Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 13

RENO EVEWNG GAZETTE Nev7 Order Near Loading 'Not Vindictive Thunderbird Case Cosed Zones PAGE THIRTEEN RENO, NEVADA, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1957 ay Cost States First Family Visits Disneyland Council Hears Yellow Curb Areas Being Abused by Hqlders Those yellow loading zones in the City of Reno are likely to cost holders money in the near future, from the tenor of remarks at Monday's Reno city council meeting. The council spent a great deal of its regular and caucus meetings grappling with this and a host of other parking and traffic problems. Definite actions included decision to purchase off-street parking Lacceptmg more one-way streets, turning down some stop f'i 1' Vr ipring Runoff Truckee Swage Sites TWo of the Truckee river's up-streUm storage facilities are full and ispring runoff and occasional thun dershowers are boosting the river level as it runs through Reno. A Spot reading Monday here shov the river at 1650 cubic feet per second and at Farad this monKing the flow was 2000 cubic feet. The 2000 feet mark will be highfer here, according to the city engineer's office because streams Contribute to the river below i oney off Mill street for $109,000, I lights in peripheral zones and refusing to knock out a block of on-street parking on South Virginia street.

Councilmen directed the city at torney and city manager to prepare an ordinance for the strict regulation of loading zones, and providing for a fee, and told the traffic engineer to make a study of the zones now in existence. It came out that the city has no record of loading zones, and Mayor Pro-Tern Russell Mills said he had personal knowledge of instances where merchants have simply wielded the yellow paint brush themselves, without city permission, utners said some merchants use the zones for private parking. The subject was on the agenda anyway, but the fact that six applications involving loading zones were before the council added urgency. 'GIVE AWAY STREETS' As Councilman William Fostar put it, "We're giving away three or four parking places every two weeks, and we're not putting them back." City Manager C. B.

Kinnison said, "We're giving away our streets," and said that if he were a merchant he would protest actions by the council in adding loading zones. Kinnison was critical of the Primadonna Club, which -sought permission to use a yellow zone for a spotlight on weekends, and of other establishments which put merchandise in loading zones for display. He said in these cases the business establishments Farad. OFFICIAL WELCOME to Reno and Nevada was extended the convention of district 8 of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists at the Riverside Monday night by Lt. Gov.

Rex Bell, pictured with Dr. R. Gordon Douglas, of New York, national president of the college. The convention ends tonight. (Chamber of Commerce photo) PHONE FA 5-3161 Attorney Quits Special Tax Commission Post Reno Lawyer Ends Service As Gaming Expert The state tax commission is studying the possibility of hiring a new legal counsel in the wake of Attorney E.

Frandsen Loomis' resignation. Loomis, who had advised the tax commission and state gaming control board on their legal prob lems since 19o4, resigned Monday after the tax commission finally wrote an end to the controversial Thunderbird hotel case by voting to drop further proceedings. Loomis told the commission he has wanted to quit for some time, but didn't want to do so while the Thunderbird case was still pending. BOARD UPHELD A recent supreme court ruling upheld the commission's interpretation of the law in that case, but found the state didn't have enough evidence on its major charges to revoke the gambling licenses of Thunderbird owners Marion Hicks and Clifford Jones. Loomis was asked by Gov.

Charles Russell if he would reconsider his resignation, but the attorney replied it wduld be "physically impossible" for him continue serving the state in view of his private law practice and his newly-established motel and restaurant business in Reno. 'WHIPPING BOr Governor Russell declared the attorney had done an "excellent job" for the commission, and declared Loomis had been made a "whipping boy" by those who opposed tight state control of gambling. The governor said IxJomis had been subjected to unjust criticism and personal attacks in con- nection with tho DacK because of his state Dosi- tion. The question of whether the tax commission can hire a suc cessor to Loomis is somewhat hazy because of a cut in appro priations made by the recent legislature. FUNDS QUESTIONED Commission secretary Robbin Cahill told the stoud that the legislative counsel's office had advised him that among the items cut by the.

legislature was the $5000-a-year fee for an attor ney. tlf the commission is unable to hire its own attorney, it will have to rely for legal help upon Attorney General Harvey Dickerson's office. Local Trials Hearing End One trial that started in district court Monday was by noontime today nearing the jury and the other was showing good progress too. Testimony was completed this morning in the suit of Lloyd A. Anderson, a Reno fireman, against A.

