Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 21

Local; News Sports, -Comics PART 2 RENO, NEVADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1951 PAGE ELEVEN RENO EVEN NG GAZETTE I Vs i 'f '4l 'v, il 'S- i i 1 if Overrule Demurrer I Malone's Case Clark County Commissioner To File Answer in Ten Days Attempt by attorney for Clark County Commissione Clem Malone of Las Vegas to halt action designed to removi him from office has been side-tracked, at least temporarily The Nevada Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision thi, morning, filed in Clerk Ned A. Turner's office, overruled i demurrer to an original complaint against Malone and orderci his attorney to file an answer to the complaint within 10 dave 4t 1 District Attorney Will Not Charge Keitzke in Case I M.n.im.... I mimnm ir minium mi in-1 in I I I ir- i t- -k v-c i ii 1 Ai.fr.-- NEVADA STATE SENATORS AND ASSEMBLYMEN were sworn in Monday in Carson as the 45th session of the Nevada legislature got under way. In picture above made in the assembly chambers Justice Milton Badt, chief justice of the Nevada supreme court is shown swearing in 43 assemblymen while Secretary of State John Koontz occupies the. speaker's chair.

In lower photo the ten state senators who were elected last November are shown taking their oath of.office. Left to'right they are B. Mahlon Brown, (D-Clark) Kenne'th F. Johnson, (R-Ormsby); Harry Wiley (D-Esmeralda); John E. Robbins, D-Elko); Rene Watt Lemaire, (R-Lander); Fred H.

Settelmeyer, (R-Douglas); Ralph Lattin (R-Church-ill) John H. Murray, (R-Eureka); Walter G. Heid, (R-Storey); and Forest B. Lovelock, (R-Washoe). (Bennett photo) PRESENTING man of the year award at Reno junior chamber of commerce banquet Wednesday evening will be Capt.

Kenneth Houghton, wounded marine veteran of Korean fighting. Banquet will be held in Riverside hotel at 7:30 o'clock. Miller to Tell Korean Story Lecture Slated At U. N. Tonight Robert C.

Miller, one of the jia-tion's ace war correspondents will speak on the "Korean Story" tonight at the University of Nevada education auditorium. His talk will begin at 7:30 o'clock and the public is invited to attend with no admission being charged. His appearance is sponsored by the Nevada chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity of which Miller is a member. Officers and men of Reno's Air Reserve will attend the lecture in place of a scheduled training session in the state building. Col.

Selby Calkins, squadron commander, announced the change today. He said up-to-date informa tion on the world situation, and especially on the Far East, would be more valuable to local reservists than organized training. The entire squadron has been asked to attend as a unit. Training credits will be given. Nevada's top war combat writer only recently returned from six months in the Far East where he covered both the Korean and Indo-China conflicts.

His address will be an attempt to create a better understanding of today's Far Eastern problem. Miller, who has been employed by the United Press since his graduation from the University of Nevada in 1938, gained considerable fame in the last war with his combat stories from Guadalcanal and later from Europe. He was the only correspondent to cover the Guadalcanal campaign from beginning to end. Later, he was on a boat sunk in the English channel by German bombers while covering the invasion of the 'continent. After the war Miller covered the organization of the United Nations, the Neuemberg war crimes trials, guerilla warfare in Greece, and the Holy Land conflict.

More recently, he has been in India and Pakistan, Germany, and to Poland behind the "iron curtain." He was in Formosa reporting on the activities of the Nationalist Chinese army when war in Korea broke out last June and he was immediately assigned to the fighting front with American troops. J. 0. Epperson Resigns Job at State Hospital Board Announces Resignation, Will Name Successor Business manager and chief purchasing agen at the Nevada state hospital for mental diseases for the last five years, J. O.

Epperson has chasing agent at the Nevada state hospital board announced today. The board, gave no indication when the resignation would be accepted or who will be named to replace Mr. Epperson. APPOINTED IN 1943 Mr. Epperson was appointed to the post of assistant superintendent and purchasing agent in November, 1945, when the board consisted of Dr.

Rodney Wym'an, Mrs. Robert Zeimer Hawkins, Dr. Robert R. Craig, the Rev. Brewster Adams and Gov.

Vail M. Pittman. Subsequently the Nevada legislature enacted a law creating a business manager for the hospital, and the board named Epperson to that position. The retiring business manager said today he had no immediate plans for the future and that he had offered to remain at the hospital for a time after his successor is appointed to acquaint him with routine duties and the work of the business manager and purchasing gent as well as to work on the hospital budget. The resignation, addressed to Dr.

