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0 US Nevada, Crew Honored in Carson Ceremony Ship's Flag Ripples as Tribute Paid Reno Evening Gazette PHONE FA 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961 PAGE TWENTY-ONE Gazette-Journal Carson City Bureau Moving Day Delayed for New Library Furniture Order Dispute Cited In Postponement (. fen Cafflemen Open Joint Meeting Here State Building General Session To Open Friday More than 1,000 cattlemen and PEARL HARBOR DAY PROCLAIMED From left, Everett Cohhon, past commander of Harry J. McSherry Post No. 10, American Taussig receives Pearl Harbor Day procla- Legion, Reno, looks on while Capt. J.

motion from Gov. Grant Sawyer. UNCLE DAN'S DINNER preparations are underway at Reno Lodge of Elks. Above left to right are High Sheriff Louis Capurro, Chef Marcel Peters, and Assistant Sheriff Earl Avansino with one of the many turkeys which will be the center of attention at the Dinners, honoring the memory of the late Daniel Wheeler and with proceeds to go to the lodge's charity works, will be staged both Friday and Saturday nights at the clubhouse on Kumle Lane, with a cocktail hour at 5:30 and dinner at 7:30. I i If? 3 "sJ tn, ins A small crowd of spectators and officials paid solemn tribute today in Carson City to the 80 officers and men who died and the 140 who were wounded aboard the USS Nevada 20 years ago at Pearl Harbor.

Tribute was also paid to the fighting battleship, which took everything the Japanese could throw at her that morning and came back to fight again. The ceremony opened at 7:55 a.m. with the flag which once flew over the USS Nevada raised above the State Museum as Gov. Grant Sawyer presented Capt. Joseph K.

Taussig Jr. (USN (Ret.) A proclamation declaring Dec. as Pearl Harbor Day in Nevada. The governor said, "The history of this great ship is tied to the history of the state." NEVER AGAIN Capt. Taussig, who was an en sign aboard the USS Nevada when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 20 years ago, told the assemblage," I hope you nev er have a day of the same type again." He said the significance of the observance was to inspire young people to perform in these trou bled times as well as did the crew members of the USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor Dec.

7, 1941. Capt. Taussig was the senior officer present in the anti-aircraft battery during the attack, and di rected the fire at the attacking planes although severely wound ed. An extract from a report of the commanding officer about Capt. Taussig's action on that day said: "Ensign J.

K. Taussig U.S. Navy, is deserving of the high est commendation for his extraor dinary display of courage, leadership, and devotion to duty. "Despite efforts of the personnel of the AA director to take Ensign Taussig to a battle dressing station, he refused to leave his sta tion and insisted on continuing his control of the AA battery and the continuation of fire on enemy aircraft. REMOVED BY CREW "He was finally removed from the director by the director crew and hospital corpsmen who had been sent for.

It was necessary to lower Ensign Taussig by lines In a stretcher to the boat deck, as other means of descent had been cut off by a serious fire in the bridge structure. "It is considered that Ensign Taussig's actions were beyond the call of duty and that his performance of duty is deserving of recognition." Taussig was taken from the fhip to the hospital, and never did serve aboard the USS Nevada again. He lost a leg as a result of the action. He later served as an instructor at Annapolis. Val Dage of Reno, master of ceremonies for the event, said it would be well for any nation, particularly Russia, to review the history of the USS Nevada before attacking the United States.

CARSON BAND PLAYS music lor me early morning ceremony was furnished by the Carson High School band under the direction of A. A. Saliman. Members of the Stead Air Force, air police color guard fired a dou ble volley at the conclusion of the ceremony. Then officials went to the USS Nevada room in the museum where mementos of the ship and jts crew were presented to Clark J.

Guild, chairman of the museum board for preservation along with other articles from the battleship. Although the USS Nevada took a terrific pounding during the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the tough old battlewagon fought In many other campaigns and finally had to be sent to the bottom of the ocean by shells from other ships of the U. S. Navy in 19f after being retired from service. SUITCASE STOLEN A suitcase" and contents were stolen from a car owned by Catherine Phillips, 1115 Wright in Reno during the last week, Reno police learned.

RECALLS PEARL HARBOR Capt. J. K. Taussig Jr. (Gazette Photo) Nevada's Officer Tells His Story Moving day for the University of Nevada Library has been re scheduled from the Christmas holidays to the- end of January, according to David Heron, direc tor.