Levy and J. Zentner Co. and Joe P. Avasino for injuries sustained in a collision involving a fire truck. Anderson asks 352.

Defense witnesses were on the stand by the noon break in the trial involving Steve Kiss' claim that he was underpaid nearly $7,000 on two keno tickets at the Colony Club. Just before noon J. P. Richards, part owner of the club and one of the defendants, returned to the stand with club records showing withdrawals on "fill tickets" from the cashier on the night Kiss claims he hit a nine spot and an eight spot. Sparks Adopts Area Smoke Control Plan Engineer Warns Sewer Lack May Hamper Growth Sparks city councilmen Monday night passed ordinances regulating smoke and city employe bene fits, killed an livestock, refused to fence a ditch and faced sewer problems in the rail city's northward expansion.

Councilman' Jess Sneddon cast the only "no" vote on the smoke control ordinance. The ordinance "won't bother industry," Sneddon said, "just the guy who's burning leaves." The ordinance, almost identical to Renos new measure, sets standards for controlling future air pollution but does not deal with existing industry. The smoke control ordinance, drawn by Reno Mayor Len Harris' smoke control committee and based on the controversial Ringle- mann Chart, was also passed Mon day night by Reno councilmen. Sparks councilmen approved an ordinance regulating fringe bene fits for city employes but only after councilman Robert Sullivan voiced an objection to accumula tive vacation leave clauses. Sulli van was against accumulative leave at the rate of one and one quarter days per month, up to' 30 days.

The ordinance, changed, will not allow accumulative leave beyond the year in which the time is built up. Sullivan also moved to kill a proposed ordinance regulating livestock within the city, terming it "arbitrary and discriminatory. He objected because it would unnecessarily regulate ranches with in the city. Other councilmen agreed. City engineer C.

E. Dodson then issued what amounted to an ulti matum either enlarge sewer facilities or end annexations north of the city. "I warned you, three years ago that we'd run into this trouble," Dodson said. He pointed out that unless a deep sewer trunk line is built northward, expansion will be impossible. Responsible for the concern was a regional planning commission letter recommending approval of a new 119-house Greenbrae sub division.

Although the plat has not yet been submitted to the council for study, Dodson warned them that development could not (Turn to page 14, Col. 5) Wants Garbage Laws Enforced Rigid enforcement of a city ordinance requiring the covering of trucks as a means to stop littering by garbage haulers, was asked Monday by the Reno city council. Councilman Ben Maf fi, who has led the fight for relocation of the city's garbage dump, said the city as well as private citizens has been a violator of the truck covering ordinance. And he said people had better learn now, before the city starts using a dump well out of the city, that they can't litter the highways and streets. The council directed enforcement by the police department.

The subject came up mildly enough when Councilman Harold A. Mathisen asked for police patrol weekends of Sutro and North Wells to cut down the dropping of refuse off carriers on the way to the dump. SPEEDERS HALTED Police radar at the South Side School zone nabbed 10 speeders Monday morning while clocking 308 vehicles at a high speed of 27 miles an hour and a low speed of eight. is Little Theater were simply proving they dont.case but wasnt abe By Tax Board Further Action Against Resort Has No Support The Nevada Tax Commission voted Monday to drop any further action aimed at revocation of the Thunderbird hotel casino license in Las Vegas. We lost a battle, but won a war, saia uov.

cnanes Kusseu of the supreme court opinion which held the tax commission didn't have sufficient evidence to support the major charges which led to its 1955 order revoking the gambling license of Thunderbird owners Marion Hicks and Clifford Jones. The court also ruled, however. that Nevada's gambling act is constitutional, and strengthened the tax commission's power by holding that gamblers accused of wrongdoing are not legally entitled to temporary injunctions which would restrain the com mission. CLOSES CASINOS In other words, the court held that gamblers whose licenses are revoked must close their establishments immediately, even though they are protesting the state agency's action in court. The Thunderbird operated for almost two years after the com mission's revocation order by vir tue of a district court injunction.