Robert R. Craig, who was recently named board chairman, said: "Inasmuch as the board of commissioners of the hospital has recently been re-organized with the membership of the new board differing from the one giving me my appointment as business manager of the state hospital, I deem it proper that I hereby respectfully submit my resignation as business manager to become effective at the pleasure of the board. "I wish at this time to express my gratitude to the members of the board with whom I have had the privilege of working during the last Hive years, for their complete co operation and understanding. "Should the board desire, when my successor is appointed whoever he may be, I will be glad to remain with him and explain the routine duties of the office, and work of business manager and purchasing agent of the hospital." SERVED IN NAVY Prior to taking the hospital post Epperson served more than three years as an officer in the navy during world war 2 and was released to inactive duty with the rank of lieutenant commander. Before his navy service he was engaged in newspaper work as a reporter and political writer for the Reno Evening andthe Ely Daily Times.

He was at one time editor of the Elko Independent, and was a reporter for the Sparks Tribune aften attending the University of Nevada. Under his supervision the new-men's ward was completed at the state hospital last year and he has had charge of various other improvement projects at the hospital in addition to his duties as purchasing agent. Dr. Craig heads the hospital board at present and the other members include the Rev. Brewster Adams.

Dr. A. J. (Bart) Hood and Gov. Charles Russell, Republicans and Mrs.

C. C. Taylor, Democrat. Nevada again. The state's metals will play a vital part in the war effort, he said.

AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK He praised stockmen for standing ready to "share in helping meet" the war crisis but proposed no legislation affecting them. STATE PROPERTY WATER SUPPLY Steps should be taken to insure a more adequate water supply for the capitol building and other state property in Carson. PUBLICATION OF BILLS He recommended that the salaries of all state officials and employes be published at least once a year in a newspaper of general circulation in the state. CENTRALIZED PURCHASING The governor asked legislators with experience in this field to investigate the matter and see if the establishment of such a system would be feasible at this time. Centralized purchasing, he said, had resulted in substantial economies for the highway department in the last year.

ADMINISTRATION REORGANIZATION lie recommended creation of a general merit system for all state employes except agency heads and administration or board appointees. And he further suggested that the boards of printing control, irrigation, publicity and reclamation and settlement, along with the state range commission and immigration bureau, be abolished. Burglars Enter Red Cross Office Breaking the glass in a door of the Red Cross headquarters, 805 South Virginia burglars escaped with $8.12 in small change from a coffee can after entering the fit print for future years" should be laid down, especially "upon contingencies we cannot now anticipate." HIGHWAYS The legislature should survey the needs of the department and appropriate accordingly. The governor praised the work of the department in recent years and said Nevada's roads are now in good condition. ATTORNEY GENERAL He recommended that the legislators- read carefully a special report by the attorney general, and consider consolidating the various state law enforcement agencies.

STATE ENGINEER The work load of this office has increased tremendously in the last 15 years, the governor said, and the state engineer should not be forced, as he is now, to ser with the public service commission, tht Colorado river commission, or the state planning board. His service on other boards "should be limited to those that do not interfere with his full service under the law creating his office." The governor offered high praise of the work done by the office in recent years, and recommended that it take over the functions of the state surveyor general. SURVEYOR GENERAL The primary duty of the surveyor general, the governor stated, is to sell state land to private interests. In 1938, there were 400,000 acres ready for such sale. That figure has since been reduced to only 8000.

"It seems altogether logical that the duties of the surveyor general, including his ex officio titles as state forester and state fire warden could be transferred to the office of the state engineer," he said: COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION He climaxed his recommendations concerning this powerful board by suggesting that a joint legislative committee meet with the commission to study present and future needs and programs. And he also strongly urged that the state sell its multi-million dollar operation as Basic. "Problems at the Basic magnesium plant and the town of Henderson will continue to arise as long as the project remains tax free and under state supervision," he said. "I believe the district should become a part of the state, instead of a ward of the state." ELECTRIC POWER Steps should be taken to insure Nevada of the full output of the only remaining available generator position at Hoover dam. MINING Again, he proposed no new legislation, though he said he was in hopes existing federal laws would be changed to encourage mining in 7 V' SENATE FINANCE CHAIRMAN PRAISES RUSSELL'S SPEECH CARSON, Jan.

16. High praise for Gov. Charles Russell's message to the forty-fifth session of the Nevada legislature, came today from one of the leaders of the senate. Said Sen. Kenneth Johnson, R-Ormsby, chairman of the upper house's finance committee: "The Republican controlled senate now has before it a specific and constructive manual to assist it in carrying out its avowed economy program.