Opening of the new $2,800,000 Noble Getchell Library has been delayed because furniture ship ments have not arrived, Heron said. A controversy between regents and the state purchasing agent on chair and shelf bids will delay the delivery of several items until late February, Heron said. 200,000 VOLUMES Heron said it was necessary to move more than 200,000 volumes during a "quiet" period at the university. Consequently the books will be moved a shelf at' a time, during the semester break. Library and maintenance per sonnel will begin moving books Jan.

23 and continue until Jan. 31 or possibly longer; Heron said. More than 200 members of the Friends of the University Library had a preview tour of the new building Sunday. Preceding the tour, Heron ex plained the uses of the three floors of the ultra-modern build ing. On the main floor will be the central circulation desk, ref erence materials, and the human ities section.

BOOK COLLECTION Below the main floor will be the science, and technology library, classrooms and audio visual materials. Social science books, public documents and the Lester B. Sum- merfield Rare Books Collection will be housed on the top floor, Book stacks, except for very rare materials, will be open to students, Heron said. James Hill, former director of the library, was honored for "his devotion and patience" in planning the new library during a re ception preceding the tour. Boost in Tariff To Aid Lead, Zinc Industry Urged DENVER (AP) Increased tariffs to help the U.

S. lead and zinc industry were urged by western mining men at a conference with Federal Government officials yesterday. The meeting was one of four held to discuss provisions of the small producers lead-zinc stabilization bill passed by Congress in October. John M. Kelly, assistant secretary of interior in charge of mineral resources, was in charge of the hearing.

Charles Steen, Colorado and Utah Mining official, said: "If we don't get some protection by tariffs' in 15 years the American miner will be extinct. And I think he should be kept alive even if only as a curiosity." Steen criticized sending aid to Yugoslavia "when it results in harm to the American led-zinc "We'll take advantage of this subsidy bill," he said, "but we hope that' the administration will look after the welfare of the American miner over that of the foreigner." Harlan P. Bramble, deputy director of the Office of International Resources in the State Department, said the administration recognizes the plight of the lead-zinc industry, but doesn't feel that increased tariffs is the remedy. Present quotas of the metals imported by the United States, Bramble said, were set by the State Department In negotiations with other countries. They would have retaliated in other trade areas if the quotas had been set lower, he said.

Car Hits Train Jack B. Edgar, 17, of 444 9th Sparks escaped injury in a bout with a locomotive at the Stanford Way crossine. Sparks police said. Officers charged Edgar with reckless drivine. He said he saw the train too late to stop.

The auto crashed into a box car and was carried 40 feet, officers said. Damage to the auto was consider able, but the train was unscathed. It VESTEREWTHATI 4 i TH0U5HT V0U ANP SHE SHOULD TW Cow Belles are expected in Reno today for the joint convention of the California and Nevada Cattle men's Association. Headquarters for Nevada dele gates is the Holiday Hotel and for the California groups, the Mapes Hotel. A general session will get un derway Friday at 9 a.m.

in the state building. Gov. Grant Saw yer will welcome delegates. Harold J. Powers, former lieutenant governor of California and candidate for governor, will give a response to the welcome address.

STATE PRESIDENT Hillary Barnes of Jiggs, presi dent of the Nevada State Cattle Association will speak at 9:40 a.m. California president, Gordon Van Vleck, of Sloughhouse, will speak following Barnes' talk. Walter T. Rodman, manager of the California Beef Council, is scheduled to talk at 10:40 a.m. on "The Revolving Door." 'The Communist Blueprint For Conquest of the United States will be the topic of a talk at 11:10 a.m.

by Dr. Joost Sluis of the Christian Ann-Communist Crusade in San Francisco. A California and Nevada Cow Belles luncheon is planned at noon at Mathisen's Banquet Hall. Fred Dressier, president of the American National Cattlemen's Association from Gardnerville, will speak at 1:30 p.m. PROMOTION PROGRAM "Proposals for Specie Promo tion wui be tne topic or a raiK by John M.

