Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 17

Game Study Threatened RenoE -vening Gazette Hectic Meeting PAGE SEVENTEEN PHONE FA 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1957 Third Street Backed by Builder Group Freeway Route Most Practical Resolution Says Members of the Home Build ers Association of Northern Ne What could develop into a bombastic meeting of the Nevada Legislative Commission was underway in Carson today, but the fireworks are not expected until later this afternoon. Scheduled is a discussion of the work of a special committee named to study state fish and game commission operations. This special committee has many frrands and many foes. Before the afternoon is over, an effort to dissolve vada have adopted a resolution endorsing the Third street route for the interstate freeway through Reno, M. I.

(Bud) Hardesty, executive secretary, said today. ithat committee and substi The route is supported as "the most practical to meet the requirements of traffic, and which, at the same time, can secure the necessary official approval re quired of the various governing Death Takes Boyd Moore, Artist, Writer bodies," the resolution reads. BITTER FEELINGS The resolution emphasizes that continuing delay in selec tute a team of fish and game experts is expected. Members of the fish and game commission are to be on hand to defend their policies and operations, and principally to tell why economy measures voted by the commission last Winter have not been carried out. Target of organized sportsmen who oppose efforts of the special committee to get to the bottom of fish and game affairs in Nevada is Roger Teglia of Reno, the chairman, who has been accused of being biased against commission personnel.

Teglia has. steadfastly denied this charge, asserting that the purpose of his committee is to tion of a freeway route has cre Sm: i it a ated bitter feelings, created mis understandings and has threat ened the economic stability of the community. The uncertainty about the activities throughout the world, commended the Sparks club on its long and active life and urged Nevada Lions to continue their outstanding services. Specially honored at the dinner meeting were the two charter members of the Sparks club in the foreground of picture at left. Accepting the tribute of their fellow Lions were Peter Demosthenes, his wife and Roy L.

Robison. (Christensen photos) 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION for Sparks Lions club brought together oyer 150 local Lions end their wives in a festive three hour party Saturday night at the Trocadero. Members heard Clarence L. Sturm, second vice-president of Lions International, shown in right photo receiving the key to the city of Reno from Mayor Len Harris, right, as Master of Ceremonies Peter Echcverria looks on. The Manawa, food processor reviewed Lion service route is stifling real estate exchanges, the developing of new buildings and remodeling proj ects," with resultant loss of employment and economic growth, "get more game in the field, and fish in the streams for the mil lion dollars a year that goes into ROYAL NEVADA FIGHTS GAME BOARD CHARGE the program." The committee was named One of the last of the old time reporters of Nevada's mining boom days in Goldfield, Boyd Moore, died in a local hospital Saturday at the age of 78.

Mr. Moore came to Nevada when the mining excitement in southern Nevada was at its height in 1907 and he remained in the state the rest of his life, to chronicle the cctivities in the mines and other fields and. in later years to manipulate political campaigns and produce pencil sketches and biographies of many of the state's prominent citizens. BORN" ON COAST Born in San Francisco Aug. 26, 1879, Mr.

Moore spent his early life there and in the Mother Lode country of California. He arrived in Goldfield March 7, 1907, atti acted by the mining rush but, as he later told associates, with nothing particular in mind. under the authority of a 1937 legislative resolution calling for a complete study of fish and game affairs in Nevada. The opening session this morn LAS VEGAS A citation by the gambling control board against the Royal Nevada hotel in Las Vegas, charging operation of a cheating game, was with ing was devoted to a discussion of the relative merits of Ad dressograph and International their resolution continues. Further delays may also deprive the Reno-Sparks area of badly needed traffic facilities because of the heavy demands on highway money from other sections of the state, the resolution emphasizes.

ACTION NEEDED "It appears necessary the civic minded groups must take some definite action in Recommending a central route that will result in a minimum of economic displacement and a maximum of service and benefit to the community," the home builders' resolution declares. The resolution was adopted, the home builders secretary said, to aid in resolving the impasse which has developed on the freeway route. The resolution is similar to held from the press, it was con Business Machine equipment in tended before the Nevada tax the state department of motor commission today, by attorney vehicles. Thomas Foley in a statement asking dismissal of the charge, Two experts from the California motor vehicle depart which is one of eight counts in ment, which uses IBM, outlined the operation in the neigh sf recent order that the hotel show cause on Dec. 5 why their boring state.

