Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 14

PAGE RENO EVENING GAZETTE SATURDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1942 our Are Dead in Holiday Automobile Accidents in Nevada FOURTEEN Artillery Officer In Africa Rent Control Work Is Praised Leon Shore Dies In Washington Carroll William Dressier Promoted to Captain of Army Was Captain of California Crew That Won World Honors in Olympics Ten Are Injured During Past Two Days Over State Nevada Library Is Depository Selection Made By MacLeish If I 4 ed the championship 1928 Golden Bear crew of the University of California, described by many leading sports authorities as the greatest college crew of all time. The California eight-oared shell not only finished far out in front at the Poughkeepsie regatta in 1928, but went on to outdistance all challengers in the Olympic tryouts of that year. Winning its right to represent the United States at Amsterdam, Captain Dressler's crew repeated its former performances in this country by capturing the Olympic sweepstakes, thus clearly establishing their title to the world's championship.

Before entering the University of California, where he received his A. B. degree in 1928, Captain Dressier attended the Douglas county high school where he was elected captain of both the football and basketball teams. He was graduated from high school in 1924. Upon graduation from the University of California, Captain Dressier enrolled at the Harvard graduate school of business administration where he received his master's degree in business administration in 1931.

At California he took the four-year training course of the Reserve Officers' Training corps and likewise attended the advanced camp of the ROTC at the Presidio of Monterey. Upon graduation from the university he received a commission as second lieutenant of infantry in the Officers' Reserve corps. Captain Dressier is married to the former Miss Jean Bayne of Alameda, Calif. They have leased a home at Owl Creek Farm, Anchorage, on the outskirts of Edwin II. Miller, son of Mr.

and Mrs. E. XV. Miller of Carson, has been graduated from the coast artillery antiaircraft school at Camp Davis, N. and has been commissioned a second lieutenant.

He has been assigned to Camp Haan, nedr Riverside, Calif. Lieutenant Miller will fly to the coast to meet his wife, and they will return to Carson for the holidays. Control of Sugar In Honey Family Is Decided by OP A Mrs. Homer S. Honey of Walnut Ridge, may not be able to keep her Honey, but she's certainly got fcull control of all the sugar in the family.

That is thedecision of state office of price administration officials to whom Homer Honey appealed this week when his wife refused to send him his war ration book No. 1, which he "forgot" when he left for Reno to secure a a divorce. Attorney E. H. Tharp of Walnut Ridge, WTote OPA that Mrs.

Honey is "positive" in her refusal to send Honey's sugar book. If Honey entrusted the bdbk to Mrs. Honey's care, and she doesn't use the coupons, there is nothing thathe can do about regaining it under OPA regulations. In other words, Honey is responsible for his own sugar book. Five From Reno Enlist in Navy Eleven Volunteers At Local Station tive Keno men were among eleven more volunteers for service in the United States navy this week, it was announced by the Reno recruiting station.

All will be placed on inactive duty, if accepted, until after the first of the year, according to Lieut. George O. Hackett, officer in charge of the Nevada recruiting district. Reno applicants were Richard C. Shatzer, James M.

Smith, Donald Frazier, Daniel Kocka and Gordon B. Sprague. Two volunteers from Fallon were Dale Francis Johnson and Allen L. Childers. Others were Raymond W.

Hansen, Babbitt; William H. Williams and Richard W. Applegate, and Paul E. Gloster, Alturas, Calif. Favorite wffh January 14 Is Deadline Ralph K.

Wittenberg, of the Reno defense rental area, today said the personnel of the rent control offices was "very pleased with the response and cooperation given by lanJ'ords in registering their property and would appreciate further advising of neighbors nut yet registered of the desirability of doing so early and avoiding a last-minute rush when registration closes at midnight, January 14." According to office of price administration regulations, landlords not registered on that date are subject to severe penalties. Temporary offices for the registration of landlords will be opened for one day only between January 4 and 9 in Verdi, Wads-worth and Gerlach, Wittenberg said. Exact dates for each location will be announced soon. Landlords in Sparks and vicinity may continue to register at the council chambers in the city hall until Saturday, January 2, and after that date that registration station will close, the director announced. Ration Board In New Quarters Now Located at 221 South Virginia All office equipment of the Reno war price and rationing board was packed and moved today from veterans' hall in the state building to the new location in the Johnson Chevrolet company building at 221 South Virginia street.

