Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 11

Tax Commission hi a wrf RENO EVENING GAZETTE I 1 PHONE 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1955 PAGE ELEVEN V5 Lawmakers, Board Study Gambling Separate Group to Act on Licenses Given Consideration CARSON Legislative leaders and the state tax com Turf Club License Revoked by Board Reno Gambler Admits Taking Out-of-State Wagers by Mail William Stremmel, operator of the Reno Turf Club, who told the Nevada Tax Commission Thursday, "I won't insult your intelligence by claiming it never happened," J) 1 mission this morning discussed what may become a major hurdle in the path of gambling control legislation: Whether a separate group to act on licenses and revocations is to be created. The program of what the state is to do about policing the gaming industry was talked over at a conference in wound up without a gambling I. irlj lm.m,m ing in which a pile of evidence that he took out-of-state bets was presented. Kn1 0 the governor's office attended by the leaders of both Stremmel admitted the evidence gathered by George Coffill, commission investigator, was "irrefutable," but houses and the senate public NEW LOOK for Reno parking meter cops should be something like this. The five meter-gals above work in Wichita Falls, Texas, but city officials here expected to equip five women with uniforms similar to these.

In Wichita Falls jackets are red, skirts are navy blue. Hats have a blue brim and red top. In Winter, nylon gloves are red to match the red "violation" flags on parking meters. 'POWDER PUFF' COPS' DUTIES ARE OUTLINED Feminine Parking Meter Enforcement license after a lengthy hear BOARD PONDERS DISPOSAL OF GAMBLING CHECK Members of the Nevada Tax Commission Thursday found themselves in the odd position of possessing a check for gambling winnings and not knowing what to do with it. The check, actually a bank money order, for 10, was part of the evidence introduced in the show caus'e hearing of William Stremmel, who wound up without a gambling license, because he conducted a mail order betting business at his Reno Turf Club.

An investigator who played football and basketball cards from San Francisco turned up the one winning card out of 19. Some commission members thought the uncashed check should simply be baled up with the rest of the evidence in the case. One, Gordon Lathrop, a banker, feared this would snarl banking accounts, and thought it should be cashed. But he didn't know what to do with the money either, and the matter rested there. New Radiation Monitors Set The atomic energy commission, showing increased concern for public reaction, has set up a dozen new radiation monitoring stations for the forthcoming nuclear test series near Las Vegas.

Among the 12 communities which will have regular AEC mon itors to warn residents of possible fallout from the atomic explosions is St. George, Utah, whose 5,000 residents received a good scare Quring the 1953 Spring test series. Other monitors, the AEC said last night, will be located at Alamo, Caliente, Pioche, Mercury, Tonopah, Glendale, Lincoln, Mine, Ely and Las Vegas in Nevada, and Cedar City and Beaver, Utah. Ely and Cedar City are more than 150 airline miles from the test site. In addition, six mobile monitor ing units will patrol areas near the test site as in past series, con centrating on the path of the atomic cloud.

"Fallout" is the AEC's term for the descent back to earth of the radioactive particles in the cloud following an explosion. The AEC has asked ranchers to notify local monitors of the location of their livestock so they may be kept informed in case of pos sible dangerous fallout from the cloud. The fixed stations were set up after much clamor by residents of Nevada and southern Utah following the 1953 series. The fallout from one of the tests forced the AEC to order St. George residents to remain indoors for three hours.

Later Cedar City sheepmen blamed the AEC for the death of many of their sheep, but AEC tests later showed death was from other causes than radioactivity. The AEC has acknowledged some damage to livestock in earlier tests, but says no person has been exposed to a harmful amount of radiation from fallout in any of the previous 31 tests in Nevada Defers Action On Big Casinos Major Applicants Of Royal Nevada Ordered Deleted Continuing an informal policy of not approving any major gambling license applications, even though a legislative moratorium only applies to applications made since Monday, the Nevada Tax Commission Thursday deferred action on large casinos. They did indicate to Royal Nevada (Las Vegas) applicants that their three major stockholders should be deleted from the request if it is to have any hope of passage. DEFER APPLICATIONS But the commission simply de ferred individual applications for interests in the Flamingo Hotel, the Moulin Rouge license attempt and that of the Desert Spa, the latter at the request of the ap plicants. The Flamingo is an operating Las Vegas resort hotel, and the other two are in various stages of development, also at Las Vegas.

