Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 13

RENO EEMMG GAZETTE PHONE 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1955 PAGE THIRTEEN Tax Chief Admits 1 He Knew of Loan Deposition Taken From Cahill After State Loses Court Round Thunderbird Hotel attorneys drew from State Tax vii fgfSF I -v Commission Secretary Robbins Cahill today the statement that he knew of a $160,000 loan to hotel owner Marion Hicks long before the commission found it grounds 'for a license revocation. The commission last April Lt. Gov. Clifford Jones to give in the Thunderbird on the grounds they had cancelled the -A I 4 PLENTY OF MEAT ASSURED 'I Thursday night in the above photo. Firemen restricted the blaze to the main building, whose top floor was destroyed, but damage was con FIGHT MAYBERRY RANCH BLAZE Water pours, in, and smoke pours oat.

of the totally Involved upper story or the main Mayberry ranch building on Mayberry road west of Reno (Christensen photo). nm rv siderable. serry aoiDaigeid Fire destroyed much of choice beef which will be served other councilmen Sunday in Fund barbecue, says Councilman Harold A. (Swede) Mathiesen of the chef committee as! toric Mayberry ranch west of. Reno Thursday afternoon nd evening, although members of the Ambrose families who resided there were able to save some of their personal DITCH FUND belongings.

Age of the original part caught fire, apparently as a BY DONATION OF $1000 matches, could not be determined immediately but Preparations for Complete, Ticket Reno Ditch Fund received Club Thursday, the second donation of that; amount' made since the drive was announced. Previously, George Wingfield, had given a thousand-dollar check to Mayor Harris. This brings to more than $4200 the cash donations received for the fund which seeks to eliminate the danger Reno. So that any and all musicians wishing to contribute their interest of underworld fig ures in the hotel. LOAN FROM LANSKY The gambling agency charged that half of the 4 loan Irom George Sadlo to Hicks actually came from Jake Lansky, described by agency investigators as an eastern hoodlum.

Hicks has contended he never knew the money came from Lansky. In the two-hour court-approved grilling of Cahill this morning by Thunderbird attorneys Richard Blakey and William Woodburn, the commission secretary acknowledged he had known of the Sadlo loan since about the time the hotel began operating in 1948. Cahill said also that he knew of Sadlo by reputation as a gambler and close friend of Hicks. He also told of being asked by Hicks in 1953 whether Sadlo could get a state gambling license. He said he replied that onlv the tax commission could answer that.

Under other questioning, he said he had discussed the matter earnestly with former tax commission member Paul McDermott of Las Vegas, but doesn't recall whether he ever mentioned it to any of the other men now on the commission. It was about that time that the agency began requiring a state ment from gambling operators as to where they got their line of questioning indicat ed that the Thunderbird lawyers, when they go to court Oct. 17 to fight the license revocation, will attempt to prove that although Cahill was aware of the Sadlo money in the hotel, nothing was done about it until shortly before last year's election. Gov. Charles Russell, chairman of the tax commission, was seek ing re-election at the time the charges against the Thunderbird were leveled.

Supporters of the hotel have alleged the charges were politically inspired. The taking of a deposition from Cahill was granted by District Judge Merwyn Brown Thursday over the objections of Tax Com mission Attorneys Frandsen Loomis and Howard McKissick. Blakey argued: "There may be more to tne commission oraer than meets the eye if there is, the court has a right to know it." Concealment and ignorance of the facts never have been raised to the level of public policy. Loomis and McKissick had argued to Judge Brown that it would be poor public policy to permit the taking of a deposition from Cahill. They contended that confiden tial operations of the tax commission in controlling gambling could be divulged through the question ing.

No such questions were asked today. Nor were there questions abount Cahill's personal life, (Turn to page 14, coL 5) Fine Is Levied On Drunk Charge Irving Elton Graham, 37, 544 University Ave. was fined $25 in municipal court Friday on charge of being drunk in or about an automobile. Reno police said they had told Graham early Friday to leave his car and take a taxi home, but later ound him three blocks from the spot of the original conversa' tion. ordered Hicks and former up their gambling licenses Counties Take Jurisdiction Over Indians In nine Nevada counties, civil and criminal jurisdiction over Indians, formerly under federal authorities, will be accepted Sat urday by the particular counties and the state of Nevada.

