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Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 18

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1 8 RENO EVENING GAZETTE January 29, 1957 Community Service Works Bring Legion Post Praise 9 Royal Nevada Gets License MOUNTAIN CITY, New Sparks Chamber Program Launched American Legionnaires in this E3IEU3 I ilwUlliQll Safely Engineer Is Appointed For Kennecolt Howard H. Robison, formerly conference leader for Kennecott Copper Corp. at McGill, was today named to fill the vacant post of safety engineer, according to an announcement by Dale -J. Brown, Safety Director of the copper company's Nevada Mines Division. Robison will be primarily concerned with safe working practices in the underground division The state tax commission has five hundred dollar projector and a weekly service of up-to-date pictures for which the post contributes ten dollars each week.

For the 1957 March of. Dimes over $150 was raised, a Christmas party was put on for the children and a turkey shoot for the elders. Commander Dodson, accompanied by National Executive Committeeman Thomas W. Miller, visited the area upon returning from Boise where the latter addressed the members of the Idaho legislature at the second biennial legislature dinner in honor of the members of the leg community, bordering on the Idaho line, were complimented by Department Commander Calvin J. Dodson of the Nevada American Legion for the several community programs instituted by the members of the local post upon the occasion of his recent visit.

One project provided a weekly movie showing for the children and others in an area where there is no such amusement nearer than one hundred miles in Elko. The initial cost included a granted a gambling license to a group headed by T. W. Richardson in the Royal Nevada on the Las Vegas strip. I However, the agency did not act 1 on a gaming board recommenda Through this committee the Green Brae Park is now being completed.

(2) Inauguration of the music festival which was so successful that many have (fsked that it be made a semi-annual affair. (3) Development of a new brochure advertising Sparks which has been well received across the country. (4) Alleviation of parking conditions in Sparks. (5) Through the merchants committee with Frank Bauffman, tion that the license be issued Si untir after commission member William Deutsch of Las Vegas had an opportunity, to question Richardson personally. of the company's mine located ine new group is investing a total of 528 thousand dollars in near Ruth.

The underground division includes the Star Pointer shaft which is being worked at the chairman, the chamber furnished the Royal Nevada where the casino has been closed since late 1955. Navy Secretary Aide to Leave WASHINGTON, UP) Albert Pratt, assistant secretary of the Richardson assured Deutsch the only downtown Christmas decorations in the Sparks-Reno area. (6) 1 The highway committee Program of the Sparks Chamber of Commerce for 1957 got underway this week. Newly installed President John Langhans announced the assignment of committees at the recent installation dinner. Assisting Langhans for the coming year will be Carl Shelly, first vice president; C.

E. Richards, second vice president; Claude Cauble, third vice president; and F. M. "Buck" Buchanan, treasurer. Langhans outlined a long list of community promotion and improvement projects to be undertaken by the chamber of the Rail City.

Included were development of the Greenbrae park, more downtown parking, acquiring a portion of sales tax revenue for local government, annual music festival, teacher-greeting day, and others. Extensive membership drive is also planned in Sparks' fast growing business community. Retiring President James Buchanan summed up the activities of the Rail City chamber during the past 18 months as follows: (1) Inauguration of the Inter-Service Club Committee, with Robert Guinn as chairman. This committee, composed of all of the service clubs. PTA, social clubs, constantly works to coor-rdinate community projects.

was lnlluentiai in Drmging to a and the other six members of the commission that Maurice Friedman would have nothing whatever to do with operation of the hotel or its casino. navy, is reported planning to islature. Over eighty members of Idaho's 34th legislature were in attendance as guests at the John Regan Post 2's new clubhouse in Boise. Meeting with the officers and members of Mountain City Post No. 36, in the local Community House, were members of Jack Hanks Post No.

48 from the Indian Reservation at Owyhee. Forest Ranger Culver D. "Duff Ross, post commander, and Charles Read, adjutant, arranged for the banquet in honor of the visitors with Edward Andrews, chaplain of the Owyhee post, delivering the invocation. Two new members were initiated, Paul Hinky, of the Idaho Power Company staff, and Pete leave his government position about the end of this month. TALKS TO NAVAL RESERVES Cdr.