A Cal-Neva lodge license was held up the previous day on the same basis. The commission tabbed Sam "Game Boy" Miller and Herbert 'Pitsy" Manheim, the two experi enced gamblers among the Royal Nevada stockholders, as unacceptable after a discussion of their background and associations in Miami and other places as revealed by an investigation. And they said that wealthy Frank Fishman, who owns the property the nearly finished hotel is being built on, and who has 30 per cent of the stock of the operating corporation, isn't acceptable for other reasons. OTHER INTERESTS Discussion revealed that com mission members are unhappy with Fishman because they once gave him tentative approval for the Royal Nevada when he claim ed it was to be a one-njan deal, and that he subsequently brought in other interests. One member remarked during the two-day meeting that he felt this constituted "peddling the license." The commission indicated how ever, that it was not turning Fishman down because of complaints against him registered by a subcontractor now helping build the Royal Nevada.

The commission informally took the stand that it is not a collection agency, and that any complaints the Feuz-Page Construction Co. has with Fishman can be decided in the courts, where civil action has been brought. Fishman has 30 per cent of the Royal Nevada stock, Miller 19 2 per cent and Manheim per cent. The stock is priced at 53000 a point, but the participants have more invested in debentures than stock. Fishman has 200,000 in debentures.

Manhein $141,000 and Miller $167,000 out of a total of $800,000. MUST BUY OUT TRIO Commission practice has been to allow deletions of applicants without making it necessary to file a new application, so Thursday's action meant that if the ether Royal Nevada applicants can buy out Miller, Manheim and Fishman, action can be taken at any time. The other applicants, Albert B. Moll, Roberta Mae Simon, Herman E. Kohen, Barnett Rosenthal and Joe Liebman were not found objectionable by the commission.

Kohen, a Miami attorney, told the commission Wednesday that if the commission wouldn't ac cept Miller and Manheim "sur gery can be done but saia tnat if the commission wanted man out or tne aeai me vmy way that might be possible would be to delete him as a stockholder but allow him to hold debentures. Kohen described the Royal Nevada's financial setup. He was present when Feuz-Page officials and counsel complained about Fishman, and said himself of Fishman, "I can get along with (Turn to page 12, Col. 4)' Engineer Strike Is Threatened A federal mediator strove in San Francisco today to avert a threatened engineer strike that would tie up Western Pacific freight and passenger operations between Salt Lake City and San Francisco, the Associated Press said. The mediator, C.

G. Eddy, met with Western Pacific officials in the bay city. Presumably he sought to resume negotiations since an engineer spokesman said the talks reached an impasse yesterday. William A. Tussey, general manager in charge of labor for VVP, denied that mediation had failed.

A. F. Kummer, assistant grand engineer, said 97 per cent of the membership had authorized a walkout to enforce demands In behalf of 30 engineers whose wages are geared to a mileage schedule. No strike deadline has been announced. OAKLAND RITES The body of Mrs.

Eva A. Gillespie will be accompanied to the Grand Miller Mortuary at Oakland, for services, followed by cremation at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland. Ross-Burke is in charge of local arrangements. NAMED J. Donald Adam, formerly of Sacramento, is.

the new general manager of the printing department of A. Carlisle and longtime Nevada business firm, located in Reno. Adam is a former production manager and part-owner of a printing firm in Sacramento. Stationer Firm Announces New Printing Chief J. Donald Adam, formerly of Sacramento, has been named general manager of the printing department of A.