In holding that the tax com mission didn't have enough evi dence to support its main charge that Hicks and Jones permitted eastern gamblers George Sadlo and Jake Lansky to hold secret interests in the Thunderbird, the supreme court did find that evi dence supported other charges and said the commission could act accordingly if it wished. Upheld against Hicks was his association with Sadlo despite knowledge of the Lansky connection, and that the Thunderbird hired gambling bosses formerly associated with Sadlo and Lansky in illegal operations. Upheld against Jones was the assertion that he didn't testify in a forth right manner at the commission investigative hearings. NOT VINDICTIVE Governor Russell and members Vnhrt Allpn and Walter Tjarch all said they felt it would serve no useful purpose for the commission to take further action against Hicks and Jones. Larsh observed such action would "ap pear vindictive." Members Gordon Lathrop and Norman Brown joined the other three in voting to drop the matter, William Deutsch of Las Vegas abstained from voting and E.

A. Settelmeyer was absent. Stella Johnson Rites at Lake Funeral services are scheduled at Bijou, Lake Tahoe, Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Stella Van Dyke Johnson, who died in San Francisco Sunday following a long illness.

Friends are asked to omit flow ers, and instead send tunas to tne American Cancer Society in Mrs. Johnson's memory. Mrs. Johnson, a native of Athens, Ohio, was a member of a family which has held extensive ranching and land interests in Carson Valley and at Lake Tahoe for many years. She was a graduate of the University of Ohio and followed the teaching profession for many years, having taught school at Great Falls, Te-koma, and Dickinson, N.

before joining the teaching staff at Douglas county high school in Gardnerville in 1918. In 1921 she married the late Knox Johnson, rancher in Carson Valley. They developed extensive interests in the valley and in the meadows surrounding Bijou. Mrs. Johnson took over the manage ment of the ranching business in 1934 when her husband died, continuing in this capacity until her son, Knox became old enough to handle the task.

Mrs. Johnson is survived by two sons, Knox, of Carson Valley, and William of Lake Tahoe; a Mrs. Melvin Spring-meyer of Lake Tahoe, and five grandchildren. She was a charter member pf the Carson Valley chapter of the American Association of University Women and was active in the Gardnerville Women's 'Literary Club. Reno Draft Board Seeks Registrant Selective service officials are looking for Wes Sanders whoss last address was "General Delivery" here and who has been declared delinquent by the local board.

They ask that anyone knowing notify them at the board's office in the state building or call FA 2-7933. PETERSEN RITES Funeral services for Mrs. Emma D. Petersen will be held Wednesday at 11 a. m.

in the Ross-Burke company chapel with the Rev. Milton Harrington of Nazarene church clergyman. Burial will be in the Masonic section of Mountain View Just like ordinary tourists, Gov. and Mrs. Charles Russell and four of their five youngsters pile into the family station wagon this weekend for a trip to Disneyland.

All excited about the trip are 9-year-old Jimmy, the 12-year-old twins Craig and David and 15-year-old Virginia. The family's oldest youngster, Clark, graduates from high school at the army-navy academy in Carlsbad, June 5, and all of the Russells will be on hand for the event. 'Clark was an outstanding golfer and captain of the school basketball team this year. Council Backs Police Shifts City councilmen gave informal approval to Reno police department changes Monday night but actual transfers of officers and men are still pending. Police Chief T.

R. Berrum, who is responsible for the transfer of his men, said today that final de termination of just who will fill what job still pends. And all the city council felt called upon to do Monday was to give its informal sanction to the transfer of a couple of depart ments. The traffic division, currently headed by Capt. Louis Spitz, will be placed under Capt Daryl Read's patrol divisioin.

The other departmental trans fer places the juvenile division headed by Lt. B. A. Waller under Capt. William Brodhead's detective division.

These changes, recommended by Chief Berrum and approved by City Manager C. B. Kinnison, will have the eventual effect of putt ing a lieutenant (probably Wal ler) in charge of traffic, and a sergeant in charge of the juvenile division. Chief Berrum said today he has not decided who will head the juvenile division. The suspension of night captain Reno, D.