A little publicized act of the 1955 legislature provided that the state would accept jurisdiction in Indian civil and criminal matters, pursuant to Public Law 280 of the 83rd congress, except where counties petitioned for exclusion and proclamations to the effect were issued by the governor. Eight counties, including Washoe, have petitioned for exclusion, proclamations have been issued, and in them jurisdiction will remain as before. In the ether nine counties, local officers and courts, acting in the name of the state, will have to handle all public offenses committed, by or against Indians Indian country, and will have jurisdiction over all civil cases between In dians or to which Indians are parties and which arise in Indian country. The other seven counties ex cluded from the act are Hum boldt, Clark, Elko, Pershing, Churchill, Lyon and Mineral. The importance of the Oct, date is that the act becomes effective 90 days after July 1, and Oct.

1 is the effective date. Theoretically, counties could pe tition for exclusion through the remainder of Friday, but this would not leave time of the mechanics of issuing a proclama tion and certification by the sec retary of state. In any case, the request for exclusion had to come as a result of formal action by county commissioners. So, whether by design oracci dent, Indian jurisdiction tomor row becomes extended nine Nevada counties, including Storey, Ormsby, White Pine, Lin coln, Nye, Eureka, Lander, Doug: las and Esmeralda. Death Summons Woman of 101 WTNNEMUCCA.

UP) Mrs. Susan Mulcoy, who outlived five of her seven children, died today at the age of 101. She reputedly was the oldest resident of this Humboldt county seat. Mrs. Mulcoy died at the home of a daughter, Mrs.

Susan Leach, a retired school teacher. Another daughter, Mrs. Josephine Lahnon, lives at Auburn, Calif. Mrs. Mulcoy was born in a log cabin at Florence, N.

March 27, 1854. She was married at 19 to Edward Mulcoy, a farmer- miner who came west in 1876 and settled in Eureka county. Mrs. Mulcoy joined him in 1880 and 26 years later the couple moved to Winnemucca. Dr.

Roy E. Simpson, state, superintendent of public ins true-1 tion, said "every delay in supplying needed competent teachers and adequate school buildings and equipment is robbing our young citizens of their birthrght." Referring to the substance of education, Simpson spoke of a need to go beyond the "bare fundamentals of the 3 R's in this atomic age. "The use of mathematics, physics, chemistry and language in the atomic age are essentials for those who would advance in understanding how to work and live. "All I'm trying to say is that we need to discard some of our old ideas about what to learn. We need to ignore old pressures to continue to do things the old way Knight said the tremendous classroom and teacher need will be thrust on California by the expected 500,000 student increase the state faces by 1960.

By then, he said, public schools will have 3 million students. add a new child to our school population every third minute of each day in the year," he said. Fira the main building on the his of the main building which result of a child playing with Survey Leader love Awaited Appointment of a director of the survey team that will inves tigate the University of Nevada still was pending at noon today before the legislative commission which is meeting in Carson. Last month, the commission had indicated Dr. Dean McHenry, professor of political science at the University of California at Los Angeles, would be the choice.

PROTEST RECEIVED However, Silas E. Ross, chair man of the Nevada Board ot Regents, protested against Mc- Kenry's selection. The question of the university probe, ordered by the 1955 legis lature, was delayed by the com mission this morning because two members, Sens. Farrell Seevers of Mineral county and B. Mah- lon Brown of Clark, were absent, Seevers is scheduled to attend this afternoon's session, while Brown will miss the meeting because of business affairs in Clark county.

Most of the morning session was devoted to a discussion ot the Nevada motor vehicle regis tration law of 1955 which re moved the requirement that all persons gainfully employed in the state must purchase Nevada plates for their cars. Substituted the 1955 amend ment was a provision that plates of all states were valid in Nevada until expiration. REVENUE LOST The Clark county assessor, James Blibray, protested that much personal property tax rev enue was being lost because of the 1955 since assessors issue the plates and collect personal property taxes at the same time. At its September meeting, the legislative commission ordered a complete study of the matter and J. E.

