taken by Nevada selectees, will be five men comprising the Sparks selective service board's quota for September, as announced last week, and three men who were called by outside draft boards and transferred to the Reno board to take the examinations. Transferring here are Wayne Douglas, from a Pocatello, Idaho, draft board; Francis Dr' from a Dorchester, and Robert Napoleon Russ, board in Wilmington, Del. The contingent of 16 men, from the Reno, Sparks and outside boards, will leave early Wednesday by bus for the Utah army fort. Men living south of the Southern Pacific tracks in Washoe county are registered with the Reno board and those south of the tracks with the Sparks board.

Vicar to Attend Church Meeting The Rev. William T. Holt vicar of St. Stephen's chapel and Episcopal chaplain for the University of Nevada, will leave Tuesday morning for Dallas, to attend a meeting of the regional chairmen of the Episcopal church's Forward in Service commission. To be held Thursday, the conference will be for the purpose of planning the church's program for the coming year.

The Rev. Mr. Holt, who has been chairman of Forward in Service for the missionary district of Nevada for the last two years, recently was appointed one of nine regional chairmen by Bishop Henry St. George Tucker, D. D.

The meeting will be led by the national director, the Rev. G. F. Burrill. On Friday, the Rev.

Mr. Holt will attend the consecration of the Rev. C. Avery Mason, former head of Forward in Service, as bishop coadjutor of Dallas. Soldier Is Held For Purse Theft Accused of stealing a wallet from the purse of Helen Nevas, 243 West Third in the Miner's bar on Commercial row Sunday afternoon, a soldier identified as Pfc.

Jesus Villarreal, 23, was arrested by city police and released later to military police. According to a report on the theft made to police, the victim left her purse at the bar for a short time and returned to find a wallet containing $5 and papers missing from the bag. Officers said the wallet and money were recovered with Villarreal's arrest. Owner of Candy Store Arrested Charged with permitting unsanitary conditions to exist at an establishment where food is sold, Joe Gill, 55, operator of the Crystal confectionary at 215 North Virginia was arrested Saturday evening on a complaint signed by Dr. A.

R. DaCosta, city health officer. Gill was released following his arrest on $100 bail to face the Charge before Judge Guy Walts in the municipal court. Today, his hearing was set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, St Nevada Ace Again Cited A bronze star was recently added to the list of decorations worn by Lt.

Col. Paul J. Fontana, marine air ace from Nevada, the navy announced today. Col. Fontana has previously been awarded the navy cross, a presidential citation, and a letter of recommendation from Adm.

William F. Halsey. The latest medal was given for performance of duty with the operations section of the tactical air force, 10th army. Col. Fontana is a graduate of the University of Nevada where he received an army commission.

He later transferred to the marine corps. His wife resides at 206 Sparks. Many Nevadan Returning Home Increased movement of American troops from Europe to the United States has resulted in a large number of Nevada soldiers returning to this country. On the SS E. B.

Alexander due at New York Sunday were SSgt. Gabriel B. Bruno of Elko, First Lt. Harvey O. Kolhoss of Fallon, Cpl.

Frank J. Ydiando and T5 Marvin L. Owens of Winnemucca and SSgt. Orin Morgan of Reno. Cpl.

Henry C. Swart was due Sunday on the SS Tarelton Brown at New York. On the SS Marine Angel, due today at New York, were TSgt. Robert D. Siard of Winnemucca, T4 Ben Goicoechea of Eureka and Pvt.

Rudy J. Salinger of Carson. The SS Kemp Battle, due at Boston Tuesday, has First Lt. John P. Potthoff of Las Vegas on its passenger list.

First Lt. Harold B. Mathauser of Boulder City is due to arrive on the SS Thomas Barry on Tuesday. Due Tuesday at Newport News, on the SS H. Solomon is T5 Gilbert R.

Cochran of Genoa. Fire Destroys Cabin in Reno Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a cabin at Washoe and North, sts. Sunday night, the fire department reported today. Firemen said that Indians had occupied the small structure but that no names could be learned after the destructive blaze. Also burned were a number of willows growing near the cabin.

An alarm was received at the fire house at 9:06 p. and firemen found the small house practically destroyed when they arrived. At 3:55 p. m. Sunday, the department responded to a call from I.

Lougaris, who sought aid because of a broken water pipe in the basement of his home at 1031 Manor drive. Firemen shut off the water flow and repaired the leak. GOLDEN WEDDING, 51h SCHENLEY BLACK LABEL, 5th SOUTHERN COMFORT, Whi Southern Comfort, pts. 3.20 HARWOOD 5th THREE FEATHERS, 5tht GORDON GIN, 5th WALKERS IMPERIAL. pts.

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Center Center at Second Phone: 5452 Second Phone: 4311 WHSK EY- 336 390 535 State Employe Dies Suddenly CARSON, Sept. 17. Richard William Hooper, employed in the Nevada tax commission office, died suddenly at his home Sunday. Although he had not been feeling well recently, his death was unexpected. He was born on March 10, 1890, at Ruby Hill, Eureka county.

Most of his life was spent on a ranch near Eureka. Since 1938 he had been employed in the state office at Carson. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bonnie Bell Hooper of Eureka; a son, Beverly Hooper of Eureka; two brothers, Judson Hooper of Eureka adn Willis Hooper, now in the armed service, and a sister, Mrs. W.

W. Kellison of Eureka. The funeral will be held at 3 p. m. Tuesday at the Knights of Pythias hall in Eureka with the Pythian order officiating.

Arrangements are in charge of the Crosby funeral home of Carson. PHONE 4116 Hat From Reno Figures in Slaying Notified by Marysville, police today that a man murdered there early Sunday morning was wearing a hat purchased in Reno, local officers today were aiding the Marysville police in an attempt to identify the slain man. Officers here were asked to check at the Reno store from which the hat was purchased on the possibility of identifying the man through a description of the heatpiece. Physical characteristics of the victim also were described to aid officers here in identification. The Marysville authorities said he had no papers in his possession and that they suspected robbery was the motive for killing him.

Apparently an itinerant farm worker, the slain man was described, as 45 to 50 years old weight 145 to 150 pounds, bad teeth, high forehead, brown eyes, black hair with gray edges. He was wearing high black dress shoes, light corduroy trousers, a dark gray shirt and a brown hat, size IV2 purchased in Reno. The California officers said the man had been killed between midnight and 2 a. m. Sunday by being hit on the head with a heavy blunt instrument.

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