Marble, chairman of the National Livestock and Meat Board, Carmel Valley, at 1:55 p.m. Committee meetings are sched uled during the remainder of the afternoon. Thursday morning the board of directors of each group met. A luncheon for officers, directors, past presidents, committee chair men and their wives was held in the Sky Room of the Mapei Hotel. Together Plan Meeting Friday The Boy Scout "Together Plan" meeting for the Washoe District and Nevada Area Council, Boy Scouts of America will be held Friday night, Dec.

8 at 7:30 p.m. in the State Building Auditorium. Col. Robert T. Romine, "To gether" chairman, will direct the meeting which will be attended by representatives of various sponsoring institutions for present, units in the Washoe area, and a number of new institutions interested in sponsoring Boy Scour, units.

Purpose of the "Together Plan" is to bring a number of institu tions together to organize a num ber of new units at the same time. It is expected Jhaf nearly 50 new units will be organized in the area as a result of the operation of the "Together Plan." Any group of people or individu als interested in starting Boy Scout units and have not been contacted to attend this Together Meeting, are especially invited to be present. the last 10 days. All the money was his, he said, and he decided following the big win from him Saturday that "the odds were too rough" to continue the game this time of year. Therefore, he said, he simply decided to close it down until some time after the first of the year.

McGarry and Young, he said, were merely working for a salary and percentage, and had no investment in the game. The two men running the keno game are listed with state gaming officials as per centage licensees. However, Miller emphasized, "it was my money and my game," and said Young and McGarry had no financial interest in it, and were not expected to provide a new bankroll. MINE IS THE; SORT Of FACE THAT PEOPLE JUST NATURALLY LAUGH IN! 2-71 GEORGE I. JAMES Labor, Civic Leader Writ Denied For Youth in Griffis Slaying SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The State Supreme Court, today denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus sought by Jeffrey K.

Con- nell, 18, Marin County youth who faces a murder charge in Reno. The writ was requested by Ben jamin Dreyfus, attorney for Con-nell, to bar his extradition to Nevada. Gov. Brown has approved extradition. One of the seven justices, Raymond E.

Peters, said he favored a hearing on Connells' petition. There was no comment in the denial. Connell is one of three youths accused of fatally shooting Reno grocer Jack Griffis in a holdup March 3. Cabin Resident Slugged, Robbed Emil Anderson complained to Reno police that two men slugged and robbed him as he entered his cabin at 14 Park St. early Thursday morning.

Anderson said the men. knocked him down with a blow- to the head and stole his wallet con taining $20. The area was dark and Ander son got no description of his assailants, police said. (Gazette Photo) and was maneuvering hex way from her berth which was but 10 yards astern of the destroyed Arizona. When the Arizona blew up shortly after the order to sortie came, the force of the explosion and debris wounded many men on Ne vada.

CHEER GOES UP The maneuver of getting under way in such restricted waters by such a large ship would have been impossible under ordinary circumstances without a tug. As she cleared her berth and the hulk of the Arizona, a cheer went up from all persons in the Pearl Harbor area who observed her. The entire Japanese attack was directed at her as she cleared the main channel. Already casualties were very heavy. Adolpho Solar was dead, having- been killed at an antiaircraft gun.

Chief Boatswain Ed ward Hill, one of the great old men of the Navy, lay dead on the forecastle along with 15 of his men who had been engaged in casting off. During the sortie down the har bor the Japanese dropped approximately 80 bombs at Nevada. Fortunately, only eight struck the vessel. This did tremendous damage to the top structure, starting a great fire which burned the foremast bridge structure. This fire, combined with one that was started when Chief Boatswain Hill was killed, wreathed the vessel in flames.

As the ship proceeded down the harbor the senior officer afloat on the Maryland thought the vessel was in danger of sinking. With great reluctance the signal was given to run the vessel agrouna in order to alleviate the danger of her sinking and blocking the narrow channel. This was done. The ship was put gently on Hospital Point. With all guns still firing, the Nevada continued to fight.

Even tually a tug was sent out to push her across the harbor to a less important area in the event she might require extensive repairs. This point, on the Waipio Pen- ninsula in Pearl Harbor, is today known as Nevada Point. At the end of the battle the damage was toted up. 140 DEAD One hundred and forty men had been wounded on Nevada, and 40 had paid the supreme price for the honor of fighting for their country. No ship in the history of the Navy ever did a prouder job or performed more efficiently as a fighting team than the crew of that vessel on Dec.