Springmeyer, legislative counsel, gave a preliminary report wis morning. He said he believed it impossible to determine whether any tax revenue was lost because there is no segregation on assessor reports of whether the vehicle reg istered was out-of-state or domes tic origin. Sen. Ralph Lattin, Churchill county, declared that if the law makers made a mistake in passing tne l35o amendment, "then we must recommend correction and have the facts to show where the error was made." One pressing problem, Springmeyer noted, is the question of reciprocity. xie saia tnat lawmakers were told during the 1955 session that California was considering pass ing a law that would require Neva dans to register vehicles in California if they remained in that state for longer than casual visitation periods.

The Nevada amendment of 19oo is patterned after statutes that have been in effect in California and other neighboring states tor some years. Car Trunk Opened J. Reynolds, 1114 Sparks, told Sparks police Wednesday that someone had tried to break into her auto and had broken the trunk lock. She wasn't able immediately to get into the trunk to ascertain if there was any loss. ElloiiiQiB Hs-' Two Arrested After Crash At Fire Scene Two arrests and damage to two fire department vehicles and an auto resulted from a fire early Friday morning at 321 West Fourth St.

Firemen had answered a call at 3:37 a. m. after an over stuffed chair caught lire in Apartment 11, occupied by Mrs. Jake Sigart. The chair was destroyed, there was a burned spot in the hardwood floor, and there was some smoke damage.

Victor Capurro owns the apartments. While firemen were working on this, Robert John Nichols, 30, 1262 Wonder drove up to the scene. According to police and fire reports, his auto glanced off a pickup truck which had brought fans to clear smoke, and rlowed into a big squad truck, Firemen said rear red lights were flashing at the time. Reno police booked Nichols for drunk driving, although he re fused a blood alcohol test. He pleaded not guilty in municipal court Friday morning and his trial was set for Oct.

11. Shortly after this another driver, Claire F. Evans, 44, of Roseville, appeared on the scene. Police said she was driving without lights, and firemen said she claimed this was because she had started up hurriedly to beat a train to a crossing. Finally, after some argument.

police cited her for failure to obey an officer. Reno to Get Control Tower Reno has been promised a new $100,000 aircraft control tower at the Reno airport by the National Guard Bureau, Mayor Len Harris disclosed today. Harris said CoL Robert Smoth erman, of National Guard Bureau headquarters in Washington, agreed during a conference with city officials Thursday that the guard would build the tower. Harris said Smotherman was to confer with Civil Aeronautics Authority officials in Los Angeles as to the type of tower, its height and the proposed location. Still to be considered is the possibility that the National Guard may assist the city in re-locating the airport terminal so that it will be at a safer distance from runways.

CoL Smotherman' trip here was a result of recent conferences of city and national guard offi-cials in Washington, D. C. Escapes Injury In Auto Crash Edwin Kenneth Stewart, 43, Lakeview, escaped injury early Friday morning when his auto ran off Highway 40, 12 miles east of Sparks. He told Washoe county sheriffs deputies that at the point where the four-lane highway becomes a two-laner he was blinded by oncoming lights, hit the shoulder of the road, lost control and went off the road. He was travelling at low speed, he said.

A highway road marker was knocked down. for Reno Ditch 'Powning Park. INCREASED Big Sunday Barbecue Sales Reported Brisk a $1000 donation from Harold's spots in the irrigation ditches in services to the entertainment pro gram on Sunday afternoon at Powning Park, may do so without missing the regular monthly meeting of the musician's union, Paula Day, secretary, announced that the meeting of the union had been postponed one week, to Oct ober 9. Indians from Stewart and from Nixon announced, that they, too, are interested in protecting the lives of children in Reno, and from each group, will come special dancers to exhibit the Indian tribal dances, and even a war dance for the entertainment of those taking part in the big barbecue set' for next Sunday. The barbecue will be photographed by Universal Newsreel for national release, with veteran cameraman Jimmy Lederer handling the picture story of Rent's commun ity effort to protect the lives of the children.