Ferretto left that post open. And the job calls for a captain, probably Spitz. Damage Suit Follows Wreck Four persons asked damages in a district court action filed Tuesday as the result of a Dec. 26 auto collision on South Virginia street. Defendant in the suit filed by the firm of Springer and McKis sick is George B.

Voss. Sandra J. Foster, a passenger in the other car, seeks $25,000 for injuries; her mother, Nora M. Nesbit, asks $178 for medical ex penses for Sandra; Marcia Ann Bergevin, driver of the car involved in a crash with Voss', asks $10,000 for injuries, and Ted Bergevin, owner of the auto, asks $300 in damages. Total is $35,478.

Retired Engineer Dies in Hospital Harold C. Smith of 628 Lake Street died at a local hospital Monday. He was 64. A native of Lakewood, he has been a resident of Reno for the past 6 years. Mr.

Smith was a retired steam engineer and a veteran of World War 1. He is survived by a sisteer, Mrs. Ruth Shyrock of Stockton, Calif. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Walton funeral home. Binney May makes her Little Theater debut as WAC corporal Jean Evans.

Rick Ahlswede is cast as a technical sergeant vieing for the corporal's attentions. Lieutenant Miller, a member of the judge advocate's staff, is played by Colonel Hester of Stead Air Force Base. Jane Tieslau, who was seen recently in the Circlet production, "Hay Fever" is cast as the distressed and bewildered wife of Major Cargill. Other members of the cast are Henry Howard as a major general, and as his son, Tom Davis. Wilton West and Tom Brown take roles as Chinese Communists in the scene in the Korean prisoner of war camp.

"Time Limit" is under the direction of Edwin Semenza and the stage setting was designed and built by Russ Byloff assisted by Gene Foster. The lighting is by Ralph Weeks. The box office at the Reno Little Theater will be open every afternoon beginning Thursday from 1 to 5 o'clock for reservations. The phone number is FAirview 9-0661. There will be a matinee on Sunday, June 9 with curtain time at 2:30 p.m.

All night performances begin at 8:30 o'clock. CITY LICENSE SAID UNFAIR: Reno's city council was told Monday by City Manager C. B. Kinnison that R.eno has an unfair business license ordinance on the books that charges small business too much and big business too little. He asked study of the ordinance and recommended an across the board percentage of gross income as the fairest system, with no Fire Damages Shopping Center HENDERSON A spectacular fire, which was brought under control shortly after midnight Monday after burning fiercely for an hour, caused damage in the thousands of dollars to the Victory Village shopping district.

The shopping center, which houses in addition to the Victory Village market, the Veterans of Foreign Wars post headquarters and two smaller stores, was badly damaged by the fast spreading flames. The market portion of the building was destroyed while the VFW headquarters suffered heavy fire and smoke damage. Other stores including a radio and television shop, beauty salon and barber shop were damaged but not extensively, according to the Henderson fire department which was assaying damage and seeking a cause for the blaze. Grass Valley Resident Dies Stanley Woolcock of Grass Valley, Calif, died at a local hos pital Monday. He was 68.

A native of Grass Valley, Mr. Woolcock was a retired painter. He was a veteran of World War 1. He is survived by a cousin, Loyle E. Freeman of Grass Val ley.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Walton funeral home. Theme i Boca reservoir is full, C. C. Taylor of the Washoe County Water Conservation District announces with 40,900 acre feet of water in storage. Thundershowers have boosted the by-pass water entering the Truckee to 400 plus cubic feet per second.

Donner lake is full with 9500 acre feet, the Sierra Pacific Power company reports, and Independence lake stands at about 75 per cent of its 17,500 acre feet capacity. Power company officials say that there is a possibility that Independence lake may fill during the Spring runoff. High runoff through Reno may be expected if maximum allowance is reached at Lake Tahoe. Saturday the lake stood at 6228.70 feet. Today it is at 6228.75, an increase of .05 of a foot in three days because of Spring runoff and minor additions from thunder-showers.

