Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 13

EVENING GAZE! VTTV PHONE 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1955 PAGE THIRTEEN Four Killed U. S. Attorney In Accidents For Nevada Is On Senate List .4 9 II During Weekend 4 3 Loyal ton Girl Dies in Crash Near Beckwourth President Names Rittenhouse for Federal Office RENO Formal nomination of Frank Four deaths, two on Plumas lin P. R. Rittenhouse to be U.

S. county, highways, one on a attorney for Nevada for the next Gerlach railroad track and another, by drowning at Imlay, marred the weekend in this gen four years has been sent to the senate by Pres. Dwight D. Eisen hower, the Associated Press re ported today in Washington. eral area.

Jacquelyn Ann Reece, 19, Loy-alton, died, when she was Rittenhouse now is acting U. S. attorney for Nevada, serving un 1 --w7- house on University Terrace, which was demolished, the new structure is expected to be ready for occupancy in late October. Shown in photo left to right, are Dick Rowley, Bill Parish, Mel Hancock, Rodney Boudwin and Kelly Eccles. (Christensen photo) CONSTRUCTION" BEGINS Members of the general committee of Lambda Chi Alpha alumni are shown above, on site, studying plans for the fraternity's new chapter house at the.

University of Nevada. Construction was begun early last week. Located on the site of the old der the interim appointment of Federal Judge John R. Ross. He 7 thrown more than 65 feet from a speeding pickup truck Sunday morning, five miles east of Beckwourth, on alternate high was sworn in at lormal cere REGIONAL HEAD Mrs.

Lela monies held in Carson two weeks E. Swasey of Santa Cruz, ago. way 40. IX REXO HOSPITAL A passenger in the 1955 truck, above, was installed as regional director of the National Busi The new attorney, a Republi WRECKAGE OF AIRPLANE Roy Roark, 28, of Sierraville, was can, succeeds Madison B. Graves of Las Vegas, who resigned to ness and Professional Women's Club as the regional conference resume private practice.

of the BPW ended here Satur TERRIFIC FORCE with which this light plane crashed east of Sparks Sunday afternoon is shown by its crushed nose. F. E. Warren, 2635 Plumb Lane, was flying the plane with" his sorl, Ronald, 18, as a passenger. Both are in fair condition at Washoe Medical Center.

The plane crashed nose-first from a height of about 300 feet. The crash pushed the engine back to a positiop above the windshield and flattened the forward part of the fuselage against the cockpit. Both occupants were pinned in the wreckage, but were released by passersby. Rittenhouse, also a Las Vegan, day evening. Mrs.

Swasey is county recorder of Santa Cruz FOUND NORTH OF BISHOP BISHOP, July 18. UP) A sheriffs posse starts today served as uraves assistant tor a Work on New U. N. Fraternity House Started year before assuming the post. county.

(Gross photo) admitted to Washoe Medical Center with serious head and back injuries, and was undergoing surgery this morning. California highway patrolman, Jay Minton, who investigated the crash, said the speeding truck was headed toward Reno when it left the road to the right, pulled back on the highway again, swerved to He is 28 years old, a native of for wreckage of a plane identified as that in which Hal C. Howard, Wheeling, West and a gradu 44, Los Angeles, vice president of the Music Corp. of America, and ate of the University of Nevada, his assistant, Dave Silver, 24, were lost last Feb. 25.

as well as Stanford Law School. Young Riders Meanwhile, Sen. George W. The wreckage was found yesterday by two flikers. It was on the slope of Bloody Mountain; 40 miles north of here Malone anounced today that the right once more, skipped into second federal probation officer in the high Sierra Long-awaited actual construction work on the new chapter house for University of Nevada and a clerk will be provided for Leave Reno for Bob Symons, Bishop, veteran Nevada under appropriations ap mountain pilot, flew over the the air, then rolled 195 feet before coming to a halt on its wheels.

