Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 9

I Reno Evening Gazette RENO, NEVADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY, 2, 1962 Lengthy Wafer Fight Nearing Final Rounds Nevada Prepares Colorado River Case Arguments 1 TREE IGNITES DWELLING a blazing Christmas tree heavily damaged the living room Taylor Rene firemen reported today. (Gazette Photo) New Year Opener Busy For Firemen The long New Year's weekend proved a busy one for the Reno Fire Department which used its hoses to quell rioters in the early hours of New Years Day, fought a dangerous blaze in downtown Reno Monday and put out a destructive fire started by Christmas tree lights early this morning. A fire broke out Monday around midday in a third DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SWORN INTO OFFICE At ceremonies this morning in Washoo County Courthouse two new men joined the district attorneys office. Being sworn ore loft contor, Gono Barbogtlata and right ton' tar, David Parraguirro. District Attorney William J.

Raggio looks on loft as Washoo County Clerk Harry K. Brown, right, administers the oath of effico. (Gaxotte Photo) 0 Mapes Building over the Woolworui store at First and Virginia Streets. A general alarm was sounded and five pieces of equipment, including an aerial ladder responded. Five hose lines were laid down.

TWO RESCUED Two residents of apartments on the third floor were rescued. Battalion Chief Sam Saibini said wunam mckett was in "rough shape" when taken out a third-story window and down a ladder. "He told us he tried to get out, but that the hall was filled with flames and he had to stay in the room," Saibini said. "He claimed that another five minutes and he'd have had it," the chief added. Lee Summers, a Santa Monica, woman, made ner way from her apartment to the roof of the building where she was res cued by firemen.

She was assist ed down the aerial ladder to the street and safety, 30 FIREMEN Some 30 firemen, including 10 off-duty men called in, fought the blaze. The fire call was received by telephone and call box at about 4:12 p.m. Chief Saibini said the attic and ceiling were damaged considerab ly but that most of the apartments were undamaged. Early today, at 860 E. Taylor Christmas tree lights ignited dry needles of a Christmas tree at about 6:57 a.m., firemen re ported.

Four pieces of equipment were dispatched. No one was hurt, but all contents of the living room of the one-story brick duplex were destroyed, the fire department reported. In addition, floors were charred and plaster broken. It was brought under control in 25 minutes. Occupant of the apart ment is H.

H. Stewart Owner is Rita DepoalL Reno Barber Taken by Death William A. Cuvreau, 68, a Reno barber, died Sunday hi a local hospital. He was born in Oakland, Jan. 12, 1893, and resided at 1220 Plumas here.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mildred Cuvreau, Reno; three daughters, Mrs. Irene Len- zora, Reno; Mrs. Elsie Bovee, Palmdale, Mrs. Velma Ross of Oregon; one son, Robert Dalton, Los Angeles; and a sis ter, Mrs.

Pauline Norton of Reno. He was the uncle of Howard Nor ton of Reno and Mrs. Vern Smith of Oakland. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the home chapel of Ross- Burke Co.

with Rev. John Ledger of Trinity Episcopal Church of ficiating. Burial iwll be in Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery. Checker Cab Of Las Vegas May Be Sold LAS VEGAS (AP) A state official said Thursday Checker Cab Co. of Las Vegas is selling its fleet of 20 taxis to a Los Ange les firm.

Daniel M. Harvey, Southern Ne vada manager of the Public Serv ice Commission, declined to re veal amount the Ardmore Leasing Corp. is paying to take over. Jerry Shaw is owner of Checker Cab. There were reports new owners plan to make theirs the first air- conditioned cabs in Las Vegas where temperatures during summer regularly reach 115 degrees, SURE, U3HV NOT JT CALM 5 ME OO'M.

