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Reno Evening Gazette Nevada's Greatest Newspaper PHONE FA 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1959 PAGE NINETEEN 4.. -a V. vT" S. 'ff' Near Record Probation Case Load Here Washoe County Office Handles 425 Juveniles Pot Boiling In Las Vegas City Elections Bunker Resigns Commission, to Seek Mayor Post Special to Gaztte-Jouml LAS VEGAS The resignation 1 1 i ni ii i i i w. wM) i 9 1 A SMOKING as a cause of lung cancer was debated Wednesday by a panel of experts taking part in a two-day cancer seminar in Reno.

Taking part in the debate were (left to right, above) Kenneth Sawyer, associate professor at University of Colorado school of medicine Dr. E. C.Hammond, director of statistical research for the American Cancer Society; Dr. Michael Shimkin, scientific editor of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Below is Dr.

C. P. Rhoads, director of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer research. (Dondero photo) EIGHT INJURED A three-car accident at the intersection of highway 395 and the Mt. Rose road resulted in injuries for eight persons yesterday afternoon.

Nevada highway patrolmen said the car on the left, operated by Lester Cash, 33, of Zephyr Cove, was struck first by a vehicle driven by John T. Miller of Illinois. Cash's car continued on and ran headon into a car driven by Mrs. Jessie Von-desheide of 1161 Charles PI. Attendants at Washoe medical center said all the injuries were minor.

(Gazette photo) GAMBLER CLIFF JONES FACES LICENSE LOSS Tax Commission Votes 0 Go Ahead With Revocation; Bayley Wins Fight New Pastor For Nazarene Sparks Church Arrival of a new pastor for the First Church of the Naza Hotelman Warren Bayley JrJ CARSON CITY, (AP) Ns vada's tax commission agreed Wednesday to go ahead with gam ing license revocation action against Las Vegas gambler Cliff Jones, despite the fact a new agency will take over gambling control in four months. The commission scheduled a Monday meeting with the gaming control board, at which time the board will present a revocation complaint against Jones. It charges the former lieutenant gov ernor with operating foreign ca sinos in violation of state rules. SUMS DECISION Gov. Grant Sawyer, who is chairman of the tax commission, summed up the decision: "We have the responsibility for this matter until July.

We must accept it although we might find ourselves making decisions that are not 100 per cent safe." Although the legislature new gambling law will become effec tive when the governor signs it this week, the gaming commission it creates to take over control will not step in until July gaming control board- However, the law will serve to shift revocction hearings to the tax commission. Instead of the gaming control board. The board has vacated its April 8 revocation hearing for Jones. Now the tax commission, as current top gaming agency, must schedule its own hearing. It still was likely the new gam bling law would grant Jones at least a brief respite from state action.

DELAY POSSIBLE Atty. Gen. Roger Foley, who must prepare the state's case against Jones, brought up the pos sibility of a delay. "It will be the new commis sion's baby eventually" Foley observed. "There are many ques tions that might be raised." Although the tax commission agreed with Sawyer to proceed with revocation action against Jones, it was noted that some of its members might bow out before the case is settled.

Gordon Lathrop has resigned and is serving at the governor's pleasure. And Walter Larsh and William Deutsch will have their terms expire at the end of April. Jones got in trouble with the gaming officials when he re ported he still was taking part in casinos in Cuba, Haiti and other Caribbean islands. The state ordered all Nevada licensed gamblers out of such for eign gambling ventures last Washoe county probation offi cers handled 425 cases of youngsters in trouble in 1958273 boys and 152 girls. The total was only three less than the record department case load of 1956.

Figures compiled by probation officer Dwight Nelson were re leased, today on the heels of the state senate approval of AB449, a bill authorizing the county to issue "up to" $75,000 in additional bonds for the juvenile detention home. The assembly previously passed the bill that adds to the $200,000 bond issue for a detention home passed by local voters last Fall. CLOSE TO RECORD The 1958 total, although a shade less than the record 428 young sters in 1956, is substantially higher than the 394 in 1957, 398 in 1955 and 319 in 1954. (Thus far in 1959, in January and Feb ruary, the total has reached 62.) Commenting on the year's work Nelson noted the total includes only "official referrals," meaning only those youngsters actually sent to the probation office by law enforcement agencies, wel fare organizations, parents or sometimes cases of youths who come to the office voluntarily. Each one of the 425 cases represents one child.