He said Miss Reece as apparently thrown out of the truck when it first left the ground. Her Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity got Reno risers Injured in Crash at Vista Baby Sitter proved for the 1956 fiscal year. wreckage, as low as 40 feet, later under way early last week, and The Nevada senator said the alumni in charge said today they two Nevada judges will be in in the day. He said he could identify is as that of the Howard-Silver plane because he was familiar School Rodeo formed of the additional person body was found 65 feet ahead of the battered vehicle. The incident hope to have the house ready for a formal opening and occupancy by 1955 Homecoming day in the nel by the administrative office Rescues Boys with their rented, single engine occurred at about 1:30 a.m.

Sun of the courts within a few days. i Three youthfull rodeo competi' tors, Harrie Frost and Jack Wal ther, of Reno and Sandy Rog' Fall. The new, modernistic-type fra ternity house is located on Uni Several months ago, Senator Two Reno fliers who crashed A 14-year-old baby-sitter car Malone urged the appointment of at Vista, near Sparks, Sunday ers of Yerington left Reno Satur versity Terrace between West day. John Mendoza, 36, member of a Western Pacific extra gang at Gerlach, was killed when he fell beneath the wheels of a slow-moving freight train at Gerlach Saturday. Mr.

Mendoza, a resident of Sacramento, was appar ried two children from a burning apartment early this morning after a defective television set the additional probation officer and clerk, calling attention to the day morning for Harrison, afternoon are in fair condition at Washoe Medical Center, although and Nevada streets, on the site where the trio will take part distanceg-that must now be of the previous chapter residence, the plane was demolished. which was demolished to make VT traveled to handle the caseload. Injured are F. E. Warren, 41, apparently ignited window curtains and a chair.

ni Federal Judge Roger Foley or- 2635 West Plumb Lane, pilot of Beechcraft Bonanza. Howard, who had charge of band bookings for MCA, and Silver left Reno, at 6:10 p. Feb. 25 on a business trip to Las Vegas. A sudden snowstorm blanketed the high Sierra shortly thereafter.

The civil air patrol conducted a weeklong search for the missing men in this mountain country and in w-estern Nevada. Howard was declared legally dead in Los Angeles court May 16. His will left his home to the widow, Mary, and the balance of his $50,000 estate in trust to their children, Susan, 9, and Linda, 7. way for. the new home.

Both student and alumni mem ently trying to board the train rii ui iwuu vv iwiiicu dinarily sits in Las Vegas, while Firemen said they answered an the plane and his son Ronald, 18. Warren is chief laboratory techni au-arouna cowgirl in tne recent Jud Ross presides in Carson Nevada high school show, while Xh Vlo fwi f. alarm at the Silver Top Motel, and lost his footing, Washoe coun ty sheriff's deputies reported. BOY DROWNS 475 Colorado River at 5:12 young Walther was high point Ler must journey the length of cian at Washoe Medical Center, where both are confined. Both the elder Warren's legs a.

m. They said the apartment mn uie same snow lor me the state periodically to deliver bers of the local chapter of the rational fraternity have been planning the financing and construction of the new home for many years. When completed the house will cost about $75,000, and alumni are assisting in the Nine year old Jimmy Pybus drowned late Saturday while was damaged by smoke and wa are broken. A spokesman Washoe Medical Center said Ron ter, and the television set and the cia, mcauvwnie, was llcuncu o11" fore the bar chair destroyed. arounu cuwooy ior iNevaaa.

Spnatnr Malnno csiH that ald Warren is believed to have suffered head injuries. Accompanying the Nevada con-kjva afl1naH i ErTlaiw fhaT, The baby-sitter, Darlyn Davis, financing, now in its final stages, tingent will be Mrs. Jack Wal- tw ctc Wo-o The pilot told Washoe county At the present time a fund rais ther, Mrs. Harry Frost and Sandy S(Jrv rrmara sheriff's deputies he had just lf ing campaign is being conducted swimming in a sump near his Imlay home. His mother, Mrs.

J. Bradford, wife of an Imlay telegrapher, was rescued by crewmen from a passing freight train after she had leaped into the wTater in a vain effort to save her son. One 16-year-old was killed and three others were injured when their car crashed into a big tree stump on California highway 89, "s's 11 tively small calendar a tremen- and the general committee in Ranch Bought 14, a student at the Billinghurst school, awakened and took the children of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Wenner from the burning apartment.