AND HELPS' ME TO GET BETTER 6RADES ft PHONE FA 3-3161 Fair Grounds Improvements Under Study Advisory Group Formation Object Of New Meeting Representatives of 14 organizations using the Washoe County Fairgrounds in northeast Reno will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to initiate an improvement pro gram. The meeting, at the extension office, will be organizational with Louis Gardella, county extension agent, as temporary chairman. Participants will review tentative plans for improvements developed by the county's park planner and investigate the needs of groups using the grounds. MASTER PLAN They hope to adopt a master plan for improving the grounds and establish a timetable for re habilitation.

Gardella, in a letter to invitees. says there has been "poor use of this valuable and well-located facility." He urges those intending to take part to attend "with an open mind and a willing hand! to get some long overdue improve ments going. Last spring the county, which has a 50-year lease on the grounds, ran into difficulties with stands for the then-due Reno Rodeo. County Commissioners also acted late this year to clear stock from the dilapidated barns, intending to remove the old wood buildings. Commissioners control the grounds and the planned organization will be advisory.

No mention is made of one problem com missioners face in making improvements: money. The county board sought earlier this year to initiate changes but had no mon ey in the budget. Invited to take part in formation of the Committee for Improvement of Washoe County Fair grounds are: the Junior Livestock Show Board, Reno Rodeo Association. Washoe County Fair Board, Nevada Hereford Associa tion, Reno Roping Club, Little League Baseball, Washoe County Sheriff's Posse, University of Nevada Aggie and Rodeo Club, Ne vada State High School Rodeo, Washoe County 4-H Club, Washoe Horsemen's Association, Washoe County Public Works Commission, Washoe County Park Commission and Washoe County Commission ers. Corporation Must Produce Fiscal Records CARSON CITY (AP) Federal Judge John Ross has ordered the Desert Inn Operating Corp.

of Las Vegas to produce certain financial records sought by the Internal Revenue Service by Jan. 31. The judge refused to throw out a summons issued on behalf of the IRS against the corporation, which operates the Desert Inn Casino and other gambling opera tions. Tax agent John Shannon issued the summons last fall after the corporation failed to come up with the requested records on money and credit slips. Agents were auditing Desert Inn records at the time.

The corporation petitioned Federal Court to overrule the sum mons, charging the IRS was on a "fishing expedition" and already had all the necessary records on taxaHe income. The government replied that it was not up to the taxpayer to determine which records were needed in a tax audit Residents Seek Charleston Area Fire Protection LAS VEGAS (AP) Nearly 200 cabin owners in the Mt Charleston area were reported form ing a group to pressure for a fire station near their property. Firemen from Las Vegas So miles away took more than an hour to reach the scene Thurs day as the Mt. Charleston Lodge burned tr ihf orniind- A spokesman for the unofficial committee said: "We don't care (the sta tion) has to be manned by volunteers. We just want some pro tection.

The next fire could be our homes." Many Las Vegas residents own cabins in the recreation area of Toiyabe National Forest There are also a few permanent resi dents in the Mt Charleston area. BUT DON'T THE OTHEf? KIDS LAUSH AT VOO? PAGE NINE VOLUME RECORD the Christmas rush, Dec. 1 to Dec. 22, Arch said. Peak day for outgoing mail was Dec.

18 when the Reno Post Office processed 321,374 letters. Incoming letters reached their peak on Dec. 21 with 343,166 letters were handled. Outgoing parccel post in the Reno Post Office reached its peak with 9,724 packages on Dec. 14.

The greatest volume of incoming parcel post, 9,897 pieces, was processed Dec. 20, Arch said. The Reno Post Office used 28.3 per cent less manpower hours during the 1961 holiday season than during last year, postal offi-. cials noted. Twenty-nine less employes were hired this year than were employed during Christmas season, 1960, Arch said.

Volume of mail during the holiday season in the San Francisca Region including California, Nevada and Pacific possessions, was 936.9 million pieces, an increase of 4.9 per cent from last year. Sierra Pacific Executives in New Assignments Two new assignments of per sonnel of Sierra Pacific Power Co. have been announced by Neil W. Plath, vice president in charge of operations for the utility. Fred Talley, manager of the Lovelock district, became assist- i -1 am aniTici manager oi me Truckee-Tahoe district Monday.