Friday morning, photographs were taken of Mayor Harris and the council receiving donations from Virginia street merchants as part of the "block sale" of tickets. Mrs. Helen Mack, ticket sales chairman, said that workers in the lobbies of the theaters, and the booth on Virginia street in front of Hilp's drug store are selling tickets for the barbecue at a rapid rate, and that there will be tickets available at Powning Park on Sunday for the all-afternoon program, which is set to start promptly at 12 o'clock. The Greyhound bus has been donated to bring the children in from "Sunny! Acres'" and Jim Wood is sending a bus to Nixon to bring the Indian performers, working under Chief Thunder- lace, 84 year old leader of the group, irom tne reservation on the east end of Pyramid Lake. i nis anernoon tne various committees were to report to Mayor Len Harris on the final arrangements for both the barbe cue and the full afternoon of en tertainment.

It is expected that there will be something of inter est to all from noon until 6 o'clock at Powning Park orv Sunday. As all of the food, its prepara tion, and serving, as well as the entertainment is donated, there will be no deductions of any na ture and every ticket purchased represents a. contribution of $1 to prevent some Reno child from falling into an irrigation ditch. There are several danger spots that must receive immediate pro- lection if the loss cf life is to be avoiaea. in tne more than' JO year effort to fence or cover the ditches of "Reno, many danger spots have been eliminated but the growth; of Reno has made it mandatory to offer still more pro tection to the children.

It is for that reason that the people are asked to purchase a ticket Every thing points to most successful Sunday from rvery standpoint, according to Mayor Len Harris, honorary chairman of the Ditch Fund drive. FIND BICYCLE Polic Thursday picked up red and white. bicycle which had been abandoned at Cordone and Broadway boulevard. he looks over by himself and (Christensen photo). Flood Damage Suit Involves City of Reno Two Reno home owners whose claims the Reno city council has retused have filed district court suit against the city and several contracting firms as a result of flood damages July 14.

The owners Mr. and Mrs; James Eason, 820 Ruby Ave. and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bensley, 810 Ruby Ave.

Both claim their homes and furniture were damaged in the amount of $13,500 when flood waters backed up in their sewer systems. Defendants are the city. sierra Power contractors Earl E. Games, George Miller, Bill Uirbel and two unnamed corporations. The Reno legal firm of Springer and McKissick is representing the two Home owners in the action.

According to the complaint, a Miller employe working- in the area broke a manhole so that chunks of concrete fell in the sewer to cause a stoppage. Sudden rains July 14 are then claimed to have backed up into the two homes, damaging furniture and personal property. Both claims were submitted to the Reno council, but were denied on the advice of City Attorney Samuel B. Francovich. Nevada Given More Vaccine Nevada has been allocated 016 cubic or "shots" of Salk antipolio-.

vaccine, the public health service in Washing ton announced, today. Basil O'Connor. President of the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis told The Asso ciated Prefer there probably will be enough- vaocine next year to administer shots to 24 million children in 'the This, he said, would be enough to vaccinate all remaining children in the most susceptible age group one to rJne years O'Connor added there are 30 million children in the group but said than six million will Save received at least two of the three vaccination in the free program in schools this year. The foundation will not sponsor a vaccination program next year. Margaret Earl Rites Monday Funeral services for Mrs.

Mar garet Earl, who died Thursday, will be held at the Walton Funeral Home Monday at 2 p. m. Mrs. Earl, who was a reception ist at a local hospital, is survival by her husband, Ira EarL four children, Ira Keltond, Leslie Sue and Kerry Lane EarL all of Reno; by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Schmith, of East Ely, Nev. and a brother, George Echmith, of Seattle. Funeral services will be in the Sierra Chapel of the funeral home, under the direction of Bishop Robert J. Jamieson, of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.

Burial will be at Mountain View cemetery. recorded activity on the spot stretches back nearly a hun dred years. PUMPERS CALLED Count pumpers from the Reno and Sparks stations an swered a fire call which was first given at 5:10 p. m. Thursday, and firemen said the entire top story of the two-story structure was involved when the Reno rig first arrived.

Firemen labored until midnight. the latter part of the tour on sal vage work, and said the top floor was destroyed and that there was considerable fire, water and smoke damage to the lower portion. During the battle against the fire, which did not reach any or the other buildings on the property, including the large barn, the roof collapsed. Despite such occurrences, ana the fact that besides firemen on the scene, volunteers who were aiding in carrying out furnishings and other belongings of the residents, no injuries were reported. CONTROL TRAFFIC Washoe county sheriffs depu ties, called to the scene to control traffic, said that Libby Ambrose, 3, told them that she accidentally started the fire in an upstairs closet while playing with matches Reno firemen said today they had learned the same thing but were continuing their investigation.

