Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 11

Red Tape Hampers RENO EVENING GAZETTE PAGE ELEVEN RENO, NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1956 Flood Preparedness Priorities Urged In Snow Removal Chamber Seeks Free Route To Reno Ski Bowl Region Establishment of a higher priority in the use of state snow removal equipment on the road from Snow Sho New Storm Threat Is Eyed Here Eyeing turbulent weather con ditions on the one hand, and at fc- rA Jf. 8. fW i Lodge on the Mt. Rose road up to Reno Ski bowl was urged Tuesday at a meeting of the Reno Chamber of Commerce board of directors at the Mapes hotel. Two representatives of the Washoe Development Cor poration, operators of the ski bowl, appeared before the chamber to point out that the ski area had been developed Officials i Damage Flood waters which roared through western Nevada on Dec.

23 and 24 caused an estimated $3,831,522 in damage to public property and farmlands, it was revealed Tuesday. Not included in this damage figure are losses suffered by private homeowners and businessmen in the region. DISASTER AREA Areas adjoining the Walker, Carson and Truckee rivers were declared disaster areas by President Eisenhower following the heavy floods, with federal assistance available to repair some types of flood damage. Estimates of losses were given Tuesday at a flood relief meeting in the Washoe county civil defense office at 1200 East Second ct Floyd Crabtree state civil de fense director, presided at the riaeting, which was called by Gov. Charles H.

Russell. The governor and several other state efficers also attended. Preliminary estimates showed that damage to county and city public facilities in three-river fiood area was $1,596,000. The highest losses wef reported by the City of Reno, Washoe county and Ormsby county. City Manager Ira Gunn of Leno reported that damage to streets, bridges, sewer facilities, curbs and sidewalks and other public property in the city was estimated at Damage to the municipally owned airport was estimated by Manager Joe Hicks at $40,000.

County Engineer A. E. Holgate estimated Washoe county public property damage at $205,775, which includes destruction of the bridge at Derby. Commissioner Donald Armstrong of Ormsby county estimated damage in his county at 157.000, including $150,000 for replacement of two' bridges across the Carson river. OTHER FIGURES Other estimates included: City of Wadsworth water system.

$7500; City of Sparks, $3485; Storey county, not including bridge damage, City of Carson, $1800; Douglas county, Mineral county, Lyon county, estimate in Flood Relief Machinery Is Moving on Two Fronts PHONE 3-3161 Reno Will Ask Federal Funds For Flood Relief Request $642,000 To Defray Costs Of Protective Work While the city watched to guard against more flood damage, the Reno city council today authorized Mayor Len Harris to apply for about S642.000 in federal aid to defray costs of the recent flood. The application is to be made to the Federal Civil Defense Administration, and would reimburse the city for expenses incurred in protecting the city from flood damage. TO REMOVE DEBRIS During the same meeting the mayor was authorized to contract for removal of debris during the past flood. This is one of the items for which federal aid will be sought. The council meeting this morn ing was a continuation of the last regular meeting, which was recessed, rather than adjourned.

Although plans called for annexation of an area south of Idle-wild Park and north of Reno high school, this action was deferred until the next regular meeting, Jan. 9. Councilman William L. Foster's absence necessitated the postponement, because a uani-mous vote of the council is necessary for the annexation. Without the major item of the meeting, the council turned to miscellaneous topics which included service here by the Community Antenna firm; authorization of bids for new grandstands at the Idle-wild Park baseball field, plans for liquor license re-allocation and discussion of a traffic engineer for the city.

COMPLAINTS CITED Jack Sutherland, vice president of Community Antenna, appeared at the city hall to answer ques tions of councilmen concerning poor service complaints. The firm operates under a city franchise, Councilmen Ben Maffi and Russell Mills cited numerous com plaints they had received concern ing poor reception of wired television programs, and Sutherland agreed that service has been poor, but he said it was because of cir cumstances beyond the company's control. New equipment has been pur chased, he said, to improve Jhe situation, but has not been in stalled because of weather condi tions. Sutherland said Bell Tele phone Co. installers have been able to work on Slide Mountain only two days in the last 30, and were able to work only seven hours on each day.