R. Bashinski of the Twelfth Naval District is shown being greeted by Lt. Cdr. T. L.

Westcott, inspector instructor, as he spoke to members of the Naval Reserve surface division, construction battalion division and Naval Reserve officers school in Reno. His topic was "Sea Power" and he told the officers about the U. S. Navy of the future and the changes being made in the navy with regard to nuclear power, in his talk at the naval reserve training center. (Ernie Mack photo) Friedman formally was listed Pratt, who now directs the on the application for a license but his interest was absorbed bv navy's manpower and personnel program, will return to his mem Richardson before the gamine board recommended approval of the license.

bership in a Boston investment firm. The forthcoming vacancy re Richardson explained Friedman present time and the Deep Ruth shaft which is being readied for production. Brown said that the underground employes cooperated in producing admirable safety record last year by reducing the number of lost-time accidents to 5.6 per million man hours worked. A rate 68 per cent lower than the 1955 rate of 17.9 accidents per million man hours. Safety is our primary concern, Brown went on to say, and it is hoped that this year we will see a sizable reduction in what was considered a good record in in 1956.

The new safety engineer has been associated with Kennecott's Nevada Mines division since 1952. He went to work in Ruth in 1953 as a repairman, was named project inspector in 1954, underground shift boss in 1955, and conference leader in 1956. Woodburn Rites Conducted Here would be completely out of the successful conclusion the new Keitzke lane underpass. President Langhans reported that the Sparks chamber of commerce membership was also being polled for suggestions as to new project's the group should undertake. Installation of new officers and annual report on past accomplishments took place at the recent installation dinner in Sparks.

Speaker for the evening was Pete Hannsen, vice president of the First National Bank of Nevada. Hannsen discussed personnel and hiring problems with the Sparks businessmen. vived speculation that Robert Montgomery, actor and adviser to President Eisenhower on his tele hotel within 30 days. He said he had asked that Friedman remain on the job only until a successor can be named. vised speeches, might be in line Bastida, recently returned here for appointment to an assistant Requiem mass was celebrated for William Woodburn, at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral with Msgr. secretaryship in one of the serv to open a dry goods store. Walter Phillipi of the Winnemucca Legion Post was a visitor. ices.

First reports mentioned Montgomery's name in connec William J. Graham, J. R. Millar, Newton Crumley, R. O.

Kwapil, Ed Questa, Dr. Vinton Muller and Ed Ginsburg. The body was accompanied to Carson for private committal services conducted by Msgr. Collins. Burial was in the Catholic cemetery at Carson.

The Ross-Burke Co. was in charge of Thomas F. Collins, celebrant. tion with a vacancy in an assist Hundreds of interesting and at ant secretary post for procure He told Deutsch that the Royal Nevada planned enly lounge entertainment and did not envision at the present time any big name stars. "We have enough free entertainment on the strip and I don't think an operation of this type can support a big show," he said.

He disclosed that investors to absorb the 12 shares still un ment and production. Pallbearers were Harlan Reward, Bill Ligon, George Wingfield, Frank Tacy, H. P. Dayton, Beldon Kattelman, George South-worth, William J. Forman, tractive flower arrangements are pictured in the many books at the Washoe County Library on this Montgomery was assistant naval attache at London in 1941.

growing hobby. BEATTY YOUTH, 19 DIES PLAYING BASKETBALL licensed in the casino had placed jf -f Jf e-J 20, 1937. He came to Tonopah with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd B.

Sammons, at an early age and attended elementary and $107 thousand in escrow for these shares and that money would become available as soon as they are licensed. This would bring the total investment in the Royal Nevada to $635 thousand. Richardson's partners include Bernard Shapiro and Louis Marcus, four-point-25 per cent each; George Oedekerk, 20 per cent, and Yovl look smarter high school here. His father is a former Tonopah police officer. Last October the Sammons family moved to Beatty, where Howard worked with his father in the operation of a cinnabar mine, later being employed at the J.

TONOPAH Funeral services for Howard Elmer Sammonsip-year-old Beatty youth who died of a heart attack while playing basketball in the southern Nye community, were held from the Community Presbyterian church in Tonopah Jan. 21. The Rev. Paul Prichard officiated and burial was in the Tonopah cemetery. Pallbearers were George Holloway, Ernest Long-don, Lawrence Bogdon, Sig Fol-wick, Sherman Miller and Gregory Pavlich.

A native of Albuquerque, N. Howard Sammons was born April ueorge vvunamson, eignt and a Irving Crowe.ll fluorspar mine. As half per cent. ft a small child, Howard contracted rheumatic fever which left him with a heart condition. Surviving in addition to his parents are three brothers, Har EXCLUSIVE DREAM-CAR DESIGNMercury shares its styling with no other car.

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