At the same time Ray Saibini who was assistant to the vice president in charge of operations he-came manager of the Lovelock district. Both are civil engineering grad uates of the University of Nevada. In his new post Talley will assist Frank Gaiennie, manager of the Truckee-Tahoe district, which includes all of Lake Tahoe and Squaw Valley. Dimes Drive Leaders Named Robert L. McDonald and Don ald L.

Carano, Reno attorneys, have been named directors of the March of Dimes campaign in Washoe County. The drive opens today. The drive will run through Jan. 31. Japkie Jensen, state chairman of the annual appeal, announced their apointment.

McDonald and Carano said that the March of Dimes organization, while continuing its 24-year successful fight against polio, is also attacking crippling birth defects and arthrtis. Couple Injured As Car Swerved To Miss Cow Mrs. Billie Cole, 23, of 1195 Goldfield was in good condition today in Washoe Medical Center after having been injured in a car accident Monday. Her husband, John W. Cole, was driving on the Pyramid Lake road when he swerved to avoid: (X CUiU I.V11UVI Ui UlCj far choriff'a HeniTties said.

I Both were taken to the hospital in the. Sparks Fire Department ambulance. Cole was treated for chest injuries. Las Vegas VA, Office Closed LAS VEGAS (AP) The Vet. erans Administration office ia Las Vegas has closed but officials said they'll send a repre sentative from Los Angeles each Thursday to assist veterans of the community.

All records of Southern Nevada veterans will be kept in Los EE? (r I Nevada's fight to obtain water from the Colorado River enters the final round next week. Legal experts will present argu ments before the U.S. Supreme Court after nearly eight years of debates, hearings and counter ar guments. Atty. Gen.

Roger D. Foley, W. T. Mathews, chief counsel in the Colorado River suit for Nevada, Hugh Shamberger, director of the State Department of Con servation and Natural Resources and R. P.

Parry, a water lawyer and special counsel from Twin Falls, Idaho will present Nevada's case. They have 75 minutes to put forth arguments why Nevada should be allowed 300,000 acre feet ojf water from the Colorado River annually. MASTER'S DECISIOX Special Master, Simon Rifkind appointed by the high court, has recommended Nevada receive this amount. Arizona would get 000 and California 4,400,000 acre feet. If the supreme court upholds Rifkind' recommendations, Shamberger predicts that Southern Ne vada "will have enough water for all time." He says the "big trouble In the future may be in draining the wa ter from the valley." present, Southern Nevada communities are drawing about 22,000 acre feet from the waters stored in Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam.

However, some of this water finds its way back into the river and can be reused. The need for additional water Is shown in the declining water ta ble level in the Las Vegas area TABLE DROPS A summary report by the U.S. Geological Survey said recently that continued overuse of under ground water in the Las Vegas Valley will drop the water level to about 50 feet below the surface between 1975 and 1995. Nevada actually entered the dispute between California and Arizona Dec. 14, 1953 when it filed a petitioB with the supreme court asking for permission to intervene.

The Colorado River Commis sion asked Shamberger then state engineer to make a study of the needs of Nevada. The com mission in turn ordered Mathews, then state attorney general and attorneys Alan Bible now U.S. Senator and the late William J. Kane to intervene in the suit penyding in the Supreme Court. Nevada at first asked for 539,100 acre feet based on the need of the year 2000 In southern Nevada.

LENGTHY TRIAL The trial, before Rickind, the special master, lasted more than two years and ended in 1958 in San Francisco. There were 132 actual trial days, 22.600 pages of transcript, 4,000 exhibits and 106 witnesses. It was the largest and most involved water case of its kind in American legal history. At the trial, witnesses representing Nevada were on the stand for more than six days attempting to justify the 539,100 acre feet for the state. Shamberger alone spent a day and a half on the stand.