A welcome lull in business occurred this morning enabling the staff to make preparations for the actual moving this afternoon. The former showroom of the motor car company will be designed to handle all rationing applicants as expediently as possible, R. B. Fuhrman, chief clerk of the board, said today. He and Leo F.

Schmitt, state office of price administration director, found time this morning to make a last-minute inspection of the newquarters and make final decisions on where to place the various pieces of office equipment. 6th Mrs. Manville Leaves for Reno Lobster Thermidor Blamed This Time NEW ROCHELLE, N. Dec. 26.

UP) Tommy Manville, much-married heir to an asbestos fortune, announced today that his sixth wife, Billy Boze, was leaving for Reno this afternoon to get a divorce. "But she left here including me," Manville said, explaining that Billy had talked to him on the phone at noon and refused to send for her clothes, furs and jewels. "The only thing she has as a remembrance is the wedding ring," Manville lamented. "I insisted that she should at least allow me to pay the expenses of the trip, but she wouldn't hear of it. So I told her that when she came back her things would all be here waiting for her.

And that goes for my good wishes, too." Manville's sixth marital venture ended on Dec. 12, just two months to the day after his wedding to Billy, twenty-year-old blonde actress from Andrews, S. C. On the day of the separation, the bride said she and Tommy had argued over lobster thermidor, and that Tomy the next day ordered his chauffeur to drive her away anywhere. ALSO A LA CARTE delicious steaks and chops Practiced Law In This City Leon Shore, for many years a practicing attorney of Reno, died in the Veterans' hospital in Washington yesterday, presumably from a heart ailment with which he had been afflicted for some years.

News of his death came this morning to John B. Foy, with whom Shore had been associated in law practice for some years. Shore had been in the hospital since last July, according to the information sent here by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Shore. He came to Reno from Washington in 192S where he was associated with Charles Norcross in presenting Nevada's civil war claims of approximately $600,000.

He was associated here with Foy for eight years and served as president of the Washoe County Bar association from 1930 to 1940. He gave up the practice of law in 1940 because of his health. He is survived by his wife and his mother. Funeral services will be held Monday in Washington. Nevada Students To Get Moyie Roles Alaska Highway Is Picture Theme Movie roles will be given fifty University men students, according to a statement made today by "Doc" Merman, production manager for Paramount producers William Pine and William Thomas.

Merman arrived today at the Riverside hotel where he will interview students interested in playing soldier roles in the Paramount picture "Alaska Highway," starring Richard Arlen and Jean Parker. "Alaska Highway" goes before the cameras January 4 on a location near Reno, and will tell the story of two brothers, played by Arlen and Bill Henry, who are both in love with the same girl, Jean Parker, the while they, with their father, contribute to the building of the great military highway recently completed by army engineers in record time. For Real Estate Insurance Call John F. Hickok, Gazette Building. Phone 5311.

Dec. 15-F Start the New Year Right Dinner New Year's Day HOLIDAY DINNER VARIED MENU Reservations Accepted 3:00 8:00 P. M. MARGO'S YANKEE KITCHEN WEST SECOND AT VINE Bus Route 1 Phone 24402 Fighting Men there's a CHISM ICE CREAM DEALER Near You Carroll William Dressier, thirty-five, who captained the famous "Golden Bears" crew of the University of California to victory in the 1928 Olympic games at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is now a captain in the army of the United States, according to an announcement of his promotion just issued by Brig. Gen.

Allen R. Kimball, commanding general of the Jeffersonville quar- termaster depot at Jeffersonville, Ind. Captain Dressier, who has served on the administrative staff of the Jeffersonville depot as an assistant to the commanding general since he entered the service on extended active duty last June, received the promotion from his former grade of first lieutenant promptly upon the expiration of the six months in service required by the war department before advancement to a higher commissioned grade can be considered. A native of Gardnerville, where he was born on February 1, 1907, Captain Dressier is the son of State Senator and Mrs. W.

F. Dressier. Before his call to active duty last June he lived at 2515 Scott street, San Francisco, and was connected with the Standard Oil company of California as an analyst in industrial-policy planning and specialist in foreign marketing. His entire business career was spent with the Standard Oil company. Employed on May 26, 1932, he occupied various positions with the organizaton until he received a commission as a first lieutenant and was assigned to his present station at Jeffersonville, where he reported for duty on June 16 last.