He said the phone company has promised installation of the new and better equipment by Jan. 15. Sutherland said the television firm has received hundreds of complaints daily, and has not been billing subscribers who have not received good service. He also commented on the firm's program of filling in street cuts made for installation of underground cables, and said contracts have been let for the work. One reason for poor reception, he said, was failure of the underground wiring within two years when it had been guaranteed for ten.

TRAFFIC ENGINEER Recommendation that the city hire a full-fledged traffic engi neer was referred to the commit tee of the whole. The regional planning commission recommended the hiring to the council, in the interests of coordinating traffic control throughout the city. Councilman Ben Maffi strongly urged acceptance of the recom mendation. City Attorney Samuel B. Francovich was asked to draw a new resolution re-allocating bar license authorizations in the var ious political wards.

Since the last such resolution changes in ward boundaries have made it ineffective. At the present time the First ward is authorized eight bars and has seven. The Second ward has no bars, and none authorized. The Third ward is authorized 73, but has 79. The Fourth ward is authorized 18, but has only six and the Sixth ward, with 14 al located has 14.

Discussion of the bar licenses was brought about by Walter R. Hansons application for a bar license at 706 West Second St, in the Second ward. Richardson-Lovelock, Reno Ford agency, took all the recent automotive equipment bids asked by the city. The agency makes the sale on one coupe, one four door sedan and three trucks. Tractor Equipment bid on 3.

tractor-shovel was accepted. Councilmen authorized the city to advertise for Bids on construction of grandstands in the Idle-wild Park baseball field, but by a vote of three to two, with councilmen Russell Mills and Charles Cowen voting no. Mills said he objected because specifications were not complete, but Taylor said they would be complete in a few days. MESSAGE HELD Police hold a message for John E. Gardner.

Second Resort Hotel in Clark Is in Difficulty Deputies Attach All Equipment In Royal Nevada LAS VEGAS As most of the moveable equipment in the fi nancially ill Royal Nevada Hotel was under attachment today, an other Las Vegas resort hotel was retrenching in an effort to keep operating. Musicians and production en tertainers at the Dunes Hotel have been given two weeks notice, indicating that the resort Tvill drastically curtail or eliminate entertainment following the close of the Maurice Chevalier show-Jan. 15. PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT A Dunes hotel spokesman said an announcement regarding the hotel's future plans and entertainment policy will be made within a day or two. It is known.

however, that the operators of The Sands Hotel, who also run the Dunes, are shopping around for lower budget entertainment If headline acts can be found within the hotel's ability to pay, the Arabian room may be kept open, but if none can be touna, the hotel will probably end the serving of meals in the Supper Club at least for the Winter. A sheriff's deputy served a writ of attachment against most of the moveable equipment in the Royal Nedada, carrying off slot machines and casino tables. At torney Christof ersen, representing the Culinary Workers Union, supervised the operation along with deputy Paul Jones who served the writ on be half of Sheriff W. E. Leypoldt.

FEUD EXPLODES At the same time a feud ex ploded between hotel General Manager Bill Miller and Al Bramlet, secretary of the Culinary Workers Union. Miller blamed the union for the hotel closing, which Bramlet denied in a signed statement. Miller said a sheriffs deputy was in the hotel on New Year's Eve with a writ of attachment. and although it wasn't served, it threw some employes into a state of panic and they began helping themselves to whatever money was around, and in some instances leaving tabs in the till. Miller claimed some of the bartenders said i they were in structed to do this by their union officials.