Carlisle Co. of Nevada, according to an announcement by Harry C. Cantlion, manager of the longtime Nevada firm. Adam is a former production manager and part owner ot a large commercial printing plant at Sacramento and has been associated with the printing business for the last 20 years. EX-PUBLISHER He is also a former newspaper publisher, having run the family newspaper at Lompoc, for a number of years.

The paper is still being published by his fam ily, which has held controlling interest in the publication for 43 years. A native Californian, Adam is a veteran of World War Two. having served at Mare Island, and on Saipan, Marianas Islands. Following his release from the military, Adam also did govern ment printing work. A charter member of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, Adam graduated from the University of Southern California in 1932.

After oper ating the newspaper at Lompoc, a growing interest in commercial printing led him into the field of printing plant management and operation. He has had extensive experience in both letter-press and offset printing and will supervise these processes for Car-lisles. 'WESTERN HORSEMAN' Adam has also engaged in the production of various types of publications while with the Sacra mento firm. Adam supervised publication of "The Western Horseman," a horse lovers magazine that grew to national prominence while being published in Reno under the guidance of Gra ham Dean, former publisher of the Reno Evening Gazette, and Merrill Gaffney, former editor of "The Western Horseman." Active in Masonic circles, Adam has been active in lodge work, having served as commander of Sacramento Commandery, Knights Templar, in 1953. He is a memoer or acottisn Kite ana Ben Ali Shrine at Sacramento and Magnolia Lodge No.

242 at Santa Barbara, Calif. Married to the former Rozan McDougal, the couple plan to purchase a home in Reno. SEYMOUR FUNERAL Funeral services for Benjamin S. Seymour will be held Saturday morning at .11 o'clock at the home chapel of Ross-Burke with the Rev. Arthur V.

Thurman of the First Methodist church as clergyman. Burial will be in the Masonic section of Mountain View cemetery. 7 "wff claimed he had conducted a mail order sports pool only during the last four months of his four-year operation. and said he thought it only a minor violation of regula tions. The commission, just beginning a look into Nevada bookmaking establishments, revoked his li cense flatly, and members made it plain they wouldn't look kindly at any new application after the regular six-month cooling off period.

'This wasn't just a violation but shows a pattern of disregard for our rules," said member Gor don Lathrop. EXPLAINS 'REVOKE' When member Robert Allen moved for revocation, member Paul McDermitt suggested making it plain that no further application would be considered. Allen said that's why he said "revoke" rather than "suspend." Actually, the commission cannot rule on a lifetime revocation, because the present commission can't bind future ones in such matters. Coffill had commuted between Carson and San Francisco from October through December to place bets on cards he received at a San Francisco post office box he held under an assumed name. He wagered $46.20 on 19 football and basketball cards, won 510 on one ticket.

He also received Santa Anita Handicap "future book" brochures, and offers of betting information on other horse racing events and on baseball. After Stremmel made a statement, in which he said among other things that taking bets by telephone had always been stressed as a violation by the commission, and that he had avoided this, he was questioned on the extent and profits of his sports pool operation. MINOR PORTION He claimed it was a minor portion of his business, and that he didn't make much more than $100 operating it. The show cause hearing itself was just on the matter of seeking and accepting out-of-state bets on sports, but led to subsequent questioning by William Gallagher, gambling division chief, on Stremmel's entire operation. Gallagher wanted to know why, Continued on Page 12r Col.

6) Mrs. Edith Carroll Is Taken by Death Mrs. Edith Carroll, long time Nevada resident, died this morning in a local hospital where she had been a patient for about three weeks. Mrs. Carroll was born in New York March 23, 1879 and when she was two months old, moved to Dayton with her parents, the late Mr.

and Mrs. Hiram Swart. She was educated in the Dayton, schools and later was married to William L. Carroll. The couple moved to Reno to reside in 1927.

Surviving in addition to Mr. Carroll are three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Killaleetof San Francisco, Mrs. Carrie Nichols of Carson and Mrs. Verla Dascombe of Reno; three grandchildren, Mrs.