A chance visit to the Gold earnine license should not be suspended, limited or revoked. Foley, a Las Vegas attorney, field Chronicle publishing plant led to his decision to remain in Nevada. He was offered employment covering the murder trial of M. B. Preston and Joseph Smith, charged with slaying told the tax commission that the mere existence of a cheating that adopted last week by a group of prominent civic leaders charge against a major gambl and businessmen which was ing operation "is breaking the Tony Silva while picketing the back of my clients" because of formed to support the Third they will take the appeal of Foley under consideration and rule later upon it.

They indicated the ruling might come this afternoon. All members of the tax commission except Walter Larsh were in attendance at today's meeting of the commission, the annual meeting in Southern Nevada. Ralph Morgali, a Las Vegas attorney, appeared and voiced objection to the issuance of a gaming-license to the new Birdcage Casino in Las Vegas by contending that a portion of the partnership belongs to Travis Moscano and Barnett who have been excluded from ownership." An action is on file in district court here to have the relationship determined as Morgali said that the two are seeking to have their 20 per cent interest upheld. Cahill said the control board had investigated the application and found no evideice of other money invested in the enterprise. He said the board felt the court is competent to settle the dispute.

Attorney B. Mahlon Brown of Las Vegas said that all the money represented in the enterprise was listed on the application and he felt that the license should go to the four applicants, Maurice W. Fortney, Stewart R. Kennard, Stanley W. McDonald and Leonard D.

Marxen. The assertion by Foley came Silva restaurant during the street route. the implication of such a charge. I.W.W. labor war.

He did not explain, nor did the Official public hearings on the Nevada's motor vehicle department head, Robert A. Allen, who also is chairman of the Nevada Public Service Commission, leans toward Addresso-graph equipment, and as a matter of fact, had ordered a mechanized layout for handling motor vehicle registrations. This order was held up, however, at the request of the legislative commission, until it could be determined whether the machinery could do the work the lawmakers wanted it to do when they created the new department during the 1957 session and authorized purchase of machinery to speed up processing of motor vehicle registrations. route are to be held at 3:15 gaming board members, why the HIGHEST HONOR of Scottish Rite Freemas onry was conferred on five members of the order at ceremonies held in Reno Saturday af te rnoon. Three men from Idaho and two from Nevada received the 33rd degree, and presiding ver the conferral were Silas E.

Ross, grand sword bearer of the supreme council and sove reign grand inspector general for' Nevada, and Frank H. Davison of Boise, sovereign grand in spector general for Idaho. Left to right are Silas E. Ross, George W. Lee of Clarkston, Ida ho, Edward Specht of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Lester J.

Hilp and Dr. Ross Whitehead of Reno, William Roper of Burley, Idaho, and Frank H. Davison of Boise. o'clock this afternoon in the information was "not released" to the press with the lengthy The trial became noted and turned up later as a political football in state campaigns. His recollections of the incident, and of many another exciting occurrence in the booming camp Sparks Intermediate school, and at 2 p.m.

Tuesday in the State citation. Control board chairman Rob building auditorium in Reno. bins Cahill and board member Mr. Moore mada a part of his book "Nevadans and Nevada" Sinnott both said they had evidence which would be presented if necessary but they were at a Clark Freeway disadvantage because our at torney is not here." They did not identify the attorney. afile Brews Sinnott said the charges were brought "after painful and long Yule Shopping Season Starts deliberations.