Neither Darlyn nor the children, James, 10, and Gregg, 5, were injured. iuur nurses uacK iu me snow lor jous burden Reno is in touch with alumni liv me iNt-vaua contestants. A cornn hoc o- ing throughout Nevada, as well The National High School ro- Uhnriypri fnr'WaHa ntvMit vMr 1, I ista airport at 1 p. m. taking oif to the east, and turned north when the plane suddenly began to lose altitude.

TRIES MANEUVER He said he tried' to swing the plane west, away from hills to the north of the tiny airport, but the as other states. The new home is being con By Entertainer nit Carson attorney, receivin; tTilla Tfivn r- YixT I I ohHa Tn 1 line I Darlyn is the daughter of Mr. FIREMEN'S Association President, Francis V. Farr, chief of the Sparks fire department, was elected to head the Nevada organization Saturday at the Yefington convention. Albert Gasper, another Sparks fireman, and Benjamin Wynn, a Reno fireman, were also elected to offices in the association.

(Ross photo) vaunc iuuiiiiu, the appointment and Mrs. Robert Davis, 30 Heath near Lake Alraanor, about 100 miles northwest of Reno. Court. The fire occurred in the sujjci liiicnuciiL ui sciiuuis aiiu Alton Allen, a prominent Halletts- Sale of the Indian Road ranch, structed by Walker Boudwin Construction Co. and Hancock Builders, both of Reno.

Alan Ramsey of Ramsey Brothers, has also contributed technical ance. on the west side of Carson Valley, little plane went into a nosedown slip and crashed straight down. ville attorney. apartment of the Wenners, who operate the motel. David Charles Hayes, of nearby Greenville, was killed.

He LATE HOURS Later this week, a Reno dele seven miles from Gardnerville, to Domenic Germano, one of the was driving the car when it left about 100 feet north of highway 40, three miles east of Sparks. gation will visit the rodeo at Har ARE SET TO members or the entertainment rison, to attempt to bring the na A witness. Travis McCann, of the road on a curve. Two of his 16-year-old companions, Richard Fuller, of CreS' The Lambda Chi house will from most fraternity houses tional feature to Reno in 1956. iliam Harris team known as the Four Vagabonds, was announced this morning by Hamilton McCaughey, who Modesto, said he saw the plane skim above two big trees, then Thursday morning, Harry Frost, iremen tm BUY PLATES Starting tomorrow night, father of Harrie, Len Harris, in that sleeping quarters for all students will be on the ground floor, with the chapter room, liv cent Mills, and Joseph Young, of Greenville, are reported handled the transaction for Ben hit the ground nose first, pinning the two occupants in the cockpit.

mayor of Reno, Fred Fray, assis to have suffered major injuries the Washoe county assessor's tant city manager and Ted Mor ing room, dining room and kit Edwards and Associates. The sale price was not disclosed. The McCann and other bystanders Taken by Death The fourth youth, Frank Rhine- office will be open from 7 to 9 rill, Reno Sky Ranch will fly to Yerinofon hart, of Greenville, was not seri p. m. on Tuesday and Wednes Vagabond team opens at the Riv Harrison, to acquaint authorities pulled the plane down from its tail-high position and released the two Warrens.

ously hurt. erside Hotel on Thursday. of Reno's potential as site of the William S. Harris, member of a show in 1956. The property consists of 210 Sparks Fire Chief Francis W.

Sparks firemen administered pioneer Virginia City family, died chen facilities on the upper floor. The house mother's room and bath will also be located on the second floor. Terrain on which the 'house is located has allowed for this feature, with the upper floor only a few steps above the ground floor. acres, almost all under irrigation Farr has been elected president first aid to the pair and took with water ahvays available from The Reno ambassadors will take a motion picture camera and film some of the action, and also of the Nevada Firemen's associa them to the hospital in the Sparks a stream near the ranch. Former tion.

fire department ambulance. take a number of still shots for ly owned by Margot Southgate, Rites Wednesday For Burt Hunt LOSES GASOLINE Another Sparks fireman, Albert in Reno at a local hospital Sunday. Born in Virginia City, he attended local schools and engaged in the insurance business in Reno and later in Oakland, with his father. future use. the ranch was operated as a sue Gasoline poured from the Gasper, and a R.eno fireman, Ben cessful guest ranch, and for many Mrs.