The eirl told deputies that when a small blaze started she tried to put it out with a cup of water, and that when she couldn't she called her mother, Mrs. Pat Ambrose The sheriff's report said the house was occupied by the Pat Ambrose and Vern Ambrose families, WATER FROM RIVER Firemen said their only prob lem in geting water to fight the fire in the big structure was in getting their pumpers down to the adiacent river, which was finally managed. The Mayberry holdings have be longed to the Ambrose family for a number of years, and have long history. According to information sup plied from histories by the Ne vada Historical Society, one John Hunter owned a toll bridge at the spot (Hunter's Crossing and May berry Crossing are the same) so long ago that he sold it to James Mayberry time for the latter to establish a lumber camp there in 1863, The bustling camp, operated by Mayberry for the Mackay and Fair Comstock Lode interests. employed 500-800 men.

Later, Charles T. Mullins, prominent agriculturalist, took over what was mostly a pasture ranch and put 400 acres under cul tivation. Stolen Cigaret Packs Are Found No fewer than 81 assorted packs of cigarets were found near South Virginia street Thursday night, and turned out to have been those stolen from the nearby La Vie En Rose bar. Bar operators reported a burglary Wednesday in which whisky was taken and a cigaret ma chine entered. Finding the cigarets and turn ing them over to police was Har old Hall, a trailer court resident STEALS EEP CAN C.

W. Morrison, 309 M. St Sparks, said a thief took a five- gaiion gas can rrom his jeep while it was parked in front of his residence. He reported the theft to Sparks police Thursday. McGill Woman Crash Victim ELY Mrs.

Orville Hines, 19, of McGill was fatally injured when the car in which she was riding struck a parked truck on the highway two miles north of Ely at 10 p. m. Thursday. Deputy sheriffs who investigat ed said the car driven by Mrs. Bonnie Jo Couley crashed into a truck laden with hay and which had been parked alongside the highway while the driver was changing gas tanks.

Mrs. Hines died in the hospital about midnight Mrs. Couley escaped with minor injuries and Charles F. Cantrell of Delta, Utah, driver of the truck, was unhurt. Mrs.

Hines was the 128th traffic victim on Nevada's highways this year. Russell Delays Return to Carson Gov. Charles Russell Friday morning delayed his return to Carson to attend a portion of the air force gunnery meet at Indian Springs, his office reported today. Governor RusseU, who went to southern Nevada Wednesday for a meeting of the Colorado River Commission, stayed over as the guest of an air force general, whose personal plane was to de liver the governor to Stead Air Force base today. Claim The governor estimated that by 1960 the state will shoulder about 300 million dollars of the school construction costs in the form of state loans.

"Assessed valuations subject to local taxation can be expected to assume part of this building costs, he added. Low salaries plus more lucrative returns in other professions, the governor said, are drawing many potential teachers away rrom tnat calling. "Every citizen should support worthwhile movements to bring teachers salaries into line wdth those in competitive Knight told the delegates. In advance of the meeting, Dr. Paul Leonard, president of San Francisco State College, expressed a belief that high school students are mature enough to learn about complex problems like pri vate, vs.

public ownership. "They are far more capable than we give them credit for," he told a reporter yesterday. "In a fewyears, the high school student is going to have to vote on many of these matters and if he doesn't understand them, we are in bad shape. Money Lost Gambling in Reno Could Build California Classrooms, SACRAMENTO, UP Calif or-1 nia's fast-growing school popula tion will require 53,000 new classrooms costing 2 billion dollars in the next five years, Gov. Knight said today.

However, the financial load is not impossible, Knight said in an opening address before the 3000 delegates to his statewide conference on education. "The people of California, th governor declared, "each year spend or lose approximately 2 billion dollars on cigarettes, liquor at the race tracks, through bookies, or at the gaming tables of Reno fend Las Vegas. "Spending an equal sum once every five years on new schoolrooms should not be a burden too difficult for us to An "even more vital task to be performed in the next five years, he continued, is recruiting "in the neighborhood of 100,000 new teachers" which will be needed. The governor told delegates their views "will become an im portant part of discussions at the White House conference on education called by President Eisenhower for late November..