"The message will also help us immeasurably in giving the people of Nevada the type of good legislation they deserve." tics concerning the various welfare functions, concerned adoption of the relative's responsibility law. Nevada and Texas are the only states without it. PUBLIC WELFARE Though he said he "agreed that progress in no field is more important or desirable than in the protection of public health," he added that it was his "firm conviction that an appreciable increase in public health expenditures can be foregone until international conditions improve." EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT Further liberalization of the Nevada unemployment compensation law "is definitely not feasible at this time" because of the international situation, the governor said. Prevailing rates of employer contributions should remain at their present level, he added. NEVADA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION The fund has increased no less than 647 per cent in ten years and now stands at $11,699,691.

A study now underway will result in lower rates for firms with good safety records, higher ratesv for those with1 poor records. In recommending that the commission be made a part of the "family of state commissions and boards" the governor said "the commission deals with the people's money and the people should become thoroughly aware of all phases of its operation." LABOR He praised "the dignity and greatness" of labor in past years and said Nevada was fortunate in that labor had never "sought to advance its interests at the expense of the state or the general welfare." Problems arising from employe-employer, relationships "will be met Pd poHed" nd no "blue ine lour page opinion was written by Chief Justice Mil ton B. Badt and concurred in ty Justices Charles Merrill and Edgar Eather. COMPLAINT FILED Supreme court action was commenced Nov. 29 when Alan Bible, former attorney general, filed a complaint in quo warranto at the request of the Clark district attorney's office.

In it, he asked the court to remove Malone from office and declare Harvey E. McDonald legal holder of the office. Bible alleged that Malone was elected over two years ago under a special county commissioner law setting up "commissioner districts," and since he and the supreme court have heid that law to be unconstitutional said that McDonald should be placed in office. Bible further pointed out that Clark county never has been divided into commissioner districts and commissioners of that county can be elected at large only. McDonald filed under terms of the general election law of the state and last year was elected to a two year term commencing Jan 1, this year.

ASKS DISMISSAL Demurrer to the complaint alleging that there were not sufficient grounds to constitute cause for action was filed late in December by Edwin J. Dotson, Las Vegas attorney for Malone. The demurrer asked that the complaint be dismissed. In its opinion, the supreme court held that the state's complaint was not defective and pointed out that Nevada law provides that when such actions are commenced in the supreme court they shall be conducted in the manner as if commenced in the district court and that the pleadings and conduct of the trial shall be the same as in the district court. "Accordingly," Justice Badt wrote, "the demurrer to the com plaint is overruled." Retired Motel Operator Dies Peter Arceres.

65. retired motel operator and resident of this area for four years, died in a local hospital Monday. Mr. Argeres was a native of Greece, and had lived in the United tates 50 years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.

Catherine Argeres of Sparks and was the father of Paul. Georgia and Helen Argeres and Mrs. vasne Pappas, all of Sparks. Mr. Argeres was a member of the Order of Ahepa.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Thursday in the Ross Burke co. chapel. Two Heavy rjines Handed to Drivers Two heavy fines for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquors was meted out to Reno motorists today by the Sparks police aepartment.

James Clark of 333 Colorado Riv er ave. and John Yam of 413 Mnn tello road, paid $300 fines each for the infractions. Leo Garden of 111fi rVimmnvnial row, Reno, Was assessed $25 for speeding on and Avagril Moore of Hod, Utah, paid a $35 fine for a similar charge. Mr. Wallace, 53, has been chief of the education and training division of the veteran's administration in Reno for the last five years.

He has long been in vocational work, having taught that subject in Wisconsin and Ely, Nevada schools for 15 years. He is a graduate of Colorado Commenting on the state education board meeting, Mr. Duncan said that the session was fairly routine with a long discussion on budget problems. The board authorized a pay raise for deputies of public instruction as well as supervisors for the various departments. The 11 deputies and supervisors now are being paid $4500 annually and the boost, should the legislature grant its approval, would raise yearly wages for the 11 concerned to $4800.

Mr. Duncan said that there was "one hundred percent attendance at both boards" on Monday. On the education board are Gov. Charles Russell, Duncan, Prof. Wilson, Grant, John Hunter of Elko, E.

R. Marvel or Battle Mountain and Howard Gray of Ely. The meeting was the first for Gray, a White Pine attorney, who was elected to the board at the last e'ection. No charges will be filed against George Edward Kietzke, 46-year-old Reno laborer, in connection with the Jan. 4 death of Mrs.