Walther, who will repre The house building committee includes the following alumni plane's ruptured gasoline tank. sent the Washoe Horsemen's as years people from all over the jamin Wynn, were elected secretary and an executive officer members: George Lohse, chair but no fire started, The Sparks fire department had a truck world visited the ranch. sociation, which will sponsor the respectively. man, Lyle Roush, John Gent, Bob The main ranch house is a five Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p. m.

in the Ross-Burke Co. chapel for Bert show if it is held in Reno, will meet with the committee to ar The men attended a conven bedroom, three bathroom, mod' Mr. Harris was one of the early aviation enthusiasts and held one of the first pilot's licenses issued Le Goy, Bill Parish, Kelly Eccles, Emerson Wilson, Dick Rowley, tion Saturday and Sunday in Yer range final plans. Hunt, 81, who died at a local hos ern ranch style home, and has been one of the showplaces of Stan Reese, Jim Brennan, Alan in Nevada. pital Sunday following a six day nights.

Assessor Albert B. Boyne said the evening hours are for the convenience of those who are unable to get license plates in the daytime, now that the assessor's office is closed Saturdays. All county offices haw been closed Saturdays for the last several weeks. Although only about 20,000 of an expected 30,000 licenses have been sold to date, and a last minute rush is expected, license sales have been light in recent days. Boyne urged vehicle owners to come in before the final rush begins.

Final day to buy plates without a penalty is July 29, since it falls on a Friday and the office is closed for both the 30th and 31st of July, which would normally be the final days. After the deadline a S3 lateness penalty is assessed. ington. Other officers elected were Sherman Hickman, Pioche, Ramsey and Bill McDonald. weeks illness.

Carson Valley for many years On the property is an old barn He served as a clerk and accountant at the Nevada State first vice presidet; Gerald C. Rodney Boudwin, Mel Hancock and Mr. Ramsey haye taken care Born in St. Joseph, he had been a resident of Nevada for 50 standing by to quench possible flames. Sheriff's deputies are still looking for the Warrens' dog, a black male Labrador retriever named "Mose" that was in the plans when it crashed.

One man reported that he saw such a dog, with its head bleeding, walking on Kleppe lane near the Vista airport a short time after the crash. still in excellent condition, almost Brown, North Las Vegas, second prison for almost twenty years vice president; and Alex Glock, a hundred years old, built entire' vears and was a member of the and had retired a few years ago! of the technical side of the new house, writing specifications and Gardnerville, treasurer. Isik Scheduled Carpenter's Union of Reno. He to a ranch south of Carson. Executive officers include working up plans.

Mr. Harris is survived by his Wynn, James 0Conner, Yering Plans to make the Mt. Rose ly of hand hewn hard wood. Included in the purchase price were all of the furnishings and equipment. Purchase of the property by Mr.

Germano adds to the num ton, and Carl Olfers, Lovelock. The committee has stated that the biggest project now left is furnishing of the house, which is expected to require much help lived at 629 V2 Spokane St. Mr. Hunt was a close friend of Ralph Cardinal of Reno and is survived by two nephews, J. R.

Eckenberger and Phillip A. Dent of Mexico, Mo. The association voted to con highway an all-year road will be discussed at a meeting in Carson Wednesday, Huston B. Mills, wife, Mrs. Josephine Harris of Carson; three sisters, Mrs.

Will Cobb of Virginia City, Mrs. Sophia-Connors of San Francisco, Mrs. Ruth Fields of Oakland; a vene in Sparks next year. Governor Charles H. Russell on the part of both students and ber of people in show business state highway engineer, has an alumni.

who are investing their money in nounced. attended the convention and presented past president pins to brother, Arthur Harris of San this section of Nevada. Harry Representatives of the federal MONEY STOLEN Diego; and four nephews, Ty Cobb those who had held the position bureau of public roads, forest jewelry Reported Stolen Burglars ransacked the home A Yuba City, visitor, Richman, Beatrice Kay, Carl Ra-vazza and Ella Mae Morse are among other headliners who have service and Washoe county will and Glenn Harris of Reno, Del-bert Benner of Virginia City and Leroy Kramer of San Francisco. Man Found Dead attend the meeting. SALES TAX QUERIES John M.