Lois Reed of Carson, Howard Killalee of San Francisco and Mrs. Edith Baxter of Ely, 13 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Ross-Burke Co. WM RENO SHIVERS ELY SHAKES IN COLD SPELL Reno's temperature was a cool nine degrees above zero early this morning, and the weatherman says it will be cold again tonight. However, slowly rising daytime temperatures are forecast, along with fair conditions but variable high cloudiness.

Four stations in Nevada, Battle Mountain, Ely, Elko and Winnemucca reported sub-zero temperatures, and Ely had one of the lowest readings in the state this year, minus 16 degrees. Road conditions were generally good, but here were a few "chains advised signs on Highways 40 and 50 because of icy conditions which were expected to dissipate during the day. The Reno office of the American Automobile Association said Friday morning the only chains necessary warnings in the state were on the Mt. Rose road from Sky Tavern to Reno Ski Bowl and on Carroll Summit on Highway 50 east of Fallon. Chest Officers Are Elected Five new members were elected to the board of directors of the Reno Community Chest Tuesday night, following the action of a seven member nominating com mittee.

New directors include Mrs. Frank Petersen, Mrs. Mark Eisele, Emory Branch, Louis Ca-purro and William Cashill who will succeed H. P. Davton.

Mrs William A. Edwards, Linn V. Hall, Morris Stewart and Mrs. Reno Thatcher to membership on the 16-man board. Financial report included in the regular business of the meeting revealed that the cash available for commitments on Dec.

31, 1954, was $112,343.98. which would allow for collectible subscriptions ot 5.6a and a reserve for uncollectible items of $2600, for a grand total of $118,508.98, to be appropriated in 1955. Suggested appropriation of this total amount would allow 908.98 to agencies in 1955, with an allowance of 519,000 for adminis trative and campaign expenses and a $2600 operating reserve for agencies. The receipts for 1954 totalled $121,503.45 from pledges and in-! terest earned on deposits of $864.89. The funds available for 1955 is $4021 more than was made available in 1954, according to the financial report released.

Harold S. Gorman, 1954 campaign chairman, read a financial report which indicated that although the full goal of $140,000 had not been reached, several groups did commendable work in collecting the funds. He called for more determined effort by all chest members in future drives. At the meeting, H. P.

Dayton, retiring treasurer, gave a detailed treasurer's report with Edith Haley serving as executive secretary and Mj. Forest B. Lovelock as acting secretary. The Chest aids 11 local organizations to include, the Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls, Catholic Welfare Bureau, Community Welfare, Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, YMCA, YWCA, YWCA (University of Nevada), Council of Social Agencies and the USO. court to explain why he should not be held in contempt for alimony arrearage to Nora.

Haymes, explaining the beard by saying he was "just lazy when it comes to shaving" told a reporter that he and has actress wife, Rita Hayworth, drove from Lake Tahoe last night. His new attorney, Louis R. Baker, added: "He decided to come back, see if he could go to work and clean up his obligations." In court Nora's lawyer F. Loyd Saunders, told the judge, "we feel bail should be put up to guarantee his appearance at whatever date your honor sets." The judge set the appearance for Feb. 24.

morals and taxation committees. Sen. Kenneth Johnson (R- Ormsby) and Sen. Forest Lovelock (R-Washoe) agreed that any new gambling control agency should work within the framework of the present tax commission. It was their view the present tax commission should act as an appeals or review board.

Johnson declared: "The gambling control board could act as the district court and the tax commission as the supreme court." RUSSELL. OPPOSED Gov. Charles H. Russell said he was flatly opposed to any move by the legislature to take such control out of tax commission hands. He also won agreement from such senate leaders as Sen.