Repeated vio lations by the same youngster dont increase the yearly totaL Not all were placed on probation. "Once you put them on probation they have a record and you know how many people tend to act toward anyone with a record." MOST INFORMAL Most of the youths, Nelson explained, are placed under "informal supervision" and their case is investigated to determine how best to solve their prob lems. The 1958 total includes 194 youths in the 16-18 age category, 179 age 13-15, 47 age 8-12 and 18 youngsters under eight. Here are the neures for each month oi 1958, including the number of boys, girls, and the total: January 27, 13, 40; February 24, 10, 34; March 26, 8 34; April 20, 14, 34; May 14, 9, 23; June 24, 13, 37; July 28, 13, 41: August 30, 14, 44; September 25, 15, 40; October 22, 20, 42; November 12, 9, 21 December 21, 14, 35. Reno Gets Light Rain Storm front which brought .04 precipitation to the Reno-Sparks area during the last 24 hours, including rain mixed with snow flurries, has passed through Reno, according to local weather officials, who predicted clearing with colder temepratures to night.

A morning report from the highway department indicated that no auto tire chain controls were enforced on the major highways out of Reno over the Sierra. Predicted high today in Reno was 55 degrees, with the same prediction for Friday. Expected low Friday morning is about 20 degrees, a considerable drop from this morning's 39. Hot spot the state during the last 24 hours was Las Vegas with 71 degrees, while the lowest was Elko with 25. Ex-WP Worker Succumbs Here A retired Western Pacific Rail road Co.

conductor and former Portola, Calif, resident. Ralph Earl Richardson, died Wednesday afternoon in a local hospital at the age of 63. He had been a patient since January, 1957. Mr. Richardson was an army veteran of World War having served from June 25, 1918 to April 5, 1919.

He also was an honorary life member of the Gold-field Elks Lodge and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. A native of Butte, he was born Dec. 7, 1895. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Leah Richardson of Reno; two sisters, Mrs.

Margaret Seibert of Bakersfield, Calif, and Mrs. Ma rie McLeod of Los Angeles, Calif. and his brother, Walter Rich ardson of Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at the Home chapel of Ross-Burke C.

Rev. Blake M. Franklin of First Baptist Church clertyman. In lieu of Frances Dietz of Reno. 3 50PP055 YOU THNK DIDN'T KNOUJ? of Wendell Bunker as a member of the city commission so that he might comply with a new statute to seek the office of Mayor, hat touched off a landslide of an nounced candidacies for office in the approaching municipal elections.

Bunker, brother of Assembly man Vernon Bunker and former U. S. Senator Berkeley L. Bunker, formally resigned from the city board yesterday afternoon and the resignation was accepted by Mayor C. D.

Baker and the three remaining board members. FACE OPPOSITION It was announced that both com missioners Reed Whipple and Ed Fountain will seek reelection with both slated to have opposition. Mayor Baker has announced he would not seek reelection and Bunker today was the only candidate for the post although several other Las Vegas business men have been mentioned as pos sible candidates. They include George Von To- bel, former assemblyman; Wayne Kirch, operator of an auto body repair shop and chairman of the Nevada Fish and Game Commis sion, and Rex Jarre tt, an insur ance agent and former city com missioner. WILL SEEK POST Charles M.

Weaver, a 54-year old service station operator, has announced he will be a candidate for the post not held by Fountain while George H. Goodman, part owner of an electrical appliance store, will seek the post vacated by Bunker. Goodman is a former Reno resident. Filing for municipal office open ed this morning and will continue until noon April 4. The primary election is slated for May 5 while the general election will be held June 2.

Knights Templar Will Observe Easter Sunday Annual Easter observance of DeWitt Clinton Commandery, Knights Templar will be held Easter Sunday with divine services at the First Baptist church at 11 followed by a banquet and program in the Masonic temple at one o'clock. Participating in the program will be the Rev. Rafe Martin. Harold S. Gorman, past grand commander; Edward L.

Pine, grand warder; Royal D. CrowelL deputy grand master of Masons in Nevada; Stanley D. Sundeen, deputy grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons; Frank J. Gorman, grand master of the grand council; Silas E. Ross, sovereign grand inspector gen eral of Scottish Rite Masons in Nevada and grand standard bearer of the supreme council of the southern jurisdiction; Albert J.

Adams, potentate of Kerak Temple of the Shrine; Mrs. Ber- mce Fenlon, grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of Nevada; Francis N. Fisher, past grand patron of the Eastern Star, and Richard H. Ahlers, who will represent the visiting knights. Solos will be sung by I C.

Musgrove with Mrs. Mary A. Atcheson playing the accompaniment. W. Harold Hilts, com mander, will preside.