7. Nevada, through her crew, received more decorations and citations than any ship in the battle. Capt. Taussig was among the wounded. The injuries he suffered while directing the Nevada's fire cost him a leg.) Gaming Board Delays Vote On Licenses CARSON CITY (AP) The State Gaming Control board took under advisement today an application from three businessmen seeking 4 per cent interest in the Las Vegas Dunes.

In all, the board book 10 license applications under advisement today an application from three others. It will decide whether to deny or approve the applications at the Dec. 18 meeting, a day prior to the Nevada Gam ing Commission session wmcn has the final say on applications, The Dunes interest application is from Jerome Steinbaum of Los Angeles, Louis M. Gengarella and Wilbert Basinger of Midland, Pa. Steinbaum is seeking 2 per cent of the hotel for $50,000 and Gen garella and Basiner each seek 1 per cent at $25,000.

Other applications to be decided at the next meeting include: Charles Welch, a Gardnerville certified public accountant, to be a corporate officer of the New Golden Hotel in Reno. Edward P. Geiger and William J. McKinney, Yerington for a 21 game in their Owl Bar. Charles Dgungan, former Air Force man, 50 per cent of the Sagebrush Cafe and Bar in Fal lon.

Virgil Dawson, bartender, for one game at the Crystal Bar in Sparks. J. Rodney Knight, manager of the Staeecoach Inn, for two games at the Elko establishment. Other applicants were deferred until later meetings because the investigative work was not completed. Rock Hurling Incident Laid To 'Students' CARACAS, Venezuela, (AP) Students hurled stones at automo biles carrying six touring United States Senators, including Alan Bible, D-Nev.

The Senators dismissed the Mon day night incident as an im promptu action by a few young sters who did not know who was in the cars. Rocks were hurled by a small group of young stu dents when the senators convoy stalled in front of a high school while en route from the airport. U. S. Embassy officials ex pressed confidence today that tight security would protect Pres ident Kennedy from leftwing dis turbances when he visits Caracas later this month.

There have been sporadic stu dent demonstrations since Vene zuela broke diplomatic relations with Cuba last month. half inch of rain in a five-day period. He didn't meet that quota, although heavy snow fell during the time his experiment was underway. No official weather information source gave Jeffery any credit for the storm, however. He said in his letter "no further tests are contemplated in your state." Jeffery is president of his own company, the Nugget Bench Foundation located in Olympia, Wash.

Its slogan is "Sunshine When You Want i It Rainfall When You Need It." No reply is expected from the conservation department. George Hardman, assistant director of the conservation department, said the state has no money to buy Jeffery's service. He also emphasized that Jef. fery has refused to test his method under controlled condi tions. Labor Leader George James Passes Here George I.

James, veteran labor and civic leader of Reno, and lifetime resident, died early this morning in a local hospital where he had been a patient for the last three months. He was 85. Born in Reno Aug. 11, 1876, Mr. James during his early life was clerk in the old C.

J. Brookens general merchandise store. Then he learned the carpenter trade, and was engaged in building, and in 1898 took up electrical work. Mr. James became a charter member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No.

401 when it was or ganized in 1905. His long service as secretary and business manag er of the local commenced in 1908. About 1912 he was elected busi ness manager for the Reno Build ing Trades Council and served for many years in both capacities. He retired from active service in 1947 but continued his interest by serving as public relations direc tor for the Reno Central Trades and Labor Council. Active in community affairs throughout his lifetime, Mr.

James served as a Washoe County game warden for five years, was a member of the first board of directors of Washoe General Hospi tal, held the chairmanship of Washoe County chapter of the American Red Cross two terms and served several terms on its board of directors, directed the efforts of Reno labor unions in numerous Community Chest drives, was a member until his death of the Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee, and served many years as a member of the Reno Civil Service Commission until he resigned last July. In his home at 885 Walker Ave. are two mementos to his service. One is a silver plaque com memorating more than half a century of service to organized la bor, which was presented to him at a testimonial dinner in March, 1957. Another is a Senior Gtizen plaque presented to him by May or Bud Baker last October.