Bramlet in his statement said the union had gone along with the hotel on all its plans to remain open, at great sacrifice to the members themselves. He said that reports of efforts on the part of the union to close down the hotel were completely unfounded. leads Innocent After Accident Joseph F. Brabrant, 44, 135 Im perial was charged with reckless driving Tuesday night after police sajd, he was driving the car which passed a moving car, struck a parked car and shoved it 4 feet into a power pole. The collision occurred at Im perial Blvd.

and Sierra street. The parked car belonged to Glen Terry, 1255 N. Sierra St. Officers said Terry i car had its parking brake set and was in gear They said Brabant, a curator at Har old's Club museum, was driving 45 miles per hour in a 25 mile zone. Brabrant suffered a slight hea'd wound, was taken to the Washoe Medical Center and released.

He pleaded innocent to the driving charge Wednesday in municipal court, and Judge Harry D. Ander son set his trial date for Jan. 19 at 3 p. m. UCLA Graduate With Sixth Army Army Specialist Third Class Leonard Kolod, 22, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ruby Kolod, of Las Vegas, recently was assigned to the Sixth Army headquarters in San Francisco. Specialist Kolod, a personnel supply specialist in Headquarters Company of the 6000th Service Unit, entered the army last August. He completed basic training at Fort Ord, Calif. Kolod, a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, was graduated in 1955 from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Prowlers Warned Mrs. R. J. Clark. 643 Humboldt called police Tuesday to tell them of a prowler she had seen peeking through her windows at noon.

But Mrs. Clark did not ask police protection. "If any prowlers bother me at night," she said, "I won't fool around with them. Ill shoot first end ask questions later." Assess by Flood complete, but $7500 in. damage to bridges alone.

Estimates of damages to private-owned farm property in the Truckee, Carson and Walker river areas were prepared by University of Nevada agricultural extension agents. Louis Gardella, Washoe county agent, reported $915,000 damages to farm fields, fences, houses, roads and irrigation systems. He said damage to ditches, diversion dams, canals and drainage works in the Truckee Meadows was estimated at $204,700. COUNTY DAMAGE Douglas farm damage was placed at between $750,000 and $900,000. Ormsby county losses were placed at $25,000, and Lyon, at $400,000 including S50.000 damage to Walker River Irrigation Districttructures, for which no federal assistance will be sought.

Hollis Hunt, regional engineer for the bureau of reclamation, said Derby dam, which diverts water from the Truckee into Lahontan reservoir, was dam aged in the amount of and that it would cost an estimated $5000 to repair Boca dam spillways. Dikes at Derby dam, broken by flood waters, have been repaired and the Boca work is to start soon. Huston Mills, state highway engineer, estimated damage to slate highways at $450,000, in eluding $150,000 to replace the partially completed Kietzke lane bridee. which was washed out Dec. 23.

WATER SYSTEM Damage to the Virginia City water system was $21,136. Flood waters destroved a dam on Hobart creek and washed out about 300 feet of flume. Water is rationed in the Com stock community, with residents permitted to draw water daily between 4 p.m. and 8 p. The existirig supply, stored in Five-Mile reservoir, will last about a week, it was estimated.

Repair work has started, and much of the damaged flume will be replaced by pipes. The Ho bart dam will have to be re placed, engineers reported. Fire tanks serving the city are full aged by high water in the water sheds of Truckee, Carson and Walker rivers, emergepcy funds for Tepair of damaged public facilities are channeled through the federal civil defense agency. Ilgenfritz emphasized that the funds can be used to effect tem porary repairs, to restore public facilities to reasonable operation. Some private facilities also can be repaired with the emergency funds, but only in those cases where public health or safety is In the lower house, Rep.

pence, Kentucky Democrat, chairman of the banking committee, and Rep. Wolcott, Michigan Republican and senior GOP committee member, introduced a bill to make all money authorized for the small business administration available for disaster relief. Object of the bill is to afford immediate assistance to flood areas of California and Nevada. Congress last session authorized 175 million dollars for small business loans and an additional 25 millions for disaster grants and loans. The Walcott-Spence proposal would combine the entire $200 million for disaster use.