Faye John-son, District Attorney Jack Streeter said this morning. Mr. Streeter made this announcement after Dr. Alan J. Roche, autopsy surgeon for the inquest into Mrs.

Johnson's death, reported that the woman died of fatty degeneration of the liver, commonly known as cirrhosis of the liver. Dr. Roche said that he could not testify to the fact that any blows received by Mrs. Johnson had contributed to her death, Mr. Streeter said.

Kietzke, son of a late prominent Truckee meadows farmer, was arrested in a local bar on Jan. 4 shortly after Mrs. Johnson was found in a serious condition in her cabin at 911 East Second St. She died in Washoe medical center later that night, making a deathbed declaration that she had been beaten three days previously by Kietzke. Although no charges will be filed out of district court against Kietzke, is still the possibility that he will be named in an assault and battery complaint from the city attorney's office.

During questioning about Mrs. Johnson's death, Kietzke admitted beating the woman, Mr. Streeter said. At the present time, Kietzke is patient in the Washoe medical center but still in custody of the Reno police department after, being booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. No formal complaint has been issued.

He was ex tremely intoxicated when arersted. and has received treatment since that time, Reno police said. Parked Machine Crushed in Mishap Labelled a "total loss" by police officers, a 1950 Plymouth sedan owned by Sadie Steell, Route 1, was crushed by an out-of -control vehicle wliile parked on West st. Monday night, according to Reno police. The machine was struck by a southbound vehicle driven by James Harlow Sauer, 16, 637 North Monday at 9:50 p.

m. Young Sauer was driving a borrowed 1936 Ford coupe "hot-rod" type car owned by Vick Luchettl, officers said. He told police he struck the railroad tracks at what he estimated was a 35-mile-an-hour speed. He then lost control of his machine, and it plowed into the rear end of the Steell vehicle, officers were informed. The Steell machine was in turn smashed against a 1942 Stude-baker sedan owned by Hadley Boynton, 1760 Harold drive, dam-aging its rear end and completing the destruction of the Plymouth.

The Studebaker then was forced against a parking meter, and uprooted the meter. lAJeatier (Information fumlahrd hv TT. n. weather bureau at tht United Alrllnea airport. Reno.

Temperature high and low Tor 24 houra ending at 4:30 a. Station I Li Station Austin Bakerafleld Beatty Blamarck. NO Blue Canyon SO 25 Loa AnKelaa ...150 31 109 44 Lovelock 155 30 Miami 179 51 zj in New Orleans ..182 39 42 22 New York 58 28 Portland 52 37 Bolae Butt Chicago Cincinnati ill ii a ig riiuviii 70 42 49 40 53 19 2A 40 32 53 37 54 3S 48 3) 43 17 32 21 Red Bluft 34 25 RENO 64 40 81. Loula Dallaa Denver 1 50 35; Sacramento 50 28 Salt Lak City 150 31! San Francisco 50 41 8ettl Elko Elv Eureka. Calif.

Fallon 80 28 Suaanrill 50 27TTononah Great Falls Kansas City Laa Vega 43 22 44 28 D. 3 54 33 Wlnnemucc 1 54 19 73 40 PRECIPITATION DATA Reno: laat 34 houra. .01: aeaaonal to date, S.46; normal to data, 3.45; to dat last year, 3.39. Other stations last 34 hours: Austin. Bakerafleld.

.07: Blue Canron. .92: Boise, Butte, Cincinnati, Eureka. New Tork, .04: Port, land. .22: Red Bluff. J5: Sacramento.

.17: San Francisco. .21: Seattle, J6. FORECASTS Rno and vicinity increasing cloudl. neas tonight and Wednesday with occasional light snow fluTies beginning Wednesday. Warmer tonight.

Nevada: mostly cloud tonlsht an el Wednesday with occasional snow aad rain In the north land central portions. Colder In the north and central portions but warmer in tho west sector tonight and Wednesday. sierra Nevada: snow above 4000 ana rain below tonight and Wednesday. Message Keyed To Wartime Need Russell Requests National Guard (Continued from Page One) existing or contemplated, in the southwest. That various state boards which have become virtually inoperative in recent years be ailished.

the governor completed the speech before the attentive legislators and packed galleries, he was given a rising ovation. UNCERTAIN FUTURE Throughout his talk, the possibility of another world war and the uncertainties of the future played an important part. "Today as this legislature begins its work the shadow of war falls across the earth," he said. "Again, Americans everywhere are being called upon to make necessary sacrifices to combat a world menace a Communistic menace whose goal is complete destruction of the democratic way of life." "Keeping in mind this thought of uncertainty in the future, as your governor, I recommend to you a program of economy for the next biennium," he said. He then recommended that "all contemplated construction of buildings by the state be deferred for the next two years" unless of an emergency nature.

