Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 18

PAGE EIGHTEEN RENO EVENING GAZETTE THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939 GREENVILLE BANK PROWLERS STEAL VARIED WEATHER ELY MAN FINED Speaker 1 1 No Sagehen Season In Washoe ROBBER TRAPPED LI NARCOTIC CHARGE FILED AFTER HOTEL RAID FORASSAULT, ELY, Nev, June 22 (Special) C. A. Kelley. local contractor, was fined fifty dollars In the city ccirt by Judge C. P.

Thompson when he NEVADA BY POSSE OTTT-Nrnv rnlif 22 fP) A (jP) a lone robber escaped with $5000 from ithe Indian Valley Bank at Green 1 4 i ville today dux, was trapped in uie a willows along the edge oi a stream as he attempted to escape. pleaded eulJtv to charees or assault w-afVi -nt ranged from warm to cold, with frosts rain and sunshine mixed in'lagher. i Tn i Deputy Bnemi uei Wr ch.LA I And L-auses Auto Wreck Fred DeSomma's attempts to wrestle with a bouncing package was the cause of an automobile collision yesterday afternoon, according to I the accident report made by the I i "ie attiueui report maae Dy uie nineteen-year-old driver. I me joutn saia ne was turning the rnrnpr or. rTnmmornioi X3nm At4 xxTa ww qhu mwv cf roof tt'Vian a rva rrn nn f-.

fs 5Iie11 nis irucK- AS aitemptea i pariiea macnine. ine panted car was owned by Frank Bunker of 305 Stewart street. I.O.O.F. TO ATU.0FN. Final plans for the inauguration of four annual scholarships of $150 each for deserving students at the University of Nevada, were completed at the closing sessions' of the Nevada grand lodge of Odd Fellows in Reno yesterday.

The scholarships will become available with the opening of the new college year In the fall, and sons and daughters of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be eligible. Under the plan adopted, the scholarships will be paid, one-half in September, and one-half in January. To receive the payment, the students must be registered for the next semester. Students to be eligible must be members of the sophomore, junior or senior classes, and recommendation of students will be made by the scholarship committee at the university. The scholarship administration and making of the awards each year will be in charge of a grand lodge committee consisting of the grand master, grand secretary, one grand trustee, and president and secretary of the Nevada Rebekah Assembly.

Late yesterday, the grand lodge designated Reno as the convention city for 1940, provided no invitations are received within the coming six months to meet elsewhere in the state. The grand lodge conventions of the week closed last evening with the public installation of the new officers of the Rebekah with Gov. and Mrs. E. P.

Carville, special guests of honor of the eve-, ning. Aside from the colorful ceremonies, short talks were given by the governor, and Gray Mashburn, past grand master. There also was a drill by the team from Mizpah 26, of Reno. ZZLa 02Z More than four hundred attended the installation, which closed with servm of refreshments. WASHINGTON, June 22.

(JP Senator McCarran (D-Nev.) said today a joint house-senate conference committee struck a $325,000 item for acquisition of lands for addition to Tahoe national forest from the agriculture department appropriations bill. The land involved is in Nevada and includes valuable shore front- age on Lake Tahoe. Entire Stock Reduced on our ore-inventory sale. The Mayfair Shop, 25 West First Street. Adv j22 t3 AWARD SCHOLARSHPS TAHOE LAND FUND STRUCK FROM BILL i accoramg uie weeiuy summary or range ana crop conditions issued to-1 day by the weather bureau.

Temperatures were mild during the early portions but turned cooler on the sixteenth. The cool spell was climaxed by heavy frosts and freezing temperature on the morning of the seventeenth. Considerable damage by frost was; reported in the western portion to; garden and truck crops, the bureau said. While temperatures were lower over the north and east portions the damage was less because of the hardier nature of the crops. Light showers fell from the fifteenth to the seventeenth at various stations with some mixture of snow.