Herbert Tabak Of Vegas Dies Special to Gazette-Journal LAS VEGAS Funeral arrange ments were pending today for Herbert H. Tabak, 49, a part owner of the downtown California Club, who died of a heart ailment in a Los Angeles hospital late yesterday. Tabak. a native of Los Aneeles. had resided here since 1951 and worked in several resort hotels before buying an interest in the California club four years ago.

He had gone to Los Angeles last week to undergo treatment for the heart disorder but his con dition became progressively worse. A member of the Masonic Lodge and of the Los Angeles temple of the Shrine, Tabak had been active in community affairs. Survivors include his wife. Genevieve, a daughter Joyce, 14, and son, Robert 10; his mother, Mrs. Rose Tabak and a brother.

Harry Tabak, all of Las Vegas and a brother and three sisters, all living in Los Angeles. $800 STOLEN Theft of $800 in cash from her home at 663 Airport road was reported to police Wednesday by Margaret Heywood. Police believe the home was entered by somebody who had a key. Mrs. Heywood gave officers the name of a suspect.

Three Way Car Crash Hurls Eight A grinding, three-car crash at the intersection of highway 395 and the ML Rose road resulted in injuries for eight persons. All eight were transported by ambulance to Washoe Medical Center. Attendants said all injuries were minor. Highway patrolmen who investigated the accident said the drivers of the three vehicles entered the intersection from different di rections. One car driven by Lester Cash, 33, of Zephyr Cove, was traveling south and struck by en auto driven by John T.

Miller, of Illinois. Miller was attempting to cross highway 395 to go north toward Mt. Rose. The impact forced the Miller auto into a car driven by Mrs. Jessie Vondesheide of 1161 Charles PL, Reno.

Her car was stopped at the approach to 395 from the ML Rose road. Taken to the hospital were Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and all the occu pants of the Cash auto. Besides Cash, the occupants were Mar-lene Truglio, Irving and Angela Halleck, all of Zephyr Cove, and Margaret Brand, of Glendale, and Mildred Pinto of Lake Tahoe.

Patrolmen said no traffic citations will be issued pending a com plete investigation, including statements by the three drivers. Union Service Set in Sparks Union Good Friday services uniting a number of Sparks churches in worship will be held at the Methodist church, 1231 Pyramid Way in the rail city. Joining in the service will be members of the congregations of the Methodist church, Em manuel Baptist church, Chris tian Missionary Alliance, Tem ple Southern Baptist, Church of the Nazarene and Assembly of God. Ministers from all the churches will take part in the services which start at 12:30 p. m.

and end at 2:30 p. m. The Friday service will be based on "The Seven Words From the Cross." Assisting in the service will be the Rev. Robert Janssen Smith, director of evangelism of the Nevada Sierra Baptist con vention. Other ministers taking part are the Revs.

Leo Hamilton, John Hargrave, Chester GGun-tter, Glen Gurley, W. Don Adams and Gerald Fisher. Growth Foretold At Shell Meet Service station dealers will share in the growth of the United States economy, Shell Oil Co. dealers and distributors were told at a Tuesday night dinner at the Nugget in Sparks. Some 75 dealers and distribut ors attended, and were told that the U.

S. will require five per cent more petroleum this year than last. W. W. Stevens, shell retail man ager, introduced a series of skits and slides which previewed the company's 1959 sales promotion and advertising campaign.

The group was welcomed to the dinner meeting by R. L. Carter, Shell district manager. THERE'S A (N HERE ABOUT A won tax commission approval in another action Wednesday to reopen gambling in the Last Frontier Hotel properties on the Las Vegas strip. The ereen lieht came after the Hacienda Hotel operator told the commission that two investors in the New Frontier portion had pulled out of the operation.

They are Gale Still- well, wealthy Los Angeles man, and Las Vegas entertainment director Bill Miller. Bavlev said he had taken sole ownership of the Las Frontier operation, including the New Frontier. He said that actor Preston Foster, Shields Craft and Richard B. Taylor were officers in the corporation. In addition to Stillwell and Miller dropping their option on the New Frontier, Bayley said, former New Frontier licensee Maurice Friedman would have no connection with the current operation.

Bayley added that he planned to hire T. W. Richardson as a $100-a-day pit boss. But the commission stipulated that Richardson have no part in the Frontier casinos until it had completed investigating reports he was involved in Cuban gamb ling. Th departure of Stillwell and Miller, Bayley said, put a damper on his plans to getting the New Frontier operating snnn.