It would also cancel the relatively high in teres rate now applying tomall business loans. Disaster relief loans would be made at three per cent interest, while the small business loans go at six per cent Don Tarkington of San Fran cisco, who is an SBA representa tive assigned to the Reno area, ex plained at the flood relief meet ing, that his ageacy was author ized to make 10-year loans to business firms suffering flood damage, and 20-year loans to home owners. These loans can be made, how ever, only if money is not avail able from private lending agencies at reasonable rates and terms. Tarkington said there was no limit placed on the amount that can be loaned to each individual. He said the Reno field office can approve loans up to $20,000.

Larger amounts must be approved in the San Francisco regional office. He said SBA loans also are available to churches, charitable organizations and hospitals. The SBA field office is now lo cated in the chamber of commerce rooms in the state building in Reno. MONET AVAILABLE John F. Lamb of the housing and home finance agency, said his organization had money available for loans to local political subdivisions for repair of public facili ties.

The loans are made at low interest, and for long terms, he said. Another branch of the agency cooperated with city and regional planning commissions in trying to to Pag 20, CoL 1) tempting to unsnarl a maze of "red tape" on the other, Reno city officials are taking steps to prevent disaster should the Truckee river go on another rampage. There is no immediate danger of high water, but rain in Reno, western Nevada, and on the lower reaches of the nearby mountains is predicted for tonight and Thursday. Mild temperatures and strong southerly winds also are predicted. The entire flood damage prevention picture has become snarled in a tangle of interlocking federal and state jurisdictions, it was learned today, and there is no clear channel' for performing work that must be done in case the Truckee again rises.

As an example, the city administration decided last night to obtain a new supply of bags to fill with sand should high water threaten. Arrangements first were made to have planes from Stead Air Force base fly 30,000 bags in from California. Stead officers were willing, and the project had the. blessing of A. E.

Holgate, county civil de fense director. However, Stead had to pass "the request through interlocking military and civilian defense and disaster relief agencies, and some where along the line, the idea was vetoed. Arrangements were then made to have the bags hauled to Reno from Sacramento by truck. At that, interstate, commerce com mission regulations interfered and the bags had to be transfered to a Wells Cargo truck in the mountains for delivery to Reno, Rather than run into a complication of conflicting jurisdictions should a flood emergency arise, the city has decided to hire Ed Pine, executive secretary of the Associated General Contractors, and Harold C. Nielsen as civilian consultants to direct control ac tivities in this city.

Pine served as unpaid coordinator -during the Christmas week end crisis, and Nielsen was one of his principal assistants. But city officials continued to emphasize this morning that no flood danger was imminent, and that warnings would be issued in formal statements prepared by the city's official flood committee. The weather bureau predicted that precipitation on the Sierra tonight and Thursday would be in the form of snow above the 5000-foot level, which brightens the picture considerably. Another factor cited by city officials as mitigating immediate flood threat was the level of Boca dam. The reservoir on the Little Truckee held 21,941 acre feet of water at 8 o'clock this morning, leaving a cushion of approximate ly 19,000 acre feet.

About 850 sec ond feet is being discharged through the valves into the True kee river. The river was flowing at 1372 second feet through Reno at the same hour this morning The channel will hold more than 12,000 second feet before overflowing, it has been estimated. Meanwhile, city officials also have requested downtown merchants to leave sandbags in place until the upstream storm picture crystallizes. Elliott Cann, city engineer, said this morning that efforts will be made to station emergency crews on both sides of the river should a flood threat materialize. The weather bureau reported shortly after noon that light snow was falling at Blue Canyon on the west slope of the Sierras and that the temperature there had dropped to 35 degrees.

Snow was somewhat general over the Sierra and lowering temperatures, noted also in Reno, with a seven degree drop in an hour, reduced the threat of immediate heavy runoff on the western Nevada stream system. Winds of 76 miles an hour in gusts, rated at hurricane strength, were recorded at the airport weather station this morning. Observers also reported 115-knot winds from the southwest at the 14,000 foot elevation over Truckee Meadows. Burglar Slaps Robs Reno Nurse Mrs. Alice Fox, a Washoe Medical Center nurse, tangled with a burglar Tuesday niht, lost $15 and got her face slapped.