In the Ely area there was a considerable fall of snow which drifted heavily. Precipitation reported was: Reno six hundredths of an inch; Fallon five hundredths, Winnemuc-ca eleven hundredths, Lamoille thirty-three hundredths. Beneficial effects of the precipitation was counterbalanced by the subnormal temperatures and crop growth was retarded. Motorcycle races and a three hour show will be given at the Por-tola airport at Beckwourth Sunday, by the Reno motorcycle club, it was announced here today. The airport is located sixteen miles west of Halleluiah on the highway.

Direction signs will be placed along the way for those not familiar with the route. There will be plenty of free parking space available, it is stated. The program will include dig-out race, hot scramble, slow race, back ward pushing race and several ex hibition rides by Eddie Carleton, the rider who gave the crowd a thrill at the hill climb here several weeks ago. There will also be a surfboard exhibition ride, a board wall crash by Johnnie Barnes, a figure eight, pursuit and track race, balloon bust ing contest and stake race. A feature event is a tourist trophy race which is a treat of speed and skill with both left and right turns.

This type of race is popular throughout the country. Wine, Dine, Dance, Romance over the Lawton Springs. adv.j8tf ZSRT MOTOR CYCLE AS PLANNED mm- i i i I. Prowling thieves were busy in Reno last night, the police reported today. A man reached through the window of Mrs.

Ivy Nord's home at 550 Vine street at 4:15 o'clock this morning and stole her purse containing $14. She told Police Chief Gammell that she awakened to see a man reach through the window and take her purse. Going outside, she found that the burglar had placed a chair against the side of the house to reach the window. Theft of an ermine coat valued at $1000 was reported to the police by Miss Betty Potts of 1045 Riverside Drive. She left the coat in her automobile which was parked on Island avenue, and the theft occurred some time between eight p.

m. last night and 1:30 a. m. this morning. The car was locked and the thief broke one of the windows in the car then the door, the police chief stated.

A camera worth $13.50 was taken from James Doud's automobile parked at 599 California avenue last night, he reported to the police station today. EROSION PROJECT WASHINGTON, D. June 22 (Special) The soil conservation rvice has approved the application of the Carson Valley soil conservation district for federal aid in developing erosion control projects on 376,960 acres in Douglas county, Nevada. The federal government now has pledged aid in developing 6,433,680 acres in Clark, Douglas, Lyon and Lincoln counties, Nevada. Seven conservation districts, Moapa, Virgin Valley, Smith Pahranagat Valley, Meadow Valley, Mason Valley, and Carson Valley, are involved.

The aid includes furnishing of SCS and CCC equipment, planting materials, and labor. Studies of completed soil erosion control projects have convinced the soil conservation service that these new Nevada projects will be proved successful in preserving topsoil, checking erosion, and enabling farmers to produce more and better crops on the same acreage. California Sees Decline In Marriage SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (IP) Dr. W. M.

Dickie, state health director, said today he did not believe there would be permanent reduction in the number of marriages-performed in California because of the new law requiring premarital examinations for syphilis. He said the "public misunder standing" might cause a slight drop in marriages immediately after the law becomes effective ninety days after adjournment of the legisla ture, but added: "despite what some old people think, there is no desire on the part of youths to evade the law." The San Francisco county clerk's office estimated the state would lose one thousand marriages a year as a result of the bill. "whereT" W.P.A. and unemployed, see too! late to classify column. adv.jn20tl I VALUABLE COA purse IN DOUGLAS IS APPROVED i nis posse was prepared io snoot ua- locc h.

mhhr-r snrronrlprod The man entered the bank just as the staff was closing the office for luncheon. "This is a holdup!" he shouted and brandished a small gun. Then he herded Mrs. Cecelia Chamberlain and her two assistants into a vault but did not stop to lock the door. The robber stuffed currency and silver into a small black bag and fled.

Silver coins fell from the bag and provided officers with a trail. The men ran to the willows bordering a small stream a short distance from the bank. Herrings said he did not believe the robber could escape. Mrs. Chamberlain said the man was about fifty-five years old.