Rene Lemaire (R-Lander), majority floor leader and Sen. Fred Settel-meyer (R-Douglas), president pro tern. The legislative leaders also assured the tax commission that the moratorium against new gambling licenses was not designed to criticize commission actions. They emphasized it was a "publicity move" to impress upon federal legislators and other states that Nevada intended to move to clean up the industry. Concrete action toward legislation to revise gambling control laws may be taken by the assembly this week or early next week.

A group of assemblymen, headed by Speaker C. O. Bastian, is drafting legislation acceptable to a majority of the 47 house members. Members of the committee are William Swackhamer (D-Land-er), J. F.

McElroy (D-Elko), William Byrne (D-Clark), Donald Leigh ton (D-Humboldt), and Bruce Barnum (D-Lyon). This gambling control bill probably will appear ahead of a senate measure. Members of the public morals and taxation com mittees are to work with the tax commission in drafting suitable legislation. The assembly committee also will confer with the tax commission. The assembly will be in session Saturday, but the senate has ad journed for the weekend.

Introduced in the upper cham' ber this morning was SB90, spon sored by the labor committee, which would boost the current state levy on gambling gross from two to four per cent Sen. Ralph Lattin (R-Church- ill) attempted to have the bin referred to a joint committee on labor and taxation, but the senate voted to refer it to joint public morals and taxation as had been agreed at the Jan. 16 caucus. Angelina Raggio Succumbs in Reno Born at Huffakers 76 years ago and a resident of this vicinity all of her life, Mrs. Angelina Raggio died this morning in a local hospital.

Mrs. Raggio was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. B.

Avansino, pioneer Huf faker ranchers. She and Benjamin Raggio were married in 1894 and made their home in Reno until Mr. Raggio's death in 1943. Her brother, the late Tony Avansino was a famous bicycle rider with the old Reno Wheelman's club. Surviving are a son, Benjamin A.

Raggio of Reno; three daughters, Mrs. Florence Novakovich of Reno, Mrs. Carmel Raffetto of Klamath Falls, Ore. and Mrs. Edith Buck of Modesto, five grandchildren, William No- avk of Santa Clara, John A.

Raffetto, of Puyallup, and William J. Raggio and Ethel and Edith Raggio of Reno; seven great grandchildren, and two brothers, John Avansino of Reno and Louis Avansino of Virginia City." Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Ross-Burke Co. Hnaras Rites In Sacramento Funeral services will be held in Sacramento for Thero G. Hnaras, veteran miner who died Thursday at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. The body was accompanied to the James P.

Garlick funeral home under the direction of O'Brien-Rogers Co. of Reno. Surviving Mr. Hnaras are three brothers and two sisters. John Hnaras of Sacramento and Jim and Matheos Hnaras and Athena Kalrergus and Olga Manolikis of Crete.

He was born in Crete 52 years ago. I Public Relations Reno is hiring five women be tween the ages of 2o and 35 to police downtown parking viola tions. Their uniforms, to be fur nished by the city, haven't been decided upon yet. but City Man ager rnomas Hilberg promises that uniforms will be attractive. Cities throughout the country have found that the feminine touch on a parking meter means more money in the treasury.

They claim the lipstick squad can't be talked out of a ticket and also that they pay closer attention -to the meters than male cops on the same beat. In Wichita Falls, the five- woman powder puff patrol is doing a civic promotion job as well. Ililberg says the Reno's parking crew will follow the same pattern. GOOD IMPRESSION Wichita Falls calls its meter readers "public relations em ployes." Letters from out-of-state motorists show that the women make a good impression. Hilberg said the Reno women will work directly out of his of fice, rather than the police sta tion.

They will be expected to carry maps and give directions, and are also to carry change for drivers who don't have nickels. One of the required skills here will be the ability to make minor meter repairs, such as freeing stuck coins. Training of the parking squad will emphasize courtesy to the public, whether issuing a parking ticket or giving directions, Hilberg said. Summer and Winter uniforms for one parking patrolwoman are expected to cost about $300. The parking patrolwomen will start at a salary of 200 a month, which can increase to $275.

