Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 15

RE Gateway to the West's Great Vacationland Nevada's Greatest Newspaper NO EVENING GAZETTE RENO, NEVADA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1956 'PAGE FIFTEEN i Vv! PHONE 3-3161 i iiama ii inn M-Ma, -n trmr I I I I I 1T11 im 11 i mm on and which flooded a second story corridor. School board officials, William Sanford, left. Dr. Silas Ross, right, and L. A.

Ferris, Reno architect, center, examine the destruction in the vice principal's office in photo at center left, while Terry, center right, holds two broken clarinets. Lower right, a broken aquarium. (Christensen photos) DAMAGE, A MOUNTING TO SEVERAL THOrSAND DOLLARS, was caused at the Northside school. Center and East Fourth streets, sometime Saturday or Sunday. Police and school officials blamed juvenile vandals.

Upper left, a flag torn from its mountings, lies in the wreckage. Student body president, Terry Wogan, upper center, examines a torn drum skin. Upper right, a fire hose which was turned L. Vv v. fit sTr-i I -f r.

-z. ---y 'lv 'i B. a.At, atk K. jimim in ii 0 RATE BOOST IMPROPER SUPREME COURT HOLDS J. Mastroianni In Ward Five Council Post 4 i Vv-- V' 1 i 1 4 i The Clark senator led an unsuccessful fight in the recent special session of the Nevada legislature to amend the state sales tax law to exempt food and drugs from the tax.

STRONG DEFENSES A Navy veteran of World War II, Brown said he is supporter xf strong national defenses, and a vigorous foreign policy that will allow the United States to retain its rank as world leader. He said however, he did not believe the United States could continue its attempt to buy world friendship. He is a graduate of National Law School, now George Washington University, in Washington. D. and he has been active in politics since his election as justice of the peace of Las Vegas when he was 26 years old.

He is married to the former Lucille Cummings of Athol, and they are the parents of two sons, Mahlon, III, 16, and Stephen, 12. He has practiced law in Las Vegas since his discharge from the service in 1956. Winter Olympics Club Talk Topic What the, I960 Olympic Winter Games mean to the Sierra region will be discussed at the regular Wednesday noon lunch-con meeting of the Reno Kiwanis Club. The speaker is Selby Calkms, publicity and public relations director of the Reno Chamber of Commerce. Mr.

Calkins was active in the Reno presentation to the U. S. Olympic Winter ganv-s committee at New York early 19.v. Dr. A.

H. Williams, Kiwanis president, will preside at the regular luncheon meeting to be held in the Redwood room of the 1 1 'r--JWi I I tMmmmmgmammmmmmmmmmm Hi i I num 111 ill" i iinrlia ii im i- in CLARK LAWMAKER FILES SENATORIAL CANDIDACY Damage Heavy In 22 Rooms At Northside (Continued from Page 1) dais. The basement room was en tered, and the looters took small change from his desk and some kevs. The contents of his desk were also thrown about. The vandals had no difficulty entering the classrooms, for the doors had been left unlocked.

But the music, shop, sewing and cafeteria rooms had been locked. En try was gained by smashing transoms and climbing through them. In one office, an aquarium had been smashed and potted plants overturned. Mud caked the floor and desks. A kinked fire hose on the second floor held water damage down.

The valve was turned on, but the kink kept the flow to a minimum. However, enough water escaped to flood a nearby classroom and filtered through the ceiling to a classroom and main hall on the first floor. Another stream flooded a stair case. The pattern of destruction was, Swope said, "without rhyme or reason." Really expensive equipment a tape recorder, record players, intercommunication amplifiers, kitchen mixers and clocks and timing devises were not harmed. Classroom vandal ism followed a set pattern.

Teach ers desks were ransacked, draw ers pulled out and emptied, their contents spread about the room. Jars of paint powdrs and ink bottles were uncapped, the colors mixed in a bizarre pattern across the old-fashioned classroom desks. Flags were ripped from wall brackets and tossed on the floor. FLAGS RIPPED DOWN A large school flag was found cn the floor in one room and an obscene phrase was scribbled on the board. Expensive wall maps were ripped and "Famous American" displays in three rooms, pictures of Washington and Lincoln, were torn up.