Still another memento is a gavel wielded by chairmen of the Red Cross chapter here. The gavel was hand made by Mr. James and presented to the chapter for use of its chairman, while he was serving his last term as a member of the board of directors. He was made a life member of the American National Red Cross after 30 years of service, and he also had served with Community Welfare since its organization, and was active in Junior Achievement, United Nations, the Public Em ployees Retirement Board and the Army Advisory Board. He was a life member of the Cen tral Trades Council of Northern Nevada.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruby James, daughter of Dr. R. P. Chandler, pioneer Reno den tist; and a sister, Mrs.

Mable A. Riedel of Paradise, Calif. Mr. James' parents were the late Mr. and Mrs.

William James, who were born in England and came to Reno in the early days. Funeral services will be an nounced by the Ross-Burke Co. SAWS STOLEN Someone stole two power saws owned by R. C. Thompson from his warehouse at 3400 Mill St, Reno police said.

fjJHAT DID 5ME LAOSHED SHE SAY IN My TOTHATTVFACEJ 1 7 (Editor's Note: Capt. Joseph K. Taussig USX (Ret) was an ensign on duty as officer of the deck aboard the USS Ne vada when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 20 years ago today. He represented the Nevada's dead and wounded at special memorial ceremonies in Carson City today. In the dispatch below he describes the attack and his part in keeping the battleship afloat.) By Capt.

Joseph K. Taussig, USN (Ret.) The USS Nevada was a first line battleship stationed at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. She was the third oldest of the eight battleships present on that morning. The oldest two, the Arizona and Oklahoma, were destined to be lost that day.

At about 6:45 A.M. the normal Sunday morning routine was being carried out. The duty section was on deck, cleaning paintwork and swabbing the decks. A small liberty party was assembling on the quarterdeck to go ashore. The call had been made for church parties and a few men were strug gling forward to join these groups.

At about 7:55 A.M. the chief boatswain's mate of the watch, Adolpho Solar, was on the star board side of the ship supervising line handling when he saw bombs dropping on the Naval Air Station on Ford Island. ON PORT SIDE I was on the port side at that moment and saw a torpedo plane flying low over the harbor. The plane dropped a torpedo, and I watched it as it exploded against the side of the Oklahoma. I rushed toward the general alarm system and met Boatswain Solar.

We turned in the alarm and passed the word over the ship's loudspeakers to man all battle stations. Meanwhile, other crew mem bers on the boat deck had ob served the attack and immediately afterward the anti-aircraft guns were firing. The elapsed time could not have been more than two and one half minutes. The Nevada continued to fire her anti-aircraft guns at torpedo and bombing planes. Shortly after 8 A.M.

she was hit by a torpedo which did extensive damage on the port side near the bow. This hit caused the ship to list heavily. COUNTER FLOODED The damage control personnel immediately counter-flooded to level the ship. Shortly after the torpedo hit the vessel, a general signal was sent throughout the fleet for all ships to sortie from the harbor. Of all the battleships in the harbor, only Nevada was able answer the call.

With all guns firing, she got up sufficient steam within 15 minutes an almost unheard of achievement for a ves- Hotel Operator Provided Bankroll for Keno Game A spokesman for the Riverside the single $25,000 win) during RAINMAKER'S SORRY IF HE WAS TROUBLE Hotel was in error when he re ported Tuesday two license hold ere had provided the bankroll for the hotel's keno game, Bill Miller, operator of the hotel, said yester day. The statement was made to the press after the keno game was closed, following a winner cashing in a 525,000 ticket last Saturday night. It had been stated by the hotel spokesman that E. F. (Chow) McGarry and G.

L. Young, who worked in the keno game, had been given until Monday by Miller to provide a new bankroll or he would close the game. Miller said Wednesday that his spokesman apparently did not understand the situation. He said the game had lost $57,000 (includ- Gazette-Journal Carson City Bureau Self-styled rainmaker Ed-niond C. Jeffery has apologized to state officials for any embarrassment he may have caused them when it snowed in Western Nevada while he was experimenting.

In a letter to Hugh Shamber-ger, director of the Department of Natural Resources, Jeffery said, "I'm sorry if my demonstration caused your office any inconvenience." "I had no personal desire to Inflict any rain or snow on your State it was just that your problem seemed to defy solution that and the fact that the Desert Research Institute University of Nevada) was a non-believer in my process," he stated. Jeffery came to Reno and claimed he would bring precipitation with his secret process. He promised a minimum of a J'M SORW, OH, CHARLIE THAT5 ALL 1 REALLY AM!.