A noted athlete in high school and college, Captain Dressier head- Benjamin Raggio Dies Here Today Nevada Resident For 61 Years A resident of Nevada since 1881, Benjamin Raggio died early today at his home on Maple street. He was born in Genoa, Italy, seventy-seven years ago, and came to the United States when a boy. For many years he operated a ranch northeast of Reno, but in recent years he had been retired. He was a member of Reno lodge No. 6 of Odd Fellows.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Angelina Raggio; five children, William and Ben Raggio, of Reno, Mrs. Carmel Raffetto of Klamath Falls, Mrs. Florence Novakovich of Saratoga, and Mrs. Edyth Buck of Modesto, and three grandchildren, Alexander Novakovich, William Raggio, i and Lieut.

John Raffetto. He was a half brother of Mrs. Katherine Avanzino of Reno. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Announcement will be made by the Ross-Burke company.

Marine Officer Candidates Sought Two Years' College Is Requirement Men between the ages of twenty and thirty-one inclusive who have had two years of college prior to December, 1940, and have a subsequent two years of civilian experience are now eligible for candidates' class of the marine corps leading to a commission, according to word received here today by Lieut. Col. Ralph E- West, San Francisco district recruiting officer. All such men, as well as college graduates within the same age bracket, may apply at once for personal interview and physical examination at the San Francisco district marine recruiting headquarters at the Palace hotel in San Francisco. Inductions must be completed prior to January 1, it was announced.

Successful applicants will secure their release from their local selective service board, following which they will be assigned for immediate active duty in the candidates' class. Parris Island, S. C. Further information may be obtained from the local marine corps recruiting station in the Reno postoffice building. CHICKEN RAVIOLAS AND SPAGHETTI ITALIAN STYLE Buy From CAS ALE'S MARKET PHONE 3979 University of Nevada's library is one of twenty-five depository libraries selected for library of congress printed catalog cards, it was-announced at Washington today by Archibald MacLeish, librarian of congress.

Additions of the libraries to the list of depositories bring to 106 the total number of depository sets now being maintained at centers of research in this country and abroad, MacLeish said. Distribution of the printed catalog cards in these principal centers of research, places at the immediate disposal of scholars and investigators in the particular area, a partial but important record of the contents of the national collections at Washington, he explained. Other libraries added to the list include The University of Arizona. Idaho university. Oregon university.

Oregon State college. Southern Methodist university. Utah State Agricultural college. The Library of Hawaii. Cards for Hawaii are being packed and held at the library of congress here for shipment after the war, MacLeish said.

Fire Truck Sent To Lyon County Will be Used In Rural Areas The fire truck stationed at Glenbrook during the summer will be sent to Yerington where it will be used in fighting farm fires during the winter season. The equipment will arrive at Yerington Monday, and will be kept there until next May when it will be returned to the Lake Tahoe station. The truck will be operated by volunteer firemen from Yerington and will be housed at the Ford Newell garage. Arrangements for the use of the truck were made by the Lyon county fire board, the county commissioners, and Wayne McLeod, surveyor general, who has charge of the equipment. The truck will be used on fires in the rural districts of Mason and Smith valleys.

The apparatus is a three-quarter ton truck carrying a belt-driven pump, a 150-gallon water tank, and also is equipped to draw water from a ditch or pump. Equipment also includes hose, chemical extinguishers, hand pumps, axes, shovels and a ladder. Scout Leaders Are Selected H. A. Nielsen and E.

L. Menu were elected district chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Washoe district committee of Boy Scouts of America at a meeting held this week at the state building. Menu also has been named chairman of the 1943 nominating committee of the Nevada area council by Lester D. Summerfield, council president. Committee members appointed were G.

W. South-wick, Ely; A. B. Breitwieser, Su-sanville, E. C.

D. Marriage, Carson, and A. J. Shaver, Winnemucca. The Washoe district is in need of additional scoutmasters, Fred Keiper, district commissioner, pointed out at the meeting.

Gun-nar Norregaard, assistant executive, outlined a new Scout air program. Private Services For Mrs. Wolfe A private funeral will be held Sunday morning for Mrs. Lena A. Wolfe, who died Thursday afternoon after a long illness.