Mrs. Fox told police she entered her house at 113 Mount Rose St. at 7 o'clock and saw a light in the bathroom. Thinking her daughter was home, she called out. Her answer was the burglar.

Shut up. All I want is your money," he told her, slapping her. Mrs. Fox said she gave the short, slightly-curly haired young man $lo. She said he was wearing a dark leather jacket.

Police said the burglar entered the house through an unlocked rear window. A dog on the back porch, detectives said, evidently discouraged entry through that area. JUST A WAV Marked "missing" on the roster of the Nevada state penitentiary today is Fred P. 0'Pourke, above, trusty on "temporary duty" at the governor's mansion. Menu Change Forecast as Trusty Flees Eoard at the governor's man sion in Carson won't be the same for quite some time.

Gov. Charles H. Russell lost his "excellent cook Tuesday afternoon. The cook, Fred P. O'Rourke, 38, a trusty at the Nevada State Prison, took French leave from his duties in the mansion's kitchen after straining canned heat through a cloth and drinking the product.

He left sometime be tween 1 and 4 p. the governor said. Gov. Russell said O'Rourke had worked in the mansion kitchen for two months. He said he was mild mannered, well educated and a good cook.

Prison Warden Arthur Ber nard said O'Rourke had been con victed of grand larceny in Clark county, had received probation but had been sent to the prison in March because he violated his probation, He was serving a two to 14-year sentence. Bernard said Rourke was "not dangerous," but prone to the lure of the grape. "He'll get drunk and fall in somewhere," the war den said. "They all come home," he added. O'Rourke is the second trusty in a few months time to violate his privileges at the governor's mansion.

The first, a houseboy, stole the governor's old Chrysler, parked it in Reno and was cap tured shortly thereafter. So dis paraging were the houseboy's re marks about the governor's car "Boy, is that heap beat-up" the legislature authorised the purchase of a limousine for the governor costing up to $5000. James D. Finch Taken by Death James D. Finch, 78.

well known Reno attorney, died Tuesday at a local hospital. A. resident of Nevada for the last 50 years, Mr. Finch was a member of the California and Nevada bar associations and was also licensed to practice in the U. S.

Supreme Court. Mr. Finch was a native of Washington, D. and was graduated from the National Univer sity of Law in Washington. At 16 he was employed in the office of a leading political writer of the day and later became secretary to Sen.

William M. Stewart, After graduation from law school he came to Nevada with Sen. Stewart and became associated with the law firm of Stewart, Martinson and Finch with offices at the old mining camp of Bullfrog. Mr. Finch also served as sec retary to Sen.

Francis Newlands and in 1907 was the first official reporter in the Nevada Supreme Court. At one time he also served as secretary to Gov. Denver S. Dickerson. In 1910 Mr.

Finch entered private practice in Carson, but moved to Reno in 1912 to take ever the work of Sen. Pat McCar- ran, who was appointed a supreme court justice. He was a lifelong Democrat. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mabel L.

Finch of Reno; two sons, James C. and Stanley Finch; two grandchildren, Genet Imus and Mrs. Jean Johnson; two brothers, George A. and Wilbur; and two sisters, Mrs. Etta Click and Mrs.

Florence Wagner. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the O'Brien-Rogers Co. Boy Is Struck By Reno Vehicle A 4-yearloId boy suffered slight injuries Tuesday when, it was said, he darted in front of a slowly moving car driven by J. P. Ronnow, 1585 University Terrace.

Ronnow, 42, told police the boy, Nord Bradley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bradley. 532 Forest ran in front of his car near his home. Mrs.