The lake is just below its allowable maximum of 6229.1 feet, and the gates at Tahoe City are closed. Search Desert For Lost Man Men and planes are still searching a remote desert area near Death Valley national monument for a 28-year-old aircraft worker who disappeared there Saturday. Crews are following the tracks of Harry Ross, of San Diego, Calif, who left his marooned aircraft and prospecting companion, Harry Biehl, 68, to go in search of water. Inyocounty sheriff's deputies had noword of Ross' fate in the waterless desert wastes at noon today. Biehl, of Chula Vista, was rescued Monday after the stranded aircraft which he and Ross had been using for prospecting was spotted by aerial searchers.

The two men had left San Diego Friday in a plane rented from a flying club, telling friends they would spend Saturday night at a Lone Pine motel. Saturday morning they landed on a ridge at an elevation of 5300 feet about 45 miles northeast of Lone Pine west and north of the national monument. Near nightfall they found that although they had cleared brush and lightened the plane, flown by Ross, there was not enough room to take off from the ridge. Meanwhile, a search was organized when the prospectors failed to appear at the Lone Pine motel Saturday night. Ross left Biehl in the plane and hiked down a canyon in search of water near a clump of trees he had seen.

Their two canteens had been emptied during the day. The plane was located by search parties Sunday and food and water dropped to Biehl. Ross' tracks were followed by air for about 10 miles Monday. They ended at the edge of a cliff. Search crews began following the tracks on the ground at dawn today.

Ellen Wildbur Funeral Held Funeral services were held for Mrs. Ellen B. Wildbur Monday at 3:30 p.m. at Ross-Burke company chapel under the direction of the Daughters of the Nile with Hiawatha Kornmayer, queen; Ruth B. Hilts, princess royal; Florence Earl, Princess Tirzah; Alta Belle Hanson, Princes Badoura; Edith McKen-zie, chaplain and Ruth Long, marshal.

The Rev. John T. Ledger of Trinity Episcopal church was clergyman. Selections "In The Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross" were sung by Manford "Bud" Hardesty, accompanied by Mrs. Lula Grimmer, organist.

Bearers were Frank Korn mayer, Jim Peterson, Milo Ede. Manuel Quilici, Charles Hatton and Lance Morton. Burial was in Mountain View CHARGES STUDY SET maximums but a basic minimum fee retained. Removal of the maximums, which run around $500, was recommended to Kinnison by Mrs. Jayne Rossall, chief license in spector, along with other changes, including reduced fees for some categories, separate vending machine licenses and a changed ren tal ordinance.

UNFAIR RANGE Kinnison said the present sys tem causes the small merchant to pay an inordinate percentage of his gross income while the ceil ings on payment cause the per centage of payment by really big businesses to practically disappear, i He said some cities use a per centage of one-tenth of one percent of gross income and said net income never should be considered. Kinnison said that this is only 10 cents on each $100 of business, but that a business with $7 million gross would pay $7000 a year instead of about $500. The city manager emphasized that the city receives about 000 a year from gaming licenses and $170,000 from liquor licenses and only about $250,000 from all business license fees. CARRY OWN LOAD He said that liquor and gaming should not be figured into a regular business license percentage, since inese maustnes are more than carrying their own load. io immediate conclusion was asked of the council, but some members noted that the city is up against the approaching begin rung of a new fiscal year and urged quick study.

Some mem uers were lUKewarm aoout an overall percentage approach to the problem, citing the differenc es between different kinds of businesses. In other business the council Raised rents in the state build ing on three tenants, the county (library and justice courts, $685 to $1200 a month), Reno Chamber of Commerce and extension serv ice (both from $100 to $150 a month) and decided to see if the state wouldn't help pay for im provements. Kinnison said the raises would cause direct expens es to match income, at a bit over $19,000 a year, but wouldn't allow for improvements. HOLD LEASE Agreed not to forfeit the lease for Idlewild park buildings -with the county game management board even though the property won't be used for a fish hatchery for a year. Set a hearing for June 10 on the complaint of Al Ward against Paul Booher for operating a dog kennel which Ward claims is a nuisance.