Rabbi Harry A. Tarlow will conduct the rites and burial will be in the Jewish cemetery. Mrs. Wolfe was the wife of Maurice Wolfe; mother of Victor Wolfe and Mrs. Pauline Simpson of Reno and Mrs.

Ruth Edises of grandmother of Jerry and Louise Simpson of Reno, Edward Simpson of the navy, Jane E. and Bert A. Edises of Stockton. YOUR FURS Cleaned Glazed Bepaired 0 Restyled 0 Remodeled All Work Guaranteed ALBERT KATONA. Farrier In Reno Since 192? At The Vogue Shop 18 20 East Second Phone 5362 White Pine Crash Claims Three Lives While the nation as a whole reported a sharp drop in the number of holiday fatalities, Nevada today counted four persons dead in two accidents on highways, both occurring in the eastern portion of the state on Christmas eve.

The dead were identified as follows: Fred Schulte, forty-five, of Eureka. Lee Walker, about forty-five, of Elko and Reno. J. II. Hicks, about twenty-nine of Ely.

Roy Leon Dummett, nineteen, Twin Falls, Idaho. Ten other persons were injured over the past two days, and were identified as follows 3Irs. Opal Schulte, Elko. E. George Cardahelas, Eureka.

Frank Russell, Getchell mine, Humboldt county. Mrs. Frank Russell, Getchell mine. Frank Hair, Getchell mine. 3Irs.

Frances Hamilton, Getchell mine. Earl Conover, Reno. John F. Vanallen, address unknown. Manuel Onteverous, Battle Mountain.

Aust Johnson, Battle Mountain. A year ago on Christmas eve and Christmas day only one person, a pedestrian, met death on the highway and about three persons were injured. KILLED AT ELKO Schulte, who had been a resident of Elko for about a month, was killed when his car was struck by another vehicle driven by a man identified as Joe Modarelli of Eureka. The accident occurred ten miles east of Elko. Police said that Schulte's car was broadside across the highway when it was struck by the automobile driven by Modarelli, a Eureka county rancher.

Modarelli was not injured in the wreck, but his companion, E. George Cardahelas, received a a broken collar bone and was taken to the Elko general hospital. Mrs. Schulte was also taken to the hospital, where she was treat ed for shock and bruises. Both cars were overturned and badly damaged in the crash.

THREE ARE KILLED Three men, all employed at the Ward Mountain mine in White Pine county, died after their car hit a soft spot on Highway 50 about nineteen miles north of Ely sometime before 8:30 o'clock Christmas eve. Sheriff J. E. Or-rock of White Pine county was called to the scene of the accident at that time. He said that apparently Hicks was killed instantly.

Walker- and Dummett were brought to a hospital in Ely. Walker died yesterday morning at 6:45 o'clock and Dummett at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The three men had been en route to Ely after visiting at Cherry Creek, near the Elko-White Pine county line. The car was registered in Hicks' name and it was believed that he was driving the car, although officers said it was impossible definitely to determine the driver. Sheriff Orrock 'reported that the car turned over on the highway from three to four times, coming to rest on the shoulder of the road.

The car, he said, skidded and rolled approximately 235 feet. Hicks' body was found about one hundred feet from the car, which was demolished. A coroner's inquest was in session this morning, but reached no decision regarding the cause of the accident, and will reconvene Monday to hear further testimony, it was reported at Ely. Dummett is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Clinton Ervin Dummett of Twin Falls, who were en route to Ely today. Hicks is survived by his widow, Mary Catherine Murphy Hicks. They had made their home at Ward Mountain since early November. Walker, reported to have been a government trapper, had resided recently both in Elko and Reno. HUMBOLDT CRASH Six persons were injured, and five of them were reported in a critical condition at the Humboldt general hospital today following a collision thirteen miles east of Winnemucca at about one a.

m. yesterday. Sheriff Erling Prout of Winnemucca said today that the two cars collided on a straight stretch of highway near Golconda, and that at a late hour today all of the passengers were in such a critical condition a satisfactory explanation for the cause of the crash could not be made. Frank Russell of the Getchell mine received a Capt. Kistler Rivers, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. F. Rivers of Reno, is now serving with the American forces In North Africa. Graduating from the University of Nevada In 1935, Captain Rivers was principal of the schools at Contact for two years, then entered the railroad mail service at Ogden.