The economies he hopes to effect "cannot be accomplished within a few weeks or months," he continued. But with the cooperation of the legislature, he said he was confident they could be in the reason-atfly near future. Jii'ork on the 1951-53 budget, the IJbrnor told his audience, has not pi'bgressed to such a point fcs to allow him "to provide a comprehensive analysis of the staters financial position." He added that he would endeavor to do that when he delivers his budget message Jan. 25. AGAINST NEW TAXES In urging that no new taxes be adopted, he said: "I do not believe any additional tax revenues are necessary if the legislature will hold to ray announced program of economy by adhering to two promises: "First By not extending the present level of state government.

"Second By adopting measures that will perfect sound economies in the operation of our state government. Step by step, he listed those measures as follows: TAX POLICY ON OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION With "every sign" pointing to the development of producing gas and oil fields in White Pine county and possibly other areas of the state, he Ommended that the legislature ognize" this potential new ce of state, revenue and study how it could best be taxed. He suggested taxes on an ad valorem basis which would be of most benefit to counties involved those which would be based on the output of the wells, or a combination of the two. EDUCATION In recommending that the office of state superintendent of public instruction be appointive instead of elective, the governor was echoing a suggestion made by the new superintendent himself, Glenn Duncan of Ely. He won the office at last November's elections.

The superintendent, Mr. P.ussell said, should be appointed by the state board of education, "based upon clear cut professional standards." He said the legislature would be called upon during this session to osider a measure which would lv a minimum of $10,000,000 for scHool construction in the next eight to ten years. This program, he stated, "should be carefully weighed" and the state's degree of participation in it determined as a legislative policy matter. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA Conditions at the university, the governor said, have materially improved in the last year. Steps now being taken by the board of regents and the university administration should further improve matters.

He recommended that the institution offer a good but small curriculum rather than "a looseiy knitted educational program." "I recommend that senate' and assembly committees meet with the board of regents and the administration to determine' the most practical approach to meeting present requirements," he said. He added he felt most of those could be accomplished by renovation and remodeling, rather than new building. NEVADA NATIONAL GUARD The guard, the governor told the legislators, should be maintained in at least its present strength, both in the interests of national defense and because in the last biennium it brought into the state. He said his appropriation recommendation would be detailed in his budget message. CIVIL DEFENSE The 1943 civif defense act meets present needs, but the legislature, Mr.

Russell said, should appropriate money to hire a director for the state defense plan. VETERANS He recommended no changes in existing veterans legislation, and pointedly avoided mention of a bonus or other special compensation. Instead, he said Nevadans should offer their "sympathetic understanding" in helping veterans meet their problems in tho years to come. NEVADA STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL The divided authority now existing between the superintendent and business manager of the hospital should be eliminated, and a superintendent with overall authority should be named. Under him, the resident physician now-the superintendent and the business manager would serve.

"No other state institution should deserve more consideis-tion." the governor said. To take its administration out of politics, he recommended the governor be removed from the board, though- he 'himself is now a member and "deeply interested" in its affairs. NEVADA STATE PRISON He said the new state prison board is "attempting to effectuate a tighter policy of control and discipline" at the institution, and added that he believes "the, greater restrictions will result in lowering the number of inmates." PUBLIC WELFARE His chief recommendation based on rather complete statis N. E. WILSON TO HEAD STATE EDUCATION BOARD Several aDDointments wpr an nounced today following yesterday's day-long session here of the state board of education and the state board for vocational education.

Glenn Duncan, superintendent public instruction, said this morning that Prof. N. E. Wilson, veteran board member from Reno, had been elected president of the education board and that A. C.

Grant of Las Vegas had been elected vice-president. Prof. Wilson succeeds J. Kin-near, of McGill and New York City. John Bunten, director of vocational education, said that his board had hired Mrs.

Genevieve Pieretti as supervisor of home economics in the state and had retained Fay I. Wallace of Reno as supervisor of trade and industrial education. Both Mrs. Pieretti and Mr. Wallace ill be paid $4500 annually in their new capacities.

Mr. Wallace assumes the post held by Donald Cameron, former vocational director who was head of the trade and industrial division at the same time. When Mr. Bunten was named director of the department, he automatically took with him former duties of the director of agricultural education thus leaving a vacancy in the taede and industrial division..