School board members voiced their feelings in lucid terms. "If kids are responsible," said Dr. S. E. Ross, 'T think the parents should payevery last dollar of damage.

There'll be no bond issue to repair this." Rober Drake, board chairman, added, "It's beyond belief any one would come in and do a thing like this." For the Northside principals, it was a bitter disappointment. "Up to this we've had our best year," said Mr. Bowden. The school wreckers gained original entrance by climbing a fire escape on the south wall of the building. They used a wine bottle to break the window and reach the door knob.

The bottle was found in the room. Although no assessment of damage could be made, the loss in broken glass alone would run several hundred dollars. Water damage would have to await a drying out process of hardwood floors. For the student president, Terry Wogan, it was also a sad sight. He visited the music room and, after seeing the litter, left almost in tears.

Today, police juvenile officers searched the downtown area for boys who, having no Northside classes to attend, were loitering. On Center street at 10:30 a. m. Lt. Beverly Waller and Officer A.

H. Liuaroia caught seven youngsters as they filched soft drinks from a parked truck. All were marched to the police station for questioning. School for the 620 pupils was xpected to resume Tuesday. Swope said, once personnel, who worked late into Sunday night and started early Monday morning, cleaned the mess up.

Veteran Reno Dentist, Civic Leader Passes Dr. George C. Steinmiller, 72 veteran Reno dentist and civic leader, died Sunday night at local hospital after a brief ill ness. Dr. Steinmiller had practiced here for 50.

years, and had the same office in the Masonic Temple, Room 6, since 1907. BOARD MEMBER Member and officer of a wide variety of local clubs, lodges and ether groups, he served from 1914 until 1953 as a member of the state board of dental exam iners, was its secretary for 23 years and its head for one year, He was, a member of the Reno planning commission and its successor tne regional planning commission from their inception, and was a member of the latter group along with his son-in- l.iw, Edward S. Parsons, Reno architect at his death. He served both groups as chairman at various times. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.

May A. Steinmiller of Reno; a daughter, Mrs. Edward S. (Helen) Parsons of Reno; a grandson, Edward S. Parsons, jr.

and a granddaughter, Alice Dray-Parsons, both of Reno; a sister, Mrs. Claire Bottleson, Richmond, a nephew, A. O. Bottle- son, Kicnmona; two nieces, jirs. Chester Ristenport, San Francisco, and Helen McAboy, anta Rosa, and two grandnieces.

RITES WEDNESDAY Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. at the Ross-Burke chapel under the direction of the Reno Lodge No. 597, BPOE, of which Dr. Stein miller was a past exalted ruler.

Dr. btemmiller was born in Sacramento and in 1905 was graduated from the University of California dentaf school, where he played football and baseball. After interneship at a Sacramento hospital he came here to open offices at the invitation of Dr. C. E.

Rhodes. Dr. Stein- miller's first office was in the. Thomas-Bigelow building which once occupied the site where the Mapes building now stands, and his only other office, the Ma sonic Temple, was opened when the building was constructed in 1907. Dr.

Steinmiller was married in 1907. His first wife died in 1930 and he was remarried eight years later. The Steinmiller home is at 761 California Ave. Just before coming to Reno Dr. Steinmiller was in charge of a Sacramento hospital corps which aided San Francisco resi dents after the big earthquake there.

Public posts held by Dr. Stein miller in addition to those on the dental examiners board and the regional planning commission in eluded membership on the state's manpower commission in World War I. and chairmanship for state procurement and assignment services during World War II. Professional connections in eluded the Nevada and Washoe county dental associations, both of which he served as president; state delegate of the American Association of Dental Examiners, and activity in the Pacific Coast Dental Conference. In 1950 the doctor was honored as "dentist of the half century" for the State of Nevada, and was honored in a special mid-eentury issue of the American Dental Association Journal.

Here are some of Dr. Steinmil-ler's many other activities: First president of the Reno Businessmen's Club; one of the 5 DENTIST DIES Dr. George C. Steinmiller, 72, died here Sunday night following a brief illness. He had practiced dentistry in Reno for about 50 years.