He wore dark glasses but no mask. Greenville is twenty-two miles north of here. MAN SOUGHT HERE IS SHOT Lee Collins, who was sought by the Reno police last December, was wounded critically in a pistol duel in which State Trooper Willard Tubbs was killed at Arlington, yesterday. Collins was shot by Marshal Webb Turner in the gunplay which started when Tubbs and Turner attempted to question him. The marshal said he became suspicious when he recognized the license on Collins' automobile as one listed as "wanted" in a Seattle po-lic bulletin.

He said that when he tried to question Collins the man drew a gun, knocked him from the auto running board and drove off. Turner and Tubbs gave chase in separate cars. Tubbs emptied his pistol in the air, then dropped fatally wounded as Collins opened fire. Turner then shot Collins. Oregon officers said today that Collins will be charged with first degree murder if he survives Collins' son and daughter-in-law weie arrested in Reno on December 9, rvin.

fii nffin Police stated. According to the of- Iicers, coinns had been writing Dan checks, which the young couple cashed. They were arrested here fOx passing a bad check, but the charge was not prosecuted. The two were sent to San Bernardino to face a simila charge. Reno police said that Collins is about sixty years old, and at one time wras a guard at the Colorado state prison.

Oregon authorities said today that Collins was wanted on bad check charges in Idaho, Utah, and six Oregon counties. PETTY THEFT CHARGED Charged with petty larceny, a man giving the name of Charley Ryan was arrested by the police this afternoon. Chief Gammell said Ryan was accused of stealing four pocketknives and a book end from a drug store VISIT MODEL DAIRY For Health Use Milk. adv.jl9 16 DUE I i Sheriff's deputies early this morning raided a room at a hotel on Second and Lake streets and arrested a man and woman on charges of narcotic possession. Within a few hours the man was sentenced to prison.

The man gave his name as Frank Gilhooley, also known as C. L. Wilson, forty years old. and gave his occupation as clerk. The woman was booked as Cleo Young, or Cleo Wilson, twenty-seven years old, with occupation given as saleslady.

A search warrant for Gilhooley's room was issued at nine o'clock last night and signed by Judge B. F. Curler. At two o'clock this morning the officers went to the hotel and when Gilhooley refused to admit them, the officers broke through the door which they found was secured by a heavy chain. Gilhooley and the woman were in the room at the time.

The officers reported seizing a smai! lar of smokine opium, and declared that Gilhooley disposed of another jar in the bathroom as they entered. At nine o'clock this morning, District Attorney Brown filed an information against Gilhooley charging him with illegal possession of drugs. Gilhooley was arraigned at once before Judge Curler and pleaded guilty, receiving a prison sentence of two to ten years. The district attorney said he had not determined if charges would be pressed against the woman. YOUTH IS KILLED IN STOLEN CAR LOVELOCK, June 22.

(Special) An unidentified youth was killed in the wreck of a stolen auto mobile at Mountain City last night, and a boy giving the name of, Theodore Dawson, seventeen years old. IS ill jail ueic uii an auwj uiciu charge. Sheriff C. A. Chapman said the two youths stole the automobile in Lovelock Tuesday night and drove to Mountain City where the machine was wrecked.

Dawson was arrested by the officers at the mining town and brought here last night by Sheriff Chapman. The car, a 1938 Dodge coupe owned by Edward Harms, was smashed beyond repair, the officers said. There was nothing in the clothing of the dead youth to identify him, and Dawson told the sheriff he did not know his companion's name. The youth was about seventeen years old, and was poorly dressed. Dawson is a transient and refused to tell his former home, Chapman stated.

IS FOUND DEAD LOVELOCK, June 22 (Special) Frank Bergen, barber at the Southern Pacific club house in Im-lay, was found dead this morning in his cabin at that town. Information received at the sheriff's office here stated that Bergen is believed to have committed suicide. District Attorney Sanford C. L. Young left this afternoon for Imlay to conduct an inquest.

Bergen was about forty years old and had lived at Imlay for several years. Clark County Matron Dies LAS VEGAS, June 22 (Special) Laura Elzina Leavitt Robin son, member of a pioneer Mormon i family, died last night at the Clark county general hospital. Her death was the first of twenty-two brothers and sisters. She was fifty-three years old. Surviving are five sons and i a -i WRECK MLAY BARBER I I i i i i i There will be no open season on ine county commissioners aeciaea this week.