He was followed by other state experts in cluding George Hardman, assist ant to Shamberger, the late sen. George W. Malone, Vernon Scheid, dean of the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Ne vada, A. J. Shaver, chief engi neer of the Colorado River Com mission and Julian Moore, manager of Basic Management, Inc.

of Henderson. Nevada has spent an estimated $300,000 to $100,000 on the case and California has probably ex pended close to $2 million, according to Shamberger. The controversy over the divi sion of the waters began 30 years ago when delegates from the va rious states along the Colorado! agreed to a compact in Sante Fe, N.M. Out of the meeting came an agreement winch divided the Co lorado River Basin into two por tions the Upper and Lower Basins with the dividing point at Lees Ferry, a spot on the River near the Arizona-Utah state line. SIGNED COMPACT The compact required the Upper Basin states Colorado, Wy oming and part of Utah and Mexico to release to the Lower Basin states California, Arizo na.

Nevada and parts of Utah and New Mexico 75 million acre feet in every 10 year period. The Upper Basin states were to re tain a 7.5 million acre feet of water each year for their use. In 1929, the Boulder Canyon Project Act was passed by Con gress which ratified the Sante Fe Compact and made possible the construction of Hoover Dam. Arizona began its long series of legal actions in 1930. The state filed four suits In the Supreme Court but each one was dismissed.

Finally la August 1952, the pres ent suit was filed seeking to guarantee Arizona 3.8 million acre feet a year. It named California as defendant which claimed it was entitled to 5.3 million acre feet -And then the fight was on. DRIVER FIXED Municipal Judge Melvin E. Jep-son ordered Shirley Jack, 32, of 446 Morrill to pay 5250 or spend ISO days in jail and drunken driving charge Tuesday. A fir believed caused by of this dwelling at 860 E.

Probe Opens At Lake Tahoe Of Fire Series A thorough Investigation of three fires at Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe began today with the possibility the Washoe County Grand Jury might be called into action. District Attorney William J. Raggio, saying "We are definite ly concerned about the great likelihood of arson," said the jury might issue subpoenas if "request ed information isn't forthcoming." Latest fire at the resort area was Saturday night The 5120,000 offices of Crystal Bay Development Co. were destroyed, along with records and other properties. Two earlier fires destroyed 000 homes at Incline Village, the land development being promoted by the company.

Saturday's fire came only a few hours after the resignation of North Shore Fire Chief Doug Ingram. He is said to have left the district fire department in a dispute over expanding fire pro tection to the new development, ment The nearby Kings Beach, Calif. fire department fought the latest blaze. The lost building once housed a restaurant known as Eugene's Chalet. Raggio revealed this morning that he was joined at the scene of the fire Sunday by Johnie Pat- ton, a Reno real estate man and a former fire investigator for the Reno Fire Department Patton, Raggio said, was extremely help ful in the on-the-scene investiga tion.

Investigator Russell Schooley of Raggio' staff also took part Raggio said he was demanding complete statements from all per sons connected with the fire situation, saying there was a reluctance on the part of some per sons to furnish requested state ments. He did not elaborate. Federal Court Trial Is Set In Tax Case CARSON CITY (AP) A fed eral trial for former Las Vegas lawyer Ralph Morgan, accused of failing to pay $13,589 in taxes, was set Tuesday for March 5. The government, unable to find the defendant for some time, asked for the trial date so a default judgment could be entered if Morgan" does not appear. The case has been hanging since June, 1958 when the complaint was filed.

Morgali, then Mving In Reno, was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1950. Morgali was disbarred in Nevada by the State Supreme Court on June 1, 1961. Pershing Matron Taken by Death Mrs. Vera E. Pkts of Lovelock died at the home of her sister, Mrs.

Alice Sanders, in Sparks mis morning. Born in Winnemucca Dec. 23, 1909, she has resided in Love lock for many years and operat ed Vera's Beauty Salon there. She was a member of Ruth Chapter No. 11 Order of the East ern Star of Lovelock.