Light Rainfall Expected Here Blizzard conditions are expect ed in the Sierra Nevada Tuesday but only occasional light rain or snow is forecast for the immediate Reno area. The mountain blizzard, expected to include heavy snow and strong southerly winds, is t6 occur from Yosemite northward, according to a forecast from the weather station at the municipal airport. It was to be warmer in the Sierra Nevada tonight. The Reno forecast was for mostly cloudy conditions tonight, and the light snow or rain Tuesday accompanied by fresh to strong southerly winds and warrtier temperatures. It was 22 at the low mark Monday morn ing and Sunday's high was 46 de grees.

For Nevada as a whole the forecast was for fair skies in the south, mostly cloudy conditions in the north tonight and Tues day, with rain or snow in the north portion Tuesday. Wind in the north portion Tuesday and warmer temperatures in the east are expected. Highway travel had eased somewhat today, after another temporary closure of Highway 40 west over the weekend. According to the local office of the American Automobile As sociation, chains were stiu en forced on Highway 40 at mid morning Monday on Highway 40 from Donner Lake gate to Laings. Open and clear were Highway 395 south.

Highway 40 east; there were no controls on Highway 50 west; the Feather River route was open throughout but chains were advised from Blairs-den to 22 miles east of Portola; Highway 395 north was open with some icy spots, as was the Geiger grade highway to Virginia City and it was icy on Aus tin summit on Highway 50 east. Doctor Heads Alumni Group Dr. Fred Anderson, Reno sur geon, is the new president of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity alumni association. Also named at a recent meet ing were Horace Bath, Reno realtor, vice-president; Dick Cameron, secretary. and Leroy Talcott, treasurer.

The group meets regularly to conduct business and assist the active chapter with management and finances involving the new fraternity home at 255 Univer sity Terrace. by some 28 per cent, or estimated $419,400 for that year. After a hearing, the commis sion foun dthe increased rate not unlawful. Sierra attacked this finding in the U. S.

court of ap peals here and won a decision that the old contract rate must remain effective until it is found unreasonable by the commission Pacific Gas and the commis sion appealed. The supreme court affirmed the court of appeals but sent the case back to the power commis Sion saying: "The sole concern of the com mission would seem to be wheth er the rate is so low as to ad versely affect the public interest as where it might impair the financial ability of the public utility to continue its service cast upon other consumers an excessive burden, or be unduly discriminatory." SKUNKS GET FREE RIDE INTO TOWN WESTWOOD, Calif. Skunks are getting a free ride into this Lassen county lumber town from the surrounding forests. But they do not like the deal and neither do the residents of Westwood. The Fruit Growers Supply Company exhaused its sawdust piles which is used to fuel the boilers which supply heat for the plant and the town.

Loggers were ordered to fell old, punky trees and bring them in to keep the wheels turning. The logs are ground up before they go into the burners. Skunks sleep in such trees during the cold weather until bothers them that is. One Westwood resident explained: "We are all pulling for the skunks to escape and they do. "But we would feel a lot better about it if they would just remember, on their way out, that the war is over." Comstoclc Native Taken by Death Edgar V.

Wrenn, who was born in Virginia City in 1887, died Sat urday at Newcastle, after a lengthy illness. He had lived in Nevada most of his life, but lately had lived with his brother, Frank F. Wrenn of Newcastle. He is survived by his brother and a sister, Mrs. Eva Ellert of Reno, and several nieces and WASHINGTON, Feb.

27 The supreme court today decided the federal power commission improperly granted a rate in crease to Pacific Gas and Elec tric Co. on electricity it sells to Sierra Pacific Power Co. Justice Harlan delivered the unanimous decision, which sent the case back to the commission for reconsideration in the light of "the public interest." Pacific Gas and Electric sup plies electric energy at Donner summit in California to Sierra Pacific Power and the latter distributes to customers in eastern California and northern Nevada. A 1948 contract between the two firms was filed with the commission as Pacific Gas and Electric's rate schedule. Jn 1953 Pacific Gas and Electric filed a supplement to the schedule, seeking to increase its rate to Sierra Reno Resident 72 Years Passes Mrs.

Jessie Leota Bogue, resi dent of Reno for 72 years, died Sunday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Bob Kane, 1625 Califor nia Ave. Mrs. Bcgue was born Nov. 23 1878 in Sierra Valley in California and came to Reno to make her home when she was five years of age.