They will work a 40-hour week. Two weeks paid vacation a year and sick leave follow the same pattern as for other city employes. Applications for the positions are being taken now at the city manager's office. Cold Box Found Possible violation of a city or dinance was reported to the Reno police department by Ray Carlton, 1955 McCloud street. Carlton reported a refrigerator in the front yard at 889 North Street, with door and handle in tact.

Upon investigation by Reno police, the owners agreed they would take care of the matter im mediately. Squad Will Aid in Ticketing gears without fear or I favor will be just one of the duties of Reno's new feminine parking meter squad. As plans go now, the women will carry city maps, give directions, help people across the street, carry spare nickels, give road information and otherwise make life pleasant for the parking public. Grand Jurors Are Subpoenaed Washoe county grand jurors and three others connected with the bribery indictment of two Reno detectives have been sub poenaed as witnesses for the de fense, which is moving to have the indictment quashed. Attorneys representing suspended detective Sergeants Michael Salonisen and James Franklin subpoenaed all 17 jurors, court reporters Gail Clary and Richard Tuttle and Marion Belcher, Assistant District Attorney Emile Gezelin's secretary.

The subpoenas, calling each as a witness for the defense, were served yesterday afternoon and last night by Joseph W. Williams, private investigator. With each subpoena Williams offered a $5 witness fee and a 50 cent mileage allowance. Without the fee any witness could have refused to appear. The 20 people were asked to appear in court Monday morning, but Assistant District attorney William Raggio was granted a continuance until Wednesday because of the sudden death of his grandmother, Mrs.

Angelina Raggio, last night. Raggio, who is prosecuting the case against the two detectives, said he does not believe the jurors will be permitted to testi iy on me stana. lie said it is his understanding that grand jurors cannot be compelled to relate the events of one of their meetings. The same reasoning might ap piy to subpoenaed witnesses Marion Belcher and Gail Clary. Gail Clary made the official record of the grand jury indictment pioceedings.

Marion Belcher was a witnesss at the same meeting luchard Tuttle was the court reporter who took Michael Sale nisen's statement after the ar rest of the two detectives. Judge Taylor Wines of Elko, will hear the motion for quash ing the indictment, replacing Judge Grant Bovven, who ha disqualified himself. The defense motion to set aside the indictments charges that names of certain witnesses at the indictment meeting are not shown on the indictment, the names of others whose depositions were read do not appear end that the jurors were prejudiced. The two detectives are charged vith asking or receiving $180 from a Jack Youngblood in return for use of their influence in the prosecution of a forgery charge against Marlene Little. Mrs.

Little is held at Washoe county jail on the forgery charge here plus an additional fraudulent check charge filed in Sacramento. Franklin is represented by attorney Frank Petersen. Salo-risen's attorneys are Drendel and Dixon, with Bert Goldwater. Haymes Bench Warrant Recalled Crooner, Rita Quit Tahoe And Return to California Crooner Dick Haymes, needing a shave and sporting a short brown beard, returned to Los Angeles from a long stay at Lake Tahoe today and succeeded in getting recalled a seven-month-old bench warrant obtained by ex-wife Nora Eddington Flynn, the Associated Press reported. Haymes' present wTife, Rita Hay-worth, returned to California with him but did not accompany him to court.

Superior Judge Elmder D. Doyle, despite objections from a lawyer for Mrs. Flynn, canceled the $2,500 bail set under the warrant but never posted by Haymes. The warrant was issued last July when Haymes failed to appear in In ill IttiltlUMHilUffl IX COLLISION Reno fire department's engine rig No. 1, from the fire station at Virginia St.

and California was involved in a collision at Second and Chestnut streets at 10:23 o'clock this morning. Driver of the other vehicle, a 1954 Plymouth suburban, was Joe Silveria, 50, was u.vv.ng east on suee. was cited for failure to yield right of way to emergency vehicle and also for running a red light. The fire rig was going north on Chestnut with siren and red lights in motion. No serious, injuries were reported.

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