Hall, told police he rented a room at 215 N. Center Street Saturday and lost $75 from Hot Weather To Continue bought property in this section Improvement of the highway Funeral services will be held of the state. between the Sky Tavern and Resident of 1032 East Eighth In explaining his purchase of in the O'Brien-Rogers Co. chapel Tuesday at 2 p. m.

Cremation Lake Tahoe before the 1860 Win- Reno. Jay Roy Dunham. 66, his pants' pocket. Hall said someone had opened the door the old Southgate property, Mr. ter Ulympics at bquaw valley was found dead in his home at will follow at the Mountain View of Mrs.

John Petricciani Friday night and stole over $9500 worth of furs, jewelry and household while he was sleeping and made Reno cooled off a bit last night Germano said that as a young is being urged by various groups. 6:30 p. m. Saturday crematory. off with his wallet.

man in San Francisco, he was ith a low of 42 degrees, but day Mills said the highway depart- Employed as a dishwasher, Mr Two members of the sales tax division of the Nevada Tax commission will be at the State building in Reno during regular working hours on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, it was announced today. The sale tax officers were also on hand today to answer questions pertaining to the tax. Office hours are 8 a. m. to noon and 1 p.

m. to 5 p. m. ment has no plans at present for Dunham was born Sept. 17, 1888 fascinated with Nevada and made many visits to Carson Valley.

He possessions. The report was made to police Saturday by a daughter, Mari time temperatures in the 90's will probably continue. Maximum on both Saturday and Sunday was Mt. nose highway improvement. He was the brother of John SUPREME COURT RULES kept his eyes open for a piece of The road is closed above Sky Dunham of Sioux City, Iowa.

92. etta Hobson, 3201 Lakeside Tavern after the first heavy Funeral arrangements are to be property that could be operated at a profit, and when the opportunity came to purchase the In who could not say at the time snow and can be used by travel- announced by the Ross-Burke CITY DUMP NO NUISANCE The only possibility of rain in Nevada seems to be a few thun- ers to Lake Tahoe only during Co dian Road ranch he took ad dershowers in the eastern portion the warmer months. Nevada's supreme court today I to halt dumping during periods and these are not certain. vantage of it. A member of the of high winds, and 800 feet of Four Vagabonds who own upheld a Washoe district court jury verdict that Reno's city 42 -foot drift fence to prevent Salinas Burglary Las Vegas came out even with Needles, for the highest temperature in the nation.

Both nightclub in Florida and spend dump is not a public nuisance. scattering of paper and similar their Winters there, Mr. Germano A unanimous opinion was filed Gets Paid For Patter Irwin Subs for Wally Cox Who Flopped at the Dunes material has been constructed, Suspect Arrested recorded 108 degrees. said that he would operate the in Carson today in the office of the court noted. Fair skies tonight and Tues- ranch, spending as much time as if anything was missing.

A second report made Sunday by Mrs. Petricciani listed two fur coats, rings, watches, $275 in government bonds, an electric blanket, a radio and sheets missing. Mrs. Petricciani, who lives at 675 S. Virginia told police she is particularly anxious to get the watches back.

She said they belonged to her late husband anil possessed, strong sentimental value. Mrs. Pelricciani told detectives Ned Turner; court clerk, i Attorneys for the plaintiff ar day are expected to continue in possible on the property, but tiid A 20-year-old New Yorker, Os- The Suit was brought in 1932 gued however, during the appeal. the Reno area and in the Sierras, not expect to operate it as a dude well A. Stroud, was arrested in that these improvements have ranch at present.