The two board members said LAS VEGAS Embattled re which he published in 1950. IX POLITICS During his early years in Goldfield, too, Mr. Moore became actively interested in politics and he played that game behind the scenes in practically every Nevada political campaign. He was an expert at mapping campaigns and in preparing advertising layouts for the candidates, illustrated with his pencil sketches After the mining excitement died down in Goldfield he came port hotel operators protesting the proposed new federal free way route and a contemplated move of the terminal building Christmas decorations 1 downtown Reno are back this Plans Made For Junket at McCarran field, today endorsed resolutions demanding ft jf 1wKti yr i s'f iTii 1' Ti I Tn Mrs lU? -f- Hf rl) ft 4 just as the commission members prepared to adjourn for lunch but the discussion was expected to continue this afternoon. year: Last year, there were no decorations around the city and that county commissioners give clear cut" answers to what many residents thought some to Reno to spend the remainder may be expected by the propo sals.

thing was missing from the holiday season. The resolutions were drafted More than 450 persons will arrive in Reno shortly after 4 The Nevada Retail Merchants Association, managed by Tate yesterday at a heavily attended meeting and although county p.m. Saturday on a special rail Williams, announced today the of his life. He opened a printing plant and stationery store on Virginia St. and established the Nevada News Letter, a zine publication which was recognized as the outstanding production of its type among Nevada publications.

The News Letter dealt with politics, min road excursion from San Fran start of decorating of Reno's cisco on a train consisting of ten officials had been invited to attend, none showed up. In the spirited debate, hotelmen, property owners and others agreed Son of Early Governor Dies BERKELEY, Calif. (Special) Clarence T. Sadler, 66, son of one of Nevada's early governors, Heinhold Sadler (189S-19C2), died Nov. 22 in an Oakland hospital following a stroke.

Funeral services were held in Ber downtown section. Workmen began decorating this morning. cars powered by the last Mallet Night openings for the bene locomotive ever scheduled to take the Reno trip. that they would "strenuously fit of shoppers will also begin Plans for the arrival of the ing, agriculture and business and it specialized in feature stories oppose the diversionary plans train were made today at a of Nevada camps and towns. The which they contend would cause tourists to bypass the re articles were profusely and ex keley last Monday under the di pertly illustrated and Mr.

Moore meeting of Reno merchants headed by Edward F. Callahan and Tate Williams of the Reno Retail lerchants' Association. sort hotel strip and would result in lower property values. rection of Indian Rock Lodge specialized in fine printing. DID SKETCHES 638 of Free and Accepted Ma The freeway's proposed route was more the target of protests The junket, which includes a this week.

Stores will remain open Friday evenings until nine o'clock starting this Friday. Night openings during the Christmas season have been changed this year from Saturday, as in the past. The schedule of Friday night openings will be as follows: November 29, December 6 and 13. Then for four nights, December 19, 20, 21 and 23, the stores will remain open until nine to help the last min RANK AND DECORATION of Knight Comm ander of the Court of Honor, one of the highest awards of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, were conferred on 12 Nevada Scottish Rite members Saturday night. Front row, left to right, are William C.

Sanford, Reno; Charles N. Cornwall, Las Vegas; Frank Logar, Babbitt; Theodore T. Fairchild, Elko; George T. Myers, Lovelock; Chester E. Gaither, Henderson; back row, Lloyd N.

Bowen, Reno; Peder R. Rasmussen, Las Vegas; Walter R. Armstrong, East El John W. Rae, Reno; James M. Arkell, Henderson; Willard E.

Dunning, Sparks. i After suspending publication sons and burial was in the Golden Gate national cemetery in than was a tentative plan to one-night stopover in Reno, is sponsored by the Nevada-Cali of the Nevada News Letter about 1930 Mr. set fornia Railroad Historical So erect the proposed new airport terminal on a Paradise valley road site, about two miles east of the present termi about preparing a series of biographical sketches of notable ciety in San Francisco. Tourists will have an opportunity to stop Nevadans, illustrated with his well known pencil drawings of San Bruno, Calif. Mr.

Sadler, a native of Eureka, was educated in Nevada schools and received his law degree at Georgetown tJk-versity in Washington. following which he entered jjfrv-ernment service. He later joined the staff of the federal trade along the way to Reno to see some of the historical highlights nal building. Mayor C. D.