Survivors include her husband, Edward R. Pitts of Lovelock; a daughter, Mrs. Marcia Mason of San Mateo, a son, Edward Pitts of Hawaii; four grandchildren, Terry, Diane, Denise and Craig Mason of San Mateo; her father, Charles S. Boyd of! Fallon five sisters, Mrs. Vada Hoseley of Moscow, Mrs.

Clara Miller of Fallon, Mrs. Nora Haines of Sacramento, Mrs. Sara Huckaby of Santa Rita Park, Calif, and Mrs. Alice Sanders of Sparks. Many nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Walton Funeral Home. i Las Vegan Joins Senator's Staff LA VEGAS (AP) Las Vegas newsman Alan arisen leaves today for Washington to become press secretary for Sen. Alan Bible Jarlson, 29, has been a Las Vegas resident since 1943 and has worked for both the Las Vegas Review-Jeumal and the Sun. story storage room of the SPEECH WINNER Kenneth Muller 'Democracy' Speech Contest Winner Named Winner of the "Voice of Democ racy speech contest at Reno High School is Kenneth Muller, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Errest Mul ler. Judges were Blythe Bulmer, Edward Howard, Thomas Sum mers and Mardelle Nelson, teach ers at the local high school; and Geraldine Joseph, wife of the speech coach. The contest was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, each contestant prepared an orig inal script suitable for radio on the theme of freedom and democracy. State chairman of the contest is J. Glen Thorne.

Muller is a member of the Fili buster club and student patrol at Reno High School. 'What's Ahead' Book Prepared Copies of the 1962 outlook issue of "What's a cooperative Extension Service publication prepared especially for Nevada farm ers and ranchers, are available at the Washoe County Extension Office, reports Louie A. Gardella, extension agent The publication was prepared especially for Nevada farmers and ranchers, are available at the Washoe County Extension Office, reports Louie A. Gardella, extension agent. The publication was prepared by William V.

Neely, extension economist. Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture, University of Nevada. Major subjects covered in the outlook report for next year in clude the Nevada market guide for livestock and crops; national outlook covering general business conditions as they relate to agriculture; general agricultural situ ation; and Nevada agricultural Others are livestock outlook, price outlook for 1962, and Nevada crop outlook. You may get your copy by call ing or writing the Washoe County Extension Office and asking for the Nevada Ranch and Home "What's No.

13. FIRM ENTERED Reno police said a burglar broke a window at Campus Clo thiers, 58 E. Ninth and en tered the building Monday. Offi-: cers are not sure whether any thing was stolen. 1 4 I I I jlf I i I Aides to DA Take Office Oaths in Reno Two new deputy district attor neys were sworn into office this morning to augment the staff of District Attorney William J.

Rag gio. Installation of David Parra-guirre and Gene Barbagelata as assistants follows the resignation of Eric L. Richards, effective Monday, to enter private law practice. Parraguirre, a former deputy attorney general, is the brother of attorneys Paul and Lorin Parraguirre, who have ranching and livestock interests at Sweetwater. Barbagelata, a 31-year-old na tive of Nevada, is a University of Nevada graduate and was graduated from Hastings Law School in San Francisco in June 1961.

He was admitted to practice in Ne vada state and federal courts Nov. 1, 1961. Parraguirre was a legislative bill drafter in 1956-57 and served as a deputy statute re visor for two years. He was counsel for the Nevada State Welfare Department an became a deputy attorney gen eral in August 1961. Barbagelata is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Barbagelata of Reno. He served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. He is unmarried.

Parraguirre is an alumnus of the University of Nevada, was graduated from the University of California and won his law degree from University of Denver College of Law in 1954. He was admitted to the Colorado and Cal ifornia bars in 1955 and to the Nevada bar in 1956. He is 35, married and has one daughter. Minister Given Full-Time Status In Winnemucca WINNEMUCCA (AP) Rev. Laverne Inzer, whose complaints started a crackdown on Winnemucca bawdy houses and 'cost him his part-time job, was on full-time salary Tuesday.