During his Reno Saturday and charged with LAS VEGAS. (IP) Nevada has been reached on how mudi by Phyllis Jezowski, then Phyllis Field, who sued for damages because of papers, cartons done little to correct the dump committing a burglary in Salinas, state Assembyman Stan Irwin, forthcoming engagement at the Riverside, he expects to spend as situation. Cox will receive on the cancelled contract but that one is expected and trash blowTi onto her proper The supreme court found, how' Police said they arrested nas replaced Mr. keepers as tne Reno Resident 46 Years Dies next week. much time as possible at his newly acquired holdings, and he said ever, that whether a nuisance ty and fences from the dump.

The Washoe district court jury Stroud on the request of Salinas headliner of the Dunes Hotel floor Irwin, a Democrat, entertained existed was a question of fact that it is possible that other mem Police Chief E. F. Fowles, who show, the hotel has announced. to be determined by a jury. Al members of the assembly with humorous 'speeches during the bers of the quartet, while here awarded $1000 damages to the plaintiff, but the court' took no said tne man was suspected oti Television's Mr.

Peepers, who she recently hired an itinerant worker to wash some floors in her house. She said he left when Mrs. Tiny Gillpatrick Kemble, though the panel in an advisory will try to find some ranch prop 1955 session and he was master 78, died Saturday in a local hos action on a plea to order the aside to the district court de breaking into some coin-operated comedian Wally Cox in real life, machines in that California city. was fire(i from his $44,000 iob erty in which to invest. of ceremonies for the traditional pital following a long illness.

abatement of dump activity. clared that steps should be he finished the job, but she suspects he might have rteumed to Mr. McCaughey said arrange A resident of Reno and Washoe Stroud reportedly admitted he after three performances of a tOOk abOUt 53 from the ma-LHorliilofl fnllr.woolr ontracromont taken to abate annoyances and "third house" in which attaches lampoon the lawmakers. county for the last 46 years, Mrs. ments have been made to operate the property as a working When Judge A.

J. Maestretti refused a motion for a new trial, the case was appealed to the su inconveniences to property ad the house later and committeed the crime. Kemble was the mother of Paul chines. He will be returned to the scene of his crime. joining the dump, no formal find ranch for Mr.

Germano for the Al Gottesman, hotel vice president and entertainment chief, said Cox laid an egg. preme court. ing was made. time being. Kemble of Sutter, Carey Kemble of Cedarville, and Mrs.

Eunice Brown of Reno. She Chief Justice Charles Merrill Succumbs in Reno Judge Milton B. Badt, who wrote the opinion, noted that Irwin won't talk politics. He's a But he was also "known for his staunch support of such serious legislation as increased aid to schools, aid to dependent children and allied measures, as a member of the ways and means committee. He once appeared in Reno, and Associate Justice Edgar DIES IX RENO also leaves a number of grand former comedian who now is an since the suil was tried, the city 43 KILLED SAN BERNARDINO.

Chile, July 18. (JP Police combed the Eather concurred in the opinion, children and great-grandchildren Thomas Morris, 75, Reno resi has made many improvements at Martin Scanlan and Harry Funeral services, under the executive of the rival Sahara Hotel. He agreed to come out of retirement and perform until the Russell Thayer of Carson, ad dent, died at a local hospital on Monday. He had been a patient the dump ground, including substitution of the earth fill system Victor Pederson, 54, a native of Denmark, died at a. local hospital last Friday.

Born in Denmark on July 23, 1901, he had bpen a Nevada ranch worker. There are no known wreckage or two smashed passenger coaches today, seeking other victims of a train collision here in which at least 43 persons about six years ago, when Club Cal-Neva was booking top-flight there for the last 10 months rection of Mizpah Lodge No. 26 of Rebekahs, were held at 1:30 p. today at the Ross-Burke for the old dump and burn mitted for this case only, represented Mrs. Jezowski.

Samuel Francovich and Bruce Roberts Dunes can line up a new act. Sal Funeral arrangements are to be method. ary terms weren't divulged. performers such as Liberace, Paul Co. chapel.

announced by the Ross-Burke Co. Caretakers also are on duty argued on appeal for the city. were reported killed. The hotel said no agreement Grey and others..