The family home at 442 Uni. versity Ave. was maintained until two years ago when she went to live with her daughters. Her husband, Calvin J. Bogue, died some time ago.

Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Kane and Mrs. Annie Caelli of Reno; a son, Robert Bogue of Reno and four grandchildren, Patricia Lee, Sammy and Billie Mane Kane and Jacqueline Bogue all of Reno. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m.

at the Ross-Burke chapel with the Rev. John T. Ledger clergyman. Burial will be Mountain View ceme tery. orftanizers and second president of the Reno Kiwanis Club; mem ber of the Reno Chamber of Commerce; past district deputy grand exalted ruler of the Elks and an organizer and first presi dent of the state Elks association; past potentate of Kerak Temple of the Mystic Shrine; member of Reno Lodge No.

13. A. M. and Scottish Rite Bodies of Nevada; one of the original members of the Reno YMCA at its founding in 1911; director for four years of the Reno Community Concert Association; a former member of the Reno Rotary Club; chairman of the first Salvation 'Army drive after the first world war; mem ber of the Prospector's Club. He was active as a dentist until his death.

Joseph M. Mastroianni was appointed today by Reno Mayor Len Harris to be Fifth ward city councilman, replacing Richard Taylor, who died recently in an automobile collision The appointment was made soon after opening of the regular council session, and was approved by the council. Harirs said he appointed Mastroianni after Mrs. Betty Taylor, widow of Councilman Taylor, had been offered the appointment and had declined. Hundreds of people in the Fifth and other wards had signed petitions asking for Mrs.

Taylor's appointment. Harris said he and two of Mrs. Taylor's friends had visited her Saturday afternoon to offer the post, but that Mrs. Taylor graciously declined. In a statement released by- Mayor Harris, Mrs.

Taylor said she declined because she felt her first duty was to her children, and that her family responsibili ties would not permit her to de vcte enough time to the council. Mr Mastroianni, a buildin contractor, was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1911, but came to Ne vada in 1912, to live in Elko. The family moved to Dayton in 1923, and Mastroianni was graduated from high school there. then attended the University of Nevada, where he earned a de gree in civil engineering. During World War II, the new councilman worked with the U.

S. Army engineers in construction of airfields throughout Nevada, and was employed as an engineer by the United States Government until 1946. Mastroianni is now president and general manager of the Atlas Construction Co. here. He is mar ried and the father of a ten year old son.

Floyd Hooper Passes In Reno Floyd Hooper, Sparks meat cutter, died today at a local hos pital. Mr. Hooper, born In Iowa May 20, 1903, made his home at 1853 St, Sparks. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Ruby Hooper.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Ross-Burke Co. THEFT REPORTED Joseph J. Lasky of Oakland told Reno police he parked his car in the 200 block of West Second street over the weekend and returned to find a windwing broken and a film projector and briefcase gone. He valued his loss at $380. B.

Mahlon Brown, state senator from Clark county since 1950, today filed formal declaration as a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate next FalL 'T want to be senator," Brown declared, "and in the next few months I am going to ask thousands of Nevadans, personally lor their support." "WINS RECOGNITION" He said that Nevada, which has the smallest population of any state in the union, must be represented in Washington by one who can get along with fellow lawmakers, and win for the state the recognition it deserves. Brown is the second Democrat to file formal declaration he is seeking the office. Harvey Dick-erson, state attorney general, filed formal papers two weeks ago. "Our people have many problems," Brown continued "Ne vada's mining industry is in the doldrums because of the national policy of purchases from abroad. "Our livestock producers are discouraged because the price tney receive tor tneir anunais does not meet production costs.

HIGHWAY NEEDS As a tourist state, we need hotter highways, to bring more visitors to Nevada and to make their stay here more enjoyable. At the same time, having spent most of my life in Nevada, I appreciate fully the freedoms we enjoy and will fight to see that these freedoms are preserved." The 42-year-old lawmaker has served as a member of all major committees in the Nevada senate, and has been minority floor leader in the upper house since the death, two years ago, of Sen. Jolin Robbins of Elko. Brown said he planned to make service to the state in the senate his lifelong career if the voters so desire. i nephews.

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