This action was taken by the J. board after Game Warden H. P. 1 Brown told the commissioners that scarcity of feed and water in the northern part of the county had caused the birds to gather around the few remaining water holes and springs. To permit hunting this year would result in the killing of too many sagehen, the warden declared.

Several other Nevada counties have closed the sagehen season this year. SHOP- INSTRUCTOR Vernon L. Howard of Colorado i has been elected by the school board as instructor in charge of all shop I work in the industrial and vocational at the Reno high school under the Smith-Hughes act, and will assume the position at the beginning of the new school year in the fall, it was announced here today. Mr. Howard is a graduate of the Colarado state college of education at Greeley, receiving his B.

A. degree in 1929, and is to secure his master's degree in August of this year. He has had charge of the industrial arts program at the Eagle county high school at Gypsum, for the past three years, and for two years has been principal of the Eagle county high school. He also has had trade and industrial experience, and qualified to carry on cabinet and carpenter work; also to present units in machine shop, automotive, electric and sheet metal, it is stated. He replaces Elmer Ihrig in the position, also formerly held by the late G.

M. Gray. E. O. Vaughn, superintendent of schools, said today that "the school board has authorized the expansion of the wood work course, to include units in general shop practice in order to permit boys to determine their aptitude, and to have a broader trade readiness.

It is the plan to gradually expand the course to offer more advantages than have been available in the past." CHAPTER FORMED Temporary organization of a chapter of the Workers Alliance, national organization of relief workers, was effected at a meeting of about sixty workers in the civic auditorium last night at which Michael Marvos of Truckee, a district organizer, spoke. J. A. Peterson was named temporary president, George Moore, financial secretary; Mrs. Jeanette McDonald, corresponding secretary; H.

T. Wells, publicity director, and H. C. Hard, chairman of the grievance committee. The charter will be presented at a meeting on June 30 at which Alexander Noral, California alliance president, is expected to be present, it was stated.

The Workers' Alliance is not affiliated with the CIO or AFL. HARRY The Locksmith and Safe Expert, now located 258 N. Va. Phone 23703-9-2885. adv my9t2fl PRE-INVENTORY SALE now going on The Mayfair Shop, 25 West First Street.

Adv j22 t3 KAYSER HOSIERY Chiffons 3 and 4 Thread 75c 3 pr. $2.00 NAMED AT RENO HIGH SCHOOL WORKERS ALL ANCE anc battery on Mayor J. H. xrmrjr ant-Keaiy siruc iviajor -rai- It i a a. lagher following an altercation over a highway right-of-way by Kelley's property.

ARRIVES HERE Miss Verla Wilson, who has been connected with the Superior Sec retarial College in Los Angeles, has arrived in Reno to take charge of the local branch of the school. CARSON BREWERY and TAHOE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Distributor mMtmm for Summer Evening Madness A DANCING FROCK Out for a really heart-melfing dancing frock? Find it here at your price I Breathlessly feminine sheers with mile-wide waltzing skirts crisp organzas with cascading rhumba ruffles young, full-skirted cottons sweet and dainty as christening robes. See our entire collection you must I $F5 95 HifTi A deiicioiii 4 11 energy building 1 1 HV name I 11V founded nf i Im0" 1 Don Strahl, national vice president of 20-30 Clubs, who will be the principal speaker at the Nevada convention this week at Carson City. President WWW George Southworth, of Reno, district president of the 20-30 Clubs who will preside at the Nevada convention this week at Carson. 20-30 CONVENTION The Nevada district convention of 20-30 Clubs and the sub-district convention for district No.