Bradley was standing on the curb at the time. Ronnow and the boy's mother took Nord to a private physician. The driver was not cited. by a private group, but was built with the primary aim of bringing crowds into Reno during the slack Winter sea son. CONCERN EXPRESSED Thus, it was pointed out, the chamber, the hotel and motel associations, clubs, gas stations and all other business organizations and individual businesses in the city of Reno, as well as labor groups should be vitally concerned with the operation, and should combine their efforts prevail upon the state highway depart ment to have sufficient snow re moval equipment on hand in the event excessive snowstorms sweep the area.

Speaking on the subject beiore the chamber were George wing field, and Carl Fuetsch. Both pointed out that the state crews who have been battling the mow on the road from the Mt. Rns hiehwav ud to the bowl have been exteremely coopera tive, and performed their work expertly. However, they pointed out, the road has been closed for two weeks, and is still closed, because their simply has not been suffi cient equipment or shifts of man power to keep it open during the storms, or oDen it alter the weather cleared. VISITORS LEAVE The two men pointed out that was probable that hundreds of visitors who came to Reno last weekend to ski stayed here only briefly, and returned to their homes or went to other areas for their Winter sports.

Their con tention was substantiated by Sel- by Calkins, chamber publicity di rector, who said he knew person ally of two large groups who left the area when they could not get to the ski hill. Both Mr. Fuetsch and Mr. Wingfield emphasized that the highway department was doing jverything in its power to keep the road open under the present "priority" assigned to the ski bowl road. It is the priority that needs changing, it was in order to assign more equip ment to the road, and to provide larger crews for clearing the snow.

At the conclusion of the dis cussion President Emory Branch of the chamber announced that the organization would get the various Keno association repre sentatives together for a discussion of the subject and that a ijroup would then sit down with highway department officials to iiscuss the matterfwhich, it was stated, was of vital economic im portance to the entire Reno area. Black's Market Sale Completed After many weeks of negotiations. Black's Market at 1755 South Virginia was sold Tues- day to Kirk O. Studebaker, well Known innemucca grocery store owner. ine new owner announcea xne purchase at winnemucca and Mr.

studebaker and his amiy wiIlj The new owner announced the move to Reno shortly, having acquired a residence on Plumb Lane. Mr. Studebaker said his Winnemucca interests will be managed by Blair Johnson, vice-president of the corporation. No immediate changes are contemplated and the same personnel will continue to operate under the new name of Kirk's Market. L.

C. Black is the retiring own er. Mr. Studebaker is a native of Minnesota and came to Nevada in 1937, establishing his first store at Orovada. He moved to Winne mucca in 1947 to start his present store there.

Fire Is Battled At Mongolo Ranch Fire broke out on the John Mongolo ranch north of Sparks shortly after noon today. County pump and engine equipment from both Sparks and Reno tent to fight the blaze and firemen were hampered in their efforts by a heavy windstorm which was blowing the flames in all directions. A barn and two other outbuildings were consumed shortly after the blaze started. RAZOR, RIFLE STOLEN An electric razor and a 22 rifle, both valued at $60, have been reported stolen from the parked car of Stead airman David Swain. Swain said he was parked near the Tower Theater at the time of the burglary.

He said the thieves pried his car's windwing to gain entry. Park Retires As Member of Tax Commission Gov. Charles Russell today announced the retirement of D. Wallace Park, dean of the state tax commission. Mr.

Park, a longtime Carson Valley rancher who maintains his home at South Lske Tahoe. has served on the state's big tax and gambling acency for 20 year. LAND VALUE EXPEUT He was the commission's export on land value and his successor by law must represent the same field of interest. The successor also mu.t be a Democrat or a non-partisan, as is Park, because the Republicans already have the legal maximum majority of one on the commission. The new member also must come from some county other than Clark, Lyon, White Pine or Ormsby, as those counties already are represented by commission membership and no two members may come from the same county.