The commission granted 17 other trambline licenses, includ ing one to restore full-scale gambling to the Wmnemucca New Star Casino. ThP New Star license for black jack and dice games went to Ro land Benum, a Las Vegas gam Hpr on a S25 table limit basis Slot machines in the club were okayed for another operator earlier. The New Star was shut down last Summer for cheating in a case that reached the supreme court. Benum was not associated with the former operators. The commission split in approv ing a license lor tsaiaoan and Earl Johnson in the New Ox ford club of North Las Vegas.

Voting against Balaban's part in the operation were Gov. Grant Sawyer, commission chairman, and members Ed Settelmeyer and Norman Brown. All 17 approved licenses were recommended by the state gaming control board Monday. sideration ahead of geographical distribution. He will name them at the time he signs the gaming bill.

It become apparent Thursday that he would also name a replacement to Cahill, who will become full-time secretary to the tax commission. He previously held the job concurrent ly with his duties as game board chairman. The changeover cuts his annual salary from $15,000 to $10,000. Sawyer, said the other two members of the gaming board, Wiliam Sinnott of Carson City and William Gallagher of Las Vegas, will remain where they are "at least for the Both have submitted resignation offers to the governor. Sawyer has expressed himself as favoring tight gaming Little Fear Of Radiation Doctors Told If nuclear tests are held to their present level there Is little fear of radiation poisoning for human be ings, doctors attending a cancer seminar were told today.

Dr. Glenn Sheline. association professor at the University of California medical school, added a word of warning to his assurance of safety any sharp increase could be dangerous. OPEXIXG TALK Sheline gave the opening talk in today's windup session of the two-i day seminar sponsored by the American Cancer society. Wednes-i day was highlighted by a panel1 debate of the issue of smoking as a cause of lung cancer.

In his address, Dr. Sheline ad-! mitted that knowledge of radia tion effects is still tenuous. We know that radiation can be harmful, that it can induce leukemia, changes in the nervous and shorten human life, and more importantly, genetic changes may be brought about which will show in successive generations." For example, he pointed out once a mutation shows up there is no way to repair the damage and thai mentally retarted children are now appearing in greater num bers parent populations in Hiroshima. The California medical man said damage done by overexposure to radiation does not appear for a long time. No radiation is beneficial, Dr.

Sheline stressed, but in cancer treatment it is sometimes necessary. CARE IS URGED He urged physicians to use extreme care in using radiological therapy, adding that careless use can cause such biological changes as malformations in the nerv ous system. Dr. Sheline focused attention on the smoking question in closing. "If cigarettes don't get you, ra diation will." Wednesday, Dr.

E. C. Ham mond, director of statistical re search for the American Cancer Society, kicked off the smoking debate with an attack against to bacco concerns. He said that with rare exceptions the manufacturers refuse to admit any relation ship between smoking and lung cancer although statistics show a 68 per cent higher death rate from lung cancer and pulmonary diseases in cigarette smokers than in non-smokers. PIPES SAFEST Dr.

Hammond rated pipes as the safest for smokers, cigars next, and cigarettes as most dangerous. His contentions were supported by Dr. Michael B. Shimkin, chief of the biometric branch of the Na tional Cancer Institute. He claim ed the "totality of evidence against smoking is irrefutable." He charged some manufacturers use "unbridled hucksterism" in promoting their products.

On the opposite side was Dr, Kenneth C. Sawyer, associate professor at University of Colorado's school of medicine. He said he did not believe a cause and effect relationship between smoking and lung cancer has been definitely established. Dr. Sawyer said statistics are weighted because more persons now live to an age when cancer is common and improved diagnoses reveal more cancer cases.

Air pollution, he stated, can be blamed more than smoking as a cause of lung cancer. There is a definite relationship between smoking and lung cancer, said Dr. C. P. Rhoads, director of the Sloan Kettering In stitute for Cancer Research.

He also listed other contributing caus es such as air polution and chem icals. The seminar was opened by Dr. Harold Boyer of Las Vegas, president of the society's Nevada di vision. Chairman of the two-day meeting is Dr. Fred M.

Anderson of Reno. AGAINST CHANGE Senators Alan Bible and How ard Cannon (D-Nev) both voted Wednesday against an amendment seeking to liberalize a three-months extension of federal un rene in Sparks has been announced by the congregation. The Rev. W. Don Adams was presented to church members at a worship service earlier this month by the Rev.

R. B. Sher wood, district superintendent. The Rev. Mr.

Adams comes to Sparks from Bellingham, Wash. Prior to serving in Washington, he held pastorates in Montana and Wyoming. He and his family have settled in the church parsonage on street in Sparks. The Rev. Mr.