1 The pay was allotted by the California Convention of Baptist Churches, said Dr. Edmund Walker of Fresno, in a phone call. It was announced at the church New Year's party. Five women are awaiting trial on prostitution charges as a re sult of the Rev. Mr.

Inzer's complaint He was fired from a part-time job as a bookeeper at a lumber company during the con troversy. He had worked at various jobs including one at the post office during the Christmas rush. A group of Mill Valley, Baptist seminary students sent him a car loaded with groceries for Christmas. The Rev. Mr.

Inzer said he intends to devote part of his new full-time church job to developing Baptist Missions in his county. Humboldt Road Selection Ready CARSON CITY (AP) Nevada Highway Engineer Otis Wright said today he will make his department's recommendation for a freeway route through Winne mucca on Thursday at the highway board meeting here. Although Wright would not di vulge his department's recom mendation until the meeting, informed sources said the river route is the likely choice. NOBOLV 'LAU6HS AT A STRAIGHT "A' AVERAGE! YULE MAIL SETS RENO The Reno Post Office had the largest Christmas mail volume ia its history this season, Postmas ter Ernest Arch said today. More than nine million pieces of mail, an increase of five per cent over last year, were handled by the local post office during Peace Corps Training Is Possible Here An official of the Peace Corps will arrive in Reno Thursday to consider the University of Nevada as a training center for members of the corps, Sen.

Alan Bible said today. Peace Corps Director R. Sargent Sh river has directed Leon Schertler, evaluation and training officer, to confer with university officials Friday, Bible said. Schertler will arrive by plane Thursday night and will be met by student body president, Paul Bible, the senator's son. Results of the meeting will be a major factor in detenruning the feasibility of initiating a peace corps training program.

Bible said he had held several conferences with Shriver and uni versity personnel concerning such a program. The Associated Students of the University of Nevada adopted a resolution late in November calling upon the Peace Corps to evaluate the agriculture department at the university with particular emphasis on study in semi-arid farming. Bible said he believed the university had much to offer in this respect. It was suggested to Shri-i ver that the Newlands Reclama tion Area, the first federal recla mation site in the United States, would be a definite value for study by Peace Corps members, Bible said. The senator also emphasized the value of programs now under study by the Desert Research Institute and the survival programs carried on by the Air Force at Stead Air Force Base.

All these projects would offer unique opportunities for members who may be assigned to mountainous and desert areas, he said. Sidney Herman Dies in Reno Sidney Herman, president of Statewide Collection Service, died at his home, 937 Meadow St. Monday night He was born in Massachusetts. Nov. 9, 1916, and had resided in Reno for the last 15 years.

Mr. Herman was past president of the Reno Exchange Club, a member of Reno Lodge No. 597, BPOE, and Temple Emanu-El. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Sadie Herman.

Reno: three daughters, Mrs. Joan Beth Weis- berg, Manchester, N. Mrs. Carol Sue Maden, Smyrna Elizabeth Ruth Herman, Reno; and three grandchildren. Debra Lee Maden, Doreen Kav Maden and Dons Mane Maden, all of Smyrna and a brother, Robert Herman, Flushing, N.

Y. Funeral services will be held in the Sierra Chapel of Walton Fu neral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rabbi Philip Weinberg officiating. Burial will be in the He brew Cemetery. Friends mav call at the funeral home Wednesday.

City Official Still at Desk HENDERSON (AP) City Ad ministrator Morris Weir returns to work today but only as a part time, temporary employe. Weir resigned last month effec tive Jan. 1. He said he would be in the city offices a few hours each day dur ing the next two or three weeks clearing up details. ftVft'J ril DON'T TELL Mt TOOK THAT I BLANKET TO.