Governor Russell said he has nobody in mind for appointment to the commission. REGRETS ACTION Of Park's resignation, Russell said regret his resignation very much as I think he has served very faithfully and at all time I thought he was an excellent commissioner." When Park joined the commission in 1935, its principal function was setting assessments and equalizing tax rates. After World War Two, however, the commission was put 'in charge of Nevada's rapidly expanding gambling industry, and Park and other members had to learn the intricacies of an endeavor which hitherto had been foreign to them. The governor said Park resign ed "because he felt he had served long enough." The veteran member of the agency has missed the last three meetings because of illness in his family. SECOND TO LEAVE His resignation is the second in recent months from the group.

Paul McDermitt of Las Vegas quit in a huff because the new state gambling board would not permanently assign one of its members to Las Vegas. Governor Russell anointed William Deutsch of Las Vega3 as Mc Dermitt's successor. Other appointive members of the commission are Gordon Lalh-rop of Ely, Walter Larsch of Car son and Norman Brown of Smith Valley. Governor Russell and Public Service Commissioner Robert A. Allen are members of the agency by law, with the gov- ernor serving as chairman, FriPHflc Af PflH CIIU5 MIIClIU Grifanfini Rites Friends of Mrs.

Vincenzo Grif-antini assembled at the home chapel of Ross-Burke Co. Wednesday morning at 8:30 and then went to Our Lady of the Snows church where a requiem mass was celebrated, commencing at nine o'clock. Father Charles Shallow was the celebrant. Recitation of the rosary was held Tuesday evening at eight o'clock at the chapeL Father Shallow recited the rosary. The selections The Rosary" and "Ave Maria" were sung by Joe Battaglia, accompanied by Mrs.

Melba Manzo, organist. The active bearers were from the Sons of Italy and were Virgil Cr a peri, Fred Desiderio, Henry Zunino, William Granata, Ray Furi and John Gabriella. Honorary bearers were Alfred Bigotti, Anthony Caprio, Arthur Randall, John Granata, Joseph Granata and Dominic Gabriella. Entombment was in Nevada Memorial Park mausoleum. Cook Is Charged LeslieD.

Skinner, 49, Van Nuys cook was arrested Wednesday morning in a local club and charged with burglary. Skinner, police said, broke into Oden Motors, garage at 001 W. Fourth St. earlier in the evening and smashed a cigaret and soft-drink machine. At the time of his arrest Skinner was alleged to have been jobbing the cigarets to another man, who was selling them for him.

Federal machinery to bring relief to Nevada flood sufferers moved ponderously on two fronts today, with local surveys set in motion and a bill introduced in the lower house cf congress to supply loan. funds. Steps to be taken locally by city and county officials to obtain federal funds for temporary repairs to damaged public facilities were outlined Tuesday at a meet ing in the county civil defense headquarters. SEEK MORE MONEY In the house, a bill was introduced to make more money available to loan to owners of flood-damaeed businesses and homes. Walter Ilgenfritz, federal civil defense agency engineer who has been assigned to the western Nevada region as flood relief coordinator, said all local requests for emergency funds to repair public facilities would have to be channeled through the state civil defense headquarters After processing there, the re- cuests will go to the regional offices in Santa Rosa for a de cision.

Before fund allotments can be anproved. the damage will have to be inspected. Ilgenfritz declared. He said that he and Floyd Crabtree, state civil de fense director, would inspect tne damaged areas. Crabtree said he estimated it will take a month to complete Irwal nrocessine of requests for emereency aid.

Under, the president's procla mation declaring the region dam Burglars Enter Reno Offices Two more downtown offices were hit by burglars Tuesday night. Dr. Horace B. Taylor, 252 W. First said thieves pried the moulding from his office door, slid the lock open, ransacked his offices and left without taking anything.

The burglars were looking for money, police said, for a canvas bank deposit bag had been ripped open. Private Detectives Robert Braswell and Ernest Farrington were also victims of a burglary. Farrington told police someone entered the agency's office at 129 N. Virginia St, broke into a cabinet, searched through the files but stole nothing. WATCH VANISHES C.

V. McMahon, Grants Pass, told police he placed his $125 watch on a wash basin at the Greyhound bus terminal, turned his back for a moment, and the watch was stolen..