Two and a half years ago he was called to the army service. After being stationed at several anti-aircraft artillery posts in this country he was sent to England as an anti-aircraft artillery officer. Mercury Falls To Low Level Snow Flurries On Christmas Although snow flurries early yesterday gave promise of a white Christmas, skies cleared later in the day and a cold wave swept over the Reno area. The weather station at the airport reported today that the highest temperature recorded on Christmas day was thirty-six, only slightly above the freezing point. Last evening the temperature dropped further and early this morning fell to a low of fifteen degrees.

Little respite was expected from the new cold wave, with the forecast predicting little change in temperature. Funeral Monday For Tom Williams Last rites will be held Monday afternoon for Thomas Williams, sergeant of the Reno police department, who died Friday morning at a local hospital. The Masonic services will be conducted by the officers of Reno lodge No. 13 at the Ross-Burke home chapel at two o'clock. The Rev.

Fredric Busher of the Methodist church will be the clergyman. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Today, the flag on the city hall was at half mast in memory of Sergeant Williams, who had served on the Reno police department for nearly fifteen years. broken leg, broken arm and head injuries in the collision. Mrs.

Rus-sel received head cuts and a broken leg. Frank Hair, reported to have been driving one of the cars, received severe rib and chest injuries and Mrs. Frances Hamilton suffered a broken leg. Hair and Mrs. Hamilton also reside at Getchell.

Riding in the other car, en route to Battle Mountain, were Aust Johnson, fourteen, and Manuel Ontiverous, seventeen, both of the Lander county city. Both were critically injured, and received numerous hurts, including concussion. Both have been unconscious since the accident. Both cars were demolished, Sheriff Prout reported. All of the injured were brought to the Winnemucca hospital about an hour and a half after the accident.

RENO ACCIDENTS Two other accidents occurred in the city of Reno. A man tentatively identified as John F. Vanallen, sixty-one, was taken to the Washoe general hospital yesterday morning suffering from a cut on the head. He was found lying in the Second and Lake street intersection shortly after midnight. Police said today that he was apparently struck by a car which did not stop, but were not certain that an automobile had caused his injury.

He was still in a semi-conscious state at the hospital today. A man identified as Earl Conover, employe of the Nevada Transfer company, was treated at the hospital Thursday evening for arm and shoulder injuries, sustained when police said he walked into the side of a car driven by W. L. Edwards of Sparks. The accident occurred at Fourth and East streets.

i Three Policemen Leave for Navy Ten Officers Now in Service Three officers of the Reno police department left Christmas day for San Diego for training as members of the navy shore patrol. They are Angelo Pappas, James Morseberger and George Stone, who volunteered recently for service in the navy. Since the outbreak of the war, ten officers of the Reno force have gone to the army or navy. Former Chief A. M.

Welliver, William Gregory, Roy Clendening and Tony Poloni already are members of the navy shore patrol; Mike Salinsen has joined the Seabees, naval construction corps; Daryl Read is a second lieutenant of the army's military police, and Louis Spitz is a member of the military police. In addition, five other officers have left the department for defense jobs. Funeral Monday For Mrs. Gregory Funeral services will be held at Fallon on Monday for Mrs. Rebecca Gregory, who died in that city on Thursday.

The services will be held at 1:30 o'clock at the Roe Kaiser chapel, and will be followed by committal services at the cemetery in Wadsworth at three o'clock. Mrs. Gregory was born in England. She was the mother of Mrs. Maude Enright of Los Angeles, Mrs.

Harriet Howes and Mrs. James Cuyler of Fallon, and sister of Mrs. Dan Edminston of Reno. HERE ON FURLOUGH James H. Thompson of Reno, private first class in the marine corps, is here on a four-day Christmas leave and is visiting his mother, Mrs.

James Thompson, at 815 Forest street. For the last four months he has been attached to the ninth regiment stationed at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. A marine for more than a year, Thompson enlisted December 19, 1941. The men in ihe armed forces enjoy ihe pure freshness and sheer deliciousness of Chism Ice Cream, loo! They know it's one of natures most wholesome and healthy foods for building a strong fighting nation. Serve Chism Ice Cream often! Try Our SPECIAL ITALIAN 3-COURSE SUNDAY DINNER STEAK OR CHICKEN Spaghetti or with Choice of Home-made Ravioli We also serve THIS SIGN Is your dealers' way of telling you he carries the best! from our new charcoal broiler.

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