Again postponed any decision on what to do about the swim ming pool at Moana, the health permit for which runs out soon Decided to call for informal bids for a cooling system for the just remodeled city council cham bers. Highway 95 Bids Sought Bids on constructing 11 miles of U. S. highway 95 from a point 11 miles south of McDermitt to that city are being sought by the state department of highways. Bids are due in the Carson office by 1:30 p.m.

June 6. The winning contractor must complete the Humboldt county construction in 90 days from the date set forth in the notice to proceed or from the commencement of construction. need a loading zone Discussion developed that the city will be zoned, with top fees charged in downtown areas for loading zone's, and fees declining away from the main business dis trict, Kinnison suggested a top $100 a year fee, since he said that's about what it costs the city to take out a parking meter, but Councilman Charles Coweri thou.f'-t 550 at the top would be Churches and some other zone holders apparently would be exempted from paying anything. OXE ZONE ALLOWED In this atmosphere only one loading zone was approved, for Dr. Olga Kipanidze, at 142 Elm St.

Don LoVerso, of the Austin Arms Motor Lodge," was turned down in a request for a yellow curb, and three other requests were held for consideration. The council decided to buy property south of Rock street and bounded by Mill and State for $109,000, just about the appraised price, for off-street parking out of parking meter proceeds. Councilman H. A. Mathi-sen was against the move, finding the price high, the presence of houses objectionable and the location wrong.

Other council-men indicated they are looking to the future in the purchase. OWNERS LISTED Those planning to sell property to the city include Clarence Ruedy ($65,000 worth), Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dieterich and Angelo Pappas Another parcel in a 150x150 foot square wasn't bought because the price was found out of line. Added to the one-way street network were these pairs: Mary eastbound from Plumas to Virginia and Caliente westbound from Virginia to Plumas; Kirman northbound from Casazza to East Second and Locust southbound from East Second to Casazza (when Locust is cut through); Nixon southbound from Monroe to Mt.

Rose and Gordon north bound from Mt Rose to Monroe. OTHERS POSTPONED Postponed indefinitely was the recommendation of Traffic Engineer Glenn Smoot to make Mill one way westbound and Ryland one way eastbound. Smoot also was turned down on a recommendation for five traffic lights outside downtown Reno, with Kinnison citing considerable cost and advising a slow, approach. The council got back into the (Turn to page 14, Col. 3) Suit Is Filed Seeking Payment Claiming they weren't paid commissions for sales in this area, even though they held a territorial franchise, John R.

Rauch and Bud Baker Tuesday filed a district court action. The complaint lists the Wever Showcase and Fixture as the defendant and asks The complaint says the Rauch and Baker Refrigerator Co. wasn't cut in on commissions on three sales, the largest of them for about $63,000 to Hanson's Food Markets, made directly by the Weber company. The law firm of Springer and McKissick filed the action. Why U.

S. Soldiers Aided Reds "AV Final production of the season for the Reno Little Theater opens Monday, June 3, with the presentation of "Time Limit" by Henry Denker and Ralph Berkey. The play, which will run through Sunday, June 9, was first produced by the Theater Guild in New York in January, 1956. Action of the play takes place in the judge advocate's office on a U. S.

military post, and there is a flashback sceneina Korean prisoner of war Major Henry Cargill, played by Bob Gorrell, faces courts martial for collaboration with his Chinese Communist captors. In the play, the major refuses to defend himself against charges made by former prison camp inmates, played byt Murray Dolan, Charles Agnes, Al Adler, Don Loveless, William Bond and Mickey McBride. The judge advocate general's role is played by Bob Robertson, who must portray a character tinged with humanitarianism with a touch of the detective. Gorrell, professor of English at the University of Nevada, appears in his second Little Theater production in which the action revolves around a courts martial. He portrayed Captain Queeg in the "Caine Mutiny" several seasons ago.

ROMANTIC INTEREST in "Time Limit; the final production of the season for the Reno Little Theater, is supplied by Binne May, left, cast as WAC corporal Jean Evans, and Rick Ahlswede, a sergeant In the play, Maj. Henry Cargill faces courts martial for collaborating with his Chinese Communist captors during the Korean War. (Roy Powers photo) cemetery..