Baker of Las ute shoppers. uio Bumiarv of the Southern Pacific route. Vegas attended the meeting and Wednesday's Reno Evening Burglary Charges Faced By Man Caught in Vegas The train is expected to leave asked that the group "not go Gazette and Thursday's Nevada State Journal will kick-off the San Francisco at 7:30 a.m. Sat off half cocked but use modera urday, and the journey will take start of the Christmas shopping tion and become watchdogs to Charges Faced commission in San Francisco, where he was head of the legal season by publishing the annual Christmas shopping guide. It about eight hours.

There will be a 15-minute stopping period at Center street in Reno for the unloading of passengers. A re progress. He said tnat tne freeway was a nationwide project and "we must think of how any concerted protest would look." will contain many ads and stor his subjects. These appeared in the Nevada State Journal over a period of time and later were assembled in book-form under the title "Meet Mr." His last effort in the publishing field was his book "Nevadans and Nevada" principally devoted to steel point drawings and biographies of Nevada personages. It also contained historical data of Carson, a story on Reno which was one of the last writings of the late Sherwood Anderson, noted American author, an Two local men were arrested ies on Christmas ideas and shopping hints.

department for 15 years prior to his retirement two years agn. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Dorris Sadler of Berkeley; a daughter, Miss Shirley Sadler of Fresno; a son, Bruce Sadler ception is planned with a band over the weekend on charges of Included, too, in the kick-off automobile burglary. Burglary charges have been filed here against a 23-year-old man arrested in Las Vegas three weeks ago when he allegedly tried to cash a check stolen from the Martin Ironworks in Reno. Assistant district attorney Emile J.

Gezelin said today he has filed second degree burglary-charges against Charles Patrick Bourassa. and city and state officials welcoming the passengers. Meredith Oxentine, 32, 310 issue, will be the announcement of the annual Christmas home decorating contests for resi rir-r7a Qt wss at 9 rvm. of Oakland; three nieces. Mrs.

Some Nevada dignitaries may board the train in Verdi and ride the Reno bus station. He was to receive half the check's value, he said, if he cashed it. He intended to, but didn't. When he returned to the bus station, he said, the unidentified man was gone. He then hitchhiked to Las Vegas, he explained, and tried to cash the check there.

He tried all right, but now tells Gezelin he took it from the ironworks. Found in his luggage was a note, which Bourassa said he ne'er used, stating: "A bomb is Martin Conlin Dies in Reno VJIU'V iHf Saturday when a storekeeper! Patrick Mooney, Mrs. N. IL Baxter and Mrs. W.

E. Hastines into Reno with the group. identified him as the man who dents of Reno and Sparks. The successful annual contest will of Reno; and four nephew, sold the merchant a saddle. article "One Hundi-ed Years of It wasn't Oxentine's saddle offer many valuable prizes for winners.

All prizes are donated A cocktail party has been scheduled at Harolds Club for the group and for retired railroad engineers in the Reno-Sparks area1 Saturday evening. George Sadler and Edward A. Sadler of Reno and Heinhold Sadler and Floyd Sadler of Eu Cowbov Curlev Vic Matney of Mining in Nevada" by Roy A. Hardy, another article on livestock and agriculture by Dr. Martin J.

Conlin, 1331 Plumas died at a local hospital Sun by the merchants of the area. The 20-30 club of Reno is the of fRiverton, told police the reka. day. saddle is his and is worth $3o0, ficial judging body for the con A native of Canada, he had Matney left the saddle and his Bourassa, who gave no address, was arrested in Las Vegas on Nov. 5 when he walked into a J.

C. Penney store and tried to cash a $199.06 check stolen from the Martin Ironworks Co. in Reno on Nov. 3. J.

C. Penney employes telephoned ironworks owner Martin Schwamb and test, open to everyone' except set to go off in four minutes. been a resident of Reno for the last 23 years, and was employed CLARK BROTHERS DIE IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH as a dealer at the Holiday want $2000 in bills. I will call back and tell you where it is hidden and how to stop it. Don't stall, there ain't much time and I am desperate.