Adams replaces the Rev. Winston Ketchen, who was pastor of the Sparks church for five and a half years. The new pastor has set a communion service for 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Good Friday mem bers of the church will partici pate in the union service being held at the Methodist church in Sparks.

There will be an Easter Sunday program by the children with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and a worship service at 11 a jn. Young people's service will be at 6:30 and an evangelistic service will be held at 7:30 p.m. The services are open to the public. Opinion Concerns Gazette-Journal Carson City Bureau A mysterious "Mr.

elected to the legislature in November, 1958, and scheduled to serve through the 1960 session, made his way into an attorney general's opinion Wednesday. "3Ir. is being considered for appointment to the executive branch of state governmentbut he's not really mysterious at all, according to Gov. Grant Sawyer. He's really "several legislators who have expressed interest or been considered for state jobs or positions on key policy-making committees.

Although the governor declined to get more specific, it is no secret "Mr. includes As semblyman Gene Evans (D Elko), who is rumored eyeing a number of state jobs including the directorship of the department of economic development, and Assemblyman Robert Rev ert (D-Nye), who wanted to be warden of the state prison but got shot down because the salary for the job was raised this session from $5,400 to 56,000 a year. The opinion, with one excep tion, says what capitol legal au thorities have known all along the lawmakers can resign and take a job if it wasn't created during their term, or if the salary wasn't raised. Lassen Woman Is Found Dead Special to Gazette-Journal JANESVILLE, Calit Mrs. Gladys Rae French, 40 was found dead in the back yard of her home here Friday.

Authorities said she apparently committed suicide by shooting herself in the head with a shotgun. Lassen county sheriffs deputies said that Mrs. French was found by her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. M.

Roberts of Milford, Calif. They entered her home and found a note telling where to look for her. Mrs. French is survived by her husband, Harold French; a daugh ter, Norma French; her mother, Mrs. Roberts; a sister, Mrs.

Barbara Lound of Standish, CaliL, and a brother, Jess Doolev of the bay area. Cobb Loser In Tax Case SACRAMENTO. VF) Ty Cobb, the baseball great, struck out today in an embattled tax case. The state board of equaliza tion upheld state income tax and penalty assessments totaling $41,054 against Cobb. The action sustained the state franchise tax board in denying Cobb's petition for a reassess ment.

Cobb, who has a home in Ath erton, claims to be a legal resident of Nevada by virtue of a home at Glenbrook, Lake Ta hoe. But the equalization board said he failed to produce sufficient evidence to substantiate his contention he spent more than six months a year in Nevada. The assessment covers the years 1949 to 1957. The board ticked off these strikes against Cobb: He had and extensively used his telephone service at Ather-ton; he didn't even have a tele phone at Glenbrook until 1953. He had a postoffice box in Atberton but none in Glenbrook.

He used a California resident hunting license. And he couldn't spend extended periods in high altitude Glenbrook because of a heart condition. Cobb can appeal the decision to the courts. Bandit Easy To Discourage A robbery was halted last night when the bandit and his victim became separated by a window and each fled from the other. Mrs.

Milton Crew was getting ready to close the Frosty Freeze store, Second and Stevenson streets, last night-when a late customer appeared and asked for a chocolate milk shake. She said she had pulled back a sliding glass to take the man's order. The would-be robber then sim ulated a gun in his coat pocket and demanded, "give me your money." Mrs. Crew jerked the window closed. She ran to a rear room of the small, drive-rp store, and the easily-discouraged bandit flea down the street on foot.

Set Vinci Rites During Weekend Funeral services to which friends are invited, will be held for Nicolo Vinci Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Sierra Chapel of the Walton Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Collins of the Catholic Church of the Little Flower officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View cemetery. Recitation of the rosary will take place Friday at 7:30 p.m.

in the funeral home. Requiem mass will be celebrat ed Monday at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of the Little Flower. Sawyer Ready to Name State Gaming Commission Gazette-Journal Carson City Bureau Gov. Grant Sawyer is expected to name a five man gaming commission and appoint a successor to gaming control board chairman Robbins Cahill Friday when he signs AB144 into law.

The bill, changing the face of Nevada gaming control, was the major issue of the 1959 legislature. It follows closely recommendations made by the governor. At least 45 names have been submitted to Sawyer for consideration in his gaming commission appointments. He has worked much of this week paring the list to the five he will name Friday. He told newsmen he has concentrated on getting "the best men possible," putting this con WHAT DOES A BLOODHOUND LOOK LIKE, CHARUEBPOOJN? employment payments..