1 of Nevada 'will be held simultaneously at Carson City this weekend with about seventy-five delegates and visitors from Nevada and California present. Don Strahl of Whittier, national vice-president of the 20-30 Clubs will be the principal speaker at the convention. Abbe Strunk, national president, whose home is in San Antonio, Edward Ryan of Sacramento, national secretary; Edward Zumwalt, national trustee of St. Helena. Dick Dickenson.

national trustee from Stockton and James Morrison, national trustee, from Sparks will be among the national officers present, it was stated, George Southworth, of Reno, Nevada district governor, will pre-'side at the convention session while Stanley Sundeen of Carson, governor of the sub-district, will preside at the sub-district convention. Registration will open at three o'clock Saturday afternoon and at eight o'clock a banquet will be held at the Arlington hotel. This will be followed by a dance at Brodericks. On Sunday a round table discus- S1f" wlU arid officef wiU fcted a 1940 meet- ing Piace 5elteced other busi- "ess transacted. Amendments to r- r.

1 1 ..11 11.. wic Luiuuiutiuu win ue itiiiuug Liie important business features. Delegates from Reno, Carson City, Ely, Elko, Fallon, Sparks, Yerington, Hawthorne and Tonopah will be in attendance. Community Chest Plan Discussed Following a general discussion of a community chest program for. Reno, eid last it was decided to irfer the plan to a committee rep-j resenting the Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Nevada Merchants Association and thp SPrvir(, r1llKc The meeting WR-.

r.allpd hv thp fhamher of commerce and was attended by rep resentatives of the several charitable and service organizations and others. Several speakers expressed the view that Reno was not large enough to support a community chest. Thrill to a new beauty bath! One that leaves you relaxed, rested in a thick blanket of soapiess sparkling bubbles. Your skin eivety smooth, glowing utterly clean and fragrantly dainty. Even the tub "ring" is gone! A grand luxury modestly priced.

LIQUID. $US and Pin ot Eau de Cologne i i muniflT 1 OPENS CARSON SATURDAY H. E. SAVIERS SON, Inc. Second and Sierra Streets Phone 4148 Dine and Dance Plan to attend Lake Tahoe Opening Saturday, June 24 Mid-Summer Sale nx- vtX fv T7 ve brothers.

Her father, the late Thorn-Jhe -the 21 EAST SECOND STREET All Silk, Pure Dye Prinls, reg. $2 Yd- sale $1-35 Calapaca Prints and Stripes, for Sport Suits and Dresses. 59c Nubby, Stripes sale $1 -o Washable Sheer Prints 59c Washable Rayon Prints 3 yds. $1 -oo All Silk Chiffon, 42" wide. sale 79c Belding's Pure Silk Washable Crepe, reg.

$1 79c All Silk Satin $1.50 $1 .15 Skinner's and Belding's Satin $1.95 $1 50 REMNANTS Suitable for Blouses, Skirls, Dresses and Trimmings 25c, 50c and $1.00 lA oM Ready-made Gowns and Negligees as u. i.eaviLi, in iviesquiie was a Mormon leader. bne was tne sister ui Mine uinu, state nignway em- ploye and active legionnaire here. PRE-INVENTORY SALE now going on The Mayfair Shop, 25 West First Street. Adv j22 t3 US A-? AAA Mi JOU -r3 Guaranteed ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES All Standard Makes See these Before You Buy UNIVERSAL MIXERS, Special $15.00 HOT POINT IRON UNIVERSAL IRON 2.75 PERCOLATORS 4.95 PYREX CASSEROLE 65c PERCOLATOR SETS from 7.50 CURLING IRON .65 SILEX COFFEE MAKER, Special 8-cup 3.95 SMALL TABLE LAMPS Special RAND CLOSE SHAVERS 9.50 7-way Floor Lamps, complete with globes 1 1 .00 VACUUM CLEANERS, from 15.00 WAFFLE IRON, Universal, special 4.95 Be Sure to See these Appliances before Buying NEVADA MACHINERY ELECTRIC CO.

NEVADA'S PIONEER RADIO AND REFRIGERATION DEALER MARY BARRON Biastraight TAFFETA SLIP reg. $1.95 $1.79 2 for $3.50 All Colors W'fS'M- CRYSTALS, 35c and $1 iL JllJr store THE WONDER 135 NORTH VIRGINIA STREET Taffeta Petti Skirls with assorted colored ruffles reg. $1.95 $1 This Sale Effective until July 1 isparks 333 Keno 6104 121 North Virginia.