I want it now." Hotel. 2030 club members and employes of the Gazette and Journal. Entries for the home decoration contest will be accepted through December 18. Judging Survivors includ his wife, Mrs Bourassa was picked up. Patricia M.

Conlin of Reno and a son, Martin J. of LAS VEGAS Two brothers were killed instantly yesterday will be done on December 22 and Since then, he's been in the Las Vegas city jail on charges of being a "disorderly He served 15 days, was released, San Francisco, Calif. lariat in his parked 19ol con-veryble sedan. Oxentine, the merchant said, got $30 for the saddle. No one knows where the lariat is.

Ernie Harrington, 36, who lives at the Reno Indian Colony, was arrested at 2:45 p.m. Saturday by police who said they caught him inside a parked car on Lake Street. Harrington "threw away some papers when he saw us," patrolmen said, but they found the parked car's registration papers in Harring in a spectacular head-on colli 23. Funeral services will be held sion on the Mt. Charleston high Cecil W.

Creel, a sketch on Las Vegas, and Mr. Moore's observations of his five years in the boom mining camp of Goldfield. WIFE'S MEMORY The book was dedicated in memory of his wife, the late Caroline E. Moore. For several years after suspending publication of his news letter, Mr.

Moore was manager of the old Lincoln apartments on Virginia street. He was active in mapping advertising for the last Nevada political campaign, but became ill several months ago and had been in the hospital since. There are no known relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by O'Brien-Rogers-Keiper Funeral Home. Jewelry Theft Reported Here and brought to Reno Saturday.

in Sierra chapel of Walton funeral home, Wednesday at 8:30 a. followed by a requiem Gezelin said today he's ob GRADUATES Donald M. son of way which saw a 'Volkswagen in which they were riding, sail 146 feet through the air and crash into a gulley. tained a written confession from Theft of considerable assorted Mrs. Jo Long of 320 Hill Bourassa.

mass at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows at 9 a. m. jewelry has been reported to Bourassa first contended he'd Dead were Eugene Donald Reno, graduated from recruit training Nov. 15 at the Naval police by Henry Morrow, 1395 Burial will be in Mater Dolo received the check from an un Princess Ave. identified man whom he met in Training Center, San rosa cemetery.

ton's pocket. Morrow said he can't find a Ahman, 35, a car salesman and Robert Frank Ahman, 37, an insurance salesman. Sheriff's deputies who investigated the tragedy, said the store employe, was injured. His condition, according to attendants at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, is serious. Officers said the accident occurred about 15 miles from the intersection of the Mt.

Charleston road and Tonopah highway. The Volkswagen, it was reported, was coming down the grade at a high rate of speed and just before hitting the other vehicle was in the w-rong" lane of traffic. The impact of the collision tossed the Ahman brothers out of the light car but McCloud remained inside as the vehjele sailed through the air and landed in the nearby ravine. The Volkswagen was a total loss and police said that damage to the Mileshevich car was extensive. Masonic ring with red stone, a W.

IT DIDNT YOU NEVES WANT TO LET 'EM THINK THEY'RE GETTING AUUAY THEN YOU 0H.YE5.J D1DN EVEN CRIED ANtttAYJ vcry' huh? 2 friJDID YOU EVER GET THAT SHOT YOU UEBE SO WORRIED lady's diamond ring and wedding band, a Carson City silver dollar HURT A Volkswagen was driven by Robert Ahman and it annarentlv WITH ANYTHING: buckle with the initials "BHM," a similar buckle set in gold, a three-diamond Shrine pin, a sil had gone out of control. The vehicle then struck a car driven ver dollar necklace, six more by William Mileshevich, 46, also Carson City silver dollars and one trade dollar. DIES IN RENO John Sarsfield, 81, died in a local hospital Sunday. He was a resident of Lovelock. Funeral arrangements will be announced by O'Brien Rogers Keiper funeral home.

of Las Vegas. Mileshevich, who was en route to the mountain resort, was not injured but a Morrow didn't state the value of the articles, or how they came passenger in the Ahman car, David McCloud, 42, a clothing 'to be missing from his home..